Hi there. Welcome to another chapter of Time Secrets. First of all, I would like to thank everyone who had given me reviews and read my story. *gives out cookies*
There are a few things I would like to say about last chapter. First of all, I was in a rush to finish the end of the chapter because it was almost midnight so I had to hurry and go to bed, so I'm sorry if the ending wasn't very good. Second, TsukiyoTenshi told me that Hagrid would probably be willing to give the girls a rooster to deal with the basilisk, but by the time they went to get the fangs, it was already pretty late and I also plan on introducing him in the next chapter. Finally, I just wanted Ginny to blow something up. :D
Hopefully this chapter will have a better ending. This chapter might be a little short since it's basically going through Ginny's time while Hermione is recovering. Enjoy!
"Talking"
'Thinking'
'reading'
Ginny POV (Day 1: Wednesday)
I woke up in the hospital wing not knowing why I was there. I turned my head slightly to look around and saw Hermione sleeping in the bed next to me sweating slightly. That was when I remembered the events of last night. I sat up and put my shoes on. After I was about to leave to get something to eat, Madam Pomfrey quickly came over to my side and made me sit back down. Just when I was about to protest, she looked at me with stern eyes.
"Miss Granger might be the one who is dealing with the effects of that potion, but you still need to rest. After everything you've gone through, whether it is what happened before you came to this time or dealing with last night, you still need to relax." After nodding, I stopped struggling. Not even five minutes later, I heard a popping sound and looked over. Two house elves brought me food. Deciding that we should destroy the horcrux together, I decided to try to do some research.
After leaving the infirmary, I slowly walked upstairs to grab the books we bought yesterday. When I got to the room, I took out a bag and put the same extension charm that Hermione used for her old beaded bag. After a few minutes I finished putting all the books we had inside the small looking bag. Looking in both our trunks, I made sure I got every book.
By the time I got back to the infirmary, it was already 2pm. I gently placed the bag on my bed next to Hermione and quietly walked over to my sister. I looked down at her sleeping face and could tell that she was still in pain.
'Why would you drink that? I could have been the one to do that job while you looked after me. Do you really trust me that much? What if I hadn't been able to get you back here in time and something happened to you? I couldn't stand to lose you too.'
Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall walked in, but stopped when they saw me begin to speak. I was too far into my thoughts to notice them though. "You better wake up, Gatto. I don't know what I would do if you never woke up." After saying that to my friend, I gently placed a hand on her head and brushed some of the hair out of her face.
Professor McGonagall walked over to me and placed a hand on my shoulder. I looked at both my professors and looked back at Hermione before standing up. Looking at Professor McGonagall, I told her the same story that Hermione and I told Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey.
Everything was silent for a moment, and then the old woman looked at me with gentle eyes. "I can see that you are in pain. It must have been hard dealing with everything. I can assure you that I will help in anyways I can. Though, I must ask, who else do you plan on telling?" "We decided we wouldn't tell many people until the war is over and we have made sure to complete our mission. Maybe when everything is no longer so…..horrible, then we can tell everyone. As for now, this will be between Hermione, myself, you, Professor Dumbledore, and Madam Pomfrey." We talked for a while longer about different things from my time.
Both teachers got up to leave, but then Dumbledore turned to me one last time. "It's gotten pretty late. I think it would do you good to sleep." After nodding, I looked at the clock. It was already almost 11 o'clock at night. Taking one last look at Hermione, I laid down and fell asleep.
(Day 2: Thursday)
I woke up around noon and noticed that I wasn't hungry. Deciding to get some reading done, I picked up my bag and took out some of the books we bought. I set all the books about potions aside since I wasn't really good with potions. Once those books were out of my way, I picked up a the book Hermione grabbed that held the spell to stop someone from being born.
'This spell is extremely complicated. Like any other spell, you need to be completely focused; the only difference is if your concentration is broken for even a second, it could lead to your death. There was one wizard who did not die right away, but he was put into a coma. Each person can only use this spell once, so if a witch or wizard attempts it, they need to be absolutely certain that that is the person they want to use it on. The spell won't work on someone who is already pregnant. If there is someone in particular you wish to use the spell on, you need to simple say their name followed by the incantation. If you don't know who it will be yet, simply say the name of the person who would be their mother and the next child won't exist. The incantation is Natus Ultimum.'
After re-reading this passage about twenty times, I finally made sure I had the entire thing memorized.
Normal POV (because I keep writing Ginny instead of I)
Before she could begin reading the next book, Ginny saw Madam Pomfrey walk over with a bottle. The witch gently tilted Hermione's head so she could drink the potion while she was still unconscious. Feeling the girls eyes on her back, the older woman looked at Ginny. "It will help her recover faster." After saying those six words, the woman left the red-head to her books.
After reading through some of the old books that she already had memorized to see if she missed anything, Ginny decided to walk around the school. It had been a long time since she had last been able to walk freely through the hallways.
The red head walked around for about an hour before she made it to the Defense Against the Dark Arts room. Standing in the middle of the room brought back so many memories. Ginny remembered how they had so many different teachers and only one of them was actually any good.
Remus Lupin had been a wonderful DADA teacher. One of the things that everyone liked about him was that he let you deal with the magical creatures first hand. 'I can still remember how Harry and Hermione were that year. Despite everything that was going on, they were still able to become friends with Lupin. They took his death the hardest.' As sadness filled Ginny's eyes, she quickly changed her thoughts. 'No! Stop thinking like that Ginerva! We came back here to change everything. Lupin won't die this time.'
Ginny slowly walked back toward the infirmary when she stopped just in front of one of the windows. Looking out, she saw Hagrid's house. The young woman started to turn in order to go visit the younger version of the person she once knew. Stopping herself, Ginny turned back around deciding that Hermione would want to go along with her.
It was almost 6:30 when the Weasley got back to where her sleeping friend was. Ginny noticed that some of the color had finally returned to Hermione's face. Sighing in relief, Ginny walked over to her bed. Not wanting to do any more reading, the beautiful girl lay down on her bed and stared at the ceiling. After sitting for half an hour, Ginny finally fell asleep.
Day 3 (Friday)
Ginny woke up and didn't feel like doing anything. Thinking of just staying in bed that day, the young woman closed her eyes. After a moment, she began watching as all her painful memories came rushing back. Ginerva didn't even notice that she began crying. Just after re-watching Harry being killed by Voldemort, Ginny's eyes snapped open. Quickly trying to wipe her tears away, the youngest Weasley walked over to Hermione's bed and got under the covers next to her sister. That day was spent sleeping and thinking next to her best friend.
Day 4 (Saturday)
The sound of someone walking around awoke Ginny from her slumber. Opening her eyes, Ginny came face to face with Dumbledore and Madam Pomfrey. After sitting up, Ginny rubbed her eyes in an attempt to wipe her tiredness away.
After a moment of silence, Ginny decided to speak up. "How can I help the two of you?" Dumbledore looked at Ginny and spoke in a soft tone that sounded almost like he was trying not to wake up Hermione. "The Marauders will be here in a few days. In case Ms. Granger doesn't wake up by then, we have decided that her story will be she just became ill. Since I doubt you will be able to get much rest with the pranks of those boys, I suggest you try to get as much sleep as possible."
After nodding to her headmaster, Ginny went to stand up. Unfortunately, the medic witch had no intention of allowing the young girl get up. Dumbledore walked out of the room just as Madam Pomfrey started pushing Ginny back down onto the bed. "I want you to get more rest. Besides, it seems like you don't really plan on doing much until Ms. Granger here wakes up." After that was said, Ginerva nodded and laid back down. (I ran out of ideas for what Ginny should do. -.-")
Day 5 (Sunday)
It was around 11 in the morning when Ginny woke up. She turned and looked over at Hermione only to see her stirring. It took a moment for her to process this, but when she did, the girl couldn't help but to smile. After a moment, Hermione's eyes opened.
"Good morning sunshine. You've been out for 5 days." The brunette looked at Ginny and laughed. "Despite that fact, I feel somewhat exhausted. Not to mention how sore I feel. You said 5 days? That means that they should be coming any day now." The younger girl wanted to laugh at how quickly her 'sister' got back to thinking about their task. "Yeah, but you're going to have to rest some more. I doubt Madam Pomfrey will like it if you try to get up so soon."
It wasn't long before Madam Pomfrey came in and started fussing over the young woman. The rest of the day was spent talking about random things.
How was this chapter? I hope I did alright. I started running out of ideas so I decided that Hermione would wake up on day 5. Hopefully next chapter will be better. See you next chapter.