Harry cursed as he threw another stick away. He grabbed another one and attempted to build the fire again. Juliet came out of the tent and sat down next to him.
He snapped at her, "What do you want?"
"I just wanted to know if you wanted something to eat," she said calmly.
"No," he replied rudely.
"What's going on with you?"
"It's cold."
"Really? I hadn't noticed," she said sarcastically as she threw snow at him.
He wiped it away, "Will you just piss off."
"You don't have to be so rude."
He sighed, "I'm sorry. It's just cold and I'm hungry."
"I am too. But I'm not going to take it out on you."
"It's been weeks and we still haven't figured out what else we need to find."
Juliet frowned, "I'm not a library, I can't find out what Hogwarts related objects Voldemort would be interested in. It's not like he told me bed time stories of his life either."
"I think we should go to Diagon Alley."
Juliet shook her head, "Are you mad? That's the last place we want to go. It's crawling with Death Eaters. Besides, what are we going to do there?"
Harry stood up, "It's better than staying here."
"We're not going and that's final."
"Why do you get to make all the decisions?" he shouted.
"This is my mission, you're just here to help!" she shouted back.
"Well maybe I don't want to help you anymore!"
Juliet stood back up and crossed her arms, "Fine! I don't want your help anyways."
Harry glared at her before storming into the tent. Juliet paced around, her thoughts clouded in anger. Slowly, the anger faded and she suddenly felt guilty.
Harry reemerged from the tent with a backpack slung over his shoulder. His face was stony as he stared at her.
Juliet's eyes widened, "You're actually leaving?"
He nodded, "This isn't for me. I'm out of here."
He walked away and Juliet started to follow him.
"Harry!" she called.
"Harry, wait!"
A loud crack sounded and he was gone.
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Juliet Apparated into a dark alleyway. She pulled her hood up and tried to cover her face. Walking out, she saw the Leaky Cauldron down the street.
The snow crunched underneath her feet as she made her way over. A wizard held the door open for her and she mumbled a thanks.
The pub was almost empty except for a table with three wizards. Juliet zig zagged around the tables and went out the back door. She tapped the brick wall and was greeted with the empty streets of Diagon Alley.
She made her way past the shops and into Gringotts bank, where she was greeted by a goblin.
"I'd like to enter my vault please," she whispered.
The goblin stared at her, "Key?"
Juliet handed a key to him and he inspected it for a moment before nodding. He motioned for her to follow him down a hallway.
She had managed to make it halfway down before bumping into another wizard. She recognized him immediately.
"Sorry," she muttered, trying to hide her face.
The man roughly grabbed her by the shoulder, "Ms. Lestrange?"
She glanced up at him, "Antonin Dolohov! What a lovely surprise," she smiled sweetly.
He frowned, "What're you doing here," he hissed, "the Dark Lord is furious that you left a few months ago."
"Oh, well I've been busy. Doing a job that he gave me, he must've forgot."
"He doesn't forget," he said.
"It's a private job. He wouldn't have told you."
Dolohov held on to her shoulder tightly, "He'll be quite pleased to know I've found you."
"I told you I was busy."
"Liar!" he screamed.
Juliet swiftly kicked him in the knee. He howled and fell to the ground, holding it. She whipped out her wand and pointed it at him.
"I'm sorry. This won't hurt, you won't even remember it," she said coldly.
Suddenly, a hand covered her mouth and stifled her scream. Dolohov snatched her wand as he carefully stood up.
"Good timing Greyback," he sneered.
Fenrir Greyback snickered, "At least I didn't let some girl take me down."
Juliet struggled against his hold, but to no avail. They whisked her away and suddenly she was in front of Malfoy Manor once more.
She whimpered at the sight of it and tried to escape from him. Greyback tightened his hold, his nails biting into her skin.
Dolohov knocked on the door and within seconds, Lucius answered it.
"Look! We have a present," he cackled.
Lucius sighed in relief, "Finally. Bring her inside."
Greyback dragged her through the Manor before stopping at a door. He opened it and threw her in.
"Look who we found my Lord," Dolohov announced.
Voldemort turned around and smirked, "Juliet! Welcome home."
Juliet stiffened as she felt his arms wrap around her in an awkward and forced hug.
"You must be exhausted from running around. It can get dangerous out there for a young girl."
Juliet blinked, "I wasn't running."
"No? I could've sworn I told you to stay here," he mocked.
"I wanted to go back to school," she lied.
He chuckled darkly, "You left a couple of weeks before your birthday. That's not even close to September."
"I wanted to..."
He grabbed her by her sweater and pulled her in close, "Don't lie to me! " he screamed, "I know what you were doing. How dare you betray your own father like this"
"I swear I didn't do anything!"
"Oh? So you didn't go to my mothers old house and take a certain ring out from the floorboards?"
Juliet hesitated, "No."
Voldemort raised a hand and slapped her face, "Stupid girl. I know you did."
Juliet looked at him in shock, "I didn't touch it, I swear. I had no idea where it was. I couldn't find it. You can search my memories."
Voldemort sneered at her as he pulled out his wand.
"I think it's time to teach you a lesson," he said menacingly.
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