I'mtheanarchist: Wow eleven reviews for one chapter! WOOHOO WE BEAT THE CHALLENGE! Come on everyone lets try and beat it yeah? I am so sorry about the long wait for this chapter I have been so busy lately. Well thanks for answering the questions it's helped me out now but none of you guessed correctly about what's behind the door so now it's time for the next instalment of Un'ombra Solitaria!
Warnings: Swearing
Disclaimer: I own the plot, Maria, Rory and everything else not from the books so back off money hungry lawyers.
Summary: Instead of Harry being the boy who lived he is the brother of the girl who lived and he completely hates her because of the way she acts. Problem is Voldemort doesn't know this and goes after her, can Harry get over his hate and save his sister or will he leave her to be killed. I AM NO GOOD AT SUMMARIES Its MUCH BETTER THEN IT SOUNDS!
Un'ombra Solitaria
Reunion
Harry's eyes widened at the site in front of him. There in the great hall lying in blood, some groaning in pain was students from Salem. Harry walked slowly into the hall making sure not to step on anybody or slip on the blood pooling around his feet. He walked forward and fell to his knees as his best friend Mart was there with blank eyes and a feared expression.
"Mart?" Harry whispered shaking his friend. He knew he was a joker always had been but Mart would never pull a prank like this. Though Harry wished this was a prank because then he wouldn't have lost his friend.
"Harry?" called a voice. Harry looked around and saw his other three best friends standing there, blood pouring from scars that adorned their bodies.
"Guys what happened?" Harry asked standing up blood seeping into his trousers.
"Voldemort happened. It was so quick. We were just hanging out like we usually do when all of a sudden the foundations of the school shook. We all grabbed our wands and went out to protect our school and Voldemort stood there with millions of Death Eaters. There was no way we would win and Professor Meara knew this. Battle started quickly and we were losing. I haven't seen so much blood. It was everywhere and the screams," Dayne exclaimed his eyes going wide as he remembered. Scott took over for here.
"Meara knew we wouldn't win so in an instant she said a spell that I've never heard of and we were being whisked here. As soon as we got here Merlin guy came and started questioning us," he stated shaking his head, his long black hair falling over his face and hiding it like a curtain.
"Harry they're nearly all dead," Dayne cried. Harry put a hand on his best friends shoulder who launched himself on Harry and cried on his shoulder. Harry patted him awkwardly on the back. He wasn't use to hugging other people then his family but he knew his friend needed like this and Harry would do anything for his friends.
"Who actually survived?" Harry asked Scott.
"I don't know I wasn't paying attention," Scott shook his head.
"Alex?" Harry turned to the tallest boy there who had piercings everywhere (well nearly everywhere) and a tattoo on his neck.
"Well us three, then the brat squad and the last years that's about it," Alex shook his head showing that he knew nothing else. The brat squad was four girls who made Harry, Alex, Scott, Dayne and Mart's lives a living hell back in Salem. They always competed against each other to see who was the most powerful, the best at sport, the best musician everything and they were always neck and neck. Their rivalry was like Slytherin and Gryffindor's rivalry none ever winning, always a stalemate.
"Do you mean to tell me that the rest of the school, which is two thousand students are dead and are either laying on this floor or rotting back in Salem?" Harry asked shock and surprise ringing clear in his voice.
"All right frogspawn," said a high-pitched voice. Harry sighed and turned around to see a tall brown haired girl with blonde streaks.
"What do you want Bimbo?" Harry asked.
"Nothing just we have to stick together now after all it's only us left," she said and behind her stood her friends.
"Whatever Bimbo just don't mess with me today I'm not in the mood," Harry stated looking down at Mart whose usually floppy ash blonde hair was now stained pink due to the blood that seemed to be pouring out of his skull.
"Hey why is Mart bleeding?" Dayne stated looked at his dead friend.
"Maybe it's because he hit his head as he fell down dead?" Scott tried.
"No because when you die your heart stops beating which means you don't bleed," Harry stated frowning at the supposed dead body.
"Well what could it mean Harry?" Bimbo asked shocking Harry even more they never called each other by their first names.
"I don't know I really don't know," Harry said pulling a hand through his hair. Harry bent down and winced as he put his hand under the dead bodies head. He would not call the body Mart because it wasn't mart. Mart would never wear that expression. Harry's eyes widened as his fingers squelched against a soft, sticky substance. Harry turned the body over and the brat squad screamed. Missing from the back of the body's head was part of it's scalp and Harry grimaced as he realised that the soft, sticky substance was the body's brain. Harry frowned this wasn't right. Why would part of his scalp be missing?
"Did Mart's body disappear for a while?" Harry asked.
"I don't know Harry. Everything was a blur I wouldn't even have noticed if Hell had opened up," Dayne sniffed. Harry frowned yet again and caught a glimpse of something underneath some of the brain substance.
"Master Santo what do you think you are doing?" Albus Dumbledore asked shocked. Harry looked up his hands stuck in the scalp.
"Uh I slipped on the blood because this is my best friend," Harry stated looking downcast.
"Yes it is a shame that Voldemort struck when he did and nobody could help. Harry may I have a word in private with you?" Dumbledore asked.
"Of course sir," Harry replied standing up and walking with Dumbledore to a dark secluded corner. Out of the corner of Harry's eye he could see his sister Maria talking quietly with Malfoy looking around at the dead bodies of Salem students. Harry filed that information to the back of his mind and started to pay attention to Dumbledore.
"Harry due to what has happened I think it is of great importance that I start training Rory to finally defeat Voldemort for one final time," Dumbledore said seriously. Harry clenched his fists biting his cheek to stop from shouting out that he didn't want to talk about this.
"Is that all you wanted sir is to tell me you will start training Rory?" Harry asked through clenched teeth.
"Well you are her brother and she is very close to you," Dumbledore replied.
"Sure she is," Harry muttered darkly.
"Well what do you say Harry is it ok to train Rory it will be hard work for her and it will seriously tire her," Dumbledore stated. Harry looked up mirth dancing in his green eyes.
"Well then sir train away some hard work would do her a world of good," Harry grinned.
"Thank you Harry it is important that the saviour of the wizarding world can duel," and with that Dumbledore walked off leaving a fuming Harry behind.
"Yeah of course we would want the saviour to be a brilliant duellist but maybe the saviour shouldn't be two faced," Harry muttered then walked back over to his friends.
"What did Merlin dude want with you?" Scott asked. Harry smiled.
"Just something about Rory," Harry replied.
"You're sister?" Dayne asked. Harry nodded. His friends knew nothing about Rory being the girl who lived. They didn't even know about Voldemort, as it was an English thing. The only reason they knew about it now was because he had attacked their school.
"Well can we meet her?" Scott asked with a light shining in his eye.
"Scott start thinking with the head on your shoulders and two she's my baby sister so she's off limits," Harry warned Scott who was the well known womaniser of the school.
"Well it was worth a try," Scott grinned and shrugged.
"Aside from Scott's womanising ways are we ever going to meet your sister or family?" Alex asked.
"Harry! Harry!" shouted a voice causing Harry to flinch.
"Sooner then you think," Harry, muttered and when questioning gazes turned on him he pointed to the running figure of his little sister.
"Dude you have been holding out on me," Scott whistled.
"Scott…" Harry growled.
"Sorry, Sorry habit," Scott smiled sheepishly and Rory finally reached her big brother and his strange looking friends. They all looked like Harry with piercings and long hair.
"Harry have you seen what's happened?" she asked.
"I think I caught a glimpse of it," Harry replied sarcastically which was missed on Rory.
"I know it's so disgusting all this blood everywhere," Rory stated and Harry looked at her in shock.
"Rory I think you'll probably see a lot more blood then this to come," Harry stated and his friends laughed at the tone he used.
"Whatever Harry. Anyway I've got a message from mum and dad for you," Rory stated.
"What do they want?" Harry growled.
"They said that you have to go home for a while as Dad wants a word with you," Rory stated.
"Well I don't want a word with him so that idea is kind of screwed then isn't it?" Harry laughed harshly.
"Harry what have you got against Mum and Dad. All during the summer you never talked to them and the atmosphere was tense what happened?" Rory asked.
"Nothing Rory it's between me and them no one else," Harry said forcefully.
"Don't lie to me Harry what happened?" Rory tried again.
"Nothing Rory so just leave it already!" Harry snapped.
"Fine Harry just hide it like you usually do but remember that I am your sister!" Rory said.
"Not by choice," Harry muttered.
"What did you say?"
"You heard me!" Scott, Dayne and Alex decided that they should intervene about now so they stepped in between them both and pulled Harry away.
"Sorry Rory but Harry is going to come with us now bye," Dayne stated and walked behind his friends as they Dragged Harry outside.
"Now Harry what was all that about?" Dayne asked as they walked to the lake. Dayne and Alex pulled out a cigarette packet and lit up a cigarette. They offered one to Harry.
"You guys know I don't smoke," Harry sighed.
"Sorry dude forgot, it's been so long since we last saw you," Alex replied taking a drag of his cigarette.
"Yeah I know and it's all Nigel and Jayne's fault," Harry replied as he sat down.
"What's up with you calling your rents by their first names?" Dayne asked.
"I found out a few home truths during the summer," Harry said.
"What that you aren't really liked. You're hated, it isn't just them Harry it's everyone," Alex joked but seeing the serious, dark look on Harry's face he faltered.
"Um I was only Joking Harry most people do like you well except the brat squad and that blonde git and…" Alex stammered.
"Don't listen to Alex Harry he's an idiot anyway," Scott cut in causing Alex to glare at him and Harry to slightly grin.
"Yeah I know Scott and I don't think they hate me they just…"
"Just what Harry come on you can tell us we won't tell anyone," Dayne replied.
"No we'll write it on the bathroom walls," Alex joked.
"Ow," Alex moaned as Dayne hit him round the back of the head.
"Harry…"
"Look I found out that they only adopted me because they were told to and they wanted my sister," Harry growled.
"Whoa calm down Harry," Scott replied holding out his hands in surrender. Harry sighed frustrated and pulled a hand through his hair.
"Yeah I'm sorry guys it's just painful to talk about you know?" Harry replied.
"Dude I think maybe you should start smoking it calms you down, helps with stress," Dayne replied taking a long drag of his cigarette.
"No I won't start smoking Dayne."
"Why though?"
"You know why I don't want to become so independent on a little item that I loose my mind if I don't have it," Harry replied.
"Yeah, yeah, I suppose that's more for me then," Dayne grinned.
"Right ok then Dayne. Anyway I wonder if Dumbledore is going to let you stay here?" Harry mentioned after a few minutes silence.
"He probably will. After all he is the most powerful and respected wizard it wouldn't do very well for his image if he turns us out to the streets will it?" Alex stated. He was smarter then he looked.
"Yeah but…" Harry started unsure.
"But nothing Harry. Dumbledore is one of those people that seem nice in public but behind the scenes he's as manipulative as a snake," Scott spoke up.
"I know he's manipulative what I was going to say though is that he may make it seem like you are a danger to the rest of the students so it would be dangerous for you to be here," Harry replied.
"Didn't think about it like that," Scott shrugged.
"Doesn't matter though. We are staying here. We can't let you have all the fun," Dayne smirked.
"Yeah like how much fun I've been having already," Harry stated sarcastically.
"Yep just like you've been having already," Dayne replied. Like in all groups they all had their own place in it, which was unique to them. Harry was the leader, strong, ruthless, fearless and very athletic; Alex was the muscle of the group. Although Harry was strong Alex was much stronger he was also the joker. Scott was the brain of the group and the calm one. He was the one to think things out and he usually was the one to come up with all the pranks. Dayne was the baby of the group not only was he the youngest he also acted like a child. He had a child like attitude and was easily grossed out. Most people, mainly Dumbledore and all who knew the marauders would think that Harry's group were just like them, they aren't. The difference between Harry's group and the marauders is that every person in Harry's group was loyal; they also held no mercy for all those they pranked. They were sly and sneaky just like Slytherins and they would do the one thing the marauders would never do. They blamed the pranks on other people. To them it was fun.
Now here they were all standing by the large lake that stretched in miles each way. Two of the teens smoking and two sitting down. They were all different in their own unique way either with hair colours, tattoos or even piercings. They were all different in their attitudes; they were all complete opposites yet they were close. They were best friends and they would stick by each other's sides.
"Mr Potter I thought you would be out here. Now I need a word with your friends," said a kindly voice from behind them that belonged to none other then Albus Dumbledore. His eyes twinkling yet he shot a disapproving glance at the smoking cigarettes in the boy's hands. They looked sheepish and quickly threw them to the floor stomping on them.
"I would appreciate it if you wouldn't smoke in front of the students please," Dumbledore said.
"No problemo sir. We shall not smoke in front of the students again," Alex replied saluting to Dumbledore who in turn smiled.
"Yes well it is about where are you going to stay?"
"In a cardboard box?" Alex tried until Harry hit him around the head.
"Do I have a target painted on the back of my head?" Alex said rubbing the back of his head.
"Will you shut up for once Alex?" Scott stated.
"I will when you all get a sense of humour," Alex stated.
"Why don't both of you shut up and let Professor Dumbledore speak?" Harry stated off handedly looking at his nails. Both boys complied and Dumbledore nodded his thanks to Harry.
"Now as I was saying, where are you boys going to stay? We were thinking about sending you to Durmstrang but with everything that is going on that is too dangerous for you, we then thought about sending you to Beauxbaxtons, but we knew you didn't speak a word of French so the only logical choice was to let you stay here," Dumbledore said motioning to the large, awe inspiring castle behind him. Inside the boys were cheering and do little dances of joy but on the outside they seemed cool and collected.
"We have informed your parents that you will be staying at Hogwarts and you will be taken with one of the professors at the school to Diagon Alley to get your school items. We have a very different curriculum to Salem but I am sure you will easily be able to catch up after all it has only been a few days since the start of term," and with that said Dumbledore turned and walked away back to the castle.
"Well that was kind of easy wasn't it?" Dayne stated.
"Easy you are kidding me aren't you? I thought I was going to have a heart attack," Scott stated holding a hand over his chest.
"Why?"
"Because I saw the way he looked at the cigarettes. I thought that because you smoked we wouldn't be able to stay here, also because what Harry said got me thinking," he stated.
"Oh you worry too much soon you'll be going grey before any of us," Harry replied. Though he didn't act as if he was bothered inside he had been worried. He wouldn't be able to cope if his friends had been sent off. Yes he had friends in Gryffindor and he was good friends with Hermione but it wasn't the same. His friends had grown up with him, sort of, and they were all each other had really. Also Hermione was a girl so she didn't understand what boys went through.
"Oh shut up Harry!" Scott grumbled folding his arms over his chest showing how annoyed he was.
"Sorry, sorry come on lets go inside," Harry stated. And the four best friends walked off towards the castle.
Harry's thoughts went back to the item that seemed to be in the back of Mart's brain. He wondered what it could be and he knew he would just have to find out what it was.
"Ok lets go and get some food," Dayne grinned bouncing on the balls of his feet.
"No we have to go and find Mart's body," Harry stated quietly so no one around him could hear what he was saying.
"ARE YOU CRAZY!" Shouted Scott causing nearby students to look up and over to them.
"Keep your voice down Scott," Harry hissed and led his friends to an alcove in the great hall.
"Now look. You all remember that part of the body's scalp was missing yes?" the boys nodded in confirmation.
"Well I saw something in the depths of the brain which I know is important and I'm going to get it and find out what it means," Harry said a determined gleam shining in his emerald eyes.
"But Harry it's a dead body that's probably decomposing if not being burnt or buried right now," Alex stated.
"Well we are just going to have to get to the body before that happens," Harry stated forcefully.
"Come on Harry it was probably nothing," Dayne whined.
"No it was something and I'm going to find out what with or without your help," He said. The boys sighed and then nodded showing that they would follow their friend.
"Good now come on lets get going," Harry stated starting to walk off.
"Go where?" asked a voice behind him. Harry spun around and saw his sister Maria standing there with Malfoy and a bunch of tough looking Slytherins behind them. Dayne, Scott and Alex all raised themselves to their full height and looked menacing.
"It's of no concern to you Maria so if you don't mind," Harry said staring down at his little sister.
"Oh come on Harry you can trust me," she tried.
"Course I do. Like I trusted you to defend me when Rory was going around saying that I hit her, or how about defend me when everyone turned against me. Get real Maria you are just like everybody else, you don't dare go against Rory in fear of looking bad in the press am I right," Harry exclaimed.
"It wasn't like that Harry," Maria stated calmly, almost bored like. Malfoy stood behind Maria a smug expression on his face and Harry glared at him.
"I don't know what you're looking so smug about Malfoy after all wasn't it your father that is being watched because supposedly he's been seen in death eater clothes," Harry said sweetly, sarcastically.
"Oh shut up Santo," Malfoy drawled.
"It's Potter," Harry stated causing Maria to look at him shocked.
"Harry what?"
"Your parents are only mine legally that means I'm not really a Santo not by heart or blood so I feel I don't have to take their name," Harry stated.
"Now if you don't mind we'll be going," and he and his friends turned his back.
"Turn your back like you always do Potter but what about your sister," Malfoy called but before Harry could respond the Slytherins had gone.
"Ok is it me or does that blonde git act like he knows something we don't?" Alex asked.
"It's not just you," Harry stated.
"Now come on we have to go and find Mart's body," and with that the four teens ran off through the castle to search for the body of their fallen friend.
Elsewhere though deep down in the depths of the castle in a long forgotten chamber, which was unsafe to all but a few, a group of red-cloaked figures stood. Large hoods covered the figures faces so none could tell whom the other person beside them was for that was the point. If you didn't know who was there then you couldn't rat them out. The leader dressed in a long green cloak wearing a black mask, which looked like the masks the old plague doctors used to wear, stood up on a podium. The mask causing long shadows to fall across the chin of the person. A lone figure, one that commanded respect, and loyalty but also commanded fear.
"We are gathered here to talk about how the plan is going," said the voice powerful and deep.
"It is going fine my lord, Potter is being easily fooled by agent stalker," said one of the figures. On cue a figure walked forward a panther emblem on the chest of its robes.
"Is agent shadow correct. Is Potter really fooled?"
"Yes sir, Potter is nowhere close to finding out about us or what we are going to do," the figure bowed.
"Good. Now get some rest because tomorrow we are going to begin the plan to bring Potter down for good," the figures all bowed and then disappeared to go their separate ways. The one thing clear from this meeting was that whichever Potter they meant, was in for a load of trouble and who was agent stalker?
Authors Notes: There finally it is done. I think this is a boring chapter what about you lot? Should I make them shorter? Well anyway please review it makes me want to write. Well see you next chapter remember please review!