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Ch. 5

After dinner, Dumbledore stated what was off limits, and that Filch had a new, and much longer list of things that were now to be banned from Hogwarts, (most of which, were inventions of Fred, and George's.)

Ginny got up from the table first and asked Hermione what the password to the Gryffindor common room was, then left the Great Hall with Jernia, so she could give her a tour of Hogwarts. Well at least until curfew.

"So Ginny, I heard there were, quite a few 'secret' passageways." Jernia commented as they walked down the third corridor, that had was full of tapestries.

"I have no clue what you're talking about?" Ginny said, with a hint of sarcasm.

"Yes you do, I can tell." Jernia joked, as she poked her new friend in the arm.

"Ok, ok, but you can't tell anyone about the one I'm going to show you. It's strictly for those who know where it is hidden." Ginny stopped and looked Jernia in the eye. "I'm serious you can't tell anyone, about this." Jernia nodded her head, and Ginny continued walking, but at a brisker pace. They had gone down another corridor and up a flight of stairs when Ginny stopped, and turned in a complete circle, making sure no one was around. Jernia glanced around to, but stayed silent.

"Ok, now look at the painting there," Ginny pointed. "It looks like a beach scene." Jernia nodded again. "Now look closely at the water right there." Ginny pointed at a particularly boring section of water, and Jernia squinted at it. After about a minute a fin poked up out of the water, and Jernia gasped, while taking a few steps back.

Ginny, who was already used to this, quickly tapped it with her wand four times, while muttering something under her breath. Slowly the painting swung open. By then Jernia had come up to Ginny again and was staring into the portrait hole, in awe.

Ginny gently nudged the stationary girl forward and through. As they both got inside, the portrait swung shut, but didn't leave them in darkness. Inside, was a large room, which was decorated in soft reds, and maroons. With green drapes covering a window on the east wall, and torches lit on each of them. There was also, a medium sized couch that had a green blanket draped over the back of it, with a matching chair, and ataman off to the side. It had large book shelves covering the north and west walls, which were full of many different types of books, ranging from mystery, to fantasy, to history. On the south wall, there was a warm fire blazing, in the grand fireplace that adorned it.

Ginny glanced at Jernia, and had to smile, because the look on the girls face, was just priceless. Realizing that Ginny was looking at her, expectantly, wanting to hear what she thought, looked around the room again before opening her mouth to speak.

"This is so cool!" seemed to be all that she could say, before walking over to a book shelf and scanning the books. Ginny waltzed slowly over to the sofa, and sat down grabbing the blanket and wrapping it around her, as Jernia continued her examining of the room.

Ginny was wavering in and out of her memories, until finally she dove into them.

The particular memory she was visiting was of when she first found this room, and it wasn't exactly a pleasant one. It was her first year and she had been frightened at the time.


Ginny could hear a voice in her head, telling her to go back for the diary that was now sitting on the floor of a flooded girl's lavatory. But she just kept running, hoping that the voice would stop if she ran faster than it. She had gotten as far as the Gryffindor common rooms, but the voice still persisted.

Feeling like she was a danger to anyone who came across her, she quickly ran past the portrait of the fat lady, and down an unfamiliar corridor. The voice was getting stronger, and Ginny's head was throbbing with its dreadful echoes. Hearing footsteps with her dulled hearing, because of the voice, she became frantic. 'I don't want to hurt anyone!' She screamed in her head. But the voice answered her. 'You won't hurt anyone, who is worthy.' It cackled evilly. Ginny could hear the footsteps getting closer, and she desperately ran, unseeingly, with her wand out in front of her.

Because of this, she ran into a wall, and clutched the portrait that hung, there, trying not to fall. She whispered to herself, 'please don't let them find me.' Suddenly the portrait moved, and she was sent sprawling into a room, that she had never seen before. She glanced around for a few seconds not really realizing anything. And then it hit her. The voice had stopped once she had fallen in.


From that day on, she had used this room as her refuge, when life had gotten tough for her to deal with. As Ginny was coming out of memory lane, she heard Jernia's voice, distantly. "Ginny. Ginny? I think we should be going. You said curfew was at 9:00, right?" Ginny blinked, and realized she had fallen asleep, on the couch.

"Right?" Jernia asked again, this time waking Ginny up fully. She glanced at the muggle watch her father had given her, and jumped up off the couch.

Grabbing Jernia's hand she quickly pushed her out of the portrait hole, and went sprinting towards the Gryffindor common room. "Were going to be late!" Ginny gasped as she and Jernia rounded a corner. The portrait hole was not ten feet away, when they heard a shout behind them. Ginny glanced behind her as did Jernia, to see Malfoy, pointing at them. "Bloody hell." Ginny muttered as she raced to the portrait hole, gasped out the password, and pulled Jernia inside. Just as the fat lady swung shut, they heard Draco, come up to it, and curse.