Muggle Year
by Virgi Ca

Chapter 20: Brothers, Dresses, Smiles and Tears

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Draco Malfoy has changed.

Not much, but enough to be obvious to the whole school, considering him to be a public figure of the whole school, or maybe even the whole wizarding community now.

He smiled, when everyone thought that the word ¡¥smile¡¦ never existed in his dictionary. It wasn¡¦t those silly goofy big smiles, but a very small smile, sexy even, a genuine smile of mere happiness. His lips would set in a thin curved line, and ¡¥coincidentally¡¦, it only happened around Virginia.

Virginia raised her eyebrows as she studied Draco, who had his head down, writing on a piece of parchment, a huge book beside him, smiling, non the less. ¡¥What is wrong with you?¡¦ she asked suddenly, crossing her arms.

¡¥What?¡¦ Draco asked, the smile still on his lips.

Virginia rolled her eyes and leaned forward, ¡¥why are you always smiling, it¡¦s unusual, and it¡¦s kind of , as I quote Yvette, freaking me out.¡¦

¡¥Really?¡¦ Draco¡¦s smile turned slightly into a smirk and he looked at her with amusement, leaning back.

¡¥That¡¦s more like it.¡¦ Virginia smiled, ¡¥the smirk fits you more.¡¦

Draco pouted, he actually pouted, ¡¥is it a sin for me to smile? I just feel like it okay?¡¦

Virginia¡¦s mouth widened, ¡¥you actually pouted! What is wrong with you Draco Malfoy?¡¦ she put her hand on his forehead.

¡¥Stop it.¡¦ Draco rolled his eyes, but let her hand rest under his blonde bangs.

¡¥Well, nothing seems wrong.¡¦ Virginia suddenly smirked, one similar to Draco¡¦s, ¡¥now who¡¦s having a mental disorder?¡¦

Draco shrugged, ¡¥I¡¦m in a good mood. You know I rarely help you out with the research in the library, you should thank me.¡¦

¡¥You, good mood?¡¦ Virginia squeaked incredulously, ¡¥don¡¦t kid me.¡¦

Draco put his hand under his chin and looked at her with bored eyes, ¡¥You just haven¡¦t seen me in a good mood.¡¦

Virginia leaned forward again, looking at him straight in the eyes, ¡¥I don¡¦t know, does irritating my brother and flirting with girls make you in a good mood? If yes, then I guess I have.¡¦

¡¥Shut up.¡¦ Draco muttered, turning back to his parchment, but still smiled slightly. If he didn¡¦t break away from her eyes fast, he might have the urge to kiss her and that was the last thing he needed. He just couldn¡¦t help but smile at her presents, although most of the time they¡¦re annoyed with each other, he just couldn¡¦t help it. He was actually starting to feel very happy, with her by his side.

As if he finally found somewhere he could belong to.

But of course, that was just a lie, because it could never happen.

¡¥Virginia.¡¦ Draco looked up and handed her the book, pointing to a certain paragraph, ¡¥I think¡K¡¦

¡¥He¡¦s smiling again!¡¦ Ron hissed.

¡¥Ron, will you keep quiet?¡¦ Hermione rolled her eyes.

¡¥Jesus, they look like a married couple or something.¡¦ Fred seethed, hiding half his eyes behind a huge book.

¡¥Right, I heard they kissed, was it a big kiss or a small kiss?¡¦ George asked at particularly no one.

¡¥Big kiss, wet kiss.¡¦ Ron snarled, casting his eyes in the direction of the two again, ¡¥Malfoy was holding her by the waist the whole time! If it weren¡¦t for the others stopping me, I would have pummbled that git up.¡¦

¡¥I really don¡¦t know what Ginny sees in him, she calls him Draco!¡¦ Harry exclaimed, shaking his head, twirling his quill, ¡¥personally, I think the two look disgusting together.¡¦

¡¥Harry, Ron, stop it already!¡¦ Hermione hissed, ¡¥what she does is her own business!¡¦

¡¥Hermione,¡¦ Ron turned to look at her in shock, ¡¥how can you say that! Don¡¦t you know that she¡¦s with a Malfoy? A Death Eater?¡¦

¡¥I know!¡¦ Hermione said hotly, ¡¥but what can we do, it¡¦s not like we can control her life! Grow up Ron, she has her own life, and, as I hate to say it, you can¡¦t interfere with it.¡¦

¡¥What has gotten into you?¡¦ Ron asked, his voice rising, ¡¥Don¡¦t you care about who she¡¦s with? She¡¦s with Draco Malfoy for Christ¡¦s sake!¡¦

Hermione bit her lip and turned away without saying anything.

¡¥Ron, Hermione was just trying to be reasonable.¡¦ Harry started.

¡¥What¡¦s all the fuss?¡¦ The five all looked up and saw Virginia and Draco standing in front of them. ¡¥I thought you had transfiguration now, what are you guys doing in the library?¡¦ she frowned, eyeing the huge book in front of Fred and George. Knowing her brothers too well, she knew that they wouldn¡¦t have the patience to deal with such thick and intensive text, which means¡K ¡¥Were you people spying on us?¡¦

Draco, who was standing behind her, raised his eyebrows, ¡¥such a ¡§typical¡¨ thing for Gryffindors to do.¡¦ He sneered, ¡¥and I wonder what the library¡¦s for¡K¡¦

Virginia rolled her eyes, ¡¥like you do. All you do is complain about the ventilation system.¡¦ She eyed his loose tie and half unbottoned shirt, ¡¥not to mention being rude to Madame Pince.¡¦

¡¥Like you don¡¦t bitch around.¡¦ Draco muttered, but cursed in pain when Virginia stomped him on the foot.

¡¥Ginny¡K¡¦ Ron said in a low voice, giving her a warning glare.

¡¥What?¡¦ Virginia asked, confused, ¡¥oh, were we interrupting you? Sorry for that.¡¦

¡¥Yeah, interrupting something.¡¦ Draco drawled, then turned to Virginia, ¡¥sometimes I wonder if you have a brain.¡¦

Virginia nudged him in the ribs, hard, then smiled at him sweetly, ¡¥let¡¦s go Draco, or Professor Snape would throw a fit. We¡¦ll be off then Ron.¡¦ With that, she dragged a slightly whimpering Draco out of the library.

¡¥Did you see that?¡¦ Ron suddenly roared.

¡¥Mr. Weasley!¡¦ Madame Pince shrieked, ¡¥one more sound and I will personally guarantee that you will never be allowed in the library again!¡¦

¡¥Nice going Ron.¡¦ Harry said dryly. In response, Ron just fumed and returned to his Herbology essay.

¡¥Yo Fred.¡¦ George whispered, nudging his twin. Fred just turned and looked at him, nodding.

¡¥Please¡K I want to go with Draco!¡¦ Myra whined, tugging Lesley¡¦s hand.

¡¥Myra!¡¦ Lesley rolled her eyes, ¡¥for god¡¦s sake, you¡¦re already eleven! You act like a six year old.¡¦

Myra pouted and plopped herself onto the floor. ¡¥I¡¦m just cute.¡¦

¡¥Yeah right.¡¦ Pierre muttered, ¡¥Lesley! I simply think that Myra Kirkimburgh is no where suitable for this role!¡¦

¡¥What do you know about me you bastard!¡¦ Myra shrieked.

¡¥Myra!¡¦ Lesley cried, ¡¥watch your language.¡¦

¡¥You don¡¦t even know me! What right do you have, saying that I¡¦m not suitable!¡¦ Myra continued, ignoring Lesley.

Pierre rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, looking at her straight in the eye, ¡¥look at yourself first. You¡¦re an eleven year old and you still act like six, as I quote Lesley. Second of all, you should be twelve in the show, do you look like twelve? I don¡¦t think so. Third, you¡¦re too dependent on your beloved cousin Draco, you never stop whining about seeing him. He¡¦s just your cousin, not your Father! You act like he¡¦s the only living being left for you!¡¦

At those words, Myra looked at him with wide green eyes.

¡¥My ¡V Myra?¡¦ Lesley said gently.

¡¥Only one left for me?¡¦ Myra whispered.

Pierre narrowed his eyes and looked at her, feeling pressure, and suddenly felt something different about the blonde.

¡¥What¡¦s all the commotion?¡¦ Draco asked, drawing the curtains from his dressing room. ¡¥Myra?¡¦

Myra lowered her head, strands of loose hair falling over her face. Tears streamed down her face and dropped to the floor.

Pierre backed away uncomfortably, not knowing what to say. Before he could find his voice, Myra sprang up and ran out of the studio, leotard and all.

¡¥Myra!¡¦ Draco shouted, but winced when the door slammed shut with a loud bang. He turned and glared at the small boy from Beauxsbaton, ¡¥what did you say to her?¡¦

¡¥I ¡V ¡¥

Draco stalked forward and hauled him by the collar, glaring at him dangerously, ¡¥if anything goes wrong with her, I will personally make sure that you will pay, you got that, little Chester Dwight?¡¦

Pierre narrowed his eyes and just stared back at him.

Without getting an answer, Draco walked out of the studio and paused at the corridor. Where would she be? Virginia had long excused herself because she had to go see Professor McGonagal about some of her class arrangements with Madam Promfey. The session was actually a scene that didn¡¦t really have them, and was about the younger version of them, but Lesley still wanted to them have a go and adapt themselves.

¡¥Something wrong Malfoy?¡¦ a low voice said. Draco looked up and saw Adrian standing there, a black book in hand. ¡¥I saw little Myra go that way.¡¦ He lifted a pale finger and pointed towards the stairs. He turned back and gave him a small smile, ¡¥spend more time with her, she seems really lonely in Gryffindor, owing to the fact that all the girls at her age are afraid of you being her cousin.¡¦

Draco narrowed eyes followed Adrian¡¦s back unti it disappeared around the corner. He was trouble, trouble with a capital T. Draco shook his head and headed towards the stairs, looking around for the little blonde girl. He loved her dearly, like a little sister. Being an only child was not something happy, and with a father like Lucius Malfoy, it was only like hell. Myra had treated him like a brother, and he considered her being his family more than his wretched father.

¡¥Myra!¡¦ Draco called, but felt stupid. If she didn¡¦t want to be seen, then she would answer, no matter what. His head jerked sideways when he heard some rustling. He cursed when a strong arm wrapped around his throat. Without another thought, he flipped the weight over his head, sending it into a dark corridor.

¡¥Bloody hell! You almost broke my backbone!¡¦ the voice cursed.

¡¥You alright?¡¦ an identical voice asked dryly.

¡¥What are you two bloody prats doing?¡¦ Draco demanded, eyeing the two red-haired Weasleys. The twins looked up and gave him identically sheepish grins. Draco narrowed his eyes, ¡¥what?¡¦

¡¥Oh nothing, just wanted a chat with you.¡¦ Fred said, standing up.

¡¥What is there to talk between you and me huh? I thought Malfoys and Weasleys don¡¦t talk in civilized manner.¡¦ Draco said dryly, ¡¥didn¡¦t that prat bother of yours tell you that?¡¦

¡¥Which brother?¡¦ George asked, twisting his eyebrows, ¡¥we have four brothers, five, for me.¡¦

¡¥and five for me.¡¦ Fred added.

¡¥We have Bill the funky one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Charlie the about-to-be-married one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Percy the perfect one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Ron the tempermental one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Fred the funny one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥and George the mischief one ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Not to mention innocent.¡¦ George piped in.

Fred nodded, ¡¥definitely.¡¦

Draco rolled his eyes, but couldn¡¦t help but think that the two were actually very entertaining. He had heard a lot about the two from Virginia, but had never really met them. ¡¥What is your real intention, please, I need to find Myra.¡¦

¡¥Don¡¦t worry!¡¦ Fred waved his hand, grinning at him.

George tapped his wand, ¡¥we saw her heading to the Gryffindor tower, you can¡¦t go in there, Ron would kill you, not to mention Harry.¡¦ He reasoned. An oranged checked cloth came out of nowhere and landed on the floor, with another tap, three bottles of juice appeared. ¡¥Come, have a snack with us Malfoy.¡¦ He invited.

Draco raised his eyebrows, ¡¥do you realize that you¡¦re in a dark corridor, and you want to have a picnic?¡¦

Fred shrugged, ¡¥didn¡¦t occur to us. But since there¡¦s no where to go, then why not here?¡¦

Out of curiosity, Draco sat down, eyeing the two suspiciously. ¡¥What do you two want?¡¦

¡¥Here, have a drink.¡¦ Fred offered, handing him a bottle of pumpkin juice, ¡¥By the way, I¡¦m Gred.¡¦

¡¥And I¡¦m Forge.¡¦

Draco snorted, ¡¥nice going. Be serious, what do you want, I¡¦m not going to repeat myself.¡¦

¡¥Really nothing, just wanted to see what our little sister sees in you. Honestly, we are very open minded people and we don¡¦t mind if you dated her.¡¦ George said.

Draco chocked on his drink, ¡¥whoever said we were dating? We¡¦re just research partners!¡¦

¡¥Do you realize that our baby sister¡¦s first kiss was to a Malfoy Forge?¡¦ Fred shook his head, ¡¥our baby sister¡¦s growing up.¡¦

¡¥She¡¦s no longer innocent, what should we do? What should we tell mother? She¡¦ll be devestated to know that her little baby daughter¡¦s not the innocent girl anymore.¡¦ George whiped, sniffing.

¡¥Please,¡¦ Draco set down his bottle, ¡¥it was just a kiss. Big deal, we didn¡¦t do anything, for your information, and I have no interest in your baby sister.¡¦

¡¥Really?¡¦ Fred¡¦s eyes lightened.

¡¥You positive Malfoy?¡¦ George added.

¡¥Yes.¡¦ Draco said slowly.

¡¥Good, very good. Never reckon I¡¦d have a civilized conversation with a Malfoy.¡¦ Fred chirped, grabbing Draco¡¦s hand and shaking it hard, almost detaching it from his joint sockets.

¡¥Have a drink, you must be very thirsty.¡¦ George beckoned, ¡¥must be dreadfully thirsty after such an intensive practise.¡¦

¡¥Yeah yeah.¡¦ Draco muttered, gulping the whole bottle. Wiping his mouth with his sleeve, he tossed it to Fred, ¡¥nothing¡¦s good around Weasleys.¡¦ Without another word, he walked out of the corridor.

After a few solid minutes, Fred bursted into outrage, ¡¥George, I thought that potion would work!¡¦

¡¥We tested it on Bill at summer, there shouldn¡¦t be anything wrong with it!¡¦ George protested, scratching his head, ¡¥it was perfect when we came to Hogwarts.¡¦

¡¥Reckon some magical charm was put to stop our WWW products from being effective?¡¦ Fred rubbed his chin, ¡¥I hope not, or we won¡¦t have any fun at all.¡¦

¡¥Oh, I forgot to tell you two,¡¦ Draco¡¦s voice rang. The twins looked up and almost jumped when Draco¡¦s head came peeking from the corner, ¡¥Virginia gave me a concoction to resist all your WWW prank potions. Just want to tell you that.¡¦

Draco almost laughed out loud when both Fred and George¡¦s jaw dropped to the floor. He had to admit that Virginia had a very interesting family.

¡¥I¡¦m early?¡¦ Draco asked, raising his eyebrows.

Charlie looked up and grinned, ¡¥sure are. Didn¡¦t have anything to do after lunch?¡¦

Draco shook his head, ¡¥did have something, but didn¡¦t want to do it.¡¦

Charlie laughed, seating himself on the high stool. ¡¥Don¡¦t tell me you gave all the work to my sister again, she¡¦s always complaining how ¡¥braty¡¦ you are.¡¦

Draco coughed, ¡¥Braty? Well, I do a lot too, its just too much to handle sometimes.¡¦

¡¥Right.¡¦ Charlie said warily, turning back to his desk, a huge leather bond book in front of him, a tank of what looked like eggs resting on the coarse wood.

Draco actually liked Charlie, although he would never in a million years admit that he even liked a Weasley, maybe except for Virginia. Charlie had a passion for dragons that impressed him much. Never in his life did he have real passion for anything, until maybe now, but Charlie really gave himself in this particular field, and made use of it. Draco never really hated Dragons, especially when his own name was from dragons. He was actually enjoying the class, except for having it with Gryffindor.

Draco seethed inwardly at the thought of having class with Potter and Weasley, not to mention the know-it-all Hermione ¡¥Mudblood¡¦ Granger. It was really frustrating, especially with Ron picking all his flaws and always saying things about him and Virginia. Nothing but death glares ever since the kiss, and he had a feeling that Ron had an urge to just jump on him and hex him to death.

Not that he didn¡¦t do anything, insults would fly around often, especially when it was the only class Slytherin had with Gryffindor, now that Potions was split.

¡¥Come over here Draco,¡¦ Charlie¡¦s voice sliced through his thought.

¡¥What?¡¦ Draco looked over his shoulder and at the tank, ¡¥are those dragon eggs?¡¦

Charlie nodded, ¡¥Right. Horntail eggs. Got special permission from the ministry. See this one, it¡¦s going to hatch anything today.¡¦

¡¥You do this every day in Romania?¡¦ Draco asked.

Charlie shook his head, ¡¥not exactly, but to some extend yes. We study and observe their breeding conditions to make sure that some kinds won¡¦t come to an extinct. We all go into the forest to see if there are any injured dragons, especially those who were just hatched. Romania has a very high number of illegal hunters and we also work by the law.¡¦

¡¥Dangerous, if you ask me.¡¦ Draco said, wrinkling his nose. ¡¥But I like them, had a sort of interest after studying them with you. You got any books on them?¡¦

Charlie laughed, ¡¥everything¡¦s dangerous. I personally hate potions and almost failed in in my OWLs and NEWTs, just because someone dropped a dungbomb into my cauldron once and made it explode. If you ask me, potions maybe even more dangerous.¡¦

Draco shrugged, ¡¥you could say that, especially when you¡¦re dealing with new concoctions.¡¦

¡¥Well, you can come by sometime after dinner, at my room. I¡¦ve got a collection of books there, all about dragons. Couldn¡¦t get my hands off them, it was a present from my Dad when I graduated from Hogwarts, I have to bring them with me all the time.¡¦ Draco raised his eyebrows, but didn¡¦t say anything. Charlie shifted and looked at him straight in the eye, ¡¥So, what are you and my sister actually doing now? Very secretive if you ask me.¡¦

¡¥Nothing really, just some research on the dark marks, you-know-who and death eaters.¡¦ Draco said casually, going back to his seat.

Charlie raised his eyebrows and opened his mouth again but was interrupted when Ron and Harry walked into the hut.

¡¥Well, if it isn¡¦t the Big Ferret.¡¦ Harry smirked, closing the door behind him, ¡¥finally knows what is meant by punctual, and respect.¡¦

Draco looked sideways but didn¡¦t say anything. As much as he hated to admit, Ron thought that Draco had really changed. He still glared at them with pure hatred, but there were less insults, pranks and pushes, from him, but that didn¡¦t mean there aren¡¦t any from his goons.

¡¥The Malfoy has finally learned how to keep his mouth shut, thank the gods.¡¦ Ron added, taking his seat.

¡¥Oh stop it you two.¡¦ Hermione murmured.

Charlie just looked at Draco, who had kept silent all the time. I wonder what made this change in him.

¡¥Ginny!¡¦

Rubbing her eyes, Virginia looked down from the stairs and saw the portrait hole flung open. Yvette was bouncing up and down, waving at her. ¡¥What?¡¦ she asked not so pleasantly.

¡¥Come on Ginny, Aunt Felicity¡¦s here!¡¦ Yvette yelped, running up the stairs to her.

¡¥Aunt Felicity?¡¦ Seamus raised his eyebrows in confusion.

¡¥It¡¦s the costumes director.¡¦ Lavender explained, eyeing Yvette, who was jumping up and down.

¡¥So?¡¦ Virginia yawned.

¡¥Come on! I have something to show you, it\s absolutely cool!¡¦ Yvette promised, tugging her.

¡¥Yvette, give me a break.¡¦ Virginia groaned, rubbing the side of her head, ¡¥I¡¦ve practically had no sleep for the past week coping with my work, I really need it now because I have a transfiguration test tomorrow.¡¦

Yvette rolled her eyes, ¡¥Oh come on, its just past dinner! I promise it¡¦s worthwhile.¡¦

¡¥I refuse.¡¦ Virginia said stubbornly, wrapping her arms around the railing, sliding to the floor.

¡¥Come on! There¡¦s something you really have to see. Besides, Aunt Felicity wants to see you. Come on!¡¦ with that she pulled Virginia to her feet, pulling her from the railing.

¡¥Yvette, I really need my sleep.¡¦ Virginia complained as the blonde dragged her down the stairs. Virginia almost felt that she was tumbling down the stairs with her eye closed and almost tripped and fell flat on her face, if it weren¡¦t for Adrian who had came out of nowhere, catching her.

¡¥You okay?¡¦ he asked softly as he helped her up.

¡¥She¡¦s okay!¡¦ Yvette chirped before she could even open her mouth.

¡¥Hey watch it!¡¦ Ron shouted when he bumped into the two girls.

¡¥Sorry!¡¦ Yvette cried.

¡¥Sorry¡K¡¦ Virginia mumbled sleepily.

¡¥What are they up to?¡¦ Harry wondered, looking out the portrait hole.

¡¥Beats me.¡¦

¡¥Okay okay okay, will you stop for a split second?¡¦ Virginia suddenly shouted, flinging away her hand.

¡¥You¡¦ll see.¡¦ Yvette said mysteriously, ¡¥you are going to love it.¡¦

¡¥What I love now would be sleep, so could you kindly let me go back to the Gryffindor tower, up the stairs, into the fifth year girl¡¦s dormitory and onto my fluffy four poster bed at the far corner near the window?¡¦ Virginia asked sarcastically.

¡¥Don¡¦t be such a whimp.¡¦ Yvette scoffed, knocking on the wooden door.

¡¥Me? A Whimp?¡¦ Virginia repeated incredulously, ¡¥what do you mean Yvette Dawes?¡¦

¡¥Yvette! Ginny!¡¦ Felicity greeted, ¡¥come in!¡¦

¡¥Saved.¡¦ Yvette muttered under her breath, but loud enough for Virginia to hear.

¡¥What did you say?¡¦ Virginia frowned.

¡¥Nothing!¡¦ Yvette turned and gave her a huge grin, ¡¥come in.¡¦

¡¥Yeah, nothing.¡¦ Virginia murmured, stepping into the room.

¡¥Come Ginny, I want to fit you into this.¡¦ Felicity motioned her.

¡¥Huh?¡¦ Virginia wrinkled her eyebrows, ¡¥fit into what?¡¦

¡¥Your first costume.¡¦ Yvette rolled her eyes.

Virginia stared at the outfit that Felicity was holding up. Then started to laugh, ¡¥I am not wearing that thing, not in a million years.¡¦

¡¥Oh you¡¦re here Ginny!¡¦ Lesley walked into the big rest room of her and Charlie¡¦s bedroom, ¡¥great! Felicity said that she wanted to fit you into your first suit so as to get your measurements.¡¦

Virginia raised her eyebrows, ¡¥don¡¦t you get the measurements, then you make the costume?¡¦

¡¥Yes, but you see, I already took your measurements at Hogsmeade. Inspiration hit me so fast that I couldn¡¦t stop drawing and ending up making the whole thing in three days time.¡¦ Felicity explained.

Virginia choked, ¡¥three days time? Are you crazy?¡¦

Yvette grinned, ¡¥no, its her average time when inspiration hits her isn¡¦t it Aunt?¡¦

¡¥Yup!¡¦

Virginia turned and looked at Lesley, ¡¥tell me she¡¦s crazy.¡¦

Lesley smiled sheepishly, ¡¥nope, not at all. It¡¦s actually normal for her.¡¦

¡¥So?¡¦ Yvette looked at Virginia evilly, ¡¥try it on!¡¦

¡¥Oh, not in the ¡V hey! Stop that right now!¡¦ Virginia screamed as the two crazy women pushed her into the changing room.

¡¥What is going on?¡¦ a sleepy voiced asked.

¡¥Nothing, just Felicity and Yvette playing around with your dear little sister.¡¦ Lesley replied. She walked towards Charlie and circled his waist with her slim arms, leaning close to him. ¡¥So, you had a good sleep?¡¦ she whispered.

¡¥Hmm¡K it was okay, but it¡¦s never the same without you beside me in bed.¡¦ Charlie drawled.

Lesley smiled and nipped his lips with her teeth, ¡¥I can always serve in bed my Lord.¡¦

¡¥I¡¦d be looking forward to that.¡¦ Charlie whispered, then claimed her lips in one of his breath-taking kisses that usually made her loose herself so much they¡¦d end up in bed. But before they went to that phase, a throat clearing interrupted their ¡¥activity¡¦.

¡¥Draco?¡¦ Lesley said breathlessly.

¡¥Uh huh,¡¦ Draco eyed them warily, ¡¥I see you still remember the name of your dearest dancer of the century.¡¦

¡¥How did you get in?¡¦ Charlie demanded.

Draco shrugged, ¡¥well, the door was open and I heard some strange sounds. I knocked, but no one answered me, since you two were so busy, so I opened the door to find you two engaged in such an interesting event.¡¦

¡¥Oh shut up.¡¦ Charlie growled, racking his red hair, but silently he was grateful because he could easily get carried away, which was the last thing he wanted to happen since his sister was just a door away from them.

¡¥Uh, did you want to find me?¡¦ Lesley asked, straightening her shirt.

¡¥Actually no, I was here to find Charlie.¡¦ Draco replied slowly, looking at them with amusement. He had to admit, they were much more fun than the other professors, at least they acted normal, they were just fun, like to everyone else. ¡¥You said I could borrow your books.¡¦

¡¥Huh? Oh yeah, wait a minute, no, you come with me, it¡¦s in the room.¡¦ Charlie motioned him through the door. They walked into the bedroom of their den, and Draco was no where surprised to see the bed sheets scattered everywhere on the floor.

¡¥I don¡¦t even want to imagine what you did Charlie.¡¦ Draco said, shaking his head.

¡¥Hey, I¡¦m a normal guy with normal needs.¡¦ Charlie shrugged, ¡¥you¡¦ll get them when you grow up. Well, at my era, guys just screwed girls whenever they got a chance in Hogswart, well most of them were from Slytherin though.¡¦

¡¥As a Slytherin I hate to disappoint you, but that is totally disgusting.¡¦ Draco commented, plopping himself down on the couch.

¡¥Well that¡¦s a surprise.¡¦ Charlie said, raising his eyebrows. He opened a cupboard door and ran his fingers through the leather bound books, finally deciding on one that was moss green with silver borders. ¡¥Here.¡¦ He tossed it to Draco, who caught it with a thud, the book hitting his stomach.

¡¥Watch it.¡¦ He growled, rubbing his stomach.

¡¥You watch it.¡¦ Charlie scoffed, ¡¥if you loose that book, I will kill you, you hear that?¡¦

¡¥Yeah yeah.¡¦ Draco muttered.

A sudden scream caused both of them jump. Draco threw his book down on the table and ran to the door, his eyes almost popping out at what he saw.

¡¥I am not going to wear this in front of a million people!¡¦ Virginia declared, ¡¥there is no way I am going to do this!¡¦

¡¥Oh come on Virginia, don¡¦t be such a party pooper.¡¦ Yvette smirked, ¡¥it fits you perfectly!¡¦

¡¥No, I look like some, some hooker!¡¦ Virginia wailed.

Lesley rolled her eyes, ¡¥Um, did you forget something? You ARE a hooker in the musical!¡¦

Virginia shut her mouth at this.

¡¥Oh come on, its not that bad.¡¦ Felicity circled her, ¡¥I am a genius. You know Ginny you do have a great figure, except for maybe the breasts, but we can deal with that. But, every woman will kill for a waist like that, and those legs! If I were a guy, I¡¦d drool.¡¦

¡¥What do you think Draco?¡¦ Yvette asked, her lips curved in sly grin.

Virginia turned in shock and saw Draco standing there, staring at her as if the Deamaters have decided to rule the world and become the king of kings. Virginia was in a breath taking low cut lacy dress. The tight sleeves ran down to her elbow, billowing out gracefully in red satin. The soft black material ran across her small slim waist down to her upper thigh, where the slits seperated the material, letting it run between her legs. Her shapely thighs and calves were wrapped by plain black stockings and on her feet were high heels that had straps criss crossing each other, winding around her ankle. Her hair was tied up in a bun, wavy strands falling onto her face.

¡¥Hey Draco!¡¦ Yvette frowned and waved her hand in front of his face.

Draco continued to stare at her. Virginia looked away, heat rising up her face. Before she could do anything, she heard a soft whisper.

¡¥Beautiful.¡¦ Draco whispered, his eyes not leaving her.

¡¥Be ¡V beautiful?¡¦ Virginia stammered, not believing her ears.

Draco smirked, ¡¥but I really wonder if it¡¦s really you Weasley.¡¦

All feelings of shyness drained from Virginia, ¡¥What do you mean Malfoy!¡¦

Draco shrugged and looked at her breats, ¡¥let me guess, those are fake ones.¡¦

Virginia went beet red and turned around, ¡¥shut up!¡¦

Draco raised his eyebrows, ¡¥that is what she will wear in the last scene?¡¦

¡¥Well, this is just the first set, it still needs designing, especially to combine with the scenes.¡¦ Felicity replied with a smile. ¡¥Actually I¡¦ve arranged a time for you people to do the fitting at about late April. My workshop is still working on it and we have models that are exactly you people¡¦s sizes, so it won¡¦t be much of a problem. I was just eagar to see what this would look like on Ginny because it was a recent design.¡¦

¡¥What about us?¡¦ Yvette asked eagerly.

Felicity patted her head, ¡¥patience my dear, you¡¦ll see.¡¦

¡¥Well, I see the Weasley has finally grown up.¡¦ Draco smiled slyly.

¡¥Right.¡¦ Virginia snorted, ¡¥I have grown up for your information, grown up a lot compared to the first year you had in mi ¡V hey Draco let me go!¡¦

Draco gave her a smirk and wrapped his arms around her waist from behind, forcing her to follow his steps, sliding across the floor. He twirled her out of his embrace, then gave a hard pull, letting her breasts his his chest. She was beautiful, really beautiful. ¡¥Are you really Weasley?¡¦ he whispered hoarsely, his breath brushing against her lips.

Virgina didn¡¦t even bother to throw back an insult because her mind was focused so much on his touch. His hands on her waist, her back, his breath, the steady beat of his heart¡K

¡¥Ah ¡V herm.¡¦ Charlie cleared his throat, looking at Draco slyly. ¡¥And you said nothing¡K hmm, maybe that ¡§nothing¡¨ is not the normal interpretation.¡¦

¡¥Shut up Weasley.¡¦ Draco snarled, ¡¥you wouldn¡¦t want your barbaric sister here to kill you afterwards ¡V OUCH!¡¦

¡¥Serves you right.¡¦ Virginia hissed, then stuck her nose in the air. Draco just glared at her while the others laughed.

¡¥I wouldn¡¦t trade the world for an actress like that!¡¦ Lesley exclaimed, ¡¥you two are just perfect!¡¦

The door suddenly burst open, revealing Ron and Hermione, with Dean and Harry behind them.

¡¥Well, if it ain¡¦t those well-mannered Gryffindors.¡¦ Draco sneered.

Ron glared at him, ¡¥you ¡V stay out of my face!¡¦

Draco rolled his eyes, ¡¥I wouldn¡¦t dare be in your face.¡¦

¡¥Oh stop it you two.¡¦ Hermione exclaimed, then turned to Draco and Ginny, ¡¥Myra¡¦s missing!¡¦

¡¥Wha ¡V ¡¥ Ginny started, but was cut short when Draco pushed the Gryffindors away and shot out into the corridor.

¡¥Hey! Wait! You can¡¦t go in there!¡¦ girl¡¦s cried as Draco barged into the Beauxsbaton carriage. He ignored the people, pushing past them, throwing open every door visible. Girl¡¦s who were changing screamed while guys just looked at him in shock.

Finally finding what he wanted to find, he almost wanted to hex away the door as he charged into the room and hauled the blonde boy by collar, almost choking him. ¡¥What did you say to her Rouban.¡¦ He demanded lowly.

Pierre coughed, grasping his hand, ¡¥What is your problem Malfoy! Let me go!¡¦

¡¥What did you say to her!¡¦ Draco shouted, shaking him hard.

¡¥What her? I don¡¦t even know what you¡¦re ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Myra Kirkimburgh!¡¦ Draco shouted again, pushing him up the wall, ¡¥I said I wouldn¡¦t let go of you if you hurt Myra. She¡¦s missing now, we can¡¦t find her, that¡¦s why I¡¦m here, demanding an explanation.¡¦

¡¥I don¡¦t know!¡¦ Pierre protested, ¡¥I don¡¦t know what¡¦s going on in that head of your brat cousin! And even if I did, why in hell would I bother to tell you or anyone?¡¦

Draco narrowed his eyes in anger and wrapped his fingers around his neck. ¡¥Say that again.¡¦

Pierre choked.

¡¥Draco stop it!¡¦ Virginia gasped, pushing past the people. She almost threw herself onto the furious Slytherin, not wanting a bloody murder to happen. ¡¥Killing him will not help the situation.¡¦

Draco continued glaring at him, but loosened his grip. Taking a deep breath he hauled him by the hood of Pierre¡¦s robe and dragged him out of his room. ¡¥I don¡¦t care, you must know something! If you don¡¦t find her tonight, I will personally make sure that you will not want to live another minute with the potion resting in my working room running down your throat.¡¦

¡¥Malfoy.¡¦ Pierre whispered, lowering his head.

¡¥What?¡¦ Draco glowered, turning to throw him a glare.

¡¥Draco!¡¦ Virginia hissed, shivering slightly at the breeze. She still had the low cut suit on and they were up at the astronomy tower.

¡¥I think I may know where she is.¡¦ He whispered, starting to realize the seriousness of the situation. It was almost past midnight and there were still no signs of the little girl. Practically the whole house of Gryffindor went on the search and the teachers went to much more dangerous places, such as the Forbidden Forest and the Whooping Willow, but still, no signs at all.

¡¥I knew it.¡¦ Draco muttered, racking his blonde locks impatiently. ¡¥Tell me whatever you want me to know before I loose my patience and strangle you Rouban.¡¦

¡¥I ¡V I saw her down the corridor actually after dance practise. I wasn¡¦t sure if it was her, but she was holding a letter and reading it. I didn¡¦t bother to even look because I thought it was someone else, but know it seems that it just might be her.¡¦ Pierre confessed.

¡¥Damn.¡¦ Draco cursed, pulling his hair, ¡¥okay, which corridor?¡¦

¡¥Um,¡¦ Pierre thought hard, scratching his head. ¡¥Maybe near the owlery.¡¦

¡¥No, we checked the owlery before.¡¦ Draco argued.

¡¥It¡¦s no harm in checking again. Everyone¡¦s out looking for her, the teacher¡¦s have even searched the forbidden forest, I guess it won¡¦t make any difference if we just took a little look one more time.¡¦ Virginia reasoned, obvious fatigue in her voice.

¡¥I guess.¡¦ Pierre said quietly, starting down the corridor again.

¡¥I swear I will kill him with poison if we don¡¦t find Myra.¡¦ Draco seethed.

Virginia yawned. ¡¥Please Draco, you don¡¦t even know that we won¡¦t find her, loosen up, she¡¦ll show up.¡¦

¡¥Here.¡¦ Draco shook off his cloak and draped it around her thinly covered shoulders.

¡¥Now see who¡¦s trying to be civilized.¡¦ Virginia said sarcastically, but pulled the cloak tighter.

¡¥Don¡¦t get your hopes up.¡¦ Draco smirked, ¡¥I just wouldn¡¦t want my tool of amusement sleep in the infirmary, it would be so boring without Virginia Weasley for me to mock and make fun of.¡¦

¡¥Oh shut up.¡¦ Virginia scoffed, trying to step on his foot with her heels.

¡¥Na uh, the same trick will never work for me the second time Virginia.¡¦ Draco smirked, jumping away slightly, ¡¥try thinking of something else, it might work once or twice.¡¦

¡¥Bastard.¡¦ Virginia muttered.

¡¥My pleasure.¡¦

Virginia glared at his grinning face. ¡¥Why are you so nervous about Myra?¡¦ she couldn¡¦t help but ask.

The grin slowly faded away, replaced by something Virginia had never seen.

Sadness.

Pierre couldn¡¦t help but look back. ¡¥I don¡¦t see what you see in her.¡¦

¡¥You shut up and watch your footsteps.¡¦ Draco scowled.

¡¥Fine!¡¦ Pierre shot back.

¡¥Draco?¡¦

Draco sighed and racked his fingers through his blonde hair, rubbing the back of his head. ¡¥She may be my only relative left in the future.¡¦

Pierre stopped in his tracks and looked at him while Virginia stared at him dumbly.

¡¥My mother may be dead by next year and my father, well, I never really treated him like a father.¡¦ Draco said quietly, not wanting to further elaborate.

¡¥Ginny!¡¦ Lavender suddenly came rushing towards them, ¡¥could you find her?¡¦

Virginia exhaled loudly and shook her head, ¡¥No, we¡¦ve searched everywhere we could, but still no sign of her. Are the Gryffindors still looking?¡¦

¡¥Most of them have gone back to the common room, but a few are still looking, but most of them are teachers.¡¦ Lavender replied.

Seamus, who had just come from the corner, nodded. ¡¥It¡¦s almost midnight, still no sign of her.¡¦

¡¥Well, maybe you should go back first.¡¦ Virginia suggested tiredly.

¡¥What about you?¡¦ Seamus asked, eyeing Draco, who was staring out the window quietly, not wanting to engage in any conversations with them. ¡¥Maybe you should go back to the common room as well, let the teachers do the rest of the searching.¡¦

¡¥Well¡K¡K¡¦ Virginia looked at Draco uncertainly, then turned back to Seamus. ¡¥I think we¡¦ll head up to the owlery one more time, just to, you know, check out.¡¦

¡¥But ¡V ¡¥

¡¥Let¡¦s go.¡¦ Draco said, grabbing Virginia¡¦s wrist.

¡¥Hey Malfoy!¡¦ Seamus snarled, trying to block them.

¡¥Get out of my way.¡¦ Draco said in a low voice, ¡¥before I loose my temper.¡¦

¡¥How dare you ¡V ¡¥

¡¥I¡¦ll be back very soon.¡¦ Virginia cut in, throwing Lavender a helping glance.

¡¥Uh, yeah, let¡¦s go Seamus.¡¦ Lavender said, ¡¥we¡¦ll wait for Ginny in the common room.¡¦ With that, she dragged her boyfriend down the opposite side of the corridor towards the Gryffindor tower.

¡¥Let¡¦s go.¡¦ Draco repeated, pulling Virginia down the other side of the corridor towards the owlery.

¡¥Hey wait up!¡¦ Pierre called, rushing after them.

They walked up the stairs in total silence until they reached the double doors of the school owlery. The whole place was silent, dozens of yellow eyes stared back at them, they were so bright they looked like fireflies.

¡¥Myra?¡¦ Virginia called, unsurprisingly, there was no answer. Everything was the same since this afternoon when they came here, the only thing different was the silence.

A faint rustling sound met Draco¡¦s sensitive ears. ¡¥Myra!¡¦ he shouted, clawing the air. The next second, a trembling figure was revealed, sitting on the hay, knees drawn up to the chest, face buried in hands.

Virginia stared, ¡¥Harry¡¦s invisibility cloak! Where did you get it Myra?¡¦

Silence.

¡¥Myra?¡¦ Draco knelt down in front of the little girl and shook her shoulders. ¡¥Myra, you okay?¡¦

¡¥Draco?¡¦ a muffled voice whispered. Myra looked up slowly and stared at Draco blankly.

Virginia looked at the little girl, her heart twisted in sympathy. Myra¡¦s eyes were all red, traces of tears still brightly shone on her face under the moonlight. Her hair was in all directions and her nose was red.

¡¥What happened Myra?¡¦ Draco asked in a soft voice. It pained him to see little Myra like this.

¡¥Draco¡K¡¦ new tears started to form around Myra¡¦s huge green eyes.

¡¥What¡¦s this?¡¦ Pierre knelt down and picked up a piece of parchment.

Myra turned and looked at the parchment, hot tears running down her cheek again. Unable to contain anymore, she threw her arms around Draco, crying hard.

¡¥Myra¡K¡¦ Draco whispered, hugging her tight, ¡¥tell me what happened.¡¦

¡¥Mother ¡V Father¡K¡¦ Myra sobbed, holding onto Draco tight, ¡¥they, their¡K¡¦

¡¥Dead¡K¡¦ Pierre whispered, his hands trembling.

¡¥Dead?¡¦ Virginia grabbed the parchment and scanned the content, not believing her eyes. ¡¥They were killed¡K it¡¦s from your mother Draco.¡¦

Hands trembling, Draco reached for the parchment.

Dear Myra,

It¡¦s me, Aunt Narcissa, how are you? Is everything okay at school? Did anyone bully you? I heard that you have been sorted in Gryffindor, which is a good thing¡K

I ¡V I really don¡¦t know how to phrase this, but, Myra, your parents were killed. They were killed at the Malfoy Manor, how, I do not know, but the suspicion is clear to me.

The school doesn¡¦t know about this yet, because it cannot be publicized in any form, even if it only stays in Hogwarts. I will take care of everything, and when the time is ready, I will tell Professor Dumbledore.

Myra, I know this is hard for you, but sooner or later, you will have to grow up. Your Mother and Father will always love you, we will always love you.

Love,

Aunt Narcissa.

The parchment was wet with old and fresh tears, possibly from Mrs. Malfoy and Myra. Everything was simple and clearcut, but straight to the heart.

Suddenly, as if all the energy was sucked away, Draco slumped against the wall, a crying Myra in his arms, his eyes wide and empty. He was shook by the news, and tried his best to not show it, but obviously failing.

Dead¡K

¡¥Nobody¡¦s left for me, nobody¡K¡¦ Myra continued to sob, tears streaming down endlessly.

Nobody¡K

Virginia felt a shiver run up her spine. Abruptly, she turned and threw open the doors of the owlery, but met complete silence.

Their dead¡K

¡¥More will come, my dear Ginny, more¡K¡K¡¦

End of Chapter 20

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