Chapter 7
"Professor? What is so urgent?" McGonagoll asked Dumbledore on her way through the door closely followed by Snape.
Ginny came over to the side of the bed where Harry had passed out and took his hand. She half expected to see Ron and Hermione come running through the door at any moment, but obviously it didn't happen. She continued to sit and hold Harrys hand and look at his troubled face, hoping against hope that he would be okay. Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagoll were standing at the back of the hospital wing where Ginny couldn't hear what they were saying, but they looked like they were deep in a very troubling conversation. 'Must be about Harry' she thought.
**
After two weeks Harry had not woken up and Draco Malfoy had come back from his time at the Malfoy manor. He came to the hospital wing looking for Harry but what he found was a very tired looking Ginny Weasley.
"What's wrong with him?" Draco asked. "Couldn't handle Wormtail?" Ginny looked away intent on ignoring him.
"Go away Malfoy. Can't you see he is in critical condition? He has been unconscious for two weeks!" Draco looked slightly shocked by this, but quickly regained his composure.
"So, what happened to him then?"
"He was hit with the Killing Curse, Mr Malfoy." Dumbledore replied as he walked into the Hospital wing on his daily check up on how Harry was doing.
"If he's been hit by the killing curse then why is here? He's not unconscious… He's dead!"
"Lower your voice Mr. Malfoy. Harry is somehow not dead at all he is merely unconscious. Look, he is still breathing." Malfoy looked over toward Harry expecting to see that they were wrong. But they weren't.
"Oh… but how?" He began, but was interrupted and made to sit down whilst Ginny told him the story of what had happened.
…"So what did you find out with your visit?" She questioned.
"Oh, nothing much, but whatever I have got I want to tell it to Harry not you."
Ginny just scowled at him apparently not noticing his use of Harrys first name.
**
Once everyone else had gotten back form their Christmas holidays, school began again. Ginny had to stay in her own bed in the girls dorm instead of in the hospital wing with Harry where he was still unconscious.
After three weeks into the new term Harry had still not woken up. Ginny had been spending all of her free time there keeping an eye on him. She even did her homework and ate her meals there, much to the annoyance of Madam Pomfrey. As Ginny sat doing her Defence Against the Dark Arts assignment, she heard a noise. She looked up and saw Harry looking at her.
"Ginny?" He asked "Am I dead?"
She moved towards and put her arms around him, crying into his chest. "No! No, you're not dead Harry."
"But, I got hit when Wormtail said the killing curse!" He exclaimed. "Why am I still alive!?"
"Harry…Don't shout it's a good thing that you survived not a bad thing."
"I'm sorry Ginny, I don't why I was shouting." He apologised, then looked around "How did get here?"
"Dumbledore showed up and we flooed back to his office, I don't how he found us or anything else though." Harry nodded then looked as if he had remembered something.
"Ron, Hermione, Wormtail said that the Dark Lord had plans for them. And you! You're okay, I was so worried when I couldn't get you to wake up." He pulled her to him, and hugged as if, if he let go he would never see her again. Ginny returned the hug and they sat there for a few minutes until…
"What's all this then, eh?" Fred and George came into the infirmary.
"Only just woken up, and your already after our little sis." They laughed, and Harry and Ginny let go of each other, both turning different shades of red. The twins came over and sat on the chairs next to Harrys bed. Harry greeted them, and Ginny went to get Madam Pomfrey. When she came back, Madam Pomfrey checked him over to make sure that he was okay, then she sent Fred and George to get Dumbledore and McGonagoll, but Harry didn't want to spend any more time in bed he wanted to be up and about.
"Can I have some of my clothes brought here so that I can get changed?" He asked.
Madam Pomfrey asked one of the house elves to bring Harry some clothes from his dorm and a couple of seconds later, they were back with what was asked for. Harry put them on and tried to get out of bed.
"Oh no you don't Mr.Potter, you can get dressed but your not to get out of bed until I'm sure your okay." She scolded.
Harry turned his head to look at her, a strange expression on his face.
"I'm getting out of this bed, Pomfrey!" He said threateningly and in an extremely un-Harry like way. "So get out of my way!" His eyes flashed pure black for a second before returning to their normal colour. He got out of the bed and began to walk out of the hospital wing, as soon as he got to the doors Dumbledore followed by McGonagoll, walked in.
"Potter, I'm glad to see that you're okay, but I don't think its wise that's you get up yet." McGonagoll told him when she saw him out of his bed. Dumbledore looked at him strangely.
"Try and make me." He challenged. Dumbledore went to put his arm on Harrys shoulder to try and calm him down but he thrown across the room by an unseen force. "Pathetic." Harry muttered as he made his way out of the room.
After Harry had left the infirmary, everyone stood in shock at the way that Harry had just behaved. Dumbledore stood with a very grim expression on his face, McGonagoll and Madam Pomfrey looked extremely shocked, but Ginny looked as if he had been murdered after all. No-one said a word, Madam Pomfrey went to tend to the other people in the hospital wing, Professors Dumbledore and McGonagoll exited the room and went to their respective offices and Ginny went to find Harry. She looked around the school briefly and made her way outside. She walked around the grounds, past the qudditch stadium, towards Hagrids hut and finally she saw him heading towards Hogsmead. She ran to catch up with him.
"Harry, WAIT!" She called, he ignored her so she called again. "Harry!" HE finally stopped but didn't turn around. As soon as she had caught up with him he continued to walk without saying a word. Ginny walked beside him also in silence for a few minutes before she lost her temper.
"Hey," She grabbed his and made him stop "what was all that about in the infirmary?! You didn't have to shout at anyone or say those things, this isn't you Harry." He lifted his eyes to hers, they flashed black again the way they had when he had looked at Pomfrey. She took a step back unnerved by this. "What has happened to you?" She asked a simple question. They continued walking again the unanswered question still in the air.
"I don't know Ginny, I really don't know." With a flash of his cloak he was gone.
"Harry, don't use that thing to get away from me." She called "HARRY!!" but he didn't answer. "Damn Invisibility Cloak" she muttered.
**
When Ginny arrived back at the castle she told Dumbledore exactly what they had been planning and what had happened in Hogsmead. She extremely grateful that he didn't give her detention for leaving the school grounds.
"Thank you Miss Weasley. You may go."
She walked towards the door of Dumbledores office, but turned around before going out of the door. "Do you think we can get to return to normal when we find him? Harry, I mean."
Dumbledore just looked down at the parchment on his desk and didn't answer, he obviously had no idea what to expect.
(A/N: Well this is the end of this story but im not going to leave it here there will be a sequel very soon. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I should call this?)
"Professor? What is so urgent?" McGonagoll asked Dumbledore on her way through the door closely followed by Snape.
Ginny came over to the side of the bed where Harry had passed out and took his hand. She half expected to see Ron and Hermione come running through the door at any moment, but obviously it didn't happen. She continued to sit and hold Harrys hand and look at his troubled face, hoping against hope that he would be okay. Dumbledore, Snape and McGonagoll were standing at the back of the hospital wing where Ginny couldn't hear what they were saying, but they looked like they were deep in a very troubling conversation. 'Must be about Harry' she thought.
**
After two weeks Harry had not woken up and Draco Malfoy had come back from his time at the Malfoy manor. He came to the hospital wing looking for Harry but what he found was a very tired looking Ginny Weasley.
"What's wrong with him?" Draco asked. "Couldn't handle Wormtail?" Ginny looked away intent on ignoring him.
"Go away Malfoy. Can't you see he is in critical condition? He has been unconscious for two weeks!" Draco looked slightly shocked by this, but quickly regained his composure.
"So, what happened to him then?"
"He was hit with the Killing Curse, Mr Malfoy." Dumbledore replied as he walked into the Hospital wing on his daily check up on how Harry was doing.
"If he's been hit by the killing curse then why is here? He's not unconscious… He's dead!"
"Lower your voice Mr. Malfoy. Harry is somehow not dead at all he is merely unconscious. Look, he is still breathing." Malfoy looked over toward Harry expecting to see that they were wrong. But they weren't.
"Oh… but how?" He began, but was interrupted and made to sit down whilst Ginny told him the story of what had happened.
…"So what did you find out with your visit?" She questioned.
"Oh, nothing much, but whatever I have got I want to tell it to Harry not you."
Ginny just scowled at him apparently not noticing his use of Harrys first name.
**
Once everyone else had gotten back form their Christmas holidays, school began again. Ginny had to stay in her own bed in the girls dorm instead of in the hospital wing with Harry where he was still unconscious.
After three weeks into the new term Harry had still not woken up. Ginny had been spending all of her free time there keeping an eye on him. She even did her homework and ate her meals there, much to the annoyance of Madam Pomfrey. As Ginny sat doing her Defence Against the Dark Arts assignment, she heard a noise. She looked up and saw Harry looking at her.
"Ginny?" He asked "Am I dead?"
She moved towards and put her arms around him, crying into his chest. "No! No, you're not dead Harry."
"But, I got hit when Wormtail said the killing curse!" He exclaimed. "Why am I still alive!?"
"Harry…Don't shout it's a good thing that you survived not a bad thing."
"I'm sorry Ginny, I don't why I was shouting." He apologised, then looked around "How did get here?"
"Dumbledore showed up and we flooed back to his office, I don't how he found us or anything else though." Harry nodded then looked as if he had remembered something.
"Ron, Hermione, Wormtail said that the Dark Lord had plans for them. And you! You're okay, I was so worried when I couldn't get you to wake up." He pulled her to him, and hugged as if, if he let go he would never see her again. Ginny returned the hug and they sat there for a few minutes until…
"What's all this then, eh?" Fred and George came into the infirmary.
"Only just woken up, and your already after our little sis." They laughed, and Harry and Ginny let go of each other, both turning different shades of red. The twins came over and sat on the chairs next to Harrys bed. Harry greeted them, and Ginny went to get Madam Pomfrey. When she came back, Madam Pomfrey checked him over to make sure that he was okay, then she sent Fred and George to get Dumbledore and McGonagoll, but Harry didn't want to spend any more time in bed he wanted to be up and about.
"Can I have some of my clothes brought here so that I can get changed?" He asked.
Madam Pomfrey asked one of the house elves to bring Harry some clothes from his dorm and a couple of seconds later, they were back with what was asked for. Harry put them on and tried to get out of bed.
"Oh no you don't Mr.Potter, you can get dressed but your not to get out of bed until I'm sure your okay." She scolded.
Harry turned his head to look at her, a strange expression on his face.
"I'm getting out of this bed, Pomfrey!" He said threateningly and in an extremely un-Harry like way. "So get out of my way!" His eyes flashed pure black for a second before returning to their normal colour. He got out of the bed and began to walk out of the hospital wing, as soon as he got to the doors Dumbledore followed by McGonagoll, walked in.
"Potter, I'm glad to see that you're okay, but I don't think its wise that's you get up yet." McGonagoll told him when she saw him out of his bed. Dumbledore looked at him strangely.
"Try and make me." He challenged. Dumbledore went to put his arm on Harrys shoulder to try and calm him down but he thrown across the room by an unseen force. "Pathetic." Harry muttered as he made his way out of the room.
After Harry had left the infirmary, everyone stood in shock at the way that Harry had just behaved. Dumbledore stood with a very grim expression on his face, McGonagoll and Madam Pomfrey looked extremely shocked, but Ginny looked as if he had been murdered after all. No-one said a word, Madam Pomfrey went to tend to the other people in the hospital wing, Professors Dumbledore and McGonagoll exited the room and went to their respective offices and Ginny went to find Harry. She looked around the school briefly and made her way outside. She walked around the grounds, past the qudditch stadium, towards Hagrids hut and finally she saw him heading towards Hogsmead. She ran to catch up with him.
"Harry, WAIT!" She called, he ignored her so she called again. "Harry!" HE finally stopped but didn't turn around. As soon as she had caught up with him he continued to walk without saying a word. Ginny walked beside him also in silence for a few minutes before she lost her temper.
"Hey," She grabbed his and made him stop "what was all that about in the infirmary?! You didn't have to shout at anyone or say those things, this isn't you Harry." He lifted his eyes to hers, they flashed black again the way they had when he had looked at Pomfrey. She took a step back unnerved by this. "What has happened to you?" She asked a simple question. They continued walking again the unanswered question still in the air.
"I don't know Ginny, I really don't know." With a flash of his cloak he was gone.
"Harry, don't use that thing to get away from me." She called "HARRY!!" but he didn't answer. "Damn Invisibility Cloak" she muttered.
**
When Ginny arrived back at the castle she told Dumbledore exactly what they had been planning and what had happened in Hogsmead. She extremely grateful that he didn't give her detention for leaving the school grounds.
"Thank you Miss Weasley. You may go."
She walked towards the door of Dumbledores office, but turned around before going out of the door. "Do you think we can get to return to normal when we find him? Harry, I mean."
Dumbledore just looked down at the parchment on his desk and didn't answer, he obviously had no idea what to expect.
(A/N: Well this is the end of this story but im not going to leave it here there will be a sequel very soon. Does anyone have any ideas as to what I should call this?)
