Dragon\'s Den

Thx all of you for the wonderful reviews! and just to clear some stuff up, there will be Ginny/Harry action but not much. There will be slight Ron bashing but i think you guys will be cheering lol.



Dragon’s Den



Chapter 2



I smell you



Hermione woke up with a start that morning as her pet cat jumped up and meowed loudly for food. She heard Ron Grumble and grab a pillow to hit the cat clear out of the bed but ended up missing and hitting Harry instead who woke up swearing.



“Shut up the lot of you!” Ginny grumbled putting her head under the pillow.



Hermione giggled and crawled out the muggle tent followed by her cat and happily started her day, getting the fire started in the pit to get everyone’s breakfast.



She had managed to persuade her friends to try muggle camping and Ron had spent the entire weekend complaining on how it was so much easer to do things the wizard way and how Muggles where stupid. That of course triggered a verbal fighting match where Ginny just rubbed her temples and Harry tried to get Hermione and Ron to calm down. Hermione had learned that, though Ron was her Friend he was definitely not boyfriend material.



The others slowly started to wander out of the small tent as the smell of eggs, bacon and toast wafted threw the air.



After breakfast they packed their belonging and apparated back to the burrow where Molly was already gathering their things to go get school supplies in the alley as they did every year. Hermione had got the position of head girl but graciously refused the position, saying she would have enough on her plate with trying to get good marks in her Newts so she did not want more responsibility.



"You have a good weekend kids?" Arthur called from his seat on the kitchen chair



"most of it was exiting, but I’m sad to say you almost lost a son" Ginny laughed as she dragged her bag threw the door as Ron grumbled something about Muggles making life harder then it needed to be.



"Well in any case go get your stuff ready, were leaving for Diagon alley in an hour" Molly called from up the stairs.



Hermione and Ginny left the boys in the kitchen as they climbed the stairs to their room to gather the rest of their things.



"So Ginny, What’s the news with Harry huh?"



"Excuse me?" Ginny squeaked going bright red.



"Come on spill, I’ve never seen the two of you so cozy, and I’ve never seen you act so playful either" Hermione had waited to get the Weasley girl alone all weekend to try and get the info out of her best friend.



"please don\'t make me" Ginny whimpered but at Hermione\'s insisting gaze she finally gave in "I finally got up the nerve to tell him how I felt and I kissed him, lets just say he was too stunned to say no and then after that we decided to give it a shot. By the way, is that a new perfume because you smelled really good all weekend"



"Ginny you know very well I don\'t wear perfume, hand me my bottomless bag over there please"



Ginny went over to fetch the bag.



"Did you get those weird dreams again?" Hermione asked.



"Nope they stopped over the weekend, thank Merlin! There’s only so much I can take. Now if only my body could stop hurting at night I’ll be fine."



"Hmm, I tried reading on it and I can\'t find anything. Are you sure about not talking to your dad or mum about this?"



"Absolutely sure, the last thing I need them to know is that I dream about wild sex with Harry, soaring over rocky cliffs and eating scorpions and snakes" Ginny said blushing furiously.



"Yeah, maybe that would be a good idea not to tell Molly and Arthur, I can already imagine the heart attacks at knowing their darling little girl had dirty thoughts" Hermione said laughing and Ginny threw her a sock as her face blushed crimson.



"So what do I smell like wonder nose?" Hermione asked playfully.



"Hmm, it depends on your mood I guess. When you and Ron where fighting you smelled like fire, When your happy you smell like vanilla and when your flustered like right now you sort of smell like Cherry’s" Ginny laughed.



Hermione reddened in embarrassment "what!? I am not edible"



Ginny laughed harder "you smell like candy floss right now" then Hermione glared at her "make that burnt candy floss"



"That’s it, you asked for it Missy"







The boys who had by then gone up to their room and where also having a similar conversation about Ginny and Harry’s relationship jumped up in fright as they herd a scream followed by a crash and a thud. Both boys bolted for the door and into the girl’s room to find Ginny helpless on the floor as Hermione tickled her mercilessly.



"Say it!" Hermione growled out.



"Uncle! Uncle you bloody cherry cheese cake delight AAAhhhh uncle!" Ginny pleaded breathlessly.



"What are you girls doing?” Harry asked smiling at the scene the girls where causing.

"Discussing how edible Hermione smells" Ginny smiled cheekily. "Ow!"



Ginny looked at Hermione pouting as she rubbed her sore arm.



"Hermione is edible..." Ron repeated slowly.



The girl in question blushed at the double meaning of Ron\'s words and Ginny snickered at Hermione and mouthed \'cherry\' as Harry helped her to her feet.



"Are you kids ready yet" Arthur called from down the stairs.



"Yeah almost" Ginny called back running out before Hermione could get her hands on the red head.



They all picked the last of their suitcases and trunks before heading out to diagon alley.







Draco was dead bored, he had done his first dragon thing that morning, eat. and boy did he eat. His parents where not surprised and just ordered the house elf\'s to make as much food as Draco wanted to have and he had ended up eating 7 helpings of breakfast foods. And he was still hungry for more by the time they left to get Draco\'s school things.



"When will this stop Father, I just ate the equivalent of a cow and I’m still starving" he complained.



Lucius just laughed softly as Narcissa stiffened slightly at her mates thoughts.

"Don’t you dare think that, he gets it from you not me" she sniffed going threw the fire place to diagon alley.



"Don\'t worry, it will calm down soon enough. When your body will start the changes you\'ll start being less and less hungry"



"Why am I eating like there’s no tomorrow anyway?"



"Your body is trying to store as much energy in preparation to your change and your hunt to find your better half. Also possibly to fight for her, you know. Normal male stuff" Lucius chuckled as he too entered the fire place.



"Normal male stuff?" Draco growled out at his fathers disappearing form. "What’s so bloody normal about this?"



When Draco finally went threw the fire place and stumbled over the threshold but caught himself before crashing into his parents. He too froze as a delicious and alluring smell caught his sensitive nose. He felt his body start to tremble in excitement and he felt an overwhelming urge to start hunting for the person with the alluring smell of vanilla.

"It can\'t be" Narcissa breathed as she looked to Lucius in amazement.



Lucius was looking down at Draco who had by now started staring at one person in the room then at another, trying to find the one he wanted.



"She\'s here." Lucius finally smirked." can\'t you feel her Narcissa"



The woman only nodded and her gaze dropped to Draco who had changed, his eyes where glowing bright Silvery blue as he searched the room.



"She’s not here," he finally growled out trying to pass between his parents to run after the mystery girl.



"calm down boy" Lucius hissed keeping his hand on Draco\'s arm." you\'ve just imprinted on a very unlikely candidate"



"Who?" Draco growled.



"Hermione Granger i believe her name is" Narcissa spoke softly still breathing in deeply "she\'s happy about something"



Draco had frozen when he herd his mothers words, Granger? He had imprinted on the mudblood!



"I imprinted on the mudblood?!" Draco asked disbelief coloring his words.



"Yes, and it also looks like the weasley girl\'s blood woke up too, she smells like stone and pheromones" Lucius smiled.



"Don’t call your future mate with such words Draco" Narcissa chastised.



"I can\'t believe I’m hearing this!" Draco Growled out as he made his way to the stone wall behind the leaky cauldron. "why are you both defending that insufferable know it all anyway!" just as Lucius and Narcissa\'s heads snapped in the same direction." are you even listening to me?"



"Draco, remember the prophecy we told you about?" Lucius finally said after a time.

"What about it"



"Dragons are coming back because they are attracted to the queen’s smell. We become hyper aware of her every mood and desire when were close enough."



"So, what does this have to do with Granger?"



Narcissa smiled toothily "she\'s angry with the weasley girl"



Draco looked at his mother with disbelief written all over his face. "so not only have i imprinted with Granger but she also happens to be the one the prophecy\'s predicted? Bahamut\'s chosen one?"



Lucius just nodded and tapped the appropriate bricks for the archway to appear.

"... i want her" Draco suddenly said stepping into the alley his eyes searching for her as he caught a whiff of her smell.



“I know Draco, but please try to control yourself, we can\'t afford to make a scene" Lucius ordered." If you do something rash the Weasley girl will fight you without a second thought to protect her family"



"Why did she wake up and not the others?" Draco asked, desperately trying to keep his mind busy.



"It depends on the origins of the dragon ancestor, the Malfoy\'s descend of Silver, the Blacks have many origins but the strongest blood is the blue, as for the Weasley\'s, theirs is the copper. All the oldest pure blooded families have dragon origins. The Potter\'s use to be the Bronze. Anyway, In every family only one of the 2 sexes have the ability to awaken the blood, the copper can only be awaken by the women of the family, and since there has not been a single woman in that lineage for many generations they lost the knowledge, poor girl must not know what is happening to her. The same can be said of the Bronze and the Gold but they have also only had male descendants for generations. On the other hand the Blue, the White and the red can be awoken by any of the two sexes on the condition they are the first born child of the couple and the blood be concentrated enough.



(A/N: i don\'t know if Narcissa is the first born but let’s just say she is)



“But those are minor dragons, their not metallic"



"That’s why it\'s not as restricted Draco, the other metal dragon blood, the silver and the brass, can only be awoken by the males of the family."



Draco walked and tried to digest this new information and found that he finally had one up on Harry \'I have a Hero complex\' Potter.



He smirked, pleased with this before he froze again.



"She\'s in there" he breathed as he looked at the book store.



"And apparently slightly worried and frightened" Narcissa added lightly.



He took a deep breath and walked into the book shop hoping he was not going to humiliate myself.







They all stumble out of the fireplace and brought their bags up to their respective rooms where they would spend the night. Ginny and Hermione immediately left to get their stuff on their own, not wanting any guys in their shopping spree.



Hermione laughed as Ginny stumbled on the last step but quickly caught herself before she crashed on the floor.



"Not funny" Ginny hissed.



"Yes it was, you should have seen Harry\'s face when you gave him a perfect view of your panties for a brief moment"



"Come on lets go before I do something else!"



Hermione laughed as Ginny all but carried her out of the place. They took their time window shopping and Hermione caught the eye of a fortune teller.



"Oh, Hermione lets ask her our fortune please!" Ginny asked in a rush as she dragged Hermione to the table.



"You’re not serious! I don\'t even believe in the fortune cookie crap Ginny you know that"



"Please, for me!" she said pulling off the puppy look.



"Oh fine" she sighed as they came up to the table.



Ginny put 2 galleons on the table and the woman smiled at Hermione as she handed the young girl the cards with her left hand.



"Please mix the cards until you are satisfied and then hand them to me"



Hermione executed herself and handed the cards back, the tarot reader took the cards back with her left hand again and spread them out like a fan.



"Please take 7 cards and place it face down on the table in the order of your choosing."

Hermione again followed the woman’s directions feeling incredibly stupid.

The woman turned the first card to reveal the hang man.



"Dear this is the card of the past and present, you’re held back by what others around you think, either by fear or loyalty to these people. I’m sensing a great distress with one particular friend. Perhaps you should consider breaking free of these ropes." The woman turned the second card and froze "The death, the card of your immediate future-"



"Great I’m going to die tomorrow" Hermione scoffed. "Sorry" Hermione added at the stare the woman was giving her.



"As I was saying, the death marks the end of your current way of life and the beginning of something new. You will be breaking free of your current bonds very soon. a destiny that must be fulfilled." she said comparing the first card with the second before turning over the third "The house of god, Many challenges on the way, some of them important others may seem benign but take heed on the decisions you will take" she turned the fourth and fifth cards over "the strength and the justice, you will need to choose wisely and whey your decisions and have the strength to follow threw with them, my my such a dangerous path you have."



"Yeah, High school is pretty dangerous stuff" Hermione answered trying desperately not to laugh at the fortune teller.



"the sixth and seventh cards" She continued ignoring the interruption " the stars and the lovers, hope shines threw this dark path for you in the form of a lover and many friends, remember that when the darkest hour comes you will never be truly alone, Bahamut always watches over you precious queen and so do your loyal subjects-"



"OK I think I heard enough thank you for predicting my impending doom" Hermione said cutting short the divination and jumping to her feet.



Honestly the woman went from slightly insane to complete psychopath, she was no more credible then professor Trelawney.



"When the blood of the Innocent spill over the hands of the tainted the queen shall come. Blessed child of the Dragon god Bahamut she will have the power to help the chosen one defeat the lord that must not be named. Dragon blood will sing for her when she will step up to the throne. House of copper will protect, House of the silver will love, house of the Bronze will lead the greatest queen to war. So must the daughter of bahamut be, now and for ever protectors of the innocent blood of the great houses of Dragons"



Hermione looked at the woman and could not decide if she should burst out laughing or run away screaming. Finally Ginny tugged her along to the Book store.



Draco was the first in the store and he immediately spotted her at one of the tables, he inhaled deeply surprised at how calm he suddenly was but then he caught another smell, the smell of stone, his eyes shot to the Weasley girl who was looking at him with surprised blue eyes that soon turned to a guarded expression, her bright flame hair seemed to glow in the candlelight but it was nothing to the appealing sight of his chosen.



Draco was about to walk over to talk to Granger but was stopped by Narcissa. She dragged her son to the second story of the book store so they could watch without risking anything with Ginny. Once Draco was on the second floor Lucius carefully approached the girls with a pleasant smile on his face.



"Good evening miss Granger, Miss Weasley" Lucius greeted pleasantly extending his gloved hand to first Hermione who shook it unsure and then to Ginny who returned it politely.



"Good evening Mr. Malfoy" Hermione replied trying to be pleasant yet still on her guards.



"I hear you where chosen to be head girl this year miss. Granger"



"Yes but I refused it, too much on my plate already with Newts. Only so much I can do"



"Indeed, I was curious of something but can\'t seem to find the right section Miss Weasley and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction" Lucius continued conversationally.



"Depends on what you\'re looking for I suppose" Ginny replied wearily.



Draco was observing the scene from the second floor leaning on the railings and found he was greedily smelling the air for her perfume trying to memorize every single one of the smells and try to match it up with an emotion. Narcissa was also watching the exchange but kept an eye on Draco to make sure he was not tempted to do anything rash.



"I was wondering if you may have an idea where they keep this blasted book: Celestial, Metallic and minor Dragons by Magdally Proans" Lucius watched as Hermione suddenly became interested and he smiled politely as he waited for an answer.



"No I’m sorry Mr. Malfoy. I’m afraid I’ve never heard of it" Ginny said after thinking.

"Pity, Well in any case. Thank you for your time" Lucius was about to turn and leave when someone came from behind Hermione and wrenched her away from Lucius.



"What do you think you\'re doing snake?" Ron hissed at the head of the Malfoy house.



Hermione yelped out in fright and slight pain at the sudden jolt and then several things happened at the same time with such speed Ron had missed it, but as dizzying as it was Hermione caught every single action with terrifying clarity.



Ginny had Whirled around, her normally blue eyes had turned into molten lava for a brief second as she assessed the threat but calmed immediately when she realized it was her brother. Lucius\'s eyes had burned silver and it was as if his skin had somehow started to turn a dark silver, his teeth had also changed, sharpened, but that had also been swiftly changed. Then there was Narcissa, She had jumped on Draco with such speed it was as if she had been put under a strobe light, and Draco.



Draco\'s eyes had turned to pools of silvery blue as he glared at Ron, every muscle in his body where wound up trying to struggle against his mothers grip to rip Ron apart, He had snarled too, a terrifying sound that was only matched by how sharp his teeth had become.



\'Narcissa get him out now!\'



\'I\'m trying Lucius but he\'s so strong!\'



And then just as fast as it all happened the spectators on the balcony had vanished out of thin air it seemed.



Hermione was breathing hard, trying to find a rational explanation for what she had just witnessed.



"Ron what\'s wrong with you! This is uncalled for!" Ginny hissed.



"How can you say that, this is Lucius Malfoy!" Ron growled back as if that explained everything.



"Ron stand down" Hermione breathed still a little shaken.



"What?!"



"Ronald Weasley Mr. Malfoy has been kind and pleasant please don\'t act like an ogre" Hermione said in a reproachfully voice.



"What have you done to them you snake!" Ron hissed back at Lucius.



"I’m terribly sorry" Hermione apologized for Ron.



"What! Have the both of you gone mental or something?"



"It’s quite alright miss. Granger. We can\'t all be as noble as you" Lucius said inclining his head lightly.



"Oh gag me with a spoon your just as bad as ferret face"



"Ron that’s enough! I did not need you to come to my rescue when clearly there was nothing to be rescued from! Now please take your prejudice, testosterone driven ass outside so you can calm down"



Ron just stared at her before stalking outside slamming the book store door on the way out.



The hanged man: you’re held back by what others around you think, either by fear or loyalty to these people. I’m sensing a great distress with one particular friend. Perhaps you should consider breaking free of these ropes.



Without realizing it, Hermione had set the weals of her destiny in motion.

house of Copper protect, house of Silver love, House of Bronze lead.



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