Awww. They're so sweet when they're young. Then they turn into little monsters!
ha ha.
Ok, so what's happened now? What's going on at the Ministry????

PAMS!!!!

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New Reader!!!! This story is so good!!!!

Thanks for all the posting and reading people, means a lot. Welcome to my two new readers, hope you're enjoying this and a thanks to Amelia for bringing me one of them! Post your opinion about this next one.


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-

What's happening? Who are those two? You like to keep me waiting, huh? PAMS!
*Kate*

OMGLY that was really really amazingly awesomly good!! I think i just used words that arnt words!! and i think i know who the man and the boy are!!! *jumps up and down crazily* PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS PAMS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~Amelia~

OMG AHHHHHHH *squeeeeeeeee* new post
Gahhhhh I neeed to know who's thereeeee....
pams pams pams!!!


-Emily (:

^ need to know ! please PAMS ITS DRIVING ME MAD !

xlillyx

Haha I know!!!!! It's not so hard to guess though! Can't wait for MORE!!!! POST, POST, POST sooooooooooooooooon!
Maria

I think I know too! Ooooh, post more soon!

PMAS!!!

I'm actually going mad here! PLEASE tell us who it is!! I can't believe that Krys has guessed it!! It's like the hardest thing to guess EVER!

PAMS

Abi...xox

Thanks for posting...here's more...Oh! Welcome back Abi!

Chapter 12 continue

Harry was walking up and down in Matthias' office looking at the man sitting next to Hermione with the corner of his eye.
"I don't understand", he said finally looking at him, as they all waited for Matthias to come from the Minister's office.
"Well, that's not surprising", Draco Malfoy said smirking ironically at him. It was kind of bizarre actually; how in spite of his worried and even paller than usual face he could still keep the irony in his voice.
"Why would they want to hurt you? As I recall you were a Death Eater!"
"Everybody knows by now that my mother helped you that day in the forest! We are now considered as blood-traitors just like the Weasleys!" he said irritated; it was obvious that the thought was causing him distress. "And they didn't hurt me...they hurt my son!"
"You're sure that they were Death Eaters that took your son?" Hermione asked.
"I think I can recognize a Death Eater, Granger!"
"It's Mrs. Weasley now" she corrected him proudly.
"Ha! I wouldn't be that cocky about that if I were you!"
"You're always cocky!"
"Cut it off!" Harry said with such a harsh voice that even Malfoy shut it. "Where's Matthias? Why is this taking so long?"
"He's trying to convince the Minister to let him publish that there's a madman who wants to kill people! It's not the easiest thing to do, Harry!" Hermione said shaking her head.
"He's gonna make it though, huh?" Draco asked them worried and Harry shrugged
Matthias entered the office and both Hermione and Draco stood up. Harry though only needed to look in his face to understand what the Minister said.
"Tomorrow's headlines would be about Apostollo and the Death Eaters", Matthias said and Malfoy fell back on hid seat.
"Matthias, can I read the letter?" Harry asked.
"No, you can't", Matthias said. "The Minister has it, there was nothing in there you should be interest of", he added with a loud voice so that everyone outside the open door of the office would hear him.
"Matthias, what...?" Harry began but he waved him to close the door.
"I am not allowed to reveal any of this to you", Matthias whispered and both Harry and Hermione looked at him alarmed. "We know the location from which the letter came".
"What?" Malfoy said jumping out of his chair again. "So you know where our kids are?"
"No, they don't" Harry said shaking his head. "But it's a start".
"It's a start", Matthias nodded in agreement. "The Minister wants to keep this information from you though, Harry".
"But why?" Hermione asked Matthias confused, but Harry was the one who answered.
"He's afraid of Apostollo...he doesn't want to cause a major attack from him".
"So he expects us to sit here when there's information that could lead us to James?" Hermione said outraged.
"No, he expects you to run there and cause the Death Eaters' rage...that's why he clearly forbid me to tell you anything".
"But you did", Harry said slowly.
"Yes", the man shrugged sheepishly. "I know James since he was a little kid...I care about him", he said and Harry smiled.
"Thank you", he nodded.
"The problem is that you can't go on an official auror search without the Minister knowing".
"So, what are we going to do?" Hermione asked.
"I'm gonna give you a sabbatical", Matthias said to Harry. "You can use it to search for your son...but you'll have to go alone".
"No, no...I'll go with him".
"No, Hermione, you can't" Harry said. "If you do the Ministry will understand it's a trick...I have to do it alone".
"No, you won't" Draco said. "I'm coming with you".
"What?" Harry exclaimed. "There's absolutely no way!"
"I didn't ask for your permission, I just announced it to you".
"We can't let a civilian on this", Matthias said.
"Look...I care about what you say just as much as I care about your son Potter, which is none at all", Malfoy said and Harry grunted. "I suspect that you care about my son just as much...how do I know that once you've got yours, you're not gonna leave mine behind?"
"I'm not scum like you Malfoy".
"Yeah, yeah...either you're letting me come or I go to the Minister and reveal all about your so called sabbatical!"
"Fine!" Harry yelled exasperated.

Harry apparated back to his house with Hermione and to his great dismay Draco Malfoy. He hated it that Malfoy would come along but it was the only way he wouldn't go to the Minister. Harry didn't care at all about what the revelation of their trick would do to his career but he knew that the Minister would stop him from going if he knew. So, he just had to put up with Malfoy for his son's sake.
"Wow...fighting evil surely does pay well, doesn't it Potter?" Malfoy said looking around.
"What happened?" Ginny sad coming fast into the kitchen. "Did you..." she stopped as she noticed Malfoy. "What is he doing here?"
"Oh, if it isn't the Mrs.!" Malfoy said smirking
"What are you doing here? What is he doing here?" Ginny demanded once again.
"Is that a way to greet an old friend?" Malfoy asked back. She crossed the room and slapped him before anyone could stop her.
"Ginny, stop!" Harry yelled as she was punching and kicking a completely taken aback Malfoy.
"Where's my son? Did you have anything to do with this?"
"Get off! You're freaking crazy!"
"Ginny, stop!" Hermione said. The woman backed off and for a second Hermione thought she calmed down but then she pulled her wand out.
"Where's my son?" she demanded once more.
"Ginny, stop", Harry said in a slow calming voice clutching her hand. "He doesn't know".
She looked at him for a while and then she lowered her wand and left the kitchen. Harry sighed.
"Your wife is bloody crazy!" Malfoy said rubbing his jaw.
"Yeah she is", Harry agreed smiling. "And if you don't watch your manners in my house I'm gonna set her on you again!" he added and walked towards the living room.
Ginny was sitting on the couch with her arms crossed across her chest and with Albus sitting next to her. Ron was just coming down from upstairs as they entered the room.
"What is he doing here?" he asked taken aback.
"Don't give him another round, he's still trying to get over the last one!" Hermione smiled at him. Harry walked over to the couch and sat next to his son.
"Why did you bring a Death Eater in our house?" Ginny asked him.
"I'm not a Death Eater!" Draco exclaimed irritated but as she gave him a sharp look he didn't dare to add anything more.
"Honey, he's right. He's not a Death Eater, not anymore", Harry said.
"Why is he here?"
"They've taken my son as well!" he shouted.
"What?" Albus said looking at his father. "It's true? They've taken Scorpius as well?"
"Obviously", Harry nodded.
"What? It's not possible", Ginny said shaking her head. "You used to be one of them!"
"As I explained to your husband before, we are considered as blood-traitors now because of what my mother did that day in the forest...and if the Death Eaters hate something more than Potter that's a traitorous Death Eater".
"I can't believe I'm gonna say this...but he's right", Hermione nodded.
"Yeah, listen to the Mudblood", Malfoy said only to cause Ron to point his wand at him and Harry to jump up.
"Didn't I tell you to watch your manners, Malfoy?"
"Sorry", he said looking at Ron's wand. "Old habits".

-Angie-

lol i knew it!!
i knew it was draco XD

pams.
xo, Padfoot

Great post
Malfoy is back...this should be interesting...
Pams!


-Emily (:

I'm glad to be back... They've blocked SS at school all together!

As for the new post... Malfoy wasn't who I was expecting at all! I hope James and Scorpius behave while they're together... They are both so much like their fathers... Oh, and I hope Harry can behave while around Draco...

Abi...xox

Great posts. Sorry I didn't post sooner, I was out of power for a few days. PAMS!!!!

~Tori

great lol so much happier now lol u'll have to wait a bit for mine though...

xlillyx

Oh come on Lilly I can't wait!!! You have to post soon, please!!! You can't go and do something that evil and then tell us we're gonna have to wait! LoL...anyway I'm gonna forgive you for this, but just because I like you!

Yey, Tori, my very first reader is back!!!!
I'm glad you all seem to like the idea of Draco being back! Abi don't worry I'm sure Harry can put up with Draco for a bit for James, as for the boys...James is like his father deep down but Scorpius is not...I mean he's best friends with Albus! I think I'm gonna wait for some of the others to respond before I can post again, but I'm sure it's gonna be tomorrow.
Thanks for being such great readers!
-Angie-

It was Draco! Wow, Ginny kicked his butt!!! Glad they have a lead, hope they found the kids soon and don't kill each other in the way. Love it! PAMS!
Maria

DRACO MALFOY! I love him, I love him, I love him! I really did miss his comments and I think you made him sound just like Draco in the books! Where are they going? Are they gonna find James? PAMS!
*Katerina*

Oh yeah... XD I forgot that...

Anyway... PLEASE POST AGAIN!!! I need to know what happens next!!

Abi...xox

Hey, new reader here...

Awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome awesome story!!!

I love it!!

PAMS pleeeaaase???

Okay I know it's not very much but I'm gonna go out with my friends and I have to get ready. I promise that the next one will be a very long post and that you're gonna love it! Tell me what you think about this one...

Chapter 13

"So how did you get caught?" James asked Scorpius as they sat on the cold floor of their cell.
"My mum and I got ambushed...we were outnumbered so..." the boy said and shook the chain around his leg at the end of his sentence.
"I see", James said. "Well, they got me while I was trying to get to..."
"...to the Teenage Battle of Bands", Scorpius finished his sentence.
"How do you know?"
"Your kidnapping is all over the press", the boy shrugged.
"Really?" James asked.
"Yeah, well, your father is a celebrity as I recall".
"He's not a celebrity, he's a hero", James said irritated and the boy smiled.
"Weren't you the one who hated him?" he asked and James' face whitened.
"What? The Daily Prophet wrote that?" he asked shocked.
"No, your brother did", he said and James widened his eyes.
"Oh, I'm gonna kill him!" he exclaimed.
"You'll have to find a way to get out of here first!" Scorpius laughed.
"I still can't believe that you and my brother are best friends!"
"Why because I'm in Slytherin?" Scorpius asked him.
"Please do not remind me that!"
"Why do you hate Slytherin so much? Severus Snape was in Slytherin and you know as well as I do that your father may be dead if it wasn't for him".
"He...he was an exception", James stammered. "I mean look to all your friends from Slytherin...they're mean people!"
"You were mean to your own father!"
"YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ME AND MY FATHER SO DON'T TALK ABOUT IT!" James shouted outraged but the boy just shrugged.
"Fine, sorry", he said indifferently.
"Oh, man, you're even more irritating than my brother!" James said shaking his head.
"Your brother likes you", Scorpius said seriously.
"Yeah, especially after what happened with dad, I'm sure he does!" James said ironically.
"He looks up to you", the boy said and James looked at him in complete astonishment.
"He does what?"
"He looks up to you", Scorpius repeated. "But don't tell him I told you that".
James was still looking at the boy astonished as they heard keys on the door.
"What do you think they want?" Scorpius asked James as they were getting up.
"Either to bring us food or to kill some of their spare time".
"How do they do that?" the boy asked sounding scared for the first time.
"Don't worry, it's just the food this time", James said as a Death Eater placed two disks of food in front of them.
"You call that food?" Scorpius said looking with disgust the yellowish soup in his disk.
"It's all we've got", James shrugged.
"I can't believe this!" the boy said shaking his head. "And I didn't even touch what my mum had for lunch today".
"Why not?"
"I wasn't hungry then. God, what I wouldn't give right now to have my mum's lunch!"
"If you had it, you wouldn't want it...people have this weird tendency to always want what they can't and won't have", James smiled.

-Angie-

I like this chapter... It makes me think that James will become friends with Scorpius... I hope you have fun tonight...

Abi...xox

Yeah i agree^ it looks like it. I loved what James said in the end about people always wanting what they can't have...totally agree dude!
Maria