HP Starlight

Arriving at Godric's Hollow, Esther was disappointed to find that Dumbledore still hadn't returned.She had no choice but to go back to Grimmauld Place, only to find that Harry and the others were not here either.She searched all the rooms in a panic but didn't see them.She suppressed her panic and thought carefully about why they left.

She took a chance and thought maybe they were just out looking for something to eat.But no one came back for three days.She had to admit that they had left here.

She visited the homes of several members of the Order of the Phoenix, hoping to find Harry.But no one knew where they were going.It wasn't until she met Ron at Bill's that she got a rough idea of ​​what had happened after their separation.

Harry loses his temper when Hermione and Ron forcefully take him back to Grimmauld Place.He insisted on going back to rescue Esther, but by the time they went to Godric's Hollow, it would have been over.After waiting for another two days, they still had no news from Esther.They thought she was dead.Facing the fear of his companion's death made Ron even more worried about his family.He and Harry had one of the most violent arguments ever, which caused him to leave them.

But he soon regretted it.He went back to find them, but they had already left.He searched many places and found no trace of the two of them.So he had no choice but to stay at Bill's house temporarily, and by the way, got some news about the Order of the Phoenix from Bill, hoping to get some clues to help him find them.

It seems that it is really difficult to find Harry.She had to turn her attention to Lestrange's vault first.She started asking Bill about goblins and Gringotts now and then.After a few days Bill became suspicious of her.

"Why are you suddenly so interested in Gringotts?"

"I remember someone sneaking into Gringotts a few years ago and getting away with it," Esther said casually.

"Because he didn't steal anything at the time." Bill emphasized, "From the moment you opened the vault door illegally, the goblin will receive an alarm and block all entrances. He didn't bring anything out of course and was not traced. But if you bring Things, definitely can't get out of the gate of Gringotts."

"Does the door to the Gringotts vault only open when the owner of the vault is gone?" asked Esther.

"Of course not, but you need the key of the owner of the vault. And the vaults of the oldest families need a personal letter. Are you asking these to steal something from Gringotts?" Bill asked directly.

"No, I don't want to steal anything." Esther smiled innocently, "I'm just curious."

Bill wasn't so easily fooled, but he didn't pursue it either, he just kept reminding Esther how dangerous the idea of ​​hitting Gringotts was.

Esther knew that Bill meant well, but she was determined to get the Horcrux out.She taught Ron the Disillusionment Charm for a while, and then took him outside Gringotts to observe the situation.She'd turn into a bat, have Ron cast the Disillusionment Charm on her, and fly inside to observe.Ron is responsible for recording the goblins coming in and out, and responding to Esther.

In the evening, they returned to Bill and Fleur's house, locked in a small room to exchange information with each other.It took Esther more than a month to fly all over the labyrinth-like labyrinths of the underground labyrinth of Gringotts, and draw them on a picture.Inspired by the Marauder's Map, she marked her name on the map.In this way, no matter where she is in the maze, she can find the way out as quickly as possible.

Ron also had a lot of gains.He can now name more than half of the goblins, and he knows a few goblins who often go to bars.As long as they needed, they could cast the Imperius Curse on these goblins at any time, and let them open the vault door for themselves.

Fast forward to the end of October, and they've collected most of the information they need.All that remains are a few details and a proper identity to enter Gringotts.On the eve of Halloween, Esther, Ron, Bill, and Fleur sat around the table after dinner together to listen to the news from Potter's Lookout Station.This is a radio station dominated by the Order of the Phoenix, and it will broadcast the latest and most authentic news.It's just that you have to guess the correct password every time to listen to it.The codes usually had something to do with the Order of the Phoenix, and Bill was good at guessing that, which allowed them to hear the full broadcast every time.

There was still no mention of Harry in the news, which made Esther worry but also somewhat comforted, at least they were still safe.

Back in the room, Esther and Ron got together to study the Gringotts problem again.Suddenly a faint voice sounded: "... Ron... wand... buy another..."

Ron obviously heard this voice too, he looked at Esther in surprise, then took out the Deluminator left by Dumbledore from his pocket and looked left and right.But nothing happened again.He pressed the extinguisher, the lights in the room went out, and at the same time a blue ball of light lit up outside the window.It beats up and down like a heartbeat, and it looks very attractive.

"I think we should go..." Ron said hesitantly.

Esther nodded, remembering that the room was so dark that he couldn't see at all. "I thought so too. Pack up and we'll go. Fluorescent!" She lit her wand, packed the map and information notes into a backpack, and followed Ron out of Bill's shell-covered house.

When they walked out of the house and approached the ball of light, the ball of light suddenly floated into Ron's chest.Esther subconsciously used a defensive spell, but the ball of light remained unaffected and disappeared into Ron's body.

"It's okay, it won't hurt me, I think we should Apparate. Hold on to me, Esther," said Ron, his voice full of excitement.

Esther glanced at Ron suspiciously, but still chose to believe him.She clutched his arm, and went into darkness for a moment.

There was a mist around them when they emerged from the darkness.A biting chill enveloped them, and Esther shuddered.

"Where is this?" Esther asked loudly.

"I don't know," said Ron, also looking confused, "but Harry and Hermione must be around."

But they turned around for a long time and didn't find any trace of Harry and the others.Esther sent a message to Bill with the patron saint, and distributed sleeping bags to Ron, preparing to observe while resting.They kept watch until the next night, but there was still no movement around.

"Probably missed it," said Ron despondently.

"Try again," Esther said.

Ron turned on the Deluminator again, and the blue ball of light entered his body again.This time without him saying anything, Esther took the initiative to grab his arm.After Apparating to their new location, they were instantly doused by the downpour.

It's even harder to find in the rain.They bumped around like headless chickens.Suddenly a silver light appeared in the distance, Ron pulled Raeste's sleeve, and ran towards the silver light with her.

As they got closer and closer to the silver light, Esther's heart suddenly jumped rapidly.She could see now that it was a doe, Snape's Patronus.She stopped abruptly and looked around.The heavy rain covered all traces, and she couldn't see anything.Ron obviously didn't notice Esther's abnormality, but continued to run after the doe.

"Harry! Hermione!" Ron exclaimed suddenly.

Esther recovered, gave up looking for Snape, and followed Ron's voice.

"Esther, they're in a swamp, help me." Ron yelled at Esther.

Esther conjured up a thick rope and tied it around Ron's waist, then clung to the other end.Ron jumped into the swamp, trying to grab Harry's and Hermione's arms. "Pull me, Esther, I've got them!" Ron pulled them toward him with all his might.Esther blushed, gritted her teeth and pulled the rope back.But the rain made the ground so slippery that she was almost dragged into it.

Suddenly she felt like an invisible ribbon was wrapped around her waist.A force was transmitted through the ribbon, dragging her back bit by bit.Esther suddenly felt more confident.She put the rope in her hand on her shoulders, and took a step to a safe place with that strength, and took another step.

Finally Ron dragged Harry and Hermione up with a tug.The three of them were lying on the ground covered in mud, gasping for breath.Esther let go of the rope in his hand, and couldn't wait to chase after it in the direction of the force.

Behind a bush, she found the familiar black figure.Snape was covered in rain, and his long black hair was soaked to his face, looking extremely embarrassed.Esther brushed his long hair gently to one side.Snape lowered his head and kissed Esther's lips forcefully.

After a kiss, the lips of the two changed from cold to warm.Esther stared at Snape intently, seemingly unable to take her eyes off him. "Why don't you cast a spell on yourself to cover yourself?" Esther asked with some distress.

"It was too late. Phineas said it was urgent. I heard him tell the place and rushed over. When I found them, the dementors had already driven them into the swamp. I drove the dementors away with the Patronus, but no Dare to let them find me, there is no way to save them. Fortunately, you are here."

"Is it okay for you to leave Hogwarts? Will the Carlo brothers and sisters find out?" Esther was worried.

"It doesn't matter, I'll go back right away, they won't find out. You guys also leave quickly, the group of dementors may come back at any time." Snape said.

At this time Ron called Esther's name, and they seemed to be looking for her.Snape glanced into the rain, then at Esther, and decisively Apparated and disappeared in front of her.

Esther's hand lost Snape's warmth and became empty, and her heart also became empty at the same time.She adjusted her mood and followed the voice to meet Ron and the others. Harry and Hermione looked at her in surprise and excitement, seemingly in disbelief.Est reminded them to get out of here quickly.Hermione was the first to recover and lead them back to the original camp.After a brief tidying up, they also left the swamp.

After setting up the defenses of the new camp, they briefly washed down in the tents in batches.Cold weather and icy water are no joy at all.Esther shivered and changed into clean clothes, and tried to get closer to the fire to warm herself up as soon as possible.

Everyone sat around and introduced their experiences to each other.Harry began desperately searching for Horcruxes because of Esther's death.They searched every place he could think of except abroad, but found nothing.Finally Harry accepted Hermione's suggestion, and was going to understand the meaning of the triangle symbol left by Dumbledore first.They went to the home of Xenophilius Lovegood and heard him tell the story of the three brothers and the information about the Deathly Hallows hidden in the story.Hermione didn't believe it, but Harry was fascinated.While they were arguing, Harry accidentally said Voldemort's name.Death Eaters surrounded them and attacked the entire house.The house explodes and Hermione barely Apparates Harry.But Harry's wand was broken in two by the impact, only the middle phoenix feather was still attached.

The loss of a wand made them even more uneasy.They changed places after only one night.It was raining heavily at the new camp, and Hermione hurriedly unpacked her bag and pitched the tent.Due to the fuss, the small bag was knocked over and fell into the mud pit.Hermione had to clean and dry the contents of the bag one by one.They persisted until night, they were really hungry, and they were going to find some food nearby.I didn't expect to encounter a dementor not far away.Hermione was too nervous to think of any happy memories.However, Harry and Hermione's wands were not smooth, and the Patronus released had very poor resistance to the huge number of dementors.They had no choice but to retreat while resisting, panicked and fell into the swamp.Just when they were desperate, a silver doe came running and drove the dementor away.

"We also found you after seeing the doe. Whose patron saint do you think it is?" Ron looked at the other people.

"Did Esther look for that person just now? Did you see anyone?" Harry asked.

"I thought there was someone there, but unfortunately I didn't find it." Esther lied calmly.

"It must be from our side, maybe someone from the Order of the Phoenix," said Hermione.

"Then why hasn't he seen us?" Harry asked suspiciously.

"You said, could it be Dumbledore? Maybe he has been following us." Ron said expectantly.

"Dumbledore's dead, Ron." Harry sank, "and his Patronus is the Phoenix."

"But doesn't the Patronus change? Look at Tonks..." Ron was still hopeful.

"No matter who it is, there must be his reasons for his reluctance to appear. Why don't you listen to our findings." Est didn't want them to continue to entangle with the Patronus, so he quickly changed the topic to the Horcrux.She also told about her experience with Ron, and she vaguely covered up the process of discovering the Horcrux.

"No wonder I couldn't find it anywhere, it turned out to be in Gringotts." Hermione looked very excited.

"I think You-Know-Who definitely thinks it's safe and won't move it for the time being. Why don't we think about where that invincible wand is before getting it." Harry lowered his head, resisting other people's eyes .

"Harry!" Hermione reminded him loudly, "Dumbledore left us with the task of destroying the Horcruxes, not finding the Hallows! What's more, it's just a legend."

"That's not a legend. I have the Invisibility Cloak, Esther has the Resurrection Stone, and now all I need is the Elder Wand." Harry insisted.

"Esther is also a descendant of the Peverell brothers? Are you related?" Ron asked.

"Ron, isn't the point the Resurrection Stone?" Hermione rolled her eyes at Ron, then turned to Esther and said, "Can I see the Resurrection Stone?"

Esther handed it to her and said, "Don't flip it over. If you summon a strange undead, it will leave a mark in your soul, which is not good for you."

Hermione's face turned serious when she heard that.She took the resurrection stone as if holding something poisonous, carefully frowned and looked at it, "This can really summon the undead? But they are not really resurrected, right? It's just a pale substitute."

"That's right, at least I don't think it has any bigger role than getting news," Est said.

Hermione wrinkled her nose in disgust, and handed it back to Esther.

Harry stared intently at the Resurrection Stone that had returned to Esther's hand, and murmured, "Maybe it's because the Elder Wand is missing. Maybe when all three are in place, it will have a different effect."

"I don't think so," Hermione still frowned. "If it were true, Dumbledore would tell you directly, just like telling you about the Horcrux."

"Maybe he wanted me to explore on my own, or maybe he didn't have all three at the same time. He might have had them separately, but didn't try them together," said Harry stubbornly.

"Then are we going to give up the Horcrux and find the Elder Wand now?" Ron asked a little confused.

"Harry, people are fleeing every day, and people are sacrificing every day. We don't have much time. Shouldn't we solve the problem of the Horcrux considering the Hallow first?" Hermione suggested.

"I don't think there's any harm in finding the Elder Wand first. Harry's wand is broken and he needs a new one. Isn't the Invincible Wand just right? And if you can't even save your own life, why care about anyone else? ?” Esther interjected.

"Esther! I can't believe you can say that!" Hermione shrieked.

"Sorry, I don't have the great chivalry you have. I only know that only one can survive between Harry and the mysterious man. If the holy artifact can increase his chances of survival, I don't care about spending more time." Este was very determined. .

Harry looked up at Esther with complicated eyes.In addition to gratitude for her support, it seems to be mixed with disgust, pain and shame for this statement.

Esther decided to ignore Harry's emotions and continued, "So where can I find the Elder Wand?"

"No, no one knows where the Elder Wand is," said Hermione impatiently.

"No, the You-Know-Who knows." Harry suddenly realized something, "He didn't find Gregorovitch to make a new wand, he wanted to ask him about the whereabouts of the old wand."

"Shall we go find him too?" Ron asked.

"People who even the mysterious people can't find, what chance do you think we have?" Hermione said sarcastically.

Overcast and rainy days followed them for the next few weeks.And their goals seem to have stalled.Hermione was enthusiastic about Gringotts' project, but only Ron would participate in her topic.Harry and Esther discuss the Elder Wand and the Deathly Hallows every day.Ron was also very interested in the invincible wand, but because of Hermione's attitude, he didn't dare to show it directly.Only when Hermione was on guard outside did she sneak into their discussions.Hermione became even more displeased when she found out.A rift spreads among them.

The weather was getting colder and the heavy rain turned to heavy snow.Food is getting harder and harder to come by.They had to get close to where people lived for food and news, which greatly increased their chances of encountering raiders.Finally, after an apparition, they landed directly in the middle of a search party.

Instinctively, they turned and ran, but the search party quickly caught them.Hermione cast a Stinging Curse on Harry before she was caught, making him look less like himself.

"Do you really think you can escape?" One of them snatched their wands and smiled evilly. "Ladies first, two chicks, what's their name?"

"Penello Clearwater, half-blood." Hermione's voice trembled, but her tone sounded believable.

"Alberg Sommer, half-breed." Esther unconsciously used the surname Grindelwald made up for himself.

"Look them up on the list," said the Snatcher. "What about you, Red?"

"Stan Thornpark," said Ron.

The search team punched Ron. "We know him, little liar."

"Buddy, Buddy Weasley." Ron said, bending over in pain.

The search team who checked the list suddenly said, "Their names are not on the list."

"You lied?" The first person smiled disgustingly, "Why did you hide your identity?" He looked at them one by one, and his smile froze when he saw Harry.He lifted Harry's head for a closer look, and then at the other three. "Changing plans, we're not going to the Ministry," he said softly.

Esther's heart seemed to be tied to a big rock, and it kept falling.Have they discovered Harry's identity?She's not sure.She felt the spare wand carefully.They didn't search it carefully, it was still in her sleeve.She needs a right opportunity.

They were taken to Malfoy Manor.Fortunately, Voldemort was not there.

"What's going on?" Narcissa asked coldly.

"We've come to the Dark Lord, and we've got Potter," the Snatcher called out.

"I don't remember Potter looking like this. What happened to his face?" Narcissa was still not very interested.

"Don't know, maybe stung. But look at the scar, it's definitely Harry Potter."

Bellatrix looked extremely excited. She pushed away everyone and looked at Harry carefully and said, "Draco didn't come back from Christmas vacation? Let him take a look, he will recognize it."

Draco's condition didn't seem to improve, he was still pale and thin.He was reluctant to look at Harry, but just looked down and said, "I'm not sure."

Lucius urged Draco eagerly, "Draco, watch carefully. If we hand Potter over to the Dark Lord, he will forgive us. We can go back to the way we were, understand?" ?”

"Don't forget who caught them, Mr. Malfoy." The search team shouted dissatisfied.

"How dare you talk to me like that in my house!" Lucius yelled impatiently.Narcissa grabbed him to calm him down. "We'd better make sure we call him the Dark Lord, think about Roel and Dolohov..."

"Wait, I think I recognize this little girl, let me take a closer look." Bellatrix let go of Harry, grabbed Hermione's hair and turned her face to him, and Hermione let out a groan. Call.The silver dagger in her hand was pressed against her chin, and blood beads rolled down from the dagger drop by drop. "Isn't this Miss Mudblood Granger? Isn't it, Draco?"

Ron struggled angrily, cursing Bellatrix to let Hermione go.But Bellatrix didn't care about Ron's yelling at all, and instead grabbed her even tighter,

"Probably." Draco said perfunctorily.

Bellatrix let go of Hermione and grabbed Esther again.Esther felt like his scalp was about to be torn off.She had to lift her neck as much as possible to make the pain less painful. "Ah, we've seen this one too, in the Department of Mysteries. I think your name is Esther Collins, right? Then this red-haired boy should be the son of the Weasley family. What's his name?"

"That's right, it's them!" Lucius said loudly, "We should notify the Dark Lord." As he said that, Lucius rolled up his sleeves, trying to put his hand on the black and blue Dark Mark.

Bellatrix walked over quickly and grabbed his wrist, "You don't even have a wand, what right do you have to summon the Dark Lord? You should let me do it!"

"Did you guys forget that we're the ones who got Potter?" the Snatchers interjected.

Bellatrix sent the dagger flying with a wave of her hand, brushing the face of one of the Snatchers, leaving a long trail of blood.There was chaos in the living room, and the Snatchers and Bellatrix fought.

Seeing her chance, Esther let the spare wand slip into her hand.She removed the binding spell for herself and three others, exchanging glances with them.

Esther's silent spell stuns the most troublesome Bella first, and then hits the entangled crowd with an explosive spell with her backhand.Harry and Ron rushed out almost simultaneously.Harry threw Draco on the ground, and Ron rushed into the Snatchers to snatch their wands back.Esther kept casting protection spells and attack spells to cover them.Ron rushed out of the crowd first with his wand.Harry snatched Draco's wand as well and was about to shake him off when Peter Pettigrew grabbed him from behind.

With Harry in the way, Esther dared not attack Peter Pettigrew.She turned her wand and hit Narcissa, who was about to cast a spell, and released an ice shield spell behind Ron to block the attacks of others.

"You still owe me, Wormtail!" Harry growled.

Pettigrew hesitated, and let go of Harry's silver hand.Then the silver hand suddenly grabbed his own neck, strangling himself tightly.

"No—" Harry seemed to want to go back and help him remove the silver hand.

"Harry, go! If you don't want us all to die here!" Esther yelled at him like crazy.

Harry hesitated for a moment and rushed to Esther's side.The instant his hand reached them, the four of them disapparated and fled.

The spell was directed by He, who led them to a forest.Esther immediately notified Arthur and Bill to hide with the shapeless patron saint.Ron was discovered, and the Weasley family would inevitably be implicated.She learned from Grindelwald how to divide the Patronus into two, and let them send messages at the same time, so as not to delay time.

When she watched the Patronus leave, she realized that Hermione was calling Ron eagerly.Ron was bloodied and unconscious, but still clutching Hermione's beaded pouch and their wands.Harry looked at Ron, who was barely breathing, in bewilderment, wondering what he was thinking.

Hermione shook his hands to get the bag out, but it didn't work.Without hesitation, Esther gave Ron a forceful blow to make his hands go limp.Hermione squealed like a wounded cat.

Esther is used to things like injuries and bleeding. As a rescuer, sometimes he has to harden his heart.She said coldly to Hermione, "Come on, why are you hesitating at this time? He's already unconscious. If you can't stand it, go and set up a defensive spell. Let me do it here."

Although Hermione was annoyed, she was still rational.She gritted her teeth and left Ron.The sounds of various protective spells sounded all around.Esther took out Baixian from the bag and cooperated with the spell to treat Ron.

Ron's injury gradually stabilized and the bleeding stopped.Esther checked Harry and Hermione again.Hermione had been shot through the arm with a spell, and Harry had a swollen face and multiple burns.Esther worked all night to heal everyone's injuries.She dragged her heavy body back into the sleeping bag, and fell asleep without having time to think about anything.

They rested in this wood until Christmas.It was the hardest Christmas ever, no presents, no Christmas dinner, not even a cup of hot tea.But none of them complained, because for them, being alive was the greatest comfort.

After this near-death escape, Harry seemed to have become much quieter. He no longer enthusiastically discussed with Esther the use of the Deathly Hallows and the whereabouts of the Elder Wand.He spent more time taking care of Ron and staring at the fire in a daze.They had their first meal of the day at noon on Christmas, and Esther stepped out of the tent to watch.Harry chased him out, as if he had finally made up his mind. "I'm not going to look for the Elder Wand," he said.

"And what about your wand?" Esther wasn't surprised by Harry's decision, but was unhappy.

"I snatched this wand from Draco, it's... quite useful... I mean, it's not as good as mine, of course, but it's just as easy..." Harry fiddled with the dagger said Raco's wand.

"Have you figured it out? If the mysterious man gets the Elder Wand, you will use this to fight him?" Esther looked at the smooth little stick in his hand, reminding her of the disarming spell in the Astronomy Tower, Effective but not strong.She doubted very much that it could unleash a powerful spell.

Harry said frankly, "I suppose any wand is the same to me now, except the Elder Wand. Since I don't want to look for the Elder Wand, it's fine to use. Besides, it's very obedient. I tried A few spells, and it casts no problem."

"But it's not as good as the Elder Wand. Since You-Know-Who hasn't got it yet, we still have a chance. Why give it up?"

"Hermione is right, we can't waste any more time. We can't be so lucky every time." Harry looked in the direction of the tent, "and even if we find the Elder Wand, we can't guarantee that it will really work." Help me defeat the You-Know-Who. After all, the Deathly Hallows is just a legend, an illusory hope. Continuing to find it will only delay more time. Last time I almost lost you, this time I almost lost Ron, next time? I can't To burden you with uncertainties—”

Esther was grateful that Harry was looking down at her now.Her sad mood inevitably leaked from her face.He inherited Lily's bravery and sacrifice.In order not to put them in greater danger, he would rather give up the chance to help him survive.She wanted to persuade him again, and even wanted to tell him in advance that he had to be killed by Voldemort himself.But the words were on the lips but couldn't come out.Perhaps he had been musing over the possibility of being killed by Voldemort these days.This is his final choice.She should respect him.

"If you decide—you know, no matter what you decide, I'll support you." Esther turned around and continued walking towards the perimeter of the camp.

"Thank you." A soft thank you came from behind.