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DISCALIMER: NOT MINE!
Chapter Eleven: The Culprit Is Caught
Ginny screamed as her hands slipped from the stone and she began falling through the air… everything seemed to go in slow motion. But her screams seemed to increase in speed.
Harry watched in utter despair as Ginny lost grip of the stone… he didn't know what to do, he couldn't speak, move or even breathe.
Snape was stock still watching the young girl fall continuously, her screams echoing in his mind over and over. His mind was blank; he couldn't even process any thoughts, as too what actions should be taken. He was knocked from his blank and shocked state from the cry behind him.
"Oh dear Merlin!" came a shocked voice. He jumped aside as McGonagall bustled past him blasting a spell at the falling girl.
The fast falling slowed slightly but still Ginny fell and landed with a thud on the ground.
!B!
Blaise and Draco entered the Slytherin Common Room a plan in mind. Blaise stood near the Slytherin Common Room exit as Draco confronted a girl in there year.
A few seconds the sly young man walked over to Blaise a grim look set on his face.
"Well?" asked Blaise.
"Lindsay says the last she saw her was an hour ago," replied Draco, "For all we know, she could be anywhere in this bloody place."
"Damn it… we'll just have to start at the Library than… it's a logical place to be."
"The Library… I suppose so, but if you were doing what we think she could be doing, would you plan it all in the Library… we're teachers and students are?" said Draco sceptically, "Dating the Weaselette hasn't made you forget your Slytherin nature has it?"
"Well where else would you do this sort of thing?"
"Knowing Potter has its ups… the Room of Requirement."
Blaise raised an eyebrow but followed Draco out of the Common Room and up the dark dungeon corridor.
!H!H!
Harry ran down the staircase, round and round in what seemed to be a never-ending spiral. He could see Ginny lying still on the ground and from what he could see her face was pale white. His heart pounded in his chest, as he feared the worst.
'She could be dead… she could be dead… what if she is dead?' thought Harry over and over again.
Harry jumped the last three steps and ran over to Ginny, skidding down on his knees beside her.
"Ginny!" he cried as he gently shook her by the shoulders as McGonagall arrived with Pompfrey after hurriedly leaving when Ginny landed on the ground.
Snape was still in shock, which was highly unusual for him.
"Stand back Potter," ordered Pompfrey kneeling beside Ginny, "Minerva… it would be best if you took Potter with you to see Albus."
"Yes Poppy, come with me Potter," said McGonagall in her strict tone.
Harry was about to protest but McGonagall put an arm around him and led him away as he looked over his shoulder at Ginny.
Silently Harry walked beside his head of house up the stairs.
"Professor is Ginny going to be okay? Is she alive?" asked Harry urgently.
"I don't know myself, Potter… was Miss Weasley trying to harm herself?" asked McGonagall in a concerned tone.
"No! She was crying for my help! We were on our way to see the Headmaster and someone was following us so we spilt up, I went with Hermione and Ginny ran off on her own... and Hermione saw someone run behind us, following Ginny so I went and checked… and I that was when I saw Ginny."
"Why would someone be following Miss Weasley? Smarties."
The gargoyle came to life and Harry and McGonagall stepped on.
"Weird things have been happening… dark magic weird things."
"Is this why you three were going to see Professor Dumbledore?"
Harry nodded as they arrived at the Headmasters office.
!B!
"Mr Zabini!"
Blaise and Draco stopped walking up the Entrance Hall staircase as Blaise heard his surname being called he turned around to see tiny Professor Flitwick running up the stairs.
"Yes, Professor?" he answered.
"There has been an accident involving Miss Weasley an-"
"What?" cried Blaise in disbelief, "What happened? Is she okay?"
"I do not know, I was asked to tell you by Professor Snape who is being treated for a severe case of shock."
"Snape?" scoffed Draco in his cockish manner, "In shock? That's a laugh!"
"Mind your attitude Mr Malfoy," replied Flitwick sternly.
"Can I see Ginny?"
"I'm afraid not. If I were you I would wait until more news has been passed onto you, Mr Zabini… it would be best if you would stay in your Common Room… it is said Miss Weasley was attacked."
Blaise looked at Draco, who was looking back. Without another word to the two turned and raced up the staircase and up the corridor, leaving a confused Professor Flitwick behind.
!H!H! (A/N: Sorry for Harry and Hermione being in this one a bit… but I need them to be mentioned.)
Dumbledore looked at McGonagall gravely, while Harry soothed a crying Hermione. Dumbledore stood and paced around the office before speaking.
"You say weird dark magic things have been happening, Harry… what sort of things?" asked the Headmaster.
"Ron… he is being controlled by some cursed Crystal-Stone… it is mentioned in a book Ginny has," said Harry, "Umm… I think some person made it… umm-"
"Back in 1786 Doreen Wattlesnake put a curse on a crystal-stone and gave it to her husband because he wouldn't let her visit his mother… but she didn't have a clue that the stone would become more powerful, so powerful in fact that it changed her husbands personality and he killed her. Marsden Wattlesnake, her husband, came only to know the feelings of anger and hate. This is the stone Ron has and its changing him like it changed Marsden Wattlesnake… if he keeps it, it could kill him, but if he becomes too attached to it the stone will kill him… we don't know what to do," said Hermione in a desperate voice.
"Sir, I think whoever attacked Ginny is the person who gave Ron the cursed crystal-stone."
Dumbledore sighed and sat at his desk, "Things have defiantly gotten out of hand."
"Who ever is behind this Albus is in desperate need of help. They are trying to kill two students… they may have killed Miss Weasley!" cried McGonagall.
"I know, Minerva. Which is why I am going to start finding an answer to saving Mr Weasley from a very premature death… I suggest you two students go back to your common room and rest. Professor McGonagall will bring you news of Miss Weasley shortly."
"What about Ron? He has already hurt Seamus and Dean," said Harry.
"I fear attempting to restrain Mr Weasley will only cause more harm then good at this stage."
Harry nodded and him and Hermione stood up and left in silence.
When the office door shut McGonagall looked at Dumbledore.
"Albus?" asked the Head of Gryffindor quietly.
"I fear we may already be to late," replied the Headmaster solemnly, "You had best go and inform Mr and Mrs Weasley of this unfortunate event."
!B!
"Where is she?" shouted Blaise angrily as he stormed through the corridors followed closely by Draco who for once wasn't daring to comment, knowing fully well if he did Blaise would snap.
Blaise paced back and forth angrily outside a door.
"Your in front of the Room of Requirement, Blaise… and the door is here… so… I think she may be using it," said Draco.
Blaise looked at the door and realized he'd never seen it before. He walked forward and yanked the door opened and entered a room with maps all over the walls of the castle, in the middle was a desk with stacks of books on dark arts… and hanging the air suspended by nothing were two holographic pictures, one of Ron sitting in a dark corner cradling his crystal-stone… and one of Ginny lying in a bed, out cold with Pompfrey trying everything to heal her.
Standing by a large black fireplace with white flames was a slender young woman with thick black hair in tight ringlets.
"Macy," growled Blaise angrily, "Your behind all of this aren't you?"
Macy jumped and turned around revealing her clear complexion, her dazzling blue eyes.
"How did you find me?" she cried out angrily using her wand to slam the door, "Nobody knows about this!"
"You have no idea how wrong you are," drawled Draco, "Potter and his puppets use this room occasionally."
"Answer my question Macy," said Blaise walking up to the girl his eyes blazing with white-hot anger "Are you behind everything? Did you give that stone to Ron? And did you just attempt to murder Ginny?"
"I have no idea what you are on about," replied Macy.
"Do not do the whole stupid act! It's obvious you know what I'm on about!" yelled Blaise indicating the holograms.
"These are really cool," nodded Draco.
"SHUT UP DRACO!"
"Sorry."
Blaise turned back to Macy, "Tell me the truth Macy."
"FINE!" she screamed angrily, "I AM OKAY? I gave that stone to Weasley by sending it to him saying it was from a secret admirer. He was stupid enough to believe it. I knew by having that thing controlling him, it would make him control the Weaselette because those two were close… I knew something was starting between you and her and I wouldn't allow it!"
"Why?"
"Because you and me are meant to be! How could you forget all about me, Blaise? We dated all through fifth and sixth year! How could you dump me like that?"
"Macy, we were fighting constantly and I didn't love you anymore… you agreed."
"I agreed thinking you would come back to me, but no you fell for the mudblood lover didn't you?" she snarled angrily gesturing at the hologram of Ginny, "I knew I had to have you back and I knew this would be the way to do it… and now she is dying and so is the Weasel… your all mine."
"This is just like those stories my mum listens to on the radio," commented Draco.
"Shut up DRACO!" snapped Blaise and Macy.
"How could you think that?" cried out Blaise, "Macy, you and me are over! We grew apart! What on earth made you think murdering Ginny and Ron would make me come crawling back to you?"
Macy smiled crazily, "Let's see… you would naturally be devastated… though you and Draco here should have still been fighting… so you would have no one to consol you… except me."
Blaise shook his head, "You have lost it completely… Macy… Ginny isn't dead and I am with her no matter what… Ron… he will be okay. But you have gone to far… you need help."
"No I don't!" screamed Macy making Draco and Blaise take a safe step back from her as she grabbed a book and through it at the wall, "I will kill that bloody red headed girl, if it is the LAST thing I do! She will not become me and you, Blaise! You love me! Say you love me!"
"And I though Parkinson was crazy," muttered Draco quietly.
Macy fell to her knees and crawled to Blaise grabbing the hem of his shirt and looking up at him helplessly.
Blaise grabbed her hands and pried them off his shirt, "No I don't… Draco go and find a Professor… tell them we found the person who tried to kill Ginny."
Draco nodded and ran out of the room.
"You will regret this!" shrieked Macy as Blaise conjured up long ropes and tied Macy's hands behind her, then tied her legs up.
"No I won't. But you will."
!G!
Pompfrey grabbed the vial from her desk and looked at the colour. A pale blue. She sighed in relief. The vial was a mixture that could tell whether Ginny was in a coma or unconscious. Black would've meant coma, but pale blue meant unconscious.
"She is going to be okay, Severus," said Pompfrey to the shaken Professor, "No need to panic. All she needs is rest now. Thankfully Minerva slowed her enough to save the young girls life."
Snape nodded.
"You seem to have taken this incident badly. Is it because one of your students from Slytherin is seeing Miss Weasley?"
"No… when I was in my 2nd year a similar incident happened… and I was there. The boy was in a fight with another boy… the bigger one pushed the small boy and he fell over the rail… but he died… no one saved him," said Snape slowly, "It was awful."
"Oh my… well let us be grateful that Miss Weasley is alive."
!B!
"Who is it?" cried McGonagall as she ran into the Room of Requirement with Draco.
Blaise, who had been looking through the books spread over the desk, looked up at McGonagall in surprise.
"Is this the culprit?" asked McGonagall pointing at Macy.
"No!" cried Macy desperately, "I was set up! Honestly, Professor, this is something I wouldn't do!"
"It is Professor," said Blaise in a cool tone, "Draco and I found her in here… and she confessed to myself and Draco that it was her."
"I see. Very well then, Miss Slithers I suggest you say no more until you are required to do so. Mr Zabini and Mr Malfoy, you both will need to come with me to the Headmaster's office."
Blaise nodded and watched as McGonagall helped Macy up, after untying her feet, she was clearly ready to burst out screaming. McGonagall marched past him holding Macy firmly by elbow beside her. Draco looked at Blaise, who was finally letting the events set in at last.
"You coming?" asked Draco.
"Yeah," nodded Blaise following Draco out of the room, "That is not the Macy I know… well knew."
"Who would've thought you had a psycho killer in love with you?"
"Why, did you always dream it would be you?"
"Well yes, I am charming and good looking. Who could resist me?"
"The Gryffindor girls… you really should think about what you say before you speak."
Draco made a face, "I wouldn't want any of those Gryffindorks drooling over me, especially that freak, Granger."
"Don't knock them until you know them, Draco. They really aren't that bad."
"I'd expect you to say that. You are dating one you know?"
"Oh no Draco, am I really?" said Blaise in a sarcastic tone.
"That kind of attitude really doesn't suit you."
Blaise rolled his eyes as they stopped outside of Dumbledore's office. McGonagall said the password again and the four made their way up to Dumbledore's office entrance.
"Come in," said Dumbledore as he opened the door.
He looked extremely weary; Blaise noticed and couldn't blame him. The man had helped Harry defeat the Dark Lord and that had drained a lot from both Harry and Dumbledore.
"What brings you all to my office?" asked Dumbledore.
"Mr Zabini and Mr Malfoy have found the culprit behind the attempted murder of Miss Weasley and the curse on Mr Weasley," said McGonagall still gripping Macy firmly by her elbow.
"I see. In that case Miss Slithers, I will be issuing you with a potion that will force you to tell the truth and just how you did everything you have done."
Macy looked mortified and began spluttering non-stop, "But I… Weasley… Blaise… I couldn't… it would be… how could he… I swear I-"
"Quiet. The worst thing for you to do is speak. You are in deep enough water as it is. Sinking further would be the worst thing you could do. Minerva, could you kindly see Severus in the hospital wing about getting some of the potion we will need. Mr Zabini and Mr Malfoy, you both should head back to the Slytherin Common Room until I call upon you both for questioning."
Blaise and Draco nodded and stood and left, not before Macy had her final say that is.
"YOU WILL REGRET THE DAY YOU LEFT ME FOR THAT WITCH, BLAISE!"
!G!
Pompfrey carefully fluffed the pillow beneath Ginny's head and rested her head back on it before scurrying off the see a student about a cut. It was then Ginny came around, sitting up straight, her heart pounding.
She looked around wildly and sighed in relief.
"I'm alive… oh dear Merlin… I'm alive," she panted relaxing back against the pillows.
In her minds eye, images of falling played flashed. She could remember seeing Harry's terrified face, him yelling out desperately for help.
What if she had died? What would Blaise have done? Would he have just forgotten about her and found a new girl to love? Did he love her?
Love… that was a big thought for Ginny. She knew it was more than lust… but was it love? Ginny didn't even know what love was. She knew love described many things… it had so many different meanings.
Pompfrey running over to her happily snapped Ginny from her analysing thoughts.
"Oh dear Merlin! You gave everyone such a fright Miss Weasley. How do you feel? Does your head hurt? Are any bones hurting at all? Any dizziness?" enquired Pompfrey.
Ginny felt dizzy from the questions fired at her, but smiled and shook her head no.
"Well, you need plenty of rest after that near death experience. Poor Potter feared you were dead… I've never seen him so scared. But he doesn't need to fret. I only hope they catch the culprit behind this… this school will be much safer."
"Professor… can Harry and Hermione come see me?" asked Ginny.
"No not now. You need rest and relaxation. Now drink this potion. It will clear your mind of any disturbing dreams."
Ginny took the vial and gulped down its contents and instantly felt drowsy. The last thing she saw was her mother looking at her worriedly.
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