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The Marauders | Change the World

Edited by SunnyVids.

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Complete List of Marauder's Era Students

Tell me if I missed anyone! Under the cut because it is a very long list. I'm defining Marauder's Era as the seven years the Marauders were attending Hogwarts. Includes some fanon first names. Organised A-Z by surname. Some liberties taken with uncertain birth dates.

Betram Aubrey Duncan Ashe Avery II Andromeda Black Narcissa Black Regulus Black Sirius Black Edgar Bones Alecto Carrow Amycus Carrow Richard Carter Glenda Chittock Oscar Crabbe Dirk Cresswell Bartemius Crouch Jr. Caradoc Dearborn Dedalus Diggle Lily Evans Lucretia Fawley Benjy Fenwick Mundungus Fletcher Flilus Flitwick Florence Florence BF Florean Fortescue Cornelius Fudge Albert Gibbon Benjamin Goyle Olivia Green Gareth Greengrass Davey Gudgeon Daisy Hooklum Mafalda Hopkirk Jacob Marshall Johnson Hestia Jones Bertha Jorkins Bradley Jugson RJH King Steve Laughalot Rabastan Lestrange Rodolphus Lestrange Gilderoy Lockhart Frank Longbottom Alice Longbottom Pandora Lovegood Xenophilius Lovegood Remus Lupin Mary MacDonald Walden Macnair Lucius Malfoy Marlene Mckinnon Tarquin McTavish Dorcas Meadowes Alastar Moody Quinn Montague Mulciber II Peter Pettigrew Sturgis Podmore James Potter Quirinus Quirrell Patricia Rakepick Augustus Rookwood Evan Rosier Thorfinn Rowle Albert Runcorn Isaac Selwyn Kingsley Shacklebolt Gaspard Shingleton Severus Snape Timothy Snyde Lucinda Talkalot Tilden Toots Rupert Travers Sybill Trelawney Dolores Umbridge Emmeline Vance Emma Vanity Wilkes

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

"'It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.'"

Year Read: before 2006, 2007, 2009, 2016, 2024

Rating: 5/5

Thoughts: I have a new theory that my enjoyment of these novels is in direct correlation with the quality of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Remus Lupin: arguably the best DADA professor of the series, and Prisoner of Azkaban is likewise my favorite. Dolores Umbridge: easily the most hideous of the DADA professors, and Order of the Phoenix is frankly sometimes a slog of angst to get through. Alastar Moody: perhaps a bit ethically gray, but hugely compelling on the page, as Goblet of Fire is likewise very entertaining. Gilderoy Lockhart: worst second only to Umbridge, and subsequently my second least favorite book. I think the only ones it doesn't work for are Sorcerer's Stone (Quirinus Quirrell), which makes sense because we're still being introduced to this world, and Half-Blood Prince (Severus Snape), partly because we're already well familiar with Snape, and also because so much of the books aren't even about the school at that point.

Which is all is to say that Chamber of Secrets isn't one of my favorites, but it's still very engaging. Lockhart aside--who's more irritating than he is badly drawn--the characters remain great, although it does suffer a bit from Hermione being sidelined toward the end. It gives Ron more of a chance to shine, and I really love his friendship with Harry, the way they all just take it as a matter of course that they're the ones to discover where the Chamber is hidden and destroy the monster. Rowling is excellent at layering her mysteries and dropping clues for canny readers to unravel.

I don't think I properly appreciated the horror of what happens to Ginny Weasley as a kid. I find it a lot more disturbing as an adult, which is often the case with middle grade novels, and it's largely brushed aside in later books. All these kids could use a therapist with a specialty in magical trauma, but even over twenty years later, that's not often addressed in fantasy. While these first few function well as stand-alone plots, it's clear by the villain recurring (in various forms) that they're all tied together to the over-arching story.

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Mw characters?

ooh, we have so many still open and honestly any of them would be loved, but to name just a few : alastar moody , amos diggory , amycus carrow ( last name cakir ) , aurora sinistra , bellatrix black , bertha jorkins , billius weasley , dorcas meadowes , ludo bagman , benji fenwick , charity burbage , pamona sprout , tilden toots !

[elfgirlboytoy]

one of my favorite NPCs in the NSFW solo D&D campaign I run for my girlfriend, Court of the Purple Emperor, is definitely Alastar the wood elf arcane archer/fey wanderer ranger. I originally created him as a slutty, collared, kinda moody elf twink who wears eyeliner and eyeshadow, and then I very rapidly realized what I’d created was an egg so I made her a tgirl (she hasn’t realized yet though)

(also is it obvious that I find Link really hot lol)

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[hphogwartsmysteryanswers]

He’s Here! He’s Here! He’s Here! 👁👁👁

[chaoswillfallrpg]

DEAR  ALICE AND ARTHUR ||  @ARTHURWEASLCY & @alicexyen

It is with concern that I hear from Alastar Moody that our dear Laurel Linwood has taken a fall and been escorted to St. Mungos under suspicious circumstances. I fear, that foul games are at play. With Maren leaving the fountain to be by her sister’s bed side, the prophecy is unprotected. To guarantee it’s security, I urge you both to make hast to Order HQ and guard the one shred of hope we have of putting this war behind us before it has begun. 

Be caution both, and may Merlin guide you.

Sincerely,

Albus Dumbledore

You have received a letter from Albus Dumbledore. Please start a thread to make your way to The Fountain of Fair Fortune. Time is of the essence, it is with great important you do not fail for the sake of the Order. Once you made your way there post a link into the completed thread channel and await further instructions. - The Mods

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Chapter 2: Hogwarts School of Witchcraft & Wizardry

We made our way up the staircase to the Great Hall where everyone rushed inside to find a seat with their house. The tables were lined with dinnerware ready for the feast that will take place after the sorting ceremony. The ceiling danced over us like the night sky. Candles floated above us illuminating the room. I scanned for a spot at the Gryffindor table when I noticed someone waving at me. Ron motioned for me to come and sit with him, Harry, & Hermione. I made my way over to them and took my place beside Hermione at the table. They introduced me to some of their friends; Seamus, Neville, Ron's older brothers Fred & George (the twins), and Ron's little sister Ginny. It wasn't hard to tell they were related, the red hair gene seemed to be prominent with their family.

Just as we were finishing up our introductions Professor McGonagall makes her way to the front. "Students, when I call your name you will sit on the stool and the hat will be placed on your head to sort you into each of your houses." The first years looked at each other nervously as she began to call their names. One by one they made their way up to the sorting hat and then on to their house table. Each time a new house member was announced the Great Hall erupted into fit of excitement with cheers and applause. As the last student made his way back to his spot at the Hufflepuff table, Dumbledore stood from his seat. "Enjoy the feast." He said with a smile, arms extended towards us.

As he sat back down an array of foods appeared in front of us. Baked chicken, mashed potatoes, rolls, corn, desserts, and so much more. Without hesitation everyone began digging in. "I didn't realize how hungry I was." I laugh to myself. "Me either, I'm starving!" Says Ron as he stuffs his face with chicken. We all laugh as Hermione chastises Ron for eating and talking at the same time. As we are talking I get the feeling that I'm being watched. I lift my head and try to look unsuspectingly at the tables around us. I look towards the Slytherin table across the aisle and find a set of piercing grey, almost silver eyes staring at me. I recognized the guy as the blonde who had bumped into me at the train station earlier that day. Hermione notices my distracted look and follows my gaze to him. "That's Draco Malfoy." She pulls my attention away from him as I look to her with confusion. I hear a hint of aggravation and disgust in her voice as she says his name. Harry and Ron turn to look at him and shoot glares in his direction. Draco looks back at them with a mischievous smile and turns back around to face his table. "Malfoy." Harry says with distaste, shaking his head as he and Ron turn back to face us. "That stupid smug little face. I'd like to wipe that smile off of it. I would avoid that twit." Ron says to me, mouth full once again. "I already had a run in with him this morning. He bumped into me on the platform." I say as I roll my eyes. "He thinks he can do whatever he wants because he is a pure-blood Slytherin." Hermione says as she looks over at him with anger flaring in her eyes. Just as I go to inquire more about this blonde asshole named Draco we are interrupted by the sound of a voice coming from the front of the room.

Dumbledore has taken his place at the podium. "Welcome students to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. We are happy to see you all back for another year and we extend our welcome to those who have come to join us." I sneak a quick glance back over to the Slytherin table where I'm met with those grey eyes again. I quickly turn my head back to the front. "I'm happy to announce that this year is a very special one for us. This year Hogwarts will be hosting the Tri-Wizard tournament." A flood of excited whispers fill the Hall around us. "I am also pleased to welcome our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastar Moody." He gestures to the man now standing at the head table. The whispers around us continue to grow in their excitement. "I can't believe they brought on Mad-Eye Moody as our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." Hermione says exasperated. "Who is that? And why do you call him Mad-Eye Moody?" I ask. "He's one of the most famous Aurors in the Wizarding community. His left eye, the one in the sling, is magic. It moves around on its own. That's how he got the nickname Mad-Eye." Ron explains to me. "Oh." I say as I revert my attention back to Dumbledore. "I hope this year finds you well. Best of luck to you all as you begin your classes in the morning. Schedules will be handed out at breakfast. Until then, enjoy your evening." Dumbledore makes his way back to his seat as everyone makes a round of applause.

Dinner finishes shortly after and everyone begins making their way to the common rooms. Our group of four gather our things and head out of the Great Hall. As soon as we are through the doors like Dejà Vu someone rams into me on my right side. I look over to see Draco with a group of Slytherins in tow walking past us laughing not even bothering to look back in our direction. "Jesus, what is that guys problem?!" I say to my group as I rub my shoulder. "He's an ass. Just ignore him." Says Harry. "Come on! You're gonna love the Gryffindor commons and I can't wait to show you our room." Hermione says as she hooks her arm around mine. I smile back at her as we head off.

Chapter 3         Masterlist

[rogue-assassinspy]

Chapter 5: Defense Against the Dark Arts

The stress of the last class with Draco Malfoy melted away as I stayed in the common room to talk with Ron, Harry, & Hermione. I didn't think that I would have made friends like this so quickly or so easily. I know that no matter what this year throws at me they will have my back and that means more to me than anything. At Ilvermorny it was completely the opposite. I was a person most people avoided if they could. They feared me or wanted to follow me solely because of my family name. I may be a product of my Father & Mother but I am not them. Here I have a fresh start and friends that like me for me.

"We better get going if we want to make it to Defense against the Dark Arts on time. I do not want to make a bad impression with Professor Moody." Hermione states as she stands and collects her things. We follow her lead and head out of the common room. It took us no time to get to the classroom. As we stepped inside we could see some tables already had filled up. I guess most of these classes will be pairs of 2 at every table. Thankfully this time though, Draco was already seated at a table with one of his lackeys. Unfortunately that didn't stop him from turning around to watch as we all made our way to a couple of tables. Ron & Harry made their way past them and sat together. "Would you like to sit with me?" Hermione asks me with a smile. "Yes! That would be great." I pull my eyes away from Draco and follow her to a table. I look back over to where Draco is sitting and watch as he looks back and forth between me and Goyle speaking to him in hushed whispers. "Ignore him. He's only trying to get under your skin." Hermione says.

Only a few minutes pass by as the rest of the class fills up and finally Professor Moody makes his way to the front of the class. "Alastar Moody. Ex-Auror, ministry malcontent and your new Defense against the Dark Arts teacher." The room is quiet and you can feel a small level of discomfort fill the air. "I am here because Dumbledore asked me. End of story, goodbye, the end. Questions?" No one says a thing. Everyone seems to exchange looks in the silence. "When it comes to the Dark Arts I believe in a practical approach. First, which of you can tell me how many unforgivable curses there are?" Hermione speaks up beside of me. "Three sir." As Moody turns back to write on the chalk board he asks Hermione "They are so named?" She responds with an uneasiness. "Because they are unforgivable. The use of any one of them will -" " - earn you a one way ticket to Azkaban. Correct" Moody finishes the sentence for her.

"Now the ministry says you're too young to see what these curses do. I say different! You need to know what you're up against! You need to be prepared! You need to find a place to put your chewing gum other than the under side of your desk, Mr. Finnigan!" Everyone turns to look at Seamus in disbelief that he has been caught. "Aye, the old cotter can see out the back of his head." Seamus whispers to the person next to him. "AND HEAR ACROSS CLASSROOMS!" Moody says as he throws the piece of chalk he was just writing with towards his head. Me and Hermione duck just as it whizzes by. I can hear Draco snickering to our left. I shoot him a quick glare. "So which curse shall we see first?" Moody asks Ron.

Moody goes on to demonstrate the Imperius curse. Taking out a spider and using engorgio to enlarge it. He curses the spider and makes it dance across the room on top of people's desks, their heads, and to my entertainment, Draco's face. I couldn't contain my laughter as I watched him flail about trying to get the spider off of him. The mood quickly shifts when Professor Moody brings back the attention to why it's unforgivable. Verbally demonstrating that he could make the spider kill itself in an innumerable amount of ways. Draco looks back at me with his typical glare before turning back around.

The next is the Cruciatus curse, the torture curse. Moody pulls Neville up to the front and curses the spider again. The spider begins to scream and flail on the table. I watch as Neville's color drains from his face and his breathing gets heavier. Hermione screams out beside of me. "STOP IT! Can't you see it's bothering him? STOP IT!" She desperately pleads with Moody and he finally let's it go. Neville stands stuck in place as Moody picks up the spider and comes to our table placing the spider on the book in front of Hermione. She is holding back tears trying to not make eye contact with him. "Perhaps you could give us the last unforgivable curse, Miss Grainger." Hermione shakes her head as a tear slowly falls down her cheek. "Avada Kedavra." Moody points his wand at the spider and green light comes out killing it instantly. Hermione turns her head and I reach out for her hand to offer some comfort. She is trying so hard to hold herself together. "The killing curse. Only one person is known to have survived it and he's sitting in this room." He walks over to Harry's seat and pulls a flask from his coat. He takes a drink from it before walking to the front of the classroom to continue.

The remainder of class was quiet. No one wanted to say anything. Neville eventually made his way back to his seat. Hermione never really seemed to get back to her normal self. I held her hand through the rest of the class trying to let her know it would be alright. I looked once more to where Draco was seated and for the first time we looked at each other with a small bit of kindness. I could see pain in his eyes but just as quickly as I had noticed it he turned away from me.

Master list     Chapter 6

[alenaxmoody]

florence pugh, female, she/her   /   talk - hozier + bruised and battered knuckles, rainy days with a cup of warm tea, fresh scones from the oven, screaming songs at the top of your lungs, dark lipstick, unbuttoned flannels on top of raggedy tshirts, spending nights star gazing alone.   ⧽   ━━   hey, isn’t that ALENA MOODY? i read a daily prophet article on them, once ; the 23 year old half blood WITCH is a RAVENCLAW alumnus who has gone on to be a CURSE BREAKER. i’ve heard they can be quite ARTICULATE & HARD-WORKING, but i don’t know… they came off very DELICATE & PASSIVE in that interview. it really is hard to know what to believe these days though, isn’t it?   [   lucy, 21, she/her ]

Birthday: March 21 Wand: Mahogany, 10″, Unicorn Tail Hair, unyielding Patronus: Bear cub Boggart: being unable to save the one they love intro below -- death tw

Born on the 21st of March, Alena Moody brought Spring with her. She was the first born of Geneva and Charles Moody. The relation to famed Alastar Moody was quite loose, as Rodrick’s grandmother had married into the family and then had four kids - three daughters and a son. Charles and his family were slightly estranged, as he married a muggle and decided it was best to leave her in the dark about the wixen world. Even though the Moody’s weren’t blood purists, it still left a bad taste in their mouth that their own cousin would give up family for an outsider. It was not until Alena started throwing tantrums that involved steam visibly blowing from her ears that her father had to come clean.

When she was eleven, Alena was accepted to Hogwarts and was promptly sorted into Ravenclaw. What she lacked in booksmarts, she had surplus of in streetsmarts. Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts became her best classes, while the others seemed to take the back seat. She didn’t mind the discrepency in her work, much more interested in perfecting her grades in the two classes she excelled in rather than trying to be good at everything.

During her fourth year, she was just as surprised as anyone to see Alastar “Mad Eye” Moody grace the halls of Hogwarts. She had never met the man, nor had she met any of her relatives on her fathers side of the family. It wasn’t long into the year when she decided she was going to try and connect with her cousin. It wasn’t easy, as Moody seemed more interested in the famed Harry Potter than their own blood, however far separated they are. Just after Christmas break, it seemed her cousin was warming up to her, becoming more and more interested in her studies. Alena began to trust the somewhat crazed professor, unbeknownst to them that her real cousin was locked in a magical chest in ‘Moody’s’ office.

When Alena discovered she had in fact not even spoken to her cousin once yet, she shut herself in her room. She felt betrayed, foolish, and vulnerable. She had spent days upon weeks trying to please a death eater. It took her the whole summer to simply come to terms with the fact that her last year at Hogwarts was laced with lies. By the time her fifth year came around, she chose to stick to studying and trying not to do anything stupid, no need for a repeat of last year. That is, until she signs up to be apart of Dumbledore’s Army. Her run in with Barty Junior had made her determined to get back at the Dark Lord and his followers, and if that meant being under the leadership of Harry Potter, then so be it.

As the summer before her Sixth Year comes around, she gets in contact with her real cousin, sending him several letters in response to joining the Order. She couldn’t care less if he said yes or no, knowing she was going to run into the battle should one arise no matter what he said, but that was the only real connection she had with the other, and she wanted to take advantage of it. Of course, anything that seemed to be going well for Alena ended up turned upside down.

Professor Lupin had told her of her cousin’s passing by owl, and the same feeling from fourth year rushed through her bones. Yet this time another feeling seemed to surge through her, rejection. It felt like any time she was truly trying to get in touch with her familial wixen history, it was being taken away from her. During the Battle of Hogwarts, Alena was ruthless. She was sick of the way her classmates were being treated, sick of all the pain she went through, and sick of how the universe was treating her. In return she let it all go on the battlefield.

Now, six years later, Alena is a Curse Breaker with the Ministry of Magic. It’s a lot of dirty work, and she knows it is only a portion of what her Auror bound ancestors were doing, but she feels good about what she is doing, and she knows she was on the right side of history. All the pain and anguish involved almost seemed worth it.

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Okay, so there’s not a lot that’s good about Cursed Child, IMO, but one of them is Al’s discomfort/disdain for his name. I’ve seen a couple Trans Al AUs that got me thinking about it. Like, I think Al would have absorbed the importance of legacy naming, but it could happen a ton of different ways -

1. Al likes being called Al, so she looks for a similar name. She first thinks of Alice, but Neville’s daughter is Alice. Then she stumbles upon Alastar Moody during her research, and so names herself Alastrina or Alyssa or Aster.

2. Al wonders how Luna ended up being her younger sister’s middle name but Ron and Hermione weren’t honored at all (I actually headcanon that this is because Luna is Lily Luna’s godmother, while Hermione is James Sirius’ godmother and Molly Weasley or Fleur is Albus Severus’ godmother). So Al picks Hermione as a first name, or maybe Hermia (with the nickname Mia), and something like Ronia or Rhonwen or Rhonda for her middle name and when she announces the new name at a Weasley family gathering she ends up in a Granger-Weasley sandwich and even though Ron and Hermione are actually James Sirius’ godparents, they spoil her too.

3. Al figures out that Harry probably named all the children, so she goes to Ginny to see if she knows a good name after ruling out Molly since that’s her cousin’s name. Al and Ginny end up going to Molly and Arthur to look up names in the family tree. Ideas include Septima or Cedrella after Arthur’s parents Septimus and Cedrella (Cedrella could also honor Cedric Diggory), as well as Ignatia or Lucretia after Molly’s uncle and aunt Ignatius and Lucretia Prewett, or Billie after Bilius Weasley.

4. Or, the first person Al goes to when questioning if she’s trans is Professor McGonagall, being the (former?) Transfiguration professor. McGonagall gives Al the rundown and eventually helps Al establish herself as trans. In thanks, Al chooses the new name Minerva.

5. Or, Al, being the most like Harry out of the three siblings, the most isolated at Hogwarts, is the one Hagrid befriends the most, and so she names herself Ruby.

6. Or, Al’s favorite professor is Neville Longbottom, who one day tells her just why he hates that Harry picked Severus Snape of all people to name her after, and Al decides to spitefully rename herself Nellie or Neva after the real bravest man Harry knows, Neville Longbottom.

7. Teddy is Harry’s child named after Remus, okay, so Al chooses the forgotten good Blacks and names herself Dora Andromeda. Alternatively, Al learns the story of Regulus Arcturus Black and it resonates with her because she can relate to him so she names herself after him, something like Regina Arcadia Potter maybe.

8. Al decides to choose a name that asserts that she’s a confident and proud Slytherin, like Sally or Azalea in honor of Salazar Slytherin, or Emerald or Esmeralda or Silvia in reference to the house’s emerald green and silver colors.

9. Al decides just to use the Evans/Potter tradition of naming daughters after flowers and goes with something like Daisy or Violet or Iris or perhaps Fleur or Flora for her aunt.

10. Of course, perhaps Al decides not to have a legacy name, and decides to choose one she likes, one she can make her own.

P.S. - Scorpius is totally accepting and supportive and down for this because that’s his best friend, and also because he’s bi as fuck. Scorpius and Al end up being Slytherin’s male and female prefect for their year and end up being Head Boy and Head Girl together (much to Rose’s jealousy). They almsot single-handedly improve Slytherin’s reputation. And then they get married and Al is the most charitable Lady Malfoy ever in history, and Scorpius and Al are also the Lord and Lady Malfoy that improve the Malfoy family’s reputation drastically and they choose to carry on the Black tradition of naming kids after stars/constellations and the Evans tradition of naming daughters after flowers, rather than legacy names goddammit.

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GIVE A WARM WELCOME ! 

MOLLY WEASLEY nee PREWETT BENJY FENWICK & EMMELINE VANCE ALASTAR MOODY & LAZARUS SCAMANDER LILY EVANS ANDROMEDA TONKS nee BLACK NARCISSA BLACK MINVERVA MCGONAGALL ROSMERTA OLLIVANDER REMUS LUPIN

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hi!! current mw please?

hi there ! we would love to have: vincent crabbe iii,  sunshine lovegood’s connection,   georgette ollivander’s connection,  alastar moody’s connection,  marlene mckinnon’s connection,  charity burbage connection,  evan rosier’s connection,  rabastan lestrange’s connection !

as for other canon characters we would love to have: alecto & amycus carrow , lily evans, thorfinn rowle, sybill trelawney , bellatrix lestrange , emma vanity , fabian & gideon prewett .

for last names we’d love: abbot , avery , delacour , johnson , mulciber , flint, and selwyn .

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most of my usual characters are already taken so do you have any mw?

of course i always have mw ! i would really love to see alastar moody , amycus cakir ( carrow ) , aurora sinistra , billius weasley , doris purkiss , emma vanity , fabien prewett , gilderoy lockheart , greta catchlove , rabastan lestrange , sybil trewlaney , tilden toots ! there are honestly so many more to be picked up & we'd love to have them all !

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BOH ctnw

This was it. Daphne Finnigan would have to be at the top of her game tonight, otherwise she'll end up dead. The entire year  had been nothing but keeping on her toes and being secretive in order to stay in one piece. Towards the end she and almost all those having difficulties would end up in hiding in the room of requirements, their sanctuary. <B>"And what if we want to stay and fight?"</b> Noo sooner had she thought the words she heard her own cousin, Ernie McMallian demand a response. The saying was true, the apple did not fall far from the tree. <br> As the students began to file out she removed her school robes, not wanting them to hold her back. Making sure her wand was secure between her belt loops of her skirt she rolled up the sleeves of her button down, still in uniform, as Ernie walked up before her. "Staying behind too?" she asked with a cocked brow. <br> "Yeh, I'm off to fetch Smith an' make sure the bloke doesn't chicken out and leave." He looked slightly awkward, as if he wasn't sure of what to say. Daphne smiled up at him, loosening her scarlet and gold tie around her neck. Nothing was needed to be said on his part. "Well, off you go." Patting him on his back she turned to find Seamus and Kyle. Head held high she looked around, first catching sight of Seamus and soon after Kyle standing beside Jefferey Moody and Kingsley Shacklebolt. <br> Time and time again she heard from Kiera how Kyle reminded her of Steven. Looking at him standing there, proud and tough, she imagined it was her father there for a split second. The fear had gone from his eyes, until he turned to look at his sister with a heart breaking expression. As he nodded in agreement as to what Kingsley had said it took him only a short moment to approach the blonde. <br> "Find Seamus, do whatev'r it is ye need ta do, an' meet me up a'the third floor." <br> "Yer not stopping me?" she asked with a puzzled expression. She would have thought that the two of them would have to raise their voices at one another before such an agreement was presented. <br> "I can't rightly be do'n that now can I? Yer of age, I s'pect ye wouldn't be throwing yerself in if ye weren't prepare, yeh?" Still slightly confused she nodded. "It's time ta finish what mum and Da started," with those last words drawn out he smiled at his sister before taking off behind Moody. <br> His words echoed in her ears. Their parents, their real parents... would they meet the same fate? Pushing the question out of her head she looked around for Seamus again, spotting him before she walked towards him, only to end up running. He, like she remained calm still. Knowing the serious-ness of the situation. "Listen 'ere," she said in her demanding manner. "Best defense is a good offense righ' ?" She grabbed a hold of his wrist, pulling him out of the Great Hall with haste. "Blimey! Can ye slow down fer a minute Daph!" <br> "No time, Seamus! We 'ave supplies ta fetch!" He had never known the girl to move so quickly. Up the stair cases they went till they reached the Gryffindor Common Room and soon after left him there for her to fetch a few things from her dormitory. Emerging with a huge box in her arms and her broomstick under one of her arms she dropped it onto one of the large, red couches. <br> "What's this all 'bout?" he asked as he looked over her shoulders. <br> "Ye didn't think I'd go on about all this without be'n prepared now did ye? Come on Sea-Sea ye know me betta then'tha!" She swung the strap of a small, knitted side bag over her shoulder and shoved a few phials of already made potions in them. <br> "What are they?" without hesitation he picked a few up, shoving them in his pockets. <br> "Just'a few thing I wipped up earlier this year," she pointed to the pink one she was aabout to shove into her bag. "Tha one causes a burn'n sensation on skin, so watch out, will ya? But really, just chuck'em something'll do something." She was so carefree about the matter. Perhaps nothing had really set in yet. <br> "Dungbombs?" he asked with a cocked brow, not hesitated to shove a few of those in his pockets as well.<br> "but'o course my dear Sea-Sea!" As if everything was peachy keen she smiled, before pulling out that last items in the box, her own beater's bat and a bludger. "Now or never eh?" After she picked it up, the bludger ceased from squirming and moving, comfortable in it's owner's hands. In that moment the ground beneath them shaked, and the portrait hanging over the mantel of the common room fell on the ground, it's inhabitants shrieaking with frieght. <br><br> Arriving up on the third floor she was shocked by the fact that it was still empty of intruders, but she couldn't shake the erie feeling in her spine. <br> "Daph!" Though she loved it, the familiar voice she heard was the last one she wanted to here. Turning her attention, wide eyed with Colin and Dennis Creevey beside her brother, wands already drawn out. <br> "Are ye bloody mad!" face red and fist clenched she stomped her way over, Seamus following carefully behind her. "Yer not of age! Ye trying ta get yerself killed or something? An' Dennis!  Did ye not think about tha boy? Colin, he's only fifteen, he hasn't even prepared for O.W.L's and ye expect him to live through this?" It wasn't that didn't have faith in younger Creevey brother, on the contrary, he thought he was very talented, just not talented enough to fight off death eaters at such a ripe age. <br> Looking ready to defend his words, Colin opened his mouth to speak but was cut off before he could muster out a single word.<br> "Their coming from the grounds," Kyle said narrowed eyed. With his most serious tone, which was very unlike the oldest Finnigan, he looked over at the Creevey brothers. "I'll have to agree wit Daph, Dennis shouldn't be here." <br> "The Kitchens should be the safest place," Jefferey Chimed in from almost out of nowhere. "Go, and STAY there. The opening to the Hogsheade has already be sealed." Moody had never struck Daphne as scary. He was odd yes, but never scary until that moment. She almost saw Alastar in him. She wondered how he was coping. "I'll cover you guys, but you've got to be quick on yer feet!" Slightly annoyed Jefferey already began to head down the stairs. "Quick now!" he demanded. <br> Poor Dennis looked almost helpless to speak, but Colin couldn't hold his tongue, brushing a few strands of his long, blonde, and slightly curly hair he huffed. "Fine, but I'm coming back ta fight!" <br> Daphne was about to say something but Moody was going interrupt that as well. "Fine, whatever, but the boy needs to not be here right now! There is no time for arguing, if yer here, than act  like yer adults." Yeah, he was definately scarier this time adn Daphne wondered how Kyle could keep such company. <br> "Fine," they both agreed. <br> "Kyle," Moody began but he finished his sentence.<br> "Get in'ta position, yeh I know." <br> With a quick hug to the Creevey brothers she placed a kiss on Colin's cheek, not wanting to cause too much of a scene at a time like this. "I love you, be careful." And the two families went on their seperate ways.<br><br> With a loud, shattering crash one of the large windows broke, glass falling to the ground. Luckily the three Finnigans were a few ways away from getting hurt, so far. <br> "S-spiders?" Seamus stuttered slightly, almost in the manner of Ron Weasley. It wasn't that he was frieghtened by the Arachnids, but he had never seen them at such a large scale. "Didn't see tha'one com'n" Kyle drew his wand out and pushed it forward with great force, "Depulso!" One of the large spiders heading in ther direction was pushed back out the window by his wand and just in that instant, Seamus mimiced him. <br> "I'll cover you," swinging a leg over her Nimbus 2000 she still carried with her she took into the air, bludger under her arm pit, and bat gripped alongside the wood of her broom. Making sure she was properly balance, she locked her legs over one another, gripping her broom, as she lifted her left arm to hold the bludger infront of her before colliding it with her bat, aiming for one of the large spiders. With it's violent forced she knocked two of them out like bowling pins, foiling their attempts to  attack her family. Emerald hues locking with the whereabouts of the bludger, she pushed her body down close to her broom to gain speed before throwing up her torso and taking another whack at it.<br><br> "Oi! Watch it!" <br> Seamus's voice had awaken her. The feeling on her broom, the grip of her bat, it had taken her to a different place. She had almost forgotten there was a war going on. <br> With a small explosion the bludger that was aiming towards the last bit of spiders entering from the window had incinerated and with wide eyes Daphne could see the cloaked death eaters making their way at them. Making a dive she narrowly missed the green light that had been designated for her. But the sudden change in altitude added with her unsteady hand caused her to crash into the maroon curtrains hanging from the very top of the glass windows. She raised her forearm to sheild her face from the burning sensation the rest of her body felt as skin met with fabric at high speeds heading towards the ground. <br><br> The ground had snapped her broom in half, bits of wood digging into her elbows as she pushed herself off quickly from the floor, ignoring the sharp pain in her ankle. Wand ready in her head she sent a stunning spell just past Seamus's shoulder, knocking out a Death Eater who was trying to sneak up on him. He would have grinned in graititude if he wasn't busy in his own dual.<br><br> What was only minutes felt like hours as the Finnigans continued to fight bravely. Daphne and Seamus dueling side by side but nothing compared to the fierce jinxes and defensive spells that Kyle lashed out at his enemies. <br> Stepping back Daphne thrusted her wand forward with full force, "Flipendo!" The hooded figure was knocked off his feet backwards and in on swift movement she had slipped her hand into her bag and chucked a phial in the Death Eater's direction. Shattering at his feet he began to scream in pain, complaining about an incredibly itching sensation. Beside her, Seamus had succeeded in knocking his own opponent down on his feet as well. But their brief victory came to an end.<br> Just a few feet away someone had found the Finnigan cousins to be a welcomed target, and without hesitation the Death Eater went for the kill, "Avada Kedevra!" Those two words hadn't even registered in their brain before turning to see Kyle shove himself in front of them with an apologetic look before the life left his eyes and his limp body fell forward.<br><br> A chill ran down Jefferey Moody's spine as he heard the very words that followed Death. Knocking his apponent unconscious on the ground he turned with shock to find his best-mates body lifeless on the ground. His cousin's hovering over him, frozen in place. He could have felt saddened, or even angered, but there was no time for emotions when everyone's life was at stake. Running forward he flicked his wrist and Kyle's killer was frozen in place by his charm. "Don't just stand there!"<br> Daphne opened her mouth to speak, but could not find any words. She was cold and her eyes were burning before looking up as soon as he heard Seamus cry. "D-d-d-emntors!" He raised a shaken hand up to a hole that they seemed to pour into. With that the remaining Finnigans raised their wands up, thinking now of a happy memory and forgetting what was right in front of them. The two small, silvery foxes danced around Jefferey's Giraffe as they pushed the negative feeding beings out of the castle. <br><br>