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
Pre-Chapter 6: Rages and Giddy Girls
"Virginia Weasley! Just what the bloody hell do you think you're DOING!!? Prancing around with Malfoy and his minions; I won't have that from any sister of mine!" Ron's purpling face rose into Ginny's vision as she walked into the Gryffindor Common Room with Colin right behind her.
"Ron…." Ginny sighed, trying to get him to stop.
"No Ginny! I won't have it at all! Malfoy's as good as You-Know-Who himself when it comes to the Dark Arts! He's trouble, I know it. Me 'n Harry've known it for ages! And so have you! Or have you not BEEN HERE FOR THE PAST SIX YEARS!?!" he roared.
"Ron…"
"I don't know what you're thinking….Malfoy!? I mean…MALFOY!!?! Not to mention Blaise, that arrogant twit, and Pansy as well. Why are they paying you so much attention, anyhow? I bet it's because of your attitude. Why are you so much bitchier now? And why are you wearing such…such indecent clothing!? Mum would have a fit if she knew what you were up to on the first day back! I ought to write her and-"
"Ron!" Ginny exclaimed, exasperated. "That's quite enough! You will not be writing to Mum, because I will. You'll just muddle things up. And who I'm friends with, and who I hang around with have nothing to do with you, whatsoever. So stop going into raging fits of hysteria. You're beginning to sound like a pregnant woman," she muttered. "Next thing you know, you'll be askin' for those weird sandwiches with pickles." Ginny wrinkled her nose distastefully, and scowled at her by-now gaping brother. "Now if you excuse me, I am going up to bed. Busy day tomorrow, and all."
Regaining what little cognitive ability he had, Ron blustered, "But Gin…Malfoy! And…clothes! And…and..." He stopped when he realized that one, he was just blurting out random words, and two, his little sister was smirking at him.
"Well that didn't sound good at all. Malfoy....and…clothes?" Ginny mimicked in a high-pitched voice, then tsked. "Not good at all. Well, in your point of view, I suppose it wouldn't be good," she said aloud, looking up as if she were thinking about it. "But then again, Malfoy and clothing is such a bad combination. We could just leave the clothing bit out, you know," she paused, then said, watching as a look of absolute horror washed over her brother's face. "That would make things much easier, don't you think Ronniekins?" She smiled innocently, then stretched up to pinch his flushed cheek teasingly. Turning to Colin, she gave him a brief but sincere smile, which he returned, and with that sauntered up the stairs airily.
Ron let out a breath, and turned to Harry and Hermione, who had been sitting on the couch watching the entire episode. Opening his mouth, he was about to say something sarcastic like, "Well that went well," or "Gee, wasn't that bloody productive?", but was cut off by someone calling his name from the stairwell leading to the dorm rooms.
"Oh, Ron?" Ginny asked, coming back with a sweet smile and a twinkle in her eye.
"Yes, Gin?" said Ron nervously. 'Now when was the last time I saw that look?' Ron thought distractedly.
"By the way…" she started. Standing in front of her brother, the smile that she had plastered onto her face before coming back down to get the final word in completely disappeared; instead, a scowl formed, and she leaned towards him menacingly. 'Odd how she seems to look just like Mum when she's angry,' Ron thought some more, 'And just where was that look from!?' His thoughts, however, were interrupted when Ginny looked him in the eye and opened her mouth.
"NEVER, EVER, INSULT MY CLOTHING OR MY ATTITUDE AGAIN!!" she shrieked, and brought up her hands and gripped his shoulders to push him over the back of the vacated couch. Ron stumbled, and his feet went over his head as he fell over the edge, flipping over completely and ending up on the floor in a messy heap of black robe and red hair. Whirling, Ginny turned around and without glancing back, made her way back towards the stairs and up to the 6th year dormitories.
Sitting on the floor, Ron leaned back against the couch and looked over at the remaining occupants of the Gryffindor Common Room, to find only Harry, Hermione and that photo-happy kid, Colin, who threw them an amused glance before finally disappearing up the stairwell. Everyone else, after remembering the damage that Weasleys could do when in a rage, had quickly and quietly fled to their rooms in an organized effort of self-preservation (and protection from physical and psychological harm) after the first insult Ron had unthinkingly threw at Ginny, and they were now alone. Ron looked at Harry, who just shrugged and got up, and then at Hermione, who smiled shakily at him before rising as well. 'Now I remember that look,' he realized with a start. 'The last time I saw her like that, I ended up being walloped by Mum for breaking the window, after trying to blame it on Ginny to get out of trouble.' Sighing, he picked himself off the floor slowly and followed his two friends up the stairs to the 7th year floor, muttering to himself lowly:
"Now why couldn't I have remembered that beforehand?"
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Ginny raked a hand through her hair and rapidly ascended the stairs to the dormitory she shared with her fellow yearmates.
"Stupid, bloody brothers and their stupid, bloody tempers…" she complained under her breath, before throwing open the door, only to be greeted with squeals of excitement.
"Ginny, that was brilliant!"
"Way to go! That brother of yours needed a lesson, anyway!"
"He didn't hurt you, did he?"
"I like your
hair!"
"Where'd you get your robes, by the way? They're smashing!"
Utterly bewildered, she brought up her hands to shush them, but was stopped when someone grabbed her hand to examine her nails.
"Why, even your nails are gorgeous!" exclaimed a blonde-haired girl who was currently inspecting Ginny's freshly self-manicured nails.
Snatching her hand away, she offered a small smile and said a quiet "Thank you" before excusing herself and pushing through the surrounding girls to get to her bed. Hoping to get away from the crowd of rambunctious females, Ginny sat down on her bed and rubbed a hand over her face wearily, but was once again bombarded with questioning and complimenting:
"Oh you have to let me borrow that color! Did you bring your nail polish with you?"
"I can't believe you highlighted your hair- it looks wicked!"
"Could you girls please be calm!?!?" an exasperated voice exclaimed from the far corner of the dormitory. All talking ceased, before muttered apologies surfaced and the group of girls originally bearing down on Ginny dispersed.
"Thanks very much Becca," said Ginny as the girl who had spoken earlier walked over to her, smirking slightly. Becca was the only tolerable girl in her entire year, it seemed most of the time, and the two had always gotten along considerably well, if only as mere acquaintances and not as the close friends she and Colin were. Considering the fact that she transferred to Hogwarts from Beauxbatons in second year, however, her amiable and accepting attitude towards Ginny might have been simply because she had not been privy to the events of Ginny's horrific first year. But one could always hope, and Becca was a typically relaxed and open-minded person.
"Anytime then, Ginny. It's good to see you, by the way," the two embraced, and said goodnight as Ginny walked off towards her trunk to pull out some pajamas. 'Well that was certainly a positive reaction,' she thought, thinking idly on the excitement her dormitory had just witnessed on her behalf. Changing slowly, she reviewed everything that had happened today, stopping at important points. 'Like when Draco changed on the train…' Ginny thought wistfully. 'Merlin, he's absolutely gorgeous!' (AN: Draco is, basically, so damn attractive, he makes me salivate). Finished, she made a quick trip to the bathroom before climbing into bed with a satisfied sigh. Turning over onto her side, she settled into her pillow, before her eyes drifted shut as sleep blissfully overtook her and images of warm tan skin and cool grey eyes danced in her dreams.
A-N: Sorry this chapter, or pre-chapter, if you will, is so short, but this bit just seemed to go smoother on its own, and not squashed onto the bottom of Chapter 5 or tacked onto the top of Chapter 6. So it's not really a chapter. More like a prelude to a chapter (Hence the "Pre-Chapter 6" title that it was given at the top). It's a semi-chapter. (It's the diet coke of chapters, but I'll just NOT go there). Anyways, I just barely managed to get this posted on ff.net tonight, because I am currently swamped with homework, in addition to essays of all shapes and sizes. This large, academic obstacle, however, will be overcome! I WILL TRIUMPH, I TELL YOU! Ahem. But yes, I was, and actually still am, very busy, and was barely able to get this up in order to appease my guilty conscience over not updating consistently. Hopefully, this will tide you over until tomorrow, when things get rolling. The New Ginny, Chapter 6 (called "Bloody Americans") will be up as soon as possible, and hopefully I'll be able to add a chapter about every day after that. I'd also like to blurt out some things that have been circulating around my mind since I read some of the reviews left by the wonderful people that were kind enough to read this story:
Nirvana: Here's your shoutout, babe! I haven't been including them since the beginning of the story simply because I haven't had the time to read my reviews and think up nice, thoughtful answers for them until today. Also, I apologize for the lack of humor (I did stick it into the Romance/Humor section in order to actually make it at least a little funny), but a lot of things needed to be established in the last couple of chapters, and it didn't seem right for me to stick in random bits that would make you laugh and then have the rest of it be much more serious and information-filled. Of course, I could be entirely wrong; it probably would have been perfectly acceptable for me to have put in a bit more humor all around, to make the whole mood lighter, but then again I'm new to this. I don't know if I could actually balance out the humor and drama and the ensuing romance to make this story interesting and not a piece of shit, but I'll try my hardest, just for you :). And yes, this story will have a bit of slash in it, as I think a Blaise/Colin pairing is just COOL. They'll be good together, I promise, so don't stop reading just cuz of a little thing like that! I might actually get you a little interested in it…(though I doubt it). Just stay open- it turns out well, I think. Anyways, thanks for the lovely review, and keep reading!
SocratesAngel: Thank you for the review, gal! I too, am obsessed with G/D. Obviously. But anyway- no, Ginny will not end up a slut. At least, she ain't a slut in my eyes. Though a very conservative person could think very differently and label Ginny as a slut, instead of an intelligent individual who is learning to thrive on her independence and self-image. But whatever. Thanks again!
Silver Dragon Mist: I'm glad you like it, and you'll just have to wait and find out what the hell is going to happen with Ginny's budding "abilities"….lol :).
Mooniala Trials: Thank you for taking the time to review, and I'm so happy you 've enjoyed the story so far, and I'm really glad you liked how Blaise and Pansy turned out, since I was nervous about that part. They are supposed to be nasty people, but as this story does center around the capacity for change in each individual, I thought it would be alright if I messed with their characters a bit. Anyways, glad you liked 'em! Keep readin', and thanks again!
Once again, thanks all. Check for an update tomorrow, and it'll be there. Promise!
-Jaylana