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Chapter 6: I Love You

Time was passing by, classes, homework, Quidditch games. Tom was teaching Ginny more potions and spells, and at the same time the DA is formed to fight Umbridge and the ministry policy about DADA theoretical only classes.

Ginny was learning with the DA, but she was learning much better with Tom, even if they weren't face to face. Tom sent her chocolate cakes now and then, from a bakery in London, on Christmas he sent her two with a red scarf, surprisingly she sent him a scarf too, a green one.

Hello my darling.

Hi Tom.

Did you get my package for Valentine's day?

What package?

Maybe my owl is late.

Did you get mine?

Yes. The Scorpion ring. Did you make it yourself?

Yes. Does it fit? Does the spell works? The Scorpion is supposed to move.

Yes and yes my darling. Thank you.

You're welcome.

"Ginny, there is an owl for you," said Hermione.

They were at the commune room, warming by the fire, away from the frizzing, drizzling February.

Ginny looked to the window. A big owl was carrying a big package. She smiled and let the poor animal get out of the cold and the rain.

Ginny opened the package and found inside two boxes and a note.

She took the note out first.

Happy Valentine's day,

always yours,

T.

She smiled and took the smaller box and the note, putting them in her pocket. The bigger box she opened. She could smell it through the closed box.

"What's in it?" asked Ron.

"Chocolate cake," grinned Ginny.

"How can you tell if you didn't open the box?"

"I can smell it," she grinned and took off the cover.

"Something is written on the inside of the cover," said Hermione.

Baked it myself.

Ginny smiled softly.

"Here," said Hermione, giving Ginny a knife and some napkins.

"Who wants cake?" she asked and started passing around slices of cake.

It was delicious and they finished it in no time.

Did my package get there?

That was written in the diary in green ink when Ginny finally got to her room for some privacy.

Yes. The cake was unbelievable, who knew you could bake? and I loved your note. I am just about to open the smaller box.

Thank you, I am glad you like it. Let me know what you think on the other gift.

Ginny opened the smaller box. Inside was a pendant on a golden necklace. On the pendant a lioness was playing with a snake. Ginny clasped it on immediately and let the pendant fall under her shirt's collar.

Tom it's beautiful. I love it, thank you.

I am glad that you do. I am sorry about the prison break of Azkaban. I am not entirely sure why I did it.

It's o.k. it's going to be alright.

How do you know?

I have hope, I don't need to know.

You know I don't get those stuffs.

Stop pouting.

Who say that I am pouting?

I don't need anyone to say it, I just know.

I am not pouting.

Yes you are.

No.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

o.k. stop it.

You were the one to give up again, I win.

Whatever makes you happy, darling.

You do.

Happy to obliged.

She grinned. Then something occurred to her. She almost wrote I love you. She gasped, sitting up in her bed.

Kitten? What's wrong? I can feel it, Ginny answer me!

Ginny was gasping for air as she ran down the stairs and out of Gryffindor's tower. She rushed down the stairs to the dungeons, clutching the diary and barely breathing. She bumped in to someone.

"What are you doing here, Weasley? What's wrong with you?" asked Draco Malfoy.

"Get… Snape… please…!"

"Do it Crabb," ordered Malfoy.

"But she-"

"I will do it," said Zabini and went to call the head of his house.

Snape got there quickly.

"What happened?" asked Snape.

"I don't know, she bumped in to me and beg me to get you, she was gasping for air, so I asked that Crabb will get you, but, well you know him, so Zabini went." Explained Malfoy as Snape got Ginny in to his office.

"Alright. You did good, both of you, Draco, Blaise. You can leave now and tell no one anything about this."

"Understood, sir." Said the boys and left.

Snape gave Ginny some potion and waited.

"Better?" he asked after a while.

She nodded.

"What happened?"

"We talked about our Valentine's gifts. And he apologized about releasing the Death Eaters from Azkaban,"

"He did?"

"Yes, and… and… just read it," she gave him the diary.

Snape read the diary.

"You better answer him," said Snape, showing her Tom last sentence.

Darling if you don't respond to me I am coming to Hogwarts and damn be the consequences.

Ginny's eyes widen and she wrote back quickly.

I am fine now, and I will tell you everything in a few minutes, I promise.

Swear to me.

I swear I will tell you.

Not that my darling, swear to me that you are fine now.

I swear about that too.

Alright, I will wait for you to write.

o.k.

Snape was looking over her shoulder in to the diary.

"He truly cares for you,"

"Yes,"

"So what happened?"

"I almost wrote 'I love you'," said Ginny.

"Do you? Love him I mean," asked Snape.

"Yes. But I panicked. How crazy should I be to love him?"

"You told me yourself, with you he is Tom, the young one that wasn't so dark yet, so it's not surprising that you fell in love with him,"

"If it will come out I will lose everyone and everything," stated Ginny.

"You need to ask yourself if it worth it, if HE is worth it,"

She looked in to Snape eyes.

"If I lose everyone, do I lose you as well?" asked Ginny.

"No,"

"Then yes, it worth it, and he is worth it. I can handle whatever outcome if I have at least one friend,"

"Then tell him what happened earlier, and tell him how you feel,"

"I will. Thank you," she said softly.

He kissed her forehead and sent her back to Gryffindor's tower.

Tom?

I am here darling, do you want to tell me what happened earlier?

I was overwhelmed with emotions, and I panicked.

Bad emotions?

No. Just unexpected.

Tell me?

I love you.

Tom was staring at her words. It couldn't be true, could it? she loved him? Voldemort? No. she loves Tom, and with her he was always Tom, from the first day. But she loves him while knowing his actions as Voldemort.

Tom?

I am here.

Are you mad at me?

He looked at the words and saw that the ink was smeared. She was crying.

No! of course not. I supposed now I am the one overwhelmed with emotions.

Bad emotions?

He smiled.

No. Surprisingly the same as yours.

The same emotions. Does it mean that he loved her too?

Why surprisingly?

I was always told that I am incapable of love, and well, I love you.

You do?

Yes. I love you. Please stop crying.

How do you know that I am crying?

I can barely read what you are writing, it all smeared.

Oh. Sorry.

Don't apologized, just stop crying. I don't think you are supposed to cry when someone tells you back that he loves you. But what do I know? Never loved anyone before.

He tilted his head, observing what he gets from her in that weird connection that was formed between them. He was pretty sure she was laughing. Laughing was good.

I should have known that I will end up in love with you.

Of course you should have, darling.

I truly love your modesty.

What modesty?

Exactly.

He grinned.

It's getting late darling, you should have some sleep.

o.k. I love you Tom, good night.

I love you too, my darling, sleep tight.

Ginny was passing a corridor when she saw Umbridge shouting on a terrified first year girl from Slytherin.

"Stop it," said Ginny.

"Excuse me?"

"You heard me professor. She is a small child, and you are terrifying her," said Ginny.

"She should have known not to do magic in the halls,"

"It was an accident, I swear!" squeaked the small blond girl.

"She will have detention in my office-"

"No. I will take her place, you leave her be," said Ginny.

"Very well miss Weasley, tomorrow at my office, five p.m." said Umbridge and left.

"I am so sorry!" called the little girl.

Ginny crouched in front of the small Slytherin girl.

"It's alright, it wasn't your fault, small children sometimes don't have control over their magic even after they get to Hogwarts," explained Ginny softly.

The girl nodded, hugged Ginny and with a small 'thank you' she ran off, leaving Ginny overwhelmed.

The burst of rage almost threw Tom off his feet.

"My lord?" asked Bellatrix.

"Leave me." he ordered.

"Of course, my lord," she bowed low, her wild black curls falling around her, and she left.

Tom was gasping over the intensity of Ginny's rage. Shortly afterward, came a softness he never experienced before. A tear rolled down his pale cheek.

Ginny was laying in her bed, opening the diary.

One sentence already waiting for her inside.

Are you alright?

Yes, of course, why?

I felt some rage from you and then… softness?

Oh. Remember Umbridge?

Sure, the nasty professor of DADA.

She was scaring a first year girl from Slytherin. I got angry.

You were protecting a Slytherin girl? I am ruining you.

Ooh shut up, she was just a kid, what house she belong to doesn't matter. I took her detention so she wouldn't do it.

That's a painful detention, you told me about it.

I can take it.

Tell the fool that run the school.

Behave Tom.

No. He is a fool.

TOM.

Fine, agree to disagree.

I can do that.

Alright. And the softness was you talking to the child?

I suppose.

I like that feeling, it was warm.

Tom, how come I don't feel your feelings, but you feel mine?

I can close myself, you're wide open.

Right. I want to feel you too, your emotions I mean, Merlin I am blabbering.

He chuckled. She was so lovely. He sighed. He wanted to see her, badly.

Let me try to open up a bit.

Take your time.

A moment later Ginny was gasping for air. Tom's emotions were intense and all over the place. She clutched her sheets, biting her lips to stop herself from screaming.

It was only a minute, then Tom closed back up.

Ginny took a breath and looked at the diary.

Ginny? I am sorry, Ginny? Oh Merlin. Ginny! Answer me or I am coming over!

I am o.k. Hon' I am alright. You overwhelmed me, but I am o.k. I promise.

Are you sure?

Yes.

Alright. Did you call me Hon'?

You are annoying.

Well, you love me anyway, so live with it.

Tom.

Yes?

Shut up.

I love you too.

Ginny burst out laughing. Merlin she loved him. She could be his path to redemption. More than that, she wants to be his path to redemption.

I know you are laughing.

So unfair.

Life isn't fair, my darling.

Shut up.

He grinned.

A knock on the door got his attention.

"Enter," he called.

"My lord," said Bellatrix, bowing low.

"What is it that you want Bella?"

"I think you should kill her, the little blood traitor,"

He stared at her coldly.

"Anyone who will get anywhere near Ginny Weasley, will die. Tell it to the others,"

"But my lord –"

"You dare to question me?"

"No, my lord, of course not, I will let the others know," she mumbled and fled of the room, closing the door behind her.

Tom, what just happened? You were furious?

You felt that?

Yes, I think when you experience one very strong emotion it echoes toward me.

so maybe I feel you so easily because you are so passionate, and your emotions are always so strong.

You are deflecting, love. Talk to me. What got you so angry?

A Death Eater. Told me that I should kill you. No one is allowed to threaten you, not even me.

Do they still live?

Yes.

Good.

Good?

Yes. I don't want you to kill anymore, not even for me.

If they get anywhere near you, I will kill them all.

They won't, and you won't. No more killing, love.

You are not fun again.

Brat.

I am not.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

No.

Yes.

Stop it.

I win again. You always give up so quickly.

Because it's annoying.

I love you.

I love reading those words. I love you too, Kitten.

Good night Tom.

Good night, Kitten.

Hi,

Some stuff I forgot to tell you.

Small bold writing = Tom handwriting.

Small regular writing = Ginny handwriting.

Big regular writing is the story. (Big bold too).