The Black prophecy #50

Chapter 50: Lost

Andy, Bella, and Narcissa were in the living room of Grimmauld place, they were waiting for Nymphadora to come back with Harry, or at least Andromeda and Narcissa were hoping for that to happen, Bellatrix was focused on the clock that was on the wall, she was checking the hour and she was getting more anxious each second that it passed, Nymphadora had taken too long and she was tired of waiting.

- Okay… Enough, I’m calling them – Bellatrix got her wand ready.

- Wait, Bella… There must be another explanation why they aren’t coming home yet – Narcissa tried to be hopeful so she decided to stop her older sister, but Bellatrix was getting tired, if something happened they were losing time waiting for a miracle to happen.

- We need to do something, Cissy… If something happened, we need to act fast, and if everything’s okay, why hasn’t she send us a Patronus informing us about it? – Bellatrix was getting impatient.

Her two sisters tried to argue her logic, but they realized that the middle Black sister held some truth in her words, in the end, Bellatrix did as she intended, she called her team and quickly dressed, she was going to the place which Nymphadora told her, she dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt, black pants and black boots, Bellatrix was ready to go, she didn’t have time to waste.

- Wait, Bella… We’d like to go with you! – Said Andy as she embraced Narcissa who was worried the most of the group.

- I can’t take you with me… If something happened I don’t want to risk your safety… Stay here, who knows? Maybe Harry is in another place and then he arrives here – Bellatrix smiled softly at her sisters.

Her sisters looked at each other for a moment, Bellatrix didn’t know if they believed her, but at least that made them forget that idea about going with her, this was a classic thing in her job, making sure that the family feels helpful to ease their guilt, this time it was hard for Bellatrix as she was also involved with the “possible victim”, Bellatrix sighed before she apparated away.

Meanwhile, Nymphadora was still in the cemetery, crying desperately, she was feeling guilty, if only she had been with him this wouldn’t have happened, and then she remembered something, Harry had mentioned that he has felt that someone is following him everywhere.

- Fuck… How could I be so blind? I could have done something to prevent this from happening, and what did I do!? – She said between sobs – I thought that he was going mad! – She said before she started to sob again

Nymphadora continued lamenting her bad luck, she was finally getting reconciled with Harry, their relationship was improving and she screwed things by making a tantrum yesterday just to defend a person that used her to get with the man that she was in love with, Dora was too focused on her guilty that she didn’t realize that someone was behind her until she heard some leaves rustling, she quickly looked back with her wand ready to kill someone, she thought that it was the person responsible for what happened to Harry, but then, she quickly lowered her wand as she realized that in front of her, there it was a brunette holding a wand that she was using to light up the place.

- Hestia! – Said Nymphadora before she hugged her colleague – What are you doing here? – Asked the metamorph with a worried expression.

- Your aunt… I mean, Auror Black told us that something happened... We came as fast as we could – Hestia answered with a completely serious expression.

Nymphadora closed her eyes trying to hold her tears from falling but she couldn’t, the brunette embraced her harder and Nymphadora felt a little embarrassed, she had been comforted by her colleague and also ex-lover.

But soon, she forgot about those feelings that she was getting, she remembered the situation in which she was in and wiped her tears quickly, she was now in Auror mode, it was hard for her, but she managed to explain what happened, and even showed her the mark on the tombstone, Hestia gulped as she saw the word “help” written in blood.

The brunette listened carefully, but she decided to not judge the situation too quickly, she decided instead to do a firework spell to tell the other people on the team that they were here, and it didn’t take them too long to come here, they got out of the cemetery, to let the experts analyze the situation, they were more needed in the manor, they were ready to get out of the cemetery, but then, Nymphadora realized something that she didn’t notice before, close to the cemetery there were some houses, and one of them had the lights on and even was spying on them as the person moved a little the curtain to look at them.

- Wait, Hestia… I think we can find more information here – Nymphadora said seriously before she walked towards the house and suddenly the lights were off.

But that didn’t stop Nymphadora, she knocked violently and the brunette tried to stop her, but she wasn’t successful at it, Nymphadora was in Auror mode, so, she would always do what she needed to do to get the information, Hestia sighed and decided to send a Patronus with all the information that Nymphadora provided.

- Come on… I know you were watching, you don’t have to worry… We’re Aurors! – Said Nymphadora loudly trying to get the older woman’s attention.

- Prove it! – Said an older woman watching them from the peephole.

Nymphadora and Hestia looked at each other before they nodded, they got out their ids and put them in front of the peephole so the woman could see them better, they even lighted up the place using the Lumos spell.

They waited for a few moments and then, the door was opened.

- Aurors… I don’t know what you’re looking from an old coat like me! – Said nervously the older woman.

Nymphadora stared at her for a few moments, she looked like a weak, defenseless lonely woman, but there was something strange in her, Nymphadora didn’t know why, but she knew that she was hiding something and she was about to find out.

- I’ll be honest with you ma’am… Something happened here, something bad and I think you saw what happened – Said Nymphadora in a sweet yet frightening tone.

- I don’t know what you mean officer… I’m old, at this age, my body is always tired so, I’m sleeping most of the day… If for some strange coincidence I saw anything… I’m afraid that I wouldn’t say it, I don’t want to be a witness, I know what happens to them – She said in an innocent tone.

Hestia sensed something, Nymphadora was getting desperate, it was logical, a special person for her was missing, she had to act fast, and she wasn’t getting what she was trying to get, so, it was just a matter of time for her to get angrier, and that would complicate things, Hestia decided to intervene before things get out of control.

- Mrs…? – Asked Hestia.

- Bagshot, Bathilda Bagshot – Said the older woman with a soft smile.

- The author? That Bathilda Bagshot? – Asked with a smile the brunette and the older woman smiled and nodded – It’s an honor… Your books have helped a lot of students through the years – Said Hestia with a soft smile.

Nymphadora was confused she didn’t know what Hestia was trying to do, and then the brunette did another surprising thing, she took the older woman’s hands and stared directly at her eyes.

- Mrs. Bagshot, I’m afraid that we need your help… We just need the information to take a lead from here – Hestia said with a worried expression – I don’t know if you know… But the person that went through all that was no other than… Harry Potter – The elderly woman’s eyes widened after she heard that.

Bathilda remained silent for a few moments.

- Please Mrs. Bagshot, he could be in danger, I can assure you that we will not bother you again, we just need the information and then we will leave you alone, I don’t think we will need you in court – Hestia smiled at the older woman who still finds it hard to believe in her words.

The elderly woman was thoughtful she was analyzing her choices, in the end, she sighed.

- Please, come inside… I saw the person who did that to the poor boy… I think we will need someone to draw a portrait – The author invited them to pass.

- Don’t worry ma’am, that’s just one of my many jobs – Hestia said with a soft smile before she entered.

Nymphadora was stunned about what happened, Hestia managed to convince a stubborn old woman, she quickly shook her thoughts and decided to calm before approaching them, this was going to take some time but at least this was going to lead them to the responsible person faster.

Meanwhile at Potter’s manor…

Many Aurors were moving around the place, but the kitchen was especially crowded, they were analyzing what happened here, it was such an awful sight, and meanwhile, the chief Bones was receiving the Patronus that Hestia sent her.

- Okay… So that’s what happened – Mumbled the redhead, by her side there it was Bellatrix, she was waiting for the results.

Bellatrix was getting worried with each second that it passed, she stared blankly at her boss who had a worried expression, she was biting her lower lip after she received that Patronus.

- Chief… What happened? – Asked the middle Black sister, she was getting desperate and Amelia noticed that by the tone of her voice, she rarely speaks to her boss like that.

Amelia was thoughtful for a while, she was hesitant in telling Bellatrix what happened, but she decided to just say what Hestia told her, she found Nymphadora and she confirmed that Harry was lost and they didn’t have a clue where to get him, of course, she forgot to mention about the blood and the message.

- We should tell all newspapers… We need to get the whole wizarding community to help us… We need to act fast! – Said Bellatrix completely out of control her boss was a little worried.

- We’ll do it at the right time… We need first to know what happened here… This is too strange – Amelia said but that didn’t ease Bellatrix’s worries.

The redhead sighed at the attitude of her employee, she was starting to get worried about her sanity, she couldn’t blame her though, if something like happened to her niece Susan, then she was sure that she would be acting like Bella.

- Calm down Bella… We’ll have a preliminary analysis in a few moments – Amelia tried to calm down her friend, but knowing Bella that would be easier to say it than do it.

Bellatrix didn’t say anything, she just moved around the room, desperately trying to find a way to help her as she felt helpless, she felt like she was wasting time just being here.

- Chief, we should do a patrol on our brooms – Bellatrix suggested but Amelia sighed.

- We’ll do it, Bella… We just need to figure out what are we looking for before we act – Bella was about to argue but one of the experts came, a guy they always call Rick.

- Well Rick… What has the team found out? – Asked Amelia.

Rick is a curly-haired, blonde man with blue eyes, he doesn’t look older than forty, and he has a serious expression as he looked at Bellatrix and Amelia.

- There's something weird here chief… It’s obvious that someone was attacked here, the blood proves it… But the weird thing here is that there isn’t a trace of someone using a spell or something like that… And I doubt that Harry Potter could even defend himself as he couldn’t even take his wand in time, we looked at his wand for a while, and it seems like it has a problem in the top… Probably caused by falling directly on the floor, of course, that’s just a theory – Said Rick as he looked back at the team, they were working hard to solve this.

- Anything else? – Asked Amelia worried.

- As I said before… There isn’t a trace of magic, and the last spell Harry’s wand was used for was Lumos… I doubt that he tried to defend while using that… That’s all we could find in this short time, but if we investigate more I’m pretty sure we could get more information – Said Rick with a determined expression.

Bellatrix was feeling more anxious as time passed by, Amelia dismissed Rick and he got back to investigate with the rest of the team, the chief looked at Bellatrix, it was obvious that this was too much for her, Amelia sighed.

- Okay… That’s enough, you’re not needed here – Said Amelia with a serious expression, Bellatrix was about to argue but Amelia cut her off quickly – Go with your family Bella… Once Nymphadora gets here I’ll send her with the rest of you – Amelia placed a hand on her shoulder.

Bellatrix wanted to stay here, she wanted to help to find her loved one, but she forgot about it after seeing Amelia’s expression, she knew that she had to tell everything to her sisters, this wasn’t going to end up well, Bellatrix nodded at her chief and quickly apparated back to Grimmauld Place.

Meanwhile with Bellatrix and Hestia.

- Okay… Is this good or is it different? – Asked Hestia as she was drawing a female figure, some things were missing like the eye and hair color, but her drawing was good.

- Yes like that… Round, that’s nice – Hestia smiled at the older woman.

- Okay… I guess this is perfect right? – Hestia asked her and the older woman nodded – Now the last thing, eye, and hair color? – Asked Hestia with a serious expression.

Bathilda was thoughtful for a few moments before she remembered the color.

- Red hair and brown eyes – She confessed and then Hestia put herself to work.

Nymphadora was watching with wide eyes what Hestia was drawing, when she finished she quickly took the drawing from her, and Hestia was surprised by that.

- Are you sure that this is the person that did that to Harry!? – Asked Nymphadora shocked.

- Yes… She is… It’s her – Nymphadora couldn’t believe what she was hearing.

- Nymphadora, what’s going on? – The brunette got worried.

- I know her… She’s Ginny Weasley! – Confessed the metamorph.

She couldn’t believe that one of Harry’s friends could do this, but it seems like some people hide their traits well.

Meanwhile in a bar, in the middle of nowhere, a redhead was smiling as she enjoyed a drink, it seems like she was having the time of her life, there was a television and she was enjoying what they were broadcasting, the redhead is dressed in a mini black skirt and a white blouse, also white high heels and there was some kind of treasure chest sitting by her side, she was watching with interest the tv until the treasure chest started to move.

- Calm down… You don’t Aurors to find out that we’re here… Right, Harry? – Asked the redhead with a soft tone as she touched the chest.

Meanwhile, inside the chest, there was the figure of Harry Potter, tired and some parts of his body were covered in blood.

- Don’t worry dear… Soon, all your problems and also mine will end, don’t worry – She promised from the outside.

Harry was scared but not because his life was in danger, it was because he felt that he wasn’t going to see his family once again, he had to find a way to get out of here, but he was too tired, the last few hours had been hell for him, he was hopeful that someone will look for him, he still was thinking in apologizing to Nymphadora, he couldn't die without doing it.