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The Source - Chapter Thirty Three
"Speaking"
<Thinking>
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Ginny could feel the blade starting to scrape her skin. If Felicity pressed any deeper then the blade really would start to dig into her skin and make a cut.
"What are you doing?" a voice echoed into the hall.
Felicity still kept Ginny pressed against the wall but had removed the knife and Ginny took this chance to push Felicity off of her and backed away.
Draco was walking quickly towards Ginny and went to take her arm. He glanced over her quickly to see if she was hurt, and since he couldn't see that she was, he glared up at Felicity.
"Care to explain what you were just doing, Lateris," Draco growled angrily.
Felicity looked at Draco innocently and smiled. "I was just having a little chat with her that's all," she said sweetly.
"It didn't look like a little chat to me," Draco hissed and was starting to move towards her.
Ginny pulled him back and looked into his eyes. "It really was just a chat," She said desperately.
Draco was about to protest but was silenced by Felicity speaking.
"I told you," she said smugly and then turned around to walk away.
After she was out of sight Ginny let out a sigh of relief.
"Can you tell me what really happened now," Draco asked thoroughly concerned.
Ginny just smiled weakly at him. "It was nothing really. She was just picking on me because I was a Gryffindor and a Weasley," she said trying to reassure him.
Draco had a sceptical look on his face which clearly said he didn't really believe her, but then he sighed and smiled slightly.
"Alright," he said gently. "Can you make it back to Gryffindor tower by yourself?"
Ginny nodded and then walked away.
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Draco was sitting in the common room feeling slightly annoyed that Ginny wouldn't tell him what really happened. He didn't believe it was just the simple Slytherin bullying Gryffindor thing because it looked more like a threat. He having made many in his lifetime knew the difference between bullying and threatening, and what he saw was definitely a threat.
Draco was also annoyed that he didn't have enough proof and information to tell Felicity to back off. He couldn't very well just walk up to her and say 'don't go near the youngest Weasley or I'll kill you' it would sound too weird and he didn't have any right to say it anyway. But if he ever did find out Felicity hurt Ginny he would not hesitate on the payback.
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It was the last few days of March and Ginny was very busy doing business. April fools jokes were being planned everywhere and everyone wanted to know if they were being targeted, so the Source was getting a lot of business.
April first finally arrived and nearly everyone in the school was acting like Slytherins. Sneaking around and planting tricks. Ginny found some of the pranks highly amusing and it was a good thing she knew what all of them were because then she could avoid the messy ones, like when someone put paint at the top of a door and it splattered everywhere when the door opened and got more than just one person.
Being the Source and assuming she knew everything that happened in the school, Ginny didn't know that there was one person who secretly planned an April fool's joke just for her.
It happened in the great hall during Dinner, when everyone had gotten over the pranking cheers and was having a good laugh at the jokes performed earlier that morning. Ginny was sitting next to Colin and Amy and opposite of Harry, Ron and Hermione. Her friends had played a few small jokes on each other throughout the day and were now retelling the stories and laughing about it.
Dessert for tonight was slices of mud cake and was made to magically appear on everyone's plates. When Ginny's piece appeared she was very happy because she loved mud cake, but there was also a piece of paper on the side. Ginny picked it up and it read 'I love your flaming red hair' Ginny thought that it was just a joke or something so she just left it and began to eat her dessert. As soon as Ginny's fork touched the cake she received an electric shock sort of feeling run up her hand and course through her body until it reached her head. Her hair then ignited into flames.
Everything happened very quickly. As soon as Ginny's hair was in flames all the people around her screamed and were scampering away. Ginny's friends were also standing now while Ginny rolled onto the floor screaming. Ginny touched her hair with her hands automatically but only got them burnt. Amy and Colin where shocked but got their goblets to throw their water onto Ginny's hair but it wasn't enough to put out the fire. Hermione scramble over the tables as soon as Ginny had rolled onto the floor and was now holding her wand out and performing some sort of ice producing spell over Ginny's hair to put out the flames. It worked and the flames had gone but Ginny had been burnt badly and her head was black from the burnt hair and scorched skin.
After the flames had been put out Ginny fainted from the immense pain she felt, not only on her head but also on her hands and upper back.
The professors had now come down to take control of the situation. Professor McGonagall conjured a stretcher for Ginny to lie on and Professor Flitwick levitated Ginny to the hospital wing.
"Could all Prefects take students back to the dorms now please," Dumbledore ordered. All the students were shocked at what just happened and just followed their prefects out of the hall.
Draco had told the prefects of his house to take students back to the dorms. Meanwhile he stayed behind to try and find out what had happened. The professors had retreated back to the staffroom to discuss how this incident will be investigated and the hall was now empty. Draco made his way over to where Ginny was sitting and was looking around the area to try and find some clues as to who done this to her.
After a few minutes of searching he noticed something poking out of Ginny's piece of cake. Draco carefully pulled the thing out and saw it was a piece of paper. 'I love your flaming red hair' it read and Draco recognised the handwriting immediately.
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Madame Pomfrey was devastated when Ginny was bought into the Hospital wing. As she attended to Ginny's scorched skin privately behind the curtains, Colin, Amy, Ron, Harry, Hermione and Sirius were waiting anxiously outside. Amy was clutching Colin's arm tightly as she thought about all the pain Ginny was going through and Hermione was holding Harry's hand trying not to cry. Ron was pacing up and down with his hands balled into fists and Sirius was sitting down in a chair with his hand clasped together hoping desperately that Ginny would be alright.
Madame Pomfrey finally came out from behind the curtains and looked very sad. Everyone rushed to her immediately and wanted to know how Ginny was doing.
"Shhh," Madame Pomfrey told them. "Ginny needs to rest." and then she walked a few metres away from where Ginny was resting.
"Ginny will be alright," She started explaining and everyone relaxed. "Her burns aren't life threatening but are quite painful. She will have to stay here for a while so I can heal her burns and hopefully give her some hair back. Poor dear, don't know who would play such a horrible prank on such in innocent little girl," Madame Pomfrey said while shaking her head in disgust.
All of them were relieved that Ginny was not in any life threatening danger but was still worried.
"I don't think Ginny is up for visiting now so maybe you could all go back to rest and come back tomorrow," Madame Pomfrey suggested.
Ron and Sirius were especially hesitant to leave, but Madame Pomfrey had reassured them that she would take very good care of Ginny and so they left and were planning to come back tomorrow morning.
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Draco was stomping down the stairs towards the Slytherin Common room and when he reached the portrait he flung it open with so much force it slammed loudly against the wall. All the heads in the common room looked up to see who it was but once they saw that it was Draco their heads immediately turned back to what they were doing. Draco scanned the room quickly looking for her and then he found her sitting in a corner with some other girls. He made his way over and glared down at her. Felicity finally looked up and smiled at Draco.
"Hello there Draco," She said sweetly.
"I want to talk to you Lateris," Draco said with dead calmness. "Privately." he added.
Felicity smiled smugly at the girls and got up to follow Draco out of the common room. As soon as they were out of the Portrait and far enough away from the common room Draco turned around quickly and slammed Felicity against the wall. His arm was pressed at Felicity's throat, threatening to break it or stop her air supply. Right now though, he was close to suffocating her and Felicity's hands were grabbing his arm trying to pull it away but couldn't.
Draco eased away a tiny bit so that she could breathe again but he still held her in place.
"What are you doing Lateris?" Draco hissed angrily at Felicity.
"I don't know what you are talking about," Felicity managed to answer while trying to push Draco away.
Draco was getting pissed and so he took the piece of paper out and showed it to Felicity. "This is your handwriting," He growled. "And I found it on the youngest Weasleys plate. You were the one who made her hair burst into flames."
Felicity chuckled and Draco didn't understand why she was laughing at a time like this. "Why are you so worried Draco?" Felicity said smugly. "Do you like the Weasel or something?"
Draco got angry and pressed his arm harder against Felicity's neck so she chocked a bit but Draco then pulled back slightly again. "That is not of your concern," he warned her
"Oh but it is," Felicity said arrogantly. "If you didn't leave me for that piece of crap then I wouldn't have had to remind her that you are mine."
"I am not yours," Draco shouted. "Get it through your thick head. I stopped seeing you because I don't like you, it isn't because of anyone."
"No," Felicity screamed. "You were mine until she came along and tricked you into liking her."
Draco sighed; she obviously did not understand "You just stay away from her Lateris," He warned. "If you play any more of your tricks on her you will regret it." Draco then removed his arm from her neck and stepped away.
He gave her one more glare then walked away while Felicity slid down to the floor clutching her throat. <Stupid Weasel. I will get you> She thought.
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Draco snuck into the Hospital wing later that night and crept quietly around the room looking for Ginny. He found her behind one of the curtains and the sight before him made his insides churn.
There was Ginny, lying in bed with her whole head wrapped in bandages and only leaving her face open. Draco could see the bandages went all the way down her neck and could only guess that even her shoulders would be bandaged. Draco sat down in a chair next to the bed and went to hold her hand but noticed that they too were wrapped in bandages.
"I'm sorry," Draco whispered as he gently touched Ginny's cheeks.
The curtains then opened and Draco turned around swiftly to see who it was.
"Madame Pomfrey," He said while standing up
"What are you doing here this late Mr. Malfoy?" Madame Pomfrey asked curiously.
"Ah. Well um. Weasley usually brings me my medicine but seeing as she can't, I thought I'd come down and get it." <Whew, that was quick thinking>
"Oh," Madame Pomfrey answered. "You better come with me then. Ginny isn't up for visitors yet," She said and then led him to the back room.
Draco stood patiently in the back room as Madame Pomfrey made his medicine.
"So…" Draco said, trying to sound casual "How is she?"
"Are you talking about Ginny?" Pomfrey asked without turning around.
"Yeah," Draco answered.
"She's burnt quite badly but won't be in any life threatening danger; though it's a pity all her lovely hair is gone," Pomfrey sighed sadly
"What!" Draco accidentally yelled.
Madame Pomfrey turned to look at Draco weirdly but then smiled. "You don't have to worry Mr. Malfoy. I have a potion that can help Ginny grow her hair back quickly."
Draco cleared his throat uncomfortably. "Not that I care or anything. It's just that it's easier to find her when she has her red hair," he said sounding casual.
Madame Pomfrey smiled to herself. Though she didn't know too much about what the friendship/relationship between Ginny and Draco was, she could tell that Ginny was especially concerned about Draco. It was because she knew Ginny had a thing for Draco that she allowed Ginny to take care of his illness by herself, she definitely had the skill to, and it would give the shy girl some fun in her life.
Madame Pomfrey finished the potion and smiled at remembering how Ginny had locked Draco's cure in a box. The girl checked it at least three times a day making sure nothing was wrong and that no one had touched it.
"Here you go Mr. Malfoy," Madame Pomfrey said and handed a vial to Draco.
"Thanks," Draco said and then left the backroom. He went to give Ginny one last look before he left the Hospital wing.
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Ginny woke up the next morning feeling very tired. She lifted her hand up to rub her eyes but felt that they were bandaged and the events of yesterday came back to her. Ginny sat up in the bed and noted that she was in the hospital wing.
"Ginny," Madame Pomfrey said as she entered through the curtains "How are you feeling dear?" She asked while smiling.
Ginny wanted to speak but her jaw couldn't move because her whole head was bandaged only leaving her face so she could see and breath.
Madame Pomfrey smiled shyly and then came over to start removing the bandages. "Sorry dear, I forgot you can't speak with your jaw locked in place," Pomfrey said.
After all of Ginny's bandages were removed Ginny was exercising her jaw so that she could speak again and then lifted her hands up to examine them. She didn't know how badly she was burnt yesterday but it didn't matter now because there wasn't even a scar left over. Ginny then lifted her hands up to her head and felt her scalp.
Ginny bit her lips willing herself not to cry. She didn't have any hair.
"Oh Ginny," Pomfrey said sympathetically. "You don't have to worry, I'll give you a potion later on and your hair will grow back in no time."
Ginny sniffled but then forced on a smiled. "Thank you Madame Pomfrey."
"You're welcome my dear," Pomfrey answered. "You must be hungry. I've ordered you some breakfast, it should arrive soon."
"Thank you," Ginny said. "Do you think I could have a shower? I'm feeling kind of dirty."
Pomfrey nodded and Ginny got out of the bed to head for the hospital bathroom.
After Ginny had cleaned herself up, she had to continue wearing one of the hospital gowns because her clothes had been burnt and had to be thrown away. Ginny felt very self conscious about being bald and had a towel wrapped around her head all day, even when all her friends came to visit her she didn't remove it.
After Ginny didn't have anymore visitors, she went into the back room to check up on Draco's cure, and because the towel was getting heavy she took it off. Forgetting to put it back on, Ginny walked out of the back room and was met face to face with Draco, who had just walked into the hospital wing.
Ginny was stunned while Draco was starring at her. She quickly stepped back into the back room and slammed the door shut. <Of all the people to see me like this it just had to be him> Ginny thought madly and then she started to cry silently.
Draco walked quickly to the door leading into the back room and knock on it. "Weasley," Draco said. "What are you doing in there?"
"Go away," Ginny said while leaning on the door and holding in her tears.
"Just come out will you, Weasley?" Draco said desperately.
"No," Ginny said. "I don't want to see you. Just go away."
"Weasley," Draco said more desperately. "I've already seen you without hair so there's no point in hiding from me." He reasoned with her.
Ginny didn't say anything this time. He was right. He had seen her without hair already so there was no point in hiding from him. Ginny opened the door a little bit and then walked out slowly.
She was looking at him sadly and he could tell she had been crying. Ginny wrapped her arms around herself and looked away from Draco. She felt ugly and she didn't want to see the humour in his eyes.
Draco didn't find it funny and was instead feeling very guilty because Felicity had done this to her because of him. He took his cloak off and wrapped Ginny in it so she wouldn't be so cold while wearing the Hospital gown. Ginny looked up at him with pained eyes and he pulled the hood over her head.
"I won't look if you don't want me to," he said gently.
Ginny smiled for the first time that day and felt warm, but not because of Draco's cloak.
End of Chapter Thirty Three. Thanks for reading and I Hope you Review.
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