Chapter Seven
The scream was loud, and it freighted Harry. "What was that?"
"Sounded like Mione." Ginny said wiping the tears out of her eyes with Harry's robes.
"Hermione?" Harry finally took in the situation. "Holy crap! Malfoy!" Harry yelled, picking Ginny up, and ruining the romantic feeling of the room. "He's got her." Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and led her out of the room.
Ron ran by and yelled, "This way! Somebody's got Mione! We got to stop them! Come on. Harry," Ron had a confused look on his face. "Why are you holding Ginny's arm? You really got it bad man. Real bad." Ron tried not to laugh, and then he remembered why he had even ran into Harry. "The scream came from this way." Ron ran down the corridor, and Harry followed, still holding Ginny's hand.
"She was here. Harry, who could have taken her?" Ron said looking at Harry. Ron had led him to a window that was open, and the curtains were blowing in the ice-cold breeze.
Harry's chest was pounding with rage. Why would any one take her? How could she be this stupid as to trust Malfoy? How could he be that stupid not think that Malfoy wanted to hurt her, or worse, kill her? "I don't know." Harry said, lying to Ron. Ron didn't know, and it was better he didn't at this point in time. Harry thought about a time almost two years ago, when someone he loved had been taken from him, and he never got that person back. Harry wouldn't let that happen. "We need to go get her. I don't want to lose her like I lost him." Harry said, looking over the cold, harsh, wintry land.
"Harry mate, she might not be gone at all. She might still be in Hogwarts." Ron said, looking at his friend. Harry suddenly realized that Ron might be right. This might all be a set up, to lead Harry into Voldemort's clutches and kill him. Harry couldn't let that happen. He now had the person he was pretty sure he cared about in his arms (literally), and didn't want to put her at risk. But, still, Hermione. Harry was caught in a battle with himself, and he could find no way out of it.
"Maybe you're right. Look were it led me the last time I assumed somebody was gone." Harry turned away from the window. "You want to go back to the common room Ginny?" Harry asked, togging on her arm.
"No. I have a few things I want to talk about with Ron first. You go ahead. We'll be back soon." Ginny said, pulling herself away from Harry.
"Are you sure? Do you want me to stay with you?" Harry asked. He was concerned, and he didn't know why. Something wasn't right.
"Harry Ron's my brother. If he does anything to me, I know what to do. Mum's left me alone with Ron thousands of times, and for some reason, I seem to survive better than him." Ginny said, starting to laugh. "You just go on. I'll be fine."
"Ok. Bye, Ginny, Ron." Harry said and turned around to leave.
*~*
(This is Ginny and Ron's conversation.)
"What did you want to talk about Gin?" Ron said, closing the window. Ron thought that Hermione being taken was serious, but then again, something could have scared her, and she ran. "What's up?"
"I don't want to leave. I'm not going home." Ginny said timidly, looking at the ground.
"What? Ginny, you have to. You need help." Ron said, worry in his eyes.
"But that's the point. I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME! Can't you see I'm happy here? I don't want to go home to Mum! She'll kill me! Then were will I be?"
"Well, you'll be dead won't you? Isn't that what you want?" Ron said, trying to stop her from making a scene.
"I thought that's what I wanted, but now, I don't know what I want. I think someone actually cares now." Ginny said, tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Who?" Ron asked, looking down at his little sister.
"You know who!" Ginny cried. She ran away from Ron screaming, "You little bitch! I hate you!"
*~*
Harry was pacing the Common Room. He couldn't stand it. Something wasn't right, and he knew it. Ginny came storming in, crying, and all worked up. "Gin, what's wrong? What happened?" Harry grabbed her arm, and pulled her to him.
"He.He wants me to go home! To that crazy woman who thinks I'm a mental case! I can't go home! I can't!" She screamed, sobbing on Harry's robes. "Ron's stupid! He wants me to leave, he wants me dead, and he doesn't want you to go after Mione! You have to Harry! You have to save her!" Ginny was pounding her feet, and bawling like a baby, and she looked like a basket case.
"Ginny, what part of the month is it anyway?" Harry asked, trying anything to calm her down.
"Harry, when you are about to kill yourself, and have been emotionally depressed for quite some time, and you suddenly find someone who cares, you'll act like this!" She screamed, still crying, but calm enough to yell.
"Why doesn't Ron want me to go after Hermione?" Harry asked, still processing what she yelled at him. "Why wouldn't he?"
"He doesn't want to lose you Harry! He needs you more that ever now, and he has found that for some reason, around you, I.. I seem to let everything out, and I expect that's probably good for me." Ginny had stopped crying now, and was actually acting civil. "He just wants me happy, but sending me to mum would make me worse, and I don't know. I just don't know." Ginny looked down at her shoes, and Harry walked over to her.
"Ginny, I need to tell you something." Harry looked at her deep brown eyes, and she looked back at his brilliant green ones.
"What Harry?" Ginny asked, curious.
"Ginny, I. ARGH!!!!! MY HEAD!!!!!!!" Harry screamed, collapsing on the floor. He landed on Ginny's robes, pulling her down.
"Harry, what, what's wrong?" Ginny shrieked in fear. "Harry, Harry! What's wrong?"
A/N: So, how was that? Don't worry, Harry's not the amazing collapsing boy wonder, but that would be cool. So as always, Read, Review, and if you don't want to, still Review. Unless your computer won't let you, like mine. SO, till next chappie, so long stranger. (Literally!) I didn't think this would happen, but for some time, all my chapters end with cliffhangers. I'll post chapter eight too, there really isn't a cliff hanger, just a really funny part, so, until next time, review!
The scream was loud, and it freighted Harry. "What was that?"
"Sounded like Mione." Ginny said wiping the tears out of her eyes with Harry's robes.
"Hermione?" Harry finally took in the situation. "Holy crap! Malfoy!" Harry yelled, picking Ginny up, and ruining the romantic feeling of the room. "He's got her." Harry grabbed Ginny's hand and led her out of the room.
Ron ran by and yelled, "This way! Somebody's got Mione! We got to stop them! Come on. Harry," Ron had a confused look on his face. "Why are you holding Ginny's arm? You really got it bad man. Real bad." Ron tried not to laugh, and then he remembered why he had even ran into Harry. "The scream came from this way." Ron ran down the corridor, and Harry followed, still holding Ginny's hand.
"She was here. Harry, who could have taken her?" Ron said looking at Harry. Ron had led him to a window that was open, and the curtains were blowing in the ice-cold breeze.
Harry's chest was pounding with rage. Why would any one take her? How could she be this stupid as to trust Malfoy? How could he be that stupid not think that Malfoy wanted to hurt her, or worse, kill her? "I don't know." Harry said, lying to Ron. Ron didn't know, and it was better he didn't at this point in time. Harry thought about a time almost two years ago, when someone he loved had been taken from him, and he never got that person back. Harry wouldn't let that happen. "We need to go get her. I don't want to lose her like I lost him." Harry said, looking over the cold, harsh, wintry land.
"Harry mate, she might not be gone at all. She might still be in Hogwarts." Ron said, looking at his friend. Harry suddenly realized that Ron might be right. This might all be a set up, to lead Harry into Voldemort's clutches and kill him. Harry couldn't let that happen. He now had the person he was pretty sure he cared about in his arms (literally), and didn't want to put her at risk. But, still, Hermione. Harry was caught in a battle with himself, and he could find no way out of it.
"Maybe you're right. Look were it led me the last time I assumed somebody was gone." Harry turned away from the window. "You want to go back to the common room Ginny?" Harry asked, togging on her arm.
"No. I have a few things I want to talk about with Ron first. You go ahead. We'll be back soon." Ginny said, pulling herself away from Harry.
"Are you sure? Do you want me to stay with you?" Harry asked. He was concerned, and he didn't know why. Something wasn't right.
"Harry Ron's my brother. If he does anything to me, I know what to do. Mum's left me alone with Ron thousands of times, and for some reason, I seem to survive better than him." Ginny said, starting to laugh. "You just go on. I'll be fine."
"Ok. Bye, Ginny, Ron." Harry said and turned around to leave.
*~*
(This is Ginny and Ron's conversation.)
"What did you want to talk about Gin?" Ron said, closing the window. Ron thought that Hermione being taken was serious, but then again, something could have scared her, and she ran. "What's up?"
"I don't want to leave. I'm not going home." Ginny said timidly, looking at the ground.
"What? Ginny, you have to. You need help." Ron said, worry in his eyes.
"But that's the point. I DON'T WANT TO GO HOME! Can't you see I'm happy here? I don't want to go home to Mum! She'll kill me! Then were will I be?"
"Well, you'll be dead won't you? Isn't that what you want?" Ron said, trying to stop her from making a scene.
"I thought that's what I wanted, but now, I don't know what I want. I think someone actually cares now." Ginny said, tears starting to form in her eyes.
"Who?" Ron asked, looking down at his little sister.
"You know who!" Ginny cried. She ran away from Ron screaming, "You little bitch! I hate you!"
*~*
Harry was pacing the Common Room. He couldn't stand it. Something wasn't right, and he knew it. Ginny came storming in, crying, and all worked up. "Gin, what's wrong? What happened?" Harry grabbed her arm, and pulled her to him.
"He.He wants me to go home! To that crazy woman who thinks I'm a mental case! I can't go home! I can't!" She screamed, sobbing on Harry's robes. "Ron's stupid! He wants me to leave, he wants me dead, and he doesn't want you to go after Mione! You have to Harry! You have to save her!" Ginny was pounding her feet, and bawling like a baby, and she looked like a basket case.
"Ginny, what part of the month is it anyway?" Harry asked, trying anything to calm her down.
"Harry, when you are about to kill yourself, and have been emotionally depressed for quite some time, and you suddenly find someone who cares, you'll act like this!" She screamed, still crying, but calm enough to yell.
"Why doesn't Ron want me to go after Hermione?" Harry asked, still processing what she yelled at him. "Why wouldn't he?"
"He doesn't want to lose you Harry! He needs you more that ever now, and he has found that for some reason, around you, I.. I seem to let everything out, and I expect that's probably good for me." Ginny had stopped crying now, and was actually acting civil. "He just wants me happy, but sending me to mum would make me worse, and I don't know. I just don't know." Ginny looked down at her shoes, and Harry walked over to her.
"Ginny, I need to tell you something." Harry looked at her deep brown eyes, and she looked back at his brilliant green ones.
"What Harry?" Ginny asked, curious.
"Ginny, I. ARGH!!!!! MY HEAD!!!!!!!" Harry screamed, collapsing on the floor. He landed on Ginny's robes, pulling her down.
"Harry, what, what's wrong?" Ginny shrieked in fear. "Harry, Harry! What's wrong?"
A/N: So, how was that? Don't worry, Harry's not the amazing collapsing boy wonder, but that would be cool. So as always, Read, Review, and if you don't want to, still Review. Unless your computer won't let you, like mine. SO, till next chappie, so long stranger. (Literally!) I didn't think this would happen, but for some time, all my chapters end with cliffhangers. I'll post chapter eight too, there really isn't a cliff hanger, just a really funny part, so, until next time, review!
