Nobody ever thinks about how they die.

Nova sure didn't.

She knew everyone and everything dies, but it wasn't until Voldemort's mark appeared in the sky did she start to ponder if she would have a premature death.

It wasn't until then did she stop and think. It wasn't until then did she fear for her life.

It wasn't until that moment did Nova discover she was terrified of dying. It wasn't until that moment Nova believed she feared her death above everything.

Dying meant she wouldn't get to be with her fathers.

Dying meant she couldn't eat ice cream.

Dying meant no Quidditch.

Dying meant she couldn't laugh with Ginny.

Dying meant she could rant about books with Hermione.

Dying meant she couldn't binge movies with Ron, eating as much as they could.

Dying meant no Harry.

Dying meant she wouldn't get to eat chocolate.

Dying meant she would get to prank with Fred and George.

She considered suicide before, Nova wouldn't lie. But that was before.

Before she had her dads.

Before she had Harry.

Before she had Ron.

Before she had Ginny.

Before she had Hermione.

Before she had Fred and George.

Before she had something to live for.

It wasn't until she heard Timmy's screams of terror and fear did Nova realize she feared something more than her own death.

She feared the loss of her family more than anything.

Nova had gone to sleep the night after Ireland's big win with a smile on her face. All around her cheers of celebration could be heard.

Much of her time spent before going to sleep was filled with singing, laughter, and teasing Ron for his Man Crush on Krum. The smile didn't fade from her face, not even as she slept.

She shot up like a bullet at the sounds of the panicked screams. She grabbed her wand and leather jacket before shaking Hermione and Ginny awake.

"Wake up!" Nova demanded to her friends. "Grab your wand! We have to go!"

Nova emerged from the girls' tent, wand in hand, and with Hermione and Ginny in toe. She wore nothing but black leggings, Remus's blue sweater, and her black leather jacket. Her caramel golden hair flew around her face as she searched frantically for her Harry and Ron.

Harry noted her face portrayed the fear she felt within for the first time.

Her wide and frantic honey-hazel met his emerald green ones and relaxed.

Bill, Charlie, and Percy emerged from the boys' tent before sprinting off towards the oncoming marchers.

"We're going to help the Ministry!" Arthur yelled to the group. "Get to the woods! Stick together!"

"Come on!" Fred shouted over the screams, grabbing Ginny's hand and running.

Nova grabbed Harry's hand and running after Fred.

The group was pushed and pulled in every which way as people rushed to safety.

The crowd's joustling caused Nova's hand to slip from Harry's.

"Nova!" Harry had called repeatedly. But no matter how many times he called, he got no response.

"I found her!" A voice called as Nova was lifted into the air with the muggles from the surrounding areas.

Nova held onto her wand for dear life. She knew wandless magic, but it was unpredictable for Nova. Besides, she only knew small spells.

"Put me down, bitch!" Nova roared as she floated to away from the crowd.

"If you say so," the faceless man said with a shrug as he dropped her fifteen feet causing Nova to lose her breath.

Nova groaned as she attempted to stand but she fell the ground again.

"Nova Black. How the mighty have fallen," another faceless man taunted.

"It's Lupin-Black, arsehole," Nova growled as she got to her feet. "Just because I have fallen, does not mean I won't rise up and punch you in your worthless face."

The man raised his wand.

Knowing who, or what, these people are, Nova feared her life.

"Stop! He ordered her alive!" His companion hissed.

"I didn't say I'd kill her," the second man hissed. "Crucio!"

Nova's body went stiff. She set her jaw and glared at the man. She refused to show the amount of pain she is in.

"Nova!" A small voice yelled.

Her eyes drifted towards a young boy covered in dirt. Through the dirt and mud, she recognized his wide innocent brown eyes and blonde hair.

Timmy.

Nova's hand began to shake.

She began to lose control.

A scream of pain ripped through her chest. Her body began to shake.

In heaven, watching on joint screens as Harry ran with his friends, many flinched at the sound of Nova's screens.

Regulus's heart broke as he remembered her days in Morgenstern Manor. His heart broke more as he thought of his brother going through the same thing.

Marlene was trying to beat the man, but it was pointless through a screen and irrelevant.

Lily was crying.

James looked like a deer caught in the headlights, but the heartbreak was clear in his eyes.

Dorcus was trying to calm Marlene down.

Out of the corner of her eye, Nova saw Timmy pleading for the man to stop.

"Be quiet you worthless boy!" The man hissed, swinging his fist towards Timmy's face.

His momentary distraction was all Nova needed to disarm the man and stun his friend.

Nova, ignoring the pain in every step she took, rushed to kneel in front of Timmy.

"Timmy, you have to get up!" Nova urged. "We have to get to the forest."

"Nova, I can't . . ." Timmy.informed, his voice faint.

Timmy's injuries were worse then Nova thought. A large gash ran along his hamstring and his ankle was broken.

"Fuck," Nova hissed. "Alright, Timmy, I'm going to carry you. Timmy, you can't fall asleep. You have to stay awake for me alright?"

"I'll try . . ." Timmy breathed.

Not only did Harry lose Nova in the crowd, but Malfoy appeared.

"With feet the size, it's hard not to," Malfoy's drawling voice said referring to how Ron tripped over a tree root.

Ron told Malfoy to do something he wouldn't dare say in front of his mother.

"Language, Weezlebee," Malfoy sneered. "Hadn't you better run along, now? Wouldn't want like her to be spotted, would you?"

The blonde boy gestured to Hermione.

"What's that suppose to mean?" Hermione demanded defiantly.

"They're after muggles, Granger."

"Hermione's a witch!" Harry glared.

"Have it your way, Potter," Malfoy said in a bored tone. "If you think they can't spot a Mudblood, you stay."

"Watch your mouth " Ron shouted.

"Where's my cousin?" Draco demanded, realizing she would've smacked him for the slang he used.

"Your cousin?" Harry asked.

"Nova." Ron said. "He meant Nova."

"She's lost in the crowd." Harry muttered. "She was ripped from my hand."

Malfoy's eyes widened in fear.

"No. No. No." He repeated pacing
"This is really bad!"

"No shit, sherlock!" Ron growled.

"You don't understand! She's tar-" Malfoy stopped mid sentence, pausing. His pacing stopped. He turned to look at Harry.

"You!" He hissed. "It's your fault!"

"How is it my fault?" Harry demanded incredulously.

"You're supposed to keep her safe. So much for loving her!" Malfoy hissed. "She follows you on your stupid and dangerous adventures! And this is how you repay her?"

"I didn't mean to!" Harry yelled. "She was quite literally ripped from.my grasp!"

"Why do you care?" Hermione whispered.

"Why do I care?" Malfoy repeated. "Because she's my cousin! No matter how much I hate her friends and her fathers, I don't hate her. She's the closest thing I have to a sister!"

The trio were stunned.

Nova managed to find Fred, George, and Ginny.

"Help! Someone help!" Nova called.

"Is that Nox?" Ginny asked, stopping in her tracks.

"Fuck! Shit! Damn it!" The voice called.

"Definitely Nox," Fred confirmed.

A person stumbled into view. Their caramel hair matted with dirt and blood.

"Nox!" George exclaimed happily. "We were worried you, Harry, Hermione, and Ron got seperated-"

"Oh merlin!" Ginny exclaimed rushing forward.

"What happened?" Fred demanded.

"Harry. . .Ron . . . Hermione. . . Too much blood gone . . . Men in masks . . . Target . . ." She mumbled incoherently.

"Nox," George exclaimed. "You need to calm down."

"Nova, breathe," Gin said softly.

The trio watched as Nova's erratic breaths became even.

Bill and Charlie appeared.

"Thank Merlin we found you!" Bill said in relief.

"We need to find Harry, Ron, and Hermione!" Nova called getting to her feet shakily.

"Dad's already found them," Charlie informed. "They're at the Burrow."

Fred, George, Ginny, and Nova a let out a sigh of relief.

"Help me with Timmy," Nova demanded.

"Timmy?" Bill asked.

"My child."

Thanks to a port key, the group made appeared in the Burrow's living room.

Nova caught sight of Remus and Snuffles, but ignored them.

She had to get to Timmy.

"Mrs.Weasley, can you help with Timmy?" Nova asked eagerly.

Molly had an intake of breath when she saw Timmy, but set to work.

Nova tried to stand, but stumbled. She began to feel light headed. She swayed on her feet and dots were appearing in her vision.

"Nova!" A voice called.

"Just so you know my blood type is . . ." Nova began as she fell to the floor. "Red."

***

"Hey, Timmy," Remus began in a soft voice. "Can you tell us what happened?"

Nova, who was bearly awake, kept her eyes shut as she listened. She noted a hand grasping her own, and something on her legs. From what she could see, it was black and furry.

"Is Nova alright?" Timothy asked him.

"She's just asleep. She took a blow to her head. Do you know how she got it?" Molly assured.

"The man dropped her twenty feet. I think she hit her head then." Timmy informed.

"Can you tell us what happened?" Mr.Weasley asked.

"I woke up and my dad was gone. I went out to look for him but all I saw were people in masks. One of them took me and told me to stay. I saw them levitating muggles. I was begging for them to stop when a man cut my legs" Timmy sniffed. "Then another man shouted about finding someone and the next thing I know Nova is in the air. She said, 'Put me down,-' . . .the word she called him is a name Nova says I'm not allowed to say. Then he dropped her. She fell with a loud thump. The man who cut me said . . .

'Nova Black. How the mighty have fallen.'

She corrected him. She said her name was Lupin-Black and called him another word I'm not allowed to repeat. She said that even if she's fallen, she'll rise up and punch him in the face."

Snuffles snorted.

"Who's the scary black dog?" Timmy asked.

"An escaped mass murderer," James answered deadpan.

"This is Snuffles." Hermione introduced with a glare at the dog. "Nova's very clingy and sensitive dog."

"Oh that's nice," Timmy said.

"What else happened, Timothy?" Remus asked.

"It's Timmy." He corrected. "Anyways . . .the man didn't like go be talked to like that. He pointed his wand at her. His friend told him whoever was controlling them said she needs to be alive. But the man with his wand on Nova said he spoke nothing of killing her. H-he preformed the torture curse on her. She didn't seem affected at first . . .like she was used to it or she was fighting it." Timmy paused. "I screamed and she looked at me. She began to lose control. Her hands began to shake. I thought there was a gold light coming from them, but I figured it was just my imagination. The man turned to hit me, and she managed to disarm and stun him and his friend.

"I don't remember much else. There was a lot of crying . . ." Timmy stated.

"That was Snuffles." Everyone answered simultaneously.

It obviously confused Molly, Arthur, Bill, Charlie, and Percy who didn't know.

Timmy glared at Harry's hand in Nova's as she slept.

Nova groaned from her spot on the couch.

"Why the fuck do I feel like I had too much Firewhisky?" She groaned.

Remus gave Nova a warning look.

"I mean . . .why do the flippity flop does my head hurt?" Nova corrected. Nova glared at the dog on her legs. "Snuffles, get your fat arse off my legs or I'm cutting you off the donuts."

Snuffles looked offened at being called fat, but got off anyways.

"I don't think dogs are suppose-" Percy began.

"Technicalities, Weatherby." Nova waved a hand.

Fred and George sniggered, remembering how Crouch called him that.

"At the Quidditch-" Mr.Weasley began.

"Right! Dark Mark. Death Eaters. Fear. Panic. Falling to my death. Timmy . . .oh Hi, Timster!" Nova greeted. "Ireland winning . . .Hey! Cedric owns me some money!"

Remus facepalmed and lunched the bridge of his nose. He looked like he was done with everything.

After saying goodbye to the residents of the Burrow and Timmy (who was sadly going home later), Remus, Snuffles, and Nova went back to Lupin Cottage.

The first words that fell from Sirius's mouth were nothing of a surprise:

"You, young lady, are getting a fucking safety bubble."