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Fight POV
I sighed as I saw the two run off, Harry chasing after Katheren before looking at Draco.
"You should've thought of buying a journal for you two as a birthday present rather than some cheap jewelry," I said, causing him to gasp.
"How dare you insult one of the heirlooms of my family!! That heirloom is for courted purposes, and it never fails any Malfoy, especially since they lived on to have happy marriages!" Draco exclaimed, and I rolled my eyes.
"Dude, really? You're a Veela and decided to give Harry some heirloom jewelry? Do you know if he's even going to wear it???"
"Of course, he will," Draco huffed. "Harry himself had told me about wanting some jewelry, and I decided the best way to express my love was by presenting one of the finest heirlooms on his birthday. Besides, what are you giving Katheren for her birthday?" Draco asked, eyebrow raised.
"None of your business, dude. I'm still in the process of finding one."
"And you're not even going to give her one of ours?"
"It's your family's heirlooms first off, Malfoy. Secondly, since when did I become a Malfoy???"
"Well, considering the circumstances with your... biological donor and Mother, my parents were planning on adopting you-"
"Tell your folks thanks, but I will kindly reject the offer."
"Why??? It'll be nice to gush the Malfoy name around," Draco said, shocked.
"If I get the Malfoy name, and Katheren and I got married, we would be related to you guys weirdly. Besides, I was planning on taking Katheren's last name. I think Rhys Snape has a nice fit to it, honestly..."
"Ah, understood. Well then, we should probably get our beloveds before they try to kill each other."
"Agree."
Meanwhile
Katheren POV
I held up my wand towards the man before us, shielding Harry because that boy can't honestly think clearly.
Even though he's tough, he doesn't think straight, and I have to do the dirty work.
"I'm offended you don't remember me," The old, fat man said, coming closer.
"Fuck off, creep!!" I shouted, casting a Stunner spell, only for him to block it with his magic.
"Ah, what a deficient mouth you have. Guess that I'll have to teach you a lesson-"
Before he could finish his sentence, he was harshly blown away from us. Harry and I looked over to see Fight and Draco running towards us.
"What took you so long?!" Harry said, embracing Draco as if he were the damsel in distress.
I rolled my eyes, still focused on the man who was now on the ground.
"Who the bloody hell is that guy?" Fight asked, wand pointing towards him as well.
"Don't know. I do know, though, that this used to be Scabbers, Ron's disgusting old rat," I said, glaring.
Given the circumstances, I would have laughed at Draco's and Fight's faces, but this wasn't the right time.
The man hurriedly got up and started casting spells at us. Harry dodged just in time by pushing Draco and himself to the ground.
I ducked at the next and shouted, "Experlliamus!!" Unfortunately, the man dodged and began hiding behind the trees.
"Come on, we need to capture him!" I said, immediately running towards danger, although it's the total opposite of me.
Fight ran behind while Draco and Harry were just getting up.
Before I can look at them, I feel like an incoming spell strikes a tree. I could still hear the blast, and I was pissed at this point. The man was just laughing, and at this point, I was done.
'Bring it on...'
Elsewhere, same time
James POV
Being inside Hogwarts while seeing new and old students is a bit overwhelming.
On one hand, news of the escaped Death Eaters was still talked about, yet on the other hand, no attacks were made here at Hogwarts.
I sighed, dreading the fact that my son and daughter will one day find out the truth, and they'll be more mad at me than at Severus since they think it was my idea.
Moreover, I think the children would also be unhappy with Pads and Moony.
Especially Moony...
Again, I signed before reaching for a piece of paper to write to Severus, until the door was slammed open.
"James, come quick! I believe 'sum Death Eaters have entered Hogwarts grounds!!" Hagrid shouted, following footsteps rushing outside.
I quickly grabbed my wand and ran like crazy. I saw McGonagall with her wand in hand while Flitwick and the other professors were securing the castle, preparing for battle if necessary.
From a distance, I could hear shouts and spells thrown, one that nearly missed me.
Unfortunately, I could recognize my daughter's voice and sighed.
'Fuck, why does everything bad happened to me????'