Chapter 3: I'll Kill Them!

We arrived in a small neigborhood park. Well, I think it was a park anyway. The play equipment was all broken up and rusted. I wouldn't allow any of my children go anywhere near there, if I was a mother that is.

"This way," Moody grunted.

We all followed him, and we walked up to a house on Privit dr. I looked around and said surprised, "They're all the same!"

"Yeah, nice little neighborhood i'nit?" Moody chuckled grimly.

"It is a bit boring. yes. However, we can identify Harry's relative's house easily. It has a magical signiature around it," Moony said to me.

"I think it's an absolutely dreadful little street if you ask me!" Tonks snorted and promptly tripped over her own feet.

I snorted...and then tripped. Great. I frowned as the rest of my companions snorted with laughter.

"Oh shut up!" I snapped, my patience wearing thin. This just made them laugh harder. "No, really! You'll wake the entire street!"

That shut them up all right. With a few more coughs, they led the way up the drive-way.

"We cannot perform the charm when Bella is with us. It would set off an alarm," Tonks-who didn't know me as well as the others-said.

"Nope! I don't have the trace anymore. I made a mynistry person ta-" I cut myself off blushing madly.

"You did what?" Tonks shrieked quite loudly.

"Shhhh! I'll tell you later," I shushed her frantically.

"Ooops! Sorry!" And what does she do? Yeah, she tripps over a cat and it goes yowling over a hedge. Immediately, a few lights flicker on. Fan-bloody-tastic Tonks!

"Nymphadora!" Moody growled.

We all hurried away and crouched behind bushes and trees as to not be seen. After a few minutes, the street was once again, pitch dark. We all breathed a sigh of relief. With cautious steps, Moody walked out, looked around, and waved for us to follow him. By now, the sun was starting to rise. I raised my wand and whispered, "Point me!"

"No need for that Isabella," Moody grunted."There they are."

He pointed to a car pulling out of a drive way.

"That's them all right," Remus said nodding.

There was the faint outline of two fat people in the front, and one skinny lady in the back.

The car drove past us, and we crept up to number 4 Privit dr. when it turned out of sight.

"Alohamora!" Tonks whispered pointing her wand at the door. It sprang open, and we entered the sparkling clean house. I flicked the lights on, and Tonks and Kingsley looked at it curiously

"Not now," Moody grunted. "Our main objecive is to take Harry back to headquarters safely."

They nodded and moved away from the light switch. I had turned from the kitchen and headed up the stairs with my wand lit. One of the stairs creaked, and there was a loud crash from downstairs. Tonks tripped on something again. I heard the snoring stop. Great, she woke Harry up, and he was probably ready to curse my butt off the moment the door opened. Great wasn't it? I extinguished my light and held my wand at the ready to cast a shield. I pushed the door open just in time to see a jet of red light fly over my head. For once, I was glad that I was short.

"Jeez Harry! Don't kill me!" I exclaimed.

"Bella?" Harry squinted. He didn't have his glasses on. Such an idiot.

"Yeah," I said. "Where are your glasses?"

"Hold on," He put them on and looked at me curiously. "What happened to your hair?"

"What?" I walked over to the mirror and saw that my hair was still brown. "Oh,"

I had my appearance change back to it's ratural state. Naturally, I had my mum's red hair, her emerald green eyes, and my dad's nose and mouth. Harry and I were both on the Hogwarts Quidditch team since our first year. I was the star chaser, and Harry was the star seeker. Qryffindors loved us.

"I forgot to change it back since I got back," I explained. "C'mon, everyone is waiting for us downstairs."

I led a confused and sleepy Harry down the wooden staircase and into the sparkling kitchen.

"Got him!" I said cheerfully.

"There you are!" Moony scolded. "Don't wander off without telling us!"

"Well, you guys were all distracted, so I decided to go get him myself," I shrugged.

"Hello Harry," Moony greeted.

"Hey Professor Lupin."

"Stop!" Moony said scandalized. "I was one of your father's best friends in school! I was your professor two years ago! DON'T CALL ME PROFESSOR! I told you so many times already! Damn! You got you mother's stubborness! I'm so sorry Prongs! I failed you! I'm so sorry!"

By now, everyone in the kitchen was cracking up except Harry who was still trying to process what Moony had just said. Tonks and I were leaning on eachother with tears streaming down our faces. Moony continued.

"I promised that I wouldn't let him be respectful to teachers! I'm so sorry Prongs! And don't give me that look Lily!" Remus let out another howl of misery. "I FAILED YOU PRONGS! PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T TELL PADFOOT! HE'LL KILL ME! I'M SOOOO SORRY!" With that, he collapsed onto the floor possitively howling.

"That's enough," Kingsley said holding a laugh back. "We need to get going."

"Yeah, the sun is starting to rise," I choked out. "I'll go get Harry's stuff."

I stumbled up the stairs and into Harry's room with Harry trailing along behind me. I looked around gaping since I have never seen Harry's room before. After about 5 minutes, I snapped out of it and pulled my wand out.

"Pack!" I said. All of Harry's things lifted and folded into his trunk. Satisfied, I looked around at Harry. He was finally starting to really wake up.

"C'mon Harry," I said and pulled him out of the room and down the stairs. "Let's go guys."

I dragged Harry out the back door. I looked around sneakily, and I summoned my broom which came zooming towards me with it's broom twigs wagging. Wierd.

Harry's eyes widened. "You did underage magic!"

"Yeah, I did in your room to pack too. So?" I shrugged.

"You'll get expelled Bells!" he exclaimed.

"Naw, I don't have the trace on me anymore."

"You dont...what?" Harry looked so confused. Poor boy.

"Later. I'll tell you later," I waved him off as the rest of the crew walked out of the house.

"Good. It's getting light. We need to get going. Mount up!" Moody barked.

With one last look at the small neighborhood, we all kicked up into the beautifully orange sky. On our way home at last.