9. Last words

Draco had finally left with his mother and it was time for Harry and his friends to leave too. They had agreed to meet Draco in London where Hermione and Draco wanted to break into Bellatrix' vault. With potions they would make Hermione look like Bellatrix' and Draco would tell her how to act like his aunt. Meanwhile Harry and Ron were going to meet Ron's brothers Fred and George and discuss options how to get into Hogwarts.

It was important they didn't lose hope or Gryffindor's sword on the way. Harry had to be focused and so Ron dragged his best friend a bit earlier to his brothers. Fred and George were surprised to see them but happy their younger brother was still alive. "Are you mad to come here? Everybody is looking for you and half of them want to kill you"

"Nice welcome. I missed you too" Ron pushed Harry forward and made sure they sat in a quiet dark corner. "We came because we need your help. Have you read the Quibbler? Dean has found something that we need to kill the Dark Lord but we have to get to Hogwarts"

"Don't worry Ron. Breaking into and out of Hogwarts is our specialarity"

Jade finally had the news she needed. In her room she packed to return home which she didn't expected to be so soon. Noises downstairs didn't matter to her until her door was opened and she was grabbed and dragged outside.

Fred and George knew a few entrances and knew that Hagrid could check them for Ron and Harry. "You don't want to try a known or closed entrance and get caught"

"Yes, you don't want to run into the new headmaster. I bet Ginny's letters never arrive home because she wants to tell us what is really going on inside Hogwarts" George laughed and was too happy in Ron's eyes. The younger Weasley when he remembered what Draco told him. "What if someone wants to return to Hogwarts, a pure-blood. If Draco writes to one of his friends inside no one will ask questions and it could distract any guards"

"Hmm... and we others go to the entrance we need. Don't think we stay when you have fun inside" Fred and George gave each other a high-five before they sent an owl to Hagrid with a coded message.

Ron didn't want to wait anymore and used the time they had to write a letter to Astoria while he pretend to be Draco... but a coward Draco.

"Let go of me!" Jade didn't like to be a hostage and when her kidnappers finally stood still and sat her on a chair she wanted to yell even louder. A cold hand on her face stopped her and Bellatrix stood right behind the Dark Lord. "That's her, my Lord. That's the Salem witch!"

"So... you are Jade..."

"Astoria, there's a letter for you" Daphne didn't bother to stand up. Astoria walked over to the desk alone and noticed it wasn't Jade's handwriting. Upset she opened the letter and was confused it was a letter from Draco.

He apologized for letting her down and being a coward. He wants to come back to Hogwarts and hopes to see her. This confused Astoria and he threw his letter into the fire.

No way she wanted to be back in this pointless arranged marriage. She was blind for so many years but since she knew Jade she thought different about it. Astoria couldn't really tell what it was but something about Jade gave her courage and this was what she didn't want to lose again.

"Why did you burn it? Did Jade say something mean?" Daphne teased her younger sister and Astoria rolled her eyes. "It was a letter from Draco. He wants to come back to school and I should help him but I won't"

"You become more like Jade every day. This is not good for you"

"Silence, Bellatrix!"

"Yes, no one wants to hear what you have to say" Jade didn't know in what danger she was. Bellatrix was in rage but stayed silent because her Lord had commanded it. Lord Voldemort walked around Jade and whispered to her ear. "You can't stand her? She feels the same about you"

"Of course she does" Jade still grinned but it wasn't as bright as in the last months. She didn't know why she was here. No one actually told her anything and she didn't see any familiar faces. No Malfoy. No Greengrass. Only Bellatrix and other supporters of Lord Voldemort who kept walking around her. "I was told you think Lily Potter isn't Harry's mother and you have made the boy cry but... did you help him escape?"

"Did Bellatrix say this about me? It was her duty to check on him. I asked him questions in front of everybody else and he didn't escape. Then she sent him to the dungeons and no one with him to keep an eye on him? How is her stupidity my fault?"

"You stupid bitch!" Bellatrix pointed her wand at Jade but Voldemort decided to punish his loyal companion. Bellatrix Lestrange sank dead to the floor before the Dark Lord addressed Jade once more. "If Lily Potter is not his mother... how could her magic have saved him?"

A letter from Hadgrid afraid one week later. Fred and George still worked on decoding it while Ron was worried what took Draco and Hermione this long. No word of them in any messages and the Daily Prophet wasn't saying anything about a break-in either.

At least Ron didn't have to hide the newspaper from Harry since Jade wasn't publishing any new articles. This as well should have alarmed him but Ron didn't take a note of it.

"We have it. It was a bit much to decode. So... Hadrig says there is a secret entrance we could use and he will help us get in. When the war is over he has something for Harry but it has to wait for now... I have no idea what he means but..." George stopped and saw somebody casting spells on the street. Ron had his deluminator ready this time and let them all disappear as soon as Draco and Hermione were with them.

"And he let you go?" Scabior was still confused when he heard what happened at Malfoy Manor. Jade was now owner of the house because the Dark Lord had given it to her. He wanted to have Petunia Dursley herself and sent a group of supporters to get her to him.

"I told you. Truth can be a very powerful weapon"