| Can it be, Ruthless? |
| By Nikki |
| Age: 15 1/2, almost 16 |
| From: Washington, U.S.A |
| Chapter 2 |
| ***Chapter 2*** |
| Ok, fast-forward a few yeara to get to my story. People like to say so much when they talk, so I'll just tell you what they said, when they said it. It starts off with Harry *** I looked up from the book that Hermione wanted me to read just in time to see her walk in the Gryffindor common room. "Hey, 'Mione. You don't live here anymore, you have the Head Girl and Boy Suite room thingy, why are you in here..." I asked suspiciously. It was very odd of her to be in the Gryfinddor common room now that she was head Girl. But school hasn't even started yet so I guess it's ok. Damn those loopholes...one day I'll get her in trouble... " they don;t have anything about Head Girl and Boy duties, the old copy got lost or something...I'll have to go to hogmeade to find out when the next copy's coming in. Want to come with me on Friday?" She asked hopefully. I could tell that she didn't want to go alome, and since Ron was still in the Burrow and wasn't expected until school starts in a week, I was her last hope. I sighed, " what time?" Her eyes widened and gleamed signifying that she was happy, "5? Be ready and out by the entrance hall. See you later..." she finished looking at the clock that hung in the common room. I looked up at the clock and noticed that it was time for quidditch practice. "Damn, gotta fly," I managed out as I dropped my book, grabbed my broom and ran out of the room. Even as captain of the Gryffindor quidditch house team I had forgotten about practice. Practice had started before school even started because i wanted our house team to beat Slytherin's house team for the 6th year in a row. "Watch your language!!" I heard her yell a si want racing through the empty hallways. *** "We're in our sixth year and he still doesn't know the rules. He's gonna get in trouble." I said to myself, noting that the Griffindor common room was empty; I walked over to where Harry had been sitting and picked up the book that he dropped. He's actually reading is, humph, I didn't expect that. I put his book on the table that was next to the chair and looked around the room. Wonder what Rom's doing, probably with Lavander, he spends all of his time with her lately, they're probably snogging. That sounds like fun, Wait, I can't think of that, not about Ron, or Harry. Then who can I think about it with? Hmmm...I shouldn't even be thinking about it at all! True I do like Ron, his red hair and those freckles...I like Harry too, those eyes and that smile...makes me giddy all over, both of them are just so ...cute, and hot. And then my mind drifted to someone that it shouldn't have drifted to... *** "So...what do you want to do?" Lavender asked. "Uh, I don't know, what do you want to do?" "Well...waht i want to do involes you," she scooted closer to me, " and me, and my bedroom..." She closed her eyes and started to close the already small gap between us. I didn't know what to do, should i close my eyes too? She's getting closer, times getting shorter. "Uh, Lavender, I have to go home and, er, get ready for school, yeah. I'll see you later." I said getting up from my seat on her bed. She looked up at me sadly and muttered something along the lines of, "OK..." *** The train pulled into the station in Hogsmeade. "I feel so alone." She looked around and found a tall, rough looking giant of a man amd walked up to him. "Nikky?" he asked gruffly looking down at her. "Yep, Hagrid? Long time no see." "Yer' grown up ser much since last time I ser yeh." "Yeah Hagrid, how long has it been?" "Oh, I'd er, say about ten, twelve years. Well then, let's get yeh settles in at Hogwarts now, where's yer stuff at?" He replied turning around. She looked at Hagrid and wondered how much had changed of him. Hagrid just looked back, wondering where she went off to and how she had survived. She had in deed grown up. She was tall, skinny and as beautiful as ever. Her brown eyes twinkled in delight as she looked and saw him smiling at her. She touched her shouler-length brown hair and wondered. "What? Do I have anything on my face? In my hair? A booger?" He laughed at her perfectness. Deep down in her mind she knew that she wasn't ready, she knew that she needed more time. Time that she didn't have. "C'mon Nikky, don't want ter be late fer dinner, that's when yeh get sorted inter yer house, that's when you meet everyone. But that's not till next week." " I feel giddy all over, I just can't wait." She replied sarcastically, Hagrid just laughed at her. "Remind me why I'm here again?" she asked seriously. Hargid and her had started walking back onto the train to get her trunks and possesions. "Yer here to learn how ter protect yerself, and also to have a bit of fun." He replied simply. "That's all, I thought there was more then that. You know, 17 year old girl, new to a school, has to make a whole bunch on friends, make passing grades in school and TRY to not be embarrassed because the hottest guy in school is showing her around. The usual stuff." She finished with a laugh; Hargid just strugged at her and grabbed the trunk at the top of the overheard compartment. |
| "Geeze there Nikky, What'd yah pack? A ton of bricks?" "Hey, I'm a girl that had to take all her things in the world with her to a school on the opposite side of the country, all because the evilest man in the world killed my, m-my parents, and m-my entire family. This isn't something that I, I voluntarily wanted to do in the first place. Hagrid, you knew my family, how sweet, and nice they were, so loving an-and caring. I miss them so much and them i was torn out of the only home that I've ever known and put on a plane, then a bus, then on a train, I just want to be. Hagrid, can't I just be?" She had indeed started to cry at the mere mention of her family. She didn't have time to mourn, she didn't get a chance to go to their funerals, she never got the proper chance to say goodbye. Hagrid, walked over to her and, being the giant he is, bent down to her eye-level. " I know i'ts been rough on yeh, but, as I see it, yer gonna get through all of this. In the end, in the end mind you, you might be happy they did die. They died protecting you." He moved his hand to her face and wiped away the tears on her cheeks. "Hagrid, do you think they're happy? You know, up there?" she said looking up at the ceiling of the train compartment. "They were before they were up there, so why shouldn't they be now?" Nikky modded and changed the subject, " Why don't we get moving on to the school now, I think it's time for me to move on." *** Time to go up and take a shower. It's kind of odd that the Head Boy hasn't arrived yet. Wonder who it could be. Walking up to the Gryffindor Tower, I expected to see Hermione there still but she wasn't. Guess the Head Boy's arriving soon, I wonder who it is. *** My mind drifted to none other than Draco Malfoy. Why, you ask, because thats who was standing in the Gryffindor common room doorway right as I turned around. I gasped; I had no clue that anyone else was here with me. "So, you're Head Girl? I thought so. Listen Granger, I propose-" "So soon, awe Malfoy how sweet, but i hardly know you." (Sorry, I just had to do it, I mean Draco, saying those exact words to me, how could I not do it?) He gave me a stern look and continued on with his proposition. "Since we hace to live together, share responsibilities with each other, and set examples with each other, I think that we shouldn't be, enemies, but friends. Deal?" I was in awe. malfoy asking for a truce? "No more mudblood, no more dissing me and my friends?"I asked. "No more mudblood, no more dissing." He held out his hand, reluctantly I took it. And for some deep dark secret I couldn't let go of it. I looked up to his face, his eyes looked down on mine. They bore into my sole, searching for something he desperately needed. His eyes were blue. I'd never noticed it before, probably because I never thought of taking it into account. A minute or so passed when we both came back into reality and our hands were still locked in agreement. We both pulled away like mothing had ever indeed happened. Professor Mcgonagall came into the common room and asked us to follow her. She led us to Dumbledore's office and led us inside. We found our way around and took our seats in front of his desk. He came in a minute or so later. "Ah, Mister Malfoy, Miss Granger, I see you two have had the fortune of meeting previously before you were brought here. I hope that everything between you two has been settles?" We both nodded our heads. Dumbledore continued, "Now that you two are the Heads of the school, there are certain responsibilities that you two have equal command over. An example would be the end of the year dance and such. Do you think you two can control yourselves to work on them?" I looked over at Draco, I had no idea what Dumbledore was puuting us up to. And by the expression on his face, I don't think Draco knew either. Did Dumbledore know something that was going to happen to us that we didn't know or expect to? "Well, that's all, we will be having a meeting after the sorting ceremony next week, you two need to decorate for the occasion. I would like to talk to both of you later this evening, say about 5?" " Yes Professor Dumbledore sire." Draco said. I nodded In agreement with him. We got up from our seats to leave, "One last thing," Both of us turned around. "Since it is still the holidays, you are not permitted to do magic. None of the teachers have arrived yet, and I will not be able to help you, due to the massive amount of work that I have to get dont before school starts. You will have to do it manually, sorry." Draco's eyes widened. *** I walked away from lavander's bedroom down to the main room and grabbed a dash of floo powder from a stand that was next to the fireplace. The truth was, I couldn't wait 'til school started, I'd be seeing Harry and Hermione again. 'Sorry Ron, Hermione and I can't come to the Burrow this year because Dumbledore won't let me leave, and Hermione won't leave her duties as Head Girl at stake. Sorry again. I threw the floo powder in harshly, walked in and yelled "The Burrow!" I reappeared in the kitchen of my home in an instant. "Ron? Ron is that you?" Oops, mom was calling me, something wrong. "Ginny go get your things and pack now! Ron I need to speak to you." she said coming down the stairs. |
| "You're going to school early, I've already arranged it with Professor Dumbledore, you all will need to hurry, hurry! pack all your things, now go on, go on!" she said frantically pushing me towards the stairs. I don't want to know why, don't want to know how, just get me there now!! I rushed upstairs to the top room, most of my things were packed already, I just had to do a swift run through before I left. I think a bit of Hermione rubbed off on me. "Mum, how are we getting there? the reain doesn't come and leave for Hogwarts for another week!" I yelled. All I heard was a muffled sound and decided to ask again once we were ready to go. I pulled my trunk and Pig's cage down stairs, she had a million things in her arms, and as she reached the bottom I got up and helped her with the things that she was carrying. "Thank you very much ron." she said breathlessly. "How are we getting there?" I asked setting down Ginny's things and handing her a bit of toast that I had made a few seconds prior to her coming down the stairs. "Portkey, Dumbledore's arranged it for you both. Thank you." She said taking the toast from me. "Is Ginny finally ready? I swear, girls take forever to get ready." I complained to Mum. "Well, she want to make sure that she has everything." "Does EVERYTHING include her ENTIRE BLOODY ROOM?" I exclaimed. "Ronald Weasly, watch your language. Maybe when you least expect it, I'll send you soap enchanted to stick to your mouth every time you use language like that!" "Sorry Mum, I just want to go," finally I saw Ginny heading down the stairs. "Finally! Now Mum, where is the portkey?" I asked politely. "Same place where is was at the World Quidditch Cup. It's not he same object of course." "Well, I thought that." I said simply. Mum picked up most of Ginny's things and headed for the door. Ginny only had her trunk left, and that was the only thing she needed help with. With a bit of difficulty from Ginny, we followed Mum outside and tried our best to keep up with her. For her holding most of Ginny's things, her speed didn't falter for a moment. *** "No problem Professor." I said nudgeing Draco in the ribs. He opened his mouth to object to Dumbledore when I stepped in, " Where can we find the ladders?" "I believe that they should already be waiting for you in the Great Hall." "Thanks, see you at 5!" I yelled as I grabbed Draco by the hand and headed off down the stairs. When we reached the bottom of the stairs he refused to go, "Um, Hermione? How are we supposed to decorate without magic? and what the hell's a ladder?" I was still holding his hand, he didn't seem to care, so I didn't let go. "A ladder is a muggle contraption that you climb up and stay on to do things in the air or on high buildings with." I looked st Draco, he looked a bit confused. " you hold the ladder, and I'll climb. OK?" "Uh, yeah sure." I looked at him, her was looking down at our hands, he didn't seem to notice that I was looking at him. God, he's a dream. He's been working out uh huh, whoa big arms, strong arms; I want to be wrapped up in those arms. We have to work, stop goggling and move already Hermione!!! not like he thinks you're cute or anything it's a one-way relationship. This, by far suck the big one. *** Granger's holding my hand, it's probably nothing. She hold's potter and Weasley's hands all the time. I've never seen her do that before though, hmmmmm wonder if I should squeeze her hand, if she'll do anything, let's try it out. So I squeezed her hand, not to hard, I don't to break her hand, then she'd never like me. What am I saying, I don't like Granger. She squeezed back!! Why am i excited? Draco, calm down, get a hold of yourself. She is pretty though. Draco Benjamin Malfoy, acknowledge to her that she looks pretty, do it now, you never know when you'll be alone with her again!! "Hermione?" We were now walking to the Great Hall. "Uh, yeah Draco?" WOW. She turned to face me, full frontal. I never noticed her eyes before. They're so warm, and deep, so inviting. I leaned in slowly, and kissed her. |
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