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Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Apprehension by lostintransit
Chapter 7 : A Sorcerous Beginning.
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The Delacour family had arrived two days ago with more trunks and belongings than an invading army would need and had set up camp in the nearest thing Ottery-St-Catchpole had for a hotel. The ceremony itself was to take place in the meadow where Mr. Weasley, Hermione and Ron, had erected five marquee's in a cross formation surrounded by fragrant flowerbeds. Mrs. Weasley had converted one of the marquees into her centre of operations and over the last few days had created culinary masterpiece after masterpiece to be magically stored fresh for her eldest's special day. The central marquee was more like a cathedral than a marquee … with spires and turrets … flags and frippery … this would be where the ceremony would take place and here, Ron and Hermione were busy racing each other to see who could replicate the required number of chairs the quickest.
"Come on Ron…" howled Fred "I've five galleons riding on you."
"That's it Hermione…" screamed George "steady … concentrate."
With a last flick of her wand Hermione finished the last row and stood back to admire her handy work, as Ron seconds later completed his side.
"Ha! Ha!" squealed George "Pay up brother." coins changed hands as Fred shot Ron a withering look.
"Fred and George, what are you two up to now?" Mrs. Weasley called as she swept through the marquee.
"Just encouraging the love-birds to new heights of excellence!" George replied eying Ron and Hermione up and down with waggling eyebrows.
"Well, encourage yourselves outside I want a fountain in front of this marquee. Make it a wolf and a vela … and boys!"
"Yes Mum!" they both answered automatically.
"Make it tasteful and unalterable … or Mrs. Delacour will have it transfigured into Merlin knows what in a jiffy."
Mrs. Weasley was the picture of steely-eyed determination, nothing was going to spoil her eldest's wedding day and that included Mrs. Delacour. Distressing was the nicest word that could be associated with Mrs. Delacour. Mrs. Weasley had resorted to sticking charms to prevent Mrs. Delacour from moving anything and everything in her one-sided effort to achieve some level of perfection that no-one else but her could possibly understand or aspire to. Po faced she ran from place to place berating anyone and anything in French, for their lack of taste and 'je ne sais quoi'. All this Mrs. Weasley took in her stride receiving sympathetic looks from Mr. Delacour, who was liberally drinking fire-whiskey to block out his wife's overbearing nature.
The time flew by for everyone involved and guests and family alike enjoyed the beautiful snacks and finger food laid out in Mrs. Weasley's marquee, and the muggle bar in Mr. Weasley's marquee, with muggle drinks and wizard drinks available to all. Behind one of the quiet marquees, filled with sofas and comfortable chairs, sat Ginny Weasley. Dressed in her bridesmaid gown she looked every inch the princess, her hair cascaded softly down her left-hand side, flowing over her bare shoulder. The neckline of her gown plunged enough to prove to the world that Ginny Weasley was no longer a little girl and her milky white skin seemed to shimmer with a pearlescent sparkle that contrasted painfully with the dullness of her eyes. For her this day had lasted an eternity, and each second had been filled with disappointment. Harry hadn't come to breakfast, or lunch and any minute now the bells would sound and the wedding ceremony would begin. Putting on a brave face she got up and walked the short distance to the house where the bridal party were getting ready to begin their entry march. Pasting a smile on her face for Fleur, she opened the door and walked in to the kitchen.
"Oh! There you are dear … I was just about to send someone to find you." Mrs. Weasley claimed as she fussed over Ginny's dress.
"Are we nearly ready to go?" Ginny asked in a flat voice.
"Yes dear, I just have to cast the hover charm on Fleur's train and release the enchanted blue birds and we're done … oh! And give Mrs. Delacour a cheering charm."
Mrs. Delacour had finally decided to take a nap about an hour ago, declaring that she could not work with the English lack of style and taste, after an hour of futile effort trying to remove Fred and George's fountain. The eye for detail the twins definitely had, but only in equal measure with their twisted sense of humour. The wolf, undoubtedly had Bill's characteristics, the Veela Fleur's grace and beauty, but the scene of little red riding hood saying 'oooh what big teeth you have grandma' to a wolf in a four poster bed, was not what Mrs. Weasley had in mind when she asked the twins to design the fountain. Mrs. Weasley hadn't even tried to remove it; she knew that once the twins were told to make it unalterable, it would remain unalterable. Thankfully both Bill and Fleur thought it was very funny and Fleur had explained it to most of the French speaking guests.
The bell's in the marquee cathedral started to chime "OK everyone places, Mrs. Weasley called and the brides entourage made its stately way towards the altar. As they approached the marquee, loud bangs could be heard and bright red and gold sparks started to fly into the air from the outskirts of the meadow "Those two! …" Mrs. Weasley scowled "… I told them no fireworks!"
"Mum!" Ginny called "That's not fireworks." As screams could be heard coming from the meadow.
"Molly!" Arthur Weasley came staggering from the marquee followed by his sons.
"Arthur!" Molly cried.
"The Wards are under attack." Arthur coughed "I won't be able to keep them up much longer, get everyone out of here quickly."
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Harry stumbled up the basement stairs holding his side with his injured arm. The concealment had re-established itself, so he briefly touched the wall with his signet ring. Pausing to wipe his brow he heard something moving around the house.
"It was im I tell ya, he walked right in here bold as brass. Just like the Master said he might." a gruff voice called out.
"Well if 'e did where the 'ell is 'e then, vanished into thin air? Oh! Yeah you can't cause o the wards." a second wheedling voice replied.
"Don't take that tone wiv me, Tom Cotterell or I'll feed ya your liver on a stick." the first voice replied.
"Ha I'd like ta see ya try." the second voice sneered "Anyway, Potter is going to the Weasley wedding, he'll be dollied up to the nines by now with a drink in his hand and a smile on his face as he eye's up that little bit of Weasley strumpet. Just before our Master gate crashes the party and wipes the smile right off his face. Wonder if he'll make Potter watch as he takes the little tart and then rips her heart out in front of him."
Unable to believe what he was hearing Harry stepped out of the basement stairwell casting at the back of the nearest intruder "Reducto" the intruder flew through the air smashing into the wall. The second wizard was faster, firing a cutting curse at Harry, catching him high on the chest.
"Stupefy" Harry cast catching the second intruder in the left leg. The intruder looked shocked at having an unresponsive leg and in that moment's hesitation Harry cast again, "Stupefy" this time catching his victim squarely in the chest.
Sitting down on the same chair he'd used earlier Harry tried to catch his breath. Ginny they knew about Ginny, and the wedding "Gods what have I done …" he thought and digging deep into his reserve of magical strength Harry pierced the anti-apparation wards and disappeared to the Burrow and Ginny.
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"Fleur honey you'll have to help me." Bill said to his would be wife "Translate everything I say quickly." Bill put his wand to his throat casting "sonorous" and Fleur did the same.
"Everybody who can fight, we are under attack by unknown forces."
"Tout le monde qui peuvent se battre, nous sommes attaqués par des forces inconnues."
"All non-combatants meet in the central marquee for immediate evacuation."
"Tous les non-combattants rencontrer sous le chapiteau central pour l'évacuation immédiate."
"Molly, start evacuating everyone to Hogsmead by port-key … quickly." Arthur gasped.
"But Arthur …" Molly began
"Quickly Molly, it has to be somewhere unexpected and public." Arthur explained as the strain of holding the wards brought him to his knees.
"Charlie, Bill." Kingsley Shacklebolt called "They are attacking from the forest, quick." as he marched towards the bangs and cries.
Ginny ran after her brothers, to see dementors streaming from the forest and circling the wards. Pointing her wand she cast "Expecto Patronum" and a silky white gryphon like creature sprang from her wand and began chasing down dementor after dementor. Ginny looked at it in surprise, "What had happened to her horse patronus?"
"You heard the lady" Charlie screamed "Expecto Patronum" his patronus joined Ginny's and soon after everyone who was able had cast a patronus to keep the dementors at bay.
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Harry popped out of thin air at the gate to the Burrow and was immediately fired on by a group of Death Eaters, stumbling as best he could he managed to get inside the wards before anyone could find their mark. Reaching the door he barged into the kitchen only to find it empty. Moving as fast as his desperation would allow, he burst from the Burrow's back door smearing blood on the wall in the process. Wand in hand he fell in to the main marquee in time to see a group of guests whisked away by port key.
"Harry!" screamed Mrs. Weasley as Mrs. Delacour shot a stunner in his direction only missing because Harry fell to the floor.
Running up to Harry she tried to pick him up but there wasn't really anywhere she could grip him that didn't look hurt. "Harry can you stand … we've got to get you out of here."
Harry dragged himself to his feet "I have to find Ginny … he knows." Harry gasped then with an enormous effort he stood straight his eyes burning bright, "Mrs. Weasley go quickly he's here … Voldemort, he's here."
With a worried frown and a slight whimper Mrs. Weasley gathered up the last evacuees and prepared to portkey away from her home, staring the length of the marquee she was shocked to see Harry dissolve before her eyes.
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Harry mind had gone blank … he was here … focusing on the love he felt for Ginny and the Weasley family he sought by will alone to reach her. His vision blurred and then cleared and there she was before him, lying still in the grass, her pale skin shimmered in contrast to her fiery locks that hung down over her bare shoulder. "Ginny?"
"Harry! Get down" Fred screamed as he tried to drag Harry down behind the embankment that was their scant protection from the spells flying their way.
"Fred …" Harry gasped Fred had dragged his bad arm and further opened the wound on his chest "Get everyone out of here … Voldemort is here."
Harry stood up before Fred could stop him spells flew in his direction and bounced harmlessly off the shield he had rapidly raised. Casting a sonorous charm on himself Harry screamed "Tom Riddle you coward show yourself."
"Harry, I've told you not to call me by that name." Voldemort hissed as he came striding through the long grass towards Harry.
"You should know by now Tom that I don't do as you say." Harry spat walking towards Voldemort "You've sunk to a new low Tom, attacking a wedding. What's next stealing rattles from babies?"
Voldemort cast a wordless spell that Harry blocked and retaliated against instantly.
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Fred had been gathering their force as Harry confronted Voldemort, Charlie risked a look at Harry "What the hell is he doing? He'll get himself killed. We have to help him." he whispered to his brothers.
Death Eaters had begun to gather behind their Master, leering and gloating at their inevitable triumph.
"We'll never get him out of there" George said "There are at least thirty of them." Fred added.
"Heads up everyone, there's more coming from our rear." Kingsley pointed at a line of black robed Death Eaters emerging from between the marquees.
"Kingsley, get everyone to Hogwarts." Bill said "We're going to get Harry."
"It's suicide Bill." Kingsley hissed.
"He's family Kingsley … he's saved most of this family at one time or another and I'm not going to leave him to the mercy of that evil bastard. Go quickly." Bill said with determination.
Kingsley took off his shoe and asked Bill to turn it into a portkey as only a Weasley could do so at the Burrow "Gather round everyone." he said "I'll send help as quick as I can Bill. Good luck" with that he activated the port key.
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"Very impressssive Harry" Voldemort lisped "You have been practicing but I'm going to kill you. Would you like to watch when I take your little girl friend? I was … inssside … her once you know." Voldemort said suggestively, tormenting Harry "Maybe I'll give her to my ssservants to ussse as they sssee fit."
"Tom you're not going to take anything or anyone I love ever again." Harry said and turning his back on Lord Voldemort and his servants he started towards Ginny.
With a humourless laugh Voldemort fired a wordless spell at Harry but the spell never reached him, it got to within a few feet of Harry's back and vanished. Voldemort fired again "Reducto" but again the spell just vanished feet away from Harry.
Harry stooped to pick Ginny up in his arms and was suddenly surrounded by the Weasley brothers and Hermione "Harry! What are you doing?" Ron screamed.
"Get them." Voldemort screamed in frustration.
Spells flew at Harry and the Weasley's but to everyone surprise Harry held out his hand and like iron to a magnet each spell flew to his hand and disappeared without any effect.
Harry looked at Voldemort "No more Tom, you're not taking anymore." Without a sound Harry and his would-be rescuers dissolved like mist in the sunshine.
Turning on the nearest Death Eater Voldemort engulfed him in flame and stood and watched as he burned "Fail me again, any of you and you'll wish for his fate." He said as he walked away.
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Harry, Hermione and the Weasley brothers materialised inside the Hogwarts infirmary and without missing a step Harry placed Ginny on the bed he normally occupied and called for Madame Pomfrey.
"Harry Potter, what has happened to you now? Oh dear you look terrible ... quickly to your bed ... what ..." Madame Pomfrey.
"Madame Pomfrey she needs your help ... I need your help. Save her please." Harry pleaded.
"What's happened to her?" Madame Pomfrey asked.
"I left her alone..." Harry replied "I left her when she begged me not to ..."
"Dolohov hit her with something … dark magic …" Ron supplied "… she crumpled, but there's not a mark on her."
"What colour was this spell?" Madame Pomfrey asked while scanning Ginny with her wand.
"Purple …" Hermione answered "… deep purple flames … I think it was the same spell he hit me with in the Department of Mysteries." Hermione explained.
"She has multiple internal injuries, her heart and lungs are barely functioning. Get her parents here as quick as you can, I can't guarantee that I can save her."
"You have to …" Harry said intently "… she is all I have ... all my life."
"Charlie …" Bill said "… why don't you go to the gates and welcome our guests. See if you can find Mum and Dad and ... well ... ya know."
Harry sat on the floor beside Ginny's bed, more because he could no longer support himself than any intended idea. Holding Ginny's hand tears streamed down his face unchecked and unashamed. "Gods he'd been an idiot, he was going to lose the only woman in the world that offered him life ... a life he'd rejected ..." Nothing else registered on Harry's mind as he passed out for the fourth time in twenty four hours. Try as they might they could not get Harry to release Ginny's hand even when unconscious.
Harry came to again. Mr. Weasley lightly tapped his face "Harry ... wake up Harry."
"Mr. Weasley ... Ginny?" Harry mumbled.
"Harry ... you need to get into bed so Madame Pomfrey can treat your wounds."
"You OK Harry?" Fred asked "Why don't you lie down here next to Ginny?"
Harry looked at Fred without recognising him "Save her, please." he said.
"Come on mate …" George said taking Harry's good elbow in his hand and steered him towards the bed beside Ginny's "… you need to lie down, before you fall down. Don't worry the wards on this place will keep us safe for a while."
"Wards!" Harry groaned "Wards that's it … Ron, Fred, George, Bill I need your power I need you to …" taking a deep breath Harry focused his mind as best he could "Listen, I don't have the strength to save her ... help me!"
"Harry … Ginnys … Madame Pomfrey has done all she could … the damage is too severe … you need to … to say goodbye." Mr. Weasley choked on the implications of his words.
"No …" Harry cried "… no … I need you all to help me … give me your strength."
"Harry it's too late, she wouldn't want you to …" Mrs. Weasley began.
"Stop!" Harry shouted "If you won't help me willingly … I'll take what I need by force." So saying Harry forced everyone back with his magic, stinging everyone in the room.
Wands were drawn and pointed at Harry "Stop Harry, we don't want to hurt you." Mr. Weasley pleaded.
"Hurt me! Maybe Voldemort is right; there is no right and wrong … only power and those strong enough to wield it. Go before I hurt you all … just because …"
Nobody moved but all wands remained focused on Harry "You think I care … without her … I have nothing … fine … have it your way." Harry gasped before pointing his wand at Mrs. Weasley and firing off a wordless spell that caused Mrs. Weasley to fall to the floor.
The brother they had saved earlier had just attacked the foundation of the Weasley family. Six wands fired a variety of spells at this wreck of a man. Turning his back on his new attackers Harry cast an area spell that seemed to be an attack, causing a brief distortion between Harry and Ginny and the rest of the Weasley clan.
Spell after spell flew in Harry's direction. Each spell being absorbed as it neared. As Harry felt his power return he turned to Ginny and with every ounce of his being he willed her to heal. The surge of magic as it left him was almost painful. Unable to concentrate any longer Harry was hit by a stunner and a cutting curse and collapsed to the floor unconscious for the fifth time that day.
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"We have to wake him, if Voldemort has possessed him again, then he'll more than likely have no memory of last week's events." Professor McGonagall insisted.
"He's been subject to severe magical trauma, Headmistress … I must protest at this treatment of my patient." Madame Pomfrey insisted.
"Poppy, believe me I do not lightly trespass on your authority; however we must know what we are dealing with here. The magics performed by this boy … this young man … last week were, even by the wizarding world's standards, supernatural. At least, well beyond anything a N.E.W.T. student should be capable of."
"Hermione … are you ready to do this." Professor McGonagall asked apprehensively "You're the nearest thing to a relative he has, I'm hoping a friendly familiar face will help to keep him calm."
"Yes Headmistress … I'm ready" Hermione agreed.
"Poppy please proceed." Professor McGonagall instructed the disapproving Matron
Placing the tip of her wand over Harry's temple Madame Pomfrey cast "Enervate Maxima".
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Harry hurt, he was stiff from lying in the one position for so long, he assumed. Trying to rub his eyes Harry found his hands bound … "Where am I and who's got me?" he thought. The manacles didn't help much with the comfort of his predicament. As he tried to move his wounds threw in their knuts worth and he decided to remain still. Opening his eyes a bright blurred world intruded and Harry groaned.
"Harry …" a pair of glasses slid onto his face and Hermione came in to focus "Harry, how do you feel?"
"Ginny?" Harry asked " ... tell me please?"
"Harry … why did you attack Ginny's brothers?" Hermione asked.
"Hermione? … strength, their power … save her … don't understand … no power." Harry tried to focus but his mind was adrift "She's all I have ... had, had … can't live without … her safe … don't hate me … love …"
"Harry … Harry can you hear me?" Hermione called. "Did you notice his eyes Professor, they're pale green, now."
"That's enough for now." Madame Pomfrey insisted and Harry's world shrank into oblivion for the sixth time in as many days.
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