Forming Alliances
"Ashley? Ash, I know your here! Ashley Jessica Night, Come out or else!" She looked into the bottoms of the stalls, but so no feet. "Hello Ginny. I haven't seen you in a while. You haven't visited me since your third year. But sure who would visit little old Myrtle, you don't have to go see her. No, She doesn't have any feelings, SINCE SHE'S DEAD!" the figure of a ghost girl glided towards her and yelled into her face. She then began to whimper and moan as she turned away. "Oh I'm sorry Myrtle. It's that......................well................. Harry sends his love." The ghost turned back, almost beaming when she heard that name. "Really?" Ginny nodded in response, the ghost smiled and then glided in front of a stall. "She's in there. (Giggled) wait until you see her. Her eyes are all blood shot and her boogies are running." The girl pushed the door open. Inside, a top of the toilet sat a tear stricken Ashley, her face in her hands and her hair ruffled. " I don't know why I'm crying. I mean I know it's silly, you were only kissing...............kissing ( She sniffled) stupid old Niko. You only did what I said you should do."
The vampire wiped her tears away. " Ash, do you like Nikolas?" The girl looked up at Ginny as if she was insane, or growing a third eye. " Are you out of your mind? Of- of coursssse n-n-not." The red head raised an eyebrow at her and crossed her arms over her chest. " Okay- okay, maybe he has a a little something. Though he's a complete git, mindless, idiotic, rude, insufferable, conceited, smart ass know-it-all, bum kisser, devilishly handsome, strong, charming, muscul.........I'm starting to list good points aren't I? Oh Merlin!" The youngest Weasley giggled, and then refrained her friend from continuing to bang her head against the stall's door. " There's nothing going on between me and Nikolas, honestly." She comforted her dorm mate who now became curiously interested in her shoes. The raven haired girl looked up and smiled gingerly. "You know he really likes you, right?" the other girl looked at her puzzled."Who?" The vampire then wrapped her arm around the red heads shoulders. " the amazing bouncing white Mal- ferret" Both laughing and conversing, they walked off back to the library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the other side of the castle:
Draco paced his room back and forth, searching for something that survived his rampage the night before that he could now smash. He felt as if he was kicked in the stomach when he had seen those two kiss. Why? He didn't want admit to him self out loud what he had admitted to Pansy earlier. No, She doesn't care , so why should I? Yet.................... what if she did it to get a reaction from me? She always seemed................I don't know...........dare I say 'loving' with when we were together. Her caress, her kisses, all so passionate and sincere. No! Who would ever 'love' you Draco Malfoy, like she said, my own father didn't even want me. I have to get her back, she belongs with and to me. Only me. She's mine!
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It was six o'clock when Ginny headed for the astronomy tower. Harry was already there waiting. " Oh, Harry, am I late?" The girl looked at her watch " No I'm an hour early, nervous " he chuckled lightly. He appeared to be a bit fidgety and as she got closer to him, she saw small beads of sweat across his forehead. " Umm.......are you okay Harry? you're sweating." The boy nodded and she brushed away a strand of stray raven hair from his eyes. She leaned closer to him as she grazed into those sparkling green pools that gleamed with desire and lust, and she could swear they even held what appeared to be boundless love. At this, the boy brushed his lips against her, and when he saw she didn't push away, he deepened the kiss by wrapping his arms around her waist. She complied and her arms made their way around his neck, all the while the same thought ran through her mind. This doesn't feel right, but I don't want to break his heart. You'll get use to it Ginny, in time your feelings will change.
Harry started to untie her cloak and let it fall to the floor. With that same hand he fiddled with her buttons on her shirt when she pulled away. "Harry, I can't............. not tonight, not here. You're going to have to be patient and take things slow." He was a bit frustrated by this, especially since his manhood was bulging and throbbing, but he agreed upon remembering what Lupin had told him. She gave him a soft kiss and held his hand. They did a lot of star gazing that night, when the sudden thought of Vanessa popped into her mind. "Ummm Harry...............What are you going to tell Nessa? I mean she's insensibly in love with you, and well.............I'm not exactly on her favorite people list, so................" He tenderly kissed her forehead " I'll talk to her." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Days passed and Draco watched from a far, scheming and planning. Tricks, traps, anything that would get her back to him. Every moment he'd see the boy who lived ( Damned scarhead! That bastard will not keep her he thought) and his Ginny spend, was one that brought him death. Or at least that's how it felt like to him. Yet that was not the only notion he had, no he realized something else. After all that thinking, he had nothing.
"So we were walking down the corridor and-" Colin stiffened as he bump straight into something, tall, dark and............greasy, it was also very much alive. He turned slowly, then he saw it, black pant leg, black shirt, bellowing black cape, pale skin. "Creevy! you are tardy to my class, along with the rest of you, 25 pts from Gryffindor per person, with the exception of Ms. Weasley. As for you Creevy, I will see you this evening for detention, along with your co-conspirator's, Finnegan and Thomas for your little joke the night of Halloween ball, take your seats, all of you!" All through potions more points were deducted, how ever minor the reason could've been. The only favor Snaped seemed to show was to the Slytherin and Ginny, though no one knew why.
When class had ended, Snape walked out as Emma, Ashley, Colin and Ginny cleared their stations. "Why is Snape being such an arse? It was only a joke." The mousy haired boy complained as he put away his unused wormwood. "Well I think our Virginia here is the only one he has a sweet tooth for. He didn't pick on her once." The red head made a disgusted face at her dorm mate and went on packing her bag. "Creevy, you breathed wrong, ten points from Gryffindor! Night, you looked at me twenty points from Gryffindor! Soothington, your too pretty, fifty points from Gryffindor! Lowenstein your hair is clean, unlike mine, a hun-" The girls stopped laughing when a large shadowy figure stood over the him. Colin started to get nervous searching their faces for something that can tell him who was behind him. He then mouthed out the words 'He's behind me, isn't he?', they all nodded and ran out of the room. " (Chuckling nervously ) Hey Professor, I was just-" but was cut off by Snape's booming voice. "CREEVY, HEAD MASTER'S OFFICE, NOW!" He growled as he took the young boy by his collar and dragged him off toward Prof. Dumbledor's office.
Emma and Ginny were so wrapped up in their fright that they didn't even notice that their friend was missing. "Really Malfoy, if you wanted a date, could've just asked. I would've penciled you in, your not too important for ink yet." Ashley sarcastically spoke as the blonde finished locking and silencing the empty classroom. " Night, I'm in mood for your jokes and sodding remarks. For once can you just keep your filthy mouth shut." He approached the vampire menacingly, towering over her. She gave him an innocent shrug and smiled. "Now, you know Virginia best, I need to win her back. I behave horridly and she is upset. My tactics would only get her hurt or killed, and maybe in trouble. No way to go about it, so you will assist me." She doubled over in laughter. Tears of mirth began to spill as she fell onto the floor. Finally gaining a bit of composure she looked up at him, eyes still watery from laughing so hard. " Oh, you're serious,( chuckled a bit ) Why would I want to do that?" The Slytherin looked at her as if he wanted to choke her. Yet he did not want to go and have an angry vampire after him, she was much stronger and faster then him. He didn't want to go and have a sudden loss of blood.
He gritted his teeth. "Nig- Ashley, I want her back, she's mine. She belongs with me." She rolled her eyes, but upon remembering something, a sly smile crept across her pale face. " So you haven't heard have you?" He glared at her. "What are you babbling about?" She sat a top a desk. "Well our little innocent Virginia, as you call her, has become Hogwart's hottest ticket. She's far from being yours, She's barley's super boy's. I mean after being called 'Hogwart's whore' by the only person she's ever been with, she decided to live up to the name. Gone, almost every night, and seen only in the wee hour's of the morning." He felt a blow hit his stomach, nearly knocking the wind out of him. He began turning odd shades of red and green. He swallowed hard, " I ( his voice broke, but Draco cleared his throat and started up again) I want her back, tell me what could I do to get her back." Ashley's smile faded, she knew that her last words had hit him hard.
It was sort of true though, except that she knew fairly well that the fore mentioned red head was only sleeping in Ron's abandoned bed in the boy's dorm. " Well she doesn't really tell me anything anymore ( that was an out right lie.) and she terrified of diary's.........................(finally an idea struck her) She has pensieve, gift from boy wonder for her 14th birthday. everything and anything you would want to know is in here." The blonde sat down and Ashley hopped of the desk. She paced back and forth as the Slytherin sprawled into a chair. A plan began to form in her head "Okay, I'll help, but you will do things my way, and there are a few conditions."
"Ashley? Ash, I know your here! Ashley Jessica Night, Come out or else!" She looked into the bottoms of the stalls, but so no feet. "Hello Ginny. I haven't seen you in a while. You haven't visited me since your third year. But sure who would visit little old Myrtle, you don't have to go see her. No, She doesn't have any feelings, SINCE SHE'S DEAD!" the figure of a ghost girl glided towards her and yelled into her face. She then began to whimper and moan as she turned away. "Oh I'm sorry Myrtle. It's that......................well................. Harry sends his love." The ghost turned back, almost beaming when she heard that name. "Really?" Ginny nodded in response, the ghost smiled and then glided in front of a stall. "She's in there. (Giggled) wait until you see her. Her eyes are all blood shot and her boogies are running." The girl pushed the door open. Inside, a top of the toilet sat a tear stricken Ashley, her face in her hands and her hair ruffled. " I don't know why I'm crying. I mean I know it's silly, you were only kissing...............kissing ( She sniffled) stupid old Niko. You only did what I said you should do."
The vampire wiped her tears away. " Ash, do you like Nikolas?" The girl looked up at Ginny as if she was insane, or growing a third eye. " Are you out of your mind? Of- of coursssse n-n-not." The red head raised an eyebrow at her and crossed her arms over her chest. " Okay- okay, maybe he has a a little something. Though he's a complete git, mindless, idiotic, rude, insufferable, conceited, smart ass know-it-all, bum kisser, devilishly handsome, strong, charming, muscul.........I'm starting to list good points aren't I? Oh Merlin!" The youngest Weasley giggled, and then refrained her friend from continuing to bang her head against the stall's door. " There's nothing going on between me and Nikolas, honestly." She comforted her dorm mate who now became curiously interested in her shoes. The raven haired girl looked up and smiled gingerly. "You know he really likes you, right?" the other girl looked at her puzzled."Who?" The vampire then wrapped her arm around the red heads shoulders. " the amazing bouncing white Mal- ferret" Both laughing and conversing, they walked off back to the library. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On the other side of the castle:
Draco paced his room back and forth, searching for something that survived his rampage the night before that he could now smash. He felt as if he was kicked in the stomach when he had seen those two kiss. Why? He didn't want admit to him self out loud what he had admitted to Pansy earlier. No, She doesn't care , so why should I? Yet.................... what if she did it to get a reaction from me? She always seemed................I don't know...........dare I say 'loving' with when we were together. Her caress, her kisses, all so passionate and sincere. No! Who would ever 'love' you Draco Malfoy, like she said, my own father didn't even want me. I have to get her back, she belongs with and to me. Only me. She's mine!
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It was six o'clock when Ginny headed for the astronomy tower. Harry was already there waiting. " Oh, Harry, am I late?" The girl looked at her watch " No I'm an hour early, nervous " he chuckled lightly. He appeared to be a bit fidgety and as she got closer to him, she saw small beads of sweat across his forehead. " Umm.......are you okay Harry? you're sweating." The boy nodded and she brushed away a strand of stray raven hair from his eyes. She leaned closer to him as she grazed into those sparkling green pools that gleamed with desire and lust, and she could swear they even held what appeared to be boundless love. At this, the boy brushed his lips against her, and when he saw she didn't push away, he deepened the kiss by wrapping his arms around her waist. She complied and her arms made their way around his neck, all the while the same thought ran through her mind. This doesn't feel right, but I don't want to break his heart. You'll get use to it Ginny, in time your feelings will change.
Harry started to untie her cloak and let it fall to the floor. With that same hand he fiddled with her buttons on her shirt when she pulled away. "Harry, I can't............. not tonight, not here. You're going to have to be patient and take things slow." He was a bit frustrated by this, especially since his manhood was bulging and throbbing, but he agreed upon remembering what Lupin had told him. She gave him a soft kiss and held his hand. They did a lot of star gazing that night, when the sudden thought of Vanessa popped into her mind. "Ummm Harry...............What are you going to tell Nessa? I mean she's insensibly in love with you, and well.............I'm not exactly on her favorite people list, so................" He tenderly kissed her forehead " I'll talk to her." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Days passed and Draco watched from a far, scheming and planning. Tricks, traps, anything that would get her back to him. Every moment he'd see the boy who lived ( Damned scarhead! That bastard will not keep her he thought) and his Ginny spend, was one that brought him death. Or at least that's how it felt like to him. Yet that was not the only notion he had, no he realized something else. After all that thinking, he had nothing.
"So we were walking down the corridor and-" Colin stiffened as he bump straight into something, tall, dark and............greasy, it was also very much alive. He turned slowly, then he saw it, black pant leg, black shirt, bellowing black cape, pale skin. "Creevy! you are tardy to my class, along with the rest of you, 25 pts from Gryffindor per person, with the exception of Ms. Weasley. As for you Creevy, I will see you this evening for detention, along with your co-conspirator's, Finnegan and Thomas for your little joke the night of Halloween ball, take your seats, all of you!" All through potions more points were deducted, how ever minor the reason could've been. The only favor Snaped seemed to show was to the Slytherin and Ginny, though no one knew why.
When class had ended, Snape walked out as Emma, Ashley, Colin and Ginny cleared their stations. "Why is Snape being such an arse? It was only a joke." The mousy haired boy complained as he put away his unused wormwood. "Well I think our Virginia here is the only one he has a sweet tooth for. He didn't pick on her once." The red head made a disgusted face at her dorm mate and went on packing her bag. "Creevy, you breathed wrong, ten points from Gryffindor! Night, you looked at me twenty points from Gryffindor! Soothington, your too pretty, fifty points from Gryffindor! Lowenstein your hair is clean, unlike mine, a hun-" The girls stopped laughing when a large shadowy figure stood over the him. Colin started to get nervous searching their faces for something that can tell him who was behind him. He then mouthed out the words 'He's behind me, isn't he?', they all nodded and ran out of the room. " (Chuckling nervously ) Hey Professor, I was just-" but was cut off by Snape's booming voice. "CREEVY, HEAD MASTER'S OFFICE, NOW!" He growled as he took the young boy by his collar and dragged him off toward Prof. Dumbledor's office.
Emma and Ginny were so wrapped up in their fright that they didn't even notice that their friend was missing. "Really Malfoy, if you wanted a date, could've just asked. I would've penciled you in, your not too important for ink yet." Ashley sarcastically spoke as the blonde finished locking and silencing the empty classroom. " Night, I'm in mood for your jokes and sodding remarks. For once can you just keep your filthy mouth shut." He approached the vampire menacingly, towering over her. She gave him an innocent shrug and smiled. "Now, you know Virginia best, I need to win her back. I behave horridly and she is upset. My tactics would only get her hurt or killed, and maybe in trouble. No way to go about it, so you will assist me." She doubled over in laughter. Tears of mirth began to spill as she fell onto the floor. Finally gaining a bit of composure she looked up at him, eyes still watery from laughing so hard. " Oh, you're serious,( chuckled a bit ) Why would I want to do that?" The Slytherin looked at her as if he wanted to choke her. Yet he did not want to go and have an angry vampire after him, she was much stronger and faster then him. He didn't want to go and have a sudden loss of blood.
He gritted his teeth. "Nig- Ashley, I want her back, she's mine. She belongs with me." She rolled her eyes, but upon remembering something, a sly smile crept across her pale face. " So you haven't heard have you?" He glared at her. "What are you babbling about?" She sat a top a desk. "Well our little innocent Virginia, as you call her, has become Hogwart's hottest ticket. She's far from being yours, She's barley's super boy's. I mean after being called 'Hogwart's whore' by the only person she's ever been with, she decided to live up to the name. Gone, almost every night, and seen only in the wee hour's of the morning." He felt a blow hit his stomach, nearly knocking the wind out of him. He began turning odd shades of red and green. He swallowed hard, " I ( his voice broke, but Draco cleared his throat and started up again) I want her back, tell me what could I do to get her back." Ashley's smile faded, she knew that her last words had hit him hard.
It was sort of true though, except that she knew fairly well that the fore mentioned red head was only sleeping in Ron's abandoned bed in the boy's dorm. " Well she doesn't really tell me anything anymore ( that was an out right lie.) and she terrified of diary's.........................(finally an idea struck her) She has pensieve, gift from boy wonder for her 14th birthday. everything and anything you would want to know is in here." The blonde sat down and Ashley hopped of the desk. She paced back and forth as the Slytherin sprawled into a chair. A plan began to form in her head "Okay, I'll help, but you will do things my way, and there are a few conditions."