Chapter 4: (The Worries of the Headmaster)
Adjusting to sleeping in the day and working in the evening was very difficult for Ginny but she became used to it by October. Indeed, she was doing very well in all of her training against Voldemort and most of her friends envied her, but not Luna. They had become best friends in the past two years and Luna was the only one who knew about Ginny being the one to open The Chamber of Secrets.
Ginny had to be good, she studied while others did not, and she did not join any clubs. She would have quit the Quidditch team as well, but it had been cancelled anyhow. Her friends thought she was obsessed, and she was. She had a lot of paying back to Voldemort to do, she wanted to be prepared.
Of all things, she found Occulemency and Legilmency the easiest. It was a gift she never knew she had. After just two months of training Ginny was able to block even Dumbledore (who trained her one-on-one) from entering her mind.
"Very good Miss. Weasley, I see you've been practicing."
Dumbledore told her after their session in December. "You are
doing the right thing, by making sure you are prepared for this war."
Dumbledore said. "But I am not sure your motives are so just."
"I want revenge on Tom."
"He hates that
name."
"I know." Ginny swore she saw the
Headmaster's mouth twitch, as if he was suppressing a smile.
"Revenge is not always the best reason for doing something."
"In this case it is."
"Do you really
believe that, Miss. Weasley? Is not the love for your school, for
your friends, for your life, for your freedom enough?"
"Yes. It is."
"I know what you are planning on doing, and I don't think it can be done successfully."
"And
I disagree." Ginny turned on her heel and left the Headmaster in
his office alone to ponder.
"She will regret this."
The old, tired wizard said under his breath, feeling defeated.