Chapter 3
"Harry and I had decided to go for a walk out on the grounds during lunch, neither of us were in the mood to listen to Ron and Hermione argue any longer"
She smiled grimly at the thought and realized that her brother and Hermione had not had a single argument since that day.
"I got a little cold since it was only the beginning of March, and Harry laughed at me for not grabbing my cloak before we left, but he put his over my shoulders anyways and we stood by the lake together for a long time.
I could tell he was cold since he only had his robes on for warmth, and I tried to convince him to go back inside, but he didn't want to, so we sat down on the shore together and started talking.
He said he was worried about what was happening in the world, since there had been no sign of you-know-who for almost two years, since the tri wizard tournament.
Everyone believed he was back, well almost everyone, but there was no proof.
Last year was hard for Harry, he was so jumpy, expecting to be attacked at any moment.
He got better as the year went on, getting so wrapped up in studying for the OWLS I guess, and I guess he decided that you-know-who was just not brave enough and didn't have enough followers yet to do anything.
Sirius coming by to visit helped too, I think, but he still had that look on his face like he knew something was coming and he couldn't stop it.
He talked about all this, and to tell you the truth I was surprised, I mean, we have been together since the beginning of last year, but he had never opened up so much before, not even to Ron and Hermione.
I just sat there in his arms and listened to all his worries about the future, and though I would never say this to his face, I pitied him, I mean, he was only sixteen and had the hopes of the entire wizarding world on his shoulders.
I don't see how anybody else could have dealt with everything he has had to face and still be a compassionate, kind, loving person, more concerned with everyone else than himself." With this said, the young girl bowed her head for a moment and let a few silent tears fall from her face before looking back into the face of the headmaster and continuing.
"It was almost like he knew something was going to happen soon, because he turned me around to face him and said there was something important he had to tell me.
I had no idea what he was going to say, and just nodded my head at him to continue and he said
'Ginny, you know how important you are to me and I need you to promise me something'
I was still unsure what he was talking about so I just nodded again and he looked almost relieved.
'Ginny, I think Voldemort is planning something big, that's why he hasn't attacked anything or anyone yet'
Still confused, I nodded again and he continued
'I think Voldemort is planning on attacking Hogwarts' he said in a rush.
I was shocked, of all things that I had been thinking he was going to say, this was furthest from my mind.
My shock must have showed on my face, because he continued really fast
'Please believe my Ginny, I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I have this weird feeling and I need to make sure you will be alright if anything happens, promise me Gin, if the castle is attacked, promise me that you will stay away from the fighting, I'll give you my invisibility cloak to hide under, but promise me that you'll run as far away from the fighting as possible, in one of the secret passages or something until the coast is clear, please Ginny promise me that you will stay out of trouble and promise me that you'll take the cloak with you everywhere so you'll have it when you need it.'
He just stared at me with a pleading expression in his eyes for several minutes, but I couldn't think of anything to say.
I just couldn't believe that the castle would ever be at risk, I mean, everyone knows it's the safest place in the wizarding world, but I couldn't bring myself to promise Harry that I would run away while everyone else was at risk, but his eyes were so intense and pleading that I couldn't refuse to give him what he wanted, so I promised him that I would use the cloak if anything happened and that I would hide in the passage to Honeydukes until someone found me.
He looked so relieved when I said that, and he seamed to have a great weight lifted off his shoulders, but what he said next surprised me more than anything he had said before, he told me that he loved me and that he couldn't live with himself if anything happened to me, that too many people had already died because of him and he couldn't take any more blood on his hands, he told me he loved me" she muttered again softly
"He loved me" with those words said, she broke down in tears for the first time since that day and buried her face in her hands.
Unsure of what he should do, the Headmaster walked to the trembling girl and pulled her into a tight embrace, listening to her mutter over and over to her self the same three words "he loved me, he loved me" for several minutes before she broke the embrace and looked deep into the headmasters eyes before she spoke again.
"He said he loved me, but I didn't deserve that love from him, when it came down to it, I couldn't keep my promise to him, I couldn't just run and hide and leave him and my friends and brothers behind to be attacked by death eaters and dementors.
If I had just proved to him that I loved him too and kept my promise to him by running and hiding like I said I would then he might still be here today" she finished, starring at the headmaster with tears still rolling down her pale cheeks.
"Child, there was nothing you could have done to stop what happened from happening, Harry knew what he was facing when he confronted Voldemort, and unfortunately there was nothing you or I could have done to stop him.
He would have faced the dark lord at some point, if not that day, then another, no matter what we tried to do to stop him." He said looking into the girls sad eyes and willing her to understand his words before he continued .
"The only thing you can do for Harry now is to tell me what happened when the attack began, perhaps then we can know better where to look for Harry, to bring him home. Draco won't tell me, for reasons that I do not know, and I am begging you to tell me what happened, even though it might by hard for you to relive it for me, your words might be the missing key to tell us where Harry is, will you tell me?" he asked hopefully, still starring into the girls eyes that were much to sad for her years.
"Yes sir, I'll tell you" she said meekly, harshly wiping the few remaining tears from her eyes before turning her face back into an unreadable mask before continuing her sad tale.
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At the same time as Dumbledore was reliving the conversation he had had with Ginny about the events that had occurred on that fateful day, the still unidentified boy in the muggle hospital was reliving the events themselves in his nightmare.
They were sitting close together on the far side of the lake, her enveloped in his tight embrace after she had promised him that she would stay out of danger when the attack came, and he knew it would, though he didn't think that it would come right then.
As they sat together, his scar suddenly began to sear in pain, making it feel as though hot needles were forcing themselves deep into his skull and trying to force it apart along his famous scar.
He had forced his eyes open instantly against the pain and pulled a still oblivious Ginny around to face him roughly.
"Ginny, their here!"
"What? Who's here Harry?" she had demanded, the color draining from her face and her eyes filled with fear.
"Voldemort" he had stated simply, jumping to his feet and dragging her up with him, which was very easy since she was very slim and petite.
"Run Ginny, I don't have the invisibility cloak, but you have to hide, now!!!" he shouted frantically, looking all around himself for a visible sign of his enemy that he knew was close.
"Run where Harry? Where could I hide? There is nowhere to hide, and besides, I won't go without you" she said in a small voice, looking up into his eyes pleadingly "Come with me Harry, please" she begged him.
"Ginny, you promised you would leave when they attacked! Go! Hide in the forest, the centaurs will look after you!"
"No. I won't leave without you Harry!"
"Ginny, their here for me, and I can't allow anyone else to get hurt because I won't face him!"
"What about me Harry? What will I do if something happens to you while I'm hiding in there?"
"Ginny, don't worry about me, I'll be fine just knowing you're safe, but Ron and Hermione are still in the castle and he knows how close they are to me, and he'll try to use them against me, and he'll try to use you too, so please hide, don't give him any more of an advantage over me because I don't think I could refuse him if he got you"
When he said that, he noticed tears begin to form in Ginny's eyes for an instant before she nodded her head vigorously and pulled him into a tight hug and whispering in his ear.
"Keep them safe Harry, all of them, I know you can beat him, I love you" she whispered before turning quickly on her heel and fleeing into the forest.
"I love you too Gin" he muttered to her retreating back before he turned and looked out over the vast grounds to see shadowy shapes begin to emerge from the forest.
A/N: I know its kinda short, but I have several more chapters typed right now and I'll post more later tonight if you want me too. Thanks for reviewing guys!!
"Harry and I had decided to go for a walk out on the grounds during lunch, neither of us were in the mood to listen to Ron and Hermione argue any longer"
She smiled grimly at the thought and realized that her brother and Hermione had not had a single argument since that day.
"I got a little cold since it was only the beginning of March, and Harry laughed at me for not grabbing my cloak before we left, but he put his over my shoulders anyways and we stood by the lake together for a long time.
I could tell he was cold since he only had his robes on for warmth, and I tried to convince him to go back inside, but he didn't want to, so we sat down on the shore together and started talking.
He said he was worried about what was happening in the world, since there had been no sign of you-know-who for almost two years, since the tri wizard tournament.
Everyone believed he was back, well almost everyone, but there was no proof.
Last year was hard for Harry, he was so jumpy, expecting to be attacked at any moment.
He got better as the year went on, getting so wrapped up in studying for the OWLS I guess, and I guess he decided that you-know-who was just not brave enough and didn't have enough followers yet to do anything.
Sirius coming by to visit helped too, I think, but he still had that look on his face like he knew something was coming and he couldn't stop it.
He talked about all this, and to tell you the truth I was surprised, I mean, we have been together since the beginning of last year, but he had never opened up so much before, not even to Ron and Hermione.
I just sat there in his arms and listened to all his worries about the future, and though I would never say this to his face, I pitied him, I mean, he was only sixteen and had the hopes of the entire wizarding world on his shoulders.
I don't see how anybody else could have dealt with everything he has had to face and still be a compassionate, kind, loving person, more concerned with everyone else than himself." With this said, the young girl bowed her head for a moment and let a few silent tears fall from her face before looking back into the face of the headmaster and continuing.
"It was almost like he knew something was going to happen soon, because he turned me around to face him and said there was something important he had to tell me.
I had no idea what he was going to say, and just nodded my head at him to continue and he said
'Ginny, you know how important you are to me and I need you to promise me something'
I was still unsure what he was talking about so I just nodded again and he looked almost relieved.
'Ginny, I think Voldemort is planning something big, that's why he hasn't attacked anything or anyone yet'
Still confused, I nodded again and he continued
'I think Voldemort is planning on attacking Hogwarts' he said in a rush.
I was shocked, of all things that I had been thinking he was going to say, this was furthest from my mind.
My shock must have showed on my face, because he continued really fast
'Please believe my Ginny, I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I have this weird feeling and I need to make sure you will be alright if anything happens, promise me Gin, if the castle is attacked, promise me that you will stay away from the fighting, I'll give you my invisibility cloak to hide under, but promise me that you'll run as far away from the fighting as possible, in one of the secret passages or something until the coast is clear, please Ginny promise me that you will stay out of trouble and promise me that you'll take the cloak with you everywhere so you'll have it when you need it.'
He just stared at me with a pleading expression in his eyes for several minutes, but I couldn't think of anything to say.
I just couldn't believe that the castle would ever be at risk, I mean, everyone knows it's the safest place in the wizarding world, but I couldn't bring myself to promise Harry that I would run away while everyone else was at risk, but his eyes were so intense and pleading that I couldn't refuse to give him what he wanted, so I promised him that I would use the cloak if anything happened and that I would hide in the passage to Honeydukes until someone found me.
He looked so relieved when I said that, and he seamed to have a great weight lifted off his shoulders, but what he said next surprised me more than anything he had said before, he told me that he loved me and that he couldn't live with himself if anything happened to me, that too many people had already died because of him and he couldn't take any more blood on his hands, he told me he loved me" she muttered again softly
"He loved me" with those words said, she broke down in tears for the first time since that day and buried her face in her hands.
Unsure of what he should do, the Headmaster walked to the trembling girl and pulled her into a tight embrace, listening to her mutter over and over to her self the same three words "he loved me, he loved me" for several minutes before she broke the embrace and looked deep into the headmasters eyes before she spoke again.
"He said he loved me, but I didn't deserve that love from him, when it came down to it, I couldn't keep my promise to him, I couldn't just run and hide and leave him and my friends and brothers behind to be attacked by death eaters and dementors.
If I had just proved to him that I loved him too and kept my promise to him by running and hiding like I said I would then he might still be here today" she finished, starring at the headmaster with tears still rolling down her pale cheeks.
"Child, there was nothing you could have done to stop what happened from happening, Harry knew what he was facing when he confronted Voldemort, and unfortunately there was nothing you or I could have done to stop him.
He would have faced the dark lord at some point, if not that day, then another, no matter what we tried to do to stop him." He said looking into the girls sad eyes and willing her to understand his words before he continued .
"The only thing you can do for Harry now is to tell me what happened when the attack began, perhaps then we can know better where to look for Harry, to bring him home. Draco won't tell me, for reasons that I do not know, and I am begging you to tell me what happened, even though it might by hard for you to relive it for me, your words might be the missing key to tell us where Harry is, will you tell me?" he asked hopefully, still starring into the girls eyes that were much to sad for her years.
"Yes sir, I'll tell you" she said meekly, harshly wiping the few remaining tears from her eyes before turning her face back into an unreadable mask before continuing her sad tale.
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At the same time as Dumbledore was reliving the conversation he had had with Ginny about the events that had occurred on that fateful day, the still unidentified boy in the muggle hospital was reliving the events themselves in his nightmare.
They were sitting close together on the far side of the lake, her enveloped in his tight embrace after she had promised him that she would stay out of danger when the attack came, and he knew it would, though he didn't think that it would come right then.
As they sat together, his scar suddenly began to sear in pain, making it feel as though hot needles were forcing themselves deep into his skull and trying to force it apart along his famous scar.
He had forced his eyes open instantly against the pain and pulled a still oblivious Ginny around to face him roughly.
"Ginny, their here!"
"What? Who's here Harry?" she had demanded, the color draining from her face and her eyes filled with fear.
"Voldemort" he had stated simply, jumping to his feet and dragging her up with him, which was very easy since she was very slim and petite.
"Run Ginny, I don't have the invisibility cloak, but you have to hide, now!!!" he shouted frantically, looking all around himself for a visible sign of his enemy that he knew was close.
"Run where Harry? Where could I hide? There is nowhere to hide, and besides, I won't go without you" she said in a small voice, looking up into his eyes pleadingly "Come with me Harry, please" she begged him.
"Ginny, you promised you would leave when they attacked! Go! Hide in the forest, the centaurs will look after you!"
"No. I won't leave without you Harry!"
"Ginny, their here for me, and I can't allow anyone else to get hurt because I won't face him!"
"What about me Harry? What will I do if something happens to you while I'm hiding in there?"
"Ginny, don't worry about me, I'll be fine just knowing you're safe, but Ron and Hermione are still in the castle and he knows how close they are to me, and he'll try to use them against me, and he'll try to use you too, so please hide, don't give him any more of an advantage over me because I don't think I could refuse him if he got you"
When he said that, he noticed tears begin to form in Ginny's eyes for an instant before she nodded her head vigorously and pulled him into a tight hug and whispering in his ear.
"Keep them safe Harry, all of them, I know you can beat him, I love you" she whispered before turning quickly on her heel and fleeing into the forest.
"I love you too Gin" he muttered to her retreating back before he turned and looked out over the vast grounds to see shadowy shapes begin to emerge from the forest.
A/N: I know its kinda short, but I have several more chapters typed right now and I'll post more later tonight if you want me too. Thanks for reviewing guys!!