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The Virgin Dragon
Chapter 2 Miss. Banks and The Readers Café
Ginny tucked in her arms and steadied her legs as she felt herself spin around and around. She landed in a white office. She looked around her. A witch sat at the desk didn't look up as she entered the room. She looked around she saw portraits of different people. One friendly faced witch in a portrait waved to her. She smiled back as she read the plaque that was under it. It said maid of the month. But was dated back to before she was born.
Ginny walked up to the desk. She looked down at the women. She had black long hair and dark brown eyes. Her eyes almost matched her hair. She didn't look any older than twenty. Her eyes held a certain gleam as she read a letter. She was wearing a uniform and the name tag said Melinda. Her uniform looked simple enough black slacks and a white top. Like most professionals would wear.
On her desk it had a tag that said receptionist. Melinda looked up and saw Ginny. For a minute it looked like she was contemplating something. In the end though she smiled and waited for Ginny to say something. "Um hello Melinda I'm Virginia Weasley I'm here to meet with Miss. Banks about the maid job." The woman looked up for the first time and Ginny looked into her eyes. They had suddenly filled with something that looked like amusement but was quickly masked.
"Oh hello Virginia Miss. Banks is in a meeting that's running late so you can wait for a little while." She pointed to a seat right near the door witch was near the desk. So Ginny went and took the seat. It was silent. Than Melinda looked up and said "you do relies that you'll never be able to please this woman don't you?"
"Excuse me? Why not?" Ginny asked with little concern. Melinda than gave Ginny a knowing smile and said "because no one can. She has fired about 5 people from the maid job in the last month. She justified it by saying they were too clumsy and were seen by too many guests. You see in order to me a 'good maid' you have to only be around when needed and never really seen. And lets face it not a lot of the male guests won't miss you." Ginny blushed "thanks for the warning but I'm pretty good at keeping myself hidden." Ginny than thought yea I was able to keep myself hidden from Harry for a pretty long time without even trying. But today he sure as hell noticed me.
"That's what you think right now. Wait until you see the maid uniforms. I swear if they want their maids to be able to stay hidden you don't have them dress in cutesy little black skirts and tinny tight shirts. Let me tell you there is a reason so many men and lesbians stay at this hotel."
This last statement made Ginny worry a little. Cutesy skirts were not her thing. She liked baggy pants that fell to your hips and tight shirts. But she hated anything cutesy. And the lesbian part mage her a little nervous too to be honest. Its not that she was homophobic she just hated being hit on by the person of the same sex. But before she could say anything to the receptionist the door next to her open.
Out stepped a short blond haired woman. She had a pug dog like nose and was to be quite honest was as thin as a pencil with a very long neck. Her hair was in a tight professional bun. Her eyes were sharp and cold. Ginny amused herself by thinking if the women had been an anigmi she would so be a giraffe. Out from behind her stepped a graying man who said "nice doing business with you. I bet you can't wait to expand the hotel line into America." The giraffe looking woman answered "no we can't Mr. Richardson. We will start expanding there next spring." She said this with a smug smile.
Ginny could tell just my looking at the woman that this was one person that she would not like work for. Oh well she thought we all gotta do things that we don't like. This is just another one of them. Ginny plastered on a fake smile as the woman turned on her as the man left the building. The woman didn't return Gin's smile she frowned. "I suppose you are the new maid." She said in a bored tone.
"Yes I am. I take it that you are Miss. Banks. It's a pleasure to meet you." Ginny said standing up and putting out her hand to shake. Miss. Banks looked at her hand and dismissed the thought of shaking Ginny's hand. Ginny seemed to scene this and dropped her hand to her side. Well this woman is going to be a real pleasure to work with Ginny thought. Yea right I'd rather work with Malfoy than this witch at least he didn't pretend to tolerate her.
"Come into my office than and we'll get started." She said and they walked into the office. The woman's desk was bare of any personal touches. It had a few papers out and a day planner. It looked to be a mahogany desk. "Have a seat." Ginny sat and noticed that there were only muggle paintings.
The woman seemed to notice Ginny looking at the painting. "Oh yes, I suppose they didn't put down that this was a muggle resort did they? We made it a special way though. So you can use magic to clean the wizard's side The wizards rarely meet the muggles and vice versa. You will be cleaning in both sections though so I must warn you not to use any in those rooms until the muggle family that was using the room leaves. And even than you have to close and lock the door so no muggles across the hall will see you. Do you understand?" She asked in a superior way that pissed Ginny off to the very core.
"Yes of course I do ma'am." Ginny said in a sickly sweet voice. And she plastered on her sweet smile. "Witch floors shall I be working on Miss?" She asked in the same sickly sweet voice.
"You will be working in buildings A and C floors number 5 and 10 in both buildings. And here is your uniform." She said as she handed Ginny the short cutesy uniform described by the receptionist. It looked worse than Ginny imagined. It looked like those things the girls in the 70's would wear only a lot shorter. "And here" Miss. Banks took out her wand and taped a name tag letters appeared and spelled her name "is your name tag. Make sure to always pin it to you uniform. It will tell you by blinking and telling you witch floor and building you are needed at. Only it has a disillusion charm so the muggles won't notice any blinking or letters moving about."
"Okay ma'am. I suppose I'll see you tomorrow." Ginny said with another fake smile to try and be civil to the woman.
"Yes Virginia I'll see you tomorrow. And by the way you get paid once a week on Thursday. You go to my receptionist who will give you your check to cash at Gringrots."
"Thank you Miss have a nice day." And with that she left the office. She stopped at the receptionist's desk. "Thanks for the warning. She is a real bitch. I don't think she liked me too much."
"Hey you did better than the last maid. Her name was Daphne. She was a bit clumsy she didn't last longer than 3 days before being fired. So good luck Virginia I'll see you tomorrow you have to floo here that way I can put it down that you came in on time." Melinda said with a warm smile.
"You know I hope the other maids and people are more like you and less like Miss. Banks." Ginny said a bit hopefully. Melinda looked at Ginny for a moment and said "I'm afraid not. Most are preppy bitches but you didn't seem to be like them that's why I talked to you."
"Oh well I didn't think it would be that easy." Ginny said a bit dully. 'I'll see you tomorrow than" And with those last words. She went over to the fire place and said "the Burrow." And she was gone.
*************************************Meanwhile at Malfoy manor.
"Draco" His mother said bringing him out of his thoughts. It was now 6:00 am and he had just barley woken up. He looked up at his mother she seemed to be trying to figure something out. He didn't know what she could be contemplating this early in the mourning though.
"Yes mother?" Draco asked curiously. His mother wasn't like his father had been. She was kind and caring so if there was ever something bothering her she would say it in the nicest way possible.
"Draco I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I can't go with you to the Bellmont Hotel. I'm sorry but I need to take care of some financial things. Apparently one of the clubs in Hogsmeade was destroyed. Another Death Eater raid they are still pissed that I'm not like your father and happen to not like Voldermort any."
"Its okay mom than I just won't go. I'll stay here." Draco really didn't seem to mind at all. But Narcissa wouldn't allow him to stay home and miss out on anything because of her. He had been working hard at another club in Diagon Alley. He had been working on ensuring that the club was turned from a stripers bar to a more decent club. Well at least all the girls have clothing on now she said to herself.
"Nonsense Draco I've already asked your cousin to accompany you while you stay at the hotel."
"Witch cousin?" Draco asked causously. He didn't in particular like many relatives from his father's side. Even the one that wasn't a death eater was a jack ass.
"Blaise Zambini dear. Did you really think that I'd have you stay with one of your fathers relatives?" Draco looked down guilty of the charge. "Yea actually I did." He admitted. "Well I never would do that. Not after marrying your father for 20 years. I think you've been subjected to enough of them. Now you might want to go upstairs and pack. Oh and by the way you have to wear muggle clothing dear. Because you may run into a muggle because it is a muggle resort."
"Mom you know I'll have to go shopping than because father never would let me get muggle clothing." Draco said. To be honest he really didn't care if he had to wear muggle clothing. It had always been his father who hated muggles. The only reason he teased people and called them mud-bloods was to keep up his reputation for being an ass.
"Ok dear. Why don't you go and get Blaise to go with you to Diagon alley? I doubt that he has any muggle clothing either." Narcissa said as Draco ran up the stairs to his room.
Draco gave Blaise the message that they would have to go to Diagon Alley later to get muggle cloths didn't come as a surprise to Blaise. And they agreed that they would meet at the Leeky Caldron at 6:30 pm later that day, because Blaise had to do something else with his mother who was expecting her second child soon. **************************** Meanwhile at the Burrow Ginny was just walking out of the fire place when her brother Ron rounded on her. "Gin why didn't you tell me you were getting a job?" he asked with a little worry in his voice.
"Cuz you never asked." Ginny said as if this was the most obvious things in the world. "If you want to learn some things in the world Ron you're going to have to ask. Ginny stated.
"Ok so where are you going to be working?" Ron asked his worry vanishing a little now that he knew she wasn't going to work for a pimp or anything like that. "I'm working at the Bellmont Hotel." Ginny said. Ron's face turned to worry again as he remembered hearing a boy of the name Terry Boot speaking of the place once. "Isn't that the place that the Boot's went on for vacation last year?" He asked. "I don't know Ron. But if Terry went there it can't be all that bad now can it. It's not like he's a Slytherin."
"Not according to what Boot said. He said that all the people who worked there were hot. He also said that he only caught sight of the maid twice and that her uniform was way too short." Harry said matter of facktly. This was the first time Ginny noticed him there and she started to blush like crazy just thinking about what happened this mourning.
"Hey Harry. And yes I'll admit that the uniform is kind of short. But no worries Like Terry said the maids try to stay hidden." Ginny said with a bit of foreboding "anyway I also have a job at the Readers Café. I don't think they'll have any cutesy outfit for me to wear. Although I could fix the uniform for the hotel to look a bit sexier no problem"
For some reason this thought didn't go over very well with Harry. But he decided to let Ron take care of it sense she was his sister and not his. After all he didn't own her and technically he had no right to claim her as his.
His thoughts were interrupted as Ron was now shouting. "What??? I do not think so Ginny you will leave the uniform the way that it is!!! AND IF ANY GUY SO MUCH AS LOOKS AT YOU HE WILL DIE A VERY PAINFULL DEATH!!!"
This didn't seem to settle very well with Ginny. Her eyes were lighting up with anger and she looked at her brother. "You have no right to tell me what the fuck to do Ronald Weasley." Ginny said in a low and dangerous voice. "And for another thing if, you ever even think about touching a boy who has interest in me because I have some sex appeal, unlike others who I know that I will not mention because I'm looking right at him, I will kill you." Her eyes held a dangerous sparkle that dared him to say another word. "Oh and by the way I think I will mend my uniform a bit now." Ginny said this last part and when up to her room with a smirk that could rival Snape's.
Ginny went up to her room with her uniform in hand. She sat down on her bed and started to alter the uniform a little bit. She took the skirt part and made it into a mini skirt that a hooker might wear. It went up past mid thigh and was a low riser. Than she went to the top of the uniform and made it into a belly shirt that showed almost all of her stomach. She smiled pleased with the results.
She decided to go to Ron's room to show him. People thought she was naïve but the fact was that she loved to see her brother pissed off. She went into his room And noticed Ron and Harry doing an essay or something they didn't even relies that she had entered. "hey Ron look do you like the alteration? I think they really suit me." Ginny said with a smirk. The boys looked up Ron was instantly furious. Harry on the other hand had his eyes bugging out at the sight of her.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" Ron asked looking like he was going to have a coronary attack. Ginny seemed to ignore Ron because she had seen Harry give her a once over. "Harry what do you think about it?" Ginny asked putting on an innocent face. "I.um.ah.no comment." Ginny smiled and walked over to sit near Harry. Ron looked more pissed than she had ever seen him. "So when is Hermione coming over?" Ginny asked Harry. "I can't remember why don't you ask Ron. Harry said but he would not look up he knew he had pissed off Ron?" "Ok I will. Ron when is Hermione coming over?" Ginny asked smiling mischievously.
Ron must have noticed her smile because he paled a few shades. "She's coming over tomorrow." He said. "Oh yea that's right. I can't wait to see her can you Ron?" Ron looked nervous as he said "No she's my second best friend of course I can't wait to see her." He hoped that he hadn't tipped her off any. "Of course you can't Ron, but I doubt that you and her will be reliving your dreams last night either." Ginny said as her grin widened. "What are you taking about" Ron asked trying to play dumb. "Oh you know when you were saying oh yeah Herm harder harder in your sleep." Ginny couldn't resist a small giggle as Ron's face reddened. Harry was out strait laughing as Ron tried to choke out some words that neither of them could here. Ginny than stood up and walked over to the door. "By the way Ron you might want to watch what you say to me next time hu?" Than she left to go to her room. ********************** Harry's POV
"Did that sound like a threat to you Harry?" Ron asked stupidly. "Yes I think it did. I also think that sense she shares a room with Hermione while she stays here you might want to listen to that threat." Harry said in an amused voice. Ron turned his head to look at Harry and saw the amusement written all over his face.
"And by the way why the fuck didn't you back me up? What the hell's that no comment shit you know what Gin looked like in that uniform!!!" "Ron she didn't look bad at all. If you haven't noticed that Gin's your sister not mine. And hell I'm not blind I'm like all the other guys who think that girl is hot."
Ron looked a little appalled at the idea of his best friend thinking that his sister was hot. "If you say so. I think she looked like a damn hooker!!!"
"Hey Ron?" Harry asked kindda unsure of himself. "yea?" "Don't you think that somebody should walk Ginny to work if she dresses like that who knows what could happen." Ron looked up and saw that Harry was truly worried about Ginny and not just trying to get a moment alone with her. So he sucked in his brotherly over protectiveness and said "yea why don't you walk her to the café? I would but I've got to much homework left to do and you know how Herm can get sometimes." "I'll go ask her right now if she minds." *********************** Ginny's POV
Knock Knock. Ginny went to the door prepared to tell Ron odd. But it wasn't Ron it was Harry. She smiled kindly. "Hey Harry what's up?"
"Oh well me and Ron were thinking that it might be better for you if I were to walk you to the café instead of you walking alone because some of the places still aren't hooked up to the floo network."
"It sounds ok to me if you want to. But I do know how to protect myself you know." Ginny said. "Yea I know you can. Its just that I would feel better knowing that you got there safe you know?" "Ok I have to be there at 7:00 so we have to leave at 6:45 so we got plenty of time. In fact it just 12:00 right now. So I'll see you later." Ginny said as she shut her door.
Hm I wonder what I should wear for my first day at the café. I mean I want to look sexy but not like a hooker. She went over to her closet and looked at what she had to work with. It's a good thing Hermione taught me how to transfigure clothing last year she murmured to herself.
She went to look in this new magazine that had just come out. It was for a store called Hot Topic. She looked through it until she came across a pair of baggy black pants that were called Caffeine Black. And she took out a pair of blue jeans and said transfigiota pantalones caffeine black. The pants turned out exactly like the picture in the magazine. She smiled and went to look for a shirt that would match. She came across a shirt that said "I'm not antisocial I just don't like you." In white bubbled letters on a black fitted shirt. She took out a purple tank top and said transfigiota camisa antisocial. It worked.
Ginny than went downstairs for lunch in her Bellmont uniform and looked at Ron who was obviously still pissed at her because he wouldn't even look her way this made Ginny smile.
She turned to Harry and said "so he's still sulking?" "You could say that" said Harry. Ginny went upstairs after lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon listening to Lincon Park and Simple Plan while doing an essay for professor Flitwick. At 6:00 Ginny changed into her newly transformed outfit and did her hair up into a pony tail but let two strands of hair fall down and frame his face. By the time she was done it was 6:30 and she went to get Harry figuring that they might as well leave early give a good impression on the man that would be her boss.
Ginny walked into the room without knocking again. Only this time lady luck wasn't looking down on her. Ginny walked in and saw Harry just as he was dropping his towel to get change. Harry looked up a second later and saw Ginny. "Oh fuck" was all Harry could say. "I'll be out in the hall way until your done Ginny said as calmly as she could and she ran out the door with a full body blush. But her blush was nothing compared to Harry's.
************************************* Harry's POV OMG I was just seen naked my Virginia Weasley the most sought after girl in the school with the exception of Cho that is. Harry thought to himself. Who the hell am I kidding Ginny even gives Cho a run for her money. I knew I should have gotten ready earlier. He thought to himself as he put on some cloths. ***************************************** Back to Ginny's POV. Ok that is the second time in one day that I've embarrassed myself in front of Harry in one day. Now the trip to the café is going to be too awkward. As this thought finished out walked Harry. "Ok Gin lets go." Harry said as though nothing had happened. Ginny was more than willing to go along with that idea. "All right its 6:45 now I might just make it on time." With this they went down to the living room and flooed into Diagon Alley and landed in an unfamiliar owl shop. Or at least it was unfamiliar to Ginny Harry recognized the place as Eyelops Owl Emporium.
"Ok you are about 5 minutes away from the Reader's Café. So lets go." Harry said grabbing Ginny's hand. They walked in silence. They were just about to pass Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions when a voice said "Oh I see Potty finally got himself a real girlfriend. And for the looks of her I'd say that she looks really good." God how did Potter ever get a girl like that. He was looking at a girl with blood red hair that fell down to he wait. She had plenty of curves in all the right places. Her breasts were big but not too big that they looked bad on her. He couldn't yet see her eyes though. He thought hmm with an angel like her, her eyes would probably be brown he thought to himself. They didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. Ginny put on a smirk and turned around. I know this girl from somewhere Draco thought to himself. I was wrong she has a dark blue eye color. Almost as beautiful as the ocean. But that was when he noticed something about her. In her eyes there seemed to be a fire but not one of emotion just fire. But that was the end of his thought process because the fire goddess than spoke to him.
"Don't you recognized me Malfoy? I would be deeply offended if you don't." The goddess said sarcastically. From the look on her face Draco could tell she was highly amused about something. Malfoy smiled obviously still not connecting all the dots. "No I don't, and I don't think I could ever forget such an angelic face as yours please though call me Draco not Malfoy." He said rather smoothly." Harry gave a snort at this comment coming from Malfoy. "Than let me give you a little reminder you've been giving me and my brother nothing but Hell for years and your last clue is littlest Weasley."
Ginny than let out a laugh as sudden realization dawned on Malfoy. "Thanks for the comment Malfoy." She put more force than needed on the last name. "Oh yah and by the way for your information I'm not seeing anyone right now so don't go talking about things you don't know." Harry was quiet but loving every moment as he watched Ginny tell of Malfoy. Harry gave Draco his best smirk as he walked off with Ginny. ******************************************* Draco's POV.
When the fuck did the littlest Weasley turn hot he asked himself as he waited for Blaise. Hold up what the hell am I thinking? She's a weasley and there for can't even be considered hot. I mean God they couldn't even afford new clothing. That's when he looked back at her as she walked away and he relised that she was in fact wearing new cloths. Wonder wear she stole them from he thought to himself as he saw Blaise walk towards Draco.
"Was that Potter I saw you talking to?" Blaise asked. "Yea that was him and the littlest Weasley who apparently grew up a lot." "Really how much is a lot?" Blaise asked with a little mischief in his voice. Enough to lets say work in your club?" Draco looked startled how did Blaise know exactly what he was thinking? "Actually yes she is. How did you know?" Blaise looked at him like he had three heads. "Because she was good looking enough last year. Didn't you ever pay attention to that? I mean other than the two facts that she's a Weasley and a Gryffindor she perfect." Draco looked disbelievingly "Yea right that girl couldn't stand a day in Slytherin." Blaise let out a loud laugh. "you haven't seen her in action have you?" "No" Draco admitted. "Well I have and I've seen the way that girl can manipulate guys to do her every will. That is except Potter. It looks like he finally opened hi eyes though." Draco looked a little shocked at his friend.
"Ok can we talk about this after shopping that way I have time to clear my head." "Sure we can go to this café later on it's a really good place. My friend Shawn works there and Jake goes there a lot." ********************************************* Ginny's POV
"Ok was that me or was that something that doesn't happen every day? A Malfoy hitting on a Weasley. That is un heard of." "Yea it is. Ron would be pissed if I told him." "So are you going to or are you going to let me be a big girl and let me fight my own battles?" Ginny asked in a annoyed tone I mean a girl could only put up with so much. And if it was one thing Ginny hated most it was being treated like a little child who didn't know right from wrong. "No Gin I won't tell him because I know how upset you'd get with me." Harry said seriously. "Thanks Harry" Gin said as they reached The Readers Café. "See you when I get home Ginny said.
And with that she walked into the café. She looked around and saw one part of the store committed to books and the other was a small area that had empty tables. Than there was a back room that was probably the kitchen. "Um.hello is anyone here?"
A face popped out of the kitchen and said "hi can I help you miss?" while eyeing her up and down. He went to Hogwarts so he knew who she was he had seen her in the hallways and in the Great Hall.
"Yah maybe you can. I'm supposed to start work here today I'm Virginia Weasley the new waitress." Ginny said trying to ignore the fact that he was looking her up and down. He was hot himself Ginny thought. He had black hair, and he looked strong, he had a pair of chocolate brown eyes, and he looked to be of Hispanic origin, maybe Porto Rican. In his eyes she saw an expression of glee.
"You're the new waitress?" He asked as though he couldn't believe his luck. "I already know who you are but from the look on your face I guess you don't know me. I'm Shawn Boyd. I'm in Slytherin" He said. Ginny continued to smile and said "your on the quidditch team aren't you?" "Yes I am I replaced Crabbe when Draco was put in as captain." "Yah so is it always this quiet?" "Most of the time." Shawn answered "but sometimes a few people will come in here. Mr. James told me to show you what to do."
"Ok so what am I supposed to do?" Ginny asked politely. "Just make sure that the tables are clean and take orders when some one comes in and of course if they need a book help them find it." "Okay that seems easy enough. So how do I find a book in this place?" she asked .
Shawn smile to reveal nice white teeth. "Follow me and let me give you the grand tour." He than came out from the room. Ginny looked up to him and thought damn he must have been sitting down he's at least 5' 11". He brought her towards the front of the place and said "the first 3 isles are full of historical fiction, rows four and five are mysteries, six threw ten are classics, eleven is children's fiction, twelve threw fifteen is romance fiction and the last two rows is science fiction."
"Dose this place only have fiction?" Ginny asked for no real reason in particular. "Yea Mr. James is a big person of fiction. Oh yea and before I forget if we are ever out of a book write down the title on this clip board that is found in the back room. And all of the quidditch books are on display window and if you need any more of them there are more copies in the back room."
They than went over to a table and started talking. They started off by talking about quidditch. Than that subject got all used up so Ginny asked him his views on muggles out of curiosity to see if he was like most of the other slytherins. "Actually I have nothing against them. They are after all the people who invented cd's and who could hate someone who did everyone that big of a favor? Also I'm sort of a muggle born" He murmured in a lower voice. Hoping Ginny wouldn't hear because in a way he was ashamed about it because she was a well bred pure blood in Gryffindor and well he was a Slytherin.
"That's cool." Ginny said giving him a warm smile. "My dad is fascinated by everything muggle. He even collects batteries and plugs. But his obsession is good for one thing we have computers and lap tops. Sense they aint worth much in the wizard world we can get them for like 15 gallons each you know?"
"Really damn I should tell my father. He is looking for a way to get us a few lap tops and a new home computer. In the muggle world though they are mad expensive though." He looked pleased that he could help out his family. This surprised Ginny a little. It was true she had a few Slytherin friends but they weren't close and they were in there own way a bit conceited. I guess Shawn isn't your normal Slytherin.
"You know when you said that you were a Slytherin I thought we'd be fighting this whole time. But in truth you're cool." Ginny said. This made Shawn's eyes light up like a candel.
"Yea most people think all Slytherins are heartless. But its not true. We just don't like to show emotion. I mean hey I scare a Hell of a lot of people in school but its just to hide the fact that I feel things." He said this in a trusting tone like he knew that she wouldn't tell anyone.
"Yea. My questions are #1 why don't you let emotions show it means you are human!!! #2 is there something wrong being human? And last but not least number three why are you telling me?" Ginny smiled she didn't mean it to be mean and he didn't take it that way.
"For the first question I can't let my emotions show because then the Slytherins will look down on me. I mean I know there aint nothing wrong with it but still I do have a reputation to up hold with the other Slytherins. As for number two I don't think there is. But you see the other Slytherins think that it shows weakness and they all ready think I'm weak because I'm a muggle born you know? And to tell you the truth I don't know why I trust you there is just something about you." He said the last part with a smile on his face. "you seem to care more than most people. I guess that's why." Ginny smiled at him and was just about to say something when a group of older people walked in. "Well I better go back to the kitchen." "Ok see you in a few."
Ginny went up to the people and put on a nice smile and asked "is there anything I can help you guys with today?"
"Oh yes you can young lady. I'm looking for a book on quidditch for my nephews where would I be able to find them?"
"Oh they are right over here miss." Ginny said walking over to the display window and pointed to the books. "I personally think that the best one would be Quidditch through the Ages. It tells you about the history and all the latest statistics. Or if that's not to your suiting there is a book on how some of the major quidditch players became known and who was traded where as the years went on."
The women looked at her fascinated. "You know of the sport young lady?" "Yes ma'am I have six brothers at home." "I think I'll take both books thank you. I would also like help finding a book. It was by a muggle author do you think that you would have it."
"You know ma'am I'm uncertain. If you like you can tell me what genre and I will do a look for you. Why don't you ladies have a seat at our café and I'll tell you if we have them. Who is the author?"
" I believe his name was Sir. Author Cannon Doyle. He wrote the Sherlock's Holmes."
"I've heard of him I'll go check right away miss." With that Ginny headed over to the mysteries section and didn't find anything. Than she remembered that the Sherlock Holmes mysteries were considered classics. So she went there and sure enough found a dozen different books." She brought them over to the ladies table and asked "Is there anything else I can get you? Coffee or something to eat or perhaps another book?" "How about some tea and coffee cakes? What do you think ladies?" They all agreed.
Ginny went into the kitchen and put in the order of four coffee cakes and cups of tea. Five minuets later she was giving them their orders. And the lady that had been talking to her asked "What is your name?" "Virginia Weasley ma'am." "Oh I've met your mother before. She's a wonderfully nice woman. I'm Narcissa Malfoy." Ginny stiffened for a moment than thought to herself well she doesn't seem to be like Malfoy at all. "Its nice to have met you Mrs. Malfoy." Ginny said pleasantly.
"Do you know my son Draco Malfoy?" Mrs. Malfoy asked. "Me and him have met before." "Really I haven't heard him talk of you before and you are so pretty and nice I wonder why not." "he doesn't really like me or my family much that's probably why." Ginny answered politely again. "Oh that's such a shame." Ginny didn't reply to this. Mrs. Malfoy turned back to talk to her friends for another half an hour. They had two refills on the tea. They stood up and asked for the bill. Paid and left a five gallon tip for Ginny.
After about 5 minutes Shawn came out. Ginny went into the kitchen to grab a rag and clean off the table. After she was done with that she and Shawn talked for a little while. Than Shawn said "so why don't you and Draco get along?" "Who ferret boy? Because my family is kind of on the poor side and we like muggles and muggle bourns just as much as pure bloods." Ginny said.
"Oh. You know that he really doesn't hate muggles and muggle bourns right? He just dose it to please his father." "His father is in Azkaban for being a death eater. Why does he continue to want to please him if he'll never see him again?" Ginny asked reasonably. 'I don't know why he does he has never done it to me." "Well feel lucky. He belittles Hermione with no mercy."
Just as Ginny finished her last sentence a boy walked into the café. He looked to be 17 or 18. He was no way near as muscular as Shawn but he had hazel eyes and a light blond hair color. And he was about 5'8".
Shawn looked up at the same time. And he said "hey Jake. How are things going?" "Oh things are going good." Jake smiled wryly as he looked Ginny up and down as she turned to Shawn. "And by the way why didn't you tell me that you hang out with the beautiful Virginia Weasley?" Jake asked slyly. "Where are my manners today I'm sorry I've seemed to have lost the again I always do. My name is Jake Watson." "Well somehow you already know my name so I think its pointless to repeat it for you." Ginny said with a smile on her face.
Shawn saw this and felt a little jealous. "I didn't tell you because I didn't know that Ginny is the new waitress here at the café." Shawn said as he easily hid his jealously.
Jake got another one of his sly grins on his face. Shawn knew that he had wanted Virginia sense the end of last year. So he gave up knowing that what Jake wanted he always got in the end. Than Jake said "well what are you doing out here? Isn't the waitress supposed to get me my order?"
Shawn said "yes I believe she is supposed to. Ginny if you need any help don't hesitate to call me." Shawn whispered into her ear. Ginny giggled. "I don't think' I'll have to. I did grow up with six brothers after all." Ginny whispered back.
Shawn left for the kitchen and Ginny showed Jake to the same table that she had served Mrs. Malfoy on. Ginny wasn't stupid she had seen Jake give her a once over out of the corner of her eye. And she had heard of how many girls he had fucked and dumped she'd be damned before letting herself be pulled into his game.
"So would you like anything to eat or drink? Or would you like me to get you a book?" "Yea will you get me two cokes and a book on your life. Because I want to get to know you better. After all you are the only angel I've ever seen. Or else your telephone number or floo address would be good."
"No problem sweetheart. I'll get you that drink and book."
She got up to go give the order to Shawn. And Jake just sat there. He figured that she'd be harder to get. But nope all he needed was a little sweet talk.
Ginny entered the kitchen with a sly grin on her face and looking like she was going to die laughing. "He wants two sodas. Hey what are the rules here?"
Shawn looked a little shocked most girls ate up those lines that Jake had just tried to feed Virginia but it hadn't worked. "um. Mr. James doesn't really have any other than don't harm the customers and don't poison them with anything dangerous."
"Ok well this isn't dangerous to anything but his pride." Ginny said as she pulled out a vial of what he couldn't tell.
"What is it?" He asked. "Oh this it will turn his hair either pink or purple. Pink is he's totally strait and purple if he goes either both ways or if he's gay. Its otherwise harmless. But won't come out for about six months." Ginny said satisfied. She dumped the vial into both cokes and she would just say it was against the rules to let him buy her a drink.
She went out and set the drinks down in front of him and said "I'll be back in a minuet with the book you requested. She went into the historical fiction section and took out a book that was titled Sainton's Angels. Than went into the science fiction section and took out a book called When Angel's Rebel. "Here are your books I hope you enjoy them. You will get the rest of your order later." Ginny winks suggestively and walks back into the kitchen where she places a silencing charm and laughs her ass off.
"Look at his hair Shawn!!!!" Shawn looked and his jaw hit the floor. Jake's hair was purple!!! "OMG I expected it to come out pink!" "Guess we were both wrong then." Ginny said.
"Hey Ginny look at the clock only a hour till works over. Its 10:00" Shawn didn't sound entirely thrilled about this. "Yea I know it sucks. I actually like this job. The job I have for mourning doesn't sound to promising."
"Oh where do you work in the mourning?" He asked curiously. "Oh I'm working at the Bellmont Hotel from 5:30am until 5:30pm. I'm a maid." Ginny said skimpily. Shawn looked shocked for a minuet. "haha you have to wear one of those short 70's dresses." He smiled imaging Ginny in one of those. "Actually I sortta altered the uniform a bit." Ginny said with humor in her voice "my brother pissed me off so I altered it to piss him off."
"Well I better get back to serving the little prick. I usually like people but something about his cockiness I just hate."
"Are you ready for your bill now? And will you be buying these books?" Ginny asked. But than the opening of the door caught her attention. In stepped in a hot black haired boy with satphire like eyes with a nice build. Next to him was Malfoy. "Yes I will be buying the books. Anything to get to know my angel a little better." Jake said slyly. Malfoy seemed to hear this and sniggered. Than he noticed what Blaise was staring at. Jake had purple hair and didn't seem to mind them seeing it.
"Than I'll be right back with your bill after I get these two settled in. Ginny rushed over to the boys who were still gawking at Jake's hair. "Don't say a word about his hair unless you want to be Bat Boggeyed into the next century." Ginny threatened Malfoy and than looked at his friend and gave him the best puppy dog look she could muster and asked him nicely not to say anything about it. The boy readily agreed.
"Ok you two come over here and sit" Ginny said as she seated the farthest away from Jake. I'll be with you two in a minuet." Ginny said to the dark haired boy and smiled towards him and ignored Malfoy.
She walked into the kitchen and got the bill. On the back she wrote my number is 1-800-I-don't-date-guys-with-purple-hair. And instead of flooing to my house why not floo over to the prostitute house. I'm sure they'll give you what you want. Ginny let Shawn read it and went out with a polite smile on her face and said "here you go have a nice day." As she said this she grabbed her 5 gallon tip and went over to the boys and stood watching her handy work.
Jake's face looked a little flabbergasted until Ginny transformed a painting into a mirror for him. Jakes face paled. He threw his money down on the table for the sodas and books and ran out screaming 'my hair; my hair!!!!" Ginny laughed pleased with herself turned back to the boys. "I'm Virginia I'll be your waitress today" Ginny said looking at the dark haired boy not sparing a glance towards Malfoy. "Can I get you anything sir?"
"Yes Ginny. Can you get me a coke with out what ever you put in Jake's drink? And I will be in the science fiction books looking for a few books for while I'm on my vacation. Also can you tell Shawn that Blaise Zambine is here?"
Of course Mr. Zambini." Ginny said with a smile as she started walking back into the kitchen. "Hey what about me?" Malfoy asked a little insulted that Ginny the goddess of Hogwarts had ignored the fact that he was even alive or in the room. "Ginny turned to him and said coldly "I'm sure Shawn wouldn't mind taking your order for me sense I don't associate with scum." With that she turned back to go into the kitchen while Malfoy was sitting there with his mouth open. Ginny then turned around and said to him "By the way if you wanted to catch flies you might want to go to a pond. Because I do believe that there is an anti-fly spell on the place because I see none fallowed you in.
With that said at last she went into the kitchen to find Shawn sitting at the table playing solitaire. " Hey there is a guy named Blaise Zambini out there waiting for you. Ferret boy is with him. I took Blaise's order would you mind taking Malfoy's? I told him that I don't associate with scum so what makes him think I'll serve it?" She said the last part wryly. With a small wry smile of his own Shawn said "don't you think that was a bit harsh?" Ginny looked at him and smirked and said "nothing is too bad for ferret boy."
Ginny went over to the refrigerator and poured Blaise his coke. "So what should I tell your admirer and will you do it?" "Tell Blaise that I will be out in five minuets, I need time to put on my cold nothing bothers me face. And Of course I wouldn't make you associate with the likes of a ferret." He said with a smile of his own. "Thank you Shawn!!" Ginny ran up to give him a hug. Than she picked up Blaise's drink and left out into the café. "Mr. Zambini Shawn will be with you in a moment. And Mr. Ferret he will be your waiter. Mr. Zambini if you need anything else I will be right with you." Ginny said pleasantly. "Call me Blaise everyone else dose Virginia."
Blaise said nicely surprising Malfoy. As Ginny walked out of hearing distance Malfoy said "trying to get with a weasel now are you Zambini I'm ashamed to be your cousin you have gone to an all time low."
"Why wouldn't he? You even noticed that she looks good." Shawn had come out of the kitchen and heard the whole conversation. "Don't think that your conversation with Virginia went unheard." Shawn stood there and was smirking a smirk just like Malfoy usually wore.
"So Boyd I see that you too are trying for the little weasel. Well I should warn you, you have a lot of competition. Are you sure you can handle it?" Malfoy asked coldly. "I know I have a better shot than you. I also know that she barley knows Blaise and will probably get to know him better. I also know that she's got a wonderful personality along with a great body."
"Well what you don't know is that Potter has his sights on the little weasel. And as long as he dose have his sights on the little weasel you don't stand a chance." Malfoy drawled.
"That is where you underestimate Shawn, Draco. As you would have noticed she already some what trusts Shawn where she doesn't really care one way or another about me and despises you. Potter is just familiar to her. In a way she knows that she doesn't really love Potter. You can tell by the way she acts in school."
"I forgot how long you've been her secret admirer. I mean its at least been sense our fourth year hasn't it?" Shawn asked in a neutral tone. "Yea it has been. But I don't stand much of a chance with her I mean I am after all a Slytherin at heart aint I?" "Sometimes Virginia will make you wonder and ponder on that question. I mean I've talked to her for almost four and a half hours today and she has me thinking I can be anyone I want to be. She has a really good talent with that doesn't she?"
"Yea she dose." Blaise answered nonchalant like. "I've seen her help just about everyone at Hogwarts. Even Pansy. One time when Pansy was crying because Draco had rejected her again. Ginny saw this and was like Pansy get over the asshole I mean If you did your hair a little different, and less make up you could get a lot of the other guys so don't worry about that little ferret. She's very sweet. She even helped out Longbottom out with loosing weight. She would exercise with him for about two years. That's how he lost all that weight. Now look at him he's even gotten a lot more confidence. He can do one potion a week without screwing up." Blaise said and he sounded sincere. "Do you think I have a chance with her?" Blaise asked. "I'm not sure but don't ask her in a cocky way that's why she put that stuff in Jake's drink. But she seriously helped out Pansy when?"
"Oh last year. Didn't you ever notice that sometimes she and Pansy would hang out and talk and Pansy also stopped teasing the dream team because of her friendship with Virginia." Blaise said matter of factly.
"Oh ok so Malfoy can I get you anything? And Blaise what book are you working for why don't you ask Virginia for it?" "I want to look for it myself." Blaise answered. "A cup of coffee for me please." Shawn whispered "looking for another romance novel and don't want Ginny to know that you read them?" Shawn asked. Blaise shook his head yes. Shawn shook his head knowingly. "I'll be right back with your coffee Draco in one minuet. And with that he walked back into the kitchen. "What was that about?" Draco asked. "He had to ask me a personal question that's all." Bliase responded with a drawl.
Blaise than set up and went into the romance section leaving Draco alone in his thoughts. Blaise walked along the shelves hoping not to bump into Ginny. But luck wasn't on his side today. Because ten minuets into his search for books he bumped into her wile she was sitting on the floor reading.
"Oh I'm so sorry Virginia!!!!" He said sincerely while helping her up to her feet. "Oh its no problem Blaise did you need my help in fining something?" She asked kindly. "Oh no I'm just looking for a good read. What is that you are reading?" "Oh this Ginny asked Its called Chasing Red Bird it's a beautiful book by Sharon Creech. Would you like to look at it?" She asked putting it out for him to grab. "No I've all ready read that one. Actually I've been wanting to read her newest one Absolutely Normal Chaos." "Oh we have that. I noticed it over here." She said and led him over to one of the first shelves. "Is there anything else that I can get you?" Ginny asked kindly although she was shocked that a Slytherin with a reputation like Blaise's could ever be into romance books. "No I think I'd like to browse around a little more." He answered. "Okay call out to me when you ready for your bill." Ginny said and walked toward the kitchen.
'Hey Shawn" Ginny said as she walked into the kitchen with the book she had been reading. She sat down at the table and read a little more. After a while of silence she put down the book. "I'm tired how bout you?" "I am too." He said. "Hey do you want me to walk you over to the Leaky Cauldron. It's the nearest fire place that's open this time of night connected to the floo network." "Sure I'd love that." By that time it was 10:45. Blaise called her out. He had bought four other books. He gave her a 10 gallon tip. And after Draco paid and tipped Shawn they left.
They walked in a comfortable silence all the way to the Leaky Caldron. "Bye Shawn see you tomorrow." "Yea bye Ginny. Oh yea and by the way tomorrow Mr. James will come by the shop to see how you are doing so don't turn anyone's hair purple ok?" "Yea yea no problem." And with that she flew to the Burrow. ****************************************** Meanwhile at Hogwarts
"Yes Minerva what is it?" Dumbledor asked as a knock came from the door. Well Albus I've been thinking about how much each of the students have changed over the years. and well maybe some aren't suited for the house that they are in."
"I know Minerva that's why were going to resort Ginny. Like we agreed on yesterday." Albus looked at her a little confused. "Albus its not only Ginny that's changed and you know it. The war has changed people some for the better some for the worst." Albus' eyes lost the confused look as he finally understood what she was saying. "So are you proposing that we re-sort everyone Minerva? I mean its never been done before but you are right everyone has changed a lot sense the war. We don't even know for sure In Miss. Weasley will be put in Slytherin or remain in Gryffindor because she has changed like she has."
"That is true Albus but don't you think that we should have everyone in their rightful houses?" "Yes I do agree with you there. But it will take at least two days to resort everyone and then we will have lost two days." "We could always owl the students from years 2-7 to tell them to go to Kings Cross three days earlier."
"That is a good idea Minerva but before we do anything too drastic lets consult with the past head masters." Dumbledore said. The posters who had
all been paying attention were told to give it five minutes thought and
vote. Only three voted no and they were all the not so bright group of head masters. "Now the only thing left to vote on is how often do we resort the children. Once a year, once every two years or what?" "Well lets go once every year. Because a person can change a lot over the time period of a year." "Okay it sounds like a good idea. Why don't you inform the teachers while I start the letter." Dumbledor said. ************************************************************* A/N Sorry it took a while for me to update I have mid terms coming up so I have been juggling things a bit. I hope you guys like it. And to anyone who asks this is a Ginny and Draco fic. I know it seems like a Shawn and Ginny or maybe a Harry and Ginny. But Draco will get onto her good side sooner or later. I promise.
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Next chapter: More about Shawn and Ginny at the readers café. And Ginny starts her first day at Bellmont Hotel how long will this job last? And what is in Ginny's future maybe a job proposal, an angry brother, maybe a new boyfriend? And what will Mr. James be like?
Ginny tucked in her arms and steadied her legs as she felt herself spin around and around. She landed in a white office. She looked around her. A witch sat at the desk didn't look up as she entered the room. She looked around she saw portraits of different people. One friendly faced witch in a portrait waved to her. She smiled back as she read the plaque that was under it. It said maid of the month. But was dated back to before she was born.
Ginny walked up to the desk. She looked down at the women. She had black long hair and dark brown eyes. Her eyes almost matched her hair. She didn't look any older than twenty. Her eyes held a certain gleam as she read a letter. She was wearing a uniform and the name tag said Melinda. Her uniform looked simple enough black slacks and a white top. Like most professionals would wear.
On her desk it had a tag that said receptionist. Melinda looked up and saw Ginny. For a minute it looked like she was contemplating something. In the end though she smiled and waited for Ginny to say something. "Um hello Melinda I'm Virginia Weasley I'm here to meet with Miss. Banks about the maid job." The woman looked up for the first time and Ginny looked into her eyes. They had suddenly filled with something that looked like amusement but was quickly masked.
"Oh hello Virginia Miss. Banks is in a meeting that's running late so you can wait for a little while." She pointed to a seat right near the door witch was near the desk. So Ginny went and took the seat. It was silent. Than Melinda looked up and said "you do relies that you'll never be able to please this woman don't you?"
"Excuse me? Why not?" Ginny asked with little concern. Melinda than gave Ginny a knowing smile and said "because no one can. She has fired about 5 people from the maid job in the last month. She justified it by saying they were too clumsy and were seen by too many guests. You see in order to me a 'good maid' you have to only be around when needed and never really seen. And lets face it not a lot of the male guests won't miss you." Ginny blushed "thanks for the warning but I'm pretty good at keeping myself hidden." Ginny than thought yea I was able to keep myself hidden from Harry for a pretty long time without even trying. But today he sure as hell noticed me.
"That's what you think right now. Wait until you see the maid uniforms. I swear if they want their maids to be able to stay hidden you don't have them dress in cutesy little black skirts and tinny tight shirts. Let me tell you there is a reason so many men and lesbians stay at this hotel."
This last statement made Ginny worry a little. Cutesy skirts were not her thing. She liked baggy pants that fell to your hips and tight shirts. But she hated anything cutesy. And the lesbian part mage her a little nervous too to be honest. Its not that she was homophobic she just hated being hit on by the person of the same sex. But before she could say anything to the receptionist the door next to her open.
Out stepped a short blond haired woman. She had a pug dog like nose and was to be quite honest was as thin as a pencil with a very long neck. Her hair was in a tight professional bun. Her eyes were sharp and cold. Ginny amused herself by thinking if the women had been an anigmi she would so be a giraffe. Out from behind her stepped a graying man who said "nice doing business with you. I bet you can't wait to expand the hotel line into America." The giraffe looking woman answered "no we can't Mr. Richardson. We will start expanding there next spring." She said this with a smug smile.
Ginny could tell just my looking at the woman that this was one person that she would not like work for. Oh well she thought we all gotta do things that we don't like. This is just another one of them. Ginny plastered on a fake smile as the woman turned on her as the man left the building. The woman didn't return Gin's smile she frowned. "I suppose you are the new maid." She said in a bored tone.
"Yes I am. I take it that you are Miss. Banks. It's a pleasure to meet you." Ginny said standing up and putting out her hand to shake. Miss. Banks looked at her hand and dismissed the thought of shaking Ginny's hand. Ginny seemed to scene this and dropped her hand to her side. Well this woman is going to be a real pleasure to work with Ginny thought. Yea right I'd rather work with Malfoy than this witch at least he didn't pretend to tolerate her.
"Come into my office than and we'll get started." She said and they walked into the office. The woman's desk was bare of any personal touches. It had a few papers out and a day planner. It looked to be a mahogany desk. "Have a seat." Ginny sat and noticed that there were only muggle paintings.
The woman seemed to notice Ginny looking at the painting. "Oh yes, I suppose they didn't put down that this was a muggle resort did they? We made it a special way though. So you can use magic to clean the wizard's side The wizards rarely meet the muggles and vice versa. You will be cleaning in both sections though so I must warn you not to use any in those rooms until the muggle family that was using the room leaves. And even than you have to close and lock the door so no muggles across the hall will see you. Do you understand?" She asked in a superior way that pissed Ginny off to the very core.
"Yes of course I do ma'am." Ginny said in a sickly sweet voice. And she plastered on her sweet smile. "Witch floors shall I be working on Miss?" She asked in the same sickly sweet voice.
"You will be working in buildings A and C floors number 5 and 10 in both buildings. And here is your uniform." She said as she handed Ginny the short cutesy uniform described by the receptionist. It looked worse than Ginny imagined. It looked like those things the girls in the 70's would wear only a lot shorter. "And here" Miss. Banks took out her wand and taped a name tag letters appeared and spelled her name "is your name tag. Make sure to always pin it to you uniform. It will tell you by blinking and telling you witch floor and building you are needed at. Only it has a disillusion charm so the muggles won't notice any blinking or letters moving about."
"Okay ma'am. I suppose I'll see you tomorrow." Ginny said with another fake smile to try and be civil to the woman.
"Yes Virginia I'll see you tomorrow. And by the way you get paid once a week on Thursday. You go to my receptionist who will give you your check to cash at Gringrots."
"Thank you Miss have a nice day." And with that she left the office. She stopped at the receptionist's desk. "Thanks for the warning. She is a real bitch. I don't think she liked me too much."
"Hey you did better than the last maid. Her name was Daphne. She was a bit clumsy she didn't last longer than 3 days before being fired. So good luck Virginia I'll see you tomorrow you have to floo here that way I can put it down that you came in on time." Melinda said with a warm smile.
"You know I hope the other maids and people are more like you and less like Miss. Banks." Ginny said a bit hopefully. Melinda looked at Ginny for a moment and said "I'm afraid not. Most are preppy bitches but you didn't seem to be like them that's why I talked to you."
"Oh well I didn't think it would be that easy." Ginny said a bit dully. 'I'll see you tomorrow than" And with those last words. She went over to the fire place and said "the Burrow." And she was gone.
*************************************Meanwhile at Malfoy manor.
"Draco" His mother said bringing him out of his thoughts. It was now 6:00 am and he had just barley woken up. He looked up at his mother she seemed to be trying to figure something out. He didn't know what she could be contemplating this early in the mourning though.
"Yes mother?" Draco asked curiously. His mother wasn't like his father had been. She was kind and caring so if there was ever something bothering her she would say it in the nicest way possible.
"Draco I'm sorry to have to tell you this but I can't go with you to the Bellmont Hotel. I'm sorry but I need to take care of some financial things. Apparently one of the clubs in Hogsmeade was destroyed. Another Death Eater raid they are still pissed that I'm not like your father and happen to not like Voldermort any."
"Its okay mom than I just won't go. I'll stay here." Draco really didn't seem to mind at all. But Narcissa wouldn't allow him to stay home and miss out on anything because of her. He had been working hard at another club in Diagon Alley. He had been working on ensuring that the club was turned from a stripers bar to a more decent club. Well at least all the girls have clothing on now she said to herself.
"Nonsense Draco I've already asked your cousin to accompany you while you stay at the hotel."
"Witch cousin?" Draco asked causously. He didn't in particular like many relatives from his father's side. Even the one that wasn't a death eater was a jack ass.
"Blaise Zambini dear. Did you really think that I'd have you stay with one of your fathers relatives?" Draco looked down guilty of the charge. "Yea actually I did." He admitted. "Well I never would do that. Not after marrying your father for 20 years. I think you've been subjected to enough of them. Now you might want to go upstairs and pack. Oh and by the way you have to wear muggle clothing dear. Because you may run into a muggle because it is a muggle resort."
"Mom you know I'll have to go shopping than because father never would let me get muggle clothing." Draco said. To be honest he really didn't care if he had to wear muggle clothing. It had always been his father who hated muggles. The only reason he teased people and called them mud-bloods was to keep up his reputation for being an ass.
"Ok dear. Why don't you go and get Blaise to go with you to Diagon alley? I doubt that he has any muggle clothing either." Narcissa said as Draco ran up the stairs to his room.
Draco gave Blaise the message that they would have to go to Diagon Alley later to get muggle cloths didn't come as a surprise to Blaise. And they agreed that they would meet at the Leeky Caldron at 6:30 pm later that day, because Blaise had to do something else with his mother who was expecting her second child soon. **************************** Meanwhile at the Burrow Ginny was just walking out of the fire place when her brother Ron rounded on her. "Gin why didn't you tell me you were getting a job?" he asked with a little worry in his voice.
"Cuz you never asked." Ginny said as if this was the most obvious things in the world. "If you want to learn some things in the world Ron you're going to have to ask. Ginny stated.
"Ok so where are you going to be working?" Ron asked his worry vanishing a little now that he knew she wasn't going to work for a pimp or anything like that. "I'm working at the Bellmont Hotel." Ginny said. Ron's face turned to worry again as he remembered hearing a boy of the name Terry Boot speaking of the place once. "Isn't that the place that the Boot's went on for vacation last year?" He asked. "I don't know Ron. But if Terry went there it can't be all that bad now can it. It's not like he's a Slytherin."
"Not according to what Boot said. He said that all the people who worked there were hot. He also said that he only caught sight of the maid twice and that her uniform was way too short." Harry said matter of facktly. This was the first time Ginny noticed him there and she started to blush like crazy just thinking about what happened this mourning.
"Hey Harry. And yes I'll admit that the uniform is kind of short. But no worries Like Terry said the maids try to stay hidden." Ginny said with a bit of foreboding "anyway I also have a job at the Readers Café. I don't think they'll have any cutesy outfit for me to wear. Although I could fix the uniform for the hotel to look a bit sexier no problem"
For some reason this thought didn't go over very well with Harry. But he decided to let Ron take care of it sense she was his sister and not his. After all he didn't own her and technically he had no right to claim her as his.
His thoughts were interrupted as Ron was now shouting. "What??? I do not think so Ginny you will leave the uniform the way that it is!!! AND IF ANY GUY SO MUCH AS LOOKS AT YOU HE WILL DIE A VERY PAINFULL DEATH!!!"
This didn't seem to settle very well with Ginny. Her eyes were lighting up with anger and she looked at her brother. "You have no right to tell me what the fuck to do Ronald Weasley." Ginny said in a low and dangerous voice. "And for another thing if, you ever even think about touching a boy who has interest in me because I have some sex appeal, unlike others who I know that I will not mention because I'm looking right at him, I will kill you." Her eyes held a dangerous sparkle that dared him to say another word. "Oh and by the way I think I will mend my uniform a bit now." Ginny said this last part and when up to her room with a smirk that could rival Snape's.
Ginny went up to her room with her uniform in hand. She sat down on her bed and started to alter the uniform a little bit. She took the skirt part and made it into a mini skirt that a hooker might wear. It went up past mid thigh and was a low riser. Than she went to the top of the uniform and made it into a belly shirt that showed almost all of her stomach. She smiled pleased with the results.
She decided to go to Ron's room to show him. People thought she was naïve but the fact was that she loved to see her brother pissed off. She went into his room And noticed Ron and Harry doing an essay or something they didn't even relies that she had entered. "hey Ron look do you like the alteration? I think they really suit me." Ginny said with a smirk. The boys looked up Ron was instantly furious. Harry on the other hand had his eyes bugging out at the sight of her.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?" Ron asked looking like he was going to have a coronary attack. Ginny seemed to ignore Ron because she had seen Harry give her a once over. "Harry what do you think about it?" Ginny asked putting on an innocent face. "I.um.ah.no comment." Ginny smiled and walked over to sit near Harry. Ron looked more pissed than she had ever seen him. "So when is Hermione coming over?" Ginny asked Harry. "I can't remember why don't you ask Ron. Harry said but he would not look up he knew he had pissed off Ron?" "Ok I will. Ron when is Hermione coming over?" Ginny asked smiling mischievously.
Ron must have noticed her smile because he paled a few shades. "She's coming over tomorrow." He said. "Oh yea that's right. I can't wait to see her can you Ron?" Ron looked nervous as he said "No she's my second best friend of course I can't wait to see her." He hoped that he hadn't tipped her off any. "Of course you can't Ron, but I doubt that you and her will be reliving your dreams last night either." Ginny said as her grin widened. "What are you taking about" Ron asked trying to play dumb. "Oh you know when you were saying oh yeah Herm harder harder in your sleep." Ginny couldn't resist a small giggle as Ron's face reddened. Harry was out strait laughing as Ron tried to choke out some words that neither of them could here. Ginny than stood up and walked over to the door. "By the way Ron you might want to watch what you say to me next time hu?" Than she left to go to her room. ********************** Harry's POV
"Did that sound like a threat to you Harry?" Ron asked stupidly. "Yes I think it did. I also think that sense she shares a room with Hermione while she stays here you might want to listen to that threat." Harry said in an amused voice. Ron turned his head to look at Harry and saw the amusement written all over his face.
"And by the way why the fuck didn't you back me up? What the hell's that no comment shit you know what Gin looked like in that uniform!!!" "Ron she didn't look bad at all. If you haven't noticed that Gin's your sister not mine. And hell I'm not blind I'm like all the other guys who think that girl is hot."
Ron looked a little appalled at the idea of his best friend thinking that his sister was hot. "If you say so. I think she looked like a damn hooker!!!"
"Hey Ron?" Harry asked kindda unsure of himself. "yea?" "Don't you think that somebody should walk Ginny to work if she dresses like that who knows what could happen." Ron looked up and saw that Harry was truly worried about Ginny and not just trying to get a moment alone with her. So he sucked in his brotherly over protectiveness and said "yea why don't you walk her to the café? I would but I've got to much homework left to do and you know how Herm can get sometimes." "I'll go ask her right now if she minds." *********************** Ginny's POV
Knock Knock. Ginny went to the door prepared to tell Ron odd. But it wasn't Ron it was Harry. She smiled kindly. "Hey Harry what's up?"
"Oh well me and Ron were thinking that it might be better for you if I were to walk you to the café instead of you walking alone because some of the places still aren't hooked up to the floo network."
"It sounds ok to me if you want to. But I do know how to protect myself you know." Ginny said. "Yea I know you can. Its just that I would feel better knowing that you got there safe you know?" "Ok I have to be there at 7:00 so we have to leave at 6:45 so we got plenty of time. In fact it just 12:00 right now. So I'll see you later." Ginny said as she shut her door.
Hm I wonder what I should wear for my first day at the café. I mean I want to look sexy but not like a hooker. She went over to her closet and looked at what she had to work with. It's a good thing Hermione taught me how to transfigure clothing last year she murmured to herself.
She went to look in this new magazine that had just come out. It was for a store called Hot Topic. She looked through it until she came across a pair of baggy black pants that were called Caffeine Black. And she took out a pair of blue jeans and said transfigiota pantalones caffeine black. The pants turned out exactly like the picture in the magazine. She smiled and went to look for a shirt that would match. She came across a shirt that said "I'm not antisocial I just don't like you." In white bubbled letters on a black fitted shirt. She took out a purple tank top and said transfigiota camisa antisocial. It worked.
Ginny than went downstairs for lunch in her Bellmont uniform and looked at Ron who was obviously still pissed at her because he wouldn't even look her way this made Ginny smile.
She turned to Harry and said "so he's still sulking?" "You could say that" said Harry. Ginny went upstairs after lunch and spent the rest of the afternoon listening to Lincon Park and Simple Plan while doing an essay for professor Flitwick. At 6:00 Ginny changed into her newly transformed outfit and did her hair up into a pony tail but let two strands of hair fall down and frame his face. By the time she was done it was 6:30 and she went to get Harry figuring that they might as well leave early give a good impression on the man that would be her boss.
Ginny walked into the room without knocking again. Only this time lady luck wasn't looking down on her. Ginny walked in and saw Harry just as he was dropping his towel to get change. Harry looked up a second later and saw Ginny. "Oh fuck" was all Harry could say. "I'll be out in the hall way until your done Ginny said as calmly as she could and she ran out the door with a full body blush. But her blush was nothing compared to Harry's.
************************************* Harry's POV OMG I was just seen naked my Virginia Weasley the most sought after girl in the school with the exception of Cho that is. Harry thought to himself. Who the hell am I kidding Ginny even gives Cho a run for her money. I knew I should have gotten ready earlier. He thought to himself as he put on some cloths. ***************************************** Back to Ginny's POV. Ok that is the second time in one day that I've embarrassed myself in front of Harry in one day. Now the trip to the café is going to be too awkward. As this thought finished out walked Harry. "Ok Gin lets go." Harry said as though nothing had happened. Ginny was more than willing to go along with that idea. "All right its 6:45 now I might just make it on time." With this they went down to the living room and flooed into Diagon Alley and landed in an unfamiliar owl shop. Or at least it was unfamiliar to Ginny Harry recognized the place as Eyelops Owl Emporium.
"Ok you are about 5 minutes away from the Reader's Café. So lets go." Harry said grabbing Ginny's hand. They walked in silence. They were just about to pass Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasions when a voice said "Oh I see Potty finally got himself a real girlfriend. And for the looks of her I'd say that she looks really good." God how did Potter ever get a girl like that. He was looking at a girl with blood red hair that fell down to he wait. She had plenty of curves in all the right places. Her breasts were big but not too big that they looked bad on her. He couldn't yet see her eyes though. He thought hmm with an angel like her, her eyes would probably be brown he thought to himself. They didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. Ginny put on a smirk and turned around. I know this girl from somewhere Draco thought to himself. I was wrong she has a dark blue eye color. Almost as beautiful as the ocean. But that was when he noticed something about her. In her eyes there seemed to be a fire but not one of emotion just fire. But that was the end of his thought process because the fire goddess than spoke to him.
"Don't you recognized me Malfoy? I would be deeply offended if you don't." The goddess said sarcastically. From the look on her face Draco could tell she was highly amused about something. Malfoy smiled obviously still not connecting all the dots. "No I don't, and I don't think I could ever forget such an angelic face as yours please though call me Draco not Malfoy." He said rather smoothly." Harry gave a snort at this comment coming from Malfoy. "Than let me give you a little reminder you've been giving me and my brother nothing but Hell for years and your last clue is littlest Weasley."
Ginny than let out a laugh as sudden realization dawned on Malfoy. "Thanks for the comment Malfoy." She put more force than needed on the last name. "Oh yah and by the way for your information I'm not seeing anyone right now so don't go talking about things you don't know." Harry was quiet but loving every moment as he watched Ginny tell of Malfoy. Harry gave Draco his best smirk as he walked off with Ginny. ******************************************* Draco's POV.
When the fuck did the littlest Weasley turn hot he asked himself as he waited for Blaise. Hold up what the hell am I thinking? She's a weasley and there for can't even be considered hot. I mean God they couldn't even afford new clothing. That's when he looked back at her as she walked away and he relised that she was in fact wearing new cloths. Wonder wear she stole them from he thought to himself as he saw Blaise walk towards Draco.
"Was that Potter I saw you talking to?" Blaise asked. "Yea that was him and the littlest Weasley who apparently grew up a lot." "Really how much is a lot?" Blaise asked with a little mischief in his voice. Enough to lets say work in your club?" Draco looked startled how did Blaise know exactly what he was thinking? "Actually yes she is. How did you know?" Blaise looked at him like he had three heads. "Because she was good looking enough last year. Didn't you ever pay attention to that? I mean other than the two facts that she's a Weasley and a Gryffindor she perfect." Draco looked disbelievingly "Yea right that girl couldn't stand a day in Slytherin." Blaise let out a loud laugh. "you haven't seen her in action have you?" "No" Draco admitted. "Well I have and I've seen the way that girl can manipulate guys to do her every will. That is except Potter. It looks like he finally opened hi eyes though." Draco looked a little shocked at his friend.
"Ok can we talk about this after shopping that way I have time to clear my head." "Sure we can go to this café later on it's a really good place. My friend Shawn works there and Jake goes there a lot." ********************************************* Ginny's POV
"Ok was that me or was that something that doesn't happen every day? A Malfoy hitting on a Weasley. That is un heard of." "Yea it is. Ron would be pissed if I told him." "So are you going to or are you going to let me be a big girl and let me fight my own battles?" Ginny asked in a annoyed tone I mean a girl could only put up with so much. And if it was one thing Ginny hated most it was being treated like a little child who didn't know right from wrong. "No Gin I won't tell him because I know how upset you'd get with me." Harry said seriously. "Thanks Harry" Gin said as they reached The Readers Café. "See you when I get home Ginny said.
And with that she walked into the café. She looked around and saw one part of the store committed to books and the other was a small area that had empty tables. Than there was a back room that was probably the kitchen. "Um.hello is anyone here?"
A face popped out of the kitchen and said "hi can I help you miss?" while eyeing her up and down. He went to Hogwarts so he knew who she was he had seen her in the hallways and in the Great Hall.
"Yah maybe you can. I'm supposed to start work here today I'm Virginia Weasley the new waitress." Ginny said trying to ignore the fact that he was looking her up and down. He was hot himself Ginny thought. He had black hair, and he looked strong, he had a pair of chocolate brown eyes, and he looked to be of Hispanic origin, maybe Porto Rican. In his eyes she saw an expression of glee.
"You're the new waitress?" He asked as though he couldn't believe his luck. "I already know who you are but from the look on your face I guess you don't know me. I'm Shawn Boyd. I'm in Slytherin" He said. Ginny continued to smile and said "your on the quidditch team aren't you?" "Yes I am I replaced Crabbe when Draco was put in as captain." "Yah so is it always this quiet?" "Most of the time." Shawn answered "but sometimes a few people will come in here. Mr. James told me to show you what to do."
"Ok so what am I supposed to do?" Ginny asked politely. "Just make sure that the tables are clean and take orders when some one comes in and of course if they need a book help them find it." "Okay that seems easy enough. So how do I find a book in this place?" she asked .
Shawn smile to reveal nice white teeth. "Follow me and let me give you the grand tour." He than came out from the room. Ginny looked up to him and thought damn he must have been sitting down he's at least 5' 11". He brought her towards the front of the place and said "the first 3 isles are full of historical fiction, rows four and five are mysteries, six threw ten are classics, eleven is children's fiction, twelve threw fifteen is romance fiction and the last two rows is science fiction."
"Dose this place only have fiction?" Ginny asked for no real reason in particular. "Yea Mr. James is a big person of fiction. Oh yea and before I forget if we are ever out of a book write down the title on this clip board that is found in the back room. And all of the quidditch books are on display window and if you need any more of them there are more copies in the back room."
They than went over to a table and started talking. They started off by talking about quidditch. Than that subject got all used up so Ginny asked him his views on muggles out of curiosity to see if he was like most of the other slytherins. "Actually I have nothing against them. They are after all the people who invented cd's and who could hate someone who did everyone that big of a favor? Also I'm sort of a muggle born" He murmured in a lower voice. Hoping Ginny wouldn't hear because in a way he was ashamed about it because she was a well bred pure blood in Gryffindor and well he was a Slytherin.
"That's cool." Ginny said giving him a warm smile. "My dad is fascinated by everything muggle. He even collects batteries and plugs. But his obsession is good for one thing we have computers and lap tops. Sense they aint worth much in the wizard world we can get them for like 15 gallons each you know?"
"Really damn I should tell my father. He is looking for a way to get us a few lap tops and a new home computer. In the muggle world though they are mad expensive though." He looked pleased that he could help out his family. This surprised Ginny a little. It was true she had a few Slytherin friends but they weren't close and they were in there own way a bit conceited. I guess Shawn isn't your normal Slytherin.
"You know when you said that you were a Slytherin I thought we'd be fighting this whole time. But in truth you're cool." Ginny said. This made Shawn's eyes light up like a candel.
"Yea most people think all Slytherins are heartless. But its not true. We just don't like to show emotion. I mean hey I scare a Hell of a lot of people in school but its just to hide the fact that I feel things." He said this in a trusting tone like he knew that she wouldn't tell anyone.
"Yea. My questions are #1 why don't you let emotions show it means you are human!!! #2 is there something wrong being human? And last but not least number three why are you telling me?" Ginny smiled she didn't mean it to be mean and he didn't take it that way.
"For the first question I can't let my emotions show because then the Slytherins will look down on me. I mean I know there aint nothing wrong with it but still I do have a reputation to up hold with the other Slytherins. As for number two I don't think there is. But you see the other Slytherins think that it shows weakness and they all ready think I'm weak because I'm a muggle born you know? And to tell you the truth I don't know why I trust you there is just something about you." He said the last part with a smile on his face. "you seem to care more than most people. I guess that's why." Ginny smiled at him and was just about to say something when a group of older people walked in. "Well I better go back to the kitchen." "Ok see you in a few."
Ginny went up to the people and put on a nice smile and asked "is there anything I can help you guys with today?"
"Oh yes you can young lady. I'm looking for a book on quidditch for my nephews where would I be able to find them?"
"Oh they are right over here miss." Ginny said walking over to the display window and pointed to the books. "I personally think that the best one would be Quidditch through the Ages. It tells you about the history and all the latest statistics. Or if that's not to your suiting there is a book on how some of the major quidditch players became known and who was traded where as the years went on."
The women looked at her fascinated. "You know of the sport young lady?" "Yes ma'am I have six brothers at home." "I think I'll take both books thank you. I would also like help finding a book. It was by a muggle author do you think that you would have it."
"You know ma'am I'm uncertain. If you like you can tell me what genre and I will do a look for you. Why don't you ladies have a seat at our café and I'll tell you if we have them. Who is the author?"
" I believe his name was Sir. Author Cannon Doyle. He wrote the Sherlock's Holmes."
"I've heard of him I'll go check right away miss." With that Ginny headed over to the mysteries section and didn't find anything. Than she remembered that the Sherlock Holmes mysteries were considered classics. So she went there and sure enough found a dozen different books." She brought them over to the ladies table and asked "Is there anything else I can get you? Coffee or something to eat or perhaps another book?" "How about some tea and coffee cakes? What do you think ladies?" They all agreed.
Ginny went into the kitchen and put in the order of four coffee cakes and cups of tea. Five minuets later she was giving them their orders. And the lady that had been talking to her asked "What is your name?" "Virginia Weasley ma'am." "Oh I've met your mother before. She's a wonderfully nice woman. I'm Narcissa Malfoy." Ginny stiffened for a moment than thought to herself well she doesn't seem to be like Malfoy at all. "Its nice to have met you Mrs. Malfoy." Ginny said pleasantly.
"Do you know my son Draco Malfoy?" Mrs. Malfoy asked. "Me and him have met before." "Really I haven't heard him talk of you before and you are so pretty and nice I wonder why not." "he doesn't really like me or my family much that's probably why." Ginny answered politely again. "Oh that's such a shame." Ginny didn't reply to this. Mrs. Malfoy turned back to talk to her friends for another half an hour. They had two refills on the tea. They stood up and asked for the bill. Paid and left a five gallon tip for Ginny.
After about 5 minutes Shawn came out. Ginny went into the kitchen to grab a rag and clean off the table. After she was done with that she and Shawn talked for a little while. Than Shawn said "so why don't you and Draco get along?" "Who ferret boy? Because my family is kind of on the poor side and we like muggles and muggle bourns just as much as pure bloods." Ginny said.
"Oh. You know that he really doesn't hate muggles and muggle bourns right? He just dose it to please his father." "His father is in Azkaban for being a death eater. Why does he continue to want to please him if he'll never see him again?" Ginny asked reasonably. 'I don't know why he does he has never done it to me." "Well feel lucky. He belittles Hermione with no mercy."
Just as Ginny finished her last sentence a boy walked into the café. He looked to be 17 or 18. He was no way near as muscular as Shawn but he had hazel eyes and a light blond hair color. And he was about 5'8".
Shawn looked up at the same time. And he said "hey Jake. How are things going?" "Oh things are going good." Jake smiled wryly as he looked Ginny up and down as she turned to Shawn. "And by the way why didn't you tell me that you hang out with the beautiful Virginia Weasley?" Jake asked slyly. "Where are my manners today I'm sorry I've seemed to have lost the again I always do. My name is Jake Watson." "Well somehow you already know my name so I think its pointless to repeat it for you." Ginny said with a smile on her face.
Shawn saw this and felt a little jealous. "I didn't tell you because I didn't know that Ginny is the new waitress here at the café." Shawn said as he easily hid his jealously.
Jake got another one of his sly grins on his face. Shawn knew that he had wanted Virginia sense the end of last year. So he gave up knowing that what Jake wanted he always got in the end. Than Jake said "well what are you doing out here? Isn't the waitress supposed to get me my order?"
Shawn said "yes I believe she is supposed to. Ginny if you need any help don't hesitate to call me." Shawn whispered into her ear. Ginny giggled. "I don't think' I'll have to. I did grow up with six brothers after all." Ginny whispered back.
Shawn left for the kitchen and Ginny showed Jake to the same table that she had served Mrs. Malfoy on. Ginny wasn't stupid she had seen Jake give her a once over out of the corner of her eye. And she had heard of how many girls he had fucked and dumped she'd be damned before letting herself be pulled into his game.
"So would you like anything to eat or drink? Or would you like me to get you a book?" "Yea will you get me two cokes and a book on your life. Because I want to get to know you better. After all you are the only angel I've ever seen. Or else your telephone number or floo address would be good."
"No problem sweetheart. I'll get you that drink and book."
She got up to go give the order to Shawn. And Jake just sat there. He figured that she'd be harder to get. But nope all he needed was a little sweet talk.
Ginny entered the kitchen with a sly grin on her face and looking like she was going to die laughing. "He wants two sodas. Hey what are the rules here?"
Shawn looked a little shocked most girls ate up those lines that Jake had just tried to feed Virginia but it hadn't worked. "um. Mr. James doesn't really have any other than don't harm the customers and don't poison them with anything dangerous."
"Ok well this isn't dangerous to anything but his pride." Ginny said as she pulled out a vial of what he couldn't tell.
"What is it?" He asked. "Oh this it will turn his hair either pink or purple. Pink is he's totally strait and purple if he goes either both ways or if he's gay. Its otherwise harmless. But won't come out for about six months." Ginny said satisfied. She dumped the vial into both cokes and she would just say it was against the rules to let him buy her a drink.
She went out and set the drinks down in front of him and said "I'll be back in a minuet with the book you requested. She went into the historical fiction section and took out a book that was titled Sainton's Angels. Than went into the science fiction section and took out a book called When Angel's Rebel. "Here are your books I hope you enjoy them. You will get the rest of your order later." Ginny winks suggestively and walks back into the kitchen where she places a silencing charm and laughs her ass off.
"Look at his hair Shawn!!!!" Shawn looked and his jaw hit the floor. Jake's hair was purple!!! "OMG I expected it to come out pink!" "Guess we were both wrong then." Ginny said.
"Hey Ginny look at the clock only a hour till works over. Its 10:00" Shawn didn't sound entirely thrilled about this. "Yea I know it sucks. I actually like this job. The job I have for mourning doesn't sound to promising."
"Oh where do you work in the mourning?" He asked curiously. "Oh I'm working at the Bellmont Hotel from 5:30am until 5:30pm. I'm a maid." Ginny said skimpily. Shawn looked shocked for a minuet. "haha you have to wear one of those short 70's dresses." He smiled imaging Ginny in one of those. "Actually I sortta altered the uniform a bit." Ginny said with humor in her voice "my brother pissed me off so I altered it to piss him off."
"Well I better get back to serving the little prick. I usually like people but something about his cockiness I just hate."
"Are you ready for your bill now? And will you be buying these books?" Ginny asked. But than the opening of the door caught her attention. In stepped in a hot black haired boy with satphire like eyes with a nice build. Next to him was Malfoy. "Yes I will be buying the books. Anything to get to know my angel a little better." Jake said slyly. Malfoy seemed to hear this and sniggered. Than he noticed what Blaise was staring at. Jake had purple hair and didn't seem to mind them seeing it.
"Than I'll be right back with your bill after I get these two settled in. Ginny rushed over to the boys who were still gawking at Jake's hair. "Don't say a word about his hair unless you want to be Bat Boggeyed into the next century." Ginny threatened Malfoy and than looked at his friend and gave him the best puppy dog look she could muster and asked him nicely not to say anything about it. The boy readily agreed.
"Ok you two come over here and sit" Ginny said as she seated the farthest away from Jake. I'll be with you two in a minuet." Ginny said to the dark haired boy and smiled towards him and ignored Malfoy.
She walked into the kitchen and got the bill. On the back she wrote my number is 1-800-I-don't-date-guys-with-purple-hair. And instead of flooing to my house why not floo over to the prostitute house. I'm sure they'll give you what you want. Ginny let Shawn read it and went out with a polite smile on her face and said "here you go have a nice day." As she said this she grabbed her 5 gallon tip and went over to the boys and stood watching her handy work.
Jake's face looked a little flabbergasted until Ginny transformed a painting into a mirror for him. Jakes face paled. He threw his money down on the table for the sodas and books and ran out screaming 'my hair; my hair!!!!" Ginny laughed pleased with herself turned back to the boys. "I'm Virginia I'll be your waitress today" Ginny said looking at the dark haired boy not sparing a glance towards Malfoy. "Can I get you anything sir?"
"Yes Ginny. Can you get me a coke with out what ever you put in Jake's drink? And I will be in the science fiction books looking for a few books for while I'm on my vacation. Also can you tell Shawn that Blaise Zambine is here?"
Of course Mr. Zambini." Ginny said with a smile as she started walking back into the kitchen. "Hey what about me?" Malfoy asked a little insulted that Ginny the goddess of Hogwarts had ignored the fact that he was even alive or in the room. "Ginny turned to him and said coldly "I'm sure Shawn wouldn't mind taking your order for me sense I don't associate with scum." With that she turned back to go into the kitchen while Malfoy was sitting there with his mouth open. Ginny then turned around and said to him "By the way if you wanted to catch flies you might want to go to a pond. Because I do believe that there is an anti-fly spell on the place because I see none fallowed you in.
With that said at last she went into the kitchen to find Shawn sitting at the table playing solitaire. " Hey there is a guy named Blaise Zambini out there waiting for you. Ferret boy is with him. I took Blaise's order would you mind taking Malfoy's? I told him that I don't associate with scum so what makes him think I'll serve it?" She said the last part wryly. With a small wry smile of his own Shawn said "don't you think that was a bit harsh?" Ginny looked at him and smirked and said "nothing is too bad for ferret boy."
Ginny went over to the refrigerator and poured Blaise his coke. "So what should I tell your admirer and will you do it?" "Tell Blaise that I will be out in five minuets, I need time to put on my cold nothing bothers me face. And Of course I wouldn't make you associate with the likes of a ferret." He said with a smile of his own. "Thank you Shawn!!" Ginny ran up to give him a hug. Than she picked up Blaise's drink and left out into the café. "Mr. Zambini Shawn will be with you in a moment. And Mr. Ferret he will be your waiter. Mr. Zambini if you need anything else I will be right with you." Ginny said pleasantly. "Call me Blaise everyone else dose Virginia."
Blaise said nicely surprising Malfoy. As Ginny walked out of hearing distance Malfoy said "trying to get with a weasel now are you Zambini I'm ashamed to be your cousin you have gone to an all time low."
"Why wouldn't he? You even noticed that she looks good." Shawn had come out of the kitchen and heard the whole conversation. "Don't think that your conversation with Virginia went unheard." Shawn stood there and was smirking a smirk just like Malfoy usually wore.
"So Boyd I see that you too are trying for the little weasel. Well I should warn you, you have a lot of competition. Are you sure you can handle it?" Malfoy asked coldly. "I know I have a better shot than you. I also know that she barley knows Blaise and will probably get to know him better. I also know that she's got a wonderful personality along with a great body."
"Well what you don't know is that Potter has his sights on the little weasel. And as long as he dose have his sights on the little weasel you don't stand a chance." Malfoy drawled.
"That is where you underestimate Shawn, Draco. As you would have noticed she already some what trusts Shawn where she doesn't really care one way or another about me and despises you. Potter is just familiar to her. In a way she knows that she doesn't really love Potter. You can tell by the way she acts in school."
"I forgot how long you've been her secret admirer. I mean its at least been sense our fourth year hasn't it?" Shawn asked in a neutral tone. "Yea it has been. But I don't stand much of a chance with her I mean I am after all a Slytherin at heart aint I?" "Sometimes Virginia will make you wonder and ponder on that question. I mean I've talked to her for almost four and a half hours today and she has me thinking I can be anyone I want to be. She has a really good talent with that doesn't she?"
"Yea she dose." Blaise answered nonchalant like. "I've seen her help just about everyone at Hogwarts. Even Pansy. One time when Pansy was crying because Draco had rejected her again. Ginny saw this and was like Pansy get over the asshole I mean If you did your hair a little different, and less make up you could get a lot of the other guys so don't worry about that little ferret. She's very sweet. She even helped out Longbottom out with loosing weight. She would exercise with him for about two years. That's how he lost all that weight. Now look at him he's even gotten a lot more confidence. He can do one potion a week without screwing up." Blaise said and he sounded sincere. "Do you think I have a chance with her?" Blaise asked. "I'm not sure but don't ask her in a cocky way that's why she put that stuff in Jake's drink. But she seriously helped out Pansy when?"
"Oh last year. Didn't you ever notice that sometimes she and Pansy would hang out and talk and Pansy also stopped teasing the dream team because of her friendship with Virginia." Blaise said matter of factly.
"Oh ok so Malfoy can I get you anything? And Blaise what book are you working for why don't you ask Virginia for it?" "I want to look for it myself." Blaise answered. "A cup of coffee for me please." Shawn whispered "looking for another romance novel and don't want Ginny to know that you read them?" Shawn asked. Blaise shook his head yes. Shawn shook his head knowingly. "I'll be right back with your coffee Draco in one minuet. And with that he walked back into the kitchen. "What was that about?" Draco asked. "He had to ask me a personal question that's all." Bliase responded with a drawl.
Blaise than set up and went into the romance section leaving Draco alone in his thoughts. Blaise walked along the shelves hoping not to bump into Ginny. But luck wasn't on his side today. Because ten minuets into his search for books he bumped into her wile she was sitting on the floor reading.
"Oh I'm so sorry Virginia!!!!" He said sincerely while helping her up to her feet. "Oh its no problem Blaise did you need my help in fining something?" She asked kindly. "Oh no I'm just looking for a good read. What is that you are reading?" "Oh this Ginny asked Its called Chasing Red Bird it's a beautiful book by Sharon Creech. Would you like to look at it?" She asked putting it out for him to grab. "No I've all ready read that one. Actually I've been wanting to read her newest one Absolutely Normal Chaos." "Oh we have that. I noticed it over here." She said and led him over to one of the first shelves. "Is there anything else that I can get you?" Ginny asked kindly although she was shocked that a Slytherin with a reputation like Blaise's could ever be into romance books. "No I think I'd like to browse around a little more." He answered. "Okay call out to me when you ready for your bill." Ginny said and walked toward the kitchen.
'Hey Shawn" Ginny said as she walked into the kitchen with the book she had been reading. She sat down at the table and read a little more. After a while of silence she put down the book. "I'm tired how bout you?" "I am too." He said. "Hey do you want me to walk you over to the Leaky Cauldron. It's the nearest fire place that's open this time of night connected to the floo network." "Sure I'd love that." By that time it was 10:45. Blaise called her out. He had bought four other books. He gave her a 10 gallon tip. And after Draco paid and tipped Shawn they left.
They walked in a comfortable silence all the way to the Leaky Caldron. "Bye Shawn see you tomorrow." "Yea bye Ginny. Oh yea and by the way tomorrow Mr. James will come by the shop to see how you are doing so don't turn anyone's hair purple ok?" "Yea yea no problem." And with that she flew to the Burrow. ****************************************** Meanwhile at Hogwarts
"Yes Minerva what is it?" Dumbledor asked as a knock came from the door. Well Albus I've been thinking about how much each of the students have changed over the years. and well maybe some aren't suited for the house that they are in."
"I know Minerva that's why were going to resort Ginny. Like we agreed on yesterday." Albus looked at her a little confused. "Albus its not only Ginny that's changed and you know it. The war has changed people some for the better some for the worst." Albus' eyes lost the confused look as he finally understood what she was saying. "So are you proposing that we re-sort everyone Minerva? I mean its never been done before but you are right everyone has changed a lot sense the war. We don't even know for sure In Miss. Weasley will be put in Slytherin or remain in Gryffindor because she has changed like she has."
"That is true Albus but don't you think that we should have everyone in their rightful houses?" "Yes I do agree with you there. But it will take at least two days to resort everyone and then we will have lost two days." "We could always owl the students from years 2-7 to tell them to go to Kings Cross three days earlier."
"That is a good idea Minerva but before we do anything too drastic lets consult with the past head masters." Dumbledore said. The posters who had
all been paying attention were told to give it five minutes thought and
vote. Only three voted no and they were all the not so bright group of head masters. "Now the only thing left to vote on is how often do we resort the children. Once a year, once every two years or what?" "Well lets go once every year. Because a person can change a lot over the time period of a year." "Okay it sounds like a good idea. Why don't you inform the teachers while I start the letter." Dumbledor said. ************************************************************* A/N Sorry it took a while for me to update I have mid terms coming up so I have been juggling things a bit. I hope you guys like it. And to anyone who asks this is a Ginny and Draco fic. I know it seems like a Shawn and Ginny or maybe a Harry and Ginny. But Draco will get onto her good side sooner or later. I promise.
And thanks to Dreamingofhorses : I hope you liked this chapter and I hope its still good :) Thanks for reviewing. I-don't-have-a-heart: thanks I tried to keep a little humor in it. I don't know if I succeeded but I hope I did. Fallen-ice-angel2: Thank you and I do plan on trying to keep it up!!! Rodebudlife : Thanks so much!!! Facefood: I hope this chapter isn't a disappointer thanks for reviewing I hope you keep reading!!!! Cowgomoo2u2: Thank you so much!!! I'm sorry you didn't get to learn too much about what those two have planned yet. But I hope you keep reading Dark Promise: thank you so much for convincing me to put up this story. :) Plus my pop for fixing the comp so I could put this up!!!!
Next chapter: More about Shawn and Ginny at the readers café. And Ginny starts her first day at Bellmont Hotel how long will this job last? And what is in Ginny's future maybe a job proposal, an angry brother, maybe a new boyfriend? And what will Mr. James be like?