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This is during the war and the death eaters are rallying to plan their next attack, but disguising it in the form of a masque. It's currently being held at Malfoy Manor by the one and only Draco Malfoy, but what he and the rest of the death eaters don't know is that the Order's caught wind of this rally.
They send in a fleet of aurors and the like to put a stop to this. The fleet includes: Remus, Tonks, Fred, George, Ron, Neville, Hermione, and Harry. There's only one problem to their plans... Draco's planned for the house elves to poison everybody's drinks when they toast to a new solution at midnight. It's up to Neville, who discovered the secret, to save all of the others before they die. Can he do it?
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Tonks and Neville
Neville sighed, putting a black feathered mask on and smoothing out his tuxedo. He looked to Nymphadora, "Are you sure they won't recognize us, Tonks?" He asked, running a hand through his hair nervously. Tonks smiled, tugging at her pink silk dress and the white wings jutting out of her back, "We're bewitched to be people we're not, Nev. Just chill, alright? I've got your back not matter what and so do the others." She smiled warmly, patting him on the back.
Neville blushed, "Thanks. You know... you're the only reason I've stayed an auror. You're a true inspiration. You keep yourself caring and kind, yet distant. You let others know you love them, but don't give yourself to them completely until they've earned your trust. You're genius, Tonks. I could never do what you do. I'm too willing to trust and believe."
Nymphadora pulled him into a gentle hug, "Neville, you have to believe in yourself to be able to believe in anything or anybody else. Trust in yourself- I know you can do this." She smiled, nodding. Neville nodded, smirking, "Just... let me say thanks, Nymphie. Without you, I'd be lost. Ever since St. Mungo's..."
Tonks put up a hand to stop him, "No, don't bring them up, please. It'll just make me cry and ruin all of the hard work it took to look like this." She said, turning cold again. She put her hand on his cheek, looking into his eyes, "You know Remus and I are going to adopt you after this, right? I mean... we both couldn't stand not seeing you end up where you belong..."
Neville looked at her, shaking his head and chuckling, "Where do I belong, Tonks? I'm not skilled enough to be an auror and I'm most likely in Voldemort's top 8 victims. There's so high of a chance that I'm not going to make it out of this war, let alone this party, alive." Tonks shook her head, a lone tear running down her cheek, "You can do so much more... You deserve more..."
Neville wiped her tear away with his thumb, "I'm sorry I ruined it..." Tonks smiled again, laughing weakly, "Don't worry about it, babe. One tear isn't going to destroy me." He kissed him on the cheek, linking arms with him as they exited their shimmering silver carriage and headed into the gigantic ballroom. Tonks laughed, looking at Neville, "Such a beautiful cover for such a vile event..."
Hermione and Fred
Fred looked over at the brunette sitting next to him, sighing. He fixed his sparkling navy blue robes and smiled, "Well... How are things with Ronnie, hmm? Is he treating you fairly?" He asked, fixing the hood that draped down and shadowed his face. She shrugged, "I'm not really with him anymore, you know? I've been seeing an older man for a short time now and he treats me so much better." She said, resting her hands in her lap before picking at her black silk kimono.
Fred laughed, "Well, good for you!" He said, grinning. He nodded, "You do realize that, out of all of us, you look the most like a deadly assassin, right?" He asked playfully, shaking his head. She kissed him on the cheek, "You're a true character, Freddie. I don't know what I'd do without you." They linked arms as they stepped out of their carriage and Hermione waved over at the other two, "Neville's lucky to have such a great partner- he needs the support she can offer. They're a good match, really. He's like a lost puppy and she's the girl that became his savior. She's going to make a great mom."
Fred looked over to see Tonks and his jaw nearly dropped to the ground, "Wow, she looks amazing. I didn't realize she was so… well… shapely…" Hermione laughed, bringing her hand up to Fred's chin and closing his mouth, "Is somebody developing a crush? Well, hey, she's not too much older than you, though it might be hard to tear her away from Lupin." Fred shook his head, blushing, "No… I was just… all I meant was that she looks nice, alright!"
Hermione shook her head, "Alright Fred, whatever you say. Let's just get this over and done with, hmm?" She asked as they began to dance together. Her eyes drifted over Fred's shoulder to spy Remus and she smiled dreamily, mouthing 'I love you, baby.' Little did she know that one half of Weasley's Wizard Wheezes just spied her out of the corner of his eye, whispering, "It may not be as hard as you make it out to be, eh?" She blinked in puzzlement, wondering what Fred possibly could've been going on about, but soon just left it at that and continued on.