A/N: Wow… I just want to say a huge thankyou for all of your reviews. Many of you understand where Ginny is coming from, so you relate to her in a way. Anyway enough of my constant dribble… I don't know if I will have this up before Christmas, I still have three more chapters to write up for three other Draco/Hermione Stories. If I do, Merry Christmas to you all, and I hope you have a great day! If not I hope Christmas was a blast!
DISCLAIMER: DON'T OWN A THING TO DO WITH HARRY POTTER!
Chapter Two: In The Shadow More
Ginny sat down beside Hermione in the Great Hall. People all around her were jabbering away about their Summer Vacation, telling stories about what they did, who they met, whom they had a fling with. The basic chatter. But instead of swapping stories with friends in her grade, Ginny sat silently glaring moodily at the table. She could feel Ron shooting her looks, Harry glancing at her every now and then and she could hear Hermione telling them to leave her alone.
Finally, once everyone was seated and the soft talk to first years outside could be heard, Dumbledore stood up from his seat and looked around the hall at the Students. The chattering slowly wound its way down to pure silence. The Headmaster smiled once all eyes were on him.
"Welcome back all to another year at Hogwarts!" he cried, "Before I give my welcome back speech let's bring the new First Years in for the sorting!"
Everyone's heads turned to the Great Hall doors, which swung open. McGonagall leaded the way in with a nervous group of first years trailing behind her.
"Were we really that short?" whispered Harry to Hermione.
"What do you mean? I'm one of the shortest in our year!" replied Hermione before turning back to the sorting.
Finally after twenty minutes the sorting was complete. Gryffindor winded up with 35 new house members, Slytherin 28, Ravenclaw 37 and Hufflepuff 40.
"Oh hurry up," groaned Ron as Dumbledore raised from his seat.
"Welcome first years, to Hogwarts. I am sure you all will find your seven years here exciting and challenging. Now to the beginning of year announcements! Too our new Head Boy and Head Girl. The Head Boy for this year is Blaise Zabini of Slytherin!"
Ginny watched as Zabini stood up from his seat beside Malfoy. Not only that but she saw many students murmuring and heard some saying things like: 'Malfoy's friend', or 'Have you even heard of him before?'
Zabini sat back down quickly after a polite applause.
"The Head Girl is Hermione Granger of Gryffindor."
Ginny clapped as Hermione stood up smiling, everyone was cheering due too all knowing whom she was.
"Yes, yes," nodded Dumbledore as Hermione sat back down, "Congratulations Mr Zabini and Miss Granger, I'm sure you both will be responsible Head students and will not let the Professors or myself think otherwise. Now every year has six prefects, too find out who your house prefects are read the notice board in your house Common Room. If you have any problems please consult them before going to the Head Boy or Girl. If the problem is a serious matter your house Prefect will immediately inform one of the Head Students. Now to the every year reminders. The Forest on the edge of the school is out of bounds. Also certain joke products are banned from school corridors. To see what they are the list is pinned to Mr Filch's office door, which is located on the third floor near Professor McGonagall's office. Now… enjoy the feast!"
!B!
Blaise silently piled mashed potato onto his plate, ignoring the loud chatter of the Slytherin's around him. He was not in the mood to converse with any of them, even Draco, who was busy telling a very old story about Potter fainting in third year due to Dementors to the new first years.
'Seriously,' thought Blaise, 'What is it going to take to make him grow up?'
Blaise got roughly removed from his thoughts by Draco whacking him on the back laughing. Blaise looked at Draco in shock before shoving Draco away from him.
Draco stopped laughing and looked at Blaise, his eyes narrowed, "What the hell was that for?"
"I am trying to enjoy a meal here Draco and I don't need you laughing all over it," replied Blaise cutting his pork, "Beside's that story is old. I seriously don't find any humour to it anymore."
"I found it funny," piped up a first year girl with blond curls and big hazel eyes.
"Of course you do. You've never heard it before."
Draco shook his head, "Man, you are whacked out. This is not the Blaise I know."
"People change. You can't stop that from happening. Look at Weasley… the female one. She has more attitude then last year, Granger has been coming back at you with witty comments when normally she just ignores you, me I've just realized a few things that need to change."
"Whatever," muttered Draco turning to his plate piled with just hot chips.
Blaise sighed and shook his head. Draco was never one for change. Well, he did like change, but only when he was in control of it. That was just how he was. That was why Blaise was kept in the shadows, away from the public eye. Everyone had to focus on Draco. No one was allowed too notice anyone else but him.
But all that would change once Blaise could figure out a way to make that change happen.
!G!
Dumbledore allowed the students to leave once dessert was served and Ginny was one of the first to leave.
She rose from the table and quickly left, ignoring Ron's cries to stay until he had finished. It was like that every year, Ron would insist on escorting Ginny back to the tower just to make sure she was safe while he was out causing trouble.
Not this year. All that was going to change. But how? Ginny still has to find a way to break away from the title ' Ron's Little Sister'.
Maybe she could not sit with him at breakfast, lunch and dinner… but then she couldn't sit with Hermione. But Hermione understood her reasons for wanting to be her own person. Maybe she could help? No harm in asking right?
"Password?"
Ginny jumped as she found herself outside the Gryffindor tower, "Oh umm Honeydukes."
"Thankyou, you may enter."
Ginny nodded walked inside to find the tower packed. It was the Back to School party. Seamus started this tradition only last year. He had heard that Slytherin has one and so does Ravenclaw. Ginny sighed and made her way through the dancing Gryffindor's towards the Girls Staircase. She was just about their when Dean grabbed her arm.
"Hey Ron's Sister," he smiled, "How are you?"
"I do have a name you know," replied Ginny coldly, "You of all people should know, considering we dated earlier this year… from June last year till February this year… or have you had a memory wipe or something?"
Dean let her arm go and stepped away, "Gee sorry… Ginny."
"Hey Ron's Sister! Come party!" yelled a fifth year boy.
Ginny screamed angrily and turned on her heel and stormed up the Girl Dorm stairs as Harry, Ron and Hermione entered the tower.
"What happened?" asked Hermione to Dean.
"I called to her… she got angry, someone yelled out to her and she stormed away," said Dean.
"What did you call her?"
"Ron's sister and so did the other kid."
"Oh Merlin," said Hermione shaking her head.
"What?" asked Ron, "She is my sister."
"You don't get it do you?" replied Hermione before running up stairs after her best friend.
Ginny jumped onto her bed and screamed into her pillow, letting all her frustration and emotions out. She hated it! She couldn't stand it! Ron's sister this, Ron's sister that! Ron! Ron! Ron!
"Why can't he just not exist?" screamed Ginny pulling the pillow from her face, "Stupid red haired, over protective, aurour wannabe!"
"I take it you are screaming about Ron?"
Ginny sat up and saw Hermione walking towards her. She sat at the end of the bed.
"Who else?"
"He can be over protective can't he?" sighed Hermione, "I did date him last year Ginny…for four months. September till December."
"But you don't live in his shadow! You were never referred to as Ron's Girlfriend… you are Hermione Granger. My name here is Ron Sister. Not Ginny Weasley."
"No but I was called Harry Potter's bestfriend until people got too know me."
"Still, it's not the same."
"I know. And I am not saying it is."
"I have to do something Hermione. I have too get away from that name. The question is how?"
Hermione sighed, "Tomorrow we will go to the Library and brain storm for a way to get you back your identity."
Ginny smiled and hugged Hermione, "You are the best Hermione!"
!B!
"Stay Blaise!" slurred Draco, drunk on Fire Whiskey, "Get a women… screw her some."
Blaise shook his head and walked towards the stairs, stumbling a bit as he was tipsy on Fire Whiskey himself, "School starts tomorrow. Have to sleep."
"You can sleep… with a babe."
"No Draco. I'm fine."
"No, no, no… you need to loosen up some," said Draco tossing him a bottle of the alcohol, "Drink up mate."
Blaise sighed than smiled broadly. He undid the lid and breathed in the scent of the drink, "Awesome."
Draco laughed as Blaise sat down and drank the whole bottle. He soon stopped as a drunk girl fell onto his lap, "Hello, hello."
The girl giggled at Draco before her lips met his.
Blaise looked at Draco and rolled his eyes, completely consumed by the alcohol.
"Hi their Blaise," came a seductive voice.
Blaise felt a hand run down from his shoulder, down his arm to the belt on his pants. He looked up to see a pretty blonde girl smiling down at him.
"Hi," replied Blaise as she pulled him up towards her by his shirt.
Before his mind could think her lips found his, within seconds he was holding her by the waist, her legs locked around his waist, heading towards his room.
Blaise groaned as the sunlight from the high set window's hit his face as he rolled over. But their was no point in going back to sleep. Blaise was awake now, with a mega headache to add to it. He opened his eyes to find Pansy Parkinson pulling on her clothes from yesterday. Her looked down at his body, to find him stark naked.
"Oh no," groaned Blaise, "Parkinson… did we?"
"Yes we did… I wanted to make Drakie jealous," replied Pansy, "You are good Blaise, but Draco is my soul mate… I'm sorry to break your heart."
"Shut it Parkinson," replied Blaise, "You didn't break my heart, you could've given me a disease! I swore I would never sleep with you… oh this is just great… fucking great."
Pansy shot him a withering glare before storming out.
Blaise groaned and rubbed his eyes. He was never letting Draco con him into having a drink again… look where it wound him up! Screwing the biggest flirt in Hogwarts.
This was not good. Now he was more than ever in Draco's shadow. How?
For starters people will say that Draco's Friend slept with his 'girlfriend'. Sure they will notice him, but not the way he wants to be noticed and more than ever people will refer to him as Draco's Friend.
If only he could change the past and prevent himself from screwing Pansy.
With a sigh Blaise sat up and summoned a towel. He wrapped it around his waist and went to the Slytherin boy's bathroom at the top of the stairs for a long hot shower to clear his mind for the worst day of his life.
!G!
Ginny entered the Great Hall to find it fairly full for the first day of classes. She walked to the Gryffindor table, only to receive stares from her housemates. Many were whispering about her outburst and scream last night.
But did they refer to her as Ginny?
No… still she was Ron's sister. And it was eating her up on the inside, eating away at her patience. Her temper was boiling slowly, no bubbles yet, it was only warm.
"Ginny!"
Ginny looked around for who had called her and smiled when she saw Hermione waving at her to join her.
Harry and Ron hadn't arrived, much to Ginny's relief.
Hurriedly she sat beside Hermione and piled bacon and eggs onto her plate.
"Morning," said Ginny before placing bacon into her mouth.
"Good morning," smiled Hermione, "Did you sleep well?"
"I was dead to the world about ten minutes after you left I think."
"Oh. Well I had to get up at 1am to end the party. What was worse, someone had smuggled Fire Whiskey into the castle. Apparently a sixth year brought two bottles from his cousin in Slytherin."
"So the Slytherin's will all be in bad moods today."
"So will many Gryffindor's… which means fights are bound to break out today," sighed Hermione, "Harry and Ron amongst them."
"Ron had alcohol?" cried Ginny.
Hermione nodded, "You will never guess who he got with but."
"Ron slept with someone?"
Hermione nodded, "I saw Pavarti entering our dorm at 3am… her and Lavender chatted away about her sleeping with Ron till I told them to shut up or I will place a silencing charm on them."
Ginny shook her head, "Well due to my outburst last night I am more than ever referred to as Ron's Sister."
Hermione smiled sympathetically, "Don't worry. We will work something out."
!B!
"Blaise! Blaise will you bloody wait up!"
Blaise stopped walking towards the Great Hall and turned around to wait for Draco. He didn't seem to have a hang over, but he seemed fairly smug.
"I take it you scored last night?" asked Blaise.
"Man, she was so good. But I didn't want to talk about that."
"That's a first."
Draco glared at Blaise before continuing; "I heard you shagged Parkinson last night."
"It was a mistake. She did it to make her soul mate jealous."
"Who the hell is her soul mate?"
"Drakie."
"Who is Dra… oh… so she thinks I'm her soul mate?"
Blaise nodded, "How many people know I shagged her?"
"The gossip queens… most of the guys… soon the whole school."
Blaise groaned and continued walking. Draco shot his a confused look before following his friend to the Great Hall.
Once Blaise stepped foot into the Great Hall he wished he hadn't. All the Slytherin's looked at him and began whispering, Ravenclaw's began murmuring about him, Hufflepuff's starred, while Gryffindor seemed to be murmuring about something else. Blaise watched them closely and finally he noticed they were shooting the female Weasley looks.
He heard words such as: Ron's Sister, screamed and a few others.
Maybe she was experiencing what he was. Living in another's shadow and just wants to be known for who they are.
He wasn't alone in the ordeal. Yes hers was a tad different to his, but they could both relate their situations to each other.
Maybe she was the answer to creating a new identity… for them both.
A/N: Well I sure hope you liked that chapter. And no Draco/ Hermione action is going to happen in this story, sorry.
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