Irresistible - f.weasley

38: ☆ aftermath ☆

I felt my feet land softly on the grounds of Professor Dumbledores office, with Fred keeping me upright. His hands were on my waist making sure that I didn't fall over when we arrived.

My first instinct was to go sit in the chair in front of me before I passed out from exhaustion. My body was starting to shake with the buildup of nerves I had accumulated all night. Not to add the adrenaline that was running through my body quickly started to fade.

Harry seemed to have the same idea as me since we both stumbled forward and sat ourselves in the chair. Harry didn't meet anyone's eyes and stared down at the ground in front of him. He was fumbling with his fingers and it was clear he didn't want to talk.

Fred stood behind my chair and started massaging my shoulders from behind, easing away my stress. I could feel the knots in my back unwind and I shut my eyes trying to push all the events of tonight away.

Two things happened that were engraved into my brain and seemed to replay over and over again.

I saved Sirius Black, and I met Lord Voldemort.

It seemed surreal with everything that happened; almost as if I was playing a video game and just pressing different buttons on the controller hoping I'd somehow pass the level. This time I was lucky. I made it to the next level and survived, but would I be able to beat the game in the long run?

I knew my future would come with despair, sadness, and sacrifice with the discovery of me being a Seer. However, everything seemed to become more real when I finally met face to face with Voldemort. His eyes were as piercing red as the copious amounts of blood he's spilled.

"Violet," Sirius spoke up breaking the thick silence in the room. I snapped my head to him, to see him pacing the office looking visibly uncomfortable, "I don't know how to ever thank you," he said softly.

"There's nothing to thank," I said truthfully, "i'm sure you would've done the same for me."

"If I had your badass powers then yes," he chuckled lightly. He walked over to me and crouched in front of where I was sitting, "but seriously. I wouldn't be standing here without you and I don't know how to ever repay you."

"Just stay alive," I smiled at him, "stay alive for Harry, for me, for the Weasleys."

"That I will," he nodded and went over again to stand by Harry. I could hear him whisper things quietly and I sparked my own conversation with Fred to give them some sense of privacy.

"How did you know where we were?" I turned to Fred.

"Sirius called an emergency meeting when he said you notified him somehow. We apparated to the ministry right away," he explained. So the ring did work. That was relieving to know that if any real danger presented itself we could alert the order without casting an obvious Patronus.

"I was terrified," Fred spoke again, his arms wrapped themselves around my chest as he hugged me from behind, "Why is it you who always seems to be in crazy danger."

"Maybe it's because i'm too good looking and people feel threatened by me," I attempted to joke. I could feel the laughter from his chest rumble behind me, and he placed a kiss on my cheek.

"Yes that's definitely why. I love you Vi i'm glad you're okay," he told me. I shifted in my chair to give him a light kiss on his lips.

"I love you too," I smiled. The short moment of normalcy we had was interrupted by Professor Dumbledore's fire exploding with light. He appeared swiftly into his office and took no time to place himself in the head chair at his desk where we were sitting at.