Chapter 16.

The silence that followed was deafening.

Ginny lay unconscious in Harry's arms, everyone was staring at the young couple.

Suddenly Harry stood up still holding Ginny as though she might break.

Hermione could have sworn his eyes had glowed golden as the doors to the great hall were thrown open by Harry's magic.

Dumbledore looked shocked and Snape looked afraid.

"Harry.look after my daughter." Mrs Weasley said happy tears flooding silently down her face.

Harry nodded silently exiting the hall with such grace and care that could not have been achieved in a lifetime of practice.

"I suppose he is going to the order chambers, we shall leave them in peace tonight." Hermione said pointedly looking between all those assembled.

"You knew it was Ginny!" Ron stated his voice cold and calculating.

"Yes Ron I did." Hermione replied.

"You didn't tell us." Ron said.

"No." Hermione's voice had taken an icy tone.

"Why?" Was the sharp question Ron asked.

"Because I knew you would try to stop it Ron. You would get angry and start arguing with me again. You would probably hit Harry and then go off in a sulk." Hermione said frostily.

"But Hermione that's my little sister." Ron said angrily.

"MERLIN RON! DON'T YOU THINK GINNY IS GROWN UP ENOUGH TO MAKE HER OWN CHOICES, TO DO THINGS ON HER OWN? EVERYONE ELSE CAN UNDERSTAND WHY CAN'T YOU.AND CAN YOU REALY THINK OF ANYONE BETTER FOR HARRY THAN GINNY.BETTER FOR YOUR SISTER THAN YOUR BEST FRIEND.BETTER FOR YOUR BEST FRIEND THAN YOUR SISTER! RON REALY CAN YOU? STOP BEING SO HING UP ON BEING GINNY'S PROTECTOR AND BE HER BROTHER!" Hermione screamed until she was bright red.

Everyone was silent.

"Thank you Hermione." A calm, sophisticated clearly feminine voice echoed through the room.

"S'ok Gin." Was all Hermione said before storming out of the hall.

"Professor Dumbledore how many charms did Harry just break?" Ginny asked.

"Well over twenty sealing charms, ten deterring charms, ten silencing charms and ten silencing spells if I am correct." Dumbledore said the familiar twinkle in his eyes.

"Forty..hem not bad." Ginny said.

Over the next few days Hermione refused to speak to Ron.

Harry and Ginny were spending more and more time together especially since Harry had opened the order halls.

That had been a grand affair, it was the day when Hermione's and Severus' emotions had taken a turn at first they had hated each other and had been unable to spend any time together.

Harry had been walking around the school with Ginny for three days trying to determine where exactly the order halls were.

They had begun their NEWT's the day following the awakening. And true to the name they were exhausting. Ginny had recovered within the hour and Harry had stayed by her bed all night, stroking her hair or just staring at her frail form. Scared for her.

They were outside the castle facing the west wall when Harry and Ginny felt a spark. Turning to her he smiled having finally worked out where the halls were Harry summoned Severus and Hermione to help him open them.

The four of them had stood together and repeated the prophesy over. Speaking of the two heroines Harry and Severus smiled.

There was a sudden rumble of thunder in the distance and the ground began to shake underneath them Harry acting on instinct pushed his companions back away from the source of the shaking.

He only just got out of the way before the ground where they had previously been standing opened up and what looked like an extension of the castle rose from the ground.

Ginny screamed. Her eyes rolling to the back of her head Hermione only just caught her.

Harry took her into his well muscled arms and motioned for his sister and Severus to move further back.

The building that was steadily rising in front of them was beautiful. It suddenly stopped rising three story's high and magically joined its self to the side of Hogwarts castle. Looking as though it had always been there.

Screams could be heard from inside the castle and students and professors alike spilled out onto the grounds.

Harry began to walk towards the new extension. As he did so the ground stopped shaking. Ginny's eyes fluttered open and she grasped Harry tightly.

"Do you want to do the honours?" He asked.

"Oh Harry it's beautiful." Ginny said in reply. Harry smiled.

"I'll take that as a yes." He said setting her on her feet.

She turned to face him. taking her hand he kissed it and let her walk towards the building where a magnificent door stood.

"Silent sister to a hero, lover to the angel guardian of night. . born for the gentle soul, dark one

Together the world's angel and her night bring out the glory given by the gods.

Daughter of war, Mistress of fire, Hell's angel joins Lord Phoenix of heaven, child of hope power of all mankind.

Together they fight, Together they fall." Ginny's voice filled the air.

Raw power exploded from her body.

She shrieked as a bright light shone from her body.

A ball of fire flew from the door and hit Ginny's tiny frame engulfing her.

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