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Maidens and Dragons
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns everything in this story except the plot.
A/N: I know that the upcoming flashback is pointless, but who cares! Roll with me people!
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Chapter 3: Sparks
At the Weasley house.
"Ron. Ron! Wake up!" Mrs. Weasley cried, shaking her son awake.
"Huh?" Ron said sleepily. "What?"
"Ginny's gone Ron! She's not in her bed!"
"What?!" Ron asked, now completely awake. He immediately felt a wave of guilt. His little sister was somewhere, away from home. She might be hurt or dead. And all Ron could think of was the last conversation he had with Ginny.
*******FLASHBACK*********
Ginny looked up, tears in her eyes. "Harry called me worthless?"
"Ya, and he was right." Ron said stubbornly, ignoring his heart broken sister.
*******END OF FLASHBACK*********
Ron could still see how hurt his little sister looked, her eyes filled with pain. Ron didn't even know why he said what he had. Harry had never told him that, Ron just made it up because he was angry, and he knew that it would hurt Ginny, bad. Ron knew that his little sister had always had a crush on his best friend. He also knew that Harry liked her back. But Ron couldn't let anyone near his sister, for fear they would hurt her. Unfortunately he had done that himself. He had crushed his little sister's spirits, and broken her heart. And now she was gone, and Ron knew he couldn't be there to protect her.
At the Malfoy Household.
Ginny sat silently next to Draco for a while, not know whether to trust him or not. He seemed to be thinking about something. They sat by to each other, against the stone wall of Draco's basement for sometime. Draco finally broke the stillness, and looked at Ginny.
"Are you cold?" Draco asked, taking in Ginny's pajama pants and tank top with his eyes. Ginny nodded, and Draco took off his hooded sweatshirt, revealing a white T-shirt. He handed the warm shirt to Ginny.
"Thanks." She said as she pulled Draco's hoodie (hooded sweatshirt. Get it?) over her head. It smelled just like him, an indescribably sweet smell. Draco smiled at her, and she smiled back, blushing. "So," she said, trying to make conversation. "your dad's a Death Eater huh?"
Draco looked at her for a second, wondering if she was kidding, then said, "Yeah."
"Mmm, that must suck." Ginny replied, feeling completely comfortable with Draco now.
Draco looked offended for a moment, then gave in. "Yeah, it does." He said, liking how it felt to be honest. "They don't take no for an answer."
"What do you mean?"
"Well. I don't know if I should be telling you this."
"It doesn't matter, I'm going to die soon anyway." Ginny said, with a little grin.
Draco forced a smile. He didn't know how Ginny could be strong, and joke about something so terrible. He then said, "Okay, I'll tell you. It's simple really, I don't get to decide what my future is. I'm a Death Eater's son, so I'm going to become a Death Eater."
"Or.?"
"Die."
"Oh."
"But I don't care. I'm never going to become a Death Eater, never. I won't be like my father." Draco said in a determined voice.
"Your just like my brothers, Fred and George."
Draco looked at Ginny like she had gone mad. "Was that suppose to be a compliment?!"
"Well, I'm just saying," Ginny said with a smile. "you both don't want to be like your fathers. Fred and George do the exact opposite of what dad tells them to do. The don't get good grades, they goof -off, and they aren't going to work at the Ministry. Of course, you aren't doing it just to piss your dad off."
"Actually, that's what I'm trying not to do. If he finds out that I am not becoming a Death Eater, then he'll kill me." Draco said. Ginny laughed, then noticed that Draco wasn't kidding. "Seriously."
"Oh. Where are you going to go?"
"I don't know. I figured I'd move out after Hogwarts, and move to a place with muggles. Somewhere my father would never find me."
"But you hate muggle!" Ginny laughed.
"No, my father does. I've never really met one."
"Well you should, they're nice. I met a few when my family went to Egypt. They're completely oblivious to magic, it's funny to see what they use instead of it. I'm going to move to America after Hogwarts. It's about as muggle as you can get. You should go there too." Ginny said, smiling. "We could be roomies, that is, if you don't mind sharing a room with a 'poor muggle lover'."
Draco cringed at the sound of that. "Ignore everything I've said over the past few years." He said. "It was all just my father talking and thinking for me."
"So you don't really think that Hermione is a mudblood?"
"I think that 'mudblood' is a terrible word to use to describe people."
"And you don't think that Ron is a git?"
"Actually, I still think that." Draco said truthfully.
"Good, because I finally agree with you." Ginny said with a smile. Draco smiled back, then noticed that the sun was rising, from a window behind Ginny.
"Do you fancy a walk?" Draco asked, getting up and offering Ginny his hand.
"Won't we get in trouble? I'm not really suppose to leave, that was sort of the whole point."
"Stop worrying, Lucius isn't here, and I'll protect you." Draco said. Ginny took his hand, and they walked to the door.
Ginny and Draco sat outside on a hill a mile from Draco's house. Ginny sat, with Draco's arm around her, and watched the sun rise.
"So, you really want to go to America in a few years huh?" Draco asked. Ginny nodded, and he said, "Why wait?"
Ginny turned to look at Draco, with a confused look on her face. "I have to finish school first."
"They have schools in America." Draco said. Ginny still looked confused, so he said, "Listen Gin, when a Death Eater's son finishes his seventh year, then he becomes a Death Eater. My ceremony is already arranged, and I don't want to do it. I can't just tell them no, and think I'll be safe in a country full of Death Eaters! So I'm going to go live in America. You said it yourself, there aren't any witches or wizards there. It's the only place I'll be safe, and I want you to come with me."
"I don't know Draco."
"You don't have to decide now, you have a year."
"Are you really going to live like a muggle?"
"I don't have any other choice. I might come back if they finally put all of the Death Eaters in Azkaban, and if Voldemort is dead."
"I'll think about it." Ginny said thoughtfully. "But first, not to be selfish or anything, but can we figure out a way to get me back home? I don't really think I'll do you much good in America if I'm dead."
"Oh, right. So, I was thinking we could fly you home. You will be safe there, if you just watch your back. Then, when you get to school, no one can touch you because Dumbledore is there. Sound good?" Draco asked.
Ginny smiled, Draco had thought it out perfectly. "But what if your dad tries to kidnap me again, when my parents are gone?"
"I won't let him." Draco said simply.
"What if he finds out that you helped me?" Ginny asked doubtfully.
"He won't." Draco said with a determined look on his face. "We better go back to my house."
"But it's only ten in the morning." Ginny whined, looking at Draco's watch. "We have forever."
"If you come with me now, then I'll cook you breakfast." Draco said with a smile. Ginny gave in, and walked back to the Malfoy Manor hand in hand with Draco.
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A/N: All together now. Awwwwwww! Now review, or I'll do something drastic, like. have Draco burn the breakfast. That's right! evil laugh Go on now, review!!
Disclaimer: J.K. Rowling owns everything in this story except the plot.
A/N: I know that the upcoming flashback is pointless, but who cares! Roll with me people!
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Chapter 3: Sparks
At the Weasley house.
"Ron. Ron! Wake up!" Mrs. Weasley cried, shaking her son awake.
"Huh?" Ron said sleepily. "What?"
"Ginny's gone Ron! She's not in her bed!"
"What?!" Ron asked, now completely awake. He immediately felt a wave of guilt. His little sister was somewhere, away from home. She might be hurt or dead. And all Ron could think of was the last conversation he had with Ginny.
*******FLASHBACK*********
Ginny looked up, tears in her eyes. "Harry called me worthless?"
"Ya, and he was right." Ron said stubbornly, ignoring his heart broken sister.
*******END OF FLASHBACK*********
Ron could still see how hurt his little sister looked, her eyes filled with pain. Ron didn't even know why he said what he had. Harry had never told him that, Ron just made it up because he was angry, and he knew that it would hurt Ginny, bad. Ron knew that his little sister had always had a crush on his best friend. He also knew that Harry liked her back. But Ron couldn't let anyone near his sister, for fear they would hurt her. Unfortunately he had done that himself. He had crushed his little sister's spirits, and broken her heart. And now she was gone, and Ron knew he couldn't be there to protect her.
At the Malfoy Household.
Ginny sat silently next to Draco for a while, not know whether to trust him or not. He seemed to be thinking about something. They sat by to each other, against the stone wall of Draco's basement for sometime. Draco finally broke the stillness, and looked at Ginny.
"Are you cold?" Draco asked, taking in Ginny's pajama pants and tank top with his eyes. Ginny nodded, and Draco took off his hooded sweatshirt, revealing a white T-shirt. He handed the warm shirt to Ginny.
"Thanks." She said as she pulled Draco's hoodie (hooded sweatshirt. Get it?) over her head. It smelled just like him, an indescribably sweet smell. Draco smiled at her, and she smiled back, blushing. "So," she said, trying to make conversation. "your dad's a Death Eater huh?"
Draco looked at her for a second, wondering if she was kidding, then said, "Yeah."
"Mmm, that must suck." Ginny replied, feeling completely comfortable with Draco now.
Draco looked offended for a moment, then gave in. "Yeah, it does." He said, liking how it felt to be honest. "They don't take no for an answer."
"What do you mean?"
"Well. I don't know if I should be telling you this."
"It doesn't matter, I'm going to die soon anyway." Ginny said, with a little grin.
Draco forced a smile. He didn't know how Ginny could be strong, and joke about something so terrible. He then said, "Okay, I'll tell you. It's simple really, I don't get to decide what my future is. I'm a Death Eater's son, so I'm going to become a Death Eater."
"Or.?"
"Die."
"Oh."
"But I don't care. I'm never going to become a Death Eater, never. I won't be like my father." Draco said in a determined voice.
"Your just like my brothers, Fred and George."
Draco looked at Ginny like she had gone mad. "Was that suppose to be a compliment?!"
"Well, I'm just saying," Ginny said with a smile. "you both don't want to be like your fathers. Fred and George do the exact opposite of what dad tells them to do. The don't get good grades, they goof -off, and they aren't going to work at the Ministry. Of course, you aren't doing it just to piss your dad off."
"Actually, that's what I'm trying not to do. If he finds out that I am not becoming a Death Eater, then he'll kill me." Draco said. Ginny laughed, then noticed that Draco wasn't kidding. "Seriously."
"Oh. Where are you going to go?"
"I don't know. I figured I'd move out after Hogwarts, and move to a place with muggles. Somewhere my father would never find me."
"But you hate muggle!" Ginny laughed.
"No, my father does. I've never really met one."
"Well you should, they're nice. I met a few when my family went to Egypt. They're completely oblivious to magic, it's funny to see what they use instead of it. I'm going to move to America after Hogwarts. It's about as muggle as you can get. You should go there too." Ginny said, smiling. "We could be roomies, that is, if you don't mind sharing a room with a 'poor muggle lover'."
Draco cringed at the sound of that. "Ignore everything I've said over the past few years." He said. "It was all just my father talking and thinking for me."
"So you don't really think that Hermione is a mudblood?"
"I think that 'mudblood' is a terrible word to use to describe people."
"And you don't think that Ron is a git?"
"Actually, I still think that." Draco said truthfully.
"Good, because I finally agree with you." Ginny said with a smile. Draco smiled back, then noticed that the sun was rising, from a window behind Ginny.
"Do you fancy a walk?" Draco asked, getting up and offering Ginny his hand.
"Won't we get in trouble? I'm not really suppose to leave, that was sort of the whole point."
"Stop worrying, Lucius isn't here, and I'll protect you." Draco said. Ginny took his hand, and they walked to the door.
Ginny and Draco sat outside on a hill a mile from Draco's house. Ginny sat, with Draco's arm around her, and watched the sun rise.
"So, you really want to go to America in a few years huh?" Draco asked. Ginny nodded, and he said, "Why wait?"
Ginny turned to look at Draco, with a confused look on her face. "I have to finish school first."
"They have schools in America." Draco said. Ginny still looked confused, so he said, "Listen Gin, when a Death Eater's son finishes his seventh year, then he becomes a Death Eater. My ceremony is already arranged, and I don't want to do it. I can't just tell them no, and think I'll be safe in a country full of Death Eaters! So I'm going to go live in America. You said it yourself, there aren't any witches or wizards there. It's the only place I'll be safe, and I want you to come with me."
"I don't know Draco."
"You don't have to decide now, you have a year."
"Are you really going to live like a muggle?"
"I don't have any other choice. I might come back if they finally put all of the Death Eaters in Azkaban, and if Voldemort is dead."
"I'll think about it." Ginny said thoughtfully. "But first, not to be selfish or anything, but can we figure out a way to get me back home? I don't really think I'll do you much good in America if I'm dead."
"Oh, right. So, I was thinking we could fly you home. You will be safe there, if you just watch your back. Then, when you get to school, no one can touch you because Dumbledore is there. Sound good?" Draco asked.
Ginny smiled, Draco had thought it out perfectly. "But what if your dad tries to kidnap me again, when my parents are gone?"
"I won't let him." Draco said simply.
"What if he finds out that you helped me?" Ginny asked doubtfully.
"He won't." Draco said with a determined look on his face. "We better go back to my house."
"But it's only ten in the morning." Ginny whined, looking at Draco's watch. "We have forever."
"If you come with me now, then I'll cook you breakfast." Draco said with a smile. Ginny gave in, and walked back to the Malfoy Manor hand in hand with Draco.
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A/N: All together now. Awwwwwww! Now review, or I'll do something drastic, like. have Draco burn the breakfast. That's right! evil laugh Go on now, review!!
