Chapter 4
"I can't believe this" madam pomfrey said as she started tending to Ginny "poor girl, beaten unconscious…Dumbledore wouldn't have let this happen, god rest his soul" Ginny's head slowly began to clear she woke up at the sound of Madam Pomfrey's voice. Hazily she opened her eyes, sitting next to her and holding her hand tightly was Luna. Standing on the other side of her bed was Neville who had a black eye
"Hey Ginny" whispered Luna, lately she had seemed to lose her spark, Ginny was determined to bring it back. "You can be an idiot sometimes, did you know that?" she said with a small smile. Ginny grinned but stopped when she felt the pain from moving her jaw muscles.
"Why didn't you just shut up and agree with them Ginny?" asked Neville "It would have saved you a lot of pain" Ginny shrugged as Madam Pomfrey hurried over and started rubbing an ointment on one of her cuts above her eyebrow.
"Unfortunately I was informed that you had to attend lessens as soon as you awoke, but I'm sure a few minutes won't matter" she added seeing the look that crossed Ginny's face.
"What happened?" she asked "after I passed out?"
"Well…after you passed out" Neville said "Snape said that that was enough and you would continue being punished later, but the Carrows didn't like that. They suggested that they take you to their chamber, so when you woke up they could continue. Then I got up and pushed past them and went to pick you up. Amycus, the man, he got angry and punched me" he indicated to his eye "Then Luna tried to come and help me with you, but Hagrid stopped her and…what did he say?" he asked Luna
"He said I was at risk as it was and not to wind them up, anyway eventually they agreed to let us bring you here; Snape had to tell them to let us though." Ginny didn't think that that was the end of it
"What's my punishment?" she said bitterly
"Well…you have to serve detention…with Snape" Ginny sat up sharply, causing a pain to shoot up her back
"What?" she said after she had recovered "I won't go" she added stubbornly. Neville surprised them all he turned and looked her in the eyes
"Yes you will, it's either him or the Carrows and I fancy your chances better with him" not many people had the courage to argue with Ginny
"No I-" Ginny started but was cut off by Luna
"Neville's right Ginny" she said timidly "You're better with Snape, your detention is at 7 tonight"
Harry, Ron and Hermione paced around the dark forest, trying to find some trace of magic. Harry wasn't fully concentrating, he felt like something was wrong…but he just couldn't figure out what. Sitting down he pondered what it could be
"Come on mate, we have to find this" said Ron, slightly annoyed, as he continued tapping trees
"I know, but something is wrong…I just don't know what!" he said agitatedly