IV
Ginny kept on running. She wanted to run out of that town, out of that city, out of that country and start a new life away form the owls.
But she was overcome with fatigue and sat down suddenly. She tried to think but owls just kept popping up in her head. It's no use, she thought, I'll have to go home some time. Mum will be angry, Fred and George would just laugh and Ron, well, who knows, he might kill the lot of them.
She started sobbing. How she wanted to leave home and live elsewhere. Not to have to face her problems.
She was crying loudly and passionately when Harry Potter walked by. The crying ceased abruptly.
"Er, hello Ginny," he mumbled awkwardly, "what's the matter?"
Ginny wanted to say nothing. She wanted to appear brave and composed to her hero, but then she thought of Ron and told Harry about the owls.
Harry burst out laughing. Ginny started sobbing again.
"Sorry Ginny," said Harry after he'd recovered, "I know you're in the deep end, but it is kind of funny."
Ginny glared
"Ok, ok, it's a very serious situation," Harry tried to stay serious but cracked again.
Ginny sighed, "I suppose I should just relax, I mean, all we have here is 70 owls."
"Yeah," said Harry, "look on the bright side, now you can send 70 letters at once."
Ginny giggled, "Yeah, we could open an owl loaning agency, where people come to us to borrow owls."
"That's the spirit!"
"I could do lots of stuff," she announced. Then she looked up at Harry. "You gotta help me, though."
"Sure, but you might want to tell Ron first."
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When they (Ginny and Harry) got back to the burrow, they went straight to Ron's room.
"Ron!" called Harry.
"Ron!" yelled Ginny.
"You wanna help us with an owl loaning agency?"
Ron wasn't at home.
"We can tell him later," Ginny said, she felt much more confident now. "Do you want to see my owls first?"
"Sure." Harry couldn't help but grin at her enthusiasm.
Ginny opened her door. "Sorry my room's a mess, it's just –"
She didn't finish. She had one look at her room and fainted.
Harry swallowed.
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"Harry, really, what did you do to my sister?" Ron was mad.
Ginny had been unconscious for 4 hours.
"Nothing Ron, she saw the 500 owls and fainted." Harry was a worried as Ron looked, but tired to keep composed to comfort Ron. It wasn't really working.
"Bloody owls," cursed Ron, "how'd she get so many anyway?"
"She says they just appeared."
"Just appeared? They just appeared? Owls don't just appear, they hatch from eggs, which are laid, which takes what, several days or weeks? Bloody owls!"
Please wake up Ginny, Harry thought, Ron's going to kill someone soon. Then he groaned at the thought of another 2 hours of misery.
Ginny kept on running. She wanted to run out of that town, out of that city, out of that country and start a new life away form the owls.
But she was overcome with fatigue and sat down suddenly. She tried to think but owls just kept popping up in her head. It's no use, she thought, I'll have to go home some time. Mum will be angry, Fred and George would just laugh and Ron, well, who knows, he might kill the lot of them.
She started sobbing. How she wanted to leave home and live elsewhere. Not to have to face her problems.
She was crying loudly and passionately when Harry Potter walked by. The crying ceased abruptly.
"Er, hello Ginny," he mumbled awkwardly, "what's the matter?"
Ginny wanted to say nothing. She wanted to appear brave and composed to her hero, but then she thought of Ron and told Harry about the owls.
Harry burst out laughing. Ginny started sobbing again.
"Sorry Ginny," said Harry after he'd recovered, "I know you're in the deep end, but it is kind of funny."
Ginny glared
"Ok, ok, it's a very serious situation," Harry tried to stay serious but cracked again.
Ginny sighed, "I suppose I should just relax, I mean, all we have here is 70 owls."
"Yeah," said Harry, "look on the bright side, now you can send 70 letters at once."
Ginny giggled, "Yeah, we could open an owl loaning agency, where people come to us to borrow owls."
"That's the spirit!"
"I could do lots of stuff," she announced. Then she looked up at Harry. "You gotta help me, though."
"Sure, but you might want to tell Ron first."
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When they (Ginny and Harry) got back to the burrow, they went straight to Ron's room.
"Ron!" called Harry.
"Ron!" yelled Ginny.
"You wanna help us with an owl loaning agency?"
Ron wasn't at home.
"We can tell him later," Ginny said, she felt much more confident now. "Do you want to see my owls first?"
"Sure." Harry couldn't help but grin at her enthusiasm.
Ginny opened her door. "Sorry my room's a mess, it's just –"
She didn't finish. She had one look at her room and fainted.
Harry swallowed.
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"Harry, really, what did you do to my sister?" Ron was mad.
Ginny had been unconscious for 4 hours.
"Nothing Ron, she saw the 500 owls and fainted." Harry was a worried as Ron looked, but tired to keep composed to comfort Ron. It wasn't really working.
"Bloody owls," cursed Ron, "how'd she get so many anyway?"
"She says they just appeared."
"Just appeared? They just appeared? Owls don't just appear, they hatch from eggs, which are laid, which takes what, several days or weeks? Bloody owls!"
Please wake up Ginny, Harry thought, Ron's going to kill someone soon. Then he groaned at the thought of another 2 hours of misery.
