Chapter 2:
Meeting Before Midnight

Ron was very angry, but very happy. He wanted to know who had sent him the letter, but he would be meeting the mystery person soon. Ron's day seemed to pass very slowly. Yet when he turned every corner his heart jumped with the hope that the mystery person would be around the next corner, but his dreams were never fulfilled.
Ron went to bed that night tired and disappointed. Maybe he would meet the person tomorrow. Maybe they would leave another note. No matter what he said, though, he was not able to reassure himself in the slightest way. He knew it had been to good to be true. He thought that maybe, just maybe, the sender of the letter was the mystery girl.
He went to sleep. Little did he know what the night held.
"Ron...Roooonnnn." A voice a smooth as silk whispered.
"No, mommy. I want a bagel for breakfast!" Ron moaned half asleep.
"No, Ron. Open your eyes." Ron, though to his dislike, rolled over and opened his eyes. A blurry figure stood in front of him.
"Harry?"
"Wrong again," the voice giggled. His eyes adjusted fully and saw who had awaken him. In the moonlight he saw pale golden hair and icy blue eyes.
"It's you!" Ron said in surprise.
"Yes, Ron and I wanted to explain everything to you." Ron sat up and nodded his head.
"Ron, my name is Lakota," the girl whispered. Ron wiped a string of drool off of his cheek.
"Hi, Lakota," Ron murmured. Lakota smiled.
"Now Ron, I would have talked to you in the hall this morning but I was afraid."
"Why?" Ron asked astonished.
"I was afraid I would fall in love with you, Ron and, well, it's to late now. I love you." Ron smiled.
"And I you," he replied.
"But Ron, I can't love you."
"Why?" Ron asked sadly.
"Ron, I'm a... I'm a ghost. A mere memory. My time on Earth is short. I only have until midnight to avenge my death. Malfoy can't hear me but you can and he is the one I need to talk to. So in a way, I was hoping you could translate." Ron's sorrow had returned. The only girl who had loved him was dead. This put a stopper on everything.
"Please Ron. If I don't get the better of him by midnight tonight, I am fated to wander the Earth as a restless soul." Ron knew that he had to help the girl of his dreams.
"Let's go." He replied.