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Ch-7 Harry's loss



"Where's Harry and the others ? You go get them!"


"O.k , you activate the safety measures ."


"I'll do it, George ."


"We promised Mum we'll take care of them! We have to keep it ."


"Stop talking and just go get them to you- know -where."


"Yeah got it"


"We have no time to waste !!!We need to make fast moves or else..."
George left before hearing Fred finish the sentence .



Fred started pulling the chords of the safety system which their Dad had specially made .It was a combination of magic and muggle invention.It'll hold up the doors and windows giving them time to escape..



Fred was saying to himself, 'Don't panic, don't panic ......Press this and pull that .
Done!!!, the safety measures are activated. Next step go and open the mouth to the tunnel. Hurry ,Fred you can do it !'



Meanwhile upstairs :



George rushed into Ron's room.


Ron and Hermione were there talking with each other. When they saw George's
face ,they knew something was wrong.


Ron asked,"What's up George ?"


George replied hastily," We need to evacuvate . Deatheaters!! Take only your wands and go downstairs to Dad's room.Now hurry !"


Hermione and Ron looked glumly at each other.


Hermione voiced Ron's thoughts ,"Oh, no !! Harry is not here .He's outside on his broom.What'll we do now?"


George was surprised,"Oh goodness Lord ! He won't be able to enter as the security system will not allow the entry of anyone from outside . Not to forget the deatheaters. They'll surely harm him."


Ron said firmly," Mione get Ginny ! While we'll get our wands and Harry's ."




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Hermione hurried to Ginny's room and shouted :


"Ginny ,come on . Hurry up ! We must go !"


Ginny got up .The house was surrounded by noices .She couldn't make head or tail of what was happening.It was as if there was a pandemonium going on in and out of the house.

Hermione said three words as she was hurriedly searching her trunk .
"Get your wand"

Ginny looked at her window and now noticed the appearance of grills and bars.That must only mean ,'Death eater's attack !'

She got up and found her wand .Then she and Hermione hand in hand ran downstairs .
They joined Ron and George who were waiting for them.



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When they reached Mr. Weasley's room .They saw that Fred had opened a large hole or something like a tunnel. George had already explained about the tunnel to Hermione who didn't know about it. Mr. Weasley had earlier shown his family members the how to activate the safety system and open the tunnel which would lead them to the back pastures and the orchards.He had said that this would be useful if deatheaters ever attack the burrow.


Fred looked at George and said ,"Where's Harry?"


George answered handing Fred his wand ,"He outside on his broom"


Hermione knew but Ginny was shocked.


Fred said ," Come on .No time to think !Take the girls and go.I have to remain and close the mouth of the tunnel or else they'll find you all."


George protested,"Then I'll also stay."


Fred said angrily,"Oh shut up ,George .Take them .Now !!!"


But Ginny spoke out ,"Fred leave with George . I'll be here ! They won't and can't harm me!"


Fred and George looked as if Ginny had gone bonkers.But she resumed what she had started,"I have more protection than all of you. Give me Harry's wand."


Fred started to reject but Ginny had answers to all of them.


At last George surrendered and said," Fred you know her .She won't listen."


Ginny looked at all of them and with a firmness said,"I know what to do.Go all of you.Don't worry nothing will happen to me.

She thought to herself ,' Hope nothing happens.Keep your fingers crossed!'


Fred and George gave her a hug and went into the tunnel.


Ginny turned to Ron and Hermione and said,"Should I repeat what I said to them? Don't dare tell me you are going to stay! I'll hex you both .See I have my wand here and I don't mind getting suspended from school. Just leave."


Ron who had not spoken anything before said," Ginny you are doing it for him,aren't you? Hug your foolish git of a brother before he ignites your famous Weasley temper!"


She didn't say anything but went to him and gave him a hug.Then she said,"I am doing this for myself not for anyone else.I have some debts to pay that's all ."


Hermione also hugged her and said," I know you won't listen so I won't bother arguing .You have all my luck. "


"Thanks ! Go!!" She took one last look at all of them and closed the tunnel.She knew what she had to do . She ran upstairs again.



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She hurriedly opened her room's door and ran to get the music box. She could hear voices from outside. She got the box and went to the Twins room.She'll have to borrow one of their brooms.



She left the broom near the window and went downstairs to deactivate the system. Otherwise , she won't be able to get out. She reached the switch and pressed it . She heard the sound of the system going off. The front door was shaking as if subjected to violent pressure from the outside. She ran back upstairs again and reached the twins window which was facing the back side of the house.


As she climbed on to the broom.She heard the front door blasting and devilish screams.But now she was flying and she opened the music box.The beautiful song started .The two figures were dancing and she felt peaceful. She felt that the music was guiding her to something.Then she spotted Harry up in the clouds.

She thought ,' Thank lord!He's there. But I'll have to warn him.'

She flew to where he was.



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When Harry first saw those people coming to The Burrow he was a bit worried. Then he thought that it would definitely be Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Percy returning .It looked as if there were two more people must be their ministry friends . He didn't want to disturb them and he also wanted to fly a bit longer . He continued going higher and higher in the clouds.It was such a good feeling. He went back to his thoughts about flying till a loud shrieking voice reached his ears.He was so high in the air but now he had a feeling that something was certainly wrong.He flew down just in time to see the front door of the burrow being blasted and people in black robes and hoods entering.


' The Deatheaters! They are attacking the Burrow.Got to save them but how? 'Harry thought quickly as he flew lower .But then something else got his ear and it was as if he was pulled towards it.

'The Music'

He saw Ginny coming towards him .She had that same music box.She looked nervous but still as if she wasn't concerned for herself.She was not only holding the box but two wands.The music was so enchanting and he could see his necklace was rapidly turning green.

"Ginny ,you here??--The Death eaters--The Burrow --the others??--" everything came altogether in bits and pieces from Harry's mouth.


Ginny answered quickly,"Harry don't worry the others are safe. They are hiding and deatheaters won't find them. I stayed back ."


Harry looked at Ginny and said,"Why didn't you leave with them? What happened ? Tell me!"


Ginny didn't reply.


Harry asked again," Come on fast ,Tell me !"


Ginny answered," There a secret tunnel from our house to the back pastures .It has a opening in Dad's room and ending near the lake amidst the rocks. It was built during the dark times so that Mom could escape with us when necessary. Now since the death eaters have started attacks again our dad had told us about it.But one person needs to stay back to close it .It won't open again after being closed or until a secret password is said .I offered to stay to close it .Then I took Fred's broom and flew out after shutting the safety system."


Harry who had been listening to Ginny now said," I can't believe your brothers let you do this .This is impossible that they are not protecting you !"

Ginny said ," Harry ,I ordered them to leave .At first they wouldn't listen but we had no time.They wouldn't put Ron or Hermione's life in danger just because of me. Finally, I managed to convince them that I had more protection than them.I .."


Harry interupted ,"What are you crazy? You know you can't use wands! You let them leave you alone .What stupidness!"


Ginny retorted,"I am no more crazy than you are.You never mind risking your life for others.Besides you are here out without your wand.We couldn't possibly leave you here at their mercy. If it wasn't for me Fred would have stayed behind and come to get you.But I can't allow that when I know I have more protection than him.I wouldn't be able to forgive myself if I let him stay and he got hurt."


Harry looked angry .He controlled himself and said,"Ginny what protection do you have? I can see you have your wand and that music box in your hand. Now take your broom and go from here. I'll try fighting them when they come out. I'll have to break the law of underage wizards. But I can't posssibly allow them to destroy your house."


Ginny replied ignoring the question.She said,"So you want to fight the deatheaters alone. Forget it Harry .I won't leave without you.I know it's dangerous.But they'll harm you if they see you.Why don't we both......"


She didn't get a chance to finish it as her broom was destroyed into splinters.She was falling but still she held the music box firmly.The music became louder and louder. Then it stopped and the box closed automatically.


Harry flew as fast as he could.His only thought was to catch her before she hit the ground . He flattened himself to the broom and just in time .He got hold of her.



Behind him the burrow blasted and flames rose high into the air .The dark mark was hovering above.He flew the broom away from the Burrow but he could hear the voice of the deatheaters coming near and more audible.They were screaming with happiness at destruction .He knew he must get her out of there .



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But before he could act ,he saw Deatheaters surrounding him .They had already reached him and Ginny.He saw that Ginny who had now recovered from her fall was looking pale.Nevertheless she said,"Harry trust in yourself ."


One of the death eaters said ," Harry Potter, thought you could run away from us on a broom.You forget that we don't need brooms to fly .We can just levitate ourselves."

Another said feigning sadness,"Bad Luck the other Weasleys weren't there when we attacked.But atleast we have the only Weaslette."

Yet another one said,"Poor Weasley he'll mourn your death .I told him many times to join us .But he didn't listen."

The first deatheater said again," What good headline for tomorrow's news - The Death eaters attack !Blasts off the Burrow and the Weaslette ."


Harry couldn't bear it any longer.he shouted,"Don't you dare say anything more.Don't you dare." He pointed his wand at them.


The Death eaters laughed and said,"We won't kill you Potter .You can live till our master comes for you. But there is no use of a Weaslette and our task is to destroy her."

"Besides you can't use a wand when you are out of school.But I guess rules don't apply to famous personalities like you."


Next moment one of them simply said,"Expelliarmous!"


Both Harry's and Ginny's wands flew way.



Harry could feel anger building up in him . Ginny who had been quiet for so long slowly squeezed his hand and then gave the music box to him. Harry looked at her surprised. She said,"It's for you Harry.I don't want it .It'll protect you."


The Deatheaters pointed their wands at Ginny and said," So Weaslette ready to go to your doom!Haaa haaaa hhhhaa"


One of the death eaters who Harry thought was their leader said," Wait a sec,today I am in a gracious mood .Why don't we give the Weaslette and the Potter time to bid farewell to each other?It'll be a nice scene to watch."


The Deatheaters erupted into laughter again.


Ginny said happily to Harry ," Tell the others I'll never leave them.I'll be there always for them. " She lifted her hand and put it on his cheek and continued,"Harry, before I go ,I want to thank you for saving my life in my first year .May be this is a way to pay my debt. Another thing I want to tell you that I... have and will always...."


Harry interupted her and said ,"Ginny you mustn't do this for me.I won't let this happen. Your mean a lot for your family . It'll break their hearts, if anthing happens to you.But since I don't have a family or anyone like that, it'll be better if I take care of this."


Ginny stopped him.Her voice was shaky as she said,"You think that if you sacrifice your life I...I'll live ha....happily ever after with my family. Harry I can vouch that I w...wo....won't even last for more than a ..a .... day if you are gone. I won't be able to live without y...you. Don't interupt me . Let me complete what I have to say."


She took a deep breath as if trying to collect all her thoughts and said ,"I d....don...don't want to spend my life as a s...spirit or a ghost regretting that I.....I... never told y...you that I....I...al...always.....have and will ...love y...you f..forever, Harry." After this she looked at him to see the reaction.


She could see tears forming in his eyelids.He without another word hugged her.


The deatheaters watched this exchange and their eyes gleamed with happiness.One of them said,"Time's up dears! Poor Potter looses love before he finds it !"


Now they pointed their wands once more at Ginny who was still hugging Harry.All five wands from five different directions pointed at Ginny.Their leader simply said,"Avada Kedavra."



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She gasped loudly.She looked at Harry and smiled one last time.


He said horrified, " No Ginny you can't leave me."


Her hands left his ....He held her against him tightly and cried .But suddenly the music box snapped open and it began to fill the air.It was so unearthly.The deatheaters seemed scared and they covered their ears.They were panicking.


Harry felt his necklace fall into the music box and a wall of golden threads surround them .Ginny had gone limp.Harry thought ,'She surely was gone....gone from this world....leaving him...'


The deatheaters were screaming as if from pain .Both Harry's and Ginny's wand fell from their hands .Thunder and lightning sounded from the heavens.The combination of nature's force and a poor girl's sacrifice was fighting the evil.

Then with pops and screams ,the death eaters disapparated.


The music stopped ,heavens calmed and the threads disappeared. Harry was left alone in mid-air with just the music box and Ginny who was definitely gone .



He directed his broom downward and slowly steered it to the ground.He saw that in place of the burrow a black ruin with a dark mark gleaming in the sky.When he reached it he slumped onto the ground .He saw his and Ginny's wand nearby but he didn't care at the moment. But he carefully positioned Ginny on his lap.It looked as if she had fallen into a deep slumber.She still had that smile on her face.Harry couldn't resist anymore.He just cried loudly into the darkness,"GINNY!!!"



He didn't notice the ' plop ' of some people apparating nor the voices.All he could think,hear and speak was Ginny ,Ginny,...........She loved him all these years and he....He didn't even look at her........he was always busy with this and that.....he always ignored her.....he finds....he had love all along at hand but was blind........he was blind.............



He placed a tiny kiss at her brow but stops as he hears the crunching of shoes behind him and some one sobbing.He looks behind.He was dreading this .


It was Mr and Mrs.Weasley.


They were watching him .He couldn't saying anything.They came towards him. Mrs.Weasley said,"Harry dear ,I am so thankful you and Ginny are here.I was so scared when I saw the dark mark.I thought I lost you all. By the way, where are the others? Are they safe?Don't let my sobbing disturb you .It's just because that the house I lived all these years is gone."


Harry said with great effort.It was obvious they thought Ginny was sleeping.
He said." They all escaped into the tunnel. I and Ginny couldn't make it."

Mr Weasley said,"That's o.k as long you both are safe.I'll get the others now." After that he disapparated obviously to the end of the tunnel .

Mrs.Weasley asked,"Why is Ginny not saying anything?I guess she is really tired and strained .Let her sleep for now.I'll wake her up later.Ah! my dear girl sleep well........." " I have to see if they spared anything. Those goons how dare they blow up my house..."She continued rattling on about what she would do if any one of them came up to her now.

Harry thought frantically ,'How will he tell a mother that her daughter isn't going to wake up ....ever??How ??But he must say it.' Moments of indescision ran within him.He didn't know how long he sat there. All he could feel was numbness and Ginny.



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After some time ,he heard feets hurrying to him again. He guessed it'll be the Twins, Ron and Hermione with Mr.Weasley.'Oh God help me!What must I say to all of them?That I watched the Deatheaters kill their sister!!!'


Ron said ,"Harry mate, I am happy that you and Ginny are well.We were really worried.Thank God dad came and informed us or we would have certainly come back for you both. All that noise ..."


Fred continued eagerly,"I want to boil that prat of a sister for telling me to get lost .Where is she?"


George said,"Hey Look at this..... she is sleeping and that to in Harry's arms."


Hermione warned ,"Now guys what did I tell you before ,please don't tease Ginny! Harry here's your and Ginnys wand ." But since Harry didn't show any signs of recieving them she held them in her hands,


Fred grinned mischievously and said,"I am sure Ginny is faking that sleep.Let's tickle her."


Harry shouted loudly,"Stop it!!Stop it! I can't listen to this .I can't!!!"


Everyone was shocked ,they never had heard Harry react in this way. Mr.and Mrs.Weasley rushed towards Harry thinking something was wrong.They had been inspecting the ruins .Now Mr.Weasley spoke ,"What happened boys?Why did you shout Harry?"


Harry felt his throat going dry .He didn't know how to say it.He turned round . They saw clearly in the moonlight Ginny was asleep.He slowly said ," I don't k..know how to te...tell you this . But G...Gi....Ginny is....n....no...m...mor..." He broke and they heard him whispering to Ginny ,"Why did you le...leave me ?How 'll I te..tell them that you...."


They all were standing as if they didn't hear anything.Hermione was the first to react.She said,"Harry what did you say just now.She's....Isn't she sleeping ?"


Fred and George added,"Of course he is joking.She is just asleep.She can't be...No...she can't...."


Ron joined in,"No she's just tired.She's resting.Nothing else.."


Mrs. Weasley was the last person to react.Her voice sounded squeezed and funny.She said,"Now ..now..Don't worry your sister.She wants to sleep. She is tired from all this.Harry you can leave her .You are also tired .I'll look after her."She bent on the ground and tried to take Ginny from Harry's arm.


Harry harshly said,"No..No....I can't leave her."He hugged her tightly.Now he knew the meaning of the muggle saying ,' You never know the worth of a thing unless you loose it. '


Mr.Weasley lifted Mrs.Weasley who had started sobbing again.She said to him,"Arthur....Arthur does that mean our little girl is gone...gone...?"


Mr .Weasley pressed her to him.He could feel tears fall from his eyes but he knew that Ginny would never want him crying.He would have to be strong for his family.


Hernime looked at Ron .Both of them were crying silently.She didn't know how to comfort herself nor Ron.She didn't know anything for that matter at the present .


Fred and George were repeating over and over again to themselves like fools. They were crying yet they repeated the following like a mantra..or a spell... "She's asleep...she's just asleep....she's just asleep.



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Harry was still whispering hoarsely to Ginny as if talking to her.They all heard him clearly saying,"Ginny you ca....can't leave m..me here a..al....alone. For your part I guess you are ha.....happy as you tol...told me w....what you k...kept from me al....all these years.But I...I ..didn't get a chance to tell you back tha....that.....I...I...lov... love.....y...you. I really love you ,I want you back.Please........Please...."



Then he looked upto the sky and said,


"Lord can't you spare anyone loving me. First ,my dad and mum and now my only, only love.She loved me,with a love as true and pure as love can ever be.She sacrificed her life for me .I had to watch her being taken away just like my parents. What'll I get from this ?Another protection ,You take it back ,I don't want that ; I want her .....her only!

I didn't tell her the words I guess she would have wanted to hear all these years.I didn't tell her that I love her and would be her's forever.

You know it has been my dream to have a family of my own but I guess now I'll never have one.I can never dream of sharing my life with a person who isn't HER. I just LOVE her........."



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Suddenly the music box snapped open and the music began to fill the air.All the Weasleys and Hermione who had been listening to this passionate talk now shifted their attention to the box.They had never seen it before .It was there near the broom but they could see it was moving to Harry's side.It came near and near as if it was floating in air .Then settled beside Harry and Ginny.


Then they saw a necklace rising in the air and from the pendent multicoloured rays emerged. It was all directed to the two small figures in the music box who were dancing with the music.


But what's that ???.......



A.N : Gosh this chapter turned out to be more longer than I expected . Though this is a sort of a cliff hanger . I will definitely promise that it won't be a tragedy . Don't worry mates , I myself hate tragedies . I am more of a person who loves happy endings . I have already written the 8th Chapter . I'll be posting it as soon as possible but a bit of suspense is neccessary .

Frankly speaking while typing this chapter I was so sad that Ginny died but then only I remembered that I am the author and this is my story . I was really relieved that I sat and wrote the 8th chapter as well. So I can picture that Ginny doesn't...........Oops what I am blabbering out ? So guys wait for the next chapter to know the rest of it. But I promise you all again that this fic won't be a tragedy .

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