Shitza: I am terrible sorry to announce my late update plan is thrashed. Updates will come, when I have time. The reason is because I was close back there to "fall to the bottom" "getting thrashed into the wall" I don't know the exact words in English but still I was close of being too overworked to continue and that's why I will until the Holidays, update when my time and strength allows, which is very rare at it seems.

Hmm, over to happier news…

(Looking at her storyboard.) Hmm, this will surely be an interesting chapter the since long awaited Halloween, which I promised would come soon. The continuing of last chapter's cliffhanger. Also I will this time show you what happened before the prologue of HotF. Before Rosengard was attacked. And not to forget some news from Ron's brothers, hmmm, this is much. But oh well, better get started then.

Tári: Seeeza, be a good cat and tell them the disclaimer.

Seeeza: Shitza don't own Harry Potter, Blaze nor much more. The only things she could really own in this stupid storyline of these fic's. The story itself, not any characters, places and etc.

Shitza: I didn't get everything of that, you are to complicated you stupid cat. (Ignores Seeeza's murderous looks) Anyway, next chapter after this will take a long time to fix, have to go through the other updates too you know, I'm writing on a pile of stories at the same time. Oh well, better go and update them later, now lets make sure you'll enjoy this too.

Shitza

Warning: Some minor bad words in the letter from Percy and in the chamber of Slytherin. Well, guess that's all.

Chapter 24 Happy Halloween

It was a joyful day of. The heirs all had returned to their chambers for some time of their own, to do whatever they fancied. As for the two, who didn't have one of their own, they spent their day as they pleased. It was a bright Thursday with no problems in the outside world as it seemed, it was unusually quiet around. Yet in the castle…

Hermione paced her room, back and forwards. With Viktor entering her life again things had become unusually hard once more. She didn't know what to think. Yes, it was true she had really liked Viktor once, but now everything was so much different, and she had no idea how she would tell him that everything had changed. She had changed. She was a completely different person since they had last met.

-Flashback-

"Viktor" she said in disbelief. She had completely forgotten to write to him for the past year, ever since she had learnt about her powers. She knew that he was there to see her

"Hermione, finally!" he said walking over to her and giving her a hug. He didn't see the weird expressions coming from the other heirs. Cassandra, who only knew Krum from some Quidditch posters, from a final where Sweden had been completely demolished in the game, just turned and left, not even bothering saying hello. Ron shook his head and too turned. Neville sighed, murmuring something, which pretty much sounded like… "I knew this all along." Harry took Draco outside, afraid seeing the Slytherin's eye burn of jealousy. He didn't like other males hugging his girlfriend like that.

Hermione watched them all leave. Krum bent down and kissed her gently on the lips, but she no longer had feelings for him. She didn't respond on the kiss, she had no idea of why she even was in his arms.

-End Flashback-

Thanks to all this Draco hadn't talked to her for days, still thinking there was something between them. Hermione had tried, but to no use. The others too had seen this sudden change as Draco had started to glide away from them. Harry and the others had tried everything, but to no success. And with Krum around it only made things go worse.

Harry sat by an open window, sighing. He knew it couldn't be Krum's fault, but still he completely disliked the whole idea of the two of them being together. Hermione, he dared saying belonged, to Draco. Having seen the two of them together had made the whole castle seeing it. And from being one of the most popular persons around, Krum was suddenly hated. But he didn't seem to have to noticed.

He saw Krum sneak around searching for Hermione. The Bulgarian hadn't noticed the trio of Marauders that sneaked after him, having some of Fred and George's latest products. There was a crash as Krum nearly got smashed by one of the chandeliers. That guy was lucky, instead the chandelier had somehow managed to hit Colin's left foot. The boy screamed of ache, Harry fully understood him.

A moment later Hermione appeared, but when she saw Krum she used an invisibility charm and hid behind one of the suits of armour. Krum soon went up to him. 'Typical he thought. He wasn't all that fond of him, seeing Hermione's reactions.

"Have you seen Hermyone?" he asked.

"Sorry, haven't" Harry said and walked away. Krum sighed and went for the opposite direction. Harry stood by the window, pretending to look through, but actually he was listening for the man just to go. Hermione reappeared, looking relieved.

"Thanks Harry" she said.

"No problem!" he answered back. "Yet Hermione, why are you really trying to avoid him, just in our fourth year you were all defending him and so?"

She sighed. "I don't know him any longer. After I found out I was the inheritor of Morgan le Fay's powers everything changed so sudden, I just feel he don't know me, I don't know him. It feels weird just talking to him. Yet Draco… Draco…"

She cried out on his shoulder, it was hard to think it these days. She hated feeling so alone.

"Draco believes I still have my crush on Krum. It's just lies, I don't know who said it, but someone told him."

"Pansy probably. You know how she is."

Hermione sighed and shivered. She was happy that after all this she still had her friends, her real friends.

(In the Ravenclaw chamber)

Cassandra sat in a old armchair, made of leather. She had a thick book in her hand, but unusually for her she was incapable of reading. She hadn't given Rosengard a single thought for the last months, it was very unusual for her. Sometimes she wondered were she belonged.

She had so many memories from the old times, from the Ridgeback valley, from Rosengard. Yet the more she tried to hold them, the more they seemed to vanish from her memories. It sometimes felt like she had always stayed at Hogwarts.

She knew this didn't have anything to do with her heirship. Staying at one place in a period of time got you used to things. Yet she still wondered how things were back home.

-Flashback-

It was a cloudy day, the schooldays had just begun and every single young Scandinavian witch and wizard was assembled in the Dining Chamber for lunch. The days had begun a week ago, yet still the lessons hadn't got that serious. To Cassandra that was a pity. She wanted the real work to start.

The other girls in her house, the Roses sat chatting over the Magical Chat, the worst paper in the world. They had a picture of the world famous Harry Potter opened. They giggled and some of them even kissed the picture. Cassandra laughed inside, they looked really stupid, why didn't they just go to Hogwarts if they wanted to see him that badly. Poor guy would have a hell if they met him.

She sat reading the news as Eador appeared. He stopped here and there as people whistled after him, holding up dead rats and lizards. She wished people could stop doing that, her poor eagle would soon look like a stuffed balloon.

Kim, one of her best friends from another house, the Sunflowers, came over, carrying Eador. The girl had managed to lure him towards her, she knew Cassandra preferred to feed the eagle herself and she was always helpful to her friends.

Just then an alarm sounded through the whole building. Cassandra and her fellow housemates rose from their seats, ready to obey any commands that the teachers would give. Normally they just told them to stay, they had been pretty used by dragon attacks by now.

"Attention everyone" Their Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher said. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is heading towards the school. No panic, go straight towards your dormitories and stay hidden. The teachers will lure him away.

Yet no matter what they did or tried they weren't able to defend themselves. Teacher after teacher fell, even all the school's magical traps hadn't worked. The students watched in horror as the dark powers neared. Soon the dark Lord had reached.

Cassandra ran down, having had enough. She knew she would single-handedly be able to defend them all.

And the rest you all know

-End Flashback-

Cassandra sighed. So that day had begun. Sometimes she wished it had never started, that everything just had been a dream. Learning that all her friends had died, was something she couldn't bear. But how should she have been able to defend them, she knew now there were forces, which she didn't possess the strength over. She sighed, closed the book in her lap and went out from the chamber, she needed some air, and mostly she needed to think.

(In the Gryffindor Chamber)

Ron was practising his sword abilities when all of sudden no few then three owls entered. All chambers had a connection for owls to attend, but he hadn't expected anything of this. The three owls landed neatly, all three carrying a letter that they allowed him to take. He recognised two of them, Hermes, Percy's owl and his own Pig. But the third was sort of a mystery, but it couldn't hurt. If it was a curse he could always let the everlasting flames in the centre crisp it.

With three new letters, all written in different handwritings, he seated down in an armchair made of everlasting fire. He opened them carefully, ready for any curse. Who knew what could happen, he hadn't expected anything at all.

Nothing happened, thankfully. He read the first letter, coming from his older brother Charlie. It said…

Dear Ron, me dear brother

I hope that you are all right and that all this heir-things aren't going to your head. Actually I am still not used to the idea of us, "the poorest most disgusting Purebloods in the whole world" to being the blood of the noble famous Godric Gryffindor. Sorry for that line, I took it strait from the Malfoy's. Anyway little honourable brother, you better write home soon, mum got me to write this as a reminder, you haven't written to us since you started school. Is anything wrong? Are Ginny and you OK? Mum wants you to write or next time she threatens to send a howler.

Charlie

Ps: Mum stood over me with her wand pointed at me while I wrote this. Sorry for sounding harsh. Can't be helped.

Ron sighed. He felt unusually guilty. He proceeded with the next letter, which had been delivered by Pig. He wondered who had managed to steal Pig from him.

Hello little bro, how are things? You haven't said anything for ages, and mum is going frantic. She made Charlie write a letter to you, so we hope this reaches you first. He's home by the way, all the dragon reservations in the world nowadays lies in the hand of You-Know-Who. He had to come back, does things for the Order, like all of us.

Anyway, how are things around Hogwarts, not that we miss the place, well except for those lovely pranks we played on Filch. Anyway, we got to go, it's dinnertime.

Gred and Forge (Or Fred and George, mum made the same mistake with our names as always. She doesn't seem to be able to remember, and she's supposed to be our mother.)

Ps: What's happened to Ginny, she's been unusually quiet too. Tell her to write or mum will lock both of you in for Christmas.

Ron sighed slightly amused. He wondered what Fred and George were up to themselves. So far Hogwarts was slightly calm, thinking of all things that had happened, but still, just around the corner new things could turn up, not to everyone's wish though.

Ron went for the last letter, yet he knew whom it was from. There was only one person who was allowed to even touch Hermes. And that was a third brother, whose letters said…

Dear Ron. Hope this reaches you because recently there has been urgent news that has crossed my path. Here at the Ministry its all chaos and I'm starting to see what you, mum, dad, Bill, Charlie, Ginny, Fred and George saw ages ago. It all came as a shock to me, but I'm strongly trying not to reveal whom I really work for. V… You-Know-Who just yesterday came down to us, here at the Ministry's. Everyone held their breaths until he left, just some minutes ago. And do you know, what he said. I overheard the whole conversation. He was asking fudge to sack professor Dumbledore and throw you all out. Well, even Fudge can't do that, but you guys are in trouble. The current school governors are no fewer the majority of controlled workers. I must warn you before, who know what can happen. That freak, that bloody bastard. And I have been so proud of you ever since we got the news of your heirship. I can insure you I will be the first one to curse that bastard. Shit, you guys better come up with something, because I have no clue of what. Once again, good luck!

Percy

Ron immediately took out three fresh parchments from his bag, and started to scribble down replies. Could a day get worse for him, he didn't know what awaited him.

(In the Hufflepuff Chamber)

Sabina was completely stunned. Neville had given her allowance to enter the Hufflepuff Chamber, yet she had never imagined something like this. She was her village's Healing expert, for the time she had lived in Japan that is, yet she had never imagined seeing all these plants. She wondered if Neville knew half of these plants properties. Even she didn't.

Neville went over to a corner where some dried plants hung. Only there she saw more strong healers then she had thought was possible for finding. She had of course heard of them all, but never in her life had she thought she would see the burning Ignis or any of the other ones.

Sitting in this garden of flowers brought back the memories of Salem. She missed Salem, things had been so good around, her friends, who almost everyone had died, the teachers and her secret crush on the Quidpot players.

-Flashback-

Sabina and her other friends sat in the huge magical garden of Salem. Salem's laid a bit outside the real city, but it was normal for them all to go to town, maybe found a cute Muggle to chat with. She, her friends Miriam, Josephine, Charlotte, Anna and of course, the girl following Blaze, had agreed to follow. Her girl friends because like her they loved shopping, and would likely trap an innocent Muggle for the cash. Blaze because he liked to hang after, maybe get some few moments to impress them with his sneaky abilities for silver. He had even managed to create a large banner for the school in solid silver that waved magically. Blaze was always the one to really show off.

They arrived at the beautiful, yet for now rather silent town. It was hard to believe this had been one of the most feared places on earth, yet here hundreds of women had met their deaths.

It was really early in the morning, yet still you saw the really early birds wander on the streets. It was still summer, yet school had started two days ago. Luckily for them they had the morning off.

They went to look through the windows of few opening shops there were. Blaze yawned, he was not an early morning person. It was pain for him getting up earlier then seven, and the time they had awakened him, by accidentally falling down the stairs almost waking the whole school. Blaze had gotten up and the agreed to follow, hoping on… maybe it shouldn't be mentioned here. That gambling mischievous little thing did all impossible things with people. For instance, he had managed to sneak sixteen Nifflers into the Headmistress Office and she was pretty sure he had a Devil's Snare in his garden. You never knew with him.

She saw Blaze hang some ice filled buckets over some half opened doors. That slimy thing had done it without magic, but still… He was so much of a child you had a hard time to keep him out of trouble.

Yet from what she knew, his whole family was dead proud of him, hard to see but still true.

About half past seven they went back to the School and it's white glorious building. Yet something was wrong, they all could feel it. Usually by this time the building was full of life, but it was dead quiet. It was still a beautiful morning, or so it seemed.

Six green spells was shot at them, two fortunately missed yet from knowing from where they came, both she and Blaze pretended to have been hit. They both heard laughter, cruel laughter coming from the mouths of the Death Eaters. The Death eaters passed them, stepping over their bodies. Sabina had to keep quiet, she didn't want to die. She turned her head slowly, only an inch to look Blaze in the eyes. The boy looked dead, but she saw his hand over his wand. She knew he wanted to help, but from everything they both knew they had been too late. Everyone was supposedly dead. They both would be lucky to be alive, and to tell others when that came.

-End Flashback-

Sabina whipped the tears with her hand. Neville looked at her sadly, and put a comforting hand on her shoulders. He searched her memory carefully, and knew whatever he had experienced, this was nothing he had ever seen. They lives could be similar, but still not the same. In silence they sat under the leaves of a gold leaved palm.

(The Slytherin Chamber (Shitza and then I'm finally finished with all these chamber flashes)

Crash!

Bang!

"Shit!"

It was destruction down in the cold chamber of the Slytherin's. Draco was still in stress and all he did was to destroy things, conjuring up something to destroy. Mostly pictures of a special VK.

"Bastard, what does she see in you, really!?"

Slash!

He ripped posters, he broke magazines and everything that could even connect things up with Krum. He couldn't believe he had admired him once. During that feast in his fourth year he had been the first one to try and catch his attention at the table. Now…

"Why!!!???"

He was loosing everything, his life, his pride and from all he was the one to suffer. That bloody bastard had ruined his life and now he was probably laughing at it. Draco wished that the rules didn't bind him to things called NOT GO KILLING THAT DEMON. He knew what the others would say, the only reason he didn't storm out of his chamber and kill Krum on the spot was because he wouldn't bear the mark they would give him and the imagined expression of Hermione.

Draco took some deep breaths and sat down on the floor. He sometimes felt like ending his life, but he knew even in death this would haunt him, and only in life he might be able to stop all this.

"Hermione, what did I do to deserve this. Only now I really can understand how much you really meant for me. Girl, you cursed beautiful girl… I still love you as madly as ever."

He cried, he felt naked in an endless darkness.

And darkness would come, very soon. It was darkness that made all this evil, just as it made the cool shadow in the blazing sun.

(By the Great Oak)

Blaze was bored. He hadn't had much to do lately, ever since the Prank war the Marauders had almost completely disappeared from peoples' memories. He took an acorn from the ground. He stared at it and slowly it changed into solid silver. He took a thin silver chain from his pocket. It looked like a very pretty necklace, that is, if he did find a girl for it.

He leant back towards the thick bark and closed his eyes. Mysteriously, or by something else, he thought he heard voices in the wind.

"So, are you finally ready to join us?" a cruel voice asked.

"Yes, I am. And I will."

Blaze blinked. He recognised that voice.

The young Marauder sneaked away towards the forest, where he thought the voices must come from. As it seemed, he was correct, both ways.

There where two men, one he recognised as Viktor Krum, a Bulgarian player for Quidditch. But the other man he didn't know and had never seen before. He was dressed in a black cloak, black leather boots and a mask.

'Krum?' he thought, why is he talking to a man like that in secret. And not just any man, a Death Eater.

"Take this" the Death eater instructed Krum and gave him an equally awful mask as his own. Krum took it with trembling hands and put it on his face.

Blaze didn't hesitate to run back. He had seen enough. He quickened his steps and ran back to the castle. He had to find Harry immediately.

(Back at the Castle)

"Harry! Harry! I have something you have to know!

(Later at the Halloween Feast)

Harry sat together with the heirs, in the usual silence that had erupted ever since Krum had arrived into the picture. He did notice, Hermione didn't sit with them as she usually did. Once Krum had tried to move to their table, but when they did everyone had moved down to the other tables and so now, Krum sat together with the teachers and he saw Hermione did the same. She didn't look comfortable though.

Over at the Gryffindor table Blaze was talking with the rest of the Marauders. It looked as if they were planning something. Blaze looked towards him and smiled.

Draco sighed at their own table. Cassandra lifted her head some inches questioning, but when she saw his expression she knew the answer and didn't bother to ask. Her hands shook of anger. How could a thing like that even…

Ron looked worried at his girlfriend and so did Neville. The atmosphere was extremely tense around and the feast was for once quiet.

Then…

BOOM! Followed by a crash!

The hall suddenly broke out in laughter, everyone turned to see Snape lying on the floor, wine on his best robe, his chair completely demolished.

Harry saw Hermione flee from the Hall. He saw Krum follow her. He nodded towards the other heirs who rose from their seats and followed him outside. Hesitating also blaze followed, but some metres away.

(The Entrance Hall)

Hermione hid tried to run upstairs, but Krum managed to catch her before.

"Hermyone, vat's the matter?"

Hermione tried to flee, but Krum was physically stronger. But then…

"I think you can answer to that!" Cassandra said from the bottom of the stairs, her voice sounding like Ice.

"Vat me?"

"We know everything now, and it's no use trying to put on explanations!" Ron said fire burning in his eyes.

"Vat do you meen?"

"Don't play stupid, or at least more stupid then you really are. Now give me back my girlfriend or I'll cut your throat even without magic." Draco said, with a tone which coldness can't be put in words. The heirs felt like wanting to step back, but didn't.

Then, Krum laughed.

"My, my, you really are even more stupid then I vas told." The heirs blinked, not understanding exactly. "I vas told you just would burn me alive or stab me vith Ice daggers. I vas never told you five could be so underestimated. You're not as poverful as the others have told me."

"You mean you went to the Dark side even before our anonymous spy saw you?" Harry asked.

"Of course, you didn't think my Lord did recruit outside the grounds. No, I have always been one of his, even before I met you. You see, my family is one of his most loyal ones, and as soon as I heard he vas on the verge of returning I vent to his side. During the Trivizard cup I helped him."

"But, from what everyone here has told me, it was crouch who made you curse Cedric, or was it?" Neville asked.

"No, that vas something he made up to block my true identity. But nov as he is back and soon this mouldy building vill be his, you heirs vill be nothing. Believe me, I did that freely, on my master's order."

Anger rose within them as never before, and it was hard to stay calm. Ron and Neville had to restrain him from doing something stupid.

"We don't have more then his words on this, not much to prove!" Harry warned him. Krum smirked and dragged Hermione upstairs.

"As for me, I think the tvo of us deserves some rest. Come here my precious little broomstick. Lets go upstairs."

Just then, about a hundred million small silver stones rumbled down the stairs, making Krum fall down. Hermione fled into Draco's arms and hid her face, crying. Draco comforted her, the best he could, feeling terrible.

Harry looked up to see Blaze at the top of the stairs, two small silver stones falling from his palm.

"Thanks for the help!" he said to him.

And from that day things took another swift turn around Hogwarts, now making Blaze a kind of member of this weird unusual pack of friends. What will happen after all this, is yet clouded in mist.

TBC

To Reviewers:

midnight-fox-55: Like I said in the e-mail I sent, it takes a bit of imagination and good inspiration. Yet I'm sorry this update didn't come as soon as everyone hoped. Thanks for reviewing, somehow this review wasn't displayed on the reviewers page,, but it reached my mailbox.

bballkid: About 30-40 centimetres. He's also really thin, only about an inch in diameter. Anyway, I also hope you liked this chapter, next time I'm thinking of putting more of Zlits actions.

danielle: You're not terrible, I'm happy you're back. Also anyone would need a vacation anyway and Florida is beautiful. Been there once, seen parts of it. Anyway, to answer the questions… See next chapter, when it comes. But if you want something… hmm… The Muggle will get more and more suspicious, and the witches and wizards will have two fronts of war. Fearing magic the Muggles will try to destroy the Wizarding world, or the parts they know about them. The magical world will find out Muggles aren't as weak as they first thought.

End Notes:

Tári: Now you're finished, you should stay away from this box for at least two weeks young lady!

Shitza: (murmuring) How will I survive that, guess I have to lock those two in, or else I won't even have time for homework here.

Shitza's teachers: (stacking up a pile of books that needs to be done, on the computer.

Shitza: Now… what will I do?!!