Dead but not gone

Chapter 2

Ginny pov

I hadn't seen Harry all day, I would have just asked Ron or Hermione where he was but to be quite honest I hadn't seen them today either.

Normally I wasn't to bothered and just assumed he was in a mood or talking to the deceased again, he does that quite a lot, but something just seemed off today like something had happened and I was being kept out of the loop.

I was going to go find Neville he would know what had happened, and if I couldn't find him I would go look for dean.

After almost an hour looking for him I spotted him coming out of the headmistresses' office.

"NEVILLE!!!" I shouted

"oh um Hi Ginny." He said shuffling his feet "what's up?"

"Have you seen harry? Or Ron? Or Hermione? I cant find any of them."

"yeah they're in the office."

"Well can I go in and see them?" I asked confused as to why they were all in there at once.

"well no not just now look Ginny you'll find out what's happened later." Neville replied before quickly walking off down the corridor disappearing up the Gryffindor Tower.

" Well that wasn't weird or anything." I muttered to myself

I was just about to turn and go back to the Gryffindor common room, when the headmistress came out of her office with Hermione and Ron in tow.

"ah Miss Weasley what would you be doing outside my office?" Professor McGonagall asked

I knew something was seriously up when neither of them even glance up at my name.

"I was talking to Neville because I was trying to find.." McGonagall cut me off before I could finish my sentence.

"Nevermind I have an announcement to make to Gryffindor so you might as well just come with us."

I didn't question her as she ushered me along when I glanced back I realised Ron kept rubbing his eyes as if he was trying to hold back his tears. Whilst Hermione was doing nothing to hide the water droplets freely flowing down her cheeks.

All I could think was 'Harry what have you done now?'

(Luna's POV)

"I wonder why they called us all down here?" Cho asked me looking around.

The Gryffindors' were the last house to enter the great hall and most of them were looking worse for wear. I spotted Ginny and waved but she just looked away. I was a bit miffed until I spotted Hermione crying into Rons shoulder with no Harry in sight and realised what this must be about.

"Something's happened to Harry." I stated looking over to Cho.

"What? How do you know?" she questioned surprised

"look at Ron and Hermione and just the Gryffindors in general."

Cho looked away so I turned my attention to Professor McGonagall at the front of the hall.

"Good afternoon students. Now you may be wondering why you've all been called down at such a strange time."

Several people started to nod.

"Well at some point in the early hours of this morning, we are not sure exactly when, a pupil at this school committed suicide." She stopped only to lower the black Gryffindor flags.

I knew what was coming next but I desperately didn't want to hear her say it.

"That student was Harry Potter."

The Great Hall fell completely silent at that.
Until it was broken by Hermione's sobbing which caused a chain reaction until almost all of the hall was in some form of tears. Not even Draco Malfoy was smiling.

As the great hall emptied I ran over to the Gryffindor table hoping to catch up with everyone.

Lucky for me most of them were still at the table.

"Hey Ginny..."I said quietly when she turned around.

When she didn't say anything I just put my arms out. A second later she was crying into my shoulder.

A couple minutes later she sniffed and looked up. "I think I got snot on your jumper?"
"its fine my jumpers green anyway." She laughed at that.

"Do you want to come up to the Gryffindor common room with us?" it sounded like more of a statement than a question so I just nodded and followed her and some others up to the common room.