A/N:
Hey! See how quickly I posted? Do you all see what positive reinforcement does?!?! Sorry it's not longer, but I have homework and I wanted to post this ASAP to show you all how fast I can be. It's really just as long as all of the other chapters, but I've been getting so many reviews telling me to make them longer. I'll TRY, people, TRY, but I really can't stretch them out that much. Each chapter has to relate to the rule, and since it goes in steps, the rules really don't last that long. I have to put in a rule after each step has been fulfilled, which happens often. So I have to end the chapters often. Make sense? Anyway, you're probably tired of my jabbering, so I'll get on with it. See ya in a bit!
Disclaimer (PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT): We all know that I don't own Harry Potter, but I want to make it very clear that I do not own "The Art of Seduction" either. It is a book by Robert Greene, filled with steps to seduce someone. I am taking each rule and using it as a start of a chapter, kind of like a songfic, but with excerpts from a book instead of verses from a song. Also I would like to point out the no characters are actually reading the book in my story, its just sort of an introduction into each chapter. Kapeesh? Good.
Rule# 7
Enter Their Spirit
Most people are locked in their own worlds, making them stubborn and hard to persuade. The way to lure them out of their shell and set up your seduction is to enter their spirit. Play by their rules, enjoy what they enjoy, adapt yourself to their moods. In doing so you will stroke their deep-rooted narcissm and lower their defenses. Indulge your targets' ever mood and whim, giving them nothing to react against or resist.
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A simple gift. A simple necklace, barely a scuff on the face of the Malfoy vault, was enough to draw her in. It was merely the thought that it took - the idea that he had taken the time to get her the very gift that she desired was all that it took. Know he /cared/, know he was /kind/, and /thoughtful/, not to mention /handsome/, and /rich/ . . . quite the perfect man or Ginny Weasley. Or so she would think.
*
Dates. Ginny was terribly lost when it came to dating. She had been out with Neville once, excluding the Yule Ball, which had just been plain horrendous. Amidst a visit to the hospital wind with dark green boils all over her face and a tail sprouting from her rear, she had vowed never to go out with him again. Seamus had once asked her on a "romantic walk around the school and deep meaningful conversation about what we want for our futures and the meaning of life" which had turned out to be his way of wording "let's go up to the Astronomy Tower and snog like mad." She had realized what he was up to early on, though, and so ended her relationship with Finnegan.
But tonight's date with Draco was going to be different, she was sure of it. The idea of dinner in Hogsmede and then going to a play really did seem romantic, and they would be in a relatively public area, which meant that the whole date wouldn't consist of "snogging like mad." But what was she to wear? She had never been to a really nice restaurant before (Draco had told her when they made their plans that they would be going to Hogsmede Street Station, the nicest place in town) and as for live theatre? She was inexperienced, to say the least. The worst case would be for her to show up in a Yule Ball dress and for Draco to be in jeans and a T-shirt, or vice versa. How was she supposed to know what he'd be wearing?
There was a pile of clothes scattered around Ginny's section of the sixth year Girl's dormitory. She had gone through all of her stuff (which was rather limited), as well as everyone else's. She had narrowed it down to a green turtleneck of Alice's with a long black skirt, or a long blue dress with short sleeves, belonging to Teresa. Glancing at the clock to realize she had only ten minutes until she was meeting him, Ginny hurriedly decided on the turtleneck and skirt, judging the other to be a bit too dressy. She supposed it was better to be slightly underdressed than slightly overdressed.
After putting the outfit on, she swiftly slid into her old black shoes, threw a quick look into the mirror, and then added the final touch: the necklace. Running her hands along her hair, which was pulled into a bun at the base of her neck, she grabbed her cloak and headed for the Common Room.
Ron didn't know about the date. It would have been mad for her to tell him - just to have him owl mum, who'd ground Ginny for dislike of the Malfoys, and then suffer being under his careful scrutiny for the rest of the year. Not exactly appealing. All she had to do was make it out of the school without him noticing, although she didn't expect it would be hard. He was out with Hermione, Merlin only knows where, which meant that he would not be seen until the next morning, or so it was typically. She still had to worry about Harry, but Quidditch practice was that night until eight o'clock (they were training hard for the post-holiday game against Ravenclaw).
All in all, it wasn't surprising that Ginny was able to make it to the Great Hall by seven thirty sharp, uninterrupted.
Drcao was already there when Ginny descended the steps leading from the Gryffindor Tower. He smiled at her, and Ginny saw his eyes quickly flicker to the chain around her neck. She had asked if it had been from him when she had talked to him the day after Christmas to set up the date, and he had apologized profusely for not including a note. He claimed to have been out of parchment. Ginny was quite sure that he had done it so as not to cause a storm among the Dream Team when they saw that Baby Weasley was receiving gifts from a Malfoy. Ginny privately was grateful.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked her when she reached him.
Ginny smiled and nodded, glad that she wasn't feeling as uncomfortable as she had predicted she would be. After all, Draco didn't really seem like the dateable type. Rather, so she would have thought until recently. But her whole perspective of him was changing rapidly. There was barely anything about him that reminded her that he was the bouncing ferret from third year. Of course, excluding his good looks.
He was also wearing his winter cloak, but underneath it she could see black dress pants and a green button-down shirt, such that passerby might have thought they had dressed to match each other. Ginny was glad to see that she was dressed appropriately.
After receiving Ginny's affirmative response, he held out his arm, which she wrapped hers around, feeling amazingly happy. She was on a date with Draco Malfoy!
*
And so it began.
A/N:
Yay, people, only one more step in Phase One! That was chapter seven out of twenty-four . . .
Personal thank-you's:
SoccerAngel, thanks for reviewing! I'm sorry if he's too cruel . . . that's just how I see him! I guess maybe he's a bit harsh . . . I'll do my best. Maybe he really is misunderstood and insecure . . . He just takes it out on Ginny. Yeah, that works . . .
Xani 7, PIZZA'S TO MY HOUSE THAT I DIDNT ORDER?!?!? *runs for cover* Sorry it wasn't much longer, but it was faster, wasn't it?
Supergirl, thanks for taking the time to review. Please don't go mad. That would be sad. Hey, I rhymed! Go me!
. . . (girl or guy who didn't leave a name), don't worry about it. We've all gone through the denial phase . . . Just let it play itself out.
DiaLin, thank you very much!
Quitesirus, thank you for always reviewing. I know I didn't really get to check for all the errors in this part either, for which I infinitely apologize . . .
Bleeding Queen, wow, thanks! You're one of the ones that really made me want to update so quickly . . .
Elentari, thank you so much!
Sarlene, woah! Thanks a lot. Your name wasn't originally on this list because I wrote it at night and then was going to post it in the morning, but I just had to add you on. Thank you!
Draco's Gal, that's the first time I've heard that one. Thank you, really. You brightened up my day.
M. Sloane, "brilliant"? I wouldn't say that much, but it's really nice to know you think so!
That's everyone that had reviewed by the time I posted this. I'll try to keep up with the personals.
Hey! See how quickly I posted? Do you all see what positive reinforcement does?!?! Sorry it's not longer, but I have homework and I wanted to post this ASAP to show you all how fast I can be. It's really just as long as all of the other chapters, but I've been getting so many reviews telling me to make them longer. I'll TRY, people, TRY, but I really can't stretch them out that much. Each chapter has to relate to the rule, and since it goes in steps, the rules really don't last that long. I have to put in a rule after each step has been fulfilled, which happens often. So I have to end the chapters often. Make sense? Anyway, you're probably tired of my jabbering, so I'll get on with it. See ya in a bit!
Disclaimer (PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT): We all know that I don't own Harry Potter, but I want to make it very clear that I do not own "The Art of Seduction" either. It is a book by Robert Greene, filled with steps to seduce someone. I am taking each rule and using it as a start of a chapter, kind of like a songfic, but with excerpts from a book instead of verses from a song. Also I would like to point out the no characters are actually reading the book in my story, its just sort of an introduction into each chapter. Kapeesh? Good.
Rule# 7
Enter Their Spirit
Most people are locked in their own worlds, making them stubborn and hard to persuade. The way to lure them out of their shell and set up your seduction is to enter their spirit. Play by their rules, enjoy what they enjoy, adapt yourself to their moods. In doing so you will stroke their deep-rooted narcissm and lower their defenses. Indulge your targets' ever mood and whim, giving them nothing to react against or resist.
*
A simple gift. A simple necklace, barely a scuff on the face of the Malfoy vault, was enough to draw her in. It was merely the thought that it took - the idea that he had taken the time to get her the very gift that she desired was all that it took. Know he /cared/, know he was /kind/, and /thoughtful/, not to mention /handsome/, and /rich/ . . . quite the perfect man or Ginny Weasley. Or so she would think.
*
Dates. Ginny was terribly lost when it came to dating. She had been out with Neville once, excluding the Yule Ball, which had just been plain horrendous. Amidst a visit to the hospital wind with dark green boils all over her face and a tail sprouting from her rear, she had vowed never to go out with him again. Seamus had once asked her on a "romantic walk around the school and deep meaningful conversation about what we want for our futures and the meaning of life" which had turned out to be his way of wording "let's go up to the Astronomy Tower and snog like mad." She had realized what he was up to early on, though, and so ended her relationship with Finnegan.
But tonight's date with Draco was going to be different, she was sure of it. The idea of dinner in Hogsmede and then going to a play really did seem romantic, and they would be in a relatively public area, which meant that the whole date wouldn't consist of "snogging like mad." But what was she to wear? She had never been to a really nice restaurant before (Draco had told her when they made their plans that they would be going to Hogsmede Street Station, the nicest place in town) and as for live theatre? She was inexperienced, to say the least. The worst case would be for her to show up in a Yule Ball dress and for Draco to be in jeans and a T-shirt, or vice versa. How was she supposed to know what he'd be wearing?
There was a pile of clothes scattered around Ginny's section of the sixth year Girl's dormitory. She had gone through all of her stuff (which was rather limited), as well as everyone else's. She had narrowed it down to a green turtleneck of Alice's with a long black skirt, or a long blue dress with short sleeves, belonging to Teresa. Glancing at the clock to realize she had only ten minutes until she was meeting him, Ginny hurriedly decided on the turtleneck and skirt, judging the other to be a bit too dressy. She supposed it was better to be slightly underdressed than slightly overdressed.
After putting the outfit on, she swiftly slid into her old black shoes, threw a quick look into the mirror, and then added the final touch: the necklace. Running her hands along her hair, which was pulled into a bun at the base of her neck, she grabbed her cloak and headed for the Common Room.
Ron didn't know about the date. It would have been mad for her to tell him - just to have him owl mum, who'd ground Ginny for dislike of the Malfoys, and then suffer being under his careful scrutiny for the rest of the year. Not exactly appealing. All she had to do was make it out of the school without him noticing, although she didn't expect it would be hard. He was out with Hermione, Merlin only knows where, which meant that he would not be seen until the next morning, or so it was typically. She still had to worry about Harry, but Quidditch practice was that night until eight o'clock (they were training hard for the post-holiday game against Ravenclaw).
All in all, it wasn't surprising that Ginny was able to make it to the Great Hall by seven thirty sharp, uninterrupted.
Drcao was already there when Ginny descended the steps leading from the Gryffindor Tower. He smiled at her, and Ginny saw his eyes quickly flicker to the chain around her neck. She had asked if it had been from him when she had talked to him the day after Christmas to set up the date, and he had apologized profusely for not including a note. He claimed to have been out of parchment. Ginny was quite sure that he had done it so as not to cause a storm among the Dream Team when they saw that Baby Weasley was receiving gifts from a Malfoy. Ginny privately was grateful.
"Are you ready to go?" He asked her when she reached him.
Ginny smiled and nodded, glad that she wasn't feeling as uncomfortable as she had predicted she would be. After all, Draco didn't really seem like the dateable type. Rather, so she would have thought until recently. But her whole perspective of him was changing rapidly. There was barely anything about him that reminded her that he was the bouncing ferret from third year. Of course, excluding his good looks.
He was also wearing his winter cloak, but underneath it she could see black dress pants and a green button-down shirt, such that passerby might have thought they had dressed to match each other. Ginny was glad to see that she was dressed appropriately.
After receiving Ginny's affirmative response, he held out his arm, which she wrapped hers around, feeling amazingly happy. She was on a date with Draco Malfoy!
*
And so it began.
A/N:
Yay, people, only one more step in Phase One! That was chapter seven out of twenty-four . . .
Personal thank-you's:
SoccerAngel, thanks for reviewing! I'm sorry if he's too cruel . . . that's just how I see him! I guess maybe he's a bit harsh . . . I'll do my best. Maybe he really is misunderstood and insecure . . . He just takes it out on Ginny. Yeah, that works . . .
Xani 7, PIZZA'S TO MY HOUSE THAT I DIDNT ORDER?!?!? *runs for cover* Sorry it wasn't much longer, but it was faster, wasn't it?
Supergirl, thanks for taking the time to review. Please don't go mad. That would be sad. Hey, I rhymed! Go me!
. . . (girl or guy who didn't leave a name), don't worry about it. We've all gone through the denial phase . . . Just let it play itself out.
DiaLin, thank you very much!
Quitesirus, thank you for always reviewing. I know I didn't really get to check for all the errors in this part either, for which I infinitely apologize . . .
Bleeding Queen, wow, thanks! You're one of the ones that really made me want to update so quickly . . .
Elentari, thank you so much!
Sarlene, woah! Thanks a lot. Your name wasn't originally on this list because I wrote it at night and then was going to post it in the morning, but I just had to add you on. Thank you!
Draco's Gal, that's the first time I've heard that one. Thank you, really. You brightened up my day.
M. Sloane, "brilliant"? I wouldn't say that much, but it's really nice to know you think so!
That's everyone that had reviewed by the time I posted this. I'll try to keep up with the personals.