𝑻𝒉𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒔 ☆ 𝑅𝑜𝑠𝑎𝑙𝑦𝑛 𝑃𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑒𝑟

𝑌𝐸𝐴𝑅 𝑆𝐸𝑉𝐸𝑁 ☆ 3

Rosalyn, Fleur, Molly, Augusta and Ginny hadn't said a word to each other in an hour. They were all too scared about the other order members and their friends to think.

At that moment, Rosalyn was helping Molly do the dishes. Molly was cleaning by magic, but Rosalyn had to dry by hand, because, as previously mentioned, she was underage.

BANG

"Wha- what was that?" Molly asked warily.

"Let's see," Rosalyn smirked, the sparkle back in her eye.

She grabbed her wand, not caring that she couldn't use it at that moment, then she, Ginny and Molly rushed outside.

"Harry! Hagrid!" Molly cried as soon as she saw them.

They were both drenched, hair stuck to their faces and both looked quite shocked. However, there were no visible injuries.

"What happened, where are the others?" Molly asked urgently. Rosalyn had to remind herself they she felt the same about Arthur as she did with Neville.

"Is- is no one else back?" Harry asked confusedly.

Rosalyn shook her head. No.

"They were on us right from the start, Molly, we didn't stand a chance," Hagrid explained.

"Well, thank goodness you two are alright," Molly nodded.

Hagrid went into this monologue as Ginny stepped closer to Harry. Rosalyn heard her as she spoke in a low voice. "Ron and Tonks should've already been back. Dad and Fred as well."

Suddenly, a crack echoed through the night. Lupin appeared, supporting someone with a pale face, a hole where their ear used to be and blood dripping from that very hole. It was George.

And Rosalyn just realised, with a jolt, that he had lost an ear.

"Come on, help me with him!" Lupin was shouting. "Into the house!"

Rosalyn supported him from the other side and together she and Lupin lead George into the house. They put him on the sofa and Mrs Weasley gasped at the sight of her son.

"What are you doing?"

"What nickname did Izzy Potter go by when she was at school?"

"Are you mad-"

"WHAT NICKNAME?"

"Er- Scarlet, wasn't it?"

Rosalyn turned round to see Lupin pinning Harry against the wall, asking him security questions.

"I'm sorry," he immediately apologised. "We've been betrayed. Voldemort knew you were being moved tonight. I had to make sure you weren't an imposter."

Harry looked like he was about to make a badass retort, but a clatter from the yard stopped him. Lupin, Rosalyn and Harry ran out, seeing Kingsley and a half-Hermione, half-Harry standing there. Lupin and Kingsley raised their wands at each other.

"The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke to the pair of us," Kingsley said slowly.

" 'Rosalyn is the best hope we have, trust her'," Lupin recited. This surprised Rosalyn, but she made no attempt to speak as the two men lowered their wands.

"What gave you away?" Kingsley asked Harry urgently.

"Hedwig, I think, she was trying to protect me," Harry said.

"Wait," Rosalyn said, looking at her brother. "Does that mean Hedwig's..."

She trailed off.

"Dead," Harry said. "All because of me..."