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A/n: I am mad at fanfic.net right now b/c it won't let me upload! I'm dying... wah... oh well, *dramatic pose* on with the story!
Chapter Five
It was the night of the New Year's ball. She was dancing and marveling at how well he could. He just didn't look the type, you know. But there was a lot to him that she wouldn't have guessed, she thought as he spun her around again. She laughed as he made a comment of how daft Peter looked standing alone close to the door. He hadn't talked to anyone all night. Ginny had always hated Peter though; she knew the truth about him. She hadn't told Sirius though. He wouldn't believe her. Not until the time came at least....
Just then, the doors to the hall slammed open. Everyone turned to see who did it. In walked several cloaked figures. A chill swept through the room. The candles went out. The main cloaked figure, taller than the others, walked close to Ginny and Sirius. He stretched out his scaly hand and grabbed Sirius, and started pulling him away. Ginny looked on in horror.
"No!" she cried.
A cold evil laugh filled her ears. Then a smooth, syrupy voice said, "My dearest Ginny..." Tom Riddle stepped out from between the dementors. He walks over to her and runs his hand down her face. "We both know he *motion toward Sirius* can't interfere with us. He must be taken care of." He laughs again.
"If you lay a finger on him, I'll..."
"You'll what? We both know that you love me. Not him."
'You must be nuts!' She tried to say. Nothing came out. She could hear her voice talking, telling Tom that he was right. She was betraying Sirius. It wasn't what she truly wanted, she couldn't stop herself either. She was frozen in place. The look Sirius was giving her made her want the floor to swallow her up. Yet she could do nothing. Tom smiled, yet you couldn't call it one. It was more like an evil smirk. He turns to the dementors.
"Kill him."
Ginny finally gained control again. "No! No! You can't!"
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Harry walked down into the common room. It was around three a.m. He couldn't sleep. The whole "Black" thing was really bothering him. He saw Ginny, head down, asleep, on the table. He saw several books around her and was immediately curious.
He picked several up, but they were just full of court cases. An interesting title caught his eye, "Taking Care of an Aging Dog for Dummies", but it didn't mean anything. It looked like it was her copy too. He picked it up and looked at the inside cover. It read, "Happy Birthday, to my favorite aging dog. With love, Gin" Harry set it back down. He pulled one from her hands. It was a yearbook. He looked at the open page. There was a picture that looked like... but it couldn't be.... Ginny dancing with a young Sirius Black? He turned to a page that she'd dog-eared. There in the middle of the page was Black's picture, and she'd drawn little hearts around his name! Had Ginny gone completely nuts? (He just couldn't put two and two together. ^__^)
He then looked at her. She looked like she was having a troubled dream. Then she mumbled, "No.. no. you can't.. don't take him from me.." It grew louder every time. "No.. no!"
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Ginny woke to someone shaking her. Her vision was blurry. She realized that she had fallen asleep while working in the common room and that the person who woke her up was now staring at her. 'Just a dream.... thank goodness...' She yawns, and glances up at who woke her.
"Hi James.. Can't believe I fell asleep down here again. Is it past breakfast? Where's Sirius?"
Harry raised an eyebrow. 'Yep. She's completely nuts.' "Ginny, what's wrong with you? It's Harry. Remember me?"
Ginny's eyes go wide. 'Oh crap...' "Oh... Sorry, I thought I was still dreaming. I haven't had my coffee yet, you know."
"Yeah.... sure.... what exactly where you dreaming about?"
"A ball. Well, more of a party, I guess."
"What kind of party?"
"New Year's Party."
"Why did you call me James?" He looks at her suspiciously.
Ginny began to grow nervous. None of the students knew her secret, she wasn't allowed to tell... "Well.. it's... a common mistake Harry. You look remarkably like him."
"Yeah, I'm sure it is, to someone who knew him." Ginny is silent. "You're not telling me something. Why are you looking up old court cases? What class is that for?"
'If only Sirius was here... he could make an excuse for anything..' "Actually, this is for that little project that Dumbledore himself gave me."
"Which would be...."
"Harry. You should know that I'm not allowed to tell anyone. Top secret. I can't even tell Professor Lupin." 'Not like he'd help or anything.... he still thinks he's guilty...'
Harry gives her another suspicious glance, and then walks back up into his dorm. Ginny sighs. "I need someone to talk to. But more than that, I need coffee." She looks at the clock on the wall, sees how early it is, and moans. "I wonder if Remus is up." She smiles. "I think I'll go pay him a visit a little later...."
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Well, the end of yet another chapter. The scary part is that I have two chapters ready to upload, and ff.net won't let me upload anything.. I'm dying here.... this is an authoress's nightmare.... Well, I'm done so I guess I'll just update. Sorry, no shoutouts on account that no one's reviewed yet. Just a quick ?. Do u all want me to continue? Ms. Millienium Elf just ruined something for me, and I'm kind of down, if you know what I mean... not that I'm out of ideas.... well, just tell me what you think. R/r.
A/n: I am mad at fanfic.net right now b/c it won't let me upload! I'm dying... wah... oh well, *dramatic pose* on with the story!
Chapter Five
It was the night of the New Year's ball. She was dancing and marveling at how well he could. He just didn't look the type, you know. But there was a lot to him that she wouldn't have guessed, she thought as he spun her around again. She laughed as he made a comment of how daft Peter looked standing alone close to the door. He hadn't talked to anyone all night. Ginny had always hated Peter though; she knew the truth about him. She hadn't told Sirius though. He wouldn't believe her. Not until the time came at least....
Just then, the doors to the hall slammed open. Everyone turned to see who did it. In walked several cloaked figures. A chill swept through the room. The candles went out. The main cloaked figure, taller than the others, walked close to Ginny and Sirius. He stretched out his scaly hand and grabbed Sirius, and started pulling him away. Ginny looked on in horror.
"No!" she cried.
A cold evil laugh filled her ears. Then a smooth, syrupy voice said, "My dearest Ginny..." Tom Riddle stepped out from between the dementors. He walks over to her and runs his hand down her face. "We both know he *motion toward Sirius* can't interfere with us. He must be taken care of." He laughs again.
"If you lay a finger on him, I'll..."
"You'll what? We both know that you love me. Not him."
'You must be nuts!' She tried to say. Nothing came out. She could hear her voice talking, telling Tom that he was right. She was betraying Sirius. It wasn't what she truly wanted, she couldn't stop herself either. She was frozen in place. The look Sirius was giving her made her want the floor to swallow her up. Yet she could do nothing. Tom smiled, yet you couldn't call it one. It was more like an evil smirk. He turns to the dementors.
"Kill him."
Ginny finally gained control again. "No! No! You can't!"
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Harry walked down into the common room. It was around three a.m. He couldn't sleep. The whole "Black" thing was really bothering him. He saw Ginny, head down, asleep, on the table. He saw several books around her and was immediately curious.
He picked several up, but they were just full of court cases. An interesting title caught his eye, "Taking Care of an Aging Dog for Dummies", but it didn't mean anything. It looked like it was her copy too. He picked it up and looked at the inside cover. It read, "Happy Birthday, to my favorite aging dog. With love, Gin" Harry set it back down. He pulled one from her hands. It was a yearbook. He looked at the open page. There was a picture that looked like... but it couldn't be.... Ginny dancing with a young Sirius Black? He turned to a page that she'd dog-eared. There in the middle of the page was Black's picture, and she'd drawn little hearts around his name! Had Ginny gone completely nuts? (He just couldn't put two and two together. ^__^)
He then looked at her. She looked like she was having a troubled dream. Then she mumbled, "No.. no. you can't.. don't take him from me.." It grew louder every time. "No.. no!"
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Ginny woke to someone shaking her. Her vision was blurry. She realized that she had fallen asleep while working in the common room and that the person who woke her up was now staring at her. 'Just a dream.... thank goodness...' She yawns, and glances up at who woke her.
"Hi James.. Can't believe I fell asleep down here again. Is it past breakfast? Where's Sirius?"
Harry raised an eyebrow. 'Yep. She's completely nuts.' "Ginny, what's wrong with you? It's Harry. Remember me?"
Ginny's eyes go wide. 'Oh crap...' "Oh... Sorry, I thought I was still dreaming. I haven't had my coffee yet, you know."
"Yeah.... sure.... what exactly where you dreaming about?"
"A ball. Well, more of a party, I guess."
"What kind of party?"
"New Year's Party."
"Why did you call me James?" He looks at her suspiciously.
Ginny began to grow nervous. None of the students knew her secret, she wasn't allowed to tell... "Well.. it's... a common mistake Harry. You look remarkably like him."
"Yeah, I'm sure it is, to someone who knew him." Ginny is silent. "You're not telling me something. Why are you looking up old court cases? What class is that for?"
'If only Sirius was here... he could make an excuse for anything..' "Actually, this is for that little project that Dumbledore himself gave me."
"Which would be...."
"Harry. You should know that I'm not allowed to tell anyone. Top secret. I can't even tell Professor Lupin." 'Not like he'd help or anything.... he still thinks he's guilty...'
Harry gives her another suspicious glance, and then walks back up into his dorm. Ginny sighs. "I need someone to talk to. But more than that, I need coffee." She looks at the clock on the wall, sees how early it is, and moans. "I wonder if Remus is up." She smiles. "I think I'll go pay him a visit a little later...."
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Well, the end of yet another chapter. The scary part is that I have two chapters ready to upload, and ff.net won't let me upload anything.. I'm dying here.... this is an authoress's nightmare.... Well, I'm done so I guess I'll just update. Sorry, no shoutouts on account that no one's reviewed yet. Just a quick ?. Do u all want me to continue? Ms. Millienium Elf just ruined something for me, and I'm kind of down, if you know what I mean... not that I'm out of ideas.... well, just tell me what you think. R/r.