Chapter ten

Harry, Hermione, Ron, Kingsley, Samuel and Oliver all stepped out of the fireplace into the Burrow's kitchen.

'Harry, did you see where it happened?' Molly asked the moment she saw them.

'Yeah, but I'll tell you all at once, where's Ginny?'

'In her room Harry, go get her and bring her down,' Arthur nodded.

Harry ran up the stairs and stopped at the door of Ginny's bedroom. He just stood there staring at her as she lay on the bed, reading.

'Ginny,' Harry said softly and gave her a huge smile when she rolled over and looked over at him, so he sat on the bed beside her.

'You're trying to be cheerful, but I can tell your worried,' Ginny took Harry's hand in hers.

'I am worried, so should you. We need to get downstairs so I can tell everyone.'

'Okay, but at least can I have a kiss first, we're alone right now?'

Harry smiled, then wrapped his arms around Ginny and they started to kiss passionately until they fell back on the bed. As they were kissing, Ginny moved until she was lying on top of Harry.

'Oi, not something any of us want to see,' Charlie said from the door.

Harry and Ginny slowly pulled apart and Ginny rolled off Harry as they both sat up.

'You shouldn't be watching then, but since you did interrupt us Charlie, is there something you want?'

'Mum's a little anxious, so I thought I'd come tell you to hurry up.' Charlie said as he stood at the door and wasn't moving.

'Let's go Ginny,' Harry stood up and pulled Ginny to her feet but kept his arm around her as the three of them headed down stairs.

'At least you got them to come down Charlie,' George smirked.

'Yeah, but I'll have the vision of what they were doing stuck in my head forever.' Charlie shook his head.

'So, are you going to tell us what Harry was doing with our little sister?' asked George.

'None of your business, how many times do I have to say it, keep out of my private life.' Ginny scowled.

'Ginny was lying on top of Harry snogging the life out of him,' Charlie grimaced.

'Alright, let's just leave that for now.' Arthur turned to Harry, 'So, where did it happen?'

Harry sighed as he tightened his arm around Ginny, 'Hogwarts, seventh floor.'

'The room of requirement,' Ginny said as she looked up at Harry.

'Yeah, you were leaning against the wall reading, when three masked death eaters…' Harry shook his head but couldn't continue.

'How would they have gotten in Kingsley?' Arthur asked anxiously.

'We don't know, but Ron had an idea. They might be students, kids of death eaters. So aurors were going to be at Hogwarts anyway, so they can do some checking on all the Slytherin's that go back. Samuel and Oliver will be there full time, I'll have another one there of a night.'

Harry felt Ginny shudder under his arms, so he sat down and pulled her onto his lap, holding her tight, but glanced over at her father.

'Since Harry has to have aurors around him anyway, it works out. I'll be letting Minerva know later today.'

'What about the before Harry, you said we were shopping?' Ginny asked in a quiet voice.

'Yeah, with Hermione and Ron, so I can only think it was when we went to get all our stuff. I know I need everything because I left all my old stuff at the Dursleys and knowing them, they probably burned it all. But we were looking in quality quidditch supplies, which makes sense as I need a new broom after losing the one Sirius gave me.' Harry kept staring at Ginny, 'So are you going to be careful Gin?'

'Yeah, it's sort of finally sinking in how serious this is. But what I can't understand is why the room of requirement. We used it to train in, then to hide when the Carrows were there, but why would I have been standing there?'

'Maybe we were all training again, not like we really need it though, especially Harry,' Ron said as he watched his sister.

'I'm not that good Ron, it's been more luck than anything,' Harry rubbed his chest as he winced a bit.

'Is that still giving you trouble Harry?' Hermione asked.

'Occasionally, I might have to go back and see Madame Pomfrey, get some more of her shitty tasting potion,' Harry shook his head, then noticed everyone staring at him and thought this was his family, Kingsley was a friend and the two aurors were there to help, 'I have another lightning shaped scar, from that night. It's taking a bit to heal.'

'So he did hit you with the killing curse again, I wondered about that when he said you were dead,' Kingsley said as he sat down.

'Yeah, he did, which is not surprising really, he was always trying to hit me with that blasted spell.'

'Yes he was, but what I don't get Harry, is you survived as a baby because of your mother, why did you survive this time?' Kingsley asked.

Harry looked over at Ron and Hermione, 'I know everyone here is trustworthy and won't repeat it, but you know I like your opinion.'

'They'll keep it to themselves Harry,' Ron nodded with Hermione also giving him a nod, but looked worried.

'Alright,' Harry tightened his hold on Ginny, took a deep breath, 'You heard me tell him the horcruxes were destroyed right?' Harry got nods from everyone, 'Well at the time, I was the only one that knew how many he made, Hermione and Ron knew of six, but there were seven. I found out about the seventh right before I walked into the Forbidden Forest that night. Just before Snape died, he gave me some memories. Most were about him and my mother, but there was one of Dumbledore telling Snape he had to tell me something, but only when the time was right.' Harry closed his eyes, took another deep breath, 'I was the seventh horcrux, made the night my parents died.'

'You went in there to die, didn't you? I felt you pass me that night,' Ginny said as she stared into his beautiful green eyes.

Harry nodded, 'As long as I lived, so did he. Dumbledore told Snape I had to die and Voldemort had to be the one to do it. So after the shock wore off, I slipped my cloak on and left Dumbledore's office, I passed you on the way. You turned and looked directly where I was standing, I was watching you help a girl. Did you hear me, because I know you couldn't see me?'

'No, but I just got a strong sense of you, I can't describe it, but when I didn't see you, I turned back to the girl. Why didn't you tell me what you were going to do?'

'For the same reason I never told Hermione and Ron, I couldn't say goodbye. So as I stood there staring at you, I sort of hoped you might have sensed me or something, stopped me. I was so bloody scared Gin, but I had no choice. Then I just kept thinking about you, well about all of you, hoping after I was dead, Hermione or Ron could get the snake and then Voldemort and I hoped no one else died. You know what I saw when I faced him Gin,' Harry ran his hand down Ginny's hair, until he put his hand to her face.

'No, what did you see?' Ginny asked feeling the tears in her eyes and she couldn't understand why, she normally doesn't cry, that was not her.

'You, I might have been facing him, but all I saw was you. Every touch, every kiss, that's all I felt and saw. I saw your beautiful red hair and gorgeous brown eyes, I even felt your lips on mine, that was right before he,' Harry shrugged.

Everyone was staring at Harry and Ginny as they stared at each other before Kingsley spoke.

'Um, normally that spell kills, but did you feel anything Harry?' he asked in a hoarse voice.

'Not at first, we were both knocked out, when I woke up I felt it. A sharp burning pain in my chest, like the pain I got in my head whenever he was near me. I had to block it out though, I was pretending to be dead to work out how to get the snake, but there were too many death eaters and giants there. I did want to ask you something about that though Kingsley. When Narcissa Malfoy lied to him and said I was dead, he, um, well he tortured me for a while, but I never felt it, not until later that day anyway. He used the cruciatus curse, flung me around for a while, but I never felt anything. Have you ever heard of anyone being able to block the pain from that spell?'

'No, not even Dumbledore could block that Harry, that's why it's an unforgivable.'

'Maybe it was just something that allowed you to close down to give you a chance later. Didn't the prophecy say it was going to be you Harry?' Charlie asked.

'Well it said one of us would kill the other, so yeah, maybe something or someone allowed me to block that pain.'

'Harry, there is something I wanted to ask you about though, but so much has been going on,' Hermione gave Harry a nervous smile, 'Have you done much magic since that night?'

'Not a lot, normal things, summoning, drying charms, things like that, why?'

'Well, in those books it mentions something about how it's not recommended in making a living thing into a horcrux. Like what Dumbledore said to you, they can think for themselves. But it also mentioned that is it was a witch or wizard, then it could sort of surround your magic, not let it out properly. Before, at your flat, you summoned the pouch non-verbally, you always had trouble with non-verbal spells before.'

'Yeah, I did, I never took a lot of notice about that. But everything I do has been non-verbal.' Harry sat thinking for a minute, 'Wait a minute, that night. I kept putting a shield charm around everyone when I was still under my cloak, all non-verbally. But something else happened that night. As I was standing there, watching, Ginny and Luna fighting Bellatrix and Voldemort with Kingsley, McGonagall and Slughorn, I was just about to put another shield charm around all of you when someone bumped into me, knocked my wand out of my hand, but I still was able to put the shield charm around you before I ended up bending down to find my wand.'

'Wandless magic, well that was unexpected, especially a shield charm. I did notice how powerful the shield charm was that you put around Molly, it seemed to spread out from her to everyone else,' Kingsley said.

'I wasn't taking a lot of notice at the time Kingsley. I was just so relieved that Mrs. Weasley was alright, but I also knew Voldemort was pissed off. Even though the horcrux inside me was destroyed, I could feel his anger when Bellatrix died. So I knew what he was going to do to Mrs. Weasley,' Harry gave her a look, 'I couldn't let that happen.'

'I'm glad you did that Harry,' Arthur gave him a smile, 'but yes, I noticed that shield charm as well Kingsley, it did spread from Molly out to everyone. When you, Minerva and Horace was blasted, I thought you three were dead, but you seemed to just bounce off the wall.'

'Yeah, when I saw his lips move and saw that green light, I thought that's it, were gone,' Kingsley turned to Harry, 'I never realised until later that you actually protected us from the killing curse, no spell can protect from that. At the time, I just thought he might have been injured or something, never put everything into it and that's why we never died, but it was you Harry.'

'I don't have that type of power Kingsley, maybe since all his pieces of souls were destroyed, it did weaken him.'

'Don't underestimate yourself Harry, but I would like to try a couple of things with you if you're up for it?'

'Um, yeah, I suppose, what do you want to do?'

'Just put the strongest shield charm you can around Samuel and Oliver and I'll see if I can get through it.'

'Through it with what Sir?' Oliver asked.

'Don't worry Oliver, just a stunner for now.'

'But Sir, you're stunners can usually penetrate shield charms, we all know that,' Samuel said.

'I know, but I have a feeling you won't feel a thing,' Kingsley turned back to Harry.

'Are you sure Kingsley, I don't want the aurors to get hurt.'

'They'll be fine Harry, so go on,' Kingsley saw Harry nod, grabbed his wand before standing up then produced a shield charm around the two aurors. Kingsley pulled his wand and aimed a stunner at them which bounced off shield and rebounded on to him, making Kingsley fly back across the kitchen, then landing hard against the wall to everyone's shocked or surprised looks as they ran to help Kingsley up. Then they all stared at Harry in amazement because they realised how much power he must have.