-1Ginny rushed downstairs and into the kitchen to see Ron and Hermione sitting dangerously close to each other at the end of the oak dining table. They were both whispering in hushed voices, and Ginny could tell it was a serious conversation by the looks on their faces. When Ginny made her presence known by clearing her throat in a very 'Professor Umbridge-ish ' way, both, her brother and her best friends jumped apart quickly, there faces slightly flushed.
"Hey Ginny! What are you doing down here?"
"Oh, nice to see you too Hermione, you two wouldn't happen to be talking about me, would you?" Ginny asked, ignoring Hermione's question.
Hermione began to stutter out a answer, when she abruptly stopped herself.
"Your trying to change the subject!" She said, her brown eyes narrowing, in a suspicious way.
"Well, I'll have you know, it wont fool me! Just tell us where your off to." Hermione said, sternly.
'Oh bugger, Ginny thought, I guess I'll just have to tell them where I'm going. Although I don't have to tell them why…'
"Well actually I was just going to visit Fred and George at the Joke Shop." Ginny stated matter of factly.
"Okay then, but why are you going now, if Mum promised to take us once Harry and our School Letters arrived?" Asked Ron.
"To be honest, I needed some new pranks to pull this summer, and since we aren't doing anything of importance today, I figured I would just nip down there right quick." Ginny replied, keeping her cool.
"Oh! Well in that case, 'Mione and I will come with you. I've been wanting to scope out their Shop, and I could do with some new Dung Bombs."
"NO! You can't!" Ginny said, swiftly.
"And why not?" Questioned Ron, appearing to get slightly annoyed at Ginny's secrecy.
"Because, I need some time alone! Okay!" Ginny all but shouted in her brother's face, her patience quickly ebbing away.
"Okay, okay. Hermione and I will stay here, and you can go have your 'alone time'. No need to get your knickers in a twist!" Ron retaliated, raising up his hands in mock-surrender.
Ginny whacked Ron upside the head for his cheeky comment, before stalking off past the couple and grabbing the pot of Floo Powder as she left. She sighed in relief when she finally made it to the Fireplace without anymore nosy family members interfering. Ginny was certain that she as home free, and she had one foot inside the fire when her mother came bursting through the Family-Room doors, looking quite angry.
"GINERVA MOLLY WEASLEY! JUST WHERE, MIGHT I ASK,DO YOU THINK YOUR GOING!"
Ginny flinched involuntarily at her mother, before proceeding to explain that she was merely taking a visit to Fred and George's Joke Shop. After a long lecture about letting people know when she decided to leave, and many questions inquiring what she would be doing, the stubborn Red-Head was finally given permission to go.
When Ginny arrived, spinning out of the fire, she stumbled a bit, but quickly regained her composer. She dusted all the soot off of her robes, and set out to find her brothers. The task was quickly completely when Ginny noticed Fred helping a young student purchase some Skiving Snack Boxes. Making her way towards the register, Ginny walked quietly behind Fred and tapped him on the shoulder, startling him slightly.
"Ginny! My favorite Sister!" Exclaimed Fred, jovially.
Ginny rolled her eyes.
"I'm your only sister" She said, playfully punching her brother on the shoulder.
"Oh yeah! That too!" Said Fred, jokingly.
"Ah, how may we help you Miss?" Asked George, coming up behind his twin to say hello to his sister. "Does Ickle-Ginny-Kins need some new love potions?"
Ginny ignored George's last comment and moved on to more pressing matters.
"Actually, I-I need your guy's help with something." Ginny told Fred and George, sounding slightly nervous.
"Sure thing! What can your magnificent Brothers do for you?"
"Could we possibly go in there?" Asked Ginny, pointing her long index finger towards the Back Room that was currently unoccupied by shoppers.
"Why certainly" Fred answered.
Fred and George each grabbed one of Ginny's Arms, escorting her to the back room like a Princess, Ginny playing along with another one of their silly antics.
When they entered the quite room, George conjured three comfy chairs up, and the trio sat down to talk. Ginny slowly began telling Fred and George her story, leaving out tidbits of information she thought wasn't necessary for them to know…Like the fact that Her and Harry had been owling each other all Summer. As Ginny finished telling the twins her situation, she sighed and looked up at their faces. At her first glance, Ginny could tell that her brothers would not be agreeing with her.
"You guys aren't going to help me are you?" Asked Ginny, dryly.
"Ginny were your brothers, so therefore we can not, and will not help you. Harry is a big boy, he can take care of himself, without you risking your butt to go see him. We like Harry, but honestly, he's being a little rash to everyone lately and we don't want our baby sister getting hurt. We don't want you going down there to visit him, just go home, and wait for Dumbledore to bring him round."
Ginny was instantly infuriated with her brothers, and she was going to tell them about it too.
"HOW COULD YOU, NOT HELP ME!" Ginny shouted in their faces. "Why do you think I came to you instead of Ron or Bill or even Charlie? Because you two are the pranksters, you never go along with the rules! … Not until your little sister gets involved of course. I'm not ten years old anymore. I can take care of myself now without all of you bloody brothers watching my every move, and trying to protect me all the time!" Ginny yelled viciously at her brothers.
She stormed out of the Shop, slamming the wooden door behind her.
As Ginny made her way past the shop, she was so preoccupied with thinking up a new way to get to Harry, that she accidentally walked into two girls who were heading toward The Weasley Wizard Wezzies. When Ginny looked up to apologize she noticed who the two people were.
"Ginny! Is that you?" Asked an excited Angelina Johnson, who had Alicia Spinnet standing beside her.
"Hi Angelina, Alicia" She replied gloomily.
"Ginny, what's wrong?" Angelina asked kindly.
Ginny sighed, but then told her and Alicia her problem, explaining everything to the two girls, pausing every now and then to answer questions the girls had. When she had finished, both girls were on either side of her patting her on the shoulder in comfort.
"We'll help you" Said Alicia kindly, Angelina nodded her head in agreement.
Ginny smiled and thanked the girls graciously.
Ten minutes later the girls had worked out a plan, and they were ready to put it to action. Alicia was going to go into the joke shop and distract Fred and George while Angelina made a Portkey for Ginny, to send her to number four Privet Drive. After Alicia had gone inside, Angelina pulled out a scratch piece of parchment, and muttered a inaudible spell. The paper glowed for a moment, and then took back the look of its original state. Before Ginny grabbed the paper that would be transporting her, she Angelina Johnson one final hug in thanks.
As Ginny touched the Portkey she felt the tug in her navel, and before she really had time to process it, she had already landed on soft ground. Getting up, and dusting herself off, Ginny looked around at her surroundings, and gasped…This was defiantly not Privet Drive. Ginny searched frantically for a way of escaping, but found none, she was starting to panic, when someone grabbed her wrist, and clamped a hand over her mouth; her screams of agony never leaving her mind.