July 9, 1995, 12 Grimmauld Place
It's just before midnight, and I can't sleep. I woke up from a nightmare about ten minutes ago, and every time I close my eyes, I see Riddle's laughing face…
It's all because of the Order meeting Fred, George, and I overheard tonight. We had spent the entire day cleaning out a closet on the second floor and we were relaxing in the kitchen when all of a sudden, Mum came in, chasing us out. Ten minutes later, a flood of Order members came to the house.
Fred and George managed to save a few of the Extendable Ears from Mum's purge, and without bothering to go see where Ron and Hermione had gone too, we huddled around the door, listening in…big mistake.
Dumbledore was there, and he was speaking about how he had a hunch that You-Know-Who would start possessing people again in order to gain power. He mentioned my name, and the dangers of it all. Fred and George kept giving me concerned looks.
I don't know what happened, but all of the memories that I've tried to hard to forget just came back to be. The diary, Riddle, the Chamber of Secrets…I remembered everything as if it had just happened the day before. I started to feel nervous. I dropped the Extendable Ear on the ground and ran up to my room. I've been here ever since.
Hermione and Mum tried to persuade me to come downstairs for dinner, but I just told them I wasn't hungry and sat huddled on my bed, staring into thin air. Mum came back upstairs to wish me a good night, and she asked me what was wrong. I shook my head and told her that I was feeling a bit under the weather, that was all. Hermione came up half an hour later, and I managed to sleep for a while.
I just don't understand! Back in my first year,Dumbledore said I would get over things fairly quickly because of the loving support of my family and friends. But here I am today, still getting scared, just by an Order meeting! You don't know HOW much I just want to leave all of this behind, and forget it ever happened…
He's back. That fact hit me out of nowhere today. I guess I never really realized it until it affected me personally tonight. It's a terrifying thought…but now I know what Harry must feel like. He witnessed You-Know-Who's rebirth firsthand, after all! And Harry's not even allowed to know about anything else that's been going on with the Order.
All right. I've calmed down a bit. You should have seen me ten minutes ago! I was panting, sweating, and my heart was racing. Everywhere I looked, the shadows transformed into Riddle's face.
Maybe I should wake up Hermione. I mean, I do enjoy writing here, but sometimes I just need to speak to someone who can actually respond back. I know I should be writing more here, but I just can't. I'm so tired. I need to talk to Hermione.
-Ginny
I am SO sorry that this chapter is so short! I just haven't had any time to update! I was over at my friend's house the entire day, and I couldn't get the chance to write a longer chapter. This is like a filler chapter, I guess I should say. I'm terribly sorry! Please don't flame me!
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