My Love For You

Chapter 18: The Seven Potters

I stood on Harry's front lawn in Privet Drive with Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Fleur, and others from the Order of the Pheonix. Harry quickly let us inside, and I jumped into his arms, kissing him. "Oh, Harry! I missed you so much!"

Fleur, Hermione, and Tonks collectively "aww'd," making Harry blush. Moody, however, was unamused. "We don't have time for catching up!" He grumbled.

Moody plucked some hair from Harry's head and dropped it into equal containers of Polyjuice potion prepared earlier. "Since Harry's still underage, we can't transport magically since he still has the trace. We'll all end up at the Burrow by disguising you kids as him."

"What?!" Harry gasped, "No way! You guys shouldn't be risking yourselves like this for me!"

I rolled my eyes and hugged him again. "Give it a rest, babe~! We all agreed to do this; we're your friends, and we want to help you!"

Moody handed me, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Fleur the vials of potions, and we drank them. I gagged a bit and remembered its disgusting taste from our second year. Slowly, we all began to transform into perfect copies of Harry. "Here!" Moody called, "Put these on, all of you!" He handed all copies of Harry's clothes, and we started to change.

Bill helped hide Fleur as she changed, which I thought was cute, with how they're engaged. The Weasley twins and Ron changed freely, but Hermione and I hid in the hallway. Once we finished, I tucked my ruby necklace under Harry's shirt to hide it.

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We all went outside to pair up for the journey. Harry sat in the tiny sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike, which made Ron laugh at how short it was. I kissed him once more before joining Mad-Eye on the assigned broomstick.

Our group was able to travel about a mile before Death Eaters found us. We all quickly dispersed into the directions we had planned.

I heard a "Crucio!" come from behind me in a shrill voice. I whipped around to see Bellatrix, so I quickly shot back, "Protego!"

"Stop resisting, you little brat!" She shrieked, casting the Cruciatus curse again.

"Protego!" shouted Mad-Eye, and then he cast back at her, "Petrificus Totalus!" She dodged but got hit by a passing Death Eater that flung her off-balance.

Suddenly, a green blast pushed forward and hit Mad-Eye. I turned to see who cast it, and it was Voldemort. Mad-Eye fell off the broom and hit the field below us. I tried my best not to cry and shot Protego once more, taking control of the broom. There was a yell, and Voldemort was caught by an electrical transformer while following Harry.

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I made it to the Burrow last. I saw Harry, Ron, and Hermione waiting outside anxiously for my arrival. When I came down and stopped, Harry pulled me quickly into an embrace. "Oh, Kiara, I was so worried! I heard a Killing curse, and I wasn't sure if it hit you."

I couldn't hold back the tears anymore; I broke down onto Harry's shoulder. "It- The curse- It hit Mad-Eye." I kept bawling. "He p-pushed m-me out of the w-way. I know he d-did. Oh, Harry! He's really g-gone!"

Lupin came out and hugged me, handing me a bit of chocolate. "He made an incredible sacrifice tonight, Kiara."

"S-Shouldn't we retrieve his b-body?"

Lupin sighed; I could see the tears forming in his eyes. "It's still too dangerous. We'll see if we can in the morning before the wedding."

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We walked inside, with everyone else huddled around the couch. There George lay, his ear cut clean off. Mrs. Weasley was disinfecting it and wrapping gauze over it. "What happened?" I asked.

"Snape," said Lupin, "Used that one spell he created. Sectumsempra."

Mrs. Weasley stood up from the couch. "You all should go to bed." She rounded on Bill, "Especially you, young man. That's your wedding tomorrow!"

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Hermione and I went to Ginny's room, where she already had cots ready for us. Harry tapped on the door. "I just wanted to say goodnight to Kiara." I stepped outside, and he shut the door, pulling me in for a deep kiss. "I'm just happy you aren't hurt."

"Me too...," I smiled, kissing his forehead, "Goodnight, Harry."

"Goodnight."

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The following day, Rufus Scrimgeour came by with Dumbledore's Final Will and Testament. He led us into a separate room and began to read from it. "To Ronald Bilius Weasley, I leave my Deluminator hoping that he will remember me when he uses it."

Scrimgeour takes out a flashlight-looking object made of brass. Ron clicks it once, and the lights in the room all soar into it. "Woah. That's sick." He clicks it again, and the lights return.

"To Hermione Jean Granger, I leave my copy of The Tales of Beadle the Bard hoping that she will find it entertaining and instructive."

Hermione took the book, looking through it with a confused look. "Why would he give me a book?"

Ron chuckled. "That's not any book. That's The Tales of Beadle the Bard!"

"Yes, I could hear him just fine, Ron," Hermione said sarcastically, making me laugh.

"To Kiara Emilia Parks, I leave my sewing machine, so she may continue her passion and fulfill the potential that I know she has."

My eyes widen in shock. "Really? Is he serious? I never thought I'd be in his will, let alone get something like this."

Harry hugged me. "Well, he does recognize true talent." I blushed.

"And to Harry James Potter, I leave the Snitch he caught in his first Quidditch match at Hogwarts as a reminder of the rewards of perseverance and skill."

"Okay, now I'm really confused." Harry stated, "Why?" Scrimgeour shrugged, so Harry dropped the subject but continued to look at the Snitch curiously.

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