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Chapter Four: Detention
Draco sat staring at his breakfast the next morning imagining that it was Echo. He had been disappointed at the fact that she had left the night before. He didn't understand why she had gotten so frightened after having touched his face. Could it be that he forgot to shave and he scared her off? No! He didn't even need to shave since his skin was so smooth and Malfoy's (thank Merlin) weren't famous for beards or mustaches.
Remembering how her hands felt against him made him smile, he didn't notice this but his housemates did.
"Draco what is so amusing about your eggs and bacon?" asked Pansy who was now back from her studying phase.
"They look like you, that's what amuses me," he snapped back at her.
He hated being interrupted while he was thinking, especially if it involved beautiful girls that made him feel like a total weakling.
Pansy stared at him before getting up and walking out of the Great Hall. Draco snorted and began to look around the Great Hall. Everyone was busy chatting about what they were going to do today. He moved to observe the Gryffindor table. He stopped at the Trio and Weaslette, she seemed to be staring at her food and it looked like the Trio hadn't noticed her. He was about to look away when she looked up and looked at him.
'Why does she look so bloody familiar?'
He continued surveying her until he saw her look away nervously, he loved it when they backed down. He smirked before getting up and walking out of the Great Hall, he needed some sleep and since today there were no classes he could catch up on it.
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Ginny saw Draco walk out the Great Hall. Why had he been staring at her? Did he know that she was the one he called Echo? She had felt his gaze and that's why she had looked up. She wanted to feel that warmness when she had touched his face, she wanted to kiss him!
'Hold your thoughts Ginevra Weasley, you are not going to keep those thoughts and that memory. It will be forgotten! He is infatuated with the beauty of Echo and not you! Ginny is the real girl not Echo all right?'
"Who's Echo?"
Ginny's head snapped up and saw Harry, her brother and Hermione staring at her with curiosity.
"What do you mean who's Echo?" She began fidgeting with her fingers under the table.
"Well you said "He's infatuated with the beauty of Echo", you said something else but I didn't quite hear it."
'Great thinking out loud now! See what that slimy bastard does to you? Don't call him that! He's not that. Great now you're arguing with yourself!'
"Ginny?"
"Huh? Oh yeah Echo is a friend of mine from… err well she's just a friend from Checkosvakiabrowntown." Ginny cursed herself and hoped that they didn't ask any more questions.
"Ok, now let's go to the library! We have research to do!" chirped Hermione as Ron and Harry groaned.
Sure they wanted to help but researching all the time was getting tiresome and Harry and Ron needed to go and practice for Quidditch. They needed to practice for the match against Ravenclaw. Their match with Slytherin had already passed and who won you ask? Is there really a need to ask? Gryffindor of course!
Arriving at the library they went and sat down on the same table as yesterday. Looking around they saw less people in today then there had been yesterday. Pansy Parkinson was in there, looks like her studying phase was back.
"Get the same books you had yesterday and read on the other sections. There has to be a mention of Ginny's curse in these books!" Her brow was furrowed making her look like she was concentrating on what she was reading while telling her instructions.
Ron and Harry got the books and began to read them once more, reading word per word to see if they could find Ginny's cure. They stayed like that for over a few hours and they even returned after lunch.
Ginny just sat there staring at the table in front of her, the only thoughts that were drifting through her mind was: Draco Malfoy and how soft and warm his skin had been.
'Speak of the devil!' Ginny quickly got out a quill and began writing on some parchment Hermione had beside the book. 'Merlin he is coming right this way! Prancing prat enjoys tormenting my brother and Harry… why does he have to look so hot walking like that? GINNY!'
"At it again I see? That's how I like to see the Gryffindors. Working hard and sweating like the poor Mudbloods that you all defend." Draco laughed and then turned towards Ginny, again.
'Why do I always look at her? Bloody hell where have I seen her before? Damn it Draco! Quit staring at the Mudblood lover, she's so ugly… ugh I feel sorry for her future husband. Still she looks so damn familiar!'
"I see you didn't get the warning I said yesterday about not staring at my sister, Malfoy." Ron's face was calm but by the tone of his voice they could tell he was starting to get angry.
Ginny glared at Malfoy and had to look away. Her meetings with him as Echo were now affecting her feelings towards him!
"Why don't you do us all a favor and sod off?" said Harry, shutting the book and burning into him with his glare.
Hermione had put her book down and was now looking from Harry to Ron to Draco. She was afraid that they were going to get kicked out of the library and then they wouldn't be able to find a cure for Ginny!
"Why get your knickers in a twist Weasley? Anyways forget what I said before, if your sister wasn't this repellent and she was actually worth a good look I guess I'd shag her senseless." He crossed his arms and put on a smug expression.
"Why you f--"
Harry leaped up from his chair and grabbed Ron just when he was going to punch Malfoy right on the jaw. Hermione had also jumped up from her chair to grab Ron to stop him from getting into trouble. Malfoy was not worth it!
Draco laughed and when his eyes rested on a glaring Ginny he stopped.
"Just leave Malfoy, you've done enough here," she said as she crinkled her nose in disgust.
'Those eyes, that look… where have I seen it?' "Don't talk to me, I don't have time to socialize with some bitch."
Draco Malfoy had clearly crossed the line with Ginevra Weasley. She was tired of having to stand all of his insults and she was tired from seeing him get with everything he wanted. Who cares if he was nice to her beautiful self at night. He was being a really bad pain the arse right now, and she didn't appreciate being called a bitch. Being called ugly, revolting, disgusting had finally gotten to her and she was just waiting for a sign to strike. The word 'Bitch' being the sign in this case.
The famous Weasley Temper had now boiled over and oh merci on those that made it do so. Ginny jumped up from her seat so fast that no one actually noticed she was up until she leaned over (in super fast speed too) and punched Draco Malfoy right in the jaw. As her knuckles met with his jaw there was a loud 'crack' sound and Malfoy fell backwards on the floor. Bleeding.
Ginny was fuming, she had had enough of this fucker on the floor and man did it feel good to hit him! She gazed down at him on the floor and smiled an evil smile at him, she enjoyed that even though her hand was now hurting.
"MISS WEASLEY! YOU DO NOT HURT ANY ONE ELSE IN MY LIBRARY! FOR THAT YOU ARE GETTING--"
Ron looked at Harry who looked at Hermione who looked at Ginny who was now looking at the Trio.
'Oh no no no. Don't say it! Not—'
"…DETENTION!"
Ginny cringed at this. Her fear had been realized she now had detention.
After being kicked out of the library (only for a few months), Ginny was outside waiting for the Trio to come out and start yelling at her for getting detention. She had been avoiding this because detention was held at night! Night was never a good time for her, why? Because she changed into a hot and sexy Ginny and no one knew about it!
"Wow Ginny! That was a good punch! I had never seen anything like that!" Ron hugged Ginny and punched her lightly on the arm.
"Ron! Don't influence your sister like that. Sure it might have taken care of Malfoy, but she is a lady and—"
"Oh Hermione! You did enjoy it too and you wouldn't have acted so lady like if you had been in Ginny's shoes." Harry looked at Hermione and Hermione nodded.
"Ok fine, yes Ginny that was a good punch. I agree with these two."
Ginny smiled but stopped when she saw the library doors open with Malfoy coming out holding a big white handkerchief on the bottom part of his face. Ginny bit her lip so she didn't burst out laughing again. Deep down Ginny felt very bad for doing that to his soft face, but he did deserve it.
After Malfoy left (with some more glaring and wannabe death threats) the Trio surrounded Ginny and began to worry about the detention.
"She should tell Dumbledore, I'm sure he could help her by not having her take it all." Ron hoped with all his might that this was true.
"I don't think Dumbledore would actually do that, he'll probably move it to another time but not pardon her for it," said Hermione who stared at Ginny with an I'm-Sorry-But-You-Punched-Him-And-Now-You-Have-To-Deal-With-The-Consequences look.
Ginny glanced at Harry who shook his head and said, "I agree with Hermione, you need to go talk to him."
"And it has to be done now because your time is almost up! Well after dinner is over, so you have to go and do it right now because dinner is over in ten minutes!" cried Ron with panic all over his face.
'Great! You are about to transform into Echo and you still need to go talk to Dumbledore! Great idea to punch him Ginny!' "Fine I'm going now, you guys go and eat. I'll see you guys later. Bye!" Ginny turned around without waiting for their replies and ran towards the headmaster's office.
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Coming out of the infirmary was Draco Malfoy with his face back to normal. Man that Weasley sure hit hard! Harder than Mudblood Granger! What did he say to deserve that? Oh right, bitch. He guessed she didn't like being called that.
Walking out he looked around and saw that the halls were empty, great he was missing dinner too. This was going to be a hell of a story for Echo. Echo. Thinking about her made him smile once more and he forgot all about the Weaslette and why he wasn't at dinner.
'Man I can't wait to see her again! She's so admirable, beautiful and gorgeous!'
He looked up to see none other than Ginny walking towards him with her head bowed down. All he could see was her red hair, it was clear though that she hadn't noticed him yet. His thoughts of Echo soon disappeared and all he was thinking about now was how to make her pay.
Ginny had been to busy looking down at the floor to cover her face because she was transforming, that she didn't notice Malfoy blocking her path until she bumped into him making her look up.
Draco was about to tell her something nasty when he noticed something on her face, actually something that wasn't on her face. Her freckles were gone and her lips were actually plump looking. This was not Weasley! Ok it was her but with no freckles and nice lips. Before he could get a good look at her she started running away from him.
He could have run after her but the surprise and questions running inside his head made him stay standing in the middle of the hall. Why had her freckles gone away and why did her lips look so kissable? This girl was sure strange…
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Ginny continued running until she reached the headmaster's office, well the eagle statue. Her heart was beating fast and she was shaking! Draco had seen her right when she was changing! The bloody git had seen her right at eight o'clock! Ginny looked up to see the eagle opening up for her to step in and ride up to see Dumbledore. This day was getting from bad to worse!
Walking into Dumbledore's office, she noticed the portraits of previous headmasters looking at her suspiciously. It wasn't until she heard someone clearing their throat that she looked away and came face to face with Dumbledore.
"Ah Miss Weasley, I was wondering when you were going to come and visit me." He smiled and offered her to sit with a wave of his hand. "Please sit."
Ginny only nodded and sat down in the nice comfortable chair. It had been a while since she had been in here, she always liked it here even when she was here for getting into trouble.
"Now tell me, what brings you here?"
"Sir I-- well you see-- something happened at the library, I p-p-punched Malfoy because he was insulting my friends. I couldn't handle my anger sir! In my point he clearly deserved that because he is a pompous-" Noticing what she was about to say, she stopped and smiled slightly at the headmaster. "Err, I mean I got detention for doing that and I came here to ask you if you could--"
"Take your detention away, am I correct?" he asked her with a small smile.
Ginny nodded.
"Ah I see… and is there a reason why you would want me to do that?"
Ginny noticed a small twinkle in his eyes but perhaps she had been imagining this because it was no longer there. He had to know why, he had called her by her name when she had entered, and this was after her transformation!
"You see sir, I have been cursed since I was born to change into a prettier me at night. People don't know I have this sir, and if they found out they'd probably make fun of me. I'd be more isolated than how I am now! I can't let them see me like this, no one must know sir! The only people that know about this are my family, Harry, Hermione and now you." Ginny shifted in her seat uncomfortably while the headmaster surveyed her from behind his desk.
"Finally you tell me! This is the visit I was talking about earlier, the visit in where you would tell me about this curse. You see Miss Weasley, your parents told me about this even before you arrived here at Hogwarts. They came to me in hopes of me telling them the cure to it, but I was saddened to inform that I did not know it. I was just waiting for you to come in here and tell me yourself so that we could discuss about some things we could change due to your conditions…"
"What things, sir?"
"Things like house elves bringing you your dinner up to your dormitory so you would be able to eat peacefully. Having your own dormitory so that no one found out about this and a later curfew for you, so you could fly about on your broom."
Ginny tensed when Dumbledore said this. Looking up at him she saw him chuckle before continuing to speak.
"I am sorry to inform you though, that I can not take the detention away. You hurt another student and that cannot go unpunished. It wouldn't be fair for the rest of the school, now would it?"
She shook her head and felt disappointment run through her body.
"But what I can do, is move your detention to the day" he said, getting out a parchment and a quill.
"But sir, I have classes during the day. I don't think--"
"I am sure your teacher won't mind. You will serve your detention tomorrow beginning at 2 with Professor Lupin. Is that all right?"
Ginny nodded. "What will I do with the class I miss?" she asked.
Handing her the parchment he said, "You will hand this to whatever teacher you have and they will know."
Ginny folded the parchment and placed it in her pocket before getting up. "Is that all sir?"
"Yes, have a goodnight!" he told her with the same smile he had had when he greeted her.
She hadn't remembered that she was Ginny of the Night and she was about to walk into the common room. If the Fat Lady hadn't asked her who she was, she would have just gone in and everyone would have found out.
"Are you new?" asked the Fat Lady eyeing her suspiciously.
Ginny's eyes widened and she quickly looked down making her hair cover her face. "Yes I am, 'Enchantment'"
The Fat Lady hesitated before opening to let her in. She hoped that as she ran through the common room and up the stairs into her bed, no one would notice her face and body.
Starry: Hmm liked it? I loved this chapter! It was soooooo fun to write. -insert evil laugh in here- Yes yes! Ok I feel bad for doing that to Draco but he deserved it... Please review and tell me what you thought of this chapter! Thanks.
