Chapter 18: Broken

When she arrived the thunder and lightning seemed to have followed her. The downpour of rain covered up the tears as she walked up to the abandoned house completely drenched. Tearing away at the cobwebs she slowly turned the knob to find the door unlocked.

If she had been there that night she'd say that the place was exactly the way it was left, in shambles. She picked up a picture out of the shattered bits of the frame and lightly blew the dust off. Smiling and waving were her parents holding her brother. Behind them were the very recognizable faces of Sirius and Remus. She placed the picture down on a counter as she walked into the part of the house that she knew was where it all had happened. Scorch marks from the sparks of a wand donned the wall and next to it on the floor lay a small stuffed lion. Dishes were still on the table, all empty with discoloration, presumably from the decomposition. Something caught her eye as she started to walk away. She had assumed it was nothing but a twig from outside but when she bent down and picked the object up she knew exactly what it was.

As the object touched her hand there was a flash of light and the images that bestoyed her eyes were not those she had just been around. She was small. Her parents were laughing about something as James Potter swept her up into his arms. Suddenly there was a crash from the front of the house. James kissed her on the forehead and handed her to her mother. "Take Harry." He said simply. She was in Harry's body. There was a large green light and she felt her mothers heart beat faster. The rest seemed to blur together. She had seen it before but she had never lived it. She suddenly fell from her mothers grasp and looked up at the vicious face of Lord Voldemort. The next thing she knew she was bent down with her mothers wand grasped in her hand.

The green light was the last moment on earth that not only her parents but her adopted parents had. At the moment something erupted in her. She picked up a dish and threw it at the wall, shattering it into a million pieces. "Just kill me already!" She screamed at the nothingness that was infront of her. "Get it over with!" She picked up another plate and threw that at the wall as well. She picked up another one but a hand clenched her wrist and turned her around. Remus stood in front of her drenched like her.

He wasn't exactly sure what to do. She looked into his eyes and finally spoke. "Why won't he just kill me? Why won't he just kill me and end the pain." She fell from his grasp and collapsed on the floor.

I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away

He sat down next to her and pulled her into his embrace. Turning to the door he saw what she hadn't. Harry and Sirius were standing there both in tears.

I keep your photograph and I know it serves me well
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

You've gone away, you don't feel me, anymore

Harry looked behind them and saw the scorch marks and the stuffed toy that Halle had. He was home but he had never felt so uncomfortable in his life.

The worst is over now and we can breathe again
I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away
There's so much left to learn, and no one left to fight
I wanna hold you high and steal your pain

"Why can't he just kill me? It can't be any worse from all this pain I feel. I just want it to stop. MAKE IT STOP!" Halle screamed at the ceiling.


'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

The two older wizards then noticed what Harry had seen earlier. Blue sparks were shooting out of Halle's hands. "Halle come on we need to go see Dumbledore." Remus stated trying to pull her up.

"No!" She screamed. "This is all his fault. I hate him!" Fire burned in her eyes.

"Halle." Sirius started.

"You don't get it do you. I was just fine in my normal life and he had to pull me out of it. Now I have more pain than I have ever felt in my life. I just want to wake up from this nightmare." She yelled.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm open
And I don't feel like I am strong enough
'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome
And I don't feel right when you're gone away

"I know everything seems dim right now but it will get better." Remus started.

"You have no idea how I feel. My parents, the one's who raised me are dead. My biological parents are dead. Where do I belong?" She cried.

'Cause I'm broken when I'm lonesome

And I don't feel right when you're gone away

You've gone away

You don't feel me here anymore

No one responded. Unsure of exactly what to say that wouldn't upset her even more.

"I saw them die. When I picked up mom's wand I saw everything through Harry's eyes. It was real like I was there. I could feel my dad holding me and handing me off to mum. I saw the green light flash in my face. That's the last thing they saw. My adopted parents did nothing but take me in and care for me for all these years and they get killed because I happen to be a witch." Halle looked at the back wall where the scorch marks were. "If any of you think I'm just going to lay back and wait for him to attack, you're dead wrong."

"Ah I know that's what you wish to do Miss Potter however you are not yet ready to face him." Dumbledore spoke softly as he entered the house.

When Halle looked up at him lightning flashed through the sky followed by the rumbling of thunder.

"Oh dear." Dumbledore says. "I can't believe we missed this."

"Missed what exactly Albus?" Sirius questioned becoming increasingly more worried about Halle.

"Harry you remember blowing up your aunt and making the glass disappear at the zoo?" Harry nodded and the headmaster continued. "All those things were caused when you felt strong emotion. Halle's powers of course are going to act strangely because of what she's going through, however there is something different. Halle is an elemental witch. She can control the elements, such as this storm."

"There's hasn't been one of those in at least a hundred years and the last one was . . ." Remus stopped.

"Halle and Harry's great great grandfather." Dumbledore finished.

"If Voldemort found this out he'd stop at nothing to get her." Sirius exclaimed.

"That is preciescly why this does not leave here. I recommend not even telling friends unless you are sure no one else is around. This information falls into the wrong hands and well I don't even want to think about what would happen." Dumbledore said somberly.

"Halle lets get you. . . " Remus stopped mid sentence. He watched Halle's eyes focus on something outside, something in the distance.

Halle got up and walked out of the house. Harry ran to catch up with her and he suddenly saw what she was looking at. They walked down a small hill and into a clearing. There in front of them was a large stone with their parents names on it. Harry dropped to his knees. His finger began tracing their names as Halle just stared. She unconsciously put her hand on her brothers shoulder and stared at the stone slab that was their parents tomb stone.

Sirius walked up behind them. "Come on you two, lets go home."

Harry stood up and suddenly pulled his sister into a hug as the tears slid down his face. It was like they suddenly truly understood each other. "We'll get him Harry, don't worry." She said.

Remus looked at Halle. He smiled at her. She simply just looked beyond him into the night. It wasn't like he didn't expect that. It was at that moment that it became obvious to all three older wizards that the twins wanted to do more than stop Voldemort, they wanted to destroy him.

a/n : Sorry this chapter took so long everyone. It was just a very important chapter to the story… you have no idea how many times I rewrote it deleted things and took parts that I had saved because I knew I'd use them later. I'm writing the next chapter as you read this and it should be out in the next few days. Hope you like! Please review!