Disclaimer: Once again, I do not own this!
Author's notes: Hello everyone! I'm hoping you like the story so far, even though it's only just started.the chapters aren't very long, but hey, they explain quite a bit. I'll try to make them long as we go along. Please ignore my bad grammar; I don't really have the time to perfect the story! If you have any direct questions to me, email me (texaschick_1223@hotmail.com) or just review! I really appreciate reviews! *cough cough* *nudge nudge* Alright, anyway! Read on!
Chapter Two
Ron stared sadly at the ceiling in the great hall, watching the clouds drift by. Tomorrow he would be going to Berlin; tomorrow they would raid one of the most important camps in Europe.god he hoped Charlie was there. He knew it was awful to hope one of his relatives was in one of those hell holes, but it was better than nothing. He heard the great hall doors open and footsteps echo on the tile. Ron didn't move until his sad brown eyes locked with a pair of concerned blue ones. He suddenly had an urge to sigh. Remus Lupin had become almost a second father to him since the war began. His own father was always busy, and rarely had time to just relax with his family. In fact, Ron hadn't spoken to his father for quite some time. Remus, being alone as well had taken Ron under his wing. They spent many a night talking about how things should be. How they should have families and live in small houses in the country and be more worried about whose going to win the Quidditch world cup.not if they're going to live to see another day. Remus placed his hand on Ron's shoulder and gave it a soft squeeze. Ron forced a smile and rubbed his eyes. That's when he realized he was crying. He turned away from Remus and whipped the small tracks of water off his cheeks. Remus sighed and sat beside him
"What's wrong?"
Ron shrugged
"Same thing that was wrong yesterday, and the day before, and for the past four years. My life is crumbling before my eyes Remus, I'm just afraid that I won't see the end of this war, that'll I'll fight till the end, and then I'll die with the war and I won't be able to have a family, or see the family I'm missing"
Tears poured from Ron's eyes
"I miss Charlie, and Ginny, and Percy and Hermione, and Harry.I miss the times when my main concern was whether or not I should break Malfoy's jaw, or nose.or if Parvati Patil thought I was cute. I'm sick of this! This isn't how I envisioned my life to be!"
Ron's voice echoed through the empty hall. Remus scratched his head slowly
"Ron, I know this is hard.and I know this isn't how anyone wanted to live, or how you want to die.but believe me, this war won't be your end, I promise"
Remus smiled slightly
"You'll live to be an old man, and you'll tell your grandchildren about all your amazing heroics, and they'll all want to be like you.just don't give up.I haven't"
Hermione awoke to a small prodding in her side. She opened her eyes and sat up
"What?"
She snapped irritably, turning her head in the direction of the prodding. There was a small chuckle
"Come on, we have to get going, we don't want the death eaters to get to close"
Hermione sighed and stood up, waiting for Draco to lift her up. She felt his hands slide underneath her and pick her up. They were off again. Hermione sighed
"Draco, not to nag or anything, but you do know that England is, er, an island?"
"Yeah"
Draco grunted. Hermione narrowed her eyes
"How do you expect us to get there if we can't apparate?"
She growled. Draco sighed
"The apparition wards end once you're in the water. The only reason Voldemort put them up was so that the prisoners couldn't apparate out of their cells and so the resistance couldn't apparate into his lap"
He said. Hermione nodded her head
"That makes sense"
She muttered, crossing her arms
"I hate it when you're right"
She stuck out her bottom lip
"And you can wipe that smug look off your face. Just because I can't see you, doesn't mean I don't know what you're doing."
Draco chuckled
"You know too much for your own good"
Hermione smiled
"You can never know too much"
Ginny Weasley walked slowly around the large hole she was stuck in. Terry Boot was watching her closely; a look of worry on his face, and Cornelius Fudge was leaning against the mud wall, arms crossed.
"Would you stop that?!"
He suddenly snapped
"You're making me nervous! The least you can do is try to figure out a way to save me!"
Ginny's eyes narrowed. She opened her mouth to tell Fudge off when Terry grabbed her arm
"Don't, he's not worth it"
He said calmly. Fudge narrowed his eyes
"I am the Minister of Magic boy-"
"You WERE the Minister of Magic. There is no Ministry anymore you blubbering fool! So just shut up! If I find a way to escape I'll be saving myself and Terry, not you!"
Ginny clenched her fists
"Maybe I'll just kill you before they do!"
Fudge walked up to Ginny, his face purple with fury
"You stupid girl, you'd be thrown in Azkaban-"
"Oh, that sure should scare her Fudge, considering there is no Azkaban, and no one would miss you"
Terry said fiercely
"Why, you-"
Fudge began, but Ginny slapped him, sending him to the ground in a heap
"Shut up you idiot! If I'm going to die in less than two hours I don't want to hear your voice!"
She turned away from Fudge, towards a very pale Terry. Ginny bowed her head
"I'm sorry"
She whispered to him, bowing her head
"It's just, I want to see my family again, just one more time.I-"
Tears slid down her cheeks. Terry started forward, wrapping his arms around her
"It'll be okay Gin"
He whispered.but he wasn't so sure it would be.
Harry, Sirius and Snape walked silently through the thick woods, wands drawn. The camp was slowly coming into view, and luckily they hadn't run into anything yet. Harry stopped and waited for the other two to catch up. When they did Harry took a deep breath
"Sirius you go right, Severus, left. Create some sort of scene and I'll go through the center. There's a pit right in the middle, I'm guessing that's where they're holding the more important prisoners, try and get everyone, alright?"
The two men nodded before running off in opposite directions. Harry crouched behind some bushes and watched the camp. It was dark and the only movement was coming from the countless death eaters patrolling around. Harry waited calmly, now breathing hard from anticipation. Suddenly there was an explosion at the far right of the camp. Harry grinned; of course Sirius would blow something up. Most of the death eaters sprinted off towards the explosion, but Severus wouldn't let them all go to Sirius. He set off an explosion of his own, drawing the other death eaters to him. Harry took his chance. He burst out of the bushes and ran to the nearest cell. He blew the bars open
"RUN!"
He shouted to the six prisoners inside. They didn't need to be told twice. They quickly sprinted off towards the woods. Sirius and Severus had made it to the cells and were releasing more and more of the prisoners. Harry glanced at the pit and immediately turned into a lion. He ran towards the large hole and peered into it. Three people were pacing nervously at the bottom. He jumped into the center and crouched low to the ground. Ginny screamed and Terry pulled her close. Fudge scrambled back, trying in vain to hide himself. Harry lowered his wings and bowed his head. Ginny was the first to realize what was going on
"Come on!"
She cried, clambering onto Harry's back. Terry jumped on behind her, and Fudge last. Harry spread his wings and jumped upwards, snapping them open and flying away from the camp. It was empty now and Harry could see figures loping through the woods. Near the center he saw a large clearing where most of the people had gathered. Harry landed quickly and his three passengers climbed off. Harry changed, and before they could glimpse him, he ran towards the side of the clearing. Severus had his wand raised
"Now is good Potter"
Severus hissed. Harry glanced at Sirius, who had just opened a portal
"To?"
Harry asked
"Hogwarts"
Sirius muttered, waving people through. Harry nodded and was about to help Snape when a voice echoed through the crowd
"Harry?"
Harry turned around. Ginny was standing there, looking shocked
"Harry?"
She said again, taking a step forward. Harry lowered his wand and nodded. He barely had time to raise his hands to catch Ginny who was hysterical
"Your alive, you're alive"
She sobbed. Harry ran his fingers through her wild hair
"Yeah I'm alive"
He whispered
"Potter!"
Snape shouted
"Now, we need wards, they can practically walk through mine!"
"Okay, hold on!"
Harry looked down at Ginny
"Go through the portal, it'll take you back to Hogwarts, Ron is there"
"What about you?"
She asked, looking into Harry's worried eyes. Sirius had forcefully shoved Fudge through as he shouted about him being a death eater. Terry followed, but not before calling to Ginny
"Come on Gin!"
Ginny didn't reply, she just stared at Harry
"I have the be here to help close the portal, please go Gin, the longer you wait the more danger this portal puts Hogwarts in, please"
Ginny, who was silently crying, shook her head
"I'm staying"
She said. Harry shook his head
"No Gin"
He said, glancing at Sirius who nodded. Sirius walked up, grabbed Ginny and dragged her to the portal
"NO! Harry!!!"
Sirius tossed her through the smoky hole and waved his wand.
"It's closed from their side"
"POTTER!"
Harry turned and raised his wand, mumbling under his breath. Magic washed through the forest, putting up dangerous wards that would take time to break.
"How long until you can get rid of it?"
Harry asked, not looking at Sirius
"15 minutes, at least"
"15 minutes?!"
Snape cried, turning to look at Sirius, his wand still raised
"These wards won't hold!"
((And there's that chapter! This is sort of a cliff hanger.sort of not! You'll find out what happens next as soon as I get the next chapter up and going! Next Chapter: Ron and Harry talk for the first time and years, and Hermione and Draco run into a little bit of trouble! Uh oh! *laughs* Oh well, reviews please!!!!))
Author's notes: Hello everyone! I'm hoping you like the story so far, even though it's only just started.the chapters aren't very long, but hey, they explain quite a bit. I'll try to make them long as we go along. Please ignore my bad grammar; I don't really have the time to perfect the story! If you have any direct questions to me, email me (texaschick_1223@hotmail.com) or just review! I really appreciate reviews! *cough cough* *nudge nudge* Alright, anyway! Read on!
Chapter Two
Ron stared sadly at the ceiling in the great hall, watching the clouds drift by. Tomorrow he would be going to Berlin; tomorrow they would raid one of the most important camps in Europe.god he hoped Charlie was there. He knew it was awful to hope one of his relatives was in one of those hell holes, but it was better than nothing. He heard the great hall doors open and footsteps echo on the tile. Ron didn't move until his sad brown eyes locked with a pair of concerned blue ones. He suddenly had an urge to sigh. Remus Lupin had become almost a second father to him since the war began. His own father was always busy, and rarely had time to just relax with his family. In fact, Ron hadn't spoken to his father for quite some time. Remus, being alone as well had taken Ron under his wing. They spent many a night talking about how things should be. How they should have families and live in small houses in the country and be more worried about whose going to win the Quidditch world cup.not if they're going to live to see another day. Remus placed his hand on Ron's shoulder and gave it a soft squeeze. Ron forced a smile and rubbed his eyes. That's when he realized he was crying. He turned away from Remus and whipped the small tracks of water off his cheeks. Remus sighed and sat beside him
"What's wrong?"
Ron shrugged
"Same thing that was wrong yesterday, and the day before, and for the past four years. My life is crumbling before my eyes Remus, I'm just afraid that I won't see the end of this war, that'll I'll fight till the end, and then I'll die with the war and I won't be able to have a family, or see the family I'm missing"
Tears poured from Ron's eyes
"I miss Charlie, and Ginny, and Percy and Hermione, and Harry.I miss the times when my main concern was whether or not I should break Malfoy's jaw, or nose.or if Parvati Patil thought I was cute. I'm sick of this! This isn't how I envisioned my life to be!"
Ron's voice echoed through the empty hall. Remus scratched his head slowly
"Ron, I know this is hard.and I know this isn't how anyone wanted to live, or how you want to die.but believe me, this war won't be your end, I promise"
Remus smiled slightly
"You'll live to be an old man, and you'll tell your grandchildren about all your amazing heroics, and they'll all want to be like you.just don't give up.I haven't"
Hermione awoke to a small prodding in her side. She opened her eyes and sat up
"What?"
She snapped irritably, turning her head in the direction of the prodding. There was a small chuckle
"Come on, we have to get going, we don't want the death eaters to get to close"
Hermione sighed and stood up, waiting for Draco to lift her up. She felt his hands slide underneath her and pick her up. They were off again. Hermione sighed
"Draco, not to nag or anything, but you do know that England is, er, an island?"
"Yeah"
Draco grunted. Hermione narrowed her eyes
"How do you expect us to get there if we can't apparate?"
She growled. Draco sighed
"The apparition wards end once you're in the water. The only reason Voldemort put them up was so that the prisoners couldn't apparate out of their cells and so the resistance couldn't apparate into his lap"
He said. Hermione nodded her head
"That makes sense"
She muttered, crossing her arms
"I hate it when you're right"
She stuck out her bottom lip
"And you can wipe that smug look off your face. Just because I can't see you, doesn't mean I don't know what you're doing."
Draco chuckled
"You know too much for your own good"
Hermione smiled
"You can never know too much"
Ginny Weasley walked slowly around the large hole she was stuck in. Terry Boot was watching her closely; a look of worry on his face, and Cornelius Fudge was leaning against the mud wall, arms crossed.
"Would you stop that?!"
He suddenly snapped
"You're making me nervous! The least you can do is try to figure out a way to save me!"
Ginny's eyes narrowed. She opened her mouth to tell Fudge off when Terry grabbed her arm
"Don't, he's not worth it"
He said calmly. Fudge narrowed his eyes
"I am the Minister of Magic boy-"
"You WERE the Minister of Magic. There is no Ministry anymore you blubbering fool! So just shut up! If I find a way to escape I'll be saving myself and Terry, not you!"
Ginny clenched her fists
"Maybe I'll just kill you before they do!"
Fudge walked up to Ginny, his face purple with fury
"You stupid girl, you'd be thrown in Azkaban-"
"Oh, that sure should scare her Fudge, considering there is no Azkaban, and no one would miss you"
Terry said fiercely
"Why, you-"
Fudge began, but Ginny slapped him, sending him to the ground in a heap
"Shut up you idiot! If I'm going to die in less than two hours I don't want to hear your voice!"
She turned away from Fudge, towards a very pale Terry. Ginny bowed her head
"I'm sorry"
She whispered to him, bowing her head
"It's just, I want to see my family again, just one more time.I-"
Tears slid down her cheeks. Terry started forward, wrapping his arms around her
"It'll be okay Gin"
He whispered.but he wasn't so sure it would be.
Harry, Sirius and Snape walked silently through the thick woods, wands drawn. The camp was slowly coming into view, and luckily they hadn't run into anything yet. Harry stopped and waited for the other two to catch up. When they did Harry took a deep breath
"Sirius you go right, Severus, left. Create some sort of scene and I'll go through the center. There's a pit right in the middle, I'm guessing that's where they're holding the more important prisoners, try and get everyone, alright?"
The two men nodded before running off in opposite directions. Harry crouched behind some bushes and watched the camp. It was dark and the only movement was coming from the countless death eaters patrolling around. Harry waited calmly, now breathing hard from anticipation. Suddenly there was an explosion at the far right of the camp. Harry grinned; of course Sirius would blow something up. Most of the death eaters sprinted off towards the explosion, but Severus wouldn't let them all go to Sirius. He set off an explosion of his own, drawing the other death eaters to him. Harry took his chance. He burst out of the bushes and ran to the nearest cell. He blew the bars open
"RUN!"
He shouted to the six prisoners inside. They didn't need to be told twice. They quickly sprinted off towards the woods. Sirius and Severus had made it to the cells and were releasing more and more of the prisoners. Harry glanced at the pit and immediately turned into a lion. He ran towards the large hole and peered into it. Three people were pacing nervously at the bottom. He jumped into the center and crouched low to the ground. Ginny screamed and Terry pulled her close. Fudge scrambled back, trying in vain to hide himself. Harry lowered his wings and bowed his head. Ginny was the first to realize what was going on
"Come on!"
She cried, clambering onto Harry's back. Terry jumped on behind her, and Fudge last. Harry spread his wings and jumped upwards, snapping them open and flying away from the camp. It was empty now and Harry could see figures loping through the woods. Near the center he saw a large clearing where most of the people had gathered. Harry landed quickly and his three passengers climbed off. Harry changed, and before they could glimpse him, he ran towards the side of the clearing. Severus had his wand raised
"Now is good Potter"
Severus hissed. Harry glanced at Sirius, who had just opened a portal
"To?"
Harry asked
"Hogwarts"
Sirius muttered, waving people through. Harry nodded and was about to help Snape when a voice echoed through the crowd
"Harry?"
Harry turned around. Ginny was standing there, looking shocked
"Harry?"
She said again, taking a step forward. Harry lowered his wand and nodded. He barely had time to raise his hands to catch Ginny who was hysterical
"Your alive, you're alive"
She sobbed. Harry ran his fingers through her wild hair
"Yeah I'm alive"
He whispered
"Potter!"
Snape shouted
"Now, we need wards, they can practically walk through mine!"
"Okay, hold on!"
Harry looked down at Ginny
"Go through the portal, it'll take you back to Hogwarts, Ron is there"
"What about you?"
She asked, looking into Harry's worried eyes. Sirius had forcefully shoved Fudge through as he shouted about him being a death eater. Terry followed, but not before calling to Ginny
"Come on Gin!"
Ginny didn't reply, she just stared at Harry
"I have the be here to help close the portal, please go Gin, the longer you wait the more danger this portal puts Hogwarts in, please"
Ginny, who was silently crying, shook her head
"I'm staying"
She said. Harry shook his head
"No Gin"
He said, glancing at Sirius who nodded. Sirius walked up, grabbed Ginny and dragged her to the portal
"NO! Harry!!!"
Sirius tossed her through the smoky hole and waved his wand.
"It's closed from their side"
"POTTER!"
Harry turned and raised his wand, mumbling under his breath. Magic washed through the forest, putting up dangerous wards that would take time to break.
"How long until you can get rid of it?"
Harry asked, not looking at Sirius
"15 minutes, at least"
"15 minutes?!"
Snape cried, turning to look at Sirius, his wand still raised
"These wards won't hold!"
((And there's that chapter! This is sort of a cliff hanger.sort of not! You'll find out what happens next as soon as I get the next chapter up and going! Next Chapter: Ron and Harry talk for the first time and years, and Hermione and Draco run into a little bit of trouble! Uh oh! *laughs* Oh well, reviews please!!!!))
