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Undetected
Chapter 2: Suicide?
It was dark and Ginny didn't have her wand. She was quite far from the school, but could still see the light emanated from it. She decided it was time to head back to the school. She didn't want to make her parents worry even more. She looked up at the school and what she saw made her do a double take. There was a person on the Astronomy Tower and they were going to jump!
Ginny ran as fast as she could, screaming for help along the way, but it was too late. She made it to the base of the tower when the figure jumped. The person landed right at her feet and for the second time in two days she let out a piercing shriek.
It was midnight and the whole Gryffindor common room was silent as Dumbledore told them the news.
"Tonight, there has been another tragedy. Your classmate, Hermione Granger has committed suicide. We believe that this has happened due to her close relationship with Ronald Weasley. I know it is a trying time for all of us, but we must stand strong and unite. If anyone is having any thoughts of suicide, it is important to seek out a teacher for help. Remember you are not alone."
Dumbledore looked around at the students and looked fixedly at Harry for a couple of seconds. As a matter of fact, everyone was looking at Harry now. After all, his two best friends had just died. They were all thinking that he would be next. They all thought that he probably couldn't take it and was going to kill himself too. The students didn't want that to happen because Harry was the last hope at saving the wizarding world. They couldn't risk having him break down, so at that moment it seemed as if everyone had made a silent promise. They were going to act as normally as possible and be as friendly as possible to Harry. They didn't want to risk anything.
However, nobody even thought about Ginny. She had actually been the one to find them dead. She wasn't as important. She was just a girl who wasn't going to save them. It was her brother and her best girl friend that had just died and inside, why weren't they worried about her?
"Hey Harry! Do you want to play some chess?"
"No thanks, Seamus. I think I'm just going to go to bed," Harry said sullenly as he headed up to the dormitories.
Dean and Seamus looked worriedly at one another.
"I don't think Harry is doing so well."
"No, you think, Dean?" Seamus said his voice dripping with sarcasm. "His two best friends have just died! How do you think you'd be doing?"
"I guess you're right, but it doesn't mean I'll stop worrying about him. You saw what Hermione did."
"Yea I did Dean and you have no idea how much that scares me."
"Albus, I'm really worried about all the children. I don't think Hermione Granger committed suicide. I think it was murder."
"Me neither. There is no doubt in my mind that she did not commit suicide. I ran tests on her, she was under the imperious curse. It seems as if our murderer is very clever. They made it easy for me to realize it was a murder. However, they made it impossible for me or anyone else to tell who the murder is. This person wants to instill fear and panic unto Hogwarts, but I'm not going to let that happen. This is why I told the children it was a suicide. I think they will feel safer."
"It's obviously not safe here. Do you think it could be 'You Know Who? What about Harry? He has to save the wizarding world, but with him grieving over his friends, that's going to be impossible. What if he's next? I am also afraid for us, Albus. What if this person starts coming after teachers? What's going to happen to this school?"
"Honestly Minerva, I have no idea. I have no idea," and for once Albus Dumbledore had no twinkle in his eye.
She needed a late night snack. Everything happening in this school was getting to her. She was terrified though she didn't show it. She made it down to the kitchens unnoticed. The house elves greeted her warmly. She took a sip of her butterbeer and looked around the room. Everything was getting blurry. She was growing faint. She couldn't breathe.
A/N: I am soooo very sorry! I haven't updated in over 10 months! I have been so busy. Although I did have all summer and have I mentioned I'm sorry?