Destined to be yours

A visit to Azkaban

"What is it, Harry? " Ron asked.
"The minister... Er... Tracked... Dolohov and... "
"And what Harry? " Ginny asked. Her face was completely blank. There were no emotions in there.
"Caught him. He is in Azkaban"
"Well, that's a good news. Isn't it? So why are worried? " Draco asked.
"There is a slight problem. He is willing to bargain with us" Harry said.
"Bargain. What bargain? " Hermione asked.
"He is willing to give the names of the other death eaters and their locations"
"What does he wants in return? " Hermione asked.
"Maybe his freedom. As much as I know him... He would ask his freedom, as long as he doesn't have any other plans. " Draco asked.
"What does he wants in return, Harry" Ginny asked. Her face was completely white.
"He wants to speak with his Blair. Translation:He wants to speak with Ginny"
Harry's words rang in everyone's ears. Ron was looking furious. Draco was looking worried. Hermione and Pansy were looking super worried (as usual). Harry's heart was beating fast, he couldn't decide what to do. And Ginny's face was blank and white as if she was speechless.
"We are not sending Ginny there" Ron broke the silence.
"We are not" Harry agreed.
"There must be some other way..... I mean..... Maybe Veritaserum Or..... Something else" Hermione said.
"No. I will go to Azkaban" Ginny said and all heads turned towards her.
"No way. Gin, you are not going there." Harry said.
"I agree with Harry" Ron and Draco said in unison.
"Guys, why can't you see it? He wants to talk to me. And if he talks to me he'll give all the names of the people who have been killing innocent people and following Voldemort. Besides, he.... Acted to be... My father...and I think its time for a father-daughter chat. " Ginny said.
"Gin, he might have been your so called 'father' but you and I , in fact we all know, how he is. I can't risk you near him for a minute. " Harry said.
"Oh.. Really.. Where were you when he tortured me? Where the hell were you when he snatched my memories?" Ginny shouted.
"Gin, calm down. I know you're angry but that doesn't mean that you'll blame Harry. He is trying to protect you-" Hermione said.
"Maybe I don't want any kind of protection from him" Ginny retorted.
"O-o-okay if you don't want my protection then think about Mrs. Weasley, Ron, your other brothers and all the people who love you" Harry said.
"I don't want any protection. Sorry to say but I'm not some kind of treasure that you all will protect me. I am perfectly capable to protect myself. If you're thinking that I can't protect myself then let me remind you that I got a training for one year from a death eater. " Ginny said. "And to remind you another thing that I'm not scared. You know what I may act like I'm fine but it actually sucks to be without memory. I mean I don't remember anyone of you. " With that Ginny stormed into the burrow.
"Once a Gryffindor, always a Gryffindor" Draco said with a smirk.
The Golden Trio glared at him.
"Now what? " The Golden Trio said together.
"I honestly don't know" Harry and Ron said together.
"As expected" Hermione said and stormed into the house.

*****

"Ginny, I don't think this is a good idea" Mrs. Weasley said.
"Yes, Blair. You know him, better than anyone here. He can hurt you. I don't want that. " Mrs. Dolohov said.
"Okay, fine, you all are siding with Harry. I get it. " Ginny shouted and tapped her foot like an angry kitten.
Inspite of the fact that Ginny's main problem was Harry, Harry couldn't help but to stare at her. She looks cute when she's angry, thought Harry. Harry never felt bad that Ginny, his Ginny, always saw him nothing more than a problem. Even if sometimes she saw him worthy of her attention, that moment didn't last long. Yet he waited for the day when she'll remember him.
"I think we should let her go. " Draco said quietly.
"I'll not leave her alone. I'll go with her. " Harry said.
"Me too" Ron said.
"We all are with her" Hermione said.
"Count me in" Pansy said.
"Slytherins never miss the fun" Draco said . "Count me in"

*****

"I'm ready" Ginny said.
"We'll go there by the floo powder" Harry said.
Hermione stepped into the flames and said, "Azkaban"
Draco was next, then Ron and then Pansy.
"I'll go first" Ginny said stiffly.
"I'll go first" Harry said.
"I said I'll go first" Ginny said.
"And I said I'll go first" Harry said.
"No, I'll go! " Ginny said in a higher voice.
"No, I'll go! " Harry said. His voice was matching with Ginny's.
"I defeated you in the duel, so I'll go first" Ginny said.
"That was hardly fair... You didn't use your wand to defeat me" Harry said.
"Merlin's beard! Will you guys stop? Or my ears will come into my hands. " George said from the back.
"Do one thing, go together" Mrs. Weasley said.
"Okay" Ginny said.
Ginny grabbed Harry's arm and took the floo powder and stepped into the flames.
"Askaban"
Then they were gone.
"Did she said Askaban? " George asked in a horrified way.

*****

Harry and Ginny slammed into the floor. Well, they were in a bad position. Ginny was on top of Harry and their faces inches apart.
"Merlin's beard! Is it Mr. Potter? " A voice said.
Ginny jerked her head up and saw an old man standing there with a warm smile on his lips. She immediately stood up and brushed her dress. Harry stood up too.
"Er.. Yeah, it's me. " Harry said.
"I'm so pleased to see you here, Mr. Potter. What can I get you? You know we have a main gate. You could just have come through that. I mean it would have been.. Er.. Less.. Painful and..... Awkward. " The old man said.
"It was a mistake. We were going somewhere else but mistakenly we ended up here. I'm sorry" Ginny said politely.
"Ah-a, Ms. Weasley, I know your father, Mr. Arthur Weasley very well. And don't be sorry. We all make mistakes. " He said.
"Okay.... So I guess we should head back. " Ginny said.
"Yeah. Can we use your fireplace? " Harry asked.
"Yeah, sure. It would be my pleasure. "
Harry grabbed Ginny's wrist and stepped into the flames.
"Azkaban"

***

They landed on a tower's fireplace.
"This is Azkaban? " Ginny asked with an eyebrow raised.
"Nope. Azkaban has protective charms around it so we can't just land in there. This tower is nearest to Azkaban. " Harry explained.
"Oh"
"How much time would it take to go to Azkaban? " Ginny asked.
"Not much. We can walk through the path... If you don't have any problem" Harry said.
"No, it's okay" Ginny said.
They started walking down the road.
"The dementors don't guard it anymore, do they? " Ginny asked.
"You know about dementors? "
"Yeah, Dad... I mean.... Mr. Dolohov said about it. " Ginny said.
"Oh. No, they don't guard it anymore. Trust me, you don't want to meet with them. They are horrible creatures. " Harry said.
"Yeah, I know. But dad- Mr. Dolohov used to praise them. He said they were amazing creatures. Full of power and all. But mom-Mrs. Dolohov  used to say me that they were horrified" Ginny said.
"Hmmm. We are here" Harry suddenly said.
Ginny looked up only to see a building or a castle of bricks. It was looking like it would collapse within a second. It was old.... Well, very old. Some parts of it were covered with cobwebs.
"I have to admit this place is... "
"the most horrible place you've been" Harry said.
"Yeah" Ginny said.
"Oi, mate" They heard Ron from the back.
"Oh... Hi, mate" Harry replied.
"What took you so long? " Hermione asked.
"Yeah, we were planning to camp over here" Pansy said sarcastically.
"Pansy, I think they had some personal issues" Draco said with a smirk. He was specifically emphasizing the word 'personal '.
"We were landed on a wrong destination. " Ginny said.
"Or I must say, you landed us on a wrong destination" Harry said with a smirk.
Ginny glared at him.
"Okay, the minister is waiting for us. Let's go" Ron said.
Everyone nodded in agreement.

*****

They entered through the main gate. With dementors or without dementors, this place is still horrible, Harry thought. It was completely dark inside. The sound of their footsteps were ranging through the place. And it was silent. An eerie kind of silence. The ceiling was high above. The walls were covered with cobwebs and dust. They reached in front of a wooden door. The minister was standing in front of it.
"Good afternoon, minister" Harry said.
"Good afternoon to you all" Kingsley replied.
"This door will lead us towards the cells. Get ready, as you're gonna see a group of mad people" Ron said.
As the door opened, there was a spiral staircase. They went through that and found themselves in front of a vast corridor. At the both sides of the corridor there were numerous cells. As they passed they saw people sitting in their cells and talking to themselves. Some faces were known, some were unknown. They stopped in front of a cell only to see Draco standing there motionless. There was a man with pale blonde hair sitting on a rock inside the cell. He was completely out of his mind. He was talking and smiling to himself.
"Father" Draco whispered. His expression was painful.
"Who are you? " The man spat.