Chapter 5
Ginny spun around to see whom the voice came from. It was a fawn that
looked to be in his forties but as Ginny knew it is hard to tell with fawns. He
wore a hand knitted red scarf and held an umbrella hooked on his arm.
Ginny had learned all about them in school and was fascinated by them and
she just thought their legs were so cute!
"You don't seem too shocked by my appearance. The last girl who came
where screamed a bit when she first saw me and she didn't carry around a
stick, but that was a very long time ago. Oh! Forgive me my name is Mr.
Tumness. Tumness the fawn though I have a feeling you already know what
I am. Did you come through the war-drobe from spare oom?"
" Yes, I do know what you are. I did a school project on the behaviors and
cultures of fawns. It was the best project I ever did. My name is Ginny
Weasley. I am a witch and my stick is a wand. I did come through the
wardrobe in a spare room, but how did you know that?" Ginny asked, a little
confused about how a complete stranger would know that.
"The last daughters of Eve and sons of Adam had come from there. They
returned to their home years ago and have not been seen since. They left
their kingdom to return to the world they came from. The youngest was the
first to come here and she saved my life. She was my dear friend." A sad
look came across Tumness's face. Ginny could see he had loved the girl
very much.
The words son of Adam and daughter of Eve sounded so familiar and the
name Tumness. Ginny knew she had heard them before in one of her classes,
but she just couldn't think of exactly which one. Ginny decided to put that
thought aside for now because she noticed Mr. Tumness was crying silent
tears.
"Here use this," Ginny said as she offered him her handkerchief. Mr.
Tumness chuckled a little. Ginny didn't see what was funny about offering
him her handkerchief. Mr. Tumness must have seen her confused stare
because he said,
"The last girl who came here gave me her handkerchief too. It is a rater large
case of daja vu. You see she was also destined to come and save us just like
you are. You and your 3 friends." What he said really shocked Ginny. How
did he know about Harry, Ron and Hermoine Ginny wondered. It just didn't
make sense. She hadn't mentioned them but he had clearly said she and her
3 friends where supposed to end up here. Then a question popped into
Ginny's head.
"Just where is here exactly. I have no idea where I am or how I got here.
And I'm getting a little cold."
"Oh dear! Hoe rude of course you are cold in the middle of winter. I hadn't
realized that I would get so used to cold but I lived through a hundred years
of winter. It has only been for the past 50 years that we have had spring
summer and fall. Come and have some tea with me at my house. It truly is a
lovely place and I can explain more to you. We really shouldn't be standing
here in the open now that I think of it. It isn't safe. You never know who is
listening. I'll explain everything once we get to my house. Come my dear
take my arm and we will be on our way." And with that Ginny and Mr.
Tumness made their way through the snow back his home.