10. Christmas Blues
Ginny's P.O.V.
The Christmas meal was a quiet affair especially compared to last year. Lupin and Tonks sat together, Bill and Fleur had decided not to come first Christmas together and all, Charlie was in Romania, Percy is still not talking to us, Fred and George are playing exploding snap, Ron, Hermione and Harry are who knows where. Then a patronus appeared for a second I thought it was a stag. Harry how does he know? Then a rush of disappointment a goat whose? The others knew but weren't saying. Then it felt like all hope had gone from the world 'he knows Emerald get her out of there.'
I sat there frozen numbly clutching Emerald to my chest 'No,' I whispered.
Everyone else had their wands out but we were surrounded by at least ten to one all for a little baby. A laugh escaped her mouth Emerald looked at her weirdly this is such a Potter thing. The same thing had happened with Harry when he was born well we know where she gets it from.
But Lupin looked around 'I'm sorry Ginny' and pointed his wand at Emerald and tutaminis and she felt her arms become empty. 'She's dead,' says a death eater harshly. Mum gasps and bursts into tears the Death Eaters cold laughter fill the air followed by cracks as the disapparate leaving a broken girl.
'EMERALD!' I scream over and over and over again collapsing to my knees sobbing. After a while I get up still distraught but not hopeless. I'm angry. 'Remus John Lupin,' I say I'm not shouting I'm barely whispering 'your own wife is expecting a child if that child was in danger would you kill it.'
'No. Gin…'
'THEN WHY DID YOU DO THAT TO ME AND HARRY'S CHILD.' I launch myself at the man determined to pummel every part of him I can get at the break down and cry.
'It's okay Ginny. Ginny look at me Emerald is not dead,' he said is brown eyes looking at me with such wonderful honestly I can't help but trust him.
'She's… she's not?' I choke a sense of hope I'm scared to trust beginning at the centre of my heart.
'No.' he speaks quickly as though afraid I'll start attacking him again 'tutaminis means Protection. She'll have gone somewhere that she'll be safe and protected until it is safe for you to go and find her.'
'Really?'
'Yes. Do you honestly think I'd kill my best mate's granddaughter?'
'No,' murmured I from the ground where I kneeled. I felt strong arms around me as Dad led me up to my room giving me a sleeping draught I fell into a dreamless sleep.