Remus sat by Ginny's side, fighting to stay awake. It was about four in the morning and Ginny was still unconscious. Madam Pomfrey had insisted that he go back to his dormitory until Ginny had awoken again, then she would get someone to fetch him, but Remus, who was being extremely stubborn, refused to go and was still sitting in the chair next to her bed. He ran a finger along her jaw and felt a pang of sympathy for her, her entire face was bruised. She had a black eye and a big purple bruise on her right cheek. Needless to say, she looked awful. Her breathing was raspy and slow, but Madam Pomfrey assured Remus that she was fine.

Behind Remus stood Albus Dumbledore, the normal smile on his face was gone and replaced with grave seriousness. Ginny stirred slightly as her eyes slowly opened. Remus' eyes widened as she stared at him with tears in her eyes.

"Remus?" she whispered, looking hopeful. Remus gave her a reassuring smile.

"It's okay; you're in the Hospital Wing" 

"Who helped me? Who saved me? Was it you?" she questioned. Dumbledore strode forward.

"Mr. Snape found you and brought you to the Hospital Wing" Ginny's eyes widened in surprise.

"Oh, well, I guess I owe him a big thank you" she mumbled.

"Miss. Weasley, I know that you probably don't want to talk about it, but I need to know. What's happened is extremely serious. The people who attacked you shall be expelled. Now, could you possibly give me names?" Dumbledore asked gently "Take your time"

Ginny paled, she couldn't get them expelled! Putting on a thoughtful expression as if trying to remember, she shook her head.

"I can't remember, Professor. All I can remember is that they were from my house"

"From your own house? Do you know the reason as to why they attacked you?" Ginny nodded as tears streamed down her face.

"They-they told me that I shouldn't be mixing with Gryffindors and th-that I was to dump my boyfriend or be a traitor to my own house" she whispered "They don't know who my boyfriend is"

"I'm guessing your boyfriend is Mr. Lupin, correct?" Ginny nodded. Dumbledore nodded, smiling kindly down at her.

"I c-can't go back to Slytherin, I just can't, they could attack me again" she whispered, looking scared. Dumbledore looked to McGonagall, who had just arrived. McGonagall gasped in horror when she saw Ginny with bruises all over her.

"So it's true" she whispered "Do you know who did this, Albus?"

Dumbledore shook his head.

"She can't remember" McGonagall felt sympathy for the girl. She looked like she was in so much pain.

"Minerva, could you do me a favour and fetch the Sorting Hat for me?" Dumbledore asked. McGonagall nodded and set off at a run.

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When McGonagall gave the Sorting Hat to Dumbledore, Dumbledore looked to Ginny with a smile.

"Normally, we would never dream of doing this, but you're a special case, Miss. Weasley, we can't risk you getting attacked again now, can we?" he questioned. Ginny nodded and smiled weakly.

Dumbledore slowly placed the Sorting Hat on her head and waited.

Ah, Miss. Weasley, I see you're not doing so well in Slytherin. I must have been having an off-day when I put you in that house! You're definitely not Slytherin material! Now … ah, I know the house that will suit your needs, you most definitely should be in GRYFFINODOR!" The hat yelled out. Ginny felt relieved, she wasn't in Slytherin anymore; she had nothing to worry about. Dumbledore's eyes twinkled as Remus smiled broadly at her. Ginny felt tired, she needed more sleep.

"Miss. Weasley, drink this" Madam Pomfrey ordered. Ginny gulped it and down and coughed.

"That's disgusting" she said in a weak voice. Madam Pomfrey smiled.

"It'll take away the want to sleep" she explained. Ginny nodded and sat up.

"When do I go into Gryffindor house?" Ginny questioned.

"Well, do you feel able to walk?" Madam Pomfrey asked. The red-head nodded and pushed herself off the bed. She stood up, only to trip and fall over.

"Whoa!" She looked up to see who had caught her, only to look into hazel eyes.

"You alright?" Remus asked with a smile on his face, his eyes twinkling remarkably like Dumbledore's. Ginny laughed as she slowly stood up.

"She just needs some sleep, Poppy" McGonagall said in an amused voice.

"My legs feel like jelly" The red head said as she started laughing again "It feels really weird!" Remus grinned as he kept his arms firmly around her waist.

"You're not going anywhere, I've got a good hold on you" he told her.

"Mr. Lupin, maybe you could escort Miss. Weasley to Gryffindor Tower, her belongings should already be in the girls' dormitories. I suggest that she sleeps in the common room on the sofa tonight" Dumbledore informed him. Remus nodded as they slowly made their way to Gryffindor Tower.

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"Aw, thank you kind sir" Ginny giggled as Remus carried her into the Gryffindor common room.

"Here, I'll take you up to the boys' dormitory and I'll sleep on the sofa"

Ginny shook her head furiously.

"I'll be fine on the sofa, Remus, I don't need-" Her sentence was cut off by Remus' lips being pressed against hers. Ginny clung to him as if her life depended on it. Remus held her tighter as he felt Ginny sway slightly. Ginny ran her hands through his hair as Remus broke the kiss and kissed her on the neck. Ginny giggled as she felt him pick her up and take her to the sofa.

"Remus" she whispered. Remus immediately stopped what he was doing, looking absolutely horrified.

"I-I'm so sorry!" he whispered "I-I didn't mean to-"

"It's alright"

"No, it's not, I almost took advantage of you!" he cried. Ginny smiled as she kissed him on the cheek.

"You wouldn't have been taking advantage of me, trust me" Remus relaxed slightly.

"Still…here, I'll carry you upstairs, I promise that this time there won't be any funny stuff" he said seriously as he picked her up and carried her upstairs to the boys' dormitories.

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Ginny awoke the next morning to screams in the boys' dormitories. Ginny let out a moan as she covered her head with her pillow.

"What's a girl doing in Moony's bed?" the shocked voice of Sirius Black cried out. Someone threw back the bed covers and grabbed hold of the pillow that Ginny was using to block out the sound. Ginny opened her eyes to see the three Marauders goggling at her.

"Ginny?! What are you doing here?" James yelled out, looking surprised.

"Oh, I take it you haven't been told" Ginny yawned "Last night, I was sorted into Gryffindor, now please, gimme back the pillow, I'm really tired" she whined.

"Where's Remus?" Sirius asked.

"Downstairs, sleeping on the sofa, he insisted" she said sleepily.

"God, Moony's always the gentleman" Peter muttered. Meanwhile, Remus had awoken to the screams and was making his way up to the boys' dormitories.

"Is there a problem?" he asked mildly, staring amusedly between his three friends and his girlfriend.

"Moony? Why didn't you wake us up to tell us that Ginny had been sorted into Gryffindor? And why has she been re-sorted?" James questioned.

"Well, the people who attacked me were Slytherins" Ginny told them. Everyone's jaw dropped.

"Why did they attack you?"

"Said they didn't like the fact that I was mixing with Gryffindors and warned me to dump whichever Gryffindor I'm seeing or else" Ginny said, looking disgusted.

"You know who attacked you" Remus said quietly "I saw the fear in your eyes when Dumbledore said that they would be expelled" Ginny looked away.

"I just don't want to cause anymore trouble than I already have" she whispered. Suddenly, Ginny leapt up, looking excited.

"I gotta go see Lily!" she yelled as she tried to run, but she ended up falling over again. James, who was quick with his reflexes, grabbed her before she hit the ground.

"I guess I'm still a bit weak on my feet" Ginny muttered, looking embarrassed. Remus laughed.

"Aw, c'mon, last night was hilarious!" Ginny glared at him.

"Maybe for you, but falling over in front of the Headmaster was not funny!"

"I thought it was" Remus said with a grin.

"You would" The red-head retorted with a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"Okay, Moony, carry Ginny downstairs, while I call Lily" James ordered as he ran downstairs.

"I can't believe Madam Pomfrey let you out of the Hospital Wing when you can't even walk!" Sirius exclaimed.

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"OI EVANS! GET DOWN HERE! THERE'S SOMEONE HERE TO SEE YOU!" James shouted from the bottom of the girls' staircase. Lily walked down, looking tired and extremely angry.

"Potter! Do you really think waking me up at half seven in the morning on a Saturday is necessary?" she questioned. James grinned.

"Yep, Moony, c'mon already!" Remus walked downstairs holding a red-head in his arms. Lily blinked in surprise, her mouth agape.

"Ginny?" Lily asked incredulously. Ginny smiled weakly.

"Hi Lily"

"What's she doing in Gryffindor?" Lily questioned, looking to James for an answer. James' expression immediately saddened.

"Well, you know she was attacked last night?" Lily nodded.

"It was the Slytherins, they'd threatened her, so Dumbledore decided that maybe putting her in a different house might be of some help" James said with a shrug.

"The Sorting Hat said it must have had an off day when it sorted me into Slytherin; it said that I was definitely not Slytherin material!" Ginny said with a grin.

"Well … Welcome to Gryffindor Gin" Lily said, grinning broadly as she flopped down next to Ginny on the sofa.

"Oh god, what are all the other Gryffindors gonna say when they see me here?" Ginny asked, looking panicky. Lily hugged her.

"All the Gryffindors know that you're nothing like a Slytherin, they'll be really happy!" James told her "Especially seeing as you've stuck up for all the muggle-borns!"

"Well, what's wrong with muggle-borns? They're people for gods' sake; I dunno what the Slytherins are making such a big deal out of" Ginny argued. Everyone beamed at her.

"I need to find Snape later on today" Ginny said with a smile on her face. The Marauders, minus Remus, and Lily looked at her with horrified expressions on their faces.

"Why?" they demanded.

"Uh, let's see … hmm … maybe it could be because he saved my life last night! If he hadn't have walked down to Musky's class, then I dunno what would have happened to me by now, I could've been dead by now" Ginny shuddered "I guess I need to thank him and I'm in debt to him" she added.

"He saved your life?" James asked, looking incredulous.

"Is it really that hard to believe?" Ginny asked defensively "He's actually a really nice guy! You just don't bother getting to know him!"

Lily smiled as she hugged Ginny again.

"You're in Gryffindor, this is so great! Now we can get to know each other at long last!"

"Oh no" Ginny said, looking sad.

"What is it?"

"I've got nowhere to go this Christmas! Everyone's going away for the Christmas hols" The Marauders and Lily shared knowing looks.

"You could always stay at one of our houses" Lily suggested. Ginny looked up at them in surprise.

"You wouldn't mind?" she asked in disbelief.

"Course not, you're one of us now" Ginny grinned.

"Oh, you guys have been trying to get into the Slytherin common room for a while now, haven't you?" She asked the Marauders. They all nodded, looking confused.

"The password's Serpent" she told them. The Marauders all broke into grins.

"Thanks Gin!"

"Just do me a favour, don't prank Bellatrix and Narcissa, they've been my only friends in Slytherin" Ginny pleaded. They all nodded. Ginny smiled.

"I can't wait to see the looks on everyone's faces, this is gonna be so cool!"

Well, Ginny's in Gryffindor now! Yay!

How are Bellatrix and Narcissa gonna react when they find out? How will Snape react when he sees Ginny? How's Ginny gonna react when she sees Avery? What are The Marauders and Lily gonna do when they find out that it was him who attacked Ginny the night before?

To Be Continued …