Innocence

Chapter 116

HARRY'S POV

The wedding ceremony just ended and now it was time for the reception. I walked into the tent and people were dancing and talking and it was amazing. People were so happy. I grabbed a drink when Ron walked over. "Hey mate," he said. "Hi, have you seen Cam?" I asked. "No, I haven't. But maybe she is-" then he stopped. "What?" I said. He pointed and I turned around

It was as if the whole world turned to slow motion and all the noise around me faded away. She walked in with a smile on her face as she looked at me. Her dress brought out the blue in her eyes and her hair was pinned back behind her face. But the thing that made me happiest was that she was completely unashamed of the bruises and scars and marks that covered her body. I could see deep scar tissue under her collar bone and scars on her arms and face. The only part of her that was covered was her dark mark. She walked up to me and I just stared. "Do I look alright?" she asked. I just smiled. "You look absolutely incredible," I said. She smiled and her cheeks turned red. "Do you want to dance?" I asked. She nodded and took my hand.

She rested her arms on my shoulders and I held her waist and we just swayed to the music. "I wish we had more time," she said. "We'll find our way back to each other," I said. "I don't know if we will this time, Harry." she said. "I won't accept that. We made it through the triwizard tournament, we made it through you losing your memories, we made it through everything together. We'll make it through this." I said. She kissed me. "I hope you're right," she said.

CAMILLA'S POV

I laid my head on Harry's shoulder but then there was a burst of light. Everyone jumped back as a blue ball of magic swirled in the middle of the floor. Harry held my hand and pulled me behind him. "The Ministry has fallen, The Minister of Magic is dead," it said. I looked at Harry and my face fell. "They are coming, they are coming, they are coming," it said. People began to run away, disapparating into chaos. Then I saw it. The black swirls of Death Eaters. I immediately recognized one of them. The one that ripped my clothes off and raped me when I was sorted into Gryffindor. "Cam!" Harry yelled. He pulled me through the crowd and we dodged curses. We both drew our wands and fought our way out and hid behind the tent. "What do we do? We have to fight them off and find somewhere to go, Maybe we can-"" he started. "Harry-" I said, cutting him off. He looked at me and his face fell. "No-" he pleaded. "It's time. You promised. You promised you would let go." I said. "I just- I- ok." he said. I nodded and kissed him. I hugged him tight and my tears soaked his shirt and I felt his warm tears on my skin. "I love you," I whispered. "I love you too," he replied. Then someone came up behind us. We drew our wands and whipped around. "It's just us," Ron said. "We have to go," Hermione added. Harry nodded. I hugged Ron and Hermione. "I love you guys," I said. They smiled. Then they were gone. I ran to the Burrow and grabbed my bag then I took one last look at my life before it changed forever.

Before any of this, I had made a list of places I could stay and a list of my fathers safe houses. I decided to go to Snapes' old house first and stock up on supplies from Diana. Then there's a pub that all the death eaters go to. My father controls it and I think I could get some intel on where he might have hidden some horcruxes. So first I went to Spinner's End. I knocked on the door and Diana answered. "Camilla! What are you doing here?" she asked. "Can I come in? I can't be seen right now." I said. She nodded and I went inside. "Severus isn't here right now but-" she started. "Good." I said sharply. "Her face fell. "What's wrong?" she asked. "Did you know?" I asked. She said nothing. I drew my wand and pointed it at her. "Did you know?!" I yelled. "I knew he was still active." she said. I put my wand down. "Narcissa Malfoy came here, before the beginning of the school year. Severus made an unbreakable vow," she said. "I know. To protect Draco." I said. She nodded. "Did he succeed?" she asked. I shook my head. "Draco is dead." I said. "Oh, I'm sorry." she said. "Could I stay here? Just for the night." I asked. "Of course, take the bedroom upstairs." she said. I started to leave when she spoke. "You look very beautiful, Camilla," she said softly. I smiled. " Draco always said blue brough out my eyes," I said. Then I went upstairs and planned out my search. After an hour of planning, I finally went to sleep.