The Battle

The Ambush

Jumping out of bed, you grabbed your wand and ran towards the door. Just as you reached your hand towards the handle, it flung open infront of you.

"y/n!" Ron screamed as he pulled you into your arms.

"Ron? Whats going on? I heard screaming!" you pulled away from him.

"Its them. They are here. We have to move"

You felt the colour drain from your face. Before you could process what was happening, Ron pulled you out of the room and down the stairs. You caught a quick glance out of a window as you passed. There was smoke everywhere and several figures moving in the darkness, none that you could make out. Screams filled the air. It was like a horror movie. You reached the bottom of the stairs

"Ron" you spoke in barely a whisper. He stopped and turned to face you. "I love you." he pulled you close, kissing you quickly on the lips.

"I love you" he replied, looking deeply into your eyes. There was a loud bang from outside, causing you to break eye contact. He nodded at you, let go of your hand and ran outside. You stood for a second, burning his image into your memory. If it was going to end here, you wanted him to be the last thing on your mind.

You took a deep breath, gripped your wand and headed outside. You tried to focus on one thing at a time so you wouldnt become overwhelmed. Scanning the garden, your eyes fell on Tonks. She was kneeling over someone who you quickly recognized as Neville. You ran over quickly to see if you could help.

"y/n" Tonks breathed "he's ok, he's just been stunned. I just need to move him somewhere safe til he wakes up." You nodded, and quickly helped her lift him and move him to the others side of the garden. Standing over him, you looked around.

"Where is everyone else?" you asked

"I'm not sure, these battles can spread for miles. Can you watch him while I go find Remus?"

"Of course" you nodded. You watched as she ran off into the distance.

You quickly checked over Neville. He didnt have any obvious injuries, thankfully. You wondered where Ron was, hoping that he was ok too. All you wanted was for this to be over. The sound of a twig snapping brought you back from your thoughts.

"Where is he?" an unfamiliar voice demanded. You whipped round and stood infront of you was a beautiful women with long blonde hair. She was flawless.

"...who?" your voice stuttered.

"Potter!" she demanded, pointing her wand at you. You felt a gust of wind pass you and realised she had just missed you with her spell.

"I...I...dont know. Really I dont" you pleaded, raising your wand in defence.

"EXPELLIARMUS!" Before you could even think, your wand flew out of your hand and landed a few feet away from you.

"Who are you?" you asked.

She let out an evil laugh which seemed to fill the air. "Oh you dont know? That makes killing you that much easier!"

It happened in slow motion. You watched as she raised her wand and pointed at you again, you stood frozen on the spot, fear in every inch of your body. All you could think of was Ron. He had to be the last thing you thought of. You closed your eyes, picturing his face. You forced yourself to notice every inch of him. You could hear his voice, telling you that he loves you. "I love you too." you said back. Maybe out loud, you werent sure.

All of a sudden something forced you to the ground, knocking the air out of your lungs.

"Stupefy!" a voice screamed in your ear. What was going on? You didnt dare open your eyes. You just lay there, motionless.

"y/n!" the voice screamed again. "y/n! Get up!"

You opened your eyes slowly again. Neville. He had woken up just in time to save you. You looked around you, the woman was gone.

"Neville...who was that? Are you ok?" you allowed him to help you up and you both ran towards the house.

"Thats Mara" he panted. Who the hell was Mara? Then you remembered what Dumbledore had said a few days earlier. It had been a women who had organised the Death Eaters. A shiver ran down your spine.

"She was looking for Harry" you told him as he opened the door for you. He nodded, and you both turned your attention to the room. Draco sat on the floor, a cut above his eye was causing blood to run down his face. You went straight over to him, pointing your wand to the injury to stop the bleeding. "Its not as bad as it looks, youll be fine" you told him. He nodded his thanks to you and stood up. You heard a groaning from the other side of the room.

"Sirius" Draco pointed towards him. You got up and quickly went over to him.

"I'm ok" Sirius insisted, "a broken leg I think" he told you. You checked over his leg and nodded in agreement

"Ready?" you asked, but you didnt want for his response. "Brackium Emendo." Sirius yelled as the bones in his leg healed themselves. "You'll be ok, please rest though" you told him, knowing full well that he wouldnt take your advice.

You looked round the room again, everyone else seemed fine. Tonks and Remus were holding each other by the window, Tonks caught your eye and smiled softly at you. You returned her smile, weakly. Where was Ron?

The door opened and in walked Harry, Fred and Mr. Weasley.

"Something spooked them" Harry told the room. "They've gone, but who knows for how long."

Neville then began filling them in on what had happened in the garden. You were only half listening. Ron, George, Luna and Angus were still missing.

Molly appeared into the room from the kitchen carrying a tray of drinks and food, she was unable to hide her anxiety. You walked over and took the tray from her before she dropped it, and set it down on a nearby table.

"Everyone, come on, eat." she insisted, not looking away from the tray. You could see the tears glistening in her eyes. You wrapped your arms round her. "I'm ok dear," she told you "at least they didnt get the house this time" she smiled.

Suddenly the door burst open. You immediately turned round, your heart in your throat. Ron. You ran over to him, throwing your arms round him, immediately breaking down, unable to control your sobs. He wrapped his arms round you, squeezing you tightly against him, rubbing the back of your head with his hand.

"Where's the other 3?" Sirius asked.

"They are just coming...but..." Ron broke off. You pulled away from him looking into his eyes. The room went silent. "Its Angus..." a single tear ran down his cheek. 

I'm not sure about this chapter, let me know what you think!