Chapter Six: Celebrations Part One

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"Talk"

'Thoughts'

Chapter Six: Celebrations Part One

Harry's POV:

I groaned as I landed hard on the cell floor as Crassus and Caesar laughed above me.

"I shall need all the rest I can acquire after the night we had!" Caesar said and I turned slowly to glare at him.

"'Tis a pity you are to meet your end come the setting of the sun tomorrow. For you to carry my child or Julius' child would be a blessing!"

"I would rather die than bring either one of your children into the world." I growled then curled into myself when Caesar kicked my stomach hard.

"Your end is here vessel, of that you can be certain." He growled and I glared once more.

"No matter, my men shall find the boy and bring me his head before he is able to reach your husband. Spartacus shall die in the arena and once his parents are to the afterlife no one shall stand in my way of finding the boy."

"Adam is with his aunts and uncles. And you're very aware of their skills. Both as a team and as individuals. They will make sure your filthy hands never land on my son. Caius will find his father and they will escape from Rome. Of that I am certain." I said and Crassus blinked at me.

"Father? Caius' parents stepped upon the shores of the afterlife many years prior." I looked away then knowing I'd just made a mistake that just put Caius in even more danger.

When Crassus and Caesar laughed I flinched.

"You have taken the boy as your own! The joy it will be to end his life will be of utmost greatness! A shame, really, he was just a good fuck. Much like his moth-."

Crassus suddenly found himself flown across the room as I stood, painfully, and glared at him.

"Do not speak of Caius in such a manner you son of a bitch!" I went to use the killing curse but Caesar managed to punch me in the stomach knocking the air out of my lungs causing me to kneel.

"You really know how to test patience!" Crassus growled as he stood over my panting form.

I felt more than saw him kneel before me and forced me to look at him only to see a smirk there. "Why do you continue to fight? Why do you not accept the fate of yourself and that of your husbands? A man who will never want to touch someone so unfaithful. Taking not one but two cocks other than your husbands into you tight little hole. One that has only ever been explored by Spartacus. Not only does our seed rest within you, but you carry our names upon your flesh. Death should be a blessing to you, for you're now a whore in your husband's eyes." I glared at him and spit a small amount of blood that had seeped into my mouth from where it was busted some.

Crassus blinked at me before smacking me then kicked my stomach once more then allowed Caesar to kick my head making me see stars.

"I believe a more painful death is more deserving for a whore like you." Crassus growled and I looked up at him glaring.

"I was simply going to allow two of my gladiators run you through so the sands could drink from the blood of a vessel for all of Rome to see. Yet a whore such as yourself needs purifying." A creepy smile graced Crassus' lips as he shared a knowing look with Caesar. Both men laughed as they headed for the cell door only to stop to look at me once more.

"Yes, a vessel who has tasted three cocks needs to be purified before he is to return to the afterlife. And fire is the purist of all elements." I felt myself go pale at what he meant by that.

"You bastards!" I growled and tried to stand but I was in so much pain right then and I was so tired that I just fell back to the ground and let the darkness come as Crassus' and Caesar's laughs echoed off the walls.

Adam's POV:

Father wasn't at the house yet, but they were expected to arrive any hour now.

We'd camped out behind the building far enough into the woods that we couldn't be seen yet close enough we could see people moving around.

It was a little convenient that the small Villar was placed within the city itself and not secluded as Crassus' actual Villar was.

Of course, none of that matter to me. All I cared about was my locket, and how I kept staring at it begging for mother's warmth to return to it once more.

"Fear not child, there is still a chance your mother was simply forced to part from his ring. Your mother is too stubborn to die." Uncle Nasir tried to comfort me yet I just looked at him.

"Mother would sooner die than be parted from his ring. He loved it. He said it was the one way the three of us could always be together no matter how far we got from one another. Mother would never let anyone take it from him." I said and watched as he sighed.

"Perhaps choice was taken from him." He said and I just looked to my locket again. "Harry would not want you to be saddened child, nor would Spartacus, they would want you to be safe and happy-."

"Mother and father would want to be here raising me back at our house." I growled looking to uncle not caring I'd got the attention of the others then. "They would not wish to be from my side and they would not wish for any of this to be happening! Mother certainly wouldn't want us to have gone into the future to a time he hated!" I let out a sob then and gripped the locket tightly.

"Mother wouldn't want to leave me. He wouldn't leave me, and he wouldn't leave father." I was suddenly in uncle Nasir's arms as I finally let the tears fall after fighting them for two days.

"Oh child," I peeked from where my face was buried in uncle's chest and saw uncle Agron smiling sadly at me, "your words hold truth. Your mother would never leave you or your father. Perhaps his ring was forcefully taken or perhaps he is now….at peace….yet neither outcome holds any worth. Your mother will always be at your side even if you cannot see him."

"I would rather see him." I whispered causing both my uncles to sigh.

"I would rather see him too young one." I looked up to uncle Crixus as he stood behind uncle Agron. "Harry's my brother, and I would have him of this world so that I may aid in raising you at his and Spartacus' side." Uncle knelt then and uncle Nasir pulled back some so uncle held my face in his hands.

"So let us see him returned to your side so such a dream can come to pass." I stared at him in shock before wiping my eyes and nodded at him determinedly.

"Thank you guys. And sorry."

"Apologies are not need dear nephew, your pain was buried for too long for one of your age." I smiled at aunt Naevia as I took uncle Agron's hand to let him help me up.

"We will save Harry, Adam, I can promise you that." I smiled at Remus and nodded at him as I looked to the house and saw more movement than normal.

Frowning I walked a little closer and noticed that other Dominus' were walking into the Villar.

"They're beginning to arrive." I said making everyone look to the house.

"Won't be long now until Decimus arrives with Spartacus." Draco said and uncle Gannicus smiled at him like father always does with mother.

I smiled at them as uncle leaned in to whisper something into Draco's ear then laughed when Draco smacked his arm hard and moved to sit closer to aunt Laeta who was also laughing.

"Let's see ourselves to food so that no one is too weak to fight when Decimus finally arrives." Albus said. Everyone nodded and the wizards started a fire after placing a concealment charm around us so no one could see the light or smoke.

Aunt Laeta and Naevia began to put the fish uncle Nasir had caught over the fire to let them cook.

Everyone ate in silence as we watched three more Dominus' arrive with a total for five to six men each.

"Crassus plans to make this a day celebration." Uncle Agron growled and I looked to my family in sympathy.

Tomorrow was a tough day for them all, and now they would be forced to watch Romans celebrate it.

Shouldn't Decimus and his gladiators arrived by now?" Hermione asked and uncle Crixus nodded.

"Something has ceased their movements." He said and looked to us. "Let us fall into roles once more, so that we may be within the Villar when they arrive."

"Isn't that dangerous?" Neville asked.

"We'll be going in second to last. A position mother said Romans never pay much attention to. Should we go in now we'll be safer." I said as my family nodded agreeing with me.

Quickly Snape stood as did the others and everyone got in line and into character.

I was a little worried for my family. Even though it'd been eight years since the war none of them really changed much based on the memories I'd seen.

We walked back around the building and into the front door. The moment we were in the door everyone in my family lowered their heads in an attempt to remain even more unnoticed.

It worked. Snape and Albus led us through the crowd and to a room that wasn't being used and my finally released a breath of relief.

"Now we wait for your father to arrive then we all go and try to find your mother and disappear forever." Aunt Laeta said and I smiled at her as she pulled me into a hug.

About an hour later is when a new voice rang out throughout the Villar.

Spartacus' POV:

"Spartacus I know your heart is hurting. Yet you must act as if you hold no knowledge over Harry." I looked to Cornelius after he whispered to me and I sighed.

"My heart may no longer be of this world. How am I supposed to act as if I do not know of such knowledge?"

"By remembering that there is still hope that he is of this world and merely was forced to part of his ring." He said gently only to shove me hard to stand behind him. "You dare stand as equal to your Dominus?!" I was confused at first that is until I saw that some townspeople were staring at us.

"Apologies Dominus." I growled at going into character.

Cornelius glared at me. "Watch the way you speak to me slave! I am your Dominus! I own you!" I was fighting to keep the laugh that wished to escape down as Cornelius spoke.

"Apologies Dominus." I said and bowed to the man.

When I looked up I could see that Cornelius was also fighting back his laughter as well.

The rest of the walk was silent and my mind could not resist taking me to darker thoughts as I stared at my ring.

'Where have you gone my heart? Are you of this world? Were you merely forced to part with your ring? Are you injured? I beg of you, do not leave this world when I am so close to freeing you and finding our son. Cornelius offers us a home where we can remain forever safe. Forever as one. I beg you not to leave me.' I thought only to look up and see the Villar before us.

"Once we are within the Villar we wait for but a moment to make proper scene before finding the training grounds. I not wish to spend our whole trip being a horrid man to my boys." I smiled and placed hand upon shoulder quickly before dropping it.

Cornelius smiled at me before nodded to the others and walking into the Villar.

The moment we entered all eyes were upon us and Cornelius glared at them all causing gaze to look elsewhere.

"Where at the training grounds?! My gladiators have become soft in our travel and I wish to remind them what it means to become soft!" my brothers and I shared a false feared look before hurrying after Cornelius. Aquila and Caelia taking the boys to chambers down another hall.

Once we were once more outside and standing upon the training grounds Cornelius looked to us.

"Whatever happens with the rising sun, I would like each of you to know how proud I am to have such fine men honoring our home." We all stood straight at his blessing.

"Made easier to have a man worth honoring." Atilius said and Cornelius smiled at him.

"Now then, let us train. We have taken training grounds as our own for the moment, taking advantage of such a fleet would be most wise." We all nodded and Faustus stepped forward to begin our training.

Crixus' POV:

The door opening caused everyone to tense and prepare to attack when suddenly two women and two children appeared.

"Oh, and you might you gently be?" the brown haired woman asked and I glared at her.

"I believe question is ours. Considering you walked into our chambers." She nodded and bowed.

"Apologies I and my husband only just arrived with our gladiators and my boys grew tired from the long trip and wished to find a place to rest. However since these chambers are taken we shall find others." The woman went to leave when Agron and I stepped forward and pushed them all into the room and locked the door behind them.

"How dare-."

"You are the wife of Decimus?" I asked and her eyes gained slight fear as she pushed her boys behind her and the other woman.

"And if I were to hold such a title?" I smirked and stepped forward as my brothers and sisters did the same. Successfully surrounding them.

"Oh for pity sake!" we all looked as Hermione forced her way passed us. "Can't you simply ask them rather than scaring them? There's children here!"

"You look no older than I miss." The oldest boy said and I glared at him.

"See question to light so that we are able to leave without injury." The woman said and I stepped closer to her.

"You man has someone of great importance to us-."

"You mean Spartacus?" she asked before I could finish. Understanding entered her eyes and she seemed to completely relax. "Tell me, is there an Adam among you?" we all tensed and Naevia pushed the boy behind her.

"I beg of you. Let the boy go to his father! I am sure he has felt the absence of Harry's warmth as well and I believe he is the only one who can bring Spartacus out of his darkened thoughts." I looked to her confused as Adam moved to stand at my side.

"Is my father alright?" the woman looked to the boy and gasped before smiling gently and kneeling to his level.

"Your father needs you at the moment child. Holding you once more will make him return to brighter thoughts once more."

"And just how can we trust you?" I asked and she looked to me.

"You must decide that for yourselves. Know that I and my husband are no threat to any of you. Cornelius wishes to aid Spartacus in reuniting heart and soul to arms. Spartacus is an honorable man, it pains me to see him in such pain." More confusion entered me as I turned to see the others mirrored my confusion.

"Well I wanna see father. Whatever's going on here he'll be able to explain it." Adam said looking to me. "All I want is to see father again." I looked to the boy before sighing and nodding.

"I heard words spoken by your husband of taking them to the training grounds." I said and she nodded.

"He does not wish to treat his boys in such a horrid manner and sought out a place where prying eyes could not see." I just looked to her before looking to my nephew.

"Take us to the training grounds." I told Snape who nodded and looked to the woman.

"Will you lead us there?" she nodded and opened the door followed by her boys and the woman.

"What names do you carry?" Adam asked.

"I am Aquila. My oldest is Felix and my youngest is Ennius. The woman at my side is Caelia, you must recognize her." I looked to the woman who had turned to smile at me and I heard Hermione gasp.

"You're the woman who told us to come to Rome." She laughed and nodded.

"I knew you would not hold trust in my family, so I had to send you to Rome in hopes Spartacus would be able to ease worried minds." She said and I felt more confusion to hear a slave call Decimus and his family her family.

"You also wished to make me look the full in front of Spartacus' brothers, sisters, and son." Aquila said and Caelia laughed.

"Dear Aquila I need not try in such matters." Aquila glared yet it held no real threat and I stared at the exchange in shock.

"Spartacus did not mention others however." Caelia said turning to the others.

"It's a long story." Ronald said and Agron huffed in amusement upon hearing his words.

I smirked yet remained silent as we quickly and quietly followed Aquila down stairs and once more found ourselves outside where a group of men could be seen practicing.

One man stood out among the rest.

"Father!" Adam gasped and I smiled at the boy as he watched his father train.

Spartacus must've felt eyes upon him as he turned and instantly dropped his swords upon seeing Adam and ran for him.

"Father!" Adam yelled and charged after his father only to be pulled into his arms tightly then lifted.

"Oh my boy! My son!" Spartacus cried as he kissed his crying sons head.

"I missed you father."

"I missed you as well my son. There was never a moment you were not within my thoughts." He said and seemed to tighten his hold on Adam.

Spartacus finally acknowledge our presence and walked to us while still carrying his son.

I smiled and walked with my family as we surrounded father and son as we all took turns welcoming Spartacus back.

"I feared I would never see your faces again." Spartacus said then looked to his son and pushed hair from his young face. "Your face I most feared never seeing again."

Adam leaned into the touch and smiled. "We never would've stopped looking for you father." He said then looked saddened. "Father…." Adam started then looked to his locket.

"I felt the sudden loss of his warmth too my child," Spartacus said and made Adam look to him, "know this my son, your mother holds more stubbornness than I. he is still of this world. We do not need a piece of jewelry to tell us so." Adam looked ready to argue but Spartacus stopped him by placing hand upon his chest. "What does your heart tell you?" Adam was quiet for a moment before smiling brightly as his father.

"Mother is still alive." Spartacus smiled brightly as well and pulled Adam into another tight embrace.

"I will bring your mother back to your arms my son. I swear it." He silently vowed and I smiled at the others to see they shared my thoughts.

It appears both needed to reassure each other more than another giving it.

"It appears you're Spartacus." We all turned to see the wizards walking up to us. "It's a pleasure to finally meet you." Albus said holding his hand out to him.

Spartacus looked to the hand in confusion before looking to me. "They are from the future. Somehow Harry sent us there while trying to aid in our escape of Roman grasp." Spartacus suddenly growled and pulled his son tighter to him.

"And what would people who did nothing but mistreat my heart be doing in such a time period?" the wizards looked at Spartacus in shock before looking to us for aid.

"Brother," Spartacus looked to me as I placed hand upon shoulder, "they are here to aid in rescuing you and Harry." Spartacus looked to them before glaring once more then turned to the men behind us.

"I am in no need to saving. I was blessed to have been rescued by the most honorable Roman to ever walk this earth." I stared at Spartacus in confusion as Decimus walked forward and smiled at the boy within Spartacus' arms.

"So this is the famous Adam that I have heard many stories of." Adam blushed and leaned more into his father who smiled at him.

"He is Cornelius," Spartacus moved to sit Adam down then knelt to his level and smiled, "Adam, my son, this is the man who has given your father food and shelter for all this time. He is a man of great honor." Adam turned to the man who, to my shock, knelt before the boy and smiled.

"It is an honor to meet the son of Spartacus and Harry. Your breath is a true blessing upon this world. The happiness you give your father is one he so greatly deserves." Adam blushed before leaning more into his father and smiled.

"I'm still a little confused on why you're so nice when I heard you're really mean. But I like you. You saved my father and you brought him back to me. That's all I need to know." Cornelius smiled and offered his hand to the boy who took it.

That's all I needed to see to give trust to the man.

"If my nephew can give trust while also holding confusion, then you have gained mine." Cornelius smiled up at me then stood to offer his hand then offered it to the others as they walked to him.

"Gratitude. Know your trust is not misplaced." We all nodded and looked to Neville as he spoke.

"So, why is it you're not as mean as the rumors about you?" Cornelius laughed with Spartacus as the men behind them walked up and they all began their tales.

By the end introductions were given and all confusion had left all of us.

"So you only wish to aid my heart if you gain aid in return?" Spartacus asked as we all returned to our original hiding place once night had fallen and the other gladiators had retired for the eve.

Albus sighed. "I wish we could help without asked for it in return, but we still have our own war going on-."

"My heart is not the only one able to defeat Voldemort!" Spartacus growled then huffed at those who flinched. "To fear a measly name proves that you may indeed need aid in defeating him." The wizards bushed but didn't say anything.

"I must say," Sirius began causing Spartacus to look to him, "to meet the man who gave our pup a love and a beautiful child is a true blessing. I don't even need to see you with Harry to see the devotion and love within your eyes whenever you mention him." I smiled at Sirius and noticed Spartacus calmed upon hearing his words.

"Harry is my heart." Was all he said and Remus leaned forward.

"If it is not crossing a line by asking, why is it you took on Harry's name instead of the other way around?" Spartacus actually smiled at the question.

"Harry was willing to leave all he had been to be with me. It was only fair that I did the very same. Also, the Thracian I was long ago died with my late wife. He belongs to Sura, and I would not take him from her. Spartacus, however, belongs to Harry." The wizards seemed shocked at hearing Spartacus speak of his late wife but Spartacus smiled.

"Without Sura I would never have felt the need to leave the Roman army to protect her. Which would remove chance of coming to the House of Batiatus," there Spartacus paused and pulled his son closer with a smile, "and I would never be holding my son. The physical form of mine and Harry's love." Adam blushed but still smiled brightly at his father's words.

"Do you agree Adam?" Ronald asked and Spartacus glared at him.

Adam nodded. "Aunt Sura kept father happy for many years before he met mother. I could never feel ill thoughts to someone who kept my father happy." Spartacus smiled at his son then glared at a now blushing Ronald.

"You hold much of your father within you child." Cornelius said and I nodded.

"He does indeed resemble his father." The others nodded in agreement.

"Yet I see more of my heart within him."

"No matter, he is a perfect mixture of you and Harry. He will bring this world to its knees when he is a man." Adam blushed then as everyone laughed.

"I believe it is time to retire for the night ourselves." Cornelius said as he stood. "You boys have man victories to see to tomorrow and I would rather show Romans how men of proper standing fight." We all smirked as we stood and I offered my hand once more.

"You are not what I expected, yet I am pleased to have been proven wrong." Cornelius smiled and took my offered hand before turning to the wizards.

"You must learn how to properly use a sword if you wish to aid in freeing Harry." The wizards all looked to him.

"With all due respect we have our wants-."

"My heart can kill you with a simple glace while also wielding two swords as if they were an extension of himself. He is a powerful being, yet he was captured same as I when outnumbered."

"He got Adam and the others out though." Hermione pointed out.

"That was a mother protecting a child. There was no magic used to defend himself. He defended his son and family." Spartacus growled and walked to stand over the wizards who only then seemed to understand the strength that Spartacus held.

"You will be a burden to us if you do not learn to use a weapon. If you do not wish to learn the ways of the sword then you are to remain within this Villar. Those who wish to aid in rescuing my heart shall be trained by Faustus. You will have no time to learn advanced techniques, but should you practice hard you will be able to learn the basics. That, along with your magic, will give you the edge you need. You will no longer be a burden." Hermione seemed to hate being called a burden and crossed her arms to show her displeasure.

"We're in!" the twins yelled stepping forward with Sirius and Remus.

"Harry's our pup, we should've been there when he first needed help. If we can help him now then we will." Spartacus smiled at Sirius as he spoke and shared a nod with Remus as he looked to the others.

"Gannicus has already shown me enough to protect myself, but it wouldn't hurt to learn more skills." Draco said stepping from Gannicus' side.

Spartacus looked from Draco to Gannicus and shared a knowing smile with our brother before watching Neville step forward.

"I don't know how much help I'll be, but Harry's my friend, and I wanna help anyway I can." I admired the boy's courage and I could see my family also shared in the admiration.

"I'll learn." Ronald said shocking us all as he stepped forward.

"But Ron-."

"'Mione Harry's my best mate and he needs our help. They're right, in this time period we need more than just our magic. Even Harry proved that to be true and he can do wandless magic and was second in command during the war. If you're truly here to help him you'll learn how to fight." Hermione stared at the boy before sighing and taking her place at his side.

"Alright, fine, you all win." She huffed and I glared at the girl.

"I suppose Albus and I shall learn as well. I would hate to be the only one who did not go to rescue the brat. No matter how much he deserves-." His sentence was never completely. Spartacus had shot to the man and knocked him to the ground before placing knee upon chest and holding sword to the man's neck growling at him.

"If you enjoying breathing I would refrain from disrespecting my heart within my presents." Snape glared at the man before did not move.

"As I have said, the boy selfishly threw himself into the veil in an attempt to kill himself. When that clearly failed he found you and joined in your war then spread his legs and popped out a brat-." That was all Spartacus needed to pick the man up once more only to slam him down harder than the first time and raised his sword to remove his head when I stepped forward to cease the swords movements.

Spartacus looked to me and I could see uncontrolled anger within his eyes.

"The man is a fool for disrespecting your husband and son in your presence, but he is still needed if we are to get the wizards and our family close to the arena come first light." Spartacus took a calmly breath before pushing from the clearly shocked man who had the decency to show fear within his eyes.

"Speak ill of them again, and my brother will not be able to stop my sword next time." With that last promise Spartacus walked over and picked his son up and followed the others inside to fall to their dreams.

Only to be stopped by a boy walking out from the trees.

"Everyone tensed upon seeing the new face and Spartacus sat Adam down and pushed him to stand behind him as he glared upon the boy.

"I-Is one of you Spartacus?" we all looked to Spartacus as he stepped forward some.

"I am Spartacus." The boy suddenly burst into tears and rushed over to the name shocked man.

"You must get to Crassus' Villar!"

"And why is that?" I asked stepping forward.

"The Games Crassus holds tomorrow-."

"Will be at the arena, and we're fully aware of the meaning behind them." Spartacus growled as did those who fought in the war.

The boy quickly shook his head as more tears came. "You must get to the Villar before the end of the Games!"

"Speak clear words or see tongue from fucking mouth." Agron growled.

The boy looked to him before sighing and looking to Spartacus.

"I am Caius, and I have been waiting for Spartacus to arrive and a safe moment to approach him." The boy, Caius, looked down and uncurled his fingers from around an object.

I stared at the object in shock before the boy was suddenly being held high by his throat.

"There had better be a good reason for that ring to be within your grasp!" Spartacus growled tightening his grip some."

The boy struggled and looked to Adam and stared at him for a moment.

Suddenly Adam rushed over to his father and began to pull at his arm.

"Release him father!" Spartacus looked to his son in shock only to see tears were in his eyes. "Please! I looked into his mind, he's my brother!" confusion entered all as Spartacus slowly lowered the boy and turned to kneel before his son.

"What meaning do your words hold my son?" Adam looked to Caius and began to speak.

"He was sent by mother. Mother's the one who gave him the ring." Everyone looked to the boy quickly who looked down obviously embarrassed.

"Mother and Caius became close while he stayed with Crassus and Caesar. Mother adopted Caius." Spartacus calmed instantly and stood to gently lay hands upon the boy's shoulders.

"Apologies, I should have sought out the answer before coming to conclusion." Caius smiled softly at Spartacus before fear entered him once more.

"We must return to the Villar before the end of the Games!"

"Why is that my child?" Spartacus asked. The comment seemed to have shocked the boy for a moment before he managed to shake it off and tightened his hold on the ring.

It was then I noticed Adam was shaking and crying hard as well.

"They-they mean to kill mother at the end of the Games!" everyone stiffened then and Spartacus began to shake slightly.

"That will not happen. I will not let that happen." Spartacus said and pulled both boys to him. "I will bring mother home to you once more, of that you can be certain." Caius looked to Spartacus confused.

"You already accept me?" Spartacus smiled and Adam laughed as he took the boy's hand.

"Harry has adopted you. That is all I need to know that you are a special boy. And that you are now my son." Caius seemed to tear up in happiness before wiping them away and squeezed his brother's hand tighter.

Spartacus smiled at them before let us retire now so that we may think of a plan to rescue my heart and get as far from Rome as we are able." Spartacus said then smiled at Caius and wrapped arms around shoulders. "I would also like to know my newly found son." Caius smiled as we all walked into the Villar.

AT DAWN

Sirius' POV:

It was dawn now, and the group from the future left our hiding place in the trees, we went back there once our plan was set so no one would find us, to meet Spartacus and his people.

"The other Dominus' have taken their men to the arena already. Giving us much needed privacy." Cornelius said and Spartacus nodded.

"Is everyone aware of the plan?" when everyone nodded Spartacus turned to Faustus. "Train them well my brother. For they will need to be able to defend themselves once they enter the Villar." Faustus nodded as Spartacus turned to his sons and smiled at them.

"I know you two wish to aid in bringing your mother home, yet it will be too dangerous for the both of you. Remain here where I know you will be safe."

"No!"

"We wish to help!" they both yelled and I smiled at them.

"Caius you may be of age to fight but you've yet to hold a sword. You will be far greater aid here in making sure your brother does come into danger." Caius looked to Adam before nodding.

Spartacus smiled then looked to Adam. "You are far too young to see a battlefield."

"I can take care of myself." Adam argued and I laughed at that.

"Of that I am certain." Spartacus laughed. "Just as I know Caius can protect himself. Yet you both will be more aid here. If mother and I know you are far from Rome's reach then we will have a reason to fight. We have a reason to return." The boys looked to each other before nodding and hugging their father who reluctantly let them go as he headed for the arena where those who are not fighting will see if maybe Crassus and Caesar already moved Harry to the arena.

I couldn't help but pray we found him in time.

"Now then," I looked to Faustus as he stood before us and the boys sat down to watch our training.

I looked to Caius in sadness. The boy suffered a lot in his short life. Much like Harry did, only this child found Harry before he tried to kill himself. Harry felt like he had no one.

'At least the boy will know the love of parents now.' I thought happily and looked back to Faustus as I was handed a wooden sword.

"You will only use these for an hour. We are rushed for time so I cannot train you in the proper time period with a wooden sword, therefore the basics will be put to memory and at the end of this hour wood will replace steel."

"So you plan on us fighting with these things today?" Hermione asked and Faustus nodded. "That's insane! We can't go into battle after only a few hours of practice! We'll die!"

"Were you not aware of the plan as everyone else?" Faustus asked clearly annoyed with the girl.

"I only mean that the plan was for us to only search the Villar once it was around mid-noon. We won't need our weapons then." Faustus glared at her then.

"If Harry is within the Villar walls then there will be guards everywhere. Should you walk in without a weapon then you are walking into your death."

"No if I only use my magic." Hermione said using her original argument.

Even I was getting annoyed at this point with her.

"That mindset will get you killed girl." Faustus growled before looking to the rest of us. "A sword must become an extension of yourself. If you do not move your body and weapon in perfect harmony you will die. If you make a mistake upon the field of battle you will die. If you begin to let victories get to your head-."

"You will die." The twins said together laughing. I smiled in amusement at the boys and I could see Faustus liked them as well.

"To wield a sword is more than just swinging idly and praying it finds your target. You must watch your enemy's movements and be a step before him. That is how you see victory." He said and I nodded at him and looked at the wooden sword.

Harry had practiced with one many years ago, and now was a professional with a sword.

Just the thought of that sent chills down my spine.

"Turn to the one beside you and get into a fighting position. Begin with basic attacks and I shall evaluate all of you." Everyone nodded and turned to the one they stood beside and got ready.

"Begin!" I charged Remus then and went to jab at his stomach but he dodged it and went to trip me. Luckily I jumped it but I lost my footing on my landing and I fell causing him to gain the advantage and held his sword to my neck.

Damn werewolf gracefulness. Even if it is sexy.

Remus smirked at me before helping me up and turned to face Faustus as he walked up to us nodded.

"You both show promise. Remus, with your grace I believe your better weapon would be a spear." Remus nodded and accepted the wooden stick from the man.

Faustus then turned to me. "Sirius, you show grace as well, yet you become slightly off balance when feet are asked to move quickly. Sword and shield will be to your advantage because of this. The shield will act as both a balancer and a protector while the sword remains your weapon." I nodded and accepted the shield from the man.

On down the line he went until everyone had the weapon he believed suited the person.

The twins got the net and spear since they worked better as one than two. Ron got was a sword and shield as I was as was Hermione, though Faustus wasn't nice about that reasoning, though Neville shocked us all. Apparently the boy showed great promise because Faustus handed him another sword.

"Gannicus, Spartacus, and Harry are some of the few to master duel swords. To show promise in such a field should bring you honor. For you will be as good as those men one day." Neville seemed to stand straighter at the compliment.

I smiled at him as I watched Faustus give Draco a spear like he did with Remus and he gave Snivellus shield.

Dumbledore was going to stay behind with the boys so someone was there to protect them.

Once he was done passing out weapons he told us to go back to training for the rest of the hour.

Once the hour was up Faustus told us to stop and walked up to us.

"Very good. You learn quickly, a skill that will aid you surviving battle." We all nodded at him as he began to pass out real weapons.

The moment the sword left his hand for mine I stared at the sword in shock.

"It's a lot heavier than I thought." I gasped then felt a stronger chill run up my spine.

Harry swung two of these things with ease.

"I do not have the time to show you more, yet I believe you will do well should the need arise." I smiled at Faustus and bowed to him then took Remy's hand when he offered it and followed the others towards the Villar.

And hopefully to the place that Harry was being held.

Harry's POV:

I woke up with a groan not knowing, or even caring, how long I'd been out.

All I knew what that my body hurt and I had a headache like a herd of centaurs ran over my head twice.

I groaned again and slowly stood up to see I had been moved to a new cell.

Where? I had no idea. I just knew I needed to get out of here before they came to kill me.

Looking around I found the cell door and tried to open it.

Sadly I found I didn't have enough strength to even open the thing.

Sighing I used the wall to slowly sink back to the ground and sighed in relief when I was met with the ground. The cold wall felt good on my head as I stared up at the ceiling in thought.

'Burned alive. Must say not one of the ways I thought I'd die.' I thought humorlessly.

After a long while I felt sleep starting to creep up on me and I let it take over.

Hoping it would take away the pain in my head at the very least.

Agron's POV:

"I watched Spartacus take down yet another man before storming off the sands.

Harry needed to be found soon, less Spartacus releases his anger and kills all Romans in his path in search of his husband.

'And I would do the very same if it were Nasir in Harry's place.' I thought looking to the man who held my heart standing beside me.

"No word of Harry?" Spartacus asked once he was standing before us.

I sighed and shook head. "Crixus, Naevia, Laeta, and Caelia are all searching for hidden passage ways and doors, yet no news has reached ear. Nor has news come from the Villar. The only good news I can deliver is Cornelius doing a fine job keeping Crassus and Caesar distracted as we search." Spartacus sighed and rubbed his face.

"The hour is growing later. Time is no longer on our side. We must find Harry before the end of the Games. Giving us only two hours."

"I will aid in the search." Cato offered and Spartacus smiled at him.

"I know you would, brother, as I know the other would as well. Yet if you did not fight it would cause suspicion. You aid in the search by keeping the crowd's attention." Cato looked to Spartacus before nodded and patting his shoulder.

"Then I shall continue to feed the crowd's hunger until your man is safely within arms."

"Gratitude." With that Cato was to the sands.

"I will join them in their search. I do not fight on the sands, my absence would not be missed." I looked to Nasir faking hurt expression. "My presence would not be missed by none who do not matter." I smiled at him then and accepted his kiss as he rushed down the passage to aid in the search of our brother.

I would search as well, if someone did not need to remain at Spartacus' side to keep him from taking down yet another arena.

Noise behind me caused me to turn to see the wizards walking solemnly.

"He was not there." I said and Remus sighed.

"No, in fact besides the slaves the house was empty." That shocked me.

"Crassus did not leave a guard to protect his Villar?" Remus shook his head and I turned to Spartacus to see he too was confused.

"Why would he not leave guards to protect his Villar?" Spartacus wondered I and found myself wondering the same thing.

"The guards are obviously with Harry. So if we were to look for an area where there seems to be more guards than the norm then perhaps Harry will be nearby." I said.

Everyone nodded and I looked to the wizards. "Half go with my Nasir and aid his group in searching. Other half remain here should the need arise to attack and we need more men." They all nodded and dispersed.

Hermione, Ron, Neville, and Snape went to join the searching party while the others remained with us.

I looked to Sirius to he was gazing upon his weapon in confusion. "What troubles your thoughts?" Sirius looked to me then returned gaze to the weapon.

"I'm just still trying to picture Harry swinging not one, but two of these heavy things around." Even Spartacus laughed causing Cornelius' men to look to him in a funny manner.

"My heart could do far more with two swords than merely swing them about." The wizards looked to Spartacus as he walked from watching Cato fight, and win, his match to stand at my side.

"The mere sight of Harry sent waves of fear to all his enemies." I could see Sirius gain chills upon thought as he looked between us.

"So, I have to know, is Shadow as feared and mighty as Crixus said he was in the tour?" Spartacus held confusion but I just smiled at him then answered the man before us.

"Yes, Shadow was even more feared than Harry wielding his swords, than even his magic."

"I have heard tales of a mighty black beast that traveled with the rebels," we all turned to see Fabinaus walking to us with Gallus behind him, "tales of a beast with the ability to become one with the shadows. Only to appear when it is too late for its prey."

"I would love to see him. Harry never mentioned he had an Animagus form. He didn't even mention he'd been practicing wandless magic." Spartacus nodded at that.

"He believed your world would consider him more of a freak than it already had." Spartacus became angered suddenly as he stepped forward.

"Know this, I will not allow my heart to return to a time and a world where his is not but a weapon! Find someone else to be your weapon!" Sirius actually backed up in fear as Remus growled at Spartacus.

The man did just threaten his mate after all.

"Spartacus," said man turned to me and I nodded to the men before him, "they have proven to only love my brother. They came to truly aid in rescuing him from Roman grasp. Harry always spoke highly of these two men." Spartacus sighed then and turned to smile.

"Apologies. It is my job to protect my husband and son and I do not wish him pain returning to a world where he is a weapon." Spartacus got a saddened look then. "Although, my job to protect them has failed."

"I don't think." Sirius said stepping back to the man. "You had Cornelius and his men searching for your husband and son the whole time you were with him and even you both you couldn't feel his tracker anymore you never doubted he was dead. You calmed your son and told him you'd return his mother to him. To both of them. "As far as I'm concerned you've yet to fail." Spartacus' eyes widened before he smiled at the man before turning to welcome Cato back to the group.

"An excellent showing of how strong Cornelius' boys are!" Atilius cried out causing all to laugh.

Cornelius suddenly appeared and the men instantly ran to him.

"Proud performances today boys!" the men seemed to grow under his praise. "Cato, to cut half the man's face off was a fabulous way to ignite the crowd! You sent his Dominus home with only two gladiators and tail between legs!" Cato blushed but smiled at the man.

"The man tried to remove head from shoulders, I but sought to return the favor." Cornelius and the men laughed as he pulled Cato into a hug.

"It still causes surprise upon seeing a Roman treat men as equals." I whispered to Spartacus who smiled.

"It caused shock within me as well for a long while, but he is a man of great honor. He admitted that he even sent some of our best warriors in the war to us." I turned to Spartacus in shock.

"Truly?!" Spartacus nodded.

"There is a plaque sitting near the training grounds with the names of those they lost upon them from the war." I stared at the man before us in shock.

"If only all of Rome thought as he does."

"Then there would have been no war."

"And would that be so bad?"

"No, it would have been a blessing." Spartacus said before looking to the sands upon hearing a trumpet sound off silencing the crowd.

"I must return before suspicion is laid at feet. I claimed the need to 'threaten' my men to perform better and that I would return shortly."

The men nodded as Cornelius left and Crassus' voice rang out.

"Today has been a fine day to celebrate Rome's victory over the rebel Spartacus and his men!" Spartacus and I growled at that but continued to listen.

"And to have Spartacus himself fighting in the Games is a rarity that I have provided Rome's loyal children!" the crowd roared then and I watched as Spartacus gripped the gate tightly.

"You fight to lengthen the search for Harry. You do not fight to celebrate our defeat." I told Spartacus in hopes of calming the man.

It worked, but not the amount I would have preferred.

As the crowd calmed Crassus spoke once more. "To add more entertainment to the celebrations we have a special treat for you lovely folks today! Today as the sun begins to fall from the sky and the last man lays dead upon the sands, there will be a sacrifice! One of the utmost rarity!" the crowd roared louder then and even I found myself growling at them.

"There is only time for but two matches. We must find Harry, time we no longer have." I nodded at the man and asked Cornelius' men to watch Spartacus as the rest of us joined the search.

I would not lose my brother, not when we're so close.

Cornelius' POV:

"A fine speech as always Marcus!" I cheered as Crassus sat down once more.

It took all within me not to stab the man in his neck with the hidden knife I always keep at hand.

"Where are your wife and children again?" Caesar asked and I looked to the man.

"They still held exhaustion from the travel here. I allowed them to remain at the Villar you so graciously provided until the end of the Games. Once they have reached end we must quickly return to Ostia."

"So soon?" Crassus asked and I fought the glare from my face.

"I never trust my slaves to watch my Villar for longer than a few weeks at a time. I do not wish to lose anything of value because they are too incompetent to protect it." I lied hating myself for having to give false words about my family.

Crassus and Caesar laughed and I gave a quick, small glare before they returned gaze to me.

"I would not trust a slave as well. You are the perfect example on how a Dominus should be." I smirked then.

"Gratitude for the compliment." I said taking it with different meaning than it had been offered with.

Crassus smiled and I looked to the sands as Gallus entered the arena to fight a man who clearly would be out matched in the end.

"What sacrifice will be ending the Games?" I asked already knowing the horrid answer.

Crassus smirked and leaned closer so that the remaining Dominus' would not overhear. "The vessel." I made my eyes widen in shock.

"Truly?!" Caesar smirked that time.

"He is to be burned. An earthly vessel taints such a powerful being within, the being needs to be purified before it can return to the afterlife." My eyes truly widened then and I fought the sickness that came with such disturbing news.

"My, that is a spectacle that will forever been known in history." I said and Crassus laughed.

"And we shall be the ones to write it in the pages!" Caesar laughed with the man then and I took calming breath before asking my question.

"Where is this vessel? I have heard rumors that he was the lover to my man Spartacus-."

"A man I asked you to let die upon the sands this day." Crassus said glaring some.

"It would not do well to kill a man that has once more captured the crowd." I quickly pointed out.

Crassus thought for a moment before sighing. "I suppose your words hold truth, yet it would have been a spectacle that would never be beaten if the lovers died upon the sands on the anniversary of their defeat." I forced a smirk then and leaned closer to the horrid men.

"Which returns thoughts to question. Where is the vessel? I would very much like 'alone' time with him before he is purified once more. With permission of course." Crassus and Caesar looked to one another before laughing.

"Of course! Caesar and I found him to be a lay to rival all others!" my breath ceased upon hearing those words yet I forced myself to sound calm when mouth opened once more.

"So then I would be allowed to test him myself?" Crassus smirked and nodded.

"He is within the sewers under this arena. There is a door leading to a passage taking you to the sewers that sits within the small chamber that holds the dead bodies of those who fall in the arena. Take it and walk a mile and there you shall find him." I smirked and stood slowly before bowing at the men.

"Gratitude."

"Just be sure to arrive before the final battle is over. From the looks of it your man shall have his opponent defeated. Leaving you and I the last Dominus' remaining with their men alive." I smirked at the glaring man whose name I did not care to know as his man was getting defeated by mine.

"I will certainly aim to return before then. If you'll excuse me." With that I turned and walked calmly until I was sure they could no longer see me before running to find the first person I could.

Harry needed to leave this place, and soon.

Gannicus' POV:

"Any luck?" I shook my head and Draco cursed as we stood within a hall under one of the many stands.

"We do not have much time. The last battle must be underway by now and once that battle has reached an end then Harry will see the end of his life." Draco nodded and looked to the end of the hall.

"Let's try that way again. Maybe there's a door or something that we missed." I nodded and followed before him only to bump into Ronald and Hermione.

"Merlin you scared me!" Hermione gasped and Draco smirked.

"Find him?" Draco asked and Ronald shook head.

"No, but we heard guards coming from behind us so we ran. It's not safe to go that way right now." I cursed then and began to pace.

My family couldn't lose Harry. Not now. Not when we were so close to having everyone together once more. My family would not survive the loss.

"We must find him!" I growled then paused when the guards sounded closer and pushed the others into a small cutout and waited for the guards to round the corner.

The moment they did I stabbed one through and fought the other until I disarmed him and held my sword to neck.

"We are looking for the vessel." I growled and the man glared.

"Fuck you." I pushed the sword closer to neck causing a small line of blood to appear.

"Tell me where the vessel is and I will not remove head from shoulders." I promised and the man looked to me in fear.

"He-he is in the sewers! A mile through if you take the door hidden in room that holds those who fall upon the sands." I smirked at him and nodded.

"Gratitude for the information." The man smiled and seemed to calm.

"Then you will not remove my head?" I smirked and shook my head.

"No, I will not remove your head." The man sighed in relief only to go wide eyed and let out a gurgling sounds as my sword cut his neck open. "Yet I never promised you your life." With that the man fell dead upon the ground.

"That was horrid!" I turned to see Hermione staring at the man in shock before looking to me angry. "The man gave us what we wanted! You could've easily just knocked him out! You didn't have to kill him!" I glared at the girl before pointing my sword at the man.

"If I had let him live he would have woken up and told of our presence! He is a Roman who would not hesitate to kill us!" I stepped closer to her then. "He would not hesitate to force himself upon you. To him you are nothing." She looked to me in shock but remained silent as I backed from her and looked to the men behind her.

"I know of the room he spoke of. We must hurry." They both nodded and I took Draco's hand as we ran through the passageways until finding the proper chamber.

Noise behind us had me turning quickly only to cease movement upon see Cornelius with Agron and Nasir.

"How did you learn of this place?" Cornelius asked and I shrugged.

"A guard was most eager to reveal the location." Agron smirked while Nasir huffed and Cornelius laughed.

"Come then, let us free a man who no longer deserves to suffer." I smiled at Cornelius and we all slowly walked into the chamber.

When it was obvious to be empty we all move further in.

"Merlin it stinks in here!" Draco groaned and I smiled sadly at him.

"Suffer for but a short while, once we have Harry we can swiftly leave this place forever." Draco nodded and we all silently walked to the door we were told of and opened it.

"Once we have Harry we must quickly leave this place less we are caught." Everyone nodded and we all headed further inside.

Only to stop when we came across a rather high ledge before the tunnel led to the sewers.

"Um, I don't think the guard spoke of a ledge." Ronald said.

"Nor did Crassus and Caesar." Cornelius said then shared a feared look with Agron, Nasir, and myself."

"Shit!" Agron growled as we all turned to quickly leave only to see Crassus and Caesar smirking at us.

"Cornelius, it shames me to know you are a traitor to Rome. Caesar had spoken of the uncertainty he felt upon visiting your Villar and how he no longer trusted you. We agree that, should you mention the vessel, we would know you were an ally to Spartacus and would lead you down a false path. You turn traitor for what? A few slaves? It shames me to think you believe them equals."

"It shames me how Rome treats her people! All men and women are born equal! Slavery should not exist!" Cornelius growled and Crassus laughed.

"It is survival of the fittest. The weak fall prey to the strong and the strong are the ones who rule all. There is none who stand on equal ground as us." I slowly pulled my swords out while Agron also got his weapon that hung upon his back.

"I would not attack were I you." Crassus said as Caesar pulled Harry from behind the door.

"Honestly I knew your people were within my Villar. I knew you would go in search to try and free him. That is why I moved him to my hidden cells. Cells I had built to live directly underneath the ones that're in view. The door leading to them can only be opened with my family's ring." Crassus said holding out his hand that held the ring on it. I did not care, however, I only cared for my brother now standing before me.

He looked to be fighting to stay awake and in pain and I growled at the men holding him.

"Release my brother!" Crassus laughed and Caesar held a sword to Harry's neck.

"Tell your friends there to lower their weapons and we shall." I turned and saw the wizards had their wands out.

I put my hand over Draco's and slowly lowered his as I looked to the others. "Lower them."

"But-."

"You do not hold the power to take both men out even with three of you! Only Harry has the ability to do so without losing our own! Lower them!" Agron growled causing Ronald and Hermione to finally lower their wands.

Crassus smirked at us.

"Gratitude. Now then, why don't you all remain here while we set fire to end the Games." I was confused at first before I looked to Harry and understood.

"No!" I growled as we all charged the door yet it shut and locked behind us.

"Reducto!" Draco yelled causing the wood to splinter.

"Gratitude." I told him as we rushed through the now broken door only to be met with a chamber full of guards and Crassus' back as it disappeared before the corner.

"Shit!" Agron yelled as the guards began attacking.

"We have to reach them before they get to the sands!" Nasir yelled as I cut a man's head off and looked to where Harry disappeared to.

We had to leave this place and soon.

If we did not, Harry would be burned alive.

I turned and saw that Draco and Ronald were holding their own and even getting better with their weapons. I smirked at them then glared when I noticed Hermione was still using her wand to make the guards enter their dreams instead of taking their lives.

I growled at her but returned to the battle at hand.

We would rescue Harry first, then I would have words with the girl.

Remus' POV:

The final battle was about ready to end yet no one had come back with news of Harry.

"We must find him!" Sirius growled and I pulled him close.

"We will my mate, but we have to keep our heads if we're going to be any use to Harry." Sirius sighed but nodded and followed me down another hallway only to stop when I saw the final man fall causing the crowd to cheer.

While the winner left the sands two men dragged the dead body off the sands while a group of what looked to be five or six began setting up a pole with hay circling it.

"Remy?" I looked to Sirius and shook my head.

"I don't know love, but I have a theory. And I pray I'm wrong." With that I took his hand and raced through the hall preying that each room we walked into would be the one that held Harry.

If we didn't find him soon, well, I had a feeling they planned on burning Harry.

We around a corner only to find Neville and Snape standing there.

"Neither of you found him?" Neville shook his head while Snape glared.

"If we had he would be with us you damn wolf!" Sirius growled but I stopped him.

We didn't have time for petty arguments.

"We have to hurry then. I think they plan on burning Harry." Even Snape had the decency to look shocked as I moved them to more bars so they could see the pole.

Snape actually cursed then and looked to us.

"We must hurry if we don't want the brat to burn!" with that we all took off praying we'd find Harry.

Only we didn't get very far. As soon as we turned a corner we found a small group of guards with their weapons ready.

"Dammit!" Sirius yelled as he all got our weapons out and fought. "We don't have time for this!" I agreed with my mate.

Especially with Harry now being led onto the sands by two guards as Crassus got the crowd wild.

Harry's POV:

I knew I was being led to my death. I knew I could've easily taken out these two men and rejoined my family. And I so desperately wanted to, but my head still hurt and my stomach was on fire that I just couldn't find the strength right then to even think of fighting back.

Crassus and Caesar led me through the halls before stopping at two guards and handed me over to them.

"Make sure he is tightly bound to the pole when I call for him to enter the arena. We do not want him escaping when such a spectacle is to unfold." I glared the man but still didn't fight back as the guards replaced Crassus and Caesar as they returned to their seats.

'Why won't I fight back? I can easily fight back, so why don't I?! I've been in far worse pain than this when I was still leaving with Vernon! I know that yet I can't make my body fight!' I thought and hissed when the pain in my stomach made itself as known as the pain in my head.

Maybe that was why. They did keep attacking my stomach, a place that still gives me issues even after all these years, and I'd be willing to bet I have a concussion. But I've gotten a few concussions from Vernon before and I was still able to function properly. Slow and in pain maybe, but still able to move.

So why couldn't I fight back?

An image of my family suddenly appeared and that's when I knew.

If I fought back, if I escaped, my family would be in more danger than they are now. Perhaps, when I die, Crassus and Caesar won't look for them as long. Maybe in a year or two he'll give up. Especially if they've already left Rome's shores.

I didn't fight back for them. And my body knew not to.

An image of Gannicus, Agron, and Nasir all standing in front of me just a few minutes ago appeared but I shook it off.

'My heart just wants me to believe they came here for me. That they came and brought Adam too close to their hands just to get me out of here. I pray that's just my mind playing tricks on me. I couldn't bare it if everyone was risking themselves for me.' I thought and I suddenly heard Crassus' voice ending the Games and mentioning how he had found the vessel and he was now going to release it.

As the crowd cheered at his words I was led out onto the arena and the crowds cheering became louder.

I ignored them, though, and instead thought of my family and happier times back at our little house. Spartacus would be teaching Adam more about the fields and the animals while I fought of Gannicus and Agron from nibbling at the food I had just made while Naevia and Laeta would laugh as they set the table. Nasir would be laughing and trying to step aside as Agron hid behind him and Crixus would leave to help Spartacus so he wouldn't get in trouble too. Even Caius was there. I could see him herding the cattle out to graze as he watched the house in horror of someone actually dying that day.

I smiled at the image and kept it in the front of my mind as I was tied tightly to a pole as the crowd cheered over something Crassus had said.

I could feel oil being thrown on me and onto the hay around me but I just kept picturing my family.

I smelt more than saw the fire as they guards each threw a torch onto the hay.

Smoke filled my visions and I was just about to close my eyes and wait for death when the sound of a lot of steel being forced a part had me looking to see men and a few women all came running out and met the guards, when had more appeared?, and began to fight.

It was then with great sadness I knew my family truly was here. That Caius didn't get Spartacus and run.

Did that mean Caius and Spartacus were dead? Just the thought made me sick.

"Harry!" I looked up and saw Crixus, Agron, and Gannicus all rushing to get to me along with….Remus and Sirius? No, that can't be right. They're in the future. Far from all this madness going on. There's no way they'd be here right now.

"Harry!" Crixus called again and I coughed as the smoke began to enter my lungs. My eyes were watering from the smoke irritating them and I knew right then that there wasn't any chance to save me.

With that that I smiled as best as I could to the men fighting to get closer to me to free me.

I gave them a silent 'goodbye' as the flames drew closer.

And there's chapter six! Bet no one saw that coming? Again I want EIGHT reviews before the seventh one goes up. Now, since I wasn't expecting to get the seven reviews so fast last time, and again that's not a complaint just a shock, I had to use today before work to get this chapter up. Because of that I have to use tomorrow, my off day, to get all my projects and quizzes for school that're due by the end of this week done tomorrow instead of today like I wanted to. So, if I get the eight reviews as quickly as I got the others then know that I ABSOLUTELY PROMISE that the seventh chapter will be up by THURSDAY NIGHT if I don't have the time to get it up tomorrow. I'll try for tomorrow night, but I'd go on and plan for the seventh being up by Thursday night but ONLY if I get the EIGHT reviews as quickly as the last chapter got its reviews. Glad to know everyone is still enjoying the story and I look forward to see you in the next chapter! As always any questions just PM me or review and I'll try to answer as best as I can without giving too much away.