Summary: Harry and Ginny's life after the Battle. AU cause Fred,Remus, Tonks,Sirius and Mad Eye's still alive.
Pairings: Harry/Ginny Ron/Hermione and many other pairings.
Rating: T to be safe.
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HARRY POTTER,ONLY THE PLOT AND OC's
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Last On New Life, New Beginning
The couple just stood there hugging, enjoying the company of each other.
"Erm..." Neville coughed.
Harry and Ginny sprang apart, embarrassed.
"Never mind me. I just need to go in the common room, you can continue whatever you guys are doing after you allow me to go in" Neville smirked suggestively.
Both of them then realized that they were standing in front of the Fat Lady, blocking of entry and exit.
Harry blushed. Ginny merely offered Neville one of her signature glares.
" Oh, you two grow up too fast." The Fat Lady cried but opened the door to allow entry.
Harry, Ginny and Neville walked in, laughing. Neville, laughing at Harry's blush. Harry, laughing at Ginny's glare. And Ginny, laughing at Neville's cringe of terror.
The Common Room was in a full blow. Every senior were all cheering and celebrating. The cheers soon turns into exclamations of joy when they spotted Harry, some let out wolf whistle at the sight of Harry and Ginny's entwined hands. Ginny's brothers gave Harry a mock glare , each trying to intimidate him.
Ginny smiled. This is going to be a start to a New Life,New Beginning.
New Life, New Beginning
Chapter 2- Normal?
"Ginny... Ginny..." Hermione whispered.
Ginny opened her eyes grouchily 。
"What?" Ginny swatted Hermione's arm away.
She had a splitting headache and she's starting to develop a big crush on her bed.
" Is this how you treat your best friend who you have not seen for about a year?＂Hermione folded her arms and stayed silent.
Ginny groaned, silently hoping that Hermione would go away. She sighed after a while and pulled her covers away.
"Fine. Fine. I'm awake, what do you want?"
Hermione cracked a smile and smirked.
"Wash up in 10 minutes. We are going to have breakfast!" Hermione smiled as if going to breakfast was the best thing ever.
Ginny looked at her clock.
"You woke me up at 5am to eat breakfast?" Ginny frowned.
"Well, I'm a light sleeper and ever since your mom fell off the bed at 4, I couldn't sleep anymore."
"My mom fell off the bed?" Ginny asked shocked.
"Well, yeah. It was very loud. She woke up some other moms as well. It's a wonder how you managed to sleep through the ruckus. I bet you didn't know who shared a bed with you last night." Hermione smiled.
"Someone slept with me?!" Ginny looked around frantically.
"Don't fret. It wasn't Harry. If that was to your disappointment." Hermione smirked graciously.
Ginny folded her arms and waited.
"If you must know, it was Percy but you kicked him out of your bed while sleep talking. It was no longer than 10 minutes."
"Oh gosh. I feel so bad." Ginny buried her face in her arms.
"Oh. Harry is the one you should feel bad for. When he found Percy on the bed with you. He screamed. Like a girl. You should have seen his face. Sirius and Remus joked about it the whole night. Although he did laughed when you kicked Percy off the bed." Hermione laughed.
"How on earth did Perce get on my bed?"
"Apparently, someone by the name of Penny used to use your bed before you came and Percy had some activities here at night." Hermione laughed again.
"EWW! Mione!" Ginny pulled off a disgusted face.
"Well, go on and wash up. I'll wait for you in the common room." Hermione winked and left the room.
Ginny looked around the room. Other than the usual students in the room, they were a few parents and some female aurors from the Ministry and The Order.
Ginny sighed when she saw that she had less than 7 minutes now to wash up. With a flick of her wand, she sent her things to the bathroom.
It seemed to be normal now; everything.
Everything will be normal. She hoped.
Ginny
"AARH." I groaned in frustration.
My hair was tangled in a messy lump of knots and i had already broken four combs, two mirrors and a chair during the span of 10 minutes trying to undo everything.
OH. My stupid mind reminded.
Wand. Right.
Then after that it only took 25 secs to get the knots undone before grabbing my bag and running down. I scrunched my eyes tight when i saw mione tap her feet impatiently against the chair. Hermione's grumpy when she waits to long for people and me forgetting my wand can undo the knots had caused a excess waste of 10 minutes of waiting for Hermione.
Hermione shot me a glare before jumping off the couch and pulled me out of the common room before i could even speak.
"Mione... Where are we going?" I nudged the brown haired girl beside me who had already wiped the frown off her face after she left the common room.
" Breakfast. " Hermione smiled, tugging again at my hands. I was so sure that it had marks on it due to Hermione's strong hands.
" You know, Hermione, the Quidditch Team could really use strong hands like yours." I grinned, knowing how much it irritated Hermione when i mention Quidditch.
" Quidditch is a rough sport which absolutely makes no sense. I will not let the Quidditch Team have me." Hermione frowned.
I laughed at Hermione choice of words before mimicking her.
"I will not let the Quidditch Team have me." I folded my arms and put up my best Hermione's accent.
Mione threw me a mock glare before giving in to my laughter.
Story
" You do sound like Granger, you know." A smooth, metallic voice cut through the fits of laughter.
" Drakes," Ginny paused before continuing,
" You're still here?"
"Drakes?" Hermione shot me an amused look.
Draco sent Hermione a smirk before turning to Ginny.
"Ginevra, you're alive." Draco smiled for a second, ignoring Ginny's question.
"I'm leaving after Mother's done with paperwork. Your boyfriend had apparently put in some words for us and we were let off. " Draco cold voice held a hint of gratitude and warmth.
" He's not my boyfriend, at least, not yet.." Ginny protested weakly.
"Let off?" Hermione asked, looking at Draco, ignoring Ginny's weak protest earlier. Ginny could see there were many questions running in Hermione's brain but she seemed to settle with one for now.
" We will not be thrown in Azkaban." He replied simply.
" I just came to tell you that before I leave." Draco stated smoothly.
If Hermione had any questions, Ginny was glad that she did not raise it at the moment.
" Draco?" A distant voice called out.
Draco nodded to both Ginny and Hermione before turning on his heels.
"Draco.." Ginny said after a while.
A pause. Draco stopped but did not turn.
" My favor. I want to collect it now." Ginny stare after Draco defiantly.
When he turned, an amused grin graced his pale, pointed face.
" I want you to stay. To keep in touch. I don't want to..." Ginny paused, trying to find the correct word,
"Lose you. I don't want to lose you, Draco. My favor that you promised to repay if I'm alive after the war." Ginny glanced slightly at Hermione as she made an impatient tap of her feet as the silence grew.
Without a word, Draco nodded, flung his hand over his head and wave stiffly, his shoes making no sound as they made their way across the long corridors.
Hermione turned on Ginny as soon Draco was out of earshot.
"Drakes? Don't want to lose him? Keep in touch?" Hermione placed her hand on her hips, reminding Ginny of her mother when she caught Fred and George in a prank.
"Mione..." Ginny started but was interrupted when Hermione started pulling her in the direction of the Great Hall.
" Tell me in the Great Hall, I'm hungry." Hermione pulled tightly on her hands.
"Do remind me to keep you further away from Ron. He's rubbing of you too much. " Ginny joked.
The Great Hall did looked better than the state it was left in yesterday though there were still dirt and blood all over the place, it looked slightly presentable.
Ginny was pulled onto one of the tables. All the table were arranged in a different, letting everybody to sit together, instead of houses. More tables were also placed in to accommodate the guests who fought the war yesterday.
Once they sat, Hermione looked at Ginny expectantly.
Pretending, Ginny grabbed a scone from a passing elf and munch on it, ignoring Hermione.
"Ginny!" Hermione stared fervently.
Ginny was willing to drag this as long as possible, she did not wish for Hermione or Ron. Or Harry to know about her friendship with Draco. As far as she knew, Draco wasn't particularly nice to the trio in their school years. Though Harry had taken defense to anyone whom had stereotyped the Malfoy family. Ginny was sure he still feel a little bitter towards them. Right now, Ginny didn't think Harry would appreciate the fact that Ginny had been friends with Draco since her 4th year.
" You have been friends since the fourth year?! How many secrets are you keeping from me, the so call acclaimed sister, huh?" Hermione folded her arms tightly against her chest.
She really have to stop thinking out loud.
" I would really like to know too." Ron's voice called from behind.
" I'll second that." Harry followed behind him.
Ginny groaned.
Just how loud had she been?
Sighing, she started her tale, knowing there was no way out of it.
The DA meeting had gone quite well considering many of the DA people supported Ginny's idea of naming it Dumbledore's Army instead of Weepy Cho's Defence Association.
Ginny really did not hate Cho. It's just that she cries a lot and she looks good while crying. Not to mention that fact that Harry totally smitten with her. It's also not the fact that Cho was super pretty and was super kind that had Harry totally smitten with her.
" You do realize that you repeated totally smitten twice right?" Ron interrupted rudely.
" I was not totally smitten with Cho! " Harry flushed, adding on to Ron's interruption.
Hermione scowled at Ron and then rolled her eyes at Harry.
" Yes, Harry, you were totally not smitten with her." Hermione drawled scarstically.
" I...I..." Harry fumbled.
" If you guys could shut it, maybe I could continue with the story." Ginny glared at the two boys.
Ginny waited for the silence before continuing.
Ginny sighed as she trudged up the stairs, truthfully, she didn't knew where she was going but that was the magic of Hogwarts. It knew how to help you and it will always lead you there. Now, Ginny realized that the stairs lead led her to the Astronomy Tower.
She really did not know what to do And the stairs had clearly no intention of bringing her to the common room any time soon.
The stars had provided enough light for Ginny to see where she was going .
Ginny was enjoying the beauty of the stars when she heard some sniffles.
She followed the sound to a dark corner of the Astronomy Tower and saw a figure crouched in the corner.
" Hello?" Ginny called out.
The figure looked up and snarled, " Go on, weaslette."
Ginny caught a gasp.
" Malfoy, is that you?"
" No." The cold voice snapped.
" No one in school calls me weaslette, other than you."
" I said I'm not Malfoy."
Ginny smirked. "Abandoning your name so fast, I thought you would at least run to your father for affirmation first."
Draco snarled and jumped up on his feet, wand in his hand. On instinct, Ginny pulled up her wand, getting ready to attack.
The duo circled each other, looking and looking.
Both did not utter a word.
Ginny saw a conflict of emotions running through Draco's eyes and for a moment, she felt sorry. For that moment. She snapped just of her thoughts just in time to deflect the stunning spell.
Ginny thanked Harry silently for the lessons.
Malfoy continued casting spells one after and other. Ginny just kept defending, not even sending an attack back. She knew that he needed this. To let of steam.
The duo went on like this for an hour before Malfoy dropped to the ground, tired.
" Why didn't you fight back? Don't think I don't know anything, you have been in saint potter's club, haven't you? Your own skills plus Potter's teaching will be able to kill me. Why can't you just kill me, that way, I would be free from father. Free from Aunt Lestrange. Free from the bloody mad Lord." Draco slumped further.
" That wouldn't be feasible. As much as our family feud, I'm still not those who see people die while I can help." Ginny stated maturely.
" Being smart and helpful won't get you anywhere in life, red. Look where that got our family."
Ginny snorted. The Malfoys may be smart, but helpful? Hardly.
" Go, red. I don't need your help whatsoever and don't you dare mention this to anyone." Malfoy dismissed her with a wave of his hand.
" I'm not leaving, ferret. This tower does not belong to you." Ginny replied stubbornly.
" You are not supposed to be out here, red. I'm a prefect and I demand you to return to your common room." Malfoy sneered.
" Well, abusing your authority, huh. I don't give a damm, malfoy. I thought you should know by now that I do not obey the commands of a Malfoy."
Ginny snorted loudly and sat down opposite Malfoy.
" Why is it every time I see you, you cry?" Ginny said softly after a few minutes of silence.
" Why is it that every time I cry, you see me?" Malfoy retorted.
Silence.
" You're crying because of the same reason you cried last Friday, aren't you?"
" Dads are hard to please. " Malfoy replied shortly .
" My dad does not ask us to please him, he loves making us happy." Ginny smiled wryly.
" Nice father you have, sometimes I wish I was not born in the Malfoys."
" That's the second time today, you wished for that. I thought you adore your dad greatly."
Now, it was Malfoy turn to snort.
" Adore? Adore is not a word in my family dictionary. "
" One would expect that from you." Ginny let it slipped before thinking.
Fury rose in Malfoy, his face flushed his pale face.
" Yes. And one would expect a weasley to be trampled upon when the dark lord rise to power." Draco flushed angrily.
Anger bubbled up in Ginny. How dare he.
The two angry students sat facing each other, trying to send non verbal hexes towards each other.
After a while, Ginny gave up and turned to looked at the stars.
The deafening silence calmed Ginny and her previous anger vanished.
" I'm sorry, red."
Ginny froze. Sorry? Malfoy apologized?
" Malfoy, did you just...?"
" I'm not going to repeat it again. Take it or leave it."
" Apology accepted." Ginny nodded.
" I'm sorry, ferret. "
Malfoy, however did not respond.
" Say, ferret , do you want to be friends?"
" Friends? You and me? Red, just because I told you stuff I never told anyone other then the idiot of a conscious , means that we're friends."
" No., but it means you want to be."
" Red, don't..."
Ginny wave off Draco's sentence.
" Look Draco, yes, I supposed we are going to be friends, we have to be on first name basis. Your life needs life. You need life. Look at you. What's the use of having people look up to you, not in respect but in fear. As much as you hate that bloody mad lord, you're going to be like him. You have your only live once. Live it well. Don't destroy it, alright? " Ginny stood up,
" The offer of us being friends still stands, you can come to me if you have problems and talk to me. I promise I'll not judge." Ginny gave Draco what she hoped to be a encouraging smile and started walking off.
" Red..."
Ginny kept walking.
" Weaslette..."
Ginny turned the knob opening the door to the stairs.
" Ginvera."
Ginny smiled and turned around .
" Yes, Draco?"
" I'll take that offer but if this leaks..."
" Bye, Draco. Sweet dreams."
Ginny smiled and walked off into the dark night.
" Malfoy actually agreed?" Ron spluttered.
Ginny nodded, her eyes trained on Harry who haven't spoke a word since Ginny scolded him awhile ago.
" Well, it's good that Malfoy wasn't exactly bad from the start." Hermione said.
" Hermy! He called you mudblood And his family tortured you in the manor." Ron spluttered again.
Ginny saw Hermione winced at the mention of the incident at the manor. Ron bowed his head and kept apologizing.
Hermione just smiled and pulled Ron away stating they gave other business to care for.
Silence fell on the table between Harry and Ginny.
" Ginny, I'm glad you are friends with Malfoy, he just seems so lonely," Harry said after awhile.
" You could be his friend too, you know."
" Maybe..."
" So..."
" So..." Ginny imitated Harry.
" Ginny, I'm sorry for leaving you." Harry said suddenly.
" You don't have to be. You wanted the best for both of us." Ginny said automatically , she knew Harry wanted to protect her and he was stubborn when he came to protecting, part of his self-blaming nature.
" I heard you." Harry started.
Ginny cocked her head, questioning.
" When you and Malfoy were talking."
Oh.
" Harry...I.."
" I know you look at him as your friend so I did not misunderstand. Unless you think I should be worried and hex him to death before you fall too deeply in love with him? Cause I learnt a few hexes on the hunt and I'm not hesitating koto use it on any guy who goes after you. Cause you're mine." Harry smiled cheekily.
Ginny smiled in relief before crossing her arms in mock anger.
" I do believed, Mr Potter, that we have broken up a year ago. Why does that mistake you mine, huh."
Harry smiled and smirked, " Oh, so I'm available now? Great. I think I can go on those blind dates your mother used to set p me up on. I'm sure many girls will be dying to date the Harry Potter."
" Don't you dare, mister Potter. I'll hex you."
Harry smiled, " Miss Weasley, will you then do me the honor of being my girlfriend?"
Ginny grinned like a silly schoolgirl, " Yes, Mr Potter."