Out of Sight, But Not Out of Mind
By Miranda Aurelia (Blue Lady)
Harry Potter does not belong to me....but this storyline does; may woe and large boulders befall anyone that steals it!! First of all, thank you for all you kind comments. Also, as some of you may know, I'm also a Star Wars fanfiction nut, so if this bond between Draco and Ginny starts to act a bit like a Jedi mind-bond...well...that's why. (No, this does not mean that HP and Co. will now be flying through the air and bombing Yuuzhan Vong or some other weird alien race bent on taking over the universe....besides, cross-overs really aren't my forte.) Oh yeah...I was going to put the thoughts between Draco and Ginny in italics....but then that font started giving me a headache...hope nobody minds.
And after that bit of totally random rambling......
Chapter 3
Ginny hummed to herself as she got ready to go down to breakfast. The idea of knowing Draco Malfoy's secrets seemed to get better and better as she thought about it. Her good mood continued as she took her seat beside Hermione in the Great Hall for breakfast.
"Well, someone seems to be unusually cheerful this morning." commented Rosie Fleetstar, a brown-haired Gryffindor in Ginny's year.
"In fact, I'd say she's almost glowing." teased Medga Annesley, another student in their year.
"Don't be silly," said Ginny, but she couldn't keep the grin off her face as she talked to her inquiring roommates, "I'm just...happy today."
"Is it a boy?"
"Uh...." Ginny flushed. Yes, she was thinking about Draco, but not that way! "Why would I be this happy over a guy?"
"You finally found your one and only love...?" said Rosie innocently.
"Well, if I'd found him, I'd be snogging him in some broom closet right now instead of sitting here talking to you two," Ginny shot back, "Don't you think so?"
"Just teasing, Ginny." Rosie said as she reached for the orange juice beside Megda. "Seriously though, I've never seen you in such a good mood so early in morning."
"You might as well enjoy it then," said Ginny with an evil smile, "Because I'll make sure to be especially moody and bad-tempered tomorrow!"
"You're so funny...NOT."
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Ginny had expected most of his thoughts to be evil, negative and mostly about his huge ego...not to mention his vanity. This is why she was surprised to discover that the ferret actually had a brain!
She made a note to herself to start jotting down some of his thoughts for use later on. After all, you never knew when some things might come into use.
By the end of the day, she had the following list:
DM Information List
1. He hates Harry.
2. He hates Ron.
3. He's allergic to cat hair;
Ginny made a note to herself to ask Hermione if she can borrow Crookshanks for awhile or find a way to lock Mrs. Norris in his room.
also possible allergy to Pansy Parkinson
At least that what's Ginny deducted from the amount of thoughts Draco seemed to have on avoiding the Slytherin girl.
4. Personal Mantra is not "I am evil."
She sighed. It was a good guess though....
5. Has a theory that Crabbe and Goyle are half-giant and half-idiot.
Ginny snickered at this one.
6. Spends almost as much time doing his hair as Lavender and Parvati
"Why am I not surprised?" thought Ginny, refraining from rolling her eyes.
7. Thinks Ron and Luna are a match made in heaven - apparently he thinks they're both nutters and they even seem to be able to stand each other!
8. Likes Strawberry Ice Cream
Here Ginny's eyes widened. "You can't be serious," she muttered to herself, "I can't believe I actually have something in common with the ferret."
9. Doesn't like pumpkin pie.
10. He thinks that Hermione secretly has a crush on him and apparently, she's now in denial because she's dating Harry.
Here Ginny rolled her eyes. Alot of girls might like that dark, brooding "Bad Boy" image he projected, but she was sure her bushy-haired friend wasn't one of them!
11. He hates Harry.
"That guy has a lot of hate." thought Ginny sardonically.
12. Thinks Lydia E. Rolsen-Fowler has a nice butt.
Ginny didn't personally know Lydia, but she recalled seeing the Hufflepuff girl strutting around the hallways between classes. "Yup," thought Ginny wryly, "Draco and her would probably be a match made in heaven." Then she made a face as she thought of Draco and Lydia's possible offspring. "Scratch that thought. I don't even want to imagine what their children will be like!"
And most surprising of all, bordering on sacrilegious (well, in Draco's mind anyway)
13. He wasn't sure whether or not Voldemort really was this powerful dark lord or a deranged freak with a serious skin problem with the ability to brainwash a lot of people
Apparently the Malfoy family wasn't as loyal as they would have others believe, Ginny noted with some surprise as she scribbled some more notes down. This could come in handy later on.
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Ginny hadn't planned on communicating with Malfoy through the mind bond so soon, but this was before she spied him heading downstairs at the end of her evening rounds. Tim Shumberry from Hufflepuff was also supposed to be patrolling with her, but he had ended up in the middle of a fight between his brother and two Slytherins at the last minute, effectively landing him in the hospital wing with an extra arm growing out of his forehead.
Glancing down the stairs leading to the main entrance, she was surprised to see Draco Malfoy downstairs - heading in the direction opposite of the dungeons.
"Where do you think you're going?" Ginny thought.
Immediately following her thought, Draco stumbled, but since he was already two steps from the bottom, he just ended up flailing his arms to no avail as he slipped and landed with a smack onto his butt. He gave off a stream of curses while furtively looking around for the source of the voice.
"I could have sworn that I heard a voice...." Draco's voice sounded in her mind.
That was when she realized that she had inadvertently contacted Draco using their new bond.
Ginny looked down as he disappeared from sight. Deciding to take advantage of the bond, she mentally thought, "Oh Drackie..."
Draco's response was almost instantaneous. "Damnit, I knew I should have stopped breathing when I passed by Longbottom's cauldron in Potions! Now I'm hearing voices in my head calling me Drackie!" Ginny bit her lips to stop her laughter as Draco's panicked thoughts reached her. "Dear Merlin, I'm too good-looking to go crazy!"
"Calm down Drackie..." She grinned evilly, "Now, be a good boy and sacrifice a few goats for me, hmm?"
"This is not happening."
"Sorry to disappoint you, Drackie darling, but facing reality is an important step in curing any mental illness."
"I give up. Who the bloody hell are you?!" Draco finished the last sentence in an angry roar.
Ginny smirked, "I'm the all-seeing, supreme, knowledgeable-"
"Spit it out already," cut in Draco, his fear giving way to anger.
"I'm your conscience," Ginny thought and then she added snidely, "Smart child."
"Conscience?!" Draco seemed enraged, "I don't need a bloody conscience!"
"Well," Draco could almost see the smirk on the other person's face, "You don't have a say in this, now, do you? Or should that be thought?"
"You're so funny I feel like throwing myself off a cliff." Draco thought irritably.
"Well, don't let me stop you." replied the annoying voice.
"WHO ARE YOU?" he roared mentally and he felt a sense of satisfaction when he heard the girlish voice wince, "Sorry, was that too loud?" he asked sweetly.
"YES!"
Now it was Draco's turn to clutch his head in agony. "Don't yell!"
"Sorry, was that too loud?" the other voice replied sweetly using his exact words. "Did I hurt Drackie's delicate ears?"
"You act like a three year old, you know that?" Draco snapped.
The other voice snorted. "And you don't?"
"No." Draco sniffed, "Never."
"You have got to be kidding me!" exclaimed Ginny.
"What would you know?" sneered Draco, "You're probably just an ignorant first-year who has nothing to do with their life!"
"First year?" Ginny rolled her eyes, "I could be a sixth year for all you know."
"Nah, I think you must be one of those fourth year Ravenclaws that can't seem to stop swooning whenever I pass by in the hallway." Ginny could almost see the arrogant smirk on his face and she resisted the urge to gag.
"So they're fainting from the sheer...uh, how can I put this nicely....grotesque nature of your facial features?" asked Ginny innocently and then she added sarcastically "Or perhaps it's your winning personality."
"Get the bloody hell out of my head."
"Whatever you say, Drackie."
"And quit calling me that!"
"Maybe if you ask nicely." Ginny ignored Draco's rude reply.
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Over the next couple of days, Ginny gleefully barged in on Draco's thoughts whenever she was so inclined while the blond could only curse under his breath. One day his blasted conscience started singing the latest Weird Sisters song in the middle of his Transfiguration test.
"Can you shut up already?!" Draco finally lost his patience.
"Why? I can sing something else if you don't like Crazy and in Love."
"Are you trying to imply something?" snapped Draco.
"Am I?"
There was a pause and Ginny took that opportunity to sing a few more bars of the song.
"What part of Shut Up don't you understand, you annoying bint?"
"What part of I Don't Care don't you understand?" Ginny cut off Draco's retort, "But I'm feeling nice today, so I'll leave you in peace for the remainder of your test. Bug you later, Drackie!" she grinned.
A murderous look appeared momentarily on Draco's face before a bottle of ink belonging to the Hufflepuff sitting
two rows over suddenly exploded, leaving the unfortunate student covered in black ink.
Draco glanced over nonchantently at his handiwork as Professor McGonagall attended to the poor ink-splattered student. "Now that's better."
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To be honest, Chapter 3 is supposed to be waaaaaaay longer than this, but with all these exams during these past few
weeks, I'm finding it hard to finish it! Hopefully I can complete Part II over Spring Break and have it posted by
early April!! Sorry for keeping all of you wariting and thanks for the comments!! Keep them coming! :D