ICE AND FIRE
Rhapsody - Hi. . .ohh, I'm so tired! My little brother (12) got back from camp the other day and I was looking through his photos and he's in a lot of them with a pretty red-haired girl called Hayley..hmm, I think I'll have to look into that! Lol, chappie 11
"bvidbnglas"
"Draco! Give me a hand will you?" Ginny called from the top of the stairs.
Ginny had changed Immogen's last name to Malfoy unwillingly as Draco pointed out she wouldn't get bothered at school if her last name had power to it. Ginny then wanted her name on too, hyphenated but that Draco said people would get suspicious if there was Weasley-Malfoy as the families were always feuding.
They had been together since that day at Diagon Alley. Ginny took Draco back to the muggle world and Immogen was leaving for Hogwarts that day.
"What do you need me to do?" He asked.
"Help me bring down Immogen's trunk" Ginny answered.
"I'll be right up" Draco said.
Immogen was biting her lip. She was wearing baggy too-big khaki cargos and a white singlet top on the train and would change there. Immogen had wanted to leave her hair out but Ginny swept it up in a ponytail. Immogen wouldn't know anyone at Hogwarts. Her mum and dad said she'd make friends quickly. And that there was bound to be at least half of them not knowing anyone, so that reassured Immogen a little.
"We'd better leave, it's nearly twenty past ten" Ginny looked up at the clock. She wiped her sweaty hands on her flared jeans and straightened her top. "Oh and Draco, we're stopping by Harry and Hermione's place on the way back"
"What?! Sc-" Draco started to complain.
"Shut it! I don't think you'd like to finish that sentence" Ginny's eyes gave him a firey look but he just glared ice back.
Everyone got into the car and they reached King's Cross station.
"Mum, where's platform nine and three quarters? I don't think there IS a platform. Look. 9 and 10. Nothing in between" Immogen said.
"That's what you think" Ginny gave her a small smile and a wink.
"Ok hun, walk straight into that barrier just there and you'll get onto the platform" Ginny said.
Immogen looked from her mother to her father, as if they had just told her that like to eat the platform. They stared pleasantly back.
"You're cracked. The two of you have gone mad" She said.
"I'll go first then" Draco walked swiftly through the barrier.
"I-I..where-dad?..he-gone..look" Immogen stuttered and pointed to where Draco had just gone through.
"See? I'll walk through with you" Ginny took Immogen's hand and took her towards the barrier.
Closer and closer they were getting, faster in each step. The barrier was inches away, they couldn't stop even if they wanted to. Immogen clenched her eyes shut and heard a whistle. They were on a different platform. Platform nine and three quarters.
A scarlet train was standing in front of her, students all around it. Ginny and Draco led her onto it and put her trunk in an overhead compartment. There was an empty carriage at the back of the train so Immogen occupied it. Ginny thought how small she looked, kind of sinking into the cushy seat, her feet not even touching the floor. Ginny wondered if that was how she looked when she had started Hogwarts.
"We have to go, will you be ok?" Draco asked, checking his watch.
"Bye, sweetie, have fun" Ginny gave her a kiss and hug.
"See you at christmas, Im" Draco hugged her and smiled.
"Bye" Immogen said in barely more than a whisper.
Ginny and Draco left the train and watched it move into motion and leave.
"Do you think she'll be alright?" Ginny asked worriedly.
"Keep your hair on, she'll be fine" Draco put his arm around her shoulder.
"Ok then, now we are going to visit HARRY and HERMIONE" Ginny emphasied their names.
"Don't they have the brat anymore?" Draco asked.
"Kyle isn't a brat! Tallulah has Kyle today" Ginny said.
"Why do you bother with these people? Why are we still in the muggle world, why can't we move?" Draco whined. (Rhapsody - Draco, whining? Lol)
"Stop bitching, we'll sort that out later" Ginny replied. They reached Harry and Hermione's place in five minutes.
"Hey!" Ginny grinned at her two ex-Gryffindor friends and gave them hugs.
"How's it going Gin? How was Kings' Cro-" Hermione was cut off by the sight of Draco. "What's he doing here?"
Draco opened his mouth to retort but then shut it, thinking about how much it would annoy Ginny and didn't particularly want an infamous Bat-bogey hex again, of which he had the misfortune to meet in his fifth-year.
"He's with me, we're going out now" Ginny said airily.
"Yeah" Draco mumbled.
"Well..er..come in, both of you. Want a coffee?" Harry asked.
"Yes, for both of us" Ginny smiled.
Draco reluctantly went inside. He would never open up to anyone but Ginny, he always had a cold exterior except for the few people he trusted.
"So how was Immogen on the train?" Hermione asked.
"Scared stiff, I thought she'd wet herself, honestly" Ginny rolled her eyes but then laughed to show she was joking.
"And how's being a father coping with you..um..Malfoy?" Hermione asked, unsure what to call him, now that they were grown-up.
"It's Draco" Ginny smiled and gave her boyfriend a discreet jab in the ribs.
"Fine. It's easier that I though" Draco forced a smile at the red-head and then at Harry and Hermione.
"Well, that's good. Kyle will be seven soon" Harry said.
After about another hour and forced niceness from Draco, they left.
"I have to say, I'm proud of you" Ginny said to him.
"You'd want to be" Draco shot her a Look.
"I love you" She turned to him, put her hands on his waist and looked deep into his silver-grey eyes with a grin.
"Don't blame you" Draco said with mock seriousness back. "Nah, I love you too"
"Good" Ginny said.
Rhapsody - Yeah, a bit shorter but I'll make up for that in next chappie!
Rhapsody - Hi. . .ohh, I'm so tired! My little brother (12) got back from camp the other day and I was looking through his photos and he's in a lot of them with a pretty red-haired girl called Hayley..hmm, I think I'll have to look into that! Lol, chappie 11
"bvidbnglas"
"Draco! Give me a hand will you?" Ginny called from the top of the stairs.
Ginny had changed Immogen's last name to Malfoy unwillingly as Draco pointed out she wouldn't get bothered at school if her last name had power to it. Ginny then wanted her name on too, hyphenated but that Draco said people would get suspicious if there was Weasley-Malfoy as the families were always feuding.
They had been together since that day at Diagon Alley. Ginny took Draco back to the muggle world and Immogen was leaving for Hogwarts that day.
"What do you need me to do?" He asked.
"Help me bring down Immogen's trunk" Ginny answered.
"I'll be right up" Draco said.
Immogen was biting her lip. She was wearing baggy too-big khaki cargos and a white singlet top on the train and would change there. Immogen had wanted to leave her hair out but Ginny swept it up in a ponytail. Immogen wouldn't know anyone at Hogwarts. Her mum and dad said she'd make friends quickly. And that there was bound to be at least half of them not knowing anyone, so that reassured Immogen a little.
"We'd better leave, it's nearly twenty past ten" Ginny looked up at the clock. She wiped her sweaty hands on her flared jeans and straightened her top. "Oh and Draco, we're stopping by Harry and Hermione's place on the way back"
"What?! Sc-" Draco started to complain.
"Shut it! I don't think you'd like to finish that sentence" Ginny's eyes gave him a firey look but he just glared ice back.
Everyone got into the car and they reached King's Cross station.
"Mum, where's platform nine and three quarters? I don't think there IS a platform. Look. 9 and 10. Nothing in between" Immogen said.
"That's what you think" Ginny gave her a small smile and a wink.
"Ok hun, walk straight into that barrier just there and you'll get onto the platform" Ginny said.
Immogen looked from her mother to her father, as if they had just told her that like to eat the platform. They stared pleasantly back.
"You're cracked. The two of you have gone mad" She said.
"I'll go first then" Draco walked swiftly through the barrier.
"I-I..where-dad?..he-gone..look" Immogen stuttered and pointed to where Draco had just gone through.
"See? I'll walk through with you" Ginny took Immogen's hand and took her towards the barrier.
Closer and closer they were getting, faster in each step. The barrier was inches away, they couldn't stop even if they wanted to. Immogen clenched her eyes shut and heard a whistle. They were on a different platform. Platform nine and three quarters.
A scarlet train was standing in front of her, students all around it. Ginny and Draco led her onto it and put her trunk in an overhead compartment. There was an empty carriage at the back of the train so Immogen occupied it. Ginny thought how small she looked, kind of sinking into the cushy seat, her feet not even touching the floor. Ginny wondered if that was how she looked when she had started Hogwarts.
"We have to go, will you be ok?" Draco asked, checking his watch.
"Bye, sweetie, have fun" Ginny gave her a kiss and hug.
"See you at christmas, Im" Draco hugged her and smiled.
"Bye" Immogen said in barely more than a whisper.
Ginny and Draco left the train and watched it move into motion and leave.
"Do you think she'll be alright?" Ginny asked worriedly.
"Keep your hair on, she'll be fine" Draco put his arm around her shoulder.
"Ok then, now we are going to visit HARRY and HERMIONE" Ginny emphasied their names.
"Don't they have the brat anymore?" Draco asked.
"Kyle isn't a brat! Tallulah has Kyle today" Ginny said.
"Why do you bother with these people? Why are we still in the muggle world, why can't we move?" Draco whined. (Rhapsody - Draco, whining? Lol)
"Stop bitching, we'll sort that out later" Ginny replied. They reached Harry and Hermione's place in five minutes.
"Hey!" Ginny grinned at her two ex-Gryffindor friends and gave them hugs.
"How's it going Gin? How was Kings' Cro-" Hermione was cut off by the sight of Draco. "What's he doing here?"
Draco opened his mouth to retort but then shut it, thinking about how much it would annoy Ginny and didn't particularly want an infamous Bat-bogey hex again, of which he had the misfortune to meet in his fifth-year.
"He's with me, we're going out now" Ginny said airily.
"Yeah" Draco mumbled.
"Well..er..come in, both of you. Want a coffee?" Harry asked.
"Yes, for both of us" Ginny smiled.
Draco reluctantly went inside. He would never open up to anyone but Ginny, he always had a cold exterior except for the few people he trusted.
"So how was Immogen on the train?" Hermione asked.
"Scared stiff, I thought she'd wet herself, honestly" Ginny rolled her eyes but then laughed to show she was joking.
"And how's being a father coping with you..um..Malfoy?" Hermione asked, unsure what to call him, now that they were grown-up.
"It's Draco" Ginny smiled and gave her boyfriend a discreet jab in the ribs.
"Fine. It's easier that I though" Draco forced a smile at the red-head and then at Harry and Hermione.
"Well, that's good. Kyle will be seven soon" Harry said.
After about another hour and forced niceness from Draco, they left.
"I have to say, I'm proud of you" Ginny said to him.
"You'd want to be" Draco shot her a Look.
"I love you" She turned to him, put her hands on his waist and looked deep into his silver-grey eyes with a grin.
"Don't blame you" Draco said with mock seriousness back. "Nah, I love you too"
"Good" Ginny said.
Rhapsody - Yeah, a bit shorter but I'll make up for that in next chappie!