A/N: Thanks for all the reviews!! Is the spacing better? I tried to fix the
other chapter, but something seems to be wrong with chapter two. I'm going
to give it a while longer to see if it goes to the spacing I posted for it.
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When she awoke, she realized it was dark and they must be nearly to Hogwarts. She decided to go find Hermione and talk with her until they got there, if Ron let her.
She walked a bit until a compartment door opened in front of her and Harry came out.
"Oh, Gin, hey, do you want to come in? I have to go use the loo."
Ginny smiled at him and went in. Hermione and Ron were sitting holding each other and they both smiled as they saw her.
"Gin!! Where did you go? Herm said you wanted to be alone? What's that all about? Getting tired of your big brother?"
Hermione hit him in the stomach making him cough and glare at her.
"What was that for?"
"Can't you just leave her alone? She just wanted some rest is all?"
Ron still glared at her and then up at Ginny, "You girls are nutters."
Ginny and Hermione just rolled their eyes. Ginny took a seat across from them and started rustling through some of her things. She had all her books and she was anxious to see what they were going to learn this year. As she rummaged, her new wand rolled out and Hermione picked it up.
"Wow Ginny! This is beautiful; you must have spent a fortune on it."
Ron was staring wide eyed at it as though it were the world largest diamond. "Gin, you couldn't have had enough money to buy that and five new robes!"
"I didn't, Mr. Ollivander gave it to me really cheap because he said it is really old."
Hermione had started to read the inscription on the bottom. Ginny was watching her and said, "I think it's Latin, but I couldn't quit make it out. I haven't even seen it since I threw it in my stuff last night."
In truth, she hadn't really wanted to touch it since the incident in the shop. She was still a little on nerve about the whole event.
"Veteris vestigial flammae", Hermione recited.
"Huh?" Ron asked furrowing his brow.
Hermione sighed, "Oh Ron, don't you pay attention to any of your classes? It's Latin meaning, remnants of an ancient flame."
Ron just shook his head. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
Hermione shrugged and handed Ginny the wand. Ginny took it and stared at the wand. "It's beautiful isn't it?"
Hermione smiled in agreement, and asked, "Do you know what the inscription is supposed to mean?"
Ginny looked up at the girl. "Well, the store owner said it was very, very old, it came from a witch named Danu, or something."
Hermione sat with her mouth slightly ajar looking rather odd.
"He said it's made with one of her hairs, but I thought they only used magical creature parts for wands, not human."
After Ginny stopped talking she looked up at Hermione and Ron and laughed at the sight of Hermione gawking at her. Ron smiled a bit too, but knew better than to laugh at his girlfriend.
"What is it herm?", he asked.
"Did you say Danu? And her hair is in it? Are you sure that was the name?"
Ginny was getting uncomfortable again. She didn't like it. She shouldn't have told her. Now she's going to start researching it and make a big deal about a stupid wand. "Yeah, I'm sure."
"Can I see that again?" She handed it back to Hermione. She looked awe struck. "This should be in some sort of museum, not in Ollivander's."
Ginny was quickly getting annoyed. Why hadn't she just gone to look for her friends instead of coming here? "Well, it's mine and it's not going anywhere. He said this wand was for me and I believe him."
Hermione looked at her, slightly taken aback by the rising anger in Ginny's voice "Well, of course it's yours, I mean I wasn't. It's just that it's so old and it's Danu's hair, and I mean I know he would only give a wand to someone meant to have it cause all wands are meant for only one person, but Ginny, wow. I mean this is big."
Ginny felt like she was sinking. She definitely should not have told her. There was no way in hell she was going to tell her about the vision, or anything else.
"Who's Danu?"
It was Hermione's turn to be annoyed and she frowned over at Ginny.
"With all those books you read, you would have thought you would have read at least one thing about her!" Ron couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.
"Ronald Weasely do not laugh at me!!"
Ron sobered up and looked at his girlfriend, "I wasn't. I was laughing at the fact that Ginny doesn't know who Danu is."
Hermione softened a bit, "Oh."
Ron looked over at Ginny, "Haven't you heard the stories? Mum used to tell me them all the time."
Ginny just shook her head, a bit disturbed that Ron knew about her but Ginny didn't.
"Well, she was an ancient sorceress who had the power to do whatever she wanted. Muggles thought she was a God and the wizarding world began to wonder. She was the most powerful witch ever, before or since."
"She's almost a legend now because many believed her powers too much for a real person", Hermione chimed in. "Few facts remain about her. She was known for her beauty, but also her anger. Ginny, if this is really her hair, this is amazing. Her hair would be more powerful than Fawkes' feather in Harry's wand, I'm sure. You should tell the headmaster about this."
Ginny began to cringe, she didn't want to tell anyone; she just wanted her wand. end of story.
Ron seemed to notice her annoyance, "Uh, honey, I think we should just let Gin have her wand back, I mean it's just a wand, right? And it's hers."
Hermione reached over and gave Ginny the wand, but turned on Ron, "I don't think this is just a wand. If this is really Danu's hair, then it's almost a miracle! Do you know how powerful she was?"
Ginny stopped the ranting with her answer, "No."
Hermione snapped her head in Ginny's direction and looked at her flustered and obviously pissed off at her ignorance. "She could do any spell, any, without a wand!! She could just look at you and think, not even say, just think, Avada Kedavra and you'd be dead!"
Ginny froze. It all sounded too familiar. She could feel it coming before it actually happened. Hermione's words hit her right at home; this was all getting to much. She could faintly hear Hermione ranting about how anyone could not know who Danu was and then she heard the door open and Harry asked, "What's going on?" as she hit the floor.
A/N: Please r/r! Thanks!!!~GodessAthena
When she awoke, she realized it was dark and they must be nearly to Hogwarts. She decided to go find Hermione and talk with her until they got there, if Ron let her.
She walked a bit until a compartment door opened in front of her and Harry came out.
"Oh, Gin, hey, do you want to come in? I have to go use the loo."
Ginny smiled at him and went in. Hermione and Ron were sitting holding each other and they both smiled as they saw her.
"Gin!! Where did you go? Herm said you wanted to be alone? What's that all about? Getting tired of your big brother?"
Hermione hit him in the stomach making him cough and glare at her.
"What was that for?"
"Can't you just leave her alone? She just wanted some rest is all?"
Ron still glared at her and then up at Ginny, "You girls are nutters."
Ginny and Hermione just rolled their eyes. Ginny took a seat across from them and started rustling through some of her things. She had all her books and she was anxious to see what they were going to learn this year. As she rummaged, her new wand rolled out and Hermione picked it up.
"Wow Ginny! This is beautiful; you must have spent a fortune on it."
Ron was staring wide eyed at it as though it were the world largest diamond. "Gin, you couldn't have had enough money to buy that and five new robes!"
"I didn't, Mr. Ollivander gave it to me really cheap because he said it is really old."
Hermione had started to read the inscription on the bottom. Ginny was watching her and said, "I think it's Latin, but I couldn't quit make it out. I haven't even seen it since I threw it in my stuff last night."
In truth, she hadn't really wanted to touch it since the incident in the shop. She was still a little on nerve about the whole event.
"Veteris vestigial flammae", Hermione recited.
"Huh?" Ron asked furrowing his brow.
Hermione sighed, "Oh Ron, don't you pay attention to any of your classes? It's Latin meaning, remnants of an ancient flame."
Ron just shook his head. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
Hermione shrugged and handed Ginny the wand. Ginny took it and stared at the wand. "It's beautiful isn't it?"
Hermione smiled in agreement, and asked, "Do you know what the inscription is supposed to mean?"
Ginny looked up at the girl. "Well, the store owner said it was very, very old, it came from a witch named Danu, or something."
Hermione sat with her mouth slightly ajar looking rather odd.
"He said it's made with one of her hairs, but I thought they only used magical creature parts for wands, not human."
After Ginny stopped talking she looked up at Hermione and Ron and laughed at the sight of Hermione gawking at her. Ron smiled a bit too, but knew better than to laugh at his girlfriend.
"What is it herm?", he asked.
"Did you say Danu? And her hair is in it? Are you sure that was the name?"
Ginny was getting uncomfortable again. She didn't like it. She shouldn't have told her. Now she's going to start researching it and make a big deal about a stupid wand. "Yeah, I'm sure."
"Can I see that again?" She handed it back to Hermione. She looked awe struck. "This should be in some sort of museum, not in Ollivander's."
Ginny was quickly getting annoyed. Why hadn't she just gone to look for her friends instead of coming here? "Well, it's mine and it's not going anywhere. He said this wand was for me and I believe him."
Hermione looked at her, slightly taken aback by the rising anger in Ginny's voice "Well, of course it's yours, I mean I wasn't. It's just that it's so old and it's Danu's hair, and I mean I know he would only give a wand to someone meant to have it cause all wands are meant for only one person, but Ginny, wow. I mean this is big."
Ginny felt like she was sinking. She definitely should not have told her. There was no way in hell she was going to tell her about the vision, or anything else.
"Who's Danu?"
It was Hermione's turn to be annoyed and she frowned over at Ginny.
"With all those books you read, you would have thought you would have read at least one thing about her!" Ron couldn't hold back his laughter anymore.
"Ronald Weasely do not laugh at me!!"
Ron sobered up and looked at his girlfriend, "I wasn't. I was laughing at the fact that Ginny doesn't know who Danu is."
Hermione softened a bit, "Oh."
Ron looked over at Ginny, "Haven't you heard the stories? Mum used to tell me them all the time."
Ginny just shook her head, a bit disturbed that Ron knew about her but Ginny didn't.
"Well, she was an ancient sorceress who had the power to do whatever she wanted. Muggles thought she was a God and the wizarding world began to wonder. She was the most powerful witch ever, before or since."
"She's almost a legend now because many believed her powers too much for a real person", Hermione chimed in. "Few facts remain about her. She was known for her beauty, but also her anger. Ginny, if this is really her hair, this is amazing. Her hair would be more powerful than Fawkes' feather in Harry's wand, I'm sure. You should tell the headmaster about this."
Ginny began to cringe, she didn't want to tell anyone; she just wanted her wand. end of story.
Ron seemed to notice her annoyance, "Uh, honey, I think we should just let Gin have her wand back, I mean it's just a wand, right? And it's hers."
Hermione reached over and gave Ginny the wand, but turned on Ron, "I don't think this is just a wand. If this is really Danu's hair, then it's almost a miracle! Do you know how powerful she was?"
Ginny stopped the ranting with her answer, "No."
Hermione snapped her head in Ginny's direction and looked at her flustered and obviously pissed off at her ignorance. "She could do any spell, any, without a wand!! She could just look at you and think, not even say, just think, Avada Kedavra and you'd be dead!"
Ginny froze. It all sounded too familiar. She could feel it coming before it actually happened. Hermione's words hit her right at home; this was all getting to much. She could faintly hear Hermione ranting about how anyone could not know who Danu was and then she heard the door open and Harry asked, "What's going on?" as she hit the floor.
A/N: Please r/r! Thanks!!!~GodessAthena