Sorry this chapter took so long to get out . I was busy hanging out with friends and getting a tan.
This chapter is not my finest, because I don't really like Rumplestiltskin as a story, but it kinda fit with the storyline so bleh.....
Did you guys hear the news..... Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince is the new title for the 6th book whoo hoo... Sounds interesting .
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Lina : Thanks for pointing that out , but I'm too lazy to change it right away. Romeo and Juliet is a bit too overused, so that is why I will not be usuing it in my story , even though it does represent Ginny and Draco's relationship.
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A Name is Gold Ginny had never been fond of the dark . As long as she could remember the darkness had been one thing she had striven to drive out of her life. Her past experiences with the dark lord had not helped this phobia ,for when the last light had been extinguished dreams took over. It was for this reason that Ginny was currently feeling rather anxious and worried .
" Malfoy!" Ginny hissed .
Silence.
This time Ginny spoke a little louder. " MALFOY."
Something flickered in the distance and a candle ignited revealing a masculine face that did not belong to Draco.
He spoke.
" Quiet , wouldn't want to disturb the rest of the castle."
He set the candle down on a little table and the room was instantly illuminated.
The room was larger than Ginny had thought. It was as large as her Gryfinndor dormitory but held none of the warmth. Its walls were made of stone, that gave it the appearance of a dungeon, for their were no windows. On the ground , piled up in the corners were bales of straw . Could this be a stable?
This was however, no stable. In the center of the room stood a red mahogany spinning wheel , much like the one which she had used at the burrow. This however was not the most shocking thing , sitting on the stool next to it was the handsomest male specimen she had ever seen.
His eyes, were not as green as a fresh pickled toad, but blue as a freshly caught fish. His hair was light brown and curly . While his lips were perfectly sculpted and looked very kissable. Bad thoughts Ginny old girl.
The firelight danced merrily and in his eyes and he spoke in the sweetest voice Ginny had ever heard.
" Hallow my dear, welcome to your fairytale."
" Are you my fairytale?"
He gave a self important chuckle , quite reminiscent of Gilderoy Lockart and continued speaking . " My dear, yes I am quite dashing , but sadly no , you will have to complete this fairytale with that blond haired pillock ."
Ginny felt herself giggle.
" Where might the Blond-haired pillock be might I ask?" said Ginny while blushing furiously.
" Out there ." he pointed flippantly with the back of his hand towards the door. He continued speaking. "Right on to business now , no more questions. Now there are only two instructions I leave you with , help the boy spin the straw, but take only your name as payment for it. Do not tell him your name my dear, for you and he shall then be cursed .... forever."
Malfoy doesn't know my name , we could be here forever.... the only time my full name was uttered was when the game started, oh dear.
The man shot Ginny a dashing smile and snapped his fingers , causing Draco to pop out of thin air and land on the hard stone.
"OOOOOWWWW, bloody hell you wanker." Malfoy roared.
The man looked at Draco with a pitiful look on his face.
" I know you feel threatened by my stunning looks and debonair charm , but there is no need to utter foul language near a lady." The man took Ginny's hand to ,dropped to one knee and kissed it . Draco gave him a look of pure hatred. Draco then took one glance at Ginny and fell to the floor in a laughing fit.
"Her...a lady....."
Ginny gave a him a dirty look but had the decency to blush.
" Now , Mr. Malfoy , I give you the simple task of spinning all this straw . If Ms. Weasley helps you , you shall have to pay her."
Draco smirked towards Ginny when the word PAY was said.
Ginny asked her last question. " Umm... what you said about the curses that could be inflicted upon us , if we do not play fair, what are they.
" Oh nothing really ....well... your firstborn shall die and his bollocks will fall off.
Draco cringed and Ginny looked on with horror.
Then the man vanished and Draco and Ginny were left alone. They were both rather uncomfortable with each other at the moment because of their last encounter.
" Listen Malfoy , about earlier..."
" Don't Weasley , I already forgot.."
Ginny was grateful that he was not acting like an ass , for once.
" Perhaps you better get started then ." She motioned Draco over to the spinning wheel.
Draco who had never been forced to do such menial labour looked appalled. What would his father say. Let the house elf do it.
"Listen Weasley , I know you know how to spin this tosh ." Draco started . Ginny just smirked and raised an eyebrow.
"What's the magic word Malfoy."
"Look Weasel , I know that without all this straw spun you can't get out , so it'll be quicker for us both if you did the job . That and the fact you know how to spin and I most certainly don't."
That was the closest Draco had ever come to pleading.
Ginny looked at him . Draco Malfoy just admitted to not being able to do something.
"Please"
He gave her a pleading look that made her feel as though their was more to him than met the eye. "He might not be an arrogant , conniving , sly arseho......"
" Well , get to work." yelled Malfoy.
Ginny huffed indignantly and started spinning. She had not spun since before she started attending Hogwarts. Her mother thought it had been necessary at the time to introduce Ginny to some of the less tomboyish things that she had grown accustomed to. It was Molly Weasley's personal goal to get her daughter to behave .
Her old skill was returning . Ginny carefully fed the straw pieces and was rewarded with a small string of gold filament.
Draco who had been feeding her the straw huffed indignantly at the very expensive piece of "thread" and promptly told her he'd seen bigger pieces of gold in between his toes.
The spinning went on long into the night. Draco who had become bored decided to tease Ginny about her apparent liking towards the man that they had met earlier that night."
" So what did you think of that git we met a earlier."
" He was...... nice." replied Ginny hesitantly.
"Please Weasley , .... he was NICE , honestly," Draco said in a girly voice. "You were practically throwing yourself at him.
"OH good sir please take me to the other room and show me your wand ."said Draco mockingly.
Ginny was calmly spinning the straw and did not stop while she spoke.
"It seems to me Malfoy that you're a bit jealous, You feel threatened by a anyone who is much more handsome and sophisticated than you."
"I'M NOT JEALOUS!"
"are too"
"Am not."
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"Am not."
"are too"
"Am not."
"are too"
"Am not."
" Whatever Malfoy, you believe what you want to believe , you always do."
" Just what is that supposed to mean?" Asked Draco furiously
" Its just that you ridicule my family , Muggles and everyone you BELIEVE to be below you without getting to know them . You believe everything your father wants you to .
" I don't want to get to know anyone that isn't worth it." replied Malfoy hastily
Ginny gave a loud sigh and muttered " You don't know a persons worth until you get to know them."
Draco pretended he hadn't heard the last comment . Once again silence took over.
" I'm done Malfoy."
" It's about time."
Malfoy who was slightly confused voiced his opinion. " Well , why isn't the purple light coming?"
Ginny rolled her eyes . " Malfoy , do you know my first name?"
" What kind of question is that ?"
" Malfoy you have to say my name to get out of this fairytale."
Say the Weasel's name , well that's not horribly hard is it.
"Ginny" said Draco
Horridly awful name is you ask me.
" My full name Draco, Ginny is a shortened version."
" Just tell me ."
" Do you want your bollocks to fall off?" yelled Ginny
"No."
"Well then guess my bloody name."
" VIRGINia ?"
" No why is that what everyone thinks my name is ?"
Draco knew Virginia was not her name. As a son of the Malfoy clan he prided himself on knowing information . It was common knowledge that the more information you held the more power you possessed. Draco was not as stupid man , if he revealed her name there would be a messy business of explaining how he knew it. He would just have to go about this as a Slytherin would , slyly .
All this trouble for a bloody name.
" Ginevieve"
"no"
" Ginger"
"No."
"Ginnia"
"No."
Ginny was getting quite upset with Draco , it seemed like he was taking great pleasure at saying names then having her say no each time.
"If your not going to be serious about this , talk to me when you are." Ginny said exasperatedly
She then retreated to a corner of the room to nurse her hands from the straw. Her hands were raw from the spinning wheel. The straw had left tiny cuts all over her fingers. Every time she banged them against something they hurt.
Draco who noticed she was suffering from discomfort , winced at what he was about to do. Draco had been taught how to behave like a gentlemen, sometimes he used his lessons spectacularly , other times they flew out the window. He moved towards her and knelt down on the hard stone floor.
He took her hand gently in his own and cradled it . He spoke in a softer voice.
" Here let me."
"Collocoriam."
Once the words were out of his mouth Ginny looked at her hand . Her skin seemed to be fusing back together. Her hands were once again unchaffed and unhurt. She gave Draco a brilliant smile that revealed her dimples. A smirk found its way onto Draco's face. He had a very amusing idea.
"Is that better Ginevra?"
The purple light was once again present , taking them back to the safety of the Hogwarts muggle section.
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