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Chapter 5

Previously on Born to Live for a Lost Love:

So your back again, are you. I knew you wouldn't make it in that house, but you wanted to go there, so what did I do? I must be going soft at my old age; best put you where I had intentionally wanted… Ginny smiled, already knowing, and willing to go become a…

"Slytherin!"

Everyone in the Great Hall seemed to take a deep inhale, and then there was silence. No one could believe that innocent, sweet, little Ginny Weasley, the girl who had the huge crush on The Harry Potter, could actually be a Slytherin. Ginny put the sorting hat down as she tried to suppress her laugher from surfacing.

The trio and the rest of the hall, par the Slytherins, thought she was about to cry. Soon her laugher could be heard, she couldn't hold it in anymore it spilled out. At the sound of her laugher the Slytherins start applauding.

With a wicked grin on her face she starts walking to the Slytherin table, as she walked she heard a thump and knew it was Ron. A shriek from Hermione confirmed it... Ron fainted. Serves him right! Looking at the table that was only feet from her, she caught silver eyes, and noticed his look across from him; there was an open seat. Taking that as a sign to sit, we walked over and sat. When she finally sat the clapping subsided.

Another year, another Welcoming speech from the old crackpot fool. I'm hungry, the sorting ceremony better be fast! With a sigh, Draco looked around the Great Hall, at the other three tables. Usually he would skip over Gryffindor, but he couldn't seem to keep his eyes off of Ginny Weasley. What is it about her? She's beautiful, yes, but others are better. She's not wealthy, she's a dirt poor Weasley, so what is it? The little voice in the back of his head chose now as a good time to answer his questions, Maybe its because you admire her, she stood up to you when no one else has, and bested you. She's also non attainable, but you want to attain her, you want her… the voice faded way. That's not it, is it? I don't want to attain a Gryffindor, a Weasley even less. Maybe- his brooding was cut short when he noticed the welcoming speech wasn't like years before.

"-Before I tell you the announcements we have one more student who needs to be sorted." What? Who? "She was the top of her year, and got the highest marks on her O.W.L's that Hogwarts has ever seen." Must be the Mudblood, but where she going to go? "so would Miss Ginerva Weasley please step forward."

What? How did she? There's really was something different about that girl…

"Slytherin." She's a Slytherin…the little voice came back, she's attainable now…yes she is. Seeing her walk to the table Draco noticed that no one was sitting across from him, after he caught her eye, he indicated to she open seat across from him, and she sat. "Welcome to Slytherin, Ginerva." Draco drawled.

"Ginny, please," Ginny smiled a little bigger at him.

"Welcome, Pansy Parkinson. Last year to were the one who was causing all those pranks weren't you?" Pansy asked as she held out her hand.

"Ginny, and yes that was me, but the Professors were in too much shock at me doing it that they ignored it." Ginny said as she shook her hand.

"Very good, now that everything is in order, the Forbidden Forest is still forbidden, any who enter would be putting themselves in grave danger." Dumbledore warned, "Mr. Filch would like me to remind you that any WWW products are forbidden as well, if you would like to see the full list it is hanging on his door. I would also like to introduce your Head girl and boy. The head girl this year is our Hermione Granger, and head boy is Draco Malfoy. Now that that's all taken care of, Tuck in." with that food appeared on the tables.

"Congratulations Draco," Ginny said.

"It's nothing," Draco said, but liking the way she said his name. Made him feel important.

Half way through the meal Angele had shown up, a Ginny asked her were she was, and she told her that she was getting supper. The rest of the meal went by with Ginny and Pansy talking about everything, and anything. Ginny found out that she would be rooming with Pansy, and that there was a little ceremony of there own she needed to participate in before she could go to sleep that night, along with finding out they have a lot in common. Draco just sat there watching, taking everything in about her. Soon the welcoming feast was done, and Draco, Pansy and Ginny stood and went headed to the dungeons.

"So what's this ceremony about?" Ginny asked as she held Angele in her arms, petting her absently. Do you think it'll involve blood or something?

I dough it, from what I can tell it only takes a few minutes. Trust me you'll be fine. Angele informed her.

"It's just something every female Slytherin has to do, before fully becoming a Slytherin," Draco informed her.

"Oh."

They stopped in front of a painting of Salazar Slytherin. Salazar eyed Ginny, then smiled, "Welcome to Slytherin, my child. Here you will find the true path to your destiny." Draco rolled his eyes, Salazar always said something along those lines to everyone, but something was different this time, but he couldn't place it.

"Thank you Salazar, it's an honor to be in your house," Ginny smiled. There was just something about him that made her feel safe. Weird that she would feel save in a cave of snakes but then again, she could control snakes now.

"Simetra," Pansy said the password. The painting opened and the three walked in.

Ginny looked around, it looked so different than the Gryffindor common room. The walls were a dark green, with black marble floor. The couches and chairs were all made from black leather, but what caught Ginny's eye was the glass case by the silver fireplace, "What's that?"

"That is what the ceremony is for. Come here," Draco said, with no callousness in his voice. Ginny followed. When they were beside the glass case Ginny could see a little black box inside, it looked like a case for jewelry. Draco opened the case and handed her the box. "Now, open it."

"Why? What is this for?" Ginny asked, unwilling to just open it without an explanation.

"It's the ceremony. Inside are a pair of earrings, they belonged to a very powerful goddess some time ago, she gave them to Salazar telling him the new owner will be in Slytherin, and only she will be able to activate the power inside. Ever since then ever female must open the box. Understand?" Draco asked.

"Yes," Ginny opened the box, inside was a pair of silver pair of snake earrings, with little emeralds for the eyes. She ran her finger over one of the earrings and it hissed softly to her, "Welcome back Mistress."

A/N: This chapter isn't very long and I'm sorry. I would have updated yesterday, but I was stuck as to how Ron would react to Ginny being in Slytherin. I rewrote it a few times, where Ron marched over to the Slytherin table, but it never ended the way I wanted. I also was going to have it where Draco and Ginny were still on last name bases, but my fingers wouldn't listen and after I wrote it with their first names, it just worked better for me. I hope you enjoy this chapter, I should have the next one up tomorrow, I have most of it written but I love cliffhangers too much to keep writing on this one.

AngeliqueCollins: I hope you like Draco's reaction, I know its kinda plan as a reaction, but everything else I had as him like throwing a fit, didn't work out that well. I always seem to go too in detail when I write that way. I figured this way worked better. Ron's main reaction will be in the next chapter. As for her family, I'm still undecided. How you enjoyed this chapter.

Fallen0angel15: I hope you like this chapter, as much as the rest. Is this update soon enough for you? I hope so.

BloodDeath: I didn't know that. Wow, I just chose that name when I was looking around on the net, seen it and was like, that's it. Hope you like this story, though.

Girl Without a Life: Ron's going to freak out in the next chapter; I'm working on it now. I'm a little stuck as to how Ginny's going to handle it, but I'm working on it. I'm glad you like the idea of Ginny being in Slytherin. There are a few stories where she's sorted into Slytherin that I've read, and I didn't want to be like them, but then my story wouldn't work like I want it too. I'm really happy you like this story, and hope you enjoyed this chapter.

Natalie: I'm very impatient too. I like stories that update at least twice a week. I'm glad you like this story. It's been something in my mind for a while, I just haven't known how to put it on paper. Now that I have, my idea's keep growing, like the earring idea for this story, just came to me as I was typing today, so my story keep growing everyday, changing for the better I hope. I'm glad you like this story.

Please Review, it keeps my mind in working mode, and let me know what's going through your minds... Good, bad, indifferent. I'm thinking about holding the next chapter hostage until I get 25 reviews. I don't want to, but I'm seriously contemplating it. I wont do it this time, maybe next chapter if I don't get a lot of reviews. The reviews keep my mind working and functioning. Boost's my ego a bit… well review your thoughts…