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A Walk To Remember
Christmas Break - Part 2
Being the sly Slytherin he is, Draco snuck up quietly behind the red head. In one slick movement, he spun her around to face him, causing them to fall to the ground, right in the middle of the snow bank, Draco on top of Ginny. Her eyes were wide.
He smirked. Excellent.
* Several Hours Later, Hot Cocoa at Leslie's *
Ginny sipped her hot chocolate slowly, savoring the taste. The warmth of the liquid felt so good as it went down her throat. The others were talking to each other, talking about how the snowball fight went. Tony kept boasting about how he won, and how he would continue to win like he always has. They ignored him. Ginny looked around at her friends and took another sip. Thoughts of what happened hours ago came flooding back to her. She was happy, and yet scared.
FLASHBACK: Snowball fight, Draco and Ginny in the snow bank.
Ginny was in major shock. It took her a while to speak. "What the hell do you think you're doing!?" She shrieked a moment later.
Draco's smirk never faltered. "I've been trying to talk to you. What better way to talk to you than in the snow?" He moved slightly, just to put his arms in the snow to pin Ginny down, which cause her to sink further into the snow.
Ginny sighed loudly out of frustration. True, she had a small crush on Draco, but this...this was completely wrong! "What do you want?"
"You."
Ginny's brows furrowed. "Wh-what?"
Draco shook his head. How can she not understand this? Since the play, he couldn't stand not being around her. He had never felt this way before, and yet he knew what it was. He wasn't going to blow it. "You," he said again.
He's mad, she thought. Then she blurted the first thing that came to her mind. "You don't know what it's like to be a friend!" She pushed Draco has hard as she could in his chest and got up. She stormed through the forest in Tony's yard, trying to find her way out. Draco followed after her.
"Ginny! Ginny, wait!"
"Get away from me." She threw snow in his face, but Draco didn't mind. He kept following after her. She was speed walking through deeper snow, which slowed her down. Draco grabbed his wand.
"Accio Ginny!" Ginny came hurling into him in the air, and he gracefully caught her in his arms. Her eyes were even wider than before, and he swore he saw steam coming out of her ears.
"MALFOY!"
"Just listen to me." He sat her down in the snow. She stayed put, only crossing her arms furiously over her chest. Draco sat down as well. He took a deep breath. "We can't hide how we feel. I know there's something between us I can feel it now--"
"It's called air," Ginny interrupted stiffly.
"Just listen!" Draco didn't want to yell at her, but if she kept this up, he'd have to. She rolled her eyes and allowed him to continue. "It's not air, it's something else. I want to be with you, and I know you want to be with me too...."
Ginny stood up, and Draco stood up as well. She glared at him, giving him the once over. How embarrassing. He knows! She didn't want him to know, or think he was right. "That's a load of bull." And she stormed off.
After they both found their way out of Tony's yard (they came out at separate times obviously), the continued on with the snowball fight. Leslie and Carrie were already captured, and soon Hermione and Ginny were as well.
END FLASHBACK
Ginny was now staring at her half-filled-with-cocoa cup. She (like any other girl with a crush) was happy that Draco had some feeling for her, instead of the hatred. But she was scared on what was going to happen next. She had no clue what to do or what to say around him. Suddenly-and strangely for a Gryffindor-Ginny was shy again.
Hermione brought her back down to earth. "Ginny, are you okay?"
***
(Draco's POV) I was staring at Ginny who was staring down at her cup. I started to feel like I did the wrong thing, but I knew I was right. I just hated myself for how I approached her. Damn Slytherin ways, why couldn't I be less blunt?
Hermione was looking at Ginny soothingly. "Ginny are you okay?" She had been looking a little pale lately. Was it my fault?
Ginny shook her head slightly. "No, I-I'm fine. Thank you." She took another sip of cocoa and sat staring at her cup again.
The conversation resumed (which I wasn't paying much attention to) and soon we had to leave. Tony said bye, and Potter and Weasley hugged that Mudblood good night. Blaise and I left without a word. As we arrived back at Tony's home, we looked through our new presents from home, or went on the compooter, 'surfing the web' as Tony said it. I was trying to find any Hogwarts pages, to remind us what our homework over break was (I never take notes), but never found any. Stupid Muggles.
I swirled in the chair and went over to my bunkbed. But I stopped halfway in the room and looked over at Pothead and Weasel's bunk beds. Where was Weasley? Potter was there so I stood in front of him and asked. "Ron stayed behind. He needed to talk to Ginny." Oh, okay. I climbed over to my bunk, and pulled out my Demons, Demons, Demons that I borrowed from the SAWWA Library.
* Back at Leslie's, in Ginny's room *
Ginny was sitting on her bed, a blanket draped over her body. She was probably the wettest of them all since she was in the snow bank. Ron was in the room with her, checking up on her.
"Hey Gin."
"Hi." Ron sat on her bed and pulled out a piece of parchment from his pocket.
"Mum and Dad sent me a letter. They didn't know your address. They're mentioning about the presents and how they weren't delivered." He handed the letter to Ginny.
"You mean you didn't get any either?" Ginny asked as she read her mother's rushed but neat handwriting.
"Yes."
The part of the letter Ron indicated is here:
Dear Ron and Ginny,
We apologize for not sending over your Christmas presents. There was a problem transferring them from home to you. Errol wouldn't be able to carry them by himself, he is getting really old. The last letter we sent you I'm sure you never received. Some wizard in Puerto Rico sent him back, saying he found the pathetic bird in his lawn. You might need to wait a few months until we can send you the gifts.
"Aww poor Errol!" Ginny sighed.
"Bloody bird's a menace." Ron said under his breath. Ginny playfully hit him and continued reading.
She read a paragraph from each of her brothers. Bill and Fluer's daughter Noelle took her first step a month ago; Charlie is now in charge of two dragons and the baby ones; Fred and George's Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes shop are getting more and more popular everyday; Percy got a higher rank in the Ministry, though not with the Minister anymore; and Dad figured out how to work the tape in the VCR, and both were enjoying the play. Then Mum left a little side note for Ginny.
We've given Ron instructions on how to help you and where to go if anything happens. He will owl us if it comes to that.
Ginny held out her hand so she could read what they had given Ron. Ron shook his head. "No. You wouldn't like it."
"It's not like I'm liking any of the other spells they use for me! Please let me see it."
"No." Ron stood his ground.
"Can you at least perform it on me right now?"
"No," Ron said for the third time. "It will only work when something happens to you."
Realization dawned on her. "Oh. You mean when I-"
"Yes."
Ginny nodded, then made a copying spell on the letter and tacked it on the wall next to her bed. "Thanks. Well, I'll see you soon Ronikkins!"
Ron glared. "Pleeease don't call me that."
"Why not? You know I'm only joking." Ginny laughed and pulled her older brother into a hug.
"I know." He hugged her extra tight and left for Tony's.
* A few weeks later, kids are back in SAWWA. Saturday *
(Draco's POV) I woke up with a start at the middle of the night. I didn't know what woke me up so suddenly, but once I'm awake I can't go back to sleep. Great, no I'm going to be even more horrible at school than usual. Since the snowball fight several weeks ago I hadn't really been myself, even my archenemy noticed. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and climbed down the ladder. I walked around a bit, trying to warm up. Then I heard it.
What was that??
I walked over to the window and peered out. In the middle of the Croft's backyard garden, was a person. Was that what woke me up?
No. It was the noise coming from that area.
I decided to do some investigating. I put on my warm black cloak and walked out the back door downstairs. I crept over to the edge of the property line and heard the most beautiful sound in the world. Ginny's voice. She was singing.
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you.
Hmmm
Calling in the distance softly
Could it be the sound of my heart?
Here I am before you reaching
Could it be I'm slipping away?
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you
Hmmm
Suddenly I see I'm falling
Trying to find a way off the ground.
Will I see the future in me.
As I see it slipping away.
I walked in to the garden and stood behind her. She seemed to know I was there, because in the middle of her singing, she turned around.
Tell me can you hear me,
Tell me can you see my eyes,
Can you here me calling out to you...
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you
I am calling out to you.
She was standing before me, crying and crying. I held her arm and pulled her close to me. I wrapped my arms around her, letting her cry. I didn't know what was wrong, but it seemed that whatever it was was bugging her a lot lately. We sat down on the bench nearby, still holding each other, Ginny still crying. Then just faintly, she whispered. "Thank you."
She looked up at me, her eyes red and puffy. I wiped away a tear on her cheek with my thumb, and kissed her. She looked down, and I told her. "I love you Ginny." She shot her eyes back up to mine, then laid her head against my shoulder and continued crying. I held her until she fell asleep.
A/N YAY! HE ADMITTED IT!!! WOOHOO!!! the song Ginny sang is called "Can You Hear?" by Jim Papoulis. Demons, Demons, Demons is a reference from Cassandra Claire's 'Draco Sinister' of her Draco Trilogy series on http://www.schnoogle.com/ check it out!
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A Walk To Remember
Christmas Break - Part 2
Being the sly Slytherin he is, Draco snuck up quietly behind the red head. In one slick movement, he spun her around to face him, causing them to fall to the ground, right in the middle of the snow bank, Draco on top of Ginny. Her eyes were wide.
He smirked. Excellent.
* Several Hours Later, Hot Cocoa at Leslie's *
Ginny sipped her hot chocolate slowly, savoring the taste. The warmth of the liquid felt so good as it went down her throat. The others were talking to each other, talking about how the snowball fight went. Tony kept boasting about how he won, and how he would continue to win like he always has. They ignored him. Ginny looked around at her friends and took another sip. Thoughts of what happened hours ago came flooding back to her. She was happy, and yet scared.
FLASHBACK: Snowball fight, Draco and Ginny in the snow bank.
Ginny was in major shock. It took her a while to speak. "What the hell do you think you're doing!?" She shrieked a moment later.
Draco's smirk never faltered. "I've been trying to talk to you. What better way to talk to you than in the snow?" He moved slightly, just to put his arms in the snow to pin Ginny down, which cause her to sink further into the snow.
Ginny sighed loudly out of frustration. True, she had a small crush on Draco, but this...this was completely wrong! "What do you want?"
"You."
Ginny's brows furrowed. "Wh-what?"
Draco shook his head. How can she not understand this? Since the play, he couldn't stand not being around her. He had never felt this way before, and yet he knew what it was. He wasn't going to blow it. "You," he said again.
He's mad, she thought. Then she blurted the first thing that came to her mind. "You don't know what it's like to be a friend!" She pushed Draco has hard as she could in his chest and got up. She stormed through the forest in Tony's yard, trying to find her way out. Draco followed after her.
"Ginny! Ginny, wait!"
"Get away from me." She threw snow in his face, but Draco didn't mind. He kept following after her. She was speed walking through deeper snow, which slowed her down. Draco grabbed his wand.
"Accio Ginny!" Ginny came hurling into him in the air, and he gracefully caught her in his arms. Her eyes were even wider than before, and he swore he saw steam coming out of her ears.
"MALFOY!"
"Just listen to me." He sat her down in the snow. She stayed put, only crossing her arms furiously over her chest. Draco sat down as well. He took a deep breath. "We can't hide how we feel. I know there's something between us I can feel it now--"
"It's called air," Ginny interrupted stiffly.
"Just listen!" Draco didn't want to yell at her, but if she kept this up, he'd have to. She rolled her eyes and allowed him to continue. "It's not air, it's something else. I want to be with you, and I know you want to be with me too...."
Ginny stood up, and Draco stood up as well. She glared at him, giving him the once over. How embarrassing. He knows! She didn't want him to know, or think he was right. "That's a load of bull." And she stormed off.
After they both found their way out of Tony's yard (they came out at separate times obviously), the continued on with the snowball fight. Leslie and Carrie were already captured, and soon Hermione and Ginny were as well.
END FLASHBACK
Ginny was now staring at her half-filled-with-cocoa cup. She (like any other girl with a crush) was happy that Draco had some feeling for her, instead of the hatred. But she was scared on what was going to happen next. She had no clue what to do or what to say around him. Suddenly-and strangely for a Gryffindor-Ginny was shy again.
Hermione brought her back down to earth. "Ginny, are you okay?"
***
(Draco's POV) I was staring at Ginny who was staring down at her cup. I started to feel like I did the wrong thing, but I knew I was right. I just hated myself for how I approached her. Damn Slytherin ways, why couldn't I be less blunt?
Hermione was looking at Ginny soothingly. "Ginny are you okay?" She had been looking a little pale lately. Was it my fault?
Ginny shook her head slightly. "No, I-I'm fine. Thank you." She took another sip of cocoa and sat staring at her cup again.
The conversation resumed (which I wasn't paying much attention to) and soon we had to leave. Tony said bye, and Potter and Weasley hugged that Mudblood good night. Blaise and I left without a word. As we arrived back at Tony's home, we looked through our new presents from home, or went on the compooter, 'surfing the web' as Tony said it. I was trying to find any Hogwarts pages, to remind us what our homework over break was (I never take notes), but never found any. Stupid Muggles.
I swirled in the chair and went over to my bunkbed. But I stopped halfway in the room and looked over at Pothead and Weasel's bunk beds. Where was Weasley? Potter was there so I stood in front of him and asked. "Ron stayed behind. He needed to talk to Ginny." Oh, okay. I climbed over to my bunk, and pulled out my Demons, Demons, Demons that I borrowed from the SAWWA Library.
* Back at Leslie's, in Ginny's room *
Ginny was sitting on her bed, a blanket draped over her body. She was probably the wettest of them all since she was in the snow bank. Ron was in the room with her, checking up on her.
"Hey Gin."
"Hi." Ron sat on her bed and pulled out a piece of parchment from his pocket.
"Mum and Dad sent me a letter. They didn't know your address. They're mentioning about the presents and how they weren't delivered." He handed the letter to Ginny.
"You mean you didn't get any either?" Ginny asked as she read her mother's rushed but neat handwriting.
"Yes."
The part of the letter Ron indicated is here:
Dear Ron and Ginny,
We apologize for not sending over your Christmas presents. There was a problem transferring them from home to you. Errol wouldn't be able to carry them by himself, he is getting really old. The last letter we sent you I'm sure you never received. Some wizard in Puerto Rico sent him back, saying he found the pathetic bird in his lawn. You might need to wait a few months until we can send you the gifts.
"Aww poor Errol!" Ginny sighed.
"Bloody bird's a menace." Ron said under his breath. Ginny playfully hit him and continued reading.
She read a paragraph from each of her brothers. Bill and Fluer's daughter Noelle took her first step a month ago; Charlie is now in charge of two dragons and the baby ones; Fred and George's Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes shop are getting more and more popular everyday; Percy got a higher rank in the Ministry, though not with the Minister anymore; and Dad figured out how to work the tape in the VCR, and both were enjoying the play. Then Mum left a little side note for Ginny.
We've given Ron instructions on how to help you and where to go if anything happens. He will owl us if it comes to that.
Ginny held out her hand so she could read what they had given Ron. Ron shook his head. "No. You wouldn't like it."
"It's not like I'm liking any of the other spells they use for me! Please let me see it."
"No." Ron stood his ground.
"Can you at least perform it on me right now?"
"No," Ron said for the third time. "It will only work when something happens to you."
Realization dawned on her. "Oh. You mean when I-"
"Yes."
Ginny nodded, then made a copying spell on the letter and tacked it on the wall next to her bed. "Thanks. Well, I'll see you soon Ronikkins!"
Ron glared. "Pleeease don't call me that."
"Why not? You know I'm only joking." Ginny laughed and pulled her older brother into a hug.
"I know." He hugged her extra tight and left for Tony's.
* A few weeks later, kids are back in SAWWA. Saturday *
(Draco's POV) I woke up with a start at the middle of the night. I didn't know what woke me up so suddenly, but once I'm awake I can't go back to sleep. Great, no I'm going to be even more horrible at school than usual. Since the snowball fight several weeks ago I hadn't really been myself, even my archenemy noticed. I rubbed the sleep out of my eyes and climbed down the ladder. I walked around a bit, trying to warm up. Then I heard it.
What was that??
I walked over to the window and peered out. In the middle of the Croft's backyard garden, was a person. Was that what woke me up?
No. It was the noise coming from that area.
I decided to do some investigating. I put on my warm black cloak and walked out the back door downstairs. I crept over to the edge of the property line and heard the most beautiful sound in the world. Ginny's voice. She was singing.
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you.
Hmmm
Calling in the distance softly
Could it be the sound of my heart?
Here I am before you reaching
Could it be I'm slipping away?
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you
Hmmm
Suddenly I see I'm falling
Trying to find a way off the ground.
Will I see the future in me.
As I see it slipping away.
I walked in to the garden and stood behind her. She seemed to know I was there, because in the middle of her singing, she turned around.
Tell me can you hear me,
Tell me can you see my eyes,
Can you here me calling out to you...
Can you hear my cries?
Can you see my eyes?
I am calling out to you
I am calling out to you.
She was standing before me, crying and crying. I held her arm and pulled her close to me. I wrapped my arms around her, letting her cry. I didn't know what was wrong, but it seemed that whatever it was was bugging her a lot lately. We sat down on the bench nearby, still holding each other, Ginny still crying. Then just faintly, she whispered. "Thank you."
She looked up at me, her eyes red and puffy. I wiped away a tear on her cheek with my thumb, and kissed her. She looked down, and I told her. "I love you Ginny." She shot her eyes back up to mine, then laid her head against my shoulder and continued crying. I held her until she fell asleep.
A/N YAY! HE ADMITTED IT!!! WOOHOO!!! the song Ginny sang is called "Can You Hear?" by Jim Papoulis. Demons, Demons, Demons is a reference from Cassandra Claire's 'Draco Sinister' of her Draco Trilogy series on http://www.schnoogle.com/ check it out!
REVIEW!