Disclaimer:I don't own any of these characters. Only the plot. The rest
belongs to J.K.
Thanks SO much to everyone who reviewed last time!!-
videl86:Thanks! Yeah and there's gonna be another cliffhanger in this chapter! lol.
dabbler-Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the 'action scene', I'm really not good at that kind of thing, though.
shdurrani:Hey! Yeah like I said I forgot about that. It's kinda too late to change it now, though, so I guess I won't. Thanks!
Jessica:Thank you! I'm glad you like it! :)
la2ur2a: lol yeah I guess. Thank you so much! Hey that's great about your story, can you please tell me when the next chapter is up?
QuidBrm: Thanks for reviewing! :)
*~Thank y'all so much!!!!!~*
Chapter 13
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Harry felt the pit of his stomach twist with fear. There had deffinatly been a tone of threat in Voldemort's voice.
"Maybe she would like to join us." He hissed again, pointing his wand towards Ginny with a slight grin on his mutated face.
Now Harry felt like panicing. It didn't matter what Voldemort did to him, but when he brought Ginny into it, it was something completely different.
"You wouldn't dare." Harry said through clenched teeth.
"I've dared to do a lot of things in my life, Potter. Most of them much worse than this." Voldemort said with a chuckle.
Harry felt himself start to shake with rage and fear. "Leave her out of this." He said in an almost pleading tone.
Voldemort grinned and turned back to Ginny, his wand pointed toward her. "Imperio!" He muttered softly. Apparently spells could go out from the inside, but not in from the outside. Harry turned to look at the table where he had been sitting peacefully just a few hours ago. Ginny's eyes glazed over as she stood up and began walking towards Harry and Voldemort. Her parents and several teachers, including Dumbledore, attempted to break the curse, but Voldemort merely placed a shield around her, almost an exact replica of the one in the middle of the room, only much smaller. Ginny continued to walk towards the middle of the Hall. "No," Harry whispered to himself desperatly.
He could see her trying to struggle, trying to fight the curse, but she wasn't strong enough. She halted right in front of the enclosure, swaying slowly back and forth for a few seconds, before stepping through. "NO!" Harry screamed. As soon as she was inside, the curse stopped and the shield dissapeared.
She turned to look at him, and he felt his heart ache when he saw her beautiful blue eyes so full of fear. They were slowly brimming over with tears. More than anything Harry wanted her out of that thing and somewhere far away, somewhere safe. And what hurt even more than seeing her so scared, was the knowledge that it was all his fault. That if it wasn't for him, she wouldn't even be in such danger. He tried to blink away his own tears as he turned to face Voldemort again, trying to bring back the courage and determination that he'd had so much of only a few minutes before.
"Well, Harry, this makes things a bit more complicated, doesn't it?" Voldemort hissed with a grin.
Harry didn't answer, he only stared back at the glittering red eyes with anger.
"I'll take that as a yes." Voldemort said as he started pacing back and forth. "If you refuse to join me now, you will have to see her murdered right before your eyes. But, if you agree, perhaps we can spare your little friend's life."
Harry almost felt like laughing. How stupid did Voldemort think he was? "Lier." He spat. "If I join you then you won't be able to afford to let anyone here live, you wouldn't want anyone else to know that you now had me on your side too. That way you could take them by surprise, or still use me for something without me being suspected."
Voldemort actually threw back his head and laughed at this. "Smart, Harry. Yes I suppose that's what I'd do. Can't have little girls running around destroying my plans now, can I?"
Harry felt like jumping on him, like strangling the life out of those glowing eyes. But he knew that Voldemort would kill him before he even got close enough to touch him, and Harry figured the longer he stayed alive, the longer Ginny stayed alive.
"Well then, lets just say that if you join me, at least you won't have to watch her die. Then you can be far away, that would be easier for you, wouldn't it Harry?"
Harry hated how Voldemort spoke to him as if they were on friendly terms. Calling him Harry, as if there had never been any reason for them to dislike eachother.
Harry quickly took in the choice that he had to make here. If he joined Voldemort, Ginny would die, everyone here would die. If he didn't, then Voldemort would still kill everyone, including himself. But if Harry helped him, then countless other people would lose their lives from their joined forces. Voldemort's powers would be increased, and he would be even more unstopable than he had been before. As much as it pained Harry to think of it for Ginny's sake, he knew he only had one decision. He would never join Voldemort.
"Well, Harry? Me and your pretty girlfriend are waiting." Voldemort hissed.
Harry turned to look at Ginny. She knew what that determined look in his eyes meant, he was going to refuse. Of course he was. That was the right thing to do. She couldn't fight the tears anymore, but she managed to give him a small smile, trying to encourage him and let him know that he was doing the right thing. Harry almost started crying himself as he looked at her trying so hard to smile through the tears that were streaming steadily down her face.
As she stared into his bright green eyes she saw something besides just determination. She saw love. Love for her. She felt a fresh wave of tears as she thought of how much she loved him too. She tried not to think of what this meant. This was good bye. She had dreamed so many times of walking down the aisle to meet him, dreamed of them playing with their child together, of growing old together.
Harry forced the tears back as he turned to face Voldemort. "I will never join you. Never." He said in a low, calm voice filled with determination.
Voldemort's eyes flashed with anger. He had been sure that the girl with red hair would be able to convince him.
"Very well." He said with a voice so filled with rage that it shook. He raised his wand till it was pointing straight at Ginny. "We could have been great, Potter. But I'll manage perfectly fine without you." He hissed.
"Avada Kedavra."
The words seemed to echo strangely in Harry's head. 'If she dies, it will be all my fault.' He thought. 'She can't die, she can't. I can't live without her. If only I knew how to apparate!' He thought with frustration. He closed his eyes tightly, wishing with all his heart that he was standing in Ginny's place.
He opened his eyes to find himself standing in front of Ginny, facing a strange green light that was quickly soaring toward him. Harry could dimly see Voldemort behind the light, his wand pointed straight at him. Harry covered his face with his arms as the bright green light filled his vision and seemed to wrap itself around him and surround him completely.
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A/N: Wow, talk about a cliff hanger! I know it's WAY too short, I orignally had this chapter and the next one as one chapter, but I thought it would be better this way. The next chapter should be up pretty soon since I already have most of it written. I already had like the entire story in my head before I started writing it, but it takes a little bit longer to put it into words. Anyway, hey y'all are doing great with the reviews! lol. Oh and my friend has a story called 'Pain Doesn't Last Forever',(or something like that) and I'd really appreciate it if you'd check it out! Her pen name is Eowyn. (She's in my favorite authors list.) Ok well I guess that's all. Pleeeaase review! I really wanna break 100, but I don't think I'm going to. Ok, well, thanks!
~Katydid~
Thanks SO much to everyone who reviewed last time!!-
videl86:Thanks! Yeah and there's gonna be another cliffhanger in this chapter! lol.
dabbler-Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the 'action scene', I'm really not good at that kind of thing, though.
shdurrani:Hey! Yeah like I said I forgot about that. It's kinda too late to change it now, though, so I guess I won't. Thanks!
Jessica:Thank you! I'm glad you like it! :)
la2ur2a: lol yeah I guess. Thank you so much! Hey that's great about your story, can you please tell me when the next chapter is up?
QuidBrm: Thanks for reviewing! :)
*~Thank y'all so much!!!!!~*
Chapter 13
**********
Harry felt the pit of his stomach twist with fear. There had deffinatly been a tone of threat in Voldemort's voice.
"Maybe she would like to join us." He hissed again, pointing his wand towards Ginny with a slight grin on his mutated face.
Now Harry felt like panicing. It didn't matter what Voldemort did to him, but when he brought Ginny into it, it was something completely different.
"You wouldn't dare." Harry said through clenched teeth.
"I've dared to do a lot of things in my life, Potter. Most of them much worse than this." Voldemort said with a chuckle.
Harry felt himself start to shake with rage and fear. "Leave her out of this." He said in an almost pleading tone.
Voldemort grinned and turned back to Ginny, his wand pointed toward her. "Imperio!" He muttered softly. Apparently spells could go out from the inside, but not in from the outside. Harry turned to look at the table where he had been sitting peacefully just a few hours ago. Ginny's eyes glazed over as she stood up and began walking towards Harry and Voldemort. Her parents and several teachers, including Dumbledore, attempted to break the curse, but Voldemort merely placed a shield around her, almost an exact replica of the one in the middle of the room, only much smaller. Ginny continued to walk towards the middle of the Hall. "No," Harry whispered to himself desperatly.
He could see her trying to struggle, trying to fight the curse, but she wasn't strong enough. She halted right in front of the enclosure, swaying slowly back and forth for a few seconds, before stepping through. "NO!" Harry screamed. As soon as she was inside, the curse stopped and the shield dissapeared.
She turned to look at him, and he felt his heart ache when he saw her beautiful blue eyes so full of fear. They were slowly brimming over with tears. More than anything Harry wanted her out of that thing and somewhere far away, somewhere safe. And what hurt even more than seeing her so scared, was the knowledge that it was all his fault. That if it wasn't for him, she wouldn't even be in such danger. He tried to blink away his own tears as he turned to face Voldemort again, trying to bring back the courage and determination that he'd had so much of only a few minutes before.
"Well, Harry, this makes things a bit more complicated, doesn't it?" Voldemort hissed with a grin.
Harry didn't answer, he only stared back at the glittering red eyes with anger.
"I'll take that as a yes." Voldemort said as he started pacing back and forth. "If you refuse to join me now, you will have to see her murdered right before your eyes. But, if you agree, perhaps we can spare your little friend's life."
Harry almost felt like laughing. How stupid did Voldemort think he was? "Lier." He spat. "If I join you then you won't be able to afford to let anyone here live, you wouldn't want anyone else to know that you now had me on your side too. That way you could take them by surprise, or still use me for something without me being suspected."
Voldemort actually threw back his head and laughed at this. "Smart, Harry. Yes I suppose that's what I'd do. Can't have little girls running around destroying my plans now, can I?"
Harry felt like jumping on him, like strangling the life out of those glowing eyes. But he knew that Voldemort would kill him before he even got close enough to touch him, and Harry figured the longer he stayed alive, the longer Ginny stayed alive.
"Well then, lets just say that if you join me, at least you won't have to watch her die. Then you can be far away, that would be easier for you, wouldn't it Harry?"
Harry hated how Voldemort spoke to him as if they were on friendly terms. Calling him Harry, as if there had never been any reason for them to dislike eachother.
Harry quickly took in the choice that he had to make here. If he joined Voldemort, Ginny would die, everyone here would die. If he didn't, then Voldemort would still kill everyone, including himself. But if Harry helped him, then countless other people would lose their lives from their joined forces. Voldemort's powers would be increased, and he would be even more unstopable than he had been before. As much as it pained Harry to think of it for Ginny's sake, he knew he only had one decision. He would never join Voldemort.
"Well, Harry? Me and your pretty girlfriend are waiting." Voldemort hissed.
Harry turned to look at Ginny. She knew what that determined look in his eyes meant, he was going to refuse. Of course he was. That was the right thing to do. She couldn't fight the tears anymore, but she managed to give him a small smile, trying to encourage him and let him know that he was doing the right thing. Harry almost started crying himself as he looked at her trying so hard to smile through the tears that were streaming steadily down her face.
As she stared into his bright green eyes she saw something besides just determination. She saw love. Love for her. She felt a fresh wave of tears as she thought of how much she loved him too. She tried not to think of what this meant. This was good bye. She had dreamed so many times of walking down the aisle to meet him, dreamed of them playing with their child together, of growing old together.
Harry forced the tears back as he turned to face Voldemort. "I will never join you. Never." He said in a low, calm voice filled with determination.
Voldemort's eyes flashed with anger. He had been sure that the girl with red hair would be able to convince him.
"Very well." He said with a voice so filled with rage that it shook. He raised his wand till it was pointing straight at Ginny. "We could have been great, Potter. But I'll manage perfectly fine without you." He hissed.
"Avada Kedavra."
The words seemed to echo strangely in Harry's head. 'If she dies, it will be all my fault.' He thought. 'She can't die, she can't. I can't live without her. If only I knew how to apparate!' He thought with frustration. He closed his eyes tightly, wishing with all his heart that he was standing in Ginny's place.
He opened his eyes to find himself standing in front of Ginny, facing a strange green light that was quickly soaring toward him. Harry could dimly see Voldemort behind the light, his wand pointed straight at him. Harry covered his face with his arms as the bright green light filled his vision and seemed to wrap itself around him and surround him completely.
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A/N: Wow, talk about a cliff hanger! I know it's WAY too short, I orignally had this chapter and the next one as one chapter, but I thought it would be better this way. The next chapter should be up pretty soon since I already have most of it written. I already had like the entire story in my head before I started writing it, but it takes a little bit longer to put it into words. Anyway, hey y'all are doing great with the reviews! lol. Oh and my friend has a story called 'Pain Doesn't Last Forever',(or something like that) and I'd really appreciate it if you'd check it out! Her pen name is Eowyn. (She's in my favorite authors list.) Ok well I guess that's all. Pleeeaase review! I really wanna break 100, but I don't think I'm going to. Ok, well, thanks!
~Katydid~