Of Water and Blood

It started out as just any other normal Hogwarts weekend for Ginny. She got up, got dressed, and headed down to the Great Hall to join everyone for breakfast.

As Ginny entered the Great Hall, she was waved over to join Hermione, Ron, and Harry for breakfast. She plopped down and grabbed a piece of toast and poured herself a glass of orange juice.

"How'd you sleep, Gin?" asked Harry.

"I slept okay. The girls kept me up half the night talking constantly about who they like, and just a lot of other girl stuff," replied Ginny.

"I'm sorry."

"That's alright. I'll live."

"So would you like to hang out today, Gin?" Harry asked.

"That'd be nice."

"Meet me in the entrance Hall at, say, eleven?"

"Of course."

Harry got up and left and Ginny couldn't help but watch him walk away. She grinned to herself as she finished her breakfast. She absolutely adored watching him walking away. When she was done eating, she went back to her dorm to freshen up.

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At 11, she arrived at the Entrance Hall as requested, but Harry was nowhere to be found. Ginny decided that she'd wait for ten more minutes before she went back to the common room.

She did exactly that, or at least, she attempted to. As soon as she was turned, she was grabbed from behind, a hand cupped over her mouth. Someone whispered in her ear, and she fell to the floor.

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Ginny woke up not knowing where she was, or how she'd gotten there, not even knowing the time of day. It was pitch black, and she couldn't move. Her wrists were tied above her head, and her ankles were tied to the bed.

She cried out to whoever could hear her, but she couldn't. Some spell had been cast over her so that she couldn't speak, let alone make a sound.

"Don't worry Gin, I'll talk care of you," said a dark voice from the corner of the room.

Ginny started struggling against her binds. But try as she might, she couldn't get away.

The tall dark figure slowly walked toward her, and as soon as he was in view, Ginny smiled. The mysterious figure was Harry. They had always talked about doing this, and she had told him to surprise her when it would happen.

"I didn't mean to scare you so much."

"Oh. It's okay Harry, just next time, at least give me a hint or some kind of warning that something might happen. Okay?"

"Alright Gin. I'll make sure I do that next time."

"Now let me go silly. I'm starving."

"Why don't we go get something to eat, it nearly is lunch time."

"How long was I here?"

"Oh, maybe about just a half hour or so. You sleep so soundly, so I was afraid to wake you up."

Ginny kissed Harry after he untied her. She proceeded to turn on the light and noticed that they were in the Room of Requirement.

"Now let's go get something to eat, Harry, dear."

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