Chapter Two: The Return to Number Twelve Grimmauld Place

Harry looked at the street, it was just as dark and dull as Harry remembered. And Sirius's house was hidden, by spells. Lupin took at his wand and said the password, "Sherbet-Lemon-Lime" and the house appeared squishing the other to houses aside.

"Come on Harry, just about everyone is here." Lupin said walking into the house, with Harry trailing behind him. Harry walked in, the house was just as dirty as it was last time he saw it. He could tell that someone was trying to tackle to the removal of the dirt and dust. The old painting of Sirius mother was drawn shut, and Harry could see a dim light from the kitchen as he and Lupin approached.

"You can put your trunk here Harry" Lupin said as he walked on towards the kitchen, Harry followed him, into the room of familiar faces. Arthur and Molly Weasley where there, along with Ginny, Ron, Charlie, Hermione was chatting with Tonks in the corner, while McGonagall was standing in another corner talking to Mad Eye Moody,

"Harry, dear! It's good to see you!" Molly said happily waling up to Harry, giving him a big hug.

"Good to see you again" Harry replied, as Ron and Hermione approached him.

"Harry, we're really sorry we let slip about…..your plans." Ron said quickly. "Mom overheard us…and well"

"It's alright" Harry said quietly. "They probably would have tracked me down when I didn't show up for my first day anyways."

"Still, I feel awful" Hermione started.

"Don't. Just tell me what's going on? Anything I need to know?" Harry asked

"Nothing much really, just the new security measures at school, nothing on the Horcruxes. I'm sure you've heard about all the attacks?" Hermione asked.

"Yeah, Hedwig has been bringing me the news, a lot families are being destroyed out, or are hiding." Harry answered quietly.

"I know, the Pati twins aren't returning to Hogwarts, there's a few other fifth years who are not returning, but McGonagall said most of the students are coming back." Hermione said. "Ron and I found out, because we're well head boy and girl! Can you believe it! Prefects and head boy and girl!"

Harry nodded. "Congratulations"

"Oh you haven't heard the best part! Malfoy, if he returns to the school will have lost his job as prefect!" Ron said excitedly

"Great! He was part of the plot to kill Dumbledore, and all he gets is losing his prefect badge!" Harry replied sarcastically

"Harry, we didn't mean it like that." Ron said, sympathetically.

"I just need to be left alone for a bit" Harry mumbled, walking off to the sitting room. He collapsed in a chair, angry and frustrated with everyone. How could they act so normal after what happened last year? He sat there, glaring out the window, wishing Sirius was still around, he was the only one who seemed to understand him. Harry found himself feeling how he felt a couple years ago, when he was first introduced to the Order, alone, scared, and the only one who actually knew, and understood what was to come.

Two people walked quickly down the cold dark streets, a young girl, who was around seventeen and an older man, likely in his late twenties possibly early thirties. They refused to look anywhere but the ground in front of them, wrapped up in dark robes which trailed on the wet ground. A large trunk was being dragged behind them, clanking every once in awhile, but they managed to slip through the streets unnoticed, by most.

"We're almost there" The man said quietly to the girl. "You remember everything I told you right, Christine?"

The girl nodded, but didn't say a word, as they continued on.

"Do you really think you could get away completely unnoticed?" A crackly voice yelled from behind them. "The Dark Lord knows about you! He knows what you posses, he knows about your plans to help them. Foolish boy!"

"Enough Lucius!" The man yelled, whipping his wand out.

The group of people laughed, there was at least six of them standing there, grinning evilly.

"Thomas, do you really think you can fight against us? Why there is only you and your sister!"

"It doesn't matter! I will do everything in my power to defeat you!" The man yelled. "Expelli.."

"Stupefy" Lucius yelled, preventing the man's attack. "We're not after you. You know that."

"As long as I'm alive, I will protect her! Harry and the order will protect her!" Thomas yelled. As two large death eaters came up behind him.

"Expelliarmus" the two said together, nearly causing Thomas to fall over. The two chanted to curse again, hitting his wand directly, causing it to shatter.

Lucius's lip curled. "Well down. Grab him"

Meanwhile, the girl, Christine, was battling the other three death eaters.

"Stupefy!" A blonde women yelled, hitting the girl in the shoulder, sending her flying on her back. She screamed in pain, as she tried to push her self up. "No you don't" The women yelled, grabbing the girl by the shoulders wrestling her to the ground.

"Get off of me!" Christen yelled, shoving the women off.

"Narcissa, stop fooling around and get her." Lucius snarled. "You two help her!"

Christine stood up "Stup.."

"Blocked you!" a man said, with long black hair growled, walking towards Christine.

"Incandio" Christine yelled, creating a ring of fire around, Narcissa and the man with the long black hair, then yelling a freezing charm against the third one, before making a run for it. She could here someone yell agumenti, which extinguished the fire behind her, within seconds Narcissa and the blacked haired man had her tackled.

"Stop! Let me go" The girl yelled, trying to free her self from the two.

"Stop struggling!" The man with the long black hair yelled as he and Narcissa pulled her to her feet. "You're just making it worse for yourself."

Christine tried to pull her arms free, as she was being dragged by the two death eaters. "Get off of me!"

"Silence" The man yelled, as he hit her with a curse, causing a large gash in her arm, while Narcissa hit her with another which made Christine feel like her body was being crushed.

Christine screamed in pain, before she slumped down in the two's arms blood trickling down here arm. Lucius walked up towards them, as the other two death eaters followed him, dragging Thomas.

"Where's Colent?" Lucius snarled

"Christine used a freezing charm on him" Narcissa said, elbowing Christine in the ribs. "She's a bit of a feisty one"

"Well, we have her now." Lucius said smiling "Stand her up. She'll miss the fun"

Narcissa and the man with the black hair laughed, as they forced Christine up. "Watch closely" Narcissa whispered.

Lucius walked towards Thomas holding out his wand. Avada Kedavra!" Lucius yelled, a green beam came from his wand, it hit the man hard in the chest, his eyes retched in pain, screams echoing in the dark streets, before his body went limp. The death eaters laughed, as they dropped his body on the ground.

"NO!" Christine screamed, kicking Narcissa down to the ground! "Stupefy! Stupefy! Stupefy!" She yelled, hitting the one with the one with the black hair, who still had her in his grips. "Petiricus Toltalus!" She yelled, insuring that the he would stay down! "Stupefy! Stupefy! Stupefy!" She yelled, hitting spells off in all directions, as she ran towards her the Thomas's body. "Thomas! Thomas!" She yelled, tears streaming down her checks.

"Foolish Girl! Do you think you can harm my wife and get away with it? Look around, you're out numbered. Give up now, and you won't suffer… as much. You're not meant to die, not yet anyways!" Lucius yelled, grabbing the girl by the arm, twisting it back, causing her to scream in pain! "Narcissa, help the others, I'll deal with her"

"STUPEFY!" the girl yelled, hitting Narcissa in the back, her body crumpling to the ground.

"You will pay for that!" Lucius growled, as he said a chant which hurled Christine across the street, hitting the pavement with a loud thud. Lucius cackled, as he walked towards her waving his wand yelling "Cruico"

"Expelliarmus!" the girl gasped, barley hitting Lucius' wand.

"Foolish girl, just give up, there will be less pain that way. You want that don't you? No more pain? I can make it all stop for you!" He snarled, crouching down beside her waving his wand

Christine felt pain flowing through her body, screaming in pain, before she slumped down, quivering on the ground, no longer being able to move.

Lucius smiled. "You're giving up aren't you? Very smart of you!" Lucius snarled, stopping the curse, and lifting the girl to her feet. She didn't answer, or do a thing but slump over Lucius's arms. "You co-operation is appreciated, I'll inform the dark lord of this, once he gets what he wants, I'm sure he'll reward you" Lucius whispered in her ear, as he started to drag her off. "Get the others and lets go."

"Stupefy!" Two voices yelled, hitting Lucius in the back, causing him to fall to the ground.

"Incarcerous!" The two voices yelled repeatedly as ropes were magically tied up four of the death eaters. The other two, lie motionless on the ground.

"Oi George! Get the trunk! They won't be down long!" Fred yelled as he picked up Christine as the two ran off.

"We got there too late!" Fred said angrily, looking down at the girl who was lying in his arms, blood trickling down her arm.

"She's still conscious" George replied, dragging the trunk behind him, looking at the girl, who was shaking in his brother's arms.

"You're going too be alright, we're on our way to see Lupin." Fred said sympathetically.