Dragon's Pet
Prologue
A small, red weasel tiptoed carefully through the long corridors of Hogwarts School. It was not really a weasel though, it was a girl. An animagus. Her name was Ginny Weasley.
Ginny had been an animagus (though unregistered, of course) since her third year. She enjoyed roaming Hogwarts alone at night when shadows played on the walls and the castle's occupants slept (for the most part).
Her small paws padded across the cold stone floor. Moonlight shone throughout the hall, illuminating her crimson coat with a soft, silvery glow.
Ginny froze as she heard footsteps and whispers from the next corridor. Quickly, she skittered over to a nearby suit of armor and began to slink around it to hide between the knight's feet and the frigid stone wall. In her haste, her paw slipped, jutting out and hitting the knight's foot. The suit of armor began to sway. She held her breath as it began to plunge forward.
She squeezed her eyes shut as the knight clattered to the ground, creating a cacophony that she was sure would wake the entire castle.
Just then, the owners of the footsteps rounded the corner and stopped abruptly when they spotted a small, red weasel standing next to a fallen suit of armor.
Ginny's eyes flew open as she heard them stop and they widened when she saw who had caught her.
Draco Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson.
The two were obviously returning from some…romantic encounter. They were both flushed and their clothes looked a bit rumpled.
"Look!" Pansy squealed. "What is it?"
Draco smirked and rolled his eyes.
"It's a weasel," he told her as though it had been very obvious.
A smile lit up Pansy's puggish face.
"I want it," she told Draco firmly.
"You can't want it," Draco countered arrogantly. "You don't even know what it is. I will keep it."
"But," Pansy interjected, whining.
"No Pansy. She's mine."
"How do you know it's a girl?" Pansy asked.
"I just do," said Draco with finality.
Pansy pouted as Draco moved forward, obviously intending to capture Ginny.
After the initial shock had passed and Malfoy began to move towards her, Ginny realized that she would have to run.
She bolted as Malfoy lunged, capturing her within his strong arms. She struggled furiously, biting and scratching, but he wasn't going to let go.
Draco smiled down at the struggling animal in his arms.
"I've always wanted a pet."
A/N: Not complete, please review!