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Chapter 16: Ginny's Warning
Ginny woke up in the small cell, feeling slightly dizzy and sick. She sat up and looked around her. There was some red substance on the floor. She put her fingers down to see what it was. Blood. The very thought of it always made her feel somewhat queasy. She raised her hand to the back of her head. She felt a small bump on it.
Ginny thought back to what had happened before she had awoken up on the floor. Harry and Hermione coming. Them finding out he was the spy. And then her cell mate really being a Death Eater and knocking Ginny out. Then Ginny suddenly realized that none of them were here.
"Harry? Hermione?" Ginny called softly.
She didn't want to be heard by a passing Death Eater. Ginny looked up and down the hall, squinting for a shadowy figure moving towards her, or the sound of footsteps. She didn't see or hear either of them.
"Where could everyone have gone?" she asked herself quietly.
She tentatively took a step down the corridor. She hesitated unsure of which way she should go. She strained her memory to remember which way she had come from, but she couldn't remember anything, except being scared beyond all reason.
Why had they gone? Surely, they wouldn't leave her all alone? And where did Seamus and her cellmate go? And wouldn't they have at least closed the cell door?
Ginny sat down in the corridor, looking up and down it. She couldn't decide which way to go. She wanted to get out of You-Know-Who's dungeon, but she didn't want to go in any further than she had to.
Ginny looked around the corridor again. She sighed and stood up, deciding that she couldn't stay in this cell forever. Ginny sighed once more and took the passage to her left.
Ginny continued walking through the derelict, damp passage. The torches that had dimly lit the passageways previously were now growing brighter. Ginny had a strong feeling that she was now approaching the exit.
Ginny felt her nervousness increase every second, she was so afraid that a passing Death Eater would see her and she'd never escape. Or find Harry and Hermione. Ginny could feel her heart pounding in her chest, so loudly that she expected it would attract a Death Eater. She was passing cells every moment. She prayed that there weren't any Death Eaters in there, like there had been in hers.
Ginny kept on walking with her heart racing at an unnatural rate. She finally reached the exit. It was a large door with a huge lock on it.
Slowly, Ginny walked towards the large door. She was more aware of her pulsing heart with every step and breath that she took. This was it. She either going to get out, or she'd be stuck in this hellhole forever. Her legs felt like lead, and practically impossible to move. Her arms now felt like lead, as well, as she raised her right hand to the door. Her hand grasped the handle and tried to turn it.
"No!" Ginny screamed, retreating from the door, as though it were poison. She had spoken too loudly, but she didn't care. It didn't matter now. She wouldn't be able to leave. And what about Harry and Hermione? What had happened to them?
Ginny sat down on the floor hopelessly. She felt hot tears burn her eyes, but she didn't want whoever found her to know how powerless she felt. She shut her eyes tightly, and when she opened them, a glint of gold caught her eyes.
Across the corridor from her, there was a small, gold key.
Ginny felt her heart lift greatly. She stood up and walked over to the tiny, gold key.
Ginny bent down and outstretched a trembling hand, towards the small key and grasped it tightly. She instantly felt as though a hook behind her navel had grabbed her. She felt her spinning and suddenly she felt her cheek slam down against a hard stone floor, with the key clutched
Ginny felt everything go black for several seconds.
She heard a faraway voice growing louder. "Ginny! Ginny!" it was screaming. The voice was continually growing louder, and now there were footsteps pounding against the hard, stone floor. "Ginny!" the voice screamed again, sounding concerned and familiar.
Ginny opened her eyes, and saw a pair of emerald eyes looking back at her. It was Professor Evans. "Ginny? Ginny? What happened? Where have you been? Have you seen Harry, Hermione, and Seamus?" she asked hurriedly, sounding extremely worried.
"Lily, what happened?" another voice asked.
Ginny looked up and saw James coming at her and Professor Evans now.
"It's Ginny," she answered. "Look, James, she's hurt."
Ginny was slightly confused at first, and then she remembered her injury.
"I need to tell you something," Ginny said quickly.
"You have to get to the hospital wing," James said bending down to check on Ginny. He picked her up and lifted her onto a stretched that Professor Evans had just conjured.
"It's important!" Ginny cried out, her voice echoed the halls. James and Lily exchanged glances at each other. "I know what happened to Harry and the other missing students."
"Oh! Ginny tell us, please tell us where he is and what happened!" Lily screamed frantically. James put an arm around her shoulder comfortingly.
"Seamus was the traitor, and somehow he kidnapped me, and Harry and Hermione came to rescue me, and then there was this Death Eater in my cell, and she knocked me out, and then I woke up and no one was there, and I have no idea what happened, and then I found this key," Ginny said stretching out her hand to show the key.
"Put the key down, Ginny," James said very seriously, and Ginny dropped it. It hit the ground with a small clunk. "It must've been a port key."
Lily nodded her head in agreement. "Do you think he sent it to Harry with the letter?" she asked, holding up a piece of paper in her hands, undoubtedly the letter she was referring to.
"Probably," James said his face whitening. He gradually bended down to the floor. Ginny slowly realized what he was about to do, and so did Lily.
"No, James, don't!" she screamed looking even whiter than James. There were tears shining down her cheek, and she was looking more scared than Ginny had felt while in You-Know-Who's dungeon.
James looked at her helplessly. They seemed to be unaware that Ginny was still there and watching them. "I have to go," he said so quietly that Ginny could barely hear him.
Again, James slowly reached down to grab the key, but Lily got there first. She had swiftly bent down and grabbed the key. There was a swirl of colors, and she was gone.
James desperately dropped to the floor to look for the key, so he could obviously go after her.
Ginny slowly got off the stretcher and walked around to find someone to tell them what happened. She walked from corridor to corridor, looking for someone. An adult, anyone, really, who could help.
She saw a man turn a corner, who looked vaguely familiar. She couldn't place where she had seen him before. And then she realized it. In Dumbledore's office. What was his name?
"Sirius!" she remembered. He turned around. His face looked grave and worried.
"What happened to you?" he asked eyeing her face carefully.
"It doesn't matter!" she said. "There's a big problem! Follow me!"
She ran quickly back to where James was, but he wasn't there anymore. She looked around. There was an empty stretcher and that was it.
"James, I mean Professor Potter, he was right there, and so was Professor Evans," she said confused.
"What happened to them?" Sirius asked looking troubled.
"There was this thing," Ginny said straining her memory for what James had called it. "A portkey."
Sirius's eyes widened and Ginny knew that he understood what happened.
Meanwhile. . .
Lily landed on the ground with a soft thump. She quickly looked around and saw a group of people in cloaks.
She ran as quickly as she could towards them, and the circle neared closer and closer. She was finally on the outskirts of the circle when she saw two young people in the center of the circle.
One was Harry. And the other, Hermione.
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First, I must apologize for taking so long! I'm so sorry! I was gone on Spring Break and then I had trouble writing this chapter! I am so sorry that it has taken so long! All of you guys are great! Thanks for reviewing! Review again!
Ok, now her here is the part where I think all of you reviewers!
Sunshine Stargirl: Sorry about the cliffhanger! I just really like writing them. Sequel? Maybe.
Blackunicorn: Voldie's in for a surprise in the next chapter! :-D
Hermione HP: Awww. Thanks! You're too nice! I'll have to dedicate the next chapter to you!
MegHarts: You'll find out.
Avlyn: Thanks!
Kateydidnt: It does, but I guess we don't know that yet. It reacted when he looked up at Voldemort finally.
Okay, I can't say this enough, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 16: Ginny's Warning
Ginny woke up in the small cell, feeling slightly dizzy and sick. She sat up and looked around her. There was some red substance on the floor. She put her fingers down to see what it was. Blood. The very thought of it always made her feel somewhat queasy. She raised her hand to the back of her head. She felt a small bump on it.
Ginny thought back to what had happened before she had awoken up on the floor. Harry and Hermione coming. Them finding out he was the spy. And then her cell mate really being a Death Eater and knocking Ginny out. Then Ginny suddenly realized that none of them were here.
"Harry? Hermione?" Ginny called softly.
She didn't want to be heard by a passing Death Eater. Ginny looked up and down the hall, squinting for a shadowy figure moving towards her, or the sound of footsteps. She didn't see or hear either of them.
"Where could everyone have gone?" she asked herself quietly.
She tentatively took a step down the corridor. She hesitated unsure of which way she should go. She strained her memory to remember which way she had come from, but she couldn't remember anything, except being scared beyond all reason.
Why had they gone? Surely, they wouldn't leave her all alone? And where did Seamus and her cellmate go? And wouldn't they have at least closed the cell door?
Ginny sat down in the corridor, looking up and down it. She couldn't decide which way to go. She wanted to get out of You-Know-Who's dungeon, but she didn't want to go in any further than she had to.
Ginny looked around the corridor again. She sighed and stood up, deciding that she couldn't stay in this cell forever. Ginny sighed once more and took the passage to her left.
Ginny continued walking through the derelict, damp passage. The torches that had dimly lit the passageways previously were now growing brighter. Ginny had a strong feeling that she was now approaching the exit.
Ginny felt her nervousness increase every second, she was so afraid that a passing Death Eater would see her and she'd never escape. Or find Harry and Hermione. Ginny could feel her heart pounding in her chest, so loudly that she expected it would attract a Death Eater. She was passing cells every moment. She prayed that there weren't any Death Eaters in there, like there had been in hers.
Ginny kept on walking with her heart racing at an unnatural rate. She finally reached the exit. It was a large door with a huge lock on it.
Slowly, Ginny walked towards the large door. She was more aware of her pulsing heart with every step and breath that she took. This was it. She either going to get out, or she'd be stuck in this hellhole forever. Her legs felt like lead, and practically impossible to move. Her arms now felt like lead, as well, as she raised her right hand to the door. Her hand grasped the handle and tried to turn it.
"No!" Ginny screamed, retreating from the door, as though it were poison. She had spoken too loudly, but she didn't care. It didn't matter now. She wouldn't be able to leave. And what about Harry and Hermione? What had happened to them?
Ginny sat down on the floor hopelessly. She felt hot tears burn her eyes, but she didn't want whoever found her to know how powerless she felt. She shut her eyes tightly, and when she opened them, a glint of gold caught her eyes.
Across the corridor from her, there was a small, gold key.
Ginny felt her heart lift greatly. She stood up and walked over to the tiny, gold key.
Ginny bent down and outstretched a trembling hand, towards the small key and grasped it tightly. She instantly felt as though a hook behind her navel had grabbed her. She felt her spinning and suddenly she felt her cheek slam down against a hard stone floor, with the key clutched
Ginny felt everything go black for several seconds.
She heard a faraway voice growing louder. "Ginny! Ginny!" it was screaming. The voice was continually growing louder, and now there were footsteps pounding against the hard, stone floor. "Ginny!" the voice screamed again, sounding concerned and familiar.
Ginny opened her eyes, and saw a pair of emerald eyes looking back at her. It was Professor Evans. "Ginny? Ginny? What happened? Where have you been? Have you seen Harry, Hermione, and Seamus?" she asked hurriedly, sounding extremely worried.
"Lily, what happened?" another voice asked.
Ginny looked up and saw James coming at her and Professor Evans now.
"It's Ginny," she answered. "Look, James, she's hurt."
Ginny was slightly confused at first, and then she remembered her injury.
"I need to tell you something," Ginny said quickly.
"You have to get to the hospital wing," James said bending down to check on Ginny. He picked her up and lifted her onto a stretched that Professor Evans had just conjured.
"It's important!" Ginny cried out, her voice echoed the halls. James and Lily exchanged glances at each other. "I know what happened to Harry and the other missing students."
"Oh! Ginny tell us, please tell us where he is and what happened!" Lily screamed frantically. James put an arm around her shoulder comfortingly.
"Seamus was the traitor, and somehow he kidnapped me, and Harry and Hermione came to rescue me, and then there was this Death Eater in my cell, and she knocked me out, and then I woke up and no one was there, and I have no idea what happened, and then I found this key," Ginny said stretching out her hand to show the key.
"Put the key down, Ginny," James said very seriously, and Ginny dropped it. It hit the ground with a small clunk. "It must've been a port key."
Lily nodded her head in agreement. "Do you think he sent it to Harry with the letter?" she asked, holding up a piece of paper in her hands, undoubtedly the letter she was referring to.
"Probably," James said his face whitening. He gradually bended down to the floor. Ginny slowly realized what he was about to do, and so did Lily.
"No, James, don't!" she screamed looking even whiter than James. There were tears shining down her cheek, and she was looking more scared than Ginny had felt while in You-Know-Who's dungeon.
James looked at her helplessly. They seemed to be unaware that Ginny was still there and watching them. "I have to go," he said so quietly that Ginny could barely hear him.
Again, James slowly reached down to grab the key, but Lily got there first. She had swiftly bent down and grabbed the key. There was a swirl of colors, and she was gone.
James desperately dropped to the floor to look for the key, so he could obviously go after her.
Ginny slowly got off the stretcher and walked around to find someone to tell them what happened. She walked from corridor to corridor, looking for someone. An adult, anyone, really, who could help.
She saw a man turn a corner, who looked vaguely familiar. She couldn't place where she had seen him before. And then she realized it. In Dumbledore's office. What was his name?
"Sirius!" she remembered. He turned around. His face looked grave and worried.
"What happened to you?" he asked eyeing her face carefully.
"It doesn't matter!" she said. "There's a big problem! Follow me!"
She ran quickly back to where James was, but he wasn't there anymore. She looked around. There was an empty stretcher and that was it.
"James, I mean Professor Potter, he was right there, and so was Professor Evans," she said confused.
"What happened to them?" Sirius asked looking troubled.
"There was this thing," Ginny said straining her memory for what James had called it. "A portkey."
Sirius's eyes widened and Ginny knew that he understood what happened.
Meanwhile. . .
Lily landed on the ground with a soft thump. She quickly looked around and saw a group of people in cloaks.
She ran as quickly as she could towards them, and the circle neared closer and closer. She was finally on the outskirts of the circle when she saw two young people in the center of the circle.
One was Harry. And the other, Hermione.
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First, I must apologize for taking so long! I'm so sorry! I was gone on Spring Break and then I had trouble writing this chapter! I am so sorry that it has taken so long! All of you guys are great! Thanks for reviewing! Review again!
Ok, now her here is the part where I think all of you reviewers!
Sunshine Stargirl: Sorry about the cliffhanger! I just really like writing them. Sequel? Maybe.
Blackunicorn: Voldie's in for a surprise in the next chapter! :-D
Hermione HP: Awww. Thanks! You're too nice! I'll have to dedicate the next chapter to you!
MegHarts: You'll find out.
Avlyn: Thanks!
Kateydidnt: It does, but I guess we don't know that yet. It reacted when he looked up at Voldemort finally.
Okay, I can't say this enough, REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!