(A/N Chapter 8 fresh off the press and ready for you to read! Haha can't believe I got this out so soon but here it is! Well I don't want to hold you back so enjoy!(OKAY! I filled it in a little bit more, I am SO sorry it was too brief, I also added a bit! I really really REALLY hope you all like it!)
The weeks were hard with my O. W. L. and Jade was a wreck, she often said, when we would be in the common room, George was the only thing holding her together. I felt my heart falling to pieces but I knew deep down it was the right thing, it was just hard seeing the one I loved dearly in the arms of someone else.
The other thing was I was getting more detentions for being smart mouthed in D. A. D. A. and professor Umbridge obviously hated my guts. No mater how much Fred yelled at me to just pay attention I found I was enjoying the pain she inflicted on me as the pen cut my skin open deeper and deeper. It took my mind of the heart break I was feeling every day.
My hand swelled and writing became harder; until my right hand was almost unusable that the toad had the pen started cutting into the top of my left hand. During the times I wasn't in detention my hands were wrapped with cloth to keep the cuts from getting infected but I stopped caring a long time ago.
Ginny or Fred would be waiting alone, or together, on the detention nights, to take care of my wounds. The words would scar quite clearly, I knew that much, they were so deep and irritated.
"Please stop getting detentions!" Ginny begged one night as she dabbed Murtlap at my left hand I didn't answer just stayed in the dream like state I spent my days in.
I stopped talking to George it was too painful to be around him I couldn't imagine hearing his sweet deep voice speaking to me, I think he agreed that staying apart was best.
On night I came back from the late detention and saw that Fred and Ginny were not there, but someone else was. His red hair gleamed in the fire light as he sat waiting, his brown eye bore into my as I walked forward. I couldn't do it, it was like an alarm was going off in my brain and I stopped unable to walk any closer.
He stood and crossed the distance between us in three long strides.
"Is what I heard true? You have been getting detentions left and right?" he demanded, but not sounding angry just worried.
Not trusting my self to speak I lifted my hands the right one swollen with blood seeping out of it. He winced and took my hand gently, the all too familiar chills washed along my body like a wave.
He looked deep into my eyes and I knew he was reading the true misery I was feeling every day. His arms were around me and my head buried in his chest silent tears slipping down my cheeks and I breathed in his familiar aroma.
"Fred and I, we wanted to get out of here, we can't take it anymore so we were going to leave this place, but I can't, I can't leave you here like this." He whispered in my ear and my heart did a dance in my throat as his breath tickled my neck.
"Go, I will be fine, you...you don't need to stay" I said pulling away to look him in the eyes.
"No I couldn't you need us here I can see it"
"I don't, really, I will stop getting detentions, and Ginny, Luna, Hermione and I can take care of ourselves, we got this." I but on the bravest face I had.
"I couldn't" he whispered.
"Yes you can, you and George have a bright future ahead of you already and I still need to finish school, go" I begged him with my eyes.
"If you promise to stop getting detentions" he was going to go!
"I promise" I said convincingly.
"I will dump Jade saying it wouldn't work, me running away, and I will wait for you" he whispered and I felt my heart expand, drink in his love, and I knew I would make it.
With him waiting for me, giving me a reason to push to finish school so I could be with him. I couldn't help but stand on my tip toes and lightly touch my lips to his, pulling away quickly before we got lost in the pure exhilaration of it. I peered up into his eyes and they smiled reassuringly down at me.
He and Fred left that next day giving everyone hope, with the show of fireworks. George had successfully dumped Jade without hurting her feelings to much in fact in about a week she was cuddling in some other guy's arms.
I lay in the hospital wing now thinking of the adventure that had led from their rebellion.
Not much longer than a week later Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny, Luna, Neville, and myself had gone to the ministry, thinking Voldamort had Sirius. That news had ripped at my heart, luckly he wasn't there. We fought Voldamort's death eaters, after having Professor Umbridge carried off by centers, of course.
I lay in the bed nursing the broken arm and 4 cracked ribs I received while fighting a death eater. I had even fought side by side with my father, Sirius, saving his life.
His own cousin Bellatrix had shot the death curse at my father, teasing him about going and have me, and I blocked it successfully but another spell had hit him from behind knocking him out. Luckily he was fine, recovering in the bed next to me.
I had just received a very angry letter from Fred and George saying they would be here in an hour. I didn't care that they were furious with me all I cared about was seeing them again. I heard a loud bang and sat up right scaring Kala who was snoozing on my legs.
"Hey!" she cried.
"Oh hush they are here!"
"Humph I am disturbed by you and you have the nerve to tell me to hush!" she teased trying to sound angry.
"I'm sorry, you know I love you, but two, of the few, who share that love are coming!"
"I know I am just teasing." She said walking up to my head purring and rubbing her head against my chin I smiled and gave her back a scratch.
They burst into the room then sending Kala running over to Sirius's bed.
Storming to my bed, but I was ready and glad I was able to stand the bones almost healed. They stopped next me, both their mouths open to unleash all there anger and worry on me but I shut them both up by leaping from the bed and wrapping my right arm around Fred's neck and my left around George's. I pulled them close and grinned, so happy to see them. When I finally let go they were lost for words finally Fred spoke unable to keep his face stern.
"Dang Tala, you made me forget my whole speech about how worried I was and how stupid you lot were" he joked, George's face broke and he wagged his finger at me.
"Alright you got away with your utterly stupid move for now, I will attack later" and George raised his lips in a snarl.
"Knock it off" I punched his arm and crashed back down on the bed.
"Well I am going to try my luck on Ginny, I just hope she doesn't get smart and hug me too." Fred said marching off; George stayed and sat facing me on my bed.
"I thought you said you were going to stay out of trouble?" he asked taking my hands in his looking at the scars on the one. I soaked up the chills that filled me, as his skin met mine.
"I said I wasn't going to get anymore detentions" I reminded him slyly. He tried to frown at me but a smile was fighting it and it ended in the middle as a smirk. "Don't worry so much, in two years I am all yours" I said and I couldn't fight the urge so I quickly leaned forward and kissed him.
"Now get out of here before I beg you to take me with you" I whispered and he did as I said, stopping only to kiss my cheek, leaving a patch of tingling nerves and went to find Fred. I lay back down with a sigh and saw dad looking at me with a mix of sadness and love. I smiled pitifully at him and gathered my self, desperate to do what I knew I had to, no mater how much I wanted to just give up my education and stay with him, I mustn't.
"I'm so proud of you" I heard dad say and I looked up to see him next to me now his hand squeezing my own. "I know its hard, trust me; you are doing the right thing. It will all work out in the end as long as you stay true and never stop hoping." I saw it there, me the hope that kept him fighting in Azkaban and I hugged him knowing he knew, wishing I could ease his pains.
"It has worked out dad we are here together, like a family, like we should be, and always will be."
"We stayed there for a few days until we were declared healed enough to leave, dad and I had planned to go home to an empty Grimmauld Place, for the rest of break but Mrs. Weasley would hear nothing of it. She insisted they stay with us.
Fred and George had moved out and were living in the apartment over their newly finished joke shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, or WWW. From what I heard they were doing extraordinarily well. I was so happy for them I thought I might burst, whether it was because I was proud or because I missed them so terribly, I couldn't decide.
We were welcomed warmly into my home, away from home, away from home, I had three homes now it seemed, one at Grams, one at the Weasley's and one with Sirius. Gram, who was with Mrs. Weasley, was ecstatic to be seeing Sirius again. The man she, I, and my mother loved dearly.
I was still nursing my arm and dad his bruised ribs yet I was embraced by so many, I couldn't believe it that my nothing hurt from all the sqeezing. I still had to get away from it all after a little feeling a little crowded, soI used the excuse that I need to put my things away, I opened the window to breathe in the cool night air to clear my troubling thoughts.
Sadly the honk of a horn racing past made me miss the sound of my door click as it opened and slowly creep imward. I wondered what he was doing right now? Would the shop still be open, or would they be closing it right about now, maybe they were up in their flat eating dinner? A floor board groaned bringing me back to reality, I grabbed my wand spinning on my heels.
"George" I breathed knowing that I must have been dreaming because there he stood, I could hardly believe it. So to test whether he was real or not I jumped into his open arms. Oh, he was real alright.
"What are you doing here?" I was so touched that he had come all this way.
"Fred and I couldn't miss our little Tala returning home for the first time, could we?" he looked just as happy as I felt. "Anyway I believe I have a bone to pick with you about this" he poked gently at my arm, that was still in a sling.
"Oh no you don't" I teased and before he could say anything more my lips crashed against his. When we broke apart smiles were plastered on our faces.
"I should probably go see Fred" I don't know why but I felt a hot blush color my face.
"Yeah" he agreed and he took my hand in his own.
The break was faster then I could have wanted seeing Fred and George again and only for no more then 2 minutes when we went to Diagon ally to get our supplies for school. We hugged but that was all we could get in before Mrs. Weasley apologizing like made ushered me out.
They sent a letter everyday telling me all about working at the shop, just getting letters helped me feel a little better. Although everyday made me feel loved. Guys you don't have to send me something everyday, your poor owl is exhausted. I wrote to them once, and they stopped sending everyday and went to every other.
A bit before we went back to school I had got my O. W. L. back and this is what they looked like.
Charms: O
Transfiguration: O
Herbology: O
Study Against The Dark Arts: O
Study of Ancient Runes: A
Potions: O
Care of Magical Creatures: O
Astronomy: A
Divination: P
History of Magic: A
I looked at the paper amazed 6 outstanding! I showed it to Sirius who beamed proudly.
"No way, you got an outstanding in potions?" Ron exclaimed reading over my shoulder.
"Yeah I really like potions, even with Snape teaching" I admitted shrugging. They looked at me amazed Harry, Ron, and Hermione and then laughed warmly.
Going back to school was going to be hard for me I could tell, I really didn't want to leave, but I knew I had to go. Only two more years, I reminded myself every time I felt doubtful.
I loved magical creatures so knew I would be staying with our dear friend Hagrid, he would be so happy about that. Harry, Ron, and Hermione would not be in Hagrid's class anymore and I knew Hagrid won't be pleased when they don't come with me. I had a feeling I was going to be the one to break the news to him.
We had gathered everything and I was ready to go, Sirius had decided to ask the Mr. and Mrs. Weasley to stay not, wanting the loneliness back at Grimmauld place. To my relief they agreed, I felt so much better knowing he wasn't going to be all alone while I was away at school.
We waved goodbye from the train and I wished that George could have been there Fred too but they were hard at work and I wouldn't blame them, ever.
I was meeting with Professor McGonagall the day after we got there, to discuss our class schedule.
"So what is it that you want to be Miss Black?" Professor McGonagall asked looking over my owls.
"Well I wouldn't mind going for something in the fields of Magizoologist or dragonologist" A Magizoologist was just like a muggle naturalist, but Magizoologist studied the magical creatures.
She nodded and smiled at me over the papers "What classes would you like to take?"
"I would like to take" I paused trying to remember the ones I had picked "Care of Magical Creatures, Defense against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Potions, Charms, Runes and Transfiguration."
"Sounds good, I wish you luck Miss Black." She smiled at me again and I stepped out.
Classes started out well and I was even enjoying them having the whole Monday off, only to find that it was filled with homework.
Snape somehow had finally gotten the job of D. A. D. A. and it was not as enjoyable as it once was, potions was taken over by professor Slughorn.
Luna and Ginny had started their owls this year and were really almost too busy most of the time to even hang out with me, although Luna did her best to find time.
I found most of my days were spent alone having no one I was close to, that was in my own grade. Ginny really did do her best and I would ask no more of her, but I still needed company. I found another girl from Gryffindor was having the same problem and often sat alone in one of the couches by the window.
"Hi, I'm Tala" I had decided if I figured I needed another friend, I wasn't going to get one sitting and think about it.
We clicked in seconds and I found out her name was Bree, Bree Dalton, and she was a lonely 6th year just like myself. She was short and lean, her hair was strawberry blonde and it fell a little past her shoulders in long silky waves. Her face was round and had a powdering of frekles, she had a sweet bubbly personality. She was just what I needed in a friend at the moment. It turned out, her only friend was a 5th year so she was also busy with her OWLs. We would often sit in front of the fire talking cheerfuly to each other about what ever came to mind at the moment.
"So, do you have a boyfriend?" she asked one day. I thought about it, I had never really thought of George as my boyfriend, but we were going out.
"Yeah, I mean I guess we haven't really talked about it" She looked confused so I guessed I should clarify. "You know who the Weasley twins are?"
"Of course who doesn't" she teased.
"True" I agreed. "Well George and I are dating" it felt weird to say it becuase I had never thought about it that way. "But they are off running their shop and I am stuck here, its complicated" I concluded and she knew better to push the subject. Another thing we talked about was the strange attack on Katie Bell.
"And you were with Harry, Ron, and Hermione when it happened?" Bree had asked eyes wide.
"Yeah we were coming back from Hogsmeade when she-" I didn't think I could finished. What we witnessed was horrible, Katie had just started dropped and trashed around on the ground screaming. She was going to be fine thank goodness, she was under the Imperius curse and was supposed to deliver a cursed opal necklace for Dumbledore. She had just touched a tiny bit of it through her glove and the curse caused her terrible pain but thankfuly not death. Everyone was worried about it thinking they could be next and I was thankful that Christmas break was coming soon so I could get away from him all.
I left with to spend the holiday with Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny, at Grimmauld place along with Sirius and the rest of the Weasley family.
"Tala!" I heard to sweetly familar shouts welcome me after dad hugged me of course.
"Fred, George" I raced over to them hugging Fred tightly then George, giving them both a kiss on the cheek. "I missed you so much!" I added after I had hugged and kissed them.
"We missed you too, what are we without our little Tala to keep us in line?" George asked.
"Free men" Fred joked.
I praticly lived in their room the whole break, leaving only to eat and sleep. We just sat on the bed and talked, teased, and joked. I would usually sit on George's bed with him, inbetween his legs, his arms wrapped tightly around me, chin resting on my shoulder.
"Oi, couldn't you do that when I am not here!" Fred moaned everytime but we just ignored him.
"Fred want to see something really gross?" I would tease.
"No, no save me poor eyes" he would cry and he would hide his eyes behind his hands, grinning like a fool. When we started to clean for the holiday Fred thought it was funny to make a mistletoe appear every five second. At first George and I happily obliged with a quick peck, but as they day wore on it got old.
"Fred!" I roared as another mistletoe popped up as George and I scrubbed at the dishes.
"Sorry, sorry" he held his towl up like a white flag.
"No your not" I reminded him.
"Ah you know me too well Tala" He laughed and dried the next dish George threw at him. When Fred turned away from us to put the dish away George quickly leaned down and kissed me softly on the lips making me smile like a 5 year old. His hand touched my hair briefly leaving a few suds behind. We pulled away just as Fred turned back around, pretending nothing had happened.
"Come on guys, like I don't know what you just did" Fred rolled his eyes and wipped the suds out of my hair with a hand. "Do I looked that stupid?"
"Do you want me to answer that question?" I couldn't help but ask him, arching an eyebrow.
"Wipe that giddy smile off your face and get back to work" he demanded smacking my butt with his towl.
"FRED!" I shouted and I flicked suds at him.
The Christmas was hectic and It felt like we were all just one huge family, Harry, Ron, Ginny, Fred, George, Mr. Weasley, Mrs. Weasley, and Sirius. Bill, Fluer, and Charlie were still on their way after being held up by friends that they visited first.
"What am I going to wear!" I exclaimed to Ginny and Hermione. Hermione had decided to come here for the Christmas party.
"I have a dress that might work on you" Ginny suggested and she dug around in her trunk. "Here" she threw a bundle of purple silk at me. "What do you think of this black dress? Or is black not a good color for Christmas?" she asked holding up a cute black dress.
"Try it on and we will decide" Hermione suggested and we waited as Ginny pulled it on. It had a sweetheart top and puffed out just bellow the waist coming down to rest on her knees. The sweetheart top had gold embroidered into it and they almost like dripped down the skirt of it.
"Ginny, it is beautiful!" I exclaimed, the gold complimented her hair perfectly.
"Hermione your turn" Ginny exclaimed slipping the dress off so we could do hair and makeup first.
"Alright I guess" Hermione grabbed the dress she had been admiring and slowly put it on.
"Oh my gosh Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed and I had to agree. The dress was tight enough to show her curves but not to tight that it was inappropriate. The dress was a deep blue and stopped just abover her knees. It was a bit frilly at the tops and bottoms and it made her hair stand out all the more.
"Your turn Tala" Hermione anounced as she pulled her dress off.
"Alright but there is no way I could look as good as you guys" I admitted as I put the dress on and was met with two gasps.
"Wow" was all Hermione seemed to get out.
"Tala you look amazing" Ginny exclaimed when she got her voice.
"Oh come on" I didn't believe it. I stood in the mirror and looked at myself. The dress was a rich purple that hugged my curvless body, it was strapless with a little bit of a sweetheart top, and it's length came to just above my knees, like Hermiones. I stared at the girl in the mirror and the girl stared back.
"Alright hair and makeup" Ginny exclaimed breaking me from my spell. I ended up pulling a few strands of hair from the front of my face and tying them back so the rest of the curls fell down against my back.
"Wow that looks great, would you mind doing my hair?" Ginny asked as she admired what I had done.
"Only if you do my makeup"
"Deal!" So I pulled Ginny's red hair back up in a twisting bun letting a few strands of hair fall around her face.
"I love it" She cried hugging me.
"Oh me too!" Hermione said and she dropped her wild curls she was trying to tame.
"Sure" I agreed and I set to work taming her curls and letting them fall in thicker, soft curls on her shoulders.
"Wow, you are good" she sighed touching the curls gently.
"Makeup please" I chriped and Ginny got to work she brushed on a little bit of lavender colored eye shadow and just a bit of eyeliner and mascara. I dressed as she did Hermione as well.
When we were all finally ready we hugged and as elegantly as we could walked down the stairs. George had just welcomed Charlie and Bill and Fleur in and all three men stopped dead in their tracks as they saw us.
I couldn't help but giggle feeling extreamly girly and not sure if I liked it.
"Come, come!" Mrs. Weasley cried ushering us into the kitchen. I sat down across from Sirius who admired me raising an eyebrow, I laughed and nudged his leg with my foot. Fred sat to my left and George to my right.
"Lookin' good" Fred whispered smirking at my blush. George grasped my hand under the table and gave it a sqeeze to show he thought I looked nice as well.
Tonks and Lupin even stopped in not long after we had started eating and Mrs. Weasley wipped up plates just for them. After dinner we congregated in the sitting room we had been forced to dust and sweep. Soft christmas music played and everyone mingled standing or sitting on one of the stiff couches.
I was excited to talk with Charlie once more as he was studing dragons, something I found very intresting, we talked and talked. Charlie was thrilled to tell me all about the dragons and his experience with them. He was shorter than the twins and much stockier, he also had longer hair then them, that Mrs. Weasley was always fussing about.
"I think Georgie is getting jealous" Charlie pointed out, laughing at his brother who was nervously watching us from one of the stiff chairs next to Fred who talked with Tonks.
"Would you like to dance then?" I asked slyly smiling. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were the first to start it gliding out to the middle of the room and dancing slowly to the soft music that played. Ginny and Harry had caught on then Ron and Hermione.
"Love to" Charlie laughed at how cruel I was being. He took my hand in his own rough one and led me out. I rested my hands on his shoulders and he placing his arms around my waist. I watched over his shoulder as George almost went purple. I laughed as Fred, who took notice of his brothers lack of breathing, poked him hard in the arm and shook his head sadly.
"Why do you do this to him?" Charlie asked highly amused with me.
"Becuase I get a kick out of it and so does Fred" I admitted.
"Are you sure you are not Fred's perfect match?" he asked and I knew he was thinking I was much more like Fred.
"No, putting us together like that could be bad..."
"Really it could get worse then it is with you two just as friends?" I smiled he had a point.
"You have a point, I will talk to Fred about it, and together we can rule the world!" I finished and Charlie threw his head back and laughed heartily.
"I heard my name, what are you laughing at Charlie?" Fred asked from behind me.
"Oh nothing little brother" Charlie smiled at me and I returned it.
"You wont mine if I steal Tala, will you?" Fred asked.
"She is all yours" Charlie pulled away and grinned warmly at me. "I enjoyed dancing with you" he bowed and left us.
"So you were talking about me?" Fred inquired wrapping his own arms around my waist.
"Maybe we were" I teased clasping my hands behind his neck.
"Oi, I give up" he rolled his eyes at me as I smirked up at him. "You know dancing with Charlie drove love sick Georgie boy crazy" Fred changed the subject.
"Yeah, I know"
"You are so evil, you know that?" I laughed as he added. "I am so proud!" I loved how Fred could be really sweet and terribly annoying.
"Thanks, but all the credit can't go to you" I reminded him looked at George who sat on the couch still watching me closly.
"True" Fred agreed.
"I guess I should stop dancing with other men and comfort my jealous George"
"That might be smart" Fred whispered leaning down close to my ear.
"What are you doing?" I asked as he stayed there.
"Nothing" Fred pulled away looking innocent but as I looked to George I saw he had gone purple again.
"Thanks Fred"
"Anytime" he chriped letting me go. I took a deep breath and walked over to George who had, for the first time that night, looked away from me.
"Hey" I sat down next to him and he looked at me but I was unable to read the look in his eyes.
"Hum" he mumbled.
"Don't tell me you are jealous" I decided to just cut to the chase.
"No" he looked down at the floor.
"Yes, you are" I pushed.
"Okay, fine, I am jealous happy?" he demanded.
"Yes now lets go dance!" I grabbed his hand and pulled him up with me. Dance we did late into the night until the only people still up were Harry, Ginny, Ron, Hermione, George, and myself. George's arms were wrapped tightly around me and he burried his nose in the crook of my neck. As Hermione and Ron slipped off George whispered against my skin.
"One more song?" I shivered.
"Sure" I whispered back. I felt him press his lips agianst my shoulder sending chills down my spine. I watched over his shoulder as Harry and Ginny tip-toed off oblivious to anyone but each other. George started to work his kisses further up my neck until he reached my jaw. My eye lids fluttered closed as I felt his lips find my own. I almost got lost in the intensity of the kiss.
"George" I whispered into his lips and he pulled away looking curious. "Not here" I whispered and I could feel a blush buring at my cheeks. His hands has slowly started to slid down my back and mine had woven into his hair. "I should get to bed." I admitted feeling light headed.
"Your right" he admitted cheeks coloring slightly at the thought of what he probably wanted to do. He took my hand and walked with me to my room.
"See you in the morning" I whipsered so I wouldn't wake anyone.
"Yeah" George answered and he kissed me once more before slipping off, tips of his ears as red as his hair.
Before I knew it the holiday break was over and I was saying a tearful goodbye to Fred and George who promised to write everyday. I knew better then to doubt them. We returned from break happy because of the time we spent with family but sad it had to end.
Aftwe our returned and Harry and Dumbledore spent more and more time together, Harry was kind enough to inform me of what he and Dumbledore was doing, Harry and I had an understanding. We were not the closest friends but he still trusted me because I was Sirius's daughter and he loved Sirus just as much as I did.
Dumbledore was teaching Harry all he knew about Voldamort, his past before and at Hogwarts. He told him how they believed Voldamort was so powerful, he was using horcruxes, but he didn't just have one he had at least 7. I shuddered at the though that Voldamort was that evil to split his soul 7 different ways.
Another thing that worried all of us was Draco, Draco Malfoy. He was much more secretive and sneaky. The scare about what happened to Katie was still there but not as bad, people had calmed down over the time during the holiday.
"Hey how was your holiday?" Bree asked slyly and I knew she was asking about George.
"It was good, really good!" I answered and we laughed, I don't know why, but it felt good.
The load of school work crashed down burring everyone one once more and it was just Bree and me most of the time.
Then one night after Harry returned with Dumbledore to find everything had gone wrong, terribly wrong.
Somehow death eaters had gotten in Hogwarts, Harry had warned us they would. He said for us to rouse Dumbledore's army.
"Is this it?" Hermione asked sounding a little worried. Neville and Luna were the only ones who had answered our call.
"Alright then" Ron started.
"Okay," Hermione took a deep breath "Ron, Ginny, and Neville you guys watch the room of requirement, Tala, Luna, and I will watch Snape."
"Okay!" we all answered and we split up. We waited and then Flitwick hurried down to talk to professor Snape we let him in and after a little Snape came out telling us Flitwick fainted and asked if we would look after him. Unknowingly we did as he asked. Before we knew it a battle was being fought over our heads. Immediately we rushed up to fight.
I fought my best next to Hermione and Luna, stunning anyone who got in my way. Sweat trickled down my back as I defended the chastle. The death eaters were no easy foe, they were the realy deal and they weren't just fighting to slow us down, they were fighting to kill. I stopped a curse from hitting Hermione and she gave me a nod of thanks then dove back into the thick of it. Screams rang out and the death earters were getting away. I stunned the last death eater, and ran outside behind Hermione where we found Dumbledore laying in the court yard, pale, eyes open sightless.
He was dead, fell from the top of the astronomy tower, killed by his closest most trusted friend, Snape. Harry nelt over the body, crying, Ginny was at his side in seconds and all we could do was watch. The greatest Wizard of all time, our protector, was dead.
Of the aftermath besides Dumbledore, everyone was okay, Ron, Ginny, and Neville had called to Order who came as quickly as they could joining the fight as well.
The worst was Bill Weasley, the oldest of Mrs. Weasley's boys, had been brutally attacked by Greyback the werewolf, while he fought the death eaters. Becuase Greyback wasn't in his werewolf form the only real effect the attack had on Bill was his craving for extreamly rare steaks and they horrid scars on his face. I was amazed when Fleur, whom he was engaged to, seemed only to love him more and the wedding was set in stone.
It was nice having something happy planed after the tear jerking funeral for Dumbledore. The wedding would help ease the pains of the fight I felt and I got to spend more time with the Weasleys. being Harry was turning 17 this year he was going to loose the protection the Dursleys had provided for him ever since Voldamort first committed his ugly crime against Harry. They need to get him out of there and to another safe place as soon as possible.
We to planned smuggle Harry to the burrow,where the wedding would be, well they did. Mrs. Weasley wouldn't let Ginny or me take any part in their plan.
We were forced to wait for their return hopefully with everyone and Harry. I waved goodbye to Fred and George, who had recently joined the order, and they left.
We waited and it felt like years but Harry, the real Harry, and Hagrid returned first, then George and Lupin, then Hermione and Kingsley, then Fred and Mr. Weasley, then after a bit Tonks and Ron, and lastly Bill and Fleur who told us of Madeye's death by death eaters.
I had waited with baited breath for George and Lupin and when they came stumbling over the grass toward the house I ran to them to find George's head bloody and his right ear was missing. He was stunted and I helped him into the living room where he lay on the couch, Mrs. Weasley and I cleaned the wound, patching it up as best we could. I was so close to tears as Mrs. Weasley declaired that his ear wouldn't be able to be fixed. When Fred came it was obvious he was worried and George in an attempt to make him feel better George joked.
"George how do you feel" Fred had asked worried for his twin.
"Saintlike. You see….I'm holy. Holey, Fred geddit?" George had smiled despited the fact he was scarred and missing his ear.
"Pathetic. Pathetic! With the whole wide world of ear related humor before you, you go for holey?" Fred relaxed though, happy that his brother was alright enough to joke about it.
"Ah, well. You'll be able to tell us apart now, anyway, mum." George reasoned and Mrs. Weasley looked horrified.
Besides that set back it was a happy day, on Fleur and Bill's wedding, friend and family gathered together at the reception. Harry wore a disguise so no one would no that Harry was there and the death eaters and Voldamort wouldn't get no where Harry was either.
For the wedding I wore a knee long, strapless dress that was a darker aqua blue with a rich brown ribbon around the waist. There was a see-through brown mesh over the bottom part of the dress, giving the blue a tinted brown look. I wore a pair of black flats with a black ribbon that crises-crossed up my calf and ended in a bow. My hair was pulled back with some thick curls left go.
Fred had run off with some "pretty French girls" as he put it, I couldn't help but laugh at him.
I stood at one end of the reception tent later, after the wedding, with Ginny and saw Victor Krum looking me over, I guessed he and Hermione must have ended it.
Harry was nervously looking from Victor to George, who was sending death threats with his eyes to the man who dared to "check out" his girl. Ha his girl, it made me blush and I saw George break his glare to go back to ogling over me once more like he had done the whole day.
When I had walked down the stairs the few in the kitchen, including Ginny, Sirius, Gram, Mrs. Weasley, Fred, and George, had all gasped and George looked at me dreamily.
George seemed to gather the courage to come talk to me because he was walking over, looking amazing in his sliver vest and white shirt, and black trousers. I smiled shyly, falling even more in love with him. Unable to hold my self back, I grabbed his tie that hung loosely around his neck, as soon as he was with in reach and pulled him close. His eyes stayed locked on mine as I released his tie and wrapped my arms around his neck, and his arms wrapped around my waist. He leaned close and our lips were about to touch, when there was a flash and a gasp rose from everyone. I looked over quickly to see a lynx, it was Kingsley's.
"The death eaters are coming!" it cried, women screamed and people started apparating all over.
George and I were pushed out of each others grip, panic flooded his face and I could see him fighting the crowd as I was swept away. A strong hand grasped mine, Mr. Weasley looked down at me them in second we were apparating away from the mess. I had learned apparation last year at Hogwarts, but was still not quite used to the squeezing sensation as we slipped away.
"Are you okay?" he had asked but all I could do was nod fearful for those we left behind. He left me at the small coffee shop we had apparated to and gathered a few others, none of them being Fred or George.
I spent the rest of the break with the Weasley's, but without Fred and George, who had both gone to start a secret radio station against the ministry and lord Voldamort.
They had stopped in once to say goodbye and I wished them luck and prayed they would stay safe. Fred had hugged me and I gave him a quick kiss on his cheek and then George and I shared a long deep kiss that only made me feel worse.
Hermione, Ron, and Harry had left us, gone to look for Horcroxes, although I didn't tell anyone else that, not matter how much Mrs. Weasley begged.
I did spend a good bit of time comforting Ginny who had only just recently started going out with Harry was forced to break up with him before he left.
The ministry was taken over by death eaters and Hogwarts too. They started to look over muggleborn's backgrounds and lucky for me I came from pure bloods, Sirius, who was in hiding once more, being my father came from the oldest of the old pure bloods and my mother and gram were just as pure.
Mrs. Weasley insisted we go to Hogwarts for me, my last year, and Ginny, her second to last; she didn't want it to look suspicious that we were not going to school.
Snape had become headmaster and we had two sibling death eaters to enforce rules. All was slowly getting worse the death eaters didn't need much to beat up on you just a small reason. Neville was beaten so badly he stopped looking like a person and even ran off hiding in the room of requirement with a few others who couldn't take it but didn't have a home to run too.
What was happening to Hogwarts?
(A/N Sorry if you thought that was really bad, I thought it was ugh, I rushed through that year too fast(I tried really hard to fix it!) I think but if you liked it please review!! I also want to thank all my readers like all 6 of you! haha! Thanks for reading!!! p.s. it also got really long wowie!)