Chapter 40

As the night became darker, The Weasleys decided to turn in, except for a wondering Kat. She was in casual clothes and her messenger bag on her, heading to the kitchen. She looked around until she found one of those delicious muffins Molly bakes and she got it in her bag. She walked to the living room about to leave trough the door when someone else went down.

"Why are you up?", Harry asked her while he held up a back pack.

Kat looked at it and crossed her arms, "where are you going?"

Harry just looked down and then back at her.

"Harry?", Ron asked as he stood at the stairs.

Harry just let out a sigh of frustration and walked out. Kat and Ron decided to follow him quietly until they were out.

"Where are you going?", Ron asked, making Harry turn.

"No one else is gonna die. Not for me.", he said.

"For you?", Ron said as he gave one step closer, "you think Mad-Eye died for you? You think George took that curse for you? You might be the chosen one, but we're all in this."

"Harry, stay.", Kat said, "You're doing exactly what he wants, to be alone. You're easier that way."

"Then come with me."

"I would, Harry", Kat said.

"Ron?"

"And Hermione? We wouldn't last 2 days with out her."

"No one else is coming."

"Look, we're not going anywhere. You're gonna stay,", Kat said and grabbed the back pack from him, "go back to bed, and wake up tomorrow for the wedding and have a great time."

"Kat, I have to find the horcruxes"

"You will. Take a break."

Harry stayed in silence and Kat gave Ron his bag.

"Where were you going anyways?", Harry asked noticing Kat all dress and with her bag, "you weren't gonna leave, right?"

"No", she sighed, "just for tonight"

"Why?", Ron asked

"I need to find Kurt. I try to contact him from the locket for weeks now and nothing. I'm just freaking out."

"What about the crystal ball?", Ron asked.

"Snatchers stole it from me.", Kat said feeling a rage coming over her.

"Blimey. That was the best damn thing you had.", Ron said surprised.

"I know. Luckily they just thought it was a regular ball. They asked me what it did and I said it was just some home décor."

"At least."

"So, do you want to go now? Look for Kurt?"

"Yes. I can't sleep."

"Then, let's go."

"Harry, you're mad. You are staying."

"How about I go?", Ron asked.

"No, you, both,are staying. If something happens to you two I'm gonna have the Weasleys on me, a Granger, and possibly the entire Hogwarts."

"If you don't let us go, I'll leave."

"Harry, don't threat me."

"It's not a threat. Let us go with you."

Kat looked at Ron who seemed like he was up for it.

"Ok, ok. But you better not tell anyone. Not even Hermione."

"Promised. I'll go up and get my wand."

"Be quiet."

Ron went back inside with Harry's bag to leave it at his room. He quickly changed and got his wand. The three of them walked to the lake to not be seen in case someone had woken up to apparate. They appeared at Diagon alley, right in front of Gringots. The place was empty, dark and cold.

"Wow", Ron said looking around, "it might be a jolly during the day, but at night…"

"Yeah, I think I rather be at the forbidden forest", Harry mentioned, "at least you know what you can find."

They just chuckled as Kat took out her locket from under the caller of her shirt and opened to face her eyes in the mirror.

"Kurt?", she said, "Kurt?...can you hear me?"

But nothing.

"Come"

Kat started to walk with both guys behind her as they looked around with wands raised, just in case. They entered a dark alley and reached the end. It was the same one Kat entered 2 years ago to go into S.I. headquarters. With her wand and Lumos, she did what she did that last time and went inside with both of them. When she reached the inside, there was no one.

"What is this place?", Ron asked looking around.

"Shadows Insiders' Headquarters. Thought he, or anyone who knew where he was, was here. Stay close."

She continued her walk and they both kept following. They look every room and nothing.

"Is there any place where he could be?", Harry asked as they reached for the exit.

"The forest we met. We both spend a lot of time there. But it's dangerous to go out there at night."

"Let's go.", Harry said

"No, I think its time we go back."

"Do you really want to find him?"

Harry looked at her with stalking eyes; she really wanted to find Kurt, but she might be putting Harry and Ron in danger. She looked at Ron, who was already looking at her.

"I'm up for it. Fred and George would kill me if I let you go alone, before Hermione even gets a chance."

Ignoring that comment, she sighed.

"10 minutes", she said pointing at Harry, "and we better apparate here in case someone it's out side."

They grabbed their hands and apparate it from there. Ending up in the forest she was when she was reading Hermione's letter the day before. The three of them lighted up their wands and she turned to them.

"Again: close to me. Ten minutes, if we find nothing, we go back."

Both nodded and started to follow her. The guys soon realized she was right. The forest was almost like a replica of the forbidden forest, but darker. The cold surrounded your body, making you feel numb and impossible to move.

"Has ten minutes pass yet?", Ron asked and Harry and Kat chuckled.

"We can go if you want."

"Um…no, alright. 10 minutes."

Kat chuckled again and they kept walking. Almost ten minutes after, Kat heard a voice in her mind, more like laughter. A familiar one.

"You dare to come here with Potter?", Bellatrix said in her mind, "Poor Weasley family. They would here such devastating news: A close friend dies, along with their younger son who came along to help her. On top of that, their beloved baby Potter belongs to The Dark Lord now."

The laugh started and she turned to them with a pant.

"What's wrong?", Ron and Harry asked

"We have to go."

She grabbed Ron's hand, but before grabbing Harry's a red lighting fell between them and the three of them flew back. Kat tried to hold on to Ron so they fell close, but Harry was a few feet away. Kat quickly got up to see a death eater between them and Harry.

"Harry!", Ron yelled getting up.

The death eater turned to Harry who got up with his wand raised. Kat and Ron ran to him, but a pale figured dressed in black got in between.

"Thanks, sweetie", Bellatrix spoke with her devious smirk, "you just saved us a lot of time. Now the Lord would also be happy to get you, but what about the little redheaded boy?"

Lestrange pointed her wand at Ron who pointed his back, but Kat stood in between.

"He has no business in this."

"No, no, no, you're wrong, Katy."

She just started to laugh as Kat stood there feeling rage.

"Crucio!"

She yelled and Bellatrix fell to the floor, twisting and turning. The death eater turned to see the scene and walked over to them, but Harry quickly launched stupefy and ran to Kat and Ron. They all looked up as they felt a presence and they saw 3 trays of black smoke that were almost invisible thanks to the darkness. Kat pulled them both and started to run. As the death eaters followed them, they looked back and threw the spells they could. Kat saw they were reaching them, so she grabbed both boys and they turned into the same black smoke and flew away. The death eaters followed them, throwing spells, but Kat just tried to skip them to concentrate more on apparating. They flew higher to hide in the clouds and that's where they apparated.