this is christmas?

Sage rolled her bags in the direction of the Hogwarts express. Draco ran up beside her "I can take your bags if you want," he offered, smiling.

Sage blushed softly and handed her bag over to him, "Thank you," she said softly, pecking his lips.

Draco smiled as they got to the entrance to the train, he stepped aside letting her go first. Sage stepped onto the train and walked along the aisle and found an empty seat for her and Draco.

Draco put their bags up as Sage sat down, once he finished he sat across from her. After a few moments, the train started to move. "You can come over to the Weasley's this year, at least for a bit on Christmas," Sage offered, "I'm sure they'd understand,"

Draco nodded, smiling "I would love that," he said. "I haven't really been around your family since before we started dating,"

Sage nodded "Well it's been weird recently, with everything going on," she admitted, "Anyways,"

Draco nodded. The rest of the train ride was calm, Sage had moved next to Draco as they talked about some school work. Before she closely snuggled into his side, he placed his hand gently on her knee.

Lupin Household

Sage opened her front door, Tonks had come and gotten her. Whenever she was home, she felt uneasy. The absence of Sirius is the main cause.

Sage took her coat off and hung it up, slipping her shoes off as well. Tonks smiled at her gently, setting the bags she had helped carry inside. "Your father is in his bedroom," Tonks told her quietly.

Sage smiled, "Thank you," she said softly, before rushing up the steps to her father's room. The door was opened, he was sitting on his bed looking at something. Sage knocked on the door, "Dad?"

Remus turned around, setting whatever he was looking at off to the side. "Sage," he said softly, smiling. He stood up and within seconds he hugged his daughter. "How has school been?"

"It's been fine," she said, pulling away from his grasp, "Doing some last-minute things to Dumbledore's plan,"

She couldn't go too in-depth but her father knew minor details, not that she was supposed to help kill Dumbledore if needed.

"That's great, how's Draco?"

"He's fine, the best he can be doing," Sage answered, Remus, took a seat back on his bed, sliding the object to the side. "What's that?"

"Pictures, from graduation," Remus replied.

Sage nodded, not wanting to bring anymore up. "Speaking of Draco, maybe he could come to the Weasley's, for Christmas?" She asked.

"Maybe after Christmas, the Weasley's are packed, Sage. Bill and Fleur are together now so no extra room, and he's also coming this year. And I'm not letting you and Draco sleep together," Remus told her.

Sage nodded, "Alright, thanks though," she said.

Christmas Day

Sage was sitting in a room, with Remus, Arthur, Harry, and Tonks. "Voldemort has chosen Draco for a mission," Remus told Harry.

Sage looked down, and Remus sighed, giving her an apologetic look. "I know it sounds like a mess," Harry admitted.

"Harry, has it declared to you that Snape was simply pretending to offer Draco help, so he could find out what he was up to?" Remus asked.

Harry stared at Remus, "That's not what it sounded like," Harry insisted.

"Perhaps Harry's right, Remus," Tonks said, glancing between the three of them, "I mean to make an unbreakable vow-"

"Comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbledore's judgment. Dumbledore trusts Snape, therefore I do," Remus interrupted, Sage could hear the frustration and anger peeking through in his voice.

Harry sighed, "Dumbledore can make mistakes, he said so-"

"You're blinded by hate!" Remus shouted.

"No, I'm not!" Harry defended.

"Yes, you are!" He snapped, "People are disappearing Harry, daily. We can only place our trust in a handful of people, if we start fighting amongst ourselves, we're doomed,"

Sage sighed, "Do we know for a fact that Dumbledore is trusting?" Sage said, suddenly.

Everyone was taken aback by this remark, "Sage Marlene," Remus started.

"No listen, you of all people know what it likes to have a close, trusted, friend betray you!" Sage argued, that moment she realized.

She wasn't saying this for the plan Dumbledore created, she was saying this out of truth. Dumbledore manipulated her into being a murderer, into betraying everyone and everything she loved.

"Sage!" Remus yelled.

Sage sighed and stood up, "I'm sorry," she said, before leaving. She made her way to the living room and just sat down, everyone else was in here as well.

A few hours later.

It was late at night, everyone was still up but everything had quieted down. Remus suddenly got up, the adults following him as they went to the front door, watching the outside.

Suddenly, the sound of flames going up could be heard. Sage quickly jumped up, fumbling for her wand. She saw Harry dart for the door "Harry no!" Remus yelled, but it was too late he was running out towards the now, yelling death eaters.

Remus went after Harry, "Remus!" Tonks yelled.

"Dad!" Sage yelled as she ran to the door, where she was stopped by Arthur. Tonks went after Remus. Harry had made it through the ring of fire but Remus and Tonks were trying to get rid of the flames.

Arthur was completely distracted when Ginny ran through the ring of fire that Sage ran out by her father. "Ginny!" Molly screamed.

"Sage! Go inside!" Remus shouted to her.

"No," she said blankly, her wand in hand, "Dammit," she stared at her father before jumping through the ring of fire.

"Sage! Get back here!" Remus yelled.

But Sage disobeyed.

Sage lost sight of Ginny quickly, all she could hear was Bellatrix, yelling "I killed Sirius Black!"

So Sage ran through the tall, grassy field.

Sage panted loudly but kept running straight. Sage and Ginny both collided. "Sorry!" Sage said quickly.

The grass rustled "Harry?" Ginny questioned and both girls put a hand on their wands.

Suddenly, Fenrir Greyback appeared in their vision. The werewolf who turned Sage's father.

Before Greyback could do anything, water splashed behind them and Harry came in front of the two girls. "Stupefy!" Harry yelled, Greyback protected himself from it and disappeared into the sky. The three teens could hear people landing around them. Just couldn't see them.

So they all drew their wands. "Harry! Sage!" Remus yelled in the distance.

Finally, the teens began to cast into the tall grass, hoping to hit a death eater. "Ginny!" Arthur yelled. Remus and Tonks quickly joined them in the circle. They stopped casting spells, just held onto their wands ready for anything. Lastly, they saw the death eaters disappear into the sky. In the distance, the burrow went up in flames, "Molly," Arthur said quietly, before running towards the burrow.

Harry and Ginny ran after him, to join the Weasley family.

But Sage felt off. The last thing she could remember was hitting the cold, hard ground, and blacking out.

A/N:
I hope you enjoyed this chapter. Sage is starting to get side effects of whatever is happening to her!! Let me know your thoughts.