dursley [h. g.]

••dursley•• || the edge of the world

Chaos ensued almost immediately after they left the Ravenclaw common room. It started with Severus Snape fighting Professor McGonagall before jumping out a window and continued all the way back to the Room of Requirement. 

The room was much fuller than it had been when Harry and Kendra had left. Many of the people that had first been in there were still there and even more people had come in since they left. Immediately, Kendra saw nearly all of the Weasleys and Remus Lupin. Harry was quickly peeled away by Neville, the two of them beginning to speak in hushed voices to one another. Kendra quickly moved over to Remus to say hello. 

He offered her a warm smile. "Hello, Kendra," Remus said. 

"Hi," Kendra responded. "Erm... nice weather we've been having?" She asked, suddenly realizing she had no clue what the weather was like. 

Remus laughed good-naturedly. "I suppose it has been very nice," he admitted.

"I came over to talk to you and I have absolutely nothing to talk about," Kendra sighed. The understood but unsaid topic already loomed over both of their heads. Neither of them seemed to want to bring it up, but it seemed the only path the conversation could continue on at this point. 

"I know I can't convince you to stay here and not fight," Remus said finally, his smile sad. "You and your cousin both have far too much stubbornness for me to even attempt. But could I ask that you keep yourself as safe as you can?"

Kendra smiled. "I will," she promised. "And I hope you'll do the same."

"On my honor," he said, his eye betraying the teasing nature of the statement. 

"I'll keep you to that," Kendra said. She patted him awkwardly on the shoulder and moved off to find Draco and Theo again.

She was only slightly surprised to see that Lisa, Mabel, and Damon had joined Theo and Draco. She was much more surprised to see that they were all getting along. "Look at you all," Kendra said, butting into their conversation. She felt like a proud mother who was finally seeing her two children get along. "Do my eyes deceive me or are you all being civil?"

"Kendra," Lisa said very seriously. "I don't know what the hell you did to Malfoy, but he is substantially less of a prick than the last time we talked."

Draco rolled his eyes but couldn't contain the small smile that broke out across his face. "I've decided that since there is a high possibility of death, I better apologize to everyone I've been awful to."

"Good luck with that," Theo said. "I think the universe would explode before you get around to everyone, mate." Draco glared at Theodore, who was openly and unabashedly grinning. 

"Are you by any chance into women and available?" Lisa asked hopefully.

Theo choked slightly on his own spit, taken aback by the question. Kendra snickered quietly to herself--only Lisa could be so bold. "If you're asking if you have a chance, Turpin, the answer is yes," Theo said once he recovered. 

"You're bisexual?" Draco asked Theo curiously. 

"I'm pansexual, actually, but close enough," Theo corrected. "Everyone just assumed I was gay 'cause I was so stuck on Blaise--can't blame you, though. I did the same thing at one point."

"There you go, Lisa," Kendra said, with a smile. "I give you permission to pine after my ex-boyfriend."

Lisa grinned and launched into a conversation with Theodore, who looked slightly disturbed by the topic but kept snorting into the back of his hand. Kendra turned to Damon and Mabel, looking them both over. 

"Are you both alright?" she asked quietly. She hadn't shaken off the guilt of seeing them be taken away by their father, despite the fact that there was nothing she could have done. 

Damon nodded. "Mum stopped him," he said, speaking lowly under his breath. "Told him that he had pushed Mabel and me away into danger and that he wasn't in a position to put himself above us."

"Wow," Kendra said. "What did he do?"

"There wasn't much he could do," Mabel replied. "Mum sort of rounded him up. Snapped his wand and tied him up in the basement. She's got a house-elf keeping him alive. Wants to turn him into the Ministry once they're not so corrupt."

"Your mum's a badass," Kendra said honestly, smiling at the siblings. 

"What about you?" Damon asked, concern in his eyes. "Did..." He trailed off, not sure what he was asking. 

"I got taken to Malfoy Manor," Kendra sighed. "And I am very lucky that Harry was caught the same day as I was. He helped me escape."

Draco looked pale. "You make it sound like you got out of there without a scratch," he said, his tone slightly sour.

Kendra turned to look at him. "Would you rather I explain all the gory details before we all go out and fight for our lives?" she asked dryly.

Draco sighed. "No. I don't know. I just... you didn't see yourself, Kendra. You didn't hear yourself."

"Sorry," Kendra apologized, though she wasn't sure if she was apologizing for Draco having been in that position, or for her own gruesome appearance.

It was then that Neville Longbottom approached them, offering them a smile through his bruised and bloodied face. "Everyone who's fighting is going to the Great Hall now," he said. "We'll split off into groups from there to get the best coverage of the castle."

Kendra stood up first, ignoring the head rush she had. "Lead the way, Neville," she said. "I came here to do one thing and I can't very well do that sitting here on my arse, can I?"

"No, you can't, my dear," Morgana said pleasantly. Kendra was vaguely aware of the tingle that started in her fingers. "Let's go finish what we started. It's time to show Bellatrix what she created."

Kendra couldn't agree with Morgana more. Determination steeled her will and at that moment, there was nothing that was going to stop her from killing Bellatrix Lestrange. 

a/n: idk what this chapter is lol but there will be fighting next chapter :) also as a thank you for 250k (wtf by the way) I'm doing a little one-shot that I think you will all enjoy (aka i committed egregious robbery a few chapters ago and i am making up for it wink wink)\

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the face he makes.... this is so foul but i laugh so hard anyway