Chapter 5 Battle of the Burrow

Shaking slightly Harry opened the door. He was bold but he wasn't stupid he knew if the deatheaters had arrived he would be outnumbered. The house was still silent; there was no movement until he heard.

"Harry, is that you" a whisper echoed through the house.

"Mrs Figg," Harry replied a little surprised at what his batty, squib neighbour was doing creeping round his house. Mrs Figg came shuffling around the corner to the bottom of the stairs.

"Come on Harry I need to get you out of here, Now come on don't worry about your things someone will collect them, good you have your wand out." Mrs Figg was shaky as she said this. Something was obviously wrong. Harry leaped down the stairs not knowing what to think. Something was clearly wrong he hoped that everyone he loved was ok. He thought of Ginny and his heart leapt.

"Mrs Figg what's wrong what happened?" Harry spoke as he reached the bottom of the stairs. Mrs Figg stayed quick mumbling something about no time and have to get you to safety. "I'm not going anywhere until you tell me."

Mrs Figg faced him looking very shaken, "ermmm well there has been an incident at your friends the Weasley house." She stuttered towards the end looking at her feet. Harry spared no thought to his own safety and what would happen he ran out of the Dursley's house and before he had time to think he apperated to the Burrow.

There was smoke everywhere, Harry coughed he couldn't breath. His eyes were watering he couldn't see anything. He moved forward as his eyes accustomed themselves to the dark. He could see spell flying in all directions thankfully none of them were green, for now! Bill, Charlie and Mr Weasley were fighting deatheaters from all directions. Harry only had one thought get to Ginny and Ron make sure there ok. He ran towards the fray wand raised.

"What do we have here, little Potty has come to play." Sneered the nearest deatheater. Harry knew who it was immediately "If you have come to save your little girlfriend you might be too late."

"Bellatrix still doing your half bloods bidding are you? Couldn't find a pureblood to worship?" Harry shouted.

"Don't you speak about the Dark Lord like that Potter you are nothing compared to him." Spat Bellatrix as she raised her wand but Harry was too quick for her. He summoned his shield and the spell bounced back at its caster who narrowly jumped out of the way. Harry ran he didn't have time to fight Bellatrix. Cursing himself he knew that every moment he spent with her something could be happening to Ginny or Ron. His anger was at boiling point he wanted to go back to get his revenge for Sirius. He knew he wasn't ready yet! Is time would come them everything Bellatrix had done would be repaid. He could see the front door to the burrow it was on fire he had no choice he was going through.

Harry burst through the front door. A wand was in his face before he had change to get accustomed to the low light.

"Harry James Potter what are you doing here?" Mrs Weasley was shaking as she waved at Ron to lower his wand.

"It might be a deatheater mum how do we know?" Ron looked at Harry not sure whether to hug him or shot a curse at him.

"Your in love with Hermione Granger and have been since she told you, you had dirt on your nose on the first train ride to Hogwarts." Harry couldn't help but laugh at the look of horror that had spread across Ron's face.

"That settles it he's a deatheater that's just not true, its not I don't know why your smiling mum it's not true." Ron was looking around the room as if Hermione was going to pop out of a wall and find out the secrete. Although Harry had a suspicion that she already knew.

"Don't be so stupid Ron oh course its true," said Ginny as she stepped from behind the chair, "Hey Harry"

"Hey Ginny" Harry replied. He was so glad she was ok. She looked great he stared at her for a few minutes before releasing that there was a fight going on outside. He had to think quickly there was no time to be standing around staring at Ginny.

"Right you lot there are too many death eaters outside to get out and this house may come down at any point" Mrs Weasley let out a small whimper as he leant on Ron to steady herself. "I'm sorry Mrs Weasley but its true we have to get out of here over to the fire come on" Harry continued.

"Ginny your first go to Grimmauld Place" Harry looked at Ginny willing her to go.

"Do you think i'm stupid Harry James Potter" Ginny was glaring at him with her hands on her hips in a very Mrs Weasley manner, "your gonna send me then mum so you and Ron can go running outside and get yourselves killed."

"Actually I was gonna send you, Mrs Weasley then Ron and go outside and get myself killed but seeing as you foiled this plan I will settle for just you and Mrs Weasley" Harry added after receiving a glare from Ron at the suggestion he leave and not fight.

"Ginny, Harry's right get into that fireplace now at once" Mrs Weasley had come out of her daze and realised the seriousness of the situation "I cant make you two leave as your of age but be careful" Mrs Weasley added before she flooed out with Ginny.

"Right mate we need some tactics can't just go out there with no plan," Ron was saying rapidly as they moved towards the window to get a better look. As they looked out at the devastation around the Burrow Harry couldn't help but feel miserable, this is where it all started no longer could he run away, be protected. He had a mission and it started right now with the devastation of his second favourite place in the world.