BY fates design

End of 1st year

Gradually people began filling in the hall as the morning matured, tables were abuzz with conversation about the future, "so what do you think it will show next?" Achlys thought carefully about the question as she looked over at the dark haired man who had asked it, she had joined Sirius, Corvus, Remus, Fleamont and Euphemia for breakfast, "well Sirius as far as I recall the rest of that year went without any hitch or notable events so maybe it will just skip to the summer." Achlys was shovelling cereal into her mouth between words, trying to eat as much as possible before the film started again.

"Slow down Betty no one will take it from you, you're going to chock." Corvus advised as looked over at the blonde opposite him, at his words Achlys slowed down slightly, eating in a more dignified manor than before. As conversations faded out and breakfast came to a close the screen once more sprang to life.

Yule break came to a an end and the new term was just beginning, "I'm so tired already and we haven't even started school yet." Alex groaned slumping down on his seat, glaring out the window at the hills that sped by. "I know how you feel, but at least we already dealt with Voldemort, well his way of coming back, we still need to get rid of him." Eleana's attempt at making everyone feel better did in fact, not work as a collective sigh of annoyance sounded out through the compartment.

"Don't remind us, he must be surviving of off something right now, but I can't think what. Plus how on earth are we surpassed to deal with it." Cassiopeia lied down on Jake's lap as her mind ran through a hundred different possibilities.

"It's not our responsibility so we could always just leave it." Jake recommend, instantly reminding Cassiopeia of the conversation they had on Yule causing a wave of guilt to crash down on her. 'They don't deserve all of this stress.' Her guilt gnawed at her.

"If not us then who? Harry and his terrible trio? It would be a nightmare, they're incompetent." Kira argued, "we have to do something."

"We're already done something!" Jake argued back, "we got rid of his only current why of coming back for good!" His voice was rising and Cassiopeia and Eleana could sense a full blown argument on the horizon.

"Yeah and what if he finds another way? What then? We just leave it to someone else?" Kira's voice was rising to, an angry flush reaching her cheeks.

"Yes! We leave it to an adult! To someone who was responsible for all this! This isn't our responsibility Kira! We're! Just! Children!" Tension suffocated the compartment as the fight became more heated.

"How could you be so heartless as to leave someone else to face danger when we could do it ourselves!?" Kira bit back.

"Heartless? I'm not heartless Kira, I'm tired! I'm so fucking tired! I'm sorry if not all of us what to be self sacrificing heros but this isn't my problem. I refuse to put my life on the line for the gods then come here and do it for some bitching little magicians who don't appreciate or acknowledge anything that we do for them!" Jake confessed momentarily leaving the others stunned, sitting up Cassiopeia pulled Jake onto a hug, placing him head on her shoulder as she whispered words of reassurance into his ear, placing soothing kisses on his head.

"Ok maybe we should all take a break and leave it for now. If things start to go wrong then and only then will we discuss intervening." Cassiopeia stated, it was an order, she had made a decision and it was not up for discussion, the other four knew that when they heard her tone, each nodding though some begrudgingly.

"Come here." Cassiopeia motioned for Kira to come towards her and then pulled her down into an embrace, "I know you just want to keep everyone safe but right now there is no active danger and even if there was we would need a better plan on how to act then anything we can think of right now." She soothed, rubbing gentle circles on her sister's back.