The Hated Twin

Chapter Six

Ginny's Point of View

I woke up the next morning and stretched. I was shocked that Lottie hadn't woken me up this morning. I looked over at her bed and saw it was empty. She was the only one gone. Ellie and Holly are all still in bed. I shook them awake and asked them if they saw when Lottie left or if she told them where she was going. They said no and look really worried. Classes came and went and still no one had seen Lottie at all. I saw Ellie and Holly but no Lottie.
In potions I asked Snape if he had seen her because she had him first but he snapped at me, saying no, and to shut up get back to work or I'll have detention. I flinched at the tone in his voice and went back to my work station. I could have sworn I saw him frown when I flinched. Even after all classes were finished, still no one had seen Lottie.
This was very unlike her even though it's only our second day. I know Lottie wouldn't miss a whole day of school. Something was up and I didn't like it at all. I decided to check with my brothers.
I first went to ask Percy because he and Lottie have a strange sort of sibling bond, mostly because she is the only one who can stand him. She is also the only one who(at least in his eyes) is as smart and gifted as he is so naturally she is his favorite. Percy was talking to his friend (yes Percy has friends) and look annoyed when I was talking to him. That quickly changed to worry when I said that she is missing. He began pacing around the room and told me that he hasn't seen her all day. He said that he is going to look everywhere for her and left. I went to Fred and George who were about to play a trick on someone. As soon as I mentioned Lottie's name they stopped. They went deadly quite. When I told them about her being missing they went deadly pale. I couldn't help but feel awful inside. If I was the one missing would they still act like this? Anyway they started running round shouting 'LOTTIE WHERE ARE YOU!!!!' Then lastly I went to Ron who was sitting with Hermione and Harry. Typical golden trio.
"Ron" I said to him quietly.
"What do you want Ginny?" he asked sound really bored.
"Have you seen Lottie at all today?" I asked him. They all snapped their heads towards me.
"We haven't seen her all day." Hermione said in a concerned tone.
"Percy, Fred and George haven't seen her either. I need to ask Ellie, Holly, the teachers and her fan club." She now was pacing round just like Percy was.
"Okay what the bloody hell is going on here?! Ginny where is Lottie?!" Ron said him and Harry look really worried. Why does everyone love Lottie more then me?
I looked down at the ground.
"Well this morning I asked Ellie and Holly if they had seen Lottie because she wasn't in bed. She didn't show up to any of her classes as well. Lottie is missing." I explained.
"WHAT?! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS EARLY?!" Ron yelled, making me flinch.
"OI! JACKASS! You're scaring her!" I heard Arty say angrily. He immediately came over and hugged me. They continued to bicker until Harry finally spoke up, well more like yelled.
"Lottie!!!" He yelled and ran to tackle her in a hug. Hermione and Ron ran and hugged her as well. She look horrible, well that was a understatement. Her hair was tangled and messy, her robe was sopping wet, she had dark bags under her eyes and look deathly pale.
"Where on earth have you been! never mind let's get you some dinner, your brothers have been worried sick about you!" Hermione said pulling her towards the Great Hall. But Lottie stopped her.
"No thanks, I'm not feeling well, you go on. Tell my brothers I am in my dorm and that I am fine. I just need some rest, I'll be fine" She gave them a  smile and pushed them towards the Great Hall. After a few minutes they left. I just stood there. "What?" Lottie asked.
"Nothing" I lied and went to the Great Hall with Arty. I couldn't shake this feeling in the back of my mind like something was going to go horribly wrong.