Chapter 15: Ginny's O.W.L.s
The next month and a half passed quickly, with Harry, Ron and Hermione helping Ginny to prepare for taking her O.W.L.S. The day had come for her exams, and she was quite worried.
"What if I don't pass?" she asked Hermione. She was pacing back and forth through the common room, waiting for her first exam to start.
"Calm down, Ginny. You are ready to take the O.W.L.S., you will do very well, and you will get to move up to sixth year with Ron, Harry and I," the older girl said. The portrait hole opened and Ron came in with Harry.
"Ginny, I got you something," Harry told her. He reached into his bag and pulled out a small bag with the Honeydukes logo, he handed it to Ginny. "For your O.W.L.S."
Ginny opened the bag and pulled out several Sugar Quills in a variety of flavors. "Thank you, Harry," she told him smiling.
"Good luck, even though you are not going to need it. This time next week, you will be a sixth year," he told her. He walked over and quickly hugged her, "Don't forget to give the quills to McGonagall so that she can put the anti-cheating charm on them."
Ron stood staring at them open mouthed, wondering why Harry had just hugged his baby sister. "Alright, enough of that. Ginny you need to get to the room of requirement, your tests should be starting soon," he said, pulling her toward the portrait hole.
"I'll see you guys later," she told them as Ron pulled her out of the portrait hole and toward the room of requirement.
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Ginny gave a sigh of relief and stuck the strawberry sugar quill in her mouth, she had just finished the final theory paper for her O.W.L.s, all that was left were the practical portions of the exams. She had been at if for three days, and had three more to go. Professor McGonagall came over to her desk, "Miss. Weasley, you will have tomorrow off, please make the most of your trip to Hogsmead," she told her, collecting the paper from Ginny's desk.
Ginny walked back toward Gryffindor tower wondering if Hermione, Ron and Harry had felt this tired after their exams. She knew that her theory results would be ready tomorrow, and that she only had a few days more until she had her results, and a few days after that, she and Harry were headed to the past. She stopped in front of the portrait hole, "Ursa Major," she said to the painting. When the portrait swung open, she saw her brother and his two best friends waiting for her. They were holding up bottles of butterbeer, and as soon as she came in, Harry handed one to her.
"How was it, Gin?" he asked, pulling her down on the couch next to him. "I remember how tired I was after those exams, and I hear that the N.E.W.T.s are worse."
She sighed and leaned her head back, "I'm tired, but I have tomorrow off, and then the practical part starts. I wonder if I'm going to survive this, forget about passing," she told them. Harry reached over and opened her bottle of butterbeer.
"Go ahead and drink the butterbeer, Gin. I snuck to Hogsmead to get it," he told her, laughter sparkling in his green eyes.
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They saw very little of Ginny after the trip to Hogsmead, but as soon as she had finished the practical part of her exams, she threw herself onto one of the chairs in the common room. "Finished!! Now tomorrow, I get my results," she told Hermione. They were sitting, staring at the fire. Ginny heard a shuffling and Ron appeared at the bottom of the boy's stairs.
"Finally finished?" he asked his sister.
"Yes," she answered. He walked over to the chair Hermione was sitting in, and gently shoved her over.
"Harry's re-enlarging his trunk, Fred and George keep sending him new stuff and he doesn't have room for it all," Ron told them. "Dumbledore told us that we would be able to send things to you through the small trunks, I don't know why they keep sending it before he leaves."
Ginny smiled at her brother, "I guess that I should get working on packing my stuff, we only have a few more days until we leave." She got up from the chair, "I'll catch up with you guys at dinner," she told them. She walked up the steps to her dorm and started packing.
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The next morning the four made their way down to breakfast, only stopping to talk to Nearly-Headless-Nick. They piled their plates and set to eating. A few minutes later, Professor McGonagall stepped up behind Ginny.
"Miss. Weasley, I have your O.W.L. results. I have sent a copy to your parents, and I'm sure that you will be hearing from them very shortly," she said, looking toward the doors of the Great Hall where Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were rushing toward the Gryffindor table. She handed Ginny a piece of parchment and walked off.
"Ginny, we're so proud of you," Mrs. Weasley said, grabbing her daughter up in a bear hug.
Ginny grunted, "I haven't even seen my result yet, Mum. Give me a second," she said, unfolding the parchment. She looked down, shock evident on her face. "I got eleven O.W.L.s, I can't believe it."
For the next few minutes, Ginny was hugged and patted on the back. "My baby girl, a sixth year. Skipped a full year," Mrs. Weasley sniffed. "We couldn't be prouder, and we're going to miss you."
Ginny sniffed, fighting tears, "Mum, I'll see you at the end of the year. I'll be fine, Harry will be with me."
"Yes, Mrs. Weasley, I won't let anything happen to Ginny," Harry told her.
A/N: Sorry that the chapter is so short, but I want to get them back to the Marauder's time in the next chapter. Thank you to all of the incredible reviewers, without you, this story would still be stuck in my head.
The next month and a half passed quickly, with Harry, Ron and Hermione helping Ginny to prepare for taking her O.W.L.S. The day had come for her exams, and she was quite worried.
"What if I don't pass?" she asked Hermione. She was pacing back and forth through the common room, waiting for her first exam to start.
"Calm down, Ginny. You are ready to take the O.W.L.S., you will do very well, and you will get to move up to sixth year with Ron, Harry and I," the older girl said. The portrait hole opened and Ron came in with Harry.
"Ginny, I got you something," Harry told her. He reached into his bag and pulled out a small bag with the Honeydukes logo, he handed it to Ginny. "For your O.W.L.S."
Ginny opened the bag and pulled out several Sugar Quills in a variety of flavors. "Thank you, Harry," she told him smiling.
"Good luck, even though you are not going to need it. This time next week, you will be a sixth year," he told her. He walked over and quickly hugged her, "Don't forget to give the quills to McGonagall so that she can put the anti-cheating charm on them."
Ron stood staring at them open mouthed, wondering why Harry had just hugged his baby sister. "Alright, enough of that. Ginny you need to get to the room of requirement, your tests should be starting soon," he said, pulling her toward the portrait hole.
"I'll see you guys later," she told them as Ron pulled her out of the portrait hole and toward the room of requirement.
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Ginny gave a sigh of relief and stuck the strawberry sugar quill in her mouth, she had just finished the final theory paper for her O.W.L.s, all that was left were the practical portions of the exams. She had been at if for three days, and had three more to go. Professor McGonagall came over to her desk, "Miss. Weasley, you will have tomorrow off, please make the most of your trip to Hogsmead," she told her, collecting the paper from Ginny's desk.
Ginny walked back toward Gryffindor tower wondering if Hermione, Ron and Harry had felt this tired after their exams. She knew that her theory results would be ready tomorrow, and that she only had a few days more until she had her results, and a few days after that, she and Harry were headed to the past. She stopped in front of the portrait hole, "Ursa Major," she said to the painting. When the portrait swung open, she saw her brother and his two best friends waiting for her. They were holding up bottles of butterbeer, and as soon as she came in, Harry handed one to her.
"How was it, Gin?" he asked, pulling her down on the couch next to him. "I remember how tired I was after those exams, and I hear that the N.E.W.T.s are worse."
She sighed and leaned her head back, "I'm tired, but I have tomorrow off, and then the practical part starts. I wonder if I'm going to survive this, forget about passing," she told them. Harry reached over and opened her bottle of butterbeer.
"Go ahead and drink the butterbeer, Gin. I snuck to Hogsmead to get it," he told her, laughter sparkling in his green eyes.
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They saw very little of Ginny after the trip to Hogsmead, but as soon as she had finished the practical part of her exams, she threw herself onto one of the chairs in the common room. "Finished!! Now tomorrow, I get my results," she told Hermione. They were sitting, staring at the fire. Ginny heard a shuffling and Ron appeared at the bottom of the boy's stairs.
"Finally finished?" he asked his sister.
"Yes," she answered. He walked over to the chair Hermione was sitting in, and gently shoved her over.
"Harry's re-enlarging his trunk, Fred and George keep sending him new stuff and he doesn't have room for it all," Ron told them. "Dumbledore told us that we would be able to send things to you through the small trunks, I don't know why they keep sending it before he leaves."
Ginny smiled at her brother, "I guess that I should get working on packing my stuff, we only have a few more days until we leave." She got up from the chair, "I'll catch up with you guys at dinner," she told them. She walked up the steps to her dorm and started packing.
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The next morning the four made their way down to breakfast, only stopping to talk to Nearly-Headless-Nick. They piled their plates and set to eating. A few minutes later, Professor McGonagall stepped up behind Ginny.
"Miss. Weasley, I have your O.W.L. results. I have sent a copy to your parents, and I'm sure that you will be hearing from them very shortly," she said, looking toward the doors of the Great Hall where Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were rushing toward the Gryffindor table. She handed Ginny a piece of parchment and walked off.
"Ginny, we're so proud of you," Mrs. Weasley said, grabbing her daughter up in a bear hug.
Ginny grunted, "I haven't even seen my result yet, Mum. Give me a second," she said, unfolding the parchment. She looked down, shock evident on her face. "I got eleven O.W.L.s, I can't believe it."
For the next few minutes, Ginny was hugged and patted on the back. "My baby girl, a sixth year. Skipped a full year," Mrs. Weasley sniffed. "We couldn't be prouder, and we're going to miss you."
Ginny sniffed, fighting tears, "Mum, I'll see you at the end of the year. I'll be fine, Harry will be with me."
"Yes, Mrs. Weasley, I won't let anything happen to Ginny," Harry told her.
A/N: Sorry that the chapter is so short, but I want to get them back to the Marauder's time in the next chapter. Thank you to all of the incredible reviewers, without you, this story would still be stuck in my head.