CHAPTER 5
Ginny Weasley rolled over and tried to go back to sleep. The light was flooding into her room from the window; her mother had come in and opened the curtains to wake her up.
"Ginny! Get up! You are going to eat a decent breakfast and then we need to leave for Kings Cross!" Mrs. Weasley announced, before shuffling out of the room, her arms pilled high with an assortment of socks, shirts and underwear, ready for a last minute wash before the holidays were over.
Ginny sighed and sat up in her bed, the holidays had come and gone so quickly, and now it was time to return to Hogwarts. Every other year, Ginny had anticipated returning to the school of Witchcraft and Wizardry but this year was different. Ginny felt hollow whenever she thought about the year to come. A year without Harry, Ron & Hermione, her best friends. Yes, it was weird hanging out with her brother, but Ginny had grown up with these people and it broke her heart to have to face the year without them.
Ginny slowly got out of bed, grabbed the nearest clothes, put them on, and then headed downstairs for breakfast.
"…she'll be fine Molly! Don't worry about her" Arthur Weasley reassured his wife
"What was that?" Ginny asked as she sat down at the table.
"Oh nothing dear, so have you finished packing?" Mrs Weasley asked, changing the topic.
"You've asked me that already! Yes! I finished packing yesterday when you asked me too!" She said. Ginny avoided her mothers glare from across the table. Mrs. Weasley was worried as Ginny had been in such a foul mood all week because she didn't want to go back to Hogwarts. Ginny sighed and finished her toast before running back upstairs to finish the packing she hadn't told her mum about.'
Ginny sat down on her bed and stared out the window. She was thinking, once again, about Ron, Harry & Hermione, none of whom she had seen in the past month. Ron had visited the most recently, when he had come back from a quidditch game in Europe. Being the Minister for the Department of Magical Games and Sports (After the dismissal of the disgraced Ludo Bagman), Ron was often in different countries, mostly going to sporting events and working on international projects. Hermione's job as Minister for the Department of Muggle Relations and Affairs was one of the recent additions to the ministry, which had been working on creating stronger links between the worlds, ever since Voldemort had returned. Hermione had been busy all summer and hadn't had time to visit. But there was one person Ginny was missing the most.
Ginny sighed but remained focused.
"Alohomora!" She unlocked the draw to her bedside table and grabbed her diary. Slowly, she opened it and took out the photo placed inside the front cover. After blinking away a few tears she looked at the picture. There she was, smiling and waving, hand in hand with Harry Potter. Harry was gazing into the photo Ginny's eyes and they were completely infatuated by each other. Just as Harry leant in to softly kiss the happy girl, Ginny slammed her diary shut and threw it across the room.
"Why? Why does this have to happen to me?" Ginny whispered. She lay back on her bed and shut her eyes. Ginny had spent the last year waiting for some kind of assurance from Harry that he still loved her, but he hadn't had much time to talk to anyone, let alone confess his love for her. Ginny remembered the exact day the photo was taken, during her 5th year, the day after Gryffindor had won the Quidditch Cup and Harry & Ginny had got together. It was not much longer after though, that Harry had spent most of his time with Dumbledore and then (tears stared to drip down Ginny's face) Dumbledore had been killed.
Ginny knew how hard it must have been for Harry but it didn't help that he pushed all his friends away after the events at the end of his 6th year. Ron and Hermione had spent as much time as they could with Harry, but the Mr. & Mrs. Weasley wouldn't let Ginny go, because she was too young and had to complete her O.W.L.S. Ginny had gotten 11 O.W.L.S and been made a prefect this year, but she didn't care.
"Ginerva Weasley! What do you think you're doing?" Mrs. Weasley had stormed into the room to see Ginny lying on the bed with books, socks and other items strewn across the floor.
"It was pig! He was going crazy, I was trying to catch him and I bumped my trunk over." Ginny said in a small voice
"Well why haven't you packed it up yet? We have to go!" Mrs. Weasley muttered, disapprovingly
"It's just that….didn't mean to….can't…." Ginny burst into tears. Seeing her only daughter sitting there sobbing was far too much for Mrs. Weasley, who sat down on the bed next to Ginny and cried with her.
"Oh Ginny! I know its hard darling, but you're a strong girl. We love you and if you end up that unhappy at Hogwarts then you can come home, but I'm sure you will settle in once you get there" Mrs. Weasley explained in a soothing tone, while gently rubbing Ginny on the back.
"I know…it's just that…that…I miss everyone so much…" She squeaked.
"Yes, I know Ginny. But they are doing a great job in the Ministry, and Harry, well, he has been working hard to ensure the safety of everyone, we don't want Voldemort to come back again!" Mrs Weasley explained. Everyone in the Order of The Phoenix (The anti-Voldemort Group) had begun calling Voldemort by his name since Dumbledore died, as a way of showing bravery.
"I know, but its still hard!" Ginny said.
"Ok, well we better make a move Ginny dear! The train leaves in half an hour! We can go to Kings Cross by Floo network, Arthur is friends with the Ministry official stationed there, who has kindly allowed us to use his office fireplace! But we can't be late!" Mrs Weasley explained, then got up to help Ginny collect her things, before they both made their way down stairs.
"All set to go Ginny?" Mr. Weasley got up from his chair near the fireplace and put the newspaper down.
"Yeah I think so." was Ginny's reply as she walked over to the fireplace.
"Ok, well I'll go first with your trunk, then you two can come after me" Mr. Weasley decided, and then stepped into the fireplace, threw down his handful of Floo Powder, yelled "KINGS CROSS" and was gone, in a flash of green flames.
"OK, you go next dear" Mrs. Weasley nudged Ginny, who stepped into the fireplace, took one last look at her home, The Burrow, then threw down her Floo Powder and after clearly saying "KINGS CROSS" was suddenly spinning away, Ginny opened her eyes, but the spinning blur made her feel queasy and so she closed them and it wasn't long till she was coming to a halt, and then stumble out of the fireplace she had ended up in.
Ginny surveyed the room, a fairly small but comfortable looking office, furnished with a beautiful mahogany desk and big armchair.
"There you are Ginny!" Mr. Weasley said from his position near the window, where he had been in conversation with a tall, handsome looking man.
"Andy! This is my daughter, Ginny" Mr Weasley introduced her
"…and Ginny, this is Andreaneu Diadora..."
"Nice to meet you" Ginny said, and smiled at the young man, who nodded and gave her a wink.
"Please call me Andy" he said with a big smile. Ginny blushed, but no one noticed, as Mrs. Weasley had just arrived.
"Oh Arthur! You wouldn't believe what happened! That wretched son of ours decided that he would send an owl with his birthday present back to us" Mrs. Weasley explained, on the verge of tears
"What Percy?" Ginny asked
"Yes, the owl arrived just as I was about to leave….Andy! What a pleasure it is to see you again!" Mrs Weasley seemed to have just noticed the company.
"Yes Molly, it's a pleasure" he replied.
"Well Andy, thank you for the use of your fireplace! We must be going, the trains leaving soon!" Mr Weasley shook Andy's hand, before they made their way down the staircase and out the door, Ginny only looking back to wave to Andy, who she had taken a liking to.
They stepped out of the doorway into a big hall and loaded Ginny's trunk onto a trolley, before making their way to the other end and stepping out onto platforms 9 & 10.
"Ok Ginny, you go first, we'll come right behind you" Mrs. Weasley assured Ginny and helped her secure her trunk. Ginny steadily pushed her trolley towards the barrier between the two platforms and before she knew it, was slowing to a stop on platform 9 ¾ where the Hogwarts Express was waiting. After hugging her parents, Ginny pulled her trunk onto the train, waved goodbye and it wasn't long until the train was moving steadily through the countryside.
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