Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters! I am merely borrowing them from the brilliant J.K Rowling as well as a few elements from Kristen Britain.

Note: This chapter has also been fixed so that it is easier to read. Let me know if you like it better!

Chapter 2

Ginny's scream rang throughout the forest. Her fear was replaced with concern as she watched the man's knees give out from beneath him, a cry of pain releasing from his mouth as he hit the floor.

She ran over to his crumpled body as blood began to seep from various wounds, staining the ground around him. Quickly kneeling on his left side, she pushed the man onto his back so she could get a good look at his face.

"He seems so familiar and yet, I don't think I know him," she thought, taking in his brown, wavy hair and tanned skin as she pulled a cloth from her bag and began wiping away some of the blood that was flowing from the cuts on his face.

She was too busy trying to stop his bleeding nose to notice his dark eyes fluttering open and his right hand reaching towards her hand. Startled by the sudden movement, Ginny locked eyes with him and a gasp of surprise left her lips.

"Michael? Michael Corner?" she asked disbelief evident in her voice.

"You can't be him. You're too old. Who are you?" she thought to herself. The man started to chuckle at her confusion but the humor in his eyes was quickly replaced by an overwhelming tide of pain.

"James Corner. Michael's older brother," he spit out, pausing to let the pain pass. "Too bad we couldn't meet under different circumstances. I'm sorry for scaring you."

Ginny opened her mouth to question him on how he had arrived in his present state but was interrupted by his hand covering her mouth. "Don't speak. There isn't much time," he said.

"In my pocket. Reach in my pocket and take out the letters for me," he requested while his hand moved from her mouth to point towards the pocket on the right side of his robes. Ginny did as she was told, reaching over his body and taking the letters and placing them in her bag.

She was perplexed by his request and was unable to hold back her questions. "James, why are you giving me these letters? I don't understand. Who did this to you?" she pleaded.

"You're Ginny Weasley, correct?" he paused, waiting for her to agree with him.

Her nod was seemingly enough of a confirmation for him, so he continued, saying "I need you to get these letters to the Order. I know your older brothers and I trust you to get these to Dumbledore. They're very important," he said, stopping to take a breath before continuing. "Whatever you do, don't read them. They won't be able to question you about them if you're caught."

Ginny was confused by his last comment and asked, "If who catches me? Is it the same person that did this to you?" James simply nodded as another wave of pain overtook him.

"Ginny, Voldemort has grown incredibly stronger. He's going to attack! You need to get these letters to the Order as soon as possible." He paused as if contemplating something and added, "I need you to take one more thing."

She looked into his eyes wondering what else he needed her to take from him. "Take the ring off of my hand," he said, holding his hand up for her. A look of surprise crossed her face when she took notice of the ring on his right hand.

I wonder why I didn't notice it before when his hand was in front of my face. I must have been too distracted by the fact that he's bleeding to death!" she thought.

The ring wasn't extraordinary and yet, there was something about it that kept her from looking away. It was a thin gold band with a vine of silver leaves wrapped around it. Taking the ring off of his finger and into her hand, she inspected it further, noticing that the leaves had an almost life-like quality to them.

James took the ring and placed it on the ring finger of her right hand. For some odd reason, it fit her finger when moments before it had fit snugly on James' much larger hand. "Must be enchanted,' she thought to herself with a shrug.

For a second, James had an expression of wonder on his face, but he quickly hid it. Ginny wasn't even positive if she had really seen it, but was too preoccupied with other things to question him about it.

"James, I need to go get help for you. I can't just leave you here!" she said, watching as his breathing became more ragged.

"Ginny, I'm dying. I've done my job as best as I could and now I need you to carry on the rest of my task," the words struggled out of his mouth. "Whatever you do, don't let them curse you," he said.

Ginny nodded her head and was going to argue with him but he quickly interrupted. "Listen to me, this curse is different. I can't explain it, but I can feel it tugging on me. It won't let me go..." His voice was interrupted as the sounds of people apparating sounded in the trees to the left of them. They sounded close and James began to panic.

"Run Ginny! Run! Don't let them catch you!" he exclaimed. Ginny quickly gave James a kiss on the cheek and grabbed her bag. He grabbed her hand and told her, "Whatever you do, do not take off the ring. It will help you when you least expect it."

She felt his grip grow slack and quickly stood up. The sounds of people crashing through the underbrush of the forest grew louder as they got closer to where she was now standing.

She began to run as fast as she could but knew that they would see her if she didn't hide. She dove in amongst a thick grouping of bushes on the right side of the path and watched as Lucius Malfoy, followed by Crabbe and Goyle's fathers emerged from the forest, just seconds after she had hidden. "Thank God they didn't catch me!" she thought to herself.

"My, my…what have we here? I believe we've found our spy," spat out Lucius. "Search him for the letter. He has to have it on him. He didn't go anywhere else."

Crabbe and Goyle quickly began searching James' body, not taking heed of his wounds. Ginny suppressed a sob as she watched Goyle kick James as he stood up. "Um... he doesn't have any letter," said Crabbe who was now standing beside Goyle, similar looks of confusion etched on both of their faces. "It must be a genetic trait," Ginny thought to herself.

"What!" Lucius roared. "The bloody letter has to be on him!" he shouted as he strode over to James' body and began to kick him. "Where is the damn letter? Just give it to me damn it!"

James didn't answer Lucius. In fact, he didn't utter a single sound as Lucius continued to beat him. Ginny was confused by how he was able stay silent throughout such a horrific beating but quickly realized that he must have already passed on.

Silent, silvery tears slid from Ginny's eyes and stained her cheeks. She suppressed the urge to cry out or to run over and use Avada Kedavra on the Death Eaters who were now currently arguing.

Lucius bent over and picked up the cloth that Ginny had used earlier to clean up James' face. "Someone was here!" he exclaimed in shock. "Find them damn it!"

They began searching the woods and panic instantly enveloped Ginny. "If I move, they'll see me and kill me! But if I stay, they'll surely find me! Damn it!" she thought.

Her heart began to race as Lucius began walking towards her hiding place. "Oh my God! If only I were invisible!" she silently screamed as she shut her eyes and waited for Lucius to find her. She felt Lucius part the branches around her as he searched for her and Ginny was too scared to open her eyes, yet alone breathe. "Why hasn't he shouted and grabbed me by my hair yet? What is he waiting for!"

She slowly opened her eyes and was shocked to see that everything around her had turned into a gray haze. "What the bloody hell is going on?" she questioned.

Lucius was looking right at her but it appeared as though he couldn't see her. He was so close that she could feel his breath on her face. If he had reached about 6 inches further, his hand would have been in her face.

Ginny looked down at her hands and almost gasped aloud in shock. Her hands, as well as the rest of her body had disappeared! Lucius, thinking that she wasn't there, released the branches and walked off to meet with Crabbe and Goyle. He released a roar of rage that was soon followed by the "pops" of the three men apparating away.

Ginny released the breath that she had been holding in and began gasping for air. "What happened? Why am I invisible?" she questioned herself. "I don't want to be invisible anymore!"

Her vision became clear again, colors emerging where before there was only a gray haze. She looked down and was surprised that her body was visible once again. She wiped away the remaining tears on her cheek and walked over to James' lifeless body. She kneeled beside him and closed his empty eyes.

"I promise that Dumbledore will get your letters. I swear it on my life!" she fervently cried out and placed one last kiss on his cheek.

Shaking away the beginnings of a headache, Ginny then stood up and began walking towards the next town, a determined look on her face. She knew she needed to get there as quickly as she could, so she began to run, never once looking behind her.

Thanks for reading this chapter! Please review and tell me what you think! Did you like it? Who were you expecting instead of James? I'm sorry that Draco is still absent, but he will appear either in the next chapter or the one following it. Please feel free to critique! Any review is a good one! Gracias!