With Darkness there Comes Light
Painted Dragon
Disclaimer: I don't own anybody, except for Maggie O'Flannery (Yokazuma) and Patricia McCarthy
Chapter 1
Margaret O'Flannery-Yokazuma ran through the barrier to Platform 9 ¾ . Her father followed her a few moments later. Standing before her, Ryan O'Flannery straightened his tie on his muggle Gucci suit. Margaret rolled her eyes at her father's annoying perfection. She couldn't wait for him to leave and be able to find her best friend, Seamus Finnegan.
"Well, Maggie, it's almost time for you to leave. Please, behave. I don't want a repeat of last year. If you get thrown out of here, you will be disowned. I'm not going to allow any child of mine to be a delinquent," Ryan said, standing stiffly. Maggie sneered at her father and crossed her arms.
"Stand up straight, right this instant! And you will cease that sneering. A lady of your stature does not sneer," he snapped, his eyes flashing with anger.
"Why should you care about how I act? You never did before," Maggie challenged.
"That was before I found out you were fighting with your grandfather," Ryan looked down at Maggie's head.
"I swear, he was challenging me!" Maggie stomped her foot and pouted.
"Margaret Athena Yokazuma, you start acting your age this instant!" he hissed, bending down to meet her eyes. Maggie gulped.
"O'Flannery," she whispered.
"What?"
"You forgot O'Flannery," she said a little louder.
"You never deserved the name O'Flannery," he hissed. Just then, the whistle sounded. "Go, get out of my sight. I don't expect to see at Christmas unless you act up." Maggie hung her head, and walked out of her father's sight, biting back the tears.
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Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny sat around in their compartment, talking lazily about their new school year. Ginny was leaning back in her seat with her stocking feet on her brother's lap. She chomped on some of Drooble's Best Bubble Gum while shuffling Fred's old deck of Exploding Snap. Harry was thumbing through the latest issue of Quidditch Quarterly, while his best friend was openly looking at an old issue of Play-Wizard.
"Ron, please tell me you're reading the articles on bass fishing in that thing," Hermione said, looking quite disgusted. She had a worn copy of Hogwarts, A History on her lap. Her disgusted sneer deepened when Ron shook his head lazily, taking a bite out of a Chocolate Frog.
"I don't see what the big problem is Hermione. The human body is a very beautiful thing. These magazines give me my inspiration for my drawings," the red-headed boy said. Just recently, Ron found that he had a knack for drawing.
"I agree with you that the human body is a beautiful art form, but the way it is depicted in that smut magazine makes it….ugly," Hermione sniffed. Ron cocked his head to the side and stuffed the rest of the Chocolate Frog into his mouth before going to the centerfold. He held it out for Hermione to see.
"Look at that, Herm. You can't tell me it's not a very beautiful picture," he said around a mouthful of chocolate. Looking at it, she had to admit the picture was indeed, beautiful. The scene was a tropical waterfall. Underneath the waterfall was a very pretty, and very nude Latino witch. Since her body was turned profile, one could not see that much except her chest. Her upper torso was turned towards the camera, so you could see her face better. Half of her chest, though was underneath the falling water. Her right knee was popped up, back was arched, and she had her fingers in her hair.
"Ok, that is a very beautiful picture. But what about something like this?" Hermione turned the page and pointed to a picture of two witches making out heavily. (A/N: to put it lightly) Harry looked up from his magazine.
"Holy shit!" he cried, snatching the magazine from his friend. Ron rolled his eyes.
"It's gross, is what it is," he mumbled, taking his magazine back.
"So you're saying that if Lavender and Parvati were to make out in front of you, you'd be disgusted?" Ginny piped up.
"No, actually, I think I died and gone to heaven," Ron said cheekily.
"I don't get it. It's gross in a magazine, but ok in real life?" his sister asked.
"Okay, the magazine is supposed to be art, but if two girls want to make out in front of me to get my attention, then let them. I'll gladly watch," Ron said, going back to his magazine. Ginny rolled her eyes and went back to shuffling her cards.
Just then, the door slid open and Draco Malfoy stepped in. He crossed his arms and leaned against the door.
"Well, hello there potty, weasel, and Bucky. How are we today?" he said in his trademark drawling tone. Suddenly a loud explosion came from Draco's left side. He jumped up and looked to see what the commotion was and saw Ginny staring at him slack jawed.
"You're taller!" was all she could say. Indeed, Draco was much taller than he was last year. And on top of that, he was more muscular, too. His hair was now extremely white, and his skin looked like it had some color in it. Draco smirked.
"Yeah, I am. Amazing what puberty does to you. Granger, I was told to come and get you. All the prefects need to be at the front now," he said. Hermione closed her book and stood up. Draco was about to turn away, but then looked back at Ginny.
"I do believe this is yours…Ginny," he said pulling out a letter and reading the name off the envelope.
"Oh! My letter from Charlie! Thank you!" she said reaching for the letter. Draco held it out of her reach.
"Uh uhn, Weasley, I'm not an owl post service. This is going to cost you," he said, hold the letter just out of her reach.
"How much, Malfoy?" she sighed, reaching for her wallet.
"I'd ask you for two knuts, but I don't think you could afford it," he sneered. Glaring, Ginny opened her wallet and handed him one knut.
"I'd give you the other one, but I don't think you deserve that," she retorted, snatching her letter back. She proceeded to open her letter and read it. Draco glared at her for a moment and then left, with Hermione right behind him.
"What a wet prat," Harry muttered, going back to Quidditch Quarterly. Ron sneered at the place where he once stood.
"Oh my God," said Ginny.
"What?" asked Ron, "What's wrong with Charlie?"
"He's…he's…he's getting married."
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A/N: Yeah, I know I changed the format a bit since the fist chapter, but Gred and Forge aren't here anymore. They're now in 6th year (Gin's 5th) and the twins have already graduated. Oh, and Ginny's slack jaw was supposed to be out of mock shock. Sry, but it isn't going to be a D/G fic…yet!!! So anyways, guys, pls review and I'll have the next chapter up after 5 reviews?