A/N. Anything in bold is taken directly from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Enjoy!
"Ginny, I'm sorry but we need you to leave too. Just for a bit. Then you can come back in"
I am out of here. Mum and Dad urged me to stay in the Room of Requirement even though I'd have to wait here alone not knowing what fate awaits the rest of my family. Now Harry's given me a chance to get out, there's no way I'm going back. Without wasting time I run after Tonks; I vaguely hear Harry yell "And then you can come back in. You've got to come back in!"
I catch up with Tonks. Though she looks glad to have my company, she still asks "What are you doing here? You were told to stay in the Room"
"Harry needed me to get out for some reason. I'll be fine, I promise" I tell Tonks.
She sighs and says "I know you will. You're a strong girl, Ginny"
We both draw our wands and run towards a shattered window. Outside the Death Eaters have just reached the castle and the first duels are beginning to take place. From this vantage point Tonks and I can probably help take down some Death Eaters but we need to be careful not to hit any of our own fighters.Tonks takes aim at a cloaked figure and shoots a stunning spell at them. He falls to the ground in front of a band of our fighters.
Suddenly a swarm of Death Eaters storm forwards, wands raised and firing curses in every direction. I raise my own wand and carefully fire the first jinx I can think of – the Impediment Jinx – which, thankfully, strikes the targeted Death Eater who, hindered by my jinx, is then floored by a number of stunning spells.
"Good girl!" yells old Aberforth Dumbledore as he belts past with a small group of students. Just as I go to reply, a curse hits the wall not far from my head. Tonks retaliates with a spell before I do but neither of us sees if it hits its target as Aberforth shouts "They look like they might be breaching the North Battlements, they've brought giants of their own!"
"Have you seen Remus?" Tonks asks desperately.
"He was duelling Dolohov, haven't seen him since!" Aberforth replies before running off towards the North Battlements. Tonks legs it after him, leaving me all alone by the window. I take off in the opposite direction to the others just to see if my help is needed elsewhere. I dash down a couple of empty corridors and stop at the top a long flight of stairs where below a number of Order and DA members are holding back the Death Eaters. I see Mum's typical fiery red Weasley hair flying manically in the battle; she's duelling hard against a masked man.
Kind and gentle though she normally is, Mum does have her formidable side. I'd never seen her duel until now and I can't help but be surprised at just how powerful she is. Small, motherly and underestimated, she's really holding her own against the enemy. From the top of the stairs, I fire a hex at the Death Eater she's fighting. It strikes him down and Mum looks up towards the direction of the hex to see who her saviour was.
When she realises it's me, a look of both relief and outrage spreads across her face. Mum runs through the crowd of fighters as I swiftly descend the stairs. We embrace quickly but it's short-lived as Mum pulls both of us downwards to avoid a flying Killing Curse.
"We told you to stay in the Room of Requirement!" Mum says, deflecting a jinx. Normally she'd have a right go at me for disobeying her but right now there are more important things on her mind; namely protecting Hogwarts and keeping everyone alive.
She knows why I left though. There's a battle raging and I am a Weasley; I'm not about to put down my wand and surrender. I will fight alongside my family and take down any Death Eater who tries to oppress us.
A/N. Whoa, dramatic stuff. I'm really enjoying writing so expect more chapters! I'll be writing and updating at irregular times depending on when I have spare time to do so but I promise I won't make you wait too long. Thanks for reading and for all the great response I've had so far. Review :)