Maidens and Dragons
Disclaimer: My best friend is an old sock. Oh, and I don't own anything.
A/N: In case you care, this chapter tells why I named the story 'Maidens and Dragons'. Oh, you don't care? Well, now I'm sad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 6: School
Draco woke the next morning to a quiet tapping from his window. He looked and saw a very tired looking owl standing on his windowsill, holding a letter. Draco rushed over to the window, and helped the bird inside. After giving the owl some water and food, Draco opened the letter.
Dear Draco,
Hey, it's. me. I hope that my owl Errol made it to your house alright. How are you? I miss you so much. When I got home, I didn't even have to explain anything. They were all so happy to see me, the didn't care why I left. Did your dad ask any questions? Do you think he know? I hope not, I don't even want to think about what he would do to you if he found out.
Something kind of funny happened last night. My brother, the one a year older then me (I hate not using names), told me that he thought that I ran away because I felt overprotected, and he felt really guilty. I felt sort of bad, but I played along anyway. He promised to not be all big- brother-ie with me anymore. So now he won't ask any questions and I can do whatever I want. I know that it probably isn't completely true, but it will help with me sneaking out ever night with you.
I better go, my parents are going to wake up soon, and I want to send this before they do. I love you and miss you so much.
Love always,
.Me
Draco smiled, as he read the letter over again. He quickly got out a piece of parchment, ink, and a quill and started to write Ginny a response.
Hey Ginny,
I miss you too. I'm happy that your family didn't ask any questions, that makes this a little easier. My father asked a lot of questions when he got home, but I don't think he suspects. I told him that you used a stunning spell on me, and then unlocked the cell with a spell. I thought that he would blame me for the whole thing, and he did. He said that I should have searched to make sure you didn't have a wand, but he wasn't too mad.
I have to go, my father wants me to go shopping for a new broom today. He says that they are going to give me one that isn't out yet, it's called a Thunderbolt. I can't wait to see you at school, only four weeks left. I love you and miss you too.
Love,
. Well, you know.
Author's marginal note: Do you have any idea how hard it is to write a letter without using any names?!?! Well believe me, it's murder!
Draco and Ginny wrote letters everyday, talking about what they were doing, and what they were going to do. Finally, it was September 1, and school was starting.
"Ginny?!" Mrs. Weasley yelled up the stairs. "Are you all packed?"
"Yeah!" Ginny yelled over her shoulder, as she tried to close her stuffed trunk. After securing her trunk with a lock, Ginny grabbed all of her stuff, and headed downstairs. Mr. Weasley took Ginny's stuff out to the car, and Mrs. Weasley handed her a piece of toast.
"There you go honey, but eat it fast, we're running late." Mrs. Weasley said to Ginny. "Fred! Come on, we're going to miss the train!"
"I'm coming mum!" Fred called from his room.
When everyone was loaded into the car, the traveled to Kings Crossing. Rushing to get a trolley, Ginny accidentally ran into someone, making her fall onto the floor and drop her purse.
"Oh, sorry." Ginny said, picking up some of her money that fell out onto the floor.
"It's quite alright Love." Came a familiar voice from above Ginny. She looked up at the speaker, and saw Draco smiling down at her. He held out his hand to help her up.
Ginny smiled back, and accepted his hand. "Hey." She said. Ginny's happy thoughts were interrupted by her families voices. Ginny turned around and saw that they were at the entrance of the train station, and were coming closer.
"I'll see you at midnight." Draco whispered, also spotting the Weasleys.
"I can't wait." Ginny whispered back, smiling. Draco winked at her, and walked away.
"Come on Gin, were going to be late." Ron said to his little sister, eyeing Draco's retreating back suspiciously.
On the train, Ginny sat with Ron, Harry, and Hermione, which turned out to be a mistake.
Ginny sat with her back to the window, and her legs up on the seat. She sat next to Harry, but only because Ginny knew that Ron liked Hermione. She got out her diary (the non Tom Riddle one), and started to write as she listened to the three friends talk.
"You know," Hermione began, trying to change the conversation so that they weren't talking about Quidditch. "I'm surprised Malfoy hasn't called me a mudblood yet." Ginny heard this, but kept her mouth shut.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Said Ron. "Usually he would already be in here, trying to pick a fight. I wonder what's wrong with him." He said, not sounding the least bit concerned.
"I don't know why you guys are complaining, this is a blessing. I don't know about you, but I like not having to see his ugly face." Harry said. Ginny felt like slapping him, but she stayed still, trying to think of something else.
"He's such a git. Thinking that he's all high and mighty. Malfoy's just a fucking Death Eater." Ron said. Ginny was shaking with rage, but no one noticed. Ginny started to write, trying to calm down. She wrote:
Don't say anything. just ignore them. Don't act like you are on Draco's side. Don't say anything.
"I heard that he got a new broomstick. It's a model that isn't even out yet." Ron said with jealousy.
"Why is he on the team?" Hermione asked. "He's not even that good."
"His father probably bought his way in again. His dad will do anything Malfoy wants." Harry said. Ginny, knowing that this was far from the truth, kept righting to herself.
They don't know him like you know him. Don't say anything, don't tell them that they're wrong. Stay silent.
"I bet Malfoy's head of the Death Eaters when he grows up." Ron said.
Ginny, knowing that she was going to lose her cool soon said, "I'm going to the bathroom." and walked out of the compartment.
After the Sorting Ceremony, and the feast, everyone went to their common rooms. Ginny watched Ron beat Harry at chess for about an hour. At 11:45 Ron, Harry, and Ginny were the only people awake. Ginny convinced the two boys to go to bed, and headed to her dorm. Knowing that the Astronomy tower would be cold, Ginny grabbed Draco's sweatshirt, and walked through the portrait hole.
On her way to meet Draco, Ginny only saw Filch once. She quickly dodged from him, and proceeded toward the first years' Astronomy tower. When she got there, Ginny found Draco waiting for her.
"Am I late?" Ginny asked, seizing Draco's wrist and looking at his watch.
"No, I'm early. All of the Slytherins study and then go to bed at eleven."
"Wow, I would have never suspected."
"Yeah, they're not much for partying." Draco sighed. "Oh, I almost forgot." He said, digging into his pocket. "You forgot these at my house." Draco said, handing her a black bra and thong.
"Oh my God." Ginny said, turning red. "Thanks." She added, shoving the underwear in her pocket.
"I want you to see something." Draco said, taking Ginny's hand. He lead her to a spot were the whole sky was visible. They sat down on the cold stone floor, and Draco put his arm around Ginny.
"Look there." Draco said, pointing to a spot in the sky. Ginny's eyes went to the place he was pointing to, but she didn't see anything. It looked just like the rest of the sky, black with stars. "Do you see it?" Draco asked.
Ginny felt stupid because she had no idea what he was pointing at. But she just said, "Oh, yeah. I see it."
"You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you." Draco said, putting his hand down and smiling at Ginny.
"I'm sorry." Ginny said truthfully with a grin.
"Okay," Draco said, pointing his finger at the sky again. "Do you see that star that is really bright?"
Ginny squinted her eyes, and said, "No." She sighed and put her head in her hands. "I'm sorry, I was never very good at Astronomy."
"Alright." Draco said, getting up, and helping Ginny up. He positioned Ginny in front of him and pointed at the sky for a third time. "Look to the spot my finger is. Do you see that star that is brighter then the rest of them?" Draco whispered in Ginny's ear.
"Yeah." Ginny whispered back, this time actually knowing what he was talking about.
"That star is called Spica. It is one of the main stars that makes up the constellation Virgo." Draco said, tracing the constellation with his finger, as Ginny's eyes followed. "Do you know what Virgo means?" Ginny shook her head. "It means virgin and maiden."
"But that's what my name means." Ginny said in surprise.
"I know." Draco said, smiling. "That's why I showed it to you. To the Babylonians, Virgo is queen of the stars." Draco said, wrapping one arm around Ginny's waist, and pointing the other at the sky again. "Do you see that stretch of stars? It looks like a box with a tail."
"Like a snake? Yeah, I see it." Ginny said, backing up so that she was right up against Draco's body.
"That constellation is called Draco." He said.
"Wow, that is so cool." Ginny said with a smile.
"It's suppose to be a dragon, because that's what 'Draco' means. He is the protector of all of the other stars." He said. Draco wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist, and put his chin on her shoulder. Ginny crossed her arms over Draco's, and gently stroked his arm.
"Isn't that the constellation Hercules?" Ginny asked, her eyes tracing the outline of a man.
"Yep. That's how you find Draco and Virgo. Hercules is always in between them."
They stood like that for hours, swaying slightly back and forth. Ginny asked Draco more questions about stars and constellations, and Draco told her the myths about them. The couple completely lost track of time, and was only reminded about it when they saw the sun starting to rise.
"Oh my God." Draco said, looking from the sky to his watch. "Oh my God, Gin. It's five in the morning!" Ginny gasped and looked down at Draco's watch.
"We've been up here that long?!" Ginny said. "We have to be down at breakfast in two hours!" Ginny kissed Draco goodbye and ran to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Corona Borealis." Ginny whispered to the portrait, completely out of breath.
"Well aren't we out late." The Fat Lady said stiffly.
"Shut up!" Ginny yelled back, rushing to her bedroom.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N: In case you were wondering, all of that stuff on the constellations is true. And the pass word 'Corona Borealis' is a constellation. It is located in between Draco and Virgo, and next to Hercules. I am completely aware of my dorky-ness 8^) Just to recap: It's a Saturday night and I am at my computer making a star chart and writing down fun facts about constellations. Please excuse me as I hide my face in shame.
Disclaimer: My best friend is an old sock. Oh, and I don't own anything.
A/N: In case you care, this chapter tells why I named the story 'Maidens and Dragons'. Oh, you don't care? Well, now I'm sad.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Chapter 6: School
Draco woke the next morning to a quiet tapping from his window. He looked and saw a very tired looking owl standing on his windowsill, holding a letter. Draco rushed over to the window, and helped the bird inside. After giving the owl some water and food, Draco opened the letter.
Dear Draco,
Hey, it's. me. I hope that my owl Errol made it to your house alright. How are you? I miss you so much. When I got home, I didn't even have to explain anything. They were all so happy to see me, the didn't care why I left. Did your dad ask any questions? Do you think he know? I hope not, I don't even want to think about what he would do to you if he found out.
Something kind of funny happened last night. My brother, the one a year older then me (I hate not using names), told me that he thought that I ran away because I felt overprotected, and he felt really guilty. I felt sort of bad, but I played along anyway. He promised to not be all big- brother-ie with me anymore. So now he won't ask any questions and I can do whatever I want. I know that it probably isn't completely true, but it will help with me sneaking out ever night with you.
I better go, my parents are going to wake up soon, and I want to send this before they do. I love you and miss you so much.
Love always,
.Me
Draco smiled, as he read the letter over again. He quickly got out a piece of parchment, ink, and a quill and started to write Ginny a response.
Hey Ginny,
I miss you too. I'm happy that your family didn't ask any questions, that makes this a little easier. My father asked a lot of questions when he got home, but I don't think he suspects. I told him that you used a stunning spell on me, and then unlocked the cell with a spell. I thought that he would blame me for the whole thing, and he did. He said that I should have searched to make sure you didn't have a wand, but he wasn't too mad.
I have to go, my father wants me to go shopping for a new broom today. He says that they are going to give me one that isn't out yet, it's called a Thunderbolt. I can't wait to see you at school, only four weeks left. I love you and miss you too.
Love,
. Well, you know.
Author's marginal note: Do you have any idea how hard it is to write a letter without using any names?!?! Well believe me, it's murder!
Draco and Ginny wrote letters everyday, talking about what they were doing, and what they were going to do. Finally, it was September 1, and school was starting.
"Ginny?!" Mrs. Weasley yelled up the stairs. "Are you all packed?"
"Yeah!" Ginny yelled over her shoulder, as she tried to close her stuffed trunk. After securing her trunk with a lock, Ginny grabbed all of her stuff, and headed downstairs. Mr. Weasley took Ginny's stuff out to the car, and Mrs. Weasley handed her a piece of toast.
"There you go honey, but eat it fast, we're running late." Mrs. Weasley said to Ginny. "Fred! Come on, we're going to miss the train!"
"I'm coming mum!" Fred called from his room.
When everyone was loaded into the car, the traveled to Kings Crossing. Rushing to get a trolley, Ginny accidentally ran into someone, making her fall onto the floor and drop her purse.
"Oh, sorry." Ginny said, picking up some of her money that fell out onto the floor.
"It's quite alright Love." Came a familiar voice from above Ginny. She looked up at the speaker, and saw Draco smiling down at her. He held out his hand to help her up.
Ginny smiled back, and accepted his hand. "Hey." She said. Ginny's happy thoughts were interrupted by her families voices. Ginny turned around and saw that they were at the entrance of the train station, and were coming closer.
"I'll see you at midnight." Draco whispered, also spotting the Weasleys.
"I can't wait." Ginny whispered back, smiling. Draco winked at her, and walked away.
"Come on Gin, were going to be late." Ron said to his little sister, eyeing Draco's retreating back suspiciously.
On the train, Ginny sat with Ron, Harry, and Hermione, which turned out to be a mistake.
Ginny sat with her back to the window, and her legs up on the seat. She sat next to Harry, but only because Ginny knew that Ron liked Hermione. She got out her diary (the non Tom Riddle one), and started to write as she listened to the three friends talk.
"You know," Hermione began, trying to change the conversation so that they weren't talking about Quidditch. "I'm surprised Malfoy hasn't called me a mudblood yet." Ginny heard this, but kept her mouth shut.
"Yeah, I know what you mean." Said Ron. "Usually he would already be in here, trying to pick a fight. I wonder what's wrong with him." He said, not sounding the least bit concerned.
"I don't know why you guys are complaining, this is a blessing. I don't know about you, but I like not having to see his ugly face." Harry said. Ginny felt like slapping him, but she stayed still, trying to think of something else.
"He's such a git. Thinking that he's all high and mighty. Malfoy's just a fucking Death Eater." Ron said. Ginny was shaking with rage, but no one noticed. Ginny started to write, trying to calm down. She wrote:
Don't say anything. just ignore them. Don't act like you are on Draco's side. Don't say anything.
"I heard that he got a new broomstick. It's a model that isn't even out yet." Ron said with jealousy.
"Why is he on the team?" Hermione asked. "He's not even that good."
"His father probably bought his way in again. His dad will do anything Malfoy wants." Harry said. Ginny, knowing that this was far from the truth, kept righting to herself.
They don't know him like you know him. Don't say anything, don't tell them that they're wrong. Stay silent.
"I bet Malfoy's head of the Death Eaters when he grows up." Ron said.
Ginny, knowing that she was going to lose her cool soon said, "I'm going to the bathroom." and walked out of the compartment.
After the Sorting Ceremony, and the feast, everyone went to their common rooms. Ginny watched Ron beat Harry at chess for about an hour. At 11:45 Ron, Harry, and Ginny were the only people awake. Ginny convinced the two boys to go to bed, and headed to her dorm. Knowing that the Astronomy tower would be cold, Ginny grabbed Draco's sweatshirt, and walked through the portrait hole.
On her way to meet Draco, Ginny only saw Filch once. She quickly dodged from him, and proceeded toward the first years' Astronomy tower. When she got there, Ginny found Draco waiting for her.
"Am I late?" Ginny asked, seizing Draco's wrist and looking at his watch.
"No, I'm early. All of the Slytherins study and then go to bed at eleven."
"Wow, I would have never suspected."
"Yeah, they're not much for partying." Draco sighed. "Oh, I almost forgot." He said, digging into his pocket. "You forgot these at my house." Draco said, handing her a black bra and thong.
"Oh my God." Ginny said, turning red. "Thanks." She added, shoving the underwear in her pocket.
"I want you to see something." Draco said, taking Ginny's hand. He lead her to a spot were the whole sky was visible. They sat down on the cold stone floor, and Draco put his arm around Ginny.
"Look there." Draco said, pointing to a spot in the sky. Ginny's eyes went to the place he was pointing to, but she didn't see anything. It looked just like the rest of the sky, black with stars. "Do you see it?" Draco asked.
Ginny felt stupid because she had no idea what he was pointing at. But she just said, "Oh, yeah. I see it."
"You have no idea what I'm talking about, do you." Draco said, putting his hand down and smiling at Ginny.
"I'm sorry." Ginny said truthfully with a grin.
"Okay," Draco said, pointing his finger at the sky again. "Do you see that star that is really bright?"
Ginny squinted her eyes, and said, "No." She sighed and put her head in her hands. "I'm sorry, I was never very good at Astronomy."
"Alright." Draco said, getting up, and helping Ginny up. He positioned Ginny in front of him and pointed at the sky for a third time. "Look to the spot my finger is. Do you see that star that is brighter then the rest of them?" Draco whispered in Ginny's ear.
"Yeah." Ginny whispered back, this time actually knowing what he was talking about.
"That star is called Spica. It is one of the main stars that makes up the constellation Virgo." Draco said, tracing the constellation with his finger, as Ginny's eyes followed. "Do you know what Virgo means?" Ginny shook her head. "It means virgin and maiden."
"But that's what my name means." Ginny said in surprise.
"I know." Draco said, smiling. "That's why I showed it to you. To the Babylonians, Virgo is queen of the stars." Draco said, wrapping one arm around Ginny's waist, and pointing the other at the sky again. "Do you see that stretch of stars? It looks like a box with a tail."
"Like a snake? Yeah, I see it." Ginny said, backing up so that she was right up against Draco's body.
"That constellation is called Draco." He said.
"Wow, that is so cool." Ginny said with a smile.
"It's suppose to be a dragon, because that's what 'Draco' means. He is the protector of all of the other stars." He said. Draco wrapped his arms around Ginny's waist, and put his chin on her shoulder. Ginny crossed her arms over Draco's, and gently stroked his arm.
"Isn't that the constellation Hercules?" Ginny asked, her eyes tracing the outline of a man.
"Yep. That's how you find Draco and Virgo. Hercules is always in between them."
They stood like that for hours, swaying slightly back and forth. Ginny asked Draco more questions about stars and constellations, and Draco told her the myths about them. The couple completely lost track of time, and was only reminded about it when they saw the sun starting to rise.
"Oh my God." Draco said, looking from the sky to his watch. "Oh my God, Gin. It's five in the morning!" Ginny gasped and looked down at Draco's watch.
"We've been up here that long?!" Ginny said. "We have to be down at breakfast in two hours!" Ginny kissed Draco goodbye and ran to the portrait of the Fat Lady.
"Corona Borealis." Ginny whispered to the portrait, completely out of breath.
"Well aren't we out late." The Fat Lady said stiffly.
"Shut up!" Ginny yelled back, rushing to her bedroom.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A/N: In case you were wondering, all of that stuff on the constellations is true. And the pass word 'Corona Borealis' is a constellation. It is located in between Draco and Virgo, and next to Hercules. I am completely aware of my dorky-ness 8^) Just to recap: It's a Saturday night and I am at my computer making a star chart and writing down fun facts about constellations. Please excuse me as I hide my face in shame.
