Well here it is. Sorry it took me so long to get to it to ya'll. I hope
you're happy that this chapter is slightly longer and has aggravating
brothers, snog scenes, more broomsticks, and yet another visit to
Hogsmeade. Enjoy!
********** Ginny, slamming the portrait closed, stalked into the Gryffindor Tower. Only two people were still in the common room; Parvati and Hermione. At Ginny's dramatic entrance, the two girls turned from their conversation to her.
"You okay Ginny?" said a concerned Hermione.
"I don't want to talk about it," said Ginny as she made her way to the sixth year girls' dormitory.
"Oh, what's up, Gin? Did Malfoy nibble too hard on your lip or something," teased Parvati.
"That isn't funny."
"C'mon, you can tell us what's wrong."
Ginny plopped down on the sofa, "Might as well. Ron will be raving about it any minute in here. He's being really overprotective. All I did was kiss him..."
"You kissed Ron?" said Parvati.
"No! She kissed Malfoy!" said Hermione, looking excited.
Parvati gasped, "Oh how was it?"
"Good, I guess, but that isn't the point," Ginny began.
"I can't believe it," Parvati said excitedly, "You snogged Draco Malfoy!"
"Damn straight."
Ron had come into the Common Room.
"Ron, I really don't want to hear it," said Ginny.
"Well you are going to have to."
"Oh my God, Ron, are you going to give her a talk that an overprotective mother would give?"
"Parvati! She was snogging a Malfoy!"
"Get used to it. Ginny is sixteen; a big girl now. She can tie her own shoes and everything."
"And Ron," Ginny began, "What were you doing with Pansy. If you can kiss a Slytherin without concern, then hell I can too."
"Ginny, there is a difference. The Malfoys are under suspicion."
"So were the Parkingsons for many years."
"Mum will have a fit."
"If you tell her about Draco, I'll tell her about Pansy. Now, until you can think of a better reason why I shouldn't date Malfoy, I'll be in bed."
With that as her closing statement, she walked up to her room.
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Throwing her cloak on her bed without glancing at it, Ginny made preparations to go to bed. After tugging it off to a satin camisole, but her skirt still on, she noticed the window was open. Groaning, she made a move to close it, but seeing a broomstick leaning next to the sill and hearing a rustle of fabric, she stopped. Pulling her wand out from her skirt pocket, she pointed it at the room.
"All right," she said, her voice quavering a little, "Who's in here."
"You can stop the dramatics," said a low voice, "It's just me. You threw your cloak on me."
Looking over towards her bed, she saw Draco lying there. Lucky for her, it was near Christmas time, and no one else was in her dormitory room.
"Hold on a second," she said, grabbing her shirt from the floor and throwing it back on. She then walked over to her bed. "I guess you heard that big fight downstairs."
"Yea, but I think you definitely had the upper hand."
"Thank you. So...what are you doing here?"
"Well I was in the neighborhood."
Ginny raised an eyebrow, "Draco, we live in the same neighborhood."
He shrugged, "So we do."
"I'm serious. What are you really up to?"
"Well," he said, fingering the key-hole ties of her shirt, "It was you who wanted to kiss in the first place, yet we were interrupted. So, I was thinking we could finish it up here."
Ginny smiled and closed her eyes, letting his mouth come down on hers.
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"So what are you going to do about Ron?" asked Draco later as they both lay in Ginny's bed. Nothing had really happened, besides kissing, but they felt a little tired all the same.
"I really don't know. I was thinking of guilt tripping him into accepting you. Remind him of Pansy and a few other girls that I found out about."
"Ah, the joys of blackmail."
"Well, it works."
"Yep...so what kind of stuff did he do?"
"Sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy."
"You're no fun."
"Oh yes I am!"
"Sorry."
After those few words, Draco chastely kissed Ginny's forehead; the two drifted off to sleep, wrapped in each others arms."
****************
At this moment, Ginny and Draco weren't the only Slytherin and Gryffindor together. Ron and Pansy, hand in hand, walked around the lake.
"You've been awfully quiet," said Pansy.
"It's Ginny and Malfoy; I don't like the idea of her dating what was an enemy."
"Ron, it is probably about time that you accepted it. It is already far too late in the game to stop it now. The time to have done it was before they even set foot to go on a date."
"I know, but I didn't want to embarrass the girl by refusing to let her accept a dare."
"I think you have embarrassed her further by telling her to stop seeing him."
"But he's a Slytherin!"
"I hope you don't mean that as an insult. I am one too."
"No, I don't. It is just that your House and people have been known to be cunning; find back-doors to things and rules. I still have a very hard time trusting Malfoy. It is like that silly show that Muggles watch. Hermione brought over a television when she visited this summer. The show is called 'Bubby: The Vampire Slayer,' or something of that nature. Hermione was watching it all of the time."
"You mean 'Buffy?'"
"Yea, that name. Well there was some character named Anya or something. She was a demon, but a good one. You are kind of like that. A Slytherin, but one I know I can trust."
"It's nice to know that. And if I were in your shoes, I would give Draco a chance. He may seem like nothing but a bad boy on the outside, but like Spike, he can be a really nice guy."
Ron smiled and leaned in to kiss Pansy.
************
"I'm going to give you a chance," said Ron to Ginny and Draco the next morning, "But one slip up..."
"Ron..." said Ginny, her eyes brimming with tears, "Thank you. I don't think you have ever done anything like this for me. Ever."
"Gin, I'm kind of like a parent I guess. I don't want to see my little girl grow up. That is what you are in a way. Fred and George were always trying to mess around with you. I must have taken it into my hands to protect you."
Ginny smiled and hugged Ron as Hermione, Lavender, and Parvati walked into the Common Room.
"What's going on?" asked Lavender.
Ginny excitedly walked over to tell her as Draco walked over to Ron.
Extending his hand, Draco said, "Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
"Oh you had better," said Ron, but then he smiled and shook Draco's hand heartily.
Draco smiled back and said to the five girls (Pansy was also present) and Ron and Harry, "You guys ready for Hogsmeade?"
There were many cheers and as they grabbed their cloaks and fastened them. Ginny, remembering something, bound over to Parvati and Lavender, who were standing near Draco.
"I almost forgot to tell you guys," said Ginny to the two girls, "Thanks. I owe you one."
The two smiled, accepted her thanks, and walked away.
"Thanks for what?" asked Draco as she sat on his lap.
"Oh that will be our little secret."
Fin.
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Hope ya'll like it. Great having all of ya'll aboard.
Dragonfires
********** Ginny, slamming the portrait closed, stalked into the Gryffindor Tower. Only two people were still in the common room; Parvati and Hermione. At Ginny's dramatic entrance, the two girls turned from their conversation to her.
"You okay Ginny?" said a concerned Hermione.
"I don't want to talk about it," said Ginny as she made her way to the sixth year girls' dormitory.
"Oh, what's up, Gin? Did Malfoy nibble too hard on your lip or something," teased Parvati.
"That isn't funny."
"C'mon, you can tell us what's wrong."
Ginny plopped down on the sofa, "Might as well. Ron will be raving about it any minute in here. He's being really overprotective. All I did was kiss him..."
"You kissed Ron?" said Parvati.
"No! She kissed Malfoy!" said Hermione, looking excited.
Parvati gasped, "Oh how was it?"
"Good, I guess, but that isn't the point," Ginny began.
"I can't believe it," Parvati said excitedly, "You snogged Draco Malfoy!"
"Damn straight."
Ron had come into the Common Room.
"Ron, I really don't want to hear it," said Ginny.
"Well you are going to have to."
"Oh my God, Ron, are you going to give her a talk that an overprotective mother would give?"
"Parvati! She was snogging a Malfoy!"
"Get used to it. Ginny is sixteen; a big girl now. She can tie her own shoes and everything."
"And Ron," Ginny began, "What were you doing with Pansy. If you can kiss a Slytherin without concern, then hell I can too."
"Ginny, there is a difference. The Malfoys are under suspicion."
"So were the Parkingsons for many years."
"Mum will have a fit."
"If you tell her about Draco, I'll tell her about Pansy. Now, until you can think of a better reason why I shouldn't date Malfoy, I'll be in bed."
With that as her closing statement, she walked up to her room.
*****************
Throwing her cloak on her bed without glancing at it, Ginny made preparations to go to bed. After tugging it off to a satin camisole, but her skirt still on, she noticed the window was open. Groaning, she made a move to close it, but seeing a broomstick leaning next to the sill and hearing a rustle of fabric, she stopped. Pulling her wand out from her skirt pocket, she pointed it at the room.
"All right," she said, her voice quavering a little, "Who's in here."
"You can stop the dramatics," said a low voice, "It's just me. You threw your cloak on me."
Looking over towards her bed, she saw Draco lying there. Lucky for her, it was near Christmas time, and no one else was in her dormitory room.
"Hold on a second," she said, grabbing her shirt from the floor and throwing it back on. She then walked over to her bed. "I guess you heard that big fight downstairs."
"Yea, but I think you definitely had the upper hand."
"Thank you. So...what are you doing here?"
"Well I was in the neighborhood."
Ginny raised an eyebrow, "Draco, we live in the same neighborhood."
He shrugged, "So we do."
"I'm serious. What are you really up to?"
"Well," he said, fingering the key-hole ties of her shirt, "It was you who wanted to kiss in the first place, yet we were interrupted. So, I was thinking we could finish it up here."
Ginny smiled and closed her eyes, letting his mouth come down on hers.
****************
"So what are you going to do about Ron?" asked Draco later as they both lay in Ginny's bed. Nothing had really happened, besides kissing, but they felt a little tired all the same.
"I really don't know. I was thinking of guilt tripping him into accepting you. Remind him of Pansy and a few other girls that I found out about."
"Ah, the joys of blackmail."
"Well, it works."
"Yep...so what kind of stuff did he do?"
"Sorry, I'm sworn to secrecy."
"You're no fun."
"Oh yes I am!"
"Sorry."
After those few words, Draco chastely kissed Ginny's forehead; the two drifted off to sleep, wrapped in each others arms."
****************
At this moment, Ginny and Draco weren't the only Slytherin and Gryffindor together. Ron and Pansy, hand in hand, walked around the lake.
"You've been awfully quiet," said Pansy.
"It's Ginny and Malfoy; I don't like the idea of her dating what was an enemy."
"Ron, it is probably about time that you accepted it. It is already far too late in the game to stop it now. The time to have done it was before they even set foot to go on a date."
"I know, but I didn't want to embarrass the girl by refusing to let her accept a dare."
"I think you have embarrassed her further by telling her to stop seeing him."
"But he's a Slytherin!"
"I hope you don't mean that as an insult. I am one too."
"No, I don't. It is just that your House and people have been known to be cunning; find back-doors to things and rules. I still have a very hard time trusting Malfoy. It is like that silly show that Muggles watch. Hermione brought over a television when she visited this summer. The show is called 'Bubby: The Vampire Slayer,' or something of that nature. Hermione was watching it all of the time."
"You mean 'Buffy?'"
"Yea, that name. Well there was some character named Anya or something. She was a demon, but a good one. You are kind of like that. A Slytherin, but one I know I can trust."
"It's nice to know that. And if I were in your shoes, I would give Draco a chance. He may seem like nothing but a bad boy on the outside, but like Spike, he can be a really nice guy."
Ron smiled and leaned in to kiss Pansy.
************
"I'm going to give you a chance," said Ron to Ginny and Draco the next morning, "But one slip up..."
"Ron..." said Ginny, her eyes brimming with tears, "Thank you. I don't think you have ever done anything like this for me. Ever."
"Gin, I'm kind of like a parent I guess. I don't want to see my little girl grow up. That is what you are in a way. Fred and George were always trying to mess around with you. I must have taken it into my hands to protect you."
Ginny smiled and hugged Ron as Hermione, Lavender, and Parvati walked into the Common Room.
"What's going on?" asked Lavender.
Ginny excitedly walked over to tell her as Draco walked over to Ron.
Extending his hand, Draco said, "Don't worry. I'll take good care of you."
"Oh you had better," said Ron, but then he smiled and shook Draco's hand heartily.
Draco smiled back and said to the five girls (Pansy was also present) and Ron and Harry, "You guys ready for Hogsmeade?"
There were many cheers and as they grabbed their cloaks and fastened them. Ginny, remembering something, bound over to Parvati and Lavender, who were standing near Draco.
"I almost forgot to tell you guys," said Ginny to the two girls, "Thanks. I owe you one."
The two smiled, accepted her thanks, and walked away.
"Thanks for what?" asked Draco as she sat on his lap.
"Oh that will be our little secret."
Fin.
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Hope ya'll like it. Great having all of ya'll aboard.
Dragonfires