Chapter 15

"Go fast and be safe. They're hiding somewhere. Find them," Harry tied a roll of parchment to his owl Hedwig's leg and watched her fly out the window. He watched her until she was a tiny speck in the distance.

They had finally received word from the Weasly's. Only it wasn't good. Bill confirmed what they had all feared. Mr. and Mrs. Weasly were gone. Harry thought about his friends upstairs. They were all reading the letters Mrs. Weasly had left behind. It was all they had left of her and her husband.

Harry pulled a slip of parchment out of his pocket. It was falling apart due to it being refolded so many times. Opening it up Harry read the words once again.

Harry Dear.

I love you. I want you to know that. You are like one of my sons and you must know that. You we never an orphan. You were my son.

I'm sure you have read Dumbledore's letter. I know I can tell you Harry. You must know. Voldermort is coming. We are too much of a threat. I am sending Ginny, Ron, Hermione and the twins to your house. Watch over them. Especially Ron and Ginny. I know you are close to them. When they find out it will shatter all of them. Don't tell them anything when they come. Who knows? We might make it through some how. If we don't make it please give each of them the letter I have written for them. Harry I love you son.

Mrs. Weasly.

Harry.

You know you are like my son. And that Molly loves you dearly. Take care of my family. I know I can trust you. Take care of yourself. I know you will be triumphant.

All my Love

Arthur Weasly

Harry slid to the floor and lay his head back against the wall. Harry would have wanted nothing more than to have all the Weasly's safe. Instead, he sat here on his birthday, reading the only piece of Mr. and Mrs. Weasly he had left. It was official. He had lost his parents, his godfather and now the only other people who were like his parents.

"Happy Birthday mate," he muttered and closed his eyes. Everything went quiet.

"HARRY! HARRY WAKE UP!" Harry opened his eyes to see Ron hovering over him, shaking Harry roughly by his shoulders.

"What happened," Harry sat bolt right up, extremely alert.

"SHE'S GONE HARRY!" Ron was shouting and crying at the same time.

"Who's gone?" Harry leapt to his feet now. He whipped his wand out of his pocket.

"Ginny!"

Everything stopped. "What do you mean she's gone," Harry grabbed Ron's arm.

"I can't find her. She was reading her letter and then she told me she had to go to the loo and she never came back. I went to check on her and she wasn't there," Ron was falling apart.

"Have you searched the house?" Harry was starting to panic.

"I'm not that thick. Of course I did," Ron wailed.

"SHIT," Harry ran to the front door. It was unlocked. The Dursley's always kept their door locked. "Where's everyone?"

"What the hell does that have to do with finding Ginny?" Ron was getting red.

"Just tell me where everyone is," Harry demanded.

"Hermione, Fred and George are upstairs. Your Aunt went to the market. Your cousin has been at his friends since we got here and your uncle is at work," he answered, a little shaken by Harry's harsh voice.

"Damn it," Harry grabbed a sweater from the front closet. "Ron, go tell Fred we're going out to look for Ginny. We can't all go. We can't leave the other two alone. Hurry."

Ron was back down in less than a minute but to Harry's dismay so was Fred.

"I'm going to find my sister. I'm not staying here," Fred shouted. Harry was afraid this would happen. Ron stood back quietly, not wanting to be apart of this argument.

"Fred, you got to stay here. We can't leave the others alone," Harry said with frustration.

"What gives you the right to go look for her? I'm her brother," Fred shouted louder. He was angrier now.

"Fred, please…" Harry began.

"NO!" Fred yelled. "I AM HER BROTHER!"

Harry couldn't take it anymore. "BUT I LOVE HER O.K.?" He screamed.

It was so silent after that it was almost deafening. Fred lowered his wand, which up to that moment Harry hadn't even realized he had out.

"Bring her back," Fred murmured. A tear ran down his cheek.

Harry nodded. "Lock the door after we've gone. Ron, let's go."

Harry stepped outside and pulled the door shut behind Ron. Ron turned to him.

"Where do we start?"