CHASING DEATH, FINDING LOVE

Summary:

Harry and his friends are called to become Aurors to defeat the ominous League of the Dark. Twelve young adults, living in a hidden, private house? Uh oh.

Disclaimer:

Anything you know or have seen before is (obviously) not ours. The plot is, though, so ha! We are reagular readers of fanfic stories so if we see something that resembles this that was published after ours, WATCH OUT.

Chapter One:

Percy Weasley paced the creaking floorboards in the den of the Auror Headquarters. He was muttering under his breath.

"They're late. I'll strangle Ron if they ran into trouble on the way here."

"Relax, Percy. You're going to need to have a lot of patience as director of the Wizard's Association of National Defense."

"It's highly unlikely that the W.A.N.D. would dismiss me from this honourable position, as my father is the Minister of Magic."

Just then, a young woman with curly blonde hair walked into the room.

"Percy, darling, would you be kind enough to look over these papers for me?" she simpered.

"Anything for you, Penny," Percy replied, turning a faint shade of red and getting a "lovestruck" look on

his face.

Penelope Clearwater walked out, and Ron Weasley, Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Lavender Brown, Cho Chang, Fred and George Weasley, Angelina Johnson, Alicia Spinnet, Katie Bell, and Oliver Wood walked in, accompanied by Neville and Hannah Longbottom.

One who is familiar with the story of Harry Potter would question the appearance of Draco Malfoy in the group. During seventh year, Draco and Hermione Granger had been forced to do a project together. After several nasty sessions, they established a part-time truce. When Hermione was captured by the Dark Forces, Draco had been forced to choose between Hermione and the Dark. After seeing his ever-so-faithful-to-Voldemort father murdered by You-Know-Who, Draco chose Hermione.

And so the young people were all gathered at the W.A.N.D. H.Q. Breaking the sudden silence, Dumbledore addressed the group.

"It's wonderful to see you all again. All of you, with the exception of Percy, Hannah and Neville, are most likely questioning why I have called you here today. They Grey War has claimed the lives of many of our Aurors. Voldemort has organized his servants into the League of the Dark, making their threat even more ominous. I am asking you to join together to form A League of Light. You will each be assigned a specific pair of Death Eaters to defeat and place in Azkaban. You will work in pairs. Training for this mission will begin immediately." He fell silent, looking from face to face.

The shock set in. Hermione was the first to speak.

"Will we stay here?" she asked.

"Absolutely." Dumbledore confirmed. "There are training facilities, and bedrooms for each of you, including the Longbottoms, as well as offices for Percy and Penny." Alicia had a question.

"Do we get to pick the partners ourselves?" she asked, casting a sideways glance at Angelina. Everyone laughed.

"Actually, not," Dumbledore said. "I have done extensive research on each of you. You will be paired with the person whose powers will complement yours most."

"When will we find out?" Raven-haired Cho Chang asked.

"Right now," Dumbledore said. "Each of you, hold out your wands."

The group complied. Dumbledore muttered to himself, and suddenly each person felt his or her wand shooting sparks uncontrollably. The room was a whirl of color as the wands pulled their owners toward each other. When the sparks ceased, the group saw they were standing next to someone- their partner auror.