Chapter 30 – When the Angels Cry
"Hello? Professor Snape, are you in here?" Ginny called from the Potions' Room door, later that week.
"Mrs. Malfoy, shouldn't you be having dinner at the Great Hall?" the professor asked with a sneer.
"I need to talk with you... It's about Angel!" Ginny explained, nervously.
For the first time Ginny saw a ray of emotion pass through Snape's face, and her hopes went up. He seemed to care about Angel, so maybe he could love her...
Snape told her to come in and leave the door open, because the room was full of smoke. Ginny did as he asked and sat on the first desk in front of his own, trying hard not to pass away with all that bluish smoke in the air. On his desk there was a huge boiling cauldron, and he was adding a few ingredients to it.
"What is there to talk about Angel?" he asked, not looking at her.
"I'm sure you've noticed how sad she is all the time, and she never leaves your room... Angel is truly sad and I have the feeling she's going to die any moment now." Ginny explained loud and clear, with worry evident in her voice. "I need to tell you something very personal and I hope you'll answer me that way as well... Angel is in love with you, Professor... You are now the owner of her heart, and because she knows you two can never be together, she's sad and soon she'll die!"
"What are you talking about, Mrs. Malfoy?" he asked, shocked, finally looking at her.
"I know I shouldn't be betraying my friend, but I don't want her to die, and you are the only one who can save her now... You're the owner of her heart, because she loves you!" Ginny explained, sadly, trying hard not to cry. "I need to know if you love Angel in return..."
"Mrs. Malfoy, I believe that's none of your business..." he yelled, furious, leaving his desk to stand in front of Ginny. "Leave, now!"
"But, can't you see why I need to know? We have to save Angel!" Ginny yelled back, furious with his stupid Slytherin pride.
"No, I don't love her! Happy now?" he yelled, his eyes becoming extremely black and wide, scaring Ginny to death. "LEAVE!"
Slowly, Ginny left the desk and walked out of the Potions' Room open door and before she closed it, she looked at her professor once more.
"If she dies, I won't blame you... But I will never forgive you for denying her this one thing!" Ginny whispered sadly, before she closed the door completely. "What will I do now? Hermione won't help me, Snape doesn't love Angel... Everything is going wrong!"
Sighing deeply, she started walking to the Great Hall, thinking about ways to help Angel. When she started climbing the stairs to leave the Dungeons and enter the hallway in front of the Great Hall, Ginny heard someone crying, and that cry became louder and extremely desperate.
Worried, Ginny ran to the hallway, hoping to find a young girl crying, but what she found was something she wasn't ready for.
There, in the middle of the air, was a small white cat with pink eyes that were now full of tears, and an extremely sad cry came from her little body. A cry so similar to humans' crying, tears so real falling down her fur, and an extremely bright white light surrounding her body.
"Angel! Not now, please... Angel, don't die!" Ginny cried, trying to reach her little friend without succeeding. "What can I do? DRACO! DRACO!"
What else could she do? And so Ginny screamed and screamed for Draco, until the Great Hall's doors finally opened, and all the student body came running to the hallway, standing still before the sight. Only Draco, Hermione, Harry, Ron and Dumbledore, came to stand beside Ginny, trying to calm her down.
"Draco, she's dying... She's DYING!" Ginny screamed, between tears of frustration and anger, punching his chest weakly.
"Calm down... There's nothing we can do, now! It's too late." Draco told her, kissing he forehead gently. "Please, calm down. Think about our baby..."
Waking up from her despair, Ginny turned in his arms to face Hermione, who was looking at Angel with a worried and sad face.
"Have you made your decision, Hermione?" Ginny asked, in an amazingly soft voice, while Angel's cry kept on echoing through the school hallways.
Hermione looked at Ginny, then at Angel and Harry, and finally back at Ginny again.
"Yes... I'll do it! But hurry up..." Hermione agreed, placing herself in front of Ginny.
With a smile and a nod, Ginny stepped out of Draco's embrace and raised her wand. With the spell she had found on the book, Ginny performed the transfer of a small foetus inside of a soft pink placenta, from her womb to Hermione's.
When the transfer was complete, Ginny let out a breath of relief, and almost fainted weakly. The spell had taken too much from her and she felt has if something was missing inside of her... And in fact, something was missing... her baby.
"Are you ok, Ginny, Hermione?" Draco asked, worried, looking at both girls.
"I'm fine!" both girls answered.
"What's going on over here? What's all this... noise?" Snape yelled, trying to pass through the crowd, to see what was going on. When he finally reached Dumbledore's side, his mouth hung open and his eyes were wide with shock.
"I've tried to warn you, Professor! I will never forgive you!" Ginny replied, furiously, turning her back on him to face Angel and she got ready for the spell to lift the curse.
'Many Springs away, I've cursed you to suffer for your lack of loyalty. You should learn to love those who loved you back, and when they lost their love for you, you should die as well... But today, I see you've changed your ways and true love has found its way inside of your heart. I, Queen of the Fairies, and all of the Creatures from the Light, forgive you for your ancestors' sins and give you the right to come back to the human shape, to freely love. Finite Animus Simper!'
A silver light left Ginny's chest and flew to Angel's body, surrounding her, trying to bring her back to them, but when the silver light and the white light, surrounding Angel, touched, Angel's body disappeared, leaving nothing but empty air on the place where she had been floating seconds before.
"Hello? Professor Snape, are you in here?" Ginny called from the Potions' Room door, later that week.
"Mrs. Malfoy, shouldn't you be having dinner at the Great Hall?" the professor asked with a sneer.
"I need to talk with you... It's about Angel!" Ginny explained, nervously.
For the first time Ginny saw a ray of emotion pass through Snape's face, and her hopes went up. He seemed to care about Angel, so maybe he could love her...
Snape told her to come in and leave the door open, because the room was full of smoke. Ginny did as he asked and sat on the first desk in front of his own, trying hard not to pass away with all that bluish smoke in the air. On his desk there was a huge boiling cauldron, and he was adding a few ingredients to it.
"What is there to talk about Angel?" he asked, not looking at her.
"I'm sure you've noticed how sad she is all the time, and she never leaves your room... Angel is truly sad and I have the feeling she's going to die any moment now." Ginny explained loud and clear, with worry evident in her voice. "I need to tell you something very personal and I hope you'll answer me that way as well... Angel is in love with you, Professor... You are now the owner of her heart, and because she knows you two can never be together, she's sad and soon she'll die!"
"What are you talking about, Mrs. Malfoy?" he asked, shocked, finally looking at her.
"I know I shouldn't be betraying my friend, but I don't want her to die, and you are the only one who can save her now... You're the owner of her heart, because she loves you!" Ginny explained, sadly, trying hard not to cry. "I need to know if you love Angel in return..."
"Mrs. Malfoy, I believe that's none of your business..." he yelled, furious, leaving his desk to stand in front of Ginny. "Leave, now!"
"But, can't you see why I need to know? We have to save Angel!" Ginny yelled back, furious with his stupid Slytherin pride.
"No, I don't love her! Happy now?" he yelled, his eyes becoming extremely black and wide, scaring Ginny to death. "LEAVE!"
Slowly, Ginny left the desk and walked out of the Potions' Room open door and before she closed it, she looked at her professor once more.
"If she dies, I won't blame you... But I will never forgive you for denying her this one thing!" Ginny whispered sadly, before she closed the door completely. "What will I do now? Hermione won't help me, Snape doesn't love Angel... Everything is going wrong!"
Sighing deeply, she started walking to the Great Hall, thinking about ways to help Angel. When she started climbing the stairs to leave the Dungeons and enter the hallway in front of the Great Hall, Ginny heard someone crying, and that cry became louder and extremely desperate.
Worried, Ginny ran to the hallway, hoping to find a young girl crying, but what she found was something she wasn't ready for.
There, in the middle of the air, was a small white cat with pink eyes that were now full of tears, and an extremely sad cry came from her little body. A cry so similar to humans' crying, tears so real falling down her fur, and an extremely bright white light surrounding her body.
"Angel! Not now, please... Angel, don't die!" Ginny cried, trying to reach her little friend without succeeding. "What can I do? DRACO! DRACO!"
What else could she do? And so Ginny screamed and screamed for Draco, until the Great Hall's doors finally opened, and all the student body came running to the hallway, standing still before the sight. Only Draco, Hermione, Harry, Ron and Dumbledore, came to stand beside Ginny, trying to calm her down.
"Draco, she's dying... She's DYING!" Ginny screamed, between tears of frustration and anger, punching his chest weakly.
"Calm down... There's nothing we can do, now! It's too late." Draco told her, kissing he forehead gently. "Please, calm down. Think about our baby..."
Waking up from her despair, Ginny turned in his arms to face Hermione, who was looking at Angel with a worried and sad face.
"Have you made your decision, Hermione?" Ginny asked, in an amazingly soft voice, while Angel's cry kept on echoing through the school hallways.
Hermione looked at Ginny, then at Angel and Harry, and finally back at Ginny again.
"Yes... I'll do it! But hurry up..." Hermione agreed, placing herself in front of Ginny.
With a smile and a nod, Ginny stepped out of Draco's embrace and raised her wand. With the spell she had found on the book, Ginny performed the transfer of a small foetus inside of a soft pink placenta, from her womb to Hermione's.
When the transfer was complete, Ginny let out a breath of relief, and almost fainted weakly. The spell had taken too much from her and she felt has if something was missing inside of her... And in fact, something was missing... her baby.
"Are you ok, Ginny, Hermione?" Draco asked, worried, looking at both girls.
"I'm fine!" both girls answered.
"What's going on over here? What's all this... noise?" Snape yelled, trying to pass through the crowd, to see what was going on. When he finally reached Dumbledore's side, his mouth hung open and his eyes were wide with shock.
"I've tried to warn you, Professor! I will never forgive you!" Ginny replied, furiously, turning her back on him to face Angel and she got ready for the spell to lift the curse.
'Many Springs away, I've cursed you to suffer for your lack of loyalty. You should learn to love those who loved you back, and when they lost their love for you, you should die as well... But today, I see you've changed your ways and true love has found its way inside of your heart. I, Queen of the Fairies, and all of the Creatures from the Light, forgive you for your ancestors' sins and give you the right to come back to the human shape, to freely love. Finite Animus Simper!'
A silver light left Ginny's chest and flew to Angel's body, surrounding her, trying to bring her back to them, but when the silver light and the white light, surrounding Angel, touched, Angel's body disappeared, leaving nothing but empty air on the place where she had been floating seconds before.