Chapter 12: Ginny

Jane walked back to the classroom to find that Professor Snape had come into the classroom and had already started teaching. Jane tried to get to her seat quietly and without the professor knowing that she wasn't there, but it failed.

"I know that you are late, Miss Potter. So, there is no need to sneak in quietly. Just go to your seat and sit down," ordered Professor Snape. Jane quickly went to her seat and sat down.

"Actually professor, I was already here. My things were here in the classroom before the class started, so technically I wasn't late," said Jane, but once she said that, she immediately started to regret it. For, Professor Snape came to towards her and put his hands on top of the desk. What was even scarier was that he stared straight into her eyes.

"Miss Potter, for you to be on time to class you must be in class, sitting in your seat. As I recall, you had your things here at your seat, but you yourself were not in your seat. So technically, you were late to class. 5 points from Gryffindor," concluded Professor Snape as he started to walk away.

"But, professor!" stammered Jane.

"But what?" questioned Professor Snape.

"Why does my house have to lose 5 points?" Jane asked.

"This is the second time that you were late and you were late before. That first time you were late, I let it slip by, but as I recall, then I had told you, if you were late again, you would lose house points. This is the second time you were late, so, therefore, you loose house point. Now, please sit down in your seat, Miss Potter."

"Please professor. I wasn't late," objected Jane.

"I don't want to have this conversation again. Now please sit down or else you loose more house points," demanded Professor Snape. Jane sat down in her seat and class resumed.

After class, Jane walked out of the classroom and headed towards the common room. "Why was Ginny acting so weird? Did I do something wrong? I know that I was pushing too hard on her, or was I not? Did something happen in one of her classes that made her act the way she is now? Ugh. Maybe I should tell Ron about this or ask him why she is acting so strangely. I could do that during lunch." As Jane walked to the Gryffindor Common Room, all of these thoughts come up in her head. Jane walked up to the portrait of the lady. She said the password and walked through the doorway into the Gryffindor Common Room. It was a comfy common room. There were some students by the fireplace talking and chatting. Jane wasn't really interested in any of the conversations, plus she didn't want to stick around because she didn't want to be late for her second class. She grabbed her supplies for her next class and walked out of the common room.

At lunch, the Great Hall was filled with tons of students and teachers, chatting and talking about their day so far. Jane grabbed her lunch, PB&J with chips, apple slices, and milk to drink. She found Hermione, Ron, and of course her brother Harry, and sat down with them.

"Hello!" greeted Jane.

"Oh, hi Jane," Harry replied. " How have your classes been?"

"They have been fine," answered Jane.

"Did Professor Snape give you a hard time?" asked Ron.

"Not really," Jane said starting to eat her sandwich.

"I heard he did," Ron said. Jane swallowed her bite and looked at Ron.

"How did you know that he gave me a hard time?" Jane questioned.

"Oh, it gets around the school, quicker than you think," said Ron.

"Oh well then, I should be careful of what I say," Jane laughed.

"I guess you should," Hermione laughed. The two boys joined in on the laughing. After the four had calmed down a little and ate a little more Jane decided to ask Ron about his sister.

"Ron," began Jane.

"Yes?" he asked.

"I need to ask you something," Jane said.

"What is your question," he asked again.

"It is about your sister." Ron stopped eating and stared at Jane. Harry and Hermione had also stopped eating. Now Jane wished she hadn't brought it up in conversation.

"What about Ginny?" questioned Ron.

"Well, she…has been acting, well…weird lately," stammered Jane.

"What do you mean by weird?" Hermione asked.

"Well, she hasn't been at dinner when we are here or lunch or even breakfast," Jane slipped out.

"Well, that could just be a coincident," Harry suggested.

"I agree with Harry," Hermione said.

"But, that's not all," Jane objected. "She has been skipping classes and I know that because I have her in every single one of my classes and lately she hasn't been there except this morning I saw here in potions class. I went up to her and I had asked where she has been. She wouldn't answer the question and I think I might have pushed her a little too hard because she left class before it ever started."

"She probably left class because you were being hard on her," Hermione said.

"I agree with Hermione," agreed Harry. Jane looked at the three students sitting next to her. She sighed.

"Maybe you're right," Jane said giving up. "I guess it might be a personal matter to why she was gone."

"I agree, Jane," Harry said. He put his hand on top of hers. Jane looked at her brother and nodded.

"Ron, I just wanted you to know because I know you are Ginny's brother and how concerned I am about her," Jane noted.

"I understand that you are concerned about her. I will keep my eye on her and hopefully, she is alright," Ron said.

"Anyways, I was just wondering," Jane, stammered. "Did you find any information about the Chamber of Secrets?" Hermione looked at Ron and Harry. They both nodded.

"Well," Hermione began. "The teacher we asked was Professor McGonagall. She said that four wizards, Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin founded Hogwarts over 100 years ago. Now three of the wizards worked together well, but one of the wizards didn't."

"Guess who," commented Ron.

"Slytherin," guessed Jane.

"Yep Jane. You're right. Slytherin thought that magical learning should be kept in all magical families, known as purebloods. The other three founders disagreed. Unable to persuaded the others he left the school. Now legend says that Salazar had made a chamber of secrets and had closed the chamber before he left, only to one day for his heir to return to the school and reopen the chamber."

There was silence as the four students thought about what Hermione had just said.

"They say that there is supposedly a monster that is in the chamber," Harry said quietly. Jane looked at Harry with a worried look on her face.

"…Really?" Jane gulped. Harry nodded his head.

There was another long silence as Jane contemplated about what she had just heard from her fellow friends and brother.

"I should get going," Harry said breaking the silence.

"Why? Where are you going?" Jane asked.

"There is a Quidditch game this afternoon against Slytherin and I want to get ready for it. Plus, Hermione, Ron and I want to go to the library to look up a book," answered Harry as he got up. Ron and Hermione both got up too.

"Wait. I'm coming with you," Jane said.

"No, you're not," protested Ron.

"Yes I am and there is no way you can convince me to change my answer," Jane argued. Harry met Jane's eyes and knew instantly that she was right.

"She's right. We won't be able to change her answer," Harry said reluctantly.

"How do you know she's right?" Ron questioned.

"Ron," Harry said as he put his hand on top of Ron's right shoulder. "I know things." The four of them laughed as they walked out of the Great Hall and towards the library.

AN: I don't own Harry Potter. The only characters I own are Jane, Sarah, and any other characters that I made up. (Last edited 3/20/17)