Disclaimer: I do not own HP JKR does
Disclaimer: I do not own HP JKR does
Chapter 4 The last night at the Burrow
"What did you say Harry?" Ginny gave him an incredulous look. Hoping what she heard was what she thought it was.
"I think we have to get your ears checked out then," teased Harry. Ginny gave him long look. "Ok I give up I said, I think I'm falling in love with you," Harry said with mock humor.
Ginny's eyes stared at him with so much love that it surprised Harry to see it. "I have always known that I loved you. I always thought that you only saw me as Ron's baby sister, they way everyone else seems to see me." Ginny looked down at the floor her fire red hair fell around her face as a crimson curtain.
Harry gave her a soft smile. "I can see it in your eyes I see all the love in them I was blind not to notice it before. I am so sorry that I treated you like that all these years. I was just too stupid to not know what was in front of me the whole time."
"Well you just needed time to grow up, as did I." Ginny put her arms around his neck and gave him a gentle kiss pouring her heart and soul into him. Harry responded with kissing her more deeply than before.
Suddenly Harry felt a flash of pain go through his scar. Then he heard the sounds of people apparating around them.
They were all wearing black robes with the hoods up. Death eaters, Harry whispered to a shaken Ginny. "Get your wand out I'll cause a distraction. You go to the house where the wards are, and call to Hogwarts for help. Stun anyone who tries to stop you. I'll be right behind you."
Then he waved his wand and shouted, "Incendio"' aiming at the ground next to the deatheaters. Flames were quickly surrounding the death eaters. "Run Ginny, now go to the house get help."
Ginny ran she heard the death eaters yelling stun her. She saw bright flashes go by her she ducked and ran towards the house.
Ginny grabbed the floo powder from the jar, and threw floo powder in the fireplace. She quickly shouted, "Hogwarts." Shortly later she saw professor McGonagall popping her head in the fire and was asking her in an annoyed voice. "What do want Miss Weasely?"
"Please professor we need help the burrow is under attack." Professor McGonagall's voice began to shake, "I'll get you some help, stay where you are." Then she disappeared from the fire. Leaving the fireplace empty.
Harry came bursting through the back door. "Did you call for help," he asked her?
"Yeah I got of hold of McGonagall, she is sending help."
Then they heard sounds of shattering glass, and Harry knew instantly the wards were down, and the prospects didn't for them didn't look too good at all.
"Crucio" was all Harry heard before he saw Ginny collapse on the floor screaming and writhing in pain.
He quickly called "Expelliarmus", and the Death eater flew back into the wall and his wand flew into Harry's hands.
He quickly aimed his wand at Ginny and muttered " Protego" at least that will give some protection, he thought.
Then he felt a curse hit him and bounced off of him and back to the Death eater. Harry wondered why did that happened and he realized as he looked down at the phoenix pendant that it was glowing brighter than usual. He realized it had something to do with the pendant.
The death eater started to writhe in pain. Then he heard sound of shouting and fighting going on outside. Help has arrived!
Remus Lupin burst though the door and asked them," are you all right"? "I'm all right but the cruciatus curse hit Ginny, but I think she will be all right". "Ok stay with her while I'll check the rest of the house. I'll be back", with that Remus left.
Harry went to where Ginny lay, she was white and shaking but also had that look of determination on her that Harry grew to love."
"Ginny, are you all right?" Harry asked anxiously, while hovering over her.
"I'll be all right," she answered panting slightly. "Just please help me up."
As Harry was helping Ginny up, Arthur and Molly Weasley burst through the fireplace. "Are you all right, what happened?" they asked?"
"Death eater attack," answered Harry "but we'll be all right."
Molly Weasley enfolded them into her infamous motherly hugs. "Thank Merlin you are alright."
Then Ron and Hermione came through the fireplace looking anxious. Hermione ran up to them giving them a hug." We heard that the burrow was under attack, but we didn't know what happened."
Ron looked at Ginny and Harry and said," I hope you two weren't doing anything when you were in the house alone."
Ginny gave Ron a cool look and retorted "Harry and I weren't doing anything that you and Hermione haven't done before". Ron turned as red as his hair, and Hermione was furiously blushing.
Remus came back and "announced all clear." Molly Weasley looked around and said, "I guess I have a few more guests I have to cook for." Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione went upstairs to pack their trunks for tomorrow.
In Ron's room Harry was throwing things in the trunk, a little neater than we he left Privet dr. Harry looked to see Ron looking at him almost nervously. "What's up?"
Ron looked down at the floor before looking up again. "You better not hurt her. Ginny has already been through enough."
Harry had to smile. "I don't have any intentions of hurting her. While we are on the subject, Hermione is like the sister I never had. Please take care of her like she deserves."
Ron looked at Harry and nodded, but didn't say anything more.
Harry went to Ginny's room after he packed his trunk. Hermione looked at him and said slyly, "I'll go see Ron."
Harry walked up to Ginny and put his arms around her. He felt her weight fall into his chest. "Harry was that cruciatus curse that hit me?" Harry's grip around her tightened and he kissed the top of her head. "Yes that was the curse. I'm sorry I couldn't protect you."
Ginny turned around and said, "Don't ever think like that they did it not you it's not your fault."
Harry just looked at her miserably. Ginny decided to use another tactic," I guess I'll just have to snog you until you cheer up". Harry begins to grin and started to kiss her playfully.
Then he heard, "kids' dinner is ready."
Harry and Ginny looked at each other and laughed and grabbed each other's hand and went to eat.
They ran into Ron and Hermione on the way down the stairs. They all raced down to the kitchen.
They saw Mr. Weasley had a grim expression on his face. "Tonight we are going to have aurors watch our place until we get our protection wards back up again. Until then no one can go off anywhere alone, and have your wands on you at all times." I don't want any arguments from anybody either," he continued.
Dinner was quickly over Harry and Ron had to wash dishes while the girls cleared the table. "But mum that's women's work."
"Don't you let me hear that again Ronald Weasley, or I will personally make sure Dumbledore sends you in the kitchen's after meals to help the house elves." Ron's face went red, but he said no more. After all Molly Weasley's temper was legendary.
That night in bed Harry couldn't sleep. Too many dreams about Sirus, Cedric and the third task. He shuddered he would just rather stay awake. He rolled out of bed, and grabbed his invisibility cloak. He might as well visit the one person that brought him peace.He crept up stairs slowly to Ginny's room wearing his invisibility cloak. He stood there just watching her sleeping. He brushed away a stray strand of hair that was in her face. He gave her a kiss on her forehead .
"Sleep my angel , I will do whatever that I can to protect you." He looked down at the phoenix pendant, and saw it give out a brilliant glow of red and gold.
He stood over her just watching her sleep, until he grew too tired to stand. He crept out of the room and lies down on his bed. Harry laid awake, he felt so tired and weary but he could not sleep.
He kept running that day's events through his mind .He wondered if things were different, would Sirius still be around today? Finally when he couldn't handle the turmoil in his head any longer, Harry fell into a troubled sleep. Tbc...
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