IMPORTANT! Author's note: Okay, I will write more because you people are making me feel guilty! But I am going to be writing another story, so my updates will probably be smaller and less frequent, but hey, my predictions are almost never correct. So you may be getting short but fast chapters or you may be getting long and really, really slow chapters. Hey, here is an idea YOU tell ME what YOU want, so that way I can have an idea of where to go. And hey, if I do stop, at least this will make it a nice round 10 chapters in total.
And as I said to one of my reviewers, if I do indeed stop writing this one all together, I will continue writing my new one, but after, I WILL CONTINUE TO WRITE THIS STORY ONCE I AM DONE MY OTHER STORY! Thank you shelly90317 and lilyLOVESwb for making me guilty. I'm writing this chapter for you guys...and all my other earlier reviewers. On with the show...or story...however you feel, it's all good.
Chapter 10
Neither people had an answer for each other's questions. They figured that staying in the owlery wasn't going to work to their advantages too. They decided it would be good to walk the grounds. Get some fresh air. Coincidentally they ended up at Ginny's favorite tree.
They both picked spots on the tree, sat down and leaned their backs against it. The could early morning air didn't seem to bother either of them. "So, you and I are at a slight dilemma. We have no answers for each other, because we are on the same level of knowledge. So I figure we should just get to know about each other. Maybe there will be some kind of link we have yet to notice." Ginny said, her confidence long regained, and her being in her natural environment made things that much easier. Draco looked at her as the corners of his lips twitched up slightly.
"You're right, what can I say. Well, let's start with your family."
"Okay, names and a little background would be a pretty simple start." When he gave her a nod to continue, she did just that. "Okay, me, I am the youngest, then there is Ron, as you know is Harry's loyal follower. Then comes the twins, Fred and George, you probably remember them from last year. When they left with their big bang." She said, raising one eyebrow, causing him to do the same in return, she then continued. "They run two joke shops, on up in Diagon Alley, and another up near here in Hogsmead. They are actually doing amazing with both their little stores. Then comes Percy, the one I am the closest resemblance to, we share almost every interest and we share the same knowledge traits. He currently works as the Minister's assistant, not a very glamorous job, but it suits his needs and he gets a lot of benefits. After him would be Bill, the reckless one, and that is saying a lot with my family. He works with Gringotts, currently in Japan, there are a lot of strange Japanese curses that the goblins need his help with, he usually comes home for Christmas and parts of the summer. Last is Charlie, our dragon tamer. He's off in Romania, taming any kind of dragon imaginable, he sometimes reminds me of Hagrid. The more dangerous, the more attracted he is to them. Then my parents, Arthur, whom I'm sure you know plenty about, but he got a promotion to head of Muggle protection, which has obviously made him a very happy man, then my mother, Molly, stay at home mother, who figures that whenever her children come home, she must make a meal to stop poverty." She knew she was babbling, but for some reason, she couldn't put her finger on it, it felt good to talk about something that really had no point. It took her mind of things and made her feel a whole lot more at ease. She looked over to Draco, who was still listening to what she was saying. When she stopped she decided to ask him about himself. "So, what about your family," When she said this, his face turned into a frown, and he looked away, "what, does your mother do?" When she said this his forehead smoothed and his frown went back to an actual smile, well for Draco it counted as a smile, more of a tick above neutral face.
"Narcissa? You know, I don't know why I'm going to tell you this, you will probably laugh, but well, she really is the one person in my life that I love." He looked at Ginny straight in the eye, and when she didn't laugh, he gave her a slightly suspicious look, but continued. "She has done so many things that most people could not begin to imagine, I mean, she has been the wife of the most wanted deatheater around hasn't she." His eyes darkened as he gave a cruel chuckle, but he went back to normal and continued. "She is the reason am the way I am, and I know a lot of people think that I am a terrible person, but well, I could be a lot worse. A lot worse. Then there is Snape. No, he is not related to me in any biological way, but he is he father I have never had. He took care of my mother and I when Lucius was locked up, he has always been there for me when I just needed someone to listen to me complain, he has just done everything a real father should have done." He said while his eyes seemed to go out of focus as he looked out over the lake. "You know, you are actually one of his favorite students, he really doesn't dislike you, he just acts like he does because well, how would it look for an alleged deatheater to start being nice and favoring a Weasley? He was the one that told me what you, uh, did for me that night when you found me. And I am eternally grateful." He said looking her straight in the eyes.
"You mean you didn't do that to yourself!" She blurted out. Then her cheeks flamed red, but she still held her gaze.
"Of course not. I may not have much to live for, but what I have is worth it. Unfortunately, Lucius seems to think I would be a better son if I were deceased. But I have to live for my mother, and well, Snape would not be too happy. Not to mention that well I have some personal business to deal with, with Lucius. Funny enough, that was Snape's first question when I woke up."
Ginny's face relaxed as she finally realized that he was not a suicidal maniac bent on killing himself in the bloodiest way possible.
"Wow, I actually completely forgot about seeing you! You were not looking too good for a bit, it was really tense when the medi-wizards had to come. I heard you fell down a set of steps...is that what happened?"
"Yes, and no...I don't really know how to explain it. One second I am walking, the next a am almost dead." She said with a slight smirk on her face. That won a smile laugh out of Draco.
"Well I guess that about evens us out then doesn't it? I saved you from drowning, you saved me from turning the astronomy tower's floors permanently red. We probably shouldn't be laughing about this, but it has been about a week back to school and both of us have almost died...TWICE for you!" This sent Ginny into a fit of laughter that would not stop, until she was finally gasping for breath. Draco was sitting with a smile on his face, being highly amused.
When her erratic breathing had finally ceased, she leaned back against the tree, she looked over at Draco, and he was giving a questioning glace.
"What? Well it is funny if you think about it...sort of...Well for me it just seems highly surreal, I mean, it's suppose to be Harry and my brother dying every other day of the week, it just seems a little odd, plus it isn't even Christmas break." Ginny sighed from having laughed so hard at her own misfortune. "OH MY GOD!" Draco almost jumped a foot in the air form fright. "MY BROTHER PERCY IS GETTING MARRIED THIS CHRISTMAS BREAK! I CANT BELIEVE I FORGOT ABOUT THAT!" The look on Draco's face was still that of pure shock. "Oops?" She asked innocently.
"Well that's great, who may I ask is going to be the bride?"
"Penelope Clearwater, she was a prefect back when she and Percy still went to school, they started going out in my first year, but they sort of were separated? I mean they still liked each other, but they just weren't together? If that makes sense, but well they got back together about two years ago, and now they are finally engaged! It's really funny if you think about it, because he was always considered the nerd and the square, but he is the first of the Weasley's to be married!" Ginny said.
"I remember her, she would always get mad Crabbe and Goyle because they would eat so much, then they would walk around the halls after dinner, once everyone went to their common rooms." Said Draco, reminiscing over the past. "He looked up at the now light sky then back down at Ginny. "Well, if you want to get back in without anyone noticing you were gone, you best be going now. Not trying to sound rude or anything, but I would probably be better if this stayed between us and possibly close friends." He said thinking about Blaise. "Don't tell Potter and your brother though, I may not be as mean as I seem, but my hate for them isn't an act." He said looking at her seriously.
"Oh, don't worry, I only have one real close friend anyways, plus, I wouldn't tell those two morons anything, there heads would probably explode if I told then about this. I will only tell Colin, I swear." She said with a smile.
"Oh yeah, Colin. Tell him that I thank him for getting Snape of all people that night!" He said with a lingering smile. They walked up to the castle in a comfortable silence, then when it was finally time for them to part, they only gave each other understanding nods, before heading to their proper dorms.
When Ginny walked into the common room she threw the small note in her hand, into the burning embers and watched it shrivel up. She walked up to her room, to get an extra hour of sleep before classes started again.
Author's note: Very, very short. I told you, but this chapter took me less than an hour, so that is a good thing. Plus I thought I would end it at that cute little part, and leave this as a happy chapter with just those two the whole was through. So send in the review to tell me whether you like the long but slow updates, or the short and quick ones! REVIEW, REVIEW and you named it MORE REVIEWING! I kind of want to go on a big rant because I want this chapter to go up to 30000 words! Just to make it all evened off, I mean this is the nice round chapter 10...so it should be the nice round 30000...so please review and word word word...look, three more!...I really hope this is going to cover it...and for those of you reading this...if anyone is reading it...it is currently 12:36am at my house and I am really hyper so yeah...WORD WORD WORD...I don't know why any of you are still reading this...blah...fly lamp pig orange pickle popcorn DVD plant cat horse shoe...is that enough? Holy crap...that like did nothing! It like went up by 40...pfft...well then...I will have to write another chapter that wont I! la la la la la la la la la la