Chapter 6- To live or die
Raven watched the green light move closer to Harry. "HARRY! NO!" she shouted, as the curse hit him right on the chest. She watched him fall to the ground before running over to where he lay. She cradled him in his arms as her colleagues tried to comfort her. Gently, she wiped a hand across Harry's face as her close friend, Julianne Nixon was trying to comfort her. Raven still felt the tears falling down her face as she looked at Harry. 'Harry, you weren't the one who was supposed to die, I was' Raven thought as more tears fell.
"Raven, come on honey, he's dead and there's nothing you can do about it," Julianne whispered into her ear.
"Harry, Harry, I can't believe you're dead," Raven moaned, holding onto his body and rocking slowly back and forth.
"Who says I'm dead?" a voice said.
Raven was shocked for a moment. She looked down and saw Harry alive and well. "HARRY! YOU'RE ALIVE! But how did you do that?" she asked.
"Well, I was able to survive the killing curse because of love. Love for my wife and for my son," Harry whispered, feeling a tear slide down his face.
Raven hugged Harry tightly and wiped away the tears from his face. "Looks like you have someone watching over you like a mother watching over her son," Alegro hissed. When the Fallen Saints saw Harry rise, they cheered then captured all of Heidgrimm's followers lying around on the ground and disapparated. Slowly, Harry and Raven also got up then saw it was nighttime. Raven grabbed Harry's arm and led him to a fancy part of town.
"Oh um, where am I going to stay overnight?" Harry asked.
"Harry, you're going back to my apartment," Raven replied.
"Raven, do you want anything to eat?" he asked. "I'll treat."
Raven smiled at Harry. "Oh Harry, you're so sweet but its okay. I'll cook something for the both of us to eat at home," she replied.
Harry grabbed Raven's arm as she turned. "How about you letting me cook something at home while you relax?" he asked.
Raven smiled at him then smacked him playfully. "You were knocked unconscious the past two days and you took a killing curse today? I'm not letting you cook Mister. You are going to rest," she said.
"Yes mother," Harry said mockingly as Raven smacked his arm lightly.
"Harry, it seems like the two of you get along really well with each other," Alegro hissed into his ear. "Are you two in love or something?"
"Alegro, I'm married," Harry hissed angrily.
"Oh really Harry? Who's the lucky lady?" Alegro asked.
"It's one of my best friends, Hermione Granger," Harry replied.
"Oh, she's that author who wrote all those books about you. I remember now. Hey Harry, did all those events in the books really happen?" Alegro asked.
Harry looked at Raven who was giving him a strange look. "Our friend here has some issues," Harry told her as they entered an extremely beautiful building then took an elevator to the top floor. "Alegro, yes those events really did happen," Harry hissed in reply to the snake. Soon Harry entered Raven's apartment and he noticed it was spacious enough to raise a family.
"So Harry, just settle down on the couch for now, I have to change first then I'll cook something. Oh and there is no way you are going to cook," Raven said, going into a room away from Harry.
Harry signed and sat down on the couch with Alegro wrapped around his shoulder. He started thinking about Hermione and James Sirius and sighed. Harry felt exhausted and immediately thought of an event that occurred five years ago.
With a sigh, Harry walked down the stairs of 4 Privet Drive. Somebody had just rang the doorbell and Uncle Vernon had shouted for Harry to go open the door. Harry opened the door and to his surprise, he saw Hermione wearing cut-off shorts and a t-shirt.
"HARRY! It's so nice to see you," she said, hugging him tightly.
"Do you want to come in Hermione?" he asked.
Hermione stepped in and grabbed Harry's hand. "Harry, let's go up to you room," she whispered in his ear.
"Sure," he replied, staring at Hermione. Her appearance had surprised him. Her hair was no longer bushy and she had developed quite nicely. Harry found himself staring at her soft wavy hair and the nice curves in her body. They entered Harry's room and sat down on his bed.
"Harry, how are you feeling?" she asked.
Harry looked at the floor. He felt he had some type of feelings for Hermione but he wasn't sure if he should admit it. "I'm fine Hermione," he replied.
"Are you sure Harry? I mean you had to see Sirius' death so that must have been painful," Hermione whispered.
"Yeah, I'm doing fine," he whispered.
Hermione hugged Harry tightly. "Harry, I don't know if this is the time to tell you this, but I'm in love with this boy," she said.
Harry felt weak in the knees when he heard her say that. "So, what do you want to know?" he asked.
"Well, I think he's sweet, charming, brave and drop dead gorgeous."
"How does he feel about you?"
"I really don't know Harry."
"Who is this boy?"
"I won't tell you directly but he's in our year and it's a Gryffindor."
Harry thought for a moment. "Dean?" he asked. Hermione shook her head. "Seamus?" Again, Hermione shook her head. "Neville?" Hermione shook her head. "Is it Ron?" he asked, dreading the answer.
"No Harry, the boy I love is you," she whispered, moving forward to kiss him.
Harry was stunned at first but he recovered. He moved closer to Hermione and kissed her with the same amount of passion she was using. Hermione moaned and Harry moved his tongue across her lower lip. "I love you too Hermione," he whispered, moving away from her then moving forward to kiss her again.
"Harry mate, what are you thinking about?" Alegro asked.
"Oh I'm thinking about the time me and Hermione first expressed our feelings about each other," Harry said, as Raven entered in sweatpants and a t-shirt.
"Hey, what are you two talking about over there?" Raven asked.
"Nothing," Harry replied quickly.
Raven rolled her eyes and started to cook a light meal for her and Harry. She was done in a few minutes and they ate in silence.
"Harry, do you think the government is corrupt here?" Raven asked.
"Well, I don't know. I had a bad feeling when I came over here and I distrust Conner for some reason," Harry replied.
Raven sighed and wiped away strands of her long black hair. "Harry, I told you I'm part Navajo right?" she asked. Harry nodded, wondering where this conversation was heading. "My mom's Navajo but I don't know who my father is," she whispered softly.
"Wait, what do you mean you don't know who your father is?" Harry asked.
"That's because my mom was raped by several people from the Ministry."
"What do you mean?"
"Okay, twenty one years ago, there were a group of Navajo wizards who were fed up with the Ministry. They only numbered a hundred or so but they went on a killing spree, killing over two hundred people before the Ministry was able to control them. As a result, all the Navajo Indians faced a severe backlash. They were rounded up and put in prison camps even if they had nothing to do with the murders. My mom was one of the people put in a prison camp. She told me she was raped one day by ten different guards and now I don't know who my father is."
Harry noticed a tear fall down her face. He got up and hugged her. "So you think there's some form of corruption in the government?"
"Yes because the prison camps were covered up like nothing had happened and criminals are allowed to strike unfair deals with the Ministry. Money for a shorter prison sentence. I'm telling you because I think you can do something about it."
A/N: Ya all know the drill. Read and review.
