Chapter Sixteen – Transformation

"Can you repeat that Harry." Dumbledore said more then asked.

"Its Ginny Sir." Not wanting to see the disappointment in the headmaster's eyes he turned away. His eyes traveled to the bed where Ginny laid tied up.

"Can you please untie her Sir?"

Muttering an "of course" Dumbledore untied Ginny. He then turned back to Harry and said, "There is no need to be ashamed Harry. Many people couldn't have fought off the curse you are under.

"I know it has been hard for you to tell me the truth and you have gone through much pain but your courage has helped us very much."

When Harry still looked abashed at his actions Dumbledore continued to say, "Don't blame yourself, Harry."

Harry slightly nodded to show he was listening but still felt guilty, thinking of the way he had treated Ginny. And then he remembered, Draco was a cat too.

"Professor there is something else you need to know. Its about-"

He was cut off though by Dumbledore saying, "Later Harry, for now we must change Miss Weasley back to her natural form."

It was then that Harry noticed a bottle filled with a yellow liquid that rested on a table nearby. The contents swirled and slowly changed from a bright yellow to a pale yellow. Once it turned pale Dumbledore picked it up, uncorked it and walked over to Ginny.

That was when Ginny came out of her revere. She had digested a lot of information in the last half hour. Not only did she find out that Lucius had controlled Harry but Harry had gone through pain to try and protect her. She now understood why his eyes had glazed over just minutes before when he had been strangling her. He never wanted to hurt her; he was trying to help her.

Ginny started to panic when she saw Harry rise out of his bed and quietly walk to hers. He once again had a glassed over look in his eyes. Warning the headmaster she meowed and hissed at something behind him.

Understanding he turned around just in time to see Harry pull out his wand. In a blink of an eye Harry had cast a spell knocking the older man to the ground where he landed with a thud. Worrying about the hurt man on the floor Ginny ran to the bottle that held the yellow potion. Even though it had smashed there might be enough to change her back.

She began to lap it up and felt a tingling sensation take over her body. Her mind blocked out the fight that was going on in the room and focused on what her body use to look like.

Slowly her fur left to be replaced with red hair. Her nails once again were manicured and painted. She lost her tail and whiskers while she grew back to her normal height.

Once back to normal she charged at Harry and grabbed his wand. When she struggled to pin him down she heard the headmaster get back to his feet. When she had finally gotten Harry to still she felt her heart slow down. Taking deep breaths she tried to calm herself.

She looked into Harry's eyes, looking for any sign that he was himself again. His eyes revealed he was still being controlled so she tried to bring him back.

"Harry." She panted. "Wake up."

All he did was sneer and said, "Oh, I'm awake. It's hard not to be when pinned under a naked beast."

"Naked?" Ginny said.

She gasped when she looked down to see he was right. When she had changed she hadn't been given clothing. Feeling herself blush she tried to cover her naked body.

Seeing his chance Harry flipped her over and secured her under him. Lucius had him punch her in the stomach. The impact of the hit made Ginny start to cry from pain. As the tears leaked out of her eyes and down her cheeks Harry began to awaken.

'What have I done?' He said, worried.

'Shut up and hit her again.' Lucius yelled.

'I…I can't.' Harry hung his head and said, 'I could never hurt her.'

'Then what the hell do you think you just did?' Lucius said with a chuckle. 'It looks like you hurt her badly.'

'Just leave me alone. Leave me damn it!'

'No! Now knock her out and then kill Dumbledore!'

"Never!" Harry yelled aloud.

With a wave of anger Harry pushed Lucius out of his head. His body slumped after all the power he had used when wrestling with Lucius, Ginny, and Dumbledore.

Deciding he could still be a threat Dumbledore stunned Harry, making him immobile. With a tug he pulled Harry off of the girl on the floor. Ginny immediately blushed a deep red and grabbed a blanket. She had never been more embarrassed in her whole life. Not only had Harry seen her naked and pinned her under him in a sexual manner, but her headmaster had watched the whole thing.

"Thank you Sir." She said shyly.

"It was no problem Miss Weasley. Now why don't I get you some clothing."

Soon a pair of pants, a shirt, and undergarments appeared on the bed next to Ginny. After the headmaster had left she quickly pulled on the outfit and waited for him to return.

When he came back he carried a potion that was forest green. The bottle was extra thick because the potion was bubbling. A rancid smell entered the room when the bottle was opened.

Seeing her questioning look he said, "This will break the connection between Lucius and Harry forever. No matter how hard Lucius tries to enter his thoughts again, he will be rejected."

Opening the unconscious Harry's mouth Dumbledore poured the potion in. He then massaged his throat to make sure the potion had gone down. After watching Harry for a moment he turned around and said to Ginny, "We will let him rest until the morning."

Nodding in agreement Ginny walked to the door but was stopped by the headmaster.

"You need to rest too. After a hard transformation and fighting, I'm surprised you are still standing."

"I'll be fine Sir, I need to get back to my dorm."

"No, I insist that you spend the night. You will be free tomorrow to go back to your dorm."

With a sigh Ginny walked to a bed farthest from Harry and fell asleep.