Everyone now started to walk out the Great Hall finding a way to help and secure the castle. Many old Hogwarts students started to come back and fight for their home.
"Where are you going?" Harry asked Mason who was trailing behind Remus Lupin, Sirius Black and Kingsley Shacklebolt.
Mason turned around to face Harry before looking back at Sirius, "I'll catch up in a bit." Sirius nodded as he walked over to Oliver and (Y/N) before following Lupin. Mason turned around to face Harry, walking towards him.
"I think it's a bit obvious, what I was going to do...don't you think?" Mason teased with a smile but Harry wasn't. Mason's smile faded as he placed a hand on his shoulder, "What's wrong Harry?"
"It's just...I was expecting, you'll come with me and the twins to the Ravenclaw common room so we can find the next Horcrux." Harry told him but Mason just sighed and turned to look at Sirius as he was hugging the twins.
"Listen Harry." Mason spoke, turning back around to look at the raven-haired boy, "We need as much people to secure the castle, we need to buy you and the twins time. Go find that Horcrux and destroy it."
Harry nodded before pulling Mason in a bone crushing hug.
"Be careful for me, both of you." Sirius pulled away from the twins as he placed a hand on each of their shoulders.
"We promise, only if you do the same." Oliver said, Sirius smiled as he pulled them into one more hug.
"Uncle Pads, let's get going." Mason spoke from behind him. Sirius pulled away from the twins before walking away with Mason as he turned back around to look at his cousins, "You two idiots better take care!"
"Save some luck for yourself!"(Y/N) called out as Oliver let out a mocking howl, making Mason smile before running off with Lupin and Sirius.
"I'll be right back--Eliza!" Oliver called out following her as she was walking out with Mrs.Weasley.
(Y/N) looked around to see Fred making his way towards her, "I think I deserve a good lucks kiss don't you think?" Fred smiled.
"I think you meant me." (Y/N) replied as she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him down to her level and brushed lips before leaning in.
Fred was quick to wrap his arms around her waist pulling her close, their lips moved in sync it was slow and passionate. (Y/N) ran her fingers through his red flaming hair and tugged on his bottom lip before pulling away, leaning their foreheads against one another with their eyes closed forgetting where they were for a second. Fred moving his thumb back in forth on her clothed waist, brushing their noses.
"I love you Fred Weasley, so much. Be careful, for me, Love." (Y/N) whispered.
Fred leaned back in kissing her one more time, "I love you so much (Y/N), find the last Horcrux and we can defeat You-Know-Who. So then I would be able to spend the rest of my life with you."
(Y/N) opened her eyes smiling brightly as she nodded both of them giving on another one last hug. Fred still having a weird feeling in the pit of his stomach but not wanting to bring it up.
"Fred, come on!" George called out as he was standing a few feet away with Lee Jordan, Percy and Arthur Weasley.
(Y/N) pulled away as he started to make his way over to them but sending her a bright smile as he ran off with them. Harry and Oliver approached the girl as they all started to make their way to the Ravenclaw common room.
"Harry! (Y/N)! Oliver!" Two people called out to them.
All three turned around as they stopped at the top of the flight to see Ron and Hermione approaching them. "Listen, Hermione and I have been thinking." Ron began, "It doesn't matter if we find a Horcrux."
"What do you mean?" Harry questioned.
"Unless we can destroy it." Hermione spoke, looking between the three as Ron started to speak, "So we were thinking--"
"Ron was thinking. It was Ron's idea. It's brilliant." Hermione rambled as the twins kept nodding for her to continue.
"You three destroyed Tom Riddle's diary with the basilisk fang, right?" Ron asked them all three nodding in response with a puzzled look, "Well, me and Hermione know where we might find one."
"Okay...okay" Harry spoke as reached into one of his back pockets, "But take this. That way you can find us when you get back." he handed them the Marauders map.
(Y/N) and Oliver being the first to run up the flight of stairs again, with Harry trailing behind them. "Where are you guys going?!" Hermione called out.
"Ravenclaw common room, we have a hutch!" (Y/N) called out, glancing over her shoulder. As they continued running. Hermione and Ron shared a glance before leaving.
"(Y/N)! Oliver!" Luna Lovegood called out to them as she followed where they were going but neither twin seem to hear her. "Harry!"
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"Let me get this straight, professor. You're actually giving us permission to do this" Neville asked in disbelief. A group of students, Eliza and Mrs.Weasley trailing behind McGonagall.
"That is correct, Longbottom." McGonagall replied with her head held high.
"To blow it up? Boom?" Neville continued, reaching the front doors of the school, taking a few steps down. "Boom!" the woman repeated with a smile.
"Wicked! But how on earth are we gonna do that?"
"Why don't you confer with Mr.Finnigan? As I recall, he has a particular proclivity for pyrotechnics." McGonagall replied as students filled up in the courtyard as she stared ahead.
"I can bring it down." Seamus replied smugly with a smirk. Eliza, Flitwick and Mrs.Weasley standing by the woman as she shooed the boys and Cho Chang away. "That's the spirit. Now away you go."
"You do realize, of course, we can't keep out You-Know-Who indefinitely." Flitwick told the woman.
"That doesn't mean we can't delay him," She responded, "And his name is Voldemort, Filius. You might as well use it. He's going to try and kill you either way."
Turning around with her hands raised and wand in hand, Eliza watching beside her, "Piertotum Locomotor." she spoke. The stone statues of guards jumped off their place from the wall in front of them as they marched passed them.
"Oli, always wanted to see one of the statues come to life, guess now he will." Eliza muttered under her breath as she looked at the soldier statues walk past her.
"Hogwarts is threatened! Man the boundaries! Protect us! Do your duty to our school!" McGonagall informed them, turning back around to face the front of the school.
All three woman watching the statues marching down as they looked at them with amused looks. McGonagall leaned in to both Mrs.Weasley and Eliza with a small smile, "I've always wanted to use that spell."
Eliza laughed lightly before walking down to the center of the courtyard with professor Flitwick and some other students before raising their wands towards the sky.
"Protego Maxima"
"Fianto Duri."
"Repello Inimicum."
Blue wisp of smoke were coming out their wands as the wisp went up creating a barrier above the school. The barrier surrounding all of Hogwarts as the dementors started to fly away, knowing they couldn't enter back inside.
Meanwhile back inside Hogwarts, the twins and Harry were running up the stairs as many frantic students were making their way downs. Having to swerve around students so they wouldn't bump into them.
"Harry! (Y/N)! Oliver! Wait! I need to talk to you!"
"We're a bit preoccupied at the moment, Luna." Harry replied as they all continued making their way up the stairs.
"You won't find anything where you're going. You're wasting time." Luna continued but neither stop all of them still in a hurry. "Harry Potter! (Y/N) and Oliver Black! You listen to me right now!"
Luna spoke sternly her sweet demeanor changing for a second, the three of them freezing in their steps with wide-eyes looking at her. "Don't you remember what Cho said about Rowena Ravenclaw's diadem? 'There's not a person alive who's seen it'. It's obvious isn't it? We have to talk to someone who's dead."
The twins and Harry thought for a moment as a light caught their attention, walking over to the window to see the shield forming around the school. (Y/N) let out a shaky breath, but felt someone taking ahold of her hand giving her a reassuring squeeze.
"It's going to be okay" Oliver told her, his gaze out the window as well. She didn't reply but only giving a nod in response, still holding his hand.
"It's impressive isn't it?" Luna asked looking out the window as well. "Come on, follow me."
The twins and Harry took their gaze off from outside as they followed her down the staircase. Reaching the bottom, she turned the corner leading them to a secluded part of the castle.
"If you're to find her, you'll find her down there." Luna told them, as they stopped at the entrance of the hallway.
"Aren't you coming?" Harry asked her, but Luna shook her head, "No. I think it's best if you four talk alone. She's very shy."
"Thanks Luna, no wonder Mason, loves you." Oliver told the girl with a small smile. Luna gave one back, walking away and leaving them alone. Harry took the lead as they cautiously walked down the hall, glancing out the window every once in a while.
"So, who's going to start the conversation?" Oliver asked looking between (Y/N) and Harry.
"You." (Y/N) replied as they kept walking, "I thought you were supposed to be good with woman, this is easy for you."
"You too!" Oliver retaliated, glancing at her, "Don't pretend it's not true."
"Fine, i'll do it then because we can agree, Harry is the last person to talk to a woman." (Y/N) spoke but Harry turned to look at them.
"What's that supposed to m--"
"Shut up, it's her." (Y/N) nodded towards a lady ghost who was looking out the window. The twins and Harry slowly walked over as the woman turned around to look at them. (Y/N) let go of Oliver's hand as she walked forward.
"You're the ghost of Ravenclaw tower, aren't you?" (Y/N) asked, slowly walking towards her. "I do not answer to that name." She replied, flying to hide behind a pillar.
"I thought you were supposed to be good at this." Harry muttered but she only turned around to throw him a glare before looking back at the ghost.
"I'm sorry, Helena, right? Helena Ravenclaw. Rowena's daughter." (Y/N) told the ghost. The ghost seeming to come out her hiding place to look at the girl.
"Are you a friend of Luna's?" She asked curiously. "Yes." Harry answered softly, walking to stand next to (Y/N) as Oliver did the same. "And she though, you might be able to help us." Oliver told the woman.
"You seek my mother's diadem." Helena spoke, all three giving a slow nods. "Yes. That's right." Harry muttered.
"Luna is kind, unlike so many of the others. But she was wrong. I cannot help you." Helena told them. Turning into a ball floating right through the twins both taken by surprise. Harry turned around to see her figure leaving.
"Wait! Please!"
(Y/N) and Oliver turning around to follow Harry chase her, Helena flying through the wall away from them so they wouldn't be able to reach her. All three leaning against the window looking at her with pleading looks.
"We want to destroy it!" Oliver told her but the woman didn't turn around.
As for the outside grounds, Death Eaters were looking at Hogwarts a few feet away. Lord Voldemort was walking with Nagini and Harvey Riddle by his side as the death eaters made a path for them. Harvey Riddle still having a hold of the sword of Godric Gryffindor. Liam Snape was standing at the front of the group of Death Eaters, with something in his hand.
Lord Voldemort and Harvey Riddle being at the front as they looked at the school with a smirk. Harvey turned around to look at Liam as he was looking at something in hand.
"They never learn. Such a pity." Voldemort said, scowling at the place in front of him.
"But my, Lord...shouldn't we wait for..?" Pius Thicknesse stutterd out as Voldemort, Harvey and Bellatrix turned around to glare at him. He coward down as he bowed, "My Lord."
Voldemort turned back to look in front of him before taking a breath, "Begin."
All Death Eaters raised their wands as they amined for the school, blue wisp coming out of them. All the wisp coming in contact with the barrier as it stopped it from harming anything.
"That's what you want too, isn't it, Helena?" Harry spoke as the ghost finally turned around to look at the cousins. "You want it destroyed."
Oliver and (Y/N) trying to ignore the barrier getting attack both knowing time was running out. "Another swore to destroy it many years ago." Helena trialed off backing away from them, "A strange boy, with a strange name."
"Just like his son." Oliver mumbled but (Y/N) and Harry ignored him.
"Tom Riddle." (Y/N) added with a small nod.
"But he lied." Helena answered.
"He's lied to many people." Harry assured her. Harry, Oliver and (Y/N) all quickly backing away from the archway as she flew towards them quickly.
"I know what's he done! I know who he is!" Helena snapped, "He defiled it with dark magic!" Flying away from them all three shaking off from their trance as they turned the corner carefully to follow her. Her back faced towards them.
"Helena, we can destroy it. Once and for all." (Y/N) tried to reassure her, slowly walking towards her, "But only if you tell us, where he hid it. You do know where he hid it, don't you, Helena? Please, please help us."
She slowly turned around coming face to face with (Y/N) as Oliver and Harry were standing a few feet away from her. All of them staying in their spots, Helena Ravenclaw began to circle around (Y/N) as she didn't turn to look at her. Harry and Oliver silently watching.
"Strange. You remind me of him a bit." (Y/N) glanced at the ghost to see her back away from them, "It's here, in the castle, in the place where everything is hidden. If you have to ask, you will never know. If you know, you need only ask."
A realization hit them all they smiled at the ghost sending her a nod as they all began to back away, "Thank you." As they began running down the corridors, Helena disappearing.
Harry and the twins running down the staircases through the crowd of students, making sure they were with one another.
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"Tell Professor McGonagall, Remus, Sirius, Mason and I will handle this side of the castle." Kingsley Shacklebolt spoke. As Lupin, Sirius and Mason trailed behind him.
"Yes, sir." Dean replied, watching as they all approached but froze at the scene. Mason took a breath as he approached the window, seeing how hard the Death Eaters and Voldemort were trying to break the shield.
"Hey, Dean, on second thought, tell Professor McGonagall we might need one or two more wands this side."
Fred and George Weasley walked over to where they were with Percy and Arthur Weasley behind them. Mason was to transfixed on the outside he didn't notice the twins approaching him.
"You're doing alright, Mason?" George asked, placing a hand on the boys shoulder. Mason gulped and nodded, "Yeah, fine."
"You sure? You don't have to lie." Fred continued, glancing at George. Mason just nodded again and looked at them, "I promise i'm fine, just remembered, Bellatrix is with them."
"Don't worry to much about them," George gave him a small smile, "They're the ones that are going to lose, you'll see."
"Fred, can I talk to you for a bit?" Sirius asked, George and Mason looked over at Fred who gave a small but hesitant nod.
"We'll be over here." George told Fred as he and Mason walked to the other side getting in position.
Sirius pulled Fred aside as Lupin started to have a conversation with Kingsley, "Listen Fred, I need you to promise me something. Can you do that for me?"
"Yeah, of course." Fred replied with, looking at the man in front of him.
"We don't know what will happen in this war and it's not the first time im fighting." Sirius began as he fidgeted with his wand in hand, "But, I know many of us aren't going to make it out alive and I need you to promise that if I--"
"Sirius--" Fred cut him off with a small frown but Sirius shook his head and held out his hand to stop the redhead.
"Promise me, you'll take care of my daughter. Promise me you'll make her happy after you" Sirius pointed at him, "You will make it out with here. Promise to make my little girl happy, Fred."
"I promise, Sirius, I promise I will." Fred quickly replied to man. Sirius gave the redhead an appreciative smile and pulled him into a hug, "I will."
They both pulled away as Fred went over to where George and Mason were, who were both transfixed on the barrier. Sirius words were stuck in his head as he looked up at the barrier as well. He wanted nothing but to make (Y/N) happy, now what Sirius told him gave him more motivation to make it out of this war, alive.
The same weird feeling was back in the pit of his stomach, he seemed worried as he looked at the barrier slowly getting destroyed. George looked over at his brother seeing his worried gaze.
"You okay, Freddie?" George asked, Mason looking between the two.
"Yeah." Fred nodded, not looking at him.
"Me too." George smiled at him before looking over at Mason, "How about you?"
"I'm perfect." Mason smiled as they both looked over to Fred, earning a faint smile from him.
Sirius and Lupin were looking out when faint footsteps were heard causing the two to look over and see Nymphadora Lupin, running their way. Sirius smiled as he gave Lupin space to hug her, she tackled him in a hug with a bright smile on her face.
"You shouldn't have." Lupin said, holding onto her, "Is Teddy and Rigel who need you tonight."
Tonks only giving a shake of her head, "Teddy will sleep till dawn and snore like his father. Rigel is just like Oliver, needs his full hours of sleep our will be fussy." Tonks slowly pulling away to look at him, "It's you that needs me tonight."
Tonks looked over and hugged Sirius, "So do the twins and Harry, i'm not letting my favorite kids fight without me."
"They wouldn't dream of it." Sirius mumbled as they pulled away.
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(Y/N), Harry and Oliver were pushing between people, rushing to make their way downstairs and to the room of requirements. As they were running down the staircase, (Y/N) and Harry let out a gasp, (Y/N) placing her hand over her scar a shooting pain going over it. Oliver feeling dizzy as they all leaned against the wall.
Although (Y/N) and Harry weren't the only ones that felt an intense feeling over their scars. Lord Voldemort let out a gasp, pain shooting through his body. This caught the attention of Harvey and Liam. The twins and Harry no longer feeling it as they tried to gain their breathing steady, everything coming back to them.
Liam looked down as a small smile played on his lips but someone catching him. Voldemort on the other hand, didn't take it well at all. He screamed and pointed the Elder Wand at the barrier a spell causing the barrier to break as all the Death Eaters watched.
Everyone back at Hogwarts looking as the barrier slowly began to fall, sharing looks. Remus and Nymphadora Lupin, reaching for one another's hand. Mason looking over at Sirius as they shared a nod, gripping their wands. Fred and George Weasley, looking at one another with determined looks.
Harry and the twins no longer feeling the pain or dizziness as they all pushed themselves off the wall. (Y/N) was the first to run down the hallway with the boys trailing behind them. Death Eaters and Trolls making their way to Hogwarts, all smiling gleefully. The statue soldiers getting ready in position as they started to attack.
"Get inside! This way, everyone. Take cover!" McGonagall yelled as building caught on fire and spells were being thrown everywhere.
"Expelliarmus!" Eliza yelled pointing her wand at the death eater, their wand flying out their hand as she caught it. She gave a small wave with a smirk as she pointed her wand again, "Stupefy!"
Three death eater flying through the sky as it broke into the top floor, stunning someone as he tried to stung Arthur Weasley but failed. Another Death Eater breaking through the window as it tried to take Kingsley Shacklebolt by surprise but failed as the Auror send him flying back out.
Mason felt a spell fly pass him, he looked over to see Rabastan and Rodolphus Lestrange pointing their wands at him.
"AVADA--"
"STUPEFY!"
Rodolphus was sent back flying as Rabastan scowled before turning into a cloud of black smoke. Mason looked behind him to see Zacharias Smith with his wand lowering as he smiled at Mason.
"Seems like Potter's class was worth going too." Zach spoke as Mason laughed, running over to him.
The twins and Harry were running down the stairs as they turned the corner to see students running down. A Death Eater broke through a window and flew inside, Oliver took out his wand pointing it at him.
"STUPEFY!"
Stunning the Death Eater, causing them to lose balance and hit themselves on the pillar. Two people coming towards them. "Ginny, Neville. Are you alright?" Harry asked them.
"Never better. I feel like I could spit fire!" Neville yelled as he sprinted up the stairs. Oliver and (Y/N) looking as he ran upstairs and looking back at Harry only to quickly look away.
"Didn't need to see that." (Y/N) muttered as Oliver nodded in agreement.
"I know." Ginny muttered as she pulled away from Harry. Ginny glanced at the twins, giving them both of hug before they ran behind Harry.
"Next time!" Oliver called out to Harry as they ran, "Wait until your somewhere private!"
Filch was walking away from the Slytherin students as he finished locking them up. As he was smiling in glee about what he did, an explosion was heard and the Slytherin students were free to go. As they ran out, Filch shook with rage.
Draco Malfoy, Harvey Riddle and Liam Snape, apperated inside the building, Liam ran away from them, not noticing Harvey following behind. (Y/N) and Oliver were trailing behind Harry as they turned the corner, approaching the room of requirements.
Liam started to run through the crowd of students as he caught sight of the twins. Thinking fast he took a shortcut. As the twins and Harry ran down the familiar corridor Oliver and Harry sprinted, but as (Y/N) was going to someone took ahold of her, wrapping their arm around her stomach and covering her mouth.
They ran next to one another as pieces of the ceiling broke above them and fell around them. Both having to dodge and avoid getting hit by them, finally reaching to the familiar wall.
"I'm surprised, (Y/N) didn't complain about that." Oliver let out a breath as he ran his hands through his hair.
"Yeah, hey, (Y/N)--" Harry turned around only to see she wasn't there. "(Y/N)?!"
Oliver looked around to see that she wasn't around causing him to panic, "(Y/N)!!" He ran over to see if she was hit with something but didn't see her. He turned around to look back at Harry.
"Look for the Horcrux, I have to find her, Harry!" Oliver spoke, Harry didn't refuse as he nodded frantically, "Go, go look for her."
Oliver didn't waste a second until he ran back down the hall, looking for his twin sister.
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