A/n: "Lover I don't have to love" by Bright eyes is good. Okay well anyway I decided to make this chapter super short just for Julia (and for those who are curious to know about what's happening with Helen and Voldemort and everything). Oh and "Eyeliner of the Gods" by Katie Maxwell is the BEST BOOK!
Quesomonkey: What happened to Helen and Voldemort? It's clarified in the chapter below. Have fun on your trip! I'm counting the days until you come back! Talk to you on AIM!
Laura: The Helen questioned is answered in this chapter. The Worset Stone will give him more power than anyone in history (including Dumbledore) and basically make him nearly impossible to destroy (if he wasn't already). Thanks for the nice comment hehehe.
Chapter 19 "The Phoenix Arises"
"Hello" Evanescence
Playground school bell rings, again.
Rain clouds come to play, again.
Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I am your mind
giving you someone to talk to
Hello
If I smile and don't believe,
soon I know I'll wake from this dream.
Don't try to fix me I'm not broken.
Hello, I am the lie
living for you so you can hide
Don't cry.
Suddenly, I know I'm not sleeping.
Hello I'm still here…
all that's left of yesterday.
Harry failed. He couldn't stop Voldemort from getting the power of the Worset Stone. Ron was in St. Mungo's, Hermione was asleep next to him (thank God unhurt), Dumbledore was back at Hogwarts, he could care less where Snape and Draco were, and Helen…was dead. First Cedric, then Sirius, Trelawney, and now her. How much worse would he have felt if she hadn't forgiven him for spying on her the week before?
Why him?
Why did he have to be the fucking boy who lived?
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Mrs. Baker was screaming.
Harry quickly, yet gently removed Hermione's head from his shoulder to lay her on the couch while he ran over to see what was going on.
No.
It wasn't possible.
"Helen…"
She relinquished her hold on Mrs. Baker and hugged him like there was no tomorrow…(not a pun).
"Harry," Helen wiped away the tears that were spilling from her eyes with one hand, not letting him go.
They must have held onto each other for quite a while because Hermione woke up and came over to them. Then it was Hermione's turn to embrace Helen and after much crying and laughing they sat down to a cup of tea to discuss what was going on.
"You first,"
Harry didn't know where to start so he decided the beginning would be a good place.
"Voldemort has the power now…you can imagine what that's like. Ron's been injured but I hear that he'll be fine," Harry said quietly. "After we thought you were…gone…Draco scooped you up in his arms and left."
"So how did you all get here?"
Harry looked at Hermione for help.
"What?" Helen asked. "What happened? Is Alby okay?"
"Yeah, he's alright…it's just that…Voldemort had the giants destroy your house. We had to escape before we were crushed to death."
"My—my whole house?"
Harry nodded, greatly aware that the Cliff estate was a lot more than just a home. It was filled with memories of the good times she'd had with her parents. She'd sold the other two places and moved all the keepsakes into a special room there and now it was gone.
"I could…If I wanted to…I could go back and still find at least a few pieces of things right?"
"They put the dark mark up and burned the remains…"
Helen took a minute to pull herself together before speaking again.
"And uh…I'm assuming my house elf is dead."
They nodded.
"So why are you guys here (Order Headquarters) and not at school?"
"We needed a break."
It was Helen's turn to nod and start describing what happened to her.
"Well obviously I don't know what happened after Draco held me in his arms but I remember opening my eyes and reaching for my stomach and only feeling a scar. Turns out there's a healing spell for Vias and Sacred Keepers with mortal wounds. Luckily Draco did the spell just in time before I had a chance to kick the bucket," Helen smiled distractively, almost lost in thought. She definitely had a calmer outlook on everything. This was a slightly changed version of Helen in front of Harry and Hermione. "So anyway I came here while Draco went to go let Alby know that I'm o—"
Helen stopped when Dumbledore and Draco came in. Everyone hugged again (Harry and Draco just shook hands), described what happened, and decided to go back to school to pretend for at least one more night that there was no such wizard named Voldemort.
There is something about having everything you think you'll ever need sitting in the seat next to you. "Another white dash"
A/n: There you go…a super short chapter. Two more left!
Quesomonkey: What happened to Helen and Voldemort? It's clarified in the chapter below. Have fun on your trip! I'm counting the days until you come back! Talk to you on AIM!
Laura: The Helen questioned is answered in this chapter. The Worset Stone will give him more power than anyone in history (including Dumbledore) and basically make him nearly impossible to destroy (if he wasn't already). Thanks for the nice comment hehehe.
Chapter 19 "The Phoenix Arises"
"Hello" Evanescence
Playground school bell rings, again.
Rain clouds come to play, again.
Has no one told you she's not breathing?
Hello, I am your mind
giving you someone to talk to
Hello
If I smile and don't believe,
soon I know I'll wake from this dream.
Don't try to fix me I'm not broken.
Hello, I am the lie
living for you so you can hide
Don't cry.
Suddenly, I know I'm not sleeping.
Hello I'm still here…
all that's left of yesterday.
Harry failed. He couldn't stop Voldemort from getting the power of the Worset Stone. Ron was in St. Mungo's, Hermione was asleep next to him (thank God unhurt), Dumbledore was back at Hogwarts, he could care less where Snape and Draco were, and Helen…was dead. First Cedric, then Sirius, Trelawney, and now her. How much worse would he have felt if she hadn't forgiven him for spying on her the week before?
Why him?
Why did he have to be the fucking boy who lived?
AHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Mrs. Baker was screaming.
Harry quickly, yet gently removed Hermione's head from his shoulder to lay her on the couch while he ran over to see what was going on.
No.
It wasn't possible.
"Helen…"
She relinquished her hold on Mrs. Baker and hugged him like there was no tomorrow…(not a pun).
"Harry," Helen wiped away the tears that were spilling from her eyes with one hand, not letting him go.
They must have held onto each other for quite a while because Hermione woke up and came over to them. Then it was Hermione's turn to embrace Helen and after much crying and laughing they sat down to a cup of tea to discuss what was going on.
"You first,"
Harry didn't know where to start so he decided the beginning would be a good place.
"Voldemort has the power now…you can imagine what that's like. Ron's been injured but I hear that he'll be fine," Harry said quietly. "After we thought you were…gone…Draco scooped you up in his arms and left."
"So how did you all get here?"
Harry looked at Hermione for help.
"What?" Helen asked. "What happened? Is Alby okay?"
"Yeah, he's alright…it's just that…Voldemort had the giants destroy your house. We had to escape before we were crushed to death."
"My—my whole house?"
Harry nodded, greatly aware that the Cliff estate was a lot more than just a home. It was filled with memories of the good times she'd had with her parents. She'd sold the other two places and moved all the keepsakes into a special room there and now it was gone.
"I could…If I wanted to…I could go back and still find at least a few pieces of things right?"
"They put the dark mark up and burned the remains…"
Helen took a minute to pull herself together before speaking again.
"And uh…I'm assuming my house elf is dead."
They nodded.
"So why are you guys here (Order Headquarters) and not at school?"
"We needed a break."
It was Helen's turn to nod and start describing what happened to her.
"Well obviously I don't know what happened after Draco held me in his arms but I remember opening my eyes and reaching for my stomach and only feeling a scar. Turns out there's a healing spell for Vias and Sacred Keepers with mortal wounds. Luckily Draco did the spell just in time before I had a chance to kick the bucket," Helen smiled distractively, almost lost in thought. She definitely had a calmer outlook on everything. This was a slightly changed version of Helen in front of Harry and Hermione. "So anyway I came here while Draco went to go let Alby know that I'm o—"
Helen stopped when Dumbledore and Draco came in. Everyone hugged again (Harry and Draco just shook hands), described what happened, and decided to go back to school to pretend for at least one more night that there was no such wizard named Voldemort.
There is something about having everything you think you'll ever need sitting in the seat next to you. "Another white dash"
A/n: There you go…a super short chapter. Two more left!