AMBUSHED

Harry strode along the rainy streets, barely noticing how wet he was getting. He felt guilty for leaving Ginny like that, but he was desperate for some time alone, and he knew exactly where he was going to get it. As he approached the church, he sensed someone watching him. He looked around carefully, but saw nobody. Turning back slowly, he began walking faster.

He knelt on the soft earth by two large gravestones. The left bore his father's name, the right his mother's.

"I wish you guys were here, I need you. I need someone I can talk to, someone to ask for advice. I guess you'll know all I've been doing; I daresay Dumbledore and Sirius told you. I really do miss you guys, all four of you."

"Ah, isn't that sweet, baby Potter talking to his dead parents."

Harry spun around to find a wall of Death Eaters behind him, Bellatrix Lestrange stood at the front, holding her wand on him.

"The Dark Lord wants a word with you, Potter." Lucius Malfoy's voice drawled from one side.

"Good for him." Harry replied, knowing fully what this was about.

"Is that all you're going to say? 'Good for him'?"

Harry was pleased to see Bellatrix suspicious of how calmly he was talking, and finding the situation slightly funny at the same time.

"Yeah, that's all I'm going to say."

Outside the church grounds, Lupin stood hidden by a tree watching what was unfolding before his eyes. Harry had seemed scared about defeating Voldemort when they had spoken, but now he stood boldly before a lot of Death Eaters, speaking quite calmly. He didn't even have his wand out.

"I know exactly what is it that Voldemort wants me to tell him, but he's going to be lucky if he thinks I'm actually willing to tell him." Harry laughed, annoying the Death Eaters some more.

"You just made the biggest mistake of your life, Potter." Bellatrix snarled.

Harry just grinned, "Yeah, I reckon you're right."

He quickly dodged as Bellatrix sent a Stunner at him, getting his wand out at the same time. As she aimed another spell at him, he disapparated to the back of the church, quickly pulling on his invisibility cloak and creeping back to the front. He hit a Death Eater from behind with a Stunner, amazed when none of them noticed.

Still hidden by the tree, Lupin noticed a red light come from nowhere. He remembered Harry had told Sirius about doing something similar to Draco Malfoy in Hogsmeade a few years ago. He grinned, keeping an eye on the situation, but letting Harry have some fun with the Death Eaters, it was what James and Sirius would have wanted.

Harry got another five Death Eaters before any of them noticed what was going on. As Malfoy turned and shot a curse at the space where the Stunners were coming from, Harry disapparated again, this time stopping behind a tall gravestone. Making sure the cloak was still covering him; he silent crept out into the open, hitting another three Death Eaters with the Stunning jinx. It seemed Bellatrix had worked out what was going on when she called to Harry.

"I know you're hiding here somewhere, Potter. It's only a matter of time before we get you. Come out and fight like a man like Sirius did, then we can kill you like we killed him!"

The words made Harry angry, he'd not forgotten that it had been Bellatrix who killed his godfather. He knew she was trying to get him to do something stupid, so he did exactly the opposite thing. He'd spotted movement behind a tree at the edge of the churchyard. He quickly Apparated over, hoping it was someone from the Order.

"Let's get out of here, before I do something stupid and cost someone else their life."

Lupin had to bite his lip to stop himself shouting in alarm.

"Bloody hell, Harry." He hissed, grabbing hold of the young man's arm and pulling him a safe distance from the church.

Harry pulled of the invisibility cloak and looked straight at Lupin.

"Bellatrix was – "

"I heard her shouting about Sirius." Lupin said, checking Harry had no physical wounds, "Nice strategy."

"Thanks. I had to do something, I couldn't just sit there and let them get me."

"We should go, before they realise you're gone."

Ginny sat at the kitchen table with a huge, steaming mug of tea in front of her. Her mother sat opposite, with an equally large mug. Voices in the hall caught their attention, moments later, Harry and Lupin arrived in the kitchen. Ginny leapt to her feet and grabbed hold of Harry.

"I was so worried."

"I'm ok, Gin. Sorry I ran off like that."

Mrs Weasley smiled at her youngest daughter showing so much affection for Harry before she turned to Lupin.

"What happened?" She demanded

"I went to Godric's Hollow," Harry replied, still hugging Ginny, "The Death Eaters knew I was there, they tried to ambush me."

"Don't worry, Molly, I was close by in case I was needed. Mind you, Harry seemed to have it under control for a while," Lupin took over the explanation, "Harry had his invisibility cloak on and was firing Stunning jinxes at the Death Eaters. He got quite a few before Bellatrix realised what he was doing. She said – " Lupin looked at Harry, wondering if Harry wanted him to say it.

"She told me to come out and fight like a man, like Sirius did. Then they'd kill me like they killed Sirius," Mrs Weasley gasped; Harry ignored her and carried on speaking,

"I knew Lupin was there, I'd seen him hiding. I Apparated to him and told him we should get out before I did something stupid and cost someone else their life."

"Oh, Harry – " Mrs Weasley began, but Lupin cut her off.

"You made the right decision, Harry."