6. Christmas

Most of December is silent and Harry and his friends didn't find any more evidences. Since they can't go back to the Weasley family to celebrate Christmas Harry decides to visit the graves of his parents. He still doesn't want to believe any word of Jade's article. Lily was his mother and Harry didn't accept any other.

"I'm worried for him" Ron watched Harry walking to his parents' gravestones. Hermione and Ron watched Harry from afar and made sure no one noticed them. "It must have confused him to read the article. What do you think of it? Is it true or is Jade like Rita Seeker and we can't true one word she writes?"

"I don't like what she writes but... the other articles were all true. Why should she lie now?" Hermione nodded to Ron's words and saw somebody getting closer. "We have to leave. Now"

Jade had got a necklace for Astoria and got the book about Albus Dumbledore in return. "I thought you like how Rita writes" Astoria loved her necklace and felt stupid she had bought a book for Jade. The two of them exchanged presents in Jade's room and didn't joined the rest of the Greengrass family.

"I talked to Draco again and I don't want to marry him anymore. He is a coward. His family has no influence anymore and I have no idea what he thinks about... anything" Astoria went to Jade's window and put her gobstone between Jade's. All of them started to glow brighter and Astoria smiled like it was her first happy Christmas.

"Rita told me about the book. Your former headmaster had a sister who was the family's secret and died very young. Her name was Ariana and her death is the reason why Albus and his brother don't talk to each other anymore. If I wasn't researching my own story it would be a great idea to interview Aberforth Dumbledore but... I doubt he knows anything about Harry Potter's real mother"

"Who is his mother? You wrote she is a muggle but you didn't write her name" Astoria read all of Jade's articles and she believed every word. "Will you tell me or is it a secret?"

"Her name is Petunia"

"Who have we here? Catch them!" A voice in the dark made the friends step closer together. Ron's Delumintor brought them to a different place but they didn't feel safe. Somebody had expected them and they weren't sure if this somebody didn't follow them.

"Petunia Dursley was Lily's sister. I don't know if James Potter loved her or if Harry is the child of an affair but I will find out about it" Jade and Astoria ate a few sweets on Jade's bed and Astoria watched Jade take a gobstone from her pocket which she tipped with her wand.

Suddenly all gobstones started to flicker and glow at different times. Astoria didn't understand it but Jade smiled. "They play a song now"

"I don't hear it"

"No, you can't hear it. You can only see it. It's the song of my heart and no Christmas song" Jade hummed a melody and Astoria liked it. She started humming it to and fell asleep.

"Do you think these were snatcher? Scabior and the others who work for Bellatrix Lestrange and Umbridge?" Ron couldn't stop looking around. He was nervous and tripped over his own feet. Landing on the ground he heard a noise.

"Ron, where are we?" Hermione saw the house first. It was not far and too small for a simple house. The friends were looking at a mansion and somebody was walking closer. Hermione and Harry hoped Ron clicked his deluminator soon but the tiny toy was somewhere lost on the ground. When he finally grabbed it he looked up at Draco Malfoy.

Jade wrapped Astoria in her blanket before she walked over to her gobstones. She still hummed her melody and let her stones fly after she tipped on it with her wand. Her gobstones flew to her bed and landed beside Astoria.

"Know no secret, speak no lies" Jade's voice turned her gobstones white for a moment. She walked back to Astoria and let all her gobstones land in her own hand again where they were golden again. "Thank you, little girl. It's easy to have such a willing host"

Jade ran her hand through Astoria's blonde hair which had a golden shimmer.

"What are you doing here?" Draco was as confused as Harry and his friends and looked back to the house. "If Bellatrix or any other finds you here they will kill you. Go. Go quickly"

"You help us?" Ron was still on the ground when Draco helped him stand up. "The Dark Lord has nothing but punishment for my family. He threatened to kill my father" Draco was crying and truly scared when he fell in the arms of the nearest person. Ron was in shock when it happened and had no idea what Draco was up to. He didn't feel comfortable while Malfoy hugged him but when he felt Draco's tears on his neck he hugged him back for a moment. "We... I mean I panicked when I saw somebody trying to catch us. I must have been scared it's one of Bellatrix' men"

"Great, and next time you make us appear in front of her?" Harry was angry but kept his voice low. He pushed Draco away from his best friend and dragged Ron backwards. "We have to go"

"You are not here to save the girl?"

"Who?" Hermione stopped her friends and looked at Draco who took a deep breath. "Bellatrix was angry about Xenophilius Lovegood and the Quibbler. He used his stupid newspaper to send messages to others fighting for Harry Potter. When me mentioned magical objects and Salem magic Bellatrix sent the snatchers and they kidnapped his daughter Luna. She is in our dungeons"

"Harry, we can't leave her here" Hermione looked at Harry who wasn't happy about their unplanned stay but with Draco's help they sneaked in and hid in the dungeon healing Luna's injuries and waiting for a safe time to leave.

It was in the middle of the night that Jade was woken up. Scabior stood by her bed with a bright smile. "We have him. Bellatrix sent me to take you to him. Some questions have to be answered before the Dark Lord will have him"

"Potter?"

Scabior nodded and Jade quickly grabbed two stones and her wand. She was still dressed and hurried with Scabior outside where brooms were waiting for them to go to Malfoy Manor and find Harry Potter who was threatened by Bellatrix herself. "Step away from him! He is mine now" Jade grinned and slapped Harry's face before she grabbed his chin and grin. "Harry Potter... so we finally met"