Help Me Cause I'm Breaking Down
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Rating: R for language, violence, sexuality, and possible brief nudity. ^__^
Pairing: Ginny/Draco, Harry/Hermione, Ron/Luna
Inspiration: Opening lyric to Trapt's song 'Still Frame' Please Help Me Cause I'm Breaking Down - Hence the title :D
Disclaimer: I own Draco, Ron, and Lucius Malfoy… not! If I owned anything, would I be writing a FAN fiction? Nope. I don't even really own Alex or Cassie, they're based on two girls I know.
Authors Note: The first chapter or two will be short, like this one and the Prologue. It's just introducing the plot and original characters, who are Ginny's friends and roommates.
Spoilers? Character only, Luna Lovegood, who will be 100% OOC most likely.
Ginny suffers through so much in her sixth year, and who's there to help her pick herself up? No one… for now.
Chapter 1: Hospital Wing
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"Gin-ny!" The voice taunted as she ran around the forbidden forest, "You won't find him here. He's DEAD! He's gone. I killed him. But no one knows it."
"Go to hell! I know who you are! I saw it! You murdered Charlie you son ova bitch!" Ginny shouted.
"And you saw it." A smile loomed over her, a sick one.
"How could you?" She choked out.
"You know why." He whispered in her ear, "You're next, Virginia."
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Ginny bolted up in her bed with a sharp intake of breath. Her hand clutched at her robes over her heart as it pounded, nearly out of her chest. She looked around and found pale white instead of vivid dark red surroundings.
"The Hospital Wing, if you're wondering."
Ginny's head whipped to the side and she exhaled the breath she was holding, "Alex. You scared the hell out of me."
The girl sitting next to her smirked and used the arm chairs to push herself forward, her features hitting the light. Alexandra Clemens, 5'2", brown hair past her shoulders tied back in a tight ponytail, clear sky blue eyes, a feminine body, a black tank top with forest green sleeves, baggy black cargo pants that hung off her hips, and dirty black sneakers, in her sixth year with Ginny, and a choker adorned to her neck, "Didn't mean to. I've been here for the past hour, you opened your eyes once, but went back to sleep."
"Its. About. TIME!" Cassie, another one of Ginny's friends, ran up. Cassie Evans, 5', black hair half way down her back pulled into two low braided pigtails, sea green eyes, a thin lithe figure, a black tank top with sheer stomach, black jeans with various colored paint splatters, and red sketcher sneakers with more paint splatters, in her sixth year as well, her locket was tied on a course suede like band around her neck, "You've given everyone a scare."
"What happened?" Ginny asked, she sat up straighter, and cleared her throat.
"You passed out after Dumbledore announced what happened to Ch…" Cassie stopped and cleared her throat, "After he announced what happened."
"Where's my Mum? And My Dad? And my brothers?! They have to know who killed Charlie!" Ginny was frantic, she tried getting up out of the bed but Cassie and Alex held her down.
"Madame Pomfrey! Ginny's freaking out." Alex shouted over her shoulder towards the nurses station.
Madame Pomfrey waddled out of her station with wand and needle in hand, "Professor Dumbledore doesn't want any magic used on you dear. I'm going to have to do this the Muggle way." She pushed the needle head into the crook of Ginny's arm, stabbing her in a vein.
"I'm okay…" Ginny said weakly as she collapsed down on to the bed, going into dreamless sleep.
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Ron Weasley sat on the grounds outside the school. He'd finally been able to steal Harry's Invisibility cloak to sneak out for peace and quiet away from his Mum's sobbing and cries of "Why?!"
They weren't allowed to go visit Ginny in the Hospital Wing since she was unconscious and being monitored, but Ron would wait for Madame Pomfrey to go to sleep and then go see his baby sister. He knew Ginny must be going through a lot, she had been very close to Charlie.
"Ron?" A soft voice filtered through Ron's thoughts and the sound of grass being moved next to him made his head turn.
"Luna." He replied curtly, turning his head back to look out at the serene lake.
"I'm so sorry to hear about your brother. I know what it's like to loose someone you love." Luna sighed and looked at the side of Ron's face, willing him to turn and look at her.
He turned angrily, "How would you know…" He immediately regretted his outburst, "I'm sorry. I forgot… you saw your parents die."
"Its alright. You're not thinking clearly, you're brother was just murdered." Her eyes looked a bit angry for some reason, but her face remained passive.
"Luna…" He sighed when she turned to look at the rippling water. After a few silent minutes, Ron felt a warm, soft hand slip over his. He looked down at Luna's hand covering his own. Looking over at her, he saw a small smile on her face. Smiling himself slightly, he twisted his hand over under her own and grasped her hand.
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Harry tossed and turned in his four poster bed. One of his roommates had stolen his Invisibility cloak, another was snoring to his right, and the third was muttering about dancing chocolate bunnies in his sleep. Sighing, knowing he wouldn't be able to sleep anytime soon, he threw off his covers, slipped his feet into his slippers, and ventured down into the Common room.
He walked towards the Portrait, intending on going to sneak to the Kitchens and pray he wasn't caught by Filch, when he heard sniffling to his left, coming from the couch in front of the roaring fire.
Walking over, Harry peered over the top of the couch and saw Hermione sitting there with tears streaming down her face.
"'Mione?" He asked quietly. She turned her head sharply in surprise and furiously wiped off her face.
"Harry! You scared me." She tried to sound normal, chipper almost, but the sadness underlining her voice gave her away.
Harry sat down next the her and enveloped her in a hug, "What's wrong? You didn't even know Charlie."
"That doesn't matter." She sniffled, "He was so young, why'd he have to be killed. What did Charlie ever do? He just worked with Dragons!"
"I know 'Mione, I know." Harry sighed and hugged her tighter.
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End of Chapter 1 ^__^
Thanks bunches to the people who reviewed to the Prologue, I really appreciate that and here's the first chapter.
Alex and Cassie aren't in this much. They're just mentioned for Ginny's roommates purposes, but in the future, another OC named Angelina will become an important character, she's Ginny's best friend and other roommate.
I'll have the 2nd chapter out on Thursday (1/08/04).
Preview:
"Charlie…" She whispered to herself as a tear slid down her face.
"Talking to yourself are you, Weasley?" A malicious voice cut through her like a knife through butter.
"Malfoy, I'm not in the mood."
"Do I look like I give a damn?" He asked with a cruel chuckle.