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Sorry for the really long wait, but I just had a lot of things going on. Ok, on with Chappie 13
Chapter 13: The Somme.
"Have you finished with the Shrivelfig, Harry?" Ron asked, a hint of impatience in his voice. "I need to mix it in with the bicorn powder."
"Not yet, I've got to chop them," Harry muttered, "why can't I just use the Severitus Charm?"
"The book clearly states that they must be hand chopped," Hermione replied, as she cleaned the small pewter cauldron, "they must be precisely cut. And, anyway, you need to hurry up, we've still got the firefly to catch," throwing a glare Ron's way, since he had fallen asleep every time before the eleventh hour, which was when they appeared. "And we need a Kappa scale, and a bald eagles feather."
"And that is by Tuesday, Harry," Ron added, glad that Hermione was not scolding him for once. "Remember, we are doing this for my sister."
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December 18th 1999.
Tom had not talked about the miscarriage since, and Ginny, guiltily, felt glad she was no longer pregnant, she could move quicker, and her reflexes were back to normal, although, not that it mattered much. However, Tom wanted her more and more, and he was becoming very annoying.
At this point, Ginny was sitting in the lounge, Tom had not been at breakfast, and she had not seen him all day. She resolved that he was probably thinking up another ploy to annoy her. The fact that he had said he wanted her to become pregnant again, had been enough to jar her nerves. He must enjoy her unhappiness if that is the way he wished to treat her. Ginny did not want to carry his child again, and every night, after he had slept with her, she would pray to the gods that she would not fall pregnant, justifying her plea by whispering in her mind that Tom was a murderer and did not deserve such a privilege.
Then she guessed it must be the Underworld's doing, but she would never pray to them. They wanted Tom to succeed, they wanted Tom to spawn the next demon incarnate.
Ginny was not a religious person, but there was no other hope in her life. And she remembered Hermione telling her about muggle religion, she remembered something called Christianity, and their sole God. But, she also recalled their bible, marring the name of witch and wizard, and anything magical. Their religion was a selfish religion, she resolved. Maybe Tom was a Christian, he was extremely selfish.
Then she thought, would praying save her? Would her magical gods save her? Or would they succumb to the Underworld?
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December 21st 1999.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat and waited for their potion to finish boiling, they needed to add the final ingredient; the bald eagle feather, which had cost them an arm and a leg. Harry was reading the Quidditch Times, although he had read it three times already, Ron was playing with a loose thread on his maroon jumper, and Hermione was staring intently at the cauldron as the bubbles began to turn a slimy green.
"It's ready!" Hermione shouted, causing Harry to rip a page out of his magazine, and Ron to make a small hole in his jumper. "Pass the feather, Ron, quickly!"
"Alright, alright, keep your hair on," Ron handed the feather to her, and she placed it on top of the potion, where it sank in immediately. They waited for a few seconds, and then a green light shot out and bounced about the room, then finally broke through the window, making a loud crash resound throughout the room.
"So," said a ruffled Ron, "will it find Ginny?"
"It might, but since we used your blood, it might not. If it does not, it'll come back and we'll put it in a jar, in case you go missing."
"Then, why didn't it come straight to me in the first place?"
"Because, you aren't lost, are you?"
"If this doesn't work," Harry said, "couldn't we just use the Accio charm?"
"It would have to be very powerful," Hermione said heavily, "she could be in a different country for all we know."
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Ok, I know it's short, but I decided to move things around, as I think they would be better placed there, and it means you have to wait for some things a bit more.
Also, please review, I know I've been a terrible nuisance, but thanks to those who have read this chapter.
Chapter 14 is also short, so sorry about that. Short, but life-changing….