AN: *cough* So it's only been… about 2 months since the last update? Yes? I shouldn't be proud of myself but I am grateful that it ain't 3 months. *laughs nervously*

Anyway, I finally got enough courage to start a word doc and finally write this chapter, it had had been in my mind, not for a LONG while but yeah a while.

I am not sorry for whatever happens in this chapter.

Chapter 14: Rage

Harry had been in the Burrow for a visit, and was in Ginny's room. Things seemed to be going great for them, and they would start with the Auror missions in a while, which shouldn't be too hard considering the number of highly talented people who had given their names for it, along with those Aurors who were left. The Death Eaters didn't stand a chance anymore, especially now that their leader is gone.

He was sitting with Ginny on the bed, while she leafed through that day's Daily Prophet. There were a few articles about some D.E. sightings, but none had been captured as of now. The Ministry was starting to resemble what it had been before everything descended into chaos. Hestia Jones probably might stay the Head of the Department of Magical Law enforcement permanently, considering how well she was handling everything, especially with the help of Gawain Robards.

Fleur had started working with Audrey for the charity. And it seemed to be going extremely well. They had already set up a Gringotts account for the charity under the name, "The Patronus".

Harry had already transferred some 10,000 galleons to it, and as soon as it would be made public exclusively with the help of Audrey and her newspaper articles, he was sure more people would be willing to help.

Harry was so lost in thought that he didn't notice Ginny putting down the newspaper and getting up from her place and walking over to him. He started when he felt her wrap her hands around his neck and give him a peck on the nose.

"Hey, don't stress too much, okay? Everything is getting better." She said softly to him, noticing the creases on his forehead.

"Yeah, I know. I need to have some faith." He smiled at her, remembering Luna's words from a few days before.

"Harry!" He heard Mrs. Weasley's voice calling from downstairs; Ginny quickly got off him and they hurried downstairs. Mrs. Weasley was sitting on the couch along with Andromeda, her hands around Andy's shoulders in comfort. Harry suddenly got on his guard as a feeling of trepidation came on him.

Teddy was nowhere in sight.

"Andromeda. Where is Teddy?" He asked quietly.

Andromeda looked up at the sound of his voice and her breathing hitched. Her sobs subsided enough for her to choke out, "Death Eaters t-took him."

It took Harry a while for that information to sink in, he couldn't think straight. What did she mean? Took him? No, that couldn't be possible. Breathing suddenly became hard, he could hear Ginny telling him to calm down. He distantly heard the sound of glass shattering; before he realised that he was using accidental magic. He closed his eyes and tried to focus on his breathing. Raging about it now won't help him; he needed to think about this rationally.

…

Ginny was worried, beyond worried about Teddy. She didn't even know if he was alive or not, and it was a truly horrifying possibility. But there was a good chance he was alive, and had been taken as bait for Harry. Right now, she needed to calm Harry down before he burned the house to ashes, though that was unlikely.

She guided him towards the empty arm chair and sat him down, before taking his face in her hands. He was breathing hard with his eyes closed, she knew he was trying to control himself, she could hear the pots and pans falling down behind her, the lights flickering as her mother tried to fix them up as soon as possible.

However much Harry's enhanced magic was a blessing, at the moment it seemed more like a curse.

Soon after, Harry had calmed down enough, and the Burrow was quite again. No one was there except them. The others were either at Hogwarts or at Grimauld Place.

Harry looked up, and ran a hand through his hair, frustrated, before getting up and striding over to Andromeda, who seemed just as devastated as Harry.

"We will find Teddy Andy, we will find him. But you will have to help too." Harry told her. "Tell me what happened."

Andy looked up and with a determined look in her eyes, she wiped away her tears the best she could and said, "I had just put Teddy for his nap, when I heard the house wards being breached. Well, not really broken through, just the information that someone was trying to get past them. I thought the wards would hold, as they had done every other time, I went to check on the place where the alarm was coming from. As soon as I was far enough from Teddy," Andromeda's voice got shaky as her eyes filled with regret, but she continued, "I heard the wards being actually broken through from the place they were the weakest at, in the attic of the house, I went up their as quickly as possible but the door lock had already been got across, the muggle way."

She took a deep breath before saying the rest, "It was too late before I realised that Teddy was alone in my room, and by the time I got there, the room was e-empty." Her voice was almost gone by the end, and Ginny could see that she was near breaking down again, and was probably beating herself up over the fact that she couldn't save Teddy.

Harry seemed to have realised the same thing as he said, "It's not your fault Andromeda, you couldn't have known that they would be able to breach through the wards no one had dared before. The question is… how did they know that the wards were the weakest in the attic?"

"I have no idea Harry." Andy said, burying her face in her hands.

Before Harry or Ginny could say anything, an owl burst in through the window, it was a normal looking barn owl with a piece of parchment in its claws. It must all have been curse free, to have got through the wards surrounding the Burrow this easily, as the owl didn't even look ruffled.

Still, to be sure, Ginny waved her wand over the parchment which had been dropped on the table by the owl as it flew away without a pause. The paper was safe, and Harry picked it up immediately. Ginny saw his face pale for a second before he looked up at her, passing the letter to her.

…

If you want the Lupin family to live on, you would hand yourself over to us tonight at midnight in Knockturn Alley, do some hunting for us, put in some effort if you want the boy safe and sound. And don't try to act smart with us, remember, we have Lupin.

The paper wasn't signed, but Harry was sure it was from one of those rogue Death Eaters.

The second he read the letter, a sort of killing calm had come over Harry. Oh how the D.E. were going to regret this. He was sure that Teddy was alive, but in what condition? If they had harmed him in any way… Harry didn't complete the thought; it was just too horrifying to think of.

He could see Ginny thinking under that carefully constructed mask of indifference, as she handed Mrs. Weasley the parchment who gasped and passed it to Andromeda before saying, "Harry! We have got to tell Kingsley! You can't go over there alone!"

Ginny just looked at him with a calculating look and said, "Yeah, you can't go alone, of course. Someone will need to take care of Teddy as you blast them through."

Harry smiled faintly at that and said, "Not alone, you will come with me?"

"Of course." Was Ginny's reply, "Just to be on the safer side… Ron and Hermione too? A small group would be nice, you know how much it took out of us to fight those Death Eaters at the Dursleys."

"Yes, Ron and Hermione would be great. Andromeda?" He didn't want to include her, but he knew how it would feel for her to be left out, Teddy was as dear to her as it was to him.

"Yes, how dare they take our Teddy from us." She said, and the look in her eyes suggested that she would make them regret it, the look reminded Harry of Bellatrix, a chill went up his spine as he remembered that she was her sister. She would be formidable in the duel that would surely follow as soon as they had Teddy.

…

"They what?" Hermione shrieked as she read the parchment before thrusting it to Ron.

"Harry, you are not thinking of handing yourself over, right?" She said quickly.

"Of course not." Ginny said calmly, "We are going with him, and we will make them regret ever touching Teddy."

"Well, they are screwed." Ron said as he read the paper and looked at the expression on Harry's face.

"They surely are." Was Ginny's only response.

…

Kingsley had been informed of the incident and been told not to interfere before Harry sent a patronus. Reluctantly, he had agreed, as inside, he knew that Harry would be able to handle it.

…

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny and Andromeda apparated into the Knockturn Alley near Borgin and Burkes. The place was silent, but Harry could feel some waves of magic coming from behind the store, and thought that things seemed to be looking quite easy for them. After walking around a bit, Harry motioned for them to quietly go behind the store, from all the sides.

Harry had put a Disillusionment charm on all of them, and the night being dark, cloaked them up pretty well. Only Harry was left visible. He had given Andromeda the Invisibility cloak and told her to grab Teddy and disapparate as soon as possible. She had agreed quite easily, after all it was the matter of Teddy's safety.

There.

Teddy was in the arms of a female Death Eater, held in a seemingly uncomfortable position. Harry heard a barely audible gasp from Andromeda.

The Death Eaters noticed him in the same exact moment, probably assuming that the gasp had been from him, before wide smiles of glee crossed their faces, in total, 5 of them.

Harry's eyes flitted over Teddy, looking for any injury, except for the obvious silencing charm, as he was clearly wailing without making sound. That in itself had had Harry's blood boiling but he was able to keep his magic under control.

His eyes came to rest on Teddy's cheek, which had a red handprint on it.

The look that came over Harry's face on spotting it was enough to make the D.E. realise that, advantage or not, they were pretty much screwed.

AN: So guys! This is actually a longer chapter than before! And writing it wasn't even hard. Wow, I am proud of myself. *self pat*

Life has been harsh the past few months, but I am back to writing. (No, don't get your hopes up, updates would still be one chapter about every 2 or 3 months)

But I am not all lost from the world, exams are also coming up, so maybe even slower updates ( I AM SO SORRY) but I will try my best!

Reviews are appreciated, a beta is needed and someone to hug while I break down from stress would be nice too.

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