How It Started

Chapter 63 - Fred Weasley

"Shut up weasley" Malfoy sneered as he said my family's last name, for years he had been teasing Ron and Ginny purely because of our name, I was fed up with it.

"Why are you even here, both of you?" Hermione asked, her arm had stopped bleeding although she still cradled it, it would still be burning severely.

"Because we sacrificed everything... for you" Vess said, the tears which she had been keeping in suddenly came rushing down all at once, she harshly said the last two words and it felt as cold as she had spoken to Nagini.

"You shouldn't of you should of just gone and stayed back where you belong" Ron said, his anger was so powerful that it hurt to listen to

"Now now, let's all just" Luna said but was cut off by Harry storming into the group

"His dead, you should of stayed Ron's right" Harry whispered. The look on Vespers face was one that I will never look, the pure look of astonishment and betrayal swept cleaning across her face.

"Harry is that really how you feel?" Hermione asked turning to face Harry

"Of course not, god dammit" Harry said his eyes resting on the floor, everyone remained silent as Harry continued "no matter how hard I try, I just can't seem to resent you, I should do you hurt all of us but I can't... I love you Vess" I glanced at Vess as she smiled, the first time she had smiled since we arrived at Malfoy manner.

"I love you too" She whispered, it would have been a cheerful moment but Ron had to go and ruin it. I also took in the look of Draco, he looked disgusted like he was about to vomit.

"Oh bloody hell she betrayed us Harry, she doesn't deserve you any of us" Ron said, hermione glared at him.

I don't know one, maybe out of stress or all of the emotions that everyone had been bottling up but another argument started. It started off just the same as any of the arguments we had on our trip to finding horcurxes although this one was different, it felt angrier and like a real argument, compared to the ones controlled by the locket.

I glanced at Selina who had become quiet too quiet instead of fighting she was glancing down at her hands which were rested onto her lower stomach.

"What's the date?" She asked

"What?!" Harry asked, the whole argument had come to a crashing halt, everyone now stood silently watching her.

"Why would you need to know the date?" Luna asked cheerfully she hadn't been involved in the argument just witnessing it as per usual.

"Yeah seems like a weird thing if you ask me" Ron replied back

"For gods sake Ronald what's the date" she practically yelled back

"Uhh March second 1998" Harry said back, I was surprised that he even knew the date they all seemed like they were forming into one.

"I still don't see why that's relevant" Vess said

"I'm pregnant" Selina said almost as a whisper

"What?" I immediately blurted out

"Freddie I'm pregnant" She reached for my hand and placed it onto her stomach, for a split moment I felt nothing until I could feel the faint heartbeat a child. I didn't know if it was just the sleep deprivation creating the beat or it was truly there, still I smiled. I still couldn't form the words or say anything, instead I bent down and embraced her in a hug.

"Well explains the vomiting" Ron said sighing, the tension that was just in the group eased and faded we were now all laughing with Ron, laughing with each other.

"How long have you known?" Vesper asked, she too placed her hand on Selinas stomach.

"I had a feeling but I wasn't too sure, but I would say two months" She said then stopping there. I was more than surprised that she hadn't said anything sooner, I guess everything that was going on had taken a toll and come into play with that, but it still made little sense. Still I was happy, there wasn't anything else I could be.

Vesper embraced her into a hug which Selina allowed, I guess everything was well and good, for now at least.

Weeks had passed since the announcement of the pregnancy and the discussion with the goblin. The world around us was becoming more dangerous, and every single day more muggle borns we're going missing, presumed dead. Even the sage house at "Shell Cottage" wasn't safe, many people knew of the spot and it was only a matter of time before they would come searching for us.

Harry's visions connected to Voldemort were becoming stronger and he would see the victims of Voldemort as he blindly murdered them. Draco was still around, unfortunately, although because he was warming up to me, I wouldn't go as far as to say friends more like acquaintances.

We had one last mission before we parted with shell cottage and made our way back to Hogwarts. For two weeks now people were predicting a large battle would arise at Hogwarts, in May only several days from now. Our last mission was in line with Gringotts bank, it had taken months to to brew the potion, Polyjuice which we would use to hide ourselves, when infiltrating the bank, and come up with a successful plan in order to not be seen.

We needed to get into Bellatrixs bank volt in order to secure Helga Hufflepuff's Cup, one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes, we had managed to retrieve the sword and destroy the locket now we knew how to distort them we just needed to come into possession of one, and that one just so happened to be hiding in the bank vault.

We had instructed Selina to go with Bill and Fleur and meet us at Hogwarts, we didn't want her coming just in case anything bad happened, her bump was becoming noticeable and we all worried for the safety of the baby. We had sent the message out to everyone we knew to make their way to Hogwarts and prepare for a final battle the whole wizarding world knew was coming.

Now it was up to us, the last thing before we made our way to Hogwarts.