Chapter Nine: You Don't See Me

"I'm speechless and faded
It's too complicated
Is the how the book ends?
Nothin' but good friends?

Cause you don't see me
And you don't need me
And you don't love me
The way I wish you would
The way I know you could"

Ginny woke up in a pool of her own sweat.

'Did that happen?' She thought.

She had seen Draco's Mother, Vider being tortured and Draco bound to the wall. This dream had been going on for the past couple of days, the dream that seemed so real. She shook it off and got dressed and went downstairs. She was looking forward to that night, but was also scared. She was going to actually transform into a tiger. Professor McGonagall had been pretty busy throughout the month after winter break so today was the only day they could work on Ginny's Animagus. She walked down the stairs to the Great Hall and ran into someone she really didn't want to see.

"Gin? I'm sorry; I didn't mean to run into you. Can we talk?" Draco said.

Ginny didn't say anything, just started walking off in the other direction. He ran to catch up.

"Ginny, we really need to talk! Just give me one minute."

She stopped and turned around, giving him a look that said, "Go ahead, but be quick about it." He then spoke.

"Ginny, I really need to tell you, while I may not exactly love you, at least not like that, I do li—"

Just as he was about to say it Blaise came around the corner.

"There you are!" She went up and kissed him. "I have been looking all over for you! I missed you so much!" She then noticed Ginny.

"Draco, what are you doing talking to that Mudblood-Lover again? I thought we had agreed that you wouldn't talk to her!"

Ginny, upon hearing this got rather upset and walked off, leaving Draco extremely disappointed.

"Good, looks like she went back to her precious Mudbloods. Honestly, wizards and witches like that might as well be Mudbloods! Don't you agree, Draco Dearest?"

Draco had had enough.

"First of all, Blaise, my name is not Draco Dearest, it is Draco. Mr. Malfoy, to you. And second of all, Ginevra Weasley is my friend, and is not a Mudblood. And lastly, it is over!" He said and walked off in the direction that Ginny walked off to, leaving Blaise standing there, furious.

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Ginny sat next to Neville crying her eyes out, telling him all that had happened.

"And then he was about to say something, and I thought he was going to say that he did like me, but then Blaise came and… I expect you can guess what happened." She said, still sniffling. Neville hugged her.

"He's just a git, he doesn't deserve you." Neville told her.

"But… he chose her over me! Is there something wrong with me? What does she have that I don't?"

"Nothing. You are perfect, Draco just can't handle perfection." Neville said. Ginny slowly stopped crying and looked up at him.

"You're so sweet Neville, thank you."

"Anything for you." He said, and then to Ginny's shock he bent down and lightly kissed her.

"Um, I'm sorry, I'd better go." Ginny said, getting up. He grabbed her arm.

"No, please wait."

"You don't have any feelings for me?" He said as she sat back down.

"Neville, I'm sorry, but I just don't like you that way. I just…"

"Still love Malfoy." He finished for her.

"Exactly." She replied. Neville looked down at his watch.

"Isn't it time for you to meet McGonagall?" He said, attempting to change the subject. She looked down at her watch and saw she had to be in McGonagall's office in five minutes.

"Thanks Neville! Bye!" And she ran off towards the office.

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"Miss Weasley, I am glad you could make it, I was beginning to think you were not coming." Professor McGonagall said as Ginny walked through the door.

"I'm sorry Ma'am, I just lost track of time."

"Well, at least you did come. I do not have very much spare time tonight, so let's get busy. You already know the words, and the action, so try it while I supervise you."

"Yes Ma'am." Ginny said. She closed her eyes and stood in the middle of the room, concentrating all of her energy. She then said the words "Demuto Tigris!" and her transformation began. He hair began to shorten, and turn fur-like, and her nose and mouth area grew slightly longer. Her ears started making their way up her head, and then slowly elongating. She had started to grow fur all over her, red-orange with black stripes. Suddenly her transformation stopped, and she fell to the floor, halfway between a woman and a tiger. Professor McGonagall rushed over to her and noticed that Ginny was not breathing.

"Oh dear!" She said and rushed Ginny to the hospital wing where Madam Pomfrey got her to breath again, but still Ginny lay unconscious.

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"Albus, what could have caused this? All I have seen unable to transform will not even start at all, they will just faint, but never have I heard of a person doing that." Professor McGonagall said.

"I realize this, Minerva, and I have a small suspicion of what it may be that has caused Miss Weasley's reaction to the transformation, but it is very doubtful, as it is said to be a Slytherin who posses that power, though I would not put it past young Ginevra." Professor Dumbledore replied.

"Albus, surely you couldn't mean…"

"Yes, Minerva, I believe Miss Weasley may posses the power of the Fire Moon."