Erica crept outside the Manor, she'd apparated nearby after giving herself a small haircut, she didn't want the long hair to get in her way.

She hadn't really been to the Manor much, but it was massive. Who knows where she'd find her friends.

"How am I supposed to even get in?" Erica muttered as she paced.

She saw some Death Eaters walking about nearby, lesser known ones. Okay, more than one thing to worry about. But that was fine, she could deal with it. It was all going to be just fine.

There was, however, some workers up ahead. That was good, maybe she could disguise herself as one of them.

But how? If she was caught, she'd be killed. But if she waited outside for too long, her friends could all be killed. That's when she decided what she needed to do.

"Just grab one, make sure she's distracted." Erica muttered to herself.

Erica walked along, finding a housekeeper and tackling them to the ground. Erica dragged them towards the trees, all while holding them down.

"No- I'm sorry!" The girl shouted.

"Hey- Be quiet and nobody needs to get hurt." Erica hushed her.

The girl nodded quickly.

"Right, my friends are in that Manor and I need to get in there to get them out." Erica explained,"So we're going to swap clothes and you're going to tell me how I can get isnide."

The girl nodded again,"Okay.."

"Sorry for scaring you." Erica helped her up.

"You're friends with Harry Potter, aren't you?"

"I am." Erica nodded,"I didn't hurt you, did i?"

"A little." She admitted,"I can help you, but you have to promise me and my children will be okay."

"Sorry, but I promise. I'm not here to hurt any of you."

"Okay.."

"You'll be fine, trust me."

"Okay. Here." She began giving her own clothes.

"Thank you." Erica smiled, swapping her clothes with those of the housekeeper.

"Where do I go now?" The girl asked.

"Just hide, get your kids and hide. It's not safe here."

The girl nodded before she ran off.

Erica brushed down her new outfit and sighed. She tied up her hair and turned towards the Manor. This should be fun.

That's when a Death Eater walked over,"Hey! What are you doing out here?"

"Apologies, I thought I saw someone out here." Erica shook her head.

"Well they're not here are they? Get back inside." He spat.

"Of course." Erica nodded, starting to walk towards the Manor.

"Hang on a minute." He walked forward, grabbing her arm.

"Hey- Let go!" Erica turned.

"I recognise you! Lucius-" He went to call on him.

"Shut up!" Erica pushed the man backwards.

When Erica pushed the man backwards, he had hit his head on the rock behind him. Erica thought he was okay until she saw blood coming from the back of his head.

"Oh... Oh, that's not good." Erica slowly backed away from him,"No witnesses, I suppose."

She needed to get inside, fast. Erica hurried towards an open side door, trying to ignore what she had just done.

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"Well? Is it him?" Bellatrix dragged Harry up to Draco.

Draco studied Harry's face, shaking his hesd slightly,"I... I can't be sure, his face is all messed up."

Lucius then walked up,"Son... If we were the ones to hand over Harry Potter to the Dark Lord himself... All will be forgiven."

Draco looked down at Harry, still quiet as a snatcher played with Sword of Gryffindor behind them.

Bellatrix looked over,"What- Where did you find that?"

"It was in one of their bags." He shrugged,"Figured it was mine now."

Bellatrix shot a spell at him, sending the other Snatchers back and wrapping a snake around Greyback's neck.

"Get out! Out!" Bellatrix yelled at the Snatchers.

They all quickly ran off. Parker looked at Draco to keep Bellatrix talking.

"Why is his face messed up?" Draco asked.

"Maybe he ran into a stinging jinx." Narcissa suggested.

"Hm."Bellatrix turned to Parker,"Was it you, dear?"

Parker turned her attention to Bellatrix,"No."

"Let's see what her last spell was." Bellatrix took Parker's wand, revealing the spell she'd used on Harry's face,"Aha! Caught you."

Parker glared at her mother as she backed up.

"Cissy, put the boys in the cellar! I want to have a chat with these two, girl to girl." Bellatrix ordered.

Narcissa grabbed Harry and Ron and lead them towards Peter Pettigrew who dumped them in the basement.

While the Black sisters were distracted, Parker quickly apparated away.

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"So... So many stairs.." Erica sighed as she climbed.

Erica knew Parker's room was at the top of the Manor, but she didn't realise how many stairs there would be.

"Couldn't you have had a first floor room? No? Top of the house?" Erica muttered to herself as she reached the top.

"Who's there?" Parker spoke from inside.

"Guess bitch." Erica let out an exasperated breath.

Parker quickly opened the door,"Erica?"

'Yes, it's me." She sighed.

Parker ran over and hugged her best friend,"You got my letter."

"I did, I came to save you all." Erica nodded.

"The boys are in the cellar, my mum has Hermione." Parker shook her head.

"Couldn't you all be in one place, it would make my job easier." Erica crossed her arms.

"Why do you look like that? Your clothes." Parker pulled away.

"Because I had to sneak in Parker, I borrowed them from some lady." Erica shrugged.

Parker sighed,"We need a plan to get the others."

"Yeah... I didn't get that far."

"Come inside." Parker nodded.

Erica walked into Parker's room, carefully shutting the door behind her as to not get noticed.

Inside Parker's room, it was just as dull as the rest of the Manor. Although she had tried to make it nice with fairy lights and pictures of the Herd together, her friends at Hogwarts and Draco.

Erica sat down on Parker's bed,"Would you be upset if I hypothetically maybe killed a Death Eater outside the Manor?"

Parker looked at Erica,"Hypothetically?"

"Yes, hypothetically... Obviously." Erica nodded.

"Who did you kill?"

"I don't know, I've never seen him before." Erica shrugged,"Uh... Late thirties, maybe early forties, sort of tanned, shabby black hair?"

"Oh... Samuel."

"Not gonna be missed?" Erica asked.

"Not really." Parker shook her head.

"Good, because he's dead."

"Hypothetically."

"Very much so."

Parker nodded as she sat down,"I need to think of how to get them out."

"Well, if they're locked in there then we'll need the key... Unless it's not protected against charms." Erica began

"I tried apparating in." She shook her head.

"So... We need a key."

"But where to find it?"

"Is there anyone that usually takes care of stuff like that?" Erica asked.

"The Key Master but because the boys are special I doubt they'd let him have it."

"Who do I need to rob?" Erica sighed.

"Well there's-"

Just as Parker began, Erica heard a small cry from the other side of the room.

"Did- Parker, what was that?" Erica asked quietly.

"I... What was what?"

"The crying baby." Erica blinked,"I swear if you and Blaise-"

"No! No. Jesus, no."

"Then whose baby is that and why is it in your room?"

Parker sighed and walked over to the crib and lifted the baby up,"Meet Delphi."

"Okay, that answers one question." Erica nodded slowly,"... But whose is it?"

Parker hesitated before answering,"My mum's and... The Dark Lord's.

"Ew." Erica blinked,"Not- Not to the baby, the parents."

"Tell me about it."

"That- I would've been better off not knowing." Erica shook her head,"Right, rescuing out friends. How are we doing that?"

"We find the Key Master."

"Simple." Erica stood up,"What does he look like?"

"Um... Short blonde hair, a little bit longer than Draco's though. Scars all over his face, maybe late forties?"

"Right... Right, I'll go try and find that." Erica nodded slowly, going to leave the room.

"Let me come with you, I can spot him." Parker put Delphi back down I the crib.

"Alrighty." Erica hummed as she opened the door.

"I'm glad you're here, Erica." Parker sighed.

"You think I'd just abandon you guys after you were taken?" Erica raised a brow.

"'Course not." Parker hummed as they walked downstairs.

"You can't get rid of me that easily." Erica winked.

"Good, I don't want you to be gone."

Erica rubbed Parker's arm before putting on her housekeeper act,"Now, where would he be?"

"Hm, let's try... Down this hall." Parker walked down a hallway.

"Yes, Ma'am." Erica followed her.

Parker looked around before laying eyes on him,"Eyes on target."

"Got it." Erica whispered, making her approach.

Parker got her wand out in case she had to step in. He wasn't paying attention so Erica tried her best to be quiet as she reached for his keys.

Yes! She grabbed onto them but the man quickly turned around,"What are you doing-"

"Parker, get him." Erica pulled the keyring.

Parker quickly ran over and banged his head against the wall, knocking him out.

"Oops, sorry- I panicked." She apologised to the body on the ground.

"But... We got the keys!" Erica smiled.

"That's the main part." Parker chuckled,"C'mon!"

Erica let Parker lead her in the direction of the cellar as she didn't exactly know where that was. The two finally got to the cellar which wasn't being guarded at the moment so Erica unlocked the door and walked in

"Miss me, boys?" Erica hummed, spinning the keyring around her finger.

"Erica." Ron smiled.

"Dobby's here, he took Luna and Olivander. Bellatrix has Griphook upstairs." Harry nodded.

"And Hermione." Ron added.

"Well come on, let's go get her." Erica turned, coming face to face with Peter Pettigrew.

"We meet again, Miss Weasley." Pettigrew smirked and went to strike her.

"Last time you tried this it didn't go well, Peter." Erica kicked him.

"Ow- Ow!" Pettigrew whined.

Ron then quickly punched him in the temple, which then knocked him out, taking his wand,"I've been wanting to do that since third year."

"You slept with him for three years, you could've at least let Crookshanks eat him." Erica crossed her arms.

"Let's go." Harry snuck up the stairs.

They saw Hermione on the floor, her arm bleeding. Griphook was just cut by Bellatrix as she shouted at him,"Liar!"

"Let her go!" Ron shouted at Bellatrix.

"Aw, look at her little boyfriend." Bellatrix smirked, raising her wand.

"Are you all thinking what I'm thinking?" Erica raised her wand.

"Mhm." Parker nodded before throwing a spell at her mother.

"Stupefy." Erica flung Lucius back.

The Herd began fighting the Death Eaters until Bellatrix shouted.

"Stop! Wands down." Bellatrix ordered, holding a dagger to Hermione's neck.

The dueling stopped and the room fell silent, each member of the Herd slowly pitting their wand on the ground.

"Go on, Draco." Narcissa nudged her son to grab the wands.

"Well, look what we have here. The Herd back together again." Bellatrix smirked,"Just in time for the Dark Lord. Call him, Lucius."

Lucius pulled up his sleeve and went to touch his mark... When everyone heard a creaking noise. They all looked up, seeing Dobby unscrewing the chandelier from above their heads and then letting it drop on top of Bellatrix.

Bellatrix pushed Hermione into Ron's arms as she avoided the chandelier.

"You could've killed me!" Bellatrix yelled at Dobby.

"Dobby never meant to kill! Dobby only meant to maim or seriously injure." Dobby shook his head.

"Draco, give me the wands." Parker ran up to him.

Dobby clicked his fingers and Narcissa's wand flew from her hands.

"How dare you take a wand from a witch? How dare you defy your masters!?" Bellatrix pointed.

"Dobby has no master. Dobby is a free elf and he has come to save his friends!" Dobby pointed.

"You can come with us." Parker took the wands from her brother,"You don't need to be stuck here."

"I gave to stay." Draco shook his head and stepped backwards,"I'm sorry."

Parker hesitated before turning away, holding onto Dobby as they apparated away. However, as they began to apparate, Bellatrix threw her knife at the group and suddenly... They were all gone.

They manage to land at a beach, everyone together but Parker.

"Parker?" Erica looked around before her eyes landed on her, cradling Dobby,"Is he..?"

"He's... He's gone." Parker whispered.

The knife Bellatrix had thrown had caught Dobby right in his abdomen, mortally wounding him.

Harry was stood nearby, looking down at the pair and Hermione knelt beside Parker, closing Dobby's eyes.

"He needs a grave- We need to give him one." Parker nodded.

"We'll dig one.." Harry told her.

"Where are we?" Erica asked.

"Where else?" Erica heard her oldest brother behind her.

"Bill?" Erica spun around.

"Hey Er." Bill smiled.

"You're alright." Erica hugged him.

"We got away from the wedding." He nodded, hugging back.

"I was really worried for you."

"Me? I was worried about you."

"I couldn't sleep, I was too busy thinking about what could've happened after we left." Erica sighed.

"I'm here now." Bill nodded.

"And I'm glad." Erica rested her head on his shoulder.

"Come on inside." Fleur spoke.

"I'll get the shovel." Bill told Parker.

Parker looked at Bill, nodding,"I think he deserves a proper funeral."

"Of course he does." Bill nodded.

After a little while, a grave was dug for Dobby, Parker had wrapped her scarf around him. Harry had carved a small tombstone for him which read: 'Here lies Dobby, a free elf'.

"Think he deserves one of these, eh?" Ron placed a sock on Dobby's body.

"Definitely." Hermione nodded.

"You're free forever now, Dobby." Harry sighed.

"I bet he has lots of clothes up there.' Erica looked up.

"He will." Bill hummed.

"He'll be happy up there." Ron nodded slowly.

Parker and Harry began to put the dirt over Dobbys body, Parker trying her best not to break down. Erica rubbed Parker's back as she watched the pair bury their old friend.

Once they were all back inside, Fleur was tending to Hermiones scars. Erica was sat on the couch, playing with the ends of her hair.

"Anyone want something to eat? Get a bath, clean yourselves up?" Bill suggested.

"I can't speak for everyone else, but I'm hungry." Ron raised his hand.

"I'll make some food in a little bit." Fleur hummed.

"Thanks Fleur." Ron smiled.

"We need to speak to Griphook." Harry sighed.

"Good luck with that." Erica shook her head.

"I know he won't tell us much but we need to try." Harry shook his head.

"It's worth a shot." Ron nodded.

"We can do it after food." Parker laid her head on Erica's shoulder.

"We all need a bit of a break." Erica rubbed Parker's arm.