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Chapter 7: Malfoy Meat
After more mayhem which included a pillow fight due to Draco's comment, Ginny finally made a start on getting dressed for breakfast. It was now nearly 10:30 and the rest of the dormitory was empty.
"Good God woman! Can I turn around yet? How long does it take to get dressed! You're going down for breakfast with fellow Gryffs not the Queen of England!" exclaimed Draco, having been facing the wall for the last half hour.
"Alright I'm ready." Announced Ginny.
"'Bout time. I'm starving." grumbled Draco, heading for the door.
"Just how do you plan on getting out of the Gryffindor Tower without being seen?" asked Ginny innocently. Draco groaned as he looked around the room for his invisibility cloak. He'd had prefect duties last night patrolling the corridors near the Gryffindor tower and hadn't seen the need for his cloak. Draco cursed under his breath.
"Well I'm off for breakfast." said Ginny smiling sweetly at Draco. "See you later."
"Hang on a minute brat, you can't just leave me here...what if one of your roommates comes back?" said Draco with a hint of panic in his voice
"What...is ickle Malfoy afraid of the big bad Gryff girls?" mocked Ginny.
"Hardly" retorted Draco a little too quickly, "I just cringe to think of the rumours that would be spread if they found me here."
Ginny glared at Draco for that comment before spinning sharply on her heel and heading out the door. Draco stood where he was in shock at the littlest Weasley having left him. But before he had a chance to come up with a way out of his current predicament, Ginny reappeared with an invisibility cloak.
"Where did that come from?" Asked Draco amazed that anyone else in this school had the money to buy an invisibility cloak.
"Harrys" Ginny replied simply. "As soon as you're out of the common room you can take it off and I'll sneak it back up before Harry gets back from lunch."
"I'm not wearing anything that belongs to Scarhead." growled Draco.
"Fine your loss. I wonder how long it'll be till Susie gets back from breakfast." she said as she turned to go back out the door. Draco threw his hands up in frustration before muttering angrily,
"Just give me the damn cloak." Ginny tossed it at him and he caught it deftly.
When, after much grumbling, Draco had put on the cloak they headed down the stairs of the Girls dormitory with Ginny leading the way. Unfortunately, half way down, the stairs transformed smoothly in to a slide. Draco, having slipped, grabbed Ginny for support taking her down with him until they both landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. The picture would have been comical for those who watched had the boy not been Draco. Draco was clearly visible underneath Ginny and the invisibility cloak which had fallen off Draco when he had slipped floated down to rest on top of them both.
"Bloody stairs." Draco yelled, oblivious to the menacing stares of the Gryffindors that surrounded him.
"oh shit!" muttered Ginny going pale as she saw the hoards of people that surrounded them. She quickly scrambled to her feet and ran as fast as she could out of the common room before anyone could stop her.
********************************************************************* Draco stared after Ginny as he watched her take flight. Someone cleared their throat and Draco turned around to face the mean stares of those he had humiliated time and time again. Draco quickly assessed his situation. He may be full of himself and have an ego the size of Austrailia but he was not stupid. Without thinking twice he too scrambled to his feet, grabbed the cloak and took off after Ginny.
******************************************************************* Ginny ran outside the castle and across the grounds to the lake where she collapsed in a heap out of breath. Again she felt tears sting the back of her eyes and she blinked furiously, angry that such a small thing should make her cry. She felt a sudden need to cut. Instead she grabbed a pebble near by and threw it as hard and far as she could. She watched the ripples it created and the sight of the gentle waves soothed her. She suddenly noticed something silver land on her lap. Looking up she saw the face of Draco Malfoy.
"Cheers for leaving me with that pack of bloodhounds." He said.
Ginnny scowled darkly at him wanting to be alone, "What are you doing here? I thought you were famished." Draco shrugged before dropping down beside her.
"I lost my appetite at the sight of your brother wanting to kill me. I'd advise you not to back to your common room any time soon by the way. They looked ready to kill."
Ginny shrugged in return, "Doesn't matter. The worst they can do is ignore me and they do it anyway so what difference does it make." Draco looked at Ginny curiously. She had just admitted to having no friends, yet there wasn't a trace of self-pity in her voice. It was said matter-of- factly as though she were commenting on the weather, not the void that was her life.
Suddenly something occurred to Ginny. "How did you manage to get up the stairs to my dorm room last night? Didn't the stairs turn in to a slide?"
Draco tinged pink slightly. "Uh...they did." Muttered Draco looking anywhere but at Ginny.
"And?" asked Ginny curiously, a smirk creeping on to her face as she watched Malfoy squirm.
"Iranupthemsoasnottofalldownandgrabbedontothedoorofyourdormitorytodragmyself upthelastfewstairs." Said Draco all in a rush. Ginny had never seen the Slytherin ice prince so flustered before and laughed out right.
"All this to see how I was getting on?"
To this Draco returned with spite "Well yeah...I mean if you commited suicide I'd hate to feel guilty. I mean, if it weren't for that, I'd never look twice at you." As soon as the words left Draco's mouth he regretted them. The look of pain that flashed across her face showed that he had poured salt over a wound that had not yet healed. He felt as though the bottom had dropped out of his stomach., "Ginny...I..."
"What?" asked Ginny sharply, her eyes cold as lead as she stared at him. "It's true so why not say it. I'm nobody."
Draco curled a finger under her chin and forced her to look in to his eyes.
"No Virginia Weasley, you are so much more."
And with that he left. As Ginny watched him go she found she no longer wanted to be alone.
A/N sorry I have not updated for ages. Stressed about work as per usual. I don't know when the next chappie will be up. Please review or flame.
Thankyou to all my reviewers!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 7: Malfoy Meat
After more mayhem which included a pillow fight due to Draco's comment, Ginny finally made a start on getting dressed for breakfast. It was now nearly 10:30 and the rest of the dormitory was empty.
"Good God woman! Can I turn around yet? How long does it take to get dressed! You're going down for breakfast with fellow Gryffs not the Queen of England!" exclaimed Draco, having been facing the wall for the last half hour.
"Alright I'm ready." Announced Ginny.
"'Bout time. I'm starving." grumbled Draco, heading for the door.
"Just how do you plan on getting out of the Gryffindor Tower without being seen?" asked Ginny innocently. Draco groaned as he looked around the room for his invisibility cloak. He'd had prefect duties last night patrolling the corridors near the Gryffindor tower and hadn't seen the need for his cloak. Draco cursed under his breath.
"Well I'm off for breakfast." said Ginny smiling sweetly at Draco. "See you later."
"Hang on a minute brat, you can't just leave me here...what if one of your roommates comes back?" said Draco with a hint of panic in his voice
"What...is ickle Malfoy afraid of the big bad Gryff girls?" mocked Ginny.
"Hardly" retorted Draco a little too quickly, "I just cringe to think of the rumours that would be spread if they found me here."
Ginny glared at Draco for that comment before spinning sharply on her heel and heading out the door. Draco stood where he was in shock at the littlest Weasley having left him. But before he had a chance to come up with a way out of his current predicament, Ginny reappeared with an invisibility cloak.
"Where did that come from?" Asked Draco amazed that anyone else in this school had the money to buy an invisibility cloak.
"Harrys" Ginny replied simply. "As soon as you're out of the common room you can take it off and I'll sneak it back up before Harry gets back from lunch."
"I'm not wearing anything that belongs to Scarhead." growled Draco.
"Fine your loss. I wonder how long it'll be till Susie gets back from breakfast." she said as she turned to go back out the door. Draco threw his hands up in frustration before muttering angrily,
"Just give me the damn cloak." Ginny tossed it at him and he caught it deftly.
When, after much grumbling, Draco had put on the cloak they headed down the stairs of the Girls dormitory with Ginny leading the way. Unfortunately, half way down, the stairs transformed smoothly in to a slide. Draco, having slipped, grabbed Ginny for support taking her down with him until they both landed in a heap at the bottom of the stairs. The picture would have been comical for those who watched had the boy not been Draco. Draco was clearly visible underneath Ginny and the invisibility cloak which had fallen off Draco when he had slipped floated down to rest on top of them both.
"Bloody stairs." Draco yelled, oblivious to the menacing stares of the Gryffindors that surrounded him.
"oh shit!" muttered Ginny going pale as she saw the hoards of people that surrounded them. She quickly scrambled to her feet and ran as fast as she could out of the common room before anyone could stop her.
********************************************************************* Draco stared after Ginny as he watched her take flight. Someone cleared their throat and Draco turned around to face the mean stares of those he had humiliated time and time again. Draco quickly assessed his situation. He may be full of himself and have an ego the size of Austrailia but he was not stupid. Without thinking twice he too scrambled to his feet, grabbed the cloak and took off after Ginny.
******************************************************************* Ginny ran outside the castle and across the grounds to the lake where she collapsed in a heap out of breath. Again she felt tears sting the back of her eyes and she blinked furiously, angry that such a small thing should make her cry. She felt a sudden need to cut. Instead she grabbed a pebble near by and threw it as hard and far as she could. She watched the ripples it created and the sight of the gentle waves soothed her. She suddenly noticed something silver land on her lap. Looking up she saw the face of Draco Malfoy.
"Cheers for leaving me with that pack of bloodhounds." He said.
Ginnny scowled darkly at him wanting to be alone, "What are you doing here? I thought you were famished." Draco shrugged before dropping down beside her.
"I lost my appetite at the sight of your brother wanting to kill me. I'd advise you not to back to your common room any time soon by the way. They looked ready to kill."
Ginny shrugged in return, "Doesn't matter. The worst they can do is ignore me and they do it anyway so what difference does it make." Draco looked at Ginny curiously. She had just admitted to having no friends, yet there wasn't a trace of self-pity in her voice. It was said matter-of- factly as though she were commenting on the weather, not the void that was her life.
Suddenly something occurred to Ginny. "How did you manage to get up the stairs to my dorm room last night? Didn't the stairs turn in to a slide?"
Draco tinged pink slightly. "Uh...they did." Muttered Draco looking anywhere but at Ginny.
"And?" asked Ginny curiously, a smirk creeping on to her face as she watched Malfoy squirm.
"Iranupthemsoasnottofalldownandgrabbedontothedoorofyourdormitorytodragmyself upthelastfewstairs." Said Draco all in a rush. Ginny had never seen the Slytherin ice prince so flustered before and laughed out right.
"All this to see how I was getting on?"
To this Draco returned with spite "Well yeah...I mean if you commited suicide I'd hate to feel guilty. I mean, if it weren't for that, I'd never look twice at you." As soon as the words left Draco's mouth he regretted them. The look of pain that flashed across her face showed that he had poured salt over a wound that had not yet healed. He felt as though the bottom had dropped out of his stomach., "Ginny...I..."
"What?" asked Ginny sharply, her eyes cold as lead as she stared at him. "It's true so why not say it. I'm nobody."
Draco curled a finger under her chin and forced her to look in to his eyes.
"No Virginia Weasley, you are so much more."
And with that he left. As Ginny watched him go she found she no longer wanted to be alone.
A/N sorry I have not updated for ages. Stressed about work as per usual. I don't know when the next chappie will be up. Please review or flame.
Thankyou to all my reviewers!!!!!!!!!