Wicked Woman {HP}

Chapter Thirty Four

(Two Hours Before the Rescue of Dudley Dursley)

Tom had been awake and up and moving. It had been two weeks and he had constantly been under the watch of James since the resurrected wizard was still very weak. The housed Death Eaters were quickly spreading the word to the trusted ones that their Lord was alive but hid the marks, anyone with a mark was deemed a traitor.

When Tom had awoken, he immediately spotted the black haired child sitting next to him and gave the girl a small weak smile which she beamed back before hurrying out to get her father. James had quickly come in, holding the door open for a certain snake to slither in to see her older hatchling. 'You didn't tell me your mate was a sssspeaker?' Nagini immediately hissed, not even greeting Tom.

"I understand it, but don't speak it," James had responded, shocking the snake even further. Nagini was excited for more speakers—even one wasn't technically a speaker but understood.

Tom was given the appropriate potions by James—who turned out to be a well trained potioneer just like Fleamont Potter and ordered to rest. Tom gave an eyebrow raise and James gave one back before Tom backed down. "You didn't have a parent figure before, you get one now, deal with it," James said before childishly sticking his tongue out causing a giggle from Morgana which got the two men smiling.

Now, he was sat in Lord Potter's office. He was sat with Remus, Sirius, and Marlene. Death stood behind James, and Morgana was sitting on the desk. Regulus was nearby. He had at first been weary around Tom before he had ordered to Nagini to wrap around his legs so he could explain that he wasn't mad about the horcrux. Now, Regulus was still cautious but more open. Orion wasn't there as he was with the Weasley children, but they were waiting for the Tonks, Lestranges (minus Pandora who was heavily pregnant), Longbottoms, and the Malfoys.

Once they had entered, Death spoke. "Many of you are aware of the fate of one Dudley Dursley?" he questioned, all of them nodded. "Well, Dudley has now registered under the Grindelwald magic and his magic sent a signal for help to one of the manors and which an elf had seen and informed us. What I have not revealed is when Dudley died in the previous timeline, he had requested to get an idea of what Mistress experienced," he revealed. Morgana's eyes were widened in shock.

"Why?" the girl asked, looking back at him.

"He wanted to have a better understanding on what his parents put you through, even if it was only as a baby. I only agreed if he agreed to not wait the ten years," Death reasoned. "He had been able to feel his magic more this time as he was aware of it now and has now sent the distress and it is likely due to the news of his aunt dying," Death said.

"But this Petunia didn't like Evans, right?" Bellatrix questioned.

"No, but she was still upset about it, and claimed it was stupid she got "Blown up"," Death said.

"She was stupid, period," Morgana mumbled, making Tom smirk.

"So how are we going to get this child?" Lucius questioned.

Now James spoke up, "I already contacted the Ministry about the distress I got. I claimed it was seen on my daughter's inheritance test that her cousin was also a wizard and his magic was active and said he sent a distress signal. We are being given permission to use spells on Private Drive to keep the muggles unknown as to what is going on, take the child, do as we wish to the parents—because Amelia likes us—and bring him to a new home," James said.

"Check the closet under the stairs," Morgana said, "If he wanted to experience what I did, that's where he'll be," she told them.

"Death, do you know the state of Dudley, will he need any potions?" Narcissa asked.

"He will need a nutrition potion," Death said. All those who remembered how small and skinny Morgana was when she was younger looked a bit angry as they realized Death was telling them the Dursleys were starving Dudley.

Sirius and Marlene instinctively held a shoulder of Remus' as a growl broke through. He walked out of the room as his training session with Fenrir was coming up, growling out, "Save the pup."

"I think my coussssin isss gaining three parentsssss," Morgana hissed. James and Tom just nodded as they watched the direction Remus went off too and a fussing Marlene and Sirius at the door.

"Regulus, do you mind watching the children?" James asked, "Pandora and Xeno are staying behind, but Xeno is keeping a close eye on Pandora," he added.

"Yeah, I can," the younger Black brother agreed, trying not to blush at the smile James gave in return. Now both Morgana and Tom were giving knowing looks to him.

"Lets go save a child!" Sirius cheered, leading everyone out to the portkey James was given.

"I hate portkeys," Bellatrix grumbled as they all disappeared.