Warning: This chapter contains some content not suitable for people under sixteen.
The Midnight Hour
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: A Displeasure
Ginny had been holed up in Grimmauld place for what seemed an eternity. Harry, Ron and Hermione were not there most of the time, they were undoubtedly trying to defeat the dark lord. Two more attacks on innocent wizarding communities had taken place, one in Russia and one in India. The response to the attacks was quicker and the members of the Order of the Phoenix were overjoyed to discover that aurors had been able to capture or kill a number of death eaters. Because of the attacks her mother had forbidden her from leaving the house, even to go shopping for her school books.
Ginny sat on her bed, late at night. The candle on her bedside table burning low as she held her two-way mirror in her had, waiting for Severus to appear. After a while she was relieved to see his face looking back at her.
"Good to see you!" She said excitedly, he smiled.
"You too my love." He replied, "How was your day?" He asked.
"Boring. As always. I just wish mum would let me leave this house!" Severus frowned.
"You know she is doing it to protect you." He said, trying not to sound too much like an overprotective teacher.
"I know, but if I stay in this house for much longer I will go crazy! Then she will have to protect me from myself!" Severus laughed.
"Well, if it makes it any better, there really isn't anything exciting happening outside of Grimmauld Place." He said, Ginny laughed.
"No, it doesn't make it any better… because it is clearly a sack of stinking lies!" She said jokingly.
"So,' he begun "did you get any letters today?" he asked, she glared at him through the mirror. "Can I take that look as a yes?" he said softly.
"Yes, you may. And as you clearly know already, I have received a letter. A school report in fact. And can I just say that my mother and father were most disappointed with the comment you gave me?" She said through her teeth, she grinned.
"What ever do you mean?" he mocked, she brandished her potions report in front of the mirror and cleared her throat.
"Ginevra Weasley has been a terrible student, and a displeasure to teach. She is intolerably rude and cynical, and in potions class she has become infamous for her lack of respect and humility. She needs to learn that she does not have to comment on everything, and that she owes a professor more respect." She finished, Severus shrugged.
"That is no different from the ones I have given you in previous years." He said making Ginny roll her eyes.
"That doesn't mean mum and dad are okay with it!" She cried, he laughed.
"Didn't they see your marks?" He asked, she nodded.
"That is the only reason I am still breathing." She hissed making him laugh more. "Stop it!" she cried. He tried to calm down and then looked at her seriously.
"So my love, how did you go in your other subjects?" He asked casually.
"Being a stickybeak are we?" she jested.
"Well no, I don't particularly care, I thought I ought to ask." He lied. She held the other reports up to the mirror so he could say. "You got one hundred percent for care of magical creatures?" he asked, clearly impressed. She nodded.
"My best subject." She said. After he had finished looking at her other report he smiled at her.
"I always you knew were a smart one." He told her.
"Even though I am a terrible student and a displeasure to teach?" she joked, he nodded.
"How would it look if I wrote; Ginny is a wonderful student, when she is in my class I can not help but stare at her. I find everything about her fascinating, and I wonder how she came to be such an amazing kisser. In her remedial lessons she displayed avid enthusiasm towards me, and she is incredibly bright." Ginny laughed.
"I am sure my parents would mind." She stated matter-of-factly.
"So, what do you want to do after you leave school?" he asked, she shrugged.
"Well, I want to join the order…" he frowned, "But, when the war is over I think I would like to do something with animals."
"That would be an excellent choice for you." He told her, she smiled.
"I miss you." She said sadly. There was silence for a few moments.
"How would you like to receive another letter?" he asked wickedly, she raised her eyebrows.
"What type of letter are we talking about?"
"A letter from your dear friend Hazel." Ginny smiled happily.
"Hey Mum!" Ginny said as she skipped into the kitchen, a piece of parchment clutched tightly in her hand. She looked over at the table to see Fred and George sitting down, and Severus was there also, drinking a glass of water. "Look!" She said, she walked over and handed her the parchment.
"From Hazel?" her mother asked, she nodded. Molly read the letter carefully and frowned.
"I don't know Ginny-"
"Mum! Please! I am dying in this house. It is so boring!" Ginny interrupted, Molly looked at the letter again and shook her head.
"Oh, go on mum!" George said exasperatedly.
"Yeah! The poor kid has been stuck in this place for weeks. I can hardly imagine how that would feel!" Fred added, Ginny nodded animatedly.
"It is very dangerous out there." Molly hissed at her twin sons.
"We know mum, but just let her have some fun!" they argued, Molly tutted at the disapprovingly.
"Ginevra dear, no one will be able to take you on that day. Your brothers, your father and I are all on duty." She said quietly, Ginny frowned and took the letter back sadly.
"That sucks Mum." Ginny pouted, her mother patted her on the shoulder.
"Well Molly, I must be off. Thanks for the glass of water." Severus said standing. Fred and George looked at him with wicked grins and jumped out of their seats.
"Severus dear!" George said slinging his arms around the older man's shoulders.
"Where have you been all of our lives?" Fred asked, Severus glared at them.
"How about you participate in some community service?" George asked.
"I would think that protecting innocent people would be community service enough." He drawled, Fred and George shook their heads.
"Why don't you help an innocent young girl… You aren't working on Friday… or on Tuesday…" Fred said softly pointing to Ginny who did her best to look sullen.
"Fred! George!" She hissed, blushing furiously.
"Ginny, dear, Severus is actually a very nice man, aren't you Sevvie?" Fred said patting Severus on the chest, Severus threw Fred's hand away from him "His just a bit prudish. That's all." He added.
"Fred, George, I don't think it is your place to plan people's lives for them." Molly warned, Severus held up his hand.
"Never mind Molly. I will do it." He drawled, Fred and George whooped and cheered and Ginny grinned. "I am no philanthropist." He growled, Fred and George stopped dead in their tracks, Ginny's mouth fell open. This was not part of their plan. "I have been feeling rather tired lately. If I take your sister to her friends house I expect something in return." Ginny glared at him and Fred and George looked at each other.
"Severus, we have already told you that are bodies are not for sale!" George said indignantly, Fred, Molly and Ginny burst out laughing and Severus kept his calm.
"Never you mind George, I have never really liked red heads anyway." Severus said coolly "I was actually going to say that if you take one of my shifts, and Fred takes another, I will be willing to take your sister to where she needs to go." Fred and George turned to Ginny and she gave them a pleading look.
"Deal." They said, turning back to Severus. Severus shook their hands and strode out of the room. Sometimes Ginny was amazed by Severus' cunning manipulation.
"What was all that about?" Ginny asked Severus through the two-way mirror, he grinned back at her.
"I realised that when you would be over, I would have to work two shifts, and I didn't want to leave you alone." Severus said.
"Don't you trust me in your house?" Ginny mocked, he rolled his eyes.
"No. Anyway, I think my time would be much better spent with you instead running around for the order." He said.
"Do you ever get tired of babysitting?" she asked.
Ginny waited in the hall with her bag on her back. Severus was fifteen minutes late, and her mother was growing impatient.
"I knew we shouldn't have bugged. Him. Ginny, owl him and tell him not to worry. It is hardly worth his time. I guess you will have to stay here." Molly babbled, Ginny turned to her and was about to say something when the door opened.
"Okay. Are you ready?" Severus asked, Ginny nodded and kissed her mother before heading to the door.
"Oh Ginny! Take care!" Her mother cried after her, Ginny nodded and followed Severus.
An hour later Ginny walked into Severus' lounge room and took her bag off her shoulders.
"Where do you want me to put it?" she asked.
"In the guest room." He said, she raised her eyebrows.
"In the guest room?" she repeated questioningly, he looked at her and she smiled.
"Can I not sleep in your room?" she asked.
"I don't like sleeping in the guest room." He replied, she shook her head and put her bag on the floor before wrapping her arms around him.
"It's not as though we haven't already made love Severus." She whispered into his ear. He kissed her on the cheek.
"You may sleep where you like." He said before pulling away from her and walking into the kitchen, she grinned and picked up her bag triumphantly.
The next day Ginny laid with her head on Severus' lap, he stroked her hair lovingly. They had spent the previous night together and did not wake until late morning. It was now after nine o'clock and they were happy to lounge around.
There was a hard rapping on the door and they both jumped in shock. Severus stood up quickly, careful not to hurt Ginny. He walked over to the door silently and peered through the keyhole.
"Shit. Ginny, take your things and hide in my room." He whispered, he ran over to her and picked her jacket up off the table and shoved it into her hands, she looked at him, scared.
"Severus, who is it?" She asked, worried that her parents had cottoned on to what they were doing.
"It's no one from the order, don't worry. Just go into my wardrobe and close the door after you, there is a manhole in the top of it, tap it with your wand and hide in there, then tap it once more. I will come and get you soon." He said and pushed Ginny towards the stairs. He went into the kitchen and waved his wand around, a plate of potatoes and beef appeared, he threw half of it in the bin and put the plate on the table before walking over to the door. He opened it and smiled.
"Lucius, Percy, do come in." he said and stepped back, allowing the two men to walk into the room.
Ginny climbed up through the small hole in the top of Severus wardrobe and once she had squeezed through she tapped it with her wand. She had a look around and the room seemed to be an attic. There were boxes all around her, most covered in dust. She sat in silence, all she could think about was Severus.
"… Diagon Alley." Lucius finished, Severus and Percy nodded, and Severus stood up.
"Well, thankyou for your company gentlemen." He said, the other two men stood up as well and he walked over to the door. Percy stepped out of the door and Lucius leant close to Severus as he passed.
"Next time you want to hide the fact that you had female company," he whispered "Make sure she does not leave her hair brush by the fireplace." Severus' insides froze, on the outside he appeared as calm as he always looked. He nodded and Lucius stepped outside.
"Farewell." He said shutting the door. He looked over to his fireplace, and as Lucius said, Ginny's brush sat on the table right next to it. He walked over to it an picked it up, noticing a strand of red hair caught in it's bristles. He put it back on the table and walked over to the door. He peered through the keyhole again and locked it with his wand before running up the stairs and into his room.
"Ginny…" he said, walking into his cupboard, he took used his wand to tap the roof of the wardrobe and stood on his toes. He looked up into Ginny's face.
"Are they gone?" She whispered, he nodded and helped her out of the roof. When she had her feet on the floor she dusted off her robes. "Who was it?" she asked, he frowned.
"Lucius Malfoy and…" he stopped before he said Percy's name. She didn't need to know that her brother was there.
"And?" she asked.
"Oh, you wouldn't know him." He told her, Ginny nodded and looked down at herself.
"I should probably have a shower." She told him, he nodded and wiped some dust of her face before kissing her on the lips softly.
"I think I will retire now anyway." He said, she walked over to her bag and gathered some clean pyjamas before heading for the bathroom.
Severus kissed Ginny softly, her naked body against his. She looked up at him and smiled.
"It is too bad that I have to leave today." She whispered, he kissed her again before asking why. "I could really get used to this. I like thinking that there is only you and I." She whispered, her words made her smile.
"Soon enough we will have our time together." He assured her "We just need to be patient." She kissed him deeply before shifting closer to him.
"I love you." She told him happily.
Later that afternoon Ginny and Severus stepped through the threshold of Grimmauld place. She turned and said her reluctant goodbye before walking into the kitchen, only to find it empty. She got herself a glass of cold water and sat down at the table.
"Hey Gin." Harry croaked, she looked over to see him leaning against the doorframe. He looked so tired, so worn out.
"How are you Harry?" she asked, he shrugged and helped himself to a cup of water, he sat across from her and rested his elbows on the table, head in hands.
"Alright thankyou." He replied, she frowned.
"How are things going?" she asked, she shrugged.
"Very slowly." He replied, Ginny understood, he was not allowed to tell her much.
"You'll be fine Harry." She said softly, he looked up at her. "So, where are Ron and Hermione?" she asked.
"In Ron's room." He said, head jutting towards the kitchen, Ginny nodded with a knowing "Oh."
"So…" Ginny said, lost for words "Do you think you'll miss Hogwarts?" she asked, he looked thoughtful.
"Yes." He replied "I already do. It was my home." He said, she smiled at him. "And another thing I know I will miss when the school year starts up is you." Ginny blushed and so did Harry.
"Harry…" She begun, he held his hand up and she fell silent.
"I know Ginny. You think of me as a friend." He said, Ginny could head slight resentment in his voice "a part of me will always love you, though." He told her, she looked into his eyes and saw the loneliness in them. A loneliness that seemed to be consuming him.
"Harry, some things are not meant to be." She whispered, he looked away from her, she grabbed his hands. "Harry, don't do this please. You are an amazing person. Look at what you are doing. You are fighting for the lives of millions of people who you will never meet. You have come from a childhood that was nothing but tragic, look at you now! You are a hero Harry, and nothing else. One day you will find someone that deserves your love. That isn't me Harry, but I know the right person is out there." He looked at her doubtfully but took a sip of water instead of replying. After a few minutes he looked a little bit happier, but still had a long way to go.
An owl flew in through the window hooting loudly. Ginny looked over at it to see a letter adorned with the Hogwarts crest imprinted on it in green ink. Seeing that it was addressed to her she looked at Harry.
"That's funny. I already have my books." She said, he grinned and she took the letter from the owl. She opened it up and read…
Miss Ginevra Weasley,
On behalf of the House of Gryffindor, I, Minerva McGonagall wish to inform you of your election as captain of the Gryffindor quidditch team. On the first day back at school you are to meet me in my office to discuss your appointment. Please find enclosed a house captain badge, wear it with pride.
Yours Sincerely,
Deputy Headmistress
Minerva McGonagall
Ginny gave a squeal of excitement as she took the badge from the envelope, it was a brilliant scarlet colour with a gold lion and the word captain engraved on it.
"I told you I would put in a good word for you." Harry said softly, she hugged him excitedly.
The night before Ginny was to return to Hogwarts the Weasley family and numerous members of the order sat around the table in the dining room of Grimmauld place enjoying a hearty meal prepared by Molly in honour of Ginny's selection as Gryffindor quidditch captain. Molly stood up to serve desert but Ron told her to take a seat.
"What do you think you are doing?" George growled.
"Yeah Ron! We want our chocolate cake and ice cream." Fred added, outraged.
"Oh, shove a pie in it Fred." Ron snapped.
"I'd prefer cake, thanks." Fred retorted, Ron went red and Hermione put a hand on his arm to calm him down.
"I have an announcement to make." He said nervously, Fred and George clapped.
"I always knew you were a woman!" Fred cried, wiping a fake tear from his eye.
"SHUT UP!" Ron yelled, a few seconds later he regained his composure and Hermione stood up beside him, the people around the table looked at them expectantly. "Hermione and I are engaged." He said, looking at his mother nervously. There were a few drawn out moments of silence before Molly got out of her seat and walked over to her son and Hermione. She pulled them into a bear hug and begun to cry.
"I am so happy for you!" She wailed, there was a relieved sigh from everyone at the table and they all begun to chat excitedly. Ginny spotted Harry looking at her, his eyes plainly saying 'that could be us'. She looked away from him and grinned at Bill. He smiled back at her sadly, probably thinking about his own failed engagement.
Later that evening a few of the members of the order stayed back with the Weasley's to drink to the Hermione and Ron. They both looked radiant, their arms wrapped around each other. Harry kept up a smile the entire night, but Ginny could tell it pained him.
"I was so worried that mum was going to freak out." Ron said, quietly to Ginny.
"Oh Ron. You knew she wouldn't." She said waving her hand dismissively.
"All I could think about was when Bill said he was going to marry Fleur!" Ron said "And how she said he was too young, and that he should do rash things just because of the war." Ginny rolled her eyes.
"You know she only said all of that because she hated Fleur." Ginny said.
"And with just cause." Hermione added. Ginny smiled at her.
"So, I will finally have a sister!" she exclaimed excitedly before hugging her future sister-in-law.
Ginny sat in her room talking to Severus for the first time in a few days. She was relieved that she was to return to Hogwarts the next day as a quidditch captain.
"So, are we going to continue our remedial lessons?" She asked him.
"I would say so, there is still so much more that I can teach you." He drawled, she grinned.
"Oh. I haven't told you the news!" She said happily, he raised his eyebrow.
"News?"
"Yes! News! Two things actually! The first is that I am the quidditch captain!" He smiled knowingly, she glared at him "You knew?" She asked. He shrugged.
"What was the rest of the news?" he asked before she could say anything else.
"I am going to have a sister!" She said happily, Severus looked perplexed.
"Your mother is having another child?" he asked, Ginny pulled a disgusted face.
"No Severus. Hermione and Ron are engaged."
"Oh, I am glad to hear that." He said, she knew that if she wasn't his lover he wouldn't have cared, even slightly. None the less she continued.
"Earlier on tonight Hermione asked me to be the maiden of honour!" She said, Severus smiled. "I think they want to get married over the Christmas holidays, so I will have to come here again."
The Hogwarts Express chugged merrily along it's tracks, headed directly for Hogwarts. Ginny sat in a compartment with all of her friends who were delighted by the fact that she was to be team captain.
"You'll have to hold tryouts." Colin told Ginny.
"I know." Ginny replied "Hopefully they wont be like the last ones. Harry had such trouble." She said, Hazel shrugged.
"Yeah, but that is because he is Harry. Speaking of Harry, have you heard from him lately?" Ginny nodded "What has he been doing?"
"I don't know, he doesn't say much in his letters." She lied.
"Has he joined that Order thingy?" Colin asked.
"The Order of the Phoenix, Col." Hazel corrected.
"I don't know." Ginny said.
"If he has Ron would have too, surely you know if Ron is a member." Colin insisted.
"No, I don't know if Harry is a member. I don't know if Ron is a member. To tell you the truth I don't know anything about the order at all, and frankly, I don't care." Ginny snapped, her friends looked taken back.
They sat in silence for a while before getting changed into their school robes, Ginny pinning her badge to her chest proudly.
"It is lucky for you," Professor McGonagall said, "you will only have to find a new seeker." Ginny nodded and looked around the room. McGonagall's office had not changed since her first year. "I fear though, that finding one as good as Harry will be hard."
"Perhaps impossible." Ginny added, McGonagall nodded in agreement.
"I am sure you will do a wonderful job Miss Weasley. The first game is against Hufflepuff in a month, so you have plenty of time. Have a nice evening." Ginny stood up to leave, when she reached the door she turned around.
"Oh, Professor, while I remember, who is the captain for Slytherin now that Malfoy is gone?" McGonagall frowned.
"Aran Petrovic." She said, Ginny smiled to herself. She was going to flatten him. Ginny walked out of the teacher's office as her mind dreamed up all the horrible things she could do to Aran.
Ginny climbed into bed, happy to be back at Hogwarts. This was the first year that she was relieved to be at school. Every other year she missed the burrow sourly, but it was different. Her heart panged as she remembered that she hadn't seen the burrow for nearly a year, and she guessed it would be even longer than that before she could see it again. She took out her two way mirror and laid back on her bed. Severus was waiting for her.
"Sorry I'm late." She said, he grinned maliciously.
"That's okay." He said slowly "Now we are back at Hogwarts though I can take points off you again. This will be fun." He told her, she raised her eyebrows.
"How about I make sure that the next potion I make ends up all over you?" she asked poking her tongue out. He shrugged.
"It wouldn't have any effect on me, it is a love potion." He said, she laughed.
"It would make a pretty interesting scene though." She said evenly.
"Don't even think about it." He told her.
"Too late." He glared at her "Oh Severus, don't be so silly. I think I would rather pour it all over Kyrrin so she could fall in love with you." Severus pulled a disgusted face.
"If you do I will give you detentions for a month." He told her.
"Ooh, now that's an incentive!" she cried, overjoyed. He shook his head.
Ginny kept true to her word. The on her first potion lesson of the school year, two days after she arrived at Hogwarts, she let the fluffy pink love potion dribble all over the Slytherin girl Kyrrin. Sure enough, Severus was the one standing in front of her at the time of the accident.
"Oh Snapey baby!" Kyrrin yelled throwing herself at the potions master. He tried to take a step back but the girl's body fell against his own. He glared at Ginny. "What must I do to get you to love me?" she asked licking her lips seductively. Severus pushed her away and rounded on Ginny.
"MISS WEASLEY! TWENTY POINTS OFF GRYFFINDOR!" He yelled, Ginny looked as though she was ready to laugh, the rest of the class was already in hysterics. Kyrrin threw herself at Severus again, a kiss aimed for his lips. He managed to move his head before her lips came into contact with his own and he pushed her away again stalking over to Ginny. "THAT IS IT! YOU HAVE DETENTION FOR A MONTH!" He yelled, hovering over the red head who was now laughing so hard she could barely bread.
"That's why you don't want me?" Kyrrin sobbed, glaring at Ginny "You have left me for HER?" She yelled, before Ginny knew what was happening Kyrrin's fist came into contact with her left eye and a head-splitting pain coursed through her. Severus ran to the front of the room and retrieved an antidote to the love potions, giving it to one of the Slytherins to administer. He took out his wand and muttered a spell that calmed down the pain and swelling slowly taking over Ginny's head. Ginny stood up groggily and looked at him before she begun to laugh again.
"Take a seat you foolish girl." Severus snapped before walking back to the front of the room.
At the end of the lesson Severus called Ginny to the front of the room, intending to tell her off worse than he had ever done so before. He waited for the rest of the students to leave before leaning on his desk.
"Ginevra." He begun, she looked offended.
"Ginny." She told him.
"Ginevra." He repeated making her roll her eyes, but before he could say anything else she leant forward and kissed him passionately. All of his anger gave way to lust, wishing that he could have her. She pulled away from him and walked out of the room, hips swinging seductively.
Three weeks passed by uneventfully, Ginny and Severus thoroughly enjoying their detentions together. Ginny had held the tryouts for a new seeker and managed to find a third year girl who was good, but would never match up to Harry's standards. The girl was a slither of a human, with long brown hair and a competitive attitude. The fist game was in just under a week and Ginny finally appreciated how hard Harry had worked to keep the team together, it wasn't as easy as it looked. She had to negotiate nights off with Severus, something that amazed Colin and made Hazel give her a knowing smile.
Ginny sat in the great hall mashing some porridge with her spoon, not really hungry. She heard the familiar hooting of owls and looked up to see hundreds of the birds fly into the hall, Seraphina landed on the table as gracefully as she could with a thick edition of the Daily Prophet hanging off her leg. Ginny untied the newspaper and offered her bowl of food to the owl, who accepted it gratefully. She opened the paper and looked at the front page, her heart dropping into her stomach. There had been another attack, this time on Egypt. She looked frantically through the article for a list of the fatalities, and she was thankful to see that there was no Weasley on there. Unfortunately, Egypt was not as prepared for the attack as some of the other countries and lost a staggering eighty-five people to the death eaters. Ginny rolled the paper up and threw it on the table, scaring the life out of Seraphina. She turned and stormed out of the room, heading for somewhere quiet.
She walked across the deep green grass of the Hogwarts lawns and settled down just outside of the Forbidden Forest, sitting on a log which looked as though it was ready to fall apart. She hated the war. The death, the destruction. It was pointless. It was an age old battle between good and evil for ultimate control. Why did it have to happen? It sickened her to the stomach to know that there were children that were killed because some sycophantic death eaters were told by their master to use scare tactics to gain power. She picked up a stone and played with it before throwing it over her shoulder.
"Ow!" she heard a deep voice cry, she turned around quickly to see Hagrid standing behind her.
"Oh. Sorry Professor." She said, he rubbed his arm where the stone hit and sat down on the log beside her, his weight making it give slightly.
"No doubt yeh've heard about tha attack of Egypt then." He said sadly, she nodded, careful not to look at him. "At least yeh brother's okay." She shrugged. "Look Ginny, it 'appens. 'Arry will be able to fight you-know-who soon enough. Yeh just gotta be strong until then." Hagrid reassured her.
"It is just so frustrating to know that everyone I love is out there risking their lives, and there is nothing I can do to help them!" She hissed, he patted her on the back.
"They're doin' it for a good cause, and that' not to say that anything will happen. Everyone in tha order is highly qualified, Ginny, an I know for a fact that your parents are two of tha best aurors around." Ginny bit her tongue, what she was about to say to his lost in a new and more revolutionary pool of though. Her parents – aurors? No. It wasn't possible.
"My parents aren't aurors, professor, just ordinary people." Hagrid bit his lip and shook his head "My dad, he worked at the ministry… and my mum – she was always at home…." Ginny looked at him, this new concept not able to settle in her mind. Her parents were just part of the order to help out, take a surveillance shift here and there, it never occurred to her that they might have been aurors, they were her parents.
"They needed summat to do after you-know-who vanished years ago." Ginny looked at her shoe. It did make sense. Why would two ordinary wizards be so involved with the Order of the Phoenix if they weren't aurors? Why would they be called to all of the top-secret meetings? Why would they have permanent residence at the headquarters? She wanted to kick herself for being so blind. Now she understood why so many people knew who the Weasley's were, she had always thought it was because of their red hair, but many people had red hair who weren't Weasleys. No wonder the Malfoy's despised them so much. She was even able to recall the time when Severus said that Percy carried some very useful information about the Weasley family. She thought of more and more times that she had brushed comments off and realised that everything made more sense this way.
"Why didn't they tell me?" She asked Hagrid, he shrugged.
"Well, it's not exac'ly summat you bring up in everyday conversation, is it?" He stood up and brushed off his jacket "Well, I best be off. Cheer up." He said before walking towards his hut.
Ginny shook her head. She should have known all along.
A/N: I am SO sorry that this has taken so long, this chapter was harder to write than I thought an I have had plenty of distractions. I had the formal the week before last, it was brilliant, and my mum finished my dress in good time. My mother's friend from Ireland has come to stay for three weeks as well, but there are only two weeks left- and a visitor means that I must clean my room. Let's just say that it is clean, but I have things to sort out still, and it is all because of the stinking HSC. I can't complain though, because what I have now is nothing compared to the four foot junk pile that (until last night) covered my entire bedroom floor sheepish grin. So, now that I no longer need to embark on a dangerous voyage across my room to reach the computer, and that I have typed up my resume, I am able to write more on this story.
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Spinners End: Hey! Love the name, hehehe. Thanks for your review, it was delightful. And about those drama exams, rolls eyes, I take it you know from experience. They are horrible!
XxSnapexX: Thankyou so much! I really look forward to reading your fics, so upload them soon! I'll be checking for them! Thanks for the review, take care!
Mistress of Eternity: Caffeine and the flu? Wow, what a combination. I hope you are feeling better… and remember, there is absolutely nothing wrong with being hyper, it is wonderful!And with Fluer, this story doesn't really follow HBP (and I am still not a big fan of hers), but everything has a purpose, and hers will be revealed in due course. I haven't seen the fourth movie yet because the stinking thing doesn't come out in Australia until Thursday, but I can assure you that (now that I have no school) I will be first in line at the cinema to view the first session! I am looking forward to it, it looks much better that the other three. I will check for the next chapter of your story, I simply adore your writing! Thanks for your patience, and get well soon! (Oh, and I love long reviews, feel free to leave long reviews!)
krista:Thanks for the review, but I honestly have no idea what you are talking about! My story has never had twnty-something chapters, this is actually the most recent one, and it is number eighteen! Well, I hope you enjoyed it none the less!
sparklemonkey: Thanks for wishing me luck, the formal was great. Everything worked out the way I wanted it to and I managed to get my boyfriend to dance without his fingers in his ears (he hates loud music), even if it did mean that he had tiny tissue balls in them! Haha. I didn't really go to an after party, it was just a sleep over. I got very little sleep and watched pet cemetary… what a strange movie! Hope schoolies was heaps of fun and safe for you! And I only did three units of history. That is three too many!
Kime: Mmmm… Cookies. Thanks stacks, and don't worry about reviewing the last chapter, I am over it (although it took three days of non-stop crying to recover from the pain), and I can understand how demanding education can be. I am angry with Percy and Fleur too, but really, I should be angry with myself. I made them that way. shrugs. I decided not to list the rest of the story as a sequel, I think I should keep it all together, much better! Cheers!
Angelique Collins: Thanks stacks. I can assure you that Ginny's second year will contain a good mix of emotions and events, it should be very exciting!
maddudewalking: Sorry this one wasn't fast. As I wrote above, Ginny's seventh year will be very action-packed. I wish I could tell you more than that but it would ruin the surpises! Thanks for the review. Peace!
lollylover: No, this chapter is the start of Ginny's seventh year, and Harry, Ron and Hermione are definitely gone! Thanks for reviewing!
Nyah1: Thanks! Blushes. Your review was great… hehehe, I like smiley faces:)
HarryGinnyFan23: Thanks for the luck, and believe me, I need all the luck I can get. Thanks also for the review, and I hope the wait for this chapter wasn't so long!
Angelic Bladez: Addicted, eh? Well, a good antidote for that is being kissed by a rotten fish. You can choose to take that advice, or ignore it, I strongly suggest the latter. It sucks about Fleur and Percy, but I really do think that the Weasley family cannot escape unscathed by the events around them, as sad as that it. I love the Weasley family. Wouldn't it be great to be a Weasley? Aw well, I have a great family, so I guess I shouldn't want to join another one. And it's okay, it isn't very nice to rub in the fact that I never have to go to school again. For the rest of my life. For ever. Not even when hell freezes over. That's right, no more school for me, I have complete and utter freedom. Have fun at school and stay safe!
Love,
Sinister Spiders