By: MeEm
Disclaimer: I own everything. It's as simple as that. Well, actually I don't own anything except the plot, and Draco Elddir- the rest really belongs to JK Rowling. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted…
A Ginny/ Draco fan fiction- rated PG
~ Thinks ~
* * * Means a change in narrators.
--- Symbolises a change in scenes
Chapter Three
Yawning, Draco Malfoy rolled over and blearily glanced at his alarm clock. It read '0615'---
--- ~ Might as well get up now ~ thought Ginny, climbing out of bed. The first day of the school year was gleaming brightly outside.
Smiling, Ginny decided to pile her tumble of red curls on top of her head for a difference to just letting them flop down---
--- ~ That's a change for the better. ~ Draco contemplated. He had chosen not to slick his blonde hair back today; he had just left it to arrange itself naturally.
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[Ginny Weasley]
"Morning, Gin!"
~ Urgh! ~
"Morning Hermione," I stirred my mushy cereal with my spoon, not very hungry (I never am in the morning). Hermione is too cheery first thing- it gets creepy! "Oh Ginny!" she suddenly exclaimed. "I love your hair like that! It's so glamorous!"
Surprised, I said "Oh! Do you really think so? I mean, thanks!" True, my hair had taken little bit of time (alright, nearly an hour!) to arrange…but I wasn't expecting anyone to notice, let alone compliment me!
Harry and Ron joined us, with- might I say- very odd looks on their faces, like they were in a trance. "Wow!" Ron gasped at me. "Gin- your hair! It looks…"
"Amazing!" Harry offered. "Okay, Er…Thanks?" I said unsurely.
~ This is getting a little bit weird! I mean no one ever compliments my hair. ~
Ron suddenly asked, in a protective-big-brother type tone "Okay, Ginny. Who's the boy? Don't deny it- who is it?"
~ Typical Ron! ~
Rolling my eyes, I proclaimed, "There is no boy, Ron! Just because I styled my hair doesn't mean I'm trying to impress anyone."
~ I went off Dean Thomas in the summer- that boy is far too obsessed with football- it's unhealthy! ~
"NO!" I cried aloud, looking down at my new timetable in horror. I had arithmancy,
~ YAWN!!! ~
Then, after lunch- double potions with the Ravenclaws!
~ As much as Luna Lovegood's company on a train, she's absolutely awful in a lesson- all she does is daydream! Today's going to be a bad day. I just know it… ~
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[Draco Malfoy]
I glowered down at my timetable, glaring particularly evilly at the last lesson- potions with the Gryffindors.
~ I can't stand those retards! ~
The newly sorted Draco Elddir joined us –my posse and I- and promptly buried his head in the newspaper.
~ There's something I don't like about him, he seems a bit…I'm sure it's just my imagination! ~
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Gulping, Ginny Weasley looked down at her potion with a mixture of horror and anxiousness- for it was completely wrong. The consistency was extremely thick, almost solid, when it should be a runny liquid and the colour was –instead of dull rust- an acidic green shade- glowing slightly. "Luna!" she hissed desperately to her partner. "What should I do?"
Without looking up from her precious Quibbler magazine, she dreamily whispered, "Add the Billy Wig stings, of course."
"What? All 30g?" Ginny replied uncertainly. Luna nodded, so Ginny tipped the contents of her little jar of stings into the potion…
BANG!
"Miss Weasley! You impudent cur! What have you done now?"
Predictably, Ginny's potion had exploded and Snape strode over, looking murderous, but just then…
Brrrring!!!
~ Thank God! ~ Ginny thought in relief. ~ Saved by the bell! ~
Fleeing thankfully from the dungeon- ~ Luna can clear up seeing as it was her fault the darn thing exploded! ~ - Ginny ran straight into a certain not very nice Slytherin 6th year…
~ dejà vu! ~
"Ever heard of look before you leap, Weasley?" Draco Malfoy snarled scathingly, picking himself up and dusting down his robes.
~ He looks different! ~ Ginny found herself thinking. ~ His hair's changed! ~
~ She looks different! ~ Draco thought to himself. ~Her hair's changed! ~
"Nice hair," said Malfoy, striking Ginny dumbstruck. ~ Did Malfoy just compliment me? ~ As if he realised what he had just said, Malfoy quickly added, "F-for a Weasley, I s-suppose!"
Pale cheeks unusually tinged pink, Malfoy swept past Ginny and into the dungeon.
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"Settle down, settle down…SILENCE!" Snape scowled. "Today we will be doing a complicated potion. I am tired of explaining the same stationary potions to you idiots, so get into pairs- the instructions are on the board and on y va?" [French. Shall we go?]
Parkinson grabbed Zabani in a simpering fashion. "Sorry mate," he whispered to Malfoy, his usual potions partner. Crabbe and Goyle went together as well, leaving the two Draco's together. What fun this was going to be!
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[Draco Elddir]
I gathered up the potions ingredients and dumped them on the desk. "Okay, Er…Do you know how to do this?" I asked Malfoy, who rolled his eyes. "Of course! Any fool can make a shadow- consuming potion! I could do this with my hands behind my back!"
~ Hmm…shall we see if he's lying? ~
"Go on then," I said softly. "I dare you to make the potion with your hands behind your back!" The stupid twat looked stunned for a second. Recovering quickly, he smirked "You're on!"
"I bet you'll cock it up!" I added slyly.
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[Draco Malfoy]
~ I bet I cock it up too, but I'm not going to let you think that! ~
I allowed this Elddir kid to magically tie my hands behind my back, I don't know why I was agreeing to this; pride, I suppose.
"Right," I thought out loud. "I need to peel the shrivelfig first," Turning and craning my neck so I could just see what I was doing, I felt on the desk for the knife and the shrivelfig and began to make the potion.
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~ Wow! Impressive! ~
To my amazement, I had pulled this stunt off and made the potion with my hands behind my back! All I had to do was leave it to simmer for five minutes, and then take it off the boil. "Okay, Elddir." I said triumphantly. "You can remove this charm now!"
"Sorry, Malfoy…" Elddir said, a grin spreading across his face. "But I don't know the reversal for the charm!"
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Draco Malfoy visibly paled, in a forced laugh he managed to choke "Ha! Ha! Very funny, Elddir- you almost had me for a second! Okay you can take it off now."
"No really, I don't know how-"
"Come on, Elddir! I don't have all day!"
But it appeared Elddir was not kidding around, and by the end of the lesson Malfoy was visibly seething. "That's what you get for acting like an idiot," Pansy Parkinson said silkily. Ignoring her, Malfoy furiously yelled at Elddir "Just how am I supposed to eat like this?"
Trying to keep a straight face, Elddir pointed out that Malfoy had managed to make a potion so dinner should be simple.
The look he received from Malfoy was murderous.
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Burning tears of frustration trickled down Malfoy's cheeks. In the privacy of the dormitory, he had been trying to blast the magical binds off yet every time he tried, the invisible ropes would burn his wrists. Finally he smashed through the charm! Malfoy tenderly inspected his throbbing wrists; red blisters and angry burns had appeared across both of them- a strong difference from his usually milky skin.
Quickly wiping his eyes on the sleeve of his singed robe and pretending his wrists were fine and didn't really hurt so much his eyes watered, he swept out of the common room. Not hungry anymore, Malfoy decided to go for a walk by the lake.
He did not notice someone shadowing his every footstep, waiting to pounce…
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A/N: Phew! I've finally typed this up! I don't like this chapter- I had writer's block when I wrote it. Hopefully it will upload this time…If it doesn't- stuff chapter 3 and I'll move straight onto chapter 4! ::Sniggers appreciatively::
I managed to get my hair exactly like Ginny's (bar the colour- I'm a brunette) on Sunday. Here's three simple steps how to do it:
Step 1) Curl my hair for forty or so minutes with the curling tongs- warning! Will increase thickness of (my already v thick) hair five times.
Step 2) Get my auntie to pile all my curls on top of my head using a thousand hair grips/
Step 3) Voilà! How to style straight, thick hair that falls down to my shoulders up onto my skull and therefore making me look like a Victorian vampire (I have fangs, would you believe it!) Lol !!!
Okay, please review- I know this is boring but when I write this originally I had writer's block yatta yatta you get the picture! And here's to the people who reviewed:
Shakespeare's Muse: Ah! My lovely beta reader! What would I do without you? Well, I would probably post up a load of fan fictions with awful spelling errors to be truthful…Anyways, thank you! And no, I haven't found the other half of 'Aurora' seeing as I'm on holiday miles from home right now! I have a fairly good idea where it is though…And here is chapter 3! Lol! Also, thanks for pointing out the confusion in the first paragraph- it was meant to be so that it changed smoothly from one scene to the other, you know- to emphasise that they were thinking the same things. I hope it's less confusing now!
Cashew: Thank you, I'm glad you like it! Yes, I thought I had better explain what the title meant seeing as its sort of far off the plot as no one in it is called Paula! Originally, the story was with Harry having a look a like who was a girl, but it dwindled out so I made (drastic) alterations and came up with this! I've taken up your suggestion and put who is the narrator. Oh, and as to Elddir being evil…all I can say Draco Elddir is not like Draco Malfoy…And Malfoy gets caring in this!
Crystal Megan: Thank you for making me not so sensitive (Flames come and get me!) and I've tried very hard altering the sentences and making them longer. In Memoirs of a Vampyr I've shown longer sentences more I think, as it's easier for that seeing as I've already written out GP/ BP by hand, you catching the vibe? I'm going to check Mara456 out as soon as I have the time. Thanks again for your constructive criticisms!
Weasleylover1: Thank you for reading my fictions, because I loved your Narcissa one so much, it means a lot to me! I also used to be a bit iffy on the D/G as well this is my first ever one I've done! But know I'm pretty sure they are a good pairing; of course it depends on the author. Draco M does let his mask slip (god dammit he already has!) and as to Elddir being evil, hmm…Time will tell…!!!
Ash079: Hehe! Well you don't have to wait anymore! And I'm glad you like it (and MoaV, I'm glad you like that too!)
Peace n Luv,
Xxx MeEm xxX