You Set Me Free

By Duck Goddess

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Chapter Eight

"Draco!" Ginny couldn't help shrieking. She finally found the energy to move again and ran over to him. She could feel Harry's burning eyes on her but she didn't care. All that mattered was that Draco was in trouble. This must be how he felt when I was tortured, she thought.

He stopped writhing and just lay there. Ginny stared. Was he dead? She spun around. Lord Voldemort had stopped torturing him.

"Now that we've taken care of both things…it's time we duel, Potter," Voldemort said, with a grim smirk on his face.

"What about Malfoy, my Lord?" another Death Eater asked.

"Kill him. As well as the Weasleys, mudbloods and that pathetic, little half-blood," Voldemort ordered. Ginny looked at Harry. His eyes were filled with fear but he held his wand steadily.

The Death Eaters moved towards them, with nasty, vicious smiles on their faces. Ginny gulped, as well as Ron, Hermione, Leah and Colin. She glanced at Ron. She knew what he was thinking. They would die with their family.

"Crucio!" they cried. Ginny once again felt the pain of knives stabbing her but this time; she knew her friends and family felt it too. The Death Eaters stopped and Ginny was panting.

She looked at Harry and Voldemort. Ginny knew he was taunting Harry from the expression on Harry's face – strained and trying to keep control.

"Well, Malfoy, your life ends here," Macnair said cruelly.

Draco looked up and spat in his face. Macnair growled and tortured him again. It was heart-wrenching for Ginny to watch him suffer so much. She looked around. The other Death Eaters were too busy laughing at Draco to notice a thing.

Ginny looked at Leah. 'Stun them' Ginny mouthed. Leah nodded.

"Stupefy!" they shouted together. Two of them fell and another fight ensued between the Order and the Death Eaters.

She dodged curses and jinxes and fired Stunning spells everywhere. Sofas blew up and table legs flew by. How many times have I done this in the past fortnight? Ginny thought wearily. She saw more and more people fall and gripped her wand tighter.

Then, she heard a familiar snarl. Ginny spun around.

"You know, I'm getting really tired of seeing you," she said. He smirked. Ginny frowned. She looked down beside him and saw Draco, lying there, not moving.

"If you do anything to him, I'll kill you," Ginny growled.

"Really? That's interesting. I'll put you to the test, then. Crucio!" Lucius cried. Draco writhed and screamed some more before Lucius took the curse off.

"That was for betraying your family," Lucius spat, "And going off with a blood traiter-whore like her."

Ginny's heart did not seem to pump blood anymore, but fury. She narrowed her eyes and clenched her fists. She found the need to kill him, to see his body lying on the floor, to see the smirk wiped off his face once he got hit with the spell.

"Avada Kedavra!" Ginny screamed, letting all her anger out. Unfortunately, it missed.

"Trying to kill me, eh?" Lucius sneered, "You won't succeed. You're too…kind-hearted."

"Watch me," Ginny snarled, "Avada Kedavra!" A jet of green light flew from her wand and went towards Lucius. His eyes widened and it hit his chest. He slumped over and fell on the floor, his eyes wide open. Ginny's jaw dropped. She actually killed him.

Others had saw her kill him and stared at her. Ginny looked at her father. He had a look of pure shock on his face. Then, a Death Eater looking for vengeance walked towards her, snarling.

Ginny froze. Her whole body seemed numb and she couldn't move. Fortunately, Ron saw and stunned him. He ran towards Ginny.

"Are you alright?" he asked quickly. She nodded slowly.

She looked over at Harry. He was still dueling with Voldemort. He had cuts and burns and was putting on a fierce face.

"You have improved in dueling, Potter. But those were simple spells," sneered Voldemort.

Harry looked Voldemort in the eye.

"Avada Kedavra!" Harry cried. The green ray sped towards Voldemort. Ginny's jaw dropped as the spell hit him.

Voldemort was finally dead.

Harry sank down, panting. He was covered with scratches and bruises. The curse had drained all his energy. Ginny, Ron, Hermione, Leah and the rest of the Weasleys ran over to him.

"He's – gone," Harry breathed. His eyes lost focus and he couldn't balance. He fainted.

"We have to get him to St. Mungo's!" Hermione said, panicking.

"We need to get A LOT of people to St. Mungo's!" Ron corrected her. Ginny looked over at Draco. He was unconscious.

"Come on," Ginny snapped, "Whoever can Apparate, get people to the hospital. Now go!" No one argued with her. Ron took Harry and Hermione took Colin etc.

Ginny ran over to Draco. She shook him but he didn't wake up. I hope I don't get in trouble for this. She grabbed hold of him and focused intently on St. Mungo's. She appeared there in a second.

St. Mungo's was extremely busy. The Healers set up a whole floor for the injured in all the battles. One of them came bustling up to them.

"He got tortured. Cruciatus curse," Ginny said breathlessly.

The Healer nodded and waved her wand. Draco disappeared. Ginny ran towards the lift and went up to the floor where he was.

"Ginny, you're here!" her mother cried, "Charlie –"

"What, what happened?" Ginny asked quickly.

"He's – he's – in a coma!" Mrs. Weasley exclaimed, bursting into tears. Ginny's heart seemed to slow down.

"Oh no," she breathed.

"Go – got h – hit by some ji – jinx," Mrs. Weasley stuttered, positively bawling.

"Oh, Mum, he'll be fine," Ginny said, hugging her soothingly.

"First Percy, now Charlie…" she cried, soaking Ginny's shirt.

"Don't worry, Mum. Charlie's strong. He'll make it," Ginny said, trying to believe her words. Thoughts of Draco had vanished.

"How's Harry?" Ginny asked. But Mrs. Weasley started crying even harder.

"He's unconscious too!" she wailed, "So many people are – including your friend Colin!"

Ginny's heart sank. Her brother, her boyfriend and her best friend were all unconscious.

"Is Leah alright?" she asked cautiously. She would really start crying if Leah was hurt as well.

Mrs. Weasley nodded. "She's with Colin now."

"I have to go see her, Mum. Charlie will be fine, don't worry," Ginny said. She wrenched herself from her mum's grasp and ran into each of the wards, trying to find her best friends.

Ginny found Leah staring at Colin, who lay motionless on the bed.

"Leah?" Ginny asked softly. She turned around and immediately burst into tears.

"Oh, Leah, he'll be fine," Ginny said soothingly, hugging her. She could feel her own tears welling in her eyes. They sobbed together, letting all their emotion out. She cried for Draco, Harry, Charlie, Colin and so many others.

She looked at the bed next to Colin's and gasped. It was Harry. His glasses were on the bedside table and for once, he looked peaceful. Ron and Hermione were there. Once Leah calmed down, Ginny went to sit beside him.

"Please wake up," she murmured. She felt an arm around her and saw it was Hermione. Then, Ron joined them and Leah came over as well. They all cried again, even Ron, hoping the Boy Who Lived would wake up.

"How did he do it? How did he defeat You-Know-Who?" Leah asked. Ron and Hermione exchanged glances.

"Well, you see, Harry has the power of love inside him. That's what saved him from Voldemort when he was one," Hermione explained, "And I think he just focused all his thoughts on the one he loved – Ginny. He channeled all his love through the spell so instead of using hate to kill, he used love. He was practicing it in his other secret lessons."

They all turned to look at her. Ginny couldn't help but feel guilty. Harry had saved the world because he loved her. And she didn't love him. Why can't I love him? she thought desperately, Why do I have to love a stupid, arrogant prat and not Harry?

This caused Ginny to cry even more. Hermione thought it was because she loved Harry too but Leah and Ron knew better.

A/N: Don't worry, Ginny will see Draco in the next chapter! Please review! Oh yeah, sorry it was kind of short. Not very good at writing battle scenes.