A/N: This is my first fanfic so don't be mean when you review...since of
course you'll review, right??? Right now I'm working on getting a beta-
reader so I only have up to chapter 3 done (as of 9/10/03) so if you would
like to be a beta-reader for meeeeeee please e-mail me!! Anyway, on to the
story!
Disclaimer: Roses are red,violets are blue, I own nothing (of Harry Potter), so please don't sue. (I could also use a disclaimer for that...I think shang-wombat made it up).
Summary: Books are turning up in Ginny Weasley's book shop that don't belong; illegal books about Dark Magic. What will she do when the person investigating the situation is determined to prove her guilty? *Post- Hogwarts *D/G
Chapter 1: Binders Keepers
Ginny Weasley woke up with a start. What's that noise? was her first thought through the fog clouding her brain. She got out of her bed as silently as possible and padded towards the door, wand drawn. She pulled the door open and... Drache, her cat, meowed at her. Ginny let out a sigh of relief and picked him up.
"Geez, cat! You scared me half to death."
She set the cat on her bed and trudged her way to the adjoining bathroom to take a shower.
Ginny lived in a low-budget flat in London, next door to Colin Creevey. Right after she and Colin graduated, they decided to moved in. Ginny had immediately begun searching for the perfect place to put a book shop of her own. Five months later, a store came up for rent right next to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and was able to lease the store for nineteen galleons a month. When Ginny was still at Hogwarts, she had planned and saved all the money she received so she was able to pay for the shop and the books to stock it. Now, at twenty-one, Ginny was in charge of a thriving new and used bookstore which she named Binders Keepers.
After Ginny took a quick shower, she pulled on a dark green robe with gold trim that brought out the color of her brown, walnut-shaped eyes. Looking in the mirror above the sink, Ginny examined her perfect, creamy complexion and the dusting of freckles across her nose. People said she was beautiful but she never paid much attention to them.
Ginny was brushing out her long red hair, when she heard someone knock on the front door. She set her brush down on the sink ledge and walked to the door.
Opening the door, she saw Colin leaning against the post. He smiled when he saw Ginny.
"Good morning Bright Eyes. Getting ready for work?"
"Yeah, I just got out of the shower," Ginny said, smiling at the name he called her. "I actually had warm water today!"
Colin laughed. "Well if you're still getting ready, I'll get to the point. Will you have dinner with me tonight?" he asked, not looking her in the eye.
"Oh Colin, I have a lot of work to do tonight. I'm sorry. We can go some other time though," she said, her smile fading a bit.
"OK, that's cool. I guess I'll see you later then. Have a great day and don't work too hard!" Colin said and with a pop, he apparated to work.
Ginny closed the door and went back to the bathroom to finish getting ready for work.
At 7:05, Ginny apparated to the Leaky Cauldron. Passing the bar, she headed towards the back door. When Ginny reached it, she saw someone get up and walk slowly towards her. She quickly opened the door and closed it with a thud. Taking out her wand, she tapped the correct brick and sped through the archway into the throng of people moving about in Diagon Alley.
~~~
Draco Malfoy leaned casually against the bar of the Leaky Cauldron waiting for the littlest weasel to come in. Taking his boss's advice, he dressed in a black cloak with the hood up. He had told Draco to "be inconspicuous" as well as shouting "Constant vigilance, my boy, constant vigilance!" at him.
After his father's death and the war against the Dark Lord ended, making Harry Potter the magnificent and courageous hero once again, Draco became an Auror. He was a skilled dueler and excelled in almost all branches of magic, which allowed his promotion into the work field quickly. His ability, did, of course, excluded Divination which Draco found to be quite dull and a load of dragon manure.
Three weeks ago Draco was assigned to lead an investigation of Miss Weasley's book shop, Binders Keepers. Allegedly, she was currently hiding books of powerful Dark Magic within her store. At first, Draco didn't believe the little Weasley could do such a thing, that was, until mounds and mounds of evidence had come in, making her look remarkably guilty. He remembered gladly taking the job, wanting to stain the reputation of the perfect, virtuous Weasleys.
A flash of deep red hair focused him on the job at hand. Dang, she turned out good! Holy...what am I thinking?! Snap out of it Draco, snap out of it. She's a poor, dirty weasel. Shaking his head he stood straighter, noticing she was about to open the back door. He started to slowly make his way through the early morning crowd. He had been told to follow her so he could monitor her behavior and her routine.
She must've noticed he thought as she nervously started walking faster. Draco picked up his pace a little, moving people out of his way with a mere glare. He got to the door fifteen seconds after her, but he was too late; the gate to Diagon Alley was closing behind her.
~~~
"Good morning, Mrs. Fry," Ginny said to a sweet elderly woman who had just walked into the book shop.
"Good morning, Ginny dear. I was wondering if you could help me find a book called 'The Seer Within'."
"We can go take a look in the Divination section," Ginny replied, walking around the counter. "Follow me."
As Ginny and Mrs. Fry got to the back of the store, a voice coming from the door of the shop yelled, "Virginia Anne Weasley, you are under arrest by order of the Department of Mysteries for harboring illegal books of Dark Magic. Please step towards the front of the store."
Alarmed, Ginny quickly went to the front of the store and there stood Draco Malfoy with his silver-blonde hair reflecting the sun that was coming in through the door.
"Malfoy!"
"Miss... Weasley," Draco said with distaste. "You are under arrest..." Draco started to say when Ginny interrupted.
"I am NOT harboring illegal books! You can even search the shop. I'm innocent!" she shouted.
"Your store will be searched, don't fret, but for now I suggest you come quietly with me. I'm taking you to the Ministry."
"Adligo!" Draco shouted and ropes wound themselves around her hands.
~~~
Disclaimer: Roses are red,violets are blue, I own nothing (of Harry Potter), so please don't sue. (I could also use a disclaimer for that...I think shang-wombat made it up).
Summary: Books are turning up in Ginny Weasley's book shop that don't belong; illegal books about Dark Magic. What will she do when the person investigating the situation is determined to prove her guilty? *Post- Hogwarts *D/G
Chapter 1: Binders Keepers
Ginny Weasley woke up with a start. What's that noise? was her first thought through the fog clouding her brain. She got out of her bed as silently as possible and padded towards the door, wand drawn. She pulled the door open and... Drache, her cat, meowed at her. Ginny let out a sigh of relief and picked him up.
"Geez, cat! You scared me half to death."
She set the cat on her bed and trudged her way to the adjoining bathroom to take a shower.
Ginny lived in a low-budget flat in London, next door to Colin Creevey. Right after she and Colin graduated, they decided to moved in. Ginny had immediately begun searching for the perfect place to put a book shop of her own. Five months later, a store came up for rent right next to Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions and was able to lease the store for nineteen galleons a month. When Ginny was still at Hogwarts, she had planned and saved all the money she received so she was able to pay for the shop and the books to stock it. Now, at twenty-one, Ginny was in charge of a thriving new and used bookstore which she named Binders Keepers.
After Ginny took a quick shower, she pulled on a dark green robe with gold trim that brought out the color of her brown, walnut-shaped eyes. Looking in the mirror above the sink, Ginny examined her perfect, creamy complexion and the dusting of freckles across her nose. People said she was beautiful but she never paid much attention to them.
Ginny was brushing out her long red hair, when she heard someone knock on the front door. She set her brush down on the sink ledge and walked to the door.
Opening the door, she saw Colin leaning against the post. He smiled when he saw Ginny.
"Good morning Bright Eyes. Getting ready for work?"
"Yeah, I just got out of the shower," Ginny said, smiling at the name he called her. "I actually had warm water today!"
Colin laughed. "Well if you're still getting ready, I'll get to the point. Will you have dinner with me tonight?" he asked, not looking her in the eye.
"Oh Colin, I have a lot of work to do tonight. I'm sorry. We can go some other time though," she said, her smile fading a bit.
"OK, that's cool. I guess I'll see you later then. Have a great day and don't work too hard!" Colin said and with a pop, he apparated to work.
Ginny closed the door and went back to the bathroom to finish getting ready for work.
At 7:05, Ginny apparated to the Leaky Cauldron. Passing the bar, she headed towards the back door. When Ginny reached it, she saw someone get up and walk slowly towards her. She quickly opened the door and closed it with a thud. Taking out her wand, she tapped the correct brick and sped through the archway into the throng of people moving about in Diagon Alley.
~~~
Draco Malfoy leaned casually against the bar of the Leaky Cauldron waiting for the littlest weasel to come in. Taking his boss's advice, he dressed in a black cloak with the hood up. He had told Draco to "be inconspicuous" as well as shouting "Constant vigilance, my boy, constant vigilance!" at him.
After his father's death and the war against the Dark Lord ended, making Harry Potter the magnificent and courageous hero once again, Draco became an Auror. He was a skilled dueler and excelled in almost all branches of magic, which allowed his promotion into the work field quickly. His ability, did, of course, excluded Divination which Draco found to be quite dull and a load of dragon manure.
Three weeks ago Draco was assigned to lead an investigation of Miss Weasley's book shop, Binders Keepers. Allegedly, she was currently hiding books of powerful Dark Magic within her store. At first, Draco didn't believe the little Weasley could do such a thing, that was, until mounds and mounds of evidence had come in, making her look remarkably guilty. He remembered gladly taking the job, wanting to stain the reputation of the perfect, virtuous Weasleys.
A flash of deep red hair focused him on the job at hand. Dang, she turned out good! Holy...what am I thinking?! Snap out of it Draco, snap out of it. She's a poor, dirty weasel. Shaking his head he stood straighter, noticing she was about to open the back door. He started to slowly make his way through the early morning crowd. He had been told to follow her so he could monitor her behavior and her routine.
She must've noticed he thought as she nervously started walking faster. Draco picked up his pace a little, moving people out of his way with a mere glare. He got to the door fifteen seconds after her, but he was too late; the gate to Diagon Alley was closing behind her.
~~~
"Good morning, Mrs. Fry," Ginny said to a sweet elderly woman who had just walked into the book shop.
"Good morning, Ginny dear. I was wondering if you could help me find a book called 'The Seer Within'."
"We can go take a look in the Divination section," Ginny replied, walking around the counter. "Follow me."
As Ginny and Mrs. Fry got to the back of the store, a voice coming from the door of the shop yelled, "Virginia Anne Weasley, you are under arrest by order of the Department of Mysteries for harboring illegal books of Dark Magic. Please step towards the front of the store."
Alarmed, Ginny quickly went to the front of the store and there stood Draco Malfoy with his silver-blonde hair reflecting the sun that was coming in through the door.
"Malfoy!"
"Miss... Weasley," Draco said with distaste. "You are under arrest..." Draco started to say when Ginny interrupted.
"I am NOT harboring illegal books! You can even search the shop. I'm innocent!" she shouted.
"Your store will be searched, don't fret, but for now I suggest you come quietly with me. I'm taking you to the Ministry."
"Adligo!" Draco shouted and ropes wound themselves around her hands.
~~~