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Chapter Eleven

Friday, Sept. 13

She woke up with a wide yawn and stretch. Ginny felt like she'd been sleeping for years! She scratched her head for a moment, before getting her bathrobe and going down to the shower, barely registering her surroundings. It wasn't until she was in the shower that Ginny realised that she had no idea where she was.

"Lily? Where am I?" Ginny asked in confusion.

Don't worry; you're still at school, Lily informed her with a smile.

Inwardly she sighed at having to be back in the mortal realm.

You're just in an older part of Hogwarts. Albus gave you these rooms, don't you remember? she asked with a frown.

"No, why did he?" Ginny asked frowning as she tried to remember, only to come up with a blank space.

Never mind that now, dear. You should hurry if you're to get to breakfast, Lily said.

Ginny nodded and quickly finished her shower, getting changed in record time.

Where am I? Draco wondered as he woke up in an unfamiliar room.

He got up quickly and studied his surroundings, putting on the clothes that could only be owned by him, but they were draped over a chair he'd never seen before. Leaving the room, he looked around, trying to find something that he recognised. Hints of memories ran through his mind as he went to each room, knowing what they were with ease, but having no idea how he knew...

Ginevra quickly explored her rooms, amazed at how big everything seemed to be. She didn't open the doors in the long corridor, not just because she didn't have time, but also due to the fact that she seemed to know that there were people in them.

"Hello?" Draco called out tentatively, hearing a noise nearby, but he was still wary of an attack or an elaborate prank.

"Malfoy? What are you doing in my rooms?" Ginny asked in shock, glaring at him.

"I didn't come here willingly Weasley! You probably kidnapped me!" he said, just as angry and glaring back just as hard.

The others came out of their rooms, looking dazed and shocked.

"Where are we?" Pansy asked, then seeing Ginny, she sided with Draco, glaring at her. "What did you do to us, Weasley? Where on Earth are we?" she asked angrily.

"I didn't do anything to any of you Parkinson! You're in my rooms... Now get out!" Ginny said.

"If you didn't do anything to us then how are we here?" Millicent asked pointedly looking at her.

"How am I to know that? You all probably broke in to here to pull some prank on me and fell asleep!" Ginny said.

A loud bell sounded and Ginny cursed.

"Out! Get out right now or I'll go to the Headmaster!" she threatened. "I'm so late..." she muttered, running around and grabbing her things surprisingly fast, considering she didn't recognise her own room.

"Ginny, calm down... We're all running late and you rushing about like that is only going to get everyone agitated," Luna said softly, smiling at her calmly.

"I don't care, Luna.. They're not supposed to be in here and they're making me late! I won't even have time for breakfast," Ginny muttered, looking at her watch.

"Darn... I was looking forward to a big breakfast too," Vincent muttered to Gregory.

"Don't you two think about anything other than food?" Ginny muttered, the saying familiar somehow.

She frowned, then shook her head quickly, rushing about again.

"Out, all of you!" Ginny said, shooing them out of her front door. "And don't come back!" she muttered, slamming the door in their faces. "What's wrong with you Colin?" she asked turning to see a sad look on her friend's face.

"Nothing, Ginny..." he replied softly with a smile. "I think you shooed Luna out with them..." he said, quickly going past and out the front door, trying not to show her his tears.

Ginny looked after him for a moment, then shrugged and finished getting her school bag ready, shoving a spare quill in her robe pocket and rushing off to the Astronomy classroom.

"We'll just go back in and get our stuff. You should go ahead Draco, since you're the only one dressed properly. Make sure Rion won't get points off all of us," Pansy said, giving him a quick shove towards the Hogwarts entrance.

"Fine," Draco muttered, getting the feeling that they were trying to get rid of him.

Shaking his head, he quickly went up to the Astronomy classroom.

"Colin, don't look so upset. We all know that Ginevra doesn't mean what she's saying," Pansy said giving him a smile.

"I know..." he said with a sniff. "It's just she... She looks so dim, like all of her sparkle left with the spell she did," Colin said sadly. "It was never like that before," he muttered, shaking his head in an attempt to rid himself of his sadness.

"We know..." Theodore said, patting him on the back comfortingly.

"We should get our things before Ginny decides to come back for something and finds us still waiting out here," Seamus said quietly.

Luna gave him a nod and smile, opening the door for them.

"Be quick, get only the things that are absolutely necessary. I will make sure that the doors stay locked until we return," she informed them.

They all nodded, rushing in quickly to get their school belongings and a few items of clothing.

"Lily... Do not be upset for her. She will survive through this, just as she has survived the past sixteen years of her life, and the years before those," Luna said quietly.

I know, Cassandra... I just hate to see her treat you all that way when you're the only real friends she's had. I would not like to be in Draco's shoes at this moment. She's royally annoyed with him for some reason, Lily said shaking her head.

"As is to be expected... Almost two weeks of her memory have been erased so she thinks like she did before she learnt of becoming a Vampiress, meaning that the Malfoy-Weasley feud has returned and she will be kind to Lavender, Dean and Rion. Ginevra will also think Ronald is still her loving and caring brother, thus she will return to following the Trio around again... It will be interesting to see how she goes with her detention tonight with Pansy and Hagrid," Luna mused with a smile.

It will be interesting, to say the least, especially as she doesn't remember why she has detention. I should go back to her now. She is about to see her brothers with their girlfriends. Lily said with a sigh, disappearing quickly.

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"Fred? George? What are you doing with Parvati and Padma?" Ginny asked in surprise, seeing them up ahead, their arms draped around the two girls waists.

Fred and George turned quickly, looking at each other guiltily before turning their attention to their sister.

"Are you all right, Ginevra? You don't look... well," they said looking at her with frowns.

Parvati nudged them discreetly and they nodded minutely, remembering what had happened.

"You're avoiding the question, aren't you?" Ginny asked rolling her eyes.

"Yes! That's exactly what we were doing..." they said grinning. "So we'll talk to you later about it. You're already late for lesson," Fred and George said, ushering their sister and girlfriends up the corridor to the Astronomy classroom.

When all three of them were out of sight, they turned to each other, shaking their heads.

She looks so... dull, Fred said silently.

I know. Do you think there's any way we can get her back again? George asked sadly.

There is a way, but you must talk with Luna of it... a female voice said softly.

Fred and George looked to each other in surprise, and then looked around for the source of the voice.

You cannot see me... I am Lily Potter, nee Evans... I am currently within your sister's body to protect her. I did leave a few days or weeks ago; it is hard to remember what mortal time is like when you cannot discern between night and day, or sleep and awake. Lily said with a smile.

You're Harry's mother? they asked.

Yes... But I am not just his mother, as everyone seems to believe...

We can help Ginevra? Fred and George asked, directing the conversation to the original topic.

Yes, you can help her... You have to talk with Luna about it though. Oh dear. Ginevra just saw Ronald and Lavender together... Lily said with a frown, disappearing.

"Should we go get her now or wait until recess?" Fred asked George quietly as they headed to a tapestry.

"We'll wait until recess... I'm not up to facing Snape this early in the morning when he doesn't remember who and what Ginevra was," George said, Fred nodding in agreement.

They went behind a tapestry and back down to Ginevra's room, wondering about Ginevra, Lily and how she knew that Luna could get their sister back...

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Ginny stopped in the Astronomy classroom, wondering why she had been put in a seventh year Advanced class. Looking around, she saw that Professor Rion still hadn't arrived in class then saw something else that stopped her in her tracks.

Is that Lavender with Ron? Ginny thought in surprise and shock.

"Hi Ron... Can I talk with you for a moment?" she asked going over to them.

"Busy," he muttered, kissing Lavender again.

"Please, Ron? Just for a second," Ginny said.

Lavender pulled away from Ron and smiled at him.

"Go on, Ron-Ron... I'm sure it can only be important," she said sweetly.

"All right," Ron said with a roll of his eyes, following Ginny out of the classroom.

"When did you start dating Lavender? How come you didn't tell me about it?" she asked quietly.

"You didn't tell me that you were Advanced," Ron pointed out.

"That's something completely different, Ron! Besides, I didn't even know until I got here," Ginny replied. "When did you start dating her?" she asked again.

"Last week," Ron said.

"Mr. and Miss Weasley... It is time for class, would you both please go inside now?" Rion asked, coming up behind them.

"Yes, Professor Rion... Sorry," Ginny said quickly, going in to the classroom with her brother.

"Be seated please," Rion said and the students went to their seats.

As Rion took the attendance roll, Ginny looked around, seeing that the Gryffindors were sitting with the Slytherins. She shook her head, wondering at how sane Dumbledore was to have seated them all together.

"Who has finished the homework I set in the last lesson?" Rion asked.

Hermione put her hand up immediately, as did a few other people in the classroom. Ginny quickly looked in her bag and found that she had finished the work. She put her hand up as well, wondering when she'd done homework she hadn't even known about...

"Excellent work, all of you. Ten points to both Gryffindor and Slytherin," Rion said smiling.

A knock sounded at the door and Rion opened it to reveal Firenze. She started for a moment, then forced a smile on her face, looking at the Divination teacher.

"May I help you with something?" she asked, a hint of fear in her voice.

"I apologise for interrupting, but I need you to look at a star for me... I do not believe I have seen it before," Firenze said smoothly, ignoring her fear.

"Very well..." Rion said, trying to refrain from being irritable to her colleague. "All of you do your work from chapters eleven to fifteen. Please do not talk while I am gone... I expect you to be up to at least chapter thirteen by the time I return," Rion said sternly.

Firenze gave Ginny a smile. She smiled back hesitantly. He frowned for a split second, then gave Rion a smile and led her to the Divination Tower.

"Seamus!" Dean hissed at him.

Ginny looked past Neville to Seamus, who didn't even acknowledge Dean. Neville gave her a nudge and smile, indicating to her book. Ginny gave him a silent nod and smile, then started her work.

"Seamus! Why aren't you talking to me?" Dean asked, sounding confused.

"Dean. You are talking again when Rion has said not to. Do you want to get more points taken from Gryffindor?" Neville asked, raising an eyebrow at him.

Dean glared at him angrily.

"Fuck off Longbottom... I am talking to Seamus, not you. This has nothing to do with you," Dean snarled.

"Yet you are a part of my House, and so it has everything to do with me. Now be silent and return to your work," Neville said angrily, glaring at him.

Dean's quill jumped in to his hand and he looked at his book unwillingly.

"What just happened?" Ginny whispered to Neville in shock.

"There is no need to worry lovely..." Neville said with a reassuring smile.

The door opened and Rion walked in, seeming surprised that everyone was quietly working.

"Five points to Slytherin and Gryffindor. Continue your work," she instructed, sitting at her desk.

As the bell rang and they all packed up quickly, Rion stood at the door and checked their work, giving both Houses another five points for finishing off their work.

"That was nice of her, wasn't it?" Ginny asked Neville.

"Sure..." Neville muttered. "So, why were you late to class?" he asked with a grin.

"I overslept, and when I did wake up I found a whole lot of Slytherins in my room! And to top it all off, I missed breakfast," Ginny complained, rubbing her grumbling stomach.

"Well I sure hope the world doesn't end because you've missed one meal!"

"The most important meal of the day, mind you! My stomach isn't happy with me..." she grumbled, her stomach agreeing. "Do you have any idea as to why I have that room?" she asked Neville looking at him.

"Dumbledore gave it to you because of your nightmares," he said quietly, saying the only reason that would make sense to her.

"They're back again?" she muttered. "I don't think I had one last night, or else I would have been awake earlier... Or maybe I couldn't sleep because of the nightmares and then when I did fall asleep I didn't hear my alarm because I was so tired..." Ginny mused.

"Ow! Ron-Ron why did you do that for?" Lavender cried up ahead, clutching her arm tightly.

Blood seeped around her fingers, oozing along her skin.

"I'm sorry Lavender! I didn't even know I hit you!" Ron said frowning at her arm. "Let me fix it for you," he said, pulling his wand out.

"You're not going anywhere near my arm!" Lavender yelled, glaring at him.

Ginny's vision went crimson and she stared at the blood on Lavender's arm. She shook her head violently and the crimson faded away.

"I'll do it for you," Theodore said, touching his wand to Lavender's arm.

"Thanks," Lavender said with a suspicious frown.

"Nott... What are you doing?" Malfoy hissed at him.

"I healed her arm. I am helping Madam Pomfrey in the hospital wing so healing a small wound should be within my capabilities, don't you think Malfoy?" Theodore asked coldly.

"Can you all start moving now? We're already late for class and if we don't get there, these two are going to sneak off to the kitchens," Pansy muttered to Blaise, looking at her boyfriends.

"Am I seeing things or are the Slytherins being nice?" Ginny asked Neville softly.

"You're definitely seeing things, Weasley. We don't want to be late because of a bunch of idiotic Gryffindors," Pansy said sneering at her.

"Would you all just shut up and move? I want to get to class before Flitwick decides to give us all detention," Theodore said, pushing past the Gryffindors with Millicent behind him.

The other Slytherins followed him quickly, Pansy talking with Gregory and Vincent in hushed tones.

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Ginny looked after them with a frown then, deciding that Nott was talking sense, she went down the corridor to the Charms classroom with Neville beside her.

"Wasn't that weird?" Ginny asked Neville.

He just nodded and didn't say anything, but Ginny noticed that he looked slightly sad.

"What's wrong?" she asked as they entered the classroom.

"Never mind..." Neville said giving her a smile.

"What happened to the classroom? Has it always been this way?" Ginny asked as she headed to the back tables, noticing that the Slytherins were spread out across the room, even in the Gryffindor side of the room!

"It's Dumbledore's idea to promote House unity more," Neville replied, sitting beside her.

"They're sitting in front of us?!" Ginny muttered, seeing that Draco and Blaise were in front of them.

A memory flashed in her mind of running after someone and a centaur appearing, but with a shake of her head it disappeared and Ginny frowned at the two boys in front of them.

"Are you all right? Why did you shake your head?" Neville asked in concern.

"Oh, it was nothing... Just seeing things," she said with a grin.

"That's one of the first signs of being crazy, you know," Draco drawled in front of them.

"Listening in on others conversations isn't polite, Malfoy," Ginny said with a glare.

"It's hard not to listen to you when you're right behind me and practically shouting Weasley," Draco said smirking.

"Sod off," Ginny muttered, still glaring at him.

"Now, now class! Your attention please!" Flitwick called, his small voice somehow still managing to be heard over everyone talking. "I will take attendance now, so please be quiet," he said, then started to call out the names.

"What did you see?" Neville whispered to Ginny urgently.

"I was running after someone and a centaur appeared, that's all..." Ginny said. "Why? What's wrong about that?" she asked, his sense of urgency catching.

"Nothing's wrong... I was just worried about you, that's all lovely," he said with a grin and wink.

"Oh... All right," Ginny said, not really convinced.

"Now, who can remember what spells we learnt yesterday?" Flitwick asked.

"The Awakening and Sleeping Charms," Ginny replied automatically, Hermione lowering her arm in disappointment.

"Correct, Miss Weasley!" Flitwick said smiling at her. "Five points to Gryffindor."

Ginny gave him a weak smile in return, wondering how on Earth she remembered spells from lessons she didn't even know she'd had!

"Teacher's pet," Draco hissed quietly, but still loud enough so that she would hear.

A memory jerked in Ginny's mind and she gave a grin.

"Yet you're the one that got turned into an animal by a teacher..." she replied.

Draco glared at her and they both missed Blaise and Neville glancing at each other in surprise.

"As you have been doing quite a lot of practical work for the past two weeks, for today's lesson we will be going through what spells and work you will need for the end of year examinations. So please be quiet and listen carefully. I do not want any of you to fail," Flitwick said seriously, smiling at the class before him.

Hermione sat up straighter in her chair, her quill inked and poised above the parchment immediately.

Almost as if taking cue from Hermione's eagerness, everyone else in the class readied their quills and waited for Flitwick to start talking.

"Excellent," he said with a smile, then began to lecture them on the various new and old Charms they would have to learn, remember and re-learn.

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The bell for recess sounded and Ginny rubbed her sore wrist with a wince.

"I don't think I've ever done that much writing in such a short amount of time before!" she muttered, flexing her wrist again.

"It has to be against some kind of safety regulations to make us write that much," Lavender said with a smile, coming up beside them.

Neville glared at her angrily. Ginny, not noticing her friend's behaviour, gave Lavender a smile.

"It probably is, but I doubt anyone would say anything about it... It is to help us graduate, after all," she replied.

"I guess..." Lavender said with a nonchalant shrug. "Do you mind if I sit with you at recess? Ron-Ron's going to be doing homework in the library with Harry and Hermione," she said.

Ginny gave her a pitying smile, knowing that they only ever did 'homework' in the library when they were doing research for one of their adventures.

"Yeah, that's fine," Ginny said, taking pity on the girl. "Why aren't you sitting with Parvati?" she asked curiously.

"Parvati's been spending more time with Padma since I started dating Ron-Ron," Lavender said truthfully, aware of the look Neville was giving her.

"Oh... Well, I'm starving, do you want to head there with us now?" Ginny asked.

"Great!" Lavender said grinning at her happily, and smirking in triumph at Neville when Ginny turned away for a moment.

"Fred, George! You didn't have to come to see me to recess, you know," Ginny said grinning at them.

"We didn't come to see you to recess," Fred said with a frown.

George nudged him hard.

"We wanted to go there ourselves, so we thought it'd be nice to walk with our baby sister," George said, both twins putting their arms around her.

Ginny laughed and hugged them.

"Well it's nice of you to think of me," she said.

"Yeah..." Fred and George muttered to each other

They accompanied their sister to the Great Hall, Lavender and Neville walking behind them, glaring at each other.

"We'll see you at lunch, all right? We need to talk to Luna for a second," they said hugging Ginny briefly before going over to the blonde girl.

Luna smiled at them, touched Colin's shoulder briefly then followed Fred and George out of the Great Hall wordlessly. Colin looked over to Ginny and did a double take when he saw that she was sitting next to Lavender. He looked over to Pansy, who gave a minute shrug, looking both sad and disgusted. Shaking his head, Colin got up and went down to Ginny, putting a grin on his face.

"Hi Ginny... How was Astronomy?" he asked, expecting a complaint about Rion.

"It was fine... Rion was nice enough not to give Ron and I detention when she saw us outside talking," Ginny said smiling.

Colin stared at her for a moment, a swift jab from Neville bringing him back to his senses.

"Right... Why were you outside talking?" Colin asked.

Ginny looked at Lavender for a moment, then smiled.

"I was wondering when he started dating Lavender..." she replied.

"You mean Ron-Ron didn't tell you that we were going out?" Lavender asked, sounding hurt.

"It's all right, Lavender! He was just upset with me because I didn't tell him that I was Advanced," Ginny said, attempting to comfort the girl.

Colin and Neville glanced at each other, both of them suddenly feeling nauseous. They heard Pansy mutter about feeling sick and knew that she had overheard them too.

"Oh, don't worry about me... I'll be all right Ginny," Lavender said with a few dramatic sniffles.

"If you're sure," Ginny said with a concerned frown.

Lavender nodded, standing up. "I'm just going to freshen up... I'll be back in a few minutes," she said with a cheerful smile, leaving the Great Hall quickly.

"If she's going to freshen up then I'm going to marry a Blast Ended Skrewt," Colin muttered to Neville sarcastically as he sat next to him.

Neville nodded briefly, looking at Ginny.

"You all right?" he asked her.

"Yeah... I just feel sorry for her, that's all. She has no idea that Ron isn't studying for homework," Ginny replied with a shake of her head as she grabbed some fruit.

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Lavender bypassed the bathroom, continuing on to a deserted hallway. Muttering a password, she slipped behind the tapestry, hurrying down the corridor to Ginny's room.

She was thankful that there was a torch already lit at the end of the corridor as it gave her enough light to make sure that she didn't stumble and give herself away.

"... so if we use her dagger to cut those ball things you found then she'll get her memory back?" Lavender heard Fred and George ask.

"As long as one piece enters Ginevra's mind, then yes," Luna replied. "But you can't touch the dagger!" she added as they went to get it.

"Why not?" they asked frowning at her.

"You are not able to pick the dagger up in your pixie form. It would be too heavy for you. Only Ginevra's own or a Full Blooded being can touch the dagger while her mind is like this," Luna explained.

"But Draco's just like Ginevra is," they said, sounding disappointed.

"Yes... But Neville is fine. He will be able to get the dagger without harming anyone," Luna said comfortingly.

"Why can't you get it?" George asked.

"Yeah, you're right here!" Fred added.

"I am not able to touch the dagger as my being form will go into despair. I will See everything that will happen to, with and surrounding the dagger, and hence, I will See everything that is going to happen to Ginevra. I will not be able to handle it and the dagger will be my end," Luna said sadly.

"Well... You're not going anywhere near that dagger," Fred and George said immediately, ushering her to the wardrobe door.

Lavender's eyes widened as she realised that they were about to catch her. Something grabbed her arm and when she was about to scream, a hand covered her mouth.

"Calm down, Lavender love,' Dean's voice whispered in her ear.

Material covered them both and they both pressed against the wall as the twins guided Luna past them and along the corridor.

When they were out of sight and earshot, Lavender let out a sigh of relief.

"Why didn't they see us?" she asked Dean.

"I borrowed Potter's Invisibility Cloak this morning... I had plans for it, and when I saw you coming down here I had intended on fulfilling those plans," he whispered huskily. "Then I realised that you were going to be caught and out of the goodness of my heart, I helped you," he said smirking at her in the torchlight.

"Goodness of your heart? My dear Dean, you're no more good than I am," Lavender muttered, kissing him.

"And just as heartless," he replied with another smirk.

"Of course... Still, I should repay you for helping me," Lavender said grinning at him as her hands went to open his robes.

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Fred and George helped Luna out of the corridor, feeling sick at the sounds they were being forced to hear.

"Honestly... You'd think they would have cast a silencing charm," Fred muttered.

"What's worse is that they're doing that in Ginevra's corridor... Remind me to go through the front door from now on," George replied.

Fred nodded in agreement, both of them going green as Lavender cried out. They practically jumped out of the corridor and slammed the door shut.

"Imagine what Ronnie-kins would say if he found out that his girlfriend was screwing Dean," Fred said smirking evilly.

"He would deny the entire thing on her behalf and accuse you of lying," Luna supplied for him. "Then he would make sure to stay with Lavender for longer, just to spite you," she finished.

"Damn... There goes our fun," George muttered, Fred sighing in disappointment.

"So you know when he'll stop dating Lavender?" he asked.

"Yes..." Luna said, her tone giving them enough reason to stop asking questions.

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"I'll see you at lunch, all right Colin? Say hi to Luna for me when you see her," Ginny said waving to him as she left with Neville to the Divination Tower.

"We've got Trewlaney now, don't we?" Ginny asked, shaking her head in confusion before starting to climb the ladder.

"Yes. So that means more tea cups," Neville grumbled, climbing up the ladder after Ginny.

A teacup with black tea leaves flashed in Ginny's mind and she stopped as images of teapots, messages and rain flew in front of her eyes.

"Ginevra? What's wrong?" Neville asked urgently.

"I'm sorry... I didn't want it to be like this," Ginevra muttered, her eyes closing and she fell off the ladder.

"Shit!" Neville cursed, reaching out to grab his falling friend.

As he grabbed her arm, Ginevra let out an ear-piercing scream, and Neville's thumb glowed a bright blinding green. Plants grew at a tremendous speed, catching Ginevra as she fell again when Neville put his hands up to his ears.

"Mr. Longbottom... Take Miss Weasley to the Room of Requirement. You will be excused from this class," Trewlaney called from the top of the ladder.

Neville nodded and jumped down on to the ground. He carefully picked Ginevra up, making sure that she didn't scream again and headed off to the Room of Requirement, the plants disappearing as he left.

As he passed Blaise and the others, Neville saw their eyes widen in shock. The Dream Team passed by, not noticing Neville at the centre of the surrounding Slytherins. Lavender came out a side corridor with Dean and they both ran to the Divination Tower, fixing their clothes.

"Finally got yourself a girl, eh Longbottom?" Draco sneered at him.

Blaise clenched his fist and he twitched angrily as he heard the insult to his boyfriend. Pansy grabbed his hand and soothed him quietly.

Neville just rolled his eyes, shook his head and went past Draco.

"Longbottom! I was talking to you!" Draco snarled at him.

"I am aware of that, Malfoy. But as you didn't say anything productive, I thought it best to just continue past," Neville replied, not even a hint of a stutter in his voice. "You should all get to class before Trewlaney gives you detention," he said, then continued down the corridor with Ginevra in his arms.

Draco glared after him angrily.

"Who does he think he is?" he muttered.

"It doesn't matter... He's right. Hurry up," Blaise said, hurrying Draco and the others down to the Divination Tower.

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Neville opened the door to the Room of Requirement and set Ginevra down on the bed gently. Looking around, Neville saw a glass room suspended above them. With a frown he walked underneath it and watched as the glass descended.

Writing formed on the clear glass and Neville tilted his head to the side, trying to read it properly.

Ginevra... the writing said and the room rose back up to the ceiling.

With a sigh, Neville picked Ginevra up again and as the bed disappeared, he put her underneath the glass room, moving back and watching as it lowered over her.

A bright blue orb flew into Ginevra's mind and her eyes shot open. Her forehead glowed red, then blue, the two colours alternating as her magic fought with the orb's magic. Neville watched with a frown, hoping he hadn't made a mistake by putting Ginevra in there. After a few more minutes of the two colours still flashing, Neville started to worry. He banged on the glass and called out to Ginevra. Maybe if he woke her up...

"Ginevra!" he yelled loudly, but she didn't do anything.

He called again and again, until his voice was hoarse, the two colours still fighting within her mind.

Frantic banging started on the door and with a quick and worried glance at Ginevra, Neville rushed over and opened it. Luna stood there, her breath coming out ragged, her eyes hollow and dark.

"She must not lose," she whispered, dragging herself into the room.

Putting a hand on the glass, Luna whispered under her breath.

"Cassandra, Goddess of the Future. Help me... Apollo. Please... Help us," she said desperately, aware of the dire consequences if Ginevra learnt of the truth too soon.

A blinding light burst from her hand and the glass around Ginevra shattered. The lights stopped their war and the orb flew at Luna, penetrating her mind.

Puffing from running after Luna, Colin appeared at the doorway just in time to see the orb fly into Luna's head.

"GET OUT OF HER!" he yelled angrily.

As he yelled, a beam shot from his mouth directly at her. It went inside of Luna's forehead, the orb immediately flying out of her and dissolving with a high-pitched wail.

The noise woke Ginny and she looked around in confusion.

"What happened?" she asked frowning.

"You fainted..." Neville said.

"I missed class?" Ginny asked sounding horrified at the prospect. "On my first day too..." she muttered.

Colin looked at Luna with a frown.

"Don't worry, Professor Trewlaney gave us the rest of the lesson off," Neville said reassuringly.

"She's not upset with me?" Ginny asked timidly.

"Not at all," Neville said smiling. "Perhaps you'd like to get off the floor now," he said, holding a hand out for her.

"Ahem," Luna said, discreetly pointing to her thumb when Neville looked at her.

"Have I missed a private joke?" Ginny asked, taking Neville's hand, not noticing that he'd offered her his other hand.

"Not yet," Colin said with a grin, covering for the glance that Luna and Neville had.

"Have you Advanced too?" Ginny asked, realising that Colin and Luna were a year below her now. "Don't you have a lesson to get to?"

"We don't have a lesson now," Colin said with a grin.

"Oh... This might sound really weird since I just fainted, but I'm really tired..." she said, a bed appearing beside her.

"That doesn't sound weird at all. You sleep and we'll wake you up for Transfiguration," Neville said, smiling fondly at her.

With a tired yawn, Ginny nodded and fell asleep on the bed. After they were sure she was asleep, Luna made a soundproof barrier appear between Ginevra and themselves.

"Why does she think this is her first day?" Colin asked immediately.

"Ginevra believes that this is her first day in her Advanced classes. Since she started Advanced lessons while she was a Vampiress, the red ball erased her memory of her in the lessons. She still remembers the important contexts of the classes, but not the actual classes themselves," Luna said.

"Why did she scream when I grabbed her arm before?" Neville asked.

"Your power sent a shock through her. It was trying to awaken her memories and forced her to feel great pain as she can not handle such pain or magic while like this," she said.

"What about before? She remembered Draco's comment about being a teacher's pet," Neville said.

There was another urgent knock at the door and Colin went over to it, opening it a crack to see who it was.

"Hurry up and move, Colin. We've only got a few minutes before Trewlaney will have to send someone after us," Millicent said, pushing past him, Pansy and Padma following her inside.

"How did you manage to get out?" Neville asked, slightly surprised.

"Us Slytherins are cunning folk," Pansy said with a wink.

"Trewlaney told us to create an excuse to come here... Fake period pains will always get the guys to clear the room," Millicent supplied for them, smirking broadly.

"I don't think I've seen Draco move so fast," Pansy said laughing.

"How did Ginevra remember about Draco's comment?" Neville asked again.

"It must have filtered through her subconscious," Luna mused.

"She's being nice to Rion... It's sickening," Padma said in disgust.

"It's even worse that she's being nice to Lavender... Now that I can not handle!" Pansy said with a shudder.

"Do not be tempted to do anything tonight, Pansy," Luna warned, resting a hand on her forehead.

As Pansy paled and started to shake, she pulled her hand away.

"Do you understand the consequences?" Luna asked seriously.

Too horrified to reply, Pansy gave a brief nod, falling less than gracefully onto the chair behind her.

"What did you just show her?" Millicent demanded.

"What will happen if Ginevra finds out the truth too soon," Luna said.

"Does that mean we can't help her then? What about what you told Fred and George?" Padma asked.

"Yes, we can still help Ginevra. However it has to be at a particular time," Luna said. "The earliest she can find out about being a Vampiress is tomorrow at midnight," she said.

"And the latest?" Pansy asked.

"Midnight on this upcoming Monday," Luna said.

"What will happen if we can't help her by then?" Millicent asked cautiously.

Silence sounded and Luna looked reluctant to say anything.

"The memories will return to her all at once and as she will have both this reality in her mind and her Vampiress reality, Ginevra will go insane within seconds of the memories returning," Luna said eventually.

"How do we help?" Padma asked immediately.

Luna gave a sigh and told them of what they would have to do. Once she had finished, she looked to Neville.

"I will do it," he said determinedly, nodding.

"Good. We'll create a diversion and you can go during lunch," Pansy said.

"There is no need for a diversion... But you can still do it during lunch," Luna said knowingly, smiling at Neville.

"All right," Neville said.

"You should return now. Professor Trewlaney will send someone out to look for you soon. Even the boys know that it does not take this long for period pains to be fixed by Madam Pomfrey," Luna said with a smile.

"Guess so..." Millicent said with a sigh. "We'll see you at lunch. See you in Transfiguration, Neville," she called, leaving with the other two girls.

"Ginevra's waking up," Colin said quickly, the barrier disappearing.

The three turned their attention to Ginevra, not noticing that the door stayed open for a second longer than it should have... They watched as Ginevra sat up.

"Are you all right, Ginevra?" Neville asked, seeing that her eyes were still shut.

"I am not Ginevra," she said with a smile. "I am Lily, Harry Potter's mother... We must be quick. I cannot talk for long while Ginevra is in this state. She will wake up once I am gone, so be wary of what you say once I leave," Lily/Ginny warned. "Please do not take any photographs, dear Colin," she added and he lowered his camera in disappointment.

"Why are you in Ginevra's body?" Neville asked with a frown.

"It benefited both of us..." Lily/Ginny replied with a shrug. "I apologise for my bluntness, but I do have something important to say and Ginevra is gradually waking up... You must return her memories to her as soon as possible. Her mind is already getting confused and I can not risk the event at the end of her third year to happen again," Lily/Ginny said. "If she does not wake from this soon, everything will be ruined. Not just what has been Planned, everything... Dumbledore warned me of her importance, but I did not know she would have this much power or effect on the world," she said, shaking her head.

"Do you know what it means then? Ginevra being the world's greatest treasure?" Colin asked.

"I do know of it, but Ginevra is about to wake and I will not be able to return for..." Lily/Ginny said, her words fading.

Ginny's eyes opened and she saw her friends gathered around her.

"Did I start snoring?" she asked with a grin.

"Louder than the Hogwarts Express," Neville said with a wink. "Come on, we've got Transfiguration in ten minutes. Might as well get there early," he said grinning to her, holding out the hand without the green thumb.

"Oh... All right. I'll see you two at lunch," Ginny said hugging Luna and Colin.

She grinned and left with Neville, the door closing after her.

Luna and Colin left soon after, going in the opposite direction. Neither noticed that the door was still there. A minute or two later, the door opened and Lavender walked out, the Invisibility Cloak folded and hidden in her robe pocket. She hurried back to the Divination Tower, a plan forming in her mind.

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Ginny and Neville waited outside of the Transfiguration classroom patiently.

"Do you think that Luna and Colin would be a good couple?" Ginny asked, grinning at Neville.

"They're already a couple... They told you about it yesterday, but you were too worried about being Advanced," he said, covering up quickly.

"Oh... Can you remind me to congratulate them then?" Ginny asked.

She kept getting this feeling that something was missing... It was driving her up the wall. The something was there, she knew it, but somehow, every time she tried to think of it, she went blank.

"Neville, can I ask you something? You promise not to laugh at me though?" she asked timidly.

"I promise," he said giving her a reassuring smile.

"I... I feel like something's missing... I keep thinking that there's something I'm forgetting. Something important. It's making me insane," she said with a small laugh. "Are you all right? You've gone pale," Ginny said in concern. "Oh! I'm sorry Neville... I didn't mean to make you think of your parents," she said, apologising quickly.

"It is all right..." he said, even though that wasn't what was wrong. "Well, you did ask me to remind you that you're going to meet with the twins this afternoon. You're talking with them about a new product. Turning origami animals into real-life miniature animals," he said.

A miniature dragon flashed in Ginny's mind, flying and roaring. She shook her head for a second, then gave Neville a bright smile, hoping he hadn't noticed...

"Great! Thanks Neville... It's definitely taken a load off my mind," she said grinning at him.

"Mr. Longbottom. Miss Weasley. Please, come inside. I wasn't aware that you were waiting out there," she said giving them a smile. "Why are you here earlier than the rest of your classmates?"

"Professor Trewlaney gave us the lesson off," Neville said. He was going to continue and explain that Ginevra had fainted, but McGonagall cut in with a sniff of disapproval.

"Yes... Well, not all of us can afford to just hand out free lessons to our students. Some of us actually have a desire to teach our students!" McGonagall said briskly.

"Of course, Professor," Neville said, grinning at Ginny.

The rest of the class filed in, sitting in their assigned seats reluctantly, neither House liking to be so close to the other.

"Welcome class... As I have been discussing the both the benefits and downfalls of being an Animagus, I would like to ask for a raise of hands. How many of you are still eager to become Animagi?" she asked.

A little over half of the class raised their hands tentatively.

"Do not look at your friends!" McGonagall snapped, seeing a few people looking at the others before raising their hands. "You can make the decision on your own. It is a privilege to become an Animagi, so do not make the decision lightly! And I would be extremely disappointed if any of you made the decision just because your friend did!" she said with a glare.

Hands were lowered and with a nod, McGonagall wrote down the number on a parchment.

"May I ask why no Slytherins raised their hands?" she questioned, looking at the green-clad students.

"As it was discussed, the Ministry is choosing the applicants for the Animagi. We do not want our names to be put on something that we don't even have a chance at getting," Pansy drawled.

Words flowed through Ginny's mind. It sounded familiar... She had a flash of Neville arguing and Dean glaring at him. Dean causing Neville pain... Hurt, pain, anger, hatred... Shaking her head abruptly, the images, words and feelings disappeared quickly, everyone none the wiser.

The door opened to the Transfiguration room and Lavender walked inside.

"Sorry I'm late Professor... I was kept back with Professor Trewlaney," she said apologetically.

"Very well... Sit down Miss Brown," McGonagall said, nodding her to the seat between Ron and Harry.

Seeming surprised, Lavender hurried to the seat and quickly got her things out.

"Turn to the chapter on animal transfiguration and begin reading..." McGonagall instructed everyone, going to her seat and stewing over what Trewlaney was doing to her classes and students...

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Ginny finished reading the chapter, wondering silently why everything seemed so familiar to her mind. Tentatively, she raised her hand to get McGonagall's attention.

"Yes, Miss Weasley?"

"I've finished reading the chapter..." Ginny said.

"Very good! Five points to Gryffindor," McGonagall said with a smile. "Continue reading..."

Ginny nodded and continued to read; oblivious to the look of surprise and jealousy that Hermione was giving her.

Lavender made sure that Ron was reading his book then pretended to read her own. When she was sure that no one was looking, she discreetly scribbled a note and slid it across to Harry.

I know someone who is being possessed by your mother.

Harry's eyes widened in surprise, shock and disbelief following soon after.

"What are you going on about?" Harry hissed softly.

"Exactly what it says... Meet me in the Room of Requirement after the study," Lavender whispered.

Taking the parchment back, she put it in her robe pocket, smiling innocently at McGonagall's look.

After a while of silent reading, the lunch bell rang and the class left quickly, McGonagall right behind them.

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Filch pushed past the students and walked into the Great Hall, muttering loudly about Peeves destroying another classroom.

"Another one, Headmaster! Peeve's has wrecked another classroom!" Filch said angrily.

Peeves blew a raspberry at him and quickly flew out of the Great Hall, hitting the students on the head on the way out.

"There you are! Have you seen my camera? I can't find it," Colin said, sounding desperate. "I've got to find it... My parents won't buy me another one if they find out that I've lost it... I don't know where I could have lost it... I've looked everywhere!" he moaned.

"Colin, calm down! We'll help you look for it," Ginny said, smiling at him reassuringly. "Have you looked in the Gryffindor Common Room?" she asked.

Colin went to nod, but Neville shook his head slightly and he remembered that Neville had to get Ginevra's dagger from her room.

"It wouldn't hurt to look in there again... I might have missed some place," Colin said, leading Ginevra away.

"I'll look in the Room of Requirement," Neville said, leaving before Ginevra could question him.

Going down a side corridor, he opened the door behind the tapestry and hurried down to Ginevra's room. Opening the door, he looked around for a moment, wondering where the dagger was. Holding out his hand, a bright green light surrounded it before flying out and stopping in front of Ginevra's room. Neville followed it as it went inside her room and darted into her wardrobe. Neville quickly opened. He went to push aside a brown dress, then felt a surge of power flow through him as he touched it.

This old thing cannot be her Queen dress! he thought in shock. Touching the fabric again, the feeling of power flowed through him again.

The green light pulsed, reminding him what he was there for and he crouched lower to look for the dagger. Spotting something shiny at the back of the wardrobe, Neville reached in and pulled Ginevra's dagger out in triumph.

"Got it," he said with a sigh of relief. The green light went back into him.

A camera flash startled him out his triumphant state. As he was frozen in shock, another two photographs were taken.

"Got you," Lavender sneered, running out of the room and down the corridor quickly.

Neville cursed loudly and ran after her quickly, holding the dagger carefully.

"Give Colin's camera back!" Neville yelled at her.

"Yeah right!" Lavender muttered. Whispering a spell, she ran faster still.

Neville ran as fast as he could, but it didn't seem to be enough. Lavender always seemed to be a few steps in front of him! He just couldn't seem to catch her!

Thankful that the spell worked, Lavender climbed out the nearest door and ran quickly, ignoring shouts from the nearby students and teachers.

Neville hurried out of the corridor and looked around for Lavender. Not seeing her anywhere, he grabbed a nearby student.

"Where did she go?" he snarled and the frightened child pointed down the corridor.

Neville ran quickly in the indicated direction, unsuccessfully trying to find Lavender among the other students.

"Neville!" Luna called, waving him over. "Perhaps you shouldn't walk around the corridor with that dagger in your hand," she said quietly.

Putting the dagger in his robe carefully, Neville looked at her.

"Have you seen Lavender?" he asked.

"She ran by a few minutes ago... I doubt you would catch her though. She used a delaying spell," Luna added as Neville went to run off again. "We should just get these things cut before she has a chance to develop the photos and show Ginevra," she said practically.

"What's the use of cutting them now? Ginevra can't be helped until tomorrow night!" Neville muttered.

"It needs to be done, Neville," Luna said, patting his arm reassuringly.

Neville sighed and nodded, following her along the corridors to the Room of Requirement. Once inside, Luna pulled a small net out of her pocket and put it on the table.

"You must be careful with these, Neville. They are very fragile, even though they may not look it," she said to him.

Neville nodded and gently opened the net, revealing the two red balls inside.

"Now, do you see that small white line in the centre of the ball?" Luna asked, indicating to it. "You need to cut the ball directly there... Wait!" she said as Neville went to cut the ball. "You should practice with some fake ones first..." she said, producing a few balls out of her pocket and placing them next to the others.

Neville nodded and started to cut into the first one...

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Lavender looked at the photographs, quite pleased with her handiwork. They weren't as good as Colin's photos, but they were still visible and that was good enough. Leaving the Room of Requirement, she stopped a passing Gryffindor first-year.

"You know Colin Creevey?" she asked and the boy nodded warily. "This is his camera. Go give it to him... And here's four Sickles to keep your mouth shut about where you got it from," she added, putting the money in his hand.

"Right," the boy said with a grin, hurrying down the corridor.

Lavender went the other way and down a few flights before going to a side corridor and opening the door behind the tapestry. She carefully went down the narrow stairs and through the corridor to Ginny's room. Not caring who was inside the rooms, Lavender walked in, the photos in her pocket and her hand on her wand.

"Lavender? How did you get here?" Ginny asked giving her a small, yet wary, smile.

"You told me the password yesterday," Lavender said, returning the smile and moving her hand away from her wand. "Do you mind if I talk to you for a moment?" she asked.

"Sure..." Ginny said, leading her to a small room nearby.

For some reason she didn't want Lavender to see the meeting room. It just didn't seem right for her to go in there...

"What's wrong? Have you and Ron broken up already?" Ginny asked.

"No, we're still fine," she replied.

Unfortunately, Lavender muttered silently in her mind.

"I was in your room earlier looking for a skirt that I'd thought I'd left here..." Lavender lied; it was easier than everyone made out to be... "I saw Neville go into your room so I followed him. He stole something from your wardrobe," she said.

"Neville? You're telling me that Neville stole something out of my wardrobe? Are you sure you had the right person?" Ginny asked in disbelief.

Lavender nodded and bit back her glare, instead looking down to her robe and pulling out the photographs. She passed them to Ginny, who took them with a frown. Lavender smirked as Ginny's face went pale and she shook her head.

"Neville wouldn't do something like this! He couldn't! He's my friend!" Ginny muttered, still disbelieving. She looked at both of the photos again. "He's supposed to be my friend..."

Lavender had left out the photo that showed Neville with the dagger. Despite it being her best photograph, she couldn't risk Ginny's memory to return...

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"Colin! I was asked to give this to you," a first year said, thrusting the camera at him.

Colin caught it as the boy scampered off and by the time Colin had looked up to ask about it, the boy had disappeared, the sound of coins jingling in his pocket the only proof he had that the boy was real...

Looking back at his camera, Colin checked it carefully for any scratches or anything missing. The lens was still there... The cover was fine... The flash wasn't broken... The film cover was open. The cover was open!

Cursing silently, he opened it tentatively to see the film all broken and cut. It was ruined! Everything he'd taken over the past few weeks was ruined! Once-in-a-lifetime pictures had been taken and now they were gone! The film was ruined, his pictures were ruined, and thirty Galleons had just been thrown away!

He started to get angry and felt scales burst out of his arm as he clutched his camera. He was going to dismember whoever had done this to his camera!

"Colin, dear... You're starting to blow smoke out of your nose. Do calm down a bit," Luna said with a smile, kissing his forehead softly.

With a sigh, the scales faded and the smoke evaporated. He looked at Luna, sadness in his eyes.

"I know... You will find out and have your vengeance in time," Luna soothed, kissing him again.

Colin returned her kiss, wrapping his arms around her. He gave a small sob and shook his head, burying it into her shoulder and hair.

"Well I was going to give this to you for Christmas, but I suppose I can get you something else," Luna said, pulling away and smiling at him.

Colin wiped his tears away and looked at Luna quizzically, waiting for an explanation.

"Merry Christmas," Luna said, holding out a small box to him with a broad smile.

With a small frown, he opened the box and grinned at her, kissing her soundly.

"If that is going to be your response every time I buy you a roll of film, I might just have to get that for you for every occasion," she said laughing.

"Thank you Luna," Colin said genuinely.

He wasn't even going to ask how she knew about the film... It didn't matter.

The bell rang, echoing throughout the castle gloomily.

"You're welcome," she said smiling.

If he didn't want to know then she wouldn't tell him...

Red appeared in Luna's mind and she gasped involuntarily at the pain accompanying it.

"No! Not so soon... Not now..." Luna muttered, her face paling as she ran out of the room quickly.

With a frown, Colin ran after her quickly, tucking the box of film into his bag.

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Ginny politely asked Lavender to leave, practically having to push the older girl out of her room. She locked the wardrobe door behind her and went back to the room.

She grabbed the photos and took them into the larger meeting room. She shook her head, still in denial. Neville wouldn't do this to her! He was her friend...

Shaking her head again, she heard the bell ring for the next class. With a small curse, she wiped away her few tears and left the photos on the table, running to get her things for Care of Magical Creatures.

A bright red light flashed in the meeting room that Ginny could see, even when in her room. Frowning, she cautiously made her way down to the room, her wand raised the way that she had been taught...

Taught? she thought with a frown. No one had taught her anything about how to hold wands, had they?

She was getting so confused! She didn't know what was real anymore! She wasn't supposed to be Advanced! She was supposed to be in her own year with Colin and Luna... She was supposed to be Advanced with her real friends. She was supposed to like her brother's girlfriend, not hate her. Wasn't she?

Ginny shook her head to rid herself of her thoughts and looked into the meeting room. With a sigh of relief, she saw that nothing was there... Just the three photos that Lavender had given her. Three?! She'd only given her two!

A sudden headache came on as red lights flashed in Ginny's mind and she groaned at the intense pain. The lights subdued slowly and Ginny looked at the third photograph. It was Neville, holding ... something in triumph. It was something shiny and sharp, that she could tell. It seemed to be familiar to her, as if the memory was resting on the edge of her mind. She struggled to remember where she could have seen it before.

A word flashed in her mind: dagger... Images of blood sliding down a blade and writing appearing...

What were these thoughts?! Were they memories? Dreams? Fantasies being played out by an over-active imagination?

She didn't want it to be like this... This wasn't supposed to be happening! She was supposed to be ...

What?! She was supposed to be what? Happier? Angrier? Lonely? WHAT?! Ginny yelled at her mind.

With someone... was the faint reply.

Red lights flashed again, the colour and pain more intense than before. Gripping her head, she fell to the ground as images, words, spells and people flew through her unwilling mind.

Stop it. Stop it. Stop it. STOP IT!

Not obeying her silent screams, the red lights continued, as did the pain and the unwelcome thoughts.

Ginny... Lily's voice sounded in her mind softly.

A calm feeling flowed over Ginny, yet it did nothing to relieve the pain. In fact it only made it worse; images appearing of a green light surrounding her hand and soothing her anger...

Stop thinking... Detach yourself from the thoughts, Lily said, her voice still soft and distant.

I can't! It hurts! Stop it, Lily! Please! Ginny begged, her tears of pain falling freely down her face.

I cannot stop this pain. Only you can... Lily replied, sounding sad.

"That is not true, as such," Luna said, entering the room quietly.

Luna! What was she doing here? Did she know about Neville? Why was her head in so much pain? Everything hurt so much... Ginny's thoughts went in every direction, no logic to them at all.

With a sad smile, Luna pulled a small bag out of her pocket. She carefully tipped the contents on to her palm, half of a red ball and the other half green.

The green one had been changed when Neville's thumb touched it, and despite his concern, Luna assured him that it was meant to happen and the green ball would be needed sooner rather than later. She had made sure that his thumb didn't touch the other half though - that was the most vital power source...

Putting the red one back into the bag, Luna placed the green one on Ginevra's forehead, gently pushing it into her mind with her power. Slowly, Ginevra stopped clutching at her head and the tears stopped flowing.

Ginny took a deep breath as she flexed her fingers to ease the physical pain in them.

"What was that? What happened to me? How did you stop it? Oh, no! I'm late for class!" she said in shock, realising that the bell had rung seconds, minutes, hours beforehand.

"Go... All will be explained later," Luna said, handing Ginevra her bag and ushering her out of her front door quickly.

Thank you, Luna... The pain was excruciating for both of us, Lily said with an involuntary shudder.

"I felt it," Luna said with a nod.

"There... you... are... What... happened?" Colin asked, his breathing hard and short. "How'd you... run so... fast?" he asked between breaths as he attempted to stop his heart from hammering so much.

"Magic," Luna replied.

"Who's that?" Colin asked, realising that there was someone, or something, else in the room.

I am Lily Potter, nee Evans. Yes, I am Harry Potter's mother, she said before he could ask. I would like you to answer a question of mine... How can you see me?

"It's not seeing as in a physical, solid form but I can see that you're there... There are colours in the shape of a person, presumably you," Colin replied with a small shrug. "Why?"

It is just that no one has seen my physical form since I died. Not even Ginevra has seen me and I have possessed her!

"It was part of your mother's power," Luna supplied for Colin when he frowned.

"Just great... Another thing to be hassled by! Thanks a lot Mother!" he muttered under his breath.

You do not like your mother? Lily asked in shock. You are fortunate to even have a mother! There are others that do not have their mothers, like...

"Like Harry, I know..." Colin muttered.

Actually, I was going to refer to your partner... Lily said, giving a nod in Luna's direction. You are lucky to have a mother that is still alive and who loves you enough to transfer her powers to you. It is a difficult feat to do, one I only achieved through death, Lily said.

Colin looked at Luna, surprised that she hadn't said anything to him before. He hadn't even thought of what he'd been saying and doing around her. His open aggressiveness towards his mother, his distrust and dislike of her... She must have hurt so much on the inside, seeing how much he didn't like his mother when the mother that she loved and adored was dead... It had taken a spirit to make him realise that!

"There is nothing wrong with disliking your mother... You are just resentful to her. I understand that, Colin. There is no need to be upset with yourself," Luna said with a complacent smile.

Not consoled or convinced, Colin gave a brief nod.

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Ginny ran down to Hagrid's hut, wondering how she even knew how to get there. A small green light flashed and the memory of the pain she had just experienced surfaced. Better not to think about it, she decided with a nod.

She skidded to a halt, barely refraining from bumping into Hagrid.

"Sorry I'm late!" she said, giving him a quick grin and hoping that she wouldn't get detention...

"That's all righ'... Go sit down and catch up on what we've been doin'," Hagrid instructed.

Ginny nodded and looked at the students, wondering where to sit. There was no way she could go near Lavender. Dean was creepy. Neville had lied and stolen something from her... The only other Gryffindor that she knew was Sally-Anne. But that was way too much to ask... She was always smiling and cheerful. It made Ginny irritable and she often just wanted to rip that stupid smile off of her face.

Taking a deep breath, she went over to the empty seat beside Blaise. He looked like the friendliest Slytherin out of all of them. She steadied her nerves, praying that her Gryffindor courage wouldn't fail her...

"Do you mind if I sit here?" she asked him quietly.

Surprised and shocked, Blaise wordlessly moved his things over, allowing her to sit down. He looked over at Neville, who looked slightly hurt that she wasn't sitting next to him, but only gave a shrug at Blaise's questioning look.

"What have I missed out on?" she asked Blaise quietly and he turned his attention back to her.

"We were just discussing the Runespoor," Blaise replied, still in shock.

"Now... Which one o' the heads is the most venomous?" Hagrid asked the class.

Ginny raised her hand timidly and Hagrid nodded at her to answer the question.

"The right head," she said.

"Very good... Five points to Gryffindor," Hagrid said with a smile.

They continued to talk about the Runespoor for the next ten minutes. Seeing their enthusiasm for the topic as the students argued over the Parselmouth's transcripts, Hagrid called for their attention.

"I have a surprise fer yer," he said with a big grin, then went into his hut.

A few minutes later, Fang shot out of the cabin, Hagrid following, muttering at the beast.

Hagrid looked to the students again and held up a limp black and orange snake with three heads.

"This Runespoor's bin dead for a while," he said, laying it down on the grass in front of them. "Who can tell me what's interestin' 'bout it?" he asked as they crowded around to look at the deceased magical animal.

"It's got all three heads," Seamus said in surprise.

"Another five points for Gryffindor," Hagrid said, smiling at him. "Why is this interestin'? A Slytherin this time," he said before anyone could say anything.

"The left and middle heads usually bite off the right head because it is always so critical about the things they do," Pansy said after no one else in her House offered to say something.

She wasn't going to hand over their House points to Gryffindors just because the rest of her House were too afraid to answer a question asked by Hagrid in front of Draco.

Draco glowered at her, but Pansy ignored him.

"Very good. Five points for Slytherin," Hagrid said with a nod.

After looking at the fangs in the Runespoor carefully and getting an assignment on the animal, the bell rang loudly.

"Right... That's all fer today. I want th' assignment on Tuesday," Hagrid said. "Ginny and Pansy, stay behind," he added as the rest of the class left. "Don't forget 'bout yer detention tonight," he reminded them.

Detention? When did she get detention? And what for? Ginny wondered in surprise.

A green light flashed in her mind and she quickly redirected her train of thought.

"What time is the detention?" she asked instead.

"Yer both ter have detention with Filch at eight... He's got yer both cleaning up a mess tha' Peeves made earlier. Meet him at his office," Hagrid said.

"All right," Pansy muttered, grabbing her bag and leaving.

"Thanks Hagrid," Ginny said with a smile, going down to her room quickly.

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Ginny started her assignment for Hagrid, eager to get it out of the way. After she'd finished about two paragraphs, there was a knock on her front door. Opening it, Ginny saw Neville standing there.

"Hi Ginevra... Can I come in?" he asked with a smile.

Ginny nodded and stepped back silently.

"You're doing your assignment already?" he asked, sounding surprised.

"I've been doing my homework as I get it since my second year, Neville... You know that," Ginny said with a frown.

"Yeah... Forgot, sorry," he said sheepishly with a grin.

"What did you come here to talk to about?" she asked after a few minutes of silence.

"Why didn't you sit next to me in Hagrid's class?" Neville asked.

He sounded upset, but for a minute Ginny thought she heard a nervous hitch in his voice.

"Why didn't you just ask to come in my room? Why did you have to sneak in here and steal something of mine? Why did Lavender have to tell me that my best friend is stealing stuff from me?" Ginny asked, the words exploding from her mouth. She'd hoped to be subtler than that!

"I didn't think you'd let me in here... You threw the others out this morning," he muttered quietly.

"All of the Slytherins? Of course I threw them out! They were in my room and... that has nothing to do with this!" Ginny said shaking her head as another green light flashed in her mind.

"It was a spur of the moment thing anyway... I thought that Colin's camera might be in here and I didn't want to waste time going to the Gryffindor Common Room to ask your permission," Neville said, doing some quick thinking.

Looking slightly less angry, Ginny gave a very brief nod.

"But what did you take from my room then?" she asked frowning.

"I remembered that I'd lost something in your rooms and since I couldn't find it out there, I thought to look in here... I found it and Lavender took photos of me with Colin's camera... Why was she in here anyway? Did you tell her the password to your room?" Neville asked.

"She said that I told her yesterday and she was looking for a skirt that she'd left in my room," Ginny said.

It didn't seem to add up really... Both Neville and Lavender had lost things in her room and they were both looking for it at the same time? Who could she trust? Her best friend, or her brother's girlfriend? Lavender did steal Colin's camera... He was the only person in the school with a camera. Yet Neville had come in her room to look for the camera...

None of this was right. Everything was going wrong. She shouldn't have done it. It just made everything worse!

What shouldn't she have done? What had made everything worse? What was going on? Why was she remembering things that hadn't happened? Maybe she was going crazy!

The green and red lights fought for a moment, a headache suddenly materialising in her mind.

Neville watched as Ginny frowned, a silent and internal fight occurring inside her mind.

"Are you all right, Ginevra?" he asked quietly, startling her out of her battle.

"Fine," she muttered with a small shiver. "I'm fine... I should finish this assignment before I go to Fred and George's... I'll see you later, all right?" she asked, giving him a smile.

"All right... If you're sure that you're okay?" Neville asked in concern.

"I said that I'm okay!"

"I'll see you at dinner then," he said. "Bye Ginevra," Neville said and left quickly.

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Neville hurried to the Room of Requirement and knocked on the green door rapidly. The door opened and he walked inside to see the others sitting there, parchments and books surrounding them.

"How is she?" Pansy asked, looking at him.

"She says that she's fine, but something's wrong. All I could saw were green and red lights... I think they're blocking the memories that are trying to resurface," Neville muttered, falling onto an armchair with a sigh. "Ginevra found out about me getting the dagger... Lavender must have showed the photographs to Ginevra during lunch," he said. "I told her that I had lost something in her rooms and found it just as Lavender took photos of me with Colin's camera. I have no idea if she believed me," he said shaking his head. "She sounds unsure about Lavender though, which is definitely a good thing..." Neville muttered.

There was another knock at the door and it opened automatically. Luna and Colin walked in, the door shutting after them. Colin was clutching his camera protectively, only letting go when the door had closed completely.

"You haven't let go of that since you got it back, have you?" Parvati asked grinning at him.

"Of course I have! Do you think I want that cow to get her hands on my camera again?" Colin snarled.

"She was just joking! There's no need for you to snap like that!" Padma said glaring at him.

Colin sighed and nodded.

"Sorry Parvati... I'm kind of protective about my camera... I have no idea how she got her hands on it. I wish I did," he muttered, shaking his head.

A hologram of Lavender appeared nearby and it showed her whispering two spells. The camera unclipped from Colin, replacing itself with another fake one that would disappear as soon as he took the cord off. The real camera floated to her and she smirked in triumph.

"I'm going to kill her," Colin muttered angrily as the hologram faded away. "I'm going to rip her fucking limbs off and kill the bitch!" he said and went to leave the Room.

Ropes surrounded him and he was immobilised within seconds. Even as his scales ripped the ropes, Colin was forced to stay there, more ropes instantly appearing as the others were cut away.

"Luna... Let me go," he hissed, fire coming out of his mouth.

"No, Colin. Calm down," Luna said calmly.

"Do not make me revoke your power!" Colin yelled angrily, the Room shaking as he came into Apollo's power.

A second later, the ropes fell to the ground and Colin was no longer becoming a dragon. In fact, Colin wasn't Colin either... Luna smiled and turned into Cassandra in the blink of an eye.

The others watched in amazement as Luna/Cassandra walked over to this newcomer as if she knew him.

The man that stood in front of them seemingly oozed sunshine. His body was golden and athletic. His hair was golden and very short. A lyre was by his side as well as a bow and arrow. Looking at him properly, they noticed that he wasn't wearing any clothing.

Parvati blushed brightly and looked away immediately. Padma and Millicent looked away after a moment, but Pansy just smirked and looked at him, unabashed.

"Apollo... It has been a long time," Luna/Cassandra said sweetly, still smiling at him.

"Cassandra... You look just as beautiful as you did they day we met," Colin/Apollo breathed, staring at her.

"And you are just as foolish as always," Luna/Cassandra said looking at him.

"Foolish? Do you remember exactly who you are talking to?" Colin/Apollo yelled, glaring at her.

"Of course I remember... You are the one who cursed me to live like this," Luna/Cassandra said.

"You are the one that chose this! It didn't have to be this way!" Colin/Apollo said angrily.

Looking at the two people before them, the others wondered if they should stay during a fight between a god and someone that refused his gift...

"You should go now. We will have this resolved by the next hour," Luna/Cassandra said to the others, as if realising that they were still in the Room of Requirement.

With nods, they packed up and left quickly. The door shut behind them quickly Pansy smirked and whispered in her boyfriends ears, dragging them away.

"Cassandra... What you Saw all of those years ago was not true. I could never tire of you so easily..." Colin/Apollo said, cupping her cheek in his hand.

Luna/Cassandra pulled away angrily.

"You say that now, but what of Creusa? What of her? And what of the child she bore you? You lost interest in her as soon as you discovered she was pregnant!"

Colin/Apollo went to open his mouth, but she kept talking.

"Do not say that you lost interest in her because she was not me, Apollo! You went after her less than fifty years after I had refused your gift! You did not even mourn me for the proper time! You just went after the next girl that caught your fancy!" Luna/Cassandra said angrily, glaring at him.

"Why would I mourn one who refused me everything?" Colin/Apollo hissed. "At least I mourned your death, not like the others that you stayed behind for! The ones that captured and raped you," he snarled.

"I did not stay for them, you idiot!" Luna/Cassandra yelled.

It was probably not a good thing to call a god an idiot, even if you had been dating his reincarnation for a year... Luckily, he was preoccupied with her reason for staying in Troy...

"Then whom did you stay for? You did not go with me so who did you stay for? Was it that prick Agamemnon?"

"Why would I stay for someone I had not even known until he kidnapped me?"

"Then why did you stay, if not for him?" Colin/Apollo asked.

"I stayed for this reincarnation... I stayed in that life for the love I would have in this one," Luna/Cassandra said. "I suggest you leave now. He can not handle this much power at once," she said in concern.

Even as she spoke, Apollo faded away from Colin's body. As the god disappeared and Colin's dragon-torn clothing returned, he fainted on the floor.

Sighing softly, Cassandra left Luna's body with a farewell. Luna went over to Colin and gently shook him awake, coaxing him to drink the potion that appeared in her hand. With a sigh, Colin smiled at her and fell into a dreamless sleep.

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Ginny hurried to the island and quickly looked around to make sure no one was nearby. Not seeing anyone, she moved the island aside and opened the trapdoor, going down the corridor.

As the trapdoor closed and the island covered it again, Ginny saw a sconce on the wall beside her. Lighting the torch with her wand, she looked down the corridor and carefully made her way along it.

Arriving at the twin's shop surprisingly fast and without having tripped over any of the protruding roots, Ginny knocked on the trapdoor. It opened and she gave a small hiss as light flooded her eyes.

"Hello Ginevra," Fred and George said brightly, pulling her out of the corridor and brushing her off quickly.

"Thanks," Ginny muttered.

"Follow us," they said, leading her to their workroom. "Ready to talk business?" they asked with grins, moving a few boxes off the couch.

Something fell off it and Ginny bent to pick it up for them. Frowning, she gingerly picked up the spiky Shrake skin. Green and red lights flashed in her mind again. Through the lights she saw two regal faces and wondered who they were before the images faded completely.

"Where... Where did you get this?" she asked, holding it out to them.

Fred and George's eyes widened and they snatched it from her, the spikes piercing their skin.

"Be careful!" Ginny said, hurrying to them.

She cautiously took the Shrake skin from them, the spikes coming out of their skin slowly. Setting the Shrake skin on their workbench, Ginny healed their wounds and made them sit down.

"Maybe we should talk business some other time when you're both not so accident prone," she joked, laughing.

"Thanks to you we'll be fine to talk business!" they said winking at her. "Don't think you're getting out of it that easy!"

"Oh well..." Ginny said, feigning disappointment. "So... What origami animals are you interested in selling?" she asked with a grin.

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Lavender hurried to the seventh floor, puffing slightly. Making sure that no one was around, she walked past the Room of Requirement and opened the door as it appeared in front of her.

Going inside, she only had to wait for a few minutes before there was a knock on the door. Lavender opened it to reveal Harry. He looked distressed and slightly angry. Pushing his way in, Harry sat on the door and glared at her.

"Tell me everything you know," he demanded.

The door shut abruptly and with a sniff, Lavender sat across from him.

"That is not a very nice greeting for someone who is just trying to help you..." she said coolly.

"I don't care, Brown... Tell me what you know," he said angrily, glaring at her again.

"Fine! I will tell you... I will want something in return, you realise," she said piercingly. "If you do not agree to do something for me then I cannot tell you what I know, now can I?" Lavender said, smirking inwardly in triumph.

Harry glared at her, wishing not for the first time and probably not for the last, that looks could kill... He relented reluctantly with a sigh and nodded.

"Fine... I agree," he said clearly.

"Excellent," Lavender said.

Harry tried not to notice the evil tone she had in just that one word...

A screen appeared beside them and Lavender tapped it with her wand. Harry frowned at the screen, then at her.

"What is this? I thought you were going to tell me what you know!" he said indignantly, pulling out his wand.

"Oh, put it away, Potter! This is just a small device to transfer my memory onto the screen... A combination between a Pensieve and the Muggle movies," Lavender muttered and Harry grudgingly put his wand back in his pocket.

Closing her eyes, Lavender tapped her wand to her forehead and a dark grey wisp floated out of it on the tip of her wand. Touching her wand to the screen again, an image appeared, slightly fuzzy.

"Why does it look like that?" Harry demanded frowning.

"I was hiding under an Invisibility Cloak... You're lucky I was, or else I wouldn't have this to show you," Lavender said and pointed her wand at the screen.

The image started to move and sound filtered through the screen.

Harry recognised the voice as Colin Creevey's and watched as his face floated onto the screen...

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"Who's that?" Colin asked.

I am Lily Potter, nee Evans. Yes, I am Harry Potter's mother... I would like you to answer a question of mine... How can you see me? Lily/Ginny asked.

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Harry stared as who he thought was Ginny was answering questions as his mother... Was it true? Was his mother really possessing Ginny? Why hadn't she told him? Maybe it was all fake and Lavender was making everything up...

"This part isn't important," Lavender muttered, 'fast-forwarding' through his answer and a part of what Lily was saying.

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No one has seen my physical form since I died. Not even Ginevra has seen me and I have possessed her! Lily said.

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The images stopped and Lavender turned to look at Harry. He was staring at the screen in wonder, surprise, hurt and anger. He turned to her, a few unshed tears in his eyes and she tried not to roll her eyes at the over-emotional idiot.

"That was my mother..." he murmured. "I've got to go find Ginny... I've got to see my mother," he said, leaving before Lavender could stop him.

She sighed, then smirked evilly. She had a debt from Potter... Next, she would get a debt from the know-it-all. Grinning evilly, Lavender went to find Ron... If he wasn't obliging again then she would just go to Dean...

Ron was becoming far more tiresome and annoying than first predicted. He kept sneaking glances at Granger every time he thought she wasn't looking. In order to get a debt from him, she would probably have to use guilt. He would pay the biggest price of all...

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Pansy arrived at the Room of Requirement and knocked on the door. Seamus opened it and she hurried in. Blaise and Neville were already waiting inside, doing their exercises.

They'd all agreed to do their exercises at seven instead of eight, due to the detention she had.

Seamus finished off his exercises, then stood across from Blaise. With smirks they both started fighting each other, going through the routines that Neville had taught them.

Neville did a few more exercises with Pansy, neither of them talking. They both knew it was going to be different... They were supposed to be fighting Draco and Ginevra... Because of those stupid tealeaves they were now fighting each other and were forced to watch as their best friends glared at each other with hate...

Pansy finished the exercises quickly and kicked at Neville. Dropping to the floor, Neville kicked at her feet. Pansy jumped back and kicked at him in the same motion. In a flash, Neville disappeared and reappeared behind her. He tripped her over, watching as she fell. Grabbing her hand, Neville pulled her up before she could fall to the ground. Before she could respond, Neville kicked at her chest. Glaring, Pansy grabbed his foot and flipped him over. Landing on his feet nimbly, Neville smirked and feigned a kick, punching at her instead.

Blaise looked at Seamus, wondering for a moment if Neville had been right... Seamus learnt quickly, that was for sure. But he could he be a part of them? All of the zodiacs were taken up...

Seamus kicked Blaise in the chest, wondering what he was thinking about. With a growl, Blaise's attention returned to the present and he punched and kicked at Seamus. Grinning wildly, Seamus dodged both his fists and feet easily. He went to punch at him, but Blaise grabbed his fist and twisted it around, making Seamus turn with a small cry of pain.

"Never show an enemy your back," Blaise hissed, pushing him away abruptly.

Seamus glared, the pain in his wrist forgotten. He punched at Blaise again, feigning it and kicking him in the chest. Blaise grabbed his foot and slipped him onto his back.

"You're letting your emotions get away with you," Blaise commented, looking down at him.

"What would you know about it?" Seamus hissed at him.

Moving quickly, Seamus kicked Blaise's ankles in a move that should have brought him down, if not for the fact that he'd turned into a centaur.

"I told you... You're letting your emotions cloud your judgement," Blaise said. "If you'd kept your emotions under control then you would have seen that I had turned," he said. "Now, are you going to actually listen to what I'm saying? Or are you going to ignore it and get yourself killed in the first fight you get into?"

"Listen..." Seamus muttered and took Blaise's offered hand.

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Ginny looked at her watch with a small yawn. She'd been discussing the origami animals with Fred and George for nearly two hours! It was almost eight o'clock!

"I forgot about my detention!" she cursed, yelling goodbye to Fred and George as she ran down the corridor to the room with the trapdoor.

"Bye Ginevra!" they called after her, sighing to each other softly. "She has to remember soon... This is too much to handle," they muttered shaking their heads.

Ginny ran along the corridor. Realising halfway down that she'd forgotten the sconce, she wondered for a moment how she knew where to turn and where to jump over the tree roots... Shaking her head, she told herself to forget about it and continued to run along the corridor. If she was late for detention Filch would probably string her up to the roof by her thumbs!

Puffing, Ginny arrived in front of Filch's office and knocked quickly, trying to catch her breath. The door opened and Filch smiled down at her evilly. Mrs. Norris curled around her ankles, rubbing her face against her leg softly before returning to her master. Filch looked at Ginny strangely before shaking his head. He looked back at his desk and indicated his head towards the door. Pansy glared and went over beside Ginny, but not too close.

"Yer ter follow me... Yer cleaning up Peeves' mess," he said, leaving the room. Looking back, he grinned at them. "Yer both to carry the buckets and mops to the room," he said then went down the corridor.

Pansy rolled her eyes and followed him with a reluctant sigh, carrying the bucket and mop awkwardly. Ginny grabbed hers too then followed them quickly, glancing over at the Slytherin girl every so often. The only sounds were their shoes against the stones and Filch muttering to himself.

"What are you looking at, Weasley?" Pansy hissed with a glare.

"You... Why were you early?" she asked.

"Not that it's any of your business, I had to get Filch to sign something for me..." Pansy replied.

"Oh..." Ginny said, disappointed for some reason.

"Why do you care anyway? What business is it of yours if I'm early or late to detention?" Pansy hissed.

"I was just asking, Parkinson..." Ginny muttered.

"Quiet back there!" Filch said over his shoulder, returning to his mutterings.

They stopped in front of a room that had a magical rope across it. 'Do not enter' was written across the rope in big red letters. Grabbing the rope, Filch put it aside and opened the door. Turning back to his victims, he smiled evilly.

"Now don't yer go touchin' that rope. Only people without magic in them can touch it," he said with more than a hint of pride in his voice.

"Did you think of that idea?" Ginny asked smiling at him.

Not sure whether she was taunting him, Filch looked at her warily and gave a brief nod.

"That's a really good idea... It would definitely be a good way to make sure that pranksters can't get into valuable rooms or items," Ginny said, impressed by it.

Filch gave her a smile and Mrs. Norris rubbed against her leg again.

"Can we get in there to clean the mess up? Please?" Pansy added reluctantly. "I'd like to get this over and done with," she muttered.

Filch glared, but still walked into the room. The two girls followed him inside, not looking at each other. Pansy let the bucket and mop drop to the floor and grimaced at the mess.

"Yer to clean all of this without magic," he said, surveying the room in displeasure.

Peeves had gone all out this time. Bookcases were overturned, books were thrown everywhere, slime covered the walls... Desks and chairs were strewn across the room and an invisible whirlwind blew papers around the room, creating even more damage to the room.

"We'll need to stop that with magic though, sir," Ginny said to Filch, indicating to the whirlwind.

He looked around for a professor, then realised that she had been addressing him.

"Oh... Yeah. Yer can do that then," he said with a nod.

The whirlwind disappeared and the papers stopped moving around the room, floating down to the floor.

"I'll be back in an hour... If this isn't done then yer'll both be staying until it is," he said gleefully. "The rope's going up, so no trying to escape," he added, leaving the room.

Ginny put the mop and bucket down as the door closed firmly. With a sigh, she rolled up her sleeves and started to pick up the papers. Shuffling them into order, she put them on the teacher's desk, the only piece of furniture that hadn't been overturned. She picked up the chair and put it behind the desk.

Looking up, Ginny was surprised to see that Pansy was actually cleaning as well. She was picking up all of the student's desks and putting the chairs behind them properly.

After a few minutes of working and cleaning silently, Pansy called to Ginny.

"Weasley... Come help me pick up this bookcase so I can put the books away," she said, not looking at her.

"You could ask me a bit nicer than that, you know!" Ginny said glaring at her.

"I'm not here to be nice to you, Weasley... I'm here to do detention, that's all," Pansy muttered.

"That doesn't mean you can't treat me with a little more respect, Pansy!" Ginny replied.

"You don't get my respect without earning it, Ginevra," she said in a mocking tone.

Ginny shook her head as an image of Pansy being protective appeared... Was she protective over her? What was she being protective of? And why did Seamus look so scared? The green and red lights flashed, interrupted by a loud crash.

Pansy had tried to lift the bookcase on her own and it had fallen back onto the ground loudly. She cursed loudly, swearing at the bookcase in Mermish.

Ginny frowned, remembering something about mermaids... The green and red light flashed again, but she ignored them and quickly went down to where Pansy was. She didn't want her to be hurt just because they were both too proud and stubborn to be polite...

"You shouldn't try to do it on your own... All you had to do was say please and I would have helped, you know," Ginny said, grabbing one side of the bookcase.

"Yeah, well I don't like saying please," Pansy muttered, grabbing the other side.

They lifted the bookcase up to a standing position and carefully pigeon walked it to its place against the wall. Moving back cautiously to make sure that it would stay there, Pansy looked at Ginevra.

"Thanks," she said reluctantly.

Luna had told them not to act the same around Ginevra... They couldn't make her remember before the proper time, she'd said. But Pansy found that she missed the Gryffindor's company. Besides, she might have thanked her if they hadn't been friends before all of this... Maybe...

"You're welcome..." Ginny said, wondering what the other girl was thinking about to make her look so sad.

Deciding not to pry, she turned and started to collect the books. After another moment, Pansy sighed and joined her. They both picked up the books and put them on the shelves quickly. Finishing the job quickly, Ginny and Pansy looked at the slime on the wall. Grabbing the bucket and mop, Ginny started to scrub at the slime.

Pansy started on the other side of the window, eager to leave the room. She was sure to let something slip... She didn't want the consequence of that on her shoulders!

Ginny looked over at the Slytherin girl a few times, wondering why she'd gone so cold all of a sudden.

Just as she was about to ask her a question, the door opened and Filch walked in, Mrs. Norris at his heels.

"Not done yet, eh? Mrs. Norris here will keep watch on yer until I come back... I'll be back in a half hour," Filch said, leaving again after putting the rope back up.

Mrs. Norris meowed loudly, sounding confused. She rubbed against Ginny's legs and meowed at her again. Ginny frowned and looked down at the cat, crouching down to scratch her behind the ears.

"What's wrong, Mrs. Norris?" she murmured quietly.

A word sounded in Ginny's mind and she frowned, wondering why she'd thought of it...

Queen...

"Ginevra..." a voice said from the doorway.

Ginny looked up to see Luna literally walk through the rope as if the rope wasn't there... Or maybe it was Luna that wasn't there... How was she able to do that? Ginny wondered as Luna came closer, now solid. Ginny fainted...

Mrs. Norris gave a yelp and jumped away from Ginevra, still confused as to why she didn't remember her. Pansy looked at Ginny, to Mrs. Norris and then at Luna in shock.

"Is Ginevra all right?" Pansy asked, walking over to them. "How did you get past that rope?" she asked, looking at Luna.

"Ginevra will be fine when she wakes up again. How I got past the rope doesn't matter right now," Luna muttered, then looked to Mrs. Norris.

Holding out a hand to her, Mrs. Norris sniffed Luna suspiciously then relented and walked to her.

"You cannot tell her..." Luna whispered to the cat quietly.

Mrs. Norris sounded her disappointment and annoyance, but agreed all the same.

"There's a good girl," Luna said, smiling as she scratched Mrs. Norris.

"When will Ginevra wake up?" Pansy asked after a few minutes.

"She will wake up a few minutes before Filch comes back..." Luna said.

"Great. That means I'm going to have to finish cleaning all this up," Pansy muttered and turned back to the wall.

"I should leave now... I will see you tomorrow," Luna said.

"All right... Bye," Pansy said, not turning to look at her as she was too preoccupied with cleaning the slime off the wall.

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With a wince, Luna went through the rope again and stumbled to the Room of Requirement, holding her stomach in pain. Shutting the door behind her, Luna sat on a chair and removed her robes, lifting up her shirt. Blood seeped through two large red welts on her stomach. Looking in the mirror, she saw identical welts on her back.

You should not have done that, Luna... The pain it has caused you... Cassandra said, shaking her head.

"This is nothing compared to what I would have felt if she had found out from Mrs. Norris," Luna muttered, gingerly healing her back. "We both know that, Cassandra..."

Cassandra sighed, reluctantly nodding.

What of Apollo's reincarnation? Does he remember? Cassandra asked after a moment of silence.

Luna finished healing her stomach and sighed.

"He remembers everything, including our turning his down his gift... He is not happy about it at all and refuses to listen to anything I say," she murmured. "Not that I blame him... I should have told him about Apollo sooner... The potion helped him sleep easier though. He has not slept well since he found out about his mother," Luna said.

We should talk to him soon, or else he will have Apollo's behaviour, Cassandra said.

"Colin is not Apollo, Cassandra... He will not turn into him after one possession! Colin does not have the ability to be proud or vain," Luna protested.

If you believe it, then it will be... Rest now, I will wake you when they have finished dining, Cassandra said soothingly.

Luna yawned and closed her eyes, falling asleep.

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"Where is Ginny?" Harry demanded.

Neville looked at him with a small frown.

"What do you want with Ginevra?" he asked.

"It's none of your business, Longbottom!" Harry snarled. "Tell me where she is!" he said.

"She's got detention," Neville said with a shrug, returning to his dinner.

"Where?" Harry asked glaring at him.

"I don't know... Hagrid gave her the detention, not me. Go ask him," Neville said.

Lavender smirked and seeing that they were distracted, she looked to Ron. He was stuffing his face, as usual...

"Hermione... Can I talk to you for a moment?" she asked sweetly.

Hermione looked at her suspiciously, but not wanting to be rude, she nodded.

"Don't you think it's great how well Ginny's doing in our year? In fact, Professor McGonagall and I were just talking about her and the amount of power she has... She's really proud of her, you know. Why, McGonagall might even forget all about you soon enough! Everyone is talking about how smart Ginny is, aren't they Won-Won?" she asked Ron sweetly.

Ron looked up at his name. Having no idea what they were talking about, he decided that it would probably be safer to nod. Nodding vigorously, he waited for Lavender to turn back to Hermione before he reached for another helping.

"Well, sorry if I don't believe you," Hermione said with an uncertain sniff, turning back to her food.

"You don't believe me? Well, I guess that's understandable..." Lavender said with a sad sob. "Ask Dean, he'll tell you..."

Hermione frowned, watching as Lavender turned back to Ron, ignoring her again. Looking to Dean, Hermione saw that he was eating his dinner calmly. He looked as though he hadn't heard a word of their conversation. What if Lavender was right? She had to find out...

"Put the wand away, Harry. I already told you where Ginevra is," Neville said, glaring at him.

"Mr. Potter! Explain this immediately!" McGonagall demanded, swooping down on them.

"I... uh..." Harry stammered, looking for an excuse. He put his wand in his pocket. "I was talking with Neville..."

"Then why is your wand out?" McGonagall asked sternly.

"I wanted to know about the counter hex for the Jelly legs curse," Neville said. "Sorry Professor, I didn't think to ask Harry about it when not so many people were around," he said, giving her an innocent smile.

McGonagall didn't look like she believed them, but gave a curt nod.

"Very well... Five points from Gryffindor. Take it outside next time," she warned and went back to the teachers' table.

Harry looked at Neville for a minute.

"Go ask Hagrid where Ginevra had her detention, Harry. I told you that I don't know," Neville said and returned to his food again.

Harry gave a brief nod and went over to the teachers' table reluctantly.

Draco watched as Saint Potter talked to Hagrid and wondered why Longbottom had stuck up for him...

"Where is Weaselette anyway?" he muttered, looking around.

"Not here, obviously if she has detention," Blaise drawled with a smirk.

"Shut up, Zabini... I've got to get back at her for that comment about being turned into a ferret," Draco muttered.

"Well you can't do it now, can you?"

Draco saw that Harry was talking to Filch and he remembered how the caretaker had complained about Peeves destroying another classroom during lunch. Smirking to himself, Draco left the Great Hall, knowing exactly where to find Ginevra and pay her back.

Blaise looked at Gregory and Vincent in concern.

"Ginevra's with Pansy in detention. Get to them before Draco does," he said.

The two boys nodded and left the Great Hall, going down a different route than Draco had.

Neville sat closer to Blaise and looked at him.

"Draco's gone to find Ginevra, hasn't he?" he asked.

Blaise nodded and Neville sighed.

"I had better go get Ginevra then," he muttered. "I'll come to you tonight," he said softly, leaving the Great Hall and turning into a nymph as he ran along the corridors.

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Ginny woke up, looking around quickly. Mrs. Norris was in the corner, pawing at a mouse hole and Pansy was just getting the last of the slime off the wall.

"What happened? Wasn't Luna here?"

"You fainted from getting too close to the slime... Lovegood wasn't here, you were probably hallucinating," Pansy said.

"Oh... Thanks for cleaning my part of the wall for me," Ginny said with a smile.

"I didn't do it for you... I did it so I could get out of this place and get something to eat," Pansy muttered, putting the mop back in the bucket and sitting on one of the chairs.

Ginny stood up, brushing her robes off. Looking around to see if there was anything else she could do, she sighed. Everything was clean... She sat down a few seats away from Pansy, aware of the cold glares she was sending at her.

A few minutes later, Filch came into the room, looking slightly disappointed at the fact that everything had been done.

"Yer can go now..." he muttered, taking the rope down.

Mrs. Norris stopped playing with the mouse hole and curled herself around Ginny's legs before hurrying over to Filch.

"Would you leave the room sometime this year? I have things to do," Pansy muttered, forced to wait behind Ginny.

"Sorry," Ginny murmured and hurried through the door, saying goodbye to Filch and Mrs. Norris.

Ginny and Pansy walked down the corridor in silence. Surprisingly, it was a comfortable silence, rather than the usual frosty silence that occurred between Gryffindors and Slytherins.

"Have you had dinner yet?" Ginny asked Pansy.

"Not yet... What's it to you?" Pansy asked, looking at her.

"Did you want to get something from the kitchens with me?"

"There's Pansy!" Gregory said in relief, hurrying over to her, Vincent beside him.

"What's wrong?" Pansy asked.

"Ginevra, there you are!" Neville said, running over to her. "Quick, we have to leave..."

"What? Why?" Ginny asked, frowning at him.

"Draco's coming," the three boys said in unison.

Ginny looked at Neville, Gregory and Vincent, wondering why they were all so insistent on making them leave.

"What's so bad about that? It's not like he's going to hurt me..." Ginny said frowning.

"I wouldn't be so sure about that... He seemed to take it as an insult that you had detention," Vincent muttered.

"Why? How?" Ginny asked, confused.

"Move out of the way," Draco snarled, moving Gregory and Vincent out of his way. "Move, Parkinson!" he hissed.

"Don't talk to her like that! She's not your property to boss around!" Ginny said angrily, moving so she that was in front of him.

Neville, Gregory and Vincent groaned, shaking their heads. They'd purposely come to stop this confrontation and then she just went ahead and made it happen anyway!

"I wasn't talking to you, Weaselette!" Draco said glaring at her.

"But you came here to talk to me, didn't you?" she asked smirking at him in triumph.

"That's not the point!"

"Then what is? Either you came here to talk to me, or you didn't come to talk to me... The fact of the matter is, that you still have no right to talk to Pansy like that!" Ginny said stubbornly.

"Leave it alone, would you?" Pansy muttered, moving beside her. "It's fine... Can you leave now?" she said, nudging Ginny to Neville.

"It's not fine! Apologise to her!" Ginny said, her stubbornness taking over her common sense.

"No. I don't take orders from commoners," he sneered at her.

"I'm not a commoner, you jerk! Now apologise!" she demanded.

"I've had quite enough of you, Weaselette," Draco drawled, turning away.

Before anyone had time to react, he had faced them again, his Veelan side revealed.

Ginny's eyes went blank and her mouth shut mid-protest. She started to walk over to Draco, briefly wondering why she wasn't yelling at him... She couldn't yell at someone who looked like that!

Draco smirked as he made Ginevra walk to him. She was like a moth coming to the flame... And just like the moth, she would burn once she was close enough.

"Oh, Gods... You owe me one, Ginevra," she muttered quietly.

Taking a deep breath, she moved in front of Ginevra, blocking out her view of Draco's hypnotic stare. Caught in the stare herself, Pansy moved to him...

Ginny came to herself, shaking her head. Neville grabbed her arm and pulled her away quickly. As Ginny looked back, she wondered why Gregory and Vincent looked so angry with Draco for kissing Pansy...

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Neville tickled the pear and ushered Ginevra into the kitchen, sighing to himself.

He wouldn't be surprised if Greg and Vince killed Draco for kissing their girlfriend... It was better than Draco kissing Ginevra though... That would have sparked too many memories. They were lucky that Luna had told them in time, or else they would be putting Ginevra right next to his parents in St. Mungo's...

"Dobby, get Ginevra something to eat please... She hasn't had any dinner," Neville said to the eager house-elf.

"Yes, Mr. Neville!" Dobby said and quickly scampered off.

"Hermione would have a heart attack if she heard you talking to Dobby like that," Ginny said grinning at him.

"Probably... But you need food, so I'm sure I'll be forgiven," Neville replied.

"Did I miss out on anything at dinner?" Ginny asked as Dobby came back with the food. "Thank you, Dobby."

"Miss Ginevra is welcome!" he piped then left again, pulling his socks up along the way.

Neville thought about everything that had happened at dinner and gave her a reassuring smile.

"Nothing important..." he said.

Ginny nodded and started eating her food eagerly. She hadn't realised how hungry she was! Finishing the food quickly, she looked at Neville.

"Are you doing anything tonight?" she asked with a grin.

"I'm meeting someone," he said vaguely, blushing.

"Really? Congratulations! Who is it? Do I know him? It is a him, isn't it?" Ginny asked in a lowered voice.

Neville nodded, still red.

"Yes... You might know him... I'm not going to tell you who it is because you wouldn't approve," he added.

"It's not like you're going to see Draco Malfoy or anything... You're not, are you?" Ginny asked quickly.

Neville shook his head.

"Okay... Let me guess who it is then," she said grinning.

"Do we have to do this, Ginevra?" Neville groaned.

"Yes, we do. Now... It's obviously a Slytherin. Not Malfoy, though. Who else is there? Nott... He wouldn't suit you. Crabbe and Goyle. Definitely not your type," she muttered. "Is the person still at Hogwarts or have they left? If you say that it's Marcus Flint I will hex you into next week," she said.

Neville shuddered and shook his head.

"I wouldn't go out with him if you paid me a million Galleons," he muttered. "Fine! He's still here..."

Ginny felt like she should know who it was already, but decided not to dwell on it...

"What year?" Ginny asked with a grin, enjoying the game.

"Seventh," he said reluctantly.

"Oh! I know who it is!" she said, grinning. "It's Blaise, isn't it?" Ginny asked eagerly.

Neville sighed and nodded.

"Why wouldn't I approve of him? He's the nicest one out of the whole Slytherin lot!" Ginny said with a grin. "So when do you have to meet him?" she asked.

"Ten thirty," Neville said.

"It's nearly ten o'clock... You should be getting ready, not sitting here with me!" she exclaimed.

"It's all right," he replied with amusement. "You should get back to your rooms now, though. Curfew's almost over."

Ginny gave a nod and they left the kitchens cautiously.

"Do you mind if I ask a favour from you?" Neville asked quietly as they headed down the corridor.

"No, I don't mind. What is it?" Ginny asked with a smile.

"Could you let Seamus stay in your rooms for tonight? Dean isn't happy with him and I don't want him to hurt Seamus in the middle of the night," Neville said in concern.

"That's fine..." Ginny said.

It sparked another image... Someone was being hurt... Ginny shook her head in confusion.

"I had hoped you would agree, so I let Seamus in already. Sorry to make this a last minute thing, but it was urgent," Neville said apologetically.

"It's all right, Neville," she said smiling at him. "You should go now. I don't want you to be late for your date."

"Thanks, Ginevra... I'll see you tomorrow at breakfast," Neville said, hugging her tightly and hurrying off.

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Ginny headed to an empty side corridor and slipped behind the tapestry, quickly going down to her rooms. Going inside, she saw Seamus sitting at the table, doing homework.

"Oh! I'm sorry... Did Neville see you? He said it would be okay for me to come down here..." Seamus babbled nervously.

"It's fine, Seamus... Calm down!" Ginny said smiling at him. "Neville already saw me and I agreed to let you stay for tonight. Hopefully you can get whatever's wrong sorted out with Dean before he does something he'll regret," she said.

"Not likely," Seamus muttered under his breath, but nodded in response. "Thank you for letting me stay," he said so she could hear.

"It's all right... I'm exhausted. I'll see you in the morning, Seamus," Ginny said with a yawn, heading down to her room.

She changed into her pyjamas and climbed into bed wearily. Too tired to think of the day's odd occurrences, Ginny mumbled a tired 'goodnight' to Lily and fell asleep.

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(a/n: I am really sorry for the long wait! Since this chapter's only one day, I will try to make the next one three days to make up for it!

This chapter is thirty-one pages long! (Bear in mind that it is only one day, unlike the other two-day chapters with sixty-plus pages!)

Thank you for reading!)