(A/N sorry for the crapness of the last few chapters I have no time to
write right now, exams and such and matters of the heart but I will
persevere)
Ginny was loathed every time she thought how she had bottled out of telling Harry, maybe if she just pretended she didn't know then maybe it would all go away. Now just wasn't the time for this, I mean she and Harry loved each other and all but he was about to leave and she still had another year of school to go. Sitting idly on her bed Ginny traced lines with her fingers over her linen pondering to herself about her predicament. Slouching out on her front Ginny sighed heavily as she did so Hermione popped her bushy head about the door with an ear to ear grin. "Why are you so gloomy, your going to be an aunty soon!", Hermione had said this to her practically every day for the last month since she had found out that she was expecting. The novelty had worn off for Ginny but obviously not for Hermione who was already studying everything she could get her hands on about children and parenting. "Hey, Oh I'm just ..tired you know with my end of term exams and all" propping her head up on her hand Ginny cast her eyes upwards at Hermione's sturdy figure already sporting maternity wear. "Well what is up with you, Harry says you have been acting very oddly and well I heard him say to Ron that well you and Harry, well, you know, haven't been having relations!" Hermione was blushing a hard shade of red. Ginny could hardly believe that Hermione an expectant mother who had obviously had a lot of relations herself could still be so embarrassed by the whole sex business. "What? Harry talks to my brother about how regular our shags are?" Ginny was truly shocked to the bone by this sudden revelation. Hermione who was staring intently at her feet as if trying to pick out a hidden mystery or maybe a reprieve mumbled "Well you know what boys are like, always talking about, it". Ginny rolled over to look at the roof of her bed bringing her hands up under her head to cradle neck "So what's up ?". "Well Ginny, You know Ron and I are having the engagement party tonight?" "Hmm" Ginny responded thinking she would simply get a lecture on her duties again. "I need your help" Hermione's voice began to crack slightly "I'm thrilled you know about the baby, but I am kind of scared, what if this is wrong, what if Ron and I are rushing into things". Ginny sat up looking as if Hermione had just stripped naked and began doing a wild version of the mambo. Hermione had spent the last year or so of her life madly in love with Ron they were the most solid couple around and now Hermione of all people was having doubts. Ginny scrambled over the bed to Hermione and stood up hugging her "What? Why ?". Hermione looked at her lifting a worried hand to her cheek "Well it was the other day I just wondered to myself if I could be content with only having known..well one man!" Hermione instantly allowed her bushy head to drop down in shame. Ginny looked from side to side thinking she was hardly the person to ask since she herself had only a small group of boys she had been intimate with. "Well Hermione..is there anyone you would like to have a last fling with?". Hermione looked up her eyes wetted from tears "Ginny, its already happened...". Ginny was horrified all she had wanted was a nice peaceful sleep not everything spilling out on her like this. While trying to think up some excuse to leave this situation quickly Hermione proceeded to tell her what dirty deeds she had been up to.
"You see Ginny, the teachers know about my being pregnant and all and since I am leaving in a few days and will be getting married they don't really mind." Pausing Hermione folded her hands slightly and sat down on the bed. "Well" she continued "I went to see professor Sprout for some herbs supposed to encourage baby girls to develop when she recommended to me that I go see professor Snape, since he knows every potion around and would know some great anti-natal ones." Ginny thought with a sickening crunch she knew where this story was leading and she wasn't sure she wanted to hear the ending. Sitting herself down on the bed she listened to Hermione continue with her tale. "Well when I got to the professor's class it was after tea and he was sitting there working on grading fifth form work. He wasn't that willing to help me and gave me a big lecture on promiscuity and the downfall of society." Gazing into the distance Hermione's cheeks took on a blossom colour. "There was just something that night, he was just so powerful Ginny, I loved watching his hands working speedily with the beakers and tubes". Ginny suddenly realised she was staring transfixed at Hermione, despite her initial shock at Hermione she was totally fascinated "Go on" Ginny urged. "Snape offered me a cup with a potion to help alleviate morning sickness" breathing heavily Hermione paused licking her lips remembering "I took the cup my fingers running over his and believe it or not he just moved forward, like a hawk taking its prey" shrugging herself out of her daze Hermione blinked "I was really the helpless victim if you think about it, how was I supposed to resist him!". Ginny swiped her fist across her suddenly parched lips "So then?". Hermione smiled wickedly "Well he took me on his desk ! He does have the most amazing hands ever Ginny. He was so deliberate with every little motion and he was so precise with everything he did. I mean before I knew it I had came at least twice then he took me to his office and did it all over again and again." Hermione suddenly jumped when she heard a loud crash, Ginny had fallen off the edge of the bed. "God almighty Hermione, Snape?!" Ginny thought almost with a hint of jealousy "Wow!". Frowning she suddenly thought of poor Ron who had no idea that his wife to be and soon to be mother of his child had slept with his arch nemesis. "Well what about Ron ! have you told him , do you intend on telling him ?" Ginny bombarded Hermione with questions causing her to back up slightly. "Well no I haven't exactly but..Ginny oh I had to tell someone and I trust you so much please don't tell anyone or I'll simply die !". Thus enslaved with the duty of keeping Hermione's secret Ginny decided to go get some piece and quiet away from her friends.
Wandering away from the castle Ginny wondered if she might go watch Harry playing quiditch. Feeling a chilly breeze brush over her body causing parts of her to goose bump Ginny pulled her heavy cloak about her and trudged off towards the quiditch fields. Harry was busy zooming about the field a tiny red dot in the distance, several of his team mates were chasing him madly trying to keep up with him. Ginny smiled to herself allowing her heart to flutter madly. She loved to watch Harry playing, he had such skill and nerve unlike any other quiditch player she had ever seen. Deciding to not make her presence known Ginny ducked behind the stands and peeped round to watch Harry. Something though wasn't right the air was becoming darker and heavier like it was about to start raining or something. Suddenly with no warning bright explosions began going off all over the quiditch field and sending lightening bolts up into the sky taking out Angelina and Fred instantly. Ginny's eyes wide with horror began running forward onto the blazing pitch were her brothers char grilled form was heaped, still smouldering. There was a flurry of screams and overhead swishes as the ones remaining on brooms dodged the lightening bolts. But like flies eventually of them were picked off, all except for Harry who was ducking and diving quickly. Ginny sat pools of tears forming about her as she pulled her brother Fred's limp head onto her lap, looking up she watched her mouth open with shock as Harry was chased by 3 bolts of lightening. It was then Ginny's eyes cleared and she could see the figure before her that was causing all this disruption. Laying Fred's head back down Ginny leapt to her feet and sprang forward like a gazelle her hand pulling her wand out from her robes.
Back at the school nobody had realised the commotion happening down on the quiditch fields until a few people noticed a few rouge lightening bolts criss-cross off across the sky. Everyone began heading off towards the pitches to see what was going on. Already all the teachers were running down as fast as possible arming themselves with their wands.
The figure before Ginny was that of a woman , middle aged with a shock of blonde hair reaching all the way down her back. Her violet eyes were blazing an odd colour as she wielded what seemed like a sceptre that was causing the lightening. Ginny not to be intimidated thrust her wand arm forward at the woman shouting "Expelarimus!". The blonde taken by surprise found her sceptre flying out of her hand before she could stop it. The lightening stopped instantly and at this point Harry took the opportunity to fly down and land beside Ginny. Ginny held her wand forward threateningly sensing Harry beside her she felt slightly stronger somehow.
The blonde sneered at them both with clear annoyance on her china doll features "Well, well what do we have here" lifting a long index finger up the woman traced it over her lips "A Potter and from the hideous red hair I assume your Arthur's brat!". Feeling winged by the comment Ginny glanced to Harry who was stepping forward to take the lead. "What's it to you" Harry muttered one of his hands slipping over to take one of Ginny's in his gloved fist.
The blonde woman began to laugh "I am beyond all of you, I am a direct descendant of Merlin, I am Sonora" turning around Sonora's gaze penetrated far off the approaching ranks of curious pupils and frightened teachers. "Well this simply won't do now, will it". Thrusting her hand into her pocket of her black cloak Sonora pulled out an orb shaped crystal which immediately began to grow and glow bright pink. Floating off her hand it flew at the startled Ginny and Harry before they could move it was engulfing them wholly.
Fred whose had managed to regain consciousness had witnessed his only little sister vanish in what seemed like pink flames along with the crazy lady and Harry. Trying to sit up Fred fell back his skin scorched all over from burns. As his vision began fading out he could see teachers running towards him. Nobody knew where or what really had happened to Harry and Ginny. One man did though know who that woman was and what she was doing.
Snape stood moodily at the back of the teachers common room as he watched his fellow professors argue over what to do. Snape thought back to his past when he had met Sonora. It was when he had been a dark wizard Sonora had been his lover, she was the most powerful wizard he had ever met. Sonora had been exiled by Voldemort from the Death Eaters since he had viewed her as a potential threat to his power. Snape had chosen to stay with Voldemort and ended his affair with her. Snape shuddered remembering how she had pleaded with him to join her and they would be normal wizards and be married, he had said no, he was devoted to the cause. If only it had ended at that, but it hadn't Voldemort sent death eaters after her and the ministry of magic was hounding her aswell. Snape wasn't sure what happened but she had been drove mad by the endless never ending attacks. But what he had pieced together was that Sonora had been pregnant, not with his child but someone's. A surprise attack had taken her off guard and had caused her to loose her child and that was the last straw for her. She had declared war on the one who had caused her miscarriage, James Potter. Snape moved forward wringing his long thin hands in a state of nerves and spokes in his usually controlled manner "Headmaster, might I offer some light, they will have gone to Merlin's wood to the Lake". Everyone stopped and turned looking at Snape, he knew they were all thinking that he was creepy, he didn't care. Dumbledore toyed with his beard "Severus I trust you, go at once and take you know what with you". Snape nodded his black hair falling in his face then about turned and headed off quickly.
Ginny was loathed every time she thought how she had bottled out of telling Harry, maybe if she just pretended she didn't know then maybe it would all go away. Now just wasn't the time for this, I mean she and Harry loved each other and all but he was about to leave and she still had another year of school to go. Sitting idly on her bed Ginny traced lines with her fingers over her linen pondering to herself about her predicament. Slouching out on her front Ginny sighed heavily as she did so Hermione popped her bushy head about the door with an ear to ear grin. "Why are you so gloomy, your going to be an aunty soon!", Hermione had said this to her practically every day for the last month since she had found out that she was expecting. The novelty had worn off for Ginny but obviously not for Hermione who was already studying everything she could get her hands on about children and parenting. "Hey, Oh I'm just ..tired you know with my end of term exams and all" propping her head up on her hand Ginny cast her eyes upwards at Hermione's sturdy figure already sporting maternity wear. "Well what is up with you, Harry says you have been acting very oddly and well I heard him say to Ron that well you and Harry, well, you know, haven't been having relations!" Hermione was blushing a hard shade of red. Ginny could hardly believe that Hermione an expectant mother who had obviously had a lot of relations herself could still be so embarrassed by the whole sex business. "What? Harry talks to my brother about how regular our shags are?" Ginny was truly shocked to the bone by this sudden revelation. Hermione who was staring intently at her feet as if trying to pick out a hidden mystery or maybe a reprieve mumbled "Well you know what boys are like, always talking about, it". Ginny rolled over to look at the roof of her bed bringing her hands up under her head to cradle neck "So what's up ?". "Well Ginny, You know Ron and I are having the engagement party tonight?" "Hmm" Ginny responded thinking she would simply get a lecture on her duties again. "I need your help" Hermione's voice began to crack slightly "I'm thrilled you know about the baby, but I am kind of scared, what if this is wrong, what if Ron and I are rushing into things". Ginny sat up looking as if Hermione had just stripped naked and began doing a wild version of the mambo. Hermione had spent the last year or so of her life madly in love with Ron they were the most solid couple around and now Hermione of all people was having doubts. Ginny scrambled over the bed to Hermione and stood up hugging her "What? Why ?". Hermione looked at her lifting a worried hand to her cheek "Well it was the other day I just wondered to myself if I could be content with only having known..well one man!" Hermione instantly allowed her bushy head to drop down in shame. Ginny looked from side to side thinking she was hardly the person to ask since she herself had only a small group of boys she had been intimate with. "Well Hermione..is there anyone you would like to have a last fling with?". Hermione looked up her eyes wetted from tears "Ginny, its already happened...". Ginny was horrified all she had wanted was a nice peaceful sleep not everything spilling out on her like this. While trying to think up some excuse to leave this situation quickly Hermione proceeded to tell her what dirty deeds she had been up to.
"You see Ginny, the teachers know about my being pregnant and all and since I am leaving in a few days and will be getting married they don't really mind." Pausing Hermione folded her hands slightly and sat down on the bed. "Well" she continued "I went to see professor Sprout for some herbs supposed to encourage baby girls to develop when she recommended to me that I go see professor Snape, since he knows every potion around and would know some great anti-natal ones." Ginny thought with a sickening crunch she knew where this story was leading and she wasn't sure she wanted to hear the ending. Sitting herself down on the bed she listened to Hermione continue with her tale. "Well when I got to the professor's class it was after tea and he was sitting there working on grading fifth form work. He wasn't that willing to help me and gave me a big lecture on promiscuity and the downfall of society." Gazing into the distance Hermione's cheeks took on a blossom colour. "There was just something that night, he was just so powerful Ginny, I loved watching his hands working speedily with the beakers and tubes". Ginny suddenly realised she was staring transfixed at Hermione, despite her initial shock at Hermione she was totally fascinated "Go on" Ginny urged. "Snape offered me a cup with a potion to help alleviate morning sickness" breathing heavily Hermione paused licking her lips remembering "I took the cup my fingers running over his and believe it or not he just moved forward, like a hawk taking its prey" shrugging herself out of her daze Hermione blinked "I was really the helpless victim if you think about it, how was I supposed to resist him!". Ginny swiped her fist across her suddenly parched lips "So then?". Hermione smiled wickedly "Well he took me on his desk ! He does have the most amazing hands ever Ginny. He was so deliberate with every little motion and he was so precise with everything he did. I mean before I knew it I had came at least twice then he took me to his office and did it all over again and again." Hermione suddenly jumped when she heard a loud crash, Ginny had fallen off the edge of the bed. "God almighty Hermione, Snape?!" Ginny thought almost with a hint of jealousy "Wow!". Frowning she suddenly thought of poor Ron who had no idea that his wife to be and soon to be mother of his child had slept with his arch nemesis. "Well what about Ron ! have you told him , do you intend on telling him ?" Ginny bombarded Hermione with questions causing her to back up slightly. "Well no I haven't exactly but..Ginny oh I had to tell someone and I trust you so much please don't tell anyone or I'll simply die !". Thus enslaved with the duty of keeping Hermione's secret Ginny decided to go get some piece and quiet away from her friends.
Wandering away from the castle Ginny wondered if she might go watch Harry playing quiditch. Feeling a chilly breeze brush over her body causing parts of her to goose bump Ginny pulled her heavy cloak about her and trudged off towards the quiditch fields. Harry was busy zooming about the field a tiny red dot in the distance, several of his team mates were chasing him madly trying to keep up with him. Ginny smiled to herself allowing her heart to flutter madly. She loved to watch Harry playing, he had such skill and nerve unlike any other quiditch player she had ever seen. Deciding to not make her presence known Ginny ducked behind the stands and peeped round to watch Harry. Something though wasn't right the air was becoming darker and heavier like it was about to start raining or something. Suddenly with no warning bright explosions began going off all over the quiditch field and sending lightening bolts up into the sky taking out Angelina and Fred instantly. Ginny's eyes wide with horror began running forward onto the blazing pitch were her brothers char grilled form was heaped, still smouldering. There was a flurry of screams and overhead swishes as the ones remaining on brooms dodged the lightening bolts. But like flies eventually of them were picked off, all except for Harry who was ducking and diving quickly. Ginny sat pools of tears forming about her as she pulled her brother Fred's limp head onto her lap, looking up she watched her mouth open with shock as Harry was chased by 3 bolts of lightening. It was then Ginny's eyes cleared and she could see the figure before her that was causing all this disruption. Laying Fred's head back down Ginny leapt to her feet and sprang forward like a gazelle her hand pulling her wand out from her robes.
Back at the school nobody had realised the commotion happening down on the quiditch fields until a few people noticed a few rouge lightening bolts criss-cross off across the sky. Everyone began heading off towards the pitches to see what was going on. Already all the teachers were running down as fast as possible arming themselves with their wands.
The figure before Ginny was that of a woman , middle aged with a shock of blonde hair reaching all the way down her back. Her violet eyes were blazing an odd colour as she wielded what seemed like a sceptre that was causing the lightening. Ginny not to be intimidated thrust her wand arm forward at the woman shouting "Expelarimus!". The blonde taken by surprise found her sceptre flying out of her hand before she could stop it. The lightening stopped instantly and at this point Harry took the opportunity to fly down and land beside Ginny. Ginny held her wand forward threateningly sensing Harry beside her she felt slightly stronger somehow.
The blonde sneered at them both with clear annoyance on her china doll features "Well, well what do we have here" lifting a long index finger up the woman traced it over her lips "A Potter and from the hideous red hair I assume your Arthur's brat!". Feeling winged by the comment Ginny glanced to Harry who was stepping forward to take the lead. "What's it to you" Harry muttered one of his hands slipping over to take one of Ginny's in his gloved fist.
The blonde woman began to laugh "I am beyond all of you, I am a direct descendant of Merlin, I am Sonora" turning around Sonora's gaze penetrated far off the approaching ranks of curious pupils and frightened teachers. "Well this simply won't do now, will it". Thrusting her hand into her pocket of her black cloak Sonora pulled out an orb shaped crystal which immediately began to grow and glow bright pink. Floating off her hand it flew at the startled Ginny and Harry before they could move it was engulfing them wholly.
Fred whose had managed to regain consciousness had witnessed his only little sister vanish in what seemed like pink flames along with the crazy lady and Harry. Trying to sit up Fred fell back his skin scorched all over from burns. As his vision began fading out he could see teachers running towards him. Nobody knew where or what really had happened to Harry and Ginny. One man did though know who that woman was and what she was doing.
Snape stood moodily at the back of the teachers common room as he watched his fellow professors argue over what to do. Snape thought back to his past when he had met Sonora. It was when he had been a dark wizard Sonora had been his lover, she was the most powerful wizard he had ever met. Sonora had been exiled by Voldemort from the Death Eaters since he had viewed her as a potential threat to his power. Snape had chosen to stay with Voldemort and ended his affair with her. Snape shuddered remembering how she had pleaded with him to join her and they would be normal wizards and be married, he had said no, he was devoted to the cause. If only it had ended at that, but it hadn't Voldemort sent death eaters after her and the ministry of magic was hounding her aswell. Snape wasn't sure what happened but she had been drove mad by the endless never ending attacks. But what he had pieced together was that Sonora had been pregnant, not with his child but someone's. A surprise attack had taken her off guard and had caused her to loose her child and that was the last straw for her. She had declared war on the one who had caused her miscarriage, James Potter. Snape moved forward wringing his long thin hands in a state of nerves and spokes in his usually controlled manner "Headmaster, might I offer some light, they will have gone to Merlin's wood to the Lake". Everyone stopped and turned looking at Snape, he knew they were all thinking that he was creepy, he didn't care. Dumbledore toyed with his beard "Severus I trust you, go at once and take you know what with you". Snape nodded his black hair falling in his face then about turned and headed off quickly.