Chapter 49: Coming Out of the Fire
Large billows of smoke flooded the theater, people ran around desperately trying to get out, screams, coughs and crying were the only things you could hear, and flames were surrounding the thousands of people packed into the building.
"Snorse" Harry whispered pointing his index finger of his right hand at his throat. Having been practicing wandless magic for awhile now he had become much better at the task.
"QUITE!" The room shut up. "We are wizards and witches, if you can apperate out, do so." There were tones of pops as more then half the crowed disappeared. "If you can't apperate or are with someone who can't apperate, find away down to the bottom floor. Parents floated their children down to the bottom level, who ran over to Harry and Ginny. The adults already on the bottom level floated everyone else down. "Good. Now what exits are open?"
"None, they are all on fire." An usher stated.
"Okay, I will create a shield around the children and anyone else who cannot apperate and get them out, everyone else apperate now." The crying parents nodded reluctantly before apperating out. Harry, Ginny, the ministers and thirty children ranging in age from two to sixteen were the only ones left in the building. The group walked quickly to the nearest exit, which could barley be seen do to the raging fire. Harry turned to the ministers. "We can handle this, go outside and help from there, as the ministers you are going to be needed in this crisis."
"Are you sure?" The minister of England asked.
"Yes." Ginny answered. The ministers apperated out. Harry and Ginny cast shields on the children three at a time as they ran out. When they reached safety the shield would disappear, and the two would send out another group. Finally there was only one child left, the two-year-old who was in Harry's arms sobbing. Harry cast the shield charm on himself and the child while Ginny cast one on herself. The building began to crumble, and the two teens ran for it. Just as they got outside the exit disappeared in a mass of ruble, a loud cheer could be heard from in front of them as thousands of people stood watching.
A Medi-wizard ran over to them and took the child while ushering them to a waiting ambulance, which like everything in the wizard world was enhanced by magic. Not really wanting to fight, the two Healers in training let themselves be ushered into the back of the vehicle, as soon as the doors were shut, the Mrdi-wizard had them lay down on two separate stretchers. Both teens kept coughing having inhaled a massive amount of smoke, they were so focused on getting the children out they had not noticed the burns on there hands and arms. They were covered from head to toe in suit. One of the Medi-Wizards forced a familiar potion down both of their throats, they were asleep within seconds.
They both woke up the next day, in St Mungos where their Minister of Magic had, had them transferred the night before. Their room was on the ground floor in the Artifact Accident level, being that was where the best burn Healers were stationed. There beds were side by side, and McGonagall was sitting in-between them. Ginny sat up straight with alarm.
"The baby!" Harry sat up also a look of fear in his eyes.
"Is fine." Minivera whispered, with a tired smile. Witches have a special ability when they're pregnant to shield their unborn child from danger when things like that happen. It's an unconscious reaction, that your magic dose all on its own. You two however, are not as well. The both of you suffered from serious burns, which have been healed for the most part but will leave scars. You also took in a lot of smoke, and they had to work quite a long time on you to keep you breathing long enough for them to heal your lungs. All in all the two of you were lucky...as usual. The both of you are do back in Italy tomorrow, for a special awards ceremony. The two of you will be the first wizards in fifty years to receive an Order of Merlin - First class in two countries." The couple just sat there, Harry's face went from shock to agony.
"Not another thing to make me even more well known!" Harry groaned laying back down. Ginny grinned.
"Honey, I don't think you can get any more well known then you already are. You are just good at keeping your face in all the papers." Harry just glared at her. Minivera grinned and began to speak again.
"Well, it looks like you have a busy summer ahead of you. After next week, you will spend a month doing your hospital training, A week with the kids before spending the last three weeks at Hogwarts getting the school ready for the next year. Harry groaned and promised himself that he would take his wife some day on a proper vacation where nothing could go wrong...yeah right.
Both Ginny and Harry were let out that night, where they stopped at home much to the children's delight and helped everyone pack, they were all going to stay at the five star hotel that night so that they could go to the ceremony the next day. Loud 'wow's could be heard as they walked into the hotel. Hermione immediately began telling anyone who would listen which in the end was mainly herself the history of the hotel and all it's secrets, which really were not secrets if you read, or had someone like Hermione to tell you all about it whether you wanted to know or not. The children were put on invisible leaches so that they could walk off on their own and get lost. The minute they were in the building they spread out and began to explore anything they could reach, making sure they did not do anything bad the group slowly made there way to the Ministry suite, where the Minster was waiting. By then it was late, and the children were starting to get cranky do to lack of rest. Everyone got their own rooms and were asleep within an hour, according to Harry morning came way to soon.
Large billows of smoke flooded the theater, people ran around desperately trying to get out, screams, coughs and crying were the only things you could hear, and flames were surrounding the thousands of people packed into the building.
"Snorse" Harry whispered pointing his index finger of his right hand at his throat. Having been practicing wandless magic for awhile now he had become much better at the task.
"QUITE!" The room shut up. "We are wizards and witches, if you can apperate out, do so." There were tones of pops as more then half the crowed disappeared. "If you can't apperate or are with someone who can't apperate, find away down to the bottom floor. Parents floated their children down to the bottom level, who ran over to Harry and Ginny. The adults already on the bottom level floated everyone else down. "Good. Now what exits are open?"
"None, they are all on fire." An usher stated.
"Okay, I will create a shield around the children and anyone else who cannot apperate and get them out, everyone else apperate now." The crying parents nodded reluctantly before apperating out. Harry, Ginny, the ministers and thirty children ranging in age from two to sixteen were the only ones left in the building. The group walked quickly to the nearest exit, which could barley be seen do to the raging fire. Harry turned to the ministers. "We can handle this, go outside and help from there, as the ministers you are going to be needed in this crisis."
"Are you sure?" The minister of England asked.
"Yes." Ginny answered. The ministers apperated out. Harry and Ginny cast shields on the children three at a time as they ran out. When they reached safety the shield would disappear, and the two would send out another group. Finally there was only one child left, the two-year-old who was in Harry's arms sobbing. Harry cast the shield charm on himself and the child while Ginny cast one on herself. The building began to crumble, and the two teens ran for it. Just as they got outside the exit disappeared in a mass of ruble, a loud cheer could be heard from in front of them as thousands of people stood watching.
A Medi-wizard ran over to them and took the child while ushering them to a waiting ambulance, which like everything in the wizard world was enhanced by magic. Not really wanting to fight, the two Healers in training let themselves be ushered into the back of the vehicle, as soon as the doors were shut, the Mrdi-wizard had them lay down on two separate stretchers. Both teens kept coughing having inhaled a massive amount of smoke, they were so focused on getting the children out they had not noticed the burns on there hands and arms. They were covered from head to toe in suit. One of the Medi-Wizards forced a familiar potion down both of their throats, they were asleep within seconds.
They both woke up the next day, in St Mungos where their Minister of Magic had, had them transferred the night before. Their room was on the ground floor in the Artifact Accident level, being that was where the best burn Healers were stationed. There beds were side by side, and McGonagall was sitting in-between them. Ginny sat up straight with alarm.
"The baby!" Harry sat up also a look of fear in his eyes.
"Is fine." Minivera whispered, with a tired smile. Witches have a special ability when they're pregnant to shield their unborn child from danger when things like that happen. It's an unconscious reaction, that your magic dose all on its own. You two however, are not as well. The both of you suffered from serious burns, which have been healed for the most part but will leave scars. You also took in a lot of smoke, and they had to work quite a long time on you to keep you breathing long enough for them to heal your lungs. All in all the two of you were lucky...as usual. The both of you are do back in Italy tomorrow, for a special awards ceremony. The two of you will be the first wizards in fifty years to receive an Order of Merlin - First class in two countries." The couple just sat there, Harry's face went from shock to agony.
"Not another thing to make me even more well known!" Harry groaned laying back down. Ginny grinned.
"Honey, I don't think you can get any more well known then you already are. You are just good at keeping your face in all the papers." Harry just glared at her. Minivera grinned and began to speak again.
"Well, it looks like you have a busy summer ahead of you. After next week, you will spend a month doing your hospital training, A week with the kids before spending the last three weeks at Hogwarts getting the school ready for the next year. Harry groaned and promised himself that he would take his wife some day on a proper vacation where nothing could go wrong...yeah right.
Both Ginny and Harry were let out that night, where they stopped at home much to the children's delight and helped everyone pack, they were all going to stay at the five star hotel that night so that they could go to the ceremony the next day. Loud 'wow's could be heard as they walked into the hotel. Hermione immediately began telling anyone who would listen which in the end was mainly herself the history of the hotel and all it's secrets, which really were not secrets if you read, or had someone like Hermione to tell you all about it whether you wanted to know or not. The children were put on invisible leaches so that they could walk off on their own and get lost. The minute they were in the building they spread out and began to explore anything they could reach, making sure they did not do anything bad the group slowly made there way to the Ministry suite, where the Minster was waiting. By then it was late, and the children were starting to get cranky do to lack of rest. Everyone got their own rooms and were asleep within an hour, according to Harry morning came way to soon.