A/N: I know that its been a while and I'm sorry. Here's a new chapter thats longer than the others to make up for it. I would say that this is a turning point in the story. The next chapter is going to take a while for it get up. I lost my notes and I have to find them. So I'm warning you that its going to be a couple weeks
Disclaimer: As always not mine.
I woke up sore in my dorm. I felt like I was trampled by a giant. I groaned as I rolled over in my bed. My eyes stung with tears that I bit my tongue to hold back.
"Ginny? Ginny? Are you okay?" I heard a familiar voice call out. I recoiled in pain as I struggled to sit up in bed."You missed breakfast and you're going to miss lunch if you don't get up now." Julia pulled back the curtains around my bed to reveal the room filled with afternoon light. Her eyes doubled in size as she looked me over. "What the hell happened to you ?"
"I-"I racked my brain for an excuse. I knew that I must have looked like I was attacked by a PMSing hippogriff. "fell down a-flight of stairs on my way back from detention."
Julia looked at me questioningly. She raised an eyebrow at me before answering."You really need to go see Madame Pomfry."
"No I'm fine," I responded evading her eyes. Almost every part of me was throbbing with pain.
"Are you sure? You look awful."
"Thanks for the complement," I answered with my voice dripping with sarcasm. Julia laughed softly with her eyes filled with concern. I sighed, "I'm sure. I'm just going to take a shower." I smiled at my concerned friend and headed to the bathroom.
I entered the bathroom to find it completely empty. I relished in the feeling of the cold tile against my aching feet. Knowing that I wasn't ready to see what I looked like just yet, I padded straight over to the line of showers against the wall.
I entered the very last one and pushed the curtain aside. I removed the battered clothing that I fell asleep in last night and got in the shower.
"Ugh," I groaned and gritted my teeth as the warm water grazed across the various bruises and cuts across my body. I reached over and turned the water down as cold as it could go. My teeth began to chatter as the water numbed me. I gently washed myself clean.
After turning the water off, I grabbed two scratchy towels. I wrapped one around my flaming hair and the other around my body. I stealthily walked around the bathroom to make sure it was empty of all people. I locked the door and headed over to the mirror.
My towel landed in a puddle around my feet as I let it go. I examined the damage done from my detention. Nothing was broken, I knew that for sure. I sighed at the painting of bruises and cuts scattered across my skin. It was like the work of some sick artist. I leaned in closer to the mirror. There was a huge bruise on my left cheek next to my jaw line. Running right though it was a vicious looking scrape that started under my eye. I knew that was going to be annoying to explain. I picked up my towel and left for my dorm.
Thankfully Julia left and I was alone. I carefully tugged on a pair of jeans and a navy colored jumper. My clothing covered most of the damage. The most visible thing was the damage done to my face. My stomach suddenly roared like an iterated Hungarian horntail. I pulled on my trainers and left hoping that I didn't miss lunch.
I got to the Great Hall and slipped through the doors, hoping to go unnoticed. I slid into an empty spot next to Neville at the Gryffindor table. He turned his head to see who sat next to him. His eyes widened as he took my appearance in.
"What happ-"Neville began to exclaim before I interrupted him.
"Nothing. I'm fine,"I snapped at the boy. He looked at me oddly. Just as he was about to open his mouth again Snape stood at his place at the Head Table.
"SCILENCE !" The headmaster shout above the chattering student. Within a few seconds the hall was muted. I shifted in my seat to face Snape. His greasy hair shone under the sunlight coming through the window. "Hogwarts is having the great honor of hosting some very special guests. You will listen to these guests and do what they say without question. Treat them with the honor they deserve. If you do not, you face severe punishment. Punishment you can not even imagine," He sneered at the students. "With this said, I welcome our guests," Snape extended his arm to the doors. The doors flung open with a load bang,"The Dark Lord and his followers !"
Gasps and whispers quickly scattered across the Great Hall. The blood rushed out of my face as terror rushed in. Voldermort and a small band of death eaters entered the hall. Their cloaks bellowed out behind them. Chills ran down my spine as Voldermort passed me. Voldermort's red eyes glared at every house but Slytherin. Everyone fell silent as they got further in. Food magically appeared on the tables as usual. I stared blankly at my plate and picked at my food during the quietest lunch in Hogwarts history.
At the end of lunch, Neville at I walked out together. There was no way that I was going to be able to keep what happened to me a secret now. People needed to know. We needed to protect ourselves.
"Neville," I took a deep breath before continuing," I think I need to explain to you what happened to me." I looked around to see if anyone was watching and pulled Neville into an empty classroom.
"What's going on Ginny?" Neville questioned me as at lit my wand for some light.
"I need you to listen to me. Last night I had detention with Puter. For my detention she had some Slytherin use me as a practice target. She took my wand away and they shot dark curses at me."
"That's what happened to you !?"
"Yes. Both of our new teachers are death eaters too."
"Wow, I would've never thought that this would happen."
The door handle clicked. Neville and I turned our heads to face the door. Luna popped her head in.
"Oh," Luna stepped into the room,"I hope I'm not interrupting. Have either of you seen a Sinckleknarf ?"
"A what?" I questioned.
"A Sinckleknarf. I thought I saw one run this way."
"Sorry Luna, we haven't seen one," Neville answered sweetly. A look of disappointment crossed Luna's face. I suggested that we head outside to enjoy the warm late autumn day. The three of us left the empty classroom and headed outside.
I squinted in the bright sun as we left the shade of Hogwarts. Students were scattered about the grounds nervously whispering about today's events. Luna, Neville, and I took a spot at the edge of the Black Lake. Neville and Luna began to talk about the war. I laid back on the lush grass and closed my eyes. The sun warmed my skin as I started to daydream....
Music blasted around the room. I stood facing a giant sea of people dancing to the current of the music. I smoothed down the jade green satin of my dress robe. My eyes nervously scanned the crowds for my date to the yule ball. My stomach felt queasy at the thought of my date standing me up.
"Looking for someone ?" a hand landed gently on my shoulder. I turned to face my date, hand sunk to mine. He pulled me to the dance floor. A slow melody began. I smiled at Theodore and wrapped my arms around his neck. His arms snaked around my waist. I rested my head on his shoulder as we danced.
The song was slowing to an end when I looked up. Before my eyes I watched Theodore's light hair turn dark and his eyes change color. I was soon facing the love of my life, Harry James Potter. I grinned ear to ear.....
"Hey weasel," a voice ripped me out of my fantasy. I clenched my jaw as I suddenly felt the pain of being left again. I mentally cursed Harry for haunted me day and night. From day to day I felt numb with the sadness he caused me. Even though I was sitting next to friends, I felt alone and cold without the warmth of his arms around me. I was so tried of feeling that way. I sighed and opened my eyes to find Malfoy casting a shadow over me.
"What do you want ?"I spat at him.
"Better watch what you do. Blood traitors die right after the mudbloods."
"I'd rather be a blood traitor..."I rolled my eyes at him."...than an inbred killer. Aren't your death eater parents cousins ?" Malfoy glared daggers at me. I sat up from my position on the ground. Luna and Neville stopped their conversation and watched.
"At least I don't have twelve siblings that my parents can't afford to feed," Malfoy sneered. I stood up and glared at him. My hand was clutched tightly around my wand. Even thou I was a full foot shorter than him, his snide confidence wavered. "Oh and at least I'm not obsessed with some pansy that goes into hiding when its time to fight."
"You know nothing you filthy ferret !"I screeched at the Slytherin. By now the entire court yard was staring. I whipped out my wand and held it at his throat. "Too scared to fight back huh?"
"I could take you"
"I would say different."
"Let's duel then. You probably don't know but that's how civilized wizards fight."
"I'd hardly consider you civilized, but alright," I slowly lowered my wand."Tomorrow night."
"Abandoned classroom on the fifth floor."
"Deal."
"Deal."
We sealed the deal with one last glare as teachers were approaching. Malfoy left before the professors even got close to us. They looked at each other oddly for a moment before parting.
The next night I found myself on the fifth floor heading to Draco Malfoy. I brought along Neville just incase Malfoy tries any funny business. There way no way that I could let myself lose. I had to show him that its harder to attack someone when their able to fight back. I wiped my sweaty palms on my trousers. I stood in front of the door to the abandoned classroom and took a deep breath in.
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Neville inquired nervously. I knew that I couldn't back out now even if I wanted to.
"Yep." I gritted my teeth and push the door open.
The only light in the room was from the moonlight shining in from the glass paned window. I glanced out the window to find the moon to be full. The sky was clear but lacking any stars. I briefly wondered why in till Malfoy announced his presence. I looked to find him sitting on a desk on the other side of the room with his too lackeys standing by his side.
"Lets get this over with already,"Malfoy declared as he looked me over. I rolled my eyes at him. With a flick of my wand I made the desk go skidding to the side of the room. Malfoy yelped as his flew across the room with the desk he was sitting on. The desk crashed against the stone wall and Malfoy thudded off of it and onto the ground. His face tinged pink. I laughed openly at his embarrassment.
"You think that's funny?"Malfoy sneered and with a shout he shot a spell at me. Unprepared, I was thrown into the air and went spinning backwards into the wall behind me. Malfoy laughed mercilessly as I slid painfully to the ground. I gritted my teeth and clamored back to my feet.
"Expelliarmus !"I shouted at my attacker. Scarlet light jetted out of the tip of my wand but was repelled by a skill full protgeo. I mumbled a curse before diving behind a desk to dodge a spell. Before I could even think the desk shattered. Then I heard Malfoy mutter the beginnings of a dark curse that he used during my detention.
I sprung up from my crouched position and shouted,"Protgeo horribilis !" The curse rebounded off my shield and Malfoy's face fell in shock. I used this split second of time to cast a bat-bogey hex on him. He screeched as bogeys flew out of his nose and began to attack him. His arms shielded his face as he ran around in circles. Malfoy's two lackeys looked at each other blankly.
"Don't just stand there, you idiots!" Malfoy yelled at his companions."Get her!" His lackeys glanced at each other before raising their wands.
"Expelliarmus!" I shouted before they could even think of a spell. Their wands flew from their hands and dashed towards me. Neville pick them up and pocketed them. "Stupefy,"I directed at Malfoy and then his two useless friends. They crashed to the ground in one loud thunk after another.
I looked down at their unmoving forms and got an idea. A wicked grin spread across my face. I laughed madly and turned to Neville.
"Wh-what are you thinking? "Neville stuttered."That look is scaring me." I smirked and started to tell him my plan. "You crazy Ginny,"Neville stated once I finished,"crazy but brilliant."
We turned in unison to face the three stunned boys on the ground. With our wands drawn, we got started.
The next morning everyone got to see our handy-work. The hall was silent as we fearfully made our way to breakfast. No one wanted to be in the same room as those who were destroying the safe sanctuary of our world. But our hunger overwhelmed our fear and we headed to the Great Hall for breakfast.
A giant mass of students was gathered outside of the doors to the hall. They stood open mouthed and laughing at what was dangling on the ceiling above them. I joined in the laughter as I watched the Slytherin prince and his lackeys hang form the ceiling by their ankles and stripped of all their clothes except for their boxers.. They squirmed and screamed for someone to get them down. With every movement of their body's and hair would change to a different sparkling color.
"What's all this mayhem about ?!" Headmaster Snape shouted above the laughter. Silence washed over the crowd like a tidal wave on a beach. Snape looked up and scowled. With a flick of his wand the three Slytherins floated to the floor. The crowd parted for Snape as he approached his multicolored students. "Who did this to you ?"
"I can't remember professor. I can't remember anything after dinner yesterday," Malfoy mumbled to his professor. I mentally thanked Neville for coming up with the idea of a memory loss charm.
"Come with me," Snape ordered. They four of them left and the students swarmed into the hall for breakfast, chattering all the way. I sat in my usual spot at the Gryffindor table and filled my plate with food. I smiled at Neville as he sat down next to me with a huge grin plastered on his face.
"Wipe that grin off your face. Someone might think you did it," I whispered to him.
"Look around Ginny. There isn't a person here who isn't smiling," Neville stated bluntly. "Anyway I have an idea," he whispered softly to me. "We should bring the DA back."
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" I whispered back.
"Yeah, it would be our fight against them,"he leaned his head towards Voldermort and his followers.
After a moment of thought I whispered my reply,"You're right. We can't sit here and be afraid. We need to do something."Neville smiled back at me. "This week we gather members," I declared before digging into my scrambled eggs. Right then I decided that I wasn't going to be afraid. I was not going to wallow in my sorrow for Harry leaving me. I was going to fight back.
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