A Story For Juanita

Beaner-Bop

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A/N: Woo! 'Nother chapter.

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Disclaimer: If you haven't figured it out yet…

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Chapter Nine: Facing Fire

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The door to the room they were in opened but everyone was to busy with the story to really notice it.

"She was going to tell her brother?" Juanita whispered, her eyes wide open. Narcissa nodded.

"Yep, she was going to tell him…" She looked at her brother, a worried look on her face. "Um…I don't know how to keep going…" Her brother nodded and was about to keep the story going when someone behind them cleared their throat. Turning, they all grinned.

"You mind if I tell this part?" asked a red-haired boy. Everyone nodded.

"Hey Brian."

"Hi Bri."

"What's up, Weasley?" He nodded to all of them before sitting down besides Severus.

"Let's see, so she was going to tell…the friend of the prince's. She had to get up all her courage to do this…" He said slowly, beginning.

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Ginny bit her lip as she herded her brother into the library. It took her a while to find him, but it was worth it, to know what she got to him before Harry. Heading towards the back, she shooed him into a seat and they sat down.

Ron was looking at her as though her face was purple with pink dots. She brought her hand up just to make sure something strange wasn't going on there.

She was pretty sure there wasn't.

"Alright, what is this all about? I was going to meet Harry-" Ginny nodded, suddenly looking sick.

"Um, Ron. There's something I need to tell you…" Ginny was able to choke out. She was suddenly looking very nervous again and Ron was strangely enough not looking nervous at all.

Actually, had Ginny noticed, Ron would have seemed somewhat…bored.

"Yes, Gin?" She bit her lip, trying to figure out in her mind how she could tell her brother this.

"Um…Ron, I've been going out with someone for a while." Had Ginny not have been so nervous, she would've seen that her brother was still looking somewhat bored.

"Yes, go on…"

"…and it's getting kind of serious, and…" She tried to figure out how to end this but could only come up with, "I figured you should know who it is." She finally finished lamely. He nodded.

"Alright, go on." Ginny bit her lip before just…diving in.

"It's Draco." He nodded. Ginny didn't think he understood so she added something on the end. "Draco, Malfoy." He nodded.

"Yes. I got that the first time." Ginny was looking nervous.

"Aren't you going to get angry, or…something?" He shrugged.

"Nah, it's your choice. Besides…" He trailed off before shaking his head. Of course, this made Ginny feel the need to bug her brother until he told her, "Alright, alright!…I already knew."

"WHAT?!"

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"WHAT?!" Juanita stood up quicker than anyone else in there could blink and eye. She pointed at Brian. "He already knew? Why didn't he do anything?!" She yelled. Brian pointed at her.

"You'd know by now if you didn't interrupt me." Juanita blushed before sitting back down.

"You may continue." He nodded at her.

"Thank you, m'lady. Now…"

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"WHAT?! How can you know already?" She asked, shocked. Her brother shrugged before leaning back in his seat.

"You remember that day by the lake?" Ginny thought about it before blushing.

"Oh."

"Oh. That's right." She looked at him nervously again.

"You don't…you don't hate me? You aren't…angry at me?" She asked slowly. He grinned at her lightly.

"No, I'm not angry. Besides, what type of older brother would I be if I left you defenseless?" He told her. Ginny looked confused at this.

"What do you mean?" Ron snorted.

"Dad is NOT going to like this." He got up when he saw her face suddenly fall and gave her a hug. "Don't worry about that Gin. You got me. Besides, it's your choice who you go with." She looked at him and smiled.

"You're taking this awfully well." She looked at him suspiciously. "Why?" Ron began to grin like an angel.

"Why, Ginny! Do you think I'm plotting?" He fluttered his eyelashes at her, after which, she hit him. "Ow!" She stuck her tongue out at him.

"You deserved it, now what are you plotting Ron Weasley?" Her grinned at her.

"Gin, what does Bill do to Charlie when Charlie takes some of his clothes, or vice versa?" Ginny shrugged.

"They fight, what else?"

"What do the twins do to Percy if he take their ingredients, or they take his cauldrons?"

"Fighting or pranks." He nodded.

"Exactly. You know what I'm gonna do if Malfoy goes over the line with you?" She looked up at him.

"What?"

"I'm gonna beat him to a bloody pulp. And I'll enjoy it. And if nothing else, we can always say its how we welcome people to the family." Ginny rolled her eyes before hugging him tightly

"Thanks, Ron."

"No problem, Gin."

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Juanita had a tear in her eye and within another minute, the floodgates are open.

"Th-That was so-so-so nice!" She blew her nose into her sleeve as she cried. Brian was looking around nervously but he saw the others were smiling so he didn't feel as bad. He felt a hand on his shoulder and turned to see Pearl Parkinson.

"I think this is a good place to stop for now, don't you guys? It's getting late." The others nodded and everyone told Juanita good night before going to their respected rooms.

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A/N: That took me longer to write than I thought it would…damn it.