Soooo sorry been away on holiday for ages for my auntie's wedding but I'm back now, once again very sorry, also I know I miss something's out from the book but it's not going to be completely cannon because its more about Castor's story with his parents rather than Harry's journey so if I miss anything or change something you know why
Chapter twenty-five: Castor's POV
I groaned at being awoke a little too early for my liking, "CASTOR! CASTOR! LOOK! EVERYBODY WON'T SHUT UP ABOUT IT! IT'S AMAZING!" I frowned and raised an eyebrow at Luna who had grabbed me by the collar and was hugging me. I sighed remembering how I was dressed in my pyjamas. The whole situation was embarrassing but Luna didn't seem to notice as she grinned thrusting a Quibbler in my face, Harry's grinning face was plastered on it.
"The article? The one Hermione and you got Rita Skeeter to do? The one your dad put in the Quibbler? About Harry and you-know-who?" I grinned.
She nodded and grinned back, "Yep everyone's reading it, it's really blown up! Umbridge is furious though, she's going to ban it," Luna's face fell at this but I just shrugged, the damage was already done, everyone knew the truth, everyone knew how Harry wasn't telling lies. How he was right. I kissed her on the forehead, "Sometimes Luna, sometimes you're just so brilliant that I can't even believe it." She giggled and got off my bed as I blushed slightly, nothing would have been worse than my 'male teenage hormones' taking over. Thankfully that hadn't happened though. "How did you get in?"
"You left the door open when you went to bed," she smiled before leaving, "I'm going to hunt for pudding."
I got dressed quickly and headed downstairs, she was right, literally everyone's noses were stuck in the Quibbler and Harry grinned and slapped me on the back, "Your girls amazing mate."
"She is," I replied shrugging my shoulders back. Umbridge's face was a dark thunder and I swore that I'd do my best to never do her wrong.
"I can't believe her… Umbridge… she kicks you and George off Quidditch for fighting Draco when he deserved it, she tortures her students… she… she's evil practically." Harry nodded and agreed with me as I growled. This was a victory though, we'd won with the Quibbler…
"I can't believe it, he's gone and it's all because of me!" Harry slammed his fist down on the table as I sighed.
"Harry, it's not your fault, Dumbledore would be happy that we're rebelling against Umbridge, we need to continue not give up okay? He took the blame for us, doesn't that mean something? That he wants us to continue, never mind that Inquisitorial Squad crap Umbridge has set up… we'll keep on fighting, against Umbridge, against Voldemort, for Dumbledore. We owe it to him," I nodded and Harry sighed, "Your right." He turned to face us all, a dark vengeance in his eyes.
"We can't let them get away with this! We'll continue to fight, harder and stronger! We'll keep on training, just like Dumbledore would want!" Harry yelled as we all cheered. So soon after our victory our greatest fall had happened, Dumbledore had been driven out of the school and Umbridge had complete control. I smirked, not for long…
"LUNA WHERE ARE YOU?" I screamed, a lot had happened, Fred and George had left Hogwarts with one finally fantastic prank, I missed them but I still had Neville and others. Hogwarts still wouldn't be the same without them. I continued to charge through the halls, I couldn't find Luna anywhere and Harry had been going on about something happening to Sirius. I couldn't find anyone. I finally found Umbridge's office and kicked open the door to find Luna, Neville, Hermione, Ron and Ginny tied up with Harry. My eyes widened as Umbridge put her wand to my neck, "Ah the young Death Eater. Why don't you join your friends, while Harry takes me to see this weapon that you've been hiding from me. Dumbledore was just too crafty for his own good, it's a shame really Castor, if it wasn't for Harry's quick thinking I'd be using the Cruciatus Curse on you, oh how I'd like to pay you back for what you did to me, for when you humiliated me," she did that evil little giggle of hers as I shivered, trying to avoid her gaze. I frowned but saw Luna nod her head slightly at me so I just followed their lead as Harry and Hermione led Umbridge away.
"Don't move," Draco barked.
I smirked, "Oh give it a rest cousin."
Draco's eyes narrowed, "You are no cousin of mine you filthy blood traitor, no one from my family would dare associate with filth such as this lot! Mark my words, I'll make sure your disowned and wiped off the Black family tree," he growled at me, I felt my fist pull back before I slammed it into his nose and he fell down whimpering. I pulled out my wand and snarled, "Now I suggest the rest of you don't try anything because I am not in the mood for your shit. Trust me, finding out your girlfriend and friends have been captured by a sociopath and her evil minions doesn't do wonders for your mood," I glared at them all and they fell back allowing me to untie everyone. We headed out and ran into Harry and Hermione who grinned at us.
"Where's Umbridge?" Luna with a smile.
"We'll explain later, we have to get to the Ministry," Harry said, I could tell he was frantic, thinking about his Godfather.
"Use the Thestrals," Luna said simply in her perfect, melodic sing song voice.
"What? I swear your off your rocker sometimes mate," Ron asked confused as I growled.
Harry shook his head, "She's right, look Luna and I will help you onto them, don't worry, it's the quickest way and-," I stopped him. "I can help you guys on too," I said. Harry spot me a confused look but the look I gave him back made him not question me, no one else did either. We all clambered on the creatures as they began to flap their wings I patted mine with a nervous and shaky breath. We hadn't said it but we all knew, we were going to meet Voldemort, Voldemort and his Death Eaters.
There was only a slight light as we walked through the various passages and hallways, "Where is he?" Harry said desperately, mirroring the frustration we all felt. We headed through rows and rows of glass spheres until Harry stopped with a frown.
"This… this sphere, it has my name on it… and Voldemort's… I don't understand I-."
"To me," I heard Luscious Malfoy's voice cut through the air.
Then I heard it, for the first time I heard her voice, in the flesh. Cutting through the air.
"Itty bitty Potter doesn't understand Luscious, that's expected of a half-blood," no, no, no! NO! I felt the colour drain from my face as my throat closed up, the rest of our gang sent sparse glances at me, even Neville who was glaring at the woman who immerged out of the shadows with a murderous look. Her hair was splatted all over the place in a curly deranged mess and her eyes held a cold, violent and mad stare that sent shivers and chills through me. I couldn't take my eyes off her, she was my own flesh and blood, my mother and I was meeting her for the first time, finally I was meeting her.
Harry growled, "What does Voldemort want with this?"
"YOU DARE SPEAK HIS NAME YOU FILTHY HALF-BLOOD!" She screamed as I began to shake. She still hadn't noticed me as she glared at Harry, I gripped my wand fiercely tight. The Death Eaters laughed and I wondered if my father was among them sniggering.
Luscious ignored my mother, "It's a prophecy Potter or are you really that stupid?"
"A prophecy, of what? Why did he send me here?" Harry continued
"My lord knew that you would come at poor Sirius's being hurt, awww isn't that cute? Baby Potter to the rescue," she sniggered with the rest but her laugh was the loudest and the most chilling as I bore holes into her, "The only people who can retrieve the prophecy are those who it speaks of. So he wanted you to get it for him and you played right into our hands Potter."
"Enough now hand it over boy," Luscious Malfoy, my uncle held out his hand.
"You still haven't answered my other question, what does the prophecy say?" He asked, I could tell he was stalling, for some reason, "Not yet," I heard him whisper to us but I couldn't nod back.
"I suppose it's only natural, you would wonder wouldn't you? Why the Dark Lord tried to kill you as a baby, hand it to me and you can find out Potter."
Harry's eyes narrowed, I knew what he was feeling, all his emotions surge together as he for a split second forgot reason and planning and skill, and "I want to know where Sirius is!"
"I want to know where Sirius is!" My mother mimicked in a childish voice which caused the Death Eaters to erupt with laughter again, her voice was so childish yet it held a savage, dark undertone which continued to make me shake. It stabbed me with every word she spoke. "If you won't hand it over I'm sure we can persuade you," she laughed cruelly, "Which one? Which one? Hmm…"
Neville growled, "You're a monster!" He yelled at her as she merely laughed in response and set her eyes on him.
"Longbottom? Hmm, perhaps it should be you, wouldn't it be nice? Joining mummy and daddy in St. Mungos? A real family reunion," she sniggered as Neville went white.
"I think there's been enough family reunions for one day," I frowned, who'd spoken, then I realised: me. I'd taken a step forward, out of the darkness so that I was standing next to Harry, my wand outstretched. Her face fell as she stared into my eyes, her eyes. She saw my face and despite her madness she couldn't mistake it.
"W-Who are you?" I laughed at this, at how I'd reduced her from a powerful demeaning witch who held all the cards to clueless and it even appeared afraid. I felt the anger and rage that I'd consumed over the years build up as it pleaded to be released, I'd never wanted anything more, not even Luna, all I wanted was to see the smirk wiped off her face and for her to get what she deserved. I hated her and I was going to make sure she knew. Knew what she had done to me, done to Neville, to know that she'd wrecked so many lives, that both her and my father was, it was never going to happen again.
"You really don't recognise me? By the shock in your voice I'm guessing you do but you just don't want to accept it. I'm Castor Black, although you'd expect me to be Castor Lestrange, I'm your son you evil bitch and do you know what else I am? The itty bitty baby whose going to put you right back in Azkaban or you're going to be dead. No matter what it takes it'll be one or the other. Mum you're going down."
Hope you've enjoyed the first part of Castor meeting his family, please tell me what you think, it really helps and tell me what you'd like to see next.