Dealing with Love
Chapter 3 . Lectures
"Gee, thanks!" Ginny sighed, fidgeting with her costume.
"What did I do?" Draco frowned, not understanding why she had to be so sarcastic.
"Maybe it's the fact that you've landed us both in Dumbledore's office, and we're about to receive detentions," Ginny said as politely as possible, gritting her teeth.
"So?"
"So? THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY?" Ginny screeched, standing up with a glare. "Bloody hell. You are such a insufferable prat!"
The door slowly creaked open before Draco could give a retort. They both stared at the Headmaster waiting for him to begin the lecture. Ginny bit her lip, a red tinge appeared on her face, embarassed she was caught arguing by Dumbledore the second time that night.
She looked determinedly at her shoes, noticing out of the corner of her eye that the paintings around the office were watching the scene with a amused expression on their faces.
"Please sit down Miss. Weasley. Now, as you know, you have been sent to my office for arguing, er, quite loudly," Dumbledore began, "but before you start giving me excuses," here, Dumbledore gave a small smile, "I'd like to tell you that it's very wrong for you two to be fighting in public."
Ginny had sat down, and had started fiddling with her costume once more, but both students had slumped in their seats, listening absent mindedly at his lecture.
"At this school, you are role models, rather than first years. You must set a good example to the younger students, and you should have known better." Dumbledore's smile never wavered through the conversation.
Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling once more behind the half-moon spectacles he wore. "I won't bother you anymore with a lecture. I suppose a punishment is to be given?"
Ginny began biting her lip once more, starting to fiddle with her costume much faster now. Draco seemed to be thinking of other things, rather than the punishment. He had a blank expression on his face, and barely heard anything Dumbledore had said.
"You will have to spend twenty days in the Forbidden Forest, while gathering certain ingredients for potions Professor. Snape has needed for ages. Team work will be a key point, or else horrible things will happen," warned the wise man, in a pleasant tone.
Draco's head snapped up. This had certainly caught his attention. He winced slightly as he remembered his encounter with a monster in his first year, which, of course, had to take place in the Forbidden Forest. The prospect of a early death in their young lives wasn't a pleasant and appealing idea at all to Ginny and Draco.
"There will be certain areas, in the forest, where you will be able to find items that have been turned into a portkey. You will be able to take the portkey back to Hogwarts for a day, but this does not count for the twenty days, of course."
Ginny gave a deep sigh of relief once she heard they were allowed to come back to Hogwarts once in a while she had to endure twenty days of hell with Draco Malfoy.
"A map will be given to you, and it will mark where each portkey is located. Proper equipment will be given, of course. A Magical Weightless and Bottomless Backpacks will be given to you, which you can keep. It may prove useful in future situations.
"Professor. Snape will supply you potions and you will have your wands. I must warn you, the deeper you go into the forest, the more unpredictable the results of the spells you cast are. In the end, it will cease to stop working altogether. That is, until you finish your punishment, and you leave the forest. You will have to resort to old magic, where you use the items in the forest to help you delve into the magic inside of yourself.
"You will have five days to prepare yourself, before you enter the forest. You will be attending special lessons with your Professors at night to make sure you're properly trained. After the five days are over, you begin your punishment," he concluded.
"Er, if you don't mind me asking," Ginny said, her voice quivering, "Why did you choose THIS punishment? Why.. Why not something else?" She asked, her voice in a barely audible whisper.
"The only way you'll learn to work together, is to be put into difficult situations where you must rely on each other."
Both were silent, staring at Dumbledore as if he was off his rocker.
Dumbledore pulled out his wand, and with a flick of his wrist, two pieces of parchment appeared in thin air. They floated in the air in front of Ginny and Draco. They did the obvious, and each took one. One glance at the top, and they understood it was a list of items they would be supplied. They didn't seem to pay attention to the parchment, but focused their attention on the Headmaster.
"Er, Professor.. You've always warned us to stay out of the Forest, and for good reasons too. There are dangerous animals in the forest... Don't you think it's a bit," Ginny paused here, trying to think of a word, "Er, unsafe?"
"I do hope that you remember Firenze. He'll be guiding you along the way, but only when you need the help. You won't see him often, of course. This wouldn't be a punishment if you were able to have help all the time." Dumbledore explained, twiddling his thumbs.
He reached towards a drawer on the side of his desk, and pulled it open. "Lemon Drop?" He offered, taking a yellow stick of muggle candy out, popping one into his mouth.
"No thanks," both of them answered in unision. Draco raised his eyebrow, wondering what was going to happen next.
"Are there any questions?" He asked after a moment of silence. When Ginny shook her head, and Draco gave a small "No", Dumbledore stood up.
"Well, I suppose it's back to your common rooms. It's quite late, if I do say so myself," Dumbledore smiled, dismissing them.
Once Ginny and Draco left, Fawkes flew down onto Dumbledore's table. Long fingers stroked the bird's feathers, as Dumbledore started conversing with the framed portraits on the wall.
~*~
Author's Corner: Well, this took long enough, eh? Sorry. I wasn't interested in finishing it lately. I don't think this chapter was really that good..
The punishment is given. In the next chapter, I'll give you a look at what the list says, and then the 10 days will be described talking about Ginny. No big Draco parts in that chapter. I mean, a occasional fight, I suppose, but nothing really enormous.
I'd like to thank all of my reviewers. :)
Charms: I do. x.x My writing is horrible, but I do hope that it'll improve along the way. Lol. :) Pixie5252: Thanks for the compliment. A beta is someone who'll get a copy of my story in advance. They tell me what errors I make, how to make it better.. That sort of stuff. Silverstr: A friend of mines said that most authors think their stories suck, even though they don't... She lied. lol. Mines is horrible. x.x Sorry for the long wait! Aibi: OF COURSE YOUR'RE LOVED! You reviewed. :P xnitax: 3 you. lol. Yes you did. lol. I have to ask you though... Why are you NEVER online when I need someone to talk to? HMPH. Meghan MQ: I'm not insulted at all, although I don't think my story is really good.
I'd like to thank bookworym, Nirvanagurl1220, Cassie1128 and TayTay for reviewing. :) Thanks a lot for your support, all of you!
Last, but not least... Review! If you do, the monkies won't attack you. -nods-
Chapter 3 . Lectures
"Gee, thanks!" Ginny sighed, fidgeting with her costume.
"What did I do?" Draco frowned, not understanding why she had to be so sarcastic.
"Maybe it's the fact that you've landed us both in Dumbledore's office, and we're about to receive detentions," Ginny said as politely as possible, gritting her teeth.
"So?"
"So? THAT'S ALL YOU CAN SAY?" Ginny screeched, standing up with a glare. "Bloody hell. You are such a insufferable prat!"
The door slowly creaked open before Draco could give a retort. They both stared at the Headmaster waiting for him to begin the lecture. Ginny bit her lip, a red tinge appeared on her face, embarassed she was caught arguing by Dumbledore the second time that night.
She looked determinedly at her shoes, noticing out of the corner of her eye that the paintings around the office were watching the scene with a amused expression on their faces.
"Please sit down Miss. Weasley. Now, as you know, you have been sent to my office for arguing, er, quite loudly," Dumbledore began, "but before you start giving me excuses," here, Dumbledore gave a small smile, "I'd like to tell you that it's very wrong for you two to be fighting in public."
Ginny had sat down, and had started fiddling with her costume once more, but both students had slumped in their seats, listening absent mindedly at his lecture.
"At this school, you are role models, rather than first years. You must set a good example to the younger students, and you should have known better." Dumbledore's smile never wavered through the conversation.
Dumbledore's eyes were twinkling once more behind the half-moon spectacles he wore. "I won't bother you anymore with a lecture. I suppose a punishment is to be given?"
Ginny began biting her lip once more, starting to fiddle with her costume much faster now. Draco seemed to be thinking of other things, rather than the punishment. He had a blank expression on his face, and barely heard anything Dumbledore had said.
"You will have to spend twenty days in the Forbidden Forest, while gathering certain ingredients for potions Professor. Snape has needed for ages. Team work will be a key point, or else horrible things will happen," warned the wise man, in a pleasant tone.
Draco's head snapped up. This had certainly caught his attention. He winced slightly as he remembered his encounter with a monster in his first year, which, of course, had to take place in the Forbidden Forest. The prospect of a early death in their young lives wasn't a pleasant and appealing idea at all to Ginny and Draco.
"There will be certain areas, in the forest, where you will be able to find items that have been turned into a portkey. You will be able to take the portkey back to Hogwarts for a day, but this does not count for the twenty days, of course."
Ginny gave a deep sigh of relief once she heard they were allowed to come back to Hogwarts once in a while she had to endure twenty days of hell with Draco Malfoy.
"A map will be given to you, and it will mark where each portkey is located. Proper equipment will be given, of course. A Magical Weightless and Bottomless Backpacks will be given to you, which you can keep. It may prove useful in future situations.
"Professor. Snape will supply you potions and you will have your wands. I must warn you, the deeper you go into the forest, the more unpredictable the results of the spells you cast are. In the end, it will cease to stop working altogether. That is, until you finish your punishment, and you leave the forest. You will have to resort to old magic, where you use the items in the forest to help you delve into the magic inside of yourself.
"You will have five days to prepare yourself, before you enter the forest. You will be attending special lessons with your Professors at night to make sure you're properly trained. After the five days are over, you begin your punishment," he concluded.
"Er, if you don't mind me asking," Ginny said, her voice quivering, "Why did you choose THIS punishment? Why.. Why not something else?" She asked, her voice in a barely audible whisper.
"The only way you'll learn to work together, is to be put into difficult situations where you must rely on each other."
Both were silent, staring at Dumbledore as if he was off his rocker.
Dumbledore pulled out his wand, and with a flick of his wrist, two pieces of parchment appeared in thin air. They floated in the air in front of Ginny and Draco. They did the obvious, and each took one. One glance at the top, and they understood it was a list of items they would be supplied. They didn't seem to pay attention to the parchment, but focused their attention on the Headmaster.
"Er, Professor.. You've always warned us to stay out of the Forest, and for good reasons too. There are dangerous animals in the forest... Don't you think it's a bit," Ginny paused here, trying to think of a word, "Er, unsafe?"
"I do hope that you remember Firenze. He'll be guiding you along the way, but only when you need the help. You won't see him often, of course. This wouldn't be a punishment if you were able to have help all the time." Dumbledore explained, twiddling his thumbs.
He reached towards a drawer on the side of his desk, and pulled it open. "Lemon Drop?" He offered, taking a yellow stick of muggle candy out, popping one into his mouth.
"No thanks," both of them answered in unision. Draco raised his eyebrow, wondering what was going to happen next.
"Are there any questions?" He asked after a moment of silence. When Ginny shook her head, and Draco gave a small "No", Dumbledore stood up.
"Well, I suppose it's back to your common rooms. It's quite late, if I do say so myself," Dumbledore smiled, dismissing them.
Once Ginny and Draco left, Fawkes flew down onto Dumbledore's table. Long fingers stroked the bird's feathers, as Dumbledore started conversing with the framed portraits on the wall.
~*~
Author's Corner: Well, this took long enough, eh? Sorry. I wasn't interested in finishing it lately. I don't think this chapter was really that good..
The punishment is given. In the next chapter, I'll give you a look at what the list says, and then the 10 days will be described talking about Ginny. No big Draco parts in that chapter. I mean, a occasional fight, I suppose, but nothing really enormous.
I'd like to thank all of my reviewers. :)
Charms: I do. x.x My writing is horrible, but I do hope that it'll improve along the way. Lol. :) Pixie5252: Thanks for the compliment. A beta is someone who'll get a copy of my story in advance. They tell me what errors I make, how to make it better.. That sort of stuff. Silverstr: A friend of mines said that most authors think their stories suck, even though they don't... She lied. lol. Mines is horrible. x.x Sorry for the long wait! Aibi: OF COURSE YOUR'RE LOVED! You reviewed. :P xnitax: 3 you. lol. Yes you did. lol. I have to ask you though... Why are you NEVER online when I need someone to talk to? HMPH. Meghan MQ: I'm not insulted at all, although I don't think my story is really good.
I'd like to thank bookworym, Nirvanagurl1220, Cassie1128 and TayTay for reviewing. :) Thanks a lot for your support, all of you!
Last, but not least... Review! If you do, the monkies won't attack you. -nods-