Invisible String

6.

"What... a... surprise. Little beloved, sacred Aurora," Lucius taunted her, while she slowly walked down the stone stairs. "Have you come to fulfill a task? Or have you truly grown to care for the boy? I personally believe these years have been wasted beyond reason, Aurora, as once the Dark Lord arrives, the boy will cease to exist." Lucius had then stepped towards Aurora, and Bellatrix stepped up to point her wand at Harry's neck.

Lucius stroked his finger down Aurora's cheek, and she slapped his hand away. She gave him a rather threatening stare.

"What? What is he talking about?" Harry asked, visible confusion on his face.

"Ah... the boy is clueless, once more. You and Albus Dumbledore fight as if you wish to win against the Dark Lord, but you have never kept your most valuable asset informed." Lucius smirked, turning to Harry once more. Just as he opened his mouth to speak, sudden flashes of light appeared around the dark dungeon they had all been in, and Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt, and Alastor Moody joined them.

Remus spotted the closeness that Lucius threatened Aurora with and struck him with a rapid light that shot out of his wand.

Within the blink of an eye, lights started to flicker all around her, as the Order and the Death Eaters started to attack one another. Harry ducked and ran to Aurora.

She grabbed his hand and led him away from the crossfire.

"Why the fuck didn't you listen to me when I told you to stay put? God dammit Harry..." She cried, embracing him, "Well there's no time to explain anything right now. My only priority is getting you out of this, but it won't be easy."

Suddenly, there was an explosion directly above the duo's heads. One of the Death Eaters had attacked them.

Aurora was furious. She pulled out her wand and shouted "Stupefy!" at him.

Getting rid of the dark wizard blocking them from Sirius and Remus, her and Harry ran towards them. Aurora was unsuccessful in getting to them, as Lucius had started to attack her. Harry rushed to Sirius' side, where he was dueling another Death Eater.

Aurora and Lucius' duel had been far too intense for both of them, considering Aurora was no ordinary child and Lucius was a highly skilled wizard. They continued to cast spells at one another, while concurrently defending themselves. As Harry and Sirius defeated the Death Eater their attention was on, Harry spotted the duel between Lucius and Aurora. Harry shouted the Stunning spell at Lucius, and since he was caught off guard, he gave in to the spell and had collapsed on the spot.

For a moment, Harry and Aurora smiled at one another. Aurora then spotted at the corner of her eye: Bellatrix Lestrange point her wand at Sirius Black. He was standing no more than a few inches in front of the veil.

It was something truly extraordinary, something not experienced by anyone before. It was as if time slowed down everywhere around Aurora except for in her mind, which was racing at a pace she herself could not catch up with. Her head flashed with images of Harry, Sirius, and Remus. Every precious moment she had shared with the three of them relaying through her mind. A life she had desired so deeply with them.

She could not let these next few seconds happen.

Her movements delayed, lagged, her entire body moving and her mind getting to the destination first, where she had screamed a rebounding curse at a volume so high, and with a power so cosmic that each of the powerful wizards around her had been affected by it, barely holding their ground to stay upright. The spell had harshly hit Bellatrix, harder than Aurora intended, as she screamed in agony and fell backwards. The curse the Dark Witch casted, clashed with the wall and exploded. Aurora synchronously knocked Sirius away from the veil.