Authors Note: Dadadadada... Oh, whups. This is another quick story from yours truly. Lol. Evil plot bunnys been chasing me so I thought I'd put it on paper, Tehe. Hmmm, this stories a little strange but please keep with me, it should pan out okay in the end...Hmmm, emphasis on should...

Disclaimer: I do declare that nothing except this twisted plot is mine...this twisted plot could get me a padded room though. Mental Note: Keep that in mind. p.s: Meara is mine, tehe and Chimaera is Latin for Chimera ok? Oh, sry, Mask is mine too lol.

Mask:

To let noone see your feeling is a sure way to die with out pain, only regret.

"Get a grip on yourself Ginevra." Ginny Weasley demanded of herself as she paused at the steps to Hogwarts. "It's only the first day and you're to scared to face him."

It was her first day as a 6th year student and already she was dreading seeing Harry. She had been late up here, finding an injured owl near the lake and taking it to Hagrid instead of getting to the Welcome Feast. As she slipped into the Great Hall, she heard the Hat call "Slytherin." And looked to see.

A beautiful girl with long platinum hair that was twisted into two plaits on either side of her face took the hat from her head and with a beautiful smile that ignited her amazing and somehow familiar ice blue eyes. She hurried down to the cheering table and hugged another amazingly beautiful and breathtaking blond (that's were she'd seen the eyes before) when she got there.

A heart-stopping laugh came as a result and Ginny fell back into her seat. Did Draco Malfoy just laugh? She wondered. Luna Lovegood was sitting across from her.

"Who is that girl?" Ginny whispered to her.

"Hmm? Oh that's Chimaera Malfoy." Luna explained. "Draco's sister."

"Since when did he have a little sister?" Ginny asked disbelievingly.

"Bout 11 years id say." Luna answered.

Well dah. "Oh, yeah." Ginny said shaking her head. She took a bite of her apple and looked around. There were other newcomers that she recognised from around Diagon alley and the school she had gone to before Hogwarts. Ron saw her and waved, though his hand was holding Hermione's and it looked very peculiar.

Ginny waved back anyway. Then she saw Harry and her heart leapt and settled. Finally. He waved and looked away.

"Please tell me you don't still like him." Lavender pleaded with a sympathetic look at her. "Hun, he's with Cho now."

Ginny shrugged. "I don't like him." She lied.

Lavender shared a glance with Parvati. "Sure you don't." The other girl said.

Ginny frowned and finished her fruit salad. "I'll see you guys later."

"Bye Gingin." The two girls smiled. Luna merely waved goodbye.

Ginny watched her feet as she slowly walked out, heading for Hagrid's hut. She was planning to stay in the Great Hall longer, but she truly couldn't stand those two bitches. She sighed and scuffed her foot in the snow. Damn them all.

"Back already then?" Hagrid asked.

She blushed and nodded. "The Hall was a little crowded for my taste." She confessed. "I prefer outside. How's the owl?"

"Fine fine. Ye barely left 10 minutes ago, not much could happen in that time." He reminded her. He was smiling though and she smiled back.

"I also found out that she is a runaway bird. The store doesn't want her back." Hagrid confessed. "When she gets better...would you mind taking her? I've no need for an owl."

Ginny gaped. "Really?" She asked. "Me?"

"You." Hagrid confirmed.

The girl squealed with shock and delight, all worries about Harry and everything else out of her mind. She wrapped her arms as far around his impressive waist as she could. "Thank you so much Hagrid! This means so much to me it really does!"

Hagrid grunted, though he was obviously pleased. "She needs a name though." He reminded her.

Ginny raced into his hut and looked the frail barn owl over. "Hmmmm." She thought aloud. "Well...It has to suit her...I found her near a berry tree, but I can't call her that..."

"Try what your feeling." Hagrid suggested. "Or something you would like."

"That's easy. I want a Mask, to hide my emotions." She grinned looking back at the beady-eyed bird. "I'll call her Mask." She decided.

"You can take her with you after I leave. You'll have to take her to all your classes though, and I don't think the other teachers would much like that."

"I don't care. She's my little Mask." Ginny confessed bravely, causing the half giant to smile.

"Good." He began to set things up that the 17 year old would need to care for the bird properly.

Ginny ran a finger down the musky owl's spine happily. "My own Owl."

"That must be a first Weaselette." Draco drawled fro the doorframe.

Ginny scowled. "For your information it is." She confessed. "Though that was a case of no money, were as your losses are due to lack of love." She spun on her heel to glare at him.

He smirked. "Maybe." He conceded. "Though you seem to have even less of the latter than I do. I never turned to a clearly dangerous diary for love."

Her hands clenched at her sides. "Well, if your father hadn't slipped it into my cauldron perhaps I wouldn't have been so desperate to get away from the world. I heard prolonged exposure to Malfoy can do that to you." She snapped.

"Hmph, you are so full of yourself Draco." A quite voice giggled, coming to stand beside the Slytherin. "Hi, you must be Ginevra Weasley."

Draco watched her speak but didn't stop her like Ginny half expected him too. "Err, hello."

"My name is Chimaera Malfoy. Everyone calls me Meara though." She smiled at her serenely.

"Ginny, that's what everyone...most people call me."

Meara smiled again and Draco shook his head. "Halfwit, we came for the cat collar you have for Kitten." He called back.

"Kitten outgrows her collars so fast." Meara smiled. "I think I should buy Terres entire store."

"Who is Kitten?" Ginny asked. "I mean, obviously a cat."

"She's my birthday present from Draco." The little Slytherin giggled. "My little kitten."

Ginny looked at Draco. "Mmmm." Hagrid handed him a thick collar with a little crystal snake along it.

"This un' will last longer than the last one." He promised.

"It had better." Draco sneered. "C'mon Meara."

"Bye Bye Ginny." Meara called.

"Bye umm, Meara." Ginny countered.

Draco shook his head as they walked away.

"I'll settle Mask then and you can take her with you when you go up to bed." Hagrid offered.

Ginny smiled. "Thank you Hagrid."

"You're welcome Ginny." He replied immediately.

Ginny smiled down at the little bundle of feathers. Perhaps this year wouldn't be so bad after all.