Chapter 43: Dead.
It quickly became evening and everyone was starting to come, Hermione and Ron were on time and they were there, followed by Romilda and Will, followed by Sid's parents Alisha and Jay, and finally Rhea's parents Padma (Yes, the same Padma who was in Harry's year) and Dylan. Ash also found out her little cousin Maya was going to come for Christmas and Rhea found out her cousin Amber was going to be there for Christmas as well. After a nice dinner, the parents all started talking so the young people went outside for some fresh air, as well as some talking as well.
'Your parents are really good cooks' Smiled Ash
'Thanks… I'm sure yours will be as well' James smiled at Ash
'Both of you stop flirting around, we all know here my parents make the best food in the whole of the world' Fred butted in
'You wish…' James said under his breath
'What did you say Potter?' Fred pointed at James
'Nothing…' James replied
Fred moved and Ash started laughing.
'Guys its freezing out here!' Rhea shouted as she was shivering
'Here!' Sid took his jacket off and then put it around Rhea and then put his arm around her
'You'll be cold…' Rhea looked up at Sid
'So? My Rhea needs better health than me, and anyways I haven't been feeling that good recently…' Sighed Sid
Rhea knew it was because he wasn't a vampire and she wanted to tell Sid everything but she didn't want to upset him at the happiest time of the year.
'Oh well… I hope you feel better soon' Rhea cuddled Sid and he smiled at her touch
'So how's tonight going to be when you sleep in the same bed as Ash?' Fred laughed
'You are actually so perverted, nothings going to happen its only 2 friends in the same bed!' James' eyes widened
'Yeah but what if it turns from friends into boyfriend and girlfriend in one night, if you get me' Fred winked
'Nothing is going to happen in bed with me and James okay?' Ash came in between them
'SEE!' James said
'Yeah, I won't let anything happen, I won't even let him touch me' Ash smiled
'HAHAHAHAH TOUCH…. BED…. JAMES!' Fred started laughing again speaking nonsense
'Fred, you have got to stop having these random fits, their going to give me hearing problems one day!' Rhea sighed
'Yeah Fred!' Sid laughed trying to stand up for Rhea
'OOOSH 2 vampires attacking me, what you going to do bite me?' Fred said
'Yeah I could' Sid said
'Bring it on' Fred replied
'I will, it's been a while since I've had some fresh human blood, especially out of a ginger' Sid smiled
'No Sid! You can't bring it on!' Rhea stopped Sid
'What? Why?' Sid asked
'Because this is all a joke!' Rhea smiled
'Whatever, just watch your tongue Fred' Sid smiled at Fred
'I will, as long as you watch your fangs' Laughed Fred
As this was going on, behind James and Ash were talking…
'I'm so sorry about Fred' James held Ash's hand
'It's fine, I'm guessing he likes making these jokes and stuff' Ash smiled
'Yeah… He gets it from his dad' Smiled James
'You have a really nice family!' Ash looked into James' eyes and he looked back
'So do you… I mean dad's told me a lot about your mum and stuff' James replied as he got closer to Ash
'I hope its good stuff' Laughed Ash
'Oh yeah it is, don't worry!' Smiled James
This went on for a while until there was a squeaking noise and it came from outside, everyone looked into the distance and saw nothing but darkness… Until there was a louder squeak and then it went bright and then something floated into the shed, everyone quickly went up to the shed and then Fred, being the oldest, opened the door carefully… And there was that same glowing light but it was making no sound until there was a whoosh and then it transformed to some kind of screen, it started showing something… There was a girl, her hair was tied up tightly in a high ponytail and she was casually humming. When she turned around, it was Zee. The same Zee who hadn't been at Hogwarts for this year because she had left the school. Everyone had almost forgotten about her until now…
'Who's this girl with the moustache?' Fred laughed
'Shut up, this screen is trying to show us something' Albus said
Zee was moving around the room and she wasn't using any magic of any sort and seemed like any casual muggle… She was making something and was pouting and she looked slightly annoyed, she then went up to some small diary and got a pen out and went through her pages… The name Ash, Rhea, Sid, James, Lia and other names were on the pages and she was crossing them off…
'Idiot' Ash said
'I know right, and we thought she was a good friend?' Rhea replied
The screen kept showing and then she put the diary away and went into the kitchen to get something out of the oven, it was a cake, and Zee sighed in horror as her cake she was baking was burnt, even though it had only been in the oven for 7 minutes. How strange. The screen was showing this random thing and they were about to leave when there was a loud noise from the screen and all they heard was a 'SORRY!' And then Zee fell to the floor, there was blood around her, her head had slammed into the wooden floor and she was dead. She lay there and it was obvious…
'Avada Kedavra!' James said as the screen went off and turned into a ball of light again
'Someone murdered Zee' Rhea sighed
'Yeah and whats worse, her last words were sorry?' Ash was confused
'Why would someone say sorry when they die?' Fred was confused too
'Maybe she turned into a 'I'm going to say sorry all the time' person?' Rhea said
'Maybe, or she could have sorry tourettes…' Sid said
'Yeah but then she would have a disease of the brain' Albus said
'Maybe she was working for someone?' James said
'Could have been Chloe…' Rhea said
'Why would some casual muggle ex-wizard work for someone casual in Slytherin?' Asked Ash
'Ash, you don't understand… Chloe-' Rhea stopped as all the parents came outside to see what had happened
'What's happened here?' Harry asked
'Zee's dead' James said
'What?' Romilda said
'Yeah, she was murdered and her last words were sorry' Ash replied
'Wait, is Zee that one who left Hogwarts? The one who helped James for the tasks?' Ginny asked
'No, she didn't help me, Ash did, she just told me to go to Ash' James said
'Seriously you need to all tell me who this Zee person is, this is getting really annoying' Fred said
'Fred we'll tell you everything later okay?' Rhea said
'Fine whatever' Fred sighed
'How did she die?' Padma asked
'Someone casted avada kedavra on her and her head hit the floor and she died' Sighed Rhea
'All of you get back inside, none of us need to know anything about Zee' Harry said as he closed the shed door and pushed everyone away
'WAIT Dad! We need to ask you something' James said
'I'll be inside in a few minutes, you can ask me then' Harry sighed
James nodded and followed everyone inside, while Harry was outside investigating what had just happened. It became an hour and it was 11pm and everyone was in their pyjamas and Harry came back into the house and sat on the sofa, James, Sid, Rhea and Ash sat down in front of Harry, the fire lit…
'Dad we want to ask you something' James said
'Go on…' Harry sat up and looked at the four of them
'We wanted to ask…' James stopped and he looked at Rhea
'McGonagall told us something… She said this girl at school Chloe Riddle-' Rhea stopped as Harry stopped her
'Wait, what's her name?' Harry asked
'She used to say her name was Chloe A, but we found out it was Chloe Riddle' Sighed James
'Riddle… James- All of you, you must not go near her!' Harry warned
'She tortured me, she used the cruciatus curse on me and thats all I remember' Ash sighed
'Did McGonagall tell you anything else?' Harry asked
'She said that Chloe was some kind of ancestor of some dude named Voldemort' Rhea tried her best to say Voldemort
'Who's Voldemort?' Asked Sid
'Voldemort… Is… Well he was… The most darkest wizard in the world, he tried to kill me, he killed your grandparents, his followers killed Teddy's mother and father, they killed many people at the time… You will not believe how much blood was spilt… He only wanted to kill one person though… And that one person… Was me' Sighed Harry
Harry's mind went to a blur and he went into a flashback, he remembered Hogwarts burnt down, every little bit of Hogwarts was ruined by death eaters. Harry remembered finding horcruxes, destroying each and every one of them with the tooth of the Basilisk or even the sword of Gryffindor. He remembered Luna, how she helped him find the diadem of Rowena Ravenclaw and remembered how much Hermione and Ron stuck beside him the whole time through. He remembered Aberforth… He had been watching Harry through the mirror every moment and helping him, and then Harry… He remembered when Neville slashed the sword of Gryffindor and killed Nagini in a second… He remembered when Voldemort died.
'Dad… Dad!' James said
'What?' Harry replied
'Why did he want to kill you?' Rhea asked
'When I was a baby, he tried to kill me, but his spell backfired and his soul… Well part of his soul went inside me… Thats how I was connected to him, he gave me a scar, that scar hasn't hurt for about 22 years now… I was the boy who lived' Harry sighed
'Then what does this Chloe want?' Ginny came in
'She said she wanted to kill me…' James said
'Be careful in school James, warn Albus and Lily as well, you have got to stay away from anyone with the last name Riddle' Harry said
'Also I need to ask something else' Ash said
'Go on…' Harry looked at Ash
'I think James already mentioned it in a letter… But me and Rhea, well we discovered a skeleton in the boathouse, we didnt know who it was but McGonagall wasn't telling us anything… So we were wondering if you knew anything' Ash explained
'The boathouse…' Harry sighed