Flawed *EDITING* (Chronicles of Narnia & Harry Potter Crossover) (PeterxOC)

26- Christmas Fire

Hey guys! I really like this chapter for some reason. Hope you enjoy. :)

Chapter Inspiration:

- Light 'Em Up ~ Fall Out Boy

The next morning, Harry, Eva, Ron, and I boarded the Hogwarts Express. Hermione, unfortunately, wasn't going to be joining us at the Burrow for Christmas this year. I said goodbye to Eva, who was going to an apartment with Erin. That left me with the boys.

Ron was lying across a seating row of his own, while Harry and I shared the other. I peered over at him to see him leafing through the Half-Blood Prince’s potions book, looking for something on today's topic of conversation.

"Unbreakable Vow. You’re sure that’s what Snape said?" Ron asked again. Harry nodded, looking down at his book. "Positive. Why?" Ron and I shared a look, both of us knew what it was. "It’s just, well, you can’t break an Unbreakable Vow." He said slowly.

"I’d worked that much out for myself, funnily enough." Harry retorted sarcastically. "No, you don’t understand—Oh, bloody hell…"

I turned to look at what he was staring at. In front of the compartment door stood Lavender. She stared at Ron then started fogging up the glass with her breath. She then wrote Ron + Lav surrounded in a heart. She mouthed “I miss you” and then walked away.

"Lovely." Harry commented, filling the awkward silence that had overcome us. "All she wants to do is snog me. My lips are getting chapped. Look." He leaned forward to show us. Harry pushed him back and said, looking disgusted, "I’ll take your word for it."

"If you need it, I think I have some Ron. Hang on a sec." I opened my bag and started to dig out my Eos chapsticks. "Let's see...I have mint, tropical fruit, strawberry...ooo and blueberry! Take your pick." He glared at me while Harry laughed next to me. "Shut it, Laure." I chuckled, but stopped, noticing Hermione staring at the artwork on the door.

When Harry and Ron noticed her, she briskly walked away to wherever she was staying. Probably with Ginny. "So what happens? If you break an Unbreakable Vow?" Harry asked, taking us away from the delicate and complicated love triangle between Ron, Hermione, and Lavender. Ron glowered for a moment, watching Lavender’s heart disappear.

I sighed, exasperated. There was no avoiding the answer. "You die." I told him.

~

When we had all settled, I came downstairs to find Tonks and Lupin chatting in the living room. I walked over and hugged them. "How are you?" Lupin asked when we had pulled from the embrace. "All right. Still wish you'd come back and teach. Snape's teaching it now. How are you doing?"

He looked slightly surprised but nodded. "I'm good thank you." Mrs. Weasley came over and ushered me to the table, where she had food set out. I saw Fred and George and went over and hugged them. "How's the shop?" I asked as George hugged me, his shirt muffling my speech. "It's alright." He grinned.

As I ate and chatted with everyone, I noticed that there were three Weasleys missing. Bill and Charlie were expected, seeing that Bill was working for Gringotts in Egypt and Charlie worked with dragons in Romania. But Percy Weasley was absent as well.

I remembered how he had basically left the family last year when he became the assistant to Fudge. But since he had "retired" and Rufus Scrimgeour became Minister, he hasn't shown his face. I pitied him since it was the holidays and they were all about family.

Later that evening, Harry, Ron, and I sat in the living room with Lupin, Tonks, and Mr. Weasley. I had my eyes covered by my hand in sheer frustration. "Draco’s plotting something, I know it, something to do with Voldemort. He’s been given a task or a mission—and Snape was offering to help."

Lupin looked exhausted, like he didn't want to have this conversation. It occurred to me that it was the first night of the lunar cycle. "Voldemort has chosen Draco Malfoy for a mission?" "I know it sounds mad-" Lupin cut him off. "Has it occurred to you, Harry, that Snape was simply pretending to offer Draco help so that he could find out what he’s up to?"

Harry shook his head. "That’s not what it sounded like." Tonks spoke up. "Perhaps Harry’s right, Remus. To make an Unbreakable Vow, after all–" Lupin cut her off too. "It comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbledore’s judgment. He trusts Snape. Therefore, I do."

"But Dumbledore can make mistakes. He’s said it himself–" Lupin shook his head. "You’re blinded by hatred." "I’m not–" "You are! People are disappearing, Harry. Daily. We can only put our trust in a handful of people. If we start fighting amongst ourselves, we’re doomed." He said sharply.

I caught Harry's eye and gave him a 'Just drop it' look.

~

I stood in front of the mirror and brushed my hair. As I set it down, I ran a finger over the scratch on my cheek, which was now just a thin, pink puckered line. I smiled at Eva through the mirror, but it was diminished by the sight I saw in the window.

Bright red-orange flames flickered outside. I gasped and ran to look through the window. I saw a black figure standing there and then vanished through the flames and into the marsh. Bellatrix. I then saw Harry run after her, with Ginny trailing behind him. Tonks, Mr. Weasley, and Lupin ran after them too.

I heard a crash come from somewhere in the house and screaming. "FIRE!" It was in the house too. I pulled Eva and ran down the stairs, avoiding fire at every turn. A post started to fall down and Eva screamed. My hand not holding my wand twirled the ring lying on my neck, creating a force field above us.

"Aqua Eructo!" I shouted, getting rid of flames that stood in front of us. "Go!" I shouted to Eva, as the house continued to burn. I pushed her through the doorway as another pole came crashing down. "NO!" She screamed as Ron pulled her out of the way.

I dived to the floor, still in the house. "LAUREL!" I heard someone shout. My head was pounding too hard from the smoke to recognize who it was. I coughed and hoarsely called, "I'm okay." Unfortunately, it was so quiet no one probably heard me.

So this is how I was going to die? By burning in a house? HELL NO. I am not ending like this. I inched towards the door, extinguishing fire along the way. I coughed and inched closer, but I didn't notice another post come crashing down until the last second.

I reached for my necklace, but was abruptly jerked out of the way by two hands. It hit my arm though and I cried out in pain. Of course it was my scarred arm. That's just how my luck worked for the most part. The person, most likely male, picked me up, one hand under my knees and the other supporting the small of my back. Just before I passed out from lack of oxygen and the burn, I looked up to see who my rescuer was.

It was Fred.