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Chapter 2: Finding the Perfect Woman

Ginny Weasley lazily turned over in her bed to look at the tiny alarm clock that rested on her bedside table. Bloody Hell! It was 7 o'clock she had to be at work in fifteen minutes. She sprang out of bed and bolted down the hallway to the small bathroom that she and her flatmate shared. Of course Hallie was already in the loo.

"Hal! I need in there immediately. I have to be at work in 15 minutes!" she pleaded as she banged on the closed door.

There was an audible groan in response before the door swung open and Ginny rushed in. "Ginevra Molly Weasley I am buying you a real alarm clock! That god-damn thing is bipolar; it only works on the days it feels like. I am so tired of getting kicked out of my time in the bathroom because you have woken up late, again!" Hallie Weschester fumed.

Hallie was an American born witch who was generously paid by the Ministry of Magic to immigrate to England and be the head of a new unit of elite curse breakers who dealt with the most dangerous and highly volatile cursed objects and locations. Hallie was probably one of the best curse breakers that the world had ever seen and the Ministry only wanted the best.

Unfortunately for Ginny, the girl was not only talented but also drop-dead gorgeous. 5'10, she was a tall stick with the perfect subtle hourglass figure. Her hair was naturally golden blond and her eyes a beautiful sapphire blue. She was the type of girl whose looks made you long to hate her but her personality made it impossible. On top of being physically perfect, Hallie was the sweetest person in the entire world.

Next to Hallie Ginny always felt inadequate. The other girl towered over her 5'3 stature, the supermodel and the midget. And as for the rest of her appearance, well, Ginny never felt that it was anything special. She supposed she could have been pretty but too many other factors detracted from her features, namely her hair and her freckles. Ginny's hair was always a bright red crazy curly mess that had to be tamed by a plethora of spells to get it into semi order and her face was dotted with a plethora of freckles. And as for personality, Ginny just didn't possess the calm loving nature that Hallie did, she was more like a ticking time bomb to anyone who decided to cross her and she was fatally stubborn, so many friendships had been ended because of her inability to give up in an argument.

Ginny turned to give her best friend a cheesy smile complete with toothpaste. "I wuv you?"

"Yeah, you better."

Within five minutes Ginny's bathroom routine was complete, a new record. She dashed back to her room and grabbed the first pair of dress slacks she saw. They were black pinstriped. She threw on a wrinkled plain white blouse and grabbed her cloak as she ran out the door. "Bye Hal."

She dashed down the stairs and nearly took out a doorman in her haste to get to the apperation point in the lobby of her building.

Ginny apperated straight into her office on the third floor of St. Mungo's. St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries was the primary wizarding hospital in all of Britain, it catered to witches and wizards who were ill with everything from the common cold to severe illnesses such as dragon pox.

Ginny collapsed into her chair just as the door to her office swung open.

"Ah, Healer Weasley, you are here on time this morning. I am very impressed." Said a stern looking woman with straight brown hair pulled back into a stiff bun at the back of her head and black rimmed glasses perched on the tip of her nose. She was dressed in very boring, perfectly pressed black robes that perfectly accentuated her stern manner and bland hairstyle. She had always reminded Ginny of her first impression of her former transfiguration teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Professor Minerva McGonagall.

At Mrs. Coe disapproving tone Ginny let out a snort of laughter. "Yes Mrs. Coe, I managed to drag myself here with two minutes to spare actually." She had to suppress more laughter at the appalled look her elderly uptight assistant was giving her.

Mrs. Coe didn't like Ginny. Since the first day of their forced company she made that fact inordinately clear. She didn't appreciate that Ginny was the best in her field only that she was young and therefore somehow inept but she had to deal with it, she had been assigned to Ginny and therefore both been forced to figure out a way to deal with the other.

"What is on my schedule for today?"

"So far several Beautifying Potions gone wrong, an ageing potion that hasn't worn off after thirty-six hours, a woman who gave her husband draught of the living dead but can't get the antidote right and a severe rash brought on by exploding fluid. What would you like first?"

Ginny sighed and shook her head, another day had begun. "Let's get the Beautifying Potions out of the way they shouldn't take too long."

"Alright I will send the first one to the examination room." Her assistant scribbled something on her notepad as she turned and left the office, shutting the door behind her.

Ginny took a deep calming breath before standing up from her chair and walking over to the full length mirror that was hung on the back of her door. She hissed at her appearance. Her bright red hair was everywhere, her slacks were slightly askew and her blouse was a wrinkled mess. Well that wouldn't do. Ginny was the youngest and most well known healer of the Potions and Plant Poisoning sector of St. Mungo's. She was constantly busy and constantly in demand, so she had to look good. Ginny quickly smoothed out her clothing with a flick of her wand and pulled her vibrant curls into a loose ponytail. She looked over her appearance once more in the mirror and then headed off to start her day.

"Blinky!" Abraxas called out. He was sitting in his study at his antique mahogany desk perusing the list of possible candidates for the next Malfoy bride.

He had had his secretary magically search it for single pureblood women between ages eighteen and twenty-two and put together files on their personal lives, family history and personality. She didn't have to be perfect, just able to hold her own for a year with Draco.

So far he had received files on six candidates who had fit that description, two of which he was immediately able to discard because of their families association with the dark arts and one who was basically engaged was also left out. The remaining three were all from good families and available as far as he could find. They were Draco's old friend Pansy Parkinson, Luna Lovegood, from an eccentric but well respected family, and Ginevra Weasley, the youngest child of Arthur and Molly Weasley.

The little house elf that he had summoned popped into the room. "Master Abraxas summoned Blinky sir?"

"Ah, yes, is my grandson in the manor?" he stared down the elf, trying to no avail to intimidate him. This elf was different from all the others that had ever known he was not afraid of any of his masters. Where others cowered, Blinky simply stared back unfazed but complacent. He fascinated Abraxas who was considering making him his personal elf.

"No sir. The Young Master Draco is not at home. He has not been back since he left yesterday afternoon."

Abraxas shook his head in dismay. He definitely had picked the perfect time to choose a bride for Draco, he was out of control.

He dismissed the elf and turned his attention back to the files. Abraxas knew from previous experience with the lovely Ms. Parkinson that linking her to Draco should be a last resort. Despite their friendship, they fought like cats and dogs the majority of the time they were in each other's presence. That would not help the image he was trying to portray. Plus he thought that maybe his grandson had mentioned her recently entering a covert but legitimate relationship, as opposed to the normal arm candy she played with for a week and disposed of almost as quickly as Draco did his partners.

Abraxas shook his head slightly in disgust. How could these young people go through so many partners? He had been happily married to the same woman for nearly seventy years and never once even considered having an affair. They got married at 19 because of a long arranged marriage by their parents but quickly fell in love. Salvia was the most important thing in his life. Just thinking about her brought a smile to his face. Enough about that though.

Abraxas laid Pansy's file to the side and picked up the next one in the stack. He had not even finished reading it before put it into the definitely no pile. This eccentric girl would not last a week in this house and on top of that he would have to deal with the added problem of getting rid of her body and explaining her disappearance. Draco would kill her in five minutes, of that he was sure.

He was beginning to believe that Ms. Parkinson would have to be persuaded to be the new Mrs. Malfoy when he opened the final file, the one on Ginevra Weasley.

The first thing he noticed was the picture. It was a muggle one like all the other files had held but there was something different about this one. Despite the fact that the image was only a photograph she seemed so full of life and beauty that the photo could barely contain her. Abraxas was positive that the picture could hardly do her justice. When he was finally able to peal his eyes from the beautiful woman he began to read her file.

She was 5'3'' and tiny. She was beautiful with deep, warm brown eyes and the classic Weasley red hair but a deeper red color then her father and brothers' bright orange, closer to her mother's color.

She was a healer, a potions specialist, rather high up if all the letters after her name were any indication of her level.

Abraxas only glanced over the family history section. He already knew much about the Weasley family. Molly and Arthur had had seven children, all male except for Ginevra. The entire family had been heavily involved in the war effort. All were members in good standing in the Order of the Phoenix, an organization founded by Albus Dumbledore shortly after the outbreak of the first phase of the magical war and reformed when Voldemort reemerged in 1991.

He also knew that both Ginevra and her closest brother Ronald were intimately connected to Harry Potter and where at his side during The Final Battle of Hogwarts. The file also noted that after the war each Weasley was given at least one Order of Merlin while Ginevra, Ronald, Harry Potter and their other close friend Hermione Granger are now regarded as national heroes. It said that of the four this status bother Ginevra the most and so she strove to establish a name for herself separate from her exploits during the war. Obviously with her healer status she accomplished that.

Under the personality section the file described her as diplomatic, level headed under pressure and very easily likable. She would be perfect at all the charity balls and dinners with the rich and boring that were a weekly part of the Malfoy reality. The file also noted that she was annoyingly stubborn and had a fiery temper that once unleashed led many to fear her despite her tiny stature. Again perfect, this beauty would not give in to Draco's good looks and smooth manner, and maybe with any luck she might even unleash her famous temper on him and straighten the little arse out!

The description of her in the file made her sound too good to be true. Well, he supposed it was time to visit this Healer Weasley. With any luck she would be just as amazing in person as she sounded on paper.

Ginny glanced at her watch as she stopped outside one of her examination rooms. She sighed with exhaustion; it was nearly one o'clock in the afternoon and she had not stopped since she had arrived nearly six hours ago.

She picked up the chart and her eyes quickly darted across it taking in the condition of her next patient. A 25 year old man who had a nasty run in with a Venomous Tentacula. She groaned, so much for lunch. She tucked the chart under her arm, plastered a much practiced calm smile on her face and opened the door.

What she saw puzzled her. Rather than a young man doubled over in pain as she expected she saw an elegantly dressed older man leaning casually against the examination table.

"Ah, healer Weasley," he said in a lovely baritone voice.

"I'm sorry, do I know you?" Ginny asked incredibly puzzled with the familiarity with which he addressed her.

He smiled at her, a warm crinkly eyed smile, much like the way Albus Dumbledore used to smile. "Oh, no my dear, I shouldn't think you would know me yet. But if everything goes according to plan you will know me very well very soon."

His words should have scared her, or at least made her uneasy. A complete stranger propositioning her like that, but they didn't. The old wizard seemed very kind and he intrigued her. "So I am assuming that you didn't fall onto a Venomous Tentacula." She tucked a curled strand that had escaped its confine behind her ear.

He let out a booming laugh. "No, I don't. Actually I just picked a injury to fake so I could monopolize for an hour or so. May I buy you lunch?"

Ginny hesitated, unsure of exactly what she was getting into, her brain fighting her stomach. Eventually her stomach won out. "Oh, well, are you sure?"

"Oh yes my dear I insist." He walked over and offered her his arm.

She accepted it feeling completely at ease with … "Might I ask who you are?"

He chuckled again, "My name, my dear, is Abraxas Malfoy."

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