Ginny woke up and blinked before cranking her eyes wide open and taking in the surroundings. She was on the floor and a table lay near her, cracked a bit. Then the memory came back to her.
"Why can't they just leave me alone!" she cried as she got up angrily and kicked the table so that it broke in two. "Oh, gods. What am I going to tell Snape?" she thought as she strode over to the table.
She tried gluing it, but it looked messy. She would've used magic, but she didn't know if she could. She decided on not telling Snape and buying a new one instead. Then she heard a knock on the door. She quickly ran to the mirror.
She looked horrible. Her eyes were blue and her cheeks were green and felt really sore. Her twinkle in her eyes had faded and her arms bore bruises along with her legs. She was a sorry sight.
"I'm busy!" she yelled back.
"Lunch is ready," replied a voice; Snape's voice.
"I'll be down in a minute. By the way, can I use magic?" she asked.
"Yes, you may. But nothing gigantic," he added and she heard his retreating footsteps.
She quickly took out her wand and fixed herself up. Then she mended the table and ran downstairs taking a seat near Colin.
The food smelled delicious. She was amazed at how well his cooking tasted. Potatoes mashed, fried, and baked, spaghetti, rice, meat, and chicken were scattered on the table. Ginny ate quietly and quickly and sat back.
"Professor, do you know why we were chosen?" asked Ginny. Snape looked up from his plate and stared her in the eyes. She shivered a bit. It seemed as though his eyes could pierce through her skin into her hopes, dreams, and fears.
"No, I do not," he replied neutrally.
"Oh," Ginny said with a hint of relief. At least he doesn't know about anything, Ginny thought to herself.
"May I go out, Professor? I need a new pair of clothes to fit in with the muggle surrounding," Draco asked.
"Certainly, Draco. Would you mind taking the youngest Weasley with you?" added Snape. "Here's some money. Buy her a couple things." Ginny was shocked as she watched Snape hand Draco green money. Why had he suggested that she should go along? Did he know? Why was he being nice to her? But she had no time to ask or ponder any further as Draco grabbed her by the arm and walked her out the room.
"Listen, Weasley. I don't know what those two men were doing in your room, but it didn't seem like it was good news. I suggest you tell Snape if anything is going on," he said, his grip on her arm tightening. He looked at her with his piercing blue eyes and Ginny gulped. Why did everyone care so much? Did everyone know and this was all a set-up so she would tell the whole world?
"Why do you care whether it was good or bad? You should be glad that I'm being beaten," she said as she yanked her arm out of his grasp and walked out of the door. Draco smirked at her attitude and followed her out the door.
"How are we going to get to Diagon Alley?" asked Ginny as she looked around.
"We're not going to go there, Weasley. We're going to the nearest mall they have here." He walked off and Ginny had no choice but to follow. After a couple blocks of silence, they reached a huge mall called The Grove.
Draco seemed to know his way around pretty well and Ginny had to walk fast to keep up. First stop, Bebe.
Draco pushed the door open and held it for Ginny. She walked in and blushed. At least he acted like a chivalrous young gentleman. Ginny had no objections toward that. Then she looked in the store.
She wanted to walk straight out. There was no way her mum, dad, or any of her family was going to allow her to wear anything Draco was picking out. She was about to walk outside when Draco pulled her back in.
"You want to look fancy or not, Weasley? I don't have time for games." Ginny nodded and followed him further inside. She looked at some of the clothes. Not too bad, she thought. Draco had already chosen several pieces and she was now stuck in the dressing room.
She put on the first pair of clothes hastily. It was a brown halter top that was cut like a v in the end and a black mini-skirt (if any of the clothes I describe sound weird put together, sorry. I guess I just like weird things! Lol).
"This is way too short!" she cried as she yanked the skirt down.
"Stop it, you look fine. Now get back in there and try on the other things," Draco said icily. Ginny gave him a glare and walked back in.
Next was a long-sleeve white shirt that had a v-neck cut. It was quite tight and she put on the khaki pants. Draco approved of them, too. After about 2 hours, they left the store. Ginny was carrying two bags and a huge smile was spread on her face.
"That was fun!" she exclaimed "Their money is so hard to use, though. What was it called? Dowkar? Dobar? Oh, yeah! Dollars! And there were penkies, nittels, dives, and quarpers!" Draco smirked and tried hard not to laugh.
The day went by quickly and soon it was night. They walked back home carrying about 10 bags.
When Snape opened the door he looked surprised.
"Amazing what a girl can shop for in less than 24 hours," he said as he allowed them in. Draco followed Ginny to her room and put down her bags. Then he headed to his room and put his clothes away.
Ginny looked admiringly at every piece before storing it away. She tried to remember the names of the shops they had visited. She couldn't wait to tell her eldest brother Bill about all her fun. He was the only one that listened to her. Charlie and Percy were sometimes too busy and Fred and George were too silly. Ron was just too, Ron. He worried about her too much and never let her do anything. Bill was the only one that understood.
After she finished, she headed back down for dinner.
Again the food was excellent.
"You 'ook 'weawey wea', Prowewo," Colin commented with his mouth full of rice and chicken strips. Ginny laughed. It reminded her so much of Ron. "I mean you cook really well, Professor," he repeated once he had swallowed. Snape just continued eating. Then he finished and went into the living room.
"It's been such a long day," Harry said as he got out of his chair and stretched sleepily, yawning. "I guess Snape's not really all that bad. But he was really messed up the past two years. He's so freaking strict at school! I always lose points for no reason! He totally hates me!" Harry cried.
"Give him a break, Potter. You barely know what his own life is like," Draco said.
"And I suppose you would since you spend every Death Eater meeting with him?" replied Harry, his voice on the verge of blowing up in anger.
"I am no death eater, Potter. I have told you several times that after my father was caught; I did not follow in his footsteps. I am a spy for Dumbledore just like Snape. So stop jumping on our backs," Draco stated, then got up, and walked upstairs to his room.
"Evil," Harry said as he walked out and up to his room. Ginny smiled and Colin.
"I'm tired, Cols. I best be going to bed now. Good night," she said.
"Sleep tight," he replied.
"Don't let the bed bugs bite!" they both said in unison. Ginny giggled. That had been their nighttime good-bye since their first year at Hogwarts and for every day, month, and year after that. They both hugged and ran upstairs to their room. Snape walked in and smirked. You learn more every day.
Ginny sat on her bed and wrote frantically in her diary what had happened in the last two days. She shut it and hid it under her pillow. Then her head hit the bed, and she fell asleep.
Draco paced his room and then finally decided on using the dairy. He opened it up, wrote inside a couple pages, and shut it. He placed it in the safe behind the painting that hung over his study table. Then he stepped back and looked at the painting.
The picture showed a young boy and girl around the age of 6 or 7 parading in the park. The girl had her hair in a high pony-tail held up by a white ribbon. Her chestnut brown eyes gleamed in the sunlight and flickered with hidden emotion and her freckles seemed to dance with joy. Her thin, rosy lips parted in a smile and she held the boys hand tightly. The boy's blue eyes twinkled with depth and mystery and his aristocratic face seemed joyous. Draco kicked the wall.
Life wasn't that happy, he thought. What a stupid picture.
Then he sat on the cold, glass floor and took out a canvas and a set of oil pastels. He took the blue pastel and began to depict the way life was in his deep mysterious eyes.
Colin jumped around happily and then got in bed. He smiled joyously, took a picture of his surroundings, and fell asleep as he scribbled in his diary what his memory offered him of the day's events.
Harry lay in bed staring at the ceiling. He didn't want to go to sleep. He didn't want to face the dreams that were haunting him once again. He should've mastered Occlumency. Oh, why hadn't he done it? It wasn't that hard. Now to get Snape to teach him again would take forever. Harry groaned and scribbled in his diary. Then he shut it and closed his eyes. The dreams took over.
A little room came into view. It was the same one where the old man had died in Harry's fourth year. The same place Voldemort and Wormtail had resided for a few months.
"It is in the department of mysteries again, my lord," spoke a woman as she kneeled in front of a man.
"Then you must attain it for me," replied the man, his red eyes flickering in the candlelight that lighted the room.
"Yes, my lord," said the woman and vanished.
Then the dream switched to a different place.
"Give it to me!" cried the woman as she attacked the man standing in front of her. The man ran, clutching an invisible object. "Imperio!" cried the woman. But the spell missed the man narrowly. She dashed after him through the corridors. The man muttered a spell and his hands were free. The object had been placed somewhere else now. The woman attacked him from behind with a knife she had acquired. The man cried out in pain.
Then the hood covering his face fell off. On the floor bleeding, was Remus Lupin.
Harry sat bolt upright and sweat raced down his face. He ran upstairs to where Snape had told him he could find him for anything and knocked harshly.
"Why are you-Mr. Potter, what is the matter?" he asked as he looked at the panting boy.
"Lupin-Lupin's hurt!" he cried. "In the-department-of-mysteries," he panted out.
"Is this some kind of joke, Potter?" asked Snape.
"Was I joking last time about Mr. Weasley" countered Harry. Snape looked at him for a moment before going to the fireplace and contacting Dumbledore.
Out popped Dumbledore's head.
"Albus it seems that Potter has predicted another attack, Remus is supposedly hurt in the Department of Mysteries," Snape stated.
"Oh, dear. We will get someone there immediately," replied Dumbledore, and he vanished.
"Now Potter I suggest you go get some sleep," advised Snape.
"Why do you keep calling me Potter?" asked Harry.
"Would you prefer Harry? I am a teacher, I may call my students what I want," sneered Snape. Harry shot him a glare and headed back to his room.
Harry rocked back and forth in bed, awaiting further news on Lupin's condition. Then he heard a knock on the door. He raced to it and opened it up.
"Hey, Harry! Snape told me to call you!" exclaimed Ginny.
"Thanks," replied Harry and followed her to the living room.
As he entered, he met 4 faces. Snape, Colin, Draco, and Dumbledore sat in the room talking non-stop.
"Hello, Harry," said Dumbledore.
"Hello, Dumbledore," replied Harry curtly. "Is Lupin alright?"
"Yes, I do believe he will survive. He has been wounded in the back but luckily nothing was broken. He may have to spend a couple of days at St. Mungo's to heal and then he will be sent back home safe and sound," answered Dumbledore.
"Will we get to visit him?" asked Harry.
"I do believe you will be allowed to visit him," replied Dumbledore. Harry smiled and sat down next to Colin. Ginny took a seat next to Draco. "But I have some other news for you, Harry," continued Dumbledore. "Since these dreams have not stopped, we must continue your lessons in Occlumency. Severus will still be your teacher, but please try harder this time. You must master it. We do not want a repeat of what happened in your 5th year now, do we?" asked Dumbledore.
"No, sir. But why does Snape have to teach me? Why can't you or Lupin!" cried Harry.
"It's Professor Snape to you, Potter," sneered Snape. "And Dumbledore can't do it because he has other things he has to take care of. As for Lupin, he hasn't mastered Occlumency. Never needed it," replied Snape.
"And you did?" asked Harry suspiciously. "Or then why else would you have learned it?"
"To teach annoying brats like you," replied Snape. With that he got up and left he room.
"Harry, please give Severus a chance," stated Dumbledore, winked at the students, and left the room.
Draco smirked and left the room, Ginny trailing him. Colin and Harry left together.
"I wonder why you hate Snapey so much! I mean he's so…Snape!" exclaimed Colin. Harry shot him a glare and shut the door to his room. "Fine, be that way!" A couple minutes later he says, "I want my mum!" and storms off to his room, sucking his thumb.
Ginny ran to Draco's room and stood by the door. Then she shook her head and walked back to her room.
Draco lay on his bed, looking at the ceiling. He sighed and turned around. Then someone apparated into his room.
"What on earth do you think you're doing here? Associating with Weasleys?" exclaimed the man. Draco shot up to see who it was, but blacked out before he could. The man had shot a curse at him causing his eye to swell and his arm to bleed. But the most horrid part of the spell was the pain that sparked in his body. It was like the Cruciatus Curse added with a bit of bruises and blood. Draco lay unconscious and the man left in a flash. No trace of him was left.
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chappie done! Snape's gang appeared, yippe! Thank yous:
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