Ginny slowly approached the burrow. The sky was tinged with pinks and oranges in the early morning and the ground was wet with dew. Ginny grew tense with every step she took. She felt as though one of the Hunters was going to jump out at any second and grab her. She held her breath and tried to stay calm as she reached her home. Something about it was different. Instead feeling light and cheery as she usually did when she went home she instead felt sad and cold. She had no idea what would be inside and she was terrified.
Just then Ginny thought she heard a twig snap and she whipped herself around. Her heart stopped as she saw three dark figures walking towards her. Ginny took a few steps back, bumping into the wall of the burrow. The three figures were drawing closer and she drew out her wand although she knew that it would not protect her. Ginny nearly cried out when the figures stopped just a few feet in front of her. They were all men. Average, in size, but their eyes seemed to burn a fiery red in the early morning light. A man with light blond hair stepped forward and ran a finger along the side of Ginny's face.
"Hello beautiful," the man whispered. "It really is a shame that we have to kill you. You are very lovely."
Tears welled up in Ginny's eyes as the realization of what was inside of her house swept over her. The man stepped even closer then, his chest gently touching her breasts. Ginny clenched her fists and looked down.
"Don't be afraid," the man said calmly. "How about we better introduce ourselves? I'm William. And you are?"
Ginny stifled a cry and whispered, "I'm Ginny."
"Ginny," William repeated. "How lovely…Yes, I think I may have to have some fun with you before I kill you."
Ginny looked up at William with fear. His eyes were now blue and even more menacing.
"Stay away from me!" Ginny yelled as she pushed William away without much success.
William laughed and forcefully grabbed Ginny's upper arms, shoving her against the wall. "You're a fiery one aren't you? Stay calm, and this won't hurt a bit."
Ginny screamed in terror as William forced her to the ground and lay on top of her. The breath was knocked out of her as he put all of his weight on her body. Ginny couldn't cry out as he ran his hands up her shirt and down to her pants. Just as Ginny was about to give up her struggle she heard someone shouting.
"Get off of her!" A male's voice yelled. "Get the bloody hell off of her!"
William stayed on top of Ginny and she couldn't see who it was that had yelled but she somehow knew that she was going to be rescued. William then jumped off of Ginny.
Ginny stayed where she was on the ground, still in shock. She heard the men grunting and yelling obscenities and then everything was silent.
Ginny heard someone slowly walking towards her and she braced herself. If she was going to be raped she at least wanted to put up a good fight. Ginny was about to scream when a man leaned over her but she held it back as his face came into view.
"Draco," she whispered. "What…"
"Hush," Draco put out his hand and Ginny grabbed it. They kept eye contact as Draco lifted Ginny off of the ground and onto her feet.
"How did you know?" Ginny asked.
Draco smiled slightly. "It doesn't matter now. I need to bring back to the Malfoy Manor. You'll be safe there…" Draco trailed off and looked at Ginny sadly.
"What is it?" Ginny asked.
"Nothing," he said. "You just look so different. You're so…thin…"
"Well," Ginny said. "I haven't eaten a decent meal in two years."
"I see…well, there is plenty of food for you at the manor…"
"Draco," Ginny interrupted. "I have to go inside. I need to see my family. Some might be alive."
Draco looked into Ginny's eyes for a moment then back at the house. "All right," he said. "But we must hurry. These Hunters will only be unconscious for a while."
Ginny nodded and walked a few feet to the door leading to the kitchen. She took a deep breath and opened the door.
Draco slowly walked into the burrow behind Ginny and winced as she let out a piercing scream. There in the kitchen, covered in blood, were the bodies of her family. It was the most awful thing Draco had ever seen. Some bodies were decapitated and others had various limbs missing. Draco almost fell backwards as Ginny threw herself on him collapsing into a fit of sobs. Draco looked down at her red head for a moment. He'd never had to comfort anyone before. Draco decided to slightly pat her head and rub her back. It seemed to work well enough.
Just then Draco heard a cough coming from a room just a cross the kitchen. Draco pulled Ginny far enough away from him to see her eyes.
"Someone's alive," he whispered. "I'm going to go into that room. I'll carry you over. Just keep your eyes closed."
Ginny nodded and closed her eyes tightly. Draco lifted her up with ease and tiptoed over the bodies into what looked like a simple living room. The room seemed untouched by the Hunters. Draco put Ginny down and looked around. To his amazement there were people in the room. In the far left corner Hermione and Fred Weasley were on the floor next to a fire with blankets over them. Next to them, sitting on a couch, was Harry Potter and Ronald Weasley.