A/N WHOO HOO another chapter finally up. Been working and planning lately. Ech. My advise to anyone who asks, elope. Just do it. It's worth it. I love my wedding plans but it's stressful. Anyway… moving on. Thanks for reading. And being patient.
Rem-Cycle - Yeah he's giving it his all. And thanks for the praise. I was worried that it wouldn't make sense. Keep reading.
Natbag - Thanks for reading. Luna has loved Neville since forever. I would suggest that you go and read Dragonsbane1611's various pieces on their lives. She told him that she loved him when she died. He knew. As for Angelina…sigh. I love her. But go and read the back story. It'll help.
Lolua - Giggle. Sorry. Giggle. Anyway. You know everything now. So….thanks for reading.
Dementorchic - Thanks for reading. Keep it up. I told you things would get better. I never lie.
Joe - I'm not sure what to make of your review. I suppose that I should thank you for reading. Next time explain yourself a bit more. I have many many male characters.
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(Lily)
Outside the cabin there was chaos. I stood very still and pressed my back against the wall, trying hard to make myself invisible. My eyes scanned the small yard and found my father laying near the stone fence with my Uncle Neville.
"What do we do?" Bane whispered in my ear.
I shrugged and continued looking. My mother was standing a good distance away with Aunt Hermione, they both seemed to be unbalanced and mother was holding her arm close to her body. Part of me wanted to run and help her, but I knew better. Movement around the corner caught my eye and I moved forward until I could just see around it.
Bane's father stood menacingly across from Uncle Fred. There was blood covering my uncle's arm and his footsteps carried him to the side lazily, as if he were growing dizzy.
"Avada Kedavra" Draco shouted.
It seemed suddenly that time had slowed down. I knew what the curse was, I knew what it would do. The green light sped through the air and I shut my eyes. There was a sound of impact, but it did not sound like a body. Risking a glance I found Fred sprawled on the ground with Angelina on top of him. They both looked completely shocked, but alive.
"Get out of here!" Fred screamed shoving her away.
"No." She cried back and scrambled to her feet.
"Go." He stood as well and pushed her again.
"Expelliarmus!" She shouted and pointed her wand at Draco.
I felt Bane grab hold of my arm.
"Protego." Draco said and Angelina's spell was harmless.
"Expelliarmus!" She shouted again.
Draco laughed a high pitched cold sound, "Protego."
"RUN!" Fred shouted and pushed Angelina behind him.
"I can fight." She argued loudly and raised her wand again to aim around him.
Suddenly someone shoved past me and ran towards Fred and Angelina. Meshach.
"Come back here." I yelled after him.
Then I noticed that the twins had gone as well, headed for their father who sat shaking near my father. Mab cowered behind with her hand clamped tightly over her little sister's mouth. Only Bane stood with me.
"I don't understand." He whispered to me.
"Me neither."
"Crucio!" Draco's voice shouted and there was a high pitched scream.
I screamed with it as I realized what was happening. Meshach lay on the ground twitching as a light from Bane's father's wand enveloped him. It was only seconds before Fred threw himself over my cousin and began to wail himself as he took the pain.
"Stupefy!" And the spell was stopped as Aunt Hermione's curse hit home.
I watched Angelina drop to her knees next to Fred and gently pull him off Meshach. Both of them were panting and crying where they lay.
"Expelliarmus!" Uncle Neville shouted.
The spell hit, but there was only enough force to cause the enemy to struggle with holding on.
"Stupefy!" My father cried and then lay panting on the ground.
It was my turn to do something stupid and I ran for him, Bane close behind me.
"Daddy!" I shouted.
He looked up startled and I saw something resembling fear pass over his face.
(Meshach)
I was scared as I slipped out the window and surveyed the scene before me. There was no way we were all going to make it to the forest without being seen. Lily was moving towards the edge of the wall, trying to see what was beyond it and I followed after her, roughly pushing Bane aside. He glared at me but said nothing. Uncle Fred was getting to his feet and trying to keep Angelina out of the line of fire. She was fighting to cast another spell at Bane's father.
My jaw clenched. I had known all along that neither of the Malfoy's could be trusted. Without thinking I shoved Lily to the side and ran to help Uncle Fred get Angelina away. Our attacker would have no problem hurting a pregnant woman, and I wasn't going to let anything happen to my unborn cousin. As I reached out for her hand though I heard another spell being cast.
"Crucio." The voice said and I fell to the ground screaming.
It felt as though my body were on fire, I was dying. Every nerve screamed and ever muscle stiffened. I wanted my mother, I wanted to die, anything to make it stop. Then it did and there was a heavy weight on me and another voice howling in pain. I didn't understand what was going on, but it was over and there was no greater joy than that.
Moments later I found myself looking into Angelina's frightened face. She was saying my name over and over, but I couldn't answer.
I wanted my mother. Where was she?
There was a pain in my chest as I tried to catch my breath. It eased a little and I managed to speak, "I want my Mum."
Angelina looked up at a noise and raised her wand. There was a flash and she fell backwards out of my sight. I knew I should get up. I should move. I should find my mother so she could hold me. Maybe she couldn't hear me begging for her.
"Stay still." A pained voice said next to me.
Uncle Fred lay there twitching a little, trying to gather his strength.
"Mum." I said again.
"She'll be here soon. Don't move." He rolled to his side and I watched him crawl slowly away.
I obeyed and lay still, listening to the fighting around me. Spells flew over me and there were shouts of pain and frustration. But I remained still. Wishing my mother would come.
"Mum." I said again.
Tears started to run down my face as I called for her. Where was she? I prayed she wasn't hurt. My tears turned to sobs and I pleaded for her to come to me.
(Ivy)
I grabbed my sisters hand, ignoring the current danger and ran to our father's side. He seemed happy to see us, but told us to go back.
"Daddy. We heard you inside, we tried to come and help." I explained.
"Go back. Now." He ordered.
"Angelina wouldn't let us come. Are you okay?" I continued.
"I'm fine, at least get down." He pulled us down beside him and Uncle Harry.
"Make them leave Neville." The other man ordered and I glared at him.
"They won't." Father said.
"Crucio!" Said the pale haired man from behind us.
A loud animal like scream rang out and I whirled around and saw Meshach on the ground, his face contorted with pain. Fred threw himself over the boy and cried out. Instinctively I took my sister's hand and felt a tingle go through us.
"Stupefy!" Hermione screamed.
"Expelliarmus!" Father said.
The man nearly lost his wand, but managed to hang on to it somehow.
"Stupefy!" Uncle Harry echoed before falling back to the ground and panting for breath.
"Daddy!" Lily shouted as she ran to his side, followed by Bane.
"Go back." He said weakly.
I looked back to Bane's father. He seemed a little disoriented. Kept putting his hand to his head and looking around as though he wasn't sure what was going on. Lotus turned to me with questioning eyes, I shrugged.
Behind us Lily had started to cry. Her father wasn't speaking, his eyes had closed and he lay very still.
"He's breathing Lily, just hurt bad." Our father assured her.
Across the clearing there was a cry from Lily's mother that startled me and I grabbed my sisters arm.
(Lotus)
My sister's hand was warm on my arm and I felt a tingle of power rush through me, just as it had when we burnt the door to the meeting room. She looked at me stunned and then back to where we touched. For a moment it seemed that world was slowing down, only the power surging between us seemed to be moving, speeding to every corner of my body. I heard voices and saw people moving, but none of it was happening as it should have been.
"Do you feel that?" Ivy whispered and I nodded suddenly coming back to normal.
"What is it?" I asked.
Glancing sideways I saw my father watching us intently, trying to understand what we were talking about.
"I don't know."
Again Ginny screamed bringing my attention back to the world around us. Aunt Hermione had stumbled and fallen, taking the other woman down with her. I couldn't see what had happened, but they were both trying to get to their feet as Draco turned to look at them. Lily's mother was holding her arm close to her body as though it hurt her and Hermione was trying to help her while holding her wand steady.
"Stay with my father." Lily said to Bane and ran past us while pulling her want from her back pocket.
"Lily!" Father shouted after her.
We watched her race for her mother only to be caught half way there by a stunning spell. She flew back a little and collapsed unmoving. The blonde man stepped closer to her and raised his wand to cast another spell, but suddenly Bane was there in front of her.
"No." He said defiantly.
Draco stopped. His eyes softened a little as he looked at his son standing protectively over Lily.
"No." The boy said again.
"Move."
"Please. Father. No."
"Come on." Ivy whispered, pulling me to my feet and started to drag me across the yard.
The power flowing within us was overwhelming. The ground moved oddly under my feet and I struggled to make her let go. Somehow I knew what she planned on doing. The burns on the door and the strange thrumming force when we touched, my sister was planning on attacking Draco. Maybe it would work. Or maybe we would both die. Either way I accepted that we were the only ones able to act.
"All we have to do is touch him." Ivy said.
I nodded.
Bane's father continued to stare at his son, wand held loosely at his side. He never saw us coming until it was to late and Ivy had grabbed his arm. He stumbled and cried out at her touch and I took hold of his leg. There was a moment of confusion, when I didn't know what was up or down or if I had died. The power simply rushed from me into him. Stars spun about me and a voice was wailing.
Before I could make sense of it, everything was over. I lay in the grass with my sister next to me. Quickly I say up and searched for Draco. He was sprawled on his back a few feet away, completely still except for the rise and fall of his chest. I stood and helped my sister to her feet.
There were burns on his body where we had touched him. His arm and his leg were smoking a little and there was one hand mark on his chest. There was no noise as I approached and reached to touch him. My mind refused to believe that I had done this, my sister and I had nearly killed a man.
"He's dying." Ivy whispered to me.
"I…I'm going to try to help him." I replied kneeling.
"No. Let me." Said a very tired looking Lily.
Fascinated I watched as she placed her palms over the burns. Very slowly the charred flesh became pink again, healing. Soon the only sign that he had been hurt were slightly tender looking patches of skin.
"Is he better?" Bane asked weakly standing next to her.
"No."
"What's wrong?"
"I have to… I have to… He's buried." She stammered placing a hand over the older man's heart.
"What?"
"I have to make him come back. He's gone away."
Rem-Cycle - Yeah he's giving it his all. And thanks for the praise. I was worried that it wouldn't make sense. Keep reading.
Natbag - Thanks for reading. Luna has loved Neville since forever. I would suggest that you go and read Dragonsbane1611's various pieces on their lives. She told him that she loved him when she died. He knew. As for Angelina…sigh. I love her. But go and read the back story. It'll help.
Lolua - Giggle. Sorry. Giggle. Anyway. You know everything now. So….thanks for reading.
Dementorchic - Thanks for reading. Keep it up. I told you things would get better. I never lie.
Joe - I'm not sure what to make of your review. I suppose that I should thank you for reading. Next time explain yourself a bit more. I have many many male characters.
Brandon - You're scary. But thanks for reading.
(Lily)
Outside the cabin there was chaos. I stood very still and pressed my back against the wall, trying hard to make myself invisible. My eyes scanned the small yard and found my father laying near the stone fence with my Uncle Neville.
"What do we do?" Bane whispered in my ear.
I shrugged and continued looking. My mother was standing a good distance away with Aunt Hermione, they both seemed to be unbalanced and mother was holding her arm close to her body. Part of me wanted to run and help her, but I knew better. Movement around the corner caught my eye and I moved forward until I could just see around it.
Bane's father stood menacingly across from Uncle Fred. There was blood covering my uncle's arm and his footsteps carried him to the side lazily, as if he were growing dizzy.
"Avada Kedavra" Draco shouted.
It seemed suddenly that time had slowed down. I knew what the curse was, I knew what it would do. The green light sped through the air and I shut my eyes. There was a sound of impact, but it did not sound like a body. Risking a glance I found Fred sprawled on the ground with Angelina on top of him. They both looked completely shocked, but alive.
"Get out of here!" Fred screamed shoving her away.
"No." She cried back and scrambled to her feet.
"Go." He stood as well and pushed her again.
"Expelliarmus!" She shouted and pointed her wand at Draco.
I felt Bane grab hold of my arm.
"Protego." Draco said and Angelina's spell was harmless.
"Expelliarmus!" She shouted again.
Draco laughed a high pitched cold sound, "Protego."
"RUN!" Fred shouted and pushed Angelina behind him.
"I can fight." She argued loudly and raised her wand again to aim around him.
Suddenly someone shoved past me and ran towards Fred and Angelina. Meshach.
"Come back here." I yelled after him.
Then I noticed that the twins had gone as well, headed for their father who sat shaking near my father. Mab cowered behind with her hand clamped tightly over her little sister's mouth. Only Bane stood with me.
"I don't understand." He whispered to me.
"Me neither."
"Crucio!" Draco's voice shouted and there was a high pitched scream.
I screamed with it as I realized what was happening. Meshach lay on the ground twitching as a light from Bane's father's wand enveloped him. It was only seconds before Fred threw himself over my cousin and began to wail himself as he took the pain.
"Stupefy!" And the spell was stopped as Aunt Hermione's curse hit home.
I watched Angelina drop to her knees next to Fred and gently pull him off Meshach. Both of them were panting and crying where they lay.
"Expelliarmus!" Uncle Neville shouted.
The spell hit, but there was only enough force to cause the enemy to struggle with holding on.
"Stupefy!" My father cried and then lay panting on the ground.
It was my turn to do something stupid and I ran for him, Bane close behind me.
"Daddy!" I shouted.
He looked up startled and I saw something resembling fear pass over his face.
(Meshach)
I was scared as I slipped out the window and surveyed the scene before me. There was no way we were all going to make it to the forest without being seen. Lily was moving towards the edge of the wall, trying to see what was beyond it and I followed after her, roughly pushing Bane aside. He glared at me but said nothing. Uncle Fred was getting to his feet and trying to keep Angelina out of the line of fire. She was fighting to cast another spell at Bane's father.
My jaw clenched. I had known all along that neither of the Malfoy's could be trusted. Without thinking I shoved Lily to the side and ran to help Uncle Fred get Angelina away. Our attacker would have no problem hurting a pregnant woman, and I wasn't going to let anything happen to my unborn cousin. As I reached out for her hand though I heard another spell being cast.
"Crucio." The voice said and I fell to the ground screaming.
It felt as though my body were on fire, I was dying. Every nerve screamed and ever muscle stiffened. I wanted my mother, I wanted to die, anything to make it stop. Then it did and there was a heavy weight on me and another voice howling in pain. I didn't understand what was going on, but it was over and there was no greater joy than that.
Moments later I found myself looking into Angelina's frightened face. She was saying my name over and over, but I couldn't answer.
I wanted my mother. Where was she?
There was a pain in my chest as I tried to catch my breath. It eased a little and I managed to speak, "I want my Mum."
Angelina looked up at a noise and raised her wand. There was a flash and she fell backwards out of my sight. I knew I should get up. I should move. I should find my mother so she could hold me. Maybe she couldn't hear me begging for her.
"Stay still." A pained voice said next to me.
Uncle Fred lay there twitching a little, trying to gather his strength.
"Mum." I said again.
"She'll be here soon. Don't move." He rolled to his side and I watched him crawl slowly away.
I obeyed and lay still, listening to the fighting around me. Spells flew over me and there were shouts of pain and frustration. But I remained still. Wishing my mother would come.
"Mum." I said again.
Tears started to run down my face as I called for her. Where was she? I prayed she wasn't hurt. My tears turned to sobs and I pleaded for her to come to me.
(Ivy)
I grabbed my sisters hand, ignoring the current danger and ran to our father's side. He seemed happy to see us, but told us to go back.
"Daddy. We heard you inside, we tried to come and help." I explained.
"Go back. Now." He ordered.
"Angelina wouldn't let us come. Are you okay?" I continued.
"I'm fine, at least get down." He pulled us down beside him and Uncle Harry.
"Make them leave Neville." The other man ordered and I glared at him.
"They won't." Father said.
"Crucio!" Said the pale haired man from behind us.
A loud animal like scream rang out and I whirled around and saw Meshach on the ground, his face contorted with pain. Fred threw himself over the boy and cried out. Instinctively I took my sister's hand and felt a tingle go through us.
"Stupefy!" Hermione screamed.
"Expelliarmus!" Father said.
The man nearly lost his wand, but managed to hang on to it somehow.
"Stupefy!" Uncle Harry echoed before falling back to the ground and panting for breath.
"Daddy!" Lily shouted as she ran to his side, followed by Bane.
"Go back." He said weakly.
I looked back to Bane's father. He seemed a little disoriented. Kept putting his hand to his head and looking around as though he wasn't sure what was going on. Lotus turned to me with questioning eyes, I shrugged.
Behind us Lily had started to cry. Her father wasn't speaking, his eyes had closed and he lay very still.
"He's breathing Lily, just hurt bad." Our father assured her.
Across the clearing there was a cry from Lily's mother that startled me and I grabbed my sisters arm.
(Lotus)
My sister's hand was warm on my arm and I felt a tingle of power rush through me, just as it had when we burnt the door to the meeting room. She looked at me stunned and then back to where we touched. For a moment it seemed that world was slowing down, only the power surging between us seemed to be moving, speeding to every corner of my body. I heard voices and saw people moving, but none of it was happening as it should have been.
"Do you feel that?" Ivy whispered and I nodded suddenly coming back to normal.
"What is it?" I asked.
Glancing sideways I saw my father watching us intently, trying to understand what we were talking about.
"I don't know."
Again Ginny screamed bringing my attention back to the world around us. Aunt Hermione had stumbled and fallen, taking the other woman down with her. I couldn't see what had happened, but they were both trying to get to their feet as Draco turned to look at them. Lily's mother was holding her arm close to her body as though it hurt her and Hermione was trying to help her while holding her wand steady.
"Stay with my father." Lily said to Bane and ran past us while pulling her want from her back pocket.
"Lily!" Father shouted after her.
We watched her race for her mother only to be caught half way there by a stunning spell. She flew back a little and collapsed unmoving. The blonde man stepped closer to her and raised his wand to cast another spell, but suddenly Bane was there in front of her.
"No." He said defiantly.
Draco stopped. His eyes softened a little as he looked at his son standing protectively over Lily.
"No." The boy said again.
"Move."
"Please. Father. No."
"Come on." Ivy whispered, pulling me to my feet and started to drag me across the yard.
The power flowing within us was overwhelming. The ground moved oddly under my feet and I struggled to make her let go. Somehow I knew what she planned on doing. The burns on the door and the strange thrumming force when we touched, my sister was planning on attacking Draco. Maybe it would work. Or maybe we would both die. Either way I accepted that we were the only ones able to act.
"All we have to do is touch him." Ivy said.
I nodded.
Bane's father continued to stare at his son, wand held loosely at his side. He never saw us coming until it was to late and Ivy had grabbed his arm. He stumbled and cried out at her touch and I took hold of his leg. There was a moment of confusion, when I didn't know what was up or down or if I had died. The power simply rushed from me into him. Stars spun about me and a voice was wailing.
Before I could make sense of it, everything was over. I lay in the grass with my sister next to me. Quickly I say up and searched for Draco. He was sprawled on his back a few feet away, completely still except for the rise and fall of his chest. I stood and helped my sister to her feet.
There were burns on his body where we had touched him. His arm and his leg were smoking a little and there was one hand mark on his chest. There was no noise as I approached and reached to touch him. My mind refused to believe that I had done this, my sister and I had nearly killed a man.
"He's dying." Ivy whispered to me.
"I…I'm going to try to help him." I replied kneeling.
"No. Let me." Said a very tired looking Lily.
Fascinated I watched as she placed her palms over the burns. Very slowly the charred flesh became pink again, healing. Soon the only sign that he had been hurt were slightly tender looking patches of skin.
"Is he better?" Bane asked weakly standing next to her.
"No."
"What's wrong?"
"I have to… I have to… He's buried." She stammered placing a hand over the older man's heart.
"What?"
"I have to make him come back. He's gone away."