Chapter 6

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The most amazing thing happened tonight!

I had detention with Professor Snape and—that’s definitely not what was amazing, but what happened while there is! Professor Dumbledore came in just after I’d got there. I hadn’t even been issued what to do yet when he came in.

Anyway, he told me hello and asked the professor to step into the class storeroom. I could hear them speaking as clearly as if they were both right next to me. Can you imagine them forgetting to charm the room? It was quite fortuitous indeed. Headmaster Dumbledore learned something that can actually help Harry. He said he’d come across it about a century ago, and he’d nearly considered using it for Grindelwald, but hadn’t needed it in the end.

He admitted that he’d forgot it for a while, but a secret source had informed him that the Dark Lord’s found out about it (old magic—evoked by magical binding, for one, among other things). He wanted Professor Snape’s opinion on if they should do it. And guess what? Professor Snape had just received word about this from someone as well!

They figured it was urgent to use after all and worth a try, especially if You-Know-Who worried about it and set out to kill any couple magically bound on the next blue moon (or any after). The next one is only three weeks away!

The headmaster feels that Harry and Ginny should do this, but I know it would be risky. Ginny’s younger than Harry, and her parents wouldn’t likely approve. Ron and I, though, we could do it. I’m of age, and he’s nearly there. Besides, he’d rather do something this risky instead of his sister.

Can you imagine how much more pressure this would put on Harry? To know that Ginny would be on Voldemort’s list? Ron and I are already on that list, I’m sure, so it wouldn’t be anything more. And if what I heard them saying is true…

Wow! To experience such magic and wield the knowledge of it all!

Professor Snape didn’t seem to agree that it should be anyone other than Harry, but I think Headmaster Dumbledore approved of my idea. He seemed a little reluctant to agree straightaway, saying he’d think about it. I expect I’ll hear from him soon, and he told me to keep quiet about this for now while he ponders this and formulates a plan.

I want to know more about this particular type of bonding and the magical powers it and the spells used will invoke. Interestingly enough, I found a book in the Restricted Section that had instructions for a potion that would make its drinker have bad luck. I’d finally gathered the courage to go down to the dungeons to ask Professor Snape to explain the last line of directions to me when he happened upon me, thinking me up to no good.

By then my courage wavered, and I simply accepted my detention with him, hoping I’d have a chance to talk to him about it during that time. After all this, he gave me the tome back, and I asked him about the potion! He said that he would explain it to me at a different time. I think he just wanted to be alone after the conversation. He’d got quite worked up at one point, arguing about allowing me to “stick my little nose” into their discussion. Thankfully, the headmaster wasn’t angry about it.

The way I see it is if they’d not wanted me to hear, they’d have used a charm to see that I couldn’t. Right? I’m about to burst with excitement. I wish I could share this with Ron and Harry.

Oh Merlin’s y-fronts!

What if Ron doesn’t want to bind with me? We’re not official, but I know he fancies me. We’ve been tiptoeing around starting a relationship, but I expect something will give soon. This might just be the push we need.

Well, that idea has gone right down the drain. Crookshanks acted really strangely this afternoon. He came up to me and circled my legs, then ran to the door, turned around, and looked at me. After he'd done it a few times, I figured he wanted to show me something, so I opened the door, he walked out, and I followed him.

I didn't even have far to go when I saw Ron and Lavender snogging. I'm not sure how I feel about that. I thought he'd fancied me, but I guess I'm wrong about that. I guess my pride is hurt more than my feelings, really. Coming to think about it in detail, I can't imagine Ron being happy with me. I don't want children in the next few years, and I think he does. He kind of expects a future partner to be like his mother, and I couldn't be more different. Oh, well. We'll see what the future holds.

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