To Smile Like You Mean It
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slytherinambition
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Summary: Ginny Weasley never expected a new Professor to turn her life upside down. And what happens when that Professor is supposedly her worst enemy?
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Disclaimer: All these wonderful characters are the creation of J.K. Rowling, and sadly not mine at all. I may introduce a new character every now and then… but you will know considering you would never have heard of them before.
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Author's Note: Well, here is chapter two! Heh, got two reviews last time, thanks so much for them! Well, you'll get personal thank you's at the bottom of course! XD
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Chapter 2
Bloody Pain In My Rear
"Silence," a cold voice drawled, making students turn to see whom they had least expected.
Ginny wondered if the girls were going to jump from their seats and tackle the man, considering their facial expression surely called for that kind of action. She shot Tasha a look, which returned it with a small giggle from herself. However, as soon as Professor Malfoy walked their way, she shut up. School was by far one of the most important things for her, and Tasha was never one to get on the teachers bad side.
"I still don't understand how he managed to snatch the job, and what happened to Professor Snape?" Ginny questioned, ignoring the fact that their professor was nearing them.
"Perhaps he's only filling in for Professor Snape, maybe for a few weeks?" Tasha answered under her breath, glancing nervously towards the approaching teacher.
Ginny ignored the fact that her best friend didn't really want to talk at the moment, and pressed on. "That's not what it sounded like this morning, it was like he was stuck with us the whole year."
"Then maybe he is," Tasha said, glancing nervously over her shoulder once more. She's being very paranoid about the whole thing in Ginny's opinion.
"I never thought I would see the day that Professor Snape retired," Colin sounded, who sat on the other side of Ginny.
"Maybe he retired after Harry left, you know how much he loved to pick on the boy," Tasha answered with a bright smile, not noticing Ginny's descending one. Ginny felt as though her heart was stabbed with daggers at the sound of the boy's name. His name brought up far too many memories for her liking.
"Did I or did I not say silence?" Draco asked from behind Tasha, making her straighten up at the words.
"You… yes… yes you did Professor…" Tasha began, stumbling over her words. Ginny felt sorry for the girl, because Tasha was the last person to actually have experience with these sorts of situations. Rarely did she actually speak up in class if it hadn't to do with answering a question, and never did she actually get in trouble.
"Do you normally listen to your Professors, or do you carelessly talk when they demand that you do not?" He said, pressing the subject even if the girl was practically wetting her pants with fright. That didn't stop him from glaring down at her with force.
"Yes…yes I do… Professor," Tasha finally managed to utter, the words coming out faintly and in a mere whisper.
"Then I wonder exactly why you feel the need to go against the things that I say, when I too am most defiantly your Professor," he barked, the words passing from his lips as though he was a snake biting into his victim.
"She's sorry, and it wasn't entirely her fault," Ginny finally spoke up for her best friend, glaring at the Professor before them. Tasha was practically shaking because he wouldn't just accept that she wouldn't do it again, and it wasn't that unnoticeable that the girl was scared.
"So you are taking the blame for your dear friend Miss Weasley?" He asked, raising an eyebrow in pure amusement, dropping his attention on the redhead for the moment.
Tasha opened her mouth to protest, knowing that a Malfoy getting on the nerves of a Weasley was never a good thing. Most defiantly when the said Malfoy happened to be a Professor, and the Weasley with a temper that easily flared. However, she was cut off by Ginny before she could even speak.
"Yes, that's right, I am purely the one to blame," Ginny said bitterly, crossing her arms over her chest.
"Then you would find it suitable for you, and solely you, to receive detention for your rude and uncalled for actions towards a professor?" He too crossed his arms over his chest, waiting with impatience for her to reply. She was holding up the whole entire lesson, and he was beginning to get frustrated with the girl.
"I don't exactly have a choice now do I?" She snapped, letting out a frustrated sigh. She glanced towards Tasha, giving her a look that said you-totally-owe-me. She had to spend a whole entire detention with this man because she stuck up for her friend, but she wasn't about to back down now.
"No, you do not have a choice," he said with a cold laugh, before he swiftly began making his way back towards the front of the classroom. "I shall set up a time, and I expect you not to be late Miss Weasley. I will not have you wasting anymore of my time, in or outside of class."
Most of the Slytherins let out hushed laughs, grinning up at their new Professor. Well, at least he had someone to admire him. There was no way Gryffindors were going to be treated equally this year, and it would be the Slytherins who were favored as it had been every year since she had started to attend Hogwarts.
"Now, without any other interruptions," Draco Malfoy said, taking a glance towards Ginny, signaling that she was the interruption he was talking about. "On to today's lesson."
"Bloody Malfoy," Ginny muttered under her breath, before taking out a quill and a piece of parchement. The rest of the lesson passed in a daze, mostly because it was painfully boring. Notes were taken, and silence was made. Ginny jumped from her seat at the sound of the bell, ready to get away from the class which she would more then likely come to hate.
"Ah, Miss Weasley, I would like to see you before you head onto your next class," Draco said as he sat silently at his desk. He nodded for her to come to him, not feeling the need to move himself.
She quickly picked up her belongings and shoved them roughly into her bag. She waited until the room was empty, and the path towards Draco's desk clear, then she made her way towards the man. She could see his arrogant look from all the way from the back of the class. Finally she stopped when she felt she was close enough.
"Yes?" She asked him, trying hard to make her tone of voice nothing more then expressionless. She took no notice to his nod for her to sit down in the seat in front of him, and continued to stand. There was no way she was going to start to get comfortable, because she didn't want to spend one more minute in this class then she had to. Standing was completely fine to her at the moment.
"Sit Miss Weasley," Draco said, keeping his voice calm and not yet raising it.
"No, standing is perfectly fine Professor," Ginny said firmly.
"Sit down."
"No, I'll stand."
"I demand that you sit down!" He shouted, startling Ginny slightly. She merely nodded, and sat down in front of him. She waited in silence a few moments, as her Professor flipped through papers, and continued to ignore her. She knew she was already late for her next class, and there was no way her professor there would be too happy with it.
"Professor?" Ginny finally asked, and Draco raised his eyes off the papers in front of himself and shifted his gaze towards her. Finally capturing his full attention, she pressed on, "I don't mean to be pushy, but I do have class to attend to…"
"I am well aware of that Miss Weasley," Draco said, before shifting his gaze back down onto the papers on his desk. She let out a soft sigh, feeling as though she hadn't even got threw to him in the least. However, before she could open her mouth, her professor looked up at her once again. "It isn't very kind to waste someone's time, now is it Miss Weasley?" He asked.
"If your talking about the incident in class-" She started, but no sooner was she cut off by him once more.
"Yes, this is about the incident in class. What else would it have been about?" He asked once again, before leaning back into his chair, waiting for her to answer.
"As I was saying," she said, pausing slightly to send him an annoyed look before proceeding. "I don't really understand how I wasted your time in class? I mean, it wasn't as though I was talking during a lecture. I was only talking when you were making your way towards the front of the class."
"Miss Weasley, did I or did I not ask for silence?" He questioned, his voice losing all its joking tone. He was completely serious.
"Yes you did professor," she finally said, not wanting to fight with him any longer. She wasn't going to win at all, being the fact that he had the last call, for he was a teacher now. She also was very late for her next class, and didn't feel like getting another detention for that as well.
"I shall see you on Friday, one hour after dinner in my office. And don't expect me to go lightly on you Miss Weasley." He finally said, before looking down at the papers in front of him. Ginny looked at him, wondering if she should simply nod and get up, or wait until he allowed her to leave.
"Good day Miss Weasley," Draco said once again, nodding towards the door. A weak smile replaced the cold frown she held, and she jumped up from her seat and proceeded towards the door. Without a look back or another word, she left the classroom.
She knew she was late, and her next class was that of DADA. She didn't even know who was the new teacher that year, seeing as how each year they happened to have a different one. She began to quickly run down the corridors, and finally came to the door she had come to so many times before. Opening it silently, she walked into the room.
She caught sight of Tasha, whom eagerly waved at Ginny to sit down in the vacant seat next to her. Ginny waved back, and began walking towards the girl. She stopped still at whom she saw behind the teacher's desk, and it wouldn't have been a lie to say her mouth practically hung open.
"Miss Weasley, how kind of you to join us," his voice drawled, a wicked grin coming to his lips. It nearly sent shivers down her spine, and she couldn't even say anything to his comment. She tried to tell herself to explain that it was all Draco Malfoy's fault, but she knew the professor probably wouldn't care in the least. "Please take your seat before you interrupt any more of the class."
"Yes professor," Ginny said weakly, before finally making her way towards the seat next to Tasha. She sat down and leaned back into the chair, as though she was exhausted from classes already. She could almost tell the whole school year was going to be a long and not to mention a hard one.
"Well, most of you already know who I happen to be," the professor began, before pulling himself off the chair behind his desk, and walk around it. "For all those that don't know who I am," he paused slightly for effect, allowing his smirk to once again come onto his lips. "I am Blaise Zabini, and I am currently filling in as the professor for Defense Against The Dark Arts this year."
"Now let's begin, shall we?" And with that said, the lesson began. The rest of the day went by in a blur, and before Ginny knew it, it was time for bed. However, she wasn't one to go to sleep, and not only because she dreaded going to class the next day.
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Author's Note: Well, the next few chapters will speed up the time a touch, being that it would take me forever if the time continued this way! So, Blaise Zabini and Draco Malfoy happen to have been teachers, both having deeper reasons behind it all. XD
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CuriousAngel: Thanks for the review! I'm really glad you are enjoying it, and I'll promise to update soon.
Jennifer: Thanks so much for your review! I hope you enjoyed this chapter like you liked the last, and I'm so happy that I could get you hooked on the story. XD
