Chapter 4
Several weeks went on and Ginny tried not to think of Draco or the book she had found in the room of requirements. It was odd, now every time Ginny saw Draco in the Hallway or at a meal. She began to find that he seemed, in a way, more tolerable even when he was walking around like a pigheaded prat he seemed less pigheaded.
One afternoon a couple weeks later Ginny spotted the tattered book she had stashed under her bed. She had gone in her room quickly to grab her broom and tripped on a corner of it that was sticking out from under her bed. She had tried to put the book out of her mind but she longed to know who the owner of the book was. So she picked it up and sat down on her bed. She began to flip through the pages. If ever there was a time to judge a book by its cover this was it. Not only was the cover tattered and eerie looking but the inside had the same disturbing feel to it. Ginny decided that she wasn't going to find anything new about the book by looking at it. She had looked at it several times the night she had found it and the only thing it brought her was trouble sleeping, so she placed it down on her bed and stood up. However, as she did it slid off the bed and fell on to the floor with a low thud. Rolling her eyes Ginny bent down to pick up the book. It had fallen open on the floor to a page entitled Channeling Your Rage to Ensure Pain. Ginny picked up the book and began to close it when she realized there was a note scribbled upside down at the bottom of the page. Ginny flipped the book over and read it.
We're in!
Why do we need a peace
of hair from 2 first years?
Crabbe
Crabbe had spelled piece wrong but Ginny got the gist of it. She looked at the note for a few more seconds when she heard someone open the door. She quickly slammed the book shut and shoved it back under her bed. Ginny turned around to see that Hermione had just walked in.
"I thought you were going to practice Quidditch with Ron," said Hermione a bit confused.
"I am" replied Ginny very quickly. She then walked across the room got her broom and quickly headed back towards the door. Then she began to wonder whether or not to tell Hermione about the note she had just read. Ginny stood there thinking for a minute "if I tell her will she tell me to go tell Dumbledore?" Going against her better judgment, Ginny put down her broom, got down on her hands and knees and pulled the book back out from under her bed. She then scanned the books pages looking for the note. She found it towards the middle of the book and showed it to Hermione.
"Holy Crickets! You have to tell Dumbledore!" said Hermione after reading what was scribbled on the page. Wow! Thought Ginny I should really go with my gut instinct!
"I bet you anything he was writing to Malfoy," said Hermione. Ginny thought about this for a second and came to the conclusion that Hermione was probably right. Ginny was going to make a big fuss out if it. Then decided not to because it might be suspicious. Instead Ginny picked up her broom and said "your probably right" and with that she left. She walked down the stairs and through the portrait, out of the Gryffindor common room. She new she had promised she would meet Ron to practice a bit. She also new she was late but she still had to take a detour before she met up with him. Ginny walked through the castle until she got to the tapestry. It was then that she spotted the first year girl again in the hallway. Her mind snapped back to the note she had just seen in the book and immediately she had an idea of what was going on. Ginny ran up to the first year girl and then looked at the wand gripped tightly in her hand. The mahogany 18" wand with a horntail dragon carved into the handle definitely didn't fit a curly red haired first year that was barley four feet tall. The first year looked back at Ginny with a glare not fit for a first year, or a girl for that matter. Ginny turned to face the wall and thought of the room she had thought of before. Once again the door appeared before her and she walked inside.