A new Life for Harry Potter.

Authors Note: Hola Guys. Well here is chapter 12 a whole two days early lol. Anyways I just wanted to thank you guys for all your votes and reviews as always you guys rock hardcore ^_^.



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The next morning when Helaine got out of bed she felt both tired and energized. Last night she hadn’t slept a wink, she stayed awake going over the plan and thinking about what the future held for her and Hermione. She also thought of Voldemort, what it would be like when she finally saw him face to face. She still couldn’t understand way his recent lack of communication bothered her so much. She pushed the thought to the back of her mind and got out of bed.



Helaine moved through her morning routine at a slow pace. After she had washed and dressed she went through her trunk making sure she hadn’t forgotten anything of use. When she was satisfied that the contents of her trunk weren’t important she went over and woke Hermione.



“Hermione it’s time to wake up.” She whispered in Hermione’s ear. Hermione stirred a bit but didn’t wake up. Helaine smiled as she looked down at her friend, she looked so relaxed and peaceful. If today wasn’t so important Helaine would have let her sleep. She leaned over her once more and tried again.



“Hermione you have to wake up now, we need to get ready.” Helaine told her as she gently shook Hermione’s shoulders. Hermione turned over and stretched. She opened her eyes and blinked a few times before turning to face Helaine. When she focused on Helaine she say bolt upright in bed looking completely panicked.



“Oh sweet Merlin I’ve over slept, we’re late aren’t we? Oh why didn’t I set the alarm last night?” Hermione said in a rush. She had jumped out of bed and raced past Helaine before she had even had the chance to speak. Helaine jumped over her bed and managed to cut Hermione off before she reached the bathroom door.



“Hermione calm down it’s alright. You haven’t over slept I just got up early.” She told her. Hermione stood there for a moment trying to calm herself down. Helaine pulled out her wand and cast a tempus charm. Once Hermione saw it was only seven o’clock she let out a deep breath and slumped against the door.



“Oh thank Merlin. I thought we were done for before we had even started. I’ll be so glad when this all over.” Hermione said. Helaine smiled at her feeling the exact same. Hermione went into the bathroom to get ready. While Helaine waited for her she pulled out the Marauders map checking to make sure no unwanted attention was lurking anywhere.



After Hermione came out of the bathroom they left the girls dorm and went straight to the room of requirement. They went through the bags one more time making sure everything was in place and that they hadn’t forgotten anything. Hermione shrank the cup they would be using as the portkey and placed it in her pocket. With one last glance around the room they left.



After they left the room of requirement Helaine and Hermione headed for the great hall. It was still early so they had time to grab a bit of breakfast. As they walked over to their usual spot at the Gryffindor table Helaine noticed Ron was sitting there waiting for them. Helaine cursed under her breath, she had forgotten to check the map before coming down here. Hermione had already walked over to Ron giving him a cheerful good morning. Helaine hadn’t told Hermione about her strange encounter with Ron. At the time it was unimportant and besides Ron was relatively harmless. However now the more she thought about it Helaine wished she would have told Hermione.



Helaine walked over and reluctantly took the seat next to Ron. She would just act like it didn’t happen, they were leaving today and chances were she would never see Ron again. As she sat silently Hermione and Ron were having a friendly conversation. She didn’t pay much attention to what they were talking about as she ate her breakfast. When Helaine grabbed the pitcher of pumpkin juice to fill up her goblet she notice Ron was staring at her. She did her best to just ignore him and pretend she didn’t notice.



When she placed the goblet to her lips he looked away. Helaine took a deep swallow of pumpkin juice; as soon as the liquid had gone down her throat she knew something was wrong. She felt light headed almost instantly and her insides felt as if she had swallowed lead. She looked to Hermione who was talking to Seamus, she needed to get her attention so they could get out of there. Ron took note of panicked face and turned to her.



“Helaine are you alright how do you feel?” He asked her. He had an intense look in his eyes, like he was waiting for something. That’s when it dawned on Helaine, Ron had poisoned her. She felt the room start to spin violently she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened her eyes her vision was blurred and her heart was racing, she had to get out of there and fast.



“Hermione I need you to come to the library with me for a moment.” She said. Hermione turned to her looking confused. When Hermione saw the sickly look on Helaine’s face she got up. When Helaine tried to stand Ron grabbed a hold of her arm and held her down.



“Surely the Library can wait, we’re all about to leave in a few moments. Besides you and Hermione are staying at the school I’m sure whatever you wanted to show her can wait until later.” He said. Helaine wanted to punch him in the face. She couldn’t believe he had gone so far as to poison her. Helaine yanked her arm out of his hold and stood up.



“Actually Ron this is rather important but no worries we’ll see you later.” At that she grabbed Hermione’s elbow and rushed her out of the great hall, she didn’t stop moving until they had made it to the fourth floor. She pulled Hermione into a little nook behind a suite of armor. She cast a warding charm and a silencing spell and slumped against the wall completely out of energy.



“Helaine what’s the matter why do you look so sick?” Hermione asked her. Helaine had to take a few deep breaths before she could answer.



“Ron put something in my drink…I think it was poison.” She told her. Hermione gasped in shock.



“Why would Ron do such a thing? Are you sure it was him and not someone else?” Hermione asked her. Helaine took another deep breath and wiped the sweat off her forehead. She then proceeded to tell Hermione all about the weird encounter with Ron. Hermione looked mad at first then worried.



“Helaine you should have told me about Ron when it first happened. It doesn’t matter now we have to get you to Madame Pomfrey.” Hermione said. Helaine shook her head.



“There is no time to go to Madame Pomfrey the train leaves in twenty minutes. Besides if I’m right about being poisoned there is no way she will let me out her sight and then we’ll be stuck here. I’ll be fine we just need to go ahead with the plan and get out of here.” Helaine told her. Hermione looked as if she wanted to argue but just shook her head.



Using what little energy she had, Helaine pushed herself off the wall. She took down the charms she had put up around them and slowly made her way down the hall. When they got to the main door most of the students were already lined up with their trunks. Hermione and Helaine hung back away from them a bit trying not to get noticed by any of their friends. A few moments later Hagrid came to gather the students that where leaving.



She and Hermione stayed in the back following behind a group of third years. They walked down to the Thestral drawn carriages, Helaine was breathing hard like she wasn’t getting enough air in her lungs. Her legs began to wobble, as she felt herself tilt slightly Hermione came up and supported her weight. They ducked into an empty carriage. As soon as Helaine sat down she slumped against the seat looking deathly pale.



“Helaine maybe we should just go back. You look really sick. What if the portkey makes it worse?” Hermione asked. Helaine struggled to sit up.



“No Hermione we can’t go back this is our only chance to escape. Besides I’ll be fine I just need to rest for a moment.” Helaine said. Before Hermione could protest further the carriages jerked and pulled them toward Hogsmeade.



The journey was short not giving Helaine enough time to relax. Before long they had pulled up to the path that lead to the train. Hermione had to help Helaine down from the carriage afraid she would fall. After they had got out of the carriage they hurried as fast as they could to the train. Once they were at the train they cast disillusionment charms on each other and hid in the alley between the post office and the train station.



As they waited Helaine began to feel worse. She felt as if the heavy substance in her stomach was slowly crawling through her whole body. She leaned over and vomited, expelling some of the disgusting fluid. She felt a bit better; she stood up a little straighter and took her spot up against the wall. It wouldn’t be long now until the train departed. She looked over at Hermione who was staring at her intently.



“Helaine are you absolutely sure about this?” Hermione asked her one last time. Helaine smiled.



“Yes Hermione I’m sure. Don’t worry everything is going to be fine.” Helaine told her. They both fell silent as they wait for the last student to board the train. After everyone was on and seated and the luggage was packed away, the train blew its whistle signaling its impending departure. Soon the steam from the great engine flooded the alley making Helaine and Hermione cough. Soon the train was picking up speed and pulling out of Hogsmeade station.



Helaine and Hermione watched as Hagrid stumped past them, they waited for a few more minutes until they were sure the coast was clear. They left their hiding spot and hurried down Hogsmeade high street until they came to the road will all the abandoned shops. They walked down the road a bit further until they were almost by the shrieking shack.



“Alright here is a good spot, let’s get started.” Hermione said. She looked around once more making sure they were really alone and took the charm off herself. Helaine followed suite and did the same. Hermione went into her pockets and pulled out the ‘evidence’. It consisted of a necklace the Grangers had given to Hermione, that until find out the truth she never took off. Second was a large vial of Helaine’s blood and her old glasses.



Hermione threw the necklace in the snow. She took the vial of Helaine blood and poured a bit of it in the snow, she splatter the rest along a rock and along the ground, making it look as if Helaine had tried to get away. Hermione placed the now empty vial back in her robe pocket. Helaine pulled the contact case from her pocket, with a little trouble she managed to get them in. She shuttered a little as the contacts dissolved over her eyes; she had to blink a few times to get her eyes to adjust.



When Helaine looked down at her glasses she felt as if she was holding the last piece of Harry Potter in her hands. Whenever she thought about her life before the change she felt she was remembering a long lost brother. As she dropped the glasses in the snow she felt a weight lift from her shoulders. No longer would she have to be a warrior, no longer would she be the savior of the wizarding world. From now on she could just be Helaine Potter.



Once the ‘evidence’ was in place Hermione pulled the cup from her pocket, resized it and cast the portus charm on it. Helaine went over and stood next to Hermione. She pulled out her wand and pointed to the abandoned building in front of them.



“Bombarda Maxima.” She shouted. It was as if a bomb had gone off. The hole was much larger than what Helaine expected. They heard shouts from a few streets over. They grabbed a hold of the portkey and vanished.



When they landed in the grave yard a moment later Helaine fell hard on her side. She turned over and vomited again only this time it was blood. She rolled over on her back and closed her eyes, she felt a chill creep up her body. As she drifted off into to darkness she had the feeling she may not wake up.