| Character Bio: Ginny Weasley (For Initium) |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|03:33 pm] |
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The Character
Age:17
Name:Ginevra Molly Weasley
Nickname:Ginny, Gin
Bloodline:Pureblood
House:Gryffindor
Year:7
Birthdate:August 11, 1981
Astrological: Leo
Gender: Female
Patronus: Fox
Boggarts: Tom Riddle, Basilisk
Affiliations: Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor Quidditch Team, Charms Club
School:Hogwarts
Pet(s):None
Languages:None
Eyesight: 20/20
Hearing: Average
Physical Health: Good
Left/Right/Ambi:Right-handed
Wand: First Wand: 10" Hazel, core of Dragon Heartstring
Second Wand: Unspecified - Only had the wand from the end of May 1995 through September 1996.
Third Wand: 8 1/4 " Alder, core of Dragon Heartstring
Occupation:Student at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
Home Life
Home:Ottery, St. Catchpole
Mother:Molly Weasley
Father:Arthur Weasley
Siblings:Bill, Charlie, Percy, George, and Ron Weasley. Bill has also married Fleur Delacour so she would be her sister in law now.
Financial Status: Lower Class.
Insight
First Impression:Ginny tends to speak her mind. Depending on who's observing, she may be seen as assertive, though others might find her aggressive and pushy. She does have her moments where she comes across as quiet but one would never think her to be timid.
IQ: Average. Ginny's not a genius, she works hard to do as well as she does in school.
Extrovert/Introvert: A mix of both, depending upon the situation. She's typically extroverted around people she knows well.
Phobias/Fears: She's not particularly 'phobic' of anything.
Behavior/Personality: Ginny was a forceful, independent girl who often knew her own mind. She had an energetic, lively personality. Only around Harry Potter, in the first few years of their friendship, was she different. She had a huge crush on Harry, but could not relax around him at all, and became shy and withdrawn in his presence. On the advice of friend Hermione Granger, however, she overcame it, and reasserted her usual self, resulting in her eventually winning the heart of her longtime love.
Growing up with six brothers toughened her up, and Ginny wasn't afraid to stand up to anybody, friends and enemies alike. Notably, she stood up to Draco Malfoy on their first meeting in Flourish and Blotts when he insulted Harry. She was even known to stand up to Hermione, possibly her best friend, in defence of Harry's use of the Sectumsempra spell. However, her fierce temper could sometimes result in her being unkind. For example, when she argued with her brother Ron over her kissing Dean Thomas in public, Ginny upset and embarrassed Ron by pointing out that he had never snogged anyone, whereas both his best friends already had. Also, she was often harsh towards those whom she disliked; for instance, she made fun of Fleur Delacour behind her back when she first became engaged to Bill, and both hexed and crashed into Zacharias Smith when he irritated her on two separate occasions during her fifth year.
Mrs. Weasley: "...Bill and Fleur...well...what have they really got in common? He's a hardworking down-to-earth sort of person, whereas she's-"
Ginny: "A cow. But Bill's not that down-to-earth. He's a Curse-Breaker, isn't he, he likes a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour. ...I expect that's why he's gone for Phlegm."
Mrs. Weasley: "Stop calling her that, Ginny."
— Ginny and her mother about Bill and Fleur in 1996
Although she hid it from her brothers, Ginny was also an accomplished flier, and made the Gryffindor House team in her fourth and fifth years, playing as both Chaser and reserve Seeker. In later life, she would go on to play for the Holyhead Harpies like her hero, Gwenog Jones, and became a Quidditch Correspondant for the Daily Prophet.
Ginny was also a popular girl during her time at Hogwarts, and was fancied by a lot of boys. Her brothers, especially Ron, often thought that she was too popular for her own good. She was also known to be quick-witted and funny, and could often make others laugh even when they were feeling down.
Ginny was also something of an accomplished actress, and able to lie effectively. While staying at Number 12, Grimmauld Place, she was taught by Nymphadora Tonks how to check if a door had been Imperturbed by flicking dungbombs at it and watching them bounce away as if hitting an invisible wall. When asked by her mother who was responsible, she blamed it on Crookshanks, even though her hands were filthy at the time. During the first meeting of what would become the DA in the Hog's Head, she coughed exactly like Professor Umbridge, scaring those gathered into believing the real Umbridge had caught them. Her acting talents were put to good use later when Harry and Hermione broke into Umbridge's office to contact Sirius through the fireplace. She convinced passing students that the corridor to Umbridge's office had been flooded with Garroting Gas.
Ginny was also an animal lover, and was known to be fond of cats. When Mrs. Norris was petrified in her first year at Hogwarts, her brothers put her shock down to this fact, not knowing that Ginny was scared because she couldn't remember what she was doing at the time and feared that she was responsible. She named Ron's owl "Pigwidgeon", and was known to be able to lure Crookshanks out of hiding to play with her when she wanted. In her fifth year, she finally got her own pet, a purple Pygmy Puff from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes that she named Arnold.
Mental Health: Quite healthy, especially considering the events of her first year. She's occasionally haunted by nightmares, but aside from that, she seems unaffected and developing quite well.
Physical Health: Good
Goals/Dreams: Undecided between becoming a Professor or working with Charms. She could also follow her dream of wanting to be an actress. Time will only tell for this crimson haired beauty.
Quirks/Habits: More often than not, she's sucking on a sugar quill. She has a habit of constantly pushing her curls out of her face as well.
Likes: Quidditch, flying, talking with her friends, playing with Crookshanks and other animals, teasing her brothers (especially Ron)
Dislikes:Everyone's tendency to be overprotective of her, having to sit through Professor Binns' lectures
Philosophy of Life: We have to do best with what we've got, sometimes that means improvising, and other times that means accepting things you'd rather not accept.
Usually Found:A little bit of everywhere her friends are found at Hogwarts.
Home: The Burrow, near Ottery, St. Catchpole.
Ginny is a good student overall. She's not as exceptionally bright as hermione, but she works hard to keep her marks up.
Most talented in: Charms
Struggles with: History of Magic
Favorite Class: Defense Against the Dark Arts
Favorite Instructor: Professor Flitwick
O.W.L. Scores 5th Year:
History of Magic - D
Astronomy - E
Potions - E
Charms - O
Herbology - A
Transfiguration - E
DADA - O
Muggle Studies - A
CoMC - O
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 110 lbs
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Red
Face & Complexion: Freckled & cream colored
Build: slight build
Defining Marks: Her Weasley-red hair, and a small scar on her left knee from taking a fall on a broom when she was younger.
Dress Style: Secondhand and/or homemade clothes
Possession always on this person: Wand
Manner of Speech: Usually mild and sweet, though when provoked she can get fairly sarcastic and confrontational.
Manner of Movement: She's not particularly graceful on the groun, but she's not a walking disaster either (though when she's nervous she does become a bit of a clutz). Ginny usually has a light bounce in her step.
Friendships
Best Friends: Hermione Granger
Close Friends:Harry Potter, Luna Lovegood, Neville Longbottom, Dumbledore's Army, The Order the Phoenix
Enemies:Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, Death Eaters
Romance
Believes that a person shouldn't have sex before marriage: if they really care about one another, sure they should.
Believe in casual sex: Definitely not.
Past Relationships: Michael Corner, Dean Thomas
Status:Single
Partner:None
Crushes:None
Sexual Preference:Heterosexual
Turn ONs:Bravery, kindness, a good sense of humor
Turn OFFs:Cowardice, bad sportsmanship, egocentrism
Every been drunk: No
Lied to a boyfriend or girlfriend: No
Cheated on a boyfriend or girlfriend: No
Gotten into a fight: Yes. On one occasion, she had it out with Cho Chang. michael Corner broke it up before it got too ugly, and wound up getting hit by both girls for his effots.
Been a hypocrite in the past: Ginny tends to practice what she preaches.
Dark Arts: Against. The Dark Ats nearly killed her on one occasion, and are responsible for her brother, Fred's death.
Voldemort: Against
Favorites
Friend: Hermione Granger
Quidditch Team: The Holyhead Harpies
Academics: DADA and Charms
Animals: Cats/Kneazles
Book: Alice in Wonderland (found among some of her father's Muggle treasure when she was younger)
Color: Yellow
Drink: Apple Cider
Food: Sugar Quills and Candied Apples
Flower: Forget-Me-Nots
Music: Upbeat, dance type music
Scent: Freshly cut grass
Thing to Do: Flying
Least Favorits
Person: Tom Riddle, Cho Chang
Academics: History of Magic
Animal: Basilisks
Book: Hogwarts: A History (One can imagine that this is due to her hearing it quoted quite often)
Color: Pink
Drink: Grape Juice
Food: Cockroach Clusters
Music: Slow, overdramatic love songs
Scent: Musty old books
Thing to Do: Argue with family
History: Early life
Ginny was the last of seven children born to Arthur and Molly Weasley and the first girl born into the Weasley family, and last for that generation. She was born shortly before the end of the First Wizarding War, during which her maternal uncles Gideon and Fabian Prewett were killed. Ginny grew up with her parents and six brothers at the Burrow in Devon, England; her room was on the third floor, overlooking the family's orchard and decorated with posters of The Weird Sisters and Gwenog Jones. Despite the majority of her brothers being keen Quidditch players, she wasn't allowed to play with them when she was a child. When she was six, she began a habit of breaking into the family broom shed and taking each of their brooms out in turn. She was never caught, and it only came to light eight years later. Ginny had been looking forward to attending Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry ever since her oldest brother, Bill, started at the school.
On September 1, 1991, she accompanied her mother to King's Cross station to see off her brothers as they departed for Hogwarts. Despite being too young to attend the school, she still begged her mother to let her go with them. While saying goodbye to her brothers, she found out that Harry Potter was on the train, and tried to get her mother to let her go on the train to see him. As the train pulled out, she began to cry, despite her brothers promising to send her loads of owls and a Hogwarts toilet seat. She ran along the platform after the train, half-laughing and half-crying, then stopped to wave them off.
When the Hogwarts Express returned to King's Cross in June, 1992, Ginny was with her mother to welcome her brothers back, and was again excited to see Harry, pointing him out to her mother as he came through the barrier between platforms nine and ten.
The summer of 1992
After seeing Harry at King's Cross, Ginny developed a crush on him, and talked about him all summer. When Harry arrived at the Burrow after being rescued from the Dursleys by Ron, Fred and George Weasley, she became extremely shy in his presence. On their first meeting, she came down to breakfast to find him sitting at the table. Startled, she retreated back to her room, and stared at Harry as he passed her bedroom on his way to Ron's. Ginny became extremely clumsy around Harry, and had a habit of knocking things over when he entered a room. On the day their Hogwarts letters arrived, she knocked over a porridge bowl with a loud clatter, and put her elbow in the butter dish when Harry asked her if she was starting at Hogwarts.
Ginny travelled to Diagon Alley with her family to buy her school supplies, and her excitement of finally going to Hogwarts was tempered by the fact that, due to the Weasleys’ financial situation, she would have to make do with a lot of second hand products, including her robes and books. In Flourish and Blotts, however, she became the owner of a brand new set of Gilderoy Lockhart's collected works. Harry, having been given them by Lockhart as a publicity stunt, gave them to her since he could afford a set of his own. With this act of kindness and recognition, Ginny finally spoke in front of Harry, standing up to Draco Malfoy when he started to insult him.
Draco was with his father, Lucius, and the elder Malfoy took the opportunity to insult the Weasley family for associating with the Muggle parents of Muggle-born witch Hermione Granger and — in his eyes — being a disgrace to wizards. During his tirade, he managed to slip Tom Riddle's diary into Ginny's battered second-hand copy of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.
Tom Riddle's diary and the Chamber of Secrets
Ginny started Hogwarts on September 1st, 1992, and was sorted into Gryffindor. She discovered Tom Riddle's diary in amongst her school things, and began writing in it. To her amazement, the diary wrote back, and she started to confide in Tom Riddle's memory, writing about how her brothers teased her, how she had to come to school with second-hand robes and books, and how she thought that Harry would never like her. She poured her heart out to the diary, and told Tom's memory all about Harry's story. At least once, Ginny went down towards Rubeus Hagrid's hut, hoping to see Harry. In confiding in the diary her deepest fears and secrets, Ginny became increasingly vulnerable to Tom Riddle’s memory, which began to pour a little of his own soul back into her, and slowly started to possess her.
By the start of October, the signs of the possession began to show on Ginny. She started to look peaky, but a spate of colds in the school covered up the true nature. Her brother Percy forced her to take Pepperup Potion to get her over it. By the 31st of October, the memory of Tom Riddle was able to take full control of Ginny, and used her to open the Chamber of Secrets, releasing the basilisk, which then petrified Argus Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris.
Following the attack, Ginny seemed upset over Mrs. Norris, and her brothers put it down to the fact that she was a cat-lover. She opened the Chamber of Secrets another two times, resulting in the petrification of Colin Creevey and Justin Finch-Fletchley. She became more visibly upset, and again, her brothers put it down to other causes – she sat next to Colin in Charms, and that she was worried that Ron might be expelled if he got in trouble. Fred and George attempted to cheer her up, but went about it the wrong way by leaping out at her from behind statues covered in fur or boils.
Ginny confided in the diary, however, that she thought she was going mad. She woke up with rooster feathers on her robes, and couldn't remember where she had been on Halloween and when Colin was attacked. She started to think that she was attacking everyone.
Along with her brothers, Ginny remained at Hogwarts over Christmas instead of going to visit her brother Bill in Egypt with her parents. She had started to become suspicious of the diary, and several weeks after Christmas attempted to get rid of it by throwing it down a toilet in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.
Free of the diary, Ginny sent Harry an anonymous Singing Valentine on February 14, 1993. He received it in front of her as she was going into a Charms lesson when he was accosted by a dwarf assigned to deliver it. During the delivery, Harry's bag was torn, and the contents were dropped onto the floor. To Ginny's horror, she saw that Harry now had the diary. To make matters worse, Draco Malfoy implied that she had sent Harry the Singing Valentine in front of everyone.
Fearful that Harry would discover her secrets and that she might be responsible for the attacks, she waited until the boy's dormitory was empty then ransacked Harry's belongings to recover the diary. Recovering it, Ginny was once more possessed by the memory of Tom Riddle, and opened the Chamber again, this time petrifying Hermione Granger and Penelope Clearwater.
Ginny tried to tell Harry and Ron what was going on, but couldn't get the words out, and she was interrupted by Percy. The memory of Tom Riddle was furious, however, as he had been planning on taking on Harry Potter himself after learning his story. Realising that Harry would come to save Ginny, he made her write a farewell on a corridor wall, then enter the Chamber of Secrets to die. She had poured so much of her life into the diary that she couldn't fight Tom's possession of her, and the last thing she remembered as she lay down on the floor of the Chamber was Tom coming out of the diary. The memory of Tom Riddle had fed off her, gaining enough strength to become corporeal. As Tom grew stronger, the life in Ginny faded away until she slipped into an unconscious state.
Rescue from the Chamber
Ginny awoke in the Chamber to find that Harry had saved her and destroyed Riddle's diary by piercing it with a basilisk fang, and Ginny's vitality was restored to her. Tearful and scared, Ginny revealed what had happened to Harry, and was sure she was going to be expelled from school. After leaving the Chamber with the aid of the phoenix, Fawkes, Ginny was reunited with her parents in McGonagall's office. Despite her fears, Dumbledore did not place the blame onto her, saying that older and wiser wizards had been duped by Lord Voldemort, and sent her to the hospital wing to recover from her ordeal with a mug of hot chocolate.
Following her ordeal, Ginny returned to normal, and was happy and relaxed for the rest of the summer term. At the end of the school year, she travelled back to King's Cross with her brothers, Harry, and Hermione on the Hogwarts Express, playing Exploding Snap.
Second Year
Ginny traveled to Egypt in the summer of 1993 with the rest of her family to visit her brother Bill after her father won seven hundred galleons in the annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw. She visited various tombs, but her mother wouldn't allow her to go in the last one because of all the mutant skeletons.
Ginny and her family stayed at the Leaky Cauldron the night before setting off to start her second year at Hogwarts, and she met Harry again. She was even more embarrassed in front of him than usual, muttering a hello but not looking at him. The next day, on Platform 9¾, she did meet his eyes as they shared a laugh over Percy's behavior when trying to impress his girlfriend.
On the Hogwarts Express, Ginny was separated from her brothers until the train stopped because of the Dementors. In the dark, she found her way into the compartment containing Harry, Hermione, Ron and Professor Lupin. When the Dementors came to the compartment, Ginny was one of the worst affected by them because of her experiences with Tom Riddle's diary. She went very pale and shook like mad, eventually sobbing and having to be comforted by Hermione.
Later in the year, after Harry fell from his broomstick in a Quidditch match during a storm, Ginny visited him in the hospital wing. She had made him a get well card that sang shrilly when opened, and presented it to him while blushing furiously.
Summer of 1994 and the Quidditch World Cup
In the summer of 1994, Ginny spent a lot of time with Hermione, who was staying at the Burrow before and after the Quidditch World Cup. They shared Ginny's room, and a tent at the World Cup, and solidified their growing friendship. Aware of her interest in Harry, Hermione advised Ginny to relax around him more and show him what she was really like, since she could barely talk if he was in the same room as her. She even suggested that Ginny start going out with other people. Although she was still shy around Harry, who was also staying at the Burrow, Ginny took Hermione's advice and was much more relaxed and spent time with him, Ron and Hermione. She attended the Quidditch World Cup with the majority of her family, and was shaken by the appearance of Death Eaters in the aftermath of the Irish victory.
Hogwarts and the Yule Ball
Ginny returned to Hogwarts, which hosted the Triwizard Tournament that year, and maintained a good relationship with Hermione. Ginny was the only one that Hermione confided in when Viktor Krum asked her to the Yule Ball. As a third year, Ginny wasn't allowed to attend the ball unless asked by an older student. Neville Longbottom asked her to go after Hermione turned him down, having already accepted Viktor, and Ginny accepted since she was friends with him and it was a good opportunity. She comforted her brother, Ron, when he asked Fleur Delacour to the ball while under the influence of her part-Veela heritage.
However, she still harboured feelings for Harry, and was displeased to hear that he had asked Cho Chang to the ball. She was even more despondent when Ron suggested that Harry take her to the ball since he didn't have a date. Struggling with the idea that she could have gone with Harry, she nevertheless remained loyal to her agreement with Neville and attended the ball with him. At the ball, she met Michael Corner, and started dating him at the end of the year.
Number 12, Grimmauld Place
With the revelation that Lord Voldemort had returned in the summer of 1995, Ginny's parents became active members of the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix. As a result, the family was relocated to the Order's headquarters at Number 12, Grimmauld Place that summer. Ginny stayed at headquarters, sharing a room with Hermione, and helped her mother to clean the place to make it a suitable base of operations. She learned the truth about Sirius Black, and met Nymphadora Tonks, who acted like a big sister towards her and Hermione. When Harry arrived at Number 12, Ginny was pleased to see Harry, and, due to her taking Hermione's advice and her relationship with Michael Corner, was relaxed and composed in his presence, showing none of the embarrassment and shyness towards him that she had shown during previous meetings.
Due to her age, Ginny was never allowed into Order meetings, and, when Sirius insisted on filling Harry in on the Order and Voldemort, she was the only one banished from the meeting by her mother. However, Hermione - who was allowed to hear - told her everything anyway. When Harry was acquitted at his hearing for using magic in front of a Muggle while underage, she was extremely pleased, and sang and danced with Fred and George.
Dumbledore's Army
Ginny returned to Hogwarts in the September of 1995 with her brothers. During the train ride on the Hogwarts Express, Ginny introduced Harry and Neville to Luna Lovegood, a Ravenclaw in her year. With the arrival of new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher Dolores Umbridge and a theory-based course, Harry, Ron and Hermione decided to form a study group to teach practical defence spells. Ginny joined the group, bringing her boyfriend Michael Corner with her, and several other Ravenclaws. During the first official meeting of the group, she came up with the name for the group - Dumbledore's Army.
Quidditch and Saint Mungo's
Just before the Christmas of 1995, Harry, along with Fred and George, received a life-long Quidditch ban from Umbridge for attacking Draco Malfoy after their game against Slytherin. Ginny tried out for the team, and became the new Seeker, although she admitted that Harry was better than her, and that she preferred playing Chaser and scoring goals.
What should have been a happy time for Ginny was marred by the attack on her father by Nagini just prior to Christmas. Along with her brothers and Harry, she was instantly sent to Number 12, Grimmauld Place to await news. Relieved to find out he was all right, Ginny saw him the next day in St Mungo's and hugged him immediately. Following the visit, she noticed that Harry started to distance himself from everyone, refusing to speak to anyone in the house. After Hermione skipped a skiing trip with her parents to come to the house, she talked Harry out of his room, leading him to Ginny and Ron. Learning that Harry had convinced himself that he had been possessed by Lord Voldemort and attacked her father, Ginny railed on him for not seeking advice from the one person who had definitely been possessed by the Dark Lord. She quieted his fears by relaying her experiences to him, and admitted that she had never truly gotten over it.
Ginny spent Christmas at Number 12, Grimmauld Place, and visited her father again on Christmas Day. During this time, along with Ron and Hermione, she found out the truth about Neville Longbottom's parents, and how they had been tortured into insanity by the Lestranges using the Cruciatus Curse at the end of the First Wizarding War.
Returning to Hogwarts after Christmas, Ginny played her first game for the Gryffindor House team against Hufflepuff. Despite losing the match, Ginny captured the Golden Snitch, although she downplayed the achievement by saying it wasn't a fast Snitch and that the opposing seeker, Summerby, had a cold. Probably as a result of her being more confident and relaxed in front of Harry, her willingness to stand up to him, and their shared experiences of being a Seeker, Harry and Ginny grew closer. Around Easter, he confided in her that he needed to speak to Sirius, and she encouraged him to; she then went to Fred and George, and asked them to find a way for Harry to do so.
In May, Ginny played her second game of Quidditch for the Gryffindor team against Ravenclaw. She managed to capture the Golden Snitch, beating Cho Chang and securing the Quidditch Cup for Gryffindor. In the aftermath of the victory, Michael became very moody and sulked about the result. Because of his attitude, Ginny dumped him shortly after the match.
Battle of the Department of Mysteries
When Harry had a vision of Sirius being tortured in the Department of Mysteries by Voldemort in June, he informed Ron and Hermione. The latter convinced Harry to check to see if Sirius was at Number 12 Grimmauld Place before rushing off to rescue him, and Ginny and Luna came to their assistance. With Harry and Hermione breaking into Umbridge's office, and Ron distracting her with news that Peeves was wrecking havoc, Ginny and Luna stopped people from entering the corridor leading to the office by saying that someone had flooded it with Garrotting Gas. Unfortunately for them, Umbridge saw through their ruse since she knew of Peeves's true location, and ordered her Inquisitorial Squad to round them up. Ginny was captured by Warrington, and when Neville saw what was happening and tried to help, he was caught as well.
When Umbridge threatened to use the Cruciatus Curse on Harry to make him tell her what he was doing, Hermione faked a breakdown and told a lie about a weapon that Albus Dumbledore had told them to make. She and Harry lured Umbridge into the Forbidden Forest, leaving Ginny, Ron, Luna and Neville alone with the Inquisitorial Squad. They managed to break free using skills that they had acquired in their D.A. sessions; Ginny hit Draco Malfoy with the Bat-Bogey Hex. They then regrouped with Harry and Hermione, who had left Umbridge with a group of enranged Centaurs.
Convinced that Sirius was in mortal danger, Harry resolved to travel to London and rescue him. Although Harry tried to prevent Ginny, Neville and Luna from accompanying him, Ron and Hermione, he was eventually persuaded otherwise. After flying Thestrals to London, they entered the Ministry of Magic using the visitor's entrance, and headed for the Department of Mysteries. In the Hall of Prophecies, they found no sign of Sirius, but Neville did find a prophecy pertaining to Harry. As Harry removed it from the shelf, the group was surrounded by Death Eaters led by Lucius Malfoy, and learned that Voldemort had used the connection between himself and Harry to lure him there to remove the prophecy. Ginny was threatened with torture by Bellatrix Lestrange, who wanted to use the Cruciatus Curse on her to force Harry to hand over the prophecy. At Harry’s signal, all six D.A. members fired Reductor Curses to ward off the Death Eaters, and began running.
Ginny, along with Luna and Ron, were separated from the other three, and were chased through various rooms by Death Eaters. In one room containing a three-dimensional representation of the solar system, one of the Death Eaters grabbed Ginny by the ankle, breaking it. Luna used the Reductor Curse to blow up the model of Pluto in the Death Eater’s face. Ginny was helped to safety by Luna, but she was in shock and pale, and played no further part in the battle. Luckily, the Death Eaters were intent on grabbing the prophecy from Harry, and were soon distracted by the arrival of members of the Order of the Phoenix.
Following the battle, Ginny recovered in the hospital wing at Hogwarts where Madam Pomfrey fixed her ankle in a trice. On the train ride back to London, Ginny revealed that she had ditched Michael, who was being sulky about Gryffindor beating Ravenclaw in Quidditch and who had moved on to Cho Chang. Ron told her to choose better next time, while casting Harry an oddly furtive look, to which she replied that she already had. Ginny was now dating his classmate Dean Thomas, much to Ron's horror.
Fifth Year and the Battle of the Astronomy Tower
Ginny spent the summer of 1996 at the Burrow with Harry, Ron and Hermione. Despite having to put up with her brother Bill's new fiancée, Fleur Delacour (whom she nicknamed "Phlegm" and disliked), she had a good summer practicing Quidditch and planning to try out for the House team as a Chaser. On a trip to Fred and George's new shop, Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, in Diagon Alley, she bought her first pet, a purple Pygmy Puff that she named Arnold.
On September 1st, she met up with Dean Thomas on the Hogwarts Express, but was interrupted by fellow D.A. member Zacharias Smith, who attempted to get information out of her regarding what had happened that night in the Department of Mysteries. Tired of his continued questioning, she cursed him with the Bat-Bogey Hex, and was seen by the new Potions teacher, Horace Slughorn. Ginny feared detention, but Slughorn was so impressed with the hex that he invited her to take lunch with him as part of a select group of students he hoped to cultivate.
As term started, Ginny tried out for the Gryffindor Quidditch team, of which Harry had been made the Captain. She excelled as a Chaser, and was given a spot on the roster. Following one Quidditch practice, she and Dean were caught kissing by Harry and Ron. She and Ron had a blazing argument over her kissing Dean in public, but Ginny countered that Ron only saw it as wrong because he had never kissed anyone himself. The argument led to a frosty relationship between the two siblings.
During the first Quidditch match of the season against Slytherin, Ginny scored several goals to help the team to victory. Following the match, she purposely crashed her broomstick into the commentary box because the commentator, Zacharias Smith, had been making disparaging remarks about the Gryffindor team. Her feud with Ron over his attitude towards her and Dean was worsened when, in the aftermath of the victory, he began going out with Lavender Brown, whom he often snogged in public. Ginny branded her brother a "filthy hypocrite" for his actions.
Ginny spent Christmas at the Burrow with her family, and when she returned to Hogwarts, she seemed unenthusiastic about meeting up with Dean. After Ron was accidentally poisoned on his birthday, Ginny visited him in the hospital wing, and they seemingly forgave each other. She and Harry discussed what had happened to Ron endlessly, trying to come up with an explanation for what had happened.
Ginny played in the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, where Ron's bedridden status forced Harry to play reserve keeper Cormac McLaggen. During the match, McLaggan took one of the Beater's clubs, and knocked a bludger directly at Harry. Harry was knocked unconscious and suffered a fractured skull. Dean, who had been playing as reserve Chaser in place of Katie Bell, laughed about the incident, causing him and Ginny to have a row. Ginny subsequently visited Harry in the hospital wing.
Ginny and Dean were going through a rocky patch, and in April they finally split up when she accused Dean of always trying to help her through the portrait door into the Gryffindor common room. In reality, Harry had been wearing his Invisibility Cloak, and bumped into her while under the influence of Felix Felicis, but the incident finally brought an end to their already unstable relationship. Despite the break-up – or because of it – Ginny was still her usually bubbly self, and hung around with Harry and Ron more because of Quidditch training. She also defended Harry's use of the Dark Sectumsempra spell against Draco Malfoy, even if it had earned him a detention that forced him to miss the last Quidditch match of the year.
With Harry in detention, Ginny took the role of Seeker for the Gryffindor team for the final match against Ravenclaw. They won the match and the Quidditch cup, and, during the post-match celebrations, Ginny and Harry spontaneously kissed. Ginny, who had never really given up on Harry, was over the moon, as was he, as he had been harbouring feelings for her all year. Ginny and Harry started dating, although their time together was limited due to Harry's weekly detentions and Ginny's O.W.L. revisions.
In June, Death Eaters were let into the school by Draco Malfoy while Dumbledore and Harry were away searching for one of Lord Voldemort's Horcruxes. Harry, who had suspected that Draco was a Death Eater for a while, forewarned Ron and Hermione to be vigilant, and gave them the remains of the Felix Felicis potion. Ginny, along with Neville and Luna, joined Ron and Hermione in taking the potion, giving them extra luck in case they needed it. Along with Ron and Neville, Ginny staked out the entrance to the Room of Requirement, which Harry believed that Draco was using for some unknown purpose.
They watched Draco emerge from the room with the Hand of Glory; when he saw them, he threw Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder, blinding them and leading Death Eaters into Hogwarts via a vanishing cabinet. Fighting their way clear of the darkness, they met up with Remus Lupin and other members of the Order of the Phoenix that were patrolling the school under orders from Dumbledore.
In the ensuing battle, Ginny dueled with Amycus Carrow, but suffered no injuries due to the Felix Felicis potion. In the aftermath, Ginny was shocked to find that her brother Bill had been badly injured and permanently scarred by Fenrir Greyback. She was able to lead Harry away from Dumbledore's body and up to the hospital wing, where Harry broke the news that Dumbledore had been killed by Severus Snape. She seemed to accept Bill and Fleur's relationship after witnessing the love between them in the hospital wing.
Ginny took her O.W.L.s despite the tragedy that had occurred at the school, and attended Dumbledore's funeral. After the former headmaster had been laid to rest, Harry broke up with Ginny, fearing that if Voldemort knew how he felt about her, she would become a target and he could not knowingly endanger her life. Despite saying that she knew the risks involved in being with Harry, she accepted his decision.
Sixth year and rebellion
With the death of Dumbledore, and the knowledge that the protective charm over Harry was due to end soon, the Order of the Phoenix arranged to move him from the Dursleys’ home to the Burrow. While most of her family went off to assist in the operation, which turned into a battle, Ginny stayed behind with her mother. As the team started to miss their Portkeys, Ginny started to worry for their safety, and was only partially relieved to see Harry turn up at the Burrow. When George turned up with his ear cursed off, Ginny was shocked and helped her mother tend to him. Finally, as each member of her family returned, she relaxed, but the death of Mad-Eye Moody sobered the occasion.
While setting the table for dinner, Harry let slip that he, Ron and Hermione were about to set off on a quest to stop Voldemort. On Harry's seventeenth birthday, Ginny confessed that she didn't know what to give Harry since anything she gave him would have to be small enough for him to carry around.
On August 1, Ginny served as a bridesmaid at Bill and Fleur’s wedding, along with Gabrielle Delacour. She wore a golden dress, and as the ceremony began, her Auntie Muriel remarked in a carrying whisper that her dress was far too low cut. During the reception, she danced with Luna Lovegood, Lee Jordan, and others. Harry, disguised as a member of the Weasley family, jealously warned Viktor Krum off of speaking with her when he remarked on Ginny's attractiveness, warning him that she had a big and jealous boyfriend. In the middle of the celebration, the guests were warned by Kingsley Shacklebolt's Patronus that the Ministry of Magic had fallen, that Rufus Scrimgeour was dead, and that the Death Eaters were coming. As the Death Eaters arrived, Hermione Apparated herself, Harry and Ron away to begin their quest. The Weasley family was questioned, but none of them were harmed.
As part of the new Ministry's regime, Hogwarts attendance became mandatory and Muggle-borns were being rounded up. Once at school, Ginny joined up with Neville and Luna to restart Dumbledore's Army and defy Snape's regime. They openly defied authority and snuck out at night painting graffiti on the walls of the corridors – Dumbledore's Army, Still Recruiting. On one occasion, they attempted to steal the Sword of Gryffindor from Snape's office, but were caught and punished. Ginny served detention with Hagrid in the Forbidden Forest, and was banned from all trips to Hogsmeade. Ginny and Neville were left to lead the D.A. with Luna.
To this day, Ginny is still at Hogwarts as everything new is going on around her.
Samples
Journal entry:
Sometimes I wish that my brothers wouldn't treat me like I was some fragile piece of china that needed to be coddled. Yes, I know I'm the only sister of the family but does that mean that I have to be constantly followed and made sure that I'm safe? Just once I would love to go off by myself and explore the world outside of St. Catchpole by myself. But, I know that'll only happen when I graduate from Hogwarts and have my own job...so come on...bring on the graduation year!
RP:
Blinking and sitting in the window seat, Ginny drew her knees up and used them as a desk to draw on. Adjusting her pad of paper, she tried to remember the owl she saw in the owlery earlier that day when Harry's face floated into her mind. Sighing and shaking her head, she set her pen down and stared out the window. "Why can't I get him out of my mind? He's a year older than me! Mum would have kittens if she knew I was into him!" Shaking her head, she stood up, and stretched, letting her long red hair swing past her shoulders "Better to take a jog to get these thoughts out of my head than to think about them." |
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