Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter and The Vampire Diaries. They belong to J.K. Rowling and L.J. Smith. I am writing this just for fun and no money is being made.
AN: There might be mistakes in this chapter as it is unedited for which I apologize.
Grimmauld Place
Athena stayed rooted on the spot, staring at Klaus with wide eyes. What was he doing here and how exactly did he find this place? She had never told him or anyone apart from the Salvatore's about it and she doubted both of them were on terms to tell the Mikaelson's about it. She was so stunned that she didn't realize that Kol was beside Klaus, at least not until she was picked up and crushed into a hard chest.
"Athena! My lovey niece!"
"Ca-n't brea-the." Athena gasped as she struggled to get out from Kol's grasp.
Kol dropped her unceremoniously and she took a relieved breath. "It got boring without you." Kol said at which she shot him an incredulous look and Klaus rolled his eyes at his brother's antics. Stefan, meanwhile was looking at the Originals with narrow eyes, not knowing what to do. Stefan had the same thing in mind as Athena, 'What was Klaus doing here? Wasn't he busy creating his hybrid army?'
Klaus looked at her and marveled the fact for the first time that he had a child and not only that, but she looked just like him. It was surreal to say at the least. He felt a warmth growing in his chest when she called him 'dad'. A feeling he couldn't even begin to describe. One thing he thought he couldn't have and neither had he given it a second thought, but now, all he wanted to do was make his daughter happy. She was still looking at him with wide eyes and his lips twitched as he muttered, "Hello."
Athena came out of whatever trance she was in and blinked. "What…? How…?" she stumbled on her words not knowing exactly what to ask him.
Klaus understood what she wanted to ask and said in an uncharacteristic show of emotion, "I'm here to see my daughter, of course."
She gaped at him like a fish not believing that he would travel across the ocean just to see her. He was always up to one thing or the other because from what she had seen, there was always some issue going on in Mystic Falls.
"You came here just to see me?" she asked disbelievingly, making sure she had heard him correctly.
Klaus looked at her and shifted uncomfortably, and Kol rolled his eyes. His brother was ruthless and never gave a single thought to anyone other than himself. Sure, he loved their siblings and even then, he had kept all of them daggered in the coffin for centuries. But a simple question from Athena and he was unable to answer, looking awkward as hell and like an imbecile.
Kol decided to answer for his brother and, supplied tactlessly enjoying this side of his brother. "Of course, we came to see you. Nick here wasn't able to sit still after reading your letter."
"Oh!" she whispered quietly unable to believe that he would come just for here. She was still staring at Klaus who was now glaring murderously at his brother.
He was feeling awkward which he had never felt in all his life. So, he turned his attention towards Stefan and said with a raised eyebrow, "Stefan! I wasn't hoping to see you here." He knew that Athena thought of Salvatore's as her friends, but why would Stefan be staying with her? And why would he leave town at the same time as her?
Stefan stayed quiet while glaring at Klaus. He wasn't sure why the brothers were here, but he knew that it couldn't be good. He was here to forget about Mystic Falls, at least for the time being, but it seemed like it was too good to be true. It was weird to see Klaus, especially since he said that he was here for Athena. Maybe he should stay somewhere else until the brothers were here, but then he wasn't going to leave her with them alone, even though he knew she could take care of them and probably better than him, if needed. So, he sighed and stayed put.
Athena stared at the two and could feel the tension oozing out of them. It wasn't a secret that they didn't like each-other which was an understatement. Not a couple of days ago, they were trying to kill the other. The way they were staring at each other, she was sure that they wanted to complete the task right now. She was sick and tired of people trying of kill one another. She was having a fine day and wasn't going to wait for them to start a fight and ruin it. There was just one thing she was confused about. She looked at Klaus and asked, "How did you know about this place?
"Lily mentioned it once when she told me about her friends. It came back to me along with the other memories." he lied effortlessly and she nodded at that. He wasn't going to tell her about his meeting with the Dursley's. as far as everyone was concerned, the house caught on fire, burning the occupants inside it. It was over and done with.
Kol couldn't contain his excitement and was more than eager to learn more about her magic. She could do things he'd never heard about. "You know, it's incredibly strange. We didn't see you existing any one of these houses. Neither were we able to find the exact address we were searching for. We've been here for two days and not once did we see house number Twelve. So, where exactly did you come from?" He asked eagerly.
Klaus knew that the world she came from was different and he too wanted to know more about it. There were creatures he had never even heard about and this would help him in learning more about her. So, he also looked at Athena and waited for her to answer.
Suddenly, it occurred to her that in her shock she had forgotten that these two could be imposters. There were Death Eaters out there which haven't been caught yet. This was simply the easiest way to gain access of Grimmauld. It was also a possibility that someone else could have read her letter, but she dismissed it just as suddenly. Her house in Mystic Falls was safe and she had taken extreme measures that kept everyone with malignant intentions from entering inside. Nothing has happened so far, so she calmed herself a bit. Athena looked at both of them for any malicious intentions and found none. Both their eyes were clear so they weren't under Imperius Curse, but even then, she wasn't going to take any chances, especially after what happened last time. No matter what, she couldn't give the location away in case they were imposters. Even though she didn't think they were, but that's what magic did.
She cringed at the memory, but kept her wand in her hand and asked, "What did you do the first time we met?"
Klaus's eyes widened at the suddenness of her question and Kol and Stefan frowned at her.
"What? Why would you ask that now?" Klaus asked as the memory flashed in his mind and he winced.
Athena's hand tightened on her wand and she almost hissed, "Answer me!"
I tried to flirt with you." Klaus answered with gritted teeth at which both Stefan and Kol's head snapped towards him sporting the same expressions - horror and disgust.
Kol asked aghast, "What?"
Athena ignored Kol and said, "I'll explain once we are inside. Would you like to come in?"
Stefan, on the other hand, sighed. He knew she shouldn't trust Klaus about anything relating to her world. He was a person who didn't even care about his own family and it was hard for him to believe that he was here just because of Athena. He knew from experience that the Mikaelson's and especially, the hybrid was extremely self-centered and a manipulative bastard. And from what he had learned in the short time he'd known Athena, she was just the opposite – kind-hearted and compassionate to the core. It was just a plus that she was extremely powerful and possibly, the most powerful person he'd known in his long life. He'd come to care for her, love her like he loved Lexi and he still hoped that maybe someday, she and Damon would be able to sought out their issues, and then she could be the part of their family. He knew that she was the only one who could keep Damon in line and not only that, but she truly and genuinely loved his brother and thankfully for once, Damon loved her more than he did Katherine or Elena. His brother might have been an idiot and made the wrong choices, but there was no denying that it was his way of lashing out, which only happened when Damon was emotionally involved somewhere. Stefan just didn't know if she would forgive him or not. Even if things turned out bad, he did not in any way wanted Klaus to take advantage of her.
She pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket. "I need you to read this scrap of parchment in your mind. Then look at the row of houses and recall the words written upon it. Remember, you just have to repeat it in you head and do not say them out loud, no matter what!" she told them as she handed the paper to Klaus.
"Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix is located at Number Twelve Grimmauld Place."
They nodded and did as she said, recalling the words while staring at the old-fashioned houses as Stefan stared at them warily. Both the Mikaelson's stared in front of them waiting for something to happen and when it did, they couldn't stop themselves from gawking at the site before them. The houses number 11 and 13 were moving to the sides and number 12 appeared between them. Klaus stared curiously, while Kol stared in wonder. He hadn't seen anything like this and he couldn't wait to find out what more kinds of magic things were there which he'd never known.
Athena led them forward towards the battered front door. There was a silver knocker in the shape of a twisted serpent, with no keyholes, handles, or anything else that would indicate it to be a door.
"The house if hidden under Fidelius Charm. It's one of the most ancient of the spells, extremely complex, but potent which involves the magical concealment of a secret inside a single, living soul. It is used for protection against enemies. It's impossible to find anything or anyone hidden inside — unless, of course, it's revealed. Sirius left it to me." She informed them quietly as she opened the door.
They nodded, but otherwise stayed quiet. They entered in a long hallway which was lit with gas lamps and had a large overhead chandelier. They realized that the house was definitely ancestral and at a time, this must have been a grand entryway. They owned a place somewhat like this in early 16th century, even though that was more open and bigger. The hallway was dark, gloomy and cobwebby. The wallpaper seemed new, but the carpet was old and worn thin. The walls were covered with portraits of different people, but the most prominent was an enormous portrait of an old woman who was wearing a black cap. She was drooling, her eyes were rolling, the yellowing skin of her face stretched taught and she started screaming as soon as they passed her.
"Scum! By-products of dirt and vileness! Mudbloods, filthy half-breeds, blood traitors, freaks, begone from this place! How dare you befoul the house of my fathers? Vampires! Nasty muggle creatures! How dare you enter my house? Filthy half-blood! You dare defile my—"
It was so real that both Kol and Klaus thought that it was a window and the woman was screaming from behind it, until they realized that it was simply a life-size portrait, the most realistic, but the most unpleasant one they had ever seen in their 1000 years.
Stefan, who was used to the portrait of a screeching woman by now, just shook his head and went straight to the kitchen.
Athena turned towards the painting and muttered hotly, "Gahhh! Why can't you stay quiet? You are dead!"
The woman responded by screeching louder, brandishing clawed hands as though trying to tear at their faces. Both the Mikaelson's stared at the portrait and then at Athena, who flicked her wand towards the portrait and the curtains closed themselves.
"Athena?" Kol called.
She turned around to look at him with a raised eyebrow as he asked incredulously, "Were you just talking to a portrait of a dead lady who was screaming at us?"
"In the Wizarding World, portraits are able to talk and move around from picture to picture. They behave like they did when they were alive. When a magical portrait is taken, the witch or wizard artist use enchantments to ensure that the painting will be able to interact with the people in the usual way. The portrait imitates that person's general demeanor." She shrugged as she moved forward and the brothers followed her.
They noticed that most of the décor in the entry hall was made of serpents and there was an umbrella stand made from a severed leg?
Kol stopped short and stared at it in fascination. "Is that…?"
"Sirius told me that it's the leg of a troll." She replied without looking at the hideous thing. It was stuck there and no matter how much they've tried, they weren't able to remove it, just like the portrait.
"It's brilliant. Can I get one?" Kol exclaimed in awe, while Klaus and Athena rolled their eyes at him. Only Kol would find something like this 'brilliant'.
They looked around and saw that on one side of the hallway was the dining room, featured a dresser holding a family crest and china; while at the end of the hallway were the stairs leading to the upper floors, decorated with a row of heads of some creatures, mounted on the wall on plaques.
There was a door at the far end of the entry hall and as they entered it and realized that it was the kitchen. It was a large, "cavernous" room with a large fireplace at the far end. Iron pots and pans were hanging from the ceiling above, and a long wooden table was sitting in the center of the room, which was large enough to fit a couple dozen people around for a meal. The room was ancient as well, but was sparkling.
Stefan was sitting on one of the chairs, while Athena took a seat next to him and motioned for them to sit as well. They sat on the opposite side and looked around quietly. It seemed that once their inception was done, they looked at Athena who stared back awkwardly.
She asked politely, "Would you like something to drink?"
"I am a bit hungry since I've been standing out there for two days." Kol answered even as he glared at Klaus.
Athena nodded and shouted suddenly, "Kreacher!"
Both Kol and Klaus frowned at her, but were startled when a tiny creature with a snout-like nose and bloodshot bluish eyes appeared out of nowhere in front of them. They had never seen anything it. Its heartbeat was slow, but rhythmical.
"What can Kreacher do for Mistress Potter?" The creature squeaked as they both stared at it.
"Could you bring something to drink for our guest?" Athena asked at which the creature nodded and vanished in front of his eyes with a snap of his fingers, while muttering something about 'his poor mistress' under his breath.
Klaus remembered a creature similar to this who did a blood-test on Athena, but this one was somehow different. Kol, on the other hand, had never seen something like this and it appeared out of thin air. It fascinated him to no end. He opened his mouth to ask what it was, but before he could even start, Kreacher reappeared, placed three goblets filled with campaign in front of them along with two plates of full breakfast consisting bacon, sausages, eggs, toast and a pot of coffee.
Kol's focus wasn't on the breakfast, but rather at the creature who had just vanished with the snap of its fingers. He looked at Athena and asked excitedly, "What was that? Can everyone appear and disappear like that whenever they please?"
Athena smiled at her 'uncle'. Looking at him made her remember the first time she saw Hogwarts. "It's a house elf. They are magical creatures, who serve wizards and witches and are immensely devoted and loyal to the one designated as their master. Kreacher has always been in the Black family and I got him when Sirius gave me the house." She answered him.
Klaus was observing each and everything keenly. He not only wanted to know more about his daughter, but the world she grew up in and especially the war which had been mentioned again and again, but he had no clue about it. He also wanted to know the reason she'd left Mystic Falls without informing anyone and with none other than Stefan, but he stayed quiet for now. "So, what have you been up to?" He asked casually.
"Um… Well, I and Stefan had to go to the Weasley's for Thanksgiving dinner today, so we were headed out to buy something before going there." she told him.
"Weasley's?" Klaus perked up with interest.
"They've been my family for a long time now. Mrs. Weasley has been like a surrogate mother to me ever since I've known her. I used to spend half my holidays in Hogwarts with them. Their sons Ron and George are my best-friend and… Fred… George's twin, he… uh… he was my fiancée." She choked-out. He was her family and he was making an effort, which was why she wanted him to know the truth.
All three vampires knew that her fiancée had died and even though Klaus was happy that he didn't have to kill the guy as Athena was obviously way too young, he was just as sad at seeing her in pain. Stefan knew about Fred and had seen him in a couple of pictures with Athena and his twin, but he had yet to see said twin. Athena had told him that he wasn't able to live in the Burrow, so he had shifted at his own place near his shop. None of them knew what to say.
Kol sensed the tension in the room and he didn't want to see his niece unhappy, so he asked, "So, these Weasley's… They're like you?"
Athena's head snapped up and she blinked a couple of times as if coming out of a trance. Then she looked at Kol and gave a nod, "Yes."
"A whole bunch of witches and wizards?" he asked.
"Yeah."
"So, it settled then. I'm coming. I want to meet these people who've been your family when we couldn't be there." Kol announced gleefully.
Athena narrowed her eyes at him and said, "I know what you're doing. You want to see what a house filled with magic would be like, not the people!"
Klaus was listening to both of them, but didn't interfere. He would let his brother handle this because he too wanted to go, but only because he wanted to know about the people who've been with Athena all their lives. Who've fought in a war together.
She was too the point in her observation, but Kol was going to the Weasley's with her, by whatever means necessary. "You're not going to leave us here alone, are you? It's a dreary place. Its Thanksgiving and we are family, especially when we've come to meet you all the way to London." He told her innocently.
Stefan snorted in his tumbler, Klaus smirked and Athena groaned as her head fell on the table in front of her with a thump.
'This was going to be… entertaining.'
Salvatore Boarding House
Mystic Falls
Caroline stared at the elder Salvatore who stared right back at her. She was here to check on Damon and to make sure that he wasn't creating any trouble, but that was exactly what it seemed like. Stefan wasn't here and neither was Ric. Bring Elena in this situation wasn't an option any longer. Bonnie still wanted to be alone and Caroline didn't know if she was enough to handle a crazy Damon alone. She didn't know if Damon would answer her, but she had to know who the man tied with chains in the cellar was. There was terrible stench of blood all over the place and she was pretty sure that the man was almost drained.
Damon asked through narrowed eyes, "Don't you have any other place to be?"
"Well, Stefan isn't here so I came to see if everything was alright and by the looks of it, it isn't." Caroline said quietly looking at Damon.
Before Damon could answer, they both heard a muffled groan and their heads snapped towards the man. He opened his eyes blearily and spat some blood on the ground. He looked around until his eyes fell on the vampires and he smirked.
Caroline's eyes widened as she looked at the man, if that could be said about him. He was a large, vicious-looking man with matted grey hair and whiskers all over his face. He had long yellowish nails and pointed yellow teeth which coated in blood, adding to his bestial appearance. His clothes which consisted of black robes which were filthy and looked uncomfortably tight. Suddenly, his head snapped towards her and she shivered involuntarily at the look in those blue eyes which could only be described as evil. 'He definitely wasn't human or even close', she thought.
Damon opened the door just as the man looked around as if searching for something.
"Looking for this?" Damon asked as he pulled out the wand from his jacket and showed it to the man.
Those blue eyes snapped from the wand to Damon in anger, but it was gone as soon as it came.
He ignored Damon and looked at Caroline as leered at her in an English accent which she'd heard only Athena speaking until now. "Even though you're a vampire, but you're beautiful." Then he turned towards Damon and said with a wink, "Reckon you can pass her to me when you're finished with her? I'd say I can have some fun before I'll get a bite or two."
Caroline stared at him with thinly veiled disgust as she reigned in her urge to vomit at the man's suggestion.
Damon's jaw clenched in anger. He knew the creature or at least he knew who he was from Athena's memories and knew that he wasn't joking. He also knew that the creature was extremely dangerous which was why he'd tied him with heavy chains and taken his wand. Damon needed to know what was he doing here which was how he found him, lurking outside Athena's home. He was also sure that he was the one who used Lavender to hurt Athena. He just needed to make sure that there would be no more surprises like that again. Damon knew that he had to hit a nerve to make the man talk and that's what he did. He looked at the creature and smirked as he snapped the wand in two. The creature who had been rather playful until now, suddenly bared his teeth and growled as he lunged at Damon, but was pulled back by the chains he was tied to.
Caroline gasped and stumbled back, unlike Damon, who merely arched an eyebrow with a smirk firmly planted on his face. This man… creature, seemed more like an animal than human which was strange as he was indeed, a human.
Damon blurred forward and shoved some wolfsbane down the creature's throat and made him swallow it.
"Now, if you don't want any more of it, you'll tell me why are you here or I'll kill you!" Damon asked as he watched the wolf coughing and struggling to breathe.
"Filthy muggles!" he spat at the vampire, "You think I'm the only one? She would have been dead if it wasn't for you or your brother. But anyway, Potter will be dead soon along with the filthy mud-blood and the ginger blood traitor."
"Who else?" Damon asked in a deadly voice. He would kill everyone who were a threat to Athena or at least he would die trying.
"Lover boy! You think we don't know what you're up to? I didn't expect a vampire to cry like a girl. But you know the best part? We loved that you made Potter miserable, every second of it!" The wolf told and started laughing manically.
Damon's anger increased at the reminder of how he made a mistake. He punched the wolf so hard that both he and Caroline heard the bones snapping as the wolf promptly passed out. He growled in frustration. He wanted to kill the wolf, but before that he wanted to know about their plans and how long had the Death Eaters had been keeping an eye on Athena. He turned around and saw Caroline staring with wide eyes which were filled with a bit of fear and a stubborn glint which he'd seen many times before.
He moved out of the cellar after Caroline and locked the door. He went to the parlor and poured himself some bourbon.
Caroline crossed her arms in front of her and finally snapped, "Damon?"
Damon groaned but answered, "If you didn't notice, he is a very dangerous werewolf."
She had noticed that much, but what made her wary was the wolf was different somehow. She had seen other werewolves, but this one sent chills down her spine and she couldn't understand why, apart from the fact that a bite from him could kill her. What she wanted to know was why did he come all the way here to America to kill Athena? All the suspicion that she had about Damon's feelings towards the witch were gone now. Now, she was sure that he loved Athena, else why would he keep a wolf tied in his basement? Since the said wolf, for once, wasn't here to kill any of them. What she wanted to know was, how did it happen? How did Damon Salvatore go from loving Elena to Athena?
"He's not like others we've met." She stated, but it was more of a question.
Damon sighed. He wasn't in the mood to deal with blondie when he was having such tough days. He wanted to know more from the wolf and kill him as soon as possible. He slumped on the recliner and said, "Fenrir Greyback is, said to be the most savage werewolf alive. And on top of that, he's a wizard."
"More savage than Klaus?" she asked disbelievingly.
"Worse."
The Burrow
Athena couldn't apparate with three people, so they've port keyed to the burrow.
There was no doubt that her father was cruel and didn't think without killing anyone. Kol was nice, but there was no doubt in her mind that he was just like his brother. She hadn't forgotten the fact that he tried to eat her as soon as he 'woke up'. She was dreading how this meeting would end. She also remembered Percy's reaction when he'd met Stefan and she almost laughed when she imagined how he would react to the news that now only she brought 2 more vampires, but one of them was a hybrid. Not only that, but she was his daughter and not a Potter. She was also worried about Bill, who had a couple of wolfish traits after he was attacked in Hogwarts. Even though they've told him about Stefan, but still she wasn't sure how he would react to three strange vampires near him and his family.
She was trying to calm herself down while the three vampires were waiting for her to get her act together. Well, Kol was busy gawking at the burrow, but still.
"Please don't do or say something which will make them judge you. They're my family and I want them to like you." She pleaded with Klaus and Kol for the hundredth time, which earned a sigh from Klaus and an eyeroll from Kol.
"We'll be on our best behavior." Klaus told her with a smile and he meant it.
She nodded at him and after taking a deep breath, knocked on the door.
As soon as the door opened, she was enveloped in a warm hug. "Hello, Mrs. Weasley." Athena greeted as the woman.
"Mr. Weasley." She nodded at the man who smiled at her.
"Molly. Author." Stefan greeted as he was also enveloped in a hug as well by Molly.
There was a chorus of "Athena!" and "Potter!" once she entered inside. Bill was talking with Charlie and Percy, stopped and greeted her. Audrey was sitting with a clearly pregnant Fleur, came and hugged her. Fleur, as usual was extremely sweet to her. She went and hugged Andromeda, who had been sitting and watching George, who was busy playing with a baby.
"Teddy?" she asked bewildered. How had he grown so much in such a short time?
The child turned his head towards her and gurgled. He was supporting ginger hair and grey eyes like her grandmother. It was the first time she had seen him ever since she left. Her feet carried her towards his godson and she picked him up without her conscious thought. Her heart melted when he gave her a huge smile and she kissed him on the head, promising herself that she would always be there for Teddy, no matter what.
Her eyes met George's and she winced when she saw the pain his eyes, even though he smiled at her. No matter how much he tried to hide it, it was visible that he wasn't fine without his twin.
She didn't notice Bill tensing as he smelled the vampires, nor did she noticed Charlie mimicking his brother's stance.
Ron, Hermione and Ginny came downstairs whispering something to each other furiously, but stopped once they saw her. They didn't hug her like she had expected them to do, instead they shuffled awkwardly on their feet and gave her a smile, which to her seemed like a grimace. She narrowed her eyes at them and all their gazes snapped in one of the corners before coming back to her. She turned around and her eyes widened in disbelief. Sitting there, albeit uncomfortably, was none other than Draco Malfoy.
"Malfoy?!" She almost shouted and winced along with everyone else in the room. Even Teddy was staring her with wide eyes from where he was playing.
"Sorry." She muttered embarrassed. Then turned towards the ferret and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Draco stood up and spoke, "She insisted…" as he pointed towards Andromeda.
"Dragged more like it…" Ron muttered under his breath.
Draco continued without giving Ron a glance as if he hadn't heard a thing, "…that I visit her on Thanksgiving and Christmas this year and mother promised that we would. Andromeda didn't inform me that she would be celebrating it here. Mother isn't well, so I'm here in place of her. Malfoy's always keep their word."
"I bet they do!" Ron and Ginny said simultaneously and Molly silenced them with a glared.
"Athena, dear. You didn't introduce us to her friends." Molly said warmly, trying to distract everyone away from the poor boy.
"More vampires, Potter?" Percy taunted.
Athena winced, while almost everyone glared at Percy. She'd forgotten that she had 'guests' with her. She looked around and noticed different expressions on every person. Billy and Charlie looked ready to fight, Fleur was unafraid, Andromeda looked worried more than anything, while Malfoy looked like he was going to piss his pants.
"I promise that they won't hurt any of you." She tried to placate everyone.
"Of course, we know dear." Molly tried to placate her.
Klaus and Kol looked around at the witches and wizards. They were fairly normal people, yet so different. Dishes were floating and settling themselves which amazed them. The lady, Mrs. Weasley had greeted both of them with 'handsome men' while the man Mrs. Weasley with 'young men'. If they only knew! They waited for the family's reaction in tense silence, not wanting to upset Athena.
Everyone stayed quiet until Bill asked after sometime, "How can you be so sure?"
She wanted to tell them but wasn't sure how. Apart from Ron and Hermione, no one even knew that she had been adopted. And now here was the man himself. Her father, who was not only a vampire, but a hybrid. How was she supposed to tell everyone? But she knew she had to do it, like ripping off a band-aid.
She took a deep breath and blurted out, "Because they're family and he's my father."
Wide eyes, sudden gasps and stunned silence met her statement as the utensils which were on their way to the table, fell on the ground.
Somewhere in Europe
He hissed with anger and frustration. There was a sudden burst of green light and the man trembling in front of him fell down, dead. They had failed in such a menial task. They just had to bring Potter to him, dead or alive. How hard was it? This was their perfect chance, especially when she was alone and they had lost it because of the foolish man. But no matter what, he wasn't going to give up until he succeeded in his mission. He knew where Potter was and he was going to strike when she was at her lowest. He was going to kill the vampires which would be easy, as now they had the girl helping them. He just had to wait for another opportunity.
EN: Some part of Athena is still hung-up on Fred. Some events will happen in the next couple of chapters which will help her in moving on.
She will not know about the death of Dursley's until someone tell her. She has not connected to the Dursley's ever since they left before the war, neither does she have information about the muggle world.
I also want to thank each and every single one of you who took time to PM me, who've supported me when I was sown and for all the love you've bestowed upon this little story of mine. I cannot even begin to tell you how much every single review meant to me which was why I worked and got this chapter out on Christmas. Thank You so much guys. You are the best! And I apologize because I wasn't able to reply to anyone this month.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, everyone! I sincerely hope that you have an amazing year ahead! :)
Dec 25th, 2018
