(G.Shans) A/N:  Hey, I've heard some criticism about what Harry was thinking in Chapter 1, a few things I want to say to those people:  1. Harry is a 14 about to be 15-year-old boy, and like anybody else his age, like me (15 for a few months), you think of those things.  2. He doesn't know her that good, other than she's Ron's little sister, and until a person that age knows the other person, their mind does these things, trust me, I know!!!

(Silverstreak) A/N: Nobody listen to me cause I'm not important. LoL. G.Shans gets 96% credit for this chapter; I get the other 4% cause I edited it (Enjoy!)

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The Spell That Binds

Chapter 2: Panic

Harry awoke with a start, he looked over at his clock which said 2:00 in the morning, and he felt his scar itching, and burning slightly, not enough to hurt though, as if just a simple warning, that oh, just to let you know, your best friend is going to die in a few minutes.  He broke his chain of thought and went to start to write a letter to Ron, but realized they wouldn't get it in time, then he started thinking frantically for a way to contact them in time

Come on; think there has to be a way!  Then he had an idea, he could jump on his broom, and fly to their house.  No, that wouldn't work, muggles could see me, and I would get in trouble from the ministry.

Who cares about the ministry at a time like this, and besides, you could use the invisibility cloak.

There still might not be enough time, and besides, I can't remember the muggle way to get to their house.

Use the Floo Powder and be there in seconds.

Of course, the Floo Powder, why didn't I think of it earlier?  He grabbed his wand and his invisibility cloak and some floo powder, and then he ran downstairs and into the living room.  Once in the living room, he used a summoning charm on the nails holding the boards that covered the fireplace, and they fell with a clatter as the nails landed softly, head down, on his invisibility cloak.

"What do you think you're doing boy," he heard his uncle yell from his bedroom.

"Incendio," muttered Harry quickly, and instantly flames burst up in the fireplace, he threw the floo powder in the fire, and as it turned green, he stepped in, and yelled, "The Burrow," just as he heard his uncle stomping down the stairs.

Harry fell out of the Burrow's fireplace and scattered all his things across their floor.  He stood up and summoned all his things back to him, and set them behind him, then started to head off to Ron's room, but then he stopped, he had to wake up all of the house, not just Ron.  He lifted his wand to his throat and said, "Sonorous," and then he yelled to the house, "EVERYONE, GET UP, HURRY, THERES GOING TO BE AN ATTACK, HURRY," and just as he finished he heard three loud pops and saw that Arthur Wesley had apparated next to him followed closely by Percy and Charlie.

"What's wrong, who is going to attack," asked Arthur Weasley as the rest of the family, minus Bill, came running down the stairs.

"You said something about an attack," came Ron's terrified voice.

Harry put the wand to his throat and said, "Quietus," and then told all the Weasley's that he'd had another vision and that the Death Eaters were going to attack tonight, led by Luscious Malfoy, and that there are going to be around ten them, at least.

He looked around at them, and then looked at Ginny, she even looks pretty in her sleeping clothes.

Shut it, and this is not the time for that.  "Ginny, take this," he picked up the invisibility cloak and handed it to her, "you should go up to your room, or to the attic, and cover yourself with it."  She opened her mouth to protest but he cut her off, "We've all had a lot more experience than you, and I don't want you getting hurt, let us handle it, now go."

"He's right," said Arthur Weasley, "go on, do as he says," and with that, she turned around and went upstairs with a terrified look on her face, and Harry was feeling a bit protective of her right then, it's just because of the Chamber, he thought to himself, not for any other reason. 

"Do you know when they're coming, Harry?" asked Charlie

"I don't know, any minute now, I woke up from the dream at 2:00, and Voldemort," everyone flinched at this, "sorry, he told Luscious Malfoy to grad some men and catch up with the first group."

"You think they expect us to be ready for them," Percy asked in a worried voice. 

"I wouldn't think so, I mean the other attacks that have been happening have been in the middle of the night, when everyone was asleep," said Arthur Weasley as everyone stared up at him.

"Who was attacked dad?" came Fred and George together.

"A few wizards that don't believe the dark lord has returned, fortunately there has only been one death, and some friends and I have started putting some charms around the house, for when Harry came over, but they are not complete."

"Mr. Weasley," came Harry's voice, "can they apparate into the house?"

"No, that was one of the first charms set up, only members of the family can apparate into the house, and also a few people from the ministry, and Dumbledore."

"Then they should be coming in from the front yard," said Charlie.

"All of you should set up, get ready for them to come, I think someone should check on Ginny, jus to make sure she's covered," Said Harry in an almost Hermione like tone.  Ron turned to go upstairs, "Ron, you should defend the house with your family, I'll check on Ginny, and be right back down," he nodded and got into position, this is purely concern.

Sure it is!

Shut it, and then he arrived at her door and opened it, "Ginny, you there?"

"Does it look like I'm here," Ginny said, fear pushing her past crushes right now.

"I don't know, if I can't see you than you are, where are you."  With that, Ginny lifted the cloak from over her head, showing him where she was.

"There, hey Harry, thanks, you know, for warning us," she smiled for a second and then covered her head up again.

"No Problem, besides," said Harry, with a smile showing up on his face, "if I only had Hermione as a friend, we'd be in the library to much."  The smile on Harry's face vanished then he said, "make sure not to move too much under that, if someone comes up here, they might see some distortion on the ground and fire at it."  Harry shut the door and walked back downstairs, where he found all the Weasleys on their knees at the front windows.

"She Covered?" asked Molly Weasley.

"Yes, she should be okay," said Harry as he took his place next to Ron at the left window.  They waited there for about five minutes, and then, POP.