Alexis, Lynx, Harry, Ron and Hermione ran back into the castle, and up the stairs,
"Harry, are you sure?" Hermione asks
"I saw it! It's just like with Mr. Weasley! It's the same door I've been dreaming about for months, only I couldn't remember where I'd seen it before! Sirius said Voldemort was after something, something he didn't have last time, and it's in the department of Mysteries." Harry answers,
"Harry, please just listen! What if Voldemort meant for you to see this? What if he's only hurting Dad because he's trying to get to you?" Alexis asks
"What if he is? I'm supposed to just let him die? Alexis, he's the only link to my parents, I've got left" Harry replies,
"What do we do?" Ron asks,
"We'll have to use the Floo Network." Harry answers, then runs up the stairs.
"Umbridge has the chimneys under surveillance," Lynx states,
"Not all of them," Alexis replies,
they went up to Umbridge's office, Lynx held her arm out, "Allow me," she held up one finger pointed it at the lock and whispered, "Alohomora."
"How?" Alexis began,
"I told you already, I don't need a wand. I am my own wand." Lynx smiles,
Harry casts the enchantment for the Floo Network,
"Alert the Order if you can." Harry states,
"Are you mental? We're going with you!" Ron replies,
"It's too dangerous." Harry states,
Lynx smacks Harry upside his head, "When are you going to get it into your head? We're in this together!"
Umbridge walks in catching them "That you are."
Harry was sitting in a chair, while Umbridge was in front of him,
Draco walks in "Caught this one trying to help the Weasley girl."
"You were going to Dumbledore, weren't you?" Umbridge asks Harry,
"No." Harry answers,
Umbridge slaps him across the face, "Liar."
"You sent for me, Headmistress?" Snape asks as he walks into the office,
"Snape, yes. The time has come for answers, whether they want to give them to me or not. Have you brought the Veritaserum?" Umbridge asks
"I'm afraid you used up all my stores, interrogating students. The last of it on Miss Chang. Unless you wish to poison him - and I assure you I would have the greatest sympathy if you did - I cannot help you." Snape replies then turns to leave
Harry looks at Snape indesperation"He's got Padfoot. He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden."
"Padfoot? What is Padfoot? Where what is hidden? What is he talking about Snape?" Umbridge asks
"No idea." Snape replies then leaves without another word
"Very well. You give me no choice, Potter. As this is a matter of Ministry Security, you leave me with... no other alternative. The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue." Umbridge states,
"That's illegal." Hermione states,
Umbridge pulls down a picture of Minister Fudge face down "What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him." Umbridge prepares to curse Harry.
Alexis and Hermione glance at each other,
"Tell her, Harry!" Hermione exclaims,
"Tell me what?" Umbridge asks
"Well, if you won't tell her where it is then we will." Alexis replies,
"Where what is?" Umbridge asks
"Dumbledore's secret weapon." Hermione and Alexis both answer
Umbridge walks with Alexis, Hermione, and Harry in front though the Forbidden Forest
"How much further?" Umbridge asks
"No far." Hermione answers,
"It had to be somewhere students wouldn't find it accidentally" Alexis adds,
"What are you two doing?" Harry asks
"Improvising," Hermione replies, they reach were Grawp was tied up only to find him gone,
"Well?" asks Umbridge. "Where is this weapon?"
The three of them stayed silent,
"There isn't one, is there?" Umbridge asks "You were trying to trick me. You know I really hate children."
Centaurs surround them,
Umbridge trembles, "You have no business here, centaur. This is a Ministry matter." A centaur takes out an arrow and places in on his bow "Lower your weapons. I warn you! Under the law, as creatures of near-human intelligence-" The centaur fires its arrow "Protego!" the spell makes a shield and the arrow falls on the ground "How dare you! Filthy half-breed! Incarcerous!" She casts a spell causing a centaur to be wrapped in a rope and fall to the ground. Hermione and Alexis tries to free the centaur but is unable to.
"Please, please stop it! Please!" Hermione begs
"Now, enough! I will have order!" Umbridge exclaims, She is picked up by Grawp. The centaurs charge.
Umbridge yells atGrawp "You filthy animal! Do you know who I am?"
Hermione, Alexis, and Harry run toward Grawp as the Centaurs fire arrows at him,
"It's not his fault, he doesn't understand!" Hermione exclaims,
Grawp gets hit by an arrow and drops Umbridge. The centaurs pick her up.
"Potter, do something. Tell them I mean no harm."Umbridge states
"I'm sorry, Professor. I must not tell lies." Harry replies, then the Centaurs carry Umbridge over the hill and out of sight.
"Thank you, Grawp." Hermione told the giant.
"Hermione. Hermione, Sirius." Harry stated.
They turned and ran back the way they came, they ran until they met up with Ginny, Ron, Neville and Luna, Lynx, and to everyone's surprise Draco Malfoy, "How did you get away?"
"Puking Pastilles, it wasn't pretty." Ginny answers,
"I told them I was hungry and wanted some sweets. Of course they told me to bugger off and ate the lot themselves." Ron explains as he handed their wands back to them, "Still surprised that Lexi was telling the truth about Draco, being on her side."
Hermione was clearly surprised "That was clever, Ron!"
"It's been known to happen." Ronreplies,
"It was brilliant. So, how are we getting to London?" Neville asks
"Look, it's not that we don't appreciate everything you've done, all of you. But, We've got you into enough trouble as it is." Harry replies,
Alexis nods her agreement, in what Harry said,
"Dumbledore's Army was supposed to be about doing something real. Or was all that just words to you?" Neville asks,
"Maybe you don't have to do this all by yourself, mates." Ron adds,
"So, how are we going to get to London?" Harry asks
"We fly, of course" Luna answers,
as they were heading into the Forest to recruit the Thestrals, Alexis looks over at Draco, "You know, if you do this. You won't be able to go home, your dad will find a way to get you."
"I'll deal, mother doesn't like what father is doing," Draco replies, "Your family, Lexi."
They took flight on the Thestrals, flying above the clouds and went into the Ministry itself, Alexis helped with that part, she flamed everyone in. they took the elevator down to the Department of Mysteries.
"This is it." Harry states,
they walked though the door and end up in a room full of glass spheres, Harry began to count as they walked pass,
"Ninety-two, ninety-three." Harry counted. "Ninety-four. Ninety-five." he stopped and looked around, Sirius wasn't there.
"He should be here." Harry states, as he turned back to the others,
"Harry." Neville called as he looked up at glass sphere, "it's got your name on it."
"Alexis, this one has yours." Lynx stated as she lifted her glowing hand up and lit the area,
Harry and Alexis walked over to where the spheres were. Harry reached up and took his first. Inside the sphere was a misty fog, then a voice spoke,
"The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord approaches. Born to those who have thrice defied him, born as the seventh month dies. And the Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have power the Dark Lord knows not. And either must die at the hand of the other for neither can live while the other survives. The one with the power to vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies."
Alexis reaches up and grabs hers, another voice states, "She, who was raised to be the ultimate force of good shall join forces with the Chosen One, to destroy the darkness that threatens both sides of the magical world."
"Harry. Alexis." calls Hermione as she and the others stare down at figure walking toward them. The person was a death eater.
"Where's Sirius?" Harry asks,
"You know, you really should learn to tell the difference between dreams andreality."the death eater replies then reveals himself to be Lucius Malfoy, his eyes widen as he saw Draco standing next to Alexis and Harry, with his wand pointed at him. "You only saw what the Dark Lord wanted you to see. Now hand me the prophecies."
"You do anything to us and I'll break it." Harry states,
BellatrixLestrange laughs "He knows how to play! Itty, bitty, baby, Potter!"
"Bellatrix Lestrange." Neville states,
"Neville Longbottom is it? How's mum and dad?" Bellatrixasks
"Better" Neville answers then points his wand "now they're about to be avenged."
"Now, let's everyone just calm down, shall we?" Lucius asks, calmly "All we want is the prophecies."
"Why did Voldemort need me to come and get this?" Harry asks
"You dare speak his name?" Bellatrix asks, before her deranged angry erupts, "You filthy half-blood!"
"It's alright, he's just a curious lad, aren't you?" Lucius asks, then explains, "Prophecies can only be retrieved by those about whom they are made. Which is lucky for you, really. Haven't you always wondered what was the reason for the connection between you and the Dark Lord? Why he was unable to kill you, when you were just an infant? Don't you want to know the secret of your scar? All the answers are there, Potter, in your hand. All you have to do, is give it to me, and I can show you everything."
"Then he'll hand us over to Voldemort," Alexis snaps, "And I for one don't want to see his ugly face again or his feet touching me."
"You're suppose to be dead." Lucius states,
"Sorry to disappoint." Alexis laughs, "You just can't keep a Charmed One down." She notices the Death Eaters surrounding them, everyone turns and faces them, with their wands or in Lynx's case hands out.
"I waited 14 years." Harry states,
Lucius Malfoy respondsin mock sympathy "I know."
"Guess I can wait a little longer. Now!" Harryorders,
Harry, Ron, Neville, Ginny, Draco, Alexis, and Lynx, Hermione, and Luna shout "Stupefy!" and they ran for it. Each going different direction, casting spells at the death eaters or using active powers. Alexis stayed with Draco and Lynx ran with Harry.
Alexis flung her hand up and sent a wave of energy crashing into a death eater.
Lynx froze one, but knew it wouldn't last for long.
They caught up and Ginny raised her wand. "Reducto!" the blast caused all the prophecies to crash down on the floor.
"Run!" Alexis exclaims.
"Get back to the door." Harry orders.
They reached the door and fell and landed an inch above the ground then dropped.
"Department of Mysteries. They got that bit right, didn't they?" Ron asks
Harry and Alexis seen a stone archway, in the middle of the room, with white floating wisps in it.
"The voices." both Alexis and Harry states.
"Can you tell what they're saying?" Harry asks
"There aren't any voices," Hermione replies, "Let's get out of here."
Luna walks up and stares at the archway too. "I hear them too."
"It's just an empty archway." Hermione states, "Please,"
Alexis and Harry turns and points their wands up, "Get behind us."
Death eaters swarmed over them, each grabbing a teen, only Alexis and Harry were left alone holding their spheres.
Lucius chuckles, as he walks up dragging a struggling Draco, "Did you actually believe, or were you truly naive enough to think that children stood a chance, against us? I'll make this simple for you, Potter, Halliwell or should I say Black. Give me the prophecy now, or watch your friends die."
Both teens looked over at each of their friends, with wands pointed at them.
"Don't give it to him, Harry, Alexis!" Neville exclaims,
Bellatrix hisses "Sst!"
Harry and Alexis hesitates but hands over the prophecies. Malfoy holds it up and a white light distracts them.
"Get away from my daughter and my godson." Sirius orders then punchesMalfoy, then more white lights appear revealing the order members. Tonks, Mad-eye, Arthur, Remus, and to Draco's surprise, and Lucius' horror, Narcissa Malfoy.
A spell blast sent everyone ducking for cover, Cissa, Sirius ducked with Alexis, Draco, and Harry.
"Mum?" asks Draco, shocked.
"I'll explain later, Draco." Cissa replies, then looks at her cousin,
"Now listen to me. I want you to take the others and get out of here." Siriusorders,
"What? No. we're staying with you" Harry replies,
"You've done beautifully. Now let me take it from here." Sirius states,
"He's right," Cissa adds, "We can take it from here."
"Black." Malfoy states pulling out his wand,
Cissa, Sirius, Harry, Alexis, and Draco duel the death eaters.
"Stay away from Draco!" Cissa snarls, as she casts spell after spell,
"Expelliarmus!" Harry calls and disarms one of the wands from Lucius' hands.
"Nice one, James." Sirius cheers.
Draco, Alexis, and Harry looked at him,
Lynx saw Bellatrix stand up and about the cast the killing Curse at Sirius, thinking of what happens to both Harry and her mother, the first time, she decided to change the outcome, she transfigured into her nickname and pounced, claws outstretched to rip the death eater's throat out. Lynx yowled out her defiance, then pushed a paw up to Bellatrix's neck.
Alexis' head snapped up at she heard that unmistakable yowl, she herself often did it herself. "Great, she's exactly my copy."
Bellatrix backhanded the Cat on top of her, and Lynx went flying backwards, but her reflexes were better. Her claws caught the nearest rock and she landed on her four paws.
Bellatrix ran for it, and Lynx was hot on her heels.
"Damn it." Alexis cursed, "Harry! We got to stop Lynx!" she transfigured herself into her Tiger Animagus and chases after Lynx. Harry follows. They ran until they found Lynx with her mouth open and emitting at bright red light, and Bellatrix cringing on the floor,
"She's using the Cruciatus Curse!" Harry exclaimed.
Alexis padded over and nudged Lynx with a paw, but Lynx wouldn't stop. Alexis heaved a sigh, and grabbed Lynx by the scruff of her neck.
Lynx felt herself being lifted up, she blinked and fell limp in the larger Cat's mouth.
Bellatrix starting laughing, that is when they noticed Voldemort's arrival.
Harry was prepared to fight him, but Voldemort disarmed Harry, then Dumbledore showed up.
"It was foolish of you to come here tonight, Tom." Dumbledore states. "The Aurors are on their way."
"By which time I shall be gone, and you shall be dead." Voldemort replies.
Dumbledore twirled his wand, and Harry and Alexis with Lynx struggling to be free, leap aside to avoid the approaching Wizard Duel.
debris flying every where the spells hit, Alexis shuddered but held her place in front of Harry, who could be hurt. She was a tiger and determined not to let Lynx go after Bellatrix, who had escaped
Dumbledore encased Voldemort in a water sphere after he tried to burn them alive with a fiery serpent. Voldemort broke free, and Dumbledore sent another spell, which Voldemort deflected, causing every window in the Atrium. Voldemort sent the shards of glass at Dumbledore, Harry, Alexis, and Lynx, who was not struggling anymore but Dumbledore turned the shards into sand.
Voldemort retreated but really possesses Harry, who falls to the ground.
"You, you've lost old man." Harry states, while being possessed by Voldemort
"Harry." Dumbledore calls
"So weak, so vulnerable! Look at me!" Voldemort exclaims,
"Harry, it isn't how you are alike. It's how you are not!" Dumbledore explains,
"Harry?" Alexis calls after she transfigured back into herself, while keeping a hand on Lynx' fur, she hasn't calmed down enough to transfigure back.
Harry sees his friends enter the Atrium, he remembers the happy times he spent with them.
"...You're the weak one. And you'll never know love, or friendship. And I feel sorry for you." Harry states,
Voldemort is forced out of Harry's body.
"You're a fool, Harry Potter. And you will lose everything." Voldemort replies,
The Aurors arrive at the scene. Voldemort quickly teleports away. But Fudge has a shock on his face.
"He's back." Fudge whispers,
Carmela orbs down with a struggling Wormtail, "Here's Pettigrew, and he's not dead as you can plainly see. Sirius is innocent." she tosses the slimeball at Fudge. "He's the one who betrayed Lily and James Potter, he's the one who murdered those Muggles."
"Seize him," Fudge commands.
After that Sirius, Dumbledore, Harry, and Alexis were vindicated of everything that was claimed about them. Umbridge was suspended pending an investigation.
A few days later, Alexis and Lynx were in their bedroom, packing to return to the Manor.
"Why?" Alexis asks folding one of her shirts.
Lynx looks up, "Why what?"
"Why did you save my dad, your grandfather?" Alexis asks
"In my timeline, Grandpa Sirius dies. I couldn't let that happen." Lynx answers, "And before you ask, I have no idea that I can cast spells in my animagus form,"
"Thank you," Alexis whispers.
"I'll finish packing up, you and Harry are needed in Professor Dumbledore's office." Lynx states,
Alexis walks over and kisses Lynx on the forehead, "We'll change your future, I promise." she left.
In Dumbledore's office, Alexis and Harry sat on in a alcove with Dumbledore.
"I know how you feel Harry." Dumbledore states,
"No you don't. It's our fault." Harry responds
"yeah," Alexis agrees,
"No, the fault is mine! I knew it was only a matter of time before Voldemort made the connection between you. I thought by distancing myself from you and Alexis, as I have done all year, he'd be less tempted and therefore you two might be more protected." Dumbledore explains
"The prophecy said: neither one can live for the other one survives. It means one of us is gonna have to kill the other... in the end?" Harry asks
"And the whole, She, who was raised to be the ultimate force of good shall join forces with the Chosen One, to destroy the darkness that threatens both sides of the magical world. Means I'm stuck with Harry until this war is over?" Alexis asks
"Yes." Dumbledore answers,
"Why didn't you tell us?" Harry asks
"For the same reason Lynx saved Sirius. For the same reason your friends saved you. After all these years, after all you suffered at the hands of the Dursleys, I didn't want to cause you any more pain. I cared too much about both of you," Dumbledore answers,
Alexis and Harry finished with their private meeting with Dumbledore then went back downstairs. They went though the corridor, and found Luna posting fliers on the walls.
"How come you're not at the feast?" Harry asks
"Lost all my possessions. Apparently people have been hiding them." Luna answers,
"That's awful." Alexis states,
"Oh, it's all good fun. But as it's the last night, I really do need them back." Luna replies,
"Do you want any help finding them?" Harry asks
"That's alright. Anyway, my mum always said, things we lose have a way of coming back to us in the end..." They see shoes hanging at the ceiling "if not always in the way we expect. Think I'll just go have some pudding." Luna states then skips off.
The next day, Cedric bit his lip as he looks at Alexis, he wanted to ask something but since they were young, he didn't know what she would say.
"Lexi?" Cedric calls out,
Alexis turns and Lynx pushes her toward Cedric with a knowing smile,
"Yeah, Ced." Alexis replies
"I don't know how to say this, but I wanted you to have this," Cedric states, holding a black velvet box,
Alexis blinks, "That isn't what I think it is, is it?"
"No, well not yet. Its what I think Paige calls a Promise ring." Cedric explains, "I promise no matter what happens in the future, we'll always be together."
Alexis smiles then kisses Cedric, "That is a promise, I'll hold you too." she let Cedric slip the ring onto her ring finger.
They rode the carriages to the stations, Alexis glaring at Lynx, who still had the knowing smile on her face.
When they got off at the station, they walked with Harry, Ron, and Hermione, and Draco, who found it odd to be friends with the famous Harry Potter. But he would suffer for his cousin, since his mother told him to go to the only safe place she could think of the Charmed Ones' home.
"I've been thinking about something Dumbledore said to me." Harry states,
"What's that?" Hermione asks
"That even though we got a fight ahead of us, we've got one thing that Voldemort doesn't have." Harry answers,
"Yeah?" Ron asks
"Something worth fighting for." Harry answers,
"Come one, Harry. Yours and Wyatt's wiccaning is this weekend." Alexis chirped.
DarkPriestess66 says, I added the extra member to the Order, well because I thought Cissa should put her foot down to Lucius. And family comes first, not husbands.