Ginny Slain

"Watch out!" Ginny screamed as she shoved Harry out of the snake's path.

Harry collapsed to the ground and suddenly everything went dark. His hands instinctively reached into his robes to retrieve his wand, and he yelled "Luminios!"

The corridor they were in lit up to reveal a statue of Ginny Weasley standing in the same way she had when she pushed him. Her eyes and mouth were opened wide in a look of sheer terror.

Harry stood frozen for a moment and then yelled, "No!!!", as he ran over to where she stood. "Don't worry Ginny, I'll get you some help he said with a sense of desperation. Just then remembering the snake, he quickly glanced around the corridor for it, but it was nowhere to be found.

Maybe it's still attached to her body, he thought.

He circled around her body, and was relieved to find that it wasn't attached to her. Only then did he spot what looked like a golden scepter laying on the floor next to Ginny. Not wanting to take any risks, he took off his cloak and used it to wrap up the scepter, so that his skin wouldn't come in contact with it. He then grabbed onto Ginny's arm and focused as hard as he could on his destination, managing to apparate immediately.

Harry could not stand to be in the hospital room any longer. The Weasleys had arrived 30 minutes prior and were lamenting the loss of their sister. Everything seemed to happen so fast. He brought Ginny to St. Mungo's Hospital after which it seemed like seconds before Bill, George, Fred, and Ron entered and rushed into the room Ginny was in.

Even now, he could hear their loud sobs, as he leaned against a wall in the corridor outside of the room. He banged his fist against the wall, and cursed himself.

How could this happen?

This happened because of you!

I didn't know the snake would…

But I let her come with me.. I should have refused her!

I'm the one to blame for her…no…not death. She can't be dead.

I won't allow her to die…I'll find some way to bring her back. I can't afford to lose her.

I'll reverse the magic or poison somehow…

Yes! I will do it. I will bring her back and everything will be as it was.

As his thoughts stopped he once again registered the sounds of crying in Ginny's room. Harry felt a pang of guilt and re-entered the room. Bill and Ron were sobbing into each other's shoulders while Fred and George stood staring at the statue of Ginny with tears in their eyes.

Harry comforted them until the tears stopped and they finally asked him what happened. He had just finished telling them every detail of what had happened in the temple when a senior healer came in to tell them that he and his colleagues had never before seen, read, or heard about Ginny's condition. They could not think of anything that would bring her back from such a state.

"But there has to be a way!" said Harry.

"There might be, but it's highly unlikely. The chances of finding a way to cure her condition are not very good. We will keep her here for the next few days and run some tests on her, but I would not get your hopes up," said the healer.

"You're wrong! She's not dead. I'll bring her back!" Harry almost shouted.

Ron put a hand on his shoulder to calm him down and said, "I know she meant a lot to you Harry, but.."

"But nothing. I will cure her Ron. Just give me some time. Don't allow them to bury her or do anything damaging. I will be back soon," Harry said, standing up.

"Where will you go?" asked Bill.

"I'm going back to Egypt. I need to fetch an item."

"What item?" Ron asked, but before he could get the words out Harry had already disappeared from the room.