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CHAPTER SEVEN: SOUL SEARCHING

Draco had been angry before but never as much as right now. All the memories of his father abusing his mother were flooding back to him. He remembered the times his father was knocking her senseless, nearly an inch short of her life. He couldn't believe he would do such a thing, especially to a person who he never knew, a person Draco loved dearly.

"185 Precise Road", he said softly. He looked back at Ginny's body and thought, 'I will need some help'.

He conjured up a stretcher and placed Ginny on top. He first rushed to the hospital wing and told Madame Pompfrey to keep her in a safe place, especially away from roaming eyes. He stared at Ginny as she was placed into a special room with a password Madame Pompfrey and Draco knew only. He left to look for Hermione, Ron and Harry. He knew even though they didn't trust him, they would do anything to help Ginny.

Draco went to the Great Hall first, but saw no one. He asked a Gryffindor where they might be. He told him to check the library. Draco rushed to check the library. He was in luck, for Hermione was always there.

"Hermione!" he yelled running to her. He told her the whole story of when he went to Pansy, he showed her the note, and he finally told her about Ginny.

"Puh-leeze! How do I know you're not making this up?" she asked.

"You don't believe me? Oh please, if you want to bring Potter and Weasley to the hospital wing, I could prove that I'm not lying!" he said angrily.

"Okay, but you better not do any funny stuff!" she said hesitantly.

Draco ran of to the hospital wing and waited outside the special room. Within a couple of minutes, Hermione came down with Harry and Ron.

"What have you done with my sister, you filthy ferret?!?!?" yelled Ron.

"I didn't do anything!" yelled Draco.

"So what happened then?" questioned Harry.

Draco sighed and told both of them the story he told Hermione.

".and now she's in here, all soulless and I hate to say it, but I'll need your help to get her back," Draco said. They all still weren't convinced. Draco turned to the doors and said the password.

"Draco's one true love".

The doors immediately swung open. With open mouths they all plainly saw, Draco wasn't lying. They went to the bed and surveyed the body. She was cold and lifeless. It was as if she was frozen in time.

"So will you help me now?" pleaded Draco

"Yes", they said in unison.

Draco told them they only had one week. Harry told them they could use the Marauder's Map and Hermione said she would conjure up some spells just in case of the unexplainable.

"We should leave tonight, at dusk when everyone should be in their dorms", said Ron, "I want my sister back in one piece".

"Right", said Draco solemnly. He was looking at Ginny. Hermione could see that he had changed for the better, even though that was not like a Slytherin.

Hours upon hours passed by. Everyone now was prepared. They waited until the last students were in their dorms. Harry knew the shortcut to Hogsmeade like the back of his hand. They followed him under his Invisibility Cloak. They finally arrived at the cellar of a store.

"Lumos", said Hermione. It was quite dark. Draco pulled out the Map, Harry had let him hold.

"We have to go to 185 Precise Road", he said.

"That's near the Shrieking Shack", said Ron in a frightened tone.

"Ron, do you remember our third year? There's nothing to be afraid of!" yelled Hermione.

"SSSSSSSSHHHHHHHhhhhhh!" they all told her. She turned a hint of pink and then was quiet.

"Okay, let's go", said Draco.

The walked out of the store and followed the road. On the map, they saw that they were moving in the right direction. Upon coming to the Shrieking Shack, the sky was dark and the wind was cold. They had all came out of the Invisibility Cloak seeing as they were far away from the central shops. They went further up the road into the forest up ahead.

"Look!" said Hermione pointing to the map. They all did and saw that the place where the forest was, is nothing but a gray and black smudge. The caption said "The Forbidden Forest II".

"I wonder if it's like the Forbidden Forest by Hogwarts?" said Harry.

At the edge of the forest, they could see many glistening and glittering objects. They went into the forest and saw many mirrors, they were all confused.

"What is all this, then?" asked Ron.

"It looks like mirrors", said Hermione puzzled.

The mirrors were shaped in a semi circle, just like a mouth of teeth. There was a mirror for each of them. Hermione looked into one. She saw herself with the most awards and the most prestigious wizarding titles. She was incredible happy. Ron looked into his and saw all the money he had ever wanted, also he was wearing a Chudely Cannons Quidditch uniform. His jaw dropped. Harry looked into his and saw his mother and father sitting and smiling back at him. His emerald green eyes started to water. Finally, Draco looked into his mirror. He was absolutely amazed at what he saw. He saw his father being romantic with his mother and at the side he saw himself with Ginny. This seemed to good to be true. Draco looked at everyone else, they were all in awe, too. Draco sensed there was something wrong. In all the mirrors, they were motioning them to come, as if they could walk through glass. But Draco took a closer look, it wasn't a reflection, but a boggart in disguise.

"Experiallmus!" he yelled. All the mirrors but one broke. Everyone looked confused. They were out of the trance. They all looked into Draco's mirror and saw something unexplainable.

"G-g-inny? Is that you?" said Draco. In the mirror was a floating figure in an orb. It looked like a girl for it had flowing hair. It was swirling and coming into light. Everybody's eyes widened as they saw, it was Ginny's soul.

Draco wanted to help her. He touched the glass. It was strange. It felt like a gooey liquid, but when he removed his hand there was nothing on it. Everyone was as puzzled as he was. He pushed half his body in and went in. Everyone followed suit.

They finally came out on to solid ground. Draco looked around. He saw everyone was there with him. He saw the same orb that he saw in the reflection. He ran to it but as he got closer, something large and glowing struck him making him collapse to the ground.

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