Love's Talent
Chapter Five: Contestant Chances
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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Last Chapter-------
"Let's go, I know breakfast doesn't start for another half-hour but the doors will be open, and I'm sure a few people will be there," Dare said as he grabbed his bag and headed for the door. Draco shrugged and grabbed his things, following his friend out of the Slytherin chambers. He decided not to tease his friend, he was sure that he wanted to see his new girl, Kassara.
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Ginny groaned, pulled from the vestiges of sleep. She buried her face in her parents, for a minute confused, her senses were still filled with cinnamon. She shook her head clearing the clouds and chalking the cinnamon smell up to doing her potions work right before bed. As she tentatively pulled the bed curtain back she saw a sky edged with pink, a dawn sky. She sighed with the pleasure of seeing the dawn. She crept out of bed and sat on a plush cushion on the window seat. Pulling her knees to her chest she clasped her arms around them and laid her head on her knees staring at the sunrise. When the land below her had been bathed with gilt from the sun she stood up. She stretched her hands over her head causing her oversized Apria, a new rock band she liked, shirt to rise a few inches showing the brilliant violet boxers that were underneath. She grabbed her clothes and got dressed before Kasi woke up. As she was buttoning her shirt a disheveled blonde head popped out from between the ruby curtains.
"Is it morning already?" her friend asked blearily, putting her hands on her forehead and pushing the errant hairs out of her eyes.
"Yup, guess you missed the memo," Ginny cheeped happily. She stood in front of the oversized mirror that was behind their bed, in a small alcove area that had a little wardrobe and vanity set. She grabbed her brush and attacked her riotous curls. She grabbed a band and pulled it up into a ponytail, looping it halfway through again so only part of her hair stood out on her crown. These curls cascaded over her crown and framed her face.
"Why do you have to be so bloody awake in the morning?" her friend asked, scandalized by her friends cheery morning behavior. Ginny just giggled as Kasi stood regally from the bed. Kasi turned and looked down her nose at Ginny. Ginny shook her head as her friend headed for the girls showers grumpily. She sat at the vanity and got her meager make-up kit out. She swiped a light lilac over her eyes, causing the hazel orbs to be almost luminescent. Then she put a little mascara on, emphasizing the long, strawberry-blonde tipped lashes. She had just swiped on some lip-gloss when Kasi returned. She swept in and neatly replaced her things in her trunk. She swept her cloak over her shoulders and surveyed Ginny.
"Wow, you look good, but why are you wearing your robes?" she asked as Ginny pulled her robes on, she left it unbuttoned because it was the same robe from last year and they had gotten tight,
"Well, last night I was so tired that I accidentally spilled on my cloak, how I don't know, but they smell like punch, so I pulled these out," she said as she grabbed her bag and headed for the common room. They sat in front of the fire, talking about some of the new students, as well as Kasi's attraction to Darien.
In a few minutes they were joined by many Gryffindors who were waiting for breakfast. The quiet common room soon became a bustling center of activity.
"Hey, Gin!" she heard her brother call over the heads of the smaller students, Hermione and Harry were standing next to him. He quickly navigated his way to her side.
"Hi Ron, Harry, good morning Hermione," she nodded at each of them. Kasi smiled but remained silent.
"Morning Ginny, how are your classes so far," Hermione asked amiably.
"Fine, Hermione, I have a feeling I'll be fine for this year, oh by the way Ron and Harry, are you ready for tryouts today? She asked them.
"Sure are, why do you think you have a Beater or Chaser up your sleeve, cause we're really going to need them if we're going to beat Slytherin this year." Harry said, in his customary captain's voice. Ginny and the rest hid grins at his tone.
"Well, I'm going to try out, Ginny's really helped me with my technique," Kasi stated. They all turned to stare at her, it was the first time she had addressed them. She had been shy around these people, they were older and famous, but she knew Ginny would always be there for her.
"Well, I am sure you're excellent by now then," Ron said after the trio got over their initial shock. She beamed at them before grabbing Ginny's arm. "Oh, Ginny are you better than last night?" Ron asked solicitously.
"Of course Ron," Ginny said brightly, smiling widely at her brother. She followed Kasi and they headed down to breakfast. She sat near the end and grabbed a cheese Danish from a small platter. As she bit into it Kassara shook her arm. She lifted her hand to her lips as she looked in the direction Kasi had pointed. She caught the crumbs that had been dislodged when Kasi had nudged her. She saw to men enter the great hall, the blonde was saying something to his companion and the brown-haired boy shook his head and chuckled. Ginny licked her lips to get the icing off them. As if feeling eyes on him the blonde fell silent and looked up, Ginny met his eyes. She licked her lips and blushed, his eyes darkened before he looked away. She blushed at the thought that he had caught her looking at him, and she had been licking her lips.
"He is so dreamy," Kasi said distantly. Ginny snapped out of her thought and looked at her friend. She was looking at the brunette and seemed to be in her own world.
"Kasi, Kasi HEY!" she called. She finally got her friends attention and smirked, laughing at her star-struck expression. "You should see the expression on your face," she said breathlessly.
"Some of us are just too uncultured to truly understand love," her friend told her haughtily. Ginny just smiled before asking her friend if she were ready for the Quidditch tryouts later that day.
"Well, we have Care of Magical Creatures first, I'm sure you'll love Hagrid, then Charms, that should be easy, and finally History of Magic, that is quite easy if you take good notes you should do fine, and besides it will let you rest before tryouts, they are right after class so don't forget, okay?" she asked her friend.
"If you say so, Gin, do you think I'll do okay?" she asked anxiously.
"Definitely, you have some awesome skills, besides next year after my brother, Harry, and a few of the others leave, we'll need a keeper, a seeker or you could stay a chaser, it's up to you." she finished. Kasi kept asking questions through breakfast.
"I just hope that blonde isn't into you, you need to be brought down a few hundred pegs," he told his friend viciously, smiling as they entered the great hall.
"Sure, you keep thinking I'm not irresistible, old boy," he said laughing. Just as Draco was about to reply he felt someone looking at him. He glanced up to see who was looking at him. His silver eyes clashed with wide hazel ones. He watched as she licked her lips sensuously. He narrowed his eyes before glancing away. He winced as he was reminded of what he had spent his night dreaming about.
"If you're so irresistible, why isn't said girl fawning on you while heaping gifts upon your feet," Draco inquired acidly.
"First of all, she isn't a girl, she's a woman, secondly, she doesn't throw herself at me like the other girls, she's actually pretty aloof, and that's why I like her, and lastly I think you are just being grumpy because you're having no luck with the ladies," he said haughtily. "You know if you just listened to me you'd have no trouble with the ladies, how many times have I told you that the French know love," his friend asked him while sipping from his coffee.
"Well, since you're not French I don't have to listen to your ridiculous soliloquies on the subject of love," he replied while he drank his tea.
"I did live in France for ten years of my life," he replied.
"But it was those first seven that ruined you for life," he retorted. Dare and he glared at each other before laughing for a second. "So you're ready for the tryouts today, I am sure you'll be a great Keeper," he said as they finished breakfast.
Well- that's it for this chapter. I am really grateful to you loyal reviewers, you really mean a lot to me. You encourage me to write and I have just posted a new story so maybe you could check it out- it's another GWDM
Okay comments on last chap's reviews:
Dracosbaby7- I really loved your review, I'm really going to have fun writing that part.
Dreamingofhorses- Thanks for reading my story, I'm glad you like it, I really like your choice of song.
duckiez143- I think your idea is really cute, it will be fun trying to fit that in and seeing what people think about it.
HyperCrazy- that was really helpful, I liked the way you described the outfits for me, right now I don't have her in a definite house, why not tell me which you would like the best? If you want to, of course, it's up to you.
Hoppers- thanks for your great reviews! I'm really glad you submitted a guy, I really like the idea about Apollo. I haven't seen the matrix but I know what you're talking about so I should be okay, if I totally botch it please tell me, Thanks!
Deth's Flaming Arrow- okay I'll pick something and you can tell me if you like it or don't, okay? I want to post the Halloween ball story on Halloween, but I don't know if I'll be able to. Thanks for reading!
Okay you guys thanks for reading, I am cutting off accepting characters now, but I might still accept a few guys, it depends. But if you really want to be in one, I am writing a few other fics about GWDM so you can submit some for those, if you want. One is about Reunions, one is about secret admirers who are oblivious and one is a time travel deals so, just watch for those. Okay I have totally rambled pointlessly so please r&r thanks LP