The characters all belong to J.K. Rowling and the plot is based on William Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream
Sorry about the delay, but my family is moving and we've been packing and moving stuff already and then now with the holidays upon us (it is still too early for Christmas music). I'll have the last chapter up within a week of this one.
Chapter SixGinny fled down a hallway, stumbling, her books flying out of her worn bag. Tears streamed out of her eyes. How could this have happened? How could Ron and Harry both like her? Ron liking her.... He had always been her favorite brother, even if he was more protective of her than Fred, George or any of the rest of them, but him liking her like this .... They had a word for it. Incest. And that was just plain wrong. Ginny stumbled again, but this time didn't catch herself and she fell to the ground, her bag slapping her side painfully. She laid there, tears running down her face, over her nose and dropped to the floor. Harry liking her.... Now that was something completely different. She had liked him since the moment she had first set eyes one him. His thick black hair, his green eyes. Ginny groaned and rolled over onto her back. She didn't want to think about him, but she just couldn't help it. Him liking her back. Ginny had dreamed of that for what seemed like forever now. But not like this. Not the relentless pursuing. Not the fights with Ron. She sighed. There must be something she could do. Ginny sat up. She would go to Professor McGongagall and tell her about everything. The Professor would know what to do. She could help Ginny. Ginny stood up and wiped the tears off of her face, picked up her bag and marched down the hallway.
Moments after Ginny had turned the corner, Hermione ran down the hallway. She paused as she saw a book and some papers littering the hallways. "Argh." She bent down to pick them up. "Bloody stupid gits. They always leave their things lying all over the place." Hermione opened the book to stuff the papers into it and noticed something written on the first page
Ginny Weasley
Gryffindor House
Sixth Year
Hermione's face turned deathly white and then deep red, almost purple. This book belonged to HER!!!!!!!! Hermione's hands clenched the book tight, her knuckles turning white. Ginny must have just been here, now where did she go? Hermione spun around the hall looking for the red-headed girl, lifting her wand, preparing to curse the girl into oblivion.
"Hermione!" A voice echoed up one of the corridors. She spun around once more, looking for the source of the voice. Ron and Harry appeared from behind a tapestry. The blood drained from her face as she saw Ron. Both boys were covered in dust and Harry had a cobweb hanging from one ear. Ron looked so cute standing there, staring at her. She shook her head as Harry came over to her. "Hermione, did you hear me? Have you seen Ginny? Ron and me have been looking for her for the past hour or so." Harry's words inflamed Hermione and she brought the book up in the air and slammed it down on Harry's head. His glasses shattered and his knees buckled under her blow.
"Miss Granger!" McGongagall's voice rang out and Hermione jumped and spun around (again!). McGongagall and Professor Dumbledore were coming down the hallway. "Put that book down this moment." McGongagall went over to Hermione and yanked the book from her hands, opening it and seeing Ginny's name in it. Dumbledore had gone over to Harry and helped him sit down. He smiled at the boy, but his smile disappeared as he turned to face Hermione. He raised his wand. "Lethargus quietus." Hermione's eyes grew heavy and she wanted to do nothing but sleep. She fell back wards into Minerva's arms, deeply asleep.
"Hey what did you do to her Professor?" Harry peered over Dumbledore's arm. He hadn't heard Dumbledore, only saw Hermione "collapse". Dumbledore turned to Harry. "Hush now Mr. Potter." Once again he raised his arm and muttered "Lethargus quietus." Harry slumped to the ground, fast asleep.
Ron had kept back after seeing Hermione bash Harry's head in with a book. And now that McGongagall and Dumbledore were here.... Well it just made it obvious that he was out way past curfew. He started to back up just as the two professors turned to look at him. "Look professors, I'm sorry. I'll go right back to the tower. I - " "Lethargus quietus." And Ron knew no more.
Dumbledore smiled as he bent over Hermione, checking to make sure she was all right. Minerva counted the sleeping bodies on the floor. "Albus. We're missing Miss. Weasley." Dumbledore glanced around. "Ah yes. I see. We need to find her fast, before these others wake up."
It seemed to Ginny that she had run down every hallway, opened just about every door in her search for Professor McGongagall. The professor wasn't in her office and she didn't find Professor Dumbledore's office. She trudged down the hallway, her bag hanging down and knocking about between her legs. "Albus ----" Ginny looked up. That was Professor McGongagall's voice. She dropped her bag and raced around the corner. "Professor. I've been looking for you." Both professors turned to look at her. "Ah here we go." McGongagall came forward, a smile on her face. Professor Dumbledore raised his arm. Ginny could now see he had a wand in his hand. "Professor, what's going on?" And then everything went black .......
((Only one more chapter to go and that one should be out in the next day or two. Review and tell me what you think of Wizard's Dream. Once again, I'm sorry about the delay.))