How to Live Life

Chapter 23

A/N: Hey guys, I just wanted to upload this for myself. If you are one of the amazing people who still read my story, thanks. Hope you enjoy the chapter, it's over 5,800 words!

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Ella landed in a familiar place; a place she hadn't seen in a long time now. She was standing on the beach next to her Hawaii vacation house, she hadn't gone on vacation there since Celeste 'died.'

"Pay attention," Vlasta hissed at Ella, "Follow me, we need to find two dumb girls."

Ella buried her brow in confusion; following Vlasta as she made her way over to a big rock. Ella recognized the rock as the one she and Celeste moved to get their friendship lockets…

"Celeste!" seven year old Ella called to her best friend.

"Why are we here, what happened this day that was so wrong?" Ella asked Vlasta.

Vlasta smiles slyly, "Just watch."

"I'm coming, Ella!" seven year old Celeste yelled back as she ran over to Ella, who was trying to move a big rock.

"What are you doing?" Celeste asked as she just watched her friend struggle to move the rock.

Ella stopped to look at her friend and said, "Are you just going to stand there? Help me!"

Celeste laughed at her friend then asked, "But why are you moving that big rock?"

Ella sighed and rolled her eyes playfully, getting a playful punch in return from Celeste then told her, "See that golden thing right there? Well I want to see what it is, but it is stuck under this rock, so will you help?"

Celeste didn't even answer, she didn't need to. Both girls put all they had into it and moved the rock after about fifteen minutes. What they found made both girls smile.

Two lockets shaped like half a heart, friendship lockets.

They immediately grabbed them and opened them to find a picture of two girls, one with brown hair and blue eyes, and the other with blonde hair and hazel eyes. On the left side of each locket they looked like they were about their age, seven, and on the right they looked about seventeen.

"Let's take a picture of us, but leave the other girls pictures there, we can just put it over theirs," Celeste suggested.

Ella nodded and grabbed her mom who took a picture of them and put it in the left side of both of their lockets, the right side still had the other girls picture.

"Let's not put a picture on the right side until we're about their age," Ella told her friend as they sat on the beach looking at the sky.

The two seven year olds continued to talk, but Vlasta ushered Ella away to the Smith's beach house. "Why are we going to the house?" Ella asked.

Vlasta smiled, "To hear your parents conversation about it, of course."

"What's wrong with the lockets, are they special or something?" Ella asked, questioning everything about her past in her head.

"Just listen and pay attention, stop asking questions," Vlasta hissed as they walked into the house to see Jack and Rachel Smith.

"Those lockets Jack, I'm telling you I have seen them somewhere before…" Rachel said as she started to pace around their kitchen.

"Rachel, calm down, they're just two innocent lockets that washed up on the beach," Jack told his wife in attempt to come her down.

"No, I have seen them before…well in a picture at least, I just can't remember where…" Rachel said as she continued to pace.

Jack sighed, "Maybe you saw them in a jewelry catalog…"

"No, there was something important about them…I just can't remember, it was awhile ago…Merlin where was I?" Rachel ranted in frustration.

Jack, who was now more interested in his wife's fascination with the lockets, suggested, "Did it involve work by chance…?"

Rachel's eyes widened and she gasped, "Yes! I was at work years ago, I was going through a journal of important lost items. MACUSA was trying to make an important history museum, remember? They were sending us aurors out to look for items."

Jacks eyes widened, "I actually do remember that…do you happen to remember the importance of the lockets?"

Rachel shook her head, "No, but I can find the book when I get back to work."

Jack nodded, "Good, want to make sure the girls aren't carrying around something dangerous."

The memory faded into another…

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"Where are we?" Ella asked Vlasta as she looked around.

"MACUSA of course. Now watch your mother," Vlasta hissed at her.

Ella and Vlasta went up the grand stair case and past the huge memorial to the witches of Salem. Then up another stair case to the aurors floor; entering a room that Rachel had to use a pass to get into. The room was full of hundreds of books and artifacts. They followed Rachel as she made her way to the back of the room, to an isle called, "Old Projects." Rachel then pulled out a book and flipped through all the pages until she found the one she was looking for, gasping when she found it.

Vlasta pulled Ella over with her to look over Rachel's shoulder. It had an image of the two half heart shaped lockets, with the same pictures of the girls inside of it. The text underneath it read…

Lockets of Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff. Enchanted to find two worthy witches once the current owner dies. The locket contains the powers/gifts of every single owner, becoming more and more powerful as more people own it. The powers/gifts of every single owner goes into the current owner for life once you wear it. You don't need to wear it all the time to have the powers, wear it once if the locket chooses you, and you're set for life. The locket hasn't been seen since 1867, but we know it is still around somewhere.

"What?" Ella whispered.

Vlasta smiles, "Yes, it's true. You and Celeste possess these powers/gifts the text talks about. That why I want you two so much. I mean honestly, did you two really think you were just that talented at such a young age? Do you really think your knack for potion making is all you? Did you really think you found the cure that so many wizards and witches have been looking for for ages? How naïve you are…"

Ella frowned, this changed everything she thought she knew, who was she? She didn't know what was her and what was the many witches before her, "So none of my talents are really mine?"

Vlasta sighed, "No, you have your own talents and you're obviously powerful on your own, the locket chose you. That locket could have chosen any witch in the world, and it chose you two. Of course you may not know what is you and what is the others, but trust me, you have your own powers; it wouldn't have chosen you if you didn't."

Ella nodded as the scene around her changed; moving to another memory once again.

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Ella looked around and noticed she was at her home. Ella looked around and savored the moment because she hadn't been home in over a year.

"Jack, look," Rachel said as she handed her husband the page in the book about the locket.

Jack took the book and faced it towards him, as he read it Rachel hung her coat up and sat down next to him.

"So…what do we do about this?" Rachel asked.

Jack shrugged, "I mean they already wore it once so they have the powers, but honestly I don't think this is bad thing so I say let it be."

Rachel sighed, "I guess, but what if Vlasta knows about these locket? Would she target the girls?"

"I mean, she could, but I honestly doubt she knows about this because this isn't dark magic. She only bothers to learn about the dark stuff, not this stuff," Jack told his wife as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

Rachel sighed, "I hope you're right."

"Wait, so how do you know about the lockets?" Ella asked Vlasta.

Vlasta smirked, "Wait for the next memory."

And with the that the memory faded once again.

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"Wow, that's really interesting Rachel, are you sure it's true?" Melissa Turner asked Rachel Smith.

Rachel Smith was just consulting one of her best friends, Melissa Turner, on what she found out about her daughter and her friend.

"Yeah, it looks the exact same as the book," Rachel said as she sighed.

"Wow, that's something Rachel. What are you going to do?" Melissa asked.

Rachel sighed as she took a sip of her coffee, "We're just going to let it be; they already put on the locket so there is nothing else we can do to get rid of it. This is also not dark magic, so I doubt Vlasta knows about it."

Melissa nodded, "Yeah, if Vlasta knew anything about it she'd probably target your family."

Rachel nodded, "Thank Merlin she'll never find out."

"Wait, so Mrs. Turner ratted it out to you?" Ella asked in shock.

Vlasta nodded, "Yes, just wait for the next memory."

Ella was truly shocked, Mrs. Turner was like an aunt to her, she and her mother were great friends. And before Ella knew it, she once again left the memory for another.

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"My lady," Melissa Turner said.

"What brings you to me today, Turner?" Vlasta asked.

"I thought I may have some information for you, some information I forgot about over the years," Melissa said.

"What makes you want to tell me this information, can I trust that it's true?" Vlasta asked skeptically.

Melissa smirked, "Its about my friends kids, the Smith's and the Morgart's. I may have just called them my friends, but they're not really anymore. They're both refusing to serve you and are just so against the way of life you want to give us. I just can't even look at them the same anymore, so I want you to know this to ruin them. Their kids found this locket that's made them very powerful, I'm bad at explaining, but here's the book."

Vlasta took the book from Melissa and began to read it, smiling as she went, "So these two girls are incredibly powerful…I need them, and I need those lockets. What are their names?"

Melissa smiled, "Ella Smith and Celeste Morgart."

Ella mouth was open in shock, "When was this?"

Vlasta smiled, "Three years after you found the locket, you were 10. Turner had been on my side for a couple months now, trying to push your parents over to my side. It didn't work so they had a falling out...Your mom probably never told you because she didn't want to hurt you. Your parents only knew it was a matter of time before she told me about you and Celeste; after this your guys parents went into heavy hiding, making it even harder for me to find you guys. It was especially hard since I didn't know what school you went to, your mom never told anyone but the Morgart's about you and your sister going to Hogwarts."

Ella nodded and once again the memory ended, but this time she landed back in the house Vlasta captured in Hogsmeade.

Vlasta looked around and saw Celeste in the corner, "Celeste, get out."

Celeste laughed, "Why Vlasty?"

Vlasta glared at her with her red eyes, "I said leave."

Celeste laughed as she walked out of the room with her hands up. Vlasta sighed and Ella couldn't help but laugh at how her ex-friend handled that.

"Wait, can I ask you one more thing," Ella asked hopefully.

Vlasta sighed, "Why not?"

"What exactly happened to Celeste's parents? I mean I know my side killed them, but why?" Ella asked, though she felt she kind of already knew the answer.

Vlasta smirked, "I thought you would ask that. Anyway, your parents, her parents, and some others created this alliance against me. They tried to work together to protect each other from me, but then their methods stopped working and I started to find them in places it just seemed impossible for me to know. So they naturally thought that they had spies amongst them. Laura And Zack Hooch were in this alliance and loyal to me; they was the real spies. As you probably know Laura and Zack are now two of my most loyal followers; they were double spies for me for the longest time. To not get caught they started to plant things in a way that made it look like the Morgart's were the spies. So when Celeste was away for vacation, and their most loyal friends, the Smith's, were also on vacation they killed the Morgart's. It was later revealed they weren't the spies and the Hooch's were; this drove the alliance apart because they felt horrible for wronging the Morgart's. The Smith's immediately left after their death, many people following their actions soon after. This left each and every family more vulnerable."

Ella frowned and nodded at the same time, "So then you saw this as a great opportunity to take Celeste to your side and get closer to the lockets. You tricked a poor girl who just lost her parents; you made her turn her own life upside down so she could turn into a mini you."

Vlasta nodded, "Finally understand."

Ella nodded, "Yeah, but I have one more question. Where are my parents?"

Vlasta then moved closer to Ella and looked at her neck, "I've already told you enough tonight Smith. Is that the locket I desire?"

Ella smiled, "No, actually it is the one my parents gave me to communicate with them."

Vlasta snatched it off her neck to see if she was telling the truth, only to find out she was. Vlasta frowned, "Where is the locket I want?"

Ella sighed, "To be quite honest I have no idea. Once I found out Celeste was a bloody traitor I took it off and I don't know where I left it."

Vlasta glared at her and looked deep into her eyes, "You're lying, I know for a fact you wore that bloody locket all the time."

Ella laughed, "Yeah, I did because I missed my friend who I thought suffered a horrible death. Then when I found out the truth I took it off and wanted nothing to do with it."

Vlasta grumbled, "Accio Ella Smith's locket!"

Both waited for awhile and nothing happened, Ella laughed, "Spells like that on the locket don't work, you don't think I haven't lost it before and tried that? Now that I know the whole truth I know why they don't work; if you could Accio it that defeats the purpose of it choosing the next person it belongs to."

Vlasta sighed, "Tell me where the locket is, wearing it or not I know you know the location. If you don't I will use Legilimency on you."

"Then do it, but you know I probably have good Occlumency skills seeing I possess generations of peoples powers," Ella said with a sly grin.

Vlasta grumbled, "Screw it, Celeste get in here!"

Celeste came in the room with a grin on her face, "What Vlasty?"

Vlasta glared her, "I told you to stop calling me that! Anyway we're going to Hogwarts!"

Ella frowned, she knew that was where she left the locket. In her dorm in her Hogwarts trunk.

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"Nice hit Gin," Harry said to his wife as he fought alongside her.

"Back atcha," Ginny responded as she disarmed another fiend killer.

Everyone was still fighting the battle with Vlasta's many Fiend Killer's. It had been going on for awhile now. Many body's lay dead, injured, and/or unconscious. Blood covered the streets and the night approached making the town of Hogsmeade incredibly dark. Everyone was fighting, then all the sudden the Fiend Killer's froze.

"What the hell?" Ron said as he poked one of Fiend Killer's with his wand.

Hermione was about to respond, but everyone heard a loud bang and looked over at a random Hogsmeade home. Vlasta rose out through the roof laughing with Celeste and Ella floating behind her, "You've fought hard, but you will lose."

Harry laughed, "You'll never win, good always wins in the end."

Vlasta chuckled, "How sweet, you think you can beat me? Fiend Killer's, we're heading to Hogwarts again!"

And with that Vlasta lifted her hands and every single frozen Fiend Killer rose with her. Vlasta moved her hands to the right and she and all her followers started to make their way over to Hogwarts in the air.

"Shit," George cursed as he watched those killer people get closer to his kids, nieces, and nephews.

"Yeah shit, come on everyone, to Hogwarts," Ginny yelled.

And with that everyone started to run towards Hogwarts as fast as they could, trying to beat the Fiend Killers to the school.

Harry laggard behind as he sent a patronus to McGonagall, "Fiend Killers coming to attack; set wards up now if you haven't already!"

Harry then sprinted full speed to catch back up to Ginny. Harry hoped both of his boys made it back to their dorms safely and stayed in Gryffindor tower. Something in his gut told him otherwise though.

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"I hope she is okay," James said as he walked the Hogwarts hallways with his friends and brother.

"We all do James, but don't worry, we'll get her back safe and sound," Albus told his brother.

James nodded, "I hope so, but I mean they keep taking her and they're never going to stop. One day she won't come back."

Louis sighed, "Don't think like that James, just stay hopeful."

Fred nodded, "Its all you can really do at this point, hope for the best."

James nodded, "Yeah I gu-"

Bang!

"Holy shit," Fred said as he looked at the busted through window 100 feet in front of him.

James grabbed his friends and pulled them the other direction, "Quick, lets get to the secret passage and hide there, it's only down the hall."

James and the others sprinted down the hall and ran in the passage as quick as they could. They heard many walls and windows breaking as they got in. People cursing and screaming everywhere.

"Why did they come back here? They already attacked it and Ella isn't here, what do they want at this point?" Albus said as he caught his breath.

Louis shook his head, "I have no idea, maybe something is still here?"

Fred nodded, "ye-"

"ELLA SMITH TALK TO ME! Tell us where this Gryffindor tower is, we need the locket now!" Vlasta yelled.

Albus gulped, "Is that…"

"Vlasta? Yeah." James finished.

"I'm not telling you shit," Ella spit out in anger.

"Ella," James whispered in relief knowing she was alive.

"Stay here James," Fred hissed at his friend.

James sighed, "but-"

"No James, she'll kill you on the spot. Make a plan then maybe you can go, but you're not just running out there right now," Louis told his friend.

"Where did they go? I don't hear them anymore!" James said in worry.

"They walked away James, we only heard them because they passed by us," Albus explained.

James sighed, "Guys, we have to help, they're trying to find Gryffindor tower! If they find it they are going to kill so many kids in there!"

Fred sighed in defeat, "You're right, we need to help, but we don't have a plan!"

"Nice hit Harry," Ginny told her husband.

"Mom and Dad," James said brightly as his eyes widened in realization.

Fred and Louis nodded as they went towards the edge of the passage and pulled Harry and Ginny in discreetly.

"What the hell! Put me- oh, it's you guys. You almost gave me a heart attack," Ginny said.

"What are you guys doing here? I told you to go back to the dormitories!" Harry yelled at his sons and nephews.

"We were on our way when they started to attack. We had to go to the closest safe place which was this passage," James explained.

Ginny nodded, "Okay, but why did you pull us in here? We need to fight guys, this is bloody awful fight."

Fred sighed, "We know, but we heard Vlasta and Ella walking by. Vlasta was trying to get Ella to tell her where Gryffindor tower was."

"Shit," Harry cursed.

"Harry, if she gets in there, so many kids are going to…" Ginny said.

Harry sighed, "Okay, we have to get the kids out of there somehow. Even if Ella keeps refusing to tell her, she'll still eventually find it."

"But how are we going to get them out?" Louis asked.

"Use the path to Hogs Head," Harry suggested.

Ginny sighed, "but how are we going to get them from Gryffindor tower to the passage?"

Harry grunted, "I don't know, maybe ask Hermione?"

"Harry, I just don't think we can get the kids out of there. I think we just have to have more people protect it," Ginny told her husband, putting a hand on his shoulder.

Harry put his head down and sighed in defeat, "You're right, lets go tell the others."

Ginny turned to her sons and nephews, "You guys stay here, hopefully no one finds you. I already put up a silencing charm, but if any one comes, stun them quick, okay?"

All four boys nodded as Harry stared at them sternly, "I mean it boys, stay here. We don't need you guys to play hero today."

They all nodded again as Harry and Ginny left the passage to go back into battle.

"They're going to leave, aren't they Gin?" Harry asked his wife.

Ginny nodded, "No doubt in my mind."

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"Tell me where it is Smith or I'll blow everyone up," Vlasta snarled at Ella.

Ella sighed, "You're going to blow everyone up even if I do tell you."

Vlasta sighed in defeat and pulled Ella aside, "How about we make a deal, you show me where the locket is and I call this fight off."

Ella stared into Vlasta's evil eyes, "I don't trust you…"

Vlasta rolled her eyes, "Unbreakable vow then?"

Ella contemplated for a second, "I want the fighting to stop, but I don't want you to have the locket more. So no, no deal."

Vlasta stared back into Ella's blue eyes, "Smith, I'm going to find that locket no matter what; might as well get something out of it. This is nicest I've ever been."

Ella shook her head, "No, you're not going to find it. You wouldn't bother making a deal with me if you knew how to get it on your own. You're not just being nice, you don't know how to be nice unless it benefits you."

Vlasta kept staring into Ella's eyes, "Smith, you're wrong. If you were smart you would take my offer."

"No, a dumbass would take your offer," Ella snarled as she kicked Vlasta straight in the stomach making her fall to the floor in pain and drop her wand as well as Ella's.

Ella took both wands and ran away as fast as she could, hoping she got a good head start before Vlasta raced after her.

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"Uh, when will this end?"Louis asked as he looked into his mirror to fix his hair.

"Do you always carry that mirror around Louis," Albus asked his cousin.

Louis smiled, "Of course I do, never know when you'll meet a fine girl and-"

"Please shut up, Louis," Fred said as he started to pace.

"Will you two shut up! I'm trying to look out for people," James told them as he peaked out of the passage entrance.

"When you say people, do you mean Ella?" Albus asked his brother.

James sighed, "Yeah, I'm just really worried because she is with Vlasta."

Fred nodded, "I know bro, but I doubt you'll-"

"Oh Merlin it's Ella!" James exclaimed.

"What?" Everyone said in unison as they rushed over to look too.

James saw Ella running down a hallway, "We have to pull her in here!"

Albus sighed, "But what if she is running to something and not away. Maybe-"

"SMITH YOU GET BACK HERE NOW!" Vlasta hollered as she raced after her, but far behind.

Fred looked James in the eyes, "Grab her."

James nodded as he waited for Ella to pass by. Him and Fred dragging her in the passage, out of Vlasta's sight.

"What the- oh, it's you guys, thank Merlin," Ella said as she caught her breath.

James hugged Ella, "Thank Merlin you're okay, what did Vlasta do to you?"

Ella looked around the passage at the four boys, "There is so much I need to tell you guys."

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Vlasta stopped in her tracks, "Where did that girl go?"

Vlasta looked all around her and saw no trace of the young red head; all she saw was people fighting. Vlasta grunted, "I need Celeste, where did she go anyway? I thought she was with me?

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Vlasta reached in her wolf fur cape pocket and pulled out a ring; she pressed a big button on it. Can't have her thinking too much, she needs to stay with me.

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Celeste was collapsed against a wall in a random broom closet, thinking about her life. She had been doing this a lot lately. Ever since she saw the Smith's again she had been questioning if what she did was really worth it; she really missed her life with Ella. She was thinking about all the good times she had back then and how she hasn't had a good time since. She didn't know if her decision to go to Vlasta was a good one…Vlasta came to her at a time when she was truly vulnerable, she was desperate for revenge. She was mad at her side of the war; they killed her innocent loving parents. After that she wanted nothing to do with the opposing side. She didn't want to go over to Vlasta, she didn't believe in that, but she also didn't want to be on her side anymore. Vlasta just came to her when she was vulnerable and made her side look like this great idea. Vlasta convinced her to come over and she had been a loyal follower ever since. Celeste wished she could have done something differently because as Vlasta keeps getting more and more powerful, the more she regrets her decision. She is also scared of what Vlasta wants with her, she always tells her she is special and needs her, but she doesn't know why.

"Uh, I hate this," Celeste whispered to herself as she put her face on her knees.

Celeste just sat there for a bit; then she had a stinging sensation in her finger. She looked down and saw her ring glowing and skin around it all red and irritated. Celeste frowned, she knew she was going to be back on battle mode any second now.

Celeste shot up with an evil grin on her face; forgetting all the things she just thought about. She took her wand out of her pocket and ran out of the broom closet. She looked around at the chaos around her and smiled; then she turned her head and saw Ginny and Harry Potter fighting. Celeste pushed the Fiend Killers they were fighting out of her way to have full access to the Potters.

"Celeste," Harry hissed, stepping a bit in front of his wife and grabbing her hand.

"Aw, scared I'll hurt your wife again Potter," Celeste laughed.

Harry glared at her, "What do you want?"

Celeste smiled, she pointed her wand at Harry, "I want you," she pointed her wand at Ginny, "And you dead; out of the way."

Ginny laughed, "You really think you of all people can get rid of us?"

Celeste smiled, "I do actually because I almost did it once and I'm a lot more skilled now so-"

"Celeste get the bloody hell over here now!" Vlasta yelled at Celeste from behind her.

Celeste turned her head around and looked at Vlasta, "Little busy here Vlasty."

Harry took this as chance to hit them, "Stupefy"

Celeste immediately blocked it and turned around to face him, "Wow, cheap move Potter."

"Celeste leave them be for now, there is more important things we need to do!" Vlasta yelled at her.

Celeste laughed, "What's more important than killing the Potters?"

Vlasta looked at the Potters who were clearly listening to there conversation; then looked back to Celeste, "A person got loose and we need to find them."

Celeste nodded her head, knowing she was talking about Ella. She then turned around to face the Potters, "So long Pot heads, I'll see you again soon."

With that Vlasta and Celeste ran off in search of Ella, leaving a really confused Ginny and Harry behind. Harry turned to face his wife, "What are they talking about?"

Ginny shrugged then casted a disarming spell, going right back to fighting.

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"Wow, that's… that's a lot, Ella," James told Ella as she finished telling the boys what just happened with her and Vlasta.

Ella sighed, "I know, I haven't really fully comprehended it yet. It's just so much, and it changes everything I thought I knew."

James nodded, "So is this locket actually at Hogwarts?"

Ella nodded, "I'm pretty sure I left it in my trunk; I need to get it before Vlasta does."

"How are you going to get it?" Albus asked.

James gasped, "I have my invisibility cloak!"

"Really, that can actually work!" Ella exclaimed.

Louis nodded, "Yeah, but we can't all go; are we going to split up?"

Fred sighed, "I think so, I say James and Ella go and the rest of us stay here."

They all nodded in agreement as James pulled out his invisibility cloak, "Ready?"

Ella nodded, "As I'll ever be."

James put the cloak over them and Albus held the passage open for them, "Be safe guys."

James smiled, "We will Al, you be safe too."

Albus nodded and closed the door behind him as James and Ella left for Gryffindor tower.

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"Do you think Al's alright?" Rose asked as she paced the Gryffindor common room.

Scorpius sighed, "I'm sure he is with the Golden Marauders, they'll keep him safe."

"I know, but I mean they are only fourth years; they aren't exactly the most skilled people in this school," Rose exclaimed.

"Calm down Rose, all we can do is hope for the best," Alice told her friend, resting a hand on her shoulder to attempt to get her to stop pacing.

Rose sighed in defeat, "You're right, but I can't stop worrying."

"It's okay Rose, we all are scared for them. Just sit down, okay?" Scorpius told his friend.

Rose sat down and the three just sat by the fire for awhile. They heard the horrible fight going on outside, but they tried to tune it out. A few minutes later the portrait hole opened.

"We made it!" Ella exclaimed as James took the invisibility cloak off of them.

"Ella! James!" Rose yelled as she ran over and hugged them.

"Hey Rosie," James said as they all walked further into the common room.

"Where's Fred, Louis, and Al?" Rose asked them as she sat down next to Alice and Scorpius.

James and Ella sat down across from them, "They're in a secret passage, safe. We had to leave because Ella had to come get something."

"What?" Scorpius asked.

Ella sighed, "My locket, long story, I'll be right back guys."

Ella then ran off upstairs to the girls dormitory, leaving James to explain. Rose buried her brows in confusion, "What's going on James?"

James sighed, "It's a long story, but to make it short Vlasta wants Ella's locket."

"The one she uses to communicate with her parents?" Scorpius asked.

James shook his head, "No, her old friendship locket she had with Celeste."

"Why?" Rose asked.

"It's a long story, we'll explain another time," James told her brushing it off.

"Okay, but wait…what are you guys going to do once she gets the locket?" Scorpius asked.

James eyes widened, "Well we haven't thought that far ahead yet…"

Rose rolled her eyes, "You're so stupid, anyway you should leave the building; it will make Vlasta leave Hogwarts."

James nodded, "That's a good idea."

Ella then came running down the steps and sat down next to James, "Found it!"

James smiled, "Good, now they had a good idea. They said we should leave with the locket to make Vlasta and the Fiend Killers leave Hogwarts."

Ella nodded, "That's a good idea."

"We should let Fred, Louis, and Albus know though," James said.

Ella nodded, "We can tell them on the way out."

Rose shook her head, "Guys no, that's too dangerous. I am not letting you pass through Hogwarts to get out."

James looked at his cousin, "Well do you have a better idea?"

Rose smiled, "I do actually, go get your brooms and fly out of the tower."

"Rose you're a genius," Ella exclaimed before both she and James rushed up to their dorms to get their brooms.

"I hope this works out," Alice told her friend.

Scorpius nodded and Rose said, "Me too, the last thing we need is more chaos."

Ella and James soon came running back down the staircase with their brooms, "Thanks for the help guys."

"Yeah, no problem. Just please be safe guys," Rose told them.

James nodded, "Also when they leave the building, and when it's safe to go out, please tell Fred, Louis, and Al where we went."

All three nodded as Ella opened the window and made sure the coast was clear, "Ready James?"

James nodded and the two made their way out of Hogwarts.

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"No, no, no, no!" Celeste exclaimed as she paused to look out the window.

"What?" Vlasta hissed as she continued to search for Ella.

"Ella and that Potter boy are leaving Hogwarts on their brooms," Celeste told her as she looked out the window in horror.

Vlasta rushed over to the window only to see Ella and James get farther and farther away.

"FIEND KILLERS PAUSE!" Vlasta exclaimed as every single one of her followers except Celeste paused.

Hogwarts got deathly quiet as everyone stood shocked as to what was going on. Vlasta was fuming in anger at the moment as she paced around the hallway she stood in.

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

"I don't know, I don't know where they went," Vlasta yelled in anger.

Celeste sighed, "I think all we can do is send everyone out to search."

Vlasta nodded as she rose her hands and every Fiend Killer rose with her, "FIEND KILLERS, LOOK FOR ELLA SMITH AND JAMES POTTER, NOW!"

With that every Fiend Killer rose out of the Hogwarts through the holes they created; going off into the distance in search of two teenagers.

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A/N: I enjoyed writing this chapter, I hope you enjoyed reading it. I'll try to update sooner rather than later, but to be quite honest I have no idea when I'll update again. Thanks to those of you who still read this story and have made it this far. I love you all and I hope you have a wonderful day

~~~Lanie~~~