Saiph

Christmas

The following months, rushed by us. Rolf had become a very dear penpal of mine, sending photos and details of various creatures they'd watch over. I'd done the same with some of the dragons, under Charlie's supervision. Charlie had taken me more out into his area of the sanctuary, showing me more. I'd learned more about Norberta then I'd ever thought possible.

I'd exchange letters briefly with Sirius and Hermione. Sirius was still working with the Aurors department, tryign to track down Bellatrix. He told me Remus and Tonks were getting closer than ever and planning a wedding soon. Hermone told me Harry had grown suspicious of Draco, putting her in a tough spot. She'd used code names of course, but told me she'd explain at Christmas.

Florin eventually broke up with Ioana, due to their constant arguements. Florin assured us it was for the best and wanted something more concrete like Charlie and I had found in one another. Charlie was taking good care of me, researching the journals which never included anything new.

Christmas had come around, having us drinking with Florin at the flat. Everyone exchanged gifts by owl this year. I was still planning on seeing Sirius later in the week. We were discussing the new dragon to be brought in when a magpie patronus fluttered through the window.

"You need to come home. Something's happened." I hear Fred's voice ring out. Grabbign our wands, Florin tells us he'll see us in a bit. Charlie grasps my hadn and we apparate to the burrow. We land in the fields and look up to see the Burrow engulfed in flames.

Charlie drags me closer to the house and we keep our wands clutched in hands. There's screaming and Molly is holding onto Fred and George, sobbing.

"Well, well, well. There's the little mouse. Come to play have you?" rang out an eerie voice.

I spin around to come face to face with Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Pity, this looks familiar to you." She taunted.

I cleared my mind, focusing on the wand in my hand. Icould hear Arthur and Sirius shouting for Harry, Ginny, and Ron. Remus and Tonks were fighting a death eater, along side Bill who was facing another.

"Pity, you don't bathe." I retort back to her wand still garnished.

"You foul blood traitor. Guess you'll have to go the way Mummy and Daddy did." she circles in clsoer towards me.

"Guess you can do that. Won't you make your leader angry?" I ask, not letting her get the best of me.

She begins to shout at the same time I do. Difference being my spell was to disarm, her's to kill. The spells exploded into sparks around us. I wasted no time in recasting the spell, disarming her. Her wand landed on the ground and she went to dive for it. Summoning as many hexes as I could think of I grasped it before she could.

I try rolling away from her, but fail. She grins down at me evilly before standing adn backing away. I cast another spell towards her, missing as she takes off in a puff of smoke alongside her fellow Death Eaters.

Breathing, I feel a sharp pain. I look down and find my shirt soaked. I was begining to form a pool of blood around me. I bunched up my shirt and push it over the wound, trying to remember to breath.

I hear shouting coming towards me. I try to focus and stay awake, but once again I fail.

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"It's really dark magic, Charlie." i hear Sirius' voice. I want to shout to him to get out but am unable to do so.

"It's been almost a week. Isn't there anything we can do?" I hear him ask. Ah, Charlie. You beautiful, wonderful soul. I want to hold him, hearing his despair. I want to brush his hair back and tell him everything would be fine. Except I can't.