My Blonde-haired Soldier
By Otakuprincess
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews you guys! I'm so glad that this is going well so far, so here's chapter two! I'll be gone for two weeks at camp, so no updates until I get back. The more reviews I find in my inbox, the faster I'll get chapter three up! REVIEW!!!
Looking at her watch, Ginny sighed and looked out the window. Running across the street was a figure in a black cloak, trying not to get wet in the torrent of water. The figure came in, shook off its cloak, and walked over to the bar.
"Ginny, I am so, so sorry." Hermione said, squeezing her hair out. "I was reading Hogwarts: A history, and I just didn't realize what time it was. I'll come to take over your shift early next time, I promise." Hermione picked up an apron from the bar as Ginny took hers off.
"That's okay, Mione. I gotta run, though, theres someone I promised to talk to." Ginny said, handing Hermione her order pad. Ginny didn't even stop to tell the bartender that she was leaving – she simply walked over and held her hand out to Draco.
"Sorry about that, I had to wait for Mione to get here to take over. You ready?" Ginny asked.
Draco looked up from the empty mug of butterbeer that sat on the table before him. He looked surprised for a minute, and then his expression softened. He took Ginny's hand and got up from the table.
"I haven't paid yet. Can I-"
"Draco, don't worry about it. You can pay me later, okay?" Ginny answered, her face brimming with joy. Draco couldn't help but smile. As Ginny lead him out of the pub, the group of Slytherins stared him down. They were so surprised at the sight of Draco and Ginny walking together, they forgot their plan to throw the last of the jam tarts at her on the way out.
"So, Draco, I have a secret place we can go. Not many people know about it, so it should be private enough for whatever it is you want to say. At least...I'm assuming you still want to tell me?" Ginny said in a rushed tone.
"Of course I do, silly." Draco said, brightening up. "Now where the heck are we going? This is leading way out of Hogsmeade. There's nothing down here but the mountains."
"Shhh!" Ginny giggled. "Close your eyes, its not far know. Just let me lead you." Draco grasped Ginny's hand tighter, and then changed his mind. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Is this ok?" he asked, not wanting to disturb her.
"Um..oh..um...yeah, its fine." She said, a bit shocked. She kept walking. and Draco followed her.
"Watch out, this gets really bumpy." Ginny said as she pulled Draco into a cave at the base of the mountains. It smelled like sulfur, and the Slytherin couldn't help but wrinkle his nose. A faint light reflected off the walls, and Ginny became a little happier.
"Okay, we're here. You can open your eyes."
Draco almost collapsed at the sight. Before him lay a lake, sunseen from the castle. It sparkled in the light from the mid-day sun, and a light breeze made waves that crashed onto sand and rock. A lonely pier jutted out from the beach, adorned by only a small lantern.
"Ginny...wow. How come I didn't know about this place?"
"I told you, its secret." Ginny replied. "Now, you better tell me what the hell is going on."
"Oooh, Ms.Weasley said a swear word. That's something you don't hear everyday." Draco said, smirking.
"I SAID TELL ME!" Ginny yelled, out of breath. "I'm sorry, but this isn't like you. You're rude, selfish, you wouldn't even think of calling me by my first name, and you have threatened my family numerous times. I want an answer to all this strange behavior." Ginny pointed out. She walked away from Draco, over to the end of the pier, and sat down. A bit shocked at her rage, he followed.
"I'm sorry, it is a bit strange. You see, it all started with my father. He wasn't the father I would have chosen. He made mistakes, for the family name, so on an so forth. Joining Voldemort (Ginny flinched a bit) was something he said would help us. He said it was survival of the fittest, and only those who were in allegance with the Dark Lord would live to see better days. I believed him. And then, the war started up. He started leaving home for weeks at a time, not telling us where he was hiding out. And then..." Draco took a deep breath. "He was killed during that Ministry raid on our house. He committed suicide because he didn't want to spend time in Azkaban."
"Oh..." Ginny said, looking down. "I'm...I'm sorry. My dad was the one who ordered that raid."
"It's okay" Draco said. "Anyway, that's not the reason I'm so down. I'm...I'm going off to fight in the war."
"WHAT!" Ginny yelled, standing up. "You can't do that, Dumbledore would never let you, and anyway, what do you know about fighting in the war?! It's the worst experience you could ever have, Malfoy!"
"Yeah..." Draco said, trailing off. He got up and took Ginny's hand. "Some of the Slytherins won't talk to me anymore. Of course some of them are in with Voldemort, and the others don't care, but, they really don't want to hear from me when I'm gone. You know how they are. Anyway, um, I know you probably have a boyfriend already..."
Ginny gulped. Everyone thought she was going out with Harry, and it just wasn't true. Why did people always have to spread rumors like that?
"No, I don't have a boyfriend." Ginny said shortly.
"You and Potter aren't an item?" Draco asked.
"NO."
"Oh, okay. Well, can I write to you? It's just, there's nobody else, and I thought that maybe we could be, like, pen pals?" Draco said, shifting uneasily.
"Draco, why don't you just say you want to go out with me. Of course." Ginny wrapped her arms around Draco and buried her head into his cloak. "You need someone to be here for you, so I'll be here. And-"
Ginny stopped mid sentence and looked up into Draco's eyes.
"You're not leaving yet, are you?"
"Of course not! I'll be here through Valentine's Day, and then I'm off. Dumbledore at least wanted me to get most of my education finished. Plus I'm getting a bit of Defense Against the Dark Arts on the side. I have to be prepared."
"Of course you do." Ginny said. "Now, come on." She backed up and ran off the end of the pier, into the lake.
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Well they went down and they sat on the pier He said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I got no one, to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
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Well, you better have liked that chapter shakes finger it took me forever to get the tone right. I hope I got it, in the end. Please review!!!
Author's Note: Thanks for the reviews you guys! I'm so glad that this is going well so far, so here's chapter two! I'll be gone for two weeks at camp, so no updates until I get back. The more reviews I find in my inbox, the faster I'll get chapter three up! REVIEW!!!
Looking at her watch, Ginny sighed and looked out the window. Running across the street was a figure in a black cloak, trying not to get wet in the torrent of water. The figure came in, shook off its cloak, and walked over to the bar.
"Ginny, I am so, so sorry." Hermione said, squeezing her hair out. "I was reading Hogwarts: A history, and I just didn't realize what time it was. I'll come to take over your shift early next time, I promise." Hermione picked up an apron from the bar as Ginny took hers off.
"That's okay, Mione. I gotta run, though, theres someone I promised to talk to." Ginny said, handing Hermione her order pad. Ginny didn't even stop to tell the bartender that she was leaving – she simply walked over and held her hand out to Draco.
"Sorry about that, I had to wait for Mione to get here to take over. You ready?" Ginny asked.
Draco looked up from the empty mug of butterbeer that sat on the table before him. He looked surprised for a minute, and then his expression softened. He took Ginny's hand and got up from the table.
"I haven't paid yet. Can I-"
"Draco, don't worry about it. You can pay me later, okay?" Ginny answered, her face brimming with joy. Draco couldn't help but smile. As Ginny lead him out of the pub, the group of Slytherins stared him down. They were so surprised at the sight of Draco and Ginny walking together, they forgot their plan to throw the last of the jam tarts at her on the way out.
"So, Draco, I have a secret place we can go. Not many people know about it, so it should be private enough for whatever it is you want to say. At least...I'm assuming you still want to tell me?" Ginny said in a rushed tone.
"Of course I do, silly." Draco said, brightening up. "Now where the heck are we going? This is leading way out of Hogsmeade. There's nothing down here but the mountains."
"Shhh!" Ginny giggled. "Close your eyes, its not far know. Just let me lead you." Draco grasped Ginny's hand tighter, and then changed his mind. Instead, he wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Is this ok?" he asked, not wanting to disturb her.
"Um..oh..um...yeah, its fine." She said, a bit shocked. She kept walking. and Draco followed her.
"Watch out, this gets really bumpy." Ginny said as she pulled Draco into a cave at the base of the mountains. It smelled like sulfur, and the Slytherin couldn't help but wrinkle his nose. A faint light reflected off the walls, and Ginny became a little happier.
"Okay, we're here. You can open your eyes."
Draco almost collapsed at the sight. Before him lay a lake, sunseen from the castle. It sparkled in the light from the mid-day sun, and a light breeze made waves that crashed onto sand and rock. A lonely pier jutted out from the beach, adorned by only a small lantern.
"Ginny...wow. How come I didn't know about this place?"
"I told you, its secret." Ginny replied. "Now, you better tell me what the hell is going on."
"Oooh, Ms.Weasley said a swear word. That's something you don't hear everyday." Draco said, smirking.
"I SAID TELL ME!" Ginny yelled, out of breath. "I'm sorry, but this isn't like you. You're rude, selfish, you wouldn't even think of calling me by my first name, and you have threatened my family numerous times. I want an answer to all this strange behavior." Ginny pointed out. She walked away from Draco, over to the end of the pier, and sat down. A bit shocked at her rage, he followed.
"I'm sorry, it is a bit strange. You see, it all started with my father. He wasn't the father I would have chosen. He made mistakes, for the family name, so on an so forth. Joining Voldemort (Ginny flinched a bit) was something he said would help us. He said it was survival of the fittest, and only those who were in allegance with the Dark Lord would live to see better days. I believed him. And then, the war started up. He started leaving home for weeks at a time, not telling us where he was hiding out. And then..." Draco took a deep breath. "He was killed during that Ministry raid on our house. He committed suicide because he didn't want to spend time in Azkaban."
"Oh..." Ginny said, looking down. "I'm...I'm sorry. My dad was the one who ordered that raid."
"It's okay" Draco said. "Anyway, that's not the reason I'm so down. I'm...I'm going off to fight in the war."
"WHAT!" Ginny yelled, standing up. "You can't do that, Dumbledore would never let you, and anyway, what do you know about fighting in the war?! It's the worst experience you could ever have, Malfoy!"
"Yeah..." Draco said, trailing off. He got up and took Ginny's hand. "Some of the Slytherins won't talk to me anymore. Of course some of them are in with Voldemort, and the others don't care, but, they really don't want to hear from me when I'm gone. You know how they are. Anyway, um, I know you probably have a boyfriend already..."
Ginny gulped. Everyone thought she was going out with Harry, and it just wasn't true. Why did people always have to spread rumors like that?
"No, I don't have a boyfriend." Ginny said shortly.
"You and Potter aren't an item?" Draco asked.
"NO."
"Oh, okay. Well, can I write to you? It's just, there's nobody else, and I thought that maybe we could be, like, pen pals?" Draco said, shifting uneasily.
"Draco, why don't you just say you want to go out with me. Of course." Ginny wrapped her arms around Draco and buried her head into his cloak. "You need someone to be here for you, so I'll be here. And-"
Ginny stopped mid sentence and looked up into Draco's eyes.
"You're not leaving yet, are you?"
"Of course not! I'll be here through Valentine's Day, and then I'm off. Dumbledore at least wanted me to get most of my education finished. Plus I'm getting a bit of Defense Against the Dark Arts on the side. I have to be prepared."
"Of course you do." Ginny said. "Now, come on." She backed up and ran off the end of the pier, into the lake.
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Well they went down and they sat on the pier He said "I bet you got a boyfriend but I don't care I got no one, to send a letter to. Would you mind if I sent one back here to you?
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Well, you better have liked that chapter shakes finger it took me forever to get the tone right. I hope I got it, in the end. Please review!!!