A/N: I am SO sorry this has taken so long to write. I have been very busy
but I have finely written the second chapter. Yes, I have decided to keep
on writing the story after all the wonderful reviews I got. Thank you guys
so much! (independent than-you below) The story might be a little confusing
at first but bear with me as everything will eventually be explained.
P.S. For thoughs who have already read this chapter, I have made a minor
change at the end which is explained in the A/N after this chapter. But if
you haven't read it then read this chapter first then if you wish the A/N.
Thank you so much to my wonderful beta reader Fresh-AngelBabe AKA Tushie, Sushi, Tish, and Tasha. Thank-you so much! My work would have been a horror of spelling and grammar mistakes without you! :D
Also, thank you to Liss, for taking a once over my work and giving me some good advice, and the chapter title! :D
Now here come the independent thank you's to all my reviewers, so if you want to just get onto the story skip down and cheers! If not, here they are.
Lady-Thetis; thanks so much for reviewing. Yes, it is a different approach, thank you for the encouraging words, also for telling me it was the loo and first one to comment! :)
Anna Malfoy: Thank-you! I guess you'll just have to read on and find out huh? Lol. :D
Julia: Thanks for reviewing.I will. :)
Gen: Thanks for the review! I have a pretty good idea of where this is going. Hope you like it!
Jeru: Thanks! Sorry for taking so long to update.but here it is!
SamiJo: I promise you'll find out really soon.keep you in suspense, lol. Thanks for the review!
ms_andy_Roddick_is_fine_mandy_moore_go_to_hell_die_bitch: lol.love the name, thank you for reviewing and I agree, Andy *drool*. Of course nothing compared to our Draco here! ;)
* me * hehe: whomever you might be :) thank you.I promise there will be more memories in the next chapter, and I put a long one in this one too.
Moonbeam4: Thank you! And yes, I know, I am trying to pase it down a bit but it was just suppose to be an awkward moment for Ginny and Draco. That's why I made it go pretty fast. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
lilfallengirl: Thank you! :D And thanks for putting me on your favorites! I hope I won't disappoint.
LunarEclipse8: I know! I'm sorry.*bows head in shame* but here it is! The second chapter. Thanks and enjoy!
Celeste Moonstone: Thank you! Yes, I don't like Harry either. I read a fan fic where he was an ass and it changed my point of view of him forever. Lol. Well, I hope you enjoy the second chap! :D
Thank you all guys for being the first people to review. Now, onto the story.Cheers!
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize? Not mine, it's J.K Rowlings'.I'm glad we cleared that up.
Chapter 2- Crying these tears
Ginny sat on a comfortable scarlet single couch in her room by the window watching as thick droplets of water hit the window panes. The rain fell heavily and the wind blew strong making the leaves of the trees swayed dangerously on their branch, a low murmuring sound of wind whispered in her room. Ginny sighed and laid her head on her hands, her hair streaming messily over her face. She pushed the strands of hair aside behind her ears and began to sweep the sky with a worried look. The steel gray clouds reminded her so much of Draco's cold gray eyes, that at one time had not seemed so cold.
It had been a week since she had arrived at the Burrow. She had gone straight to her room and had only come out to use the loo. She had even stopped eating, and when she did come out of her room she had sat by the window, staring at the sky which recently always seemed to be filled with gray storm clouds, threatening to burst at any moment. Molly and Arthur Weasley had decided it best to leave her be as she did not seem to want to talk, but they were starting to get worried. She no longer sulked like she did the first day she had arrived but seemed to be simply frozen in this pane of time, in some sort of painful train of thought.
'Ginny.' Molly's voice trailed off in concern for her daughter.
Ginny swiveled her head, 'hmm?'
'Ginny dear, dinner is on the table.why don't you come down and have a bite? Please Ginny, were worried about you,' Molly added. Ginny was about to say no when her stomach started to growl. She was very hungry and maybe a little bite wouldn't hurt. She stood, feeling the big pit in her stomach growl. She followed her mother downstairs and sat at the table filled with all sorts of goodies; Molly had always been an excellent cook. She sat there with her mother, her father was still at work. Molly scooped some mashed potatoes onto her plate, next to some chicken and gravy. She stared at her food wearily and felt her stomach turn.
'Umm.I'm going to go outside for a while,' Ginny turned to go despite her mothers disapproving 'hmph.'
'It's raining.' her mother protested. Ginny stepped outside without a word and sat on the front steps, letting the water soak her from head to toe. She sighed looking out into the horizon. She could just picture Draco driving up in his old black Mustang and wrapping his arms around her and kissing her; whispering apologies in her ear for ever leaving her. She sighed once again losing herself in the thought when a loud 'POP' brought her back to reality. She looked around, feeling a mix of sadness and anger being so rudely ripped away from her thoughts like that.
Suddenly there was another loud 'POP!' Still sitting on the front steps, her dark green tank top and muggle track pants wet and clinging to her form, her red hair straight and soaking she turned to see where the 'POP' had come from.
Another 'POP!' came from inside. She wandered what was going on. The answer came to her right away.
'Ginny!' A 20 year old Hermione said as she spotted her near the doorway. Beside her stood an equally old looking Ron, and tucked away in the back she was sure she saw a very different looking Harry. Her heart missed a beat but she quickly recovered herself. She hadn't seen them in ages.it must have been years, or at least it had seemed like years. Hermione still had the same frizzy hair, but it was tucked into a neat bun sticking out of the back of her head. Her features looked much like before but slightly more aged. Ron looked pretty much the same as always except for the more mature look he held. And Harry.Harry looked so handsome yet disturbed in a way, like someone who hadn't rested well in a long time. His slick black hair still held a messy manner as it lay across his head, covering the lightning bolt shaped scar upon his forehead. His green eyes held the pain and knowledge of all he had been through. They were tired yet beautiful eyes. He was still skinny but definitely better built than last time she had seen him. Although he held himself with a sad manner, like a man who had lived a very long time and had had enough of life.
'Hermione, Ron.Harry!' Why are you guys here?!' Ginny stood up and walked into her house out of the rain where the three stood.
'Well Gin,' Ron said, looking at his sister, she looked so different, 'We heard you came back home and thought we'd drop by,' he smiled, 'haven't seen you in ages.
Ginny smiled wearily. 'It's nice to see you,' she said, almost not meaning it. There was sudden silence. The type of silence held when everyone knows something that they do not want to talk about. A shifty sort of air, awkward and in a way, sad. She could see it in all their eyes. They were just being polite by not bringing anything up. Hermione gave her that all annoying, 'we need to talk,' look that she had seen all too often and remember all too well. The odd silence only ended when Harry spoke.
'Hallo Ginny,' his voice was deep and tired. He stepped forwards and Ginny felt herself take in a sharp jab of air. 'Harry,' she choked as he moved closer. Their eyes locked in an unspoken conversation. He moved in and took her in his arms, in what Ginny felt was a more than friendly hug. She slightly pulled away as she felt the pain in her chest swell. He backed off immediately; he knew he had overstepped his bounds. Ron gave a small awkward cough and Hermione just smiled weakly as she spotted Mrs. Weasley coming out of the kitchen.
'Oh! Ron, Hermione, Harry! You're all here! I was expecting you all to apparate here next week but I'm so happy!! Come, come.you all must be starving,' and with that she dragged the four of them into the kitchen, leaving Harry and Ginny with a uncomfortable sort of air, Ginny escaping just in time and slipping into her room without anyone noticing.
She wasn't sure how she felt about Hermione, Ron and especially Harry being back. They hadn't been much help in the past, always caught up in their 'save the world thing,' and had really made things a lot more complicated and annoying for her. And Harry.Ginny sighed. Why did he have to come back? And what nerve did he have to look her in the eyes, let alone hug her after so long? Ginny once in her room dragged herself over to her mirror. She examined herself from head to toe. She looked so different; she was a stranger to herself. She remembered herself as the little girl back in the second year of Hogwarts when she had been so 'innocent'. Her looks had especially changed over the years. Now at 19 she had grown a lot taller, although she was still pretty short compared to others. Her body was curvy, slim and petit. Her hair had gone from an orangey red to a browner, darker amber red that cascaded down to her mid back. Her lips were full and red.the only thing that hadn't really changed were her eyes. They were still warm brown loving eyes, but they now held the darker side of life in them, she held such a mysterious beauty.
Sighing and taking the photo of Draco from her nightstand she slipped back into her bed under the soft covers, her body shivering with cold as she was still wet. She looked at the photo, her eyes threatening to close under the heavy weight of sleepiness. The Draco in the picture it seems had given up his lost hopes of finding his Ginny and had taken to sitting grumpily on the edge of his frame, his hand slicking through his smooth hair. It was the last thing Ginny saw before drifting of into an uneasy sleep.
~Flash back/Dream~
A seventh year Ginny ringed her hands nervously as she sat in the empty compartment of the Hogwarts express. She fiddled with the bottom of her baby blue thick strap tank-top and the chain around her muggle jeans. Her hair in a wavy mess blew in the wind that was coming through the opened window and she slid on a thin white jacket. She had long forgotten what had happened at the end of her sixth year in the boys' loo.
'Brr.Ginny, it's freezing in here,' Collin said as he entered the compartment holding 5 chocolate frogs and 2 cauldron cakes sitting across from her. Colin, now also in seventh year had changed incredibly over the years. He was no longer the skinny, pale annoying boy he had once been, but he was now tall, pretty well built, his hair a mess of dirty blonde and his voice had grown deeper and husky; very attractive. He was no longer a Harry Potter worshipper as he too had dug himself out of that pit once Ginny had realized that Harry was just another person. In fact, Ginny knew that she would have fallen for him back in fourth year had they not become such good friends. It was just too good to spoil it with a relationship.
Ginny nodded her head as she shut the window and took the offered chocolate frog. She opened the package with care and caught the frog as it leapt out of the package. Collin laughed and asked, 'so who'd you get?' Ginny took a look at her card and sighed deeply, 'Harry Bloody Potter; In his first year of Hogwarts he valiantly fought the Dark Lord.yada yada.defeated the Basilisk.yada yada.SAVED THE INNOCENT GINNY WEASLEY! UGH!' Ginny put down the card of Harry's grinning face and sighed. The people in the chocolate frog business had been sure to give Harry his own collectors' card after that summer. It was believed that during the summer Harry had defeated and captured many Death Eaters and even fought against the Dark Lord, without success might I add, but it had definitely put a stumper on his plans for evil world domination. No one knew the whole story, or where Voldemort was now, in fact, not even the ministry seemed to know. All that was known was that Harry was now training to be an Auror, along with the rest of the Dream Team, Hermione and her dear brother Ron.
Colin grinned weakly; he too cringed at the memory of the wasted years worshipping the man with the scar. They glared wearily at each other, an awkward silence washing over them.
'Ahem, right then.' Collin broke the silence, 'can you believe it's our last year at Hogwarts?' Ginny looked up, grateful for another topic.
'I can't.I mean, everything feels so weird,' and it did. There was no more dream team, Ginny finally realized. She was all alone to live out her life, and she didn't know if that was necessarily a good thing. She was the last of the Weasley's left in Hogwarts.
By the time that the both of them had finished eating all their food, and changed into their robes they had arrived at Hogwarts. The familiar view making Ginny burst with happiness. This was truly her home away from home, she loved everything about this place.well, almost everything. Colin helped Ginny with her trunk as they got off the train and piled into a carriage pulled by horrible looking creatures that Ginny wished she couldn't see. They soon arrived at the big oak doors. The weather was dismal as it flung Ginny's now slightly darker red amber hair in all directions. It had started to drizzle and there was no sun, just heavy, grey rain clouds. Ginny tightened her cloak around her body, concealing a shiver and stepped into the wonderfully warm great hall.
As always the Great Hall looked marvelous and stunning; it's enchanted ceiling reflecting the gray clouds outside, yet Ginny felt a certain sadness in seeing this, knowing that in one year this would all be over and she would have to leave. It felt like only yesterday did she sit on a hard, wooden stool and have a large hat placed on her head. Collin led Ginny to the Gryffindor table where the both sat near the middle, surrounded by other seventh year Gryffindors' they knew.
'Ginny! Colin!' A rather tall, pale, skinny but very pretty, mysterious looking girl with black hair and very crystal clear blue eyes called out to her. Ginny turned around to be met by her best friend (apart from Colin) Alexis (Ally) Bond. Alexis was too a Gryffindor and a pure blood, and Ginny's most trusted friend since third year. Alexis was really gorgeous, even if she didn't know it herself, as she held an aura of mystery that guys seemed to find very attractive. Ginny had often felt jealous of her friend getting all the cat calls and being eyed in the hallways by guys. But since fifth year Ginny too had begun to receive the cat calls and she found she didn't really like them, all the attention. Which was really too bad for her because not one guy in all of Hogwarts could keep their eyes off her, as she was now tall and curved in all the right places, her hair no longer the fiery red Weasley hair but a darker sort of amber colour. Especially now that the word had gone out that the infamous Harry Potter was no longer her boyfriend, every guy would try their luck.
'Hey Ally!' Ginny motioned her to sit down beside her.
'Hey Alexis,' Colin greeted her. 'Oh ya, I need to ask you a question.' Colin began to talk to Alexis and Ginny took this chance to scan the other tables. Like always the tables were set in the four house tables. All the students were chatting eagerly waiting for the sorting and the feast to begin. She noticed some familiar faces but noticed many that were gone. Ginny quickly got board of this and turned her attention to the teachers table at the front. In the middle was the headmaster, Dumbledore, as always looking chipper that a new year had come. To his left and right there were the teachers, most of them she knew. Professor Snape, McGonagall, Flitwick.they were all there. A figure at the end of the table caught her eyes. Someone she didn't recognize sat slackly on his chair scanning the tables beyond him with what seemed boredom.
'Ah, another year,' Dumbledore's voice snapped her out of her trance and she looked up, 'has come. I have a few notices but before that, the sorting,' he motioned towards Professor McGonagall who nodded and led a scared looking bunch of first years to the front of the hall. One by one they were called up to the wooden stool and sorted into their houses. Ginny clapped along as Jeremy Borton, Skye Bailey, Raven Sigman and others were sorted into Gryffindor.
'Ah, now that everyone has been sorted, welcome,' Dumbledore's voice rang out again. 'And welcome back to those of you who have come back for another year. Before we begin our feast let me remind you all that the forest is out of bounds and that Mr. Filch has posted a list of rules to be followed outside his office. May I also remind you all that third year students and up are allowed to go on Hogsmade trips with and as long as they have permission.' Ginny now laid her head in her hands and closed her eyes. She had heard this all before and she was terribly hungry and sleepy.
'Now,' Dumbledore continued, letting his half moon spectacles drop to the curve in his nose as he scanned the tables beyond him 'It is my pleasure to welcome back a previous student who has some business to attend here at Hogwarts and in the mean time has agreed to lend a helping hand to our teachers, as well as sit in on some lessons, please welcome back, as I'm sure most of you are familiar with.' Ginny's head shot up in disbelief and looked at the strange man at the end of the teachers table she hadn't recognized. How could she not have known?! The blinding blonde silver hair? Of course it was,
'Mr. Draco Malfoy!' Dumbledore spoke and applauded as the room slowly followed suit after a moment of shock.
Even those who had never really known Draco directly knew of the Malfoy name and his father the death eater. Draco stood lazily, and sat back down without a second glance at the tables. Whispers among the student of, 'But isn't he a death eater?' 'What's he doing back in Hogwarts?' and, 'Do you think he traded this for going to Azkaban?' rang out about the room. Even Alexis eyed Ginny worriedly.
'You don't think they'd let a death eater in the school, do you?'
But that was the least of Ginny's troubles at the moment as she remembered what had happened that very strange afternoon on the Hogwarts express, in the boys loo. A flash of lightening struck outside and was mimicked in the enchanted sky that was the Great Hall's ceiling and Ginny cringed.
'Now, let the feast begin!'
~End of chapter 2.
__________________________________________________________________ A/N: Confused yet? Don't worry, in the next chapter I'm going to write a lot more memories so you guys can get caught up in what's happening in the 'present'. And so that we can get to all the g/d fluffiness. :D It's all coming, in the next chapter or two I hope. Please Review.I don't like to beg, don't make me beg! Ok...just for you guys.PLEASE REVIEW!!! It makes me write faster. (sorry.Im a little hyper right now) :D Hehe.oh ya, the next chapter is hopefully coming quickly. Maybe a week or two at the most? I guess it depends on the reviews.*sigh*
Thank you so much to my wonderful beta reader Fresh-AngelBabe AKA Tushie, Sushi, Tish, and Tasha. Thank-you so much! My work would have been a horror of spelling and grammar mistakes without you! :D
Also, thank you to Liss, for taking a once over my work and giving me some good advice, and the chapter title! :D
Now here come the independent thank you's to all my reviewers, so if you want to just get onto the story skip down and cheers! If not, here they are.
Lady-Thetis; thanks so much for reviewing. Yes, it is a different approach, thank you for the encouraging words, also for telling me it was the loo and first one to comment! :)
Anna Malfoy: Thank-you! I guess you'll just have to read on and find out huh? Lol. :D
Julia: Thanks for reviewing.I will. :)
Gen: Thanks for the review! I have a pretty good idea of where this is going. Hope you like it!
Jeru: Thanks! Sorry for taking so long to update.but here it is!
SamiJo: I promise you'll find out really soon.keep you in suspense, lol. Thanks for the review!
ms_andy_Roddick_is_fine_mandy_moore_go_to_hell_die_bitch: lol.love the name, thank you for reviewing and I agree, Andy *drool*. Of course nothing compared to our Draco here! ;)
* me * hehe: whomever you might be :) thank you.I promise there will be more memories in the next chapter, and I put a long one in this one too.
Moonbeam4: Thank you! And yes, I know, I am trying to pase it down a bit but it was just suppose to be an awkward moment for Ginny and Draco. That's why I made it go pretty fast. Hope you enjoy this chapter!
lilfallengirl: Thank you! :D And thanks for putting me on your favorites! I hope I won't disappoint.
LunarEclipse8: I know! I'm sorry.*bows head in shame* but here it is! The second chapter. Thanks and enjoy!
Celeste Moonstone: Thank you! Yes, I don't like Harry either. I read a fan fic where he was an ass and it changed my point of view of him forever. Lol. Well, I hope you enjoy the second chap! :D
Thank you all guys for being the first people to review. Now, onto the story.Cheers!
Disclaimer: Anything you recognize? Not mine, it's J.K Rowlings'.I'm glad we cleared that up.
Chapter 2- Crying these tears
Ginny sat on a comfortable scarlet single couch in her room by the window watching as thick droplets of water hit the window panes. The rain fell heavily and the wind blew strong making the leaves of the trees swayed dangerously on their branch, a low murmuring sound of wind whispered in her room. Ginny sighed and laid her head on her hands, her hair streaming messily over her face. She pushed the strands of hair aside behind her ears and began to sweep the sky with a worried look. The steel gray clouds reminded her so much of Draco's cold gray eyes, that at one time had not seemed so cold.
It had been a week since she had arrived at the Burrow. She had gone straight to her room and had only come out to use the loo. She had even stopped eating, and when she did come out of her room she had sat by the window, staring at the sky which recently always seemed to be filled with gray storm clouds, threatening to burst at any moment. Molly and Arthur Weasley had decided it best to leave her be as she did not seem to want to talk, but they were starting to get worried. She no longer sulked like she did the first day she had arrived but seemed to be simply frozen in this pane of time, in some sort of painful train of thought.
'Ginny.' Molly's voice trailed off in concern for her daughter.
Ginny swiveled her head, 'hmm?'
'Ginny dear, dinner is on the table.why don't you come down and have a bite? Please Ginny, were worried about you,' Molly added. Ginny was about to say no when her stomach started to growl. She was very hungry and maybe a little bite wouldn't hurt. She stood, feeling the big pit in her stomach growl. She followed her mother downstairs and sat at the table filled with all sorts of goodies; Molly had always been an excellent cook. She sat there with her mother, her father was still at work. Molly scooped some mashed potatoes onto her plate, next to some chicken and gravy. She stared at her food wearily and felt her stomach turn.
'Umm.I'm going to go outside for a while,' Ginny turned to go despite her mothers disapproving 'hmph.'
'It's raining.' her mother protested. Ginny stepped outside without a word and sat on the front steps, letting the water soak her from head to toe. She sighed looking out into the horizon. She could just picture Draco driving up in his old black Mustang and wrapping his arms around her and kissing her; whispering apologies in her ear for ever leaving her. She sighed once again losing herself in the thought when a loud 'POP' brought her back to reality. She looked around, feeling a mix of sadness and anger being so rudely ripped away from her thoughts like that.
Suddenly there was another loud 'POP!' Still sitting on the front steps, her dark green tank top and muggle track pants wet and clinging to her form, her red hair straight and soaking she turned to see where the 'POP' had come from.
Another 'POP!' came from inside. She wandered what was going on. The answer came to her right away.
'Ginny!' A 20 year old Hermione said as she spotted her near the doorway. Beside her stood an equally old looking Ron, and tucked away in the back she was sure she saw a very different looking Harry. Her heart missed a beat but she quickly recovered herself. She hadn't seen them in ages.it must have been years, or at least it had seemed like years. Hermione still had the same frizzy hair, but it was tucked into a neat bun sticking out of the back of her head. Her features looked much like before but slightly more aged. Ron looked pretty much the same as always except for the more mature look he held. And Harry.Harry looked so handsome yet disturbed in a way, like someone who hadn't rested well in a long time. His slick black hair still held a messy manner as it lay across his head, covering the lightning bolt shaped scar upon his forehead. His green eyes held the pain and knowledge of all he had been through. They were tired yet beautiful eyes. He was still skinny but definitely better built than last time she had seen him. Although he held himself with a sad manner, like a man who had lived a very long time and had had enough of life.
'Hermione, Ron.Harry!' Why are you guys here?!' Ginny stood up and walked into her house out of the rain where the three stood.
'Well Gin,' Ron said, looking at his sister, she looked so different, 'We heard you came back home and thought we'd drop by,' he smiled, 'haven't seen you in ages.
Ginny smiled wearily. 'It's nice to see you,' she said, almost not meaning it. There was sudden silence. The type of silence held when everyone knows something that they do not want to talk about. A shifty sort of air, awkward and in a way, sad. She could see it in all their eyes. They were just being polite by not bringing anything up. Hermione gave her that all annoying, 'we need to talk,' look that she had seen all too often and remember all too well. The odd silence only ended when Harry spoke.
'Hallo Ginny,' his voice was deep and tired. He stepped forwards and Ginny felt herself take in a sharp jab of air. 'Harry,' she choked as he moved closer. Their eyes locked in an unspoken conversation. He moved in and took her in his arms, in what Ginny felt was a more than friendly hug. She slightly pulled away as she felt the pain in her chest swell. He backed off immediately; he knew he had overstepped his bounds. Ron gave a small awkward cough and Hermione just smiled weakly as she spotted Mrs. Weasley coming out of the kitchen.
'Oh! Ron, Hermione, Harry! You're all here! I was expecting you all to apparate here next week but I'm so happy!! Come, come.you all must be starving,' and with that she dragged the four of them into the kitchen, leaving Harry and Ginny with a uncomfortable sort of air, Ginny escaping just in time and slipping into her room without anyone noticing.
She wasn't sure how she felt about Hermione, Ron and especially Harry being back. They hadn't been much help in the past, always caught up in their 'save the world thing,' and had really made things a lot more complicated and annoying for her. And Harry.Ginny sighed. Why did he have to come back? And what nerve did he have to look her in the eyes, let alone hug her after so long? Ginny once in her room dragged herself over to her mirror. She examined herself from head to toe. She looked so different; she was a stranger to herself. She remembered herself as the little girl back in the second year of Hogwarts when she had been so 'innocent'. Her looks had especially changed over the years. Now at 19 she had grown a lot taller, although she was still pretty short compared to others. Her body was curvy, slim and petit. Her hair had gone from an orangey red to a browner, darker amber red that cascaded down to her mid back. Her lips were full and red.the only thing that hadn't really changed were her eyes. They were still warm brown loving eyes, but they now held the darker side of life in them, she held such a mysterious beauty.
Sighing and taking the photo of Draco from her nightstand she slipped back into her bed under the soft covers, her body shivering with cold as she was still wet. She looked at the photo, her eyes threatening to close under the heavy weight of sleepiness. The Draco in the picture it seems had given up his lost hopes of finding his Ginny and had taken to sitting grumpily on the edge of his frame, his hand slicking through his smooth hair. It was the last thing Ginny saw before drifting of into an uneasy sleep.
~Flash back/Dream~
A seventh year Ginny ringed her hands nervously as she sat in the empty compartment of the Hogwarts express. She fiddled with the bottom of her baby blue thick strap tank-top and the chain around her muggle jeans. Her hair in a wavy mess blew in the wind that was coming through the opened window and she slid on a thin white jacket. She had long forgotten what had happened at the end of her sixth year in the boys' loo.
'Brr.Ginny, it's freezing in here,' Collin said as he entered the compartment holding 5 chocolate frogs and 2 cauldron cakes sitting across from her. Colin, now also in seventh year had changed incredibly over the years. He was no longer the skinny, pale annoying boy he had once been, but he was now tall, pretty well built, his hair a mess of dirty blonde and his voice had grown deeper and husky; very attractive. He was no longer a Harry Potter worshipper as he too had dug himself out of that pit once Ginny had realized that Harry was just another person. In fact, Ginny knew that she would have fallen for him back in fourth year had they not become such good friends. It was just too good to spoil it with a relationship.
Ginny nodded her head as she shut the window and took the offered chocolate frog. She opened the package with care and caught the frog as it leapt out of the package. Collin laughed and asked, 'so who'd you get?' Ginny took a look at her card and sighed deeply, 'Harry Bloody Potter; In his first year of Hogwarts he valiantly fought the Dark Lord.yada yada.defeated the Basilisk.yada yada.SAVED THE INNOCENT GINNY WEASLEY! UGH!' Ginny put down the card of Harry's grinning face and sighed. The people in the chocolate frog business had been sure to give Harry his own collectors' card after that summer. It was believed that during the summer Harry had defeated and captured many Death Eaters and even fought against the Dark Lord, without success might I add, but it had definitely put a stumper on his plans for evil world domination. No one knew the whole story, or where Voldemort was now, in fact, not even the ministry seemed to know. All that was known was that Harry was now training to be an Auror, along with the rest of the Dream Team, Hermione and her dear brother Ron.
Colin grinned weakly; he too cringed at the memory of the wasted years worshipping the man with the scar. They glared wearily at each other, an awkward silence washing over them.
'Ahem, right then.' Collin broke the silence, 'can you believe it's our last year at Hogwarts?' Ginny looked up, grateful for another topic.
'I can't.I mean, everything feels so weird,' and it did. There was no more dream team, Ginny finally realized. She was all alone to live out her life, and she didn't know if that was necessarily a good thing. She was the last of the Weasley's left in Hogwarts.
By the time that the both of them had finished eating all their food, and changed into their robes they had arrived at Hogwarts. The familiar view making Ginny burst with happiness. This was truly her home away from home, she loved everything about this place.well, almost everything. Colin helped Ginny with her trunk as they got off the train and piled into a carriage pulled by horrible looking creatures that Ginny wished she couldn't see. They soon arrived at the big oak doors. The weather was dismal as it flung Ginny's now slightly darker red amber hair in all directions. It had started to drizzle and there was no sun, just heavy, grey rain clouds. Ginny tightened her cloak around her body, concealing a shiver and stepped into the wonderfully warm great hall.
As always the Great Hall looked marvelous and stunning; it's enchanted ceiling reflecting the gray clouds outside, yet Ginny felt a certain sadness in seeing this, knowing that in one year this would all be over and she would have to leave. It felt like only yesterday did she sit on a hard, wooden stool and have a large hat placed on her head. Collin led Ginny to the Gryffindor table where the both sat near the middle, surrounded by other seventh year Gryffindors' they knew.
'Ginny! Colin!' A rather tall, pale, skinny but very pretty, mysterious looking girl with black hair and very crystal clear blue eyes called out to her. Ginny turned around to be met by her best friend (apart from Colin) Alexis (Ally) Bond. Alexis was too a Gryffindor and a pure blood, and Ginny's most trusted friend since third year. Alexis was really gorgeous, even if she didn't know it herself, as she held an aura of mystery that guys seemed to find very attractive. Ginny had often felt jealous of her friend getting all the cat calls and being eyed in the hallways by guys. But since fifth year Ginny too had begun to receive the cat calls and she found she didn't really like them, all the attention. Which was really too bad for her because not one guy in all of Hogwarts could keep their eyes off her, as she was now tall and curved in all the right places, her hair no longer the fiery red Weasley hair but a darker sort of amber colour. Especially now that the word had gone out that the infamous Harry Potter was no longer her boyfriend, every guy would try their luck.
'Hey Ally!' Ginny motioned her to sit down beside her.
'Hey Alexis,' Colin greeted her. 'Oh ya, I need to ask you a question.' Colin began to talk to Alexis and Ginny took this chance to scan the other tables. Like always the tables were set in the four house tables. All the students were chatting eagerly waiting for the sorting and the feast to begin. She noticed some familiar faces but noticed many that were gone. Ginny quickly got board of this and turned her attention to the teachers table at the front. In the middle was the headmaster, Dumbledore, as always looking chipper that a new year had come. To his left and right there were the teachers, most of them she knew. Professor Snape, McGonagall, Flitwick.they were all there. A figure at the end of the table caught her eyes. Someone she didn't recognize sat slackly on his chair scanning the tables beyond him with what seemed boredom.
'Ah, another year,' Dumbledore's voice snapped her out of her trance and she looked up, 'has come. I have a few notices but before that, the sorting,' he motioned towards Professor McGonagall who nodded and led a scared looking bunch of first years to the front of the hall. One by one they were called up to the wooden stool and sorted into their houses. Ginny clapped along as Jeremy Borton, Skye Bailey, Raven Sigman and others were sorted into Gryffindor.
'Ah, now that everyone has been sorted, welcome,' Dumbledore's voice rang out again. 'And welcome back to those of you who have come back for another year. Before we begin our feast let me remind you all that the forest is out of bounds and that Mr. Filch has posted a list of rules to be followed outside his office. May I also remind you all that third year students and up are allowed to go on Hogsmade trips with and as long as they have permission.' Ginny now laid her head in her hands and closed her eyes. She had heard this all before and she was terribly hungry and sleepy.
'Now,' Dumbledore continued, letting his half moon spectacles drop to the curve in his nose as he scanned the tables beyond him 'It is my pleasure to welcome back a previous student who has some business to attend here at Hogwarts and in the mean time has agreed to lend a helping hand to our teachers, as well as sit in on some lessons, please welcome back, as I'm sure most of you are familiar with.' Ginny's head shot up in disbelief and looked at the strange man at the end of the teachers table she hadn't recognized. How could she not have known?! The blinding blonde silver hair? Of course it was,
'Mr. Draco Malfoy!' Dumbledore spoke and applauded as the room slowly followed suit after a moment of shock.
Even those who had never really known Draco directly knew of the Malfoy name and his father the death eater. Draco stood lazily, and sat back down without a second glance at the tables. Whispers among the student of, 'But isn't he a death eater?' 'What's he doing back in Hogwarts?' and, 'Do you think he traded this for going to Azkaban?' rang out about the room. Even Alexis eyed Ginny worriedly.
'You don't think they'd let a death eater in the school, do you?'
But that was the least of Ginny's troubles at the moment as she remembered what had happened that very strange afternoon on the Hogwarts express, in the boys loo. A flash of lightening struck outside and was mimicked in the enchanted sky that was the Great Hall's ceiling and Ginny cringed.
'Now, let the feast begin!'
~End of chapter 2.
__________________________________________________________________ A/N: Confused yet? Don't worry, in the next chapter I'm going to write a lot more memories so you guys can get caught up in what's happening in the 'present'. And so that we can get to all the g/d fluffiness. :D It's all coming, in the next chapter or two I hope. Please Review.I don't like to beg, don't make me beg! Ok...just for you guys.PLEASE REVIEW!!! It makes me write faster. (sorry.Im a little hyper right now) :D Hehe.oh ya, the next chapter is hopefully coming quickly. Maybe a week or two at the most? I guess it depends on the reviews.*sigh*