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Chapter 12 continue

Harry and Hermione apparated to the Ministry Hall and passing the reporters they hurried to the auror office. Matthias send a Patronus saying they had to get there immediately. Harry entered the office only to find almost all of his fellow aurors there. Hermione came in moments later only to look stunned to all the aurors just like Harry did.
"It's almost midnight", Hermione whispered in Harry's ear, as they walked to their desks. "What do they all doing here?"
Before Harry could respond though the young witch that Harry met the day of his son's abduction walked towards them.
"Artemis, do you know what's happening? Why is everyone here?" Hermione asked her anxiously.
"I'm not sure", she responded. "I think though that Apostollo send another letter".
"What?" Harry and Hermione said together.
"Matthias send a Patronus to everyone".
"Where is he?" Harry asked her but she shrugged.
"He's not in his office", she said and Harry turned to Hermione.
"You think this has something to do with James?" he asked her and she nodded.
"I'm sure...but I don't think it's just about him. Matthias wouldn't alert everyone in the middle of the night just for James", she said and the other witch nodded.
"Maybe Apostollo wants something else this time", she said.
"He has my son", Harry said bitterly. "What else could he want?" he asked and before the girl could respond Matthias walked in.
"Thank you for coming in such short notice", he told them nodding. "The Ministry received another letter from Apostollo", he said and Harry's heart lost a beat.
"What did that freak wanted this time?" asked a young auror and his friends laughed. Matthias gave him a sharp look that silenced them, just as Hermione rolled her eyes.
"You are without doubt in the very beginning of your career, aren't you? Only an ignorant person would make fun of this situation", Artemis said loudly and Harry nodded in agreement. He was growing fond of Artemis after all.
"Enough!" Hermione said just as the boy made to speak. "Matthias tell us what's going on please. What was in the letter?"
"Well", Matthias began again. "Apostollo says his crazy stuff again...that everyone will pay, that no one will manage to survive from what's coming, that the Dark will rise again and those kind of stuff".
"So since this letter is the same with the one he send when he took responsibility of Dean's death, why all the fuss?" Hermione asked gesturing to all the aurors surrounding her.
"He wants something this time", Matthias said slowly.
"Does this have anything to do with my son?" Harry asked worried.
"In a way it has", Matthias responded. "He wants us to publish his letter, he wants us to tell everybody that he wants revenge and that he's gonna take it no matter what".
"We can't do that!" Hermione said shaking her head. "It will just panic people more!"
"I know Hermione but..." Matthias stopped and Harry understood.
"He's gonna kill my son if we don't", Harry said, the sadness in his eyes spreading to everyone.
"Yes", Matthias said slowly. "And not only him", he added.
Harry looked up confused.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked perplexed.
Matthias sighed and opening the door of his office he motioned the man inside to come out.
"What he heck is he doing here?" Harry asked shocked looking at the very last person he thought he was going to see.

James was sitting in a corner with his legs pulled close to his chest, hugging them with his arms. He rather doubted that he could stay stand for long; his whole body was aching. He didn't know how long he was in there, could be years. Blood was running down his face from a wound on his head. It's difficult to keep your balance when you have the cruciatus curse casted on you and he had fallen down and hit his head. He looked at the disk of food they had brought him today; it was still full. He coudn't eat, he couldn't sleep; he could only sit there looking at nothing, wishing that something would happen, and that someone would come.
He heard noise outside his cell and he got up. There we go again. The door flung open but the Death Eaters standing outside stayed out. They hadn't come to torture him again; instead they threw someone inside with deliberate force. Someone...a boy. As the boy fell to the floor and the light from the candles was almost extinguished James couldn't see his face. Dolohov waved his wand from the door and a chain, like the one around James' ankle, was produced out of thin air and tied the boy's leg up as well.
"See, I even brought you some company" Dolohov laughed at James before he closed and locked the door.
James looked at the figure on the floor. The boy was trying to free his leg from the chain.
"It's no use", James said approaching him and trying to make out his face. The boy jumped at the sound of his voice; he hadn't even noticed him.
"James?" the boy whispered slowly and James' eyes widened in shock as he recognized the boy at last.
"What the heck are you doing here?"


-Angie-