I Really Do Believe That I Don't Belong Here
By Lindsey Ann
Author Notes: Again, another fic from me. I just get so inspired to start a new one, but don;t worry the old ones won't be neglected. In fact, every friday, all of my stories will probably recieve new chapters. Please review. I really, really, like to hear from people if they liked or dislike my story.
Summary: Ginny Weasley has always been unsure about herself, especially when it comes to the fact that she belongs in Gryffindor. In a long talk with Draco Malfoy, she starts to think he actually does act like a person, and that maybe she belongs in Slytherin.
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Ginny sighed uneasily as she took a seat at the school's library. It was Christmas-time all of her friends, the very few that she had, were gone visiting home, but she didn't decide to go home for Christmas. It was her fourth year and allready, it was turning out to be just as bad as her first, if not worst.
Draco Malfoy, a strong and confident boy in everything he did, strode into the library. The first words that filled his mouth were, "So Weasel, where's your boyfriend Potter?" He had always teased Gryffindors, it was Slytherins did. No Gryffindor or Slytherin could ever get along, not even if they were paid 17,000 Galleons.
"Shut up." Ginny said harshly. Those were the worst words she had ever said in her life. Not even to her brother, who she obviously cared for but still was annoyed by him frequently, got this kind of treatment. And certainly, Ginny didn't know why she had said that. It would have been better to have ignored Malfoy then to have talked to him.
Somehow, Draco knew Ginny wasn't normally like that, and for some human caring side, he sat down across from her and said, "Whats up?"
Stunned Ginny took a while to come up with any idea why Draco would be asking her in such a nice way about her life. Did he want something? Did he get paid to be nice to a Gryffindor reject? No, Draco didn't need money, he family was well to do. Did he get dared to do that? "Why - Why...Why do you care?" She asked, pausing briefly.
"Because never in my life, have I ever, ever heard you say the words 'Shut Up' now I don't know maybe your going through that girlish thing, or its been a bad day, but I'd like to know. " He said geniuenly smiling.
He could be a good actor, Ginny thought. "How do I know you only want to know so you can mock me endlessly about that. Hmm?"
Taken a hurt by the words that Ginny said he looked deeply into her eyes and said, "Because Ginny, I am actually a human. Just because I'm in Slytherin, does not mean I care. Just because my father is twisted, doesn't mean I am."
To Ginny these words sounded true. But how could that be, how could a Slytherin actually be nice and caring? Why would he care? Intent to know an answer she asked, "Okay, Draco. I'll tell you, but can you promise not to tell. And in return you have to tell me something, deal?" She said holding out her hand, implying that she wanted him to shake on the deal.
"Deal, Ginny." He said back, shacking her hand gently.
"Ever thought that you don't belong in your house?"
"No. But continue on. I'd like to hear what house you think you should be in. Ravenclaw, right? You seem smart. No, Hufflepuff, your very loyal to your friends. It couldn't be...." He said getting cut-off mid-sentance.
"Slytherin." She said abruptly.
"Slytherin?" Malfoy, who was a Slytherin, was stunned. How could anyone openly admit to being sorted there? They were often regarded as the worst of the houses, the cruelest and mean, and the ones who all had parents closely intertwined in You-Know-Who's circle, including Draco's father.
"Yes, Slytherin."
"Why?"
"You know when Hogwarts had that problem..Swear to Godric you won't tell?"
"I sweat to Godric I won't tell. Hurry up and say what you gotta say."
"When the Chamber of Secrets was opened..I caused it....I caused it, because of that stupid diary."
"Duh. I knew that," his father had told him everything about that scandal. He knew every detail. How Potter came to save the day. How the diary was plotted. How she did everything.
"You knew?" She was shocked. She only thought the staff, Harry, Hermione and Ron knew. Well, apart from her diary. Was he reading her diary by using magic? She shuddered at the thought of that. She had some very personal details that she didn't want anyone to see.
"My father told me. And thats why you think you belong in Slytherin?"
"Exactly. That and I have never, ever been courageous, a thing Gryffindors are supposed to be. I don't do well in any class, well, exceptionally that is. And I hardly have any friends from my house, doesn't that say something?" She said, almost bringing up tears in her eyes. Since day one at Hogwarts she only had her brother's friends and them to rely on and a few friends, who weren't all that buddy-buddy with her.
"Thats stupid. You don't act like a Slytherin at all. You act Gryffindor- like way too much." He retorted. Obviously a Weasley belonged in Gryffindor just like a Malfoy belonged in Slytherin, ain't no way to change that.
"Draco..grr...You don't even know me! If you did, you'd see. Really you would," Ginny yelled at the top of her lungs so mad she could hit Draco.
And she did. "Ouch. Okay, Okay. I don't know you but either way you don't belong in Slytherin."
"Name three reasons then Mr. Expert On My Life," Ginny said as she crossed her arms awaiting an answer.
"First off, you don't act like any Slytherin girl. They all mock each other. The worst you've ever done is mock me, which everyone does," he said.
Ginny came to a relization that Malfoy was a lot like her except more confident and more prideful, and of course, not afraid to speak his own mind.
He almost seemed human-like which was scary, seeing as though Slytherins never acted like humans. They never, ever did.
"Secondly, you're too pretty to be in Slytherin. If you were in Slytherin you have a pug-face, which you don't." Ginny turned beet red from that comment. So, since Malfoy said that she was pretty, did that mean he could like her? Somehow the idea made her heart go upside-down.
Draco thought for a moment. He needed a really, really good reason why Ginny was good in Slytherin. "Go on," Ginny said wanting to know the next.
"Thirdly, believe it or not, you are courageous. Keep comin' back here to school, despite all of the teachers know about the chamber and all. You don't care that they may think less of you-" Again he was cut-off in mid- sentence.
"Yes, I do. I always care, see this is why I am spending all of my time studying."
"You're going to end up like that mud-I mean muggle born witch, Granger, right? Do you really wanna end up as the voice of reason. Loosen up, its just school," he said. He still didn't like muggle born witches or wizards but that was probably due to the fact that he had been taught since he was little that mudbloods were often the worst witch or wizard around.
"I'm stunned."
"Stunned about what?"
"You actually act like a human, not like the jerk Ron and Harry make you to be," Ginny said. Even though they had ocassionally insulted each other, both hadn't talked much, maybe a couple times a year, but not much more.
"Ron and Potter make me look like a jerk cause I am one to them. Its so I don't disrespect my father."
"Disrespect your dad?"
"Yeah. He's in You-Know-Who's inner circle. He wants me to be a death eater, but I don't want to. The teasing and crap like that, its all a act, I figure that someday, You-Know-Who will die and I can atone for anything that I did." His face was very serious on the subject.
Maybe Draco had a soul after all.
"Why don't you just not do it then? Who cares what your dad thinks?"
"He could have me killed."
"Still why should you worry..I mean...If you went to good, you could probably stay at the Burrow, my house, or with one of the professors."
Draco arched an eyebrow. "So at any moment if I decided to go good and live with your family they wouldn't mind?"
"Yeah. My dad always welcomes good witches or wizards."
"I'll keep that in mind," he said smiling as he began to leave. "See you tomorrow, Weasley?"
"Yeah, sure. If you want to." She quickly replied. He nodded.
Draco does act like a human, Ginny thought. He's just to afraid to show it.
By Lindsey Ann
Author Notes: Again, another fic from me. I just get so inspired to start a new one, but don;t worry the old ones won't be neglected. In fact, every friday, all of my stories will probably recieve new chapters. Please review. I really, really, like to hear from people if they liked or dislike my story.
Summary: Ginny Weasley has always been unsure about herself, especially when it comes to the fact that she belongs in Gryffindor. In a long talk with Draco Malfoy, she starts to think he actually does act like a person, and that maybe she belongs in Slytherin.
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Ginny sighed uneasily as she took a seat at the school's library. It was Christmas-time all of her friends, the very few that she had, were gone visiting home, but she didn't decide to go home for Christmas. It was her fourth year and allready, it was turning out to be just as bad as her first, if not worst.
Draco Malfoy, a strong and confident boy in everything he did, strode into the library. The first words that filled his mouth were, "So Weasel, where's your boyfriend Potter?" He had always teased Gryffindors, it was Slytherins did. No Gryffindor or Slytherin could ever get along, not even if they were paid 17,000 Galleons.
"Shut up." Ginny said harshly. Those were the worst words she had ever said in her life. Not even to her brother, who she obviously cared for but still was annoyed by him frequently, got this kind of treatment. And certainly, Ginny didn't know why she had said that. It would have been better to have ignored Malfoy then to have talked to him.
Somehow, Draco knew Ginny wasn't normally like that, and for some human caring side, he sat down across from her and said, "Whats up?"
Stunned Ginny took a while to come up with any idea why Draco would be asking her in such a nice way about her life. Did he want something? Did he get paid to be nice to a Gryffindor reject? No, Draco didn't need money, he family was well to do. Did he get dared to do that? "Why - Why...Why do you care?" She asked, pausing briefly.
"Because never in my life, have I ever, ever heard you say the words 'Shut Up' now I don't know maybe your going through that girlish thing, or its been a bad day, but I'd like to know. " He said geniuenly smiling.
He could be a good actor, Ginny thought. "How do I know you only want to know so you can mock me endlessly about that. Hmm?"
Taken a hurt by the words that Ginny said he looked deeply into her eyes and said, "Because Ginny, I am actually a human. Just because I'm in Slytherin, does not mean I care. Just because my father is twisted, doesn't mean I am."
To Ginny these words sounded true. But how could that be, how could a Slytherin actually be nice and caring? Why would he care? Intent to know an answer she asked, "Okay, Draco. I'll tell you, but can you promise not to tell. And in return you have to tell me something, deal?" She said holding out her hand, implying that she wanted him to shake on the deal.
"Deal, Ginny." He said back, shacking her hand gently.
"Ever thought that you don't belong in your house?"
"No. But continue on. I'd like to hear what house you think you should be in. Ravenclaw, right? You seem smart. No, Hufflepuff, your very loyal to your friends. It couldn't be...." He said getting cut-off mid-sentance.
"Slytherin." She said abruptly.
"Slytherin?" Malfoy, who was a Slytherin, was stunned. How could anyone openly admit to being sorted there? They were often regarded as the worst of the houses, the cruelest and mean, and the ones who all had parents closely intertwined in You-Know-Who's circle, including Draco's father.
"Yes, Slytherin."
"Why?"
"You know when Hogwarts had that problem..Swear to Godric you won't tell?"
"I sweat to Godric I won't tell. Hurry up and say what you gotta say."
"When the Chamber of Secrets was opened..I caused it....I caused it, because of that stupid diary."
"Duh. I knew that," his father had told him everything about that scandal. He knew every detail. How Potter came to save the day. How the diary was plotted. How she did everything.
"You knew?" She was shocked. She only thought the staff, Harry, Hermione and Ron knew. Well, apart from her diary. Was he reading her diary by using magic? She shuddered at the thought of that. She had some very personal details that she didn't want anyone to see.
"My father told me. And thats why you think you belong in Slytherin?"
"Exactly. That and I have never, ever been courageous, a thing Gryffindors are supposed to be. I don't do well in any class, well, exceptionally that is. And I hardly have any friends from my house, doesn't that say something?" She said, almost bringing up tears in her eyes. Since day one at Hogwarts she only had her brother's friends and them to rely on and a few friends, who weren't all that buddy-buddy with her.
"Thats stupid. You don't act like a Slytherin at all. You act Gryffindor- like way too much." He retorted. Obviously a Weasley belonged in Gryffindor just like a Malfoy belonged in Slytherin, ain't no way to change that.
"Draco..grr...You don't even know me! If you did, you'd see. Really you would," Ginny yelled at the top of her lungs so mad she could hit Draco.
And she did. "Ouch. Okay, Okay. I don't know you but either way you don't belong in Slytherin."
"Name three reasons then Mr. Expert On My Life," Ginny said as she crossed her arms awaiting an answer.
"First off, you don't act like any Slytherin girl. They all mock each other. The worst you've ever done is mock me, which everyone does," he said.
Ginny came to a relization that Malfoy was a lot like her except more confident and more prideful, and of course, not afraid to speak his own mind.
He almost seemed human-like which was scary, seeing as though Slytherins never acted like humans. They never, ever did.
"Secondly, you're too pretty to be in Slytherin. If you were in Slytherin you have a pug-face, which you don't." Ginny turned beet red from that comment. So, since Malfoy said that she was pretty, did that mean he could like her? Somehow the idea made her heart go upside-down.
Draco thought for a moment. He needed a really, really good reason why Ginny was good in Slytherin. "Go on," Ginny said wanting to know the next.
"Thirdly, believe it or not, you are courageous. Keep comin' back here to school, despite all of the teachers know about the chamber and all. You don't care that they may think less of you-" Again he was cut-off in mid- sentence.
"Yes, I do. I always care, see this is why I am spending all of my time studying."
"You're going to end up like that mud-I mean muggle born witch, Granger, right? Do you really wanna end up as the voice of reason. Loosen up, its just school," he said. He still didn't like muggle born witches or wizards but that was probably due to the fact that he had been taught since he was little that mudbloods were often the worst witch or wizard around.
"I'm stunned."
"Stunned about what?"
"You actually act like a human, not like the jerk Ron and Harry make you to be," Ginny said. Even though they had ocassionally insulted each other, both hadn't talked much, maybe a couple times a year, but not much more.
"Ron and Potter make me look like a jerk cause I am one to them. Its so I don't disrespect my father."
"Disrespect your dad?"
"Yeah. He's in You-Know-Who's inner circle. He wants me to be a death eater, but I don't want to. The teasing and crap like that, its all a act, I figure that someday, You-Know-Who will die and I can atone for anything that I did." His face was very serious on the subject.
Maybe Draco had a soul after all.
"Why don't you just not do it then? Who cares what your dad thinks?"
"He could have me killed."
"Still why should you worry..I mean...If you went to good, you could probably stay at the Burrow, my house, or with one of the professors."
Draco arched an eyebrow. "So at any moment if I decided to go good and live with your family they wouldn't mind?"
"Yeah. My dad always welcomes good witches or wizards."
"I'll keep that in mind," he said smiling as he began to leave. "See you tomorrow, Weasley?"
"Yeah, sure. If you want to." She quickly replied. He nodded.
Draco does act like a human, Ginny thought. He's just to afraid to show it.