Fire of the Phoenix

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Chapter 23 Attack!

Ginny was thrown roughly to the ground. Harry's weight pinned her down, and kept her from getting back up again. Harry drew his wand. He grabbed something out of the package and handed it to her.

"Here, put this on, quickly." Harry handed her the silver unicorn necklace. "I was hoping to give this to you for Christmas, but you need it more now."

"What does it do, Harry?" Ginny asked while fumbling with the clasp. Harry helped her fasten the chain.

"The necklace will provide you protection. Voldemort is here, I know it, and you'll need all the protection you can get. If anything happens to me, I want you to know that I love you. Try to stay out of sight. Remember, Voldemort is looking for me, not you."

Ginny looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I love you, too. Please, be careful. I'll do what I can here."

Ginny crouched beneath the window with her wand out. She saw a Death Eater coming toward the shop they were. A red stream shot out from Ginny's wand as she shouted.

"Stupefy!" Harry looked at her with amazement.

"You do that to anyone that comes near here." Harry gave her a swift kiss, and then he left.

Ginny watched as Harry walked away from her, maybe forever. God, she prayed that he would come back to her again. Ginny saw a Death Eater creeping around the corner.

"Stupefy, Expelliarmus!"

She saw the Death Eater fall to the ground. His wand flew into Ginny's hand. She fingered it, wondering how an object made from wood could cause so much pain and destruction. She took the wand and snapped in half. The wand emitted screams as it broke. Screams still echoed around. She could only hope that the noise was the screams of Death Eaters. Ginny wished that Harry will be all right; all she could do was wait.

Harry cautiously walked down the bitterly cold street. He saw fire blazing all around him, but hardly heating the air around them. There was death and destruction surrounding him everywhere. He saw flashes of green light streaking through the air. Just to his left, Terry Boot's lifeless body fell to the ground. Harry turned around and saw a Death Eater with his wand out, laughing maliciously. Harry felt a surge of anger flow through him.

"Stupefy!"

He saw the Death Eater drop to the ground. Harry walked over to him. He pulled the robe off the Death Eater's head. He backed away in surprise when he saw the familiar face that was underneath.

"Percy Weasley? Enervate. How could you betray your family?"

"Well, that's easy, Harry. I'm tired of being the laughing stock of the wizzarding world, just because I'm a Weasley. At least now I'm around people who appreciate my ambitions." Percy gave him a hard look and a cruel laugh. "Who ever said all Weasleys were on the side of the light. Remember, I was always different from the rest of them."

"Yeah, they know what loyalty is." Harry retorted bitterly.

"Enough, Potter! Crucio!"

Harry felt a dull pain reside in him. He was surprised maybe Percy wasn't good at the curse yet. Harry felt something warm upon him. He looked down at the pendant and saw it glowing red. Harry glared at Percy. Percy went white.

"How did you do that Potter? No matter, my Master will dispose of you soon enough."

An evil, cackling laugh echoed through the air. Harry felt his scar pulse with pain, but he ignored it.

"Well, well, it's the thorn in my side, Harry Potter. I was wondering if you were going to be here today. I'm too tired for games though. Imobileous! Avada Kedavra!"

Voldemort was too close, Harry was frozen, and all he could do was watch as the jet of green light surrounded him, but not yet touched him fully. He felt the energy fade from him. Harry waved out his wand.

"Protego Reflectus!"

A blue beam shot out of his wand. He was waiting for the golden circle to enclose around them. It never did, the clashing of the two lights made up a brilliant light of a turquoise color.

Voldemort let out a cruel and chilling laugh. The laugh of a true villain, or of pure evil.

"I have a new wand now. One that I can use on you. Don't you know that you can't deflect the killing curse?"

Harry knew Voldemort was right, but he also knew that his phoenix pendant would keep the worst effects of the curse away from him. Harry shouted out.

"Finite Incanteam!" Voldemort had an evil smile on his face. Harry smiled back. He brandished his wand.

"Portus Transpero Greenland."

A gold beam shot out of Harry's wand. It surrounded Voldemort. Voldemort was looking around anxiously. Then a realization dawned on him.

"Nooo," he screamed. "I will get you Potter even if it's the last thing I do."

Voldemort began to shimmer. He was dissolving and the buildings behind him began showing through. His red eyes blinked and his mouth was working slowly, but there was no sound as he faded out. The remaining Death Eaters looked nervously around them. Aurors were coming in from all directions. They quickly appararted out of Hogsmeade, and Harry collapsed to the ground; all of his strength was gone. He sank into sweet oblivion.

As the screams died down, Ginny slowly walked out of the store. She stepped out into the street, which now resembled a war zone. There were children crying as they clung to bodies of their fallen parents. Ginny choked down the sobs as she saw the aftermath of the battle unfold before her. She continued down the street, searching for Harry. She looked down an alleyway where she saw a small crowd of people gathering. Ginny felt her heart pound in her chest.

"Oh God, please let him be alright." She prayed over and over again.

She reached the crowd. She slowly made her way through. She got a glimpse of the messy black hair lying on the ground. Ginny felt her heart drop from her chest. Tears burned in her eyes threatening to spill over on to her cheeks, as she saw him lying there. There were medi-witches kneeling beside him.

"Excuse me, is he going to be alright?" The witch looked kindly up at Ginny.

"He's alive and stable, but we won't know more until we get him to Hogwarts, where we can treat him."

"Thank you God," Ginny said silently. She watched as they conjured a stretcher and started up the road to Hogwarts.

Ok, where to start, not this weekend but next weekend I'm going to gone for 4 days. I'm going up north to North Carolina for 4 days. With any luck I'll be avoiding the snow. So I probably won't be able to update for a while, but I'll try to post another chapter before I leave. Now, as always, many thanks to Jim, my beta- reader

Merci beaucoup! Thanks to all those who review, if you don't please do. Everyone's comments count. Until

Next time cheers!

Dolphingirl79

P.s. sorry the chapter is so short, but it seemed right to end it there.