A/N: This chapter is dedicated to Darcel ( Lucias Dream ) Who so
thoughtfully thought of my Robotics team and wished us well! haha! Thank
you for that!!
On with the show!!
FreeCell: Chapter 9
Ginny stretched in her champagne colored, satin sheets and sleepily stumbled out of her four-poster bed. She quickly stepped into the shower and soaked up the hot water. After she had washed herself, she walked over to the mirror and wiped away the steam. She looked at her face. It was staring glumly back at her.
In fact, it had been a lot like that lately.
Ever since she transferred schools.
At the end of last year, Ginny ran away from Hogwarts, claimed her prize money from the national competition (Draco represented them both) and from the patent, and signed up for Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. She was now a sixth year in a new school, and no longer the resident evil.
She knew that it hurt more to leave than to stay, but she knew that it would be soon that Draco and Pansy were to be dating, and she couldn't even begin to try to comprehend how she would feel if the boy she loved, and the boy that loved her back was with another girl. It was fun while it lasted, but it was only a fling, and they only last so long. Eventually all good things run their course, and Ginny's relationship with Draco, as good as it was, was overdue for its end.
Ginny got herself dressed and went to the Great Hall with the rest of the students. Today was a special day. Today was the day that Ginny had been dreading for the longest time. It was the date for the Potions competition, and according to Ron, Draco was going to be there. Even without Ron's correspondence, Madame Maxime had already informed her, and instructed her to take the "English boy from Hogwarts" around for the weekend. This involved a trip to the nearby wizarding town and through the school.
Draco walked into the Hall with his head held high. Ginny couldn't bear to look at him. She knew that he would see her eventually, but there wasn't much she could do about that. The Headmistress walked to the front of the Hall and announced companions to those who were at the competition alone. When Ginny's name was called, Draco's head snapped to attention.
Ginny meekly walked to the front of the Great Hall and stood next to Draco. She could feel his eyes boring into hers. It only made her more nervous.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Where were you, Virginia?" The stone cold voice of Draco Malfoy rang through her ears. Ginny had taken Draco out by the lake in an attempt to avoid the embarrassment of a public confrontation.
"Ginny."
"What?"
"Ginny. My name is Ginny. What the hell's wrong with you Draco? You've known me long enough to know that I hate the name Virginia!" Ginny was yelling now. She knew it was stupid to do so, but she was so wrapped up in avoiding the question that any confrontations were welcome.
"Stop it. Just answer the damned question already. Where did you go?"
"Look around you, Malfoy. I was right here! I don't just go to schools on certain days throughout the year, I definitely didn't come just to see you." Ginny yelled and accentuated her sentence by tapping Draco in the head with her index finger. Draco grabbed it.
"Why?" He asked. It was a question that she did not know the answer to. His voice was no more than a whisper, and he held her hand delicately. Ginny's eyes began to sting. Draco watched them intently.
"Because. I needed to get away. You weren't supposed to fall in love with me Draco. That wasn't in the plan. We were just having fun. Weren't we?"
Draco remained silent.
"If you wouldn't have said anything, I could be home right now! If it weren't for you, I could be able to see my brother everyday, I could be able to scare the daylights out of the first years, and I could be on the Potions team! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be such a wreck! You ruined everything, Draco. You fucked me over." Ginny slumped to the ground and let the tears go. Draco went red with fury.
"What do you expect me to do? You think that I want to feel this way? Dammit, Weasley, I didn't mean to fall in love with you! It was you that tripped me! I have never felt anything for anyone, and you changed that. I hate you, but then again, I can't help but feel eternally grateful for you. It's not everyday that I'd find a girl that would snog Pansy Parkinson at a Death Eater initiation for me." Draco said, with a tiny chuckle. Ginny cringed. She hadn't told anyone that, but Voldemort insisted, and frankly, she wasn't in the mood to argue with him.
"Not only that, but it's not every day that I'd find a girl that would take the Dark Mark for me, and receive it from the man of her worst nightmares. You faced your fears for me. You can't tell me that you don't feel anything." Ginny looked up at him.
"I don't feel anything. I did it because you deserve better than to be a servant of your father. Selene can help you so much, and you need to stay in her care. You weren't ready for the Dark Mark." With that Ginny got up and led Draco to the group of students that were gathering to go to town.
* * * * * * * * *
The streets were all hustle and bustle. Ginny and Draco walked side by side in an uncomfortable silence through the masses of people. They stopped at random stores, ones that sold robes, jokes, candies, Quidditch memorabilia, etc. It wasn't that different from a trip to Diagon Alley, and Ginny only really had one place that she felt she needed to visit.
At the far corner of the town, there was a small pet shop that held the most curious selection of animals imaginable. Ginny stepped in, not caring whether Draco followed her or not, and walked right up to her favorite of all of them. It was a small kitten. Ginny smiled when she saw it and heard its small mew. She put her hand around it and picked it up to her face. It began to purr loudly and Ginny chuckled.
"What is that you have there, Weasley?" Draco asked from behind Ginny.
"It's a kitten, Malfoy, what did you think it was? A goblin?" She retorted. Draco scoffed and picked the little ball of fluff out of Ginny's hands. It mewed softly and snuggled up to his face. Draco chuckled, "What an adorable little bugger," he said and handed it back to Ginny. She put the kitten back into the cage and began to walk out of the store.
"Why don't you buy it, Ginny? You seem to admire the little thing."
"I don't keep any extra money with me. If you haven't noticed, I haven't bought a single thing today." Ginny replied and the conversation was dropped. The two teenagers walked back to the school, and Ginny went to her bed. It was near lunchtime, but it was too much of an emotionally draining day for her to stay awake any further.
* * * * * * * *
Draco stayed for another day, he had one come in second place for his potion, and Ginny silently thought that he would have fared better with her help. When the visiting students were to depart, Madame Maxime called the entire student population to the Grounds to wish them a happy trip. Ginny didn't feel like doing so, so instead she went to her bed and tried to fall asleep.
She would have made it, if it weren't for that annoying hissing sound coming from the top of her bed.
She looked up to see a little ball of fluff peeking out of a silver and green box. Ginny laughed and picked up the small kitten. Draco really was a good person.
She leapt out of her bed and ran down the halls to the front lawn just in time for the visitors to be getting into their carriages. Ginny felt her stomach drop. She had to hurry.
"DRACO!" She yelled to the mass of people. Her voice was magically magnified due to a "sonorus" charm. Everything stopped. All of the carriages ceased movement and all conversations ended. A boy poked his head out of a carriage that was about to take off. He slowly smiled. Ginny raced to him. Draco got out of his carriage and dragged Ginny to the side of the lake. All of the others behind them, including a very amused Professor Snape were upset to find that the two students went out of sight.
Draco stopped Ginny in a cove not far from the Beauxbatons Garden. He looked at her and smiled. "Thank you, Draco. For everything. I.. I really appreciate you and everything that you have done for me." She said looking into his eyes.
"Gin. Think nothing of it. It was the least I could do for what you have done for me."
"Tell Selene hello for me, will you? Make sure you stay out of trouble." Ginny smiled and reached up to stroke Draco's loose hair. She yanked as hard as she could and grabbed some strands loose, "For your Death Eater meetings. Don't suspect I can go in as me. Don't expect old Voldy to last much longer anyway."
"Ginny, are you-"
"Don't worry about me Draco. I can take care of myself. Hell, if I can stand up to you, the big, bad Dark Lord's no skin off my back." Ginny chuckled and looked into Draco's silver eyes. Her own were starting to become teary, "I'll miss you, Malfoy. It was fun. The best time of my life. If you ever decide to forget your father and dump that Parkinson bitch, you know where to find me!" Ginny laughed. The tears were flowing now. Draco wiped them away and kissed her softly on the lips.
"I really do love you, Gin. I would give anything to be with you." He said against her mouth.
"Go. You know you can't promise anything. You know that you wouldn't give up your title for me. Don't kid yourself." Ginny forced a smile and walked a short ways away, "You better get back, Severus will be looking for you. Goodbye Draco." The boy nodded and walked past her. A few steps away he stopped and turned back.
"Our little secret, right?" He said, jokingly.
"Well, you know, one day I might just settle down and write a book about it. Althea could help." Ginny said, smiling.
"Althea?"
"My new cat." Ginny said.
Draco walked on.
It would be years before Ginny ever saw him again.
And that, dear readers, is how Virginia Anne Weasley, became the proud owner of her cat, Althea.
Surprisingly, Althea had taken a liking to a new Muggle computer that Ginny bought.
A smart cat, that Althea.
A/N: Sorry about the long delay, I am having internet problems due to the fact that we re-floored our entire house..
On with the show!!
FreeCell: Chapter 9
Ginny stretched in her champagne colored, satin sheets and sleepily stumbled out of her four-poster bed. She quickly stepped into the shower and soaked up the hot water. After she had washed herself, she walked over to the mirror and wiped away the steam. She looked at her face. It was staring glumly back at her.
In fact, it had been a lot like that lately.
Ever since she transferred schools.
At the end of last year, Ginny ran away from Hogwarts, claimed her prize money from the national competition (Draco represented them both) and from the patent, and signed up for Beauxbatons Academy of Magic. She was now a sixth year in a new school, and no longer the resident evil.
She knew that it hurt more to leave than to stay, but she knew that it would be soon that Draco and Pansy were to be dating, and she couldn't even begin to try to comprehend how she would feel if the boy she loved, and the boy that loved her back was with another girl. It was fun while it lasted, but it was only a fling, and they only last so long. Eventually all good things run their course, and Ginny's relationship with Draco, as good as it was, was overdue for its end.
Ginny got herself dressed and went to the Great Hall with the rest of the students. Today was a special day. Today was the day that Ginny had been dreading for the longest time. It was the date for the Potions competition, and according to Ron, Draco was going to be there. Even without Ron's correspondence, Madame Maxime had already informed her, and instructed her to take the "English boy from Hogwarts" around for the weekend. This involved a trip to the nearby wizarding town and through the school.
Draco walked into the Hall with his head held high. Ginny couldn't bear to look at him. She knew that he would see her eventually, but there wasn't much she could do about that. The Headmistress walked to the front of the Hall and announced companions to those who were at the competition alone. When Ginny's name was called, Draco's head snapped to attention.
Ginny meekly walked to the front of the Great Hall and stood next to Draco. She could feel his eyes boring into hers. It only made her more nervous.
* * * * * * * * * *
"Where were you, Virginia?" The stone cold voice of Draco Malfoy rang through her ears. Ginny had taken Draco out by the lake in an attempt to avoid the embarrassment of a public confrontation.
"Ginny."
"What?"
"Ginny. My name is Ginny. What the hell's wrong with you Draco? You've known me long enough to know that I hate the name Virginia!" Ginny was yelling now. She knew it was stupid to do so, but she was so wrapped up in avoiding the question that any confrontations were welcome.
"Stop it. Just answer the damned question already. Where did you go?"
"Look around you, Malfoy. I was right here! I don't just go to schools on certain days throughout the year, I definitely didn't come just to see you." Ginny yelled and accentuated her sentence by tapping Draco in the head with her index finger. Draco grabbed it.
"Why?" He asked. It was a question that she did not know the answer to. His voice was no more than a whisper, and he held her hand delicately. Ginny's eyes began to sting. Draco watched them intently.
"Because. I needed to get away. You weren't supposed to fall in love with me Draco. That wasn't in the plan. We were just having fun. Weren't we?"
Draco remained silent.
"If you wouldn't have said anything, I could be home right now! If it weren't for you, I could be able to see my brother everyday, I could be able to scare the daylights out of the first years, and I could be on the Potions team! If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be such a wreck! You ruined everything, Draco. You fucked me over." Ginny slumped to the ground and let the tears go. Draco went red with fury.
"What do you expect me to do? You think that I want to feel this way? Dammit, Weasley, I didn't mean to fall in love with you! It was you that tripped me! I have never felt anything for anyone, and you changed that. I hate you, but then again, I can't help but feel eternally grateful for you. It's not everyday that I'd find a girl that would snog Pansy Parkinson at a Death Eater initiation for me." Draco said, with a tiny chuckle. Ginny cringed. She hadn't told anyone that, but Voldemort insisted, and frankly, she wasn't in the mood to argue with him.
"Not only that, but it's not every day that I'd find a girl that would take the Dark Mark for me, and receive it from the man of her worst nightmares. You faced your fears for me. You can't tell me that you don't feel anything." Ginny looked up at him.
"I don't feel anything. I did it because you deserve better than to be a servant of your father. Selene can help you so much, and you need to stay in her care. You weren't ready for the Dark Mark." With that Ginny got up and led Draco to the group of students that were gathering to go to town.
* * * * * * * * *
The streets were all hustle and bustle. Ginny and Draco walked side by side in an uncomfortable silence through the masses of people. They stopped at random stores, ones that sold robes, jokes, candies, Quidditch memorabilia, etc. It wasn't that different from a trip to Diagon Alley, and Ginny only really had one place that she felt she needed to visit.
At the far corner of the town, there was a small pet shop that held the most curious selection of animals imaginable. Ginny stepped in, not caring whether Draco followed her or not, and walked right up to her favorite of all of them. It was a small kitten. Ginny smiled when she saw it and heard its small mew. She put her hand around it and picked it up to her face. It began to purr loudly and Ginny chuckled.
"What is that you have there, Weasley?" Draco asked from behind Ginny.
"It's a kitten, Malfoy, what did you think it was? A goblin?" She retorted. Draco scoffed and picked the little ball of fluff out of Ginny's hands. It mewed softly and snuggled up to his face. Draco chuckled, "What an adorable little bugger," he said and handed it back to Ginny. She put the kitten back into the cage and began to walk out of the store.
"Why don't you buy it, Ginny? You seem to admire the little thing."
"I don't keep any extra money with me. If you haven't noticed, I haven't bought a single thing today." Ginny replied and the conversation was dropped. The two teenagers walked back to the school, and Ginny went to her bed. It was near lunchtime, but it was too much of an emotionally draining day for her to stay awake any further.
* * * * * * * *
Draco stayed for another day, he had one come in second place for his potion, and Ginny silently thought that he would have fared better with her help. When the visiting students were to depart, Madame Maxime called the entire student population to the Grounds to wish them a happy trip. Ginny didn't feel like doing so, so instead she went to her bed and tried to fall asleep.
She would have made it, if it weren't for that annoying hissing sound coming from the top of her bed.
She looked up to see a little ball of fluff peeking out of a silver and green box. Ginny laughed and picked up the small kitten. Draco really was a good person.
She leapt out of her bed and ran down the halls to the front lawn just in time for the visitors to be getting into their carriages. Ginny felt her stomach drop. She had to hurry.
"DRACO!" She yelled to the mass of people. Her voice was magically magnified due to a "sonorus" charm. Everything stopped. All of the carriages ceased movement and all conversations ended. A boy poked his head out of a carriage that was about to take off. He slowly smiled. Ginny raced to him. Draco got out of his carriage and dragged Ginny to the side of the lake. All of the others behind them, including a very amused Professor Snape were upset to find that the two students went out of sight.
Draco stopped Ginny in a cove not far from the Beauxbatons Garden. He looked at her and smiled. "Thank you, Draco. For everything. I.. I really appreciate you and everything that you have done for me." She said looking into his eyes.
"Gin. Think nothing of it. It was the least I could do for what you have done for me."
"Tell Selene hello for me, will you? Make sure you stay out of trouble." Ginny smiled and reached up to stroke Draco's loose hair. She yanked as hard as she could and grabbed some strands loose, "For your Death Eater meetings. Don't suspect I can go in as me. Don't expect old Voldy to last much longer anyway."
"Ginny, are you-"
"Don't worry about me Draco. I can take care of myself. Hell, if I can stand up to you, the big, bad Dark Lord's no skin off my back." Ginny chuckled and looked into Draco's silver eyes. Her own were starting to become teary, "I'll miss you, Malfoy. It was fun. The best time of my life. If you ever decide to forget your father and dump that Parkinson bitch, you know where to find me!" Ginny laughed. The tears were flowing now. Draco wiped them away and kissed her softly on the lips.
"I really do love you, Gin. I would give anything to be with you." He said against her mouth.
"Go. You know you can't promise anything. You know that you wouldn't give up your title for me. Don't kid yourself." Ginny forced a smile and walked a short ways away, "You better get back, Severus will be looking for you. Goodbye Draco." The boy nodded and walked past her. A few steps away he stopped and turned back.
"Our little secret, right?" He said, jokingly.
"Well, you know, one day I might just settle down and write a book about it. Althea could help." Ginny said, smiling.
"Althea?"
"My new cat." Ginny said.
Draco walked on.
It would be years before Ginny ever saw him again.
And that, dear readers, is how Virginia Anne Weasley, became the proud owner of her cat, Althea.
Surprisingly, Althea had taken a liking to a new Muggle computer that Ginny bought.
A smart cat, that Althea.
A/N: Sorry about the long delay, I am having internet problems due to the fact that we re-floored our entire house..