Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any related titles. The names "Aspeth" and "Cross" came from a lovely book I read called "Prep". I fell in love with those names, and hence, when the situation called for some people, there they appeared. All unfamiliar characters, things etc. most likely belong to me, and if they don't I shall let you all know.
For those of you who have read "Fantastic Beasts and Where to find them" by Newt Scamander, you will know what an "Erumpet" is. For those of you who have not, you should definitely get your hands on a copy of that book, I love it.
Author's Notes: WELL HELLO THERE! Yes, I KNOW, please do NOT murder me! I hadn't written a chapter in forever and a day, and honestly for a while I didn't think I ever would again. But, one fateful night (it was a Saturday) I turned on my laptop, and decided to sort out all my stuff, and it just kind of happened, I really started to miss writing, I missed my characters and I (of course) missed hearing what you thought of it all! This chapter is on a Friday. Do not ask me why, I wish for it to be Friday, and so it shall be! (Insert Evil Laugh here) So, now the much anticipated…Chapter Nine begins.
Chapter Nine
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Ginny arched up against him as he nipped and bit at her lightly, his tongue delving in and out of an area he knew so well. Careful ministrations left her panting and gasping, tottering on the brink of insanity. She grabbed fistfuls of his raven-blue locks, gripping them tightly. She pressed the balls of her feet into the bed hard, equal pressure on her head against the pillow.
Just as she felt herself slowly dropping off the edge, every muscle in her body ready to tense up, Alucard stopped, he pulled away from her and licked his lips. Ginny's mouth was hanging open in shock, and she panted softly; she was quite unable to say anything.
"Alucard" she moaned tragically as he watched her with a smirk on his face. He looked down at her, she was still pressing the balls of her feet into the bed, knees bent, legs open. Then, without much warning, he shuffled closer to her and entered her.
Just as Ginny had expected, his eyes immediately slipped shut, she let out a needy breath. Soon they rolled over and Ginny was straddling his waist.
Ginny looked down at Alucard as her hips hit lightly up against his own. His eyes were closed, as they always were. Ginny knew this was because he was concentrating, attempting to make each time they made love perfect, and it was.
She had her palms under his head, as she rested her weight on her elbows. She then leaned down, bringing her lips to his ear
"Open your eyes" she whispered
Alucard's eyes fluttered open and as Ginny leaned up, her chocolate gaze connected with his inky blue one and a smile crept onto her lips. Alucard watched her intently, neither of them blinking. Alucard had his hands gently gripping the small of her back, and she soon felt the familiar burn of his fingertips. Being a Firebender, he was able to produce fire at will. Of course, he had no control over this power when he wasn't in a state of mind her could control (such as when he was sleeping, or when he was doing things like this). Ecstasy coursed through her veins and every muscle in her body tensed as she climaxed, Alucard following close behind her.
Ginny smiled down at him "Amazing" she breathed before dismounting. She rolled off and curled up in a ball beside him. Alucard wrapped an arm around her naked frame and snuggled closer to her.
Ginny had her back to him but was now rolling underneath his arm and was facing him. She placed one of her legs between both of his and rested the other on top of the three.
She bit her lips lightly and Alucard slowly placed a chaste kiss on her lips that sent tiny jolts of electricity through her body.
"Did I burn you?" Alucard asked solemnly "Because if I did, Gin I'm really sorry I-"
"Allie I'm fine, I promise you" She assured him, kissing him lightly "What time is it," she then asked against his lips
Alucard craned his neck to get a look at the nightstand where a small clock was resting
"9:30" he replied
Ginny immediately began worming her way from his grasp. Once she finally attained this freedom, she swung her legs over the edge of the bed and pulled herself into a standing position. She began shuffling around the room, pulling out various clothes and holding them up in front of herself in the mirror. Either nodding or shaking her head vigourously at how they looked.
On the bed, Alucard was merely watching her, with a small smile on his face. Once Ginny had finally decided on an outfit, he too pulled himself from the bed and stood up behind her in the mirror. He wrapped his arms around her neck and leaned down, resting his head on her shoulders, giving her light kisses on the neck.
Ginny had dropped her clothes to the floor and thrown her arms behind her, wrapping them around his back.
"Mrs. Demetrius" Alucard whispered
"Mrs. Demetrius" Ginny concurred softly, smiling at him "Before long I will be Mrs. Demetrius"
"You'll be all mine" He went on
"I'm already all yours" Ginny joked wistfully
"When will we tell our parents, and our friends?"
Ginny shrugged lightly "Maybe we'll pay my parents a visit at The Burrow on either Saturday or Sunday and tell them, and after we'll head over to yours" She said, pondering "And after that we can plan a little engagement dinner"
"Perfect, my little idea maker" Alucard said laughing "Now I know exactly why I love you"
Ginny rolled her eyes "Har Har…oh very funny"
Alucard released her, sinking into the bed, and immediately flopping into a lying position
"So today you find out eh?" Alucard asked from the bed
"Yeah" Ginny said, nervousness creeping into her system "We find out who gets picked as Junior Aurors today"
Alucard propped himself up on his elbows "You'll definitely get picked" He said encouragingly "And if not" he went on joking "I'll speak to Henrietta Burney from the Auror office for you"
Ginny let out a shaky laugh, nerves getting the best of her "Thank you Allie" she whispered, before bundling her clothes in her arms and shuffling towards the bathroom.
"Time?" Draco asked groggily
"It's 9:30 Dray, time to get up" Mercedes breathed in his ear, a faint moan was his voice of opposition
"Dray" Mercedes breathed again, running her fingers along the side of his torso, creeping under the elastic of his boxers. She watched as a blissful smile came over his face
"If you continue with that I can assure you I won't be going anywhere," he said softly
She immediately pulled her hand away and he groaned "Up you get!" She exclaimed evilly
"You are a truly malicious witch"
"And that, my darling, is why you fell madly in love with me, now get up"
He sat up slowly, swinging his legs over the side of the bed, feeling his toes connect with the smooth, cold, cut stone floor. He turned to face the bed and saw that Mercedes was now drifting off to sleep again.
"How come you get to sleep and I don't?"
"Because I'm not the one with work starting in half an hour, I will have you know that today I don't have to get to the office until midday, hence, I believe I've successfully proven why I can sleep in, and you must leave now." She murmured this in a continuous breath, with closed eyes, then she slowly opened them and gave him a small smile "I'll see you later" she then said slyly, winking
"Score" Draco muttered with a large grin on his face, he chuckled before quickly rushing off to shower, change, eat breakfast and apparate to the Ministry of Magic.
Upon arriving, he checked in on the first floor before rushing into the lift with two of his fellow aurors; Aspeth Montgomery and Cross Ersatz.
"So Draco, you excited about mentoring?" Aspeth asked, before pulling her dark brown hair into a ponytail.
Draco observed her momentarily, as he thought of the perfect answer. She didn't have an extraordinary face, it was slightly round and she stared through vacant brown eyes. Her outfit wasn't extraordinary either; she was wearing a simple dark green dress and sequined ballet flats.
"Let us see" He began, pretending to ponder, he stroked his chin a few times "No," he then said simply
Aspeth let out a low laugh, smiling
"My sentiments exactly, mate" Cross then said, he furrowed his brows and ran his hands over her face "Is there nothing else better for us to do than take care of the little ones?"
"Oh c'mon boys" Aspeth interjected "Do you not remember when we were juniors, how scary it was?"
"Maybe you were scared" Cross began, smirking "I wasn't scared"
Aspeth rolled her eyes "Whatever Cross, whatever, the point is, it's a completely new experience for them, they will need a bit of Guidance and furthermore-"
Draco had tuned her out. Aspeth was a nice person, but she had a tendency to go over board and talk incessantly. Luckily for both him and Cross, the lift made a loud ping and the two quickly began shuffling out.
"Sorry Aspeth" Cross said, "Must be going"
"Yeah, sorry Aspeth" Draco muttered
Aspeth didn't look perturbed, she merely smiled and went down the opposite end of the corridor, in the direction of her office.
Cross and Draco had offices beside each other, and so they kept walking together, but in silence. Draco found Cross remotely boring.
"I wonder if we'll get a glimpse of the hundred of them before they get cut. Some people will be leaving here seriously dejected" Cross said absently, and at that exact moment, they watched Henrietta Burney quickly move down the corridor with a large group of people following her. This must have been the prospective Junior Aurors. The juniors didn't notice them though, too wrapped up in their nervousness Draco assumed.
He quickly scanned some faces, he recognized a few as past Hogwarts students, but no one special. He watched the large group continue down the corridor and disappear behind the corner that led to the reception room on the Auror floor. This must have been the moment of truth for them.
Then, the shuffling of feet was broken by Cross's voice
"Well, see you soon mate" Cross muttered as he turned the knob and entered his office
"Yeah" Draco said absently "Later"
He then turned the doorknob that led to his own office and entered. He shrugged off his robe and hung it on the robe rack. He then walked the length of his office and took a seat in his chair. He swiveled so he was facing a window that was permeating bright sunshine.
Ginny walked down a long corridor clutching the hands of Phoenix and Beatrice as they headed towards what Henrietta Burney referred to as "The Reception Room" on the Auror floor. Ginny was among 99 other hopefuls and she could feel the nervousness in everyone's auras all around her. Soon they were in a pale blue room, The Reception Room she assumed, and Henrietta was standing in front of them with a long scroll of parchment. The list with the names of the new Aurors Ginny assumed.
She cleared her throat loudly "Now!" She said in an enthusiastic voice "I have in my hand, the names of the 25 witches and wizards picked as the Ministry's new Junior Aurors"
"No shit" Phoenix muttered almost inaudibly
"You must all remember, that whether or not you are picked does not have anything to do with each of your personal importance to the Ministry. You're all very important to us, but of course we cannot take all of you, so if you aren't taken, you are welcome to sign up this October for the next training course so you can try again next year"
Immediately, a girl standing in the front, a girl Ginny knew as Blair Washington, collapsed sobbing onto the floor
"I'm not going to get it am I!" She then cried tragically, her shoulders racking with sobs as she breathed in and out raggedly "If I'm not going to make it, just say so, why are you doing this to me!"
Blair's friend Jostein Corerlet pulled her into a standing position and had her arm around her, she was hushing her softly
Henrietta smiled kindly at Blair but did not say anything "Now," she began slowly, "Onto the list of our 25 new Junior Aurors! When your name is called, please come and stand in a line beside me"
There were several sighs in the crowd and a few excited squeaks
"Anbren, London" She said slowly, and there was a loud scream in the crowd as London Anbren ran to stand beside Henrietta, she was flushed and in tears
Henrietta chuckled before going on "Apse, Iona"
Another girl ran and stood beside London.
"Atmore, Nathaniel" was next, and though he tried to remain cool and calm, he looked distinctively clammy and as though he was about to faint.
"Brocklehurst, Beatrice" Ginny felt Beatrice squeeze her hand even more, and for a second she didn't move.
"Beatrice!" Ginny exclaimed ecstatically "Go up!"
Beatrice reluctantly let go and wobbled up to the front, looking slightly frightened.
After Beatrice there was "Corerlet, Jostein" "Creevey, Colin" "Damocles, Sebastian" "Ergo, Jacques" "Fiora, Wisteria" "Foxworthy, Jonathan" and then "Hererra, Phoenix"
Immediately Phoenix threw her arms into the air and danced a bit. She then flung her arms around Ginny before running up to the front.
Ginny felt distinctively alone. What if she didn't get it? Overwhelming jealously surged through her at Phoenix and Beatrice, blast them for having names so close to the beginning of the alphabet!
Lots more names were called but Ginny wasn't listening to the names, she was listening to the reaction of the people in the crowd. There were the panicked screams of those who got it, the heart wrenching sobs, and tiny whimpers of those who's names were omitted. Ginny was shaken from this stupor upon hearing "Veruga, James". They were practically at W. and in a few moments she'd know whether or not she had gotten one of the coveted spots.
"Washington, Blair"
Blair squealed and zoomed to stand beside the rest of them, tears streaming down her cheeks as she smiled
"And…Weasley…" She paused "Weasley, Virginia" then Henrietta finished, stowing a long list of names on a piece of parchment in her pocket
Ginny let out a loud breath before slowly making her way to the front, her mouth hung open and her eyes were wide, she said nothing, she breathed in and out slowly as a large smile crept across her face. She had made it!
"And now I would like to extend my congratulations to all 25 of out new Junior Aurors!"
The crowd of one hundred young witches and wizards who had spent the last 6 months undergoing extensive training to become junior aurors then erupted into either joyous uncontrolled fits of screaming or loud wailing with tears rolling down their cheeks if they were not among the 25 who were chosen.
Ginny ran and flung her arms tightly around Phoenix and Beatrice and the three began screaming and crying loudly.
"We made it!" Ginny screamed at them loudly, with a large tooth baring grin spread across her flushed face, "Tricia…Nix…we fucking made it!"
Phoenix had large tears streaming down her cheeks as she laughed shakily and nodded "Oh Gods I can't believe it!"
Beatrice was hyperventilating as she looked at her two friends, Ginny's face was all aglow, her large chocolate eyes gleaming with pride and enthusiasm "This…is…this is so bloody brilliant!"
The trio embraced once again, burying their heads in each other's robes so as to muffle their high pitched screaming.
"Yes, you all I know that this is a very emotional moment, but please forgive me that I am requesting you all settle down and the 25 picked, will all of you please come and line up in front of me" Henrietta shouted in a booming voice
The screaming did not die down in the least, but grew louder, all those picked, and the wizards and witches alike shuffled into a long line, all of them facing the dumpy witch. She walked down the line and smiled at each one of them.
"Along with your jobs here at the Ministry, you have all received an all inclusive stay from tonight to Sunday at the wizarding hotel Château du Rev in the South of France." She was then silenced by even louder screams before she went on "And as you know, you will start your jobs here immediately and I am about to assign you to your mentor. You are their second, and once you are with them you are out of my command! Now… let's get started! When I call your name, please make your way to the Room I've assigned you to, to meet your new mentor"
"London Anbren, Room 150
Iona Apse, Room 137
Nathaniel Atmore, Room 122
Beatrice Brocklehurst , Room102" Beatrice slowly walked away from the group, and disappeared as she past the corner
"Jostein Corerlet, Room 104"
Colin Creevey, Room 145
Sebastian Damocles, Room 149
Jacques Ergo, Room 123"
She continued down the list. Phoenix was assigned to Room 107, and once again, Ginny felt overwhelmed as the group diminished.
Ginny briefly wondered who she would end up with, she was almost positive they would make sure she didn't have her brother or Harry, and she had accepted that, so instead she was hoping for Blaise…that would be lovely.
"James Veruga, Room 119"
"Blair Washington, Room 100"
"Virginia Weasley" She paused briefly and smiled at Ginny who was standing there alone, looking shaken "Oh don't be nervous darling, you're mentor comes highly recommended, Room 117…Now off you get!"
Ginny smiled feebly at the dumpy witch, Henrietta Burney, and began walking down the long corridor, she would glance nervously at the walls, looking at various old Aurors who had made this walk just like her ages ago. She was passing room 107 now, Phoenix's room and she began wondering who Phoenix had gotten. But her anticipation was rising, who had she gotten? She tried not to think about it; instead she took in her surroundings. Odd numbers on the left and even on the right, she noticed, and once again she briefly thought of what all her fellows were doing at the moment, if they were just as anxious and nervous as she was.
The numbers were getting larger and larger on the right now, "111…113…" she breathed as she passed each of them "115…" she paused and stopped moving, the corridor held it's breath with her, she glanced down at herself, making sure she looked alright. She was clad in a knee length black skirt with a plain white oxford T-shirt, a light green sweater over it and sensible black flats.
"You're the classy sophisticate…" she whispered reassuringly to herself "Ginny…just be yourself" she finished, and she began walking again, a bit more slowly now, towards the dark wooden door marked '117'. Once she was standing outside it, she ran her hands over the large gold numbers and brought her hand swiftly to the knob.
"No point delaying the inevitable" she muttered, as she turned the lock and pushed the door open, peering inside as she took her first step in. She glanced around the room until she saw a large black chair that wasn't facing her, she saw the hint of blond hair just coming across the top of the large chair, the swivel chair spun around, startling her greatly and steel eyes met chocolate.
"Ginny…" he breathed
"I'm so glad I got you and didn't get some horrible old hag," Phoenix said contently, as she watched Harry, who was sitting behind his desk, looking highly sophisticated.
Harry grinned "Yeah, and I'm glad I got you instead of some Psycho obsessive compulsive Jane from Hell!"
Phoenix chuckled, "No, no it's just me, the Psycho obsessive compulsive Jane from Oxfordshire!"
"Exactly, you are so much better!"
"What can I say, I was born this way" Phoenix said in a contemplative voice "So Mister Mentor Harry Potter…what is our first order of business?"
"Our first order of business…let's see" He began to shuffle through lots of pieces of parchment on his desk "You could help me write up this report on the Outlawing of Erumpet Horn Cultivating…or you could come with me to find out who Ron and Blaise have got. Your choice!"
"Well, I must say that report on the Outlawing of Erumpet Horn Cultivating does sound really tempting, but somehow I think I'll take the risk and go and find out who Ron and Blaise have gotten"
"Good girl, see you are doing lovely already"
Harry then got up and walked towards the door, holding it open for Phoenix and the two stepped into the corridor. Phoenix looked vaguely confused.
"This way" he said reassuringly, holding her shoulder and steering her down the corridor. They stopped at room 100. Harry knocked lightly and Blaise's annoyed voice came
"Come! In!" He barked
Harry opened the door and Phoenix walked in, in front of him. Blaise was sitting, massaging his temples as the girl Phoenix recognized as Blair Washingston talked without stopping
"And I must say, think of all the work we can get done together during the time we get to work in such a close proximity! I myself am a bit of an animal rights activist, so we can work on Centaur rights or Mermaid rights or even Fairy rights, oh there is so much to do! Doesn't it seem like it'll be fun? Doesn't it? Doesn't it?" Blair said in the most annoying high pitched tone
"Yes." Blaise muttered shortly
"Blaise?" Harry asked softly "Uhm…everything good here?"
"Everything is just jolly Potter, just jolly" Blaise said glancing up at him, his eyes rested on Phoenix "Hello Phoenix" he then said in a tragic tone
Phoenix gave him a sad look "Aw, Hey Blaise"
"We'll just leave you too alone" Harry said evilly
"No, no really its okay, you can stay" Blaise said in a pleading tone
"No I think we'll go" Harry said with grinning, he turned, steering Phoenix out of the room. Once they shut the door he burst out laughing.
"Okay, now Phoenix, with all my Super-Auror expertise, I've decided, that girl has something seriously wrong with her, and for our own sakes, we had to leave, it could have been contagious!"
Suddenly there were loud footsteps, and both Phoenix and Harry saw Draco and Ginny running down the corridor, rushing past them.
Both Ginny and Draco had immediately bolted from the room and rushed down the corridor, they past Phoenix and Harry, but Ginny was far too preoccupied to stop. They turned the corner and nearly flattened Henrietta.
They began speaking in loud tones, so loud they equally muffled each other's speech. Henrietta caught small bits of what they were saying.
"…No way in Hell…" Draco boomed
"…Over my dead body…" Ginny shrieked
"…Defaming my character…" Draco went on
"…Insulting all I stand for…" Ginny continued
"Can't she get another mentor?"
"Can't I get another mentor?" they said these statements simultaneously
Henrietta paused briefly and then simply said "No" before pushing past them and disappearing around the corner.
Then, Harry and Phoenix appeared.
"Ginny!" Phoenix said incredulously "What's going on?"
"Gin are you okay?" Harry asked concernedly
"Yes of course, just ignore me" Draco muttered
"Malfoy is my mentor and that Henrietta blasted Burney isn't letting me get a different one" Ginny said angrily
"Oh" Phoenix muttered "Well, I mean I suppose there is nothing she can do is there?"
Ginny was shooting daggers at Phoenix with her eyes.
Later on that day, Ginny stood in her room, tossing clothes into her trunk, she went from drawer to drawer, to the cupboard in back, tossing in random items of clothing, swimsuits, shirts, shorts etc. On the bed, Alucard lay in his boxers, watching her pack.
"Allie are you sure you can't come?" Ginny asked in an upset voice, examining a blue blouse before tossing it unceremoniously over her shoulder so it landed on the ground behind her in a crumpled pile
"Yeah" Alucard began, sitting up and resting his arms on his knees "I'm really sorry Gin, you know I want to, but I got an owl and I have to go to Dublin until Sunday, there's a conference going on that I need to speak at"
Ginny made a feeble noise "Meh… alright" she stopped packing and looked at him "I'm going to miss you though"
Alucard gave her a small smile "And I'm going to miss you" he then said
Ginny clambered onto the bed and sat with her knees folded under her in between Alucard's legs. He lifted his arms and put them on either side of her face and kissed her lightly on the forehead. Ginny put her hands over his.
"I have to leave soon and you're not going to get to see me for two whole days" she then said, lowering her hands
Alucard then took his hands away from her face and immediately began unbuttoning her shirt. Ginny giggled "Alucard the door is open…how risqué"
"Indeed" he said slightly, and once her shirt was unbutton Ginny stood up, parting her legs slightly so Alucard could lower his onto the bed. She then slid her skirt off promptly and she was in nothing but a matching set of a green cotton bra and underwear. She then sat straddling him, she felt his arms gently run over the small of her back. She kissed him lightly, her tongue exploring every inch of his mouth. She moaned softly against his lips.
Suddenly there was a loud cough.
"Gin we need to get going to The Floo Hub" Phoenix said uninterestedly "So…you know if you could just put on your clothes and dislodge yourself, we can do that"
"Oh" Ginny said in a startled tone, she sat up and crawled off of Alucard, she gave him an apologetic look. Still in her underwear she gave her trunk a last glance before shutting it tightly, and then quickly pulled the first pair of trousers and the first shirt she could find.
Phoenix had left the room and Ginny could hear her shouting loudly from the Kitchen
"HUR-RY UP VIR-GIN-IA! WE ARE GO-ING TO BE LATE!"
"I am coming you trollop" Ginny muttered, Alucard laughing hysterically
"I HEARD THAT" was Phoenix's reply "Get your ARSE out here Virginia"
Ginny grabbed her wand that was on the dresser, and waved it at her trunk, levitating it out of the room. She then looked over at Alucard, who was now standing beside the bed. He walked towards her and they embraced briefly, she then placed a small kiss on his lips
"See you soon kay?" she then said softly "Love you"
"You too" he replied "No falling for any French men"
"Oh" Ginny said drastically "I'll try Allie, I really will, no promises though okay?"
"Alright" he kissed her once more
"VIR-GIN-IA!"
"I'M COMING!" Ginny shouted, before rushing out of the bedroom.
"But why do you get to go on that little weekend holiday and I don't? I don't think I understand!" Blaise said "I'm suffering here, if only you knew who I got Draco, she is possible the most annoying human being I've ever met"
"Aha, but would you have sex with her?" Draco asked smirking
"No!" Blaise cried, his face screwed up in anger "That's the worst part, she's the first girl I can say that about, and frankly Draco, that thought scares me"
Draco rolled his eyes as he strode the length of one of the many living rooms in his manor. "I can imagine Blaise, I can imagine. But if you must know, I'm going the same time as all the juniors completely by coincidence, Cedes had been planning for us to go away for this weekend for a quite a some time"
"Well…can't I come with you?" Blaise then asked
Draco contemplated for a moment "Nope"
Blaise scoffed loudly "Fine…I don't want to in any case. When are you all leaving?"
"Momentarily" Draco said with a large grin "In fact, the suitcases have all been packed and put into the carriage by the house elves already and we're really just waiting for dinner before we head off to The Floo Hub"
"I suppose I'll just be going then" Blaise muttered angrily
"Oh do chill out Blaise, I'll be back on Sunday…you aren't going to miss much anyway, it's just France. Nowhere you haven't been to already"
"That isn't the point! I mean, if you don't consider me enough of a friend to even invite me to st-"
"Blaise?" Draco asked, loosening his tie
"Yes?"
"Do shut up"
Blaise grinned, "See you soon mate" he said, as he strode over to Draco and hit him on the back lightly before apparating with a loud resounding crack.
Now! As uninteresting as this chapter may have been I PROMISE DOUBLE TRIPLE SWEAR that I won't take such a long time to put out the next chapter, I SWEAR to you and i promise it'll be cooler. This chapter originally had the next chapter as a part of it, but I feel like making you suffer just a wee bit more, because the NEXT Chapter –sigh- wow, I think you all will like it a lot!
Well, tell me what you think okay?
Much love
Thank you to all those who have stuck with me and the story
You keep me going!
Contra Veritas
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