Private Justice
CHAPTER EDITED!!!
A/N- Alright, there is a line in here taken directly from the book this is based on, so credit goes to Terri Blackstock… Please don't sue me!!! I had tried to update this yesterday, but my dad wouldn't let me on, grrrrrrrrrrr… Again, big thanks to my beta, Matt!!!! Here it is… The second chapter (or third, whatever)…
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There were people all over now. Children were running all over, with the mothers yelling at them to stop. There were some Auror wives putting on the finishing touches on some other 'clowns.' Pansy Zabani was finishing up Dean Thomas, with the help of Ginny Malfoy. Ginny looked up and saw Harry.
"Stop sweating Harry Potter! I mean it, stop!" Ginny walked up to Harry. "Look, your smile is coming off; our leader for the dance is losing his looks."
"Ginny, I have the least amount of make-up on. They knew not to put too much on a good face," replied Harry with a cocky smile.
Ginny smiled. "Or you just fit the bill without it."
Harry looked wounded. "You are a mean woman Virginia Weasley Malfoy."
"You better believe it!" But her smile faded as she uttered the next words. "By the way, I saw Hermione yesterday."
"Speaking of mean woman?" he asked.
Ginny didn't seem to find that amusing. "I'll pretend I didn't hear that… She looked awful lonely."
Harry wondered why almost every conversation he had always led to Hermione. She was the one that kicked me out; she caused herself to 'look' lonely, he thought.
When Ginny realized she was agitating Harry, she gave a small peck on his cheek, and said, "Sorry Harry."
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Remus Lupin had finally gotten close to sleep in a vacant Auror's lounge, when he heard a door slam. He opened his eyes to see Ron Weasley exiting his office.
"Hey Ron. Why aren't you dressed up like everyone else?"
"I could ask you the same question. I'm not the only Auror in this room."
"I'm not required to. I guess you're not either."
Ron smiled. "Life is good." He headed for another door. "I'm gonna go and take a shower."
As Ron shut the door to the bathroom, Remus closed his eyes to try to fall asleep. He had just about fallen asleep when he heard the door slam again. Sighing, Remus opened his eyes to see Percy Weasley, another one of Ron's older brothers, standing there.
"Hey Percy. Now I know it's required for you to be a clown, so why don't you look like one?"
"I may be required to look like one, but I'm still trying to avoid the bloody thing. The Auror department is going to be the laughing stock of the community."
Percy had become the Head of the Auror Department a year and a half ago. When he found out that he probably wasn't going to become Minister, he decided to take this job. He had all the right NEWTS for it, so it was no problem.
Remus just sat there with a slight smile on his face.
"Yea, well I guess I avoided it as long as I could; I guess I should be getting back." Percy said as he walked out the door he had just come through.
Remus sighed and laid his head back down. With great satisfaction, he fell asleep without further interruptions.
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Harry was back at the fountain staring into the water, not being the least bit festive on this happy day. He was thinking about what Ginny and Fred said to him; about being lonesome.
Why should I be lonesome? He thought. I'm happy with my new life.
No you're not, another voice said.
Yes I am!
Oh boy, you're in denial…
Harry shook his head, annoyed that he was arguing with himself.
He looked over and saw Draco and Ginny. He and Draco had become pretty good friends over the past 4 years. Draco and Ginny started dating two years after Ginny graduated, and married when Ginny was 20, Draco was 21. It had been at Fred and Angelina's wedding that Ginny announced she was dating Draco Malfoy; the school enemy of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Sure, none of the Weasleys took the news very well; Ron was probably the worst, followed very closely by Fred and George. Harry also didn't take it well, but after a while, Draco proved that he really loved Ginny. They have been married for about 4 years now, and had a one-year-old daughter.
Harry was envious of Draco and Ginny's marriage, a marriage that had been deeply blessed throughout the years. Why couldn't it have been that way for me and Hermione? He thought.
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The baby's cries grew more hoarse, and it made Colin Creevy bang even harder on the door. Was Parvati out back, enjoying the nice day, and just couldn't hear the baby? No, that wouldn't make sense; she should be at the Ministry, and she would never leave her baby unattended.
And that's when he smelt it… Smoke. He didn't understand why he didn't notice the smell before, and the smell was getting stronger by the second.
Colin turned the doorknob, and stepped inside.
"Parvati? Hello?"
Parvati wasn't there.
Colin followed the screams of little Frank to the baby's room. Colin picked up the baby and started to rock him. "Parvati?" Colin called again.
Colin, still carrying the baby, walked into the living room. The smell of smoke was even stronger in there. His heart started to race as he walked to the back door. There was smoke all over the yard. He turned and put Frank in his play pin. Colin made his way outside. He started to wonder why know one noticed the smoke. And that's when he saw the old shed, with smoke bursting out of the windows.
Coughing, he ran to the shed. "Parvati?"
He opened to door. All there was were flames. He was able to make out a woman's legs, and he pulled Parvati out. Colin gasped. Paravti had what appeared to be a muggle bullet wound in her head.
Colin felt like he was going to be sick. The first thing that he did, after he threw up, was apparate to the Ministry to tell Neville.
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A/N- Guys don't kill me! *ducks from curses* I really didn't want to do this to Parvati, but I had to!! And I can't say I was too pleased with this chap, it seemed a little rushed… Well, tell me what you honestly think of it! And some of you may be wondering where our dear Hermione is… She should be in the next chapter. Yes I haven't forgotten her, lol. Any ideas of improvement are really appreciated. You could PM me under the name harryhermione4eva, e-mail or whatever. And if you have any ideas on some future scenes you might want to 'see' or something, let me know too. And I want to know… Do any of you want to see some flashbacks of some H/Hr moments? You could give me some ideas for that too… I need inspiration, lol!! WKris…