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Harry Potter and the Ultimate Love	By : Christina_Potter_09 Category: Harry Potter > Het - Male/Female > Harry/Hermione Views: 6805 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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-CHAPTER FIVE-

-DIFFICULT DECITIONS-

When Ginny was finally settled on the sofa, still unconscious, Harry, Hermione, Ron, Bill and Arthur apparated to Malfoy manor. The sight before their eyes left them speechless, the walls were stained with black marks of spells and most of the furniture was destroyed. The green glow of the Dark Mark was visible even from the inside of the house, symbolizing the attack. Harry and Hermione with the rest started searching inside the house trying to find where Nymphadora and Helladora were, Arthur was the one who found the little girls in their bedroom on the floor, unconscious. Even though there was no blood around them the walls of the room held marks of spells, so the small team knew the girls were cursed. Ron and Arthur took the girls in St. Mungos’. Harry’s mind was racing with all the worries and fears for the situation, he could see the same worries and fears in his wife and firneds’ faces.

This was the first time Harry and Hermione had the chance to be the first on a crime scene of these new enemies. Their trained Auror minds, along with their personal experiences, helped them to figure what spells had hit the walls and the energy they left in the building. When this enemy hit the Grangers’ house the Potters hadn’t made it inside to investigate, as Anderson showed up just in the right time. But now, they were where they should be.

Harry could feel Hermione’s worry through their Bond and he knew she could feel his own. He didn’t want to admit it at first, it was too much to accept but now, with all this evidence… When he and Hermione started their Auror training they learned a lot about criminal’s techniques and a large part of their training was Death Eaters’ techniques as they were some of the most evil in the magical history of crime. Now Harry was feeling like he was stuck in one of his Auror training books with techniques of attacks from people like Bellatrix Lestrange and Barty Crouch.

He knew, with great discomfort, that some Death Eaters were never caught and some other not even recognized or listed in the Ministry’s records. He wished all these years that a moment like this would never come. He was very mistaken when he dared to believe that a decade could go by with no problems from his past.

‘We should call the Ministry and leave from here, Bill should stay behind and pretend that he came by to visit and found about the attack. In the current time Anderson could even blame the two of us for all this.’ Hermione said softly in Harry’s ear and he nodded even if he didn’t have the mental power to argue or to show his agreement more.

Bill nodded his head and looked around sighting. Harry was sure Bill, Ron and all the Weasleys were feeling the same pain they felt when Fred died the moment Ginny entered Grimmauld as she did… He was sure they all felt the same terror at the though of the girls dead.

‘You should tell them that you called Arthur and Ron to take the girls, we’ll apparate there and pretend that we had just heard of what happened, we’ll stop anyone who’d want to talk to the girls and we’ll take them in Grimmauld as soon as possible.’ Hermione went on and Bill nodded again, the Potters apparated away and in a few minutes they were standing in the reception of the magical hospital.

They moved without talking to anyone to the floor for magical injures, they found Ron and Arthur and were informed that the girls were out of danger for now. They had had the Cruciatus cast on them and a few broken bones which were already healed.

Harry could feel his blood boiling to the point of bursting out of his veins at the thought of someone casting the Cruciatus on little girls, he had felt that darn spell when he was a teenager and he could only imagine how much of a shock and terror would be for little girls who hadn’t even set their toe in Hogwarts yet. He could feel the same terror and anger from Hermione and that made him feel even worse at the thought of the Cruciatus cast on their children. He felt his heart freezing at a mental image of a screaming Lilly on the floor beneath a hooded figure with a wand pointing at her. Hermione snapped her head to his direction.

‘Don’t even think about it!’ she said angrily, even if her voice was hinting terror and worry. Arthur and Ron looked at the couple in wonder.

‘Sorry,’ Harry could only say and tried to calm her by taking her in his hug, Hermione went willingly and they embraced for a few moments. A healer came out of the room the girls were kept in and Harry and Hermione broke their hug and moved close along with Arthur and Ron. The healer was a brunette woman with short hair and a kind smile; her glasses were completing a calm and friendly face.

Her tag on her chest had the name Maria Jacob; she smiled at the four as she spoke, ‘The girls are fine now, still sleeping under potions, they’ll need some strength potions for the rest of the month as they’re so young to be hit with such strong spells.’ The healer said calmly and the four people breathed in relief.

‘But having two little girls hit with the Cruciatus, an Unforgivable and being the daughters of an Unspeakable… You understand that you have to testify here and in the Ministry of how you found the girls and most important who did this.’ Healer Jacob said and Harry was the one who spoke first, the news of his and Hermione’s retirement weren’t public yet so he could use it on their advantage to take the girls in Grimmauld as soon as possible.

‘Listen, Healer Jacob, the girls were attacked in their own house and everyone is trying to find out what happened. My wife and I aren’t in the case but we’re the Godparents of Elladora’s, Mr. Arthur Weasley here, has the right to take the girls home as he is one of their guardians along with us and their parents. Please just let it be and the Auror department of the ministry will inform you. The girls are victims of attack and the only thing they need now is their mother’s hug.’ Harry said with his “official” Auror voice and the Healer simply nodded, satisfied with the answer.

‘I will get the papers for the girls ready and I will be waiting for the Auror Department to inform the hospital on the case, you can take the girls in a matter of minutes.’ The healer finally said and everyone nodded, playing the game of the cool and calmed ones.

When the four adults returned home with the girls sleeping in Hermione and Arthur’s arms, Grimmauld was silent by the children who were already asleep upstairs. Ginny was now conscious and she was pacing up and down in the kitchen where the rest of the people were waiting. Fleur was the only one missing but she was probably with the sleeping kids, making sure everything was fine.

When Ginny saw the four with her daughters in their hands she ran close to them and hugged both her unconscious daughters franticly, trying to confirm in her mind that her children were safe. Harry could see the tears in her eyes and down her cheeks. Draco wasn’t found in the house and that meant only one thing, he was kidnapped by Merlin knows who… and Ginny was without him and her children had been attacked.

Hours later, the news had been spread around the Wizarding world along with photos of the new dark mark above the Malfoy manor. People knew about Draco’s kidnapping and the attack, the Prophet and the Ministry had tried to reach Ginny for more news but Arthur took the control and answered the owls by informing everyone that his daughter and granddaughters were fine and in good hands for the time being. Harry knew people from the ministry would soon search even more as they’d need to learn more about the case.

Harry was with Lilly in the bedroom she was sharing with the daughters of the rest of his friends. Everyone else was downstairs having dinner but Lilly wanted to stay in bed as she was feeling a bit ill. Harry decided to stay with her as he needed to escape from the madness around him. Lilly was eating a toast Hermione had made for her earlier and was watching her dad with her big, bright, emerald eyes.

Harry was gazing out of the window, lost in his thoughts. He couldn’t imagine what he’d do if his own house was attacked and Hermione was kidnapped. He didn’t want to think of it, not even to consider such a thing. He sighed heavily as he remembered the anniversary trip to Venice he had shared with Hermione some weeks ago, how peaceful he had felt those days and how happy he was at the feeling of security. Now all those positive and soothing feelings were gone and only fear and worry were the two feelings running through his heart.

He wished he could go to the ministry and find more on the case; he wished he hadn’t talked like that to Anderson. He wished he hadn’t given him the perfect opportunity to kick both him and Hermione from the ministry and their duties. He knew that if he set toe in the ministry right now Anderson would make Harry feel guilty for all the attacks and the problems; Anderson was capable of anything right now.

Harry felt Lilly’s intense gaze and turned and looked at his child, she might had his green eyes but her look was as intense as her mother’s. Lilly had finished her toast and reached with her smaller arms for him. Harry opened his and she moved in his hug.

‘What is it pumpkin?’ Harry asked quietly and Lilly snuggled more in his arms. “Don’t you feel better after mummy’s super toast?’ Harry asked and felt his child smiling against his neck, Harry had once told Lilly about her mom’s awful cooking when they were younger, thank Morgana, Hermione had became a great cook for the family.

‘Everyone stays here because there are bad men threatening us daddy?’ Lilly asked calmly and Harry didn’t feel surprise by his daughter’s question. She was happy with all her friends at home but she could understand when things weren’t good for all of them.

‘Yes, baby, some really bad men are causing problems,’ Harry said and moved Lilly so he could look at her in the eyes. ‘But I promise you pumpkin, I won’t let anyone to touch you, Jamie, your little sister or mummy. I didn’t do it back during the war with your mum and I won’t do it now with all of you. Same stands for your mom, she’ll protect all of us as she did before with me.’ Harry added when emerald eyes of the daughter mixed with emerald eyes of the father. Lilly smiled at her dad and kissed his cheek.

‘I’m not afraid for me, but for Dora and Nymphy, and Jamie, he’s too young to understand what happens and he got really scared when he saw auntie Ginny screamin.’ Lilly said with her small voice and Harry sighed but smiled at his child.

‘That’s why they have you close to them, you’re as bright as your mom, Lillian and both your mummy and I are sure that you’ll take care of your cousins and siblings. You know how much we love all of you, don’t you sweetheart?’ Harry asked and Lilly smiled nodding and hugged her dad tightly.

Father and daughter broke their hug when screams were heard from downstairs. Harry’s heart dropped as he could easily recognize Ginny’s screams and Hermione’s raised voice of panic along with loud talking and some thuds. Harry stood up and placed Lilly back on the mattress.

‘Stay here, pumpkin.’ Harry said seriously and Lilly nodded with fear in her eyes, she grabbed and hugged her fluffy teddy-bear close to her chest. Harry moved out of the room and down the stairs in a rush. He found most of the adults in the living room; the children’s voices were heard from the kitchen along with Molly’s voice. Ginny was on her knees, crying as Hermione, Ron and the rest were trying to calm her down. In front of Ginny’s knees there was an envelope coated in blood. Harry’s heart ached when he noticed a cut finger close to the envelope with a ring close to the cut point. Harry remembered that ring the day Draco and Ginny got married in a small ceremony at the Burrow; a similar ring was around Ginny’s finger. Ginny was half crying half screaming as Hermione and Ron made huge effort to help her to her feet.

Hermione and Harry looked at each other for an endless second, communicating without their Bond or voices. They both knew things were getting worse. When they finally put Ginny on a sofa and gave her a quick calming potion Harry looked at the piece of Draco’s hand on the floor and noticed a piece of parchment beneath it, he took it even if it was dripping blood and he read the small line of words in a very delicate handwriting.

This time his finger, next time his head.

Harry took the piece of parchment in his pocket and nodded to Hermione; she followed him along with Ron. The trio left the living room and moved in the hall, the same hall they had painted with Luna a decade before when they first learned about Draco and Ginny.

‘We have to call Narcissa.’ Harry said and both Hermione and Ron nodded. ‘She must have learned about Draco’s kidnapping and now it’s time for her to see Ginny, the girls and being somewhere safe.’ Harry started to go on but caught Hermione’s complicated gaze. ‘What is it ‘Mione?’

Harry asked and Hermione sighed and spoke, ‘I’ll speak openly,’ she started and both Harry and Ron nodded their heads. ‘I’m afraid all this is Death Eaters’ work, I know none of us want to accept it, to believe it but I think this is the truth. I don’t know who might be behind it but if I’m right I know their reasons.’ Hermione said and at the end of her sentence she looked at Harry with the same intense look their daughter had inherited, making him feel even more fear rising inside him for his family. ‘Narcissa was a Death Eater once. She probably can help us find out even more things, she was in the inner circles of Voldemort’s, after all.’ Hermione went on and Harry nodded. Hermione was right, if there was someone who had nothing to lose and knew everything about the Death Eaters that person was Narcissa Black.

Hours after the owl was sent and the wards of the house were magically manipulated, so they could accept her apparating signature, Narcissa Black entered the kitchen of Grimmauld Place She startled everyone as she stepped away from the small cloud of black fog of her apparition. She was a lean, tall woman with long blonde hair and her eyes sparkled when she noticed her sister close to Harry and Hermione but her general appearance was betraying her, she felt terror and agony for her only son.

She moved close to the Potters and shook her firm hand with the house-holders. When she was invited to, she sat on a chair nearby and exchanged some brief words with Andromeda. She smiled kindly at Teddy and hugged her two granddaughters, tightly, when they ran up to see their grandmother. Ginny was upstairs, sleeping, under a stronger calming potion. When Andromeda took the kids to the kitchen, Narcissa turned to Harry and Hermione with a serious expression on her face.

‘Show me both the letter and the… finger.’ She said and her voice trembled at the last word. Harry did as he was told and accioed the envelope. Narcissa didn’t hesitate because of the dried blood on the paper and opened the envelope. She first took the finger in her hands, Harry observed the Death Eater’s nature still inside the blonde woman at the normality of her movements with a cut, human limb. Narcissa looked carefully at both the ring and finger and after a deep breath and some silent tears which ran down her cheek nodded and looked at Harry and Hermione.

‘It’s Draco’s,’ she said and Harry nodded at the confirmation of Ginny’s earlier words, or rather screams and cries. Narcissa’s calmed response changed rapidly when she read the small line on the blooded piece of parchment however. Her eyes widened and she stood up throwing the chair behind her with force. Harry and Hermione shot up and tried to calm her as she started trembling and screaming that it wasn’t possible that such things were happening and cursing anyone who thought that he would be kidding with things as those.

‘Please, Mrs. Black, calm down,’ Hermione tried to calm her down but Narcissa’s shock prevented her to do such thing.

‘This is not possible! This is not possible; this must be a joke, a sick, fucking joke!’ Narcissa kept shouting, Molly and then Andromeda entered the kitchen as she heard her sister’s screams and moved close but when Narcissa set her eyes on Molly her delirium increased causing magical power to blow inside the kitchen. Andromeda moved close to her sister alarmed and gripped both her shoulders as Narcissa tried to yank herself away.

‘Narcissa, calm down, darn it, calm down… sister, please!’ Andromeda said loudly, trying to be heard over Narcissa’s voice and made it to calm the younger Black sister only the moment the word “sister” let her mouth. A sob escaped Narcissa’s lips and she threw herself on her sister’s arms.

‘You haven’t seen the letter, have you, Meda?’ Narcissa cried on her sister’s shoulder and Andromeda shook her head but extended her arm behind her sister’s back so Hermione could give her the piece of parchment. Indeed, Andromeda hadn’t touched the envelope with her nephew’s finger nor had she red the letter; she knew what it was saying by the others.

However, when her eyes traveled along the small line of words, she paled and her eyes widen as much as Narcissa’s done had before. She first looked at her sister and then at Molly.

‘This is impossible.’ She whispered and her eyes filled with tears. Harry was loosing his patience with all this delirium of Narcissa’s and now Andromeda’s reaction. He knew Narcissa would got upset at the sight of her son’s finger and he was surprised to see her so calm but he never expected to see such a reaction from the letter. It was threatening indeed but the sight of Draco’s finger should have coaxed this respond from his mother.

‘What is it Andromeda? What’s with the letter?’ Hermione asked; feeling the same nervousness as Harry did. Andromeda’s fuzzy gaze turned on the Potters.

‘She killed her, it’s not normal!’ Narcissa cried in Andromeda’s shoulder and pointed to Molly’s direction before the middle Black sister spoke.

‘The handwriting… this is Bella’s handwriting…’ Andromeda spoke out loud and both Harry and Hermione felt the blood freeze in their veins.
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