Malfoy Invasion
By Cassandra Sisenta
A/N: Thanks so much for the reviews. It is because of them that I actually continue with this story. Sorting here. Why didn't Adriana go with the twins on the boats? I just figured that transfer students have it differently, especially if they have family members around. ^_^ Review!!
Disclaimer: I own the new edition of "Hogwarts: A History"!! That's it!!
Chapter III
The Sorting
"Have you gone totally bonkers?!"
Ginny flinched at Ron's outburst as almost everyone within the Great Hall jumped at the sound.
Ron was a sight to behold. He was practically fuming with rage that if it had been possible, he would have started to smoke in the ears. His hands were clenched tightly on his side as if restraining himself from going ahead and strangling the life out of her.
The Weasley temper was rising and soon he was almost as red as his hair.
Beside Ginny, Colin was sending her sympathetic looks while trying to look inconspicuous. He obviously didn't want any part of Ron's on-coming tirade directed towards him.
"And you!" Ron turned and settled his glare on the one anyone would have least expected him to be mad at. "How could you let Ginny cavort with a Malfoy! How could you do this to me?!"
"Ron," Harry began, trying to get back his bearings the best he could while being half-sprawled back on the bench he sat on beside the Gryffindor table. He pushed his glasses up his nose in an unconsciously nervous manner. "Cavorting is just not the proper word for it..."
If anything, Harry's correction on his vocabulary made him even more indignant. "I thought you were my friend!" He rounded on the other three who was his semi-rapt audience. "Am I the only one who sees the fault in all this?!"
Obviously, Ron had heard all about what happened in the Hogwarts Express with Ginny, Harry, and the Malfoy twins and he wasn't at all happy about it.
He didn't care if Rizza *accidentally* bumped his sister.
Rizza was still a Malfoy and was capable of awful things, especially when a Weasley was involved.
Oh, the Malfoy-Weasley feud was in too deep in Ron.
"Really Ron it was nothing!' Ginny insisted, fed up with Ron's dramatics. He was still playing over-protective brother and frankly she was sick of it. "It was all an accident! And really, Rizza isn't so bad. She's actually nice—"
"Rizza? Who's that?"
Ginny tried very hard not to roll her eyes at her brother.
He could get pretty worked up without even knowing the whole story. Honestly! And everyone wonders why I don't date!
She almost gave in to the urge to do just that when she saw Hermione trying to hide a grin as she pored over her new and latest edition of "Hogwarts: A History".
"Rizza is one of the Malfoy twins."
At the mention of the word "twins", Ron turned pale.
He fell back dumbly on his seat as if in shock.
"Good God." The sixth Weasley turned to Harry with wide, panicked eyes as he croaked in that funny high- pitched way when something bad was happening. "They're multiplying, Harry. What're we going to do?"
Harry managed a wry smile, even going as far as to pat his friend's hand, which was on the table to give him strength. "It's going to be all right, Ron. We'll be able to manage."
Hermione finally gave in to her giggles by then and Ginny and Colin followed suit.
"Aww, poor ickle Ron." Hermione teased, sending an amused grin at a mourning Ron. "Afraid of ickle little Malfoys?"
Thankfully, Ron didn't snap back or else another fight would have followed for sure. It was almost like second nature to this new couple.
"So tell me Ginny." Colin was grinning as he turned to his best friend. "Are Malfoys really capable of being nice?"
Hermione chuckled as she looked at Ginny over the top of her book. "I never knew I'd see the day one of you Weasleys will actually admit that a Malfoy is nice."
Ginny smiled in return, still finding the absurdity of their conversation amusing. Never in a million years would she have thought it possible that she would be talking about a Malfoy in such good graces.
"Well, the Malfoy twins I met were all right."
Colin somehow still managed to look unconvinced. "Even the boy that looks creepily a lot like Draco Malfoy, ultimate Slytherin git himself?"
"You won't believe it Colin but he's so painstakingly polite and civil unlike Malfoy. He's nothing like his older cousin, I tell you." Ginny flushed slightly when she remembered Julian's gentlemanly gesture of kissing her hand. She wasn't about to say anything about that incident but her blush couldn't be hid that easily, especially from the likes of Hermione who pays close attention to detail.
The older Gryffindor girl was looking curiously at Ginny as she asked. "Ginny, why are you blushing?"
"Me? Blushing?"
"Oh holy Merlin! You are!" Colin exclaimed, pointing at Ginny's face with flourish. "You like the mini-Draco?!"
He barely had a chance to duck from the slap Ginny aimed on his arm.
"I do not!" Ginny insisted hotly.
The blond sixth year grinned teasingly as he tried to fend off Ginny's slaps. "Ginny, you could've told me you liked younger men when I asked you why you weren't dating! I would have understood!"
He laughed then let out a slight yowl of pain when the fiery red head caught him on the shoulder.
Ginny's brown eyes lit up with triumph at the sight of Colin rubbing his arm. "Got you!"
Their squabbling was cut short when Marianne said, "Pipe down you two. Ginny, your boyfriend's here."
Ginny cast the elder girl a withering look while Hermione tried to look innocent.
Sure enough, Professor McGonagall was coming into the hall with a crowd of awestruck/terrified first years behind her.
It was easy to pick out the Malfoy twins from the crowd of youngsters.
They were standing together with their faces like two sides of a coin.
Rizza was looking excited.
Julian had a look of serious concentration as he surveyed the room.
It was only when Rizza looked up to talk to someone that Ginny realized that they were standing beside a tall, blond girl who couldn't be a first year student.
She was tall and slim as her wavy-curly hair fell down to an inch below her shoulder. Her eyes were the most enchanting ocean-green Ginny has ever seen and they matched the serene expression on her finely boned face.
Obviously, she was another Malfoy.
"Woah…"
Ginny turned at the sound of a boy's voice filled with awe.
Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas were obviously looking at the female Malfoy.
"Things are sure looking up this year." Seamus murmured, his eyes not straying.
Dean shook his head in a gesture of regret. He sighed. "Too bad she's a Malfoy."
"Jasper Atticus."
The Sorting had begun and Professor McGonagall was calling out names.
The dusty Sorting Hat was still used and it was readily plopped on top Jasper Atticus' dark head as he sat on the stool.
It took only a moment for the Hat to decide and to scream out,
"RAVENCLAW!"
The Ravenclaws cheered as the first year joined them in their table.
Again and again, this same scene played out as the hat continued to call out house names for the first years and it didn't change until Professor McGonagall called out,
"Adriana Malfoy."
A hush fell over the crowd as the eldest Malfoy to be sorted walked up towards the stool to meet her fate to be made by the Sorting Hat.
"Ten guesses where she ends up." Ginny heard Parvati Patil talk in a voice filled with loathing as she watched the blond girl place the hat on her perfect, golden head.
Ten guesses on why Parvati could be so bitter towards a girl when she barely knew her.
Beside her, Sarah Sanderson, a fifth year Gryffindor, giggled.
Everyone knew where Malfoys ended up.
It's where they have been sorted for all the years they have been attending Hogwarts.
But of course, fate did like to make twists.
"RAVENCLAW!"
Colin turned to Ginny as the Ravenclaws cheered and the rest of the houses clapped politely. "Looks like you have something there Ginny."
"Julian Malfoy."
Ginny's eyes followed the first twin as he made his way quietly towards the front.
He put on the Sorting Hat and waited patiently for it to make its announcements.
Ginny found herself wishing somehow that Julian wouldn't be sorted into Slytherin. He was just too good for them. He couldn't—
"SLYTHERIN!"
The Slytherins cheered and up ahead, Ginny heard Ron snort.
"Once a Malfoy, always a Malfoy."
For some reason, Ginny wanted to mash his face in when he said that. She turned to watch Julian take his place in the Slytherin table.
He was practically pushed in between Blaise Zabini and Draco Malfoy who sat somewhere in the middle of the table.
The usually serious Blaise gave the younger Malfoy a slight smile.
Draco and Julian only shared a nod of acknowledgement.
"Larizza Malfoy."
Rizza couldn't possibly end up in Slytherin! Ginny insisted.
The doll-girl, as Ginny had come to regard her, sat on the stool and put on the Sorting Hat as she swung her legs childishly against the stool's legs.
Ginny watched her intently, getting curious when the girl suddenly smiled then giggled at something the hat said in her head. As far as she knew, no one ever did that when they were being sorted.
Her Sorting took much more time than her two siblings and when the hat made the announcement, it was the biggest bomb.
"GRYFFINDOR!"
The Great Hall fell silent.
So silent you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone actually heard the click of Rizza's shoes as she went down the platform and went towards the Gryffindor table.
She stopped right in front of Ginny and with the brightest smile Ginny had ever seen, Rizza greeted her.
"Hey Ginny!"
A Malfoy had just been sorted into Gryffindor.
A/N: I bet you're asking, when are Draco and Ginny gonna meet up? Isn't this a D/G fic???? Yeah, that will come in the next chapter. A fic needs developing first you know? Can't have them falling in love already! That's too corny and the fic would be shorter and you wouldn't want that! I know I don't!