A/N: Hey all. Well I'm back for another chapter. And I know some people hate how things are between Blaise and Ginny but its all part of the story. Anyway…

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Chapter Eight: Ron's Curse

The next day arrived at Hogwarts with more cold whipping winds. It was basically a gloomy Tuesday for all at Hogwarts. News of Ginny and Blaise's 'break up' had travelled like wild fire through the school. With the rest of the Gryffindor's Ginny trudged back towards the castle after a lesson on whipper snappers, feral fairies crossed with doxies… they bite extremely hard but aren't poisonous.

Ginny entered the castle allowing the warmth to warm her cold body. She glanced at her watch and realized she was going to be late for Transfiguration if she didn't hurry. Ginny quickened her pace up the stairs and began jogging through the corridor-dodging people as she ran. That was until she crashed into someone.

Ginny fell back on the ground. She looked up startled too see Ron glaring at her. At dinner last night he seemed perfectly normal… but now he had that eerie coldness back in his eyes. His lips were in a thin line as he stared coldly at her.

"I heard Zabini dumped you," he snarled ignoring the stung hurt look on Ginny's face, "You should've known he'd never for trash like you. Who would ever love a bitch like you?"

Ginny hurriedly gathered her things but was kicked to the ground by Ron's hard boot. Ginny winced in pain and looked around to see the corridor empty. Ron kicked Ginny hard causing a weird object to fall from his pocket.

Ginny reached to grab it but was sent flying through the air by a spell from Ron. She slammed into the far wall and slid down, pain shooting down her back. Ginny managed to look up in time to see Ron pocketing it and storming towards her.

Ginny ignored the pain as she hurriedly stood up and tried to run past Ron. As she swerved to go past him he grabbed her and pulled her back towards him.

"You are my sister," he snarled, "I have control over you, just like I will over the world when the time comes… don't even dream of running back to your lovers arms either."

Ron let Ginny go, but didn't leave without smacking her across the face.

Ginny fell back to the ground more pain streaming up her sore back. She watched Ron until he was gone around the corner before crawling to her bag. She slowly packed her things, tears falling down her cheeks.

What could she do? Who could she go to for comfort? Hermione and Harry had enough to deal with already… Blaise… well she couldn't go too him now could she?

Just as Ginny was standing, slowly footsteps could be heard coming from behind her. Scared it was Ron; Ginny spun around, but was more emotionally pained when she saw it was Blaise.

!B!

Blaise hummed as he pocketed his out of class toilet pass. As he walked he thought he could hear sobbing noises. He stopped his humming as he walked around the corner in time to see Ginny spin around looking scared for her life. When she saw it was him her expression changed to emotional pain and spun around trying to hurry away. But he could tell from her walk she was in actual physical pain.

"Ginny?" he called hurrying after her, "Ginny what happened to you? Your hurt!"

Ginny stopped walking and spun around to face him, "I can deal with it alone! Why should you care anyway? You got what you wanted from me."

"I do care! You are my friend, Ginny."

Ginny rolled her eyes and turned to walk away, but Blaise reached out and grabbed her by the back of her robe making her cry out in pain.

"Let me go!" cried Ginny, "Please… it hurts… so much… please."

Blaise let her go but Ginny didn't move, instead she let her bag drop to the ground and began crying where she stood.

"Ginny?" he said softly walking over to her, "What is going on?"

Suddenly her whole emotion changed.

"You don't care! You don't like me the way I like you! All you care is about getting your popularity! All you care about is who is in your bed tonight! You don't care whether Ron kills me… or beats me! It was all an act, you caring about me! I was such a fool… such a fool."

Before Blaise could comprehend what Ginny was on about she took off in a painful run up the corridor.

Blaise starred after Ginny before running a hand through his dark locks with a deep sigh. He continued on his way to the toilets thinking over what Ginny was screaming at him about. He sliced it all into bits within his mind analysing every bit.

Just as he reached the toilet door and had his hand on it, he stopped dead in his tracks.

"Bloody hell!" he yelled as he realized something, "She likes me…"

!G!

The day's lessons passed for Ginny with people asking her if she was okay. To everyone she would answer, 'I tripped.' But when Hermione and Harry confronted her at the Quidditch Pitch, where Ginny had gone in hope of being alone she broke down in a flood of tears.

"Merlin, what's wrong Ginny?" asked Hermione sliding closer to the frightened young woman.

"Everything is," said Ginny softly looking up at nothing in particular, "Blaise used me, Ron isn't the brother I know. Nothing is my life is the same anymore. Look at me! I'm a continuous mess! Who have I become? What have I become?"

"Ginny, calm down," said Harry soothingly, "You are still the same person we know. You are just going through a lot. More than many people go through in a lifetime."

"But what about Ron?"

"Don't worry about him."

"No!" screamed Ginny standing up suddenly scaring Harry and Hermione, "I need to know! And I have a feeling I know what's doing it too him."

Before Harry or Hermione could stop Ginny she ran down the Quidditch stands, across the pitch towards the castle.

"We should follow her," said Hermione worriedly, "He'll hurt her again."

"Your right," agreed Harry holding out his hand for Hermione, which she took.

!G!B!

Ginny walked into the Gryffindor Common Room, tear stains evident on her red cheeks. She looked around for any sign of her brother, but found none. Without a word to anyone she ran up the boys dorm stairs, up to the Seventh Year boys dorm. Without knocking she opened the door and walked in. Luckily no one was in the room to disturb her sudden bust of confidence.

With a deep breath she walked over to Ron's bed and opened his trunk. She knelt down in front of it and began rummaging around it. She could still see that weird object in her mind, but it wasn't in the trunk. Slamming the lid shut she stood and walked to his bedside table and opened the draw. Inside was a black velvet box with a rusty looking lock. Slowly and carefully she pulled it out and turned it over and over in her hands.

She slipped it into her pocket and shut the draw before running out of the room and down to the near empty Common Room. Just as she opened the Tower door to exit she ran into Harry and Hermione.

"Ginny! Did you find Ron?" asked Hermione.

"No," said Ginny hurriedly, "I've decided to let things go for now. Ahh look I'm busy and I have to go. Bye!"

Even though the get away excuse was lame Ginny slipped past Harry and bolted down the corridor.

She kept on running until the pain returned to her back, which halted her running and walking. Painfully she walked slowly to the side of the corridor and sat down leaning against a wall.

The corridor was busy with people walking past calling to each other, but no one noticed the small Gryffindor red head in the corner pulling the black velvet box out of her robe pocket.

Glancing around Ginny opened it and noticed the inscription appearing word by word on the lid.

Black is the soul of evil,

As will yours be,

Day by day your soul will darken,

Until there is no way back,

And all you love will be forgotten,

Under the rage of anger and hate.

"Oh my Merlin," whispered Ginny starting at the words that were glowing a deep red, "What have you done Ron?"

"Ginny?"

Ginny snapped the lid shut and looked up to meet the concerned eyes of Blaise.

"What do you want? To brag to me about how popular you are?" snapped Ginny slowly standing, "I really don't want to hear it. You got what you want, now you can leave me alone."

"That would be impossible to do."

"And why would that be?"

"Because I… well… I," Blaise paused as if in search of the words, "You're my friend."

"If I were your friend you wouldn't of just had to spend a few minutes thinking about it."

"No Ginny! You are!"

"Look Blaise, I have to deal with much more than you at the moment-"

"Like Ron beating you?"

Ginny's eyes flashed angrily. She stepped closer to Blaise till she was inches from his face, "There is more to it than you or anyone else knows. So back off!"

Ginny turned to walk away but found herself face to face with an angry looking Ron. His eyes snapped down to the black velvet box in her hand.

"What are you doing with my box?" he snarled.

"Ron… listen to me… that thing you have in your pocket… its wh-"

"None of your business. It is MY crystal-stone. Not yours!"

"No Ron! It's doing stuff to you!"

Ron backhanded Ginny causing her to drop the box and crash into Blaise who automatically wrapped his arms around her protectively.

Ron grabbed the box and pocketed it. He than grabbed Ginny's arm and pulled her from Blaise.

"Let her go Ron!" snarled Blaise.

Ron just glared at him, "She's my sister and she'll do as I say!"

Ginny stomped down on Ron's foot hard.

"Ahh!" cried Ron releasing Ginny. He turned and glared at her as she ran to Blaise, "You'll pay for that! With more than you know."

With that Ron turned and stalked down the corridor.

"Care to explain what you know?" asked Blaise.

Ginny looked at him, "What just happened doesn't change a thing."

Blaise watched mouth opened as Ginny walked away, a hand on her lower back.

!B!

Tuesday night held nothing exciting for Blaise, but Wednesday morning brought him some good news for the first time in a few days.

Blaise woke at his normal school daytime, 7am. He rolled out of bed and stood up stretching, than rubbing his toned stomach, which had been a habit of his for a while. He ran a hand through his hair as a school owl flew through the high open window and dropped a letter on his bed. With a yawn Blaise reached for it and opened it.

Mr Zabini,

I am pleased to say Draco Malfoy's attempt to get you removed from the Slytherin Quidditch Team has been stopped. I hope this news pleases you and I look forward to seeing you at the first match, proudly displaying the Slytherin colours.

Professor Severus Snape.

With a smirk Blaise purposely left the note open on his dresser, grabbed a clean uniform and headed to the bathrooms for a waking shower.

Blaise entered the Great Hall and looked over at the Gryffindor table. He instantly spotted Ginny eating a piece of toast and reading a thick Library Book. She was frowning slightly and was sporting a dark purple bruise under her left eye. He watched her a little longer as he sat alone at the Slytherin table. Something serious was going on with Ron that he knew clearly. Ginny knew something, something big and mysterious otherwise she wouldn't have defended Ron's behaviour. Blaise had to speak to someone about this, someone who knew Ginny very well.

"Hermione," muttered Blaise abandoning his toast and standing up and walking to the Gryffindor table as Hermione and Harry sat down across from Ginny.

"Hermione," said Blaise causing Ginny to look up at him curiously, "Can we please talk? In private about some head business."

"Sure," smiled Hermione turning to Harry, "I'll see you in Charms."

Harry nodded smiling before going back to his stack of blueberry pancakes.

Blaise left the Great Hall with Hermione and walked to a classroom around the corner from the Great Hall.

Once inside the classroom, he shut the door and sat on a desk facing Hermione.

"What's going on?" asked Hermione confused.

"It's about Ginny," replied Blaise in a monotone, "Yesterday I found her sitting on the floor in the corridor on the third floor. She was looking at something in a black velvet type box… naturally being concerned I walked over to her too see what was going on… she bit my head off about leaving her alone and only wanting popularity out of her and Ron turned up… he went completely off his case at her when he saw the velvet box. Ginny kept going on saying something about a weird thing… some crystal-stone object… look what I'm saying is Ginny knows something big about Ron. Something to do with why he's been behaving so strange lately."

Hermione sat biting her lower lip in deep thought, "Then if what Ginny has discovered is true… then we have to help Ron."

"But we can't help Ron until Ginny tells us what she knows."

Hermione groaned a little, "She won't. She is a Weasley and is as stubborn as they come."

"So I've discovered. She won't believe I really want to be her friend."

"Because she doesn't want to be your friend Blaise. Ginny really likes you."

"I know."

Hermione frowned curiously at Blaise, "Do you like her? More then a friend?"

Blaise shifted a little, "Well… I think so."

!G!B!

"What on earth are you reading?" asked Harry in a curious voice.

Ginny lowered the book entitled The Darkest Curses and looked at Harry, "It's called The Darkest Curses."

"Okay. So why are you reading it?"

"I just am."

"Is it for a project?"

"No."

"Than what for?"

"You never give up do you?"

"It's not my nature. Why are you reading it?"

"Interest reasons."

"Your interested in Dark Curses?"

"What is this, 20 questions?"

"Maybe it is. Come on Gin, spill already!"

"I know something and I'm trying to figure it out."

"What?"

Ginny sighed and rolled her eyes, "Never you mind Harry. I'll tell you when I'm ready."

Harry just nodded, eyeing the book curiously before shoving a fork of pancake into his mouth.

Ginny looked back at the book reading a chapter called: Crystal-Stones and Their Mysterious Power.

The page she was looking at had a range of pictures of Crystal-Stones. The one Ron had was in a weird jaggered shape and was thick in the middle. The colour of the stone was pure black, but the crystal was a navy colour, with glowing red centres.

"That looks interesting."

Ginny jumped and looked up behind her too see Blaise. Across from her Hermione was sitting back down closely to Harry.

"Can I help you?" snapped Ginny turning back to her book.

"I need to talk to you."

"Maybe I don't want to talk to you."

"Ginny, please don't start on me. Hear me out. Please."

Ginny sighed and slid the thick book into her bag. Slowly she stood up wincing as her back ached under the weight of her book bag. Blaise stepped back a little allowing Ginny to walk beside him out of the hall.

Instead of going to a dingy classroom the pair exited to the windy Hogwarts grounds and made there was to a bench underneath a old bent Willow tree blocking the wind.

"You wanted to talk, talk," said Ginny in a cool tone.

"Okay. Look. I know you like me a lot Ginny," said Blaise, "And I know yesterday, me hesitating made you think I don't really like you in anyway. But you've got me completely wrong. I really like you a lot Ginny. Even though we've only really known each other a short time, that period of time showed me what you really are like and I grew to like you, and like became well… a crush. I know you probably think I'm doing this for popularity, but I'm not. I'm not like that. I'm nothing like the other Slytherin's. I really do like you."

Ginny stayed silent looking at her hands.

"This is where you're meant to say something," said Blaise shifting on the bench.

"I know. I was just thinking," replied Ginny softly. She sighed and looked up at Blaise, "I know you're nothing like those other Slytherin's. And I do really like you. I'm sorry for snapping at you all the time; I've just been stressed out with everything."

"I know."

Ginny gave a small smile and both fell silent as they gazed across the school grounds.

After a few minutes Blaise broke the deafening silence, "So what now?"

"What do you want to do?" asked Ginny.

"Maybe this."

Blaise leaned over to Ginny and cupped her chin softly in his hand and kissed her gently on the lips. He pulled away and saw Ginny smiling softly, her eyes shining.

"I'd say that's a good start," smiled Ginny.

"So… will you be my girlfriend for real?"

"Absolutely."

Blaise took hold of Ginny's bag and took her hand with the other.

"Come on. I'll walk you too class," said Blaise, "What do you have?"

"Potions."

"Ahh, fun."

Ginny chuckled, "If you think it is than I don't know where you have been."

Blaise smiled and him and Ginny walked back to the castle with identical smiles on their faces.

A/N: Okay… well I hope you all enjoyed that chapter. Umm, let me see. Oh yes. PLEASE keep this in mind: I am back at school and in my final year of High School, so I can't update as quickly as I normally did last year. But I will update whenever I can, which is normally once too every two weeks.

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