Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter.
A/n: Whoa people! I'm glad you like the last chapter. Lol! I think I like Ginny being evil. I don't know why but I just fancy her being evil. Yes, she's very much like the Evil Willow from Buffy. Speaking of that, they are alike in characters. Both are insecure, auburn haired, witches and are timid when they aren't evil. LOL! Anyways, you can continue reading to story now. Have fun and don't forget to review.
P/s: Precisely right now, I'm perving on Tom Felton. I think he's really gorgeously fine! Mind you but I love his evil look and even more when he actually smiles. I can't believe he's one of them fishy people! He loved fishing! *squeals* did you know he's actually naturally a brunette? Cool facts, aye? Useless I know but I just felt like telling people about the actor who plays Draco Malfoy! : D *Perves on gorgeous guy*
*don't mind the silly author and her perving styles continue on with the story*
*continuation*
24 hours have passed after the events that took place in Privet Drive happened. Draco managed to bring Harry back to Hogwarts through the portals. When they got back, all the professors were working on them. Madam Pomfrey was busy trying to get Harry to wake up and get to the infirmary while the other professors got Draco to explain the events. He explained most of it, leaving the rather passionate encounter out.
When all of the Professors stopped hassling him, he left for the prefect's common room where he knew that Hermione and Ron were waiting for him and Potter to come back. When Draco came back alone, the two asked what happened. Draco did another bit of explaining. Then, the two left to see Potter. Draco was left alone in the common room where the fire was still burning at the fireplace.
He murmured an incantation and the numbers of victim killed by Virginia appeared. The number was currently 83. She was still in the muggle realm and she was still in London. The amethyst stone moved around the atlas as she moved. Draco watched the pattern that she was killing in. She had left him a very important clue in her statement.
*Have you been keeping track of who I killed? Do you honestly have feeling for them when you see them die in my hands?*
He thought of the connections. He thought of the people that she had killed. Her first kill was Lucius Malfoy, his father. He thought of the other people that she had kill. She killed the Dursleys and Peter Pettigrew but why? They had not meddle with her life; they only meddled with Potter's life. That was when he got it. He snapped. Virginia was killing the people that Harry hates but why?
He sat on the armchair, thinking about it. He set his mind to think about it when it suddenly dawned to him that he missed Ginny. Virginia left him with a very troubling mixed emotion.
*Why are you doing this?*
*Because I want to*
*That feels so good*
She kissed him and he kissed her back. He missed her. He felt like Ginny was still there and even her passion was there but she was a completely different person. He knew there and then that he had to get her back and save her as soon as possible.
* *
Hermione walked around the halls to look for Draco. She knew where he was exactly. It had been just about 3 hours since Harry woke up. When she went back to the prefect's common room to tell him that Harry was alright, he wasn't there. Using her instincts, she knew that he would be in Ginny's room. She walked up to the passage way and whispered the password to the portrait. When she walked in, she saw a familiar blonde haired guy. She was right, he was there.
All of a sudden, she noticed a very extremely soft side of Draco. He looked miserable. His hair was messily ruffled and his eyes had lost spark. She walked up to where he was and stood there. She saw him holding a portrait of Ginny and himself. They looked so happy and so right for each other. Hermione felt sympathy for the poor boy. There was a long silence, then, she hugged him. He was stiff and his eyes were still on the portrait.
The moment he felt Granger hugging him, he snapped from his trance. He was shocked that she was here, comforting him, nonetheless. When she let go, she smiled at him. Draco felt his world crumbling down. He had wanted to break but he had managed to stop himself from doing so. He smiled at her, slightly.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I came here to see you, Draco", she answered.
"Why?" he asked.
She kept quiet. Then, she took a look at the portrait in his hands. He gave it to her to see.
"You really love her, don't you, Draco?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Surely, it hurts you to see her doing something that she will regret in the future", she continued.
Draco stared out the window, looking very distant.
"I can't help her. I don't know how to", he said, whispering.
"Surely, you don't believe that, do you?" she asked.
"What can I do, Granger? She's out there on her own free will killing people who she wants to kill. I'm only here, in Hogwarts, fearing for her. She told me that she's doing it because she wants to", he said, covering his face with his hands.
Hermione stood up and placed her hand on Draco's shoulder,
"I think that you are able to save her if you want to, Draco. You are her everything and she knows it even if she's being a murderer right now. She needs you; Draco and I think you know how to save her", Hermione said.
Draco looked up at Hermione to see her smiling, just before she left the room.
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All of a sudden, Draco felt a tug in his heart. He had been keeping track of who Virginia was killing. It didn't make sense. Pansy Parkinson was murdered just 4 hours ago in her own dormitory. It was obvious that Virginia had been there, people saw her there. It was worst; Pansy was Virginia's 97th kill. 3 more people and Voldemort would be able to rise in his solid form and start massive massacre killings. Dumbledore and the rest of the staff managed to do a little bit of a memory charm on the people who witnessed it.
Harry, Hermione and Ron were preparing themselves for the moment. It was obvious that Harry was scared even if he didn't show it. All four of them were monitoring the number of kills in the Prefect's common room. They were also trying to think about Virginia's pattern of killing to see whether they could stop it or not. Virginia was back in the Wizardry world and she was killing like there's no end to it.
"I still don't understand her pattern. She killed everyone that I had hated in my whole life besides Pansy, I don't know her that well but I don't hate her", Harry said.
"Neither do I. From all of the people that she has murdered, why murder the people whom Harry hates?" Ron said.
"It doesn't make sense. Draco, did she say anything else?" Hermione asked.
All three of them looked at Draco. He shook his head.
"She said that it was because she wanted to do those things", Draco mentioned.
"It still doesn't make any sense. She's killing the people who we hate not the people who she hates", Hermione said.
"Actually, Pansy Parkinson is one person that she hates", Hermione said.
"No, Ginny isn't the hating and she wouldn't go killing the people we hate just because we have inner feelings to kill them with our minds", Harry said.
"True, Ginny is incapable to do those things but Virginia is", Hermione said.
The four gained silence, momentarily and thought about the whole situation again. They tried to put everything they could into place. Hermione and Harry went to do some researches in the library with every step that they make. Draco and Ron managed to keep track of the number of people and burning desire of destruction from Virginia. It seems like she was taking time killing the 98th victim. After a while, the number still didn't change. That meant that they had time.
After about 3 to 4 hours, Harry and Hermione returned with a long parchment in their hands and a thick book. They look rather happy with their discovery and very flushed as well. Draco and Ron had two guesses on what they did but they didn't want to say it. They just gave them a knowing look and let it slip.
"We've found something!" Hermione declared.
"About time too", Ron said.
The digit changed to 98. Hermione didn't bother letting out another gasp, she took the book while Harry rolled out the parchment on the table to let Draco and Ron see what they have discovered.
"Draco, that necklace that you gave Ginny, does it look anything like this?" Hermione asked.
Hermione opened the book and flipped to one of the pages, showing Draco an exact sketch and picture of the necklace that he had given to Ginny. The locket was the exact same one. It looked the same. He would know, he had spent the amount of time picking a right one for her and managed to charm it with Professor Dumbledore. Every specific diamond and sapphire cut was the exact one. The picture had descriptions on it. Draco didn't realize that the locket was actually more than 300 years old. It had looked brand new to him.
"I sort of got the idea from looking at the portrait of you and Ginny just now. When I was in the library, I found the book and flipped through it just to see that locket. I got Harry to run to Ginny's room and find the portrait and we saw the exact resemblance between both lockets. The locket is called the locket of Amoriale. Read the description of it down here, I think it gives us a big answer of why Ginny's been killing those people", Hermione explained.
Hermione pointed out the paragraph and Draco red it out loud.
"The locket of Amoriale was made in the 17th century by Andiale Aivirgin Asyweel, a high priestess of the Amoriale in Southern England. The sole purpose of the locket is to protect the person's deepest and darkest desire of destruction to be replaced by the killing and murder of the peer's most hated people. By doing so, the bearer will not regret their own killing but will bring further regrets in the people that they kill for. The hatred placed in their peer's heart and mind on a specific person may send the bearer to kill as brutal and as cruel as possible", Draco read.
"There's more down here. The locket serves other purposes such as protecting the person and reminding the bearer of the people who cares for them. The reminded people are the ones that the bearer would look into the minds before killing. The locket is not a dark artifact but when meddle in with dark magic, the locket gives the bearer ultimate power to kill and murder", Ron read.
"That explains a lot", Harry said.
The four slumped on their armchairs. Draco was beyond shocked. He sat in a trance. He had made a mistake, a very big one at that. He had thought that he was protecting her but all this time, he had been making her even more powerful than she was suppose to be. Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at Draco with sympathy. Then, Hermione took out another parchment.
"I also forgot to mention this part of the description", Hermione said.
Draco snapped out of his trance and listened.
"The person who can stop the bearer from whatever killings they have done is the person who gives the locket to the bearer. A simple act of love to remind the bearer how much they are loved can break the curse that is set on the locket. Whichever life that had been killed can be brought back with the curse broken. Andiale Aivirgin Asyweel, the creator of the locket has been through the same curse herself. She ends up committing suicide after ending the life of her husband who has led her out of the curse. The locket was later handed down to her descendants and lost during one of the inheritance. For centuries, the locket has played its roll carrying a part of each bearer in it for the next bearer to break the curse successfully, so far, none have succeeded", Hermione read.
Harry and Ron looked at each other. Ron was actually trying to understand the text, being a daft at understanding; he had to try real hard. Draco understood every single word and sentence mentioned. He knew that this time, Harry would no longer play hero in Ginny's life. Harry knew it as well. Harry knew that he would not be facing Ginny, he would be facing Voldemort. Ron was fiddling with the description when he made a rather interesting conclusion.
"I find it a coincidence that the name of the lady is the exact anagram of Ginny's name", Ron said.
Harry, Hermione and Draco snapped and looked at Ron with interest. They waited for him to explain as they looked at him.
"Look at this, Andiale spells Adliena which is our great grandmother's name and it's been past down to each and every one of the Weasley women for generations as some sort of a second middle name", Ron explained, writing it on the quill.
A N D I A L E
A D L I E N A
Then, he scribbled the other two names on the quill and did another unscrambling.
A I V I R G I N
V I R G I N I A
A S Y W E E L
W E A S L E Y
The three had their eyes opened wide. How could they have not figure it out? They suddenly laughed at the revelation as Ron was the one who figured it out. Being a chess player, his mind works on brainteasers faster that his Charms homework.
"Who would have thought that you would figure the anagram out?" Harry joked.
Ron smiled, being proud of his slight accomplishment. Hermione was trying to make sense out of the anagram and Virginia.
"So, it couldn't be pure coincidence. There is no such thing as coincidence, only inevibilities. Things happen for a reason and this is one of them. My only guess is that Andiale's life is being reflected to Virginia's life right now. Whatever happened in the past will happen in the future. History is repeating itself. And that means-"she didn't continue.
Everyone looked at Draco.
"I'll have to sacrifice myself for her", Draco finished the sentence.
* * * *
98
99
The number changed. That signified something really important. The four ran as soon as they saw the numbers changed. They ran through the hallways and corridors to Dumbledore's office, hoping that they weren't too late. Their wands were securely in their robes. They had been waiting for this moment since they found out some information on the locket that's been affecting the way she's been killing people. By the time they got to Dumbledore's office, Virginia was already there. Professor Dumbledore was on his chair, as calm as ever. The four stood in one line, wands out.
Virginia looked at them and smirked. She turned to Dumbledore and gave him a look. Then, she started spinning on her own, going faster with every movement. The room started to change as she spun. When she was done, they were all in a different room. Virginia had taken them. The room somehow resembled a throne room.
"Welcome", a voice said.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco and Dumbledore turned around just to see Lord Voldemort sitting on one of the thrones while the other throne was empty. Virginia walked towards the throne and sat on it, right beside Lord Voldemort. They all had their wands out, prepared to duel or fight whenever they needed to do so. Virginia had an evil grin plastered on her face. Lord Voldemort was in his younger form. He was in the form of Tom Riddle. Still, his voice was deep. Then, he stood up.
"We'll settle our score somewhere else, Potter. Virginia, you deal with your 100th kill", Lord Voldemort said.
With that, Voldemort and Harry disappeared.
"Harry!" Both Hermione and Ron shouted.
"Don't worry about him; he'll be fine with whatever Lord Voldemort has planned for him", Virginia said.
Draco, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore were left with Virginia and she seems to have some sort of an energy ball swirling above her head. They all noticed that the locket was glowing within a black aura of energy. The sight of Virginia was a mixed of seduction, evil and beauty. A moment of silence came between them as the energy ball grew larger by the moment. Ron and Hermione were afraid and they weren't hiding it. They knew Virginia's powers. Virginia smiled at them.
"Ginny! You've got to stop what you're doing!" Ron shouted.
"Gin! Listen to us, this isn't you. Don't do something you'll regret for the rest of your life", Hermione shouted.
"My business is with Professor Dumbledore and him alone, if you don't want a painful death, I suggest you move", Virginia said.
Draco, Hermione and Ron didn't move. They had their wands out, ready to strike at any cause at all. Virginia didn't like the looks on their face. She waved her left hand furiously and a strong force brought them smashing to the walls on the sides. Hermione, Ron and Draco were down with their faces on the floor. Virginia made her way to Dumbledore when all of a sudden; Fawkes appeared and started flying around her. The phoenix hovered around her and used its claws on her. Virginia was aggravated but she didn't attack the bird. Instead, she used her powers to corrupt the bird. She reached out for it with her power and stroked it. With each stroke, the flames turned black.
"How does it feel to have your pet corrupted, Dumbledore? Loyalty is one thing that the Phoenix can provide, huh? Another one of them lies", she said, having Fawkes on her shoulder.
Dumbledore was still looking as calm as ever. He didn't have his wand out; instead, he has it in his robes.
"No offence, Professor but this is partly your fault. You knew that this was going to happen and yet you put me up to it. You knew you were going to die in my hands", Virginia said, stroking Fawkes.
"I tend to let things run by its course", Dumbledore said.
Virginia walked nearer towards him to strike him down but a figure stood in front of her. She looked up to meet up with a pair of grey eyes that belonged to none other than Draco Malfoy.
"If you want to kill him, you've got to get through me first", Draco said, pointing his wand at Virginia.
*to be continued*
A/n: That's it. There should be about 2 more chapters before this whole story ends. :D So, do what you guys do best, REVIEW! Hehehe. See ya!
A/n: Whoa people! I'm glad you like the last chapter. Lol! I think I like Ginny being evil. I don't know why but I just fancy her being evil. Yes, she's very much like the Evil Willow from Buffy. Speaking of that, they are alike in characters. Both are insecure, auburn haired, witches and are timid when they aren't evil. LOL! Anyways, you can continue reading to story now. Have fun and don't forget to review.
P/s: Precisely right now, I'm perving on Tom Felton. I think he's really gorgeously fine! Mind you but I love his evil look and even more when he actually smiles. I can't believe he's one of them fishy people! He loved fishing! *squeals* did you know he's actually naturally a brunette? Cool facts, aye? Useless I know but I just felt like telling people about the actor who plays Draco Malfoy! : D *Perves on gorgeous guy*
*don't mind the silly author and her perving styles continue on with the story*
*continuation*
24 hours have passed after the events that took place in Privet Drive happened. Draco managed to bring Harry back to Hogwarts through the portals. When they got back, all the professors were working on them. Madam Pomfrey was busy trying to get Harry to wake up and get to the infirmary while the other professors got Draco to explain the events. He explained most of it, leaving the rather passionate encounter out.
When all of the Professors stopped hassling him, he left for the prefect's common room where he knew that Hermione and Ron were waiting for him and Potter to come back. When Draco came back alone, the two asked what happened. Draco did another bit of explaining. Then, the two left to see Potter. Draco was left alone in the common room where the fire was still burning at the fireplace.
He murmured an incantation and the numbers of victim killed by Virginia appeared. The number was currently 83. She was still in the muggle realm and she was still in London. The amethyst stone moved around the atlas as she moved. Draco watched the pattern that she was killing in. She had left him a very important clue in her statement.
*Have you been keeping track of who I killed? Do you honestly have feeling for them when you see them die in my hands?*
He thought of the connections. He thought of the people that she had killed. Her first kill was Lucius Malfoy, his father. He thought of the other people that she had kill. She killed the Dursleys and Peter Pettigrew but why? They had not meddle with her life; they only meddled with Potter's life. That was when he got it. He snapped. Virginia was killing the people that Harry hates but why?
He sat on the armchair, thinking about it. He set his mind to think about it when it suddenly dawned to him that he missed Ginny. Virginia left him with a very troubling mixed emotion.
*Why are you doing this?*
*Because I want to*
*That feels so good*
She kissed him and he kissed her back. He missed her. He felt like Ginny was still there and even her passion was there but she was a completely different person. He knew there and then that he had to get her back and save her as soon as possible.
* *
Hermione walked around the halls to look for Draco. She knew where he was exactly. It had been just about 3 hours since Harry woke up. When she went back to the prefect's common room to tell him that Harry was alright, he wasn't there. Using her instincts, she knew that he would be in Ginny's room. She walked up to the passage way and whispered the password to the portrait. When she walked in, she saw a familiar blonde haired guy. She was right, he was there.
All of a sudden, she noticed a very extremely soft side of Draco. He looked miserable. His hair was messily ruffled and his eyes had lost spark. She walked up to where he was and stood there. She saw him holding a portrait of Ginny and himself. They looked so happy and so right for each other. Hermione felt sympathy for the poor boy. There was a long silence, then, she hugged him. He was stiff and his eyes were still on the portrait.
The moment he felt Granger hugging him, he snapped from his trance. He was shocked that she was here, comforting him, nonetheless. When she let go, she smiled at him. Draco felt his world crumbling down. He had wanted to break but he had managed to stop himself from doing so. He smiled at her, slightly.
"What are you doing here?" he asked.
"I came here to see you, Draco", she answered.
"Why?" he asked.
She kept quiet. Then, she took a look at the portrait in his hands. He gave it to her to see.
"You really love her, don't you, Draco?" she asked.
He nodded.
"Surely, it hurts you to see her doing something that she will regret in the future", she continued.
Draco stared out the window, looking very distant.
"I can't help her. I don't know how to", he said, whispering.
"Surely, you don't believe that, do you?" she asked.
"What can I do, Granger? She's out there on her own free will killing people who she wants to kill. I'm only here, in Hogwarts, fearing for her. She told me that she's doing it because she wants to", he said, covering his face with his hands.
Hermione stood up and placed her hand on Draco's shoulder,
"I think that you are able to save her if you want to, Draco. You are her everything and she knows it even if she's being a murderer right now. She needs you; Draco and I think you know how to save her", Hermione said.
Draco looked up at Hermione to see her smiling, just before she left the room.
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All of a sudden, Draco felt a tug in his heart. He had been keeping track of who Virginia was killing. It didn't make sense. Pansy Parkinson was murdered just 4 hours ago in her own dormitory. It was obvious that Virginia had been there, people saw her there. It was worst; Pansy was Virginia's 97th kill. 3 more people and Voldemort would be able to rise in his solid form and start massive massacre killings. Dumbledore and the rest of the staff managed to do a little bit of a memory charm on the people who witnessed it.
Harry, Hermione and Ron were preparing themselves for the moment. It was obvious that Harry was scared even if he didn't show it. All four of them were monitoring the number of kills in the Prefect's common room. They were also trying to think about Virginia's pattern of killing to see whether they could stop it or not. Virginia was back in the Wizardry world and she was killing like there's no end to it.
"I still don't understand her pattern. She killed everyone that I had hated in my whole life besides Pansy, I don't know her that well but I don't hate her", Harry said.
"Neither do I. From all of the people that she has murdered, why murder the people whom Harry hates?" Ron said.
"It doesn't make sense. Draco, did she say anything else?" Hermione asked.
All three of them looked at Draco. He shook his head.
"She said that it was because she wanted to do those things", Draco mentioned.
"It still doesn't make any sense. She's killing the people who we hate not the people who she hates", Hermione said.
"Actually, Pansy Parkinson is one person that she hates", Hermione said.
"No, Ginny isn't the hating and she wouldn't go killing the people we hate just because we have inner feelings to kill them with our minds", Harry said.
"True, Ginny is incapable to do those things but Virginia is", Hermione said.
The four gained silence, momentarily and thought about the whole situation again. They tried to put everything they could into place. Hermione and Harry went to do some researches in the library with every step that they make. Draco and Ron managed to keep track of the number of people and burning desire of destruction from Virginia. It seems like she was taking time killing the 98th victim. After a while, the number still didn't change. That meant that they had time.
After about 3 to 4 hours, Harry and Hermione returned with a long parchment in their hands and a thick book. They look rather happy with their discovery and very flushed as well. Draco and Ron had two guesses on what they did but they didn't want to say it. They just gave them a knowing look and let it slip.
"We've found something!" Hermione declared.
"About time too", Ron said.
The digit changed to 98. Hermione didn't bother letting out another gasp, she took the book while Harry rolled out the parchment on the table to let Draco and Ron see what they have discovered.
"Draco, that necklace that you gave Ginny, does it look anything like this?" Hermione asked.
Hermione opened the book and flipped to one of the pages, showing Draco an exact sketch and picture of the necklace that he had given to Ginny. The locket was the exact same one. It looked the same. He would know, he had spent the amount of time picking a right one for her and managed to charm it with Professor Dumbledore. Every specific diamond and sapphire cut was the exact one. The picture had descriptions on it. Draco didn't realize that the locket was actually more than 300 years old. It had looked brand new to him.
"I sort of got the idea from looking at the portrait of you and Ginny just now. When I was in the library, I found the book and flipped through it just to see that locket. I got Harry to run to Ginny's room and find the portrait and we saw the exact resemblance between both lockets. The locket is called the locket of Amoriale. Read the description of it down here, I think it gives us a big answer of why Ginny's been killing those people", Hermione explained.
Hermione pointed out the paragraph and Draco red it out loud.
"The locket of Amoriale was made in the 17th century by Andiale Aivirgin Asyweel, a high priestess of the Amoriale in Southern England. The sole purpose of the locket is to protect the person's deepest and darkest desire of destruction to be replaced by the killing and murder of the peer's most hated people. By doing so, the bearer will not regret their own killing but will bring further regrets in the people that they kill for. The hatred placed in their peer's heart and mind on a specific person may send the bearer to kill as brutal and as cruel as possible", Draco read.
"There's more down here. The locket serves other purposes such as protecting the person and reminding the bearer of the people who cares for them. The reminded people are the ones that the bearer would look into the minds before killing. The locket is not a dark artifact but when meddle in with dark magic, the locket gives the bearer ultimate power to kill and murder", Ron read.
"That explains a lot", Harry said.
The four slumped on their armchairs. Draco was beyond shocked. He sat in a trance. He had made a mistake, a very big one at that. He had thought that he was protecting her but all this time, he had been making her even more powerful than she was suppose to be. Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at Draco with sympathy. Then, Hermione took out another parchment.
"I also forgot to mention this part of the description", Hermione said.
Draco snapped out of his trance and listened.
"The person who can stop the bearer from whatever killings they have done is the person who gives the locket to the bearer. A simple act of love to remind the bearer how much they are loved can break the curse that is set on the locket. Whichever life that had been killed can be brought back with the curse broken. Andiale Aivirgin Asyweel, the creator of the locket has been through the same curse herself. She ends up committing suicide after ending the life of her husband who has led her out of the curse. The locket was later handed down to her descendants and lost during one of the inheritance. For centuries, the locket has played its roll carrying a part of each bearer in it for the next bearer to break the curse successfully, so far, none have succeeded", Hermione read.
Harry and Ron looked at each other. Ron was actually trying to understand the text, being a daft at understanding; he had to try real hard. Draco understood every single word and sentence mentioned. He knew that this time, Harry would no longer play hero in Ginny's life. Harry knew it as well. Harry knew that he would not be facing Ginny, he would be facing Voldemort. Ron was fiddling with the description when he made a rather interesting conclusion.
"I find it a coincidence that the name of the lady is the exact anagram of Ginny's name", Ron said.
Harry, Hermione and Draco snapped and looked at Ron with interest. They waited for him to explain as they looked at him.
"Look at this, Andiale spells Adliena which is our great grandmother's name and it's been past down to each and every one of the Weasley women for generations as some sort of a second middle name", Ron explained, writing it on the quill.
A N D I A L E
A D L I E N A
Then, he scribbled the other two names on the quill and did another unscrambling.
A I V I R G I N
V I R G I N I A
A S Y W E E L
W E A S L E Y
The three had their eyes opened wide. How could they have not figure it out? They suddenly laughed at the revelation as Ron was the one who figured it out. Being a chess player, his mind works on brainteasers faster that his Charms homework.
"Who would have thought that you would figure the anagram out?" Harry joked.
Ron smiled, being proud of his slight accomplishment. Hermione was trying to make sense out of the anagram and Virginia.
"So, it couldn't be pure coincidence. There is no such thing as coincidence, only inevibilities. Things happen for a reason and this is one of them. My only guess is that Andiale's life is being reflected to Virginia's life right now. Whatever happened in the past will happen in the future. History is repeating itself. And that means-"she didn't continue.
Everyone looked at Draco.
"I'll have to sacrifice myself for her", Draco finished the sentence.
* * * *
98
99
The number changed. That signified something really important. The four ran as soon as they saw the numbers changed. They ran through the hallways and corridors to Dumbledore's office, hoping that they weren't too late. Their wands were securely in their robes. They had been waiting for this moment since they found out some information on the locket that's been affecting the way she's been killing people. By the time they got to Dumbledore's office, Virginia was already there. Professor Dumbledore was on his chair, as calm as ever. The four stood in one line, wands out.
Virginia looked at them and smirked. She turned to Dumbledore and gave him a look. Then, she started spinning on her own, going faster with every movement. The room started to change as she spun. When she was done, they were all in a different room. Virginia had taken them. The room somehow resembled a throne room.
"Welcome", a voice said.
Harry, Hermione, Ron, Draco and Dumbledore turned around just to see Lord Voldemort sitting on one of the thrones while the other throne was empty. Virginia walked towards the throne and sat on it, right beside Lord Voldemort. They all had their wands out, prepared to duel or fight whenever they needed to do so. Virginia had an evil grin plastered on her face. Lord Voldemort was in his younger form. He was in the form of Tom Riddle. Still, his voice was deep. Then, he stood up.
"We'll settle our score somewhere else, Potter. Virginia, you deal with your 100th kill", Lord Voldemort said.
With that, Voldemort and Harry disappeared.
"Harry!" Both Hermione and Ron shouted.
"Don't worry about him; he'll be fine with whatever Lord Voldemort has planned for him", Virginia said.
Draco, Ron, Hermione and Dumbledore were left with Virginia and she seems to have some sort of an energy ball swirling above her head. They all noticed that the locket was glowing within a black aura of energy. The sight of Virginia was a mixed of seduction, evil and beauty. A moment of silence came between them as the energy ball grew larger by the moment. Ron and Hermione were afraid and they weren't hiding it. They knew Virginia's powers. Virginia smiled at them.
"Ginny! You've got to stop what you're doing!" Ron shouted.
"Gin! Listen to us, this isn't you. Don't do something you'll regret for the rest of your life", Hermione shouted.
"My business is with Professor Dumbledore and him alone, if you don't want a painful death, I suggest you move", Virginia said.
Draco, Hermione and Ron didn't move. They had their wands out, ready to strike at any cause at all. Virginia didn't like the looks on their face. She waved her left hand furiously and a strong force brought them smashing to the walls on the sides. Hermione, Ron and Draco were down with their faces on the floor. Virginia made her way to Dumbledore when all of a sudden; Fawkes appeared and started flying around her. The phoenix hovered around her and used its claws on her. Virginia was aggravated but she didn't attack the bird. Instead, she used her powers to corrupt the bird. She reached out for it with her power and stroked it. With each stroke, the flames turned black.
"How does it feel to have your pet corrupted, Dumbledore? Loyalty is one thing that the Phoenix can provide, huh? Another one of them lies", she said, having Fawkes on her shoulder.
Dumbledore was still looking as calm as ever. He didn't have his wand out; instead, he has it in his robes.
"No offence, Professor but this is partly your fault. You knew that this was going to happen and yet you put me up to it. You knew you were going to die in my hands", Virginia said, stroking Fawkes.
"I tend to let things run by its course", Dumbledore said.
Virginia walked nearer towards him to strike him down but a figure stood in front of her. She looked up to meet up with a pair of grey eyes that belonged to none other than Draco Malfoy.
"If you want to kill him, you've got to get through me first", Draco said, pointing his wand at Virginia.
*to be continued*
A/n: That's it. There should be about 2 more chapters before this whole story ends. :D So, do what you guys do best, REVIEW! Hehehe. See ya!