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Chapter Three

Ginny woke up early the next day. She remembered that it was a Monday and that everyone else was back at school. Sighing, Ginny reluctantly got out of bed to go have a shower.

Coming back from the bathroom, Ginny changed into her school uniform and put her school robes on. Looking at her clock, Ginny saw that it was six thirty, far too early for the Great Hall to be open, or for anyone else to be up. Taking her bowl, she went to the lake and filled it before walking into the Forbidden Forest.

Ginny sat down in the clearing and looked down into the bowl.

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Ginny laughed watching as Draco called butterflies down to them. A swarm of them came down, enticed by his Veela call. The butterflies flew around them, their soft wings barely making any sound. A butterfly landed on her nose and she smiled at Draco. He cupped the butterfly in his hand gently then released his hold on them, kissing Ginny as the butterflies flew away.

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Ginny shook her head. Why was he always there? She wanted to See something where Draco Malfoy wasn't involved! The water rippled and she looked into the black depths of the water again...

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Ginny looked at the elder man before her and snarled at him.

"What are you doing here?" The man asked her, sounding scared.

"That is of no business of yours, Alexander! What I do on my own time is my own business!"

"But I was sworn to protect you!" Alexander protested.

"You're doing a pretty poor job of it! Last week alone I was attacked three times, and you weren't there once! If you took your pledge seriously then I wouldn't have this scar!" Ginny hissed at him and revealed a very large, long red welt on her chest.

"But... But you're supposed to heal faster than mortals!" Alexander stammered. Ginny glared at him.

"That is the reason I am still alive! If I didn't then I wouldn't be standing here in front of you! The cut that caused that scar went from my neck to my hip! You are lucky that I convinced them to keep you alive! You are revoked of your pledge, Alexander Tobias Therode!" Ginny said. Alexander fell to his knees sobbing as pain filled his body. Pain filled Ginny but she didn't even blink an eyelid. "You are revoked of your pledge!" Ginny yelled and the pain increased in both of them. Alexander went unconscious...

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Ginny's body shook as the pain filled her body too. She shuddered involuntarily and stood up on shaking legs. She managed to get out of the Forest and tipped the water on a tree. Looking at her watch, Ginny decided that food would make her stop shaking. She went to the Great Hall, the tables already starting to fill. Ginny started eating breakfast and was relieved when her hands stopped shaking.

Halfway through her breakfast, Harry, Hermione and Ron walked in. Ron looked both angry and scared as he walked over to his sister. Ginny stood up to meet him.

"I'm sorry... I shouldn't have said those things to you," Ron mumbled. Ginny looked at him briefly.

"You don't mean one word of that, Ron... You're only doing this so Dumbledore won't give you detention," Ginny hissed at him and grabbing her bag, she stalked over to the teacher's table. "Next time you decide to make someone do something Albus, make sure they at least sound like they mean it!" She hissed at him then walked out of the Great Hall. A few people watched after her wondering what was going on and what Ginny had said that had made Dumbledore look so... guilty. Then, deciding that their stomachs took first priority they turned back to their food.

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Ginny went to her room, pissed off that Albus had thought that she was too weak to handle things on her own. She could have dealt with Ron's lack of support easily, but the small amount of forced support hurt her more than she would let on. Seeing that there was still half an hour before her first lesson, Ginny went to her bathroom and turned the tap on after plugging up the basin.

Taking a controlled breath, she thought of Dumbledore and Ron's conversation and looked into the water.

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Dumbledore entered the hospital wing, looking slightly angry. Madam Pomfrey saw him coming and went out to meet him, wondering why he was here.

"Albus? Did you need some more of the potion already?" She asked. Albus shook his head smiling at the nurse.

"No, thank you, Poppy. I just need to speak with young Mr Weasley here... In private, if you don't mind," he added when she didn't seem to want to leave. Poppy nodded and briskly walked away. Albus walked over to Ron's bed looking at him sternly. "Hello, Mr Weasley. How does your jaw feel?" Albus asked. Ron looked at him.

"It hurts like hell, actually," Ron muttered.

"Good," Albus said. Ron looked at him in surprise.

"Pardon, sir?" Albus just looked at Ron over his spectacles.

"You heard what I said, Mr Weasley. How dare you insult your sister in such a way! If she had been anyone else I seriously doubt that you would have done the same thing!" Albus said almost shouting in his anger. "I'm quite glad that she hit you. Maybe it knocked some sense into your thickheaded skull! You do not know what it's like for her to be this way! You're not aware of the hurt that she's feeling because of your lack of support, are you? All because she's changing into something that she has no control over! You are a selfish... boy, Ronald Weasley."

Ron just stared at Albus as if he had grown an extra two heads.

"If you do not apologise to her I will give you three month's detention with Professor Snape," Albus said and left the hospital wing abruptly.

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Ginny watched in shock as the image faded. She shook her head slightly, amazed that the Headmaster had said that to her brother! Sure, he deserved it but it was still shocking to see an adult so angry over something, especially Albus, who usually had so much control!

The bell went jerking Ginny from her thoughts and she quickly went through the corridor down to the tapestry across from the Transfiguration classroom. She sat down in her seat and waited for the other students to arrive. McGonagall walked in and looked at Ginny.

"Good morning, Ginevra. You caused quite a stir last night, so I heard," she said. Ginny nodded briefly.

"Yes, Professor... I apologise if it kept you up longer than was necessary, but not for the actual event," Ginny said.

"No apology is needed... At all," Minerva replied and for a moment she looked both angry and disappointed as she thought of what Ron had said. Shaking her head she turned back to her desk and sat down to wait for everyone.

Soon enough all of the class arrived, a few of them staring at Ginny in shock.

"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked as she entered the classroom and saw her.

"This is the first lesson on my timetable, so I would presume that I have this lesson first," Ginny drawled in reply. Hermione just stared at her before she was pulled to the furthest seat away from Ginny by Harry and Ron.

"Miss Granger! I would appreciate it if you would stop being so rude to another student just because you believe them to be in the wrong class! That is not the way a Head Girl should behave," Professor McGonagall said sternly. Everyone stared at Hermione's favourite teacher in shock.

"Yes, Professor McGonagall," Hermione stammered. Draco Malfoy sniggered at her face before putting on an angelic face and putting his hand up.

"What is it, Mr Malfoy?" McGonagall asked him sounding tired.

"Professor, if another student were to treat someone in the same way they would get detention, would they not? I don't think it's fair to choose favourites," he said. McGonagall smiled at him.

"Of course, Mr Malfoy... You and Miss Granger are to receive detention. Tonight at eight thirty," she said.

"Pardon?" Draco asked her ins hock.

"It is not acceptable for a student to tell a teacher how to teach, Mr Malfoy... As you said, I should not choose favourites," she said and turned to the blackboard. "Open Transfiguration and other figurations book to page 20," she instructed and everyone did so quickly. "Today we will be learning how to do the incantation Arborcretum. Now, does anyone know what this means? Without looking at your books, students," she said as people went to look. Not surprising anyone, Hermione raised her hand immediately. Ginny put her hand up and McGonagall looked slightly relieved. "Yes, Miss Weasley?"

"The incantation Arborcretum means 'tree growth' in Latin, so naturally, it means to change something into a tree. However, as the incantation does not say what kind of tree, the tree would take on the qualities of the object. A quill, for example, would change into a thin tree with longer leaves than a tree made from a piece of furniture," Ginny answered. McGonagall nodded impressed.

"Very good, Miss Weasley. Ten points to Gryffindor. Now everyone watch closely as I do the incantation as it takes a lot of practise to make sure the wrist movement is correct," McGonagall said and everyone formed around her in a semi circle.

She placed a long black quill in front of them and stood back, motioning for everyone else to go further back as well.

"After I have done the spell, you will take a turn one at a time... I do not wish for my classroom to grow into a forest due to the lack of respect of students," McGonagall said. Everyone nodded knowing that if they didn't do as she said they would get detention too. "Now you flick your wrist to the left and do a sharp incline at the same time while saying the incantation," McGonagall explained. "Arborcretum!" She said and flicked her wand to the left while inclining it at the same time.

A tree began to grow, the long black leaves extending and growing almost as tall as a person. The thin tree swayed slightly due to an open window and the black leaves blew on people's faces, the softness tickling them.

"Miss Weasley, shall I presume you know how to change the tree back into a quill?" McGonagall asked.

She's never asked me to do anything like that before... Ginny heard Hermione think.

"Yes, Professor, I know how to change it back," Ginny said. McGonagall stood back and waited for Ginny to do the incantation.

"Arborintereo!" Ginny said and flicked her wand to the right declining swiftly. The tree disappeared quickly and the quill was in its place.

"Very good, Miss Weasley! Twenty points to Gryffindor!" McGonagall exclaimed.

"Thank you, Professor," Ginny said and moved to the back of the circle so others could try to make the quill into a tree.

For the rest of the lesson the students continued to attempt the incantation. Even Hermione couldn't do it on the first try, which riled her further as Ginny had done both the growing and dying part on her first tries. Out of the entire two Houses, only six people managed to get the incantation right on their first try; Ginny Weasley, Draco Malfoy, Blaise Zabini, Pansy Parkinson, Ron Weasley and Harry Potter.

Ginny left the lesson quickly, not wanting to be questioned by her brother and his friends over her lessons... It was something that she had no explanation over. She would speak to Dumbledore during recess...

Ginny walked up to the Divination Tower and sat down on one of the armchairs, thankful that no one else had arrived yet. Seeing the crystal ball on the table she glanced at it briefly before the images captured her attention.

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Ginny glared at the people who were supposed to be her friends and shook her head as she heard their thoughts.

"I thought we were friends! It looks like I was wrong!" She snarled and pushed past them to leave the Gryffindor Tower.

"Ginny! Wait up!" Colin called behind her. She turned around mainly so he wouldn't increase her heacache further by yelling and saw that Luna and Neville were with him. They caught up after a while, her speed having increased as she was leaving. "Sorry about that... I was just in shock..." Colin said smiling.

"So what's it like?" Neville asked.

"Surprisingly lonely..." Ginny replied with a sigh then looked at Luna. "I'm fine, Luna... Just a bit upset, that's all. Don't worry about me! I'm not going to try and off myself... Wouldn't bloody work anyway. Stupid healing power," she muttered grinning at them.

"Is it true about not being able to see your reflection?" Colin whispered. Ginny shrugged.

"I've got no idea. I've been able to see myself, but others might not... Yes, you can try," Ginny said reluctantly and Colin grinned as he made a spare quill into a mirror. Ginny looked into it, ignoring the images that tried to get her attention and just looked at her own reflection. Colin looked into the mirror and frowned slightly. "Don't sound so disappointed that you can see me, Colin..." Ginny said grinning at him.

"How'd you know? Wait, don't worry," Colin said shaking his head. Luna laughed at him smiling. "So, can I take a photograph of you in your Vampiress form?" Colin whispered excitedly.

"What do you mean?"

"You mean you don't know? Oh, it happened before. You started to get lightning in your hair and you glowed red for a bit too. Your front teeth extended a bit and your nails grew longer. It was really cool," Colin said grinning.

"Kind of scary, but it was pretty cool," Neville added smiling.

"So can I take a photo of you then?" Colin asked.

"I guess you can..." Ginny said and shook her head slightly. "This has been a lousy day," Ginny said and sighed softly. "Well, sorry for yelling at you... I've got to go study, ok?" Ginny said and hugged her friends before going to a nearby tapestry.

She made her way down to her room and started to study. Hearing a noise coming from her cupboard, Ginny was up in half a second, her dagger and wand drawn.

"What are you doing here, Malfoy?" She hissed seeing him. Draco pushed his way into the room smirking.

"I could ask you the same thing, Weasley. You're not supposed to go wandering Hogwarts at this time of night!" He said his Head Boy badge shining in the candlelight. Ginny laughed at him making him falter for a moment. "What is so funny, Weasley?" He hissed at her.

"I'm not wandering anywhere! This is my room! Geez Malfoy... I would have thought that you could see that this is not a place to wander into..." Ginny said indicating the bed, fireplace, desk and other student-like furniture. "Now if you wouldn't mind leaving, I have to study," she said.

"Miss Weasley! Are you all right?" Albus' voice came from her door. With a silent thought, Ginny made her wand open the door, not taking her eyes from Draco.

"I'm fine, Professor. Just caught an intruder, that's all," Ginny said smirking at Draco. Albus walked in and regarded the two people in front of him smiling broadly.

"Well, as I can see you have the situation under control... You know how to change the password?" He asked. Ginny nodded. "Very well. I will take care of Mr Malfoy..." Albus said and Draco walked over to him reluctantly. "By the way Ginevra, I apologise again for not telling you about your Advancement," he said. Ginny lowered her wand and dagger and nodded.

"It's fine, Albus... I should have realised when I saw Neville's timetable yesterday. We're doing Care of Magical Creatures together. When will my next meeting be?" She asked allowing her mind to unblock for a moment for Albus to realise that she meant with Xavier Torleni.

"This Friday after dinner," Albus replied then led Draco out. Ginny changed the password and went back to her studying.

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"Miss Weasley," Firenze said and Ginny looked up at him quickly. He smiled at her before indicating for her to follow him.

We are in the Room of Requirement today. Do not worry, I made sure that no other students made it into the classroom while you were Seeing. I am aware of how that can be very stressful on the mind to try and allow both a vision and the noise of others... Firenze said. Ginny nodded smiling.

Thank you, Firenze. I appreciate your understanding, she replied.

I hope you have been reading the book I gave to you yesterday... It may be necessary for today's lesson. You do not need it however, so do not panic, he added. Ginny gave a small sigh of relief.

Yes, I have been reading it. It's very interesting... Ginny said thinking of all of the information on stars and their positions. Firenze smiled and opened the door for Ginny. She went in after thanking him and the class went silence as Firenze walked in.

"Put your wands away please... Lie on one chair each and look at the ceiling," he instructed. Everyone did so quickly, Harry and Ron making sure to get as far away from Ginny as possible. Firenze looked from the two boys to Ginny and saw their fear and her hurt and anger. "On second thoughts, I think I shall have to assign you seats so you don't talk," Firenze said looking to Lavender and Parvati who were whispering to each other.

No, Firenze. Please don't do this. I do not wish for them to be forced to be near me... None of us could handle that, Ginny said. Firenze looked at her for a moment then split Lavender and Parvati up before changing the ceiling. Only Firenze noticed Ginny's eyes tearing up as he taught for the hour.

Stay after class, please. We need to talk. Firenze said. Ginny nodded briefly, brushing her tears away before focusing her attention on the star filled ceiling again.

"Someone tell me what this constellation is," Firenze said and pointed to a cluster of stars.

"It's Draco," Ginny said automatically. A few people laughed.

"Please, do not laugh!" Firenze said and everyone shut up quickly. "You are correct, Ginevra. This constellation is indeed called 'Draco'. Can you tell me why it is called this?" He asked her.

You're trying to distract me, aren't you, Firenze? He simply smiled at her and waited. Ginny pulled out her wand and pointed it to the stars that were Draco, tracing the snake-like pattern.

"Draco means Dragon and as the stars resemble a dragon slightly, it's aptly named," Ginny said with a slight shrug. Firenze nodded.

"Very good, Ginevra. Ten points to Gryffindor," he said. "Now, what is the brightest star in the constellation Draco?" Firenze asked the class.

"The brightest star in its constellation is called Etamin and is also known as Gamma Draconis," Ginny said.

"Good work. Twenty points to Gryffindor," Firenze said. "Now, may someone else tell me what constellation passes through the North Pole?"

"Ursa Minor," Draco answered.

"Very good, Draco... Ten points to Slytherin," Firenze said. "Do you know anything of the Gum Nebula, Draco?" He asked.

"Yes," Draco replied reluctantly.

"Then you may tell us how wizards created the portal and made it invisible to Muggles," Firenze said. With a small sigh, Draco did as he was asked.

"The wizards creates the portal in the 10th century in an attempt to communicate with the Gods. All they did however was make a portal from one side of the earth to the other. Realising their mistake, the wizards made the portal invisible with a net sown of Advanced Magic. Muggles couldn't see it until an Australian astronomer, called Colin S. Gum discovered it on wide-angle photographs in 1952. The Gum Nebula does glow slightly due to the magnitude of the magic in the net, though the Muggles believe it to be because of radiation from stars or due to a supernova in the constellation Vela, which the Gum Nebula covers. It also covers the constellation Puppis..." Draco finished.

"Excellent work, Draco. Twenty points to Slytherin," Firenze said smiling at him. The bell for recess went and everyone filed out, eager for food. Ginny sat up on her chair and looked at Firenze.

You can't let them ignore you forever, Ginevra, Firenze said in her mind. She stood up and shook her head sadly.

It's not under my control, Firenze... What they choose to do or think is via their own will. I just don't want to risk any kind of relationship I have left with my brother just because he was forced to be with me... It won't work. Ginny replied. Firenze sighed and took her head in his hands smiling at her.

I understand, Ginevra... I just hope they realise what they're doing is wrong before it's too late. The stars have been telling of their betrayal for the past few days... I will show you... Firenze said and pointed to one of the constellations, Virgo. The Virgo constellation is representative of you, and this one above it, Boötes, represents the two boys, The two constellations have been moving apart slowly for a while, ever since you found out actually... If they continue to move then Draco will be hit. Do you understand what this means, Ginevra? Firenze asked. Ginny nodded.

Yes... If Ron, Harry and I continue to avoid each other then Draco will be the one that suffers... Correct? She asked. Firenze nodded.

Very good... Now you should go if you want to talk to Albus, Firenze said and Ginny grabbed her bag then left quickly.

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Ginny headed to the Great Hall quickly and saw Albus sitting at the teacher's table. She walked over to him.

"Professor, I need to speak with you regarding my timetable. It appears that I have been Advanced without my knowledge..." She said quietly. Ginny grinned when she heard Albus curse in his mind.

"I do apologise, Ginevra. With all of the recent events, I forgot to inform you of your Advancement... Are you going well though?" He asked. Ginny nodded with a small shrug.

"As well as I can at the moment... I've only had two subjects though, so it may be a different answer by the end of the day," she replied grinning. Albus chuckled to himself and Ginny went to the Gryffindor table to eat.

"Hey, Gin! I heard that you were Advanced! Congratulations!" Colin said grinning at her. She smiled at him.

"Thanks Colin... It's a nice response from 'What's she doing here?', that's all I'm going to say," Ginny said with a small laugh. She heard a spell being whispered quietly and ducked, pulling Colin down with her. "Are you ok?" She asked him. Colin nodded speechless.

"What happened?" Colin asked as they sat up properly.

"Ron's trying to kill me," Ginny said with a small shrug. Colin's jaw dropped. Ginny stood up and walked over to Ron. She pulled him outside by his ear.

"Are you fucking stupid? Why would you do that, and in front of everyone too!" Ginny exclaimed, not letting go of his ear. Ron whimpered in pain. "Oh, stop being such a baby! Did you learn nothing after last night, Ronald? I can not believe you just tried to curse me in front of the entire school! I should break your jaw again for that!" She said furiously.

Anger, pain, disappointment and sadness filled her body and Ginny's hair began to crackle with lightning again. Ron stared at her in shock.

"Did you really think that I wouldn't hear you? You were two seats away from me, for the Gods sakes! Next time you try to curse me, make sure you do it properly!" Ginny hissed at him and making her bag fly to her, walked away.

"RONALD WEASLEY!" Albus yelled from inside the Great Hall. A few people screamed in shock and hid under the table at hearing Albus Dumbledore yell at a student like that.

Leave him, Albus! It's not your situation to deal with! Ginny yelled at him.

Fine, it is your decision. But he did manage to curse Lavender Brown, so he will be punished accordingly. Albus replied.

Ron walked into the Great Hall, his ear burning in pain. Albus looked down at him in disappointment and barely concealed anger.

"You will receive a week's detention for cursing a student and I will be owling your parents," Dumbledore said. Most of the Gryffindors winced, knowing how angry Molly would be at him.

Lavender walked up to Ron, her canine teeth still growing at an alarming rate. She slapped him hard and stalked out of the Great Hall to go down to the hospital wing, Parvati helping her.

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Ginny walked into the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom and started to read the Vampire book.

Vampires and unicorns have always been attracted to each other. As unicorns used to be pets for the Royal Vampires and were always treated with the respect they deserve, the animals have in kind, treated the Vampires with the respect they were shown.

Although it is rare, a unicorn may allow a Vampire to hunt with them as the speeds they can run with are equalised.

An even more rare occurrence is a unicorn letting a Vampire ride them. Any Vampire or Vampiress that is allowed to ride on a unicorn is marked immediately. They are also assigned someone to protect them, for it is said that the Vampire or Vampiress who rides the unicorn will lead the Vampires to victory in the Great War.

The unicorn's horn has magical properties and can induce change in people...

The bell rang loudly and Ginny winced, thanking the Gods that she had anti-headache potions.

"Oh, shut up, Lupin. There is no such curse as Animus ligo! You're just taking Latin words and putting them together randomly to try and explain something that you should have dealt with month's ago!" Moody said to Lupin as they walked into the classroom. "Miss Weasley... You have your dagger, I see," Moody said grinning. (Soul bind.)

"Yes. My brother's still not happy with me and I wanted to be able to defend myself... I presume you saw the event at lunch?" Ginny asked looking up from her book. Moody's face turned into a scowl and he glowered.

"Tried to curse someone while their back was turned... That's low," he muttered.

"I broke his jaw last night and he's scared of what I can do to him so he's trying to get me while I can't get to him, or so he thinks..." Ginny said with a grin.

"They're coming," Ginny and Moody said at the same time, one hearing the other students and the other seeing them.

"You're both scary when you do that," Lupin announced grinning. "I don't go around saying I can smell everyone, do I?" He asked. Both Ginny and Moody were saved from answering as the other students filed into the classroom. Once everyone was seated, Moody looked around and glared briefly at Ron before making sure everyone was behaving.

"Today you will be learning the etiquette of fighting and cursing!" Moody bellowed. "As I saw today, it is not beyond some students to curse someone while their back is turned!" Moody said glaring at Ron with both of his eyes. A few people sniggered. "You will be going first, Mr Weasley!" Moody said and pulled him out of his seat before putting him on a platform that Lupin had conjured. "Miss Weasley... You will be fighting him," Alastar said and Ginny walked out to the stage with a sigh.

Everyone crowded around the platform eagerly. No siblings had fought in Defence Against the Dark Arts since their first year, which had been pretty boring as it was Parvati Patil against her Slytherin sister and neither had really wanted to fight back then... Anyway, the events between the Weasley siblings lately had been nasty and this fight wasn't going to be any different!

"Try to keep control and don't use your dagger unless it is absolutely necessary, understood?" Moody whispered to her before she could get on the stage. Ginny nodded briefly and walked opposite Ron. "Before you start, there are some rules. The first most important rule is that you must never curse or hex someone if their back is turned! Is that understood, Ron?" Moody hissed at him. Ron nodded glaring at his sister. "Secondly, do not cause more damage than needed. If you break someone's wrist when all that could have taken them down was a simple kick, then you're in the wrong... Once you lose your wand you may fight using whatever bodily means available. If someone gets too rough then you can use other weapons such as knives, daggers, et cetera... Now, on three you may fight... One, two, three!" Moody called.

Ron glared at Ginny and threw his wand to the side, pulling up his sleeves. Ginny put her wand in her robes and looked at Moody, not wanting to hit her brother in cold blood. However, before Alastar could make any decision, Ron threw a punch at Ginny. She ducked it easily and kicked his leg, taking him down in one go. Ron hit the platform with a crash and the other students tried not to be disappointed at the lack of action.

Ron got up again and charged at his sister. She sidestepped him, tripping him at the same time and Ron rolled on the platform, getting on his feet quickly and turning on Ginny again. He went to kick her but she bent back and flipped over, kicking his jaw at the same time.

A few of the girls went green as Ron spat out blood. He ignored them and got ready to punch her again. Ginny barely dodged his punch as his anger increased his speed and she was refusing to use her vampire speed. Ron punched again and his fist made contact with Ginny's mouth. Glaring at him, Ginny grabbed his fist as he went to hit her again and twisted it around, flipping her brother onto his back. She stepped on his neck so he couldn't get up.

"Let me up," he hissed at her. Ginny glared down at him and shook her head. Ron grabbed her leg and made it go up and off of his throat before he twisted and stood up again.

"Ron! Leave her! Can't you see that she's getting worked up! She's going to break your jaw again," Hermione hissed at him from the sidelines but Ron didn't move. "Professor, can't you stop them?" Hermione asked Moody urgently.

"I would, but I can't get up there unless it's an emergency. There's a barrier on the platform," Moody replied. "We just have to wait it out until one resigns or if one of them is really hurt," Moody said with a shrug. Hermione sighed and watched as Ron took another swing at Ginny.

Ginny hit his arm away and punched him in the stomach, making Ron double over in pain. He glared up at her, his eyes watering slightly.

"That the best you got?" He hissed at her.

"Ron, shut up. I'm only doing this in self-defence. I don't want to fight you... Not in this way, it's too public. That's the main reason why you're not dead," Ginny said to him quietly. "You want to fight me properly then we can do it in our own time and without so many people watching," she told him. "Can you at least agree to that?" Ginny asked. Ron looked around at the eager students then nodded as his stomach filled with pain. "Good... You can win this one," Ginny said.

Ron looked at his sister and saw her sad face. He realised that she was doing less than her best and was still beating him... He's seen her do more in the backyard! Heck, she'd even gone against Fred and George and she'd still beaten them. Now she was hardly doing anything and he was almost in tears with the pain. He stood up with some small difficulty and kicked Ginny to the floor. She didn't even defend herself against him... A few of the students booed when they walked off the platform.

"Oh, shut up. You'll get your turn," Moody muttered under his breath. Ginny grinned at him and he rolled his good eye. "Very good, Mr and Miss Weasley. Next time use your wands and don't throw them away!"

"Yes, sir," they replied automatically.

"Tonight at eight thirty in the Room of Requirement," Ginny said to her brother quietly. Ron shook his head.

"It has to be nine o'clock. Hermione's got detention at eight thirty," Ron said. Ginny nodded and they shook on it then watched as other students duelled.

Draco Malfoy smirked when he heard the deal they'd made and saw them shake on it. Now that fight would be interesting to see, to say the least!

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"Hey, Ginny!" Neville called out as he saw her heading out of the room. "You've got Care of Magical Creatures now, don't you?" He asked.

"Yeah, I do. You do too, huh?" Ginny asked. Neville nodded and showed her his timetable. "Ok... Did you want to go down there together then?" She asked him. He nodded quickly seeing that Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and Zabini were nearby.

"Where did you learn to fight like that, Ginny? It wasn't in the DA, was it?" Neville asked as they were walking. Ginny shook her head.

"I learnt how to fight from different people," Ginny replied vaguely.

"Ok, then... Could you... Could you teach me?" Neville asked hopefully. Ginny smiled at him.

"Sure... I'll have to see when I've got time. Later though, we're here now," she said as they reached Hagrid's hut.

"'Ello ev'ryone! Glad to see you all 'ere for another year..." Hagrid said beaming at them. "I've got a special treat for yer all today. Follo' me!" He called and headed into the Forbidden Forest. Ginny followed close next to Hagrid and whispered questions.

"How's your brother?" She asked. Hagrid nodded. "Where's Olympe?" Ginny asked.

"Looking after Grawp for a while," Hagrid replied extremely quietly for a person his size.

"Are we going to see the unicorns?" Ginny asked. Hagrid just winked and she grinned happily.

Soon enough they all reached a clearing and the girls in the class sighed. Ginny rolled her eyes at them and shook her head slightly.

"If yer all very quiet then yer may be able ter pat 'em," Hagrid instructed quietly. Hearing a thought, Ginny's arm shot out and she stopped Blaise Zabini from moving further.

"You move any further and they'll run, Zabini," she said quietly. Zabini glared at her before giving a small nod and moving back a bit.

One of the unicorns neighed loudly and Hagrid looked at Ginny in surprise.

"They'll let yer pat them, Ginny," he said. Ginny nodded and put her bag on the ground before walking over to the unicorns. She stood in front of the unicorn that was obviously the leader and curtsied to her.

Welcome, daughter of our Masters... The unicorn replied nudging Ginny with its silver horn. She smiled at the unicorn and rubbed her face softly.

I thank you for your kind welcome, daughter of our Masters friends, Ginny replied. The unicorn bowed her head, her horn touching Ginny's feet. A soft white light emitted from the horn and Ginny began to change. She was blissfully unaware of her class mates screams as her body began to change. Ginny's shoulders broadened and her face began to grow longer and she could feel her skull pushing out of her head as she grew a horn.

As Ginny turned into a unicorn, Draco Malfoy stared as she changed with such grace that even Narcissa lacked. He was in shock that she was able to change into a magical animal, but not so shocked as to start screaming like those other idiots. They were lucky that Hagrid had enough sense to make a silencing charm, even though he wasn't supposed to do magic. Draco looked at Hagrid, surprised that he didn't have a wand. Hagrid looked at him for a moment.

"Half-giants have magic too, young Mister Malfoy... Keep watching. She's beautiful, isn't she?" Hagrid asked looking at the unicorn that was Ginny. Draco could only nod before looking back to the unicorn. Unlike the other pure white unicorns, Ginny's flank and mane shimmered red as the sunlight caught her form.

Ginny neighed softly to the leader and touched her horn down to the ground.

Very good, daughter... You may hunt with us, Evita said.

I thank you for this honour, Lady Evita.

You are very welcome, daughter... Now follow, Evita said and touched her horn to Ginny's then galloped away. As she followed the herd, Ginny barely heard Hagrid curse behind them.

"Malfoy, yer can take the class back so I can go catch her..." Hagrid said. He closed his eyes and then opening them quickly, he started running through the Forest quietly. Malfoy watched after the half-giant, shocked that he could run so quietly then turned to everyone smirking.

"You heard him... I'm in charge. Now we're waiting here unless of course, you want to try to get back through the Forbidden Forest alone," Draco said. A few of the students looked around nervously and sat down to wait reluctantly. It was the best decision that Malfoy could have made as the herd of centaurs was passing by.

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"Ginny," Hagrid called softly trying not to startle the unicorns again. It was the third time he'd caught up with them and he was starting to get tired. It was like they were waiting for him to catch up just so they could run off again, laughing at him the whole time.

Hearing her name, Ginny looked up, having eaten her fill of food. She saw Hagrid's sigh of relief and saw the sweat that covered his shirt.

"Come on, Ginny. We've got ter get back, or else we'll both get into trouble... Yer've had yer fun and yer hunt... Come on," he whispered. Ginny gave a horse-like sigh and looked to Evita.

I apologise, Lady Evita. I must leave with the Large Man now, Ginny said reluctantly. Evita nodded and rubbed Ginny's cheek with her own.

It was good to hunt with you, daughter. We must do so again sometime soon, Evita said. Ginny nodded and touched her horn to Evita's before saying farewell to the rest of the herd and galloping out of the clearing.

"Finally. Yer a hard lot ter catch up ter," Hagrid grumbled.

Ginny neighed, laughing at him then galloped back to the clearing where the rest of the class was waiting. Hagrid ran after her, arriving moments after Ginny did. Ginny neighed loudly to Hagrid and the class looked at him expectantly.

"She says that she'll let yer pat her. One at a time, though..." Hagrid said and rested against a tree to catch his breath.

One by one the girls in the class touched Ginny's body. Whenever someone went to touch her horn though, she neighed and bucked slightly, making it clear that she didn't want anyone to touch her horn. After the girls had finished Ginny went and nudged Neville then Dean, indicating that the boys could too. They grinned broadly and touched her soft face and neck. When Neville looked at her mane in wonder, she nudged him slightly with her head, then neighed to Hagrid.

"Yer can have one... One only," Hagrid translated.

"Thank you, Ginny," Neville whispered and carefully pulled a long white-red strand from Ginny's mane. Gregory and Vincent patted Ginny in awe, amazed that they'd let them touch her, as well as the fact that she actually was a unicorn. Blaise touched her curiously and smiled when she butted him slightly to pat her properly. Draco Malfoy, the last person left just stood there and smirked at Ginny.

"Why would I want to touch her? It's still a Weasley underneath all that..." He sneered. Insulted, Ginny reared up on her hind legs and neighed loudly. Her mane started to crackle with lightning and her horn began to glow a faint red. Hagrid quickly ran in front of Malfoy before she could pierce him with her horn.

"Yer a bloody idiot, Malfoy! She coulda killed yer! Yer just don't insult a unicorn! Ruddy idiot!" He snarled at Draco who had gone pale. "If she'd pierced yer, no amount o' magic coulda healed yer, just be wary of that next time... If there is a next time now... Yer coulda just ruined the entire experience fer ev'ryone because o' that statement!" Hagrid said angrily. Ginny neighed loudly and her horn stopped glowing. "Now do yer still want ter pat her? She'll let yer, just so yer know she is a unicorn," Hagrid said. With a pale face, Malfoy reached out to Ginny almost unwillingly. She butted his hand with the side of her head and neighed softly. Draco patted her with slightly more confidence and some colour returned to his face. When he had finished patting her, Ginny moved back and touched her horn to the ground. She began to change back into her human self. Now knowing not to look, the girls turned around so they wouldn't have to see her transform.

"Oh, Gods... That killed my legs," Ginny said softly as she fell to the ground. Everyone looked to see Ginny lying on the ground, looking completely exhausted, but happy at the same time.

"Are yer a'right?" Hagrid asked looking down at her. Ginny looked up at him, her eyes wide and shining happily.

"That was freaking fantastic! Can I do it again?" She asked grinning. "Well, maybe later. I'm exhausted... I doubt I can even get up," Ginny said with a small grin. She attempted to lift herself up and laughed softly, sounding remarkably like the unicorn's had when they were laughing. "It's ok. I can just sit here for the rest of the day. It's not like I want to go to lunch anyway... Oh, what's he doing here?" Ginny said softly with a sigh. Turning, Hagrid saw that Albus Dumbledore had walked into the clearing.

"Hagrid... If you wouldn't mind taking the rest of the class back to the school, I will help Miss Weasley back. How very kind of you to offer to carry Miss Weasley's school bag, Mr Malfoy. You may stay with myself and Miss Weasley if you do not want to be seen carrying another's school bag," Albus offered when he scowled. Draco nodded briefly.

"Come on, ev'ryone. Ye've got ter go ter yer lunch," Hagrid called and led them out of the Forbidden Forest.

"I swear... If you hit me into any trees, I have full right to hurt you, Albus!" Ginny called quietly. Albus laughed.

"I have no intention of hitting you into any trees, Miss Weasley," he said and levitated her with his wand.

"I'm sure you'd ruddy like to though," she muttered. Albus just shook his head at her.

"Coming, Mr Malfoy?" He asked looking at Draco. Draco nodded curtly before grabbing Ginny's bag and following them out of the Forest.

"Professor Dumbledore? When can I get my strength back? I'm planning to kick Ronnie-kins arse tonight... I can't do that if I don't have any strength," Ginny complained. Draco stared at her in shock wondering why she was discussing a duel with the Headmaster! She'd get expelled for sure!

"You should get everything back to normal by the time we leave the Forest... If that had been done to anyone else they wouldn't be talking right now..."

"I'm only just doing that myself," Ginny muttered. "Oh, and don't worry, Professor... I won't make Ronnie-kins bleed too much on your floor!" There were a few seconds of silence then she started talking again, almost as if in response to a question or statement. "I don't have enough strength to talk that way, and he's just confused... It was Ron's bloody fault! He tried to kill me in a lesson! In front of everyone again... That boy really just does not learn... In all of the meanings... He's a dumb idiot. Oh, I'm allowed to say that about my own brother, Professor!" Ginny said. "We're almost there," Ginny called out.

"You should really learn to be more understanding of your brother, Miss Weasley," Albus said. Ginny laughed.

"Yeah, right. I will when he will... He's a selfish boy, if I remember you correctly, hey Albus?" She mocked.

"Ginevra Weasley! You shouldn't pry like that!"

"I didn't pry! I'm not a snoop, thank you very much! I just Saw you both, that's all! I told you he doesn't learn... Give him a million month's detentions and he'll still be a sour boy who doesn't want to admit that I'm... growing up," she finished.

"I doubt that, Miss Weasley. He does love you and I'm sure he'll come around eventually..." Albus said.

"Of course he will! I have no doubt about it! I mean Ron's shown me a whole lot of support for someone who loves me, hasn't he, Professor?" Ginny asked scathingly. "Why wouldn't he come around eventually?" She sneered. They came out of the Forbidden Forest and Ginny winced slightly at the sudden burst of sunlight.

Gods, that sun hurts! She thought in pain. I'll be fine, Albus... She said to his unasked question. He just raised an eyebrow at her.

"I should be able to walk now... Thanks for the talk, Professor. And before anyone sees us together, Malfoy... Thanks for carrying my bag," Ginny said and she took her bag from him. Draco gave a curt nod then walked up to the school.

"Miss Weasley... A word before you go, please. Just for a moment," Albus said. Ginny turned around and walked over to where he was and looked at him.

It's about me turning into a unicorn, isn't it? She asked. Albus smiled at her and nodded.

How exactly did it happen? Did you do it? He asked. Ginny shook her head.

No. Evita changed me into a unicorn. But she invited me back so I could go hunting with the herd again.

All right. Thank you. You can go to lunch now, Albus said. Ginny nodded and went up to the castle quickly. She saw Malfoy watching from the doorway and shook her head briefly before going to the Hogwarts entrance.

"Waiting for me, Malfoy?" She asked sweetly. He scowled at her.

"In your dreams, Weasley," Draco sneered. She just laughed and walked past him and down to the Great Hall for lunch.

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Ginny walked in to the Great Hall and looked around. Everyone was looking at her in shock.

Did she still have a horn on her head, or something?

"Hey, Ginny. Is it true you really turned into a unicorn?" Lavender asked wishing that she'd chosen to do Care of Magical Creatures this year. Everyone waited for her response, almost falling off the benches in effort to hear if the rumour was true or not.

"Yes, I did... Not intentionally though. I'm surprised that you don't believe an entire class, especially when they were all saying the same thing!" Ginny said. Lavender shrugged slightly.

"I've heard an entire House say the same thing before and it turned out to be wrong... I just wanted to get it from the horse's mouth this time... Well in this case, the unicorn's mouth, " Lavender said with a grin.

"All right. Well, I hope you enjoy gossiping to the rest of the school at my expense," Ginny said and went to sit next to Neville and Colin.

"I can't believe you let me have an entire strand of hair! That could be used for so many plants! Did you know if you squeeze if hard enough juice comes out of a unicorn's hair?" Neville asked them. "It can be drunk... Actually, I think it's used in one of the rarer alcoholic drinks... Well, I'm not using it for that though," Neville added when Ginny grinned at him. "I'm using it as a fertiliser for one of my plants. It's the Fritillary species. It's really rare and the bulb's poisonous so I need to use extra thick dragon hide gloves when handling it," Neville said proudly.

"That's great. Does the hair increase the impact of the fertiliser? Or is the juice of the hair the fertiliser alone?" Ginny asked. Surprised that someone was actually taking an interest in his love of gardening, Neville answered full heartedly.

"The juice can be used alone, but it's really strong, so I'm going to dilute it with some of Professor Sprout's fertiliser as well. I don't want to risk killing the flower. Are you all right, Ginny?" Neville asked suddenly seeing that there were tears falling down her face. She looked at him and smiled.

"I'm fine, Neville..." She said quietly. The Fritillary flower was his mother's favourite flower. She wiped her tears away and took a deep breath then drank some pumpkin juice.

"Ok, then. Do you mind if I halve this with Professor Sprout?" He asked looking down at the long hair again.

"No, I don't mind at all," Ginny replied smiling. "As I'm not a pure white unicorn, you might have to check the hair with Professor Sprout and Dumbledore before you actually use it, ok Neville?" Ginny asked. Neville nodded. "Dumbledore will be at the Greenhouses when you have Herbology," Ginny said after a few minutes of silence.

"Ok... Did he tell you when he was bringing you back?" Neville asked.

"Something like that," Ginny said briefly. "Hello, Ron. What would you like?" Ginny asked him coolly.

"Actually, it's me that wants to talk..." Hermione said with an apologetic smile. "Is it true about you turning into a unicorn?" She asked sounding excited. Ginny nodded.

"Yes, it's true. Yes, I already know about that too," Ginny said before Hermione could ask anything. "I'll tell you tonight after I've duelled with Ron, ok?" She said.

"Thanks," Hermione said grinning and pulled Ron and Harry away so they would stop staring and glaring at Ginny.

"What was that all about?" Colin asked.

"They just wanted to ask me something," Ginny replied.

"Ok... Guess what?"

"What?" Ginny asked grinning at Colin's infectious grin.

"Mum and Dad bought me a new camera. Not a new, new one because then it won't work here, but one that can still be powered by magic... I've been trying it out on almost literally everything since I got it last month," Colin said grinning. "I was thinking I could get a photo of everyone together just to see how it works," Colin said.

"Well, don't forget your hero, Harry Potter, Creevey. His head might deflate if you don't include him," Draco Malfoy drawled behind them. Ginny, Colin and Neville turned to him. He smirked at them.

"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ginny asked.

"You dropped your quill. I know you can't afford another one, so I thought I should be the gentleman and return it to you," Draco said holding a quill out to her.

"Thanks, Malfoy... If that was meant to insult me, it didn't work," Ginny said as she took the quill from him. Malfoy just smirked and left to the Slytherin Table. "All right, who knows some spells to check this quill? For all I know that could have been Ron trying to kill me again," Ginny said grinning.

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The bell went loudly and Ginny rolled her eyes trying to stop her head from ringing too before she got up and left the Great Hall with her friends.

"I've got Runes now... I'll see you at dinner Colin, and I'll see you in Potions Neville," Ginny said and hugged them before going down to the Runes classroom.

By going through her corridor in the walls, Ginny made it to the classroom before everyone else. Judging by the lack of footsteps she knew that no one would be there for another three to five minutes, so Ginny continued to read her book.

Some Vampires have the ability to heal others. If the wound was caused by the Vampire in question, then any Vampire may heal the wound if they want to. However, if the wound was caused through other means, usually only a very experienced Vampire can heal the wound.

Ginny heard footsteps and put her book away. Soon enough, a large group of people walked in.

"Hi, Ginny! I didn't know you were in this class," Hermione exclaimed then sat beside her. "I'm sorry about the boys... They're just scared because they don't... understand," Hermione whispered.

"You weren't happy with me this morning during Transfiguration," Ginny whispered back. Hermione had the decency to look embarrassed.

"I know... I'm really sorry about that. It's just that I'm usually the star pupil and it was just a shock to be upstaged for once. I didn't mean any offence by it, honestly," Hermione whispered.

"No offence was or is taken and I accept your apology," Ginny replied smiling at her.

"Friends?" Hermione asked. Ginny nodded and shook her hand.

"Of course. And don't worry, I won't make you choose between me and Ron," Ginny said as a silent flash of fear ran through Hermione's mind. She gave her a look of relief and they both fell silent as Professor Yepir walked into the classroom.

"Good afternoon students. As I am taking attendance please open your books to page 15," she said smiling at everyone. Professor Yepir started to call the roll and everyone opened his or her books. Hermione paled and tapped Ginny on the shoulder urgently.

"Which book did you bring?" She whispered.

"Runes and rune casting. Why?" Ginny whispered back. She heard Hermione curse in her mind and stifled a grin.

"I brought The Origins of Runes... Which book do we need?" Hermione paled further.

"I don't know..." Ginny replied. By the looks of everyone else in the class, they weren't sure either. A few people had opened both of their books to page 15. With a sigh, Ginny raised her hand. "Professor Yepir?"

"Yes, Miss Weasley?" Yepir said as she looked up from the class attendance parchment.

"Which book would you like us to use? Rune casting or Origins?" Ginny asked. Yepir frowned and looked down at her booklist nearby.

"For today we are using Runes and their Meanings... Who doesn't have their book?" She asked when a collective groan went around the room. Every student raised his or her hand. "All right, go get them. Be quick and if you're not back in ten minutes then I will send Dumbledore himself to find you," Yepir warned. Everyone rushed out of the room quickly. A few people laughed once they were away from the classroom, confiding in the others that they had brought their book, they just wanted to get out of being stuck with the teacher.

"Come on, Ginny. If we get to my room quickly we can still get to the Gryffindor Tower before the ten minutes is up!" Hermione said urgently.

"Hermione! Calm down! You go get your book. I'll get mine and I'll meet you in the Runes classroom before the ten minutes is over, ok?" Ginny said trying to calm Hermione.

"All right... I can not believe I didn't bring the book! I should have used another shrinking charm so I could get all of my books in," Hermione muttered.

"You could just use an enlargement charm to make your bag bigger," Ginny suggested. Hermione looked surprised.

"I didn't even think of that... Thanks Ginny! I'll see you in ten minutes," she said and rushed into the Head Boy and Girl dormitories.

Ginny shook her head for a moment then went to a nearby tapestry. She said the password and ran with Vampire speed to the end of the corridor. When she came to a dead end she cursed and ran the other way in the right direction to her room... Thanking the Gods for her extra speed, Ginny ran in and grabbed her Runes book, before running back out of her room and to the Runes classroom.

"There you are, Ginny... Come on! There's only four minutes left," Hermione said. Ginny saw her frown and caught one of her thoughts... The Gryffindor Tower isn't in the direction that Ginny came from...

With only half a minute left, the last person strolled in, looking completely calm. Draco smirked at everyone as he passed them to go to his seat.

Knowing that Draco was one of the people who already had the correct Runes book, Ginny did not want to think about what he had been doing for the last ten minutes!

"Today's lesson will be fairly uneventful for most of you as you will be reading..."

How could reading be uneventful? Ginny heard Hermione think in shock. She hid a laugh and Hermione looked at her for a moment.

"Now, may someone tell me the meaning of the rune 'Hagalaz'?" Yepir asked looking around the room. Hermione and Ginny raised their hands. "Miss Weasley," Yepir said.

"Hagalaz means hail. It is used to create the wrath of nature, uncontrollable forces, especially the weather. However, it can also lead to completion and inner harmony if used correctly. The Hagalaz Merkstave causes natural disasters, catastrophes, a loss of power, pain and suffering and sickness," Ginny said.

"And what about Hagalaz Reversed?" Yepir asked.

"Hagalaz can not be reversed, however it may lie in opposition to another rune," Ginny said. Yepir nodded.

"Very good. Ten points to Gryffindor," she said. "Now, Miss Granger... Tell me the meaning of the rune 'Fehu'," Yepir said. Hermione lowered her hand with a small smile.

"Fehu means domestic cattle or wealth. It can be possessions won or earned, earned income or luck... It creates a financial strength in the present or near future and is a sign of hope and success. It gives energy, foresight, fertility, and may be used for either creation or destruction. If the Fehu is reversed or Merkstave then it means a loss of personal property, loss of esteem or a loss in something that a person put a lot into. It also means greed, cowardice and stupidity," Hermione finished. Behind her, Draco laughed to himself.

"Is there something you'd like to add, Mr Malfoy?" Professor Yepir asked sternly.

"Yes, actually, Professor. Granger missed out on about five to ten other meanings. If Fehu is reversed it also means burnout, atrophy, and discord. As well as dullness, poverty, slavery and bondage..." Draco said emphasising the last two words. "I guess Granger didn't want everyone to know her dirty little secret," he said smirking at her.

"You filthy bastard!" Hermione yelled and slapped him.

"Miss Granger! No swearing or hitting in my classroom! Mr Malfoy, keep your thoughts about someone's personal life to yourself. Do both of you understand?" Yepir asked. They both nodded. "Twenty points from both Gryffindor and Slytherin," she said.

Ginny winced slightly as everyone around her burst out with complaints and cries of injustice. Rubbing her temples she pulled a cylinder from her pocket and drank the contents after checking that it was the right potion. She must remember to thank Madam Pomfrey for the anti headache potions again...

"Professor Yepir? I believe it is against the school rules for students to drink potions unless they have signed permission from their parents and the Headmaster," Draco stated. "I don't believe that Miss Weasley has either of them and I just saw her drinking a potion," he said smugly. Ginny rolled her eyes.

"For your information, Mr Malfoy, I have signed permission from my parents and Dumbledore so kindly shut your trap!" Ginny retorted angrily. Silence echoed through the room at her outburst. Ginny was most surprised, not knowing why she was suddenly angry and in a bad mood.

"Ah, Professor Yepir... Not having any trouble, are you?" Dumbledore asked kindly when he saw the distressed teacher.

"No, Headmaster... Did you want something?" She asked. He smiled at her.

"Yes, actually. I need to speak with Miss Ginevra Weasley, if you please," he said.

"By all means!" Yepir said and shooed Ginny out of the room quickly.

"Yes, Professor?" Ginny asked quite harshly. Dumbledore looked down at her with a small frown.

"Are you feeling well, Ginevra?" He asked.

"I... I don't know," Ginny said as her sudden bad mood faltered.

"May I check your pupils for a second?" Ginny nodded and looked up slightly. "Lumos," Albus said and shone the lit wand in one of her eyes, then the other. "Nox. I will be right back. I just need to get someone to carry your things," Albus said. Ginny noticed vaguely that he was shielding his mind and wondered why. "Professor Yepir? Miss Weasley needs to be taken to the hospital wing immediately," Albus said.

"Is there something wrong with her?" Yepir asked.

"That is what I am going to find out. Now if I may also get another student to come with us down to the hospital wing... Mr Malfoy, would you be as so kind as to carry Ginevra's books and bag for her?" Albus asked. Even though she couldn't see him, Ginny was positive that Albus was smiling his head off and Draco was scowling. They walked out of the classroom, proving her thoughts.

"Honestly, sir! Weasley's walking around... She's got two legs and arms, why can't she carry her own stuff?" Draco complained.

"Because I just lost my eyesight..." Ginny said as she grabbed the nearby windowsill in an effort not to fall and so she could feel her way around Hogwarts if the need be. "Professor... What's wrong with me?" Ginny asked. "I can still hear you, you know! Stop smiling, for the Gods sakes and tell me what the hell is wrong with me!" Ginny said desperately. "I'm not changing form, am I?"

"No, Miss Weasley, you are not... Have you been drinking any concoctions today?" Albus asked.

"I had the headache potion that Madam Pomfrey made me about three seconds ago... Bloody noisy idiots," Ginny muttered. "Is it possible to hear someone's muscles moving, Professor?" Ginny asked suddenly.

"It could be possible... Why do you ask?" He asked curiously.

"Because I'm sure Malfoy's jaw just dropped," she replied grinning. "Can I go to the hospital wing now? My hands are starting to hurt..." Ginny said as her hands began to feel like they were getting sunburnt. She pulled away from the sunlit windowsill and put her hands out. "Ok, I know I may look like an idiot, but I can't bloody see so give me some goddamn help instead of laughing, Malfoy!" Ginny said making his jaw drop again. She felt an arm go around hers and someone started guiding her down to the hospital wing. Hearing Dumbledore humming to himself in front of them, Ginny knew it was Malfoy who was helping her. "Thanks, Malfoy," she said.

"You're welcome," he replied automatically.

"I would say sorry for getting you out of class if I wasn't so sure that you're happy about it," Ginny said with a grin. Draco didn't reply.

"Madam Pomfrey... May I ask what ingredients you used in the headache potion?" Dumbledore asked when they arrived in the hospital wing.

"The ones it had in the book... Why?" Poppy replied uncertainly.

"Because Miss Weasley has currently gone blind," Dumbledore said sounding far too cheerful in Ginny's opinion.

"Which book did you use?" Ginny asked her urgently.

"Medical remedies for the modern day witch and wizard," Poppy replied.

"The potion on page 329?" There was no answer so Ginny presumed that the nurse had nodded. "I'll take that as a yes... I'm allergic to boomslang skin and that's one of the key ingredients, if I remember correctly... Yes, boomslang skin, clover leaves, daisy petals and thyme... Put 50 grams of boomslang skin in a cauldron of boiling water, add the daisy petals and stir to the right thrice then to the left twice... Why is everyone staring at me like that?" Ginny asked when there was complete silence. She could feel that everyone was looking at her in shock.

"You have a very good memory, Miss Weasley. You read that word for word... Have you made this potion before?" Albus asked.

"No, I don't have the right type of cauldron to make it in. Mine's pewter, the one needed is sterling silver... I glanced at it last year when I was looking for the spell for the swamp... I already told you that Fred and George threatened me if I didn't find it for them, didn't I?"

"No, Miss Weasley, you didn't," Albus said sounding amused.

"Well, that's all right because they didn't... Would whoever that is moving please stop? The movement's making my ears hurt," she complained. Albus gave a low chuckle.

"I was just curious to see if you could see or not, as you have impeccable judgement. You always looked right at the person you wanted to..." He said grinning.

"Well, that's really nice and all, but I'd like to see again, so could I get an anti allergic potion for boomslang skin so I can go back to my lesson?" Ginny asked as she sat on one of the hospital beds. "Third medicine cabinet, second shelf from the top and it's about the fifth or sixth cylinder. Should have a pink liquid in it," Ginny said. "Stop staring at me, Malfoy... I've had detention in here before, and I've got a good memory, so of course I'm going to know where it is," she said with a grin. "That's the one there," Ginny called out as Madam Pomfrey's hand went to the next cylinder.

"Thank you..." Poppy said in awe and amazement. Ginny smirked and held out a cup that she conjured. Poppy poured the liquid in it and she sniffed it slightly before nodding. "Gods, I am good," Ginny said and drank it with a grin.

"Lie down. It might take a few minutes before the potion kicks in and then a few more before your vision clears completely," Poppy instructed. Ginny smirked inwardly then fell back onto the pillows.

"You had something to ask me before, Albus?" Ginny asked. Albus nodded and instructed Draco and Poppy to leave. He closed the curtains around them then looked at her.

"You gave Neville a strand of your own unicorn hair, am I correct?" Ginny nodded.

"Is there something wrong with it? Can't he use it?" She asked quickly thinking that she could get a hair from Evita if she asked nicely enough...

"Oh, no... There's nothing wrong with it at all. It is quite the opposite, actually. It's difficult to explain... If you will allow me to pour you a glass of water, I will show you in a better way," Albus said. Ginny nodded and he filled a glass with water. Albus tapped it with his wand then handed it to her and Ginny looked into the glass.

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A young unicorn bowed its head to the ground and Albus bowed. He stroked the unicorn softly marvelling at its beauty. Evita neighed and nudged him with her head.

If you promise to protect us and our home then you may take one of my mane hairs, young friend. Evita said. Knowing the consequences of breaking a promise to a mythical creature, Albus nodded.

I promise to protect you, the unicorns, and your home in exchange for a single hair from your mane, Albus said. Evita nodded and touched her horn to his forehead.

You are now sworn... Goodbye, young friend, Evita said and galloped away, a single strand of pure white hair falling into Albus' hands.

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Albus mixed a small part of the hair in a potion and waited patiently. Suddenly a large-sized white cloud appeared above the cauldron and Albus grinned. Judging by the size of the cloud, he could determine how much magic was in the hair and thus in the unicorn itself.

Using a spell, Albus found out that the hair was 75 per cent magic. That was the highest recorded! Anything over 60 per cent was bordering on a miracle. 75 meant that Evita was an extremely powerful unicorn and would most likely lead the herd once the current leader died... After checking another three times, Albus wrote down 75 per cent as that was what had come back each time. It wasn't unusual for him to be checking it as sometimes it took a few minutes for the potion to actually absorb all of the hair's magic.

It probably had something to do from her direct bloodline from the Vampire's unicorns, Albus mused. He put the unicorn hair in his pocket and cleaned up the mess he had made...

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"That was a hair from a pure unicorn... This is yours," Albus said and tapped the glass with his wand again.

Ginny looked into the glass and waited as the image cleared up properly.

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"Ah, there you are Albus... Neville has a unicorn hair. A very interesting one, in my own opinion. Even simply by looking at it I know it's power," Professor Sprout whispered. Albus nodded and went over to Neville.

"Hello, Neville. Apparently, you have a unicorn that I need to test?" Albus asked.

Neville nodded and reached into his robe pocket. He pulled out a small leather case and opened it to reveal a long white-red unicorn hair.

"Would you like to watch? It is yours after all," Albus said smiling.

"Yes please, Professor," Neville said and followed Professor Sprout and Dumbledore out of the Greenhouse. In mere minutes, Albus had a cauldron brewing and instructed Neville to cut a small part of the unicorn hair off.

"Thank you, Neville... Just put it in the cauldron and then we will have to wait a few minutes," Albus said. Neville put the hair in the cauldron. After a few seconds a large cloud white-red in colour appeared above the cauldron.

"Wow... Was it supposed to be that quick, sir? I thought you said a few minutes," Neville said looking from Albus to the cloud and back again.

"Yes, I did say that... I think you should go back inside the Greenhouse, Mr Longbottom... It may not be safe, after all... Professor, I think you should go with him," Albus said. Professor Sprout nodded and ushered Neville into the Greenhouse again.

With a small frown, Albus measured the cloud just to make sure his eyes weren't playing tricks. When the result came back he stared at the cloud in shock. 97 per cent! Just to be sure, Albus checked another three times. The first check came back at 97 per cent, the second at 98 and the third at 99.

Albus was reluctant to check another time, in fear of what it would read. 100 per cent meant something far too much for him to handle at the moment...

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The images faded and Ginny looked at Dumbledore.

"I don't think I really want to know, but what did the next one read?" She asked. Dumbledore looked at her for a moment then sighed to himself.

"It was over 100 per cent. I checked another ten times because there has been no known history of the results being that high. I only stopped once it came back with the same result for another three times..." Albus said.

"That does not answer my question, Albus," Ginny said glaring.

"The result was 124 per cent all together," he said quietly.

"What does that mean? That I'm supposed to lead the herd now?" She asked. Albus shook his head.

"No, it means something bigger than that..." He said. Looking at his watch he shook his head. "I apologise for keeping you for this long. It is almost time for your next lesson. I will get Poppy to send you a new batch of anti headache potions, without the boomslang skin," Albus said with a smile. Ginny glared at him.

"You're not going to get away with not answering my last question, Albus," Ginny hissed at him. Albus simply smiled at her then opened the curtains. Draco and Poppy were standing there trying to make it look as if they hadn't been listening.

"I believe that Mr Malfoy just offered to escort you back to the Runes classroom, Miss Weasley. Make sure that you get your homework from your teacher, both of you," he added. Both Ginny and Draco nodded then left the hospital wing.

"You look as though you want to ask me a question..." Ginny said after a few minutes. Draco just raised an eyebrow at her and didn't reply for a while.

"Do you know why Dumbledore keeps... putting us together? He made me take your bag, he made me bring you here and now he's telling me I've got to escort you back... He says it in such a way that I can't even refuse without sounding like a complete... idiot," Draco said. Ginny smirked slightly and looked at him.

"It was your own choice on that last one, Malfoy... You didn't have to stay in the hospital wing," she said. Draco looked at her in surprise then his cold features returned and they didn't talk for the rest of the way to the Runes classroom.

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"It's good to see that you're ok, Ginny... I got your homework for you. You too, Malfoy," Hermione said seeing them walking back.

"Thanks," Ginny said and took the parchment from her. Draco took his without a word then left.

"You're welcome!" Hermione called after him. "Rude git..." She muttered. Ginny grinned.

"Come on, Hermione... If we go now we can talk before Ron and Harry get to the Potions classroom," she said and walked with Hermione down to the dungeons for their Potions lesson. "What's on your mind?" Ginny asked seeing Hermione's troubled look.

"Are you telepathic?" Hermione asked. Ginny just grinned at her. "Thought so... You heard me in the Runes lesson about the books," she said.

"How could books be uneventful?" Ginny said grinning still. Hermione laughed lightly.

"I know... I'm a nerd. Happy?"

"I want that in writing," Ginny said laughing.

"Everyone would... So, Ginny... Where is your room? I don't mean to pry, it's just that I didn't see you come into the Common Room this morning and you came from the opposite direction of the Gryffindor Tower when you got your Runes book," Hermione said.

"Well spotted... It's kind of hard to explain where my room is... I can just show if you like," Ginny suggested.

"Ok... I can spare a few minutes before I have to study and then go to detention," Hermione said smiling at her.

They walked into the Potions classroom and Ginny looked at Hermione.

"You should sit away from me... I doubt that Ron and Harry would understand," Ginny said. Hermione nodded in relief and regret then sat near the front of the classroom. Ginny put her things further back and sat down.

As they were the first two people there, they decided to get their things ready before Professor Snape could come in and tell them off for not doing anything. Just as they both finished getting out the last of their books, Professor Snape walked in.

"Good afternoon, Miss Weasley and Miss Granger," he said reluctantly when he saw that they were ready.

"Afternoon, Professor," they answered.

"Miss Weasley... If you are tempted to fight with your brother yet again, as much I would enjoy witnessing the event, I must insist that you take it outside of my dungeons, is that understood?" Snape asked. Ginny smirked and nodded.

"Yes, sir," she replied trying to keep the amusement out of her voice. Snape nodded and started writing on the blackboard behind him. Hermione just looked at them for a moment before shaknig her head slightly.

You have to tell me about that tonight too. She said in her mind clearly. Ginny nodded and started to copy what Snape was writing.

Ron and Harry walked in and sat next to Hermione. She looked at Ginny apologetically who just shrugged and waited for Neville to arrive. Neville came in a few seconds after Harry and Ron and sat next to Ginny happily.

The rest of the class walked in over the next few minutes and quickly sat down before getting their things out. Once everyone was in, Snape indicated to the board behind him.

"Someone tell me what this potion is called and the main purpose," Snape said. Hermione raised her hand and he looked over her eagerly raised hand, seeing Ginny's hand at the back. "Miss Weasley. Hopefully you are smarter than your brother. Prove it, if you can," he sneered. Ginny just smirked and answered his question without hesitation.

"The potion is called Argumentum and, as its name indicates, is used to give a person proof or evidence about a particular event that may have happened. Would you like me to give you an example, sir?" Ginny asked. Snape indicated for her to continue. "For example, if I told everyone that a tree made from gold was growing right now in the Forbidden Forest, they'd want proof of that, naturally... So if I made this potion and spilt it near the base of the Forbidden Forest, I would have to follow the way the potion flowed into the Forest and I would find where the tree grew," Ginny said. Snape nodded.

"Very good for your first attempt at an Advanced question, Miss Weasley. As the school rules indicate I have to give or take a minimum of three points for something done right or wrong respectively... Therefore, three points are awarded to Gryffindor," Snape said reluctantly. The Gryffindors' stared at him in shock.

"I understand, Professor... Now can we make the potion? I doubt anyone would believe me that you just gave Gryffindor three points," Ginny drawled. Snape simply raised an eyebrow at her.

"Ten points from Gryffindor," he said sounding slightly happy.

You're welcome, sir. Ginny said letting her guard down briefly. He looked at her in shock then glared.

Leave your guard up all of the time, Miss Weasley! He snarled in her mind. She gave a brief nod to let him know she'd heard and understood then raised her hand.

"You will work in pairs... What is it, Miss Weasley?" He asked.

"I don't believe I heard you tell us to start getting ingredients, sir," she said and indicated to the ingredient table behind him. Snape turned glaring and saw Theodore Nott standing there, hands filled with ingredients.

"What are you doing, Ginny?" Neville asked quietly as he trembled beside her. She smiled at him and placed a hand on his arm to relax the poor boy.

"Just think of the hair I gave you for a moment, Neville. You need to calm yourself down," she said softly. He nodded and did as she said.

"Mr Nott! I did not ask you to get the ingredients. Go back to your seat! Three points taken from Slytherin," Snape said reluctantly. Ginny tried not to smirk. Neville almost fell off of his stool in shock. Once Nott was seated, Snape instructed that everyone could get their ingredients. Ginny went up to get the ingredients for herself and Neville. A few of the Gryffindors congratulated her for getting Slytherin points taken off, while the Slytherins sneered at her for getting ten points from Gryffindor.

"Actually, it's only seven. I was awarded three. Ten take three equals seven. But I'm sure you all knew that," Ginny whispered to them then went back to her seat leaving them glaring after her.

"Do you know how to do this potion, Ginny? I'm not very good at Potions," Neville said miserably.

"Neville, just cheer up for a second. Now, do you help your grandmother with the cooking?" Ginny asked.

"She lets me help about four times every time I'm there during the holidays. We cook things for... Mum and Dad when we go to visit them," Neville whispered sounding both happy and sad.

"As my Mum always says, if you can cook, you can make a potion. It's the same basic concept, you're just not going to eat the end result," Ginny whispered to him with a wink. She started cutting up the lacewing flies. "Now, you know how to dice meat?" Neville nodded. "Then you can dice up those stems, ok? They won't bite you, so don't be afraid," she said encouragingly.

Seeing that they were talking, Snape had come over discreetly. Hearing what they were saying, he left them to it. He didn't want another Potions laboratory ruined because of Longbottom's clumsiness...

"I've finished the stems, Ginny," Neville whispered. She looked at them and smiled.

"Very good. Put the stems in the boiling water and stir it three times to the right, then two to the left," she said. Neville did so and waited for further instruction. "Now add in those lacewing flies and give it a half stir to the right," Ginny said. Neville did that. "Ok, what colour's the potion?" She asked him. Neville looked down into the cauldron.

"It's a dark blue colour," he replied.

"Ok, and how's the texture of it? Is it thick, lumpy or thin?" Ginny asked.

"It's like a kind of paste. Like liver pate," Neville said remembering the awful taste of the stuff his grandmother tried to make him eat as a child. Ginny grinned slightly.

"Ok, put in those moth's wings. Don't stir it yet," she said. Neville nodded and put the brown wings in the cauldron. "Wait another five seconds, then stir once left and once right," Ginny said and they counted to five quietly. "Yep, now," she said and Neville stirred once to the left, then once to the right. "You're doing great..." She whispered encouragingly. He smiled gratefully. "Now what colour is it?" Ginny asked.

"It's gone to a light blue... No wait, it's turning clear now," Neville replied. Ginny nodded and pointed to the last ingredient.

"Put the rose thorns in then stir around right twice, then left twice," she instructed.

Neville put the thorns in, being careful not to prick his finger. He did that once and the entire cauldron melted... Once the thorns were in, he stirred the mixture around to the right twice, then around to the left twice. The potion reminded him of making chocolate cake with his grandmother... He was always having to stir while she read out what to do, watching to make sure he didn't get too much of one ingredient or not enough of another. He didn't mind it though. It was better that someone else read, in case he said the wrong thing and made everything worse.

"Ok, now bottle it..." Ginny said. Neville did so and passed her the clear cylinder. She smiled at him "Your grandmother would be very proud of you, Neville. You did the potion right," Ginny said. He grinned happily.

"Really?" He asked. Ginny nodded.

"It says it has to be clear with a hint of blue, and that's exactly what you've got. Congratulations," she said. Writing his name on a label, she put it on the cylinder and used a small spell to make sure that no one could replace the name with another.

"Wow... That's the first time I've ever done a potion right..." Neville said in awe. Ginny smiled at him.

"You did great, Neville. You should owl your grandmother when the lesson's over," Ginny said. He nodded grinning.

"She's going to be so happy," Neville said. Ginny took two cylinders to the front with their names on them and gave them to Snape. He looked at the potion and surprise filled his face for a moment.

Neville did all the work... I know, don't leave your mind open... Your shock's leaving yours open, sir, Ginny said gently. He went to glare at her but she was already sitting at her seat.

The bell sounded loudly and everyone packed up quickly. Neville rushed out of the room to go to the Owlery. Amazingly, he didn't hurt himself or anyone else in the process of running out of the dungeons.

Ginny grinned after him and left the dungeon after everyone else. Hermione was waiting for her outside.

"Hi Ginny. Did you still want to show me your room?" She asked. Ginny nodded and led her to a tapestry. Saying the password, she led Hermione down the corridor to her room.

"So how'd you get rid of Ron and Harry?" Ginny asked her with a grin.

"I just told them I was going to the library. They, of course, just muttered about me working too much and left as fast as they could before I decided that they should join me..." Hermione said with a sarcastic grin.

Ginny laughed quietly and led Hermione through her wardrobe and in to her room. She showed Hermione her bedroom, lounge room and other small rooms that were part of her quarters.

"What do you think?" Ginny asked.

"It's great... Really large. Hell, it's larger than the Head Boy and Girl's rooms!" Hermione said with a laugh. "How did you find this place?" Hermione asked.

"Found my way in on Saturday morning," Ginny said in half-truth. She didn't think that Hermione would understand about Lily...

"All right then... Your room is really nice..." Hermione said and saw a clock on the wall. "Gods! It's five-thirty! I better go do some studying before I go to detention. Oh, and Ginny? Can you not hurt Ron too much tonight? It's just that I'm the one who has to hear about it and I really don't have time for his whinging this year," Hermione said with a sigh.

"I won't make any promises. Ronnie-kins tends to get rough if things don't go his way," Ginny drawled. Hermione nodded and left Ginny's room.

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Ginny read over the homework she'd been given from her lessons and did it quickly as it was mostly revision. She read her 'extra curricular' books for a while before looking at the time. Seeing that it was only seven o'clock, she filled her bowl up with water and sat at her table to See.

Remembering last time she'd Seen something without Malfoy in it and the pain it had caused her, Ginny reluctantly thought of Draco and waited for the images...

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Ginny smirked as Draco closed his eyes and tried to entice her with his Veela powers.

"I'm sure you've already tried that on me today, Malfoy! Be inventive! Use your brain! Try something I'm not expecting, or even better, something I'm not immune to, you idiot!" Ginny called then turned on her heel and left.

Draco opened his eyes and glared at her. With a smirk he ran after her and pulled her around to face him. He kissed her hungrily then pulled away after a few seconds, smirking when she whimpered in protest. He walked away leaving Ginny standing there in a daze.

Well, I certainly wasn't expecting that! Ginny thought to herself and shook her head for a moment before leaving too.

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Ginny tried not to gag. Ok... Something with Malfoy that didn't involve anything to do with him kissing her or sex-related topics... Almost expecting nothing to come up, Ginny looked into the bowl again and her eyes pulled to the new images forming.

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Ginny threw a snowball at Draco laughing loudly when it hit him in the head.

"Come on, Malfoy! I'm sure you could do better than that! You're supposed to be a Seeker!" She called to him. He muttered under his breath and she laughed. "Don't think I didn't hear that! Come on, man! Throw something!" She yelled.

Draco smirked and touched his wand to his hand. It turned into something crossed between a shovel and an ice-cream scooper. Putting his new hand in the snow, he began to quickly throw perfect snowballs in every direction.

"You cheater!" Ginny yelled. She had to use her vampire speed to dodge the snowballs. Eventually, she ended up directly in front of Malfoy. "Cheater, Liar! You promised me fairness! You promised me the world! Cheater, Liar! Stamped on your head forever! Look in the mirror and see your shame! Cheater, Liar! Cheater, Liar!" Ginny yelled the old rhyme that young witches made up about their cheating boyfriends. She stopped when she saw words forming on Malfoy's head. "By the Gods... I don't think that's good," Ginny whispered in shock. Draco looked at her pale face.

"What?" He asked going cold, but not from the freezing weather. Ginny swore quietly under her breath when she read what was written on his forehead.

"Cheater. Liar," she read quietly. "I think I better take you to Dumbledore..." Ginny said and grabbed his hand. "Put your hood on first," she instructed. Confused, Draco did as she said and let her lead him up to Albus' office.

"Come in, Miss Weasley," Albus said before she could knock. Ginny opened the door and took Draco inside.

"Sir, I don't know what happened. We were just mucking around and I sang that old rhyme 'Cheater, Liar', then... Then, I guess something made my words into a spell because the words are stamped on his bloody head!" Ginny said almost going hysterical. Draco ripped his hood off and changed his hand into a mirror.

"What the hell happened?" He asked in shock. Albus tried not to laugh at them.

"Do not worry... It comes off in a few hours. However as it is Miss Weasley's magic we are talking abut, it should be gone in a few days... Use a Glamour until it comes off," Albus said and shooed them from his office. Once the door closed Albus started laughing heartily. "Cheater, Liar... Great rhyme that one..." Albus said to himself and started humming the tune to himself.

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Ginny stopped the images and shook her head slightly. She hadn't heard 'Cheater, Liar' in years! Seeing the time, Ginny got up and did her eight o'clock exercises.

Studying her anatomy book some more, Ginny went down to the Great Hall at eight thirty for dinner. She pitied poor Hermione having to do detention during dinner.

"Ron. Make sure you get some food for Hermione, ok? You don't want to get into trouble sneaking to the kitchens later on," Ginny told him quietly. Ron nodded briefly.

"We're still fighting, aren't we?" He asked sounding confused.

"Oh, no... We never were. I've only been doing everything in self-defence. I can't change what I am, Ronald... If it takes a physical fight for you to realise that, then so be it..." Ginny said and sat next to Colin and Neville.

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Ginny waited for Ron outside the Great Hall after dinner. When he saw her, Ron went over to Ginny reluctantly. Harry stayed a fair distance away just watching in case someone did something.

"You said nine o'clock would be ok... It's... nine-fifteen. Oh," Ron said and Ginny shook her head.

"You said you wanted Hermione to be there. Can we go get her now, or did you want everything to be postponed until tomorrow?" Ginny taunted. Ron glared at her.

"We'll get her now," Ron said.

"There is no need to go and get me," Hermione said from behind them irritably. "I do not want to have any part of this stupid fight. I'm going to bed. I will see the both of you in the morning," Hermione said and pushed past them to go to her room.

"Well, then... Do you want to have your arse kicked too, Harry? I would be quite happy to oblige... After I'm through with Ronnie-kins here, you can be next," Ginny sneered at him.

Harry went pale and got angry at her words, but didn't say anything. Muttering an excuse, he left them standing in the corridor alone.

"You ready, Ron?" Ginny asked with a sigh. She really didn't want to fight him. He was bringing this on himself...

"I'm ready," Ron snarled at her. They went to the Room of Requirement and opened the black and red door...

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Ginny put her hair into a bun and she looked at the room. There was an assortment of things to help a person dodge or hide from spells... She looked at Ron.

"Physical or magical?" She asked twirling her wand in her fingers.

Remembering the pain Ginny had caused him during the Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson that day, Ron chose magical.

"Fine. That means wands only. No physical afterwards, understood?" Ginny said. Ron nodded.

"Fine... Get yourself ready then," he said looking at her. Ginny smirked.

"Oh, but dear brother... I am ready," she said and gripped her wand slightly tighter. "Best out of three," she said. Ron nodded. "On three..."

"One... Two... Three..." They said at the same time.

"Expelliarmus!" Ron yelled. Ginny dodged it and threw the same spell back at him. Ron barely dodged the spell and ran behind a nearby bin.

"Amoveo!" Ginny yelled at the bin moved out of her way. "Vulnus Magis!" She yelled. Wounds started appearing on Ron's body and he cried out in pain. "Come on, Ron! You're the one who wanted this fight! Now, fight!" Ginny snarled at him. (Move.) (Wound more.)

Ron stood up ignoring the pain and pointed his wand at her. Ginny smirked when she saw the way he was holding his wand. The pansy way that the students were taught to hold it, according to Moody... She thought with a grin.

"Praemo premo!" She said and Ron fell to the ground. She put a foot on his neck so he couldn't get up. (Strike down.)

"Why don't you just suck my blood, lamia?" Ron hissed at her. Ginny grinned at the word. (Witch or Vampire.)

"I don't have the Thirst, Ron... Therefore, I can not suck your blood. I would most likely throw up if I even bit your neck... Now, do you understand that?" Ron nodded. "Good. You also understand that I am a Vampiress through no control or will of my own?" Ginny asked. He nodded once more. "You're also aware that I just won this fight?"

"Yes... I know that," Ron said through gritted teeth. "Now, let me up," he said.

"Not yet, dear brother... I just want to make sure that you're not going to hold this whole Vampire thing against me. I only found out an hour before all of you did. It's not like I've known about it for years and haven't told you, or something!" Ginny said. Ron's eyes softened briefly.

"We... We all thought that you'd just kept it a secret for all of this time," Ron said softly. Ginny took her foot off of Ron's throat and sat beside him.

"No... Mum, Dad and Dumbledore told me before you. I guess they wanted to see my reaction," Ginny said with a shrug.

"It's not just that..." Ron said reluctantly. "Since you found out, you've been... different," he said. Ginny laughed.

"That's got to be expected, Ron! I'm changing in to a Vampire! Of course I'm going to be different!"

"I know that... I mean, it's just... Before all this started, I could pretend that... That your first year didn't happen and that you still needed me. I wanted it to be that you were dependent on me. I'm your older brother; I should be there to look after you. Since I hadn't been there for you in your first year, I guess I thought I could just be there for you now... But, since you're turning in to a Vampire, or a Vampiress, whatever you want to call it, you don't need me anymore... I don't want to lose you again like I did in your first year, Ginny. That scared me like I've never been scared before... I've been trying to keep you closer to me," Ron said.

"By pushing me away every time I try to get near? By glaring at me any time I even glance in your direction? You've been trying to keep me closer by staying as far away from me as possible? I seriously doubt you were trying to keep me closer b y doing any of those things, Ronald!" Ginny said angrily. Ron grinned at her sheepishly.

"You know what I'm like, Gin... I push everyone away when I want them to be closer... I'm just a sad stupid boy who needs reassurance from those he loves all the time," Ron said and nudged her slightly. He put an arm around her and hugged her tightly. "I'm sorry about everything, Gin... I really am," he said quietly. Ginny just nodded briefly. "So are we brother and sister again?" Ron asked.

"No... We never stopped being brother and sister, Ron. You can't stop the genetics that say we have the same parents..." Ginny said with a grin. "We're friends again though," she said. Ron laughed and messed up her hair. "Oh, bugger off... Now, I hope you can tell Harry that I'm not going to suck his blood! His thoughts are driving my bloody crazy!" Ginny said with a laugh.

"You can read minds?" Ron said in shock. Ginny sighed to herself.

"You should really read up on Vampires, Ron... It might help you understand what I'm going through. It would also help with what you can not do or think near me... Come on. You better go back before Harry thinks I've drained you dry," Ginny said with a smirk. Ron nodded and got off the floor. He helped Ginny up and they left the Room of Requirement.

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Draco watched as they walked into the Room of Requirement. He waited impatiently until they walked back out. He stared at them in shock. There was no blood, nothing was broken and there were no bruises. Not one!

He'd waited for half an hour in a corridor behind a bloody statue for nothing

"All right... I've got to go to the bathroom. I'll be in there later, ok?" Ron nodded yawning widely. "You have a good sleep, Ron. See you tomorrow, ok?" Ginny said.

"Yeah. See you, Gin," Ron yawned and climbed into the portrait. Ginny shook her head and checked her watch. It was just after ten o'clock. She grinned and walked down the corridor.

In the opposite direction from the girl's bathroom, Draco noted vaguely.

"All right... Come out... For the Gods sakes! I can hear you walking!" Ginny said and looked directly at Draco.

She knew it was him, but she didn't want him to know that she knew... It would be interesting to see what he did. He could pretend to be patrolling and give her detention for wandering the corridors. He could try to make a run for it, or he could just ignore her all together. There weren't very many options for him...

Draco considered his options. Coming to a decision, he threw off his Invisibility Cloak and sneered at her.

"Looks like I caught a Weasel out of bed," he said.

"Uh huh... Anything else to say? It's late and I don't really want to stand out here all night," Ginny drawled and looked at her watch impatiently.

"You will serve detention tomorrow at eight thirty in the dungeons with Professor Snape. Thirty points from Gryffindor," Draco said sounding extremely happy with himself.

"You really enjoyed that didn't you, Malfoy? That's really pathetic..." Ginny said and without another word she walked down the corridor again. Once she was out of his sight, she went to a tapestry and opened the door to her corridor.

Ginny went to her room and looked at her watch. It was now ten thirty. She'd barely have enough time to See anything before having to go to sleep... With a shrug Ginny changed into her pyjamas and filled her bowl with water. She sat on her bed and looked into the water.

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Ginny screamed in pain as she kept pushing. She started swearing at her husband.

"You fucking bastard! If you ever do this to me again, I will kill you personally!" Ginny yelled. "Screw it! I'm going to kill you now!" Draco moved out of her reach with a smirk. The doctor glared at him.

"Will someone get him out of here? Mrs Malfoy, push!" The doctor yelled. Ginny kept pushing their baby out of her body. She stopped briefly to try and gain some more strength. With one deep breath she pushed their baby out and fell backwards with a sigh of relief.

"I'm still going to kill you, Malfoy!" The doctors left to clean their child and closed the door behind them, just in case something did happen...

You're a Malfoy too! Draco called in his mind. Ginny glared at him then yawned slightly, tired after just having given birth.

"You need some strength... You better bite me," he said completely serious. Ginny nodded weakly and pulled him over to her. Her fangs extended and she bit into his neck. Blood filled her mouth and she licked at the puncture eagerly. Shivers travelled down her spine in pleasure as she swallowed her husband's blood. She began to feel rejuvenated and more awake. After a few minutes, she pulled away reluctantly and licked the blood from her lips.

"Thank you," she said smiling at him.

"You're welcome, Ginevra," he whispered and kissed her, licking the rest of the blood from her lips.

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Ginny stopped Seeing in shock. She pushed the bowl away, not even caring when it clattered on her floor. She ran to her bathroom and threw up. Washing her face she stared at her reflection for a brief moment before making a spontaneous decision. She needed to get away. She had to leave. Now.

Ginny changed her clothes in mere seconds and in a few minutes, she was walking out of her room and towards the Forbidden Forest. Ginny changed into a phoenix and flew out of the Hogwarts boundary.

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Flying aimlessly for about an hour, Ginny looked around and realised that she recognised where she was. With a very un-phoenix-like sigh she decided to keep going, too tired to turn around now.

Ginny landed in front of the large mansion, not knowing if they'd even remember her, let alone let her in. She changed back to her human self, thankful she'd had enough sense to get out of her pyjamas before leaving her room...

She knocked on the large doors and waited nervously. Soon enough, someone who looked like a butler opened the door.

"May I help you, child?" He asked as if he would like to anything but help. Ginny swallowed nervously.

"I... I'd like to see Agnes and Xavier Torleni, please," she said. The butler's eyes widened for a moment then he bowed low and let her inside the mansion.

"Wait here... I will return shortly," the man said and left quickly. In a few seconds, the man had returned with Agnes and Xavier. She curtsied to them and the butler left them. The two Elders led Ginny to a more private room and looked at Ginny in concern, wondering if she was all right.

"I'm fine... I really don't know how I ended up here," Ginny said. "I apologise for intruding on you like this, but I just needed to get away from everything," Ginny said quietly.

"So you decided to fly half-way across Europe?" Xavier asked in shock. Ginny gave a small shrug.

"I wasn't aware that your mansion was situated half-way across Europe... I can just leave if I'm in your way," she said and stood up to leave. Agnes indicated for her to sit down again.

"That is nonsense, Ginevra... Please, I just think that my husband is in shock. It has been a while since anything has shocked Xavier. Perhaps we should just watch for a moment and be amused by his complete lack of control," Agnes said and smirked at her husband. She turned back to Ginny, looking concerned. "Now... Ginevra. What is wrong? I haven't seen anyone look so distressed in quite some time," Agnes said. Ginny hung her head for a moment then looked at the Elder with an apologetic smile.

"I must apologise for this... I have intruded on your time without any real consideration. And over something as stupid as a vision..." Ginny said and shook her head slightly.

"Oh... Now I see what is troubling Xavier... Perhaps we should let him be. He's Seen all of this before," Agnes said and led Ginny to another room. Xavier shook himself from his trance-like state and followed them.

"I apologise for being so inconsiderate and scaring you, Ginevra," he said.

"Your apology is accepted, my Lord," Ginny replied. Xavier nodded and sat beside his wife. She smiled briefly and took his hand in her own.

"Would you care to explain what made you so distressed?" Agnes asked kindly, Ginny gave a brief nod. She didn't really know these people, but she knew that they were trustworthy...

"I was Looking in my bowl and I saw myself in labour... I was pregnant to a man I despise. Our families have hated each other for centuries and here I was pregnant to him! That can't happen... I mean it's different when I See myself married to him... But pregnant is just a whole different thing to handle..." Ginny said and shook her head again.

"How exactly is it different?" Agnes asked curiously.

"Well, if I See myself married to Draco then I can convince myself that it was a forced arrangement, or that one of us is under the Imperious Curse, or such... But pregnant? I can't handle Seeing that," Ginny said and tried to control her breathing. She didn't want to start hyperventilating in front of them...

"When you were pregnant did you seem happy?" Xavier asked.

"I was in pain... But I think that was more a physical pain due to actually having the baby than an emotional pain," Ginny replied. "Why?" She asked curiously.

"If your future self isn't in any emotional pain, then don't you believe that it could be possible for yourself and this young man, Draconius to be together happily?"

"I doubt my family would accept that we could be happy together. Besides, it's not like I actually want to be with him! He gave me detention, for the Gods sakes! It's bad enough being with him at school thatn having to think that I'm going to be married to him in two years and pregnant in the Gods know how long!" Ginny said and sighed. "This sounds so trivial and childish when I say it out loud..." She said and shook her head. Agnes smiled.

"Everything sounds childish and trivial when said out loud, my daughter... In our own minds we experience the emotion behind something... However, whenever we attempt to explain it, we can't do it with the emotion that we felt inside ourself so it is perfectly natural that things sound childish when said out loud," Agnes said smiling. Ginny nodded.

"Did you see anything else?" Xavier asked. Ginny looked away for a moment.

"After I'd given birth I... I drank Draco's blood..." She said quietly. Agnes and Xavier exchanged a meaningful look. "Is that bad? Does this mean that I'll have the Thirst?" Ginny asked. Agnes shook her head.

"Not at all... Most Vampiress' drink from their husbands. Most Vampires drink from their wives too... It is quite a common occurrence. In fact, it is the main reason that most couples get married nowadays... It is very intimate when you share blood with another person and once you do you will see what I mean," Agnes said. Ginny just nodded briefly.

"If you are to return to Hogwarts before the sun returns then you should leave soon," Xavier announced.

"Of course. I apologise again for intruding on you like this," Ginny said.

"It is fine, my daughter," Agnes said kindly.

"I thank you for your kindness and hospitality, but I must now leave," Ginny said formally and curtsied to them both.

"We thank you for your visit and give you your leave," Agnes replied.

"May your night be well spent and your day be well slept," Ginny said with a smile. Agnes laughed quietly and led Ginny to the front door while Xavier took his leave from them.

"By the by... When in our presence you do not always have to curtsy. You may bow instead, if that is more comfortable for you," Agnes said. Ginny nodded in relief. "Remember daughter, that not all of your visions will be out of your control. You may change them slightly, but the end result must occur... Do you understand?" Agnes asked.

"Yes, my Lady. I understand..." Ginny replied. "May I ask you a question?"Agnes nodded and waited for her to continue. "Is it right for my skin to feel like it's burning when I'm in the sun? I thought that I wasn't supposed to feel anything when I go in the sun this early in my transformation... But I can barely walk outside anymore it hurts that much..." Ginny said. Agnes' smile faltered for a second then she looked at Ginny, smiling still as if nothing had happened.

"It is quite unusual for it to occur this early, but do not fret, my daughter... Just try to keep in the shadows while you walk. If you must, use magic to help you keep in the shadows..." Agnes replied.

"Thank you for your advice, my Lady," Ginny said and bowed. Agnes smiled and kissed Ginny's wrists softly.

"You are welcome... Have a good sleep, my daughter," Agnes said.

"Thank you, my Lady. Enjoy what is left of your night," Ginny said as she bowed. She turned in to a phoenix then swiftly flew into the air. Agnes watched Ginny fly away and shook her head in amazement.

Others that had been Vampires for centuries lacked the grace in which Ginevra had when transforming... Ginevra's etiquette was impeccable and her power was greater than both Agnes' and Xavier's put together! It was amazing to watch her progress unfold...

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Ginny flew for the entire night back to Hogwarts. It allowed her some time to think over the nights events, as well as her vision.

Landing in front of her rooms, Ginny shook her head slightly then decided to just forget about it until the morning.

She changed into her pyjamas and fell asleep quickly, not even stirring when a school owl hooted right above her room as it flew from Dumbledore's office in the direction that she had just come from...

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(a/n: thanks for reading! I hope you enjoyed it!)

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