Disclaimer: The characters and stuff don't belong to me. Final Quote from Goblet of Fire Ch. 30
FRANK AND ALICE LONGBOTTOM
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"Frank! Alice!" emerged a voice from the Longbottoms' fireplace.
"What is it Dedalus?" Frank asked coming into the drawing room
"You-Know-Who!" Dedalus exclaimed excitedly "They say he is dead!"
"Are you? - Are you sure?" Frank asked
"Had it from Dumbledore himself!" Dedalus squeaked "just happened a few hours ago but its spreading mouth to mouth like mad"
"How did it happen?" Franks inquired
"No idea yet" Dedalus said his voice became disappointed. "Must leave you" He said with excitement again after a pause "I'm going to contact Elphias and tell him the good news."
In a swirl of a flame his head left the fireplace without saying goodbye.
Frank turned away from the cracking fire and walked into the kitchen to eat something. If this rumour was true; and you could never be too sure with Dedalus Diggle's information; then he, Alice and their little son could breathe again freely. This also counted for their friends James, Lily and their own boy. If Voldemort was gone they could emerge from hiding and live their normal lives. It was no secret that Voldemort was after the Potters but Frank and Alice knew the real reason as it concerned them as well.
There had been a prophecy of ambiguous meaning; it could either talk about Frank's son or James's. Why had Voldemort gone for Harry Potter? Frank would never understand. It could be to make Frank and Alice think they are safe and then go for Neville; or maybe he wants to go for both children. In any case Frank and Alice decided, not to hide, but to be over-careful with everything they did. Frank's eyes filled with tears as he recalled these memories and thought of his son being murdered by Voldemort. He would not allow that to happen. He would do anything for his son.
"Who was it Frank?" called his wife's voice from upstairs.
"Dedalus Diggle" Frank answered
"What did he want?"
"He says You-Know-Who is gone" Franks said with difficulty in his voice
Alice came down the stairs to face her husband.
"We should go to Headquarters" she said "To verify and to take orders"
After a few minutes silence Frank spoke
"Where is Neville?"
"Upstairs, asleep"
"I'll drop him at my mothers place. When I come back well go together to Headquarters"
"All right, Ill contact Headquarters and take the entry procedures for tonight"
Frank went up the stairs to Neville. Alice turned to the fire and called Headquarters.
Everything went black
"Who's there?" asked a gruff voice
"Alice Longbottom"
"Wait a second" the voice ordered "Good, Identity is verified. You can talk"
The fog cleared away and Alice could see the tall silhouette of the questioner
"I need entry procedures for tonight"
"Its entry B7 and B9 until nine A.M."
"Two?" she asked
"Yes, everybody is coming in tonight. You must have heard the bad news too" he said sadly
"Bad? I thought there was good news"
The questioner looked down. "You better come as soon as possible and find out here rather than me telling you. It's important"
"About You-Know-Who?"
"Yes"
"Thank you" she broke the connection
Frank Apparated behind her
"Everything ready?" he asked
"Yes…well…no"
"What?"
"The guard told me about some bad news"
"What is it?" his voice becoming serious
"He didn't finish it, he said we better go to headquarters, It is important and it concerns You-know-Who."
"Are you thinking the same thing as I?"
"I Think-"
CRASH!
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"Why isn't the Dark Lord back yet?" Barty nervously asked his two hosts.
"Don't question him!" Bella shrieked at him. She was standing behind Barty, by the shelves pacing nervously.
Barty turned to face the man sitting on the couch in front of him, Rodolphus Lestrange, Bella's husband and owner at the house where Barty was staying.
"I think he's right Bella. We ought to do something"
A vase came flying his way and Rodolphus thrashed it away with his wand.
"Ill call my Brother" he said and left to the drawing room where the fireplace was.
"What happens if something happened to him?" Barty asked realising as he said it how dangerous his new life was becoming.
"Nothing can happen to the Dark Lord!" screamed Bella and attempted to jinx Barty, he dodged it just in time.
Barty had just joined the Death Eaters, receiving his Dark Mark only last month after he had finished Hogwarts and abandoned his father's house. Since then he had grown in power immensely and loved to be able to give his abilities for the noble cause of his Lord, but now he was scared that this could have ended.
Rodolphus returned accompanied by his brother Rabastan who was dressed in Death Eater robes.
"Bella come here" Rodolphus requested." Rabastan has something to say!"
Bellatrix sat down where Rodolphus had been and Rodolphus sat beside her. They all turned their attention to Rabastan.
"The Dark Lord is currently non-locatable" Rabastan said "He left for the Potters house a few hours ago and he has not returned"
"He will have his reasons" Bella said in a commanding voice
"No, you don't understand Bella; I've seen the place, it destroyed with no signs of life at all. I tried to get nearer but it's full of Ministry wizards and Prophet Reporters." He said
"What are you trying to say Rabastan?" Rodolphus asked
"The papers say the Dark Lord has dies" Rabastan said
Barty looked up suddenly and everyone paralysed except Bella.
"That is impossible! We know the Dark Lord is immortal! Trust me! He cannot die!"
"Then where is he?" asked Rabastan
"What if the Aurors captured him?" Barty suggested. They all turned to him.
"That ties in well" Rodolphus agreed "Severus told the Dark Lord about the prophecy, and we are all suspecting he is the spy he is protecting. It must be all a trick to lure the Dark Lord to the house and then capture him!"
"I knew we couldn't trust Snape!" Bellatrix exclaimed
"What do we do now?" Barty asked
"We must find the Dark Lord!" Bella said triumphantly "We will release him and we will be his most priced servants!"
"How do we do that?" Rodolphus asked
"I know" Barty said, with a smile breaking into his face. This was his moment of glory. He was going to be in the group that will free the Dark Lord and he would be the one who suggested how to do it "This has to have been organised by the Aurors rather that by the Minister's office; so the head Auror will know. We will find him and question him!"
Rabastan laughed "It is impossible to take on Moody"
"I think I can do it…" Barty started desperately but Rabastan shook him off with a hand wave. His moment of Glory was being lost.
"It is a big operation" Rodolphus said "More that one person will have the information we need!"
"The Longbottoms!" Barty said
"Who?" Bella asked
"The Longbottoms are an Auror couple and they are pretty high ranked in the Auror Department. If anyone knows, it is sure they know where he is."
"How do you know about them?" Bella asked becoming suspicious
"We visited them often when I was little, they were good friends of my father, and he helped them both when he became big in the Ministry!"
"Then you know where they live?" Rabastan asked
Barty smiled
"Let's go!" Rodolphus said and they prepared to leave.
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They landed on a near hill and descended walking in silence.
"It would have been easier to Apparate!" Rodolphus said
"We would have been detected!" Barty said. "we're nearly there!"
"Shh" Rabastan said "I hear them!"
They crouched behind some trees in the garden and could see through a big glass wall.
They saw a man Apparate and talk to a woman.
"That's them?" Rodolphus asked
"Yes. Alice and Frank" Barty answered
"Shh!" Rabastan said "I cant hear!"
"…we better go to headquarters, It is important and it concerns You-know-Who." The woman's voice say
"It's clear it's them!" Rodolphus said
"Let's think about what we should do!" Rabastan
"They are going to leave!" Rodolphus said hurriedly "We have to move now!"
"No-"
But Bellatrix had already shot a reductor spell at the glass wall.
CRASH!
All four ran towards the shocked couple and disarmed them
"Incarcerous" Rabastan said and tied both of them up
"What do you want?" Frank asked from the floor.
The four Death Eaters closed up upon them.
"Little Barty is that you?" Alice asked recognising the boy. He had forgotten his mask. A big mistake.
"Crucio!" Bellatrix shouted to distract her. Alice writhed in pain
"What do you want?" Frank reapeated to take the attention to himself.
"You well know what we want!" Rabastan said
"We heard you from outside!" Rodolphus said
"I don't know what you are talking about!" Frank said
"Crucio" Rabastan said torturing Alice again
"Tell us where the Dark Lord is and it will stop!" Barty said.
"We have no idea!"
"Crucio!" Rabastan and Rodolphus hit on both Longbottoms.
"Speak!"
"I don't know!"
"CRUCIO!"
Rabastan and Rodolphus tortured Frank while Bellatrix and Barty tortured Alice.
There was a mingle of blood and tears all down Frank's face.
"I think they really don't know!" Rodolphus said
"They are acting!" Bellatrix said "They are trained for this!"
"Let's stop and think what to do next" Rodolphus suggested
"NO! WE HAD A PLAN" Barty shouted getting desperate "TELL US WHERE THE DARK LORD IS!"
"I SWEAR I DON'T-" Alice pleaded
"CRUCIO!" Bellowed Barty
The curse hit Alice with an immense force; she was raised in the air and smashed against the walls as her body twisted under the pressure of a hundred piercing hot knives agonising her every inch.
"Barty Stop!" Rodolphus shouted. You'll overdamage her!
"CRUCIO!" Repeated Barty even louder and stronger
Alice coiled and recoiled in pain as Barty repeated the curse on her.
"Stupefy!" shouted Frank and the other Death Eaters turned in amazement. He had somehow freed himself and was standing fiercely with his wand pointing at Bellatrix after stunning Barty and in some way sending Rodolphus and Rabastan to the floor
"Avada Kedavra!" Shouted Bellatrix
"Stupefy!" Shouted Frank
"What's wrong Longbottom?" Bellatrix teased "Scared of the Nasty Death Eaters who are playing with your wife?"
"Stupefy!"
"What happened to your aim boy? You should get some rest."
"Frank turned and cast a spell towards Bella but missed greatly!"
"Crucio!"
Frank had no time to respond as he had spent his precious seconds on the last spell, the force of the Curse sent Frank into the air and crashing onto the floor. Bella woke the others up.
"Are they tied up well?" asked Rabastan as he recovered
"This time they are!" assured Bellatrix and they continued to place the Cruciatus curse on both Frank and Alice. They were beginning to turn this into a game rather that to find Lord Voldemort.
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Frank's Last spell didn't hit a wall or stop as it continued its. It wasn't intended to hurt Bellatrix. It was intended to call for help.
The Headquarters guard jumped into Moody's office.
"We have a message from Frank Longbottom. He needs immediate help!" He panted
Moody leapt to his feet and limped his way to the door and started giving orders.
"Call all order members available and send them to the gate in five minutes. I'll call the Auror office and Dumbledore."
The guard nodded.
Moody cast a patronus and a minute later Dumbledore Apparated beside him. From the staircase descended Elphias Doge, Dedalus Diggle and Emmeline Vance.
The Five Order Members set out after Moody called the Auror Office and gave them the address.
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Frank and Alice were both unconscious but the Death Eater continued attacking them obliviously. The torture had continued for hours.
"I'm getting tired!" Rodolphus said
"Me too!" Rabastan said
"Then get out to rest!" Bellatrix ordered.
Barty simply didn't speak. He said nothing but "Crucio!" Barty was deeply concentrated.
The brothers stepped out of the glass wall.
"Stupefy" shouted two voices and Rabastan and Rodolphus fell to the floor.
"Bellatrix and Barty turned towards the door and stunned Elphias and Emmeline who had hit Rodolphus and Rabastan respectively.
Dedalus Diggle entered the room running but tripped in his over-excitement.
"I can't be found here!" Barty panicked
"They will never get us!"
"I know them. This is the Order of the Phoenix, so the Aurors will surely be on their way." He shouted
A stunner hit Barty on the head and knocked him unconscious.
"Avada Kedavra!" retaliated Bellatrix towards Mad-Eye Moody who had been the one to stun Barty. Moody moved left and tripped over Diggle. He couldn't move.
Bellatrix ran towards the door to escape but the sight of something stopped her in her tracks.
"this is what I like least of you Death Eaters" Albus Dumbledore lectured "You are so coward you leave your friends and family to die to save your own neck"
"Avada Kedavra!" Shrieked an almost paralysed Bellatrix Black. Dumbledore blocked the curse with a chair he conjured out of nowhere that took the blow.
"In an effortless intent Dumbledore tied Bellatrix up and placed an anti-Apparition jinx on her.
Bellatrix shrieked to free herself as Dumbledore move to Alice and Frank and the Ministry Aurors arrived to take care of the situation.
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"His father, Frank, was an Auror just like Professor Moody. He and his wife were tortured for information about Voldemort's Whereabouts after he lost his powers, as you heard …They are both in St Mungo´s Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries"- Albus Dumbledore