Author's notes: Eww, College classes are horrible, but don't flame me yet, cause I'm still going to continue writing, unless of course I get a writer's block. As we ended the last chapter, Laura was kidnapped by five Death Eaters, and Zack/Grayclaw was no where to be found and Karen... Well we don't know if she's still alive... Well the fate of both Karen and Zack is about to been revealed, enjoy!

Chapter 13: Zack Returns

Falco flew over the forest keeping his eyes out for Laura or even Grayclaw. He called out once in a while for Grayclaw hoping he would hear him. The cold wind blew when he notice a group of footprint in the snow. Falco flew down to the ground and saw a mountain lion buried in the snow. "Grayclaw…" Falco called down when he landed and change back into his human form.

Falco began to push most of the snow off of the mountain lion when he began to stir. Grayclaw coughed as he changed back into his Human form. Zack rubbed his head and his vision was still blurred, "What happened…" Zack mumble then his eyes widen, "Where is she?" Zack said grabbing the other wizard's robe.

"Who, Zack…" Falco said calmly.

"Laura, you smart-ass, she and I were attacked by death eaters and she ran." Zack yelled with a shaken voice, but Falco looked down, "I didn't see her."

Zack punch the ground hard, "Damn it, I should have ran along side her." Zack growled lightly, Falco couldn't believe what he heard, "They have her, don't they?"

"It's my fault, I should of ran beside her, and tried to get her back to Hogwarts instead of fighting four of them." Zack said then he stood up and began to march towards Hogwarts. "Zack, are you crazy? If Karen wake's up and sees you..." Falco said as he catches up with Zack.

Zack continued to walk up to the school, "I'm not Falco, I promised Laura I would stop running from Karen if she would. It worked till she got kidnapped, I'm going to face the music and tell Karen the truth about that night she blamed me for her parents' murder and tell her happen to my wife."

Karen was awake the night before and knew Laura ran away because she was scared to face her. Karen didn't blame her daughter. She knew when she saw Laura's eyes that someone took over her mind and body and forced her to use that curse. Then two wizards enter the hospital wing one was Falco and the other was someone she haven't seen in seventeen years. "You!" Karen yelled as she got out of bed.

Madame Pomfrey quickly tried to hold Karen back, "Professor, back in bed." Then Zack nodded his head to the healer, "Its okay, let her go." Zack said calmly and Madame Pomfrey did so.

Karen grabs the wizard by the robe and Karen eyes glared at Zack, "How dare you show you face to me after you murdered my parents seventeen years ago." She said with pure angry. Zack looked at her with calmness in his eyes. "Karen, I was nowhere near your parents' home, and you know that."

"You're a Lair!" Karen yelled.

"He's not, Karen, Zack was where he told me he and his wife were hiding." Falco said calmly, Karen then glared at both of them, "What, why didn't you tell me!" Karen shouted when Alex and Elizabeth entered the room. "Because Kat died in child birth that night and I knew if I told you about her death you would have blame it on Zack as well." Falco said calmly.

Karen looked at Zack and took a deep breath. "You were tricked, Karen, Who ever make Kat and me flee our home, took some of my hair from my house and use it in a polyjuice potion." Zack said. Karen then remembered something from that night. "Someone entered the house and killed my parents, but if you were after Laura and didn't see her in her crib, you would've known she was in the hidden room."

Zack nodded his head, "That the proof you need, if I was there, Laura would have been truly gone." Karen sat down in her bed and sighed lightly. "Where's Laura, is she okay." Karen asked Zack, but Zack's head for to the look, "I'm sorry, Karen, she got kidnapped by five Death eaters. I got overwhelmed by four of them while the fifth captured her"

Karen sighed lightly when Drake, Ron, Harry, Hermione, Billy, and Robby entered the room. "Dad, what are you doing here?" Drake said to Zack who wouldn't look at his son. "Laura was capture by Death eaters, I'm going after…" that was when Madame Pomfrey put her foot down. "Professor, you're still weak from that curse." She said as Karen lied back down.

"Karen don't worry, I already have a rescue team ready." Falco said looking at Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Drake. Billy and Robby looked at Falco, "We're coming too." Then Karen glared at the twins, "No, both of you are not ready yet and both of you are too young. It will be too dangerous for you two." The twin about ready to argue with their mother, but they didn't because they knew she was right and they couldn't win.

Falco followed by Zack, the four teenagers left the room and began their battle plan to rescue Laura.

End Notes: Sorry about how short this chapter is, but I'll make it up in the next chapter when we see what Voldemort is doing to poor Laura. I know you want the rescue mission already but wait a chapter. Stay tune.