Consume Me
After Ron and Hermione had told Dumbledore about Ginny's vision, he thought about it, and then let out a sad sigh.
"I knew that it was coming, but I had no idea that it would happen so soon." He said as he looked into space thoughtfully.
"What are you going to do?" Ron asked him.
"I need to send owls out to the order, and other people. We need to be prepared. Now go back to Ginny and Harry, and stay. I will contact you shortly." He said as Ron and Hermione stood up and exited the office silently.
"I hate waiting for the war to come to us!" Ron said as he plopped down onto a couch in the empty common room.
"Patience is a virtue Ronald." Hermione scolded slightly.
"It may be a virtue, but it is not one of mine." He said stubbornly.
"The war will be here soon, we just have to wait." Hermione said as she twiddled her thumbs subconsciously.
"I just hate waiting. We have waited for so long." Ron said outraged.
"I know. I hate waiting too. But waiting is part of all wars Ron." Hermione reminded him.
"What are we going to do?" Ron finally asked. Hermione had been thinking the same thing.
"I don't know." Hermione said. For once in her life, Hermione didn't know the answer to a problem.
"I'm scared." Ron confessed to her softly.
"I am too." Hermione said just as softly as he had.
"Do you know what really makes me mad?" Ron asked suddenly.
"What?" Hermione asked with a shrug of her shoulders.
"The fact that I am a Griffendore, I am supposed to be brave, and here I am saying that I am scared! How can I be a Griffendore if I am afraid?" Ron said loudly.
"Being brave does not mean that you can't be scared Ron." Hermione explained.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked her, his blue eyes pleading for the answer.
"Being brave means that you are scared, but you still do what is right. You have to face your fear in order to be brave. Look at all of the adventures that we have had with Harry. You were brave when you gave your life so that Harry could go on and save the Sorcerer's Stone. That was brave. And in second year, you went with him into the Chamber of Secrets to save your sister. That was brave too." Hermione explained to him softly.
"I wasn't being brave, I was being loyal to Harry…and to you." Ron added as an afterthought.
"So you are a Griffendore, and a brave one I might add." Hermione said with a small smile playing at the corners of her lips.
"You're brave too Mione." Ron said quietly.
"How am I brave Ron? I am the smart one, I don't go into danger." Hermione said exasperatedly.
"In first year, you went with us to save the Sorcerer's Stone. In second year, you tried to save Penelope Clearwater by using a mirror to turn corners so that the basilisk wouldn't kill you. You are a Griffendore…just like me and Harry." Ron said.
"Harry and I, Ronald." Hermione corrected absentmindedly.
"You always take the credit. Soon everyone will take the credit!" Ron said outraged.
"I was correcting your grammar Ronald, not leaving you out of the equation." Hermione said as she rolled her eyes.
"You know something Mione?" Ron asked her suddenly.
"Well I am pretty sure that I do know some things," Hermione began, "but I think that you could tell me another." She added.
"Ha ha." Ron said sarcastically.
"Go on Ronald, tell me something that I don't already know." Hermione urged.
"I love you." Ron said.
"You…wow. I didn't know that." Hermione said, very surprised.
"I just thought that you had a right to know." Ron mumbled.
"I love you too." Hermione said. Ron smiled and pulled her into a sweet kiss.
The day of April 25th was soon upon the school of Hogwarts. True to his word, Dumbledore had called together the Order of the Phoenix, and other witches and wizards. The trio and Ginny stood in the Great Hall, waiting for Dumbledore.
"Ginny, that dress seems like it might get in the way." Hermione said as she lifted an eyebrow at Ginny's dress. Ginny wore a knee length red dress, and blood red cape. Ginny thought that it was pretty when she changed into it, and she thought it was still pretty even though Hermione didn't think that it would be helpful.
"This is the dress that Blaze wore when she went into fights. It is important to me. Oh! That reminds me, I have something for each of you." Ginny said as she lifted out three chains.
"Hermione, I give you the Diamond of Water, it shows that you always think before you act, and it also shows that you always try and help. It will protect you." Ginny said as she handed the necklace to Hermione. Hermione clasped it around her neck.
"Ron, I give you the Diamond of Air. It shows that you are loyal through and through. It will also protect you." Ginny said as she handed the necklace to her brother. He put it around his neck.
"Harry, I am giving you the Diamond of Earth because you don't always use your head, you use and follow your heart. This will protect you, just like the others." Ginny said as she handed the last charm to her boyfriend. He also clasped it around his neck.
"Thank you." Hermione said as she hugged Ginny tightly.
"Yeah, thanks Gin." Ron said grasping Ginny's shoulder tightly.
"Thanks." Was all Harry said before he planted a kiss on her cheek.
"Anytime guys." Ginny said with a big smile.
Dumbledore cam running sown the stairs, quickly followed by Order members.
"He is here." Was all he said. A shout was heard, and they knew that the war had begun.
The four teens walked out of the school to hear screams of curses and spells. The four walked out further, then herd a menacing laugh.
"Well, well, well, look who it is. Harry Potter and his friends. Come to defeat me have you?" Voldemorte asked.
"Actually the opposite Tom." Harry said.
Ginny looked at the Dark Lord before her, and she knew what she had to do. She had to become evil. She thought of all of the things that made her mad, death, mean people, and Tom Riddle.
Ginny was engulfed in a black light. The light caressed her body, and when it disappeared, she wore a different outfit. She had on a black leather dress with silver lining, and silver shoes. She had her nails painted black, with her fingers covered in silver rings. Her hair was still red, but it had black tips. Her eyes had a black eye shadow, and her lips were smeared with silver lipstick.
Ginny looked up and saw her friends staring at her. She smirked at them, and then stood straighter. She had let the evil consume her. She was still good, but the good in her was diminishing quickly.
"Ginny…what's going on?" Hermione asked.
Ginny lifted her gaze to Hermione, and said darkly, "Ginny doesn't live here anymore."
A/N: Wow...I actually made a cliff hanger...COOL! Well I have not been getting like ANY reviews! It makes me sad. Maybe this will make some of you review. I will not update until I have at lease 45 reviews, so I suggest that you review!
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