A/N Sorry this took so long, I was on vaca. The rest of the story will take longer to write because I'm going back to school. Hope you like the chapter. I don't own anything except the plot.

The next week Ginny left St. Mungos and was told once again to try the best to get back to a normal life. Dumbledore had told her that she could get back to her job as soon as she was ready and that her assistant was more than qualified to get along without her for a few months if needed.

The first thing Ginny wanted to do when she got home was to take a bath. Marge had helped her travel to her apartment by floo and after Ginny got situated she left. For the next hour Ginny blindly stumbled around the house trying to get the simple belongings she needed to get to the bathroom. Finally, after getting her towel and undressing, she languidly slipped into the bubbly bath tub. She sat there till the water got cold and she got numb.

Trying to get out of the bath tub proved to be the hardest feat. She swung her arms trying to reach the towel, but lost her balance. She lay naked, numb, cold and blind on the frigid tile and cried herself to sleep.

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Months past and Ginny was still trying to get used to living without her sight. Though she was now more capable than in the beginning, she still hadn't progressed that much. She barely used her magic anymore. She realized how dependent magic was on eyesight. Sure she could "accio" things, but she couldn't shrink things for fear of downsizing the wrong item and surely couldn't light fires, and the such, incase she set something aflame. She now thought of herself as a muggle hermit.

Though Dumbledore had promised that he would help her any way he could once back at work, Ginny still hadn't gone. She didn't want to face just the voices of the people she once knew. However, she knew she should cope with it, so she couldn't... no wouldn't live alone her whole life.

"I'm never going to get better if I stay at home all the time," Ginny thought.

Dumbledore had visited her from time to time and told her everything was running smoothly, but she was still needed.

"No one cares if you can't see. You weren't regarded for your eyes but for your brains and if I'm not mistaken you still have those."

"Yes, Pro... Albus. But I feel that I'm not complete without my eyes and all my work will not be totally complete," she sighed gazing in the direction where she heard Dumbledore's voice.

"Ah, but all your work will be complete because your assistant will help you, no?"

"True, very true."

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Ginny awoke the next Monday, bright and early- for what she believed was a bright day, she couldn't tell. She had decided after Dumbledore's talk that she should go back to work. He reassured that her assistant was very capable and that she should be happy with his choice- he added with a wink though Ginny didn't know. He promised that the assistant would be Ginny's eyes for as long as was needed.

"Till I get my sight back," Ginny considered bluntly.

So on the next Monday morning, after Ginny wrestled into a shirt and skirt from her white and black sections respectively and ate breakfast, she clumsily, but carefully flooed herself to the Ministry. She walked herself over to the elevator with the help of a muggle walking cane and pressed the button to take her up to the top Ministry floor. After the calm voice announced the correct floor, Ginny exited the lift. The hallways were quiet except for the tapping of her cane. She followed the path she knew so well and realized that Dumbledore was right and that she hadn't used her eyesight that much. Carefully, she grasped the doorknob to Minister Dumbledore's office and strode in.

"Ah, Ginny I have been expecting you. Take a seat at your desk"

Ginny answered with an almost silent

"Thank you"

and stumbled over to her desk. She reached out for her chair and attempted to sit, but missed the chair. She readied herself for the fall, but strong hands lifted her up.

"I see you've met your assistant," Dumbledore announced joyfully. "Meet Ladon Ethelinde."

"Hello," he drawled. "Nice to meet to you."

"Likewise," Ginny quietly replied.

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A/N Like it? Please review. I know the last part a little cliché but whatever. Don't know when the next chapter will be up.