Help Me Cause I'm Breaking Down
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 2: Faceless Whispers
Ginny struggled to get out of bed. It had been three days since she was released from the Hospital Wing and it had been a week since Charlie's body was found.
"Gin? You ready yet? You have to be in Snape's class in twenty minutes. You need to eat something!" Cassie rambled until Ginny sent her a look that clearly stated for her to zip it, "Shutting up."
Ginny gave a tight lipped smile and shrugged her robes on. Her head still ached and for some reason, Dumbledore wouldn't let Pomfrey use magic on her, so she was forced to suffer.
Trudging down the stairs, from the Common Room into the hall, and all the way to the dungeons, she threw open the door to Snape's class. She was late, but her back and head still hurt from the fall she sustained a short week ago. Sighing, she slowly walked towards her seat.
"You're late, Miss Weasley. 10 points from Gryffindor." Professor Snape told her as she slowly lowered herself into her chair.
Ginny felt like telling her Professor to take his wand and shove it up his ass, but decided against it.
About twenty minutes into the lesson, pressure was applied to Ginny's head. Turning around, she felt and saw no one. Furrowing her brow, she heard a snap against her desk. Jumping around, she looked up into the cold brown eyes of Severus Snape.
"10 points from Gryffindor for not paying attention Miss Weasley." His malicious smirk was kept on his face as Gryffindor groaned a bit, "And another 5 points when there should be silence!"
"Bastard." She thought to herself, resting her temple against her closed fist. Her eyes traveled over the book in front of her.
Classes passed by fastly. Herbology was hot and loud, Divination was boring, Trelawney said that Ginny would go through much grief this year but find love, Transfiguration involved turning a quill into a goblet, Ginny was on leave from the Quidditch team because of her head injury, which she usually played as beater with Alex, so that left nothing for her to do but go to dinner.
Cassie and Alex sat next to each other as usual, holding hands under the table, while with their other hand, eating their dinner.
"Hey." Ginny mumbled as she dripped down into her seat next to them.
"Hi Gin. Feeling better?" Cassie asked, as she shoved a piece of chicken dipped in mashed potatoes into her mouth.
Ginny glared at her and let a low growl emit from her throat, "What do you think? You were in the same classes as I. I lost twenty points the first twenty five minutes in Potions, threw up in Herbology, nearly smacked Trelawney who took away another ten points because I told her off after that whole 'You'll be suffering through grief this year, someone in your family will die and another will betray you very soon' bit, my goblet in Transfiguration still had feathers, I can't play Quidditch because of my horrible sense of balance, and these dreams keep giving me monster headaches and I keep dreaming of what happened to Charlie!" She ended in a whisper as tears flooded her eyes, threatening to fall.
"Gin," Alex started, "Chill. Snape's working on this new potion that destroys headaches and puts you into a dreamless sleep."
Ginny perked up slightly, "Really? That's awesome, I'm gonna go ask for some before he leaves his classroom."
"Merlin, doesn't he ever eat? I haven't seen him at dinner in several days." Cassie wondered aloud.
"Snape? Who cares about him, Gin, you haven't ate since Charlie…" Alex stopped.
"Was found mutilated and dead?" Ginny asked, "I know, the dreams that I keep having have me lose my appetite." With a small angry huff, she turned and walked away, four pairs of eyes following her.
"Professor Snape?" Ginny asked, walking into the dungeon.
"Miss Weasley. I'm just on my way out. What is it you want?" He snapped, gathering his cloak and books.
"My friend Alex Clemens told me off this new potion you're working on. It's a pain reliever and dreamless sleep potion."
His eyes narrowed suspiciously, "No one knows of that, not even the Headmaster. How would Miss Clemens know?"
"I'm not sure Professor, but since what happened to my brother, I've been having awful dreams, and the result injury of my head gives me headaches, I was hoping I could be your sorta… tester to see if it works." She rang her hands together and looked around nervously.
"Its in the cupboard Miss Weasley. The small potion bottle, the bottle's the only clear one in there with red liquid. Only the small one Miss Weasley, and only half the bottle. I have an important meeting. Get it and get out of here." He breezed by her and out the door, his cloak billowing behind him and the slammed shut.
She sighed and walked over to the closet that held all of Snape's potions. Browsing through them, she looked for the one Snape said she could have.
"Virgin-ia!" A voice strung her name out, "Virginia, why do you look so frightened?" The voice was taunting.
"Who's there?" Ginny asked, her eyes searching the air for something that wasn't there.
"You know who this is." The voice shouted, a breeze of wind shoving her back against the shelves of bottles, "Don't deny it." The male told her, his imaginary breath brushed against her face.
"Get away from her!" Another voice joined in. Another male… that was quite familiar.
"Charlie?" Ginny whispered near tears.
"Gin-gin, it's ok. I'm here. I'll protect you." He promised.
"Charlie, this is the 21st Century, women can protect themselves." Ginny answered as hands wrapped around her wrists. She brought her knee up, and punched her attacker. Something silky slid through her fingers and fell to the ground, "I knew it. An invisibility cloak." The black cloaked man growled and Disapparated.
"Gin-gin… be careful. Some wards prevent me from following you. Not all ghosts are allowed in Hogwarts. And please, don't take the potion, you need this gift." His cool lips touched her temple and then her cheek.
She choked on a sob and took a deep breath. She felt alone suddenly, and warm. Charlie was gone once again. Taking another deep, shuddering breath, she turned back to find her potion. Reaching out toward it her hand hesitated.
"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.
"My brother is dead, I have a headache, I can't sleep, I constantly feel nauseas, I know who killed my brother, can't tell anyone cause they won't believe me, was just attacked by the thing that killed Charlie, now I know he's coming after me next. I'm not in the mood for your petty little blows and jabs about my family. If you really want to get off on seeing someone in pain, go torture someone else because as of right now, I've had it!" She shouted at her family's life-long enemy, the last as of right now, in the Malfoy clan. She snatched up the bottle and stormed out of the room, leaving a surprised, but satisfied Draco Malfoy in her wake.
"Arminein Root!" Ginny said to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"My, my. Aren't we a bit angry." The Fat Lady tutted before swinging open.
"Bite me you old bat." Ginny answered and walked through. The Fat Lady huffed and closed, hitting Ginny on the butt, "Arg!" Ginny made an angry sound and stomped up the stairs to her dorm.
(Author Note: If you don't like female slash, don't read this next sentence because Alex and Cassie are girlfriends)
When Ginny walked into her dorm room, Alex and Cassie were making out on Alex's bed.
"Oi! Break it up, I feel sick enough right now." Ginny said, throwing herself down on her bed.
"Oi!" Cassie shouted, taking it the wrong way.
"I didn't mean it like that Cass. I meant that you two are too sweet round one another." Ginny groaned out, "God my head is killing me."
"Still?" Alex asked, with a sigh, "Maybe you should go to Dumbledore and ask him why he doesn't want Magical healing used on you."
"Tried. He won't answer me. He says that I'll find out the truth eventually." Ginny cleared her throat and sighed. She fingered the bottle in her hand and pulled the stopper out and drained the bottle dry. Throwing back her covers, she went to sleep with Snape's voice echoing in her head, "Only half the bottle."
That's it for now. Not the best but the next chapter will be better ^__^
And just so you all know. This has a few gaps occasionally… they aren't answered in this, but will be answered in the sequel I'm currently working on.
Thanks for the reviews.