BREATHE NO MORE
by QUILL OF DEATH
(A/N: Thank you for all of your reviews. As promised, I always answer your Questions at the end of each chapter, or just say what I thought about your reviews. I am very pleased about how this story turned out.
Don't worry, Ginny will be going back to her own time. She has to be almost killed by Riddle and everything, remember? This was just a little twist I decided to add. I hope you like it. No flames, please.)
Chapter Eleven: A Visit To The Past
"Ginny, where did you get that locket?"Dumbledore asked. "It only just appeared."
Ginny smiled. "My past Dad gave it to me."
"What are you talking about?"Ron asked. Hermione elbowed him in the ribs. "If you would stop talking we would know that!"
"When I was in my so-called a coma, I met four people I never expected to ever meet. They were Godric Gryffindor, Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff and Salazar Slytherin. We talked for a while, and when Rowena told me I was Salazar's daughter I was beyond confused. She told me that I had been given a second life. To live the life I was destined to, or something. They told me my parents names, Rowena Ravenclaw and Salazar Slytherin. Dad gave me this locket as a reminder of what happened. That is exactly what happened. All of it."
When Ginny was through with her tale, everyone was speechless, gaping at her. She rolled her eyes. She expected this. She was getting more insane by the minute. Setting a Basilisk on Muggleborns once, telling everyone perposterous tales the next! What luck that she had to be the insane one when she arrived here!
"Ginny, did they call you by a different name?"Dumbledore asked.
"Gailie Slytherin."
"Well, that settles it,"Dumbledore smiled. "Gailie Salazar Rowena Slytherin has returned to Hogwarts."
"Headmaster, how did that locket appear here? Does it have powers or something?"Hermione asked.
"Miss Weasley, may I see that locket you are wearing?"he asked. Ginny nodded and passed it to him. He studied it carefully. "This is the locket that Gailie once wore at Hogwarts here. It was a reminder of her parents after their deaths. It does have special powers, Miss Granger. Incredibly special. This locket can send someone to the Past, to whatever decade they desire, and it can also send them to the future, and back to the present. I am not sure why Salazar wished for you to have this, but I have a pretty good idea,"Dumbledore replied.
"Mind telling us what that is, Headmaster?"Snape asked, staring at both Ginny and the Headmaster in disbelief.
"Miss Weasley will have to find that out for herself. Well, goodday, Ginny. I'll be seeing you."
She watched Dumbledore walk out of the Wing in disbelief…she could travel anywhere she wanted? Past? Present? Future? What an opportunity! She could travel anywhere. She could see her parents, she could see anything!
"I…I think I know what time period I want to go to.…"Ginny whispered.
"Go and catch up with the headmaster, Ginny, he should be able to help,"Hermione stated.
Ginny nodded and walked off after changing and making sure she was able to leave the Hospital Wing.
……………………………………………..
"Headmaster!"Ginny exclaimed, running after him.
"Yes, Ginny?"
"I've figured out the Time Period I wish to go to.…"
"Ginny, here is the special part about this locket. You can go anywhere at anytime you want. It doesn't only give you one time to travel into the past or future, you can go anywhere you want, whenever you wish. Now, which period?"
"When my parents were still alive and knew I was their daughter,"Ginny replied. "Should they recognize me?"
"They should,"Dumbledore replied. "Ginny, to go to the time period you wish to go to, open and close the locket about four times. The locket will not disappear, nor will it lose it's gift. Good luck,"he stated, before walking away.
Ginny did as the headmaster told her, and was brought into a blinding light.
(When Hogwarts Was New)-
Ginny woke up to find herself on a deserted street. It looked like the locket had worked, or had it? The only way to find out the answer to that question was to look around for her parents. Or, the people who were her parents. Was this the mission Rowena was talking about? They said she had been given a second mission to earn a second life; what was that mission? Only time would tell. (A/N: I love that saying! "Only time will tell." for some reason.)
Ginny heard voices talking from the corner of the street, so she layed back down and pretended to be unconscious, dead, or whatever they thought she might be. She heard the voices getting closer, and recognized them as Helga and Rowena. Two of the Hogwarts founders. The locket HAD worked! Her heart was pounding. Was Gailie dead in this world? Would they think her a freak?
"Rowena dear, look!"she heard Helga Hufflepuff exclaim in surprise.
"What is it, Helga?"Rowena asked.
"G-Gailie — "
"What did I tell you about talking about my daughter?"Rowena asked. "S-She moved on, I don't like — oh dear, Merlin!"
"I told you!"Helga exclaimed. "Maybe it was a fake death, o-or something!"Helga exclaimed.
"Wait, she's wearing — Salazar! She is in his House!"Rowena exclaimed. She heard rushing footsteps, and found a hand on her forehead. "Gailie, sweetie, wake up…if your alive, give me a sign, please…"
Ginny found she groaned when she opened her eyes. Was she reliving her life as Gailie Salazar Rowena Slytherin? This was all too confusing.
"Oh, Gailie!"Rowena exclaimed, throwing her arms around the confused Ginny. "Salazar will be most pleased to know you are alive and well!"
"M-Mum…"Ginny said, her voice hoarse. Why was she feeling so horrible? Was this how Gailie felt before dying? What did she die of? She felt immense pain throughout her body. Crucatius Curse, perhaps? Was that even invented here? she thought.
"Oh Gailie sweetie, you're bleeding,"Rowena stated, gasping. She tore a part of her robe and placed it on the wound on her chest. What had happened for her to get a wound so badly? It was not a gun-shot, that was too muggle…no, this was a wizards wound.
"We have to get her to the Hospital, Rowena,"Helga said soothingly. "And tell Salazar what happened."
Rowena nodded and with a shaking breath, picked up Ginny and the three of them headed to the hospital.
(Hospital, When Hogwarts Was New)-
"Get your mind out of the dumps and move on, Rowena, our daughter is dead and at peace, just move on and accept that fact,"Salazar said at the Hospital, sounding quite annoyed.
"I will not move on, Salazar Slytherin,"Rowena stated firmly. "That was our daughter in there. In my arms. The one I carried here. If you don't believe me, she had your locket around her neck, she was wearing Slytherin Hogwarts robes."
Salazar looked to be half-convinced. "Description?"
"Dark red hair, blue eyes…freckles…"Rowena went on describing who she thought to be her daughter.
"I'll wait until I see her to confirm suspicions, but this seems too coincidental. Knowing the Wizarding World, it could be someone out to put us through Hell, Rowena,"Salazar stated.
"I know that is a possibility, Salazar, but I will not take that chance,"Rowena said. "I know those blue eyes…she called me mum when she woke up…I'm positive it was her. No one can immitate a perfect Gailie Slytherin."
Salazar sighed heavily. He didn't want to be plagued with memories. Not of his dead daughter. Not now. But what if she is not dead? a voice rang in his head. I will confirm that when I meet her, he thought. What if Helga and Rowena are hiding something? Rowena would never hide anything, bugger off!
"Salazar?"Rowena asked quietly.
"I stand by my statement, I will only believe it is her when I see her."
Rowena and Helga sighed, all ready knowing it was Gailie. Salazar would be hard to convince, as would Godric. They hadn't heard from him in a while, supposedly off on some country with his wife and two children, living a happy life away from all the darkness.
"Ms Ravenclaw?"a healer asked, intervening in the tension of the conversation.
"Yes?"Rowena asked almost hestitantly.
"Ms Slytherin is just fine, a few cuts and bruises will take longer to heal, but she should be just fine,"the healer replied.
"The wound in her chest?"Rowena asked, making Salazar look up in alarm.
"Completely healed,"healer replied. "It was from an Unforgivable Curse. I don't know what happened, she won't talk to anyone. Her eyes are too full of confusion and bewilderment. And knowledge. She also has an understanding of consequences for severely bad actions, something which should not be passed to a child at that age,"the healer continued. "If her mental state gets any worse, I highly suggest therapy or a physciatrist."
"A what?"Salazar asked.
"It's a muggle-term, but they help with someone's state-of-mind, trying to bring the truth out among the lies. They try to keep the mental mind stable, if you will,"healer replied.
Rowena nodded. "I will do that. Now, can we see her?"she asked.
The healer nodded. "Please, follow me." She lead them into a quiet corner where all the private rooms were, and came to a door that had the initials G. S. on a piece of parchment charmed to it. She opened the door hesitantly, and looked inside. Gailie appeared to be staring into space, withdrawn from the world and people around her, knees drawn up to her chest, rocking herself back and forth and seemed to be in heartache.
"What's wrong with her?"Rowena asked quietly, not wanting to alarm Gailie/Ginny.
"From my point of view, she could be just in disbelief...maybe...maybe, with us wizards, we'll never know. There are objects that allow us to be sent into the past, present, future, ect. She was confirmed dead a few weeks ago, you expect her to just turn up like that? I mean, the three of you went to her funeral, saw her body in the coffin, being placed into the ground. Only zombies get up from the graves and haunt us. Maybe she was reincarnated and this is her in her second life,"the healer replied.
"You are right, with us wizards, we will never know all,"Salazar said quietly, watching Gailie/Ginny.
"You can call me Healer Adrienne, Salazar. No need to not say names,"Healer Adrienne smiled at him before walking away.
The three of them looked at Gailie/Ginny, who's lips were moving. They tried to get in close as possible to hear what she was saying…
"Voldemort…no…stop! You can't possess me!"they heard Gailie hiss in pain. She held her head, and muffled a scream by using the nearest pillow. The three house founders watched in horror as Gailie/Ginny's eyes flashed a deep red, and laughed hysterically.
"What a pleasant surprise this is, Miss Weasley…to help me take me into a time when Hogwarts was new…"a snake-like voice hissed, but it was coming out of Gailie's mouth!
Her normal voice came out next. "What do you want, Tom?"she asked.
The voice returned. "I told you to never refer to me by that name again, Miss Weasley. CRUCIO!"Ginny/Gailie screamed, and lay on her bed, twitching and wincing in incredulous pain. She had never felt an Unforgivable's pain before, now she knew how Ron felt.
"Stop it!"Ginny/Gailie wailed, tears streaming down her face. "I'll do anything you want, good or bad, just leave me alone, Lord Voldemort!"
"What is going on?"Rowena asked, horrified. The three Hogwarts founders had walked into the room by now, and stood horrified by Gailie's bed.
"I am Lord Voldemort, or if you will, Tom Marvolo Riddle, heir of Salazar Slytherin, the strongest darkest wizard to ever walk the Earth,"the snake voice hissed, using Gailie as a means of communication. "She has agreed, unwillingly, I might add, to sick a Basilisk on all of the Muggleborns across the World, and at Hogwarts,"Voldemort continued.
"How dare you use my daughter in such a way!"Rowena exclaimed, tears streaming down her face rapidly. Slytherin's…heir? Does that mean that he and Gailie were…siblings? The thought was too hard to bear.
"Ahhh, you see, she had to agree, I am afraid, if she did not, I would hurt everyone she loves…including her boyfriend…and parents and brothers…"
"Why choose Gailie? Why not choose another?"Helga growled.
"Miss Weasley is...my sister…"
TBC…
(A/N: Creepy huh? Well, if Ginny was Salazar's daughter, and Voldemort is Salazar's heir, would that make them siblings? Tell me if I am correct, please! I hope I am! I hope I am! LONGEST CHAPTER YET!
I have much planned for this story. You might be seeing Azkaban, Voldemort, Dementors, ect. sooner or later. I just have to get everything in order. And no, no happy ending. SORRY! But there shall be a sequel!)