Phoenix and the Dragon

By: babykelyse

A/N: So I had a bit of extra time on my hand and I decided to go ahead and get this next chapter out...finally :) Good news is...Friday was officially my last day of school until Jan. 3rd, so I'll have more time to get these chapters out quicker than usual :D So without any further delay, here's the next chapter.

Author Responses: blissfulxsin- I promise he'll be getting Ginny back soon. BUT I have keep my readers interested so I have to hold out on the rescuing and put a few obstacles in his path before he gets to Ginny. It will be soon though I promise :) WriterLady1031- Thank you! :D I try and make these chapters as non-confusing as I can make them lol I'm glad you're enjoying the fic :) banana84- Thank you :) Kermit- I hope that last interesting was good :) lol Thank you for your kind words and I would LOVE for you to beta for me. I definitely know there are some spelling errors in this fic that I have yet to catch or have caught and haven't had time to correct and reload. If you're still interested in beta-ing for me, let me know and I'll get my contact info to you :) omgzzlisa- Why thank you my darling :) You already know I love your fic but I'm telling you again lol I can't wait for your next update :D Tigereyes92389- I feel so special! :D:D I hope I'll get the honors of getting your first review lol Your reviews always bring a smile to my face and encourage me to keep up with this fic, so I thank you for that :) Also, if you ever need any ideas for up and coming fics, let me know and I'll open up my brain to give a few ideas :D

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Chapter 14

On The Run

"What do you mean they're in love?!"

Ron looked over to his two best friends and sighed. How had it all come to this? His sister was in mortal danger and neither he, or his friends could save her. Their archenemy, Draco Malfoy, was probably on his way to go and save her right now, and worst of all, they're in bloody love. Has the world gone faulty?

"I mean exactly what I say, guys. She's in love with him, and he's in love with her. The whole damn world has gone bloody mad I say."

Harry and Hermione looked over to each other in confusion. They both remembered when Ginny told, or more or less, yelled out to the entire school that she loved Malfoy, but they'd put it off as a childish crush that she'd soon get over. Neither of them ever thought that Ginny's feelings ran as deep or that Malfoy felt the same about her as she did about him.

"So now what? We just sit here and wait until Malfoy brings back Ginny?"

"No. We're going to find Malfoy, and we're going to go help him save Ginny where he bloody well likes it or not."

"How are we going to do that? We don't even know where he is!"

Ron thought for a minute, and then remembered the replica of the Marauder's Map his brothers had made last year. Without answering, he walked quickly over to his trunk and dug down to the very bottom. Under his maroon sweater his mother had sewn for him, he finally found the aged parchment and held it up in the air with a sound of triumph.

"What is that, Ron?"

Quickly, Ron explained to Harry and Hermione about how his brothers had managed to make an exact replica of the Marauder's Map showing the entire grounds of Hogwarts and then some, and how he'd taken it from them one day while they were out de-gnoming the garden.

"Bloody brilliant, Ron!"

Ron unrolled the parchment, muttered "I solemnly swear I am up to no good", tapped the map and watched as millions of tiny dots began to form on the parchment. He tapped the map again and muttered Malfoy's name. A small red flag appeared next to a dot labeled 'Draco Malfoy' and showed his exact location. Ron tapped the map again and said "Mischief managed" and stuck the map in a pocket on the inside of his robes.

"Let's go find the bloke."

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Draco flew through the air like a bird. Before he took off, he willed himself into his half-dragon form so he'd be able to sniff out Ginny's scent better. He had the map to depend on, but sniffing out Ginny's unique scent would help along the line as well. As he flew through the air, his ultra-sensitive ears picked up a sound of rustling cloth and the unmistakable sound of a broom zipping through the air.

He began to slow down as the sounds grew closer. Someone must be following me, he thought to himself. Quickly, he reached for his sword intent on killing, or seriously damaging any person who dared to follow him. He maneuvered himself to where he was now sitting backwards on the broom, his sword clutched tightly in his hand, a deadly expression on his face.

As the sound grew closer, his eyes picked up on a telltale shock of red hair under a black cloak, familiar frizzy hair, and a familiar lightening bolt scar. Bloody hell, the Dream Team, he fumed to himself. He pushed the sword back into its case, and turned himself back around on the broom, and then turned it so that he was now flying towards the not so subtle morons that were following him.

"Oi! What in bloody hell are you following me for?"

Startled, the three looked up to him as he sneered down at them. He smirked as Weasley lost his hold on his broom, and nearly fell off.

"We're here to help you, Malfoy."

Draco looked over to the only female of the group. Stupid mudblood, he thought to himself. He continued sneering at the three as they carefully maneuvered their brooms closer towards him.

"And why would I need your help?"

"You can't do this alone, Malfoy." Draco now looked over to Potter and the Weasel as they put on their bravest front. Bloody fools, he thought to himself. Always trying to play the heroes not knowing the danger they could put themselves in. He debated with himself for a good while before finally deciding, against his better judgment anyway, to let the three fools come along.

"Fine. You're already here anyway. Don't get in my way."

With that said, he took off and didn't wait for the tag-a-longs to catch up.

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Ginny concentrated on breathing as the brutal beatings she was receiving finally slowed to a stop. She didn't know how much more of this she could take. One of her arms was broken, no doubt a many of her ribs were broken, and she'd lost a sufficient amount of blood.

When will this ever end, she thought to herself. She saw one of Vittorio's guards grab another object of torture and braced herself for the pain to come. It never came. She opened her eyes slowly and saw that they were staring at the lone window in her cell with a look of complete fear on their faces. She painfully turned her head, but saw nothing at the window.

It was then that she picked up on the sudden change in the way the wind was blowing, and how cold it had suddenly come. Her eyes darted around, and she finally spotted a blue body glaring at the men that had been beating her.

Draco

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A/N: It's a bit short, I know. I've been rushing to try and get this chapter out and doing so, lost my entire train of thought to where this chapter was going. lol so hopefully this chapter is okay, and before the year is out, I'll try and have the next chapter out, I promise :) You know the drill: read, review, and always enjoy :)