"Ugh, ron your bird is so annoying. Look what it did to my book." Said
Ginny in exasperation, holding up a muggle miggs comic partially covered in
bird droppings.
"Relax Gin, I'll take pig to the owlery." Said Ron. His eyes passed over the dirty book. "Ask hermione for a cleaning spell. I am sure she knows one."
Having read the comic already, Ginny decided to throw it on the out on the way to the library. Packing some more parchment and quills then she would have normally used, she made her way towards the library, only stopping to throw the shit-covered book.
After greeting Madame Pince, she went in to the room, which had been assigned to her and Draco. She felt as if she had not seen it in days, but in reality she had been there only the day before.
She sat down at the table where she usually sat. Draco was not there today. She had not seen him at all that day, and she had not been able to tell him to come. Deciding that it was for the best, she started working.
The last time that she had seen the table, it was a mess of quills and ink and parchment. However, now it was as spick and span as it had been on the first day. 'Apparently, Draco knows the same cleaning spell as Hermione does.' Thought Ginny. Continuing from where they left off, she picked up the first diary and searched for the mark that Draco had made to signify where they had finished. Taking a fresh parchment, she starting translating the diary slowly:
' A little bit about my background first. I am part druid part witch. My mother, Alphinetius was the chief of druids for a period of 50 years, during which she met my father, Ronald Rampant. My father was a refugee of the magical world, due to some politics because of which he had to give up his exalted position of Minister of Magic and take up refuge in the seclusion where the druids were. At first he was not welcome. Druids did not take well to witches as they felt that witches had robbed them of the glory and power that they so rightfully deserve.
The Druids were a priestly caste existing among the Celtic people. The Celts, as they were called, were a tribal people who spread throughout Gaul, Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Europe, Asia Minor, and the Balkans. This migration had occurred by the 5th. Century BC. By the first century AD the Roman had launched many attacks against the Celts that greatly dwindled their population.
There is little first hand knowledge or the Druids. The chief reason for this is that they taught their acolytes secret Druidical knowledge by word of mouth. None of this trusted knowledge was committed to writing; it was all learned through mnemonics.
My father approached my mother about staying there for sometime. My mother was hesitant, as most of the people were against this. However, she harbored him in one of her ships. Later, through the passing of suspicious eyes, it came to be known that a witch was living amongst them with the aid of the chief. Alphinetius was stripped of her power and sent to live in exile in Romania with my father. By the time they reached Romania, my mother was pregnant with me. No sooner had their feet touched the Romanian soil, and then did my mother start having contractions. I was born.
When I was 3, my mother would teach me druid spells, which I could do as I was part druid. My father began work as muggle ship inspector. We lived a comfortable life.
When I was 8, I was sent to a school to learn basic witchcraft. It was a boarding school, and very much in seclusion from the rest of he world. I was there until the age of 11, where I was sent to Durmstrang for my education. You must remember till now I had no contact from my parents. When I returned to Romania for my vacations, I was greeted by a world of sadness and dark. My house was destroyed, the port where my father worked was no more and there was no trace of my parents. On further investigation, I learnt that Voldemort or 'the dark lord' and come to power. Being isolated from the wizarding world for so long I had no idea who this was or he extent of the damage he had caused.
I spent my vacations living of a few neighbors, and when I returned to durmstrang, the whole education regime had changed. It was now in tune with the rest of the world. Everywhere in the castle, there were pictures of the different dark lords. I remember 2 families that had the most number of people working for the dark lord. One were the Malfoys and the other were the Blacks.'
' A lot more emphasis was placed on the dark arts and other dark forces. Imperius was one of the highly popular spells. By the time I was in my third year, half the school had disappeared. Most of the seniors had gone to fight with the dark lord. Many more had been killed by him. Those were bad times.'
'After my fifth year, I quit school as I felt I no longer needed it. There was nothing being taught as teachers would go missing for days and there would be no enquiry. There was no doubt that nearly all the teachers at Durmstrang were involved in the dark arts, in one way or the other.'
' Afterwards, I wondered in the forests, where I picked up many magical plants and learned powerful spells. I also learned of lots of information about stars and planets and about the future. Most of this I learned from the centaurs. They were a great help to me.'
'After this period of journey for nearly 12 years, I returned to the civilized world. Except it was not at all civilized. There were mass murders everywhere. Voldemort had many followers and he was considered invincible. On arriving there I was required to make a decision to join either of the sides. I preferred to remain neutral and once again withdrew from public view.'
' I went to the Middle East, where I had always wanted to visit. The land was barren and dry. It was extremely primitive. However it was very peaceful. Voldemort had not extended his power here. I soon found out why.'
'The Middle East had practically no witches. As far as I knew, I was the only witch for miles. I kept my wand, but other then that I had no contact with the outside world.'
'During this time, I had a lot of neighbors, though I never moved. I suppose it had to do with the fact that I was constantly practicing my witchcraft and loud bangs and other 'effects' caused me to be an undesirable neighbor. Other than that I was quite likeable, I think.'
'One night, I made a startling discovery. It was so amazing. I wanted to share it with rest of the world. This is how I recorded my progress; in the form of a diary. I hope that you will understand my actions. I am very sorry for what I have done and I wish I could take it back now. But that is no possible.'
And this was all Ginny read before she fell into a deep slumber right there.
"Relax Gin, I'll take pig to the owlery." Said Ron. His eyes passed over the dirty book. "Ask hermione for a cleaning spell. I am sure she knows one."
Having read the comic already, Ginny decided to throw it on the out on the way to the library. Packing some more parchment and quills then she would have normally used, she made her way towards the library, only stopping to throw the shit-covered book.
After greeting Madame Pince, she went in to the room, which had been assigned to her and Draco. She felt as if she had not seen it in days, but in reality she had been there only the day before.
She sat down at the table where she usually sat. Draco was not there today. She had not seen him at all that day, and she had not been able to tell him to come. Deciding that it was for the best, she started working.
The last time that she had seen the table, it was a mess of quills and ink and parchment. However, now it was as spick and span as it had been on the first day. 'Apparently, Draco knows the same cleaning spell as Hermione does.' Thought Ginny. Continuing from where they left off, she picked up the first diary and searched for the mark that Draco had made to signify where they had finished. Taking a fresh parchment, she starting translating the diary slowly:
' A little bit about my background first. I am part druid part witch. My mother, Alphinetius was the chief of druids for a period of 50 years, during which she met my father, Ronald Rampant. My father was a refugee of the magical world, due to some politics because of which he had to give up his exalted position of Minister of Magic and take up refuge in the seclusion where the druids were. At first he was not welcome. Druids did not take well to witches as they felt that witches had robbed them of the glory and power that they so rightfully deserve.
The Druids were a priestly caste existing among the Celtic people. The Celts, as they were called, were a tribal people who spread throughout Gaul, Britain, Ireland, and other parts of Europe, Asia Minor, and the Balkans. This migration had occurred by the 5th. Century BC. By the first century AD the Roman had launched many attacks against the Celts that greatly dwindled their population.
There is little first hand knowledge or the Druids. The chief reason for this is that they taught their acolytes secret Druidical knowledge by word of mouth. None of this trusted knowledge was committed to writing; it was all learned through mnemonics.
My father approached my mother about staying there for sometime. My mother was hesitant, as most of the people were against this. However, she harbored him in one of her ships. Later, through the passing of suspicious eyes, it came to be known that a witch was living amongst them with the aid of the chief. Alphinetius was stripped of her power and sent to live in exile in Romania with my father. By the time they reached Romania, my mother was pregnant with me. No sooner had their feet touched the Romanian soil, and then did my mother start having contractions. I was born.
When I was 3, my mother would teach me druid spells, which I could do as I was part druid. My father began work as muggle ship inspector. We lived a comfortable life.
When I was 8, I was sent to a school to learn basic witchcraft. It was a boarding school, and very much in seclusion from the rest of he world. I was there until the age of 11, where I was sent to Durmstrang for my education. You must remember till now I had no contact from my parents. When I returned to Romania for my vacations, I was greeted by a world of sadness and dark. My house was destroyed, the port where my father worked was no more and there was no trace of my parents. On further investigation, I learnt that Voldemort or 'the dark lord' and come to power. Being isolated from the wizarding world for so long I had no idea who this was or he extent of the damage he had caused.
I spent my vacations living of a few neighbors, and when I returned to durmstrang, the whole education regime had changed. It was now in tune with the rest of the world. Everywhere in the castle, there were pictures of the different dark lords. I remember 2 families that had the most number of people working for the dark lord. One were the Malfoys and the other were the Blacks.'
' A lot more emphasis was placed on the dark arts and other dark forces. Imperius was one of the highly popular spells. By the time I was in my third year, half the school had disappeared. Most of the seniors had gone to fight with the dark lord. Many more had been killed by him. Those were bad times.'
'After my fifth year, I quit school as I felt I no longer needed it. There was nothing being taught as teachers would go missing for days and there would be no enquiry. There was no doubt that nearly all the teachers at Durmstrang were involved in the dark arts, in one way or the other.'
' Afterwards, I wondered in the forests, where I picked up many magical plants and learned powerful spells. I also learned of lots of information about stars and planets and about the future. Most of this I learned from the centaurs. They were a great help to me.'
'After this period of journey for nearly 12 years, I returned to the civilized world. Except it was not at all civilized. There were mass murders everywhere. Voldemort had many followers and he was considered invincible. On arriving there I was required to make a decision to join either of the sides. I preferred to remain neutral and once again withdrew from public view.'
' I went to the Middle East, where I had always wanted to visit. The land was barren and dry. It was extremely primitive. However it was very peaceful. Voldemort had not extended his power here. I soon found out why.'
'The Middle East had practically no witches. As far as I knew, I was the only witch for miles. I kept my wand, but other then that I had no contact with the outside world.'
'During this time, I had a lot of neighbors, though I never moved. I suppose it had to do with the fact that I was constantly practicing my witchcraft and loud bangs and other 'effects' caused me to be an undesirable neighbor. Other than that I was quite likeable, I think.'
'One night, I made a startling discovery. It was so amazing. I wanted to share it with rest of the world. This is how I recorded my progress; in the form of a diary. I hope that you will understand my actions. I am very sorry for what I have done and I wish I could take it back now. But that is no possible.'
And this was all Ginny read before she fell into a deep slumber right there.