A/N wow not my characters but a special thanx to all who reviewed is at the bottom of this chapter. Keep me posted on your feelings about this.
CHAPTER2
"We'll just keep him in the castle with the others."
"We can't do that! If the Daily Prophet found out they would have the story of the year."
"He'll be kept in the castle. He needs the protection as much as anybody. We'll take Jason there as well. He seems to only be comforted by Draco and until we come up with something else this is the plan."
Draco couldn't remember what exactly had woken him, the voices or the bright lights, but he continued to lay with Jason using his stomach as a pillow. He had listened in a bit and easily recognized the last voice as Dumbledore's. He looked up and was surprised to see Remus enter. Remus was smiling and holding bowls of cereal.
"Here," Remus said as he handed a bowl to Draco. He helped carefully lift Jason's head so it was resting in Draco's lap so he could sit up. Draco noticed a strange look in Remus' eyes as if he was questioning something.
"What is it that you want to know," Draco asked. Remus was startled at how Draco had known something was bothering him. "You can see it in your face." Remus was impressed.
"What are the scars that you, Jason and Arbella have?" Remus tried to play it off as pure curiosity but a very serious looked found it's way on to his face.
"I kind've thought that's what you were going to ask. If someone truly doesn't wish it upon themselves to be under the service of Voldermort the Dark Mark will not appear on their skin, instead they will simply feel as if they are being hit by the crtico curse. This scar is what remains after it's over." Draco lifted his sleeve and stared down at the mark. Remus thought about asking how Draco had known that it felt like the cruticus, but was afraid of the answer. Instead he began to ponder the fact that some how some one had tried to put a Dark Mark on Arbella. She wasn't the type to even wonder what life would be like in dark arts. Then it hit Remus like a bullet. Her parents must have been in dark arts. It explained everything. Like how she knew that Draco would be punished for helping Jason.
Draco sat in deep thought, but he was thinking about why he had just told Remus all that. He mentally cursed himself for being so open. Scowling, he realized Jason was waking. At first, Jason jumped not recognizing where he was. It rushed over him like a cold river and he turned looking at Remus holding the bowl of cereal. Sluggishly, he extended his hand and accepted the plastic bowl and cold metal spoon. With that he sat back down in Draco's lap and began to eat.
Draco stared down at him. How had the boy become so attached to him? Once again he cursed himself. What had happened to love no one and don't be loved? Thoughts of Ginny filled his mind. She was such a mystery to him, but that only made him want her so much more. He knew that she was keeping secrets from her family… His thoughts were interrupted as Dumbledore entered the small office.
"You will be staying at Hogwarts for now. You can do your school shopping in Hogsmeade. Jason will be staying there early as will a few other students in need of safety," Dumbledore said.
Of the millions of questions in his head 'Who?' was the first to pop out.
"Harry Potter, Hermoine Granger, Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny Weasly." Draco struggled to hide a smile. Sure, his arch rivals would be there but then there would be Ginny. Wait. His happy thoughts froze, all summer he had watched and fallen in love with her, but she hated him and loved Potter.
A scowl pushed it's way across his face. Dumbledore didn't notice, already knowing that Harry and Draco weren't the best of friends.
"We'd best be going." Dumbledore stood as did Remus and Draco took the hand of Jason and strode off after them. They were driven in a ministry car and hiked from Hogsmeade. Just as Draco made it to the steps of the castle a carriage pulled up.
It stopped and Harry jumped out. He spotted Draco and stood with wonder. Ron jumped out and helped Hermoine out of the carriage. They too noticed Draco and the small boy clutching his hand. Ginny looked out the carriage and jumped out scowling as several large bags weighted her down. No one had offered her a hand down.
"What are you doing here, Draco? I thought this was in order for those who needed protection not muggle murderers or Death Eaters," Harry snapped.
"Really Draco you're not fooling anyone," Ron followed up.
Draco's face hardened and he let go of Jason's hand. He knew better than to do anything stupid in front of Jason, knowing the type of influence he would make.
"Jason, can you go sit by the tree over there by the lake. I'll be with you in a second." Jason nodded and slowly trudged off looking at Draco over his shoulder.
"I see we don't want little Draco to see us lose a fight, is that it?" Ron had a dangerous light in his eyes.
"Maybe he just didn't want the kid to get a wrong first impression of Hogwarts with the way you two are acting like jerks." Ginny stepped forward, glaring at both Harry and Ron. She rose her wand and her heavy bags flew into the air like birds. They swooped easily and flew through a window at what Draco guessed was the Gryffindor tower. Scowling at all of them she strode over to the tree where Jason sat. Draco had a hard time hiding an astonished smile.
"What's her deal," Harry asked.
"I think she finally realized that the famous Harry Potter will never fall in love with her." As Ron responded Hermoine shot him a disgusted look and stepped in to the castle. Ron stared after her looking slightly discomposed.
"Don't look at me." Draco sneered. "I didn't say a thing." With one last glimpse he walked over to where Ginny and Jason sat.
"Your pretty," Jason said. "Why did that other boy not help you out of the carriage?"
Ginny laughed a laugh filled with sadness. "Perhaps next time you see him you could ask. Well Jason, I'd better go unpack. It was nice meeting you."
Ginny stood pulling a single apple from the top of the tree and without her wand. She guided it slowly spiraling as it neared her and landed in Jason's lap.
She glanced at Draco with a confused half smile on her face as she made her way back up to the castle. Draco stared after her as she left. She had stood up for him when the others were against her. He shook his head trying to clear his mind, but did allow himself a smile.
***-
Ginny smirked to herself. She would have to cool down before she made it to the Gryffindor tower or the others came back. She would of course apologize to Harry latter even though it had been his fault she had snapped… But why had Draco been looking at her that way? She shrugged.
"Calm your self Ginny or everyone will find out. Then you won't have a chance with Harry or Draco," she whispered to herself. "Draco? Since when have you been interested in him?" She mentally scolded herself but couldn't help but smile. Perhaps if Draco did like her she would prefer him to Harry. Her eyes opened wide with surprise and she turned and simply dove off the rocky cliff into the icy cold lake, allowing her burning face and short fused temper to be cooled in the water. She plunged deeper and deeper into the water until she reached the bottom. Grabbing a hand full of the smoothly polished stones only so she could prove she'd made it to her self when she reached the top, she began her journey up. Kicking harder and harder her face seemed to explode from the surface of the water, and she quickly allowed the warm air to plunge into her now relaxed insides. She glanced at her bracelet. The center stone which had been turning brighter shades of red with each thing that angered her was now the smooth calm blue with a hint of purple around the edges.
How odd, she thought, I guessed purple meant love, I'll have to check the book they gave me. Still completely soaked she began her way into the castle and up to the Gryffindor tower. She smiled at herself in the reflection of the knight's armor. The wet shirt made of a soft tan color material that laced up the front, clung closely, and her hair had a neat damp look to it. Her skin was less pale than it used to be and her large bright eyes glowed next to it. She tucked some loose hair behind her slightly pointy ears.
She walked into the common room to find Hermoine snuggling with Ron on a couch in front of the fire with eyes closed. Harry lay on another couch alone, adjusting his new glasses and flipping through Quidditch Through out the ages which had been a combined gift the Weasly's had gotten him for his birthday. Noticing how peaceful everyone looked she let a mischievous smirk go and using what she'd leaned over the summer, cast a couple of tiny spells on her self without her wand. She faded slowly finally disappearing completely from sight. Heck, why have powers if you can't use 'em right? She walked right into the flaming fireplace and let the fire engulf her invisible body. As soon as she knew that Harry, Ron and Hermoine were all gazing into the fire she reappeared.
"Hi there! Didn't miss me I hope." She stepped out still flaming, laughing to her self as they all fell off the couches. The fire rose completely from her except from her long hair that was allowing the flames to lick her neck.
"Kinda hot in here don't you think?" She stepped closer to Ron who backed away. Fred and George who had just entered stared wide eyed and mouthed. She laughed louder picking up a book off her bags and laid across a chair Harry had fallen off of as if nothing had happened. She turned toward his stunned face and stuck her left hand out. When it was inches from his nose she snapped her fingers and her hair turned back to it's normal crimson color and fell neatly on to the cushion she was laying against. She smiled to her self.
"That was fun!" She cried out laughing at the other's still dumbfounded faces.
"Wow Ginny! How did you do that?" Hermoine accepted Ron's hand and stood.
"Hmmm," Ginny smiled not answering Hermoine. Fed and George were pulling at Ginny's hair trying to see if it had been a trick wig. "Hey quit it that hurts!" Ginny spun around glaring at them a small fire reigniting in her eyes. She sighed and they turned back normal.
"Ginny, how long have your eye's been that amber color," Fred asked peering closer at her.
"Perhaps you would know had you all paid more attention to me." She winked at George and stood up pulling out her book and flipping pages quickly.
"I don't recognize that book, or those spells," Ron muttered stepping closer.
"That's because you don't spend hours at home looking through my closet, or practicing spells. You sat on your butt all summer writing Hermoine love letters and playing Quidditch." Ginny looked at him with her amber eyes glowing suspiciously. "Well- if you are all done staring at me, Dumbledore has mentioned that we will be traveling to Hogsmeade to get our school stuff." Everyone jumped at the opportunity. The awkwardness of everything that had just happened was astounding.
"I think I'll go tell Draco." Ginny stood and everyone looked at her as if insane. "Look! Dumbledore said we'd all go as a group and if you don't mind I think that Dumbledore has some truth somewhere that there is reason for Draco to be here. Who will go with me?" Ron looked as stubborn as ever but not looking any one in the eye Harry muttered something about going only so that she wouldn't get mugged.
Together they walked. Ginny was surprised to see that Harry somehow strangely knew the way to the Slythern Common Room. Suddenly however, nearly 10 yards from the door Harry stopped.
"You can knock, but I'm only here to make sure he doesn't do anything to you. If it had been up to me we would've left him and lil' Draco here. I'll stay right here."
Ginny pouted at him pleading with her eyes, but he would not budge only lean against the wall with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
'Why does he have to look sexy when he's upset,' Ginny grumbled to herself as she walked up to the rather large wooden door and used the knocker that was pleasantly shaped like a venomous cobra.
Draco opened the door wearing a muggle under shirt and some baggy jeans with a black belt. Ginny's eyes widened at the look. She smiled up at him.
"We're headed to Hogsmeade, wanna come along?"
A/N A huge thankyou to the very best people in the world who not only gave my story a chance but wonderfully reveiwed. My thanx goes out to:
Le Chat de la Lune Harry Potter Chic Alisha*R Trista_Setsuna lala BabBlGrl Flaming Ashes Decorus Nettey Potter Windwhisper Tokiya~Fuuko^Seta nuriko Sakuya-chan DarkKnight TicTac
Omagosh i even made it on a few favorites lists. Like i said earlier Reveiw if i should continue
CHAPTER2
"We'll just keep him in the castle with the others."
"We can't do that! If the Daily Prophet found out they would have the story of the year."
"He'll be kept in the castle. He needs the protection as much as anybody. We'll take Jason there as well. He seems to only be comforted by Draco and until we come up with something else this is the plan."
Draco couldn't remember what exactly had woken him, the voices or the bright lights, but he continued to lay with Jason using his stomach as a pillow. He had listened in a bit and easily recognized the last voice as Dumbledore's. He looked up and was surprised to see Remus enter. Remus was smiling and holding bowls of cereal.
"Here," Remus said as he handed a bowl to Draco. He helped carefully lift Jason's head so it was resting in Draco's lap so he could sit up. Draco noticed a strange look in Remus' eyes as if he was questioning something.
"What is it that you want to know," Draco asked. Remus was startled at how Draco had known something was bothering him. "You can see it in your face." Remus was impressed.
"What are the scars that you, Jason and Arbella have?" Remus tried to play it off as pure curiosity but a very serious looked found it's way on to his face.
"I kind've thought that's what you were going to ask. If someone truly doesn't wish it upon themselves to be under the service of Voldermort the Dark Mark will not appear on their skin, instead they will simply feel as if they are being hit by the crtico curse. This scar is what remains after it's over." Draco lifted his sleeve and stared down at the mark. Remus thought about asking how Draco had known that it felt like the cruticus, but was afraid of the answer. Instead he began to ponder the fact that some how some one had tried to put a Dark Mark on Arbella. She wasn't the type to even wonder what life would be like in dark arts. Then it hit Remus like a bullet. Her parents must have been in dark arts. It explained everything. Like how she knew that Draco would be punished for helping Jason.
Draco sat in deep thought, but he was thinking about why he had just told Remus all that. He mentally cursed himself for being so open. Scowling, he realized Jason was waking. At first, Jason jumped not recognizing where he was. It rushed over him like a cold river and he turned looking at Remus holding the bowl of cereal. Sluggishly, he extended his hand and accepted the plastic bowl and cold metal spoon. With that he sat back down in Draco's lap and began to eat.
Draco stared down at him. How had the boy become so attached to him? Once again he cursed himself. What had happened to love no one and don't be loved? Thoughts of Ginny filled his mind. She was such a mystery to him, but that only made him want her so much more. He knew that she was keeping secrets from her family… His thoughts were interrupted as Dumbledore entered the small office.
"You will be staying at Hogwarts for now. You can do your school shopping in Hogsmeade. Jason will be staying there early as will a few other students in need of safety," Dumbledore said.
Of the millions of questions in his head 'Who?' was the first to pop out.
"Harry Potter, Hermoine Granger, Ron, Fred, George, and Ginny Weasly." Draco struggled to hide a smile. Sure, his arch rivals would be there but then there would be Ginny. Wait. His happy thoughts froze, all summer he had watched and fallen in love with her, but she hated him and loved Potter.
A scowl pushed it's way across his face. Dumbledore didn't notice, already knowing that Harry and Draco weren't the best of friends.
"We'd best be going." Dumbledore stood as did Remus and Draco took the hand of Jason and strode off after them. They were driven in a ministry car and hiked from Hogsmeade. Just as Draco made it to the steps of the castle a carriage pulled up.
It stopped and Harry jumped out. He spotted Draco and stood with wonder. Ron jumped out and helped Hermoine out of the carriage. They too noticed Draco and the small boy clutching his hand. Ginny looked out the carriage and jumped out scowling as several large bags weighted her down. No one had offered her a hand down.
"What are you doing here, Draco? I thought this was in order for those who needed protection not muggle murderers or Death Eaters," Harry snapped.
"Really Draco you're not fooling anyone," Ron followed up.
Draco's face hardened and he let go of Jason's hand. He knew better than to do anything stupid in front of Jason, knowing the type of influence he would make.
"Jason, can you go sit by the tree over there by the lake. I'll be with you in a second." Jason nodded and slowly trudged off looking at Draco over his shoulder.
"I see we don't want little Draco to see us lose a fight, is that it?" Ron had a dangerous light in his eyes.
"Maybe he just didn't want the kid to get a wrong first impression of Hogwarts with the way you two are acting like jerks." Ginny stepped forward, glaring at both Harry and Ron. She rose her wand and her heavy bags flew into the air like birds. They swooped easily and flew through a window at what Draco guessed was the Gryffindor tower. Scowling at all of them she strode over to the tree where Jason sat. Draco had a hard time hiding an astonished smile.
"What's her deal," Harry asked.
"I think she finally realized that the famous Harry Potter will never fall in love with her." As Ron responded Hermoine shot him a disgusted look and stepped in to the castle. Ron stared after her looking slightly discomposed.
"Don't look at me." Draco sneered. "I didn't say a thing." With one last glimpse he walked over to where Ginny and Jason sat.
"Your pretty," Jason said. "Why did that other boy not help you out of the carriage?"
Ginny laughed a laugh filled with sadness. "Perhaps next time you see him you could ask. Well Jason, I'd better go unpack. It was nice meeting you."
Ginny stood pulling a single apple from the top of the tree and without her wand. She guided it slowly spiraling as it neared her and landed in Jason's lap.
She glanced at Draco with a confused half smile on her face as she made her way back up to the castle. Draco stared after her as she left. She had stood up for him when the others were against her. He shook his head trying to clear his mind, but did allow himself a smile.
***-
Ginny smirked to herself. She would have to cool down before she made it to the Gryffindor tower or the others came back. She would of course apologize to Harry latter even though it had been his fault she had snapped… But why had Draco been looking at her that way? She shrugged.
"Calm your self Ginny or everyone will find out. Then you won't have a chance with Harry or Draco," she whispered to herself. "Draco? Since when have you been interested in him?" She mentally scolded herself but couldn't help but smile. Perhaps if Draco did like her she would prefer him to Harry. Her eyes opened wide with surprise and she turned and simply dove off the rocky cliff into the icy cold lake, allowing her burning face and short fused temper to be cooled in the water. She plunged deeper and deeper into the water until she reached the bottom. Grabbing a hand full of the smoothly polished stones only so she could prove she'd made it to her self when she reached the top, she began her journey up. Kicking harder and harder her face seemed to explode from the surface of the water, and she quickly allowed the warm air to plunge into her now relaxed insides. She glanced at her bracelet. The center stone which had been turning brighter shades of red with each thing that angered her was now the smooth calm blue with a hint of purple around the edges.
How odd, she thought, I guessed purple meant love, I'll have to check the book they gave me. Still completely soaked she began her way into the castle and up to the Gryffindor tower. She smiled at herself in the reflection of the knight's armor. The wet shirt made of a soft tan color material that laced up the front, clung closely, and her hair had a neat damp look to it. Her skin was less pale than it used to be and her large bright eyes glowed next to it. She tucked some loose hair behind her slightly pointy ears.
She walked into the common room to find Hermoine snuggling with Ron on a couch in front of the fire with eyes closed. Harry lay on another couch alone, adjusting his new glasses and flipping through Quidditch Through out the ages which had been a combined gift the Weasly's had gotten him for his birthday. Noticing how peaceful everyone looked she let a mischievous smirk go and using what she'd leaned over the summer, cast a couple of tiny spells on her self without her wand. She faded slowly finally disappearing completely from sight. Heck, why have powers if you can't use 'em right? She walked right into the flaming fireplace and let the fire engulf her invisible body. As soon as she knew that Harry, Ron and Hermoine were all gazing into the fire she reappeared.
"Hi there! Didn't miss me I hope." She stepped out still flaming, laughing to her self as they all fell off the couches. The fire rose completely from her except from her long hair that was allowing the flames to lick her neck.
"Kinda hot in here don't you think?" She stepped closer to Ron who backed away. Fred and George who had just entered stared wide eyed and mouthed. She laughed louder picking up a book off her bags and laid across a chair Harry had fallen off of as if nothing had happened. She turned toward his stunned face and stuck her left hand out. When it was inches from his nose she snapped her fingers and her hair turned back to it's normal crimson color and fell neatly on to the cushion she was laying against. She smiled to her self.
"That was fun!" She cried out laughing at the other's still dumbfounded faces.
"Wow Ginny! How did you do that?" Hermoine accepted Ron's hand and stood.
"Hmmm," Ginny smiled not answering Hermoine. Fed and George were pulling at Ginny's hair trying to see if it had been a trick wig. "Hey quit it that hurts!" Ginny spun around glaring at them a small fire reigniting in her eyes. She sighed and they turned back normal.
"Ginny, how long have your eye's been that amber color," Fred asked peering closer at her.
"Perhaps you would know had you all paid more attention to me." She winked at George and stood up pulling out her book and flipping pages quickly.
"I don't recognize that book, or those spells," Ron muttered stepping closer.
"That's because you don't spend hours at home looking through my closet, or practicing spells. You sat on your butt all summer writing Hermoine love letters and playing Quidditch." Ginny looked at him with her amber eyes glowing suspiciously. "Well- if you are all done staring at me, Dumbledore has mentioned that we will be traveling to Hogsmeade to get our school stuff." Everyone jumped at the opportunity. The awkwardness of everything that had just happened was astounding.
"I think I'll go tell Draco." Ginny stood and everyone looked at her as if insane. "Look! Dumbledore said we'd all go as a group and if you don't mind I think that Dumbledore has some truth somewhere that there is reason for Draco to be here. Who will go with me?" Ron looked as stubborn as ever but not looking any one in the eye Harry muttered something about going only so that she wouldn't get mugged.
Together they walked. Ginny was surprised to see that Harry somehow strangely knew the way to the Slythern Common Room. Suddenly however, nearly 10 yards from the door Harry stopped.
"You can knock, but I'm only here to make sure he doesn't do anything to you. If it had been up to me we would've left him and lil' Draco here. I'll stay right here."
Ginny pouted at him pleading with her eyes, but he would not budge only lean against the wall with his arms crossed in front of his chest.
'Why does he have to look sexy when he's upset,' Ginny grumbled to herself as she walked up to the rather large wooden door and used the knocker that was pleasantly shaped like a venomous cobra.
Draco opened the door wearing a muggle under shirt and some baggy jeans with a black belt. Ginny's eyes widened at the look. She smiled up at him.
"We're headed to Hogsmeade, wanna come along?"
A/N A huge thankyou to the very best people in the world who not only gave my story a chance but wonderfully reveiwed. My thanx goes out to:
Le Chat de la Lune Harry Potter Chic Alisha*R Trista_Setsuna lala BabBlGrl Flaming Ashes Decorus Nettey Potter Windwhisper Tokiya~Fuuko^Seta nuriko Sakuya-chan DarkKnight TicTac
Omagosh i even made it on a few favorites lists. Like i said earlier Reveiw if i should continue