The Marauders and The Untold Stories

by marauderslove4ever

A sequel to The Marauders and the Time Travelling Potterhead. The first wizarding war ends. Voldemort is gone (for now). Harry Potter is the Boy Who Lived. There are many untold stories and secrets about the downfall of Voldemort, and the Order of the Phoenix chose to keep everything a secret. If you haven't read the first book, please read it first to understand this better.

18. First Date

*Third Person's Pov*

"Katherine Potter, you're called here to be questioned about your actions at Southall on the 23rd of this month."
Kitty nodded, looking straight into the keen yellow eyes behind a pair of wire rimmed glasses. "Yes, Mr. Scrimgeour."
"So, miss Potter. Tell me why were you at Southall yesterday?" Rufus Scrimgeour asked, looking straight into her eyes, trying to dig the truth.
Kitty found him a bit intimidating.
"I am an artist," she replied calmly. "Currently I'm working on this new project of mine. It's about the human emotions. And...I was looking for places and then I thought it was a good place to capture the perfect emotions."
"You thought a place where there are riots going on, is a good place for your project?"
"You can find every emotion there. The pain, the distress, the anger, the frustration. And after they calm down, you can see the smile back on their lips when they see their loved ones safe. I wanted those emotions."
Rufus Scrimgeour frowned. "You do know that Wizards are not supposed to interfere in Muggle riots, don't you?"
"I do. But—"
"And yet you did. You ignored the rule and injured the muggles."
"I was trying to save a person. And those men started hitting me all of a sudden. I had to defend myself. I could've used my wand, but I did it the Muggle way."
"Muggle way? You stabbed one of them with a charmed knife!"
"I was blind. I didn't know who I was hitting or stabbing. All I did was wave my hands wildly like a... a mad woman to save myself. I should be appreciated for not taking out my wand even though I could've died. Not interrogated!"
Rufus glared at her.
Sirius, who was writing the report, cleared his throat.
"When did you see the death eaters?" Rufus asked.
"I did not. Like I said, I couldn't see at all. I fell unconscious. I didn't even know that they were there until I woke up hours later."
"When the aurors arrived, you weren't at the scene. Where were you?"
Kitty turned to Jacob. "At his place."
Rufus turned to Jacob. "Mr Jacob Dearborn, how did an unconscious woman end up at your place?"
"I took her," he replied.
"I thought you were warned enough times to never get involved in muggle issues. And yet you ignored the rules. Like always. Why were you at Southall?"
"To meet her."
"Why?"
"Because we were supposed to meet there."
"Why were supposed to meet her at Southall?" Rufus asked, a bit annoyed.
"Because we were supposed go out for dinner."
Rufus looked surprised. "Go out for dinner? Are...are you—"
"Seeing each other? Yes," Jacob nodded. Kitty smiled.
"How long have you been seeing each other?"
"For quite a while," Jacob replied.
Rufus nodded. "Mr. Lupin," he looked at Remus, who was sitting beside her.
"And what were you doing at Southall?"
"Kit... Katherine and I work together," Remus replied coolly.
"Are you an artist too?"
"No. I enchant her finished work."
"So, you both went there together?"
"Yes, we did."
"But where were you when she was attacked?" 1
"I was having a headache and I needed a coffee. I asked her to wait so I could just quickly grab a coffee and come back."
"But you did not go to get a coffee, did you?"
"No. I—"
"And you were the one who reported seeing death eaters to the aurors."
"Yes. I was looking for a place to apparate. There were people everywhere. Then I saw people in black robes. It happened so quick. They picked up on few muggles. I quickly sent a message and went back for her. She was already on the ground, bleeding. Jacob too arrived that very moment. We both duelled them. And Patil joined us after a while. Jacob took her and disapparated."
"Mr. Patil, is that true?" Rufus turned to Patil.
"Yes," Patil answered.
"And you are from Southall?"
"Correct. I was returning home from the Ministry and I happened to see these two duelling the death eaters. There were few muggles lying around. I recognized Jacob, and I quickly joined them. Moments later, two other aurors joined us."
"Dearborn, why did you abandon these two men in the midst of the duel and disapparated along with her?"
"Because she was hurt. She was lying in a pool of blood," Jacob replied calmly. "What am I supposed to do? Let her bleed to death? I'm a healer. I am supposed to save people from dying."
"Then why didn't you take her to Mungo's?"
"Because I was hurt too. And all I could think of was my home. Why can't I take my girlfriend to my place?"
Kitty bit her lip, embarrassed.
Rufus shook his head. "Something isn't adding up."
"We told you everything," Kitty shrugged.
"Miss Potter?" Rufus peered into her eyes.
"Yes?"
"Why didn't you take your wand when the men turned violent? Why did you go the muggle way?"
Kitty laughed. "Now you have a problem with me for not using magic? Wouldn't that be breaking the law? Using magic against the muggles?"
"Yes. But you were hit on the head and stabbed, weren't you?"
"I was. Yes,"Kitty nodded.
"Then why didn't you take your wand out?" Rufus raised his eyebrows. "Why did you wait for someone to come and rescue you?"
Kitty scoffed. "I did not wait for someone to come and rescue me. I don't need rescuing."
"You could've disapparated. Why didn't you disapparate?" Rufus frowned.
Sirius stopped writing and looked at her. Remus shifted in his chair.
Jacob and Patil looked at her for the answer. It was bugging them too.
Kitty heard a voice in her head. 'Tell him the truth. Tell him you cannot apparate.'
'But...Dumbledore how—'
'Say it before he suspects you for something you never did.'
"Why did not you disapparate, Miss Potter?" He got to his feet. "Not using magic even when you were hurt... This even happened during the dementor attack too. Why did you wait for someone to come? What was your plan?"
"There isn't any plan," Kitty replied sternly. "If you think I'm on the wrong side and planning to harm my friends and family, let me remind you that it was I who reported the death eaters in Diagon Alley last time. And I tried to save children from the dementors. I did not disapparate because..."
"Yes, Miss Potter. Because?"
Kitty took a deep sigh and looked at him straight in the eye. "Because I cannot."
"Pardon?" Rufus asked, surprised.
Jacob was surprised too. But he did not show it, as Rufus looked at him.
"I... I cannot apparate or disapparate. I don't have a license."
"You don't have a license?" Rufus asked.
Kitty nodded.
Jacob started putting the pieces together. She never went alone. She's always with one of the boys. Even on the night of the official announcement, she told him she cannot apparate because her 'D's' don't work when she's drunk.
"Did you know about this?" Rufus asked Jacob, Remus and Sirius.
Sirius and Remus nodded. They turned to Jacob. It could add a bit more to the problem if he said he didn't know, as he told them they were dating...for quite a while.
Jacob looked from Kitty to Rufus. "Of course I do," he smiled. "How can I not know?"
Rufus frowned, nevertheless he let it go. Though Sirius, Remus and Kitty were quite surprised at Jacob's answer, they sighed in relief.
After a few more questions, Rufus let them all go.

"How did it go?" James asked hastily, the moment they walked out of Rufus's office.
"Good I guess," Remus replied.
"Let's get out of here first," Patil said.
They quietly walked to a secluded place.
"Thank you, Mr Patil," Kitty smiled at him.
"Oh, I did nothing. Well, just hid a bit of important information on Dumbledore's request. I still don't understand why. I think it would be better to let the aurors know that they attacked you on purpose. They could give you protection," Patil frowned.
"Well, just like Dumbledore said, it's not the right time to let them know," James replied. "If we stick together and be a bit careful, we could avoid such things in future. Right?" He looked sarcastically at Kitty.
"I'm sorry," she mumbled.
"Oh! About your license," Patil turned to Kitty. "I work in the Department of Magical Transport. You could just drop in your application."
"Sure," Kitty smiled. "I'll do it. Thanks."
"Acha aap kaha se ho?" Patil asked her.
(Where are you from?)
"Ummm...mein Andhra se," she replied.
(I'm from Andhra)
James, Remus and Jacob shared confused glances.
"Oh! Madrasi?! Hamaare padosiyon bhee Madrasi hain. Kintu ve muggles hain."
(Oh! Madrasi? Our neighbors are Madrasi too. But they're muggles.)
"Uh.. nahin, main madrasi nahin hu. Mein Andhra se hu. Telugite. Madras Tamil Nadu mein hain. Aur Andhra TN se...uh..separate ho gayi. Tamilians Tamil mein baat karte hain aur Telugites Telugu mein baat karte hain," she explained.
(Uh... No, I'm not Madrasi. I'm from Andhra. Madras is in Tamil Nadu and Andhra got separated from TN. Tamilians speak Tamil and Telugites speak Telugu.)
"Oh! Mujhe voh nahi patha tha," he scratched his head.
(Oh! I didn't know about that.) "Our ancestors settled here during the world war I," he added.
"Oh!"
"Par aap south se aur achchhe hindi bolte hain!"
(But you are from the South and speak good Hindi!)
"School mein Hindi mere second language thi. Tho mujhe ...thoda pata hai."
(Hindi was my second language in school. So I... know a bit.)
"Second language?"
"Muggle schooling," she laughed.
"Look at you three!" Sirius interrupted. "If only I had a camera I could just click a picture and if someone asks me what a confused sperm is, I'd show your faces," he laughed.
Patil and Kitty looked at the others. James, Remus and Jacob laughed nervously.
"Sorry," Patil chuckled. "We usually don't converse in English at home and every time I see a south Asian, my tongue automatically switches to Hindi."
"We get it," James nodded.
"Alright then, I'll be leaving." Patil said his goodbyes to them and left.
"He's not too weird for a Ravenclaw," Sirius commented.
"Katherine," Remus frowned. "Don't you dare swerve into another language on me."
"Seriously. It's annoying," James added.
"You even did the same yesterday," Remus said. "You kept on screaming thokey thokey! You do realise that I don't know Hindi, right?"
Kitty laughed. "Sorry. Sorrry. Sooorryy... okay? Oh! By the way, it wasn't Hindi. It's Korean."
"Korean?" James raised his eyebrows.
"Out of curiosity... How many languages do you speak?" Sirius asked.
"Ummm... I'm perfect in my native language, Telugu, good at English, okay at Hindi. I just know few basic words and expressions in Korean. That's all. Oh! Above all... I speak the language of the heart," she said airily.
All the four, snorted at once.
"You're jealous," she scoffed. "Anyway, is he married?" Kitty asked.
Jacob raised an eyebrow.
"Why do you ask?" All the men asked at the same time.
Kitty blinked. "I... I was just asking. What's the big deal? Oh.. No... I'm not interested in him. Don't get me wrong."
"Yes, he is," Jacob replied. "Married his childhood friend and our classmate."
"Wait! The Hufflepuff keeper?" James asked surprised.
Jacob nodded.
"Wow!"
"Interesting," Kitty smiled.
"What?"
"Nothing. Will you give us a moment?" She asked the Marauders.
"Why?" Sirius asked.
Remus smacked him on the head. "Sure. I'll be with dad in DRCMC. I told him we'll be coming."
Kitty nodded and the boys waved goodbye to them both.
"Jacob," Kitty turned to him nervously. "What you did... I know you didn't have to... But...thank you," she smiled. "I... I should have told you earlier. You must be surprised."
Jacob chuckled. "I was. That came out of blue. You are good witch and it was surprising that you don't have a license."
"Like I said, my D's are always disoriented," she gave a weak shrug.
"Anyway, it's all over. For now."
"For now," Kitty nodded. "Hey, about the plan we've been postponing..."
"Yeah," he ran his fingers through his hair, nervously.
"What do you think about sunday night?"
"That'd be wonderful," he smiled.
"Cool. It's on me then," she smiled.
"Oh. No. No. No. No," he shook his head. "I asked you out. It's on me."
"But, I'm the one who's been postponing it!"
"Doesn't matter," he chuckled.
"But—"
"You can do it the next time... Well, only if you still want to keep seeing me after the first date," he said, scratching his neck.
"Why wouldn't I?" She smiled.
His cheeks went hot. "I'll... I'll pick you up at 7 then."
"Okay," she nodded.
"Let's go."
They walked together towards the elevator. "He wouldn't say a word to anyone, right?" She asked, a bit nervously.
"Who? Patil? No. He knows better. When Dumbledore is involved, everyone knows it's serious. Patil is a good secret keeper. You don't have to worry about anything," he gave her a warm smile.
She smiled back.
"Except," he looked at her concerned.
"Let's not think or talk about it for now. Please?"
He nodded.
"And I'm sorry for hurting you. It must have been hard," she added.
"It's healing. Don't worry," he smiled.

Earlier that day, Dumbledore met Patil, Jacob, Remus and Kitty and told them what to say and what to hide when they are investigated. Patil was surprised that Dumbledore showed an interest in such a common issue, where a wizard is attacked every single day. When Dumbledore asked them to not talk about the part where the death eaters purposely attacked Kitty and tried to take her, Patil was confused why he should hide that crucial information.
"The ministry would give her security," he said.
But Dumbledore told him that security would be the problem. He asked Jacob to tell them that he and Kitty were seeing each other.
Jacob who was baffled, asked Kitty if it would be okay to say that and she said that she wouldn't mind at all.

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It was a typical Sunday at the manor. The sun was setting.
The Potters and Sirius were all in the living room.
Kitty was sitting by the window, reading and practicing charms from a little ancient book, Euphemia and Tinky were knitting, and the rest were playing exploding snap.

"He'd be here soon. Aren't you going to get changed, dear?" Euphemia asked Kitty.
"I'm all ready," Kitty replied.
"Miss Kitty is joking," Tinky laughed.
"Why? Isn't this good?"
"Who'd be here soon? Are you going somewhere?" Sirius asked.
"Wait. Are you really going out dressed like that?" Lily asked bewildered.
"What's wrong with jeans and a shirt?" Kitty shrugged.
James scoffed. "What's wrong she asks! Everything!"
"Darling," Fleamont looked at her sadly. "What have I not done to you? I go shopping every now and then to get my beautiful wife and daughters the nicest dresses and you, Katherine, is this how you honour me? Is this how you payback? Dressing like this to a date in...in... Plaid and jeans? Lily darling, you always make me proud."
"Thank you, dad," Lily chuckled.
"Dad!" Kitty looked at him in complete shock. "Those dresses are beautiful and I also know, their ventilation is great. But I should always be self conscious and careful about my underwear getting exposed. I cannot run or fight freely in dresses."
"Honey, you are going on a date. Not a marathon or a wrestling match!" Fleamont exclaimed.
Kitty sighed. "We don't know what—"
"No no no no. You need to change," Lily dragged her out of the room.
"You go, girl! Drag her out!" Fleamont called after Lily. "She is winning. Let us three play in peace now," he looked at the boys.
They laughed.
"Is she going on a date?" Sirius asked.
"Yep," James replied. "Her first date with Jacob Dearborn."
"Oh."
And a card exploded.
"Wait, you told me you were going on a date too," James looked at Sirius.
"She has a shift today," he replied.
"Is she a healer?" Fleamont asked.
"A trainee actually. She's a year above us."
"What is with this household and healers?" Fleamont chuckled.
"Are you complaining about my daughter and I being healers?" Euphemia asked.
"Nope! Never!"
"He is," Sirius mouthed to her.

After a few minutes, they heard a slow buzzing sound.
"It must be him," Euphemia smiled.
Moments later, they heard the door bell ring.
"I'll get it," James got to his feet.
He opened the door and raised his wand. "Quick security question. When did we first meet?"
Jacob chuckled. "Good evening to you too. We first met when I was thirteen. Diagon Alley... In Broomstix to be exact."
James put down his wand. "You were checking out new brooms because you made into the quidditch team," he grinned. "Good evening. Come in."
"I gotqaa a bit anxious for a moment there."
"Why?"
"Alice asks ridiculous questions," Jacob chuckled.
"Oh, I'm aware," James shook his head laughing.
"And knowing you, I thought you'd ask more ridiculous questions," he laughed.
James walked Jacob to the living room. Jacob greeted everyone.
Sirius gave a curt nod and resumed back to his work.
"You keep talking. I'll go get her," James told them.

*Lily's POV*

"How could you even think of wearing these on a date?" I shook my head.
"Why should I impress him more when he's already impressed with me?"
I sighed. "You really think it's about impressing a bloke? No. It's about looking better than him."
She chuckled. "If that's the case... I'm okay with dressing up."
"I'll pick the dress. Let's see what you've got," I opened her large closet and went through all her dresses which she never touches. "Ummm... Mauve or beige?" I took out two dresses. "Dad has a great eye. He gets everything that suits us perfectly."
"Yeah. I think I'll go with mauve."
"Awesome! Come on dress up! Quick!"
She quickly changed into the dress.
"Nice rack," I smirked.
She rolled her eyes. "Make up?"
"What?" I asked surprised.
"Wanna do little make up or anything?"
"Wh...I.. yeah sure."
"You look surprised."
"It's weird. You never usually ask."
She shrugged. "Well, you said we should look better than them. And besides..." She paused.
"Besides?"
She looked away. "If... Only if... If this date thing works out or whatever... I... I might give it a try."
I blinked. "What?" I asked confused.
"If in case... This date thing works out with Jacob and if he wants to see me...you know... I might give it a try... going out with him...more."
"Wh...what?"
She sighed. "Are you asking because you did not hear or ..."
"I don't understand. What's giving it a try?"
"I told you already that I wanna go out with some other guy."
"Yes, you did... But..."
"But you thought I wasn't serious?"
"What about Sirius? Is...is this because what happened at his flat last time?"
"Maybe... I... There were few weak moments... where I wanted to confess to him. But then again, he started seeing some other girl. I just don't wanna waste my time or get hurt. If we are meant to be, we'll get together."
I nodded and smiled. "You slay, girl!"
We heard a low buzzing sound.
"It might be him," she smiled.
"Let me work my magic then," I said taking out the make up kit.
I quickly did the regular light make up.
We heard a knock on the door.
"Come in!"
"He is here," James walked in.
"We're almost done," I said.
She quickly brushed her hair, side parted, letting it fall freely over her shoulders and put a cute hair pin on the side.
"How do I look?" She turned to us.
"Ww...wow! Dad was right. Times like these remind me you are a woman," he said with his stupid signature cocky grin.
She wore a satin knee length mauve dress with a v neckline. She indeed looked beautiful. No. Sexy.
"Shut up," she made a face at him.
"Now that makes you look like an ape," he smirked. "Padfoot is going to lose his shit," he whispered in my ear.
"You bet," I laughed.
"What?" She asked.
"Nothing," we said in unison.

*Third person's POV*

Kitty walked into the living room and stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Jacob. She was speechless.
'No way,' she thought. 'He is H O T!'
He was wearing a midnight blue button down shirt that was a perfect fit for his toned athletic body. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows and his veiny arms caught her eye. His hair wasn't slicked back and side parted as always but falling freely into his eyes.
"Hey," Jacob smiled.
'Whhhhhyyy,' she groaned internally.
'WHYYYY?!' Sirius too groaned internally. 'She is H O T!'
He kept staring at her and James nudged him.
"Merlin's beard! Wipe that drool off your chin, Pryde," Sirius commented.
Lily smacked him on the head.
"Ouch!"
Kitty shot an icy glare at him and turned to Jacob, smiling. "Hi!"
"Do you plan on staring at each other or... I mean... you've been standing there and looking into each other's eyes for about a good minute," James smirked.
"Shut up," Kitty growled.

The moment Kitty and Jacob walked out the door, he turned to her.
"You look gorgeous!" He said, with a big grin.
"Not as gorgeous as you are," she smiled.
He laughed. "So, after about a million postponements, finally we're going out."
"Finally," she laughed. "So, where are we going?"
"Somewhere where it doesn't smell like flowers," he chuckled.
"Gooooodd," she grinned.

When they reached the apparition point, Kitty held his arm tight and they both apparated.
She stumbled and he caught her tight.
"This is why I'm not a fan of apparition," she laughed nervously.
They were in a deserted alley.
"This way," he held her hand and led her into a restaurant.
She looked around. "It looks quite... peaceful."

Time flew as they dined and talked about random things and getting to know each other. At first, they both felt quite nervous. But slowly they eased up. They both felt really comfortable with each other.
Kitty realised that he's a totally different person from what she's seen and heard about him. He was a lively person. He was more spontaneous, sarcastic, witty and generous. She learnt that he's a workaholic and desires to be the best healer. She was quite surprised when she also learnt that he's mad about muggle things, and studies muggle medicine in his free time.
Jacob too realised that there's more to her than what meets the eye. He already knew she's kind. But he also realised that behind that mask of arrogance and rudeness, there's a sensitive woman. He understood that she's a strong woman fighting and struggling for a better world. He was pretty impressed with her immense knowledge in the Muggle science and technology.

"Alright then. Are you ready to have some fun?" He asked.
"Fun?" She asked surprised. "There's more? You planned something else?"
"I may have," he shrugged.

And in no time, they were standing in the middle of the dance floor of a Wizarding night club. It was packed with witches, wizards, goblins, fairies, leprechauns and other magical creatures. It looked so magical.
She was so mesmerized, she just stood there, staring at everything around her, mouth wide opened.
"What do you think?" He asked.
"I've never been to a night club before."
"Really?!" He asked surprised.
"And this is a wizarding night club. Magical! This is awesome!" She jumped.
Jacob laughed.

They both were drinking, dancing and having fun of their lives, forgetting everything that was going on.
Kitty was way too excited because she was in a night club. A night club of the 70s Wizarding world. The music was different and loud. Everything around her was different. She loved everything. Though deep inside she was feeling a little guilty for agreeing to go out with another guy, especially a nice guy like Jacob, to get over Sirius, she knew she had make that choice to stop getting even more hurt. Using someone to get over someone was always a No No in her rule book. But this time, she did it to save herself from getting more hurt.
So did Jacob. He too was having a great time. It was his first date after a really long time. He took a step to move on from his past love life and start afresh. He thought Kitty was the right person to do with.
After all, at some point we all might need someone to pull us from the other side. He did not regret his decision.
They both knew they were in danger. Tough times, and no one knew when they'd die. Kitty knew what lay ahead. Jacob knew he could be in danger. After all, they both saw people die. They both know what war brought. They knew time was precious.
They were sat at the bar, drinking, when a familiar, sarcastic, drawling voice interrupted them.
"Sorry to spoil your romantic night. But it's time to leave."
They both turned, to see Sirius beside her, holding a beer.
"Black?!" She was surprised.
"You don't look happy to see me," he pouted.
"What are you doing here?" She asked through gritted teeth.
"I think we should leave," Jacob said looking around, frowning.
"That's what I said," Sirius scoffed.
"What's going on?" Kitty asked, impatiently.
"The aurors are here," Jacob said, sweeping his eyes over the crowd and fell on a familiar woman. "But why?" He turned to Sirius.
"We've got some unwanted and uninvited company here," Sirius shrugged.
Jacob got to his feet. He slid his hand into his pocket. It was clear that he was holding his wand.
"You mean death eaters?! How many?" Kitty asked confused, still trying to take in the information. She was a bit drunk and confused. She looked around and saw Remus, standing at the door, with his beer and screening the place and talking to someone. She saw James dancing in the crowd.
"Not sure. Could be five or more," Sirius shrugged. "So, I think you should be leaving. We've called for back up."
"I'm not going anywhere," Kitty shook her head. "I'm staying with you."
"Pryde, don't be stupid," Sirius groaned exasperatedly.
"I'm not being stupid, Black!" She snapped at him.
"I think he's right. I'll take you home," Jacob said. He wasn't looking at her but was screening the place.
"I'm staying," she replied adamantly, looking away from him.
"Go home," the smile left Sirius' face. He looked serious.
"Don't tell me what to do."
"Did you forget what happened at Southall and after that?"
"Will you two stop bickering?" Jacob snapped at them both. "You should go home. You are recovering and a bit drunk right now. Also, you aren't —"
"STUPEFY!" Kitty shot the stunning spell and with loud thud, a limp body fell over from the railings of the floor above them.
There was a moment of silence. And then all hell broke loose. People were screaming, running and disapparating.
"You were saying?" Kitty asked, taking off her stilettos and pushing them under a table, and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. She always wound hair ties around her wand for times like these.
"Fck!" Sirius growled as he flicked his wand.
There were more jets of lights firing across the place.
It was quite confusing and annoying to look clearly under the disco lights.
"Ally! Watch out!" Jacob shouted as he sent a hex towards a hooded death eater, saving his sister.
Hooded figures were sending hexes and curses at everyone.
James and Remus were working as a team. Sirius, Kitty and Jacob was another team. Alice, Frank and Dorcas, Gideon and Fabian, were duelling the death eaters on the floor above them.
It was absolute chaos.
A hex hit Kitty and she was sent flying into a wall. She groaned in pain. But Jacob and Sirius were stuck with three death eaters.
"You alright?" Jacob and Sirius shouted at once.
She didn't answer.
'Pryde? You alright?' Sirius mind linked her.
'Hmmm,' she replied.
"Katherine!" Jacob shouted, panicked. He knocked down one of the death eaters.
"She's alright," Sirius told him as he sent curses back to back towards the other two.
Though her back was hurt, she slowly got to her feet. Limping, she climbed the stairs and crouched behind a table. The Longbottoms, Prewetts and Dorcas were having a hard time.
"Mávros kapnós," she muttered, waving her wand.
In seconds, a thick black smoke enveloped the whole upper floor.
Panicked, the death eaters shot random curses. As the Order members knew who it was, they quickly crouched on the floor and put up strong shields the moment they saw the smoke, waiting for Kitty's next move. The death eaters were confused.
She quickly scrambled over to the Prewetts who were a few feet from her. "You alright"?
"Potter! Are you mental?" Fabian asked, annoyed.
"It's dark already. And now thanks to you we can't see anything!" Gideon exclaimed.
"Come on. I'll help you surround them," she said.
Gideon quickly grabbed her hand and followed her, with a shield charm around them. The hexes deflected as they hit the shield.
She helped the rest of the members to surround the death eaters, and quickly ran downstairs, not before taking down the smoke charm she cast.
James, Remus, Sirius and Jacob were successful in knocking out everyone under the broken lights. They were just sporting minor injuries. When Kitty came running downstairs, she saw them crouched on the floor, panting.
"You alright?" Jacob asked her, concerned.
She nodded, looking from one person to the other. "You—" she stopped as she saw, from the corner of her eye, a slight movement from behind the counter.
But before she could warn, everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"CRUCIO!"
Remus screamed at the top of his lungs and fell on the floor, writhing, as the curse hit him.
Sirius, James and Jacob whipped their wands, conjuring a shield.
"AVADA—"
CRASH CRASH
The curse on Remus was lifted.
There was another gut wrenching scream.
Remus let out a low growl as James helped him up.
"You alright, mate?" James asked and Remus nodded.
"Lumos Maxima!" Jacob and Sirius muttered at the same time.
Bright light filled the place. The gruesome thing that met their eyes left them speechless.
Kitty was dragging a dark figure by the hair, who was struggling hard to get free from her tight grip. She pushed him onto the floor and kicked him on the face. His mask didn't come off but dark blood gurgled from under it. And an arrow was sticking out of his throat. There was blood everywhere.
"What the fck!" Jacob turned pale.
"Accio stilettos," she waved her wand and they zoomed to her. She silently wore them.
They were all too shocked to say anything. They simply stared at her and the masked man at her feet. She didn't say a word. She didn't look at them.
"What is she doing?" Remus mumbled, rubbing his eyes to see clearly.
"Pryde?" Sirius took a step towards her, with his wand raised.
Kitty ignored him. Without a word or any warning, she stepped on to the death eater, her left foot on his chest and the right on his balls.
"KITTY!"
"KATHERINE!"
"PRYDE!"
"KITTY!"
She pointed her wand at them. "Don't," she said sternly, without even looking at them.
The death eater tried to scream but only blood came out of his mouth. He tried to push her off of him. But she stood firm and balanced.
"Move and I'll step on your throat," she said coolly, leaning closer to him and digging her heel deeper into his body.
He froze.
"Good," she smiled.
Jacob took a step forward. "Katheri—"
"Sssshhhhhh," Kitty cut him off.
"Pryde—"
"DON'T YOU SEE I'M BUSY?" she screamed looking at him at last. And turned back to the death eater under her feet.
"What is happening?" Fabian asked as he and the rest of the aurors joined them.
"What the fck!" Gideon exclaimed. "You can't do that to a man," he mumbled.
"Ouch," Alice and Dorcas winced.
In two strides, Sirius reached Kitty and hastily took out his sunglasses from his pocket, and put it on her. "You'll look badass with these on," he smiled nervously.
Luckily, in the brief moment when she turned to them, no one but Sirius noticed her scarlet eyes. Jacob saw, but thought his eyes were tricking him
"What the hell is wrong with you two?" Jacob asked bewildered. "Katherine. Enough."
"Katherine, get down," James said walking over to her.
"Kitty, let's go home," Remus said calmly.
They both understood that her scarlet eyes were back.
Kitty ignored them all and leaned closer to the death eater. "I was having a great time with that guy. The only guy who waited and nicely asked me out. Do you know how many times we had to postpone our first date? It's our first date and you meddling needle dicks just ruined it," she said through gritted teeth, digging her heels deeper.
The death eater groaned.
"And," she continued. "Above all... You had the audacity to curse my baby!" She stamped on him hard.
The death eater, who couldn't take it anymore, pushed her off of him, groaning and spitting blood.
She yanked his mask off as she stumbled and fell. "Aaawww... Look at you," she cooed, leaning closer to his bloodied face. "Didn't I tell you I'd step on your throat?" She ran her finger over his throat.
"P... please," the death eater mouthed, crying.
"What? I can't hear you," she jiggled the arrow.
Everyone winced.
"What is wrong with you?!" Jacob yanked her hand off. "Stop it!"
She scoffed. "What is wrong with me? What is wrong with me?! HE TRIED TO KILL REMUS!" She screamed.
"AND ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL HIM?" Jacob shouted back.
Everyone stared at them shocked.
She stared at him through the sunglasses. "Ani," she replied coolly, shaking her head. "Quick death is not my thing."
"Kitty, let's go home," James said, holding her hand.
"You all," she pushed James away. "Don't you understand? This fck head tried to kill Remus!"
"Move," Jacob said sternly. "I have to treat him."
"You will do no such thing," she replied calmly. "In case you are forgetting, let me remind you. He is the bad guy."
"I don't care if he is a good guy or a bad. I stand by the Healers' oath. We treat everyone equally. There is nothing like a good guy and a bad guy or our own and the enemy. Move."
"Fine. Treat him," she shrugged and quickly took a step back. "But only after I'm done with him. Aspída thólou!" She tapped on the ground, drawing a semicircle over her head, thus conjuring up a bright shield dome separating the death eater and herself from the rest. The shield was to bright they couldn't see the people inside it. They could only hear the ones inside it.
There were collective groans and shouts.
She walked over to the death eater and sat on the floor beside him.

"Katherine, take down the bloody shield!" Jacob shouted.
"Gimme a minute," she replied.
She took off the glasses.
The death eater froze as he saw the scarlet eyes. They seemed more dangerous and evil than his master's.
"Let's start from the beginning," she said calmly. "You tried to kill the wrong person. That bloke you tried to kill... is a sweetheart. Let me ask you a few simple questions. If you don't answer, I might get mad and that isn't good for you. Okay?"
"Okay," he mouthed.

Jacob furiously turned to the aurors. "What the bloody hell are you doing? You are aurors. Do something!"
"Well, he would be killed anyway," Dorcas shrugged. "It's our new rule. Kill if you see one. Azkaban is almost full now thanks to her."
"You are off your rocker!"
"Jay—"
"Don't you Jay me, Alice!"

On the other side, the three marauders were losing their cool. They moved to the other side of the shield dome so the others couldn't hear them.l
"What are we supposed to do now?" Sirius turned to James and Remus.
"We are dead if they see her eyes," James groaned.
"Katherine Potter," Remus called sternly. "Stop it right now and go home with us."
"You don't want to get exposed," Sirius added.
"A minute!" She replied. "Let me spend some time with the guy who actually came looking for me."
They three shared quick glances.

In the meantime, Jacob persuaded the others to help him take down the shield. They shot spells at it, and every single spell rebounded.
"Don't try to take down the shield. It's an extremely strong spell," Kitty said without looking at them. She was busy torturing the death eater.

Everyone of them baffled to see this new side of her. They only knew a sassy, smart, sarcastic, fun loving and a bit hot tempered Katherine Potter. They knew she has tendency to get into fights. But this evil side of her's was totally out of the blue and they were at a loss for words.

"The other aurors would be here soon," Frank said getting frustrated.
"These death eaters are gaining their consciousness back," Alice said.
"Times up, Potter! Take the shield down!" Dorcas said annoyed.
"Katherine, please stop," Jacob said calmly. "Don't be them."

James, Sirius and Remus were too anxious to say anything that would trigger her bad side.
But at last Remus straightened up. "Kitty, he's right. This isn't you. Stop doing that," he said calmly. "Please stop."
"Don't stoop down to their level. You are better than that," James added.
"Pryde. It's enough for tonight. You did your best. Let's go home," Sirius said.

Kitty sighed. She looked at the death eater. He was crying and bleeding. Above all, he was scared. Scared of the woman with scarlet eyes, torturing him.
She pouted. "They want me to stop. The people you tried to kill, want me to stop." She leaned in closer and whispered into his ear. "They think I'm a good person. But am I really?" She smirked.
His eyes widened in fear.
She smirked. "The man I love is calling me from a very long time. Time to warp."
He squirmed as she twirled her wand.
"Don't worry. I won't kill you. Not because they don't want me to. But because you are supposed to be my owl. You should deliver a message to Voldemort and your death eater friends. But before I let you go you have to do something. Okay?"
"Yes," he mouthed.
"Good," she smiled.
After she finishing her final job in few seconds, she put on the sunglasses and flicked her wand, taking down the shield. "Go on," she told him.
Trembling, he crawled over to Remus.
They took out their wands.
"Calm down. He has something to say," she stopped them before they attacked him.
The death eater then slowly kissed Remus' feet.
Every single person in the room was taken aback.
He then crawled over to Jacob. But before he could kiss his feet, Jacob quickly moved back. "Stop! What kind of rubbish is this?! Please stay still so I could heal you." Saying that, he kneeled down. "Carrow?!" His jaw dropped to the floor.
The said death eater was crying and shaking.
"Carrow? You mean Amycus Carrow?!" Kitty asked surprised. "If it is him, then the Longbottoms should be thanking me."
"What load of shit are you talking about?" Alice asked.
"It's not Amycus. It's Proteus Carrow. He was our classmate," Jacob said. He recognized him though his face was covered in a thick layer of blood. "I'll remove this arrow first and then heal your wounds. So, just stay calm okay?"
Carrow nodded. Blood and tears were trickling down his face. His body was scarred.
Jacob then slowly vanished the arrow and then started healing all his injuries.
"Carrow," Kitty called coolly. "Remember two things in life. One. Never ever attack someone from behind. It's not right. It's cowardice. Don't you, filthy fckn blood purists, know that? And two. When you plan to attack or kill someone, make sure the person doesn't have sweet, kind, loyal, brave and badass friends. You see, I am a very sweet and kind person. But Potter and Black aren't. They could've done worse if I hadn't interfered."
"Sweet and kind?" Gideon mumbled.
"Do you even realize what you've done to this person?"
Kitty just scoffed and tugged Remus' arm. "Gwaenchanh-a?"
"Eh?"
"Ugh... I keep talking in Korean. I mean... Are you alright?" She asked concerned.
"It is I who should be asking that. Are you alright?"
Kitty took off the sunglasses.
Remus groaned. Her eyes were still scarlet.
"You should keep those on," he nodded.
"I hate this," she mumbled.
Remus pulled her into a hug. "Just calm down. It's okay. Everything is okay," he said rubbing her back.
The others were busy dealing with the rest of the death eaters.

"Katherine?" Jacob called her furiously. "What have you done?"
"What have I done?" She asked, confused. But smiled when she saw what he was talking about.
"What's wrong?" Gideon asked, walking over to Jacob and Carrow. "Woah!" He exclaimed when he saw what it was.
"What the bloody hell is this?" Alice siad through gritted teeth.
"Take those bloody glasses off and TALK TO ME!" Jacob yelled.
Kitty flinched.
"What's wrong?" Sirius asked walking over to them.
His jaw dropped to the floor when he saw what they were all fussing about. "Pryde...why...why did you carve this shite on his body?"
Now, Carrow was surrounded by every single person in the room. Names were carved on his face, hands and chest with a knife.
"Well, I asked him how many people he has murdered. He said loads. I asked which ones he enjoyed the most. He said those names and I carved them on his body. And about that name... Amelia Westenberg," she paused. "He told they gang raped her before and after murdering her," she said through gritted teeth, and stomped hard on Carrow's groin.
Carrow cried in pain.
"That's why I carved 'I raped and murdered Amelia Westenberg' on his face. He should remember what a bloody fckn—"
"It was you?" Jacob asked through gritted teeth. "IT WAS YOU?!" he screamed and pulled Carrow by his collar.
Kitty was taken aback. "Mwo?!" (What?!) She was confused.
"I'm sorry," Carrow cried.
"YOU DID THAT TO HER?" Jacob yelled, and started punching him on the face.
"Jay!" Alice tried to pull him back. "Jay, no!"
Jacob pushed her away and continued punching Carrow. The others tried to pull him back, trying to stop him.
"What's going on?!" Kitty asked, still confused.
"SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND!" Jacob yelled.
Carrow kept crying and pleading him to stop hitting him.
James leaned closer to Kitty. "Amelia was —"
"Jacob's girlfriend," Kitty cut him off before he could finish. She didn't know how she did. Though Jacob was heavier than her, she somehow managed to get him off of Carrow, hugging him tight and pushing him onto the floor.
Jacob tried to push her off of him. "Get off! Potter! Get off!"
"I cut his dick off. I cut his dick off! Stop. Jacob, stop!"
Jacob did stop pushing her off and looked at her, utterly shocked. So did everyone. She took her glasses off. They were normal now.
"I cut his dick off," she said looking straight into his eyes.
The room was silent except for whimpering of Carrow.

Kitty was completely shattered to see Jacob like that. Jacob, who's eyes were always bright, were red, filled with tears and rage. His calm and confident demeanor was replaced with fury, and he seemed lost.

"You... You did what?" Gideon broke the silence.
"Help! It...it hurts!" Proteus Carrow cried.
"It is supposed to hurt, you fckn arsehole," Alice said through gritted teeth, kicking him on the face.
Jacob was furious and shaking. He didn't move because Kitty was still on him, hugging him tight, restraining him.
"Wanna get out of here? They'll take care of him," she whispered in his ear.
He nodded and got to his feet. He left the place without another word, not before attending Carrow's wounds, well, because the healer's oath.

xxxxxxx

Kitty didn't remember how she got home. Right after she asked Jacob if he wanted to leave, the Ministry officials, healers and journalists swarmed the place. In the midst of the chaos, she lost her consciousness as she lost a lot of blood during the attack. She was quickly rushed out of the place for security concerns.
Kitty wanted to deliver a message to Voldemort through Proteus Carrow. But it didn't go according to her plan as the rest of the Order members didn't agree with her. He was taken to Azkaban.
Nevertheless, the message that was supposed to be delivered to Voldemort and his death eaters, was delivered to everyone like a wild fire.
They wanted to keep the carvings on Carrow's body a secret. But thanks to the media, the deed became an open secret. But the doer was never revealed to the public.
Only the people who were present at the club knew who it was, and no one really bothered to interrogate them more when they all said they were busy fighting the death eaters and never saw the doer. Kitty was unconscious and hurt, so she was safe. No one even bothered to interrogate Carrow, as most his crimes were carved onto his body.

The Order got busy with their missions. The aurors were appointed to look after the Muggle ministry as the elections were at hand.

Dumbledore banned Kitty from practicing magic until she's mentally stable. Luckily, he didn't ban her again from the Order meetings because things were turning upside down and he needed more information. She has a habit of remembering things out of the blue. He confiscated her wand and also the rings. That meant that she has to stay home, under surveillance of her adoptive parents, Euphemia and Fleamont Potter, whom she greatly respected and obeyed. Dumbledore thought she needed a bit of discipline, her mind clear and at peace first, before handling a wand or those dangerous little charmed weapons of hers. They all agreed on one thing. Kitty needed therapy.

So, Kitty stayed home and spent time with her parents. She too knew that she needed the bonding time. Because she never had it with her real parents. Sometimes her voice would break in the middle of a talk and she'd just walk out of the room.
Fleamont realized that she never had a good relation with her father almost about a month later she started living with them and getting to know each other. So he knew what to do.

He took both the girls, Kitty and Lily, out for dinners on father daughter dates, exploring restaurants of both muggle and wizarding worlds. Because now, he's the only father they've got.

One night they were having dinner at a restaurant and having fun of their lives when a woman walked up to them.
"You should think twice before doing something for money. Don't you think you ladies are too young to be with this man? He's too old for you," she sneered at them.
They three stared at her for a moment, surprised.
"Don't you think you're too old to be alive?" Kitty scoffed.
"And you should think twice before trying too hard to stay alive and be a bloody burden to the Earth and it's resources," Lily added, with a smile.
"Somewhere out there, a tree is tirelessly producing oxygen for you. You should apologize to it."
"Why don't you do this simple thing? Stop breathing."
The woman looked baffled at the two women. "Haven't your parents taught you any manners? Is this how you talk to the elderly?"
"Well, I taught them NOT to poke into someone else's business to judge them, and be a gormless, manky, daft cow," Fleamont said airily.
The woman went red and scurried out of the room.

The other time, they were at a café.
"Ah! This coffee... It's like making love in a canoe," he said, staring at the cup of coffee in his hands.
"Why? Is it that good and exciting?"
"No. It's close to water," he replied and emptied it into a trash can.

And during the day time, Fleamont taught Kitty, potions.
"I'm really good at chemistry. I've always got the top marks. I can do this too. But...the ingredients... they're disgusting!" She groaned every single time.
"Oh for Merlin's sake! Stop whining every single time you hold a worm or an insect," Fleamont rolled his eyes. "Do you know the actual ingredients and the composition of the potions you take?"
"DON'T! Don't tell me!" She cringed.

Things weren't good between Kitty and Jacob either. That night was the last time they saw each other. Jacob called in sick the very next day. No one knew where he went. Kitty, who now visited Mungo's regularly looked for him everyday, to apologise. But he wasn't there. Andromeda told he called in sick for a while. "I still don't understand how you ruined your first date like that," she shook her head in disbelief. "I told you to keep your anger under control!"
"I can't help it," Kitty shrugged.
"Jacob and Amelia were deeply in love. They captured her the very next day they got engaged. She was a badass mind you."
"I know I made it worse," Kitty groaned.
"It took him about months to get back to normal. He was gone for two months. After he came back, he kept to himself most of the time."
"Damn."

xxxxx

It's been a month since everything had happened.
Kitty was sitting alone by the pond in the estate, tired and lost in her own thoughts. She usually sat by the pond to practice her wandless magic. She started practicing wandless magic after Dumbledore confiscated her wand. She was quite successful in few charms.
"A pound for a thought," she heard a voice behind her, and turned to see who it was.
Her eyes widened in surprise. "Ja... Jacob!"
"You look surprised!" He chuckled, sitting beside her.
"A bit," she smiled. "What are you doing here?!"
"I thought you wanted to talk to me?!"
"I guess you've received my letter," she nodded, and turned back to the pond.
"I did," his eyes turned to the pond too.
"Well, that's a very quick reply," she chuckled.
"I was...out of country," he replied, smiling.
"Oh."
"This place looks beautiful," he said looking around.
"And peaceful," she added.
"Yeah. A perfect country life I must say. You've got a big... Victorian garden, loads of chickens, cows, horses, a pond with fish in it, and...Oh! There! Ducks!"
"Yeah... Actually dad and James wanted to get a hippogriff. But mum warned them both that she'd bind them to its legs when they're asleep and send it on a wild run. So they settled for horses."
"Good call," Jacob laughed.
"So, where did you go?"
"Africa."
"Africa? Isn't it too..."
"Hot?"
"Yeah."
"Horrible. Thank God we've got magic. I have a friend who was trained under a famous potioneer in Africa. Right now he's researching on vampires and werewolves. He wants to find a cure or some solution to make their lives easier."
"Cool," she smiled.
"You know what I liked the most? These vampires and werewolves have a really different life over there. Not just them but every other beast and being. Though they have their own covens, packs and herds, like everywhere else, they all answer to their respective kings and queens. They abide by their rules."
"Everyone and everything except 'normal' people follow rules," she chuckled.
"True," he smiled.
They both sat in silence for quite a few minutes.
Though they looked calm on the outside, they both were anxious to talk to each other. Kitty was fiddling with her fingers and Jacob was pulling out the grass.
After a good few minutes, Kitty picked up the courage to talk.
"I... I'm sorry," she said.
Jacob looked at her.
"I'm... I'm sorry about... about Amelia. I didn't know —"
He nodded. "It's okay."
"I might have... startled you that night... With my behaviour."
"It was quite a bit of shock," he nodded. "But I understand. He was about to kill your friend and you did what you had to do."
"No. I... I'm talking about Amelia."
"Oh. Yeah. Yeah it was," he looked away from her. "I still can't believe it. Amelia and I, we grew up together. They were our neighbors. He went to school with us. Carrow. She was a pureblood too. So, naturally, he got along with us. They both were good friends too. He fancied her. But Amelia and I fell in love. He was mad at us for a while but shrugged it off later.
We all graduated from Hogwarts and focussed on our careers. She got offers from the death eaters. She downright rejected. Though danger lurked in every nook and corner, Amelia and I were having a wonderful love life. It was right after we got engaged, she went missing," he paused. He was shaking thinking about the past. "I hoped she'd return. She always did. I searched for her everywhere. I even tried to contact any death eater I could find. I even met him and asked for his help to search for her. Right after a week she went missing, the aurors found her... found her damaged, lifeless body. It was clear that she went through a lot of pain," his voice broke. "But...but I never thought it would be him who did that to her. I still cannot believe he did such a thing to her. To his friend. How can..." He broke into tears. He tried hard to control but he couldn't.
Kitty quickly wrapped her arms around him. "It's okay," she said calmly. She was shaking too. Though she felt the pain, it was mostly out of rage. Her eyes were filled with tears. "It's okay," she slowly rubbed his back. "War...war changes people. Let it go, Jacob. Let everything out. Let everything out that's crushing you."
They both sat in silence for a while, arms around each other. Kitty made sure that he was calm until she spoke. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for what happened to her and to you. And that's why I gave him what he deserved. I did what I could so no other girl or woman would face the same thing." She didn't know what else to say. She was startled the moment he broke into tears.
Jacob too was taken aback at his own actions. He never burst out into tears in front of anyone. He was embarrassed. But he knew and he understood that her concern was genuine and real. "I'm sorry," he said at last, breaking the hug. "This is embarrassing right now," he chuckled wiping the tears off his face.
"There's nothing to be embarrassed about showing and letting out emotions," she smiled.
For some reason, he felt calm and peace around her. He smiled. "You're right."
"Umm... How about a drink?" She asked. "Coffee...butterbeer...or anything you like."
"Actually, I came here to ask you something," he said, a bit nervously.
"Yeah?"
"What do you think about... I was wondering...how about we start where we stopped?"
"I...I didn't get you," she said, confused.
"I was wondering... what you'd think about going out with me... like—"
"Okay. Dinner's on me. Let's go," she got to her feet.
"Are...are you sure?!" He stood up, surprised.
"Yeah. Let's date... If that's what you meant." Though said it in simple words and with a straight face, she was totally nervous and embarrassed on the inside.
"Yes. That's what I meant," he chuckled.
"Cool. Let's go then."
"Wait! Now?"
"Procrastination and planning got us nothing."
He laughed. "Okay."

They both made their way towards the manor.
Kitty called Fleamont aside. "Umm...dad..." She scratched her neck.
"I'm listening," Fleamont chuckled.
"Okay. I'm taking Jacob out for dinner...and..."
"And?"
"And...I didn't think about it when I told him..."
"About what?"
"That the dinner's on me. And I realized that I'm almost broke," she groaned. "Haven't earned enough to take someone on a date."
Fleamont laughed. "I get it. I told you not to feel uncomfortable to ask money."
"I know...but... Can I borrow some money?"
"You're a Potter. Our daughter."
"Okay okay! I need some money."
"Go and change into something better. I'll send Tinky."
"Thanks, dad," she grinned and gave him a quick hug.
"Now, off you go. Wear that olive dress I got you last month."
"Yep," she replied and hurried out of the room.

*Jacob's POV*

James called me aside.

"Are you sure you want to do this?" He asked.
"I am," I nodded.
"You've seen what happened last time. She could go out of control."
"So does life," I shrugged. "Don't we all take chances?"
"Do you really like her? Or is it just a..."
"After I've lost my Amelia, I never looked at any other woman."
"I've heard it."
"I wasn't interested in dating anyone else. But something changed when I saw her. Though I tried hard not to think about her, I couldn't stop myself."
"But after that incident, you were gone for a month."
"I needed time to get over few things."
"And you're over them now?"
"Almost," I nodded.
He nodded. "But... Handling her is a bit difficult. You've seen it."
"Well, I guess I should decide that," I smiled.
"She always gets into trouble."
"I'm aware of that."
"She is a trouble magnet."
"I'm always available to patch her up."
He stared at me for few moments. And shrugged. "Just take care of her."
"I will," I smiled.
"I literally mean it. She doesn't have her wand and rings to take care of herself."
I was surprised. "What?!"
"Dumbledore confiscated her wand and rings after that incident. She should be getting them soon."
"Oh. Okay," I nodded.

Honestly, I missed her all these days. I went to Africa to clear my mind off things I've seen that night. Truth to be told, I was horrified at her behaviour that night. Never in my life have I seen such a brutal act. The death eaters do worse things. But this woman, who cares a lot, who felt the pain of the people slot, turned to be the most dangerous person when she saw her friend hurt, and came to know that someone ill-treated a woman. There was a moment where I felt pity for Carrow. This woman made me feel at peace more than once. She is special. I waited for a long time to ask her out. I shouldn't just walk out on her when she showed her other side. We all have our dark sides. I know she cursed herself for hurting a death eater like that. She felt bad for him too. Her anger got over her. She was helpless.

The Potters and I talked for a while. And then she walked in. In an olive green dress. She looked elegant.

I took her hand in mine and hoped for a peaceful and great dinner.

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AN: Hey guys! Sorry for the late update. I've been caught up with few things and couldn't update. I hope you enjoy this chapter.