Everybody's Got A Story
By: Draconia
Summary: Ginny Weasely is in her 6th year at Hogwart's and she's tired of being seen on the sidelines, but she doesn't know how to change her life. What if it gets changed for her? What happens when a certain pale haired boy shows another side of himself? Will Ginny risk everything for him? Will she risk death? Would he?
Author's Notes: Sorry this chapter is so short guys! I promise that Chapters 7&8 will be lots longer. ^_^ 7&8 are key chapters! Thanks as always to my wonderful beta Jamie who is kind enough to stick by me. And thanks specially to my reviewers cause you guys are amazing incentive to continue writing.
Rated: R
Email: luthien_anwamane2003@yahoo.ca
Chapter 6
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If music be the food of love, play on;
- William Shakespeare from Twelfth Night
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It was very strange. Ever since that one night things had been entirely different. It was the day before the Halloween Dance and Ginny sat in the Library watching Draco Malfoy from a distance. Of course she was being inconspicuous with Anthea and Liz sitting in fron of her. There was a small gap between the two girls that just allowed her to see Draco.
"Hey Gin! Earth to Ginny!" a voice broke through her daydream.
"Huh?" she mumbled and glanced at her two Hufflepuff friends. "What?"
Anthea and Liz shared a knowing glance before each of them grabbed one of Ginny's
arms and began dragging her out of the library.
"HEY! Wait a second! What are you guys doing?" she called out loudly as she
disappeared around the door of the library, her view of Draco lost.
***
Lifting his head from his book he watched as Ginny was dragged from the library. Her
eyes on him had kept him entirely frozen. He thanked the divine for getting her out of the library.
He sighed heavily and finally turned the page of his book after two hours of trying to read the
same sentence.
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"Okay, enough is enough. Your spilling the beans right now Gin," Anthea ordered sternly after they'd dragged her out to the courtyard.
Liz rolled her eyes. "Listen Ginny, we care about you. Your a good friend and we just don't want you to get hurt. Something happened with Malfoy and we're not going to press it but if you need us we're here."
Anthea turned beet red in the face. "B-but we were going to-!"
Liz had jumped up and clamped a hand over Anthea's mouth. "Well, we're just going to pick up our stuff from the library, we'll drop your books off at Gryffindor Tower for you Gin."
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Ginny sat in the middle of the courtyard for what seemed like hours but must have actually been only a few minutes. That was when a shadow fell across her form. She knew who it was even before he spoke.
"Good afternoon Virginia. I was wondering if you had been invited to the Halloween festivities tomorrow evening?"
She shook her head to indicate that she hadn't. She had had the hope, but now it had vanished.
"Would you care to accompany me?"
"Yes, I will go with you...Lee."
***
"Perfect, exactly what we've planned."
"Alright already Pearl, we get the picture," Kyra replied tiredly.
Fayth crossed her legs underneath her and leaned against the chair behind her. "We just have to wait until tomorrow night."
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"It's almost time....tomorrow night will signify the beginning of the end."
A shadow creeped across the darkened grounds of Hogwarts as night passed overhead, uncaring of the things occuring beneath her eyes. It moved silently towards the Western Tower, it knew what was in there now. But now was not the time to confront it, it's power was not yet complete. Its other partner was still missing.
Eerie winds picked up to add cover to the moving shadow. Movement in the Forbidden Forest was at a minimum, almost as if all the creatures understood what was moving around Hogwarts and what was to come.
***
"Firenze, we really need to tell someone. Innocents must not die."
"No! We cannot risk losing her, she is far more innocent and far more important than any other mortal. Remember that Cassiopeia. You cannot interfere in the matters of humans, especially wizards."
Cassiopeia was a younger centaur. Her golden hair reminded several creatures in the forest of times before when sunlight reached inside the darkness of the Forbidden Forest. Of course there were those other creatures, ones belonging to darkness, that despised her. She seemed to bring a new light with her wherever she went. Her eyes could slice through everything with their brilliant silver colouring. Unlike the other Centaurs in the Forest, Cassiopeia had a dangerous curiosity and compassion towards the human race. Of course because she was involved with Firenze, he tended to try and keep her sometimes dangerous ideas from following through.
"Yes Firenze, but we will need to act soon, you know it as well as I do. The stars are becoming aligned and the danger is only beginning. You saw what I did, Hogwarts is going to be shattered after tomorrow. We can expect intruders, ones that mean harm, unlike others." Cassiopeia surmised as she shifted her weight and flicked her braided tail.
Firenze nodded gravely. "Yes, it's time to hide again. We must warn the others tonight and leave before tomorrow night."
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"I know already Severus. I've been up there already and learned the truth. We have to make sure nothing gets into that tower and nothing gets to her either. Tell Minerva to be extra watchful tomorrow evening when she supervises the festivities. I'll gaurd the tower door myself."
"As you wish Headmaster." Severus replied with a nod before sweeping out of the room and heading back to his quarters.