DisclaimerI don't own Harry Potter or any related characters.
A/N: This is my first Harry Potter fic, and I really hope you like it.
Ginny Weasley awoke on her sixteenth birthday to the sound of an owl pecking on her window. She groaned before stumbling out of bed to retrieve the package and letter the owl was carrying. She rubbed the sleep from her eyes and yawned sleepily before she unrolled the bit of parchment and began reading.
Dearest Ginevra,
Happy 16th birthday. I have enclosed a package that I want you to open at 10:15 a.m. - the exact time of your birth. This is very important, as the package will not be as special until that time. Best wishes.
Love,
Mum
Ginny bit her lip in confusion and decided it was too early in the morning to try to decipher the letter. She placed the package under her pillow and began getting dressed. It was Saturday, so she had no classes she had to rush to get to. She did, however, decide she was hungry. She made her way to the Great Hall and noticed everyone seemed more talkative than usual, but didn't pay too much attention to it. It was the beginning of the year, so she figured everyone was just happy to be back.
When she arrived at the Great Hall, she sat down with Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "Good morning." She said cheerfully, expecting a happy birthday from each of them. When none came, she dropped her head and stared at her plate. She couldn't believe they forgot her birthday. Even Ron apparently had, and he was her brother. She heard laughing and glanced up quickly to find a group of Slytherin boys making fun of first year Hufflepuffs. It didn't surprise her that the group included Draco Malfoy and his two goons, Crabbe and Goyle. She had a sudden impulse to hex each and every one of them, but decided against it considering she would rather not be expelled. Still, she thought it would be rather fun to place a curse on Draco that would screw up his perfect face. Ginny had always wondered how he kept his complexion so perfect. Sure, she hated him, but that didn't change the fact that he was gorgeous. Not that she'd ever admit that to anyone. Hermione's voice snapped her out of her reverie.
"Albus Dumbledore is the current headmaster of Hogwarts. Before becoming headmaster, he was professor of--"
"Oh for Merlin's sake, do you have to read Hogwarts: A History out loud?" Ginny practically yelled at Hermione. She was still mad at her for forgetting her birthday. Hermione looked confused, as did Harry and Ron.
"Uh, Gin…she wasn't reading out loud." Harry told her.
"Ginny's gone mental." She heard Ron say. She whipped around to face him.
"I have not gone mental!" she said through clenched teeth. Ron's ears turned pink.
"I didn't say you had." He muttered.
"Yes you did." She insisted. "Just now." Hermione shook her head.
"Ginny…Ron didn't say anything." She told her gently. Ginny's gaze went from Ron to Hermione to Harry and back again.
"You know," she started as she felt tears of frustration forming in her eyes, "This is pretty cruel, playing a joke like this. Especially on my birthday. A day which apparently all of you forgot about." She stormed out, stomping her way up the stairs to her room. She grabbed her pillow and threw it across the room in anger. Then she fell back on her bed.
"Ow." she said softly as her head hit something hard. Her hands went behind her head as she felt around for the package from earlier. She glanced at the clock. It read exactly 10:15. She opened the package and found a beautiful silver ring with some sort of green crystal set in the center. It was beautiful, and she gasped before slipping it on her finger. Within moments, the room began spinning and she felt like she was falling. She began screaming, but stopped when she hit solid ground with a loud thud. After the spinning stopped, she glanced into the darkness and whispered,
"Where am I?"
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