This Chapter has Point of view switches but it is necessary if I am going to add variety to this fic! Also! Anything in Italics (besides this message) are thoughts of the character I am focusing on. Harry, of course, is the main focus of the story so mostly he won't need a heading. Read and enjoy the 13th chapter of the Quest for Kinkou entitled:

Chapter 13: If Only

As they made their way back towards the Hogwarts Dark Forest to steal the Thestrals, no one said a word. Hermione and Ginny weren't very eager to ride the creatures that were invisible to them. Harry, Luna, and Neville weren't very excited either. The Thestrals did not provide a very smooth ride.

When they arrived on the Hogwarts Grounds Harry made a pit-stop in Hagrid's Hut to get some meat to bait the beasts. Harry went in while the others waited outside and he rummaged thru the refrigerator until he found a few slabs of bloody meat. As he was walking out, a note on the table caught his eye.

Harry,

As you know I am probly on my way to Kinkow. You may have been able to peice together where he mite be, but if not I guess I should tell you. Kinkow is most likely in Azkaben. I am not enkeraging you to go after him but I know you will. So if you must go, take these wepans with you so that I know you have some protection. The simplest spell to damage a vampire greatly is "Loomos". And only one person has been able to make a Loomos powerful enough to kill a Vampire. So you need to be ekwipped with the things to defend yourself and probly to defend Hermyne also. I know she is coming with you. Also, take a Thestrel to get there fastest and safest.

Good luck Harry,

Hagrid

Harry looked under the table and saw a belt with many different attachments. Harry picked up the belt and studied it for a moment. There was what seemed to be a bottle of pepper spray with a hand- written label that said "Garlic". He then turned the belt to its next weapon: A Flashlight with another hand-written label stuck to it. This one said; "Very powerful rays- use with care". Next there was a packet with ten discs with jagged edges sharp enough to cut thru steel when thrown right. Or at least that is what the label said. And last was a piece of paper with a mysterious word upon it: Silvintiar.

"Sil-Vin-Ti-Ar?" said Hermione. Harry was outside now and the bunch was heading toward the Dark Forrest; all pondering Harry's find.

"That sounds about right, Hermione," said Ginny, "but I wonder what it means…" Once in the forest, Harry waved the meat high above his head. Within minutes Harry, Luna, and Neville could see the first Thestrals poking their eyes thru the bushes and shrubs of the forest. The first five were soon mounted with difficulty and the friends prepared to set off into the night.

"All right," said Harry, "I am not even going to try and discourage you guys from coming so let's get to it then. Just say to the Thestral: 'Azkaban Prison'—

Harry's chosen Thestral jumped into the night without a moment's notice. Leaving the rest behind, Harry regained his balance after almost being bucked from the side. Soon he could see Hermione coming up fast behind him. If only she knew…if only…

The creatures moved with graceful speed. Harry saw blurs of monuments he knew and some he didn't, fly by. Within an hour the Night Riders were over the deep blue ocean on their trusty steeds. For once everything seemed to be going as planned. Well, except for the welcoming committee.

The first warning sign was that the Thestrals seemed reluctant to go any further. Harry bypassed this notion of trouble without a thought. The second warning sign was…noticed… Neville's Thestral was blasted thru the air by a turquoise force. Not again… At least ten men dressed in black were closing in on the friends via their firebolts. Neville's ride bucked him into the air and took off in the other direction. As he fell to the sea, Ginny's Thestral caught him and he quickly grabbed Ginny around the waist to steady himself. Ginny didn't seem to mind this very much. There would be time to think about this later. At the moment, Harry was occupied with a striking Death Eater.

"ARGGGHHHHH! POTTER! The master would be very pleased if I disposed of you now."

"I bet he would… too bad…"

"Impedimenta!" the man cried.

"Protego!" Harry said quickly. The jinx bounced off of Harry's shield and hit the Death Eater. He sat, frozen on his broomstick. Harry cried, "Tarantallegra!" and the Eater's legs went crazy and he fell into the depths of the sea. Next.

Hermione had just sent her own victim to a wet death and was helping Luna fight off two more goons. Ginny and Neville were desperately trying to handle three but Neville had been hit by a Petrificus Totalus and had once again fallen. "Accio Neville!" Harry cried and Neville zoomed toward him. Harry caught the petrified boy and he muttered the counter curse and a revived Neville thanked Harry and they both rushed back into the fight.

Hermione

She and Luna seemed to be doing the best out of all of them. Luna can really fight. They together had finished off three Death Eaters and were now helping Ginny with her two. She saw Harry defeating two more Death Eaters with a brilliant assortment of jinxes. If only he knew…if only…

Ginny

Ginny had been cut and bruised badly in her time alone with the two Death Eaters. She was truly a very powerful girl. Most grown men would have been thrown from their Thestral if they were submitted to the abuse she was withstanding. She had even dodged a couple of killing curses. She was eternally grateful for Hermione and Luna's assistance. In no time they had taken care of the servants and they zoomed to help Harry and Neville with the last two. These two seemed to be the most potent of all Voldemort's servants. They dodged and hexed and dodged some more and hexed. They were a blur on their brooms. The Thestrals formed a circle around the remaining Eaters and left, seemingly, no escape route. Seemingly… One Assailant went up, one stayed where he was. The one that shot up sent a stunner at Neville and caught him in the shoulder. A cry of pain like Ginny had never heard before erupted like a volcano from Neville's mouth. Ginny saw immediately that it was a dislocated shoulder. She couldn't take this blow. If only he knew…If only…She knew what she would have to do.

"Windgardrium Leviosa!" She cried at the stationary Eater. Ginny now controlled his flight and she sent him straight into the ocean.

Harry

Harry jumped. He jumped. Harry Potter purposely heaved himself into the sweet night air to be on a broom. He knew that with one attacker left, the Eater could lead them on a chase throughout the whole night. He had to catch him quick. And what better way then to fight fire with fire. He landed on the empty broomstick and quickly rose into the air to meet the Death Eater. For a whole minute the two wandsmen traded spells with each other; each shielded or ducked out of the way.

"Give it up, Potter, you can't beat me!" Harry knew that voice. It was a drawling, sneering voice that Harry would never forget. Lucius Malfoy. Behind his back Harry wrote a message with his wand. He hoped the others had understood the message.

"Really Malfoy? It seems to me that you are scared. Is that a quiver behind that mask, Lucius? I see it in your cold eyes. You fear me." Malfoy lashed out wildly with jinxes at Harry. As he was dodging with grace on his broom, Harry yelled, "NOW!" The others obeyed and threw all kinds of hexes at Malfoy at the same time.

The last thing that Harry Potter saw of Lucius Malfoy was a splash in the ocean.

When Harry arrived back with the others, Ginny was tending to Neville.

"Please, Neville I have to put it back in place."

"O.K. I am ready," though he didn't look ready. A small pop then "ARRRGGHHHH!"

"There," said Ginny, "All better."

There was something troubling Harry even more than Neville's dislocated shoulder. Hagrid. He confided in Hermione for support.

"Harry I am sure Hagrid got thru the Death Eaters OK. He knows how to take care of himself, plus he had Grawp with him! And you know he must be loads bigger than when we last saw him almost a year ago!"

"Yeah I guess you're right Hermione… Hermione… I…"

"Yes Harry?"

"I… I wonder how Grawp made it here anyway, you know! I mean, I don't think these Thestrals can handle his weight." Hermione looked disappointed but replied quickly.

"Yeah… I don't know…"

Smooth Potter

Luna

Something was troubling Luna Lovegood as well as she hovered alone. How is Ron? He is the only one I could ever talk to. He is the only one who understood my feelings and made me laugh. He is the only one that I felt comfortable around. He is the only one I love. If only he knew…If only…

Her father always tried to console her when she was rejected and laughed at by boys. He told her that there would be one special boy that wouldn't laugh at her, but he would understand her. He told her that there would be one guy that would sweep her off her feet one day. And he told her that one day the boy would come along that at first glance she would know was the one.

Well Father I found him. Dad if you can hear me, I found my true love that I want to spend the rest of my life with. But if I don't save him I will lose him. Like I lost you…I can't let that happen. I can't and I won't. He is the one for me and I will stop at nothing until I am united with him again. Even if it is at my last breath that I see his face again it would have been worth it. I am going to rescue him Father. I have no fear anymore.—

"What's that Harry?" said Luna

"We have to go now," said Harry.

"OK coming…"

Ron

He spat his own blood to the floor. When was someone going to rescue him from this Hell?

"Yes I think we are finished for the day," said a deep, cool voice. "You have apparently leaned to respect the King of the Vampires. Good night to you Mr. Weasley."

Even as he lay beaten in the same cell he had been in for at least two months he thought not about his condition, but about a certain girl. I wonder how Luna is? She is the only girl I am able to talk to. She is the only one who understands me and she even makes me laugh sometimes. She is the only girl I can feel totally comfortable around. She is the only one I love. If only she knew…if only…

Well that's that everyone! Next chapter up sooner than later! Remember to review. And to all of those who told me that my battle scenes were rushed and didn't have enough spells, I hope I pleased you with this one. If not, there will always be next chapter.