An Accpetable Risk - part 29 added 4/30/04

Post by **majiklmoon** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 7:55 pm

An Acceptable Risk

Rating PG-13
Disclaimer: All recognizable characters belong to JK Rowling. Pretty much nothing belongs to me. You can sue, but all you’ll get is, well, nothing.

Chapter One – Ginny’s Plan

Ginny Weasley sat in the empty Gryffindor common room and gazed absently into the roaring fire. As a prefect, she should have been down in the Great Hall with the others watching the first years to be sorted into their houses, but she couldn’t summon the ambition to rise from the comfortable crimson chair. All her thoughts were centered on Harry, who was now in his seventh and final year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. In just a few short months, he’d be out in the wizarding world, no longer protected by the walls of Hogwarts, and at the mercy of Voldemort. Voldemort and his Death Eaters had grown stronger with each passing year, and with each passing year, Harry had grown more and more withdrawn. It started had started with Cedric Diggory’s death in the TriWizard Tournament Nobody blamed Harry for Cedric’s death; nobody but Harry.
Ginny twirled a strand of her long, red hair around her finger as she thought about Harry. All his classmates were busy making plans for their future -- all except Harry. He was making plans to die. He never told anybody this, but Ginny knew. Ginny knew a great many things. Sometimes it paid to be the baby of the family. If she sat around quietly enough, people tended to talk like she wasn’t even in the room. She’d learned a lot these past few years from sitting quietly in the background. Ginny stood up and walked toward the portrait hole. After she climbed down into the hallway, she flashed a quick smile at the Fat Lady and made her way towards the Great Hall.
Ginny waited outside the Great Hall, hoping for an opportunity to slip in unnoticed when she heard someone approaching her from behind.
“Going somewhere, Miss Weasley?” a sarcastic voice asked behind her.
“No, Professor Snape, I was going in, and you?” she asked in a flippant voice, the makings of a plan forming in her mind. “Why are you skulking around the castle? Aren’t you anxious to see what dregs of humanity will be entering your house this term?”
“Twenty points from Gryffindor, Miss Weasley, and detention tomorrow night in the potions room. I must say this is a record for any of the Weasleys. You are the first one to get a detention before classes have even begun. Now get yourself in there right now before I recommend that you be removed as prefect.” Never one to be quelled by male arrogance, Ginny simply flashed him a glimpse of her brilliant grin and walked into the Great Hall. As she slipped into her seat at the long Gryffindor table, she looked across the room to where the Slytherins were seated and caught Draco Malfoy’s eye. When she was certain she had his attention, she slowly winked at him, and watched as his face of red brighter than her hair.
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Post by **majiklmoon** » Sun Jun 16, 2002 11:00 pm

An Acceptable Risk  Chapter Two – The Attack on Hermione  “What’s the matter Gin?” asked Ron through a mouthful of roasted potatoes “Got something in your eye.” “Shut up Ron,” answered Ginny amicably. “Just continue to stuff your face like you always do, and everything will be fine. And pass the turkey please?” She reached to take the platter of meat from her brother and looked around the Great Hall. Now that the Sorting Ceremony was over, the first years had relaxed enough to add their voices to the general din that filled the hall. Above her, the enchanted ceiling showed the stars coming out one by one. “Is everything alright?” Hermione whispered to her. “Hermione, you love Harry, right?” Ginny whispered back to her. “And you’d do anything to help him, and to protect him, right?” Hermione looked puzzled, but nodded. “Then please forgive me for what I’m about to do,” she said softly as she stood up and began to yell. “I am so bloody sick and tired of you sticking your stupid nose in where it doesn’t belong Hermione Granger. You may be Head Girl this year, but that does not mean I have to answer to you. I’m beginning to think everyone is right when they call you a know it all know-it-all busy body.” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Ginny flung her napkin down on the table, and stormed out, apparently oblivious to the shocked silence that filled the Great Hall. At the Gryffindor table, Hermione sat in shock, her face ablaze with color and tears pooling in her eyes. Ron placed his arms around Hermione and held her tightly. “I have no idea what’s wrong with Ginny, but I aim to find out,” he said to her. “Hermione, are you okay?” asked Harry. “Don’t mind Ginny, I’m sure she’s just nervous about her first day as a prefect.” “Don’t make excuses for Ginny,” said Hermione. “She knew exactly what she was doing. Ron, just leave her alone, will you. I’ll try and talk with her later.” She squeezed Ron’s hand under the table. “Ron, just leave it, please. Trust me, Ginny’s up to something. I don’t know what yet, but it will be ok.” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Hermione looked up at the head table to find that both Professor McGonagall as well as Albus Dumbledore, the school’s headmaster had left the table. Professor Snape was staring at her with an indecipherable look on his face. She looked across the hall at the Slytherin table and saw that Malfoy was laughing and pointing at her. Hermione stiffened her back, and refused to give him the satisfaction of seeing how upset she was. Dumbledore walked back into the great room and clapped his hands for attention. “Our feast is drawing to an end. Prefects, please escort the students back to their dormitories.” The students rose with a modicum of grumbling, but were soon on their way to their dorms. As Hermione passed Professor Dumbledore, he placed his hand upon her shoulder. “A word if I may Miss Granger? I trust that Mr. Weasley will be able to put that Head Boy badge to work and escort the Gryffindors to their rooms?” “Sure thing Professor,” answered Ron. Hermione you’ll be okay?” “I told you Ron, I’m fine, now go. Harry may be a prefect, but he doesn’t need to be left alone with all those first years.” Hermione followed Professor Dumbledore through the halls and up to his office. “Peppermint Humbugs,” he said and the passageway to his office was revealed. He allowed Hermione to enter first, and there, sitting with Fawkes on her lap, was Ginny. “Oh Hermione, can you ever forgive me?” she cried when she saw her friend. “I can, if you tell me what’s going on.” “It seems our Miss Weasley has come up with a rather ingenious plan to help Mr. Potter,” said Professor Dumbledore. “It is not without risks, and you Miss Granger will play a key part in this scheme. It seems as though Miss Weasley wishes to become a Death Eater.” <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.s ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 10/14/02 7:28:43 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 3:51 pm

Oh.... My.... BUDDAH!!!! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... ns/eek.gif ALT=":eek"> This is incredible!!!! Kudos to you for coming up with such a brilliant idea! <img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> You HAVE to write more, and pronto! <img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... laughA.gif ALT=":lol"> This is just the fix my HP craving needed <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> Yay! Ron is Head Boy, just like he wished! and Hermione is Head girl... I take it that they are together? <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> What about Harry and Ginny? Is Ginny gonna switch houses to Slytherin now? Cozy up to Draco? Learn all their secrets??? Ooohh.. this is too good! -Col.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 9:48 pm

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Post by **majiklmoon** » Mon Jun 17, 2002 10:45 pm

An Acceptable Risk Part 3  Midnight Meetings Professor Snape waited until Ginny Weasley left the Headmaster’s office before he stepped out of the shadows. “Do you think that is the wisest course of action?” he asked the Headmaster. “No Severus, I do not, but I also think that Miss Weasley will undertake this foolhardy plan of hers with, or without our approval. I feel that we can safely allow her to try and gain information from the offspring of the Death Eaters. She must not, however be allowed to join them, no matter what she thinks is best,” said Dumbledore. “And if her plan to snap Harry out of this depression that he is in works, all the better.” “How do you think she will begin?” asked Snape “I’m not sure,” said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling through his glasses. “But knowing Miss Weasley, it will be loud. Severus, I trust you will keep all knowledge of this to yourself?” asked Dumbledore. “Yes Headmaster,” said Snape through gritted teeth. “I’ve managed to keep Voldemort convinced that I am still one of his loyal followers for all these years. I think I can manage to keep the secrets of one insignificant schoolgirl.” “Not so insignificant Severus. Anyone willing to take the risks she wants to take is anything but insignificant.” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Ron and Harry sat in the Gryffindor common room and munched on chocolate frogs while they waited for Hermione to come back from Dumbledore’s office. “Ron, do you have any idea why Ginny would act like that?” asked Harry. “When we were at the Burrow, they were getting along fine. Did they have a fight while we were at Diagon Alley picking up our school stuff for this year?” “No,” mused Ron. “I don’t think so. Ginny was kind of quiet on the train today, but nothing out of the ordinary. Do you suppose she’s jealous of Hermione making Head Girl this year?” “I doubt it, after all, Ginny’s a prefect this year, besides, the way Ginny acted tonight was strange. Whatever’s bugging her is bigger than Hermione being Head Girl.” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Hermione scrambled through the portrait hole and entered the Gryffindor common room to find Harry and Ron both staring at her expectantly. “I don’t want to talk about it,” was all she said as she headed towards the steps leading to the girl’s dormitory. “Hermione, come on, you can’t walk in here and say that and expect us to just accept it!” shouted Ron. “I can, and I do,” she said smartly as she walked across the common room. “Hermione, Ron’s just worried about you,” Harry said. “We both are.” “Yeah, Ginny acted like a stupid git at dinner tonight. She shouldn’t have said those things to you,” Ron said as he walked over to Hermione and put his arms around her. Hermione’s face suffused with color as she looked first at Ron, then at Harry. She and Ron had finally acknowledged their feelings for one another this summer at the Burrow, but she still wasn’t comfortable with public displays of affection. Harry was quick to grasp what was going on, and after he muttered goodnight, he made his way to the seventh year dormitory. He entered the dormitory quietly because Neville, Seamus and Dean were asleep already. He made his way to his trunk, and grabbed his invisibility cloak, then quickly climbed into his bed and drew the curtains. A short time later, Ron entered the room. “Harry, are you awake?” whispered Ron from the other side of the bed curtains. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Harry forced himself to lie still, and keep his breathing even. After a few minutes, he heard Ron leave his bedside and walk to his own bed. As Head Boy, Ron had the option of a separate sleeping area, but had chosen to remain with the rest of the boys in his year. Harry half suspected it was because Ron wanted to be near him in case anything -- anything being Voldemort -- happened. Harry waited several more minutes to make sure Ron is asleep, before he covered himself in his invisibility cloak and made his way down the steps to the common room, and up the steps leading to the girl’s dormitory. Harry made his way to Ginny’s bedside, but found that she had not yet returned. He left the dormitory, walking softly, and headed back down into the common room. He slipped out the portrait hole, found a space behind a suit of armor and waited for Ginny to arrive. “Somebody’s here,” a disembodied voice called out from above him. Peeves, the castle poltergeist floated by, bent on making some type of mischief. “I can’t see you, but I know you are here.” Peeves made his way over to the suit of armor that Harry was hiding behind. He began to rattle it violently. The loud cry of a cat cut through the night as Mrs. Norris, the bedraggled cat belonging to Argus Filtch, the caretaker, came into view. “Go away kitty, go away. Don’t be spoilin’ Peeves’ fun now will ya?” said Peeves in a singsong voice. “Peeves, is that you making that racket? You get out of here right now or I’ll set the Bloody Baron on you!” shouted Filtch as he came into view. Just the mention of the Bloody Baron was enough to scare Peeves into submission and he flew off to wreak havoc in some other part of the castle. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Harry let out a sigh of relief as he settled back down to wait for Ginny. He didn’t have a long wait. Five minutes later, Ginny Weasley was standing before the portrait of the fat lady. “Oh damn, damn, and double damn, what is that password?” she cried. “Now dear, you’re a prefect this year. You’re supposed to know what the password is,” said the fat lady. “You know I can’t let you in without it.” “Oh do shut up and let me think!” shouted Ginny. “Let me see, Ron came up with it. Could it be ‘Sugar Quills?” “No dear, and I must ask you, don’t speak to me in such a tone, it isn’t becoming of a young lady such as your self. Ginny rolled her eyes, but apologized to the portrait. “I’m sorry. I- well, I’m under a lot of pressure right now.” “You’re forgiven dear. Now, what about that password?” She thought for a few minutes and asked, “Is it ‘Bertie Botts Every Flavor Beans’?” “No dear, I’m afraid not.” “Can’t you just let me in, you know it’s me?” she pleaded with the portrait. “Yes, and I knew Sirius Black as well, and imagine what would have happened had I let him in four years ago,” snapped the fat lady. “I don’t know what it is with these witches today. Always wanting me to let things slide.” “Ok, ok, is it ‘Caldron Cakes then?” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp “Try ‘Chocolate Frogs,’” said a disembodied voice. Ginny let out a small scream as the portrait covering the hole moved aside. “Harry Potter, is that you?” she hissed. Harry removed the cloak from his head, allowing his head to become visible. “Yes, Ginny, it’s me, and I’ve been waiting for you. I want to talk with you.” “Well, I don’t want to speak with you,” Ginny said in a haughty voice. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to bed.” She began to climb through the portrait hole, but Harry grabbed her by the arm. “Why did you say such hurtful things to Hermione tonight Ginny? That’s not like you?” “As if you’d even know what I’m like, Harry,” she snapped. “Draco Malfoy is right about you and about Hermione.” She wrenched her arm from his hand and climbed through the portrait hole. “Good night!” Harry watched as she headed into the common room. After a few minutes, the fat lady looked at him and said, “Well, dear, are you going in or not. I can’t hang open like this all night you know.” “What? Oh, er, sorry,” he said as he climbed through the portrait hole and into the common room. He cast a worried glance towards the girl’s dormitory before heading off to bed. <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.s ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 10/20/02 7:38:33 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 3:32 pm

<img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> <img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... xhello.gif ALT=":clap"> Yay - Hermione & Ron are together! Yay - interaction between Harry and Ginny - I wonder what happened to  them over the summer @ the Burrow??? How close are/were they? I have to keep reminding myself that they're all 16-17 yrs old! <img src=http://www.theunholytrinity.org/cracks_ ... laughA.gif ALT=":lol"> But then it's a much better story that way <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> -Col.

Post by **majiklmoon** » Tue Jun 18, 2002 10:13 pm

An Acceptable Risk Chapter Four – Ginny Baits a Trap The next morning, Ginny rose early, and made her way down to the nearly empty Great Hall for breakfast. Luck was against her, however. Sitting at the Gryffindor table was Harry, looking angrier than she could ever recall seeing him. Well, good luck Ginny, she said to herself. You’re going to need it if you are going to manage to do this successfully. “Hi Harry,” she said as she sat in her seat. “Pass the toast please, and the tomatoes. I’m starving this morning.” “What,” said Harry ignoring her request. “Did you work up an appetite saying rude and hateful things to your best friend in front of the whole school?” “Look Harry,” Ginny said, her voice trembling slightly. “Hermione’s getting to be a bit to bossy. All she has to do is leave me alone, and we’ll both be fine. Now, I really don’t want to discuss this with you. I don’t see how it’s any of your business,” she concluded, her voice growing more and more snippy with each word. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp The two ate in silence as the Great Hall filled with hungry students. Harry looked up to see Ron and Hermione making their way to the table, Hermione carrying a stack of papers. “Here are the class timetables for this term,” she said as she them out to the Gryffindors. “Honestly Ron, why do you and Harry persist with Divinations. That old fraud Trelawney has predicted Harry’s death every year and been wrong. Ginny, here’s your schedule. You’re taking Divinations too? Really, I thought you would have learned something from Ron and Harry’s experiences with that charlatan,” Hermione groused in her most condescending voice. “Well, pardon me Miss Know-it-all. Forgive me for not consulting with you about every last subject I was considering. Do you know what Hermione? Maybe Madam Trelawney was right. Maybe you dislike divination so much because you aren’t truly open to magical ways. Sure you can do all the things that are in the book, but the real magic, the intuitive magic, you can’t do it.” Ginny paused to catch her breath. This is it, she thought to herself. This is my chance to make them all think I hate Hermione. Taking a deep breath; she stood up from the table and glared at Hermione. “Do you know why you can’t do things like divination Hermione? It’s because you’re not a real witch. You’re power hasn’t been handed down from generation to generation. It’s not in your blood. You’re just some kind of mudblood freak, that’s what you are.” A gasp went up from the Gryffindor table as Ginny grabbed her satchel and walked across the great hall, her head held high, but inwardly, her heart was pounding, and she felt as if she could barely breath. Though their confrontation hadn’t been as loud as the one they had last night, the school had been braced for another, and they hadn’t been disappointed. “Well, well, it appears as though the mighty Gryffindor’s are falling,” drawled Draco Malfoy. “At least there’s one Weasley who has some sense.” Draco pushed himself away from the table and followed Ginny out the door, under the watchful eye of Dumbledore. He walked slowly down the hall, trying to catch a glimpse of Ginny when he spied her sitting in an empty classroom. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp “Bravo Weasley. That was a superb performance. I’m impressed,” he said as he pulled a chair and sat beside her. “Th-thanks,” she sniffed. “But it wasn’t a performance. It’s been building up for a long, long time. Everyone thinks Hermione is so great, but she isn’t you know. She isn’t a real witch. Sure, she can do the stuff in the books, but any stupid Muggle can do that. That’s why the Ministry of Magic works so hard to keep all our books and things hidden from the muggle world. But she can’t do the real magic, like you and I can.” She gave Draco a watery smile. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to go off on you like that, but like I said, that’s been building for quite some time.” She gave a small self-conscious laugh and wiped her eyes. “And now that I’ve acted like a complete watering pot and made a fool of myself, would you excuse me please? I need to go make myself presentable before class.” Draco placed a hand on her shoulder to stop her from leaving. “Did you really mean what you said Ginny?” “What! No, I just made a two huge scenes in the Great Hall and alienated myself from all my friends just for the bloody hell of it,” she raged at Malfoy. “Ok, ok, relax,” he said patting her on the arm. “Listen, why don’t you meet me in the library tonight after dinner. I have a few things I’d like to tell you about.” “Sure Draco,” she said, flashing him a beaming smile. “I’d like that very much.” &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp There was a loud roar, and something pushed past Ginny, and knocked Malfoy to the ground. “Keep your hand off of her you filthy piece of trash,” shouted Harry as he pounded his fist into Draco’s stomach. “You stay away from Ginny, she doesn’t want anything to do with the likes of you!” “Harry, you stop it this instant!” Ginny shouted. At the same time, a voice from the door shouted “Seperatus.” The two boys flew apart against their own volition and stood gasping for breath. In the doorway stood Professors Snape and McGonagall. “Potter, I expect better from you. Brawling like some common hooligan. That will be ten points from Gryffindor, and a detention for you tonight. I’ll expect you in my office at 7:00 p.m. is that clear?” “Yes Professor McGonagall,” answered Harry, still glaring at Malfoy. “Good now I believe you have a class in five minutes. Mine to be exact. Come along, I’ll walk with you just to make sure you don’t get lost along the way. Professor Snape, I trust you’ll deal with Mr. Malfoy?” Professor McGonagall swept Harry out of the room as Snape looked disdainfully down on Ginny and Draco. “Really Malfoy, I’d expect you to be a bit more careful in choosing your battles. That will be five points from Slytherin, and you’d better get yourself to class before you get waylaid by Miss Weasley’s brother as well. Miss Weasley, do not forget you have detention with me tonight precisely at 7:00 p.m.,” Snape said. With a swish of his robes, he walked out of the classroom and down the hall. &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp “Oh dear,” sighed Ginny. “I’d forgotten about my detention. Could we possibly meet tomorrow evening instead? Ginny gazed at Malfoy and tried to look wistful and disappointed, when inside she was both angry and excited. It’s working, she thought to herself.  I can’t believe Harry rushed to defend me like that. I also can’t believe how bloody unfair that bugger Snape was. He didn’t punish Malfoy at all.  She shook her head aware that Draco had been speaking, but had no idea of what he had said. “I’m sorry Draco,” she said softly. I’m just so upset about the way Harry attacked you like that. Are you alright?” “I’m just fine,” he said strutting around like a bantam rooster. “I said I’ll wait for you in the library until 10:00. If you get out of detention before then, come on up. In fact, I’ll have a word with Snape and see if he’ll go easy on you.” “Oh Draco, will you,” she said looking at him with admiration. “You’d do that for me? Thank you so much.” “Of course I will. See you tonight then,” he said moving towards the door. “Bye,” she said, as he walked out the door. Ginny collapsed in the nearest chair. Harry came to my rescue, she thought to herself. That was the most alive I’ve seen him in so long! &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp &nbsp Grabbing her bag, she walked through the door and climbed the stairs to her History of Magic class. She walked through the door and faltered a bit when she was greeted with stares of hatred from her classmates. Holding her head high, a blaze of color on her cheeks, she sat down and grabbed a piece of parchment from her bag. She muttered a charm under her breath, and began to write, in disappearing ink. Hermione, I think it worked. Malfoy is such a stupid self-absorbed git. He actually thinks I could be interested in him! He wants to meet me in the library tonight after my detention with Snape. I am so sorry about the horrible things I said to you. I can’t believe those words even came from my mouth, but Hermione, I think it’s starting to work. Harry attacked Malfoy, and was beating him to a bloody pulp. I haven’t seen him so alive since Cedric was killed. We need to keep him like that; he needs to live. He can’t just wait for Voldemort to kill him. I’m dreading meeting with Draco tonight, but if I can get information about the death eaters and Voldemort, I’ll do it. I’ll do whatever it takes to save Harry! Ginny Folding the parchment, she slipped it into her robes until she can figure out a way to slip it to Hermione. Pulling another piece of parchment from her bag, she tried to focus her attention on Professor Binns, droning on about the uprising of Fenris the Filthy in 1468. <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsr ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 11/23/02 7:03:36 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jun 19, 2002 3:21 pm

Yay!!! Harry came to Ginny's rescue! Looks like her plan might work... <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)"> Draco @#$%& Malfoy... Grrrrrr... <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /devil.gif ALT=":evil"> Nice that Ginny can at least apologize and talk to Hermione in secret... I like knowing that Hermione is in on it <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> Can't wait for the next part! -Col.

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Post by **majiklmoon** » Sat Jun 22, 2002 11:25 pm

An Acceptable Risk Part 5 Ginny rushed into the dungeon where potions class was held. She passed through the door with seconds to spare, and stood before Professor Snape, breathless. “Miss Weasley, tonight, you will be clean these frog livers and,” began Snape “No, I don’t think so,” Ginny interrupted in a matte of fact voice. “Pardon me?” Snape said in an incredulous voice. He was unaccustomed to having a student speak to him in such a manner. “Perhaps you are forgetting how things work, Miss Weasley. I am the instructor, I tell you what to do. You, as the student  DO IT! he roared. “No, Professor Snape, I’m going to explain something to you,” said Ginny, her voice trembling a bit. “We live in a very dark time, and I want to do something about it. I am going to do something about it, and you, are going to help me.” Ginny drew a deep breath to try and calm her shaking voice. While she was always willing to stand up to her brothers, being in direct defiance to a Professor was something she had never thought she would do. “Ah yes, your little plan,” Snape drawled sarcastically. “Dumbledore did mention something to me about your grand scheme. He would not however give me any of the details. I presume that is why you provoked me into giving you a detention last night?” “Well, actually, yes,” Ginny admitted. “You are rather predictable in your actions, especially to we Gryffindor’s.” Snape raised one eyebrow and scowled slightly at Ginny, but waited silently for her to continue. “I want you to teach me to be a Slytherin,” said Ginny in a firm voice. “I want to know how Slytherins think, what they feel, and why they act the way they do.” “And your reason for wanting to know this is?” “I, I really don’t wish to discuss this with you right now. I just need to know how to act like a Slytherin.” “I find that answer to be unacceptable. If you cannot give me a reasonable answer, I am unable to help you Miss Weasley.” He stared down at Ginny, as if the weight of his stair alone would coerce her into giving him the answers that he wants. Ginny stared back at him, defiantly, unwilling to be cowed by his black stare. After several minutes of silence, Snape shook his head and walked to the back of the room. Seconds later, there was a resounding bang as he slammed the door of the ancient dungeon shut. “Follow me Miss Weasley, we cannot speak freely here.” He led her through a small door recessed into the wall behind his desk. After Ginny passed through the door, he shut it quickly, ensuring that nobody, invisible or not, had followed them into the room. ”There is no chance that I can dissuade you from this foolish undertaking?” he asked the young girl standing in front of him. “No sir, and honestly, I mean no disrespect, when I say I can’t tell you my plan. The fewer people that know, the better.” “You are a true Gryffindor Miss Weasley.” Snape said with a shake of his head. “Convincing everyone in this school that you have turned into a Slytherin will take a great deal of acting. Though I must say, your performances in the Great Hall have been superb. You have made a very good start indeed.” “Thank you,” said Ginny softly, as she thought about how much she has already hurt her friends with her strange behavior. “Stop it right now!” demanded Snape. “No Slytherin would ever waste time being concerned over the feelings of his or her supposed friends, that’s if he or she even had any friends. Slytherins don’t have friends, they have acquaintances if you will, or allies, but never friends.” “Well, what about Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle? They are always together, they look like friends to me,” said Ginny. “Crabbe and Goyle are nothing but mindless puppets who follow Malfoy’s every command. He is their leader, and they are his muscle. No more, no less. You will also need to disassociate yourself from your Gryffindor cronies as soon as possible, and begin to cultivate contacts in Slytherin. Notice I do not say friends. You will have no friends if your plan, whatever it may be succeeds.” Ginny swallowed the lump in her throat. The thought of being friendless was hard to accept, but to save Harry; she would do whatever it took. “You will need to continue to decimate Miss Granger, and others who of not of pure wizarding blood, constantly. I am sure you have seen Mr. Malfoy in action. He seems to have an intense hatred of Miss Granger in particular. He would be an ideal Slytherin for you to emulate.” Ginny nodded, while she tried to repress a shudder. Draco Malfoy was the most hateful, hurtful person she had ever had the displeasure of knowing at Hogwarts, and she was going to have to work to be like him. “I told you Miss Weasley, your task would not be an easy one,” Snape said, accurately judging the expression on her face. “It isn’t too late to end this foolish plan of yours.” “No,” Ginny said resolutely. “I’m going to do whatever it takes to save Harry, and to destroy Voldemort.” <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub84.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.sh ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 8/1/02 11:38:19 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Sun Jun 23, 2002 11:43 pm

An Acceptable Risk Part 6 The morning after her detention, Ginny walked into the Great Hall, and took her place at the Gryffindor table. By the time she and Snape had finished last night, it was too late to meet Malfoy in the library. She looks over at the Slytherin table and flashed Draco what she hoped was a regretful smile. Conversation swelled up around her, but Ginny was virtually ignored by everybody. With a sigh, she picked up her fork, and began to eat. Hermione gave Ginny a compassionate glance, but Ginny just glared at her and shook her head ever so slightly. The school owls began to filter into the hall, with the daily mail for the students. A small, fluffy gray owl swooped down towards Ginny, and dropped a scarlet envelope in her lap before heading back to its perch in the owlry. Ginny looked at the scarlet envelope in shock and amazement. Somebody had sent her a howler. She stood up, prepared to make a run for it, but it was late. The howler exploded, and her mother’s voice filled the Great Hall.  “How could you, of all people do such a thing, and to one of your best friends? You had better pull yourself together young lady and start acting like a Weasley, or I’ll give you what for!” Ginny’s face was flushed with anger and shame as she turned to her brother. “And how did Mum find out?” “I told her of course. I’m not going to be having my little sister getting mixed up with the likes of that lot over there,” said Ron, pointing to the Slytherin table. “Who I am friends with, is not any of your business or Mum’s for that matter! Just because you chose to have a mudblood for a girlfriend doesn’t mean  I have to like it.” Ginny grabbed her books and stormed out of the Great Hall, for the third time in as many days, but not before she glanced over in the direction of Draco Malfoy. He raised a sardonic eyebrow and got up from the table and followed Ginny out of the hall. Over at the Gryffindor table there was a heated argument going on between Ron and Hermione. “I can’t believe you owled home about Ginny!” yelled Hermione. “She’s not bothering me, and it shouldn’t bother you Ron.” “Look Hermione, I’m not going to have her saying such terrible things about you. I don’t know what’s come over Ginny, but she needs to snap out of it, and bloody fast before she gets herself into some real trouble.” ”Ron, you really should just stay out of it. Ginny’s probably just going through some sort of phase, trying to be her own person. I’m sure it will all blow over in a few days,” Hermione said placatingly as she rubbed his arm. “Harry, what do you thing?” asked Ron. “Harry? Earth to Harry?” “Er, um, I guess maybe Hermione’s right,” said Harry, looking up from the eggs he had been stirring around on his plate. “The Dursley’s are always saying that Dudley’s going through a phase, to explain away his behavior and bad grades. Maybe Ginny really is just sort of going through something.” Looking as though the whole conversation had drained him of all his strength, Harry went back to pushing the eggs around on his plate. Hermione looked at Harry in shock.  I can’t believe he is acting like this,” she thought to herself.  Ginny is right, he has got to shake this depression or whatever it is, or he is going to get killed! I hate Ginny’s plan, she is putting herself in so much danger, but I can see why she feels why she has to do it. Let me see what I can do to help her. “You know,” she said offhandedly. If Ginny keeps storming out of meals this way, she’s going to waste away to nothing.” She causally glanced around the Great Hall in the direction of the Slytherin table. She was rewarded by Harry’s sharp look of interest when she asked, “Hmmm, I wonder where Malfoy has wandered off to?” <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub84.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.sh ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 8/1/02 11:39:03 pm

Post by **majiklmoon** » Tue Jun 25, 2002 12:01 am

An Acceptable Risk  A.N. Thanks to Arabella at the Sugar Quill for the use of Gwen. Gwen can be found in the wonderful stories Hermione Queen of Witches Books 1-4 <a href="http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?stor ...  If you are a Harry Potter fan, you need to read these stories. Part 7 Hermione stepped into the welcomed silence of her room, and firmly closed the door behind her. Opening her trunk, she reached inside and removed her diary. She sat down at her desk, and began to write. September 3 HqoW Hi Gwen, Sorry I haven’t written since school started.  Wait; don’t tell me, you’ve been in the library all this time. Gwen, that is not funny. We’ve barely even had any classes yet. No, something has happened, and I really need to talk to you about it.  Sorry Dear, but really, you can understand why I would think that way, now wouldn’t you? Gwen, do you want to hear about what’s going on, or should I just close you up.  Sorry, please do continue. That’s better. Well, you know how worried we all have been about Harry. He’s just been so withdrawn. It gets worse every day. Ron and I have been going crazy trying to figure out a way to make him snap out of it.  Well, the poor boy does have an awful lot on his plate, after all. No, it’s more than that. He doesn’t seem to care whether he lives or dies.  What! Surely not! No, it’s true Gwen. Actually, Ginny and I talked a lot about it this summer. It stared right after Cedric died. Harry just seemed to pull into himself. It was understandable, really. I mean, he felt so responsible, even though he wasn’t. He feels so responsible for everything that Voldemort does. And it got so much worst after what happened last year. Nobody ever expected Voldemort to try and attack all those muggles. Poor Harry, his scar hurt so bad. He knew something horrible was happening before anybody else, and it killed him that he couldn’t do anything about it.  I remember dear, but I thought he was going to spend some time with you and Ron this summer. Surely that helped him somewhat? No Gwen, nothing seemed to help. Ron’s tried talking to him, I’ve tried, Mr. And Mrs. Weasley even tried, but he just can’t shake the idea that he’s responsible.  Did Ginny try and get through to him dear. I thought for sure something was developing between the two of them. Actually, that’s what I want to tell you about. Somewhere along the line, Ginny came up with a plan to save Harry. But Gwen, I’m so afraid. It’s so dangerous. She wants to become a Death Eater.  What! Excuse me Hermione. I thought you just said Ginny wants to become a Death Eater. I must have misunderstood. No, I’m afraid you didn’t, and actually, if you think about it analytically. Ginny’s plan makes perfect sense.  Hermione! No Gwen, it’s true. Ginny thinks, if she can convince everyone here at school that she is changing, becoming evil, that she has a chance of becoming a Death Eater. Once she gets in, she can work from the inside along with Snape to bring Voldemort down.  But how is that sweet girl ever going to convince anybody that she is becoming evil? Actually, she’s doing a good job of it so far. She’s staged several very public disagreements with me where she has said some very hateful and hurtful things to me.  Hermione, what could she possibly say that would convince people she hates you and is turning evil? Well, she’s making quite a show about how much she hates a certain interfering, know it all, busybody mudblood.  What, she certainly is not using such a horrid thing! Yes, she is, and it’s working. Everybody in Gryffindor is already ostracizing her, and Gwen this is the best part. Draco Malfoy is starting to pay attention to her. He’s always been attracted to her on some level; you could see it whenever he looked at her. And now that he thinks she hates me, and everybody else who isn’t from an ancient wizarding family, he is paying more attention to her.  And this is supposed to help, how? Well, if she can convince Draco, he may tell his father, and you know Lucius Malfoy would do just about anything to get a Weasley on his side, just so he could rub it in Mr. Weasley’s face. But the best part is, seeing Draco pay attention to Ginny is really making Harry angry. Anger isn’t the best emotion in the world, but it’s better than the lump he’s become.  Well, yes, I can see where that would upset him very much, but Hermione, I don’t like this at all. Perhaps you should tell the Headmaster. Dumbledore already knows all about it Gwen, and he thinks it’s a good idea. He was against it at first, but he also realized that Ginny was going to do it no matter what he said. So he figured he’d better go along with it and offer her as much protection as possible. But nobody else knows, not even Ron. I may not be able to talk to you as much this year, but I wanted you to know what is going on.  Hermione, I must insist you check in from time to time. The strain of this deception is going to be difficult to bare. I’ll do my best, to write once a week or so. Now I really must get to the library.  I knew it, I knew the library would come into play somehow. Good night Gwen  Good night Hermione <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a> Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub129.ezboard.com/umajiklmoon.s ... iklmoon</A> <IMG HEIGHT=10 WIDTH=10 SRC="http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/images/moon18.gif" BORDER=0> at: 10/6/02 7:46:15 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 10:34 am

Whoa! <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... ns/eek.gif ALT=":eek"> How cool is it that Snape is in on the whole thing! <img src=http://216.40.201.38/contrib/corky/smilies10.gif ALT=":grin"> I guess he's gonna be helping Ginny out where ever he can, huh? I can't wait to see this... I'm also loving the jealousy I see in Harry, when he sees Malfoy getting close to Ginny. I love that this is in Ginny's POV, but I'd like to know a little more of what's been going on in Harry's head in the past years <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... s/wink.gif ALT=";)"> -Col.

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Jul 02, 2002 9:52 pm

This is excellent. I love Harry Potter. If it weren't for fan fictions, I would die...why can't they get the 5th book out! Edited by: <A HREF=http://pub84.ezboard.com/uhermionegrang ... N>Hermione Granger1980 </A> at: 7/2/02 9:31:35 pm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Jul 17, 2002 3:44 pm

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Post by **majiklmoon** » Wed Jul 17, 2002 3:48 pm

Sorry, no updates lately...i've been very roswell focused <img src=http://www.ezboard.com/intl/aenglish/im ... /smile.gif ALT=":)">

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Wed Jul 17, 2002 3:51 pm

Oh Tracie...I had forgotten about this HP fic...it's so good!!! <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>Muse, come out, come out wherever you are!

Post by **majiklmoon** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 12:41 am

An Acceptable Risk Part 8 Ginny hesitated at the door of the library, then stiffened her shoulders and walked in. Sitting at a table in the corner was Malfoy, flanked on either side by his dimwitted cohorts Crabbe and Goyle. Ginny gave Draco a pointed look, and then shifted her glance to an empty table at the back of the room, near the restricted section. She walked over to the table and placed her books down and sat, waiting and watching to see what Malfoy would do. He whispered something to Crabbe and Goyle, and the two gathered their belongings and exited the library. Draco waited a few moments, and stood and walked across the room to join Ginny.  Victory, she thought to herself.  He’s coming to me, I’m sure I’ve hooked him. Be cool Ginny. Everything depends on convincing him you are on his side. “Hi Draco,” she said smiling. I’m sorry I couldn’t meet you last night, but Professor Snape kept me for hours. “What did Snape have you doing last night?” Draco asked as he sat down in a chair next to Ginny. “Oh, frog livers,” she said shuddering delicately. “Really, I’m sure my brother will be in trouble within the next day or so, he could have saved them for him. He deserves them anyhow.” “Ginny, I must say, you’ve changed completely this year. I’m having a very hard time believing this is the real you,” Draco said a bit suspiciously. “You never did know me Draco, you just automatically didn’t like me because I’m poor, and because of who my family is. So you can bloody well think as you like. I’m fed up with people who are forever doubting me,” Ginny whispered in a fierce voice as she began to gather her books to leave. Draco put his hand on her arm. “Relax Ginny, I’m sorry, it’s just rather peculiar, you and I sitting here together talking. I mean, your family despises mine.” “And yours mine,” Ginny added pertly. “True enough,” he conceded. “May I ask you a question, at the risk of having my head torn off and handed to me?” Ginny nodded her ascent, and Draco continued, “You’ve changed. What’s happened to make you feel this way?” “Honestly Draco, I haven’t changed. I’ve always had these feelings inside. I’m sick of being little Ginny Weasley, the one nobody takes seriously. I hate the fact that I’m poor, and everything I own is second or third or forth hand. And I hate, with a passion, being compared and found lacking to Hermione Granger. Ever since Ron’s first year at Hogwarts, all we heard about at home was Hermione this, and Hermione that. Hermione transfigured her pincushion into a hedgehog quicker than anybody else. Well, I’ll tell you something. Hermione could transfigure herself into a pin cushion, and I for one wouldn’t be horribly sad over the fact.” “Well you know,” Draco began. “And another thing. It just cuts me to the quick that someone like her should be so successful at everything when a pure blood like Neville has to struggle so much. If people like her weren’t here, the professors would have time to give extra help to the students who need it.” Draco waited a moment to be sure that Ginny was done with her diatribe before he said, “Well, there are others who feel the same way you do Ginny. They are working to prevent such things from happening in the future.” “You’re talking about Voldemort, aren’t you?” “Shhhh,” Draco said looking around before nodding. “Come on Draco, you must realize he isn’t my favorite person, after what he did to me in my first year.” Draco pretended to look mystified, but Ginny wasn’t buying it and told him so. “Come off it Draco, the whole school knows about it, so don’t play dumb. You know exactly what he did to me, and it was because of your father. “Alright,” he said, “Don’t bite my head off. “I heard about Dad slipping that book in with your school stuff. He took a risk. I mean he didn’t know whose diary it was, he just knew it was enchanted and with the ministry’s stupid muggle protection act, he wanted to get rid of it. It was just dumb luck, what happened.” “I don’t know Draco,” Ginny said thoughtfully. “I need to think about what you’ve said. I mean, I know how I feel, but it’s still hard, going against everything your family believes in. I do know one thing though,” she added, baiting her trap. “I really enjoyed talking with you tonight, and I hope we can do it again, real soon.” She looked up from the piece of parchment she had been idly doodling on. Draco’s face turned a dull red and he stammered to form a reply, but before he could, Ginny gathered up her books and stood up. “I’ve got to run, I have a huge essay to write for History of Magic. Night Draco.” She walked out of the library and glanced back to see Draco pick up the scrap of parchment she doodled G.W. + D.M. on.  Gotcha she thought to herself as she walked back to her room. <center>Margo is a Super ORB!</center><center><center>It all started with a boy, a girl and a silver handprint.<center>Countess Majiklmoon Mistress and keeper of the tunes</center></color~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <a href=http://pub84.ezboard.com/bmajiklmoonsrealm><img src=http://members.aol.com/majiklmoon/image ... 2a.gif></a>

Post by **roswellkitkat** » Fri Aug 02, 2002 12:51 pm

An update, un update! Yay!!! And what kicker it was! Go Ginny being so sly...I <img src=http://216.40.241.68/otn/love/1luvu.gif ALT=":love"> it! <center>*************<center>And I believe<center> <center>That angels breathe<center> <center>And that love will live on and never leave<center><center>*************<center>************* <center>The greatest thing you'll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return"

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Sat Aug 03, 2002 8:34 pm

You're back you're back you're back...yippee! And with an awesome part!

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