Heaven in Hiding [H.P.] ✓

Destructive

The blonde woman practically runs into the school, closely followed by Sirius Black. They swiftly enter the great hall and Juniper spots Harry, pointing him out for Sirius who runs to him. He is seated with Adrian who has his arm wrapped around him. Sirius quickly embraces his godson and Juniper gently brushes her fingers over his hair. "Oh, Harry.." She squeezes her own son gently, making him get up and embrace her tightly as she rests her head on his shoulder.

Just when did her little boy become a young man that instead of running for her help would hold her when she felt shaken?

Juniper presses a kiss to her son's hair. "Thank you for looking over him.", she whispers to the 17 year old who simply hugs her tighter as a tear escapes her. "It was Lestrange who brought him back.", Harry has her snap up. "Which one?" "The older one. How is he out?" "Oh Harry... The wizarding world is small one. They'd find a way. I'm sorry, fawn." The teen looks up at her before quickly joining her and Adrians hug. "I.." "It's okay. Don't say anything if you don't feel ready." He falls silent again.

"Miss Pucey.." Juniper looks harshly at Dumbledore. "Are you satisfied, you old fool?" Harry gapes at her while Adrian simply and quietly tucks Harry against his side to keep him away from his mother's wrath he was thankful to never once have been directed at him.

"Once again you have demonstrated acute ignorance towards actually important things and absolute carelessness about the LITERAL BODIES that drop in your pursuit of your own little goals. I have still not forgiven you for the fact that you tried to blame Sirius for crimes he didn't commit to keep Harry in the abusive care of his mother's sister.. but this is a whole new level of AUDACITY!!! A BOY HAS DIED! BLOODY DIED UNDER YOUR SUPPOSED CARE AND OH SO POWERFUL PROTECTION!!" Juniper Pucey stands with a deadly glare in right before the old man, uncaring of how many students and teachers could see and hear her shout abuse. "I have dragged your disgraceful behind before the wizengamot once before and left you defeated and I will again if I must. Your Job is one of managing the school and assuring the safety of its students. And yet somehow that is too much to ask which leaves me thinking that perhaps you've gotten too senile to keep this position. See.. I like listening to people and their stories... And I happen to know someone who has known you for far longer than most. I know you try and say that you 'bring sacrifices for the greater good'.. but there is no greater good here. Only one malicious, selfish intent and a second one out there. You have proven yourself to be willing to walk over bodies to get your wish, which makes you just as bad as HE is! Your entire existence disgusts me. You are a bleeding disgrace for house Gryffindor but Salazar.. I know my house isn't perfect.. but I am so glad that you were not a member of it for that would have been too much degradation of Salazar Slytherins name for all of us to handle. Thank the good name of Merlin, Slytherins greatest, that you weren't. Rest assured that I will be working out every possible way that I will to make you suffer for Cedric Diggorys death and for the endangerment of every other participant. I've brought you down once before and I. will. do. it. again." With that she whirls around. "Come on, boys. Let's go. Marcus! Graham!... Draco! You're coming home with us as well." "Miss Pucey, school isn't.." "It is over now because I. Said. So. Professor McGonagall. I wouldn't want to get me any more angry if I were you and I am very much at the brink of ending multiple people's careers." The woman finds herself backing off swiftly from the fuming blonde. "Oh. And you two. Weasley. Granger." Both nod. "This.. is for your parents. I want you to hand this to them first thing when you get home." She hands two letters to them, before stopping. "I almost forgot one. Terence.." The boy perks up. "Come on, mate." Adrian signals and Terence Higgs quickly moves to the large group of mostly Slytherins. "Aunt June..?" Glancing at Draco Juniper smiles. "Your father and mother are already waiting." His eyes widen and he hurries a bit. "What?" "I'll explain at home, alright?"

Entering the Pucey household most of them, aside from Terence, and Harry, find themselves faced with at least one of their parents." "What.." "Alltogether. Into the Living room please! Family gathering! Right now!" Juniper claps her hands, greeting first her husband and then her friends on the way, last of them being Lucius, from whom she earns herself a kiss on the temple.

Gathered in the living room as a huge group she claps into her hands. "You all know that.. my family paid a great price for our neutrality.. my grandfather sacrificed his life for it. Together with Lucius I recovered an old diary of his a couple barely a day ago. There he tells of a far more powerful gift that you all are here to share with us.. as part of our family. My grandfather made an unbreakable oath with Voldemort that makes his descendants, their properties and their family, married, my blood AND CHOSEN untouchable to him and his death eaters without him being fully destroyed and killed, which includes his Horcruxes, as a consequence, unless a member of the family invites him to in a way.. Lucius.. my brother, suffered thus far under him because his father had invited him into the family and he had no idea he could have used this protection magic.. neither did I.. Not even my father knew just how great my grandfather's actions were.. what great difference they made on our lives. Gathered here.. I offer you all to perform a ritual with each and every one of you that will assure your protection alongside our own as chosen family.. my husband and children don't need to, of course, but all others of you would have to. And further.. the Winters and Pucey family own loads of land.. I would like for you to move your home's onto the properties of our families for extra protection atop of this.. Lucius and Narcissa  are already protected under this magic, same as Sirius, Remus and Regulus. Now.. it is time for the rest of you, because I trust you all enough for you to understand.. that even if you were to be attacked with the killing curse itself.. you will be unharmed. I trust all of you enough to keep all of us and each other safe.", Juniper says, to the disbelief of everyone there. "Really? Complete safety? Indefinitely?" Juniper nods. "Yes. Indefinitely." Michael Monteague jumps up, hugging his best friend tightly, tears leaving his eyes. "There is not a day in my life, Juniper Nevaeh Winters, that I don't ask myself how in the world I got so lucky to call you my friend. Thank you! Thank you with every fibre of my being!" Juniper embraces him back, tears leaving her eyes. "I only wish I had known sooner. Much could have been different."

The adults, Michael, Lachlan, Natalie and Emmanuelle, all first perform the ritual with her, then Terence, Graham, Markus, Draco and finally Harry as well.

"Was that why you gave Hermione and Ron letters?" Juniper nods. "I know that they are both your closest friends.. as good as family. And if you trust them.. I will too." The bespectacled boy hugs her neck tightly. "Thank you for everything."

"Now.. one last thing to all of you. I ask that you keep this all secret. I keep the number of people I am willing to do this with to a minimum. I need to do this in order to assure our collective safety. As much as I would love to keep Everyone safe.. I believe we all learned the hard way that there are some rotten fruit that disguise themselves rather well. This is the best I can do for now. I trust you all will do your best too." They all nod. "Mum?" Juniper looks at Adrian. "You are the greatest witch that all of Slytherin has ever seen." She smiles softly. "Thank you." "Not so shy! Godric knows you are the last person that should have to hold back!" Juniper lets out a laugh when she is swept off her feet and twirled by Sirius before both find themselves getting swarmed by their large extended family.