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"NO," Ginny screamed. "I said I want you to leave, and I meant NOW!" To emphasis her point Ginny pointed at the closed door, only to have it explode into a thousand splintered shards.
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Ginny stared wide eyed at the scene before her. Thinking it was an attack of some sort; Harry drew his wand and went to investigate. As he came back into the room, he addressed Ginny, "Are you alright?"
Staring dumbly at her trembling finger, Ginny nodded. "Yeah Harry, I'm fine. Could you please leave now? I'd like to be alone."
Turning her back to The Boy Who Lived, Ginny went and sat on the edge of her bed. Figuring he wouldn't get any kind of explanation out of her in this state, Harry did as he was asked and left the room.
Staring down at her trembling hands, Ginny tried to make sense of what just happened. A loud ticking noise filled her ears, and glancing up Ginny spotted her clock. 'That's it,' her mind screamed. Spreading her hand out, palm first, she tried to freeze the clock. However, it to burst apart in a shower of sparks, springs and gears bouncing everywhere and rolling across the floor.
"No, no, no," Ginny chanted to herself. "Why isn't it working?" Getting scared, she leapt to her feet and raced down the stairs, and out of Gryffindor Tower.
Draco sat at the Slytherin table at dinner that night, but he didn't eat. All of his attention was focused on the Gryffindors. Ginny and he had planned to meet after dinner and return to his room. But her face had yet to be seen inside the Great Hall. Ron, however, was sitting with Hermione, pushing the food on his plate around with his fork.
Harry came through the doors, and rushed over to sit next to Ron. Draco couldn't make out what they were saying, but it looked serious. When the two wizards got up to leave the table, he followed them. Ginny clearly wasn't coming to dinner, and he bet a satchel full of Galleons that Ron and Harry knew why. Thankfully, he had put his Invisibility cloak in his school bag, for Ginny to use on her way down into the dungeons.
Exiting the Great Hall behind Potter and Weasely, Draco slipped the Invisibility Cloak around himself and followed at a discreet distance. Finally the duo, and their unseen stalker arrived at the portrait of the Fat Lady. "Bipity Bopity Boo," Harry spoke the password to the painting.
Silently, Draco slipped into the common room, and followed them up the dormitory stairs. He was about to turn right and follow Harry and Ron into their room when he noticed an open door farther down the hall.
'Curiosity killed the cat,' Draco thought, as he went to investigate. The door, however, wasn't open. There just wasn't any door. Stepping inside, Draco began to inspect the room. Bits and pieces of wood littered the area around where the door should have been. Draco almost stepped on a scorched lump of metal. After a closer inspection, he realized that it was the doorknob. "Weird," Draco thought.
Two, four poster beds were pushed up against the far wall. The room was undeniably inhabited by females. The bed spreads were both floral in design, and the nightstands had the normal knickknacks that women kept next to their beds. The nightstand closet to the window had bits and pieces of a broken clock sprawled across the top. Chunks of plastic had melted and formed a puddle on the wooden surface.
A bad feeling was beginning to form in the pit of Draco's stomach. Something bad had happened in this rom, and his gut was telling him it had something to do with Ginny. Before Draco could search any farther, however, Hermione entered. "What happened here?" She shrieked, looking at the mess all over the floor.
Her cry caused Harry and Ron to come running from their end of the hall. "Hermione," Ron called. "Is it Ginny? Is she back yet?" At the mention of Ginny's name, Draco's spine stiffened.
'What have you done to my Ginny?' He wanted to scream at the red headed weasel. It didn't bother him for a second that he had referred to her as 'his Ginny' in his mind.
"What do you mean is Ginny back yet? And why is there no door?" Hermione asked her hands on her hips.
Following closely behind Ron, Harry entered the room. Running a hand through his already tussled hair, Harry thought about how he was going to break the news to Hermione. "Well, do you know how you said Ginny's bed hadn't been slept in last night?" Hermione nodded her head, urging Harry to continue.
"Well," He kept going. "She came back right before dinner started, and you know how Ron gets. He confronted her about where she had been." The look Hermione shot Ron could have boiled water. "You should also be well aware of Ron's tendencies to blab. Well, with out waiting for Ginny's explanation, or thinking," Now it was Harry's turn to shoot Ron a withering look. "Ron called her the mother shagging whore of Gryffindor and she attacked him."
The corners of Draco's mouth twitched like they were trying to form a smile. Apparently Ginny had been the one to give her brother the black eye and the set of claw marks that Potter was sporting on both arms. "So why is my room in a mess?" Hermione demanded, tapping her foot in agitation.
"I brought her up here to get her away from Ron and calm her down. Unfortunately, I wasn't to great at hiding my own suspicions about the situation and she got mad at me. The next thing I know the door exploded. I guess its one of those freaky wizard things," Harry shrugged. "I left her alone to get some peace and quiet, and neither of us has seen her since."
Draco's face flushed with anger. Ginny was missing and it was all because of her prat of a brother. Stepping around the still babbling Potter, Draco made his way down the stairs and out through the portrait hole. 'If I were Ginny, where would I be?' He silently asked himself. Miraculously, Draco answered himself, "If you were Ginny, you would be kicking some ass.'
Once out of sight of Gryffindor Tower, Draco removed his cloak and headed towards the Romm of Requirement. As he had suspected, the door had already been activated. Knocking gently, Draco turned the knob and entered. Bits and pieces of wood and pillow stuffing littered the floor.
"Ginny," Draco called out softly. A whimper from the far corner was the only answer he received. Sitting Indian style on the floor, Ginny was twisting her hands in her lap and rocking back and forth like a small child. "Ginny, baby, tell me what's wrong." Draco prompted as he cautiously made his way over to her.
"Don't come any closer," Ginny croaked. Her throat was dry from crying and her eyes were puffy. Draco continued to inch forward. "I said DON'T," Ginny wailed.
Stopping in his tracks, Draco held out his hands like you would do when confronting a wild animal. "It's just me love. I'm not going to hurt you. I heard what those wankers said to you. Honey just say the word and I'll hex their mouths shut if you want me to."
A small smile flitted across Ginny's face, and she raised her eyes to meet Draco's worried gaze. "Baby, tell me what's wrong," Draco begged.
Ginny's eyes dropped back down to her lap. "It doesn't *hiccup* work anymore," She whispered so softly that Draco barely heard her.
Crouching down so that he was at eye level with her, Draco spoke. "What doesn't work anymore?"
"My *sniffle* powers *hiccup*," Ginny squeaked.
Draco's forehead creased in confusion. "Darlin' I don't understand." Reaching into his pocket, Draco withdrew a handkerchief, and gently laid it in Ginny's lap.
Picking up the small square of cloth Ginny softly blew her nose. "Could you *hiccup* could you float a pillow over there?" Ginny asked, nodding her head in the opposite direction from where Draco was sitting.
Raising a hand, Draco levitated a cushion out of the bow and floated it where Ginny had indicated. Casting one last worried glance at Draco, Ginny raised a trembling hand and waved it at the pillow. The cushion exploded with a small pop; embers floating in the air from the charred stuffing.
Draco's jaw fell open, and his hand fell numbly and slapped against his thigh. "How, I mean what," He was dumbfounded.
Fresh tears cascaded down Ginny's cheeks. "I can't *hiccup* freeze anymore. I've tried *hiccup* everything, the cushions, *hiccup* the table and chairs. It's useless, everything just blows up," she wailed.
Draco sprang forward. Wrapping his arms around her, he leaned against the wall and pulled her into his lap. "Shh," He soothed. "Everything's going to be okay. We can fix this. Come on Baby, just breath."
Ginny wiggled, trying to get away from him. "No, it will not be ok. Draco let me go. I could hurt you. I couldn't bear it if I hurt you." Suddenly, Ginny went limp in his arms; sobbing exhaustively into his chest.
They stayed that way for a while, Draco gently stroking her hair and uttering soothing words. Finally, Ginny lifted her head and wiped at her tear stained cheeks. Taking a hold of her hand, Draco helped her to her feet. Wrapping his Invisibility Cloak around her shoulders, he led her from the Room of Requirement.
After a few minutes of walking through the twisting and turning halls of Hogwarts, Draco and Ginny found themselves in front of a statue of a large gargoyle. "Where are we?" Ginny hissed in Draco's ear.
Draco's only answer was, "Pixie Stix."
The gargoyle leapt to the side and a small spiral staircase began to wind its way upward. Taking a hold of Ginny's invisible hand, they began to climb. When they reached the top, Draco removed his cloak and knocked on the door labeled, 'Headmaster.' "Draco," Ginny whined. "I don't want Dumbledore to know I've lost control of my powers."
Leaning down, Draco kissed her neck soothingly. "Maybe you aren't losing control," He said as he looked into her eyes.
Before Ginny could respond, a muffled 'Come in,' was heard from the other side of the door.
A/N: Ok, I'm sorry for stopping right here, but it has been a very hectic week. It has been a couple of days since I have updated, so I decided to stop right here and go ahead and post it. I know this chapter doesn't tell very much, I wanted to write more before posting it, but I've been packing for school, and I haven't had a lot of time. This weekend I am going out of town, and next week I will be really busy with band camp but will try my best to get the next chapter out soon!! Review and tell me what you think!! Bye J