Chapter 38

Harry stood alone in the empty house that belonged to his uncle and aunt, along with his cousin. He slowly walked to the cupboard under the stairs and stood at the door, with his head down to actually fit. A knock on the door made him turn and look at it, hesitating to open or not open. When he did, Hagrid stood there.

"Hello, Harry!", he said with his up-right voice and a smile.

Harry smiled back at seeing the familiar 11 feet tall figure. Ron came behind then and gave him one of those big old brother hugs, followed by Hermione. Harry's smile didn't fade as he saw Kat came after.

"Kat!", he let out as her arms surrounded him.

They all went in one by one into the empty house and lined up behind Harry in the middle of , what it use to be, the living room. Mad-eye stood in front of him with both hands on his cane.

"Harry, as you might know, the trace is still on you…"

That was the last thing Kat could caught since her mind flashed into darkness, only a pair of red snake like eyes appeared and a slithering voice filled the silence with an echo.

"Tonight…tonight…be ready…be ready…"

"Kat?", Hermione asked noticing Kat had her head down with eyes shut, showing like pain.

"…I think Voldemort knows, Hermione.", Kat whispered

"Knows what?"

"That Harry's being moved tonight."

"He knows!", Hermione let out in shock.

The room turned into silence and they all looked at the two girls.

"What happened?", Ron asked Hermione

Hermione gave a look to Kat like saying to say what she knew and Kat sighed.

"Kat…?", Harry said looking at her.

"…I think…I think Voldemort knows."

"What do you mean?", Mad-eye said giving a few steps forward.

"I just got a message. He said to get ready for tonight."

"It could mean anything.", Lupin commented

"Like what else? The thing is why would he tell me? It's the first time I get a message from him in about 2 years."

"Maybe to play with you? Do you think he knows you're with Harry?", Lupin asked

"I don't know. Either way we should move fast."

"Listen, Harry", Mad-eye got the attention again, "now is the time to move you away, we have no other way than by brooms and Thestrals. The floo network has been blocked."

"Alright, so what are we waiting for?", Harry asked, "let's just leave"

"BUT you won't be the only Harry Potter tonight."

"What do you mean?"

"You might be familiar with this right here", Mad-eye took out the bottle Barty Crouch Jr. use to have at his year at Hogwarts impersonating Mad-eye, telling Harry it was filled with polyjuice potion.

"No, no way."

"Told you he'd take it well.", Hermione spoke sighing.

"No. I won't let you risk you're lives for me!", Harry snapped.

"Haven't we done that already?", Ron asked behind him.

"No. This is different!"

"We don't really fancy it, Harry.", Fred said standing with George behind him.

"Yeah, Imagine if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits forever.", George added.

Kat rolled her eyes as she turned to them, "not the right time."

Fred and George just kept their grins and added a wink and she rolled her eyes again.

"We can't waste any more time", Mad-eye said.

"You need my hair right? That's it, I won't let you."

"So what? Are we gonna run around the house chasing after you for a lock of hair?", Kat said as she and Hermione got close to him.

"You better cooperate, Harry", George said

"Yeah, 13 of us against a minor that can't do magic, how are we going to keep up?", Fred added

"Very funny.", Harry said in sarcasm.

Hermione went for it to his hair, but Harry grabbed her hand.

"I can't let you do this for me"

"For god's sake"

Kat ripped a pair of his hairs and walked over to Mad-eye.

"Kat!", Harry said, rubbing the back of his head.

"Now you're happy I came?", Kat said to Mad-eye with a grin

"Don't push it"

Kat kept her grin as she walked behind Mad-eye and he went to Fred and George first with the potion.

"Fair warning: it taste like gobbling piss", Mad-eye said

"I bet you have experience with that?", George said and Mad-eye glared, "just trying to defuse the tension."

Kat rolled hr eyes again shaking her head and George took a sip of it first and then Fred, as the bottle got to Fleur, they were already changing. When they all got a sip of it, the transformation went well and Harry was looking at 6 replicas of him.

"Wow, we're identical!"

Fred and George said in their Harry bodies and Kat bit her lip not to laugh. The old Kat has been waiting to laugh with them, but the new Kat was getting annoyed. Kingsley had dropped a bag of similar clothes in the middle of all the Harrys so they could start changing.

"Alright, this is how we'll go, Fleur and Bill, Kingsley and Hermione, Fred and Arthur"

"I'm George", the Harry Mad-eye pointed at spoke.

"Then George, you're with Arthur"

"I'm only joking, I am Fred."

"Really? Can't you tell us apart when we're Harry"

"You both shut the bloody hell up and listen to Mad-eye unless you wanna fall death off your brooms!"

The room filled with a silence and everyone looked at Kat. Hermione, Ron and Harry tried not to smile.

"Now I'm glad you came", Mad-eye smiled turning to her

Kat just gave a nod, still serious as Mad-eye turned back and keep telling the pairs.

"Now, as for Harry"

"Yes?", the 7 Potters said

The real Harry. Where the devil are you?"

"Here", Harry spoke from the back.

"You're with Hagrid"

"I brought you once to the same place, now it's only fair I take you out.", Harry turned to Hagrid and listened with a smile.

"Yes, this is all very touching. Kat will also be with you for look out, now let's all go before we lose any more time."

Everyone walked out in a line to the front yard and walked to the brooms and thestrals. Kat was following Harry and Hagrid when a pair of arms surrounded her neck and she saw Kingsley beside it, Hermione's partner is Kingsley.

"Let's keep our promise", Kat said in the hug, which got tighter.

"Sure, Katy"

Fred's voice made her eyes open wide and she broke the hug, seeing another Harry with a grin beside Fred. She let out a groan and slapped Fred in his chest before walking away. They both chuckled and walked to their places. They were all ready to depart and Kat took a look at Harry who seemed nervous.

"Harry", she called almost whispering

He looked at her and she sent him a comforting smile. Hesitating, he smiled back, knowing Kat had his back. Then Kat looked back at the front and saw Fred and George's back. She wanted to say something so bad in case something went wrong, but what? I'm sorry I just ran way from you? I'm here to stay for ever? I never forgot about you?...how about an I still love you? She closed her eyes as she took a deep breath to keep her sanity inside and looked down. Fred and George looked back at her and saw her like that, they also wanted to say something, but they did know what to say: I'm sorry.

"Let's go!", Mad-eye screamed

The thestrals went first and then the others in their brooms. Hagrid ride first and Kat followed them when they left the ground.