Authors note: I know I usually do this at the end and there is another one
at the end but before I start this chapter I just want everyone who read
the last chapter 5 to know that I'm really sorry but I accidently uploaded
the wrong thing.
Chapter 5: Family time
Ginny sat in the corner of the Gryffindor common room with a potions textbook covering her face from prying eyes. She was shaking slightly although she wasn't quite sure why. She stared at her potions book without really seeing it while one hand slid up and down her scars making her breathe in deeply as she felt the pain. It was all she could do.
"Hey Gin whats up?" said Ron as he came up to his little sister. He stared at her when she didn't answer and waved his hand in front of her face. Ginny's head snapped up and her forehead creased in to a frown as soon as she saw who it was.
"What did you do that for?" yelled Ginny. The whole common room went silent and Ron stared at Ginny with a little frown of his own. Ginny muttered a quick "Sorry." And an apologetic smile at the rest of the people in the common room before turning back to her brother and apologizing again.
"You know Gin, I'm worried about you. You don't come down to meals that often anymore, you always go to bed early and when you do sit in the common room you don't talk with me, Harry or Hermione anymore. Hermione says you even close yourself of in your dormitory from all the other girls."
"Been talking about me have you?" Ginny asked nastily.
"No Gin we've just been worried. What's going on?" Ginny sighed as she looked in to her brother's concerned face. He was only trying to be nice and he was worried about her. Ginny had always got on with her brother well but these days she didn't feel she could talk to anyone. It was true, she had been skipping even more meals than she had before. Truth is she was avoiding people altogether. She just didn't feel like being around them. Especially a certain Malfoy who had taken to staring at her during meals and looking away whenever she turned around. Ginny saw that her brother was still staring at her and sighed again.
"I just haven't been feeling well lately." She said. It was the simplest reason she could think of and wasn't entirely a lie. Ron's worry lines deepened as the words Ginny had just spoken sunk in. "It's nothing really" She added hastily not wanting to worry him. "Probably just a cold or something."
"Right" said Ron looking a bit unconvinced. "Well why don't you come and sit with me, Harry and Hermione" for a bit. Ginny looked over to Harry and Hermione who were watching the whole the whole scene with interest and back at her brother.
"I'm not sure."She said cautiously. "I mean..I've got a potions essay due in tomorrow and I really have to finish it." She said quickly yanking her potions book open.
"I'm sure it can wait for half an hour besides Hermione can help you. Come on." Said Ron and began tugging Ginny up. Reluctantly Ginny rose to her feet and made her way across the common room towards the other members of the Dream Team.
"Hey Gin." Said Harry and Hermione as Ginny and Ron made it to the sofas.
"'Mione Gin's doing a potions essay you can help her with" said Ron as he pulled out a board of Wizard's chess. "Game Harry?"
"Sure."
"Another essay? Snape's sure making you guys work hard." Said Hermione slightly puzzled. He doesn't even give us that much and we're doing our NEWTS.
"Uh.yeah.it's because I um..accidently spilt a little bit too much lavender essence in to my potion."
" Oh right. Well what's your essay on."
Ginny thought quickly "Pepper-up potion." It was actually the last essay which they had written and Ginny had gotten full marks on much to the fury of the Potions Professor but Ginny's mind had gone blank and so for a full half hour she listened to Hermione drone on about the pepper-up potion before she excused herself to go to bed where she could finally think in peace and quiet before she fell asleep.
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Ginny awoke, struggling to break free of the nightmare she'd been having. Drenched in sweat she found her wand and muttered, "Lumos". She grabbed her nightgown and pulled it over herself before reaching over to her bedside table and pulling out her knife. She pressed it lightly to her skin feeling that familiar wave of nausea that she always got before she cut and was about to press the blade down when a voice hissed "Don't" in her ear. Ginny squealed and always feel off the bed almost cutting of her hand in the process. A loud thump echoed in the dormitory and one girl sleeply muttered, "Alright Gin?"
"Fine, just had a bad dream. Go back to bed."
Ginny stood up and pointed her wand at the intruder who happened to be none other than Draco Malfoy. "What the hell are you doing here." She whispered angrily at him.
"I thought we had a deal" Draco said glaring at her, completely ignoring her question.
Ginny backed off at his glare and bowed her head looking ashamed.
"I can't do it" She whispered. "I can't do it." Draco's glare melted as he saw the pain that this girl was in. Her head was still bowed and it was too dark to see her face, but he guessed she was crying. His suspicions were confirmed when a lone tear drop fell from her cheek and hit the carpet. She sat on her bed, rolled herself up and began rocking to and fro. "I tried, I really did. You have to believe me. But I can't stop." She finally looked at him and her face was a mask of tears. Draco didn't know what to say. For once a Malfoy was speechless in the face of a Weasley. So he didn't say anything. Instead he sat on her bed and hesitantly put an arm around her. She burrowed her head into his chest, not noticing how he stiffened up at the contact and sobbed. Draco rested his back against her headboard and ran a hand through her red locks. He slowly started to relax and wrapped his arms around her as she poured out her soul in tears. He held her as she fell asleep and watched the sun rise marking the beginning of what was going to be a very difficult day for Ginny.
Author's note: Three cheers for me hip hip hurray! My exams don't finish till Wednesday but I'm off till Monday coz I've got no exams till then so I thought I'd add an extra chappie to my fic. It's not as good as the others but I thought it'd be better than nothing.
Thankyou to all my reviewers coz you guys are the ones who inspire me to write more.
So review or flame it's all good.
Chapter 5: Family time
Ginny sat in the corner of the Gryffindor common room with a potions textbook covering her face from prying eyes. She was shaking slightly although she wasn't quite sure why. She stared at her potions book without really seeing it while one hand slid up and down her scars making her breathe in deeply as she felt the pain. It was all she could do.
"Hey Gin whats up?" said Ron as he came up to his little sister. He stared at her when she didn't answer and waved his hand in front of her face. Ginny's head snapped up and her forehead creased in to a frown as soon as she saw who it was.
"What did you do that for?" yelled Ginny. The whole common room went silent and Ron stared at Ginny with a little frown of his own. Ginny muttered a quick "Sorry." And an apologetic smile at the rest of the people in the common room before turning back to her brother and apologizing again.
"You know Gin, I'm worried about you. You don't come down to meals that often anymore, you always go to bed early and when you do sit in the common room you don't talk with me, Harry or Hermione anymore. Hermione says you even close yourself of in your dormitory from all the other girls."
"Been talking about me have you?" Ginny asked nastily.
"No Gin we've just been worried. What's going on?" Ginny sighed as she looked in to her brother's concerned face. He was only trying to be nice and he was worried about her. Ginny had always got on with her brother well but these days she didn't feel she could talk to anyone. It was true, she had been skipping even more meals than she had before. Truth is she was avoiding people altogether. She just didn't feel like being around them. Especially a certain Malfoy who had taken to staring at her during meals and looking away whenever she turned around. Ginny saw that her brother was still staring at her and sighed again.
"I just haven't been feeling well lately." She said. It was the simplest reason she could think of and wasn't entirely a lie. Ron's worry lines deepened as the words Ginny had just spoken sunk in. "It's nothing really" She added hastily not wanting to worry him. "Probably just a cold or something."
"Right" said Ron looking a bit unconvinced. "Well why don't you come and sit with me, Harry and Hermione" for a bit. Ginny looked over to Harry and Hermione who were watching the whole the whole scene with interest and back at her brother.
"I'm not sure."She said cautiously. "I mean..I've got a potions essay due in tomorrow and I really have to finish it." She said quickly yanking her potions book open.
"I'm sure it can wait for half an hour besides Hermione can help you. Come on." Said Ron and began tugging Ginny up. Reluctantly Ginny rose to her feet and made her way across the common room towards the other members of the Dream Team.
"Hey Gin." Said Harry and Hermione as Ginny and Ron made it to the sofas.
"'Mione Gin's doing a potions essay you can help her with" said Ron as he pulled out a board of Wizard's chess. "Game Harry?"
"Sure."
"Another essay? Snape's sure making you guys work hard." Said Hermione slightly puzzled. He doesn't even give us that much and we're doing our NEWTS.
"Uh.yeah.it's because I um..accidently spilt a little bit too much lavender essence in to my potion."
" Oh right. Well what's your essay on."
Ginny thought quickly "Pepper-up potion." It was actually the last essay which they had written and Ginny had gotten full marks on much to the fury of the Potions Professor but Ginny's mind had gone blank and so for a full half hour she listened to Hermione drone on about the pepper-up potion before she excused herself to go to bed where she could finally think in peace and quiet before she fell asleep.
* * * *
Ginny awoke, struggling to break free of the nightmare she'd been having. Drenched in sweat she found her wand and muttered, "Lumos". She grabbed her nightgown and pulled it over herself before reaching over to her bedside table and pulling out her knife. She pressed it lightly to her skin feeling that familiar wave of nausea that she always got before she cut and was about to press the blade down when a voice hissed "Don't" in her ear. Ginny squealed and always feel off the bed almost cutting of her hand in the process. A loud thump echoed in the dormitory and one girl sleeply muttered, "Alright Gin?"
"Fine, just had a bad dream. Go back to bed."
Ginny stood up and pointed her wand at the intruder who happened to be none other than Draco Malfoy. "What the hell are you doing here." She whispered angrily at him.
"I thought we had a deal" Draco said glaring at her, completely ignoring her question.
Ginny backed off at his glare and bowed her head looking ashamed.
"I can't do it" She whispered. "I can't do it." Draco's glare melted as he saw the pain that this girl was in. Her head was still bowed and it was too dark to see her face, but he guessed she was crying. His suspicions were confirmed when a lone tear drop fell from her cheek and hit the carpet. She sat on her bed, rolled herself up and began rocking to and fro. "I tried, I really did. You have to believe me. But I can't stop." She finally looked at him and her face was a mask of tears. Draco didn't know what to say. For once a Malfoy was speechless in the face of a Weasley. So he didn't say anything. Instead he sat on her bed and hesitantly put an arm around her. She burrowed her head into his chest, not noticing how he stiffened up at the contact and sobbed. Draco rested his back against her headboard and ran a hand through her red locks. He slowly started to relax and wrapped his arms around her as she poured out her soul in tears. He held her as she fell asleep and watched the sun rise marking the beginning of what was going to be a very difficult day for Ginny.
Author's note: Three cheers for me hip hip hurray! My exams don't finish till Wednesday but I'm off till Monday coz I've got no exams till then so I thought I'd add an extra chappie to my fic. It's not as good as the others but I thought it'd be better than nothing.
Thankyou to all my reviewers coz you guys are the ones who inspire me to write more.
So review or flame it's all good.