Ch 13
A/N: I hope to get chapters out faster now but I can't promise anything because of 1 great variable…Homework. Anyway here's the chapter.
"Well," Neville looked around the room "Before I start, what happened to the DA?
"Last I heard about 8 of them had been wounded, the rest would be held with the rest of the prisoners." Tonks informed him.
"Is it possible to get a message to them?"
"It would be tricky…" started Tonks started.
"But not impossible" Dumbledore said with just a hint of a Twinkle in his eye.
Harry sat in the shrieking shack, clutching his want tightly.
"I hope Neville's plan works." Ginny said, taking the words out of Harry's mouth. Harry opened his mouth to respond but was interrupted by a flash of light. A single feather and a piece of parchment appeared and drifted to the ground.
"That's Phawkes's feather." Ginny said, unraveling the parchment and reading it aloud "agents 1 & 2 proceed with the plan and when you arrive at the rendezvous point send red sparks into the air to signal to Ron. Signed Headmaster Dumbledore. "
"Let's go." Harry said, feeling as thought he and his girlfriend were walking to there death. He flung his invisibility cloak over them and they went out the front door of the shack.
Harry briefly thought that the feeling of being this close to Ginny was not unpleasant, but quickly his mind focused entirely on the mission. They walked along the path to Hogsmead and stopped dead as they spotted 2 figures in dark cloaks and white masks. They looked at each other and in unison muttered "Stupefy". The cloaked figures were hit dead on with the spells and both fell.
They continued on more slowly, hoping there would not be many more Death Eaters. They had been lucky that time but Harry doubted that they would be able to pull it off again. Especially if there was more than 2 Death Eaters. But, Harry mused, they did have the slight advantage of being invisible.
Ginny poked him in the ribs and he looked around. He saw almost immediately why she had poked him and cursed himself for his lack of attention. There were about 50 Death Eaters spread out over the square. They were all looking around attentively.
"This isn't good" Ginny whispered I his ear "I'll circle around and send up the sparks. We'll rendezvous there."
They moved into an abandoned house and Ginny took the cloak and left heading for the 'Three Broomsticks'. Harry waited with trepidation holding his breath awaiting Ginny's return. Finally, after what seemed to Harry like hours, but was realy closer to 5 minutes, Harry saw a blur in the air beside him as Ginny flung the cloak around to cover them both.
"How'd it go?" Harry asked in barley more than a whisper.
"The sparks are up." Ginny replied "That means it's in Ron's hands now."
They waited with baited breath, for any sign of movement from within the pub-turned-
prison. They also kept an eye on the Death Eaters for any sign of them noticing. A few anxious minutes later they heard a clatter from within as well as some muffled yells of 'Stupefy!' and 'Protegro'. About half of the death eaters in the square began to run for the pub.
"If they make it in there this plan will fail!" Ginny whispered urgently. She was about to continue but a flash of light accompanied by a singe Phoenix feather cut her off.
"That's the Attack signal!" Ginny told Harry.
They both leapt up and began throwing curses and Jinxes everywhere.
"Concentrate on the people going into the pub!" Ginny yelled to Neville who had stood up from behind some wreckage and was hexing several death eaters into oblivion. Luna and Tonks appeared out of thin air beside Neville each holding one of Phawkes legs. Professor McGonagall, Professor Snape, Professor Flitwick and tonks appeared on the other end of the square and what looked like a light bulb clattered to the ground. But even as more order members, includingLupin, began to Apperate and portkeyaround the square so were more and more Death Eaters.
"We need to get inside "The Three Broomsticks!" Ginny yelled, over the roar of battle, before ducking a Maiming hex that was aimed at her head. She fired back and got the Death Eater squarely in the chest with a stunning spell.
"Get under the cloak" Harry instructed, before flipping his invisibility cloak around them both. They made there way cautiously around the battle field darting down a back lane and emerging behind the pub. They both raised there wands, pointing them at the back wall of the pub and mutter together, 'Reducto".
Part of the wall crumbled before them and they entered, still invisible the remains of the bar. There was no battle just bodies, some alive some not, Death Eaters, Aurors and students. A shaky voice called to them, it was Dean Thomas.
"Their up stairs" was all he said.
"Thank you" Ginny said "Salpainum." She mutter the pain lessening charm and headed up the stairs with Harry hot on her heals. The scene up-stairs was not good. There were about 7 Death Eaters, facing Ron, Hermione, Seamus and an Auror Harry didn't know.
"Avada Kadavera" Shouted 1 of the Death Eaters. The curse fell the Auror instantly. Seamus pointed his want at the man but he only laughed and cried "Expeliamus!"
Seamus' want flew towards the Death Eater who caught it neatly and threw it out the window.
"You will all put down your wands" came a cool voice that made Harry's blood run cold "Or you will meet the same fate." Belatrix Lestrange stepped forward and pointed her wand menacingly at Ron.
"We will not Drop our weapons" came Hermione's voice, ringing defiantly through the room.
"Then you will die!" Lestrange responded "Avada Kadavera!"
It all happened in slow motion. The green curse flew through the air, Ron dived at Hermione but was to slow. 'She cant die' Harry thought desperately 'she can't!'. Through all this Ginny's voice ran cool and clear "Interceptum!".
A/N: I finally got chapter 13 up! I'm very proud how about we all celebrate by reviewing? Sorry bout the cliff hanger but it seemed like a good place to end. Next chapter will be up as soon as possible.