(A/N: Sorry! Here is a fresh new chapter, it's a bit short I think. Don't worry the juicy stuff is coming up:D I promise you won't be disappointed! I love you all and keep on reviewing and reading! It makes me feel mucho special! Happy Reading :D )
Tis' Beta'd! By my wonderful friend, Samira:D
Disclaimer: Have you seen Draco in the new film, in that all-black suit?...Merlin I almost wet my pants. So gorgeous! I have to have him!...but sadly I can't. I will find a way though! Mwahaha!
Chapter 14 - Dumbledore's Announcement
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Strangers in the night, two lonely people
We were strangers in the night
Up to the moment
When we said our first hello.
Little did we know
Love was just a glance away,
A warm embracing dance away
- Strangers in the night by Frank Sinatra
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Samira and Shifa stalked past the Fat Lady with her muttering about people not letting her sleep with Henna hopping with her crutches slowly behind them. Dawn was approaching, and Ginny was still not back at Hogwarts. Even Henna believed something must have happened, but keeping her friends strong will in mind, she dare not speak her though outloud, her thoughts.
" Jelly Squirrels, " Samira said clearly to the stone gargoyle, wrapping her robes closer to body while the stairs appeared and Shifa helped Henna get on the stairs taking them higher, and higher to the front doors of the merciful, great wizard, Headmaster Dumbledore. Samira knocked firmly with a determined look and the doors opened automatically, letting them in without further ado.
They walked in ( or hopped in, in Henna's case ) and looked up at the beautiful office, filled with small gadgets and things flying around with navy blue color painted on the walls and bowls and bowls of all sorts of candies. In the far corner there was a door and it opened, revealing the Headmaster with a long silver, broomsticks patterned nightgown and a grinning smile.
" My dears, How wonderful for you to come and greet me so early in the morning. " Dumbledore said with amusement.
" Sorry, Headmaster, for waking you up so early, but there is a situation in our hands. " Samira said nervously.
" Oh please, sit down first. " He pointed to three chairs behind them that weren't there before. They took their seats and Henna laid her crutches next to her chair staring longingly at the now and laters bowl next to her.
" Please, take some, my dear. They are simply my favorite. " Dumbledore said with his eyes twinkling.
Henna blushed, and grabbed a couple. " Well, now that we are situated, tell me indeed what is wrong? " He took some chocolates next to him and started popping them in his mouth.
" Ginny hasn't been back to Gryffindor Tower since yesterday. We think something terrible has happened to her. " Samira stated.
" Ah " Dumbledore popped one more chocolate in his mouth and turned to Henna and Shifa. " Do you believe that as well? "
" Well no, I just thi- " Henna started while unwrapping a now and later, when Shifa kicked her leg.
" OW! You bloody cow! That 's the leg that's in the cast! " Henna glared.
" Oops, Sorry. " Shifa said sheepishly. " Well yes, I think something happened to her. "
" Why wouldn't she be in the Gryffindor Tower? " Dumbledore said, studying them intently.
" Er...You see sir. Ginny started this Dance Class in Hogsmeade, and we think that something might have happened in Hogsmeade. "
" Ah, I see. " Dumbledore said looking at them in a bemused way, making them wonder what the heck is wrong with their Headmaster.
" We must certainly look for her then. " He got up and strolled towards Fawkes and started feeding him.
The three of them looked at each other, wondering what the heck was going on. " You know girls, you see this bird? " Dumbledore said with his back facing them. " This bird increases courage of the pure heart, yet strikes fear into the unpure. You should never mess with a phoenix when it's mind is made up, and is determined. Mind you, they are still beautiful creatures. " He said stroking the scarlet feathers of Fawkes.
They all had similar looks of confusion except Henna who was busily stuffing now and laters in her robes.
Samira gave her a stern look.
"What?" Henna lifted up her hands and half of the now and laters fell out of her robe pockets. She sheepishly picked them up and started to put them back into the bowl.
"I shall look for her, until then, you go on down to your dormitories and get ready for breakfast." Dumbledore turned and smiled.
They all got up and thanked the Headmaster and headed down the stairs into the hallway walking towards the Gryffindor Tower.
"What in the bloody hell, was he talking about?" Samira said rubbing her eyes.
"I don't know, he's odd early in the morning." Shifa said nodding.
"Just in the morning?" Samira looked at Shifa.
"You dolts, he gave you a riddle." Henna said hopping while trying to put a now and later in her mouth.
"Henna, don't eat candy early in the morning!" Shifa said taking away her now and laters.
"Hey!" She reached out to grab them.
"Hey, you're right!" Samira said ignoring Shifa and Henna. "But what does it mean? "Putting her finger on her chin thinking.
"Mine!" She grabbed some and stuffed them into her already full robe pockets.
"I don't know." Shifa said giving up on Henna and gave the password to the Fat Lady. They walked in towards their dormitories, the sun was up now and in an hour breakfast would start. They reached their dormitories and got a flash of red.
"Ginny!" The three of them yelled and slammed the door shut.
"Guys!" Ginny screamed and hugged them all. "You do not know what the hell happened! I'm so glad to be home! My bed, my precious bed! "She said lying down on her bed, curling up.
"You prat! Where the hell have you been? "Samira yelled sitting down on her bed.
"Yeah! We would like to know, scaring us to death! We thought you died! "Shifa shrieked.
"Merlin, can you sound more like my bloody Mother." Ginny sighed.
"That's rude"
"Ah, Shaddap. It's my Mother after-all." Ginny mused and turned to look at her three best friends.
Shifa, Samira and Henna gave her a look.
"Okay, Okay sorry!" Ginny said surrendering with her hands.
"You do know that we went to the Headmaster, right?" Samira said looking at Ginny.
Ginny bolted up. "What! You didn't! " She looked at Shifa and Henna, they both nodded.
"We had to; we thought something happened to you." Shifa started.
"But! I'm fine! Look! Nothing happened." Ginny sighed. "Great, no more dance classes for me. "
"I tried, but Dumbledore hasn't said anything, so he must know." Henna shrugged. "He knows everything, you know."
"I guess, Oh well." Ginny frowned. "But at least I have great friends who look after me." She smiled and laid back down on her bed.
"So, tell us the story!" Samira said with enthusiasm.
Ginny smiled and turned to look at them. "You see, what happened was." Ginny told them the whole story about being left in the ballroom with Draco Malfoy of all people and how he was nice until she mentioned his mother.
"Oooh, that sucks arse, what happened with his mother?" Shifa asked with a sad look on her face.
"Didn't you two read the Daily Prophet this summer?" Samira said looking at both of them.
"No. " Both of them said together.
"Malfoy's Mother died." Samira said in a hushed tone.
"No way! No wonder he was such a bastard whenever I mentioned his Mother." Ginny said gasping. "Shit! I feel so bad now." Ginny buried her head in her pillow."He hates me."
"Ah, don't be so down, love. He does hate you." Ginny looked up and glared at her. " What? He hates all of us, but you didn't know about his Mother." Shifa said getting up and sitting on Ginny's bed rubbing her back in a soothing way.
"Yeah, you didn't know." Samira said standing up.
Ginny put her face back on her pillow and looked up again towards the window. "It was so nice, it seemed as though we were strangers, just strangers. Dancing together and having a wonderful time." She sighed again.
"So Romantic!" Shifa said with awe in her voice.
"Indeed. Well let's get ready for breakfast, and lessons." Samira said walking towards the shower.
"Yeah, yeah, hey where's Henna?" Ginny asked finally noticing the little one hadn't said anything throughout the whole conversation.
"Yeah, where is she?" Shifa looked around and then they both heard cackling in the far corner.
Ginny got up and wandered over to Henna's side of the room, her clothes and books were all over the place and there by the window was Henna hunched over the candy; now and laters eating them like mad. She looked up and laughed loudly at Ginny.
"HAHAHHAHA... sugar is your friend." Henna laughed again and stuffed more candy into her mouth.
Shifa rolled her eyes. "I told her not to eat candy early in the morning."
"Just in the morning? Never let her eat candy again. "Ginny said with wide eyes and walked towards her wardrobe looking for clothes for the day.
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They finished their morning routines and went down to the Great Hall for breakfast, Henna finally died down from the candy and went back to her normal self, which wasn't really normal was it? Ginny still seemed to be in a depressed mood, but tried to hide it by smiling and waving to people while entering the Great Hall. They found their usual seats. To Ginny's relief, no one but her best friends noticed that she was gone all night. Food appeared on their golden plates, and they began to eat. Ginny ate most of her food but started picking at it in the end.
'Gosh, he must think of me as some stupid girl who just pries in everyone's business. I can't believe I opened up my big mouth!' She stabbed her eggs with her fork. 'Well, it shows that he does have some emotions. It seems that he loved his Mother since he got so riled up. '
Ginny sighed once more, and that exact moment the Great Hall doors opened and in came Draco and Blaise. All the girls from the other tables sighed and 'Ooohed' to their neighbors. They walked together wearing their Slytherin robes and both of their long and shaggy hair moving with each step as they sat down at the Slytherin table, just looking gorgeous.
Ginny rolled her eyes at the girls, but then turned to see if Draco was still upset. He looked up and caught her gaze. He sneered and looked back at Blaise who started eating. She sighed and turned back to her food.
"Merlin, doesn't Blaise look yummy today." Henna mused smiling a goofy smile.
"Yeah, but he's like three feet taller than you." Shifa smiled.
"So! Nothing is wrong with being short! " Henna glared and then stared back at the dark haired Slytherin withthe same goofy smile.
Then there were screeches coming from the great, tall windows and in came the owls. One flew by each of them.
"Mum, sent me home-made food!" Shifa said smiling.
"Mum, sent me, stuff..." Henna poked at her package oddly.
"EEK!" Samira screamed.
They all turned towards her. "What! What happened? "They all said at once.
Samira just grinned and showed her the letter she got from her owl. Henna grabbed the letter and read out loud while the others huddled around her.
Dear Love,
I promised I would visit you, so I'm coming December 15. I've missed you! I have to tell you loads about this huge fish I caught and I can't wait to meet your three friends you always talk about. They must be charming, just like you.
Yours,
Tom Felton
"Awww! He's coming! So cool! I can't wait to meet him! "Henna gushed.
"So lucky! He seems nice." Shifa said smiling.
"I'm really glad you got someone, about time too!" Ginny grinned.
"I know! I'm so excited! I can't wait! "Samira said jumping around in her seat.
They all finished and ate. They were about to leave when Professor Dumbledore got up on the podium, ready to give a speech. He usually never gave speeches, so the hall was hushed and every gave curious glances to their neighbors.
"Sorry to interrupt your breakfast, it is the most important meal of the day." He said smiling. "I myself love eg- "Professor McGonagall gave him a look." Ah, yes, sorry. Well What I would like to say, is very important and, I assure you, fun for everyone." Everyone gave a sigh of relief. "I have been informed that certain students have taken a liking to dancing this year." He turned his gaze towards Ginny, and she blushed hoping no one would notice. "I am proud to announce that this year Hogwarts will play host to a Dancing Contest!" Everyone bursts applause and praise when he raised his hand to silence them. "Anyone may enter, but you must have a partner to participate. You get one chance to show the whole school, if you can really dance. You will win a five hundred galleons as well as a trip to a foreign place with your partner and families! The contest will be held on Christmas Eve. Give your names to your head of houses and good luck!" He smiled and went back to his spot where all the teachers were and started to talk to Hagrid about a dream he had about unicorns.
"What!" Ginny exclaimed. "He knows!"
"I told you, he knows everything." Henna said nodding.
"Great." She put her head on the table. "Just bloody great."
"So are you going to enter?" Shifa asked Ginny.
Ginny looked up and snorted. "Psh, me enter? I don't think so. I'm terrible! "
"Are not! You have improved. You just have to be confident!" Samira said.
"I can't! Anyway, I know you and Henna are going to enter. What's the chance that I'm going to beat you two?" Ginny said looking at them.
"I don't think I'll enter, I think I'll help." Shifa said.
"Yeah, me too. I want to help organize this thing." Henna said nodding. Ginny looked at Samira.
"Don't look at me. I don't dance." Samira said waving her hands. "Plus, Tom is coming and...That's all I really care about at the moment." She grinned stupidly.
Henna snickered while Shifa smacked her upside her head. "That's wonderful, dear." Shifa smiled, while Henna rubbed her head.
"Fine, I'll enter." Ginny smiled slightly, then it fell. "Guys! I don't have a partner! "
Thud.
Her head connected with the table.
" Poor dear. " Henna patted her head then went back to her eggs.
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Draco arrived at Hogwarts with Madam D'Maurier and much to his disgust the girl Weasley. He bid Madam D'Maurier goodbye while giving her kiss on the cheek, nodded at Ginny and walked past both of them towards the Slytherin dungeons.
He came upon the dungeons, said the password, and walked in. It was about to be dawn and no one was in the common room just yet, much to his relief. He didn't feel like answering all the nosey Slytherins on where he went. He walked to his dorm room, and said the password. He walked and of course, his best friend would be sitting in his kitchen eating cereal with nothing but boxers on.
"Blaise! What did I tell you about being in my room without me being here! "Draco yelled.
"Calm down! You have to explain yourself to me first!" Blaise said getting up from the kitchen table and walking into Draco's living space and sat on the couch. "Where the hell have you been? "
"Out." Draco said simply and walked into his room taking off his shirt and pants; leaving him in his boxers.
Blaise walked in and gave him a No-shit-you-went-out-tell-me-where, kind of look.
Draco sighed and grabbed some clean clothes and walked past Blaise towards his bathroom.
"I went to Helen's. " Draco turned on his shower.
"Helen D'Maurier?" Blaise said looking at Draco.
"Yes."
Blaise sighed. "I thought your father came and got you or something. I was worried. "
Draco snorted. "I'm fine. You don't have to be my Mother, just because she's gone, Blaise. I can take care of myself. "
"Right, so how come you stayed all night?" Blaise said leaning against the frame of the doorway.
"Got locked in with the Weasley bitch." Draco said casually and got some towels from his cabinet.
"You what! Hold up!" Blaise said walking towards Draco."You mean to say, you were with the Weasley chit, the whole night? "
Draco nodded.
"Was she good?" Blaise said smiling.
Draco smacked him upside his head. "You fool; I wouldn't dirty my hands with such filth."
"Nothing?" Blaise shrugged.
"But, she isn't a man anymore." Draco smirked.
"So, we did get some action huh?" Blaise said getting excited to hear details.
"You really are a girl, aren't you?" Draco said joking, while Blaise glared.
"She was taking a shower and I walked into her shower to ask if she wanted something to eat. And she was getting dressed. So naturally, I saw her body...a nice body at that." Draco smirked.
"Nice." Blaise smirked.
Draco then pushed Blaise out of his bathroom. "I'll meet you down in the common room."
"Fine. But I'm taking some cereal! "Blaise said grabbing some cereal,while Draco rolled his eyes and shut the door.
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Twenty minutes later, they both were freshened and looked 'Fabulous' as Blaise said. They walked in shoulder to shoulder into the Great Hall while girls from all over, 'Oohed' and sighed at their appearance.
Blaise smirked and winked at them devilishly while Draco just kept on walking towards their table and sat down. Draco felt eyes on him, and he turned to see who was staring. He saw the Weasley girl, and sneered. He was still angry that a girl like her could get under his skin and make him want to wring her neck, but snog her senseless. He was getting a headache and turned back to Blaise who was busily piling food on his plate.
He started eating and couldn't get this girl out of his mind. 'What the hell was she thinking, talking like that to me? I'm much higher than she is; she should look up to me! I can't believe that she actually caught me thinking about my Mother, every now and then. You let your guard down Draco. See what happens when you let people in? Stay how you are. Cold, and ruthless. '
There was a screech and the owls came floating in, Draco's black eagle; Midnight ( got it from Samira:D), came to rest beside his plate. And Blaise' white eagle, Radiance, came to rest beside Blaise's plate as well. Such irony, no?
"Whoa, Rad. Calm down." Blaise swatted his bird, while it hooted around for bread.
Midnight slowly walked to Draco and handed him a package. Draco let it nip at it his finger while looked at the package. From home. Draco grimaced.
Much to his relief, it was just snacks and such that their house elves knew he liked.
"Oooh! I love those! "Blaise grabbed some snacks and started to open them.
Draco rolled his eyes and grabbed Blaise's Daily Prophet and started scanning the front.
Blaise started to tell him about his weekend, but Draco wasn't listening and kept on nodding here and there. They finished eating and were about to get up with Professor Dumbledore got up on the podium to say a speech.
"Wonder, what the old fool has to say." Blaise said next to Draco.
"I wonder." Draco said.
"Sorry to interrupt your breakfast, it is the most important meal of the day." He said smiling. "I myself love eg- "Professor McGonagall gave him a look. Draco and Blaise rolled their eyes. "Ah, yes, sorry. Well, What I would like to say is very important and, I assure you, fun for everyone. "Everyone gave a sigh of relief." I have been informed that certain students have taken a liking to dancing this year. "He turned his gaze towards Ginny, and she blushed. Draco stared at her, and wondered if she told him. "I am proud to announce that this year Hogwarts will play host to a Dancing Contest!" Everyone bursts applause and praise when he raised his hand to silence them. "Anyone may enter, but you must have a partner to participate. You get one chance to show the whole school, if you can really dance. You will win a five hundred galleons as well as a trip to a foreign place with your partner and families! The contest will be held on Christmas Eve. Give your names to your head of houses and good luck! "He smiled and went back to his spot where all the teachers were. Draco sighed and Blaise looked at Draco.
"You going to enter?" He asked.
He snorted. "No."
"Why not! It will be fun. Come on!" Blaise pleaded.
Draco contemplated for a moment. 'I have to speak with her; did she say anything to Dumbledore?'
"No." Draco said firmly.
"Come on, Draco! It will be fun! We can get some cute girls, have them shake their arses in front of us, and shag them later!" Blaise mused.
Draco looked at Blaise, Blaise stuck out his lip.
"Persistent bastard." Draco hissed.
Blaise smiled.
"Snape won't like this. "Draco said nodding.
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The day went by like a breeze for Ginny, even though her weekend was horrible, her day was filled with care-free classes. She decided to go study for a while in the library. She went and found her three best friends sitting at a table near the window, over-looking the mountains and the lake. They studied and finished their homework and headed back towards Gryffindor Tower. They passed by Professor McGonagall and people were giving her pieces of paper with their names on them. Ginny sighed and felt dread. She couldn't think of anyone who could be her partner. But she did think, oh yes she did. But why did Malfoy's face keep on appearing in her mind? She couldn't ask him! He would skin her alive after what happened at the Hogsmeade Studio. She really wanted to enter, but she couldn't without a partner. She thought of asking Ron, but that was her brother. She thought of Colin, but he was already entering with some other girl that asked him earlier. The Fab Four were making it down to the Gryffindor Tower when Ginny realized that she left her homework on the table.
"Guys! I left my homework. I'll be back, you all go on! "She said and turned around running towards the library.
She hoped her homework was still there, she worked so hard on it. She walked in, catching her breath and found her homework lying where she left it. She smiled and grabbed it, and headed back out. She walked down the hall and turned the corner when someone grabbed her wrist and spun her back around slamming her into the person's chest hard.
She looked up and saw Draco Malfoy's face. "Malfoy?" She asked.
"Weasel." He said smirking.
She felt the warmth coming from his body and she felt shivers going up and down her body. She looked into his grey eyes and saw the bitterness behind him.
"I'm sorry, Malfoy, for what I said." She said looking at him.
He seemed to be thinking, his hair falling into his eyes. "I suppose."
She was still in his grip and wiggled a bit. He let go, and stared at her.
"Did you tell Dumbledore about Hogsmeade?" He said with a not- so- kind voice.
"What? No! "Ginny said looking at him." My roommates did. They were worried about me, so they went and told him. "
"Whatever. Don't tell anyone about what happened there." He stepped closer and bent down, so that his face was merely inches away from hers. "Got it? No one or you will pay. "He sneered and stood up straight.
"Fine." Ginny said. He looked surprised but then composed himself. "Right." He said and started to walk off.
Ginny looked after him, but then got an idea. "Malfoy!" She called out.
He turned around and looked at her.
She looked down at her hands and started twirling them around. She looked up again and said in a confident tone. "Would you like to be my partner for the contest?"
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(A/N:Sorry took me forever to update! I've just been reading like crazy. Btw GoF Was bloody awesome! I know it wasn't totally like the book, but it was just hilarious! I think if it wasn't hilarious I wouldn't have liked it so much. And My God, did you see all the hotties walking around? Dan, Rupert, Rob, James, Oliver, and of course TOM! Merlin, they have grown up and looked soo gorgeous! How can you not like a movie with all of them! lol! Tell me what you think of the movie. btw, just to let you know, I hated Dumbledore and it was a bit rushed. and Voldemort wasn't that scary, don't you think? Could have done better. But it's done and finished! I went the first day and dressed up! I'm trying to get pictures so yall can see. I dressed up as Parvati Patil, but everyone called me Harry, so I guess I'm Harry! lol.
Well Review Please! And Yayyyyyy we passed the 100 mark! I'm sooo proud of yall! Keep it up, it makes me feel sooooooooooooo special! I love each and everyone of you! Thanks so much!
Love, Henna )
