Harry Potter does not belong to be, legally though the ideals of Harry Potter belong to children of all ages. Thank you JKR for such a wonderment.
It took about 10 minutes for the two lovebirds to find the persistent photographer; Creevy was in a compartment with his younger brother, Luna 'Looney' Lovegood and Neville Longbottem. The four were fawning over the now infamous portfolio.
Ron cleared his throat as to gain their attentions subtly. Or at least Hermione wished he would of instead of…
"Creevy what the bloody hell is your interests in my sister?!"
Hermione sighed and shook her head while shutting the compartment door. "What he means Colin is Hello to you all, how are you and may we see the award winning portfolio? Most specifically the photo's of Ginny. If you don't mind."
Then all but Ron had an amused look on their faces. He was turning his most hated color, maroon.
"Sure, I suspect you two spoke with Harry and are now very curious indeed about the youngest Weasley or the Goddess of Hogwarts as we like to title her."
"Just hand it over I want make sure there aren't any photos designed for Play Wizard. What are your intentions towards her?"
"She is my best friend."
Hermione was gasping at various photos whispering how beautiful and how the hell she hadn't noticed Gin while Ron was torn between pride that his sister was the prime example of a pure witch and worry that she was the prime example of a pure witch.
"So, Mione and I are best friends that doesn't stop me from snogging her and wanting and trying to-"
"RON! THINK BEFORE YOU SPEAK! Have SOME DECENY!"
The 3 boys laughed out loud at his near confession. While Luna whistled Weasley is our King reading the Quibbler upside down.
"Sorry love processing too many thoughts."
The laughing continued as Ron went pink realizing what he was saying.
"I'm gay Ron. I am proud to report that I have never had naughty thoughts of your dear, dear sister. You and all your brothers, Percy aside, yes. Gin showed me family photos and I must say I totally understand why Fleur, a veela, is interested in Bill, hell if I were her I'd try to take you all on at once." Even Luna giggled softly at this statement as Hermione blushed profusely and Ron blanched almost, moving a bit farther from Colin.
"Sorry, I'm happily taken, and I do believe that Percy is the only one of us that would take you up on that offer. Though I am grateful you don't want to shag Gin. And the mystery of your obsession with Harry is solved."
"Ah but that's what dreams and the imagination are for, am I right Colin?"
"Yes you are dear brother of mine."
"So Dennis, you're gay as well?" Hermione asked prudently.
"Why? Do you have a problem with it? I know most muggle borns do, but luckily for us not wizards. They got over it ages ago. Though our parents were relieved that I was Bi- a chance for grandkids."
"No not at all I just didn't want to offend you by throwing you in with your brother."
"Funny how you don't do that for Ginny." Colin stated ironically.
"Yeah, would it kill you to actually get to know her, hell there are Slytherins who know her better than you Ron."
"That is going to change this year." Ron stated viciously.
"Oh, really you are planning a heart to heart with Gin?"
"No I plan on protecting her from the snakes and spiders of our school."
"She has Snape for that, trust me I know I am in her year and class, well up til this year. He will more than gladly take serious points away from anyone who tries to harm her, his own house even. Though it's not really necessary, like I said Slytherins are her friends as well, not as good as us but better than you two."
"Oh by the way was she always this good in her subjects or did it start only after her first year?" Only Ron, Hermione, Luna, and Colin truly knew what he was referring too, Dennis was too young, and Neville just really didn't need to know just yet, he and Gin weren't that close. Luna dropped her magazine and stared in shocked disgust at Ron, and Colin promptly punched him in his face.
Surprisingly Ron fell back and the portfolio was snatched up by a seething Colin.
"Ron!" Hermione gasped.
"YOU! You who claim to be her brother only to control her life to be as you see fit, who hasn't looked twice at your sister until she started dating last year, even after you knew what events led to her being in the chamber, why she needed the diary as a friend! Hell you even missed your own sister's sorting!"
"Oh bloody hell I thought you were scrawny! And don't try to tell me how I treat my sister! I've watched for signs of, of her being in danger! That's why I won't let boys near her, it was a boy and a silly schoolgirl crush that got her in that mess." For that Ron was kicked, by Luna.
"No it wasn't" She whispered with soft anger. "You never even asked her about it. I did in second year. I asked her about the diary in first year. If I weren't a Ravenclaw and pureblood…"
"What? You'd do what?"
"She would have been attacked just as I was for being close to Gin, for being her friend, for showing her attention and getting attention in return. She apologized to us for it, and actually said she'd understand if I'd refuse her friendship. I told it's not her fault she attracted Tom. That it was an honor to be considered such a threat to one of her suitors, in a sort of joke. Sure it was too soon for such but she smiled weakly at me anyway and said that Tom was like that, controlling and wanting her complete attention on him."
"Then why was Mione attacked, she ignored Gin!"
"While that's true Ron I do regret it…and you don't have to say it like that!"
"She was close to Harry, Tom wanted to lure Harry so he could get rid of any competition, as I said Ginny stated, Tom wanted her focused on him 100 And she was close to finding the answer to the secret. Well the main deadly live one."
"And just how do you know all of this!"
"I pay attention and talk to her, while you talk at her, boss her around. Hell you do all that Tom did and atleast Tom paid her interest."
"I am nothing like-like-V-Vol-Voldemort!"
"Actually Colin Gin said Tom wasn't very demanding on her really outside of the possessions and such he saw her as an equal."
"True, thanks Luna. And as I said you were like Tom, he's worse or in this case you are. Voldemort would only kill her out of ignorance, Tom didn't want her dead."
"Bullocks! Then why the fucking hells did he try to kill her?!"
"Whoever said he tried to kill her?" Luna stated as if it were obvious.
"It was painted on the wall, its what-it said Her Skeleton will Lie in the Chamber Forever! And Harry said she was barely breathing and screamed out in pain. She was in the Hospital Wing for a week with no visitors except Pompfrey, Dumbledore and Snape! Mum and Dad were worried sick! Now are you really telling me she wasn't going to die?"
"Yes."
For once in his life Ron wanted to hit a girl.
"Um perhaps you could explain before a certain 6th year prefect looses it?"
"Yeah I'm really curious, you guys never told me and I understand its Gin's story Colin, but I don't see why my age prevents me anymore, and Neville doesn't know either." Dennis asked cautiously.
"I don't know, should I Luna? I mean its Gin's past not mine. Do you think she'd hex me into next week?"
"Hmm, I think that if you don't tell Ron will bug her till she snaps and she's likely to harm him seriously, you know that fiery temper of hers. But if you tell then you'll stun them and Hermione might be able to reason with Ron's over protectiveness. Though, I say that all in here speak a wizard's vow of secrecy."
"Alright, Hermione you can to the honors of performing the vows, since you already have experience with it and are a Prefect."
"Alright, wands out. Here speaks in this group that none shall speak of these secrets publicly for fear of spitting slugs." Light from wands joined and the pact was made.
"Nice Mione, slugs. I'll never tell. I swear. Slugs."
"Okay now, tell us the tale."
"Neither Luna or I no the full story, and whatever I don't know she may fill in if she can. Only Gin knows all the details and I doubt she'll ever tell anyone all of it. I know it all started once people ignored her, well YOU ignored her in particular. Yes she liked Harry, who wouldn't at one time in their life? But it was being singled out in the shadows for being a year younger and a girl by YOU mostly, the twins tried to take notice of her, but wanted to give her some space to meet new friends and find herself. Percy liked to boss her around, she always found that odd, peculiar, him trying to steer her down his path, something about him owning Scabbers for a decade. But that's a different story. Like I said Gin felt lonely and rejected, different like a black sheep of the family. She found the diary hidden in her books and thought that your parents got it for her as a surprise but didn't want to bring it up since you Ron would have freaked for not getting a present, you did get Scabbers your first year after all, Gin as it turned out got nothing for getting in Hogwarts, So fair of your parents. She thought nothing of it, it was a muggle diary and it's well known that Arthur Weasley loves muggle objects and tinkering with them, the Ford Angilina is a prime example. Gin was so sad you missed her sorting by the way."
"Look it's not like I did it on purpose Dobby was trying to prevent Harry from getting hurt at Hogwarts and stopped us, we did as we thought best!"
"Your problems Ron that you should discuss with Gin, and apologize for Merlin's sake it's been years. Dobby already did. He loves her almost as much as Harry. Anyway she met Tom and he paid attention to her, listened to her, protected her when the Slytherins picked on her."
"How did he do that?" Hermione asked confused.
Colin and Luna exchanged glances. "He placed spells that aren't taught here, in her head, she could do them from the start of course, her own natural ability, but Tom taught her all sorts of defense and offense spells he knew. Mostly ancient magic. They weren't Dark at first, but the more he added the darker they got…"
The compartment was silent, Ron was gapping. "You mean my sister, MY OWN SISTER! IS A DARK WITCH!"
"OH HELL NO RON! THE KNOWLEDGE FOR IT IS THERE YES! BUT SHE DOESN'T USE IT! THIS IS WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU! YOU DON'T THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU SAY!"
"SHE IS A DARK WITCH! PROBABLY SPYING LIKE WORMTAIL! SNAPES FAVORITE STUDENT SLYTHERIN LOVING LITTLE WHORE-"
SMACK!
Hermione snapped.
"Ron HONESTLY DON'T YOU DARE TALK ABOUT HER THAT WAY! I HIGHLY DOUBT GIN"S A DARK WITCH! I KNOW SOME DARK MAGIC FROM RESEARCH AND WE KNOW THE UNFORGIVABLES!"
"Yes Ron listen to her. If you ever talk of that again than I will personally do you unspeakable harm worthy of Death Eaters. Anyway Tom gave her that knowledge so she could protect herself. As his QUEEN it was necessary!"
"He-he wanted our G-Gin as his Queen? But she'd nev-never join his side-"
"NO Neville she wouldn't' which is why she freaked when he finally told her who he really was. But even when she rejected him he tried to keep her as his. He needed the life force of her body to create his own, she would have been transferred to exist in the diary, safe from any harm until he was prepared to have her out in open, Harry was supposed to die thinking he failed her. Quite frankly Tom couldn't believe Harry didn't notice her, want her. Her power alone, or her looks, hell her bloodline, purest witch in England with a direct line to the founders…But Tom actually LOVED her, as much as he could anyway."
There was a queer silence in the compartment as the four who knew nothing learned something terrifyingly amazing. Hermione was the first to speak her thoughts.
"So what you're saying Colin, Luna, is that Ginny is a remarkably powerful witch. When she was outcaste from her brother's and our attention she befriended her diary, Tom. Tom fell in love with her and wanted to make her his Queen. When Ginny found out what he actually meant, the whole truth about him she tried to get rid of him by flushing him, But Harry found him and then she saved Harry by ransacking his dorm and Tom took her to keep, against her will, for safekeeping until he could convince her of taking his offer and um he had the world under his control?"
"Yes"
"And Tom instilled within her ancient magic and certain spells, some dark, in order for her to be self-protective and that the fact that at the age of eleven she attracted Tom so now she doesn't want to attract Voldemort because he most certainly will want her for the same reason."
"Yes and don't forget that now she's not a child so he can have an heir-"
"THAT BLOODY BASTARD IS NOT HAVING ANY HEIRS WITH MY SISTER! I WONT ALLOW IT!"
Ron had finally spoken. So his little sister was somesorta mega witch that the dark lord wants as a weapon, alright. Okay her title would have been Queen, that's just to show her importance and power and to make her want to join him, higher than the others, the Queen. But to have her---for him to actually----GINNY WASN'T GOING TO GIVE THAT MONSTER AN HEIR!
Then the train went dark and jolted to a stop, reminding him so much of what his third year and everyone in the compartment could sense the powerfully dark magic.