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Chapter 15- Decisions, Red silk? And Hermione knows!

I.

Thursday evening Dumbledore had called a meeting for the Order and had asked me to come.

I entered the room and was surprised to see Blaise Zabini seated at the table amongst the Order's members. I took a seat in between Tonks and Shaklebolt.

Dumbledore stood up and said, "Welcome to the meeting of the Order of the Phoenix. As you can see we have two students joining us today-" I saw mum open her mouth to say something, but the headmaster cut her off, "Please, Molly, they are here for a reason. Trust me. Anyway, I have called this meeting because I wanted to inform you of Mister Zabini's decision to help our side against his family and peers." He paused for a moment to let the information sink in. "Mister Zabini, if you would please inform everyone about ho you plan to help the order." Blaise spoke for about fifteen minutes before everyone welcomed him into the Order. Mum hugged him tightly and muttered about how he needed to be fattened up, Blaise turned to me with wide eyes and I sniggered. He probably never had been hugged so much in his entire life.

The meeting was called to an end but Snape, Moody, Remus, Mum, Dad, Bill, Charlie, the twins, Tonks and I remained behind with Dumbledore and McGonagall.

"Ginevra, may I assume that you have told your family about your decision to move away after the war." I nodded and watched as mum got teary eyed and daddy and my brothers got a sad look on their faces.

"Very well. And what about your idea that Sirius is alive?" However wise the headmaster is, I really do hate it when he acts like this. I have to say he has some Snape-like tendencies, for example sneering condescendingly at students when he doesn't agree with them. I saw McGonagall nudge him slightly from the corner of my eye.

I heard mum and Tonks gasp slightly. Remus's eyes clouded over, my brothers looked at me curiously, Dad frowned and Snape glared across the table at Dumbledore. Moody sat there with his eyeball spinning round and round, "Black's dead Ginevra, you were there."

I shook my head, "I saw him fall through a veil, Moody. A veil in the department of mysteries. I did not see him getting stabbed, cursed, hexed, jinxed, strangled, or even shot to death. There is no proof that Sirius is in fact dead. On the contrary I do have some proof that he may be alive. As everyone in this room knows, I have some powers that other magical folk do not have because I am a natural. One of the powers that I posses is Epistula. Which means I can connect with the dead. While it is not what we generally think of "connecting with the dead" is, it means that if I channel my powers in a certain way and recite some incantations an apparition, an almost ghost like form of the deceased person will be created. The solidity of the apparition depends on how I do the incantation. Anyway the point is that, whenever I have tried to do the spell for Sirius, it has never worked."

Most of the people there looked at me thoughtfully. Dumbledore shook his head sadly, "Miss Weasley, if he was alive he would have found a way to get to us. I did a little search for him when you told me your suspicions and I have found nothing."

Really…"Well, Headmaster, what methods did your "little" search entail?"

"I used the locator charm." He stated.

"But they only work 50 of the time especially if the person is not in the same country!" I pointed out.

He leaned back on his chair and stroked his beard. "I am aware of that Miss Weasley, but we really can't do a lot of searches outside England without the Ministry getting suspicious."

Only because you refuse to communicate with anyone outside the country! I screamed silently within my head.

I gritted my teeth for a few minutes so that I wouldn't say anything due to my impulsive personality. Clenching my fists I responded to his statement. "I had a feeling you would not be open to anyone searching for Sirius, so I have gotten in touch with someone who will do for me. Don't worry, it's someone I would trust with not only my life, but with my family's." Especially since he already trusts me with his. I added silently.

Bill was the first one to ask, "Who is it Gin?"

"I am sorry Bill. As much as I would like to, I do not have the liberty to tell you. I am not about to risk his trust. You just need to know that he and his friends are good people and are willing to help and are not asking much in return."

"What is it they are asking for?" Snape asked.

"Trust, cooperation…anything that will help them fight the Death Eaters in the country they live in and the countries they are already associated with."

"That seems acceptable" said Professor McGonagall reasonably. Many others nodded in agreement.

"It may seem acceptable Minevra, but it does not mean that it is safe." Moody's gruff voice finally broke his silence.

I looked over to Remus to try and appeal to him, "They were the ones who told me Voldemort wants to get rid of Professor Snape. Besides, Rose thinks they are trustworthy."

That got his attention, "You discussed this with her?"

"In complete detail." I replied. There was a flicker of hope in his eyes. He turned to Professor Dumbledore earnestly. "Albus-"

He was cut off, Dumbledore said to me, "Do what you have to Miss Weasley, obviously you are not willing to change your mind. But the order will not be leaving the country for any searches. We will give any other help we can afford to provide. Our support, as you know, will always be there for you."

I smiled. "Thank you headmaster." He nodded and added, "Please thank your friends Miss Weasley for there help and tell them that I hope they will take good care of you once you leave. We will miss having you here."

He smiled sadly and I nodded, the lump already forming in my throat. I think Remus guessed that because he cleared his throat and spoke next.

"If that's all Albus, I have something I must speak to Ginny about." Mum looked like she wanted to say something to me, but stopped once dad put his hand on her arm. She just smiled sadly as we exited the room, tears slowly making their way down her plump cheeks. I smiled back slightly before I walked down the stairs behind Remus.

II.

He led me into the Gryffindor common room where Colin and Jacque sat waiting for me and Ron and Harry sat playing chess while Hermione sat curled up by Ron's side reading a book.

My friends made space for us to sit while the trio greeted us from their seats.

Remus shooed everyone away and cast a privacy charm around us. He took out a shrunken bag from his pocket and removed the charm from it.

I looked curiously as he removed a thin box and held it out to me silently. I took it from him and opened it to see a gold chain with a gold heart that had small emerald, rubies, and opals embedded in it forming an intricate design. It was beautiful. I told Remus so. He smiled and replied, "It's from Lily. She told me to get this from the vault and buy something else for you in the letter. James gave it to her. She wants you to have it. She says that you should wear it everyday under your robes"

I looked at the necklace in awe. Then I looked up at Remus, "I can't Remus, I'll lose it or it'll get stolen."

He shook his head, "Nope. It's got an anti-theft and anti-misplacement charm on it. Plus you see that little button there?" He said pointing to a small button on the side. I nodded.

"Well, it turns it invisible. Pretty nifty huh?"

"Yeah! Wow! This is incredible!"

Remus laughed and ruffled my hair, "She said that you should try and open the heart later." I nodded as I clasped the chain around the neck.

He pulled out a large box next. It had a red covering with the words La Fée Enchanteresse written on it in a golden font. I raised one eyebrow at him and Remus cackled, and for those few minutes I really saw the marauder in him. I opened the box a tiny bit and peeked into it. Red Silk! "I really don't want to see what that is Ginny, take it out later."

I looked at him, puzzled. "I thought you said you bought it?"

He shook his head, "I got Nymphadora to do the shopping for me." He told me what Lily had written in the letter after which he asked, "You're meeting them this weekend?"

I nodded in response. "She said that they were taking you for dinner. Do you know where?"

"Yup. A restaurant called "Piccola Venezia" I think."

He whistled, "That's a good one! Northern Italian cuisine. Have you figured out what to wear?"

I shook my head and gave him an 'eek' look, "How do you think I should dress?" I asked. He smiled at me kindly, obviously knowing that I didn't have a lot of expensive dress robes. Wait, was it a magical restaurant anyway? Remus seemed to know what was going on in my mind and answered my silent question, "It's a muggle place. You'll need a semiformal dress. It's alright if you don't have one, Lily's kept some money aside in an account to be spent on you."

I scrunched up my face in confusion, "What? How did she manage to do that? She's dead!" He hit on the back of my head and I scowled. "She kept some aside for whoever she chooses as the best person for Harry. Plus I am in control of Harry's family accounts and I have the right to withdraw any amount of galleons. She also wrote that I should take out money if you need it. Which I will take out once you move so you have something to live on until you get your first paycheck." He told me to meet him in Tonks's rooms three hours before I had to leave and went to chat with Harry while I decided to escape to my dorm.

Unluckily for me I had forgotten to shut the curtains around my bed when I pulled out the silky material from the box. So there I was holding up a VERY short red nightgown made of silk, with spaghetti straps and lace around the edges when Hermione walked in. I turned red in embarrassment and froze while she gaped at the piece of lingerie from the doorway. Suddenly I realized what had happened and quickly put the offending object away.

She shut the door and put an alarm spell on it before coming and sitting on my bed. Her mouth worked wordlessly for a few seconds before she found her voice, "Where did you get that?" She asked in amazement. I didn't even get a word out before she whispered conspiratorially, "Is it from a boy?" I glared at her, "No!" Then I added meekly, "It's from a boy's mother." She shrieked in amusement and I had to hush her. Hermione's eyes shined in excitement and curiosity, "A boy's mother! Who is it?"

I debated telling her everything. There was a slight ache in my stomach and I knew I had to spill everything that had been going on.

One hour later Hermione was jumping up and down, "I knew it! I knew it! I knew it!"

I sighed, "Which part of it did you know?"

"I knew there was something weird about your magic. Remember last year, you did that bit of wandless magic without even realizing it?"

I looked at her in confusion, "I don't remember."

"I was trying to wake you up and the next thing I knew I was outside the room and the door was locked shut. The weird thing was that I was holding your wand."

My eyebrows shot up, but she continued, "I also knew something had to be up because Mark Benson is an American Auror. I was wondering how you got in touch with him. Oh this is so much fun! Everything is finally getting pieced together. Like why you refused to go out with any of those boys who asked you out, how you keep glancing at Harry, and all those secrets you've been whispering with your friends and Remus, and all the training you've been going through. It finally makes sense. Ginny you have no clue how much weight you've lifted from my shoulders. I really wanted to know what was going on."

I laughed at her expression. She has a habit of waving her hands and speaking really fast when she gets excited.

She took a deep breath before asking, "So, you've met Lily Potter, have you met Harry's father yet?"

I shook my head, "Nope. I'm meeting him this weekend. She invited me to their house in the states. She wants me to stay there once I move since it's supposed to be the house for the Potter women…and considering I am the one who is bonded to Harry, she felt that she should hand it down to me."

She frowned, "Wait, won't he come to know once he is of age and all his parent's possessions are handed to him?"

"No. The house is never put on a will or given to the son at all. The mother decides whom to give it to; usually it's the son's wife. Apparently James Potter didn't even know about it until Lily told him about the house. So it's possible for Harry to never know about it."

We talked for a bit more time and Hermione looked over my calculations. I had finally pinpointed the region Sirius seemed to be and sent an owl to Percy and Chris to have it checked out.

We returned to the common room and sat next to Harry and Ron while they played Wizarding Chess. Hermione helped Ron while she not so subtly coaxed me to do the same for Harry. In the middle of the game Harry turned to me and asked, "Hey Gin, isn't that girl, Kayla Greene in your year? You know the one in Ravenclaw with dark hair?"

I froze. Another one of Cho's giggly friends. She was really pretty, I sighed, obviously Harry had noticed her. "I know who she is Harry." I said coolly. Hermione looked at me worriedly while sending glares at Harry.

Harry looked at me slightly puzzled but continued nonetheless, "Do you know if she has a boyfriend?"

I bit my tongue to calm myself down and then relied, "Harry, I don't really know her. She's one of the people in Cho Chang's group, you know I don't get along with them too well." I refused to meet his eyes. Instead I moved the chess piece thereby winning the game for him. Ron looked at me in amazement and whooped before dragging Harry of to the kitchens to get something to eat.

Hermione sat with me facing the fire. We sat there for a while before I spoke

"I really thought he might like me." I said reflecting on the recent occasions where Harry had started flirting with me a bit.

Hermione looked at me sympathetically while I started to just ramble on, "You know I started planning out my life when I was little. I first heard about Harry when I was five. Mum used to tell us about him. He became the prince in my fantasies where I was the Princess. Then, when Ron told me that Harry had become his best friend. My fantasy changed. There were no more castles, no more dragons and funny clothing. I dreamed that I would meet him once I joined Hogwarts and we would fall in love just like Mum and Dad. We would marry and you and Ron would marry (Ron had written a lot about you too). I would be the one THE Harry Potter loved.

Hermione smiled at me as if imagining my life plans in her head. "Then that fantasy changed once he rescued me from Tom. Though only a bit. I started seeing him as Harry, not the-boy-who-lived. And I wanted nothing more than for him to like me. Then the whole Yule Ball thing happened and I realized that he wouldn't see me that way. I planned out my life. I would work hard, get a scholarship to go to Vienna University of Alchemy, get married to someone I could live with, have a family and live whatever life I could. But then I came to know what I was, and the life plan changed once more. Instead of studying Alchemy, I would become a healer, and work at Saint Mungos. And then I came to know I was bonded to Harry, so the plan changed AGAIN! It's like something I out to get me. Just as I say, "Hello life, this is the way I want you to be, simple and straight. My life decides to show me that I can't control it by throwing all my plans for it back at my face.

I don't know what to do anymore Hermione."

"You need to tell Harry Gin. If he starts going out with someone, he would be cheating on you without knowing it. He really should be told about the bond. Maybe then he'll realize how thick he's being."

I shook my head, "I can't tell him. If I do he'll only try to start a relationship out of obligation. From inside he'll despise the whole situation. I don't want to put him in that position. Imagine how much confusion it'll create. It'll destroy any chance of him leading a normal life, it'll strain everyone's relationships. That also why I need to leave. I can't do this. I can't tell him. He can only know about this once we face Voldemort. He should be able to see whomever he wants even if I can't get a boyfriend until after the war. Who will want me after that anyway? Not even Draco Malfoy will want to come near me."

"What about Malfoy?" We turned to see Harry and Ron standing there with food piled in their arms. How much have they heard?

"Oh, he's been trying to tempt Ginny into becoming his girlfriend." I looked at Hermione in amazement. Is she crazy? What the hell is she doing! Then I saw Harry's jaw clench in anger and smiled inwardly realizing what was going through Hermione's brain when he asked me, "What did you say?"

I rolled my eye, "I said no even with the money, fame and love he offered me." I watched quietly as both the boys turned red steadily. And Harry growled, "He would never love anyone and you obviously don't love him."

I smiled sweetly, "He did seem so devoted. Did you know he's already spilling little secrets about Voldemort? And then he keeps following me with that lovesick expression. But then there's always Zacharias Smith, he asked me on a date, twice in fact. Even sent me a beautiful pair of earrings. I returned them obviously. But then how do I know who I could fall in love with. And Harry, how do you know what love is?" I asked scathingly. "Are you in love with Kayla? Were you in love with Cho? I think it's a bit obvious she didn't love you. So how can you tell me who is capable of loving me, or whom I love when you can't spot the difference between somebody being in love and somebody using another person?" I didn't wait for him to answer. Instead I ignored the three gaping faces and stomped up the stairs so I could get Lily to give me some advice on what to do.

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