The New Ginny

by Jaylana88

When Mr. Weasley gets a raise, he decides to "treat" his daughter to a month of summer camp in, of all places, Sweden. But when she returns, the question is not how much SHE'S changed, but who she's brought along to change everyone else!

2. Telling Everyone, or, in Ginny's case, S...

Title: The New Ginny Weasley

Author: Jaylana88

Pairing: Ginny/Draco, mostly.  Will be some Ron/Lavender, and Harry/Hermione sprinkled in.

Rating: R, for language and some explicit content that would probably traumatize young ones

A/N: The usual author's noteà I do not intend to copy, infringe upon, or abuse the characters I have borrowed from J.K. Rowling, but if someone thinks I am, try not to sue.  I have no money.

The New Ginny Weasley

Chapter 2: Telling Everyone, or, in Ginny's case, Showing Everyone

                Dressed in a short grey denim skirt and a dark red top, Ginny sauntered into the room, head held high, smiling slightly at Harry and nodding to Hermione, making her way over to the abandoned dining table and sitting down with a sigh.

                "So…what's for breakfast?" she said sweetly.

                "Gin....what- I mean-why…no I do mean what…are you WEARING!?!" Ron screeched.

                "Uhm.  Clothing?  You know, the things you wear most of the time to prevent the whole "I am naked" deal?" Ginny drawled sarcastically, frowning slightly before giving in to the laughter threatening to overwhelm her.  Giggling helplessly, she peered up at her family, looking at each person for their reactions.  Bill, grinning, made eye contact with her first, let out a loud laugh, and strode over to her, picking her up out of her chair and hugging her tightly, while she squealed with delight.

                "Ginny girl, you look fantastic!  Those Swedes must have treated you wonderfully!" exclaimed Bill.  "You must tell us about everything.  Now!  I want all the details!"

                "OUT OF THE WAY BILL!  It's MY turn now!" roared Charlie.  "Gin!  Forget Bill, give your favorite brother a kiss, love!"  Grinning happily, she spun around to Charlie, who was waiting arms open for a hug.

                "Charlie!  I missed you so much!  When did you get here?!" she said happily.

                "Just last night, my dear, while you were sleeping away." He grinned at her, before picking her up quickly and squeezing her once more.

                "Hey don't forget us!" said Fred and George at the same time.

                "Hey guys!  How was everything?  Thought up anything cool while I was gone?"

                "Oh, loads!  We'll show you them all, once breakfast is over!" Fred stated, smiling cheekily at her.  "Oh, and don't worry," he stage-whispered loudly to her , "We know we're your FAVORITE brothers, unlike some dumb dragon-lovers we know…"

                "Take that back you!  Just because there's two of you doesn't mean you can get away with insulting me!" said Charlie, before advancing on the twins with his arms outstretched.  Guffawing loudly, the twins hurled themselves out of the kitchen, followed by their irate older brother.

                Ginny blinked for a moment, then grinned.  'Things definitely haven't changed all that much,' she thought, shaking her head at her brother's antics before being startled out of her thoughts by a slight tap on the shoulder.  Turning around quickly, she threw her arms out and screeched "Perce!"  at the top of her lungs.  Wincing slightly, he grinned nevertheless and embraced her.  "Gin, thank god you're home!  I had to put up with Ron's moaning and whining for a whole month without you!"  said Percy, glancing at Ron darkly over the top of Ginny's head, which barely reached his shoulder, before releasing her and settling down for breakfast, sitting down next to Bill, who had also returned to the table to read The Daily Prophet sitting on it.  Ron returned the glare halfheartedly, still preoccupied with Ginny's state of dress.  And, now that you mention it, the other things that seemed to have changed about her, like Ginny's hair, and Ginny's face…

                Startled by the elbow that had gone into his ribcage, he glanced over towards Harry, who was now in the process of looking towards the wall idly, looking innocent.  Deciding he would deal with Harry later, he crossed his arms and said "hmph!", getting the attention of his youngest sister quickly.

                "Not going to give your best brother a hug, then, just cuz he made the mistake of opening his big mouth once again?" Ron said, sounding hopeful.  'Please don't let her be mad, please don't let her be mad, please don't let her be mad…' echoed through his head.

                Ginny strode over to him, smacked his arm lightly, and said "Bad Ronniekins…" in what was supposed to have been a stern voice, but failed when she say the pitiful expression on her brother's face.

                "Oh RON, come here you!" she said gleefully, hugging him tightly then letting go and grinning into his face,  before whispering into his ear, "If you ever insult my clothing again, I will personally make sure that you will never have any children.  Ever."  Ron gulped and turned an ugly shade of green, but when he realized by the expression on his sister's face that she wasn't serious, turned a light shade of pink. "Oh you're going to pay for threatening me, little sister.  You know you'll never get away with it! You just wait, I'm going to get you so good, you won't know what happened." Ron said in a threatening manner, but the twinkle in his eye belied his malevolent tone.  Suddenly grinning, he caught her up in another hug before quickly turning to his still-speechless friends standing behind him and ushering them out of the kitchen.

                "We'll just get you two settled in.  It's only for one night, but…." Ginny listened until Ron's voice faded out, then turned towards her parents, who had so far remained quiet since she had walked in.
                "Oh my dear, you look so much older!  You've changed your clothes, your hair, and- and your face!  I can't believe it!  Why, I barely recognize my baby anymore!" Mrs. Weasley wailed, before enveloping her only daughter in a warm hug.  "We've missed you so!  Your father and I were beside ourselves, worrying about whether you were getting on alright!  I mean, really dear, only three owls in all this time?!" she exclaimed, before stepping back a little to collect herself.  She then said, in a softer voice, "We really did miss you around The Burrow, dearest.  Breakfast will be ready in just a minute.  Give your father a hug and go sit down," and with that, she turned quickly back to preparing breakfast.

                "Yes mum," said Ginny, before turning to her Dad and throwing her arms around his neck.  "Daddy!" she squealed.

                "Hello baby, how was the camp?  Did the Swedes treat you well?  Tell me all about the Muggles you met, sweetie!  Did you stay with any?  I saw on the brochure that it was a "mixed" camp, so you must have met plenty…?" he babbled on excitedly, never once releasing his daughter.  Laughing, Ginny said, "I'll tell you all about it, Daddy, but let's have something to eat first.  I'm starved!  Haven't eaten since the day before yesterday, you know."

                "Oh of course, munchkin, let's have some breakfast and you can tell me everything that happened!"  Ginny and Mr. Weasley walked over to the table and sat with Percy until breakfast was ready.  "Boys, Hermione, breakfast is served!  Come to the kitchen!" calling out to the remaining occupants in The Burrow while setting down plates of food fresh off the stove.  Fred and George, breathless and hanging onto each other while still guffawing loudly, stumbled into the kitchen, followed by a very tired Charlie, who had chased them around the house twice before managing to make it to the kitchen.  Then Ron trooped in, followed by Harry and Hermione, who stared at Ginny oddly before taking their places at the table.  Ginny stared at the two suspiciously before smiling tentatively and turning back to her father, Bill and Charlie, who had been attempting to get her to talk about what she did in Sweden for the past five minutes now. 

                "So what are the girls like in Sweden, Gin?  I hear they are as fine as-" Bill said deviously, before being cut off by Mr. Weasley.

                "Now Bill!  Keep that thought to yourself, if you please!"

                "Yeah Bill, besides what do you care?  You've got Fleur!" said Charlie.  When Fleur Delacour had graduated from Beauxbatons, she had applied for an apprenticeship for Charm-Breakers in Egypt and had met up with Bill in a pyramid.  They had, apparently, after some bickering, hit it off quite nicely, and had been together ever since.

                "I, on the other hand, have no one," said Charlie. "Which means, Gin, that you can tell me all you want to about those Swedish girls!  I hear they are as fine as-"

                "Charlie!"

                "Sorry Dad!"

                Smiling to herself, she proceeded to answer all of the questions she could from her family, trying to get in a bite to eat as best she could.  Finally, the spotlight turned off her and onto her older brothers, and she was able to eat without contributing to the conversation much.  She glanced up quickly to look at the clock, and caught sight of Harry and Hermione glancing her way.  Startled, she turned her full gaze on them curiously, and they met her eyes abruptly before looking away.  Ginny blinked once, then rolled her eyes.  'They can talk about me all they want.  I don't care...' she thought, and with that, turned back to her breakfast, raising one eyebrow pointedly when Harry glanced cautiously at her once more.

Quick Author's Blerb:  Sorry this chapter is so short!  It wasn't really supposed to be here (the next chapter is the big one!).  Ah well, read and review please-oh-please?

ALSO: Thanks to EVERYONE who has either read or reviewed this story; I walked around with a goofy smile on my face after I read the feedback I had received from the first chapter.  To some people in particular:

Anyanka: There will be a few more camp flashbacks, but other than that, nothing more.  Reasons for the small amount?  You'll just have to keep reading…..I hope you're surprised! :)

Midnight Ashes: You live in Sweden!  You must tell me all about it!  I need some more info., as I am pitifully lacking in any type of Swedish knowledge.  Just some details about the weather (though that's such a boring topic), the type of land there (i.e. mountains? Lots of grass? As Ginny says….what the HELL is in Sweden?! Lol), and any other interesting little tidbits you could pop me.  It would be much appreciated- I would love you forever!  My email is Prncss12478@aol.com, please email me there if you could.  I would prefer to keep fanfiction Sweden as close to real-life Sweden as is humanly possible…

To all other reviewers whose wonderful little comments will undoubtedly keep me going in the future whilst writing this story, I LOVE YOU ALL!

I will try to update as quickly as possible.  Most of the story is already written, but I am having trouble getting it posted because of technical difficulties- last minute changes/tweaks, massive grammatical errors, etc.  But never fear!  I WILL get the next chapters posted soon!

-Jaylana88