Hey guys. I know you want some REAL Ginny and Draco action, and I
PROMISE you it IS on the way. But as it is I have some ideas of what is
going to happen now, and I don't want it all to happen straight away. But
here's chapter 7 any way. It has some explaining in it and some spoilers
about what is to come later. Any way, I hope you enjoy.........
It was the Thursday the 12th of December, the day before Draco's birthday. Draco hated his birthday. Of course, he always got FANTASTIC presents; being a Malfoy did have its upside, however, this birthday was different. He would be turning 18. Once he was 18, there was no escaping what was to come. His father had received the dark mark when he was 18, and now it was Draco's turn to get it. However, not only was he going to receive the dark mark for his birthday but also incidentally, he would inherit something else passed down through his family. His mother, Narcissa Malfoy, was one of a long line of Veela. She was born to a mother and father who had both been Veela. As it was, Lucius Malfoy was NOT a Veela, so there fore, Draco would only result in being Half- Veela, but, none the less, when he turned 18, sure enough he would be a fully fledged Half- Veela.
Draco Malfoy was known for his remarkably good looks; a lot of girls- no- half the population of Hogwarts had once in their life been guilty of swooning over Draco Malfoy. However, no one was aware that he had inherited his good looks from his Veela mother. Oh no- this was something Draco could play on. No one knew about his being half-Veela, and he liked it that way.
Anyway, It was late on Thursday evening and Draco Malfoy was sitting in the Slytherin Common room after a particularly hard day at school, and was trying to do his homework. He was however struggling. Pansy Parkinson and Tanya McGrandals were sitting at the table with him; in fact, they were practically sitting on his lap.
"ooooo Draco..." Tanya cooed in his ear. "Do you fancy walking me up to my dorm and tucking me into bed?"
Draco rolled his eyes, choosing to ignore the request, he carried on with his work. That was however, until Pansy, who was rubbing his thigh under the table, began whimpering in his ear.
"Draco, I'm scared of the dark, please help me up to my dorm."
"You live in a bloody dungeon, HOW can you being afraid of the bloody dark." Malfoy yelled as he stood up, knocking the two girls onto the floor, and picking up his belongings, fled the room.
"Geez...what's his problem." Tanya huffed.
Pansy simply shrugged her shoulders. She seemed extremely put out. That was however, until she saw Blaise Zabini stroll seductively into the room.
"O Blaise......"
Draco marched up to the library. He was sure he could get some peace up there to finish his work. He entered and found the room was almost full; the majority of people in there were 7th years- 'no doubt working on the abominable essay they had received that day from none other than Snape.' He looked around for the most empty table he could find, but the only one with less that 5 people on it was one tucked away in the corner. He couldn't see who was occupying the table from where he stood, as it was hidden away in the dark, however on closer inspection, he noticed it was none other than the Weasel, Finnigan, Granger and Baby Weasley. He huffed and took up an empty chair, as far away from all of them as possible.
They all noticed he had sat down, and they all stared at him in complete and utter shock- less so on Ginnys half. Ron looked as though he had eaten a rather rotten tasting fish, Seamus was very close to falling off his chair and Hermione smirked while paying close attention to Ginny, who was staring at him with an expression that was rather difficult to read.
"What are you doing here?" Ron spoke before he could help himself. He was more shocked that Malfoy hadn't insulted them than the fact that he was sitting with them at all.
"I'm fishing Weasel, what are you doing" Malfoy drawled with out even taking his eyes off his work.
Ginny had to stifle her giggles. She hid herself in her work. Ron however, began to fume.
"Malfoy, what the fuck are you doing, You don't have the right to sit with us. Piss off."
This time Malfoy did look up. "Last time I checked, YOU didn't own this library. But then again there isn't a lot you DO own is there Weasel?"
"Why you little-"
"Ron no" Hermione was on her feet along with Seamus trying to hold Ron back. "We can do this back in the common room"
Draco was shocked at just how much Weasley relaxed at hearing Hermione speak. The silently picked up their books and bags. Ginny however stayed where she was.
"Aren't you coming Gin?" Hermione asked once Ron and Seamus were out of earshot. Hermione knew about the conversation Ginny had had with Malfoy about being there if he needed her. It was true she was worried that Ginny would end up getting hurt spending too much time around Malfoy, but it was her own choice.
"No...I'll stay here" Ginny replied, eyeing Malfoy.
"Ok" And Hermione left.
Ginny watched her retreating back, and when she was safely out of the room, she scooted closer to Malfoy, who looked at her strangely out of the corner of his eye.
"Yes?"
"Why do you ALWAYS have to go and push my brother further. Isn't it enough to KNOW that you get on his nerves with out even TRYING to?" Ginny hissed. Malfoy winced at her tone of voice.
"Well, if I can do it then why not?"
"That's not the point."
They stared at each other. They were a mere few inches apart. Ginny looked into his blue eyes. 'Why do we always end up arguing?' She thought to herself.
When she couldn't stand the site of his infuriating face staring her in the eye any longer, she stood up, grabbed her things, and made hastily for the door, with out looking back.
Malfoy turned back to his work- TRYING to form a smirk on his face. But it was in vain. He suddenly felt something shoot up his back and through his entire body. It was that odd feeling that he'd felt for sometime now. What was it.....o yeah... guilt.
He huffed, then, grabbed his things and ran to the door. He ran out into the corridor and looked left and right.
"Weasley.......Ginny...." He yelled.
"Ha...see.....you do care...."
Malfoy spun around on his heels to see Ginny hiding in the shadows of the corridor.
"Sorry?" He looked confused, and shocked to see her standing there.
Ginny sauntered out if the shadows, "Well I knew if I stayed here long enough you'd come running out trying to make amends. You DO care. Other wise you wouldn't be out here looking for me." She smirked.
'Oh no you don't. That's MY smirk'.
"W-well I just...thought that......well.........ARGH I'm going. Good bye." And turned to storm off. Ginny was laughing behind him, and she grabbed his arm.
"What.,....no good comebacks Draco 'I'm so evil and have an answer for everything' Malfoy."
Malfoy glared.
"Oh come on you stuck up prick. I won't tell anyone that for ONCE in you life you were actually speech less"
Ginny linked arms with Malfoy and practically dragged him down the corridor, which, thankfully, was empty of any students.
They walked in silence for a while and neither felt any signs of awkwardness. Infact, Draco was actually quite happy to have the company of a girl and not have her swooning over him or trying to get into his pants. This thought made him laugh!
"And what do you find so funny?" Ginny smiled at seeing Draco face light up with his laughter.
"Oh......just......thinking....."
"mmmm......so Draco....." She chanced a glance at Malfoy to see his reaction to her calling him by his first name, but he never faltered. "We haven't spoken since that time in the potions lab, anything new?"
Draco looked at her as if she were mad. 'Why does she care what goes on in my life?' He thought. As if she had read his mind, Ginny spoke up again.
"I do care ya know......for some....REALLY weird reason I don't think your as badass as you think you are....."
"Well well well Baby Weasley, it's nice to know you care. But tell anyone you think I'm not as 'badass' and I swear I'll-"
"Hex me into next week I know." Ginny laughed.
"Yeah.." Draco smiled. He suddenly wondered what it would be like if someone rounded the corner right now and saw the pair of them as they were. Draco Malfoy, Prince of Darkness linking arms with the Weasley Girl. God he would pay good money to see the looks on their faces.
With out knowing it, their walk had led them to the Gryffindor tower. Malfoy, unaware of the where abouts of the common room, wondered why Ginny had stopped.
"Well...erm.......i think we should go our separate ways now"
"Oh....erm...ok......" Draco was just beginning to enjoy their stroll. 'Oh no. Did I just admit I was ENOYING that?'
"Night" Ginny smiled.
"Yeah....er...g'night. Erm.....do you just want me to leave you here?"
"Yup...I'll find my way back from here...thank you..."
"O-ok. Bye" Draco turned round and walked in the direction he came from. Just as he came to the end of the corridor, he heard a girl speak.
"Wottlebird" Ginny stood as the portrait flung open and she was allowed access.
"Well well well the Gryffindor common room." Draco smirked. "Didn't know THAT was there. I think this calls for a little pay back" And he ran back down to the dungeons.
Ginny entered the common room to find people surrounding the notice board. She saw Hermione sitting on the couch and walked over to her.
"What's going on?" she asked as she sat down next to her. Seamus and Ron were playing chess. Seamus shot Ginny a smile and winked at her. Ginny grimaced. Harry laughed from his place on the chair by the fire. He was reading "The Daily Prophet"
"Oh, there's gonna be a Yule ball over Christmas." Hermione answered. "And I expect that will mean half the SCHOOL will be staying this year. And here I was thinking I could get some work done over Christmas"
"You still can. Go home and do it" Yelled Ron, who didn't take his eyes of the Board.
"Hell no. I don't want to miss out of the opportunity to wear a posh dress and do my self up. I would have thought that was what you wanted RONALD! A chance to show off your girl friend."
"Yes Dear" Ron simpered.
Draco ran at top speed down several corridors and god knew how many staircases until he was finally back down in the dungeons and outside the common room. He entered and saw his friends Blaise- with Pansy on his lap- Tanya Crabbe Goyle and Millicent sitting by the fire.
"Oh.......the great defender returns." Blaise mocked as Draco flopped on the big furry rug by the open fire.
"Fuck you Blaise" He huffed.
"What's up baby?" Millicent cooed form her chair.
Draco looked at her a winced. 'Don't call me that!' His head spoke. "Well, guess what I came across on my expedition form the library today?"
"Let me guess, another helpless Gryffindork who needed your protection?" Blaise teased. Draco helping Ginny didn't bother him but he did like to mock him about it.
"No.,......how about.....the entrance to the Gryffindor common room!"
"WHAT!"
"NO WAY!"
"HOW THE FUCK?"
"WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT FOR YEARS!"
"Yup........found it today when I was with.....er....when I was wondering the corridors.....saw someone enter it!"
"No shit......do you think you could remember where it is?" Blaise was so over the moon he knocked Pansy onto the floor.
"Of course I can you spaz I'm not stupid"
"You know what this means?" Goyle spoke up.
"What?" Blaise, Draco, Pansy, Millicent, Tanya and Crabbe said in unison.
"We can pay them back for that little prank they played on us back at the start of this year."
Draco and Blaise beamed at him.
"You know for once in your life Goyle.... you may ACTUALLY have had a good idea". Goyle blushed and hid his face from view.
"And we can get that little shit Potter and his mudblood loving friends back" Draco seethed.
"Well lads....and lasses...." Blaise added at seeing the girls stare at him. "I think we should head off down to Snapes Private stores right now and get to work."
"Yeah!" They all yelled at once.
By 11:15 that night, all the 7th year Slytherins were outside the Gryffindor common room.
"You sure this is it?" Pansy asked, as she scrunched up her nose at the portrait of the fat lady.
"Of course....I was here only a few hours ago."
"Ok..." Blaise began, as he knelt the floor and opened the bag he had swung over his shoulder. He help it upside down and several magically colourful bottles of potions fell out on to the hard stone floor. "Let's get to work."
Pansy, Millicent and Tanya kept a close watch on all the entrances to the corridor, while the boys set to work on the common room. Draco did have the added advantage of knowing the password, after he heard Ginny voice it as she entered, but he couldn't be certain that there wouldn't be anyone in there still awake. They'd be caught and probably expelled if they were caught doing this.
However, by 11:54 the Slytherin 7th years we running back down to their common room, trying to avoid running into any teachers. They made it to the common room, and Pansy uttered the password. Just as Draco stepped over the thresh hold, his watch began to beep. It announced that it was 12:00.
"Hey mate, happy birthday" Blaise said, as he clapped Draco on the back.
"Yeah.... thanks" Draco smiled weakly, as they made their way up to their dorm room. 'And what a birthday this is gonna turn out to be.'
Ok guys, tell me how you think its going so far. I have some Ideas for future chapters but if you have any idea of what you would like to see happen to Ginny or Draco or any of the characters do tell me. I'm grateful for any ideas. Take care now! Bixxx
It was the Thursday the 12th of December, the day before Draco's birthday. Draco hated his birthday. Of course, he always got FANTASTIC presents; being a Malfoy did have its upside, however, this birthday was different. He would be turning 18. Once he was 18, there was no escaping what was to come. His father had received the dark mark when he was 18, and now it was Draco's turn to get it. However, not only was he going to receive the dark mark for his birthday but also incidentally, he would inherit something else passed down through his family. His mother, Narcissa Malfoy, was one of a long line of Veela. She was born to a mother and father who had both been Veela. As it was, Lucius Malfoy was NOT a Veela, so there fore, Draco would only result in being Half- Veela, but, none the less, when he turned 18, sure enough he would be a fully fledged Half- Veela.
Draco Malfoy was known for his remarkably good looks; a lot of girls- no- half the population of Hogwarts had once in their life been guilty of swooning over Draco Malfoy. However, no one was aware that he had inherited his good looks from his Veela mother. Oh no- this was something Draco could play on. No one knew about his being half-Veela, and he liked it that way.
Anyway, It was late on Thursday evening and Draco Malfoy was sitting in the Slytherin Common room after a particularly hard day at school, and was trying to do his homework. He was however struggling. Pansy Parkinson and Tanya McGrandals were sitting at the table with him; in fact, they were practically sitting on his lap.
"ooooo Draco..." Tanya cooed in his ear. "Do you fancy walking me up to my dorm and tucking me into bed?"
Draco rolled his eyes, choosing to ignore the request, he carried on with his work. That was however, until Pansy, who was rubbing his thigh under the table, began whimpering in his ear.
"Draco, I'm scared of the dark, please help me up to my dorm."
"You live in a bloody dungeon, HOW can you being afraid of the bloody dark." Malfoy yelled as he stood up, knocking the two girls onto the floor, and picking up his belongings, fled the room.
"Geez...what's his problem." Tanya huffed.
Pansy simply shrugged her shoulders. She seemed extremely put out. That was however, until she saw Blaise Zabini stroll seductively into the room.
"O Blaise......"
Draco marched up to the library. He was sure he could get some peace up there to finish his work. He entered and found the room was almost full; the majority of people in there were 7th years- 'no doubt working on the abominable essay they had received that day from none other than Snape.' He looked around for the most empty table he could find, but the only one with less that 5 people on it was one tucked away in the corner. He couldn't see who was occupying the table from where he stood, as it was hidden away in the dark, however on closer inspection, he noticed it was none other than the Weasel, Finnigan, Granger and Baby Weasley. He huffed and took up an empty chair, as far away from all of them as possible.
They all noticed he had sat down, and they all stared at him in complete and utter shock- less so on Ginnys half. Ron looked as though he had eaten a rather rotten tasting fish, Seamus was very close to falling off his chair and Hermione smirked while paying close attention to Ginny, who was staring at him with an expression that was rather difficult to read.
"What are you doing here?" Ron spoke before he could help himself. He was more shocked that Malfoy hadn't insulted them than the fact that he was sitting with them at all.
"I'm fishing Weasel, what are you doing" Malfoy drawled with out even taking his eyes off his work.
Ginny had to stifle her giggles. She hid herself in her work. Ron however, began to fume.
"Malfoy, what the fuck are you doing, You don't have the right to sit with us. Piss off."
This time Malfoy did look up. "Last time I checked, YOU didn't own this library. But then again there isn't a lot you DO own is there Weasel?"
"Why you little-"
"Ron no" Hermione was on her feet along with Seamus trying to hold Ron back. "We can do this back in the common room"
Draco was shocked at just how much Weasley relaxed at hearing Hermione speak. The silently picked up their books and bags. Ginny however stayed where she was.
"Aren't you coming Gin?" Hermione asked once Ron and Seamus were out of earshot. Hermione knew about the conversation Ginny had had with Malfoy about being there if he needed her. It was true she was worried that Ginny would end up getting hurt spending too much time around Malfoy, but it was her own choice.
"No...I'll stay here" Ginny replied, eyeing Malfoy.
"Ok" And Hermione left.
Ginny watched her retreating back, and when she was safely out of the room, she scooted closer to Malfoy, who looked at her strangely out of the corner of his eye.
"Yes?"
"Why do you ALWAYS have to go and push my brother further. Isn't it enough to KNOW that you get on his nerves with out even TRYING to?" Ginny hissed. Malfoy winced at her tone of voice.
"Well, if I can do it then why not?"
"That's not the point."
They stared at each other. They were a mere few inches apart. Ginny looked into his blue eyes. 'Why do we always end up arguing?' She thought to herself.
When she couldn't stand the site of his infuriating face staring her in the eye any longer, she stood up, grabbed her things, and made hastily for the door, with out looking back.
Malfoy turned back to his work- TRYING to form a smirk on his face. But it was in vain. He suddenly felt something shoot up his back and through his entire body. It was that odd feeling that he'd felt for sometime now. What was it.....o yeah... guilt.
He huffed, then, grabbed his things and ran to the door. He ran out into the corridor and looked left and right.
"Weasley.......Ginny...." He yelled.
"Ha...see.....you do care...."
Malfoy spun around on his heels to see Ginny hiding in the shadows of the corridor.
"Sorry?" He looked confused, and shocked to see her standing there.
Ginny sauntered out if the shadows, "Well I knew if I stayed here long enough you'd come running out trying to make amends. You DO care. Other wise you wouldn't be out here looking for me." She smirked.
'Oh no you don't. That's MY smirk'.
"W-well I just...thought that......well.........ARGH I'm going. Good bye." And turned to storm off. Ginny was laughing behind him, and she grabbed his arm.
"What.,....no good comebacks Draco 'I'm so evil and have an answer for everything' Malfoy."
Malfoy glared.
"Oh come on you stuck up prick. I won't tell anyone that for ONCE in you life you were actually speech less"
Ginny linked arms with Malfoy and practically dragged him down the corridor, which, thankfully, was empty of any students.
They walked in silence for a while and neither felt any signs of awkwardness. Infact, Draco was actually quite happy to have the company of a girl and not have her swooning over him or trying to get into his pants. This thought made him laugh!
"And what do you find so funny?" Ginny smiled at seeing Draco face light up with his laughter.
"Oh......just......thinking....."
"mmmm......so Draco....." She chanced a glance at Malfoy to see his reaction to her calling him by his first name, but he never faltered. "We haven't spoken since that time in the potions lab, anything new?"
Draco looked at her as if she were mad. 'Why does she care what goes on in my life?' He thought. As if she had read his mind, Ginny spoke up again.
"I do care ya know......for some....REALLY weird reason I don't think your as badass as you think you are....."
"Well well well Baby Weasley, it's nice to know you care. But tell anyone you think I'm not as 'badass' and I swear I'll-"
"Hex me into next week I know." Ginny laughed.
"Yeah.." Draco smiled. He suddenly wondered what it would be like if someone rounded the corner right now and saw the pair of them as they were. Draco Malfoy, Prince of Darkness linking arms with the Weasley Girl. God he would pay good money to see the looks on their faces.
With out knowing it, their walk had led them to the Gryffindor tower. Malfoy, unaware of the where abouts of the common room, wondered why Ginny had stopped.
"Well...erm.......i think we should go our separate ways now"
"Oh....erm...ok......" Draco was just beginning to enjoy their stroll. 'Oh no. Did I just admit I was ENOYING that?'
"Night" Ginny smiled.
"Yeah....er...g'night. Erm.....do you just want me to leave you here?"
"Yup...I'll find my way back from here...thank you..."
"O-ok. Bye" Draco turned round and walked in the direction he came from. Just as he came to the end of the corridor, he heard a girl speak.
"Wottlebird" Ginny stood as the portrait flung open and she was allowed access.
"Well well well the Gryffindor common room." Draco smirked. "Didn't know THAT was there. I think this calls for a little pay back" And he ran back down to the dungeons.
Ginny entered the common room to find people surrounding the notice board. She saw Hermione sitting on the couch and walked over to her.
"What's going on?" she asked as she sat down next to her. Seamus and Ron were playing chess. Seamus shot Ginny a smile and winked at her. Ginny grimaced. Harry laughed from his place on the chair by the fire. He was reading "The Daily Prophet"
"Oh, there's gonna be a Yule ball over Christmas." Hermione answered. "And I expect that will mean half the SCHOOL will be staying this year. And here I was thinking I could get some work done over Christmas"
"You still can. Go home and do it" Yelled Ron, who didn't take his eyes of the Board.
"Hell no. I don't want to miss out of the opportunity to wear a posh dress and do my self up. I would have thought that was what you wanted RONALD! A chance to show off your girl friend."
"Yes Dear" Ron simpered.
Draco ran at top speed down several corridors and god knew how many staircases until he was finally back down in the dungeons and outside the common room. He entered and saw his friends Blaise- with Pansy on his lap- Tanya Crabbe Goyle and Millicent sitting by the fire.
"Oh.......the great defender returns." Blaise mocked as Draco flopped on the big furry rug by the open fire.
"Fuck you Blaise" He huffed.
"What's up baby?" Millicent cooed form her chair.
Draco looked at her a winced. 'Don't call me that!' His head spoke. "Well, guess what I came across on my expedition form the library today?"
"Let me guess, another helpless Gryffindork who needed your protection?" Blaise teased. Draco helping Ginny didn't bother him but he did like to mock him about it.
"No.,......how about.....the entrance to the Gryffindor common room!"
"WHAT!"
"NO WAY!"
"HOW THE FUCK?"
"WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THAT FOR YEARS!"
"Yup........found it today when I was with.....er....when I was wondering the corridors.....saw someone enter it!"
"No shit......do you think you could remember where it is?" Blaise was so over the moon he knocked Pansy onto the floor.
"Of course I can you spaz I'm not stupid"
"You know what this means?" Goyle spoke up.
"What?" Blaise, Draco, Pansy, Millicent, Tanya and Crabbe said in unison.
"We can pay them back for that little prank they played on us back at the start of this year."
Draco and Blaise beamed at him.
"You know for once in your life Goyle.... you may ACTUALLY have had a good idea". Goyle blushed and hid his face from view.
"And we can get that little shit Potter and his mudblood loving friends back" Draco seethed.
"Well lads....and lasses...." Blaise added at seeing the girls stare at him. "I think we should head off down to Snapes Private stores right now and get to work."
"Yeah!" They all yelled at once.
By 11:15 that night, all the 7th year Slytherins were outside the Gryffindor common room.
"You sure this is it?" Pansy asked, as she scrunched up her nose at the portrait of the fat lady.
"Of course....I was here only a few hours ago."
"Ok..." Blaise began, as he knelt the floor and opened the bag he had swung over his shoulder. He help it upside down and several magically colourful bottles of potions fell out on to the hard stone floor. "Let's get to work."
Pansy, Millicent and Tanya kept a close watch on all the entrances to the corridor, while the boys set to work on the common room. Draco did have the added advantage of knowing the password, after he heard Ginny voice it as she entered, but he couldn't be certain that there wouldn't be anyone in there still awake. They'd be caught and probably expelled if they were caught doing this.
However, by 11:54 the Slytherin 7th years we running back down to their common room, trying to avoid running into any teachers. They made it to the common room, and Pansy uttered the password. Just as Draco stepped over the thresh hold, his watch began to beep. It announced that it was 12:00.
"Hey mate, happy birthday" Blaise said, as he clapped Draco on the back.
"Yeah.... thanks" Draco smiled weakly, as they made their way up to their dorm room. 'And what a birthday this is gonna turn out to be.'
Ok guys, tell me how you think its going so far. I have some Ideas for future chapters but if you have any idea of what you would like to see happen to Ginny or Draco or any of the characters do tell me. I'm grateful for any ideas. Take care now! Bixxx
