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Chapter three: dialogue with the devil.
Ginny Weasley was having a bad day.
She had them quite frequently as of late. Specifically since the return of Hermione Granger. It was putting a strain on her relationship with her husband Harry Potter who also happened to have a lot of those bad days it seemed.
To deal with it she did the only thing that always calmed her. She went to the kitchen to cook. It didn't matter what she made, she just needed sometime in the kitchen focused on the task at hand and nothing else.
It didn't work, her thoughts went back to a monumental moment in her life. A moment that lead her to make a decision she regrets everyday.
Ginny Weasley apparated into a small house not far off from where the borrow was located. It was her's and Harry's. Their own little world.
She heard someone- Harry- talking in low octaves, which meant there had to be someone there. She walked to the living room to see a sight that frightened her to death and made all the little voices in her head go wild.
She still regrets listening to those voices.
Harry had Hermione in his arms, rocking her back and forth while stroking her hair "Shh everything will be alright again 'Mione, It's okay honey.."
Hermione Granger was in Harry Potter's arms sobbing lightly. Ginny did not arrive in time to witness the breakdown of one of her boyfriends legendary friends and war hero.
Ginny just saw Hermione Granger as a threat she'd gotten sick off. As a rival she sometimes felt like she would never be able to defeat. As someone who's constant presence has become a hindrance to her and her irrational fears.
She let her anger take hold of her. No more, no more- no more.
"What's going on here." She said dangerously "Why's she in your arms, I'm sick of this!"
"Always having to share you with your best friend, always having to be trusting when she's alone with you while I'm secretly eating my heart out." Shrieked Ginny not being rational at all. She had had enough of her patience, she just wanted peace of mind.
"Ginny, listen this is not what you-" Harry started letting go of Hermione to stand up and approach his girlfriend.
"No, Harry, ENOUGH- I'm sick of this and even though I might look like the evil bitch now, I cant take this." Said Ginny her eyes tearing up "You have to choose, I would never dream of making you do such a thing, but I cant live like this anymore!"
Harry looked at Ginny disbelievingly. She wasn't being serious making him choose between her and his best friend. Hermione hadn't done anything, she was completely innocent in all of this and Ginny's irrational fears had no right to drive her to give him such an ultimatum.
"Sweetheart, just take sometime to cool off, there is no need for you to get this worked up, Hermione was just upset and needed a friend" said Harry calmly approaching Ginny slowly and surely "I'm her best friend."
"Well, so is Ron, why does she have to come to YOU!" said Ginny looking vehemently at Hermione who was standing up now watching the situation unfold in silence. Thought her eyes spoke volumes at the injustice and the absurdity of it all. That, along with bottomless pain. Was she going to lose another loved one today?
Hermione knew already. The best friend could never win against the girlfriend. Especially when her friendship with Harry didn't even wander into the possibility of romance. She never expected the classic cliché story to happen to her. Between her and Ginny. They were never close but never distant. She cared for Ginny but sadly understood where she was coming from. She didn't have it in her to get mad or angry. She just wanted the pain to stop. She didn't want Ginny to feel the pain she was feeling now. She didn't want Harry to have to choose her.
She would regret this decision for the rest of her life.
Losing her friend without a fight.
"Listen Ginny, Hermione just lo-" Harry started saying angrily. He would not be put in such a compromising position. His best friend didn't deserve this now of all times. When her heart was still in pieces. Ginny didn't know about Hermione and Draco but that didn't matter now, Hermione would understand what he was doing was to save both his relationships.
"Harry-no." said Hermione Interrupting him sternly. She didn't want Ginny to know. She didn't want anyone else knowing. She wished she could forget herself...
"But, Hermione.." said harry looking desperately at her. Wanting to fix both ends.
Hermione smiled sadly as silent tears started making their way across her cheeks while she walked slowly to where harry stood. She gave him a hug whispering "I'll make this easy for you."
She let go of Harry not sparing a look at Ginny and walked towards the fireplace.
"Goodbye Harry."
Ginny would never know who Harry would have chosen. She wasn't interested. Hermione left on her own accord, but she knew she was the reason.
She wished for time to rewind, she wished to have been a little more mature and a little less paranoid. Harry accepted it after sometime and even though he hadn't directly chosen her, he all but said it out loud by staying with her.
He loved her after all.
Was it too late to fix things?
It's been too long.
How does Hermione feel about them-about her- after all this time?
Everything just went unsaid. All questions unanswered. Even though they only had to be asked to receive an answer.
Ginny sighed in frustration and decided that cleaning would definitely be enough to distract her from her own thoughts.
That didn't work either.
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Skyler Granger walked down Hogwarts corridors alone unaccompanied by her friends. She was walking to her next class with another house. It was Charms. Her mind drifted back to Potions and Nikolai Malfoy.
Her brother.
Brother.
As a little girl Skyler always wished for a brother to play with. She even asked her mother for a brother as a birthday present once. Her mother burst out crying while clutching her tightly in her arms. Skyler thought if it had upset her mother that much to ask for a brother she would refrain from doing it ever again.
She was only six and never understood why it upset her mother so much until she was 15.
When she had finally found out who her father was.
She also found out she had a brother.
If Skyler Granger set her mind to do something, she would do it. She'd decided to give her mother time until her 15th birthday to tell her herself who her father was. She'd always wondered and even asked repeatedly and on several occasions who her father was. Her mother would just fall silent and stare out into nothing. Sometimes she would give her a sad smile and say 'It doesn't matter how you got here, it doesn't matter..'.
Skyler was always patient with her mother. She knew there was a wound not quite completely healed in her heart. She knew her mother had deep dark secrets. When she became old enough to understand the mayhem that their life was outside of the walls of their home it piqued her curiosity to who her mother was in the eyes of others. And so began a journey of discovery.
So many things her mother was. So many things her mother still remains.
Her mother was as much a mystery to her as she was to the rest of the world. And whenever she would ask her or uncle Ron questions she would be met with silence or vague answers.
Draco Malfoy. Harry Potter.
Two names she dared not confront her mother about. She never seemed to want to talk about anything related to the Potter's. She never ever in all of Skyler's existence mentioned Draco Malfoy.
When Skyler turned 15 she decided that whatever it took she would do. Even if it meant invading her mother's privacy. She had a right herself to know. She couldn't just wonder anymore. She needed to know.
Whenever her mother was gone she would search through her boxes for clues for letters for anything that might be of use. The search lasted for days. Frustration got the best of her. Her friends Devon and Evan, who were with her step by step through out the whole process, helped her- understanding her feelings.
One day they found a little book, right at the bottom of a box that contained letters that were written in a very cryptic way. At the end of every letter were the initials 'D.M'
The book was charmed so opening it was near impossible.
For the average person, not Skyler Granger.
To say she was shocked at who the pictures were of would be an understatement.
She was half Malfoy?!
Her mother looked so happy and young in the pictures of her in the arms of none other than Draco Malfoy.
She looked in love.
That led Skyler on a futile search for answers. She never could ask the questions though. Why did they split up. Scratch that, why does it seem like he was never a part of her life, why didn't anyone know about the relationship?
She went back to every single newspaper issue, every magazine, all documents available to learn more about her mother's past.
Nothing was ever mentioned about her love life. Even though stories of Harry Potter and her flashed frequently in the papers until it was Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley. Then the news centered around the 'possible' love triangle.
She would never know what really happened because her mother would never talk. And if she dared to ask uncle Ron she doubted he would answer either. They might even get suspicious.
Forget that- they will just sniff her out in a second and know what's been going on and- what then?
They would never talk.
Skyler and her friends formulated all sorts of theories about that. The newspapers seemed more false than true in their conclusions to them, but there was always the slight chance of accuracy.
She decided to put her search for the truth on hold and learn more about her father and apparently her brother.
She had a brother.
She got her wish after all.
She never dreamed of seeing him right before her eyes. No longer in pictures.
Devon met with him before she ever knew he was her brother in one of the many Balls her family held. What a small ironic world.
He took after her dad she noticed.
Skyler Granger knew she couldn't just sit and do nothing. It was a difficult situation she was in- it was a complicated situation she was in. She knew far too much for someone who was supposed to know nothing. How long could she sit without taking action?
It wasn't just her life she would ruin, there were so many people involved and so much history.
Bloodied history.
There was a reason for all the secrets and before she did anything she needed those secrets unraveled.
Maybe she could get to know her brother.
Maybe…
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"She looks so lost in thought." Said David looking at Skyler who was indeed lost in thought near the entrance of the class. They were in charms class waiting for it to start.
"Thinking about her lip gloss I'm sure." Said Jena sparing a look of contempt Skyler's way "I will test one of our newly developed 'humiliation' spells on her, this ought to be fun."
She had a wicked look in her eyes while subtly pointing her wand at Skyler who was looking for a seat.
'Sprendira'
Skyler felt a tingling sensation as a spell hit her, she immediately looked around the class and met Jena's gleaming eyes. Before she could react she felt her mind slowly cloud. Someone then passed her and she felt her self yank the person by his arm and twirl him around to crash her lips on his.
She felt a jolt of electricity run through her body at the contact. She completely lost herself in the kiss until she felt she was back in control. She disengaged and looked up with swollen lips into Emerald eyes.
Skyler Granger wanted to die. Her face flushed red, her cheeks beyond rosy. She backed away from Jake Potter who brought his hands to his full lips before smirking at her.
"Well, ehem, now that you are done miss Granger, shall we start?" Said her Charms professor – a damn ghost. She turned around in shock to a classroom full of dropped jaws and widened eyes.
"Ehem, you might be new here Miss Granger, but we do not tolerate these kinds of displays in classrooms, just so you know, let this be a warning. Now take a seat- you too Mister Potter." Continued the Charms professor.
Skyler took the closest seat without looking up. She was humiliated. Jena would pay for this. Jena would damn well pay for this.
She looked up in time to see Jake Potter join his friends who didn't know whether to laugh or drop their jaws in shock. His face had a mischievous grin on as he ran his hand through his hair..
She got out her books and ignored the looks she got for the rest of the class. She could still feel tingles all over.
And they weren't the after effects of the spell.
She charmed a piece of paper and it flew subtly into a startled Jena's lap.
'War.'
Jena looked back to where Skyler Granger was still red in the face and met her enraged eyes. For a slight moment Jena felt nervousness take hold of her. There was a slight chance she might have underestimated her new target.
That didn't matter though.
The charmed piece of paper flew to where Skyler Granger was sitting and just before it rested on her lap with no reply it started shredding.
So be it.
For now Skyler Granger would not think about the kiss. For now Skyler Granger needed to think of pay back. For now she would forget about the butterflies at the pit of her stomach.
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Jake Potter was heading to charms and he was running late.
Again.
It wasn't his fault the class bored him to no end. His friends would already be there and the charm's teacher would give him the same 'don't be late Mister Potter' speech he does every year.
He ran his hand through his hair disheveling it unconsciously. That drove the girls crazy and a group of near by girls started giggling as he passed. He spared them a glance and a wink before entering class.
What he never expected was to be yanked and kissed before he even reached his seat. What he never dreamed of was to be kissed by Skyler Granger in such a steamy and public way. It seemed rather odd but who was he to complain. Especially when he could still feel the hairs on the back of his neck standing.
He felt the jolt of electricity run through him at the contact and he knew she had felt it too.
Her soft swollen lips and rosy cheeks stayed imprinted in his memory till the end of class. That was when he found out about Jena's spell which caused the person hit to literally make out with the first person within their vision. He was a tad disappointed, but it did explain the oddness of it.
Lucky him though. It would be fun tormenting her later.
"Jake, I don't see you complaining much." Said Jena narrowing her eyes at his reaction.
"The guy was just kissed by a hot girl, I see absolutely no reason to complain whatsoever. I'm actually wishing I came late!" said David chuckling while patting his friend on the back.
"It was meant to humiliate her not have the opposite effect. I didn't want this to happen!" said Jena looking around with a frustrated sigh.
Apparently the little 'Incident' was the talk of Hogwarts and School wasn't even out yet. Every one was talking about Jake Potter and Skyler Granger's kiss. It was a hot full on get your own room kind of kiss and some say they even saw some hand action. That wasn't the end of it, apparently they've been together since summer. No wonder Jake Potter didn't seem to have a girl on his arms.
And so everyone had their own version of the story.
Jena never wanted this to happen in all honesty. She just wanted to embarrass Skyler Granger.
"Let them talk." Said Jake rolling his eyes "Doesn't matter."
He was used to the gossip, he was used to a lot of things and it didn't bother him what the students said as long as they didn't cross the line.
Everyone was heading to the great hall for lunch. It was there that Jake Potter's group was stopped by a very raging Georgette Weasley who went straight for Jena- slapping her and leaving a red imprint of her hand on her check before getting her wand out.
"Jena you're a bitch, you always pull stunts like that on me but I ignore you, Sky did nothing she didn't deserve one of your 'humiliation' spells" said Georgette to her cousin in a slightly high pitched voice raising her chin defiantly "That's it, you reap what you sew, I'm fighting back."
With one last glare at her cousin Georgette walked away with her friends who all wore the same shocked face Jena had on.
She was in shock. Little Georgette was always easy to pick on. Never fought back and never told on her.
That little Georgette just slapped her in the middle of the corridor leading to the great hall. Her hand went up to her stung cheek in astonishment.
"Did that just happen?" asked Jena looking unbelievingly around.
Jake burst out laughing his deep voice resounding around the corridor. Jo tried to stifle his laugh in respect to his sister along with David. Andrea was immediately by Jena's side asking if she was alright.
Jena herself started laughing "Little Georgette finally grew a backbone, what do you know!"
"Does this mean you're letting her off the hook?" asked Jo with confusion written all over his face at his sister's unusual reaction.
"Hell no, no harm admiring her guts though." Said Jena laughing at the mere concept of letting her cousin go unpunished "I'll just need time." She added wickedly before flipping her hair like nothing had happened.
She started walking to the Great hall with her friends with a malicious smile gracing her features.
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