Misunderstood

Chapter Seven

Ginny's Journey

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"Sirius, he's already missed a week of lessons!  We take our O.W.L.S this year.  It's important that he comes back soon.  Where is he?"  Hermione asked Harry's Godfather in the common room very late at night on the eighth of September.

"Sirius, please tell me.  I know Dumbledore told you, and he probably doesn't want you to tell me, but if something happened to my dad you wouldn't care.  You'd do anything to know.  Please… tell me where Ron is."  Harry said.

"I can't.  I don't want you to do something stupid."  Sirius said.

"Why would I do something stupid?"  Harry asked.

"I can't tell you.  I want to, but I'm your Godfather, and it's my job to see that you're safe, and I'm not going to tell you where Ron is, because you'll do anything to get there, and it's not safe for you."  Sirius said.

"Why isn't it safe?  Does Voldemort-"

"No, this has nothing to do with Voldemort… well I think it does, but he's not in danger of Voldemort."  Sirius said.

"Shh…" Hermione whispered.

Sirius transfigured himself back into a dog and hid behind an armchair as the door to the fourth year girl's dormitories opened.

A red-eyed Ginny Weasley came out of her dorm wearing her robes and a cloak.  She gasped seeing Harry and Hermione in the common room.

"I'm sorry… I didn't think anybody would be up at this hour."  Ginny whispered.

"Neither did we.  Where are you headed?"  Hermione asked.

"Er… to the bathroom."  Ginny said avoiding eye contact.

"You're lying Ginny."  Hermione said.

"Well, it's not important.  What are you doing up?"  Ginny asked.

"We were just talking about Ron."  Harry said.  "Where were you going Ginny?"

"For a walk."  Ginny said.

"Where were you walking to at such a late hour with your cloak on?"  Hermione asked raising an eyebrow.

"Can we join you?"  Harry asked.

"No."  Ginny said.

"Ginny, where's Ron?  You've been upset for a while now, and I know you know something… Please tell me where he is."  Harry said.

"I can't."  Ginny said.

"You knew what it was like to not know!  Somehow you found out… who told you?  Where is Ron?"  Harry asked.

"I can't tell you!"  Ginny cried.

"How about me?"  Hermione asked.

"I can't tell you either!  I'm not even supposed to know!  I know it's not fair, but nothing's fair anymore!"  Ginny cried and tears of frustration fell from her eyes.  She turned around to wipe her face.  She ran to the portrait hole, but Harry stopped her first.  He grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her toward the couch.

"Why can't you tell me?"  Harry asked.  "Why can't I go with you?  You could get caught running around at this hour, and I have an Invisibility cloak you could use…"

"Harry!  Don't be stupid!"  Hermione snapped seeing Sirius from the corner of her eye.  "Nobody's telling you, for your safety.  Lend me the cloak and I'll go with Ginny."

Harry looked flabbergasted.  His best friend who was a prefect, was correcting him, and was trying to do the same thing!

Ginny even looked shocked and at the same time bewildered.

"No you can't go if I don't go!"  Harry said firmly.

"Neither of you can go.  Hermione if you're caught, you'll lose your prefect badge, and it's not safe for you to go Harry."  Ginny said.

"My friends come first."  Hermione said.

"Exactly, that's another reason, you can't come.  Once you find out, you'll tell Harry."  Ginny said.

"Tell me what?"  Harry asked angrily.  He was fed up with not knowing.

"Ginny, I'm going with you no matter what you say.  If you won't let me, I'll go wake Professor McGonagall and tell her you've left the castle."  Hermione said, ignoring Harry.

"Go ahead, I'll be long gone by then."  Ginny said nastily.  She couldn't believe Hermione would tell on her!

"I'll follow you, and you won't be able to stop me."  Hermione said resolutely.

"Same here."  Harry said.

"No you won't!"  Hermione snapped.

"If you're going then I'm going!"  Harry argued.

"Neither of you are going!"  Ginny snapped.

"Oh yes I am!"  Hermione retorted.

"So am I."  Harry said determinedly.

"Harry!  You can't go!  At least let me go!"  Hermione said.

"I'm going."  Harry said.

Sirius barked loudly.

"Snuffles, be quiet!"  Hermione cried pleadingly.  "You'll wake everybody up!"

Sirius only continued to bark at this.  Sure enough, it woke quite a few people up, one of which being Professor McGonagall, who rushed into the common room, finding not a dog, but a whole bunch of half asleep Gryffindors, and three wide awake students, one with a cloak on.

"Everybody, go back to bed… I'm sure that Fang, was just spooked by something or another, we know how loud he can be."  McGonagall said reassuringly.

Most students turned to their dormitories.  "Everybody, but you three."  Professor McGonagall said, gaining everybody's attention.

"Ms. Weasley, Ms. Granger, and Mr. Potter... I must inquire why you are so awake at this hour."  Professor McGonagall said.

"Professor McGonagall," Professor Dumbledore said as he stepped through the portrait hole.  "I must also ask these three students a few things, perhaps we could move this to my office."

"Certainly."  Professor McGonagall said.

"Mr. Potter, bring that mutt of yours with you.  If he can't keep himself quiet, there is a soundproof room in my office that he's more than welcome to stay in."  Professor Dumbledore said.

Slowly, Sirius crawled out from beneath the armchair and made his way to Dumbledore running past the three students before they could do him any harm.

The black dog, known as Snuffles led the way to Dumbledore's office, where Dumbledore said the password allowing the three students, the dog, and Professor McGonagall to enter his office.

"Have a seat, please."  Dumbledore said.

The three students sat down in front of Dumbledore's desk.

"Are you going to tell me where Ron is now?"  Harry asked before Dumbledore could start.

"Mr. Potter, I've brought you here to ask you why you and Ms. Granger are wide awake at this hour, and I've brought Ms. Weasley here to ask her where she was planning on going so late at night with her cloak on.  Therefore, your answer is no, I don't have any intentions of letting you know where Mr. Weasley is."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"Professor, Harry and I were worried about Ron, so we couldn't sleep and we were talking in the common room.  That's why we were up."  Hermione explained.

Professor Dumbledore studied Hermione and Harry for a minute and then nodded knowingly.  "I trust that blasted dog gave you no help."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"He was more of a hinder than a help sir."  Hermione explained.

"Let's hope so."  Professor Dumbledore said.

Ginny and Professor McGonagall were clueless as to what they were talking about, as they didn't know that the dog was an Animagus by the name of Sirius Black, a fugitive in the wizarding world.

"Ms. Weasley, where were you planning on going at this late hour?"  Professor McGonagall asked.

"To find Ron."  Ginny said.

"But who told you?"  Professor McGonagall asked.

"Nobody.  I don't know where he is.  I was going to find him."  Ginny explained.

"So did Bill or Charlie tell you, or was it both of them?"  Professor Dumbledore asked with a knowing smile.

"If you're going to write my mum, tell her it was Charlie.  He wasn't going to tell me the whole story."  Ginny said bitterly.

"Well can you tell me part of the story?"  Harry asked hopefully.

"No."  Ginny said rolling her eyes.

"Do you realize, that by leaving school grounds after curfew could've resulted in you being suspended?"  Professor McGonagall asked.

"Well then I'd be able to see Ron, wouldn't I?"  Ginny asked.

"Why, is Ron at the burrow?"  Harry asked.

"No."  Ginny said.  "But if I went home and my mum went to visit him, she'd have to bring me."

"Well, Ms. Weasley, fortunately for you, you haven't been suspended."  Professor McGonagall said pointedly.

"Professor, I need to have a word with Ms. Weasley, would you please make sure Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger get to their dormitories?"  Professor Dumbledore asked.

"Yes, Ms. Granger, Mr. Potter, come along now."  Professor McGonagall said starting for the door.

"Harry, bring your dog with you.  He'll alert us if anybody tries to leave."  Professor Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Snuffles come!"  Harry said rolling his eyes.

Sirius growled.

"Don't make me get the newspaper!"  Harry warned.

Sirius growled as he ran past Harry.

Once reassured that the three had left the room Professor Dumbledore looked at Ginny intently.

"Ms. Weasley, how did you intend on getting to Azkaban?"  Professor Dumbledore asked.

"My grandfather had given me some money at the beginning of summer.  I figured I could take the Knight Bus."  Ginny said.

"You have to take the ferry over to Azkaban, no other source of transportation will take you there, they're not authorized to."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"I know that sir, I was planning on taking the Knight bus to the ferry."  Ginny said.

"Do you think that the dementors would let you in?"  Professor Dumbledore asked.

"I'm family."  Ginny said.

"You're underage.  You also need a pass authorized by the Minister himself, to see any prisoner, and he won't even give one to your brothers."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"He has to!"  Ginny cried.

"He's the minister, and he does what he pleases, therefore, he does not have to do anything."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"He needs to see me!  I need to see him!  He needs to know I believe him!"  Ginny cried.

"Ms. Weasley, the Minister won't let anybody who does believe Ron's innocence visit him."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"That's not fair."  Ginny cried.

"The Minister isn't being fair."  Professor Dumbledore said gently.

"Professor I'm sorry for being so stupid."  Ginny said as she stood up.

"Ms. Weasley, stupid is not a word that I reserve for you.  Your heart is in the right place, and your intentions were good, but you must also think of the consequences and obstacles before running straight into them."  Professor Dumbledore said.

"I'll try and remember that."  Ginny said as she left Dumbledore's office.

Ginny made her way back into the common room and she went directly to bed.  Though she didn't sleep at all.  She tossed and turned worrying about her brother.  She couldn't imagine being trapped in her own mind with nothing but terrible thoughts for more than five minutes!  Ron had to put up with that for a week.  She wondered if he was still alive.  Her family had been hiding the fact that her dad had been killed and that Ron was in Azkaban, surely they wouldn't hesitate to hide the fact that Ron had died, especially after the way she handled the news of her father's murder alone! 

Ginny remembered the time that the dementors had come on to the train back in third year.  Ron had been shifting uncomfortably and had admitted that he felt as though he'd never be cheerful again, and they weren't even there five minutes!  Ginny couldn't stand the thought of Ron unhappy.  The beginning of the summer for what she was there for had been some of the most miserable days in her life.  Despite that her Grandfather spoiled her, he had made Ron most unhappy.  

Ginny stood up unable to sleep.  It was six in the morning.  She gathered her school bag, emptying it of the books, inkbottles, and quills and gathered her small bag of money that she had saved.  Her grandfather had sent her a galleon each week of the summer, for anything, just so she would know he still cared about her.  She had ten galleons saved.  She hoped it would be enough for all the places she needed to go, and she also prayed that Fudge would give her a pass to Azkaban.  She braced herself for what the next twenty-four hours would bring.

As she walked to Hogsmeade, she remembered the time her father had to go out to Azkaban.  He said it was the worst place in the world, and he was terribly weak and shaky.  She'd have to be stronger than ever for Ron's sake.

She used her wand to signal for the Knight Bus, which nearly ran her over as it came out of nowhere driving crazily.

She paid Stan the conductor of the bus a galleon for the Knight bus to take her to the Ministry of Magic building.

She was authorized by the goblins and found her way to the Minister's office.  The ministry was quiet at this early hour.  Ginny knocked on the door.

Fudge looked surprisingly at her, but he let her enter the office.

"Ms. Weasley, I'm terribly sorry about your father, but why aren't you at Hogwarts?"  Fudge asked.

"My father was murdered.  That traitorous brother of mine killed him.  I want him to know how much I hate him."  Ginny said spitefully.  "My mum won't let me see him, because she insists he's innocent.  I need to tell him how much I despise him, or else I'll feel in like my responsibility to my father is unfulfilled, and I shouldn't have to feel guilty because of my mum's opinion.  Please may I see that murdering traitor that I have to call my brother?"

"Of… of course."  Fudge said.  "Does Professor Dumbledore know you're here?"

"No, he thinks Ron's innocent as well."  Ginny said.

"Ah, well then… how long did you want to see him for?"  Fudge asked.

"Not long at all!  Only long enough so he's haunted by my hate for the rest of his life."  Ginny said callously.

"An hour then?"  Fudge asked.

"An hour's perfect."  Ginny said.

"Do you have money for the Knight bus?"  Fudge asked.

"Yes."  Ginny said.

"Well good luck.  Bring a lot of chocolate with you."  Fudge said.

"Thanks."  Ginny said taking the visitor's pass for Azkaban from Fudge and leaving.

As she left the Ministry she couldn't help but feel guilty for everything she had just said.  She lied in order to get the pass, and it worked, but still she said hateful words against her brother.  Ron would need all the help he could get, if Fudge was being so thick.

Just as she signaled for the Knight Bus a Hit Witch came running after her.  "Ginny Weasley!"  She shouted.

Ginny turned looking defeated.  She had been caught!

"Ginny Weasley?  I'm Hit Witch Diane Watson.  The Minister wants me to watch you and help you out in Azkaban.  The dementors are extremely tough."  Diane said offering her hand to Ginny.  Ginny shook it with relief.

They took the Knight Bus to Hogsmeade and Ginny bought as much chocolate as she could get from Honeydukes.  They then took the Knight bus to the ferry that would take her to Azkaban.  Stan thought she was mental.

They took the long ferry ride to the small island that held Azkaban Fortress.  Ginny stepped shakily into the fortress that was the prison and nearly collapsed as she felt the dementors' presence.  She could hear prisoners screaming and crying, and had to lean against the wall as to not pass out.  The Hit Witch seemed strong and determined as she spoke to the dementors, and soon enough, Ginny was pushed into Ron's cell with support from Diane.

"I'm going to be checking on other prisoners.  Will you be all right by yourself?"  Diane asked.

"Yes madam, thank you."  Ginny said.

"Just yell if you need anything."  Diane said.

"Thanks."  Ginny said taking out a chocolate frog and eating it.  Some warmth was coming back to her.

She looked around Ron's cell and found Ron sobbing in a corner on his bed.  He was pale and skinnier than usual.  Ginny could hear his difficult breathing, as he was so sick.  He shivered violently, though he didn't look up from his arms, which his face was buried in.  Ginny had never seen Ron cry before, and never had he cried like this.

Ginny walked over to her older brother taking out a big bar of chocolate.  She took off her cloak wrapping it tightly around his body, which was tucked into a small ball.

"Ron?  Ron, can you hear me?"  Ginny asked softly.

Ron's head jerked up violently with shock.  He looked around his cell, looking for Ginny.  Ginny watched, as he looked right through her.  His eyes were red from crying and they had a haunted look in them, and he seemed out of focus.  Tears threatened to fall from his eyes when he couldn't see his sister.

Ginny grabbed her brother's freezing hand tightly in hers and he squeezed her hand, squinting and opening his eyes trying to see her.

"Ginny?"  Ron's hoarse voice cried.  She could barely hear him.

"Ron, I'm right here.  I have chocolate, you need to eat some, so you can see me."  Ginny said trying to hold back her tears.

"No, you could be tricking me, how do I know it's you?"  Ron asked as tears fell down his face.

"Grandfather hit me this summer, not you… You sent me to Colin's house to save me.  Who else knows that?"  Ginny asked putting the chocolate in her brother's hands.

Ron took it and found his mouth, practically inhaling the bar of chocolate.  Ron opened his eyes and squinted to see Ginny.  He could see her, though she was blurry.

"Ginny!  How?"  Ron cried with disbelief.

"I can't explain.  Ron, what happened?"  Ginny asked.

"I didn't do it Gin, honest, I didn't do it!  I don't remember everything anymore, but I know that I didn't do it!  I remember waking up and finding dad dead.  I wanted to die Ginny… Dad saved me, and he risked his marriage to do that.  I wouldn't kill him Ginny!  I can hardly remember anymore.  It's getting harder to remember.  Sometimes, I can't be sure if I did it or not.  I remember now, but most of the time when I come back to reality, I can't be sure that I didn't do it.  I see dad's dead body on the floor and I hear Fudge yelling at me telling me I did it, and I want to kill Fudge, and I remember all the times dad yelled at me over the summer at Grandfather's.  It keeps confusing me!"  Ron sobbed.

"Did you perform the killing curse?"  Ginny asked trying to help him remember.

"No!  I know I didn't.  I'm sure I didn't."  Ron said.

"You don't remember if you were angry with dad that night?"  Ginny asked.

"No… it was mum… dad was mad at me because I was hoping that mum had a good reason for not coming home… and all the owl said was for him to bring me to King's Cross on time.  We went home and he apologized, and we talked about Quidditch and we played a game of Wizard's Chess.  No, that wasn't even it… that happened a week before… I can't remember him being mad at me after that though.  That night… he came in to tell me he loved me, that he was proud of me, and that he'd miss me when I went back to school… the next morning I woke up late.  I was running around looking for dad, and he was dead!  Ginny, I couldn't have done it… I know I didn't!"  Ron cried.

Ginny sobbed hugging her brother.  "I know you didn't do it Ron.  I believe you Ron.  Bill and Charlie do to."

"What?  Bill and Charlie?"  Ron asked.

"They believe you.  Fudge won't let them see you because they know you're innocent.  I had to lie and say I thought you were guilty so I could get a pass.  I had to let you know I believe you.  I love you Ron.  You've been my best friend and the best brother to me!  You don't deserve this!  I know you didn't kill dad."  Ginny cried.

Ron hugged his sister tightly.  "Thank you Ginny for believing me.  You've put up with me way too much."  Ron sobbed.  "Do me a favor, and don't let anybody know I cried."

Ginny cried.

Ron's lunch was pushed in, and Ginny nearly passed out as she saw the spiders crawling in and out of his pitiful sandwich.  Spiders were Ron's worst fear.

"Ron, please tell me you don't eat anything here."  Ginny gasped.

"I don't.  I would, but spiders… there are spiders in my food.  They put them in there to torture me.  I'm starving Ginny, but I can't eat that."  Ron sobbed.

Ginny dug out five chocolate bars.  "Eat them."  Ginny said.

Ron didn't hesitate.  He ate all five within five minutes.  "I don't know what I'd do without you.  You're the best sister anyone could ask for."  Ron said.

"Only because you're the best older brother anyone could ask for.  God knows where I would've been without you this summer."  Ginny cried.

Ron's cell opened and Diane was in front of the gates.

"Ginny, we have to go now, the ferry's leaving."  Diane said.

Ron realized Ginny's cloak was around him and handed it to her.  "Thank you Ginny for coming.  I love you.  Keep warm."  Ron sobbed.  Ron couldn't help but cry.  Ginny was the only person who he thought believed in him, and she was leaving him, but she couldn't stay.  He wouldn't want her to endure this anymore than she had.

"Keep it, it's the least I can do."  Ginny sobbed.

"You'll freeze.  Take it, so I don't feel guilty."  Ron pleaded.

Tears poured down Ginny's face as she took her cloak.  "I love you Ron!  You'll get out of here soon!"  Ginny cried and she hugged him and kissed his cheek before being pulled out by Diane.

Ginny couldn't help but cry the whole ferry ride and the entire time on the Knight bus.  She thanked Diane through a sob and continued to cry as she made her way from Hogsmeade back up to Hogwarts.  This wasn't fair!

Ginny made her way into the castle still sobbing, though she didn't care if anybody saw her.  If anybody else had seen what she had, they'd be crying too.  She climbed through the portrait hole still crying hysterically and went to her room without answering her brother or Hermione who were concerned for her.

"Ginny!  Please come out!"  George cried banging on the fourth year girls' dormitory door that Ginny had fallen down against.  He leaned his ear against the door, and could hear her sobbing.

"What happened?"  Fred asked with concern.  He had been talking in the corner with Angelina Johnson and was too absorbed in the conversation to notice Ginny, but his brother sounding concerned caught his attention.

"I don't know.  Ginny just came in crying!  I don't know if she's upset or hurt."  George said.

"You can go in there… you're a wizard, how many times must I remind you?"  Fred asked.

"Several, but the door's not locked, Ginny's sitting against it, and I don't want to hurt her.  And I don't want to go in there as it's a girl's dorm."  George said pounding on the door again turning the handle.  Ginny was still leaning against it.

"LEAVE ME ALONE!"  Ginny sobbed.

Her cry caught everybody's attention in the common room.

Harry had been working on some homework and only now heard the situation going on.

"Ginny, I'm not leaving the other side of this door, until you tell me what's wrong!"  George said.

"Then you'd better make yourself comfortable because I'm not telling you!"  Ginny cried.  "I HATE YOU!"

"Why do you hate me Ginny, what did I do?"  George asked quietly.

"GO AWAY!"  Ginny shrieked, and George could hear her sobbing.

"Ginny, move away from the door please."  George said.

"NO!  YOU MOVE AWAY FROM THE DOOR!"  Ginny cried hysterically.

"Are you going to move away from the door?"  George asked.

"NO!  LEAVE ME ALONE!"  Ginny shrieked.

"Fine, just don't move."  George said.  He moved over to the side of the door and lifted his foot in the air.  He moved to kick it when-

"STOP!"  Professor McGonagall cried.

BAM!  George's last second decision with his foot in mid-air found him landing hard on the ground.

"Are you all right Mr. Weasley?"  Professor McGonagall asked, helping George up.

"I think I broke my butt."  George said wincing as he stood up, causing plenty of people to laugh.

"Well would you mind explaining why you were going to kick a hole in the fourth year females dormitory?"  Professor McGonagall asked.

"Ginny's really upset, and she won't come out, and I can't go in."  George said.

"Ms. Weasley, come out here right this minute!"  Professor McGonagall snapped rapping on the door.

Ginny came out still crying though it was a bit more control.

"Ms. Weasley, I need you to come with me.  The Headmaster needs to speak with you."  Professor McGonagall said.

Ginny left the room shaking with sobs as she followed Professor McGonagall out of the common room.

She followed the head of her house to Dumbledore's office without a word spoken.

They entered Dumbledore's office to find Mrs. Weasley there, and sitting beside Dumbledore was a black dog.

"Virginia Weasley!  What on earth were you thinking?  Do you know how foolish and dangerous that was to pull a stunt like that?"  Mrs. Weasley shouted angrily.

"Well somebody had to visit Ron!"  Ginny said spitefully.  "You don't know how bad it is there, because you haven't tried to see him!  See the Minister would've let you see him, because you believe he killed dad, but you haven't been to see him!"

"I haven't been to see him, and I can't believe you would go to see him after he hit you!"  Mrs. Weasley cried.

"Hit me?  Mum, Grandfather hit me!  Ron never did anything to hurt me, ever!  He only helped me out if anything!  He got me away from Grandfather!  You weren't there!  You didn't see how he treated Ron!"  Ginny shrieked.

"That means you lied to me!"  Mrs. Weasley said taken back.

"Of course I lied to you!  I had too!  The caution on the burrow wasn't going to be lifted any time soon, you never trust me to go over my friends' houses, so I was stuck at Grandfather's.  He threatened to kill me if either Ron or I told you the truth!  We didn't have a choice but to lie to you and dad.  Do you know how much it killed Ron to lie to dad's face, so that Grandfather wouldn't hurt me?  God knows Ron stopped caring for himself the minute you sent him there.  He hates himself every time something bad happens to me, and he didn't want to be responsible for me getting hurt.  God knows Grandfather would've blamed it on him anyway!  But you were too thick to see past Grandfather, even when dad told you the truth!  How could you leave dad?  He might've never been killed if you hadn't been so thick and left him!"  Ginny cried.

"Your father left me!"  Mrs. Weasley yelled.

"You should've went home with him then!  It was because you were too thick to see the truth.  You didn't believe Ron or dad!  You only believed Grandfather who's a manipulative bastard!  If it hadn't been for him, dad might still be alive, and Ron wouldn't have been framed!"  Ginny cried.

SMACK!  Mrs. Weasley slapped Ginny hard across the face.

"Molly!"  Professors Dumbledore and McGonagall cried in unison.

"Don't you ever, ever say anything like that again especially not about your Grandfather!"  Mrs. Weasley warned.

"I only stated the truth, because you're too blind to see it!"  Ginny said nastily.

"What on earth has Ronald done to you?"  Mrs. Weasley asked disappointedly.

"Ron hasn't done anything but protect me!  Grandfather put him in Hell this summer, and he was framed for murdering the only person in the world who could save him, and now he's in Azkaban!  He is dying in there mum!  He's going mad, and he's dying!  Besides a few chocolate bars he had today, he hasn't eaten in a week!  Mum they're supposed to leave him alone so he can eat so he can live, but to torture him they put spiders in his meals!  Ron hates spiders, and I saw them push in his lunch, and spiders were crawling all over his sandwich!  Mum, it's so cold in Azkaban.  Their windows are only bars… there's no glass or wood or anything to keep the cold air out!  All Ron has is a filthy and soaked old cloak and a tattered thin blanket to keep him warm!  He's so sick mum, I could hear it when he breathed!  He lost his voice, and I could barely hear him when he spoke… though that was probably from screaming or crying!  Mum, Ron cried, and Ron never cries.  He never smiled; I don't even think he remembers how!  Mum, I thought Ron was blind when I first went in there.  He couldn't see me, and after he ate the chocolate, he had to squint to see a blur of me!  He could only hear me, and feel my hand."  Ginny sobbed remembering everything.

"That's not even the worst part!  Ron is losing his mind.  He can't remember anything anymore.  He doesn't even remember if he's innocent or not!  He's sure he didn't kill dad, but all he hears is Fudge yelling that he did, and all he sees is dad's dead body!  He said he remembers dad saying goodnight to him, and when he woke up he was running late, and he couldn't find dad.  He said when he did he was dead!  Mum, I know Ron didn't do it!  But he won't know if he did or not the day of the trial!  Mum, I don't think he'll be alive to go to the trial!  He's going to die in there!"  Ginny sobbed.  She fell to the ground everything went dark.

Author's Note:  I hope everybody has a merry Christmas!  Thanks for your reviews!  God Bless and Happy Holidays!  ~*Carey*~