How to Live Life

Chapter 20

A/N: Hello everyone… Thanks for returning. Sorry for my rant last chapter, but I was serious, I feel that way about this story. My updates will also continue to be irregular. Anyway, no one bothered to enter my contest to name Vlasta's followers, so I'm just going to name them myself, which sucks because I wanted you guys to have a say. Anyway, let's get back to the story….

Disclaimer: Disclaimers are so unnecessary, but if it wasn't obvious (which it is) I DON'T OWN ANYTHING! SQUAT, ZERO, NOTHING!

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Previously…

Fred and Louis gave each other the same look from earlier, Louis grinned, "James, Fred, and I have had this idea for awhile now…" Fred nodded, "that we start up something like Dumbledore's Army and the Order of the Phoenix…"

"Why would we need Dumbledore's Army, we don't need defense help," Molly told them.

"That's why I said like the Order of the Phoenix as well. It will be a rag tag group of kids like Dumbledore's Army, and a group fighting against evil like the Order!" Fred told them.

Everyone was silent for awhile, "I'm in," said Al as he got up and gave Louis a high five.

"Anyone else?" Fred asked hopefully.

Everyone smiled, but Lily spoke up, "Hell yeah!"

"Language, Lils," Albus sighed.

Lily waved it off, "yeah, yeah, but anyway guys, Hugo and I will try our best to help with what we can do without a wand."

Louis smiled, "Thanks Lils, but let's get to our first task, getting James and Ella back…"

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Previously

"Then why are all of us here?" Bill asked as he looked around the room.

Many people were gathered there. Minerva McGonagall, Olivia, Katie, and Oliver Wood, Luke Williams, Neville, Hannah, and Frank Longbottom, Luna and Rolf Scamander, Flitwick, Slughorn, Molly, Arthur, Bill, Fleur, Percy, Aubrey, George, Angelina, Ron, Hermione, and Victoire Weasley, Teddy Lupin, a few aurors, and of course, Harry and Ginny Potter.

Harry took a breathe, "I think it's time the Order of the Phoenix returns…"

"I agree, it seems like it's time, and you know I'm in," Hermione told the group.

Everyone else nodded along with her in agreement, Ron smiled, "And I'm guessing our first task is finding James and Ella?"

Harry nodded, "I hope he's okay right now…"

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1 month later

"James, I think I'm losing my mind!" Ella screamed and laughed.

"Ella, calm down, you're sounding like Bellatrix, it's scaring me," James said carefully.

"You think I'm Bellatrix now!" Ella screamed as James winced, "You think I'm a little whore who just cheated on her husband to have one intimate night with frickin Voldemort!"

James sighed, I can't say anything right, "Ella, I said your voice sounded like her because you were screaming and laughing, and quite frankly, you sounded insane."

Ella laughed again, "So I'm insane now!"

"I'm done," James said as he went to the corner of his cell.

"Good!"

James sighed, Ella had been like this for the last month. Being in here for three months wasn't doing her any good at all, especially since Vlasta personally came in here and performed the Cruciatus curse on her three times a week. James really didn't know how much more he could take, he really liked Ella though, he always has, she's… she's just amazing to him, so he puts up with it.

"Smith! Potter!" Yelled an evil voice one can only place as Vlasta's.

James sighed, "Yes?"

"We're going, get up!" Vlasta yelled at them.

Shock went through James, they were leaving! Wait… to where…. "Where are we going?"

"You'll see, Celeste will explain once I get you in your cage, I just don't have the time," Vlasta muttered before she placed a body binding curse on them.

James was still confused, a cage… she is going to put us in a cage like animals

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"Okay, let me explain, please don't interrupt or I won't explain," Celeste told them.

James and Ella were currently sitting in a extra large dog cage, and were super confused as to why…

"So there is going to be a big attack here tonight, we're in Manhattan, by the way, and we need you to be there because we happen to know some people who are going to be there…"

"My family?" James asked fearfully.

Celeste laughed, "Yes, actually. Them and a lot of close family friends. We believe they started the Order of the Phoenix up again…"

"Why do we have to be here then? Wouldn't you want to hide us, not have us on display?" Ella asked, they were currently on top of a building in Times Square.

"Well, you are staying with Vlasta the whole time and she will torture you two in front of them."

"When is this attack going to start?" Ella asked her bitterly.

Celeste smiled as she heard a big bang, "right about now."

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"What is this place?" Ron asked as he looked around in amazement with the rest of the Order.

Hermione smiled, "It's Times Square, Ronald, now snap out of it, they could attack at any mome-"

BANG!

"Bloody hell, what was that?" Ron asked as he looked around.

"That masked person with the red eyes over there," Ginny said fearfully.

"I can't believe they're doing it in front of all these muggles," Harry muttered.

"They're called No-Majs here," Victoire interrupted.

But no one answered, they couldn't because a bunch of Vlasta's followers just apparated in.

"Bugger, it's time, stick with your partner," Harry said, he and Ginny soon taking off after this.

"Is that Vlasta up there?" Ginny asked as she pointed at the top of a rather large building.

"I think so, and are those… are those dog cages next to her?" Harry asked in confusion.

Ginny nodded, "Yep, don't know why she h-"

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Harry's heart skipped a beat, "Is that…"

"Shut up, boy! Crucio!" Vlasta yelled.

"STOP IT!"

"Is that Ella?" Ginny asked her husband.

"You're next girl!"

Ginny's heart broke as she heard their screams, "No, No, we have to get to them."

Harry looked Ginny in the eyes, "Let's go."

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"I can't believe we're doing this, we're so stupid," Dom told them.

"No, it's brave," Louis told his sister.

"No, it's pretty stupid. We're just a bunch of inexperienced kids in a bloody war," Molly told them.

Fred sighed, "We're fine! We all agreed to not to fight, and we're just going to assist James and Ella's escape."

"Yeah, and guess what bozos. Vlasta herself is guarding them," Roxanne hissed.

Fred laughed, "Yeah right!"

Albus sighed, "Yo idiots, look at the top of that building."

Louis and Fred turned their heads to see Ella and James in separate dog cages next to Vlasta, and currently, it looked like she was torturing them.

"Shit," Louis cursed.

"Yeah Shit, now what are we going to do!" Rose whispered.

"I don't know," Fred said.

Hugo laughed, "you dragged all of us all the way to America and you didn't have a back up plan?"

Both Fred and Louis shook their heads.

Lily sighed, "Good thing I'm here boys, now lets get started…"

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"Is that Celeste?" Ginny asked.

Harry turned his head and he saw Celeste running through the crowds, as if she was running from someone, probably them.

"It is, lets get her," Harry said as he and Ginny chased after her.

"Yo Celeste!" Harry yelled.

Celeste turned around to see Harry and Ginny Potter only feet away from her, and she looked startled, like she didn't even know they were here.

"I really have to go right now," Celeste told them honestly.

"Not so fast, Celeste," Ginny hissed.

"I know we're on different sides of this war, and I know I've done some really bad things to your family, but I really have to go right now," Celeste told them, looking over their shoulders to make sure she wasn't coming.

"What, back to Vlasta? She looks like she is busy torturing my son and Ella right now," Harry told her.

Celeste sighed, "No, actually, I have to go because I need to get away from a certain someone."

Harry and Ginny looked at each other, they thought that someone was them..."What?"

"Screw it, I'm leaving, I don't care what curse you throw at me" Celeste said as she turned to run away, but froze as she saw this girl, only feet away, come charging up to her…

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15 minutes earlier…

"I'll take over now, Celeste," Vlasta said as she approached Celeste, who was currently watching James and Ella.

Celeste nodded and apparated off the building into an empty alley and sat against the wall.

I'm going to kill people tonight… I'm going to torture people tonight… I'm going to keep killing myself internally tonight…

Celeste put her face in her hands, she had to get herself mentally prepared for this, killing was not easy thing for her to do.

"Celeste Morgart," a familiar voice laughed.

Celeste's eyes widened, yet she kept her face buried in her hands, that couldn't be…

"I thought you were dead, we all thought you were dead. But no, you've just been with Vlasta the whole time," The girl scoffed.

Celeste gulped, "Mackenzie."

Mackenzie rolled her eyes, "Get your head out of your hands, Celeste, and look me in the eyes."

Celeste shook her head, "I can't, it hurts too much."

Mackenzie laughed, "Tell me why, Celeste?"

Tears started to run down Celeste's face, "How did you find me?"

Mackenzie rolled her eyes, "I have a map of different places in New York, it tells it tells me everyone in it, it's part of my job, and when I saw your name, I thought it was lying to me. But then I remembered, the map can't lie, so I came to see if it was really you here. Anyway, stop avoiding the question and tell me why, Celeste?"

Celeste lifted her head and looked Mackenzie in the eyes. Mackenzie looked the same as she remembered her, just older. Mackenzie, a twenty year old witch, she was tall, had ocean blue eyes, and long black hair. "I don't know…"

Mackenzie scoffed, "Yes you do, now why?"

Celeste didn't know what to say, so she ran.

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Celeste froze as she saw Mackenzie come charging up to her, "I don't care if you're my sister, you're a little bitch!" And with that, Mackenzie punched Celeste square in the face.

Harry and Ginny just stared at the scene with their mouths hanging open.

Celeste fell to the ground and cupped her nose in pain, but quickly fixed it with her wand.

"WHY CELESTE! WHY! Mom and Dad get murdered and then it's just me and you. Did you hate me? Because did you know, you left me all alone! I thought I lost my whole family! All these years I felt bad for you because your life was cut short… but you were alive all this time. YOU'VE BEEN KILLING PEOPLE! YOU'VE BEEN TORTURING PEOPLE! WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU!" Mackenzie yelled.

"Kenzie…"

"Don't call me that."

"Then, Mackenzie, please…"

Mackenzie laughed, "There's nothing you can say to make me forgive you, Celeste."

Celeste just stared at her sister while tears rolled down her face, "Celeste, I have been through hell since you faked your death, and it's all because of you and the people of your ranks. Could you at least tell me why you did it?"

"I… I don't know, I just wanted to… wanted to…" Celeste muttered.

"You're not even sure yourself, are you? You're just weak, that's why you did it, and that's why you're still there. I'm ashamed to call you my sister," Mackenzie said before she ran off.

"Mackenzie!" Celeste yelled after her, but she knew it was useless.

Celeste looked around. Mackenzie, her sister, running away in tears. Vlasta smiling at her while she tortured people. Ella and James crying in pain. Harry and Ginny looking at her in shock. Hermione about to throw a curse at her. She did the one thing she was good at, she ran, she ran away from her problems.

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"Well guys, my plan is crap now," Lily muttered.

"What did you find out Lils?" Louis asked his cousin fearfully.

"I found out why they're in dog cages, it's because they're going on a plane after this," Lily told them.

"The big flying things with wings?" Fred asked.

"Yeah…" Lily told them.

"Why?" Fred and Louis asked in unison.

Lily sighed, "She needs them as dogs to get them in the plane in a way that they can't escape. Why she's in a plane, I'm guessing to attack some more."

"But why doesn't she just go and take a plane without the trouble, I mean, she is powerful, she could just take one," Louis asked.

"I'm not sure," Lily told them fearfully.

"How is she going to turn them into dogs?" Fred asked.

"I'm not sure," Lily told them fearfully.

"What are we going to do?" Louis asked.

"I don't know, will you two just stop!" Lily yelled at them.

Louis and Fred were a little taken aback by this, Lily never lost her cool like this…

"I'm sorry guys, but can't you see we're in a pickle here. There's nothing more we can do, they're leaving for the plane as soon as Celeste gets back," Lily told them.

Fred nodded, "Well let's get back to the others and tell them what we found out."

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"Wait, let me get this straight, you're turning us into dogs?" Ella asked.

"Yes."

"How?" James asked, confusion running through him.

"It's a complicated spell I came across. It turns you into your soul animal, the same animal as your patronus. It's kind of like being an animagus, but it's also not." Vlasta explained.

"How so?" Ella asked.

"Never mind how so, let's get this show on the road."

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"Chloe!" Mackenzie yelled.

"Kenzie? Is that you?" Chloe asked from the corner of her cell.

"Yes, now come on, I'm helping you escape from this hell whole."

"How do I know this isn't another trap?" Chloe asked.

"Ask me anything I'd know."

Chloe contemplated for a second, "What did you give me before I started Hogwarts?"

Mackenzie smiled at the memory, "I gave you a photo album of all the photos I could find from your childhood, so you never would miss any of us. Along with some Pink Coconut ice because that your favorite."

Chloe turned around, "I haven't seen you in years Kenzie."

"I know, I've missed you too. Now let's get you out of here," Mackenzie said as she unlocked the door.

"Do you know where Ella is by any chance?" Chloe asked as she got up.

"Last I saw her she was with this other kid, James Potter I think, and they were both in dog cages, and Vlasta was torturing them."

"When did this happen?" Chloe asked.

"I think it's still happening, here's your wand."

"Thanks."

"No problem. Did you know that Celeste is alive?" Mackenzie asked suddenly.

"I've known since Christmas, now Kenzie, don't get upset. I would have told you, but I didn't know how to contact you, I tried to owl you, but all my letters came back unread."

"That's weird, owls always find the person… wait… Celeste probably intercepted them…" Mackenzie told her.

Chloe nodded, "That's probably why. Now Kenzie, we need to save Ella and James."

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"Yes, two dogs. A Newfoundland and Rottweiler," Vlasta told the luggage lady at the airport as she put their cages on a cart.

"Okay, may I have your flight information?"

Vlasta handed it to her and looked down at Celeste. Vlasta was unrecognizable, she transfigured herself to have blonde hair and blue eyes. Celeste was pretty much the same, long black hair and blue eyes.

"Here you go."

And with that the lady pushed the two dogs away and Vlasta and Celeste were off.

"So what do we do next?" Celeste asked uncertainty.

"We have to go through security, then find our terminal," Vlasta explained as she began to take off her shoes.

"Are shoes?"

"No-Majs are weird," Vlasta grunted.

And with that they passed security and made their way to their terminal and on the plane.

"So how exactly are we going to do this?" Celeste asked as they made their way on the plane.

Vlasta looked down at Celeste and laughed, "Magic, of course!"

Celeste nodded as she sat down in her seat next to Vlasta, "When?"

"Let's take off and get closer to New York City before we do anything."

Celeste nodded. They apparated to Philadelphia's airport because most of New York's were shut down due to their attack, and so were planes going there. So they took one to Boston, but were going to Hijack this one once it went over New York.

"Don't worry, Celeste, this is going to be amazing," Vlasta reassured her.

Celeste nodded, but she knew it wasn't. She looked around at all the innocent people around her that were probably going to be killed tonight, it made her sick. But she sat there and put on a fake smile.

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Ella looked at James, he was a big Newfoundland. James looked at Ella, she was a big Rottweiler. They didn't say a word.

They were both a little shocked to say the least. Not by this plane attack, not to say that it wasn't devastating, but it wasn't a shock. They were shocked by their dog situation, both remembering Vlasta's words…

"It's a complicated spell I came across. It turns you into your soul animal, the same animal as your patronus. It's kind of like being an animagus, but it's also not."

Their soul animal… Their patronus charm... They both knew what patronus forms meant…

"Here, says Spangle, is the explanation for the appearance of Patronuses in forms that their casters might not expect, for which they have never felt a particular affinity, or (in rare cases) even recognize…"

Of course that didn't need to mean anything though… That didn't mean they were destined for each other that way… That was only if it changed animals…

"Instances have been known of the form of the Patronus transforming due to bereavement, falling in love or profound shifts in a person's character…"

James didn't think this was the case though, remembering the story of his grandparents, James and Lily… His father found their journals of Lily's Hogwarts memories one day a long while ago. He used to read their adventures and experiences to him before he went to bed when he was little. There's a certain one that always sticks with him…

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Okay, I'm freaking out. This isn't good, not good at all… it can't be… can it?

Let me give you a recap of what happened (don't know why I still talk to you as if you're a person…)

It all started when we were in Defense class today, we were learning about the Patronus charm. Then Professor paired us up, and I was paired with James Potter, which I really didn't mind, he's an amazing friend. And you, diary, you know how I'm starting to feel about him… You know I'm denying these feelings… I just don't think I can keep denying them after today. Not because I've accepted them, but because…

Well once he paired us up, we had to try to perform the patronus charm. James went first, and he did it as if it was nothing, he produced a beautiful stag. Then it was my turn, I had trouble finding a memory powerful enough. James was trying to help me, and he had his arms around me… then I looked up into his eyes before I performed it, and all I was thinking about was him… Next thing I know I see James clapping and I look over to see I've completed the charm, but I couldn't make out what it was yet. Next thing I know I'm staring a silver… doe…

Yeah, a Doe, a female deer, a Stag's mate! I know nothing is confirmed about patronuses that… match? Yeah match like this. But I've heard things, I've read things, and I believe the theory that it means you're literally soul mates…

James and I are just staring at it with wide eyes, and the whole class is quiet staring at us… It was just too much, so I broke the charm and ran out of the classroom. And here I am…

Yeah, this is a mess, what am I going to do…

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Okay Diary, I'm back, and I have great news! James has dropped it! Everyone has dropped it! It is as if nothing ever happened. I'm so relieved, I don't think I'm ready for anything with James yet, maybe some day if I ever accept these feelings.

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Wow, Diary, I haven't written in here in forever. Well actually, it's only been two weeks…

Anyway, I said yes. Yeah, I said yes to James bloody Potter! What's wrong with me! I… I think I'm falling for him…

HELP!

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Never mind for help, I'm happy with James, he's amazing. We've been dating for a few months now, and I think, I think I might love him…

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James knew that his grandparents relationship wasn't his with Ella, but the whole patronus thing… That seemed very similar. And if Ella was as stubborn as his Grandmum, then he better be wor-

"This is your new pilot speaking, we're making a quick, no, rather long stop in New York," Vlasta told the plane through the intercom.

James gave Ella a worried look before both of their cages started to fly away up to the planes control center where Vlasta and Celeste were grinning evilly at them. Vlasta pointed her wand at them, and next thing they know, they're humans again.

"I didn't know you could fly a plane," James commented.

"You can do anything with magic," Vlasta laughed as she went back to her plan.

Ella looked over to her right and saw the planes crew dead in the corner, it made her sick, "Why didn't you just take a random plane? Why go through all this trouble?"

Vlasta smiled evilly at the girl, "You know how these No-Majs are after what happened with 9/11. Plus, why not add the element of surprise!"

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"Harry?" Ginny asked, staring up at the sky in horror.

"Yes?" Harry asked before he stunned another wizard.

"Is that a muggle plane coming straight down on us?" Ginny asked as plane got closer and closer.

Harry put up a shield around them before he looked up to see a rather large plane coming down at a fast speed, "Yeah…"

"You don't think that…?" Ginny started to say.

"That that's Vlasta? I think so, she and the kids are no longer on that building, I don't think they've been there for awhile now," Harry told her.

Ginny nodded and it seemed like everything in the world but that plane froze. Everyone was just staring up at it in horror, even Vlasta's followers.

Next thing they know something falls out of the plane, and lands on top of a building. The building explodes and right above it reads the words of…

"We are the Fiend Killers…"

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A/N: So what did everyone think? I hope you all enjoyed it. So Vlasta's followers are called the Fiend Killers… I hope everyone is okay with the name, but if you're not, you had your chance… As for James and Ella's patronus animal, I actually went on Pottermore and took the Patronus test as them, and that's the actual animals they got! A Rottweiler and a Newfoundland! Weird, right?

Anyway I hope everyone enjoyed it!

Thank you to all my returning readers, I really appreciate you guys coming back and reading my story!

I love all you magical people!

~~~Lanie~~~