Chapter 2

Ginny sat staring out of the window, it was Christmas day and everyone was running round trying to sort the house out. Ginny was thinking about Harry, Ron and Hermione, in-fact that was all she could ever think about. Mr Weasley was doing all she could to keep everyone's spirits up, but it wasn't working as he was terribly worried as well. That evening after opening the few presents they could afford that year they sat down to a wonderful Christmas dinner. There was little conversation and Ginny barely touched her food. Mrs Weasley insisted on giving Fleur more and more food as she was worried about the baby not being healthy.

"Ginny, are you alright?" Fred asked Fred and George both slipped into her room an hour after dinner had finished, everyone was downstairs trying to have a good time but Ginny had gone straight to her room.

"Yeah, why does everyone keep asking me!" she said in annoyance, she pulled away from Fred's hand.

"Because Ginny we can see it, you know that (as your brothers) we have to comfort you and get you to keep on living, he'll be fine they'll all be!" George said, taking Ginny's hand and pulling her up into a hug George came and hugged Ginny from behind.

"We all want you to know we love you, Ginny, and we'll always be here for you!" Fred whispered into her ear.

"So why don't you come and enjoy the painful experience of Celestina Warbeck!" George pulled her towards the door and Ginny let out a reluctant smile and allowed her-self to be pulled down stairs.


The next morning it was raining heavily and after about a week of moping around Ginny was actually feeling better she sat with her family at breakfast and more conversation was being made than normal, Ginny talked to Mrs Weasley about Ron, Hermione and Harry and comforted her about them. She then decided to get some things together as she would be going back to Hogwarts soon.

As she sat in her room with an open trunk and piling things into it she heard a loud forceful knocking on the door.

"Hey! Let us in, or else!" oh merlin thought Ginny, she heard the door open and slam shut again. "Get the whole family down here, NOW!" footsteps were heard coming up the stairs and soon a tall man was in Ginny's doorway. He roughly seized her and dragged her down stairs. The whole family sat around the table (except Bill who stood behind Fleur). Ginny took the seat next to her mother and held her hand tightly.

"What is it?" asked Fred rudely,

"Be quick" added George.

"Shut it" Ginny's face whitened, standing in-front of them was Fenrir Greyback, and they had had a previous encounter before when the Weasleys' home had been attacked last year. "We know Harry Potter was here last night, he was sighted!"

"Harry wasn't he-"

"Don't deny it!" snarled Greyback "We know; now either tell us where he is or we'll be forced to violence!" They all sat in silence as no one knew where Harry was. "Fine"

Greyback looked up and down the table then his eyes settled on Ginny, he made a waving motion and one death eater (a lanky woman) took Ginny's arm and dragged her forwards.

"We'll keep the youngest and she'll be in living hell until you tell us!" Greyback raised his wand and Ginny screamed; the torture was so painful in such a small amount of time.

"NO!" screamed Mrs Weasley who was forced back down by the same lanky woman.

"You get the idea" Greyback stopped the torture "she'll come with us and you'll get her back when we have what we want: Harry Potter!" Ginny was dragged from the house.

"No! Not my baby, PLEASE NOT GINNY!" screamed Mrs Weasley running after them, the death eaters forced back to whole family but Mrs Weasley's cries still echoed through the air. Suddenly in a flash of blue light a new man appeared on the scene.

"Leave her, you don't need her, you can have me!" the man stepped forward and Ginny looked into his green eyes pleading him to run.

"No! HARRY NO, DON'T HARRY, PLEASE!" she shrieked as Greyback threw her to the ground and advanced on Harry, soon he was wandless and his hands were bound behind his back. Charlie was holding Ginny back, they knew they couldn't help, but Ginny soon broke free and ran towards Harry she threw off the man holding him and in the surprise he forgot to prevent her.

"Harry, you bastard!" she hit his chest "don't do this to me!" tears were streaming down her cheeks "Please!" Harry leaned in and kissed her gently on her lips and whispered,

"I love you" the man pushed Ginny away and two death eaters seized Harry they dragged him away but Ginny wasn't leaving it at that.

"NO!" she yelled charging towards them, but before she reached them Charlie had her waist, and with a pop Harry was gone. Ginny curled up into a ball and cried, she cried and cried and Charlie held her in his arms crouching in the mud for a few minutes before he scooped her up and carried her into the kitchen.

"How could you just let them go?" Ginny whispered looking accusingly at all her family "How?" they all looked at the floor and didn't meet Ginny's eyes "I HATE YOU!" she cried and ran upstairs her wet hair flying behind her and her brown eyes swimming with tears.

Ginny just curled up on her bed and cried; she didn't come down for dinner and refused to talk to any of her family. All night she cried and when morning came all she could do was lay there with no more tears to cry. As she stared across her room something caught her eye, a note. It said Ginny; slowly she picked it up with trembling fingers. She recognised the hand writing,

Ginny,

I am sorry for any pain I have caused you by leaving so suddenly, please forgive me, by now I am guessing Ron and Hermione have both gone into hiding but if they haven't please send them my love. Tell your family thank you and that I love them all, they have been my family since the first day on platform 9 ¾. Ginny, you are the best thing that has ever happened to me, I was so foolish not to see it at first and we could have had so much time together if I hadn't been so stupid. I want you to know I will always love you, no matter what, but I don't want anything to hold you back not me not anything. You are an amazing, wonderful, beautiful person and will always do incredibly. So Ginny, chin up and stand tall, don't let the bastards break you, because I'm going to be gone for a while and we won't see each other for a while. But I swear I will come back. I promise I will be back Ginny, so don't forget me.

With all my love,

Harry

Ginny burst into tears, she sat cradling the note to her chest for a few minutes until the door creaked open. Bill slowly advanced to Ginny and plied the note out of her grip. By the end he was in tears as well.

"Oh Ginny" he sat beside her and pulled her close to him, there they cried together both mourning the loss of Harry.


For the next few days Ginny barely ate, she didn't do anything: didn't get out of bed, didn't clean, and didn't even pack for Hogwarts! Soon she would be heading back but she was dreading it now Snape was headmaster and she had heard that new teachers had been appointed. Mrs Weasley had suggested that she not go back but the next day a letter had been sent with her book list that she must attend as must every child.

It was a week since Ginny had found the note from Harry, she had lost a ridiculous amount of weight over such a short period and her hair was tied up showing her pale face and her large bags. Her eyes had lost their spark and she was completely different. Her eyes were the first thing that Luna noticed when she saw Ginny.

"I'm sorry" was all she said and hugged Ginny, who whispered.

"What have they done to him?"

"I don't know, Gin, I don't know…"

Ginny, Neville and Luna shared a compartment on their way to Hogwarts they sat in silence for almost the whole journey. When they arrived at Hogwarts they had a surprise waiting for them, in the entrance hall stood the teachers and a large amount of death eaters. Snape's voice echoed through the hall.

"You are all being summoned to attend a public demonstration and will be escorted in groups, arrange your selves into year groups and houses"

Ginny wondered over to her group but when she was half way found her path intercepted by none other than Bellatrix Lestrange.

"Well, look what we have here! A baby weasel! We need you, you have front row seats with the rest of your family!" before Ginny could protest she was caught by the arm and apparated away. She opened her eyes and found herself in front of a large platform, death eaters surrounded it and Ginny had her wand removed by Bellatrix. She turned round and saw swarms of witches and wizards behind her, turning back round she saw her family standing to the left of her, she quickly joined them.

"What's going on? Why are we here?" Ginny asked urgently.

"Ginny, please don't panic, just stay strong…" her dad started

"Tell me!"

"Ginny, it's an execution" Mrs Weasley took her hand and looked gravely into her eyes.

"What? Who's?" Her family looked at her with pity "No…no, Merlin no!" she exclaimed her eyes spinning to the platform. Harry was being dragged out; he had a vacant expression on his face and looked blankly out at the crowd. He was led to the highest point of the platform and a voice read out,

"We are here today to witness the execution of Harry James Potter, or desirable number one! He will be sentenced to death by the killing curse, that will be performed by our one and only master (the Dark Lord) every witch and wizard shall witness this and know the true power of our Lord!" The voice finished, Voldermort stepped out onto the platform and a wicked grin stretched across his face, the crowd was silent. Voldermort stepped closer to Harry.

"NO!" Ginny screamed out "NO, HARRY!" she went to run forward but found her path blocked by Bellatrix who held her wrist, but Ginny simply raised her hand and slapped her and tried desperately to reach Harry "NO!"

"ADVADA KEDARVA!"

"HARRY!" her scream echoed through the air as Harry fell limp to the ground, a small witch ran forward and felt him for a pulse. Then turned and nodded to Voldermort.

"Harry Potter is dead!" He exclaimed in joy, a gasp and a few sobs through the crowd, the death eaters cheered.

In an alleyway a man stood alone, hood pulled up he gazed at the crowds, he saw the corpse being burnt to ash and saw the crowds stand still in shock. He didn't see the screaming red head, nor could he hear her.

Ginny was screaming on the floor, he couldn't be dead was all she thought. When she had final gained a bit of control she stood shakily up. Suddenly her hair was being ripped back, and a voice growled in her ear,

"Don't slap my wife you bitch!" Ginny was flung to the ground and when she rolled over she saw Rodolphus Lestrange, Bellatrix came and stood by him and they embraced in a passionate kiss. Ginny had never thought Bellatrix was even remotely interested in her husband but thought she was just interested in Voldermort. Rodolphus was well built and about a foot taller than Bellatrix, his hair was thick and dark and tied back like Bills, his eyes were particularly black and had no emotion in them what so ever. He had a pale gaunt face and seemed as mad as Bellatrix. "I'll teach you!" Rodolphus bent down and caught Ginny's hair; Ginny was lifted into the air by her hair and felt it tugging at her scalp. Rodolphus raised his wand and …

"AAAAAAAHHH! P-PLEASE!" The torture stopped.

"Don't do it again!" Bellatrix spat on her, they spun round and left, the crowd parted for them. Ginny sobbed helplessly, trying desperately to control herself the thought of Harry gone still fresh in her mind

"He can't be gone, he can't! he promised he'd be back, he promised!" Her screams echoed, she heard the desperation in the echo and felt helpless. Everything she loved would disappear now it was over, it was over. Voldermort had won.