❝𝐈 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝.❞
Jupiter Black has been isolated from the outside world her entire life up until the age of thirteen. During a duel with her mother, Jupiter tragically witnesses her death and flees from...
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 3
A GROAN OF PAIN ESCAPES MY LIPS AS I OPEN MY FUZZY EYES. My stomach is pounding and I try to sit up, only to be greeted by a pulse of agony. I wince and wrap an arm around my stomach, still going to stand up.
I grind my teeth together, swallowing harshly as I shudder with my eyes closed. There's a bandage wrapped around my stomach, I can feel the fabric. I reach into my pockets for my wand and grab it. If Theodora casted this spell, and I suspect she did, then no basic healing spells will close the wound.
"Sanare Maximus Ventris." I hold my wand against my stomach and chant out the words quietly. I can feel my wound slowly heal, and I continue to repeat the spell. I can hear footsteps going down the stairs and I watch as Harry goes to leave the Burrow. A bag is slung over his shoulder. He hasn't noticed me.
I move over to the door, watching as he leaves with a frown on my face. More footsteps approach me. "What is it?" Ron's voice asks me and I keep my eyes on Harry's retreating figure. "It's Harry, he's leaving." Ron frowns and walks out the door. I do the same, but lean against the house, watching.
I doubt Harry would be happy to see me. "Going somewhere?" Ron questions and walks down a path hidden by wheat. "Nobody else is going to die... not for me." I can't see them over the wheat, but I still roll my eyes at his words. "For you?" Ron questions. The cold breeze blows on my skin, chilling it. "You think Mad-Eye died for you?" Ron calls out.
"You think George took that curse for you? And you think Jupiter nearly dying- again, was for you?" It mostly was. "You may be the chosen one, mate, but this is a whole lot bigger than that. It's always been bigger than that." I can only see the tops of their heads.
There's silence for a moment. "Come with me." Harry announces. "What? And leave Hermione? Are you mad? We wouldn't last two days without her- and without Jupiter." I raise my eyebrows at Ron's words. I didn't expect him to mention my name. "Don't tell her I said that." Ron takes a glance back at me, and I manage to see him.
"Besides. You've still got the trace on you. We've still got the wedding." I frown. Wedding? I didn't know about a wedding. "I don't care about a wedding. I'm sorry— no matter whose it is. I have to start finding these Horcruxes. They're our only chance to beat him, and the longer we stay here, the stronger he gets." I apparate to stand beside Ron.
"It's not as easy as you think, Harry. I've been hunting them all summer, ever since I escaped. But if you go now, you'd only be doing the Dark Lord a favour, because you'd be powerless." He's angry, the other me is seeing it. Harry's eyes fill with anger at the sight of me.
My long black hair blows behind me, swaying from the wind. "Rest for the night. And I'll be leaving soon anyway. You're free to follow if you please." I turn on my heel and walk around, leaving the two males alone.
˓𓄹 ࣪˖ ⋆ ࣪. ˖ ࣪⭑
I watch as the sun rises in the sky, and prepare to leave. I write on a piece of parchment and leave it on the kitchen table for whoever to find. I'm not going to risk their safety even more by being here, because I'm not meant to be seen by anyone.
Footsteps walk down the stairs and Mrs Weasley makes her way down. We lock eyes just as I am about to leave. Mrs Weasley frowns at me. "Jupiter, dear. Where are you going?" She questions softly, studying me for a moment. "I'm leaving, Mrs Weasley." I say honestly and give her a polite smile. "Thank you for looking after me." The woman shakes her head at my words.
"There's no need to leave now, stay for the wedding." I frown at her words. "I-.. Mrs Weasley, thank you. But I really must go." She shakes her head. "Nonsense, we'd be happy to have you here." The woman calls out to me and I frown at her words slightly.
"Don't you know what I've done? You should be disgusted to have me in your home." The woman shakes her head. "You are a child, not even seventeen yet. And you did what you had to do to survive. You did what Dumbledore wanted you too, and who am I to go against his wishes." I swallow harshly from her words and she lets out a sigh, wrapping her arms around me.
"You're so brave, Jupiter. And you're always welcome in my home."
