Disclaimer: This story is based on characters and situations created and owned by JK Rowling, various publishers including but not limited to Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books and Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended.
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"Does this hurt?" a seductive voice hissed in his ear. She lightly dragged her nail, painted fire red, up his uninjured arm, lingering just on his shoulder.
Draco's jaw hardened slightly as he gritted his teeth. Usually he was pleased with the attention the female population of hospital staff showered him but today it seemed to annoy him to no end. The familiar pounding of pain in his head had reared its head and resurfaced again and the drawl of the woman did not help at all. She was attractive, by all means; young, dark eyed and had a chest that seemed to pop out of her uniform. Sitting next to him on the bed, her long legs swung over the side.
"Draco?" she murmured again, trying to recapture his attention.
"Yes?"
She wound her arms around him, resting her head on his chest. She sighed contently as he slightly winced; the re-growth of several ribs left his chest tender and sore. Draco began to grow impatient; doesn't she have better things to do? There was a knock at the door, one that Draco was relieved of. The mediwitch finally disentangled her limbs when the door opened and another woman walked in.
"You're wanted on the first floor?" she said, her voice laced with slight disgust as if she knew what was taking place in the room before she walked in. Her hair was streaked with gray from age and tied back in a tight bun; wrinkles were visible on her weathered face. "Mr. Malfoy," she addressed when the younger mediwitch had left the room, "this is absolutely unacceptable. You cannot keep our female staff here by your side when they're needed elsewhere."
At this point, Draco merely rolled his eyes and muttered something under his breath.
However, she ignored him and continued on. "Tomorrow morning, you can expect someone else. Good day, Mr. Malfoy." With that, she slammed the door and the walls shook slightly.
There was nothing else to do, the pain from the aches were increased by the discomfort of the mattress as Draco shoved his head under the sheets.
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Her vacant eyes seemed to stare right through Ginny, as if she could read what was on her mind. The tattered doll was still cradled in her arm, forgotten for the time being.
A chill ran through her spine as she measured out the exact amount of potion from a flask and into a vial. The boring oh the girl's eyes did not cease even though Ginny'd taken great effort to ignore them. After handing her the vial, she'd watched her drink it down.
"How old are you, Jillian?" Ginny curiously asked.
She did not answer, her eyes still intent on Ginny. A feeling of eagerness to leave, she quickly gathered all the items she brought in and left, but not before a whispered goodbye.
It was on the first floor when she saw Healer Foster for the first time in days. He gave her a genuine smile, "I've been meaning to talk to you but I've been too busy lately."
"Did I do something wrong?"
"Absolutely not, but I wanted to ask how things with Jillian have been going."
Ginny bit her lip, a habit she often did when she was nervous or didn't know how to answer something. "She's... she hasn't really spoken to me."
"I know she's hard to deal with but that's why I chose you."
"Those eyes…" she whispered aloud, not meaning for Healer Foster to hear her thoughts.
He was silent for a second, as if he understood what she said. "I really need you," he said, "please."His handsome eyes were warm and a flicker of hope was held behind them.
Another pause as she pondered his request, "alright."
"Thank you." He looked at the clipboard he usually carried around. "I must be going now, take care," he said, but as he was leaving, his echoing voice was shouted back to Ginny. "Before I forget, there is a man on the fourth floor, room 3422, in need of a pain relieving potion."
Then he turned a corner and he was gone.
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"Mediwitch," Ginny announced as she rapped sharply on the door.
"Come in," came the muffled response.
She opened the door and pale man was lying on the bed with his arm heavily bandaged. His brows knitted together in confusion for a brief moment before a sneer spread across his face. "Weasely," he clarified.
Her mouth hung open in shock as she recognized the former school enemy of her brother.
"Close your mouth, Weasley. You're catching flies."
"What are you doing here, Malfoy?" she demanded.
"I'm injured, what are you doing here? I thought maybe you'd be on the streets trying to make enough to feed your family."
Anger plain on her face, she slammed the beaker of potion on the table. A little bit sloshed out, making a trail down the side of the glass till it reached the bottom. "You haven't changed one bit, have you?" she accused vehemently.
"You're still dirt poor, aren't you?"
"Sod off, Malfoy!"
"Tsk, tsk. Such behavior towards the patients; would would the govenors of St. Mungo's think?" He was clearly amused.
"You are the most, vile person I have ever met." she hissed.
"At least I don't live in a shack with the rest of the Weasels you call family."
He'd gone too far, and for the second time that day, the door of Draco's room violently slammed shut again.
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A/N: Current Mood: Listening to The Calling
Sorry for the wait there. I've been busy and kinda lazy lately.
My friend, Amara recommended me this book that I've absolutely fallen in love with. Twilight and New Moon by Stephanie Meyer. Amazing shit there, it is on my top 5 list!
And just because I'm bored, here is my top 5 fav books of all time.
5. City of Beasts- Isabelle Allende
4. The Thief Lord- Cornelia Funke
3. Noughts and Crosses-Malorie Blackman
2. Twilight- Stephanie Meyer
1. Harry Potter- J.K. Rowling
I would love to hear your top fav books. I'm always looking for recommendations.
Alrighty, got that chapter out of the way. Bitchin.
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Reviewers: Posted 99 Ways to Kill Hermione Granger a couple weeks ago and I got more reviews in the first two days than I did for all six chapters of this fic. I'm just a little sad because I really do love reviews L
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BlahBabe- Thanks, I'm glad you liked the recommendation.
Tomsgirl2005- Sent you a very long explanation by PM. I hope you got it because I sure as hell can't remember what I wrote in it.
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This is a fic worth checking out! Take out the (dot) and replace with "."
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