Chapter 7
Virginia woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. Another bad dream, Virginia thought, not going back to sleep for awhile, might as well go to the kitchen. She got up and grabbed her black robe and threw it on over her white tang-top, white shorts ensemble. She then tossed her hair up into a messy bun. She didn't bother to tie the knot to her robe as she walked out the door or at least tried to. As she exited her room she ran straight into Draco's bare chest.
"Draco, what are you doing here?" Dam he is hot, Virginia thought as she looked him up and down. He was only wearing a pair of boxers and she could see he was well-toned. Oh no, bad thoughts, Virginia stop it.
"Well I heard screaming and came to check if you were all right." Draco stated actually looking concerned.
"How did you know it was me?"
"Well I didn't. I checked on all the other girls. They seemed fine although Cat's sleeping methods didn't look ok."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll show you." Draco walked out followed my Virginia. They passed Pansy's door then silently opened Cat's door. Virginia stifled a laugh at the sight. Liberty was lying across the top of the bed while Cat was at the bottom. She was sprawled crazily, legs hanging off one side of the bed and her head and arms off the other. Virginia laughed outright as Cat flung her leg wildly and fell out of bed. Draco quickly pulled her out and pinned her against the wall.
"What the..." They heard Cat say. She stumbled out the door looking about outrageously. "Dam I hate being blind. Come out who-ever you are before you I start randomly kicking things."
Virginia shook off Draco and walked towards Cat. "Cat don't you know that's dangerous. Plus you don't tell your attackers you're blind."
"Oh it's just you Gin. Another bad dream, huh, I suppose you want Libs." Cat stated.
"Yeah it was a bad dream but you can keep Libs. I will just go get some hot chocolate." Gin spoke.
"That's it girl, go straight for the chocolate. It always makes me feel better, but watch out its addictive and goes straight to your hips. Night Gin."
"Goodnight Cat." Virginia stated laughing while Cat walked back to her door, but she halted right in front of it and turned towards where Draco was standing. Cat smirked and waved.
"Goodnight Draco." She said and walked into her room and closed the door. Gin walked down the stairs while Draco followed her. They entered the kitchen. Draco sat on one of the stools at the counter while Virginia set about making them both hot chocolate.
"Cat said another bad dream. Do you have a lot of bad dreams?" Draco asked. Virginia stilled while she was took the coco from the microwave (yes microwave it's a muggle kitchen), but she quickly grabbed the two mugs and walked towards Draco. She set one mug in front of him while she stirred her and sat beside him.
"I've been having bad dreams since the end of my first year. When I came back for my second year I got my own room because it got so bad. Third year got a little better when I met Blaise. He helped me make the Dreamless Sleeping Draught. Although I could only take it once a week because I might have O.D. or something like that. The teachers knew what was happening and were really surprised that my grades stayed up and people couldn't see the difference. Fourth year went much like third year and then I went to America. It was bad. I stayed with Emma's family and they had no idea about the dreams so I didn't take the Draught and dreams were horrid. I freaked out the family a couple of times before they finally made me tell them everything. Emma's parents made me the potion once a week, but I still woke up on other nights. Emma introduced me to Cat and explained my problem to her. I thought Cat would see me as freak..."
"Which is pretty absurd since I am a freak myself."
"Cat!" Virginia exclaimed as she turned towards the doorway and there stood Cat yawning.
"That's my name; do you normally blast out all your secrets to strangers?" Cat asked as she pointed towards Draco.
"Nice glasses and I am not a stranger. I have known her since her first year." Draco replied.
"Thanks, but you weren't the nicest acquaintance from what I hear." Cat smirked.
"Dam you are a Slytherin and a good one at that." Draco said while Cat laughed.
"It is common sense. One you continuously call her Weasley. Two she had a feud with her brother over you and third Gin told me stories. You think a girl can spend a year in a new place and not tell stories from where she is from."
"Well yeah I guess you are right, but it's not like I am going to blab this. I may be a Slytherin but I am not cruel for no reason."
"Yeah that's great. You two can keep arguing, but I am tired and I need to get some sleep." Virginia spoke up interrupting the other two.
"Are you sure you are going to be ok?" Draco asked. Virginia just waved her hand and called goodnight to the two as she walked out of the room. Draco sighed.
"Calm down lover boy she will be fine. She will go get Liberty and sleep well."
"I am not a lover boy." Cat snorted. "Whatever, you interrupted and Red never finished her story. How about you finish it?"
"Red? Oh never mind, call her what you want, I guess. I will tell you the story but if Gin gets mad it is entirely your fault." Draco laughed as Cat stabbed her finger at him.
"You know if you laugh more you might actually get Gin." Cat smirked.
"I don't want..."
"So on with the story. Well when Em introduced Gin to me I didn't think she was a freak. I knew somewhat how she felt actually. She never said what her dreams were about but they were horrid, much like mine."
"You had nightmares?"
"Yes of course that is what I said wasn't it? Now don't interrupt or I will lose my train of thought. So I let her in on my secret, I told her about my dreams and showed her my medicine."
"Liberty."
"I told you to not interrupt and yes Liberty was my medicine. See when I was like four, I had entered pre-school and met Spike. Everything was grand, but then something bad happened. My parents and my two older brothers were killed by Death Eaters. Liberty was the only thing I had left. Spike's family brought me in and they mostly kept Liberty inside but then the dreams began. I would scream and it would take the family forever to wake me up. They thought about bringing me to a psychologist, but then reconsidered since I was only four. One night when I began to scream Liberty broke into the house and came into my room. Somehow she calmed me down and has slept in my room since. When Virginia came I lent Liberty to her a couple of times."
"Cat, you mean to tell me your parents had a panther as a pet."
"Well, Liberty had calming sensations and some other powers I am not sure of and she is quite a prize. My parents were aurors and rescued her from the dark side back when she was just born. We brought her into our home for protection, but then she slowly became a part of the family. I think she is about seven but she acts as if she is one, so think reverse dog years."
"Wow."
"Yeah. Ok, I finished my story so I am going to go to bed. Goodnight Draco."
"Goodnight Cat." Draco called as Cat left the room. Draco slowly put away the dishes and trudged up stairs to think about what he had learned.
Virginia woke up screaming and in a cold sweat. Another bad dream, Virginia thought, not going back to sleep for awhile, might as well go to the kitchen. She got up and grabbed her black robe and threw it on over her white tang-top, white shorts ensemble. She then tossed her hair up into a messy bun. She didn't bother to tie the knot to her robe as she walked out the door or at least tried to. As she exited her room she ran straight into Draco's bare chest.
"Draco, what are you doing here?" Dam he is hot, Virginia thought as she looked him up and down. He was only wearing a pair of boxers and she could see he was well-toned. Oh no, bad thoughts, Virginia stop it.
"Well I heard screaming and came to check if you were all right." Draco stated actually looking concerned.
"How did you know it was me?"
"Well I didn't. I checked on all the other girls. They seemed fine although Cat's sleeping methods didn't look ok."
"What do you mean?"
"I'll show you." Draco walked out followed my Virginia. They passed Pansy's door then silently opened Cat's door. Virginia stifled a laugh at the sight. Liberty was lying across the top of the bed while Cat was at the bottom. She was sprawled crazily, legs hanging off one side of the bed and her head and arms off the other. Virginia laughed outright as Cat flung her leg wildly and fell out of bed. Draco quickly pulled her out and pinned her against the wall.
"What the..." They heard Cat say. She stumbled out the door looking about outrageously. "Dam I hate being blind. Come out who-ever you are before you I start randomly kicking things."
Virginia shook off Draco and walked towards Cat. "Cat don't you know that's dangerous. Plus you don't tell your attackers you're blind."
"Oh it's just you Gin. Another bad dream, huh, I suppose you want Libs." Cat stated.
"Yeah it was a bad dream but you can keep Libs. I will just go get some hot chocolate." Gin spoke.
"That's it girl, go straight for the chocolate. It always makes me feel better, but watch out its addictive and goes straight to your hips. Night Gin."
"Goodnight Cat." Virginia stated laughing while Cat walked back to her door, but she halted right in front of it and turned towards where Draco was standing. Cat smirked and waved.
"Goodnight Draco." She said and walked into her room and closed the door. Gin walked down the stairs while Draco followed her. They entered the kitchen. Draco sat on one of the stools at the counter while Virginia set about making them both hot chocolate.
"Cat said another bad dream. Do you have a lot of bad dreams?" Draco asked. Virginia stilled while she was took the coco from the microwave (yes microwave it's a muggle kitchen), but she quickly grabbed the two mugs and walked towards Draco. She set one mug in front of him while she stirred her and sat beside him.
"I've been having bad dreams since the end of my first year. When I came back for my second year I got my own room because it got so bad. Third year got a little better when I met Blaise. He helped me make the Dreamless Sleeping Draught. Although I could only take it once a week because I might have O.D. or something like that. The teachers knew what was happening and were really surprised that my grades stayed up and people couldn't see the difference. Fourth year went much like third year and then I went to America. It was bad. I stayed with Emma's family and they had no idea about the dreams so I didn't take the Draught and dreams were horrid. I freaked out the family a couple of times before they finally made me tell them everything. Emma's parents made me the potion once a week, but I still woke up on other nights. Emma introduced me to Cat and explained my problem to her. I thought Cat would see me as freak..."
"Which is pretty absurd since I am a freak myself."
"Cat!" Virginia exclaimed as she turned towards the doorway and there stood Cat yawning.
"That's my name; do you normally blast out all your secrets to strangers?" Cat asked as she pointed towards Draco.
"Nice glasses and I am not a stranger. I have known her since her first year." Draco replied.
"Thanks, but you weren't the nicest acquaintance from what I hear." Cat smirked.
"Dam you are a Slytherin and a good one at that." Draco said while Cat laughed.
"It is common sense. One you continuously call her Weasley. Two she had a feud with her brother over you and third Gin told me stories. You think a girl can spend a year in a new place and not tell stories from where she is from."
"Well yeah I guess you are right, but it's not like I am going to blab this. I may be a Slytherin but I am not cruel for no reason."
"Yeah that's great. You two can keep arguing, but I am tired and I need to get some sleep." Virginia spoke up interrupting the other two.
"Are you sure you are going to be ok?" Draco asked. Virginia just waved her hand and called goodnight to the two as she walked out of the room. Draco sighed.
"Calm down lover boy she will be fine. She will go get Liberty and sleep well."
"I am not a lover boy." Cat snorted. "Whatever, you interrupted and Red never finished her story. How about you finish it?"
"Red? Oh never mind, call her what you want, I guess. I will tell you the story but if Gin gets mad it is entirely your fault." Draco laughed as Cat stabbed her finger at him.
"You know if you laugh more you might actually get Gin." Cat smirked.
"I don't want..."
"So on with the story. Well when Em introduced Gin to me I didn't think she was a freak. I knew somewhat how she felt actually. She never said what her dreams were about but they were horrid, much like mine."
"You had nightmares?"
"Yes of course that is what I said wasn't it? Now don't interrupt or I will lose my train of thought. So I let her in on my secret, I told her about my dreams and showed her my medicine."
"Liberty."
"I told you to not interrupt and yes Liberty was my medicine. See when I was like four, I had entered pre-school and met Spike. Everything was grand, but then something bad happened. My parents and my two older brothers were killed by Death Eaters. Liberty was the only thing I had left. Spike's family brought me in and they mostly kept Liberty inside but then the dreams began. I would scream and it would take the family forever to wake me up. They thought about bringing me to a psychologist, but then reconsidered since I was only four. One night when I began to scream Liberty broke into the house and came into my room. Somehow she calmed me down and has slept in my room since. When Virginia came I lent Liberty to her a couple of times."
"Cat, you mean to tell me your parents had a panther as a pet."
"Well, Liberty had calming sensations and some other powers I am not sure of and she is quite a prize. My parents were aurors and rescued her from the dark side back when she was just born. We brought her into our home for protection, but then she slowly became a part of the family. I think she is about seven but she acts as if she is one, so think reverse dog years."
"Wow."
"Yeah. Ok, I finished my story so I am going to go to bed. Goodnight Draco."
"Goodnight Cat." Draco called as Cat left the room. Draco slowly put away the dishes and trudged up stairs to think about what he had learned.