A/N: Hey guys! I am so sorry it's been awhile! I had to re-write the next few chapters because what I originally wrote is now being pushed back two or three chapters. :C It's taking longer than I thought it was. Unfortunately, it has taken from Monday to Thursday to complete writing chapter 30. I have 31 complete and am working on 32. I will try and post a couple of times this weekend, but I have a feeling I will only be posting on the weekends until I get the new installments complete. Which should only be 4 or 5 chapters. Haven't decided yet. I pretty much want to do one chapter on each person…get their perspective and all. sigh I got the hard people out of the way and hopefully, the rest will come out easier. Hope you all enjoy!

Stella Blu: all in good time. Well, my theory about the prophecy is, they don't really know for certain if that is what will totally happen. Dumbledore doesn't know Harry's completely invincible. I mean, most people would die from impact from a fall from a train track that was over a bridge pretty high up…so that's my thinking on the whole thing. Dumbledore and Harry do have a chat about the prophesy later on when I pick up with Harry. I might address that in there to help clear some things up…thanks for the question. : D

writingjustforfun: I feel so bad! You comment on my updates and it's been a week since I last updated! I just had such a hard time getting this stupid chapter wrote. Luckily chapter 31 came easier to write :D. On a note, my friends got drunk from 'sparkling grape juice' I personally dislike the stuff. I just got hyper off of lots of root beer and sprite (not mixed together makes face)

DarkOne: How can I forget the little pen? Remember: "ash hoolllle." ;) Hope you like the newest chapter.

Chapter 30

After 'begging and pleading' with Sirius and James, Ron and Destany managed to convince them to allow Harry out of his room and play some Quiddich. Destany did not want to play, being, she had no clue what Quiddich was and decided to watch. Ron, Sirius, and James quickly explained the concepts to Harry, who caught on quickly and decided to play two-on-two; James and Harry vs. Ron and Sirius. Destany sat in the backyard with Hermione, watching the game with interest. She had to admit, the game did look fun and she wasn't one to play sports, or watch them, for that matter.

"So, you and Ron…" Hermione inquired. Destany smirked.

"So, you and Harry…" Destany shot back in the same tone Hermione used.

"Are just friends." Hermione finished. Destany looked at her skeptically.

"You cannot tell me you are not in love with him."

"I never said I wasn't." Hermione stated with a look of sadness. Destany noted how Hermione looked back at the boys, a look of worry in her eyes.

"OK, well you love him, it's obvious he loves you-"

"He barely remembers me." Hermione pointed out.

"Real love doesn't need to be consciously remembered. You feel it whether you remember it or not. It just is." Destany said, glancing over at Ron. Hermione sighed. "Why don't you go for it?" Destany asked, after a pause.

"Because, Harry needs his friends, not a hormone driven teenager." Destany smiled at the description and tried to visualize Hermione being hormone driven and almost laughed.

"So, what's going on with you and Ron?" Hermione asked again. Destany smiled again.

"Right now, friends with a possibility of more."

"Just a possibility?" Hermione asked, raising her eyebrow.

"OK, fine, we'll probably be snogging by tomorrow. Happy?" Destany said, getting annoyed.

"And you and Harry?" Hermione asked. Destany looked at Hermione like she was insane.

"Harry's a friend. Actually, no, I lied. He's more like a brother." Destany said and noted Hermione's slight frown. "At first, maybe there was some potential…whatever. I just don't feel it with him. Besides, he's clearly madly in love with you." Destany pointed it out.

"How do you know that?" Hermione asked.

"Sometimes, it just takes an outside observer to put things into perspective." Destany stated.

"It's complicated." Hermione said, looking away from Destany and to the grass.

"It's never complicated. You are making it complicated." Destany pointed out.

"If you say so." Hermione said, and turned her eyes back to the game.

"Why are you so worried about them? It's just a game." Destany asked.

"You haven't been at Hogwarts." She said simply.

"Infamous Hogwarts." Destany said, and rolled her eyes. That seemed to be everyone's answer.

"You said you're last name was Ravenclaw?"

"I guess. Dumbledore told me. I grew up in foster homes for most of my life."

"That's sad. I wonder...how did you end up with that death eater family?" Hermione said, looking thoughtful.

"My guess? They knew who I was and did not want me in Hogwarts…or anywhere else for that matter."

"But how would they know…?" Hermione said, almost like she was asking herself more than Destany. Destany glared slightly at her.

"What's with all the questions?" She demanded, starting to get annoyed. "I mean, I'm ok with the whole 'what's your relationship with my best friends' I get that. Really, I do. But how am I supposed to know their intentions? I try to be nice to you and you dig up all the shit I'm trying to forget."

Hermione stared at Destany after her outburst. "I'm sorry; I didn't mean to be.."

"Forget it." Destany said, forcing the thoughts to a dark corner in her mind. I will not think about them. Not now. Not when I'm finally starting to be happy. To feel whole. I won't let them take this from me. They can have everything else, but not my happiness.

Destany had to admit to herself, she was afraid the Spray's would find her. She already made 2, maybe 3 friends, and very possibly has a boyfriend and was most likely going to find out she really is a witch. Dumbledore had offered her this morning to come to Hogwarts early and study up on Magic. He said if she caught on quick enough, he might be able to bump her up a few years; if she agreed to get study help from Hermione should a problem arise. Though Destany doubted Hermione knew this yet, but she had a distinct impression the girl would not mind showing off her unusually large brain.

Destany looked back at the game to see Harry and James land on the ground, big grins on their faces. Ron and Sirius were scowling at them. The group walked over to the girls, arguing about the game.

"Prongs, you cheated!" Sirius accused.

"Padfoot, we won fair and square."

"Rematch!" Sirius said, looking at the others. James just shook his head pitifully and put a hand on Harry's shoulder. Destany looked at the two, still finding the resemblance uncanny. If she did not know any better, she would swear James was Harry's older brother. He did not act, or look, like he was married and a father of a 16-year old boy.

"Whatever you say Siri." Harry said, smiling. Ron glared at his friend.

"Admit it, you cheated!" Sirius said, looking at Harry.

"Beginners luck?" Harry offered, a smirk on his face that matched the one's on James's own.

"Boys, boys, boys. " Destany said, and glanced at the group. "How about…best two out of three?" She suggested. Sirius stepped over to Destany and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.

"I knew I let her stay for a reason." He said, giving Destany a wink. Before anyone else could comment, the back door slammed shut and an angry voice yelled out.

"Harry James Potter! Why are you not in bed!?" Lily demanded, stepping quickly over to the group. Lily eyed James and Sirius, who were looking very interested at the grass. Harry glanced over at James, giving him a slightly dirty look before looking innocent and saying

"Dad said I could." James looked up and gave Harry a glare. Harry shrugged. Destany felt amused over the whole situation.

"James! Harry should be resting! Not out playing Quiddich! Especially when Death Eaters are after-"

"Lily!" James whined. "Death eaters are always after this family." James defended, stating the truth.

"He could have been hurt." Lily huffed at him.

"I'm fine mom." Harry said, sounding irritated.

"That's beside the point. I told you to rest."

"I was going crazy!"

"Yeah, I mean, the place is not one anyone wants to stay in for long." Sirius pointed out, shuddering slightly at the thought of his own 'stay' at Grimmauld Place.

Destany took the time to drown out the conversation and study lily while she continued to argue with her husband and his best friend. Besides being red in anger, Lily Potter is a pretty woman. She had the same emerald eyes Harry had, which seemed about the only physical attribute they shared, with fire-y red hair. Lily slowly seemed to calm down some-what during the argument. The agreement turned out that Harry could not go outside Grimmauld place until they were sure he was alright. Lily then ordered the men to clean up the yard before dinner which was in five minutes and turned on her heel and went back inside.

Destany watched her go, slightly impressed. James and Sirius quickly rushed about the yard, making sure everything got back in its rightful place or else they knew all hell would break loose.

The teenagers decided to make their way inside to avoid cleaning.

"Cheater." Destany heard Ron whisper to Harry. Harry rolled his eyes and said nothing.

"You know Ron, that was a clean game." Hermione stated, defending Harry. Ron shook his head.

"I think you did great Ron." Destany whispered quietly to him. Ron looked over at her and smiled.

They walked into the house and to the table and sat down, Destany and Ron next to each other on one side, Harry and Hermione across from them to make it easier to talk as a group. A couple of moments later, James and Sirius walked in; everyone else had left earlier that day. Dumbledore had felt it best for the Potters to stay at Grimmauld Place so it would be harder to locate them.

Dinner went by uneventfully. Destany left the table after finishing her meal and walked into another room of the house. She stepped over to the window and looked outside. The layers of dust on the sills were not lost on her, but she was more worried about what was, or was not, outside at that moment.

It was dark outside now and she felt a shiver go down her spine. All through dinner she had a bad feeling something bad would happen. She didn't know why; maybe she was being paranoid, but she couldn't stop the feeling and the longer time lapsed, the stronger it became. She almost expected to see one of the Death Eaters outside the window staring back at her, but there was nothing but blackness and fog. They're out there. And they are looking for us. You can't ever completely escape them because they are everywhere. She shuddered at the thought.

Something touched her shoulder and Destany spun around, careful to keep her balance, and tensed up in fear. She visibly relaxed when she was greeted by Ron's calm face. She quickly threw her arms around him and buried her head in his chest, feeling slightly better, but that sense of dread still did not go away.

"Are you ok?" He asked, circling his arms around her.

"I'm fine." Destany said, turning her head to glance back out the window.

"It's ok. You're safe here you know." Ron told her and Destany looked up into his eyes, not wanting to be out of his embrace just yet.

"I don't know why I feel so worried…it's just, I keep expecting to see them somewhere out there." Destany said and fought the urge to turn back to the window. Ron frowned at her actions and let go of her and took her hands. He led her away from the window and into yet another room that was windowless, which Destany found odd and sat down on the couch. Destany sighed and sat down next to him. Ron put his arm around her and Destany laid her head on his shoulder. They sat there in comfortable silence and Destany still wondered why she felt what she did. But she did know one thing, she felt safer sitting here with Ron than she had felt all day.

"Thank you." Destany said her voice barely above a whisper.

"You're welcome." Ron said, and kissed the top of her head lightly and they sat in silence again and neither made a move to be away from each other. Destany finally tilted her head up so she could look at him.

"Do you really think we're safe here?" she asked.

"Do you really think Lily and James would be here if it wasn't?" Ron pointed out.

"I guess…I just can't shake this feeling like something's going to happen. Something bad." Destany said and sighed. "I'm sorry; I'm being a real downer. I'll try and-"

"It's fine. I just know this place wouldn't be used what it's used for if Dumbledore didn't think it wasn't safe." Ron said and Destany remained silent, letting Ron think he calmed her fear. She shoved all thoughts out of her head, deciding she'd talk to one of the adults about it later. She looked up at Ron, giving him her best puppy-dog expression and changed the subject.

"Will you teach me to play Quiddich?"
"Why?"

"Because it looks fun!" Destany said, like Ron was an idiot, but her puppy-dog expression and pout returned seconds later.

"You just want to beat me." Ron said, teasingly.

"Well…that too." Destany said a smile on her face. Ron glared at her mockingly and Destany continued to look at him innocently.

"Hermione said you guys had an argument earlier?" Ron inquired. Destany lost her expression abruptly and sat up.

"I don't think she likes me that much." Destany admitted.

"Why?" Ron asked, tilting his head.

"Because…she just…I don't know how to explain it. I just felt like she was giving me the third degree about you and Harry and my past..It was just too weird." Destany said, and looked tentatively at Ron.

"I'm sure she didn't mean to be-"

"It's ok. I'm just saying, I don't think she likes me. I'm fine with that. I'm not going to cry over it and I will tell you this; as long as she stays civil to me, I'll be nice to her. Just because she's your friend." Destany said and gaged Ron's reaction.

"Thank you." Ron said.

"Of course." Destany stated, and added "I think what bugged me the most was when she grilled me on my relationship with you, then Harry, and she didn't seemed satisfied with the true answer."

"What is our relationship?" Ron inquired playfully.

"Well, I told her 'friends with a possibility for more'." Destany answered.

"Only a possibility?" Ron inquired with a pout. Destany grinned.

"Well…" She paused and continued "I guess, it could be more than a possibility…" She added playfully, moving a bit closer to Ron again.

"How much more?" Ron asked.

"I don't know. Why don't you tell me?" Destany asked, not daring to be the first to make the move.

"Maybe I will…" Ron said, looking into her eyes. Destany watched as Ron moved slightly closer to her and then pause uncertainly.

"Ron, if you're going to kiss me, just get it over with." Destany said, a Cheshire cat grin on her face. Ron blushed and Destany managed to contain her giggles. She decided to let poor Ron out of his misery and kissed him on the lips.

It wasn't a long kiss and not very passionate, just sweet and what they needed. They pulled apart slightly and stared into each other's eyes. They heard a clearing of a throat and Destany jumped away from Ron and looked down at the couch, her black hair falling like a curtain over her blushing face. Ron glanced up to meet Harry and Hermione standing in the doorway, looking thoroughly amused.

"Hey mate." Harry said and Ron glared at him at they walked further into the room.

"You got some crappy timing." Ron muttered and Harry laughed at him. Destany kept looking down and felt her face go closer to normal. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves and looked up, brushing the hair from her face.

"What do you guys want?" Destany demanded.

"Well, we were going to see if you guys wanted to go and do something…" Hermione said, trailing off.

"But if you're busy…" Harry said, picking it up for Hermione. Ron glared at him and Destany rolled her eyes. Ron glanced over at Destany, the question evident in his gaze. Destany shrugged in a 'I don't care' fashion.

"Sure, why not?" Ron said and Destany felt slightly disappointed. They teenagers got up and left the room; Ron and Hermione arguing about playing Exploding Snap and something else.

Final Note: You guys actually got lucky I was able to post this…I almost forgot the notebook in my locker at school! I had to go on a field trip to a Japanese restaurant and eat in a tatami room, really cool, but anyway, I threw everything but my homework in by book bag and left. I got on the bus on the way home and was going to work on the story a bit instead of talking to my acquaintances, and behold, the notebook disappeared!!! I searched everywhere for it and I got back to the school and luckily, found that and my math homework I thought I lost earlier that day! :D I hope you all enjoy and I promise I'll try and post tomorrow and Sunday since It's been while. I might only be able to post one of the days because I don't have chapter 32 complete yet…but I don't see there being a problem with the next few chapters. I'm seeing it will probably be around 40 now…I'm currently thinking it's probably going to go to 35…but I'm still coming up with creative ideas and I may just have to write a sequel…sighs in frustration we'll see after the final chapter is up how everyone feels about the possibility.

Final call for any unanswered things to go in the story…except I did realize I kinda forgot about Hedwig…she will be covered shortly. :D