No time to die | Harry James Potter ¹

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'Moving on.

A great story,
You know. When I met tom riddle I hoped that one day, when I left I could smile like that again. But sometimes, your happiness is not a place, but a person. And thats the hardest thing.

Moving on.'

Y/n shot up in her bed, was she really in her. Future? Oh, how she wished she could go back, feel at home again.

She knew. If she went down the stairs there would be a no longer noseless wizard, but she also knew that all she wanted was for her family to be alright.

So she went downstairs, her steps being heard throughout the house. Draco who sat at the table already held his breath.

He was scared. Not of his life but of the girl who stood at the bottom of the stairs.

Her eyes resembled a dark ocean, not the before known Beautiful sky.

"Good morning my lord" Y/n bowed to tom riddle.

"It is nice to see you, Y/n," he exclaimed, his voice was pure like silk but cut like a knife.

"Take a seat. Will you?" he asked her, more harshly than nice. The girl nodded, obeying his orders. She took a seat beside her cousin.

"We are here today, to discuss the mission of Draco Malfoy to prove himself as one of us" Tom riddle spoke. "Draco will have the honour, of killing... Dumbledore" He whispered, Draco gripping Y/n's hand under the table.

"And with that announcement, I ask you all, to go to your home." he spoke, y/n and Draco stood up until tom Riddle loudly said "Y/n. Stay here love" making her stop in her tracks.

She walked back and sat down.

"Y/n. It is a pleasure to see you join our lovely group" he nodded smiling and she nodded.

"However. You see, I know a little thing about your cousin. He won't have the guts to kill dumbledore" Tom Riddle spoke scoffing.

Y/n's eyes met his as he spoke "which is why, if this were to happen. I give you the choice to prove your loyalty to me, by killing him. Not short, I want it painful, I want everyone to see the blood that man will be the cause of to be spilt. I want him to suffer" Tom riddle said, his hands gripping the table tightly.

"You're free to go.. " he spoke in a whisper making her shudder and stand up before walking away, she still felt his gaze on her back making a cold run down her back.

Tom couldn't identify of who she reminded him of.. He wanted to be sure to find out.

Y/n Lestrange sat in her room. Her quill in hand as she wrote a letter.

'Dear Ginny.
I love you and hope you are well, although I can not be there with you I will in a short time.
I hope you're doing good.
I haven't been doing much, listening to music is the only thing keeping me sane.
I worry, for everyone.
Stay safe,
I love you.
- Y/n Black.'

Giving the letter to her owl it flew away.

Her hands dragged along her face as she fell back first onto her bed.

She turned on her side, switching on the Radio.

Soft music was playing. It was enchanted.

"10 new deaths, all muggle families across from London. With this short intermission, we will continue with our usual program!" the girl's voice said and then the music started playing.

Oh, how she missed it all. All she wanted was one last dance, one last dance with someone she loved.

Her door opened and closed softly.

Her twin bed dipped and she felt a hand on her shoulder.
So she looked up to see Draco.

He smiled softly as she cried.

"I know you like this song" he whispered, sitting with his head against the headboard.

"I do.." "and I wanna cry I wanna learn to love" he hummed as she leaned her head against his shoulder.

"On another love. All my tears have been used up.." he whispered as she closed her eyes enjoying the peacefulness.

"15 people newly reported the death. Under these Purebloods and halfbloods," a boy's voice said.

It was now Draco's turn to close his eyes and lean against her shoulder "I will not be ashamed for my saviour knows my name, it doesn't matter where you bury me" she whispered her fingers combing through his hair

"For my life belongs to he and who will raise the dead again" she hummed softly.

His breathing was hushed, he was slowly falling asleep. As the girl's voice said "stay in! Enjoy your day, and now. Enjoy the music"

She sighed as she laid her head on top of his "sleep" she whispered to him as he shuffled.

"M'kay... Love you" he whispered and she yawned "love you more" and as she pressed a soft kiss on his forehead, showing concern for her cousin he fell asleep.

*

As the owl knocked against the window she quickly grabbed the letter. Her other hand grabbing her radio and placing it on the desk where she sat down and cut the letter open.

'My dear Y/n.
I love you.
Come home please, take Draco with you, whatever you need to do. Only for me and everyone to know you will be safe Dad was stopped at work by deatheaters. To check if he was a pureblood.
Merlin forbids anything to happen to you.
But really, we miss you. Come home, Kisses.
- Ginny. Xx'

Y/n pressed the letter against her heart. Oh Ginny, if you knew how much she wanted to go home. Home to the burrow. But she can't go. She has a mission to fulfil. And she knew, they won't trust her after this. So she grabbed a parchment, quickly writing.

'Dear Weasley family, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Ginny and friends.
I'm sorry.
-Y/n Lestrange'

And so tears flew down her cheeks as she sent the letter.

"But the clap anyway. My body is a cage, that keeps me from dancing with the one I love, but my mind holds the key." the voice on the radio sung. And oh it was true.

Because Y/n was the only one holding herself back.

Seem similar to anyone?

*

His Black hair was neatly combed back as he watched the girl he called his niece and once sister cry. He turned to the man on his side. "We can't turn back can we Sirius?" and he shook his head. The rain staining his clothes. "We can't, Regulus." the two men walked away, knowing this was the only way.

Because if Tom riddle knew what they knew then hell would start to burn.

Unknown to them, it already did. The moment Y/n found that book.