Bleeding Red and Gold Chapter 6
Hey everybody, Chapter 6 is here.
As I read the author's note again in Chapter 1, I realize that I wrote about "bashing". Sorry about the hypocriticism. Still, perhaps there will be minor bashing, but Ron will generally be a good character, with his own human flaws like everybody else. Sorry about the slight ranting about this, I tend to forget about a lot of the author's notes that I write before, other than the Information part.
On to the reviews:
I'm not sure where you guys are getting the idea that Ron is a lot worse than he is in canon. I don't think he seems much worse than he was in canon. Maybe shown in a slightly worse light, but nothing that makes him a character that you should hate.
I'm glad you guys are sticking around for this story. I'm hoping it will get better as I get better with my writing.
Important Information:
I'm still looking for a beta, so if you're interested, please PM. I really want someone to help me with the story. Yeah, I change my mind a lot, so ignore the author's note I wrote in either chapter 1 or 2.
They are going to Hogwarts this chapter.
My timeline of this story is hard
PLEASE DO NOT ASSUME DAPHNE IS GOING TO BE ANYONE'S BRIDE/GIRLFRIEND/ETC. UNTIL IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS.
Question: I've noticed in a lot of stories that authors are incorporating something called the Veil, which is kind of like a border between life and death. I know this was mentioned in Book 5 when Sirius died, but I'm not sure that he died from falling through the veil or from the Killing Curse that Bellatrix cast. Is the Veil a killer? And if so, was this stated in the books, or something made up by fanfiction authors? Please respond in a review or PM. Thanks.
I tried to make this author's note short, but it didn't work. Sorry. Oh well, here's chapter 6.
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter. They belong to J.K. Rowling. But, I do own all of her books :)
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From Last Chapter:
"I don't know why I'm so nervous. This feels like Fifth Year all over again." Ginny began.
Harry merely nodded, choosing to let Ginny to finish her thoughts before he said anything.
"Harry, I still love you. We never really got back together after the war. At the lake during Dumbledore's funeral, you told me that you were giving me up because you didn't want me to get hurt. Well, the danger's over now. I may have not shown that much interest in you recently, but I want to try our relationship again. Will you go out with me again?" Ginny said all in one breath.
Harry closed his eyes and thought carefully. He knew that he didn't really love Ginny anymore, but it didn't seem right to leave her after everything they had been through.
"Ginny I-
Now, the continuation in Chapter 6.
"Ginny I don't know. I'm not sure about my feelings anymore, and it's not just towards you. I feel like I've changed so much from Sixth Year."
Ginny looked incredibly disappointed and hurt. Harry couldn't help but feel guilty, because he knew how big of a crush Ginny had had on him ever since he had saved her from the Chamber of Secrets way back when Harry was twelve years old. Now, seven years later, after a war, and devastating tragedies, she still had the same big crush on him, although she hid it well.
"Harry, we had something in Fifth Year. You can't just tell me that you're going to throw all of that away."
"I don't know, Ginny. I'm still messed up inside. I don't know who I like as a friend, as a love interest, as a crush, or as a sibling."
Ginny's mouth dropped opened.
"You don't like Hermione do you?"
Harry looked surprised. "No, where did you get that idea?"
Ginny sighed in relief. "I don't know, you said sibling, and I know you and Hermione are really close, so I suspected."
Harry thought, 'I'm so glad she doesn't know who I have feelings for right now.'
Harry was lost in his thoughts about a certain cold, beautiful, witch he had met in Diagon Alley the day before.
Ginny looked at him weirdly.
"Harry?"
Harry shook himself out of his daydream.
"What?"
"You zoned out for a second, are you okay?"
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine Ginny." Harry said distractedly.
He made his way out of the door, trying desperately to keep the special witch out of his thoughts.
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The day dawned chilly and rainy. Daphne shivered as she got out of her bed, and entered her bathroom. After a meticulous shower, and a careful choice of flattering, but modest clothing for the ride to Hogwarts, she went downstairs to find her mother and father, as well as Astoria, already up and eating breakfast. She joined them, as her mother made sure that the two girls had everything they would need for the upcoming school year.
At ten-thirty precisely, Daphne and her father Apparated together to the Apparition Point set inside Platform Nine-and Three Quarters for both convenience and security reasons. Then, Astoria Apparted with her mother, complaining about the fact that she still had to use Side-Along Apparition, despite the fact that she knew how to apparate. Daphne scanned the crowd, looking for Tracey, who was probably alone, now that Nott had been carted off to Azkaban for some time. Daphne personally hadn't minded, as she didn't particularly like Nott, but for her friend's sake she tried to be sympathetic. Now, amonst so many other students, her Ice Queen Persona fell into place easily, and as she strode through the crowd with her trunk levitating behind her, parents and students of all years alike automatically moved aside for her. The icy aura she exuded was enough for almost everybody to back off. Except one.
Daphne noticed Harry Potter walking towards her consulting what looked to be a piece of parchment. They almost walked right into each other, as she was so used to people automatically giving her a wide berth wherever she might be, and Harry was too engrossed with whatever he was reading.
"Watch where you're going Potter." Daphne said.
Harry looked up, saw Daphne, tried and succeeded in suppressing the emotions surging up inside of him, and said, "Hello Greengrass. Looking for your friend?"
Daphne replied, "That's none of your business."
Harry smirked. "You could at least be pleasant you know. You are going to be married to my best friend, so we might as well get to know each other better."
Daphne had her wand out in an instant. "Don't you dare talk to me about that stupid contract. Trust me, I will find a way to get out of that contract with that stupid Weasel."
"Who you calling Weasel, you filthy snake." A rude and unpleasant voice called from behind her.
Daphne turned around slowly, and directed her icy glare straight at the speaker, Seamus Finnigan, who now looked a little pale and was wishing he hadn't said anything.
"I'm calling that pathetic excuse of a wizard the Weasel. You got a problem with that?"
Seamus gulped. "N-No."
His best friend Dean nudged him and smirked, "Get whipped by a girl."
Daphne turned around and faced Harry again, who looked curious.
"Why is it that you hate me so much?" He questioned.
Daphne stared at him for a moment, then said, "You wouldn't understand."
She strode past him, and finally found the person she was looking for.
"Tracey!" she called.
Her best friend turned around, saw her, ran over, and dragged her onto the train into an empty compartment. Once they were inside, Tracey burst into tears.
"Calm down, Tracey, what's the matter?"
"Nott's been sentenced to an extra ten years in Azkaban."
"Why?"
"Apparently he was using the Imperious Curse on young girls and doing unsavory acts with them during the war. I don't understand! I loved him! I can condone the murders and the vandalism, since he would've died had he not followed orders, but this act was of his own free will. Why would he do that? Didn't he feel anything towards me?"
Since Daphne was a novice at any type of romantic relationship, she was at a loss for words. Sure, she wanted curse Nott and throw him to the Dementors, but she had no idea how to comfort her friend. All she could do was let Tracey vent her sadness and frustration. Eventually Tracey fell asleep, exhausted as she had not slept the day before, trying to get over her heartbreak. Daphne stood up, and went outside to go look for the lunch trolley. It had passed by a couple of minutes before, but Daphne had waved her on, since Tracey was still venting, and it did not seem like a good time to buy lunch. Daphne was hungry however, so she wandered towards the front of the train, looking for the trolley. She found it close to the front of the train. As she got in line, the compartment at the very front of the train slid open. A redhead backed out, speaking with another person who was inside the compartment. The redhead of her nightmares stood in front of her. The one that she was forced to marry. As soon as Ron looked at Daphne, Daphne felt herself get angry. She forced herself to calm down, since she didn't want to blow up the train by accident. She merely nodded at him, bought some lunch, and headed back towards her compartment. When she entered, Tracey was still sleeping soundly, so Daphne began to eat, and changed into her school robes. After that, she opened a special book that she had borrowed from her parents' bookshelf without them noticing. It was titled: Marriage Contracts: A Guide to Finding Loopholes.
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Shorter chapter. Sorry. If you enjoyed it, or hated it, leave a review. Remember, a review always helps me, and keeps me motivated to keep writing.