Tears blurring her vision, she stumbled through the halls of Hogwarts. A
place that had once seemed so friendly and open, now it just made her heart
fill with gloom. She felt as if she were falling into an endless black
hole. It was almost as if a dementor was hovering over her, sucking all the
joy out of her and making her feel as if she'd never be happy again. But
she knew the truth, there were no dementors around. The only way to end
this misery was to end her life.
Quickly she strode to one of the old abandoned classrooms. In her haste she did not see the shadowy figure trailing behind her.
After Colin had fought with Ginny a few nights ago, he had become increasingly worried. The past few nights he had secretly watched her to make sure she would be okay, but this night he had witnessed her biggest heartbreak. As soon as she left Colin knew he couldn't just let her go, so he had to follow her. For a brief moment he considered getting Dumbledore, but he didn't know for sure that she would do anything drastic. Besides, by the time he could find the Headmaster it would probably be too late anyway.
With confidence Ginny entered the empty room, only to look around in confusion. How could she kill herself here? There was no place to find poison, which would be her first choice for the way she wanted to die. Her eyes drifted around the room, and she realized she was in a room filled with old antiques. Her heart started beating faster as her eyes fell on an old sword. She wasn't sure if she had enough courage to use that, but it was her only way out.
Slowly she headed towards the sword, as if it would attack her at any moment. Finally she took a deep breath and reached out for the glistening golden handle. Realizing what was going through Ginny's mind, Colin jumped out from the shadows and ran in between Ginny and the sword.
"Colin!" she gasped.
"Ginny, you can't do this!"
"Get out of my way!" She tried to shove him to the side, but he was bigger than her and held his ground. "I just want to get this over with!"
"You don't have to do this!" She struggled to get by him again but he grabbed her by the wrists. "Now, I'm bigger than you, so you have to calm down until I've had my say."
Realizing that she had no way out, Ginny stopped wiggling and calmed down a little. Colin did not relax his grip on her wrists. Instead he said to her, "Now what were you doing just now?"
"I'm going to kill myself," she replied dully.
Retrieving every once of calmness he could find, Colin continued questioning Ginny. "And why would you want to kill yourself?"
"Because I love Harry and he doesn't feel the same."
"Don't you have other things to live for?"
She glared at him and replied, "No."
"What about school? Or your friends?"
She laughed almost menacingly, and told him, "I haven't cared about school this whole year. Besides, it won't matter once I'm out of this world. And friends? That's a joke. I don't have any friends."
He gazed into her eyes and said, "Well then, what am I?"
Suddenly Ginny's voice lost the emotionless quality it had previously had, and she spoke to him in a voice that pleaded with him and made him pity her. "I figured you would never forgive me."
"Forgive you for what?"
"For being such a horrible friend, and a horrible person to you."
"But Ginny..." He was at a loss for words. How could this beautiful girl, his best friend, not realize that he cared about her? Almost loved her? "I do forgive you."
"You- you do?" All at once the desire to end her life was gone.
"Of course I do." He loosened his grip on her wrists. "I care about you so much. Why else do you think I followed you here?"
"I don't know." Suddenly her legs felt weak and she couldn't stand anymore. She started to collapse to the floor before Colin caught her.
"Ginny, are you okay?" He asked urgently.
"You were right," she whispered. "I was obsessed with Harry. He was all I ever thought about, the only thing I cared about. Everything else in my life was unimportant and not worth my attention, and look what's happened to me now."
Awkwardly Colin held her and told her, "Everything's going to be all right."
"Don't you remember?" she cried frantically. "During that argument we had a few nights ago, you told me 'this is going to kill you.' And it almost did. Colin, I'm insane, absolutely insane!"
"Ginny, everything will be okay. The most important thing right now is that you know I am here for you, and I will always care about you."
"Thank you Colin," she said in a barely audible whisper.
"Er, Ginny," he started awkwardly, "you- you don't want to kill yourself anymore, do you?"
"No, I don't think so," she said cautiously. "I mean- I don't feel so depressed anymore now that you're here. But I still don't feel entirely happy. I'm afraid that if you leave, I'll become depressed again."
"I won't leave you. Not for awhile."
"Okay."
For awhile they sat in silence, Colin kneeling on the floor with Ginny's head on his lap. Finally he said, "Don't you think it best that we go back to Gryffindor Tower?"
She looked nervous and said, "I don't want you to go back to the boy's dorm. I need you."
"Well, for tonight, we can stay down in the common room, you can sleep on the couch."
"All right."
They headed back toward the common room, careful not to be caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris. Once they reached the room, Colin told her, "You know I'm not the only one that cares about you. All your brothers care about you more than you could possibly know. And you will be able to sleep up in the girl's dorm soon. Hermione's up there, and she considers you her little sister."
"I honestly don't know how I can thank you," she told him.
"Don't," he said. "It would have been much worse for all of us if you had died."
"I don't want to die anymore," she told him. "I want to live."
"That's good," he said quietly. "Very good." He was answered by the sound of Ginny's light snoring. He smiled faintly, knowing that she would be okay now. He didn't have to worry.
THE END
A/N: Technically I didn't really want to end the story here, but I'm not very happy with it. It's year old and I want to move on to something new. If I ever get a good idea I will continue with it. But I feel like my writing style has improved and I don't want to be trapped in the same story.
Dana Dancer- Yeah, I also didn't like Harry after book five. He acted like such a jerk! And I thought Ginny was so cool. Hermione too, the way she stood up to some of those rules.
If you review I'll give you a cookie!
Quickly she strode to one of the old abandoned classrooms. In her haste she did not see the shadowy figure trailing behind her.
After Colin had fought with Ginny a few nights ago, he had become increasingly worried. The past few nights he had secretly watched her to make sure she would be okay, but this night he had witnessed her biggest heartbreak. As soon as she left Colin knew he couldn't just let her go, so he had to follow her. For a brief moment he considered getting Dumbledore, but he didn't know for sure that she would do anything drastic. Besides, by the time he could find the Headmaster it would probably be too late anyway.
With confidence Ginny entered the empty room, only to look around in confusion. How could she kill herself here? There was no place to find poison, which would be her first choice for the way she wanted to die. Her eyes drifted around the room, and she realized she was in a room filled with old antiques. Her heart started beating faster as her eyes fell on an old sword. She wasn't sure if she had enough courage to use that, but it was her only way out.
Slowly she headed towards the sword, as if it would attack her at any moment. Finally she took a deep breath and reached out for the glistening golden handle. Realizing what was going through Ginny's mind, Colin jumped out from the shadows and ran in between Ginny and the sword.
"Colin!" she gasped.
"Ginny, you can't do this!"
"Get out of my way!" She tried to shove him to the side, but he was bigger than her and held his ground. "I just want to get this over with!"
"You don't have to do this!" She struggled to get by him again but he grabbed her by the wrists. "Now, I'm bigger than you, so you have to calm down until I've had my say."
Realizing that she had no way out, Ginny stopped wiggling and calmed down a little. Colin did not relax his grip on her wrists. Instead he said to her, "Now what were you doing just now?"
"I'm going to kill myself," she replied dully.
Retrieving every once of calmness he could find, Colin continued questioning Ginny. "And why would you want to kill yourself?"
"Because I love Harry and he doesn't feel the same."
"Don't you have other things to live for?"
She glared at him and replied, "No."
"What about school? Or your friends?"
She laughed almost menacingly, and told him, "I haven't cared about school this whole year. Besides, it won't matter once I'm out of this world. And friends? That's a joke. I don't have any friends."
He gazed into her eyes and said, "Well then, what am I?"
Suddenly Ginny's voice lost the emotionless quality it had previously had, and she spoke to him in a voice that pleaded with him and made him pity her. "I figured you would never forgive me."
"Forgive you for what?"
"For being such a horrible friend, and a horrible person to you."
"But Ginny..." He was at a loss for words. How could this beautiful girl, his best friend, not realize that he cared about her? Almost loved her? "I do forgive you."
"You- you do?" All at once the desire to end her life was gone.
"Of course I do." He loosened his grip on her wrists. "I care about you so much. Why else do you think I followed you here?"
"I don't know." Suddenly her legs felt weak and she couldn't stand anymore. She started to collapse to the floor before Colin caught her.
"Ginny, are you okay?" He asked urgently.
"You were right," she whispered. "I was obsessed with Harry. He was all I ever thought about, the only thing I cared about. Everything else in my life was unimportant and not worth my attention, and look what's happened to me now."
Awkwardly Colin held her and told her, "Everything's going to be all right."
"Don't you remember?" she cried frantically. "During that argument we had a few nights ago, you told me 'this is going to kill you.' And it almost did. Colin, I'm insane, absolutely insane!"
"Ginny, everything will be okay. The most important thing right now is that you know I am here for you, and I will always care about you."
"Thank you Colin," she said in a barely audible whisper.
"Er, Ginny," he started awkwardly, "you- you don't want to kill yourself anymore, do you?"
"No, I don't think so," she said cautiously. "I mean- I don't feel so depressed anymore now that you're here. But I still don't feel entirely happy. I'm afraid that if you leave, I'll become depressed again."
"I won't leave you. Not for awhile."
"Okay."
For awhile they sat in silence, Colin kneeling on the floor with Ginny's head on his lap. Finally he said, "Don't you think it best that we go back to Gryffindor Tower?"
She looked nervous and said, "I don't want you to go back to the boy's dorm. I need you."
"Well, for tonight, we can stay down in the common room, you can sleep on the couch."
"All right."
They headed back toward the common room, careful not to be caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris. Once they reached the room, Colin told her, "You know I'm not the only one that cares about you. All your brothers care about you more than you could possibly know. And you will be able to sleep up in the girl's dorm soon. Hermione's up there, and she considers you her little sister."
"I honestly don't know how I can thank you," she told him.
"Don't," he said. "It would have been much worse for all of us if you had died."
"I don't want to die anymore," she told him. "I want to live."
"That's good," he said quietly. "Very good." He was answered by the sound of Ginny's light snoring. He smiled faintly, knowing that she would be okay now. He didn't have to worry.
THE END
A/N: Technically I didn't really want to end the story here, but I'm not very happy with it. It's year old and I want to move on to something new. If I ever get a good idea I will continue with it. But I feel like my writing style has improved and I don't want to be trapped in the same story.
Dana Dancer- Yeah, I also didn't like Harry after book five. He acted like such a jerk! And I thought Ginny was so cool. Hermione too, the way she stood up to some of those rules.
If you review I'll give you a cookie!