Chapter 11 A Smokey Reunion
A/N Here is the next chapter sorry for the wait, recently I got a beta reader Ink Runs Through My Veins who will be fixing the older chapters.
Grimmauld place
Sirius stepped through the door with bags of food from a local Chinese restaurant. He dropped his bags on the kitchen table and turned to his friends. "So who ordered what? I got several varieties of chow mein, some egg rolls, whatever these pastries are, and some other stuff."
Ruby grabbed some containers. "Those are called crab ragu, and they're mine." She pulled out her pork chow mein and tossed her sister the spicy beef. "If anyone wants to try some, feel free to trade."
Another door opened, and a pouting Mrs. Weasley came from the kitchen. "You know I can make something much better than that junk." It was well known that Mrs. Weasley never liked non-home-cooked meals.
But Sirius would not be deterred by Mrs. Weasley's pouting. "Well, no one is forcing you to eat it. Today's my first day as a free man so I have to decide what to have for my meal." He helped himself to some beef chow mein; unsuccessfully trying to use chopsticks before opting to use a fork.
"It's not like we didn't get plenty of food. If I can make a suggestion, try this sauce here." Yang gave each of them a small packet of sauce which got Ron's gluttonous attention. He took the package and spread it on some egg rolls before taking a bite, only to scream bloody murder at the spice. Ignoring his friend's laughter, he grabbed a glass of water and chugged it. "If you don't like the heat then you should get out of the kitchen." Yang's mocking words didn't deter the other's laughter.
Yang joined in the laughter as she caught a piece of shrimp between her teeth. Blake smirked at her the entire time.
"Get a room." Neo thought as Yang swallowed the shrimp.
"Maybe I will," Yang said out loud. She wiggled her eyebrows at a flustered Blake, only to get startled by a cough. They completely forgot they had an audience.
" So how is this tracking spell going to work?" Ruby asked as she toyed with her half-eaten chow mein. Sirius waved his wand across the table to keep anyone out of the know from eavesdropping on them.
" I was thinking of placing the soul piece in that dagger and placing it into a compass but it wouldn't work unless we close, then got the idea of placing it into a quill," Sirius said.
"A quill? What's that going to do?" Weiss asked.
" There's a quill that writes at Hogwarts their applications, perhaps a quill with similar charms might do the trick," Sirius said as he used a napkin to wipe his hands off.
"So all we need is a quill to place similar enchantments on it which will write down the location of Morty Warte's soul shards and boom he is mortal," Yang said, raising her fist.
" Is not as easy as a sound Yang the quill is locked into a tower, a tower barely anyone goes to and we're in the middle of August so it's not like someone can walk up there and grab it," Sirius said as Kreature popped in with a dark green quill.
"This quill?" Kreature asked as he gave the quill to Sirius who took it mumbling thanks.
As Sirius had Blake study the quill listing off enchantments while the other Remnants were talking amongst themselves " I'm just saying If someone asked the elf to toss someone off a bridge I'm curious if he did it," Neo thought.
" Which bridge?" Kreature asked as he heard that.
"I just need a writing utensil and Kreacher henceforth you don't take orders from anyone who is non-living and isn't in this house," Sirius said as Kreacher popped out of the room.
" Would this work Sirius?" Weiss asked as he passed him a pen.
" It might, though if it works as intended you might not get this back," Sirius said as Weiss told him it was fine before leaving the room and coming back a few moments later typing his wand on the pen before setting it down on some parchment.
" Come on little buddy lead us to your brother and sisters," Sirius murmured as the pen stood up before writing down three separate locations,
{Hufflepuff's cup
GringottsBank Bellatrix Black Vault.}
{Gaunt ring
In a shack west of Little Hangleton.}
{Ravenclaw's Diadem
Room of lost things Hogwarts.}
" There's one at Hogwarts?! Sirius, Remus, do any of you recognize that room?" Harry asked as Remus shook his head.
" The only thing I can think of was there was this room I came across but could never find it again. I believe it was somewhere on the 7th floor," Sirius said.
" Sirius, don't usually wizarding families have patriarchs right, and you are the last male in your family you know of?" Blake asked as Sirius nodded before getting what she was saying as he shot up from his seat.
"No! No, even if I wanted to I can't dear Mother burn me off the family tree," Sirius said as he paced around the room.
" Did you get this for your mother or the head of the household during this time? I'm just saying it'll be easier than attempting to break in and take it," Blake said.
" Hold on, did you say these things are highly illegal, why can't we just tell them there is one there?" Ruby asked as Bill Weasley, who was in the room, spoke up.
" One point yes usually the Goblins don't keep those items, though if you pay them enough they might look the other way as long as the item is not a direct threat to them," Bill said. " But Ms, Belladonna does have a point with Bellatrixin Azkaban If you go and take control of the family there's a chance you might be able to get in,"
" Well, when Black is sorting out his family problems, meanwhile myself, and these three will be coming with me to this shack," Moody said as he pointed to Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Bill Weasley.
"That leaves the one in Hogwarts which is in a room where we only have a basic idea of where it is. unless we can find someone that knows their way around there," Weiss said looking over to Harry who looked over to her giving them a what look,
" Not a bad idea, around this time the school should be empty," Yang said as she caught Weiss's glance as Sirius pulled out some parchment.
" You do bring some excellent points but, I solemnly swear I'm up to no good," Sirius said as he placed his wand on the parchment it unfolded to reveal a map.
" Is this a map of the school and Is it tracking people? " Weiss asked as she saw names moving across the map leaving footsteps.
"Thought so, she might be a problem," Sirius said pointing his wand towards another name Dolores Umbridge as the wizards who came into contact with her groaned,
" What is it?" Yang asked as they grumbled out their answers alone with other words she couldn't Make out if she did well. Let's say it would fill up a jar for a year.
" Officially she's Fudge's undersecretary, To her though, she's his number two, she's been placing a few laws that restrict anyone she considers a half-breed, It wouldn't surprise me if she were in your world the Faunus will be lucky to have Menagerie or an aura if she had her way," Kingsley said as Blake glared at the name as Yang gave her hand squeeze.
" Hold on, are you talking about the toad Faunus in pink?" Ruby asked, getting some laughter around the room.
"The way you make her sound like she might be a Death Eater?" Neo thought as the room quieted down.
" Yes it does seems like, but there is nothing tracing her to them, if anything she supports Pureblood Supremacy," Moody said " though it does explain why I was suggested to retire after arresting those Muggle baiters,' Moody muttered,
" Ah, she wanted you to become one of their yes men, typical," Neo thought.
" So what is a Death Muncher supporter doing in a school," Yang asked.
" If I guess she is going to be the new defense against the dark arts teacher, the bright side is the curse might take someone that deserves it this time," Sirius said.
" Ok, we could just wait until she leaves unless we know someone that knows where this room is," Ruby said.
" Problem is besides me and Moony how many others know the school like the back of their hand," Sirius said as Harry thought of someone.
"Dobby," Harry said muttered,
" Who's Dobby?" Blake asked when she heard him.
" He is a house elf I befriended, his unique but he might be able to know where the room is," Harry answered.
"Dobby, Isn't he the house elf that tried to kill you?" Ruby asked.
" I did say he was unique," Harry answered.
" Ok, We just wait until Toady leaves the school," Yang said before she looked at the map, " Speak of the Grimm and it shall appear,"
As Yang said that, everyone that was standing around the map saw Umbridge seemingly disappearing from the defense against the dark arts office.
" That was easy and convenient," Sirius said as he placed his cloak on " Now if you excuse me I got a date with a goblin."
" We'll take our leave as well, and girls I suggest you be careful And don't touch that diadem with your bare hands for all we know it's is charmed to lure someone to try it on before it drains the life out of them," Moody said as he tosses them a sac before he made his leave with Kinsley, Bill, and Tonks following him.
" So what's next on your little plan Ice Queen," Neo thought as Weiss looked over to a fireplace.
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Hogwarts Transfiguration office.
As the fireplace lit up in green flames Harry stepped out of it before he stood prideful as he finally landed on his feet, only for Ruby to stumble out of the fireplace falling on him.
" Oh sorry Harry, are you all right?" Ruby asks.
" I'm fine," Harry said, ignoring what was pressing up against his back as the Floo erupted again with someone calling out " Coming in hot," as Yang shot out of the fireplace tripping on the way out.
" Whoa, mind step is a doozy," Yang said as she did a combat role as Ruby and Harry rolled out of the way in time as Yang jumped to her feet " And she sticks the landing, what are you two up to,"
" It's Nothing Yang, I just tripled up and fell on Harry is all,". Ruby said, avoiding eye contact with Harry as Blake stepped out next stumbling as she exited the fireplace.
" Why can't wizards have better ways to travel," Blake grumbled as Harry agreed with her as Weiss stepped out of the fireplace like an average person.
" What," Weiss said as she noticed their looks, " Don't we have someone to talk to,"
" All right all right when doing just give me a second here," Harry said as He brought out his invisibility cloak which he brought with him as a precaution,
" Where are Jaune and Neo?" Ruby asks.
" They decided to stay behind, and I don't think we all can fit under that," Weiss said as somehow Blake ended up brushing her hand against it.
" What is it, what did you see?" Yang asks as she sees her reaction.
" Harry, I want you to trace this symbol on your cloak," Blake said as she traced a straight vertical line, adding a circle on top of the line before enclosing both the bar and the loop in a triangle on the cloak.
"Why?" Harry asks as he gives her a look.
"Think of magical items as a scroll, sometimes they need an update to stay in shape, look what I'm saying here is that cloak should be a lot more powerful than it seems," Blake said as she unshifted a small dagger causing Harry to jump back. " Easy, It just needs something to recognize you,"
" You better be right about this," Harry said as he pressed his index finger to the tip of the dagger before drawing the symbol shown on the cloak.
As Harry's Aura healed the cut the cloak glowed a golden color as it turned into a silver mesh. Looking surprised, Harry looked at Blake to see she had told him to look before he reached for the cloak as it wrapped around him and formed into a gray leather hoodie with a golden brooch the shape of the same symbol with the triangle disconnected at the bottom.
" Whoa," Ruby said as she gave a low whistle.
"Mr. Potter, It appears that you are related to one Ignotus Peverell," Blake said.
" Peverell? Didn't Alastor Moody say they, hold on are you saying this is the Cloak of invisibility," Ruby said excitedly.
" You can say that but unlike the story, it wasn't created by death itself it was just three brothers attempting to take on the world together along with a few features the story didn't mention," Blake said.
" What features?" Harry asks.
" Well besides keeping you from being seen by anyone wishing to harm you it also disrupts anything they can use to track you like standard tracking charms and it can make a bloodhound think you're further away than you are, And It has similar capabilities as medium grade Kevlar, it has to take something like the unforgivable or something like Crescent Rose even to get through, but it is its other feature that might be helpful at this moment," Blake explained as she threw his hood up connected triangle together.
Before Harry could ask, " Harry, Blake are you guys still there?" Ruby asks before Blake steps away as Harry unclips the brooch and throws his hood.
" Now anyone Harry here considers them an ally and if they stay close to him will become invisible as well," Blake said as the others stepped close to Harry making him fluster.
" Ladies, Not that I'm complaining but I don't think you need to be this close," Harry said as they took a step back before Harry threw his hood up and reconnected the brooch making his way down to the kitchens as team RWBY followed.
#
As the group entered the kitchen quickly came across Dobby.
" Harry Potter, Dobby is surprised you are here early," Dobby said before he noticed team RWBY who wave at him, "Hello, are you, friends of the great Harry Potter,"
" You can say that Dobby was it, sorry, about the inconvenience but we are in a hurry and looking for something hidden in a room here which we believe is on the seventh floor," Wiess said.
" Oh, you mean the come-and-go room, sometimes when people leave the room and they never find it but all you have to do is walk past the tapestry with Barnabas the Barmy teaching trolls to dance three times and thinking of what you want it to be," Dobby said.
" Thank you now if you excuse us, we will be going," Wiess said as she made her way out.
" Well, it's good to see you, Mr. Dobby. Hopefully, we will find some time to visit you soon," Ruby said as she followed the rest of her friends.
" Mister? Oh, I like her, Don't you Harry Potter," Dobby said as he noticed Harry's look,
" What no she's just a friend Dobby," Harry said, which Dobby only gave him a knowing look as he made his way out meeting the others before they made their way to the 7th floor.
" Didn't Dobby say to walk casually or just move in front of it three times?" Ruby asks before blurring into pedals as the door appears behind them.
" Show off," Wiess said as she, Blake, and Yang walked past Ruby who blew a raspberry behind her back before she and Harry entered the room the latter chuckled at the girl's antics as they caught up to the others before they caught sight of mountains of items,
" Hey Blake, found some books you might be interested in," Yang said as she held up some play witch magazines bumping into a wreck with potions. "Whoa ok, this is not going to blow up on me is it?"
" Most of these are empty but this one is only harmful if you drink it," Blake said as she held up a bottle with some white liquid. "Amortentia, a potion that causes the drinker to fill infatuation with whoever gave it to them, though there is a myth that says the fumes can predict the seller's soulmate,"
Blake explains before getting interrupted by Yang who took a big whip of the potion," In truth, it only smells like wherever you're attracted to,"
" Mem Lemons, motor grease, and what is that third one?" Yang said as she took one final sniff before giving Blake a knowing smirk, "Hey Ruby come here I want you to smell something," Yang called only to see her standing by a mirror,
" Ruby?" Yang asks as she touches Ruby's shoulder causing her to jump.
" Yang! don't do that," Ruby said as she turned back to the mirror.
" Sorry, I just want you to smell this perfume," Yang said as she shoved the potion in her face.
" Yang I'm trying to, hem, what type of perfume is this I'm getting fresh strawberries, something around Patch, and this third one I smell this one before but where," Ruby said as the third one got stronger.
" Hey is everything all right over here?" Harry asks making Ruby drop the potion and bump into him as they apologize to each other Yang look over at them with a knowing smirk,
" I wouldn't focus on that mirror too much if I was you, that mirror is nothing but trouble Ruby," Harry said, recognizing the mirror.
" Why, is just a mirror, oh," Yang said as she looked at the mirror to see herself with both of her arms which were intact wrapped around Blake along with Her father Tai, and her birth mother Raven on the right of him, and Summer to the left, and Ruby on her right. Realizing what she was seeing and what her sister might be seeing placed a hand on Ruby's shoulder in comfort.
" You're right, we should get back into finding the diadem," Ruby said as she walked away before turning back to see her family in the mirror.
" Ok, apparently this room is filled up with a lot more stuff than we thought, it's going to take some time unless someone can get this room organized by date," Wiess said as the room shifted to such. " Nevermind, now when did this diadem go missing?"
" It should be in around the 60s, maybe the 70s," Blake said as they made their way deeper inside passing by several tables and other trinkets.
" Man, It's going to take forever to find that thing where it can be," Yang said as she leaned against an ugly bust.
" I know it's in here somewhere we just need to keep looking," Blake said.
" If I was Tiara where do I hide," Ruby said to herself before she start looking through a few jewelry boxes nearby as she opened up another box that was near her sister to see a metallic headband. " Hey, Blake, what does that diadem look like again?" she calls out to Blake.
" It's a large ring with a sapphire that is shaped into an oval along with the inscription on the surface that says,"
"Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure." Ruby continued as she saw the description on the back of the headdress she closed the box and placed it into the sac.
" That's one down two to go, now let's get out of here," Yang said as she made his way out.
" Hold on, it looks like our friend has returned," Harry said, who had the map out to see that Umbridge was back in her office.
" Oh I know, Kreacher, can you hear me," Ruby said as the elf popped in.
" You called ms, Rose," Kreacher said as he stood patiently,
" Yes, we are ready to turn home," Ruby said as Kreacher offer his hands to the group,
" Hang on." Kreacher said, popping away with the group.
#
Grimmauld place
As Harry and team, RWBY popped back into the dining room before they searched for the other occupants, finding Sirius who was standing over a small portable fireplace.
"Hey, Sirius, what's cooking?" Yang said as they walked into the room setting the diadem box on the table
" Nice of you kids to drop in." Sirius grated. " I see you found your prize and I got mine and believe me it was a lot harder than it look," Sirius said as waved over to a golden chalice that was sitting next to him,
" So was ours, there was a lot more stuff piled in that room and there was," Wiess said looking around the room. " Where are Jaune and Neo?"
" Hey, Sirius, got that orc wine you asked for," Jaune said as he came in holding a bottle,
" Why yes thank you now where did our little short friend go off to?" Sirius said as said friend slammed a box with a few jars next to him.
"Ok I got ricin, puffer fish lever and any other toxic substance dear old mother nature can provide. And by the way, dog, call me little one more time and you'll find yourself castrated." Neo thought out as Sirius gulped as Mad-eye and the others came back.
" Mad-eye, how did it go on your end?" Sirius asks Moody through a small ring box his way.
" The bugger was well protected and took us a few hours to get through the protections and the darn thing has a compulsive charm and a very nasty flesh-rotting curse," Moody said. " Besides that, you have everything you need Black?"
" I believe so, an ancestor of mine Drago Black invented a substitute for Fiendfyre called Balefire, or what the muggles call Greek fire," Sirius said as he threw the chalice into the fireplace.
" In you go," Yang said as she threw the Diadem in as well, tossing it through her legs, as Sirius placed the toxic substances inside the furnace before pouring the wine on the items.
" Ok, that just leaves the ring Mad-eye do you want to do the Honors?" Sirius asks.
" My pleasure," Moody said as he picked up the ring box as the door opened with a tire Dumbledore walked into the room.
" Where have you been?" Sirius asks.
" Well trying to find recruits for the order which is not helping since there are still people doubting that it was Voldemort who showed up in Diagon Alley, By the way, congratulation on being free but there's something I want to talk to you about," Dumbledore said before he noticed the fireplace. " What's going on here?"
" Well, you were who knows where as the rest of us were rounding up Mortywart's soul fragments and now we're about to roast them which reminds me," Sirius said as he pulled out the pen and dagger tossing them into the furnace just as well. " Ok, Mad-eye the ring,"
Moody pulled his arm back and tossed the box into the furnace just before it was stopped midair as the crowd turned to see Dumbledore with his wand out.
" Dumbledore, what in Merlin's beard are you doing?!" Moody shouted.
" If that ring is what I believe it is then I must have it," Dumbledore said as he flicked his wand as the ring flew over to him before it got intercepted by a blur of pedals.
" Sorry Mr. Dumbledore with all the curses that are on this ring as a Huntress I can't let you take it," Ruby said as Dumbledore sent a glare at the huntress.
" Ever since you and your kind ever arrived here interfering with the way of things, no more if you know what's good for you girl you give me that ring right now," Dumbledore said as he leveled his wand towards Ruby as a small ball of electricity hit his hand causing him to drop the wand as he looks up to see an umbrella as it hit him in the face knocking him out.
" Do you have to hit him that hard," Ruby asks as she tosses the ring into the furnace
"I was thinking you should be saying you're welcome," Neo thought. " Hey dog What are you standing for, are you going to light this thing up or what,"
" Incendio," Sirius cast a small fireball shot out of his wand and pinned it against the inside of a furnace before its door closed as green Flames leaked from the sides and top.
" Can someone Help me here!" Sirius said Before he slammed his wand into the ground creating a circular barrier around the fireplace as Moody, Tonks, and Kingsley slammed theirs the fireplace started to crack before it exploded as three skulls appeared in flames causing the barrier to crack.
" Wiess!" Ruby called out.
" I'm on it," Wiess said as she unsheathed Myrtenaster.
" Wait Not yet!" Sirius said stressfully as the barrier started to give as Harry razed both of his arms.
" Potter, what are you doing?" Moody asks as he notices Harry's arms are glowing green and the flames are dying down. " Whatever you do, don't stop," Moody said as Harry closed his arms into a circle the skulls dissipated and the flames sizzled out leaving a chard fireplace with its door blasted off.
" Is everyone all right," Sirius said as he noticed his godson's eyes glowing and some electricity arcing off him.
" Harry, are you all right," Tonks asks as she places a hand on his shoulder only to end up with her hair standing up funny getting some laughs around the room.
" You know this will be a good time for some target practice, come on Harry I found some stuff you can blast," Yang said.
" Run along Harry I'll be right behind you in a moment," Sirius said as Harry followed the others out of the room, Sirius turned to the knocked-out headmaster before waking him up.
" What the, where's the ring?" He asked.
"Gone, nothing but ashes by now," Moody said. " Now mind on telling us what was the bright idea of you attacking our guest."
" I don't know, I just saw the ring and that's all I remember," Dumbledore said as the others gave him questionable looks.
" Do you know if Riddle is still at Malfoy Manor?" Moody asks, putting Dumbledore's problems aside for the bigger picture.
" According to Severus, he is, speaking of which we have talked to that Neopolitan girl she severely injured fifteen Death Eaters eight of which are dead,"
"And I'm thankful she is on our side, and from her report, some of them were some the worst, Mad-eye you go to the Ministry and start spreading some rumors of someone matching Riddle's description is hanging around there hopefully someone like Bones will hear it and we might be able to catch them off guard and end this war," Sirius said.
" It will be done, Lord Black," Moody said as he went to rally the troops.
" Now Sirius, aren't you being a little hasty? You just got out of Azkaban, It would be a shame if something were to happen to jeopardize your custody of Harry." Dumbledore said.
" And you need to get your priorities straight, or I might consider having Harry's O.W.L.S. somewhere else," Sirius said, leaving the headmaster alone in the room.
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Meanwhile, in one of the abandoned rooms of Grimmauld place, Blake was using Gambol Shroud's ribbon as a slingshot with Yang holding the other side as Ruby loaded an old alarm clock into it.
" Pull!" Yang called out as Ruby let go of the ribbon, launching an old clock into the air as it got blasted to pieces by a lightning bolt.
" Nice shot Harry," Ruby said as he blew some smoke off his fingers as three orb-like objects headed for him before he blasted those as well.
" Impressive, your Semblance has gotten stronger lately," Wiess said.
" Well someone told me, for it to get stronger you have to play with it," Harry said as he looked over to a flustered Ruby.
"Well, I didn't say it like that," Ruby lied. " I believe I used smarter wording."
" Nope, Those sound like the words you would use," Yang teases as Ruby's friends laughed as the girl herself pouted.
" Come on Ruby, we are just teasing," Yang said as she checked her scroll to see Harry's aura at the halfway mark. " OK Harry takes five, well you are doing that I think some of us need to practice our hand-to-hand.
"You're usually on three?" Ruby asks, having a mischievous look on her.
" Of course, it's on three," Yang said before Ruby tackled her.
As the sisters have their wrestling match Harry decides to stretch his legs and take a walk down the hallway and ends up in the same room where the furnace that they use to burn the Horcruxes was kept. As he looked inside the stove to see the ash that was inside, he noticed a large stone that was peeking inside the ash before reaching inside to pick it up.
" What did you get there?" Someone said, causing Harry to jump scraping his hand against the furnace as he turned to see Blake standing beside the door.
" Bloody hell Blake, you're going to give someone a heart attack one of these days," Harry said as he palmed the stone, noticing a drop of his blood was on it as it got absorbed into the stone before the familiar mark appeared on a stone.
" Isn't that the mark of the Peverells?" Blake asks before she hears someone coming down the hallway.
They were quickly making their way out of the room and into another just avoiding Sirius who banished the furnace away.
" Bet you're wondering why we moved to a different room. It's because this stone is why I believe it is if some other people found out about it, you might not be able to see it again Mr. Potter." Blake said as Harry nodded.
" What I believe we have here is the second brother's item he called the Resurrection Stone, some pretty complicated Magic which I barely understand, think of it like a scroll it'll be able to contact anyone the user had a bond with, in the afterlife and if the spirit felt like it, he or she will appear to talk to you but be warned it ain't permanent so I advise you make the conversation short or say your goodbyes," Blake explained.
" Ok, so how does this work?" Harry asked before Blake explained he has to turn the stone three times in his palm and hold it, which he did before he witness the images of his parents appearing,
"Blake, can you give me a few moments alone," Harry said as she walked out of the room.
" Umm Hey," Harry said, not sure what to say.
" Hey? you hear this Liz he says hey," James said only to get smacked on the arm by Lily.
" How would you feel if you contacted your parents who you haven't seen in fourteen years," Lily said before turning to her son. " Now sweetheart, can you tell us about your day?"
So Harry told them about his day when he got to how he met Ruby and her friends. His father gave a chuckle and a knowing smile.
" I know that look anywhere, It's the same look I had when I realized I fell in love with your mother," James said.
" You're not weirded out by the fact that she lives on a different planet?" Harry asks.
" She does seem like a nice girl and It might be nice to say you went dimension hop…" James said before being interrupted by his wife as she smacked him on the side of his head.
" Jamie, you're not suggesting our son go dimension hopping un-prepared are you?" Lily said as James gave an embarrassing smile.
" At least wait until you learn some more spells before going," James said as a clock chimed.
" Sorry, sweetheart but it looks like our time is up," Lily said sadly.
" Would I ever see you two again?" Harry asks teary.
" You always can! But try to minimize it, we want you to have your own life as well," James said as both he and Lily placed their hands on their son's hand where the stone was.
" Hold on, can I ask you something, I'm curious if you can find someone in the afterlife," Harry asks.
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Grimmauld place RWBY room.
As Ruby was sitting by one of the decks in their room tuning up Crescent Rose turned to see her sister nursing a few bruises from their training before hearing a knock on the third door.
" Come in," she called as Harry came in. " Oh hi, Harry what brings you here?
" Well I found something you might like Ruby," Harry said, placing the resurrection stone in her hand as Blake gave him a knowing look and tried to convince Weiss to leave the room.
" Harry, not that I'm flattered, it's a nice-looking stone and all," Ruby said before she noticed a familiar mark. " Hey isn't this,"
Ruby, stopped mid-sentence as she stared at the stone with a worried expression realizing what it was, having read the story it was based on the first chance she had.
" Ruby, are you all right?" Yang asks as she notices her sisters are worried.
"What if it doesn't work?" Ruby asks as Harry places a hand on her shoulder.
" Look at it this way, you get closer either way," Harry said as he helped her turn the stone in her hand.
As Ruby looked around not seeing anyone new in the room she exhaled in slight relief and disappointment before sensing a presence behind her. " Yang if this is one of your games," Ruby said, only for her to notice her sister was standing at the side of the room. She turned around to see a woman in a white gown recognizing her.
" Mom?" Ruby asks before she runs over to her only to phase through crashing into a wall as Harry and Yang race over to see if she is all right.
" Ruby!" Yang yelled as she crouched over her sister placing her hand on Ruby's where the stone is only to turn when she heard an amused chuckle around to see Summer Rose.
" It is nice to see my daughters care for each other," She said as Yang fumbled back onto her butt staring at the image of her mom.
" What the frick!" Yang yelled.
" Watch it, young lady," Summer scolded as Yang looked down in embarrassment, only to look up to see everyone else had left as Blake was leaving. Yang called out to her.
" I was just leaving to give you three some time alone," Blake said, only for Yang to drag her back.
" Mom, this is my girlfriend Blake," Yang said as Blake gave a nervous smile.
" Well it's nice that my daughter I found someone to open her heart to, I hope you've been taking good care of my daughter," Summer said.
" Well we've been taking care of each other Mrs. Rose, I hope you're not," Blake said only to stop midway as Summer placed a hand on her cheek.
" The only thing I'm disappointed in is I won't be able to get any grandkids out of you two. though I think your friend Jaune's sister found a way." Summer said.
"MOM?!" Yang said with a serious blush causing Summer to laugh.
" Now why don't you two go keep each other company for a bit, I would like to have a word with my daughter," Summer said, looking over at Ruby who looked embarrassed being in the situation she was in.
As the two left to have some alone time, Summer turned to Ruby with a sympathetic expression.
" So I take it this means you're," Ruby choked out as she looked down at the stone.
" I think I'm in what people call limbo, somewhere that is in between life and death," Summer said.
" So there might be a chance you're like that Grimm," Ruby whispered.
" How are Qrow and Tai doing?" Summer asks trying to avoid that topic
" They are doing well, But if we can find the Grimm, perhaps we can capture it. Maybe there is a way to expel the Grimm part," Ruby said, sounding hopeful as Summer gave her a look.
" Ruby, You can only save those that want to be saved," Summer said.
"What!? But dad and Qrow miss you," Ruby said as Summer kneeled to her Daughter.
"I know but I missed most of your life and nothing is going to fix that," Summer said, avoiding her daughter's eyes.
" What was the mission?" Ruby asks as she was curious about what it was.
" I thought our eyes would stop Salem but never had the chance to find out," Summer said. " Now let's talk about something less depressing, it seems like you and Harry are pretty close." Summer said, smiling at her daughter's flustered look.
" Well he's nice and all, but I'm a Huntress," Ruby said as Summer gave her a knowing look before laughing softly.
" I once had the same thought but that was before I opened my heart, And I never regretted it. don't live your life in vain sweetheart." Summer said as she placed her hands on Ruby's. "You got to let me go now, Ruby,"
" Wait can't you stay a little bit longer," Ruby cried as Summer blushed away some tears rusting one of her hands on her cheek.
"I know what you want but you have to be strong Ruby, take my advice and open your heart," Summer said.
" Well, will I ever see you again?" Ruby asks as she loosens her grip on the stone.
" I will always be with you," Summer said, fading into a ball of light in phrasing through her daughter's chest where her heart would be.
#
In another room, Harry was working on a basin placing some Floo powder in it as he looked over an old book Before he heard a light knocking on his door.
" Yes," Harry answered as Ruby entered the room placing the stone on a deck. " Are you alright Ruby?" he asked, noticing her down trot look.
" Can I ask you something, why have you been so kind to me? First, it was those cookies then The stone and if anyone seemed to be insulting me you," Ruby said Before huffing and sitting down on his bed.
" Will I," Harry sputtered before taking a breath. " I just don't like you being upset," Harry said, taking a seat next to her.
" Why, You don't even know me," Ruby said as she faced away from him.
" That doesn't stop me from getting to know you," Harry said, getting a smile out of her as Ruby turned to face him.
" Do you say that to all the other pretty girls?" Ruby asked.
" Well no, most of the girls I know are interested in getting to know the boy who lived," Harry said, getting a small laugh out of Ruby.
" And they're not as pretty as you," he whispered, which Ruby heard.
" People say I'm more cute than pretty, Just look at my team they can go into the modeling business if they wanted," Ruby muttered.
" Well, you got something they don't, A pure heart," Harry said, causing Ruby to blush madly.
" If you keep saying stuff like that I might need to find something to give you," Ruby said as she knocked into him getting a chuckle out of Harry before a small awkward silence developed between them.
" I think I figured out what to give you," Ruby whispered.
" And what is that?" Harry asked leaning forward only for Ruby to grab his neck and place her lips on his surprise.
As Ruby pulls back to see Harry's surprised expression mumbling out some apologies only for Harry to take her hand and kiss her back as she melts into the kiss herself as they fall back into the bed before pulling back breathlessly.
" Was that the First time you kissed someone?" Harry asked.
" No is my first, Apparently stories were right, the first is special," Ruby said as she took Harry's glasses and placed them on the nearby nightstand, laying her head on Harry's collarbone.
"That was your first, you are natural," Harry said which got a chuckle out of Ruby as he wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her close just making out her face as she rested her chin on his sternum stealing another kiss from him before noticing the basin. " What's that?"
" Well, do you remember I told you about finding a spell that might be able to contact your friends?" Harry said as Ruby moved over to the basin.
" So, how does this work?" Ruby asks, looking it over as Harry got up grabbing his glasses and a book on his way over to her.
" Well it says here I just need a drop of blood from someone and I'll be able to send an illusion to whoever has a bond to that person," Harry said.
" That's it, Do you have everything you need?" Ruby asked.
" Yes, I just need a volunteer," Harry said as Ruby offered her hand as Harry gave her the questionable look.
" What, you said you need a volunteer, so I'm volunteering," Ruby said.
" Are you sure?" Harry asks, gripping her hand and brushing his thumb over her knuckle.
" Come on, Harry I know you won't intentionally hurt me," Ruby said as Harry picked up one of his Potion knives.
" Just to be sure we can get someone else," Harry said only for Ruby to brush a finger across The Blade dropping a few drops into the basin,
As she did that Harry started chanting in an unknown language before blasting small bursts of lightning into the bowl, " Now Ruby focus on the person you're planning on contacting then stick your head into the basin," Harry said.
Ruby nodded as the pan showed an image of a man with graying black spiky hair, faded red eyes, and slight stubble along his jawline before taking a deep breath and sticking her face into the bowl.
#
The Pits Vacuo
Meanwhile, in another world Qrow, the same man in the basin was circling a finger around a glass of whiskey as a young woman with tanned skin and violet eyes. Her light-blond hair is tied in a ponytail and walks over to him.
" Are you going to drink that or not?" Robyn asked as she sat down next to him.
" I should, technically I lost my nieces, Salem could be knocking on our doors any minute now, so why shouldn't I!" Qrow said only for him to push the drink aside as Robyn placed a comforting hand on his shoulder.
" Hey, Didn't that Oscar kid says they might be alive," Robyn said.
" Yeah, but they could be anywhere," Qrow said as he looked down at the glass to see an image of Ruby in it causing him to jump back causing the glass to fall and break.
" Qrow, Qrow!" someone called out snapping Qrow out of his trance to look over to see a boy with black hair, tan skin with freckles, and hazel eyes.
" Have you noticed anything going on?" Oscar said in a voice that sounded older.
" No Oz, nothing out of the ordinary," Qrow said, noticing his old friends distressed.
" Knowing Ruby and her friends, I believe they will find a way back to us, depending on the world they're in sooner than you think," Ozpin said.
"Do you have any idea where they could have gone," Qrow asked?
" Well two of the times I fell down that hole I ended up on this Island, the other five," Ozpin said before seeming to be sensing something as a small sandstorm flew into the bar forming into a girl with black hair with red tips, and silver eyes.
" Wow, dusty" Ruby said as she turned to see Qrow. "Uncle Qrow!" As Ruby approaches her uncle only to have a shotgun pointed at her face.
" I don't who you think you are but you have some guts missy," Qrow snarled.
" Qrow It's me," Ruby said with her hands up.
" Oh, really tell me what's your favorite food?" Qrow ask
"It's Strawberries," Ruby said as Qrow lowered his weapon for a moment.
"Lucky guess, now name one thing my niece knows," Qrow asked.
"That you told me what Mom was like, how she was one of the kindest people you ever met," Ruby said as Qrow dropped Harbinger.
" Is it you Kiddo?" Qrow asked tearily, " But how are you here?"
" Well, a new friend of ours found this spell that allowed me to contact someone I'm close to," Ruby rambled as she brushed a stray hair behind her ear when she mentioned her friend who got noticed by the people in the room.
" I take it Miss Belladonna, Schnee, Mr, Arc, and your sister are with you," Ozpin said, ignoring his host's jealous rambling as Ruby nodded. " Can you describe the world you're on,"
" Well I'm around literal witches and wizards who use wands," Ruby said as Ozpin cupped his chin in thought as Qrow saw him.
" What is it Oz?" He asks
" Well, the good news is I believe I know where they are and they found a friendlier crowd, the bad news is they can't use the same way I got back," Ozpin said.
" Okay, two things, what do you mean by friendlier and how you got back?" Qrow asked.
" Look at it this way, a quarter of the population has a semblance, and half of them think they're better than anyone else, and the bad news is they won't be able to make a Portkey which is an object that allows you to teleport to another location," Ozpin said.
" Is there any other way?" Qrow asked.
" Well, we can try to find your sister, or there are these runes," Ozpin said before he noticed Ruby fading away.
" Uh-oh, Harry what's going on?" Ruby call,
" Ruby! What is happening?" Qrow asked, taking note of the name.
" I think the spell is wearing off, I don't think I have much time," Ruby said as Oscar took over trying to grab her only phase through her.
" Ruby! just stay where you are, we will find you," Qrow called as she disappeared.
#
Grimmauld Place.
As Ruby stumbled out of the basin to see Harry leaning up against the wall as his aura dissolved.
" Harry! Are you alright?" Ruby called as she made her way over to him.
" Guess that took more out of me than I thought," Harry chuckled as Ruby picked him up and placed him on the bed as he wrapped his arms around her. " I take it you got in contact with your family,"
" Yes, it sounds like they have a plan," Ruby said as Harry pulled her closer while she leaned into him humping. "Harry, what is this?"
" What is what?" Harry asks.
" I mean what are we?" Ruby asks as green meets silver, " It's just that I never had a boyfriend before or anyone romantically,"
" Well me neither, how about this Rosie we go through this one day at a time," Harry said.
" Hem, not a bad idea Wiz," Ruby humped as she pulled him forward onto the bed catching his lips with hers and sucking on his bottom lip as her head hit the pillow.
Harry braced his hands to her side as he hovered over Ruby pulling his lips away from hers and then placing them on her cheek making his down to her neck causing her to grab his hair. Only for her to realize things are getting heated, Ruby moves her hands pushing Harry onto his side.
" Sorry, I think I might have been enjoying that a little too much and you should be resting," Ruby said, not wanting to ruin what she had with Harry.
" Ok, we can just lay here for a while if that's alright with you," Harry said as Ruby fixed their positions where she was curled up by his side as they drifted off.
#
Azkaban port
Later that night, Peter Pettigrew was being escorted to Azkaban right as his boat pulled into the dock he was pulled out of his seat by Bones, as she and Scrimgeour lead him inside the fortress where they met with Fudge and Dawlish.
" That's far enough Bones we will take it from here, Dawlish!" Fudge called as Dawlish took Pettigrew from them dragging him inside noticing nobody was around,
" Where is everyone?" Bones questioned as she made her way to the warden's office only to see a pair of shoes laying beside the deck she raced over to check on him.
" He's Dead!" Bones called as she and Scrimgeour pulled out their wands as a green flair hit Dawlish causing him to fall dead the survivors turned to see some of the former residents at the fortress slowly approach the three.
" Fudge get your ass over here now!" Scrimgeour ordered aiming his wand at the former prisoners.
" Get back to your cells now," Fudge ordered with the former prisoners just laughing at him.
" We don't take orders from you," Bellatrix said.
" I'm the minister of magic and you will," Fudge said before he noticed a man with snake-like creatures and red eyes walking between the former Death Eaters as Pettigrew kneeled in fear. " No, it can't be,"
" Master I knew you come for me," Pettigrew said.
" Oh yes Wormtail, I have something just for you," Voldemort said only to transform him into his rat form and conjure a boa, " Kill him," He hissed out as the boa grabbed the rat by the head twisting and flipping breaking the rat's neck and a dozen bones before it ended up wrapping around him.
As Voldemort turned to Fudge who was crawling backward away from him. " Please, I do anything, you want those Mudbloods out of here. I'll have the Auror round them all up and banished in moments, just Don't kill me please," Fudge cried as a foul smell encased the room.
" You, sell your people out? Unfortunately, I have enough of cowards today" Voldemort chuckled coldly before blasting the coward with a skinning curse. "Hange this one high," He ordered his men.
" My Lord, what about those two," Dolohov asked, pointing at the two Aurors that have barricaded themselves in the warden's office. Before Voldemort could give his orders he clenched his side and pain.
"Leave them! Severus!" Voldemort called as the potion master stood next to him.
"I want my best followers battle ready within 24 hours, we're going home," Voldemort said.
