Title: No Longer the Baby
Disclaimer: I own none of the Original Characters of J.K. Rowling.
Rating: PG-13
Chapter: Six – Christmas & Wedding Preperations
Summary: Ginny Weasley has started yet her 7th year at Hogwarts. She is Head Girl along with her best friend. In the hall she ran into someone she never expected she'd see again. Boy was she wrong. Well now he is like her professor and has sent kindness towards her with the look he has. What is she going to do? Is she falling for him?
Ginny awoke on the morning of Christmas. There was an owl pecking at her window, with parcel tied to it. Stretching with a yawn, she pulled open the window and watched the owl land on her bed post. The parcels tied to the owl's ankles, were from her family. She left her window opened a bit and three more owls flew in.
Removing the parcels, from Errol, she smiled. Pushing a strand of hair out of her face, she opened up a gift from her parents. It was a small maroon velvet box, which held a silver identity bracelet. She remembered always to beg her parents, at the age of six. Now having it, she grinned and placed it back in the box and setting it down. She opened the other gifts; she received and laid them out on her bed, as she went down stairs, to find everyone in the kitchen with hot brewed coffee.
'Morning Hermione, Blaise.' She said cheerfully, ignoring the other two. Draco was too involved with the Daily Prophet anyways and Raven was fussing over a top in a muggle magazine, Hermione had in the magazine rack.
'Morning Gin.' Hermione said while making breakfast and getting Ginny a cup of coffee. 'You sleep well?' She asked.
'Yeah, I was out of it, until Errol awoken me.' She said with a grin, taking a seat on a stool. She inhaled the smell of her coffee and took a sip of the hot liquid, as it went down her throat.
"So, when are we opening present?" Ginny asked pressuring the subject as they all looked at her. Sure, she was acting like a child but why did she had to receive their weird glances.
"What…?" She asked as her cheeks heated up a bit.
"Gin, after breakfast." Hermione said with a cheeky grin. Ginny sighed and smiled before walking over and helping Hermione with breakfast. They had breakfast awhile done after Ginny had gotten up to help.
Setting the table, she had to get around Draco, who wouldn't budge. Sighing, she went the other way and practically slammed, his plate catching his attention. She gave him a forced and fake smile. Walking back to Hermione, she grabbed two serving platters and brought them to the table. Sitting down across from Raven, between Draco and Hermione, she looked around.
Placing food on her plate, she watched the others eat, wanting to go and open up her gifts. She bit into her biscuit and cut up her eggs. Within an hour, the dishes were away and everyone was done. Ginny was the first to arrive in the living room and sit by the tree, making a pile of the gifts.
Everyone sat down and watched her, wondering why she had so much energy in the morning. Hermione sat on Blaise's lap, he head nuzzled in his neck and her feet propped up by a pillow. Draco sat in the sofa, still leafing through the magazine and Raven examined her pile of presents, which were behind Ginny. With annoyance, Draco got his wand and muttered something under his breather before everyone's gifts arrived at their feet.
Ginny gave him a laid-out glare, and unwrapped her presents slowly just to irritate him. She thanked Hermione, who had gotten her a new messenger bag and some school supplies. She had known Hermione for giving her new school supplies each year, since Ginny was in advancement classes and had always ran out of things and Ron must of suggested it to Hermione. Her other gifts were some sent from other friends and her brothers and their families.
She placed her gifts, back in their boxes, except for another one from her mother which was a knitted blanket that was scarlet red and gold writing that said 'GW' the two words apart and diagonal. She wrapped herself up and watched Draco inspect an expensive looking pocket watch. Sure, his family gave him the luxuries but it didn't seem like he spent Christmas with him. Hold up! I'm having pity on Malfoy! Wow… Never thought I would see the day. She had a grin on her face and looked over at Raven, who had received gifts from Luna and her crowd. Turning her head, while rolling her eyes, she saw Hermione kiss Blaise on the cheek, probably thanking him. They were the picture perfect couple to her.
Looking back at her gifts, she turned back to the group as she was hit in the face with gift wrap. She grinned and saw Hermione laughing. She stuck her tongue out, gather her things, prepared to climb the stairs and dump them on her floor.
"I'll be back." She said imitating a man, she saw in a muggle video. Walking up the stairs, she turned left and headed to her room, where she dropping her things. Grabbing her clothes, she walked to the bathroom and closed the door, turning the hot water on. Stripping out of her clothes, she jumped into the shower. She took a quick one and was about to get out, when the door was open.
Letting out a shriek, she grabbed her towel, covering herself. Seeing Draco there, shocked, she yelled at him.
"Get out! Get out!" She kept repeating while watching him close the door. She heard feet pounding up the stairs as she began to get dressed. Stepping out of the bathroom, she spotted Draco and swore to herself, that she would hex him. Joining Hermione and Raven in the living room, she sat by Hermione with a grim expression.
"Its not that bad, Gin. He didn't see anything." Hermione said looking out in the hall as Blaise was making his way back. "Just remember to lock the door for now on." She said with a grin and got up, going over to Blaise and placing her lips on his, kissing him deeply, before going to check on one of the presents she got; it was a horse from Blaise and an gorgeous one. She had decided to name it Sky. It was white with one small black dot on its back and two brown ones around his face. Casting a warming spell on herself, she rubbed her horse's back.
Ginny watched her friend from the window, Hermione had been up most of the night planning her wedding and they had decided to have the wedding in two days. Hermione was a nervous wreck but she kept everything together. Turning around, she spotted Draco in the hall with Raven and the two seemed to be enjoying themselves. It was all just too much, for her to handle. Walking past them, to go up stairs she felt Draco and Raven's eyes follow her. Climbing the stairs slowly, she crossed her arms a bit cold in the white turtleneck sweater she work and the loose blue jeans held up by a white rhinestone belt. Barefoot, she walked into her room and closed the door quietly and sat on her bed.
How could he go for her ex-best friend? Raven had started sleeping around and Ginny knew she would wind up being pregnant like Luna was the year before. Her father had made her get an abortion though and everyone knew of it. Looking over on her nightstand, she noticed a silver box. Sighing, she grabbed it and opened it, surprised to see an amulet from Draco. It was during these times that it would protect her. Placing the silver dragon-shaped amulet on, she laid on her bed and went through the other things she had until a knock came to her door.
"Come in." She said flatly without looking up sensing it was Hermione. Looking up, she was right as Hermione came over and sat on her trunk.
"You okay, Ginny?" Hermione asked and noticed her friend's sad expressioin.
"Of course not, Hermione. My ex-best friend get the guy, who I fell for back in my 6th year. After I found out about what Snape did, I was surprised, Draco couldn't do it. I have learned from the 2nd year to keep things bottled up, so I don't show. Hermione, I can't live my life without him. He is what make me the vixen I am." She said with a sad smile and looked at her friend who nodded.
"I know but there is nothing we can do." Hermione said, pushing her wavy hair out of her face. She had come in and Blaise was sleep while Raven was owling Luna and Draco locked himself in his room as did Ginny, so she came to her closet friend who was like a sister. "You can change him though, Gin." Hermione said, before leaving to greet, whoever had just flooed into her home.
Ginny nodded, as she began picking up her gifts and placing them in her trunk, when Raven came in and sat on her bed. "I'm sorry Gin-Gin." Raven said looking at her friend. "You were right about Luna, using me. She just wants to get to you and she wants to know all but I couldn't tell her, so I had to talk to someone and that was Draco who asked me, who was always there to support me and that's when I knew Gin, that you are my best friend and I need you to be there for me." Raven said, a few tears, running down her cheeks. Ginny knew she couldn't stand this, so she hugged her friend and for the rest of the day, they talked and giggled spilling all that each other didn't know.
Waking up sprawled on her floor and Raven on her bed, she got up and woke her friend, sending her to her room, as she climbed in her bed. She knew it was 2:33 am and that she wanted her bed, so she had awoken and sent her friend to her room and changed into an oversized quidditch jersey. Climbing under the covers, she fell asleep, her kitten at her feet.
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