Chapter 3-Back to Hogwarts
The Burrow was in an uproar. All had been well with the wedding progressing beautifully. Then the Death Eaters arrived. Kingsley's patronus saved them with his warning. A few were injured, but most made it to safety. By the time the Death Eaters arrived, Harry, Ron and Hermione were gone. With Harry missing, the Death Eaters left as well. Now all that was left was a large collapsed tent and the detritus of what had been a beautiful day. Ginny knew she should help clean up, but the rest of the family had it well in hand. She quietly drifted inside and went to her room.
The last week had been a bit of brightness for Ginny. Harry had come to stay briefly and she was at least able to see him and be sure each day he was well. She had wanted him so bad and on his birthday he had almost broken down, but all she had gotten was one kiss. She had told herself that would be enough, but now she knew it was not. He was gone again and the protections that had been placed around him were also gone. He was on his own. Well, not completely on his own, Ron and Hermione were with him. She hated him for not taking her along as well. She was only a year underage. She reached her room, collapsed on her bed, and began sobbing.
Several minutes later, she heard the door open slowly. She figured one of her parents were checking on her and she refused to look up. Then she felt a light weight settle on the bed and a hand went to her head, sweeping her hair back. Ginny turned her head and saw that it was Luna. She must have also left the cleanup crew. Luna reached out and wiped the tears from Ginny's cheeks. Then she wrapped her arms around Ginny and they held each other. Ginny didn't know how long they sat there, but eventually she got herself under control. She looked up at Luna and was filled with a sudden desire. It had been months since that magical Saturday that the three of them had spent together and Ginny had thought that it was just a strange one-time thing. She was most definitely heterosexual. But now, as she looked at Luna, the doubts began again. Unable to control herself, Ginny leaned up and kissed Luna. It was meant to be a brief, simple thing, but Luna responded and soon it was much more. Then they heard a creak on the stairs and broke apart. This time it was Mrs. Weasley come to check on Ginny. She found Luna sitting next to her, consoling. Mrs. Weasley smiled, Luna was strange but she was good friend, which was something Ginny would need. At Mrs. Weasley's urging, the girls went back downstairs so Ginny could say goodbye to the last of the departing guests.
One month later…
Ginny was back at Hogwarts, but it was not her Hogwarts. This was a different place, a place of darkness. Snape, Dumbledore's murderer, was headmaster and ruled with an iron fist. He was hated by all but the Slytherins. The only people some students hated more were the Carrows. They ruled with sadistic pleasure and the Dark Arts thrived in the halls of Hogwarts now. Ginny wished she hadn't returned, but her parents insisted that it was part of the cover that was necessary. In her own way, she was helping fight Death Eaters.
It had been just a week since Ginny returned and she was feeling beyond hope. Now she had a two foot potions essay due at the end of the week and she felt little desire to work on it. Despite her lack of motivation, she made her way slowly to the library. On the way, she noticed a group of Slytherins coming toward her. They were the last people she wanted to see. A lone Gryffindor encountering a group of Slytherins nowadays was asking for trouble. She decided to take an alternate route down a back corridor. The route was longer, but less traveled and Ginny was surprised when she heard footsteps coming toward her. This time she jumped behind a column, waiting to see who would appear. Much to her surprise, it was Luna. That was very dangerous. Loony Lovegood by herself would be a definite target. Ginny stepped out from behind the column and Luna greeted her with a smile. They hadn't seen each other since the day of the wedding. Ginny quickly pulled Luna into an empty classroom and they sat down to talk.
"So Luna, how have you been?"
"Well, Daddy has increased production on the Quibbler since subscriptions have tripled with the Daily Prophet now being Death Eater controlled. And he has stopped publishing anything on ancient runes or rare hunts. Instead he is focusing on everything the Prophet refuses to report. I am worried for him of course, but Daddy is very brave."
Ginny smiled and then Luna posed the question many people wanted to know.
"Have you heard from Harry or the others?"
Ginny shook her head. Then she started crying again. She had been careful to control herself this whole week, as Mrs. Weasley had coached her daughter. She should not show any weakness to the new powers that controlled the school. Now, as she sat in front of Luna, she couldn't contain herself any more.
Luna once again took Ginny in her arms, stroking her hair to calm her down. Then Luna leaned down and started planting small, delicate kisses all over Ginny's face. Ginny was a bit surprised. Luna had never initiated anything before, but Ginny was secretly happy and reached her hands up to hold Luna's head. They began snogging each other deeply, with low moans. Ginny didn't know what was coming over her as she began to rub Luna's small breasts through her robes. Luna seemed to be enjoying it and began exploring Ginny as well. A few minutes later, Ginny was completely immersed in beautiful Luna and didn't give a damn about anything else.
"Luna, I don't quite understand what is happening, but right now I think we need each other. Will you let me pleasure you?"
Luna replied breathily.
"Yes, please."
With that assent, Ginny pulled off Luna's robe and then removed her own. They went to a corner and lay down next to each other. Ginny unbuttoned Luna's shirt and then removed her bra and began suckling her breasts. Luna's moans were getting louder and Ginny cast muffliato and locked the door. Curfew wasn't for hours and Ginny was determined that now she had decided to take Luna as a lover she was going to make the most of their time. Ginny worked her way down from Luna's breasts, trailing kisses across her flat abdomen. Luna stopped her there and pulled Ginny's mouth up to hers. They continued snogging and Luna removed Ginny's shirt and began to fondle her carefully. Ginny was on fire and it seemed that Luna was as well.
"May I remove you're the rest of your clothes now Luna?"
Luna nodded and Ginny slowly removed her pants and then knickers. Then Ginny stopped to take in the beauty of her lover. Luna's pubic hair was so pale it was almost translucent and so fine that Ginny could see Luna's swollen pink clit.
Waiting no longer, Ginny went down on Luna. Using her tongue, Ginny traced a path all over and then begin to very gently nibble at the most sensitive areas. Luna started to writhe under Ginny and screamed.
"Oh, yes, please don't stop, yes, never before, ohhhh."
Knowing that Luna was close, Ginny decided to try something that Harry had done to her. As Ginny continued suckling Luna's clit, she then dipped two fingers into Luna's pussy and started stroking her. Luna was thrusting into her and Ginny was wet and ready to cum herself when she brought Luna to a massive orgasm. Luna screamed Ginny's name as she shuddered underneath her. Ginny quickly lapped up Luna's juices, then moved off to the side, leaving one hand on Luna's stomach.
Once Luna had finished, she turned her head to Ginny and kissed her deeply. Then, without warning, she yanked Ginny's skirt off, following quickly by her knickers. Ginny was so close she almost lost it. Luna kneeled above her, admiring the view.
"The red hair is everywhere I see. Now I am going to try to do what you did for me to you, but I have never done this before. You do know Ginny that you just gave me my first orgasm?"
Ginny looked at her, shocked.
"What, you never fingered yourself?"
Luna shook her head, then she dipped down and began exploring Ginny with her tongue. She took a while to find the right spot, but as soon as she did, Ginny was so close that she immediately came. Luna smiled but didn't stop and soon was using her fingers the way Ginny had. Ginny was on fire and panting as Luna brought her to a second orgasm. After, they lay side by side and hand in hand. They talked a bit, with Ginny beginning.
"Luna you are amazing. Before you I had never thought about being with another woman."
Luna looked over and smiled.
"But you still like guys too, don't you?"
"Oh yes."
"Well I guess I do too, but I've never been near one except Harry, but I'd like to try."
"But, Ginny?"
"Yes, Luna?"
"How can we like both, what does that mean? Not that I didn't love this, but , but, I don't know."
It was the first time Ginny had heard Luna be uncertain about anything and she took a minute before replying.
"Um, well, I'm not really sure. I guess the definitions of love are not as clear as we've been taught."
Luna pondered that for a moment.
"Hmm, yes, I guess you're right."
"One other thing we should probably discuss Luna."
"Yes?"
"Well, with the current state of things at Hogwarts, we should probably keep this to ourselves."
"Yes, I guess so."
They laid together for a while longer, then stood up and got dressed. They had one more good snog before they unlocked the door and left. Ginny was still missing Harry terribly and she was hating what Hogwarts had become, but now she thought she might actually be able to hang on here until Harry and the Order finished destroying Voldemort.
The months passed slowly at Hogwarts. An underground movement of resistance against the Carrows was taking shape with a surprising leader: Neville. Ginny and most of the rest of the Gryffindors were in a constant state of subterfuge. From small things like placing freshly harvested cobra fern spikes in Alecto's favorite chair, to refusing to use Unforgiveable curses on classmates during their Dark Arts classes, the Gryffindors were making themselves prime targets for retribution. If no one could be found to blame, then a Gryffindor was punished no matter what the trespass.
It became so common for Neville and his friends to be hauled in for questioning, that illegal Occlumency studies began in earnest. While Gryffindors were the primary resistance, many Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws also participated and their help was often critical since they weren't under as heavy of guard. Realizing this, the Carrows began restricting inter-house fraternizing. This was especially hard on Ginny, as she hardly ever saw Luna. The only exceptions were during classes or at the library.
One day shortly before Christmas, Ginny was limping through the library, still hurting from an inquisition regarding an exploding toilet in Amycus' private bathroom. She turned a corner in the library and almost ran into Luna. Ginny felt like crying and, with a quick look around, embraced Luna. They hadn't seen each other outside of class in weeks and it felt so good to be held. No words were needed as they embraced and Ginny frantically began snogging Luna, who responded ardently. They broke apart after just a minute, fearing what would happen if they were caught.
Luna leaned forward and whispered.
"Going home for Christmas, Ginny?"
"Of course."
"Then come see me on Boxing day. Daddy will be out distributing the Quibbler and I'll be home alone."
Then, with a furtive look around, she gave Ginny one more brief kiss and disappeared to the other side of the library.
Christmas break came soon enough and Hogwarts emptied. The headmaster was not allowing anyone to stay and no one wanted to. Ginny floo'd home and breathed a sigh of relief when she arrived at the Burrow. Embracing her parents, she cried and began to tell them everything that she could not put in owl post letters. The one exception of course was that she made no mention of Luna. As Ginny finished her account of Hogwarts, she gave a huge yawn and her mother sent her on to her room. For the first time in weeks, Ginny slept soundly.
