A/N hello to all, i know that its been a long time since i updated and i apologise for that. We have had more earthquakes, parents leaving (and possibly never seeing again) husband starting university and me working ever hour god sends haha so i havent exactly had a lot of writing time. But my busy schedual should be calming down over the next two months so I'm very much hoping that i can get you guys some good chapters up. I have a feeling this story is definitly going to be an epic one since I've got a few ideas tumbling around in my head. Maybe I'll make it a series instead but I'm not sure yet, let me know what you think. Anywho thanks for hanging in there and I'm sorry this is short I just wanted to get something up for you guys, so enjoy and I might even get another chap up today (no promises though) haha
Ginny paced back and forth in her room, feeling for all the caged animal. She was so angry that her body was shaking with it, but she couldn't bring herself to try to calm down, not with everything spinning around her head. Harry had not just let her again, but he had gone to a place that she knew he had no intent on ever taking her. Secrets on top of secrets were piling up and every time she managed to claw one from him he seemed to replace them with two more.
Stopping she listened to the movement of people downstairs knowing her mother would be there with Hermione, maybe even some of her brothers, but she couldn't face them. She'd pushed aside all of her familial ties and bonds to be with him, made her mother more upset then she had ever seen her in her life, and what was it all for. She was so angry at Harry that she knew if he was stood in front of her now she wouldn't be able to control herself.
Just as the anger was building inside her again she heard a crash downstairs and knew something was wrong. Moving quickly she was downstairs in a few seconds, skidding to a halt at the sight in front of her. Her father was there supporting Sirius, who's whole left side was covered in blood.
"What the hell happened," she demanded as she moved forwards to help her father with Sirius.
"There's been another attack, a magical village on the outskirts that had been safe," Sirius flopped into a kitchen chair and Molly appeared from nowhere with a bottle of potion Ginny didn't recognise, "it's still happening I have to get back," Arthur said spinning on his heal and heading towards to the door.
"I'm coming with you," Ginny called as she scrambled around the kitchen table to follow him.
Her father paused for a moment looking her over but didn't say anything. Ginny knew in that one look that he didn't want her to come, that he wanted to protect his child, but he knew he had no choice but to take her. Whatever he had seen in the village was bad enough that he was putting aside all of his fatherly instincts.
With a nod he turned and headed out towards the shield charms where they could apparate.
"Ginny," her mother called but she didn't turn knowing what she would see behind her, instead she moved fluidly to the wards waiting for her father simply because she didn't know where she was going.
For a moment as she stood waiting for her father she thought of Harry, did he know what was happening? She pushed the thoughts aside when he father reached her and taking a deep breath he took her hand and they were gone.
When Ginny opened her eyes it was to find chaos all around her, people were running everywhere and the sound of spell fire punctuated the constant sounds of people screaming. Ginny had never seen muggle war, she'd read about it in history and she could imagine that this would be exactly what it was like. Arthur squeezed her hand once, and then he was moving away from her towards a group of woman cowering behind a wall.
Ginny took a deep breath letting all the fear that had spiked through her mind dissipate, she knew it would do her no good to panic know. Instead she let the cool ice that she had felt in Harry's mind swallow her, she knew it wasn't the same, that she would never be able to slip into the void as he could, but it was enough. As her mind settled she could feel the well of power in her mind and she slipped inside it letting it fill her body.
Moving fluidly she ran towards a hooded figure that was chasing a woman with a child tucked into her arms. A fire roared through her mind at the sight of the women, a terror so strong on her face it nearly stopped Ginny in her tracks, but she pushed on using her speed to head him off. Fluidly she moved pulling her wand from the inside of her jacket and fired off a killing curse before the hooded figure even saw her coming. The woman screamed as the curse dropped the man behind her, and she spun on her heal her eyes wild as she took in the sight of Ginny.
"Move, get to safety, the wards they put around the village don't extend far get out into the open field behind that house and you'll be able to get away," the woman nodded turned on her heal and in a flurry of shirts was gone.
Ginny watched for a moment, but barely had time to see the woman slip behind a building before turned to defend herself from attack. It didn't take long for the death eaters to realise that they now had a true threat to contend with. They seemed to crawl out of the ground they appeared so fast, and it was growing harder and harder for Ginny to keep up with them.
She spun on her heel just as a hooded figure materialised inches from her back. She growled low in her throat, moving out of the way as he tried to grab her. This one was using his body rather than his magic; someone had taught them how to handle shifters. Ginny couldn't help but get a flash of Eve's face at that thought, but she pushed it aside as she dodged his hand snaking out to try and grab her jacket.
She flipped out of the way but banged hard against a solid wall that she knew was a body. Instantly arms went around her waist pinning her arms to her side. Panic surged through her body, adrenaline spiking through her system as she felt the hot breath of her captor on the back of her neck. She wanted to scream and kick but instead she pulled on her cat, pulling her to the surface to draw on her power. Her leopard came charging forwards happy for the call, but instead of pushing her way out she melted against Ginny's skin.
Gin instantly felt the difference, her already heightened senses sharpened to the pinpoint accuracy she felt when she was in her animal form. She felt power course through her muscles that she had never tasted before, for one glorious moment she felt closer to Harry then she ever had before, no wonder he could move faster than the blink of an eye. All of this occurred to her between one heart beat and the next. Blinking she tensed her arms feeling his arms band around her even tighter at her reaction, but this time she didn't panic, this time she stopped breathing and sucked her chest in knowing it would give her a little room. biting the inside of the cheek she pushed her cat even further coaxing her to take over, and at the same time she pushed her magic into the change, forcing it like she never had before. she knew she only had a split second to act, knew that she was most vulnerable when she was changing but her smaller form was all the chance she had to get away. Before she gave over to the change she sent everything she had through her connection to Harry swamping him in her love, just in case.
Harry paced across the garden feeling all together too trapped, he could feel his mothers eyes on him as he moved and knew she wanted to say something.
"Spit it out then," he shot over his shoulder not stopping in his pacing.
"I wasn't going to say anything," she said as she jumped down from the low crumbling wall she had been perched on.
He stopped then to look at her giving her his full dead eyes and she sighed as she moved up to him. He had been so distant from her lately that she didn't know what to say to him anymore. Instead she walked forwards slowly all too aware that he was a caged animal right now and that it was best to treat him like the panther he could become. She had been living with all of his nuances and moods for over eighteen years. Even as a baby he had been a handful, more than most mothers would be able to cope with.
Slowly she reached out and ran her hand over his arm, the skin under her touch even hotter than usual. She knew that meant he was in a heightened state of stress, that his panther was close to the surface, so she knew to treed even more carefully.
"Whatever it is son, I know that you can overcome it," she said softly and watched as some of the tension leaked out of his body.
With a sigh Harry turned to his mother and he could see the hesitation in her eyes. It was hard to see the distance that had grown between them, hard to know that once it had been them against the world and now he was against her.
Taking a breath he stepped towards her as if to say something, a thousand things flooding through his mind but before he could get the words past his lips he felt a shiver of power rush through his body. He paused his whole body going taught as he felt the connection between himself and Ginny suddenly grow taught. Lily instantly spotted the difference in her son as his eyes glazed over, his gaze suddenly turning inwards.
She moved back from him as she felt his power shiver into life, the feel of it crawling over her skin as she tried to breathe through the panic that had suddenly gripped her heart. She watched as Harry's head turned slightly, obviously leaning in the direction of whatever threat had alerted him.
"What is it Harry?" she whispered barely able to catch a breath to say anything.
Harry turned to look at her and this time she couldn't hold back the panic that caused through her, making her stumble back a few steps from him. she was used to Harry's eyes, the bright green emerald eyes he got from her, and the panther eyes that flashed in his face so often. But it was neither of these eyes that she was faced with now, now she faced something she had feared for most of her life.
His eyes had turned to black holes, all emotion and life disappearing into darkness. Whatever had drawn his attention had pushed him over the brink; the think line that he walked every day was gone.
"Harry, calm down," she said knowing it was useless she wasn't talking to her son anymore.
Harry growled deep in his throat a menacing sound that had the hairs on Lily's arms standing on end. Before she could say anything else though he was gone, she blinked and suddenly he wasn't in front of her anymore.
"Harry!" she screamed out but knew it was no use wherever he was people were going to die.
