Chapter 61 – Take The Bad With The Good

Harry stood pacing Ron's office. He was waiting for an Owl from Hermione. Anna had fallen off her broom and no one was telling him why. He needed to know why; Anna wouldn't do it by accident something had to be wrong.

"Harry would you sit down. She will be fine this is trivial compared to what has happened to her," Ron said but still looking for any sign of an owl himself. At that moment Hedwig flew in. Harry grabbed the letter and read it. A smile forming on his face.

"She's fine, just fainted from lack of blood…" he trailed off as he read the rest of the letter.

"What?" Ron asked and when Harry didn't respond he took the letter from Harry. His face fell as he also read the letter. Harry looked at Ron, silence speaking louder than any words could.

They were both thinking the same thing… Voldemort was doing something to Anna.

"Ron, Harry," a woman burst through the door looking harassed. "There's an attack going on down at St. Mungo's. Go, now," she said and ran out the room.

Harry and Ron looked at each other, they smiled, just as planned. They whipped out their wands and Disapparated to the hospital. People were screaming, Auror's were fighting but chaos and destruction was holding sway. Harry and Ron joined in fighting for other's lives. Muggles were running from the spells not knowing what was happening. Spells flew past Harry the power of them slightly singeing his hair. One of the Death Eaters spotted Harry and shouted to the others.

"Potter's here, go!" The sound of people Disapparating filled the air.

"See mate all you have to do is show up now! Maybe we should get some people who look like you to go up to the Death Eaters and scare them out of England," Ron said patting Harry on the back. Harry nodded but this gave him an idea. Their plan to feed information to the traitor Jones worked, the Death Eaters had gone to exactly the place Ron had made sure Jones over heard him telling an Auror where Anna was.

Oliver Wood stood between Remus Black and the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain Celeste Jones. They shook hands and he blew his whistle they all took off. It was the last Quidditch match of the season. Gryffindor had to win by 200 points to win the cup because Anna had not caught the Snitch last time.

She flew higher than anyone and started searching for the snitch. She had to find it soon she was starting to feel light headed again. She hadn't told anyone as she knew they would stop her playing. She couldn't not play this was her only escape from the reality of everything that was going on. She could sense rather than see the Ravenclaw seeker behind her. As she heard a roar from the crowd she turned to see Ravenclaw had scored.

"Damn," she muttered. It was starting to rain and it was getting windy. Another roar from the Gryffindors this time told Anna they were tied. She was finding it hard to see properly that had nothing to do with the rain. She shook the now pouring rain out of her face but her vision remained blurry.

Five minutes later she was starting to fell really sick. Gryffindor were up by 30 points she wished they would hurry up she had to struggle to keep her eyes open. She saw something at other end of the pitch it looked gold but she could be wrong she started toward it the Ravenclaw seeker saw it as well. The Ravenclaw seeker speed up Anna did the same. As she came closer she saw it was the snitch. She sped forward urging her broom to go faster she had to make sure the Ravenclaw seeker didn't get it but she was slowing down. She was losing consciousness again. She had to get the snitch. She reached out for it but she was falling. She felt her self hit the ground and her arm cracked and pain surged through her. She couldn't see anything anymore.

Harry and standing in the waiting room of St. Mungo's. He was panicking. Ginny had just gone into labor early and she had said she did not want him in there until he realized how much pain she was in. Harry had his head in his hands, he did not look up until someone touched him on the shoulder.

"Mr. Potter your wife would like to see you," Harry followed the young healer into a room. He rushed over to Ginny's side and grasped her hand. Ginny looked sheepish and was about to say something when her face contorted in pain and Harry couldn't feel his hand. When the contraction had passed Ginny spoke.

"I didn't want to see you before because it was painful and I didn't want you to hear the words that would have come out of my mouth if you had been there." Harry grinned.

"I would have said it was due to the hormones. Do you want anything?" he asked. Ginny nodded.

"I want a Pumpkin Juice, and I need a firewhisky." Harry laughed and said he would see what he could do. He walked back out to the main area and went up to the tea room. As he passed the main lobby as he looked in he saw a group of people one of them was carrying another person they all looked soaking wet. Harry stopped feeling oddly drawn to them. He looked at what seemed to be the person in charge she was talking to the witch behind the desk. There was something oddly familiar about her bushy brown hair. He walked over to them.

"Hermione what are…" he stopped as he saw who the boy in front was carrying. "Anna." He whispered.

"Harry we don't know what happened, well we think we do," Hermione began.

"She had a dream last night I saw her gasping for breath and clutching her stomach," Nicky said quietly.

"Oh I am going to kill her when she wakes up," Lupin said suddenly causing everyone to turn and look at him.

"Mr. Potter you wife isn't on this floor," Healer Kevin Daggles said coming up to Harry.

"No but my daughter is here again." Harry said distractedly. There was too many people talking to him giving him information. "Lupin what are you talking about?"

"Why don't we bring her to a bed," Healer Kevin said. All nine of them followed Healer Kevin into a closed off ward. Healer Daggles made everyone but Harry, Hermione and Lupin leave the room. "Now Mr. Lupin what is wrong with her?"

"She has these dreams where she is back in the cave and Wormtail is about to stab her with the sword. He does and when she wakes up she has been stabbed. I think it started at Christmas." A stunned silence fell over them. Harry opened his mouth a few times tried to speak but no words came out.

"It didn't start at Christmas it has been going on ever since she was kidnapped," Healer Kevin said. "She told me," he added when they all looked at him incredulously.

Nobody noticed Anna who's eyes had opened and taken in the surroundings and realized what must have happened.

"Oh bugger," she said causing everyone to turn around and stare at her.

"How could you not say anything? Why did you let it go this long?" Harry started shouting. "Who do you think your helping by not—"

"Don't yell at her," Lupin said in a low voice standing in front of Anna blocking Harry's view of her. Harry's eyes widened as he looked into the blue eyes of the young man who was standing between them "Fine," he said. Harry lowered his eyes, Lupin who was still staring at him not moving.

"Fine, sorry. Ginny is in labor I have to go and see her." He turned to walk out he was furious at the pair of them. He was furious with Lupin for standing in between him and Anna. What did he think he was doing… what was he doing… he was protecting her. Something Harry should be doing not standing here blaming her for letting it happen to her. He sighed and realized his mistake. He would apologize later when everyone had gone and he had calmed down. Harry went back to Ginny who was just finishing a contraction.

"Yey, Pumpkin juice," she said seeing Harry come back in.

"Oh, bugger," Harry said realizing he had forgotten.

"No Pumpkin juice?"

"Sorry Anna was just brought in, kind of lost track of things," he said. Ginny's eyes widened.

"Is she ok? What happened?" Before Harry could stop her she was talking non stop about things that could be wrong.

"Gin… Gin – Ginny I think she is fine. I will go find out later."

"You think! Why didn't you find out before?"

"I kind of shouted at her," Harry said quietly.

"What?" asked Ginny. Harry had spoken so quietly she hadn't heard him.

"I shouted at her, for not telling anyone sooner." Harry started to defend himself but Ginny shouts cut him off.

"GO. Back. To. Daughter now! Do. NOT. Come. Back. Until. Found. Out. What. Happened." Ginny said struggling to find words strong enough to express her rage. Harry hurried out of the room and back to Anna's. He found it empty except for Anna, Lupin and Healer Kevin.

"Well it looks like it is just a cut but that still doesn't explain why you get it during dreams," Kevin was saying to Anna.

"Anna I am sorry I shouldn't have shouted at you," he said in a defeated voice.

"It's ok dad, just don't do it again. Come and sit down," she said and Harry sat down next to her. She clutched at her stomach and seemed to cringe. "I'm fine, I must have hurt my self when I fell."

"Anyway we are going to keep you here for a few days to see if we can figure it out," Kevin said smiling. He got up and left smiling to him self he would have given anything to see what Anna was going to say to her father when they were alone. There was an awkward silence as Harry looked at his feet and Lupin rubbed Anna's hand with thumb distractedly staring at Harry.

"Dad I meant it, don't do it again. I can't take much more," Anna said and Harry looked at her pity in his eyes.

"Where are the others?" He asked trying to keep the conversation light.

"Wood took the rest of them back to school, Professor Weasley went to get us something to eat." Lupin said he still hadn't taken his eyes off Harry.

"Oh, can you get out off bed?" Harry asked.

"No she can't," Lupin said.

"Yes I can I just have to be in this wheelchair."

"Do you want to go and visit Ginny?"

"Yeah,"

"And how do you expect to get down the stairs?"

"You can carry me," Anna said and Lupin raised his eyebrows. Harry laughed and looked at them Anna raised her hand for Lupin to pick her up. Harry caught sight of a glint of gold.

"What'd you do keep the snitch?" he asked, assuming that's what the glint had been.

"What?" She asked confused. Harry walked over to her and picked up her left hand. He saw the ring. He didn't say anything as he turned to go out the room. Anna looked at Lupin and sighed.