Everyone time I feel like Im losing my mind I remember Percy and his bright red face, realizing I now know his secret. I would never tell anybody what I saw, they probably wouldn't believe me anyway, but it's fun to tease him about me telling. Im thankful for Percy distracting me, if not I would be a mess. I have slept a little and last night I didn't have any type of nightmare. I even managed to let myself get distracted with the upcoming match of Gryffindor vs Hufflepuff. I even wagered my favorite quill that Gryffindor would beat Hufflepuff with a Hufflepuff girl from my year. All was looking well.
The day of before the match was beautiful, it was a sunny, not a cloud in the sky. After lessons had finished and I had eaten a decent amount of supper, as approved by Percy. I hurried to my dorm room and grabbed the diary, deciding to spend some time outside in the beautiful warm weather and to give Tom another chance. I walked up to a tree by the lake and ran my hand along the trunk admiring all of it's scribbling's. How many kids have sat underneath these branches and scribbled their intintals? JP, SB, RL, PP, JP loves LE, AW loves MP, you can practically smell the history or that might be a summer breeze.
I sat down at the base of the trunk and opened the diary, bracing myself for a good conversation with Tom. This will be good, your doing the right thing by giving Tom a second chance.
Hello Tom
Hello Ginny?
It's me, it's a beautiful day outside and it's a Friday so Im in a good mood.
You're giving me another chance
Iam just don't say anything bad about my friends again. I don't like the m-word it's awful.
I agree with you Ginny, one hundred percent. I was just in a bad mood that day Im sorry for calling your friend Hermione that awful word, nobody deserves to be called that, nobody.
I accept your apology Tom. Im so excited for tomorrow, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff are playing against each other.
Hufflepuff doesn't stand a chance
I agree, they don't have that great of a team this year. I was in the library the other day and I researched house Quidditch cup wins.
What did you find?
Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Gryffindor have each won the cup two time, , the rest of the victories belong to Slytherin can you believe that?
Of course
Thats right Im talking to a Slytherin, I forgot. I had a good time talking with Tom and before you knew it I was asleep.
I only had one thought on my mind as my feet carried me towards the castle, Harry. As I walked my mind drifted between thoughts of saving Harry's life and the task feet headed up stairs while my minds continued to wonder the two never seeming to connect. My feet pull me into a bathroom and to stand in front of a cracked mirror, 'Open' I said in a voice that isn't my own and a language that I don't know
A sense of Deja vu overwhelmed me as I woke up in a cold sweat, I couldn't shake the feeling as I splashed water on my face, changed into my robes, and headed downstairs for breakfast. As I reached the common room I found Katie whispering with Jordan.
"Ginny did you hear?" Katie asked me as I approached them.
"Hear what?"
"There were two more attacks,"
"What?" I turned on my heel and quickly exited the common room. How can this be, how could I go and attack more innocent people. Maybe this is the feeling of Deja vu? I hurried to the hospital wing to see who I attacked this time and my heart stopped in my chest as I saw the two new additions to the hospital beds. They were two girls, one with wild curly brown hair, the other with bright blonde. The last time I saw these girls walking around they were both hanging out with my brothers. One was doing Ron's homework, the other has her arms wrapped around Percy.
I hurried to the nearest bathroom where I landed on my knees and vomited into the toilet. What is with me? I sat back against the wall of the bathroom, my knees close to my chest, tears sliding down my face. I'm the complete opposite of what I used to be; Im weak, cowardly, I cry all the time, and the worst part I attack the people who are close to me. What is wrong with me?
"Is someone in here?" I heard a dreamy voice ask and looked up to see Luna Lovegood looking down on me. "Are you alright Ginny?"
"No, I just found out that Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater were attacked this morning."
"It is awful, isn't it?"
Back in the common room I sat in the window seat next to Percy who was staring off into space, not being able to believe that his girlfriend was petrified. She saw Professor McGonagall enter the common room out of the corner of her eye with Ron and, my heart skipped a beat, Harry following behind her. McGonagall pulled a sheet of paper out of her pocket addressed the whole of Gryffindor common. Since this is the fourth attack, security measures are being tightened. We have to be in the common room before six o'clock and no matter where we are going we have to escorted by a professor. Basically if we aren't in the common room were going to be with a professor. Poor Fred and George, their going to have a hard time causing mischief with eyes on them twenty-four seven.
Im going to have to do my part of making sure I don't attack anyone anymore, I don't know how I do it but I just know Im the one behind the attacks. Maybe with a teacher constantly watching me it will stop whatever is inside of me that does such evil things. I was waken from my reverie by Professor McGonagall saying, "I urge anyone who knows anything at all to come forward." I sat in a cold panic. Should I go up there? If I do how would I explain how I think Im the one attacking cats, students, and ghosts alike? I better not, I would just look stupid, plus if Percy or Ron or Harry knows that I attacked Hermione and Penelope they would never speak to me again.
The whole room stayed silent, Professor McGonagall sighed and stepped out of the portrait hole. Everybody started talking aloud, I just zoned them out, wanting to forget about today. I leaned my head on Percy's shoulder, I could feel him shaking and knew he was crying.
