G:H, R:Hr & new characters.// This tale springs forward in the Harry Potter
series to when 18 year old Ginny places herself in a situation that must
save her career, life and love; with help from friends, family and
unexpected alliances.
~ Comical, romantic, different than you would expect! ~
A trip to reality
Ginny slowly opened her eyes and touched her wrist to her throbbing forehead. She flipped over onto her back and leaned against the over stuffed pillow, massaging her temples and moaning softly. "Next time I go drinking, Tessa, I won't get something so strong like R...Tessa?" Ginny asked in confusion, turning her head back and forth in order to see every corner of her bedroom.
When they had gotten home last night, the girls started to feel the effect from the booze and decided just to pour themselves in bed rather than discuss the evening's prior events. Even so, they didn't get much sleep anyway. Racing to the bathroom every 2 hours or so, the alcohol was not showing signs to give in and let sleep come. When Ginny finally drifted off for good, Tessa was about to make a new "bed-to-bathroom" running record.
"Tessa?" Ginny called again. No response. She carefully slid from her bed and stumbled toward the bathroom on her wobbly legs. The door creaked open and displayed Tessa's head on the tile at the bottom of the toilet. Ginny just grinned, shrank to her knees and said, loud enough to wake Tessa up, "What will your parents think of me when you go home hung over? I bet they'd start talking about how Ginny Weasly corrupted their wonderful, head girl of a daughter." Tessa just squeezed her eyelids together and muttered, "Hey, head girl needs the most liquor. The head boy, Troy Plehyes, is claiming its tradition that we go out. Don't mean to point out the obvious, but he has a phobia of water." "Smelly?" "Stinky." Tessa slowly pushed herself up into a sitting position and let her head fall into her hands. "Oh-my-gosh, I thought we were going to go get some drinks, not guzzle bottles of Knotty Nick's best Rum." The older girl let out a giggle, stood and held out her unstable head. "C'mon, coffee and magic will heal us up."
They wondered into the kitchen, found Ginny's wand in the sink, and called up the coffee and healing spells and their headaches disappeared. Settling down on the couch, Tessa began by saying, "They'll come looking for us, you know. That guard last night knew who we were.he must have followed us and in our drunken state, we didn't notice." Ginny tilted her head and spoke softly, "He? Who's He? How did he know us?" The other girl's eyes watered up and she sniffed before saying, "I told him. Remember Dissel?" "Who?" "The hot guy that you didn't dance with." "The Death Eater was him?!" "Yea, and I told him," Tessa paused for a moment, "that I was a student and you were a reporter. Yes, all the details."
Ginny just stared opened mouth into her coffee mug, in total awe about how fast evil can work and then she started to think out loud. "Dissel was one of the people in the alley and he got away. Someone most likely tipped him on where I went and he reported it to his boss. Then, he was ordered to corner and take care of us. Geez, these guys are creepy and clever." She stood and paced, working up the story in her head, a talent only a columnist could learn. "How did the leader get away? Where did all the Aurors go? Did we only treat Death Eaters last night?" Tessa perched at the end of her seat and answered, "We didn't heal any Aurors, so I'm guessing most of them were killed or got away.the only two options they had, I guess. Ginny, let others think about that, where are you going to go?" "What do you mean?" "I'm going to be safe at Hogwarts, I'll be returning there in a day or so, but you don't have that protection and they know where to find you. You need to get out of your office, out of your flat.hell, you need to become nonexistent! Oh, why did I talk so much about you? Why didn't I just let you day-dream and not dance with that guy? Why am I so shallow and only saw how hot he was?" Tessa fired questions at herself, pounding her fist on her leg harder and harder till it bruised her skin and all the while having her voice crescendo, louder and louder and louder.
Ginny, kneeled in front of her and grabbed her upper arms. "Tessa, you didn't do anything wrong. You didn't know he was bad and he probably asked about me anyways. I don't need to become a no one, neither. Listen to me. You're going to be safe at Hogwarts and I'll find some place to relax.oh! I completely forgot! If my boss says yes, I'll be undercover anyway. I'll talk to him today, tell him I have to go into hiding anyway, why not make a profit. Are you feeling better?" Ginny felt her relax and let go, causing Tessa to shirk back onto the couch. "Yes, but I still feel bad. What happens if he says no?" "He won't, not after I tell him all I know already. Tessa's face didn't change from its worried expression, but she nodded and said, "My parents are going to kill me. Can I barrow a robe can go? I need to put the blame on you before they disown me."
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Tessa appeared home to find the house empty, with out any furniture, people, living bacteria (well, maybe), absolutely nothing. "Mum? Papa?" She called, wandering around the country style palace that she was raised in. When she finally made it to her room, she found all her belongings there and even a suitcase out on the bed as if it was waiting to be packed. "wHo?" something wondered. Tessa peered behind her to find an owl tied to the door knob, obviously there for her. "wHo?" the bird said again, showing its weakness. "Poor babe. You most likely haven't had bite scene...I dunno. Scene you were left here." Unknotted the owls' leg and cuddled it against her, fondling it like her grandmother, who owned an Owl Post shop somewhere near the border of France, had taught her. As Tessa held the bird, she looked around at her room, which she returned home after she was born till now, where she returned every holiday from school.
Something was most definitely amissed, considering her whole home was bare and had a shallowly feel and only her room was untouched. Just yesterday she had returned home to change into muggle clothes. Tessa walked into her parents bedroom, clean as it always was, and it looked bigger without the bed. "OMG," she said to herself when reality hit her. Her family was gone. Clutching the hooting owl to her chest, she sank onto the floor and closed her eyes, remembering what she said last to her mother. ((memory: "Mom, it was just a touch up and I was sure she needed it! Ginny was working so hard on getting this, I didn't think tweaking her hair would get me an official warning from the Ministry. C'mon, you work there, cant you do anything?" Tessa asked her mother urgently, trying to find her shoes. She wanted tonight to shine, get some peoples attention. One thing she "forgot" to mention to Ginny was that Knotty Nicks Australian Bar was not only famous for its karaoke, but the fact that lots of 'Witch Hunters', England's famous record buyer, seemed to like visiting there. "Tessa Marina, you listen to me. I don't care if I work in that department, that doesn't mean you can do any magic on break! Because I work there is a reason, out of many, why you shouldn't. Plus, you did more than a hair spell, but some makeup checks..for two?" Her mother, tall, thin, a beauty tried to look mad and still seem nice. Finding her heels in the wardrobe, Tessa answered, "Mum!! I need to go! Stay at Ginny's if I'm late," and then dashed out without even a kiss good-bye))
"I've gotta get out of here, I've got to get to school," while standing up, she felt paper brush her elbow. Looking down at the bird, seeing it was asleep, she saw a note nailed into the inside of its wing. It read clearly,
Dear Ma'am, Pay no heed to your lost belongings, they will be returned as soon as you write back.. With Pleasure, Dissel and boss
**Gosh, that took forever. No ones reviewing! Feel so unloved. Ok, I now know how the story will end, but if u want to know, start to give me feed back! A little slow getting to the big stuff, but this is worth it. Next chapter, Tessa communicates with her new stalker, Ginny compromises with the editor and Harry will appear!**
A trip to reality
Ginny slowly opened her eyes and touched her wrist to her throbbing forehead. She flipped over onto her back and leaned against the over stuffed pillow, massaging her temples and moaning softly. "Next time I go drinking, Tessa, I won't get something so strong like R...Tessa?" Ginny asked in confusion, turning her head back and forth in order to see every corner of her bedroom.
When they had gotten home last night, the girls started to feel the effect from the booze and decided just to pour themselves in bed rather than discuss the evening's prior events. Even so, they didn't get much sleep anyway. Racing to the bathroom every 2 hours or so, the alcohol was not showing signs to give in and let sleep come. When Ginny finally drifted off for good, Tessa was about to make a new "bed-to-bathroom" running record.
"Tessa?" Ginny called again. No response. She carefully slid from her bed and stumbled toward the bathroom on her wobbly legs. The door creaked open and displayed Tessa's head on the tile at the bottom of the toilet. Ginny just grinned, shrank to her knees and said, loud enough to wake Tessa up, "What will your parents think of me when you go home hung over? I bet they'd start talking about how Ginny Weasly corrupted their wonderful, head girl of a daughter." Tessa just squeezed her eyelids together and muttered, "Hey, head girl needs the most liquor. The head boy, Troy Plehyes, is claiming its tradition that we go out. Don't mean to point out the obvious, but he has a phobia of water." "Smelly?" "Stinky." Tessa slowly pushed herself up into a sitting position and let her head fall into her hands. "Oh-my-gosh, I thought we were going to go get some drinks, not guzzle bottles of Knotty Nick's best Rum." The older girl let out a giggle, stood and held out her unstable head. "C'mon, coffee and magic will heal us up."
They wondered into the kitchen, found Ginny's wand in the sink, and called up the coffee and healing spells and their headaches disappeared. Settling down on the couch, Tessa began by saying, "They'll come looking for us, you know. That guard last night knew who we were.he must have followed us and in our drunken state, we didn't notice." Ginny tilted her head and spoke softly, "He? Who's He? How did he know us?" The other girl's eyes watered up and she sniffed before saying, "I told him. Remember Dissel?" "Who?" "The hot guy that you didn't dance with." "The Death Eater was him?!" "Yea, and I told him," Tessa paused for a moment, "that I was a student and you were a reporter. Yes, all the details."
Ginny just stared opened mouth into her coffee mug, in total awe about how fast evil can work and then she started to think out loud. "Dissel was one of the people in the alley and he got away. Someone most likely tipped him on where I went and he reported it to his boss. Then, he was ordered to corner and take care of us. Geez, these guys are creepy and clever." She stood and paced, working up the story in her head, a talent only a columnist could learn. "How did the leader get away? Where did all the Aurors go? Did we only treat Death Eaters last night?" Tessa perched at the end of her seat and answered, "We didn't heal any Aurors, so I'm guessing most of them were killed or got away.the only two options they had, I guess. Ginny, let others think about that, where are you going to go?" "What do you mean?" "I'm going to be safe at Hogwarts, I'll be returning there in a day or so, but you don't have that protection and they know where to find you. You need to get out of your office, out of your flat.hell, you need to become nonexistent! Oh, why did I talk so much about you? Why didn't I just let you day-dream and not dance with that guy? Why am I so shallow and only saw how hot he was?" Tessa fired questions at herself, pounding her fist on her leg harder and harder till it bruised her skin and all the while having her voice crescendo, louder and louder and louder.
Ginny, kneeled in front of her and grabbed her upper arms. "Tessa, you didn't do anything wrong. You didn't know he was bad and he probably asked about me anyways. I don't need to become a no one, neither. Listen to me. You're going to be safe at Hogwarts and I'll find some place to relax.oh! I completely forgot! If my boss says yes, I'll be undercover anyway. I'll talk to him today, tell him I have to go into hiding anyway, why not make a profit. Are you feeling better?" Ginny felt her relax and let go, causing Tessa to shirk back onto the couch. "Yes, but I still feel bad. What happens if he says no?" "He won't, not after I tell him all I know already. Tessa's face didn't change from its worried expression, but she nodded and said, "My parents are going to kill me. Can I barrow a robe can go? I need to put the blame on you before they disown me."
******
Tessa appeared home to find the house empty, with out any furniture, people, living bacteria (well, maybe), absolutely nothing. "Mum? Papa?" She called, wandering around the country style palace that she was raised in. When she finally made it to her room, she found all her belongings there and even a suitcase out on the bed as if it was waiting to be packed. "wHo?" something wondered. Tessa peered behind her to find an owl tied to the door knob, obviously there for her. "wHo?" the bird said again, showing its weakness. "Poor babe. You most likely haven't had bite scene...I dunno. Scene you were left here." Unknotted the owls' leg and cuddled it against her, fondling it like her grandmother, who owned an Owl Post shop somewhere near the border of France, had taught her. As Tessa held the bird, she looked around at her room, which she returned home after she was born till now, where she returned every holiday from school.
Something was most definitely amissed, considering her whole home was bare and had a shallowly feel and only her room was untouched. Just yesterday she had returned home to change into muggle clothes. Tessa walked into her parents bedroom, clean as it always was, and it looked bigger without the bed. "OMG," she said to herself when reality hit her. Her family was gone. Clutching the hooting owl to her chest, she sank onto the floor and closed her eyes, remembering what she said last to her mother. ((memory: "Mom, it was just a touch up and I was sure she needed it! Ginny was working so hard on getting this, I didn't think tweaking her hair would get me an official warning from the Ministry. C'mon, you work there, cant you do anything?" Tessa asked her mother urgently, trying to find her shoes. She wanted tonight to shine, get some peoples attention. One thing she "forgot" to mention to Ginny was that Knotty Nicks Australian Bar was not only famous for its karaoke, but the fact that lots of 'Witch Hunters', England's famous record buyer, seemed to like visiting there. "Tessa Marina, you listen to me. I don't care if I work in that department, that doesn't mean you can do any magic on break! Because I work there is a reason, out of many, why you shouldn't. Plus, you did more than a hair spell, but some makeup checks..for two?" Her mother, tall, thin, a beauty tried to look mad and still seem nice. Finding her heels in the wardrobe, Tessa answered, "Mum!! I need to go! Stay at Ginny's if I'm late," and then dashed out without even a kiss good-bye))
"I've gotta get out of here, I've got to get to school," while standing up, she felt paper brush her elbow. Looking down at the bird, seeing it was asleep, she saw a note nailed into the inside of its wing. It read clearly,
Dear Ma'am, Pay no heed to your lost belongings, they will be returned as soon as you write back.. With Pleasure, Dissel and boss
**Gosh, that took forever. No ones reviewing! Feel so unloved. Ok, I now know how the story will end, but if u want to know, start to give me feed back! A little slow getting to the big stuff, but this is worth it. Next chapter, Tessa communicates with her new stalker, Ginny compromises with the editor and Harry will appear!**
