What Lies Within…
By: An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin
Rated: PG-13, just to be safe. For Language and Suggestive themes
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter that's J.K. Rowling's, Scholastic, and Warner Bros. All I own is Genevieve. Hope you enjoy my fanfic!
Plot: Only a magical jewel can stop Voldermort's reign. But when the jewel is broken and sent to the corners of the of the world, only a young girl with a scarred past can find them in time, and must come to except herself in the process.
Dedication: This is to everyone whose felt alone and discriminated. You are not alone and there are people who love you even if you don't know it. Also, a warm thank you to Emily Wallinger, my beta, who's just the best Beta any writer could obtain really she's awesome! And my two main reviewers Tweetyiscool and Cookie6!
Author's Note: Man, I saw Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Out of Time, Freaky Friday and
Underworld all in the same day and I GOTS SOME INSPIRATION! I saw these on
Saturday they're all so kewl! Go watch'em!
Cookie6: Yeah, I kind of felt, or feel, depressed when I wrote that chapter so yeah it turned dark. Thanks for your review! I am happy you liked it!
Tweetyiscool: Suspenseful? Sure…okay it might be. LOL. Nehoo, I forgive you as long as you update soon! See look I updated so then so can you! Hehehe.
Spiffy-Delus of the Durfs: Hey, you know a longer one? The one in the Odyssey! Yeah, that's um like ten years or so? Hehehe! PENCIL! SEVENTY NIIIIIIINE! LOL! Man, that guy so funny! KNEE SLAPPER!
Chapter Sixteen: The Love of a Wolf
"No!" screamed Genevieve.
She tried to run towards Harry but Nagini went there first and pushed Voldermort off his feat. The curse barely missing Harry Genevieve ran and picked Harry from the ground and glanced at Nagini fighting with Voldermort.
"Don't just stand there! Run!" screamed Nagini as she tried to get Voldermort's wand.
Genevieve and Harry looked at each other and ran towards the exit. While they ran they could hear Voldermort curse and Nagini scream. They ran until they came across Sirius and Remus. They were panting while they held their wands at two Death Eaters.
"Where are they?" asked Remus his voice dripping with anger.
"We don't know! And if we did we wouldn't tell a mangy, werewolf or his little playmate." Said one of the fallen Death Eaters.
"You'll pay for that you mother---" replied Sirius.
"No wait!" said Genevieve throwing caution into the wind.
Remus and Sirius turned around to see Genevieve and Harry standing there panting and holding their sides. Remus ran towards the two teenagers and hugged them fiercely. Sirius bounded the two Death Eaters and walked towards Remus and the kids.
"Remus let them have a breather." Said Sirius mirth sparkling in his eyes Remus let Harry and Genevieve go and replied,
"I was so worried I didn't know where you two were and I heard screams and I saw lights and I was going mad."
"Nothing seriously bad happened…Remus look out!" said Harry as he spotted a Death Eater's curse going straight for Remus.
Unfortunately, Remus didn't move as quickly and was hit full blast. He uttered a scream and fell to the ground a sicken crunch sound was heard. It seems that the curse broke Remus's spine.
"Remus!" screamed Sirius. He looked at his fallen friend and glared at the running Death Eater.
"Crucio!" Sirius screamed.
He saw the Death Eater fall and wriggled with pain. His screams were long and dreadful. At last, his hollering stopped and all was deadly silent. Dumbledore appeared with a wounded Severus trotting next to him.
"Sirius?" said Harry as he placed his hand on his shoulder.
Sirius looked down at Harry with tears in his eyes and glanced over at Remus. Genevieve was looking over Remus and tears of misery rolled down her cheeks. She hugged his cold, lifeless body and cried into his shirt. She heard a rustling in a bush nearby and looked up.
There emerged a badly wounded Nagini. Her face was cut and a large, bleeding would was seen in her stomach.
"Genevieve…use the shards…if you love him…use them." She said.
"I know what promise you made with my family…you were a snake demon…that was your punishment for serving other people…you tried to protect us because you saw something you never thought was possible…someone using dark magic for a greater cause."
Nagini began to cry and replied,
"Yes…so much like your mother…powerful like your father…Isis lives within you…even if you're a mere Tsuyazaki Doll. Stay strong…live for your family's honour."
Nagini, suddenly, fell and breathed her last breath. Genevieve took out the shards and placed then on Remus's spine. A dim light enclosed over his body and then he began to move and breath.
"Remus! You're alive! Thank Merlin!" said Sirius as he helped Remus up.
'No…thank Genevieve. I owe you so much." He said.
She let a small smile form on her lips and looked over at Severus. He was limping due to the fact that someone cursed his leg terribly and his body was covered in cuts and bruises. She walked over to him and gently took his larger hand in hers and looked into his eyes. He, also, let a small smile form on his face.
"I think it is time for us to head on back to Hogwarts and track Voldermort. He's on a verge to collect all the Shards. Come let us away from this massacre." Dumbledore gently ushered the tired, people back to their broomsticks.
Once they were settled back in at Hogwarts the staffs was talking within themselves on the battle and Voldermort. Genevieve was at the Hospital Wing waiting for Remus to be healed and ready for the meeting.
"Genevieve. I have something to tell you." Said Remus once Madam Pomfrey let Genevieve come in.
"Yes?" she asked.
"It seems that if someone takes the shards out I will…die. And I know that you need all the shards to end this terrible ordeal. And---" He was cut off by Genevieve's outburst.
"No! We will find a way. You won't die. You're…like the father I never got to know! I will not lose another father! No! There must be a loophole, a potion, a spell, something!" Genevieve was crying hysterically now. She felt Remus's arms encircle her and she wrapped her arms around him.
"Shh, it's all right. At least you will have Sirius. He's the smart, idiot who will cheer you up if…" Again he was cut off.
"But he's not you. You are so different. How can you say that? Can't you even hope for one minute that you will get well? Is that want you want to die and leave me alone with my grief?" she asked him.
"Never!" he answered her back.
"Then at least hope! Hope for a miracle! For something! Because a day without you will never be the same! Not for me anyways." And with that she ran from the ward and to her room.
Remus sat there looking at the doors with tears in his eyes. He never realized just how important he was. He always thought that he was just damned creature a thing to be feared. After the death of his friends and the imprisonment of Sirius his self-esteem dropped and he no longer cared for the cares of others. Now, he realized, that he was important.
Dumbledore knocked on Genevieve's door. He opened it and found the girl crying into her pillow. He sat down on her bed and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. She lifted her head and sat up straight trying to dry her face. Dumbledore took out a handkerchief and gave it to Genevieve. She thanked him and dried her face.
"I am sending some of the Order to go to Canada to find the shards. I want you and Harry to go and help them find them before Tom does. We will find a way to save him. Give us time." He said.
"It doesn't matter he doesn't care. He wouldn't care if he lived or died." She said.
"Now that is not true. Remus is…just confused. He, also, had a terrible childhood and he as shunned by the people he once thought loved and cared for him. Do not blame him for thinking like that after what he went through. As I said before give him time. He will come around. Let us away for we have a long journey ahead of us."
"How long are we leaving for?" she asked
"About a week or two." He answered
"To go to the corners of the world?" she asked again.
"We do have a large amount of the Crystal at hand so the journey will be quick." With that said he got up and walked out the door.
Genevieve followed him and once she got to the Main Entrance she saw Remus with Snuffles beside him. Remus glanced at Genevieve with a great sadness in his russet eyes. She walked to him and hugged him with a great force. She felt him shudder but did not hear a remark from him. She then hugged Snuffles and let him lick her hand in an almost thank-you sort of way.
She, along with some of the Order, walked out and headed towards Canada to get the missing shards. They travelled by Port Key and by train. It took them little over three hours but they arrived safely at the train station in Quebec. They were met by a Wizarding official and were sent to their headquarters.
"Voldermort is after the Soul Crystal? And you say the shards are here in Canada?" said the Canadian Minister of Magic, Mathew Merryweather.
"Yes, we need your permission to track him down and to retrieve the Shards as soon as possible maybe even use some of your men to help us. The sooner we get the shards the sooner this ordeal is over." Said Dumbledore.
"Yes, yes. I am not as stupid as your Minister of Magic. I know Voldermort is around and about. And yes, I know the true identity of Mr. Black. I know he is not responsible for those deaths. You also have my permission and even access to some of the best men on the force. Good luck, Dumbledore sir." He shook hands with Dumbledore and blew on a small, wooden whistle.
From the far, right-hand corner about ten Wizards appeared and stood proudly in front of Merryweather and Dumbledore. They were dressed in official Canadian Muggle Uniforms with a gold badge with silver lettering reading The Muggle Wizard Defending Squad. They slightly bowed at the presence of the Minister and the most powerful wizard of all the lands.
"Here are my strongest, and quickest men. Again, good luck and save those shards." Said Merryweather.
Dumbledore nodded and signalled the men to follow. As they headed toward the exit of the Headquarters Genevieve saw a small boy with curly red hair and shining light blue eyes. He waved at them and she waved back. Soon, they walked away from the building and Apparated to the middle of a dense forest in British Columbia.
Genevieve noticed, once again, that the officers' badges now also had their names. The nearest to her was named, Shultz, Daniel. He was tall, with broad shoulders and a scar on his cheek.
"Now everyone listen we will divide into two groups. One group will go with Harry and the other with Genevieve. They will be the trackers the rest of you all need to look after them. If we don't find the shards soon no one will go home. Now let us group!"
Genevieve went with Severus, Remus, Shultz, and some other officers. Genevieve then walked in the other direction that Harry's group was going. She looked at Remus and noticed he was smiling at her. Okay, Genevieve, you can do this! C'mon this is for Remus! She breathed deeply and walked further.
Genevieve's group had been walking for about thirty minutes and still they found nothing. I just hope that Harry has more luck that I do.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the forest Harry was walking next to Sirius and Dumbledore. Harry seemed frustrated he couldn't sense a thing! He looked at Sirius as if to see an answer to his problems in his godfather's face. But all he saw was his godfather's determination to find the shards and some worry over the lives of his loved ones.
I sure hope Genevieve has better luck than I do though Harry.
Then, out of the blue, Harry felt a sensation in his chest, almost his very being. A very hard emotion went through him. A shard! He thought. It must be very close! I hope Genevieve senses it!
"A shard is about three kilometres from this point that way!" Harry said pointing East.
His group nodded and ran after the location. Once they got close to where the shards lay they were met with an odd scene. On the ground, were all the Canadian Aurors as if in a blissful sleep? Genevieve was holding the shards in her bloody, wounded hands and Remus lay, also, on the ground shaking madly.
"I am so lost…help me Harry. Take this burden away from me! Get it away! I want to go home! I want to go home! HARRY!" she screamed and started to sob. As she fell to the ground a curse barely missed her. Death Eaters! She thought.
"We have to move quickly. Harry help get Genevieve up! Sirius help Remus! Let us flee." Said Dumbledore as he woke the sleeping Canadians.
Once they were awake, the Canadians were distracting the Death Eaters as Harry and Genevieve's group ran for a hidden Portkey to transport them back to the Canadian Headquarters. They all touched the old boot and were flung back to the cool, office.
Genevieve fell against the cold, hard floor and cried herself until she was unconscious. She saw Remus running toward the Portkey. He was suddenly hit by a curse on his back where the shards lay. He screamed a terribly, bloodcurdling scream. He touched the boot and was transported to the office. He fell and as he did he uttered "Genevieve" and breathed his last breath. Genevieve, all of a sudden, opened her eyes to see herself back at Hogwarts. Was it all a nightmare? She thought back at Remus. Where is he? She thought wildly, I don't see him! Remus! Remus! REMUS!
"REMUS!" she screamed.
From another bed came Madam Pomfrey with a bottle of something in hand.
"What's all the screaming?" she asked.
"Where is Remus? Where's is Professor Lupin?" asked Genevieve.
Pomfrey's face-harden and was about to reply when Dumbledore came through the doors of the Hospital Wing.
"Professor?" asked Genevieve.
"Poppy, do you mind if I talk to Genevieve alone?" he asked.
"No…just make it snappy. She needs rest you know." She looked uncomfortable and walked to another bed.
"Where is he? Where is Remus?" Genevieve said roughly her voice almost dripping with venom.
"You sure do skip over formalities don't you, Genevieve. I am afraid that he did not make it. A Death Eater cursed his back making the shards fall. Remus Lupin has passed away."
Another Author's Note: Yeah, I can almost see it! Remus dieing! Man, I am so mellow I am almost crying sorry. I am taking these new pills and they are not working for me so yeah. Sorry for his really sad and um boring chappy! In the next chapter, Roses and Lilies, Genevieve gets closer to the remaining shards and on her way she sees Tommy again. But this time she might not get so lucky and escape without harm…okay that was really crappy sorry peeps. **Sighs** Okay, review please! The faster you review the faster I update!
~An Anti-Sheep Cheese Muffin
