A world Of Magic and Mystery

Chapter Thirty-One - The Last Stretch

My eyes shot open. I jolted up. I was looking up at the roof. I shot up. Grabbing my wand from my desk. I was in a night gown and wrapped up. I looked around. My hair flying as I did so. Only to see my three bags. I dived to them. Untouched. My shrinking charm had just stopped. I sighed in relief. I shrank the one for my animals and then pulled out clothing. The door opened. I didn't look. "How long?" My hand moved. Pulling out clothing. My head looked up to Bill. He sighed.
"Few weeks. Your gonna leave again. Aren't you."
"Yes. I'm headed to-never mind. I just gotta leave. I have two more things to do. I'm almost done."
"Heather you need a break. Or you'll kill yourself."
"Your lives are more important."
"At least stay for another day. Please Heather." I looked at him. Gritted my teeth. Then I sighed.
"Very well. But I leave at Dawn." I simple placed my clothing at the desk. He sighed in relief.
"Your husband is down stairs." I sighed. My scared face looking to his. And I stood up and went down stairs.

Cedric moved the moment he saw me. Tears in his eyes. He held me tightly. "Thought I was going to lose you again." He then pulled away. "Now what are you doing." I sighed. And grabbed his elbow.
"If I could tell you I would. But I swore to Dumbledore that I wouldn't tell a soul." He sighed.
"Sometimes I hate how loyal you are." I just smiled.
"I have to go soon. I'll stay the night. But then I must go. The next time I see you this war will either be fine or almost over." He gripped my elbows tighter.
"You've found a way to weaken him... haven't you." I sighed.
"Yes."
"Forbidden magic."
"Yes."
"Your going to do something crazy. Aren't you." I smirked.
"Yes. I'll be going to Gringotts. Then. To Hogwarts. Then. It'll be the last stretch of war."

I relaxed. Sitting down as Flour treated my wounds. In my bag. Rested the very thing Voldemort wanted. I closed my eyes. Then I hissed. Yanking my leg back. She glared and yanked it back. Treating it again. It was April. Or so I was told. It was late afternoon. I was sitting with Cedric and Sirius. Who where holding me in place as Flour treated my snake bit now. I kept thrashing trying to take my arm away from her. All four of us turned our heads. Looking in the direction of the bang. Then chaos presumed. The normal presumed. After that Remus came in. He was white faced. Then. He smiled. "It's a boy! We named him James! After your father Heather." He moved towards me quickly. "Heather!" He stopped in front of me. "Will. Will you please be his god-mother. There's no one me and Tonks would rather have other then you." I froze. Staring at him. I blinked. Once. Twice. Thrice. Then I smiled.
"Yeah. Yes. I'd. I'd love to. Congratulations Remus." He beamed. The others began to talk.
"Yes. Yes a boy." I just smiled. We began to drink. I didn't drink much. My heart clenched when he talked about the pictures.

It was an hour before sunset. Everyone was still asleep as I pulled on the clothing I was going to wear. I wore a black crop top with a shawl over it. Black pants. Black bag on my left thigh. Black boots. A black hood. A black cloak. My sword placed on my back connected to my hip with a belt. I wore a black belt. With black armored fingerless gloves. Daggers. I looked back but once.

I walked. Then. I aparated away landing in the office of King Ragnok. His head shot up in shock. Then he saw me and calmed. "Heather." He nodded to me. I nodded back.
"Ragnock. I need to retrieve something stolen from my family name and cursed." He growled.
"What and wear."
"Hufflepuffs cup. In the Lestrange Volt. This needs to be as silent as possible."
"Very well. Stay here. I'll retrieve it for you." I nodded.
"I'll be putting on my invisibility cloak." He nodded.

A few hours later he appeared. Glaring at the cup. "Dark magic is in this Miss potter."
"I apologize for having you grab it. I need to destroy it..." then. An idea hit me. I smirked. Though even after I get ride of the Horcrux inside me his life span will still be connected to mine. "Can you extract a Horcrux from within me." He starred at me. Then he nodded.
"It'll be painful." I just smiled.
"Don't care. Just do it please." And he did. It took a few hours. And a had to gag myself to keep me from screaming. In the end I was panting. I ended up their far longer then I had planned. Fir by the time I left. It was night. I was in a forest now. And I moved. My dagger. Made of a Basilisk fang. I stabbed it.

I aparated away. Stopping my feet collided with the ground. Then. Alarms went off. I parked and instantly pulled on my invisibility cloak. I was in Hogsmeade. And I moved. My head snapping around as I ran. I was cornered when I saw a bloody Dementor. I cussed. And used the patronus charm. Making sure it did not take the figure of a Hippogriff. It worked. Then. The doors of the Hogsheads opened. I looked over as I was yanked in and told to head upstairs. I recognized the man immediately I ran up the stairs. And as I listened to them talk I changed out of the blood and sweet stained clothing. And changed. A black crew neck shirt and pants was all I was able to get on. When the man came in. It was non other then the man I preferred over Albus. I listened as they spoke. I pulled on an arm armor in my right arm. It was dragon based. I placed the thigh bag on my right thigh. A head piece on my head. I pulled on my combat black boots the sword of griffindor on my left hip with my daggers in the bag. Then I pulled on my fingerless gloves. Finally I pulled on the black corset. Pulling my hair up into a bun. Using my wand to keep it in place.

I looked at him. I allowed him to insult me. Then I spoke. "Thanks Aberforth." I turned to him. "I'm almost done. And now I'm allowed to tell other people what I've been up to. Though I'm sure you know. You know the old bat though of you as he died. Anyways. I need to get into Hogwarts. The lady Horcrux is there. Then the war begins. Then he can die. Can you help me. Please." He looked at me then sighed. He nodded to the picture of his sister. Then he spoke. Pulling out a tray of food and drinks. I sat down my leg killing me. It was worse. I sighed. And began to eat. Not long after I ate the picture opened.

My eyes meet with Neville. I smiled. And stood up. "Hi nev." he beamed at me.
"Hello Heather."