Chapter 6: Ginny's wish

"I don't get this, why did she had to jump? Didn't anyone notice when she left?" George asked next morning.

Percy who remembered what Dumbledore had told him about twins, had took over Fred's window and looked at the place that it all had begun. He was wondering if Padma was strong enough to handle the shock.

Everyone had moved back to their bedrooms again. The common room was like before, except the heap of flowers on the spot were Parvati used to sleep.

Lavender hadn't said a word in the entire day, she hadn't even left the tower to pick a flower, she had picked one of the climbing roses that had grown up to the window were Percy sat and glared.

Suddenly the silence died as McGonagall and Dumbledore came in.

"The Slytherins' have told me that you were in their room, made a mess and assaulted everyone tonight." McGonagall said. "They have demanded us to take all of your points away…" McGonagall looked at Dumbledore and let him continue.

"But we have decided to believe that they did all this themselves." Dumbledore lowered his head and looked at the flowers. Then he pointed his wand at them, there were some flashes and then four white roses was lying on the top of the heap. McGonagall produced some lilies and then the teachers left.

Harry looked at the lilies and roses, they were white, and he wondered if the white symbolized something. His flower was dark purple and was tied together with a white flower from Hermione and a yellow from Ron by a white silk band. They had picked those flowers on Hagrid's backyard.

McGonagall came back several times with more flowers from Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw and Lavender who read every name one the flowers from Ravenclaw got more and more worried of the fact that Padma hadn't sent one.

When McGonagall came in at nine in the evening and every flower were from Hufflepuff, she finally asked.

"You shall know that I have been dreading for this question Lavender." She got eye contact with Lavender. "Padma is back at St Mungos, they don't think she will ever speak again… and they have to keep her there".

"For how long?" Lavender asked.

McGonagall didn't answered.

Both Percy and Lavender wanted to cry, but the tears refused to come again.

Neville took the flowers and placed them next to the rest of them, then he sat down and looked at them. After a while he looked up at Ginny instead, and in exactly the same time Ginny let her medallion fall through her fingers and down in the other hand. Neville caught sight of the shape of the medallion just in time and then he quickly came on his feet.

"GINNY!"

Everyone stared at Neville who suddenly beamed with happiness, he almost laughed. As no one said anything Neville continued.

"Ginny, that medallion! It's a wishing stone. You could have stopped all this, all the time.

Ginny suddenly paid the medallion more interest then she had done for the last week.

"Do you know how to use it?" she asked. Ginny looked hopefully on Neville.

"I think you just hold it and think" he replied. "But don't say it loud".

Ginny gripped the medallion, everyone was watching her. Then she closed her eyes and thought:

"I wish that this had never happened…"

Neville… Neville wake up.

Ron and Dean tried to get Neville up from his bed an early Saturday morning but Neville didn't seem to have any plans to wake up.

"Stop it! It's no lessons today" Neville snapped as he opened his eyes and looked at his friends who was already dressed.

"No lessons. It's quidditch!" Ron said. "Gryffindor and Slytherin. Don't say you have forgot about that!"

"No, I haven't" Neville said and got up, dressed and started to walk towards the door.

"Neville look!" Neville turned around to see what Dean was pointing at. His drawer opened itself.

"Maybe you should look what it wants" Seamus said and looked into Neville's eyes.

Neville walked back to the drawer and looked into it. It was empty except for one thing, a medallion shaped like a humming bird.

Neville picked it up and held it so everyone could see it.

"What is it?" Harry asked and made it swing by touching it.

"My Grandmother gave it to me. I think she told me what it did too but I didn't listen.

" You didn't?" Ron said amused.

Neville looked back at the medallion and then he decided. "You know… I don't think I have enough magical powers to use… what ever it is… I think I'll give it to Ginny. For some reason… it feels like this thing should belong to her."