Hey ya'll! I love that this writer's block is going away! So this chapter has some fighting in it as well as the TWIST that I have been so excited to reveal. Please review!

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After Ron reported his attack, the Auror department conducted a full-scale investigation to try and discover the wizard that had used the curse against him. Evidentially that curse was a lot darker than anyone predicted, so dark, in fact, that it hadn't been used since the Battle of Hogwarts when Voldemort was still alive. Weeks and then months went by with no leads. The Burrow was also under constant watch in case the wizard tried to come back to finish what he had tried to start. Luna moved into the Burrow and started sharing Ginny's room with Hermione, Ginny, and herself. Harry moved into Ron's room.

Over those couple months Luna started feeling ill as well. She was constantly watching her back for fear of being attacked. She had a hard time keeping food down and she knew that it was partially due to her constant anxiety. Luna became a wreck, her hair was always knotted and her hands were constantly clammy. George grew worried about his girlfriend and was persistently monitoring her health.

One night, the twin was cradling her in his arms by the fireplace. Ginny and Ron were playing some type of game on the floor. Luna's stomach started twisting and her body started shaking. Luna shut her mouth and jumped off George's lap.

"I'm going to be sick again."

She ran to the loo and kneeled next to the toilet, barely making it in time. Before she could react, her dinner was swirling in the water. She stood up and washed her mouth as well as her hands. She slowly walked back towards the fireplace. The look on George's face was a cross between horror and concern. He shook his head as his girlfriend slowly lowered herself back onto him.

"That's the fourth time today, love. That's more than usual. Are you sure you don't want to go to St. Mungo's?"

George gently stroked the witch's cheek with his thumb as she leaned her head against his chest.

"I'm fine George. The stress, it's just getting to me."

He looked at her, knowing that there was something else to her sickness. But before he could ask, his father rushed through the front door.

"They've got a lead!"

Ron and Ginny shot up and the rest of the family gathered around the dining room table. Mrs. Weasley poured her husband a cup of coffee, which he kindly passed on.

"How!"

"A group of Aurors were doing a daily search in the forbidden forest only moments ago when they came across a small make shift hut. They ambushed the group but they were out numbered. One of the bastards left his wand, however, and when we traced his spells we found that he had been the one to cast the curse at Ron!"

Mr. Weasley inhaled deeply, finally catching his breath. He started ranting again.

"We've got to go! One of the Aurors cased them out of the forest and they're calling for backup. C'mon everyone, grab your wands!"

The Burrow became a mad house as everyone started running about. Ginny yelled over the commotion, "Where are we apparating to?"

"Diagon Alley!"

George rushed upstairs and grabbed his wand but then was stopped dead in his tracks as he saw Luna pull her own wand out of her boot. He looked her square in the eye, his face deadpan.

"No."

"Babe I am going! I am fine, really!"

"Are you mad? You've been throwing up your stomach of over two months and you show no signs of getting better. You're staying here."

Luna straightened her back and tried to seem as tall as possible.

"And leave me here by myself? What if they come to the Burrow? Did you think of that? I would be alone and completely vulnerable! I'M COMING WITH YOU."

George's eyes widened in surprise at Luna's raised voice. He had never heard her yell like that. He looked her in the eyes and saw that she was unyielding.

"Fine. But you will stay hidden the entire time."

Luna went to open her mouth but realized that it would be useless to argue. She gave a soft nod and then took her boyfriend's hand in hers. The two shared a quick kiss and then apparated to Diagon Alley with the others.

They landed hard on the cobblestone road. Luna's stomach reacted terribly to the apparating but she had nothing to throw up so she simply dry heaved in a bush for a couple of seconds. George was patting her on the back and cursing himself for not thinking about how the effects of apparating would have affected her. She stood up and took some deep breaths and nodded at her boyfriend. There was another whoosh and Mr. Weasley appeared, along with the others. He waved his hand towards a back alley and the gang set off running.

Luna was keeping up with everyone else but she was sweating profusely and she was becoming light headed from lack of nutrition.

They rounded a corner and saw white sparks being shot up in the air about 100 feet or so away. That was an Auror's distress call. They started running faster and soon saw the battle before them. There were two Aurors throwing curses at about 5 death eaters. There was a sixth death eater in the corner who was just trying to stay hidden. Luna saw him immediately though and she knew it was the one who cursed Ron because he didn't have a wand. The Weasley's, Harry, and Hermione joined in the fight. George quickly squeezed Luna and whispered into her ear, "Hide. Please."

She nodded her head and ran around to the other side of the building. She had her own plans though. She was going to creep up on the man who had been giving her nightmares for the past couple months. She was sneaking around the building slowly but stopped when she heard Hermione yell, "Watch out! There are more now!"

Luna looked through the windows of the building and could see straight through to the battle. About ten death eaters just apparated as reinforcements. 'Shit,' the witch thought, 'I better do this quickly.' She rounded the last corner and could see the man, huddled behind a newspaper cart. 'You're a coward for hiding.'

Slowly Luna took her wand out and pointed it at the death eater. She was walking back onto the battlefield but from a different side so she could see the colorful curses flying through the air. She quickly looked for George and saw that he was holding his own against a tall blonde wizard. She saw the man cast a curse at her boyfriend but he blocked it efficiently.

Harry and Ron were battling three death eaters and even though they were down one fighter, they were still backing the enemy up against a wall. Luna smiled to herself as she saw her friends fight. It reminded her of the good days back when they were all in Dumbledore's Army together, secretly training in the Room of Requirement.

Luna looked back towards the cart, but instead of seeing the man she planned to take hostage, she saw an empty space. Her body went into panic mode. She spun around and ran back to the other side of the shop to try and find the guy that had just eluded her. She looked to her left and saw nothing. She looked to her right, and there was the man, running like a coward. She quickly set off towards him, her boots loud against the rocky road. The man turned to the left and Luna took the turn fast, almost catching up to him. Around the corner was another alley but this one had a wall at the end of it. The death eater was trying to scramble up the fence but Luna was quicker.

"Petrificus Totalus!"

The man froze on the spot and fell to the ground. Luna cautiously walked forward towards her victim and leaned down to get a better look at his face. Suddenly she heard footsteps behind her. She spun around to see a masked figure, another death eater, with his wand pointed directly at her. His mouth formed the first consonant of the word and Luna ducked before the spell was released from his wand.

"Crucio!"

Sparks shot out of the death eater's wand but Luna was already behind a tower of crates. She pointed her wand at the crates and started shooting them towards her opponent. He blocked one after the other but was too slow and the last one hit him in the chest, knocking him over. The man stayed on the ground, moaning and holding his stomach. Luna slowly came out from her hiding spot and walked over to the adversary. Just as she was about to kick the wand out of his hand, he quickly sat up and shot a spell, straight at her chest.

Luna staggered backwards until she hit the wall and slid down it. She tried to scream for help but no sound was coming out. She clenched her wand in her hand and tried to lift it, but all the energy was drained from her body. Her head was swirling and everything was going blurry. Luna took a couple breaths but was soon unconscious.

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"I-I think she's waking up…George she's waking up!"

Luna sluggishly opened her eyes to see Hermione's face hovering only inches from her own. Her head was still lurching and her throat was terribly dry.

"W-water."

"Of course!"

Hermione reached over to the side table and grabbed the cup of water that was sitting there. Luna propped herself up and took the cup from her friend, she downed it all in one swift gulp. She looked to her left and saw that George was sitting next to her, his eyes bloodshot from crying.

"What…what happened to me?"

"You didn't hide, that's what happened."

Luna looked over to her boyfriend and shot him a nasty look. How could he expect her to hide while all her friend's were fighting?

"Sorry for trying to capture the man that cursed your brother!"

"You ran off without any reinforcements! You didn't think Luna! You could have been killed!"

Luna hissed at George, "But I wasn't so get over it."

Hermione's body stiffened as the tension in the room became palpable.

"Err, why don't I leave?"

"No!" Luna grabbed her friend's wrist, "Please stay. Where are the others?"

Hermione sat on the edge of the bed, "They're at the ministry. We were able to capture all but 3 of the death eaters and they are being questioned as we speak."

Luna let out a sigh, 'Thank Merlin.'

George inched closer to Luna, "We're not done talk…"

But before he could finish his sentence, a nurse, the same one who helped Ron, scurried through the door.

"If you two could please leave. I need to talk to Ms. Lovegood alone now that she is awake."

George stood up in protest, "I'm not leaving."

Luna looked from the nurse to her boyfriend, then back to the nurse.

"Babe, just do what she says. It'll only be a minute."

The nurse shook her head to reinforce Luna's statement. George let out an audible sigh, kissed his girlfriend on the forehead, and then reluctantly followed Hermione out of the room. The nurse went over and shut the door, making sure that they would not be interrupted.

"Now Ms. Lovegood, how are you feeling?"

"Better."

"Good, good. I need to ask you some questions. Please don't take offense. I need you to answer honestly though."

Luna shook her head as the nurse inched closer to her.

"Have you been feeling…out of the ordinary lately? Say, during the last month and a half?"

Luna looked at the nurse, wondering why she was asking this of her.

"Well, yes. I've been unbearably hot; my palms have always been sweating. I've also had trouble keeping food down. Whenever I eat, I just puke it right back up or I'll throw up even if I haven't eaten at all. Half the time I don't even try to eat because the smell is so unappetizing. I reckon it's just my nerves. For the last two months I've had the constant fear that I was going to be attacked by death eaters."

The nurse absorbed the information. She sat down on the side of the bed and took Luna's hand in her own.

"Dear, you haven't been having these sicknesses because of anxiety."

Luna's face scrunched up. 'What could it be than?'

The nurse gave Luna's hand a light squeeze.

"Ms. Lovegood, you're with child. You're pregnant."

Luna's jaw dropped as she took in the diagnosis. Her head started reeling and she soon became very dizzy. The witch fell back against the pillows as everything went black. Luna Lovegood was unconscious once again.

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