「 down by the sea 」

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[ VOLUME FIVE ]

CHAPTER 129;
down by the sea

[ MARCH THIRTY-FIRST, 98' ]


No one in particular,










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'When you grab a hold of me
You tell me that I'll never be set free
But I'm a parasite
Creep and crawl, I step into the night

Baby, you're a big blue whale
Grab the reef when all duck divin' fails
I swim, but I wish I never learned
The water's too polluted with germs

Ain't got no quarrels with God
Ain't got no time to grow old
Lord knows I'm weak
Won't somebody get me off of this reef?'






Hera.

Hera, wake up.

Her eyes adjusted to the lamp's warm glow and Sirius' face peering over her.

"Yeah?"

"He's at Bill and Fleur's. Harry. Him, Ron, and Hermione. All safe. "

Hera felt herself tremble as she leapt out of bed, tears forming in her eyes.
She held his hand for comfort as he led her to the bathroom to freshen up.

"What — what happened?" She asked, seeming awe-struck at the possibility of her brother being mere seconds away from her upon apparating.

"They didn't explain. " Sirius shook his head,
"Just that they're safe and ready to see you. I don't know when they arrived, but Bill promised a while ago to let us know if Harry turned up. So, it must have been recent. "

"Oh, my God. " Hera said quietly as she stared at her dishevelled appearance, looking back at Sirius before repeating with more vigour, "Oh, my God!"

"Yeah, I know. " Sirius laughed, "Get ready, it's just us going. "

Hera made record time in brushing her hair, teeth, and changing her clothes.
She was searching through the back of her wardrobe, desperate to find something to gift the trio after the months they'd spent without the comforts of home.

"Babe, let's see what they need before bringing them stuff. They're probably travelling light on purpose. " Sirius pointed out as he stood in the doorway.

"Oh, fine!" Hera said, blushing as she extended her arm to follow Sirius down the stairs.

They passed Remus in the kitchen, who was preparing tea for himself, Dora and Andromeda.

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