The stars (Harry Potter fanfiction)

Chapter Fifty-Nine

"How is it they knew we were there?" Harry asks as we walk done the side-walk, "maybe you still have the Trace on you?" Hermione asks confused, because how did they know where Harry was?

"Can't be. Trace breaks at seventeen. It's wizarding law." When Harry says that I stop in my track they all turn back towards me except Hermione who's thinking the same thing I am. "What?"

"We didn't celebrate your birthday, Harry. Hermione, Ginny and I made a cake. I had a special gift."

Harry grabs my arm to make me continue walking, I feel terrible. "I appreciate the thought, but given the fact that we were almost killed....by a couple of Death Eaters a few minutes ago."

I nod my head but I still feel bad. "Athena, It's alright. We'll have many other birthdays together." He kisses my cheek I smile he's right we will have many more.

------------

We decided to hide out get off the streets, and the place we picked was the one and only. Twelve Grimmauld Place, since we moved in as a family together we haven't been back to Grimmauld Place. Dad never liked it here, mum wasn't exactly welcomed here so the place is kind of abandoned.

I couldn't sleep so I decided to snoop around, never did dad allow us to go to the other rooms. But he's not here is he.

I crawl underneath the bed feeling around for anything, I feel a box I grab it sliding it out, and examine it. It has a bunch of planets and stars on it the planet Venus being the biggest on it. I open it taking the top off a bunch of heart cuts, balled-up papers, photos, and thin note cards.

I pick up the first thing I see, which is a balled-up paper. I slowly open it seeing two pen colors black and blue.

I slowly start to read it the black being the first writing.

'you stole my favorite pair of underwear.'

Then the blue starts.

'I didn't steal them you left them.'

Now it's black again.

'Give it back.'

'Can't do Venus.'

"Mum and dad!" I whisper yell out it finally clicking in my head this is a box dad kept off their notes and crap, my mouth is wide while I dig my hand deeper into the box. I pull out one of the other crumple notes.

'Sirius, James Potter will not be our child's godfather.'

'Think about it V, we'll be the cutest family.'

I laugh because I guess dad didn't win that battle.

I then pull out a photo. It's a photo of mum under a tree at Hogwarts reading a book, it's cut into a heart I can only assume dad took it.

I hear a creak at the door making me jump I turn towards the door, I see Harry standing there looking at me. "Oh, you scared me." I tell him slipping the box back under the bed and taking a seat on 'dad's bed'.

"Why are you up so early?"

I shrug my shoulders staring at him, he takes a seat on the bed next to me I lay my head on him.

"When can we go home?" He sighs and laces our hands together, "I don't know." Sometimes I wished I never befriended Harry.

"I'm sorry about your birthday."

"Athena, it's alright."

"No, it's not I had a whole thing planned. And-."

I start sobbing into his shirt now letting ugly sobs out, Harry pulls my face from his shirt. "Athena... what's wrong?"