The Stars and The Night Sky- Chapter 6: When Secrets are no Longer Secret
Disclaimer: Nothing's mine, except for the plot, everything else belongs to J.K. Rowling! Yay! She's great!
Pairing: Ginny/Draco is the main one there are a few others but they only come up a few times.
Chapter Summary: Ginny accidentally lets something slip that she didn't mean to. Secrets get muddled up and when things get confusing people aren't sure what to think.
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Ginny flopped down on her bed with a sigh. 'Things are so difficult.' She said 'Who knew love could cause so many problems. Is love really worth losing your best friends over?' She questioned. 'Last year I would have said no, but for once in my life, I'm in love, not just a crush. No, more than that,' she told herself, 'and now choosing a best friend over loves isn't something I could easily do anymore.' She sighed. 'I'm just going to have to think this over a bit more. There has to be someway to solve this.' The clock struck 1:00. 'Lunch will be almost finished, and the Quidditch match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw should be starting soon." She decided that it would be best to go and grab some food before the match. She jumped off her bed and hurried off to the great hall.
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Hermione was shocked it could be. Draco and Ginny, together? She shook her head. It couldn't be true, or could it? She sighed, 'I don't know what to think. Should I keep it a secret, or tell Harry and Ron about it?' She thought. 'But keeping secrets is so hard, especially from friends.' She took a sip of her pumpkin juice. 'What if Draco's just using her, what if Draco plans to hurt her?' The thought worried her. 'Maybe it would be best to tell the others after all. Who knows, maybe they'll know what to do.' She considered, but she didn't have long to think as her thoughts her interrupted by Ron.
"Were going to watch the match 'Mione." Said Ron as he and Harry stood up from the table. "You coming?"
"Oh, I'll just be a few minutes, I'm going to finish my breakfast and then I'll be right down." She said. She figured she would have another try at talking to Ginny. She glanced over at Ginny. She was sitting at the other end of the table talking to Neville about Mandrakes. Finishing her last bite of toast and drinking the rest of her pumpkin juice, Hermione stood up and walked over to Ginny and Neville. "Ginny," Hermione began as Ginny turned around to face her. "I need to talk to you."
"Well, I don't want to talk right now." Ginny said angrily, but seeing the confused look on Neville's face she added quickly, "I'm busy." Hermione glared at her.
"We have to talk now." Hermione exclaimed
"No, I don't want to talk to you." Ginny whined.
"Well that's beyond the point." Hermione answered angrily.
"Is it?"
"Yes"
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked. Hermione smiled, surprisingly Ginny did to. There was no one left in the room anymore, all the tables were empty except for the Gryffindor table where Ginny and Hermione were. Even Neville had gone off to watch the match.
"About last night, look I'm really sorry, its just I was." Hermione began, but Ginny cut her off.
"Sorry? Your sorry? You were spying on me!" Ginny exclaimed her anger quickly rising.
"I wasn't spying, I was just."
"Ok then, if you weren't spying what were you doing?"
"I was checking on you."
"Checking on me! I'm 15, I think I can do things with out people checking on me! You don't think I get enough checking on from my family. I'm the youngest, the baby, you don't think I get enough checking on?!" Ginny said now furious.
"Well it's not that its just.I mean Draco?! Ginny he's never liked you, your family, me or Harry. He's a Slytherin for God's sake. Don't you think he's using you or something? I mean were talking about Draco Malfoy." Hermione said quickly, determined not to let Ginny cut her off.
~~~ "USING ME!" Ginny screamed. She was deeply insulted. "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DRACO DID TO HELP ME!"
"Ginny, calm down. I'm sorry, It's just I don't know the whole story or even part of it, if I did I might be able to understand better." Hermione said carefully.
"Understand better? You will never understand what I've been through." She paused thinking. "Rape is never something you will ever understand." Ginny whispered. Quickly she put her hands over her mouth. 'I shouldn't of said that.' she thought, glancing over to see what Hermione's reaction was. Hermione had a look of complete shock on her face. 'Oh dear, what have I done?' Ginny thought. She didn't know what to say to Hermione. In fact she didn't want to talk to Hermione. She stood up from the table and started to walk away.
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Hermione was shocked. 'What was Ginny telling her? Had Ginny been raped?' The thought itself gave Hermione a pit in her stomach. 'But who?' Thought Hermione. 'What kind of person would do that?' and suddenly it came to her "Draco Malfoy. Ginny had mentioned him...' she quickly turned around to look, but realized she was halfway across the room.
"Ginny!" She called running after her. Ginny kept on walking not even bothering to turn around. "Ginny!" Hermione called again, but this time Hermione knew Ginny wasn't going to answer. She stopped running and watched Ginny step out of the Great Hall. "Ginny," Hermione called one last time. "Were you..." she paused, "Ginny, w-were you raped by Draco?" she said stumbling over the words in a state of worry, shock and desperation. Hermione stood there for a few minutes in complete bewilderment. Ginny didn't answer but Hermione knew she had heard her. Hermione sat down on a bench. 'I have to tell Harry and Ron.' She thought. 'We have to do something. We have to find out the truth.'
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"Harry!" called Hermione, "Ron!" Both heads turned. "I have something really important to tell you." She said panting as she had just run all the way to the quidditch pitch, and was very much out of breath.
"Make it quick 'Mione, Hufflepuff just scored and now Ravenclaw is only leading by 10 points."
"Ron," Hermione snapped at him, "I'm serious, I think Ginny is in trouble."
"Ginny, in trouble, come off it, since when has Ginny ever been in trouble?" Said Ron turning back to watch the match.
"Ron," Hermione said again, very slowly in a fait whisper. "I think Ginny has been raped by Draco Malfoy." Ron's month fell open in shock. Nothing Hermione had said would have prepared him for this.
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Ginny flipped over to a new page in her diary, took out a new quill and some black ink. She carefully unscrewed the top of the ink bottle and dipped the quill into the containers inky blackness. She rolled the quill between her fingers, letting her mind drift and the ink splattering onto her fingers. She slowly removed the quill from the bottle, causing drops of ink to drip onto the paper. Gripping the quill tightly she began the long process of scribbling down her many thoughts.
Dear Diary,
Just when I thought things were getting better they have now become even worse then they were before. Hermione now thinks Draco raped me, and I can guarantee that she's going to tell Ron and Harry. That's not even the worst of my problems. The thing is I have all this problem and I don't have a solution to any of them. I wonder if I wrote out my problems as one big arithmetic puzzle, might I be able to find out the solution faster. Well her goes nothing. R+ape+UL -FriendsX + (a.dairy) + rumors3 + Draco% + BP= A Solution?
-Ginny
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A/N: Well this chapter is pretty simple, but rather important. It seems Hermione shouldn't jump to conclusions so quickly especially when the conclusion isn't true. Oh well, we will see what happens. I love this chappie it's got so good dialogue in it which I personally love. But that's just my opinion! Thank you everyone for Reviewing!
Disclaimer: Nothing's mine, except for the plot, everything else belongs to J.K. Rowling! Yay! She's great!
Pairing: Ginny/Draco is the main one there are a few others but they only come up a few times.
Chapter Summary: Ginny accidentally lets something slip that she didn't mean to. Secrets get muddled up and when things get confusing people aren't sure what to think.
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Ginny flopped down on her bed with a sigh. 'Things are so difficult.' She said 'Who knew love could cause so many problems. Is love really worth losing your best friends over?' She questioned. 'Last year I would have said no, but for once in my life, I'm in love, not just a crush. No, more than that,' she told herself, 'and now choosing a best friend over loves isn't something I could easily do anymore.' She sighed. 'I'm just going to have to think this over a bit more. There has to be someway to solve this.' The clock struck 1:00. 'Lunch will be almost finished, and the Quidditch match between Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw should be starting soon." She decided that it would be best to go and grab some food before the match. She jumped off her bed and hurried off to the great hall.
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Hermione was shocked it could be. Draco and Ginny, together? She shook her head. It couldn't be true, or could it? She sighed, 'I don't know what to think. Should I keep it a secret, or tell Harry and Ron about it?' She thought. 'But keeping secrets is so hard, especially from friends.' She took a sip of her pumpkin juice. 'What if Draco's just using her, what if Draco plans to hurt her?' The thought worried her. 'Maybe it would be best to tell the others after all. Who knows, maybe they'll know what to do.' She considered, but she didn't have long to think as her thoughts her interrupted by Ron.
"Were going to watch the match 'Mione." Said Ron as he and Harry stood up from the table. "You coming?"
"Oh, I'll just be a few minutes, I'm going to finish my breakfast and then I'll be right down." She said. She figured she would have another try at talking to Ginny. She glanced over at Ginny. She was sitting at the other end of the table talking to Neville about Mandrakes. Finishing her last bite of toast and drinking the rest of her pumpkin juice, Hermione stood up and walked over to Ginny and Neville. "Ginny," Hermione began as Ginny turned around to face her. "I need to talk to you."
"Well, I don't want to talk right now." Ginny said angrily, but seeing the confused look on Neville's face she added quickly, "I'm busy." Hermione glared at her.
"We have to talk now." Hermione exclaimed
"No, I don't want to talk to you." Ginny whined.
"Well that's beyond the point." Hermione answered angrily.
"Is it?"
"Yes"
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked. Hermione smiled, surprisingly Ginny did to. There was no one left in the room anymore, all the tables were empty except for the Gryffindor table where Ginny and Hermione were. Even Neville had gone off to watch the match.
"About last night, look I'm really sorry, its just I was." Hermione began, but Ginny cut her off.
"Sorry? Your sorry? You were spying on me!" Ginny exclaimed her anger quickly rising.
"I wasn't spying, I was just."
"Ok then, if you weren't spying what were you doing?"
"I was checking on you."
"Checking on me! I'm 15, I think I can do things with out people checking on me! You don't think I get enough checking on from my family. I'm the youngest, the baby, you don't think I get enough checking on?!" Ginny said now furious.
"Well it's not that its just.I mean Draco?! Ginny he's never liked you, your family, me or Harry. He's a Slytherin for God's sake. Don't you think he's using you or something? I mean were talking about Draco Malfoy." Hermione said quickly, determined not to let Ginny cut her off.
~~~ "USING ME!" Ginny screamed. She was deeply insulted. "YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT I'VE BEEN THROUGH! YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT DRACO DID TO HELP ME!"
"Ginny, calm down. I'm sorry, It's just I don't know the whole story or even part of it, if I did I might be able to understand better." Hermione said carefully.
"Understand better? You will never understand what I've been through." She paused thinking. "Rape is never something you will ever understand." Ginny whispered. Quickly she put her hands over her mouth. 'I shouldn't of said that.' she thought, glancing over to see what Hermione's reaction was. Hermione had a look of complete shock on her face. 'Oh dear, what have I done?' Ginny thought. She didn't know what to say to Hermione. In fact she didn't want to talk to Hermione. She stood up from the table and started to walk away.
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Hermione was shocked. 'What was Ginny telling her? Had Ginny been raped?' The thought itself gave Hermione a pit in her stomach. 'But who?' Thought Hermione. 'What kind of person would do that?' and suddenly it came to her "Draco Malfoy. Ginny had mentioned him...' she quickly turned around to look, but realized she was halfway across the room.
"Ginny!" She called running after her. Ginny kept on walking not even bothering to turn around. "Ginny!" Hermione called again, but this time Hermione knew Ginny wasn't going to answer. She stopped running and watched Ginny step out of the Great Hall. "Ginny," Hermione called one last time. "Were you..." she paused, "Ginny, w-were you raped by Draco?" she said stumbling over the words in a state of worry, shock and desperation. Hermione stood there for a few minutes in complete bewilderment. Ginny didn't answer but Hermione knew she had heard her. Hermione sat down on a bench. 'I have to tell Harry and Ron.' She thought. 'We have to do something. We have to find out the truth.'
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"Harry!" called Hermione, "Ron!" Both heads turned. "I have something really important to tell you." She said panting as she had just run all the way to the quidditch pitch, and was very much out of breath.
"Make it quick 'Mione, Hufflepuff just scored and now Ravenclaw is only leading by 10 points."
"Ron," Hermione snapped at him, "I'm serious, I think Ginny is in trouble."
"Ginny, in trouble, come off it, since when has Ginny ever been in trouble?" Said Ron turning back to watch the match.
"Ron," Hermione said again, very slowly in a fait whisper. "I think Ginny has been raped by Draco Malfoy." Ron's month fell open in shock. Nothing Hermione had said would have prepared him for this.
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Ginny flipped over to a new page in her diary, took out a new quill and some black ink. She carefully unscrewed the top of the ink bottle and dipped the quill into the containers inky blackness. She rolled the quill between her fingers, letting her mind drift and the ink splattering onto her fingers. She slowly removed the quill from the bottle, causing drops of ink to drip onto the paper. Gripping the quill tightly she began the long process of scribbling down her many thoughts.
Dear Diary,
Just when I thought things were getting better they have now become even worse then they were before. Hermione now thinks Draco raped me, and I can guarantee that she's going to tell Ron and Harry. That's not even the worst of my problems. The thing is I have all this problem and I don't have a solution to any of them. I wonder if I wrote out my problems as one big arithmetic puzzle, might I be able to find out the solution faster. Well her goes nothing. R+ape+UL -FriendsX + (a.dairy) + rumors3 + Draco% + BP= A Solution?
-Ginny
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A/N: Well this chapter is pretty simple, but rather important. It seems Hermione shouldn't jump to conclusions so quickly especially when the conclusion isn't true. Oh well, we will see what happens. I love this chappie it's got so good dialogue in it which I personally love. But that's just my opinion! Thank you everyone for Reviewing!
