Chapter 2 The Girl
After that night, Ginny had been trying her best to not be with Harry alone. She was unsure how she could've let her guard drop like that, but with Harry she couldn't think straight, so she was happy when her parents dropped them off at King's Cross.
" We'll go get us a compartment!" Hermione said, grabbing a hold of Ron's wrist, leaving Ginny with Harry.
" I think I'll go with them," started Ginny, and she began to walk off, but Harry grabbed her hand.
" Gin, come here. I'm sorry for leading you on like that, I just got caught up in the moment, and you looked so much like Cho! I'm so sorry," he added, and he kissed her forehead.
" Right! Yeah! Okay!" she said, and they continued into the compartment together. Ron and Hermione sat across from each other, and Harry took a seat next to Ron. Putting her trunk in the compartment, she sat down and listened to the conversation the trio was having. Standing up, she walked out of the compartment.
" Well, Well, Well. If it isn't the little weasel," Ginny heard Draco say to her.
" Hey, Malfoy! I missed you, too!" Ginny said sarcastically, "Where's Crabbe and Goyle?" she asked, noticing that his cronies weren't with him. " Those idiots fell asleep!" he said glancing at her compartment, "Aww! Is it too painful to be around your love when he doesn't love you?" teased Malfoy.
" Piss off!" Ginny shot back. She wasn't in the mood for Malfoy just now.
" OOH! Did I offend Ms. Weasley?" Draco laughed which got Ginny angry, "There's the Ginny I love to see!" Draco said, and he pushed passed her. Ginny hated it when Draco was right. Sighing, she walked back into the compartment where she found Harry making out with Cho.
" I'll just go find another compartment," Ginny said, and she walked out of the door. Spotting the Food Cart Lady, she asked for any available compartments.
"Just the one," and she led Ginny towards the back. When they arrived at a compartment, the lady told the people inside that a girl had to ride with them for the rest of the way. "Go on in, dear!" said the lady, and she carted off without a look backwards. Looking behind her, she opened the door and walked in, not looking at the people who were in there.
" Well, it's Ginny who wishes to join us? How exciting," she heard Draco say.
" I didn't CHOOSE to sit here, all the others were full," she said, " It's not like I have a choice, so you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone," she said, and she sat in a seat as far away from them as possible and began to read. Malfoy and his gang carried on as if Ginny wasn't there and criticized everyone -including Ginny- without a care in the world. Trying hard not to doze off, Ginny pulled out a clean sheet of white drawing paper and started to trace the compartment that she was in. Looking up every now and then from her paper, she delicately traced the outline of the three slytherin boys gossiping carelessly together.
" Excuse me? Did you just hear a word I said?" Draco asked, causing Ginny to break her lead.
" I'm sorry, but what?" Ginny asked, putting her drawing in a book at her feet.
" I said you need to leave for a minute so that we can change into our uniforms," he answered. Ginny stepped outside the door and waited until she was allowed back in.
" You're turn, boys!" Ginny said, and she shoed them out of the compartment so that she could change into her Hogwarts uniform and let the boys back in the compartment.
" Wow! Thanks for taking over our compartment!" Crabbe said, failing to come up with a smart come back.
" You moron!" Draco said, slapping Crabbe upside the head. Ginny laughed at Crabbe's clueless-ness. At that moment the train came to a stop.
" Thanks for not forcing me out of your compartment, boys!" Ginny said, and she grabbed her stuff and headed out of the compartment.
" Firs' years righ' this way!" boomed the familiar voice of Hagrid. Ginny smiled as she looked at the curious faces of the first year students. Getting into her carriage, she waited for Neville, and Seamus to join her, and they went off towards the castle.
" Children, run inside before it begins to rain!" Professor McGonagall said to all of the arriving students. In a hurry to stay dry, Ginny ran up the stone steps of Hogwarts and ran inside of the castle. Just as she entered she heard the soft pitter-patter of fresh raindrops hit the castle grounds. Sighing, she tried to push her last memory of rain far from her mind, and took a seat next to Parvati at the Gryffindor table. Students filed in faster and Ginny scooted over to make room for more Gryffindors.
" Have you heard? Harry and Cho are a couple now~ Isn't it cute?" Parvati said to Ginny.
" Sure, if you think being second best is good enough for Harry," Ginny replied, looking towards Harry.
" What's that supposed to mean, Gin?" Parvati asked, following Ginny's gaze to Harry. " All I'm saying is that one year Cho is too good for Harry, and then the next..." her voice trailed off.
" I get your point!" Parvati said, and she diverted her attention to the sorting. Ginny looked at all of the first years waiting to be sorted, and became enthralled by one of them. The girl was the only one in the bunch who seemed at all mature, and Ginny suddenly felt the need to draw her. Taking out a clean sheet of paper and a pencil, she studied the girl. She wished she had color, for it would be the only way to capture the crystal blue of the child's serious eyes, or the flaming red of the girls long, tamed hair. Just as she finished the rough outline of the girl she heard "Wolfe, Jasmine" be called, and the girl she sketched stepped forward with such an amount of grace, and she took a seat on the Sorting stool. Becoming absorbed with a sudden interest in the girl, Ginny sat up, waiting to hear the shout of her house.
" Slytherin!" the Sorting Hat called out, Ginny watched the girl walk expressionlessly to the Slytherin table without glancing away. When Jasmine took her seat she looked directly at Ginny, causing Ginny to blink and look away. She hadn't meant to stare, it was just that something about the girl seemed very familiar to Ginny. Ginny looked down at the picture of the girl she drew, and studied those intense eyes. As the food filled the plates, Ginny's goblet tipped over and the Pumpkin Juice spilled all over the picture of Jasmine. Stunned, Ginny looked over at Jasmine who was still watching Ginny. The look in that girl's eyes was terrifying, and Ginny decided to leave the Great Hall earlier than she expected.
" Gin, get up!" said Parvati. Ginny opened her eyes and got out of bed, slipping into her robes as she did so. Before going down into the Common Room, Ginny looked at the picture of the girl she drew and breathed a sigh of relief. Though the picture had orange spots all over it, she could still make out the girl's face enough to re-draw it accurately. Putting it in her bag, she headed out to The Great Hall.
" Hey Gin, come sit with us!" Ginny heard Hermione say. Ginny did so, but all she did was eat, and study that girl Jasmine, in the most studious way. She couldn't help it, something about that girl reminded her of someone, she just couldn't figure out who. It was then that she noticed that Jasmine had been hanging around Draco, even thought Draco didn't seem happy by it. Before realizing that she had dozed off, she noticed that she had been staring at Draco, and that he was now looking back at her. Feeling embarrassed, she excused herself early, and walked out into one of the passages and leaned against the stone wall.
" Weasley, why so interested in the Slytherins?" Draco asked her.
" That girl, the new girl, Jasmine, who is she?" Ginny asked without remorse.
" Jasmine Wolfe? The first year?" he asked, sounding irritated. Ginny nodded, " She's my cousin," Ginny froze inside, but didn't let it show.
" How, lucky," she said, trying to find the right words.
" Lucky? RIGHT! She's so annoying, and young, and, UGH!" he said, and then he smiled. " Actually, Ginny, she reminds me of you at that age," he said, and he walked off. At that moment it felt like a weight had been lifted off of her, or that her mind had ben relieved of its burden. Malfoy had helped her without even noticing it. Breathing a sigh of relief, she grabbed her potions book and walked away.
After that night, Ginny had been trying her best to not be with Harry alone. She was unsure how she could've let her guard drop like that, but with Harry she couldn't think straight, so she was happy when her parents dropped them off at King's Cross.
" We'll go get us a compartment!" Hermione said, grabbing a hold of Ron's wrist, leaving Ginny with Harry.
" I think I'll go with them," started Ginny, and she began to walk off, but Harry grabbed her hand.
" Gin, come here. I'm sorry for leading you on like that, I just got caught up in the moment, and you looked so much like Cho! I'm so sorry," he added, and he kissed her forehead.
" Right! Yeah! Okay!" she said, and they continued into the compartment together. Ron and Hermione sat across from each other, and Harry took a seat next to Ron. Putting her trunk in the compartment, she sat down and listened to the conversation the trio was having. Standing up, she walked out of the compartment.
" Well, Well, Well. If it isn't the little weasel," Ginny heard Draco say to her.
" Hey, Malfoy! I missed you, too!" Ginny said sarcastically, "Where's Crabbe and Goyle?" she asked, noticing that his cronies weren't with him. " Those idiots fell asleep!" he said glancing at her compartment, "Aww! Is it too painful to be around your love when he doesn't love you?" teased Malfoy.
" Piss off!" Ginny shot back. She wasn't in the mood for Malfoy just now.
" OOH! Did I offend Ms. Weasley?" Draco laughed which got Ginny angry, "There's the Ginny I love to see!" Draco said, and he pushed passed her. Ginny hated it when Draco was right. Sighing, she walked back into the compartment where she found Harry making out with Cho.
" I'll just go find another compartment," Ginny said, and she walked out of the door. Spotting the Food Cart Lady, she asked for any available compartments.
"Just the one," and she led Ginny towards the back. When they arrived at a compartment, the lady told the people inside that a girl had to ride with them for the rest of the way. "Go on in, dear!" said the lady, and she carted off without a look backwards. Looking behind her, she opened the door and walked in, not looking at the people who were in there.
" Well, it's Ginny who wishes to join us? How exciting," she heard Draco say.
" I didn't CHOOSE to sit here, all the others were full," she said, " It's not like I have a choice, so you leave me alone, and I'll leave you alone," she said, and she sat in a seat as far away from them as possible and began to read. Malfoy and his gang carried on as if Ginny wasn't there and criticized everyone -including Ginny- without a care in the world. Trying hard not to doze off, Ginny pulled out a clean sheet of white drawing paper and started to trace the compartment that she was in. Looking up every now and then from her paper, she delicately traced the outline of the three slytherin boys gossiping carelessly together.
" Excuse me? Did you just hear a word I said?" Draco asked, causing Ginny to break her lead.
" I'm sorry, but what?" Ginny asked, putting her drawing in a book at her feet.
" I said you need to leave for a minute so that we can change into our uniforms," he answered. Ginny stepped outside the door and waited until she was allowed back in.
" You're turn, boys!" Ginny said, and she shoed them out of the compartment so that she could change into her Hogwarts uniform and let the boys back in the compartment.
" Wow! Thanks for taking over our compartment!" Crabbe said, failing to come up with a smart come back.
" You moron!" Draco said, slapping Crabbe upside the head. Ginny laughed at Crabbe's clueless-ness. At that moment the train came to a stop.
" Thanks for not forcing me out of your compartment, boys!" Ginny said, and she grabbed her stuff and headed out of the compartment.
" Firs' years righ' this way!" boomed the familiar voice of Hagrid. Ginny smiled as she looked at the curious faces of the first year students. Getting into her carriage, she waited for Neville, and Seamus to join her, and they went off towards the castle.
" Children, run inside before it begins to rain!" Professor McGonagall said to all of the arriving students. In a hurry to stay dry, Ginny ran up the stone steps of Hogwarts and ran inside of the castle. Just as she entered she heard the soft pitter-patter of fresh raindrops hit the castle grounds. Sighing, she tried to push her last memory of rain far from her mind, and took a seat next to Parvati at the Gryffindor table. Students filed in faster and Ginny scooted over to make room for more Gryffindors.
" Have you heard? Harry and Cho are a couple now~ Isn't it cute?" Parvati said to Ginny.
" Sure, if you think being second best is good enough for Harry," Ginny replied, looking towards Harry.
" What's that supposed to mean, Gin?" Parvati asked, following Ginny's gaze to Harry. " All I'm saying is that one year Cho is too good for Harry, and then the next..." her voice trailed off.
" I get your point!" Parvati said, and she diverted her attention to the sorting. Ginny looked at all of the first years waiting to be sorted, and became enthralled by one of them. The girl was the only one in the bunch who seemed at all mature, and Ginny suddenly felt the need to draw her. Taking out a clean sheet of paper and a pencil, she studied the girl. She wished she had color, for it would be the only way to capture the crystal blue of the child's serious eyes, or the flaming red of the girls long, tamed hair. Just as she finished the rough outline of the girl she heard "Wolfe, Jasmine" be called, and the girl she sketched stepped forward with such an amount of grace, and she took a seat on the Sorting stool. Becoming absorbed with a sudden interest in the girl, Ginny sat up, waiting to hear the shout of her house.
" Slytherin!" the Sorting Hat called out, Ginny watched the girl walk expressionlessly to the Slytherin table without glancing away. When Jasmine took her seat she looked directly at Ginny, causing Ginny to blink and look away. She hadn't meant to stare, it was just that something about the girl seemed very familiar to Ginny. Ginny looked down at the picture of the girl she drew, and studied those intense eyes. As the food filled the plates, Ginny's goblet tipped over and the Pumpkin Juice spilled all over the picture of Jasmine. Stunned, Ginny looked over at Jasmine who was still watching Ginny. The look in that girl's eyes was terrifying, and Ginny decided to leave the Great Hall earlier than she expected.
" Gin, get up!" said Parvati. Ginny opened her eyes and got out of bed, slipping into her robes as she did so. Before going down into the Common Room, Ginny looked at the picture of the girl she drew and breathed a sigh of relief. Though the picture had orange spots all over it, she could still make out the girl's face enough to re-draw it accurately. Putting it in her bag, she headed out to The Great Hall.
" Hey Gin, come sit with us!" Ginny heard Hermione say. Ginny did so, but all she did was eat, and study that girl Jasmine, in the most studious way. She couldn't help it, something about that girl reminded her of someone, she just couldn't figure out who. It was then that she noticed that Jasmine had been hanging around Draco, even thought Draco didn't seem happy by it. Before realizing that she had dozed off, she noticed that she had been staring at Draco, and that he was now looking back at her. Feeling embarrassed, she excused herself early, and walked out into one of the passages and leaned against the stone wall.
" Weasley, why so interested in the Slytherins?" Draco asked her.
" That girl, the new girl, Jasmine, who is she?" Ginny asked without remorse.
" Jasmine Wolfe? The first year?" he asked, sounding irritated. Ginny nodded, " She's my cousin," Ginny froze inside, but didn't let it show.
" How, lucky," she said, trying to find the right words.
" Lucky? RIGHT! She's so annoying, and young, and, UGH!" he said, and then he smiled. " Actually, Ginny, she reminds me of you at that age," he said, and he walked off. At that moment it felt like a weight had been lifted off of her, or that her mind had ben relieved of its burden. Malfoy had helped her without even noticing it. Breathing a sigh of relief, she grabbed her potions book and walked away.