𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆-

𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬, 𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐧𝐨𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 / 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐱𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲, (𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐲) , 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐥, 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬. 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫. 𝐀𝐥𝐬𝐨, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞

𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙣𝙚,

𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙣𝙙 ?

[ 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀, 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝗹𝘆... ] 

𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗠𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗟𝗘𝗙𝗧 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗦𝗘, 𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗠𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗔𝗙𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗢𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗠𝗚 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦 𝗠𝗘𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗘𝗫𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘.

Towards London she strutted. 

As Harry happily watched the Dursleys leave their home behind. 

As Ron stood outside what was now their rebuilt home. 

As Maggie called him in for dinner.

As Aspen, Fred, & George prepared for the next events.

As the Coleson's returned to Hogwarts, knowing their sister wouldn't be coming with them. 

As Charlie sent a letter to George asking to watch over her.

As the other siblings boarded the train the next morning.

As Edie knew her relationship with Daphne was in jeopardy.

As Illy looked at the unsettling mark on her wrist. The memories flooding back of that morning. June fifth, 1997, her seventeenth birthday. Held down, forced to get the dark mark. Now, it lived  on her skin. Taking away all sunshine from her personality entirely. 

As Rain settled with his father. And his father's new wife.

Everyone— wasn't ready for what was coming. But they had no choice.

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

Severus arrived at the Malfoy manor. A huge manor that looked like a castle. 

And even after everything with his child and the Dark Lord trying to kill them, he still came.

A woman, floating in mid air. The muggle teacher. The first thing he noticed.

"Severus," Voldemort said, "I was beginning to think you'd lost your way. Come, we've saved you a seat"

Severus sits quietly.

"You bring news, I trust?"

"It will happen Saturday next at nightfall"

"I've heard differently, my Lord" Yaxley says

"He won't be moved until the 30th— the day before he turns seventeen"

"This is a false trail" Severus began, "the Auror office no longer plays any part in the protection of Harry Potter."

He continued, "those closest to him believe we have infiltrated the ministry."

"Well, they got that right, haven't they?" A bald man said laughing, making everyone laugh.

"What say you, Pius?" Voldemort asked 

"One hears many things, my lord. Whether the truth is among them is not clear."

Voldemort chuckles, "spoken like a true politician. You will, I think prove most useful, Pius" he continued, "where will he be taken, the boy?" He asked Severus

"To a safe house. Most likely the home of someone in the order. I've been told it's been given every matter of protection possible. Once there, it will be impractical to attack him."

"My Lord! I'll like yo volunteer myself for this task. I want to kill the boy" Bellatrix says eagerly 

"WORMTAIL! Have I not spoken to you about keeping our guest quiet?" He yells at Peter

"Yes, m-my l-lord. Right away, my lord" he stutters walking away 

"As inspiring as I find your bloodlust Bellatrix, I must be the one to kill Harry Potter" he continued, "but I face an unfortunate complication. That my wand and Potter's share the same core. Both of the Potter siblings have the same core, Phoenix feathers."

"They both happen, to be from the same bird that mine was. There are in some ways twins, mine and Potter's, though the girls isn't exactly the same as mine. It still wouldn't work. We can wound, but not fatally harm one another." He trails on

"If, I am to kill him, and his sister, I must do it with another's award." Voldemort walks behind the chairs where the Malfoy's sat. Draco and Illy stay quiet, clearly both afraid but not going to show it.

He stopped at Lucius' chair, which was next to Draco's. 

"What about you — Lucius"

"My Lord?" he croaks, clearly a little afraid 

"My Lord?" Voldemort mocks, "I require your wand"

Lucius hands it's over to Voldemort, trying to be subtle about his emotions.

"Do I detect, elm?" Voldemort asks

"Yes, my Lord" he answered 

"And the core?"

"Dragon. Dragon heartstring, my Lord" he says

"Dragon heartstring?"

"Mm-hmm" Lucius answered with fear

He pointed the wand at the muggle lady levitating in the middle of the table.

"To those of you who do not know, we are joined tonight by Miss Charity Burbage. Who until recently, taught at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." He continued,

"Her specialty was muggle studies.it is Miss Burbage's belief that muggles — are not so different from us. She would, given her way — have us mate with them"

Everyone gagged and laughed as he talked more.

"To her, the mixture of magical and muggle blood is not an abomination, but something to be encouraged"

"Severus, Severus please" Charity begged, "we're friends!"

"Avada  Kedevra !"

Draco and Illy sit there traumatized. Inhaling deep breaths to try and stay calm and composed.

"Nagini — dinner" Voldemorts gestures his snake to eat the woman. 

That's what made Illy physically sick. Watching the Dark Lord's snake eat a teacher from her school. An innocent person. 

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

At the Dursley's empty house, Harry was standing by his cupboard under the stairs. The only space he had for most of his life.

The doorbell rang, and as he answered it a smile took over his face.

It was Hagrid, and everyone else too.

"You're looking fit" Hagrid says

"Yes, he's absolutely gorgeous, let's get undercover before someone murders him?" Mad Eye said

"Hello, Harry. Bill Weasley" Bill shook Harry's hand.

"Oh f— pleasure to meet you" he says covering up his mistake 

"He was never always this handsome" George says

"Dead ugly" Fred says

"True enough. Owe it all to a werewolf, name of Greyback. Hope to repay the favour one day" Bill says 

"Well, you're still beautiful to me, William" Fleur says kissing his forehead 

"Just remember, Fleur, Bill takes his steaks on the raw side now" Lupin said, Hermione and Rain chuckled 

"My husband, the joker" Tonks said, "by the way, wait till you hear the news. Remus and I —"

"Oh alright, alright! We'll have time for a cozy catch-up later! We've got to get the hell out of here — and soon!" Mad Eye says sternly

"Potter, you're underage. Which means you've still got the trace on you."

"What's the trace?"

"Why, if you sneeze, the ministry will know who wipes your nose" he says, "point is we have to use those means of transport the trace can't detect — brooms, thestrals, and the like."

"We go in pairs. That way, if anyone's out there waiting for us — and I reckon there will be — they won't know which Harry Potter is the real one"

"The real one?" Harry asked

"I believe you're familiar with this particular brew"

"No. Absolutely not."

"I told you he'd take it well" Hermione says, Hazel nods, knowing her brother would absolutely hate the idea of anyone risking their lives for him.

"No. If you think I'm gonna let everyone risk their lives for me, I —"

"Never done that before, have we?" Ron said sarcastically 

"No! No, this is different. I mean, taking that, becoming me — no!"

"Well, none of us really fancy it, mate" Fred says

"Yeah, imagine something went wrong and we ended up being a scrawny, specky git forever!" George says, Aspen shudders at the thought 

"Everyone here is of age, Potter. They've all agreed to take the risk."

"All right, Granger. As discussed"

Hermione ripped a piece of his hair out, and he put his hand to the spot

"Blimey, Hermione!"

"I don't want a dick" Aspen mumbled, Hermione laughs

"Then don't look at it!" She whispered 

"I kinda have no choice, I have to change don't I?"

"For those of you who haven't tasted or taken polyjuice potion before, fair warning — it tastes like goblin piss" mad eye says

"Have a lot of experiences with that, do you, Mad Eye?" George says awkwardly, "just trying to defuse the tension" he sips a sip back and immediately shrinks a few inches to Harry's height and so does Fred.

They all grain as they turn into Harry.

"Wow! We're identical!" Fred and George say at the same time 

"Like you weren't before?" Aspen said 

"Not yet, you're not" Mad Eye says, they needed to change into his exact outfit.

"Haven't got anything a little more supporting, have you?" George says

"Yeah, I don't really fancy this colour" Fred complains

"Well, fancy this, you're not you. So shut it and strip" Mad Eye says

"You'll need to change too, Potter"

Harry hated this, everyone saw his body as their own — it grossed him out.

"Bill, look away, I'm hideous" Fleur says

"I knew she was lying about that tattoo" Ron said, referring to Ginny saying Harry had a tattoo on him. Now clearly he saw for himself he didn't. 

"Harry? Your eyesight really is awful" Hermione says, looking into his glasses 

"Right, then. We'll be pairing off. Each Potter will have a protector. Mundungus, keep it tight, I w wanna keep an eye on you. As for Harry —"

"Yes?" They all responded 

"The real Harry. Where the devil are you, anyway?"

"Here!"

"You'll ride with Hagrid" Max Eye says

"I brought you here sixteen years ago when you were no bigger than a bowtruckle. It's only right if I'm the one to take you away" Hagrid says

"Yes, it's all very touching. Let's go!" Max Eye shouts

Harty lets Hedwig fly away — but he didn't know that would be the last time he held her.

"Head for the burrow! We'll rendezvous there" Max Eye ordered, "on the count of three!"

"Hold on tight, Harry" Hagrid says

"One — two — three!"

The brooms and thestrals whipped by Mad Eye's sides as he said three.

There were death eaters following them. They knew that it would happen.

Harry and Hagrid blazed through traffic, knowing they definitely had killed a few people in the process, causing multiple intense car crashes.

They passed, the death eater tried to get Hedwig as she swooped in for Harry, when she was hit with the killing curse.

The bird that had been there his whole school experience, the one friend he could always count on, was dead. And it was because of him. He thought.

His scar burned as the death eaters followed, hearing Voldemorts voice, he rose his hand and fought, his spawn was there in the sky, Voldemort mad he lost.

They arrived at the burrow, George's ear was bleeding significantly and was torn off.

Lupin grabbed Harry and slammed him against the wall 

"Dad, what're you doing?" Rain shouted

"What creature sat in the corner the first time Harry Potter visited my office in Hogwarts?"

"Are you mad?!" Harry yelled

"What creature!" Lupin shouted back 

"A-a gryndilow" he said stressed 

Lupin backed off.

"We've been betrayed. Voldemort knew you were being moved tonight. I had to make sure you weren't an imposter" he sighs, breathing heavily 

Hermione ran to Aspen as they turned back into themselves, and hugged the, tightly.

"They deserve that, brilliant, they were" Tonks said, "I wouldn't be standing here without them"

"Really?" Hermione questions

"Always the tone of surprise, huh my darling?" They say smirking 

Aspen, Fred and Arthur walk inside to see George laying down, he has lots of blood on his neck and near his ear.

"How you feeling, Georgie?" Fred asks

"Saint - like"

"Come again?" Aspen says

"Saint - like. Holy. I'm holy, guys" he says, "get it?"

"Out of all the ear humour you go with I'm holy?" Aspen said

"Yeah that's pathetic" Fred agreed 

"I still reckon I'm better looking than you"

"Mad Eye's dead" Bill says

They all sat, and grieved but they needed to move on.

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

It was now a couple days later. Bill and Fleur's wedding would be happening today. 

As Harry read the newspaper, Maggie approached him.

"Zip me up, will you?" She asked 

Seeing her bare back was a turn on. He couldn't stop staring.

"It seems silly, doesn't it? A wedding? Given everything that's going on" she says quietly

"Maybe that's the best reason to have it — because of everything that's going on" he replied 

She turned around after he zipped her dress up.

And they started kissing. In the kitchen. George walks in on his tip toes grabbing a tea cup and leaning back against the sink.

Maggie notices and stops kissing Harry. 

"Morning" he says smirking as he took a sip from his cup

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

The wedding was now in full swing. People guarding the outside of the tent. Harry walked inside, clearly he has a lot on his mind.

He watched Luna, Salem and their farther dance in a way that was uniquely theirs. Hermione and Aspen just stood next to each other, admiring everything, and each other, of course. While Ron ogled Salem like a piece of pie. In a respectful way, of course.

"Hello, Harry" Salem said, "I've interrupted a deep thought, haven't I?" She says, looking guilty 

He was about to reply, but she cut him off 

"I can see it growing smaller in your eyes"

"Of course not. How are you, Salem? And how's Luna?" He asks politely 

"Very well. Luna haas bitten by a garden gnome only moments ago" she says as her father and Luna walk up

"Xenophilus Lovegood" he put his hand out for Harry to shake, "we live just over the hill"

"Pleasure to meet you, sir"

"Us at the Quibbler unlike those unfaithful brats at the daily prophet have always supported Dumbledore and you and your sister, Harry" he says

"Come on, daddy. Harry doesn't want to talk to us right now. He's just too polite to say so" Luna says, and her and Salem walk away 

A while later, Harry was sitting talking to someone in Ron's family when a message in a blue looking glowing ball appeared.

"The minister for magic is dead. They are coming" 

His words faded, as everyone began to panic.

The Death Eaters swooped in and set the tent ablaze.

"Hermione, you need to go, with Hazel, Harry, Ron, Maggie, and Rain" they said 

"No! I'm not leaving you!" She yelled

"You have to. I'll be fine, I've got Fred and George, you need to go now!" They said kissing them on the forehead before running into the battle

Hazel, Harry, Rain, Ron, Hermione and Maggie all apaarated, and ended up almost being run over by a bus in London's Piccadilly Circus.

They walked through the streets like normal people, as Ron spoke up

"Where are we?" He asked

"Shaftesbury Avenue" Hermione replied, "I used to come to the theatre here wuth mum and dad" she continues,

"I don't know why I thought of it. It just popped into my head" she explained , "this way!"

They made it to an alley way, where she handed changes of clothes for all of them, like she knew this would happen — and she knew they'd have to be the six who would have to leave.

~ 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘱 ~

After the encounter in the cafe they were sitting in, they needed somewhere safe to stay. And why no other place thank The OTP Headquarters? Also previously known as Sirius Black's home.

They walk in, the darkness faded away as the lights turned on, like it's been dark there for too long. They heard banging in the distance.

"We're alone" Hermione states

In the morning the awoke.

They had slept on the couches and made makeshift beds from mattresses and pillows and blankets they could gather from cupboards.

Everyone was still asleep. Maggie and Hermione on two couches, Ron, Hazel and Rain on the floor. Harry on the last couch.

Harry heard the banging again. He was curious, so he walked upstairs.

His gaze landed upon Sirius' bedroom. With his name engraved on the door. 

He opens the door, turning the handle.

It's messy, dusty, untouched since he was last there. Everything in its place, just as he left it. Except Harry grabbed a book from the nightstand. 

"Harry?" Ron shouts, "Hermione, Maggie, where are you?" He continued, "Rain, Hazel?"

He continues, "I think I've found something"

"Regulus Arcturus Black" Hermione whispered 

"R.A.B." Maggie realizes 

They sat down and read the letter.

"So this Regulus guy stole the real horxrux?" Rain asked

"Yeah, that's what it looks like" Hazel replied 

"R.A.B. Is Sirius' brother" harry says

"Yes" Hermione says, "question is, did he actually destroy the real horxrux?"

Rain's head turned to a sound of clattering in the distance.

"So someone's in the closet" Maggie states

Harry pulls them out, and pins them down

"You've been spying on us, have you?" He yelled

"Kreacher has been — watching"

"You know, I bet he might know where the real locket is" Maggie says

"Ever seen this before?" Harry raised his voice holding the fake locket

"Uh, uh — it's Master Regulus' locket"

"But there were two, weren't there?" Harry says

"Where's the other one?" Rain asked

"Kreacher doesn't know where the other locket is"

"Oh for fuck's sake I'm sure he does he's just being a little piece of shit" Maggie says

"Shut up" Ron told her 

"Yes, but did you ever see it?" Hermione asked

"Yeah, was it in this house?" Hazel asks

"You filthy mudblood and half blood! The death eaters are coming! You blood traitor —"

"Answer them" Harry says

"Yes. It was here, in his house. The mis evil object"

"How do you mean" Harry states

"Before Master Regulus died, he ordered Kreacher to destroy it. But no matter how hard Kreacher tried, he could not do it"

"Well, where is it now?" Harry asks blinking 

"He came in the night, he took many things, including the locket"

"Who? Who was it, Kreacher?" Maggie asked

"Mundungus Fletcher"

"Find him" Harry ordered, as he is now Kreacher's Master.

Kreacher departed away.

~ 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 ~

hey... so sorry for not updating, I'm gonna try but like I said, I ain't in the mood. Gonna start the next chapter though. IK this one's boring but... stay tuned.