A\N:
Ahhm. Sorry for the wait. I just discovered that writer's block is... blocking. But you got this chapter, right?
Anyways, this chapter took me a month. I had it done a long time ago, but my beta-reader had problems with her computer, so she advised me to take Addi to edit this chapter, and she did a great job at doing it. ^^
It's a short chapter, I know. But I think it's good... ^^;
Being Inside of a Story-Welcome to Hell...
After the meal was over and all the whispering people returned to mutter about their own businesses, Ginny started to walk to the Gryffindor Tower before she remembered she wasn't supposed to know where it was. However, the much larger problem was she didn't know the password.
"It's fine," a Gryffindor prefect said when she heard that Ginny didn't know the way. "It'll take time to get used to Hogwarts. Go with what other people do and you'll know where everything is in a week."
The tall prefect then told her the password; stone's heart. Ginny thought about it and decided to act as the "advice" advised, to keep her heart solid.
She shared her room with three other girls. One of them, Miranda Gaddis, accepted her almost immediately. The others, Ashley Pond and Yagon Smithson accepted her with slight reluctance and some suspiciousness, but not without kindness.
It was expected, she thought. I'd be suspicious myself if a new student came in the middle of the year... She never heard about someone who entered to the school year at the middle...
It looked like Miranda looked at her once and then to Ashley and Yagon. She shrugged, and sent the two a questioning look. Yagon shook her head, but Ashley nodded bravely as saying, 'you win, I lose,' and went to Ginny half heartedly and with a small smile, following Miranda. Yagon went to read something, but looked every half of a second to see what happened.
Ginny could tell that her new roommates felt that she was invading their personal space. It had been their room for half the school year. She knew that she wouldn't like to have to share with some new person that she didn't know anything about.
***
"Fuck it," he cursed in the ears of Gordon, one of his closest friends. Not that he allowed anyone to become too close to him.
"Tom?" he asked, slightly concerned. "Are you all right?"
"Of course not!" he shouted in anger.
Gordon backed away, not wanting to test his friend's anger too much.
Tom inhaled deeply to relax himself.
"Nothing is wrong," he said coldly. Except that girl. The fucking girl chose to be in Gryffindor. Except for that, everything is fine. He thought through his deep inhaling and exhaling
"Are --- are you sure?..." Gordon posed.
Tom straightened. That will not be the thing that will get her out of our conversations... oh no. She's going to talk... "I'm sure." And I'm going to listen...
***
Ginny looked at her judging coming closer. Two of the girls to approached her. One step. Then, another and another...
"Hi!" One said {later on it will be cleared that her name was Miranda}.
"Hi," the second said {later on it will be cleared that her name was Ashley}.
"Err.... Hi.." She answered.
"Why aren't you coming in?" Ashley asked her quietly, examining the place where she stood. "It doesn't seem all too comfortable to stand there."
Miranda rolled her eyes. "Pleased to meet you." She said sarcastically. "This is Ashley. This is Yagon. And I'm Miranda."
"Uh.. Hello. I'm Ginny," Ginny said.
The face of the three of them showed slight surprise. They probably didn't expect for a shortened name... Yagon already left her book a couple of seconds earlier. "But the headmaster said that you name is Virginia, Virginia Weasley."
"My name really is Virginia Weasley," she agreed. "But my friends and family call me Ginny."
And she entered with her soul to the room, that from that second on, would be her room for some time.
***
Tome lay on his bed, waiting until he heard the rhythmic breath of his "friends." When he heard them all snoring loudly, he left his blankets, covered his body from the cold with a robe, adjusted his shoes and went out of the room. He had work to do tonight...
He arrived to one of the empty classrooms. He sat there, took out his diary, and began to write.
"A girl arrived to Hogwarts. She was sorted into Gryffindor."
He took out his wand, and whispered some quiet words. The ink was absorbed by the paper.
And disappeared.
***
Ginny lay on her bed and thought about what had happened during her 'first'.
She wanted to know how it happened that the time turner took her to the time when Tom learned in Hogwarts. Was it... coincidence? Mistake? On purpose?...
She doggedly rolled over, attempting to find a comfortable sleeping position.
Professor McGonagall had said that she was the only one to do this. Did it mean that she was the only one that... that... she couldn't put her finger on the exact word.
She rolled over again, unhappy with the way a spring from the mattress pushed into her back.
Professor Dumbledore didn't tell her where the time turner was. He didn't even tell her what the mission was, if there was one.
She rolled over yet again.
I wonder who knows about the time turner... She couldn't just go and ask people if they knew where the time turner was. They would start to suspect what had really happened to her. But maybe... maybe... maybe she should start to pretend that she trusted Tom. Just for the meantime. Just until she'd find the way back home.
Before she could roll over again, she fell into a deep sleep.
***
In the morning, the school was a living riot. Someone scribbled over the wall something...
"THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS HAS BEEN OPENED. ENEMIES OF THE HEIR, BEWARE."
For the reviews:
Song for Holly: I have a beta-reader, but I'm open to suggestions. :] I'll keep in mind what you said. *reminds herself never to read an NC17 T/G*
Hermione HP: Thank you for pushing me and telling me to write. You helped a lot. Now just the reminders "WRITE" on email are missing. :)
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Julienne: How did my beta-reader bribe you? With what? Jeez, I can't understand it. You, the readers on ff.net just don't know what I'm doing to keep the character IN THEIR CHRACTER!!! You're spoiled and too much accustomed to the fanfics on the site, I swear. Albus? I imagine him like that. Thanks! ^-^
may: I'm happy you loved it. It's hard to write Tom. He has to be nice...:/
FireAngel: I don't give up. FINALLY someone asked that question! *not answering*
Itadakimasu: My sweetie... you're sick. You're totally sick. I love you, Imouto-chan!
Teigra: I'm not saying and I'm not saying!!!
kalariah: I'm working hard on it... *sigh*
kristy: Hurray. My first life threat. *rolls eyes*
Caitlin: What is it? People love to think about time traveling? That's it. I'm not answering to reviews anymore.
DayoofTheDead: Oh, mighty master, I wrote the chapter! v.v
Well... now, hopefully the updates will come a bit faster... Good night. I'm off to sleep. *yawn*
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