Isabella Lillian Potter
Chapter 13
They ran into the room of requirement and froze at what they saw. There were huge piles of junk from the floor to the roofs! It would take forever to find the diadem in this!
"Is it here?" Hermione asked as they edged their way down one of the aisles.
"Yeah. I can feel it." Harry replied. Bella thought she could feel someone following her, but she put it down to being paranoid.
You're always paranoid. Harry said in her head.
This is different though. She replied.
I know. It feels strange. Almost like there are eyes on you right now. Harry resisted the urge to look behind him.
"There!" Bella suddenly said, pointing at a funny bust of someone. On its head, was a shiny tiara that they recognised as the lost diadem of Ravenclaw. Harry carefully lifted it and looked at it with an air of triumph. He turned around and saw 3 people stood behind his sister. 3 people he wished he'd never see again.
"Malfoy." He spat, making Bella, Hermione and Ron spin around.
"Potters. I knew that you would come here." Malfoy sneered. Bella looked at him with a stern expression.
"And I knew that you were an ass, but that doesn't mean I hang around a toilet." She said, making Harry and Ron cough to hide their laughter.
"Why you…" Malfoy hissed. He stepped forward and slapped Bella in the face before she could do anything. The force of the slap made her head snap to the side and she stumbled into Hermione, who caught her before she could fall. Harry could feel the pain through their connection and saw the red hand print on her cheek when she lifted her head.
"You bastard!" Harry said, diving for Malfoy, only to jump back when fiend fire shot out in front of him. They quickly realised that Goyle couldn't control the fire, so they started to run, trying to get out of the room.
"Where do we go?" Ron asked as they ran around a corner and saw fire in front of them, as well as fire behind them.
"UP!" Bella yelled and they started to climb the pile of junk closest to them. Harry suddenly saw 3 broomsticks and threw one to Bella and one to Ron. They climbed on with Hermione and Ron sharing and flew over the fire. Bella saw Malfoy and Crabbe on top of a pile holding on for their lives. "Harry!" She yelled, making him look at the 2 and nod at her.
"Are you kidding me?" Ron yelled.
"Get Hermione out of here!" Harry yelled at him as he and Bella flew over to the 2 boys. Harry grabbed Crabbe and got him on the back of his broom quickly. Bella made to grab Malfoy, but he pulled his hand back.
"Get your ass on the broom Malfoy!" She yelled at him, going to grab his arm again.
"No! Why would you save me after I hit you?" He asked. Bella could see the flames getting closer to him and sighed.
"Bloody hell." She sighed before swooping low and grabbing the back of his robes, pulling him into the air and flying away with him in her grasp. She got him out of the way just as the flames overtook the pile. She saw the door and flew out, dropping Malfoy on the floor before landing in time to see Harry stab the Horecrox and kick it back into the fire, the doors to the room of requirement shutting just in time.
"Why did you do it?" Malfoy asked. Bella looked at him to see that he hadn't moved from the spot she dropped him in. "Why did you save me? After everything I've done."
"I've done the exact same, if not worse to you." She replied. Harry stood behind her, his hand on her shoulder and Hermione and Ron were missing. "And besides, you didn't do much more than harmless bullying." She moved towards him and put her hand on his shoulder. "This isn't you. I've seen the real you. The you that couldn't kill Dumbledore. The you that sat with me for hours at night when I had been selected for the triwizard tournament. That is the real you. This you, the you that follows Voldemort and kills people, that is just who your parents want you to be. I saved you, because I know that the real you is an amazing guy! And I know that you can be that person again." He smiled at her before getting up and walking down the hall.
"What do you mean he sat with you?" Harry asked as she turned back to him.
"After we got selected, I sat in the library late at night and Malfoy found me sat there with a knife. I think he assumed the worst and he sat with me every night and just talked to me." She replied, looking around. "Where's Mione and Ron?"
"I don't know…" He trailed off as they saw a movement behind the tapestry on the other side of the corridor. They edged over and moved the tapestry to reveal Hermione and Ron making out. "Ok. Seriously?"
"What did I say? I'm glad you're together, but no snogging around us!" Bella moaned, pulling Hermione away from Ron. They heard various bangs and shared a look. "Well. Looks like the party's started without us." She said sarcastically.
"Where's Voldemort? He'll have the snake with him and that is the last thing we need." Hermione said. I shared a look with Harry and we both reached out to Voldemort's mind, quickly finding he was in the boat shed with Lucius Malfoy.
"He's in the boat shed." Harry said. They ran down, but got pinned behind a broken wall as Greyback started to shoot spells at them. Bella looked at Harry and knew that she had to tell him.
"Harry, I have something to tell you." She yelled over the bangs of spells hitting the wall.
"Now probably isn't the best time!" Harry yelled back, shooting a spell around the wall.
"Well seeing as we could die tonight, I'm engaged." She yelled, making him freeze.
"You're what?" He yelled in shock.
"Engaged! To a vampire." She added, hoping she hadn't just given her brother a heart attack.
"A WHAT!" He shouted even louder. "Are you crazy?"
"I thought we established that we were both crazy when we decided to face Fluffy!" She yelled.
"Hah! Got ya you brats!" Greyback yelled as he appeared on their side of the wall.
"Hey! We're trying to have a conversation here! Give us a minute." Harry said.
"Oh, sorry." Greyback said, lowering his wand and looking around.
"Let me get this straight, you have been engaged to a vampire for…" Harry started.
"A year." She interrupted, making Harrys eyes widen.
"A year! And you never said anything?"
"Well, you never noticed the ring! I wasn't going to throw myself into the snake pit until I knew you could handle it."
"What ring?" She lifted her left hand to show him the ring, which made his eyes widen even more. "How long have you been wearing that for?"
"If I could just say," Greyback said, leaning towards them. "I think that you can't really shout at her for not telling you if you didn't see that huge ring." Bella looked smug. "But, you should have told him about it and I think you need to get your head checked if you're marrying a vampire."
"Hey, if I wanted your input I would have asked!" She snapped, making him move back. "Harry, I am sorry. But I couldn't exactly say, 'oh, by the way, I'm engaged to a vampire. Pass the salt please' could I?"
"I suppose not. But you still could have told me!" He moaned, before suddenly realising something. Bells, Greyback is stood right behind you. They shared a look and thought the same thing. Grabbing their wands, they pointed them at Greyback and shouted "STUPIFY!" Together before he had chance to do anything.
"I repeat, I thought Death Eaters were supposed to have a brain." Bella said as they pushed the unconscious man to the side.
"Obviously he lost his somewhere between joining and that kick you gave him." Harry laughed. "Actually, I think that was the cause." He said before the 2 laughed.
"Hey guys!" They turned to see Hermione standing behind them with her hands on her hips. "Aren't we supposed to be going somewhere?"
"Oh yeah." They said together before running out of the castle, dodging spells, and to the boat shed. They crouched low and stayed out of sight, hearing Snape in there with Voldemort.
"My Lord. Wouldn't it be wise to call off the attack? The twins aren't going to come to you if they believe the school is in danger." Snape said. They could hear the snake slithering around Voldemort's feet.
"Why would I do that? The fact that the school, and their friends are in danger is the exact reason why they will come to me." Voldemort hissed. "They will come to me. And Isabella will become my wife." Bella made fake gagging motion, making Ron try to hide his laughter. "But that is not why I called you here." That caught their attention.
"My Lord?" Snape asked. Just the sound of his voice made Bella want to hit him.
"This wand, does not truly belong to me." He hissed. They knew he was talking about the elder wand and had a feeling they knew where this was going. "In order for me to be its true master, I must defeat its previous master."
"My Lord!" Snape gasped, knowing what was going to happen.
"You killed Dumbledore, making you the master of the elder wand." Voldemort said. "Therefore, in order to become its true master, you must die." The next thing they heard was a thud as Snape was thrown against the wall. "Nagini. Kill." Bella couldn't hide her horror at what was happening. Harry pulled her into his arms as they heard his agonised screams and yells. After a few minutes, they heard the attack stop and a crack that came with apparition. They slowly stood and crept into the boat shed and saw the mangled, yet still alive, Professor Snape.
"Harry!" Bella yelled as they ran to him. "He's alive." Harry held a piece of his neck in place, which made Bella want to puke.
"Take them. Take them." He said, gesturing to his tears. Hermione handed Bella a phial that she collected the tears in. "You look so much like your father." He said to Harry. "And you, you look like your mother, without the hair." He gasped, before taking his final breath.
"You have all fought valiantly." Voldemort's voice rang out, making Ron jump. "And so, I draw back my forces. Dispose of you fallen with dignity. Harry and Isabella Potter. I now speak directly to you. You have allowed others to die for you. I will give you a choice. Meet me in the Forbidden Forest within the hour, and I will not attack the school. Meet me within the hour, and I will spare their lives." The silence that followed was deafening.
"You're not going to go are you?" Hermione asked the twins.
"Let's get back to the school. I want to see what Snape gave us." Harry said, avoiding the question. They walked towards the school and, seeing no one outside, continued to the great hall, where they were met with a mass of casualties. But what was more horrifying, was the rows of dead bodies lined up in the middle of the hall. They saw Tonks and Lupin, holding hands in their death, and Bella let a tear out. Bella and Harry were suddenly attacked by Molly Weasly in a hug as she sobbed to them.
"Oh my boy! He saved my boy!" She sobbed, confusing the twins more than anything.
"What?" Harry asked as she pulled away, only to have the Weasly twins pull them into hugs.
"Dolahov shot the killing curse at Fred." George said, his signature smile on his face.
"But that vampire shot in front of me and took the hit." Fred replied, hugging Bella again.
"And since I'm already dead," They saw Edward walking towards them over the twin's shoulders. "It had no effect on me."
"You saved him?" Bella asked, shock evident in her voice.
"Like I said before, I don't want to be a monster." Edward replied. Bella walked up to him with a smile.
"And like I said before, you are not a monster. You are amazing." She kissed him, making Harry's and Ron's mouth open in shock and the Weasly twins gag.
"Umm… Bells?" Bella looked behind her to see Harry looking extremely shocked.
"Edward, I want you to meet my twin brother, Harry. Harry, this is Edward. My Fiancée." She said with a pointed look.
"Wait, you're engaged to a vampire?" Ron asked, making Hermione slap him around the back if his head.
"So, you're engaged to the crazy vampire that we met in Forks?" Harry said, making Bella give him a look.
"Well, I wouldn't say crazy." Edward replied.
"Ok, as nice as this is, we have to go." Bella said, but Edward only held on tighter.
"Where? You aren't going to meet him are you?" He asked, worry clear in his voice.
"No. We have to go look at something. I promise, I won't go to see him now." She said, fully aware she was lying. He let her go and the two Potter's walked to Dumbledore's office, phial in hand. They dropped the memories into the peninsive and watched as Snape's school life unfolded before their eyes. He was friends with their mother, and he hurt her. He also tried to protect her and the twins.
They pulled their heads out at the end and looked at each other in horror at what they had learned. "We're Horecorxs?" Bella gasped.
"Well, at least we know what we have to do." Harry whispered. They held hands and walked down the stairs. They passed Nevil on the way and stopped him. "Hey Nevil!" Harry shouted to him.
"Hey guys." He said, looking at them and feeling his face fall. "You're going to meet him, aren't you?"
"We have to. It is the only way to kill him." Bella said.
"We need you to do us a favour though." Harry said. "No matter what happens, we need you to kill the snake."
"And, make sure that the vampires don't leave the hall until we get back. And don't let Edward follow us." Bella said.
"Edward? Is he the bronzed haired one?" He asked with a smile.
"Just do it." Bella said, grabbing Harry's hand and dragging him out of the school.
They grabbed their invisibility cloak and pulled it on, running as fast as they could across the fields so they weren't seen. They slowly made their way through the forest to a clearing they knew Voldemort would be, pulling the cloak off as they walked. As they neared the clearing, Harry pulled out the snitch Dumbledore gave him and bought it to his lips. "I'm about to die." He whispered. They watched as the snitch opened to reveal a small, black stone with a certain marking on it.
"The resurrection stone." Bella whispered. Harry spun it 3 times in his hand and couldn't hold back to gasp as he saw 2 people he thought he would never see again.
"Mum. Dad." They said together. The 2 parents smiled at them.
"My dears." Lilly Potter whispered. "You have made us so proud." She smiled.
"But…" James Potter said, with a smirk that resembled the twin's 'trouble' smirk. "Bella. You are engaged to a vampire?"
"Umm… Yeah." She replied nervously, running a hand through her hair.
"I always said she'd be the death of you." A voice said from behind. The twins turned to see Sirius behind them.
"Yeah, but that was Moldyshorts." James replied.
"Hey! This is meant to be a heart-warming moment!" Lupin suddenly appeared beside Sirius, a smile on his face.
"Lupin. Your son…" Harry said.
"He will know what his parent's gave their life for." He replied.
"My children." They turned back to their parents. "We love you. We are so proud of what you have accomplished." Lilly said with a warm smile.
"We couldn't have asked for better children." James said. "But I could have asked for a daughter that didn't fall in love with a vampire." He mumbled.
"Dad!" Bella moaned at the same time Lilly hissed, "James!"
"What? It would save my sanity." He replied with a smile.
"You don't have any sanity." Sirius mumbled. They all heard him, but pretended that they didn't.
"We never wanted any of this. We never asked for it." Bella said.
"We know. But this is how it has to be." Lupin said with a smile.
"We've had our time. Now it's yours." Sirius said continued. Harry dropped the stone, making their parents and god-fathers' ghosts vanish, but they still knew it was there. They walked towards the noise of the death eaters, ready for whatever they had to throw at them.
Here you go guys. I don't know how many more chapters I am going to do, but I will let you know when I know.
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Emma