Claimed

I'm sorry about how long its taken me to update any story's I've just been far too busy to update anything. However, that's over now hopefully, ill be able to get back to writing all the time now. If not then I can only apoligise, anyways here is another chapter of Claimed. Enjoy and take care everyone.

Since I didn't get the chance to say it before now HAPPY NEW YEAR

xXx

Chapter 14

The funeral was a sad one, mostly it was just Order members and people her parents knew. Ginny had been a loner most of her life, and didn't have many friends. It showed at her funeral, no one there was actually Ginny's age or from her year at Hogwarts.

It was time to leave, shaking Arthur and Molly's hands with consoling words.

"I'm sorry for your loss" said a small Witch, who had known Ginny for a short time in Hogwarts. She had been one of the new members of the Order for a few weeks before the war had ended.

"Thank you" said Molly who had tears running down her face, they had not stopped since Ginny had died, her little baby was gone. Killed herself and it hurt Molly most because she didn't see it, she also wanted answers she would never get, Why? Why had she killed herself.

"I am sorry Molly," said Dumbledore softly.

"I am so sorry Molly, you too Arthur she was a great student and a wonderfully bright Gryffindor" said Minerva, stopping herself from crying, the war was over she should be happy. Most people believed it was because of the baby they thought she had aborted. Many simply thought that she had regretted it and ended up depressed.

"Thank you" said Arthur nodding his head, his eyes were puffy and red from all the crying he had done.

It carried on, them receiving condolences until the people dwindled down and everyone was gone. Molly stayed a while, talking to her daughter, telling her that she had loved her. Molly may have been manipulative, demanding and greedy but she had loved her daughter more than life itself.

----------0

"It's her funeral today" said Poppy.

"I know" said Severus.

"Doesn't Harry want to attend?" asked Poppy.

"I think he did, for old times sakes, but I didn't think it was the best idea" said Severus honestly.

"How?" she asked curiously.

"Because she betrayed him, she hurt him. I think Harry loved her more than any of the other Weasley's. She was like a little sister to him, I think Harry loved her more than any of her brothers…maybe even them all" said Severus.

"Oh" said Poppy quite surprised.

"Surprised?" smirked Severus softly.

"Yes" said Poppy.

"Anyway in the end Harry agreed thankfully, If I know anything about Harry it would be that he is a determined young man. He would have gone one way or another" smirked Severus.

"You don't know the half of it" said Poppy fondly, that young man was the most determined young man she knew. Between adventures and the times in the hospital wing.

"Why didn't you wake me up?" asked Harry coming in, his hair looking like he had been dragged through a bush backwards. Still in his nightwear, he sat next to Severus in the sitting room. The fire blazing warming the cold young man back up again.

"I couldn't find it in me to wake you," smirked Severus "After everything that happened last night"

Harry blushed beautifully, if Poppy didn't know before, she knew now. She thought it was fantastic that Harry was getting better. She loved Harry like a son, she thought of many times adopting him when he was thirteen but she didn't think he would want to. She was just his nurse, but to her he was everything she would have loved in a son or even daughter.

"Ginny's funeral I've missed it. No going back now" sighed Harry, looking well and truly torn.

"She hurt you Harry don't dwell on the past" said Poppy angrily.

"I don't know, I just think for some reason she didn't know what was happening or maybe drugged!" said Harry he was clutching at straws.

"Harry stop tormenting yourself!" said Poppy.

"I'm trusting what I've always trusted!" said Harry defensivly.

"What is that?" asked Poppy expectantly.

"My Gut" said Harry drawing up daring anyone to contradict him.

Severus shook his head at Poppy telling her it was futile to argue with Harry.

"Fine" said Poppy shaking her head.

Harry calmed down before sitting once more.

-------0

It was later that night his theory and his gut was proven correct. Sure he had hated her and was so very angry at her, but he had been hurting, in pain and broken for the lack of better words. Now looking back, he couldn't help but think that she didn't have that look in her eyes just like the others.

An owl flew through the open window and headed straight for Harry. "Don't open it yet" said Severus, his wand already making wand movements as he checked the package that his lover had just received.

"It's clean" said Severus letting Harry get his parcel.

"This is from Ginny!" said Harry confused.

"Give it here" said Severus taking it.

"This is a time delayed letter, probably made before she died and handed in to Gringotts as a Will" said Severus handing it back. He wasn't going to start reading it - it was for Harry after all.

"There's this too" said Harry letting the small glass vial roll into his hand.

"That's memories" said Severus having a good look at it.

"Wonder why she gave me her memories?" asked a confused Harry.

"Read the letter first" said Severus "It might explain them"

Dear Harry,

If you are reading this then I've successfully killed myself, I couldn't live any longer. What Dumbledore did to me…I knew he wouldn't stop and I had no where to turn to. My family would never believe me if I told him what he did.

Listen to me Harry, I didn't do what happened, I was drugged I have been for a long time. When Dumbledore gave me a potion whatever it was - it stopped the other potion working. I was finally free of the haze I had been under for many years. I am so sorry I cannot express how sorry I am, I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.

I want you to bring Dumbledore down, if anyone can do it you can I have faith in you. Whoever is protecting you is doing a good job, because Dumbledore cannot get to you. Don't let him; he wants to kill you now. He is so angry that you are gone, and before you start don't blame yourself for what happened to me I brought it upon myself.

Harry I love you, you were the best brother ever, my real brothers couldn't have given to monkeys about me. They just felt it was their duty to watch out for me, well I suppose Fred and George loved me. Speaking of them, they didn't know what was happening to you Harry. If they did they would have moved heaven and hell to find you and get you away.

Neville and Luna have been worried about you, they didn't believe what happened. Neville has been very sick lately, his magic is disappearing for no reason. Neville is saying he feels like a squib I don't understand we tried to figure out what was going on…we found nothing.

"What does that mean? How can his magic disappear?" asked Harry.

"Someone could be taking it," said Severus.

Harry's eyes narrowed, "Dumbledore, he's doing to Neville what he did to me, we have to stop him!" he said wide eyed.

"We will," said Severus he would save who he could from Dumbledore. It would be another man on his side; he had a potion to get ready.

"You get a portkey and send it to him, I have a potion to brew, if he has that potion in his system I must remove it right away" said Severus.

"Give him the one that removes all potions from his system and the one that detects spells" said Harry.

"Very well" said Severus in pride, Harry was getting a backbone and coming to have the makings of a good leader.

Harry smiled; practically beaming at the pride he heard in Severus' voice how he had longed for someone to praise him for anything. Dumbledore never did, just made sure he was ok and then sent him on his way. No parent to beam in pride over his marks just a belt to the back when he got home.

So another person was being rescued from the clutches of Albus Dumbledore but are they too late? Has Neville already lost his magic to Dumbledore? Well only time would tell.