Back in time
Chapter 7-A helper
"Mrs. Weasley," Albus said. "Could a boy called Dean Thomas speak to you?"
"Of course he can," Molly answered.
"Hello, Mrs. Weasley," Dean said, entering the headmaster's office. "I come to the point of this conversation straight away. You don't like that Ginny and Snape are together and neither do I."
"Something good," the female Weasley mumbled happily.
"And technically no one can proof that they married," the boy went on.
"You're right, my boy," the headmaster said thoughtfully.
"So there is a chance that they have to get 'divorced'?"
"Yes, Molly, there is."
"So, if they do get 'divorced', can I marry Ginny once she finished school?" Dean asked, smiling mischievously, thinking of all the quality time he could spend with her...
"Of course," Mrs. Weasley replied. "But first we need them to get away from each other."
"I can help with that," Thomas said, "and I already have an idea how..."
"Ginny, listen to me, please."
"Why should I, Dean?"
"I want to apologize."
"Apologize?" Ginny asked, sounding unbelievingly, turning to face the boy.
"For what I said about Snape," Dean said.
"I forgive you," the girl smiled. Thomas smiled back. She is too trusting, he thought, and that is good.
"You are too trusting!"
"It still is my decision whether I forgive him or not," Ginny said, looking at her husband's face.
"I just want you to be save," he told her.
"I know," she replied, looking away. "But I still think everybody should get a second chance."
"If you say so..."
"Are you sure I don't look fat?" Ginny asked Hermione.
"Absolutely. And even if, it's normal for pregnant women to get fatter," Hermione replied without looking up from the book she was reading.
"You know what?" Ginny suddenly said after watching her friend for a few moments. "How about a Hamburger?"
"Where would you get a Hamburger in the Magical World?" Hermione wondered, putting her book aside. "But I wouldn't say no."
"Let's find Fred and ask him if he can get us some," Ginny decided.
"Hey, Fred!"
"What's up, sis?" the boy asked.
"Could you get me and Ginny Hamburgers?" Hermione asked.
"Sure, but why?"
"Because we want some," Ginny said.
None of them noticed the figure standing in the shadows, smiling to himself as he thought of a plan...
"Hello, Fred."
"What do you want, Thomas?" Fred asked disgusted.
"Stupefy!" Dean whispered. Then he levitated Weasley to a broom cupboard and locked it after he took a hair of Fred. Dean put it in a phial and then gulped the liquid down. He grimaced as he began to transform.
"Ginny, Hermione," Fred said, entering the Gryffindor common room. "I got you Hamburgers!"
"Thanks, bro," Ginevra replied, beginning to eat one.
"I have to go," the boy said as he hurried back outside.
Suddenly Ginny screamed and fainted, a look of horror on her face.
"What?" Hermione exclaimed. "The burger was poisoned?"
"Who gave it to her?" Severus asked.
"F-Fred."
"What did I do?" Fred stood in the door, rubbing his head. "What happened?"
"Someone poisoned your sister," Madam Pomfrey said.
"Who?" the Weasley boy asked, looking alarmed.
"You," Severus snarled angrily.
"I?"
"We asked you if you could get us burgers," Hermione reminded him. "Then you went. When you did bring them you went again. Then Ginny fainted."
"I - wait a minute. Someone spoke to me."
"Who?"
"A-a boy, I think..."
"Which house?" Severus asked.
"I-I can't remember," Fred replied.
Severus sighed in frustration. As he turned to leave Fred spoke again.
"It was...Gryffindor..." Fred grimaced in pain.
"Don't talk!" Severus yelled. He now knew why the boy couldn't remember.
But Fred didn't stop. "Year...5...D-D...T-T..."
"Don't!"
Before the Weasley boy collapsed he whispered, "Dean T-Thomas..."
"W-what happened?" Hermione asked once she sat in Severus' quarters.
"Thomas must've put a jinx on him so that he couldn't tell who gave Ginevra the poisoned burger," Severus said thoughtfully, pacing back and forth. "He must be working together with Molly and Albus."
Suddenly Dobby appeared.
"What did you do to your hands?" Hermione asked shocked as he saw his bandaged hands.
"I is punishing myself."
"That doesn't answer my question," the girl replied.
"I...ironed my hands because Dobby is a bad, bad house elf."
"What do you want to tell us?" Severus asked.
"I is coming to tell you that Professor Dumbledore is wanting to talk to you about Ms. Ginevra." And with a plop he disappeared.
"I wonder what he wants," Hermione said.
"You better get back to the Gryffindor tower," Severus replied. "It wouldn't be good if the headmaster would find you here."
