Ginny woke up screaming.
As soon as she realized where she was, she rolled onto her stomach and sobbed into her pillow, shaking violently. Although she couldn't remember her dream, it had left her with the same despair and anger as the night before, only stronger. Shuddering, she lay in her bed soaked in sweat and listened to see if she'd awoken her parents. She heard no footsteps in the hallway, and at last her sobs quieted. Sliding out of bed, she padded softly to the bathroom and splashed cold water on her face. A fog in her mind seemed to lift, and she knew what she needed to do.
The bathroom door clicked shut behind her. "Lumos," Ginny whispered, her wand grasped firmly in her right hand. Apollo hooted softly. Amazingly, Ginny's hands did not tremble as she scrawled a quick message on a scrap of parchment:
Draco,
It feels strange to use your first name – I don't know if I have before. I don't know or understand anything that's happening to me, but I think you do. I think you do, and you must tell me, Draco, because otherwise I'm afraid I might lose my mind. I might be crazy already – otherwise why would I be writing to someone who's just escaped from Azkaban? Someone I feel I know, even though we've never had a civil conversation?
Please, if you know anything, please help me. You might be the only one who can.
Ginny
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On a barren, empty plain under a vast, gray sky, a lone figure walked, wandless and alone. His coat pocket contained his inheritance – a pen, two biscuits sealed in plastic, and three Galleons, all taken from his father's lifeless body. The figure hummed listlessly as he walked, to keep his fear and hunger at bay.
A speck of darker gray appeared in the distance, highlighted against the clouds. A large bird of some sort, most likely. As it drew closer, however, his heart leaped, stuttered. It wasn't, it could not be, his very owl? It seemed less than possible, like he was returning to him from beyond the grave, but it was indeed Apollo soaring towards him. Laughing out loud, Draco took off running.
A/N: Teaser chapter. Completely confused? Reviews are the key to my heart.