Ron stuck his head out into the Gryffindor common room. No one was there.
He slowly crept down the stairs, went through the common room, and
cautiously stepped out into the hallway. Fortunately, the hallway was
deserted. Ron had a lump in his throat as he headed down the stairs. Ron
heard talking up ahead and just missed being caught by two teachers who
were patrolling the halls. Lucky for Ron they headed in the opposite
direction as he hurried past. His conscience was really feeling bad at this
point, but Ron knew he HAD to meet Voldemort. Finally, he reached the front
door. With a deep breath, he slowly opened the door and stepped out into
the night.
* * * * * *
Ginny lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She just couldn't sleep. All she could think about was her brother. He had been acting so strange lately. It was really bothering her. She knew that something was wrong. "Maybe it's about Harry?" she thought. She already knew that Ron envied him. During the past summers she had heard him mumbling to himself whenever Harry was mentioned, and, a few times, she had eavesdropped his conversations with their mother about how depressed he was. She never told anyone, of course. Ron would flip and Harry and Hermione wouldn't believe her.
Ginny's thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she heard the sound of a door opening. She immediately sat up. "Now who could that be?" she whispered to herself. Ginny tiptoed out of her dormitory and opened the door that headed to the hallway. She looked down the stairs just in time to see Ron leaving the common room. Now she was REALLY worried. She knew that her brother wasn't the type to sneak out in the middle of the night, unless there was something wrong. Ginny went down the stairs as quickly as she could, and followed Ron out into the hallway.
* * * * * *
It was nearly pitch black, but Ron was able to find the tree where his wand had fallen that afternoon. Sure enough, Voldemort was waiting for him.
"Ah Mr. Weasly. I thought you had forgotten our little deal." He whispered in that snake-like voice that made Ron shiver.
"I always keep my word," Ron said, "I'm here. Now what?"
Voldemort smiled.
"Is it true, Mr. Weasly, that you wish to be great?"
Ron made no reply.
"And is it also true, Mr. Weasly, that Harry gets everyone's attention?"
This time Ron nodded. He couldn't deny it.
"Well, I can teach you wonderful things, Mr. Weasly, spells so horrible and painful that they will make your skin crawl! These spells are the key to greatness. They will get you noticed, Mr. Weasly!"
Ron smiled. Oh how he wanted to be noticed! "What's happening to me?" Ron began thinking as the smile left his face. "Why am I suddenly thinking this way? I'm frightened, and yet excited at the same time!"
Voldemort took a step forward. "It's alright Mr. Weasly," he said, as if he could read Ron's mind, "You didn't think you'd be a side-kick forever, did you? It's time for changes, Mr. Weasly. Don't you want things to change?"
"Yes I do," Ron said, "But what sort of changes? What would I use these spells for?"
"Why, isn't it obvious?" Voldemort let out a low, raspy laugh. "You must get rid of the one thing that stands between you and greatness. You must kill Harry Potter!"
* * * * * *
Ginny walked out onto the Hogwarts grounds looking for Ron. Almost immediately after had stepped out the door, she lost track of him. It was so dark! She began walking in the direction she saw him walk in. After a few minutes, she was about to give up and head back when she heard voices ahead of her. She saw two figures standing next to a tree. She immediately crouched behind a rock only a few feet away from the two figures. She could make out only a few bits of the conversation. She recognized one voice as Ron, but who was he with? The wind rustled the trees. The other person's voice was so soft that she missed what it said. Ginny was straining her ears to hear. She finally made out the words
"You must kill Harry Potter!"
Ginny let out a gasp. She knew that voice! It was Voldemort, and he wanted Ron to kill Harry! She saw Ron's expression and knew that he was as shocked as she was. Unfortunately, Ginny's gasp was a bit too loud.
"What was that?" Voldemort stepped toward the rock.
Before she got the chance to run, Voldemort had grabbed Ginny and pulled her up.
"Now what have we got here? An eavesdropper?!" Voldemort was furious.
Ron's eyes suddenly grew wide when he saw that Voldemort was holding his sister.
"Ron!" Ginny yelled as she struggled to get free from the Dark Lord's grasp.
Ron ran towards her, but Voldemort didn't let her go.
"Now it is time for your first lesson, Mr. Weasly. And here's the perfect test subject!"
"No! You can't!" Ron yelled, almost in tears.
Voldemort was going to kill his little sister!
~~ Not too bad? I hope not. I wrote this during a case of writer's block. That's why it is kind of dumb. I was shot for ideas. Please review! ~~
* * * * * *
Ginny lay on her bed staring up at the ceiling. She just couldn't sleep. All she could think about was her brother. He had been acting so strange lately. It was really bothering her. She knew that something was wrong. "Maybe it's about Harry?" she thought. She already knew that Ron envied him. During the past summers she had heard him mumbling to himself whenever Harry was mentioned, and, a few times, she had eavesdropped his conversations with their mother about how depressed he was. She never told anyone, of course. Ron would flip and Harry and Hermione wouldn't believe her.
Ginny's thoughts were suddenly interrupted when she heard the sound of a door opening. She immediately sat up. "Now who could that be?" she whispered to herself. Ginny tiptoed out of her dormitory and opened the door that headed to the hallway. She looked down the stairs just in time to see Ron leaving the common room. Now she was REALLY worried. She knew that her brother wasn't the type to sneak out in the middle of the night, unless there was something wrong. Ginny went down the stairs as quickly as she could, and followed Ron out into the hallway.
* * * * * *
It was nearly pitch black, but Ron was able to find the tree where his wand had fallen that afternoon. Sure enough, Voldemort was waiting for him.
"Ah Mr. Weasly. I thought you had forgotten our little deal." He whispered in that snake-like voice that made Ron shiver.
"I always keep my word," Ron said, "I'm here. Now what?"
Voldemort smiled.
"Is it true, Mr. Weasly, that you wish to be great?"
Ron made no reply.
"And is it also true, Mr. Weasly, that Harry gets everyone's attention?"
This time Ron nodded. He couldn't deny it.
"Well, I can teach you wonderful things, Mr. Weasly, spells so horrible and painful that they will make your skin crawl! These spells are the key to greatness. They will get you noticed, Mr. Weasly!"
Ron smiled. Oh how he wanted to be noticed! "What's happening to me?" Ron began thinking as the smile left his face. "Why am I suddenly thinking this way? I'm frightened, and yet excited at the same time!"
Voldemort took a step forward. "It's alright Mr. Weasly," he said, as if he could read Ron's mind, "You didn't think you'd be a side-kick forever, did you? It's time for changes, Mr. Weasly. Don't you want things to change?"
"Yes I do," Ron said, "But what sort of changes? What would I use these spells for?"
"Why, isn't it obvious?" Voldemort let out a low, raspy laugh. "You must get rid of the one thing that stands between you and greatness. You must kill Harry Potter!"
* * * * * *
Ginny walked out onto the Hogwarts grounds looking for Ron. Almost immediately after had stepped out the door, she lost track of him. It was so dark! She began walking in the direction she saw him walk in. After a few minutes, she was about to give up and head back when she heard voices ahead of her. She saw two figures standing next to a tree. She immediately crouched behind a rock only a few feet away from the two figures. She could make out only a few bits of the conversation. She recognized one voice as Ron, but who was he with? The wind rustled the trees. The other person's voice was so soft that she missed what it said. Ginny was straining her ears to hear. She finally made out the words
"You must kill Harry Potter!"
Ginny let out a gasp. She knew that voice! It was Voldemort, and he wanted Ron to kill Harry! She saw Ron's expression and knew that he was as shocked as she was. Unfortunately, Ginny's gasp was a bit too loud.
"What was that?" Voldemort stepped toward the rock.
Before she got the chance to run, Voldemort had grabbed Ginny and pulled her up.
"Now what have we got here? An eavesdropper?!" Voldemort was furious.
Ron's eyes suddenly grew wide when he saw that Voldemort was holding his sister.
"Ron!" Ginny yelled as she struggled to get free from the Dark Lord's grasp.
Ron ran towards her, but Voldemort didn't let her go.
"Now it is time for your first lesson, Mr. Weasly. And here's the perfect test subject!"
"No! You can't!" Ron yelled, almost in tears.
Voldemort was going to kill his little sister!
~~ Not too bad? I hope not. I wrote this during a case of writer's block. That's why it is kind of dumb. I was shot for ideas. Please review! ~~