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Chapter 51 - Sentiment

Hermione couldn't even hold out her wand as the figure came closer and closer to her and Kingsley. "This is not good," she could hear the auror tell her.

"That's not him," a death eater shouted over the wind. A flash of green narrowly missed Hermione's head as Kingsley steered them into clouds. Voldermort, who was saying something that Hermione couldn't understand, chased them through the cloud.

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Meanwhile, Tonks was standing over Ginny shaking the girl's body. She was frozen with fear and couldn't move. Why are you so scared? Ginny thought with tears in her eyes. She could feel Tonks' hands on her but she couldn't face the older witch.

"Ginny, why are you so scared? Are you alright?" Tonks asked as her father and mother came rushing out of the kitchen. "What's going on out here?" Ted asked as he kneeled near the redheaded girl.

"She just collapsed on the floor," Tonks told her father. "There's no danger here, we've loaded the house up with protection," Ted stated.

"I know," Tonks looked down at her with concern, "something's not right."

"H-Hermione," Ginny uttered, "is in danger."

"What?" Tonks looked up at her father who was just as confused as she was. "How do you know?"

"I can feel her fear," Ginny rolled herself on her back and looked up at the ceiling. The fear was ebbing away but there was still a heavy feeling over her body.

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Hermione closed her eyes as they higher and threw cloud after cloud. Finally, she could hear Voldermort's voice over the sky, "forget it! Look for the real Potter!"

A rush of relief came over Hermione's body but there was still a hint of fear and anticipation for the safety of Ginny, Ron, and Harry. They flew upwards and downwards until Kingsley was sure they weren't being followed.

"I can't believe he didn't kill us," Kingsley said in a shaken tone. Hermione gulped at his words, "I-I can't either sir."

"Please don't call me sir," Kingsley said, "we're almost there."

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Ginny's eyes closed as she lay on the floor and opened to see Ted and Tonks looking at her. Andromeda pressed a cold cloth against Ginny's head. "She's burning up," she told her daughter and husband.

"She looks better at least," Tonks stated. Ginny smiled at the family warmly, "Thank you. I'm fine and so is she."

"How did you feel her?" Tonks asked. Ginny's eyes closed once again. She didn't dare tell Tonks what they had done. "I just can I guess," Ginny lied.

There was a loud crash outside in the garden at this moment and Ted ran outside. "What's going on? Are you alright?" Ginny could hear him ask. Hagrid and Harry came running into the house breathing heavily.

"Shit," Harry breathed, "Oh sorry! Um, well, there are death eaters after us!"

Ginny shot up and fear panged through her body. "What, where?" she asked.

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Hermione was safe at the burrow with Molly and Arthur. She was the first to arrive and she was feeling a strong rush of fear from her toes to her head. "Oh," she sighed before nearly falling over, "I-I need to sit down."

"Poor girl," Molly told her as she held her up, "come sit here by the fire." Hermione took a seat and looked as if she was going to be sick. Did he find you? Hermione's mind raced, Are you alright? Why are you scared now?

"Where is everyone else?" she heard Arthur ask Kingsley. He shook his head, "I'm not sure Arthur. They should be here soon, I'm sure of it."

"They were behind us, but we escaped," Harry said. "Where's Fred and George?" Ginny asked.

"They weren't with us," Hagrid answered, "but I reckon their fine Ginny." Harry sucked up his breath as he ran into the house making sure everything was locked. Ted was trying to calm down his wife who was in tears at this point.

"When are we leaving then?" Harry asked Tonks. She looked at a clock up on the wall, "In about ten minutes, I don't want to run into death eaters as we leave."

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George came in through the burrow with blood running down his ear along with Bill and Snape. "What happened?" Molly rushed to her son who was still looking like Harry. "Snape happened to me," he answered her.

"Let me fix you up," she took out her wand and started to heal the blood and the wound.

Bill sat down next to Hermione and placed a hand on her shoulder, "how are you holding up?"

"Fine, I guess," she told him. She was still in a state of fear that she was feeling from Ginny. "You look scared," he told her, "why?"

"We ran into Voldermort while we were in the sky," Hermione told him. Bill patted her on the shoulder. "Thank Merlin you're alive," he said. "I-I'm so glad you are alright." Bill lunged at her with a hug that made Hermione's cheeks blush.

Bill, she thought as the oldest Weasley held her, you're so warm. Wait, no, I can't be thinking this now, but he cares for me. No, Ginny. She's… she's scared. I can't do this.

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Ginny felt a rush of shyness mixed in with attraction from Hermione. She narrowed her eyes wondering why she would even be feeling this when she was in such a state of panic. Harry and Ginny were mounting brooms as Hagrid stayed behind with Ted and Andromeda. Tonks mounted her own broom and took a deep breath.

"Are you two Potters ready?" she asked. Both Harrys nodded their heads and all three of them took off into the sky. Ginny was still wondering where those feelings came from. She was still feeling fear and now curious, jealous and angry.

Bill broke the hug as he got up from the couch, "I feel bad for George, and I wonder when Fred, Ron and Ginny are going to get here." Hermione was weak as her eyes looked into his. "I hope they get here soon," she said.

"Me too," Bill smiled as he turned to walk away. Hermione's face flushed as she felt a rush of jealously and anger. Oh no, she thought, Ginny felt that. What am I going to tell her? I hope she doesn't think something happened. How can it? This isn't the time!

Ron came in through the door of the burrow with Lupin. "That was mad," he said. He came into the living room with Lupin behind him. "We got chased by three death eaters," Lupin said.

Hermione got off the couch and ran to Ron. "You're alright!" she told as she threw her arms around the boy. Ron grinned, "Yes, I am! You have no faith in me!"

"I hope everyone else is ok," she said, "this is just too much for me to bear." Ariana rushed in through the door with a very angry Fleur. "Those men zhey have no honor!" Fleur uttered angrily as she stomped into the house.

"Zhank you Ariana for covering 'or me," Fleur nodded at the girl who was still looking like Harry. "It was nothing," she said. She felt someone hug her tightly and then another set of arms around her. She noticed red and brown hair, "nice to see you two alive."

"Ariana," Ron said with a smile, "you're alright!" Hermione, who was also hugging her, didn't say a word. She was just happy that so many people were home alive and well. "Yes, I am Ron," she said with a smile as she hugged them. "I'm tough as nails and let me tell you, so is Fleur here."

"We got attacked by four death eaters!" Fleur said as she stood near Bill who had his arms wrapped around her. The door to the burrow opened up once again to reveal Fred but with no Moody. "Where's Moody?" Molly was the first to ask her son.

"He was hit," Fred said sadly, "I'm afraid he didn't make it." There was a hush silence through out the house. Fred looked at his brother who had a bandage over his ear, "George! What happened to you?"

"Snape took my ear off," George smirked. "Well at least mum can tell us apart now," Fred said as he took a seat next to his brother.

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Ginny knew they were almost home but Bellatrix and one other death eater was shooting killing curses at the pair of witches. "Which one is the real Potter?" the male death eater asked. "Does it matter? Shoot them all!" Bellatrix was aiming most of her spells at Tonks.

Ginny had enough and pointed her wand at Bellatrix, "Bollire Sangue!" Bellatrix turned red and redder. Ginny didn't peal her wand away from her as their brooms hovered in the air. Harry looked at Bellatrix and then at Ginny. The redheaded witch's face was filled with pleasure.

"Bellatrix!" the male death eater said. He pointed his wand but before he could utter a spell at Ginny, Tonks hit him square in the face with a stunning spell sending him flying off his broom.

"Ginny! Stop! What are you doing?" Harry asked as he pulled the girl's wand back but to no avail. "Payback Harry, that's what I'm doing! She won't die but this will cause her some trouble."

Ginny pulled her wand away and Bellatrix's skin was covered in boils and was redder than a radish. They rushed away from her and managed to disappear in a cloud. "What spell is that?" Harry asked. "It's a spell Ariana taught me," she told him. "It makes the other person's blood boil, but it won't kill them. It's just a pain spell."

"That is really aggressive Ginny," Harry told her as they saw the burrow coming into view. "It is," she told him as Tonks led them down to the front yard. "She deserves it," Tonks said much to their surprise. "Thank you Ginny, you stopped me from killing her," she said as she opened the door to the house.

Tonks opened the door to see everyone sitting around looking rather gloomy. "What's wrong? Aren't we all here?" Harry asked as he stepped into the house with the two witches in front of him.

"Moody, I'm afraid didn't," Molly told them. Tonks was crushed. She nearly stumbled backwards as she took a nearby seat. "Are you serious?" she was in disbelief.

"I'm afraid so," Lupin said. He stepped close to her and placed his hand on her shoulder to comfort her. She leaned into him as tears fell from her eyes.

"One death though is better than lots of us dying I suppose," Fred said, "I mean, I'm just looking at the bright side." George pointed to his ear, "You mean two deaths. I think someone is going to get a surprise on their lawn."

"What took you so long?" Lupin asked Tonks. "Bellatrix," she answered, "She wants me quite as much as she wants Harry, Remus. She tried very hard to kill me, but Ginny pulled through for me." Lupin looked at the redhead with a broad smile and mouthed the word, 'thank you' to her. Ginny smiled back at him.

Her red hair was starting to come back as she looked at Hermione who was finally looking like herself again. "Ginny!" she ran to the younger girl and threw her arms around her. "Are you alright?" she asked.

"I'm fine," she said, "just Bellatrix and some other death eaters but nothing I can't handle. Can we talk in private please?"

They walked into Ginny's room and Hermione sat on the bed looking worried. "I know what this is about," Hermione told her, "Nothing happened. I can swear by that."

"No, first tell me why you were so scared to the point where you were frozen," Ginny asked her point blank. Hermione blinked her eyes and then looked away. "You-Know-Who was there and he chased me and Kingsley."

"You were chased by him?" Ginny was in disbelief. "Forget everything; I'm just glad to have you alive." She threw her arms around Hermione causing the brunette to flush again. There was such a feeling of attraction that Ginny pulled away to look into the girl's eyes.

"That was strong," she said, "Who were you feeling slight attraction to? Tell me now, I won't be mad."

"Bill," Hermione answered, "He was happy to see me alive after You-Know-Who came after me, and he hugged me. That's all."

"You have a thing for redheads don't you?" Ginny smiled at her. Hermione blushed at this statement, "yes I guess so. I'm just happy to be alive."

"Me too," she said. "Harry saw me use a spell that I know you won't approve of but Ariana taught it to me."

"What spell?" Hermione asked.

"Bollire Sangue, it makes the target's blood boil. It's painful, causes welts and boils," Ginny told her, "Bellatrix still had the scars from me using the other spell on her. You remember."

"Yes," Hermione told her. She frowned at the younger girl but held her close anyway. "Is that what Tonks was talking about then? That you came through for her?"

"Yes," she said, "Hermione can I tell you something? Will first, did you feel anything from me?"

"Yes," Hermione answered, "but I wasn't sure why I felt such a rush of power from you."

"It was because I had Bellatrix and I had control over her," Ginny answered shamefully. Hermione hugged the girl with a sigh, "We all have flaws Ginny and yours is your temper."

Ginny hugged Hermione in her arms. "I just thought back to so many things," she admitted, "Neville's parents for one. I just felt like it was pay back and I told Harry that. Tonks was fine with it for all the pain that woman caused her. Hermione, she was trying to kill Tonks!"

"It's ok," Hermione told her as she held her closer, "she's ok. We can make it through this. I promise."


I hope you liked that POV from Hermione and Ginny. There was more insight on how that ritual works as far as emotion sharing. I'll get more into it later. Thanks for reading!