CHAPTER 2 - The Malfoy Manor

Harry

After his long talk with Ginny, Harry arrived back to the apartment to find a note on the counter from Lavender:

Hi Honey!

I'm off at work, Meet me at the MILLER CAFE for lunch please. Just send an owl if you can't. I love you.

Love, Lavender

Beside that note was another one:

Honey. I called in the photographer yesterday about taking pictures for the big day! He may call back today. If you are here please tell him to change number 1 to 24 inches, and to leave the rest. I love you.

Love,

Lavender

"A photographer." Murmured Harry, "Well I won't be here, I've got an auroring job to do at the Malfoy's place."

So, he left the kitchen and went to go take a shower, changing into his 'uniform' auror robes after that. Then, he grabbed his wand, and some galleons, and left.

He arrived at Ginny's house around midmorning after making some stops. He had to talk with her. After taking a deep breath, Harry stepped up to the door and began to knock. It opened before he even touched it. There was Ginny. She was a wreck, bed head, and tear-streaks. He started to say, "Ginny, I'm going to go inves-umph!"

She had thrown herself at him, and was now shaking ... hard. Harry gingerly put his arms around her and whispered, "We're going to the Malfoy Manor to day, we'll check his wand for the Avada Kadavra curse. It'll be okay." But deep down inside he knew it wouldn't because David was not coming back.

"Meet me at the corner street cafe tomorrow, for breakfast, and I'll tell you how everything goes. Okay? "

Ginny just nodded, backed up and shut the door. And Harry turned around and left.

As Harry drove to the Ministry of Magic he let his mind wander off his duties. Off his duties to Ginny. Se was so beautiful. How could he have never seen that? All those years at Hogwarts and the Burrow and he just thought of her a normal friend. He had never noticed how sentimental she could be. And how pretty she was, even when she was a mess.

A red light broke him out of his thoughts. Why didn't he just apparate?

Why would anyone want to hurt her? He hardly even knew her anymore, so it couldn't have been to get to him. There was some other reason, and Harry was going to find out what it was.

"I need to speak to grandpa." Harry said stopping at the secretary's desk.

"Grandpa? Ooh, could it be possible that you DON'T call people by their code names inside."

"Okay," Harry answered. He was exasperated. "I need to talk to Joey."

The secretary smiled "Whatever you say Captain"

Harry gave her a warning look and walked through the door, slamming it behind him.

"Hello Captain, I see my secretary gave you a bit of trouble."

"Oh yes, Grandpa yes she did." Replied Harry to the slightly old man sitting at the desk. " But let's get on with this shall we?"

"Yes. Begin"

"Well, Ginny Weasley, I trust you know what happened to her recently?"

"Yes..."

"She thinks the Malfoy killed her son, because one of them was seen outside of her house the other day. Today I would like to go investigate. But I would need you to come."

"What would we do once we got there?"

"Check their wands, and record the data. We won't be allowed to inspect the manor unless the Minister comes with u-"

"Yes, yes I know all about that. But have you asked the ministers permission yet?"

"No, I was going to do that right now, but-"

"Ok," said the old man getting to his feet, "Lets go get some permission."

"Thanks Grandpa."

With the minister's permission, they set out to the Malfoys. They apparated. Once there, Harry and "Grandpa" discussed what they would do and went up to the manor. Harry knocked. Draco opened the door.

"Oh, well, well, well, what have we here?"

Before Harry could answer, Grandpa did, "We are ministry officials that have come to check your wands. All of them."

"Oh, no Potter you will not."

"Accio wands." Shouted Harry, and about 10 wands shot out of the household and into his hands.

"Thanks Malfoy." Sneered Harry.

"Anytime." Malfoy smirked. Harry didn't like that. Malfoy looked truly happy.

And Harry was right. Malfoy had a reason to be happy. None of the wands had an Avada Kadavra curse on them, though some of them had the cruatias curse.

So, an unhappy Harry set off to lunch with his soon to be wife.

A/N – review? They use code names cause there easier … even inside. They have 2 change them if n e 1 outside of the ministry finds out.