Chapter 7: Of Dragons and Lions
"Ginny, are you sure this is okay? You and Malfoy going on a trip alone?" Molly asked her daughter.
"Don't worry mom. I'd be fine" Ginny checked her hair and dress one last time. Then she heard the doorbell.
"Evening, Mrs Weasley, I'm Draco and I've come to pick up Ginny" Draco greeted Molly.
"I'm ready. Let's go" Ginny said as she descended the stairs with her luggage, kissed her mother good bye and left with Draco.
"You look lovely tonight" Draco remarked as he searched his pocket for his wand
"Thank you" Ginny replied as she blushed. Then the couple disapparated from outside the burrow.
"Welcome to Malfoy Manor" Draco said as they appeared in front of a gigantic castle.
"You call this a manor Mr Malfoy? If I'd known better, I'd call it a castle" Ginny exclaimed. Draco merely smirked at her words and dragged her to greet his mother.
"Evening Mrs Malfoy. I'm Ginny, please to meet you" Ginny said to Draco's mother.
"Oh Ginny my dear. Draco's told us about you. You're such a dear. You're the only one who has been able to tame this wild dragon of mine" Narcissa Malfoy exclaimed.
"Hi Ginny, I'm Leo Malfoy. Draco's twin brother, you're a real dear you know, nobody's ever done what you did" said the blond before he turned and headed towards his bride, leaving Ginny totally confused.
"Leo and Draco. A lion and a dragon. What names you've got? What did I do anyway? I haven't really tamed you have I?" Ginny turned to ask Draco, but he was nowhere in sight. Feeling extremely annoyed with his rude behaviour, Ginny decided to take matters in her own hands and began asking for directions to her room. She was quite surprised at the number who knew her and had acknowledged her presence. Finally, it was Leo who'd graciously volunteered to lead her to her room.
"Here we are. Enjoy" Leo had said, grinning widely at her. "Enjoy? What's up with these people?" Ginny thought to herself before she twisted the knob on the door. To her horror, she was greeted by a Draco Malfoy who was standing by the window and watching the field.
"I'm sorry. I must have been to the wrong room" Ginny turned and was about to leave when she felt a pair of strong hands grasping her shoulders tightly.
"No, you're not in the wrong room. We're suppose to be engaged remember? Don't worry, I'd make sure you can get your sleep without me attacking you in the middle of the night" Draco said matter of factly. Ginny merely nodded and followed Draco into the room.
Draco took of his shirt and headed towards his luggage. He'd glanced at Ginny, half expecting her to screech and run out of the room at the sight of a half naked man. But Ginny sat on the bed and began unpacking, pretending nothing has happened.
"I'm going to take a bath. Care to join me?" he'd asked her.
"Please do not smoke up the bathroom mirror" Ginny said haughtily before returning to packing. She'd packed her own clothes and being a neat-freak, she'd also packed Draco's clothes unknowingly. She was laying down his shoes when she suddenly felt him standing behind her.
"Sorry, I packed your stuffs without asking. It's um...habit..." she'd said before grabbing her clothes and running into the bathroom.
Before long, Ginny and Draco were making their way to the backyard to rehearse for the ceremony. It was most likely that Draco hadn't heard that he was suppose to walk to the center of the aisle, offer Ginny his arm and proceed out of the ceremonial grounds. But whatever it was, Draco had started down the center of the aisle without Ginny, leaving completely baffled.
"Well, you know Draco. He thinks he can partner himself" Ginny taunted as she eyed him, causing the people to burst into laughter. Draco realized his mistake and immediately headed towards Ginny and very graciously offered her his arm. Then the two finally marched down the ceremony together.
"Trying to get back at me for the joke in the bedroom aren't you?" Draco asked with a smirk. Ginny said nothing and just smiled innocently at him.
"Ginny, are you sure this is okay? You and Malfoy going on a trip alone?" Molly asked her daughter.
"Don't worry mom. I'd be fine" Ginny checked her hair and dress one last time. Then she heard the doorbell.
"Evening, Mrs Weasley, I'm Draco and I've come to pick up Ginny" Draco greeted Molly.
"I'm ready. Let's go" Ginny said as she descended the stairs with her luggage, kissed her mother good bye and left with Draco.
"You look lovely tonight" Draco remarked as he searched his pocket for his wand
"Thank you" Ginny replied as she blushed. Then the couple disapparated from outside the burrow.
"Welcome to Malfoy Manor" Draco said as they appeared in front of a gigantic castle.
"You call this a manor Mr Malfoy? If I'd known better, I'd call it a castle" Ginny exclaimed. Draco merely smirked at her words and dragged her to greet his mother.
"Evening Mrs Malfoy. I'm Ginny, please to meet you" Ginny said to Draco's mother.
"Oh Ginny my dear. Draco's told us about you. You're such a dear. You're the only one who has been able to tame this wild dragon of mine" Narcissa Malfoy exclaimed.
"Hi Ginny, I'm Leo Malfoy. Draco's twin brother, you're a real dear you know, nobody's ever done what you did" said the blond before he turned and headed towards his bride, leaving Ginny totally confused.
"Leo and Draco. A lion and a dragon. What names you've got? What did I do anyway? I haven't really tamed you have I?" Ginny turned to ask Draco, but he was nowhere in sight. Feeling extremely annoyed with his rude behaviour, Ginny decided to take matters in her own hands and began asking for directions to her room. She was quite surprised at the number who knew her and had acknowledged her presence. Finally, it was Leo who'd graciously volunteered to lead her to her room.
"Here we are. Enjoy" Leo had said, grinning widely at her. "Enjoy? What's up with these people?" Ginny thought to herself before she twisted the knob on the door. To her horror, she was greeted by a Draco Malfoy who was standing by the window and watching the field.
"I'm sorry. I must have been to the wrong room" Ginny turned and was about to leave when she felt a pair of strong hands grasping her shoulders tightly.
"No, you're not in the wrong room. We're suppose to be engaged remember? Don't worry, I'd make sure you can get your sleep without me attacking you in the middle of the night" Draco said matter of factly. Ginny merely nodded and followed Draco into the room.
Draco took of his shirt and headed towards his luggage. He'd glanced at Ginny, half expecting her to screech and run out of the room at the sight of a half naked man. But Ginny sat on the bed and began unpacking, pretending nothing has happened.
"I'm going to take a bath. Care to join me?" he'd asked her.
"Please do not smoke up the bathroom mirror" Ginny said haughtily before returning to packing. She'd packed her own clothes and being a neat-freak, she'd also packed Draco's clothes unknowingly. She was laying down his shoes when she suddenly felt him standing behind her.
"Sorry, I packed your stuffs without asking. It's um...habit..." she'd said before grabbing her clothes and running into the bathroom.
Before long, Ginny and Draco were making their way to the backyard to rehearse for the ceremony. It was most likely that Draco hadn't heard that he was suppose to walk to the center of the aisle, offer Ginny his arm and proceed out of the ceremonial grounds. But whatever it was, Draco had started down the center of the aisle without Ginny, leaving completely baffled.
"Well, you know Draco. He thinks he can partner himself" Ginny taunted as she eyed him, causing the people to burst into laughter. Draco realized his mistake and immediately headed towards Ginny and very graciously offered her his arm. Then the two finally marched down the ceremony together.
"Trying to get back at me for the joke in the bedroom aren't you?" Draco asked with a smirk. Ginny said nothing and just smiled innocently at him.