Phoenix and the Dragon

By: babykelyse

A/N: Because of the overwhelming response to my last chapter, I've decided to do the go ahead on the next one So, this should be a hint that reviews mean faster updates. J/K Anyhow, to my reviewers, you are greatly appreciated. A list of your names will be posted at the end of this chapter. You keep me motivated to keep this story up. And to my mystery reviewer, the Masked Girl, you keep me laughing with your wonderful reviews so keep it up Hope you'll like this chapter. So without further delay, on with the next chapter.

Chapter Four

Secrets Revealed

Ginny did her best to avoid Malfoy as much as possible. The thoughts she'd had about him last night, disturbed her. So he was good looking. So was Harry. Only Harry wasn't dangerously seductive as was Draco. Ginny shook herself out of the path her thoughts were heading. She was in love with Harry. Most definitely not Draco Malfoy. He hated her family and she hated his. She kept these thoughts in her head as she made her way towards Potions.

"I never thought Potions could be so brutal!" sighed Willa Montgomery. She was in the same year and house as Ginny.

"Same here. Can you believe how much homework Snape assigned?" Ginny asked her.

Ginny was so engrossed in her conversation with Willa, she didn't notice a certain blonde haired Slytherin coming around the corner. Books, quills, and parchment flew everywhere as Ginny walked straight into Malfoy.

"Watch where you're going Weasely!" He sputtered at Ginny. "It's bad enough you're hardly up to scratch and attend the same school as I, but to put your poor filthy hands on my new robes is utterly despicable."

Ginny could feel her anger rising, but she merely glared at him and proceeded to pick up her books and other things before walking away to the Great Hall. Too engrossed in her own embarrassment at Malfoy's words, Ginny failed to notice the admiring glance Draco sent her way as she walked down the hall. When Ginny got to the Great Hall, she went to her usual sit beside Colin. It was then that she noticed Harry with the girl she'd caught him snogging with the previous night.

She felt a stab of pain and jealousy as she watched Harry feed Amanda a piece of baked chicken. All through the meal she watched the two make love eyes at one another and flirt endlessly. Ginny could hardly eat because she was so miserable. She took one last look at Harry, who was too engrossed in Amanda to notice, before she got up and headed out of the Great Hall. Instead of heading towards the Gryffindor common room, she instead went outdoors to the Quidditch pitch.

Miserably, Ginny sank down on the slightly damp grass and rested her head on her drawn up knees. Tears stung the back of her eyelids, but she refused to let them fall. Ever since she'd known Harry, she'd hoped he'd harbored secret feelings of love towards her. Now she knew there was none there. She wondered if there ever was. Suddenly a hand from nowhere grabbed her shoulder and she let out a terrified scream.

She looked into the face of the person she most definitely did not want to see and spat,

"Jesus Malfoy, are you trying to kill me?"

He had the grace to look contrite before a smirk formed on his lips. His very tasty lips, she thought to herself. Ginny mentally slapped herself at her last thought.

"Believe me Weasely, if I wanted you dead, you'd be just that."

Ginny stared at him before pushing herself upright. She allowed herself to admire the boy who stood before her. He didn't have his Hogwarts robes on, so he stood before her in his muggle clothing. He had on loose baggy dark blue jeans with a black belt, and a dark green form fitting sleeveless shirt with the words Linkin Park on them. The shirt showed off his physique nicely, although Ginny wouldn't say this aloud. She assumed the name on his shirt to be of a muggle band. She also got a better look at the tattoo on his left arm. It was a green dragon with what looked to be muggle Asian writing underneath.

"Then what the hell do you want?"

He smirked at her before answering, "I want the truth about what happened last night. And don't give me any bull about me dreaming it. I know what I saw."

Ginny looked away and thought to herself. What harm would it be to tell him? She could always hex his mouth off if he decided to talk. Seeing that she wouldn't get out of telling him either way, she'd decided to tell him her secret.

"Alright Malfoy if you must know, I have the powers of the Phoenix. At the height of intense emotion, I can literally throw fire at a person. If my emotion is so intense, I will be able to float above the ground. Eventually I would be able to sprout wings and fly. Dumbledore is the only person besides myself to know of my abilities, and now you do so I ask that you keep them to yourself."

"How did all of this happen? And why to you? You're a Weasely."

Ginny glared at him at his last statement before continuing. "It happened to me because I would have died had Fawkes not healed me. In doing his healing, he passed a few of his powers down to me. Only I can't die and be reborn from my ashes. Dumbledore explained this all to me while I was in the Hospital Wing. Now I have a question for you, Malfoy. What's up with the tattoo? What does that mean?"

Draco looked at the tattoo on his left arm as if seeing it for the first time. "This? It was something I was born with. The words under it mean prevention of evil in muggle Asian. It's kind of ironic seeing that I am evil," he smirked. "My father never explained it to me, only saying that in time I'd understand."

As they were talking, they headed back towards Hogwarts. Draco told Ginny more about himself and his home life, and she began to think to herself that he wasn't as bad as he seemed. He was just a little rough around the edges. Unbeknown to her, Draco was thinking almost the same about her. It was the first time he'd actually had a conversation with, well anyone without insulting them. Too soon, they reached the hallway that separated Slytherin from Gryffindor.

After an uncomfortably long silence between the two teenagers, Ginny said, "Well I better be getting back up to my common room then."

Before Draco could speak, Ginny heard a rather pissed off voice coming from behind her.

"Virginia Marie Weasely! What in bloody hell are you doing talking to Malfoy?!"

Ginny rolled her eyes at Draco who smirked at her before turning around to confront her very red faced and obviously angry brother Ron, and his equally angry girlfriend of 3 months, Hermione Granger.

A/N: Well that certainly took a bit out of me. I used my trusty friend Encyclopedia to help me out with my explanation of the stuff under Draco's tattoo. I was surprised to learn that in Asian culture, Dragon's were symbols of prevention of evil. Kind of cool I must say. Oh and like my little slip in of Linkin Park? I was listening to them as I was writing this and decided to incorporate them into my story Anyhow, the friendship is blossoming between my favorite couple. I'm so proud of them. No romance as of yet, as promised, and there probably won't be until maybe the 7th or 8th chapter depending on my mood. Also, a list of my reviewers will be posted after this note, so fear not. I didn't forget any of you. You know the drill. Read, review, enjoy. Ciao

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