The Price of Love Rewrite

By: Elina Peverall

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, all credits goes to the author J K Rowling. Thank you for giving me the inspiration to write this.

AN: In this story Harry is born in the year 1978 while his younger brother Jamie was born in 1980 (same year as canon Harry).

Sorry if there's any spelling mistakes/wrong grammar. Please don't kill me!

May 2nd 1996

Chapter 1

"You actually are joking, Perce… I don't think I've heard you joke since you were –"

The air exploded. Debris was flying everywhere with dust clouds filling the whole corridor. Waving his wand several times, Percy attempted to clear the dust in search for his brother.

There, a few steps ahead he saw a pile of boulders, stone from the ancient castle. Fearing the worse he looked frantically for his brother.

"No – no – no!" Percy shouted. "No! Fred! No!"

Only to stop his cries and desperate pleads for he saw something unexpected. Glowing faintly was a shield shaped like a bubble and encased inside was two figures. Slowly he approached as the shield decapitated only to sigh in relief in what he saw. Fred was alive and well, not a single injury from the explosion. He was laughing still smiling towards a person who was silently chuckling beside him. When the two noticed his approach, Percy's eyes met emerald green. Could it be?

"Where have you been all this time Harry? We were all worried you might've been killed by a death eater or something?" Fred Weasley asked. He looked toward his friend who he hadn't seen in what felt like ages. Fred swore the last time he saw him was on the train, the end of their seventh year in Hogwarts. Merlin, with the war it felt like centuries ago.

The raven haired young man looked at him with a bark of laughter, "Here and there. I never left Britain that's for certain and besides, it takes more than a death eater to send me to my grave."

Fred shook his head at Harry's remark, "Well your back now. Here to take down some death eaters?"

"Definitely." Harry turned to greet the older Weasley, "Prefect Perce! Did you miss me?"

When being addressed by Harry, Percy huffed at the title that he carried during his Hogwarts years and smiled softly, "Surprisingly yes."

Harry smiled in response. He missed the Weasleys, especially his friends Fred and George. When he left the platform in King's Cross one of Harry's many regrets was not saying a proper goodbye to his friends and family. He knew he owed it to them to explain now but there was not enough time. The death eaters had infiltrated Hogwarts where his family and friends are currently residing. And when the servants are here, their master was bound to be in this very castle as well. Harry knew then that first priority was to put a stop to Voldemort's reign of terror before he could harm more people he cared about.

Slowly Harry stood up, dusting the debris from his robes, "Where is my family?"

"They're in the Great Hall protecting most of the students. Kingsley assigned Percy and I to this area of the castle." Fred replied standing up from the floor.

"Well I suppose I have to let them know I'm still alive."

Fred laughed, "Knowing Mrs. Potter Harry, you'd probably get an earful of scolding for running away."

"Hey, I did not run away!" Harry huffed, that was definitely something he knew his mother would do.

"Well whatever your reason was, you better remain in one piece Harry – there are plenty of death eaters roaming the castle!"

"I can't promise that." Harry replied. For a moment he was tempted to tell Fred what he was planning. After all, this would be the last time he'd see him again….. Deep in thought Harry turned his back on the two Weasleys. It was for the best that he remained quiet – he didn't have much time anyways. Readying himself for a sprint towards the great hall he took a step forward.

"Wait Harry!" Percy yelled from behind him.

Upon hearing him, Harry halted. He still kept his back towards them, not wanting them to see his troubled face.

"Your brother's with your parents. He knows that. It's likely he will be there after him."

'I know,' Harry thought to himself. He counted on the man being there. Harry continued on his way towards the great hall while calling back behind him, "Well I guess I have to be the hero then and save my family!"

"What?!" Percy gasped. "You don't mean dueling him, V-Voldemort I mean?"

Of course.

Outload Harry didn't answer. Although he heard Percy quite clearly he'd already turned the corner towards another corridor, leaving the two Weasleys behind.

When Harry left the corridor without a reply they both looked at each other worried. With Harry's silence Percy took it as a yes.

"He can't be serious?"

Fred laughed sadly, "Knowing Harry he probably is."

"But-"

Fred interrupted his brother, "If there's one thing I know about Harry is he'll do anything for his family."

"Even dueling Voldemort?!" Percy didn't even notice that he'd said the man's name without even hesitating.

Fred never bothered asking that question and quickly changed the topic when he heard loud footsteps approaching them, "Let's just clear the corridor of lower rank death eaters then follow after Harry."

Ending the subject, Fred walked ahead and quickly initiated a duel with an incoming death eater. Percy couldn't help but nod. He may not have known Harry just as well as the rest of his family during Harry's many visits to the Burrow, but Percy was worried about Harry facing Voldemort. Percy sadly remembered his time in Hogwarts when Harry, Lee Jorden and his brothers were always getting into mischief. They never gave him a dull moment as Head Boy.