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Well here is chapter two. That wasn't too long was it? I hope not. I have been thinking about this story a lot, and Aleve has become a good friend thanks to my headaches ha-ha. I hope you like this chapter and I appreciate all of your replies.

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Summary: After her first year at Hogwarts Ginny transferred to Beauxbatons, when she goes to a Hogwarts summer bash she meets someone unexpected. AU GW/DM;

Chapter Two

Chances

Do not get me wrong, I cannot wait

For you to come home

For now you're not here and I'm not there

It's like we're on our own

To figure it out, consider how

To find a place to stand

Instead of walking away and

Instead of nowhere to land

-The Fray – She Is

Ginny woke up to the sound of tapping on a glass. She looked up over towards the window and smiled as she saw the familiar brown-speckled owl of her friend Luna. She quickly threw off her sleeping bag and went to open the window for the patient owl.

After the bird was inside Ginny gave him a bowl of water and a bit of bread before taking the letter to read. Ginny carefully unrolled it and read:

Dear Nuwanda,

Last night was so much fun. I'm glad that I got to see you before you left for your term. I hope that you're doing alright for the day right after a bash. Ginny smiled here and paused, quickly pulling up her hair.

I am writing to tell you that, the ever colorful, Blaise Zabini has asked me to come and visit him for week during the summer holidays. Seeing as you go back, and I miss you all throughout the year, I was going to ask whether or not you could join me when he said, and I quote, "Oh, and don't forget to bring that fire-crackin', sweet thing you call Ginny to accompany you." I know, I was repeating the whole 'sweet thing' in my head about 20,000 times. Crazier than a Ribbed-Tooth Shortnick.

Please come, I will personally write your parents and have you come if you are not there, my fire-crackin', sweet thing. Ginny laughed out loud at that and quickly finished the letter.

Give puppy eyes to your mum for me, will you? Merci beaucoup you Frenchie.

Love Always,

Your Captain

Ginny rolled up the letter and went upstairs to get ready. Glancing at her clock Ginny saw that is was only 7:30; she sighed and grabbed her towel to get in the shower. After showering, Ginny dressed in her flowy white skirt which fell just above her knees and flared out. She put on a small hand-me-down, which had become tight over the years, brown cotton tank top and let her hair hang down in long, loose curls.

She looked in the mirror and put on some light eye makeup and quickly threw on her brown flip-flops. Coming down the stairs she laughed when she saw Ron rubbing his eyes and starting confusedly at the clock, and then at Ginny.

"Why are you up so early?"

"I was woken up by an owl, sorry if I woke you."

Ron cocked his head thinking of who would send an owl this early in the day, "Luna?" he asked.

Ginny smiled while nodding her head at him like he was a three year old and patted his head, "Trés bon!"

Ron chuckled while swatting her hand away and said, "Since you're so chipper, mind making breakfast?"

Ginny rolled her eyes but went over to the kitchen saying, "Alright, but you better be pleased with eggs and toast."

Ron smiled and sat down quickly at the table waiting. As he sat down he saw the letter Ginny had set down and went to pick it up. Without even turning Ginny said,

"I was invited by Luna to spend a week with her before term."

Ron stopped reaching for the letter and smiled sheepishly, "What did mum say?"

Ginny smiled knowing that Ron hadn't figured out quite what she had said yet, but replied anyways, "That's what I was on my way to do before you so rudely made me make you breakfast."

Ron rolled his eyes and said, "Please, it's 8 in the morning, I'm not capable of making anybody do anything right now."

After saying this Ron immediately straightened up and said, "It's 8!"

Ginny turned around, a plat of eggs and toast in her hand, "Uhh, yea?"

She set down the plate and got two glasses of water out, "Is there a problem?"

Ron looked at her like he had just noticed her, for some reason, "Where are you going again?"

Ginny looked out the window saying "With Luna."

Ron swallowed his toast, "You're not leaving today are you?"

Ginny looked back at Ron, "That was the plan, I believe."

Ron looked slightly disheveled, "But I wanted you to be reintroduced to someone."

Ginny was taken by surprise at this, "Err- what?"

Ron looked at Ginny swallowing a mouthful of eggs, "Harry is coming and you haven't really met him, not since you know…"

Ginny looked away, refusing to think of that year, "He's coming over?"

Ron got the avoidance hint and said, "Yea, I just don't know when."

Ginny sighed, "I'll wait for him to arrive, visit a bit and then, hopefully, go with Luna."

Ron smiled, "Thanks Gin, you're great."

Ginny smiled and laughed before heading outside to find Mrs. Weasley.

As Ginny walked through the Weasley garden she heard the faint singing of her mother. She quickly turned and headed in her direction. Walking down a path in the woods behind their house, Ginny arrived upon the clearing the family had stumbled upon, making it then filled with soft grass and some tables surrounding a bonfire pit.

Ginny walked in quietly listening to her mother sing, "Mama?" she said quietly.

Mrs. Weasley turned her head and smiled at her youngest child, pausing her song, "Yes, Ginny dear?"

"I've received an owl inviting me to spend a week with Luna."

Ginny looked at her mother when she said, "And I assume that this would be at her house?"

"Err- not exactly ma'am."

Mrs. Weasley stopped short and asked briskly, "Well then where exactly would you be going?"

Ginny not liking where this was going, wrinkled her nose and replied, "I believe to Blaise Zabini's house, mum."

Mrs. Weasley gasped and asked, "I'm assuming that you met this…young man at the bash last night?"

"Yes ma'am."

Mrs. Weasley stood from her seat and said, "We do not like his connections, and you of all people should know this."

Ginny sighed, everything came back to blood.

"Mum, you can't help where you come from, and Blaise seemed kind and respectable no matter whom is father is."

Mrs. Weasley gave a disbelieving snort, "And you got all of this in one evening?"

Ginny sighed sitting down, "Mum my term starts in three weeks, please let me enjoy what's left of my holiday."

At this Mrs. Weasley sighed and said softly, "I'm not asking you to not enjoy your holiday, but you're asking us to let you stay at the house of dark families."

Ginny sighed and frowned, "What if I promised to keep in touch everyday, letting you know about how I am doing?"

Mrs. Weasley looked at her daughter thoughtfully, "I just don't want anything bad to happen to you," She finished a little softer, "Lord knows you've been through what most of only have in our darkest nightmares."

Ginny looked down at her flip flops and started picking grass blades from the ground. Mrs. Weasley watched her daughter and smiled a little sadly and said, "Oh who am I to take away your joy?"

Ginny smiled and stood up, and hugged her mother, "You are the greatest, most-caring mum in the universe, that's who you are."

Mrs. Weasley chuckled and said, "Alright dear, go pack your things but stay until after dinner. We have company."

"Yes, ma'am." And with that Ginny walked back home to write a letter and pack her bags, only running when revengeful garden gnomes came chasing after her ankles with broken twigs.

Laughing she went inside and before going upstairs she said to Ron, "Oi, you better take care of those gnomes outside…they're planning a rebellion."

Last thing she heard, before she reached her room, was the sound of her brother in mock-seriousness, "Let them come."

Ginny sat down at her desk thinking of what she was going to write to Luna. She sighed, a whole week at the Zabini's. She smiled and grabbed a piece of parchment and a quill;

O Captain, my Captain,

I have some of the most important news you'll hear all summer. I am currently in my bedroom waiting on the arrival of a friend of Ron's; unfortunately I won't be able to see you for a while.

The reason is, not my parents, but I must wait and meet and greet and chit and chat with Ron's guest. However, I am allowed to go and hope to greet you shortly after dinner with the Weasley clan, what fun awaits me.

Tell Blaise not to worry, his fire-crackin' sweet thing is doing all she can to get there! Don't become too anxious, I did, after all, give her double-dosage puppy eyes…

Love Always

Nuwanda.

She signed her 'name' with a flourish and immediately sent Pig out with her post. She then smiled and pulled her loose ringlets into a low- loose ponytail.

Going down the creaky old wooden steps she heard Ron say excitedly while opening the door,

"Harry!"

"Hey Ron" said a deep male voice that belonged to an average-to-tall guy with shaggy black hair and round glasses, "You should really take care of those gnomes, they just about took out my ankles."

Ron laughed and then saw Ginny grabbing her hand; Ron pulled her gently over to where Harry was standing.

"Harry," Ron began, "This, as you know, is my little sister Ginny."

Ron then made a big show of sucking in air and continued, "Ginny, this is my best mate Harry."

Ginny curtsied, as she was taught, and replied, "Pleased to be formally introduced."

Harry smiled never taking his eyes off the beautiful creature in front of him, "Hey." He finished in an inarticulate way.

Ginny smiled brightly, paying no mind to how he was looking at her or how he was speaking, nervously, and turned to Ron winking, "I'm leaving after dinner, mum's rules."

Ron nodded and quietly said, "Thanks Gin."

She nodded and smiled and then turned to Harry, "So, let's let all three of us catch up eh?"

When both boys nodded in agreement, Ginny stated, "Ron why don't you take him into the living room and I'll make some sweet tea."

When Ginny walked to the back of the house with three glasses and a pitcher on a tray she heard talk of Quidditch. She sighed, they didn't have Quidditch at Beauxbatons, it was considered unladylike.

As soon as she entered she began to hear tales of what Ron and Harry had done all through their Hogwarts years so far, and was so immersed in what they were saying she never noticed all of the glances Harry sent her way or how he would purposefully try to touch her arm or back while telling a story.

Looking at the clock on the wall Ginny frowned, it was 8:30. She assumed that dinner would've been over by now. She had been talking to Ron and Harry for almost five hours now, standing up off the couch Ginny straightened out her skirt and smiled to both boys saying,

"Well, I'm off to pack. Nice talking to you Harry."

Harry grinned and replied, "Anytime Ginny."

Ginny hesitated before her curtsy knowing how Ron hated in and opted to just walk upstairs instead. As soon as she hit the second landing Ginny ran the rest of the way to her room throwing all sorts of her clothes into her trunk. Her mum had placed a spell on the trunk that anything any clothing was put in would immediately fold and stack up into piles.

She grabbed all of her toiletries and quickly tossed them in as well. Turning the corner from her room Ginny practically shoved her trunk down the stairs yelling,

"Trunk!"

Soon as she was downstairs she heard the sound of Ron,

"Ginny! Luna is in the floo."

Ginny smiled and rushed over the flames, she redid her ponytail and knelt down by the fire place oblivious to the raven haired guy in the background watching her.

"Hey Luna! I know I'm sorry…the talking took awhile."

Luna's floating head laughed and she said, "It's okay, when do you think you can get here?"

Ginny looked around and saw her mum in the doorway; she was smiling and signaled that it was alright for her to go. Ginny ran over to her and gave her a huge hug. Mrs. Weasley laughed and said,

"Now, now Ginny I'm getting to old for those hugs. I shrank your trunk." Here she stopped and smiled finishing, "Have a good trip, and stay out of trouble."

Ginny put on a mock-offended face and said, "Mum! You would've thought that Beauxbatons had no effect on moi!"

Mrs. Weasley laughed and gently pushed her daughter towards the fireplace, "Have fun dear."

Ginny nodded and hugged Ron before turning back to Luna saying, "Watch out Luna, I'm on my way."

Luna smiled and quickly pulled her head from the fireplace.

Ginny stepped into the fireplace, grabbed some floo powder and said loudly and clearly, "ZABINI MANOR!"

The spinning sensation hit Ginny before she heard the outrageous voices of both Ron and Harry screaming, "WHAT!?"

Mrs. Weasley rolled her eyes at the boys and said, "Honestly, she's almost of age Ron, you're both," here she stopped and stare levelly at Harry, "acting as though I sent her to her death."

Ron snorted saying, "Uhh mum? She just went to the Zabini's…that is death."

Mrs. Weasley 'hrmphed' and said, "Oh do hush Ronald, or you're going to meet death."

Ron scowled as she left the living room and turned to Harry, "Can you believe that?! The Zabini's?"

Harry frowned as well, "I don't know mate, I just don't know."

Ron sighed heavily, saying, "Damn Beauxbatons, making my sister a crazy curtsying frenchie."

Harry laughed and dragged his friend outside to go take out their frustrations on the rebelling garden gnomes.

As Ginny spun into the Zabini Manor she lost her balance and was caught at the last moment by strong arms.

Quickly detangling herself and pulling up her hair again she turned to her 'savior' and said, "Merci monsieur."

A calm, cool familiar voice said back, "De rien."

Before Ginny could say another word to, or see, her aide she was quickly engulfed in a huge hug by none other than,

"Captain!"

Luna laughed and said, "Nuwanda, you took forever!"

Ginny smiled and said, "I know, but you know how my mum is…"

Ginny saw Blaise and his friend, she knew that she knew the voice…Draco Malfoy had helped her. Shocked but happy all the same, Ginny curtsied and said, "Hope I didn't take you from what you were doing."

Blaise laughed and quickly took Ginny into a hug, which wasn't awkward at all, surprisingly seeing as they had just met. Draco looked at Ginny in a funny sort, that made her spine tingle, but took her hand and kissed her knuckles like the proper gentlemen he was.

Blaise kept sneaking glances at Luna but happily said, "Ginny we were all about to leave for dinner at Hogsmeade, we are overjoyed that you can join us."

Ginny smiled and said, "Oh sure, do you think that I could put my things somewhere?"

Blaise laughed saying, "Of course-"

Luna interrupted him saying, "I can show her. Come on Nuwanda."

Ginny laughed and said, while linking her arm with Luna's "O Captain, My Captain where to?"

Blaise laughed when Luna whispered something to Ginny making the girl gasp and say, "Liar."

Luna's fading voice was the last thing either boy heard as they rounded the corner telling Ginny,

"Now, now have you ever known me to lie you hypocritical floozy?"

This caused even Draco to chuckle.

Author's Corner/.

Well that wasn't horrible was it? Hope not. Thanks to all of my reviewers, you make me feel awesome!

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For those of you who like what I like, you know where Nuwanda and O Captain My Captain came from…if you don't then it's from Dead Poets Society. I don't take any credit for it.

Have FUN!

LC