How to Live Life

Chapter 15

A/N: Hello readers of this here story! Sorry this chapter is late, I've just been busy with school about to end, today is the last day though, so almost there :) ! I was sad to see that I didn't get any reviews on last chapter because I really wanted to know what you guys thought of it, mainly so I knew what I should and shouldn't do this chapter :/ Oh well, hopefully this chapter is better...

I forgot to answer reviews in the last chapter so I'll do it now,

ChristiangirlKCU : I'm glad you liked it! And sorry about that, Hogwarts is in Scotland. I stayed up late to finish that chapter so my sleep deprived self got them mixed up :/ And wow! A reader enjoyed my cliffhanger, usually readers hate them, myself included, but I'm glad you liked it regardless, lol ;)

ThePointer: Thank you for deciding to read my story first of all :) Now I'll respond, yeah the plot twist, I remember writing that, I was bored with where this story was originally going, so yeah, plot twist was needed and I'm glad you seem to like it. I like how you call Ella and Chloe demigods, interesting... . So you think their parents work for Vlasta, again, interesting... . They possibly could be, I only interpreted things from a narrator/by-stander point of view, not Rachel and Jack's, who knows what they are thinking? It is very possible they could be, or not, I like the way you think though. I hope you already went further in the story and enjoyed the prank and the plot. I hope you keep reading ;)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything!

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The wizarding world...

Scratch that, the entire world was not in a good place right now. And it seems it never will be again.

DAILY PROPHET January 13, 2018

!ATTACK ON LONDON!

Yesterday one of our biggest fears became a reality, war, once again, broke out amongst the wizarding world. Except this time it's the worldwide wizarding and muggle world.

The leader of this attack, "The New Voldemort," is a lady who goes by the name Vlasta. Vlasta, coincidentally, is Voldemort's daughter a reliable source had told us. This reliable source has also told us that her mother was Bellatrix Lestrange.

Vlasta attacked London by surprise with her followers, who apparently have not been named yet, leaving London in shreds and ashes, literally.

Many have been killed and injured, over 400 killed, and over 1,000 injured, this includes, muggles, Wizards/Witches, and Vlasta followers.

We do not have all the names of injured and killed, but we have a few significant ones.

The two young girls who caused a lot of commotion have both been seriously injured. Ella Smith, third year at Hogwarts, and Celeste Morgart, Vlasta's most trusted and valuable follower. Ella is currently unconscious, with third degree burns, broken ribs, a serious concussion, and broken legs and arms. Celeste's state of health is unknown due to the fact that Vlasta herself apparated Celeste off the scene as soon as Celeste went unconscious, but things are probably just as bad for her.

Another who has been seriously injured is Ginny Potter, the famous war hero and retired chaser of the Holyhead Harpies. Ginny Potter apparently was the victim of a pretty nasty Cruciatus curse given by the previously mentioned, Celeste Morgart. Ginny was first admitted into the spell damage ward, but seems to have no chance of a recovery, so they moved her to the Janus Thickey Ward. It is like what happened to the Longbottoms back in 1981. People all over are praying for her though and hoping for a miracle, us at the prophet included.

Our Minister of Magic, Kingsley Shacklebot, has been injured as well. He has a few broken ribs and a few minor burns. He is reported to have a full recovery. Rumors have been going around about are dear Minister saying he is going to retire. Before yesterday that would seem preposterous, but now it just seems very likely to happen.

As for killings, the son of Harry and Ginny Potter, James Sirius Potter, is reportedly dead &/or missing. He was last seen on top of the Big Ben in London with Vlasta and Ella Smith's sister, Chloe Smith, who is also reportedly dead &/or missing. Aurors are currently on the case as of now though.

A full list of names who were dead or injured will be printed in the Daily Prophet as soon as they're released.

That's all we have on the attack right now. Lets put all the injured in our prayers and hope for the best.

January 16, 2018

"Don't overwork yourself, Harry," Hermione said, looking at her friend as if she didn't know him anymore.

"Don't overwork myself?" Harry laughed, "Ginny is basically dead!" Harry yelled, tears in his eyes.

"The love of my life is dead and possibly my son too! I can't let him die when I could have done something, I'm not stopping till I find him," Harry yelled, he had tears rolling down his face and eyes were bloodshot.

Hermione let a tear roll down her face and said, "Harry, I love her too, she is basically the sister I never had! I know it's not the same, especially with James, I can't even imagine that happening to Hugo, so I know it's hard."

Harry was about to interrupt, but Hermione beat him to it, "Don't you dare interrupt Harry James Potter! Now let me finish!"

She took a breathe in attempt to cool down, it didn't work, she then continued, "All I'm saying is you have two other children who need you right now! Not so much Al because he is at Hogwarts, but what about Lily! Poor little Lily lost her Mom, possibly her brother, and basically her father because he isn't even home anymore!"

Harry looked at his feet, ashamed. Hermione noticed this and continued, "I get that times are tough, Harry, but you need to fight through it! You really don't deserve this after all you've been through, but you need to keep going!"

Harry still didn't look up.

Hermione sighed and said, "And just so you know, since you haven't seen your daughter since before the attack, she has been with Ron and I, bawling her eyes out! Crying over her brother, her mother, and you!"

Harry looked up at her after this, Hermione rolled her eyes and continued, "Don't look at me like that! She thinks you don't care about her! It's been three days since you've last seen her and you haven't been there when she needs you most!"

"Don't you dare say I don't love Lily! You know I love her!" Harry yelled.

Hermione glared at him and yelled back, "I KNOW YOU DO! YOU JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ACTING LIKE IT, THATS WHY LILY FEELS THAT WAY!"

Harry rolled his eyes.

Hermione sighed and rolled her eyes as well, "Whatever, I'm done with you Harry. And before I go, just so you know, Lily will be staying with Ron and I because you're clearly not fit to be a father right now," she then walked out and slammed the door behind her.

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DAILY PROPHET February 01, 2018

KINGSLEY SHACKLEBOT RETIRING! NEW MINISTER OF MAGIC!

Breaking news has just occurred, Kingsley Shacklebot who has just recently been released from St. Mungos, has announced his retirement.

Saying, and I quote, "I have gotten too old for the job. Maybe if the situation was different I would stay. The previous war really aged me and I am not the young man I used to be. I feel it's best if we have another person in charge. A strong younger wizard who has even more experience wit war than me."

He actually appointed someone for the job, who accepted happily. This person is a member of the Golden Trio and known as, "the brightest witch of her age." The new minister is...

Hermione Weasley

She is making history being our first women minister and we know she will be great. She will start fulfilling the position on Monday.

For other news, the aurors haven't gotten much of a lead on anything yet, but I'll tell ya, Harry Potter has been working his arse off trying to find his son. It's touching, really.

Ron Weasley once again joined the ranks of the aurors because of the dark times coming. If you don't remember, a couple years ago he quit being an auror to help his brother, George Weasley, run George's famous joke shop.

That's all for now, hopefully we'll have a lead on something about this war tomorrow.

March 09, 2018

"Follow my lead, stay quiet, and follow the game plan, now let's go," Harry whispered to his aurors outside where they believed James and Chloe were being kept.

It took almost two months, but they finally had a lead and were possibly about to close the case with this mission.

The Aurors finally tracked down Vlasta's main headquarters in Britain.

After the attack in London, mostly everything had been burnt down, except a few lucky buildings, luckily the Ministry and St Mungo's were not damaged.

The entrance to Vlasta's headquarters in Britain was surprisingly still in London. You entered through a burnt building, then went through a passage on the floor that led you to the actual headquarters, which were underground.

Everyone followed the game plan, Harry went in first stunning the guards, while two aurors stayed behind to make sure no one else came along. Then they split up, Harry trying to find the dungeons and everyone else trying to capture Vlasta's followers, especially Celeste.

After what felt like forever for Harry, he found the entrance to the dungeons, a lot of people and cells were in there.

Harry felt bad passing up so many people, but he had to find James before people realized he was here, he decided to get them out if he had time at the end.

These dungeons kept going on and on, then Harry reached a dead end and only two more cells to check.

First one had no one he knew, second one, at first he didn't see anything, then he saw a strand of blonde hair hiding behind something, Chloe. Harry figured James was with her and they were hiding from Vlasta's followers.

Harry whispered loudly, "Chloe! James! It's Harry, are you there."

Harry saw Chloe peek a look at him then whisper something. Harry figured she didn't really believe it, so Harry told them, "Ask me anything only Harry would know, I'll answer."

He heard whispering again then James say, "What did you say to me on my 11th birthday?"

Harry smiled then said, "I told you the story behind the Marauders Map and told you to keep it because one, I knew you stole it from my desk and second, because it would be good use to you at Hogwarts."

Harry then saw James come out from where he was hiding and ran up to the bars with tears in his eyes and said, "Dad!"

Harry, whose eyes were also watering said, "I've missed you son."

"Dad, I have so much to ask you," James told his dad.

Harry sighed and said, "I'll answer your questions eventually, but we need to get out of here right now, come on Chloe."

Chloe got up to the bars and then Harry told her, "I didn't see your parents in any of the cells when I was looking for you two, I don't think they are here."

Chloe just nodded her head and looked at ground while Harry unlocked the cell.

"Do you guys know where the wands are being kept?" Harry asked them.

"Yeah, they're being kept at the entrance to the dungeons," Chloe told Harry.

Harry nodded and they started to make their way out quickly, Harry unlocking doors on the way. They eventually got to the entrance and their was a bunch of wizards and witches trying to find their wands, James and Chloe found theirs fairly quick.

All was going as plan until they heard a big bang, Harry looked the direction of it to see Ron running as fast as he could yelling, "EVERYONE GET OUT NOW, RUN!"

Harry grabbed James and Chloe's hands and started followed Ron out, running as fast as he could. They saw spells being casted everywhere, it was a mess.

It was a lost cause, they had to leave. Once they got out they apparated back to the Ministry. They just stood their in the Ministry entrance for awhile, trying to catch their breath.

Chloe then seemed to get back to reality and asked, "What happened to Ella?"

You could tell by the look on Harry's face he didn't want to tell her, but he did, "She has been in St Mungos since the attack, she had some really bad injuries, including very bad burns and broken ribs and bones. All of that is mostly healed though, it's been mostly healed for awhile now, but..."

Harry didn't want to go on, but James and Chloe pressed for an answer both glaring at him.

Harry finally gave in and said, "She won't wake up! She has been unconscious since she was blasted off the building, the healers don't know what's wrong. They have tried all kinds of potions and spells, but they believe there isn't a cure for it that exists yet."

"But isn't it just that she is unconscious, in a coma? Is there something more to it?" Chloe asked.

"They believe something happened when both sent the killing curse at each other. It has never been seen before so they don't really know what to do, they're working on a cure. They are thinking about taking her into the Janus Thickey ward," Harry said, his voice cracking when he said the ward and eyes full with tears, it made him think of Ginny.

"Dad, what aren't you telling me?" James asked, sensing his dad's sudden mood change.

Harry just leaned against the wall and put his face and his hands, crying. That's all Harry has been doing when he wasn't at work trying to find James. James, who had never truly seen his dad cry, was surprised by this, something wasn't right, and it was something personal.

"I'll go talk to Mr. Ron Weasley," Chloe said, knowing they needed privacy.

James walked over to his dad and grabbed his hand and lead him to the elevator, then to Harry's office. Once there, James sat his dad down and looked him in the eyes.

This only made Harry cry more and and he moaned, "You have your mothers eyes," before being in complete tears again.

James started to connect the puzzle pieces. His dad's voice cracking and in tears after talking about the Janus Thickey Ward.

Janus Thickey Ward?

Crying and saying, "you have your mothers eyes,"

His mother?

Oh shit, he thought, my mom is in the Janus Thickey Ward.

Memories of the attack flooded back into his mind. He remembered seeing Celeste cast the Cruciatus curse on his mom, then her body seemed to just give up. He hoped his assumptions weren't true, but he knew they were. Tears filled his eyes.

"No!" James sort cry yelled.

Harry nodded, knowing his son figured it out, he opened his arms so he could give James a hug. James got the jester and hugged his father and he hugged him back. Both just crying and mourning over Ginny Potter.

They sat like that for hours.

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DAILYPROPHETMARCH10, 2018

JamesPotterandChloeSmithfound!

Our Aurors have finally found the missing James Sirius Potter and Chloe Smith yesterday! They were in Vlasta's England headquarters, which were probably moved after yesterday, here's why.

When the aurors went there they didn't go unnoticed, they tried to capture Vlasta's followers and free other people, but once everyone knew aurors were there, it was everyone for themselves.

All of our aurors got out safely and reportedly a few others who were captured, but not many.

It is still a success nothing less, but I don't think this made Vlasta too happy.

I wouldn't be surprised if there was another attack sometime soon, times aren't safe anymore.

10:15 PM May 1st, 2018

"I finally got Hugo down, that boy puts up a good fight, Hermione?" Ron said to his wife while he entered their living room to find that Hermione wasn't really listening to him, she was staring out the window looking troubled.

She still didn't look at him, so Ron went over and sat next to her on the couch and put an arm around her. Ron knew what was troubling her, "Thinking about Harry?" Ron asked his wife.

Hermione turned to look at him, her eyes watering while she nodded and put her head on Ron's shoulder. She then said, "Ron, I know he is going through a rough time right now, but it's been about five months and he is still a bloody wreck! He hardly shows up to work anymore and when he does, he comes in with a bad hangover and just cries in his office. Which leads me to how all he does when he is not at work is get completely drunk at muggle bars, and don't even get me started on poor little Lily," Hermione sobbed into Ron's chest. Ron already knew this though, he does work in the auror office.

"Do you know where she has been, I've been too busy at the Ministry to notice," Hermione asked Ron.

Ron nodded and told her, "She has been mostly with my parents, she sometimes goes to Harry, but he told me it pains him too much to see her because she is like a younger replica of Ginny."

Hermione just shook her head and said, "She is your sister and is basically a sister to me and you don't see us drinking out troubles away! And look at your parents, watching Lily all day for him while he drinks his troubles away."

"It's a different type of love that Harry has towards Ginny than we do, Hermione, you have to take that into account. Anyway, do you think he is going to show up to the Battle of Hogwarts memorial tomorrow?" Ron asked.

"He better, it's the 20th anniversary, it would be incredibly rude of him if he didn't go. I want to say he will do the right thing and go, but I honestly think he is going to be too drunk and hungover to remember the importance of tomorrow," Hermione told her husband.

They both just sat their for a while, then Hermione got up and said, "Come on, let's go find him and make him spend the night here so he doesn't miss tomorrow."

Ron smiled in agreement and got up and followed her out of the house.

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10:47 May 1st, 2018

Harry sat alone in a busy muggle bar in southwestern Kent. Every bar would be busy because it was a Friday night, so he just went to his favorite, which was this one.

He has been at that bar since 5:00 pm and has probably drunk about 7 or more beers by now. Harry didn't mind all the people staring at him, he got those looks wherever he went nowadays because of how his physical and mental state was at the moment.

Harry looked dreadful, eyes bloodshot from crying way too much, way too skinny from skipping too many meals, broken glasses, and dirty cloths, all just because he doesn't give a shit anymore.

He just sat at that bar by himself with his head in his hands, lost in his thoughts.

He didn't even notice two people sit down next to him, Ron and Hermione.

Ron and Hermione finally found him after a long hard search for him. Hermione had tears in her eyes after seeing the state he was in, it had been awhile since she had seen him.

"Harry?" She whispered as she tapped his shoulder.

Harry looked up at her, eyes bloodshot and full of tears, he immediately put his head back in his hands though.

"Harry, look at me mate," Ron told his friend, Harry looked up and Ron continued, "If you don't remember, the 20th anniversary of the Battle of Hogwarts is tomorrow, we want to make sure you know and that you make it, so you are going to go stay with us, okay?"

Harry didn't respond though, he just put his head back in his hands. Hermione looked at Ron and he nodded before he looked around to see if anyone was watching then left in a pop, Hermione soon followed, side apparating Harry with her.

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11:10 May 1st, 1998

They arrived in front of the Burrow, both Ron and Hermione decided while they were looking for Harry that he needed to see Lily and talk to her.

"Why am I here?" Harry groaned.

"To see your sad daughter, Lily," Hermione told him sternly while they walked in to find Molly Weasley cleaning the dishes. But before going in Hermione performed an anti-drunk spell on Harry.

"Ron! Hermione! And Harry? Oh dear you look dreadful," Molly greeted them.

Harry looked around the house and he started to cry.

"Oh dear, bring him over to the couch," Molly mumbled as they all brought Harry over to the couch.

Molly cradled him for awhile and let him cry as Hermione and Ron patted him reassuringly on the back.

They only were sitting their for a minute before they heard a small voice say, "Daddy?"

It was Lily.

Harry looked up at her, only more tears forming in his eyes, tears of shame for not being their for his little girl.

"Lily dear, you're supposed to be in bed," Molly said to her.

Lily ignored her though, and walked right up to her father with tears in her eyes and said, "Why don't you love me anymore?"

Molly, Ron, and Hermione took this as their cue to leave, and with that they left Harry alone with his daughter.

"I do love you, Lils," Harry said sincerely.

"Then why don't I ever see you anymore! Mum's basically dead and all I have is you, and you're not there when I need you the most," she cried, hurt clearly showed on her face.

This broke Harry's heart, he was so sad and heartbroken about Ginny that he didn't even realize he was breaking another girl he loves heart, his daughters.

Harry lifted Lily up on his lap and looked her in the eyes. It really hurt him to do so because she looks so much like Ginny, but he needed to get used to that, he needed to be there for his daughter from now on.

"Lils, I'm so sorry if you feel that way, I never realized I was hurting you so much, I was too busy being heartbroken myself to realize. That's not an excuse though, I don't have a good excuse for the way I have been neglecting you. You need me right now, I'm not the only one who lost someone that night, you lost your mother and I should have been there for you," Harry told her, failing to hold back tears.

Lily then gave her Dad a big a hug and whispered, "it's okay."

"It's not okay though, Lils, I should have been there for you," Harry cried against her back.

"How about we stop playing the blame game and just be together, Daddy, I missed you," Lily said to her dad as she sat against him in his arms.

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11:31 May 1st, 2018

"I think they just made up," Hermione whispered to Ron, Molly, and Arthur, who just got out of the shower minutes before.

"That's good, let's let them be for now, you two better get back to Hugo," Molly told them.

Hermione was about to respond, but she saw a light coming closer and closer to the burrow.

"What is that?" Molly asked.

"I don't know, but we'll find out soon," Hermione answered.

Soon enough that light was in the middle of the kitchen, turns out it was a Patronus, a cat, McGonagall's Patronus.

It spoke, "Attack on Hogwarts, please hurry, we can't hold them off much longer."

"Shit," Hermione whispered.

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A/N: So what do you guys think? I would really like to know what you thought because all the jumping around is a much different way of writing than I usually do, and I'm kind of nervous about it. Anyway thanks for reading this chapter and sticking with my story, I really appreciate it :)

As for next chapter, we'll see what happens with this apparent attack on Hogwarts. Some people may get hurt or killed off, I'm not sure yet, I just finished this chapter last night and I kind of have an idea where I'm going, but it's not certain.

Since school will be out starting tomorrow I will hopefully have more time to post, hopefully it won't be two-three weeks between chapters. Btw thank you to people who have stuck with my story throughout these long breaks, I hope I won't have them anymore with school out of the way for a while.

If you have any suggestions, comments, and/or concerns please tell me in a review and I'll answer you and/or take your suggestions into account when writing.

Thank you everyone!

~~~SoccerDiva (aka Lanie)~~~