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Chapter Eleven: When Voldemort Comes Out to Play

Hermione woke with a start. George was fast asleep beside her. Glancing at the digital clock she saw that it was only three in the morning. Shaking her head she climbed out of bed and made her way to the computers. After moving the mouse, the screens finally blinked into life.

She scanned through the latest news reports and was very displeased with what she read. Things weren't getting any better, only worse, and they were doing their best to cope with the growing threat that was Voldemort.

Shaking her head she flipped off the screens and made her way downstairs. On her way she passed by the twin's room and was very surprised to see Lily was wide awake. Quietly she pushed open the door and entered. Lily looked up when she entered but said nothing, for fear of waking Karen.

Hermione held her hand out to the young girl who took it. The two made their way downstairs. Hermione flipped on the kitchen light and made her way to the fridge. She pulled out the milk and some chocolate that George had bought for her. Lily took a seat at the table, remaining silent as Hermione made both of them something to drink.

Once the hot coco was done Hermione sat down across from Lily. "What are you doing up so late?"

"I don't know, I just feel like something is wrong," Lily said quietly.

"That's understandable. With everything that is going on its not a hard thing to come too."

"Yes, but it feels like we are overlooking something."

Hermione remained silent. The girl was quick. "There is, Voldemort isn't just killing them, he's slowly taking out the countries. Half of Australia is already gone. We are putting up a good fight, but I fear it won't do for much longer."

"He's taking out the smaller countries before moving onto bigger targets."

"Precisely, what we need is someone inside there. All our connections fizzled out."

"I doubt you will find anyone that would be willing."

Hermione sighed. "That's true so we can only wait and see what is to come."

"Never a truly appealing thought, is it?"

"No, but it is the only thing we can do. We can be ready and pray that we can do something to stop them."

"They will be back in a week."

"I know, I hope they have enjoyed their vacation."

"So do I."

"What else is bothering you?"
"Not sure, just not feeling like myself is all."

Hermione smiled at the young girl. The two remained silent for a few minutes, each immersed in their own thoughts as they drank their hot coco.

"Come on Lily," Mrs. Weasley said as she called for Lily. Mrs. Weasley had taken them out to Diagon Alley for the day. Lily had stopped to look at a window display and was now hurrying to catch up with her sister and her grandma. When she finally reached them Karen took her hand.

Fred and George were walking with them, talking animatedly with Hermione and Luna. It wasn't a planned outing, just a spur of the moment type thing.

The day had been nice and sunny and it was a pleasant day to be outdoors.

Karen and Lily fell in step behind Mrs. Weasley, neither of them talking. "Something's wrong," Karen said out loud.

"What's wrong?" Hermione asked as she turned to look at the younger girl.

"Something's not right," Lily said insistently.

"We should get home," Luna said as she moved closer to the girls.

"Great idea," George said.

They were making their way towards the apparation point when the sound of screams met their ears. Turning they saw a huge group of Death Eaters apparating into the Alley.

"Run!" Hermione commanded. Mrs. Weasley pushed the girls towards the apparation point. Luna, Hermione, George, and Fred were firing hexes and curses off in rapid succession. Hermione was also typing on her HG for backup.

Lily and Karen were running as fast as they could through the hoards of people to keep up with Mrs. Weasley. It was difficult but they were managing. Somehow Lily was yanked free of her sister.

"Lily!" Karen shouted, gaining Mrs. Weasley's attention.

"Lily!" Mrs. Weasley cried as she began looking for her. Lily had been pushed hard into a side alley, hitting her arm against a large crate that cut her arm open.

"Karen!" Lily cried out as she tried to get to her feet.

Karen came rushing through the crowd and ran to her sister's side. Neither of them heard the Death Eaters coming up from behind them. Karen was pulling Lily to her feet as Mrs. Weasley came through the crowd.

"GIRLS!" She screamed, her wand in hand. Her hexes began coming in such fast succession that they actually thought they had a chance, but they were wrong.

A Death Eater grabbed both of them by the neck and portkeyed away. The last thing they heard was Mrs. Weasleys scream.

"MUM!" Fred and George cried as they ran towards her. She fell to the ground, George barely managed to catch her while Fred was shooting out hexes. Hermione and Luna appeared moments later to help Fred beat them away.

Professor McGonagall appeared with over sixty members who began to fight off the Death Eaters.

"Mum!" George said as he shook her. Mrs. Weasley's eyes slowly opened.

Suddenly she sat up. "The girls! Where are they?"

"They aren't here," Luna said as she gazed around the alleyway.

"Oh no!" Mrs. Weasley cried. "They took them."

The four of them gasped. "They have Lily and Karen?"

"Yes," Mrs. Weasley said in a shaky voice. "We have to tell Harry and Ginny immediately."

"George," Hermione said.

He tossed her his HG, hers having fallen somewhere during the battle.

Ginny answered her phone. "Hello?"

"Gin, we need you and Harry here immediately," Hermione said through her tears.

"What's going on Hermione?"

"It's Karen and Lily-"

The phone hung up in that instant and the next moment Ginny was sprinting over to them. Despite having gotten a dark tan from being out in the sun, she was pale as a ghost. Harry was only seconds behind her.

"Where are they?" Ginny demanded.

"We don't know," Fred said sadly.

"We just came out for a quick trip," Mrs. Weasley said sadly, her eyes emotionless. "They came out of no where. Lily got separated and got shoved into the alley. She got banged up when she hit that crate. Karen found her and I was just getting to them when I saw the Death Eaters. I started firing as many hexes as I could but it was too late," her voice broke in the end.

Ginny bent down to hug her mother, who sobbed on her shoulder. Tears slipping down the young woman's face as well. George pulled Molly away from Ginny, who got to her feet instantly.

"Who took them?"

"I didn't see their face."

Harry sighed heavily and rubbed his forehead. "That fucking bastard!" Harry said and a wall exploded. "I'll kill him!"

Ginny wrapped an arm around Harry, trying to ease his anger as well as hers. "We will kill him and then we will never have to deal with him again."

"Who?" Luna asked.

"Malfoy," Ginny ground out.

"How do you know that?" Hermione asked.

"Phoenix powers, I can tell a magical signature," Ginny said with a frown. "Lily's still injured. It was her shoulder."

"We have to go get them," Harry said as he looked at Ginny.

"We don't know where they are at," Ginny said sadly. Her mind was working overdrive, trying to find someway to locate her daughters.

Lily and Karen appeared in a dark house. The Death Eater that held their necks shoved them forward, down the hallway. They stumbled along in front of the man until they entered a larger room.

Both girls gasped when they saw who was waiting for them. Voldemort sat in a chair, his red eyes piercing.

"What have you brought me Lucius?" He demanded.

"The Potter's kids."

"He has children?" Voldemort asked intrigued.

"Adopted, they were his aunt's children. They are witches as well."

"I see," he said. "Very good Lucius."

Voldemort looked over the children.

"You have information that I want," he said simply just before Lily screamed out in pure agony. He was trying to force his way into her mind, breaking through her shields.

Lily dropped to her knees, her screams getting louder as he became more forceful in his attempts to extract information from his mind.

"Leave her alone!" Karen screamed as she fought Lucius' grip on her. "Stop it! Leave her alone!"

All the furniture in the room exploded with the force of Karen's magic. Voldemort stopped his attack, looking at the child, shock clear on his face.

"You are quite powerful for one so young," he commented.

Karen was seething with pure rage. "Don't hurt her," she said in a quiet voice.

"That is not your decision to make and you will not talk to him like that," Lucius ground out as he shoved the brat to the floor.

Karen didn't even notice when her knee scrapped against a nail. Her whole body was shaking with her pent up fury.

"Yes, she is very powerful indeed."

Lily screamed again as he began to use the Cruciatus curse on her. Tears were slipping down her face at the force of the pain he was inflicting on her. Karen's anger was rising with each second to the point where she was shaking from head-to-toe.

Her magic escaped her grasp, slamming into Lucius full force. He slammed into the wall and right through it. Voldemort was knocked back a few inches but nothing else.

He laughed, a cold, demonic laugh. Lily's screams had stopped but she was unconscious. Karen ran to her sister, lifting Lily into her arms, tears slipping down her face.

"I'm so sorry," Karen whispered brokenly against her sister's hair. "I love you so much," she told her as she pulled out the emergency portkey that Lily always carried with her.

Just as she activated it Karen was ripped away from her sister, who disappeared.

Lily reappeared in the middle of the living room of their house.

Karen turned around to see what had pulled her away. Voldemort held her by her shirt, his red eyes blazing with fury. "You may have helped your sister escape but you will not be so lucky. Even having one of you will bring your pathetic father and mother to my doorstep."

"They'll kill you, you sick bastard!" Karen spat out. Voldemort threw her into the nearest wall and Karen could feel the bone in her arm breaking as it hit the wall at a bad angle.

"They will die," he snapped. "They can not defeat me!" Voldemort screamed. "I will win this and you will die."

"No, you will die! My father and mother are going to destroy you."

Voldemort raised his wand. For the next hour Karen underwent the Cruciatus curse. Her screams echoing down the dark hallways of Riddle Manor.

Ginny came running into the living room the second Lily appeared. "LILY!" She cried out as she knelt beside her unconscious daughter. "Dobby!"

Dobby appeared at the sound of his name. "Yes Mistress?"

"Get Madam Pomfrey immediately." Dobby disappeared with a pop. Ginny gingerly lifted Lily into her arms. She didn't care about the blood that was now staining her clothes. Ginny carried her up the stairs and into the spare room that was used when others were injured.

Carefully she laid Lily on one of the beds. Harry burst into the room.

"Oh god no!" He cried as he ran to where Lily lay. "She's undergone the Cruciatus," he said, fury in his voice.

"I know," Ginny said just as Madam Pomfrey burst into the room.

Harry and Ginny watched as Madam Pomfrey did everything she could to help Lily. When she finally left Ginny collapsed into a chair, her head in her hands, as she began sobbing.

Harry sat beside his fiancé, wrapping a comforting arm around her.

Ginny continued to cry. "If this is what happened to Lily, I'm scared to know what he is doing to Karen," she said when she could find her voice.

"Hermione is trying to locate her, we have everyone doing their best."

"I know," Ginny said. She got to her feet and moved to stand beside Lily's bed. Slowly she ran her fingers through the young girl's hair. Tears continued to fall from her face.

Finally, Ginny couldn't take it any longer and left the room all together. Ginny went to her room, shutting and sealing the door. "Get your asses down here right now!" She screamed.

Older Harry and Ginny appeared, each looking solemn.

"Where the hell is my daughter?" She demanded.

"Riddle Manor," Harry said quietly.

"What has happened to her?" Ginny said in a calmer voice.

Older Ginny faced her younger self. "She's been going through the Cruciatus curse on and off for the last hour. Now she's in a holding cell being beaten by some of the Death Eaters. Voldemort has moved to his other location, wherever that is."

Ginny's magic flared so badly that the two had to disappear to avoid being hurt. When they reappeared, the room was in ruins.

"Those bastards!" She ground out before she completely disappeared from sight. Harry opened the door at that moment.

"Where is she?"

"Riddle Manor," Harry told himself.

Harry nodded his head and was gone the next instant.

Ginny and Harry looked around the ruined room. Ginny shook her head as she fixed the room once more.

"I hate that man," Ginny mumbled out loud.

"So do I, so do I."

With that the older couple disappeared.

Harry and Ginny reappeared in the graveyard not far from Riddle Manor. Harry ground his teeth at having to come back here. Ginny was fuming as well.

The two of them made their way to the house, not caring that the alarms were going off. Ginny could sense the magic coming off of them in waves. Pure fury was all that they could feel.

"Harry," Ginny said suddenly, making him stop.

"Yes?" He asked quietly.

"I'm going to go get Karen, I want you to seal the whole house."

"Ginny…" Harry stopped when he caught onto her way of thinking. "Once you're in I will seal the house."

"Thank you," Ginny told him as she ran towards the house.

A/N: Second update for the night, I got two reviews for the last one so I figured I'd waited long enough.

This chapter is in dedication of my best friend Karissa, happy birthday as well. She is absolutely amazing and I just love her to death! She has been nothing but a great friend and I dont think I would have made it this far without her.

I know poor Lily and Poor Karen, dont you just LOVE cliffhangers? prolly not but hey cant do ne thing about it but wait till i manage to get an update! So enjoy!

Review if you can.

Seritha