Title: Numb
Chapter: Nine
Chapter Title: Throw this Away
Author: Black-Midnight-Soul
Rating: pg 13, for depressing situations, and minor laguage.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, or anything thus orented. I do not make money from my stories, and do them for sheer enjoyment. Thank you for your time.
Author's Note: Alright, so.. I'm sort of travelling away from the whole 'numb' thing, no? LMAO. Oh well- read it or dont. Your choice.. I might change the title though.

Chapter Nine: Throw This Away

Harry awoke with a start, as he heard the sudden sound of a high- pitched, female's scream. Harry flew out of bed, wide awake, cursed loudly and ran out of the room. Harry flew toward's the girls dorm, and heard the same high pitched scream again. It's Ginny. Was the first thing that ran though his head.

"Shut her up!" a girl yelled. Harry pulled his wand out of his pj pocket. With in seconds, the girls dorm brusted open, and Harry drew his wand. The flakie Lura Jervish stood there, eyes wide, as Harry's wand was pointed stright at her head. Ginny was gaged, and tied up, being held by one of Lura's friends.

"Let her go. Now." Harry's voice was low.

"We where just playing, weren't we Ginny?" Lura asked the red head. Ginny narrowed her chocolate brown eyes in warning. Harry noticed that Lura's voice was slightly panicy.

"Let her go, or I swear to Merlin I will jinx you so fast-"

"Let her go." Lura squeeked. Her friend quickly listened, and dropped Ginny to the floor. Harry dropped down beside Ginny, he stroked her face, and began to quickly pull the gag off.

"Behind you!" Ginny yelled.

"Dont even think about it, wrench." Harry heard Ron cruse. He looked up, and saw that both the witches had drawn there wands.

"I'd put those away, if where you." Harry heard Seums voice call. Turning around slightly, he saw that Seums, Dean, and even Neville where all standing there, wands drawn lined up behind Ron.

Both of the girls moved to put there wands away, before they saw two streeks of red, and both of them collasped on the spot. Amber, and Dianna both stood there, smiling, "I didn't like them much, myself." Dianna said.

"Nah, wee bit bitchy really." Amber comemted.

"What, in the name of merlin is going on here!" Hermione's angry voice called. She looked at the twins, to the two bodys on the floor, to the four boys with there wands out, and then to Harry and Ginny on the ground.

"It's a long story." Ginny muttered, as Harry got the last rope off, and she stood up.

"Yes, well thanks to some screaming, I've got a lot of time." Ginny had a nervous expression on her face.

"It's really, quite simple." said Amber.

"Oh yes." Dianna agreed.

"We share a dorm with this lot."

"And we heard blond, and blonder giggling."

"But they do this every night, so we went back to sleep."

"But then we heard a scream-"

"-Fallowed by another."

"Of course, it took a few minute's to fully take in what was going on-"

"-but once we did, we grabbed our wands-"

"-And ran down here."

"We saw the blond ones where trying to pull a fast on on Harry well he helped Ginny-"

"-But Ron, and gang showed up."

"I guess we sort of paniced."

"Ya see, it looked like they where going to duel-"

"-so we stunned the dumb ones."

"Then you came-"

"-and yelled."

"That doesn't explain what you lot are doing out here." Hermione said, pointing to Harry, Ron, Seums, Neville, and Dean.

"I heard a scream." Harry explained, brusing down his pj's, and stuffing his wand in his pocket, "I ran out here, to see what was going on."

"Yeah, he wasn't really quite about it either." Dean muttered.

"We all heard his curse, and run out of the room. Fallowed by a second scream." Ron finshed.

"We grabbed our wands, and ran."

"I guess, I should go get Professor McGonagall." Hermione sighed.

"Why?" Dean asked, dumbly.

"Assult on a student." Hermione said, as if he was dumb, "They could be expelled."

"But we mustent get our hopes up." Amber joked. Harry suddenly noticed how much they remined him of Fred and Geroge. He looked around at them all, a blank expression on his face.

"Well, time for a nice, scream and giggle free, sleep." Dianna muttered.

"Oh no you dont!" Hermione grabbed her shoulder, "You get to drag these two down into the common, where all of you are going to wait, because you're all witness." Harry nodded, as did the others. No ones seemed to notice that Harry was holding Ginny in his arms.

"Come on." he wispered in her ear, and pair lead the way downstairs.

"Dont just stand there, and look dumb Ronald, you're coming with me."

"Oh." Ron said quickly and fallowed Hermione out of the room.

"Do you think he know's he's not wearing a shirt?" Dean asked, bluntly.

"He wont for another ten minutes." Ginny answered, "He's not the brightest caryon in the box when he first wakes up. Besides, like you're one to talk."

"What?" Dean looked down, "Oh. I'll be right back.."

"He's brillant, that one." Harry muttered. Ginny chuckled.

"So much for sleep." Seums muttered, darkly.

"There's always the couch." Amber pointed out, as if it was the most obveous thing in the world.

"Ha- I may not be pretty, but I'm sure as hell not stupid. Hermione would bite my head off."

"He makes a good point." Dianna pointed out to her twin.

"Where are they?" McGonagall's streen voice called out. Everyone automatically pointed to the two bodies laying on the floor.

"We must remember to put my toys away, Amber." Dianna snikered to her sister. McGonagall frailed her nostrails and nodded.

"What happened?" Ginny was the first person to speak, and explained the whole story, considering she was the only one who was there for the whole thing.

By the end, Professor McGonagall looked like she was ready to have a herna, but merely nodded, "Alright, all of you off to bed. I'll- clean up. Potter, Ms. Weasely, you two stay." she muttered. The group of student's nodded, and disapered up the stairs.

"Yes Professor?" Harry asked, confused.

"How did you know it was Ginny?" Harry blinked a few times- how did he know it was her.

"I'm not sure..." he answered truthfully. McGonagall looked at him questionally, but then nodded.

"Are you sure you're all right Ginny, did they hurt you?"

"Just a little rope burn, and stubbed toe. I'll be fine." she assured the Professor.

"All right. You two head to bed, and get some rest."

"Yes Professor." They said together, and headed up the stairs again.

"You know, Dean never did come down."

"Would you?" Harry asked.

"Most likely not." Ginny giggled.

"Are you sure you're alright?" Harry asked softly, as they reached the top of the stairs.

"Yeah, yeah- I'm sure. Look, it's nothing Harry. I'm fine, and prats are most likely going to be expelled." Harry turned Ginny around to face him. Her eyes where claim and happy- she really was okay.

"Alright." Harry wispered, lightly, "You need to talk, you know where I am. Dont be afaird to drop by- you've already seen me half nacked enough times, I'm used to it by now." Ginny giggled, and nodded.

"I'll remember that." she wispered, and kissed Harry good night.

"Happy Halloween." Harry smiled.

"Happy Halloween."

As Harry decened back into bed, he found it quite easy to fall asleep again. His dreams where all over the place, and made no sence. Harry was only happy to say that, at lest they wheren't nightmare's.

Waking naturally from the light of the riseing sun, Harry pulled himself out of bed and threw on white sweat pants and red T-shirt, he got the outfit before for Qudditch training, it was part of the unifrom. Harry knew it would be cold for him at first, but once he really started his work out, he'd be fine.

From the large oalk doors, Harry sprinted to the Qudditch pitch, happy to find he wasn't out of breath at all. He began some laps around the feild, slowly getting faster each time. After a good 20 or so laps, Harry made his way to the side of the feild, where there where large metal bar's to help support the stand. Wrapping his hands around them backwards, Harry began doing chin ups.

Once Harry felt he had done enough, he dropped off the bar, and threw his qudditch training t-shirt to the ground. With one swift movement, Harry jumped up, and wrapped his legs around the bar, allowing his to do up-side-down sit ups.

"Train much?" Harry dropped his head, and found that his head was directly inlined with Ginny Weasley's. She smiled sweetly, and Harry returned the grin.

"Hello." Harry greeted, and contiuned to do sit ups.

"Do you do this everyday?"

"I try." he answered.

"That explains it." Ginny said.

"Explains what?" Harry asked, and then pulled back up.

"Why you're in such good shape." Ginny asnwered, a not-so-innocent smile on her face. Harry dropped down off the bar, and threw his t-shirt over his shoulders.

"Why- Ginny Weasley, you've been checking me out." Harry raised his eyebrow.

"Well, it's not like you really try to NOT go around with your shirt off."

"No, it's more of you beig in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"More of the right place at the right time." Ginny giggled, and Harry shock his head.

Ginny and Harry walked back up to the school in silence, and Ginny waited in the common room as Harry had a shower and changed.

"Hunny, I'm home." Harry smiled innocently, as Ginny turned around and looked at him.

"Any one could have heard that." she muttered, motioning to the slowly growing amount of people in the common room.

"What, I'm not allowed to joke around with my friends?"

"You, are a devilish man, Harry James Potter."

"Yes, well- comes naturally you see."

"Where did you go this morning, Harry?" Ron asked, walking down the stairs. Ginny watched Harry's face- it changed from being happy, to compeltely emotionless.

"I went out to the pitch."

"How can a seeker train alone?" Ron asked, a lost expression on his face.

"I was doing more of a work out." Harry laughed, some expression returning.

"Something you should really try sometime, Ron." Ginny smiled, "We all saw you without your shirt on last night."

"What- I'm not out of shape!" Ron muttered, darkly. Which, was true, we wasn't fat- but thanks to all the food Ron ate, he wasn't really defined either.

"No, you're not. But I've seen better."

"What- you mean you've seen other boys without there shirts on!" Ron looked quite angry.

"Just Harry, and all my other brothers." Ron looked at Harry, then to Ginny like he was ready to brust, "Ron- you might remember the pool from the summer."

"Oh, um yes, well I suppose..."

"What are you going off about now?" Hermione moaned, walking up beside Ron and giving him a 'good morning' kiss on the cheek.

"Oh, nothing." Ron answered, "Miss understanding."

"How are you doing, Ginny?" Hermione asked lightly. Suddenly something lurched inside Harry's stomach. It was like something inside him was warning him- telling him to watch out- some was planning something. Harry narrowed his eyes in thought, and became quite oblevous to the conversation around him.

"HARRY!" Ginny yelled.

"W-what?" he sturred, giving his head a shake.

"Are you coming?"

"Coming- where?"

"We're going to the great hall- ya know, breakfast?" Ron asked sarcastially.

"Oh, right yes.. I'm on my way- I just have to do something."

"Alright, but dont take long." Hermione moande. Harry walked towards the boys dorms, and into his room. Reaching into his trunk, Harry pulled out a sweater and his wand(he had put in there the night before.) I have a bad feeling I'm going to need you. Harry thought to himself, looking at the wood, "I just hope I'm wrong." he wispered, and walked out of the room. Hermione, Ron and Ginny had all already left.

"Captin!" Amber yelled.

"Hello, girls." Harry greated, waving at the twins.

"Is there partice tonight?" Dianna asked.

"No, it's been cancelled." Harry answered, "Apparently Ravenclaw has gotten a new seeker at last minute, and they asked if they got premission to use the pitch tonight. Sorry, there was nothing I could do."

"That's okay." Amber sighed.

"Well, is that everything?" Harry asked.

"That's it." Dianna nodded. Harry gave a half wave, and walked away. He just wished the nagging feeling in his stomach would go away.