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This story is rated T for foul language

Chapter 21

Ari's POV

I roll over with a groan and open my eyes just wide enough to barely see the time. 7:59 am…

I sit up and stretch my arms out, letting a loud yawn fill the room as I do. I hang my legs over the edge of the bed and stretch my back with a grunt. I look over at my clothes from yesterday, which are sitting in a pile on my floor, and laugh as I walk into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Last night's dinner had been loads of fun. It started out nice, with Freddie, Brittney, James and me talking about the match, but quickly turned a bit crazy. Apparently Al overheard James tell Freddie that Al cheated with his first goal, which offended Al and he threw some food at James, which turned our dinner into a food fight. By the end of it, all hard feelings were forgotten and there was food all over the place: plastered on the walls, on our clothes, on the floor, on the table, under the table, on the windows, and even on the ceiling.

Grandma Weasley and Ginny walked into the dining room just as we were running out of food to throw and shrieked when they saw the mess. We all got in loads of trouble and we all had to clean up the mess without using magic. We turned it into a race to see who could clean fastest which turned our punishment into a game and it made us clean faster.

I look in the mirror and smile at my cut free face and neck. Last night, Al and Ginny healed all the cuts I had gotten from the stair explosion earlier yesterday, so now my face and neck are smooth again.

I walk out of the bathroom and venture into my closet to pick out my clothes. I grab the first sweater I see and pull it over my head. I laugh when I realize it's the crimson sweater Grandma Weasley made for me last year. I grab a pair of clean jeans and pull them on then grab my converse and put those on too. I brush through my messy brown hair and put it into a braid.

I grab my wand and look at the clock again. 8:50 am…

I walk out of my room and descend the stairs to the main floor and enter the newly cleaned dining room. Harry is sitting at the table eating some eggs and toast with a bowl of fruit and a cup of juice while reading the Daily Prophet. He obviously heard me come in because he sets down the paper and looks at me. "Are you ready for today?"

I lean against the wall and nod. "Any tips?"

"Keep your mind clear."

I snort. "Noted…" He gets a nervous look on his face, which earns a sigh from me. "Mister Potter, I'll be fine. I will let you know how it went when I get back."

He nods with a sigh. I close my eyes and think back to two years ago, to the house I stayed in for only a few days; to Potter manor.

I open my eyes again and see the unkempt ruins of what used to be Potter manor and can't help but get a sick feeling in my stomach. The state of this vine, plant and snow covered manor was and is entirely my fault… If I hadn't moved in with the Potters two years ago, they would still be living in their lovely manor today.

I walk over and take a seat on a leaf and snow covered bench outside the house and cross my legs while I wait for Draco to pick me up. Suddenly I hear an all too familiar voice next to me that sends chills down my spine. "Hello little fireball… Expelliarmus!"

James' POV

I trudge down the stairs and let out a rather large yawn. I walk into the kitchen and see dad sitting at the table reading the Daily Prophet so I plop down into the chair next to him. "Morning dad."

He looks up from the paper and down at the watch on his wrist with a smirk. "Good afternoon, James."

"Did Ari leave for her occlumency lesson already?"

"Yes, a while ago. It's noon…" He goes back to reading the paper. "I guess you're going to have to find something else to do today other than snogging Ariana…"

My eyes widen and I can feel the heat rising in my face. "Dad…"

He puts the paper down and looks at me with a smirk. "Hey, your mum and I were young once. I know teenagers have needs…"

My eyes open even wider. "DAD!"

He shrugs his shoulders as his smirk grows. "What? I'm just saying I get it. You two have hormones and they're hard to control. Your mum and I-"

I throw my hands up in the air and feel my face flush red. "DAD! Bloody hell! I really don't want to hear about you and mum!"

He stifles a laugh as he says, "Alright… Just make sure you are safe when you two are…"

I slap my palm to my forehead and groan as I get up from the table. "DAD! We haven't done anything like that! Now… Please excuse me while I go kill myself because no amount of magic in the world could make me forget this horrid conversation…"

Dad clutches his sides as he roars with laughter, clearly amused by how uncomfortable I am with the whole conversation, as I leave the dining room and walk back up to my room. I shut my door and flop down on my bed, burying my face into my comforter with a grunt. "He's so awful!"

I hear my door open. I lift my head and look toward the door. Al is halfway standing in my room with a partially sleepy, partially angry expression on his face. "What the hell was all that yelling about?"

I frown at him. "Your bloody dad is awful…"

Al leans back against the doorframe and grins. "I can only imagine what he did."

He looks at me expectantly, but all he gets out of me is an eye roll. He lets out a laugh and crosses his arms. "So what are you going to do today now that Ariana is gone?"

I flip him off with a laugh. "I DO have my own life, you know! I think I can manage one day without her! I mean, I did just fine for the first fifteen years I didn't know her…"

Al smirks as he walks over and jumps onto my bed. "Is that up for debate?"

I push him off my bed with a smirk. "You're an ass, Albus Severus Potter."

He pops up off the floor and grins as he takes a bow. "Thank you, thank you… But seriously, what are we going to do today?"

I shrug my shoulders. "We could go hang out at the park like we used to…"

He nods his approval. "You know, I DO think it is due time we paid a visit to that park. It's been much too long."

I point to the door with a smirk. "Go wake everyone up. We'll leave in an hour."

He runs out of my room as I get off my bed and walk into my bathroom to begin getting ready.

(Break)

Al, Freddie, Brittney, Roxanne, Landen, Lily and I all walk down the street toward the park. We didn't actually leave one like we planned because mum made us do some chores before we left. Apparently our punishment from last night carried over into today… So we actually ended up leaving at four.

Roxanne and Lily walk ahead holding hands while Landen, Eli, Al and I all walk slowly and talk to each other. We make it to the park a few minutes after Lily and Roxanne, who are sitting on the swings laughing. The guys and I all each take a seat on a swing and grin as Eli says "I bet you all I can swing higher than you…"

I laugh. "You're on!"

Al nods with a smirk. "Absolutely!"

Landen grins. "Of course! It wouldn't be fun unless we were competing!"

Eli smirks at us. "Perfect. I'll count us down. 3… 2… 1!"

Ari's POV

My wand flies out of my hand and into the open hand of a sneering Caledon. "What the-"

He wags his finger. "Tsk, tsk. We can't have you apparating away can we?" He walks over and grabs my arm aggressively. "We have so much catching up to do…"

POP!

Suddenly I'm back in the manor from my dream. I wrench my arm free from his grip and turn to him with narrowed eyes. "How did you find me?"

He sneers at me once again while angrily grabbing my arm again. "You didn't think you were the only one who had dreams, did you? Although mine are more voluntary than yours…"

He drags me down a corridor rapidly. I do my best to slow him down, but he tugs me along every time I try to stop. "What the hell do you want with me Caledon?"

He throws me into a dark room, causing me to lose my balance and stumble in, and glowers at me. "All in good time, little fireball… All in good time…" He slams the door shut and leaves me in the darkness.

James' POV

"Guys, it's almost nine… We should probably head home."

I look over to Al and nod. "Yea, you're right." I hop off the swing and turn to Lily with a smile. "Come on flower, hop on."

She sprints over with a grin and jumps on my back. "Let's go!"

I wait for everyone else to get off their swings before I challenge them to a race home. We all line up and Lily referee's the race. "Ready… Set… GO!"

We all take off in a mad dash toward the house, jumping over snow banks and ducking under low hanging tree branches, all while dodging the snowballs we are throwing at each other.

Al makes it to the house first, but I'm a close second. I walk through the door and hear a crashing noise. "WHERE IS SHE?"

I set Lily down and walk around the corner, where I find my dad holding Draco against the wall by his robes. He is glaring at Draco, who looked unfazed by the entire situation. "I told you Potter, I don't know. She never showed up to your house for the meeting. Now if you would-"

Dad releases Draco's robes with an angry grunt. "Damn it Malfoy! How is it I can keep her safe for two years but as soon as I let you take her she goes missing?"

Mum comes over and places a hand on dad's shoulder. "Harry, love, I think we need to take a step back and calm down. Minerva is out there looking for her now… We'll find her… It's going to be alright."

I laugh sarcastically and ball my fists. "No it's not! She's missing! What if Caledon got her?"

Al steps forward and puts a hand on my shoulder and smirks. "If he's got her, then it's guaranteed that she's giving him hell."

"If who has who?" Eli walks in, breathing heavily, followed by the others.

Al removes his hand from my shoulder and turns around. "Ariana is missing…"

I glare at Draco and point at him. "And you better hope we find her…"

I turn around and push past Al an Eli, stomping up the stairs into my room. I slam the door shut and flop down on my bed. "Ariana, where the hell are you?"

Ari's POV

I bang my hands on the door angrily. "CALEDON, GET BACK HERE YOU ASSHOLE! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET!" I kick the door with a grunt and storm away from the door, running in to what I assume is a railing. "Ow! Shit that hurt!"

I sit back against the railing and let out a sigh. Obviously I'm going to be here for a while, so I might as well make myself comfortable. I lean my head back against one of the bars of the railing and close my eyes. I need to think of a way out of this…

Suddenly the door opens and reveals Caledon. I jump up off the floor and bum rush the door. He glares at me and smacks me across the face, sending me staggering backward into a wall. "Sit down! You're time with me will come soon enough…"

He crosses the room and I hear muffled struggles coming from the opposite corner of the room then a strangles scream. Caledon comes back from the corner with something in his hand. He shoots another glare at me then leaves the room, the door shutting with a resounding thud.

I get up off the floor, still holding the spot on my face that Caledon hit, and walk over to the corner where he had been only moments ago. As soon as I get over there, I gasp loudly. "What the hell?" I see a bald man with patchy eyebrows, cuts and bruises covering his exposed body. He is cowering in the corner, pressed against the wall in the fetal position whimpering. I crouch down and extend a hand toward him, which he cringes away from. "Quenby Caledon?"

This is where things are going to get a bit twisted... I hope you can keep up! :P

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