Chapter 8 - An Innocence Lost - Part Six

Kissie floated in the air gently, enveloped by a glow not of this world. Her parents, were of course terrified, never having seen something like this ever happening before.

"It's alright," Kissie said. "It's not hurting me.

"Not yet," her father said warningly. "How are we supposed to know what is happening? This is not normal!

Pansy Parkinson was flung backwards. The strange glow that surrounded her also disappeared at the moment she flew back towards the wall.

Halfway between shock, and a certain amount of awe at the power, Mr. Parkinson felt for a pulse. It was there, but it was very weak. He thought he had it all figured out, but at that precise moment, an owl flew into the house, from Voldemort.

It seemed from the owl, that Voldemort had felt the aura as well, and was now as hurt as Pansy was. According to Voldemort, anyone who was connected to his large army of Death Eaters could feel the pain of the others, and Voldemort being the center of all of the army felt the pain just as intensely as the person in pain.

Voldemort apperated into the Parkinson's house, and decided to take a look at Pansy. He slowly looked her up and down, and was not able to do anything to help her. He knew what had happened, and he knew there would be nothing he could do, since even he could not stop her from meeting death.

Luna was let down gently from the spell. She silently let out a sigh, because she knew that Harry had not chosen her, except as a friend. She was not sure if she could accept that, but she knew that she had to, for her sake, as well as his.

"What happened, Luna?" her father asked her.

"He chose someone else to be with," she said quietly, her head down in her hands as the tears stared flowing.

"Do you know who?

"I don't really want to know," she stated simply.

"I'm sorry Lun," Mr. Lovegood told his daughter. "I know you like him, but he has to follow his heart, just like you must follow your heart.

Tonks slowly drifted to the ground, and she looked over at Harry, Ginny, and Hermione all in the air at the same time. She looked sad, but a little happy as well. She was not sure why, but she knew that whatever happened it would be for the best.

The rest of the Order was looking frightened, because they weren't sure what would happen. This was unprecedented as far as they knew, and nobody knew which way it would end up.

Kissie floated back towards the ground, a big grin splitting her face in two. She knew something strange and good had just touched her, but she wasn't sure why it was so good.

Ginny and Hermione both floated into the air, with the aura surrounding them, and then Harry fell from the air, and landed on the table where the Order had all their papers from the meeting that had just been taking place.