Chapter 4: The Chosen
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Chapter 4: The Chosen
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Ginny stepped out of the steaming shower, wrapped a huge scarlet towel around her slender frame and made her way toward the fogged up mirror. She could hear Dru in the next room scuttling around the closet for clothes and laughed to herself. For as organized as Ginny was, Dru was the complete opposite. She could hardly ever find what she was looking for and panicked on a daily basis as to where her wand and books were. It's a wonder she was able to function at all sometimes.
Ginny grabbed a smaller towel and twisted her long hair into it to rid it of water and keep it out of her face. As she prepared to brush her teeth and put on some moisturizer Dru burst into the bath room with a look of alarm.
"Ginny, Ginny, oh my gods!! I can't find it, I really can't find it this time," she said breathlessly. "What am I going to do?"
"Dru, what's the problem? What can't you find?" Ginny prodded while brushing her teeth.
"It's my wand! I know I had it in my robes when we left the pitch and now it's not there. I haven't gone anywhere else, so I don't know where it could be!"
As Ginny shook her hair out over her shoulders she gave Dru a look that was a carbon copy Mrs. Weasley look. "We'll find it, don't worry. This is only the third time you've misplaced in the past two days. After dinner, we'll walk down to the pitch and have a look around. It couldn't have gotten far. And besides, if someone picked it up, they'll turn it into a professor."
This calmed Dru a bit but she still had a look of worry in her eyes. She nodded her head and turned to go back into the room. Ginny drew a brush through her hair, grabbed her wand and spoke a charm to finish drying and styling it. With that done, she pointed to her face to add just a touch of color and lip-gloss. She entered the bedroom to find a monstrous pile of clothing in the center of the room along with clothes strewn over every inch of the floor.
"DRU!! What did you do?" Ginny raised her voice with irritation. "My clothes are every where! How am I going to find something to wear if I don't even know whose clothes are whose?"
"I'm sorry Ginny, I'll clean it up, just give me a minute," she said in a sheepish voice. She reached for Ginny's wand then mumbled a spell. As the last words left her lips, clothes began to whip around the room re-hanging themselves and finding its owners closet. After about five minutes the room was back to ship shape order. Ginny glanced over at Dru and noticed that she still looked uneasy.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you, but you can't freak out every time you misplace something or you'd be in constant panic all the time," Ginny said mockingly. "Now, help me pick out something cute to wear. I'm glad we don't have to wear our school robes for the next couple of days since there are no classes. Those things are so hideous!"
With that the two girls started going through closets trying to find an appropriate outfit for Ginny to wear. They finally settled on a pair of low slung black pants with a bit of a flare at the ankle and a tight green halter top that made her eyes stand out even more then they already did. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail with a few wisps framing her face. She pulled on a pair of flip-flops, grabbed her wand and slipped it into her pocket, and turned to Dru.
"So, are we ready to face the world again?" she said jokingly. Ginny grabbed a bottle of Hugo Boss Deep Red and applied a few strategic sprays to her wrists and neck.
"Is there someone special you are trying to smell good for Mrs. Malfoy?" Dru questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Shut up Dru, I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary," Ginny said indignantly. She turned to the door and opened it, ignoring the giggles coming from Dru.
"I'm just kidding Ginny, don't act like that," and she placed a hand on her arm. "It's not like he isn't hot or anything though. You did notice that, right?"
"Of course I noticed it, how could you not!" she said with a slight blush gracing her delicate features.
"Well, like I said before, as long as we are the only girls on our team, we will get their undivided attention on the field. And whose to say that we might not need to do some late night private practices," Dru said trying to sound innocent. Both girls began to laugh at this last statement as mental images of the boys floated through their minds. As they made their way down the stairs to the Great Hall they could hear a rumbling of voices quickened their paces assuming that the rosters had been posted. As they reached the bottom of the stairs they couldn't even see the entrance for all the students gathered around a piece of parchment on the wall.
Ginny saw Hermione standing off to the side with a scowl on her face and made her way over to her.
"What's up Mione?" she said questioningly. She noticed that Hermione was glaring at someone on the other side of the hall, and then saw that it was Ron.
"Well, your stupid brother is being a prat right now," she said with a huff. "I haven't even had a chance to talk to him since this whole Quidditch League thing was announced. He's been huddled up with Harry strategizing who they are going to recruit for their team. And if truth be told, I heard that if Ron hadn't been on the Gryffindor team, he would have been put on the D League instead of the X," she said, but quickly brought her hand up to her mouth. "Oh, don't tell him I said that, I didn't mean it!"
"Don't worry about it, I don't plan on my brother being on speaking terms with me for much longer after the teams are posted."
"Why not?" Hermione inquired.
"I'll tell you, but DO NOT for any reason tell him yet."
"OK, I won't tell him!"
"Pinky swear?" and Ginny stuck out her pinky.
"Pinky swear," and she laced her pinky around Ginny's and waited for her to continue.
"Dru and I are going to be playing on a team with Malfoy and Parker Marinni," she said hurriedly as a slight flush crept up her cheeks.
"Oh my! You are right, he's going to be furious," Hermione squeaked.
The girls continued whispering with one another trying to figure out a plan to keep Ron's temper in check. As the crowd began to move into the Great Hall Ginny and Dru split off from Hermione to check the league listings. As they both had suspected, they were placed on the X League and because Draco and Parker played for the Slytherin house team, they were automatically in the X League. As they scanned the listing of players in their league they discussed each grouping of positions and the players that were named. Most of the names were unfamiliar to Dru so Ginny gave her short descriptions of each player so she had an idea of who they each were. They pretty much skipped over any female listed in the X League hoping that they would be able to fill the team with some more good-looking guys.
As the girls finished examining the list they could hear someone walking up the hallway. Both girls wondered who else would still be out considering that dinner had already started. They could hear masculine voices drifting down the hallway, and then a sudden peal of laughter. Ginny instantly recognized the laugh as being Parkers and knowing that if Parker was heading their way, that Draco was probably right beside him. Proving her right, she heard his lazy drawl, as the boys grew closer. Dru elbowed her in the side as they rounded the corner.
"Ladies," Parker said elegantly, "How nice to see you again." He reached for Dru's hand and gently placed a kiss on her knuckles. Dru smirked at him and curtsied mockingly. Draco and Ginny could barely contain their laughter at Parker's failed attempt at being a gentleman and trying to makie Dru swoon. Draco had seen this work on one too many girls in their time at Hogwarts, but Dru seemed to be different thinking maybe it was because she was from the states. From the little they had learned about her, they were beginning to wonder why she had been placed in Gryffindor because she totally fit the bill of a Slytherin, but was much nicer.
"Well boys, Ginny and I have looked over the rosters for the X League and have come to a conclusion that there are no other girls that we want to be on a team with," Dru said matter-of-factly. "And, we don't care what you say, we are not changing our mind on that in any way." Ginny looked at the girl with surprise in her eyes. She couldn't believe that Dru had just come out and said that. The boys seemed to be stifling grins at her forthrightness and sharing a knowing look with one another.
"Okay then, who do you propose that we have on our team then?"
Ginny spoke up at this, "We think it would be in our best interest to have Ethan Jarrett as our third chaser, and then Taryn Brown and Wes Wyland from Ravenclaw as our beaters."
The boys looked each other, excused themselves for a moment and walked a short way down the hall. Dru leaned over to Ginny and whispered about how hot Parker was, as the same thoughts of Draco streamed through her own consciousness. After a few minutes the boys turned back around and headed towards them.
"We've discussed these options," Draco said seriously, "and we have decided to agree with you. You have a good eye for Quidditch talent ladies."
After conversing for a few minutes about how the boys would go about requesting the three guys to join their team, they headed into the Great Hall, the boys to the Slytherin table and the girls to the Gryffindor table. Ginny noticed as she took her seat that quite a few people were staring openly at the two girls. She scolded herself that she had not thought that people would notice if they walked in late to the Great Hall, much less walked in at the same time as the two hottest guys in school. Ginny could see Ron's ears starting to turn pink and knew instantly that she was in for a berating.
"Ginny, what the bloody hell were you doing walking in here with Malfoy?" he said in a low growling voice staring at her accusingly.
"Ron, grow up!" Ginny said loudly. "Dru and I were checking out the rosters trying to decide who we want to be on our team and Malfoy and Parker just happened to walk up at the same time. Quit being such a prat!" As Ginny spat out the last words, Ron's eyes turned downwards and he apologized quickly. Ginny knew she had gotten off easy for the time being, but in the near future he would have plenty right to be livid.
As everyone finished the last of their meal Professor Dumbledore stood and cleared his throat and with a wave of his hand all the tables were spotless.
"Good evening all," he said cheerfully. "I take it everyone has had a good day. Tomorrow will actually be spent as a free day. For those of you third year and above that have permission forms, you may visit Hogsmeade if you like. We will also have some demonstrations with Aidan and a few of his team members tomorrow through out the day. There will be a schedule posted in each common room. Now remember, team rosters must be turned into to a head of house in about a week, so be sure to get your teams finalized quickly. For those that are not able to find enough players, there will also be a list posted on Madam Hooch's door of students and their positions that have not already registered with a team." With that, Dumbledore waved his hands motioning for the students to be dismissed and took his seat beside the remaining professors.
As Ginny and Dru followed the crowd into the hallway they spotted Draco talking to Taryn and Parker chasing down Wes. Ginny knew it wouldn't be a problem for them to get Ethan, seeing as he was a Slytherin, and Draco and Parker were the most respected in their house. Ginny and Dru pulled away from the crowd and waited in an empty doorway to see what happened. Draco clapped Taryn on the back and shook his hand. As he headed back towards Parker, Ginny grabbed his arm and pulled him into the classroom.
"So, I'm assuming he said yes?" she asked. She saw Dru move towards the doorway and motion for Parker to follow.
"Of course he said yes," Draco smirked, "what other answer is there?" Ginny felt her heartbeat go up a little as he winked at her. She tried to tell herself to calm down, as he flashed a small smile at her with a gleam in his eye that she couldn't look away from. Finally, she tore her gaze away and looked towards Parker and Dru. They were chatting quietly with one another, barely inches from the others face.
"Parker, what did Wes say?"
"He said yes of course," he replied confidently. "What else would he say?" he said with a laugh. Ginny and Dru exchanged looks at this comment being that it was almost exactly word for word what Draco had just said. Ginny giggled a bit as Dru tried to convey to her that she needed to leave and take Draco with her.
"Dru, is there a problem, do you have something in your eye?" Ginny said with a completely straight face.
"Actually, I think there might be," she replied with an annoyed tone. "Would you mind to come take a look at it?" As she finished, she headed towards the other side of the room with Ginny in tow. Ginny giggled a little more as she followed Dru.
"Didn't you understand?" Dru whined. "I think that Parker and I might take a little walk, if you catch my drift," she said as she glanced over her shoulder at Parker talking with Draco and motioning for Draco to leave.
"Really, is that what you meant by that," Ginny said sarcastically. "No problem, I'll just head back to the dorm. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Maybe you and Draco should spend some time working on our team strategy," she said with a wink.
"Whatever Dru!" And Ginny walked towards the door with Dru following close behind.
"I have a great idea," Parker said loudly. "Draco, why don't you and Ginny try to come up with some new plays for us to use during the first game."
"Whatever will the two of you do while we are discussing such a pressing matter," Draco retorted with a sly grin.
"I don't know, I'm sure we'll find something to do," Dru said quickly as she grabbed Parker's hand and walked out the door.
Draco and Ginny stood there for a few seconds before Draco finally spoke up. "So, do you want to go to the library and discuss?"
"You can't be serious?" Ginny laughed.
"What?"
"Oh nothing, for someone who is supposed to be so intelligent, you sure can be dumb!" she said as she walked to the door. As she passed by him, she could feel her skin start to tingle with expectation. She felt his hand skim her arm and she shuddered.
"Ginny, wait," he said with a look of fear on his face. "Don't go. Please."
"Why do you want me to stay Draco," she asked as those fairies started swimming about in her stomach again. He looked at the ground and took a deep breath before beginning.
"Do you wanna go walk by the lake," he asked her totally avoiding a direct answer to her question.
"Okay, sure." And she began to follow him to the door. As they reached the doorway he turned around and blocked the exit causing her to bump into his chest. As she turned her face up, she felt a smooth hand cradle her cheek and before she knew it his lips had come in full contact with hers. She hadn't expected this to happen, but couldn't resist his soft touch. She moved her hands over his back frantically exploring every muscle beneath his shirt. Draco wove a hand through her thick hair and snaked another around her tiny waist. He hungrily devoured her lips, tasting every inch of her mouth with his tongue. Ginny responded in kind and nibbled on his lower lip. Draco pulled his mouth away from hers and trailed kisses and bites down her neck to her shoulder. Ginny leaned her head back with a slight moan and gripped the back of his neck as he moved to her ears. This was her weakness, she felt as if she would melt as he nibbled on her earlobe, his hot breath sending chills down her spine.
Draco moved back toward her mouth, kissing the outside corner. He put his forehead to hers, wrapped his arms around her waist and began to speak quietly.
"Ginny, I'm sorry, I..."
"Sorry. Why are you sorry," she asked.
"I didn't mean to come onto you like that, I should have asked. It's just that every time I'm near you I feel this shock run through my body and I just couldn't control myself."
Ginny blushed at hearing him say the words she was thinking in her head. She gently placed her hand over his heart and moved her lips to his. She wanted to show him that he had no reason to be sorry because she wanted the same thing. Ginny took his mouth in hers and pressed her body against his, willing him to do the same. As they stood in this embrace their passion began to build. Ginny ran her hands through his hair while he roamed over her back, finally cupping her cheeks and pulling her upwards onto a desk. Ginny moaned into his mouth as he lifted her gently onto the desk. He leaned forward against her, pressing his mouth harder into hers, exploring the depths of her mouth with his tongue giving a demonstration of what he was capable of. Ginny ran her hands underneath the front of his shirt feeling his muscles tighten as her nimble fingers traced his chest. She kissed his jaw line tracing kisses from his mouth to his neck gently nipping at his neck as she moved her hands over his body. Draco clenched his hands unknowingly in her hair as pleasure pulsed through his body. It had been a long time since he had felt a woman this close to his body and his body was responding. Draco tried with difficulty to stay silent so as not to give away how much he was enjoying this because he knew they needed to stop. As Ginny moved her way down his neck and ran her hands along his belt, he pulled her face up to his.
"Ginny, I think we should probably head back to our rooms for now," he said guiltily. "We don't want anyone to come looking for us and find us half clothed." Draco blushed a bit as he straightened his shirt and ran his hands through his sexily disheveled hair. Ginny flattened her hair, straightened her pants and gave him a tiny smile. He extended his hand to her and helped her down from the desk. As they headed for the door, he turned around and kissed her gently on the top of the head.
"I really enjoyed that," he said quietly. "I hope that it's not a one time thing." Ginny smiled at him and shook her head indicating that she felt the same way. She knew words would fail her as her knees were about to as well. As the reached the door and walked through, Ginny went to pull her hand away from his but to no avail. Draco had a firm grasp on her hand and lead her towards the Gryffindor stairs. As Ginny mounted the stairs Draco stopped tugging on her hand. She turned around to face him.
"Goodnight Ginny, I think that it's probably not the best idea that I walk you to your room seeing as how much your brother and most of your friends hate me. But I will see you tomorrow morning."
"Night," she said as she turned to go. Draco reached out and smacked her on the bottom causing her to jump and turn giggling to him. He winked at her and waved as he headed toward the dungeons.
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After Parker and Dru left Draco and Ginny in the unused room, they walked hand in hand toward the dungeons. Dru giggled as they walked down the hallway stopping occasionally in darkened corners and doorways to make out. When they finally reached the entrance to the Slytherin common room Parker stopped and turned to her.
"Dru, I need you to stay here for just a minute while I see whose still up," he said in a hushed tone. Dru backed towards the opposite wall into the shadows as he quietly said the password and moved through the portrait hole. A few seconds later he came back out with large hooded sweatshirt.
"Put this on and pull the hood up," he said as he planted kisses on her collarbone. She pulled the sweatshirt over her head and pulled the hood up. She grasped his hand tightly as he led her through the entrance and directly to the left. They entered Draco's private common room and shut the door behind them after Parker left a sign on the outside that only Draco would notice. Draco had agreed to let Parker utilize his private area for certain occasions as long as he let him know so he wouldn't walk in on something he didn't want to see.
As the two of them fell onto the leather couch Dru could hardly help from looking shocked at the immensity of the room and the rich decorations.
"Wow Parker, is this your room," she asked. "It's gorgeous."
"No, it's Draco's private common room. I'm the only other person he allows in here," he told her. "I figured that it wouldn't be such a good idea for me to be bringing a Gryffindor up to my room." He raised an eyebrow at her and moved towards her suggestively. She hit him playfully on the shoulder as he descended on her mouth. Before they knew it, they were pulling their clothes off quickly and ravishing each other's bodies. Dru was by no means a slut, but she knew a good opportunity when she saw it, and he was a good opportunity.
Parker was well aware of how talented he was in this department and was also abundantly aware of how handsome he was. He used both of these things to aid him in seducing pretty much any and every girl he wanted. This time was different though because he knew they were going to spending all year on the same team and that he couldn't screw her and then ignore her. He had thought about this throughout the day and tried to figure out if he should make a move on her on not. In the end, his hormonal tendencies won out and he just hoped that he would be able to retain his dignity after they were through.
Neither paid any attention to how long they had been going at and failed to realize that curfew was around the corner. As the two lay on the couch catching their breath, their limbs intertwined, Dru looked over at the large clock on the mantle.
"Oh my gods," she shrieked as she jumped off the couch and promptly hit the floor landing on her ass. Parker tried not to laugh, and Dru tried to look pissed, but to no avail, they both burst out laughing hysterically.
"It's not funny Parker," she said pouting. "Curfew is in fifteen minutes, and I know it will not be good if I get caught in Slytherin after curfew, plus Draco should be back by now."
"Hmmm, I wonder where Draco is," Parker said thoughtfully as he jokingly stroked his chin. "I bet he and Ginny planned some strategic moves while we were gone." He rose an eyebrow inquisitively at Dru as she ran around the room trying to retrieve all of her clothing.
"This has been fun," she said breathlessly, "but I've got to get back to the dorm. You should probably get dressed before Draco gets back and sees you lounging around naked on his couch," Dru said as she turned to go, and with one last thought, "not that you don't look damn sexy though." Parker got up and threw some clothes on so that he could walk her back out to the hallway. As they stepped out into the hallway he grabbed her hand and bent to kiss her hand and instead of mocking him this time, she blushed and told him thank you.
"I'll see you in the morning after breakfast," he said quietly into her ear before placing a kiss on the corner of her mouth. Dru walked away from him, feeling his eyes watching her as she made her way down the corridor. Once she was out of his line of vision she took of running up the stairs praying that she would not get caught out after curfew by Filch. As she turned a corner she ran into a solid wall of flesh and fell back onto the floor.
"Dru, I'm so sorry," Draco said out of breath. "I didn't think anyone else was out." And he stopped and stared at her tousled hair and laughed. "Well, that answers my questions," he said as he extended his hand to help her up off of the ground. "Did you have a good time," he implored.
"Draco, a lady does not kiss and tell," she said with mock indignation. "Just kidding, I'm sure Parker will share any details he feels necessary with you. Is Ginny back in the dorm?"
"As far as I know she made it back safely. We should both probably head on before Filch starts lurking around. They both waved and headed in their separate directions just as Ms. Norris came skulking from the other end of the hallway.
Dru made it through the portrait just as Filch was ascending the stairs towards Gryffindor and walked into the common room holdin her side that was splitting with pain from her quick sprint. Ginny was sitting by the fireplace facing the entrance, seemingly waiting for Dru's return. Once Dru straightened and caught her breath as she noticed Ginny grinning at her.
"So Gin, I just ran into a sexy Slytherin in the hallway," she said with a sly smile. "I wonder what kept him out so late." Ginny looked up at her and batted her eyes innocently.
"Why whatever are you implying Miss Brooks?"
"Maybe that you got a little something from a certain blonde Slytherin."
"Okay, stop prying, I'll tell you all about it," she said through a laugh. "But only after you tell me about you and Parker!"
Dru made her way over to a chair beside Ginny and started telling her all the details about Parker and what had happened. You could hear both girls giggling and whispering late into the night as they retold their stories of the evening. Finally after talking for over an hour they headed up to their room, changed quickly, slipped in to bed and fell asleep with knowing smiles.
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A/N: Thanks to all the new reviews. I know this chapter is a bit lengthy, but I felt like there was a lot that needed to be said. So, I know I left ya'll wanting for more, so I'll have a new chapter up soon following the adventures of four!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters you recognize unfortunately, due to the genius of JK Rowling, but Parker and Druella and some other random new people, their all mine!!
A/N: Well, I hope everyone who is reading this is enjoying it. More reviews, more reviews!! Tell me what you think, give me ideas, anything!!
Chapter 4: The Chosen
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Ginny stepped out of the steaming shower, wrapped a huge scarlet towel around her slender frame and made her way toward the fogged up mirror. She could hear Dru in the next room scuttling around the closet for clothes and laughed to herself. For as organized as Ginny was, Dru was the complete opposite. She could hardly ever find what she was looking for and panicked on a daily basis as to where her wand and books were. It's a wonder she was able to function at all sometimes.
Ginny grabbed a smaller towel and twisted her long hair into it to rid it of water and keep it out of her face. As she prepared to brush her teeth and put on some moisturizer Dru burst into the bath room with a look of alarm.
"Ginny, Ginny, oh my gods!! I can't find it, I really can't find it this time," she said breathlessly. "What am I going to do?"
"Dru, what's the problem? What can't you find?" Ginny prodded while brushing her teeth.
"It's my wand! I know I had it in my robes when we left the pitch and now it's not there. I haven't gone anywhere else, so I don't know where it could be!"
As Ginny shook her hair out over her shoulders she gave Dru a look that was a carbon copy Mrs. Weasley look. "We'll find it, don't worry. This is only the third time you've misplaced in the past two days. After dinner, we'll walk down to the pitch and have a look around. It couldn't have gotten far. And besides, if someone picked it up, they'll turn it into a professor."
This calmed Dru a bit but she still had a look of worry in her eyes. She nodded her head and turned to go back into the room. Ginny drew a brush through her hair, grabbed her wand and spoke a charm to finish drying and styling it. With that done, she pointed to her face to add just a touch of color and lip-gloss. She entered the bedroom to find a monstrous pile of clothing in the center of the room along with clothes strewn over every inch of the floor.
"DRU!! What did you do?" Ginny raised her voice with irritation. "My clothes are every where! How am I going to find something to wear if I don't even know whose clothes are whose?"
"I'm sorry Ginny, I'll clean it up, just give me a minute," she said in a sheepish voice. She reached for Ginny's wand then mumbled a spell. As the last words left her lips, clothes began to whip around the room re-hanging themselves and finding its owners closet. After about five minutes the room was back to ship shape order. Ginny glanced over at Dru and noticed that she still looked uneasy.
"I'm sorry I yelled at you, but you can't freak out every time you misplace something or you'd be in constant panic all the time," Ginny said mockingly. "Now, help me pick out something cute to wear. I'm glad we don't have to wear our school robes for the next couple of days since there are no classes. Those things are so hideous!"
With that the two girls started going through closets trying to find an appropriate outfit for Ginny to wear. They finally settled on a pair of low slung black pants with a bit of a flare at the ankle and a tight green halter top that made her eyes stand out even more then they already did. Her hair was pulled back in a loose ponytail with a few wisps framing her face. She pulled on a pair of flip-flops, grabbed her wand and slipped it into her pocket, and turned to Dru.
"So, are we ready to face the world again?" she said jokingly. Ginny grabbed a bottle of Hugo Boss Deep Red and applied a few strategic sprays to her wrists and neck.
"Is there someone special you are trying to smell good for Mrs. Malfoy?" Dru questioned with a raised eyebrow.
"Shut up Dru, I'm not doing anything out of the ordinary," Ginny said indignantly. She turned to the door and opened it, ignoring the giggles coming from Dru.
"I'm just kidding Ginny, don't act like that," and she placed a hand on her arm. "It's not like he isn't hot or anything though. You did notice that, right?"
"Of course I noticed it, how could you not!" she said with a slight blush gracing her delicate features.
"Well, like I said before, as long as we are the only girls on our team, we will get their undivided attention on the field. And whose to say that we might not need to do some late night private practices," Dru said trying to sound innocent. Both girls began to laugh at this last statement as mental images of the boys floated through their minds. As they made their way down the stairs to the Great Hall they could hear a rumbling of voices quickened their paces assuming that the rosters had been posted. As they reached the bottom of the stairs they couldn't even see the entrance for all the students gathered around a piece of parchment on the wall.
Ginny saw Hermione standing off to the side with a scowl on her face and made her way over to her.
"What's up Mione?" she said questioningly. She noticed that Hermione was glaring at someone on the other side of the hall, and then saw that it was Ron.
"Well, your stupid brother is being a prat right now," she said with a huff. "I haven't even had a chance to talk to him since this whole Quidditch League thing was announced. He's been huddled up with Harry strategizing who they are going to recruit for their team. And if truth be told, I heard that if Ron hadn't been on the Gryffindor team, he would have been put on the D League instead of the X," she said, but quickly brought her hand up to her mouth. "Oh, don't tell him I said that, I didn't mean it!"
"Don't worry about it, I don't plan on my brother being on speaking terms with me for much longer after the teams are posted."
"Why not?" Hermione inquired.
"I'll tell you, but DO NOT for any reason tell him yet."
"OK, I won't tell him!"
"Pinky swear?" and Ginny stuck out her pinky.
"Pinky swear," and she laced her pinky around Ginny's and waited for her to continue.
"Dru and I are going to be playing on a team with Malfoy and Parker Marinni," she said hurriedly as a slight flush crept up her cheeks.
"Oh my! You are right, he's going to be furious," Hermione squeaked.
The girls continued whispering with one another trying to figure out a plan to keep Ron's temper in check. As the crowd began to move into the Great Hall Ginny and Dru split off from Hermione to check the league listings. As they both had suspected, they were placed on the X League and because Draco and Parker played for the Slytherin house team, they were automatically in the X League. As they scanned the listing of players in their league they discussed each grouping of positions and the players that were named. Most of the names were unfamiliar to Dru so Ginny gave her short descriptions of each player so she had an idea of who they each were. They pretty much skipped over any female listed in the X League hoping that they would be able to fill the team with some more good-looking guys.
As the girls finished examining the list they could hear someone walking up the hallway. Both girls wondered who else would still be out considering that dinner had already started. They could hear masculine voices drifting down the hallway, and then a sudden peal of laughter. Ginny instantly recognized the laugh as being Parkers and knowing that if Parker was heading their way, that Draco was probably right beside him. Proving her right, she heard his lazy drawl, as the boys grew closer. Dru elbowed her in the side as they rounded the corner.
"Ladies," Parker said elegantly, "How nice to see you again." He reached for Dru's hand and gently placed a kiss on her knuckles. Dru smirked at him and curtsied mockingly. Draco and Ginny could barely contain their laughter at Parker's failed attempt at being a gentleman and trying to makie Dru swoon. Draco had seen this work on one too many girls in their time at Hogwarts, but Dru seemed to be different thinking maybe it was because she was from the states. From the little they had learned about her, they were beginning to wonder why she had been placed in Gryffindor because she totally fit the bill of a Slytherin, but was much nicer.
"Well boys, Ginny and I have looked over the rosters for the X League and have come to a conclusion that there are no other girls that we want to be on a team with," Dru said matter-of-factly. "And, we don't care what you say, we are not changing our mind on that in any way." Ginny looked at the girl with surprise in her eyes. She couldn't believe that Dru had just come out and said that. The boys seemed to be stifling grins at her forthrightness and sharing a knowing look with one another.
"Okay then, who do you propose that we have on our team then?"
Ginny spoke up at this, "We think it would be in our best interest to have Ethan Jarrett as our third chaser, and then Taryn Brown and Wes Wyland from Ravenclaw as our beaters."
The boys looked each other, excused themselves for a moment and walked a short way down the hall. Dru leaned over to Ginny and whispered about how hot Parker was, as the same thoughts of Draco streamed through her own consciousness. After a few minutes the boys turned back around and headed towards them.
"We've discussed these options," Draco said seriously, "and we have decided to agree with you. You have a good eye for Quidditch talent ladies."
After conversing for a few minutes about how the boys would go about requesting the three guys to join their team, they headed into the Great Hall, the boys to the Slytherin table and the girls to the Gryffindor table. Ginny noticed as she took her seat that quite a few people were staring openly at the two girls. She scolded herself that she had not thought that people would notice if they walked in late to the Great Hall, much less walked in at the same time as the two hottest guys in school. Ginny could see Ron's ears starting to turn pink and knew instantly that she was in for a berating.
"Ginny, what the bloody hell were you doing walking in here with Malfoy?" he said in a low growling voice staring at her accusingly.
"Ron, grow up!" Ginny said loudly. "Dru and I were checking out the rosters trying to decide who we want to be on our team and Malfoy and Parker just happened to walk up at the same time. Quit being such a prat!" As Ginny spat out the last words, Ron's eyes turned downwards and he apologized quickly. Ginny knew she had gotten off easy for the time being, but in the near future he would have plenty right to be livid.
As everyone finished the last of their meal Professor Dumbledore stood and cleared his throat and with a wave of his hand all the tables were spotless.
"Good evening all," he said cheerfully. "I take it everyone has had a good day. Tomorrow will actually be spent as a free day. For those of you third year and above that have permission forms, you may visit Hogsmeade if you like. We will also have some demonstrations with Aidan and a few of his team members tomorrow through out the day. There will be a schedule posted in each common room. Now remember, team rosters must be turned into to a head of house in about a week, so be sure to get your teams finalized quickly. For those that are not able to find enough players, there will also be a list posted on Madam Hooch's door of students and their positions that have not already registered with a team." With that, Dumbledore waved his hands motioning for the students to be dismissed and took his seat beside the remaining professors.
As Ginny and Dru followed the crowd into the hallway they spotted Draco talking to Taryn and Parker chasing down Wes. Ginny knew it wouldn't be a problem for them to get Ethan, seeing as he was a Slytherin, and Draco and Parker were the most respected in their house. Ginny and Dru pulled away from the crowd and waited in an empty doorway to see what happened. Draco clapped Taryn on the back and shook his hand. As he headed back towards Parker, Ginny grabbed his arm and pulled him into the classroom.
"So, I'm assuming he said yes?" she asked. She saw Dru move towards the doorway and motion for Parker to follow.
"Of course he said yes," Draco smirked, "what other answer is there?" Ginny felt her heartbeat go up a little as he winked at her. She tried to tell herself to calm down, as he flashed a small smile at her with a gleam in his eye that she couldn't look away from. Finally, she tore her gaze away and looked towards Parker and Dru. They were chatting quietly with one another, barely inches from the others face.
"Parker, what did Wes say?"
"He said yes of course," he replied confidently. "What else would he say?" he said with a laugh. Ginny and Dru exchanged looks at this comment being that it was almost exactly word for word what Draco had just said. Ginny giggled a bit as Dru tried to convey to her that she needed to leave and take Draco with her.
"Dru, is there a problem, do you have something in your eye?" Ginny said with a completely straight face.
"Actually, I think there might be," she replied with an annoyed tone. "Would you mind to come take a look at it?" As she finished, she headed towards the other side of the room with Ginny in tow. Ginny giggled a little more as she followed Dru.
"Didn't you understand?" Dru whined. "I think that Parker and I might take a little walk, if you catch my drift," she said as she glanced over her shoulder at Parker talking with Draco and motioning for Draco to leave.
"Really, is that what you meant by that," Ginny said sarcastically. "No problem, I'll just head back to the dorm. Don't do anything I wouldn't do!"
"Maybe you and Draco should spend some time working on our team strategy," she said with a wink.
"Whatever Dru!" And Ginny walked towards the door with Dru following close behind.
"I have a great idea," Parker said loudly. "Draco, why don't you and Ginny try to come up with some new plays for us to use during the first game."
"Whatever will the two of you do while we are discussing such a pressing matter," Draco retorted with a sly grin.
"I don't know, I'm sure we'll find something to do," Dru said quickly as she grabbed Parker's hand and walked out the door.
Draco and Ginny stood there for a few seconds before Draco finally spoke up. "So, do you want to go to the library and discuss?"
"You can't be serious?" Ginny laughed.
"What?"
"Oh nothing, for someone who is supposed to be so intelligent, you sure can be dumb!" she said as she walked to the door. As she passed by him, she could feel her skin start to tingle with expectation. She felt his hand skim her arm and she shuddered.
"Ginny, wait," he said with a look of fear on his face. "Don't go. Please."
"Why do you want me to stay Draco," she asked as those fairies started swimming about in her stomach again. He looked at the ground and took a deep breath before beginning.
"Do you wanna go walk by the lake," he asked her totally avoiding a direct answer to her question.
"Okay, sure." And she began to follow him to the door. As they reached the doorway he turned around and blocked the exit causing her to bump into his chest. As she turned her face up, she felt a smooth hand cradle her cheek and before she knew it his lips had come in full contact with hers. She hadn't expected this to happen, but couldn't resist his soft touch. She moved her hands over his back frantically exploring every muscle beneath his shirt. Draco wove a hand through her thick hair and snaked another around her tiny waist. He hungrily devoured her lips, tasting every inch of her mouth with his tongue. Ginny responded in kind and nibbled on his lower lip. Draco pulled his mouth away from hers and trailed kisses and bites down her neck to her shoulder. Ginny leaned her head back with a slight moan and gripped the back of his neck as he moved to her ears. This was her weakness, she felt as if she would melt as he nibbled on her earlobe, his hot breath sending chills down her spine.
Draco moved back toward her mouth, kissing the outside corner. He put his forehead to hers, wrapped his arms around her waist and began to speak quietly.
"Ginny, I'm sorry, I..."
"Sorry. Why are you sorry," she asked.
"I didn't mean to come onto you like that, I should have asked. It's just that every time I'm near you I feel this shock run through my body and I just couldn't control myself."
Ginny blushed at hearing him say the words she was thinking in her head. She gently placed her hand over his heart and moved her lips to his. She wanted to show him that he had no reason to be sorry because she wanted the same thing. Ginny took his mouth in hers and pressed her body against his, willing him to do the same. As they stood in this embrace their passion began to build. Ginny ran her hands through his hair while he roamed over her back, finally cupping her cheeks and pulling her upwards onto a desk. Ginny moaned into his mouth as he lifted her gently onto the desk. He leaned forward against her, pressing his mouth harder into hers, exploring the depths of her mouth with his tongue giving a demonstration of what he was capable of. Ginny ran her hands underneath the front of his shirt feeling his muscles tighten as her nimble fingers traced his chest. She kissed his jaw line tracing kisses from his mouth to his neck gently nipping at his neck as she moved her hands over his body. Draco clenched his hands unknowingly in her hair as pleasure pulsed through his body. It had been a long time since he had felt a woman this close to his body and his body was responding. Draco tried with difficulty to stay silent so as not to give away how much he was enjoying this because he knew they needed to stop. As Ginny moved her way down his neck and ran her hands along his belt, he pulled her face up to his.
"Ginny, I think we should probably head back to our rooms for now," he said guiltily. "We don't want anyone to come looking for us and find us half clothed." Draco blushed a bit as he straightened his shirt and ran his hands through his sexily disheveled hair. Ginny flattened her hair, straightened her pants and gave him a tiny smile. He extended his hand to her and helped her down from the desk. As they headed for the door, he turned around and kissed her gently on the top of the head.
"I really enjoyed that," he said quietly. "I hope that it's not a one time thing." Ginny smiled at him and shook her head indicating that she felt the same way. She knew words would fail her as her knees were about to as well. As the reached the door and walked through, Ginny went to pull her hand away from his but to no avail. Draco had a firm grasp on her hand and lead her towards the Gryffindor stairs. As Ginny mounted the stairs Draco stopped tugging on her hand. She turned around to face him.
"Goodnight Ginny, I think that it's probably not the best idea that I walk you to your room seeing as how much your brother and most of your friends hate me. But I will see you tomorrow morning."
"Night," she said as she turned to go. Draco reached out and smacked her on the bottom causing her to jump and turn giggling to him. He winked at her and waved as he headed toward the dungeons.
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After Parker and Dru left Draco and Ginny in the unused room, they walked hand in hand toward the dungeons. Dru giggled as they walked down the hallway stopping occasionally in darkened corners and doorways to make out. When they finally reached the entrance to the Slytherin common room Parker stopped and turned to her.
"Dru, I need you to stay here for just a minute while I see whose still up," he said in a hushed tone. Dru backed towards the opposite wall into the shadows as he quietly said the password and moved through the portrait hole. A few seconds later he came back out with large hooded sweatshirt.
"Put this on and pull the hood up," he said as he planted kisses on her collarbone. She pulled the sweatshirt over her head and pulled the hood up. She grasped his hand tightly as he led her through the entrance and directly to the left. They entered Draco's private common room and shut the door behind them after Parker left a sign on the outside that only Draco would notice. Draco had agreed to let Parker utilize his private area for certain occasions as long as he let him know so he wouldn't walk in on something he didn't want to see.
As the two of them fell onto the leather couch Dru could hardly help from looking shocked at the immensity of the room and the rich decorations.
"Wow Parker, is this your room," she asked. "It's gorgeous."
"No, it's Draco's private common room. I'm the only other person he allows in here," he told her. "I figured that it wouldn't be such a good idea for me to be bringing a Gryffindor up to my room." He raised an eyebrow at her and moved towards her suggestively. She hit him playfully on the shoulder as he descended on her mouth. Before they knew it, they were pulling their clothes off quickly and ravishing each other's bodies. Dru was by no means a slut, but she knew a good opportunity when she saw it, and he was a good opportunity.
Parker was well aware of how talented he was in this department and was also abundantly aware of how handsome he was. He used both of these things to aid him in seducing pretty much any and every girl he wanted. This time was different though because he knew they were going to spending all year on the same team and that he couldn't screw her and then ignore her. He had thought about this throughout the day and tried to figure out if he should make a move on her on not. In the end, his hormonal tendencies won out and he just hoped that he would be able to retain his dignity after they were through.
Neither paid any attention to how long they had been going at and failed to realize that curfew was around the corner. As the two lay on the couch catching their breath, their limbs intertwined, Dru looked over at the large clock on the mantle.
"Oh my gods," she shrieked as she jumped off the couch and promptly hit the floor landing on her ass. Parker tried not to laugh, and Dru tried to look pissed, but to no avail, they both burst out laughing hysterically.
"It's not funny Parker," she said pouting. "Curfew is in fifteen minutes, and I know it will not be good if I get caught in Slytherin after curfew, plus Draco should be back by now."
"Hmmm, I wonder where Draco is," Parker said thoughtfully as he jokingly stroked his chin. "I bet he and Ginny planned some strategic moves while we were gone." He rose an eyebrow inquisitively at Dru as she ran around the room trying to retrieve all of her clothing.
"This has been fun," she said breathlessly, "but I've got to get back to the dorm. You should probably get dressed before Draco gets back and sees you lounging around naked on his couch," Dru said as she turned to go, and with one last thought, "not that you don't look damn sexy though." Parker got up and threw some clothes on so that he could walk her back out to the hallway. As they stepped out into the hallway he grabbed her hand and bent to kiss her hand and instead of mocking him this time, she blushed and told him thank you.
"I'll see you in the morning after breakfast," he said quietly into her ear before placing a kiss on the corner of her mouth. Dru walked away from him, feeling his eyes watching her as she made her way down the corridor. Once she was out of his line of vision she took of running up the stairs praying that she would not get caught out after curfew by Filch. As she turned a corner she ran into a solid wall of flesh and fell back onto the floor.
"Dru, I'm so sorry," Draco said out of breath. "I didn't think anyone else was out." And he stopped and stared at her tousled hair and laughed. "Well, that answers my questions," he said as he extended his hand to help her up off of the ground. "Did you have a good time," he implored.
"Draco, a lady does not kiss and tell," she said with mock indignation. "Just kidding, I'm sure Parker will share any details he feels necessary with you. Is Ginny back in the dorm?"
"As far as I know she made it back safely. We should both probably head on before Filch starts lurking around. They both waved and headed in their separate directions just as Ms. Norris came skulking from the other end of the hallway.
Dru made it through the portrait just as Filch was ascending the stairs towards Gryffindor and walked into the common room holdin her side that was splitting with pain from her quick sprint. Ginny was sitting by the fireplace facing the entrance, seemingly waiting for Dru's return. Once Dru straightened and caught her breath as she noticed Ginny grinning at her.
"So Gin, I just ran into a sexy Slytherin in the hallway," she said with a sly smile. "I wonder what kept him out so late." Ginny looked up at her and batted her eyes innocently.
"Why whatever are you implying Miss Brooks?"
"Maybe that you got a little something from a certain blonde Slytherin."
"Okay, stop prying, I'll tell you all about it," she said through a laugh. "But only after you tell me about you and Parker!"
Dru made her way over to a chair beside Ginny and started telling her all the details about Parker and what had happened. You could hear both girls giggling and whispering late into the night as they retold their stories of the evening. Finally after talking for over an hour they headed up to their room, changed quickly, slipped in to bed and fell asleep with knowing smiles.
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A/N: Thanks to all the new reviews. I know this chapter is a bit lengthy, but I felt like there was a lot that needed to be said. So, I know I left ya'll wanting for more, so I'll have a new chapter up soon following the adventures of four!