I'll Take Thee Away

Hey PpLs,

I just got a sudden jolt of inspiration while watching one of my old favorite movies. I know that I should finish my other fics before starting this new one but these kinds of things eat at me. Then they don't stop eating at me until they're started. Oh and Draco kind of watches a lot of things from the sidelines in this chapter but don't get confused. Well let me stop my un-necessary babble, and here's the story.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the plot. The song that will be used later on in the story is from the movie 'Hocus Pocus' and it's sung by Sara Jessica Parker.

Background: Everyone's changed since the dark ages ended and Voldemort has gone. People are a lot happier and Gryffindor and Slytherin are even getting along. Even though Draco Malfoy is still somewhat an insufferable prig.

Summary: Draco finds himself falling in love with a mysterious girl that no one knows. She appears only about once or twice a year to sing for the students at Hogwarts. But when Draco finds out that his dream girl is one of his pupils at Hogwarts he goes on a search for her. Does he really have to look that hard though? Or has this girl been in front of him all along?

I'll Take Thee Away

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction

A Draco and Ginny Production

By: Ashley Nicole

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What in bloody hells name is she doing? Draco Malfoy thought as he watched Ginny Weasley walk by for the fourth time. Every time Ginny got up to get an ingredient for her potion she would walk all the way to the front of the room, walk past Draco's table, and then walk all the way to the end of the room all over again. It was like she was trying to take the longest route possible and annoy Snape along the way.

Ginny Weasley wasn't as up tight as the rest of the Weasley Clan. She was more laid back and somewhat amusing. Like today for example: Ginny was wearing something that resembled pajama clothing. She was wearing a pair of very, very, baggy, black silk pants; White fuzzy slippers; and a very large white T-shirt that showed her right shoulder and said 'I'm not un-happily insane' on the front, and 'I love every minute of it' on the back. Her golden red hair was pulled back into a sloppy bun with little pieces hanging on each side of her face.

She's going to get at least 50 points taken away from Gryffindor if she doesn't sit down in- "Ms. Weasley!" –too late, Draco thought just as Ginny stopped walking and turned to look at Snape.

"Yes Professor?" Ginny asked innocently. She cocked her head to the left a little and blinked twice. Snape looked differently at her today then he did last week when she did something similar to this. He looked just as amused as everyone else did; what happened?

Snape still continued to stare at her and then finally asked, "Is there any particular reason for why you are out of your seat Ms. Weasley?" "Well, not really. I just needed a little stretch; my legs were starting to get tingly." Ginny smiled and looked as if she were dying to laugh. Snape looked at her and then sneered, "Well then you shouldn't mind me checking to see if your brain is just as tingly as your legs." Ginny shook her head and smiled at him and waited for his question.

"What is the root of a Mandrake used for?" he asked simply. Ginny looked at Hermione briefly and winked. She then looked back to Snape and began; "The root of a Mandrake can be used for two different things. It's mostly known for un-petrifying people who have been petrified. The other it is used for isn't very well known really. But if it is chopped and rolled in mustard seasoning, then put into boiling water it can be used as a vanquishing potion."

Snape looked at Ginny and then asked, "And do explain a little more about this… vanquishing potion." "This potion is one of the most difficult to brew. Sure it's an easy enough recipe, but if it's not perfection it will have no effect what so ever. Just a bit of smoke. So that's why not many people know of this form of using the Mandrake root." Ginny explained quite lazily.

Draco watched as Snape commented Ginny on her great knowledge and gave 10 points to Gryffindor. It was just so amazing how Ginny could get out of trouble so easily. No wonder she has all advanced classes, Draco thought as Ginny took her seat. But not before passing him one more time and giving him an almost un-noticeable wink.

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That girl is simply amazing sometimes… How could she have possibly gotten Snape to give points to Gryffindor? He bloody well hates them and Ginny's a Weasley. A talented and good looking Weasley that could become a great potions master, but still a Weasley all the same.

She's become quite brave lately too. That girl has good technique too. I'm sure no one but I saw her wink at me, and that's probably how she wanted it to be. Tisk, such a flirt these days Weasel and I'm sure you do it to make Ron go sodding mad.

I do rather like this side to you though…

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When Draco's double block of potions was over he headed to the Great Hall for lunch. He was just about to make a left turn when something ran swiftly past him, making a small breeze. When he looked to see whom it was he saw Ronald Weasley being chased by Ginny Weasley.

"Ginny I didn't mean it! I swear it was a joke! Don't take it so seriously!" Ron was pleading as Ginny gained up on him. He was about to get away when Ginny just stopped. She sighed dramatically and Ron turned to see if she was okay. When he saw that she was better then okay, and smirking, he turned around to go run away again.

Ginny hurriedly, and a little angrily, snatched off one of her fluffy white slippers and threw it right at his head. And it hit him right where it was aimed.

"How dare you say I should be blonde Ronald Weasley! I'm taking that as a direct insult! And this time I'm holding a grudge!" She walked over to Ron with one slipper on and nothing but a stripped toe sock on the other foot. Once she got close enough she grabbed her slipper and hit Ron with it one more time on the top of his head and stormed off to the Great Hall.

Ron smiled after her and then turned around and looked at Draco, "Is being blonde really that bad?" he joked. Draco raised an eyebrow and then smirked, "Try charming her hair to be blonde for a week and see if she changes her mind." "You know, you're alright Malfoy." Ron smiled at Draco just before the rest of the Dream Team joined him on the way down to the Great Hall.

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Ron Weasley isn't really that bad either. He doesn't get in my way that often and he doesn't give me a hard time. We've actually managed to have a civilized conversation before. Okay, so what if we didn't speak to each other in complete sentences. At least we didn't end up in the hospital wing.

And as strange as it may sound… I like it better this way…

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When Draco walked through the doors of the Great Hall and took his seat, he noticed a small group huddled around one part of the Gryffindor table. It wasn't really a big group at all. About four or five people with their chairs huddled together. Among the five were Jasmine Luther a Ravenclaw; Susan Bones a Hufflepuff; Blaine Everett a Slytherin; and the last two were Ron and Ginny Weasley.

Draco watched them for a while and then noticed that Ginny was shuffling cards. So without being noticed, Draco watched them.

"Okay, so who's in and who's just watching?" Ginny asked while shuffling the cards. Everyone said they were in except for Susan Bones who said she just wanted to watch. "Okay, you guys all know how to play bullshit right?" Ginny asked making Ron spit out his orange juice. "Ginny! Watch your tongue!" he said quietly but forcefully. Ginny giggled and then said, "Well that's the name of the game Ron and you didn't have any problems with it last summer when I taught you how to play." Ron agreed to the game they were playing and said he'd play Jasmine while Ginny played Blaine.

"Okay, I just put down a 3,4, and a 5." Blaine said to Ginny plainly. To some people it would be hard to tell if they were lying or not but Ginny knew how to figure this out. She could tell when they were lying because they all looked down and then to the left.

"Bullshit." Ginny smiled as he showed his cards and they were a 6,4, and an ace. She knew what she was doing and she'd win in no time at the rate she was going.

After Ginny beat Blaine and Ron beat Jasmine there was no playing around. Sure it was just a silly card game but this was sibling rivalry here. And they both wanted to win. Ginny dealt the cards and started.

"I just put down 3 aces." She said simply, not moving her eyes away from Ron's. He stared back at her's and then said simply, "Bullshit." Ginny smiled and picked up her cards revealing 3 aces. Ron's eyes flared, "Damn it." He cursed under his breath.

After all the cards were played out, and Ron ran out of all his, and there were no more to choose from the deck, the game was over. Ginny had beaten him.

"Yes!" Ginny squealed with delight at beating her brother. She stacked all the cards and shuffled them together and was about to deal them again, when Professor McGonagall's voice rang out across the Great Hall.

"Ginny Weasley! Professor Dumbledore would like to speak with you." McGonagall looked seriously at Ginny, but she already knew what this was about. "I'll be right there Professor!" she called back. Ginny turned around to face the rest of her friends and for a brief moment caught Draco Malfoy staring at her. She smirked and quickly made eye contact with him before turning to her friends.

"While I'm gone you guys can play bus driver." Ginny explained quickly. She took out the ace of spades and set it down on the table. "That is the bus driver and he has to go pick up all of the kids." She pulled the deck up in her hands, "These are the kids." Ginny stretched her arm out and then threw the cards everywhere and while they were in the air she grabbed her wand and mumbled something no one heard. And suddenly all of the cards floated too high for anyone to reach and just floated back and fourth. "Now go pick up all he kids."

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What a sneak she is… playing a trick like that. Quite humorous if you ask me, but her little friends don't look too happy about it. Oh well… Now it looks like I'll have to wait until Dumbledore is done with her. I really wanted to talk to her today for some reason and I'm not sure why.

Maybe it's the way that she clicks her tongue in class that grabs my attention. Maybe the sound of her playing with her dangling silver earrings just screams out 'Talk to me'. But whatever it is has me curious… and I'd really like to know a little more about Ginny Weasley…

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A/N: I hope you like this chapter. It's a bit plain but it will get better; I promise. I just wanted to get things introduced to you. Please review. I want at least five reviews before I even get started on the next chapter. And in case you're wondering: I am currently at a loss of ideas for my other fics. I am still working on them though. If you would like to give some suggestions then please e-mail me at GinnyDoll@comcast.net I'd really appreciate the help. Oh and the game bullshit… don't even ask me why I chose that game for them to play. Maybe it was because the name of the game was funny and it matched Ginny's personality in my story. Or maybe it was because I was playing the game an hour before I started the story. Oh well… please r+r…