"Ginny?!" Harry called into the kitchen the next morning.
"I was talking to Fleur, apparently Gabrielle was taken back to France and refuses to speak of the tormenting. But she sent this." Ginny showed Harry a page which had been faxed over. "It's the details of what she has experienced."
Dearest Harry and Ginervra,
It pains to write this letter, but I feel you must know of this horrible place before going to rescue James. I know not of what he is suffering personally, but I shall tell you my story and it might scare you but I feel it for the best.
I was often told the past month that James Potter was to be held prisoner for his life. They told me this as I was sent into the cell to provide him with food and drink. I wold hear his screams in the night as the deatheaters tortured him. It was then that they would walk in and torture me too. I wish not to speak of methods but please be assured it was horrendous. James looked ill s I visited him, the bruises on his body and the red eyes told me not ask of his experiences. But I managed to escape with a one-way time turner. Unfortunately I could not take him with me as the security was to extensive surrounding him.
I hope this does not upset you and I don't mean this to be malicious, but I hope you both the best of luck,
Gabrielle De la Coeur
"Oh Harry!" Ginny whispered with teary eyes.
"That's it, we are getting him back now!"
The Ministry
"Amberhall!" Harry screamed.
"Harry! We actually have the time turner here! If you wish to chose your team to travel with then you shall be able to go and retrieve your son." He had a sickenly sweet smile and was carrying a time turner.
"I have my team. They are outside." Amberhall opened the doors and saw George, Bill, Charlie, Teddy, Percy, Mrs Weasley, Mr Weasley, Angelica, Hermione, Ron, and Ginny.
"Quite a lot of people Harry? But anyways! Better late then never!" Harry glared at him, suspicious at his behaviour, but chose to ignore it and just gathered them all up for a pep talk.
"Ok, now as soon as we get there, there will be a fight. I need you all to try and defend them off while me and Ginny and George find James."
Everyone agreed with him and they were off. As Harry was leaving he saw Amberhall time travel also with a different time turner, with a wicked smile on his face.
"NOOOOO!" Harry said finally realising what had happened. A sudden pang of fear jolted through his veins, but he was already time traveling. Hermione steered them through a vortex of time and space.
All of a sudden they landed in a heap on the stone floor of 1876 in Malfoy Manor.
"Well , well, well. Visitors?" A stranger in old clothing and tall white blonde hair.
Unknown Surroundings
Harry awoke from a long, deep, sleep with a bruise on his head and clear signs of a resent sleeping draught. The smell of sewers and damp filled his lungs and he saw his family all around him, chained to the circular wall with only him inn the centre. He, too, was chained but this time to the floor, just enough to stand and examine the room. There wasn't much, but a few mice and a grate on the ceiling, just enough room between the bars to let the moonlight pour in.
"I must have been out for a while?" Harry thought.
"Harrry?" Ginny said lifting her drooping head ad staring at him with big, round eyes.
"GINNY!" It was then Harry tried with all his might to reach her, and clean the dirt and blood from her face.
Just then bars surrounded Harry in a circle ad the chains disappeared. They were mocking him, and this caused Harry to fall to floor in exhaustion.
The whole room began to slowly wake, and deatheaters filed in through a hidden door in the wall, standing in a circle around Harry.
"The famous Harry Potter! Oh how low have you sank!" Came the sneering voice he recognised to well.
"Draco?" Harry said his eyes filling with tears.
"Yes Harry.." Draco whispered, trying to hid his own statement as if it was shameful.
"Potter! Delighted to met you! I am Mistress Malfoy, the owner of this grand home. You and your little friends shall have the same treatment as your son. Now hold still prisoners!" The woman from before said, and all at once they all turned and began torturing the person behind them.
Draco Malfoy stepped up to Harry when their backs were turned and whispered, "Pretend." The Draco pointed his wand at him but cast no such spell. Instead he watched Harry as he wreathed inn fake pain and fell to the floor once more.
A few hours later the others woke up to the sound of Draco coming in through the door with a candle.
"Wake up, get up Potter, Weasley's? I'm here to release you all."
"What? Why would you do that? Draco you stole my son!" Ginny shouted but Draco ran over and covered her mouth with his hand.
"I know, but don't shout, they might hear! Now please we don't have much time! You must all go, James is on the very bottom floor, in the smallest room. you will see wizards all around there, but don't worry. These people act tough but they are all to scared to hurt you all, they have heard stories of the wars and wouldn't cross your paths. Now outside this room is two soldiers but I gave them sleeping draught. Ok, now go! Here are your wands and a spare timeturner." Draco said with a small smile and hugged Ginny before letting them go. He had tears on his cheeks and scars on his arms.
"Goodbye Draco. And thank you." Harry said before running off.
As they rounded the corner, they came across a maze of corridors, but the blazing flames of the torches led their way to the bottom floor. Soon they had come across their first guard.
"POTTER! HE'S OUT! HE'S-" But Percy had quickly felt with him and they ran off leaving him under a very powerful freezing spell. They came across a few more guards but managed to get past them. It wasn't until they saw the door of a heavily protected door that the first battle took place.
"SIR HE'S OUT! GET THE OTHER KIDS!" And then spells were shot.
"EXPELLIUMOUS!"
"AVADA KADAVA!"
"CRUCIO!"
Soon the whole lot of guards were asleep or tied up, and a few ran to help those who had fallen. George helped Mr Weasley recover from a strong spell that managed to knock him on his back. Percy was helped by Angelica and Hermione tiptoed with Ron, Ginny and Harry, as they edged towards the door with wands at the ready, prepared for an ambush.
"James?" Ginny called in, but there was no one there.
