Disclaimer: Not mine! Only the fine sexy DrAcO! heh...sorry! just kidding....get carried away there..... anyways

Heh... Ok I'm bored and tired and I just posted Ch 7 last night!

So far no reviews! But maybe I won't post Ch 9 till you all review! MWUHAHA! I'm sane! I swear Anyways I'm going to wing it on this chapter..... Read and mainly REVIEW! Ok ok sorry! Here it is...... the long awaited (not really).......... CHAPTER 8!

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The Shadow

Chapter 8

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Harry woke and sat up. He put on his glass and looked at his little clock by his bed. 5:45. Great! Might as well get ready and go downstairs. He got up and grabbed some clothes and went to take a shower. He got ready and was trying to find his book-bag. He headed downstairs and sat down on the couch and got out a book. He had started a series of books that he really liked by C. S. Lewis. The Chronicles of Narnia. He sat there reading for a while before Ron came downstairs.

"What are you doing up so early, Harry?" Ron asked, wiping his face with his sleeve.

Ron's voice made Harry jump ten feet up in the air. "Gosh Ron! Warn a person, please. I just got up and couldn't go back to sleep. Why are you up so early?" Harry asked up, looking up from his book.

"Harry, it's 7:45 and I've heard people come down here and out the door. They woke me up. What are you reading that is so good that you don't play attention?"

"Oh, just a muggle book," He said quickly, stuffing it into his bag. "Let's go to breakfast. I'm starving."

"Whatever you say."

They left the common room and headed off to the Great Hall.

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Hermione got up at about 5:00. Being the bookworm that she is, she got out a book to read till it was time for her two best friends to get up. She sat there in her bed, not really paying attention to it. Of course, she had read it before. She got up and took a long hot shower. She put on her tight pair of blue jeans and her favorite green v-neck shirt. She did a make-up charm and put her hair up in a messy bun. She grabbed her cloak and shoes and went downstairs.

It was 7:45 by then. She sat down on the couch and put her shoes on, barely missing Harry and Ron. She got up and headed toward the door, putting her cloak on while walking. She was looking down at the floor when she ran into someone skipping down the halls. Skipping? Who would be skipping down the halls in the morning? Stupid little people. she thought. She looked up but they were gone by then. Who were they? And where did they go? Ok Herm, Maybe your just tired or something. with that thought she headed off to breakfast.

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"Oo. That was a close one. Don't you think so, Trivis?" Brittany said, coming out from behind a tapestry.

"Yes, it was. And whose fault is that?" Travis said, rolling his eyes at her.

"Yours, of course," she said, like it was soo obvious. "If you learned how to skip properly, we wouldn't have ran into Ms. Bossy-Pants."

"Sorry that learning how to skip wasn't on the top of my list when I was younger. Tell again, why did we hide anyway?" he asked, yawning and stretching.

"Um.. To be mischievous? I don't know. Well I think that for the first time in her life she was confused. Let's go find Gin, shall we?"

"Ok. Lets."

He held out his arm and she took it. And they went skipping (or trying to, in Travis's case) down the corridor towards the Great Hall.

When they got there, they found Ginny already sitting down and reading a letter.

"Who sent the letter? Oo! Was it your S.A. again?" Brittany said, rushing over towards Ginny. "Here, let me read."

"Take it." Ginny said, handing it over to her best friend.

I Need You

You don't realize how much I need you,

Love you all the time and never have you,

Please come with me, I'm lonely as can be.

Say you have a thing or two to tell me,

How was I to know you wouldn't have me.

I didn't realize as I looked in your eyes, I need you.

You told me, oh yes you told me

You never wanted my lovin' anyway.

That's when it hurt me and feeling like this

I just don't go on anymore.

Please remember how I feel about you,

I could never really live without you,

So, come on to me and see

Just what you mean to me

I need you I need you.

"Omg! Gin, this person is serious!" Brittany said, before Travis snatched it out of her hand.

"Well, Gin, I think you need to meet this person. Write him back." Travis said, giving it back to her.

"Yeah, then I'd know who he is." Ginny said, getting excited.

"Aww.. that's no fun. Tell the bird to give it to him in an hour or something. I will not let you cheat your S.A." Brittany said, snatching up the little bird that had delivered the message.

"Ok. I guess I don't either. It would be more fun to wait and see who it is. Do you have any paper?" Ginny asked, after looking in her bag.

"Um.. Yea. Here let me write it." Brittany said, getting out her quill.

"Ok, whatever."

Dear Secret Admirer Person,

I like your letters and I want to meet you, Hopefully you want to meet me. Please meet me at the dance. We will schedule a time and place.

Ginny

"There, is that good?" Brittany said, after finishing the letter.

"Um.. sure I guess. I don't care. Now tell the bird to deliver it to the person in 2 hours."

"Bird," Brittany said, holding the little owl in her palm, "deliver this message to the person that sent it in 2 hours. Do you understand?" The owl hooted softly and nipped her finger. She threw it up in the air and watched it fly up.

"Ginny, close your eyes, just in case it didn't understand Brittany." Travis suggested, moving his hand over Ginny's eyes.

Thankfully, the bird flew out of the window and they all sighed and started eating their breakfast. They didn't notice that someone in the room let out a huge sigh of relief.

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Ginny left Brittany and Travis in the Great Hall and went up to her room. She took her cloak up to her room and hung it up. She took off her shoes, grabbed her pillow and her book and headed down to the common room. She laid down on the couch and began to read her book. Halfway through her book, Rurouni Kenshin, Volume 2 (a muggle manga [ a/N: is that how you say it? I love kenshin!] that her pen pal sent her from Japan), Arwen pounced on her head.

"Ouch, Arwen. That hurt! Get off me, you silly kitty." Ginny said, pushing the poor cat off the couch. The kitten jumped right back up on her and started to yell. "What is wrong with you? Omg! You haven't been feed, have you? Oo I'm so sorry, baby!"

Ginny stood up and ran to the door. She reached for the handle when the door opened and hit her in the head. She fell to the floor, holding her head in her hands.

"Ouch, Travis! That hurt." Ginny said, getting up. "Do you know where the kitchens are, by any chance?"

"Umm, yeah. Go to the painting with the fruit on it. The password is 'lembas bread'.[a/N: Gotta love Sam and Frodo!] Have fun." Travis said, pointing her down the hall. "Do you know you don't have shoes on?" he called after her.

"No" she yelled before rounding the corner and running right into somebody. "Man, I'm just lucky about running into people and falling down today, aren't I?"

"What was that, Ms. Weasley?" Snape said, looking down at her

"Nothing. I was just mumbling to myself."

"Where are your shoes?"

"In my room, I forgot to feed my cat and now she is really angry, so if you excuse me.." Ginny said, not waiting for an answer before running off.

She made it to the painting, said the password and went inside. It was huge and what it seemed like thousands of house elves walking around. She tapped on the shoulder and it jumped ten feet high.

"Excuse me, do you have any fish that I could feed my cat with? Please?"

"Yes mam! Comi go get some fish for kitten. Yes ma'm." said the little house elf, running off to find the fish. "Here it some fish Comi found. Comi wrapped it up nice for you, ma'm." the house elf said, holding up the fish, sitting on a plate.

"Aww. Thank you, Comi! You're so sweet. I'll see you around maybe." Ginny said, leaving the house elf and kitchen.

Ginny ran back to the common room and ran inside.

"Arwen! Here, girl! Got you some food!" Ginny yelled, looking around for the kitten. She heard a small meow and saw a white fluff ball walk towards the table. Arwen jumped up on the table and looked up at Ginny, as to thank her, and then began eating.

"Good girl. I just forgot all about you." Ginny said, stroking her cat.

Ginny walked over to the couch and sat back down. She looked for her book but couldn't find it. Where is that book? I was in the middle of an act and then someone takes it.

"TRAVIS! Do you have my book?" Ginny screamed, looking over towards the stairs.

"Your Kenshin book?" Travis asked, looking over the balcony.

"Umm Yea! That's what I was reading."

"I saw it on the table then I came upstairs."

"Hmm.. I wonder where it is then?" Ginny said, sitting down in a chair. Who would take my book? Who would......

"DRACO MALFOY! GET YOUR ARSE DOWN HERE!" Ginny screamed, turning to face the Slytherin staircase. "Oh, I'll go get him myself."

Ginny got up from her chair and took the staircase 3 stairs at a time. She ran down the hall to the very end and opened the door.

Draco! Where is my book?" Ginny said, scanning the room.

There was Draco, sitting in a chair by the window, reading a book. He looked up at her with a dumb expression on his face.

"What book?" he asked, trying not to smile.

"The book that you're reading as we speak!" Ginny said as she ran and tackled him. "Please let me have my book back. My pen-pal gave it to me......before he. So Give-It-To-Me!" she yelled as they fought over the book. He almost had torn it but she had kicked him. He let go and she fell to the floor.

"Ouch, that hurt. Gosh, Draco." Ginny said, snatching her book.

"Here, what happened to your pen pal?" Draco asked, helping her up.

"We had been writing each other since my first year and my 3rd year he told me he had cancer. He died over the summer. After he sent me my Kenshin series. I was going to visit him next summer. I didn't even get to tell him good-bye or say that I loved him or anything. I just got a letter from his mom that said that he died last week. It was horrible. I didn't come out of my room for the longest time." She sat back down and put head in her hands.

"I'm so sorry, Gin. I didn't know. I thought I was Bren's or something. I'm sorry," he said, patting her back.

"It's ok. I'm over it. Did you know that there is a dance next Friday? I found out today." Ginny said, wiping her eyes.

"I know. I'm Head Boy, remember? I just never go to meetings. But I know that there is. So who are you going with?"

"I dunno. Brittany is going to Travis so that leaves me out. I guess I will go by myself. What about you? Are you going with your girlfriend, Pansy?" Ginny said, sarcastically.

"No, me and Pansy aren't going together. Darn. It will me, myself, and I going."

"So you aren't going to ask anybody?" Ginny asked, closing her book and trying to smooth out the wrinkles from the fight.

"Um.. Well I really don't like anybody right now." Yes you do, you idiot. And she's right in front of you.

"Oh, same goes for me. Don't really like anyone. I was over Harry by my 4th year. No one believed me but I was. SO I go alone and you go alone."

"Or we could go together. That would turn heads and it would make your brother really mad, wouldn't it?" Draco asked, looking at her.

"Yea, that would make him mad. Draco, my darling, I would love to go to the dance with you!" Ginny said, standing up and walking out his door. "Goodbye. Parting is such sweet sorrow." She called from down the hall.

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Hello to all! This is where I usually thank people for their reviews so here it goes. So I'll have to think long and hard before putting up Ch 9.

cleopatra-black : hey! Yes you did! Review and im soo sorry I overlooked it! you r my most constant review and I really thank you for liking it....anyways..... gin pregnant? Nah... she was just really tired and had gotten hit in the head from her and Draco's pillow fight... not pregnant! No sir! Anywayz... I'm sry for over-looking ya! Thanks for the review! Luv ya!

The love letter-song thingy is from the Beatles! Love those guys! And my friend Corey helped me find it! Thanks to Corey! Luv ya! (but I rearranged some of it and changed some it because it didn't fit) anyways.. I just needed to tell ya!

I like to add my favorite things to my fanfics. Aren't they called cross- overs? Like LOTR and Kenshin! My cousin had just got me Act 2 and i was reading it while i was typing ch 8 so thats where the idea came from. and the password to the kitchens (lembas bread) is lord of the rings. its the elvish bread. i wonder what it tastes like? hmm... oo well. just to let you guys know that i will put stuff that i like. The Chronicles of Naria. I got a book called finding God in the lord of the rings and it talked about Tolkien and c.s. lewis just to let ya know

Who is the S.A person? Hm.. you thought i was going to let ya know with the owl going right over to the ................. opps ! almost slipped out! Review and i will tell you in later chapters!