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It was late, and the Teen Howler had already been approved to be sent out, but Ginny decided to take matters into her own hands. She needed to send a message to Draco, one that would prove her earlier threat was not to be taken lightly. So, she stayed up, forgoing sleep, to write an article of her own, which she would then put into the paper without anyone else's knowledge…or approval.

Because Ginny was the type of person she was, she never did anything half-assed. She decided to change the cover only for the Hogwarts students who subscribed to the paper, and would place an 'add-in' article for the readers who lived outside of Hogwarts's walls to minimalize some of the damage she'd have to face later that day. However, that still meant she was going to have to take a cover picture for her story, which would now be the cover story, and edit the layout to ensure perfectibility. She wanted to keep the changes to a minimum.

There was no question it was going to make much of the staff angered by her impromptu exchange, and she felt badly, particularly for Colin, whose cover photograph would be lost, but it was not their attention it was after. It was Malfoy's. Writing this particular article would get Malfoy's attention for two reasons. The first reason was for its content. Reading the article, he would know exactly who it was meant for and why. The second reason it would catch his attention was that the edition of the paper that would be sent out, was not the edition that he had approved of before he went to sleep. It would be a complete underminement of his authority, a deliberate notion of disrespect. He would be furious, there was no question, but he was a genius. Not many knew it, he hid it well, but he was, and he'd see the jab for what it was; A challenge.

Draco was the only one on the paper who would have enough backbone to challenge her about the paper, though Hermione might have a few choice words. She knew Blaise would only give her a knowing look, so long as the paper lived up to its reputation. Besides which, most of the staff would likely get over themselves and congratulate her once they actually read the article. It wasn't everyday Draco Malfoy was put in his place, even if he it wasn't a direct ploy, nor was it every day that a person singlehandedly initiated a complete revampment of a paper, which took teams of people to complete in a week, and successfully completed it in less than 6 hours.

Ginny set up her tripod, and locked her camera in place on top. She had bought one after she had watched Colin during a learning session as she studied how Colin worked in different settings. Watching muggle photography enlightened her on a new way of art. The tripod allowed her to take photographs of herself. She knew she would make Colin proud, after all, he taught her almost everything she knew about digital art. She knew what she wanted for the cover and was fairly certain she nailed it in the first shot. As soon as she developed the few frames, she knew that she was right.

In the picture, Ginny's face was turned towards the side, between a three quarter view and a profile view, a close shot. Her facial expression altered between a smirk, and a sly grin, and her eyes changed between an arched brow and wink. It was clear that her face was filled with mirth. Her fiery hair blew, occasionally whipping in her face or landing on the white parchment covered in Black ink, a preview of her article. The only thing on the parchment that could clearly be made out was the headline of her article and the numbered bullets. 'Oh yes,' she thought, 'Colin taught me well.'

After developing the photographs, she decided to make up the 'add-in' article, and place it in the outbound papers for non-Hogwarts students. Though the pile was much larger than that of the Hogwarts students, it was easier to add something to an unaltered version now, than it was to go back and place an altered and then unaltered version in the paper. With the flick of her wand, she had all the 'add-in' articles placed into the outbound Teen Howler editions, and sent them on their way within a matter of, no more than, twenty minutes.

Taking a deep breath, Ginny turned, and set out to get to work on the second and most important part of her plan; revamping the entire Teen Howler before the distribution spell was activated, and all the inbound papers were whisked away. Altering the cover and changing the layout wasn't really hard, especially for someone like Ginny, but it was time consuming.

First, she magically tore off the front cover and the table of contents from the paper. She then replaced the two with her own cover and table of contents, and magically the two to the rest of the paper. Then she unsealed the binds that kept the entire paper together and inserted her article, flicking her wrists, spelling the layout to adjust with each alteration such as page numbers, and ads. Afterward, she magically duplicated the new edition of the Teen Howler so she could then transfigure the rest of the articles. She went over to the Hogwarts stack of subscriptions, newly transfigured to her edition, and smiled, now satisfied with her work.

By the time she finished, all the non-Hogwarts subscriptions had been taken and delivered, and within the hour Winky and Dobby would take the newly altered stack of Teen Howler papers, and deliver them to the proper owls to give to the proper people. In fact, Ginny was quite surprised that she hadn't seen either of them that evening. They must have known she was causing mischief, and didn't want to have to be a witness later on, should things get out of hand.

She walked out to the main room and saw her favorite breakfast still steaming on one of the trays with a glass of cranberry juice, and a fresh pair of school robes for her. When she walked over she noticed that there was also a pepper-up potion on the tray. She looked at her watch and it was 4:00 am. Too late to go to sleep but early enough that she wouldn't run into any students. She couldn't be more grateful to the elves than she was at that moment.

She was glad that she had taken a shower before she came down to help the previous night. She took her tray and her robes to her office, changed, wrote a quick letter, sending a complimentary edition of the paper to someone who would no doubt speed up Draco's reaction time. She then took the pepper-up potion and dug into her early morning breakfast. As she ate her breakfast, she mapped out her day. It was still early enough that she could still have some toast in the Great Hall with everyone else, and she could steal some fruit for a mid-morning snack to tide her over until lunch. A lunch that she would no doubt skip, if her actions played out the way she figured they would. She smiled. The elves were good to her, she was going to cause a riot that would no doubt make her Gryfferin brothers proud, and the impending reactions of her fellow staff mates and friends would no doubt be priceless. Yes, it was going to be a long and eventful day.

At promptly 7:00 am Draco walked into the Great Hall. He looked around, scanning the hall. He noticed something different. The teachers were there looking slightly bemused. He narrowed his eyes. When the teachers got that look, they were up to something. He continued his scan and noted that Ginny was sitting at the Gryffindor table today, flipping through the pages of what had to be the Teen Howler. He made his way over, and sat at his table and waited for the flutter of owls to come in, so he could look through the final edition himself. Though he saw the individual pieces and the cover before it was sent out, he did not usually see the paper as a whole. This was the reason he liked to read it over the morning of distribution like the rest of the world.

He watched as various students from each house entered for their morning breakfast and chatter before classes. As the owls fluttered in, Draco noticed Ginny start to pack up her things, but not yet leave the table. His own eagle owl flew next to him. With its usual letters from his mother in its claws, he untied the rolled up paper and his letters. He looked down at the now unrolled Teen Howler. He looked up and Ginny who was now smirking, if he weren't rushing to the next page to see just exactly what she wrote, he wouldn't have missed the look Blaise gave her, that said 'I hope you know what you're about to get yourself into'. He also wouldn't have missed Ginny leaving as Hermione got her paper. He did however look for her, but noticed Hermione's irate face and figured it out on his own. He looked down to see an article that was certainly not there last night after the final approval.

24 Things from Me to You

Recently, I have come to the conclusion that the people from my generation, despite their malicious and manipulative behavioral tendencies, do not know how to properly use a person. In some ways I suppose that's a good thing, but in my case I find it extremely annoying. I have watched various people try and play me or friends of mine, and it's astounding to see how good they think they are. I have also seen a lot of muggle interactions in the same predicament. Even Voldemort could take some lessons from the muggles. They don't use magic, and by not using magic, it is the best way to manipulate a person without causing suspicion. For those individuals who have figured that out, they have yet to master it. So here are some tips and hints on knowing how to use someone and some facts you should know about someone who has used you.

1. If you are going to put effort into using someone, don't put all the effort into it if you plan on stopping after only a little bit of return.

2. If you don't have the heart to use someone for everything they've got, then you shouldn't be using them in the first place. Grow some balls, or stop trying to be a rebel.

3. Effort, it means one of two things. One you actually care about the person you're using, or two, you have to pretend to care. BOTH take effort, so if you're confessing to the individual that you've only been using them, don't tell them you didn't put in any effort, because if he or she is a smart person, they'll know you're lying. Caring about someone and using them will make you feel guilty, and pretending you care takes a lot of self control in order to prevent you from making you want to stab yourself in the eye. Effort also means that you're going to have to put in time. Using a person properly, particularly if they're a smart person, means you have to think carefully.

4. You have to be able to outsmart the person you're using, if you're using someone with an actual brain. If you aren't careful, he or she figure out what you're doing.

5. Don't hit on siblings or trash talk to the siblings unless you want them to tell on you. 7/10 siblings are loyal. So even if the person you're using doesn't confront you right away, they probably know what you're up to and are testing you.

6. All using situations are about tests. Testing how far you can go with that person, testing how much information you can get out of the person, testing their emotions. Until you fully test a person's limits, you can't really use them. A person who's curious about you will also test you back, so be careful. They're looking to see how far you'll push them and if they're curious about how far you'll go, they're going to be curious as to why. This can be works in tandem with the effort rule.

7. You want the individual to be curious about you, but not so curious that they become suspicious. You want them to think they've figured you out, so make sure that there aren't any holes in their ideas about you. Holes mean more digging, and more digging could lead to things that you don't want them to find out.

8. Just because they tell you everything you want to know about them, doesn't mean they've told you everything.

9. You have to know how to lie and act, that's a given. You also have to pretend you've got nothing to loose.

10. Any given muggle teen movie from the 90's will tell you everything you need to know on how to use a person and how not to get caught, or in some cases if you are particularly malicious, they can teach you how to let the person catch you.

11. Be careful of whom you are using, because there are some people who are obsessive and won't let go.

12. When you're through with whoever it is you are using, give them an official "I'm done." Let them have their closure, otherwise you're stringing them along which will be more annoying to you than it is painful to them. Get the pain over all at once; don't make them go through the worry stage when they'll floo you or owl you constantly and get clingy.

13. When you use someone, you are in a relationship, whether it be friendship or something more, that is the only way to get them to trust you and for you to get close enough to them to get what you want.

14. You have to get the person to trust you. You have to pretend that you trust them. This usually means telling personal things. This also works in tandem with effort.

15. Don't tell them something so personal that when you "toss them aside" so to speak, that they get vindictive instead of heartbroken and use it against you. Even if you deny it, it'll still hurt.

16. Be careful of whom you use. You don't want someone smarter than you, unless of course you want a real challenge and want to put in a significant amount of effort. You don't want someone overemotional because they'll get clingy. You don't want someone emotionless, otherwise it won't affect them and you won't get satisfaction. You don't want someone vindictive or they'll screw you over in the end. Finding the right mark takes time. And effort.

17. 70% of people, mostly girls, will open up more to people they don't think they are actually going to meet, as they think they have nothing to lose. Sometimes it's easier to tell a random stranger your life story as it won't really matter what they think of your, or if they are judging you. For some people this can be your ticket in.

18. If you plan on using someone of the opposite sex, especially for sexual favors, you have to fit into the category of guys/ girls he or she is attracted to. Otherwise, you're just a friend and you probably won't get what you're looking for. If the person you're using has a brain, you probably won't be able to get away with acting like the person they are attracted to. Sometimes, you actually have to be the person they're attracted to.

19. Just accept the fact that there are going to be people that you wont be able to use, you can a. keep trying to figure out more about the person, b. give up, or c. you can have a certain appreciation for that person as it's highly likely this person will have gotten to you.

20. You have to be able to pretend that the person you are using has the ability to get to you, emotionally. You can't actually let them get to you, otherwise they have the upper hand and you are screwed.

21. Let them think they have the upper hand. In reality you have to have it, otherwise you get set back and have to regroup, taking up more time and effort.

22. If you have a owl/floo relationship, and they owl/floo you all the time, then they know you have the upper hand. If you call them all the time, it lets them think they have the upper hand.

23. If you get into a routine or a pattern, and they can predict your actions, don't worry about it, it lets them think they've figured you out. But if they can predict your actions and you don't have a pattern or routine, it means they're starting to figure you out and they could learn things you may not what them to know. Be cautious. It could mean they already know what you're up to and they are testing you.

24. If the person you are using is as smart as you, chances are they know you're using them, and they are using you too.

Draco looked up, and then he looked at Blaise. Blaise shrugged his shoulders and said, "Hey, you got yourself into this. You should have known better than to mess with a Weasley. Besides, this is good, and we'll get a lot of attention from this, even more so than normal. It stays; she knows what she's doing. Question is, do you?" He got up and walked away, leaving Draco to deal with Hermione who was walking furiously with the article in her hand towards his table. He groaned.

"MALFOY! DID YOU KNOW THAT THIS WAS GOING TO BE IN THE PAPER?! DID YOU APPROVE OF THIS?! THIS ARTICLE WAS NOT THERE LAST NIGHT BEFORE I CAME IN TO SEE YOU!"

"No, No, and I'm sure it wasn't. Weasley took it upon herself to alter every single article last night after you and I went to our separate rooms to sleep."

"Are you going to do something about it?!"

"Granger the damage has been done. It was a good article, even though it wasn't approved. She knows what she's doing despite the fact that she hasn't been on the paper as long as you have. Besides which, we need her. She's good."

"ARGH!"

"Lunchtime meeting, okay? That's the best I can do for now. The five of us will meet and we'll decide something, but right now I really do have to go." He got up from his table and left thinking it was going to be a long time until lunch.

The four were in H.Q. at lunchtime waiting for Ginny to arrive, but she did not show, nor did she plan to. Blaise and Pansy knew this, but the other two did not. After 10 minutes, a red howler came making them forget the reason why they were there. The owl was immediately recognized by three of the four people in the room, and their eyes became wide. Hermione noticed their reactions.

"Who is it for and who is it from?" she asked.

Draco swallowed. "For me. From, My Mother."

Review Responses:

Yuki Asao- He was just checking up on them when he caught the look between Draco and Ginny. He was chuckling at the youth of Hogwarts, how no one notices the little things like their look. Besides, he's a sucker for youth and their love for each other, whether known or unknown. He's Dumbledore, he knows all.

oxymoron8 – Technically their bet is still on, however, just for those who are unsure, Draco never wanted Hermione because he liked her, he wanted her to put on his list of people he slept with, without this bet, he would have never even got her close to his list. Other than that you'll have to wait as to the gin/drake ship.

They think she's innocent from the article, the only people that know about Ginny's sex life and her lack of innocence are those she's told, and those who have been apart of her sex life. And frankly anyone that was apart of her sex life, would be too scared of Ginny's brothers and of Ginny herself to badmouth her. She also has given no one the impression other than the twins and her close friends that she is anything less than innocent. Imagine what molly would say. If her other brothers knew she had sex, imagine the riot.

And Narcissa may or may not be coming, I want her to, but I haven't figured out how yet, so this will have to be a temporary fix and Dumbledore was explained in my response to Yuki.

-For Slim Shady who I know will never read this.

You were my inspiration.
I blame you for the fact that I will never be able to fall for another asshole unless he can argue history facts with me.
I blame you for the fact that no other boy will ever be able to captivate me in any way unless he can sing to me.
I will forever miss your drunken phone calls, they were the highlight of my mornings, because we talked so late, our nights and mornings couldn't help but collide.
But don't for one second think that I need you and can't live without you.
Because I can.
I have nothing to lose, and nothing to prove.
So listen closely, cause I'll only say it once.

I've always been alone,
and I've never known how to fall in love,
you were never able to change me, babe;
I've always been numb.X3