Chapter 2: Asking for Help
Once he drank that potion a feeling of warmth was felt throughout his body. He expected this, it was either some feeling of warmth or a chilly feeling. However, this kind of warmth just felt good, it felt right, it was different. Draco closed his eyes and drank the rest quietly. The taste may have been horrid but the feeling he received from this potion just made the memory of that taste go away. It was like something that was good and warm actually opened up inside of him.
He heard some girl asking him, impatiently, something about a potion working. Draco opened his eyes and saw her, and finally realizations came to him of where he was. He first thought of anger of how he got here and this GIRL caused it all. He thought this until he saw some strange fear in her eyes. Her eyes they were of this amber color that suited her hair. Her hair was this reddish-brown color it looked familiar but he couldn't remember who it belonged to, it was on the tip of his tongue. She had a few freckles, but most seemed to have faded away, and that slender body made her look like the perfect woman.
All he could think of doing was to embrace that slender curvy body and to touch those beautiful locks of curly hair. No wonder one of his friends, Blaise, put her on His List. What was her name....Weasley something. WAIT! He let go of her and watched her while she jumped and scurried off. She seemed to have forgotten her cloak that hid her curves once she wore them, so all she wore was her scarlet, gray, and gold top with a knee length black skirt. He suddenly felt anger, something was wrong here. Weasley is his enemy! Weasley, the blood traitor, friends of Potter and Granger!
Potty and Mudblood! But they are the friends of the red head git named Ron. She probably isn't friends with them. What does it matter if she is friends with them. The potion seemed to still be making its effect. After a few moments of starting at the hallway Ginny just passed through he seemed to forget his anger, and he walked the opposite way to the dungeons holding a cloak with a Gryffindor symbol on it.
Malfoy has gone CRAZY! Why is he hugging me? Maybe a side-effect of the antidote is being crazy? Or maybe he knows that this would scare me, he does enjoy scaring me doesn't he. That is what all Malfoys do right? Ginny just couldn't help but stare with her eyes widened to its full length as Draco was hugging her. She knew she couldn't struggle and get away because he was much more stronger then her and he had a good grip on her. Maybe he is just trying to crush me to death for putting that hex on him. Gulping gargoyles! He is TOUCHING MY HAIR. There is something really wrong going on here!
Malfoy suddenly let go of Ginny. Ginny was still in thought and when she realized he let go she jumped. She stared once again fearfully at him then turned and ran as fast as she could to the stairs that led to the Gryffindor common room. She didn't even realize at the moment that she had forgotten her cloak, which she needed for class. She had taken it off in order to make the potion and also because she was feeling a little hot with her robes on. Even though she forgot her cloak she absent-mindedly took the purple vial that she used to make the potion with her.
By now dinner was over in the Great Hall and most people were either returning to the common rooms or already there. Ginny was out of breath by the time she came to the portrait of the Fat Lady and had to take a few deep breaths before she could tell the painting the password. She scrambled herself in and leaned against the wall still trying to catch her breath. This caught the attention of the Great Trio who stopped from doing their homework, in the case of Hermione, and stopped talking about some great quidditch moves.
"Ginny are you ok you look flushed from...running? Why were you running?" Ron asked.
"Or you could ask who or what were you running from?" Harry then stated.
Ginny took a few breaths and said, "....Malf...Malfoy..he"
"MALFOY. DID HE HURT YOU ARE YOU OK? IF I FIND MALFOY I WILL MAKE SURE HE WILL ONLY EAT DUNG FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE!" Ron yelled and looked for his wand with the intention of going out to find Draco.
"No!" was all Ginny managed to say.
This stopped Ron looking for his wand and also stopped Hermione and Harry pay attention to Ron as now they were all gaping at Ginny.
"Maybe we should listen to her first before we do any action, it may not be something that Malfoy did. It could be something she did to Malfoy." Hermione finally stated which broke the long silence.
Finally Ginny was breathing normally and was fully capable of speaking full sentences. She looked at all three and noticed that there full attention was on her and she took another deep breath out of nervousness. She nervously licked her lips and finally said, "Hermione is right. I performed a Bat Bogey Hex on Malfoy and it is entirely all my fault of what happened to him."
"Well whatever happened to Malfoy, I bet it is something good for us. I mean who cares what happens to Malfoy. Is he injured?" Ron said excitedly wanting to know what happened.
Ginny shook her head and simply stated 'Not anymore' which made the grin on Ron's face fall. She finally told the dream team the story. It only took a few minutes to tell, but everyone had a shocked look on there face.
"I think this ingredient here is making him act the opposite way he normally acts." Ginny brought out the purple bottle and showed it to them, " I hope it goes away quickly because if he acts the opposite to the Slytherins his reputation will be ruined! I could be wrong because..."
"What does it matter if his reputation will be ruined. I say put more of that ingredient in him while he sleeps and maybe it will make him go crazy. That would be the day when a Malfoy has gone crazy." Ron made an expression as if he was daydreaming. Harry started to laugh but it suddenly stopped when both Ginny and Hermione were glaring at him.
"Ron even if he is your enemy you just can't have his reputation ruined. That would just make us as low as he is. Anyways I need to ask for your help. Maybe I can somehow get rid of this effect from him." She turned her attention to Hermione and handed the bottle to her, "I don't think this is the right ingredient, it did get rid of the hard skin but it added the strange side effect."
Hermione examined the bottle and took a drop out from it. She didn't taste it but she did mutter a few spells from her wand and then went to her room to get a book labeled Magical Drafts and Potions. She went through it and finally looked up too Ginny with an sad and amused expression.
"Ginny, I found out what this is but I don't think I can help you much. I only know how to make correct potions, and how to fix the stupid mistakes Harry and Ron do, but never have I fixed someone adding a potion like this to a mixture. I can't help you here."
Harry and Ron looked up to see Ginny's expression which became even worse then before.
"You don't mean Malfoy will be permanently like this. I mean it would be great, but it would be extremely annoying too. What would his parent think, his father is a dea.."
"I am not saying that I am your only answer to getting help. I am saying that you could always ask Professor Snape for help. I think he would know what to do."
Harry finally got up and walked towards Hermione, "Well what is this ingredient?"
"It is a love potion."
"A LOVE POTION! How would Ginny get her hands on that they aren't even allowed in school!"
A/n Well you finally understand why I put that title there. I was going to continue this chapter but it seemed to get too long and I ended it here. I wanted to end the conversation Ginny has with Harry Hermione and Ron. But now that I think about it I like ending it here. In the next chapter I will continue this conversation and also Ginny is going to talk with Snape. I don't think I will put Draco in the next chapter at all, but there will be a Slytherin in it!
Speaking of title, the title seems corny to me now doesn't it. It is really bothering me. I am thinking of retitling it but I can't seem to think of something. "The Effect of the Potion" Nah? Any suggestions?
If you have ANY ideas for this story I would be glad to receive them! I have an idea of the next chapter and how I am going to end it but I am so far a little iffy about the middle. Thank you for reading. I am trying to become ready for any flames, I do not want to seem to sensitive, though I already admit that I am really sensitive.
Update: 12/26/03 - Sorry I am busy today I will be back Monday and will probably update that day too. I have to get packing I am going on vacation tomorrow. However don't worry I am halfway done with this chapter!
