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The Source - Chapter Twenty Six
"Speaking"
<Thinking>
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There was a big party in the Gryffindor common room that night to celebrate their winning. The party had only just begun when Professor McGonagall stepped into the common room with someone behind her.
She cleared her voice to get everyone's attention. "Congratulations to Gryffindor on a well-played game. Please keep the noise at a satisfactory level and Miss Granger; please make sure this party does not run too late. There is also someone here to see you, Mr. Potter."
Professor McGonagall stepped aside and revealed Sirius standing behind her.
"Sirius!" Harry yelled and stepped forward to hug his godfather. They hugged in a guy's way; you know, with the patting of the back and then stepped apart. Hermione also hugged Sirius more furiously and Sirius patted Ron on the shoulder.
"When did you arrive, Sirius?" Hermione asked.
"Just this morning. I was in the stands hoping to see my godson in action on the quidditch pitch but he was actually sitting out this time."
Harry felt like he had disappointed Sirius and bowed his head. "But after hearing that he helped a friend out I am very proud." Sirius smiled at Harry and Harry smiled back.
The four of them, Sirius, Ron, Hermione and Harry sat on a couch talking and enjoying the party. They talked about what was going on in the school, what Sirius had been doing and even about him teaching Harry and Draco.
Sirius had in fact been on duty for the Order investigating some Death Eater's and since everything has to remain confidential he left out the details and just told them he was working.
It was getting late now so Hermione had to leave the conversation to round up all the people and make sure they went to bed.
Not long after, Ron said he was tired after playing a big game so he retreated to his bed. Harry and Sirius talked for a while longer before Ginny walked into the common room. Ginny saw Sirius and smiled immediately.
"Sirius," She said excitedly and then went to hug him fiercely. Sirius also hugged her tightly.
When they separated Harry spoke up. "I think I'll go to bed now. I'll see you tomorrow morning Sirius. Goodnight Ginny."
Ginny and Sirius nodded and watched as Harry went up to his dorm.
Ginny sat down excitedly with Sirius.
"So how is my most favourite student?" Sirius said.
Ginny laughed. "I'm your only student Sirius."
"Not for long. I'm going to be teaching Harry and Draco Malfoy soon."
"Oh, I better be careful then. Wouldn't want them to over ride my 'most favourite student' position."
They both laughed.
Ginny had first met Sirius during Christmas of her second year. She had just been through the whole Voldemort diary thing and was still not very stable. She didn't make friends easily and only had Colin and Amy, and it was during the Christmas break that she found Sirius in a tunnel near her house. He was in the form of dog then and was injured. Ginny felt sorry for him so she came to him everyday to bring him food, dress his wounds and also pour her heart out to what she thought was just a dog. When she went back to Hogwarts after the Christmas break, she was sad that she had to leave him behind but then when she found him near the forbidden forests she thought he had followed her, and so continued to bring him food. It was only at the end of the year that she found out her dog was actually Sirius Black, Harry's godfather.
She found out that Harry had helped Sirius escape and felt sad because she didn't get a chance to say goodbye. But when she went home for the summer holidays, she found Sirius was hiding in the tunnel she found him in. He was still in dog form so she led him to a secret place near her house that no one knew of. He changed back to a person at that time and thanked Ginny. He wanted to repay Ginny for helping him and since he knew of her situation with the loan at the bank they devised a plan to help her. Sirius was very talented in spying and things along those lines so he taught her what he knew so she could use it to her advantage. That was how they formed a great friendship.
In Ginny's fourth year, Sirius was found to be innocent and so he could be seen in public again. He still taught her things and even treated her like a daughter. This puzzled everyone, because they didn't know about what they had been through together. He found out that she sometimes had to go to dangerous places, so since he had control of his vault at Gringotts again he decided to give her his Family Heirloom so she could be protected. Harry already had one of his own and since Ginny was like a daughter to him he wanted her to have it.
The laughter stopped and Sirius spoke seriously.
"How are you Ginny?" he asked concerned.
Ginny smiled, "I'm fine. Same old, same old."
Sirius nodded. "How long to go until you can stop?" he asked sadly.
"Not that long. I can still manage till then."
Sirius sighed. "I can give you the money now you know, Ginny. I want to help you."
Ginny shook her head. "You have helped me a lot already, Sirius. The knowledge you have passed onto me is more than enough. Not to mention all the years you have had to hear me rant on about my life," Ginny said and smiled at him.
Sirius patted Ginny's hand; he knew she was very proud and stubborn so there was no use in trying to persuade her. "Alright, you go do what you need to do then. But if you ever need anything, just ask."
Ginny nodded. They both stood up and hugged briefly before Sirius left and went to his own room.
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After the weekend, Sirius had requested that Harry and Draco have extra lessons after class to make up for the lost time, so they did. Harry and Draco walked into the room and saw Sirius standing in the middle in only his pants and a t-shirt.
"Come in, Harry, Draco."
They both stepped into the room and closed the door behind them.
"Why are you dressed like that Sirius?" Harry asked.
"Well I have decided to teach you unarmed battle. Some times you can be unarmed and still have to catch a suspect so I want you to be physically able to capture them as well as magically."
Both of them nodded.
"Now I know the both of you are part of a Quidditch team so you must be pretty fit. I will only be teaching you some martial art moves so that you can make use of your physical abilities. Now take your cloaks and jumpers off. You will have to be in just your pants and shirt for this lesson."
Harry and Draco complied and shed their cloaks, jumpers and ties.
Sirius then told them to follow his actions.
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Draco flopped backwards onto his bed still in his uniform. He was too tired to change his clothes and all he wanted to do was sleep. The portrait creaked open and Ginny walked into the room. She saw Draco on the bed still in his uniform and thought it was weird.
"What's the matter with you, Malfoy?" She asked looking down on him while she was standing beside his bed.
Draco groaned. "That godfather of Potter's, Sirius Black, made us do martial arts after class today and now all my muscles are too sore to move."
"Ah, the martial arts lessons. They were always hard," Ginny said understandingly as she sat down in a chair beside his bed.
Draco was in pain but still managed to roll onto his side so he could see Ginny.
His brows were furrowed in confusion. "Why does it sound like you've learned from him before?" He said.
Ginny smiled. "That's because I did, and still, learn from Sirius. Who do you think taught me how to gather information?"
Understanding dawned on Draco. "That explains a lot. So you're one of his students," he said.
"Yes I am. Now here is your medicine," Ginny said and then handed him a vial.
Draco groaned as he lifted his hand to get his medicine. "Too bad there isn't a spell to heal sore muscles," He said and then drank it.
Ginny smiled. "There may not be a spell but it doesn't mean I don't know how to heal sore muscles in another way."
Draco raised his eyebrows. "You know a way?" he said.
Ginny nodded and stood up. She took her cloak off and rolled her sleeves up. "Sit up for a minute, will you," She said. He was having trouble doing that so she had to help pull him up.
When he was sitting up she helped him remove his jumper and tie.
"What are you doing, Weasley?" Draco said curiously with a hint of excitement.
"Just lie on your stomach and then you'll see," She answered.
Draco did that with some help from Ginny and was now resting his chin on his hands while lying on his stomach.
Ginny sat on the side of the bed and then place her hands on his shoulder. She began massaging his shoulder and slowly making her way down his back and then back up again.
Draco moaned and Ginny smiled. She moved her hands from his shoulders along to the side of his arms and then back again.
"That feels great, Weasley," Draco said softly.
Ginny continued massaging while talking to him. "This isn't great. If you want great you should try Colin's massages. His technique is really wonderful."
An image of Ginny lying on her bed in a flimsy shirt with Colin running his hands all over her back made its way into Draco's mind and he tensed up.
"His fingers are so soft and he uses just the right amount of strength. It really feels like heaven." Ginny continued.
Draco was clutching the quilt under him now and had his jaw locked.
Ginny could feel him tense up and smiled mischievously. "Well, that's what I hear from Amy anyway," She finished.
Draco immediately relaxed and knew that she was playing with him so he flipped over quickly which causing Ginny to fall on top of him. Draco didn't expect to do that and froze, as did Ginny. Her hands were the only things holding her head up, away from Draco's and their eyes were locked. Draco could feel her body on top of his and swallowed the lump, which had formed in his throat.
Ginny was the first to snap out of it and sat up quickly. Draco also leaned up onto his elbows and looked at her with a weird feeling.
Ginny got off the bed and was quickly rolling down her sleeves. "I think I should go now," She said quickly while putting her cloak back on.
Draco cleared his throat. "Ah, yeah. Thanks for the, um, massage," he said awkwardly.
"You're welcome," Ginny said softly and then left the room in a hurry.
Draco's heart was racing as he flopped back onto his bed and rubbed his face with his hand. <What the hell is wrong with me? It was just a massage. Get over it.>
Draco pulled the covers over his head and forced himself to go to sleep.
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Ginny closed the portrait and leaned against it. She had her eyes closed and held her hand over her heart trying to stop it from jumping out. <Control yourself, Ginny> she told herself.
Someone cleared their throat and Ginny snapped her head to the side.
"Sirius," she whispered. Ginny stood up properly and walked away from the portrait towards him.
"I think we need to chat, Ginny," Sirius said. Ginny nodded and followed him back to his room.
They sat at a coffee table in Sirius's room and had two cups of tea in front of them. Sirius was leaning back onto his chair next to Ginny very relaxed but Ginny was sitting straight and rigidly in her seat. The silence was killing her so she thought it was time for her to start explaining.
"I only go there to give him his medicine," She said bluntly.
Sirius sat up straight in his chair and looked Ginny in the eye. "I know. Hermione told me about what you are doing with Draco," he said casually.
Ginny relaxed. "Good, then you know it's nothing important," she said hopefully.
Sirius looked at her sceptically, "Don't lie to me, Ginny."
"I'm not lying," Ginny said, her pitch slightly higher.
Sirius raised an eyebrow. "I've known you for four years now Ginny and I'm also your teacher. Don't I deserve the truth?" he said, hurt.
Ginny felt ashamed and bowed her head. Sirius placed a hand on her shoulder comfortingly.
"You know, I always wondered what made you lose the crush you had on Harry. But I think I know now," he said gently.
Ginny looked up at Sirius and shook her head. "It wasn't because of him," she said. "I stopped liking Harry because I saw that it wouldn't work between us. We don't have much in common and he only sees me as a little sister."
"Then what about Draco? I can tell it's more than just giving him medicine. Do you like him?" Sirius asked gently. Though Sirius had only been at school for a few days, he was a master of spying and also knew Ginny well enough to make very accurate conclusions.
Ginny sucked a big breath of air in. "It doesn't matter. I can already see it wouldn't work," she said shakily.
Sirius pulled her in for a hug and tried to comfort her. "You're too hard on yourself, Ginny. How do you know it won't work if you don't try?" he said into her ear.
Ginny pulled back and looked at him. "We're too different, Sirius. He's a Slytherin and I'm a Gryffindor. He's rich and I'm poor. He's popular and I'm just normal. Society wouldn't accept it, and the most important thing is that our families hate each other. It wouldn't work, even if we tried. So why waste the time."
"But it wouldn't be fair on him if he likes you too," Sirius reasoned.
Ginny laughed sadly. "He doesn't like me. I'm a Weasley. We only associate with each other strictly for business purposes only. He found out I was the Source, and to stop him from telling everyone I promised to cure his Vervexia. Once I have made the cure it will be the end of our meetings and nothing will ever develop between us." Ginny said so certainly.
Sirius sighed. He couldn't convince Ginny to do anything, especially if it was something her family wouldn't like. And having a relationship or friendship with their enemy is not what her family would approve of.
"Alright, Ginny, I trust you know what you are doing."
"I do know what I'm doing Sirius. Don't worry, everything is under control," Ginny said reassuringly and then left his room.
Sirius watched sadly as Ginny left. <The problem is that love cannot be controlled.> he thought.
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It was three AM and her roommates were sound asleep and had their curtains closed, so Ginny was safe to take out something private. She would have gone to her office, but a lot of students like to go there at this time and place letters of request into the drawer, so she couldn't go there.
Ginny had the desk lamp on and had a metal box in front of her. She opened the lock, which was charmed to open to her fingerprints only and lifted the lid. Inside the metal box was a green, leather-bound book, which also had a lock on it, and Ginny reached in to take it out. She pushed the box aside and placed the book on her desk. Ginny ran her fingers over a gold cursive D, which was printed on the cover, and then pressed a button, which unlocked the book. It was also charmed to open for her fingerprints only.
She opened the hard cover of the book and inside was some parchments, which were placed in-between the pages. She lifted the pieces of parchments and looked at them.
There was a photo of a 13-year-old Draco at the top of the page and then under that was some writing.
Name: Draco Malfoy or titled Master Malfoy.
Date of Birth: 17th May
School House: Slytherin
Favourite colour: Black, Blue, Green and Silver,
Favourite Food: Apple pie
Favourite Drink: Lemon Squash.
Favourite Sport: Quidditch
Ambitions: To be the richest man in the Wizarding world.
To be an Auror
To be a famous Seeker
Talents: Brilliant potions student
Great Piano Player
Fluent in Latin and French
Wonderful seeker
Excellent business mind
Good intimidator.
First Rate heart breaker
Personality: Cold on the outside but very caring on the inside.
Charming and Romantic to those he likes.
Respects people who he sees are talented and worth respecting
Is a gentleman towards ladies
Keeps his feelings to himself and doesn't express them easily
Absolute neat and hygiene freak
Courageous and daring
Can be sensitive
Family and Relations: A mother who loves and pampers him
A father who is proud of him and pushes him to be his best (But recently died)
An Uncle named Edward Malfoy
No cousins
Grandparents are all dead
Residence: Lives in a mansion and has his own bedroom, bathroom and study.
Has his own room at Hogwarts because he is head boy.
Personally owns 3 houses, one in Paris, one in the snowy mountains of the Alps, one in Ireland in the middle of a meadow.
Responsibilities: Heir to Malfoy Family
Takes care of his mother
Will take over family business and has control of all Malfoy Family finances
To produce an heir
Secrets: Likes the muggle writer Shakespeare and has all his plays
Want's to find a true friend
Would like to travel the world some day
Wants to grow a garden of his own
Fears: Scared of mice
Scared of disappointing people he respects, like his father
There were more parchments and they all just listed out the many things Ginny knew about Draco. Three years worth of knowledge was placed into those pieces of parchments and was the most valuable thing Ginny had. She placed the parchments aside and looked at the contents in the book. It was actually a photo album, but with a difference. Under each photo was the date and also was a paragraph illustrating her thoughts.
At the top of the first page were the words FOURTH YEAR
(AN: Fourth Year for Draco, meaning Ginny was in her Third Year)
Then there was a photo of Draco sitting at the Slytherin table looking bored and occasionally sighing.
And under the photo were some words.
September 1st 1998
He was just announced as a prefect for his house but doesn't even look happy. I often wonder if he's ever happy at all.
Ginny remembered that this was the first secret photo she took. Sirius had just given her the first lesson on how to do things without people noticing, and Draco was the first person Ginny wanted to get some secrets from. She remembered thinking that it would be helpful for her to blackmail him someday.
Then there was a picture of Draco yelling at a first year in the hall.
September 5th 1998
It has only been a few days into the term and he has already started to exploit his rights as a prefect. Does it really please him to hurt others?
Ginny smiled. She knew the answer to that now. It was no. She didn't know it at the time but now she knew that sometimes Draco did things so people would fear him and prevent them from trying to get close. Ginny then skipped a few pages.
She came to a photo of Draco helping a first year find a book in the library. The picture showed him roughly shoving the book into the first year's hands and waiting for him to go, and then after he had left Draco's mouth twitched up a bit.
October 16th 1998
I can't be sure if it's a smile but I think there is something more to Draco Malfoy than what he portrays. He might not be that bad.
Ginny remembered that being the first time where she thought of Draco as being someone different from what her brothers told her about him. She had used three years to find out the truth about him and she was delighted to know that he really was different from what everyone thought; he was special.
Then there was a picture of Draco looking up at the Christmas decorations and smiling.
December 20th 1998
I finally got to see him smile, but it's sad because he only does it when he thinks there is no one else around.
Ginny smiled at the comment she wrote. Through out the years she was able to secretly see Draco smile more and she had also figured out the difference between his smirk and a slight smile. She was very proud that she could do that.
Ginny flipped through the pages quickly and occasionally giggled softly.
There was a photo of Draco covered in cream and other food crumbs while standing in the Great hall. The photo showed him throwing foods and smiling happily.
October 30th 1999
A food fight was started and he joined in. It's not very often that I see him having fun and letting himself step out of the neat and tidy line.
Ginny didn't recall any other moments after that where Draco acted like that again, so this photo was very precious to her.
Then there was a photo of Draco on his broom and flying around the Quidditch pitch with the snitch in his hand.
June 24th 2000
He was finally able to accomplish what he has wanted to do for ages, and that is to get the snitch before Harry.
Ginny remembered shouting for joy quietly and having the urge to go and congratulate him, but she never did because it would have been too weird.
Ginny flipped to the middle of the book and found her last entry.
There was a picture of Harry and Draco sitting together on the Quidditch bench and looking like they were talking.
March 5th 2002
Though he wasn't able to compete with Harry for the snitch again in his lat year at Hogwarts, I don't think that it's that important for him to beat Harry anymore.
Ginny smiled and took out a picture, which she had recently taken with her spy camera. It was this camera that had helped her capture the many special moments in Draco's life through out these three years.
It was a photo of Sirius, Harry and Draco practicing martial arts moves while just in their pants and shirts.
Ginny glued the picture into the book under her last entry and picked up a quill to add some words.
March 8th 2002
He's really enjoying the Auror training with Harry and Sirius. It's another step closer for him to achieve one of his ambitions of being an Auror. And maybe make a few friends at the same time.
Ginny sighed happily and closed the photo album. She then stood and looked into the metal box where she saw the fairytale Draco had written for her. She smiled, before placing the parchments back into the photo album and locked it. She then placed the album back into the metal box and locked that too. Ginny lifted the metal box off her desk and went to put it back at the bottom of her trunk before she slipped into bed and fell asleep.
End of Chapter Twenty-Six. Thanks for reading and I Hope you Review.
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