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Malfoy In the Iron Mask
Chapter 2
Ginny Weasely woke up to the sun peeking over the horizon. She moaned, "Bloody hell, I forgot to close the curtain." She sat up slowly and stretched, reaching for her wand. Just as she was about to close the curtains, she thought better of it and got out of bed. Even during the summer, the castle had a chill to it, so Ginny pulled on a pair of bellbottom blue jeans and a light sweater-which happened to be purple in color. (A/N: did you think I was going to say green?) After slipping into her magical loafers-they change color to match the wearer's outfit, so in Ginny's case they're purple-and brushing her hair and teeth, Ginny decided to go out searching. She had borrowed the Marauder's Map from Harry a few weeks ago and forgotten to give it back to him. After grabbing the map and her wand, Ginny went searching. Exactly what it was, she had no idea, but she wanted to fin whatever it was she'd seen last night. So she decided to start at the kitchens.
Draco Malfoy (the real one) woke up in a room that was not familiar to him. Then he remembered last night, following Lupin and then passing out. Everything from then till now was black.
Suddenly, he remembered his mother. Pain overwhelmed him as he tried in vain to sit up. After numerous unsuccessful tries, the pain became too much and the Malfoy in the Iron Mask slipped into unconsciousness.
Ginny reached the kitchens in almost no time at all. She then proceeded to go in the direction she'd seen Dumbledore go in the previous night. After several dead ends and a lot of retracing, Ginny Weasely was utterly and hopelessly lost. She'd been wandering around for what felt like hours. She slid down and leaned against the cold stone wall of one of the dead-end corridors.
Suddenly, she heard voices and whispered "Nox." The light from her wand disappeared, leaving Ginny in total darkness. The voices came closer and the torches along the hallway perpendicular to hers lit up.
"The poor boy has been through so much," Ginny recognized the voice as that of Professor McGonagall.
"Yes, he most certainly has. And all his injuries you healed last night! He will recover his strength quickly, I think," the speaker was Madame Pomfrey.
"Yes I agree. But what is Albus going to do with the boy once he is healed? He can't leave that room, it's dangerous," said Professor McGonagall as they passed by Ginny's hallway.
"Yes, he mustn't be discovered," their voices faded as they continued on.
Ginny got up quickly and headed after the two witches with only two questions on her mind: what is going on? And: who is this guy they are referring to?
She made sure to keep plenty of distance between herself and the two witches, but dared to sneak closer as the two stopped. Ginny watched in slight awe as a wooden door appeared where none had been before. Professor McGonagall ran her finger over the wood on the door and it seemed to melt away to reveal a portrait of an old witch, "Password?"
"Zippity doo dah," replied Madame Pomfrey.
Ginny stood there a moment after the portrait had closed and then disappeared, leaving only a stone wall in its place. She resolved to sneak back later and find out what exactly was beyond that door-portrait-thing.
Ginny retraced her steps back to the kitchen, committing the way to memory. After tickling the pear, Ginny headed into the kitchens for her usual breakfast of French toast, syrup, and chocolate milk.
She was supposed to meet Hermione, Harry, and Ron in Hogsmeade around noon, so Gin decided to go back to that room around nine. After checking the old grandfather clock in the kitchen, she realized she only had an hour till nine.
Half past nine found Ginny Weasely at the end of 'the hallway.' She began to look for the door, but the wall in front of her remained just that- a wall. Finally, in frustration after ten minutes of fruitless searching, she banged her head against the wall. "Ow," she moaned, rubbing her head. She looked at the stone she'd bumped her head against. There was a little, tiny chunk that stuck out so that it was uneven with the rest of the stone. She rubbed her finger over it. To her surprise, when she pushed against it, it became even with the rest of the stone again. And all of a sudden there was a door where there had been solid stone a moment ago.
Remembering what Professor McGonagall had done, she ran her finger down a length of the door. It seemed to melt away before her very eyes, revealing the old witch portrait. "Password?"
"umm... Zippity doo dah," Ginny said softly, hoping it was right.
A/N: Well, nice little cliffhanger for all you readers. Please review!!!!!!!!!! And also check out my other fics!!!
Malfoy In the Iron Mask
Chapter 2
Ginny Weasely woke up to the sun peeking over the horizon. She moaned, "Bloody hell, I forgot to close the curtain." She sat up slowly and stretched, reaching for her wand. Just as she was about to close the curtains, she thought better of it and got out of bed. Even during the summer, the castle had a chill to it, so Ginny pulled on a pair of bellbottom blue jeans and a light sweater-which happened to be purple in color. (A/N: did you think I was going to say green?) After slipping into her magical loafers-they change color to match the wearer's outfit, so in Ginny's case they're purple-and brushing her hair and teeth, Ginny decided to go out searching. She had borrowed the Marauder's Map from Harry a few weeks ago and forgotten to give it back to him. After grabbing the map and her wand, Ginny went searching. Exactly what it was, she had no idea, but she wanted to fin whatever it was she'd seen last night. So she decided to start at the kitchens.
Draco Malfoy (the real one) woke up in a room that was not familiar to him. Then he remembered last night, following Lupin and then passing out. Everything from then till now was black.
Suddenly, he remembered his mother. Pain overwhelmed him as he tried in vain to sit up. After numerous unsuccessful tries, the pain became too much and the Malfoy in the Iron Mask slipped into unconsciousness.
Ginny reached the kitchens in almost no time at all. She then proceeded to go in the direction she'd seen Dumbledore go in the previous night. After several dead ends and a lot of retracing, Ginny Weasely was utterly and hopelessly lost. She'd been wandering around for what felt like hours. She slid down and leaned against the cold stone wall of one of the dead-end corridors.
Suddenly, she heard voices and whispered "Nox." The light from her wand disappeared, leaving Ginny in total darkness. The voices came closer and the torches along the hallway perpendicular to hers lit up.
"The poor boy has been through so much," Ginny recognized the voice as that of Professor McGonagall.
"Yes, he most certainly has. And all his injuries you healed last night! He will recover his strength quickly, I think," the speaker was Madame Pomfrey.
"Yes I agree. But what is Albus going to do with the boy once he is healed? He can't leave that room, it's dangerous," said Professor McGonagall as they passed by Ginny's hallway.
"Yes, he mustn't be discovered," their voices faded as they continued on.
Ginny got up quickly and headed after the two witches with only two questions on her mind: what is going on? And: who is this guy they are referring to?
She made sure to keep plenty of distance between herself and the two witches, but dared to sneak closer as the two stopped. Ginny watched in slight awe as a wooden door appeared where none had been before. Professor McGonagall ran her finger over the wood on the door and it seemed to melt away to reveal a portrait of an old witch, "Password?"
"Zippity doo dah," replied Madame Pomfrey.
Ginny stood there a moment after the portrait had closed and then disappeared, leaving only a stone wall in its place. She resolved to sneak back later and find out what exactly was beyond that door-portrait-thing.
Ginny retraced her steps back to the kitchen, committing the way to memory. After tickling the pear, Ginny headed into the kitchens for her usual breakfast of French toast, syrup, and chocolate milk.
She was supposed to meet Hermione, Harry, and Ron in Hogsmeade around noon, so Gin decided to go back to that room around nine. After checking the old grandfather clock in the kitchen, she realized she only had an hour till nine.
Half past nine found Ginny Weasely at the end of 'the hallway.' She began to look for the door, but the wall in front of her remained just that- a wall. Finally, in frustration after ten minutes of fruitless searching, she banged her head against the wall. "Ow," she moaned, rubbing her head. She looked at the stone she'd bumped her head against. There was a little, tiny chunk that stuck out so that it was uneven with the rest of the stone. She rubbed her finger over it. To her surprise, when she pushed against it, it became even with the rest of the stone again. And all of a sudden there was a door where there had been solid stone a moment ago.
Remembering what Professor McGonagall had done, she ran her finger down a length of the door. It seemed to melt away before her very eyes, revealing the old witch portrait. "Password?"
"umm... Zippity doo dah," Ginny said softly, hoping it was right.
A/N: Well, nice little cliffhanger for all you readers. Please review!!!!!!!!!! And also check out my other fics!!!