"This is all my fault," Harry said as he paced back and forth in the small living room at the Weasley's.
"The wards are back up," Mr. Weasley said as he walked into the room and took a seat by the fire.
"I thought that we were safe here," Ron commented.
"So did I," Mr. Weasley responded.
"But what took the wards down?" Harry asked.
"We're not sure, Snape, Kingsley and I just put them back up, they should hold but.." Mr. Wealsey said starring into the fire.
"But that's what you thought before," Hermione finished for him.
The room was filled with silence, leaving everybody to their thoughts.
There was a loud commotion in the kitchen, and Harry turned around whipping his wand out, and then quickly lowering it when he saw Fred, George, Bill, Mrs. Weasley and Professor Lupin come in.
"What happened, is it true, Ginny was here?" Mrs. Weasley asked hysterically.
Mr. Wealsey stood up from his chair and went over to wrap his arms around his sobbing wife.
"How did the wards come down?" Lupin asked.
"We're not sure," Harry said turning to look at him. "But Bellatrix, Yaxley, Blaise, Mr Malfoy, Draco and Ginny were all here," Harry added before Lupin could ask.
"We're still not sure what they wanted," Tonk's added from the corner of the room where she was standing.
"And did anybody?.." Lupin asked unsure of the answer.
"Williamson died," Tonk's answered.
This news seemed to make Mrs. Wealsey sob even louder.
"And Ginny?" Bill asked slowly.
"She was fine, she came in with them, and then she left with them," Hermione added.
"She was fine! Hermione are you insane, she tried to kill me!" Harry turned on Hermione.
"I didn't see her using an unforgivable, did any of you?" Hermione asked addressing everyone in the room.
"But she tried-" Harry began.
"She tried hexing you Harry, but I believe it was you who lunged for her, you who threw a curse at her knocking her across the room." Hermione said calmly as she stood up from the couch, losing her patience with Harry.
"She was under the imperius curse!" Harry yelled
Ron got up from the couch, and walked across the room punching Harry square in the face, knocking his glasses askew. Harry took a few wobbly steps backwards and tripped over the coffee table falling flat on his back. Mrs. Weasley cried even harder, but no one else moved.
"What was that for!" Harry yelled holding his broken nose.
"You hexed my sister?" Ron asked, as he rubbed his knuckles.
"She was under the imperius curse, she didn't know-"Harry began as he slowly raised himself off the floor with one hand, and held his nose with the other.
"How do you know that?" Ron asked.
"She was with the death eaters!" Harry replied.
"She didn't kill any of us, and we all know Ginny has perfect aim," Hermione responded.
"Was she with Draco?" Lupin asked quietly, unsure if he should speak.
"No, she didn't come in right away, when we first realized what was happening she wasn't here, she arrived later with Bellatrix, and the Zambini boy got pretty touchy when Harry hexed her, but she left with Draco," Tonk's answered from the corner.
Lupin and Tonk's exchanged a look but said nothing.
"Zambini?" Bill asked suddenly.
"Yeah, he-"Ron started.
"Is that the son of the guy that we offered protection to?" Bill asked suddenly.
"Yes," Hermione sighed.
"What?" Ron and Harry asked.
"And the father will take it, but we're to leave Blaise alone," Hermione said.
"How do you know?" Lupin asked.
"Because I asked him," Hermione said simply as she sat back down on the couch.
"You asked him? Harry asked, taken aback. "When?" he added.
"Today obviously, it would be too dangerous to communicate with him when he's with the other death eaters," Hermione said simply.
"To-dangerous-communicate-?Hermione are you insane? Why are you talking to him at all?" Harry roared.
"Because I needed to know how Ginny was holding up, and if she-"
"You had to know how Ginny was holding up! Hermione you must be crazy she is under the imperius curse! She can't be holding up all too well!" Harry roared angerly.
"Harry shut up!" Fred said as he crossed the room to sit beside Hermione on the couch.
" Ron won't be the only one who throws a punch at you tonight," George added following his twin and sitting on the other side of Hermione.
"Continue Hermione," Fred said, patting her arm affectionately.
"Because Harry is going to shut up and sit down," George added smiling, shooting Harry a threatening look.
"Well I wasn't going to say anything, Ginny asked me not to," Hermione said biting her lip.
"You talked to Ginny," Mrs. Weasley asked looking up.
"Let's sit down and let Hermione tell us what happened mum," Bill commented, rationally as he helped his dad lead her to a chair.
"Well Ginny's dating Draco-"Hermione began
Harry opened his mouth to protest but Fred and George both turned to glare at him and he shut his mouth.
Hermione continued, telling them that Ginny did what she did because she knew Draco's father sas forcing him to take the mark, and running away wasn't an option as he was worried about his mothers safety. Ginny in turn was worried about Draco, and got it into her head that the best way to protect him was to join him. Hermione also reassured the Weasley's that Blaise nor Draco supported Voldemort's views, and that joining was purely to protect their family.
"But you said the boy won't take the protection," Lupin asked breaking the silence.
Everyone turned from Lupin to Hermione quickly.
"He won't," Hermione said.
"Because he's lying to you Hermione," Harry added.
Everyone ignored Harry and Hermione continued talking
"He's agreed to be the spy, in return for us taking Ginny and the Malfoy's under the protection of the order," Hermione said.
"Well that's great," Fred said.
"Why all the fuse," George added.
"Because Malfoy and Ginny don't know do they?" Bill asked.
Hermione shook her head sadly.
"Who cares if he can get us Ginny we don't-"Harry began.
Bill lazily flicked his wand at Harry, and Harry's mouth continued moving but no sound came out.
"And you don't think Ginny would come?" Lupin asked.
"Not unless Draco did, and he-"Hermione started
"Would only come if we could guarantee protection for his mother," Tonk's finished as she moved from the corner to stand beside Lupin.
"Exactly," Hermione sighed.
"So not so great," Fred and George said in unison.
"No, not so great," Hermione replied.