Disclaimer: I disclaim.
Previously:
Ginny's PoV;
He simply looked at me. Suddenly I realized how far I had gone.
"-Listen…I'm sorry I didn't mean to say that."
"Leave it." We spun on his heel and stormed away.
Drat.
I dent down and turned the taps of the swimming pool like bath selecting black rose and moonstone scent.
Chap5.
Draco's PoVThe door snapped behind me;
I slid down my back pressed against the dark frame. Somewhere behind me a tap started running. I rested my head on my knees looking vaguely ahead of me.
-Have I become him? ….
Little 7year old Draco was slammed against the wall. Blood trickled down the wall were his head had hit it. His body slid down until a bloody ball of tore black robes and pale bruised skin lay motionless on the ground .A dark shadow loomed over him.
"-Get up boy. You are as feeble at your mother…"
A heavy boot connected with the infant who knocked the wall once again. Two mercury orbs glared up at the offender, the bundle straitened up as much as it could and spat at the offender. That was the last straw. Lucius Malfoy stepped out of the shadows, a sardonic smile on his face.
"-Crucio."
The child's screams echoed in the mansion; in the midst of his fathers sick laugh.
I bolted up right in my bed tangled in sheets cold wheat dribbled down my bare chest. I wiped the hanging out of my way and fell out of my bed, only half awake. Only half aware it was only a dream, a past memory haunting me. I was choking I needed air I liberated my self from the wretched cheat and bolted out on the terrace. I grabbed the railing and breathed deeply. Only a dream. It's only a dream.
But it happened. A long time ago.
My knuckles were white; I unclenched my grip in the railing and reported my gaze on the view. The sun was rising slowly above the mountain. Coloring the sky with its endless fire lovingly giving light to the world. Mist curled over the Forest, or gently hovering the lake its tendrils rising upwards in a last prayer to the Lady Night.
A lone Argus wolf howled in the distance, welcoming the newborn day. Suddenly the first ray of sun broke free from the mountaintops, crimson flowed in the valley, soon the world was the "magnum opus" it was destined to be; and always was if you knew how to look. Mother Nature is a miracle all on her own.
"-Stunning, isn't it?"
Ginevra was bathed in the crimson light only wearing an over sized button up shirt that stopped inches over her knees. Her hair seemed on fire, as her golden eyes reflected the beauty of the world.
"-I don't get that."
"-You do know you're an insufferable prick, don't you?"
"-So much from a Weasel…"
"-I don't know what I ever expected prom a Malfoy."
She spun on her heels and stalked of in very bad mood. Too bad. I smirked, the girl irked me. The way she spoke, walked, moved; all too gracefully. Weasley waste. And she was dangerous: too smart and cunning for anyone's good…
I decided to take a shower before breakfast. I met Greg and Vin in the hallway in front on the massive doors. As usual I sat between the two, opposite to the cooing couple that was Blaise and Pansy.
"-So how's my favorite couple today?"
Blaise was busy chewing the food his love had fed him, so she responded.
"-In love. And happy to show the world that they are."
She said amiably shoving more scrabbled eggs in the poor blokes over loaded mouth; he tried to smile but had to resume when some eggs escaped from their prison.
"-Ewe! Your worst than that Weasel-boy!" fussed the girl wiping his mouth with a napkin. Strangely I'd lost my appetite. I resumed to look out for the owl post.
"- I tell you, coffee-wise Hogwarts is utterly hopeless! Those house elves always feel the kneed to shove heaps of sugar and milk in it. That is if you're lucky." Grumbled a cranky woman.
"-Well I do appreciate sugar in mine, but not as much as they put…"said my sisters voice.
"-And the only way to get some decent coffee is here. Wait until Mio stops feeding my bro so he can see me sitting with you –move over please Greg-Thank you.
The golden-eyed witch sat besides me and made a grab for the closest coffee jug. She drained a first mug and poured her self an other that she nestled in her hands wile Dragon sat besides Pansy.
"-Hullo every one!"
"-Hi girl; so how's the glorious empress?"
"-Coffee hunting. And debating on the best way to murder the guy next door."
"-Smooth, Weasley."
"-Cor." She smirked devilishly at me over the brim of her mug. A loud hoot was heard overhead, along with the usual clatter of the post. Several panicked hoots sounded follower with a shrill shriek.
"-Look! The beastly bird is going to kill one of the owls," cried a Hufflepuff. "Someone curse it!"
Wands rose instantly; Ginevra stood up:
"-Anyone how hurts it can be considered as a walking corps!" Her voice cracked like a whip. All the Gryffs lowered their wands. The other students seemed undecided glancing at their respective leader. Including me.
"-Lower your wands; you might hurt the owls by accident."
Ginevra whistled shortly sitting back down. A screech was heard as the bird veered from its trajectory swooping strait towards my table. All talons bared; it was attacking! I withdrew my wad and pointed it at the black creature. I felt and other wand on my temple.
"-Do that, and I blow what's left of your brain out of your over sized head."
Hissed Ginevra's voice in my ear. She lifted free arm in front of her. The black eagle landed on it; emitting a sound akin to a purr.
"- Raskae, how many times did I tell you that owls are not feathered dessert?"
The eagle took of and landed on her shoulder rubbing its head on her cheek.
"-You won't soften me that way, little rascal…" she whispered softly as she let me go and exited the hall stroking her back turkey.
I peacefully resumed my breakfast, hoping she hadn't drained all the black coffee.
The days sped by, my sister bond with Gryffindors, Blaise and Pansy were still passionately in love, the Dark Lord sported muggle hunting, she got as annoying as ever; we fought every day, every moment we spent together at every second a tension that I could not define was building…Until;
"-Get a grip of yourself Malfoy! Or this hall won't be big enough for me you and your ego!
-At least I can afford one! Weasley filth"; I drawled mockingly eying Ginevra up and down. She flushed a deep red.
-Why, can you afford something now that daddy-dear is in Azkaban?" she said venomously.
-You're not even fit for breathing the same air as me." I spat.
-Maybe you should stop breathing in that case! I can see it from here:
' Draco Malfoy,
Dead asphyxiated by an unknown cause!
It seems that the idiot simply forgot to breathe!'
She proclaimed, earning laughs from the audience.
-It seams someone went Basilisktic." I said furtively. She blanched.
-Shut. Up. Malfoy.
I smirked in a compelling way.
-Make me." She strolled until we wee mere inches apart.
-Are you sure about that, daddies' boy?" she stated.
-You sure wouldn't want me to tell everyone that you-"
I was interrupted by a sudden jerk. She'd grabbed my tie and pulled my head at her level. She was smirking.
-You made me." She whispered and crashed her lips on mine. Sure it shut me up.
They were intensely hot, burning. Since the cold had come, I'd never felt such heat. It leapt in my body coursed in my vanes; addicted me.
It came from all her being, radiated around her in an invisible halo. I felt my arms slide around her waist on their own accord, taking in the searing heat. Her slender hands had let go of my tie and snaked around my neck, running in my hair. Sending heat waves in my body. I loved every bit of it. I'd never felt that before. Even before…the event, when the Life had sealed its mark in my essence.
I kissed her back, like I'd never done. I let the cold free. I let it leek thou my skin, I had no strength left to hold it in. Her shivered but held closer to me, almost seeking the cold, like a lost traveled in the Sahara desert.
"-Hey let go of my sister, you obsessed Malfoy!"
The shout broke the spell. Our lips parted, eyes that I didn't remember closing snapped open, looking in the gold of her eyes. He simultaneously jumped apart. I noticed a few ice crystals in her hair. The heat was gone. I banished the cold and glared at the gaping Trio. The reasonable part of my psyche told me it was a good thing they had came; the other was in heat withdraw and wanted to grab the bark beauty and keep her as mine, I realized with a shock it was not the only part of me that wanted her.
Gin's PoV
Wow. I couldn't believe Malfoyes skill; the cold was so…unique. Ever since I was Death's err…assistant; I hadn't felt that cold in a long time. The Cold that spread in your body like a cool silk cover, that makes you shiver in a pleasant way; it came from him as soon as our lips touched I felt it the cold seeped thru his skin, bathing me in its fresh softness.
He stayed close to me almost drinking the heat that had broken free from my will, enclosing me in a tight embrace. And Ronald the party-pooper came along.
"-Hey let go of my sister, you obsessed Malfoy!"
We broke apart, full realization stepped in. I wanted him. Unh Hun. I did not. Only the feeling: the body was a bonus and the personality was the ant that spoilt the picnic. I'd never felt that with any guy; and I admit I had quite my share.
I was too busy looking at Malfoy to pay attention to the Golden Idiots for the moment. He glared at them and shifted his attention on me. Our eyes connected. I couldn't read them, his emotions were veiled. His face was unreadable, molded in the classical Malfoy masque. I could not say much because I was doing the same thing, all my features pointed to annoyed indifference.
He had the most stunning eyes, they were not blue, but they weren't gray. It seemed like a perpetual storm raged in the depth of his mind. The cold that he had spread thru my body was recognizable in his icy glare. We both stepped back hoping to break the eye connection. His face entered the shadows, I suppressed a gasp: his eyes seemed to glow silver, it was beautiful, mysterious. The grand mystery of 'why the girls coo about Draco Malfoyes eye for hour in the dorms' was solved.
In the shocked silence of the hall, we both turned on our heel and headed opposite directions. I stormed in the library and slammed the door; mindless of the big vulture behind the desk that was supposed to be Hogwarts staff. I slumped at a table at the very back on the room, safely hidden behind at least 20million books and with a window besides me as an escape route, just in case the Golden trio found me. I realized I'd forgotten my bag in the hall and proceeded to slam my head on the table.
"-Wow…I didn't know you and Draco were so serious…" drawled Dragon sitting opposite to me."
"-The Hogwarts rumor mill is even swifter than I thought…"
Dragon laughed softly.
"-Let's say I met Harry on the way to finding you. He told me to tell you
(That's such a weird thing to say isn't it?) To stay clean from Ron for a few hours. He's furious. Mio had to hex him so he didn't rip Draco to peaces. Since he couldn't have Draco, well…you seem to be his new target." She said inspecting her nails. "Oh, and Harry gave me this. Of course as soon as he was gone I rid it of the localization spell Granger must of cast on it. You know I love them all, but they're just too…"
"Nosy, curious, inquisitive, snooping, meddling, prying?"
"Obnoxious."
"That's a bit harsh."
"If they see you, you're fried."
I smiled sheepishly and grabbed my bag.
"-I have too hide.
"-Sneaky little devil…"
"-Thank you. Do you think I have a good survival chance in hear?"
"-Yes. But we're not going to stay in doors on a Saturday!"
"-Just my thought. Come one let's go out."
We raced in the halls, and down stairs. I was opening the door when-
"-Ginevra!" I spun around.
"-Hey; Colin!"
The now tall blond boy raced to cache us up, his camera dangling from his neck.
"-Are you camera-boy? The Potter-Maniac?" blurted Dragon. Colin's smile reduced to his two front teeth.
"-Err…was. I was a-what do you call it? Potter-maniac? No not any more. I'm just camera-boy now."
I shook my head. Too much Draco Malfoy can tarnish ones judgment.
"-Great, I was said your photos were great! Is it true you one the "Witch Weekly Talent Award" in photo section last year?"
Colin smiled broadly.
"-Yea. It was I. And I hope I'll win this year too! Buy the way, that's why I was looking for both of you. Well you see normally I wouldn't have asked a Slytherin, especially a friend of Malfoyes…but you see I kneaded the best. And…"
"-Spit it out Colin. We don't bite.» I said encouragingly.
"-Well the theme this year is to make a year calendar with a photo for each month, so I need 12 photos. I've decided to do a couple for each month, an man and a woman, and I was wondering if you would accept to be part of it; And if you could help me to ask the people I want to participate…because there are a few Slytherins, and you know how shy I get around them, and when they are against muggle borne wizards and all…
"-Ok, stop babbling a sec." I pulled Dragon apart.
"-So what do you think?" I asked. "I'm in"
"-Err…Ok… But If I end up with some sleazy kid, Camera-boy will discover the joys of eating plastic."
I smiled at her and called Colin over.
"-We're in. So tell us what while we have a walk around the lake."
"-Well, I would like January to be Pansy Parkinson and Baise Zabini. They're visibly in love and if I can capture the look in their eyes…well the fact is…I've already got the photo. It's perfect, the look the way I developed the photo… I just need their accord.
"-Can we see? If they see your work they'll probably say yes."
"-The ones I made are in my bag. I'll show them when I'm finished."
"-February. It's the moment when winter becomes spring so I thought Dragon and Harry Potter would be perfect. All the symbolism in the houses and all…"
"-Well, are you happy Dragon, I wouldn't define Harry as sleazy."
The girl blushed furiously. I could see really liked him even thou she refused to admit it. Colin continued his expose
"-At the beginning Harry didn't want to because I wanted to do the picture with Cho Chang." (Our expressions became stony; a common dislike of Chan united us.) " In fact it's Harry that proposed you. He said you were way more beautiful and elegant. Any way I wasn't to sue of wanting her in the calendar especially after her show of "I can't wear red, I don't want this, I can't stand that, I want this, I want that, blab, blab, blab…" it makes me shudder just to think if it. Oh and she didn't want Red in the calendar. Fancy that! Any way.
March. I'm putting up the Duck and the Monarch. That'll be fun! They are utter contraries. I have a few 'outlaw' clichés of them together.
April. Ronald and Hermione. Nice loving couple. I think I'll do them sitting on a broom, hi over the school so it can be part of the photo, Ron will be carrying the girl…
May. Well, that was a tricky I opted for Jesse Frond and Tom Dolan. Cute 2nd and 3rd year Ravenclaw couple…
June. For that month I chose Samantha Lover and Zachary Hate. Yes I know but they're really together. Weird hum? Must of the time Hufflepufs and Ravenclaws don't bound.
July. Well that's a Slyth couple. Sara Grey a Slytherin and Dan Score."
"I know her, she's a real sweetheart." Dragon said smiling sweetly.
"Well let's finish this with going to the library. So, August. Ah that's one of the strangest couples; Professor Tonks and Professor Vector. I think they go well together, and Tonks being a Mophomagus…
For September. Mickael Corner and Serena Sander.
October: It's a pick I did at the triwizard tournament. The 4 dragons together. It's real good…
November. Terry Boot and Hanna Habot nice people.
December. Well… December is the real problem."
"For sure there is me…" I stated. We all took a seat at the very back of the library for the second time that day. Colin took out his album and selected a photo. He put it on the table face down and pushed it towards me. I took it and gasped. I couple was passionately kissing. Ashes and little beads of ice danced in an invisible wind.
"No way."
"Please!"
"No"
"Please! You promised! And I voted for you."
I groaned in defeat.
"I will. But not like that. (I pointed the photo that was face down on the table.) And only if he accepts."
Dragon took the photo and gasped.
"He sure has talent."
On the color photo Draco and I were repeating the earlier days event.
"You're going to blackmail him?" asked Dragon.
"If necessary." Said Colin "my career wouldn't be complete without a good blackmail."
"Can I help you?"
"With pleasure. Feel honored to know you just changed my entire vision of the Slytherin house."
"Thank you. If needed I can be worst than hell it-self."
Colin took out the rest of the picks.
January was really beautiful. Blaise and Pansy were walking in the middle of a hall hand in hand sharing loving glances. Everything except them was slightly indistinct drawing all the attention on the couple. If you looked closely you noticed Blaise was carrying Pansy's books.
"- If I win, the calendar will be printed as one of my exclusive works! I'll get 20 of the benefice! Of course I'll share it equally between us all."
I looked up from the photo I was admiring.
"So who do you need help with?"
"- Parkinson, Zabini, Blues, Score, and Malfoy. As you can see May, August September and November are done. March, February, April and June are Ok; all I have to do is take the photo. Oh and fore the cover I was going to do a pick with our four house representatives."
In nodded. "If you do the Ron-Mio photo now, I'll ask January July and December this after noon. I'll just take your pick for proof and blackmail."
To my surprise they all adhered to the idea quite easily (Except Malfoy. Well, that is until I showed him the photo of the 'event' threatening to poster copies of it all around the castle. Strangely he became cooperative.) We set a 'rendezvous' with Colin in the room of requirement on the 16th of November.
A/n:
I'm still writing for Him
For 6 months has departed
The pain dies away
As the memory weakens
But the ink keeps trickling
From invisible wounds
As I am choked
By non-existent tears.
For Him.
Happy New Year, be happy, love, cry and live your life in the best way possible. And don't forget the greatest of humanities treasures: Hope and Faith.
Dranius.
She that Faith keeps breathing and Hope helps going.