Goodbye For Now
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So here's chappie 7! Enjoy ppl!
Harry walked back into the castle and came face to face with Ginny's ex-boyfriend, who was trying to stuff a wand into his robes. Harry raised an eyebrow suspiciously.
"What were you doing here?"Harry asked.
"I....er.....I was just waiting for Ginny to come in,"Jay stuttered.
"With your wand out?"
"Just doing a few charms so I wouldn't get bored while I waited,"he replied carelessly.
Harry narrowed his eyes at Jay, then turned around and walked away.
Soon, Jay saw Ginny walking up the steps, swaying slightly. Suddenly, she collapsed, and Jay rushed over to help her while Harry stood there, not sure if she would want his help also.
Jay knelt down and wrapped his arms around her, but she pushed him away fiercely.
"Why the hell did you do that?"Ginny screamed.
"Do what? I didn't do anything,"Jay said.
"You put me under the Imperius Curse didn't you?"she hissed.
"What? That's ridiculous. Come on Ginny, you're tired and you don't know what you're talking about,"Jay replied hurriedly, holding her firmly so that she couldn't move at all.
A hand gripped his shoulder. "Get your hands off Ginny,"Harry's voice was cold and angry.
"I'm sorry Harry, I didn't mean anything, he put me under the Imperius Curse!"Ginny said, glancing up at Harry.
"I believe you Gin,"Harry said quietly. "Now, get your hands off Ginny,"he repeated to Jay.
"Make me,"Jay said, digging his nails into Ginny's skin as he gripped her forcefully.
"Jay, please, get off,"Ginny pleaded. "Why are you doing this?"
"Why? Because I hate the fact that all you ever talk about is Harry, so I tried to get you two into a fight so you would hate each other,"Jay said proudly.
"What is going on here?" A deep voice asked. The 3 of them turned around to see Dumbledore standing by the doors.
"Nothing sir,"Jay said quickly, withdrawing his arms from Ginny.
"It doesn't seem like nothing, Mr. Carter,"Dumbledore said. "One of you please give me the truth."
"They were joking around, and by accident Jay pushed Ginny and she fell, so I came over to help them,"Harry replied. Jay's eyes widened as he heard Harry's lie.
Dumbledore observed Harry for a moment, a hint of suspicion in his eyes, but he just said, "Very well then, be more careful in the future." He turned around and walked back inside.
"Wh-why did you do that?"Jay asked, staring at Harry.
"The Imperius Curse is illegal, and if you were caught, you would have to spend time in Azkaban. I don't think you deserve that yet,"Harry explained. He beckoned to Ginny. "Come on Gin, let's go."
Ginny hurried to him and they turned around, heading towards the doors.
"Harry-"Jay's voice faltered for a moment. "Thank you."
Harry turned around. "Your welcome,"he said, a small smile forming on his lips. Then he turned back around and headed inside with Ginny.
"Thanks Harry,"Ginny said when they were inside. "And in case you're wondering, I don't really have a crush on you anymore, Jay was just jealous because we're friends."
"Oh, okay,"Harry said, smiling down at her.
"So I'll see you around then,"Ginny said before heading towards the East Wing to meet her Hufflepuff friend Marissa.
Harry climbed the Great Staircase to the 7th floor and went inside the Common Room. It was almost empty except for Fred and George trying out some new inventions, so he decided to do his homework in his dormitory, so the twins wouldn't use him as their invention tester.
When he went into his dormitory, he saw Neville, Dean, and Seamus, but not Ron.
"Have you guys seen Ron anywhere?"Harry asked them.
"Nope mate, we thought he was always with you,"Seamus replied, shrugging.
"So he hasn't come up to the Common Room yet?"Harry asked.
"No, we haven't seen him since dinner,"Dean said.
"Okay, thanks anyway,"Harry said, putting down his bag and taking out his history books to start on his History of Magic homework.
Ron was sitting in Professor Dumbledore's office, waiting for the old man to return. Ron was about to tell Dumbledore about his plan when suddenly he stood up and said "Excuse me for a moment," before leaving the office.
What's taking him so long? Ron wondered as he sat there. Then, the door opened and Dumbledore came back in.
"I was just having a little talk with your friend and 2 others, it was nothing serious,"Dumbledore said, smiling at Ron's confused expression.
"Oh, I see,"Ron replied slowly.
"So what were you about to tell me Mr. Weasley?"Dumbledore asked, sitting down across from Ron.
"Oh, er.....I was going to tell you about.....well, a plan that I have to help Hermione,"Ron said awkwardly.
"So you already know about her condition,"Dumbledore said thoughtfully. "Please continue."
"Well sir, I want to give up all except six months of my life using the Life Exchanging Potion, and I was just wondering if you could, well, help me,"Ron said.
Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly and remained silent for a moment. Then he spoke, "All right, Mr. Weasley, if that is truly what you want to do, I will help you. But I suppose that neither Mr. Potter nor Ms. Granger should know about this, am I right?"
"Yes Professor, I know they wouldn't let me do it if they knew,"Ron replied.
"You are a brave and loyal person Mr. Weasley, and Mr. Potter and Ms. Granger are very lucky to have you as their best friend,"Dumbledore said, watching Ron over the top of his half-moon glasses.
Ron blushed the color of his hair. "Thank you sir. So...when should I....perform the spell?"
"Whenever you please, any time or day is fine with me,"Dumbledore said.
"So, could I do it, well, tomorrow night maybe?"Ron asked.
"If you wish,"Dumbledore said simply.
"All right, so.....I'll come here tomorrow night at about this time,"Ron said, standing up and heading for the door.
"Very well. Good night Mr. Weasley,"Dumbledore said.
"Good night sir,"Ron said before leaving and heading to the Common Room.
Harry rubbed his eyes forcefully in order to stay awake and wait for Ron. He had a strange feeling that Ron wasn't telling him something, and he wanted to know what it was.
The dormitory door opened and Ron came in. He immediately fell back onto his bed.
"Hey, where have you been?"Harry asked.
"Just taking a walk,"Ron mumbled sleepily.
"Really? Because I was outside before, and I didn't see you out there,"Harry said.
"Oh, well.....I guess I was on the other side of the grounds or something,"Ron said.
"Is there something that you're not telling me Ron?"Harry asked suspiciously.
"No! Of course not, why would I keep anything from you?"Ron replied, laughing nervously.
Harry sighed. "Fine, I won't force you to tell me, but I know that you're hiding something."
"Believe what you want, but the truth is, I'm not hiding anything from you,"Ron lied, looking everywhere but at Harry.
"Sure you aren't,"Harry said sarcastically. "Ron, you've been my best friend for 7 years, I can tell when you're lying. But whatever, I don't really care, I'm going to sleep." He rolled up his homework and put it into his bookbag, removed his glasses, and lay back onto his bed, closing his eyes.
Ron just lay on his bed silently; he couldn't sleep. He tried counting sheep, then switched to owls, but his eyes still remained open. Finally, as the first ray of sunlight appeared, his eyes fluttered closed and he drifted off into a dreamless sleep.
A/N: Well, that's it for chapter 7! Hope u guys liked it! I'm sorry I took so long to update but I had to finish so many projects and presentations for school! Anywayz, I think there is only 1 or 2 chappiez left before the end, so please bear with me!