AN:Hey guys! two new chapters and the next will be coming so soon; you see things are coming to light slowly.this flash back is part1 of Marietta's personal story,Enjoy.

The ministry of magic was nearly empty since it was 1 a.m.. The sound of his own footsteps was resonating around the corridors, though he only heard them distantly. His mind subconsciously counted down each door he passed through:

"35, 34, 33..."

His brain had blocked any sort of emotions hours ago. It was time for business. Years of training in the most aggressive situations, had made this an automatic response to difficult times.

"26, 25, 24..."

He knew he couldn't hold Back the flood of emotions forever, but he would, for the time being.

"16, 15..."

He stopped in front of room number 14; took out his wand, muttered a spell quietly to unlock the door and turned the doorknob.

The room was dark, save for a blue flame, dancing in a jar on the table.

-"I knew you'd come." Said the woman sitting on a bench in the far corner of the room. "I actually expected you sooner, but sorry to disappoint you, I have nothing to tell you. I gave the whole story to the minister."

He pulled a chair and sat at the other end of the room, opening a file. He observed it a few minutes.

-I'm here to hear it myself. From the beginning. After the war. I'm here to hear it all.

-Look, I'm in no mood to go through it again with you.

-I don't think you are in a position to protest, not to me.

She looked at him for a few seconds. He knew she was probably too tired to resist and true enough, she began talking: "When I first realised there was certainly going to be a battle at Hogwarts on May 2nd, I left; like so many others. When I arrived home, a neighbour gave me some news..."

Flashback*

-"I'm leaving" She told Cho as she packed the last of her belongings.

-You're what? You can't be serious! If He Who Must Not Be Named wins, we're all dead! we need to fight him, alongside Harry...

-Don't try to fool yourself Cho. Don't try to fool me.

She suddenly dropped the backpack and turned to face her best friend.

-We both know you're staying, not because of honourable deeds, but because of Harry. You're still in love with him.

-"That's not..." Cho tried to protest, but Marietta was quicker.

-It's true! But let me tell you something, he loves Ginny Weasley; so don't sacrifice yourself for somebody who doesn't want you. Didn't you notice how she didn't let you go with him to our common room in the room of requirement? She has a tight grip on him Cho. Don't try to break them up. You deserve better than that.

She picked up her bag again and put her trainers on.

-You made me join Potter once and look what it did to me.

She pointed to her face, covered with a thick layer of makeup. Beneath laid despicable pustules, spelling "SNEAK".

-Because of that, no one's going to look at me for the rest of my life. I'm not letting you do it again. You are my friend Cho, so I really suggest you come back home with me. This is not our war to fight. We go back to our families and leave the country. We'll be safe.

She genuinely wanted Cho to go back home with her. She didn't want her friend to get hurt because of Harry Potter's heroic actions, again.

-"I'm staying Mary; I think it's the right thing to do." Cho whispered. Tears shining in her eyes.

-Cho, please be safe.

Marietta then hugged her best friend tightly and after a tearful goodbye, she found Mr filch in the courtyard, ready to leave with a bunch of other students.

back home*

She was home! She finally released a sigh of relief. She ran to the door and knocked; anxious to finally be with her family. She waited a few minutes, but no one came to the door. She knocked again; still nothing. She drew her wand and muttered "Alohomora". The door remained closed.

-Psst!... psst!

She first thought she had imagined the sound, but as she looked, the nextdoor neighbour was peering through a half opened door, motioning for her to go in; she did. The woman quickly locked the door and charmed it with her wand.

-"Mrs Walker? What's going on?" she asked.

-Ssh!... quiet Mary! They may still be out there!

Marietta was confused.

-Who?

-The death Eaters for God's sake!

The woman pushed her in a chair and sat across from her.

-Mary, listen carefully: Three days ago, a bunch of deatheaters came here, searching for muggleborns. You know the ministry is arresting them all now.

The woman took a deep breath to compose herself.

-Mary, they were here looking for your father, because he is a muggleborn.

-" W-what? my father... he left us. When I was 5!"

Marietta said somewhat angrily.

-"Ssh! keep quiet!" The woman said frantically. "Your mother told them that, but they didn't buy it, so they... they took your mother and sister with them."

Marietta felt like she was punched in the gut. What would she do now? Where were her mother and sister? She had to find them.

-Mrs... Mrs Walker, do you know them? The death Eaters who took them?

-"Well..." The woman looked kind of skeptical to give her any further information, but Marietta pressed.

-Mrs walker, please help me! They're all I have. I swear I wouldn't tell anyone about you, please. my sister is just 13!

Mrs Walker finally caved in.

-Oh, alright. I didn't recognise them all, but there was one of them who I recognised from the mass breakout of Azkaban; it was Rabastan Lestrange.

Marietta nodded and stood up ready to leave.

-"Mary dear, I'm sure your mother would want you well and alive, so be careful." Mrs Walker said.

-Will be. Thank you, for everything.

Then Marietta disapparated to the only place she knew she could stay for now:

"Leakycauldron"

At the Leakycauldron*

-"Hello! Anybody here?" She yelled for somebody as she stood at the front desk.

-"Dear child! What on earth are you doing here? Don't you know a bloody war is going on?" Said Tom, the owner of the pub, as he appeared in front of her.

-I need a place to stay, please.

-Have you gone barmy? You should be with your family!

-"Yes, but they're taken, by the death eaters. Please Mr Tom; I have no where to go." She said pleadingly.

-Oh... fine. Here.

He gave her a key

-"Don't make any sounds and don't wander." He warned.

-"Yes sir, thank you!" Marietta took the key gratefully and creeped upstairs. In the room, she paced, thinking of a possible way to get her family, but there was no way, except for finding those death Eaters. She was no Gryffindor; she was shaking head to toe, but her family was all she had, so she needed a plan and there was only one person she knew, who might be able to help her.