I'll Take Thee Away

Hey PpLs,

Hey it's me again, of course. I just want to thank those of you who reviewed and you now get your reward. The next chapter! Just kidding there is no reward. But you do get the second chapter to this story. Oh and I'm also thinking of using more then just this one song in the fic. But if I do decide to use more then one song, then you'll know about it because it will most definitely be in the disclaimer. Again Draco will be watching on the sidelines but maybe not as much. Now on with the fic!

Disclaimer: I don't own anything except for the plot. The song that will be used later on in the story is from the movie 'Hocus Pocus' and it's sung by Sara Jessica Parker.

Background: Everyone's changed since the dark ages ended and Voldemort has gone. People are a lot happier and Gryffindor and Slytherin are even getting along. Even though Draco Malfoy is still somewhat an insufferable prig.

Summary: Draco finds himself falling in love with a mysterious girl that no one knows. She appears only about once or twice a year to sing for the students at Hogwarts. But when Draco finds out that his dream girl is one of his pupils at Hogwarts he goes on a search for her. Does he really have to look that hard though? Or has this girl been in front of him all along?

I'll Take Thee Away

A Harry Potter Fan Fiction

A Draco and Ginny Production

By: Ashley Nicole

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It was nearly Halloween now. There were many people telling old ghost stories and others talking about past Halloweens that were spent at Hogwarts. Halloween wasn't as big as Christmas but it sure as hell was one of the most eventful holidays. Like last Halloween…

There was a big dance that everyone attended. Everyone was dressed as a different creature or some ancient kind of witch or wizard. The Weird Sisters were also there performing their latest hits. And all in all, everyone had a great time.

This year no one was sure of what was going to be done. Dumbledore wouldn't tell them at least until Hallows Eve. So people stayed as patient as they could and in the mean time detracted themselves with other things.

Ginny Weasley was one of the impatient occupants at Hogwarts. Or at least she acted like she was impatient. She would talk about nothing except for Halloween dances and parties or feasts where there would be nothing but candies and other sweets. She seemed just as clueless as anyone else did… but everything's not what it appears to be now is it?

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Sunlight shown through the curtains and landed on Ginny Weasley. She didn't really feel like getting up. It was Tuesday and all classes were canceled because of Halloween on Friday. Alas… she was already fully awake and knew she wouldn't have been able to get back to sleep now. So without any other options, Ginny got up to get dressed.

She took a quick shower and used a drying spell on her hair without looking into the mirror. She then went to pick out some clothes to wear. After about an hour of going through clothes, Ginny finally decided on wearing a black mid-sleeve shirt that hugged her curves and just showed her belly button. And a skirt that went down to her knees and had two slits on each side that went all the way up to almost the top of her thighs.

She straightened out her skirt a bit and then thought, This is too tight. Ron would kill me if he saw me wearing it. Ginny just smiled as she stopped pulling her skirt down, Good then! She then went into her shoe closet, or what was supposed to be a shoes closet, and pulled out a pair of fuzzy black slippers, almost identical to the white ones she wore the day before yesterday. Slippers were Ginny's, well, sort of signature. She always wore slippers, except for when she was going to something formal.

Ginny then took out a little tube from her nightstand droor and unscrewed the cap. After that she dipped one of her fingers in and took a little of the substance and rubbed it onto her lips. She smiled and then thought, Mmm… Banana, my favorite.

Ginny then thought about her hair. What to do with it today? She stood in the middle of the girl's dormitory while pondering this question. Ah ha! Another genius idea Gin, she thought to herself after she decided to wear it down. Which was a real surprise because Ginny never wore her hair down. People always told her that she should have, but she never really paid any mind to them. It wasn't like she was trying to impress anyone. Well at least not since Harry started dating Hermione. She tended to stay clear of those two these days, they were always too mushy and lovey dovie.

Without anymore thoughts of that, Ginny started off towards the bathroom to brush her hair. She opened the door, flicked on the light and then started to look for her hairbrush among many other girls' hair products. Once Ginny found her blue hairbrush with clouds, she turned towards the mirror and began to brush her hair. She finished brushing her hair and then sprayed it with extra strength hair spray. She would need it if she wanted her hair to stay down for the whole day. She looked into the mirror one last time and then flicked off the light and left. About five seconds later Ginny ran back in and flicked the light back on.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Ginny screeched and then looked down at her hair. It was… It was… BLONDE! Her beautiful golden red waist length hair was blonde! She was breathing hard and was trying to think straight. Who did it? Who did it? Who did it?, her head screamed. Then something happened…

"Ginny I didn't mean it! I swear it was a joke! Don't take it so seriously!" Ron was pleading as Ginny gained up on him. He was about to get away when Ginny just stopped. She sighed dramatically and Ron turned to see if she was okay. When he saw that she was better then okay, and smirking, he turned around to go run away again.

Ginny hurriedly, and a little angrily, snatched off one of her fluffy white slippers and threw it right at his head. And it hit him right where it was aimed.

"How dare you say I should be blonde Ronald Weasley! I'm taking that as a direct insult! And this time I'm holding a grudge!" She walked over to Ron with one slipper on and nothing but a stripped toe sock on the other foot. Once she got close enough she grabbed her slipper and hit Ron with it one more time on the top of his head and stormed off to the Great Hall.

Ginny looked back into the mirror one more time and then said to no one in particular, "I'm going to kill him!"

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Everyone in the Great Hall was now looking to the farthest end corner in the room. And that just so happened to be in the direction of Gryffindor Tower, where, just a nano second ago everyone heard a blood curdling scream. The Professor's were all looking bewildered and all the students' mouths were shut tight, they were all listening to see what would happen next. Then the doors burst open.

"Ronald Lesley Weasley," There were snickers coming from the Slytherin table at the sound of

Ron's middle name but then there was silence again after Ginny threw them a threatening look. "You just wait till I get my hands on you! I promise there will be a lot of pain in your future if you do not fix this right now!" Ginny Weasley stood there with her hands clenched at her sides and her breathing rapid. She looked over towards the Gryffindor table and spotted her brother, hiding behind Hermione and Colin Creevey.

She began to stomp over towards Ron and when everyone noticed her hair they all gasped. So that's why Ginny was so pissed off. Ron had changed her hair color, and anyone who knew Ginny, knew that she was absolutely in love with her hair. It was her best asset, or at least that's what she said.

Once Ginny was close enough to lunge at Ron she asked Hermione and Colin to move. They were speechless and didn't complain at all about her harsh tone as they moved. Ginny took a step forward as Ron stood and took two steps back. She smirked at him and then looked towards the table where all the professors were watching and waiting to see what would happen. She then turned back to Ron and took another two steps forward and grabbed him by his shirt collar before he could take another step back.

"If you don't change my hair back to the exact color it was then I will rip out your bowel and eat it for dinner! Do you understand me?" She asked while tightening her grip on his shirt. She smirked when he gulped and whimpered slightly. She then became serious again and asked, "Well?"

Ron gulped again and then stammered, "Sorry Gin. The charm doesn't wear off until Thursday… uh… Please Ginny don't hurt me!" he ended in a plea. She then froze and began to shake. This damned charm wouldn't wear off for another two days! How was she going to survive two days with blonde hair!

Ginny dropped Ron and he fell to the floor in surprise. He looked up towards Ginny and began to worry because she wasn't moving. At all. She was still shaking and he could hear her breathing very soundly. She looked around the room with her big hazel brown eyes wide. She then looked at Ron and dramatically threw her hand to her forehead. She made a loud sighing noise and then dropped to the floor.

Everyone stood up in their seats to watch Ginny fall to the ground. After she fell she stopped moving and after that people got the idea that she wasn't faking. And she really wasn't faking. Ron hesitantly walked up to her up. He walked towards the doors of the Great Hall where Madam Pomfrey had a stretcher already ready to take Ginny to the hospital wing.

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Well that was quite uncalled for. I didn't think Ron would actually take my advice. But then again I didn't know that Ginny would pass out because of having charmed blonde hair. I wouldn't be surprised if she had a concussion because of that fall. I'm pretty sure that she hit her head. I wonder if I should go see her later.

I just really hope she's okay…

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Later on that day, Ginny woke up in the hospital wing. It appeared to be around at least 9 o' clock and Madam Pomfrey was no where in sight. Ginny looked around the hospital wing and then swung her legs around onto the floor. She shivered from the coldness that radiated from it, but then shook it off.

She slowly walked towards the window and sat on the sill. She looked out to the sky and admired the bright silver moon. It wasn't a full moon because the first full moon of the month wouldn't be until Friday on Halloween, but it still looked full and it was quite beautiful.

Ginny sat like that, just staring at the moon, for sometime. She only stopped looking out the window when she heard echoing footsteps. She quickly jumped up from her seat and threw herself back into bed under the white covers. After the covers were throw up to at least her neck, she faked being asleep.

The footsteps got closer and closer and pretty soon Ginny felt someone at her bedside. They didn't say anything and they didn't move for a while. When they did move it was very slowly and it was quietly. A soft hand touched Ginny's cheek gingerly and then trailed down to her lips and then down to her neck and arm and eventually to her fingertips. It was a very pleasant feeling but Ginny really wanted to know who was so affectionately touching her. She was pondering who it could be when a very familiar voice interrupted her,

"Why I'm so infatuated with you I'll never know…"

It was said gently and with confused feeling. She wasn't really sure who it was; all she knew was that the voice was familiar. Then whoever this person was quickly left without another word.

Ginny waited a few minutes before she got up to look around and when she did she noticed a new bouquet of flowers at her bedside. They were a rosy yellowish color and resembled that of a rose and there was no mistaking it. It was Ginny's favorite flower; The Mediterranean Sun.

She smiled slightly and then sighed with contempt, "So… I'm someone's infatuation."

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The next morning Madam Pomfrey sent Ginny back up to Gryffindor Tower. She wasn't to keen on the idea of walking around in broad daylight with her blonde hair, but Madam Pomfrey shoed her away non the less. So she walked a little faster then she should have on her way back. She was almost in the clear when WHAM!

"Watch where you're going!" a voice shouted at Ginny as she clutched onto the person for support. "I'm so, so sorry. I didn't mean to run into you I was just…" Ginny began as she released whomever she had her vise grip on but then stopped. "Oh it's you Malfoy. I'm sure you're quite fine and not injured so I'll be on my way." Draco smirked at her and was about to let her walk away without saying anything snide, but he couldn't resist.

"Weasel, I couldn't help but notice your change in appearance," he started " and I'm certain that it's something that's happened within at least 48 hours." He smirked at her confused and then angered face as he continued, "Is it your height? No, no… Is it your shoe size? No, no you've always had big feet." He pretended to scrutinize her more and then snapped his fingers; "It's your hair!"

Ginny was really trying to keep her temper right about now and it was slowly starting to not work. So without anything else to do Ginny started counting, "One… Two…Three… Four…" She continued to count very slowly and she only stopped at eight because Malfoy was chuckling.

"Blonde isn't really the best hair color for you, you know?" He smirked at her and it wasn't the right thing to do. And he soon found that out when he looked into Ginny's blazing eyes.

"Malfoy, I'm really not in the mood," she was literally seething through her teeth now, "And saying things about what my slimy little git of a brother did yesterday is not a therapy I'm enjoying. I'm also quite aware of blonde not being my best color… that's why I'm… I'm…"

Ginny was now on the verge of tears. It wasn't fare. Sure blonde wasn't that bad on her and Malfoy was only being his usual horrible self, but she just couldn't help it. "I'm just going to go up to my dormitory now. And I'm sure that the next time you see me I will have gone through another series of changes. Good day and good-bye for now." Ginny now let the tears spill down her cheeks as she calmly turned around and walked up the step of the Gryffindor Tower.

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I can't believe I made her cry. I can't believe I made her cry. It's not like I meant it or anything; it's just the way I am. And what did she mean by 'Another Series of Changes'? What crazy scheme is she going to come up with now?

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That day, for the rest of the day, Ginny didn't show up for any of her classes and had her friend Ariana bring all of her meals to her dorm. Everyone was worried about her but no one was aloud to see her. Even Ariana didn't see her; Ginny made her leave the food at the door and then go away.

The next morning everyone was talking about Halloween and how it would be celebrated again. After all it was Hallows Eve and it was the day when Dumbledore was suppose to be telling everyone how they would be celebrating their holiday. But again they had to be patient because it would not be announced until dinner. So everyone still chatted about it, yet one particular group was talking about another subject.

"Do you really think Ginny is capable of ripping out one of your body organs, Ron?" Harry asked for the third time in the past hour. Sure it was a simply 'yes' or 'no' question but it didn't seem like Ginny to be so violent. Ron sighed and looked towards his best friend, "Harry, you saw how she acted yesterday and she nearly killed me in front of the lot of you too."

Hermione just looked at the boys and rolled her eyes, "It's your own fault. You know how much pride Ginny has in her hair and doing something like you did was awful when it comes to these matters. I mean Ginny could be plotting something against you right now Ron, and knowing you, you won't know what hit you." They all sighed one last time and then turned to their breakfast.

No sooner had they started eating did the doors to the Great Hall open. They weren't pushed fiercely open like Ginny did to them Wednesday. No, today they opened slowly and creakily. And when Ginny finally emerged… she really wasn't herself.

Ginny stood there dressed in all black. She wore a long satin dress that had a small train. It was V-neck shaped and had long sleeves. The sleeves went past her hands though and hooked around her fingertips and then flowed out and down. The waist was tight and hugged her curves, like most of her clothes did.

Her hair could not be seen either. She wore a black scarf pulled over her head and her hair was tucked safely under it. Besides the scarf Ginny had a small black hat on and it had a small veil that just ended at her collarbones.

The powdered make-up she wore on her face was evident and it made her look paler. She also wore black eye liner and red lipstick. And all in all, it was something frightful… And Ginny had certainly changed. Even though everyone knew she would be her same self after the charm wore off on her hair. She even told them herself during breakfast, which she didn't eat that day…

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Holy Shit! What the hell did she do to herself? She looks like a bloody zombie! Maybe giving Weasley that idea about her hair wasn't a good joke after all…

A/N: I personally think this chapter turned out bad. It took me all day to do this chapter because of a tremendous amount of writers black but I guess it wasn't that bad. I just hope you all liked it. Well until next time. Please r+r…