Disclaimer: Harry Potter is from the creative genius of J.K. Rowling. My
initials are not J.K.R. This is merely a fan fiction to keep us busy until
book 6.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews everyone.
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Harry rushed down the corridor leading to Snape's classroom. Classes had resumed and everyone seemed more bogged down with work than every, especially Ginny.
Since her apology to him they had gotten back to semi-friendly terms. Not friendly enough for another kiss, he sighed, but friendly enough that they told each other things about classes and he didn't seemed threatened when she waved her wand and said an incantation near him. However, he was certain that Ginny was keeping another secret from everyone.
She had come back to the common room several times since Christmas looking completely exhausted. It was almost as if she couldn't walk. One time, she had nearly collapsed as she entered the common room. Right away he, Ron and Hermione had come to her aid and made her sit on the couch until she gained her strength.
They questioned her fatigue then, but she just said she was studying too hard.
Harry had heard about students having breakdowns studying for OWLS, but Ginny never seemed the type of person to do that. Granted on top of studying, she also had prefect duty and Occulmency with Snape, but that couldn't' cause her fatigue. He was sure something else was going on.
Rounding the corner, he opened the door to Snape's classroom getting ready for another torturous session of Occulmency, when he was met with a pleasant surprise. Ginny stood in the middle of the classroom, twirling her wand in her hand. She looked better than she did the other night, but she still seemed tired. Snape sat behind his desk grading papers.
"Good of you to finally join us Mr. Potter," Snape said without looking up. "I thought today's lesson we would try something a little different. It seems Miss Weasley has quite a talent for drawing out people's fears in their memory and making it seem like they are somewhere they aren't. I understand this is what the Dark Lord does to you in a way."
Harry nodded his head.
"Good. Miss Weasley is going to do that to you," Snape said looking up and leaning back against his chair. "Stop her if you can."
"Ready Harry?" Ginny's voice shook.
He nodded.
"Legilimens," she whispered.
Suddenly Harry found himself at the veil in the Ministry of Magic. He watched in horror, knowing what was going to happen. All the members of the Order were fighting Death Eaters. Then he heard a familiar voice taunting a Death Eater. Harry turned to see his godfather, Sirus Black get hit by a spell, only this time, he bumped into two other figures as he fell back - Hermione and Ron. All three fell through the veil.
Sweat broke out on Harry's forehead. This didn't happen. He didn't lose Hermione and Ron as well as Sirus.
Then Harry found himself in the graveyard at the end of his fourth year.
"Kill the spare," he heard.
He turned around and saw Ron, not Cedric there. A ghost stood before him 'it's all your fault Harry" it said.
"No," Harry said out loud, his mind screaming. How could Ginny do this to him? Did she even know what she was doing?
"Protego," his voice screamed.
Suddenly Harry was seeing images and feeling emotions of things he had never felt before.
Fear more than anything gripped Harry. He was feeling Ginny's fear. Malfoy had her pinned. She was scared. Then a flash of light blasted Malfoy away. She turned and smiled. Neville stood before her. She felt safe.
Another flash appeared. Ginny and Luna were adding ingredients to a cauldron.
"Not too much Ginny," Luna warned. "I don't want it to explode."
"Don't worry Luna," Ginny said adding a few more roots. "It won't happen again."
Another image flashed. Ginny was looking desperately at the doorway searching for Harry as Malfoy approached her. He felt her disgust as Malfoy kissed her, but then a tingle? What the hell? thought Harry. Then relief as she managed to knee him.
Another image flashed of Ginny and Harry together when he kissed her. He could feel her heart beating in her chest.
Yet another image.
He saw Tom Riddle lying a nearly unconscious Ginny on the floor of the Chamber of Secrets.
"Silly little girl," he whispered to her. "It's been days, no one even cares enough to come and find you. Soon you will be gone. Pity, if you were older . . . " A hand snaked down Ginny's body as an evil look crossed Riddle's face.
"That's enough Harry," Ginny said as Harry mind came crashing back.
"Why did you make me see that?" he said angrily.
"Miss Weasley doesn't see what you see Mr. Potter," Snape interrupted. "She only sees part. Somehow she makes us see our worse fears."
"What did you see?" Harry snapped at her.
"Ron," Ginny said looking down. "Sirus and gravestones."
Harry nodded. "When I pushed into your mind I felt your emotions."
Ginny turned red. "Well when I do Occulmency on someone, I somehow manage to tie into their fears. I guess it's reversed when you break into my mind right away."
"The two of you have had enough for tonight," Snape said. "I want you to clear your minds before sleeping. You're excused."
Ginny made her way out of the dungeons fast. Harry managed to catch up with her, and pulled her elbow around to face him.
"Harry I can't do this again," she pleaded. "Let go."
"You felt betrayed I wasn't there when Malfoy came at you," he stated.
"Yes."
"What the hell was that tingle?"
"What tingle?" she asked looking down.
"You know what the hell I mean. I could tell you were ashamed of it."
"Let go Harry," she said breaking away.
"I'm the one that should be betrayed. You have no idea the hell you made me witness in my mind tonight," he said angrily. "Don't you ever do that to me again."
"I didn't mean to Harry," she said softly. "I don't know how I do it. I don't even know what you saw, but I'm sorry."
"What do you mean you don't know how you did it? Surely Snape knows."
"No he doesn't. He just discovered it the other day. Everytime I saw in his mind I saw the same thing, a red headed woman. Then suddenly other figures appeared. And a green light. That's all I remember of Snape's vision, is her and that green light."
"I believe you, but we are going to talk about that Malfoy incident later."
Ginny nodded.
What in the bloody world was going on? Harry thought. Ginny felt betrayed by Harry, a tingle for Malfoy and safe around Neville. Plus she's doing something in Occulmency not even Snape or her knows how. Something is definitely wrong with the world. He was glad the Hogsmeade weekend was coming up, he definitely needed a drink.
A/N: Thanks for the reviews everyone.
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Harry rushed down the corridor leading to Snape's classroom. Classes had resumed and everyone seemed more bogged down with work than every, especially Ginny.
Since her apology to him they had gotten back to semi-friendly terms. Not friendly enough for another kiss, he sighed, but friendly enough that they told each other things about classes and he didn't seemed threatened when she waved her wand and said an incantation near him. However, he was certain that Ginny was keeping another secret from everyone.
She had come back to the common room several times since Christmas looking completely exhausted. It was almost as if she couldn't walk. One time, she had nearly collapsed as she entered the common room. Right away he, Ron and Hermione had come to her aid and made her sit on the couch until she gained her strength.
They questioned her fatigue then, but she just said she was studying too hard.
Harry had heard about students having breakdowns studying for OWLS, but Ginny never seemed the type of person to do that. Granted on top of studying, she also had prefect duty and Occulmency with Snape, but that couldn't' cause her fatigue. He was sure something else was going on.
Rounding the corner, he opened the door to Snape's classroom getting ready for another torturous session of Occulmency, when he was met with a pleasant surprise. Ginny stood in the middle of the classroom, twirling her wand in her hand. She looked better than she did the other night, but she still seemed tired. Snape sat behind his desk grading papers.
"Good of you to finally join us Mr. Potter," Snape said without looking up. "I thought today's lesson we would try something a little different. It seems Miss Weasley has quite a talent for drawing out people's fears in their memory and making it seem like they are somewhere they aren't. I understand this is what the Dark Lord does to you in a way."
Harry nodded his head.
"Good. Miss Weasley is going to do that to you," Snape said looking up and leaning back against his chair. "Stop her if you can."
"Ready Harry?" Ginny's voice shook.
He nodded.
"Legilimens," she whispered.
Suddenly Harry found himself at the veil in the Ministry of Magic. He watched in horror, knowing what was going to happen. All the members of the Order were fighting Death Eaters. Then he heard a familiar voice taunting a Death Eater. Harry turned to see his godfather, Sirus Black get hit by a spell, only this time, he bumped into two other figures as he fell back - Hermione and Ron. All three fell through the veil.
Sweat broke out on Harry's forehead. This didn't happen. He didn't lose Hermione and Ron as well as Sirus.
Then Harry found himself in the graveyard at the end of his fourth year.
"Kill the spare," he heard.
He turned around and saw Ron, not Cedric there. A ghost stood before him 'it's all your fault Harry" it said.
"No," Harry said out loud, his mind screaming. How could Ginny do this to him? Did she even know what she was doing?
"Protego," his voice screamed.
Suddenly Harry was seeing images and feeling emotions of things he had never felt before.
Fear more than anything gripped Harry. He was feeling Ginny's fear. Malfoy had her pinned. She was scared. Then a flash of light blasted Malfoy away. She turned and smiled. Neville stood before her. She felt safe.
Another flash appeared. Ginny and Luna were adding ingredients to a cauldron.
"Not too much Ginny," Luna warned. "I don't want it to explode."
"Don't worry Luna," Ginny said adding a few more roots. "It won't happen again."
Another image flashed. Ginny was looking desperately at the doorway searching for Harry as Malfoy approached her. He felt her disgust as Malfoy kissed her, but then a tingle? What the hell? thought Harry. Then relief as she managed to knee him.
Another image flashed of Ginny and Harry together when he kissed her. He could feel her heart beating in her chest.
Yet another image.
He saw Tom Riddle lying a nearly unconscious Ginny on the floor of the Chamber of Secrets.
"Silly little girl," he whispered to her. "It's been days, no one even cares enough to come and find you. Soon you will be gone. Pity, if you were older . . . " A hand snaked down Ginny's body as an evil look crossed Riddle's face.
"That's enough Harry," Ginny said as Harry mind came crashing back.
"Why did you make me see that?" he said angrily.
"Miss Weasley doesn't see what you see Mr. Potter," Snape interrupted. "She only sees part. Somehow she makes us see our worse fears."
"What did you see?" Harry snapped at her.
"Ron," Ginny said looking down. "Sirus and gravestones."
Harry nodded. "When I pushed into your mind I felt your emotions."
Ginny turned red. "Well when I do Occulmency on someone, I somehow manage to tie into their fears. I guess it's reversed when you break into my mind right away."
"The two of you have had enough for tonight," Snape said. "I want you to clear your minds before sleeping. You're excused."
Ginny made her way out of the dungeons fast. Harry managed to catch up with her, and pulled her elbow around to face him.
"Harry I can't do this again," she pleaded. "Let go."
"You felt betrayed I wasn't there when Malfoy came at you," he stated.
"Yes."
"What the hell was that tingle?"
"What tingle?" she asked looking down.
"You know what the hell I mean. I could tell you were ashamed of it."
"Let go Harry," she said breaking away.
"I'm the one that should be betrayed. You have no idea the hell you made me witness in my mind tonight," he said angrily. "Don't you ever do that to me again."
"I didn't mean to Harry," she said softly. "I don't know how I do it. I don't even know what you saw, but I'm sorry."
"What do you mean you don't know how you did it? Surely Snape knows."
"No he doesn't. He just discovered it the other day. Everytime I saw in his mind I saw the same thing, a red headed woman. Then suddenly other figures appeared. And a green light. That's all I remember of Snape's vision, is her and that green light."
"I believe you, but we are going to talk about that Malfoy incident later."
Ginny nodded.
What in the bloody world was going on? Harry thought. Ginny felt betrayed by Harry, a tingle for Malfoy and safe around Neville. Plus she's doing something in Occulmency not even Snape or her knows how. Something is definitely wrong with the world. He was glad the Hogsmeade weekend was coming up, he definitely needed a drink.