Return of the Marauders Chapter 7, a harry potter fanfic

Chapter 7

Ok…I couldn't think of anything to type for this chapter until now and I realized Leah hasn't sung for a while. And I know the perfect song for this moment! The song is my favourite from Delta Goodrem called Lost Without You.

Oh…yeah…and something bad is gonna happen in this chapter too.

Leah didn't sleep at all that night. They had all gone to Headquarters. They were joined by a few of the others, Fleur included, having been forced by Bill. Sabrina, Sirius and James were still missing, as well as Draco. Hermione refused to ask Leah to stop protecting the teens because she knew Leah would bolt as soon as she did. Apparently, if she was protecting more then one person at a time, then she had to stay around them.

The next morning, Leah helped Fleur make breakfast and didn't talk to anyone. Mostly everyone was back by eleven, except the parentals (All six of them), Fred and George, and Draco.

"I'm sure he's fine." Hermione said.

"Sabrina, Sirius, James and Lily are probably perfectly fine." Ginny said. "I mean…how do you hurt someone that's already dead?"

"But they're alive now." Remus said. He sighed. "They are never going to stop confusing me."

"Poor Remus." Tonks said, messing up his hair. He smiled at her.

"No kissy face!" Ginny warned. Tonks did the pig noise thing to her. Leah stood up and went to a different room, suddenly having an idea. She hadn't sung any songs or written any for a long time. Now she had her inspiration for one. She sat at the piano that Dumbledore had had brought from the school to Headquarters. She hit a few random keys before starting to play, making everything up on the spot.

know I can be a little stubborn sometimes
A little righteous and too proud
I just want to find a way to compromise
Cos I believe that we can work things out

I thought I had all the answers never giving in
But baby since you've gone I admit that I was wrong

Leah played and thought of words. She came up with them quickly.

All I know is I'm lost without you I'm not gonna lie
How am I going to be strong without you I need you by my side
If we ever say we'll never be together and we ended with goodbye don't know what I'd do ...I'm
lost without you
I keep trying to find my way but all I know is I'm lost without you
I keep trying to face the day I'm lost without you

The rest of the words just poured out in a steady stream as she closed her eyes and continued playing, unaware of the people entering the house downstairs.

How am I ever gonna get rid of these blues
Baby I'm so lonely all the time
Everywhere I go I get so confused
You're the only thing that's on my mind

Oh my beds so cold at night and I miss you more each day
Only you can make it right no I'm not too proud to say

He followed the music up the stairs and down the hall, stopping in front of the closed door and listening to her singing.

He opened the door and walked up behind her, watching her hands for a second before watching her face as tears forced their way from under her closed eye lids.

If I could only hold you now and make the pain just go away
Can't stop the tears from running down my face
Oh

Leah finished the song then jumped when slightly cold hands rested on her arms. She turned around quickly to be met by familiar silver eyes.

"Oh thank god!" Leah said, jumping up and hugging Draco. He winced but bit back a groan of pain. He hugged her back. "I thought something…I didn't know…"

"Hey…come on, Black." Draco said. "I'm invincible remember." Leah punched him. "OW! BLOODY HELL!"

"You are not…" Leah started, leaning back to look at him. She froze. "Invincible. Oh my god what did they do to you?" Draco looked bad. His one arm was pretty much covered in blood, he had a black eye, his lip was bleeding, there was blood staining his hair and clothes. "Oh god…I'm so sorry for hitting you." She looked at his face. "Oh…If I was sure it wouldn't hurt you, I'd kiss…" Draco kissed her before she even finished. Leah gingerly wrapped her arms around his neck. Draco pulled away and kissed her cheek.

"Come on baby. You know me better then that." He said, playing with a bit of Leah's hair. "Nothing's gonna stop me from kissing you."

"Right." Leah said. "Oh…I gotta see Hermione."

"Why?" Draco asked.

"So she can get rid of this damned protection." Leah said, kissing Draco again. "Hold on tight and I'll be right back." She got out of his hold and ran down the stairs to the kitchen where everyone else was sitting.

Draco looked around the room. He didn't see this room the first and only time he was here. It was different from the rest of the house. It still had a dark, sad feel about it whereas the rest of the house seemed to be getting a warmer feel. He sat on the piano bench and waited for Leah to get back.

She returned after about seven minutes. Slowly, Draco stood up. Leah was smiling. She took his non-blood covered hand and led him from the room, down the hall, up some stairs, and into a bathroom. Draco tried figuring out why it looked so familiar when he suddenly realized it was exactly like the one in the Head Dorm at Hogwarts.

"Gotta wash you good and clean." Leah said. "And what better place to do it then in one of our first and favourites?" Draco smirked. Leah smiled and went to the tub and started filling it.

"You gonna join me then?" Draco asked.

"Of course." Leah said. "Who else is gonna clean ya?" She looked at him. "Now, quickest removal of the clothes with the least amount of pain. Why couldn't you have chosen to wear that button up shirt? That would have been so much easier." Leah wound up ripping the shirt down the middle so that it was easier to remove. Removing his pants was easier to do. Then Leah instructed him to get into the tub before she headed to the door.

"Thought you were gonna join." Draco said, sitting in the ledge under the water.

"I am." Leah said. "Just gotta lock the door." She turned the lock and magically locked it before returning to the tub, removing her clothes along the way and sliding in next to Draco. "How ya feeling?"

"Good so far." Draco said. "Still a little sore." Leah took his hands and led him into the middle of the tub. "What are you doing?"

"Get your hair under the water. You do not look good as a Weasley." Leah said. Draco raised an eyebrow. "Red hair." He seemed to, finally, get it. Slowly Draco leaned back until his head was under water but his face wasn't. "If I splash you I'm sorry." Leah started to, gently, run her fingers through his head to get the blood out. "Is there anywhere you didn't get hurt?"

"Yeah." Draco said.

"Other then little Drakey." Leah said, smiling at him.

"Yeah." Draco said, again.

"Ok…that's good." Leah said. They were silent for a while. "Ok…no more blood there." Draco straightened. Leah looked at him and smirked. "Damn."

"What?" Draco asked.

"You look really sexy right now." Leah said. She shook her head. "Bad thoughts…gotta think about cleaning first."

"Bad thoughts are good." Draco said. Leah shook her head again. She concerned herself with washing the blood off of Draco's body. She was amazed at the fact that most of it came from only a few cuts. "Cleaning done?"

"Uh…yeah." Leah said.

"Good. Bad thought time now." Draco said, grabbing Leah. He ignored the pain and brought her right up to him before kissing her roughly. He backed up to sit on the ledge again, ignoring the fact that a bunch of water splashed out of the tub in the doing.

Where they were, as one, Snape and the grandparents looked at the baby girl. She was smiling and waving her arms.

"It's time." Grandma said.

"I'll miss her." Snape said. The grandparents nodded.

Leah moaned into the kiss, completely forgetting about Draco being hurt. Her hands roamed his upper body while his held tightly to her waist. Leah pulled back from the kiss, remembering that humans needed to breath.

"What are we doing?" She asked.

"What we want." Draco said.

"But you're…" Leah said.

"Does that ever stop me?" Draco asked. Leah laughed and kissed him again.

"It's a good idea." Harry said. "But will it work?"

"It should." Lily said.

"Ok. Shouldn't Leah and Malfoy hear this?" Harry asked.

"They're…a little busy." Sabrina said.

"Huh?" Ron asked.

"You know. They haven't seen each other in a while, Leah's undoubtedly been worried." Sabrina said. Harry and Ron still looked confused.

"Don't bother trying to explain." Hermione said. "They don't need to understand it." The guys looked at each other.

"Oh! Are you saying they're…" Harry said, suddenly looking disgusted.

"Oh relax." Ginny said. "Not like it's something new."

"What!" Ron said, giving Harry an evil look. Harry went red and looked down. Sabrina and Lily laughed.

"It's not like you and Hermione never have." Ginny said. "And it's almost as bad seeing as how Hermione said that Harry is almost like a brother to her." Harry smiled at Ginny.

Back up in the bathroom…Leah groaned as her head fell back. Draco stilled his movements and looked up at Leah.

"I didn't say you could stop." Leah said, looking down at him.

"Hey…I'm the one who's still hurt here." Draco said. Leah laughed, her head falling back again as they started moving together again. They didn't stop this time.

The three dead people sat, watching the baby. She was slowly fading and, although they would miss having her around, the only thing each of them thought was that she was going to get her life back.

"Good bye little one." Grandma said. "Stay safe." The baby made noises. Soon it was gone, and that could only mean one thing. She was back within her mother once more, awaiting the day she was to be born.

"Will any of them know before her?" Snape asked.

"No." Grandma said. "My daughter and them will not know."

"Do you think they will feel upset about it? Knowing that they were not informed." Grandpa asked.

"They might." Grandma said. "Does it matter?" The other two nodded, stood, and walked from where they were sitting.

The next morning Leah slid out from under Draco's arm, pulled her robe over her blue pajamas and slid her feet into her slippers before walking downstairs. She pushed open the door to the kitchen and saw the Weasleys, her parents, Harry's parents, Dumbledore, Tonks, Remus, McGonagall, Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny.

"Good morning, Leah." Dumbledore said.

"Hi." Leah said, sliding in between Hermione and Sirius.

"Draco still asleep?" Lily asked. Leah nodded. "Probably a good idea. He was pretty beat up."

"So what happened?" Leah asked.

"Well…a few death eaters came." Sabrina said. "Lucius and Bellatrix included."

"You should have seen Bellatrix's face when she saw me." Sirius said.

"Well you are kinda scary dad." Leah said, smiling slightly.

"Smart mouth." Sirius said.

"I get it from you." Leah said. "So what happened after that?"

"Well…" James said.

"Draco went up against his father." Remus said. Leah stared at him.

"From what we heard before we managed to get away…" Lily said. "Lucius was threatening your life. Draco damn near went ballistic."

"Holy shit." Harry said, looking at Leah. "He really must love you."

"Yeah." Leah said, looking at the bracelet that Draco had given her back in fifth year. She hardly ever took it off…and she still hadn't asked him what it said.

"They love each other a lot Harry." Hermione said. "Sorta like you and Ginny."

"Or Ron and you." Ginny said, looking at Hermione.

"Yeah." Hermione said. "It must be really hard for Draco though."

"What?" Ron asked.

"This whole war." Ginny said.

"His whole family is death eaters." Sabrina said. "But the love of his life is in the opposite side."

"He doesn't like his family all that much." Lily said.

"Doesn't matter." Leah said. "They are his family."

"You're his family." Harry said.

"Ok…we promised not to bring that up." Leah said, shivering.

"Besides…the second I was disowned, I technically got all blood bonds to the family cut." Sirius said. "So technically we're not related to them anymore." Leah smiled.

"This place is a bloody maze." Draco said, walking into the kitchen slowly. Leah smiled more and Draco walked over to stand behind her chair. She looked around at everyone before remembering something.

"Hey…where's Dobby?" Leah asked.

"Back at Hogwarts." McGonagall said.

"Is he ok?" Leah asked.

"A little shaken up, but fine." Dumbledore said.

"That's good." Leah said. She sighed and rested her elbows on the table and her chin in her hands. "So now what? I can't go home. The death eaters know where I live."

"You, Hermione and Draco will go back with a guard to get your things." Dumbledore said.

"After that? What do we do?" Leah asked. No one answered her. Leah sighed and dropped her forehead into her hands. Things were getting worse by the second.

With Sirius, Sabrina, Lily, James and Remus, the three teens headed back to their house to get their stuff.

"Things are getting bad." Hermione said.

"No shit." Leah said. They all stood in Leah and Draco's room, the other two watching Leah throw things into her trunk. Hermione had a spell going so that, as the articles of clothing flew through the air, they would fold themselves. "They destroyed my living room."

"Sorry about that." Draco said. They had walked in and Leah nearly freaked at the state of the living room. Everything was everywhere in multiple pieces. "You almost done?"

"Yeah. I am done." Leah said, throwing one more shirt into the trunk and turning around. She closed the lid. They had already gotten Hermione's things and Draco's things and had done all that without talking. They each grabbed their trunks and went down the stairs. Sirius stopped them at the bottom. "What's the matter?"

"Something's not right." Sirius said. Leah looked around, letting go of her trunk. She walked around her father.

"We left the door open." Remus said.

"Yeah." Leah said. "So?"

"Saw something." Sabrina said.

"Uh huh…" Leah said. Suddenly Draco stomped and everyone whipped around to see him standing on the tail of a rat that was now squealing and trying to get away. Hermione had moved away from him quickly.

"Wormtail!" Draco said. He pointed his wand at the rat. There was a flash and he moved away as the rat turned into Peter. Everyone moved closer to Leah. Sirius growled.

"Haven't you had enough?" Sabrina said, death glaring at Peter.

"The Dark Lord has sent me with a message." Peter said. He pointed at Leah. "For her."

"So deliver and get out." Leah said, grabbing hold of Sirius' robes and yanking him backwards.

"It is for your ears only." Peter said. He tried acting brave, but it wasn't working much. Especially when his eyes were darting around the room, looking for the best route of escape. Sirius growled again and this time managed to jump at Peter before anyone could stop him. Peter squealed and ran. The adults all blocked the exits, stopping him from getting out.

"You aren't going to be able to deliver your message Peter." Sirius said. "Enough is enough. First, you help get James and Lily killed, then you kill Sabs' mom, then you kill Sabs herself. I think we deserve to kill you."

"No, no, please!" Peter said.

"Dad!" Leah said.

"Too late for any of your bullshit, Wormtail." Sirius said.

"Help!" Peter said, looking at Leah and suddenly looking terrified. "Help, please, please, help me!"

"Stop…talking…to my…daughter." Sirius growled.

"Protect me, please!" Peter said, looking directly at Leah. Everyone froze, Leah's eyes went wide with her own terror as she and Peter glowed. She waved her hand and Sirius went flying back and away from Peter.

"Oh god!" Leah said. "Oh god, no." She backed up into Draco.

"What did you just do!" Sabrina said. She grabbed Peter but instantly let him go as her hands suddenly burned. "Leah!"

"Oh god, mom." Leah said. "I didn't…he…I…oh god!" Draco grabbed her shoulders to stop her from falling. Peter was suddenly a rat and bolting out the door before anyone could stop him. "Oh no."

"He asked you to protect him!" Hermione said. "Oh shit, what are we gonna do?"

"We have to get back to headquarters, now!" James said. Draco, giving Leah one look and seeing that she didn't seem able to apparate herself, held onto her really tightly and apparated both of them back to headquarters. Hermione soon followed. Sabrina, Lily and Sirius took the trunks with them.

Peter turned back into himself as he got to the hall but he still ran until he got to Voldemort. He fell to his knees there in front of his lord.

"Did you give her the message?" Voldemort asked.

"No, my lord. I am sorry!" Peter said. "Black…he was there."

"Yes…as I suspected." Voldemort said. "How those four have returned…"

"Something happened, my lord." Peter said. Voldemort looked down at him. "The young Black…she…she…she protected me."

"What?" Voldemort said, staring at him.

"I asked her…I asked to protect me." Peter said. "And she…she looked so scared and magically threw her father away from me. And…and burned her mother as she grabbed me."

"How is this so?" Voldemort asked. "She should hate you more then any of them. Yet she protects you when you asked…" He sat down and pressed his fingertips together. "I knew there was something about her. I could use this to my advantage. Harry Potter shall not defeat me." He smiled evilly and laughed.

"HE DID WHAT!" Harry yelled. Leah flinched at how loud he was and was glad when Draco tightened his hold around her.

"Is there no way around this?" Lily asked, looking at Dumbledore and McGonagall. "Any way?"

"None that have been found." Dumbledore said. "She must protect whomever asks her from it until they ask her to stop."

"Oh god." Leah said, finally collapsing. She stared straight ahead of her. "That means he'll tell Voldemort. And he'll figure it out…and…oh god."

"Leah! Breath!" Draco said, grabbing hold of her hands. "Come on…deep breaths."

"Shut up." Leah said. She forced herself to take deep breaths and calmed down slightly

"Ok…this isn't that big of a problem." Sabrina said. "We just…can't hurt Peter."

"Think maybe we can full body bind him?" Ron asked.

"That counts as attacking." Leah said, starting to hyperventilate again.

"This isn't helping." Draco said. "Come on, baby. You gotta relax. Or at least control your breathing so you don't pass out." He knelt behind her and grabbed her shoulders, squeezing them tightly.

"Ow!" Leah said, turning around. "What the hell was that for?"

"Got you to breath properly." Draco said. Leah opened her mouth then closed it and frowned.

"You're good." Ginny said. Draco just nodded.

"Leah, I can assure you that there is no reason for you to panic." Dumbledore said. "Perhaps you should go lie down."

"Lie down?" Leah said. She nodded. "Sleep good." Draco helped her up and they left the kitchen.

"Alright…we have a big problem." Dumbledore said.

"I thought you said she didn't have to panic!" Harry said.

"That was to calm her down." Dumbledore said. "There is reason for all of us to panic because if Voldemort learns what Leah is he will use it to his advantage."

"So...we just have to keep Leah away from Voldemort." Ron said. "Right?"

"If he calls, she'll go." Sabrina said, bitterly. "It's how he managed to get her there in order to kill her dau…uh…baby."

"You were going to say daughter." Molly said.

"Was I?" Sabrina said. "I guess I just really wanted her to have a girl so I was just labeling it before it was born." Everyone stared at her. "The point is that we can't keep Leah from Voldemort."

"Is there no way to break it?" Ginny asked.

"Leah dying would." Lily grumbled. "Which definitely is NOT an option."

"So what do we do?" Harry asked. No one answered him.

I told you, way at the beginning of the story, that Leah was going to get trapped. You all thought it was the house thing didn't you? Well no…you were wrong if you did. This was it. What to do now…