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Chapter 11:- Finding Susan


The group Portkeyed to the entrance of Privet Drive in silence. Instinctively Tonks and Arthur scanned the area to see if they had been spotted. The pair of them knew that there was someone from the Order around but hopped that they stayed in hiding. As they finished their scan the two adults saw that none of the children had waited for them. With Ron striding out in the lead the three of them were walking clean up the street without a care about what was around them. Nodding to each other Tonks and Arthur quickly caught the group up.

In silence the three approached the house Harry lived in. The rain was now persistent but it did manage to hide them from the rest of the houses in the close. Arthur studied the front door and had to stop himself from squealing in delight when he found the doorbell, but before he had the time to push in Ginny reached out and did it before him. The musical note that played drifted off into the night but no-one came. Ginny tried again, this time the door was pulled open.

Arthur had met Vernon before but the change in him from two years ago was very marked. He saw that he had grown large and his face had more veins showing but his manners were no different.

"Ah Mr Dursley its good to see..." started Arthur but the large man in front of him was clearly was not interested. Vernon started to slam the door close on these "visitor" but found that he was stopped by a large foot that was pressed against the door.

"Thank you Ron. As I was saying Mr Dursley we have come to see Harry. He's need urgently you see..." continued Arthur, but the three children were not going to wait. As Vernon stood there listening to Arthur they quickly pushed passed him and on into the hallway. A woman's face was peering out of a side door looking at the three of them.

"I know which one is his room, lets surprise him." Called Ron over his shoulder as he started up the stairs towards Harry's old room. Gabrielle put one foot on the stairs to follow but before she had taken a step her feeling told her that she was going in the wrong direction. Suddenly she turned and ran towards the kitchen. Ginny looked at the two people Ron bounding up the stairs and Gabrielle going to the kitchen. Not knowing which to follow she remembered what she had promised Gabrielle, She would look after her, make sure that no harm came to her. So ignoring Ron she quickly followed Gabrielle.

Gabrielle looked round the kitchen and still did not see Harry, something inside of her was beginning to panic. She had always known where he was, but now she was not sure. Glancing around the room gave her no clue and she could hear Ron upstairs banging on a door. She felt Ginny come up behind her and she was glad of the company.

"Where is he?" Ginny asked quickly.

"I don't know?"

"Can't you...you know?"

Gabrielle looked back and Ginny and realised that she was right, she had to use her power. Closing her eyes she tried to keep her conscious close and looked for that one ribbon. Opening her eyes she saw the faint trace of it as it passed out through one of the walls and into the garden.

"Out there." She called pointing outside of the house.

"What's he doing outside?"

"I don't know, come on then."

Without waiting the two of them pulled open the backdoor and scanned around. Gabrielle immediately saw their destination. Off to the side of the garden was a shed with its insides illuminated. Dashing across the rain soaked lawn Ginny grabbed the door handle and pulled open the door. What she saw inside made his insides turn over, she felt a gasp try to escape her lips but managed to contain it. Gabrielle was standing next to her and was peering in and could not stop the blush rising to her face.

Harry was lying in a sleeping bag, on the floor beside him was a book he had obviously been reading. Watching from the top of a fork handle was Hedwig as though she was keeping watch over the whole shed, but the most shocking thing the two girls saw was Harry's face. He had a pale complexion and his eyes were red rimed, the sweet laden hair was plastered across his face he clearly did not look well. Unknown to both girls they were having exactly the same feelings at that moment. Both of them wanted to rush to Harry and to help him but they both knew that they could not, it would be disastrous if they did.

Ginny saw the anger of the arrival start in Harry's face. Not only the embarrassment of being found out the actual presence of the pair of them were going to set him off. Have experience of her mother Ginny knew exactly that she had to head him off otherwise nothing would happen that night.

"Come on Harry, my dad and Tonks need you help. There waiting in the kitchen." Without even waiting for and answer she backed out of the shed doorway taking Gabrielle with her. The two sprinted across the ground once more and waited by the back door to see if there was any movement from the shed.

"Gabrielle do you know why Harry is sleeping in the shed?"

"No, but I don't think it's something he would want shared with the rest."

"Agreed."

As soon as the pair saw a shadow move in shed they ducked into the kitchen to await him. Ron walked into the kitchen closely followed by Arthur and Tonks, Vernon was standing behind them all, looking like he wanted to start raving again.

"He wasn't upstairs in his room it was just full of junk. Have either of you seen him?" asked Ron

"Um...yes he's outside. He just coming." Replied Ginny

"What's he doing outside?" said Ron

"Ummm...Oh...He's..." started Ginny trying to think up something, but Tonks saw the look on the pairs face and guessed it was something that they did not want to reveal.

"Just leave it Ron here he comes." Said Tonks.

Harry entered the kitchen. Gabrielle and Ginny saw that he did look a little better but his face still had a pale sheen to it. They saw him shiver slightly against what they didn't know as the kitchen was quiet warm.

"Hay mate nice to see you. You look a bit rough." Greeted Ron.

"Hi Ron, I've just not been sleep much that's all."

"OK, dad and Tonks what your help."

"Yeh Ginny said so." Replied Harry giving the two girls a penetrating look.

"Harry please sit down..." said Arthur indicating a chair "...we have some news."

Harry sat and looked around, his mind catalogued that everyone was wearing old yet comfortable clothes and they were dressed for the outdoors. In the background stood Vernon. His face was flushed red and he looked angry but he was still quiet.

"Last night there were some attacks."

"Is every one OK?" asked Harry automatically fearing that they were here to tell him some more bad news.

"Um...everyone you know is safe." Replied Arthur quickly looking at Tonks. "The two attacks were well co-ordinated. The first and most devastating was an attack in the south west. A small group of Giants were let lose on a village. They tore apart the village in what looks like a search for food and when they found none they started on the people."

Harry swallowed once as the image of Giants rampaging through a village came to his mind.

"The second was an attack on Amelia Bones."

"She's he Ministry Official, Susan's Aunt."

Gabrielle looked over and Ginny with a knowing glance.

"You know of her?"

"Not much it just that last year Amelia was all that Susan seemed to talk about during the DA lessons. I sometimes thought that Susan really didn't want to be in the DA she was doing it because she was spying for the Ministry."

"Amelia was a member of the Order Harry. One of the best placed ones we have in the Ministry. He found out and personally attacked her house."

Harry was silent at the thought of Voldemort personally attacking someone. He had been lucky, he would say, to get away from his own experiences but would some else have the same luck?

"So why are you telling me all of this?"

Tonks looked and Arthur before she continued where he had left off.

"Amelia had a visitor when her place was attacked. Susan had been staying with her."

"And?" asked Harry with a slight sinking feeling, were they telling him that another acquaintance was now gone.

"She ran away. It looks like Amelia caused enough of a diversion to allow the girl to run into the woods that backed onto the house."

"So what's this to do with me?" as Harry again looking at the two girls who were strangely quiet and composed.

"She's hiding in the woods, but we can't find her. There are a couple of Death Eaters running around the woods looking for her and none of us can find her. She obviously knows the woods better than anybody and we need your help."

"How can I help?" asked Harry now very confused as to how he could help better than the two adults in front of him.

Tonks looked and Gabrielle and nodded once.

"Harry..." Started Gabrielle "...you have a ..." she glanced and Ron and changed her mind at what she was going to say " ...an ability to find certain people."

"I can find people?"

"Yes your...your new power allows..."

"You're on that again, I told you last time ..." started Harry his voice rising but before he got any further Ginny spoke up.

"Shut up Harry and just listen. This isn't game, we aren't trying anything and a girl out there needs your help so just listen."

Harry's mouth flapped open listening to Ginny's temper explode but he had the good mind to keep quiet.

"Thanks Ginny, as I said you have a new power to find people. That's why we need your help."

"I sorry, really I am. But I don't think that I can help you." Replied Harry rushing the last as he felt another shiver run over him.

Gabrielle looked at Ginny and nodded once to her. As they were changing to come out they had briefly talked about what they might have to do to convince him.

"Harry let he help you and show you."

"What?"

"Please just try, OK?"

Harry looked at the girls face and felt his insides melt again. He had been trying to avoid looking at her but when he did he could feel his resistance to her slip away. He had used his anger before to get rid of her but now that barrier was slipping away.

"I'm going to need a little space and privacy." Said Gabrielle looking at the rest.

"What ...what?" complained Ron but before he got much further Ginny had grabbed his arm and started to pull him out of the kitchen. Tonks and Arthur followed them and closed the door behind them.

Gabrielle waited until she could not hear the voices outside the door before she looked directly at Harry's face. Even with the table between them she could feel the pull of Harry upon her. She still did not open herself to Harry because she knew that no matter how strong her will she would not be able to control herself her magic would just take over.

"Harry there are many things about your new powers that I can only guess at. There are many things that I know about and I wish, that I could say them all now but we don't have the time. I promise that when there is time I will answer any question that you ask, any question." Pleaded Gabrielle holding her hands to her chest. " but for know just listen and do as I ask."

Harry continued to look at the girl. Her face showed the sincere expression as she talked to him. His body was telling him to trust her but he just nodded once and listened.

"You know that Veela's have the ability to effect peoples emotions. You think that my sister and even I have the same ability and to a small extent you are right. You also have a similar ability, you may be able to affect emotions but you can at this moment sense certain people."

"You're not making any sense." Complained Harry.

"It's difficult Harry with the way you are at the moment." Replied Gabrielle not realising that even this small amount of background was going to need more time.

"Ok Harry, we need you to find a person."

"Who?" immediately asked Harry

"Susan Bones." Instantly replied Gabrielle to see if there was any reaction.

"She was in the DA with me but how am I going to find her?" he questioned.

"You have a connection to her."

"A connection?"

"Yes you are connected to her and you can use that connection to find her?"

"What do you mean a connection?"

"You have the ability to connect to certain people. I think, no, I know you are connected to her."

"How do you know?"

"Last night, well this morning you told me. Also looking at you now tells me as well."

Harry just kept looking at the girl with a confused expression.

"Last night Harry you woke up feeling bad. You felt grief, sadness, loss and you couldn't explain it. By the look of you, you feel cold, alone, your face looks red and you are shivering."

Harry mind leaped to the only conclusion.

"It was you! You have done this to me." Started Harry trying to build up his anger to defend himself from the beautiful girl in front of him.

"No Harry it wasn't me. I haven't connected to you since Thursday you didn't want it. All of this is coming from you!"

This stopped him for a moment. The determination in Gabrielle's voice made Harry think for a moment and so Gabrielle took the opportunity to continue.

"How do I know this? Simple I felt the exactly the same thing. Anybody with a connection to you would have felt it"

"What?"

"Harry I'm connected to you. How is unimportant for the moment, but I am. I can, when I try, sense you. I can feel the same emotions as you, I can even affect those emotions, but you are different. At the moment you can not control this new power, your body is just reacting to it. Last night you were hit by a set of emotions that weren't yours. They were deep, powerful and you unconsciously broadcasted them to anybody who you was connected."

Harry mind ran through what he was being told. He was broadcasting emotions? He had a connection to Susan. Yes she was a nice girl, pretty even but some form of connection.

"Harry let me prove it?"

"How." He asked wearily.

"I can shield you from those emotions that are not your own."

"How?"

"All I have to do is touch you, will you let me."

Harry looked at the girl, his chest was still hurting and he knew that he would start to shiver again but would he allow this girl to touch him? What did it all mean?

Gabrielle slowly reached out her hand towards Harry's. Even the most basic wizard could have seen the change of magic in the air as her fingertip grew closer to Harry. She continued to move her hand until her finger tips gently rested on Harry hand.

In an instant her magic soared within her. She had suppressed it for only three days but now it was free and alive. She felt awareness rush into her as her magic sought and found Harry. Every part of her body was screaming "Yes" but she did not allow it to win. Breathing slowly once she closed her eyes. Instantly she was their her happy place, but now she knew what true happiness was. Everything that she had previously experience paled in comparison.

She was their, the single place that she wanted to be, nothing was ever going to be better. It was though her magic was feeding off of the moment, it was getting stronger and stronger, but she kept it in check. Now was not the time to explore these felling now she had to show Harry the proof that he needed. Opening her eyes she could see her connection to Harry, it was brighter than ever. It was strong and vibrant and she followed it to Harry.

Gabrielle had never really been able to see anybodies else's connections except her Grandmamma's and occasionally a faint set from Fleur but she could see Harry's. They weren't strong or well defined but there was a definite something there. She didn't look for the one she suspected was going to be connect to Ginny or anybody else, all she searched for was the one affecting Harry.

Her magic or her emotions found the right one quickly, it was a river of emotions flowing into Harry. She wished she could study it more, textbooks only gave her so much information the practical display in front of her was invaluable. Using the same technique that she had done with Ginny she pulled her magic towards her and created a barrier a shield. She extended the shield through her physical connection to Harry so that he was within it. Once completed she blinked one and the image faded, still with the gentlest pressure upon Harry she looked closely into his face.

To her it was one of the most magical things she had seen. Harry's face seemed to change, the red rimed eyes faded away and the colour started to return to his face. He had been sitting slumped forward she saw him move slightly as he sat up straighter. She continued to look at him getting lost in his green eyes as he quickly recovered.

"What...how...that's..." stammered Harry as he felt his body respond. His head no longer hurt, nor did his chest. The feelings of loss and loneliness had gone. Briefly glancing at the fingertips laid on his had he started to move his hand away but saw Gabrielle move slightly to keep contact.

"What are you doing to me?"

"Nothing all I'm doing is blocking these outside emotions."

"Who's"

"They're Susan's. She is alone, frightened, probably in pain and not well and all she thinking about it you and so she is sending you her emotions."

"But why me?"

"Her Aunt told her to."

"She really respects her Aunt." Blurted Harry unconsciously.

"I know. But at the moment we need to find her. I can keep the emotions away as long as I'm touching you, but when I release you will fell them again."

"We can't stay like this." Replied the teenage boy within Harry.

"I know, but now you are seeing and understanding."

"Ok then." Replied Harry and he slowly pulled away. As his hand drew away he felt a tug within himself trying to prevent him and could see or was it just feel the magic between Gabrielle's fingertips and his hand again. But then the feeling of the past day returned.

As Gabrielle watched Harry return back to his previous state she had to once again retrain herself from grabbing Harry.

"So Harry the first thing that we need to do is find Susan. Once that's done you should be back to normal, and then..."

"Then what?"

"...you should reconsider and let me train you."

Harry thought a moment and nodded once, he wanted to continue to feel this thing that he had felt when she had touched him. Somewhere inside of him wanted reassurance that he was doing the right thing.

"Ok Harry, you need to see your connections. When you do you will be able to follow it to Susan."

"That's how you found me?" asked Harry with a sudden spurt of inspiration.

"Exactly."

"Ok what have I got to do?"

"Close your eyes and trust in me."

Harry closed his eyes and listened for the next instruction.

"Harry I want you to relax. Think of what you love to do the most."

"Fly" he whispered.

"Think of flying and how your magic feels at that time."

"Yes."

"Think of that feeling, and what it's like to be loved."

Harry had trouble with that but the look the Mrs Weasley gave her children sprung to his mind and then a second vision almost disturbing to Harry the look of Ginny's face as she waved him goodbye at the train station. Finally a third vision of Gabrielle's face as she sat quietly on the grass and listened to him rant about Hogwarts.

"Ok I want you to open your eyes slowly." Instructed Gabrielle now standing behind him.

Harry slowly opened his eyes as saw that his vision was very slight clouded but he could see lines, no more like wavy ribbons floating off into the distance. The one that stretched towards the door seemed slightly more defined and a second could be seen flowing out through a wall. Looking down at their point of origin in his chest he could see the faint images of more, and a third even stronger that the other flowing around him.

A shock of knowing where that one went made him lose his focus and everything disappeared.

"They've all gone."

"Yes when you lose your focus they will."

"There was one stretching to you."

"I told you we were connected."

"But there were others."

"You will learn of the others later but first we have to get Susan."

"Right I should try it again."

Harry closed his eyes and tried again. He failed the first time but Gabrielle talked him through again and he managed to see the ribbons once more.

"You think I can do it for real?" asked Harry not realising that he was already thinking of Gabrielle as his teacher and possibly more.

"The closer you are the easier it will be."

"We should be going then."

Gabrielle nodded and headed for the closed door and the rest of them waiting.

**

The group Portkeyed near to the front of the house. The rain was coming down now really hard. They could see the woods in the distance but only just. Tonks surveyed the repairs to the house and was pleased to see that most of the first floor had been repaired. She could still see holes in the roof but the grim spectacle of the destroyed houses was gone.

"Wow I bet that was a mess." Commented Ron as he looked over the front of the house.

Harry saw the remains of the front door and was suddenly reminded of his childhood experience. He had relived that memory and knew how the front door would look like after Voldemort had finished with it.

"He did this didn't he?" he asked Tonks

She swallowed once.

"Yes we think so."

Harry took a single step forward as though to go into the house. Ron saw the moment as started off towards the door. Ron was glad that his friend was here but in his opinion Harry still did not look great.

"No Ron I don't think it's that way?"

"Harry we think she's in the woods do you know where?" asked Tonks.

Harry closed his eyes and ran through the technique the Gabrielle had told him. Opening his eyes he tried to see the ribbons but failed. Shaking his head he tried again but failed once more. Gabrielle saw Harry try and fail twice and so moved slightly closer, her presence might just give him enough control so that he could do it on his own.

He tried once more and small smile spread across his face. Reaching up his arm he pointed into the centre of the woods. "That way, I think."

"Ok then lets split up into two groups, if we keep each other in sight we should be alright."

Ginny quickly looked at Gabrielle and saw that they both had the same idea of which three should make up one group, but before they could say anything Ron called out.

"Ok boys in one group, girls in the other."

Tonks looked the group over and realised that Ron's probably frivolous statement actually made the best sense. Ginny and Gabrielle were the most inexperienced and vulnerable whist she was the best and most trained.

"Fine, Arthur you take the boys and head out will move slightly to the side and follow."

He nodded and started towards the woods. Both Ron and Harry followed him closely. As they neared the woods all three of them pulled their wands.

Tonks looked at the two girls. She saw the Gabrielle was clearly frightened of being there, Tonks was wondering why she had come especially as she did not even have a wand.

"Ok you two stick close."

"I'll be alright." Complained Ginny.

"I know but its Gabrielle we have to look out for as well."

"It's alright Tonks, Ginny said she will keep me safe and I believe her."

Tonks shook her head slightly before following the boys into the woods.

Almost as soon as they entered the visibility dropped, the dark rain clouds and now the leaf canopy blocked out whatever light was their. She saw Ginny pull her wand out and hold it aloft. Gently grasping the girl's wrist she whispered.

"I don't think we need any more light. Others less friendly might see it."

Ginny looked a little embarrassed and just nodded.

They moved forward at a steady pace occasionally stopping and searching. Every so often Harry would point his group off into a new direction. But they were always moving towards the centre.

Gabrielle felt a change in Harry's emotions an instant before the attack happened. He was about to point out a new direction when a red beam of light shot out from behind a tree. Harry never saw it coming and so never prepared any defence, the curse hit his shoulder a little too high, causing him to spin and fall to the ground.

Instantly Arthur was creating a shield and a second curse was fired from a new place. Ron dashed to his friend to see how he was and was relived to find Harry cursing himself as he slapped his hand over the wound on his shoulder.

Tonks reacted like she was trained to do as soon as the attack happened. As she silently moved towards the attacker she glanced over and saw the Ginny was staying with Gabrielle behind a large tree. As she peered through the darkness another bolt of red streaked out and towards Arthur. His shield was holding for the moment but by the colour of it it was not going to be long before it collapsed in.

"Harry you all right?" asked Ron bending low over Harry.

"Yeh it just my shoulder."

"We need to get back behind some cover. Dads in trouble trying to shield us."

Harry scrambled to his feet trying to ignore his should and looked round. He saw the Ron was right and Arthur was indeed having trouble defending them both. Nodding at Ron the pair of them dashed behind a tree and called out to Arthur. They saw him glance once at there location then started towards them. After only a few steps the curses stopped coming. A few seconds later they saw one of the bushes bathed in brilliant light.

"What was that?" asked Ron as his dad joined them.

"I don't know, but I think it was Tonks." Said Arthur

The three of them looked round the tree to see if they could make out anything. After a full minuet and nothing Arthur stepped out and looked round once more with his wand trained over the undergrowth.

A crunch of twigs announced someone approaching all three of them pointed their wands at the small path waiting to see who arrived. As Tonks and the girls came into view everyone breathed a little easier.

"I got one back over there, but the second ran as soon as he saw my attack."

"Well done Tonks." The boys called.

"We had better get going and find Susan quickly before we get attacked again."

Ginny studied a now muddy looking Harry and saw that he was favouring one arm. Her insides wanted to go to him to see if she could help but before she took a step Tonks once led them off in the direction that Harry had indicated.

**

Harry looked down a slight decline and felt that he was close. Something about what he saw seemed slightly familiar.

"She's here, somewhere." He called out quietly.

Everyone looked at Harry and nodded, without a word they fanned out searching the area.

Harry moved in time with the rest but something inside of him was almost directing his motions. Wishing he knew more about what was happening he never the less followed this inbuilt instinct. They had almost reached the bottom and the others were beginning to look nervous at their lack of discovery when Harry abruptly stop dead.

He glanced around to see if he could see anything that would indicate where Susan was but found nothing, until he looked at the bush in front of him. The bush was unremarkable similar to virtually all the others around him but something made him look at it more closely. As he looked at it he saw that their was nothing obviously different but something inside of him was telling him to continue.

Harry bent low over the push and slowly parted the leaves to look inside. As soon as he created an opening he saw a face. A face of a girl, a very frightened and dirty girl but defiantly the face of a girl and one that he knew.

"Susan?" he asked.

"Harry...is that you?" came the quiet response. She was obviously very scared but the tone carried even more meaning to Harry.

"Yes it's me."

As soon as he answered the girl seemed to explode from the bush. She flung he arms around him and pulled him as close as she could.

"You're here. She said that you would come. She said to wait for you and you came." Sobbed Susan into Harry's arms.

Harry had always hated crying girls, Cho was the example of this. He was never sure of what he was supposed to do. But with Susan crying in his arms he suddenly knew what to do. He hugged the girl and hard as he could to give the reassurance that she needed. Susan continued to cry letting the emotions of the past day just flood out of her knowing now that she was safe.

Harry did not know how long he was standing there in the forest with the rain beating down but he didn't care. He did not even care what the others might think if they were watching, he knew that he had to be there for this girl.

As the crying started to subside Harry began to notice the girl that he was holding. His hands were resting on the silken fabric of her top and he could feel every mussel and curve under them. His teenage mind registered that Susan's cloths were torn in many places and she was stained with mud and other things but he still did not know what he should be doing with his hands. A part of him knew exactly what he should be doing but his decency fought that down very quickly.

He heard the approached of the others and turned slightly to look at them. The beaming faces of both Gabrielle and Ginny surprised him more than the scowl on Ron's face but he still didn't care. As he waited he suddenly saw a faint movement in the corner of his eye. Turning his head slightly he saw a new figure immerge from the gloom of the woods.

This figure raised his wand in a fluid motion and sent a curse straight at Harry and Susan. Harry's instinct took over, his reactions were as quick as they had ever been, spinning slightly he presented his back to the curse and shielded Susan. He suspected that this was going to hurt and wasn't wrong.

He was used to pain and this cure did not surprise him. Hitting him in the same shoulder as the last one he felt the pain and numbness wash over him. He looked down at the upturned face of Susan and saw the blue light from the curse reflect in her eyes. The blue illumination made her face glow nicely he thought, he just wished that something else could be used to light up her face rather then a cure hitting him.

Harry felt himself buckle slightly under the pain but refused to turn aside. Whatever his back was going through it was nothing compared to what Susan had gone through.

The two adults reacted to the attack differently. Tonks raised her wand ready to defend the pair standing before her and never saw the second attacker. The bludgeoning curse hit the sit of her head with both accuracy and power. One instant she was standing ready to defend everyone the next she had crumpled to the ground unconscious.

Arthur's reaction was only just a second slower as he grabbed Ron and pulled him to the floor. As soon as they landed he looked towards where his daughter was standing. As he watched her he realised that she indeed was growing up fast. She had not fallen to the floor like him she had grabbed Gabrielle and was retreating to the safety of a nearby tree. Realising that they were going to be safe Arthur started to look to himself and Ron. Quickly casting a shield to defend them from the next curse he looked round for some substantial cover.

Ron looked round and pointed towards a tree.

"Dad that way." He shouted

The two male Weasleys jumped to their feet and sprinted towards the cover that Ron had pointed out. As soon as the reached the tree both of them turned and fired back at their attackers hoping to distract them enough from Harry.

Ginny was breathing hard as she looked round the tree. Gabrielle was crouched at the base but glanced around the tree at Harry. She could see him hunched over Susan on the ground trying to protect him. The noise of the jinxes or curses the Ginny was firing was distracting her but seeing Harry on the ground she knew what she could do to help him.

Focusing herself inwards was very difficult, the noise and the fact she was scared was not helping her but eventually she calmed herself enough so that she find what she was after. She flew along her connection until she could feel Harry, his emotions were running fast and furious and it was as much as she could do to stop herself being swept up in it.

Search quickly not knowing how much damage that she might be doing to the small amount of trust that she had build up with Harry she found what she was looking for. Bracing herself she pulled as much of the negative emotions away from Harry into herself. Through her life she had felt pain but not much. The pain she now felt was far greater than anything she had experienced. Her breathing came in short gasps as she tried to focus. How did Harry cope with the pain flashed across her mind as the emotions continued to wash over her as she pulled them towards herself.

Ginny heard the change in breathing of her friend at her feet and looked down. She saw the Gabrielle was almost curled up at then base of the tree breathing in short gasps. Her insides turned over at the thought she had missed something. Dropping to one knee she looked into the girls face and felt her heart flutter.

"What's wrong?" she anxiously asked.

"Nothing, its just Harry." Gasped Gabrielle.

Ginny looked at Harry and saw that he was no longer just lying there on top of Susan, he now seemed to be moving around a little.

"How long can you hold it?"

"As long as I must." Gasped Gabrielle

Ginny straightened up and fired off some more jinxes at their closest assailant hoping that something would happen and soon.

Harry glanced through the undergrowth and saw one of the Death Eaters. He was glad that he could now move a few moments ago all that he could do was lie on top of Susan and take the punishment. Now he could hardly feel the pain in his shoulder and back.

He aimed his wand ready to fire but then heared a moan from behind him. He glanced over and as that Susan had caught some of the curses that he had be shilding her from and was now just coming round. There seemed to be blood appearing on the sleeve of her top. Determination flew into Harry actions as he fired off a stunning spell.

The force of the spell pushed aside the buses in front of him as it travel straight at the Death Eater. It impacted exactly where Harry had planed for it too lifting the Death Eater slightly and depositing him with a wet thud on the ground.

The last Death Eater stopped and looked at his fallen comrade and the clear path through the undergrowth that the curse had left. The amount of power needed to produce that affect was really seen and the Death Eater had only seen it from his master Voldemort. He turned his wand ready to continue the fight but found himself surround by disgusting Bat-bogies. He raised his hand to try and fight them off and so never saw the bludgeoning hex fired by Arthur.

The silence descended once more to forest only broken by the falling rain. Arthur stood up and surveyed the area. Ron dashed over to his friend and Ginny stood away from her tree and looked around as well. As soon as she was sure all was clear she helped Gabrielle up and the ran over to Harry and Susan.

Reviving Tonks Arthur pulled her up into a sitting position.

"We need to get out of here." He started.

"What...how..."

"We stopped them, but some of the children are hurt. Harry looks bad but he say's he's fine. Susan looks the worst."

"Oh...oh...Ok." Groggily replied Tonks.

She studied the others and saw the Harry was indeed looking bad as he was leaning against a tree with Ron next to him. The others were clustered around Susan who was still sitting one the ground. Looking around she found a large branch which would do for a Portkey.

She smiled to herself as she wondered what the commotion the group would make when the arrived at St. Mungo's.