Chapter 23

Ginny quickly put on the cloak...and just in time to. The closet doors flew open, revealing a suspicious Harry. Ginny held her breath, standing as far to the back as she possibly could. Harry was looking to see if he could find anything out of the ordinary. Just as he was about to inspect closer, Ron piped up.

"Come on Harry...it's probably nothing and we have to go to Hermione now, before I loose my nerve"

Harry retreated and closed the doors again.

"Yeah you're right"

After they were gone, Ginny cautiously stepped out.

Slipping back to her own room, she went down her personal exit. She could see Draco pacing around. He was visibly relieved when he saw her.

"Thank Merlin you're alright. Potter and Weasley came by. I had just enough time to hide. You didn't get caught I assume?"

Ginny grinned.

"Nope"

"Kay, let's get out of here"

Together they walked back to Draco's room. They stayed there until 10:24.

"D'you reckon we should go get Pansy and Blaise and find a fireplace connected to the Floo network?" Ginny asked, pulling away from their little snog session.

"Hmm...Maybe we should" Draco mumbled before pulling her back into a kiss.

"I mean it come on!" They got up and went down to the Common Room. Slytherins were used at seeing Ginny in their Common Room so they paid no special head to them. They arrived at the exact same time as Pansy and Blaise. Blaise was holding a bag, but no one could see inside it.

"What's that?" Ginny asked pointing at the bag.

Pansy smirked. "Diversion-stuff"

"Can't wait" Draco said. "But let's go"

They walked out casually...like they were going were a late stroll. When in an empty corridor, Blaise asked: "Where are we going to find a fireplace to floo to the Ministry?"

"Well...All the fireplaces in the Hospital Wing, classrooms and teachers private rooms are connected to each other, but only two of them are connected to the outside Floo-network" Ginny explained.

"Which two?" Pansy asked, taking over the bag from Blaise and swinging it over her left shoulder as they rounded another corridor.

"The one at Professor Snape's private office and the fireplace in the Headmasters office" Draco said.

"Yes, but we all know that Snape would have much more advanced magic on the protection of his fireplace, so I suggest we take the fireplace of Dumbledore" Ginny added.

"Yeah...That's the best option I suppose..."

When they came to the statue of the Eagle, the entrance of headmaster Dumbledore's office, they had no idea what the password was.

"Draco! You're Head Boy! How can you NOT know the password?" Pansy snapped, nervousness already getting to her.

"Well The prefects-meeting was yesterday so I am so sorry that I had been lying IN THE HOSPITAL WING at that time" Draco snapped back.

Well...so much for the Slytherin calmness at situations

"You guys...just guess the password...can't be that hard right?"

"Uh...Minty birds? Polar groppies?...freebees?...pickled mash?..."

(It went on for a few minutes)

"This has no use! It's already 10:45 and we need to be there BEFORE 11 O clock!" Draco cried out in frustration.

"Okay let's try something else" Ginny said calmly while taking Draco's hand entwining their fingers. Draco looked at her with a look that plainly said: What-do-you-think-your-doing-this-isn't-the-time-you-know.

"Remember wandless magic? Training? Cassie said we could do almost every spell if we really set out mind to it. We've never tried 'Alohomora' before, but we both know that this door opening is REALLY important...so let's focus!"

Draco looked as if Ginny had just fallen from the sky with Angel's wings and a halo above her head.

"Yeah...we could try that...you know I don't think I'll ever get used to the idea that we're so strong..."

"Me neither, but let's not waste time and focus"

Both and Ginny thought hard. Both of them could almost hear the instructions that Cassie gave them. You have to WANT the door to open. You have to WILL your magic to open this door for you.

Blaise and Pansy looked at Draco and Ginny curiously. They of course knew that Draco and Ginny were able to do wandless magic, but they were never present at the trainings and have never actually witnessed them doing wandless magic from close by.

The eagle statue began to shake, as if invisible magic was pushing against it. Eventually...it worked! The statue went aside and they could see the staircase leading to the office.

Draco and Ginny grinned. They did it. They walked up the spiral staircase and into the office. Draco raised his wand and said: "Accio floo powder" a jar filled with green stuff came from the top of a big bookcase into Draco's outstretched hand.

Each of them took a handful and walked over to the fireplace.

"Okay everybody listen up" Ginny instructed. "Pansy, Blaise, clearly state: 'Ministry of Magic', when you throw your floo powder. You will arrive in the reception-room. Now clearly there will be many people there and they will be surprised when they see you. After you guys are gone, Draco and I will be under the Invisibility Cloak and floo too. Distract the people in the waiting room long enough for them not to notice the flames turning green. Then create a diversion in the West-Wing as Draco and I need to go East. We'll go from there"

Ginny said it all so fast that she was practically out of breath when she finished. Blaise and Pansy said that they understood and everybody braced themselves. This plan had a thousand and one ways to go wrong and they needed it to go right.

"You ready?" Draco asked..."Okay go!"

Pansy threw in her floo and shouted: "Ministry of Magic!" Blaise did the same and they were both gone.

They waited for about 10 seconds before throwing the cloak on and stepping through the fire. When they were at the other side of the fireplace, they were met with a sight that would be marked in their minds for quit a while. Everybody was standing with their back to them and looking at Pansy as she threw a tantrum.

"I WANT TO SEE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP GET VIDER WINTERS OUT OF THIS PLACE!"

An unknown man stepped forward and tried to say soothingly: "Don't worry child, your friend is safe, but this is not the time to be here, come back another time!"

Needless to say it was pointless. Blaise yelled next.

"HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO MY GIRLFRIEND AS IF SHE WERE A MERE CHILD MAN? DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM? I AM..."

Ginny and Draco could not wait around to enjoy the show, because they had to go to their destination.

As quietly as they could they tiptoed away from the crowd that was still busy to get Pansy and Blaise to calm down.

"Do you know where to go?" Ginny asked as they were walking for a while now and even though Ginny had been to the Department of Mysteries, she still didn't recognize any of these corridors.

"Well...it's been a while since I've been there" Draco whispered back. Ginny tried not to be annoyed. Damn time was always working against her.


Authors Note: Really sorry! But now I've got to do some major brooding If I want this chapter and the net ones to be good. Ideas are welcome, but plzz review cos I really really really really really really like REVIEWS!