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1 Ginny's Mistake
Chapter 1
It was Christmas time at Hogwarts and, surprisingly, many students had decided to stay at school for the holidays. The day promised to be very nice indeed, but not for Ginny Weasley. At the moment, she was extremely pissed off at her brother.
A nice, sunny morning turned out to be very embarrassing for the red haired 4th year student.
Flashback
She had been making her way to the great hall when she felt somebody grab her from behind and in less than a second she was cornered by the one and only Draco Malfoy, everybody's favourite bouncing ferret.
"How was your day, little Weasel? I haven't seen you lately - still trying to make Potter notice you? Don't you understand what a pitiful idiot he is? I think maybe you're good enough now to go out with the most handsome wizard at Hogwarts," – sneered Malfoy, his smirk as ugly as ever, at least to Ginny.
"Do you mean yourself, you ferret? I'd sooner date Snape! And don't you dare talk about Harry that way!" – Ginny started to feel her anger rising.
"And what would you do? Set me on fire with that awful red hair of yours?"
"If my hair is that awful, then why do you want me to go out with you, Malfoy?! Don't answer - I don't want to know. Get out of my way!"
"Make me!"
"Okay, you asked for it," now very pissed off, Ginny kicked Malfoy in the groin. Hard. And without looking at the Slytherin moaning on the floor, she ran into the Great Hall.
She sat down between Hermione and Ron, cringing at the thought of them starting a fight with her in between, but it was still better than sitting down in the vacant seat next to Harry and earning embarrassing comments from her brothers.
She started a conversation with Hermione and therefore didn't notice Draco Malfoy sneaking up behind her, embracing her casually and whispering in her ear so that only she could hear: "I'm not done with you little Weasel. Be careful." His voice was threatening and at the same time seductive, but Ginny shivered in pure disgust. She wasn't one of Malfoy's admirers, though last year his fan club visibly enlarged.
Probably has something to do with his bloody looks, - thought Ginny absentmindedly, - he's gotten really good-looking this year, but then, so has Harry.
In fact, during summer, Harry had suddenly shot up and become almost 6ft tall, and it didn't seem like he was going to stop growing anytime soon. His face had lost its childish chubbiness and Quidditch trainings had developed his frame rather nicely. Only his hair, it seemed, had refused to change – it still looked as disheveled as it was before. Ginny's crush on Harry gradually transformed into something more serious. After Ginny had gotten to know him better last summer she at last saw him as just Harry, not the "boy-who-lived," and learned to love him in a new way. Though last summer she also gave up on him. Her brother told her about Harry's crush on Cho Chang, and Ginny didn't feel herself good enough to compete with that Asian beauty. She was well aware that she herself had become rather pretty lately and that a lot of boys were now looking at her with interest, but Cho Chang was not just pretty, she was beautiful.
Suddenly Ginny's thoughts were interrupted with an extremely loud noise – her brother managed to close his mouth at last and was now yelling at the top of his lungs:
"A MALFOY?!!! Ginny, how could you choose a Malfoy for a boyfriend?!! This is disgusting! This is even worse than your crush on my best friend here! What was he saying to you?"
Everybody was now gawking at the Gryffindor table. The Slytherins were smirking, Rawenclaws and Hufflepuffs were laughing. Ginny saw Hermione looking at her, obviously surprised, and Harry looking…hurt? Nah! Can't be! Ginny turned back to her brother, who was almost purple from fury and embarrassment:
"I can't believe you, Ron! How could you humiliate me in front of half the school?! I'm not going to tell you anything! Figure it out by yourself - or better, ask Malfoy!" – she sprang up and left the dining hall in a flash.
End Flashback
Now, Ginny was sitting in the library, thoroughly engrossed in an old book of potions. She refused to go with Hermione to Hogsmeade and declined her roommates' offer to go to Quidditch field, obviously in order to drool at the players who were practicing.
Ok, Ron, I think I found something to get back at you… It's not humiliating, but you are going to beg me do something after I'm through with you, - Ginny smiled mischievously, - I do need some things to prepare the potion though. How should I get them? In Snape's laboratory of course! Ginny left the library and headed to the Gryffindor tower – she needed to get something there first.
An hour or so later, Ginny quietly entered the boys' dorms, a small bottle in her hand. After she was sure that the dorms were empty, she approached her brother's bed.
I thought so… the red haired Gryffindor smiled to herself, seeing a goblet of water on Ron's bedside-table. She poured the contents of the bottle into the goblet and stirred it up a bit. Then she left the room as quietly as she had entered.
I think I'll use the chance to have a little nap, - Ginny mused as she discovered that the girls' dorm was empty as well.
She woke up about an hour later to find the room still empty. This is kind of strange. Where is everybody, I wonder? Hmm… I should probably go check on Ron.
Ginny found the boys' dorm as empty as the girls'.
Not quiet as empty, - Ginny thought, amused. A small black kitten was sitting on a floor. BLACK? Why is he black? How could this be with Ron being even more red haired than me? At least this is… - Ginny spotted a broom and Quidditch robe in Gryffindor colours on the bed next to her brother's.
"Harry!" – Ginny cried out with horror, - "Oh, no, no, no. This is not happening." The kitten just meowed meekly, looking at her intently.
"Oh, Merlin," – Ginny sighed and scooped the kitten into her arms. The kitten looked at her with emerald green eyes, the same colour as in his human form. She could even see a small scar, half hidden by fur. She couldn't refrain herself from caressing the soft fur of the kitten, who suddenly purred in response to her actions. "Oh, Harry," – Ginny giggled, - "you know I kind of like the way you are now. But still I have to change you back." Suddenly Ginny heard a wail of horror from the girls' dorms.
"Oh, Merlin! What happened there?" – Ginny ran into her bedroom and gasped in horror. An unusually green Parvati Patil was crying her eyes out on the shoulder of Lavender Brown, who looked at Ginny. Seeing the question in her eyes explained:
"She drank the milk that was in the glass on your bedside-table and umm…turned green. I bet this was Fred or George …."
But Ginny didn't hear the rest – she fainted.
Ginny heard voices, but couldn't catch the words; somebody pressed a cold wet cloth to her forehead. Suddenly she felt something tickling her cheek - she opened her eyes to find a black kitten licking her cheek. Suddenly everything rushed to her head and she gasped. The girls gathered around her bed obviously worried.
"Are you OK, Ginny?" – Lavender asked. Ginny only nodded and looked at Parvati. She was less green now. Ginny sat up on her bed, then stood up, feeling a bit unsure on her trembling legs.
Suddenly Hermione rushed into the room: "What's going on here?"
"Ginny fainted," – Lavender explained.
"I was actually wondering about Parvati," – Hermione mumbled, but looked at Ginny with worried eyes: "Are you OK, Gin?"
Ginny nodded again and Lavender explained about Parvati.
"I see," – Hermione uttered. Suddenly something moved under her robe and she smiled.
"What is that?" – asked Parvati, who calmed a bit, seeing that the colour of her skin was gradually becoming normal.
"Oh, it's a kitten." – Hermione drew out a small red fur ball from her robe, - "I found it in the boys' dorm. Isn't he a cute little thing?"
THUD!!
The girls turned to see Ginny on the floor. She had fainted again.
1 Ginny's Mistake
Chapter 1
It was Christmas time at Hogwarts and, surprisingly, many students had decided to stay at school for the holidays. The day promised to be very nice indeed, but not for Ginny Weasley. At the moment, she was extremely pissed off at her brother.
A nice, sunny morning turned out to be very embarrassing for the red haired 4th year student.
Flashback
She had been making her way to the great hall when she felt somebody grab her from behind and in less than a second she was cornered by the one and only Draco Malfoy, everybody's favourite bouncing ferret.
"How was your day, little Weasel? I haven't seen you lately - still trying to make Potter notice you? Don't you understand what a pitiful idiot he is? I think maybe you're good enough now to go out with the most handsome wizard at Hogwarts," – sneered Malfoy, his smirk as ugly as ever, at least to Ginny.
"Do you mean yourself, you ferret? I'd sooner date Snape! And don't you dare talk about Harry that way!" – Ginny started to feel her anger rising.
"And what would you do? Set me on fire with that awful red hair of yours?"
"If my hair is that awful, then why do you want me to go out with you, Malfoy?! Don't answer - I don't want to know. Get out of my way!"
"Make me!"
"Okay, you asked for it," now very pissed off, Ginny kicked Malfoy in the groin. Hard. And without looking at the Slytherin moaning on the floor, she ran into the Great Hall.
She sat down between Hermione and Ron, cringing at the thought of them starting a fight with her in between, but it was still better than sitting down in the vacant seat next to Harry and earning embarrassing comments from her brothers.
She started a conversation with Hermione and therefore didn't notice Draco Malfoy sneaking up behind her, embracing her casually and whispering in her ear so that only she could hear: "I'm not done with you little Weasel. Be careful." His voice was threatening and at the same time seductive, but Ginny shivered in pure disgust. She wasn't one of Malfoy's admirers, though last year his fan club visibly enlarged.
Probably has something to do with his bloody looks, - thought Ginny absentmindedly, - he's gotten really good-looking this year, but then, so has Harry.
In fact, during summer, Harry had suddenly shot up and become almost 6ft tall, and it didn't seem like he was going to stop growing anytime soon. His face had lost its childish chubbiness and Quidditch trainings had developed his frame rather nicely. Only his hair, it seemed, had refused to change – it still looked as disheveled as it was before. Ginny's crush on Harry gradually transformed into something more serious. After Ginny had gotten to know him better last summer she at last saw him as just Harry, not the "boy-who-lived," and learned to love him in a new way. Though last summer she also gave up on him. Her brother told her about Harry's crush on Cho Chang, and Ginny didn't feel herself good enough to compete with that Asian beauty. She was well aware that she herself had become rather pretty lately and that a lot of boys were now looking at her with interest, but Cho Chang was not just pretty, she was beautiful.
Suddenly Ginny's thoughts were interrupted with an extremely loud noise – her brother managed to close his mouth at last and was now yelling at the top of his lungs:
"A MALFOY?!!! Ginny, how could you choose a Malfoy for a boyfriend?!! This is disgusting! This is even worse than your crush on my best friend here! What was he saying to you?"
Everybody was now gawking at the Gryffindor table. The Slytherins were smirking, Rawenclaws and Hufflepuffs were laughing. Ginny saw Hermione looking at her, obviously surprised, and Harry looking…hurt? Nah! Can't be! Ginny turned back to her brother, who was almost purple from fury and embarrassment:
"I can't believe you, Ron! How could you humiliate me in front of half the school?! I'm not going to tell you anything! Figure it out by yourself - or better, ask Malfoy!" – she sprang up and left the dining hall in a flash.
End Flashback
Now, Ginny was sitting in the library, thoroughly engrossed in an old book of potions. She refused to go with Hermione to Hogsmeade and declined her roommates' offer to go to Quidditch field, obviously in order to drool at the players who were practicing.
Ok, Ron, I think I found something to get back at you… It's not humiliating, but you are going to beg me do something after I'm through with you, - Ginny smiled mischievously, - I do need some things to prepare the potion though. How should I get them? In Snape's laboratory of course! Ginny left the library and headed to the Gryffindor tower – she needed to get something there first.
An hour or so later, Ginny quietly entered the boys' dorms, a small bottle in her hand. After she was sure that the dorms were empty, she approached her brother's bed.
I thought so… the red haired Gryffindor smiled to herself, seeing a goblet of water on Ron's bedside-table. She poured the contents of the bottle into the goblet and stirred it up a bit. Then she left the room as quietly as she had entered.
I think I'll use the chance to have a little nap, - Ginny mused as she discovered that the girls' dorm was empty as well.
She woke up about an hour later to find the room still empty. This is kind of strange. Where is everybody, I wonder? Hmm… I should probably go check on Ron.
Ginny found the boys' dorm as empty as the girls'.
Not quiet as empty, - Ginny thought, amused. A small black kitten was sitting on a floor. BLACK? Why is he black? How could this be with Ron being even more red haired than me? At least this is… - Ginny spotted a broom and Quidditch robe in Gryffindor colours on the bed next to her brother's.
"Harry!" – Ginny cried out with horror, - "Oh, no, no, no. This is not happening." The kitten just meowed meekly, looking at her intently.
"Oh, Merlin," – Ginny sighed and scooped the kitten into her arms. The kitten looked at her with emerald green eyes, the same colour as in his human form. She could even see a small scar, half hidden by fur. She couldn't refrain herself from caressing the soft fur of the kitten, who suddenly purred in response to her actions. "Oh, Harry," – Ginny giggled, - "you know I kind of like the way you are now. But still I have to change you back." Suddenly Ginny heard a wail of horror from the girls' dorms.
"Oh, Merlin! What happened there?" – Ginny ran into her bedroom and gasped in horror. An unusually green Parvati Patil was crying her eyes out on the shoulder of Lavender Brown, who looked at Ginny. Seeing the question in her eyes explained:
"She drank the milk that was in the glass on your bedside-table and umm…turned green. I bet this was Fred or George …."
But Ginny didn't hear the rest – she fainted.
Ginny heard voices, but couldn't catch the words; somebody pressed a cold wet cloth to her forehead. Suddenly she felt something tickling her cheek - she opened her eyes to find a black kitten licking her cheek. Suddenly everything rushed to her head and she gasped. The girls gathered around her bed obviously worried.
"Are you OK, Ginny?" – Lavender asked. Ginny only nodded and looked at Parvati. She was less green now. Ginny sat up on her bed, then stood up, feeling a bit unsure on her trembling legs.
Suddenly Hermione rushed into the room: "What's going on here?"
"Ginny fainted," – Lavender explained.
"I was actually wondering about Parvati," – Hermione mumbled, but looked at Ginny with worried eyes: "Are you OK, Gin?"
Ginny nodded again and Lavender explained about Parvati.
"I see," – Hermione uttered. Suddenly something moved under her robe and she smiled.
"What is that?" – asked Parvati, who calmed a bit, seeing that the colour of her skin was gradually becoming normal.
"Oh, it's a kitten." – Hermione drew out a small red fur ball from her robe, - "I found it in the boys' dorm. Isn't he a cute little thing?"
THUD!!
The girls turned to see Ginny on the floor. She had fainted again.