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Killer Instincts by Ginny Weasley Potter

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Summary: London: Four murders have taken place under bizarre circumstances, for what seems to be an equally bizarre reason.

Harry, a happily wedded man with a wonderful wife and a cute daughter, is an Auror at the Ministry of Magic and is now given a new case to solve with Ron and four other Aurors. Incidentally, the four Aurors include Ginny, Harry’s ‘schoolboy crush’; and it turns out to be much more than a crush when Harry sees her again. What’s more is that Harry is working upon a case that seems to connect to him directly. And once again, it opens up old fears: fears of losing loved ones.

Ron, on the other hand, seems to be tired of Hermione. Tempers are running high and fights are breaking out more often than usual. Are they really falling apart? Or can they sort this out before it is too late?

Then there is the case itself. Who is trustworthy, and who is not? Who is deadly enough to murder four people in cold blood?

Indulge into the gut-wrenching action, combined with warm romance and tingling suspense; while I tell you a story of love, ambition and obsession… a story of what those killer instincts can do. EDIT: MAJOR revamping going on, with regard to plot, characterisation, and general style of writing. I would urge you not to read this until I've removed this notice because I wasn't very good six years ago, and this is as bad as I was. *Places traffic cones*
Ratings: 3rd-5th Years [ - ]
Category: Ron/Hermione AND Harry/Ginny
Characters: None
Warnings: Abuse, Book 7 Disregarded, Character Death, Violence
Challenge:
Serie: None
Chapters: 37 Completed?: Yes
Wordcount: 130889 Viewcount: 265166
Published on: 04/27/07 Updated On: 10/03/10





1. Prologue by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (1297 words)
I had a lot of fun, writing this prologue. I have taken certain pains to explore Maharashtrian culture so that I could dress Harry in the right way. I am not a Maharashtrian, I only stay in Maharashtra. I know quite a lot about Christian culture, even if it is not the one I follow. Anyway, if anyone spots anything wrong, please do not hesitate to correct me.

‘Patil’ is definitely a Maharashtrian surname and please do not confuse it with ‘Patel’, which is a Gujarati surname. ‘Patil’ is pronounced as ‘Paa- till.’ I also noticed that ‘Parvati’ is often pronounced wrongly (in the HP movies). The real pronunciation is ‘Paar-vuh-thi’.

In the marriage, I’ve put in the basics of Hindu and Christian wedding ceremonies, but have not gone into the smaller rituals. In the Hindu side, especially, I’ve only written the sindoor (application of vermilion on the parting of the bride’s hair), mangalsutra (tying a necklace of black, mustard seed-shaped beads on the bride’s neck) and the seven pheras (seven rounds around the fire, where the couple has to take several vows).

A sherwani is a sort of Indian traditional attire, worn by a man. It consists of a loose shirt with full sleeves and no collar. The shirt reaches the knees and is known as ‘kurta’. The trousers are just like pyjamas. The man also wears a ‘dupatta’, or a sort of scarf. I guess all of you’ll all know what a sari is. (The dress code for my farewell party at school was sari for girls and sherwanis for boys. We had fun looking at each other and taking photographs. But all of us girls tripped over our sari at least once. Oh well, we are not used to wearing saris. Our school uniforms are just an inch below the knees and we are used to pants and salwaars. Saris are worn at a much later stage in life.)

I hope you’ll all enjoy this story. Please review!




2. The New Case by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (5535 words)
I am grateful to my Beta, Pauie (LucillaJoanna) for correcting this fic. Thank you, Pauie!

Please R/R!



3. A Very Special Birthday by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (5009 words)
Cheers, Pauie! You're great. If this gets validated, it's because of you!

My dearest readers, please let me know your musings about this story. Reviews really get me going!

The name 'Naina' belonged to Preity Zinta in the movie, Kal Ho Naa Ho. Preity is my fav. actress! And Naina's birthdate is not random; it coincides with that of my five-year old cousin. I would like to dedicate this chapter to my cutie cousin, without whom my life would be as dry as a desert. Love ya, sweetie!



4. Argument Over Breakfast by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4570 words)
Pauie rocks!!! She's just AWESOME, AWESOME AND AWESOME. *Huggles Pauie* you're way too good, Pauie! Thank you , thank you, thank you SO much!

I would also like to thank two excellent people: Andrea and Kristy, who helped me with the behaviour and iciness of Ron and Hermione. I'm definitely not married (and don't plan to be), so I obviously couldn't do those parts by myself. Thank you, dears! *Huggles*

Sweet readers, please review and let me know what you think. And Indians, I wanna know whether you like the cultural mix, yaar, I dunno why you people review so minimally! I want reviews this time!

Mods, please note that anything in this fic that complies with Book 7 is not a spoiler. The outline of this fic was already prepared months ago, and if, at any point, there seems to be something similar in DH also, it's purely coincidential.




5. Rebecca Palmer by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4096 words)
I know that this has taken long, but when I submitted this the last time, the mod deleted this by mistake. So... sorry! But I have exams every month, so you'll have to bear with me. Updates are not going to be very fast.

Thanks to Pauie, for correcting this fic!

This chapter is dedicated to Su*, a friend of mine. You rock! *Hugs*

And readers, please review!


6. Interrogation by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2177 words)
Thank you once again, Pauie!

Hi people! I know it's been long, but sorry! Exams and studies don't really let me get back to you guys.

In this chapter, I have introduced another OC, based on one of my closest friends, Su. You rock, Su, and I'll really miss you!

This chapter is dedicated to another close friend of mine, Archie.



7. Murder at Bethnal Green by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2903 words)
Hello!

I'm really sorry about the delay, but I'm so glad that I submitted this just on time, or you'd have had to wait for three more weeks :)

I'm saying this very clearly- please don't expect fast updates: this year is very important for my life in terms of academics and it's very time consuming. I can't abandon that for MNFF...

Anyway, I hope you guys will like this chapter. And this goes without saying: Pauie has a big hand in making this chapter the way it is. You're the best, Pauie *huggles*!

This chapter is for Bi, another good friend. :)



8. Chris Stevens by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4503 words)
I hope this update is soon enough for you guys. I like this chapter a lot. :)

Please review, though. It's just a small thing that I really want in return for writing this story for hours. :)

Kudos to Pauie for perfecting this fic.

This fic is for Sr, another dear friend, and Chris is based on another of my amazing friends. Yes, he's really Daisy's classmate, but there's not much interaction between them. :)

9. Together Forever... or Maybe Not by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3036 words)
Pauie is the very best! *huggles*

This chapter got rejected at first, because of the Author's notes... O_o. Soory about that additional delay!

I'd like to thank the lovely Britons on the Beta Boards Being British thread, for all their help! *squishes*.

You guys can check out details of my story updates on my profile. And yes, you can see the OC banners too. I've unveiled their faces, there...

Please R/R! Love you all!

10. Chris Stevens Confesses by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3805 words)
Hello again, readers! Here's chapter nine!

Once again, though it goes without saying, Pauie is the best Beta in the whole wide world!!!
A huge hug and a load of gratitude towards inspirations and Inverarity on the forums, for all their nitpicks on my excerpts from this chapter :).
Readers, let me know of your opinion:
1.Which is the best chapter in this story?
2. What is the most exciting part in the story?
3. Which couple's story do you enjoy the most? Is it Harry/Ginny, Ron/Hermione or Daisy/Chris?
4. Who is your favourite OC?
5. Whom do you suspect, now?

Oh, and have you guys checked out the character banners on my bio? Do have a look if you haven't!


This chapter is a dedication to all those who lost their lives to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. I salute the brave officers, namely, ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Encounter specialist Vijay Salaskar, Additional Commissioner of Police Ashok Kamte and Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan who lost their lives too. Jai Hind!



11. Uh-Oh! by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4334 words)
Hello, dears!

This chapter was ready a week ago, but I waited for this day. Why, you may ask? Because today, the 11th of January, is Chris's birthday!!! So all my reviewers will get a big slice of cake! ;) Chris turns twenty today- that is, if he lives past this fic *evil grin*. That doesn't mean that I'm confirming his death... (muahahahaha!)

Pauie is the most wonderful Beta and it is with her help that you're getting to read this chapter. The idea of the train scene was hers!

I would also like to thank the wonderful Britons of MNFF again, because they've helped me a lot with food and restaurants in London. :)

Many thanks to padfoot_returns (Riham) for the sweet chapter tiltle. Do you guys like it? I do! Please R/R! I can see the names of everyone who has favourited this fic and it will be nice if you leave a line about what you think. :) A huggle for all of you guys!

Oh, and twenty-seventh of September is Pauie's birthday. I would like to dedicate my chapter to Pauie, who is a wonderful Beta and a lovely sis, too!


EDIT: Daisy's b'day is on January 22nd... three days from now. She turns twenty if she survives the fic, too! I'll try to update this by then, but I don't think it's really possible.

12. Parineeta Roy by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3109 words)
Pauie definitely rocks!!! Thank you for being my Beta, hon!

I'm sorry about the lateness, guys... too much in RL to cope with. I am putting this story on hiatus, as of now. Please check my profile for details.

This chapter is for ginneyweasly_27, my sis who just missed being my twin by two months.

Please tell me what you think, guys, and also keep your eye peeled for a new fic that I may submit for the Spring term at Hogwarts!


13. Shattered by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3467 words)
Hello, readers!

Well, I did notify you guys that this would be late, but once again, I'm sorry for the delay. I hope you're not angry with me *puppy dog eyes*.

Well, I'm in the middle of my exams, still, and so I guess the next chapter will take time too. This one had so many mistakes! Pauie had made it all red >.<

So I guess it's best not to write too much under exam stress. Haha.

Now, as I mentioned up there, Pauie was the one who converted this to anything remotely readable. Thank you so much!!!

I also owe huge hugs to Nadia (majestic_ginny) and Hannah (coolh5000) who did a bit of nitpicking on the Murtlap Excerpt section in the Forums.

And there's a bit of Bengali in this chapter, and Nadia was the one who provided all the help with it. Thank you, hon!

Well, enjoy the chapter and please review!

Translations:
Ki korchho tumi: What are you doing?

Shona: Darling



14. Halloween Scare by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4039 words)
Hello readers, and welcome to the thirteenth chapter *gasp* of Killer Instincts! I'm done with my exams, now, so you can expect faster updates!

For this chapter, I would like to thank Pauie for her fabulous work in correcting all my awkward phrasings. *Hugs*

Please review, guys, I'd really like to know what you think!

You can also watch the trailer for this story- the link is posted on my profile. Just copy-paste it into another page and enjoy the lovely lunaselenia's work!

Oh, and KI is roughly stretching to 35 chapters. I can't say for sure because sometimes I have to merge two chapters or cut one into two.

This chapter is dedicated to my very own Emma Watson, for her wonderful friendship. I really hope we'll end up in the same college, hon, so that we can trouble people together again... LOL. :D


15. Poison by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3659 words)
Hello readers! Here's chapter fourteen... I hope you'll enjoy it.

Once again, all the credit for making this fit to read goes to my darling Beta, Pauie *hugs*. :)

Please don't forget to review, guys, they really make me happy. I just need to know why the chapter was nice/ not so nice. :)

This one is dedicated to my dear friend, who almost shares her name with Naina. :D



16. Letters and Parcels by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4394 words)
Hello!

A huge thank you to Pauie for correcting this chapter. :) *hugs*

I would also like to thank Inverarity for her suggestions on my excerpt.

Guys, please read and review!

This chapter is for Ta, whom I'll really miss. :(



17. Too Precious to Lose by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4329 words)
Hey all! I'm sorry it took so long. College has started, and don't have my laptop here. :( I have two chapters in hand right now, so you guys will have to make do with them till October, when I'll come home for a long vacation.

As usual, Pauie is responsible for correcting this chapter :). Thanks, hon, love you!

Please R/R, guys... !

This one is for Suju. :)


18. An Attack on the Heart by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3696 words)
Hello, everyone!

*Takes a deep breath*

Okay... so the title says most of it... *looks down*

This is it.

And probably, you may want to kill me for what I've done here... :p

Guys, here's the turning point of the story... chapter 17. I had written some parts of this two years ago. I have changed and modified that one scene a lot of times. I have really been waiting to submit this. :D

But then, this is like... the beginning of it all, guys, so please don't think that the story is over ;).

Anyway, Pauie is the one who has made this readeable, so I'd like to give her a huge hug for it *hugs Pauie*.

As for Daisy and Chris... I know you guys are really happy for them, but I'm not. :D Haha. You'll know why they broke up after a while... somewhere near chapter 27 or 28. So... that's a long way, isn't it?

And slow updates... well, it has to happen, unfortunately. I'm in a med college and if I have to be a good doc, I have to work REALLY hard. ;)

And this chapter is for Ash... my lovely roomie :)



19. Accusations by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2387 words)
Hello, loves!

Still busy, I'm afraid :(. College is a hell of work and studies.

I'm typing the chapters on my iPod everyday and mailing them to myself so that I can keep up. Let's se... I hope this will be as regular as I expect it to. :)

Once again, it is Pauie who is responsible for correcting this chapter. Thank you so much, hon! Love you!

And I forgot to mentiuon someone in the last chapter. Nadia (majestic_ginny) has helped me to a very large extent, with a lot of chapter 17's plot. Thank you, darling!

This chapter is for Nadia (majestic_ginny), my lovely sis. :)

Please R/R, guys!


20. Believe Me by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2616 words)
Hello, dears!

I know this has been long too, but I'm sure you guys do understand my situation.

Once again, it's Pauie's magic that has worked on this chapter *huggles*.

This chapter is a very boring and important one... I wrote it all in my hostel room, on my iPod. Hehe. Anyway, enjoy it!

This one is for my very own Harry. Love you! :)



21. Goodbye by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3397 words)
Hello, all!

Well, the previous chapter just got validated a few hours ago, but I thought I'd submit this anyway, as the Mods might be busy due to NaNo. I'm not doing it because I can't let a month go with only writing all the time. I have exams all week. :D

This is an unbetaed chapter that I'm submitting on here. My Beta is on hiatus, and she asked me to use a temporary Beta, but I don't think anyone will take this one up because a lot of it is already validated. So I'm doing this by myself. The next chapter is completed to around 1500 words, and I'm hoping to have it up by next weekend. Let's see.

This isn't my favourite chapter... it's pretty emotiuonal and sentimental, though. Hehe.

I hope all of you had a good halloween. It was my friend's birthday and he treated us to a movie, which was horrible. I obviously didn't go tricking and treating, either, because Halloween isn't recognised in India.

Okay, guys, enjoy the chapter... and please don't forget to review! :)

See ya!

This one is for my roomie, Miki. :)



22. Coping Up by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3093 words)
Hello, everyone! So... here's chapter 21! I can't believe that this baby of mine has come this far. :) I got this plot bunny before my tenth boards. Now, I've finished my twelfth boards too, and am doing MBBS. Hehe... this story's been around for long, hasn't it? And in fact, when I formed the plot first, there was no Daisy or Chris or Rebecca or Pari. These characters have actually been moulded into the plot. ;)

Okay, so this is an unbetaed chapter again... so I hope it will be good enough. I'll be back with the next chapter in a couple of weeks, after which I might take a long break due to mid-terms. But we're getting closer to the answers in this story. I'll explain Daisy and Chris's break up in the next few chapters. Actually, you might be able to guess a part of the reason in this chapter itself. :D

And that reminds me of one more thing: there's mild sexual innuendo in this chapter. I didn't find a need to use the 'sexual situations' warning because it's really, really mild. There is absolutely no graphic description or anything.

So... this chapter is for my very dear Honey Bear. Okay. Frankly, he's just a good friend of mine, but a lot of people in my class think we're dating. If you could actually believe them, I'm currently dating two guys. The other one is my Sugar Muffin ;). Hehe. Funny people.

See ya guys!



23. Christmas Surprises by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2923 words)
Hello, everyone!

Okay, I know this is far too late... but I'm so sorry! My mid-terms really killed off any ideas that I had. I wasn't able to write. In fact, I've finished three-fourths of this chapter at home. :o

I do sorta find this chapter a little interesting- mainly because I had the hugest writer's block at this time. I hope you guys enjoy it. :)

Oh yes, and we're back into action. I hope you guys didn't think that catching Daisy was the end of it. :D

Hehe, please R/R!

This chapter is for Nasa.



24. Onions by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2257 words)
Hey people!

Another update... :)

Well, I'm afraid it's gonna be like one update a month for a while, now because I have no net access in my hostel. Blame certain people who have joined as authorities for it. There's this really horrible guy who's started rules like *girls shouldn't talk to boys in the campus* and all, so life's not too easy out there.

I've not been able to respond to all your reviews due to time shortage, but I promise to do it when I get time!

In the meantime, please R/R. :D

For Khatmal. :p



25. Stabs And Incisions by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3179 words)
Hey people!

Okay, this is quite a scary chapter. But I like this one... :D

Have fun!

Please review! *puppy dog eyes*

This one's for Teh Moon :D.



26. The Galvanising Gem by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4586 words)
Hey all! Sorry for the wait, but I had to go through two rejections for this one. O.o

This is for the lovely Mods of MNFF!

People, please review. I don't usually respond immediately due to time shortage and everything but I won't leave them unresponded either. So, just let me know of what you think.



27. Dreams and Reality by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4019 words)
Hey all!

Okay, this one was fast wasn't it? I'll update the next chapter soon too. So we're almost there! You'll get to know a secret right here. :) The chapter after this deals with Daisy and Chris's break up and the one after that answers another question.

This chapter is for my parents whom I miss dearly when I go back to college.

I'll love it if you guys could review this one. The last chapter got no reviews at all :(. Please don't do that! I do work hard for this story. :)

All the medical information in this chapter has been taken from Wikipedia, YouTube and A Textbook of Medical Physiology by Guyton and Hall. In fact, I was studying REM and NREM sleep the day I wrote this.

Oh, and talking/moving/dreaming during coma are all very rare but they happen. It happened to my Grandma and I've read reports about it happening to others. My Grandma's arms and legs were actually tied up because she kept struggling. She used to keep saying weird things in Tamil too. But all of this was when she was in the initial stage of coma. Being a med student, I don't believe in creating fake dramatic stuff to add on to diseases which was why I've done hell a lot of research on all these topics since the last one year. :)

28. Down Daisy's Memory Lane by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3360 words)
Hello! I'm back with chapter 27!

I have written chapter 28 and am almost done with chapter 29 too. I hope I can submit them before I leave for exams on the 26th of May, because then I'm not updating until July 17th. Oh yeah, med exams can suck. >.< And yeah, Chris DID attack Daisy. No loopholes! And what do you guys think of Cheryl? This is for my Grandparents who are just so cute!

29. A Rush of Adrenaline by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3702 words)
Here's chapter 28!!!

Okay, so this chapter is all about H/G and R/Hr trying to get back together. And Chris and Cheryl bonding a little, of course. And Cheryl does seem like some sort of a vamp, right? Well, whatever you guys think. I'm not saying anything now.

And fashion shows. I did try to find out about them, but I didn't get much information. I had done a ramp walk once but that wasn't exactly a fashion show. It was the Miss Freshers contest. And it didn't take place, thatnks to some people who really anger me even now. >.< So, if I'm wrong in that correct me. I didn't get another idea to get Cheryl and Chris to bond more. I couldn't just get them to say "Hi!" at a party and meet up for lunch the next day.

Hehe. This is for my Uncle and Aunt. :D

Do review guys! It spurs me to go on and write more. I'm just receiving one or no reviews per chapter these days. :(



30. Sorting it Out by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (3655 words)
Hey all!

My uni exams are done! :) :) But there's a catch. My lappie's dead! :( I have to wait for my dad to get back home from work to submit anything, so please bear with me!

And I just realised something weird. I actually got Cheryl's surname from my textbook! I was reading about the 'circle of Willis' before I wrote up her character. I mean, she was a planned OC, but her name was a spur-of-the-moment thing. And since I was reading neuroanat that day, I named her after the arterial system supplying blood to the brain. LOL. And I actually realised it long afterwards. Hehe.

Anyway, please R/R!

This chapter is for Mahikins! Love ya, hon! :)



31. Murky Revelations: Part One by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (5070 words)
Hey all!

Here's chapter 30! Just about four chapters and an epilogue more to say bye-bye to the story... *sniff*

Anyway, I'm thinking of working on a plot bunny after this FF. Then there's an OF I'm developing too! The FF is called 'The Elder Mistake' and the OF is called 'Sundown'.

Please review this one, guys!

This one is for Rancho!



32. Murky Revelations: Part Two by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2887 words)
Here I am!

So you guys will get most of the answers in this chapter. It's short, but it's full of explanation... :) Have fun!

This chapter is for Avani.



33. Escape by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2446 words)
Hey all! Here's chapter 33 of KI.

Now, I had originally submitted this as a much longer chapter with a different title. But majestic_ginny (Nadia) suggested that I break this chapter into two and change the title, as she remembered it to be one from the HP books. Thanks, hon! I seriously forgot about that title. LOL.

So please R/R guys!

This is for a dear old friend. :D


34. The Point of No Return by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2230 words)
Hey all! Enjoy and please R/R! :)

This one is for my new roomie, Shar.



35. Confession by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4011 words)
Hello! Here's chapter 34! I hope you guys like it.

Okay, so you might have not noticed a new story warning, so I'll mention it here: Abuse. Actually, this was an element of erm... Let's say surprise I've been planning to add to the mystery for a lot of time, now. I hadn't expected it to be very strong, so I didn't add the warning earlier. However, this chapter first got rejected because the Mod thinks I must add the warning. So... If anyone out there is uncomfortable, you can chuck the part after Harry and Ginny jumps into the Pensieve. :)

This is for my namesake.


36. The Dawn of Truth by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (4740 words)
Hey all!

Second last submission here! I'm wrapping up this story in just another installment after this one. It feels weird to let go of this one, now that I've been writing it for three and a half years, not to mention all the planning six months before I started writing the story! :) :'(

Anyway, I'm planning a sequel to this one... I'll let you guys know what the sequel is gonna be about, after I post the Epilogue so that I don't spoil anything here. ;)

But guys, please review! I've got no response for the last two chapters and that's kinda saddening.

This one if for my third new roomie, Amu. :)



37. Bittersweet Endings by Ginny Weasley Potter [ - ] (2373 words)
So... Here we are! Killer Instincts ends with this chapter. I had written an epilogue first, but I've modified it so much now that I've decided to let it be a full-fledged chapter. There is a sequel coming up for KI, and the details are on the End Notes.

This one is for all of you guys for sticking with the story through the three long years. I love you all! And I'll really, really miss writing this story.