Dinner at James's

"Something doesn't feel right." Tori said pushing aside her dinner plate. She had been quiet throughout the whole dinner and hadn't even touched her food.

"Tori, honey, you okay?" Kate asked putting a hand on Tori's forehead.

"Something doesn't feel right." Tori repeated.

There was a strike of lightning and then the teenagers heard a loud thunder. It started raining cats and dogs.

"That's weird." Lily said looking outside. The wind was blowing hard.

The house suddenly shook.

James was the first to recover and immediately took action.

"Take cover!" James yelled taking Lily.

Sirius took Tori and ran behind the table. He had his arms around her protectively so nothing would happen to her. James and Remus were doing the same thing to Lily and Kate. James took Lily behind a sofa and Remus took Kate to a corner.

A huge wind came and the glass window shattered. The glass came crashing toward them but the guys had the girls covered. They stayed in their positions even after everything had gotten quiet.

Tori was getting up when she froze. Everyone one froze.

Knock. Knock. Knock.

Remus looked at James to see what they should do next. James motioned them to stay in their spots. He walked over to the door, slowly and quietly.

Sirius was holding Tori's hand and it kept getting tighter with every step James took. He tried to go with James but Tori held him back.

Remus had Kate behind him, in case anything happened. He looked prepared and ready for anything that was willing to charge at him.

Lily was the only one who had perfect view of the door. She would be the first person to see who it was.

James crept towards the door. He looked at his friends. Remus nodded as if telling James he was ready.

James opened the door.

Lily screamed.

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Dumbledore was sitting his office thinking. He had a couple papers in front of him but he didn't care about those. Not now at least. He had sensed something. Something rising with power. Something hurting his people. Something or…someone.

Minerva McGonnagal walked through the hallways. She stopped in front of the gargoyles.

"Tootsie rolls." She said.

Nothing happened.

Albus Dumbledore and his passwords. McGonnagal thought shaking her head and a smile playing on her lips.

"Lemon drops."

The gargoyles opened up.

First guess…not bad. She thought walking up the spiral staircase.

"Ah Minerva. Just the person I was looking for. Lemon drop?" Dumbledore said.

"Good evening Albus. No thank you. The ministry needs your help and ask that you come immediately." McGonnagal said.

"The ministry? Asking me for help? What a surprise!" Dumbledore said.

"Well…actually Moody needs your help." The transfiguration teacher said.

Dumbledore smiled.

"Good ol' Moody." He said grabbing his coat. McGonnagal watched him leave his office. Then she went off to go file some papers.

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Lily screamed and ran over to James.

Tori scooted closer to Sirius. Remus had his wand drawn out.

Sirius heard a loud thud and took Tori over to Lily and James. Remus copied Sirius.

On the ground was a guy who looked about 20. Not much older than them. He had brown hair and was covered in blood, head to toe. He had wounds everywhere.

"V…Vol..Voldemort. Mr. Ra…Raystone. Cen…Centour…" He said still on the ground. He was still breathing but he didn't have the strength to say anything else.

Kate couldn't watch. She turned around. She couldn't bare watch such a young guy die. She knew there was nothing she could do and he only had seconds left, but seeing him die was too painful for her. Even if he was a total stranger to her.

All of a sudden he stopped. He slowly closed his eyes. Everything went quiet.

"Is…is he…dead?" Tori choked out. She was feeling the same thing Kate was.

Lily bent down to check his pulse. After a few seconds her eyes widened. She stood up and quickly backed away towards a wall staring at the man with horror.

"He…He's…d…dead." She said tears silently pouring down her face. Lily honestly didn't know why she was crying over a guy she never knew, but it was different when you actually watch someone die.

The guys were speechless. James suddenly spoke up.

"I know him. He had babysat me once. He was my favorite babysitter. When I was 10. I really liked him cause he would bring home all these hot girls." James said smiling a little, remember his past memories.

"What's that in his hand?" Remus said pointing out a crumpled piece of paper clutched in his hand.

Sirius picked up the paper.

"It's a letter." He said.

He read it out loud:

To James Potter and Tori Raystone

We have a problem. Tori's father is missing but we have everyone else here safe. We're starting to look for him now. There's been another Voldemort attack. We suggest you stay at home, it's too dangerous outside. He's looking for someone. We think it's you Tori, so we suggest you don't take a step outside James's house. We'll be over for more protection soon. DO NOT LEAVE.

Moody

"We're leaving." Tori said grabbing a coat.

"But it said not to leave Tori." Remus said looking up at her.

"That's why we're leaving." Tori said stepping outside.

"I still don't get it." He said but went along with it anyway.

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