Rising Tensions
Chapter 4: Objectives
The sun slowly rose up over the mountains in the far background behind the manor, slowly progressing through the dense deciduous and coniferous forest. Bright morning light sifted its way through the leaves and crept up through the corridors of the house, eradicating the darkness that had previously prevailed. On the second floor the teenage occupants were soundly sleeping in the comfort of the others arms, oblivious to the waking world around them. The peacefully slumbering blonde was awoken mere minutes later by a persistent tapping on the widow. Muttering to himself about bloody owls so early in the morning Draco unwrapped his arms from around Ginny and rolled out of the bed, heavily walking over to the window while groggily rubbing the sleep from his eyes.
He opened the window, allowing the owl to fly in and sit on his shoulder and hold out its leg to which the letter was attached. Draco took the letter while thanking it. Immediately after the letter was removed the owl flew off, not waiting for a treat. 'Odd.' Draco thought and flipped the envelope over. Noticing that it was addressed to both him and Ginny he opened it figuring that it was of importance when he saw the Hogwarts seal on the envelope. Scanning the letter he placed it back in the envelope and went back over to the bad and crawled back into it. Draco moved over to the middle of the bed and wrapped his arm around her and pushed her hair out of her face before leaning over and gently suckling her neck, knowing it would wake her. Seconds later he gasped in pain as she kicked him in the shins and looked into the glowering eyes of Virginia Weasley, who was defiantly not a morning person.
"Are you TRYING to give me a hickey?! Because I don't want one!" Ginny yelled at him and seeing him grimace she added, "And don't even look at me that way, you deserved it."
"Sorry Gin," Draco replied, looking at her to see if she would hit him again, "but you needed to get up."
"You could have just shaken me awake," she answered him, stretching like a cat, allowing Draco an ample view of her body as she did so.
"Can I help it if I'm attracted to something so beautiful? Even when said something goes from screeching to stretching?" he inquired flirtingly.
"Flattery wont get you very far Draco."
"Will it get me far enough to receive a kiss this morning?" he playfully questioned moving in toward her anyway.
Attempting to more her head she replied, "Draco no. I have morning breath." She had only turned her head far enough so his kiss landed on her cheek.
"I don't care," he muttered in a deep tone and turned her head back to his and brought their lips together. Ginny felt his tongue lick her lips and part them and she met his tongue with hers, allowing them to battle each other. Using his position to his advantage Draco used his body to push her back down against the bed allowing his hands to roam over her delicate form and vice versa. After a good five minutes they broke the kiss and Draco buried his face in her hair and muttered, "Now we really have to get up."
A thought suddenly struck Ginny. "Draco, um…what time is it?"
Lifting his head slightly to look at his night stand he muttered, "10:47," and then buried his head in her hair again only to be once more dislodged from his position when she shot up into a sitting position.
"Why didn't you wake me earlier!?" She shouted in distress and attempted to untangle herself from the sheets.
"I just got up a little before you did because of an owl Gin, don't blame me. You things should have been brought up by now. Go change, not that I don't like what your wearing but I'd rather the male staff didn't see you like that if they're here. Then we can head down and get breakfast, or rather lunch by now."
"Ok," Ginny responded and walked toward the door, only to come to a dead halt when she saw her surroundings. "Um…Draco? Are you sure this is YOUR room?"
"Yeah. I told you there was a reason it was called the 'Room of the heavens'," And he was right. The planets had been magically painted on the wall so that they moved/rotated in time so that one day = one earth year and they all revolved around the magically flickering sun. It was so precise that on each of the planets you could see cloud formations moving and all of its satellites. Also on the walls and ceiling were the stars, nebulas, the black holes and even moving asteroids. The constellations were also visible, so that if you looked at it its name and position would be told to you. Not only that, but they moved in relationship to their position in the night sky to the precise date. Scattered around the room were replicas of the planets and galaxies, along with a gold, diamond encrusted telescope facing out of the far window. "What do you think?"
"I love it. Although I must admit I never though your rooms would look quite like this."
"What can I say? Last time I was here was when I was three. In England my room is NOTHING like this. Lucius would have a heart attack. Now shoo. We both need to dress," he teasingly replied as he swatted her backside causing her to jump and glare.
"But you look too good as you are," she shot back as she left the room, making sure to swing her hips, and headed to her rooms.
Ten minutes later he was dressed and ready for the day and walked down to Ginny's room. He knocked on the door and after hearing a muffled 'Come in' from behind the door he went in and noticed the disarray the previously clean room was in. Looking in the direction of the closet he noticed her school robes where hanging up along with some other things and stuff was scattered all over the bed, including her cloths and nightgown from the previous day. When he finally spotted her she sat at the vanity working on her French braid. "A little bit of a slob today aren't we?" He asked as he walked up behind her and grabbed a hold of her hair and working on finished braiding it for her.
"Actually I was looking for my body spray, but I don't suppose it matters. I haven't found it yet."
"Hair tie please," Draco said holding his hand out as she continued talking.
"But I did get some of my things taken care of. By the way, what was that owl wanted this morning?"
Securing her hair he dropped it and replied, "Professor Dumbledore wants to speak with us at 11:30 about or mission here and our schooling for the year. That gives us about half an hour and I'm starving. Lets go get something to eat."
As they were walking Ginny noticed mot of the side halls were done in wood like dark walnut and cherry wood with carpeted floors, where as the main ones were done in mahogany and occasional glass, and mainly marble floor with the occasional granite floor. One could easily tell that this house was for from cheap. She couldn't wait for the tour later. 'And my gift' she remembered as they entered the elegant dining room through a pair of large double doors. She looked around in awe as she took in the Persian rug and dining table in front of her, but was even more amazed at the view of the grounds from through the window. However she got her biggest shock when she looked up at the ceiling, not seeing the chandeliers she thought she would, but a ceiling that was just like the one at Hogwarts, which currently shown bright and sunny with drifting clouds.
"Yes, I know what it looks like. Most people who see it expect chandeliers. But mother wanted the enchanted ceiling. It was an anniversary present for her from my father when I was two," Draco explained.
"It's beautiful. Maybe I wont be homesick for Hogwarts after all," Ginny replied and sat down in the chair Draco had pulled out for her. After she and Draco had sat down a house elf popped into the room. When they were asked what they wanted Draco told him to just give them what had been made earlier. Five minutes later the house elf came back with two plated of ham and cheese omelets.
When they finished eating they left the dining room and toward Narcissa's study. Nearly as soon as they got into the pastel blue and maple-wooded room Dumbledore's head popped into the fireplace.
"Ah Miss Weasley, Mr. Malfoy. How are you this fine day? Please, have a seat." Dumbledore greeted in his entirely too cheerful tone.
"We're fine Headmaster," Ginny replied as she and Draco sat on the pure white sofa. "Draco said you wanted to talk to us. What was it about?"
"Yes. I do wish to speak to you both actually. I must speak to you pertaining to why you are here and what you will do while you're here. Now as Mr. Malfoy had undoubtedly informed you Miss Weasley there is a rumor that has come from the death eaters inner circle that their may be a major amount of activity form them in this area over the next several months.
"I believe this is true not only because of Mr. Malfoy here, but also because Professor Snape has been informed of this also. This is why you are here. You two will be attending school while keeping an eye out for anything that may be suspicious. At the moment nothing is happening, but do to reasons I cannot yet disclose to you we have reason to believe that something will happen soon. If anything of enormous significance occurs do not wait until a teacher come to check on you that weekend, report directly to myself. Mr. Malfoy, how is you relationship with you father?"
"At the moment we're on high terms. Actually I'm in the right position to feed him false information. He trusts me enough to tell him exactly what happens here. He actually said it was a GOOD think I'm doing this. Why professor?" Draco inquired from his end of the couch.
"Good, good. Give him any false information but don't expose your position. I'm relying on the hope that your father will tell you a lot about what will happen here. Now onto other matters. I have taken the liberty of enrolling you in the local high school today. This is NOT a boarding school. You will return here everyday, as this school isn't like Hogwarts. Be out to the road by 6:40 a.m. or you wont make it to school. When you get here you have been instructed to go directly to the office and get your timetables. Any questions?"
"Yes Professor," interjected Ginny, "Who's office are we to report to?"
"Go to the main office, this school has its few offices all in one place. The other students have their timetables already. Any other questions?"
"No sir," they both replied in unison.
"Good. I'll check in with you again at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, your time that is. Oh, just incase you want to know and just forgot, you both are still on your house quidditch teams and you are expected to be present for the beginning of term feast," Dumbledore informed them and added as he faded away, "You may want to take money with you tomorrow. I hope you exchanged."
Bewildered at the last statement Draco turned to Ginny wit a questioning gaze and she replied, "I have no clue," and then placed her head in her hands.
"What's the matter Gin?" Draco asked as he shoved over and wrapped an arm around her shoulders.
"It's nothing Draco, I just have a slight migraine," she replied casually and stood up fast only to fall when she did. After playing quidditch for three years Draco's quick reflexes kicked in and he caught her before she hit the hard wooden floor.
Looking at her with pure concern on his features Draco firmly commanded her, "Gin I want you to go upstairs and lie down. There is no conceivable way you can be fine." After he stood he took Ginny's arm and pulled her to her feet and began t lead her to her room. "When we get there I'm going to have one of the house elves bring you a cold cloth to help with your headache and get you some form of pain killer. I'm not going to let you up until your rested."
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After an hour Ginny had fallen asleep and it was just dinner as she awoke at 6:30 that evening. Draco forced her to eat her dinner and then he gave her the tour she had wanted, ending up sitting comfortably on her bed.
"So how do you suppose we'll bet to school tomorrow?" Ginny asked Draco, who was playing with her hair that he'd taken down.
"Dunno. Maybe its some sort of instant apparation point that doesn't require a port key. Other than that I don't really know," he replied.
Ginny rolled off the bed and walked over to the dresser where she had finished unpacking her light cloths and bulled out a t-shirt and a pair of sweatpants, ignoring Draco's look of disappointment at her not wearing something like she had the previous night. While doing this she said, "I suppose that's possible, although I've never seen it done before," and then adder before entering her bathroom, "But, don't you think Professor Dumbledore would have specified a specific spot for us to wait at?"
Talking to her though the closed door he replied, "You would think so, but this is Dumbledore we're talking about. Everything out of his mouth is a riddle."
"Yeah I suppose your right," she answered, and walked back out of the bathroom and walked over to where her books and school bag were. "What classes do you suppose we have tomorrow? Just to help me figure out which books I should take."
"I don't know that either Gin. I'd say the books for whatever classes you normally have the first day. I usually have Potions, Transfiguration, Ancient Ruins, and History of Magic the fist day," he informed as he sat up on the bed and looked at her shuffling through her things as she threw quills, parchment, and inkbottles into her bag.
"Well I normally have Charms, Arithmacy, Herbology, Muggle Studies, and Astronomy, but that's never until night. Guess that's what I'm taking with me. Do you think we should take our quidditch robes incase they have tryouts or a game or something? You know, incase we want to participate?"
"Good idea. Are you up for a game of wizards chess?" he inquired.
"Sure. Where is it?" Ginny asked as she turned around after she finished putting her things in her bag.
"It's over there in one of the drawers in the bookshelf where my mother always kept it. Set it up and I'll go get my stuff around for tomorrow ok?"
"Alright," she confirmed and walked over to pull the chess set out as Draco walked out of her room.
Ten minutes later Draco retuned in his own pajamas to see that Ginny had the glass chessboard set up on the bed. He sad down next to her and they began their game. By the end of the third match the score was Draco with two and Ginny with one. Somewhere during the fourth match they fell asleep on her bed, his arm around her petite form, the chessboard forgotten between them, not waking to the pieces protests to continue. They slept peacefully until the alarm woke them, unaware of what would fall upon them the next day.
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