- Rating:
- PG-13
- House:
- The Dark Arts
- Characters:
- Ginny Weasley
- Genres:
- Drama Angst
- Era:
- Multiple Eras
- Stats:
-
Published: 11/28/2002Updated: 04/28/2003Words: 5,709Chapters: 6Hits: 2,336
An Acceptable Risk
majiklmoon
- Story Summary:
- Set in Harry's seventh year. After countless attacks from Voldemort, Harry has given up trying to fight back. He is just waiting for Voldemort to destroy him. Ginny is determined to save him from Voldemort, and from himself, no matter what the cost.
Chapter 06
- Chapter Summary:
- Set in Harry's seventh year. After countless attacks from Voldemort, Harry has given up trying to fight back. He is just waiting for Voldemort to destroy him. Ginny is determined to save him from Voldemort, and from himself, no matter what the cost
- Posted:
- 04/28/2003
- Hits:
- 360
An Acceptable Risk
Chapter Six - The Howler
The morning after her detention, Ginny walked into the Great Hall, and took her
place at the Gryffindor table. The enchanted ceiling was a dismal gray replica of the weather outside. By the time she and Snape had
finished last night, it had been too late to
meet Malfoy in the library. She looked over at the Slytherin table and flashed
Draco what she hoped was a regretful smile. Conversation swelled up around her,
but Ginny was virtually ignored by everybody. With a sigh, she picked up her
fork and began to eat. Hermione gave Ginny a
compassionate glance, but Ginny just glared at her and shook her head ever so
slightly. The school owls began to filter into the hall, with the daily mail
for the students. A small, fluffy gray owl swooped down towards Ginny and dropped a scarlet envelope in her lap before
heading back to its perch in the Owelry. Ginny looked at the scarlet envelope in shock
and amazement. Somebody had sent her a Howler. She stood up, prepared to make a run
for it, but it was late. The howler exploded, and her mother's voice filled the
Great Hall.
"How could you, of all people, do such a thing, and to one of your best
friends? You had better pull yourself together young lady and start acting like
a Weasley, or I'll give you what for!"
Ginny's face was flushed with anger and shame as she turned to her brother.
"And how did Mum find out?" she asked.
"I told her of course. I'm not going to be having my little sister getting
mixed up with the likes of that lot over there," said Ron, pointing to the
Slytherin table.
"Who I am friends with is not any of your
business, or Mum's for that matter! Just because
you chose to have a Mudblood for a girlfriend
doesn't mean I have to like it."
Ginny grabbed her books and stormed out of the Great Hall, for the third time
in as many days, but not before she glanced over in the direction of Draco
Malfoy. He raised a sardonic eyebrow, got up from the table and followed Ginny
out of the hall.
Over at the Gryffindor table there was a heated argument going on between Ron
and Hermione.
"I can't believe you owled home about Ginny!" yelled Hermione. "She's not
bothering me, and you shouldn't let it bother you Ron."
"Look Hermione, I'm not going to have her saying such terrible things about
you. I don't know what's come over Ginny, but she needs to snap out of it, and
bloody fast before she gets herself into some real trouble."
"Ron, you really should just stay out of it. Ginny's probably just going
through some sort of phase, trying to be her own person. I'm sure it will all
blow over in a few days," Hermione said as she rubbed his arm.
"Harry, what do you think?" asked Ron. "Harry? Earth to Harry?"
"Er, um, I guess maybe Hermione's right," said Harry, looking up from the eggs he
had been stirring around on his plate. "The Dursleys are always saying that
Dudley's going through a phase, to explain away his behavior and bad grades.
Maybe Ginny really is just sort of going through something." Looking as though
the whole conversation had drained him of all his strength, Harry went back to
pushing the eggs around on his plate.
Hermione looked at Harry in shock. I
can't believe he is acting like this, she
thought to herself. Ginny is right, he
has got to shake this depression or whatever it is, or he is going to get
killed! I hate Ginny's plan, she is putting herself in so much danger, but I
can see why she feels why she has to do it. Let me see what I can do to help
her.
"You know," she said offhandedly. If Ginny keeps storming out of meals this
way, she's going to waste away to nothing." She causally glanced around the
Great Hall in the direction of the Slytherin table. She was rewarded by Harry's
sharp look of interest when she asked, "Hmmm, I wonder where Malfoy has
wandered off to?"