Chapter One: The Train Ride
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The Weaslys woke to the sun pouring through the windows of their shad-rack, yet comfortable home. As much as they prided themselves on being a loving, welcoming family they did have wishes of living in a real home instead of a house made up of story after story of junk.
" Boys, come on get down here its nearly 8:30 and we still have to make the trip to platform nine and three quarters!"
As if on que 5 boys including harry bounted down the staircase all wide awake and dressed for the day.
Mrs. Weasley saw this and pondered the reason for her boys and Harry to be awake and dress so eager to start the day, so she inquired:
" well my, my, ive never seen you boys so excited to get to school, may I inquire the reason to this odd behaviour? I know your not up to anything now. are you?" Mrs. Weasley stated with that I-know-you-wouldn't-dare-pull- anything-on-me look that clearly started they better explain themselves fast!
" its really quite simple mum, Fred said while flashing that perfect ten smile that made Angelina and Katie swoon. Since 5th year the twins had become tall and filled in with those perfect quiddich muscles that made them second best to Draco Malfoy's looks.
" yes mum, george started, honestly woman, don't you ever talk to your husband? Dads informed us that quiddich will be starting earlier this year due to the fact that we're having another yule ball. So not only do we get to have more practices and games, we get to swave all the ladies with our natural charm, and good looks."
Mrs Weasly threw them a glare and stated " a little full of yourselves this morning are we?"
"Oh, no, mum, they stated in unison, we would never do that, we're far to humble for that" as they threw those boyish grins that would most likely stay there forever.
" Now mum, we're willing to wager that our fan club has been shovleing in many requests and----"
" BOYS, Mrs. Weasly started, I know I specificly told you that I would not have anymore of this Weasley's Wizards Wheezes!"
" Mum Mum! We were only joking, we would never put the girls at hotwarts in that position they would start fighting and it could get vicious and ugly!"
After that Fred and George started doing impressions of some of the girls at Hogwarts fighting over them. They even took the liberty to do an impression on Harry and Draco, which to Harrys dismay made him blush feircly to think that HIM, of all people would be fighting for another boys' heart.
One Mrs. Weasly stopped laughing she finally realized her one and only daughter must still be upstairs. And much to her despise Ginny wasn't a little girl anymoreand couldn't be protected constantly though Ron tried.
Ginny was going into her 6th year, (a/n: yes I realize that Fred and George would have already graduated but just go along with me, I wont use them much after this so don't beef me out son.) needless to say she wasn't just a little girl anymore. Her red flowing hair fell at her elbows. It slightly curled giving the effect of messy but comfortable. She stood at a height of about 5"3', and she had the figure of any normal 16 year old girl. Her big brown eyes were accented with a light caramel color eye shadow and black eye liner with a hint of mocha color lipgloss that even tasted like coffee. Her freckles had faded and her skin was flawless. She was wearing a plain ivy-green sundress that came to her knees and fit her snugly. She wore carfully tarnished matching sandals, and made sure that this year would be good. Things had been looking up since 5th year. And she was sure that this year would be even better. As she herd her mother calling her she grabbed her bags, took one last look in the mirror, and gracefully walked down the stair case while the mirror on the hallway wall exclaimed " Just Lovly there, pet."
Harry, what about Harry? That's what she thought now, because over the summer and her 5th year they had had many talks of which they discussed love, family, and relationships. They also discussed how they wouldn't work out, and how it was better to be friends. And it was odd because Ginny wasn't crushed. She wasn't upset. Had she moved on a long time ago and not known? She figured that she shouldn't waste her time on something that wasn't real, or that would never be. Although Harry would admit that the thought of dating Ginny in his 6th year came up many times, but after some cold shoulder treatment from Ron, and some long talks with the three of them, they decided it was best that they have no relationship outside of friends.
Speaking of friends, she had made many more friends, people were noticing her more, talking to her heartfully, and respecting her. But she also had a secret about a friend that she had been colllaborating with since the beginning for 4th year.
Ginny had always been good at potions class, and saw nothing against professor snape. Yes at times she did disagree with the methood of his class, and how he favored his house. But other then that she figured it was his job to be scary. Since she had no real contact with anyone it was really alarming news to her to find that he was evil soposedly and was dispised amung many. It was quite a surprize when Professor Severus Snape found the young Weasley at his classroom door on a cold winters Saturday. She had wanted to talk about potions and the effects of wormroot, and also about invisiblity potion. He was quite amused to find that she showed no fear or visible signs of it, when most of the student body got the chills when they walked close to him. Being a professor he clearly couldn't turn her down. So he let her in and they started the lesson. He was watching her carefully, like a hawk watches his prey, but was started to realize his glare had no effect on her and she was not aware of his cold eyes on her. It finally hit him that she was the model of himself at this age. The undying passion for the sound of a bubling culdron, the fantasy world that she was lost in, nothing else mattered, just her and the potion. He finally snapped out of his revery when Ginny was inquiring him:
" Professor?.. Professor?... Are you alright? Professor Snape?"
stirred mentally from his thoughts by a young red headed girl he came back to reality.
" Oh, um, yes im fine, what do you want Weasly?" he said this he thought, a little bit to harshly because the look on her face changed from excitement to confusion.
" Professor, may I ask you a question not relating to potions?" the young girl asked, almost afraid to get snapped at again she asked with utmost caution.
"I sopose Weasly but I don't know if I'll answer" he said thinking, " What on Earth could she possible want to know besides potions, she could ask any of the other teachers."
" Well Professor, She started cautiosly, the question had been knawing in the back of her mind since she had first entered his classroom in her first year. " well, I notice that your not a very. er. social man, if you know what I mean. Not to insult you or anything, because that's not what I mean but, I guess what I mean is, why don't you have many friends?"
Snape had never been asked something that personal before, to answer or not? She was just a student and it wasn't her business to know what his personal life was like. But did he really have a personal life? It didn't really seem that way, she had figured him out. But this was quite odd, seeing as she was everything he was when he was 14. She wasn't like her brothers, she was a creature of her own. Unlike her quite loud mouthed brother, she was quiet, meek, and careful, just as he had been. And to answer her question would be only the right thing to do. To blow her off would be just not right, seeing as she was exactally like himself, lost and confused.
" Well Weasly, knowing that you care so much about my personal life is very flattering" Ginny could have sworn that she saw a smile playing at the corner of his mouth
"However I must explain to you first why I have decided to answer your question" from there on he explained to her the similarity to him and herself and the contrasts and all in all it fit together.
" So you mean people hate me!" Ginny nearly squeeled
" No Miss Weasly people do not hate you. People hate me because I give them a reason to. When I said we had similarities I was not speaking genuinally personalities, but triats and characteristics."
" Now Miss Weasly I have answered your question, because I give them reason to hate me, I choose not to have contact with them, but seeing as you've talked to me im sure you've found im a totally great, funny, guy."
He had only been joking, something he did NOT do often, which surprized him, but what surprized him even more was that he got an answer, and one he had not been expecting.
" Well yes, you are. To be frank" a blush was creeping up on her face. " Your really easy to talk to sir, and your not critizizing me, its almost like we were friends"
This started the beginning of a wonderful friendship. But a secret one. Ginny who had never had friends before now had her favorite classes' teacher as a friend. And Snape who had never had anybody had someone who was so much like himself that it was enjoyable to talk to her. This friendship mind you was nothing more then that. Nothing sexual or more then friends, just good wholesome talking and joking. People never noticed because Ginny and Snape were not usually noticed. Ginny was finally satisfied.
Ginny was finally taken back to reality when it was her turn to run through the barrier onto platform nine and three quarters. Running at full speed she went on the barrier just in time to crash into someone.
" Oh dear! I'm so sorry! That was totally my accedent im so sorry!" She was gathering up all her things trying to appologize more when she felt strong hands lift her up and then reach down and pick up her books
" Here you are, are you new here? My names Draco Malfoy"
" Malfoy, you really must pay attention, its Ginny, sorry to break your heart but ive been here since I was eleven"
Draco felt stupid, plain stupid, how could he have not reconized her? Well it was plain to see. She looked nothing like herself, and she was quite different sounding, it was an honest mistake but he wasn't about to let a Weasley see his confusion and stupidity.
" Sure Weasley, whatever you say, I was just being nice because its in my moral code as a pureblood."
" Hah!, ginny retaliated, You? Nice? I think not, but im not going to stand here and argue with you, im going to find my seat before you make me miss the trair, good day."
30 minutes later the train was on its way to Hogwarts, and Draco still hadnt found a seat. He headed twords the back of the compartment only to find that the only last seat was in a compartment with the same girl who had only frustrated him 30 minutes ago. But just this once he would swallow his pride and sit with her. Besides nothing better then annoying poor little weasels before the school year starts. This was certainly going to be an interesting year.
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The Weaslys woke to the sun pouring through the windows of their shad-rack, yet comfortable home. As much as they prided themselves on being a loving, welcoming family they did have wishes of living in a real home instead of a house made up of story after story of junk.
" Boys, come on get down here its nearly 8:30 and we still have to make the trip to platform nine and three quarters!"
As if on que 5 boys including harry bounted down the staircase all wide awake and dressed for the day.
Mrs. Weasley saw this and pondered the reason for her boys and Harry to be awake and dress so eager to start the day, so she inquired:
" well my, my, ive never seen you boys so excited to get to school, may I inquire the reason to this odd behaviour? I know your not up to anything now. are you?" Mrs. Weasley stated with that I-know-you-wouldn't-dare-pull- anything-on-me look that clearly started they better explain themselves fast!
" its really quite simple mum, Fred said while flashing that perfect ten smile that made Angelina and Katie swoon. Since 5th year the twins had become tall and filled in with those perfect quiddich muscles that made them second best to Draco Malfoy's looks.
" yes mum, george started, honestly woman, don't you ever talk to your husband? Dads informed us that quiddich will be starting earlier this year due to the fact that we're having another yule ball. So not only do we get to have more practices and games, we get to swave all the ladies with our natural charm, and good looks."
Mrs Weasly threw them a glare and stated " a little full of yourselves this morning are we?"
"Oh, no, mum, they stated in unison, we would never do that, we're far to humble for that" as they threw those boyish grins that would most likely stay there forever.
" Now mum, we're willing to wager that our fan club has been shovleing in many requests and----"
" BOYS, Mrs. Weasly started, I know I specificly told you that I would not have anymore of this Weasley's Wizards Wheezes!"
" Mum Mum! We were only joking, we would never put the girls at hotwarts in that position they would start fighting and it could get vicious and ugly!"
After that Fred and George started doing impressions of some of the girls at Hogwarts fighting over them. They even took the liberty to do an impression on Harry and Draco, which to Harrys dismay made him blush feircly to think that HIM, of all people would be fighting for another boys' heart.
One Mrs. Weasly stopped laughing she finally realized her one and only daughter must still be upstairs. And much to her despise Ginny wasn't a little girl anymoreand couldn't be protected constantly though Ron tried.
Ginny was going into her 6th year, (a/n: yes I realize that Fred and George would have already graduated but just go along with me, I wont use them much after this so don't beef me out son.) needless to say she wasn't just a little girl anymore. Her red flowing hair fell at her elbows. It slightly curled giving the effect of messy but comfortable. She stood at a height of about 5"3', and she had the figure of any normal 16 year old girl. Her big brown eyes were accented with a light caramel color eye shadow and black eye liner with a hint of mocha color lipgloss that even tasted like coffee. Her freckles had faded and her skin was flawless. She was wearing a plain ivy-green sundress that came to her knees and fit her snugly. She wore carfully tarnished matching sandals, and made sure that this year would be good. Things had been looking up since 5th year. And she was sure that this year would be even better. As she herd her mother calling her she grabbed her bags, took one last look in the mirror, and gracefully walked down the stair case while the mirror on the hallway wall exclaimed " Just Lovly there, pet."
Harry, what about Harry? That's what she thought now, because over the summer and her 5th year they had had many talks of which they discussed love, family, and relationships. They also discussed how they wouldn't work out, and how it was better to be friends. And it was odd because Ginny wasn't crushed. She wasn't upset. Had she moved on a long time ago and not known? She figured that she shouldn't waste her time on something that wasn't real, or that would never be. Although Harry would admit that the thought of dating Ginny in his 6th year came up many times, but after some cold shoulder treatment from Ron, and some long talks with the three of them, they decided it was best that they have no relationship outside of friends.
Speaking of friends, she had made many more friends, people were noticing her more, talking to her heartfully, and respecting her. But she also had a secret about a friend that she had been colllaborating with since the beginning for 4th year.
Ginny had always been good at potions class, and saw nothing against professor snape. Yes at times she did disagree with the methood of his class, and how he favored his house. But other then that she figured it was his job to be scary. Since she had no real contact with anyone it was really alarming news to her to find that he was evil soposedly and was dispised amung many. It was quite a surprize when Professor Severus Snape found the young Weasley at his classroom door on a cold winters Saturday. She had wanted to talk about potions and the effects of wormroot, and also about invisiblity potion. He was quite amused to find that she showed no fear or visible signs of it, when most of the student body got the chills when they walked close to him. Being a professor he clearly couldn't turn her down. So he let her in and they started the lesson. He was watching her carefully, like a hawk watches his prey, but was started to realize his glare had no effect on her and she was not aware of his cold eyes on her. It finally hit him that she was the model of himself at this age. The undying passion for the sound of a bubling culdron, the fantasy world that she was lost in, nothing else mattered, just her and the potion. He finally snapped out of his revery when Ginny was inquiring him:
" Professor?.. Professor?... Are you alright? Professor Snape?"
stirred mentally from his thoughts by a young red headed girl he came back to reality.
" Oh, um, yes im fine, what do you want Weasly?" he said this he thought, a little bit to harshly because the look on her face changed from excitement to confusion.
" Professor, may I ask you a question not relating to potions?" the young girl asked, almost afraid to get snapped at again she asked with utmost caution.
"I sopose Weasly but I don't know if I'll answer" he said thinking, " What on Earth could she possible want to know besides potions, she could ask any of the other teachers."
" Well Professor, She started cautiosly, the question had been knawing in the back of her mind since she had first entered his classroom in her first year. " well, I notice that your not a very. er. social man, if you know what I mean. Not to insult you or anything, because that's not what I mean but, I guess what I mean is, why don't you have many friends?"
Snape had never been asked something that personal before, to answer or not? She was just a student and it wasn't her business to know what his personal life was like. But did he really have a personal life? It didn't really seem that way, she had figured him out. But this was quite odd, seeing as she was everything he was when he was 14. She wasn't like her brothers, she was a creature of her own. Unlike her quite loud mouthed brother, she was quiet, meek, and careful, just as he had been. And to answer her question would be only the right thing to do. To blow her off would be just not right, seeing as she was exactally like himself, lost and confused.
" Well Weasly, knowing that you care so much about my personal life is very flattering" Ginny could have sworn that she saw a smile playing at the corner of his mouth
"However I must explain to you first why I have decided to answer your question" from there on he explained to her the similarity to him and herself and the contrasts and all in all it fit together.
" So you mean people hate me!" Ginny nearly squeeled
" No Miss Weasly people do not hate you. People hate me because I give them a reason to. When I said we had similarities I was not speaking genuinally personalities, but triats and characteristics."
" Now Miss Weasly I have answered your question, because I give them reason to hate me, I choose not to have contact with them, but seeing as you've talked to me im sure you've found im a totally great, funny, guy."
He had only been joking, something he did NOT do often, which surprized him, but what surprized him even more was that he got an answer, and one he had not been expecting.
" Well yes, you are. To be frank" a blush was creeping up on her face. " Your really easy to talk to sir, and your not critizizing me, its almost like we were friends"
This started the beginning of a wonderful friendship. But a secret one. Ginny who had never had friends before now had her favorite classes' teacher as a friend. And Snape who had never had anybody had someone who was so much like himself that it was enjoyable to talk to her. This friendship mind you was nothing more then that. Nothing sexual or more then friends, just good wholesome talking and joking. People never noticed because Ginny and Snape were not usually noticed. Ginny was finally satisfied.
Ginny was finally taken back to reality when it was her turn to run through the barrier onto platform nine and three quarters. Running at full speed she went on the barrier just in time to crash into someone.
" Oh dear! I'm so sorry! That was totally my accedent im so sorry!" She was gathering up all her things trying to appologize more when she felt strong hands lift her up and then reach down and pick up her books
" Here you are, are you new here? My names Draco Malfoy"
" Malfoy, you really must pay attention, its Ginny, sorry to break your heart but ive been here since I was eleven"
Draco felt stupid, plain stupid, how could he have not reconized her? Well it was plain to see. She looked nothing like herself, and she was quite different sounding, it was an honest mistake but he wasn't about to let a Weasley see his confusion and stupidity.
" Sure Weasley, whatever you say, I was just being nice because its in my moral code as a pureblood."
" Hah!, ginny retaliated, You? Nice? I think not, but im not going to stand here and argue with you, im going to find my seat before you make me miss the trair, good day."
30 minutes later the train was on its way to Hogwarts, and Draco still hadnt found a seat. He headed twords the back of the compartment only to find that the only last seat was in a compartment with the same girl who had only frustrated him 30 minutes ago. But just this once he would swallow his pride and sit with her. Besides nothing better then annoying poor little weasels before the school year starts. This was certainly going to be an interesting year.
