Chapter 7: The raid
(Countercursed: Growing Up)
(Sorry it took me so long guys! I've been out of town! Thanks for being patient!)
~*~Harry's Group~*~
Harry opened his eyes slowly. Light filled his room and he felt extremely groggy. He rolled out of bed and made his way to the bathroom, leaving it moments later, dressed and ready. It was 12 in the afternoon; they weren't leaving for the raid for another 5 hours. He left the room and headed towards the great hall, lunch was going on right now, and he needed to find Sirius. For once, when he walked in, no one moved, they were all to caught up in there food. Harry hurried to the head table and slid into a seat beside Sirius.
"Afternoon Harry, hungry?"
"Not really"
"Well, you have to eat something, you need energy"
So Sirius spent the entire lunch period practically force feeding Harry. When Dumbledore dismissed lunch Harry and Sirius stood up. The students were filling out quickly. They had the rest of the day off. They stood by the door and watched as people passed occasionally smiling or waving. Ginny walked up to them after a few minutes, Nathan, Andy, and Lia following closely behind.
"The raids tonight huh?"
She asked. Harry looked at her shocked
"How did you-"
"Dumbledore told me. You were going to go do something life threatening without telling me?!"
Harry swallowed nervously
"Gin, we weren't supposed to tell anyone"
Sirius said, coming to Harry's aid
"That's not a good reason! When my boyfriend is going to do something that might get him killed or seriously injured I would like to know about it!"
Harry flinched as Ginny snapped at him. Andy, Nathan, and Lia looked shocked as they listened, they didn't know about the raid, well, they hadn't until now.
"Gin, I didn't want you to worry, believe me, I would have told you but Dumbledore gave me orders...though he had the time to tell you...."
Ginny sighed
"Well, in the future-"
"I promise to spill it all"
Ginny smiled
"Good, now I have to go to a prefects meeting, you be careful alright?"
She hugged Harry tightly, kissed him on the cheek then sprinted off. Harry looked at Nathan, Andy, and Lia who still looked shocked
"What?"
"You're going on a raid?!"
Nathan cried. Harry nodded
"Yeah"
"But, you might die!"
Lia cried, looking at them both worriedly
"I'm not going to die"
Harry said exasperatedly
"I'll be fine"
Lia, Nathan, and Andy didn't look convinced. Harry glanced nervously at Sirius who seemed to be doing some quick thinking, suddenly he smiled
"You have nothing to do today?"
Sirius asked, looking at the three kids. They all nodded
"How would you like to spend it with us, we don't have to get together until about a quarter till 5, we can go to the Quidditch pitch, give you guys a few pointers?"
Immediately Andy and Nathan's faces brightened
"Really?"
Andy asked excitedly. Sirius nodded
"Come on"
He said, turning around and leading Andy and Nathan out of the great hall. Harry and Lia followed at a distance. Lia kept glancing at Harry nervously. Finally Harry sighed and turned to look at her
"Are you worried?"
He asked. She nodded. Harry stopped walking
"Lia, I'll be fine, I promise to come back alive and intact"
"But you can't promise that!"
Lia cried
"What if some nutzo death eater kills you!?"
Harry smiled slightly
"Sirius won't let any 'nutzo' death eater kill me, and I won't let them kill him either. You don't have to worry so much"
Lia just stared at him. Harry didn't understand why she seemed so worried, it wasn't in her nature to panic, well, at least he didn't think it was. Then, without warning she burst into tears, throwing her arms around Harry's middle and sobbing into his stomach. Every remaining head in the Great hall turned their way. Dumbledore had a saddened expression on his face; obviously he knew something Harry didn't. Harry managed to pry himself away from Lia and he knelt down to look at her
"Lia, what's wrong?"
Lia sniffed, tears still streaming down her face
"He killed them and he's gunna kill you too!"
She sobbed, bowing her head, her black hair falling over her tear-streaked face.
"Lia.killed who?"
"My parents! He killed them last week. I didn't tell anyone, not even Andy and Nathan. They were my only family! I'm an orphan and I'm gunna live alone! And they're gunna kill you and I'm going to have no one!"
She let a fresh wave of tears fall and Harry pulled her into a hug. She must of had this all bottled up. He lifted her off the ground and carried her out of the hall, towards the Quidditch pitch. He could see Andy, Sirius, and Nathan zooming around in the air. Harry lowered Lia to the ground and looked hard at her.
"Lia, listen to me"
She looked at him, tears still pouring out of her eyes
"I will be fine, Sirius will be fine. You'll live with me, Ron, Hermionie, and Draco on vacations. Everything will be fine. You're not alone, I promise"
After a minute, Lia nodded. Harry smiled at her
"Now, we need to tell your friends, hiding it from them never helps, trust me, I know"
Again Lia nodded. Harry summoned his broom and he and Lia rose into the air. Lia holding tightly to him from behind. When he reached Andy, Nathan and Sirius they all stopped talking, looking at Harry's soaked shirt, and Lia's puffy red eyes
"Lia? What's wrong?"
Nathan asked worriedly, pulling his broom closer to Harry's. She told him the entire story, ending up on the ground moments later, crying in Nathan's arms. Andy was rubbing her back absentmindedly. Sirius and Harry stood off to the side
"She'll be living with me, Ron, Hermionie, and Draco. If something happens to me, take her to live with you and Cassi, I know she's close to Hermionie, Ron, and Draco, but I think having you and Cassi with her, would make it seem more like a family."
"You make it sound like something with happen"
Sirius said under his breath, glancing at his god son
"I don't know"
Was Harry's only reply before heading back to the castle. Sirius, Lia, Nathan, and Andy didn't see him again till 15 till 5 that afternoon.
~*~
Harry entered the hall dressed in black robes with a phoenix embroidered on the breast. The hall was less crowded than it had been when the others had left. Sirius was standing by the door, dressed exactly like Harry. He was talking to Cassi was looked very worried. Charlie, Fred, and George were in their own little group. Surprisingly they were laughing and joking about something, trying to keep the group in high spirits. Fred and George were both holding a broom and from what Harry could see, what looked like invisibility cloaks. Riley was off by herself, twirling her wand nervously in her fingers. Justin was not to far off, mumbling stuff to himself, most likely spells. Harry suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and was shocked to see Snape there
"You're much too tense Potter"
He said, removing his hand and standing beside Harry. Lia, Andy and Nathan were now beside Sirius and Cassi, listening to the conversation.
"Do you think this raid will be successful, Professor?"
Harry suddenly asked. Snape shrugged
"It all depends on how well we work together and how unprepared the death eaters are"
Snape said. Harry nodded and walked towards Sirius. Seeing him, Riley shot after him. When she got to his side she slowed her pace. Harry glanced at her. She looked terrified.
"You'll be fine"
Harry said, smiling. Riley nodded numbly, obliviously no believing a word he said. When Harry got close enough to hear Sirius and Cassi's conversation, it stopped immediately. Lia, Nathan, and Andy ran over to him. After a few quick good lucks and a very long hug from Lia, Dumbledore shooed everyone out of the hall except himself, Cassi and of course Harry's group. The hall was silent for a moment while Dumbledore looked everyone over. He glanced at his watch then pulled out a small Frisbee from his robes. He handed it to Harry
"It will take you to the graveyard in 2 minutes time."
Dumbledore said. Harry, standing in between Sirius and Riley, touched the portkey. They just stood there, saying nothing. Then suddenly Harry felt a jerk behind his naval and he was thrown out of Hogwarts. Moments later he landed with a thud on the ground. Luckily he was still standing. They stood there for a moment, drawing their wands slowly. Harry ushered them all into the shadows.
"Fred, George, don't attack anyone until you hear us, unless you have to. Make sure to remove the silencing spells from Charlie and Justin. If they call for reinforcements, warn us, we'll leave. Sirius"
Harry nodded to his god father and Sirius raised his wand. He mumbled something under his breath for a moment, before turning back to Harry and nodding.
"They can't apparate out of the house, and neither can we. If you catch a death eater, stun him, tie him up, break his wand and banish him outside to Riley and Severus. Alright?"
Everyone nodded.
"Go on"
Sirius muttered. Fred and George mounted their brooms, tossing the invisibility cloaks over themselves and flew off. Charlie and Justin headed towards the back window, casting silencing spells over themselves. Harry and Sirius transformed into dogs and took off towards the front door, Riley and Snape waiting in the bushes not to far off, watching.
~*~Fred and George~*~
Fred moved his broom right up beside the top window and glanced inside, nothing. He pushed the window open quietly, slipping inside. His brother joined him moments later. Fred left the brooms hovering outside the window, draping the cloaks over them. The two glanced at each other. Fred nodded and they headed towards the small stair case that led out of the attic. With his wand raised, Fred walked silently down the stairs, George right behind him. They could hear voices coming from downstairs, but nothing here. They peeked into each room, finding each empty. They reached the stair case that lead downstairs. Light illuminated the bottom half and shadows passed every so often as death eaters moved from room to room.
"Should we wait until Harry blasts the front door open?"
George whispered, not taking his eyes off the stair case. Fred shook his head
"No. we have to get the silencing charms of Charlie and Justin"
He answered, staring down the stairs
"Why didn't we bring the invisibility cloaks?"
George hissed from the top of the stairs, starting after his brother. When they reached the bottom Fred turned right, towards the back room. George followed quickly. When they entered the room they were surprised to see two death eaters on the floor, out cold and Charlie and Justin slipping on their robes. George removed the silencing charms immediately
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George growled, approaching Charlie and Justin. He stunned the already out cold death eaters, tied them up, and broke their wands.
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin said, putting the mask on
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred muttered, glancing nervously at the door
"They'll know"
Charlie said simply, waving his wand and banishing the two death eaters.
"Come on Justin."
Charlie muttered, nodding to Fred and George and leaving the room, Justin in tow. Fred and George decided to wait for Harry and Sirius before blasting in there. They both sighed and waited quietly for the sound that would tell them they had to kick some serious death eater ass.
~*~Charlie and Justin~*~
They ran quickly across the dark grounds towards the house. Charlie reached the window first and peered in. It was empty and dark. He pried it open and slipped inside, Justin coming in right behind him. Charlie headed towards the door and pressed his ear up against it.
"Get the last ingredient from the back room!"
Came a strong demanding voice. There was a grunt a foot steps were coming closer. Charlie backed away from the door and looked at Justin who seemed just as worried. Charlie motioned fro him to hide in the corner. Justin did, disappearing completely. The door opened and two death eaters entered, the second one closing the door behind him. Charlie glanced at Justin and with a short nod lunged at the closest death eater. Charlie wrapped his arms around his neck, and in seconds the man was unconscious at his feet. Justin was having a larger problem. The death eater wasn't falling over, but luckily wasn't making any noise. Charlie launched himself at the remaining death eater, and after a few moments, he was out to. The room was dead silent for a minute while Charlie thought, suddenly he smiled
"Put the robes on"
He said, starting to remove on of the death eaters' robes. Justin stared at him for a moment, then slowly nodded and did the same. They were too preoccupied to notice more footsteps heading their way. Suddenly the door opened and the shocked faces of Fred and George appeared.
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George whispered, looking at Charlie and Justin as if they had lost their minds.
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin replied matter of factly. Finishing putting on his 'costume'
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred asked. Charlie forced a smile. He had no idea how Sirius and Harry were supposed to know. He settled for a lame answer
"They'll know"
He muttered, putting on the mask
"Come on Justin"
And with that they left the room, making their way back to the main room. Justin dug down in his pocket and pulled out the 'last ingredient' the death eaters had gone to get. It looked like some type of blood. Charlie and Justin glanced nervously at each other, and Charlie just shrugged. Justin put the vial back in his pocket. When they entered the room a group of about 15 death eaters looked at them
"Took you long enough"
One of them snarled, holding out his hand. Charlie had a sudden urge to slap his hand and cry 'High five' but he didn't think the death eater would find it that funny. Justin handed the vial to the other death eater, who took it quickly and walked over to a steaming cauldron in the center of the room. Charlie was gripping his wand tightly, ready to blast the death eater by the cauldron the moment the door opened. He didn't have to wait long. There was a long banging in the next room and seconds later, 3 more death eaters rushed in followed by Harry and Sirius
"Hello boys!"
Sirius cried
"Stupefy!"
~*~Harry and Sirius~*~
They ran across the grounds towards the front door, trying to hide in the shadows and stay low. It was easy enough for Harry, being a puppy. Sirius, being a rather large dog, was having a time of it. But luckily there were no death eaters patrolling the house at the time, making it much easier to get closer. They reached the front door after a moment and changed, standing beside it.
"Now?"
Harry asked
"No, we have to give Fred, George, Justin and Charlie time."
Sirius replied, his wand pointed at the door, his black eyes clouded with worry. Harry nodded and stood there silently. His eyes traveled over the grave yard in the distance. Visions of his fourth year danced across his mind. He had a clear view of Tom Riddles grave from here. He could see that many of the graves Voldemort had destroyed with curses still were broken. He saw where Cedric died, he saw where Voldemort came back, he saw where they dueled, where his parents had come out of the Dark Lords wand. He shuddered and Sirius put a hand on his arm.
"Don't worry"
He whispered, turning his eyes back to the door. Harry nodded and tore his eyes away from the grave year. He looked at Riley and Snape who were a good 30 yards off. As he was watching them, two bodies appeared. It seemed to shock Riley and Snape as they both jumped. Snape sent him a confused look and Harry shrugged. Harry also noticed that their death eater robes were missing. He frowned, why would they remove the death eater's robes. Then it hit him.
"Sirius"
He hissed. Sirius looked at him
"Two of the death eaters in there are on our side. The ones that curse other death eaters in the beginning or help us out don't hit them."
Sirius gave him an odd look, but nodded. Finally Sirius spoke
"Alright, let's go"
He muttered. Harry nodded and raised his wand. He blasted the door open, running in quickly, Sirius on his tail. There were only three death eaters in the front room. They didn't stay to fight though, they ran to another room. Harry followed them quickly. When they entered Sirius smiled
"Hello boys!"
He cried. They death eaters didn't move
"Stupefy!"
Harry shouted. The death eater closest fell to the ground. Two death eaters in the back started attacking the other death eaters. Then all hell broke loose. Fred and George entered. Curses were being thrown every where. Death eaters were being banished away. Pieces of broken wands littered the floor. At some point the cauldron in the middle was knocked over, spilling some sort of potion on the floor. And the death eaters were fighting dirty. Luckily, no one had been seriously hurt. Harry had a large wound on his side and a cut on his cheek, but nothing life threatening. The number of death eaters had halved by now. Suddenly there was a loud shout of 'Crucio' and some terrible screams. Harry spun around. Twitching and writhing on the floor was Fred.
"Stupefy!"
Harry cried, the man dodged it. Fred was screaming louder. No one was any where near enough to help
"Stupefy!"
Harry cried again. The man blocked it this time
"Expeliarmus! Stupefy! Stupefy!"
Dodge. Block. Block. Harry tried to throw himself at the man, but was immediately knocked aside by another death eater. He stared throwing more advanced curses, but the man dodged them and blocked them. Harry didn't know how much more Fred could take
"AVADA KADAVERA!!"
He finally shouted, the man dropped to the floor, dead. Harry ran towards Fred and checked his pulse; he was alive, just barely.
"Call reinforcements!"
Someone yelled from behind him. Harry glanced over his shoulder
"Let's get out of here"
Harry shouted, lifting up Fred and running out of the house. The rest of the group followed. When Riley and Snape saw them they stood. Riley waved her wand through the air and every death eater there disappeared. Sirius took Fred from Harry, who ran over to Snape and Riley.
"Go!"
He hissed. The entire group was now sprinting across the grounds towards the grave yard. Riley and Harry were firing curses over their shoulders, delaying the death eaters. Finally they reached the head stone. Curses were still flying at them. Harry was in worse shape than he had been seconds ago.
"Now!"
They all grabbed the portkey and disappeared, landing in the great hall moments later.
~*~Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's group~*~
Mr. Weasley sat at the small desk, his face rest on the surface. His son, Percy, sat beside him, shuffling papers nervously. Suddenly there was shout from the other room
"They're going!"
Shouted Mrs. Weasley. Arthur and Percy were in the room in seconds. Eddie Macmillan started punching a bunch of buttons and then suddenly voices were echoing through the room, voices from the raiding party. Sally-Anne Perks, Madam Maxime, and Mandy Brocklehurt suddenly entered, all taking seats around the room.
"Fred, George, don't attack anyone until you hear us, unless you have to. Make sure to remove the silencing spells from Charlie and Justin. If they call for reinforcements, warn us, we'll leave. Sirius"
Came Harry's worried voice. Everyone glanced at each other, he sounded very nervous. There were some incoherent mumblings coming from Sirius for a moment
"They can't apparate out of the house, and neither can we. If you catch a death eater, stun him, tie him up, break his wand and banish him outside to Riley and Severus. Alright?"
Came Harry's voice again. Mrs. Weasley was clutching her husbands arm as if it was her life line.
"Go on"
Sirius said. The tension in the room was high as nothing came from the speaker for a moment.
"Should we wait until Harry blasts the front door open?"
George
"No. we have to get the silencing charms of Charlie and Justin"
Fred
"Why didn't we bring the invisibility cloaks?"
George
"Now?"
Harry
"Put the robes on"
Charlie
"No, we have to give Fred, George, Justin and Charlie time."
Sirius
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin
"Don't worry"
Sirius
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred
"They'll know"
Charlie. There was a longer period of silence
"Sirius"
Harry
"Come on Justin"
Charlie
"Two of the death eaters in there are on our side. The ones that curse other death eaters in the beginning or help us out don't hit them."
Harry
"Alright, let's go"
Sirius. There was a loud sound of and explosion and sounds of footsteps pounding as the once silent house was filled with noise
"Hello boys!"
Came Sirius' fake cheery voice
"Stupefy!"
Harry shouted. There speaker was now full of shouting and curses, grunts, small screams. The group listening had no idea what was happening. The mixed conversations they had heard didn't help them understand what was going on. Suddenly ear splitting screams cut through the room. Mrs. Weasley gasped
"That's Fred!"
She cried, bringing her hand up to her mouth. Through the screaming they could hear Harry's shouts of 'Stupefy!' and 'Expeliarmus'. But the screams didn't stop. Harry yelled more complicated curses, nothing. Mrs. Weasley was panicking, tears streaming down her pail face. The screams weren't stopping. Then
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
Harry's voice echoed in the room, then the screams were silent. The group didn't move, looking terrified at each other. A few more curses were yelled then
"Let's get out of here"
Harry shouted. There was shuffling and sounds of people running
"Go!"
Came Harry's voice again, it sounded scared and pained. More shouts in the background from Harry and Riley, then
"Now!"
Everything was silent. The group sat their silent and shaking. Molly was sobbing into Arthur's chest. Percy was white as chalk, staring at the speaker as if it were evil. The rest of the group was just as pale and worried as the Weasleys. Everyone was silent for a quite a while, until there was sound form the entrance. Everyone turned to look and sighed in relief as Lisa rushed in.
"They made it back fine. Everyone's alive, though some of them are suffering some rather severe injuries, they'll be fine soon enough"
She looked worriedly at Mrs. And Mr. Weasley.
"Fred is fine. Madam Pomphrey is healing him up, and says he'll be himself by tomorrow."
Lisa began to chew her lip absentmindedly
"But Harry"
She began
"He suffered some rather bad injuries, which Madam Pomphrey can heal easily, but-"
She stopped
"But there's something wrong with him. He won't talk about what happened and he has this haunted look on his face."
She paused and looked at everyone, hoping for an answer
"Did anything happen? Dumbledore needs to know"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then Percy spoke
"When the death eater was torturing Fred, Harry was trying to save him. He kept shouting curse after curse, but nothing was working. And then..then he killed the death eater."
Lisa looked shocked
"Are you sure?"
She asked. Everyone nodded. Lisa nodded back, then left.
~*~Draco's Group~*~
"He's gone to Malfoy Manor"
Remus whispered, looking at the other three. Draco seemed to be thinking hard about something
"Padma"
He suddenly said
"I want you to go back to Hogwarts and stay there, tell Dumbledore that we're going to Malfoy Manor, but I can tell you we won't be there long. In three days I want you to contact us. We'll tell you where we are and you'll bring the raiding group to us. We'll be ready. Alright?"
Padma looked slightly confused but nodded and took off down the street. Draco turned to Hermionie and Remus
"He'll only stay at Malfoy Manor for a day at most. The ministry had access to it, so he won't be there for to long. If I'm right, he'll go to Voldemort's castle. We'll follow him there and track him down. When Padma sends the raiding group, we'll be ready for them"
He said
"Draco, isn't that a little too risky?"
Hermionie asked
"Risky is the only way we'll catch him"
Draco replied simply.
"Now, there is a room in Malfoy Manor I used to go when I was a kid. Father never bothered to explore the Manor as extensively as I did. I know where we can go and watch over him"
Hermionie gave a defeated nod and Remus pocketed the apparition tracer. Draco took Hermionie's hand and Remus's shoulder and disapparated. They landed in a small dark room, obviously somewhere in Malfoy Manor. Draco moved blindly through the room, and moments later, it was filled with light. The room was about the size of the girl's dorm rooms in Gryffindor. There were two small sofas, and numerous other things that Hermionie didn't recognize. Draco and Remus obviously did. Draco lifted a few things up and stationed them around the room. Hermionie took a seat on one of the sofas. Remus took out the apparition tracer and checked it.
"He's still here"
Draco gave a short nod
"I have to find him.Remus, are you good at transfiguration?"
Remus nodded
"Right, I need you to transfigure me into something small"
"Small?"
Remus asked, brandishing his wand. Draco nodded. Hermionie stood up and smiled at Remus
"Small enough to ride a falcon"
She said
"A falcon?"
Remus asked
"My animagus form, I'm going with him"
Again Remus nodded and with a wave of his wand Draco was a small white mouse. Hermionie quickly turned into a beautiful silver falcon. Remus lifted Draco up and dropped him on Hermionie's back. He opened the window and Hermionie took flight, speeding out into the open air. She soared around the manor
"There, that open window"
Came Draco's small voice.
"Alright"
Hermionie answered, swooping through the window. It led them into the entrance hall. Hermionie flew near the ceiling, out of site. Finally they came into a study. Lucius was sitting at the desk, muttering to himself. Hermionie landed on a beam just above him and Draco slid off her back. He scampered across the small beams, getting closer and closer to his father.
"Damn Crabbe"
Lucius said viciously, slamming his hand on the desk
"The idiot can't get anything right!"
Draco, who was sitting on the cupboard right behind his father, shivered. He knew Hermionie could very easily transform right now and kill Lucius, but he didn't want her to. Something inside him told him he had to, not Hermionie, and now wasn't the time. Draco, Hermionie, and Lucius sat there for hours upon hours. Finally an owl came through the window. Lucius took the note and opened it.
"WHAT?!"
He shouted, fury evident in his voice
"DAMN HIM! Dumbledore!"
Lucius kicked his desk hard
"Potter..it was Potter and Black."
He picked something up off his desk and threw it against the wall
"They know"
He muttered to himself
"FELIX!"
He cried. A house elf suddenly scurried into the room
"Retrieve my cloak Felix; I'm off to the castle"
And with that he left the study. Hermionie quickly soared down to Draco who got on her back immediately. It took Hermionie 20 minutes to get back to the room where Remus was ready and waiting. She transformed and with a wave of her wand, so did Draco
"Voldemort's castle"
Hermionie wheezed. Remus nodded and pocketed the apparition tracer.
"Let's go"
~*~Daniel's group~*~
Run? He thought. Did he dare take a run for it? How fast was the death eater? Change? Should he change and try to curse the man before he had a chance to kill him? Run He finally decided that was the best idea. He turned quickly and dashed back towards the trees. Being a cougar he could run quite fast, but the death eater seemed to be coming on fast himself. He skidded around trees leapt over sticks, but there was no winning.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
Came the death eater's voice. Daniel froze, and fell to the ground. The death eater waved his wand and Daniel changed back to his human form
"Ah, Evans, I should have known"
The man grabbed Daniel and began dragging him back towards the castle
"Master will be pleased to see you"
Master? Daniel thought, dread seeping through him. Master? No that's not right. Voldemorts dead, he saw it happen. And they didn't call Lucius Master, at least none of the ones he'd met. He began to panic as they neared the castle. The death eater blasted the door open and dragged Daniel across the floor, down many flights of stairs and to the dungeon. He threw him into the cell, took him wand, then removed the spell. He looked at Daniel and laughed cruelly
"Sorry"
He muttered, raising his wand
"Crucio!"
~*~
Mundungus was pacing nervously in the hideout. Daniel had been gone for hours. He didn't expect a run around the forest would take that long. Vicktor Krum was sitting in a chair not to far away, watching him pace. Alicia Spinnet sat in the chair beside him, twirling her wand nervously. Terry Boot and Blaise Zambini were out in the forest, trying to see if they could find Daniel, they'd been gone for 45 minutes. Susan Bones was in the other room, trying to contact Dumbledore. Suddenly the door opened. Mundungus spun around, looking hopefully at Terry who was the first to enter. Terry shook his head
"We've searched it through and through"
He began
"They have him"
Blaise said, closing the entrance door
"I did this search spell Professor Snape taught me, he's in the castle"
Mundungus bowed his head
"Susan!"
He cried. Susan came running into the room
"Don't contact Dumbledore. We'll go after Daniel ourselves."
"Mundungus-"
Krum began, but Mundungus cut him off
"They'll expect us to go after him immediately, so we'll wait two days"
"He could be dead in two days Fletcher!"
Alicia cried, shooting up from her seat
"If go earlier than that we'll all be dead."
Everyone fell silent and Mundungus left the room, dropping onto his bed with a sigh
"Hold on Danny"
~*~Ron's group~*~
Ron sat on the couch, tossing a rock up and down. They'd been here for a very short time, and already he was bored out of his mind. Oliver was out, following the weirdo from next store. The man never seemed to be home. Minerva was in the kitchen with Arabella and Laura making lunch. And Angelina was lying on the floor beside him, occasionally moving the rock with her wand. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Coming!"
Came Minerva's voice from the kitchen. Ron got up and watched as the very young Mcgonagall walked towards the door. He followed her, after glaring at Angelina for shooting the rock at him. Minerva opened the door. Cassi was standing there. She entered the room quickly and Minerva closed the door. Arabella and Laura came out of the kitchen
"Hey Cass, what's up?"
Laura asked, raising her eyes brows
"The raiding party got back last night"
Everyone fell silent
"No one was killed, but a few had some bad injuries. Fred Weasley was hit with the Cruciatus."
Ron stiffened
"They held it on his for a quite a while, but Harry was able to get the death eater to stop.Madam Pomphrey says Fred is fine"
Ron let out a sigh of relief
"Harry had some pretty bad injuries as well, but Madam Pomphrey healed them quickly."
She paused, looking at Ron
"Well, um.to get that death eater off of Fred Harry had to, well, he had to kill him"
Mcgonagall gasped
"And he's not taking it to well. He's only used Avada Kadavera on Voldemort before, but, well, this wasn't Voldemort, and as we found out, he was only 19. Some French kid. Everyone else is fine. Dumbledore just wanted me to tell you"
And with that, Cassi disappeared.
"Dammit"
Ron whispered
"Ron-"
Angelina began
"Angelina you know Harry. He's so noble, this will eat him alive!"
Ron cried. Great, now he was bored, and deathly worried about Harry. Suddenly the door opened and Oliver entered
"The son of a bitch sells illegal potion ingredients!"
He cried. He was about to go when he noticed everyone's grave face
"What's happened?"
He asked, worry seeping into his voice
"Harry killed a death eater"
Arabella said flatly. Oliver looked shocked for a moment
"Harry, as in Harry Potter?"
Everyone nodded
"But Harry wouldn't!"
"He did"
Ron muttered
"God I hope Ginny can help him"
((And that's that folks! Sorry for suck a long wait! PLEASE REVIEW! People aren't reviewing and I NEEEEEEED your input. So what's going to happen next? Will Harry get over the fact that he killed someone? Will Draco, Hermionie, and Remus be able to get their hands on Lucius? Will Mundungus be able to save Daniel? And who is 'Master'? Surely not Voldemort! REVIEW and maybe you'll find out! Luv ya lots! Kay))
(Sorry it took me so long guys! I've been out of town! Thanks for being patient!)
~*~Harry's Group~*~
Harry opened his eyes slowly. Light filled his room and he felt extremely groggy. He rolled out of bed and made his way to the bathroom, leaving it moments later, dressed and ready. It was 12 in the afternoon; they weren't leaving for the raid for another 5 hours. He left the room and headed towards the great hall, lunch was going on right now, and he needed to find Sirius. For once, when he walked in, no one moved, they were all to caught up in there food. Harry hurried to the head table and slid into a seat beside Sirius.
"Afternoon Harry, hungry?"
"Not really"
"Well, you have to eat something, you need energy"
So Sirius spent the entire lunch period practically force feeding Harry. When Dumbledore dismissed lunch Harry and Sirius stood up. The students were filling out quickly. They had the rest of the day off. They stood by the door and watched as people passed occasionally smiling or waving. Ginny walked up to them after a few minutes, Nathan, Andy, and Lia following closely behind.
"The raids tonight huh?"
She asked. Harry looked at her shocked
"How did you-"
"Dumbledore told me. You were going to go do something life threatening without telling me?!"
Harry swallowed nervously
"Gin, we weren't supposed to tell anyone"
Sirius said, coming to Harry's aid
"That's not a good reason! When my boyfriend is going to do something that might get him killed or seriously injured I would like to know about it!"
Harry flinched as Ginny snapped at him. Andy, Nathan, and Lia looked shocked as they listened, they didn't know about the raid, well, they hadn't until now.
"Gin, I didn't want you to worry, believe me, I would have told you but Dumbledore gave me orders...though he had the time to tell you...."
Ginny sighed
"Well, in the future-"
"I promise to spill it all"
Ginny smiled
"Good, now I have to go to a prefects meeting, you be careful alright?"
She hugged Harry tightly, kissed him on the cheek then sprinted off. Harry looked at Nathan, Andy, and Lia who still looked shocked
"What?"
"You're going on a raid?!"
Nathan cried. Harry nodded
"Yeah"
"But, you might die!"
Lia cried, looking at them both worriedly
"I'm not going to die"
Harry said exasperatedly
"I'll be fine"
Lia, Nathan, and Andy didn't look convinced. Harry glanced nervously at Sirius who seemed to be doing some quick thinking, suddenly he smiled
"You have nothing to do today?"
Sirius asked, looking at the three kids. They all nodded
"How would you like to spend it with us, we don't have to get together until about a quarter till 5, we can go to the Quidditch pitch, give you guys a few pointers?"
Immediately Andy and Nathan's faces brightened
"Really?"
Andy asked excitedly. Sirius nodded
"Come on"
He said, turning around and leading Andy and Nathan out of the great hall. Harry and Lia followed at a distance. Lia kept glancing at Harry nervously. Finally Harry sighed and turned to look at her
"Are you worried?"
He asked. She nodded. Harry stopped walking
"Lia, I'll be fine, I promise to come back alive and intact"
"But you can't promise that!"
Lia cried
"What if some nutzo death eater kills you!?"
Harry smiled slightly
"Sirius won't let any 'nutzo' death eater kill me, and I won't let them kill him either. You don't have to worry so much"
Lia just stared at him. Harry didn't understand why she seemed so worried, it wasn't in her nature to panic, well, at least he didn't think it was. Then, without warning she burst into tears, throwing her arms around Harry's middle and sobbing into his stomach. Every remaining head in the Great hall turned their way. Dumbledore had a saddened expression on his face; obviously he knew something Harry didn't. Harry managed to pry himself away from Lia and he knelt down to look at her
"Lia, what's wrong?"
Lia sniffed, tears still streaming down her face
"He killed them and he's gunna kill you too!"
She sobbed, bowing her head, her black hair falling over her tear-streaked face.
"Lia.killed who?"
"My parents! He killed them last week. I didn't tell anyone, not even Andy and Nathan. They were my only family! I'm an orphan and I'm gunna live alone! And they're gunna kill you and I'm going to have no one!"
She let a fresh wave of tears fall and Harry pulled her into a hug. She must of had this all bottled up. He lifted her off the ground and carried her out of the hall, towards the Quidditch pitch. He could see Andy, Sirius, and Nathan zooming around in the air. Harry lowered Lia to the ground and looked hard at her.
"Lia, listen to me"
She looked at him, tears still pouring out of her eyes
"I will be fine, Sirius will be fine. You'll live with me, Ron, Hermionie, and Draco on vacations. Everything will be fine. You're not alone, I promise"
After a minute, Lia nodded. Harry smiled at her
"Now, we need to tell your friends, hiding it from them never helps, trust me, I know"
Again Lia nodded. Harry summoned his broom and he and Lia rose into the air. Lia holding tightly to him from behind. When he reached Andy, Nathan and Sirius they all stopped talking, looking at Harry's soaked shirt, and Lia's puffy red eyes
"Lia? What's wrong?"
Nathan asked worriedly, pulling his broom closer to Harry's. She told him the entire story, ending up on the ground moments later, crying in Nathan's arms. Andy was rubbing her back absentmindedly. Sirius and Harry stood off to the side
"She'll be living with me, Ron, Hermionie, and Draco. If something happens to me, take her to live with you and Cassi, I know she's close to Hermionie, Ron, and Draco, but I think having you and Cassi with her, would make it seem more like a family."
"You make it sound like something with happen"
Sirius said under his breath, glancing at his god son
"I don't know"
Was Harry's only reply before heading back to the castle. Sirius, Lia, Nathan, and Andy didn't see him again till 15 till 5 that afternoon.
~*~
Harry entered the hall dressed in black robes with a phoenix embroidered on the breast. The hall was less crowded than it had been when the others had left. Sirius was standing by the door, dressed exactly like Harry. He was talking to Cassi was looked very worried. Charlie, Fred, and George were in their own little group. Surprisingly they were laughing and joking about something, trying to keep the group in high spirits. Fred and George were both holding a broom and from what Harry could see, what looked like invisibility cloaks. Riley was off by herself, twirling her wand nervously in her fingers. Justin was not to far off, mumbling stuff to himself, most likely spells. Harry suddenly felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned and was shocked to see Snape there
"You're much too tense Potter"
He said, removing his hand and standing beside Harry. Lia, Andy and Nathan were now beside Sirius and Cassi, listening to the conversation.
"Do you think this raid will be successful, Professor?"
Harry suddenly asked. Snape shrugged
"It all depends on how well we work together and how unprepared the death eaters are"
Snape said. Harry nodded and walked towards Sirius. Seeing him, Riley shot after him. When she got to his side she slowed her pace. Harry glanced at her. She looked terrified.
"You'll be fine"
Harry said, smiling. Riley nodded numbly, obliviously no believing a word he said. When Harry got close enough to hear Sirius and Cassi's conversation, it stopped immediately. Lia, Nathan, and Andy ran over to him. After a few quick good lucks and a very long hug from Lia, Dumbledore shooed everyone out of the hall except himself, Cassi and of course Harry's group. The hall was silent for a moment while Dumbledore looked everyone over. He glanced at his watch then pulled out a small Frisbee from his robes. He handed it to Harry
"It will take you to the graveyard in 2 minutes time."
Dumbledore said. Harry, standing in between Sirius and Riley, touched the portkey. They just stood there, saying nothing. Then suddenly Harry felt a jerk behind his naval and he was thrown out of Hogwarts. Moments later he landed with a thud on the ground. Luckily he was still standing. They stood there for a moment, drawing their wands slowly. Harry ushered them all into the shadows.
"Fred, George, don't attack anyone until you hear us, unless you have to. Make sure to remove the silencing spells from Charlie and Justin. If they call for reinforcements, warn us, we'll leave. Sirius"
Harry nodded to his god father and Sirius raised his wand. He mumbled something under his breath for a moment, before turning back to Harry and nodding.
"They can't apparate out of the house, and neither can we. If you catch a death eater, stun him, tie him up, break his wand and banish him outside to Riley and Severus. Alright?"
Everyone nodded.
"Go on"
Sirius muttered. Fred and George mounted their brooms, tossing the invisibility cloaks over themselves and flew off. Charlie and Justin headed towards the back window, casting silencing spells over themselves. Harry and Sirius transformed into dogs and took off towards the front door, Riley and Snape waiting in the bushes not to far off, watching.
~*~Fred and George~*~
Fred moved his broom right up beside the top window and glanced inside, nothing. He pushed the window open quietly, slipping inside. His brother joined him moments later. Fred left the brooms hovering outside the window, draping the cloaks over them. The two glanced at each other. Fred nodded and they headed towards the small stair case that led out of the attic. With his wand raised, Fred walked silently down the stairs, George right behind him. They could hear voices coming from downstairs, but nothing here. They peeked into each room, finding each empty. They reached the stair case that lead downstairs. Light illuminated the bottom half and shadows passed every so often as death eaters moved from room to room.
"Should we wait until Harry blasts the front door open?"
George whispered, not taking his eyes off the stair case. Fred shook his head
"No. we have to get the silencing charms of Charlie and Justin"
He answered, staring down the stairs
"Why didn't we bring the invisibility cloaks?"
George hissed from the top of the stairs, starting after his brother. When they reached the bottom Fred turned right, towards the back room. George followed quickly. When they entered the room they were surprised to see two death eaters on the floor, out cold and Charlie and Justin slipping on their robes. George removed the silencing charms immediately
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George growled, approaching Charlie and Justin. He stunned the already out cold death eaters, tied them up, and broke their wands.
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin said, putting the mask on
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred muttered, glancing nervously at the door
"They'll know"
Charlie said simply, waving his wand and banishing the two death eaters.
"Come on Justin."
Charlie muttered, nodding to Fred and George and leaving the room, Justin in tow. Fred and George decided to wait for Harry and Sirius before blasting in there. They both sighed and waited quietly for the sound that would tell them they had to kick some serious death eater ass.
~*~Charlie and Justin~*~
They ran quickly across the dark grounds towards the house. Charlie reached the window first and peered in. It was empty and dark. He pried it open and slipped inside, Justin coming in right behind him. Charlie headed towards the door and pressed his ear up against it.
"Get the last ingredient from the back room!"
Came a strong demanding voice. There was a grunt a foot steps were coming closer. Charlie backed away from the door and looked at Justin who seemed just as worried. Charlie motioned fro him to hide in the corner. Justin did, disappearing completely. The door opened and two death eaters entered, the second one closing the door behind him. Charlie glanced at Justin and with a short nod lunged at the closest death eater. Charlie wrapped his arms around his neck, and in seconds the man was unconscious at his feet. Justin was having a larger problem. The death eater wasn't falling over, but luckily wasn't making any noise. Charlie launched himself at the remaining death eater, and after a few moments, he was out to. The room was dead silent for a minute while Charlie thought, suddenly he smiled
"Put the robes on"
He said, starting to remove on of the death eaters' robes. Justin stared at him for a moment, then slowly nodded and did the same. They were too preoccupied to notice more footsteps heading their way. Suddenly the door opened and the shocked faces of Fred and George appeared.
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George whispered, looking at Charlie and Justin as if they had lost their minds.
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin replied matter of factly. Finishing putting on his 'costume'
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred asked. Charlie forced a smile. He had no idea how Sirius and Harry were supposed to know. He settled for a lame answer
"They'll know"
He muttered, putting on the mask
"Come on Justin"
And with that they left the room, making their way back to the main room. Justin dug down in his pocket and pulled out the 'last ingredient' the death eaters had gone to get. It looked like some type of blood. Charlie and Justin glanced nervously at each other, and Charlie just shrugged. Justin put the vial back in his pocket. When they entered the room a group of about 15 death eaters looked at them
"Took you long enough"
One of them snarled, holding out his hand. Charlie had a sudden urge to slap his hand and cry 'High five' but he didn't think the death eater would find it that funny. Justin handed the vial to the other death eater, who took it quickly and walked over to a steaming cauldron in the center of the room. Charlie was gripping his wand tightly, ready to blast the death eater by the cauldron the moment the door opened. He didn't have to wait long. There was a long banging in the next room and seconds later, 3 more death eaters rushed in followed by Harry and Sirius
"Hello boys!"
Sirius cried
"Stupefy!"
~*~Harry and Sirius~*~
They ran across the grounds towards the front door, trying to hide in the shadows and stay low. It was easy enough for Harry, being a puppy. Sirius, being a rather large dog, was having a time of it. But luckily there were no death eaters patrolling the house at the time, making it much easier to get closer. They reached the front door after a moment and changed, standing beside it.
"Now?"
Harry asked
"No, we have to give Fred, George, Justin and Charlie time."
Sirius replied, his wand pointed at the door, his black eyes clouded with worry. Harry nodded and stood there silently. His eyes traveled over the grave yard in the distance. Visions of his fourth year danced across his mind. He had a clear view of Tom Riddles grave from here. He could see that many of the graves Voldemort had destroyed with curses still were broken. He saw where Cedric died, he saw where Voldemort came back, he saw where they dueled, where his parents had come out of the Dark Lords wand. He shuddered and Sirius put a hand on his arm.
"Don't worry"
He whispered, turning his eyes back to the door. Harry nodded and tore his eyes away from the grave year. He looked at Riley and Snape who were a good 30 yards off. As he was watching them, two bodies appeared. It seemed to shock Riley and Snape as they both jumped. Snape sent him a confused look and Harry shrugged. Harry also noticed that their death eater robes were missing. He frowned, why would they remove the death eater's robes. Then it hit him.
"Sirius"
He hissed. Sirius looked at him
"Two of the death eaters in there are on our side. The ones that curse other death eaters in the beginning or help us out don't hit them."
Sirius gave him an odd look, but nodded. Finally Sirius spoke
"Alright, let's go"
He muttered. Harry nodded and raised his wand. He blasted the door open, running in quickly, Sirius on his tail. There were only three death eaters in the front room. They didn't stay to fight though, they ran to another room. Harry followed them quickly. When they entered Sirius smiled
"Hello boys!"
He cried. They death eaters didn't move
"Stupefy!"
Harry shouted. The death eater closest fell to the ground. Two death eaters in the back started attacking the other death eaters. Then all hell broke loose. Fred and George entered. Curses were being thrown every where. Death eaters were being banished away. Pieces of broken wands littered the floor. At some point the cauldron in the middle was knocked over, spilling some sort of potion on the floor. And the death eaters were fighting dirty. Luckily, no one had been seriously hurt. Harry had a large wound on his side and a cut on his cheek, but nothing life threatening. The number of death eaters had halved by now. Suddenly there was a loud shout of 'Crucio' and some terrible screams. Harry spun around. Twitching and writhing on the floor was Fred.
"Stupefy!"
Harry cried, the man dodged it. Fred was screaming louder. No one was any where near enough to help
"Stupefy!"
Harry cried again. The man blocked it this time
"Expeliarmus! Stupefy! Stupefy!"
Dodge. Block. Block. Harry tried to throw himself at the man, but was immediately knocked aside by another death eater. He stared throwing more advanced curses, but the man dodged them and blocked them. Harry didn't know how much more Fred could take
"AVADA KADAVERA!!"
He finally shouted, the man dropped to the floor, dead. Harry ran towards Fred and checked his pulse; he was alive, just barely.
"Call reinforcements!"
Someone yelled from behind him. Harry glanced over his shoulder
"Let's get out of here"
Harry shouted, lifting up Fred and running out of the house. The rest of the group followed. When Riley and Snape saw them they stood. Riley waved her wand through the air and every death eater there disappeared. Sirius took Fred from Harry, who ran over to Snape and Riley.
"Go!"
He hissed. The entire group was now sprinting across the grounds towards the grave yard. Riley and Harry were firing curses over their shoulders, delaying the death eaters. Finally they reached the head stone. Curses were still flying at them. Harry was in worse shape than he had been seconds ago.
"Now!"
They all grabbed the portkey and disappeared, landing in the great hall moments later.
~*~Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's group~*~
Mr. Weasley sat at the small desk, his face rest on the surface. His son, Percy, sat beside him, shuffling papers nervously. Suddenly there was shout from the other room
"They're going!"
Shouted Mrs. Weasley. Arthur and Percy were in the room in seconds. Eddie Macmillan started punching a bunch of buttons and then suddenly voices were echoing through the room, voices from the raiding party. Sally-Anne Perks, Madam Maxime, and Mandy Brocklehurt suddenly entered, all taking seats around the room.
"Fred, George, don't attack anyone until you hear us, unless you have to. Make sure to remove the silencing spells from Charlie and Justin. If they call for reinforcements, warn us, we'll leave. Sirius"
Came Harry's worried voice. Everyone glanced at each other, he sounded very nervous. There were some incoherent mumblings coming from Sirius for a moment
"They can't apparate out of the house, and neither can we. If you catch a death eater, stun him, tie him up, break his wand and banish him outside to Riley and Severus. Alright?"
Came Harry's voice again. Mrs. Weasley was clutching her husbands arm as if it was her life line.
"Go on"
Sirius said. The tension in the room was high as nothing came from the speaker for a moment.
"Should we wait until Harry blasts the front door open?"
George
"No. we have to get the silencing charms of Charlie and Justin"
Fred
"Why didn't we bring the invisibility cloaks?"
George
"Now?"
Harry
"Put the robes on"
Charlie
"No, we have to give Fred, George, Justin and Charlie time."
Sirius
"What the hell did you do? And what the hell are you doing?"
George
"We're going in their as death eaters, that way we can attack from the inside"
Justin
"Don't worry"
Sirius
"And how are Harry and Sirius supposed to know it's you?"
Fred
"They'll know"
Charlie. There was a longer period of silence
"Sirius"
Harry
"Come on Justin"
Charlie
"Two of the death eaters in there are on our side. The ones that curse other death eaters in the beginning or help us out don't hit them."
Harry
"Alright, let's go"
Sirius. There was a loud sound of and explosion and sounds of footsteps pounding as the once silent house was filled with noise
"Hello boys!"
Came Sirius' fake cheery voice
"Stupefy!"
Harry shouted. There speaker was now full of shouting and curses, grunts, small screams. The group listening had no idea what was happening. The mixed conversations they had heard didn't help them understand what was going on. Suddenly ear splitting screams cut through the room. Mrs. Weasley gasped
"That's Fred!"
She cried, bringing her hand up to her mouth. Through the screaming they could hear Harry's shouts of 'Stupefy!' and 'Expeliarmus'. But the screams didn't stop. Harry yelled more complicated curses, nothing. Mrs. Weasley was panicking, tears streaming down her pail face. The screams weren't stopping. Then
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
Harry's voice echoed in the room, then the screams were silent. The group didn't move, looking terrified at each other. A few more curses were yelled then
"Let's get out of here"
Harry shouted. There was shuffling and sounds of people running
"Go!"
Came Harry's voice again, it sounded scared and pained. More shouts in the background from Harry and Riley, then
"Now!"
Everything was silent. The group sat their silent and shaking. Molly was sobbing into Arthur's chest. Percy was white as chalk, staring at the speaker as if it were evil. The rest of the group was just as pale and worried as the Weasleys. Everyone was silent for a quite a while, until there was sound form the entrance. Everyone turned to look and sighed in relief as Lisa rushed in.
"They made it back fine. Everyone's alive, though some of them are suffering some rather severe injuries, they'll be fine soon enough"
She looked worriedly at Mrs. And Mr. Weasley.
"Fred is fine. Madam Pomphrey is healing him up, and says he'll be himself by tomorrow."
Lisa began to chew her lip absentmindedly
"But Harry"
She began
"He suffered some rather bad injuries, which Madam Pomphrey can heal easily, but-"
She stopped
"But there's something wrong with him. He won't talk about what happened and he has this haunted look on his face."
She paused and looked at everyone, hoping for an answer
"Did anything happen? Dumbledore needs to know"
Everyone was silent for a moment, then Percy spoke
"When the death eater was torturing Fred, Harry was trying to save him. He kept shouting curse after curse, but nothing was working. And then..then he killed the death eater."
Lisa looked shocked
"Are you sure?"
She asked. Everyone nodded. Lisa nodded back, then left.
~*~Draco's Group~*~
"He's gone to Malfoy Manor"
Remus whispered, looking at the other three. Draco seemed to be thinking hard about something
"Padma"
He suddenly said
"I want you to go back to Hogwarts and stay there, tell Dumbledore that we're going to Malfoy Manor, but I can tell you we won't be there long. In three days I want you to contact us. We'll tell you where we are and you'll bring the raiding group to us. We'll be ready. Alright?"
Padma looked slightly confused but nodded and took off down the street. Draco turned to Hermionie and Remus
"He'll only stay at Malfoy Manor for a day at most. The ministry had access to it, so he won't be there for to long. If I'm right, he'll go to Voldemort's castle. We'll follow him there and track him down. When Padma sends the raiding group, we'll be ready for them"
He said
"Draco, isn't that a little too risky?"
Hermionie asked
"Risky is the only way we'll catch him"
Draco replied simply.
"Now, there is a room in Malfoy Manor I used to go when I was a kid. Father never bothered to explore the Manor as extensively as I did. I know where we can go and watch over him"
Hermionie gave a defeated nod and Remus pocketed the apparition tracer. Draco took Hermionie's hand and Remus's shoulder and disapparated. They landed in a small dark room, obviously somewhere in Malfoy Manor. Draco moved blindly through the room, and moments later, it was filled with light. The room was about the size of the girl's dorm rooms in Gryffindor. There were two small sofas, and numerous other things that Hermionie didn't recognize. Draco and Remus obviously did. Draco lifted a few things up and stationed them around the room. Hermionie took a seat on one of the sofas. Remus took out the apparition tracer and checked it.
"He's still here"
Draco gave a short nod
"I have to find him.Remus, are you good at transfiguration?"
Remus nodded
"Right, I need you to transfigure me into something small"
"Small?"
Remus asked, brandishing his wand. Draco nodded. Hermionie stood up and smiled at Remus
"Small enough to ride a falcon"
She said
"A falcon?"
Remus asked
"My animagus form, I'm going with him"
Again Remus nodded and with a wave of his wand Draco was a small white mouse. Hermionie quickly turned into a beautiful silver falcon. Remus lifted Draco up and dropped him on Hermionie's back. He opened the window and Hermionie took flight, speeding out into the open air. She soared around the manor
"There, that open window"
Came Draco's small voice.
"Alright"
Hermionie answered, swooping through the window. It led them into the entrance hall. Hermionie flew near the ceiling, out of site. Finally they came into a study. Lucius was sitting at the desk, muttering to himself. Hermionie landed on a beam just above him and Draco slid off her back. He scampered across the small beams, getting closer and closer to his father.
"Damn Crabbe"
Lucius said viciously, slamming his hand on the desk
"The idiot can't get anything right!"
Draco, who was sitting on the cupboard right behind his father, shivered. He knew Hermionie could very easily transform right now and kill Lucius, but he didn't want her to. Something inside him told him he had to, not Hermionie, and now wasn't the time. Draco, Hermionie, and Lucius sat there for hours upon hours. Finally an owl came through the window. Lucius took the note and opened it.
"WHAT?!"
He shouted, fury evident in his voice
"DAMN HIM! Dumbledore!"
Lucius kicked his desk hard
"Potter..it was Potter and Black."
He picked something up off his desk and threw it against the wall
"They know"
He muttered to himself
"FELIX!"
He cried. A house elf suddenly scurried into the room
"Retrieve my cloak Felix; I'm off to the castle"
And with that he left the study. Hermionie quickly soared down to Draco who got on her back immediately. It took Hermionie 20 minutes to get back to the room where Remus was ready and waiting. She transformed and with a wave of her wand, so did Draco
"Voldemort's castle"
Hermionie wheezed. Remus nodded and pocketed the apparition tracer.
"Let's go"
~*~Daniel's group~*~
Run? He thought. Did he dare take a run for it? How fast was the death eater? Change? Should he change and try to curse the man before he had a chance to kill him? Run He finally decided that was the best idea. He turned quickly and dashed back towards the trees. Being a cougar he could run quite fast, but the death eater seemed to be coming on fast himself. He skidded around trees leapt over sticks, but there was no winning.
"Petrificus Totalus!"
Came the death eater's voice. Daniel froze, and fell to the ground. The death eater waved his wand and Daniel changed back to his human form
"Ah, Evans, I should have known"
The man grabbed Daniel and began dragging him back towards the castle
"Master will be pleased to see you"
Master? Daniel thought, dread seeping through him. Master? No that's not right. Voldemorts dead, he saw it happen. And they didn't call Lucius Master, at least none of the ones he'd met. He began to panic as they neared the castle. The death eater blasted the door open and dragged Daniel across the floor, down many flights of stairs and to the dungeon. He threw him into the cell, took him wand, then removed the spell. He looked at Daniel and laughed cruelly
"Sorry"
He muttered, raising his wand
"Crucio!"
~*~
Mundungus was pacing nervously in the hideout. Daniel had been gone for hours. He didn't expect a run around the forest would take that long. Vicktor Krum was sitting in a chair not to far away, watching him pace. Alicia Spinnet sat in the chair beside him, twirling her wand nervously. Terry Boot and Blaise Zambini were out in the forest, trying to see if they could find Daniel, they'd been gone for 45 minutes. Susan Bones was in the other room, trying to contact Dumbledore. Suddenly the door opened. Mundungus spun around, looking hopefully at Terry who was the first to enter. Terry shook his head
"We've searched it through and through"
He began
"They have him"
Blaise said, closing the entrance door
"I did this search spell Professor Snape taught me, he's in the castle"
Mundungus bowed his head
"Susan!"
He cried. Susan came running into the room
"Don't contact Dumbledore. We'll go after Daniel ourselves."
"Mundungus-"
Krum began, but Mundungus cut him off
"They'll expect us to go after him immediately, so we'll wait two days"
"He could be dead in two days Fletcher!"
Alicia cried, shooting up from her seat
"If go earlier than that we'll all be dead."
Everyone fell silent and Mundungus left the room, dropping onto his bed with a sigh
"Hold on Danny"
~*~Ron's group~*~
Ron sat on the couch, tossing a rock up and down. They'd been here for a very short time, and already he was bored out of his mind. Oliver was out, following the weirdo from next store. The man never seemed to be home. Minerva was in the kitchen with Arabella and Laura making lunch. And Angelina was lying on the floor beside him, occasionally moving the rock with her wand. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Coming!"
Came Minerva's voice from the kitchen. Ron got up and watched as the very young Mcgonagall walked towards the door. He followed her, after glaring at Angelina for shooting the rock at him. Minerva opened the door. Cassi was standing there. She entered the room quickly and Minerva closed the door. Arabella and Laura came out of the kitchen
"Hey Cass, what's up?"
Laura asked, raising her eyes brows
"The raiding party got back last night"
Everyone fell silent
"No one was killed, but a few had some bad injuries. Fred Weasley was hit with the Cruciatus."
Ron stiffened
"They held it on his for a quite a while, but Harry was able to get the death eater to stop.Madam Pomphrey says Fred is fine"
Ron let out a sigh of relief
"Harry had some pretty bad injuries as well, but Madam Pomphrey healed them quickly."
She paused, looking at Ron
"Well, um.to get that death eater off of Fred Harry had to, well, he had to kill him"
Mcgonagall gasped
"And he's not taking it to well. He's only used Avada Kadavera on Voldemort before, but, well, this wasn't Voldemort, and as we found out, he was only 19. Some French kid. Everyone else is fine. Dumbledore just wanted me to tell you"
And with that, Cassi disappeared.
"Dammit"
Ron whispered
"Ron-"
Angelina began
"Angelina you know Harry. He's so noble, this will eat him alive!"
Ron cried. Great, now he was bored, and deathly worried about Harry. Suddenly the door opened and Oliver entered
"The son of a bitch sells illegal potion ingredients!"
He cried. He was about to go when he noticed everyone's grave face
"What's happened?"
He asked, worry seeping into his voice
"Harry killed a death eater"
Arabella said flatly. Oliver looked shocked for a moment
"Harry, as in Harry Potter?"
Everyone nodded
"But Harry wouldn't!"
"He did"
Ron muttered
"God I hope Ginny can help him"
((And that's that folks! Sorry for suck a long wait! PLEASE REVIEW! People aren't reviewing and I NEEEEEEED your input. So what's going to happen next? Will Harry get over the fact that he killed someone? Will Draco, Hermionie, and Remus be able to get their hands on Lucius? Will Mundungus be able to save Daniel? And who is 'Master'? Surely not Voldemort! REVIEW and maybe you'll find out! Luv ya lots! Kay))