Harry Potter
The Fight for Survival
By xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Disclaimer: Harry Potter and all related concepts do not belong to me! I am merely borrowing them for my own personal enjoyment. All OC's and anything you dont recognize is copyrighted by me: xXxKaraBeckerCutterxXx
Rating: K
Pairing: Marcus/OC - Fred/OC - Harry/Ginny
Genre: Adventure/Friendship/Romance
Warnings: Please do not flame me for anything.
Summary: In order to deal with the future, one must understand the past. As the final battle approches the safety of Hogwarts is called into question. But as danger looms, the fight for magic...may come with a price.
Author's Note: Chapter dedicated too: BamaRose, Matt-hardy-lover-101, DJScales, NewFanFictionFan, Krasni, Purple Sunshine56, Aileen Autarkeia and newcomers Crystal-Wolf-Guardian-967 and Fan of Fics. I hope you enjoy this one.
Author's Note Two: In response to Krasni I am not much of a Harry/Ginny shipper either. But the point remains is I am not adding another OC this far into the story, just so Harry doesnt have to end up with the red head. Its too late to create a new storyline for another OC, so I am sticking with Harry/Ginny. Other than that...enjoy.
The Return to Hogwarts
The next morning was anything but pleasent, the trip from the Burrow to Kings Cross Station was a quiet one and went relatively smooth; but it was the walk from the entrance of the train station and towards the barrier separating the Hogwarts Express from the rest of the trains in the place. Standing, and waiting for the arrival of Charlie, Harry and their friends were two grim looking Aurors were waiting for them instead, they approached the cars the immediate moment they had stopped and not really given the kids enough time to get their things together before they started ushering them towards the barrier.
"Oh, this is very fun," Charlie muttered, as she walked alongside Harry, carrying a sleeping Scamp in her arms
Mrs. Weasley tutted in disapprovement "Charlie, will you please put that cat back in its cage?" she asked
"I don't have a cage," Charlie answered "Scamp is a wild cat, he doesnt like cages!"
Mrs. Weasley shook her head, before brightening slightly as they finally reached the barrier "Quick, quick, through the barrier," she said "Harry and Charlie, had better go first, with -" she looked expectantly towards the two Auror's, they nodded and each one gripped the Gryffindor and Slytherin, steering them towards the barrier.
As they disappeared through Charlie ripped her arm from the Auror's grasp "I can walk!" she said irritably, before pushing her trolley down the platform as her silent companion followed behind her.
"Charlie!" came a familiar shout, causing the young Muggleborn to look up and smile as Daphne appeared through the crowd, "Charlie! Over here!" she was waving her friend through the crowd.
Pushing her way forwards, Charlie smiled and hugged her friend as she reached her "Hey, did you have a nice summer?" she asked
"It was quiet," Daphne replied "Did you?"
The Muggleborn shrugged "Same old, same old..."
"I heard you found Marcus, Nikki and Adrian," Daphne smiled "How are they?"
"Their okay," Charlie nodded "Bit bruised and battered but their recovering...they should be here soon, actually, their returning to Hogwarts this year"
Daphne frowned "How come?"
"Its sort of complicated," Charlie answered "I'll explain later,"
Daphne nodded, before smiling as Riley joined them through the sea of students "Riley! How was your summer"
"Entertaining," Riley smiled "We spent most of it at the Burrow, after Charlie gave away her location at Spinner's End"
Daphne levelled her best friend with a glare.
Charlie shrugged sheepishly "Did I forget to mention that?" she asked
But before Daphne to chew her friend out for the failed piece of information, the rest of the Slytherins started to arrive. Starting with Draco and Nathan, and ending with Pansy and Blaise. Each one greeted Daphne, Riley and Charlie before piling onto the train in search of an empty compartment, Daphne followed them after Riley and Charlie promised to come looking for them after they had found Marcus, Adrian and Nikki who would be arriving with William and Jenn.
Soon, the four in question had arrived, parting the crowd of students like the red sea, as they made their way towards the two 6th years "The others are already on board," Charlie stated, as Will hugged her for the first time that morning "Looking forward, to going back to school?"
"Yeah," Will nodded "Just hope I make friends this year, do you know how hard it is going through school with no friends?"
Riley frowned "Arent you friends with the others in your year?"
"No, they all hate me because im friends with the Mudblood of Slytherin!" he told them "They also call me a blood traitor, because my mum left the Wizarding world before I was born, and raised me in the Muggleworld"
Charlie stared wide-eyed at the 12-year-0ld "You do, realize you can have friends outside of Slytherin, right?" she asked "Look at me, I got friends in Gryffindor and Hufflepuff...not so much Ravenclaw, because I actually think their afraid of me," she shrugged
"I don't know what gives them that impression," Nikki grinned "But come on, its nearing 11:00. Lets go find a compartment"
"Oh, I can't," Charlie responded "I have to meet Draco, we have to go to the Prefect's compartment..."
Nikki nodded "Oh yeah, forgot you had been made prefect" she smirked "either way you still have to get on the train!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah," Charlie waved her friend off, and climbed up into the hallway of the Hogwarts Express. She turned to take Scamp from Riley; and when she turned back around ending up walking directly into someone who had stopped behind her. Stumbling backwards, Charlie dropped Scamp in alarm as the cat landed on its paws and hissed at the person now towering over its mistress. "Sorry..." she trailed, looking up at the person she had walked into.
Steel grey eyes bore down at her, as the lips of the person curled into a snarl "Watch where you're going!" they hissed
"Excuse me?" Charlie spat, her eyes narrowing "If im not mistaken you are the one blocking the hallway, so don't go sneering at me for walking into you!"
Riley, William, Nikki and the others turned at the start of the arguement and groaned. The year hadnt even begun properly yet, and already Charlie was picking fights.
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"Must you always start a fight?" Riley asked, following Charlie down the hallway of the train, trying to ignore the stares they were recieving from inside the compartments as they passed "Can't you just, for once, be the bigger person and walk away?"
Charlie shrugged "Probably," she answered "But he actually had the nerve to say it was my fault! I didnt do anything!"
Riley rolled her eyes "That's when your supposed to walk way," the Gryffindor nodded "Not persist the arguement further"
"Well, this is me your talking too," Charlie responded "I don't know the meaning of the word's 'walk-away' I prefer to confront my problems!"
"We noticed," Adrian spoke, from the back of the group
Charlie smirked, before sliding open the door to an empty compartment and claiming the seat near the window. Scamp jumped up onto the chair, and then on up onto the window sill as he curled up in the a ball and settled down. Climbing onto the seat, Charlie stashed her backpack over head, and then dropped down "Im gonna go find Draco, see you later" and she left the compartment, disappearing down the hall.
"Next time walk away!" Riley called after her
"Okay," Charlie called back, before disappearing into a compartment at the end of the corridor and seconds later re-appeared with the platnium-headed Draco Malfoy. "How was your summer?" she asked, as they made their way down the corridor towards the Prefect's compartment.
The blonde shrugged "Slow," he answered "I was surprised to see Marcus, and the others at my manor when I went home"
"Yeah," Charlie mumured "But you and Nathan were safe after they were...you know...rescued? Right?"
Draco nodded "Yeah, don't worry Charlie," he smirked "We're fine. Aunt Bella is a little upset with Nathan and his friendship with Riley, but nothing too bad"
Charlie nodded "I know. Bellatrix and Carmen came to Professor's Snape's during the holidays," she told him, before explaining everything she had witnessed at Spinners End, before being moved to the Burrow for the remainder of the summer.
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Riley frowned, as she turned her attention to the window as the sceneary passed in blurs. Soon, the trees and villiages passed as the Hogwarts Express chugged through barren moor-lands. As a familiar voice echoed from outside the door; "Quibbler" and a head of long blonde hair appeared in the doorway as the door slid open "Hi Riley," Luna Lovegood smiled
"Hey Luna," Riley returned the smile "How was your summer?"
"Fun," the Ravenclaw responded "Dad and I went to Norway...Quibbler?" she asked, holding up a magazine in her arm.
The Gryffindor nodded "Sure," and she reached out for the Magazine, and surveyed the front page "What's a Wrackspurt?" she asked
"They're invisible creatures," Luna answered "They float in your ears and make your brain go fuzzy"
Adrian snorted, only to recieve a swift kick in the shin from Riley.
The Ravenclaw seemed to ignore the former Slytherin, bid goodbye and carried on walking down the corridor. The door slid shut and Riley turned her glare onto Adrian "What did you do that for?" he asked her, rubbing his leg "That hurt!"
"It was supposed to hurt," the Gryffindor responded "Luna maybe a little strange, but she's a nice girl. Please refrain from insulting her in front of me!"
Nikki smirked and patted Adrian's head "That's telling you," she nodded, looking up again as the door slid open and Charlie stumbled in.
"Whoa," the Muggleborn yelped "Going down!" and she landed with a soft thump between Riley and William on the plush seats of the compartment "That was completely and utterly boring!" she complained "I swear that new Head Boy doesnt know when to shut up! I think even Casey had enough of him in the end,"
Riley frowned "Casey Robbins?" she asked "From Hufflepuff? She's been made Head Girl"
Charlie nodded "Mhmm,"
"Could be worse," Riley shrugged "We could have another Percy"
Charlie scoffed "There will never be another Percy..." she shook her head "...never!"
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At around 12:00pm that day, the food trolley appeared and left, leaving the friends in peace once more. Charlie, who had switched places with Adrian was lying with her head in Marcus's lap as the train headed further North, at least half an hour after the lunch trolley had arrived the door to the compartment slid open for the third time and Harry appeared in the doorway.
Marcus glared "What do you want, Potter?" he sneered
"Charlie," Harry retorted, with a glare of his own. He looked down at the Muggleborn "Can I talk to you?"
"I don't know," Charlie smirked "Can you?"
The Gryffindor glared
"All right," Charlie groaned "Im coming!" and getting to her feet, she followed him out into the hallway, closing the door behind her "What's so important?"
"Have you found out anything about Malcolm and that weird-looking cabinet?" Harry asked
The Slytherin shook her head "To be honest with you Harry, its slipped my mind.I havent even seen Malcolm, yet"
"But if he's under a new identity, you wouldnt see him, would you?" Harry countered
"Oi," Charlie glared, raising her hand and slapping her friend across the back of the head "Don't yell at me, okay? Im trying to avoid Alex this year! I don't want another re-run of last year. So excuse me, for not getting information on him!"
Harry sighed "All right, im sorry" he apologized "But you've got to admit, its pretty strange. Especially with all those people there too. Im thinking it was a ceremony, an initiation, obviously Hermione and Ron disagree, but I know you won't"
"A ceremony?" Charlie asked "For what?"
"He's one of them," Harry answered "He's a Death Eater"
Charlie shook her head "Can't get anything past you, Harry" she smiled "But yeah, he is one. His mother thinks he is being punished for his father's mistakes, last June. Malcolm Snr failed to retrieve the Prophecy, so Voldemort is taking it out on Alex by giving him a task to complete at Hogwarts..."
"What task?" Harry asked
"I don't know," Charlie answered
"Don't you think we should find out?" the Gryffindor questioned "I just passed a compartment of 7th year Slytherins, maybe he's in there"
Charlie shook her head "He's in disguise," she answered "He could be anyone. Who's to even say, he still in Slytherin? He may have to go through the Sorting again. He could get put into a different house"
Harry sighed "Its worth a try Charlie," he stressed "Come on..." and he tugged her hand towards the back of the train.
Charlie pulled out of his grasp "No," she told him, moving back towards the door of her compartment "Im sorry Harry, but I want nothing to do with Alex Malcolm. Im going to avoid him as much as I possibly can this year...if you want to investigate then by all means go, but leave me out of it" she reached into her pocket "if your investigating a Slytherin compartment, you're gonna need this..." she tossed him the instant darkness powder George had given her "Best of luck!" and she pulled open her compartment door and disappeared back inside.
Harry sighed, looked at the instant darkness powder, clutched his cloak and headed back up the train towards the compartment he had just passed.
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"...Don't worry. When we get to Hogwarts, we'll sort it out," a tall, masculine male was saying as the compartment ahead of Harry opened and a small female walked out. Just as the door was about to close, Harry tossed the instant darkness powder in his hands forward as a cloud of utmost black shot down the hallway of the train causing everything to go blind.
An unrecognizable male with steely grey eyes looked around in alarm "What was that?" he demanded "Matthew?"
"Don't know," Matthew Logan, of Ravenclaw responded
Megan Logan, Matthew's younger sister, shook her head "Relax, boys." she soothed "It's probably just a first-year messing around "Calm down Alex, we'll be back at Hogwarts soon"
The boy with steely grey eyes glared "I told you Megan!" he sneered "Do not call me that in public! Im Aaron now. Aaron Logan!"
"Don't you think it's a bit strange?" Megan asked "You're posing as our family member, when everyone knows we don't have another male Logan in the family?"
The steely eyed Alex, glared "Its a cover story," he snapped "People arent going to question things!"
"And what happens when you are re-sorted into Slytherin?" Megan asked
"This is why women should be seen and not heard!" Alex growled "now shut your trap, before you get into anymore trouble!"
Megan glared, her tears glistening with unshed tears of hurt.
Matthew glared at he table between his sister and Alex; this cover story wasnt fair on him or Megan. They didnt even acknowledge Alex before all this had taken place, and this was more of a bribe than anything else.
Point was, during the summer they had been called upon by the Death Eaters, their youngest sister Amelia had been taken captive and the Death Eaters had forced their mother into co-operating with them in return for Amelia's safety. The task? Allow Alex to masquerade as an unknown family member so that he could return to Hogwarts and complete the task that had been set for him. If Maria Logan, failed to do this, then her baby would be killed in return.
"Hogwarts," Alex sneered, breaking the silence "What a pathetic excuse for a school" he smirked "When the Dark Lord takes full control, I can't wait too see what he does with Hogwarts. A school for the Dark Arts probably...clearly wouldnt mind returning then. That's the only problem with this task, is it has to be completed at Hogwarts..."
Matthew chuckled
"Amused, Logan?" Alex sneered, his gaze hardening "We'll see just who's laughing in the end. Your family dead! The Dark Lord reigning surpreme...and I, married to my beloved Serenity."
"Serenity?" Megan asked "Who's this?"
Alex glared at her "Never you mind!" he spat. He glanced up, and spotted his backpack move slightly on the luggage rack.
A smirk slithered onto his lips.
As the train slowly eased to an halt in Hogsmeade station, Matthew and Megan Logan got to their feet and shuffled towards the carriage door along with their luggage. Although Alex didnt follow them.
"Arent you coming?" Matthew asked
"You two go on," Alex instructed them "I wanna check something"
Grabbing his sister's arm, Matthew led her from the compartment and out onto the platform.
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Jumping from the train down onto the platform, Charlie turned to Riley as she called Hermione and Ron over "Where's Harry?" she asked them, once they were level with her?
"We thought he was with you," Hermione answered "He said about going to get Charlie, and he never came back"
Charlie threw back her head in annoyance "Oh, that boy's going to get himself killed!" she complained, "I know where he is! You guys go on ahead, I'll go get the Chosen One!" and she clambered back up onto the train
Hermione, Ron and Riley exchanged confused glances, before they were being ushered away by Nikki and Adrian, as Marcus opted to stay behind with Charlie. Promising to get both her and Harry to the castle safely.
Once his friends had disappeared towards the carriages, Marcus followed Charlie back onto the train and down the corridors, towards the only open carriage on the Hogwarts Express, when he finally reached the carriage he found Charlie helping Potter into a sitting position.
"What happened?" Charlie asked, looking expectant
"Malcolm knew I was here," Harry answered "He's posing as a student under the name of Aaron Logan. He's with Matthew and Megan Logan, of Ravenclaw"
Charlie shook her head "Don't know them," she answered
"I do," Marcus confirmed "They don't have a brother, they have a little sister Amelia, and I think I know how they've managed to get Alex into the family."
"What?" Charlie asked "How's he doing it?"
Marcus glanced down at her "You don't want to know," he shook his head, holding out his hand "Come on! We've got to go, before we end up back in London!" and pulling his girlfriend to her feet, he led the two of them of the train and onto the platform outside; just as the train started moving away from the station.
A/N: Another chapter.
Bed time now, me thinks. Night all.
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~*Kara*~
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Chapter updated 023/03/2011 at 03:34am