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Part 5: Summer Letters and Secrets II
Caleb walked down the street towards his friend Pogue’s house where Liz Black Parker was staying. When he saw her three nights ago it was as if all had been right in his world, there was a sudden ah ha moment and he felt all warm and tingly inside. He didn’t know what the feeling was but he wasn’t about to let it go. Passing through the front gate that had been charmed to allow him entrance he walked towards the back where the Parry Pond was located a place that Liz frequented with the others during her holiday in Ipswich.
Caleb heard Serena and Louise’s tell tale shrieks in the distance and the gruff laughter that was Reid’s trademark. He paused at the side of the house as he stared at his friends who had come to visit. Liz was sitting on the stone side of the pool her feet dangling in the purple water that smelled of jasmine that Pogue’s mother loved, the soft trickle of the pond beside the pool a gentle hum in the background.
“Caleb!” Jasmine and Liz screamed making him laugh, he should have known that they would sense him the moment he was near, it was an uncanny ability of theirs to sense a magical presence.
“Girls!” He greeted his eyes snapping to the new swimsuit Liz was wearing. He heard Jasmine snicker at his stunned expression. “Liz you’re wearing…”
“A bikini I know, Serena bought it for me she said it was time to ditch the one piece and show off my twelve year old ass.” Liz said watching as the fourteen year old just nodded stupidly still staring at her. She wanted to cover up and hide from his gaze. It wasn’t as if she had anything to show off she was still boy like as far as she was concerned. Liz turned away from his gaze and went back to looking at the Witch Weekly magazine with Jasmine.
Tyler came out of the Parry house and stood next to the stupefied Caleb slapping him on the back. “I know man I know.” Tyler sighed.
“She has…”
“They are called hips Danvers and she is getting them. We noticed.” Tyler chuckled.
“But she is not supposed to…”
“Grow up; well she was going to eventually. Geez I can’t believe how attached to her you have become in one year, it is not natural.” Tyler scoffed but his giant grin was still in place so Caleb knew he wasn’t upset by it. Tyler shoved him over to sit by Liz making him stumble next to her.
“So Liz anything interesting in that gossip rag?” Caleb asked.
“Yeah everyone in the UK is in a tizzy because this is the year Harry Potter is going to start school.” Liz said.
“So they finally found him?” Reid asked.
“He was never lost dumb ass.” Serena huffed, “Just misplaced by that Dumbledore fool.”
“I bet Dumbledore knew where Potter was the whole time.” Pogue said silencing the entire group.
“What do you mean Pogue?” Louise asked as she swam closer to the group huddled together.
“Well think about it they say the old man knows everything and nothing can get by him. I find it hard to believe that Black stashed Potter someplace before the Auror’s showed up. I bet he stashed the kid with someone he knew wouldn’t snitch that they had the Boy Who Lived and he is just waiting to surprise the world with his wonderful return.” Pogue said.
Caleb bit his lip and nodded, “Sounds plausible actually and from what my mom has told me about the guy it sounds like something he would do.”
“Well that just makes me even more glad that my dad decided to send me to Salem instead of Hogwarts, the headmaster sounds manipulative to me.” Liz said.
Caleb and Pogue sent Liz dark looks. “You have no idea Liz.” Pogue whispered
***
Bellatrix Lestrange froze in place her fanatical gleam left her eyes in a flash of green as she watched her daughter standing next to the young Caleb Danvers pause before turning in shock as a green jet of light flashed before her striking her in the chest. The air left her as she watched her girl crumple to the ground her face a mask of petrified pain. “No.” She whispered not seeing the wands pointing in her direction as people tried to fire spells at her that her husband was deftly deflecting for her. “No.”
“Bella.” Lucius snapped bringing her back to reality.
“Go find Draco.” She whispered her dark eyes trained on the Death Eaters in front of her. “I have work to do.” She whispered as the crazy gleam slipped into her eyes again, but there was now a strange pain with it. “And people to kill.”
The two Lestrange brothers moved behind Bellatrix forming the tip of a wand as they moved. Wizards and witches alike shrieked in terror at the sight of the three brutal killers moving together fearing that they were the next targets. Bellatrix Lestrange raised her wand, aimed, and fired hitting Krause a deatheater in the chest. The throng of white wizards didn’t know what to believe, they thought it a fluke until the Lestrange brothers began firing on their own as well. The death eaters were turning on each other.
***
The week was over before the friends would have liked, but through the week they learned more about each other than they could believe. On their last day in Pogue’s study the group of Blood and Fear students fathered together wands present in the room Paul Parry had spelled for his son to block Ministry tracking spells. The lights had been snuffed and only the light of the red orange fire danced around the room sending them into shadow and darkness.
“Pogue mind telling us what we are doing here at midnight in your study in our night clothes?” Tyler asked indicating to his boxers and the dark room.
“Shove it Simms and I will explain.” Pogue said adjusting his night pants; he had been a little more prepared for the evening event than the others since he was the one who called it.
“We are waiting.” Alex huffed leaning against Liz as she blinked to stay awake.
“Okay well I was talking to my mom earlier and she had said something about how it was so great that we were friends and how she hoped that our close friendships would last forever. Well that got me thinking so I went to my dad and asked him if he knew of a spell that would bind us all together in a sort of pact.” Pogue said grinning at what he thought was a brilliant idea.
The group stared at him their mouths hanging open. “You want to bind us together?” Reid asked looking horrified. “Dude that is mean.”
“Yeah being bound to Reid for eternity by one pact is enough for me thank.” Tyler said, “No need to add another.”
“Exactly.” Reid said.
“Besides it sounds like blood magic.” Caleb said and Pogue nodded sheepishly.
“But it isn’t that dangerous and it is similar to our Covenant except we aren’t bound by a secret we would be bound by friendship.” Pogue said.
“Um I feel like an idiot here but since I was raised a Muggle I think I am justified in asking this, what is your Covenant and what is this binding pact deal?” Liz asked.
“Good question.” Serena hummed. “Since you boys are the only ones who know the full details you might want to share with Liz and Alex.”
Reid, Tyler, and Pogue all turned to Caleb who saw everyone looking at him and groaned. “Why am I the one that always has to explain everything?” He grumbled.
“Because you are the oldest.” Tyler said.
“Now get to it.” Reid added.
Caleb shot Reid a dark look but rolled his shoulders back as he prepared for his tale. “There are many Covenant’s in existence each is an oath taken by all parties involved binding them together in some way. Back in the time of the Dark Lord’s reign his Deatheaters were a Covenant bound by their pureblood principles and all that jazz, there was also some group Dumbledore supposedly ran and they were bound trying to get back and stop the Dark Lord. The original founders of Salem were bound in a pact to teach the young witches and wizards of the States all that they knew same with the founders of Hogwarts. Our Covenant the Covenant of the Sons of Ipswich is an ancient Covenant that dates back to the Old World and ancient times.” Caleb explained.
“How ancient exactly?” Alex asked.
“Our families are old enough that we have existed before Merlin and Morgan Le Fay. It has been rumored that our five families were some of the first people with magical cores in them. We don’t know where the power comes from but it has always existed in our families.” Pogue said his deep voice sending shivers down their spines in the dark room.
“The Covenant of the Sons of Ipswich was one of silence it was silence in keeping muggles from our secret. It existed in the Old World and here. We never let them into our circle and we never marry a muggle.” Caleb explained.
“That’s harsh.” Jasmine scoffed.
“That’s the deal.” Reid sighed.
“So no one in your families is Muggle born?” Liz asked.
“We never said Muggle born witches weren’t allowed in, but Muggle’s themselves, no.” Caleb said.
“Interesting.” Liz whispered.
“So this friendship covenant would be what?” Louise asked rubbing her eyes to try and stay awake. Cory the only other second year boy besides Alex was staring dead into space. Louise raised her hand and waved it in front of his face. “Um I think Cory is dead.” She whimpered.
“No he is just asleep.” Alex grunted.
“His eyes are open.” Caleb pointed out.
Alex snorted as he reached over and pinched his dorm-mate. “Wake up buddy.” Alex laughed as Cory blinked a few times a light rose color tinting his cheeks as he looked away from the others.
“Sorry.” Cory muttered running a hand through his stray blonde locks.
“Dude you sleep with your eyes open?” Reid asked laughing at his house mate.
“Yeah, my brother used to try and pull pranks on me in my sleep and I found if I sleep with my eyes open he is less likely to do something since it freaks him out.” Cory said not looking them in the eye his embarrassment apparent.
“Back on topic here people!” Serena barked twirling a piece of blue hair between her fingers that she recently dyed. “What are the risks and benefits here Pogue?”
“Well it is blood magic so there is a lot of risk involved and we are not that powerful yet so I will need my dad’s help.” Pogue said not meeting their gaze hating to admit that he would need help.
“What are the benefits of doing this Pogue I mean why do we need a pact?” Caleb asked knowing that if his friend was bringing this up to a group of a people that he had only known for almost a year than he had serious reasons for doing so.
“Well the whole thing with Liz not getting to speak to us and see us really got me thinking I mean there had to be a way around it. Deatheaters were able to be at work one second where there are intense wards and then the next they were together in some unknown location.”
Liz sat up straighter at that looking to Caleb to see if what Pogue was saying was true. “Yeah it was a variation on an traveling spell that was bound in their blood, the dark mark.” Caleb said.
“Any spell that you use to summon people like that will leave a mark.” Tyler cautioned his blue eyes unusually dark. “Not only physically but it will leave a magical signature on you.”
“Right but it is dead useful, it is like a portkey but built in. For Liz and Alex whose parents are against all of us being friends it would be great.” Pogue said.
“But the ministry.” Serena huffed folding her arms across her chest. “Yous know the trouble wez would get in for that and your pops.”
“Well to make my mother happy it is a risk my father is willing to take.” Pogue said turning to wink at Liz who got to experience his testy mother first hand.
“How would we contact each other and get together with this mark?” Liz asked leaning forward slightly shocking Serena.
Pogue smirked at Liz; he knew that she would be the first to go for it after what her dad pulled. “From what dad said all you have to do is think of the person and touch your mark and it will transport you there.” Pogue said.
“Wicked.” Louise sighed, “Can you imagine how cool that would be I mean we could like get together like whenever we like wanted.” She said.
“Right.” Pogue drawled rolling his eyes at her sudden exuberance.
The light of the flickering flame danced over Caleb’s calm body; even then he was their leader and the one they all looked to for guidance. “I think we should do it then, even if it is just to keep in contact with each other. This way if one of us is in trouble we can get to them easier.”
Pogue looked excited. “My dad also mentioned that the mark would let us know if one of us is in trouble and apparently we would somehow know who it was.” The roll of his dark eyes made Jasmine snicker, it was obvious that he didn’t buy into that bit of the spell.
“Downside being we can’t reverse it right?” Cory asked and Pogue nodded.
“And that would be bad why?” Alex asked.
“Well if someone in here pissed you off enough to want to get away you never could you would always feel them there like a second presence. It would make you crazy.” Caleb said watching the twelve year olds shudder at the thought.
Tyler cringed at their reactions but he could understand it after all he had to suffer with constantly being aware of the other three. “Pogue we can’t do this to them they are only twelve and I don’t think they realize what they are really getting into.”
“I think we should do it.” Liz said glaring at the teen.
Tyler rolled his eyes at her. “Black sit back and think about this for a minute, do you really want to be connected to Reid and feel him with you all the damn time?”
Liz turned her dark eyes on the blonde she had gotten to know better the past week and her eyes set in determination. “Yes, he is my friend for life.”
A brilliant smile spread over his face as her words registered. “Same here.” He whispered.
***
Pain and rage raced hotly through his veins as he stared at the war before him. Nothing mattered anymore there was nothing left for him in this world. The mark on his wrist that had been there since he was fourteen tingled on his tan flesh. “We are one flesh.” He whispered tracing his finger over what looked like a slightly raised scar. “We are forever.”
A soft wind kissed the back of his neck in its comforting touch. As Caleb Danvers stood in the tick of death he could feel the presence of the fallen behind him, he was the last of his Covenant‘s, the last of his coven. He could feel Liz’s soft fingers grazing his arm, hear Serena’s throaty laugh mixed with Pogue’s bark. He could smell Cory’s sweet scent and feel Louise’s energy. Reid’s snicker tickled his ear and Alex’s snorting laugh warmed his heart as he listened to the gentle hum of Tyler’s voice guiding him on following Jasmine’s light. They were one in life and would be one again in death. The soft scent of cinnamon and baby powder overwhelmed him nearly knocking him over.
“For my family, for my son.”
***
Alex looked at Liz his best friend and the one person who was honest with him always. Where she went he knew he would always follow it was their way, if she was going to do this then so would he. “I’m in.” He whispered grinning when Liz rewarded him with one of her rare dazzling smiles.
Serena released her blue strand of hair looking at her two friends and then the older boys. “Bring it on.”
Louise squealed bouncing in her seat oddly awake for the late hour. “Me too.”
“Might as well join that band wagon.” Cory sighed.
“Count me in as well.” Tyler grinned and Jasmine nodded.
“Me too.”
Everyone in the room turned to Caleb who was looking at Liz. “How about it Danvers, you in?”
“I am in. Friends to the bitter end as they say.”
Reid snorted across the room, “You make it sound as if we are all going to die horrible and painful deaths.”
Caleb gave his friend a forced smile. “Yeah because that doesn’t run in our families.”
Serena twirled her hair uncomfortably hating the tension that had fallen over the room. “So Parry whenz do ya wanna do do diz?” She asked.
“How about tonight since it is Liz and Alex’s last night since their mom and dad gave conditions on how and when they were to return home. I think it is also safe to assume that neither of their homes is connected to the floo network.” Pogue said.
“Yeah like my dad wants me shooting out of our fireplace.” Liz snorted.
“So that means we have to do it tonight.” Pogue said going over to his study door and throwing it open allowing light to spill into the room. The occupants let out yelps of pain as the sudden light stung their eyes. “Dad we’re ready.”
A tall older and weather-bitten version of Pogue lumbered into the room, Pogue only being a few inches shorter than his father. Paul curled his lip in what the others knew was a smirk after dealing with Pogue for a short time. “Everyone ready to get their griffin on?” He asked.
Serena snorted and the others snickered. Pogue rolled his eyes at his dad but nodded anyway. Paul Parry grinned and pulled a book out from behind his back. Reid flew back in his seat confused. “Whoa papa Parry where the hell were you hiding that shit?”
“I pulled it outa my ass Reid where do you think I was hiding it?” Paul drawled.
“I love’em.” Serena sighed making the older gentlemen wiggle his eyebrows.
“Yuck.” Pogue groaned.
“He was holding it in his other hand Reid.” Caleb laughed.
Paul grinned at Caleb. “Thank you Caleb my favorite son.” Paul chortled.
Pogue glared at his dad, “Hey I am your favorite.”
“Only because you are biologically mine.” Paul admitted and Pogue nodded adjusting his pants as if trying to reassure himself that he still wore the pants of the favorite.
“But we all know I am your mother’s favorite Pogue.” Tyler sang flashing his pearly whites.
“Yeah only because you constantly tell her she is the star of your wet dreams.” Caleb grunted.
Paul set the book down on the ornate wooden desk before he crossed his arms over his bare chest and glared at the Simms boy. “That was you?” Paul growled his eyes darkening to an angry brown. “Because of your comment my wife had the nerve to tell me I wasn’t romantic enough. Apparently a teenage boy telling her she was bone worthy was better than rose petals on a bed.”
Pogue pulled a face moving away from his father. “Too much information dad.”
Paul just grinned at his son. “Aw come on don’t ya want a sister?”
“You’re sterile.”
“Am not, that is a myth. We are allowed to have more than one child thank you very much.” Paul huffed, “Otherwise Reid would be an only child.”
“I wish it wasn’t a myth.” Reid grumbled.
“How many siblings do you have?” Liz asked cocking her head to the side as she stared at the blonde.
“Six and a half.”
“How can you have a half?” Cory asked.
“Dude your mom is expecting again?” Tyler asked and Reid nodded trying to cover a grimace.
“If your parents keep popping them out man…” Pogue laughed.
“Well according to mom they can have as many as they want because they have galleons out the butt to spend on them.”
“Wait so how does that work into the Covenant than?” Alex asked.
“It only applies to the first born sons. If a girl had been born first it would not go to her but the first son.” Paul explained.
“So the spell!” Caleb exclaimed drawing the room back to order which was difficult since they all seemed to have the attention span of a fruit fly.
“So Pogue you went over everything with them?” Paul asked his son.
Pogue nodded, “All but how the spell is performed.”
“Great. Well I can quickly answer that.” Paul laughed. “It is done with blood magic which connects to the core of your magic. By combining your blood you are essentially connecting your magical cores. This is the connection that allows you all to stay connected. I will slit your wrists and perform the unbreakable vow and add a little of this and a little of that and then perform the incantation and we are done. Oh and then there is the whole two week insomnia bit but…”
“Whoa hold up!” Alex said standing up throwing his arms into the air. “Insomnia?” He asked his hands on his hips as he glared at his friend’s father.
“Well yeah, after powerful magic like this hits you it leaves you on an intense high. You will be unable to sleep for a while but after the two week period is up you will go back to somewhat normal.” Paul said.
“Somewhat normal?” Tyler choked out.
“Well you will always feel the others around you. If you wanted I could do the extra bit and make it so you can hear each other’s thoughts…”
“No!” The kids yelled the girls looking horrified at the thought.
“Alright sheesh I was just asking no need to get snippy with me.”
“Dad just please start the spell.” Pogue begged his father.
“Alright, anyone who wants to back out better do so now or forever be bound together.”
Four hours later and each with a fresh slit on their left wrist with a new scar in the shape of a pentagram in a circle the new Covenant was bound. The friends sat in the middle of the room leaning against one another as they adjusted to the feel of the magic pouring through them. Alex had a towel to his nose as the rush caused him a severe nose bleed.
“That was wow.” Louise gasped out staring blankly in front of her.
“Totally.” Reid wheezed.
“Guyz I tink Im gonna pass out.” Alex mumbled.
“No you won’t.” Caleb grunted.
“My head is spinning.” Jasmine sighed.
“I feel like I am shooting through the damn stars.” Pogue giggled.
Paul Parry stood in the doorway laughing at the kids with his wife at his side. They made a funny sight all clumped together in their scant night clothes as they stared in space higher than a kite. “Ready to get home Liz, Alex?” Pogue’s mother asked softly.
“Sure.” Liz breathed standing on shaky legs. “Whoa head rush.” She sighed.
“Oh their parents are going to hate us.” She fretted, “It looks like they are on drugs.”
“Them some good drugs then.” Paul laughed.
Mrs. Parry rolled her eyes at her husband biting her lip furiously. Alex and Liz were all packed but they were still in their night clothes and she didn’t think that they were going to be in any state to change for hours at least until some of the edge of the spell wore off and the fog surrounding their minds cleared. She had seen such affects before when her son and his friends were inducted into the Covenant of silence like their fathers before them. The haze stuck around for hours until just the euphoric high was present and even then it wasn’t pleasant for those around the person to experience since the person in the state was irrationally happy which could lead to dangerous situations.
“Come on you two we need to get you dressed. Paul help Alex I will help Liz.” She instructed and her husband knew better than to question her. Even if he was some powerful wizard that many feared there was nothing scarier to Paul Parry than his wife angry.
“Yes dear.” He mumbled leading the lanky teen into the side room where he could assist him in putting on pants and a top.
“So demanding.” Alex hummed making the older man laugh as he nodded in agreement.
“Welcome to married life Alex.”
Alex grinned at the wizard removing his bloody towel from his face as he wiggled his eyebrows. “But for a wife that hot I would be willing to follow her lead.”
Not long after Paul led Liz and Alex past the front gate of his home and outside his anti apparition field. “Ready?” He asked.
“No.” They groaned.
“Great let’s go, hold on tight now.” Paul said and the two did so reluctantly if only so they would be split in half.
Paul looked around the dark alley he and the two children had appeared in with distaste. “Sorry Paul but my parents own a café, this comes with the territory.” Liz hummed as she and Alex practically danced their way onto the main street with the older man trailing after them looking far less graceful. An annoying bell rang above the door as the three entered and Paul wanted to leave right away.
“Good Merlin these people are batty.” He breathed.
“I think so too at times.” Liz sang as she twirled in place.
“Liz, Alex.” Jeff Parker looked up from the paper work he had spread out on the counter as the café bustled about.
“Hi daddy.” Liz breathed in her airy tone she had taken since the spell. Jeff blanched when he saw the glazed over look in their eyes. His eyes darkened as he sensed powerful magic surrounding them leaving a scar on their cores.
“What the hell happened?” Jeff growled in a low voice not wanting to alarm his customers as he stared down the imposing man before him.
“Well my brothers and I were less than happy with the situation Liz and Alex are in and we decided to air on the side of caution when it comes to their future.” Paul said drawing on his years of intimidation as the Parry heir.
“And what is that supposed to mean?” Jeff snarled.
Paul smirked at the man before him looking him dead in the eye. “They are members of a new Covenant Parker and anyone who tries to break it will face consequences they can’t fathom.”