CHAPTER THREE: Just Trust Me
For three long and boring days that portrait of Merlin stared at Ginny. It just looked at her, eyes twinkling, a knowing smile on it's face. Ginny had tried to talk to the man in the painting, but felt foolish after waiting for more than fifteen minutes for a response. The portrait knew nothing, and if it did, it didn't want to share it with her.
Fed up with the infuriating portrait and it's silence Ginny had thrown herself back on her bed. She had no idea what to do. Every time she looked at the words on the back of the portrait she became more and more convinced that they were true. As much as she wanted to doubt them, she just couldn't, and so now she was left with trying to figure out what to do about it.
Part of the problem was that she had to try and convince herself to trust Snape. For her entire time at Hogwarts she had learnt to despise him and see him as nothing more than the enemy. When she had found out that he murdered Dumbedore that loathing for him was multiplied. But now… she thought, Oh, I don't know! She sighed and rolled over.
There was a soft tapping on her window and she lifted her head up and looked over to see a minuscule grey owl flapping its wing's impatiently. She bit her lip and stood up. When she reached the window she hesitated a bit before unlocking it and prying it open. A strong wind blew both the owl, and the letter into Ginny's arms. The owl started hooting wildly before flapping fiercely and flying towards the window.
"Oh no you don't!" Ginny growled, reaching out and catching the owl before it flew off with her letter. Her fingers artfully untied the letter and she dodged the pecks and scratches of the owl. When the letter was recovered, she let the owl go, and shut the window after it. She tore the letter open.
Ginevra Weasley,
I am having a wonderful time hunting kangaroos in New Zealand, thanks for asking. Unfortunately, the nifflers were not biting last time I went fishing so I am afraid that I will have to spend all of tomorrow out at sea.
Sincerely,
Tobias Prince
Ginny's heart skipped a beat and she looked around her room. A second later her window slid open and Severus Snape flew through gracefully. Landing on the polished wooden floor with ease, his black cloak resting on the ground in a regal manner. He pulled out his wand and pointed it towards the door, locking it, and then around the room, casting a silencing spell. Ginny was shocked that she managed to repress a gasp when he took out his wand. He was, after all, a wanted murdered and Death Eater. Shrugging that off she looked at him.
Severus Snape straightened his cloak and looked around the room.
"I am glad to see that you managed to make yourself decent this time." He stated, Ginny glared at him and a menacing smirk played on his lips.
"I am sure you are." Ginny retorted coldly. He looked around her room again, and spotting the portrait of Merlin he turned swiftly and walked over to it. He picked it up and turned it around in one smooth move.
"Hey!" Ginny cried, walking over to him, he turned to glare at her.
"So, do you believe me now?" He asked. Ginny turned away from his glare and bit her lip. This was so sudden. She wished that she had more time to think about this.
"Well.." She begun, He raised a hand to silence her.
"I don't have much time," He told her matter-or-factly "spare your speeches and hesitations for another day. There has been an attack organised on Diagon Alley in three days at the fall of the sun. There will be over one hundred death eaters there, their main goal is to break into the ministry of magic and steal records from the Room of Witholding, which is part of the Department of Mysteries." He said, Ginny's head spun and she had to take a few deep breaths before she could calm down enough to think straight.
"Why should I believe you?" She asked, he shrugged.
"I don't know why. But let me tell you, if you don't take action, there will be dire consequences. Do you have any idea about what is in the Room of Witholding?…" Ginny shook her head, feeling as though he was he potions master again. "I didn't think so. What is in there contains extremely secret records about nearly every wizard that has ever existed, these aren't the normal criminal records, and breaches of magical policy records Weasley, these are personal. The room is only opened once every fifty years, and then only for cleaning." Ginny's eyebrows furrowed in confusion as Snape's wand whipped around wildly, undoing the charms he had placed on her room. He walked over to her window.
"Wait!" Ginny called, he stopped dead in his tracks and turned around somewhat impatiently. "What am I supposed to do about this?" He rolled his eyes.
"Really Weasley, can you think of noting?" He growled.
"I can't just walk up to McGonagall and tell her what you told me, now, can I?" She spat.
"And I always thought you were a creative soul. Honestly, there is more than one way to alert the Order of the Phoenix, you should know that by now."
"Well, if you would care to share another way with me, go ahead. But do you really think that they are going to listen to me?" she asked, who did he think she was? She had no say in what went on in the Order, she only knew what she read about in the Daily Prophet.
"Potter will." He snapped before turning. "Oh, and while you are at it, be sure to tell Potter that it might be helpful for him to take the files on Rowena Ravenclaw, Helga Hufflepuff, and Tom Marvolo Riddle." With that he was gone and Ginny clenched her fists in frustration.
There was nothing that she could do.
Later that evening Ginny sat in the kitchen reading an old copy of Teen Witch and trying to forget about Snape and the portrait and the war. She was distracted by a rough clearing of a throat in the doorway and looked up angrily.
"Yes?" She barked startling Harry.
"Not a good time?" He asked nervously. She put the magazine down and motioned for him to sit down.
"Sorry, I just have a bit on my mind, sit." He walked over and sat down slowly, as if he was trying not to trigger Ginny's anger again. "So, what is it?" Ginny asked after five minutes of silence.
"Well, I wanted to apologize for the past few months." He said evenly, Ginny raised her eyebrows. "I realize that I haven't been treating you properly." Ginny nodded "I now realise that I can't not have you and have you at the same time." Ginny had to think that over for a second before it made sense. There was a short silence. "What do you think?" He asked, Ginny's brow furrowed in confusion.
"Think about what?" She asked slowly.
"What I asked you." Harry replied, face slowly flushing a deep red.
"You didn't ask me anything!" She replied, suppressing the laughter rising in her stomach.
"Oh- didn't I?" He asked.
"No."
"Oh bloody hell!" Harry cursed, fists clenching.
"Harry?" Ginny said slowly, Harry looked as though he was ready to combust.
"What I meant to say…" He started, the red flush lessening slightly. "Was that I haven't been treating you properly, and I should start, that is… if you would let me." He told her she smiled at him.
"That wasn't a question either Harry!" She laughed, he looked away from her and glared at the wall.
"Why does this have to be so bloody hard?" He spat.
"If I knew what you were talking about I could tell you." Ginny replied, Harry took a deep breath. "Are you trying to ask me out?" Ginny said, the smile on her face widening. Harry nodded silently. "Okay, how about we try it this way. How about I ask you out. Harry, will you be my boyfriend again?" She asked.
"Yes." Said Harry shortly, Ginny laughed.
"See, that wasn't so hard!" Ginny said. Harry turned to face her, looking slightly calmer and stood up. In a split second Ginny felt his lips on hers, and his hands around her waist picking her up off her seat. When Harry pulled away from her she smiled at him.
"I have missed you more than you will ever know." He whispered, setting her back down on the ground. He brought a free hand up to caress her cheek.
"I have missed you too Harry." He pulled her into a tight hug.
"I love you." He whispered into her ear, a wave of warmth was sent through her for the first time since he broke up with her.
"I love you too."
A/N: Hello there! I am so very sorry for taking so long to post this chapter up but I have been so busy with uni and life in general. I know this chapter was very short considering the amount of time It has taken me to write it, but I assure you that the chapters WILL get longer and much more detailed.
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