CHAPTER 4: TROUBLE
By: Candy and Laura
(Hey guys! Sorry it took me so long to get the next chapter up. I had to read the last chapter Laura wrote, which was very good!!!! Well I hope you guys like this!)
Harry moaned and opened his eyes.
"Where are we?" Harry asked no one.
Then he heard Ginny moan. He looked
over at her, then at their surroundings. They were still at the ball, but they
were chained against the wall. It was all dimly lit and quiet. Then Harry
remembered who the voice was. It was Wormtail. Harry clenched his fists and
grinded his teeth. How he'd like to teach that rat a lesson.
"Ginny? Ginny are you okay?" Harry
asked her. He put his head in her hair since his hands and legs weren't free.
Ginny moaned again then lifted her
head. "Yeah, I'm fine Harry. How about you?"
"I'll survive." He said smiling. "I
guess we were the guests of honor."
"Harry, this is no time to joke
around." Ginny said.
"Oh yeah." Harry said. Then he
leaned down and kissed her lips. They were just about to kiss again till a
voice broke in:
"How touching." The voice hissed.
Harry spun his head up so fast you'd
think he hadn't moved it. He looked directly into those pair of glowing red
eyes he knew so well.
"Voldemort." Harry hissed right
back, but in parseltongue.
Voldemort sniggered. Ginny was
scared, and she tried to move closer to Harry.
"Ginny, just turn away and don't
look at him. Leave this to me, everything's going to be fine." Harry said to
her, kissing her forehead.
"So Voldemort, I guessed you missed
me." Harry said sarcastically.
He sniggered again then stood up.
"Wormtail was nice enough to send you that letter. You're the same as always
Harry; curious and adventurous, but now you're just older. And it seems to me
you've found a special someone." He said smiling and walking into the dim light
about 10 feet away from Harry and Ginny.
"Well that's very charming Harry.
But you see I never have forgotten what we should've finished. I knew I could
destroy you then, and now that you're all grown up, well almost you're still
young, but now that you know more magic we should be even." He said. Ginny had
her head turned away and Harry was glaring at Voldemort with so much hatred.
Voldemort walked closer till he was only a foot away from them. He turned and
looked at Ginny who was still hiding her face. He started to walk closer to
her, when Harry stopped him.
"Don't you even think about it."
Harry said angrily.
Voldemort smiled at him. "Do you
really think you can beat me this time Harry? Once my plan is complete I'll
have all your friends including you. Then while you all are locked up I'll take
care of the ministry and Dumbledore. You can't win this time Harry. In fact,
you've never actually won; you've just escaped me. Not anymore though." He
said. Then he grabbed Harry's face with his hand and pulled his chin up close
to his snake-like face.
"You're going to die this time
Harry, and I'm going to make sure everyone suffers." He said sneering. He let
go of Harry's face roughly and turned around and walked away.
"What do you mean by the time your
plan is complete you'll have all my friends and me?" Harry asked him.
He stopped and turned around, then
walked back till he was inches from Harry. He looked at Harry and smiled.
"Just think of it as a surprise
Harry. But I will give you a hint. What happens when 2 very important people
are missing, well at least one." He said looking at Ginny.
"She is important." Harry said
bitterly.
"Yes Harry, to you she is important.
But you are important because you're part of the Ministry. So what happens when
two people's best friends are missing and the important famous person from the
Ministry is missing Harry?" Voldemort asked.
"They go looking for the people?"
Harry asked.
Voldemort smiled and turned back
around and walked away. Harry didn't like this one bit. He had to think of a
plan, to save Ginny, his friends, the Ministry. Basically the world, and get
himself out alive. He didn't mind dying, except that he loved Ginny and loved
his job, not to mention it would break Ginny to pieces. He supposed Voldemort
knew this. So Voldemort meant that Ron and Hermione would be looking for them.
He had to somehow warn them, or get free…anything.
BACK
AT THE HOUSE…..
Ron and Hermione took the letter and
called the Ministry about it. Of course they also called Dumbledore. Just like
they expected Dumbledore said it was probably Voldemort's trap. They shuddered
when he said the name. They had a plan ready though. The Ministry was going to
look all over London while Hermione and Ron went to the ball that Harry and
Ginny had been invited to. They would find them soon; they had to.
Ron and Hermione were in the air on
their brooms. They loved traveling by air; it felt wonderful. Most everyone did
that though, at least all the wizards and witches. They couldn't be seen
though; they had put invisibility charms on themselves.
"Ron, are you sure they'll still be
there?" Hermione asked him when they were half way there.
"Well if it is you-know-who's trap
then they should be there. Probably not having a fun time though." He answered.
"I hope they're all right."
"They'll be fine Hermione. You
always worry too much. You're the same as when I knew you in Hogwarts." Ron
said smiling.
"That wasn't too long ago Ron."
Hermione said smiling back. "We're not that old."
BACK
AT THE BALL…….
Harry was trying to break the chains
or somehow put a curse on them. But Voldemort must've taken their wands away
when they blacked out. Harry bet they used a sleeping charm. He shook the
chains hard but couldn't even get them off his hands.
"Harry, I'm really scared." Ginny
said, tears in her eyes.
"Ginny don't worry hun. I promise
you everything's going to be fine. Ron and Hermione aren't stupid. They
probably found out it was a trap by now."
"I'm not just worried for them, I
don't want you to get hurt." She said, tears now trickling down her face.
"Oh Ginny." Harry said smiling.
"I'll be fine, just please don't do anything stupid. I would feel worse if
something happened to you. I wish I could at least hold you right now." Harry
said.
Ginny started sobbing. "Oh Harry."
She sobbed. "It's all my fault. I shouldn't have wanted to come here with you."
"No Ginny, it's my fault. I jumped
right into this. You were a bit suspicious of it, I just was curious. I let my
curiosity get to me just because we have been safe for a while. Hey listen, how
about when this is all over with I take you on the best vacation you've ever
been on?" Harry asked her smiling.
She smiled back and stopped sobbing.
"You promise?" She asked.
"Of course." Harry said. "Listen,
Ron and Hermione are probably on their way to save us, so we need to think of a
plan."
"What can we do?" Ginny asked.
"I don't know. I was thinking we
could play along for a while, than I could ask Voldemort for a duel. So he'll
have to untie me. During the duel I'll hit your chains by "accident" and set
you free. You run while I take care of them. Once you're out safely I'll
apparate and meet you outside. Then we'll run and try to find Ron and Hermione
okay?" Harry asked.
Ginny smiled.
Just then they heard footsteps
coming. Harry frowned and told Ginny to turn her head away again, and pretend
she was sleeping. Wormtail came into view smiling.
"What are you smiling at?" Harry
asked maliciously. "You're going to be REALLY sorry when I get free."
"Master wants to see you. Just you,
not the girl. He says you two have unfinished business to attend to." He said,
still smiling.
"Tell Voldemort that I'm not leaving
Ginny alone because I don't trust him, and that if he wants a duel he can have
one right here in this room; and HE can come to me. I'm sick of going to him.
That's my final offer."
Wormtail smiled but turned around
and left. Harry sighed. He knew they didn't have much time, and things were
just going to get worse.
"Please you guys." Harry whispered.
"Stay away, don't come."