A/N: Here's chapter one. I hope you like it. I know it's a bit of a scratchy start, but I'm getting tired of typing.
Chapter Two
Memories
Last Time:
"You're cousin lives in England?" Ginny asked.
"Yep. She went to Hogwarts, you know," Lexy explained. She knocked on the door.
"What school did you go to?"
"The United States School for the Talented. It's a witchcraft and wizardry college, too," Lexy knocked again in a pattern. The door swung open and there stood Hermione.
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"Ginny!" Hermione exclaimed. "When did you get out?"
"Just today," Ginny said. "I wanted to come right away but I got this letter saying to go to the US."
"From McGonagall?" Hermione asked. Ginny nodded. Then Hermione spotted Lexy.
"Lexy? What are you doing here? Did you get any more leads?"
"Not yet, I'm working on it though," Lexy answered.
"Come on in," Hermione said, moving out of the way so they could enter the house. "Now, what brings you two here, anyway?"
"Well, it's funny you should ask," Lexy said. "I'm sure that you heard Narcissa Malfoy is throwing a little party."
"No! You're going but-"
"I'm singing there. After all, I am Mrs. Malfoy's favorite singer. She told me that she especially wants me to sing the uplifting songs."
"Why?" Hermione asked suspiciously.
"Because she's having my performance sent into all the prisons." It hit Hermione what she was saying.
"You're planning on singing songs that will keep the prisoners spirits up at the Malfoys' party? This has to be your best prank yet!" Hermione was laughing really hard by now.
"How would you like to help me with it Mione? Ginny said she would if you will," Lexy stated.
"Well, I don't know," Hermione seemed to be contemplating whether or not she wanted to. "Of course! I can't wait to see Malfoy's face." She suddenly realized what she'd said and looked at Ginny. "I'm sorry Ginny, I forgot."
"It's ok," Ginny said. However, Hermione knew it wasn't. Then she realized that her cousin probably didn't know anything about Ginny going out with Draco. She decided to explain.
"Ginny went out with Draco Malfoy for a while before he decided to show everyone how evil he actually could be," Hermione said.
"I know. Her brothers told me," Lexy said. "I met them a while ago while I was staying in prison."
"You did?" Hermione was very surprised. "Do they know where any of the others are?"
"No. They said that they never even saw the others after they regained consciousness. Anyway, listen Mione, I think I have a new plan. We're gonna need more help, though. Do you know where Alicia, Katie, and Angelina are?"
"Didn't you read the letter I sent you?" Hermione asked.
"Um, I really didn't want to check my mail…" Lexy was looking uncomfortable.
"You mean you didn't want to see how many letters a certain Quidditch player sent you," Hermione accused. Lexy rolled her eyes. Ginny looked confused. This was the second time someone had referred to a guy that liked Lexy. She was beginning to wonder who it was.
"Hermione, I don't see why you have to bring him up!" Lexy said defensively.
"Because I know you still like him!"
"What gives you that idea?" Lexy said even more defensively.
"Because you're getting all defensive," Hermione said pointedly.
"I am not and I don't still like him like that!"
"I think you protest too much, cousin," Hermione said. She looked like she was about to laugh hysterically.
"Well I don't like him like that anymore. Besides, I don't have time for a boyfriend," Lexy gave her a ha!-so-there look. Hermione started laughing.
"Who are you two talking about?" Ginny asked, not able to contain her curiosity any longer.
"Oh, no one, just a certain Quidditch player that transferred to Lexy's school after he graduated from ours," Hermione said.
"All right, I think we've talked about me enough. Why don't we get back to my question: Do you know where they are?"
"Oh, sure, they're all coming to the party. They decided that they have a bone to pick with Malfoy," Hermione said.
"Well, that settles that! Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go take a shower. The we all have to go shopping!" Lexy declared.
"Why?" Ginny asked.
"Well, we can't perform in these clothes." With that she went upstairs. Hermione turned to Ginny.
"If you want to clean up a little there's another bathroom through that door," she said, pointing across the hall.
"Thanks, Mione." Ginny went to go get cleaned up.
Meanwhile, locked in a prison cell guarded by Voldemort's minions, Harry Potter thought about the last three years. This was the only activity he really could do right now. They only let him out of his cell once a week so that he could exercise in a cage-like area outside by himself. The days dragged on. Some days he just wished they'd kill him and be done with it. Then he always felt guilty. How could he give up? He knew that outside of these walls was Hermione, who was probably trying to get him out of here. He never even considered that she would move on. He knew her too well. She was brave enough to stay out there alone. However, Harry also knew that she wasn't just sitting around waiting for him. Hermione didn't just wait around for stuff to happen. She went out and tried to do everything to help everyone.
Harry felt guilty for other reasons too, of course: mainly for letting everyone down. How could he have led them into that trap? That fateful day was permanently embedded in his brain.
Harry, Ron, Mr. Weasley, Fred, George and Percy burst into Hogwarts, expecting students to be bustleing about, trying to enjoy the last day of the term. However, the school was completely disserted.
"It's as quiet as a grave," Fred said.
"Not funny," Percy declared. "Where do you think everyone is"
"Don't have the slightest idea," Mr. Weasley said.
"Wait! Did you hear that?" Ron asked. Everyone was quiet.
"It sounded like it came from the Great Hall!" George declared. They rushed into the room. As soon as they had, the first fireplace on the right swung open.
"Wow! I didn't even know that was there!" Fred said.
"Should we go in?" Ron asked. Harry nodded and walked in, quickly followed by the others. After they had rushed up what seemed like endless staircases, they reached a door. Harry pushed it open.
"Malfoy!" he said. There stood Draco, Lucius, Wormtail, three of Voldemort's other servants and Voldemort himself.
"Harry Potter…" Voldemort said. "We meet again."
"And we'll defeat you just like always!" Harry Potter said.
"Ah, but I am stronger now. I have my loyal servants here with me. However, I see that you have some little friends with you as well." Voldemort looked at the Weasleys. "How about this? Each of us will challenge one of you? I will fight you of course."
"You're on!" Harry said. They squared off. Mr. Weasley fought Mr. Malfoy, Ron fought Draco, Percy, Fred and George fought the three servants of Voldemort and Wormtail cowered in a corner. What none of them had counted on, however, was that all of their adversaries had gotten much stronger. In less than fifteen minutes, all of the Weasleys had fallen.
"Give up, boy!" Voldemort said.
"Never!" Harry answered.
"Then you have decided your own fate," and with that Voldemort shot Harry with a blast of magic that knocked him out.
Harry sighed. He wished that he could just get out of the cell he was in.
Meanwhile, not as far as Harry seemed to think, Ron Weasley was also thinking about that fateful day. He couldn't believe that Malfoy had defeated him. He remembered the conversation they had had while they dueled.
Ron dodged a blast of magic and glared at Malfoy.
"So this is why you dumped my sister. So you could become a little servant for evil!" Ron shot a spell at Malfoy, who dodged it.
"You don't know what you're talking about! I-"
"Draco! Don't say another word!" Lucius said.
"Wait, Ginny went out with him?" Mr. Weasley asked. Suddenly, Lucius Malfoy hit him with a huge spell that knocked him unconscious.
"Dad!" Ron exclaimed. He turned back to Draco. "I hope Ginny realizes exactly what you became. Maybe then she'll give up hoping that you'll come back to her!" Draco looked shocked for a second. Then he knocked Ron out with a very strong spell.
Ron glared at the wall in his cell. He wondered how everyone else was doing. He hadn't seen any of them in years. How long had it been? He sighed. It was definitely hard to remember what day it was when you're locked in a cell for six out of seven days a week.
Back at Hermione's house, Lexy, Ginny, and Hermione came back inside after buying new outfits for the party.
"Now, they won't know what hit 'em!" Lexy declared happily. Then she yawned. She glanced at her watch. "Yeash! It's after midnight. I gotta get some rest if I want to be able to sing tomorrow. Good night!" She hurried upstairs.
"We'd better get some rest, too," Hermione said.
"Mione, how come you never told me that you had a cousin who was a witch?" Ginny asked.
"Well, I didn't know I had one until after my sixth year. I knew that Nova Star was my cousin, but it wasn't until she came to film a video here that I knew she was a witch. That's also when I found out about her little relationship with the guys who's now sending her letters. She begged me not to tell anyone about her being a witch because she was pretty sure that it would ruin her career. We weren't really close then because I wouldn't admit that I liked Harry so I was a little snobby to her when she said that she could tell we were meant to be together. Of course, almost right after she left I started dating him. Then, after you were captured, I decided that it was time that I took matters into my own hands and tried to help. That's when Professor McGonagall contacted me. She said that there was a witch who had been going undercover and trying to find out where everyone was since Harry was captured. Naturally I wanted to meet her. Then, when I did, I found out that she was Lexy! Well, we talked for a while and she promised to help me find Harry. We've been almost like sisters ever since."
"Oh. Well, goodnight, Mione," Ginny said. Then she went up to bed.
The next morning it was bright and sunny. Ginny woke up at 8 am feeling more refreshed than she had in years. She got dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt and hurried downstairs. Hermione and Lexy were at the table eating cereal and laughing.
"So you're up!" Hermione said. "Lexy owled Mrs. Malfoy telling her that she wants to have two of her best friends sing with her. We're waiting for the answer. We don't have to be there early, so we can just arrive at 7:30 with the other guests."
"Ok," Ginny said.
"Want some cereal?" Lexy asked. They started to laugh and talk.
Meanwhile, at Malfoy Manor, Narcissa Malfoy was in her element. She loved parties, and this one was even going to be better because her favorite singer in the entire world was coming.
"Madam," Reginald the butler said. "An owl just arrived from Miss Nova Star." He handed her the letter. For a second Mrs. Malfoy was afraid that she had canceled. Then she read the letter and smiled.
"Reginald, please tell them to get out some more microphones. Miss Star is bringing some friends to sing with her," she said. She glanced around the large room. She saw her husband enter and she gulped.
"What did that Mudblood singer want?" Lucius said, storming up to his wife, and grabbing the letter.
"Well, she just wanted to bring a couple of her friends to sing with her." Lucius snorted.
"They better not want to be paid too!" Then he stormed off. From the side of the room, Draco looked at his father in disgust. He really, really hated him. He had really never liked him, but when he'd told Draco to cut all ties with people who weren't followers of Voldemort, it had really been the last straw. When he'd forced him to.. NO he wouldn't think about her. He never had to see her again right? He decided to go see if Crabbe and Goyle were almost there.
Meanwhile, in the prison that housed the Weasley Twins, one of the guards at the front desk was confronted by an owl carrying a package. Fearing that it was some sort of escape device, he opened it and found… a bag of small rocks. He looked at the label on the box. It was addressed "To Fred and George Weasley (aka the TWIN TERRORS) From Lexy Fisher (aka Nova Star)". The guard shook his head and took the box to the Weasley Twins. They took it and read the label happily. After the guard had walked away, they dumped the "rocks" out of the bag and into an empty box of Bernie Botts Every Flavor Beans. They turned the bag inside out to read the writing inside.
"Hey guys!" Lexy had written. "I hope they're really letting you guys see my little performance at that party tonight. After you read this, put the "rocks" back in the bag. Then, when it's time to see the performance, say "Nroc Pop". The rocks will turn into a large supply of popcorn! Enjoy! Oh, I've met Ginny. She says hi!" Fred and George we're thrilled.
That night, it was time for the party. At the Malfoy residence, some guests had already arrived but Nova Star wasn't there yet, so some orchestra was playing. The ladies were dressed in Muggle evening gowns and the men in tuxedos. Reginald was taking coats while Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy greeted guests. Suddenly, the doorbell rang in a more musical fashion than normal.
"That's her!" Narcissa Malfoy declared. Reginald opened the door and in breezed Lexy, followed by Hermione and Ginny. They were dressed in hip-hugger flare dark blue jeans and halter-tops. They handed their coats to Reginald, and turned to Mrs. Malfoy. Mr. Malfoy almost choked on his own saliva when he saw that Hermione and Ginny were the two people Lexy had said she was bringing.
"Hello, Miss Star," Mrs. Malfoy said, extending her manicured hand. Lexy smiled and shook it. "It's so nice of you to come."
"Well, thank you Mrs. Malfoy. Please, call me Nova," Lexy said. "These are my friends Virginia Weasley and Hermione Granger."
"Oh well it's so nice to see you girls. We'll tell the orchestra to move. Why don't you go mingle for a while?"
"Thank you Mrs. Malfoy," Lexy said. They walked away. Hermione burst out laughing.
"Did you see his face? It looked like he saw a ghost!" she said. The other girls smiled.
"Lexy?" someone said from behind them. They turned around.
"Alicia! Angelina! Katie! It's so good to see you!" Lexy said.
"So you're here to sing?"
"Yep. I know you girls already know Ginny and Hermione," Lexy said. They said hi and talked for awhile. Then Reginald came up to them and told them it was time for them to sing.
Across the room, two guys were watching Lexy. They had a few things in common. However, the most obvious was that they both had been Quidditch captains. They were Oliver Wood and Marcus Flint. The latter had never gone out with Lexy but he had asked her more than once. However, he wasn't exactly thinking about her the same way that the other was.
Oliver Wood was honestly surprised that Lexy had came. Sure, the only reason that he had decided to come was that the invitation said that Hit singer Nova Star would be there. Of course he knew that that was Lexy. Everyone did. As Lexy, Hermione and Ginny made their way on stage, Oliver Wood thought about how he had met the famous singer.
Oliver Wood got off the plane at The United States Academy for Talented Students and looked around. The school looked as big as Hogwarts but not as old. He walked inside with the other students.
"Hello, and welcome to The United States Academy for Talented Students. I am going to be your Head Mistress. My name is Professor Luna. Now if you'll please follow me we'll go into the Grand Hall. All former Hogwarts students stand on the right, and the rest of you stand on the left. You must be sorted. However, Hogwarts students, we have the same houses that you used to have so we'll tell you where to go."
They followed her into the Grand Hall and saw a lot of younger kids looking at them. The first years had already been sorted. As soon as they were also sorted, and the Hogwarts students were told where to sit, the doors opened again and the one that everyone knew as Nova Star came in. Everyone who hadn't gone to the school for a while gasped.
"Sorry I'm late, Professor. I just got back from my tour of the US and I promise I won't be late again," she said.
"It's fine, Lexy, I knew that you were going to be late," Professor Luna said. "Everyone, I'm sure you have heard of Nova Star. Some of you have maybe even seen her in concert. However, here she likes to go by her real name Alexia Fisher. Now, let the feast begin."
Lexy went to the Gryffindor table and sat down right across from Wood. Angelina turned to Lexy and smiled.
"Hi, I'm Angelina Johnson. These are my friends Katie and Alicia."
"It's nice to meet you. What school did you transfer from?" Lexy asked.
"Hogwarts. We just graduated."
"I'm Lee Jordan," the boy who was sitting next to Angelina said. "Try not to mind if Alicia and Katie aren't too talkative. They had to leave their boyfriends back in England- OW!" Katie had kicked him under the table.
"So do you play Quidditch?" Alicia asked.
"No, I'm not that good." Lexy said with a laugh.
"Do you like to watch it?" Katie asked.
"Sometimes. It really depends on if I know anyone on the team," Lexy stated.
"Well we're on the team," Angelina said. "Well at least we were at Hogwarts."
"You should try out here than. Who was all on your team?" Lexy asked.
"Well, Katie, Alicia and Angelina were chasers. Their boyfriends, the Weasley twins were Beaters, Harry Potter was our seeker and Oliver Wood, the guy sitting across from you was our Keeper," Lee Jordan explained. Lexy smiled at Wood, who she noticed was being very quiet.
"So your name's Oliver Wood? Not very talkative are you?" another girl said in a snooty voice. Lexy rolled her eyes.
"Lana, be quiet, that's not very nice," she said. She turned back to Wood. "So, what was it like at Hogwarts? Did you guys ever win the Cup?"
"Yeah, a while ago," Wood answered. They spent the rest of the meal discussing Quidditch. For the rest of the year, Lexy hung out with them a lot. She and Wood got very close. Then, the last weekend of the year, they all went on a school trip to see how well they interacted with Muggles… at Lexy's concert!
Only a few had been to a Nova Star concert and even they were surprised at the crowd. It was a lot of fun, and afterwards they all went to McDonald's. Lexy sat at a table with Katie, Alicia, Angelina, Lee Jordan, and Oliver Wood.
"That was awesome!" Katie raved. "You are such a good singer!"
"Those effects were cool," Wood said.
"Thank you. I made them myself," Lexy said. They all burst out laughing. After the meal, they all went to walk around town. While the other four went into a sports equipment shop, Wood and Lexy sat on a bench by a lake in the park across the street.
"It's really nice here," Wood said. He was feeling a little uncomfortable being alone with Lexy. He'd decided that he liked her a while ago.
"Yeah, it is," Lexy said smiling. "I'm so glad I don't have to tour America again this summer!"
"Where are you going to go?"
"Britain. I'm filming a new video. Then, my mom has a sister there who's gonna let me stay for the rest of the summer."
"When are you leaving?"
"July," Lexy said. Her eyes twinkled mischievously. "So what are you gonna do this summer?"
"Well, I thought I could just stay here for a while," Wood looked away.
"Why don't you come too? You could see how a music video is filmed then you could stay with some of your relatives and we could still hang out," Lexy suggested.
"You mean you want to hang out with me?" Wood said. Lexy laughed and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"Yes, silly!" she said smiling. Wood was stunned. Lexy got up and turned to look at the lake while leaning on the railing. Wood got up and stood next to her.
"Hey, um Lexy, do you want go out with me?" he asked. Instead of answering, she kissed him. "So I take it that's a yes." Lexy laughed and nodded. Wood was about to kiss her when-
"Ha I knew it!" Lee Jordan said. "I knew you two were going to go out!"
"Lee! You just ruined the moment!" Angelina said angrily.
That summer was loads of fun. June was spent mainly at the school hanging out with other friends and visiting all the towns in the area. Then, in Britain, Wood was very surprised when he found out that Lexy's cousin was Hermione Granger. However, at the beginning of August, Lexy had to go back to the states because her dad's mom was sick. She got over it though, in time for school.
That year was also a lot of fun. However, that summer, Lexy did a tour of Latin America so Wood didn't see her till the very end. They were still going out however and everything was exactly the same. They had had a few minor fights in the past but what couples didn't? Then, at the end of the Next year, Harry Potter was captured. Dumbledore sent letters to all the schools telling them what had happened. After a fight about if they should go to Europe and help fight or not, they broke up. Wood shuddered as he remembered it. He didn't even remember who had started it.
"We have to do something! We've gotta go!" Wood yelled.
"We can't just go storming over there with out a plan or any help!" Lexy said angrily.
"I have family over there!"
"So do I you know," Lexy said. "My entire mom's family!"
"My whole family is there! We have to go!"
"You're being impetuous! If we just go over there-"
"Impetuous? I just want to help my family!"
"I understand that, but-!"
"Oh, really, because I don't think you do! Maybe we should just stop this!"
"What are you saying?" Lexy said.
"I'm saying goodbye!" Wood said. Lexy looked stunned as he stormed off.
He really hated to think about it. He knew that she'd stopped doing as many concerts. She hardly ever toured and her singles came out less frequently. However, her popularity skyrocketed. Wood knew that he'd been wrong to dump her. After all, she'd been right. However, he knew that she had been being pretty "impetuous" these last couple years. He'd found out about her Resistance involvement from Fred and George when he'd went to visit them. After all, they were friends.
Wood was shaken out of his reverie as Lexy got up on stage. It looked as though the show was about to begin.
TBC…
A/N: Well that's the end of chapter two. I promise there's gonna be some hints of remaining Draco/Ginny in the next chapter. Also, more Harry, Fred, George, Ron and a little Voldemort getting a little kooky. Please review.