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"I feel so unclean. . ." Virginia muttered to herself as she walked hurriedly to the Gyrffindor common room. "Mumblety-peg." She said dispiritedly to the Fat Lady. A brave front for the world, hide what's inside, sometimes it's the only way to survive with your sanity intact. She nearly ran up to the showers and stripped off swiftly, leaving her clothes in a heap on the floor. She turned the shower up full ball and made it really hot. As the steam started to pour out the top, she grabbed the soap and ferociously scrubbed her body. "Yuck, nasty, nasty man." She whispered. Everywhere that he had touched, she nearly rubbed red raw. Finally feeling cleaner, she turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, grabbed a towel and briskly dried herself off. She shuddered in disgust as she thought about the Manor, then her eyes widened as she remembered Draco. She wrapped the towel around herself and ran for her dorm. She quickly got dressed and headed out for the Slytherin common room.
"Thank you!" She called out to the Fat Lady as she hurtled down the stairs. She walked quickly through the halls and went down to the Dungeons. As she got closer to the Slytherin common room, she gripped her wand tight. Slytherins knew some nasty spells. "Maleficium." She told the Knight. He ignored her. "Draco would be very angry with you, and so might his father." She warned the Knight. He continued to ignore her. "I know the password, Draco used it this morning. Let me in, or I will do something nasty to you. F*** Draco, I'll do it myself."
"I though thee had done that already." The Knight sneered.
"We were interrupted. Let me in, or I'll find someway to flay you." Her voice snarled. "If you won't let me in, I will have to wait. And to pass the time, I'll sing. Sweet sappy love songs that will drive you mad." The Knight flicked open his visor and stared at her. Virginia cleared her throat and opened her mouth.
"Prithee enter, fair maid!" The Knight gabbled as the painting slid across. "I meant no insult to thee!"
"Thank you." Virginia smiled as she entered the painting hole. She walked quickly down the stairs and got her wand out. The Slytherins in the common room stared at her as she entered. "You can just stay sitting. I'm here for Draco, and that's all. Hey, Zambini." She nodded a greeting
"Cin!" Draco called out as he came down the stairs. "C'mon, let's go somewhere a tad more private." He put his arm around her shoulders and they both left. Virginia looked back and stuck her tongue out at the Slytherins. They climbed out through the portrait hole and walked to the lake. Draco sat down with a sigh and Virginia sat down next to him and they leaned against each other in silence for a few minutes.
"So what was Voldemort like?" Virginia broke the quiet.
"Pissed as hell. Thankfully, he blamed my father, not me."
"That's good. I was worried. Guess what?"
"What?"
"I nicked your father's cane."
Draco laughed. "That has his wand in it."
"I know." Virginia giggled. "He's gonna be pissed when he finds out I pinched it. He won't be able to do anything about it, because I was at school the entire time, so Dumbledore and all the teachers will say. And I bet the Ministry would just adore to know how I was near him at all. The Aurors want to investigate Malfoy Manor, I bet, so if he says anything about this, they would come in to look for it." Draco laughed as well as he pictured his father's fury and impotence to do anything about the situation.
"Nasty, nasty girl." He said admiringly. "You think quick on your feet."
"Six brothers, you tend to do that. I wonder. . ." She trailed off thoughtfully.
"Wonder what?"
"Wonder if Voldemort will try again." She frowned. "If I stay with you, then they'll think the whole thing with me knocking you out was staged, which it was. But if I break up with you, the school will want to know why. I know!" She grinned widely. "Send a message to your father from me, but I'll give it to you to send. Saying I was sorry, I had to duck out so quickly but the method of fetching me was very rude and I thought the Lord needed to teach his servants some manners!" Draco whooped with laughter. "Make a very insincere apology about knocking out his servants, but I'm sure they weren't too expensive. Be glad to join him at his earliest convenience, with proper transportation arranged and time to prepare myself for meeting such an important person. Say I was a bit rushed this time." Virginia doubled up laughing, but Draco stopped abruptly as what she was saying sunk in.
"You would go back?"
"Play the double game Draco. You're doing it already. So's Snape. Besides, this will definitely f*** with everybody's minds."
"Voldemort doesn't play games." He warned her.
"Sure he does. Nasty ones to be sure, but games all the same." She bit her lip in concentration. "I'm sure I could cope with Voldemort this time around." She rose to her feet. "Have to write that note. C'mon." She turned to go back to Hogwarts. Draco pulled her down onto his lap.
"Do it later." He growled softly, then kissed her.
"Ok, later." She panted as they broke off the kiss. They kissed again. Then Virginia straightened up. "F***! I have an essay to finish for Divinations! I gotta go!" She got up and ran for the school. "See ya later Draco!" She tossed back over her shoulder. Draco watched her go, then rose to his feet. He decided to throw stones across the lake, did that for a while, then trailed aimlessly up to Hogwarts.
"I feel so unclean. . ." Virginia muttered to herself as she walked hurriedly to the Gyrffindor common room. "Mumblety-peg." She said dispiritedly to the Fat Lady. A brave front for the world, hide what's inside, sometimes it's the only way to survive with your sanity intact. She nearly ran up to the showers and stripped off swiftly, leaving her clothes in a heap on the floor. She turned the shower up full ball and made it really hot. As the steam started to pour out the top, she grabbed the soap and ferociously scrubbed her body. "Yuck, nasty, nasty man." She whispered. Everywhere that he had touched, she nearly rubbed red raw. Finally feeling cleaner, she turned off the water and stepped out of the shower, grabbed a towel and briskly dried herself off. She shuddered in disgust as she thought about the Manor, then her eyes widened as she remembered Draco. She wrapped the towel around herself and ran for her dorm. She quickly got dressed and headed out for the Slytherin common room.
"Thank you!" She called out to the Fat Lady as she hurtled down the stairs. She walked quickly through the halls and went down to the Dungeons. As she got closer to the Slytherin common room, she gripped her wand tight. Slytherins knew some nasty spells. "Maleficium." She told the Knight. He ignored her. "Draco would be very angry with you, and so might his father." She warned the Knight. He continued to ignore her. "I know the password, Draco used it this morning. Let me in, or I will do something nasty to you. F*** Draco, I'll do it myself."
"I though thee had done that already." The Knight sneered.
"We were interrupted. Let me in, or I'll find someway to flay you." Her voice snarled. "If you won't let me in, I will have to wait. And to pass the time, I'll sing. Sweet sappy love songs that will drive you mad." The Knight flicked open his visor and stared at her. Virginia cleared her throat and opened her mouth.
"Prithee enter, fair maid!" The Knight gabbled as the painting slid across. "I meant no insult to thee!"
"Thank you." Virginia smiled as she entered the painting hole. She walked quickly down the stairs and got her wand out. The Slytherins in the common room stared at her as she entered. "You can just stay sitting. I'm here for Draco, and that's all. Hey, Zambini." She nodded a greeting
"Cin!" Draco called out as he came down the stairs. "C'mon, let's go somewhere a tad more private." He put his arm around her shoulders and they both left. Virginia looked back and stuck her tongue out at the Slytherins. They climbed out through the portrait hole and walked to the lake. Draco sat down with a sigh and Virginia sat down next to him and they leaned against each other in silence for a few minutes.
"So what was Voldemort like?" Virginia broke the quiet.
"Pissed as hell. Thankfully, he blamed my father, not me."
"That's good. I was worried. Guess what?"
"What?"
"I nicked your father's cane."
Draco laughed. "That has his wand in it."
"I know." Virginia giggled. "He's gonna be pissed when he finds out I pinched it. He won't be able to do anything about it, because I was at school the entire time, so Dumbledore and all the teachers will say. And I bet the Ministry would just adore to know how I was near him at all. The Aurors want to investigate Malfoy Manor, I bet, so if he says anything about this, they would come in to look for it." Draco laughed as well as he pictured his father's fury and impotence to do anything about the situation.
"Nasty, nasty girl." He said admiringly. "You think quick on your feet."
"Six brothers, you tend to do that. I wonder. . ." She trailed off thoughtfully.
"Wonder what?"
"Wonder if Voldemort will try again." She frowned. "If I stay with you, then they'll think the whole thing with me knocking you out was staged, which it was. But if I break up with you, the school will want to know why. I know!" She grinned widely. "Send a message to your father from me, but I'll give it to you to send. Saying I was sorry, I had to duck out so quickly but the method of fetching me was very rude and I thought the Lord needed to teach his servants some manners!" Draco whooped with laughter. "Make a very insincere apology about knocking out his servants, but I'm sure they weren't too expensive. Be glad to join him at his earliest convenience, with proper transportation arranged and time to prepare myself for meeting such an important person. Say I was a bit rushed this time." Virginia doubled up laughing, but Draco stopped abruptly as what she was saying sunk in.
"You would go back?"
"Play the double game Draco. You're doing it already. So's Snape. Besides, this will definitely f*** with everybody's minds."
"Voldemort doesn't play games." He warned her.
"Sure he does. Nasty ones to be sure, but games all the same." She bit her lip in concentration. "I'm sure I could cope with Voldemort this time around." She rose to her feet. "Have to write that note. C'mon." She turned to go back to Hogwarts. Draco pulled her down onto his lap.
"Do it later." He growled softly, then kissed her.
"Ok, later." She panted as they broke off the kiss. They kissed again. Then Virginia straightened up. "F***! I have an essay to finish for Divinations! I gotta go!" She got up and ran for the school. "See ya later Draco!" She tossed back over her shoulder. Draco watched her go, then rose to his feet. He decided to throw stones across the lake, did that for a while, then trailed aimlessly up to Hogwarts.