Morning time, Trains and Pompous Gits
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Ginny woke up at 5am the next morning. Bloody hell I'm up early! she thought to herself as she got ready. Wearing a crimson tanktop with a fishnet top over it and the same pants as the day before with a chain laden belt, she felt confident as she straightened out her hair, creating the same feathery red spikes as always. She checked over her trunk one last time. Her wardrobe was completely brand-new, as she'd left all her clothes at home, all of it bought in muggle London with the exception of her Hogwarts robes. She had a new wand, new books, a new cauldron and new gloves. No more hand-me-downs for Ginny. She felt rich for once. She had all her potions supplies and Nightshade was resting peacefully in his cage as though he'd never left. She had her train ticket nestled away deep in one of her large pockets and she scanned over her list of school supplies one last time. Checking her purse she noticed 20 muggle Pounds and 16 Galleons. I can buy a new CD and snacks on the train! She thought with glee I'll have to figure out how to charm my CD player into working on Hogwarts grounds... there must be someway. I can at least use it on the train. She placed a lightening charm on her trunk and left the house without a sound. It was 8am by the time she reached Tune Town as she strode through the doors she called to Joel.
"Hey Joel, will you still accept my employee discount? I need a new CD for my trip to school."
"Sure," Joel said poking his head up from behind a row of shelves, "Your friend from yesterday was here again, he wanted to tell you that he enjoyed the CD you suggested, poor kid was out on the street waiting before I even got here."
"Cool," she replied, slightly confused Draco had been back, to thank someone he thought was a muggle? And Joel gets here at like seven, he must have been here since 6:30! That is so un... Draco! "If he comes back, tell him that he's welcome," Not that he will be. School starts today She picked up a CD by a group called Tryo, a french group she was fond of. She'd studied french the summer after her fourth year when her parents took her to France on ministry business and she'd become fluent in French. "Well, I'd best be off to Kings Cross Station or I'll miss my train. See you next summer and keep a job open for me."
"Will do Flame. Be sure to write so I know you're alive."
Oh man, groaned Ginny, how am I going to be able to use muggle post from Hogwarts?
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After a stop by a cheque cashing shop to cash her final paycheque from Tune Town, she was finally at King's Cross, and through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. She looked around, seeing none of her friends, or her brother. Heading to the back of the train lugging her trunk behind her. She decided it would be best to avoid any encounters of the brotherly kind and go exactly where her brother and his friends never sat: The very back of the train. Only Slytherins or troublemakers sat that far back, her brother may have gotten into plenty of trouble, but he didn't qualify as a quote unquote troublemaker. Before she entered the empty compartment at the very back of the train she looked around the platform again just in time to see Ron and the brat-who-lived come barreling through the barrier. Jerks she thought to think I ever had a crush on Harry, he's just an annoying brat. Malfoy was right. He has no real reason to be famous. He didn't do anything, he was just there, he probably doesn't even remember it. Look at that pompous git her train of thought derailed as she felt like she was being stared at, she looked towards the front of the train to see Draco looking at her, evidently befuddled Guess he didn't switch schools. Today is the day the façade will fall, I just know it. She ducked quickly into her compartment to avoid being seen by her brother or for that fact any member of the tremendous trio. She slumped onto the seat, and pulled out her walkman and put in one of her older CDs, older, but favorite. Something Corporate, she'd gotten it from the bargain bin at Tune Town and with her 20% employee discount only paid 2 Pounds for it. She put it straight to If U C Jordan, it made her think of her brother, about someone who always bugs you, regardless of how stupid or long ago anything was. *And I don't care if you dye your hair you'll always be a little red head b'tch* Ah the beauty of muggle music, and unless she could charm her player otherwise, she'd be without it for a long while. With a sigh she started looking through her Charm book for something, anything. She read and read untill she heard a knock on the compartment door. It was Draco, doing his rounds as usual, though unusually enough, Crabbe and Goyle weren't with him.
"Hello Flame, fancy seeing you here." He said with an uncharacteristic smile.
"I didn't know you were a wizard Draco." She lied, Why are you trying to keep this up, you're just going to hurt yourself more!
"I didn't know you were a witch, either. I guess that makes us square. What are you listning to?" he asked taking the seat across from her.
"A muggle group called Something Corporate, great music. I'm just trying to figure out how I can charm my CD player to work at the castle."
"Can I have a listen?"
"Sure" She replied setting it back to If U C Jordan, I think he'll appreciate this They sat in silence as he listened to the song. As it ended he let out a drawling laugh.
"Reminds me of a guy named Weasley" he said "He is such a git."
"Yeah," Ginny responded uncertainly, hoping that the thought of her brother didn't make him put two and two together.
"Have you gone here before? I thought I'd recognized you at the record store."
"Uh, ya... you probably never noticed me before. I was the silent, innocent baby girl," she responded with a tone of resentment for who she used to be, "I didn't really talk to anyone. I just stayed in the library all the time, I never really did anything other than work" she babbled to try and keep the façade alive.But why? she asked herself, there's no point, you know that!
"Well, I've got to go. I have an appointment to annoy that guy Weasley I was telling you about, and his buddies. How about I come back and I'll help you charm your CD player to work on Hogwarts grounds, I managed to make uh... someone's work and make it so no one else could see it, useful for not getting caught," he said with a mischevious wink as he left up the train.
A while later, the trolley came by and Ginny bought a large amount of Bernie Botts Everyflavoured Beans and Cauldron Cakes. Draco eventually came back looking proud of himself and helped her to charm her CD player before they arrived at Hogwarts. When she was out of the train looking up at the castle she remembered the feast and the house seating. This is going to be one long night She thought as she climbed into an empty carriage, maybe I'll be able to avoid them, again.
[A/N: I own nothing, you know that. Well here is chapter 3. Coming along nicely if you ask me. I have all day tomorrow, so I may or may not post a chapter, I'm looking forward to watching the LotR TTT extended edition featurettes and such. So yes. Untill my next post. Ta ta!]