Chapter 33

"I think we can take back Hogwarts," Harry said. It doesn't have much defensive magic on it anymore. They don't seem to care too much about keeping Hogwarts, but it would be good it we take it. It'll b a good strong hold. We can also save the students who are still there. I hear that there's not many people left at the school. If we could start teaching kids again, it would be great."

"If we start training students again, Alek would just attack the school again," Teddy said.

"That's true, but it would still be a good strong hold and like I said, helping those students who are still there," Harry said.

"But what if the students want to be there?"another person chimed in.

"When we take over Hogwarts ,they'll either leave or stay at the school under us," Harry said. "I hope they will understand we're here to help and don't help fight us off."

"Could you really kill students if they attack?

"I don't want to, but if we have to, we'll kill them," Harry said. "We'' try to just knock them out if possible."

"Are you sure we're ready to take back Hogwarts?"

"I think we are. Having a second strong hold would be nice," Harry said.

" I know how much you care about Hogwarts, but is that really the best idea?"

"I think it is," Harry said.

"Fine. I'll rally the men."

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"So you're going to try and take back Hogwarts?" Rose asked.

"I am. I think we can do it," Cooper said. "Like your uncle said, Hogwarts doesn't have that much defensive magic on it. It should only be teachers and some students that are here. I doubt they don't have anything else protecting it."

"So you won't be in much danger?" Rose asked.

"I didn't say that. We don't know everything that's going on there. It could be bad, but hopefully it won't be much danger. We don't think Alek cares too much about Hogwarts. It was just something for him to take because he knows how much it matters to us."

"If he know how much it means to us then wouldn't he defend it?" Rose asked.

"It could be. We might all die, but we have to get the school back. It's where the final battle of the last war happened. It would be fitting if we could take out a lot of them out. I mean, we'll see what happens. If we lose, well we won't lose," Cooper said.

"If you lose we might gt another chance, is that it?"Rose said. "They're sending that many people that if we lose we won't have enough people to keep fighting?"

"I don't know. I just know we can't lose this battle. We need to win," Cooper said.

"Then I want to come too," Rose said.

"But-"

"But if you can go then I can do too," Rose stated. "I'm going if you want me to or not."

"Fine,"Cooper said. "We're leaving in the morning."

"I'll be ready by then," Rose said. "I'll get some sleep."

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It was two days before they got back, having taken control of Hogwarts. Everyone as tired and sore, or dead. They won, but there was much death on both sides, but the new Order or the Phoenix took less losses. Everyone was tried when they got back, but they got good news.

"Rose! Cooper!" Lily said with a smile, running over to them when they got back. "More and more people are joining our cause. Wizards from all walks of life are coming to help fight. We're getting more and more people on our side."

Rose smiled weakly. She was exhausted, as was Cooper, they were just coming from a battle. "Yeah. That sounds wonderful," Rose said.

"See. See. We're going to win because we have so many people willing to fight. James and Micheal are training new comers that might not remember enough of how to fight, and some of them are working with the injured. We have a working army now," Lily said.

"That's wonderful," Cooper said. "We'll need people to stay at Hogwarts to make sure it's not taken back."

"We're having small fights all over the place. I'm not sure we're winning."

"Of course we're winning. We have to win," Lily said. "They'll only win if they kill us all."

"Don't think like that. We'll win for sure," Rose said. "Look Lily, we'd love to stay and talk, but we need to lay down."

"Oh! Right, sorry, go lay down," Lily said.

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Luis spent most of his time in his room. He didn't want to be around so many men that were round. He didn't want anyone trying something. There was enough going on that he didn't want to be in the way, or someone trying to rape him. It scared him to be out in public. Dominique was bring him food every day.

"How are you feeling?" Ciel asked, coming in the room. "We've taken back Hogwarts. "No one in your family died."

"That's good," Luis. He was sitting in the corner of the room. "I don't want any of my family to die."

Ciel went over to Luis and sat down next to Ciel. Ciel hugged Luis. "Everything is going to be okay. Our army is doing well. You can come out of this room if you want to. I won't let anyone touch you."

"But I'm scared. There's so many men out there. Not all of them will be able to haves self controlled around me. They'll try something and I'm just scared."

"But I'll protect you. I promise it's okay to leave this room," Ciel said.

"No. I don't want to. There will more men than you can handle," Luis said, looking down."I rather just sit in here, where I know I'm safe."

"It's not good for you to stay in here alone," Ciel said. "How about I stay in here with you? You trust me right?"

Luis nodded. "Of course I trust you. You're one of the only person, outside my family, that I can really trust."

"I'm glad." Ciel said, just staying holding Luis. "I'll protect you. I'll protect you from anything that might hurt you. Just depend on me."

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"How are you doing?" Harry asked Albus. Like Luis, Albus wouldn't leave his room.

"Fine I guess," Albus said, not really looking at his father.

"The war's going well," Harry said. "It won' be long before we attack Alek directly."

"But Alek's not evil! He's being controlled by someone or something. He's not evil. He loves me. Evil people don't date people, don't love people. He's not evil. He's not in control."

"His home base is his castle. Why would they be there if not for Alek being in charge? I'm sorry Albus, but Ale is evil-"

"No he's not! He's not evil! I-I refuse to accept it. Alek loves me," Albus said, shaking his head.

"He'll be killed or sent to Askaban when we get him," Harry said. "I'm sorry, but no one else believes Alek is good."

"But, you don't understand. Alek can't be evil. He has to be possessed but something. He wouldn't do this on his own. Something has to be forcing him to do it. It's probably traumatizing him. He should go to St. Mungo's and not killed or put in Askaban. He shouldn't be locked away like an animal. He needs help. Can't you at least talk to him before you though him in a cell and lock away the key?"

"He'll just act like he was being controlled. He'll lie if he thinks it would help him get away from getting justice done to him," Harry said.

"But-"

"Enough buts. I know how much you care about him, but you have to face the facts: Alek is an evil wizard that is plotting on taking over everything. He'll enslave muggles and muggle born wizards. Do you want that?"

"N-no of course I don't want that to happen. I just don't think Alek is like how you say he is," Albus said. "I love him."

"And that love for him is clouded your vision. You'll see thethe truth sometime. You just have to trust me."

"How can I trust you? You want to kill my boyfriend! How can I trust you?"

"He probably got close to you just to use you ageist us. He probably didn't love you at all."

"Stop it! I-I can't take it. Please, just leave me alone,"Albus was sobbing by this point.

"Alright. I'll be back later," Harry said, leaving.

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Dominique sighed as she sat next to Roxanne. "I hate this war. I can't even do anything to help. You have seer in you. You can help, at least help with that."

Roxanne hugged her cousin. "You keep my sane. I would be so lost if all I did was see battles and death. I hate it. I don't want to see the future. I don't want to see death. I-"

"Shh, it's okay. No one would be mad at you if you refused to look into the future for them. They have Fred and Hyo. They don't need you too," Dominique said softly.

Roxanne started to cry and bury her head into Dominique's chest. "I hate it. I don't want to see any of this war. I blame Fred for awaking this part of me. I could have gone my whole life not knowing I was a seer, and I would have liked that. But this, this is just awful. Can you make it stop? Please Dominique. Make it stop."

Dominique pulled Roxanne into a tighter hug. "I don't know. We should be able to do something. We'll talk to Uncle Harry. I'm sure he can fix things. I'm so sorry you're going though all of this. I just want to take a way all your pain. I want to make you feel better." Dominique leaned in and kissed her cousin. "I love you. I don't care that you're my cousin. I love you."

Roxanne was quiet. After a long pause, "I love you too, but we're relative."

"We won't be having any babies so here's no reason why we can't be lovers,"Dominique said. "If it matters to you, we can always act like we're not together in already act like were together. Just nothing like kissing, but everything else is the same."

"I guess. I do love you,"Roxanne said.

"Well we need to get rid of your sight of all that war. Then we can deal with our relationship." Dominique said.