Chapter four

Voldemort was not happy, in fact, he was very, very angry. After Lucius was arrested, Voldemort had forced Narcissa to continue to house him and the elite death eaters in the manor and he had had her under his complete control. one wrong move from Draco and Narcissa would have been eliminated, but the winds and tides of the war seemed to be turning and not in the Dark's favor. Bellatrix Lestrange, her husband and his brother, Voldemort and Severus Snape were dining in the hall while Narcissa was forced to serve them like a house elf, when suddenly all of them except for Narcissa, were ejected from the house and the grounds. When Voldemort tried to reenter to grounds he was burned and upon further investigation by Bellatrix it was noted that Black Wards had been placed around the property.

"These are the worst of the Black Wards" Bellatrix snarled, "if we keep trying to bring it down it will kill us" she screamed in frustration. "We've lost the manor" Voldemort was furious, he hated regrouping.

"There are a few abandoned properties that weren't seized by the ministry when some of our people were arrested" Severus Snape told them. He wasn't really sure what happened and he wanted to speak to Dumbledore, but he knew that he couldn't leave Voldemort's side unless he was dismissed. "because I am the not only Draco's godfather, I am also Theo Nott's godfather, i was able to take control of the property for Theo when they seized Nott's bank accounts since Theo is a teenager, I argued that he would need a place to live. We could set that up as our base" Voldemort thought about this for a moment.

"Very good" he turned to Bella and the Lestrange brothers. "spread the word. make sure only death eaters get the message" he turned to Snape. "we will place it under the fidelous as well. Severus, go back to Hogwarts, tell Dumbledore what has happened here and find out if he had anything to do with it. Also, Make sure that Draco stays on task"

Narcissa Malfoy felt the Black Wards right before her uninvited guests were ejected. she felt elated, like she could finally breath. she was worried about Draco, but knew that the best thing for her was to stay in the safety of the manor. she really hoped that the Potter boy knew what he was doing and that he could defeat Voldemort, because no one else seemed to be having much luck and she just wanted to be reunited with her son. she was so worried about him, especially his eagerness to please the Dark Lord. he was so happy to be marked and given a task, but she was sure he really knew what he was getting into.

It was later in the evening when the gang met in the chamber of secrets. it was there that Harry revealed that Sirius was Mordred and that he survived the veil and Sirius told Draco that his mother was protected. this made Draco breath a sigh of relief. he explained to the entire group about his mission and what he had done before getting his memories back. Sirius decided to stay in the room of requirement, since they didn't want anyone to know that he was alive, and work with Draco on setting a trap with the cabinet.

for the next few weeks, that is what they worked on. the others went about their days like normal, except that Ginny and Harry started dating. they found it humorous that Ron was so involved with Lavender that he didn't even notice, which was really fine by them. Ron did however, notice that Hermione was no longer glaring at him every time he and Lavender were together and for some reason that bothered him a little bit. so much so that he actually broke away from Lavender for a while to discuss things with Harry. that is how he discovered that Harry was now dating Ginny as he walked into the dorm room and found them kissing.

"Hey Gin," he said, surprising his sister. "Do you mind if I steal Harry for a moment" Ginny smirked and bounded out of the dorm after planting another big kiss on Harry to make her brother uncomfortable. Ron turned to Harry. "Don't hurt her" was all he said. he sat down next to Harry and they sat in silence for a while before ron spoke.

"Is everything alright with Hermione?" he asked. Harry raised an eyebrow.

"Yes, of course" he replied. "Why do you ask?" Ron sighed.

"I just noticed she is no longer glaring at me every time she sees me with Lavender" Harry laughed.

"There's nothing wrong, she's just gotten used to seeing you guys together. it no longer bothers her" he replied.

"Oh" was all Ron said. Harry turned to look at his friend.

"Do you wish it still bothered her?" he asked.

"What?!" Ron exclaimed. "Of course not" Harry looked skeptical but dropped it. he patted Ron on the shoulder, but the instant he touched Ron, Ron jolted.

"It's my life's ambition to join the Knights of Camelot."

"I've been earning a living the only way that I know. With a sword in my hand."

"Arise, Sir Lancelot, Knight of Camelot."

"You're a knight. At last."

"You know, Merlin, you're the one Arthur should knight. You're the bravest of us all and he doesn't even know it."

"I would die for you one hundred times over. Live for me, or everything that I am has been for nothing."

"You taught me the values of being a knight, the code by which a man should live his life. To fight with honor for justice, freedom, and all that's good. I believe in the world that you will build."

Ron's eyes widened as he turned to look at Harry.

"Merlin" he whispered. Harry grinned.

"Hey Lancelot" he said. Ron and Harry embraced. as they pulled apart Ron's face filled with horror.

"I remember, I remember what Morgana made me do" he shook his head. "Gwen got banished because of me"

"No, Gwen got banished because of Morgana" he corrected. "you were dead, you had no control. but you needn't worry, Gwen and Arthur eventually married" Ron breathed a sigh of relief. "why would the fates make Morgana my sister?" he asked.

"I think they were giving the both of you the family you never had. think about it, Morgana's sister twisted her mind to turn her against Camelot and you didn't have much of a family either. now you both have a huge family that is full of love" Ron nodded. he bit his lip.

"Do they have their memories?" he asked. "Hermione, Draco, Blaise and Ginny got their memories back a few weeks ago. Also, Sirius is Mordred and he is alive, so he has been helping us"

"Ok, my next question is this, do Hermione and Draco know that Gwen was cursed?" Harry shook his head.

"I knew at the time that Arthur would never believe me. I was so scared and it had been ingrained in me since birth not to reveal my magic that Arthur didn't find out about my magic until he was dying"

"Wow!" Ron whistled. "I honestly thought you would tell them after the doracha incident. didn't anyone find it suspicious that you survived?"

"Honestly, i don't think they wanted to question it" Harry replied. "I can say this, you were my best friend back then and you are still my best friend. and i can;t believe that as Harry and Ron we became best friends. our souls must have recognized each other" Rin smiled.

"Best friends in every life" he said, smiling.