-Chapter 21-
Harry, Ron, Willow and Bill opened three doors before they found the entrance to what Harry and Ron recognized as the Drawing Room. The door to the outside was open.
"This must have been where the others came in," Bill said, gesturing to the open door. "Why didn't they go down to the dungeons? Hermione would know what room this is."
"She wouldn't have recognized it," Harry said, "she was either being tortured or unconscious when she was in here."
"Right. Where's the entrance?"
"Over here," Ron said, leading the others to a slightly off centered wall panel. Bill blasted a hole in the door since he didn't want to mess with figuring out how to open it. He grabbed the edge of the hole and pulled the door open. Torches in the stairwell immediately lit.
"I'm not risking that door shutting behind us," Bill said. He aimed his wand at the hinges and severed them from the door. The door hit the floor with a loud crash and the four headed down the staircase.
"Good thinking, Bill," Harry said as they descended into the dungeons. "I wouldn't have thought of that."
"That's how you have to think as a Curse Breaker. Aurors think like Dark Wizards, I think like someone who wouldn't want their stuff touched and the hexes they could use to protect it."
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Hermione, Charlie, Aislin, and George made their way up the staircase to the first floor.
"Okay, the room will be to the right," Hermione whispered as she lead the way. "Judging by the position of the windows it will be towards the back of the house…"
Charlie, Aislin and George almost had to run to keep up with Hermione who was navigating down a long hallway and making turns left and right. They checked random rooms but each was empty. Hermione went to a window that looked out over the grounds. She leaned her head out of it and looked around.
"Hermione," Aislin panted. "What the hell are you doing?"
"This is the hallway she's on." Hermione pulled her head back in. "There is only one room's length between here and the edge of the house. The window I just looked out faced the front of the grounds so her room will be down that way."
"This is why I play Quidditch for a living and nothing having to do with my brain…"
Hermione started off running for the room she suspected Ginny of being in.
"Hermione wait!" Charlie hissed as he pulled her back. "If she is in there then Rabastan is in around here somewhere. We have to be careful!"
Hermione nodded and the four of them crept slowly down the hallway. Hermione pointed to one of the doors. Just as they were about to reach the door the handle turned and it started to open.
"Put your clothes back on, Weasley girl and keep your mouth shut to Narcissa or it will come back to you."
The man stepped out of the room and closed the door. He turned and was met by the tip of Aislin's wand. George and Charlie were holding Hermione back.
"Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you," Aislin growled, her hair and eyes turned a matching bright red. The man said nothing, he only shook. "Petrificus Totalus!"
Rabastan fell to the floor, stiff as a statue. Hermione broke free from George and ran to the door followed by Aislin.
"Reducto!" Hermione shouted.
The door blew open and Hermione and Aislin stepped in and lit up their wands. Aislin stood in the doorway and Hermione ran to the bed where Ginny was curled up with her bare back facing the door. Hermione had to do everything she could not to break down as her hand reached out.
"Ginny…" Hermione whispered. "Oh gods, Ginny…" Hermione's hand met with Ginny's shoulder which was bruised with fingerprints, and the redhead leapt out of the bed and fell to the floor, trying to cover herself.
"Get away from me! Isn't twice enough for one day?" Ginny yelled and scrambled backwards into the wall and curled up into a ball.
"Ginny, it's Hermione! Please baby, I'm not going to hurt you!" Hermione held the lit wand to her face. Ginny looked up and then went limp on the floor. Hermione grabbed the duvet from the bed and covered Ginny. "Charlie! Send the Patronus!" Hermione lifted Ginny to a sitting position and wrapped the duvet around her tight. "Aislin! Come help!"
"I'll come too," George said.
"No. Get back George, right now is not a time when Ginny needs a brother," said Aislin.
"But…"
"No, George. Please just stay out."Aislin ran into the room and knelt down next to Hermione and a shaking Ginny.
"Help me get her out of here," Hermione said.
Aislin and Hermione got on either side of Ginny and lifted her up. Ginny was semi-sort of limp and winced every time she would take a step. They got her out of the room to the dimly lit hallway. Rabastan's body was still on the ground.
"You sick son of a bitch!" Hermione yelled. She kicked him squarely in the ribs. Ginny grabbed onto Aislin when Hermione pulled her wand back out. She aimed it at the body on the ground and silently let him out of the body bind. He coughed and looked around. He got up to his knees, looked at Ginny, and smirked.
"Look at me you sick fuck!" Hermione yelled.
"Who the hell are you?" Rabastan looked at Hermione.
"I'm the Mudblood that killed your sister-in-law. Tell her I said hello, will you?"
"You don't have what it takes to use the killing curse."
"Good thing I have a suitable alternative."
"Hermione you know what Bill said…" Charlie yelled and ran to Hermione but didn't get to her in time.
"Sectumsempra!" Hermione wailed, flourishing her wand at Rastaban. He fell back to the floor, screaming and clutching his torso. Blood poured out of his wounds.
"I think that's our cue to go," Charlie said, holding on to Hermione. He nodded at George and with a loud crack Aislin disapparated with Ginny. Charlie and Hermione disapparated second later followed by George.
Hermione rushed to Aislin and Ginny who had landed in the other corner of the sitting room at Grimmauld Place. Charlie lit a fire and the glow filled the room. Moments later Ron, Willow, Harry, and Bill apparated in. They all ambushed Ginny and she shoved away from Aislin and fell to the floor, backing against the wall.
"Get away from her!" Aislin yelled at the Weasley boys and Harry. The men backed off. Ginny clutched on to Hermione, Aislin and Willow stood on either side of them.
"Rabastan…Lestrange…" Hermione choked. "He…Ginny…she…"
"No…" Ron whispered. "No. Hermione, no! I know what that sicko did to Muggle girls…but…not Ginny! Do not fucking tell me that!"
Ron, Harry, and Bill looked at George and Charlie. They both nodded.