A/N So sorry that I didn't update sooner! I had to make all of these last minute changes to my High School schedule and had graduation so it's been a very busy week for me. But luckily school let out three days ago and I have a ton of free time. This story is almost over and I'm trying to decide what to do after this. I'll let you guys know later. FYI, my Latin is way off, so don't even bother trying to translate it!
how can you see into my eyes, like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb
without a soul
my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
[Chorus]
(wake me up) wake me up inside (I can't wake up) wake me up inside
(save me) call my name and save me from the dark
(wake me up) bid my blood to run (I can't wake up) before I come undone
(save me) save me from the nothing I've become
now that I know what I'm without, you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
[Chorus]
bring me to life
I've been living a lie
there's nothing inside
bring me to life
frozen inside without your touch, without your love, darling
only you are the life among the dead
all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life
Chapter 6- Time travels faster/The Astral Plane
Dumbledore helped Harry off of the cold, stone floor and guided him to a nearby chair. He kneeled down in front of Harry, who was panting heavily from the loss of breath. "Harry....." Dumbledore began as he looked up, "What is your heart telling you?"
"It's—it's telling me that I have to find Ginny. I have to find her and my son. But, I can't go onto the astral plane. Not without help."
Dumbledore stood and walked over to the door. "Don't worry about that Harry. I thought that you would have gone to Hermione for assistance and she would have mentioned the Astral Plane in Hogwarts. So I have asked Nick to help you."
Nick floated through the door and towards Harry. He looked at him and finally turned back to Dumbledore. "He's too weak; I can't take him onto the plane in this kind of condition."
"What?" Harry exclaimed standing up. "You--You have to! I have to save them!"
"Harry, you know that I'd do anything for you and Ginny. But—but going on to the Astral Plane is dangerous to living people. Time moves at a faster rate. It can really take all of the energy away from you and leave you in a critical condition."
"Well that's a chance that I have to take Nick. I've wasted too much time!"
"I'm sorry Harry, but get some sleep and when you wake I'll take you."
Harry stood staring at Nick. "Alright." Harry responded knowing that it was the type of situation that he would just lose in. He followed Dumbledore up to the Hospital Wing, and fell sound asleep in a nearby bed.
Harry stirred and opened his big, green eyes. The sun shone brightly through the windows, and Harry sat up and put his glasses on.
"Good Morning' Harry!" Nick greeted.
"Hello Nick."
"You ready?"
Ginny stirred and awoke with a start as a sharp pang of pain travel through her body. She put her hand to the back of her head, and felt a bandage where she had been hit. She groaned and laid back on the bed. "Where are you Harry? Why haven't you come yet?"
"I'm here."
Ginny sat up and looked into the dark corner which the voice had come from. "Harry! Is it really you?"
One of Voldemort's followers stepped out into the light. "No." He walked over holding out a tray to Ginny. On it was a piece of old bread. "Good Morning puppet. Have a good night?"
"Actually," Ginny said snatching the tray out of his hands. "Yes, I slept fine."
He smiled and began walking away. "Great....the more rested you are the more pain you feel."
"You said I had four days to live!" Ginny screamed in fright.
"Yes, I did." He said turning around. "And you slept through one whole day."
"That's impossible!"
"Time travels faster in this dimension puppet. You may have an extra day back in your world but here-- you die at sundown."
"Be careful Harry. Nick will watch over you. Save them." Dumbledore said as Nick and Harry began to leave.
"Thanks for all of your help Professor. Much appreciated." Harry walked over to Nick who was muttering something.
"Abduco abs fidius!" Harry felt as though his was floating up, when really he wasn't moving at all. His spirit was just passing over onto the Astral Plane. He closed his eyes, and a warm feeling came over him. But the feeling suddenly stopped, and Harry was stuck in a cold world. Harry looked around. "This is amazing....Hogwarts looks so different. Nick, why is it so dark and gray? I felt happy when coming here—but now—"
"It's because of Voldemort. Now Harry, I need you to understand something." Nick said as they began walking. "You said that Ginny had four days to live. But, since time travels so fast, she's out of time."
"What?! No, this can't be happening! We have to find her and Daniel quick!"
"Whoa! Whoa! Its okay Harry, we will find them I promise you. We just need to be careful. Things aren't always the way that they appear to be." Nick reassured as they continued walking. "Oh my gosh. There she is....."
Ginny sat down on the old bed. "Where are you Harry?" Suddenly the door opened and Voldemort appeared.
"Here," he said shoving Daniel into the room. "It won't matter since your both going to die."
The door slammed shut and Ginny ran over to her terrified son. "Dan!"
"Mom! What's going to happen to us?" he asked.
She looked into his emerald green eyes. "Nothing," she said embracing him into a hug. "Nothing at all. I promise."
Harry quickly turned, and saw Ginny's body lying unconscious on the ground. "Ginny!" he scream as he began to run towards her. But Nick quickly pulled him back.
"Harry, that's just her body!" Nick's eyes lit up and he smiled.
Harry looked up at him. "And that's supposed to be a good thing?"
Nick nodded. "Yes, that means we're gettin' close."
"Nick?"
"Yes Harry?"
"How fast does time move around here?"
"Very fast, it should be getting dark soon I suppose. Why do you ask?"
Before Harry could answer it began extremely dark and candles lit the plane. "That's why."
"Lets keep moving." Nick said guiding Harry further towards Ginny and Dan. They quickly moved up to the second floor and into the girls bathroom.
"Nick, come on!" Harry exclaimed. "What's the matter?" he questioned noticing that he wasn't moving.
"Do you recognize this place Harry?" Nick asked.
"It's the girl's bathroom—It's Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. But where's Myrtle?"
"I'm here Harry." Myrtle floated out from her toilet. "We're back here again are we? You're still welcome to share my toilet if you die."
Harry smiled weakly but quickly turned back to Nick. "What is she talking about?"
Nick looked down at the floor. "Ginny—she's down there."
Harry looked down and realized what he was trying to say. "She's in the chamber?!"
"My offer still stands Harry," Myrtle giggled as she went back to her toilet.
"This is where I leave you Harry. I'll wait up here for your return."
Harry looked at him dumbstruck, but turned to the sink and muttered Parseltounge. Harry continued to make his way through the chamber, but someone stood waiting for his arrival.
"Hello Harry Potter..."
A/N Hey hey sorry I didn't update sooner! Hope you liked the chappie!
how can you see into my eyes, like open doors
leading you down into my core
where I've become so numb
without a soul
my spirit sleeping somewhere cold
until you find it there and lead it back home
[Chorus]
(wake me up) wake me up inside (I can't wake up) wake me up inside
(save me) call my name and save me from the dark
(wake me up) bid my blood to run (I can't wake up) before I come undone
(save me) save me from the nothing I've become
now that I know what I'm without, you can't just leave me
breathe into me and make me real
bring me to life
[Chorus]
bring me to life
I've been living a lie
there's nothing inside
bring me to life
frozen inside without your touch, without your love, darling
only you are the life among the dead
all this time I can't believe I couldn't see
kept in the dark, but you were there in front of me
I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems
got to open my eyes to everything
without a thought, without a voice, without a soul
don't let me die here
there must be something more
bring me to life
Chapter 6- Time travels faster/The Astral Plane
Dumbledore helped Harry off of the cold, stone floor and guided him to a nearby chair. He kneeled down in front of Harry, who was panting heavily from the loss of breath. "Harry....." Dumbledore began as he looked up, "What is your heart telling you?"
"It's—it's telling me that I have to find Ginny. I have to find her and my son. But, I can't go onto the astral plane. Not without help."
Dumbledore stood and walked over to the door. "Don't worry about that Harry. I thought that you would have gone to Hermione for assistance and she would have mentioned the Astral Plane in Hogwarts. So I have asked Nick to help you."
Nick floated through the door and towards Harry. He looked at him and finally turned back to Dumbledore. "He's too weak; I can't take him onto the plane in this kind of condition."
"What?" Harry exclaimed standing up. "You--You have to! I have to save them!"
"Harry, you know that I'd do anything for you and Ginny. But—but going on to the Astral Plane is dangerous to living people. Time moves at a faster rate. It can really take all of the energy away from you and leave you in a critical condition."
"Well that's a chance that I have to take Nick. I've wasted too much time!"
"I'm sorry Harry, but get some sleep and when you wake I'll take you."
Harry stood staring at Nick. "Alright." Harry responded knowing that it was the type of situation that he would just lose in. He followed Dumbledore up to the Hospital Wing, and fell sound asleep in a nearby bed.
Harry stirred and opened his big, green eyes. The sun shone brightly through the windows, and Harry sat up and put his glasses on.
"Good Morning' Harry!" Nick greeted.
"Hello Nick."
"You ready?"
Ginny stirred and awoke with a start as a sharp pang of pain travel through her body. She put her hand to the back of her head, and felt a bandage where she had been hit. She groaned and laid back on the bed. "Where are you Harry? Why haven't you come yet?"
"I'm here."
Ginny sat up and looked into the dark corner which the voice had come from. "Harry! Is it really you?"
One of Voldemort's followers stepped out into the light. "No." He walked over holding out a tray to Ginny. On it was a piece of old bread. "Good Morning puppet. Have a good night?"
"Actually," Ginny said snatching the tray out of his hands. "Yes, I slept fine."
He smiled and began walking away. "Great....the more rested you are the more pain you feel."
"You said I had four days to live!" Ginny screamed in fright.
"Yes, I did." He said turning around. "And you slept through one whole day."
"That's impossible!"
"Time travels faster in this dimension puppet. You may have an extra day back in your world but here-- you die at sundown."
"Be careful Harry. Nick will watch over you. Save them." Dumbledore said as Nick and Harry began to leave.
"Thanks for all of your help Professor. Much appreciated." Harry walked over to Nick who was muttering something.
"Abduco abs fidius!" Harry felt as though his was floating up, when really he wasn't moving at all. His spirit was just passing over onto the Astral Plane. He closed his eyes, and a warm feeling came over him. But the feeling suddenly stopped, and Harry was stuck in a cold world. Harry looked around. "This is amazing....Hogwarts looks so different. Nick, why is it so dark and gray? I felt happy when coming here—but now—"
"It's because of Voldemort. Now Harry, I need you to understand something." Nick said as they began walking. "You said that Ginny had four days to live. But, since time travels so fast, she's out of time."
"What?! No, this can't be happening! We have to find her and Daniel quick!"
"Whoa! Whoa! Its okay Harry, we will find them I promise you. We just need to be careful. Things aren't always the way that they appear to be." Nick reassured as they continued walking. "Oh my gosh. There she is....."
Ginny sat down on the old bed. "Where are you Harry?" Suddenly the door opened and Voldemort appeared.
"Here," he said shoving Daniel into the room. "It won't matter since your both going to die."
The door slammed shut and Ginny ran over to her terrified son. "Dan!"
"Mom! What's going to happen to us?" he asked.
She looked into his emerald green eyes. "Nothing," she said embracing him into a hug. "Nothing at all. I promise."
Harry quickly turned, and saw Ginny's body lying unconscious on the ground. "Ginny!" he scream as he began to run towards her. But Nick quickly pulled him back.
"Harry, that's just her body!" Nick's eyes lit up and he smiled.
Harry looked up at him. "And that's supposed to be a good thing?"
Nick nodded. "Yes, that means we're gettin' close."
"Nick?"
"Yes Harry?"
"How fast does time move around here?"
"Very fast, it should be getting dark soon I suppose. Why do you ask?"
Before Harry could answer it began extremely dark and candles lit the plane. "That's why."
"Lets keep moving." Nick said guiding Harry further towards Ginny and Dan. They quickly moved up to the second floor and into the girls bathroom.
"Nick, come on!" Harry exclaimed. "What's the matter?" he questioned noticing that he wasn't moving.
"Do you recognize this place Harry?" Nick asked.
"It's the girl's bathroom—It's Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. But where's Myrtle?"
"I'm here Harry." Myrtle floated out from her toilet. "We're back here again are we? You're still welcome to share my toilet if you die."
Harry smiled weakly but quickly turned back to Nick. "What is she talking about?"
Nick looked down at the floor. "Ginny—she's down there."
Harry looked down and realized what he was trying to say. "She's in the chamber?!"
"My offer still stands Harry," Myrtle giggled as she went back to her toilet.
"This is where I leave you Harry. I'll wait up here for your return."
Harry looked at him dumbstruck, but turned to the sink and muttered Parseltounge. Harry continued to make his way through the chamber, but someone stood waiting for his arrival.
"Hello Harry Potter..."
A/N Hey hey sorry I didn't update sooner! Hope you liked the chappie!