A/N: We're back! I'm glad everyone is enjoying the story! There were a
couple of questions about what a Mary Sue was in the reviews so here is a
general definition that I got from the Harry Potter Slash Fan Fiction
Glossary: "A character who is the author in disguise. Normally a Mary Sue
is the hero of the story, all the characters fall in love with her, she is
outrageously fabulous, beautiful, and powerful. Mary Sue stories are
basically elaborate fantasies wherein the author gets to pretend that she
is magical and is in the book. While there are some interesting and well
written Mary Sues, generally they are not very good." The male counter
part of a Mary Sue is a Gary Stu. You'll know it's probably a Mary
Sue/Gary Stu because they'll usually be dubbed "original character" in the
description. Hope that helps you all out. Now back to our regularly
scheduled programming.
Chapter 7
"You both know what to do!"
"Oh come on Pansy, is this really necessary?" Blaise asked, shifting uncomfortably next to her.
Pansy humphed, "What's the matter Blaise? Gone soft over the Weasel in just one day?"
Blaise glared at Pansy, "You're working my last nerve here, Parkinson."
Pansy raised an eyebrow, "Is that so Zabini? Well maybe next time you'll think twice about bringing a certain someone with you to Hogsmeade!" she yelled. "Then we won't have to worry about these little disagreements!"
"Yeah, I'll make sure to leave someone behind...YOU!" Blaise said shouting back.
While the two were arguing Draco climbed the fence. "Look, he said interrupting his friends, "you two can sit here all day and argue if you want. I'll take care of this." Draco turned and headed toward the shack.
Behind him he could hear Pansy still yelling at Blaise. "At least he's not compromising who he really is! See, he's getting the job done!"
"Oh shut up Pansy, you're so full of it!" Blaise shouted back.
Draco sighed and headed into the shack from a back entrance. He made sure to close the door gently behind him so as not to alert Ginny of his presence. He didn't know how far ahead of him she got, but he didn't want to risk her hearing him.
He quietly crossed what must have at one point been a kitchen and stealthily headed for the stairs. He climbed slowly to keep the steps from creaking and entered another room. The windows were completely boarded up in the house so only a small amount of light filtered into the room. The dim light was enough for him to make his way around without bumping into everything.
Like everything else in this house the room was in shambles. Furniture was broken and tossed about, the curtains were ripped, and pictures were askew on the walls. Draco knew that there were no ghosts in the Shrieking Shack, but shuddered slightly wondering what had caused all the damage inside.
He crossed the room and headed into the hall which had another set of stairs at the end. He quietly climbed those and cautiously headed for the room where he knew that Ginny would be. The door was open and he glanced inside. It was an old bedroom, which was also in a complete state of disarray. The dresser was broken with the drawers half hanging out. The mattress was off the bed, shredded, with springs poking out of it.
A quick glance around the room reveled that Ginny wasn't there. Draco's brow furrowed and he walked into the room. He knew she couldn't have left without him hearing her. Still, he walked over to the window to see if she had made it out without him realizing it. He looked down to where Blaise and Pansy were still having their row. The crease on his brow deepened further. If she wasn't out there, where was she?
Ginny stepped out from the closet where she had been hiding as quietly as she could. Draco was still standing at the window, his arms crossed over his chest. Ginny tried hard not to laugh at the pensive look on his face. She tiptoed over toward the window, bringing her arms up in front of her and ready to do to him what he obviously meant to do to her. Just when she was about to reach out to shove him he suddenly turned.
She gave a yelp of surprise as he grabbed both her arms in his hands and quickly turned them so that her back was against the wall and he had her hands pinned up on either side of her face. Ginny started laughing. "How did you know I was behind you?"
Draco gave her a smug grin, "Honestly Ginny, you couldn't sneak up on the dead. Perhaps after you learn potions you should get some help with that."
"Oh like you were any better!" Ginny countered. "I bet you thought you were so clever sneaking in here to scare me! Well it didn't work out so well for you did it!"
Draco's smile faded, "Yes...well, how did you know about that anyway?"
Now it was Ginny's turn to look smug, "Please as if Pansy's insistence that I come in here wasn't a big enough clue," she inclined her head toward the window, "looking out there and seeing you coming in here pretty much confirmed all my suspicions."
Draco smiled, "I guess I'm not so clever after all."
"The only thing I'm surprised about is that you're in here alone," she said.
"Well, Blaise usually comes in with me," Draco informed her, "But he and Pansy are having a rather heated, ah...discussion just now."
Ginny's frowned slightly, "What are they fighting about?"
"You."
"I guess I should have known," she said sighing. "Maybe I shouldn't have come with him, I don't want him getting into fights with his friends over me."
"Blaise is a big boy," Draco told her, "he can decide for himself who he wants to go out with. Pansy will just have to deal with it."
Ginny gave a disbelieving snort, "Yeah, like you're OK with this situation."
Draco lightly shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. I guess it's really not that bad."
Ginny blinked her eyes a couple of times not really knowing what to say. The silence that filled the room made her realize that he still had her pinned against the wall. She should probably tell him to let her go. Tell him that they should just go and join the others outside.
But she didn't. He really hadn't been so bad that day. He'd defended her to Pansy, tried to apologize for her behavior and now he'd just told her that he didn't think she was so bad to have around. That alone had her changing her opinion of Draco. Her own brother didn't really appreciate her presence most of the time.
The silence dragged on and still neither said anything. Draco was looking at her intently and she wondered just what would happen if she leaned forward just a fraction of an inch...
"What are you thinking about?" Draco asked when she started biting her lower lip.
"What?" Ginny asked trying to clear her mind.
"Well, the only time I've ever seen you chew your bottom lip like that is when you're trying to figure out something in potions. It leads me to believe you're trying to figure something out now." Ginny didn't say anything and looked away. Draco narrowed his eyes, "What are you thinking about?" he asked again.
Ginny's gaze dropped to his lips and she unconsciously moistened her own. She brought her gaze back up to meet his. Swallowing hard she said, "Actually, I'm thinking about something I shouldn't be thinking about."
"Funnily enough," Draco said his eyes dropping to her lips, "So am I." He brought his face closer to hers, moving slowly giving her enough time to pull away if she wanted to.
Ginny didn't pull away. Draco Malfoy wanted to kiss her and she fully intended to let it happen. 'Wait a minute, that's not right,' a voice in her head told her. But in the next instant Draco's lips were on hers and all thought fled her mind.
His lips closed over hers cool, firm and coaxing. That voice in her head told her she should resist his temptation and pull away. The voice in her head be damned she thought as Draco released her hands and brought them up to cup her face. She brought her hands up around his neck and ran her fingers into his hair.
Draco's lips urged hers open and she complied, her mind went dizzy as she tried to absorb all the sensations of his kiss. Her skin heated and her breathing became labored. She pressed herself closer to his body wanting more, but at that moment Draco broke the kiss.
Ginny's eyelids fluttered open and she looked into his gray eyes. She leaned her head towards him again, but he just chuckled and pulled father back. "We have company," he said.
"Huh?" Ginny asked still feeling a bit out of sorts.
"Someone's coming," he said and she heard for the first time the steps that were hurrying up the stairs.
Draco stepped away from her as Blaise came running into the room. "Ah, so you two are still alive," he said smiling. "Are you OK, Ginny?" he asked noticing that she was looking at the floor.
"What? Oh, yes," she said looking up but still avoiding his gaze. "I uh, was just startled that's all. Draco gave me, ah, quite a scare." Her eyes flickered up toward Draco, but she looked away quickly, not able to face him after what had just happened. What if they hadn't heard Blaise? What if he had walked in on them?
"It must have been quite a scare, your face is flushed," Blaise said coming over to her.
Ginny's hands instantly went up to her face, "It is?"
"Just slightly," he replied. "Anyway, how about we head back to Hogwarts? Pansy is seriously about to drive me mad."
Ginny quickly nodded her head in agreement more than willing to head back to the school and away from Draco's company. "Yes, I think that's a great idea."
"How about you?" Blaise asked Draco who been leaning against the wall trying to avoid all gazes himself. "You coming back?"
"No," Draco answered, "I think I'll stick around here a little longer."
Blaise lightly shrugged his shoulders, "Suit yourself. Come on Ginny, let's go."
He took her hand and started leading her out of the room. Just before she walked out of the room she cast a glance back at Draco who was looking rather puzzled. She knew that she was probably wearing a very similar expression herself. She just wanted to hurry back to her room so she could think about why she let Draco Malfoy kiss her in the first place.
A/N: Another chapter done! I know you are all so excited! So there was some fluff at the end, I know you've been waiting for it! Now to my reviewers!
Julia, Dracoluver2009, Karlin88, DuskTilDawn, aoi-yuki-yume, and Carly Sue – Here's the next one! Sorry there was a bit of a wait!
Ash Night – You are totally my new bodyguard! You've totally got my back! LOL!
Nerwen Faelvirin – I'm glad you like it and I know that I don't need to tell you what I'm waiting for!
Water In A Puddle – I'm glad you like it. I still haven't found those chapters, but I'll keep looking!
Nichole Malfoy – Nothing can be too easy for Ginny can it...
Ronluver626 – Blaise isn't being mean to Ginny. Actually he's being very nice. There was a bit of a snogging at the end. I guess we'll just have to wait and see where things go with D/G from here!
D347H BY P45510N – First off, I love your name! Next, you're my second bodyguard! You tell them! Hope I helped you out with the Mary Sue definition at the beginning!
Marchwarden's Blue Eyed S – I hope that the suspense didn't kill you! Thanks for putting me on your favorites list! I'm glad you like my story that much! If you're interested I do have another HP fic. You can find it on my author page. Mean and harsh Draco rules! Thanks for reading!
MelissaAdams – I'm glad you like it, don't worry, Pansy won't win! D/G all the way!
Spunkypippy – It's all about the ice cream! I totally understand! Thanks for taking the time to review!
Little Rose – Here's some fluff! Sorry to make you wait for it!
Chapter 7
"You both know what to do!"
"Oh come on Pansy, is this really necessary?" Blaise asked, shifting uncomfortably next to her.
Pansy humphed, "What's the matter Blaise? Gone soft over the Weasel in just one day?"
Blaise glared at Pansy, "You're working my last nerve here, Parkinson."
Pansy raised an eyebrow, "Is that so Zabini? Well maybe next time you'll think twice about bringing a certain someone with you to Hogsmeade!" she yelled. "Then we won't have to worry about these little disagreements!"
"Yeah, I'll make sure to leave someone behind...YOU!" Blaise said shouting back.
While the two were arguing Draco climbed the fence. "Look, he said interrupting his friends, "you two can sit here all day and argue if you want. I'll take care of this." Draco turned and headed toward the shack.
Behind him he could hear Pansy still yelling at Blaise. "At least he's not compromising who he really is! See, he's getting the job done!"
"Oh shut up Pansy, you're so full of it!" Blaise shouted back.
Draco sighed and headed into the shack from a back entrance. He made sure to close the door gently behind him so as not to alert Ginny of his presence. He didn't know how far ahead of him she got, but he didn't want to risk her hearing him.
He quietly crossed what must have at one point been a kitchen and stealthily headed for the stairs. He climbed slowly to keep the steps from creaking and entered another room. The windows were completely boarded up in the house so only a small amount of light filtered into the room. The dim light was enough for him to make his way around without bumping into everything.
Like everything else in this house the room was in shambles. Furniture was broken and tossed about, the curtains were ripped, and pictures were askew on the walls. Draco knew that there were no ghosts in the Shrieking Shack, but shuddered slightly wondering what had caused all the damage inside.
He crossed the room and headed into the hall which had another set of stairs at the end. He quietly climbed those and cautiously headed for the room where he knew that Ginny would be. The door was open and he glanced inside. It was an old bedroom, which was also in a complete state of disarray. The dresser was broken with the drawers half hanging out. The mattress was off the bed, shredded, with springs poking out of it.
A quick glance around the room reveled that Ginny wasn't there. Draco's brow furrowed and he walked into the room. He knew she couldn't have left without him hearing her. Still, he walked over to the window to see if she had made it out without him realizing it. He looked down to where Blaise and Pansy were still having their row. The crease on his brow deepened further. If she wasn't out there, where was she?
Ginny stepped out from the closet where she had been hiding as quietly as she could. Draco was still standing at the window, his arms crossed over his chest. Ginny tried hard not to laugh at the pensive look on his face. She tiptoed over toward the window, bringing her arms up in front of her and ready to do to him what he obviously meant to do to her. Just when she was about to reach out to shove him he suddenly turned.
She gave a yelp of surprise as he grabbed both her arms in his hands and quickly turned them so that her back was against the wall and he had her hands pinned up on either side of her face. Ginny started laughing. "How did you know I was behind you?"
Draco gave her a smug grin, "Honestly Ginny, you couldn't sneak up on the dead. Perhaps after you learn potions you should get some help with that."
"Oh like you were any better!" Ginny countered. "I bet you thought you were so clever sneaking in here to scare me! Well it didn't work out so well for you did it!"
Draco's smile faded, "Yes...well, how did you know about that anyway?"
Now it was Ginny's turn to look smug, "Please as if Pansy's insistence that I come in here wasn't a big enough clue," she inclined her head toward the window, "looking out there and seeing you coming in here pretty much confirmed all my suspicions."
Draco smiled, "I guess I'm not so clever after all."
"The only thing I'm surprised about is that you're in here alone," she said.
"Well, Blaise usually comes in with me," Draco informed her, "But he and Pansy are having a rather heated, ah...discussion just now."
Ginny's frowned slightly, "What are they fighting about?"
"You."
"I guess I should have known," she said sighing. "Maybe I shouldn't have come with him, I don't want him getting into fights with his friends over me."
"Blaise is a big boy," Draco told her, "he can decide for himself who he wants to go out with. Pansy will just have to deal with it."
Ginny gave a disbelieving snort, "Yeah, like you're OK with this situation."
Draco lightly shrugged his shoulders, "I don't know. I guess it's really not that bad."
Ginny blinked her eyes a couple of times not really knowing what to say. The silence that filled the room made her realize that he still had her pinned against the wall. She should probably tell him to let her go. Tell him that they should just go and join the others outside.
But she didn't. He really hadn't been so bad that day. He'd defended her to Pansy, tried to apologize for her behavior and now he'd just told her that he didn't think she was so bad to have around. That alone had her changing her opinion of Draco. Her own brother didn't really appreciate her presence most of the time.
The silence dragged on and still neither said anything. Draco was looking at her intently and she wondered just what would happen if she leaned forward just a fraction of an inch...
"What are you thinking about?" Draco asked when she started biting her lower lip.
"What?" Ginny asked trying to clear her mind.
"Well, the only time I've ever seen you chew your bottom lip like that is when you're trying to figure out something in potions. It leads me to believe you're trying to figure something out now." Ginny didn't say anything and looked away. Draco narrowed his eyes, "What are you thinking about?" he asked again.
Ginny's gaze dropped to his lips and she unconsciously moistened her own. She brought her gaze back up to meet his. Swallowing hard she said, "Actually, I'm thinking about something I shouldn't be thinking about."
"Funnily enough," Draco said his eyes dropping to her lips, "So am I." He brought his face closer to hers, moving slowly giving her enough time to pull away if she wanted to.
Ginny didn't pull away. Draco Malfoy wanted to kiss her and she fully intended to let it happen. 'Wait a minute, that's not right,' a voice in her head told her. But in the next instant Draco's lips were on hers and all thought fled her mind.
His lips closed over hers cool, firm and coaxing. That voice in her head told her she should resist his temptation and pull away. The voice in her head be damned she thought as Draco released her hands and brought them up to cup her face. She brought her hands up around his neck and ran her fingers into his hair.
Draco's lips urged hers open and she complied, her mind went dizzy as she tried to absorb all the sensations of his kiss. Her skin heated and her breathing became labored. She pressed herself closer to his body wanting more, but at that moment Draco broke the kiss.
Ginny's eyelids fluttered open and she looked into his gray eyes. She leaned her head towards him again, but he just chuckled and pulled father back. "We have company," he said.
"Huh?" Ginny asked still feeling a bit out of sorts.
"Someone's coming," he said and she heard for the first time the steps that were hurrying up the stairs.
Draco stepped away from her as Blaise came running into the room. "Ah, so you two are still alive," he said smiling. "Are you OK, Ginny?" he asked noticing that she was looking at the floor.
"What? Oh, yes," she said looking up but still avoiding his gaze. "I uh, was just startled that's all. Draco gave me, ah, quite a scare." Her eyes flickered up toward Draco, but she looked away quickly, not able to face him after what had just happened. What if they hadn't heard Blaise? What if he had walked in on them?
"It must have been quite a scare, your face is flushed," Blaise said coming over to her.
Ginny's hands instantly went up to her face, "It is?"
"Just slightly," he replied. "Anyway, how about we head back to Hogwarts? Pansy is seriously about to drive me mad."
Ginny quickly nodded her head in agreement more than willing to head back to the school and away from Draco's company. "Yes, I think that's a great idea."
"How about you?" Blaise asked Draco who been leaning against the wall trying to avoid all gazes himself. "You coming back?"
"No," Draco answered, "I think I'll stick around here a little longer."
Blaise lightly shrugged his shoulders, "Suit yourself. Come on Ginny, let's go."
He took her hand and started leading her out of the room. Just before she walked out of the room she cast a glance back at Draco who was looking rather puzzled. She knew that she was probably wearing a very similar expression herself. She just wanted to hurry back to her room so she could think about why she let Draco Malfoy kiss her in the first place.
A/N: Another chapter done! I know you are all so excited! So there was some fluff at the end, I know you've been waiting for it! Now to my reviewers!
Julia, Dracoluver2009, Karlin88, DuskTilDawn, aoi-yuki-yume, and Carly Sue – Here's the next one! Sorry there was a bit of a wait!
Ash Night – You are totally my new bodyguard! You've totally got my back! LOL!
Nerwen Faelvirin – I'm glad you like it and I know that I don't need to tell you what I'm waiting for!
Water In A Puddle – I'm glad you like it. I still haven't found those chapters, but I'll keep looking!
Nichole Malfoy – Nothing can be too easy for Ginny can it...
Ronluver626 – Blaise isn't being mean to Ginny. Actually he's being very nice. There was a bit of a snogging at the end. I guess we'll just have to wait and see where things go with D/G from here!
D347H BY P45510N – First off, I love your name! Next, you're my second bodyguard! You tell them! Hope I helped you out with the Mary Sue definition at the beginning!
Marchwarden's Blue Eyed S – I hope that the suspense didn't kill you! Thanks for putting me on your favorites list! I'm glad you like my story that much! If you're interested I do have another HP fic. You can find it on my author page. Mean and harsh Draco rules! Thanks for reading!
MelissaAdams – I'm glad you like it, don't worry, Pansy won't win! D/G all the way!
Spunkypippy – It's all about the ice cream! I totally understand! Thanks for taking the time to review!
Little Rose – Here's some fluff! Sorry to make you wait for it!