Chapter 13
The Vision in Kingsley's Office
Ginny's scream was heard from downstairs where Ron, Hermione, and Harry were. There he was, the man from her dream. But he was real this time. He took his wand out and gave her a cold and scary smile. "I found you. HAHAHA!" he said to her. His laugh was just as scary as it was in her dream! Then she screamed as if she was in pain.
Harry burst through the door with Ron and Hermione right behind him to see his wife on the ground panting as if there was no air around her at all. A man in a cloak saw them, gave them the same smile he gave to Ginny a few moments ago, and Apperated. Harry didn't waste time. He ran to Ginny's defense and gently flipped her over so he could see her face. Her eyes were closed and she was still barely breathing. "Ginny, are you okay? Please, please be okay." Then a thought hit Harry in the head. "Was that him? Is he the one?" he asked softly but urgently. "Was that who?" Hermione asked nervously. After a few minutes, Ginny got her breath back. She looked at Harry through her tear-filled eyes, "That was him, Harry. He used the Cruciotous Curse on me. But before he did, he said he found me and laughed like he did before. He's after me Harry! Why does he want me?! What did I do wrong?! Harry, what's going to happen?! He might show up again and-" Ginny said through her many tears rushing down her face. She would've gone on, but Harry cut her off, "Ginny we're getting out of here." He said to her. Then he pulled her into a hug. She was crying more than ever. He tightened his arms around her back and put a hand in her hair. She was shaking, and kept her arms wrapped around his neck. Ron came into the room with Ministry workers behind him. A few of them rushed towards Ginny and Harry and started asking questions. And the rest of them went to search the house. The few workers by tried to get Ginny to talk to them, but she just clung to Harry and cried very hard. "Should we take them to the Ministry?" A woman asked another. The workers looked worried but decided to take them to the Ministry. Once everyone confirmed that no one was in the house but them, some people took Harry and Ginny to the Ministry and some people were left behind with Ron and Hermione to gather everything. Ginny could barely walk. Harry took her hand and Disapperated to the Ministry's lobby. Ginny was in complete shock. Harry had to guide her all the way to the Minister's office. Once the Minister (Kingsley) saw Ginny staring into nowhere, he new something was wrong. He quickly ran to them and immediately asked what happened. Harry sat down on a couch in the office and kept Ginny at his side. Kingsley directly asked Harry what happened. "Well, I wasn't there the whole time, I only saw this man with odd spectacles. Ginny was the one who saw everything." Kingsley nodded at Harry and tried to look at Ginny through her tear-filled eyes. He asked her to tell him everything that happened. Ginny looked up at Kingsley, and waited a few minutes. She took a breath to talk, but stopped and stared into space again. But this staring was different, her face was more flushed and empty than before. Harry shook her shoulder. She didn't change state at all. He kneeled down in front of her and took her waist. "Ginny?" Harry said. She stayed the way she was. "Kingsley, something's wrong." He said.
Ginny was alone and surrounded by darkness. "Hello? Is anyone here?" she asked. No respond. Then she heard a sound like rocks crunching. "Who's there?!" she asked in a scared way. Silence… "AHHH!" she screamed. A man came up from behind her and put his wand to her neck. "Try any funny business and I'll kill you. Cooperate and maybe he'll spare you." The man from her dream whispered into her ear. He took her arms and Apperated with her to a regular house. Then he took her wand and tied her to a chair. "He'll be here any second to judge you." He said. Ginny tried to ask who "he" was, but no words could escape her throat. Then, someone spoke from the corner. "Thank you Yaxley. I can take it from here." The man named Yaxley left the room and the voice came again. "Do you know why you're here Ginny?" That voice! I know that voice! She thought. Then she popped back into the Minister's office. Many people were huddled around her, including Harry. She sat up and looked at her husband. "I know who the man is." She said quietly. Harry urged her to tell him immediately. "His name is Yaxley. And he is working for-" then she cut herself off. Harry told the Ministry officials all about Yaxley. Of course Harry knew him because of Voldemort. Then the officials left Kingsley, Harry, and Ginny in the office. "Who was he working for sweetheart?" Kingsley asked. Ginny knew who it was, but wasn't sure she could tell. She leaned over to Harry and whispered to him, "Harry, Dean is out to get me. Probably for breaking up with him. But I know it's him." Dean Thomas was her ex- boyfriend in Harry's year. Harry thought that Kingsley should know. So Ginny finally spoke and told the whole story; how Yaxley used the cruciotous curse on her, and what she saw in her vision. Kingsley listened carefully and took notes as she spoke. Once she finished, Kingsley called two workers to come inside and keep Harry and Ginny safe. "And when the other two get back, bring them in too." Then Kingsley was gone. The two workers just sat on the couch on the other side of the room. Ginny looked at Harry and said, "What's going to happen now?" Harry stared at her. "I dunno. But I won't let this happen again. We just got done with Voldemort. Nothing bad is gonna happen. I'll make sure of it." He said. "I want to thank you." Ginny said. "What? Why?" he responded. "You haven't left my side. You'll always be here. That's why." She said to him. He smiled weakly. POP! Everyone in the room jumped. Ron, Hermione, and the Minister were back in the room. Hermione ran to them and asked if they were okay. "Yeah, we're okay." Harry said. Ron and Hermione sat on the couch next to them. There was a silence that made everyone uncomfortable. Kingsley broke the silence and told them that they would be staying at the Ministry for safety. "How long?" Ron asked.