You Still Touch Me
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything that has in anyway the slightest bit to do with him.
Chapter One
He sat there in his cell that they had just 'escorted' him to. He could hear someone talking, more, yelling at the dementors. He listened closer. It was her. But how could it be? She would think that he murdered Lily and James, and Peter. He shuddered, thinking of the traitor.
"....... but I MUST speak with him. You don't understand! He's innocent though!"
How was she standing up to them for so long? He couldn't bear them for longer than a minute, which was probably the reason they put him here. He could hear her starting to falter, and pleaded with her in his thoughts to leave and spare herself from those horrid creatures. He heard her walk out, the dementors finally getting to her. She thought he was innocent....... But that didn't matter. He'd never see her again... or would he?
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Ginny Weasley was as discouraged as you can get. Those stupid dementors have no feelings at all. No pity. She walked through Hogsmeade, thinking. She couldn't save him. Not one tear fell until she made it all the way up to the Shrieking Shack, which is where she broke down. She heard a familiar voice.
"Miss Weasley. The Dark Lord has been defeated. Why do you weep?"
Ginny looked into the twinkling blue eyes of Albus Dumbledore.
"He's in jail. He's in Azkaban. I can't do anything about it!"
Dumbledore's eyes were full of pity. Pity wasn't what she wanted. She wanted him back.
Dumbledore sits down beside her on the grass. He pulls a bottle out of his robe. "Drink this. It will make it easier." His eyes were twinkling once again.
"What are you planning?" She drinks it. She marveled at how personable he was.
He smiles, very disarming. "I'm just setting things right." With that, Ginny Weasley's eyes got heavy, and she lied back on the grass, out like a light. Dumbledore looked at his watch. "I've got exactly two hours."
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Ginny woke up with a start. She sat straight up in bed. Molly Weasley walked into her daughter's room. "Ready, dear? We're going to be late for your train." She was starting her second year at Hogwarts.
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When she got to the station, she ran to the train trailing behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "Can I sit with you guys?"
"I need to talk to you in private." Harry muttered to Ron and Hermione as the train picked up speed.
"Go away Ginny." said Ron.
"I won't bother you. It'll be like I'm not even there. Pleeeeeease?" She smiled, remembering then how much she missed her brother.
"Ron, I guess she can stay with us. It won't do too much harm, she'll probably find out anyway." Ginny looked into Harry's eyes. She blushed, remembering how much she used to like him. But that was before.....
"Thanks Harry. Either you or Colin, and, well, you know."
They look through all the compartments, but the only one open is at the back of the train, and a man is sitting in there, sleeping. He was wearing an extremely shabby set of wizard's robes that had been darned in several places. He looked ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair was flecked with grey.
"I didn't know teachers rode the train...." They go into the compartment anyway. Ginny jumps when she sees who it is. She sits down beside him, trying not to giggle. He's still sleeping though.
Harry starts talking in a hushed voice, explaining what Mr. Weasley had told him, and what he'd overheard them talking about. When he'd finished, Ron looked thunderstruck, Hermione was thoroughly shocked, and Ginny let out a heavy sigh, looking out the window. It looked as if she was trying to blink back tears.
Harry leaned over to Ron. "What's wrong with her?"
Ron whispers, "She does that anytime she hears or sees something about Black. Odd, isn't it?"
'Poor Sirius.....' she thought.
Harry nodded. "Hey, Ginny, what's wrong?"
Ginny looks up and forces a smile. "What do you mean? *trying to change subject* Hey 'Mione, are we there yet?"
"No, it'll be awhile longer."
"Kay." The train begins to slow down.
"At least, I think it will be....." The lights flicker off. The train then stops, with a jerk, and everyone falls off their seats.
Ginny can't see; no one can, because it's too dark. "Ummm.... who did I land on?"
"Ginny?"
"Remus." She smiles in the darkness.
Harry's voice is heard. "Do you know him, Ginny?"
Lupin quiets them. "Shhh."
They hear footsteps approaching. Someone opens the compartment door. It's too dark to see who or what it is, but the presence of it was unbearable. It was a dementor. Harry began to hear his mother screaming. He blacked out. Ginny, however, was reminded of the look that Sirius gave her as they dragged him into Azkaban, before she ran in after him.
Remus says loudly, "Go on, none of us are hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks." The dementor walks on.
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Harry comes to a few minutes later. Ron and Hermione are looking concerned, but still frightened. Lupin hands each of them a piece of chocolate.
"Here, this will help." They eat it, and it feels as if warmth is restored to their bodies. Lupin turns back to Ginny, who is still shaking and is staring out straight in front of her.
"Gin, eat this." She shakes her head.
She then hides her face in her hands and starts to cry. "Thirteen years.... thirteen years... I still can't save him...."
Remus lets her cry on his shoulder. "It'll be alright, Gin. It'll be alright."
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Sooooo...... what did ya think? What's with Ginny? Where's Sirius? What will the dream team think of Gin's sudden outburst of emotion? Or of Remus's comfort? Stay tuned for my next chappie!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or anything that has in anyway the slightest bit to do with him.
Chapter One
He sat there in his cell that they had just 'escorted' him to. He could hear someone talking, more, yelling at the dementors. He listened closer. It was her. But how could it be? She would think that he murdered Lily and James, and Peter. He shuddered, thinking of the traitor.
"....... but I MUST speak with him. You don't understand! He's innocent though!"
How was she standing up to them for so long? He couldn't bear them for longer than a minute, which was probably the reason they put him here. He could hear her starting to falter, and pleaded with her in his thoughts to leave and spare herself from those horrid creatures. He heard her walk out, the dementors finally getting to her. She thought he was innocent....... But that didn't matter. He'd never see her again... or would he?
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ginny Weasley was as discouraged as you can get. Those stupid dementors have no feelings at all. No pity. She walked through Hogsmeade, thinking. She couldn't save him. Not one tear fell until she made it all the way up to the Shrieking Shack, which is where she broke down. She heard a familiar voice.
"Miss Weasley. The Dark Lord has been defeated. Why do you weep?"
Ginny looked into the twinkling blue eyes of Albus Dumbledore.
"He's in jail. He's in Azkaban. I can't do anything about it!"
Dumbledore's eyes were full of pity. Pity wasn't what she wanted. She wanted him back.
Dumbledore sits down beside her on the grass. He pulls a bottle out of his robe. "Drink this. It will make it easier." His eyes were twinkling once again.
"What are you planning?" She drinks it. She marveled at how personable he was.
He smiles, very disarming. "I'm just setting things right." With that, Ginny Weasley's eyes got heavy, and she lied back on the grass, out like a light. Dumbledore looked at his watch. "I've got exactly two hours."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ginny woke up with a start. She sat straight up in bed. Molly Weasley walked into her daughter's room. "Ready, dear? We're going to be late for your train." She was starting her second year at Hogwarts.
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When she got to the station, she ran to the train trailing behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione. "Can I sit with you guys?"
"I need to talk to you in private." Harry muttered to Ron and Hermione as the train picked up speed.
"Go away Ginny." said Ron.
"I won't bother you. It'll be like I'm not even there. Pleeeeeease?" She smiled, remembering then how much she missed her brother.
"Ron, I guess she can stay with us. It won't do too much harm, she'll probably find out anyway." Ginny looked into Harry's eyes. She blushed, remembering how much she used to like him. But that was before.....
"Thanks Harry. Either you or Colin, and, well, you know."
They look through all the compartments, but the only one open is at the back of the train, and a man is sitting in there, sleeping. He was wearing an extremely shabby set of wizard's robes that had been darned in several places. He looked ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair was flecked with grey.
"I didn't know teachers rode the train...." They go into the compartment anyway. Ginny jumps when she sees who it is. She sits down beside him, trying not to giggle. He's still sleeping though.
Harry starts talking in a hushed voice, explaining what Mr. Weasley had told him, and what he'd overheard them talking about. When he'd finished, Ron looked thunderstruck, Hermione was thoroughly shocked, and Ginny let out a heavy sigh, looking out the window. It looked as if she was trying to blink back tears.
Harry leaned over to Ron. "What's wrong with her?"
Ron whispers, "She does that anytime she hears or sees something about Black. Odd, isn't it?"
'Poor Sirius.....' she thought.
Harry nodded. "Hey, Ginny, what's wrong?"
Ginny looks up and forces a smile. "What do you mean? *trying to change subject* Hey 'Mione, are we there yet?"
"No, it'll be awhile longer."
"Kay." The train begins to slow down.
"At least, I think it will be....." The lights flicker off. The train then stops, with a jerk, and everyone falls off their seats.
Ginny can't see; no one can, because it's too dark. "Ummm.... who did I land on?"
"Ginny?"
"Remus." She smiles in the darkness.
Harry's voice is heard. "Do you know him, Ginny?"
Lupin quiets them. "Shhh."
They hear footsteps approaching. Someone opens the compartment door. It's too dark to see who or what it is, but the presence of it was unbearable. It was a dementor. Harry began to hear his mother screaming. He blacked out. Ginny, however, was reminded of the look that Sirius gave her as they dragged him into Azkaban, before she ran in after him.
Remus says loudly, "Go on, none of us are hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks." The dementor walks on.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Harry comes to a few minutes later. Ron and Hermione are looking concerned, but still frightened. Lupin hands each of them a piece of chocolate.
"Here, this will help." They eat it, and it feels as if warmth is restored to their bodies. Lupin turns back to Ginny, who is still shaking and is staring out straight in front of her.
"Gin, eat this." She shakes her head.
She then hides her face in her hands and starts to cry. "Thirteen years.... thirteen years... I still can't save him...."
Remus lets her cry on his shoulder. "It'll be alright, Gin. It'll be alright."
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Sooooo...... what did ya think? What's with Ginny? Where's Sirius? What will the dream team think of Gin's sudden outburst of emotion? Or of Remus's comfort? Stay tuned for my next chappie!