Chapter 12

Severus had apparated Ginny and him to Hogsmeade as it is impossible to apparate onto Hogwarts ground. (Merlin knows how many times Hermione had recited it from Hogwarts: A History).

Ginny had to hold on to Severus, because she was so weak. The maze had not left her unscathed. Bruises were forming on her neck of where Lucius had grabbed her. Her ankle was sprained badly, she was sure to have a few broken ribs. She was bleeding everywhere with the many cuts she had and bruises were all over her body.

It was around lunchtime that they had reached The Castle of Hogwarts and they immediately set direction towards the Hospital Wing. Trouble was they had to go trough the Great Hall to get there. But no time should go to waste. Ginny's injuries had taken their toll and she was very weak.

They entered the Great Hall and everything went silent when they saw who had come in. Their Potions master clad in a Death Eaters-robe together with Ginerva Weasley who had gone missing two months ago and now looked like hell.

Six people sprang up; Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter to be exact.

"Ginny!" they all yelled and came forward. Ron of course (just as daft as always) began jumping to conclusions.

"What have you done to her Snape? I swear I'm gonna..." he started, but was cut of.

"Ginny are you alright?" Blaise said looking sincerely, but Ginny would not fall for it twice.

"Everybody shut up and Severus please bring me to the Hospital Wing...a bed sounds nice..." And with that she finally got the rest she needed. Severus picked her up and brought the unconscious girl to the Hospital Wing.

Two days later Ginny had still not woken up and Madam Pomfrey didn't know what to do. She did her best, but Ginny still remained unconscious. The whole school knew now that Ginny had been kidnapped by Voldemort for over two months. Everyone had at least once come by to visit. Reporters had gotten wind about the kidnapping and had been watching the castle like hawks for any signs of Ginny Weasley, who had been marked as: The-girl-who-lived by every wizarding paper.

The six aforementioned companions had stayed right by her bedside the whole time she was there and absolutely refused to leave. Of course there had been a huge tantrum of Ron Weasley (My god that boy has a temper...redheads huh!)About the three Slytherins staying there, but they too didn't leave and Ron had given up after a while.

But on the third day, Ginny awoke.

Ginny woke up, still a bit half asleep. She at once knew that there was something different. She was lying on something soft which is unusual as she sleeps on the floor of the dungeon. She looked around and memories of her escape brought a smile to her face. She had done it! She had escaped.

Well...after that has been established, she took in her surroundings. Ginny noticed she was in the hospital wing, with a grand total of six sleeping people by her bed. On her right side were the Slytherins and on the left were the Gryffindors. Hermione awoke right then and saw that Ginny was awake.

"GINNY!" she shrieked. (Which is a wake-up call for the rest of the sleeping people) Hermione threw herself around Ginny and started crying.

"Oh Gin, we mist you so much and we didn't know where you were and...And..."

Ginny patted her awkwardly on the back. "Hermione, I'm glad I'm back, but don't choke me okay? You'd be the second one in such a short time" she joked.

Blaise raised his eyebrows. "Second?"

Ginny ignored him. Her brother, Harry and Hermione she could forgive. Ron is just being himself. If one would describe him, one would say daft, stubborn, terrible temper and one to hold a grudge. But Ginny was the same (except maybe for the daft part) so how could she stay mad?

Blaise, Draco and Pansy were another story. They had betrayed her, because of them she had been kidnapped. Two months she had been in that place and now that she was back they acted like they cared. Well she wasn't going to make the same mistake twice.

At that moment Albus Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey entered. Madam Pomfrey immediately began tending to Ginny, shooing everybody else out.

"Well, Miss Weasley" Pomfrey said. "I've healed you injuries, but your ribs are going to hurt for quit a while as three of them were broken. You ankle will not hurt for more then a day. Most cuts and bruises are healed, but you'll have a small scar right above your right-eyebrow"

Ginny nodded indicating that she had heard and understood it all. Albus Dumbledore was next to speak up.

"Miss Weasley, I have heard everything that I needed to hear from Severus here so I will save you the trouble of telling us the whole experience again. I wish you well and hope that you are back in classes soon" He smiled at her.

Both left, after Pomfrey telling her to get some sleep and Ginny was alone. She sat up in bed, her feet touching the cold floor. She was dressed in a Hospital robe. She saw some of her own clothes and quickly changed. It was warm outside. Summers at Hogwarts always are warm and Ginny loved them.

She didn't fight so hard to get back to Hogwarts just to sit in a Hospital room all day. She was going for a walk and absolutely nothing was going to stop her.

She opened the door and walked straight outside. It looked Beautiful. There was a soft breeze and the sun was shining brightly.

Ginny stepped out of the castle inside the rays of the sun. She closed her eyes, just relishing she fact that she was free. Her feet automatically took her to her favourite spot; the lake. She hadn't seen it in such a long time and she had missed it greatly. Gingerly she let her fingers glide over the warm water.

Suddenly she heard loud noises from behind her. She turned around and saw a group of reporters running towards her. With the lake behind her and the reporters in front, Ginny had no chance to get away.

They were literally everywhere. Swarming the whole space around here while yelling questions.

"Miss Weasley, do you confirm being kidnapped by Voldemort for the last two months?"

"Miss, Weasley, do you know any names of Death Eaters that have not yet been discovered by the ministry of Magic?"

Miss Weasley,

Miss Weasley,

Miss Weasley,

Miss Weasley

"STOP!" Ginny yelled out of frustration. "Get away from me." She said, trying to get trough the crowd.

Ginny heard a familiar voice say 'Sonorus' and a loud voice boomed above everyone else's.

"All reporters are to leave Miss Weasley alone, you have been restricted from Hogwarts ground and have no authority to be here. Leave at once or the Ministry of Magic will be contacted as well as the minister"

The reporters immediately scattered and Draco Malfoy together with Blaise and Pansy appeared.

Pansy hugged Ginny and Draco and Blaise stood there awkwardly, like they wanted to do so too, but didn't dare to.

Ginny let a shock go trough herself which she herself did not feel, but Pansy would.

"Ouch!" she shrieked and immediately backed of.

"Do not touch, talk, help, hug, think about write to, or say anything to me!" she said calmly.

"Why?" Blaise asked shocked.

Draco stepped forward. "I know why" he said addressing to Blaise and Pansy. "Last time we saw her, she yelled at us remember. She had read a letter from Lucius. I still have it, here" He gave the letter to Pansy who read it and then handed it over to Blaise.

Draco then turned back to Ginny. "He wanted us to betray you Gin! But we didn't do it! We were never planning on selling you out to Voldemort!" he said wanting desperately for her to believe him. Believe it or not, that night the night of the Halloween feast where he and Ginny danced, he had fallen in love with her. For the last two months he couldn't eat, sleep or think properly.

Tears finally went over Ginny's face.

She whispered. "I want to believe you so much...I really do, but how am I supposed to know that you're not betraying me again?"

Draco looked her in the eye.

"You can't, but you have to believe this...I am in love with you and I will never let anyone hurt you or not" he said, his Silver eyes looking determined, but then he added softly: "Whether you feel the same or not"

With that he left. Pansy and Blaise looked at her.

Pansy stepped forward. "I have never betrayed you Ginny" then she followed Draco.

"Me neither Gin" Blaise said and the three of them walked away...

Leaving Ginny with her thoughts...and tears for she loved Draco too...

But how is she going to know if she could trust them or not...?