A/N: (Peeps put from behind stack of books) Hello everyone. I've been so busy and I am also trying to improve the next few chappies as well as planning the chapters after that. So the updates might tike an itty-bitty more time.

Chapter 8: A breakup and a letter

I stretched and looked at the clock. It was 5:30. I had gone to Colin's dorm after a nightmare like I usually do, but he wasn't there. I figured he had stayed with Jacque, I really didn't want to think about that. I had gone and slept in my room. There had been no nightmares after that.

We had found the fourth person, it was a small 4th year student, Susanne aka Suzy, I had set up with Michael Corner. Mike and I had become friends and gotten over our differences after he dumped Cho. She was really kind and intelligent.

I took a bath in the Jacuzzi and went down for breakfast. On the way I bumped into Cho.

"Oh I'm sorry" I apologized, but she just sneered at me.

"Look, it's the little freckled freak." Her groupies giggled ditzily behind her. How did they get into Ravenclaw again?

I frowned at her. Just because I didn't join her little group that read the stupid romance books last year doesn't mean she has to be so nasty towards me.

"Excuse me?"

"Oh, did I hurt little Weasel's feelings. Poor thing. You should really get over Harry, he's mine now. And please don't forget that. He doesn't want the little possessed freak anywhere near him. And please take your raggy brother and his ugly whore away from my boy friend. He can't be seen in that company. Definitely not wretched families like yours and that Lupin thing. He's a wreck and a failure. That ever producing fat-arse of a mother, mudblood-loving father and-"

She had done it; she had crossed the line for me. I did exactly what I did to Malfoy. A nice round fist. 'Always hit with your knuckles and always on the side of the cheek for a girl. That way her face doesn't break, but there is a bruise and it hurts like hell.' Sirius told me. He made sure I had some muggle defense lessons too. I was glad for it now.

She howled in pain. Sprawled on the floor in front of me, tears flowing like a runny tap. She really was a water work.

Her friends had started shrieking and mine were laughing. Karen and Katy were patting me on my back and grinning widely. I was still really pissed off.

Harry, Hermi and Ron came running towards me.

"Ginny, what the hell do you think you are doing?" Harry shouted.

"Defending my family and friends." I snapped.

"She wouldn't say anything against your family."

"That's right Potter, Cho's an angel. But in reality, yes she did."

He glared at me, "I don't believe you."

"I don't care! I don't give a shit of what you think. If you believe her instead of me, that's up to you. I just hope for the rest of the damn wizarding world you know who you can trust. All I know is that if she ever says anything like that again, I am not going to keep from breaking her face instead of just bruising her."

He gave me a dirty look and helped Chang up. Hermione was looking at Cho carefully and Ron was glaring at me.

"You shouldn't have done that Ginny." I couldn't believe it. My brother, standing up for that thing!

"Well excuse me for trying to defend you mum, dad and your girlfriend Hermione (yes, I completed Sirius's promises, I managed to get Ron and Hermione together and Tonks and Remmy together), Obviously, YOU don't care. But I do."

He looked at me shocked and turned to Cho. "You didn't really…did you?"

She shook her head and sniffed. Harry hugged her.

Ron turned back to me shaking his finger, "See, she didn't. Ginny, what is wrong with you? Are you doing this to get attention again?" He looked back at Cho and Harry, "I'm really sorry, she's been acting weird since the summer. Now, Ginny-"

My fist still clenched I snapped,"SHUT UP RON! Don't , Don' t you DARE EVER come near me AGAIN! I don't want to see you, and I DON'T want to talk to you." I turned and started sprinting to the doors. I heard Colin shouting at Ron at the back but I didn't really care at the point.

3rd Person POV

As Ginny left, Colin Creevey's temper blew.

"WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE?" He glared at Ron, "Are you STUPID? That Bitch was abusing your parents, Professor Lupin, You and Hermione and all Ginny was doing was protecting all of you. She even had the audacity to bring up the chamber! God! You are pathetic, did you even know that your sister has been standing up for you three on her own against Malfoy and his cronies since second year! I bet you didn't! And you would push her away. Never have you helped her or made her feel welcome! If there was anyone I would blame for what happened during first year, it would be YOU! I hope to god she disowns you, you don't deserve her, none of you deserve her loyalty.

Harry, I'm sure you have no clue that your little girlfriend here is just going out with you because of your fame. I bet she would never stay up nights trying to find a way to protect you against Voldemort. I bet she would never even help our side. And Ginny is already working to protect not only you, all of us. She doesn't eat enough, or sleep enough because she's up practicing or researching.

And you Hermione, you're supposed to be her friend. You just stood there while these two numbskulls accused her while she makes sure Malfoy is hexed when he calls you a mudblood. You three are pathetic, she doesn't deserve to be treated this way. She should get better, much better. I don't want to see any of you troubling her again. I hope I've made myself clear."

Cho was squirming uncomfortably at the end of his speech. Ron was staring at the wall blankly, but Hermione was crying freely.

Harry's face was rigid, "Cho, tell me the truth. I want the truth and nothing else. If you lie, I'll know so don't even think about it!"

She shifted uncomfortably, "Well, Harry…love…it doesn't matter does it? She's just a child she'll get over it." She laughed, her voice was nervous and high pitched.

The Gryffindors other than the trio had gathered around and were looking at Cho with open hatred and Harry and Ron with disgust.

"No! Cho, tell me, did you say what Ginny said?" demanded Harry. His features were hard as stone.

Cho burst into tears, "I didn't mean those things Harry. She's always so mean to me, I thought she hated me."

Dean snorted, "Liar, Ginny would never be mean to you, especially since Harry used to fancy you. She would never do that to a friend. And if she didn't hate you then, she definitely hates you now, and damn it, so do I!"

The rest of the group murmured in agreement.

Harry looked down, dejected, wondering when would his life finally be simple. "Cho, I don't think I want to see you anymore. I can't believe you would actually do this. I just…" He trailed off, running his hand through his hair he walked off to his class forgetting about breakfast.

Ginny's POV

I sat with Hagrid and Grawp for most of the morning. Hagrid's a real sweetie when it comes to sentimental things like this. He made me some chocolate and told me stories about the Marauders, there really are endless tales about them.

Later I went to my room shuffling through the sheaves of notes I had on the books I had been reading. I had tried reaching Uncle Paddy, desperately in need for his dumb jokes and advice, but I got nothing- zilch, nada, nix, diddly squat, nil, zippo, zot, etc. He didn't come, I still haven't figured out what I could have done wrong. I went through the procedures so many times one night I nearly collapsed. The twins found me on the ground and went to Dumbledore. He didn't say much to me, but Snape (whom I now call Sevvy) was furious, 'what the hell do you think you were doing? Do you want to die? After all that we've done for you! What a waste of time!'

I had burst into tears, "I don't know what I did wrong, he didn't come! Why didn't he come? I don't know what to do! What am I doing wrong Professor? I need to talk to him. My life is so screwed up!" I was shocked when he hugged me.

"Ginny, maybe it takes some time before you can reach someone. He died not even a year ago. I don't think you did anything wrong in the procedure, you've never had any problems before. Don't worry about it. What do you want to talk to him about anyway? Potter? I can tell you now, you deserve better. He is nothing but an arrogant prick. I know you have your heart set on him, but if he hasn't noticed you yet, forget about him. I've seen young men line up to ask you out, I'm sure one of them would be suitable for you."

I laughed, he had made me slightly happier but I was still disappointed about the whole thing.

Was it possible he was still alive, I didn't know. Dumbledore had turned down my idea completely. I hadn't told Remus or Harry, I didn't want to give them false hope, and of course, I wasn't talking to Harry. But Lily had thought that I might be right. Since Dumbledore had shot down the idea, I had decided to take matters into my own hands.

Sirius had once told me about his ex- fiancée, Crystal Smith. She had broken the engagement when he had been put in Azkaban and left the country. She never replied to anyone's letters. I had asked Lily about her, it turned out that she had been a Gryffindor along with Lily, Docras Meadows and surprisingly Professor Sinistra. She was Docras' cousin and was devastated by her death, James and Lily's death had broken her and she had left, quitting the order.

Obviously she knew nothing about what had happened in reality. I figured that if I contacted her, she might be able to help me. Since I had nothing better to do that night, I sat down to write the letter.

Dear Crystal Smith,

I am aware you have not been in contact with anyone from England for many years and I hope you will not be upset with me for writing to you. My name is Ginny Weasley. I am the daughter of Arthur and Molly Weasley. You might know them from the Order of the Phoenix. I am in my fifth year at Hogwarts as a Gryffindor. I am one of the new four. I doubt you will believe me if I tell you through a letter how I managed to be and chose the rest, so I will not waste your time with the explanation.

Someone told me that you had been engaged to marry Sirius Black when Lily and James Potter had been murdered and he had been arrested. You may not believe me when I tell you that he had been innocent, but it is true. The Potters' secret keeper had been switched to Peter Pettigrew because they thought no one would think he was it. The plan had failed, Peter was a death eater, and he still is. He betrayed them to Voldemort. He was an animagus, his form was a rat, it completely suites him. The twelve years Sirius spent in Azkaban, he spent as a rat. Believe me, I should know, he spent those years in my house as a pet first for my brother Percy and then for my brother Ron. I know, it was said that he had vanished except for the finger they found, well, this disgusting vermin had a finger missing. I am enclosing a photograph taken of my family in Egypt four years ago, which includes him. I t is the same photograph Sirius saw in a newspaper clipping before he escaped from Azkaban. I'm sure you probably know about that. He found Harry Potter and Remus Lupin the same night he wanted to kill Pettigrew for what he had done to all of your lives, but the fat rat escaped. I met Sirius that same year, though no one knew. I met him again last year when we became very close. He is actually a distant Uncle of mine. I learnt about you through him. I had told him that he should try and contact you, but he had refused. He said that you did not want anything to do with him and that he did not want to spoil your life anymore than he already had. I truly hope, this is not what you think. Sirius was a great man. He was murdered earlier this year by his cousin Bellatrix Lastrange at the MOM HQ. She hit him with a stunner and he had fallen through the veil. I miss him a lot. He really helped me with things that no one else had managed to. We all miss him and we all love him. Remus misses his last true friend; Harry misses his godfather; Nymphadora Tonks misses her cousin and everyone misses their friend.

I understand if you do not believe me, but I can only give you my word and some proof that my intentions are not of hurting you. Harry Potter is my brother's best friend. Remus Lupin who is now Harry's guardian is a close friend of my family's. Voldemort tricked me during my first year by possessing me through a diary. Harry saved me. I had nightmares every night after that, I woke up to see Scabbers (Pettigrew) at the end of my bed staring at me with a glint in his eye, I never knew why the rat looked so pleased until I came to know the truth. As you can see, I would probably only write to you for good reasons. The truth is, I need your help. The headmaster has turned down an idea I presented to him, but I think I am right. I cannot explain it her and I hope you can visit this weekend (it's Hogsmeade) so I can explain a few things in person. You can meet me at I also need to show you something. We can meet at a shop called, 'You never know what you might find here' at 12 o'clock. Please trust a fellow Gryffindor four. To know if it really is you I need you to tell me the code names for you and the others. Then we can talk in the fours' place.

I really do hope you come. You have enough time to apparate from any part of the world. If you cannot come for certain medical or other such reasons please send an owl back saying so.

Yours Sincerely,

Ginevra Annabelle Weasley

I sent the letter and called Lily. She hugged me as soon as she came.

"Oh, sweetie! Are you okay? I can't believe they said those things to you! Harry is as thick as his father! Ugh! I wish I was alive, I'd give that young man a piece of my mind!"

I smiled at her, "Yes I'm fine. Just a little annoyed."

"And you should be. I really can't believe my son believed that little slut instead of you! Anyway, I saw you writing to Crystal, dear, you really are an angel. Dumbledore is being unreasonable. I'm sure Chris. will help you. You know I do hope you and Harry end up together; you'll be good for him. I would love to have you as my daughter-in-law."

I blushed. "There isn't anything to blush about. Dear, you're so modest. You really are wonderful. Don't ever doubt that okay?"

I nodded.

"Good. You know James was always thick when it came to girls, but he was never this bad. He knew he liked me and I was the one for him, but he was completely clueless on how to get me. Sometimes James and I feel awful that we can't be there to guide Harry. It's terrible."

I felt really guilty when she said that. I had my parents, my brothers, Remus, Snape, the order, Colin, Jacque and Harry's mother to guide me. While he only had Remus, the order, my parents (awkward!), Hermione and Ron (doesn't count) to guide him.

"If you want, we can tell Harry about my powers and if I call James, then both of you can meet him and guide him too."

She looked at me, excited, but her expression of happiness shifted to sadness once again, "No, we can't do that. James and I wouldn't be real and we don't have any magical powers. This would just distract him. It wouldn't be fair to any of us."

"Lily, remember how I said I had a feeling the final battle will be soon and I had found a spell through which I could help Harry?"

"Yes I do"

"I think it would work better if we can weaken Voldemort. The one thing he can't stand against is love. You proved that." I stood and started walking around the room as she nodded. "Imagine if you and James are there along with all of us to support Harry. All the people who love Harry in their own way. That has got to get to him." I stood looking outside laughing inwardly after imagining the expression on Tom's face.

She remained quiet for some time before she responded.

"I think that's a good idea, it just might work."

We talked for some more time. She told me that she wanted me to call her the day Christine came, I agreed and walked back to the common room.

Annie- Thank you for reviewing! I hope you enjoyed watching Cho get beaten up. I hate her too. I understand that the whole Ginny's powers thing is confusing but it will be explained completely in later chapters. Ginny is a natural, which means that she was born with a lot of powers that she is slowly discovering. The naturals are divided into 4 categories. Ginny falls under the healer category, so she has more of the healing and preserving tendencies. She can heal wounds more easily than a nurse or a healer at saint mungos. As a preserver, her powers can be destructive to preserve something (she can hurt someone when she or someone she cares about is in a really dangerous situation). Obviously she can't kill Voldemort or take on the entire death eater army, even with these powers, after all she is just a 15 year old. She can use te diary because of the reasons Lily gave. She is also able to form a sort of apparition of the deceased through which the person can talk . She can make the person invisible, translucent or solid. But there are restrictions to this "summoning" which will be explained later. The ability to do this has come to Ginny because she is a natural. I hope this helped to understand what I am getting at. Please keep R&R it's really appreciated.

Been- Thank you! This is the small start of Harry actually talking to Ginny, well…communicating with her at the least. Please be a little more patient for the main H/G part.

Paige 2310- Thank you for reviewing. Lol, yes Malfoy's a sleaze ball. This is when Harry actually gets to see a bit of the real Ginny. He will understand her better slowly, with the help of a few other people who will knock him on the head and help him see her.

Silver Warrior-No, you didn't offend me, I know it's all in good humor. Oh don't fell bad for my brothers, they took the opportunity to frighten me when I was little (I blame them for the fear of darkness I used to have). I'm just getting back at them. I hope you haven't done anything to mortify your sister, if you have, then I would warn you to watch out. Ha ha. The mysterious potions master will soon have a girl friend (this is where we all scream). )

Lil Lillian- Thank you for reviewing! Yup Ginny's going to have someone to guid her through everything and holds a lot of power over Harry's life even if he doesn't know it and she refuses to take advantage of it.

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