struggle

Colin's petrification made the atmosphere at Hogwarts finally tense. The students began to move in groups, for fear of being alone, and exchanged amulets with each other.Ginny had secretly thought many times whether there had been enough plot development now, and whether she should hand over the diary directly to avoid Hermione's petrification later.But after thinking that she didn't have a good reason to explain why she knew all this, and she was not sure if changing the plot without authorization would lead to the development beyond expectations, she decided to wait and see what happened and let the trio discover the secret of the secret room by themselves , and she took advantage of this period of time to use Tom to learn more magic.

Since Colin has always had a good relationship with her, the three of Harry and the others always stayed by her side intentionally or unintentionally, as if to prevent her from being scared by the current tense atmosphere. Ron wanted to mention something several times, He was always stopped by Hermione's stern eyes, for fear that she would be scared because of Ron's indiscriminate words.This made Ginny laugh and cry, because in this way, she didn't even have a chance to hint at them.

On the contrary, George and Fred, after noticing the uneasy look she had shown recently, upheld their usual style, teasing her with all kinds of pranks, hoping to make her happy, but their actions , but aroused the unanimous opposition of Percy and even Harry.

One night in the common room of Gryffindor, the twins conjured up feathers with their own invention and kept teasing Ginny, saying that if there was an heir to the Chamber of Secrets, they would definitely fly to Gryffindor as soon as possible. Ni's side, to help her resist all attacks.But after Percy heard them talking about the secret room in front of Ginny again, he finally stood up unbearably: "George, Fred, stop this meaningless behavior for me. What mysterious secret room, what? Cruel heirs, don't mention these messy things in front of Ginny."

"We just want our little girl to be happy and not to be scared about these things," George argued, stopping his flight simulations, and Fred nodded in agreement.

"Aren't you afraid? Ginny is afraid only because of your nonsense. If you continue to play pranks like this, I will write to my mother and tell her about Ginny being scared by you so that she has nightmares every night. Trembling with anger, Percy pointed his two younger brothers with his index finger.

"Really? Little Ginny, we didn't do it on purpose. Don't be afraid, we will definitely protect you." After hearing Percy's words, the twins immediately turned their heads to look at Ginny, assuring them with rare serious expressions.And Harry also looked at Ginny worriedly after hearing Percy say that Ginny had nightmares every night.

Ginny shook her head and seemed to force a smile: "I'm fine, I just haven't slept well recently, it's not as serious as what Percy said. Especially last time Harry was also inexplicably thrown by the Bludger. It’s attacked, so I’m probably a little worried.”

"Ginny, don't worry, Harry's last injury had nothing to do with the Chamber of Secrets, it was just a house-elf. We'll find out when we get a chance, and just ask that damned horse—oh, Merlin !” Halfway through Ron's speech, he suddenly turned into a cry of pain, and he lowered his body and rubbed his feet in embarrassment.

After Hermione stomped on him hard, she gave him another warning look before turning to Ginny: "Ginny, don't listen to Ron's nonsense, anyway, we'll find a way to figure this out. It's nothing, you don't have to worry."

Remembering that according to the plot, Hermione might have already started making Polyjuice Potion, and Ginny immediately understood that this must be what Hermione stopped Ron from saying. After all, it was a violation of school rules and it was dangerous Sex, with Hermione's cautious personality, she certainly didn't want too many people to know.Therefore, Ginny pretended not to hear Ron's words, but frowned and said, "I've been thinking about what kind of attack can make people petrified, or whether it was done by humans, after all, I haven't heard of it." Has there ever been such a spell?"

She still wanted to hint at some clues, but was interrupted by Percy: "Ginny, you are only in the first grade, this is not something you think about. Don't think too much, rest early, our prefect will assist the professor to protect you .”

Seeing that everyone else nodded in agreement, Ginny could only stand up helplessly: "Okay, then I'll go back to the dormitory first, good night." Anyway, according to the plot, no one will be really hurt, and her few This hint was also ignored by them, but she couldn't tell them too much clearly, so as not to cause distortion of the plot, so she chose to remain silent.

Not long after returning to the dormitory, roommates also came back one after another.The recent tense atmosphere made all the students more inclined to choose to go back to the dormitory early after dark and stop wandering outside.After grooming and washing, the girls climbed into their own beds, yawned and fell asleep one after another.

After the entire dormitory was quiet, Ginny took out the diary under the pillow, summoned the quill on the desk, and closed the thick bed curtain again.The fireplace in the dormitory was burning quietly, and the swaying firelight shone in through the crimson bed curtain, projecting a blood-red color on the white pages of the diary, reminding Ginny of the rooster that killed Hagrid. That sticky feeling on your hands.She picked up the quill and opened the diary: "Dear Tom, I feel a little scared. I always lose my memory. It was like this when Mrs. Norris was killed on Halloween, and it was like this when Colin was killed this time. When I was awake, I only saw chicken feathers on my robe and the color of blood on my hands, but I couldn’t remember what I had experienced.”

It didn't take long for Tom to reply: "Ginny, come in first." Then, as usual, he pulled her into the space in the diary.

After the familiar dizziness passed, Ginny once again stood in the silver-green study.Tom smiled and took her hand: "Tell me, what happened to you, how can you feel so uneasy?"

"I don't understand what happened. There have been two petrification incidents in the school, and every time a petrification incident happened, I couldn't remember where I was and what I was doing." Ginny looked terrified. , holding Tom's hand backhand, "Tom, I even suspect that I am the one who attacked them."

Hearing Ginny's words, Tom still looked as usual: "Ginny, you are thinking too much, how could you be a murderer? You are only too tired recently, so you often lose your memory, and you will be fine after taking a rest. "

Under Tom's comfort, Ginny sat down on the chair obediently, closing her eyes to hide the satisfied look in her eyes.Losing memory so frequently, it would be really abnormal if she didn't react at all, and now she deliberately expresses her worries and doubts, but it can make Tom really believe that she really knows nothing, so she dares to face him in front of him Expose her fears and concerns.

Both of them fell silent for a moment, only hearing the crackling and crackling of the firewood burning in the fireplace.Tom suddenly asked, "Ginny, how is Harry these two days?"

"He is also worried about this petrification incident, but he told me not to worry, he will protect me." Ginny still closed her eyes, and gave a vague answer, deliberately not answering his question directly, not wanting to Keep him informed of the progress of their investigation, before alarming him prematurely.

"He will protect you?" Seeing that Ginny was leaning on the chair without opening her eyes, Tom smiled slightly sarcasticly, "Ginny, your magic power is already very strong now, it must have surpassed Ha A lot of profit."

"Maybe." Ginny smiled noncommittally, "but it's enough that he really cares about me."

Seeing Ginny's smile, Tom suddenly felt unwilling, and asked in a seductive tone: "Then you plan to hide behind him like this in the future, covering up all your own light, and only let him monopolize all the glory?"

"Maybe, after all, my original intention to increase my strength was to attract his attention." Ginny continued to use the original rhetoric, vaguely answering Tom's question.

"Just because of his title of savior, you made such a decision?" Tom continued to seduce, "But you are not such a girl who is willing to be mediocre. If one day you completely surpass him, if one day you find that he is not It's not worth your sacrifice, won't you regret your hasty decision now?"

"Who knows what will happen in the future? We can only focus on the situation in front of us." Ginny finally opened her eyes, and curled her mouth at Tom.the future?Perhaps only she is the most qualified to judge the future situation, so she chose Harry and concealed everything from Tom.Because choosing him is really a gamble. She doesn't want to gamble to change the future, but prefers that all developments follow the plot, which is already the best choice for her.

Seeing Ginny's determined smile, Tom didn't say any more, but changed the subject, and started pointing out Ginny's new magic as usual.However, he suddenly wanted to change his original plan. He didn't want to end Ginny's life after draining her vitality as planned, but wanted to take her for his own use.Ginny's aptitude is so good, rather than being a source of vitality like this is too wasteful, she is more worthy of his subduing and becoming his support.Perhaps, he should try to consider another person to help him restore his life and rebuild his entity, leaving Ginny as a more useful person.

As for Ginny's crush on Harry, Tom didn't feel worried.That should be a little girl's worship of heroes. As long as he can successfully defeat the savior, he has the confidence to let Ginny re-examine his strength and make a new choice.The failure of the main soul does not mean his failure. After obtaining the entity, he will break free from the shackles of the diary, the Horcrux, and start his life again.

The author has something to say: Let me tell you a joke for entertainment. I was chatting high while driving QQ at work today, and the boss suddenly rushed in. Then, I calmly told him that QQ jumped out by himself, and he actually believed it. ⊙﹏⊙b