Chapter 9 – Revelations
"Good morning, Miss Weasley, how are you feeling?" Madame Pomfrey asked her the next morning, as soon as Ginny opened her brown eyes.
"I'm feeling better, thank you," she replied, sitting on the warm bed. "When will I leave this bed?"
"What about right now?" Madame Pomfrey said, with a friendly smile. "If you feel dizzy or with headaches, please come to me, and I'll help you, alright, Miss Weasley?"
"Yes, Madame Pomfrey! Thank you for everything..." Ginny said, smiling happily. She hated to be in the Infirmary... Dressing quickly, Ginny was about to leave that place, when a very serious looking Draco Malfoy appeared in front of her.
"Good morning, Draco!" she said, smiling.
"Hi!" was the cold answer. "Professor Dumbledore wants to see us... Come!"
"US? Why? What's going on?" she asked, confused, while she held Angel in her arms.
"I don't know, but that's why we are going there! Now, will you stop making questions? I'm not in the mood..." he said, irritated.
"You're never in the mood, Malfoy! Can I at least take a shower before we go?" she asked coldly. If he was treating her like she was filth, then she could stand up to him.
"You'll do that after we meet Dumbledore, now move those damn legs, Weasel!" he said, walking even faster.
Just to make him mad, Ginny kept her own pace, while she talked with Angel, and stroked her soft white fur.
"Will you just hurry?!" he yelled, in a bad temper, walking back towards her, and holding her in his arms, against his chest.
"PUT ME DOWN; RIGHT THIS MOMENT; DRACO MALFOY!" she screamed back. "I will not be your punch bag for tonight!"
His jaw tightened, but he kept walking towards the stone gargoyles, and whispered the secret password. He only dropped her to the ground when they arrived at Dumbledore's office.
"Good morning, Miss Weasley. I see Mr. Malfoy found a better way of bringing you here!" Professor Dumbledore said smiling amusedly.
"Good morning, Headmaster. Why am I here?" Ginny asked, going right to the point.
"You are here, Miss Weasley, because it's time to reveal the truth..." Dumbledore said with a serious expression, on his usually friendly face.
"What truth? And why is he here?" she complained, pointing at Draco.
"Please, sit down, both of you, and listen me without interruptions!" he ordered.
By the look on his face, this was serious, and Ginny couldn't even imagine what was going on, that involved her and a certain blond Slytherin. Dumbledore cleared his throat, and started to tell them a story, with a soft tone of voice.
"When Molly Weasley was pregnant of her 7th child, Virginia Weasley, what everyone feared, happened. The 7th child would die before she was born. Fearing this curse, Molly Weasley and her husband, asked help from everyone who was able to do so. But, no one had the power to destroy that curse, and the despair took over the Weasley family. As their lost resort, they went to the Queen of Fairies, and asked for her help.
The Queen said she would help, if the Weasleys allowed the Fairies to place a curse on Virginia. They wanted to have an ally among the Wizardry world, and that child would be useful.
The curse said:
By the time this young girl completes her 16th birthday, her heart
will open up for true love. As soon as she gives a proof of true love,
to the boy she cares for, the curse will wake up from its long sleep.
Then, this young woman shall receive the power of the fairies, and
protect us among her people. As long has the man she loves remains
close to her, she will keep her powers. If they break apart, and their
love is destroyed, so will be the powers, and the young woman shall
die.
This is the curse that runs through your blood, and yesterday you have awaken its power, Miss Weasley."
"No, I haven't! I haven't done anything!" she said, extremely confused and scared.
"If I'm correct, Miss Weasley, you helped Mr. Malfoy find the Golden Snitch, going against your own team... That was a proof of your love for him!" the Headmaster said with a knowing smile on his lips.
At this comment, Draco stiffened on his seat and turned to look at Ginny, who covered her face with both hands, and cried in fury.
"DAMN!!!!" she screamed in a irritating way. "I wish I had known this before! I would have never helped him..."
"You love me?" was all Draco could say, as a knot formed in his throat.
"Well, can't you see that I do? If I didn't then I wouldn't be in this bloody situation!!!!" she screamed again, furious. "What's going to happen now, Headmaster?"
"You've fainted because the curse was awaken. For the next month you'll be feeling extremely tired, you won't feel hungry, you will have insomnias, and you'll have a hard time practising magic, so I don't think you should carry your wand for the next month, if you don't want something bad to happen to you, or to the person the spell was aimed for." Dumbledore said, with a soft smile, trying to reassure her that everything would be ok. "This month is the time it'll take for you to receive all the powers the fairies wanted you to have. When that process is complete, your life will go back to normal, but you'll be more powerful, and you'll have certain responsibilities. We'll talk about them when the time is right!"
"Why am I here?" Draco asked, confused.
"Because, Mr. Malfoy, you are the key to all this situation. Do you love Miss Weasley, back?" Dumbledore asked, although the twinkling in his blue eyes revealed that he already knew the answer.
"I don't know sir... I never knew the meaning of that word, and I never knew what it felt like, so all I can say is that I do care for Virginia, but at the same time I feel like I shouldn't like her!" Draco explained, sounding extremely sincere.
"Well, I advise both of you to be together at least an hour each day, for the next month. Virginia will need your presence to link the love she feels for you, with the magic that is starting to increase inside of her." Dumbledore said. "I advise Ginny to take a birth control potion, because she'll need it."
"WHAT?" Ginny and Draco yelled at the same time, completely in shock.
"The fairies' magic will make your love grow more each day, and there will be times when the feeling will be overwhelming, and you won't be able to control yourselves. We must assure that Miss Weasley does not get pregnant at such a young age!"
"Oh, my good Merlin! Why do these things happen to me? WHY???" Ginny screamed, and then calmed down. "Me, sleeping with Draco Malfoy, because of a damn curse! My parents should have let me die while I still wasn't born yet. It would have been much simpler!"
"Don't you say that, Weasley... They loved you already, before you weren't even born! I didn't have such luck, so, stick to what you have, and be happy with it!" Draco said in a hurt voice, rising from his seat.
"Very well, Mr. Malfoy, if you'll please take Miss Weasley to the Gryffindor Tower, I appreciate you... You are both dismissed from classes for the rest of the morning... Have a nice day!" Professor Dumbledore said, watching has Draco guided Ginny by the arm, out of his office.
Draco and Ginny walked side by side, with serious faces, both very quiet, and Angel sleeping in Draco's arms. When they reached the Gryffindor tower, she muttered the password, and went to her dorm, leaving a hurt Draco behind.
**********
Thank you so much for your reviews... I'm really happy that you all decided to read this story.
I've already changed the summary and I hope it's more appealing.
Can you start to see the changes in the plot? I hope so...
Love, Carina
"Good morning, Miss Weasley, how are you feeling?" Madame Pomfrey asked her the next morning, as soon as Ginny opened her brown eyes.
"I'm feeling better, thank you," she replied, sitting on the warm bed. "When will I leave this bed?"
"What about right now?" Madame Pomfrey said, with a friendly smile. "If you feel dizzy or with headaches, please come to me, and I'll help you, alright, Miss Weasley?"
"Yes, Madame Pomfrey! Thank you for everything..." Ginny said, smiling happily. She hated to be in the Infirmary... Dressing quickly, Ginny was about to leave that place, when a very serious looking Draco Malfoy appeared in front of her.
"Good morning, Draco!" she said, smiling.
"Hi!" was the cold answer. "Professor Dumbledore wants to see us... Come!"
"US? Why? What's going on?" she asked, confused, while she held Angel in her arms.
"I don't know, but that's why we are going there! Now, will you stop making questions? I'm not in the mood..." he said, irritated.
"You're never in the mood, Malfoy! Can I at least take a shower before we go?" she asked coldly. If he was treating her like she was filth, then she could stand up to him.
"You'll do that after we meet Dumbledore, now move those damn legs, Weasel!" he said, walking even faster.
Just to make him mad, Ginny kept her own pace, while she talked with Angel, and stroked her soft white fur.
"Will you just hurry?!" he yelled, in a bad temper, walking back towards her, and holding her in his arms, against his chest.
"PUT ME DOWN; RIGHT THIS MOMENT; DRACO MALFOY!" she screamed back. "I will not be your punch bag for tonight!"
His jaw tightened, but he kept walking towards the stone gargoyles, and whispered the secret password. He only dropped her to the ground when they arrived at Dumbledore's office.
"Good morning, Miss Weasley. I see Mr. Malfoy found a better way of bringing you here!" Professor Dumbledore said smiling amusedly.
"Good morning, Headmaster. Why am I here?" Ginny asked, going right to the point.
"You are here, Miss Weasley, because it's time to reveal the truth..." Dumbledore said with a serious expression, on his usually friendly face.
"What truth? And why is he here?" she complained, pointing at Draco.
"Please, sit down, both of you, and listen me without interruptions!" he ordered.
By the look on his face, this was serious, and Ginny couldn't even imagine what was going on, that involved her and a certain blond Slytherin. Dumbledore cleared his throat, and started to tell them a story, with a soft tone of voice.
"When Molly Weasley was pregnant of her 7th child, Virginia Weasley, what everyone feared, happened. The 7th child would die before she was born. Fearing this curse, Molly Weasley and her husband, asked help from everyone who was able to do so. But, no one had the power to destroy that curse, and the despair took over the Weasley family. As their lost resort, they went to the Queen of Fairies, and asked for her help.
The Queen said she would help, if the Weasleys allowed the Fairies to place a curse on Virginia. They wanted to have an ally among the Wizardry world, and that child would be useful.
The curse said:
By the time this young girl completes her 16th birthday, her heart
will open up for true love. As soon as she gives a proof of true love,
to the boy she cares for, the curse will wake up from its long sleep.
Then, this young woman shall receive the power of the fairies, and
protect us among her people. As long has the man she loves remains
close to her, she will keep her powers. If they break apart, and their
love is destroyed, so will be the powers, and the young woman shall
die.
This is the curse that runs through your blood, and yesterday you have awaken its power, Miss Weasley."
"No, I haven't! I haven't done anything!" she said, extremely confused and scared.
"If I'm correct, Miss Weasley, you helped Mr. Malfoy find the Golden Snitch, going against your own team... That was a proof of your love for him!" the Headmaster said with a knowing smile on his lips.
At this comment, Draco stiffened on his seat and turned to look at Ginny, who covered her face with both hands, and cried in fury.
"DAMN!!!!" she screamed in a irritating way. "I wish I had known this before! I would have never helped him..."
"You love me?" was all Draco could say, as a knot formed in his throat.
"Well, can't you see that I do? If I didn't then I wouldn't be in this bloody situation!!!!" she screamed again, furious. "What's going to happen now, Headmaster?"
"You've fainted because the curse was awaken. For the next month you'll be feeling extremely tired, you won't feel hungry, you will have insomnias, and you'll have a hard time practising magic, so I don't think you should carry your wand for the next month, if you don't want something bad to happen to you, or to the person the spell was aimed for." Dumbledore said, with a soft smile, trying to reassure her that everything would be ok. "This month is the time it'll take for you to receive all the powers the fairies wanted you to have. When that process is complete, your life will go back to normal, but you'll be more powerful, and you'll have certain responsibilities. We'll talk about them when the time is right!"
"Why am I here?" Draco asked, confused.
"Because, Mr. Malfoy, you are the key to all this situation. Do you love Miss Weasley, back?" Dumbledore asked, although the twinkling in his blue eyes revealed that he already knew the answer.
"I don't know sir... I never knew the meaning of that word, and I never knew what it felt like, so all I can say is that I do care for Virginia, but at the same time I feel like I shouldn't like her!" Draco explained, sounding extremely sincere.
"Well, I advise both of you to be together at least an hour each day, for the next month. Virginia will need your presence to link the love she feels for you, with the magic that is starting to increase inside of her." Dumbledore said. "I advise Ginny to take a birth control potion, because she'll need it."
"WHAT?" Ginny and Draco yelled at the same time, completely in shock.
"The fairies' magic will make your love grow more each day, and there will be times when the feeling will be overwhelming, and you won't be able to control yourselves. We must assure that Miss Weasley does not get pregnant at such a young age!"
"Oh, my good Merlin! Why do these things happen to me? WHY???" Ginny screamed, and then calmed down. "Me, sleeping with Draco Malfoy, because of a damn curse! My parents should have let me die while I still wasn't born yet. It would have been much simpler!"
"Don't you say that, Weasley... They loved you already, before you weren't even born! I didn't have such luck, so, stick to what you have, and be happy with it!" Draco said in a hurt voice, rising from his seat.
"Very well, Mr. Malfoy, if you'll please take Miss Weasley to the Gryffindor Tower, I appreciate you... You are both dismissed from classes for the rest of the morning... Have a nice day!" Professor Dumbledore said, watching has Draco guided Ginny by the arm, out of his office.
Draco and Ginny walked side by side, with serious faces, both very quiet, and Angel sleeping in Draco's arms. When they reached the Gryffindor tower, she muttered the password, and went to her dorm, leaving a hurt Draco behind.
**********
Thank you so much for your reviews... I'm really happy that you all decided to read this story.
I've already changed the summary and I hope it's more appealing.
Can you start to see the changes in the plot? I hope so...
Love, Carina