A Touch of Magic
Prologue: A Chilling Return
Rain fell heavy on a hot July night. It soaked and trampled anyone who dared to step outside their doors and fierce lightning cut through the darkness.
Though, on this night, so much lightning fell that it was never truly dark.
Footsteps roared through the streets of London and any who saw wondered who in their right minds would be out in a storm as bad as this one.
It was a man, he stood tall even as he ran and his hands clutched something desperately to his chest. Lightning flashed again and the man slowed his run and looked behind himself desperately. His eyes were wide and intense; showing only terror. He began to run faster.
He was panting and soaked but he paid it all no mind, he darted to his left, out of the street and onto the sidewalk, and began to run towards a house larger than any other on the street.
He came to a stop and pounded on the door and began calling. He knew his friend was a heavy sleeper, but he had hope that, just this once, he could be woken up easily.
Instead of a man, it was a young woman who opened the door. She looked at him with angry eyes until she registered who stood on her doorstep. “Oh my… C-“
He shoved by her and slammed the door, running quickly to pull the curtains on all the windows in sight. His brown eyes bulged and he looked almost insane as he stepped close to the woman and grabbed her arm with the hand that wasn’t on his chest. “Where is David? I need him…” he turned toward the spiral staircase that he knew led to their master bedroom. “DAVID! DAVID!”
“Shhhh!” A man appeared at the top of the staircase even as his girlfriend shushed his old friend. David smiled for a moment before it turned into a deep, concerned frown and he began to quickly descend.
The other man was not patient enough to wait, he met his friend at the bottom of the staircase and thrust what was in his arms -he had once again favored using both- and David could only hold on tightly.
“Callum! Won’t you at least sit down?” The woman asked shocked and blocked the door when he attempted to leave.
Callum looked at her with pained, desperate eyes and whispered, “Move Rai. I have to leave.”
“I can’t do this Callum.” His best friend’s voice sounded from behind him and he froze, “I’m not… I can’t…”
“You can.”
David’s face was a panic as he looked between the toddler in his arms –and it was in fact a live child… he had checked- and his best friend. His eyes widened to extreme proportion, “I-Is that blood?!” What had once been a white cashmere sweater and blue jeans –and a seemingly expensive long black coat- where all drenched in red. Though his arms weren’t visible, blood ran down his fingers to drip onto the white carpeting.
Callum ignored the question, since it was pretty obvious that it wasn’t ketchup, and ordered in a chilling voice, “Don’t tell anyone I was here. Her name is Kagome, take care of her.”
“Callum where’s Yuki?!”
The man did not answer, instead, he disappeared. Spirited away with the swish of a wand and just a touch of magic.
"Wizards everywhere are in shock to learn that, yesterday, Callum and Rai Higurashi went missing in their home in Godric's Hollow.
Allegedly, the two came home from a romantic getaway to find their home trashed. They called Magical Law Enforcement Patrol to report the crime and were later attacked before an officer could arrive. Neighbor Padma Patil says,"I heard noises so I went to check on them. When I got there… There was so much blood. It was on the walls, the ceiling, the floor. There were no bodies though."
Patil's sister, Pervarti commented that, "The Higurashi's were sweet people, a little on the hermit side, but everyone loved them. I can't imagine who would do such a thing."
The young couple were said to be expecting a baby boy in August. We can only hope that they're found before then.
The news reporter paused for a moment, looking hesitantly toward something off-screen. "In other news, a toddler has mysteriously shown up at the residence of David and Yuki Fawley. The young girl was reportedly found on their doorstep." She paused again and gave an uncertain look, "Disturbingly enough, a note written in blood was found taped to her chest reading, and I quote, 'The Dark Lord has returned.' When the blood was tested, it was found to be from the missing Rai Higurashi.
No reports of missing children have occurred so we ask that, if your child is gone, you report it right away. Until such time, the child will remain in the care of the Fawley's."
The tv was clicked off and Harry Potter groaned, kicking his feet up on the coffee table –something he knew his wife would disapprove of- and stretching back to pop his muscles free of tension.
"It's horrible isn't it Harrry." Ginny replied quietly, coming over to sit next to him -he nearly sighed in relief when she didn't notice his feet- and snuggle into his side, "I could barely keep it together this morning."
Harry nodded silently, thinking it over. "…"
"What's got your brain working so hard?" She asked, looking up at his face with an eyebrow raised.
He shrugged it off, "It's just that note. I killed Voldemort for good... didn't I?" His brow crinkled and Ginny interrupted him before he could start, "He's dead Harry, he's not coming back. Whoever… whatever sick thing did that, it wasn't You-Know-Who."
Harry was silent for a moment. "… He came back once didn't he?"
Ginny's eyes gave away her unease, but she didn't answer him. She only hugged him tighter and went off to check on their children.
It would be a while before she felt the courage to leave their room.
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