CHAPTER 29 IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yes, sorry, I know I said this wouldn't happen but today I was in a REALLY good mood because …actually I don't know why because I have coffee all over my shoe (don't ask) and my worst subject next period …BUT I AM HAPPY!!! Then I got all your reviews saying "GRR" and "Oh, I'm so disappointed" and I remembered how much I hate people who don't finish their fics and I said "I will finish Family Trees!" (out loud so I got a lot of weird looks). So thanks to the three people who reviewed chapter 29 (which isn't a chapter) already because without you I wouldn't be bothering. Now I am going to get on with this before I change my mind … (and soz for messing you about like this)

The three Death Eaters froze in their tracks as they saw Harry. There was a moment's pause, then everyone raised their wands almost simultaneously, as though it had been pre-planned. There was an explosion of light and noise, everyone casting their spells, aiming where they thought the enemy was through the wall of magic.

Harry couldn't tell, didn't know if anyone was hurt and there wasn't room in his head right now for worrying about that. There was no time for thinking – only his instincts and adrenalin were keeping him standing. He was running on autopilot, shouting out whichever spells occurred to him first.

Then suddenly his senses switched back on and he could see the people beside him, the menacing faces glaring at him. He found himself confronted with Bellatrix Lestrange, who didn't even look like she was trying. Her indestructible calm annoyed Harry more than the Malfoys' scowls and glares.

"Oh, give up now, Potter," Bellatrix taunted. "You're barely out of nappies yet and you think you can defeat me?"

Harry narrowed his eyes. 'Block it out, block it out' his mind was desperately pleading with him.

"Aw, little Harry wants to save his twin, does he?" she continued, laughing.

Harry's mind gave up trying to calm him down and he blurted, "Cru-"

Bellatrix swept the spell away with a sweep of her wand. At least it had wiped the smile off her face. She snarled. "Is that the best you can do? You need to mean them, Potter! If you ever want to see your little twinnie again …"

With all her concentration on teasing Harry, Bellatrix didn't notice the red jet of light heading towards her from another direction until it was too late. Her wand flew from her hand as Ginny sent "expelliarmus" at her. She made a desperate grab for it as it flew through the air but, with a practised wave of her wand, Hermione froze her in her tracks.

It was only now that Harry noticed the silence around him. He looked around at the others. They were all there: Ron, Hermione, Neville …Ginny had a smug little smile on her face as turned away from Bellatrix.

Lucius was tied up and appeared to have an awful nosebleed as well. And Narcissa Malfoy …was nowhere to be seen.

"She disapparated when we beat Lucius," Hermione explained, putting her wand away. But Harry kept his out. If the Death Eaters had come from this direction then they were going the right way. They were nearly there.

All right, it's short, but it's better than nothing, yeah? More coming soon.

Hopefully.