James sat at his desk frowning at the reports that his undersecretary had just given him. More Death Eater attacks! And not just on Wizards but muggles were being targeted. It had only been one night but he felt so lost without Lily. How was he going to survive the year?! He looked at the reports with April sitting opposite him, looking at some as well. Rather casually.
"Another attack." April muttered.
"Another one here, on some pure bloods." James said.
"Yeah, another one on pure bloods." April muttered, she flung the folder onto an ever increasing pile. They were trying to see some sort of pattern. Most Death Eater attacks would have gone straight to the aurors but April had ordered the meeting with James because there was something unusual about the attacks. She couldn't pinpoint it though.
"Some are attacks on Pure Bloods even though they have no association with muggles or muggle borns at all." April said, looking at James. James frowned and looked at a few files at the same time.
"So why would Voldemort be attacking purebloods?" James muttered. He rubbed his stubble covered chin, now that Lily was out of the house, he decided that he was curious to see what it was like to have a beard.
"That's the thing, none of us understand it. You were better at this sort of thing then I was." April said, "How I got promoted and you didn't is just a mystery."
"I was promoted." James muttered, his nose deeper in a file. He was trying to absorb as much information as possible. "And you're better in the field." He muttered again. He frowned and looked at some of the other files. He couldn't see the pattern. It seemed completely random. Pure bloods and muggle borns were being attacked, why? There was a knock at the door. April looked at James. James nodded.
"Come in." April called for him. The door opened and James' secretary, a wizard called Kevin pushed open the door.
"Minister, Cornelius Fudge is here to see you." He said.
"Tell him to bugger off, I'm busy." James muttered. He read a line in the file of Sharon Novak and one word stood out. Werewolf. He lifted his eyebrows and pulled another file towards him. Timothy Bruton, Werewolf.
"April, have you seen any of the bodies?" James asked.
"A few of them, they all had some burn on them, a hand print." April said. "But how can someone burn another with just their hands"
"Who do we know who has a hand that can hurt people?" James asked, looking at April. April looked at James directly into his eyes. James saw images flashing in his vision.
"Wormtail." April muttered. "They're all werewolves." She said, pulling some files towards her.
"All werewolves, I haven't seen George's file here, Remus' or Bo's."
"Remus was killed in a separate accident, his file would be with Magical Law Enforcement." April said. "George is still recovering but he did say that he was attacked and Lily is a bit sketchy on the details but apparently he hand a hand shaped burn on his chest." April said.
"So Voldemort is going after the...half breeds" James said quickly.
"It seems so. Look, here a woman who's part Veela." April said, looking at an image of a woman with long silvery hair.
"It isn't-"
"No, Fleur's perfectly fine. I went to check on Bill yesterday and he gave me an update." April said with a smirk.
"Um, minister-" Kevin muttered.
"Tell Fudge to go shove his meeting up his arse. Can't you see I'm busy!" James snapped.
"Sorry sir." Kevin said quickly before hurrying out of the office.
"Nice." April said with a smile. James scowled and continued looking through the files.
"A guy who's half vampire has been killed." He muttered.
"What are you going to do about it Potter?" April asked, leaning on the desk with her elbows.
"Firstly, get some stuff out in the prophet. Try and maybe get a spy or two into Voldemort's circle so that we can get some information and then you, April, will get your aurors working extra time. You don't mind taking a pay cut do you, so that we can get more aurors training and to encourage people to hand in Death Eaters?" James asked.
"Sirius brings in enough money each day for us to live for a decade. I think I may just be able to survive without my salary." April said. James nodded.
"Good. And if I go without mine-"
"Lily will murder you." April finished. James looked at April.
"I wasn't going to say that." He muttered.
"But she will. James, just take a pay cut. I'm willing to go without my salary for a while. I'm sure some other aurors won't mind doing that for a while. You know we've been complaining that not enough aurors are getting through training for years. If a pay cut is what is needed to encourage people into auror ranks, I'll make sure my aurors accept it!" April said. James smiled slightly.
"Now that's why you're head auror." James said. April suddenly got embarrassed.
"Oh, um, yeah. So what else are we going to do?"
"I'll have a meeting with all the heads of departments. Maybe one with some of the workers of the Department of the Regulation of Magical Creatures. I want to ask them a few things concerning their area of expertise." James said. April nodded and got up ready to go. "And if you see fudge, tell him to do something useful instead of hang around here all day." James sighed. April smiled and nodded.
"You are the boss." April said. She was about to leave when she turned around again. "James, you haven't seen Jenny anywhere have you?" She asked. James looked up.
"No. Why?" James asked.
"Lily and Sirius have both asked me to search Jenny's mind. Sirius wants to know if she's a Death Eater while Lily wants me to prove she's not a Death Eater."
"Well, you couldn't do it with Peter and his defence against your mind powers weren't nearly as good as Jenny's." James said.
"Yeah, I know. I'm really worried about her. Since Remus she hasn't been the same." April said with a sigh at the end. "Well if you see her tell her I need to speak to her."
Harry left Ron and Hermione bickering in the common room over the best time to start revising. Hermione had decided now was the best time while Ron was arguing that they still had a year to go. Harry decided to go for a walk around the school. Well, it didn't turn out as much as he found himself in the hospital wing. Lily Potter was singing softly to herself. She looked thoroughly bored as she stood over a cauldron and tore up a few leaves.
"Harry." She said, obviously surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Just wanted to see my favourite parents." Harry joked. Lily smiled.
"I thought that was your dad?" Lily said.
"Well he was...until last year." Harry said. He went to where the cauldron was and peered in. "What are you making?"
"Extra supplies of various potions. When Poppy left her stocks were quite low." Lily said.
"This doesn't look like anything I've ever tried or tasted!" Harry said, picking up a wooden spoon ready to stir it. Lily held his hand.
"No Harry." Lily said. Harry looked up.
"Why not?" Lily rolled her eyes.
"How did you ever pass your potions?" She asked,
"Well Snape did fail me all last year." Harry said. "So what's this?" He said waving a hand at the potion. Lily threw in the leaves and there were a few small pops. A thin layer of silver mist came off it.
"Wolfsbane." Lily said. "Bo has agreed to let us try something with the wolfsbane potion and he said he's willing to test it out."
"Us?" Harry asked uncertainly.
"Yes, Professor Snape and myself." Lily said with a smile.
"Are you joking mum! Snape will try and kill Bo!" Harry snapped.
"Contrary to the more popular beliefs of the school, Harry, Snivellus is not out to get any of the students here." Lily said, covering up the cauldron with a lid.
"He'll kill any of us if he gets the chance!" Harry said, following Lily to the office. Lily gave him an amused look. Harry sighed. "What are you doing with the wolfsbane potion then?" He asked.
"Trying to make a werewolf harmless." Lily said. "So if he drinks the potion, he'll be more like a big puppy then a wolf."
"So he won't even be asleep?" Harry asked uncertainly. Lily nodded.
"Can I ask something Harry?" Lily asked sitting down in the chair behind her desk. Harry nodded.
"Depends what it is." He said cheekily.
"How does everyone know about Bo?" Lily asked, "The first day of school isn't even over and he's been in here twice, once with a bloody nose and once with a broken wrist." Harry bit his lip uncertainly.
"Um, well...his roommates don't like sharing a room with a werewolf." Harry muttered. "And you know when everyone found out about Remus?" Lily nodded "Well most people just put two and two together. Bo is Remus' son, therefore he must be a werewolf." Harry muttered so Lily only just heard. Lily nodded.
"Right. So everyone is now out to get Bo now?" Lily asked.
"Pretty much."
"Does he fight back?" Lily asked seriously.
"Um..." Harry didn't know what to say.
"Harry, you know I'm Bo's legal guardian now." Lily said,
"You are?" Harry asked, "How? Since when?"
"Since Jenny seems to have disappeared. Before she vanished she said that if anything was to happen to her, your dad and I are to look after Bo. You have to tell me if he's being bullied" Lily said.
"He doesn't fight back and the Slytherins and his room mates think that makes him an easy target. Most of the time it's the Slytherins that hurt him physically but his Room mates say things to him." Harry said, sitting down. He couldn't believe he was telling his mum all this about Bo! Lily nodded slowly and wrote something down with a pencil. "Don't tell him I told you" Harry added quickly.
"Don't worry Harry." Lily said. Harry leant over to try and look at what Lily was writing but she covered it up.
"If you're going to test this stuff on Bo, doesn't that mean you need Emma's help?" Harry asked.
"Why?" Lily asked, "There's no point in endangering Emma"
"Well, she's the only who can get near Bo as a werewolf and not get hurt." Harry said, "She might be able to help control him." Harry said. Lily looked at Harry with a frown, like she was considering it.
"I don't know. I'll think about it." She said. Harry nodded. "How was your first day back then?" Lily asked
"Hermione and Ron are already arguing about NEWTs" Harry muttered, banging his head on the table. Lily laughed and patted Harry's head.
"Poor child. Remember if you need any help I'm right here."
"But you suck at Transfiguration mum." Harry said.
"Have you ever seen me transfigure something?" Lily asked.
"No, that's why I know you suck." Harry said. Lily laughed.
"You still have that mirror that Sirius gave you last Christmas?" Lily asked.
"How did you know about it?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"April found out and told me. Well, he gave the counterpart to James. You dad is fantastic at transfiguration" Lily said. She sighed and slumped in her chair. Harry smirked.
"You miss dad don't you?" Harry asked gleefully.
"Yes I do, don't you make fun of it Harry." Lily said.
"It's just a bit ridiculous." Harry said, "You've only been away from dad for about a day and you miss him!"
"When you fall in love Harry, you'll understand." Lily asked. "Or why don't you just ask Rhia about it?" Lily retorted with a smirk. Harry's smile disappeared.
"She doesn't miss me when I'm not around." Harry said. Lily nodded sceptically.
"That's not what Emma tells me." Lily said.
"Shut up mum. I'm going to do some homework." Harry said.
"Bye Harry." Lily said. Harry stormed out of the hospital wing in a slight stress. He didn't notice where he was going until he crashed into Draco Malfoy. They both fell to the floor. Harry glared at Malfoy as Malfoy was pulled to his feet by Crabbe and Goyle. Two ugly looking cronies that looked like hairless gorillas. Malfoy ran a hand over his slicked back platinum blonde hair.
"Watch where you're going scarhead." He snapped.
"Get stuffed Malfoy." Harry said, walking around Malfoy, he just couldn't be bothered with that boy!
"Potter, look at me when I'm talking to you." Malfoy snapped. Harry just made a rude hand gesture at Malfoy. "Detention Potter."
"Fuck." Harry hissed.
Jenny followed Bellatrix Lestrange through the house. Immediately from the first time that Jenny had set foot in the ring of Death Eaters not only did everyone suspect her to be a spy but no one trusted her at all. Not that Jenny really had any problem with it because, she was a spy. Though no one but Dumbledore and Snape knew that. Dumbledore had told Jenny not to tell anyone, under any circumstances. She'd attended several attacks already but had managed not to kill anyone. She had hurt someone but she really hadn't wanted to do it. She did understand what attracted people to this way of life. Why had Wormtail joined Voldemort and his supporters when this was a life of fear and terror? Jenny didn't know. She was just doing her job. She had met Snape here a few times. He often looked very surprised when he saw Jenny but soon cottoned on.
"The Dark Lord wants to see you" Bellatrix Lestrange spat at Jenny. Jenny was vaguely aware that until Jenny had come along Bellatrix Lestrange had been Voldemort's favourite. Now Voldemort seemed to favour Jenny, something that Dumbledore was trying to encourage.
"He's your lord and you won't even say his name. Some Death Eater you are." Jenny sneered and Bellatrix Lestrange. She glared at Jenny.
"To say his name, you either have to be incredibly brave or a complete and utter idiot." Bellatrix sneered. "I'd watch what you do...is it Lupin or Chang?" She said with an evil sneer. Jenny tensed, according to Harry, Rhia and James it had been Bellatrix who had killed Remus.
"It's still Lupin." Jenny said coldly.
"Of course" Bellatrix said in a bored voice. "Love and all that rubbish."
"If it's rubbish, why did you get married?" Jenny said simply before going into the room that Voldemort spent all his time in. Voldemort was sitting at a desk, he looked like he was meditating. He had his hands spread out on the desk in front of him. Jenny glanced at him nervously.
"If you leave I will kill you Chang" He said
"Lupin." Jenny corrected. Voldemort made no movement to show that he'd heard. He kept his eyes closed before slowly opening them. His red eyes focused on Jenny. She met his gaze but with difficult. She could feel the familiar feeling of someone trying to break into her mind. She forced her mind to create a few new memories so that Voldemort would believe whatever Jenny had to say. He looked away first.
"You are very brave woman." He said. He picked up his wand and span it in his hands.
"You wanted to see me, my lord." Jenny spat.
"Yes I did. I have a few questions about the Potters that none but you can answer." Voldemort said. Jenny stood by the door. "Firstly, there's another Potter since my last rise to power. I haven't had the pleasure of meeting her yet. What is she like?"
"She's very powerful and very attractive." Jenny said.
"Strengths, weaknesses..." Voldemort said waving his hands. Jenny looked at him.
"She's not so good at Divination and Potions but brilliant at Transfiguration, Defence against the Dark arts and Charms."
"As is the rest of her family, tell me something I do not know Chang!" Voldemort said impatiently. "What is her greatest weakness?"
"Her love for her friends, she is completely devoted to them, particularly Rhia Black and my son." Jenny said. She didn't see the harm in telling that to Voldemort. Both Rhia and Bo were very well trained in defence against the Dark arts.
"Yes, your son. He is a werewolf is he not?"
"Why does that have any importance?" Jenny asked in a dangerous voice.
"Are you aware that everyone you have been asked to kill are werewolves?" Voldemort asked, "Or half breed freaks like your son and that ground keeper Rubeus Hagrid?" Jenny took a sharp intake of breath.
"Why you-"
"No point in cursing me Chang. Now leave, I have something I must do." Voldemort pointed his wand at Jenny. Jenny knew better then to try and get on Voldemort's bad side. She left the room and closed the door silently behind her. She walked down the hall. Bellatrix Lestrange was watching her carefully from under her hood. Jenny went through a door into a small, dark room. She pulled up her sleeve and itched at her arm. It had been itchy non-stop since she'd got it. It felt like devil ants crawling all up her arm.
"If you don't like it why did you accept it?" Came a wispy voice. Jenny turned quickly, her wand out. She pointed it straight at Peter Pettigrew, Wormtail.
"What do you want Wormtail?" Jenny asked.
"I know what you're doing. You're very brave." Wormtail said. He took a step towards Jenny.
"What do you mean?"
"Working as a spy." Jenny's mind screamed in panic.
"What? I'm not working as a spy." Jenny said.
"Don't worry, I know how easy it is. They say Dumbledore is the greatest wizard but he can't tell when one of his people turns. Being a spy for our master is incredibly difficult." Wormtail said. He took another step forwards, forcing Jenny into a corner. Wormtail took another step towards Jenny. She never remembered him being the same height as her. Maybe he had always been her height, she just hadn't really been this close to Wormtail before. She could see his watery eyes, the sagging skin where he'd lost a lot of weight, the dark haunted look in his eyes.
"What do you want Wormtail." Jenny asked, backing herself into the wall. Bad idea. Wormtail thrust his silver hand against Jenny's throat and lifted her up slightly. Jenny gasped in surprise and shock. Wormtail grabbed her hand and twisted it so that she dropped her wand. Jenny tried to kick out but Wormtail managed to dodge it somehow.
"I was always jealous of the others for getting you April and Lily. Now one of them is dead and you're free." Wormtail said. Jenny's eyes widened, she tried to scream but Wormtail squeezed her throat even harder, cutting off all air to her lungs. "How does it feel to be the weak one for a change Jenny? To be the one who has to follow orders."
"I don't know what you mean." Jenny wheezed. Wormtail pinned her harder against the wall before pressing his lips against hers. He was clumsy, very clumsy. Jenny couldn't scream or struggle. She opened her mouth and bit down on his bottom lip as hard as she could. Wormtail let out a shout of pain and dropped Jenny. Jenny fell to the floor. One hand searched for her wand while the other rubbed her neck. She found her wand just as Wormtail turned towards her dangerously.
"Don't come near me." Jenny said with heavy breaths.
"Fine." Wormtail said. "You know that I have powers and contacts you can only dream of." He said.
"There's nothing that you have that can make me jealous Pettigrew." Jenny said. She spat on the floor as she tasted blood in her mouth. She glanced at Wormtail to see him wipe some blood away from his lips. Jenny felt like being sick, she was actually almost retching. She apparated out of the room and into the kitchen of April's house in Godric's Hollow, Wales. April was in the kitchen preparing a small meal for herself, apparently being made head auror seemed to give April even more spare time. Jenny ran to the sink and threw up in it. April started in surprise and went to Jenny.
"What happened?" She asked. Jenny just threw up again. April winced and rubbed Jenny's back. She threw up again and just stood over the sink.
"Shit." Jenny muttered.
"What?" April asked. Jenny closed her eyes and felt tears coming to her eyes. She wanted Remus, not April. She could no longer have him just because of some stupid accident. Jenny started crying.
"I'm such an idiot" Jenny cried as she let April wrap her arms around her. Jenny buried her head in April's shoulder and cried.
"We can all be idiots. Where have you been?" April asked. Jenny pulled away from April.
"No where." She said, avoiding April's eyes.
"Jenny, pelase. I've been so worried for you. Lily's worried about you." April said, "And the guys think you're a Death Eater. Where have you been?" Jenny sank into a chair, April sat in a chair next to her. Jenny took some deep breaths before turning to look April directly in the eyes.
"I am a Death Eater." Jenny said. "I've been hurting people and watching people get hurt and not been able to do anything about it." Jenny said. April's face was devoid of any emotion.
"This isn't a joking matter Jenny. You can't be a Death Eater you're...you're..." Jenny pulled up her sleeve and showed April the dark mark. "Oh my..." April looked pale. "Why?"
"Because I have nothing to live for and Dumbledore needed someone undercover."
"So you got the dark mark!" April asked. "I'll have to put you into Azkaban. Dammit Jenny!" April snapped standing up "I can't put you into Azkaban, you know that. Why did you do it? Nothing to live for? What about me, Lily, James, Sirius, Bo!" April snapped. Jenny stood up as well.
"At the time I wasn't thinking straight. I regret it now but there's nothing I can do! I'm in Voldemort's inner circle!" Jenny said, April's eyes widened then she grinned. Jenny looked at her confused. "What?"
"That's it!" April said. "We need someone in Voldemort's inner circle. We won't tell the others about you...well just Lily, Sirius and James-"
"That is the others." Jenny said.
"But we'll give you information to feed to Voldemort. You can be a spy for us, like Snape is doing."
"Yeah, he's having a tough time." Jenny muttered. He could still taste the saltiness of Wormtail's blood and felt bile rising in her throat. She went back to the sink and retched.
"Why are you ill though?" April asked, going to the cupboard and getting out a potion for Jenny to drink.
"I made Pettigrew's lip bleed." Jenny said. April looked at her amused. "He tried to kiss me so I bit him." April burst out laughing. "It's not funny!" Jenny snapped.
"It is actually. Nothing is really funny anymore." April said, "But that is!" Jenny picked up a wet dish cloth that was over the tap and threw it at April
Voldemort closed his eyes and let his mind go into a sort of trance. He had been working on this since he discovered that Harry could get into his mind. It was past midnight and no one would be awake, well no child anyway.
Emma lay in her bed fast asleep. She rolled over as a shiver ran through her body, like someone had poured ice water over her. She rolled over again onto her back and slowly opened her eyes. Her usual sparkling emerald eyes had gone red, everything, the whites, pupils and iris had all gone red. She blinked a few times as if adjusting to the light before getting out of the bed. She looked at herself and ran her hands over her body like it was a novelty. She went to a mirror that Erika had snuck into the room. She started at her body for a while before an evil smirk spread across her face. The deep red of her eyes was unnerving. She turned around and left the dormitory. She went up the stairs to the top dormitories, she glanced in the seventh year girl's dorms but nothing interesting in there. She went down a few stairs to the sixth year girls. She looked in. Hermione was fast asleep in her bed. Lavender Brown was hugging a small white teddy bear while Pavarti Patil lay in her bed with Crookshanks curled up at the end of the bed. In the fifth year dormitories, Ginny and her friends were all asleep in the middle of the room like they had been in the middle of a girl's night before falling asleep. Emma wasn't interested in the other years. She took a quick glance in the first year's dorms. Jessie and Kaylee were fast asleep as well, exhausted from their first day at Hogwarts.
Emma left the stairs and walked across the common room to the boy's dorms. She missed the first few years, glancing in on Orion before heading to the sixth year dorms. Her brother was tossing in his sleep like he was having a nightmare. Ron was murmuring something about frogs. Neville Longbottom was curled up like a cat. Dean Thomas had his hangings drawn and Seamus Finnigan was snoring gently. Emma went in and went to Harry's trunk and rummaged through it. She found the two way mirror that her dad had given her, her dark red eyes gleamed slightly. She saw the hilt of the knife he had used to break locks. She went through the trunk a few more times before closing it and going to Harry. She looked at him carefully, taking in every bit of his appearance. She heard a soft croak and jumped as she saw Trevor the toad hopping across the floor. She sneered at him and fought the urge to kick him. She left the dormitory quickly and hurried up the stairs to the seventh year boy's dorm. She peered in. The room was messy except around a bed that was obviously Bo Lupin's bed. She went over and pulled open his hangings. Bo was sitting in his bed reading. He looked up when Emma pulled open his hangings.
"Emma?" He asked in surprise. He glanced at her eyes and scrambled out of the bed. "Oh shit." He muttered. Emma closed her eyes and collapsed on the bed. Bo went to her slowly and rolled her over. She looked like she'd just fainted, she was strangely pale and her skin felt cold. "Dammit." Bo muttered. He went around the bed and lifted Emma into his bed without thinking. He pulled his blanket around her before a thought struck him...where was he going to sleep? He wouldn't dare sleep in the same bed as Emma, he was scared of what she might say when she woke up. He felt Emma's hand, it was absolutely freezing and she was beginning to shiver.
"Oh fuck it." Bo muttered. He climbed into the bed and pulled the hangings shut. He slipped under the duvet and pulled Emma towards him. She was cold, even through her nightclothes. He wrapped his arms around her, he had to warm her up some how. Bo felt her body shaking uncontrollably against his.
"It's ok." He muttered to no one at all. He kissed Emma's forehead and rubbed her arm as he tried to sleep and give her his body heat at the same time.
Voldemort opened his eyes. A few more excursions and he'd know everything he wanted. He smirked and called his closets Death Eaters to him.
A/N:-You guys have truly outdone yourselves in the reviewing department, I'm really considering making more threats, hehe. Nah, I'm not that evil but your reveiws all had me laughing. You're all soooooo funny! Do you really think that after my rant on Slash i'd turn this fic into a slash? hahahahahahahaha!!! Man, you guys are cool. haha. I'm laughing soo much. Also It wud also be VERY MUCH appreciated if all ur reviews sed a bit less of "HARRY AND RHIA! HARRY AND RHIA!!" cause i get the idea...you guys want HArry and Rhia! None of you actually helped with the love triangle i have going but i'll try and do something about Harry and Rhia but if i do, I can't have them dating cause I have other plans for Rhia and if they do date, it'll mess up the final battle scene....well sorta, and I don't want to have to rewrite hte final battle scene...AGAIN! I've already had to change it a few times cause i wasn't happy with the way one of the characters died so I did it agen....and agen....and agen....then something happened to KAylee and then the REAL kaylee decided to get me to change what happened to Kaylee cause she thought it'd be funny, so i had to rewrite it AGAIN! so if i get HArry and Rhia together i'll have to completely change ALL my storylines and stuff.....will you guys be happy with flings and like a couple kisses now and then? All you Emma/Bo lovers watch out for the next chapter. IT's Emma's PoV....I can't WAIT until i do Rhia's PoV cause Emma and Rhia are soooo fun to write! they remind me of writing Lily and April's PoVs.....oh i miss writing To The End..
Also a small note to Rinny: None of u guys no what James was like before seventh year cause i started Glittering MAsqurade half way through. So for all you know James could have been like Emma. But in the next chapter, you get to see more about why Emma is how she is cause the next chapter is first person from Emma's PoV.