Love's Talent
Chapter Two: Contestant Coquets
LunarianPrincess
A talent contest and performing class brings new alliances and blooming romance, but is a sinister force trying to prevent it from being successful?
Pairings: GW/DM; KS/DS; some HP/LL and HG/RW
Disclaimer: I don't own the Harry Potter Universe/Characters, I do own Darien Solaro and Kassara Saravati. This is in Ginny's sixth year and some of the characters might seem OOC, but bear with me. Feedback is appreciated, but please try to keep criticism constructive, Thanx in advance
This chapter is basically about flirting, even if you don't mean to, j/k
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"Gees, don't bite my head off, and no, the brunette," Kasi said, glancing over at the Slytherin table where Malfoy and the unknown boy were talking.
"I don't know, I don't think I've ever met him," she answered.
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Kasi and she walked back towards the Great Hall for dinner. Kasi yawned and Ginny was talking to her halfheartedly. They entered through the great hall's massive doors which were flung open. Most of the students were seated and talking among themselves. Ginny grabbed Kasi's arm and led her to the nearest edge of the Gryffindor table.
"I don't know how you guys handle all day classes," Kasi told her, cutting off Ginny. She slumped onto a bench near the doors, Ginny followed suit and sat next to her.
"Well, the first day is probably the hardest, besides you haven't tried out for the house team, after my brothers and the other's left last year we are in serious need of a chaser, that's what I am, and I know you are one of the bests, tryouts are tomorrow, but I know you're ready," Ginny told her horrified friend.
"I seriously hope it gets easier, if you expect me to be on a Quidditch team as well," she told her friend gravely.
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"Man, I am beat," Darien proclaimed as he sat next to Draco. Draco looked at his friend and chuckled. He was yawning and his hair was mussed. Darien reached for a goblet and drained its contents. He gulped and wiped his lips.
"Well, don't forget you're trying out for Keeper tomorrow, besides if you weren't chasing so many girls you'd have more time," Draco teased his friend.
"You are so perverse, enjoying my suffering like this," he told his friend seriously, but Draco only grinned. "You know what old boy, you need a woman, one good snog, as you call it, and your dreary outlook would improve massively," he teased his friend. Draco shook his head before filling his plate. They began discussing the assignments they had been given in their classes, deciding which was more inane and whether or not to do it.
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Ginny headed to her room with Kasi, nearly oblivious to their surroundings. She was talking animatedly and was swinging her arms while Kasi laughed. They made a side trip to the library and as they went to descend from the library to the normal staircase she gestured wildly, causing herself to lose her balance. She dropped the books she was carrying in her left hand and braced herself to fall down the short staircase. Her eyes, which had been closed tightly, flew open. She was staring down at the plush black carpet.
"Gees, Weasley if you don't start watching where you're going, you're going to get yourself killed. Though maybe then your parents wouldn't have to worry about paying for all your things," a deep voice said mockingly. She felt warm hands on her waist as she was pulled back to a level with her friend. She was still a foot or so off the ground when she looked over her shoulder to find mist-colored eyes looking at her. She put her hands on the two of his which clasped her waist.
"Thanks," she said breathlessly, he raised an eyebrow at her. He turned and set her on the step above him. Kasi was there her hands on her chest, whispering to the brunette from breakfast. "Who's your friend, Kasi?" she asked wryly looking at her friend.
"Oh, this is Darien," she said while glaring at her friend for interrupting them. She immediately ignored her and began talking to the brunette again.
"Looks like our friends have just defected," Malfoy remarked wryly, watching as Darien placed a hand on the railing next to Kasi and leaned towards her.
"Bloody friends, fraternizing with the enemy's best friend," Ginny muttered wryly. She smirked at the two and folded her arms leaning back slightly. She came in contact with a muscular chest and looked up. She was surprised to find Malfoy's face next to her shoulder. His hands were still on her waist and she was leaning on him.
"Weasley, I know I'm irresistible but you're not exactly weightless," he sneered. Her hair was near his face and smelled like raspberry in the rain, he frowned at this odd, poetic thought.
"Well, if you would get your furry ferret paws off me I could leave," she yelled back, hurt that he had hit on her sensitive subject. She had always thought she was larger than average because of her curves. He looked surprised at the venom in her voice. He released her and stepped aside quickly. She bent and retrieved her books, he was about to say something but she was already stalking away. She had grabbed Kasi and was towing her away from Darien.
"Wow, old boy, you looked like you were in good with her until a second ago," Darien observed mockingly as Ginny stalked indignantly away her ponytail swinging and her cloak trailing behind her.
"I would not like to be in good with any girl here, let alone a Weasley," Malfoy responded as they strolled towards the Slytherin dorms. Malfoy and Darien shared a room at the top of the Slytherin tower, it had a secret door that led directly to the gardens.
"You know I was thinking, if you get into that performing class, do you think you can be in Quidditch?" Darien asked, changing the subject effectively.
"I'm sure you can be, otherwise why would Dumbledore announce it to everyone, you know I think I might play my guitar to accompany myself, what do you think?" Draco asked as they reached the entrance to the Slytherin chambers. He said the password and they climbed through, Crabbe and Goyle were no where to be seen and he let out a sigh of relief, he was tired of those oafs following him and trying to pick on people.
"If you play your guitar are you going to do something like rock?" Darien asked, climbing up the stairs that led to their chamber.
"No I was planning on playing the minute waltz," Draco said sarcastically. Darien hopped onto his bed. It was a huge four-poster, canopied bed hung with green velvet curtains. It stood about as tall as Draco's hip and had a down mattress, his was the same but he sat on the oversized couch that lay against the wall near the bookcase and desk. He propped his feet up and looked at his friend.
"I think that's a great idea, ladies love rock stars," Draco laughed as Darien returned to his favorite subject. "Did you see that delectable specimen on the stairs, or maybe you were to busy with the redhead in your arms," Darien remarked slyly.
"She wasn't in my arms and besides that redhead happens to be a Weasley, people my family have hated for like generations, at least that's what Lucius says," Draco told him dryly.
"You hate your father, why on earth would you care what he says, besides she is kind of cute," he told his friend. Draco had stopped calling Lucius 'father' when he had told Draco that he was to become a Death Eater this summer. Draco had taken the inheritance his mother had left him when she died during last year's term and bought a small apartment in London. It was his first attempt at defying his father, but he no longer cared what his father did, his mother was dead and his father wanted to turn him over to Voldemort anyway. His father had been livid, but had done nothing, thus far anyways.
"Well, it's more an accepted thing between us, they hate me I hate them, though I don't really care anymore," Draco told him. "So what was her name, the blonde girl?" Draco asked, hoping to get off the Weasley subject so he could stop thinking about a curvy redhead.
"Her name is Kassara Saravati, she's from America but her mother is from England, her parents died last year, she has a small inheritance and moved into a distant cousins house, that's as far as I got before her livid friend dragged her away, as a result of you," Darien accused.
"Hmm, Saravati, I think mum mentioned a cousin by that name, said she was an artist who ran away to America, I wonder if we're related?" he wondered out loud. He heard Darien chuckle and glanced at him, he was looking out the window which looked out into the garden.
"It's a good thing we won't be competing for her then, I'd hate for you to be disappointed when she picks me over you," Darien informed him, though he could see the real relief in his friends face. That was an interesting tidbit. Darien was really interested in this girl.
"Don't worry, she's not my type," he said flippantly. Draco stood up and caught the clasp of his cloak unhooking it and throwing it onto the bed. He opened his trunk and found his pajamas. He wore a pair of green silk pants to bed and nothing else. He grabbed his things and headed to the bathroom. He came back to find Darien at the desk writing hurriedly.
"What are you doing?" he asked while he dumped his things into his trunk and kicked the lid shut.
"Well, I figure if I finish that parchment we had to do for Potions, tomorrow I could see if Kassara wants to do anything with me," he said while hiding his eyes.
Draco laughed before answering. "You must really be interested if you'll do your work for her, normally you'd get some star-struck girl to do it for you," he shook his head at his smitten friend.
"Wait until it happens to you, I can't wait to torment you about it," his friend told him bitterly. Draco smirked at him
"Don't worry, I'm not going to fall in love, I mean who'd want to live with the threat of both my father and my own insurmountable perfection," he replied before grabbing his own school things and beginning all his parchments, by the time he went to bed, around midnight, he had finished all of them.
Wow that was long- I want to thank everybody who reviewed, all of those who want to be in the fic I am working on getting you in, btw if you said you were going to send me lyrics could you send them to , it's easier if you do that than in your review. I love all of you who reviewed so you get virtual cookies, chocolatey chip- my favorite. Please R&R LP
I'm making a list of those characters who want to be put in, plus their songs, please tell me if I forgot you or made a mistake on your name/song Thanks!
Hannah (Honey) Clarkson- Watching Over Me, Who's that Girl
Dylan Necetis- Vindicated
Emilia (Emi) Harkin - Stairway to Heaven
Giana Jenson – Irresistible
Katherine King - Everybody's Fool
Shiara (Sheece) Hopskins - The Reason
Ariana Heigh - Kiss from a Rose
If you don't like the way I changed your name i.e. gave you a name and used the name you gave as a nickname, tell me I'll change it back, thanx. If you have some ideas for some guys I would love your forever, now I am officially finished with my ramblings thank you LP