So Much for No Strings Attached

Chapter 83 An Invasion of Gryffindors

'A bitch,' put in George.

'But ... why would she kill her own children?' Harry said.

George did not miss that Harry's hands dropped protectively to his stomach. Nor the way that Lucius' arms tightened around Harry and that Harry leant into the older man almost instinctively. Fred and George shared a look.

'Not all mothers deserve to be mothers,' declared Angie sharply.

'I know, it's just ... Molly's actions have always been due to hatred of anything vaguely not-light and loyalty to Dumbledore,' Harry said.

'Precisely,' Fred said bitterly.

'Apparently,' George said scathingly gripping Angelina's hand tightly in his.

'-there is a prophecy,'

'-that claims-'

'-when Prewett twins-'

'-reach twenty-one-'

'-years of age-'

'-the Dark will win,'

'That ... that can't be true,' Katie squeaked a bit.

'It's complete hogwash,' Percy said primly. 'Prophecies and divination are a fools' game.'

But George was staring at the Dark Lord who had barely reacted. Yet, there was something intense in those dark brown eyes. It was the same look Harry sometimes got when he was about to pull a Wronski Feint or decide that flying with a bludger tailing him was a good idea!

'Prophecies are tricky things,' the Dark Lord said delicately. 'If there is a real prophecy then the Department of Mysteries would hold a record of it. As the possible intended recipient of the prophecy, you would be able to request to view it. Of course, to locate it you would need to know the approximate date - knowing either the prophesier or the recipient would make it easier to locate.'

George didn't know how he felt that the Dark Lord hadn't dismissed it as laughable. George didn't know if he wanted to hear it ... but at the same time could he really ignore it. And he could feel that Fred needed to know the truth.

There was another awkward pause that Charlie decided to break by being Charlie!