Killer Lies [Harry Potter Fanfiction] (Killers: 1)

9. Playing the Audience

** I don't own the characters or some of the places. They belong to J.K. Rowling. I am simply borrowing them but the ideas are purely mine. Comment & Voted please. Now, Enjoy! ES <3 **

9. Playing the Audience

Harry Potter, the-Boy-Who-Was-Now-Going-to-Die, stood right in front of her; his emerald green eyes staring worriedly into her own. Instead of feeling the excitement and nervousness she’d usually feel inside; now, oh now, all she felt immense anger.

Body consuming fury.

The reporters from the Daily Prophet and Witches Weekly continued to hammer them with questions, over and over. The same mundane questions and Ginny was slowly but surely being overtaken by her overpowering emotions.

Harry’s hair was messier and a tad bit longer than she remembered; he also seemed more haggard and worn out then before. He looked like a downright mess.

“Ginny,” Harry took a step towards her and she took a step back.

“Get away from me.” she whispered back.

Truly, Ginny was torn inside. She was so upset and hurt but also angry, deathly and unforgivably angry. And the longer she stood there, those emotions were battling inside her, one trying to reach the top and overpower her common sense.

He’d be lucky if it was only the former.

He took another step towards her, his arms reaching out to her and she retreated again. Merlin, if he touched her…

“Ginny, love, I’m sorry. Please – please.” he whispered to her.

“Go away, Harry.” she whispered back.

“Ginny, please, just listen to me. I’m begging you.”

Neville stepped in front of Harry and looked into his eyes.

“Leave, Harry. This is no place to have this discussion.” Neville said forcefully.

Luna walked around the two and came up to Ginny. She grabbed Ginny’s hand and Ginny squeezed it tightly.

“Don’t worry,” Luna whispered in Ginny’s ear and Ginny was able to relax a little bit.

“But Neville – Neville I need her!” Harry cried.

Ginny’s eyes widened at his words. What a load of pixie dung, she thought angrily.

“Harry, go away.” Luna’s voice was deeper.

The blond girl was angry and everyone was shocked by her tone towards Harry Potter, who was a friend back at their Hogwarts days.