Drastic Changes by The Queen of the Pugs
Forward Note: HI! Okay, again, a little bit hyper while I'm writing this chapter. Stick around to the end of this chapter and read the Author's Note at the bottom and I shall give those of you who gave me ideas for the upcoming chapters a cookie! Stay tuned. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ginny was lounging around by the lake out on the grounds of Hogwarts. She had told Ameera and Hermione that she was going to the library to study Transfiguration, but she decided she would go outside instead. Her Transfiguration book lay beside her, unopened. She knew that she should really study to get good scores on the O.W.L. tests, but on such a beautiful day, who could study? Ginny doubted that even Hermione would want to study on such a marvelous day. The Sun shone brightly in the lovely blue sky, and a gentle breeze lulled over the grounds and through Ginny's hair, making her sigh happily.
A sudden flash of white light made Ginny jump up and rub her eyes. She blinked several times, trying to make the little black spots that were dancing in front of her eyes go away.
Jamie watched Ginny blink and rub her eyes. The young woman stood at the center of where the bright light had happened, near the lake and about six feet away from Ginny, who was sitting underneath a tree. Ginny was clearly waiting now for Jamie to say something, but Jamie apparently wanted Ginny to speak first. Eager to take her mind away from her homework, Ginny spoke.
"Hi, Jamie," she said cheerfully, giving her friend a smile. "What's going on with you? I didn't think that you were allowed to come down here to Earth when there are so many people around. Aren't you worried that you'll be seen?"
"No," Jamie said, slightly confused as to why Ginny would think that. Of course, Ginny has only been the Moon Goddess for three weeks now, Jamie reminded herself. "No one can see me but you and those close to you, such as Ron, Harry and Hermione." A mischievous smile crossed Jamie's face. "And Draco," she added.
"So what are you doing here, anyway?" Ginny asked, noticeably changing the subject.
"I came to warn you," Jamie said, suddenly serious.
"Warn me? Warn me about what, exactly?"
"About advances in your powers, milady. Your powers are growing everyday, and one day you are going to discover something that you can do that you have never done before, and that thing can sometimes be very dangerous. It's happened before, to Athena and her mortal friend, Pallas."
"What happened?"
"Athena wasn't sure about her powers yet, and one day she was playing with Pallas, and Athena wasn't used to playing with mortals, and she accidentally killed him." Jamie shook her head sadly.
"So, I'm going to kill one of my friends with a new gift of mine? That doesn't seem really likely, you know. I wasn't born a Goddess, and I certainly wasn't born from Zeus's head, either."
"I didn't say that you were going to kill one of your friends, all I am trying to tell you is that you should be careful with your powers as a Goddess. I'm not worried about you killing someone; I'm worried about you hurting someone because you are not aware of your own strength."
"Oh," Ginny said, feeling a bit foolish for being slightly rude with Jamie when she only came to warn her about new powers she might be getting. "Sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude."
"I understand, milady," Jamie said with a smile. "You are under a lot of pressure to do well with these silly tests for school. May peace be with you." And with that, there was another flash of white light, and Jamie was gone.
"Well, it's stupid to try and study now," Ginny mused aloud. She lay back down on her back and stared at the calm blue sky. How was she supposed to study now that she knew that at any moment she could get a new power that she could possibly hurt someone with?
"Hey, baby sis," Ron said, standing over Ginny. "Whatcha doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Ginny replied, sitting up and staring coldly into Ron's face. "What do you want, anyway? Can't you see I'm trying to study here?"
"It doesn't look like you're trying to study to me," Ron said.
"And how would you know what studying looks like?" she shot back. "I was trying to study, but then you came along and stopped me from trying to get good grades, something you would know nothing about." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"All right, fair enough. I guess I deserved that one," he said, holding both of his hands up in surrender.
"Yeah, you did."
"Can I get a word in now?" Ginny didn't say anything, but continued to stare at him icily. "Listen Ginny, I'm sorry for calling you a traitor to the family. I guess it was a little cruel. But I didn't like the fact of you being friends with Malfoy."
"Why? Draco is actually very nice, not to mention basically my only friend in the world. I would think that you'd be happy for me about having a real friend again."
"How do you know that he isn't just pretending to be your friend, hmm? And what do you call Harry and Hermione?"
"You're friends, Ron! I call them YOU'RE friends! Sure, they're nice and everything, but they're mostly you're friends. You were friends with them first, and once in a while it's nice to have something that's totally mine, not something that's second hand. I was sure that you understood that. It's a great feeling, having something that's honestly yours. It's hard to get that when you have so many brothers that have already done things before you."
"Look, I'm sorry about yelling and teasing you. I'm not happy about you being friends with Malfoy, but I won't interfere if it makes you happy, all right?"
"Good, I'm glad you feel that way, because I'm going to go and talk to Draco right now about being more than friends."
Ron's mouth dropped open. More than friends? He said that he thought it was okay for them to be friends, just friends, and now she says that she wants to be more than friends with that git that had been running around and calling her Weasel ever since she starting going to Hogwarts!
My baby sister is definitely changing this year, Ron thought to himself as Ginny sauntered off. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Me: Hi again! Okay, now for cookies!
Tristen-Potter: A cookie for you. Thanks for the idea! Thanks also for reviewing.
Hermione Elizabeth Granger: Cookie for you, 'cuz you e-mailed me an idea. Thanks for continually reviewing, too.
Koosei: Cookie for you, too! Thanks for always reviewing my story. I always look forward to your comments and suggestions.
YAY!!: Even though you reviewed anonymously (and I have no idea if you'll come back to my story) I give you a cookie for the ideas you gave me. Thanks! Dancing Skittles: I'm not sure if you gave me any ideas, 'cuz I forgot, but oh well. Cookie for you. Thanks for reviewing, too!
All of you: Thanks so much for the encouraging reviews you gave me. Please, continue to review, because as long as you review, I will continue to write! Until the next chapter!
Forward Note: HI! Okay, again, a little bit hyper while I'm writing this chapter. Stick around to the end of this chapter and read the Author's Note at the bottom and I shall give those of you who gave me ideas for the upcoming chapters a cookie! Stay tuned. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Ginny was lounging around by the lake out on the grounds of Hogwarts. She had told Ameera and Hermione that she was going to the library to study Transfiguration, but she decided she would go outside instead. Her Transfiguration book lay beside her, unopened. She knew that she should really study to get good scores on the O.W.L. tests, but on such a beautiful day, who could study? Ginny doubted that even Hermione would want to study on such a marvelous day. The Sun shone brightly in the lovely blue sky, and a gentle breeze lulled over the grounds and through Ginny's hair, making her sigh happily.
A sudden flash of white light made Ginny jump up and rub her eyes. She blinked several times, trying to make the little black spots that were dancing in front of her eyes go away.
Jamie watched Ginny blink and rub her eyes. The young woman stood at the center of where the bright light had happened, near the lake and about six feet away from Ginny, who was sitting underneath a tree. Ginny was clearly waiting now for Jamie to say something, but Jamie apparently wanted Ginny to speak first. Eager to take her mind away from her homework, Ginny spoke.
"Hi, Jamie," she said cheerfully, giving her friend a smile. "What's going on with you? I didn't think that you were allowed to come down here to Earth when there are so many people around. Aren't you worried that you'll be seen?"
"No," Jamie said, slightly confused as to why Ginny would think that. Of course, Ginny has only been the Moon Goddess for three weeks now, Jamie reminded herself. "No one can see me but you and those close to you, such as Ron, Harry and Hermione." A mischievous smile crossed Jamie's face. "And Draco," she added.
"So what are you doing here, anyway?" Ginny asked, noticeably changing the subject.
"I came to warn you," Jamie said, suddenly serious.
"Warn me? Warn me about what, exactly?"
"About advances in your powers, milady. Your powers are growing everyday, and one day you are going to discover something that you can do that you have never done before, and that thing can sometimes be very dangerous. It's happened before, to Athena and her mortal friend, Pallas."
"What happened?"
"Athena wasn't sure about her powers yet, and one day she was playing with Pallas, and Athena wasn't used to playing with mortals, and she accidentally killed him." Jamie shook her head sadly.
"So, I'm going to kill one of my friends with a new gift of mine? That doesn't seem really likely, you know. I wasn't born a Goddess, and I certainly wasn't born from Zeus's head, either."
"I didn't say that you were going to kill one of your friends, all I am trying to tell you is that you should be careful with your powers as a Goddess. I'm not worried about you killing someone; I'm worried about you hurting someone because you are not aware of your own strength."
"Oh," Ginny said, feeling a bit foolish for being slightly rude with Jamie when she only came to warn her about new powers she might be getting. "Sorry. I didn't mean to sound rude."
"I understand, milady," Jamie said with a smile. "You are under a lot of pressure to do well with these silly tests for school. May peace be with you." And with that, there was another flash of white light, and Jamie was gone.
"Well, it's stupid to try and study now," Ginny mused aloud. She lay back down on her back and stared at the calm blue sky. How was she supposed to study now that she knew that at any moment she could get a new power that she could possibly hurt someone with?
"Hey, baby sis," Ron said, standing over Ginny. "Whatcha doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing?" Ginny replied, sitting up and staring coldly into Ron's face. "What do you want, anyway? Can't you see I'm trying to study here?"
"It doesn't look like you're trying to study to me," Ron said.
"And how would you know what studying looks like?" she shot back. "I was trying to study, but then you came along and stopped me from trying to get good grades, something you would know nothing about." She crossed her arms over her chest.
"All right, fair enough. I guess I deserved that one," he said, holding both of his hands up in surrender.
"Yeah, you did."
"Can I get a word in now?" Ginny didn't say anything, but continued to stare at him icily. "Listen Ginny, I'm sorry for calling you a traitor to the family. I guess it was a little cruel. But I didn't like the fact of you being friends with Malfoy."
"Why? Draco is actually very nice, not to mention basically my only friend in the world. I would think that you'd be happy for me about having a real friend again."
"How do you know that he isn't just pretending to be your friend, hmm? And what do you call Harry and Hermione?"
"You're friends, Ron! I call them YOU'RE friends! Sure, they're nice and everything, but they're mostly you're friends. You were friends with them first, and once in a while it's nice to have something that's totally mine, not something that's second hand. I was sure that you understood that. It's a great feeling, having something that's honestly yours. It's hard to get that when you have so many brothers that have already done things before you."
"Look, I'm sorry about yelling and teasing you. I'm not happy about you being friends with Malfoy, but I won't interfere if it makes you happy, all right?"
"Good, I'm glad you feel that way, because I'm going to go and talk to Draco right now about being more than friends."
Ron's mouth dropped open. More than friends? He said that he thought it was okay for them to be friends, just friends, and now she says that she wants to be more than friends with that git that had been running around and calling her Weasel ever since she starting going to Hogwarts!
My baby sister is definitely changing this year, Ron thought to himself as Ginny sauntered off. ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Me: Hi again! Okay, now for cookies!
Tristen-Potter: A cookie for you. Thanks for the idea! Thanks also for reviewing.
Hermione Elizabeth Granger: Cookie for you, 'cuz you e-mailed me an idea. Thanks for continually reviewing, too.
Koosei: Cookie for you, too! Thanks for always reviewing my story. I always look forward to your comments and suggestions.
YAY!!: Even though you reviewed anonymously (and I have no idea if you'll come back to my story) I give you a cookie for the ideas you gave me. Thanks! Dancing Skittles: I'm not sure if you gave me any ideas, 'cuz I forgot, but oh well. Cookie for you. Thanks for reviewing, too!
All of you: Thanks so much for the encouraging reviews you gave me. Please, continue to review, because as long as you review, I will continue to write! Until the next chapter!
