Dear Harry,
They all know. The whole school knows I was the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets. I hoped that I could keep it a secret forever but I guess that was foolish. I got back on the train, after saying goodbye to a crying mum, and found Neville in a compartment on his own waiting for me. Then about half way to school, a group of Slytherins came into the compartment and said they had found out something very interesting over the holidays. Their parents had told them, Lucius Malfoy had told the rest of the Death Eaters of course and they've told their children. They said they knew who opened the chamber and that maybe I should have been put in Slytherin seeing as it was me. Neville looked so shocked, he just sat there with his mouth open, not saying anything. Then it seems they went and told the rest of the train. Neville just looked at me. I tried explaining it to him, how it was the diary and Voldemort controlling me, making me do all those things. I told him about what happened in the Chamber, how you saved my life and destroyed the diary. I was crying by the end, it was horrible bringing up all those memories. I usually try not to think about it. For the first couple of months I had the help of the dreamless sleep potion but over time it has got easier. But now it's all been brought up again. Neville seemed to understand though, he hugged me at the end and said he believed me, that he understood what Voldemort was capable of. Then he tried to change the subject, asked me whether I'd heard anything about Luna and then moved on to talking about the DA. But then people kept coming to our compartment. Dennis Creevey came and demanded to know why I petrified his brother, muggle borns said that they thought I was on their side but that maybe they were wrong. Slytherins came and said that at last I was showing some pureblood tendencies. I kept saying it wasn't my fault but I don't think they believed me. People looked scared of me! I hate it. It got worse when we got back to Hogsmeade station. I could see people pointing me out to their friends and some were warning people to stay away from me because I petrified people. They don't understand that it wasn't me ... not really. It was Voldemort! They don't know that he was controlling me and I hate the fact that a lot of people who I thought I knew, think that now I'm this dangerous person. Neville's called an emergency DA meeting for tonight so that people can hear what really happened. How am I meant to stand in front of them all and tell them about the thing I'm most ashamed of? It was meant to stay secret. At least I'll have Neville there with me, ready to take over if I can't do it. He's already told most of the Gryffindor's the truth but some of them are still acting funny around me. I can't believe all of this is happening with you lot gone and Luna not here. What if they don't believe me? What if they think I did it on purpose? Surely they must know I wouldn't do some thing like that? Not when I've been campaigning so hard against the Carrow's and Snape.
I can't believe that I'm going through all this without you all. This is the first year that I haven't had you and family at Hogwarts and it's horrible. I need you Harry. I need to see you, make sure you're okay and leap into your arms to give you a kiss. A small part of me hates you for leaving, but you're trying to make all this stop so I forgive you. Just finish the job soon, okay? I don't think I can take much more of this. I have to go to the DA meeting now, I'll let you know how it goes. I love you Harry, always have, always will and don't you ever forget it.
All my love,
Ginny.