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The battle at the Ministry was definitely one of the most terrifying moments of Ginny Weasley's young life, but it was also the confrontation that would change her life forever. When they first arrived, things seemed to be going well for them. At first, they had managed to evade and even fight off the Death Eaters, but the situation she found herself in now was definitely not to her liking.
I can't believe I was fool enough to follow them here, she thought to herself as a Death Eater she recognized as Antonin Dolohov pressed his wand against her temple.
Dumbledore's Army seemed like a good idea at first, but with the situation she found herself in now, Ginny found herself agreeing with what Lucius Malfoy just spat at Harry.
I can't believe we were actually stupid enough to think that children such as ourselves, would stand a chance against grown men!
However, just when Ginny thought that they were all about to be killed when she saw Harry hand the prophecy over to Malfoy, swirling white mists started flying all over the room, and when she saw the white shapes start to form into members of the Order, she would have collapsed with relief if it wasn't for Dolohov holding her up.
We're saved! she thought to herself, and as soon as Ginny felt Dolohov release her, she ran like You-Know-Who himself was chasing her.
Somehow managing to dodge the various spells flying all over the room, Ginny eventually found her brother and Hermione hiding behind some huge rocks.
"Are you hurt Ginny?" the bushy-haired girl asked her with concern.
"I'm fine Hermione," she replied, and was about to ask how they were, but a blast of green caught her attention, and much to Ginny's shock, she saw Sirius float away as if he was a mere spirit!
Ginny just sat there in shock for a few moments, but she was broken out of it when she saw Harry take off after Bellatrix Lestrange.
He's going to get himself killed!
Gathering up her courage and ignoring the pain in her ankle, Ginny limped after them, but what she saw when she caught up with Harry brought her to a screeching halt. She wanted to shout out a warning to Harry as to who exactly was standing behind him, but couldn't quite get her vocal cords to work.
He's changed so much, she thought to herself as she gazed at the adult version of the boy she used to be in love with.
Gone were the handsome features of Tom Riddle, and in their place was an evil, decrepit wizard sporting pale, snake-like features with a bald head. The only thing she noticed that was left over from Tom were his green eyes, but that was hardly an improvement.
"Do it!" she heard him snarl, and when Harry whirled around, Voldemort disarmed him with one down-sweep of his hand.
He didn't even use that strange white wand of his! Don't fight him Harry, you can't win!
"So weak," she heard him hiss quietly with a smirk on his face, but to her satisfaction, that smirk was soon wiped off when Dumbledore flooed into the building.
"It was foolish to come here tonight Tom, the aurors are on their way."
"By which time I shall be gone, and you dead!" Voldemort hissed, and raised his wand, shooting a jet of green light at Dumbledore who countered with his own spell, causing the wands to lock.
For a few moments, there seemed to be a stalemate as the two wizards circled each other. The only sounds she could hear were the sounds of the two wands interlocking, and Voldemort grunting and growling like an animal in his efforts to overwhelm Dumbledore.
Eventually Voldemort seemed to tire of the exchange, and with an almighty jerk of his wand, he managed to break the connection, but followed quickly with a spell that simply left Ginny in awe.
How in the bloody hell did he do that!? she asked herself in shock, as the Dark Lord seemed to blow fire out of his mouth which formed into a giant snake that struck at Dumbledore, but much to her relief, the old wizard managed to strike the snake down with a swish of his wand.
The duel went back and forth for what seemed like forever, but was probably only a few minutes. After Dumbledore managed to shield himself and Harry from the glass that Voldemort managed to explode with his powerful magic, the Dark Lord finally seemed to realize that he wouldn't be able to get at Harry, so with a grimace, he came to an abrubt stop.
"You do not wish to kill me old man?" she heard Voldemort call. "Above such brutality?"
"We both know there are fates worse than death Tom," Dumbledore replied calmly.
Stepping back with a sneer on his face, it seemed Voldemort was about to abandon his attempts, but much to her horror, he finally seemed to sense her presence in the area and briefly glanced at her.
Before she knew what was happening, Voldemort vanished from the spot he had been standing on, and the last thing she saw was a white wand pointed at her.