As the time for her to depart from Grimmauld place drew shorter, Ginny became excited. Images of Hogwarts' vast grounds, winding corridors, sweeping staircases and comfortable dormitories constantly floated into Ginny's mind, filling her with longing.
Her days at Grimmauld place steadily became less and less eventful. The only thing that had begun to change was Harry. Though he was still clad in black and hardly ever seen without his spikes, he had begun to open up more and share his feelings about the loss of Sirius. On their last night at Grimmauld Place, Harry had surprised everyone by standing up before dinner was served and making a toast.
"Hard times have passed, and even harder times are coming. What has happened and what will continue to take place, in my opinion, is absolute bullshit. To be honest there were times since Sirius died that I thought of killing myself. But then images of what the future could hold came to me; of the love I still have and can still give; of the people I would be leaving behind. One thing I can promise you is that while there is still a breath left in my body I will fight and I know I will have you all by my side. I have been so selfish lately; blinded by my own grief or whatever; I was unable to see that others around me have also been in great amounts of pain.
At this stage in his speech Harry turned to Remus, who smiled back weakly.
"To Sirius Black, the good, the bad, and the ridiculousness that was his life."
"To Sirius," they all echoed.
Dinner was a noisy occasion, but through it all Ginny only noticed one person. Remus Lupin didn't pile his plate high with Mrs Weasleys' delicious cooking. He didn't join in the general babbled conversation. His tear stained face stared down at his hand, which shook slightly. Ginny's heart and soul went out to him. He was alone for the first time in his life. Not truly alone but more alone then he ever had been before. One of his best friends, murdered by anothers' jealousy and insecurities, and now…now losing Sirius. Through his grey eyes Ginny could see his world was crashing down around him and that he was helpless to stop it…
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When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fucking special
Ginny closed her eyes and lost herself in the slow bitter sweet tune that poured through the muggle disc-man. It was the first time since dawn she had been able to sit down and relax. Since she had woken up to Hermiones' voice urging her to get up it had been go, go, go. Attempting to gather all her school things and push them into the ever shrinking space her trunk seemed to provide was an almost impossible feat. Ginny melted into her mind, leaving the outside world to rot in hell, but only moments later was dragged from her haven kicking and screaming by the slamming of her carriage door.
"Ginny, Ginny! Ginny!" someone far away was shaking her, calling her back to reality.
"Ginny… Ginny!"
"What!? For gods' sake! What do you want?!" Ginny's eyes sprung open and Hermiones' anxious face swum into view.
"Ron and Harry have finally done it… Malfoy finally pushed the wrong button!"
"Huh? What are you on about Hermione?"
"Draco said something about Sirius and… Well... Harry beat the shit out of him. And when Crabbe and Goyle tried to stop him… Ron jumped in. They did alright for a while but… oh you should see it, Ginny! Ron's front teeth were knocked out and Harry's face was cut up by Dracos' ring! There was so much blood, Gin!"
Before she had finished Ginny was up and sprinting up to the front of the carriage.
"Ginny there's no point, they've been taken to the front of the train… they wouldn't even let me in…"
"Fucking Malfoy!" Ginny screamed.
"You'd better watch your mouth, Weasel Trash." Pansy Parkinson had appeared from the carriage Ginny was standing in front of and shoved her hard.
"Well at least you don't have to watch yours, eh? Considering it's permanently placed against the royal Malfoy ass." Ginny sneered, re-gaining her footing.
Pansy Parkinson walked forward, her face contorted dangerously. "At least at the end of the year, my friends and family won't be a mere memory. You, and your trashy do-gooder group are all going to be destroyed. Can't you see that? Or are you blinded by that ridiculous Gryffindor pride, just like that Sirius? The dark lord will win... You will all die! And I will have the pleasure of killing you."
Parkinsons' eyes danced mysteriously as the horrible thoughts of murder flooded through her mind. Suddenly, something hard collided with her face making it sting and bringing tears to her eyes.
"You fucking bitch!" Ginny screamed slapping her again and pushing her to the ground, landing blows repeatedly to her head and stomach.
"Ginny Weasley! Get off her!" Ginny was dragged kicking and screaming off Pansy, whose face was bright red and bleeding from Ginny's physical attack.
Ginny whipped around to face the person that had dragged her off and found herself face to face with Professor McGonagall.
"Professor! What are you doing here?" Ginny blurted out accusingly.
"That's none of your business, girl! Now the two of you can follow me! I've had enough of this fighting!"
Ginny and Pansy followed McGonagall solemnly. They walked to the very front of the train and stepped into the first compartment which from the outside, looked like a normal compartment, but within lay an exact replica of Professor McGonagalls' office. Stepping inside, Ginny was met with Ron and Harrys' shocked (and badly injured) faces, along with Draco Malfoy and his cronies.
Ginny almost burst out laughing at the sight of Malfoy, his once pure white skin was bruised a deep purpley-black colour in places, streaks of red flowing out the corner of his mouth.
"Fuckwit," Ginny mouthed at Draco, who just smirked and winked in reply, causing a fresh flow of rage to wash over her.
"There is a war going on between our respective sides. I DO NOT! Want this war brought into the grounds of Hogwarts! It is a place of learning not fighting, not killing, not a place one takes out personal vendetta's on one another! Two fights already and we haven't even arrived at Hogwarts! This is not acceptable." Ginny slowly zoned out to what Professor McGonagall was saying and before she stopped herself she let her eyes wonder over to Draco, who also looked as though his mind was elsewhere.
~Fucking Draco. If it wasn't for him I would be back in the carriage enjoying myself instead of here listening to this wind bag take her menstrual cycles out on us.~ Ginny thought to herself.
The lecture seemed has though it would be endless. Sentences seemed to flow out of her mouth, time didn't seem an issue; it merely built up her momentum and after what felt like days she finally glanced at the oddly shaped clock on the wall and came to a complete stop.
"Oh dear, it seems I lost track of time. Now I'm sure you were listening, you all have a weeks' worth of detention. Don't look at me like that Harry, you know you deserve it. Now hurry down to the great hall before I raise it to two weeks!" and with that the professor turned her back on the students and sighed loudly. Ginny was the first to the door and when she opened it she gasped loudly. In front of her was the wide spacious hall that lead to the Professors' office, moonlight dancing off the walls. So the replica of the professors office wasn't a replica at all.
Ron shook his head, the almost toothless grin on his face sending Hermione into fits of laughter.
"Right, well it's off to the hospital wing for me, fare thee well ladies." Ron said grabbing Harrys' shoulder and steering him forward.
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A/N
Yay!!! Another chapter done and this one is pretty long by my standards, i know its taken a month but i've had things on my mind. Thank you Miss Beta for again making my story readable. Love you all :D
Her days at Grimmauld place steadily became less and less eventful. The only thing that had begun to change was Harry. Though he was still clad in black and hardly ever seen without his spikes, he had begun to open up more and share his feelings about the loss of Sirius. On their last night at Grimmauld Place, Harry had surprised everyone by standing up before dinner was served and making a toast.
"Hard times have passed, and even harder times are coming. What has happened and what will continue to take place, in my opinion, is absolute bullshit. To be honest there were times since Sirius died that I thought of killing myself. But then images of what the future could hold came to me; of the love I still have and can still give; of the people I would be leaving behind. One thing I can promise you is that while there is still a breath left in my body I will fight and I know I will have you all by my side. I have been so selfish lately; blinded by my own grief or whatever; I was unable to see that others around me have also been in great amounts of pain.
At this stage in his speech Harry turned to Remus, who smiled back weakly.
"To Sirius Black, the good, the bad, and the ridiculousness that was his life."
"To Sirius," they all echoed.
Dinner was a noisy occasion, but through it all Ginny only noticed one person. Remus Lupin didn't pile his plate high with Mrs Weasleys' delicious cooking. He didn't join in the general babbled conversation. His tear stained face stared down at his hand, which shook slightly. Ginny's heart and soul went out to him. He was alone for the first time in his life. Not truly alone but more alone then he ever had been before. One of his best friends, murdered by anothers' jealousy and insecurities, and now…now losing Sirius. Through his grey eyes Ginny could see his world was crashing down around him and that he was helpless to stop it…
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When you were here before
Couldn't look you in the eye
You're just like an angel
Your skin makes me cry
You float like a feather
In a beautiful world
I wish I was special
You're so fucking special
Ginny closed her eyes and lost herself in the slow bitter sweet tune that poured through the muggle disc-man. It was the first time since dawn she had been able to sit down and relax. Since she had woken up to Hermiones' voice urging her to get up it had been go, go, go. Attempting to gather all her school things and push them into the ever shrinking space her trunk seemed to provide was an almost impossible feat. Ginny melted into her mind, leaving the outside world to rot in hell, but only moments later was dragged from her haven kicking and screaming by the slamming of her carriage door.
"Ginny, Ginny! Ginny!" someone far away was shaking her, calling her back to reality.
"Ginny… Ginny!"
"What!? For gods' sake! What do you want?!" Ginny's eyes sprung open and Hermiones' anxious face swum into view.
"Ron and Harry have finally done it… Malfoy finally pushed the wrong button!"
"Huh? What are you on about Hermione?"
"Draco said something about Sirius and… Well... Harry beat the shit out of him. And when Crabbe and Goyle tried to stop him… Ron jumped in. They did alright for a while but… oh you should see it, Ginny! Ron's front teeth were knocked out and Harry's face was cut up by Dracos' ring! There was so much blood, Gin!"
Before she had finished Ginny was up and sprinting up to the front of the carriage.
"Ginny there's no point, they've been taken to the front of the train… they wouldn't even let me in…"
"Fucking Malfoy!" Ginny screamed.
"You'd better watch your mouth, Weasel Trash." Pansy Parkinson had appeared from the carriage Ginny was standing in front of and shoved her hard.
"Well at least you don't have to watch yours, eh? Considering it's permanently placed against the royal Malfoy ass." Ginny sneered, re-gaining her footing.
Pansy Parkinson walked forward, her face contorted dangerously. "At least at the end of the year, my friends and family won't be a mere memory. You, and your trashy do-gooder group are all going to be destroyed. Can't you see that? Or are you blinded by that ridiculous Gryffindor pride, just like that Sirius? The dark lord will win... You will all die! And I will have the pleasure of killing you."
Parkinsons' eyes danced mysteriously as the horrible thoughts of murder flooded through her mind. Suddenly, something hard collided with her face making it sting and bringing tears to her eyes.
"You fucking bitch!" Ginny screamed slapping her again and pushing her to the ground, landing blows repeatedly to her head and stomach.
"Ginny Weasley! Get off her!" Ginny was dragged kicking and screaming off Pansy, whose face was bright red and bleeding from Ginny's physical attack.
Ginny whipped around to face the person that had dragged her off and found herself face to face with Professor McGonagall.
"Professor! What are you doing here?" Ginny blurted out accusingly.
"That's none of your business, girl! Now the two of you can follow me! I've had enough of this fighting!"
Ginny and Pansy followed McGonagall solemnly. They walked to the very front of the train and stepped into the first compartment which from the outside, looked like a normal compartment, but within lay an exact replica of Professor McGonagalls' office. Stepping inside, Ginny was met with Ron and Harrys' shocked (and badly injured) faces, along with Draco Malfoy and his cronies.
Ginny almost burst out laughing at the sight of Malfoy, his once pure white skin was bruised a deep purpley-black colour in places, streaks of red flowing out the corner of his mouth.
"Fuckwit," Ginny mouthed at Draco, who just smirked and winked in reply, causing a fresh flow of rage to wash over her.
"There is a war going on between our respective sides. I DO NOT! Want this war brought into the grounds of Hogwarts! It is a place of learning not fighting, not killing, not a place one takes out personal vendetta's on one another! Two fights already and we haven't even arrived at Hogwarts! This is not acceptable." Ginny slowly zoned out to what Professor McGonagall was saying and before she stopped herself she let her eyes wonder over to Draco, who also looked as though his mind was elsewhere.
~Fucking Draco. If it wasn't for him I would be back in the carriage enjoying myself instead of here listening to this wind bag take her menstrual cycles out on us.~ Ginny thought to herself.
The lecture seemed has though it would be endless. Sentences seemed to flow out of her mouth, time didn't seem an issue; it merely built up her momentum and after what felt like days she finally glanced at the oddly shaped clock on the wall and came to a complete stop.
"Oh dear, it seems I lost track of time. Now I'm sure you were listening, you all have a weeks' worth of detention. Don't look at me like that Harry, you know you deserve it. Now hurry down to the great hall before I raise it to two weeks!" and with that the professor turned her back on the students and sighed loudly. Ginny was the first to the door and when she opened it she gasped loudly. In front of her was the wide spacious hall that lead to the Professors' office, moonlight dancing off the walls. So the replica of the professors office wasn't a replica at all.
Ron shook his head, the almost toothless grin on his face sending Hermione into fits of laughter.
"Right, well it's off to the hospital wing for me, fare thee well ladies." Ron said grabbing Harrys' shoulder and steering him forward.
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A/N
Yay!!! Another chapter done and this one is pretty long by my standards, i know its taken a month but i've had things on my mind. Thank you Miss Beta for again making my story readable. Love you all :D