Title: The Fire Diamond
By: BlahBabe
Inspiration: Umm...lack of updating?
Disclaimer: I just want to say that this disclaimer goes out for the rest of the story. I do not own any of the songs nor am I making any profit off them. I will however mention the songs I use.
Note: Ok, so here's the next chapter. Yeahh. ALSO! You MUST thank Heart's Cadence, cause she found the way to finally upload a document (CURSE FanFiction!), which was only through Notepad. Thank you sooooo much!
Chapter 5–Of Changed Passwords and Increased Security
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Ginny drilled a hole into the wall, glaring hard as if it had commited a crime. She had about the worst day ever. No..that's not true. Maybe about the...oh why should she care???!! The day had been bloody crappy! Not only had she gotten into a duel with Malfoy, (which she obviously won) but then later on he had tried threatening her into not saying anything to McGonnagal.Which she threatended to do just that. And then he informed her that she would probably dib them unqualified for Head job if she heard what happened. Then she had stormed off in rage to the kitchens.
She almost injured the poor pear while tickling it, and she was unusually mean to the house-elves. Expecially Dobby when she told him Harry wasn't coming to school anymore and that they were better off without him. Then Dobby started crying hysterically and Ginny had to calm him by saying Harry would hopefully be coming back and she was just in a bad mood and didn't mean to say that.
Dobby had then settled with occasional sniffles, before forgiving Ginny and offering to get her something. Ginny settled on having some chocolate chip muffins and some hot tea. It was an unusually cold morning. It was about 11:45am. Ginny decided she was just going to eat something here to tie her down before going back into her room and face Malfoy. Hopefully he wasn't there, bloody Malferret.
She was sitting on a high stool at a counter, and was stirring her tea absentmindedly. Ginny furrowed her eyebrows, thinking about why she stormed off angry to the kitchens. All he did was tell the truth. It's not like I'm mad at him for telling the truth. I'm mad at the fact he was being truthful! Ugh why didn't that make sense? She didn't realize that she was gripping the spoon hard and was making a red indentation on her hand, which was painful.
"Ouch." she dropped the spoon after moments of pondering. Muttering un-ladylike things, she took out her wand and said a small spell, easing the pain and making the redness disappear. She viciously attacked her chocolate muffin and plopped it in her mouth.
"Thanks Dobby. I'm gonna leave now." Ginny said, standing up. Dobby nodded enthusiastically while Ginny left.
After a few moments of wondering, Ginny finally stepped in front of the portrait. It was of two lovers looking off into a sunset in a tower. "Spitfire." Ginny rolled her eyes. Love stinks.
"Sorry. That's not the password." The young woman said.
"What are you talking about?"
"You heard what she said. It's not the password. The blond hair gentleman changed it just a half hour ago." The young man intercepted Ginny's question. "He was allowed to change it because it's been around one day since you could have been here."
"WHAT?" Ginny shouted. So I leaves for a half hour and he changes the password on me???!
"Yep. He's in there right now." The woman said. Ginny huffed angerly. This was the last straw.
"Malfoy I know you're in there!!" Ginny shouted while pounded on the portrait, earning a few 'oofs' from the loverbirds. "Open up this instant or McGonnagal is going to hear of this!"
The portrait opened up suddenly and banged into Ginny, sending her onto the ground in the most akward position.
Draco Malfoy looked out with a sneer on his face. "Well well well. What do we have here?"
Ginny scowled. "Malfoy what exactly were you trying to accomplish with this trick of yours?"
"I'm not sure. The satisfaction of seeing you like this is great enough a reward." Draco smirked.
"Why you--" Ginny raised a hand to punch him hard, but he quickly grabbed it and said darkly:
"Watch it Weasley, what goes around comes around." His usually silver grey eyes had turned a stormy grey, and he was looking at her with great disgust.
Ginny glared back before taking the chance to use her other hand and jab her wand into his ribs. "Same goes for you." she spat, before storming into the Common Room and up to her personal dorm, leaving him to gasp for breath in pain, and glare murderously at her retreating figure.
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"Here." Ginny shoved 3 letters into Neville's hands. It was finally dinner, and Ginny's stomach was growling furiously.
"Thanks, but, uh...who are they from?"
"Trio." Ginny mumbled, while grabbing the mashed potatoes.
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Dear Neville,
Sorry that we didn't tell you. Things came up. Look after Gin for me.
–Ron
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Dear Neville,
I'm really sorry I had to leave on such short notice, and that I didn't tell you. Please look after Ginny, because I'm afraid she'll be lonely. Hope you have a great year!
Love, Hermione
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Neville--
Things came up. I can't explain now. Sorry I didn't take you long. I didn't want Ron or Hermione to come either. I don't want them to get hurt. They insisted though. Ginny is probably mad at me right now though. I hope things keep smooth there now that Dumbledore is gone.
—Harry
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"Attention everyone." McGonnagal announced. "As since this is the first time I have seen her day, I will announce to you right now that since Miss Granger in preoccupied and not able to be Head Girl, Ginny Weasley will be filling in for her."
The Gryffindors, Ravenclaws, and most of the Hufflepuffs clapped, while the Slytherins sulked. Ginny slid further down in her chair.
"I wish to see the Heads after dinner also. Please continue your supper everyone." McGonnagal finished before sitting down.
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"Mr. Malfoy, Miss Weasley, please take a seat." the Headmistress said formerly. "Your prefects this year are going to be meeting you on Tuesday this week. You will assign rounds and such things. Both of you will be working on all the balls and simalar occasions like this together, with minor help from the prefects. Schoolwork will try and be small, but you have to study for N.E.W.T.S. Both of you do." she gave a pointed look at Ginny, "Both of you are to behave properly. Any duels will be looked further into and can result of your position being stripped from you. I understand the extent of your family fued, but try and get along. Hogsmeade: I understand you would like to go to your mother's flat, Mr. Malfoy. However, you may only do so every other Hogsmeade trip. And Miss Weasley, I know that you are thinking about getting job. You may do that also. Any arguments will be brought to me, you are only allowed to have 2 friends each in your dormatory at a time."
"Yes ma'am." Ginny said.
"Yes Professor." Draco said coldly.
"Also, security has increased." Ginny already new why, though Professor McGonnagal was kind enough not to mention it out loud with Malfoy in the room, "every Hogsmeade trip each student will be searched for any dark tools," Malfoy tensed, "and each student will be searched after coming back into the castles. That means even after quidditch practices. I've hired house-elves to do this. They've been stationed at each entrance to the castle. Any resistance will be reported to me."
McGonnagal paused, and her eyes twinkled with a moist sadness as she shoved a wooden box across her desk. "Lemon Drop anyone?"
Ginny smiled sweetly and took one. Draco stared stonily at box. Ginny sucked contentedly on the Lemon Drop while McGonnagal continued.
"All classrooms will be searched daily after each class by the professor. Anything dark detected and the student responsible of holding such things will be expelled, along with their wand broken. Now I'm finished. You both may go back to your dorm."
Ginny smiled and got up quickly. "Goodnight Professor." she said.
"Goodnight Miss Weasley."
Draco got up stiffly and left the room without a word.
A/N: There's the chapter. Real short. Planning on focusing on Draco next chapter.
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