Chappie Twenty-one.
Death Eaters Escape Azkaban Christmas Day.
Many of us were celebrating Christmas Day. He-Who-Must-Not-Be, personally helped free the death-eaters in Azkaban while we were celebrating one of the most favoured holidays. While each death eater (turn to page 31 for their names and details) was freed, many of the aurors guarding the cells where surprisingly left unharmed.
The aurors on guard were either Petrified, stupefied or placed under the Crucio. Astounding news that many aurors reported that one death eater stepped over them and wished them a 'Merry Christmas and a happy new year'.
Candice Marconi, one of the guards reported that she was petrified, "But I knew what was happening, and that death eater stepped over me and smiled from under his mask, and then cheerfully told me to have a Merry Christmas. If I was petrified I would have burnt a hole in his…"
Another auror seems certain he was one of the Lestrange brothers, but wasn't sure which one. Another auror agreed with the first that he is a Lestrange, but seemed quite sure he was the younger Lestrange, Rabastan.
"I remember when the two brothers where brought into Azkaban," Oydim Musakee said, "Rabastan seemed more approachable then his brother, not to mention smelt better."
"I do not smell!" Rodolphus said, cutting of Bella as she read.
"Sure you don't," Rabastan smirked.
"Why, may I ask, did you wish every one a Merry Christmas?" Bella asked.
"Cause that's what you do at Christmas," Rabastan sighed. "What's going to happen with Lucius?"
"Master is quite angry with him," Bella said, "But he is a useful death-eater."
"Yes, he would be a loss," Rodolphus said, "But do you think Lucius would remain faithful if he finds out the Dark Lord almost killed his wife and son."
"Dunno," Rabastan said, "I never got the drift that he gave a damn about Draco but he and Cissa got along. But he is a good actor."
"The only reason he got along with Narcissa was because he was scared of me," Bella smirked.
"Huh?"
"I threaten him on his wedding day," Bella said.
"I don't want to know what you threatened him with," Rodolphus shuddered.
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Harry yawned widely as he picked up his present from Hermione. He set it on the table and grinned with he saw Godric waving at him again. He opened the box and pulled out the plastic container they where attached to. Harry smiled; the packaging was just like any muggle toy, in a cardboard box, with the object tied to the plastic container by wire. He poked a snoozing Salazar who jumped up in surprise.
'What?' The small figurine snapped.
"Wow! You can talk?" Harry asked, stunned.
'Obviously,' Salazar said, mockingly. Harry smiled as he unwired Godric.
'Now be nice Salazar,' Godric scolded, while he landed on the table, waving a 'thank you' to Harry.
'Yes, Salazar,' Rowena snapped, angrily, as she dropped next to Godric, 'He is after all, our new owner.'
'What is your point?' Salazar snarled as Helga fell with a thud on her butt.
"Are you okay?" Harry asked, Helga nodded, rubbing her rear as Salazar dropped very gracefully between Rowena and Godric.
'What is your name?' Helga asked.
"Harry," Harry said, "Harry Potter."
'You don't know a Henry Potter do you?' Godric asked.
"No," Harry said, "But truthfully I only know of two Potters. My mum and dad."
'Godric,' Salazar muttered, 'It's the Boy-Who-Lived. That Dumbledore person told me. He defeated my heir as an infant.'
'How would you know about Dumbledore?' Rowena asked.
'Promise not to get mad?' Godric asked.
'No,'
'Any way,' Godric said, waving a hand, 'Sal and I left the box while we were in the store and spoke to him…or actually his figure.'
'GODRIC! SALAZAR!' She screamed. Harry jumped; for a small figurine she was very loud. 'You know you are not allowed to leave the box before opening!'
'You said you wouldn't get angry!'
'No I didn't!' Rowena snapped.
'She's right, Godric,' Salazar mumbled.
"Um, excuse me," Harry asked the Slytherin, "But aren't you annoyed that I defeated your heir?"
'No,' Salazar shrugged, 'My real heir would never have been defeated by an infant.'
'Well,' Godric said, in an 'I'm not so sure' voice.
'Shut up,' Salazar muttered. 'Any way, who was that girl who wrapped us up?'
"That was my friend Hermione," Harry said, "She's one of the cleverest people I ever met!"
'She must be a pureblood,' Salazar muttered.
"No actually," Harry said, "She is a muggle-born."
'So's she is a mud-blood like Helga,' Salazar said, boldly. Harry growled as a blur of blue attacked a green.
'Rowena calm down,' Helga sighed as Rowena began slapping and punching the Slytherin. Godric quickly pulled her off, as Harry laughed. He picked the Slytherin up who made a rude gesture to Rowena.
"I think some 'time out' for you would be good," Harry said as he dropped the Parsel-tongue into an empty jar.
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"Bella, Rodolphus, Rabastan," Voldemort hissed as he walked into the room the Lestranges were sitting in.
"Yes master,"
"I have come to warn you," he said, his eyes gleaming.
"About what?" Rodolphus asked.
"Lucius," he replied.
"Is he dead?" Rabastan asked, sounding hopeful.
"No," Voldemort smirked. "But I have told him that Severus placed his wife and son under the Imperius by Snape."
"Does he believe you?" Rabastan asked.
"Of course he does," Bella snapped.
"What does that have to do with us?" Rodolphus asked, cutting his brother and wife of before they began to argue again.
"You need to remind him what Severus is doing to his family," Voldemort answered. "Then if Serenity turns on us, we can use Lucius to kill Severus. She isn't to know that he is alive. We will keep him hidden."
"But will he allow it," Bella said, "He is after all a very proud man."
"I know," Voldemort shrugged, "But dishonesty is a very strong point of mine."
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"Serenity!" Draco yelled as he fell out of the floo-network. Octavian who was sitting reading through a muggle newspaper jumped in surprise.
"She isn't here," Octavian snapped.
"Where is she?" the Slytherin begged.
"Up in her room," Octavian answered. Draco stared at him.
"You said she wasn't here!"
"She isn't here," Octavian hissed, "She is in her room, which isn't here."
Draco rolled his eyes as he ran up to the vampire's room. As he went to push the door open, a low growl from beside him caught his attention. He turned his head slowly and fearfully, a large black panther with gleaming greens eyes was baring its sharp fangs at him, growling.
"Good kitty," Draco said his voice cracking. He swung the door open and ran in the panther running in after him. "Bad kitty!"
"Hello Draco," Severus said. Draco spun to see his ex-teacher kneeling next to the panther rubbing its back. "I see you've met Serenity the panther."
"That's Serenity?" Draco asked, forgetting his problems. The panther nodded its head as its fur slowly shrunk and Serenity stood up dressed in leather pants and a white singlet. "You're an Animagus."
"No," serenity said, "I'm a vampire."
"One of her powers," Severus said.
"So what's wrong Draco?" Serenity asked. Draco opened his pocket and pulled out a newspaper clipping and handed it to the vampire. She read it and sighed in annoyance, "How could I have missed this?"
"What's wrong?" Severus asked.
"The death-eaters in Azkaban have been freed," Serenity said, "I'll go see if he is still alive, and if I need to I'll bring him here."
"If he is safe?" Severus said.
"I'll leave him there," Serenity said.
"Why?" Draco asked.
"Because he is a firm believer of the wizard being better then a muggle," serenity said, "I wouldn't leave him alone with Samuel for a minute. Even if Sev and Tav are here."
"My father wouldn't hurt him," Draco said, "And why can he stay with my mother."
"Because Andromeda can't stand him," Serenity said, "Truthfully neither can I."
"Oh," Draco muttered.
"Don't worry," Serenity said, perking up, "I won't let him die."
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"Hello Grawp," Wega grinned, as he dropped onto the giants shoulder. He leaned against the large neck relaxingly as the giant grunted and pushed him off. The vampire floated beside the giant raising a brow. "What's wrong with you?"
"Wega no visit Grawp!"
"Wega has been busy," Wega snapped, "Serenity needed my help with some guy."
"Grawp smash guy!" Grawp hollered pounding his fist against his palm.
"Serenity will kill you," Wega grinned sitting down again. "Why don't we go annoy the centaurs?"
"Stupid horsies!"
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A new Memory.
"Where are we?" Ron asked. The trio looked around with raised brows as they saw a group of people jumping up and down in time with the music.
"Oh MY GOD!" Hermione screamed. Ron and Harry looked at her and then to what she was pointing at.
"Holy shit!" Harry said, instantly understanding her scream.
"What?" Ron asked, staring at the man the two where going crazy over. "Who is that? And where is his other glove?"
"It's Michael Jackson!" Hermione breathed faintly.
"Are you two okay?"
"Ron! It's Michael Jackson!" Harry said, "He is the best!"
"It's a memory," Ron mentioned, as watched the man dance very strangely. He could have swore he saw Blaise dancing like that earlier.
"I wonder whose memory this is?" Harry said.
'Come on Octavian,' Harry, Hermione and Ron turned to see Serenity dragging the named vampire. Halle and Gabriella followed them.
'Why are we here?' Octavian sighed.
'Its time you meet Livia,' Serenity said.
'But here? In a muggle concert?'
'Yes,' Serenity said, 'she won a handful of tickets; she brought some of friends with her.'
'Tav, it could be worse,' Halle whispered. 'It could be that Elvis fellow.'
'I heard that!'
The trio laughed and followed the four vampires as they pushed their way through the crowd.
"Where's Samuel?" Hermione asked.
"Maybe he wasn't a vampire yet," Ron suggested.
'Just where are we going?' Octavian asked.
'Front row,' Serenity said. 'She said she'd be in white and black in a MJ tribute.'
'Okay then,' Octavian muttered, 'Just who are her friends?'
'Some of her old friends from Hogwarts,' Serenity said, Harry listened intently 'Actually, Octavian, one might interest you?"
'And just who would that be,' Octavian said, not seeming interested.
'James Potter,' Serenity said, smirking. Octavian suddenly brightened up.
'Oh good,'
'You've never met him before,' Serenity snapped.
'I've met his ancestor,' Octavian sneered. 'Tis good enough!'
"What the hell are they babbling about?" Ron asked.
'What do you know of the Weasley side though?' Octavian asked.
'Way more Weasley's then Potters,' Serenity said. 'They breed like fucking rabbits!'
"Hey!" Ron snapped.
'Molly, I think that's her name, is pregnant with her sixth child at the very early stages,' Serenity explained. 'She doesn't even know yet.'
"Hey that's me," Ron pointed out.
"Shut up Ron," Hermione sighed.
'Oh there they are,' Serenity said, pointing at a small group of people.
'Hey Serenity!' Livia called from the group. She walked over happily with her friends following. Harry smiled softly when he saw his father and mother walking behind her holding hands. His godfather, Sirius Black was strutting behind them while poking and prodding an annoyed.
'Hey Liv,' Serenity smiled.
'Livia,' the youngest vampire and Sirius said together. Livia glared at him before delivering a smack hard across his head.
'Ouch,'
'This is Sirius Black,' Livia said pointing at the handsome young man. 'This is James and Lily Potter, and that's Remus Lupin.'
'I smell wet dog,' Gabriella said, sniffing.
'Its him,' Halle said, pointing at Lupin, who winced.
'A werewolf,' Octavian muttered, 'oh joy.'
'You have a problem with him,' Sirius snarled.
'Yes actually we do,' Octavian challenged.
'He doesn't like Greyback,' Serenity said, like that solved everything. Which it did.
'Oh okay,'
'That's great'
'You gonna join us and help us kill the mutt?' Octavian asked.
'No,' Remus said, 'I'll leave it to you vampires. Let's go watch Michael Jackson!'
'Some one like the Jacko,' Serenity said.
'It's Michael Jackson!" Remus exclaimed. 'How can you not like him?'
"I think professor Lupin has a crush!" Ron smirked.
It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark
Under the moonlight you see a sight that almost stops your heart
You try to scream but terror takes the sound before you make it
You start to freeze as horror looks you right between the eyes, you're paralysed
'Hey its our song,' Serenity smirked. 'Thriller.'
'The song for all half-breeds,' Remus grinned at her.
'I don't get it,' Sirius muttered.
'What's to get?' Serenity sniggered, eyeing Octavian. The trio stared at him to and then Hermione started laughing.
"What's so funny?" Harry asked.
"Look at how he is staring at Professor Dumbledore," Hermione giggled, Ron and Harry complied and snorted when the saw a usually grouchy Octavian looking helplessly at Livia trying to get her attention.
'Hopeless,' Serenity sighed, softly. She suddenly pushed Octavian hard into Livia.
'Oh! Sorry!' Octavian cried turning to glare at Serenity, who winked.
'Its okay,' Livia smiled, somewhat breathlessly. The two turned away from each other with a furious blush on both of their faces.
'Hopeless, both of them,' Serenity sighed
"Oh how sweet!" Hermione breathed.
"Oh brother," Ron muttered.
'So what do you think of this Michael fellow?' Sirius asked Halle, with a husky tone.
'He's good looking isn't he?' Halle asked, 'I bet you'd love to do him!'
'I would not!' Sirius exclaimed, Harry sniggered, 'I'm straight.'
'Of course you are,' Halle smiled. 'If you prove it.'
'Okay I will!' Sirius snapped.
'Morons," Serenity muttered, before turning to Octavian, 'Tav, five galleons that by the time this day is over those two are gonna screw.'
'You're on!'
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"Hey Harry…"
"…Are you going good?"
"We sure hope so…"
"…Cause we have something important to tell you,"
Harry bit his lip as the twins finally stopped finishing each others sentences, "What's wrong?"
"Oh nothing's wrong…" Fred said.
"…But that other day when the Lestranges were caught…" George said.
"…They came into our store…"
"…Yup they visited us,"
"What?" Harry cried, "Are you two okay? They didn't hurt you? Wait…why would they do that?"
"Well, it appears You-know-who got angry about the U-No-Poo," George continued, "but it wasn't just Rodolphus and Bellatrix there, Rabastan was there as well."
"That's strange," Harry said, "How did he escape?"
"Apparated," Fred said.
"We let him," George said, "So to speak."
"Why the hell would you do that?" Harry hissed.
"Well, he sort of helped us…" Fred said, unfazed.
"…You-know-who told them to force feed us the U-No-Poo…" George said.
"…And not kill us," Fred said.
"He kept stopping Bellatrix from crucioing us, and the other guy from killing us!" George exclaimed.
"And before he left I asked him why he was helping us…"
"…And he said because he could!"
"Do you think he doesn't like working for You-know-who?"
"It could be possible?" Harry suggested, "I will ask Serenity, she knows a lot of the death eaters personally. And I do recall she said she had a spy among them. It might be him."
"But he helped torture Neville's parents," Hermione said. The twins and Harry jumped. They faced the witch who was standing in front of Ron.
"Well, I'm not sure of that," Harry said, "Bellatrix with out a shadow of a doubt definitely did and so did Barty Jr, but the brothers may have just been there."
"I think Rodolphus would have had something to do with it," Hermione said, "Maybe Rabastan didn't do anything but he was there, he could have stopped them."
"Actually," Ron thought, "He would probably be joining the Longbottoms for defying you-know-who."
"I suppose," Hermione muttered.
"And Slytherins aren't known for helping others when there is trouble," Harry said.
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Another memory…
The trio found themselves once more in some part of Serenity's life. Looking around they realised they had to be in an Asian country. Many people were scurrying around on foot or on very old looking bikes.
"I wonder what century we are in?" Hermione asked when they saw a familiar site strutting past. Serenity, dressed in a dark red kimono, was looking around intently her eyes searching for something. "What she looking for?"
"Any bet its Gabriella," Harry muttered, watching as Ron walked through a few people to stand next to Serenity.
"Yup," Ron said, agreeing with Harry, "And there she is."
Ron pointed at a young Asian standing behind a small cart that was filled with all kinds of fruits. As Harry and Hermione followed Ron's hand to the vampire, another vampire made her way over to the first.
"Do you think Gabriella's a vampire yet?" Hermione asked as the three ran up to Serenity and Gabriella.
"I don't know," Harry said when Serenity began to speak in Japanese to Gabriella.
"She can speak Chinese?" Ron asked.
"I think it's Japanese," Hermione said. "Gabriella is Japanese."
"Where's Cho Chang when you need her?" Harry smirked.
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"Knock, knock," Serenity said as she entered the Riddle House. (Who's there)
"What is it Eden?" Voldemort sighed.
"Where the hell is Malfoy?" she said simply.
"Six feet under," Rabastan answered, Serenity raised a brow. "It's a muggle saying. I thought you'd know seeing as you like muggles."
"I wonder how you know," Serenity smirked.
"How would you know?" Rodolphus hissed.
"I listen," Rabastan hissed back, "That's how!"
"Why you little!" Rodolphus jumped over the table tackling his younger brother to the ground.
"Enough," Voldemort snapped. Both men stood up sneering at each other, as Serenity giggled. Voldemort gave her a look.
"What?"
"You never giggle," He hissed, "What are you up to?"
"Oh nothing," Serenity said, "Any way, where is Lucius, let me get him out of your hair."
"He has no hair," Greyback snarled as he limped into the room. "What are you doing here?"
"Preforming rescue mission number five thousand and twenty-three," Serenity answered promptly.
"You keep count?"
"Yes, now where is the blonde jackass?"
"He's dead," Voldemort snapped. "You think I would have waited till you came and saved him. I tortured him for a good ten minutes and then killed him."
"I can't sense him," Serenity said. "Where the hell is your wand?"
"Why?"
"I want to see the last spell you preform," Serenity said, "I don't trust you!"
"How dare you question the Dark Lord," Bella snarled.
"Shuddap yer face," Serenity snapped.
"Serenity, it's true," Rabastan said softly. Serenity faced him and glared.
"I want proof," Serenity snarled.
"Crabbe! Goyle! Bring in his body!" Voldemort snapped, losing patience.
"Whose body?" came the answer.
"Malfoy's you foolish nitwits!"
"Oh," the two beefy men stumbled outside dragging the corpse of Lucius Malfoy. Long blonde hair lay flat against his back, as his clothes were torn and tattered.
"Eh, fuck this," Serenity said, "I'm going home."
She disappeared with a click. Voldemort smiled evilly and banished the dead body.
"W-was that really Malfoy?" Wormtail simpered.
"Of course not!" Voldemort snapped. "Just some muggle! Malfoy is in Lestrange Manor under the Fidelus charm. Let everyone believe his dead."
"I don't think Serenity fell for that," Rabastan muttered.
"Crucio!" Voldemort barked. Like usual screams followed, as most death eaters winced. The spell was removed. "Get this filth out of here, Wormtail!"
"Y-yes master," Wormtail complied dragging the smaller man behind him.
"Hate you break it to you, Vold but the boy's probably right," Greyback said in his gruff voice, "Eden seemed more ticked of then upset, she usually has this depressed look in her eyes when some one dies. It was missing."
"Eden doesn't care about Malfoy," Bella said.
"But she does care about his pup," Greyback snarled.
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Next Chapter: More memories. Wega visits Rabastan again. Serenity tells Draco about Lucius. Harry visits the chamber of Secrets but doesn't realise that a few students followed him.
I don't own Michael Jackson or his song…Not that a really do wish too… I don't own the Spice Girls either…which is a relief…
Thanks for the review guys, and Anti-thule the reason no one is freaked that Charlie has a kid is cuz I warn everyone in the first chapter…That's the beauty of Fanfiction, you can write anything, and there is bound to be a person out there as crazy as you!
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