I broke from my lack of writing and finally wrote you guys another chapter it may not be at interesting as last but it is needed in the build to the story and characters within. Hope you like it anyways. Please review. I really need some feedback on it.
Being that Ginny was trying to run on an obviously injured ankle Harry had no trouble quickly catching up to her in the scrub, she also did nothing to hide her trail.
Turning around a tree to follow her path he ran straight into her knocking them both to the soft earth below.
Ginny screamed as his bloody form fell upon hers and tried to crawl from under him.
Harry quickly picked himself up and pulled her with him by her arms but once up he did not let her go despite her shouts of protest.
"Ginny be quiet!"
Though she was still frightened she complied with his demand and closed her mouth. He then released her wrists.
"I know it's difficult to comprehend but it had to be done, if I didn't he would surely have killed me and possibly you, or even worse…" Harry's speech faltered at this not wanting to contemplate what might have happened.
Ginny just shook her head.
"You didn't need to kill him, you could have knocked him out or I don't know, ANYTHING BUT THAT"
Harry just sighed in defeat.
"That would have taken time that I didn't have to figure out, I did the only possible thing I could think of in that fraction of a second and look we are still alive."
"you both hated each other in school and this was just your way to get rid of him Harry, you are a murderer."
"Better than murdered Ginny, better than murdered."
Ginny turned again to stalk off but was stopped by Harry's hand.
"You need me to survive people like him Ginny and I cannot let you get hurt, god knows what Ron would do if he lost you, what anyone would do if you died."
This she grudgingly accepted though it was clear the loathing she now held for him.
He knew he deserved it and held her gaze just taking it all in, it was no less than he deserved, in the end of this he knew he would deserve much worse than the hate of one girl.
Ginny broke into his thoughts with the next words she uttered.
"As soon as we find Ron I'm going with him and we will part ways Harry, I will not be in company of a murderer for longer than need be. Ron can protect me."
Harry nodded his acceptance of this and only hoped Ron could forgive him for killing in front of his little sister, but he knew Ron would accept the conditions it was under. He could only hope now that Ginny could forget the horror.
They then set off in a direction that they could only hope Ron or their other friends would be.
They walked past the towering oaks and whatnot passing a stream where Harry filled the water bottles he had drank.
The heat was becoming unbearable and he hoped in would relent in the hours of darkness.
The didn't walk long, only a few hours until the dark had finally settled. They made camp beside a large tree and leaned against it.
"Ginny I am truly sorry for what has happened today but it had to be done."
He got no reply.
" we will sleep in a couple hour shifts with one person waking the other in turn."
Her turned to see her nod before she curled up and tried to sleep.
Taking this as it being his watch first he tried to get comfortable in a sitting position and since besides the moonlight it was quite dark he simply listened to the sounds of the forest trying to catch anything that would mean other people.
His shift concluded without any sounds of anyone and he woke Ginny for her first shift.
Not being happy about being awake she grumbled and sat upright scanning the darkness and listening as Harry had.
Harry then turned and relaxed for his shift and drifted into a peaceful sleep free of nightmares.
Harry was roughly shaken awake by a startled Ginny.
"What's wrong"
"Just Listen"
Then Harry heard it the unmistakable sound of voices, they were close.
Harry motioned for her to stay put and moved in the direction of the voices as quietly as possible.
He saw 2 shadows in the relative darkness and called out.
"Hey you two, who are you?"
The shapes froze but gave no reply.
"It's me Harry I am not playing the game, though I am armed I will not harm you, so just come out."
One of the shadows approached Harry and he found it to be the Slytherin keeper Miles Bletchley.
"what do you want Potter" came the tight lipped response at last.
"relax Bletchley, just want to ask where you are headed and if you wanted to travel with Ginny and I, you know, safety in numbers thing."
"shove it Potter me and Bulstrode are headed that way." he indicated by stabbing a finger to the opposite direction Harry and Ginny had been headed.
"plus we don't need the help of a couple of muggle lovers like you two."
"whatever Bletchley just go on your way."
Unnoticed by Harry the shadow that was Bulstrode had moved from where it was while he had been talking with Bletchley.
"where did Bulstrode go?"
"why do you care pothead?"
Harry heard a twig behind him snap and found himself facing the end of a dagger held by the one and only Millicent Bulstrode.
Bletchley quickly spoke
"Just give up your pack and weapons Potter and we will leave no problem."
"If I refuse?"
He turned to see Miles remove his left hand from behind his back holding a tire iron.
"Then we may have a problem."
Harry thought the situation out, he was outnumbered and although he had the superior weapons they were both close enough so that they would strike before he would be able to draw his weapons.
"NOW POTTER!"
"relax I am just thinking my options here."
He saw Ginny walk up silently to the right of Bletchley, Bulstrode who was much more focused on Harry didn't seem to see her or couldn't distort her from the shadows.
Harry also saw Ginny holding the axe she was given and he nodded too her.
Ginny swung for the back of Bletchley's leg, nothing that would kill him of course.
Harry however ducked the dagger that Bulstrode had stabbed at his throat and drawing his own blade inserted it into the top of her throat sending cascades of even more blood upon him.
He would really need a shower by the time this was done.
Turning back to the scene at hand Harry saw Bletchley laying on the ground screaming in pain from the horrific wound the axe had made in the back of his knee nearly shearing off the leg.
It seemed that Ginny in her panic had swung a little hard.
Harry quickly grabbed both of their packs and weapons, Miles had dropped his when struck down by Ginny, and quickly dragged Ginny from the scene.
He knew that Miles would likely die from the blood loss but didn't say this to Ginny just kept whispering that it would be okay while they walked.
When they were far enough that they could not hear the screams of the fallen student Harry sat Ginny down.
"Do you think he will live Harry?"
She asked this in all sincerity and when Harry didn't immediately answer tears threatened to flow.
Picking up on this He reacted fast.
"Ginny I am sure he will be fine and someone will stop to help him."
"why don't we go back Harry, we should help him."
"He would never accept out help and you know that, he would simply wait to get his revenge."
Ginny quieted again and silent tears soaked her cheeks.
" We will find Ron tomorrow Ginny and then find a spot for you all to hide out until this is over."
"what about you Harry? You aren't going to hide?"
"no I will find others and bring them back to safety, those who aren't too foolish to accept my help anyways."
They fell into an uneasy silence and Harry turned to speak again but then stopped when he realized she had fell into sleep.
He decided he would take shift the rest of the night and leave Ginny to rest, today had brought too much pain.
Harry woke up to bright sunlight.
Shit, his mind rang as he realized that he had fallen asleep while he should have been keeping an eye on Ginny.
He turned and made sure she was alright before getting up and stretching then eating quickly.
He then woke Ginny so that she could eat and they could resume their trek to find others.
The fact that she did wake when he shook her proved in of itself that Bletchley had died during the night. Otherwise she would have been strangled by the silver chain around her neck.
Harry didn't know if Voldemort had told this to others or not so he did not mention it, since either way it would mean more deaths of students.
It sure wouldn't help Ginny's condition to know she had killed someone though.
After she had eaten and broke Harry from his thoughts they continued to walk in the direction they had last night, both hoping to find their friends, alive.
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