1. Harry Potter Promise NR.13


    Date: 4/15/2016, Categories: Fiction Fan fiction, Author: zimbi

    ... away, so they agreed to wait until the next evening before returning, this time all together in one place. After getting some rest, they spent the rest of the day reading up on wards, before returning to the place Harry and Ginny had marked. It took them a further three days to figure out that they couldn't do this alone. They knew that there were layers of wards covering a portion of land off the path that led to Little Hangleton, but they couldn't figure out how to bring them down, and beyond that, whether or not breaking them would alert Voldemort. After three nights with no success, Harry finally had to concede that they needed to bring in more help. Once they returned to Lion's Castle, Harry wrote a letter to Bill, including a one-time portkey that would allow him access to Potter Manor, and sent it off with Mimsy to deliver. XXX To say Bill was shocked to receive a letter from a strange house elf was an understatement. He and Fleur had been eating breakfast alone – a rare commodity at the overcrowded Castle – when the elf had popped into the dining room, delivered the note, and then left without saying a word. Bill scanned the letter for hexes or curses, but when it came up clean, he unfurled it cautiously. Even more shocking than the situation, was the information the note contained. He recognized Harry's handwriting, instructing him to take the portkey enclosed in the letter at precisely ten o'clock that evening. As long as he was holding onto it, he would appear at ...
    ... the desired location – what that location was, however, was not mentioned. Neither did Harry mention why he needed Bill, just that his skills and expertise were required. It did, however, implore him not to speak of this to anyone, other than to let them know that he would be out late. Bill was still confused when he kissed Fleur goodbye that evening, before holding onto the knut that Harry had charmed as a portkey. At precisely ten o'clock, he disappeared from the front entryway of McGonagall Castle, and appeared in a cozy but costly sitting room. "Bill!" Ginny cried, bounding forward a few steps to grasp her eldest brother in a tight hug. "Ginny?" Bill asked, startled. He hugged his sister, before looking around his surroundings. Harry and Ginny were standing in front of him, both looking tired, but well. "Your note was very vague," he commented. "What is it that you need me to do?" Harry bit his lip. "You remember the search we carried out last summer?" Bill nodded. "We found the location." Bill inhaled sharply. "You're sure?" Harry nodded grimly. "The problem is, it's layered in wards and curses. We've managed to decipher a few, but we're hopelessly outclassed. We figured a Curse Breaker would come in handy." Bill looked between Harry and Ginny, both of whom were now looking grim and determined. He sighed. "I'm happy to help." Harry smiled slightly. "Thanks, Bill. If you want to hold onto me, I'll apparate to the location. We're meeting the others there." Bill furrowed his ...
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