Chapter 9: Potions Master Say What?!
A week after the Halloween Ball, Ginny was sitting in Transfiguration, not really paying attention. She was close to sleep, and she had a feeling she was close to a vision. She was paying more attention to staying awake and not having a vision, than her Transfiguration teacher, who was calling her name.
"Ms. Weasley! Ms. Weasley! MS. WEASLEY!!" Proffessor McGonagelle slammed something on Ginny's desk, waking her up completely.
"Umm…. Sorry, Proffessor. What were you saying?" Ginny said.
"Ms. Weasley, if you can't stay awake in my class, you best go to the Hospital Wing." Proffessor McGonagelle said, huffing, "Now, Ms. Weasley, please transfigure this cardboard into an Animagus Mirror. It will reflect you in your true animagus form, and since you seem to not want to pay attention, you can perform the spell."
"Er… Right. What's the spell again?"
"Mani Transfi."
"Alright," Ginny said. She pointed her wand at the cardboard on her desk and said, "Mani Transfi." The cardboard box transfigured into an intricately designed mirror. Proffessor McGonagelle picked it up and looked in it. Her eyes widening in shock.
She sets it down and says, "Fifty points to Gryffindor for an excellent job on this spell. Look into it and tell me what your form is. You'll have to look in more than once. If you get the same animal twice in a row, that's your form."
"Okay." Ginny said. She picked up the mirror and looked in. It was a lioness, then a snake, then a raven, then a badger, then a snake again, then a raccoon, and it kept on changing. "Umm, Proffessor, it doesn't have one animal twice in a row. It keeps changing."
"Hmm? Ms. Weasley, stay after class so that I can speak with you, the rest of you, start packing up." She then went to her desk. Several minutes later, the bell rang and everyone filed out of class. The Six Chicks and Slytherin Royalty waiting outside, Ginny went towards McGonagelle's desk.
"Ms. Weasley, I would like you to drink this and focus on transforming into an animal."
"What?!"
"You heard me. This potion is for those who are to become animagi. You will transfrom three times for me, each time focusing on a different animal. If you accomplish changing into all three animals, then I know you are a shape-shifter. Now, drink up."
Ginny drank all the potion in one gulp and then focused on turning into a lioness. At first, it seemed it wasn't working until Ginny heard McGonagelle gasp. She looked down at herself and saw that she was in the form of a lioness. She then focused on changing into a snake, it worked, that Ginny knew from McGonagelle's reaction. She then had one final form to try. A raven. She focused on transforming and McGonagelle didn't gasp this time, just stared wide-eyed. Ginny looked at herself, seeing she successfully changed into a raven. She then focused on being back to her own form, and ended up standing the same way she had before. "Umm, may I go now, Proffessor? I have potions next and I don't want to be late." All she got was a curt nod before she ran out of the room.
Her and the others ran all the way down to the Dungeons, into the Potions classroom, murmuring sorry to Proffessor Snape. He just stared at Ginny and then turned back to his lecture.
"Now, I don't expect many of you to get this Heritage Potion right. It is highly complex and only those who have complete control over their abilities can receive results. Who can tell me what the Heritage Potion does? Anyone?" He completely ignored Hermione, who's hand went up immediately.
Ginny knew the answers, but didn't want to raise her hand and make people think she was rubbing it in their faces that she was in a higher class than she should be. She looked around, seeing only Hermione's hand up, so she raised her hand. "Yes, Ms. Weasley?"
"The Heritage Potion is used to find one's ancestors. If someone finds they are adopted, they can try using this potion to find their parents. This potion is highly lethal, though. If one messes it up, even slightly, it could explode, causing a nuclear reaction for miles around. When making this potion, one must have complete control over their powers, and their minds and emotions, too. If the person is off balance, the potion will be off, causing the wrong results to come up. It is wise for when teaching someone to make this potion, that only those capable of mixing the simplest potions, actually performs the lesson. The others watch and takes notes. You know your results by looking in a mirror. You will look like your more powerful parent, usually the father, and then you'll look like your mother."
"Ten points to Gryffindor, Ms. Weasley. Now, tell me, Ms. Weasley, who in this class would be likely to not blow up the school?"
"Well, sir, it'll most likely be me, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood, Hermione Granger, Pansy Parkinson, Cho Chang, Dean Thomas, Zacharias Smith, Susan Bones, and Radella Philips."
"Alright. Those who were mentioned, get your cauldrons out. The rest of you, get parchment and quills and take notes. Another ten points to Gryffindor, Ms. Weasley." Snape said before putting the instructions on the board.
Near the end of class, Snape came around looking at each potion before putting some in a vial. No one had completed the potion except Ginny. Snape was incredulous that it would work so he had Ginny drink it, an antidote ready in case it was poisoned. He waited until the end of class to do so, though, because the results of such a potion should be personal.
Ginny drank the potion in one gulp, much like she had for McGonagelle, and within seconds, felt a burning sensation run through her body. There were no mirrors in the room so she could not look at herself. She looked at Snape to see him staring at her with fear. She then felt another burning sensation, signaling the change into her mother. Again she looked at Snape, waiting for him to say something, but he didn't. He just stared wide-eyed at her. Another burning feeling ran through her body and she knew she was back to normal.
Snape came to his senses and said, "Fifty points to Gryffindor, Ms. Weasley. Though, I'm afraid, I cannot reveal to you whose form you took."
"Why not, Proffessor?"
"Because it is not my place to tell you who your parents are." with that, he left to go to his office, leaving Ginny standing in the middle of the classroom. She then ran from the class, heading straight for the Great Hall. She ran to Gryffindor Table and hugged Harry, saying, "It worked! It worked! I got us fifty more points!"
"That's great, Ria(the Gryffindors' nickname for her, she picked it)! Did you find out who your parents are?" Harry sid.
"No, Snape wouldn't tell me, saying it wasn't his place to tell me, but I don't care! I'm just happy it worked! And if I wanted, I could take out my notes and make the potion again! Isn't it great?!"
"Yeah, it is, Ria! We wish Snape wouldn't told you though." Ron said from the table. He was stuffing his face, as usual. "Umm, Ria? Are you okay? You look really pale, and you look like you're about to pass out. What do you think, Harry? Harry? Ha--"
Ginny didn't hear the rest, for she collapsed, no longer able to hold off the vision that had threatened her ealier.
Ginny was at Malfoy Manor, she was sure of it. She had only been there once before, and it had been bigger, but the basic layout was the same. She walked forwards, trying to find the person she heard crying. She walked through all of the gardens, finally coming across an older looking Genevieve. She still had her basic beauty and looks that she had when her father died.
Ginny went towards Genevieve and noticed another girl right next to her, saying, "It's alright, Genevieve, it's alright. We'll win this, don't worry, we will." The girl looked to be the same age as Genevieve, but she had long blonde hair and pale lips, the near opposite of Genevieve in colors.
"It shall not be alright, Selene. We shall never win! Gryffindor made sure of that by killing Father and Mother and Lady Hufflepuff. And he also killed Su Li and Trinity! Oh, Merlin, what shall we do?! We need Trinity to complete the Power of Three, and we need Su Li and the other ten to help, or we'll never win this war! We are doomed for failure and our reincarnates are as well!"
"Dearest sister, how can you even say that?! Even without Trinity, we are strong! Even without Su Li, we have ten others to help protect us! And, dear sister, we have Draconas! He would never let anyone hurt you!"
"Oh, Selene! Have you not heard?! Draconas died last night! He killed Gryffindor to get revenge, but before he could even think of getting away, Gryffindor's followers murdered him! All we can hope now is that we die soon, so that we may be reborn into another time, and that history shall not repeat itself. Our father can not die before Gryffindor does. He must find a way to live longer than any normal man can, and kill Gryffindor before he comes into his powers! All we can hope is that it will not be long for all of us to be reborn in the same time, so that we may unite together and join Father. Without those happening, there is no hope."
"Genevieve! Do not think in this way! We must be positive! Trust me for I have seen our future lives! In a thousand years time, we shall all be reborn. We shall all have the strength and unity we need to beat Gryffindor. Our father shall die, but not die. Marred by Gryffindor while Gryffindor is at a young age. Father shall not be dead, for he has gone the length needed to survive. And this time, this time when you are reborn, your own prophecy shall be true. Gryffindor shall love you, be with you, but you shall find Father and you shall be the one to kill him."
"Selene? You have premonitions? Since when? When have you started having them?"
"I've always had them, Genevieve, but I guess your destiny kept you from seeing Trinity and I for the true witches we are. In our last life, we shall all be connected, even before birth, and we shall be Soul-sisters and Marriage-sisters. Trinity will not fail in her duty in that life, and I shall not fail either, nor shall you, my dearest sister."
"What do we do now? Now that Su Li, Trinity, and Draconas are dead? Without them, we don't stand a chance, and we can not risk the others dying slow deaths like Mother."
"We, my dear Genevieve, shall end our own lives. Just like Lady Hufflepuff and Trinity. Once the others see we are dead, they shall follow our example, knowing that they won't survive without us. Come, Genevieve, with me to move on into our next life." Selene got up, tearing a piece of her dress off. She tied it tightly around her throat, making Genevieve pull it tighter, until she was not breathing and dropped to the ground.
Genevieve cried hard as she entered the Manor. Ginny followed her as she went into the kitchens, telling a house-elf to get her a knife. When Genevieve got the knife she left, heading to her bedchambers. She then lied down on the bed and plunged the knife into her chest. Ginny turned away, not able to watch as Genevieve died. Then her vision faded into nothing.
Ginny now found herself at a funeral, Genevieve's and Selene's funeral. She looked around and saw people who looked just like those from her time. She did not see Draconas or Trinity. Nor did she see anyone she recognized sitting at the funeral. But, a little ways off on the other side of the Lake, she saw nine people sitting on the ground in a circle. Ginny felt a tug and was immediately in the center of the circle. She didn't know what to do when all ten people looked right at her, she didn't know if they could see her until……
"Genevieve?!" a young girl, who hada twin, said looking wide-eyed at her. "What are you wearing?! Is it really you?!"
Ginny tried to be calm as she said, "I do not know if it is me. I didn't expect anyone to see me, actually. I've been having these flashes of everyone dying, but no one could see me. My name is Ginevra, but everyone calls me Retina or Ria. I am from the year 1997."
"1997?! It is you, Genevieve!" the other girl, who looked just like the last one yelled happily, "Selene told us that in a thousand years time, our souls would live their last lives, and would finally win against Gryffindor!"
"Selene? I don't kn….. OMG!" Ginny said, then she noticed the confused looks and added, "Sorry, different way of speaking in my time. Omg means oh my gosh, but anyways. I just realized something. Selene…. She had blonde hair and pale lips, right?" they nodded, "There's this girl named Luna Selene Lovegood, she's my best friend, we are inseparable! Then there's this girl named Trinity Janet Malfoy. Does the name sound familiar?"
"YES!" a boy shouted, he looks like Blaise, "Trinity! She died awhile ago, a month ago actually. Trinity Mafia and Draconas Mafia! Draconas is alive in your time, right?"
"Yes, he is. You all are. I remember learning about all of you in History of Magic class at Hogwarts. That's actually where I am now, well, where my body is. Which brings me to my question, how can you see me when Genevieve and Selene couldn't? Nor could Helga Hufflepuff and Trinity when they died, or Draconas, or Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, or Slytherin. None of them could see me, yet you all can."
"We are performing a séance. We wanted to call the soul of Genevieve, and we did. We just got her future self instead. Wait, did you say you watched all of them die? You experienced their deaths?"
"Yes, every time I have one of these flashes, I experience someone's death. The only person's death I didn't see was Su Li's. Which means…… someone's about to die. You all have to get out of here if you wish to try and stop this war, though I know you won't succeed, it is still going on, even in my time."
"We need answers to our questions first! That's why we called your soul, surely you have the answers." another boy, who looked like a complete copy of Theo, said.
"I'm sorry, I do not know. I'm having trouble putting everything I'm learning through these visions together. I'm not even able to sort out my current life. I have no idea who my father is in my time, I can't find my mother, the guy I want to date completely ignores me, the last guy in the world I wish to date has taken an interest in me, I was just betrayed by my closest friend, and my whole entire house has turned against me! Never believe what they say about Gryffindors sticking together because it is SO not true. I'm sorry but I can't help you."
Just then shouts could be heard from the woods. Everyone from the funeral had shown up and were staring into the woods, where people clad in red came out. They turned to the nine people sitting in the circle, stopping dead in their tracks at the sight of Ginny. The people from the funeral then turned and looked as well, they bowed their heads to me and stepped out in front to fight the red-clad. Before anything happened, Trinity and Luna appeared next to me, looking around terrified.
The nine people on the ground smiled upon seeing Trinity and Luna. The red-clad people shot curse after curse out of their wands, taking down all of the protectors, and came towards the nine others. They stopped a short ways away, not wanting to be near Ginny, Luna and Trinity, who they knew as Genevieve, Selene and Trinity. Then finally, a redhead boy stepped forwards and said a curse, killing the twins who had not moved. Ginny caught on that they weren't going to fight, they were going to die, to join Genevieve.
When the last of the nine dropped to the ground dead, the redhead turned to face Ginny. He said, "Away, Demoness of Snakes! Your last warrior has dropped! Your war has been lost." Luna stepped forward, just on impulse, not knowing what was going on, and said, "NO! This war has not been lost! We shall be reborn! All of us throughout the ages, shall be reborn, each time gaining more and more power! What you see of us is us in our last lives! The lives we live where we win the war! In a thousand years time, we shall win! We shall unite above all others!"
Trinity stepped forward saying, "A thousand years time, and we shall be united the way we should've been! No suffering, no prejudice-ism, no slavery of those who do not deserve it! A thousand times we shall be reborn, and a thousand times more power shall come to us! Salazar Slytherin shall not die! He will never die!"
Then Ginny steps forward and repeats the prophecy Genevieve made,
"A boy born as the seventh month dies shall be the Dark Lord's downfall.
His parents having thrice defied Him.
They shall perish as the Dark turns one.
The Dark, A young girl, raised one of seven defined by red.
The Dark Lord's weakness, but also his strength,
The Boy's love, but also his defeat.
Both must beware the girl known to be,
One of seven, First in seven generations, marked by my mark.
A glowing snake on the left arm, changing eyes as warning of what's to come.
Power beyond belief, Nothing anyone's seen,
A young girl, raised one of seven, defined by red, and betrayed by a close friend
War shall end."
And with that, all three girls' visions faded into nothing, into blackness.
Ginny once again woke to the white ceiling of the Hospital Wing, but this time, she heard movement. She looked around and saw three other beds occupied. Two held Trinity and Luna, who were sitting up as well, while the fourth held Harry. Around Ginny, Luna, and Trinity was Draco, Blaise, Damion, Theo, Briant, Pansy, Grace, Parvati, Padma, Cho, and Millicent. Next to them, but closer to Harry's bed, was Ron, Hermione, Dean, Seamus, and Radella.
When everyone noticed all four sit up, they asked in unison, "What the hell happened?!"
"Don't look at me! Look at Ria! The same thing happened this time! She collapsed first, my scar hurting, I passed out, and I saw nothing, only screams. Last time she saw what I heard." Harry said.
"Retina? What happened? Do you know why it affected Trin and Lu?" Cho asks.
"I didn't see anything except people sitting in a circle, again I couldn't hear what was said. People came out of the forest and started shooting curses at them. They all died. I was there the same way as usual when this happens, appearing as an apparition, no one seeing me, just this time, Luna and Trinity were there with me." Ginny said looking at all of them. Draco mainly. She didn't want him thinking she had planned for this to happen to Trinity, she didn't want him to hate her because of what Trinity experienced.
"Trin, are you okay?" Draco asked, completely ignoring Ginny's gaze.
"I'm fine, Dray! That was so wicked awesome! I don't want to do it again cos' it's weird, but it was awesome!" Trinity says as Madame Pomphrey gives her a potion. She drinks it, as do Luna, Harry, and Ginny.
"Alright, you four, get going! You're all fine from what Headmaster Dumbledore says."
They all leave. They head down to the Great Hall, where Snape stops them and asks Ginny to go with him to his office. When there he says, "Miss Weasley, as much as I wish to not be telling you this, you are going to be spending Christmas Break at Malfoy Manor, where you shall meet your father."
"WHAT?" Ginny said, before remembering who she was talking to and added, "Sorry, sir, but…what?!"
"You heard me, Miss Weasley. You are going to Malfoy Manor with Miss Malfoy and Mr. Malfoy. While there, your Aunt Nia will be taking care of you and you shall meet your father, maybe even your mother. Do not tell anyone besides those who are going with you, for you can invite some friends to accompany you. If Mr. Potter finds out, he'll tell the Order about this and Molly will kill me, but your father wishes to meet you. Am I clear?"
"Crystal, Proffessor Snape."
"Good, now get to lunch and inform Mr. Malfoy about it. I doubt his mother or father have written him yet."
"Alright. Have a good day, sir!" Ginny said, leaving the office.
A/N: SO?? What do you think of the visions that Ginny's having?! It's really hard to make up a history for fourteen people(not counting the Four Founders). I could REALLY use some help with this fic, with ideas for the next chapters, so if you have ideas, let me know! READ AND REVIEW!!
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