Silver Storm
By: Rosa Nicole
Chapter One- Strawberry Fudge, and You to Go
Ginny tried to keep up with her brother Ron, who was running ahead. He had just spotted his best friend, Harry Potter. "Harry! Wait up! Harry!"
A thin, dark-haired, seventeen-year old smiled and turned around. "Great to see you Ron!" He looked toward the small girl and added as an afterthought, "Hey Ginny."
Ginny simply nodded. She didn't think a dull comment like that deserved an excited response.
"Hey Ron, Ginny," called a high sneering voice belonging to Pansy Parkinsan. "Off to buy new robes? Oh wait, you can't afford it." The girls surrounding her laughed. "Yeah, you'll have to get just one robe and share it. You're going to have a hard time deciding who gets to wear it first!"
"Beat it Pansy," Harry said defensively.
"Wait, I know!" Pansy continued, "You could buy a large and both of you could fit into it at the same time!" Pansy and her friends left snickering. Ginny knew that her face was red. She was embarrassed anytime anyone mentioned her family's financial situation. She vowed that when she was older, she would marry someone rich so her kids would never have to go through what she did. Being 16, and just a year short from graduating, Ginny thought she should start looking for a worthy candidate. It was then that she heard Malfoy's cold, short laugh coming from the ice cream stall. Ginny was surprised to see Draco alone, seeing as Crabbe and Goyle followed him everywhere.
"Ron?" Ginny asked quietly.
"Yes?"
"You two go ahead. I'm going to get some ice cream."
Ginny tried to block the ice cream with her small body. She didn't think that Ron would let her go if he saw Draco there. Ginny decided not to wait for an answer and sped off calling, "I'll meet you at Flourish and Blotts!" She slowed down before getting to the shop, and smoothed her curly hair and light green robe. Malfoy was wearing all black as usual. His heavy robe looked much too hot for a warm day like this.
Ginny walked over casually and sat on a red stool, pretending not to notice that Draco was occupying a stool just one space away.
Draco smirked and leaned back easily in his chair. "Well, well, well," he said pompously. "Look who it is, the little Weasel." Ginny just rolled her eyes and said, "Real immature Draco." His eyes widened in amused surprise. "You never called me Draco before. Do you expect me to return the favor? Ginny smiled a little. "I'd like that." Draco just laughed cruelly.
"Can I help you miss?" said a voice coming from inside the stand. Ginny reddened and opened her purse to look for some coins. "She's too poor to afford ice cream," Draco said
lazily. Ginny looked up defiantly. "Yes, that's right Draco. I am too poor to afford ice cream. Would you mind buying me some?" A looked of shock crossed Draco's pale face and mechanically he said, "Two strawberry fudge sundaes."
"Coming right up."
"Keep the change."
Draco failed to notice the satisfied look on Ginny's face. When they got their sundae's, Ginny moved a seat closer to him. Why is she doing this? Draco wondered to himself. He had always found the littlest Weasley rather attractive, but he never imagined that she might have feelings for him,after he had been so mean to her.
Draco thought that Ginny looked very cute eating her ice cream. Her short read curls were pulled to the top of her head and held with a white ribbon. Stop it! he wanted to scream to himself. Stop thinking about HER. She is a Weasley for God sake. What would Lucius say?" Ginny?" Draco asked, the usual sneer gone from his voice."What are you doing hanging around me?" Ginny pretended to look confused. I can't lose now, she thought. He's on the line, all I have to do is reel him in. "Whatever do you mean Draco?"
The look on Draco's face went dark then. Nobody played a Malfoy like that.
"Stop the bullshit Weasley," he whispered fiercely. The softness that had been in his tone earlier had disappeared, and Ginny was disappointed. "Just because I bought you ice cream doesn't mean we're friends. To me, you are still a poor little runt. I am, and always will be, your superior. I'm a Malfoy. Never forget that." He stood up and abruptly, but before he walked away, he gently tugged on one of Ginny's curls and said, "Be careful little girl."
Ginny had mixed thoughts after Draco left, his ice cream uneaten. In the beginning he seemed to be warming up to her, but then.............School started tomorrow. She wouldn't see much of him since he was a 7th year Slytherin and she was a 6th year Gryffindor. There were always meals........and Hogsmeade trips.........and dances. The last thought lingered in Ginny's mind. Dances............She knew that Draco would never be seen with a Gryffindor, but hey, a girl could always hope.
"So, was that your boyfriend or something?" Asked the the lady behind the counter.
Ginny flushed and laughed. "I wish."
"Yeah," the lady said, "He was pretty cute." Then she walked into the back.
Ginny had never thought of Draco Malfoy as being CUTE. She was just after him for his money. Was Draco cute? Now that she thought about it, those deep gray eyes and that silver blonde hair WAS attractive, if you liked that sort of thing. He was tall, and broad enough in the shoulder's, but he was far too slim and lean to be considered muscular.
Draco wished the lady wouldn't have said anything. Now when she was around Draco she might start to notice things about him. Things she never wanted to admit. Besides being rich and smart, he was also hot.
"I don't stand a chance, " Ginny thought to herself. She sighed, threw out her ice cream, and started to make her way towards Flourish and Botts.
Ginny was known throughout Hogwarts for her will power, and incredible determination. She never gave up on anything, and she wouldn't give up on Draco. She wanted to be rich, and she was going to.
By: Rosa Nicole
Chapter One- Strawberry Fudge, and You to Go
Ginny tried to keep up with her brother Ron, who was running ahead. He had just spotted his best friend, Harry Potter. "Harry! Wait up! Harry!"
A thin, dark-haired, seventeen-year old smiled and turned around. "Great to see you Ron!" He looked toward the small girl and added as an afterthought, "Hey Ginny."
Ginny simply nodded. She didn't think a dull comment like that deserved an excited response.
"Hey Ron, Ginny," called a high sneering voice belonging to Pansy Parkinsan. "Off to buy new robes? Oh wait, you can't afford it." The girls surrounding her laughed. "Yeah, you'll have to get just one robe and share it. You're going to have a hard time deciding who gets to wear it first!"
"Beat it Pansy," Harry said defensively.
"Wait, I know!" Pansy continued, "You could buy a large and both of you could fit into it at the same time!" Pansy and her friends left snickering. Ginny knew that her face was red. She was embarrassed anytime anyone mentioned her family's financial situation. She vowed that when she was older, she would marry someone rich so her kids would never have to go through what she did. Being 16, and just a year short from graduating, Ginny thought she should start looking for a worthy candidate. It was then that she heard Malfoy's cold, short laugh coming from the ice cream stall. Ginny was surprised to see Draco alone, seeing as Crabbe and Goyle followed him everywhere.
"Ron?" Ginny asked quietly.
"Yes?"
"You two go ahead. I'm going to get some ice cream."
Ginny tried to block the ice cream with her small body. She didn't think that Ron would let her go if he saw Draco there. Ginny decided not to wait for an answer and sped off calling, "I'll meet you at Flourish and Blotts!" She slowed down before getting to the shop, and smoothed her curly hair and light green robe. Malfoy was wearing all black as usual. His heavy robe looked much too hot for a warm day like this.
Ginny walked over casually and sat on a red stool, pretending not to notice that Draco was occupying a stool just one space away.
Draco smirked and leaned back easily in his chair. "Well, well, well," he said pompously. "Look who it is, the little Weasel." Ginny just rolled her eyes and said, "Real immature Draco." His eyes widened in amused surprise. "You never called me Draco before. Do you expect me to return the favor? Ginny smiled a little. "I'd like that." Draco just laughed cruelly.
"Can I help you miss?" said a voice coming from inside the stand. Ginny reddened and opened her purse to look for some coins. "She's too poor to afford ice cream," Draco said
lazily. Ginny looked up defiantly. "Yes, that's right Draco. I am too poor to afford ice cream. Would you mind buying me some?" A looked of shock crossed Draco's pale face and mechanically he said, "Two strawberry fudge sundaes."
"Coming right up."
"Keep the change."
Draco failed to notice the satisfied look on Ginny's face. When they got their sundae's, Ginny moved a seat closer to him. Why is she doing this? Draco wondered to himself. He had always found the littlest Weasley rather attractive, but he never imagined that she might have feelings for him,after he had been so mean to her.
Draco thought that Ginny looked very cute eating her ice cream. Her short read curls were pulled to the top of her head and held with a white ribbon. Stop it! he wanted to scream to himself. Stop thinking about HER. She is a Weasley for God sake. What would Lucius say?" Ginny?" Draco asked, the usual sneer gone from his voice."What are you doing hanging around me?" Ginny pretended to look confused. I can't lose now, she thought. He's on the line, all I have to do is reel him in. "Whatever do you mean Draco?"
The look on Draco's face went dark then. Nobody played a Malfoy like that.
"Stop the bullshit Weasley," he whispered fiercely. The softness that had been in his tone earlier had disappeared, and Ginny was disappointed. "Just because I bought you ice cream doesn't mean we're friends. To me, you are still a poor little runt. I am, and always will be, your superior. I'm a Malfoy. Never forget that." He stood up and abruptly, but before he walked away, he gently tugged on one of Ginny's curls and said, "Be careful little girl."
Ginny had mixed thoughts after Draco left, his ice cream uneaten. In the beginning he seemed to be warming up to her, but then.............School started tomorrow. She wouldn't see much of him since he was a 7th year Slytherin and she was a 6th year Gryffindor. There were always meals........and Hogsmeade trips.........and dances. The last thought lingered in Ginny's mind. Dances............She knew that Draco would never be seen with a Gryffindor, but hey, a girl could always hope.
"So, was that your boyfriend or something?" Asked the the lady behind the counter.
Ginny flushed and laughed. "I wish."
"Yeah," the lady said, "He was pretty cute." Then she walked into the back.
Ginny had never thought of Draco Malfoy as being CUTE. She was just after him for his money. Was Draco cute? Now that she thought about it, those deep gray eyes and that silver blonde hair WAS attractive, if you liked that sort of thing. He was tall, and broad enough in the shoulder's, but he was far too slim and lean to be considered muscular.
Draco wished the lady wouldn't have said anything. Now when she was around Draco she might start to notice things about him. Things she never wanted to admit. Besides being rich and smart, he was also hot.
"I don't stand a chance, " Ginny thought to herself. She sighed, threw out her ice cream, and started to make her way towards Flourish and Botts.
Ginny was known throughout Hogwarts for her will power, and incredible determination. She never gave up on anything, and she wouldn't give up on Draco. She wanted to be rich, and she was going to.