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In The Shadows Part 5
Ginny walked throught he hall until she reached Harry, who was happily chatting to Hermione and Ron. She was curious but also angry. Why would Harry do this to her? He was supposed to love her and yet he was pulling a stunt like this. She stood behind and said "Why?"
Harry looked up, while Ginny continued "Why did you do this? You're supposed to love me and yet you pull a stunt like this just to scare me? You know how scared I am and yet you play a childish, immature, despicable prank on me. Why? I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU WOULD DO THIS BUT I EVEN HAVE EVIDENCE TO PROVE IT!" She threw the boxers at him
By this last sentence Ginny was shouting. Harry grabbed her by the elbow and dragged her outside, where he began to talk "Ginny, what the hell are you talking about? I haven't done anything to you; I've been with Hermione and Ron all evening. I would never play a prank on you regarding your fears. I don't even know how you got these" he gestured towards the boxers that were hanging loosely from his hand "Jeez, Gin, what's gotten into you?"
Ginny felt stunned. "It wasn't you?" She felt a cold chill run down her spine "But then, who was it?"
Before Harry had time to reply, a terrible scream rang out from the dense scrub behind them. It stopped for a moment then rang out once more. Harry and Ginny immediately let their instincts take over, running into the forest towards the source of the noise. They found themselves a little lost until a third scream rang out, deeper and louder then before. Finally they reached a clearing and found Neville and Luna lying on the ground, a pool of blood surrounding them.
Luna had two long, deep cuts made with what had obviously been a knife. She was sobbing and Neville was clutching his chest where a knife had been driven into his chest. Ginny tugged it out and healed the wound whilst Harry helped Luna up, healing her wounds while he was at it. Neville began to speak
"I heard Luna screaming so I ran out here to find a knife lying on the ground and Luna had these two deep cuts in her arm. I accidentally tripped and fell onto the knife, which is how it got lodged into my chest" Neville concluded, his eyes looking slightly out of focus and hazy. Harry put it down to shock, considering what they'd just been through.
What Ginny didn't realize, however was that the person who had done this was closer then ever before. The person was watching them, smiling at their pain, gleeful for their suffering. The rain started pouring down and they all hurried to get out of the rain. They sat around the table; Ginny and Harry went into the kitchen to get some dinner for them. However they talked about what had happened before. It was impossible not to. Ginny headed back out into the kitchen to Luna was gone. She asked Neville where she was and found out that she had gone looking for the Crumple-Horned Snorkack, like she had planned earlier that day during breakfast.
With that Harry, Neville, Ron and Hermione ran out into the storm, leaving Draco, Pansy and Ginny by themselves to wait for Luna, if she did return while the others were out. Ginny ran up to her room accompanied by Pansy and left Draco by himself. They sat down on Ginny's bed,
Ginny said "Why in the world would Luna go out in a storm to find something that doesn't even exist?" Pansy shrugged.
"She thinks they exist remember?"
Ginny nodded and walked around the cabin with her hands on her head, a habit she often slipped into when trying to solve a mystery. She had been doing it a lot lately. Ginny suddenly slipped on a white tablet of paper and cried out as she steadied herself. She picked up the piece to find a wet footprint on one side. Ginny turned it over and gasped as she read a very familiar handwriting speaking words she never thought she'd hear. Suddenly Ginny knew how much danger they were all in.
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Adding Potter's boxers was such a perfect touch.
I have them jumping at shadows now, thinking a serial killer is on the loose
That last attack came together more perfectly then I had planned.
Neville shouldn't have been there but he was. 2 for 1, I suppose.
I have decided that tonight will be the close. The end of a plan concocted back when I was only nine.
Tonight they'll all know the meaning of the word pain.
Then they'll know how I feel everyday of my life.
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