Ophelia || Harry Potter

Chapter 143

Many weeks had yet again passed. I had returned home with Sirius for some time, until we both headed over to the burrow a while later. They were planning a large move to get Harry from the Dursley's to the burrow

Currently I sat on the sofa as we waited for everyone's return. I, alongside all who had been left behind, anxiously lounged around. Molly was was the most paranoid as four of her children were participating, all now being of age. We were equally worried as portkeys had returned without their designated people

Our attention was drawn by the sound of bodies crashing to the ground. With Molly and Sirius in lead, Ginny and I follow after

We head out the back door to find Hagrid and Harry picking themselves up off the floor

"Harry? You are the real Harry? What happened? Where are the others?" Mrs Weasley cried

"What d'you mean? Isn't anyone else back?" Harry panted. He got his answer when the rest of us glanced at each other "The Death Eaters were waiting for us" He then explained "We were surrounded the moment we took off, they knew it was tonight. I don't know what happened to anyone else, four of them chased us, it was all we could do to get away, and then Voldemort caught up with us"

Our faces visibly pale with Molly becoming most affected. The constant thought of her children's safety, swirling in her mind

"Thank goodness you're all right" she said, pulling him into a hug

"Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly?" Hagrid asked shakily "Fer medicinal purposes?"

Molly ran back into the house despite being able to summon it. I hug Harry as I prayed I'm thanks that he was alright and just prayed everyone else was as well

"Ron and Tonks should have been back first, but they missed their Portkey, it came back without them" Ginny said, pointing at a rusty oil can lying on the ground nearby "And that one" she pointed at an ancient sneaker "should have been Dad and Fred's, they were supposed to be second. You and Hagrid were third and" she checked her watch "if they made it, George and Lupin aught to be back in about a minute"

As if on cue another flash let off close by as two figures are silhouetted in the distance. I immediately saw and call to the others

"Guys they're here!"

It was then when I noticed Remus supporting George who was unconscious and covered in blood. Instantly Sirius ran over, assisting the werewolf in carrying the boy inside where they laid him on the sofa. They moved a lamp over his face making us gasp when we saw his ear missing. I wrap an arm around Ginny comfortingly. However as Molly goes to tend to him, Lupin seizes Harry by the arm and pushed him against the wall

"Oi!" Hagrid indignantly said when he saw the scene "Le' go of him! Le' go of Harry!"

Lupin however ignored him "What creature sat in the corner the first time that Harry Potter visited my office at Hogwarts?" he asked, giving Harry a small shake "Answer me!"

"A, a grindylow in a tank, wasn't it?"
Harry replied with Remus then releasing his as he then fell back against a kitchen cupboard

"Wha' was tha' about?" Hagrid roared

"I'm sorry, Harry, but I had to check" Remus told him "We've been betrayed. Voldemort knew that you were being moved tonight and the only people who could have told him were directly involved in the plan. You might have been an impostor"

"So why aren' you checkin' me?" Hagrid questioned

"You're half-giant"He began to explain, looking up at Hagrid "The Polyjuice Potion is designed for human use only"