Chapter 5: Angels Watching Over Me
A/N: I think I'm finally getting back on track with this story. My computer is being really mean to me and it took me more than an hour to get this straight because it kept crashing. I was going to thank all my reviewers here but I'm afraid to go online right now and have it die again before I can finish. So thanks a bunch to all of you anyway.
Disclaimer: If I had come up with the brilliant idea for Harry Potter then I would probably be able to afford a better computer. I'm not worth suing so don't bother.
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Ginny took a deep breath and began.
"Harry, When I was 10 years old I had a best friend…"
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"Her name was Alexia. Everything was fine up until the summer before I started at Hogwarts. That was when I started to notice that she always seem to have some kind of bruise. And I noticed that she always seemed to come to my house but I'd never been to hers since her mum died 2 years before. That was when the bruises started. He changed completely. He just took out everything on her." Ginny took another breath and continued, "I asked her about it and she finally admitted that her Dad had been pushing her around a lot. She made me swear not to tell but I couldn't do that for long. Things started to get worse and I tried to make her get help. She was still convinced that it was her fault and that her Dad just had a bit of a temper." Harry was listening quietly, almost in a daze. "I finally made her tell my Mum and we contacted the social services." Ginny realized her eyes were watering but continued, "They had to relocate her with a foster home and put tons of hiding and protection charms on her. I wasn't allowed to send any letters because of the risk that her Dad would find her. She has sent a couple through W.S.S. over the years though, telling me how happy she is now. They took back my replies to her but we weren't able to write often." Ginny wiped away a tear. She hadn't realized how much she missed Alex until now.
"Harry, you need to get help. No matter what you want to believe things just keep getting worse. If Alex had waited any longer she'd probably be dead by now."
"It's just that well, no matter what I want to think," he struggled with the words, "It's like it's engrained in my mind. It's just been like this ever since I can remember- but it really hasn't been that bad. Nothing I can't live through."
"Harry you don't deserve any of it. The only thing you deserve is to get out of that house."
"Ginny I know you want to help but you can't tell anyone. It would cause too much trouble. Dumbledore's already got enough on his hands. It's really not worth it."
"You've got to stop saying things like that," she told him, "You can't keep thinking you're not worth anything."
Harry just sighed and gave in. It was obvious he'd never change her mind. What would the people at Hogwarts think? He couldn't decide what would be worse, the nasty remarks from the Slytherins or the pity from everyone else.
"Fine," he muttered, leaning back and looking away.
"Just think about it," said Ginny, "At least you'll never have to go back there again." Harry smiled slightly. At least something good was coming out of this. They spread out the large jacket as a blanket and laid down on it looking up at the sky. Without noticing, Ginny started humming a familiar tune. Harry found himself lulled to sleep by some sense of comfort. She sang it softly to herself before falling asleep as well.
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All night, all day,
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
All night, all day,
Angels watching over me.
Sun is a-setting in the West;
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
Sleep my child, take your rest;
Angels watching over me.
All night, all day,
Angels watching over me, my Lord.
All night, all day,
Angels watching over me.
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A/N: I think I'm finally getting back on track with this story. My computer is being really mean to me and it took me more than an hour to get this straight because it kept crashing. I was going to thank all my reviewers here but I'm afraid to go online right now and have it die again before I can finish. So thanks a bunch to all of you anyway.
Also, I found the lyrics to this lullaby on a geocities site somewhere and the author wasn't listed but I don't own that either.
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