Wow, I don't know where I found the time to write this what with being sick and super stressed lately. I know it's late but just be glad it's here because my life is super hectic right now. Hopefully I'll have more time to write over the summer break. Just to forewarn everyone, this chapter hasn't been edited or anythin so there's probably lots of mistakes. If you find something just tell me and I'll fix it ASP.

The readers for my other story are going to kill me for updating this story first instead of the other one, tehe. Just don't tell them okay?!? wink

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, duh.

Having Harry's Destiny-The Moving Darkness

The next few weeks were spent in blissful normality. Well, normal for a group of young wizards and witches in training. By now everyone was getting used to the idea of Draco befriending the Gryffindors though there were moments of them laughing in the hallways that sent a few people to the Hospital Wing with a bad case of shock.

At the same time that this group of new and old friends was finding happiness, a sense of unrest permeated the air. Whispers filtered through the wizarding world and reached the school children, whispers of stirring darkness. It wouldn't have bothered them much except the teachers were unusually on edge and from time to time a large group of them would disappear for several hours at a time and reappear looking quite frazzled and worn out. Sometimes bruises and cuts could be seen around the edges of their robes. Professor Dumbledore's eyes that usually were so bright and cheerful took on a saddened glaze. This could only mean one thing; Voldemort was on the move again.

If they students had had problems concentrating on their studies before, they really had a difficult time now. Of course most of the students had no idea about the prophecy concerning Harry, but they all knew that he played a big part in the battle against the dark lord and were worried about what would happen now that the Boy-Who-Lived lived no more. Others, like Draco, had other things that also worried them. Like how he was going to get out of becoming a Death Eater without being killed by his father. And then there was a small select group that spent most of their waking hours fretting over the upcoming battle and the inevitable confrontation between Helena and the Dark Lord. They weren't sure if she was ready for that, if she would ever be ready for that. But ready or not the time was fast approaching and it felt like all they could do was hope and pray for the best.

Helena was sitting in the Great Hall trying to eat and write a Potions Essay at the same time. Which proved to be a very difficult task because her mashed potatoes and gravy kept trying to spill all over her assignment. Wouldn't Snape just love that? She could see him deducting points already.

She felt the bench shift and turned to see Ron sitting down beside her. He looked worn out and a bit frustrated.

"What's with the long face?" She asked.

"It's just that school just started back and I'm already bogged down in work." Ron sighed.

"At least it's your last year." Helena said as she gave up on her potions essay and carefully put it back into her bag.

"And that in itself scares me." Ron said as he filled his plate. "I mean when you think about it school is actually pretty easy because you have someone making all the hard choices for you but once you leave school you have to make all the choices. And if you make a bad one, you have to live with it for the rest of your life."

"Let me guess. You're having the whole "What am I going to do with the rest of my life?" crisis."

"Is it that obvious?" Ron asked.

"Only to the entire world." Helena chuckled when Ron groaned at her response.

"It's just I can't decide whether I want to work for the Ministry or pursue Quidditch professionally." Ron explained.

"You're a great Quidditch player." Helena said. "And can't really see you behind a desk. Have you looked into various teams?"

"Actually, I've already had some offers." Ron said bashfully.

"WHAT?? When did that happen?" Helena demanded. "And why didn't you tell me??"

"Well…uh…I don't really remember when they came exactly. I think one of them was while you were in the hospital wing and all…" Ron desperately struggled to come up with something that would keep Helena from strangling him and ending his life and all his worries about the future.

"I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T TELL ME!!!" She raged, waving her fork around in the air. "SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT AND YOU DIDN'T BOTHER TO TELL ME!!"

"Uh…sorry?" Ron said bashfully.

"Well you better be." Helena huffed. Throughout the meal she would throw an accusing glare in Ron's direction. Somewhere in the middle of a rather potent glare Hermione showed up with a stack of books in hand.

"What's with the death glares?" Hermione asked as she sat down.

"SOMEONE forgot to tell me about the offers they got from professional Quidditch teams!" Helena growled.

"RON!" Hermione gasped. "You didn't tell her?!"

"It slipped my mind!" Ron threw his hands up to defend himself.

"That is no excuse Ronald Weasley." Hermione reprimanded him. "That is not the sort of thing that you should keep from a friend."

"I know and I'm sorry." Ron apologized again. "Next time you'll be the first person I tell."

"That's what I like to hear." Helena said waving her spoon in his face. "You people have to keep me informed. Do you have any important information for me, Hermione?"

"Uummm, not that I can think of." Hermione answered.

"Good." Helena said before going back to her food.

"Are you going to be in a bad mood all day now?" Ron ventured to ask.

"Ummm, don't talk to me until after supper and we'll be okay." Helena said around a mouth full of food.

"okay…" Was all Ron could think to say in response. Hermione just rolled her eyes at Helena's oddities and went about her business. She may put on a big show, but underneath, Helena was one of kindest people Hermione had ever met.

Later that night the gang had gathered in Helena's room to help each other with their homework. But of course, Hermione was the only one who actually ended up doing any homework.

"Would you three stop goofing off and actually do some work?!?!" She complained. Draco, Helena, and Ron all turned bashfully from what they had been doing and went back to work.

"I swear, if you guys were as serious about doing your assignments as you were about that silly game you're playing then you would have been done long ago." Hermione reprimanded.

"Sorry, Mione." Ron apologized. "It just gets really boring doing all this work all the time."

"Well if you would at try to show some interest then you might that some of this is actually quite intriguing." Hermione said.

"Oh save the load of crap for your mother." Draco barked. "This is boring and you know it." Hermione just huffed and stuck her nose in the nearest book at this outburst and promptly refused to let any of them near her already completed assignments.

"Now look what you've done!" Ron shouted at Draco.

"How was I supposed to know she would take it seriously??" Draco protested. The two then began a heated argument back and forth, neither one willing to give in. Hermione just continued reading her book, rolling her eyes from time to time. Helena had stopped paying attention all together and was staring at the wall opposite her with a glazed expression. Hermione glanced up at her, disturbed by her silence and gasped at what she saw. Her face was pale and she was shaking slightly.

"Helena what's wrong?" She asked throwing her book down. This immediately caught the other two's attention.

"Are you okay?" Ron asked sitting down beside her.

"I don't feel so good." Helena mumbled. "My head feels like somebody clobbered me a couple hundred times."

"Maybe you should go lie down." Hermione suggested.

"Yeah," Helena responded weakly. "That sounds good." She stood up slowly and motioned for Ron to help her. He gently led her into the bedroom and Hermione followed and pulled back the covers. Helena slipped into bed and was vaguely aware of her friends gathering their things quietly and leaving before a sharp pain shot through her head and she passed out.

Well that's all for now folks! I hope to update sooner this time!

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