It's been a fiar while but I hope you return to this story. That was a very nicely done fight scene and I love the way the respect is growing between Harry and Bella; it'll be a while before there's anything more but they are already functioning nicely as a team. I wonder when the Order and Tom are going to realize that they've, combined, created their worst nightmare, a powerful team that doesn't give a rip for either of them. Such a team could be quite dangerous to Tom and his minions as well as the Ministry, the Order, and their respective minions. Methinks they'd all be better off to let these two go their own way, but egos won't let that happen and I can see a lot of trouble for Tommy-boy and the Order as they find they've created a new player/side who wants nothing to do with either of them or with the Ministry.