Chapter 28 – The truth behind the Pulgas
"I hate this place... Specially at night!" Draco whispered in her ear, as they walked into the Forbidden Forest, little Angel walking along with them.
"Really? I thought big bad Slytherins like yourself loved dark and dangerous places..." Ginny joked, kissing his pale cheek. "Don't worry, Draco, I'll protect you!"
"Like hell! I don't need protection..." he replied with a pout, avoiding a tree branch from smacking his face.
"Gin, take the left trail..." Angel warned in a sad voice.
"Angel? What's going on? You sound so sad, love..." Ginny stopped and held the Pulga on her arms.
"Oh Gin, I wish I was human... That way maybe he would notice me." Angel whispered sadly. "I'm just an animal... That's all I am."
"Angel, please calm down, ok? We'll talk about this later..." Ginny told her little friend in a soft voice. "This conversation is too important to take place in this forest..."
"Fine..." Angel sighed. "We're here."
They had reached a huge clearing surrounded by ancient trees, with small holes on their surface. Those were Fairies nests...
"Good evening!" Ginny called with a big smile, and slowly, hundreds of faces appeared on those holes, looking scared. "My name is Virginia Weasley and this is Draco Malfoy..."
"The Queen and the King!" they all yelled at once, the worry leaving their faces being replaced with big smiles of happiness.
All the Fairies flew around Draco and Ginny, showing how happy they were, while Ginny laughed happily in Draco's arms.
"Welcome, Queen..." Twinkle said, resting on Ginny's shoulder. "Thank you for visiting our humble home!"
"Hello Twinkle... We came here for three reasons." Ginny explained, placing Angel on Draco's arms. "First of all, we wanted to see if you are happy in your new homes. We need to assure your protection and your reproduction, so that the Fairies won't disappear from the face of the Earth."
"We are all feeling happy and safe for living so close to our Kings and Wizard Dumbledore... Thank you for helping us, my King and Queen!" Twinkle replied.
"Great... I want to ask you all to forgive me, my dear fairies!" Ginny said, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Three of you have been killed..."
All the fairies gasped in shock, and looked confused.
"Last night, Lord Voldemort killed two fairies, and one of them was pregnant. He did it to get to me and Draco..." Ginny explained, sadly. "I'm sorry it happened and I'll do the best I can to protect you all..."
"We're sad to hear those news, but the fairies always were willing to die for their Queen and King..." Twinkle said, smiling gently. "Don't be sad, My Queen, soon you won't have to worry so much about us."
"Why not?" Draco asked, surprised.
"We've talked with the Centaurs and they told us a few important things, My King. Soon, everything will be alright, and your beautiful child will lead us as well!" the fairy said, with a happy smile.
"Oh, you know about the baby... Well, if the centaurs said everything will be ok, then I trust them." Ginny smiled as well. "Now, the last reason why I came here... Twinkle, can we talk in private?"
Draco watched his wife walk away with Twinkle and return a few minutes later with a frown on her face.
"Ginny, what's wrong?" he asked, worried.
"We'll talk about it later, Draco." she replied, waving to the Fairies. "Goodbye, and please, be careful. I don't want to lose any more of you..."
The couple walked back to the castle in silence, with Angel in Draco's arms, sleeping. When they finally reached their new room, she wanted to go to Snape's room, as usual, but Ginny didn't let her. For the first time ever, Ginny ordered Angel to stay in that room and not leave until they had a long conversation.
"Ginny, what happened in that living room? I never saw you talking with Angel like that!" Draco asked, worried with her behavior.
"Some time ago, I told you that Angel was falling in love with Snape... She's a Pulga, and it's highly probable that Snape won't love her back. Angel's already starting to become depressed and weak, and soon she'll die of sadness, Draco." Ginny explained, sitting on their bed, with her hands on her face.
"But, I thought they only died when their owners didn't love them..." Draco asked, surprised.
"I thought that way, as well, that's why I've had that private conversation with Twinkle. Apparently, Pulgas have an old history behind their origins and when I heard that history, I understood that she will die if he doesn't love her in return." Ginny sighed, starting to undress.
"But, what past?"
"On the beginning of time, there were only creatures from the Light and from the Dark. On that time, the Fairies controlled the creatures from the Light and the wizards as well... As the battles between the two forces continued, a large population of wizards started to cross to the enemy side. As a punishment, the Fairies placed a curse on all of them. They would be little and harmless like a cat, but they would have one of three small powers: speech, telepathic powers, or a few magical powers, not too strong. They would each have a human as a owner and they would have to be faithful and trustworthy to their owner, they would have to be loved by the owner, or else, they would die..." Ginny explained, laying down on the cold bed and covering her body with the blankets. "If one day, they fell in love with a human and the love was not corresponded, they would die as if that person was her true owner... Twinkle told me that your true owner, is the one you give your heart to."
"So, when Angel fell in love with Snape, she gave her heart to him, and now, that he doesn't love her back, she'll die?" Draco asked, sadly, and Ginny replied a weak "Yes". "Poor Angel... I don't want her to die!"
"Neither do I, Draco... I asked Twinkle if I could remove the curse from Angel, now that I'm the Fairies Queen, and she told me that I could do it." Ginny replied, massaging her aching temples.
"There's a BUT, isn't there?" Draco pulled her closer to him, under the covers.
"Yes... It takes a lot of power from me to do it, and Twinkle told me it may cause a spontaneous miscarriage..." Ginny replied, sadly.
"Then, you're not doing it! I won't let you..." Draco said in an alarmed voice, stroking her belly. "I want both of you safe!"
"I know Draco, me too... But I feel guilty that I'm not able to help Angel. I love her, you know?" Ginny cried softly, against his bare chest.
"I know, love, I know..."
With heavy hearts, the couple eventually fell asleep, while a sad little Pulga sat all night in front of the door that would lead her out of that room, whishing she could be next to a certain black haired Potions teacher.
"I hate this place... Specially at night!" Draco whispered in her ear, as they walked into the Forbidden Forest, little Angel walking along with them.
"Really? I thought big bad Slytherins like yourself loved dark and dangerous places..." Ginny joked, kissing his pale cheek. "Don't worry, Draco, I'll protect you!"
"Like hell! I don't need protection..." he replied with a pout, avoiding a tree branch from smacking his face.
"Gin, take the left trail..." Angel warned in a sad voice.
"Angel? What's going on? You sound so sad, love..." Ginny stopped and held the Pulga on her arms.
"Oh Gin, I wish I was human... That way maybe he would notice me." Angel whispered sadly. "I'm just an animal... That's all I am."
"Angel, please calm down, ok? We'll talk about this later..." Ginny told her little friend in a soft voice. "This conversation is too important to take place in this forest..."
"Fine..." Angel sighed. "We're here."
They had reached a huge clearing surrounded by ancient trees, with small holes on their surface. Those were Fairies nests...
"Good evening!" Ginny called with a big smile, and slowly, hundreds of faces appeared on those holes, looking scared. "My name is Virginia Weasley and this is Draco Malfoy..."
"The Queen and the King!" they all yelled at once, the worry leaving their faces being replaced with big smiles of happiness.
All the Fairies flew around Draco and Ginny, showing how happy they were, while Ginny laughed happily in Draco's arms.
"Welcome, Queen..." Twinkle said, resting on Ginny's shoulder. "Thank you for visiting our humble home!"
"Hello Twinkle... We came here for three reasons." Ginny explained, placing Angel on Draco's arms. "First of all, we wanted to see if you are happy in your new homes. We need to assure your protection and your reproduction, so that the Fairies won't disappear from the face of the Earth."
"We are all feeling happy and safe for living so close to our Kings and Wizard Dumbledore... Thank you for helping us, my King and Queen!" Twinkle replied.
"Great... I want to ask you all to forgive me, my dear fairies!" Ginny said, her eyes shimmering with tears. "Three of you have been killed..."
All the fairies gasped in shock, and looked confused.
"Last night, Lord Voldemort killed two fairies, and one of them was pregnant. He did it to get to me and Draco..." Ginny explained, sadly. "I'm sorry it happened and I'll do the best I can to protect you all..."
"We're sad to hear those news, but the fairies always were willing to die for their Queen and King..." Twinkle said, smiling gently. "Don't be sad, My Queen, soon you won't have to worry so much about us."
"Why not?" Draco asked, surprised.
"We've talked with the Centaurs and they told us a few important things, My King. Soon, everything will be alright, and your beautiful child will lead us as well!" the fairy said, with a happy smile.
"Oh, you know about the baby... Well, if the centaurs said everything will be ok, then I trust them." Ginny smiled as well. "Now, the last reason why I came here... Twinkle, can we talk in private?"
Draco watched his wife walk away with Twinkle and return a few minutes later with a frown on her face.
"Ginny, what's wrong?" he asked, worried.
"We'll talk about it later, Draco." she replied, waving to the Fairies. "Goodbye, and please, be careful. I don't want to lose any more of you..."
The couple walked back to the castle in silence, with Angel in Draco's arms, sleeping. When they finally reached their new room, she wanted to go to Snape's room, as usual, but Ginny didn't let her. For the first time ever, Ginny ordered Angel to stay in that room and not leave until they had a long conversation.
"Ginny, what happened in that living room? I never saw you talking with Angel like that!" Draco asked, worried with her behavior.
"Some time ago, I told you that Angel was falling in love with Snape... She's a Pulga, and it's highly probable that Snape won't love her back. Angel's already starting to become depressed and weak, and soon she'll die of sadness, Draco." Ginny explained, sitting on their bed, with her hands on her face.
"But, I thought they only died when their owners didn't love them..." Draco asked, surprised.
"I thought that way, as well, that's why I've had that private conversation with Twinkle. Apparently, Pulgas have an old history behind their origins and when I heard that history, I understood that she will die if he doesn't love her in return." Ginny sighed, starting to undress.
"But, what past?"
"On the beginning of time, there were only creatures from the Light and from the Dark. On that time, the Fairies controlled the creatures from the Light and the wizards as well... As the battles between the two forces continued, a large population of wizards started to cross to the enemy side. As a punishment, the Fairies placed a curse on all of them. They would be little and harmless like a cat, but they would have one of three small powers: speech, telepathic powers, or a few magical powers, not too strong. They would each have a human as a owner and they would have to be faithful and trustworthy to their owner, they would have to be loved by the owner, or else, they would die..." Ginny explained, laying down on the cold bed and covering her body with the blankets. "If one day, they fell in love with a human and the love was not corresponded, they would die as if that person was her true owner... Twinkle told me that your true owner, is the one you give your heart to."
"So, when Angel fell in love with Snape, she gave her heart to him, and now, that he doesn't love her back, she'll die?" Draco asked, sadly, and Ginny replied a weak "Yes". "Poor Angel... I don't want her to die!"
"Neither do I, Draco... I asked Twinkle if I could remove the curse from Angel, now that I'm the Fairies Queen, and she told me that I could do it." Ginny replied, massaging her aching temples.
"There's a BUT, isn't there?" Draco pulled her closer to him, under the covers.
"Yes... It takes a lot of power from me to do it, and Twinkle told me it may cause a spontaneous miscarriage..." Ginny replied, sadly.
"Then, you're not doing it! I won't let you..." Draco said in an alarmed voice, stroking her belly. "I want both of you safe!"
"I know Draco, me too... But I feel guilty that I'm not able to help Angel. I love her, you know?" Ginny cried softly, against his bare chest.
"I know, love, I know..."
With heavy hearts, the couple eventually fell asleep, while a sad little Pulga sat all night in front of the door that would lead her out of that room, whishing she could be next to a certain black haired Potions teacher.