Animagus
Chapter 7
Disclaimer- I own nothing- Silver Dragons and SOME of this stories plot is a little based on Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke, go read it, it's a good book!
Ginny yawned and sighed. Today was her birthday and she was leaving. She sighed and left her dorm room and went down to breakfast. No Gryffindor was there, they were all at classes. It was just her.
She sat and ate her breakfast miserably wondering if she would ever be able to see he parents ever again after this.
Tears started to well up in her chocolate brown eyes. Her face started to quiver and she let forth a long racking sob, and no one was there to comfort her.
Maybe Harry was right she thought. Maybe she wasn't the right person for the job.
She stood up and went to Dumbledore to tell him that she wouldn't, no that she couldn't do it.
She knocked on his door and walked in.
"Professor-" she started but was cut off.
"Happy Birthday Ms. Weasley" he said.
"Thank you but sir-" he cut her off again.
"Ms. Weasley why is it that you where able to turn into a Nundu in such a small period of time?" he asked her.
"I don't" she said.
"Haven't you ever wondered why?"
"Not really, no."
"It's because you have the ability to turn into and to talk to a magical or non-magical creature."
Ginny stared at him, her mouth was dropped open in surprise. She quickly shut her mouth.
"Anyway Ms. Weasley, a silver Dragon has arrived, and so had a mouse and a Blondie, naturally I can't talk to them but you can. Draco is trying though."
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Ginny walked outside to find a very weary looking Dragon, an amused looking mouse and Blondie and a frustrated Draco.
"What are you names?" he asked them slowly and loudly.
They just responded with blank stares and Draco raked a hand through his hair.
"Can I try" she asked him.
He just growled at her.
The three animals shared what sounded like a laugh.
"Boy these humans are stupid" Drana said.
"Stupid are we?" Ginny asked the cat-like thing.
Drana was so taken aback that she fell off the Dragon.
"Now who's the stupid one?" Ginny asked her pointedly.
"I don't like you" Drana said.
Ginny smiled "Well that makes three of you!"
"Three?" Drana asked
Ginny nodded "You, him" she said pointing at Draco "and Harry Potter."
"That's not fair!" Drana cried indignantly "They can't hate you also! Now I'll have to like you!"
The Dragon roared with laughter and flames came out of his nose.
"Shouldn't you be asleep?" Drana asked nastily.
The dragon looked startled for a moment before replying.
"Yes, I suppose so." And that was the end of their conversation.
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Ginny quietly sat down next to Draco.
She nodded a hello at him, but he ignored her Ginny sighed.
"When they wake up, I think we should go." She whispered.
Draco just nodded. His eyes quickly scanned her. He raked a hand through his silver blonde hair.
What was up with him? He couldn't like a Weasley. He didn't like a Weasley, I mean sure there was the fact that she was hot, but that was it. Draco looked up and saw that it was almost night-time. The Dragon was stirring.
He got up and Ginny followed him.
"Where are you going?" she asked.
"I'm saying goodbye Weaslette."
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Ginny was sitting on the Dragon when he came back. Her fire red hair was swirling around her like pools of lava. Her chocolate brown eyes where brown and inviting, so Draco did the only thing he could do, he insulted her.
"Comfortable up there little Weasel?"
"Yes very" she answered.
"Well I guess it would be to you coming from such a poor family."
Ginny's lip started to quiver, as she choked back a sob.
"Let's be off then." She bit out.
"Yes lets!" he replied.
Draco swung his leg over the Dragon, and they took flight.
Drana was clinging onto the Dragons back for dear life, while mouse was holding onto Drana.
Flame-Thrower flew fast and they made it into France on their first night. The sun was rising and so they landed near the French shore.
Draco jumped off the back of the Dragon.
"I'll go explore" he said, and left.
Ginny sighed, she didn't understand him at all, but it was okay because she didn't want to! She hated him! He treated her like a baby! She was only a year, not even, younger than him! She sat there talking to herself for what must have been hours because Draco showed up.
"Did you miss me?" he smirked.
"Don't worry Malfoy" she said "if I missed I'd just take a deep breath and re-aim!"
He stared at her.
"So little Weasley does have a voice!" he whispered.
"Of course I do! Why wouldn't I? Just because I'm quiet and don't insult you back doesn't mean I'm mute, it just means I'm polite, you egotistical pretentious git!"
He smirked "whatever you say Weasley!"
He grabbed his back and took out an apple from it.
Ginny sighed, this couldn't be the man that she had gone to the ball with just a few months ago, and went to sleep.
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"Do you love me?" she asked her voice tired and weak.
"Of course I love you!" the boy answered back playing with her hair.
She smiled, her chalk white face scared yet happy at the same time "Don't leave me!"
"I'll never leave you, never!"
She ran her fingers over his jaw. He brought her hand to his mouth and kissed it.
"It hurts" she whispered.
"I know it does baby, I know."
Tears started to fall from her eyes. He held her in a tight embrace. She felt tears on her hand and only then did she realize that he was crying too.
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Ginny woke up at mid-day and shook her head. It was her turn to keep watch. She transformed into a Nundu form, no matter what animal she could turn into, the Nundu was her favorite. She prowled around looking for anyone coming to attack them. She heard the snap of a branch, and let loose a low growl. She sighed in relief, it was only a squirrel. She looked around her eyes peeled ready for danger.
She looked over at Draco who was tossing and turning in his sleep. She wondered what he was dreaming about.
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"Father, no, please!" he begged.
"How many times is it now that I have told you Draco, that to love something is weak!" the man screamed his face purple with rage.
"I'm sorry, don't kill Amore!"
"How sweet" the man spat "you named that filth love!"
The boy called Draco whimpered tears streaked his beautiful pale face.
"Stop crying boy! Malfoy's don't cry!"
Draco tried to stop but he couldn't help it. He looked up at his father his grey eyes holding such pain and sorrow; he had seen things in his eight years of life that no one should ever see.
"This is what happens to things you love, Avada Kedavra!" The green bolt flew out from the mans wand and hit the unicorn straight in the chest.
Draco sank to his knees and cried.
"Get up!" Draco couldn't get up.
"Up damnit!" the father cried.
The boy looked at his father than lunged at him trying to throw any punch he could.
"Crucio" the man called out.
A tearing sensation filled the little boy's body as he writhed around on the floor. He screamed out pleas to stop, but he knew, he knew it wouldn't help. It wasn't the first time that he had this unforgivable curse put on him, and it certainly wouldn't be the last.
"Finite Encantem" the man drawled. "Have we learnt a little lesson, Draco?"
"Yes father" came the boy's reply.
"Next time I won't be so forgiving!"
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Ginny transformed back to her regular appearance and woke Draco up. His hair was a little tousled, but he looked good.
"We should get going." She whispered to him.
He nodded, "all right."
Ginny woke up the dragon.
"Would you be able to fly faster if you had one less person to carry?" she asked.
The dragon nodded "I suppose I could, but as much as I see you don't like the young boy, I don't think it would be wise to leave him behind."
Ginny stared at the Dragon, and then burst out laughing.
"Look" she said.
She turned herself into a Antipodean Opaleye. (The Opaleye is native to New Zealand. It is of medium size and length and arguably the most beautiful type of dragon. It has iridescent, pearly scales and glittering, multi-colored, pupil-less eyes. This dragon produces a very vivid scarlet flame.)
If the Dragon was shocked by her transformation, he did not show it, he nodded to her, and everyone climbed aboard the Dragon's with mouse and Draco on Flame-Thrower, and Drana on Ginny. They flew rapidly to the coast of Egypt, not stopping until they found a safe cave. They climbed inside, with Ginny back into her regular form, they were about to settle down to sleep when they heard a hissing noise.
"Who dares disturb my slumber?" Draco looked confused.
"What going on?" he whispered to Ginny.
"I don't know, just stay low, and don't speak!" she whispered back.
"Who is in my cave? Come to me!"
Flame-Thrower let out a jet of fire towards the voice. Every person in the cave heard a shrill piercing cry slice through the air. The creature slithered out from its hole.
Ginny gasped and quickly looked away.
"What is it?" Draco called from where he was hiding.
"A basilisk."
Flame-Thrower let out another jet fire, this time burning the tail of the serpent. The enraged serpents raised its 25 feet, which was half of its height, getting ready to strike.
"Do not harm us!" Ginny hissed at it.
The King of Serpents laughed.
"Do you think I shall take orders from you, mere mortal?" it asked her.
Drana ran at the animal and scratched at its eyes, it threw her off easily, but not after she was able to scratch one of its eyes out.
Ginny grabbed a stone and transfigured it into a knife. She carefully placed herself on its blind side and took aim. She threw her body onto the beast, blindly stabbing him. Flashes of red and green where seen as Ginny tried to kill the beast. Snake and girl rolled around on the floor.
The snake finally let out one final cry, it shuddered than fell down dead.
Ginny was panting heavily, her red hair in knots, she looked terrible.
"You look like shit" Draco said.
"I'm sorry" Ginny replied acidly "Maybe I should have done my hair while you were hiding and I was killing the basilisk!"
Draco shrugged, "you told me not to get involved."
"Since when do you listen to a Weasley?"
"I didn't, I used common sense, something you, Weasley, apparently don't have!" he bit out nastily.
Ginny was inwardly seething "Good night Malfoy!"
And both had dreamless sleeps for the first time in a long, long while.
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Ginny stretched as she woke up. Her red hair was tousled from her sleep, and she had dark bags underneath her eyes. Her stomach growled she was hungry; she went to her knapsack and took out some crackers. She began munching on them.
"You've been eating non-stop Ginny, what's wrong with you?" asked the dragon, coming to sit quietly next to her.
"Nothing" she said a little too quickly "what I mean is, when I get scared I start to eat."
"Well then, don't get scared" the Dragon answered.
Ginny smiled, if only it could be that simple. She'd have to try. She out down the crackers, and the Dragon nodded as if in approval. She looked around her, and saw desert and palm trees.
They had to get out of this place she thought. They had been in Egypt for over three weeks now, and it wasn't doing them any good.
The dragon seemed to sense what she was thinking.
"We'll leave tonight" he whispered.
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Draco Malfoy was beginning to get really pissed off. The Weasley girl was so annoying. He wondered how he ever could have even liked the stupid bint. She was so dependent on others, and it pissed him off, he learnt long ago never to depend on another person! If his father taught him anything, than that would be it. Draco grey eyes surveyed the seen before him, everybody was sleeping.
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"Harry James Potter, if you don't stop complaining this instant I swear to God I will be the one killing you and not Voldemort!
"Sorry Hermione, but it just isn't fair! I should have been the one riding that Dragon, not Malfoy or Ginny!"
"Harry, did you ever think about it? Don't you think there is a reason?" Hermione asked quietly.
"No" he replied stubbornly shaking his head from side to side, his unruly black hair falling in his face. "No, I don't!"
Hermione gave an exasperated sigh. "Idiot she muttered under her breath so that Harry couldn't hear her.
Harry looked up at Hermione. She had grown a lot during the course of the school year and the summer. Her brown hair that was once knotty and disgusting was wavy and fell down just a little past her shoulders. She had beautiful blue eyes, and soft round lips. She had grown in height now too! She was only 5'5, not matching up to Ginny's impressive 5'7 and a half.
Harry ran a hand through his hair trying to straighten it up. Hermione caught his gaze and gave him a small smile; it was sort of hard to stay angry at a man who she loved, though the feeling wasn't mutual.
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