Disclaimer: I don't own. bla bla bla..
AN: This fic will have some romance in it too, later on. For Fushigi Yuugi fans, have you already spotted the similarities? ;) And just to warn you, this fanfic will not contain much of the original Harry Potter storyline, I just used the chars, ( sorry.
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~*~ Chapter 3: The King's Request ~*~
Gwendelyn:
Gwendelyn ran and ran through the wood, breathing hard and careful not to stumble. Lucy had gone in another direction. She could still hear footsteps and horse hoofs behind her, but less than before. She could only presume some of them have gone after Lucy, but she was not sure. She didn't dare to look back either, too scared she might stumble.
Instead hundreds of questions swam in her head. What was happening? Why was Lord Draco Malfoy himself chasing her, Gwendelyn McAvery, the ordinary girl? What happened to her parents? Did Lucy get away all right? She felt herself slowing down. She couldn't keep running much longer, as she didn't have a good condition anyway. She looked around desperately for a place to hide, but the forest only bore trees. Suddenly a fallen branch doomed out of nowhere in front of her. The dreaded moment came: Gwen tripped over the branch and fell over with a small scream. A searing pain shot through her ankle as she hit the ground. She tried to crawl up again, but her ankle wouldn't hold her. She sat back in despair, watching the soldiers as they neared her.
The first few soldiers who reached her pointed their weapons to Gwen, glaring down at her. They stepped aside as the Lord arrived on horse, flanked by three more riders. Gwen could feel the eyes of the Lord on her as she slowly raised her head to meet the eyes of Lord Draco. The Lord sneered down at her, in a high-and-mighty position on his horse.
"Gwendelyn McAvery?"
He asked her in a calm voice. Gwen hesitated before answering.
"Y-yes. my Lord.."
"You have been requested an audience with King Lucius Malfoy. You're to come to the palace with me."
Gwendelyn frowned. Why was the King asking her to come to the palace? She stayed silent, wondering what to do now. Lord Draco smirked, and held out his hand.
"Will you come with me, milady?"
Gwendelyn glanced at his outstretched hand.
"W-what happened. to my parents? And where's Lucy?"
Gwen asked in a trembly voice.
"All your questions will be answered at the palace."
Gwendelyn looked doubtful, but she couldn't refuse a personal request from the King himself. She reached up and took the Lord's hand he had offered her. Lord Draco smiled, and pulled her unto his horse with an unexpected strength. Gwen was held in front of the Lord protectively. She sat stiff, afraid to squeeze too close to the Lord. She heard the Lord commanding the troops to lead the way back to the palace, and they set off. Gwen squeezed her eyes shut, hanging on tightly to the horse. 'Some birthday.' She thought as they galloped out of the forest.
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AN: Next chapter will be about what happened to Lucy (aka Hermione, haha). Sorry for writing such short chapters, but oh well. I'll try harder tomorrow. *yawn*
AN: This fic will have some romance in it too, later on. For Fushigi Yuugi fans, have you already spotted the similarities? ;) And just to warn you, this fanfic will not contain much of the original Harry Potter storyline, I just used the chars, ( sorry.
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~*~ Chapter 3: The King's Request ~*~
Gwendelyn:
Gwendelyn ran and ran through the wood, breathing hard and careful not to stumble. Lucy had gone in another direction. She could still hear footsteps and horse hoofs behind her, but less than before. She could only presume some of them have gone after Lucy, but she was not sure. She didn't dare to look back either, too scared she might stumble.
Instead hundreds of questions swam in her head. What was happening? Why was Lord Draco Malfoy himself chasing her, Gwendelyn McAvery, the ordinary girl? What happened to her parents? Did Lucy get away all right? She felt herself slowing down. She couldn't keep running much longer, as she didn't have a good condition anyway. She looked around desperately for a place to hide, but the forest only bore trees. Suddenly a fallen branch doomed out of nowhere in front of her. The dreaded moment came: Gwen tripped over the branch and fell over with a small scream. A searing pain shot through her ankle as she hit the ground. She tried to crawl up again, but her ankle wouldn't hold her. She sat back in despair, watching the soldiers as they neared her.
The first few soldiers who reached her pointed their weapons to Gwen, glaring down at her. They stepped aside as the Lord arrived on horse, flanked by three more riders. Gwen could feel the eyes of the Lord on her as she slowly raised her head to meet the eyes of Lord Draco. The Lord sneered down at her, in a high-and-mighty position on his horse.
"Gwendelyn McAvery?"
He asked her in a calm voice. Gwen hesitated before answering.
"Y-yes. my Lord.."
"You have been requested an audience with King Lucius Malfoy. You're to come to the palace with me."
Gwendelyn frowned. Why was the King asking her to come to the palace? She stayed silent, wondering what to do now. Lord Draco smirked, and held out his hand.
"Will you come with me, milady?"
Gwendelyn glanced at his outstretched hand.
"W-what happened. to my parents? And where's Lucy?"
Gwen asked in a trembly voice.
"All your questions will be answered at the palace."
Gwendelyn looked doubtful, but she couldn't refuse a personal request from the King himself. She reached up and took the Lord's hand he had offered her. Lord Draco smiled, and pulled her unto his horse with an unexpected strength. Gwen was held in front of the Lord protectively. She sat stiff, afraid to squeeze too close to the Lord. She heard the Lord commanding the troops to lead the way back to the palace, and they set off. Gwen squeezed her eyes shut, hanging on tightly to the horse. 'Some birthday.' She thought as they galloped out of the forest.
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AN: Next chapter will be about what happened to Lucy (aka Hermione, haha). Sorry for writing such short chapters, but oh well. I'll try harder tomorrow. *yawn*