Silver Lining (Harry Potter fan fiction)

Burn at the Burrow

Harry's POV

Twas the night before we went back to school and I was sitting in the living room with Lupin, Tonks and Mr. Weasley.

"Voldemort has chosen Draco Malfoy for a mission." Lupin explained.

"yes I-I know it sounds mad." I said.

"Has it ever occured to you that Snape is only pretending to offer Malfoy help so he could see what he was up too." Asked Lupin.

"That's not what it sounded like." I answered.

"Perhaps Harry's right Remus." Said Tonks.

"I mean to make an unbreakable vow-"

"It comes down to whether or not you trust Dumbldore's judgement. Dumbldore trusts Snape therefore I do." Replied Lupin.

"Dumbldore can make mistakes." I added.

"Your blinded by hatred!" Snapped Lupin.

"I'm not."

"Yes you are."

"People are disappearing daily Harry. We have to place our trust in only a handful of people. If we start fighting amongst ourselves were doomed."

It was a bit of a silence break after that. I couldn't stop thinking about that night when I overheard Snape and Malfoy in the corridors when Amy and I were heading back to the common room. Everyone's thoughts where cleared when Tonks cleared her throat.

"Remus we should get going."

"It's getting late."

Lupin sighed and nodded in agreement. The two of them left the room to say goodbye to Molly and the rest of the family and Mr. Weasley followed. When Mr. Weasley left the room. Him and Ginny passed each other through the doorway. She was holding a platter of Pumpkin pasties and set them down on the coffee table.

"Would you like one?"

"Mum makes the best."

I shook my head. "No thanks I'm okay." I weakly smiled.

"C'mon. don't you trust me?" She asked.

"I trust you just fine. I'm just not hungry. That's all."

"Okay. Let me know if you need anything." Said Ginny as she walked out of the room.

I decided I couldn't just sit there in the living room. I went into the kitchen to see if Mrs. Weasley needed help with anything. She was washing the dishes that everyone ate off of the dinner that night.

"Would you like me to dry the dishes for you?" I asked.

"Sure actually that would be great." She smiled brightly. "Thankyou."

"No problem."

I grabbed a rag from the drawers and dried the last remaining bits of water that were on the dish.

"So Harry. I hear your dating Amy?." She asked smirking.

I smiled guiltily at the plate I was drying. "Well, Yeah I am."

"Why didn't you invite her here for Christmas?" Asked Mrs. Weasley. "It's been a while since I've seen her."

"What do you mean?" I Replied.

Mrs. Weasley suddenly had this confused look. I really had no idea what she meant by "it's been awhile since I've seen her."

"Well Amy. She's very good friends with Fred and George. I have to say that she probably was the one who kept them both mostly out of trouble." Said Mrs. Weasley. "Her mother and I use to be close. Until one day she was in a terrible accident and didn't make it." "I'm assuming Amy told you about that?"

I nodded shyly. "That's odd. She never told me she was friends with Fred and George." "She never mentioned it at all."

At the end of that sentence I saw flash of orange set around a circle around the house. I knew it was a fire that somehow happened. Bellatrix was standing right there in front of the house. The woman who killed Sirius.

I accidently tossed the plate I was drying back into the soapy water in the sink and grabbed my wand out of pocket and ran through the front doors running past Lupin, Tonks and Mr. Weasly.
The three of them knew what I was chasing after.
"Harry no!" Mr. Weasly called.

I went through the part of the fire that wasn't fully closed up and Ginny decided to follow me and jump through right behind me. I wasn't going to let Bellatrix get away this time. I searched everywhere through the field of tall dried up grass. there was water that splashed all up my pant leg from running. I heard rustling of leaves and went towards that direction. Ginny was standing in an open part of the field face to face with Greyback.

"Stupefy!" I hollared. but Greyback could vanish before I finished saying it.

"You okay?" I breathed.

she nodded stundly.

We were both walking back to the burrow. I instantly regret Bellatrix getting away. I have to avenge Sirius someday. We both heard Mr and Mrs Weasley shouting our names then we decided to run for it. We came back to the house that was covered in fire. Everyone was evacuated thankfully. Ginny immediately leaned on Fred's shoulder and her eyes immediately filled with tears. Mr and Mrs. Weasley were standing there stunned and Tonks and Remus seemed shocked as well. I couldn't beilieve that the burrow was actually burning down right now. It all happened so quick.

Amy's POV

Harry got back last night and we were well into January. He didn't really seem himself ever since he got back. There was a fire at the Weasley house caused by Bellatrix and Greyback. They made an appearance the night before they came back to school. I was walking around the school with Harry heading to professor Snape's Defence Against the Dark Arts. I was looking at the front page of the daily profit and it sounded Like Harry and I were more bickering than talking really.

"You let these people get to you so easily. Your very lucky you weren't killed." I Said

"You've got to realize who you are Harry."

"I know who I am Amy alright!" He snapped.

I was shocked really. He never spoke to me that way before it was weird hearing it come out of his mouth.

"Sorry." He said.

When Harry and I reached around the corner of the halls. Ron and Lavender were sitting in the window. Lavender had given Ron a late Christmas present. Poor Hermione I can't imagine what she's going through right now. it was the end of our lessons for today and Harry had to see Dumbldore again. I walked Harry to Dumbldore's office and before he spoke the password he turned around to ask me something.

"Hey we haven't had a chance to catch up yet. Wanna meet somewhere and just took?" He asked.

"yeah for sure. Does the quidditch stadium work?" I asked smirking.

"yeah." He smiled.
"see you then."

"Bye" I said walking away.

Harry's POV

"Ah Harry, just the person I wanted to see."