Then It Changed

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This chapter is the literal embodiment of WHY WE GOING SO FUCKING FAST

The next week passed rather quickly.

Harry kept his head down, morning run, classes, lunch time run, classes, dinner, homework, sleep.

A rather repetitive schedule that consisted of too much exercise and not enough food but it kept him from his thoughts, so it must of worked.

Draco on the other hand was lost in his mind, a whirlpool of emotions and letters from his father, that he kept to himself, obviously. He spent most of his time with his mum, far away from everyone and the only time he was seen, was in class, but truth be told he couldn't wait to get away to Costa Rica.

That is what brings us to now, one day till they were due to leave and Harry was fixed on not going.

He was sat outside, on a small balcony at the top of the Gryffindor tower. The door opened behind him and a familiar red head walked out, sitting beside him.

"So you're leaving tomorrow," Ron asked, glancing at Harry.

Harry kept looking straight ahead, "Not going."

"Why not." Ron pushed, eyebrows stitched together in worry, "You'll be safe."

"But you won't and what about Mione, and everyone else, I can't just run," He rubbed his face in his hands and Ron slung an arm over his shoulder.

"Mione and I will be fine mate, you're the one in danger... promise," he added when Harry didn't look so convinced, "You'd probably be dead without us anyway, you barney idiot."

Harry couldn't help but smile, he hadn't talked to Ron and Hermione much since the start of a very crazy year and he didn't realise how much he missed their company.

"So really, honestly, why don't you wanna go, is it Malfoy." Ron softly nudged Harry with his elbow.

"Nah, I think that maybe it could help, maybe we can talk or something i dunno," he sighed pulling his knees into his chest.

"Then what's the problem, you get to fix things with Malfoy and escape, like take the time to relax you've been through hell and back," Ron said sympathetically pulling Harry closer.

Harry sighed, "But that's the thing, i'm scared i'll go and I won't want to come back, but I can't just run away it's not fair."

Ron felt his heart tense, "Just please try, you bloody deserve it mate and if you don't want to come back you can stay, you don't have to save everyone Harry."

Harry sighed, "I guess, maybe, urgh fine you git, i'll go talk to Sirius."

Harry whispered the password and pushed open the door to Sirius and Remus's room.

Draco and Narcissa where sitting on the couch chatting quietly with the two other adults, who all looked round when Harry entered rather sheepishly.

He hadn't seen anyone all week, i guess you could say he'd been ignoring them but he doubted that they noticed.

"Well look who finally stopped ignoring us," Sirius smirked leaning forward in his seat, "Just in time as well, we leave tomorrow."

Shit they noticed.

"I wasn't ignoring you," Harry mumbled as the door closed behind him.

"Sure you weren't," Sirius teased before Remus cut off him.

"Alright, alright, Harry you're coming, you don't have a choice in it anymore," He sounded tired and worried as he looked at Harry, keeping eyes contact.

Harry fiddled with the hem of his jumper, "I was gonna come anyway."

"Great cause you're stuff has already been taken and we're going now," Remus stood up quickly, his wand clutched in his hand.

"Aren't we leaving tomorrow, Sirius just said that," Draco frowned standing up as well.

"No, with the letters you just showed me, we leave now," Remus hurried past Harry to the center of the room.

Draco sighed, he hadn't wanted to show them his fathers letters, but with the amount that he had been receiving he hadn't been able to hide them in time and his mother had found them and shown Remus.

"What about my friends, I haven't said goodbye to anyone," Harry argued, thinking about Ron and Hermione.

"You can owl them when we get there, let's just go for now," Sirius spoke in a hushed voice casting worried glances at his husband.

"No he can't what if they track the owls, it's stupid," Remus snapped turning on his heel and grabbing Harry's wrist.

"Draco apparate with your mum she knows where we are going," He spoke quickly, "I sent a patronus to Minnie," and with a crack he had disappeared, Harry at his side.

The other three shared a look before dissaperating as well.

The landed in a dark alley, towering brick walls on both sides, Harry clutching Remus's arm, still dizzy from the very sudden and unexpected movement.

There were two other cracks and Draco appeared with Narcissa and then Sirius. Everyone looked rather pale and confused, apart from Remus, who just looked plain crazy as he edged forward towards the light at the end of the alley.

"Try to blend in and follow me," He muttered, as the other approached him.

The words were rather stupid, Harry realised, as they stepped out of the shadows and the sun hit them. Five people, dressed in winter clothing, in the middle of  a small village in Costa Rica, they stuck out like a small thumb.

"Is this where the house is," Draco asked Sirius who just shook his head, gesturing for them to follow Remus.

They didn't walk for long, which was lucky considering Harry felt like he might pass out from the heat, it was almost winter in England and he was wearing thick wooly socks.

The town was pretty small anyway and after crossing a couple small roads they came across a bar, it looked like it was falling apart, a sign hanging by a thread, swinging in the mere excuse of a breeze.

Remus however, didn't seem to notice and walked forward, drawing his wand discreetly and and tapping three times in the door before pushing it open and ushering everyone in.

Harry's jaw dropped as he stepped inside, the bar was bustling, full of wizards in robes.

Except there were colours and clothes he had never seen, words he had never heard and writing he couldn't read.

It was like stepping into a different world, a waterfall of difference around him.

He stood around gaping while Remus talked to the bartender, it was rather tricky considering barely anyone spoke english but he soon got the message across and the guy put down the glass he was cleaning to lead them out a back door.

Harry stared at nothing at first, just another road, crammed with parked cars. Until the guy pulled out his wand and tapped something invisable.

Then the car appeared, out of thin air. It was a large black jeep that stood out almost as much as the five british wizards.

Remus shared a few words with the man before opening the car door.

"Get comfortable, we have a long drive in front of us."

And a very unsafe one.

HAHAHA WHAT EVEN IS THIS CHAPTER

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