"Life, and life with Alexis Jenkins. One is fun, and one is… well, one is
life with Alexis." Ginny muttered as she and Valerie walked over to the
lake and sat down at the bank.
"Speaking of Alexis, where is she? She said she would meet us here. In other words she would be here first." Valerie complained as a gust of wind blew her hair into her face. "Ugh! Damn this wind!" She yelled as she huddled up in her black coat.
"There she is." Ginny said as she began to rub her arms over her blue coat.
"Hey girls, thanks for coming!" Alexis said as she ran up. "I thought we might like to get to work early."
"Who are you, and what have you done with my sister?" Valerie asked sarcastically.
"Harry?" Ginny asked.
"One and the same." Alexis replied. They began walking back up to the castle.
"Why did we come out here in the first place if we were going right back to the castle?" Ginny asked as they entered a long corridor and made their way to the statue of the witch.
"Because I had to drop something off in the forest." As Alexis said that a voice rang throughout the castle.
"WHERE'S MY UNDERWEAR? AND WHAT ABOUT MY PANTS? WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SHIRTS?" Harry was running around the Gryffindor common room with a towel draped around his hips screaming at the top of his lungs. "ALEXIS!"
"Alexis, you didn't!" Valerie giggled.
"Yep. Gave them to the tree." Alexis smiled. "Thank god for Ginny being a Weasley. You naturally know where all of the secret passage ways in and out of this school are." Alexis added.
"What can I say? It's a plus." Ginny replied as she entered the passage way followed by the other two.
"Hey babe." Draco wrapped his arms around Ginny as customers shouted for more butterbeer.
"Hey doll." Ginny said, continuing her route.
"Don't I get a kiss?" Draco asked as he licked his lips and smiled mischeviously.
"Well, if you want it that bad you won't mind waiting." Ginny smiled as she left Draco in a dire need of attention and a need for Ginny herself.
"But I need you."(A/N: see he said it himself.) Draco said as he turned Ginny around and began to dance in place to invisible music.
"And I need to do my job." Ginny said as she tried not to spill the jug of butterbeer on the floor.
"But you're busy right now." Draco said taking the jug out of her hand and setting it on the nearest table.
"Ginny, you can go ahead and take a break. It's eight already, anyways." Alexis said as she smiled at the two. Ginny looked out the window in the front of the 'tavern'. The sun had gone down and the sky was black. The light from the candles played across the walls as people began to file out in intervals.
"I'll give you a ride home if you want." Draco smiled as his hands moved down Ginny's back to her hips.
"I'd like that very much." Ginny whispered as the two pulled into a kiss. Just then Ron and Harry stepped in and saw the two romancing in the center of the room.
"GINNY!" Ron yelled with his fists clenched.
"Ron, we have discussed this already! Draco is now my boyfriend! Get over it!" Ginny hissed as she walked off in a huff.
"Why you," Ron murmured. Ron's face turned red and slowly he walked up to the Slytherin. "Stay away from my sister!" and with that he punched Draco in the eye. As Draco backed up Ginny ran up to Ron.
"Ron! How dare you! I am not a little girl anymore!" She pulled Draco's hand away to examine the wound. "Ron, just leave me alone!" Ginny yelled as she and Draco exited the Three Broomsticks.
"Draco, I am so sorry." Ginny said as she sat in front of him a restaurant down the street. She dipped a piece of a napkin into a glass of water and began to pad Draco's eyebrow with it. Ron's sixth year ring had given Draco a cut and a black eye.
"You didn't hit me did you?" Draco asked simply.
"Well, no," Ginny began.
"Than you have nothing to be sorry about." Draco said matter-of-factly. After Ginny finished dabbing his eye, she and Draco flew back to the castle. It was a silent ride and Ginny was beginning to fell uncomfortable.
"Draco, I wanted to ask you something." Ginny whispered in his ear as they hovered over Hogwarts. "What made you like me?" Draco turned around slowly and starred into her deep brown eyes. The moon reflected in them and her hair seemed thick and shiny.
"I like you because of your purity, your kindness, your beauty. And of all things, because it makes me happy to be with you." His hair wasn't greased back so his light, blonde bangs shadowed his gray-blue eyes. Ginny tucked his bangs behind his ears and smiled at him. As he smiled back, Alexis flew up on a stranger's broom.
"Thanks for the ride!" she said as she waved. "What do you know, a Kodak moment." Alexis commented as she hooked her arm onto Ginny's. "Come on Gins, we have to get a good rest. Tomorrow we begin decorating for the dance!" Alexis said as she and Ginny made their way to the common room.
The next day Ginny and Alexis woke up bright and early before the sun came up and dressed in such a rush that they never realized that they were both wearing one of the other's pair of socks. So, Ginny walked out with one of her blue socks and one of Alexis' green ones, and Alexis visa versa.
"So, how are we going to do this?" Alexis asked as she scanned the great Hall for ideas.
"Well, it's going to be like a Yule Ball, only not as big. So I guess we could paint one wall like a scene from Midsummer Night's Dream!" Ginny said raising her voice till it reached a happy climax.
"I have a brilliant friend!" Alexis said as they went right to work. By the time the rest of the houses had woken up and were down in the Great Hall, Ginny and Alexis were on ladders painting the top of a dark blue sky with trees creeping out of the corners. Ron and Harry walked in followed by Seamus and Valerie. As soon as Ron saw his little sister so high up in the air he gasped and ran up to convince her to come down.
"Ginny! That's dangerous! Come down!" He yelled up the ladder. Ginny looked down at her purple-faced brother and sighed.
"Ron! I told you to leave me alone! I'll be fine you prat!" She yelled back. An uproar of laughter followed and Ron was silenced to his seat.
"Ginny, do you think we could go shopping today for our outfits for the dance?" Alexis asked as she detailed some of the leaves.
"Sure, why not? I'll owl my parents asking them if I could use some money." Ginny smiled meekly as Alexis blushed a little. She had forgotten about Ginny's money problem.
"I'll pay for everything we buy today. How's that? Alexis offered as she looked over at Ginny.
"I'm not complaining." Ginny agreed as they giggled.
"Ginny, look at that necklace!" Alexis chirped as she pointed to a golden rose on a golden chain. "It looks like the one my step-mother gave me."
"How is she?" Ginny hadn't heard about Alexis' stepmother in two years.
"Dead." Alexis sighed. "No one knows why. She just croaked. And now I have to live with my real mother for the summers." Alexis always liked her stepmother more than her real mother, and everyone knew why. One year, Alexis' real mother came down to Hogwarts drunk and completely embarrassed Alexis. Now no one ever talked about.
"Sorry about that. I know your real mum is bitch and all, but it could be worse." Ginny offered
"How?" Alexis asked indignantly.
"I can't say. It might come true."
"Than don't think about it either, that could come true too."
"I wish Draco was here."
(A/N: Guess what,)
"Hey there babe!" Came Draco's voice behind Ginny.
"Wow! I'm good!" Ginny smiled as the two embraced and all three walked down the streets of Hogsmeade.
"So, I was wondering what outfit you were wearing to the ball." Draco looked over at Ginny.
"Why would that matter?"
"Because I want our outfits to match." Draco smiled.
"Are you asking me to the dance?" Ginny cocked her head and raised her eyebrows.
"Are you saying yes?"
"Yes, and yes, alright?" Alexis said with a smile.
"Speaking of Alexis, where is she? She said she would meet us here. In other words she would be here first." Valerie complained as a gust of wind blew her hair into her face. "Ugh! Damn this wind!" She yelled as she huddled up in her black coat.
"There she is." Ginny said as she began to rub her arms over her blue coat.
"Hey girls, thanks for coming!" Alexis said as she ran up. "I thought we might like to get to work early."
"Who are you, and what have you done with my sister?" Valerie asked sarcastically.
"Harry?" Ginny asked.
"One and the same." Alexis replied. They began walking back up to the castle.
"Why did we come out here in the first place if we were going right back to the castle?" Ginny asked as they entered a long corridor and made their way to the statue of the witch.
"Because I had to drop something off in the forest." As Alexis said that a voice rang throughout the castle.
"WHERE'S MY UNDERWEAR? AND WHAT ABOUT MY PANTS? WHERE THE HELL ARE MY SHIRTS?" Harry was running around the Gryffindor common room with a towel draped around his hips screaming at the top of his lungs. "ALEXIS!"
"Alexis, you didn't!" Valerie giggled.
"Yep. Gave them to the tree." Alexis smiled. "Thank god for Ginny being a Weasley. You naturally know where all of the secret passage ways in and out of this school are." Alexis added.
"What can I say? It's a plus." Ginny replied as she entered the passage way followed by the other two.
"Hey babe." Draco wrapped his arms around Ginny as customers shouted for more butterbeer.
"Hey doll." Ginny said, continuing her route.
"Don't I get a kiss?" Draco asked as he licked his lips and smiled mischeviously.
"Well, if you want it that bad you won't mind waiting." Ginny smiled as she left Draco in a dire need of attention and a need for Ginny herself.
"But I need you."(A/N: see he said it himself.) Draco said as he turned Ginny around and began to dance in place to invisible music.
"And I need to do my job." Ginny said as she tried not to spill the jug of butterbeer on the floor.
"But you're busy right now." Draco said taking the jug out of her hand and setting it on the nearest table.
"Ginny, you can go ahead and take a break. It's eight already, anyways." Alexis said as she smiled at the two. Ginny looked out the window in the front of the 'tavern'. The sun had gone down and the sky was black. The light from the candles played across the walls as people began to file out in intervals.
"I'll give you a ride home if you want." Draco smiled as his hands moved down Ginny's back to her hips.
"I'd like that very much." Ginny whispered as the two pulled into a kiss. Just then Ron and Harry stepped in and saw the two romancing in the center of the room.
"GINNY!" Ron yelled with his fists clenched.
"Ron, we have discussed this already! Draco is now my boyfriend! Get over it!" Ginny hissed as she walked off in a huff.
"Why you," Ron murmured. Ron's face turned red and slowly he walked up to the Slytherin. "Stay away from my sister!" and with that he punched Draco in the eye. As Draco backed up Ginny ran up to Ron.
"Ron! How dare you! I am not a little girl anymore!" She pulled Draco's hand away to examine the wound. "Ron, just leave me alone!" Ginny yelled as she and Draco exited the Three Broomsticks.
"Draco, I am so sorry." Ginny said as she sat in front of him a restaurant down the street. She dipped a piece of a napkin into a glass of water and began to pad Draco's eyebrow with it. Ron's sixth year ring had given Draco a cut and a black eye.
"You didn't hit me did you?" Draco asked simply.
"Well, no," Ginny began.
"Than you have nothing to be sorry about." Draco said matter-of-factly. After Ginny finished dabbing his eye, she and Draco flew back to the castle. It was a silent ride and Ginny was beginning to fell uncomfortable.
"Draco, I wanted to ask you something." Ginny whispered in his ear as they hovered over Hogwarts. "What made you like me?" Draco turned around slowly and starred into her deep brown eyes. The moon reflected in them and her hair seemed thick and shiny.
"I like you because of your purity, your kindness, your beauty. And of all things, because it makes me happy to be with you." His hair wasn't greased back so his light, blonde bangs shadowed his gray-blue eyes. Ginny tucked his bangs behind his ears and smiled at him. As he smiled back, Alexis flew up on a stranger's broom.
"Thanks for the ride!" she said as she waved. "What do you know, a Kodak moment." Alexis commented as she hooked her arm onto Ginny's. "Come on Gins, we have to get a good rest. Tomorrow we begin decorating for the dance!" Alexis said as she and Ginny made their way to the common room.
The next day Ginny and Alexis woke up bright and early before the sun came up and dressed in such a rush that they never realized that they were both wearing one of the other's pair of socks. So, Ginny walked out with one of her blue socks and one of Alexis' green ones, and Alexis visa versa.
"So, how are we going to do this?" Alexis asked as she scanned the great Hall for ideas.
"Well, it's going to be like a Yule Ball, only not as big. So I guess we could paint one wall like a scene from Midsummer Night's Dream!" Ginny said raising her voice till it reached a happy climax.
"I have a brilliant friend!" Alexis said as they went right to work. By the time the rest of the houses had woken up and were down in the Great Hall, Ginny and Alexis were on ladders painting the top of a dark blue sky with trees creeping out of the corners. Ron and Harry walked in followed by Seamus and Valerie. As soon as Ron saw his little sister so high up in the air he gasped and ran up to convince her to come down.
"Ginny! That's dangerous! Come down!" He yelled up the ladder. Ginny looked down at her purple-faced brother and sighed.
"Ron! I told you to leave me alone! I'll be fine you prat!" She yelled back. An uproar of laughter followed and Ron was silenced to his seat.
"Ginny, do you think we could go shopping today for our outfits for the dance?" Alexis asked as she detailed some of the leaves.
"Sure, why not? I'll owl my parents asking them if I could use some money." Ginny smiled meekly as Alexis blushed a little. She had forgotten about Ginny's money problem.
"I'll pay for everything we buy today. How's that? Alexis offered as she looked over at Ginny.
"I'm not complaining." Ginny agreed as they giggled.
"Ginny, look at that necklace!" Alexis chirped as she pointed to a golden rose on a golden chain. "It looks like the one my step-mother gave me."
"How is she?" Ginny hadn't heard about Alexis' stepmother in two years.
"Dead." Alexis sighed. "No one knows why. She just croaked. And now I have to live with my real mother for the summers." Alexis always liked her stepmother more than her real mother, and everyone knew why. One year, Alexis' real mother came down to Hogwarts drunk and completely embarrassed Alexis. Now no one ever talked about.
"Sorry about that. I know your real mum is bitch and all, but it could be worse." Ginny offered
"How?" Alexis asked indignantly.
"I can't say. It might come true."
"Than don't think about it either, that could come true too."
"I wish Draco was here."
(A/N: Guess what,)
"Hey there babe!" Came Draco's voice behind Ginny.
"Wow! I'm good!" Ginny smiled as the two embraced and all three walked down the streets of Hogsmeade.
"So, I was wondering what outfit you were wearing to the ball." Draco looked over at Ginny.
"Why would that matter?"
"Because I want our outfits to match." Draco smiled.
"Are you asking me to the dance?" Ginny cocked her head and raised her eyebrows.
"Are you saying yes?"
"Yes, and yes, alright?" Alexis said with a smile.