The Portal of Love
Disclaimer: I only own the plot- JKR owns the rest.
A/N: This is a Harry/Ginny fanfiction, which contains Ginny/Dean and Bill/Tonks. It is set in between the Half Blood Prince and The Deathly Hallows. Thanks to everyone who reviewed!
Also I have sorted out the Tonks/Bill problem, thanks for all the great ideas , please review and follow this story, I will really appreciate it! Also I am so sorry this took so long to upload my internet connection was down. This is the longest chapter yet, so enjoy! Just to let you know that the lines in between are used to show different time places for examples people who are in a different place to the people who were just talking or a couple of hours later. Hope that helped any confusion!
-Previously-
''No I'm not… Ugh fine! It's Charlie's, but Ginny, please you've got to promise, you must promise me you won't tell Bill.'' Tonks pleaded.
''I promise'', Ginny whispered in an unsure voice but wouldn't break this promise. Never.
…
''Tonks, Tonks, Wake up.'' Ginny said lightly shaking Tonks to get her to wake up.
''Urgh, you know I'm not a morning person,'' She groaned lazily rolling out of bed and dragging herself across the floor of the room she and Ginny shared in the tent.
''Tonks, it's ten o'clock.'' She said laughing
''Yeah, exactly, any time before twelve is morning.'' she yawned morphing her appearance so her hair went from turquoise, straight and shoulder length to pink, waist length and curly.
''Come on,'' Ginny whined
''Can't a girl brush her teeth anymore,'' Tonks said grabbing her toothbrush and taking her time to annoy the young ginger witch whining outside some more.
''Tonks!'' Ginny called, ''I'll tell Bill-''
''I'm coming, I'm coming,'' Tonks said running out the tent, still pulling on one of her black knee-high boots. ''and Ginny dear, next time you try to blackmail me I'll vanish all of your clothes for a week.'' She said sweetly but serious.
''Come on!'' she giggled, slightly scared because she knew what Tonks was capable of, once when Tonks came over to stay for the summer when she and Charlie were going up to their third year at Hogwarts, Charlie had chucked her in the pond at the Burrow and she had been highly pissed off so she made him grow a huge purple dragon tail which didn't disappear for the rest of the summer. ''Tonks!'' she cried laughing hysterically at the pink haired witch failing miserably at pulling her boot on, falling over several times in the process ''Mind out!'' she laughed pulling the pink haired girl out of the way of the tent levitating a couple of inches above her head quickly being vanished away with a flick of Andromeda's wand.
''Ow!''
''Nymphadora, please stop damaging your poor baby.''
''it wasn't my fault'' Tonks muttered under her breath. ''Why can't we just apparate to Potter Place.'' She whined using the stump she had just fell over to pull herself up, clutching her growing baby bump.
''Don't you remember what Dumbledore said?'' Harry asked her.
''No, I tend to always fall asleep whenever he has something to say.''
''Well basically you can only apparate near Potter Place like at Hogwarts you can only apparate outside the gates. But at Potter Place the apparition wards have been stopped so we can't apparate because of the vampire getting in, it is practically invisible to anyone who doesn't know the location''
''Whoa, impressive and how exactly do we find the location from here smarty-pants?''
''I can sense it…''
Harry was cut off by a loud snort followed by lots of laughter coming from Tonks.
'' I can sense it, hahaha.'' Tonks squealed mimicking him ''Oh, I can smell Potter Place, it's in my senses, and I can taste it in the air...'' She snorted rolling around from her persistent laughter.
''Nymphadora! Don't be so bad-mannered, when did I ever raise you to be like that? Let the poor boy tell us what he has to say, do you want to get back to Potter Place tonight or not?'' Andromeda said, scolding her daughter for her behaviour.
Harry secretly loved watching Tonks getting told off by her mother, he found it hilarious the way she instantly shut up and how much Andromeda reminded him of Mrs Weasley telling off her children.
''Would you like to continue what you were saying before my daughter rudely interrupted you Harry?'' Andromeda asked shooting a hopeless glare towards her daughter who was busily chatting away with Ginny about something.
''Thanks Andromeda. Anyway, as I was saying,'' Harry said looking at Tonks who was biting her lip to stop herself erupting out into floods of laughter again. ''I can sense where Potter Place is because I am the heir of the house, which means I know where it is.''
Harry, Ginny, Andromeda and Tonks continued their journey to Potter Place through the Forest of Merlin. Soon they arrived at what Tonks thought looked like a large dried out glowing grape, Harry took out his wand, whispered something and tapped it three times with the tip of his wand. Suddenly a large toilet appeared.
''Guys, I know this is disgusting, but it's the only way in.'' Harry told everyone gesturing them to step into the toilet. ''one, two, three!'' Harry said pulling the chain flushing them down the toilet.
''Ahhh'' Harry, Ginny, Tonks and Andromeda screamed falling out of the fireplace and landing with a loud bang onto the floor of the living room of the Potter Place.
''Merlin Harry, that was disgusting.'' Tonks said gasping for breath from the ordeal still sprawled out on the floor.
''Ginny? Harry? Tonks?'' Mrs Weasley called worriedly walking into the living room to see the all the commotion was. '' Oh darlings, what happened? Andromeda, dear would you like a cup of tea?'' she asked motherly helping them all up off the floor.
''Yes please Molly,'' Andromeda replied softly ''milk, no sugar.''
''Where are the others?'' Ginny asked promptly
''They're all at their stations dear,'' Mrs Weasley called from the kitchen
''Stations?'' Ginny asked puzzled
''Yes, they're all around the house and the gardens,'' she explained giving Andromeda her tea and sitting down to join them. ''What happened with you lot then?'' she asked curiously.
''Well, me and Gin got caught up in a snow storm looking for Tonks when we decided to checks Andromeda's house seeing as it was the most likely place for Tonks to be. When we got there we stayed the night because Andromeda wouldn't let us go back out in the snow. Later that night, something- or someone got into the floo at Andromeda's and said they were looking for me and Ginny about the portal and said they were coming in one hour but we don't know if it was the vampire or not. After that we used Andromeda's secret passageway to escape from the house into the Forest of Merlin and we camped overnight there and then we came here from the forest.'' Harry explained quickly.
''Well, at least your all back now.'' Mrs Weasley said ''We've all been quite worried, especially poor Hermione. Oh, and Harry dear, don't leave Fred and George in charge ever again.'' She said sweetly but serious.
Harry grinned to himself wondering what Fred and George had done in his and Ginny's absence. Harry's thoughts were suddenly interrupted by a loud scream coming from forest.
''What was that?'' Harry said quickly
''What was what dear?'' Mrs Weasley asked
''I swear I just heard something'' Harry said slightly worried
''I heard it too, it was coming from the forest'' Ginny piped up quickly ''It sounded like a scream.''
''Well, I didn't hear anything, '' Mrs Weasley ''Did you Andromeda? Tonks? Mrs Weasley asked turning to face them.
''I didn't,'' Tonks said ''But one of Harry and Ginny's animagus' is a jaguar and they have over sensitive hearing or something, they might of heard something we didn't.''
''Of course!'' Hermione said walking into the living room to join the conversation she had overheard ''Jaguars can pick up sound from a distance that humans can't; it is possible that Harry and Ginny could of head something that we couldn't. Molly who's stationed at the forest?''
''Bill and Charlie,'' Mrs Weasley said as she felt her heart drop into her stomach ''Andromeda and myself will stay here, Hermione can go with you.'' She said ''be safe won't you dears,''
''Of course, Mrs W.'' Tonks said winking at her.
Harry, Ginny, Hermione and Tonks quickly ran into the depths of the forest searching for where the scream had come from.
''Was it high pitched?'' Tonks asked
''Quite,'' Ginny answered
''I reckon it was Charlie then, he screams like Harry, feminine.'' Tonks said winking at Harry and ruffling his hair while Ginny and Hermione dissolved into a fit of giggles.
''Haha, very funny.'' Harry said going a bit red ''Come on, this way.'' He said pointing his lit up wand in the direction he wanted them to go.
''Bill!, Charlie! Come out come out wherever you are'' Tonks called in a sing-song voice tripping on a twig, something ran past behind her, she turned around quickly pulling out her wand pointing the lit up end in all directions around her. ''What was that?'' she gasped panicking.
''I-I don't know,'' Hermione said shocked
''Come on,'' Harry said pulling Ginny close to him ''we need to find Bill and Charlie.''
''BILL, CHARLIEE!'' Tonks yelled ''GET YOUR ARSES HERE NOW!''
''Hey Bill.'' Charlie said ''I swear I just heard Tonks,''
''What are you on about Charlie? Why would Tonks be out here?''
''I don't know, I just thought I heard her.'' He grumbled. He had been best friends with Tonks for nearly all of his life, and he thought he would know if his best friend was around. You could hear Tonks from quite a distance away she was always falling, tripping, whining and complaining.
''CHAARLIEE, BILL!''
He heard her again, was he going crazy hearing voices of his best friend, his now-pregnant-with-his-brother best friend.
''Charlie? Chaarliee!'' A pink haired witch ran up to Charlie jumping up into his arms and pulling him down onto the icy floor. He looked up to see Harry, Ginny and Hermione offering their hands to pull Tonks and himself up off the lightly snow covered floor.
''Thanks,'' Charlie said after they had pulled him and Tonks up, ''What are you guys doing here?''
''Harry and Ginny heard someone scream from the forest, so we came down to find you two and see if you were alright.'' Hermione explained shivering slightly from the cold.
''Oh, we didn't hear anything, did we Bill?'' Charlie shouted the last bit to his older brother who was sat in the tent they had put up.
''What?'' Bill said popping his head out of the tent, ''Tonks! Are you okay.'' Bill said running up to her.
''I told you I heard her.'' Charlie said smugly, getting a smack around the head from Bill. ''Ow, what was that for?'' Charlie said feeling his head as if he was checking it was still attached.
''For being a smug little git.'' Bill replied
They were all sat around the campfire discussing what had happened.
''How come you get a tent?'' Ginny asked
''Because we are your superior,'' Charlie joked
''No, it's because we don't know how long we are going to be here, Remus didn't say.'' Bill told everyone.
''Have you seen anything like the vampire? Something ran past us on our way but whatever it was didn't stay.'' Hermione asked sipping her firewhiskey that Charlie had given to everyone.
''Nope, we all have to send patronuses to keep in touch- that reminds me, I haven't sent one today, I'll send one now. I'll tell them you're with us and you're staying the night.'' With a flick of his wand a silver dragon appeared out of the tip, ''Go to Remus Lupin, Molly Weasley and Trinklet the house elf, tell them Harry, Ginny, Tonks and Hermione are here and staying 'till morning, no sign of vampire yet.'' With a flick of his wand the dragon disappeared into the night.
Bill stood up and yawned loudly, ''I'm off to bed, Charlie keep watch.'' He said walking over to the tent and zipping it up.
''What, but I did it last night! I need my beauty sleep!'' Charlie shouted after him ''Lazy git.'' He muttered under his breath.
'' Let's have a game of truth or dare!'' Tonks squealed, ''to pass time, not to annoy Bill.'' She added with a wicked grin.
''Definitely!'' Everyone agreed even Hermione; the firewhiskey had probably started to get to her.
''Alright,'' Tonks squealed clapping her hands together from excitement.
''I'll go get more alcohol!'' Ginny called running into the tent were Bill was sleeping and after a few yells of ''what the hell Gin!'' and ''Get out! I'm trying to sleep'', she reappeared and had grabbed at least seven bottles of firewhiskey which were spilling out of her freckled hands.
''Charlie why do have so much alcohol?''
''Because Hermione, we don't know how long we're gonna be out here, we need our source of happiness!''
''So you just drown your sorrows in alcohol?''
''No, I just don't see the point in-''
Tonks cut Charlie off, ''Come on, let's play the game!'' she squealed gesturing them to sit round in a circle with Ginny, Harry and herself.
''Hazzar, Truth or dare?''
''Truth. '' Harry giggled,
''Ooh, Have you ever fancied Hermione or Tonks?''
'' I've never fancied Hermione because I see her too much as a sister, but Tonks, Tonks is sexy…'' Harry slurred
''Oh, why thank you Harry, you're not so bad yourself.'' Tonks said eyeing Harry up and down, getting a jealous look from Ginny.
''Tonks, it's your go again!'' Hermione cheered.
''Truth or dare?'' Ginny slurred to Tonks, it was obvious she had had too much firewhiskey.
''DARE!'' Tonks yelled, Ginny, Harry, Hermione and Charlie all squealed, they had already drowned four of the seven bottles of firewhiskey and they were only half way through the game.
''Ooh, stop choosing dares, I'm running out, you've already kissed Charlie, ran into the tent naked, morphed into Ron and snogged Hermione, ran topless round the campfire, oh- I've got a good one!'' Ginny hiccupped drunkenly.
''Gin, tell me! Tell me.''
'' You have to tell Charlie and Bill!''
''I don't know what you're talking about,'' she lied, she knew actually what Ginny was talking about, she had silently put a spell on her glass so her firewhiskey wouldn't be alcoholic, she wasn't drunk, she was probably the most sober there and there was no way she couldn't do a dare though, she was going to have to do it, she was going to have to tell Charlie and Bill.
''Don't lie Tonks.''
''But you promised,''
''But I'm not the one telling them.''
''Fine, I'll do it!''
''Tell me what?''
''Nothing.''
''Tell me! I'm always the last person to find out everything''
''If it helps Harry and I don't know what they're talking about either.''
''Helps a lot actually Hermione, thanks.''
''Charlie, listen…''Tonks said to be interrupted by Bill getting up out of the tent.
''What time is it?'' Ginny yawned to Bill who was picking up a bottle of firewhiskey and chugging half the bottle down.
''Half four, you lot woke me up with your bickering so I decided to join you.'' He paused, as if he could hear something in the distance then continued ''why were you bickering anyway?''
''Ginny dared Tonks to tell us something and then they bickered and then she finally was about to tell me when you had to get up and interrupt.'' Charlie said
''Well tell us then.'' Bill said turning to Tonks, ''You know you can tell us any-''
''Everyone, shush!'' Harry said abruptly '' I can hear something.''
''Me too,'' a frightened looking Ginny said
''I know only you two can hear me, if you want my answers come into the deepest part of the forest, alone.''
''Harrry!'' Ginny cried ''It's here, somewhere in the forest. The vampire.''
''Bill send a patronus, tell everyone that the vampire is in the forest and to be on alert at their stations. Make sure they stay and do not come into the forest to look for us.''
''Will do Harry.'' Bill replied sending a red fox patronus silently with a couple of flicks of his wand
''We need to go, me and Ginny, make sure everyone stays alert, stay safe.'' Harry said to Tonks, winking.
''Don't worry about me Harry, I could beat you in a duel any day.'' She replied tripping on a twig as she went to join Bill, Charlie and Hermione around the fading campfire.
Harry and Ginny started they're journey into the depths of the forest until they came to a patronus on the edge of the lake.
''Are we meant to go in?'' Ginny asked
''I'm not sure Gin, we could use our merpeople patronus', but it'll be freezing.'' Harry replied looking down at the icy half frozen lake.
''Let's see what the patronus has to say,'' Ginny said tapping it with her wand.
''Follow me down into the lake where you will find what you are looking for.''
''Should we follow it?''
''I think we should, the quicker we find this vampire, the quicker all of this is over.''
They jumped into the icy lake as they transformed into their merpeople animagus' swimming down following the patronus deep into the lake. Harry and Ginny could feel their bodies warming the deeper they went into the lake. Suddenly the patronus stopped and vanished; a blood-curdling scream could be heard behind them, they turned around quickly to see…
''So guys, how are you all?'' Tonks asked to the little group who were now huddled round one of Hermione's enchanted floating candles in the tent.
''Alright babes, what about yourself?'' Charlie, who was laid out over Tonks legs, said looking up to Tonks.
''Fine. Hermione how are you?''
''Sort of drunk, I feel so dirty!'' Hermione giggled
''You should sleep with Charlie, and then you would feel dirty, he's disgusting.'' Tonks joked, somehow she managed to keep a straight face which caused them all to burst out into giggles.
''I am not!'' Charlie said ''I could show you if you want babes.'' Charlie winked over to Hermione who just giggled.
''Shut up Charlie, we all know I am the best in bed.'' Bill said modestly
''You should get Tonks to vote.'' Hermione said giggling
''Great idea Hermione!'' Charlie said enthusiastically ''You know it's me babes, remember our sixth year…''
''Charlie!'' Tonks gasped, ''No one was meant to know about that! Anyway Bill is so much better than you!''
''Yes, you see little brother, no one can beat the best ever Weasley.''
''Guys, go to sleep.'' Tonks said pulling them both down to join Hermione and herself to go to sleep.
''you know it's you.'' Tonks whispered into Charlie's ear as she drifted to sleep.
''Luna!'' Ginny said swimming over to her unconscious friend, ''Harry, we need to get out of here.'' She said glancing worriedly towards Harry.
'' Harry, help!'' she cried trying lifting her unconscious friends body over her shoulder.