Hermione's Problem, Ginny's Addiction Part II
Disclaimer: I own only the characters you don't recognise from the books.
Opening A/N: These are serious issues. For more information or help go to Face the Issue ) or search Google ). The issues that Ginny and Hermione have are extremely serious. Not all the chapters will be written in the same style as the first chapter.
This story is dedicated to those that've overcome these and similar issues, and those who's friend or family member did not.
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August, 1996. The Burrow. Ginny has come home from nightly raves with muggles. She has brought with her a small stash of cocaine. Hermione and Harry are at the Burrow with Ron, Ginny, and the rest of the Weasley family, along with a few members of the Order now and then. Ron and Harry can tell there's something different about Ginny. They can't place it though. Today they're going to Diagon Alley to get their school things. Mrs. Weasley cooks a breakfast of sausage, scrambled eggs, pancakes, and toast. Hermione just picks at it and slips bits of sausage to Crookshanks. Only Ginny notices. Ginny eats everything on her plate, then takes another full plate and eats all of it. Only Hermione notices.
Hermione's Thoughts and Point of View.
How can she eat all that? Ginny scarfs down all her food, and then does it again once she's finished. She never gains weight. She must be somewhere around 45 kilograms. That's 27 kilograms less than my 60. Why can't I be that thin? I'm so fat. All I fit into is my school clothes and sweats. I fit into my summer clothes last year. Why not now? "Thank you for breakfast Mrs. Weasley," I say as I get up and take my plate to the kitchen where I scrape the remaining food into the garbage. I rinse my plate and go outside to a small orchard on the property. I stick my finger in my mouth. I can't believe I'm doing this again. I promised myself in June that I would stop at 60. I was 64 then. That's 4 kilograms in two months. My clothes still don't fit right though. I was sure they would. Finally, after I've gagged myself around 7 times, I throw up near one of the trees.
Ginny's Thoughts and Point of View
I don't understand why I'm so hungry. Usually Mum's breakfast fills me up before I've even finished one plate. This morning though, I took two full plates. I still wasn't completely full, but I can get by. Hermione didn't eat. She just gave her food to Crookshanks. What's up with her? I mean, you can tell she's hungry. It's like the time when Colin got really sick and wouldn't eat anything, but Hermione doesn't look sick. I rinse my plate shortly after Hermione and follow her out to the orchard. The apples look really good. I should try one. I wonder if they're sour. I started to look for an apple and was about to pick the perfect one when I heard soft gagging. I started walking towards where the gagging was coming from. Whoever it was gagged around 8 times when I found them. It was Hermione. She was kneeling by a tree with her finger in her mouth. She stuck her finger down her throat and then gagged and threw up. She was about to get up when I ran. I think she heard me though. She started calling after me. It was like something in a book or something. I ran to the house and up to my room. I took out my bag of cocaine and put it in a line, then I took my straw, and took a hit.
Hermione's Thoughts and Point of View
For the first time ever, I had been caught. And by the person who I had been thinking about too. I had to go after her. Explain to her. I called after her, but she kept running. I knew I had to talk to her. Only first I had to rinse my mouth. The sour taste of my purge was still there. I wiped my mouth on the back of my hand and went into the house. There I got a glass of water and got rid of the putrid taste. Then I went upstairs. Third landing. Ginny's room. I opened the door, where I saw Ginny, straw in her nose, and a line of white powder she was snorting up through the straw. Then it all went black.
Ginny's Thoughts and Point of View
I was almost finished with my hit when I heard a thump behind me. I quickly finished and hid my stash and straw and wiped the table off before going over to Hermione. Mum was there first. Then Ron and Harry. Then Dad. She must've seen me. Just like I saw her.
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Closing A/N: 45kg is about 99 or 100lbs, which wouldn't be too unusual since Ginny is supposed to be somewhat short and thin, as she's small, I'm guessing about 5ft. 60kg is about 132lbs. I'm guessing Hermione's about 5' 6" In the chapters where weight is discussed, I'll put it in Kilograms since they're in Great Britain, but I will put the conversions at the bottom. 64kg is about 141lbs.