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Chapter One
Happy Birthday
"Happy Birthday Kate!"
June 20th, 1996. It was Kate LeFay's sixteenth birthday and all of her friends were there. Kate's parents had decided to visit relatives in Madrid, leaving her to throw a wild party. She looked happily around the room. It was kind of sad though, she mused, how the party was also a going away celebration of sorts. While next year Kate would be starting her final year at Hogwarts, some of her friends had already graduated. Morrigun Lennox and her boyfriend Alexander Montague were going, along with Cassius Warrington, Fallon Anderson's boyfriend. Fallon still had a year left, but thanks to an impromptu proposal, they were going to be wed the day after she graduated.
Everyone was here. Ravyn with Draco Malfoy, Akasha with her fiance Marcus Flint. Even Xanne had persuaded Harry Potter to come. Not that it was much of a struggle. After dating Xanne for a few months, he had become so corrupted that even Malfoy was proud. "I KNEW you should have been friends with me from the start, Potter" he was scoffing. Slaine was snogging Vittorio Derrick, Jeannie was talking with Jason off in the corner, Malice and her boyfriend Adrian were playing chess. Ai and Calypso were laughing at some joke that their twin boyfriends, Fred and George were playing on Oliver Wood, who was trying to get some privacy with his girlfriend Persephone.
Everyone looked happy. Kate was glad, since Voldemort's return a year ago, there was little to be happy about.
There was someone missing, however. Kevin Bole, Kate's boyfriend, was not there. Normally, it wouldn't have bothered her that much; Kevin was late for everything. But, it was her birthday, and she couldn't shake this
nagging feeling that something was wrong..
"Kate!" called Ai, "turn on the radio! We really need to get this party started."
Kate shook herself mentally and went to flip on the Wizard's Wireless Network. A song by the Weird Sisters came on, only to be interrupted seconds later.
"We interrupt this radio program to bring you some breaking news. There has been another attack by You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters" At this, everyone in the room got quiet. "This time, oddly enough, it is a pure blooded, highly ranking wizarding family that was the target. The Bole family, consisting of David and Rose Bole and their sons Kevin and Cameron were murdered after refusing to join the dark side. Further details later, and now back to your regular programming."
Everyone turned to look at Kate, who was very white. Fallon stepped forward, "Kate...Kate. I'm so sor--"
Kate cut her off. "Get me to Kevin's house. Now."
****
Minutes later, Kate had been floo-ed over by Warrington and Flint. Everyone else had stayed behind to clean up. Stepping out of the Bole's fireplace, Kate gasped. Usually she kept her emotions to herself, but the sight of ruin that greeted her was too displacing. Flint protectively grabbed her elbow and Warrington put a hand on her shoulder.
Wizards were running around, gathering evidence and clues. Kate walked over to a witch bending over a body covered in a white cloth, obviously dead.
"Who is that one? Cameron?" she asked quietly.
The witch looked up and blinked. "How did you get through? We sealed up this house!"
"I am--was--Kevin's girlfriend." she replied. Was, it sounded so strange to say.
The witch blinked again. "Was? I don't understand. Kevin Bole is the only known survivor. How, I don't know, but he is."
Hope rose in Kate's chest, and she could faintly hear Warrington in the background ask, "Don't play with us. He is really alive?"
The witch nodded, "He is alive, but only just. He got hurt badly, and is only semi-conscious. He'll need to go to St. Mungo's for months."
"Where is he?" Flint asked. The witch pointed in the direction of the kitchen. Kate ran into the room and ordered the medi-wizards to leave. She knelt besides Kevin. Again, she gasped. There were burns all over his body, and blood...Kate nearly fainted. She hated blood.
"Kevin" she whispered "Kevin, can you hear me?"
Kevin's eyes slid open, glazed. "Kate. Happy Birthday....I tried to come."
He reached a bloody hand out to her, and she grasped it tightly, as if afraid to let go.
"Don't even think about that. Look, you'll be fine. There are people here to take care of you. You"ll be fine."
"Excuse me, miss" the blinking witch was back again. "We need to get Mr. Bole to the hospital before he loses more blood."
Kate nodded and stood up. The witch conjured a stretcher and magicked Kevin onto it. He slid into unconsciousness again.
"Don't come until tomorrow," whispered the witch, "He doesn't know about his family yet, and we are going to tell him in the morning."
Kate nodded and followed the witch out to where Flint and Warrington were waiting to take her home.
Chapter One
Happy Birthday
"Happy Birthday Kate!"
June 20th, 1996. It was Kate LeFay's sixteenth birthday and all of her friends were there. Kate's parents had decided to visit relatives in Madrid, leaving her to throw a wild party. She looked happily around the room. It was kind of sad though, she mused, how the party was also a going away celebration of sorts. While next year Kate would be starting her final year at Hogwarts, some of her friends had already graduated. Morrigun Lennox and her boyfriend Alexander Montague were going, along with Cassius Warrington, Fallon Anderson's boyfriend. Fallon still had a year left, but thanks to an impromptu proposal, they were going to be wed the day after she graduated.
Everyone was here. Ravyn with Draco Malfoy, Akasha with her fiance Marcus Flint. Even Xanne had persuaded Harry Potter to come. Not that it was much of a struggle. After dating Xanne for a few months, he had become so corrupted that even Malfoy was proud. "I KNEW you should have been friends with me from the start, Potter" he was scoffing. Slaine was snogging Vittorio Derrick, Jeannie was talking with Jason off in the corner, Malice and her boyfriend Adrian were playing chess. Ai and Calypso were laughing at some joke that their twin boyfriends, Fred and George were playing on Oliver Wood, who was trying to get some privacy with his girlfriend Persephone.
Everyone looked happy. Kate was glad, since Voldemort's return a year ago, there was little to be happy about.
There was someone missing, however. Kevin Bole, Kate's boyfriend, was not there. Normally, it wouldn't have bothered her that much; Kevin was late for everything. But, it was her birthday, and she couldn't shake this
nagging feeling that something was wrong..
"Kate!" called Ai, "turn on the radio! We really need to get this party started."
Kate shook herself mentally and went to flip on the Wizard's Wireless Network. A song by the Weird Sisters came on, only to be interrupted seconds later.
"We interrupt this radio program to bring you some breaking news. There has been another attack by You-Know-Who and his Death Eaters" At this, everyone in the room got quiet. "This time, oddly enough, it is a pure blooded, highly ranking wizarding family that was the target. The Bole family, consisting of David and Rose Bole and their sons Kevin and Cameron were murdered after refusing to join the dark side. Further details later, and now back to your regular programming."
Everyone turned to look at Kate, who was very white. Fallon stepped forward, "Kate...Kate. I'm so sor--"
Kate cut her off. "Get me to Kevin's house. Now."
****
Minutes later, Kate had been floo-ed over by Warrington and Flint. Everyone else had stayed behind to clean up. Stepping out of the Bole's fireplace, Kate gasped. Usually she kept her emotions to herself, but the sight of ruin that greeted her was too displacing. Flint protectively grabbed her elbow and Warrington put a hand on her shoulder.
Wizards were running around, gathering evidence and clues. Kate walked over to a witch bending over a body covered in a white cloth, obviously dead.
"Who is that one? Cameron?" she asked quietly.
The witch looked up and blinked. "How did you get through? We sealed up this house!"
"I am--was--Kevin's girlfriend." she replied. Was, it sounded so strange to say.
The witch blinked again. "Was? I don't understand. Kevin Bole is the only known survivor. How, I don't know, but he is."
Hope rose in Kate's chest, and she could faintly hear Warrington in the background ask, "Don't play with us. He is really alive?"
The witch nodded, "He is alive, but only just. He got hurt badly, and is only semi-conscious. He'll need to go to St. Mungo's for months."
"Where is he?" Flint asked. The witch pointed in the direction of the kitchen. Kate ran into the room and ordered the medi-wizards to leave. She knelt besides Kevin. Again, she gasped. There were burns all over his body, and blood...Kate nearly fainted. She hated blood.
"Kevin" she whispered "Kevin, can you hear me?"
Kevin's eyes slid open, glazed. "Kate. Happy Birthday....I tried to come."
He reached a bloody hand out to her, and she grasped it tightly, as if afraid to let go.
"Don't even think about that. Look, you'll be fine. There are people here to take care of you. You"ll be fine."
"Excuse me, miss" the blinking witch was back again. "We need to get Mr. Bole to the hospital before he loses more blood."
Kate nodded and stood up. The witch conjured a stretcher and magicked Kevin onto it. He slid into unconsciousness again.
"Don't come until tomorrow," whispered the witch, "He doesn't know about his family yet, and we are going to tell him in the morning."
Kate nodded and followed the witch out to where Flint and Warrington were waiting to take her home.