Chapter 1: Confrontations
It was the start of a new school year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, meaning new classes for the first years. . .more classes for the second and third years. . .even more classes for the fourth years, and as for a young fifth year. . .a very unwelcomed wake up call.
"Ginny!! Get your ass down here already!! You're going to be late you lazy. . .son of a. . ."
"Okay. I'm here already. Don't have to start screaming Katie," a very tired looking Ginny mumbled, while walking down the long file of stairs to the Gryffindor common room.
"It's still morning and you're already tired! Ginny, Ginny, Ginny, what are we going to do with you?" Katie smiled evilly, already used to her friend's morning behavior, "By the way, nice pajamas. Green is definitely your color."
"Pajamas? What are you. . .Oh My God!!" Ginny screamed out, before running back into the girl's dorm and slamming the door with a bang.
"What was that all about?" A voice asked Katie from behind.
"Oh hey Harry." Katie greeted with a grin. "That," she motioned to the girl's dorm, "Was absolutely nothing. Nothing at all."
When Ginny finally entered the breakfast hall, most of the students had already left, forcing her to sit alone in the Gryffindor table. She allowed a sigh to escape her lips, happy to have some peace in her usually hectic life. Too bad it wouldn't last too long. . .
"Oh what do we have here. . .its scar-face, weasel and the mudblood. How pathetic, the dream team is reunited once again. Out to defeat evil and save the day like always I suppose. What is it this time? Because I think you just about tackled everything. . .well except the weasel is still poorer than ever. . ."
"Shut the fuck up Malfoy!"
"Oh wow, weasel learns a few new words for his vocabulary. What is it now? Five?"
"How bout I kick your. . ."
But before the fight could continue, someone interrupted. "Can you guys stop fighting so I can eat in peace?"
"Ginny stay out of this. . ."
"Ron, don't tell me what to do," she shot back, before turning her glare on Malfoy, "And you. You always say the same stuff over and over again. It's getting old! At least find some variation in your life. Or are you just too stupid to find anything else to say?" No reply. "Thought so. Well see you around, I, unlike some people here, have a life. Anyways, I wouldn't want to catch the stupidity going about in the air." And with that Ginny left with a huge grin of satisfaction.
"Did you hear? The little Weasley told of Malfoy and he didn't even say anything back!"
"Really? I heard she beat the daylights out of him after!"
"Wow! Where'd you hear that?"
"Looks like Ginny's name is all over school now." Katie sighed, knowing her best friend wasn't too happy about it, "Come on Colin, let's go find her."
Colin nodded in agreement. "That's probably a good idea. . .before some other rumor breaks out and Ginny blows a fuse."
"But where could she be?" Katie asked in a panicked tone, "She could be anywhere!"
"Oh if you're looking for Ginny," interrupted a small first year from behind, "I saw her go to the courtyard. She seemed pretty upset."
"Thanks a bunch!" Katie and Colin replied in unison, before heading outside.
Meanwhile in the courtyard. . .
The youngest Weasley was sitting alone under the shaded trees, reading her potion notes before class began. She knew Katie was probably waiting for her in the corridor, but she wanted to avoid the crowd, especially with the news of her telling of Malfoy going around. Ginny sighed apprehensively; ever since her first year during the time the chamber of secrets was still a threat, Ginny always hated the way rumors went around the school. Ginny shivered slightly at the thought of her first year. . .the time she was under control of a powerful force. . .the time she almost got herself and Harry killed. "Gotta stop thinking about that Ginny. . ." she told herself mentally, "Just forget about the past." She was about to return to reading until. . .
"Ginny!" a familiar voice called from a few feet away.
Ginny lifted her head from reading, only to be greeted by the sight of her fuming brother and two friends. . .also known as Hogwart's dream team.
"What do you want now?" Ginny asked lazily, not really wanting to deal with her brother at the moment.
"Ginny, I told you to stay out of the fight!" Ron yelled at his sister, while pointing at her accusingly, "Now there are rumors all over the school about you."
"Well I'm sorry Ron, but it's not like you were doing anything in the first place!" Ginny shot back angrily, "Why they hell are you mad in the first place? I was the one who told him off didn't I?"
"But Ginny, that still doesn't give you the right to step in. . ." Hermoine began in a calm tone, as she stepped forward towards the youngest Weasley, "You should have let Harry or Ron handle it."
"So you're taking his side now??" Ginny replied with more anger, "Oh fuck this. I'm leaving. See ya later dream team." But before Ginny could take off, someone grabbed her wrist with a tug. "What do you want Harry? Or are you going to lecture me too?"
"Actually. . .I just wanted to tell you. . ." Harry whispered gently in her ear, "See ya in class. . ." With that, he let go of his grip, and Ginny left the courtyard. . .a huge smile on her lips.
"Ginny! You're safe!" Katie and Colin cried happily, while running towards their friend from across the hall.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Ginny replied with a laugh once the two reached her, "It's not like I was being attacked by Malfoy. . ."
"Oh did I just hear someone mention me?" a cold voice asked from behind, "Well if it isn't the little weaselette. How come you aren't with the dream team? They might need you to protect them again."
"Malfoy. . .can you just leave already?" Ginny replied angrily through clenched teeth, "Thanks to you my name's already all around the school."
"What? You don't appreciate that little weasel?" Malfoy mocked in fake- innocence, "I single-handedly got people to notice you. Since you have the fame. . .I'm sure the fortune will come eventually."
"Why you little. . ."
"Oh but I must be going now," Draco smiled, knowing he got the upper hand in the fight, "Unfortunately. . .I'll probably see you later. Bye."
"He is such a jerk," Katie whispered under her breath, as the figure of Draco disappeared into the crowd of students, "I can't believe he just said that!"
"I know," Colin began, looking a little worried, "But we can't do anything about it. . .right Ginny? Ginny?"
"Oh this is definitely not over yet. . .even if he got the last word!" Ginny replied, a smirk on her face, "It's just begun."
"Ginny?" Colin mumbled softly, a little frightened by his friend's response, "Umm. . .you okay?"
"Of course she is," Katie interrupted, while glancing at her watch, "We better head to the dungeons before Snape goes psycho on us. I don't want detention on the first day!"
"But Ginny. . .you sure you're okay?" Colin asked once more, as they ran down the corridor towards potions.
"Yes Colin," Ginny answered reassuringly.
"You guys! Hurry up already!!" Katie yelled, as she dragged the two down the hall and into their potion's classroom. Unfortunately. . .
"You three are late. I expect to see you in detention all week and fifty points taken from Gryffindor!"
. . .they didn't make it on time.
It was the start of a new school year at Hogwarts school of Witchcraft and Wizardry, meaning new classes for the first years. . .more classes for the second and third years. . .even more classes for the fourth years, and as for a young fifth year. . .a very unwelcomed wake up call.
"Ginny!! Get your ass down here already!! You're going to be late you lazy. . .son of a. . ."
"Okay. I'm here already. Don't have to start screaming Katie," a very tired looking Ginny mumbled, while walking down the long file of stairs to the Gryffindor common room.
"It's still morning and you're already tired! Ginny, Ginny, Ginny, what are we going to do with you?" Katie smiled evilly, already used to her friend's morning behavior, "By the way, nice pajamas. Green is definitely your color."
"Pajamas? What are you. . .Oh My God!!" Ginny screamed out, before running back into the girl's dorm and slamming the door with a bang.
"What was that all about?" A voice asked Katie from behind.
"Oh hey Harry." Katie greeted with a grin. "That," she motioned to the girl's dorm, "Was absolutely nothing. Nothing at all."
When Ginny finally entered the breakfast hall, most of the students had already left, forcing her to sit alone in the Gryffindor table. She allowed a sigh to escape her lips, happy to have some peace in her usually hectic life. Too bad it wouldn't last too long. . .
"Oh what do we have here. . .its scar-face, weasel and the mudblood. How pathetic, the dream team is reunited once again. Out to defeat evil and save the day like always I suppose. What is it this time? Because I think you just about tackled everything. . .well except the weasel is still poorer than ever. . ."
"Shut the fuck up Malfoy!"
"Oh wow, weasel learns a few new words for his vocabulary. What is it now? Five?"
"How bout I kick your. . ."
But before the fight could continue, someone interrupted. "Can you guys stop fighting so I can eat in peace?"
"Ginny stay out of this. . ."
"Ron, don't tell me what to do," she shot back, before turning her glare on Malfoy, "And you. You always say the same stuff over and over again. It's getting old! At least find some variation in your life. Or are you just too stupid to find anything else to say?" No reply. "Thought so. Well see you around, I, unlike some people here, have a life. Anyways, I wouldn't want to catch the stupidity going about in the air." And with that Ginny left with a huge grin of satisfaction.
"Did you hear? The little Weasley told of Malfoy and he didn't even say anything back!"
"Really? I heard she beat the daylights out of him after!"
"Wow! Where'd you hear that?"
"Looks like Ginny's name is all over school now." Katie sighed, knowing her best friend wasn't too happy about it, "Come on Colin, let's go find her."
Colin nodded in agreement. "That's probably a good idea. . .before some other rumor breaks out and Ginny blows a fuse."
"But where could she be?" Katie asked in a panicked tone, "She could be anywhere!"
"Oh if you're looking for Ginny," interrupted a small first year from behind, "I saw her go to the courtyard. She seemed pretty upset."
"Thanks a bunch!" Katie and Colin replied in unison, before heading outside.
Meanwhile in the courtyard. . .
The youngest Weasley was sitting alone under the shaded trees, reading her potion notes before class began. She knew Katie was probably waiting for her in the corridor, but she wanted to avoid the crowd, especially with the news of her telling of Malfoy going around. Ginny sighed apprehensively; ever since her first year during the time the chamber of secrets was still a threat, Ginny always hated the way rumors went around the school. Ginny shivered slightly at the thought of her first year. . .the time she was under control of a powerful force. . .the time she almost got herself and Harry killed. "Gotta stop thinking about that Ginny. . ." she told herself mentally, "Just forget about the past." She was about to return to reading until. . .
"Ginny!" a familiar voice called from a few feet away.
Ginny lifted her head from reading, only to be greeted by the sight of her fuming brother and two friends. . .also known as Hogwart's dream team.
"What do you want now?" Ginny asked lazily, not really wanting to deal with her brother at the moment.
"Ginny, I told you to stay out of the fight!" Ron yelled at his sister, while pointing at her accusingly, "Now there are rumors all over the school about you."
"Well I'm sorry Ron, but it's not like you were doing anything in the first place!" Ginny shot back angrily, "Why they hell are you mad in the first place? I was the one who told him off didn't I?"
"But Ginny, that still doesn't give you the right to step in. . ." Hermoine began in a calm tone, as she stepped forward towards the youngest Weasley, "You should have let Harry or Ron handle it."
"So you're taking his side now??" Ginny replied with more anger, "Oh fuck this. I'm leaving. See ya later dream team." But before Ginny could take off, someone grabbed her wrist with a tug. "What do you want Harry? Or are you going to lecture me too?"
"Actually. . .I just wanted to tell you. . ." Harry whispered gently in her ear, "See ya in class. . ." With that, he let go of his grip, and Ginny left the courtyard. . .a huge smile on her lips.
"Ginny! You're safe!" Katie and Colin cried happily, while running towards their friend from across the hall.
"Why wouldn't I be?" Ginny replied with a laugh once the two reached her, "It's not like I was being attacked by Malfoy. . ."
"Oh did I just hear someone mention me?" a cold voice asked from behind, "Well if it isn't the little weaselette. How come you aren't with the dream team? They might need you to protect them again."
"Malfoy. . .can you just leave already?" Ginny replied angrily through clenched teeth, "Thanks to you my name's already all around the school."
"What? You don't appreciate that little weasel?" Malfoy mocked in fake- innocence, "I single-handedly got people to notice you. Since you have the fame. . .I'm sure the fortune will come eventually."
"Why you little. . ."
"Oh but I must be going now," Draco smiled, knowing he got the upper hand in the fight, "Unfortunately. . .I'll probably see you later. Bye."
"He is such a jerk," Katie whispered under her breath, as the figure of Draco disappeared into the crowd of students, "I can't believe he just said that!"
"I know," Colin began, looking a little worried, "But we can't do anything about it. . .right Ginny? Ginny?"
"Oh this is definitely not over yet. . .even if he got the last word!" Ginny replied, a smirk on her face, "It's just begun."
"Ginny?" Colin mumbled softly, a little frightened by his friend's response, "Umm. . .you okay?"
"Of course she is," Katie interrupted, while glancing at her watch, "We better head to the dungeons before Snape goes psycho on us. I don't want detention on the first day!"
"But Ginny. . .you sure you're okay?" Colin asked once more, as they ran down the corridor towards potions.
"Yes Colin," Ginny answered reassuringly.
"You guys! Hurry up already!!" Katie yelled, as she dragged the two down the hall and into their potion's classroom. Unfortunately. . .
"You three are late. I expect to see you in detention all week and fifty points taken from Gryffindor!"
. . .they didn't make it on time.