Saving Dragons
Chapter One
Camping Trip!
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Aurora rose with a faint smile and whipped out her wand in a determined manner. With a flick of her wrist two muggle camping bags appeared on Ginny's bedroom floor. Quickly Aurora waved her wand again, sending Ginny's apparel flying out of their drawers and into one of the bags. Once it had been stuffed to the brim Aurora handed it to Ginny. "We are going on a camping trip." Ginny stared at Aurora, utterly confused. "At least, that's what your parents are going to be told." Still slight confused, she accepted the proffered bag.
"So what will we really be doing?" Ginny mumbled before she could stop herself.
Aurora laughed at the comment and the distressed look on Ginny's ivory face. "We will be heading towards a death eater camp near Hogwarts. At the moment it is where Voldesnort is holding court, and it is also where Draco is being held. Once there I will fill you in on the minor details. Is that alright by you?" The violet eyes met the brown of Ginny's and held them until Ginny nodded her consent.
"Good, let's go tell your Mom that we'll be gone for the next few weeks. She'll worry of course, but then she'd be stupid to not be concerned." She quickly snatched the other bag off the floor and placed it over her shoulder as she trotted down the stairs. Ginny, still dazed by the suddenness of it all, followed after the exuberant Fox.
As Molly Weasley looked up to see who was coming down the stairs she let out a startled gasp. With unexpected speed she rose to meet the witch on the landing. Quickly she flung her arms around Aurora and began to blubber happily. "Hey Mrs. Weasley. How you holding up?" Aurora's voice was gentle and soft as she spoke into Mrs. Weasley's hair.
Molly stopped crying and looked up at the quiet Fox. "Fairing as well as one can expect deary. Your Great Uncle was a dear friend of ours, he'll be missed by us all." Then Mrs. Weasley's eyes narrowed as she looked Aurora over. Clucking she shook her head. "They've been starving you in America my dear. Say that you will be staying for dinner at least!"
Aurora smiled at Mrs. Weasley and nodded quietly. "Of course, but then I'm going to take Ginny camping. She needs a break from grief and Dumbledore sent me here before he died...He knew it was coming." A single tear rolled down the pale cheek as Molly hugged her once again.
As Ginny and Aurora settled themselves at the dinner table later that evening Harry gaped at the pair. Ginny had grown into a tragic beauty of subtle means. Her long crimson tresses fell in gentle ringlets against her petal soft cheek. Warm brown eyes of the deepest mahogany met his gently across the table. But then he turned his bewitched stare to her companion.
A strange sensation filled his chest as he stared at the silky white skin that covered the lithe witch's pate. Her laughter was soft, causing her violet eyes to bubble happily from beneath the silver brows. Without thought she tossed her smooth snowy hair over one shoulder as she smiled pleasantly at him. He could not for all the world remove his emerald eyes from the sight of her, she was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen!
Then the rosy lips opened and called his name. "Harry? Are you alright? You seem to be rather...dazed."
He smiled at her and shook himself out of the trance she had cast him into. Then he laughed happily, joyful that he knew such a creature at last. Oh, he loved Ginny, that was for sure, but not like this. There was nothing in the world as wonderful as this! "Of course I'm fine! Why wouldn't I be? Well, considering the circumstances." Harry again grinned hopelessly at her.
Mrs. Weasley noticed the faint blush that marked Harry's cheeks and smiled faintly. "Well now Aurora dear, why don't you tell us what you've been up to in America?"
Aurora smiled and swallowed the mouth full of Roast she had been chewing on moments before. "Well, Uncle Dumbledore thought it would be best for me to go to school over there. He though it was a nice place to go, so I've been there for the past seven years. Now I'm over here because I'm to take up Madam Hooch's quidditch position. Apparently she has been wishing to retire since she came across poor Neville Longbottom."
This statement caused Harry to laugh as he thought back to his first year. He remembered how poor Neville had broken his arm by pure accident, it was unfortunate that that was the way the poor wizard's luck ran. Then the family happily fell into the usual conversing of dinner. All too soon dinner drew to a close and Aurora led Ginny outside. Between the two of them they had everything needed to make a successful camping trip and an even more successful rescue. Ginny clung to Aurora's arm as she slowly turned, apparating both of the young witches and their equipment to a strange little camp sight.
With a flick of her wand, Aurora set up the tent and sleeping bags. Slowly the moon rose over the mountains, casting an eerie glow to everything in sight. in hushed tones Aurora began to explain what would next come to pass, "Since we apparated the death eaters will know where we are with in moments. Soon they'll come flooding out of the woods over there." A pale finger pointed to the abysmal woods that surrounded them.
"From that moment on I have to play the evil wench. No matter what I say or do I am on your side! Never forget that!" Aurora stared fiercely into Ginny's eyes until at last she heard the tell tell rustling in the forest. "Here they come, get ready!"
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