Ouch.
Harry just got B*slapped.

xo, Padfoot

Ok, that kind of reminded me of when I was younger and wanted to do something that my parents didn't want me to. It was perfect with regards to how a kid would react to that happening. Ok, so why exactly is this ancient book so important? What kind of spells are in it? PAMS!!

And good luck on your exams.

~Tori

Wow....that boy really has issues with his dad! Great post mate, really reminded me how I used to yell at my parents...how I still do actually...I would never dare though to tell my dad that I hate him! It's such a huge statement! Poor Harry...

Hey, Padfoot told me this was a pretty good story and I'd have to agree.
pams soon.

--Mason

Hey guys thanks for posting and many many thanks to Padfoot for bringing me a new reader! Welcome Mason, I hope you like my story and that you'll keep posting! Tori, Maria you're right...I've been through the same with my parents! I think though that James was a little unfair but then again he's a teenager...lol..Thanks for the wish Tori...luck, boy I'm going to need a lot of that during my exams! I'm going to update soon...please read and post lol!
-Angie-

wow im allways the last the post but it doesn't mean i don't love your story - me thinks its the time difference lol, loving it poor harry i don't think i could ever be that mean but it allways gets said in the heat of the moment in most cases. can't wait for more lol, lovin it of course x

xlillyx

Okay guys, here I am again, did you miss me? lol...Thanks for posting...Tori somethings about that book get explained here...Tell me what you think...

Chapter 8 continue

Ginny opened the door of their room hesitantly. She just let him be for a while, but now she felt that he needed her. He was sitting on the bed with his back at her staring at the opposite wall.
"Harry?" she whispered uncertain as she climbed the bed. He didn't respond. She crawled behind him and she putted her arms around him.
"Where is he?" he asked without looking at her.
"In his room", she replied, putting her hands on his cheeks and turning his face towards her. He had tears in his eyes. "He didn't mean it", she said reassuringly. She was kind of worried that he would take it this bad; knowing Harry everything James had said probably brought out Harry's insecurities about whether he was a good father or not.
"It sounded like he meant it to me".
"He's fifteen...remember how you were like when you were fifteen?" she said and as he sighed she kissed his neck affectionately. He looked at her.
"I'm going to have another child while I can't handle the ones I already have", he said and she laughed. "Gin, can I ask you something?"
"You can ask me anything, my love, you know that".
"Did I...did I ever neglected you...for my job?" he asked terrified. She sighed; she was right, he was actually questioning himself.
"No, Harry, no", she responded shaking her head. "Harry, your work is demanding, we both know that, but you always managed to be here for us. You've given everything a father can give to our children Harry, don't ever think otherwise".
"James doesn't think so, does he?"
"Harry he was angry, he didn't know what he was talking about".
"I can't believe he opened the envelope", he said shaking his head.
"Well, I guess he took that from his dad", she smiled.
"What?"
"Curiosity", she replied and a small grin appeared on his face. "Why didn't you tell me you were on the Apostollo case?" she said calmly, deciding that she shouldn't get upset with him when he was so down.
"I couldn't find the right time", he responded, turning to face her properly.
"What about that book James was talking about?"
"That...that is something James shouldn't know. Hermione doesn't even know yet. At least he only knows about its existence and not what it can do...we wouldn't put that on paper".
"What is it about that book that makes it so dangerous?" she asked.
"Well...I did found it in a tomb in Mexico. It was protected with several spells but I managed to take it. It's written in an ancient magical language and the office hasn't translated it all yet, just some bits".
"Yeah, but why is it...?"
"From what they have translated it seems that it contains unknown spells..."
"Like Snape's potions book?" she interrupted him.
"No it's way worse. They're all spells of black magic and according to some parts of it; it contains a spell that...that can release a cursed,evil soul", he said slowly.
"Cursed, evil...what does that mean?"
"It means that if the Death Eaters lay their hands upon the book, if they manage to translate the spell and if it works...they can bring Voltemort back" he revealed and she brought her hands in her mouth frightened.
They both stared at each other's eyes and Ginny finally understood why he made her promise to be strong if he dies...he was planning to do anything in order to stop Voltemort from returning. At that moment in spite her shock and fear, she felt her heart bursting with affection for her husband and wanted nothing more than to attach her lips to his; she didn't get a chance to act on that impulse though. As the door burst open they both jumped.
"James left", Albus announced and they stood up simultaneously, both scared.

Wow! Voltemort...back???!!!! And I thought they had gotten riden of him for good! Did James run away? Is he gonna get hurt? You really need to post soon my friend, I'm waiting!!!!!
Maria
P.S: Thanks for you-know-what, you're an amazing friend! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxooxxoxoxoxoxoxox oxxoxoxoxoxoxox

Whoa...wasn't expecting that.
That would be...not good at all. =/

pams.
xo, Padfoot

Hi there, new reader here, and i really love this story. I can't believe James would do that though!! PAMS!!

argh no james ! hes a bad boy that one lol curious just like his dad hehe, bringin voldie bad not a good thing ! lovin it pams !

xlillyx

Welcome to my new reader and welcome back to my old ones. I'm glad you like my story...let me know what you think about this next one...

Chapter 9

"What do you mean left?" Harry asked and not waiting for an answer he run in his oldest son's room. The door was open but no one was inside. Harry looked around. The door of the closet was open and James' backpack, some of his clothes, his broom and his guitar were missing. The window was broken. Harry grunted just as Albus and Ginny walked in and he turned to face them.
"Was he here when you came in before?" Harry asked Albus.
"No, I heard you guys fighting and I came to see if he was alright but he wasn't inside", the boy responded and Harry covered his face with his hands.
"How are we gonna find him?" Ginny asked Harry.
"Well, we know where he's going", Harry responded.
"But he said that this festival is tomorrow...where the hell is he going to spend the night?"
"What festival?" Albus asked but Harry waved his question off and he hurried downstairs.
"Harry, what's going on?" Ron asked when he burst in the living room.
"Why were you yelling?" Lily asked but Harry only looked at Hermione.
"I'm going back at the Ministry...are you coming?"
"Why what happened?" Hermione asked alarmed as Ginny and Albus walked in.
"James run away" he replied and they looked at him shocked.
"What?" Lily whispered looking at her father bewildered.
"Hermione will you come?" Harry demanded and she nodded standing up.
"I don't understand", Ron said looking at Harry and Ginny. "Why would he run away?"
"Ginny will tell you Ron. Hermione come on, we have to go. We have to find him before the Death Eaters do".

James had used his broom to reach as far as he thought safe from his house but then he chose to walk, since he was certain that he would be an easy target in the air, plus Muggles would see him. Now however he had stopped walking and he was sitting under a tree in an unknown park.
He had absolutely no idea where he was or how to get to the festival but he chose not to deal with it at the moment. When his anger was boiling inside him everything seemed simple and running away seemed like the best option, but now...now fear was taking over. Where would he go? What happened if Death Eaters found him or worse if his father did? He couldn't use magic without getting traced and he left in such a hurry he didn't take any money with him.
He sighted and stood up; sitting there wouldn't do him any good. He walked drugging his broom and his guitar while he wondered how weird would Muggles find him if they saw him. He should have planned this better. He should have taken some Muggle money with him and his father's invisibility cloak...but just as this thought formed in his mind he pushed it away. He didn't want anything from his father because his father didn't care. He didn't care about him...no, all he cared about was that stupid book and that Apostollo, all he cared about was his job, not him, never him.

Harry managed to alert the entire auror office in about half an hour. All kind of aurors, from the most experienced ones to the new recruited where dealing with young Potter's disappearance. Usually other departments were dealing with kids who run away, but they all wanted to help Harry, plus no one was brave enough to argue with him when he was that upset.
Matthias was watching Harry from his chair as the man was pacing up and down his office. Matthias was an auror for the biggest part of his life but now he had to admit that he had absolutely no idea how to calm Harry down, he didn't even know how to talk to him, so he was kind of glad that Hermione was there too.
"Harry stop pacing up and down, you're going to open a hole in the floor!" the woman said and he turned to look at her.
"Why haven't they tracked him down yet? Why is this taking so long?"
"Harry, you've already asked me about a million times and as I told a million times before..."
"Hermione!"
"James is underage, he has the Trace on him, but so do thousands of underage witches and wizards and since he hasn't use any magic they can't track him down immediately...first they must separate his Trace from the others, then they must run a few tests to make sure it's his and then finally locate him" Hermione explained again in the cute know-it-all way she only knew how to use.
"But the Death Eaters can't track him right?" he asked once again, but as Hermione began answering that the Death Eaters didn't even know that James had run away, the door opened and a beautiful woman walked in. She had black eyes and blonde hair and she looked about twenty nine years old.
"They send me to tell you that the search isn't complete just yet", she said and Harry grunted.
"Thank you Artemis" Matthias nodded.
"Come in Artemis, don't stand at the door", Hermione said and the woman walked in, closing the door behind her. "Harry do you know Artemis?"
"No", he said indifferently. He knew what Hermione was doing. She brought that unknown woman in so that Harry would be embarrassed to unleash his fury that they haven't locate his son yet in front of her.
"He couldn't have", Matthias said. "He was at Mexico when she came to work for us".
Harry looked at his boss exasperated...Matthias was playing along.
"I was really looking forward to meet you Mister Potter...I've heard so much about you!" the girl smiled stretching out her hand. Harry was boiling inside but he felt sorry for the girl, it was the others that were using her after all, so he shook it.
"Artemis came here from...what was it again?" Hermione asked smiling and received a murderous look from Harry.
"Oh, Germany...Munich" she replied. "I was working as an auror there, but I guess now I'm with you guys".
"Yeah, nice to meet you", Harry said quickly without smiling. "Did anyone tell you why is this taking so long?"
"No, but I guess it's difficult to separate someone's Trace from all the others", she replied shrugging and Hermione looked at Harry raising her eyebrows and he just fell back on a chair.
He looked out of one of Matthias' magical windows. The Ministry was an underground facility and had magical windows, which could depict whatever kind of weather the owner wanted them to, yet Matthias had adjusted his own windows to show exactly what normal windows would at the moment. So as Harry looked out of one of them he knew that it was dark outside...

James was walking an empty street. He was getting kind of tired from carrying his broom, his guitar and his backpack but he would resist the temptation and he wouldn't use magic...he knew that they'd found him within seconds if he did. He had asked some Muggles and he had been informed that there was a bus station nearby. He didn't know what he would do with money but he figured he should first get there and worry about that then.
He couldn't help thinking that this was a terrible mistake. He didn't know how to get to the festival and besides that as his anger was leaving him, somewhere inside him he felt like a big wave of remorse was ready to take over. He had pushed his relationship with his father to the very edge or even down the cliff. He didn't want to, but he kept thinking was his father's face when he told him...he told him...How would he take that back? But every time his thoughts came to this, he blocked them out. If his father really cared about him, he'd have let him go to the concert. So since he didn't care why should James feel guilty?
It had gotten dark and in spite of himself he was getting worried. Where the hell would he spend the night? He kept glancing behind his shoulder...he didn't want to admit it but he was kind of scared that Death Eaters would find him...but then again his father with the entire auror office behind him still hadn't, how would they? He had just finished that thought in his mind when he heard a noise behind him. He turned but there was nothing but the empty street behind him. He told himself that he was getting paranoid and kept walking faster than before.
Soon he found that bus station. He was relieved to see there was a bus waiting. Finally, something was convienient...

-Angie-

Convienient? It don't like the sound of that word ...I still can't believe James run away! And like that wasn't enough he thinks his father doesn't care about him? What's going to happen to him? Oh, this is so thrilling!!! Post soon...I wanna know what happens next!
Maria xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

hehe in time for a post yey! i agree with you ^ convienient not so good! can wait for more lol x

xlillyx

I don't like the sound of that bus... Hopefully it's a great big, triple decker, violently purple bus...

Right, Alicia wanted to speak to James anyway...

GO HOME! DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE HURT YOUR FAMILY? THINK WHAT THEY'RE GOING THROUGH! DON'T ACT LIKE YOUR FATHER... GO HOME AND SAY SORRY NOW JAMES!! And when you go, say Congrats to your mum and dad for me please...

Oh, and I don't like the sound of that bus... No muggle buses wait at bus stops if theres no muggle waiting... I hope it's the Knight bus...

Abi...xox
Alicia... XD

Hey guys thanks for posting...I think it's gonna be a while till I can post again after this one, but you never know with me so keep an eye on it...let me know what you think about this...

Chapter 9 continue

"Ginny, calm down!" George said watching his little sister pacing up and down in her living room. When he decided he should bring his kids to see their cousins he never expected that.
"Don't tell me to calm down! My son is missing!" she said angrily.
"I know Gin but it's only a matter of time before Harry finds him".
"What if he doesn't?"
"Oh, come on Ginny, a person can't just disappear", Ron put in. "He will find him".
"Yeah, he's a kid not a dog, which is kind of weird when you look at his parents", George said smiling only to receive a sharp look and a grunt from his sister.
"Ron, do you think you can contact Hermione with that mirror and..."
"I already tried Gin, she's not answering".
"Why isn't she answering? What if something bad happened?" Ginny asked looking at her brothers.
"No, Gin I'm sure she's busy, that's all".
"That or he doesn't want to see Ron's face".
"Shut up".
"You both shut up!" Ginny said indignantly. As she looked at them angrily however she felt dizzy and for a moment everything became a blur and if George didn't grabbed her she would have fallen down.
"Gin, are you ok?" Ron asked jumping out of his armchair as George helped her sit on the couch.
"Yeah, I just got a little dizzy, that's all" she replied closing her eyes. "Don't worry, it's normal".
"No, it's not" George said shaking his head. "Maybe we should alert Teddy".
"What? No,no you guys I'm fine".
"Gin..."
"Oh, but you don't know!" she said finally smiling.
"What?" Ron asked perplexed.
"I'm pregnant", she announced and they looked at her stunned.
"Are you kidding?" Ron said finally. "Is that why you guys were hugging before? Damn! No one tells me anything anymore!"
"That's great sis", George said smiling. "You really have dehydrated that husband of yours, huh?"
"Oh, that's...that's disgusting!" Ron said making a face. "Mum doesn't know, does she? She's gonna be so excited that she's gonna have another grandchild!"
"Yeah, I know", Ginny said. "I just wish that a certain other grandchild of hers is okay right now".

"So it's okay I don't have any money?" James asked the bus driver.
"Sure, come on up boy", he said not looking at him but looking straight forward in the empty street.
James glanced inside the bus. There were nine other passengers inside it but for some reason they didn't strike him like ordinary Muggles. Some of them weren't even dressed as ordinary Muggles as far as he could tell from the shows he had seen in his Aunt's TV.
"Won't your other passengers have objections if I ride the bus for free?" James asked the bus driver.
"Do you want to ride the bus or not boy?"
"I..." James stammered not so sure what he should answer. He glanced at the passengers once more. "I don't", he said making the driver to turn and look at him at last. James was taken aback from the driver's scared face. His father's lightning bolt was nothing compared to the huge wound across that man's left cheek. "Sorry", the boy said and started walking fast towards the opposite direction, he wanted to get as far as possible from that disgusting spectacle.
"Wait a minute boy".
James turned. The bus driver had gotten off the bus and was walking towards him. James noticed that the other passengers had left their seats.
"What do you want?" James asked drawing his wand.
"Isn't it obvious, boy? You", grinned the scarred man and when he did James finally recongnized him.

-Angie-

new reader!! love it!! can't wait for more!1

~Codi~

Wow, I had some catching up to do. Thanks for posting that bit about the book. I understand now. I knew that bus was a bit too conveniently placed there. I hope that young James is up on his defense spells. Is it possible that the man with the scared face is Draco? PAMS!!!!

~Tori

ohh so good cant wait for more pams lol
xlillyx

Dehydrated? lol...that was so funny!!! I'm so happy you included George in your story! But I hope you won't hurt James, I mean yeah he's kind of selfish but still he's just a kid! Who is that man and how does James know him? Oh, by the way since you're refusing to tell me, I wanna ask your other readers...who do you guys think Apostollo is? Tori said Malfoy, but I'm not so sure about that...I mean you're clearly following the books and Malfoy wasn't such an obssesive Death Eater in them. I'm really dying to know! PAMS! And good luck with criminology tomorrow!
Maria xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Oh My God! That is brilliant! Who knew that Ginny is pregnant again?!

=] Keeps gettin' better.

xo, Padfoot

Hey guys thanks for posting. Welcome to my new readers, codi and daydreamer!!!!!!! I'm so excited I have new readers!!! Tori, thanks for posting, no it's not Draco but Draco is a part of this story as you'll find out soon enough. Lilly, Maria, Padfoot thanks for posting, I'm sooooooo glad you like my story!!!! Maria why can't you be patient? You'll find out who Apostollo is at some poind...where's the fun if I tell you now? Anyway, thanks for the wish, I think I did good, actually I think I did great , I'll tell you more on the phone. The next post will come soon, maybe tomorrow.
-Angie-

Oh come on Angs I wanna know! Who is Apostollo? Hey, maybe you should make a poll where everyone can vote who he is! I'm going with Malfoy, but senior, you know Lucius...he is still alive right?
Maria xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Sorry for not reading ive been busy lately...but the last few posts were fabulous!! and i agree, i wanna know who Apostollo is!