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The Source - Chapter Sixteen
"Speaking"
<Thinking>
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On the morning that Ginny was going home for her Christmas Holidays, she received a letter at breakfast from Draco.
Weasley,
It is the beginning of Christmas Holidays now so I will not be returning to school until after the break. I have hired a Healer to make my medicine everyday and though it works, for some reason it doesn't taste as good as the ones you give me. Father's funeral was extravagant and many of his so-called friends came to say their farewells and give their regards. Thank you for your words of encouragement, I am fine now and I am using your scarf wisely as to not get sick. I will see you after the Christmas Holidays.
Ginny knew he wasn't going to coming back until after the Christmas holidays but still thought it sweet of him to notify her of what was going on in his life.
She placed the letter into her pocket before anyone could see it and then went up to the Owlery to send a scarf she knitted to her pen pal Katie Moffat. …………………………………………………………………………
It was the first week of Christmas break and Diagon Alley was packed full of people doing present shopping. Ginny was weaving through the crowd trying to get to her destination as fast as possible.
Ginny found the entrance to Knockturn Alley and paused to pull the hood of her cloak ever her head. Once that was done she walked into the alley with her head down and made her way to the local trading bar.
She pushed open the old door and it creaked a little. Ginny stepped inside and examined her dark and gloomy surroundings. She was pushed further into the room by another figure that went to sit at one of the tables hidden by the dark but she paid no attention because she was busy looking for someone. There were round tables all around the room, which seated some people drinking whiskey or trading goods. To her left there was a bar, where there was a man sitting on a stool holding a drink. This was the man she was looking for.
Ginny walked up to the bar and sat down on a stool next to the man.
"Do you have the deedle roots?" she said clearly.
Ginny wasn't afraid of where she was. She was here for business and while doing business there is no room for fear.
The big bloke looked Ginny up and down and then scoffed.
"Do you have what I want little girl?" he growled out.
Ginny smirked. She knew he would make fun of her.
"Yes I do," Ginny pulled a clear vile of liquid out of her pocket and held it in front of the bloke's face.
The guy looked like he was about to drool when he saw it, but then quickly put on a tough face.
"How do I know it's real," he gruffed out
Ginny swirled the vial around a bit so that the contents shimmered under the candlelight. She then placed it on top of the table and pulled a knife out of her pocket.
"I'll prove it," She said before slashing the knife across her arm. Blood started dripping her arm and the bloke looked at Ginny's blank face with shock.
Ginny stabbed the knife into the table and took the lid off the vial of liquid. There was a dropper attached to the lid, which allowed Ginny to drop a drop of the liquid on to her slit arm. Golden light appeared on the wound and then it disappeared. Ginny lifted her sleeve and showed the bloke her clear smooth arm.
"Do we have a deal then?" she asked.
The bloke took out a small brown box and handed it to Ginny. She opened it to inspect the contents and then nodded her head in approval.
Ginny stood up and was about to leave but the bloke spoke, which stopped her from moving.
"How about we make another deal little girl? I still need some more Phoenix tears."
Ginny smirked, "I don't think so." She turned to walk away but the man grabbed her shoulder and sat her back down.
"I don't take no for an answer," he spat out.
Ginny still wasn't scared and just glared at the man, "Well then that's just too bad."
The big bloke raised his hand and was about to hit Ginny but a hand slammed onto a table at the back and everyone's gaze turned to a dark corner. A figure stood up and began walking slowly towards Ginny and the bloke.
"The deals over, so why don't you let her go." The figure walked into the light and revealed Draco Malfoy.
Ginny was slightly surprised but still kept her cool. The bloke saw who it was and let go of Ginny. Draco took her hand and pulled her over to where he was standing.
Draco gave the guy one last glare and then walked out of the Trading bar. Once he was outside he was stomping away as quickly as possible until he reached a secluded little area. He pushed Ginny against the wall and held her there by her shoulders.
"What the hell were you doing in there, Weasley?" he shouted.
Ginny pushed him off of her and straightened her cloak, "None of your business Malfoy."
Draco was still angry, "Do you have any idea how dangerous it was for you in there? If I hadn't…"
"I would have been fine Malfoy," Ginny cut in sternly.
Now Draco was annoyed. "How would you have been fine?" he growled.
"I do know how to protect myself you know," Ginny yelled back. Then she made a move to leave but Draco grabbed her hand and pulled her back.
"No, if you can be so smug about it, then I want to know how you intended on getting away from that creep."
Ginny struggled to pull her arm away but it was useless. She finally gave up and lifted her sleeve to expose a metal wristband. The wristband had a blue sapphire stone in the middle and was surrounded by intricate carvings.
Draco examined it closely. "Where did you get that?" he managed to say.
Ginny pulled her hand from Draco and rolled her sleeve back down. "Sirius gave it to me," then she ran off.
Draco didn't stop her this time because he was certain she could protect herself now.
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Draco was sitting in his room playing with a round metal object and thinking about the events of the day.
He had seen Ginny pause outside of Knockturn Alley to cover herself and found it was weird. When she actually stepped into the Alley, he though it would be better if he followed her. She ended up going to the trading bar, so Draco followed her in and was observing her from the hidden tables at the back. He then saw her pull out a vial of liquid from her bag. She moved the bottle around a bit and then took a knife out to cut her own arm. He had really wanted to run out at that moment and see of she was all right but then soon saw that she was dropping the liquid from the vial onto her hand. Her hand had healed and Draco relaxed, but then the bloke grabbed her and was not letting her go. That really pissed him off, so he slammed his fist onto the table.
Draco understood now, why Ginny was not scared and was even confident about being in Knockturn Alley. The metal wristband she was wearing was the Black Family Heirloom.
The Black Family Heirloom was much like the one he had. Yes, he had one too, except the Malfoy family Heirloom had a green emerald on it instead of a blue sapphire. Most predominant Wizarding families had one, and wearing this band symbolized your authority and status. Many people in Knockturn alley would recognise it because they would love to posses one. These heirlooms were not just a symbol of power; they also contained magnificent power of their own. Draco had worn his when fighting Lord Voldemort and that was how he helped Harry defeat him.
But now the question was <Why did Weasley have the Black family Heirloom and not her own?>
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Draco saw Ginny exit Knockturn Alley a few more times that Christmas. He didn't care what she was doing in there but he didn't like the fact that she was so casual about going in there in the first place. She treated it like other people treated Diagon Alley. Nice and safe, but Knockturn Alley was very far from nice and safe. That's what annoyed him. The way she didn't seem to care about her own safety. Even if she did have a powerful weapon it was still potentially dangerous.
Christmas was over and they had to return to school again. There was the usual welcome back feast except this time there was a surprise.
Dumbledore stood up and cleared his throat. The noise and chatter from the students all stopped and heads turned to look at Dumbledore.
"I would like to welcome you all back to school and I hope you have all had a wonderful Christmas. I would like to take this chance to introduce to you all, a new student who will be attending Hogwarts for the rest of her 7th year. Her name is Felicity Lateris and I hope you all make her feel welcome."
A door behind the staff table opened and out walked a girl. She made her way to a stool, which was placed at the front, and she sat on it gracefully. The sorting hat was placed on her head and the hall went silent.
Felicity had brown wavy hair that she let loose to reach the middle of her back. She looked European because she had nice olive coloured skin, brown eyes and a thin oval shaped face. She was beautiful and half the boys in school who had their jaws hanging open was enough proof.
"Slytherin!" the sorting hat shouted and the Slytherin table exploded in cheers. Felicity slowly made her way to the table and found a seat next to some 7th year girls. Most of the boys around the hall were craning their heads to get another look at her but she didn't seem to notice or didn't care.
"Now let's enjoy the Feast," Dumbledore yelled. The food appeared on the table and everyone tucked in for a hearty meal.
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Draco was patrolling the halls that night doing his Head Boy duties. There really weren't many students out tonight because it was the first night back and most people were sitting in their rooms chatting to friends about what they did over the Christmas break. He was turning the corner and was surprised when he saw Felicity wondering down the hall looking lost.
"Hey," Draco called out.
Felicity looked up and a smile made its way onto her face. She rushed up to Draco and stood in front of him.
"Thank goodness you're here. I'm kind of lost. Can you help me get back to the Slytherin dorms?"
Draco looked the girl over and made a conclusion. She was quite pretty.
"Come with me," Draco said tonelessly. He turned around but suddenly paused for a second before he continued again.
They were walking in silence but then Felicity chose to start a little conversation.
"I'm Felicity Lateris," she said politely.
"I know who you are," Draco answered coldly.
"And you are?" she asked eagerly.
"Malfoy," he said with the same cold tone.
"Are you this cold to everyone?" she asked. Draco didn't answer her. He wasn't in the mood to have a conversation with this girl.
Felicity rolled her eyes, "Do you have a first name then?"
They rounded a corner and Draco stopped in front of a portrait, which was the entrance to the Slytherin common room. Draco said the password and it swung open.
"Next time, take someone with you when you're going around the school," Felicity sighed and just walked through the portrait. She didn't turn around to look at Draco again, but if she did, she would have seen him grabbing onto thin air.
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Draco had one hand stretched out holding onto thin air while the other slammed the portrait shut. He yanked his hand back, then Ginny suddenly appeared and Draco suddenly had a cloak in his hand.
Draco held the cloak up and observed it with a smirk.
"So this how you go snooping around the place Weasley," he said.
Ginny snatched her invisibility cloak back and draped it onto her arm. "What are you doing Malfoy?" she hissed.
"Seeing what you are doing, by trying to get into our common room." Ginny gave Draco a glare.
"What do you think I'm doing?" she said sarcastically.
Draco smirked some more. He knew she was already gathering information on the new girl.
<She sure is a fast worker> he thought.
"Well if you're planning to snoop around, next time, don't use your current shampoo; I could smell it from a mile away, how do you think I knew you were around."
Ginny pouted, "Well I don't usually run into people who have noses like dogs."
Draco was really enjoying Ginny's annoyed reaction, "Why, thank you for the compliment Weasley." Ginny put her invisibility cloak back on and muttered the Slytherin password for the portrait to open.
"It was meant to be an insult," she yelled out from under the cloak. She was about to walk in but then paused and revealed her head to Draco.
"Have you had your medicine yet?" she asked concerned.
Draco inwardly smiled at her sudden change of tone, "Yeah, the Healer gave me a bottle before I left the house."
Ginny nodded, "Good, now stop interrupting me from doing my work." She covered her head again and then the portrait closed.
End of Chapter Sixteen. Thanks for reading and I Hope you Review.
AN: OK so now you guys know how Ginny gets her information. Are you all Happy?? I hope I didn't make you guys wait too long, and there is more to it than just an invisibility cloak. Her other gadgets will be revealed very soon. Thanks for reading and please review.
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