IMPORTANT: Well actually its not, but I bet it caught your attention… I thought I would share something. Spider Solitaire is addictive; I can now finish that game in 10 minutes flat. I timed it. I have spent over forty hours playing that game, and this morning my father came in to check and see if I was still breathing because I "slept" so late. Actually, I skipped breakfast after I got up and did my routine mourning mail check on the Internet. Unfortunately the reason why I missed out on Nadine's pancakes was because I was busy playing solitaire… now if I got up at 7:30 and breakfast is at 8:00, and My dad came in at 10, and it wasn't until 12 that I was able to get away and go to my ballet class for 1:30. It's 5 now and I come in at 3:30. Who can tell me how long I spent playing? 200 points to who ever gets it right!

Much thanks to…

Forbidden- Yes I know how I spelled fire. There was a reason. So many ppl have fics called Fire and Ice, and although I love the title, it's over done. So I decided to spell it Phire, and there is a club called 'Phire' here in Louisiana, where I live, and that club is going to be mentioned. But thanks!

Shock-a-lot- thanks for the review. You will see where he fits in, but he wont make an appearance for a couple of chapters. Then it's going to be but a little more before anything good. But I promise, when I do get them together, its going to be GOOD!

Dracosgurl- you will find out later, I already have most of this story written, but it's gonna be awhile! Sorry.

Chapter Two: The Land of the Free

Ginny stood uncomfortably in the large hall waiting to meet the family she would be staying with, the Tallys.

"Hello there, dear. You must be Virginia! I'm Judy Tally! Welcome to our home." a woman with light blonde hair that went down to her shoulders, said happily, her big blue eyes shining with happiness.

'Home?' Ginny thought looking at the large room that was decorated in whites and light pinks. At the end were two large staircases that led to the second floor, branching off the hall where Ginny now stood were doors to other rooms and the hall continued between the two staircases.

"LINNIE! YOU GIVE HIM BACK TO ME RIGHT NOW! YOU KNOW HE DOSEN'T LIKE YOU!" A female voice yelled from somewhere up the stairs.

"Tilley?" Judy called, and a moment later, a small house elf appeared wearing a small button up white shirt and light blue skirt.

"Yes mistress? How can Tilley be of service to you?" The small elf named Tilley asked.

"Could you please tell JJ, Linnie and Dusty that our house guest is here?"

The elf nodded and disappeared with a tiny pop. "All of our house elves are free. I realize that in England yours aren't. Well, here in the states they are, we are after all, the land of the free. Now, when my children get here, I'll introduce you. You will be attending school with JJ. Oh dear, where are my manners? Come this way dear." Judy led Ginny through a pair of double doors and into a large sitting area. Ginny sat on the big, comfortable cream-colored couch. "Now, everything in our house is muggle. We have electricity and television, even a phone. You have to if you want to fit in. That, and the fact that my husband went into law; he's a muggle lawyer. Oh, here are the children!"

A tall girl with dark hair and deep violet eyes was standing there, looking quite bored. Next to her were a happy blonde boy and girl. The boy's hair was a sandy color and his eyes a deep blue, close to the color of the other girl's. He was handsome, Ginny supposed. The other girl was as short as Ginny, and that was definitely short. Ginny stood at 5'3, this girl looked to be at least half an inch taller. She had light blonde hair, the color of Judy's and big cobalt blue eyes. Her blonde hair had bright pink streaks running through it that matched the tee shirt she was wearing.

"This is Lincoln, Jordan's first child, from a previous marriage. This is my oldest, Dustin, we call him Dusty though. And this is my baby, Jefferson. You'll be attending school with her," the women said smiling at the small girl.

"And this is Ginny Weasley. Jeff, darling, why don't you show Ginny here to her room?"

"Which one's that?" the girl asked smiling. Her mother looked at her exasperated, as though they had been through this a thousand times.

"The one next to yours." she said slowly.

"But that's Linnie's room!" the girl said, looking quite surprised, but her eyes held a glint of mischief.

"The other side, Jeff."

"O, ok. Come on Ginny."

Ginny followed the other girl up the stairs and down the hall. Ginny was expecting more whites and peaches, but when the girl opened the door, she was met with a room full of blues.

"Hope you like blue Ginny, 'Cause Momma gave you the blue room." Jefferson said smiling.

"I like it enough, I suppose." Ginny who had never been fond of any particular color said looking around the room. A large four-poster bed stood across the room from the door, its blankets all light and dark blues. The carpet was a light cream, along with the walls. The trim was royal blue. The curtains were light blue with tiny white clouds. All the furniture was made of cherry wood.

"I'm rather partial to pink myself." Jefferson said, happily sitting on the bed.

"I like your hair." Ginny offered, moving to sit next to the other girl.

"Yeah, my mom didn't like it at first, my dad thought it was funny. We should do your hair, not pink though, maybe some blonde. My friend has blue; it's her favorite color. You'll meet her next week at school, but right now, she's in Rome with her parents. Besides, I'm grounded for painting Linnie green while she was sleeping; I swear that girl has no style! All her clothes are way out of date. I'm surprised Momma lets her leave in most of it. They would never let me wear things like that," she said with a roll of her eyes.

Ginny suspected that "Linnie" wore less than appropriate clothing. "Do Linnie and Dusty go to school?" she asked curiously.

"Linnie graduated two years ago, and has yet to find a job, or a place of her own to live. Dusty graduates this year. Well, I guess you're pretty tired. If you wanna take a nap, I'll wake you up for dinner later."

"Yeah, that'd be great." Ginny said smiling at the pretty little blonde that was closing her door.

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This will eventually be D/G. oh and this is probably the only chapter that's going to be in America for a while. Review!

Ok, now, this chapter was dedicated to DracoandGinny everyone go check out her Stories, they are both good:

Consequences of Drugs: After Draco finds Ginny when she is on a major high, he sets out to help her. Can he brake through the walls of depression, or will it eat her alive?


That's All I Wanna Hear: Songfic- Ginny musses about Draco, her feelings for him, and everything else.