"Red Haired Goddess"
By: Alexandria
Chapter 17: Go shag a horse, brother of mine.
Authors note: I'm sorry, I'm in a Christmasy mood, and this might be really short, but I have other things to do and I would like to post this tonight..
"Happy Christmas, Hermione!" Ginny said, cheerfully as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
Hermione grinned.
"Hi Harry," Ginny said to the young man across from her, engrossed in his toast. After he mumbled something that sounded like "ello" to her, she also became interested in food. "Yummy! Fruit Loops!"
Ron rolled his eyes. "Just like her, that one. Goes straight for the food, doesn't even bother to tell her big old brother good morning."
"Go shag a horse, dear brother of mine," Ginny said, reaching for the milk.
Hermione's snort rang out through the Great Hall as she almost choked on her milk. Draco walked up behind her and kissed her neck. "What'd I miss? Weasel getting picked on by his sister?" A teasing glint entered his eyes that Ron didn't seem to catch.
"Sod off, Mal-Ferret," he replied sullenly, as he sat down on the bench next to Hermione.
"What crawled up your arse and died?" Draco asked while nuzzling Hermione's neck, making her grin.
Ginny giggled, as she finally poured milk into her cereal.
"Someone's happy this morning," Draco commented, looking at the evil smile on Ginny's face as she reached for her spoon.
She reached into her cereal, picked up a few dry pieces and looked at Harry who was still concentrating on toast.
The cereal went flying, some landed in his hair, some on the toast, some on his nose and glasses. He looked up and glared at her. "You'll pay for that," he told her, partially grinning. She tried to stifle her giggles as she jumped up. He grabbed the object closest to him. Upon seeing it was a butter knife, he blushed a tiny bit and put it back down. He grabbed a handful of tiny muffins and chucked them at her.
She screamed and ran, and one hit Draco. "I'd get you back for that one Potter, but Hermione would kill me. Ow," he rubbed his ribs for a second grimacing, and Hermione hugged him tightly.
"I'm so sorry, love. I didn't mean too."
Harry saw Ron roll his eyes.
Ginny grinned, and came up behind Harry. She tickled him in the ribs, and he gasped. Turning quickly, his hand went out and grabbed at Ginny's side. He saw the light shine in her eyes, full of hope as she giggled breathlessly. His torture at her side slowed slightly and he remembered what Trelawnay had said. What if. what if she was right? And that love could stop anything. Maybe it was worth a try.
His fingers worked at her side again, and one hand leaned down and grabbed at above her kneecap. She shrieked in laughter, and twisted trying to get away. He held her still and his fingers kept the onslaught going. She finally got away from him, and Harry grinned as she took in a deep breath.
"That was fun," Harry said, sitting back down, leaving a confused Ginny standing there. "So, Ron! Finish the potions essay? It's due the day we get back."
Ron sat there, completely baffled at his best friends actions. What the hell was he playing at? He has just tickled his little sister, totally flirtatiously, and then was as calm as ever! He looked over at his sister, who had a confused and hopeful expression on her face. Ron grabbed Harry, and dragged him out of the Great Hall.
"Just what do you think you're playing at?" Ron asked.
Harry looked at him. "What the hell is wrong with you?"
"Did you see my sister? First you tell her your not interested or whatever!"
"It's not that. I thought she would get hurt!"
"Thought?"
"Yes thought!"
"And now she's in there all confused, hoping for something. Wait. If you used thought in the past tense, are you going to.?"
Harry nodded.
"You know, I'm not sure if that's such a good idea," Ron said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"Trelawney said something that made me rethink my logic."
"Trelawney said?" Ron asked, completely baffled. "Now I KNOW it's not a good idea."
"No! She said that love could be the strongest weapon. And other things, but that was mainly it."
"So, you're in love with Gin, are you?" Ron asked, grinning slightly.
"Yeah. And I'm going to try and take her back, if she'll have me."
"Talk to Hermione," Ron advised. "She's her best friend. Maybe she'll put in a good word." He turned at walked back into the Great Hall.
~*~
"Mione, I'm going crazy!" Ginny yelled, stuffing her face into a pillow. "He hasn't said more than five words to me since I got better, and today he was flirting with me!"
Hermione grinned, and looked up from her nail polish. "You have no idea. When I was getting lessons from Draco," she stopped as she looked at the baffled look that turned into recognition on Ginny's face. "I was so scared that I was doing the wrong thing. But then, instead of noticing Justin, or returning his so-called affection, I kept looking at Draco! I knew half the time he was looking back, but we could never say anything about it. It was crazy!"
Ginny giggled at her friend. "You're crazy."
"Oh, dahling!" she faked an American southern accent. "Craziness is the in thing now, don't you know?"
Ginny burst into giggles. She finally coughed and stopped laughing, only to take one look at Hermione and burst back into laughter. "Ok," she said calmed down. "What should I do about Harry?"
"Well, I think something crawled up his ass, but maybe you should give him a taste of his own medicine and ignore him if he tries to talk to you."
Ginny gasped. "But that's so cruel!"
Hermione nodded. "Yeah, but he'll go crazy knowing your over him. He'll want you back. Trust me on this. Those lessons I told you about weren't snogging sessions, you know. Dammit," Hermione looked down at her red finger-tip. "Do you have any nail polish remover?"
Ginny forked it over and walked out of her dorm with her hands in her pockets. Hermione was always wearing muggle clothes when she didn't have a class to go to. Ginny decided it would be fun. She was borrowing a low cut yellow spaghetti strap, and really baggy black pants. Her hair was pulled into a messy ponytail, as she was only going to lounge around the common room. With her bangs covering some of her eyes, she walked down and sat next to Dean Thomas who was playing a game of Wizard chess with Ron.
"You're going to lose," she told Dean. "You know that, right? Ron's the best. Not even my dad can beat this prat."
"I resent that," she heard Ron mutter.
"Winner," she called, leaning back into the comfortable chair.
"Nah, Harry's already called it," Dean told her.
"No," Harry said, slightly grinning. "How about we just play a game, Gin?"
Dean looked bewildered at Ron. "I thought he wasn't speaking to her," he said in a loud whisper.
"That's what I thought," Ginny said, standing. "Oh, Harry. Don't bother, you can play. I have other things to do anyway." With her heart racing she turned and left the common, leaving three baffled young men sitting there, the only sound was of stone hitting more stone.
"HA!" Dean called. "I win!"
Ginny stopped and leaned against the wall next to the room.
"You ok?" The fat lady asked.
"I'm fine! I can't believe I just did that," she muttered.
"Did what, Dear?"
"I ignored Harry Potter! Left him standing in his shoes!"
"But why?" the painting asked. "The rumor in the pictures is that you fancy the young lad."
"Oh I do," she replied in earnest. "It's just. Wow," she left another baffled being behind as she went skipping to tell someone of her triumph.
Authors note: Ok, so a teensy weensie bit longer than expected, but it took me two days to write. *hides face in shame* Oh, and to answer Shnickers question, it has nothing to do with Neville. Basically, anyone he truly has loved (save Ron and Mione) has been taken from him. Now he's in love with Ginny and he's scared he'll lose her too. It's a confusing process, but most people got it. Glad I could help though! Now, I'm so happy!!! I got 85 reviews *happy smile.* Can I have 88 before the next chapter? I was born in 88, so I'll guess that it's a lucky number! I'll probably end this in the next few chapters, so the end is near *sniffle* I know, you guys will all weep!! But please do remember to check out "The Teachings Of Seduction" if you want a bit more of the Draco/Hermione romance.. Thank you for reading my story! It means a lot to me, it really does!!!
By: Alexandria
Chapter 17: Go shag a horse, brother of mine.
Authors note: I'm sorry, I'm in a Christmasy mood, and this might be really short, but I have other things to do and I would like to post this tonight..
"Happy Christmas, Hermione!" Ginny said, cheerfully as she sat down at the Gryffindor table.
Hermione grinned.
"Hi Harry," Ginny said to the young man across from her, engrossed in his toast. After he mumbled something that sounded like "ello" to her, she also became interested in food. "Yummy! Fruit Loops!"
Ron rolled his eyes. "Just like her, that one. Goes straight for the food, doesn't even bother to tell her big old brother good morning."
"Go shag a horse, dear brother of mine," Ginny said, reaching for the milk.
Hermione's snort rang out through the Great Hall as she almost choked on her milk. Draco walked up behind her and kissed her neck. "What'd I miss? Weasel getting picked on by his sister?" A teasing glint entered his eyes that Ron didn't seem to catch.
"Sod off, Mal-Ferret," he replied sullenly, as he sat down on the bench next to Hermione.
"What crawled up your arse and died?" Draco asked while nuzzling Hermione's neck, making her grin.
Ginny giggled, as she finally poured milk into her cereal.
"Someone's happy this morning," Draco commented, looking at the evil smile on Ginny's face as she reached for her spoon.
She reached into her cereal, picked up a few dry pieces and looked at Harry who was still concentrating on toast.
The cereal went flying, some landed in his hair, some on the toast, some on his nose and glasses. He looked up and glared at her. "You'll pay for that," he told her, partially grinning. She tried to stifle her giggles as she jumped up. He grabbed the object closest to him. Upon seeing it was a butter knife, he blushed a tiny bit and put it back down. He grabbed a handful of tiny muffins and chucked them at her.
She screamed and ran, and one hit Draco. "I'd get you back for that one Potter, but Hermione would kill me. Ow," he rubbed his ribs for a second grimacing, and Hermione hugged him tightly.
"I'm so sorry, love. I didn't mean too."
Harry saw Ron roll his eyes.
Ginny grinned, and came up behind Harry. She tickled him in the ribs, and he gasped. Turning quickly, his hand went out and grabbed at Ginny's side. He saw the light shine in her eyes, full of hope as she giggled breathlessly. His torture at her side slowed slightly and he remembered what Trelawnay had said. What if. what if she was right? And that love could stop anything. Maybe it was worth a try.
His fingers worked at her side again, and one hand leaned down and grabbed at above her kneecap. She shrieked in laughter, and twisted trying to get away. He held her still and his fingers kept the onslaught going. She finally got away from him, and Harry grinned as she took in a deep breath.
"That was fun," Harry said, sitting back down, leaving a confused Ginny standing there. "So, Ron! Finish the potions essay? It's due the day we get back."
Ron sat there, completely baffled at his best friends actions. What the hell was he playing at? He has just tickled his little sister, totally flirtatiously, and then was as calm as ever! He looked over at his sister, who had a confused and hopeful expression on her face. Ron grabbed Harry, and dragged him out of the Great Hall.
"Just what do you think you're playing at?" Ron asked.
Harry looked at him. "What the hell is wrong with you?"
"Did you see my sister? First you tell her your not interested or whatever!"
"It's not that. I thought she would get hurt!"
"Thought?"
"Yes thought!"
"And now she's in there all confused, hoping for something. Wait. If you used thought in the past tense, are you going to.?"
Harry nodded.
"You know, I'm not sure if that's such a good idea," Ron said, rubbing his chin thoughtfully.
"Trelawney said something that made me rethink my logic."
"Trelawney said?" Ron asked, completely baffled. "Now I KNOW it's not a good idea."
"No! She said that love could be the strongest weapon. And other things, but that was mainly it."
"So, you're in love with Gin, are you?" Ron asked, grinning slightly.
"Yeah. And I'm going to try and take her back, if she'll have me."
"Talk to Hermione," Ron advised. "She's her best friend. Maybe she'll put in a good word." He turned at walked back into the Great Hall.
~*~
"Mione, I'm going crazy!" Ginny yelled, stuffing her face into a pillow. "He hasn't said more than five words to me since I got better, and today he was flirting with me!"
Hermione grinned, and looked up from her nail polish. "You have no idea. When I was getting lessons from Draco," she stopped as she looked at the baffled look that turned into recognition on Ginny's face. "I was so scared that I was doing the wrong thing. But then, instead of noticing Justin, or returning his so-called affection, I kept looking at Draco! I knew half the time he was looking back, but we could never say anything about it. It was crazy!"
Ginny giggled at her friend. "You're crazy."
"Oh, dahling!" she faked an American southern accent. "Craziness is the in thing now, don't you know?"
Ginny burst into giggles. She finally coughed and stopped laughing, only to take one look at Hermione and burst back into laughter. "Ok," she said calmed down. "What should I do about Harry?"
"Well, I think something crawled up his ass, but maybe you should give him a taste of his own medicine and ignore him if he tries to talk to you."
Ginny gasped. "But that's so cruel!"
Hermione nodded. "Yeah, but he'll go crazy knowing your over him. He'll want you back. Trust me on this. Those lessons I told you about weren't snogging sessions, you know. Dammit," Hermione looked down at her red finger-tip. "Do you have any nail polish remover?"
Ginny forked it over and walked out of her dorm with her hands in her pockets. Hermione was always wearing muggle clothes when she didn't have a class to go to. Ginny decided it would be fun. She was borrowing a low cut yellow spaghetti strap, and really baggy black pants. Her hair was pulled into a messy ponytail, as she was only going to lounge around the common room. With her bangs covering some of her eyes, she walked down and sat next to Dean Thomas who was playing a game of Wizard chess with Ron.
"You're going to lose," she told Dean. "You know that, right? Ron's the best. Not even my dad can beat this prat."
"I resent that," she heard Ron mutter.
"Winner," she called, leaning back into the comfortable chair.
"Nah, Harry's already called it," Dean told her.
"No," Harry said, slightly grinning. "How about we just play a game, Gin?"
Dean looked bewildered at Ron. "I thought he wasn't speaking to her," he said in a loud whisper.
"That's what I thought," Ginny said, standing. "Oh, Harry. Don't bother, you can play. I have other things to do anyway." With her heart racing she turned and left the common, leaving three baffled young men sitting there, the only sound was of stone hitting more stone.
"HA!" Dean called. "I win!"
Ginny stopped and leaned against the wall next to the room.
"You ok?" The fat lady asked.
"I'm fine! I can't believe I just did that," she muttered.
"Did what, Dear?"
"I ignored Harry Potter! Left him standing in his shoes!"
"But why?" the painting asked. "The rumor in the pictures is that you fancy the young lad."
"Oh I do," she replied in earnest. "It's just. Wow," she left another baffled being behind as she went skipping to tell someone of her triumph.
Authors note: Ok, so a teensy weensie bit longer than expected, but it took me two days to write. *hides face in shame* Oh, and to answer Shnickers question, it has nothing to do with Neville. Basically, anyone he truly has loved (save Ron and Mione) has been taken from him. Now he's in love with Ginny and he's scared he'll lose her too. It's a confusing process, but most people got it. Glad I could help though! Now, I'm so happy!!! I got 85 reviews *happy smile.* Can I have 88 before the next chapter? I was born in 88, so I'll guess that it's a lucky number! I'll probably end this in the next few chapters, so the end is near *sniffle* I know, you guys will all weep!! But please do remember to check out "The Teachings Of Seduction" if you want a bit more of the Draco/Hermione romance.. Thank you for reading my story! It means a lot to me, it really does!!!