Part ten
Sal smirked as he approached the group of Gryffindor's huddling together. Ron through a murderous glare at him while Hermione looked as if she was about to burst into tears. Ginny smiled shyly at him. Sal almost laughed, she really was a great actor. He stood beside the group and gave a mock bow. He held out his hand to Ginny, who promptly accepted it. Sal brought the hand swiftly to his moth and kissed it gently. He smiled charmingly at her.
"Morning Miss Weasley." She giggled playfully in return. Ron took a threatening step towards his former best friend. Sal turned to glare at him.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you, weasel, you have no idea what I can do to you." He whispered warningly. He quickly threw up a shield and turned towards Ginny. "I am here to offer my assistance I see that you have been having some problems with potions and transfiguration and I am willing to tutor you. As there is no one," He smiled broadly at Hermione, "that is better at those subjects than I am." Hermione turned an amusing shade of red, she had always prided herself at being top in everything but for the last couple of months Sal had simply been better. Sal kissed Ginny's hand lightly again, smiling. "Think about it."
Once Sal was out of sight Ron let out a bellow of rage.
"What was that bastard thinking?" He roared. Ginny put her hands to her ears. Ron's face softened, "Sorry Gin, but he just makes me so mad. I can't believe that it is really him."
"I know." Ginny whispered. "But I think it is a good idea what he was suggesting." Ron looked at her as if she had grown a new head. "I mean; if I can get close to Harry, I might be able to find out what has happened to him."
"No." Ron said vehemently. "It is to dangerous. He must have motive for offering to help you. He might be trying to draw you over to the dark side."
"What if he is? That doesn't mean I will go. But what it does mean is that the order will have a spy who is close to one of the Slytherin ringleaders."
"But..."
"But what?" She cut him off. "Don't you believe that I can look after myself? Don't you trust me?"
"Of course I trust you."
"So you won't stand in my way then. Good." With that she waltzed off smiling. Leaving a bemused Ron looking after her.
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Ginny looked around the great hall; she spied her son sitting at the Slytherin table. She walked slowly over.
"Hi... Hi Harry." She said feigning a slight stutter. Sal smiled broadly.
"Hi Ginny. How are you? And please call me Sal all my friends do."
"I. I'm fine thanks. I would like for you to help me with Transfiguration and Potions." She smiled shyly.
"That's great. Do you want to start tonight? The sooner the better." Ginny nodded. "Well meet me in the second potions research Lab. Professor Snape said I was permitted to use that room. At 8 pm." Ginny gave a quick nod and walked quickly back to the Gryffindor table. As if being near the Slytherin's made her nervous.
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A familiar Rat scurried down the corridor. Its tail twitched nervously. 'How did I get myself into the position' he moaned 'I have enemies on both sides. It's just not fair.' He whined. The little rat was off to see his only alley, Dumbledore. He was the muggle lover's only spy in Voldemort's ranks. A most valuable spy. Without his they would never have found where. Lily, Tom and Harry lived. Yes it was he who had informed the light as to where the Riddle's lived. And the only person that knew the truth was believed to be the traitor. Wormtail had to smile. Black had it worse than he did. Absolutely everybody believed that Black was guilty of something. He was on the run from the ministry and from the Death Eaters.
Wormtail scurried under the gargoyle guarding Dumbledore's office. Once on the other side he transformed into his usual self.
"Peter, how nice to see you." He said cheerily. Wormtail just gave a curt nod.
"I have bad news. Potter has gone to his father."
"So it is as I feared. What of Severus. Is he still on our side?"
"He is not acting any different. He has taken a liking the potter boy. But that could easily just bee to allay Voldemort's fears that he is not entirely loyal." Dumbledore nodded slowly.
"Well there is nothing we can do at the moment. We have no evidence of Harry's wrong doings; he doesn't even wear the dark mark. If we tried anything without evidence there would be a massive public outcry there are still those who believe that Harry is their saviour. We will just have to watch him, Very closely."
"As you wish." Wormtail said bowing his head.
"You may leave how." Dumbledore said motioning to the door with his hand.
Sal smirked as he approached the group of Gryffindor's huddling together. Ron through a murderous glare at him while Hermione looked as if she was about to burst into tears. Ginny smiled shyly at him. Sal almost laughed, she really was a great actor. He stood beside the group and gave a mock bow. He held out his hand to Ginny, who promptly accepted it. Sal brought the hand swiftly to his moth and kissed it gently. He smiled charmingly at her.
"Morning Miss Weasley." She giggled playfully in return. Ron took a threatening step towards his former best friend. Sal turned to glare at him.
"I wouldn't do that if I was you, weasel, you have no idea what I can do to you." He whispered warningly. He quickly threw up a shield and turned towards Ginny. "I am here to offer my assistance I see that you have been having some problems with potions and transfiguration and I am willing to tutor you. As there is no one," He smiled broadly at Hermione, "that is better at those subjects than I am." Hermione turned an amusing shade of red, she had always prided herself at being top in everything but for the last couple of months Sal had simply been better. Sal kissed Ginny's hand lightly again, smiling. "Think about it."
Once Sal was out of sight Ron let out a bellow of rage.
"What was that bastard thinking?" He roared. Ginny put her hands to her ears. Ron's face softened, "Sorry Gin, but he just makes me so mad. I can't believe that it is really him."
"I know." Ginny whispered. "But I think it is a good idea what he was suggesting." Ron looked at her as if she had grown a new head. "I mean; if I can get close to Harry, I might be able to find out what has happened to him."
"No." Ron said vehemently. "It is to dangerous. He must have motive for offering to help you. He might be trying to draw you over to the dark side."
"What if he is? That doesn't mean I will go. But what it does mean is that the order will have a spy who is close to one of the Slytherin ringleaders."
"But..."
"But what?" She cut him off. "Don't you believe that I can look after myself? Don't you trust me?"
"Of course I trust you."
"So you won't stand in my way then. Good." With that she waltzed off smiling. Leaving a bemused Ron looking after her.
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Ginny looked around the great hall; she spied her son sitting at the Slytherin table. She walked slowly over.
"Hi... Hi Harry." She said feigning a slight stutter. Sal smiled broadly.
"Hi Ginny. How are you? And please call me Sal all my friends do."
"I. I'm fine thanks. I would like for you to help me with Transfiguration and Potions." She smiled shyly.
"That's great. Do you want to start tonight? The sooner the better." Ginny nodded. "Well meet me in the second potions research Lab. Professor Snape said I was permitted to use that room. At 8 pm." Ginny gave a quick nod and walked quickly back to the Gryffindor table. As if being near the Slytherin's made her nervous.
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A familiar Rat scurried down the corridor. Its tail twitched nervously. 'How did I get myself into the position' he moaned 'I have enemies on both sides. It's just not fair.' He whined. The little rat was off to see his only alley, Dumbledore. He was the muggle lover's only spy in Voldemort's ranks. A most valuable spy. Without his they would never have found where. Lily, Tom and Harry lived. Yes it was he who had informed the light as to where the Riddle's lived. And the only person that knew the truth was believed to be the traitor. Wormtail had to smile. Black had it worse than he did. Absolutely everybody believed that Black was guilty of something. He was on the run from the ministry and from the Death Eaters.
Wormtail scurried under the gargoyle guarding Dumbledore's office. Once on the other side he transformed into his usual self.
"Peter, how nice to see you." He said cheerily. Wormtail just gave a curt nod.
"I have bad news. Potter has gone to his father."
"So it is as I feared. What of Severus. Is he still on our side?"
"He is not acting any different. He has taken a liking the potter boy. But that could easily just bee to allay Voldemort's fears that he is not entirely loyal." Dumbledore nodded slowly.
"Well there is nothing we can do at the moment. We have no evidence of Harry's wrong doings; he doesn't even wear the dark mark. If we tried anything without evidence there would be a massive public outcry there are still those who believe that Harry is their saviour. We will just have to watch him, Very closely."
"As you wish." Wormtail said bowing his head.
"You may leave how." Dumbledore said motioning to the door with his hand.