Ginny wake up dear!" She heard her mother's voice call from the bottom of the stairs. If anyone bothered to give her the time of day they would have known that she had been up over an hour ago. She stood in front of the mirror and glanced at her reflection. She had definitely changed over the summer. Her once untamable orangish hair was now a deep crimson the same color of blood. I flowed down all the way to the small of her back looking very much like lava flowing down the side of a mountain. Her eyes that had once been a dull brown were amber flecked with gold and whenever she felt great emotions they danced with flames. Literally. Her once sickeningly pale skin that was splashed randomly with freckles was now slightly tan with just a slight sprinkle of freckles across her nose. Her mother told her that she would definitely be popular this year and Ginny acted with an air of confidence that not just anyone could achieve but to tell the truth she was extremely nervous. This was her sixth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and along with the fact that she had been skipped to seventh year Transfiguration and Potions, her parent had also lectured all summer long about how crucial it was that she find her soul mate before the end of the school year. She had to find the Water God otherwise the world would be doomed to face a world of evil to eternity. Only the two lovers together could face that the evil that would soon enter the world. Or at least that's what her parents had told her.
*FLASHBACK*
"Virginia?" She heard her father's voice as he wrapped quickly on her bedroom door. She silently got up from her desk on which she was writing in journal. She walked over to the door and opened it.
"Yes Daddy?" She asked quietly while peering into his eyes. She knew the look he had on all too well. And also the fact that he barely ever called her Virginia didn't help.
"Virginia we need to talk about what is to go on at school this year."
"What do you mean dad? I'm going to go to school and I'm going to get good grades and not get in trouble. What is there to talk about?" She asked feigning innocence. She very well knew what her father meant to talk about. It was about what she had to do at school this year as her duty as the Fire Goddess.
"You very well know what I mean Virginia." His voice was harsh. "The same thing we've been talking about all summer. What you are meant to do."
All of the sudden Ginny's eyes looked almost alive with the flames dancing inside of them.
"You're right father, I do know what you're talking about." She answered just as harsh. "You've only lectured me about five times just over this past summer. I'm quite sure I get the point." The she began to speak in a monotone as she spoke the words she had memorized by heart. "I, as the Fire Goddess descendent of the sister to Agni Tara, am sworn to, no matter what generation, find my one true love, the Water God reincarnate of Enki. If I or he fails to see to this here promise then the world will come to its demise by the hand of evil." She finished and glared up at her father as though daring his to defy her. Ginny Weasley may have been poor but she definitely had the air of importance.
"Ehem." He started. "Then I guess you know what you are to do well enough." Then his voice softened. "You are set and ready to leave in the morning then Gin."
"Of course Dad." The flames in her eyes quickly dying. "I'm all packed."
Then she turned around and quietly shut the door behind her. Finding her true love would be hard enough as it is. She definitely didn't need her father practically breathing down her back.
*END FLASHBACK*
Ginny shook her head from the memory. She realized that her father had been lucky that she hadn't released her wrath on him when he upset her. Although Ginny had quite a bit of control over her powers her temper was just too much. Last year when Ron had called her a 'Whiny Little Baby' she had singed his eyebrows off. Then her mother's voice broke up her train of thought.
"Ginny! Are you up?"
"Yes Mum! I'm up. I'll be down in a moment."
She stuck her head out of her room and looked down both ends of the hall. She walked over to Percy's room. After the Dark Lord's return had been confirmed Percy had made amends with his family and although most still weren't pleased with him and often showed their distaste. But Ginny had chosen to forgive. She knocked lightly on the door.
"I swear if that's Fred or George you try and play one more prank on me and you will be cursed into next week." Came Percy's voice.
"Nope just me Perce. I was wondering if you could help me bring down my trunk. It's a little heavy and I can't use magic."
"Of course Gin. Anything for my favorite sister."
Ginny laughed aloud.
"Oh please Percy! I'm your only sister you twit!"
Next thing Ginny knew the ministry cars her father had borrowed had pulled up into King's Cross Station. They all walked up to the barrier between Platform's 9 and 10 including Harry and Hermione who had come to the Burrow the previous night. Ginny and her father ran through first. Once she stepped onto Platform 9 3/4 she placed her luggage near the baggage man and then walked back to her father.
"Remember," He whispered forcefully. "You must find him."
She nodded curtly and walked away. Little did she know that a pair of silver orbs had seen and heard the conversation and had watched the flames light up in little Ginny's eyes.
'Interesting.' He thought. 'Very Interesting.' And with that Draco Malfoy put his usual smirk in place and headed towards the train. 'Finding the Fire Goddess was going to be easier than he thought.'
When Ginny stepped onto the train the first thing she did was try to find an empty compartment towards the front of the train. She knew that Ron and his friends always headed right for the back and she didn't feel like dealing with them right now. She was extremely glad that they cared but the whole 'prying into her business' thing was getting pretty old. Only Bill and her parents knew what she was and Ron and the others were set on finding out what she was being so secretive about. They were always trying to catch her off guard as if to see if she would actually tell her secret. But Ginny held strong. No one could know of her powers until she had found her God.
After looking through looking through about five compartments, which were mostly filled with the younger students, she finally found an empty compartment. She sighed gratefully and gracefully dropped into a seat and closed her eyes. She was tired. Just last night after her father had tried to lecture her she had had a dream. Her God was calling to her. 'My Goddess!' He called from the darkness. 'Come to me!' Then she had awoken and didn't sleep since. To say the least, she was exhausted. As soon as she closed her eyes she drifted to sleep. Another dream came as soon as she was in the subconscious.
A fairy figure covered in flames came to her. 'Oh Goddess!' It called. 'It is I Aurora!' 'Aurora?' Ginny asked. 'Who are you?' 'I am what you must learn to become.' 'I'm afraid I don't understand.' 'You must learn to change!' The creature cried. 'Change my shape?' Ginny asked. 'Yes my child. You must learn!' Then Ginny's eyes snapped open. She could feel the droplets of sweat dripping down her face. That was definitely odd. Heat never bothered her. Why would she be sweating?
She glanced around the room and noticed that someone else was there. A boy with blondish silver hair and stormy gray eyes was staring out the window.
"What are you doing in here Malfoy?" She snapped.
"What does it look like...?" He drawled. He thought about telling her that he knew what she was for a moment but then thought better of it.
"It looks like your just sitting here trying to annoy the hell outta me."
"And how pray tell am I annoying you. I'm just sitting here looking out the bloody window. Is that a crime?" He sneered.
He looked over at her and saw hurt flash across her eyes and then she put a blank mask on. One to rival the one that Malfoy put on everyday.
'Oh great! I'm trying to win her heart and I can't keep my fucking mouth shut!'
"Look Weas-...I mean Ginny, I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap I'm just having a bad day is all."
He watched in amusement as emotions once again flickered across her face. Confusion, Disbelief, Suspicion.
"W-what did you just say?" She managed to ask after the initial shock wore off.
"I said, 'I didn't mean to snap I'm just having a bad day.'"
"No, no. Before that. You called me Ginny. Not Weasley, not Weasel, Ginny."
"That is your name, no?
"Yes."
"Well would you rather have me call you Ginny or Weaslette?"
"Ginny is fine thanks."
"That's what I thought."
"Whatever.... Why are you in here anyway? Shouldn't you be teasing some ickle first years or making out with the Pug-face? I mean that is what you do to pass that time right?"
Draco could tell by the tone in her voice that she was mocking him. She was lucky he was trying to win her over because if she had done that before he would have ripped her to shreds.
"Whatever Red. I was just trying to be civil and then you go and tease me. And by the way I would go near Pug-face if my life depended in it."
"Well, well, Draco someone takes things a little too seriously. I'm going to find Ron maybe he'll be as annoying as he usually is. I can't deal with all these changes."
She was just about to walk out the compartment door when Draco called out from behind her.
"What kinds of changes?"
She turned around and he saw that flames were dancing mischievously in her eyes.
"I wouldn't even know where to start. Later, Draco!" She called the last bit over her shoulder as she walked out of the compartment. Even Draco, a Malfoy, had to admit that there was something about her that radiated importance and grace. It was the thing that for the past few years had kept most of the boys at Hogwarts drooling over her and most of the girls green with envy. She had been very beautiful over the past years but she was different. She was practically glowing. But the thing that Draco noticed most of all was that it seemed that she didn't notice. She got the most attention out of every girl in school and yet she either didn't notice or didn't care. Or maybe she was saving herself for someone special. And Draco had a feeling that he was to be that someone.
Ginny walked down the aisle towards the compartment that she suspected to hold 'The Dream Team.' Once she reached to least compartment of the train she opened the door slowly and poked her head in. She slid it open slowly and cautiously to make sure not to disturb them. But the moment she heard her name she stopped. She heard Hermione's voice.
"If Ginny wants to keep her secret then let her be. It's her secret to keep."
"Oh-no Hermione I don't think so! We're family and she's not supposed to keep secrets from her family. So that's why Harry and I are going to find out what's going on! Right Harry?"
"Sorry Ron but I agree with Hermione. We should just let Ginny be."
"Fine you both can sit back and let me do all the work! I swear I'll follow her around everywhere until I figure out what's going on!"
Ginny had definitely heard enough. She whipped around quickly and would have rushed down the hallway had she not knocked into something surprisingly hard. Her eyes widened in alarm. Her brother was going to know that she had heard her because she was about to fall backwards straight into his compartment. She waited for the pain to come but it never did she felt a pair of surprisingly strong arms grab her by her waist. She had a feeling that this was just as lucky for Ron as it was for her. Her temper was already short and if asked about her secret now he would most likely learn from first hand experience. She turned and paused to listen and then hearing nothing suspicious let out a sigh of relief she turned back only to be faced by a pair of shockingly silver eyes.
"What are you doing Ginny?" He asked this question a little too loudly.
She heard muffled voices come from the compartment.
"Did you just hear that?" She heard Harry ask.
"Yea let's check it out."
Ginny let out a gasp of shock.
"Damn it!" She muttered harshly.
Acting quickly she shoved him into the nearest compartment. (Which Thank God was empty.) The only problem was that as she shoved him she tumbled to the floor only to find she landed on top of his stomach. He let out a gasp of surprise. Then they both heard the voices of the 'Dream Team' getting louder by the second. Ginny threw the robe of her hood over her head as fast as she could.
"Sorry about this Draco." She muttered an apology.
"Sorry for wha-?"
His question was quickly cut of by her lips on his and not a moment too soon. Ginny's brother popped his head into the compartment and then just as quickly as he came he left.
"Was she in there Ron?" She was dimly aware of Hermione's question.
"No. Just Malfoy in there with one of his whores."
Now that last statement definitely registered in her head. Malfoy's whores? Of course he was probably just using her. It didn't matter that she had felt a passion she felt while kissing Draco that she had never felt before. It didn't even register in her mind that her mouth was burning hot and would have normally burned any normal person tongue off. No. The only thing on her mind was the fact that she wasn't a ho and Draco Malfoy definitely wasn't going to use her like one.
She pulled away and though she wouldn't admit it to anyone but herself she did this reluctantly.
"Ginny? What's the matter?" He asked not bothering to mask his concern but Ginny was too caught up in her own thoughts to notice.
"Thanks for the help Draco. But I'd better go Ron will be back soon." She said this all tonelessly. He looked at her eyes and noticed that they looked dull and lifeless. There were no flames dancing in her eyes. She got up and quickly walked out the door.
Draco watched after her helplessly. That was the most amazing kiss he had ever received. He could feel the heat literally coming off her body and he liked it. It was like nothing he had ever felt before. And he had just let the most amazing girl he'd ever laid eyes on walk out on him and he didn't know why. He knew she'd felt the heat and passion too. It had been coming from her body. Why had she just walked out like that? He thought the last question over in his mind before he came to the conclusion. She had heard what Granger had said. She thought he was trying to use her. He nearly hit himself on the head for his idiocy. Of Course! Now all he had to do was set the record straight. But how could he do it?
*FLASHBACK*
"Virginia?" She heard her father's voice as he wrapped quickly on her bedroom door. She silently got up from her desk on which she was writing in journal. She walked over to the door and opened it.
"Yes Daddy?" She asked quietly while peering into his eyes. She knew the look he had on all too well. And also the fact that he barely ever called her Virginia didn't help.
"Virginia we need to talk about what is to go on at school this year."
"What do you mean dad? I'm going to go to school and I'm going to get good grades and not get in trouble. What is there to talk about?" She asked feigning innocence. She very well knew what her father meant to talk about. It was about what she had to do at school this year as her duty as the Fire Goddess.
"You very well know what I mean Virginia." His voice was harsh. "The same thing we've been talking about all summer. What you are meant to do."
All of the sudden Ginny's eyes looked almost alive with the flames dancing inside of them.
"You're right father, I do know what you're talking about." She answered just as harsh. "You've only lectured me about five times just over this past summer. I'm quite sure I get the point." The she began to speak in a monotone as she spoke the words she had memorized by heart. "I, as the Fire Goddess descendent of the sister to Agni Tara, am sworn to, no matter what generation, find my one true love, the Water God reincarnate of Enki. If I or he fails to see to this here promise then the world will come to its demise by the hand of evil." She finished and glared up at her father as though daring his to defy her. Ginny Weasley may have been poor but she definitely had the air of importance.
"Ehem." He started. "Then I guess you know what you are to do well enough." Then his voice softened. "You are set and ready to leave in the morning then Gin."
"Of course Dad." The flames in her eyes quickly dying. "I'm all packed."
Then she turned around and quietly shut the door behind her. Finding her true love would be hard enough as it is. She definitely didn't need her father practically breathing down her back.
*END FLASHBACK*
Ginny shook her head from the memory. She realized that her father had been lucky that she hadn't released her wrath on him when he upset her. Although Ginny had quite a bit of control over her powers her temper was just too much. Last year when Ron had called her a 'Whiny Little Baby' she had singed his eyebrows off. Then her mother's voice broke up her train of thought.
"Ginny! Are you up?"
"Yes Mum! I'm up. I'll be down in a moment."
She stuck her head out of her room and looked down both ends of the hall. She walked over to Percy's room. After the Dark Lord's return had been confirmed Percy had made amends with his family and although most still weren't pleased with him and often showed their distaste. But Ginny had chosen to forgive. She knocked lightly on the door.
"I swear if that's Fred or George you try and play one more prank on me and you will be cursed into next week." Came Percy's voice.
"Nope just me Perce. I was wondering if you could help me bring down my trunk. It's a little heavy and I can't use magic."
"Of course Gin. Anything for my favorite sister."
Ginny laughed aloud.
"Oh please Percy! I'm your only sister you twit!"
Next thing Ginny knew the ministry cars her father had borrowed had pulled up into King's Cross Station. They all walked up to the barrier between Platform's 9 and 10 including Harry and Hermione who had come to the Burrow the previous night. Ginny and her father ran through first. Once she stepped onto Platform 9 3/4 she placed her luggage near the baggage man and then walked back to her father.
"Remember," He whispered forcefully. "You must find him."
She nodded curtly and walked away. Little did she know that a pair of silver orbs had seen and heard the conversation and had watched the flames light up in little Ginny's eyes.
'Interesting.' He thought. 'Very Interesting.' And with that Draco Malfoy put his usual smirk in place and headed towards the train. 'Finding the Fire Goddess was going to be easier than he thought.'
When Ginny stepped onto the train the first thing she did was try to find an empty compartment towards the front of the train. She knew that Ron and his friends always headed right for the back and she didn't feel like dealing with them right now. She was extremely glad that they cared but the whole 'prying into her business' thing was getting pretty old. Only Bill and her parents knew what she was and Ron and the others were set on finding out what she was being so secretive about. They were always trying to catch her off guard as if to see if she would actually tell her secret. But Ginny held strong. No one could know of her powers until she had found her God.
After looking through looking through about five compartments, which were mostly filled with the younger students, she finally found an empty compartment. She sighed gratefully and gracefully dropped into a seat and closed her eyes. She was tired. Just last night after her father had tried to lecture her she had had a dream. Her God was calling to her. 'My Goddess!' He called from the darkness. 'Come to me!' Then she had awoken and didn't sleep since. To say the least, she was exhausted. As soon as she closed her eyes she drifted to sleep. Another dream came as soon as she was in the subconscious.
A fairy figure covered in flames came to her. 'Oh Goddess!' It called. 'It is I Aurora!' 'Aurora?' Ginny asked. 'Who are you?' 'I am what you must learn to become.' 'I'm afraid I don't understand.' 'You must learn to change!' The creature cried. 'Change my shape?' Ginny asked. 'Yes my child. You must learn!' Then Ginny's eyes snapped open. She could feel the droplets of sweat dripping down her face. That was definitely odd. Heat never bothered her. Why would she be sweating?
She glanced around the room and noticed that someone else was there. A boy with blondish silver hair and stormy gray eyes was staring out the window.
"What are you doing in here Malfoy?" She snapped.
"What does it look like...?" He drawled. He thought about telling her that he knew what she was for a moment but then thought better of it.
"It looks like your just sitting here trying to annoy the hell outta me."
"And how pray tell am I annoying you. I'm just sitting here looking out the bloody window. Is that a crime?" He sneered.
He looked over at her and saw hurt flash across her eyes and then she put a blank mask on. One to rival the one that Malfoy put on everyday.
'Oh great! I'm trying to win her heart and I can't keep my fucking mouth shut!'
"Look Weas-...I mean Ginny, I'm sorry I didn't mean to snap I'm just having a bad day is all."
He watched in amusement as emotions once again flickered across her face. Confusion, Disbelief, Suspicion.
"W-what did you just say?" She managed to ask after the initial shock wore off.
"I said, 'I didn't mean to snap I'm just having a bad day.'"
"No, no. Before that. You called me Ginny. Not Weasley, not Weasel, Ginny."
"That is your name, no?
"Yes."
"Well would you rather have me call you Ginny or Weaslette?"
"Ginny is fine thanks."
"That's what I thought."
"Whatever.... Why are you in here anyway? Shouldn't you be teasing some ickle first years or making out with the Pug-face? I mean that is what you do to pass that time right?"
Draco could tell by the tone in her voice that she was mocking him. She was lucky he was trying to win her over because if she had done that before he would have ripped her to shreds.
"Whatever Red. I was just trying to be civil and then you go and tease me. And by the way I would go near Pug-face if my life depended in it."
"Well, well, Draco someone takes things a little too seriously. I'm going to find Ron maybe he'll be as annoying as he usually is. I can't deal with all these changes."
She was just about to walk out the compartment door when Draco called out from behind her.
"What kinds of changes?"
She turned around and he saw that flames were dancing mischievously in her eyes.
"I wouldn't even know where to start. Later, Draco!" She called the last bit over her shoulder as she walked out of the compartment. Even Draco, a Malfoy, had to admit that there was something about her that radiated importance and grace. It was the thing that for the past few years had kept most of the boys at Hogwarts drooling over her and most of the girls green with envy. She had been very beautiful over the past years but she was different. She was practically glowing. But the thing that Draco noticed most of all was that it seemed that she didn't notice. She got the most attention out of every girl in school and yet she either didn't notice or didn't care. Or maybe she was saving herself for someone special. And Draco had a feeling that he was to be that someone.
Ginny walked down the aisle towards the compartment that she suspected to hold 'The Dream Team.' Once she reached to least compartment of the train she opened the door slowly and poked her head in. She slid it open slowly and cautiously to make sure not to disturb them. But the moment she heard her name she stopped. She heard Hermione's voice.
"If Ginny wants to keep her secret then let her be. It's her secret to keep."
"Oh-no Hermione I don't think so! We're family and she's not supposed to keep secrets from her family. So that's why Harry and I are going to find out what's going on! Right Harry?"
"Sorry Ron but I agree with Hermione. We should just let Ginny be."
"Fine you both can sit back and let me do all the work! I swear I'll follow her around everywhere until I figure out what's going on!"
Ginny had definitely heard enough. She whipped around quickly and would have rushed down the hallway had she not knocked into something surprisingly hard. Her eyes widened in alarm. Her brother was going to know that she had heard her because she was about to fall backwards straight into his compartment. She waited for the pain to come but it never did she felt a pair of surprisingly strong arms grab her by her waist. She had a feeling that this was just as lucky for Ron as it was for her. Her temper was already short and if asked about her secret now he would most likely learn from first hand experience. She turned and paused to listen and then hearing nothing suspicious let out a sigh of relief she turned back only to be faced by a pair of shockingly silver eyes.
"What are you doing Ginny?" He asked this question a little too loudly.
She heard muffled voices come from the compartment.
"Did you just hear that?" She heard Harry ask.
"Yea let's check it out."
Ginny let out a gasp of shock.
"Damn it!" She muttered harshly.
Acting quickly she shoved him into the nearest compartment. (Which Thank God was empty.) The only problem was that as she shoved him she tumbled to the floor only to find she landed on top of his stomach. He let out a gasp of surprise. Then they both heard the voices of the 'Dream Team' getting louder by the second. Ginny threw the robe of her hood over her head as fast as she could.
"Sorry about this Draco." She muttered an apology.
"Sorry for wha-?"
His question was quickly cut of by her lips on his and not a moment too soon. Ginny's brother popped his head into the compartment and then just as quickly as he came he left.
"Was she in there Ron?" She was dimly aware of Hermione's question.
"No. Just Malfoy in there with one of his whores."
Now that last statement definitely registered in her head. Malfoy's whores? Of course he was probably just using her. It didn't matter that she had felt a passion she felt while kissing Draco that she had never felt before. It didn't even register in her mind that her mouth was burning hot and would have normally burned any normal person tongue off. No. The only thing on her mind was the fact that she wasn't a ho and Draco Malfoy definitely wasn't going to use her like one.
She pulled away and though she wouldn't admit it to anyone but herself she did this reluctantly.
"Ginny? What's the matter?" He asked not bothering to mask his concern but Ginny was too caught up in her own thoughts to notice.
"Thanks for the help Draco. But I'd better go Ron will be back soon." She said this all tonelessly. He looked at her eyes and noticed that they looked dull and lifeless. There were no flames dancing in her eyes. She got up and quickly walked out the door.
Draco watched after her helplessly. That was the most amazing kiss he had ever received. He could feel the heat literally coming off her body and he liked it. It was like nothing he had ever felt before. And he had just let the most amazing girl he'd ever laid eyes on walk out on him and he didn't know why. He knew she'd felt the heat and passion too. It had been coming from her body. Why had she just walked out like that? He thought the last question over in his mind before he came to the conclusion. She had heard what Granger had said. She thought he was trying to use her. He nearly hit himself on the head for his idiocy. Of Course! Now all he had to do was set the record straight. But how could he do it?