Everyone whirled to look at Neville. He shrugged.
"Think about it. Whoever gave Emily that note did it in the middle of the afternoon."
Weasel nodded. "Ginny's hand on the clock moved during the afternoon."
"That means he was already in the castle then," Neville continued. "So he hides out until he goes up in the tower and kills Emily. He throws the Dark Mark and summons Draco. He's got to get out of here before Draco gets here, because he doesn't want us to find him, he wants us to find Draco and a dead body. So he's on his way back up to the Room of Requirement to escape and runs across Ginny. He knocks her out, ties her up, something. But he can't take her with him. Nott is a big guy. He and Ginny wouldn't fit in the cabinet together. He can't send her through first, because there's no one waiting on the other side to pull her out. He can't bring her after him, because there's no one on this end to put her in the cabinet. So the only thing he can do is hide her somewhere here."
Neville always was the logical one.
Twin turned to Harry. "Tell me you have the map."
"Of course I have the map," Harry visibly brightened, pulling something out of his pocket.
"What map?" Shacklebolt, Draco, and Scary all asked.
"Just a little something that Professor McGonagall does not need to know about," Twin informed them as Harry waved his wand over the parchment and said "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
The map appeared to the amazement of the ones who had never seen it before. And to their great relief, Ginny's dot was just off the staircase, on the sixth floor. They all raced down the stairs.
Weasel reached the spot first, yanking aside a tapestry to find Ginny, unconscious but thankfully still breathing, on the floor of a hidden alcove. He raised his wand, but Draco grabbed his shoulder and pulled him back.
"Let Harry do it," he whispered to Ron.
Harry stepped up and cast a renervate. She blinked a few times and started to sit up. Harry rushed forward, dropped to his knees, pulled her to him, and kissed her.
"Oy, that's my sister," Weasel said softly.
"Yeah, but she's going to end up with someone," Draco grinned at him. "Would you rather it be him, or someone like me?"
Weasel paled at the thought.
"You can come up for air now," Twin called, as Harry was still kissing Ginny.
Harry broke the lip lock and leaned back, still not taking his eyes off her. "Are you okay?" he asked.
Ginny nodded, staring into Harry's eyes.
"About time," Neville rolled his eyes.
"You didn't tell her you love her," Draco teased.
Harry looked over his shoulder. "Don't you have a wife to get back to?"
"Gin, can you walk?" Scary asked.
Harry helped her to her feet. "Yeah, I think I'm okay, just stunned." She answered, leaning against Harry's side.
They started back down to the Great Hall.
"What happened?" Shacklebolt asked.
"I was on patrol," Ginny said. "I heard what sounded like running footsteps, but there was no one there. Then I was hit with a spell, and the next thing I knew, I was waking up in that cubbyhole."
"Disillusioned," Draco muttered. Shacklebolt nodded.
As they reached the landing between the third and second floors, the Minister stopped Harry for a moment. "I think it would be a good idea for you to hold onto that map. For official auror business, of course. We won't say anything to the headmistress about it."
Harry nodded.
"Oh good, we don't have to obliviate him," the Twin said behind them.
Ginny's parents ran halfway down the hall to throw their arms around her and Harry, who refused to release her hand.
Draco walked past the touching little happy family scene, where all the Weasleys were hugging one another and smiling and everything was ok. He walked past the Great Hall, through the Entrance Hall, ignoring Luna calling his name, and out the front door of the castle.