The Once and Future Dragon King
By Tulzdavampslayer
Chapter VII – Do the Dance of Joy
Disclaimer – ok, we all know HP and KA(my new name for King Arthur) don't belong to me, and neither do the Buffy/Angel TV shows, Joss Whedon owns them and sadly, he did not marry/adopt me (sobs). The Dance of Joy is all his. Totally not fair.
Thank you's to the world tonight!
A/N – As promised, more D/G action, but also as promised, more insane teachers!!! Enjoy the tiny little chapter!
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Elaine couldn't figure out why everything was so dark. And why was Ginny calling her name? Draco, too. And… was that Dumbledore's voice?
Then Elaine realised that her eyes were closed.
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Albus Dumbledore watched the two teenagers help the younger girl up.
"How are you feeling, miss Malfoy?"
Elaine blinked and whispered to Ginny, "does he mean me?"
Draco laughed and collapsed.
Ginny stared at the boy, how lay on the floor laughing, apparently unable to stop. "So, what are they, cousins or something?"
"Oh no," Dumbledore laughed. "They're much closer than that."
Elaine stared at the headmaster. "My father… died… the Sorting Hat told me he was a very powerful wizard, killed accidentally!" She turned to look pointedly at Ginny, whose knees buckled. Ginny fell to the floor, finding herself sitting on Draco's stomach.
"Oy, geroff me Gin!" he complained, now even noticing his use of her nickname. Luckily nobody else noticed. Well, to tell the truth, Elaine remembered it later on and laughed at it, and Dumbledore noticed everything. So perhaps the sentence should be that Ginny didn't notice. She was of course too busy noticing that her adopted sister was an orphan because of her.
Draco realised this then, and decided it wouldn't be best to push Ginny off him. Also, it would ruin the plans that had started to form in his very male mind. But his campaign would have to wait till later, as he suddenly found he had two arms wrapped around his neck that didn't belong to the redhead he was fantasising about, and thankfully didn't belong to the headmaster either.
Elaine hugged him tightly. "I have a brother!"
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"Well, little weaselette, it looks like not only is your sister a Slytherin, but she is a Malfoy as well! She's destined to become evil! It's in her blood! Down right evil, I say!"
Draco had managed to corner Ginny alone. It had taken him a few days, but he had finally done it. Ginny tried to slip from the wall he'd pinned her against, but failed. She tried a different approach by leaning back against the said wall, and crossing her arms.
"Well, Draco, I'm glad you've realised this. I'm also very glad that you're going to volunteer to make sure that's exactly what doesn't happen."
Draco moved in closer. "What if I don't want to?"
Ginny moved her face just that little closer to his. "You owe me… a life debt."
Draco grimaced. "Can't I just pay you back some other way?"
She giggled. "Eww."
The boy in front of her blinked for a moment, before things started to click. He jumped away from Ginny quickly. "Weasley! That's not what I meant! Oh… dammit… thank you very much, now I'm going to be stuck with these images all day."
Ginny decided that was a bit insulting. "I'm so pleased to see that you think of me so highly."
Draco fidgeted. "Sorry, I mean… uh… images… distracting… um… Pax?"
Ginny rolled her eyes. "Sure. Whatever. How were you planning to pay me back anyway?"
He blushed. "Well, I was going to suggest… money… but I forgot…"
"That Sirius Black left us his fortune and your father left you his debts and lawsuits? That I'm richer than you are?"
Draco mumbled an affirmation.
"I'll watch out for Elaine for you."
Ginny shook her head. "Not for me. She's your sister, remember that."
Draco nodded and turned away. The whole thing hadn't turned out quite the way he'd hoped.
"Draco!" Ginny chased after him. "Thanks," she said, beaming, and reached up on her toes to kiss him on the cheek. Draco stared at her, and she blushed in the moment she had before he grabbed her and pressed his lips against her own.
The world of Hogwarts blurred around the two as they delved into each other's souls.
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Albus Dumbledore jumped onto his desk and did the dance of joy as he watched Guenevere's hand stop.
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"Jenny?" Ginny pulled herself out of Draco's tight embrace. "Who's Jenny?"
Draco frowned, perplexed as a perplexed thing. "I don't know… what's wrong Gin?"
"You called me Jenny, that's what's wrong!"
"I never! I don't even know any- Gin! Ginny, come back!"
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Albus Dumbledore should have known! Of course Guenevere would come back as Ginny Weasley! All the pieces were falling into place! All Albus could do was wait and see what happened next.
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Draco decided to skip classes that afternoon. He also skipped dinner. Moping on a sofa was preferable to learning or eating, anyway. He moped and sulked and brooded, and then he moped some more.
Eventually he was snapped out of his brooding by a slap across the face. Blaise Zabini stood there, seething. "Snap out of it! You look like a baby who got his candy stolen… oh."
Draco glared at her.
Pansy and Millicent joined them a moment later.
"What's the matter, Malfoy? Mess it up with the Weasley girl, then?"
Draco glared at Pansy.
"Sorry, Malfoy. But, you know, it's for the best, innit? You're too different," Millicent attempted.
Draco glared at her.
The girls gave up and went to fetch the only two people who could stop Draco's sulking.
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Albus Dumbledore no longer did the dance of joy.
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Elaine jumped onto the sofa. "Hey big brother! How was your day?"
Tom was running around the room, chasing a flying feather.
"We learnt a levitation spell today!"
Draco glared at them.
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Albus Dumbledore sat in the staffroom, watching Professor Flitwick charm small sweets to bop other teachers on the head. What a waste.
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"Go away, Mordred!"
Tom stood suddenly stock still from shock before stepping on a Sprite to kill the alliteration.
"Uh… who?"
Ginny spun on him. "You! You… spy! You say Elaine sent you, but I know it was Draco! You know, he almost had me fooled. I guess it was just another joke on a Gryff! Return to sender, little messenger boy, before I kill you… like I did his father!"
Tom blinked back the tears forming in his eyes. "But… Ginny…"
"WHAT?"
"Who's Mordred?"
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Albus Dumbledore smiled. He'd found Galahad, Guenevere and Mordred so far, and soon all the rest of them would be standing in front of him, recognising themselves in their great destinies. Or had they already?
Living life backwards was difficult sometimes.
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TBC… eventually… you're all gonna have to review lots… and lots… and lots to keep my spirit up, cause I'm starting to get stuck! Very very very stuck for ideas!
Thanks for all my pretty loveydovey reviewers, especially to voldie on varsity track, yeah I'll definitely read yours, they look fun (esp. Post Hogwarts)! Killtheposeurs, yeah I like Pansy (don't ask me why), good ol' Queen Smuffles as always! SodapopC, a pea in an avalanche, because liling is my baby doll, Lindiel Eryn, well I'm not going to tell you whether you're right or not with Draco and Harry, I'm still not 100% sure myself, but it's dragon king because Arthur is Arthur Pendragon, bastard son of Uther Pendragon, so yar. And finally, thank you to Copperstring for "forcing" my hand!
See you all soon!
The Tulz Always.
