Severus Snape's Sister

XXIV. Apparation

Scorpius Malfoy

As Scorpius and Albus practiced apparation in Hogsmeade, they struggled slightly. Both of them didn't have trouble with staying in one piece; it was distance that they couldn't get. They were complaining about their homework and how difficult apparation was as they practiced. They apparated at the same time and went somewhere they didn't expect.

They were in a recently harvested field by a forest. "Well this is lovely," Albus muttered.

"Where do you think we are?" Scorpius asked, looking around.

"No clue." They looked around. In front of them was a tall ...wall? Scorpius thought it was but couldn't see very well. 

They walked out of the field and looked around. Scorpius felt his neck hairs stand up on end. "Shh," he urged. He strained his ears and heard rhythmic footsteps. Except it wasn't. It was different. "Those are horses. Tons. Maybe a hundred."

"Is that good or bad?"

"Don't know. Be better if we knew where we are."

They stood and waited. The horses rode by them at first until one man stopped his. He had light brown hair, nearly blond hair and a square jaw. Another man with black hair and greenish eyes came over. His eyes were darker and bluer than Harry's. A woman that looked like Natasha but with shorter hair and greyer eyes followed. A man with blond hair and blue eyes trailed behind.

The first man jumped down from his horse. He looked back at his fellows. They all nodded gravely. He stepped forward with a pistol suddenly in his hand. The boys backed away together and looked at each other terrified.

The man advanced slowly. "Who are you working for?" he demanded. Scorpius didn't understand. "What are you?" he demanded. The boys continued backing away. The man seemed angry and afraid. As he took aim on Scorpius's shoulder, they heard something crash through the forest.

A beast ran at the man and mauled his arm. He fell, and the animal finally stilled. It was a great pit bull. The pit bull put a paw on the gun and swiped it away. The black haired man shot the dog. It didn't even stagger before changing. The dog became Natasha.

She pulled an arrow from her quiver and fired at the man's shoulder. He fell from his horse. The woman that looked similar to Natasha looked enraged. She jumped off her horse and literally flew with a device to Natasha. She pulled out a sword, but Natasha pulled out her wand and silently swished it. The sword flew away.

Natasha grabbed the wire and pulled the woman to her. She held a blade to the woman's throat. She glared at the last man. He held his hands up. "Let her go, and we can talk."

"Tell me why the fuck you're all going at two children."

"Because they might be dangerous. It's the same as asking why you're holding a knife to her throat. Now let her go."

"Them? Dangerous? They're both sixteen. And you people were going to shoot them. That's disgusting. Boys, get away from here. Now." She turned her head a small fraction. "Go." They both spun and disappeared with a loud crack.

Natasha Prince

Natasha immediately released the woman with a hard shove to the ground. Crack. Fractured hip. Excellent. She turned back to the blond man. "Let's talk, adult to adult."

"You don't even look like an adult," said the man that looked like Percy.

"I'm 41, own my own home, have a stepchild, and obviously, I'm married." She held up her left hand and showed off her ring. She glared at the blond man. "It'd be a good idea to figure this out before my husband gets here. He's not exactly forgiving when it comes to me or his son. You'll be lucky to live. Or my brother and his husband."

And right on time came the, "What the fuck?" from Will. He ran up to his sister with Nico right behind.

"I'll kill you all," Nico muttered. Will put his hands to the bullet wound and healed it.

"My sister? I'll fucking destroy you people," he said, advancing

"No one'll ever find your bodies," Nico promised, also advancing.

"Nico, Will, enough. We talk first," she ordered. Both men halted.

"Your husband's even more protective than us," Will told her. Natasha knew he was trying to scare them.

"Scorpius wasn't hurt at least."

"Yeah, I know. None of these people would be left standing," Will said with a slight smile.

"You said he's not even your kid," said the man who nearly shot Scorpius.

"What's that matter? He's as good as," she yelled, eyes blazing. She advanced forward fingers twitching. The man backed away, but she jumped forward and kicked him square in the chest.

"He deserved that," speculated the blond man.

"I'm glad you think that, princess," Draco called to her, coming forward. "Can I kill them?"

"Absolutely not," she said quickly. She retreated to his side and felt safe. She could feel the exhaustion crashing down on her. "Let's strike a deal," she addressed the blond man, "we leave and never come back."

"If you would, we'd be okay with that. However, one question: you're from far, far away?"

"Yes, it's hard to tell how we travel, but probably across an ocean." The man smiled as if this were amazing. Draco pulled Natasha to his chest and spun with her, going back home to Malfoy Manor.