I am from America, 17 and without kids, therefore I am not JK Rowling and I do not own Harry Potter.
Chapter 1: Fake Smiles
She pulled her hair in frustration, tired of having to deal with such happy people. When are they going to realize that the world is in chaos? Stupid muggle lovers and Mudbloods. Damn them, if it weren't for them the world would be better off. After all when you go get a dog you spend money on the pure breed. When you buy a painting the original costs more than the duplicates. Why have a bunch of mudbloods running around dirtying up the wizard world when it could be full of pure bloods. She grabbed a hair brush and angrily brushed her hair. Yanking at the tangles that had formed while she slept. It was painful, but what is life without pain? Another year of Hogwarts was going to be starting soon, another year of having to pretend to be someone who she isn't.
"Smile the smile, tell the lie, a couple more years and it will be over with." she told herself looking in the mirror. "Just two years to go."
She smiled at her reflection. Kids were so easy to fool. She was about to start her sixth year and no one was any the wiser. No one knew the real person inside her. At first it was hard, putting a smile on her face, pretending to be friends with mudbloods. Everytime she saw some disgusting mutt of a wizard she wanted to claw their eyes out, put some terrible hex on them. She couldn't though, she had to make it through school, so she will pretend, be someone who she isn't. She will continue to be the perfect child, the perfect little girl. She switched her smile to be a little more innocent, nicer, less of what she actually was.
"Time to face everyone." she said to her reflection, happy to see she looked sweet and innocent. "It's the hair."
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Ginny looked up from her breakfast smiling.
"Sure mom, I will go get Ron up." Ginny told her mother getting up and starting up the stairs. She entered Ron's room and jumped onto his bed. "Wake up Ron. You're missing breakfast."
"Go away Ginny." Ron mumbled from under his covers.
"Okay but she made fruit stuffed french toast." Ginny replied getting up from his bed. "That just means there is more for me."
Ron scrambled out of his bed hurriedly following after his little sister.
"Good morning Ron." Mrs. Weasley told him as he sat down at the table.
"Morning mom." Ron replied already stuffing his face.
Ginny looked at Ron and rolled her eyes. "Could you be any more disgusting. The food isn't going anywhere."
Ron didn't say anything just grunted as he continued to eat.
"Mom, I'm going to go pack my trunk." Ginny told her mother glaring at Ron. "I'm sure Hermione would find it ever so attractive, you know stuffing your face like a pig."
Ron didn't reply, he opened his mouth and flashed his mouth of food at her.
"Merlin you are disgusting." Ginny said frowning at him, running up the stairs.
Sure they didn't leave on the train till tomorrow, but still she wanted to be packed and ready to go. She looked at her reflection in the mirror, she had finally gone through puberty. She had hips and a chest and if she for once didn't have to wear her brothers hand me downs maybe her curves could actually be seen. Ginny's hair was red and long and had curl to it. Her freckles had lightened up some and weren't as overbearing on face as Ron's were. She pulled her money jar from under her bed, she had saved up quite a bit. Actually she had saved up a lot, almost enough for a new wardrobe. She couldn't wait till the first week in Hogsmeade, she was going shopping, shopping for some brand new girl clothes. She wanted to find some nicer robes that fit her better than the baggy ones she inherited from her older brothers. Maybe buy some skirts blouses, she wanted to look like a girl.
She opened up her trunk, and started adding books to it. She turned to her wardrobe and started to pull her school uniforms out. She folded them neatly and added them to the trunk. Lastly she pulled her wand out of her bedside table and added it to the pocket on the lid of her trunk. She started to look through her make up and decide what she wanted to take. After a couple of minutes she had sorted all her toiletries that she was taking and put them in her shower caddy.
"All done." She said to herself looking at her trunk. "Almost back to Hogwarts."
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Draco looked around his room trying to figure out what he wanted to take with him this year. He was the Head Boy, which meant he got his own room. He thought it was more than time he got his own room there. How the hell he became head boy he had no idea. He figured it was some way for Dumbledore to teach him responsibility or something. Maybe he was trying to make him a better person.
Draco laughed, him a better person. He looked at himself in his full length mirror. Over the years he had gained a nicely toned body. He had muscles in his arms, stomach, chest. legs. Girls though he was hot and he had to agree, he was hot. Draco had dated quite a few girls in the past few years. In fact he had dated most of the girls in his year, he didn't love any of them though. The only person he loved was himself. The first thing a Malfoy learns is that love is pointless. It doesn't get you money or respect. The way to get respect is through fear, and he was feared. In fact the girls fell into one of two categories, admiration or fear. There were the girls that loved him because he was sexy and rich, and they were fun for him. He had lots of fun with them. And then there were the girls who feared him, thought he was scary.
Then there were the guys, who fell into two categories. The guys who wanted to be him and the guys who feared him. The only guy who didn't fall into that category was Potter. Damn that Potter. He will fear me one day. He will cower before me. Draco thought to himself. Draco was set to get his Dark Mark before he graduated from school. If he had gone to Dumstrang he would be a Death Eater already, but no. His father decided to keep him at Hogwarts, he had no idea why.
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"Hurry up Ginny, you will miss the train." Mrs. Weasley called to her from across the train station.
Ginny hurried up, running to catch up, tugging her trunk behind her. Finally though she reached the barrier and after glancing around she quickly passed through. On the other side of the barrier young wizards and witches were bustling to and fro. Yelling hellos to each other and saying good bye to their families. Collin quickly made his way towards Ginny. Ginny saw him and nodded to him as she walked towards her mother.
"Ginny, behave this year." Mrs. Weasley said kissing her youngest child on the cheek and smothering her in a hug.
"Mum." Ginny sighed. "I will miss the train if I don't get my trunk loaded soon."
"You're right." Mrs. Wesley agreed. "I'm just gonna miss you."
"I know mum." Ginny replied quickly hugging her mother back and then turning towards the train.
"Ginny!" Collin called to her. "How's it going?"
"Oh same old same old." Ginny replied still walking towards the train. "How about you?"
"Nothing new here." Collin replied. "So you want to sit on the train together?"
"Um, I don't know Collin. Don't you have to sit with the prefects?" Ginny asked him tugging her trunk onto the train.
"I only have to meet with them for the first few minutes." Collin replied helping Ginny with her trunk.
"Sure I'll be around." Ginny told him smiling. "You can come find me."
"Ok then." Collin said smiling excitedly.
"See you then." Ginny told him as she walked away.
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Draco tapped his foot impatiently. He was waiting for his trunks to be brought around, however his help seemed incompetent.
"Finally." he said sighing as he saw his trunks coming towards him. "It's about time."
"So sorry sir." one of the men behind the trunks apologized. "The barrier was surrounded by muggles."
"Excuses are for mudbloods." Draco replied. "Get my trunks on the train."
Draco entered the train and went to go find some place to sit. Soon he was surrounded by Crabbe and Goyle, both of them telling him about his summer.
"Guys, please shut up." Draco said massaging his temples. "I have a headache."
Draco entered an unoccupied compartment and sprawled his body into one of the chairs. Crabbe and Goyle followed after him and soon Pansy had joined them.
"Hello Draco." Pansy said as she entered the room. She was doused in perfume and wearing way too much makeup.
"Pansy your perfume is giving me a headache." Draco told her, his voice laced with annoyance. "You look like a clown."
"Merlin, what is your problem?" Pansy asked him sitting across from him in the compartment.
"I just have a headache and your perfume isn't helping." Draco said as he closed his eyes. He could already see that this was going to be a very long year. Thank Merlin it was his last.
Pansy sat across from Draco pouting, she was disappointed that he wasn't all over her. Draco was doing his best to move past the smell of her perfume. It was invading his every sense, it was so strong he could have sworn he could hear it. Draco kept his eyes closed, knowing that if he opened them she would be there pouting, and then he would have to pretend to care. If he didn't that meant he would pay later when he needed some "special" attention. After a few minutes Draco opened his eyes and was surprised to see Pansy had left. Crabbe and Goyle were talking quietly to one another so they wouldn't distract Draco.
Draco smiled to himself, he loved that people were so conscious of being on his good side. After all considering he was the Slytherin prince he wouldn't suggest they get on his bad side. Draco coughed gently and instantly Crabbe and Goyle looked at him.
"Could you two go find the snack trolley and buy some sweets for me?" Draco asked his two flunkies.
Crabbe and Goyle didn't say anything, instead they just rose from their seat and exited the compartment. Draco leaned his head back and sighed, finally he was alone. After a couple of minutes Draco heard the compartment door slide open. They can't be back already. Draco opened his eyes and was annoyed to see the youngest Weasley standing in the door way. Draco noticed that she seemed just as annoyed to see him.
"What do you want Weasley?" Draco asked her his annoyance audible in his voice. "I'm trying to rest."
"Don't worry Malfoy. I'm leaving." Ginny replied turning on her heal.
"Don't leave on account of me." Draco replied nastily.
"Too bad." Ginny yelled back as she stalked to a different compartment.
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Ginny was pissed. She had been hoping to find an empty compartment, when she finally thought she did it turned out it was occupied by Malfoy. Damn him, he thought he was so awesome just because he had money. She thought he was an idiot. Money doesn't get you any where in life. Being the best at everything is what gets you ahead. Which is why Ginny worked so hard. Malfoy, however expected his money to get him what he wanted, and that was just plain stupid. His money could only get him so far, eventually he would have to prove himself and when he couldn't. Well what would he do then.
She didn't know why she cared, well maybe she did. He actually had a chance to be a great wizard but he just expected his money to get him everything. He pissed her off because he was thinking so stupidly. "Stupid boy." Ginny muttered. Ginny entered the last compartment on the train and noticed that it was totally empty. She quickly made her way in and slid the door closed. Hopefully Collin wouldn't find her.
This annoying crush on her made her almost sick to her stomach. She was so much better than him. He didn't know anything about anything that mattered. He still thought that there was a good side to the world. There was only evil and then less evil. The sooner someone learned that the better. She learned that in her first year. Really she learned a lot, at first she was scared but then she learned that he knew better. He had read the books and studied everything. Yeah she learned a lot from him. Then Harry had to come along and get rid of him. Damn Harry, Damn him. Tom had been her world, he had taken care of her and had noticed her when no one else had. However he was evil and that was bad. He wasn't evil he was just smart, smarter than most people. Smart enough to know that blood is thicker than water and the purer the blood the more loyal.
GInny admired Tom, he had taught her about why being a pure blood was important. He knew how important it was to be the best. He had become one of the greatest wizards ever known and he didn't have any money. He was an orphan. Even penniless he achieved greatness and it was because he was the best and he was right. Tom taught her how to be the best, he taught her how to pretend to be the perfect sweetheart while really wanting to curse them. Tom had loved her, treated her like a equal. Tom saw her potential. Saw what she could become with the right teaching. He was going to teach her, but then Harry had to come ruin it.
Tom wasn't really going to kill her, he had been borrowing her life, but he was going to give it back. He knew a potion and as soon as he could have made it he was going to become whole and Ginny would have gotten her life back. Harry however thought that he had to save the day, again. Harry was all about saving the damn day. Harry was all about being the golden boy. He was so intent on being the best he didn't even notice when he took his friends feelings and stomped on them. He didn't hear the things Ron and Hermione said about him behind his back. Harry was just as much of a fool as Draco, just for different reasons.
Ginny heard the door slide open she turned towards the noise and sighed inwardly. Collin!
"Hey Ginny, I was wondering where you were." Collin said stepping into the compartment.
"Hey Collin." Ginny said smiling brightly. "I was just trying to find some peace and quiet."
"I bet, a summer at the Burrow, must have been exciting." Collin said sitting down beside her.
"It was wild." Ginny lied.
"So I was wondering." Collin started to say.
"I wonder how close we are to Hogwarts." Ginny interrupted him, having a clue as to what he was about to ask.
"We've got a while." Collin replied. "Would you like to go to Hogsmeade with me?"
"Sure." Ginny replied her smile not faltering. Inside however she was screaming with rage. How dare this mudblood ask her to go to Hogsmeade with him especially when she had no out, no reason to say no. "That sounds fun."
The compartment door slid open again and Hermione entered.
"Collin, some kids pushed over the treat trolleys." Hermione told him. "We need to help clean up and then patrol the hallways to make sure this doesn't happen again."
Collin stood up, giving Ginny an apologetic smile and followed Hermione out of the compartment.
"Damn it." Ginny hissed to herself. "How can I get out of this?"
She thought to herself for a while, she needed an excuse, and excuse to get out of going to Hogsmeade with him. She could always tell him she had to study, that wasn't too far out there. She was taking a couple of 7th year classes after all. Soon she was going to start tutoring, another lie to add to the long list. Tutoring was just something she would write home to tell her mother about. Keep her brother from wondering where she was if she wasn't around. Get that over-protective ass off of her back. Plus it would be fun, she would enjoy getting to show that she was smarter than her class mates. Show them that they were below her. It was about time they realized that anyway.
She had to be careful though, she had to make it through Hogwarts, graduate without people catching on. Tom had taught her that. Get a few loyal supporters while in school and then when you get out of school you already have the beginnings of a great following. Too bad she was in the wrong house. If only she had met Tom before she was sorted, maybe then she could be a Slytherin. Instead she was stuck being a Gryffindor. Gryffindors were too busy being good to ever think like she did. Really she thought they were weak, they would rather think that there is a good side to things, than to realize the truth. The truth was that everyone had a bad side, the question was whether you were brave enough to realize it though. Only Slytherins were brave enough to realize that they were evil. Well the Slytherins plus her.
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There was something about that Weasley girl that confused Draco, she was hiding something. He could see it in her eyes. You could see everything about someone through her eyes. He just didn't get what she had to hide. She was the perfect child to her parents. High grades and lots of friends. It disgusted him, she was so optimistic and cheery and naive. He was throughly disgusted, it was people like that who gave pure bloods a bad name.
Hermione had entered his compartment earlier and told him he needed to help patrol. He had promptly told her to shut up and ignored her. He leaned back and closed his eyes, hoping that for the rest of the ride no one would bother him.
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(A/N Please Read and Review but be kind.)
