Chapter Seven
Hogwarts, A Hell
The train ground to a halt and they both looked out the window, surprised at how quick the trip seemed to have been. Ginny got up and looked out the compartment door. Then she swore visciously and slammed the door.
"What?" Draco asked, jumping to his feet, wand drawn, hand flying to the timeturner.
"Dementors," She hissed, pulling on her robe.
Draco frowned. "I wouldn't think Dumbledore would let Dementors in."
"He wouldn't." Ginny said, climbing out the window. Draco followed her and stopped in awe.
Hogwarts was not the place he remembered. The lake lay black and still. A stump sat where the Whalloping Willow once stood.
He might have stood there indefinately. Ginny suddenly grabbed his tie and pulled him toward the castle.
"Come on, git. We have things to do."
He followed her, vowing revenge at some later date. Then his eyes were distracted by the curve of her hips as she lithly slipped through the shadows. He never knew a Weasley could move like that.
He was begining to realize what he was thinking and about to let out a startled yelp, when Ginny signaled quiet.
Her hazel eyes narrowed in concentration. "Something's wrong here."
"Really? Astute observation girl."
Ginny and Draco spun, wands at the ready. A group of hooded creatures stood before them. some ten yards away.
Ginny stepped in between Draco and the creatures. "Go Draco." She hissed.
"Are you insane?" Draco responded. "You're out numbered. My mother taught me never to leave a lady in danger of certain death."
Ginny looked at him. He looked pretty determined. She was about to protest again when something grabbed the back of her hood. She looked around and swallowed. The hooded creatures were Harpies. Filty disgusting creatures. Viscious. Evil.
She reached to free herself when another grabbed her sleeve. Draco fired spells at the beautiful faces and feathered bodies. Ginny tried to, but within moments the dozen or so Harpies had latched on to her and were lifting her into the air.
"Ginny!" Draco cried, aiming his wand. But the Harpies had Ginny over ten feet into the air and were rising every second. Draco couldn't shoot for fear of her falling. Soon the group had disappeared over the wall, leaving Draco alone.
(A/N: Talk about a delay. I kept meaning to work on this, but I lost chapter five. I'll try to get that one up soon as I find it.
To mjeleon- thanks for pointing that out. I hadn't even noticed.
To Tomsgirl2005- yeah, I know. i'm working on it though.
