Title: The Sea of Grey Kings
Author: Keladieea
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Late, stormy nights are the one thing that Ginny finds comforting, and by chance, it's the only thing Draco Malfoy finds comforting.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters... I do not own/and did not write the song lyrics I will be using in this fic!
Author's Note: I changed the title, I wasn't expecting my fic to become so much in depth, but it did, and I didn't think the sappy title was really fitting anymore. Also, I decided to put lyrics from different songs in each chapter. But the lyrics will make sense with the story.
The Sea of Grey Kings
Written By: Keladieea
Chapter Three: The Theous Scrolls and Deciding
***** I used to be a little boy so old in my shoes and what I choose is my choice what's a boy supposed to do *****
"Are you sure you're well enough Ginny?" Draco asked for the upteenth time as they slowly made their way towards Dumbledore's office.
"I'm well enough when it comes to this." Ginny said with gritted teeth, but instantly forgot to be annoyed as another wave of pain hit her full force.
"Gin?" Draco's voice oozed with concern, and Ginny could see it in those grey-silver eyes of his.
"Just...hold on to me." Ginny requested, and smiled as he allowed her to lean into him.
"Fresh Fickle Frogs." Dumbledore said, his voice directed towards the gargoyle statue.
The gargoyle moved, and they made their way into the spiral staircase that led up to Dumbledore's office. Draco and Ginny slowly eased up the stairs, not caring that McGonagall and Snape were impatiently waiting. Dumbledore wore no grin, nor did he have the twinkle in his eyes, but he let the two take their time.
Once inside the office, Draco led Ginny to a seat and sat on the arm of the chair beside her. She laid her head to rest on his thigh.
"I understand that you both have the sea storm visions?" Dumbledore began, and poured himself some tea.
"Yes sir." Draco answered for the both of them.
"Are you sure this isn't just something you make up to soothe your minds?" Snaped stepped into the conversation.
"No Professor. These are very real. Ginny was -there-." Draco shook his head and a menacing grin played at his lips.
"How do we know that that...girl...isn't lying?" Snape hissed.
"Severus, please, control yourself." McGonagall said in a loud whisper.
"I'm not lying." Ginny bit her lip.
Draco ran a hand through her red tendrils and soothed her.
"I know you're not." Draco whispered in reply, "I felt it too."
"Mister Malfoy, Miss Weasley, what I am about to tell you must never leave this room. No one can know." Dumbledore stated in a quiet tone.
"We understand sir." Draco nodded.
"Have you ever heard of the Theous Scrolls? Either of you?" Dumbledore looked out the one window in his office, and the skies were dark.
"Theous Scrolls? No." Draco looked down at Ginny.
"I haven't either sir." Ginny said, and winced as pain hit her again.
"What are they?" Draco caressed Ginny's hair but kept his gaze locked on Dumbledore.
"They tell of a power. The power to see another world. I knew of them, but never sought to find them. Many times I wondered if Voldemort would ever seek them out, but I always dismissed the thought from my mind. He has them now, and if I had tried to find them first, none of this would have happened." Dumbledore had a pained look on his face.
"What do you mean? None of this would have happened?" Draco straightened up.
"Voldemort has the Theous Scrolls, and he's using them to find those who can see the other world." Dumbledore explained, "You, Mister Malfoy, and Miss Weasley are the ones who can see. He's using the scrolls to bring pain upon the seers. The scrolls will eventually tell him where to find the seers, and he will come for them."
"So that's why Ginny's in pain? Because Voldemort is trying to find the seers?" Draco felt the fire burning in his throat.
Dumbledore looked at him and Draco saw right into his soul through his eyes.
"He knows." Draco whispered, in a horrified tone, "He knows that Ginny is one of the seers."
"I'm afraid he does." Dumbledore nodded.
"Why hasn't it happened to me yet?" Draco asked.
"You have a wall built up around you Draco. Ginny is...well, she was too weak to resist it." Dumbledore replied.
"So because I'm a rotten bastard that has no feelings, the scrolls can't find me?! But because Ginny has feelings, and can be hurt, they found her?!" Draco was surprised at his anger.
McGonagall let out a gasp at his outburst, but Snape and Dumbledore remained cool. Ginny was fighting back tears, but it wasn't working.
"I believe so." Dumbledore looked pained.
"What do we do now?" Draco asked numbly.
"Now you have a choice. You can stay and try to keep Voldemort from finding you, or we can send you and Miss Weasley away. Somewhere where Voldemort will have trouble finding you." Dumbledore explained.
"We'll hide. We have to." Ginny spoke.
Draco nodded, and his silver-blonde hair fell into his eyes.
"Oi! There is no way I'll let my sister go into hiding with that scum!" Sounded a voice.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione threw the invisibility cloak off of them.
"This is upsurd! Those three should be expelled at once!" Snape stood angrily.
"I won't let you do it Gin!" Ron yelled angrily.
"Weasley, have you lost it? If you cared for your sister at all you'd know that this is the only way to keep her safe!" Draco stood and approached Ron.
"I won't let her be alone with you." Ron countered.
"Neither will we." Harry said, and motioned to himself and Hermione.
"Albus...if we are going to hide Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley, we should hide Mister Potter as well. You know that Voldemort will seek him out as well." McGonagall whispered.
"You are right, Minerva." Dumbledore sighed, "Are you willing, Mister Potter, to go into hiding with Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley?"
"Oi! We're coming too!" Ron growled, and Hermione nodded at his side.
"Where are we going to go?" Ginny asked, and Draco came to her side to steady her as she stood.
"Ireland. I have a safe haven in Ireland." Dumbledore answered.
"When will we leave?" Draco asked.
"Tonight. Ready your things." Dumbledore turned away from them.
The five students slowly left the room, Snape and McGonagall following.
*****
Like it? I like it lots and lots. :)
Author: Keladieea
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Late, stormy nights are the one thing that Ginny finds comforting, and by chance, it's the only thing Draco Malfoy finds comforting.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters... I do not own/and did not write the song lyrics I will be using in this fic!
Author's Note: I changed the title, I wasn't expecting my fic to become so much in depth, but it did, and I didn't think the sappy title was really fitting anymore. Also, I decided to put lyrics from different songs in each chapter. But the lyrics will make sense with the story.
The Sea of Grey Kings
Written By: Keladieea
Chapter Three: The Theous Scrolls and Deciding
***** I used to be a little boy so old in my shoes and what I choose is my choice what's a boy supposed to do *****
"Are you sure you're well enough Ginny?" Draco asked for the upteenth time as they slowly made their way towards Dumbledore's office.
"I'm well enough when it comes to this." Ginny said with gritted teeth, but instantly forgot to be annoyed as another wave of pain hit her full force.
"Gin?" Draco's voice oozed with concern, and Ginny could see it in those grey-silver eyes of his.
"Just...hold on to me." Ginny requested, and smiled as he allowed her to lean into him.
"Fresh Fickle Frogs." Dumbledore said, his voice directed towards the gargoyle statue.
The gargoyle moved, and they made their way into the spiral staircase that led up to Dumbledore's office. Draco and Ginny slowly eased up the stairs, not caring that McGonagall and Snape were impatiently waiting. Dumbledore wore no grin, nor did he have the twinkle in his eyes, but he let the two take their time.
Once inside the office, Draco led Ginny to a seat and sat on the arm of the chair beside her. She laid her head to rest on his thigh.
"I understand that you both have the sea storm visions?" Dumbledore began, and poured himself some tea.
"Yes sir." Draco answered for the both of them.
"Are you sure this isn't just something you make up to soothe your minds?" Snaped stepped into the conversation.
"No Professor. These are very real. Ginny was -there-." Draco shook his head and a menacing grin played at his lips.
"How do we know that that...girl...isn't lying?" Snape hissed.
"Severus, please, control yourself." McGonagall said in a loud whisper.
"I'm not lying." Ginny bit her lip.
Draco ran a hand through her red tendrils and soothed her.
"I know you're not." Draco whispered in reply, "I felt it too."
"Mister Malfoy, Miss Weasley, what I am about to tell you must never leave this room. No one can know." Dumbledore stated in a quiet tone.
"We understand sir." Draco nodded.
"Have you ever heard of the Theous Scrolls? Either of you?" Dumbledore looked out the one window in his office, and the skies were dark.
"Theous Scrolls? No." Draco looked down at Ginny.
"I haven't either sir." Ginny said, and winced as pain hit her again.
"What are they?" Draco caressed Ginny's hair but kept his gaze locked on Dumbledore.
"They tell of a power. The power to see another world. I knew of them, but never sought to find them. Many times I wondered if Voldemort would ever seek them out, but I always dismissed the thought from my mind. He has them now, and if I had tried to find them first, none of this would have happened." Dumbledore had a pained look on his face.
"What do you mean? None of this would have happened?" Draco straightened up.
"Voldemort has the Theous Scrolls, and he's using them to find those who can see the other world." Dumbledore explained, "You, Mister Malfoy, and Miss Weasley are the ones who can see. He's using the scrolls to bring pain upon the seers. The scrolls will eventually tell him where to find the seers, and he will come for them."
"So that's why Ginny's in pain? Because Voldemort is trying to find the seers?" Draco felt the fire burning in his throat.
Dumbledore looked at him and Draco saw right into his soul through his eyes.
"He knows." Draco whispered, in a horrified tone, "He knows that Ginny is one of the seers."
"I'm afraid he does." Dumbledore nodded.
"Why hasn't it happened to me yet?" Draco asked.
"You have a wall built up around you Draco. Ginny is...well, she was too weak to resist it." Dumbledore replied.
"So because I'm a rotten bastard that has no feelings, the scrolls can't find me?! But because Ginny has feelings, and can be hurt, they found her?!" Draco was surprised at his anger.
McGonagall let out a gasp at his outburst, but Snape and Dumbledore remained cool. Ginny was fighting back tears, but it wasn't working.
"I believe so." Dumbledore looked pained.
"What do we do now?" Draco asked numbly.
"Now you have a choice. You can stay and try to keep Voldemort from finding you, or we can send you and Miss Weasley away. Somewhere where Voldemort will have trouble finding you." Dumbledore explained.
"We'll hide. We have to." Ginny spoke.
Draco nodded, and his silver-blonde hair fell into his eyes.
"Oi! There is no way I'll let my sister go into hiding with that scum!" Sounded a voice.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione threw the invisibility cloak off of them.
"This is upsurd! Those three should be expelled at once!" Snape stood angrily.
"I won't let you do it Gin!" Ron yelled angrily.
"Weasley, have you lost it? If you cared for your sister at all you'd know that this is the only way to keep her safe!" Draco stood and approached Ron.
"I won't let her be alone with you." Ron countered.
"Neither will we." Harry said, and motioned to himself and Hermione.
"Albus...if we are going to hide Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley, we should hide Mister Potter as well. You know that Voldemort will seek him out as well." McGonagall whispered.
"You are right, Minerva." Dumbledore sighed, "Are you willing, Mister Potter, to go into hiding with Mister Malfoy and Miss Weasley?"
"Oi! We're coming too!" Ron growled, and Hermione nodded at his side.
"Where are we going to go?" Ginny asked, and Draco came to her side to steady her as she stood.
"Ireland. I have a safe haven in Ireland." Dumbledore answered.
"When will we leave?" Draco asked.
"Tonight. Ready your things." Dumbledore turned away from them.
The five students slowly left the room, Snape and McGonagall following.
*****
Like it? I like it lots and lots. :)