𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐏𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐄𝐒 - [𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘦]

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AFTER ELIJAH WAS OFFICIALLY DEAD, Harper was hoping for things to calm down a bit in Mystic Falls. Of course, she knew that would never happen, even if an Original, who seemed to be impossible to kill, wasn't lurking around anymore. 

In fact, according to Elena, who nearly blurted it out to the entire school that morning out of frustration, Katherine had escaped the tomb due to Elijah's death. Harper couldn't stand Katherine, and she knew she wasn't alone on that. But, it wasn't just the fact that she was back, either. It was the fact that she wouldn't leave the Salvatore house that bothered her the most.

Elena had told Harper that not only had Katherine shown up the previous night in Damon's bedroom, of all places, but that she also refused to leave. So, that meant she was in the house with Damon the entire day while the rest of them were at school.

That was what led Harper to the Salvatore house, her mind spinning with twenty million different ideas of what could have gone on while she wasn't there. It wasn't that she didn't trust Damon, she just didn't trust Katherine. She had absolutely no reason to at that point.

Harper swung the door open of their house, marching herself through the hallway and into the living room, where she found Damon standing, facing Katherine, who was laying down on the chair next to the piano.

"Jealous girlfriend has arrived." Katherine announced, her eyes darting towards Harper, who was still standing on the steps that led down to the living room.

"Why haven't you left yet, Katherine?" Harper asked, ignoring both her comment and Damon's stare as he tried to figure out if she was upset with him or not.

"Oh... I don't know." Katherine replied, shrugging as she stood from the seat. "I figured that all of you could use my help after you killed your one piece of information." She added, earning an eye-roll from Damon.

"Why don't you just get to the part where you tell me what you do know? Hm?" Damon pressed, crossing his arms as he watched Katherine turn to face him again.

"Emily Bennett told me about the massacre. It was a big deal in witch folklore." Katherine began to speak, walking over to the mantel to examine a few things as Harper finally stepped down into the room, standing a few feet from Damon. "When a witch dies violently, they release a mystical energy marking the place of their death with power." She explained, causing Damon to furrow his eyebrows.

"Elijah wanted to know the site of the massacre." Damon commented, causing Katherine to turn and face them again.

"What was he going to do when he found it?" Katherine asked curiously, but it was almost as if she already knew the answer.

"I don't know." Damon replied truthfully, his ears perking up suddenly. "What did papa witch and baby witch have to say?" He asked suddenly, causing Harper to turn around, noticing that Stefan had walked in the house.

"Wasn't she gone, or dead?" Stefan asked, motioning to Katherine, who he noticed still hadn't left the house.

"For the last time, I'm here to help. Can we skip the secrets, hm?" Katherine suggested, causing Harper to nod slightly.

"Yeah, what are you guys talking about? Did you talk to Elijah's friend?" Harper asked, turning to fully face Stefan, who nodded slightly.

"Elijah had no weapon to kill Klaus. But he believed that if a witch could channel enough power, they wouldn't need one." Stefan explained, standing in front of all of them.