Untying the Knot
by Caitlin
Chapter one
Everything's a mystery...
This is the final instalment of the trilogy, consisting of HP and the Order of the Pheonix(unfinished) and What the Past Can't leave behind You(Completed)
It may clear up a few things if you read the others first. And if it's not too much trouble you could also review them?? :)

Untying the Knot
by Caitlyn
Chapter one
Everything's a mystery...

"While the earth remainith, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter... and day and night shall not cease..."-God


"Anything??" Ron dropped the hammer in exasperation, and turned around, staring at Draco and Oliver, an annoyed look on his face.

"Absolutely nothing...this has got to be the stupidest idea we have ever come up with...being in a tunnel to make a tunnel to ANOTHER tunnel that we don't even know the bloody location of!"he fumed, and grabbed his tools,"I'm going back up..see you later..."

Draco let out a short laugh, and Oliver turned to stare at him.

"What?"Oliver asked, throwing his hands up in the air.

"I thought he didn't like me but GOD he hates you.."Draco laughed, and Oliver rolled his eyes.

"It's not my fault!"Oliver exclaimed,"She's the one that got herself into this..."he added quietly, and they both grew silent for a moment.

"Come on..it's bloody cold in here..."Draco responded, going out through the witch's hump, Oliver following him,"Do you want to get some hot chocolate or something?"

"Do you think Ron'll join us.."Oliver started.

"No.."Draco interupted him,"He hasn't been taking anything very well..I think divorcing Hermione was the last straw...It was for the best though...but Loosing all those people..."

"We all lost people..."Oliver said, turning in the other direction.

"Connor's back.."Draco reminded him, and Oliver shook his head.

"He left his heart with her..."he said quietly, looking out the window at the blizzard raging.

"Do you even know where he is?"Draco asked, and Oliver rolled his eyes.

"He goes to the cemetary every Saturday morning..no matter what the weather..that's where he is.."Oliver said, and sat down in an armchair,"He likes to visit them.."

"Maybe if I could control my emotions I would too.."Draco said quietly,"They can't hear us when we speak to them...they're dead..nothing can bring them back to life.."They shared a moment of silence before Oliver opened his mouth.

"True.."Oliver said faintly.

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"Okay..you can do this..."she muttered to herself through clenched teeth, and forced a smile, turning around after she had grabbed the package in the vault. her entire apperance showed that she was hiding something. Her hands clasped the letter tightly, and she shifted from foot to foot before changing her persona.

"Thank you for opening it for me..I know it was some trouble considering the circumstances..."she said, a false smile plastered on her face.

"It's Not a problem Ms. Potter...anything else you might need?"the goblin asked, and Lily forced the letter out from behind her.

"Yes..actually...could you mail this letter for me??"she fought an inner battle with herself, and handed it to the goblin, her hand shaking,"The adress is on the card..it's quite important that those photographs get there quickly..."

"Yes of course..have a nice day.."she left the shop, pulling her jacket around her amist the falling snow, and walked back through the Leaky Cauldron, spotting Kings Cross in the distance,"Merry Christmas Lil..this could be the death of you.."she said to herself, walking towards the station, pausing every few secounds, reconsidering, and then walking on.