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Chapter four
Ron sat in the center of the hall, staring at the almost invisible portal. He'd seen Harry.Harry was alive. He let out a sigh, and smiled. The first true smile he'd had in months. His best friend was alive. He wanted to shout for joy. Harry may not be with him now.but knowing he was alive and well.Ron felt like a load had been lifted off his shoulders. He glanced at his watch. The group was probably making their way towards the hall now. They were due to leave in 30 minutes. Ron stood as the doors open. Dumbledore, Mcgonagall, Hagrid, Moody, Remus, Bill, his father, Mundungus Fletcher, Arabella Figg, Fred and George, and many other strolled into the hall. Ron's eyes roamed over the group, finally landing on one person he wanted to see, and one he did not. Remus and Ginny were chatting amidly in the corner. Ron rushed over
"Ginny! You're not going on this raid!"
He said crossing his arms and shaking his head. Ginny glared fiercely at him
"Ronald Weasley I am as good of a fighter as you are and you know it! The resistance needs me! You know they do! So don't even try to argue, Remus already told me you'd have a fit when you found out"
She snapped, her eyes narrowing. Ron was taken aback. He glanced at Remus who was smiling slightly, his eyes sparkling. Ron barely managed a nod. Ginny grinned
"Okay then"
She said, walking by him, towards Dumbledore. Ron leaned towards Remus
"Does she know about Charlie?"
He asked. Remus shook his head and began to walk forward, following the large mass of witches and wizards out onto the grounds.
"No, no ones told her.I only hope he's at this camp so we can save him and won't have to tell Ginny what's happened"
Ron nodded
"We can only hope"
They reached the back of the grounds where several large portkeys were sitting. Groups of ten or more surrounded them, placing there hands on the objects. Ron and Remus stood side by side, holding tightly to a large broken table. Ron glanced at his watch
"Any second now"
He said calmly. Suddenly there was a familiar pull around his navel and all the groups disappeared.
"STUPIFY! STUPIFY! DAMMIT! STUPIFY!"
Seamus Finnegan ducked under a fallen tree, breathing heavily. He glanced to his side
"It's not working Neville!"
He cried loudly, covering his head suddenly when a curse hit the tree and blew pieces of it apart.
"If you haven't noticed Seamus-"
A voice drawled from his other side
"Nothing seems to be working"
Seamus turned around and glared at his beast friend, Dean.
"Well, we better work something out or we'll be dead in ten minutes!"
"Would you two stop bickering!?"
A figure suddenly rolled from one of the tree's not to far away up beside Dean. Seamus started
"Susan?"
The girl nodded slightly, raising her wand over the tree
"This is no time for niceties"
She snapped
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
The killing curse flew forward, connecting with one of the 50 death eaters that were fighting towards them
"We were aiming for the troll"
Neville said, peering around Seamus.
"We'll worry about the troll later.it can't fling killing curses"
"Where's Oliver and Lavender?"
Dean asked, peering over the log and firing another curse.
"They're on their way.I think Katie and Collin are with them"
The end of the log suddenly exploded, showering the group with large pieces of wood.
"We'll never get out of here alive!"
Seamus barked, throwing another curse over the shrinking log
"Personally I'd rather die like this than in some cell like we were going to"
Neville whispered, running his hand through his thinning hair. Another chunk of log was blown off and the group of four was now packed closely together
"Where are they?!"
Seamus roared, bowing his head to avoid a curse
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
Four voices echoed through the small forest and a large mass of green light connected with the group of death eaters. Seconds later another tree fell and Collin Creevy, Katie Bell, Oliver Wood, and Lavender Brown slid up next to the others.
"Sorry it took us so long"
Oliver said, kneeling low to the ground
"There's another group of death eaters on their way"
"How many bloody death eaters are at this camp!?"
Dean growled, taking down another death eater
"This is one of the most important camps in Germany Dean; of course there are lots of death eaters"
Lavender said, grabbing Colin's shoulder and dragging him out of the way of a curse
"We need a miracle"
Neville muttered miserably. CRASH! Shouting was now coming from the death eaters and curses stopped coming. Oliver peered over the log and let out a whoop
"It's the resistance! They're here!"
He cried, jumping to his feet. Seamus glanced at Dean, smiling widely
"Thank God!"
He pulled himself up and peered at the now loosing battle the death eaters were fighting.
"RON!"
Lavender cried, vaulting the log and sprinting forward. Ron glanced over towards them and grinned. He ran over, pulling Lavender into a tight hug
"Alright mate?"
He asked, glancing at Seamus. Seamus grinned
"Now I am"
He said softly. Ron nodded
"Good, head back that way.Albus is waiting with a portal."
Seamus grinned, grabbed Dean's arm and ran off in the other direction, the others following closely behind.
Remus ran through the camp, firing curses around and easily opening all of the cells. When he reached the high security cells he was happy to see most were already empty.When he reached the last cell he scanned hopefully for a mop of red hair.but saw none. He threw the cell door open and rushed inside. A girl no older that 28 was curled up in the corner. She couldn't have been a prisoner for long as her robes were still in good condition and she didn't look too underfed. Remus knelt beside her and she looked up at him, fear in her huge blue eyes. Remus started.she was one of the most beautiful witches she'd ever seen.
"Come on"
He whispered, extending his hand towards her
"I'm from the resistance at Hogwarts; we need to get you out of here"
Slowly, she took his hand and he pulled her to her feet. Remus began to walk and she stumbled along behind him, clutching his hand like a life line. An explosion sounded on the other side of the camp and the girl screamed. Remus pulled her closer and pointed his wand towards the other side of the camp. Four death eaters were sprinting towards him.they were chasing someone. As the person neared he recognized him as Bill Weasley.
"RUN!"
Bill shouted, catching up and grabbing the girls other hand. The three of them were now running full speed towards the woods where they knew Dumbledore was waiting with most of the Resistance. A few other members were joining them, but it seemed most had fled from the camp. Suddenly a curse connected with Remus' side and he fell, releasing the girls hand quickly. Bill kept going, knowing that if he stopped he and the woman would die too. Remus groaned, clutching his now heavily bleeding side
"REMUS!"
Someone was crouching beside him. They forced him onto his feet. Remus glanced towards the person and smiled slightly. Ginny Weasley was holding him up, worry in her eyes
"Come on Remus, we have to run"
She glanced behind them
"Now!"
They were running again, but at a slower pace, Remus's injury was draining his energy. They entered the woods quickly, and Remus sighed in relief when he caught sight of the portal. Dumbledore was waving towards them frantically, Ron at his side. Ron ran forward, took Remus' other arm and they all went through the portal together. Dumbledore followed seconds later, glanced at a map in his hand, then with a wave of his wand, the portal relocated itself.another successful raid.
Bill Weasley was now sitting in the great hall of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He ran his fingers through his now short red hair. Finally, he had decided to cut it. He'd first cut it for Percy's funeral.trying to clean up as best he could.Percy always liked things to be clean.and he'd now become rather attached to short hair. Though he still had his fang earring, which still drove his mother mad. He let out a sigh and closed his eyes.what a raid. Only four dead, but numerous injured. Including himself. He winced slightly as he glanced down at his bleeding leg.damn death eaters. He turned his eyes towards Ron who was kneeling beside Lavender Brown. She and Ron and become very close during their final year at Hogwarts he remembered.but the girl had been captured.not to long ago though.which was probably the reason she look to be in rather good condition.but they hadn't found Charlie. Bill cursed silently.he wanted to find his brother.every night he prayed that Charlie was alive and well.why had he been so damn noble? Bill bowed his head.it was his fault that Charlie had been captured. If he hadn't gone back after Robin (a deceased member of the resistance) Charlie wouldn't have followed.and then he wouldn't have been caught. Bill was suddenly broken from his reverie by a soft voice in his ear. He looked up and his eyes locked with deep ocean blue ones. The girl he'd taken from Remus at the camp was standing there, looking concerned.
"Are you alright?"
She asked, kneeling in front of him and examining his leg
"I know numerous healing spells.if you'd like me to fix your leg."
She had a faded French accent, and Bill had a funny feeling he'd met her before
"Um, alright"
He said softly. She smiled and rolled up his pant leg, drawing her wand which must have been collected from the storage cell the death eaters always kept.
"Thank you, by the way, for saving me back there"
She said softly, running her wand over the deep cut in his leg. Bill winced
"It was mostly Remus, all I did was drag you through the woods"
He replied, smiling at her. She smiled back and Bill bit his lip. She was beautiful, even though the dirt on her face and robes he could see.
"I'm Fleur"
She said suddenly, tapping his leg once again with her wand
"Bill"
He grunted. She nodded
"Bill Weasley?"
She asked, rolling his pant leg back down and dusting some mud off of it. Bill nodded
"Yeah, that's me"
She grinned
"Ah, I knew I'd seen you before. You were at the triwizard tournament during my seventh year."
"You went to Hogwarts?"
He asked, raising his eyebrows. She shook her head
"No, I was one of the Champions. I went to Beaubatons.I knew your younger brothers.the one from the Ministry and Ron"
Bill grinned
"Ah, so you're Fleur Delacour"
Bill said, wiggling his eyebrows. Fleur giggled
"So you've heard of me Mr. Weasley? I'm honored"
Bill smiled and slowly rose to his feet, pulling her up beside him.
"Come on, I'm sure Ron would love to see you"
Harry groaned and forced his eyes open. Everything hurt. He rolled to the side and sat up, peering forward towards the front of the cave. Sirius and Severus were sitting across from each other, a fire between them, talking quietly. Harry forced himself up and staggered forward, finally dropping to the ground between them.
"Morning Sunshine"
Sirius said, grinning. Harry glared at him and was about to retort, but Snape beat him to it
"It's the middle of the night you moron"
He drawled, poking the small fire with a stick. Sirius glared at him and opened his mouth to snap back but Harry gave him 'the look'.
"Where are we?"
He asked, letting off a long yawn.
"West Spain."
Snape said, tossing the burnt stick he was holding out of the cave
"I think we could break a few camps in Portugal.or move onto Ireland."
Harry frowned, running his hand through his messy hair
"I think we can stop in a town in Portugal.Voldemort doesn't have a very strong hold there. I know there's a mostly wizarding town on the west bank.we can get some supplies there then head back to England."
Sirius started
"England Harry?"
He asked, frowning
"Voldemort's castle is in England"
"So is the largest and most important camp in Europe. I know they're keeping all the important prisoners there"
"Harry, the camp is underneath Voldemort's castle. Trying to crack that one open would be suicide. I mean, London itself is an evil town. Every dark creature alive lives there, getting into London unnoticed then breaking into the castle and freeing loads of prisoners would take.well, a lot of people.meaning more than three"
Snape said, looking at the boy in front of him intently. Harry sighed
"Severus, Sirius.I know for a fact that the Resistance is planning a mass attack on London"
"WHAT!?"
Sirius cried. Severus glared at him
"How, pray tell, do you know that?"
He asked. Harry grinned
"I know a lot of things that you don't Severus."
He said. Snape sighed
"When?"
"A few weeks. Dumbledore has been gathering all his allies for months now. They're all flocking to Hogwarts.I don't know if anyone in the resistance knows.but they will soon, considering the amount of people and magical creature's heading towards Hogwarts. They'll all know soon.I think we can free a small camp in southern England, then move towards London.and make it in time for the attack:
Sirius chewed his lip
"So, the attack will be our distraction and while Voldemort's forces are fighting off the Resistance."
"We'll sneak into the castle"
Sirius glanced at Snape and the old potions master nodded roughly
"Alright then"
Sirius said, standing up
"We better get a move on then; it will take us a few days to reach that town in Portugal"
Harry nodded and stood to, walking to the back of the cave and opening Severus' small bag. He downed a violent red potion and shuddered. H immediately felt better.
"I owe you Severus"
He said, grabbing the bag and bringing it towards the others. He handed it to Sirius then glanced at Snape
"Shall we?"
They walked out onto the small ledge outside the cave and both he and Snape transformed. Severus took flight quickly. Harry crouched and Sirius got onto his back. He spread his wings and soon he was in the air as well. Snape glided over and landed in front of Sirius. Soon they were speeding through the night.towards the northwest bank of Portugal.
((And there is that chapter! Please review! Coming up next: They go on a raid and run into some old friends!!!))
Chapter four
Ron sat in the center of the hall, staring at the almost invisible portal. He'd seen Harry.Harry was alive. He let out a sigh, and smiled. The first true smile he'd had in months. His best friend was alive. He wanted to shout for joy. Harry may not be with him now.but knowing he was alive and well.Ron felt like a load had been lifted off his shoulders. He glanced at his watch. The group was probably making their way towards the hall now. They were due to leave in 30 minutes. Ron stood as the doors open. Dumbledore, Mcgonagall, Hagrid, Moody, Remus, Bill, his father, Mundungus Fletcher, Arabella Figg, Fred and George, and many other strolled into the hall. Ron's eyes roamed over the group, finally landing on one person he wanted to see, and one he did not. Remus and Ginny were chatting amidly in the corner. Ron rushed over
"Ginny! You're not going on this raid!"
He said crossing his arms and shaking his head. Ginny glared fiercely at him
"Ronald Weasley I am as good of a fighter as you are and you know it! The resistance needs me! You know they do! So don't even try to argue, Remus already told me you'd have a fit when you found out"
She snapped, her eyes narrowing. Ron was taken aback. He glanced at Remus who was smiling slightly, his eyes sparkling. Ron barely managed a nod. Ginny grinned
"Okay then"
She said, walking by him, towards Dumbledore. Ron leaned towards Remus
"Does she know about Charlie?"
He asked. Remus shook his head and began to walk forward, following the large mass of witches and wizards out onto the grounds.
"No, no ones told her.I only hope he's at this camp so we can save him and won't have to tell Ginny what's happened"
Ron nodded
"We can only hope"
They reached the back of the grounds where several large portkeys were sitting. Groups of ten or more surrounded them, placing there hands on the objects. Ron and Remus stood side by side, holding tightly to a large broken table. Ron glanced at his watch
"Any second now"
He said calmly. Suddenly there was a familiar pull around his navel and all the groups disappeared.
"STUPIFY! STUPIFY! DAMMIT! STUPIFY!"
Seamus Finnegan ducked under a fallen tree, breathing heavily. He glanced to his side
"It's not working Neville!"
He cried loudly, covering his head suddenly when a curse hit the tree and blew pieces of it apart.
"If you haven't noticed Seamus-"
A voice drawled from his other side
"Nothing seems to be working"
Seamus turned around and glared at his beast friend, Dean.
"Well, we better work something out or we'll be dead in ten minutes!"
"Would you two stop bickering!?"
A figure suddenly rolled from one of the tree's not to far away up beside Dean. Seamus started
"Susan?"
The girl nodded slightly, raising her wand over the tree
"This is no time for niceties"
She snapped
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
The killing curse flew forward, connecting with one of the 50 death eaters that were fighting towards them
"We were aiming for the troll"
Neville said, peering around Seamus.
"We'll worry about the troll later.it can't fling killing curses"
"Where's Oliver and Lavender?"
Dean asked, peering over the log and firing another curse.
"They're on their way.I think Katie and Collin are with them"
The end of the log suddenly exploded, showering the group with large pieces of wood.
"We'll never get out of here alive!"
Seamus barked, throwing another curse over the shrinking log
"Personally I'd rather die like this than in some cell like we were going to"
Neville whispered, running his hand through his thinning hair. Another chunk of log was blown off and the group of four was now packed closely together
"Where are they?!"
Seamus roared, bowing his head to avoid a curse
"AVADA KADAVERA!"
Four voices echoed through the small forest and a large mass of green light connected with the group of death eaters. Seconds later another tree fell and Collin Creevy, Katie Bell, Oliver Wood, and Lavender Brown slid up next to the others.
"Sorry it took us so long"
Oliver said, kneeling low to the ground
"There's another group of death eaters on their way"
"How many bloody death eaters are at this camp!?"
Dean growled, taking down another death eater
"This is one of the most important camps in Germany Dean; of course there are lots of death eaters"
Lavender said, grabbing Colin's shoulder and dragging him out of the way of a curse
"We need a miracle"
Neville muttered miserably. CRASH! Shouting was now coming from the death eaters and curses stopped coming. Oliver peered over the log and let out a whoop
"It's the resistance! They're here!"
He cried, jumping to his feet. Seamus glanced at Dean, smiling widely
"Thank God!"
He pulled himself up and peered at the now loosing battle the death eaters were fighting.
"RON!"
Lavender cried, vaulting the log and sprinting forward. Ron glanced over towards them and grinned. He ran over, pulling Lavender into a tight hug
"Alright mate?"
He asked, glancing at Seamus. Seamus grinned
"Now I am"
He said softly. Ron nodded
"Good, head back that way.Albus is waiting with a portal."
Seamus grinned, grabbed Dean's arm and ran off in the other direction, the others following closely behind.
Remus ran through the camp, firing curses around and easily opening all of the cells. When he reached the high security cells he was happy to see most were already empty.When he reached the last cell he scanned hopefully for a mop of red hair.but saw none. He threw the cell door open and rushed inside. A girl no older that 28 was curled up in the corner. She couldn't have been a prisoner for long as her robes were still in good condition and she didn't look too underfed. Remus knelt beside her and she looked up at him, fear in her huge blue eyes. Remus started.she was one of the most beautiful witches she'd ever seen.
"Come on"
He whispered, extending his hand towards her
"I'm from the resistance at Hogwarts; we need to get you out of here"
Slowly, she took his hand and he pulled her to her feet. Remus began to walk and she stumbled along behind him, clutching his hand like a life line. An explosion sounded on the other side of the camp and the girl screamed. Remus pulled her closer and pointed his wand towards the other side of the camp. Four death eaters were sprinting towards him.they were chasing someone. As the person neared he recognized him as Bill Weasley.
"RUN!"
Bill shouted, catching up and grabbing the girls other hand. The three of them were now running full speed towards the woods where they knew Dumbledore was waiting with most of the Resistance. A few other members were joining them, but it seemed most had fled from the camp. Suddenly a curse connected with Remus' side and he fell, releasing the girls hand quickly. Bill kept going, knowing that if he stopped he and the woman would die too. Remus groaned, clutching his now heavily bleeding side
"REMUS!"
Someone was crouching beside him. They forced him onto his feet. Remus glanced towards the person and smiled slightly. Ginny Weasley was holding him up, worry in her eyes
"Come on Remus, we have to run"
She glanced behind them
"Now!"
They were running again, but at a slower pace, Remus's injury was draining his energy. They entered the woods quickly, and Remus sighed in relief when he caught sight of the portal. Dumbledore was waving towards them frantically, Ron at his side. Ron ran forward, took Remus' other arm and they all went through the portal together. Dumbledore followed seconds later, glanced at a map in his hand, then with a wave of his wand, the portal relocated itself.another successful raid.
Bill Weasley was now sitting in the great hall of Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. He ran his fingers through his now short red hair. Finally, he had decided to cut it. He'd first cut it for Percy's funeral.trying to clean up as best he could.Percy always liked things to be clean.and he'd now become rather attached to short hair. Though he still had his fang earring, which still drove his mother mad. He let out a sigh and closed his eyes.what a raid. Only four dead, but numerous injured. Including himself. He winced slightly as he glanced down at his bleeding leg.damn death eaters. He turned his eyes towards Ron who was kneeling beside Lavender Brown. She and Ron and become very close during their final year at Hogwarts he remembered.but the girl had been captured.not to long ago though.which was probably the reason she look to be in rather good condition.but they hadn't found Charlie. Bill cursed silently.he wanted to find his brother.every night he prayed that Charlie was alive and well.why had he been so damn noble? Bill bowed his head.it was his fault that Charlie had been captured. If he hadn't gone back after Robin (a deceased member of the resistance) Charlie wouldn't have followed.and then he wouldn't have been caught. Bill was suddenly broken from his reverie by a soft voice in his ear. He looked up and his eyes locked with deep ocean blue ones. The girl he'd taken from Remus at the camp was standing there, looking concerned.
"Are you alright?"
She asked, kneeling in front of him and examining his leg
"I know numerous healing spells.if you'd like me to fix your leg."
She had a faded French accent, and Bill had a funny feeling he'd met her before
"Um, alright"
He said softly. She smiled and rolled up his pant leg, drawing her wand which must have been collected from the storage cell the death eaters always kept.
"Thank you, by the way, for saving me back there"
She said softly, running her wand over the deep cut in his leg. Bill winced
"It was mostly Remus, all I did was drag you through the woods"
He replied, smiling at her. She smiled back and Bill bit his lip. She was beautiful, even though the dirt on her face and robes he could see.
"I'm Fleur"
She said suddenly, tapping his leg once again with her wand
"Bill"
He grunted. She nodded
"Bill Weasley?"
She asked, rolling his pant leg back down and dusting some mud off of it. Bill nodded
"Yeah, that's me"
She grinned
"Ah, I knew I'd seen you before. You were at the triwizard tournament during my seventh year."
"You went to Hogwarts?"
He asked, raising his eyebrows. She shook her head
"No, I was one of the Champions. I went to Beaubatons.I knew your younger brothers.the one from the Ministry and Ron"
Bill grinned
"Ah, so you're Fleur Delacour"
Bill said, wiggling his eyebrows. Fleur giggled
"So you've heard of me Mr. Weasley? I'm honored"
Bill smiled and slowly rose to his feet, pulling her up beside him.
"Come on, I'm sure Ron would love to see you"
Harry groaned and forced his eyes open. Everything hurt. He rolled to the side and sat up, peering forward towards the front of the cave. Sirius and Severus were sitting across from each other, a fire between them, talking quietly. Harry forced himself up and staggered forward, finally dropping to the ground between them.
"Morning Sunshine"
Sirius said, grinning. Harry glared at him and was about to retort, but Snape beat him to it
"It's the middle of the night you moron"
He drawled, poking the small fire with a stick. Sirius glared at him and opened his mouth to snap back but Harry gave him 'the look'.
"Where are we?"
He asked, letting off a long yawn.
"West Spain."
Snape said, tossing the burnt stick he was holding out of the cave
"I think we could break a few camps in Portugal.or move onto Ireland."
Harry frowned, running his hand through his messy hair
"I think we can stop in a town in Portugal.Voldemort doesn't have a very strong hold there. I know there's a mostly wizarding town on the west bank.we can get some supplies there then head back to England."
Sirius started
"England Harry?"
He asked, frowning
"Voldemort's castle is in England"
"So is the largest and most important camp in Europe. I know they're keeping all the important prisoners there"
"Harry, the camp is underneath Voldemort's castle. Trying to crack that one open would be suicide. I mean, London itself is an evil town. Every dark creature alive lives there, getting into London unnoticed then breaking into the castle and freeing loads of prisoners would take.well, a lot of people.meaning more than three"
Snape said, looking at the boy in front of him intently. Harry sighed
"Severus, Sirius.I know for a fact that the Resistance is planning a mass attack on London"
"WHAT!?"
Sirius cried. Severus glared at him
"How, pray tell, do you know that?"
He asked. Harry grinned
"I know a lot of things that you don't Severus."
He said. Snape sighed
"When?"
"A few weeks. Dumbledore has been gathering all his allies for months now. They're all flocking to Hogwarts.I don't know if anyone in the resistance knows.but they will soon, considering the amount of people and magical creature's heading towards Hogwarts. They'll all know soon.I think we can free a small camp in southern England, then move towards London.and make it in time for the attack:
Sirius chewed his lip
"So, the attack will be our distraction and while Voldemort's forces are fighting off the Resistance."
"We'll sneak into the castle"
Sirius glanced at Snape and the old potions master nodded roughly
"Alright then"
Sirius said, standing up
"We better get a move on then; it will take us a few days to reach that town in Portugal"
Harry nodded and stood to, walking to the back of the cave and opening Severus' small bag. He downed a violent red potion and shuddered. H immediately felt better.
"I owe you Severus"
He said, grabbing the bag and bringing it towards the others. He handed it to Sirius then glanced at Snape
"Shall we?"
They walked out onto the small ledge outside the cave and both he and Snape transformed. Severus took flight quickly. Harry crouched and Sirius got onto his back. He spread his wings and soon he was in the air as well. Snape glided over and landed in front of Sirius. Soon they were speeding through the night.towards the northwest bank of Portugal.
((And there is that chapter! Please review! Coming up next: They go on a raid and run into some old friends!!!))
