Chapter Eight: The Muggle Way?!?!?!
The day before the 'big' trip, Ginny was pacing her room with Lily watching from her closet. Since the trip was planned all Lily did was go through her closet. Soon she's going to end up sleep in it. Ah! This trip is going to be the death of her. How did I get myself into this mess? She asked herself. Already knowing the blasted answer, Ginny sat on the bed while Lily packed some of the last minute things.
"Now remember Ginny, you've got to wake up bright and early tomorrow, around 6 o'clock. Get ready and meet up with Mr. Malfoy at the International Draconis Bank, and the two of you will set off from there to Australia. Got any Questions? Can you remember all that?' Lily said as if Ginny was a young child incapable of packing her own bags yet alone where to go.
"Yes Lily, I am quite aware of where I'm suppose to be to meet up with Mr. Malfoy".
"Good", was all Lily had to say about the matter," Now we'll have some Lunch and finish up any left over work that's needs to be completed. If you ask me, I just can't wait to go out on my trip. It'll be exciting!
"Lily, your only saying that because Blaise will be joining you."
"Well, why else would I want to trek over foreign countries?" Lily said with her mischievous smile etched across her face.
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Lounging about in his flat, Draco's mind wandered to the upcoming trip. Ah, young Ginny didn't know what she was getting herself into. If it didn't sound so conceited, Draco would have called himself brilliant for thinking such an outrageous fiasco. But in some ways Draco was a bit conceited so, he did call himself brilliant. Thinking the details of the trip to Australia out, Blaise walked in with the beer bottle in hand. He looked ruffled, like he had a good tumble down in the bar or something.
"All packed and ready to go I presume?" Draco said as Blaise came to sit across from him, taking a sip of the intoxicating drink.
"Of course I am" he said with anticipation plastered to his next words. "I wouldn't miss this for the world! Lily will be joining me, you know!?"
"Yes I know, Blaise! You mention it every time you get a chance!"
"Well Draco. Do you know Lily will be joining me on this little trip?" Blaise said, his words slurred.
"My God man, are you drunk?" shouted Draco as Blaise fell off the sofa.
Rubbing his pained arse from where the floor hit it, Blaise said with as much dignity as he could muster, "well what the bloody hell do you think Draco? Of course I'm drunk!". With that said, he keeled over, falling into a drunken sleep, awaiting the hangover he was due to have the next morning.
Levitating his damn friend into one of the extra beds in the large flat, Draco left his friend there to make sure he was ready to go, come the morning.
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With such obvious dread, the morning rays peeked through the white silk curtains of Ginny's bed. Getting up before Lily had the chance to come over here and lecture her, Ginny walked to the bathroom, taking a long hot shower, unsure of when her next shower may be. Stepping out of the bathroom, the steam followed Ginny as she made for the kitchen to start a cup of coffee. The day was beautiful, that if Ginny had the time and didn't have to be dragged halfway across the world, she would have enjoyed it more. As the coffeepot dripped out its rich brew, Ginny went to her room to get ready for the long day ahead. Dressing in a pair of denim jeans and a black top, Ginny pulled her hair into a tight ponytail, wringing out the water as she did this.
Ready and packed to go, Ginny went out onto her balcony with her coffee in hand and watched as young witches and wizards zoomed by on their broomsticks. If only she had had the time to enjoy such little pleasures again. Her flat was high enough to see over the many building and get a good look at the scenery beyond. It was beautiful with it lakes and tall trees. While here it was crowded with everyday shoppers looking for good deals.
Sighing, she went back inside, looked at the clock on her side and decided it was a good time to leave. With her backpack on her back, suitcase in hand, and sunglasses on, Ginny apparated for the International Draconis Bank with minutes to spare.
**************************************************************************** ********** Waking up an hour before Ginny did, Draco was already waiting at the bank when Ginny apparated by his side. She looked annoyed with his being here ahead of time, so he didn't incline himself to mention it.
Before he had a chance to say good morning, she cut him off with "so where do we go from here? Do you want to just apparate out of here, or do we have to go to some specific place and do that?"
Ok.so Lily didn't tell her. That was ok, he would be delighted to enlighten her and watch the emotion cross her face. Explaining to Ginny that they would have to travel to Australia the muggle way due to Ministry official reasons of protecting the magical world, wasn't as fun as he thought it would be. He initial reaction was over-joyed at the fact that HE was the one that would be greatly discomforted, since to her, he hates muggles. She automatically assumed that they would be travelling on one of those areo planes. Finding out that she was partially mistaken, Draco proceeded to tell her otherwise.
"Virginia dear, we won't be flying all the way to Australia because some of the customers we take on may not want to fly the whole way. We have to discover what they'll want and what best possible way we can get them there in professional luxury. So we'll be flying out to Indonesia and from there, we'll be sailing through the Java sea, the Banda sea, the Arafura sea, and the Timor sea, reaching Darwin Australia in a week or two. Once in Darwin we'll trek to Port Hedland, past the Great Victoria Desert and land in Esperance. That said, any questions?"
To stunned by the turn of events and the complicated geography lesson, she wasn't able to protest in any sort of way, as Draco levitated all their belongings, apparating out of Diagon alley (inside of the Leaky Cauldron). She didn't even get a change to complain, when Draco gently shoved Ginny inside a black limosine, with him trailing behind her. Once the driver had finished loading the trunk with their belongings, he got inside and started the car, driving in the direction of the nearest airport. That's when Ginny had her chance to complain.
"What the hell was all that back there?" she practically yelled out at him.
Without giving him time to reply back, she continued "the muggle way? The muggle way! I thought you hated muggles?!". On and one she went, shouting out insults at this turn of events, and yelling about sailing with him for a few weeks. It came to an extent that, as she stopped to gather air for her starved lungs, Draco promptly muttered a spell, and Ginny was out like a light before she even knew what was going on.
Looking ahead of him, the driver gave him a compelling look.
"What? Hey, I could have knocked her out with a bottle of wine, atleast I did it in a more gentlemanly manner" Draco said dryly.
Not in any hurry to question his employer, the driver turned to face the road again, noting the amusement across Mr. Malfoy's face as he looked down upon the slumped body of Ms. Virginia Weasley.
The day before the 'big' trip, Ginny was pacing her room with Lily watching from her closet. Since the trip was planned all Lily did was go through her closet. Soon she's going to end up sleep in it. Ah! This trip is going to be the death of her. How did I get myself into this mess? She asked herself. Already knowing the blasted answer, Ginny sat on the bed while Lily packed some of the last minute things.
"Now remember Ginny, you've got to wake up bright and early tomorrow, around 6 o'clock. Get ready and meet up with Mr. Malfoy at the International Draconis Bank, and the two of you will set off from there to Australia. Got any Questions? Can you remember all that?' Lily said as if Ginny was a young child incapable of packing her own bags yet alone where to go.
"Yes Lily, I am quite aware of where I'm suppose to be to meet up with Mr. Malfoy".
"Good", was all Lily had to say about the matter," Now we'll have some Lunch and finish up any left over work that's needs to be completed. If you ask me, I just can't wait to go out on my trip. It'll be exciting!
"Lily, your only saying that because Blaise will be joining you."
"Well, why else would I want to trek over foreign countries?" Lily said with her mischievous smile etched across her face.
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Lounging about in his flat, Draco's mind wandered to the upcoming trip. Ah, young Ginny didn't know what she was getting herself into. If it didn't sound so conceited, Draco would have called himself brilliant for thinking such an outrageous fiasco. But in some ways Draco was a bit conceited so, he did call himself brilliant. Thinking the details of the trip to Australia out, Blaise walked in with the beer bottle in hand. He looked ruffled, like he had a good tumble down in the bar or something.
"All packed and ready to go I presume?" Draco said as Blaise came to sit across from him, taking a sip of the intoxicating drink.
"Of course I am" he said with anticipation plastered to his next words. "I wouldn't miss this for the world! Lily will be joining me, you know!?"
"Yes I know, Blaise! You mention it every time you get a chance!"
"Well Draco. Do you know Lily will be joining me on this little trip?" Blaise said, his words slurred.
"My God man, are you drunk?" shouted Draco as Blaise fell off the sofa.
Rubbing his pained arse from where the floor hit it, Blaise said with as much dignity as he could muster, "well what the bloody hell do you think Draco? Of course I'm drunk!". With that said, he keeled over, falling into a drunken sleep, awaiting the hangover he was due to have the next morning.
Levitating his damn friend into one of the extra beds in the large flat, Draco left his friend there to make sure he was ready to go, come the morning.
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With such obvious dread, the morning rays peeked through the white silk curtains of Ginny's bed. Getting up before Lily had the chance to come over here and lecture her, Ginny walked to the bathroom, taking a long hot shower, unsure of when her next shower may be. Stepping out of the bathroom, the steam followed Ginny as she made for the kitchen to start a cup of coffee. The day was beautiful, that if Ginny had the time and didn't have to be dragged halfway across the world, she would have enjoyed it more. As the coffeepot dripped out its rich brew, Ginny went to her room to get ready for the long day ahead. Dressing in a pair of denim jeans and a black top, Ginny pulled her hair into a tight ponytail, wringing out the water as she did this.
Ready and packed to go, Ginny went out onto her balcony with her coffee in hand and watched as young witches and wizards zoomed by on their broomsticks. If only she had had the time to enjoy such little pleasures again. Her flat was high enough to see over the many building and get a good look at the scenery beyond. It was beautiful with it lakes and tall trees. While here it was crowded with everyday shoppers looking for good deals.
Sighing, she went back inside, looked at the clock on her side and decided it was a good time to leave. With her backpack on her back, suitcase in hand, and sunglasses on, Ginny apparated for the International Draconis Bank with minutes to spare.
**************************************************************************** ********** Waking up an hour before Ginny did, Draco was already waiting at the bank when Ginny apparated by his side. She looked annoyed with his being here ahead of time, so he didn't incline himself to mention it.
Before he had a chance to say good morning, she cut him off with "so where do we go from here? Do you want to just apparate out of here, or do we have to go to some specific place and do that?"
Ok.so Lily didn't tell her. That was ok, he would be delighted to enlighten her and watch the emotion cross her face. Explaining to Ginny that they would have to travel to Australia the muggle way due to Ministry official reasons of protecting the magical world, wasn't as fun as he thought it would be. He initial reaction was over-joyed at the fact that HE was the one that would be greatly discomforted, since to her, he hates muggles. She automatically assumed that they would be travelling on one of those areo planes. Finding out that she was partially mistaken, Draco proceeded to tell her otherwise.
"Virginia dear, we won't be flying all the way to Australia because some of the customers we take on may not want to fly the whole way. We have to discover what they'll want and what best possible way we can get them there in professional luxury. So we'll be flying out to Indonesia and from there, we'll be sailing through the Java sea, the Banda sea, the Arafura sea, and the Timor sea, reaching Darwin Australia in a week or two. Once in Darwin we'll trek to Port Hedland, past the Great Victoria Desert and land in Esperance. That said, any questions?"
To stunned by the turn of events and the complicated geography lesson, she wasn't able to protest in any sort of way, as Draco levitated all their belongings, apparating out of Diagon alley (inside of the Leaky Cauldron). She didn't even get a change to complain, when Draco gently shoved Ginny inside a black limosine, with him trailing behind her. Once the driver had finished loading the trunk with their belongings, he got inside and started the car, driving in the direction of the nearest airport. That's when Ginny had her chance to complain.
"What the hell was all that back there?" she practically yelled out at him.
Without giving him time to reply back, she continued "the muggle way? The muggle way! I thought you hated muggles?!". On and one she went, shouting out insults at this turn of events, and yelling about sailing with him for a few weeks. It came to an extent that, as she stopped to gather air for her starved lungs, Draco promptly muttered a spell, and Ginny was out like a light before she even knew what was going on.
Looking ahead of him, the driver gave him a compelling look.
"What? Hey, I could have knocked her out with a bottle of wine, atleast I did it in a more gentlemanly manner" Draco said dryly.
Not in any hurry to question his employer, the driver turned to face the road again, noting the amusement across Mr. Malfoy's face as he looked down upon the slumped body of Ms. Virginia Weasley.