The Party In The Dungeons

Chapter 1 - The Lake

Disclaimer- I don't own any of the characters in this story, they belong to J.K Rowling. If they belonged to me then I'd a millionare. but I'm not ( aww.

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'Hermione. Hermione, wake up!'

Hermione jerked awake to find her best friend Ginny standing over her, looking upset.

'Good morning Ginny - what is it, whats wrong?' Hermione said, suddenly becoming alert by the look on her friends face.

'It's - it's..' Ginny stuttered.

Hermione sat up on her bed and motioned for Ginny to sit down. Ginny sat down next to her and Hermione put her arm around her.

'What's wrong Gin?' Hermione said softly. At that moment Ginny burst into tears.

'It's - it's Harry! I-I saw him w-w-with C-C-Cho! They were k-k-' Ginny trailed off.

'They were what, Gin?' Hermione asked.

'KISSING!!! THEY WERE KISSING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LIBRARY!!!' Ginny screamed.

'Oh Gin, stop crying, it's alright,' Hermione said sympatheticly.

'N-n-no, its n-not alright! How w-w-would you f-f-feel if Ron started k-k- kissing some bimbo in the m-m-middle of the library!'

'But Gin you and Harry were never together. Ron and I have been together since last year.' Hermione told her comfortingly.

'That's n-n-not the point Hermione. I th-th-thought you w-w-would understand but obviously I was wrong!' And with that Ginny stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind her, leaving Hermione staring at the spot Ginny was sitting a few seconds ago, hurt and confused.

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'Crabbe! Goyle!' Draco called as he entered the Slytherin common room. He had his usual smirk plastered on his face.

Crabbe and Goyle, who were 'trying' to play chess, turned their abnormally large heads in Draco's direction.

'Your never going to figure that out you two so just give it up. You've been trying all weekend!' Draco laughed

Crabbe and Goyle frowned, still trying to figure out what he had just said. Goyle had just opened his mouth to say something when Draco cut in.

'Did you hear whats happening tomorrow night?' Draco asked

'Umm.. sleep?' Goyle answered, sounding confused.

'No Goyle you retard, theres going to be a huge party in that deserted classroom in the dungeons. You know, the one where Voldemort killed that Gryffindor girl last year. what was her name again?

'Ahh..' Goyle started

'Oh yeah, it was the little Weasels friend, Hannah or something.' Draco sneered. ' So are you coming?'

'Yeah ok,' Crabbe said

'Ok,' answered Goyle, still sounding very confused.

'Alright well I'm going outside for a while, I'll see you later.. And boys, give up on that game!' Draco yelled out as he left the dungeons.

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Ginny ran out of the Gryffindor common room, tears streaming down her face. She brushed past Pavarti and Lavender who asked her what was wrong, but Ginny was already through the portrait of the Fat Lady and was making her way down the corridor. She ran down the stairs, bumping into someone on her way, and went outside, through the big oak doors.

Then she stopped running, trying to catch her breath. She wiped her tear- stained face and made her way over to the lake. She sat down and wrapped her arms around her legs and sat their sobbing, seeing the picture of Harry and Cho kissing again, replaying it over and over again in her mind, and thinking about how rude Hermione was to her before.

'Nothing is right in my life!' She thought. 'Harry likes Cho, Hermione's too wrapped up in her own love life to care about me, and Hannah's gone! She let out another big sob, and just sat their, looking at the reflection of the sun on the lake. She saw one of the Giant Squids huge tentacles gliding through the water, sending ripples around the lake. The tentacle moved faster across the lake coming towards Ginny. As it reached the edge of the lake it raised its large tentacle, shadowing Ginny's petrified figure. She let out a scream just before the sqiud grabbed her and pulled her into the lake.

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Draco made his way out of the dungeons, thinking of going to the quidditch pitch when a small girl with flaming locks ran past him with tears streaming down her face. It was the youngest Weasel. A feeling hit him with a force. It was sympathy. He shook his head trying to shake the feeling out of him, but it wouldn't go away. 'She's a Weasley,' he thought. He was still curious, so he followed the girl outside.

He leaned againts the entrance, watching the girl with interest. She had flaming locks that reached past her shoulders. She had a pale face, and brown coloured eyes. Her lips were beautiful and full, and Draco had the sudden urge to kiss her. 'Stop it! You're a Malfoy, she's a Weasley!' He thought.

He watched her walk towards the lake and sit down. She was still crying. She looked at the lake, watching the Giant Squid's tentacle coming towards her. It was moving very fast. It rose above her and she screamed as it grabbed her and pulled her down in the depths of the lake.

Draco froze for a second, stunned at what he had just witnessed. He quickly looked around for someone, but their was no-one in sight. He ran as fast as he could towards the lake, and without removing his cloak, dived in.

The water chilled him to the bone. It was so cold he let out a moan that couldn't be heard. He saw Ginny sinking downwards, unconcious. The squid was no where to be seen. He swam as fast as he could towards the drowning figure. He grabbed her around her waist and pulled her up to the surface.

He broke the surface and took in a big breath of air. He quickly swam towards the bank of the lake and laid Ginny down. He shook her, but she didn't respond. He tried to remember her name but it just wouldn't come to him 'Damn this memory!' he cursed under his breath. He kept shaking her, but she still just lay their. He held her against him wondering what to do. Then it came to him.

'Ginny! Ginny! Ginny wake up, please Ginny!' He pleaded. Suprisingly enough, it worked.

She spluttered and coughed out water. He looked at her with concerning eyes. As she opened her eyes she looked at him with a terrified expression. She tried to pull away from him, but she didn't have any energy. He looked into her eyes and leaned towards her, their lips inches apart. He was about to kiss her when her eyes rolled back in her head and she fainted.

It was still only early in the morning, no-one had witnessed this event. He took her in his arms and stood up, surprised at how light she was. He walked through the oak doors and up to the infirmary where Madam Pomfrey lay her down on one of the beds.

Draco went to grab a chair to set near Ginny's bed but Madam Pomfrey stopped him.

'I don't think that's a good idea Mister Malfoy. This girl needs rest. You can come back later if you like.

Draco just nodded. He couldn't speak. He couldn't believe what had just happened. It had all gone so quickly.

He walked slowly out of the infirmary, replaying in his mind, all that had happened half an hour ago. He barely noticed when Weasley and Potter came running around the corner and almost smashed into him.

'Get out of the way Malfoy,' Weasley yelled at him as him and Potter ran down the corridor, obviously going to the infirmary.

'Snap out of it Draco, get a grip on yourself!' he told himself quietly. He quickened his pace and made his way back to the common room. He stormed up the stairs and into his room slamming the door behind him causing many Slytherins to glance his way.

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A/N~ This is my first fanfic so please review me and tell me what you think! Sorry it's a bit short, I'll make the next one longer.

Luv always and foreva Emma

~Marauders Gal~