What if the sword of Gryffindor never appeared? What if Neville never killed Nagini? What if the seventh horcrux was never destroyed? What if The Boy who Lived couldn't defeat the Dark Lord with an Expelliarmus? What if Voldemort won the war? What i...
"Albus what happened?" Harry asked, watching as his son descended the steps closely followed by Aquila. "Dad, I've just realized something," Albus spoke hurriedly. He turned to James, "James, do you remember when Grandpa Arthur told us about his snake attack?" A sad frown made its way on James's face. He slowly nodded as he reminisced that memory. None of them liked talking about their grandparents. Albus didn't have time to reminisce. "He told us that a huge green-black snake had bit him and Ministry officials found him in time because dad apparently had this vision." " Albus where are you going with this?" Ginny asked hurriedly. Albus could tell his mother did not want to talk about her deceased father but this was important. He sighed before asking, "Dad did you see the snake or were you the snake?" "I was the snake," Harry confirmed.
"Aquila was the snake too when it bit Lucius Malfoy and V- You Know Who was there too," Albus explained as Aquila nodded, "Dad was the snake's name Nagini?" Harry nodded again, scrunched his face as he went into deep thought. Albus face lit up like a child when they got a right answer in class for the first time, "Dad, you and Aquila can look into each other's heads because you are Horcruxes," Aquila's eyes glossed over at that, "Who is to say that that snake is not one too?" A beat of silence. Maybe too long of a silence. Albus longingly looked at his Aunt Hermione.
"Oh my God?" Hermione exclaimed as she stared at Albus, "You're right. That snake could be the last Horcrux." "Dad doesn't own a snake," Delphini frowned. "What if Voldemort kept it hidden from us?" Aquila spoke, "it would make sense. I mean its not like he fully trusts us anyway. And now more so."
"More so?" Delphini asked. Aquila nodded, "He knows we've escaped. That is the reason he attacked Lucius-" Aquila hissed in pain. She held her fingers where the Riddle ring was placed. She hastily removed it, itching to get rid of the burning sensation. As soon as Aquila let go of the ring, it twirled before the snake hissed, "Where are you!?"
"That is none of your business," Delphini hissed before cutting of the connection. She lifted her wand and muttered a spell and the ring crumbled into nothingness. Albus meanwhile, thought of a way to find that goddamn snake. It was the last horcrux. No it isn't, the tiny voice in his head said. Albus realised, Aquila was one too. He remembered how his father had told him that he went to Voldemort to sacrifice himself because the horcrux in him needed to be killed as well. He couldn't tell Aquila that. Maybe she didn't have to die. There had to be some sort of loophole. If there was one, Albus couldn't see it. He hoped that perhaps the soul would reattach itself to Lord Voldemort before Aquila could die.
"We need to get to the Malfoy Manor somehow," Draco said. The group (Aquila, Albus, Delphini, Draco, James, Scorpius, Hermione, Ron, Harry, Ginny and Rose) all collectively agreed. "We need to formulate a plan because as soon as we are outside the wards the New Burrow, they will catch up. I know father is trying his best to track us," Delphini stated. "We need to confuse Voldemort," Aquila suggested, "Like different Aquila-s and Delphini-s going in separate directions."
"Polyjuice," Hermione stated, "I think we have the ingredients for it."
"Lacewing flies were a part of our NEWTS in potions. I think I have some left," James spoke and darted upstairs to his room. Albus knew the family already had a lot of potions ingredients, seeing as they needed them for medicines and such. Albus wasn't as skilled in potions as James so he didn't exactly know what was needed. "Well we already have leeches, Fluxweed and Knotgrass in the pantry," Ginny spoke as she backed into the kitchen pantry to pull out those ingredients. Draco furrowed his brows and then said, as if recalling, "Powdered bicorn horn and Boomslang skin were a part of the syllabus for sixth year potion. I'll go see if I have some left."
The ingredients were placed around the Draco's cauldron and they began adding the ingredients. James added three measure of Fluxweed and two bundles of Knotgrass into the cauldron before stirring it three time, clockwise. Draco waved his wand and muttered a spell and then explained to a confused Hermione, "I've found a way to make Polyjuice quicker. It requires these spells, add on James." Albus noted the fondness with which he spoke to James. He proceeded to add four leeches to the cauldron followed by two scoops of Lacewings powder crushed finely by Hermione. It was left for five seconds to heat followed by a spell muttered by Draco. James added three measures of Boomslang skin as Scorpius watched in awe at his Potion skills. Albus chuckled and lightly shoved his elbow into Scorpius's ribs.
Scorpius turned to look at him and Albus gave him a suggestive look. Scorpius blushed and looked away. They watched as James added one measure of crushed Bicorn Horn and Draco waved his wand muttering a similar spell. Draco proceeded to add one scoop of Lacewings to the cauldron and stir it three times anti-clockwise. Hermione divided the potion into two halves.
"Now we need your hairs," she spoke. Delphini and Aquila both ripped of a strand of their hair and dropped into one cauldron each. "Who is going as whom?" Delphini asked. Harry spoke up this time, "Rose, Albus, James and Scorpius, are you sur-'
"Yes we are sure!" they yelled before Harry could finish his statement. He sighed, "Then you are going as Aquila. Draco, me, Ron and Hermione will go as Delphini. Ginny can stay and look out. Yeah?" They all nodded in agreement. Goodbyes were share and teams were made. After a lengthy discussion, it was decided that Ron would be with Scorpius, Hermione with Albus, Harry with Rose and Draco with James. Not a second later, they downed the potion. All of them had significantly shrunk, since both women were slightly shorter for their age and they changed into common clothes-privately. Draco's Delphini had suggested that everyone take off any accessories that might be a differentiator which they kindly complied to.
They all went decided to go on Nimbus 2500.
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