Haunting Visions
Authors Note: Can be read without the prequel, but to understand more, it helps to read it
Disclaimer: I own, Angelina Michaels, her family, Cassie, Alex, Isabella Zabini, Kit Lanchester, and anyone that you do not recognize from the Harry Potter franchise.
Rating: R for language, violence, sexuality
It's been five years since Ginny killed Voldemort. Now she has to deal with repercussions of her sixth year, and a new obstacle for Ginny and Draco, and Angelina and Blaise to get by. One possibly worse then Voldemort. Sequel to Help Me Cause I'm Breaking Down
Chapter 3: Coming At You From Every Side
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Ginny sighed; she was curled up on the couch, replaying her and Draco's latest fight.
"Gin! Calm the hell down!" Draco shouted.
"Don't tell me to calm down Draco! I thought this horror was finished when I killed Voldemort five years ago! When I killed Percy… I thought we buried this when Dumbledore had the Museum blown up!"
"Ginny, it's gonna be fine." He tried to reassure her.
She reached up and touched his cheeks, "I love you so much Draco. I would die without you… I wouldn't be able to go on… if you die, knowing it's all my fault."
"Virginia Weasley, listen to me. You're going to be all right. The Azkaban guards will catch them. We're going to be fine."
"Draco! Shut up and listen to yourself! Your father is out of Azkaban! As well as Blaise's, and a dozen other Death Eaters! You think a few simple guards will be able to catch them. It's not going to be fine! It's far from fine!"
"Gods you're annoying as hell like your mother!" Draco exclaimed, knowing immediately he'd said something wrong.
"Get out of here!" Ginny whispered dangerously low. She could always take his insults to her family and her back at Hogwarts, but never directly at her mother.
"Gin…"
"Get. Out!"
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They'd fight and scream over the smallest of things or comments. The longest the thrown out party could stay away was three days.
Ginny sniffled and looked up at TV as it flashed suddenly. A TV reporter that Ginny knew at Hogwarts, Hannah Abbott, came on and started talking about Lucius Malfoy, Tomas Zabini, and a handful of Death Eaters' escape. The first escape since the now-Exonerated and dead Sirius Black.
Ginny muted the TV, not wanting to have to deal with that, and watched as they flashed screaming pictures of the two notorious men. She turned the TV off and growled low in her throat.
She heard a knock at the door and sighed. Standing up, she yanked the door open and smiled, "Hello Bill." She greeted.
"Gin! Oh, thank the Gods you're alright." Bill exclaimed, grabbing her up in a tight hug.
"I'm fine Bill, but if you don't let me breathe soon, I won't be." She grunted out, tapping her brothers' arms.
"Right." He said, loosening the hug.
"I'm fine Bill, really." She breathed, inhaling the comforting scent of her brother.
"Jhinny!" Fleur Delacour-Weasley's French accent cut in. She had taken a liking to Ginny, nothing at all like her impossible three brother in laws, which Fleur loved, because she was able to do girl nights with 'Jhinny', as her accent said Ginny's name, and occasionally Fleur invited Angelina in on their Girl Night for some Rest and Relaxation.
"Fleur." Ginny smiled and then coughed as Fleur grabbed her in a tight hug.
"We came as soon as we heard." Fleur said, "Are you okay?"
(Authors Note: I don't know how to write French accents, and I don't want to insult French people out there, with my interpretation of how to do their accent, so just imagine her with her accent)
"I'm fine." Ginny answered, "Really I am."
"Where's Draco?" Bill asked, going into his 'protective-big-brother' mode.
"Out." Ginny answered, turning away, "Would you like some tea, or a snack?"
"Gin…"
"We had another fight, ok?" She said exasperatedly.
"What now?"
"Nothing, he just made a comment about how annoying I am, like Mum. But I think he meant before he knew her. And I heard those comments all the time at Hogwarts, I don't know why I threw him out." Ginny picked at her red nail polish, "I love him with all my heart and soul, but we fight so much…" She trailed off, "I think its time Draco and I break up… For good this time." She whispered, "I just wish that…" She choked on a sob.
"Charlie were here to help you decide?" Bill offered, putting a hand on her shoulder.
She nodded, trying to keep her tears at bay, "We've lost so much, Bill. Charlie… Percy… me."
"You?"
"Nevermind." She muttered quickly.
"Bill, we must be going."
"Yes. Isn't your doctors appointment tonight, Fleur?" Ginny asked, turning around and smiling kindly, unshed tears still pooled in her eyes.
"Yes. We are hoping for some good news." Fleur smiled and looked at Bill, her hand unconsciously molding to her stomach.
"You're pregnant?" Ginny asked, shocked.
"No…" Bill started, looking for the right words, "We're hoping the doctor will be able to tell us that Fleur will be able to conceive."
"Oh." Ginny answered pathetically, "I hope you can." Ginny smiled and offered her support with those four small words and big smile.
"Thank you Jhinny. We hope so too." Fleur smiled up at Bill and then they left.
Ginny collapsed on to the couch and sighed. She had always wanted a baby… now she specifically wanted one with Draco. Not now, though, they were far too young… but she loved him so much and wanted to be with him for the rest of her life.
"Which may only be a few months…" She whispered to herself, the tears that had refused to be released a few moments ago broke way.
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Angelina picked up the large shard of glass from the last pile of broken picture frame, and placed it in a trash bag, as thunder clapped outside and lighting struck.
She picked up the picture that had been inside of it, and shook it off in the bag, releasing the small pieces of glass that stuck to it.
She had stacked the pieces of broken wood from the table in a corner, picked up all the glass, put the photos back up on the wall or unit, and sponged off as much brandy from the wall and carpet as possible.
"Morning." A soft, scratchy, tired voice said from behind her.
She turned and smiled at the bed-head man, "Try afternoon." She replied, walking over and wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him, "Have a good hangover?"
He chuckled and nodded, wrapping his arms around her waist, pulling her into his equally tight embrace.
"Good. Now, later when you don't have a huge hangover, we need to talk."
"About?"
"The flat." She answered.
"I'm fine, just a small headache. We can talk now."
"I think we might want to consider taking off the no-violence spell that you cast on the apartment."
"Ok. I'll do it in a little bit. Is that all?"
"No… I think we should consider taking off the no-magic clause in our contract with the owner of the building. With everything right now, we can't afford to have like… Lucius come in here dragging Gin with a knife or gun pointed at her throat or head, and not be able to do a simple disarming charm."
"I don't know… what if they come in while we're sleeping and try to kill us."
"What if we put up that welcoming charm thing? Like, you put down on the list who is allowed inside freely and then anyone else has to be invited."
"Angie, I don't know…"
"Please. I could've really used it when I was cleaning up after you earlier." She told him.
"What is that… that tone?" He asked playfully.
"What tone? I didn't have a tone." She innocently replied.
He smiled and sighed, "Fine. We'll go see Mister Adams later about getting the no-magic clause taken off."
"Thank you!" She smiled and kissed him.
Pulling away, he nuzzled her neck, "You're welcome." He answered.
"Draco stopped by earlier." Angelina told him, pulling away to go work on picking up the last pile of glass on the floor.
"How's Gin?" Blaise asked, plopping down on the couch.
"By the sounds of it, when he left she was still asleep." Angelina answered, "Uhm…" She started nervously, "I also went to LA for about half an hour."
"How's your mother?"
"Fine." Angelina forced, she hadn't told him about the disowning, "She's fine. Chris is good too. I wasn't able to see dad, Landon, or James though. Though, I expect my father will drop by when he has the time."
"Yes. I suppose he will." He answered, rubbing his temples.
"How're you doing?" Angelina asked, placing the glass-filled bag in the trash.
"This headache is just getting worse."
Angelina grabbed a water bottle from the fridge and some aspirin, "No. I was talking about with your father out of Azkaban." She sat down on the couch and handed the aspirin to Blaise, then curled her legs up underneath her.
He just sighed and popped the two aspirin into his mouth, then took a long gulp of water. He stayed silent for a few minutes before stating, "If he touches you, or comes near you, I'll kill him."
Angelina nodded and chastely kissed his lips before laying her head on his shoulder, "I love you, no matter what happens, I'll love you for the rest of my life."
"You're talking as if one of us is gonna die."
"One of us might." She whispered.
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"Gin… you're shitting me right?"
"Ya'know, I've never actually understood that saying, but no. I'm not "shitting you"." She answered, crossing her arms over her peasant top clad chest, "I'm leaving. I'll have someone come by in a few days to pick up my things."
"Why're you doing this? Is it because my father is out of prison?"
"No. It's because we constantly fight. And it scares me that you still refer to that thing, that has killed dozens of people, and tried to kill your mother, and yourself, as your father." She made a disgusted face.
"Because he is."
"No. He's not. You're different from him Draco. It infuriates me, that you still see that bastard as your father! Narcissa sees him as a murderer, not her husband. I don't see Per… I never saw him as my brother after he killed Charlie. He was a stranger to me."
"You might not have a heart when it comes to family, but I still do."
"You never had a heart." The words slipped past Ginny's mouth before she registered what she'd said.
Draco stared at her for a long minute before grabbing his jacket and heading out the door, "Keep the flat. I'll move in with Mother."
Ginny sniffled and let a small sob escape her lips. She grabbed her keys and ran out the door. The elevators were either climbing above the door, or going down, so she ran towards the stairs. Running down them, she noticed sighed with relief when she made it to the lobby. The doorman had just closed the door behind Draco when she opened the stairwell door.
Running towards the doors and threw them open herself instead of waiting for Marty to open them. She looked left and right and finally spotted Draco in the mass of people, running around trying to get out of the rain.
"Draco!" She called.
He turned, surprised, and looked at her questioningly.
Ginny jogged up to him and sighed. All she wanted to do was cry in his arms, apologize profusely, and kiss him till the sun came back out. Instead, she gathered her courage and pulled a key off her key chain, and then handed him the sapphire promise ring he'd given her three and a half years ago, when she'd returned from her seventh year at Hogwarts.
Draco felt the sapphire touch his hand and looked up at Ginny, clearly hurt.
"We're over. Period. You can have your stupid ring back, and your damn restaurant. I don't want them." She told him.
"I get it." He told her, turning around and walking away.
Ginny walked into the alley on the side of the flat building and apparated.
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"Hello Ginny! This is such a lovely surprise!" Luna cried, grabbing Ginny up in a hug, almost immediately pulling back, "You're soaked!" she exclaimed, the muttering a drying spell.
"Hello Luna. It's great to see you too. Sorry for just dropping in so unexpectantly, and thanks."
"It's alright. Another fight?" She asked.
Ginny sighed and smiled when a little boy with dark red wisps of hair, blue-green-brown mixed eyes, chubby little arms and legs, crawled towards her.
"Hi Nate-Nate!" She said in a baby voice.
He cooed and let out a happy cry as she picked him up and spun him around. He giggled and hugged his Aunt.
"Ginny." Luna said in a warning tone.
"Don't worry, Luna. I left Draco."
"Again? You two will be back together in days."
"It's for good this time Luna."
"How many times have I heard that?" Luna asked, grabbing Nathan from Ginny's arms, which cried in protest.
"I mean it Luna." Ginny whispered as tears pooled in her eyes.
"Ginny…" Luna whispered, noticing the missing sapphire ring from Ginny's right hand.
"I said stuff that hopefully he won't forgive me for."
"Why?"
"Because we fought too much, and… and…"
"You were scared if you didn't do it now, and he were to get hurt with Lucius Malfoy running around out there, you'd never be able to do it. You think that it'll keep him safe."
Ginny nodded pathetically, "Is Ron home?"
"Nice change of subject. I wouldn't've noticed it if I didn't know you so well." Luna said, her voice underlined with chiding, "And no. Ron isn't home. He's practicing; he and Harry are taking their Auror tests tomorrow morning. Your father has sent out for as many Auror's as possible. Including Angelina's father. He'll be hanging around here helping."
"He was on assignment in South America though! Trying to scrounge up some Dark Arts dealer. He's been on that mission for almost nine months." Ginny sounded shocked; "They're taking him off of that to capture fourteen Death Eaters when we have over three hundred Auror's?"
"He volunteered Gin. I can't believe how shocked you are. These Death Eaters tortured him, his family, your family, and tried to kill his oldest child, and you. You know because of your bond with Angelina that he thinks of you as another daughter." Luna said, "You of all people, shouldn't be so shocked to learn that Jason is going to be Head Auror on this mission. Your father appointed him the Head immediately when Jason showed up at the Ministry saying he wanted to be in on this."
Ginny sat down, "When did all of this happen?"
"This morning."
"Angelina is not going to be happy with this."
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"Daddy!" Angelina cried and wrapped her arms around his neck, "I'm so glad you called!" She said, "Its awesome that you're back from South America."
"I'm glad you met me for lunch, Angel."
"Of course I would, Dad!"
"You're particularly upbeat with everything that's going on."
"I'm just glad you're here." She smiled widely, "I missed you so much Dad! What're you doing here?"
"Uhm… Angel." He said her name in a way that made Angelina's smile fall.
"What did you do?" She asked with a sigh, crossing her arms over her chest and leaning back in her chair.
"Hi, welcome to China Delight. I'm Millicent, what can I get you to drink?"
Angelina nearly choked in shock when she looked up at Millicent Bulstrode in a Chinese dress, with chopsticks shoved through her bun, "Uhm, White Wine please." She saw her fathers chiding look, "For my father and a Coke for me please."
Millicent walked away and then came back a minute later with the drinks.
"Thank you, Millicent." Angelina said, as Millicent put down her drink.
Millicent looked shortly surprised before asking, "Would you like to order?"
"Sweet and sour chicken." Jason ordered.
"Pork Lo Mein, please."
"Poor girl. Did you see that scar on her left forearm? That had to hurt."
Angelina stared absently over to where Millicent was standing, "It did. She had the Mark removed. She was one of the few that had been initiated early, that night, five years ago. The ones initiated were sent straight back to Hogwarts, and with Voldemort dead and no marks of killings on their records, they were able to be free. Though went through nine hours of excruciating pain to get that mark removed."
"How do you know?"
"Because Draco and Blaise had to instruct how to have it removed. With their fathers being the left and right of Voldemort, they knew what to do. Gin and I went with them that day. I also had to watch the love of my life thrash in excruciating pain while having his removed." A dark look passed over Angelina's face.
They sat in silence for a few minutes. Millicent delivered their food and promptly left, a flush covering her cheeks.
Angelina pushed the fork into her mouth and chewed the pork from the fork.
"She looks like a lovely young woman. Do you suppose she's single?"
Angelina choked on the pork that she had started to swallow, "DAD!" She cried.
"Not for me! I wouldn't do that to your mother! Merely for a young friend of mine from America that's also an Auror helping with the Death Eater capture."
She knitted her brows, catching his 'also' in that sentence. She mentally shrugged and took a gulp of her coke.
"I excepted the position Minister Weasley offered me as the Head Auror for the hunt of the Death Eaters." He sprang, "Mmm. This chicken is delicious. I'll have to order some extra to take back to the hotel." He mumbled sticking another piece of chicken in his mouth.
After he'd finished his first sentence, she lurched forward and spat out her drink on to the carpet, "YOU DID WHAT?!" She shouted.
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I am soooooooooooo unbelievably sorry I haven't updated in forever! My computer has been crashing and I've only been able to get on computer programs, not the internet.
PS: Sorry for the lame title, I was listening to a Linkin Park song… that the actual title of the name is evading me at the minute… and it's a lyric in the song.
Next chapter: Angelina's full reaction to her fathers' news - Lucius and Tomas make an appearance* - Ginny and Draco run into each other in Diagon Alley* - Angelina gets pissed at Blaise - Angelina, Ginny, Blaise, and Draco try searching for Tomas and Lucius on their own* - Harry, Hermione, and Ron make a cameo*.
*= Not guaranteed yet - and I don't remember what I did
// Ashley \\