Wicked Woman {HP}

Chapter Thirty-One

In a separate room further away from the other lived in rooms, guarded by the elves, the horcruxes glowed. The diary had been moved to the bed with a pair of folded up clothes off to the side. The glowing increased with an essence coming off of it. It was Death giving the Founders of Hogwarts the 'all-clear' to release the soul piece they had to the diary.

Helga Hufflepuff released the piece and kindly and patiently showed it to the diary.

Salazar hissed his parting words with the two soul pieces he was charged with—the ring and the locket.

Rowena Ravenclaw parted with her student soul piece and guided it to the diary.

Godric Gryffindor, while not having a soul piece, gave off a glow through his sword to tell the spirit pieces that they had been brave to try to pull themselves back together and they would be there to help. Fawkes stood at the end of the bed, tears ready to go.

The diary glowed brightly as Fawkes stepped over and cried on the diary. The magic began to expel from the diary and the newly placed Peverell pendant and shape the line out of a human the size of a teenage boy. Fawkes settled down as he waited the next time he would be needed.

"It be working just fine," an elf told the Lestranges.

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Sirius ran into the house in Godric's Hollow and found James just waking up and quickly ran over. "Prongs, Prongs, it's me," Sirius said with a bit of a panic. Of course this was bringing back memories for him and he wanted James to move more. "Morgana?" James mumbled.

"I'll go get her," Regulus spoke from the door.

Regulus went up the stairs and stepped over Lily's body and the ashes he could only assume to be Voldemort's body. The main reason he had gone up to get Morgana was because Sirius had already experienced it and he could tell from the tears running down his brother's face that this moment was hard for him.

Regulus approached Morgana to see green eyes staring back at him and missing a pendant that held the rest of Tom Riddle. "Come on, your dad just woke up," he told Morgana after quickly checking over that she was perfectly okay. The young toddler raised her arms and Morgana picked her up and walked back down stairs.

At the bottom of the stairs, Sirius had managed to help James back into a sitting position. "Daddy?" Morgana's younger voice called. James looked up and smiled tiredly. Regulus sat next to him and handed Morgana over.

"Mar?" Morgana asked, looking at Sirius while sitting on her dad's leg.

"Marlene's family survived," Sirius said, "So did the Longbottoms."

"Were they the missing Death Eaters?" Regulus asked.

"Yes," Sirius answered shortly as he heard cracks in the distance.

The Aurors entered to find the the Black brothers and Potter Lord. "What happened?" they asked.

"We were with Lord Black when his godfather vow went off," one Auror said.

"We were attacked by Voldemort but he was being controlled," James said, tiredly.

"What do you mean?" the Auror asked as another one went up the stairs after Regulus motioned up the stairs.

"Severus Snape was behind him and had him at wand point. Voldemort's eyes were glazed but he was trying to fight it," James whispered.

The Aurors briefly looked at Regulus and he had run a hand through his hair to show discreetly that he did not wear a mark. Sirius had reached arm behind James, showing he also did not have amark.

"But who betrayed you? You were under Fidelius," the lead Auror asked.

"Lady Potter is dead," the Auror announced.

James shrugged making them look back at her, "She was a bit too close to Snape before he acted. We weren't getting along anyway."

"But you're daughter needs a mother," an Auror argued. They were taken aback by the look Morgana gave them.

"She has female figures. Lily hasn't been much of a mother to her," James said tiredly. "Are you done here? Sirius said the McKinnons were attacked and I am good friends with one of them and I would like to rest."

"Yes, we'll need an official statement from you. We would also like for you to be checked over at St. Mungos," another Auror spoke.

"My father's currently there with the Weasley children and Morgana and the twins know each other. They may feel better with familiar people," Regulus said, telling a slight lie since Morgana hadn't seen the twins but saw the older look in Fred and George's eyes just like Orion had.

The Aurors had agreed and let Sirius and Regulus take James and Morgana with an Auror escort. Soon they were in St. Mungos.

The Weasleys were confused with the two new beds being put in. When they saw James and Morgana, the older Weasley's were startled when the twins made squealing noises when a toddler was placed in the bed closer to them.

Siriuslooked at James for permission. He nodded and Morgana was picked up and placedwith the twins who cuddled her in between them. They finally had their sisterback.