Disclaimer: Yeah okay, I don't own any of JK Rowling's stuff. Did I ever
pretend to??? I only own Madison, the cool surfer chicka from California.
Author Notes: Okay you guys! My third chapter! All in the same 24 hours! Jeez, I am so bored. Just kidding! I totally love this! Now! I have some reviewers to thank and answer some questions.
Dracoluver2009: Omg! My first reviewer! You know I love you forever right??? Thanks for your review! And yeah, here's another chapter for ya!
Cinder2004: Thanks for your review too! And no, Draco is not a teacher at Hogwarts, as you'll see when you read on. Nope, strictly student.
DnG4eVeR: Thanks for your review too! And um, yeah, I just updated obviously so there ya go! And it took me forever to get this idea worked up! (Okay, the plot actually came in like an hour... but it was totally hard to think of the small things!)
Nichole Malfoy: Thanks too for your review! Yeah, I fixed the paragraphs! It was alright on my computer but somehow it got screwed up, so I fixed it but it took a while to update! And I changed the Anonymous users thing too! Thanks!
Poky: Thanks for your review! I love this story and I will definitely finish it.. I am aiming for about 30,000 words, s I'll try to make it nice and long!
Ginny walked out of the Great Hall, very full from dinner and very tired from talking to Colin. He certainly had a lot to say. She was just about to turn right down the hall when she heard Madison.
"Gin! Wait up!"
Ginny stopped and looked for her best friend. She spotted Madison who skidded to a halt in front of her. "Hey! I came to tell you goodnight before I head down to the common room with Pansy, Blaise, and Draco."
Ginny lifted an eyebrow at her company. "Okay, wait one second. Pansy, Blaise, and Draco?"
"Yeah! Pansy is really cool and totally nice too! Blaise is well..." she trailed off.
"Yeah, yeah, I saw how you looked at him earlier," Ginny said with a glint in her eye.
"And Draco is okay. But Gin, between me and you, he is totally digging you!" Madison said happily. Ginny just smiled skeptically and shook her head.
"You know what? You had a long trip and a lot of excitement. Now you are just on a sugar high. Why you go get some sleep," she said, giving Madison a small hug.
"But..." she started, but Ginny turned her around and pushed her toward the Slytherin trio. Shaking her head, she turned around to head back to her common room but was stopped by a soft voice.
"Ms. Weasley, would you please be so kind as to follow me to my office?"
Ginny spun around to find her headmaster, staring at her with a twinkle in his eye. She nodded and he turned around and started walking to his office. Ginny followed but gulped nervously. What could he possibly have to say to her?
Dumbledore obviously sensed her ponderings because he then said, "Not to worry, Ms. Weasley. You are not in trouble."
Ginny let out a small breath in relief and they soon stopped in front of the gargoyle.
"Bubble Gum Air Head," he said as the gargoyle sprang to life. Ginny let out a small giggle. Madison had brought over a huge box of those things from America one day while they were working and they had spent the entire day testing out the different flavors. She remembered the bubble gum one was her favorite.
"Compliments of Ms. Baker, I presume?" Dumbledore asked as if reading her mind. She nodded and followed him up the spiral staircase. He pushed open the door to his office and took a seat behind his desk, motioning for her to do the same. Once seated, he began.
"First of all, congratulations on advancing a year in Hogwarts! It is very rare that we have had students such as yourself who have been able to meet the challenge. Well done indeed! Now, as you know, you shall be taking all your classes with the seventh year Gryffindors for the year and shall be counted as a seventh year as well, which includes all the privileges and rights. So in turn, you shall be sleeping in the Seventh Year Girl's dorm for the year as well. I believe your roommates consist of Ms. Brown, Ms. Patil, and Ms. Granger. Do you have any questions?" He asked, looking at her with his twinkling blue eyes.
"No sir," Ginny answered, already dreading having to room with those three girls. Lavender and Patil never shut up and Hermione was a complete know-it- all and generally, a member of the Dream Team. Oh how she wished Madison was in Gryffindor!
"Alright. You may leave now Ms. Weasley," Dumbledore told her. She nodded and stood up. She headed towards the door, opening the door, but she stopped when she heard his voice. "Do take care of yourself Ms. Weasley."
Ginny nodded and stopped out the door. What was that supposed to mean? She shrugged it off and walked down to the Gryffindor Common Room. Entering in, she found Ron and Hermione waiting in front of the fire. Well, if you could call a snogging couple waiting.
"Ginny! Where have you been? We couldn't find you after dinner anywhere! We were so worried!" Ron said, now having peeled himself away from Hermione, who simply sat on the couch. Ginny inwardly rolled her eyes.
"Well, it doesn't look like you missed me too much..." Ginny said, giving Hermione a look behind Ron's back. Hermione had the decency to blush. "Oh yeah, and by the way, I am sixteen years old, Ron. Not a baby. So actually, I can take care of myself."
"Ginny Weasley! You tell me where you've been right now," Ron started. But Ginny just ignored him and walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitory. He started to follow her up but where he touched the steps, they melted away, making a very steep slide.
"Ginny! Get your arse down here!" He yelled at her. She just walked up to the top of the tower to a door that said 7th Year, and pushed it open. She was thankful to see neither Lavender nor Parvati was up here. She sighed and stripped her clothes off, placing them on the bed behind her trunk. She then went into the huge bathroom, not bothering to take in the amazing surroundings. She grabbed a towel and climbed into the shower, letting the hot water run down her back. After shampooing her hair and washing off, she got out. Ginny pulled out her pajamas and pulled them on, muttering a spell so her hair would be dry. She then pulled back the coverings of her canopy bed and laid down, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
The next morning, Ginny woke up at 8:30 AM, to find Hermione, Lavender, and Parvati bustling around getting ready. She yawned sleepily and got out of bed, heading to the bathroom. But as she was getting to the bathroom, Hermione stepped in her way.
"Ginny? What are you doing here?" Hermione asked, dumbstruck.
"I, um, sort of live here now," Ginny answered, trying not to be rude, but failing slightly.
"This is the seventh year's dorm," Hermione answered smugly. "The sixth year's one is the next one down."
"Wow, Hermione, you really are smart!" Ginny said sarcastically. Hermione completely ignored it.
"So what are you doing here?" She asked again.
"Well, considering I am seventh year, I was told I belong here," she answered, folding her arms across her chest.
"B-But! You can't advance!" Hermione stuttered.
"Well, obviously, you can," Ginny said, her anger starting to flare up. "Guess you aren't as smart as you thought you were, eh Hermione?"
Hermione's jaw dropped. Both Lavender and Parvati simply stood there with identical looks of shock on their faces.
"Now, excuse me, but I need to use the loo?" she said, taking Hermione by the shoulders and moving her out of the way. She went in and locked the door, letting out a huge sigh. Stupid Gryffindors. Think they know everything. I should have gone with Slytherin.
She had never told anyone but when she was being sorted back in her first year, the Sorting Hat had asked her whether she wanted to be in Gryffindor or Slytherin. Being the stupid eleven year old girl she was, she decided on Gryffindor for family honor. Now, she longed to be in Slytherin, with people who were actually up to her intellect.
She turned on the tap and let cool water run down the sink. She splashed some on her face in hopes of waking up, then toweled it off. Opening the door again, she saw the girls once gain running around. When they saw her, they once again stopped and stared at her. She exasperatedly held up in hands. "Don't let me interrupt your glamour fest."
Merlin knows you need it... She walked over to her bed and trunk and plopped down in front of it, searching through it's contents. She finally picked out a pair of butterscotch colored trousers, a black turtleneck, and black leather boots, seeing as it was chilly outside. She picked up her clothes and put them on her bed, walking around to the other side of the bed, so she was out of view. Dressing in front of those girls was something she'd rather not do. She heard the girl's leave for breakfast and came out, using the mirror in the bathroom. The pulled her hair into a messy bun at her neck, allowing a few tendrils to slip out. Pulling on a gold necklace and gold hoops, she picked up her clear lip-gloss and applied a light coat, slipping it into her bag. She double-checked her look once more before heading down to the Great Hall
She entered the Great Hall and was about to head over to the Gryffindor table, very aware that she was all alone. Lavender and Parvati were giving her occasional glares, and Hermione was whispering furiously to Ron, whose face was redder than ever. Suddenly, she was aware of someone sitting next to her. She turned in that direction, ready to tell Colin off, but instead found Madison.
"Hey Gin!" She exclaimed pulling her into a hug.
"Maddy!" Ginny shrieked. "Oh, you have no idea how happy I am to see you! I so do not belong here! And, my dorm mates have already been on the receiving end of my 'new self' and they totally hate me..."
"Not possible!" Madison said, looking her over. "You look great!"
"Oh thanks. So do you!" Ginny replied. It was true. Madison had donned a cute blue flowery skirt and solid blue top paired with a jean jacket and flip-flops.
"Thanks," Madison replied. "But you are not getting off so easy. Tell me what went down at your dorm. Because now, I can see what you mean if those girls glaring at you are your roommates."
"Yeah, they are," Ginny shook her head, thinking back. She went on to tell her the entire story. Madison doubled over in laughter when she heard the last thing Ginny had told Hermione.
"You actually told the Head Girl that?" Madison said, her eyes shining with unshed tears of laughter.
"Well, someone had to tell her! And plus, I am her boyfriend's little sister. She wouldn't dare take points of," Ginny said, grinning. Suddenly, the familiar cry of the morning owls was heard and they watched as owls dropped a sheet of parchment to each student.
"Oh! Our schedules! What do you have???" Madison asked curiously, looking over at Ginny's.
"Looks like Double Potions. Ugh!" Ginny said, making a face.
"But you have it with us!" Madison said cheerfully.
"Well, that's got to be the only good thing," Ginny said, taking a bite of toast. She then looked up across the room and caught the stare of two silver-gray eyes. She stared deep into them, knowing who the owner was. His mercury eyes seemed to swirl like whirlpools, going down. Down... Down...
"Ginny.... GINNY!"
She snapped out of the trance. Almost simultaneously, Draco looked away as well.
"Hmm. What?" Ginny asked, facing her best friend. Madison rolled her eyes, but began again.
"Like I was saying, it looks like we have Potions, Transfiguration, and Defense against the Dark Arts together..."
At the Slytherin table, Pansy, Blaise, and Draco watched Madison dash over to the Gryffindor table. The three were talking pointlessly when their schedules arrived.
"Ah, Double Potions firs up, guys," Pansy said, spreading marmalade over her toast.
"Oh goody! Nothing better to start the day than a bunch of idiotic Gryffindors," Draco said sarcastically.
"Well, it seems one of the Gryffindors doesn't bother you so much Draco," Blaise said with a grin.
Draco raised an eyebrow and looked over across the room to the Gryffindor table at Ginny. Then, she looked up and caught his eye. He looked into her caramel-colored eyes, so soft and warm. He stared, getting lost until...
"Draco... DRACO!"
He snapped out of the trance and looked over at Pansy.
"What were you doing?" She asked him.
"Oh, um, nothing," he replied, digging into his eggs benedict. She rolled her eyes and turned to Blaise.
"He's got it bad," she muttered to him. When she didn't hear an answer, she added, "Right Blaise?"
"Blaise?"
She looked over to him, where he sat eyeing Madison. She sighed, "I so need a boyfriend."
Author Notes: Okay you guys! My third chapter! All in the same 24 hours! Jeez, I am so bored. Just kidding! I totally love this! Now! I have some reviewers to thank and answer some questions.
Dracoluver2009: Omg! My first reviewer! You know I love you forever right??? Thanks for your review! And yeah, here's another chapter for ya!
Cinder2004: Thanks for your review too! And no, Draco is not a teacher at Hogwarts, as you'll see when you read on. Nope, strictly student.
DnG4eVeR: Thanks for your review too! And um, yeah, I just updated obviously so there ya go! And it took me forever to get this idea worked up! (Okay, the plot actually came in like an hour... but it was totally hard to think of the small things!)
Nichole Malfoy: Thanks too for your review! Yeah, I fixed the paragraphs! It was alright on my computer but somehow it got screwed up, so I fixed it but it took a while to update! And I changed the Anonymous users thing too! Thanks!
Poky: Thanks for your review! I love this story and I will definitely finish it.. I am aiming for about 30,000 words, s I'll try to make it nice and long!
Ginny walked out of the Great Hall, very full from dinner and very tired from talking to Colin. He certainly had a lot to say. She was just about to turn right down the hall when she heard Madison.
"Gin! Wait up!"
Ginny stopped and looked for her best friend. She spotted Madison who skidded to a halt in front of her. "Hey! I came to tell you goodnight before I head down to the common room with Pansy, Blaise, and Draco."
Ginny lifted an eyebrow at her company. "Okay, wait one second. Pansy, Blaise, and Draco?"
"Yeah! Pansy is really cool and totally nice too! Blaise is well..." she trailed off.
"Yeah, yeah, I saw how you looked at him earlier," Ginny said with a glint in her eye.
"And Draco is okay. But Gin, between me and you, he is totally digging you!" Madison said happily. Ginny just smiled skeptically and shook her head.
"You know what? You had a long trip and a lot of excitement. Now you are just on a sugar high. Why you go get some sleep," she said, giving Madison a small hug.
"But..." she started, but Ginny turned her around and pushed her toward the Slytherin trio. Shaking her head, she turned around to head back to her common room but was stopped by a soft voice.
"Ms. Weasley, would you please be so kind as to follow me to my office?"
Ginny spun around to find her headmaster, staring at her with a twinkle in his eye. She nodded and he turned around and started walking to his office. Ginny followed but gulped nervously. What could he possibly have to say to her?
Dumbledore obviously sensed her ponderings because he then said, "Not to worry, Ms. Weasley. You are not in trouble."
Ginny let out a small breath in relief and they soon stopped in front of the gargoyle.
"Bubble Gum Air Head," he said as the gargoyle sprang to life. Ginny let out a small giggle. Madison had brought over a huge box of those things from America one day while they were working and they had spent the entire day testing out the different flavors. She remembered the bubble gum one was her favorite.
"Compliments of Ms. Baker, I presume?" Dumbledore asked as if reading her mind. She nodded and followed him up the spiral staircase. He pushed open the door to his office and took a seat behind his desk, motioning for her to do the same. Once seated, he began.
"First of all, congratulations on advancing a year in Hogwarts! It is very rare that we have had students such as yourself who have been able to meet the challenge. Well done indeed! Now, as you know, you shall be taking all your classes with the seventh year Gryffindors for the year and shall be counted as a seventh year as well, which includes all the privileges and rights. So in turn, you shall be sleeping in the Seventh Year Girl's dorm for the year as well. I believe your roommates consist of Ms. Brown, Ms. Patil, and Ms. Granger. Do you have any questions?" He asked, looking at her with his twinkling blue eyes.
"No sir," Ginny answered, already dreading having to room with those three girls. Lavender and Patil never shut up and Hermione was a complete know-it- all and generally, a member of the Dream Team. Oh how she wished Madison was in Gryffindor!
"Alright. You may leave now Ms. Weasley," Dumbledore told her. She nodded and stood up. She headed towards the door, opening the door, but she stopped when she heard his voice. "Do take care of yourself Ms. Weasley."
Ginny nodded and stopped out the door. What was that supposed to mean? She shrugged it off and walked down to the Gryffindor Common Room. Entering in, she found Ron and Hermione waiting in front of the fire. Well, if you could call a snogging couple waiting.
"Ginny! Where have you been? We couldn't find you after dinner anywhere! We were so worried!" Ron said, now having peeled himself away from Hermione, who simply sat on the couch. Ginny inwardly rolled her eyes.
"Well, it doesn't look like you missed me too much..." Ginny said, giving Hermione a look behind Ron's back. Hermione had the decency to blush. "Oh yeah, and by the way, I am sixteen years old, Ron. Not a baby. So actually, I can take care of myself."
"Ginny Weasley! You tell me where you've been right now," Ron started. But Ginny just ignored him and walked up the stairs to the girl's dormitory. He started to follow her up but where he touched the steps, they melted away, making a very steep slide.
"Ginny! Get your arse down here!" He yelled at her. She just walked up to the top of the tower to a door that said 7th Year, and pushed it open. She was thankful to see neither Lavender nor Parvati was up here. She sighed and stripped her clothes off, placing them on the bed behind her trunk. She then went into the huge bathroom, not bothering to take in the amazing surroundings. She grabbed a towel and climbed into the shower, letting the hot water run down her back. After shampooing her hair and washing off, she got out. Ginny pulled out her pajamas and pulled them on, muttering a spell so her hair would be dry. She then pulled back the coverings of her canopy bed and laid down, falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
The next morning, Ginny woke up at 8:30 AM, to find Hermione, Lavender, and Parvati bustling around getting ready. She yawned sleepily and got out of bed, heading to the bathroom. But as she was getting to the bathroom, Hermione stepped in her way.
"Ginny? What are you doing here?" Hermione asked, dumbstruck.
"I, um, sort of live here now," Ginny answered, trying not to be rude, but failing slightly.
"This is the seventh year's dorm," Hermione answered smugly. "The sixth year's one is the next one down."
"Wow, Hermione, you really are smart!" Ginny said sarcastically. Hermione completely ignored it.
"So what are you doing here?" She asked again.
"Well, considering I am seventh year, I was told I belong here," she answered, folding her arms across her chest.
"B-But! You can't advance!" Hermione stuttered.
"Well, obviously, you can," Ginny said, her anger starting to flare up. "Guess you aren't as smart as you thought you were, eh Hermione?"
Hermione's jaw dropped. Both Lavender and Parvati simply stood there with identical looks of shock on their faces.
"Now, excuse me, but I need to use the loo?" she said, taking Hermione by the shoulders and moving her out of the way. She went in and locked the door, letting out a huge sigh. Stupid Gryffindors. Think they know everything. I should have gone with Slytherin.
She had never told anyone but when she was being sorted back in her first year, the Sorting Hat had asked her whether she wanted to be in Gryffindor or Slytherin. Being the stupid eleven year old girl she was, she decided on Gryffindor for family honor. Now, she longed to be in Slytherin, with people who were actually up to her intellect.
She turned on the tap and let cool water run down the sink. She splashed some on her face in hopes of waking up, then toweled it off. Opening the door again, she saw the girls once gain running around. When they saw her, they once again stopped and stared at her. She exasperatedly held up in hands. "Don't let me interrupt your glamour fest."
Merlin knows you need it... She walked over to her bed and trunk and plopped down in front of it, searching through it's contents. She finally picked out a pair of butterscotch colored trousers, a black turtleneck, and black leather boots, seeing as it was chilly outside. She picked up her clothes and put them on her bed, walking around to the other side of the bed, so she was out of view. Dressing in front of those girls was something she'd rather not do. She heard the girl's leave for breakfast and came out, using the mirror in the bathroom. The pulled her hair into a messy bun at her neck, allowing a few tendrils to slip out. Pulling on a gold necklace and gold hoops, she picked up her clear lip-gloss and applied a light coat, slipping it into her bag. She double-checked her look once more before heading down to the Great Hall
She entered the Great Hall and was about to head over to the Gryffindor table, very aware that she was all alone. Lavender and Parvati were giving her occasional glares, and Hermione was whispering furiously to Ron, whose face was redder than ever. Suddenly, she was aware of someone sitting next to her. She turned in that direction, ready to tell Colin off, but instead found Madison.
"Hey Gin!" She exclaimed pulling her into a hug.
"Maddy!" Ginny shrieked. "Oh, you have no idea how happy I am to see you! I so do not belong here! And, my dorm mates have already been on the receiving end of my 'new self' and they totally hate me..."
"Not possible!" Madison said, looking her over. "You look great!"
"Oh thanks. So do you!" Ginny replied. It was true. Madison had donned a cute blue flowery skirt and solid blue top paired with a jean jacket and flip-flops.
"Thanks," Madison replied. "But you are not getting off so easy. Tell me what went down at your dorm. Because now, I can see what you mean if those girls glaring at you are your roommates."
"Yeah, they are," Ginny shook her head, thinking back. She went on to tell her the entire story. Madison doubled over in laughter when she heard the last thing Ginny had told Hermione.
"You actually told the Head Girl that?" Madison said, her eyes shining with unshed tears of laughter.
"Well, someone had to tell her! And plus, I am her boyfriend's little sister. She wouldn't dare take points of," Ginny said, grinning. Suddenly, the familiar cry of the morning owls was heard and they watched as owls dropped a sheet of parchment to each student.
"Oh! Our schedules! What do you have???" Madison asked curiously, looking over at Ginny's.
"Looks like Double Potions. Ugh!" Ginny said, making a face.
"But you have it with us!" Madison said cheerfully.
"Well, that's got to be the only good thing," Ginny said, taking a bite of toast. She then looked up across the room and caught the stare of two silver-gray eyes. She stared deep into them, knowing who the owner was. His mercury eyes seemed to swirl like whirlpools, going down. Down... Down...
"Ginny.... GINNY!"
She snapped out of the trance. Almost simultaneously, Draco looked away as well.
"Hmm. What?" Ginny asked, facing her best friend. Madison rolled her eyes, but began again.
"Like I was saying, it looks like we have Potions, Transfiguration, and Defense against the Dark Arts together..."
At the Slytherin table, Pansy, Blaise, and Draco watched Madison dash over to the Gryffindor table. The three were talking pointlessly when their schedules arrived.
"Ah, Double Potions firs up, guys," Pansy said, spreading marmalade over her toast.
"Oh goody! Nothing better to start the day than a bunch of idiotic Gryffindors," Draco said sarcastically.
"Well, it seems one of the Gryffindors doesn't bother you so much Draco," Blaise said with a grin.
Draco raised an eyebrow and looked over across the room to the Gryffindor table at Ginny. Then, she looked up and caught his eye. He looked into her caramel-colored eyes, so soft and warm. He stared, getting lost until...
"Draco... DRACO!"
He snapped out of the trance and looked over at Pansy.
"What were you doing?" She asked him.
"Oh, um, nothing," he replied, digging into his eggs benedict. She rolled her eyes and turned to Blaise.
"He's got it bad," she muttered to him. When she didn't hear an answer, she added, "Right Blaise?"
"Blaise?"
She looked over to him, where he sat eyeing Madison. She sighed, "I so need a boyfriend."