Chapter 3 – Weird events
The first week back at school was pure hell... At least for Ginny!
She still felt confuse about the reasons why she had kissed Malfoy, her brother's enemy of all times, she avoided walking on the same corridors as Malfoy, the teachers were giving them millions of assignments to do, and Angel followed Ginny everywhere... including classes.
Right now, Ginny was on her last class of the day and of the week: Potions... Placing Angel inside her robes pocket, Ginny started to work on her Engorgio Potion with Cathy, one of her best friends. About half way of the class, Angel got out of Ginny's pocket and started sniffing the potion bubbling in her cauldron.
"Angel, get out of the table! Please, hide, or Snape will get you!" Ginny begged, trying to reach the cat, but she jumped from the table, and ran to the teacher's desk, sitting next to it on the floor, looking up at the cold man. 'Oh Merlin! He's going to kill her as soon as he sees her!'
And, in fact, Snape did see Angel, sitting on the floor watching him. His face was serious, but there were no signs of fury... At least that was a good sign!
"Hello, Kitty! Enjoying a Potions class, are you?" he said in a strangely soft voice, picking up the cat in his arms.
Blushing, Ginny rose from her sit, and went to the teacher's desk.
"Um... Professor, I'm sorry about Angel! I know I shouldn't bring her to classes..." she said in a low voice, looking at her shoes.
"Miss Weasley, have you finished your potion?" he yelled.
"No..." she whispered, looking into his sparkling eyes. But there was no anger in them... Weird!
"Then I suggest you go finish it! Come to me in the end of class!" he ordered, starting to pet Angel, again.
'Traitor!' Ginny thought, watching as the kitty enjoyed the caress, and went to her cauldron, to finish the stupid potion, always keeping an eye on her teacher and cat.
As soon as the class ended, and the class left, Ginny approached Snape's desk, and reached for Angel, but Snape held the kitty against his chest, stopping her from doing so.
"Professor, can I have Angel back?" Ginny asked softly.
"Where did you get a Pulga, Miss Weasley?" Snape asked, looking suspicious.
"My father wanted to give me a present, and I chose Angel... The owner of the pet shop gave her to me, in return I promised to take good care of her!" she explained. "I know I shouldn't bring her with me, but if I don't bring her to classes, she comes after me!"
"I understand..." he said, smiling to the kitty, with his yellow teeth.
"You do?" Ginny replied, confused with his behaviour. Snape never ever smiled! Not even to his Slytherin gits!
"Don't you know anything about Pulgas, Miss Weasley? I suggest you do some research..." he stated, going back to his old self, and handing her the kitty. "Goodbye, Miss Weasley!"
Ginny held the kitty and her bag, going out the classroom as fast as she could. Seeing Snape smile was truly weird, and she couldn't understand why Angel let him hold her. She didn't seem to like anyone besides her, Malfoy, Suzie, and now, Snape!
Still trying to understand, Ginny went to the Great Hall, for dinner, and sat between Suzie and Harry, at the Gryffindor table.
"Hey Ginny! What did he say? Are you in detention?" Suzie asked, worried with her best friend.
"Oh Suzie! You'll never believe what happened!" Ginny sighed, starting to explain what had happened at the classroom, and at the same time she fed Angel with the food from her plate.
"NO WAY!" Suzie yelled, astonished. Everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at her, and Suzie blushed violently, looking down at her plate. Looking at the other house tables, Ginny locked eyes with none other than Draco Malfoy. His face was blank, staring back at her, without smiling, sneering, or looking furious. Just simply blank! Ginny had been watching him for a while, with him staring back, until Harry broke the connection by waving a hand in front of her eyes.
"Earth to Ginny! Hello? Is anyone home?" Harry joked, trying to bring her from her hypnotic state.
"What is it Harry?" she asked, looking away from Malfoy.
"Why were you staring at him?" he asked curious, while he ate his piece of chocolate cake.
"I was looking into the space... I wasn't looking at anyone in particular!" she lied, drinking her Pumpkin Juice, and petting Angel.
"Oh... ok..." he said, turning back to Hermione, kissing her softly on the lips.
"Oh Merlin! Some one gives those two a room? I'm sick of this kissy kissy stuff!" Ginny whispered in Suzie's ear, making her friend laugh.
"Don't worry Gin; someday you'll do that as well! And you'll love it!" Suzie replied, watching Angel jump on top of the table.
"Angel... Come back to my lap! I don't want you on the table!" Ginny said, trying to grab the kitty, but she jumped from the Gryffindor table to the Slytherin table, landing steadily in front of Draco Malfoy, who smiled softly, and reached for Angel, petting her lovingly. "That cat is going to get me killed with an heart attack!"
"Maybe you're right... But before that, she'll make you loose your heart!" Suzie smiled knowingly.
"What do you mean?" she asked, confused.
"Soon you'll know! Malfoy has gotten really cute, hasn't he?" Suzie replied, watching the Slytherin feed Angel with his pudding.
"Yeah... Uh, I mean no! He's still the same old stupid ferret..." Ginny said quickly, blushing all over.
"Virginia Weasley! I thought you were taught not to lie!" Suzie laughed, patting Ginny's arm. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you think he's gorgeous!"
"Hey! You were the one who said he's cute! I never said he was gorgeous!" Ginny complained.
"Whom are you two talking about?" Cathy, who sat in front of them, asked curious.
"Probably about Harry! My sister always had a crush on him!" Ron said, smiling at Cathy, but when he saw the look on his sister's face, he became worried. "Uh, Oh!"
"Ronald Weasley, you the hell do you think you are, to know what's in my heart? You are talking about a little girl, and I'm not a little girl anymore! Don't you dare say I like Harry, because I don't! Not that way! He is a friend I once fancied, that's all! So, if you don't want to suffer the consequences of making me furious, shut up about my feelings!" Ginny said angrily, trying to keep her voice to a minimum, but it was still loud enough for some tables to hear.
"Ok... I got it! You don't have to be so jumpy about it! It was an innocent comment!" Ron complained, going really red.
"Fine, Ron! But please, don't forget that I'm not your baby sister anymore! I can take care of my self, so please, abstain from commenting my decisions and feelings!" she said softly, raising from her sit, and kissing her brother's forehead. "I love ya!"
"I love you too, Ginny! But sometimes you are just like Mom, exploding because of the littlest things! You scare me!" he said, smiling.
Ginny smiled back and went to the Slytherin table, standing behind Draco Malfoy.
"Can I have my cat back, please?" she asked, reaching out her hands.
Quietly, Draco handed her the kitty, and turned back to his plate.
"Thank you, Draco!" she whispered close to his ear, feeling him shiver to her closeness.
When he gathered the strength to turn around, she was gone...
That Weasley girl was really getting to his head... and worse... to his heart!
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No reviews, but I'm still updating...
I've based my story on the Weasel and the Kneazel, if you haven't read it, you should! It's a great story.
My ff has a lot of things in common with that one, but in future chapters you'll be able to see the differences!
Love, Carina
The first week back at school was pure hell... At least for Ginny!
She still felt confuse about the reasons why she had kissed Malfoy, her brother's enemy of all times, she avoided walking on the same corridors as Malfoy, the teachers were giving them millions of assignments to do, and Angel followed Ginny everywhere... including classes.
Right now, Ginny was on her last class of the day and of the week: Potions... Placing Angel inside her robes pocket, Ginny started to work on her Engorgio Potion with Cathy, one of her best friends. About half way of the class, Angel got out of Ginny's pocket and started sniffing the potion bubbling in her cauldron.
"Angel, get out of the table! Please, hide, or Snape will get you!" Ginny begged, trying to reach the cat, but she jumped from the table, and ran to the teacher's desk, sitting next to it on the floor, looking up at the cold man. 'Oh Merlin! He's going to kill her as soon as he sees her!'
And, in fact, Snape did see Angel, sitting on the floor watching him. His face was serious, but there were no signs of fury... At least that was a good sign!
"Hello, Kitty! Enjoying a Potions class, are you?" he said in a strangely soft voice, picking up the cat in his arms.
Blushing, Ginny rose from her sit, and went to the teacher's desk.
"Um... Professor, I'm sorry about Angel! I know I shouldn't bring her to classes..." she said in a low voice, looking at her shoes.
"Miss Weasley, have you finished your potion?" he yelled.
"No..." she whispered, looking into his sparkling eyes. But there was no anger in them... Weird!
"Then I suggest you go finish it! Come to me in the end of class!" he ordered, starting to pet Angel, again.
'Traitor!' Ginny thought, watching as the kitty enjoyed the caress, and went to her cauldron, to finish the stupid potion, always keeping an eye on her teacher and cat.
As soon as the class ended, and the class left, Ginny approached Snape's desk, and reached for Angel, but Snape held the kitty against his chest, stopping her from doing so.
"Professor, can I have Angel back?" Ginny asked softly.
"Where did you get a Pulga, Miss Weasley?" Snape asked, looking suspicious.
"My father wanted to give me a present, and I chose Angel... The owner of the pet shop gave her to me, in return I promised to take good care of her!" she explained. "I know I shouldn't bring her with me, but if I don't bring her to classes, she comes after me!"
"I understand..." he said, smiling to the kitty, with his yellow teeth.
"You do?" Ginny replied, confused with his behaviour. Snape never ever smiled! Not even to his Slytherin gits!
"Don't you know anything about Pulgas, Miss Weasley? I suggest you do some research..." he stated, going back to his old self, and handing her the kitty. "Goodbye, Miss Weasley!"
Ginny held the kitty and her bag, going out the classroom as fast as she could. Seeing Snape smile was truly weird, and she couldn't understand why Angel let him hold her. She didn't seem to like anyone besides her, Malfoy, Suzie, and now, Snape!
Still trying to understand, Ginny went to the Great Hall, for dinner, and sat between Suzie and Harry, at the Gryffindor table.
"Hey Ginny! What did he say? Are you in detention?" Suzie asked, worried with her best friend.
"Oh Suzie! You'll never believe what happened!" Ginny sighed, starting to explain what had happened at the classroom, and at the same time she fed Angel with the food from her plate.
"NO WAY!" Suzie yelled, astonished. Everyone in the Great Hall turned to look at her, and Suzie blushed violently, looking down at her plate. Looking at the other house tables, Ginny locked eyes with none other than Draco Malfoy. His face was blank, staring back at her, without smiling, sneering, or looking furious. Just simply blank! Ginny had been watching him for a while, with him staring back, until Harry broke the connection by waving a hand in front of her eyes.
"Earth to Ginny! Hello? Is anyone home?" Harry joked, trying to bring her from her hypnotic state.
"What is it Harry?" she asked, looking away from Malfoy.
"Why were you staring at him?" he asked curious, while he ate his piece of chocolate cake.
"I was looking into the space... I wasn't looking at anyone in particular!" she lied, drinking her Pumpkin Juice, and petting Angel.
"Oh... ok..." he said, turning back to Hermione, kissing her softly on the lips.
"Oh Merlin! Some one gives those two a room? I'm sick of this kissy kissy stuff!" Ginny whispered in Suzie's ear, making her friend laugh.
"Don't worry Gin; someday you'll do that as well! And you'll love it!" Suzie replied, watching Angel jump on top of the table.
"Angel... Come back to my lap! I don't want you on the table!" Ginny said, trying to grab the kitty, but she jumped from the Gryffindor table to the Slytherin table, landing steadily in front of Draco Malfoy, who smiled softly, and reached for Angel, petting her lovingly. "That cat is going to get me killed with an heart attack!"
"Maybe you're right... But before that, she'll make you loose your heart!" Suzie smiled knowingly.
"What do you mean?" she asked, confused.
"Soon you'll know! Malfoy has gotten really cute, hasn't he?" Suzie replied, watching the Slytherin feed Angel with his pudding.
"Yeah... Uh, I mean no! He's still the same old stupid ferret..." Ginny said quickly, blushing all over.
"Virginia Weasley! I thought you were taught not to lie!" Suzie laughed, patting Ginny's arm. "Don't worry, I won't tell anyone you think he's gorgeous!"
"Hey! You were the one who said he's cute! I never said he was gorgeous!" Ginny complained.
"Whom are you two talking about?" Cathy, who sat in front of them, asked curious.
"Probably about Harry! My sister always had a crush on him!" Ron said, smiling at Cathy, but when he saw the look on his sister's face, he became worried. "Uh, Oh!"
"Ronald Weasley, you the hell do you think you are, to know what's in my heart? You are talking about a little girl, and I'm not a little girl anymore! Don't you dare say I like Harry, because I don't! Not that way! He is a friend I once fancied, that's all! So, if you don't want to suffer the consequences of making me furious, shut up about my feelings!" Ginny said angrily, trying to keep her voice to a minimum, but it was still loud enough for some tables to hear.
"Ok... I got it! You don't have to be so jumpy about it! It was an innocent comment!" Ron complained, going really red.
"Fine, Ron! But please, don't forget that I'm not your baby sister anymore! I can take care of my self, so please, abstain from commenting my decisions and feelings!" she said softly, raising from her sit, and kissing her brother's forehead. "I love ya!"
"I love you too, Ginny! But sometimes you are just like Mom, exploding because of the littlest things! You scare me!" he said, smiling.
Ginny smiled back and went to the Slytherin table, standing behind Draco Malfoy.
"Can I have my cat back, please?" she asked, reaching out her hands.
Quietly, Draco handed her the kitty, and turned back to his plate.
"Thank you, Draco!" she whispered close to his ear, feeling him shiver to her closeness.
When he gathered the strength to turn around, she was gone...
That Weasley girl was really getting to his head... and worse... to his heart!
*********
No reviews, but I'm still updating...
I've based my story on the Weasel and the Kneazel, if you haven't read it, you should! It's a great story.
My ff has a lot of things in common with that one, but in future chapters you'll be able to see the differences!
Love, Carina