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: DJScales, Selena Moonshine, NewFanFictionFan, Fan of Fics, Matt-hardy-lover-101, BamaRose, Razmend and ItzKevin97. I am glad you guys are all enjoying sixth year as much as you have the past 5 years.

Gryffindor Tryouts

Just seeing her was enough to make his insides squirm; she was perfect, in every possible way. Her black hair cascaded perfectly down her back and rested just around the top of her ribcage; her brilliant blue gaze struck him hard everytime he saw her, although whenever they locked gazes flames danced brililantly within her eyes. She posture was everything he could ask for, the way she held herself showed him and anyone for that matter, that she wasnt to be messed with. But he had to try, he had to be sure that she came through on her word. And she did. He remembered back to last year, how she had changed whenever he was around, granted she seemed vulnerable but he put it down to the stress of learning the truth.

To him; she was perfect. In every shape and form.

But sadly, she belonged to someone else. Seeing her with him made his blood boil, the way he held her, kissed her, touched her! It made him sick! He had been hoping to change her perspectives, to make her realize that he was no good for her, but he had failed miserably and allowed her to slip away from his clutches and right into the arms of the one person she wanted more than anything. He still couldnt believe he had allowed her to walk away like that, allowed her to slip through his fingers like the sands of time. And then he had learned the truth, and he vowed that he would one day make her his. That perfect opportunity came when he was selected to take over his father's position as Death Eater and given the chance to reurn to Hogwarts to complete a task for the Dark Lord.

His reward?

Her hand in marriage.

It was like a dream come true; it was all he ever wanted, the chance to prove himself worthy of her attention, her time and her love.

Which was why he was here, on the seventh floor, standing in front of the Room of Requirements at Midnight. He wasnt here because he was told to be here, because the Dark Lord had told him to be here at this particular moment! He wasnt doing this for his father, or for his mother, or for himself for that matter...this was all for her! To make her see what he would go through just to prove that he was worthy of her attention.

He would do this. Do this for her. And then...when all this was over she would be his, he was sure of it. He wasnt Alex Malcolm; if he didnt get what he wanted. And what he wanted was -

Serenity Riddle.

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The room was a cluttered mess, a broken record kept playing over and over again in a distant part of the room; but he paid it little attention. Reaching into his pocket Alex pulled out an apple as he threw it into the air and caught it single-handedly as it fell back down. Pausing he turned as a creaking noise reached his senses from behind, and he turned his gaze onto a hidden wardrobe covered in an old heavy rug. His fingers brushed the rough material as he pulled it down to reveal a Cabinet, one that was similar to that at Borgin and Burkes at Knockturn Alley, he smirked as his eyes traced the maginficent thing before him.

Everything was going according to plan.

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"What are we doing today?" Pansy asked, as she sat opposite Charlie and Daphne at the Slytherin breakfast table "I've got tons of Homework for Ancient Runes, you think Riley would help me?" she asked Charlie

The Muggleborn looked up "Ask her," she responded "But Riley and I are going down to the Quidditch Pitch today. Harry's holding tryouts and we promised Ron we'd go cheering him on"

"Weasley is trying out?" Draco asked, as he joined the girls along with Blaise and Nathan

Charlie nodded "Yeah; he is up against McLaggen..." she nodded across the hall and at the Gryffindor table where a tall, musculine boy was sitting "I really don't like him"

"Why?" Pansy asked "Because he's really good looking..."

Her friends stared at her "Did you just admit that a Gryffindor was good-looking?" Nathan asked, his voice dripping with distaste

"So what?" Pansy asked "Charlie admitted to Wood being good-looking, back in 2nd year"

"That's different," Charlie interrupted "I wasnt admitting to anything, I was just proving a point"

Daphne turned in her friends direction "and what point was that?"

"That Wood was better looking that Lockhart!" Charlie answered "But -" she added quickly, as Pansy opened her mouth to speak "I also added Cedric into it, so don't go turning this around on me"

Pansy deflated and glumy returned back to her food.

Nikki, Adrian and Marcus joined them halfway through breakfast, the latter taking his old seat beside Charlie and kissing her good morning, having woken up to an empty bed earlier that morning. It would have seemed, Charlie had awoken before him and returned to the Girls dorms to prepare for whatever the day held for them.

"So what's happening this morning?" Nikki asked, looking up from her breakfast

"Well, I don't know about you lot," Charlie responded "But the Gryffindors had Quidditch Tryouts this morning, and I promised Riley and Hermione, I'd go cheer Ron on"

Nikki nodded "As long as your staying out of trouble," she said

"You're still on that?" Charlie asked "After 6 years of knowing me, and you still think im going to have a quiet year at Hogwarts?" she shook her head, a smile creeping onto her features. "Hey William," she added as the second year joined them

William smiled "Did you hear?" he asked

"Hear what?"

"Suzie Preston, of Ravenclaw" William answered "She was pulled out of school last night; after her mother was found dead yesterday morning. No one has seen Suzie since"

The older Slytherins -both present and former- fell silent.

Nikki was the first to recover "Actually, i'm not that surprised" she admitted "Alot of kids are being pulled out of school, because their relatives are being killed off"

Charlie stared hard at the table top, Voldemort and his Death Eaters were killing just about everyone they could get their hands on now, or so it would seem. If that were the case...what did that mean for her and her family? Especially her mother.

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Later that morning, Charlie found herself walking down the grassy slope away from the Hogwarts castle and towards the Quidditch pitch. Either side of her walked Hermione and Riley, and they scurried up into the Gryffindor stands to watch the tryouts take place on the pitch. Beneath them, Harry and Ginny stood watching those wanting to try out most of them were acting like little kids fighting over a toy, while Ron just stood nervously in front of them.

"All right," Harry spoke, "Um..."

The chatter from those trying out, drowned out his voice.

"This morning, I'm going to be putting you all through a few drills," Harry tried again "just to assess your strengths"

No one was paying attention

"Quiet! Please!"

Ginny sighed "Shut it!" she shouted

The Gryffindors fell silent and turned towards Ginny and Harry.

"Thanks," Harry nodded "All right. Um...Now then, just because you made the team last year, does not guarantee you a spot this year. Is that clear?"

There was mumurs of agreement.

"Good" Harry nodded

Ron stood stiffly wearing a protective leather helmet, he looked up and spotted his friends in the stands. They waved at him, smiling encouragingly. As Charlie smirked and winked in his direction.

"No hard feelings, Weasley," McLaggen stated, as he approached Ron

"Hard feelings?" Ron frowned

McLaggen nodded "Yeah, I'll be going out for Keeper as well. It's nothing personal." he glanced at the stands "I figured your Slytherin friend would have told you by now, guess not" he shrugged

"Why would Charlie know about the Gryffindor tryout positions?" Ron asked

"Don't know," McLaggen shrugged "Figured Potter told her...they are pretty close after all"

Ron glanced across at Harry who was talking with Ginny on the edge of the field, and then up at Charlie who had turned in her seat to talk with the Slytherin 6th year's who had arrived.

"Say, think you could introduce me to your friend Granger?" McLaggen asked "Wouldn't mind getting on a first-name basis, know what I mean?"

Ron knew exactly what he meant, he glanced up at his female friends, a miserable feeling settling in his stomach.

Kicking off from the ground, both Ron and McLaggen hover infront of the goalposts, as the stands fill up with students wishing to watch the tryouts.

A few seats away from where Charlie, Riley and their friends were sitting, Lavender Brown sat on the edge of her seat, her eyes trained on Ron...and Ron alone.

"Come on, Weasley!" shouted a fellow Gryffindor from the stand

"Go on, Weasley!" shouted another

Charlie grinned "Come on, Ron!"

Hermione's attention, meanwhile, had been drawn towards the end of the field where McLaggen was situated; he sent her a smirk which caused her to look away.

"Yeah, come on Ron!" Riley shouted

"Go on, Cormac!" shouted a third boy

Charlie turned in her seat and glared at the Gryffindor, he was definitely on the wrong side if he was cheering for McLaggen.

As the tryouts began, those trying out for Chaser took to the air; the first two colliding with one another seconds after take off and falling the ground within seconds of one another. McLaggen was first applicant up, and much to the displeasure of those on the field and in the stands saved 4 out of 5 shots; on the final shot Charlie could have sworn she heard Hermione whisper something into her hand seconds before McLaggen shot off in a completely different direction.

"What was that?" the Slytherin asked, turning to Hermione

"What do you mean?"

Charlie narrowed her eyes "You just said something...or did something...what was it?"

"Don't know what you're talking about," Hermione responded, looking away from her friend as she felt the heat rise in her cheeks, at the prospect of being caught.

Meanwhile, the crowd was laughing and booing, while McLaggen returned to the field.

Now it was Ron's turn

"Come on, Ron!" Lavender shouted

Ron, however, did exceptionally well in his trail, he blocked not only one or two Quaffles but all five; and the crowd cheered. As Ron returned to the field, McLaggen approached Harry. "His sister didn't really try," McLaggen growled "She gave him an easy save"

"Rubbish!" Harry responded coldly "That was the one he nearly missed"

McLaggen took a step towards Harry, just as Charlie and the others descended onto the pitch.

"Give me another go!" McLaggen demanded

Harry shook his head "No! You've had your go. You saved four. Ron saved five. Ron's keeper, he won it fair and square. Get out of my way!"

For a moment it seemed McLaggen was going to start throwing punches; but after contemplating the situation and glancing between Harry and the others who had arrived -Slytherins included- he turned toe and stalked off the pitch, growling what sounded like threats to thin air.

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Later that evening, Charlie joined Riley in the Gryffindor common room as she attempted to finish the Defence Against the Dark Arts homework Snape had set them. Both friends sat cross-legged on the floor in front of the fire, as Harry sat opposite them reading the Half-Blood Prince book, and Hermione skimmed through the Evening Prophet. Ron, meanwhile, was sitting on the couch still talking about the Quidditch trials.

"I have to admit, I thought I was going to miss that last one" the red head nodded "I hope Cormac's not taking it too hard. He's got a bit of a thing for you, Hermione. Cormac."

Hermione lowered the paper, and threw Ron a look over her shoulder "He's vile" was all she said

"Obviously not," Charlie spoke, looking up "He's definitely caught Pansy's attention"

"Parkinson, fancies a Gryffindor?" Ron asked "That'll be the day"

Charlie rolled her eyes, and went back to her work; only to look up again as Harry's voice cut through the silence.

"Have you ever heard of this spell?" he asked, directing his question at Riley. The Gryffindor genius looked up, as Harry leant over the coffee table and showed her the book "Sectumsempra?"

Riley paled and narrowed her eyes at the book, before looking up at Harry "No!" she snapped "I havent!"

Harry and Ron frowned, Hermione looked surprised and Charlie quirked a curious eye-brow at her best friend

"And if you had a shred of self-respect, you'd hand that book in" Hermione interjected, herself into the conversation

"Not bloody likely," Ron interrupted "He's top of the class. He's even better than you and Riley. Slughorn thinks he's a genius"

Charlie smirked "There's only room for one Gryffindor genius," she stated "Sorry Harry, but that spot's taken"

Riley nodded promptly.

"What?" Ron asked, as Hermione glared at him

With a small shake of her head, Charlie exchanged looks with Riley, out of the corner of her eye the Muggleborn Slytherin caught sight of Lavender Brown as she stared unmovingly at Ron from the otherside of the Common room. With a smirk the Muggleborn Slytherin returned her attention to her essay in her lap, Lavender may have had a slight crush on Ron but it would have seemed he and Hermione had something a little more than friendship brewing between them.

Oh this is not going to end well Charlie thought, as she turned the page of her DADA book, and scribbled down more notes onto her essay. Not good at all.

A/N: Hehehe, the Quidditch Tryouts were always my favourite part of the film...but then again 6th year is my all time favourite. So we had a bit of Alex's POV in this chapter too, he's just an evil little creeper isnt he? Watching and stalking Charlie...*shudders at the thought of what he might do to her*

Anyway...leave me your precious thoughts, I will look after them...promise.

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Chapter updated 27 March 2011 at 04:45am