A New Adventure

Chapter XIII-Sometimes, The War Isn't Really Over

"How come you two never got married to anyone?" Scorpius looked up at Sirius and Remus.

"We did get married," Remus smiled at Sirius.

"To each other, actually," Sirius smirked back.

"When did you guys make it official?" Everyone snapped up to the new voice in the door.

"Draco, my god, you're awake!" Harry jumped up and raced to Draco, supporting him to the table, and sitting beside him, gripping the blond's hand as if he'd been asleep a year, not a few hours.

"Yeah, actually, we were going to announce it at the party but, well you know."

"Well, good for you," Draco nodded. "Now did you two get your letters yet?" They both nodded. "Good, we will go to Diagon Alley in the morning, all five of us. Our first family outing."

"Are you sure, love? You should be resting." Harry looked at Draco with concern in his eyes.

"Harry Potter, I will not let some soreness stop me from taking our new sons shopping. I've endured worse and will be fine." There was a firmness to the voice that begged no argument.

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"Everyone ready?" Remus asked the rest of the group. Once he received a nod from everyone, he instructed everyone join hands and led them in Side-Along Apparition. 

Once there, the group split up, the teens going for their school supplies, Draco and Harry to find presents for Sirius and Remus, and Sirius and Remus to check out Weasley Wizard Wheezes. Once they all found what they needed, they all met in front of the ice cream shop, deciding to get a treat before going home.

"You sure you're ok, Draco? Yesterday wasn't exactly an easy day," Harry had been repeating this line all day.

"Merlin, for the one-hundredth time, I'm fine! Now hurry up and choose a flavor, some of us would like to get ice cream before all of the flavors melt." Draco was chuckling at the look Harry gave him. Before Harry could answer, however, they all heard a commotion outside. 

"You two, hide over there and do not come out unless one of us comes for you, understood?" Harry barely waited for them to nod before he tore out of there behind Remus, and Draco, with Sirius leading them. Diagon Alley was under attack. Young witches and wizards screamed and ran for cover, parents shielded their children. Several wizards, including the twins, came out with their wands at the ready, firing curses at masked figures, throwing shields in front of children and families. 

"Children and families, into the joke shop, now!" George screamed into the cobblestone road.

"It's warded! Come on now! Injured, too. Healing potions stashed under the counter! Move it!" Fred was standing beside his brother. People began to scramble into the purple building as instructed. A red beam flew past as Sirius stunned a New Wave. Soon all of them were occupied with multiple opponents. Harry was shocked at how many people the Death Eaters had managed to recruit. One of them let their mask slipped and Harry immediately recognized the brother Carrow, which meant the other person he was also fighting was probably his sister. Sirius seemed to be battling with Dolohov and an unknown man. Rookwood was taking on Remus and MacNair fought Draco with Avery by his side. It seemed like there was another Azkaban breakout, that had been covered up. Unknown wizards were destroying buildings, a few dead bodies laid about but most seemed to be only stunned. The twins managed to help Harry and Draco subdue their adversaries as Remus stunned Rookwood. 

"Avada Kadavra!" Harry looked on in horror as Dolohov had a green light shoot from his wand, hitting Sirius straight in the chest. 

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" Harry's scream echoed throughout the entire alley, as the rest of the New Wave Death Eaters disappeared. "I'll kill you!" It took both Remus and Draco to hold back a very angry Harry as he attempted to run after Dolohov. Soon, Harry gave up fighting and crumpled into a sobbing heap into Remus' arm.

"Shh, I know, Cub, I know." Remus sat in the middle of the road, holding Harry like his life dependent on as silent tears ran down his scarred face. No one dared bother them, letting them grieve. Draco turned and helped the others move the bodies out of sight of the children. When he came across a mother holding the unmoving body of a toddler, who seemed to get hit in the crossfire, he let her have her peace, knowing there was nothing more he could do for her. once the dead were moved inside the bank, he moved to the joke shop, which had been made into a makeshift infirmary and made good use of his healer skills. Once he had sent the life-threatening injuries to St. Mungo's, he went and grabbed his sons from Florean Fortescue's, thanking Florean's daughter for looking after them. He found Remus and Harry over Sirius' body, both sobbing wretchedly, as they held each other lie the other was the only thing keeping them alive. Draco didn't know how to help them, but knew he had to get the boys out of there. He could mourn himself later, but right now these people needed him, and above all else, his family needed him.

"Alex, Scorpius, I'm going to take you home. You are to stay there, and you are not to answer the door for anyone but the three of us. I'm closing up the floo and replacing the wards." And with that he took them home. He wasn't sure what was going to happen now, but he knew he was needed in Diagon Alley, and so with a single tear running down his face, he steeled himself and returned to site of the fight, ready to be of any help he could.