Well, it's
been awhile. I feel like I'm talking to an old friend,
or something. I've really missed writing this.
Anyway, I'd just like to add that Ginny is in her 5th
year, making this Book 6. Forget that Gred and Forge
were ever there because I honestly couldn't be arsed
to fix it. From this point on, I'll never mention them
actually being in the school. Try to erase all thoughts of them ever being
there, ok? Ok. On with the story, since it's taken me
so freakin long anyway. ;)
Chapter 3. Emotionless
It's down to this
I've got to make this life make sense
Can anyone tell what I've done?
I miss the life
I miss the colors of the world
Can anyone tell where I am?
***
I was alone in McGonagall's classroom, washing the board. I wiped it in big,
long strokes, my sponge making a soft, swishing sound as it went. Up, down. Up,
down. Suddenly, I heard the door open behind me. I spun around to see...
Malfoy. But it wasn't really Malfoy. He was different,
somehow. He looked sad and vulnerable. He opened his mouth to say something and
a snake slithered out, flashing it's fangs and hissing. I jumped back and tried
to yell, but I found my mouth was sealed shut. Slowly the snake wound it's way
up my legs, staring at me with its blood red eyes. I couldn't
move; I was paralyzed with fear. Then, suddenly, the snake stopped. It
slithered back down my legs and across the room.
I looked to see who the snake was returning to and my
stomach dropped. Malfoy was no longer there. Standing in his place, his eyes
filled with a deep, terrifying yet unnamable emotion, was Tom. I dropped my
sponge to the floor, and it made a splatting sound.
Where it landed, the floor began to melt away. I don't
know how I knew this though, because I could not tear my eyes from his gaze.
His dark eyes bored holes into mine, and I felt like there was a funnel between
us, pouring all of the emotions from my mind to his. I stood where I was while
he walked purposefully toward me, then circled me, like a tiger does it's prey.
Suddenly, before I knew what was happening, his mouth was
pressed against mine. I kissed him back hungrily. His body pushed
against mine, sealing the space between us. I let out a low moan, and as I did he rammed me back into the chalkboard. Then, without
warning, he pulled himself away from me and started shaking my shoulders. I
tried to ask him what he was doing, but I still couldn't
talk. He was shaking me, shaking me...
"Ginny!" a familiar voice called. "Ginny! For God's sake
I know you can hear me! Get UP!"
I opened my eyes and my vision tilted, dizzily. "That's it, I'm calling Harry." the voice said, exasperated. It seemed to belong to
a blob with messy red hair... I rubbed my eyes and the world righted. There was
Ron, tresses awry, shaking my shoulders like his life depended on it.
"Ron, what the hell are you doing here?" I mumbled, sitting up awkwardly.
He heaved a sigh. "Thank God. For awhile there, I thought you might
never wake up." She grabbed a robe from my dresser and tossed it on the bed.
"Get dressed. Dumbledore needs to see us."
"For Pete's sake, couldn't he wait til a decent hour?
And "us" meaning who, exactly?" I asked, grumbling, as I pulled my
robe over my head.
"Me. You." Ron seemed to think that
was the only explanation needed, for he fell silent and began looking around
the room with minor interest.
"Alright, I'm coming." I wiped the sleep out of my eyes and grabbed my wand
from the bedside table. The luminous alarm clock leered at me. 3:30 am. Suddenly I started to feel
nervous. Why couldn't he have waited until a
more decent hour? The last time Dumbledore called for us at a time like this, my father had been attacked by a snake. Meeting Professor
McGonagall in the common room (now why hadn't she
woken me up? I thought in bewilderment.) Ron and I followed her to Dumbledore's
office, my stomach growing tighter with each step.
Cause now again I've found myself
So far down
Away from the sun
That shines into the darkest place
I'm so far down
Away from the sun
Again
A/N-Ok, I can make this work. Sorry this was so short, I'll
try to make the next chapter longer. This was just the perfect place to end it,
you know?
Song for this chapter is
"Away From the Sun" by 3 Doors Down. Buy this CD.
::hugs everyone:: I'm glad to be back. :)
