A/n: ok, here it is, after much arguement from Draco and slight protests from Harry. Chapter two of Phoenix from the Flame. Sorry for the delay, but I hope you appreciate this as I have a headache and a cold and a barking cough. Wha!
Disclaimer: (twitches) JK is NOT locked in my basement...(mumbles) its the attic...

Ch. 2

Ginny bowed her head and stared at the table calmly before bringing her head up

swiftly, a wide grin spreading across her face. She met the somber gaze of Colin

Creevey and his eyes widened. Ginny had just finished three mugs of chicory coffee.

He was afraid of what would come out of her mouth. Bill was pregnant.

Pregnant...strike that, Fleur was pregnant. Bill being pregnant was a dirty limerick

waiting to happen. Ginny could see it now, and it was slightly icky. Ok it was icky and

disturbing and why was she thinking of this right now?

"Baby, baby, baby!" she sang happily jumping to her feet and swinging the poor boy in

circles before setting him on his feet.

"Weasley?" the new DADA teacher asked concerned as Ginny came face to face with

her.

"Are you ok?" Professor Allison asked.

"When are any of us actually ok?" Ginny asked happily before skipping off.

"Its gotta be the puppy chow," Colin remarked, earning himself a few dazed and

confused expressions. He shook his head never mind. He was usually referring to

muggle things all the time. You'd think people would learn by now.


"I love fishes cause their so delicious, gotta go fishin'," Ginny crooned, wishing Draco

was there with her. Draco would sing with her. Ok, no he wouldn't, but he would kiss

her to shut her up. And she enjoyed kissing him too. Like she had Aiden. The thought

drifted unwanted in her mind, as unwanted as the feelings she had for the stranger.

Draco had told her not to wait for him. That had to be what he meant. Atleast, that had

to have been what he meant.

"Ginny, I'm leaving," he had said. She had smiled up at him.

"OK. When are you coming back?" she asked, holding her breath.

"I'm not," he said softly, and she gave an inaudible gasp.

"What do you mean you're not? How can you not come back?" she asked on the verge

of tears.

"Because I'm not," Draco began.

"Then I'll come with you," Ginny said matter of factly, grabbing at his hand. He pushed

her away, his gaze shooting to her.

"No you won't," he said it snidely, maybe he thought hurting her would make her

understand. She didn't. She grabbed at his hand again, "But I...I'm"

He shook her roughly. "Don't. Just...don't." And the bastard had walked away. Had left

her standing on the edge of the lake crying for what once was and his sheer stupidity.

She sniffed thinking of Draco wasn't bringing warm and fuzzy thoughts to mind at the

moment. Actually it just made her sullen and angry for the rest of the day. And why

should she feel guilty kissing another guy? He was the one who called it off, so she

could kiss any damn person she pleased. And she liked Aiden. He was sweet and nice

and the complete opposite of Draco. He had been writing her for a few weeks and she

rather liked his sort of quirky humor.

Ginny sat unhappily in class that day. Her arms were crossed and she glared daggers at

Snape's head. It finally became too much for the poor man whose hair was slightly less

greasy than usual and he barked, "Miss Weasley see me after class!" She smirked and

it was as unpleasant as the one she learned it from. No not Draco, Tom. He started the

smirking business as it were, something he picked up looking at pictures of Salazar

Slytherin.

"Professor?" she questioned unhappily.

"Miss Weasley. Genevra. Gin, I don't know what your problem is," Snape stated

frankly, though the look in his eyes said otherwise, "But whatever it is, write it in a letter

and leave it behind you. Really, I promise you will feel better." And with a nod of

dismissal she was left to mull it over during her free period. She fondled a pen and with

a lopsided grin said, "If he wants a letter I'll give him a letter."


Draco sighed and stared into the fire. Next to him Harry sighed in boredom. He picked

up the latest Quibbler and began reading it, before turning it upside down. Absently he

muttered, "Luna's right, her father does write subliminal messages." "Why do you read

that trash?" Draco demanded as Harry turned a lovely shade of scarlett. There was an

answer in there somewhere, but Draco decided he just couldn't be bothered.

"I can't believe Fudge put the Dementors back on guard!" Harry announced suddenly.

"Yeah, he's an idiot that one," Draco added absently, he really had no idea what they

were talking about. He was busy watching the flames flicker. For a moment he thought

he saw something. He looked closer, squinting as the image of Genevra Weasley came

into focus. Flames seemed to envelope her and she seemed to disappear before a great

burst of a flame in the shape of a phoenix made Draco jump back for fear of being

burned.

"Malfoy!" he heard Harry yell at him, "If you're going to fall asleep and dive into the flue

would you atleast wait until I'm finished talking to you?" He realized Harry's hand was

on his shoulder and he drawled , "Sorry oh Yoda, Master of the Force. I shall find

Obie Wan Kanobi and flog him for my inattention."

"You're such a poof," Harry said absently. Draco opened his mouth to say some thing,

but Harry continued, "Damnit, I'm not staying here one more second. I am going to

Hawaii. Are you coming Malfoy?" Harry apparated away without another remark.

"Bugger!" Draco said with feeling before following him. When Draco's feet touched

ground he almost fell into a lava pit.

"Only you, Potter, would apparate next to a volcanoe," Draco said grumpily as Harry

grinned impishly.

"I like volcanoes," he said with a grin.

"Is that even allowed?" Draco asked curiously. Harry shrugged, suddenly serious. "I

think I'm just a normal wizard now. Destiny kinda blew me away, you know?"

Draco nodded. He understood about destiny, it was constantly playing games with him.

Like him and Ginny. He had thought that they could be together, but he knew

differently now, they couldn't and never would be. With another grin Harry asked, "So,

what's first, hula dancing, or the beach." Hula dancing. They began their descent down

the mountain. (cough apparated cough. Lazy arses)


Ginny was drinking a butterbeer when Aiden sat down at her table. She almost choked

on the warm liquid.

"Its not a Hogsmeade weekend is it?" he asked with a grin and she shook her head.

"I snuck out of the castle," she said sweetly. He laughed. "Fred and George use to

sneak out of the castle all the time didn't they?" he questioned, "I always wondered how

they got in and out." Ginny leaned close.

"Its a family secret." Aiden's laughter rang through the tavern.

"So what are you doing here?" Ginny asked suspiciously. He grinned.

"My aunt is Madame Rosemertta," he remarked, "And I came to give you this." He

pulled a small green velvet box from his pocket. She opened it and stared at him. It was

a silver Claddagh ring with a heart shaped diamond. She gasped and looked at him. "Its

beautiful," she said smiling. He took it out of the box and placed it on the fourth finger

on her right hand.

"When you wear it on your right hand it means friendship."

"Really?" Ginny asked looking at the ring. Aiden nodded.

"By placing the ring on the third finger of your left hand with the heart pointing outwards

means engagement, and when you turn the heart inwards it means marriage"

"Thank you," she said quietly, and glancing at her watch grimaced. "I have to go!"

"Wait! Ginny, can I visit you at the castle?" he asked quietly, blushing. She kissed his

cheek. "Yes. I'll see you then..." and she dashed off. Inside the trapdoor she looked

down at the ring, it really was beautiful.


"I will not sit back anymore," Harry growled as he stared down at the article that read

of the attack on Luna Lovegood, who got away unscathed. She had been one of the

people with them at the mansion and had cursed many death eaters into puppies and

flowers. It would have been funny to stand there and watch her coo at them and nip

them on their noses when they jumped but Harry had had bigger fish to fry at the time.

"I will not go back there," Draco protested.

"Yes you will Malfoy you sodding coward!" Harry yelled, though he had no idea why

Draco didn't want to go back to Hogwarts.

"What are you going to do, gallop off on your white sodding horse!" Draco demanded.

"That or I could ride off on your head...that sounded bad didn't it?" Harry asked.

"Potter, half the things you say are innuendos waiting to happen," Draco said unhappily.

"Pack up Malfoy, we're leaving," Harry tried to sound commanding, he found that it

worked best when it was life or death situations.

"I'm not going back," Draco stated, crossing his arms.

"Yes you are"

"No I'm not..." Harry rolled his eyes.


"Harry!" Ginny galloped to her friend and hugged him. "Whats wrong? What's

happened? Where is Draco?" Harry shrugged.

"There's nothing wrong, I just...erm..." He seemed to have spotted Luna and his eyes

shined a bit, inwardly Ginny groaned. More twos. "Harry? Where is Malfoy?"

"What? Oh..yeah, he said something about Ireland and the Lochness Monster." Ginny

frowned.

"The Lochness Monster is in Scotland."

"When I told him that he smirked and said thats what you think," Harry shrugged.

"Harry, shouldn't you be on vacation or something? Maybe you should go to Hawaii or

something," Ginny offered.

"Been there, done that, bought the shirt." And sure enough Harry's robes fell away to

show a light pink shirt with the traditional tropical flowers associated with the Hawaiian

Islands. Ginny didn't know what they were called, but they were pretty. On the front of

the shirt it said, I went to Hawaii and all I got was this stinking hula dancer. On the

back in the middle of the shirt was a five inch hula girl print.

"Harry," Ginny said in awe, "You look sexy in pink"

"Draco said it looked good with my hair tone." Ginny snorted.

"Do you ever wonder..."

"Since the day I met him," Harry stated frankly.

"Oh."

"Stop talking about me behind my back," Draco said stalking up, wet and unhappy,

"And I'm not gay." Apparently he wasn't deaf either.

"Wouldn't...hey, why are you wet?" Harry asked trying to hide a grin.

"Oh stuff it, stuff it as far as it goes," Draco remarked rudely, "Who knew the Lochness

monster could apparate between bodies of water."

"Sometimes I wonder about you," Harry said grimly.

"I already told you!" Draco yelled, "I AM NOT GAY."

"You're a flaming imbecile is what you are," Ginny said snidely, angered because Draco

refused to look at her. Aiden's owl found her at that moment and dropped a small box

and a note onto her head.

"Thanks Porche," she called as the owl headed toward the owlry for a drink before

taking off again. She opened the letter and grinned.

Ginny,

I was going to write you poetry, but I can't rhyme, I was gonna come visit you but I

didn't have the time, So instead I sent you this gift, with the request, Be Mine.

Happy Early Valentines Day, Aiden.

Ginny groaned and tucked the letter in her pocket before opening the box. It was a

silver locket with the trinity knot and the Claddagh symbol carved into it. When she

opened it there was a picture of her and Aiden dancing at Bill's wedding inside it. They

looked so good together, so happy.

"Harry?" she asked solemly with a small smile on her lips. He took the locket and

clasped it around her neck. "Thanks, you're a doll," and with a quick peck on the

cheek, she took off at a gallop, grabbing Luna, who had stopped several minutes

before reaching the companions to watch squirrels run in circles.

"But wait!" Luna shrieked, "What if the Gorgangler catches them!" "What!" Ginny

stopped for a second to face her friend.

"Everyone knows the Gorgangler chases the squirrels to turn them into squirrely

zombies to do his biding in his battle against the Spork Army."

"Luna, take a breath, there is...nevermind, lets go," and Ginny drug the girl away.

"That gift wasn't from you was it?" Harry asked, seeing the murderous glare he was

sending after Ginny.

"No, we broke up"

"Sorry mate," Harry said, and he was, Ginny was extremely good for Draco.

"I think I'm gonna go," draco said.

"No Malfoy, come back!" harry called to his retreating friend.


"Harry!" Luna blinked, seeing him on her way to dinner, "What are you doing here? In

pink on a friday. Everyone knows the Camby Dunklecrackes will eat your toes if you

wear pink on a friday"

Ginny snorted as Harry looked down at his feet.

The almost sexual tension between the two was so think Ginny wished she had a shovel

to cut it with. Two, two, two, two," Ginny chanted in her mind, before realizing she was

saying it outloud.

"I'm sorry what? Ginny you are making absolutely no sense," Luna told her firey friend.

She turned to Harry and mouthed "Insane!" pointing at Ginny.

Ginny grinned as she realized she was a two too. "Yes!" she cried skipping down the

hallway.


(A/N: Yes yes, I know, oh my god, Aiden...ewww what is wrong with Draco!" Can I hit him with my shovel! And oH girl I don't like the Ginny/Aiden pairing. Well guess what...I do, and its my story, and he is a key character...ahem, thats all I'm saying and Tarra you can sucka ma junk bi-yatch.

"Oh stuff it, stuff it as far as it goes" belongs to Spike off Angel season Five.
If you would like to see a gold Version of Ginny's ring,a nd what a trinity knot looks like, I took the ring and the idea of the locket from the website celticjewelleryandgifts (dot) com

Chappie three hopefully. Review...BTW the zombie squirrels and the spork army was especially for my lovely beta shewhodanceswithsquirrels...I love ya!