children of the war

They say she is too young to fight."You’re underage, Ginny." "You’re not old enough, it's too dangerous, you shouldn't see these things." "Stay in the Room of Requirement, Ginny, you’re a child playing at adults’ games."A child.Is that what she is?Ginny remembers being a general. Hexing Death Eaters, teaching self-defense, painting taunts and recruiting messages on the walls. She trained and led an army. Stole ancient swords. Faced Unforgivable Curses and survived. She remembers the constant fear of capture or imprisonment, the pain that lingered long after the Cruciatus Curse ended and she was left gasping on the floor. These scars on her face, these curses in her wand—these are not the things of a child.