Post Hogwarts :2003
By: Michelle Malfoy
Summary: Its 2003, and Ginny has graduated from Hogwarts for 5 years. She is now a successful Witch Weekly Editor. During an interview, she runs into Draco Malfoy, and then again at a formal dinner. D/G, R/Hr
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Rating: PG
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Chapter 1
22-year-old Ginny Weasley was sitting in her office when she received the news. She was the co-editor of Witch Weekly, manager of the local news and gossip sections, and had just gotten off the phone with her fellow work colleague, Blaise Zabini. Blaise was the other co-editor, and was in charge of the home and beauty section of the magazine. She also happened to be Ginny's best friend and roommate.
It was 5 years after graduation.
Voldemort had finally been defeated in Ginny's 6th year. It had been during the final battle in which Harry Potter had come face to face with the Dark Lord, and managed to strip Lord Voldemort of his powers for the second time. The wizarding world now believed that they were finally rid of Lord Voldemort. Of course, Harry was now officially everyone's hero.
He had been Ginny's too, but that'd been long ago.
Ginny blushed when she remembered her ridiculous schoolgirl crush. Her brothers seemed to remember it too. They never missed a chance when it came to tormenting her, especially about her love life (or lack thereof). Only last week had Ginny found her hairbrush, one morning, with the amazing ability to sing. It only knew one song, however.
"His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad, his hair as dark as a blackboard... oh, I wish he were mine, he's really divine, the hero who conquered the dark lord"
Shaking her head, Ginny returned to her work. She definitely didn't have any of those feelings now. They had slowly faded away in her fifth year, when she had started dating Seamus Finnegan.
It was weird, Ginny decided, seeing an old school friend all grown up with a job and a family. Ginny remembered how she had run into Seamus in Diagon Alley two days ago. He was still looking as gorgeous as ever, with his blue eyes and sandy blonde hair. Damn him. Ginny thought. Just looking at him caused a pang in her heart. It brought back too many memories.
All of Ginny's friends were now very happy, with successful jobs and wonderful love lives. Well, all except Harry, of course - poor Harry, who has never dated anyone for more than a month. His last relationship though, with a pretty witch named Erin Surmanski, had come awfully close. They had been dating for 3 weeks, when Harry dumped her. Thank God, though. Ginny thought. Nobody liked her; she was so stuck up and bitchy.
Hermione and Ron had just recently gotten married. Hermione was a research scientist at St. Mungo's Institute for Magical Maladies and Injuries. Ron owned the Weasley's Wizard Wheezes store in Diagon Alley, even though Fred and George had set up the joke shop's main headquarters in Hogsmeade.
When the famous trio had first graduated from Hogwarts, the three of them had bought a 4-bedroom apartment together. When Ron and Hermione had gotten married however, they decided to buy a new house in muggle London, by the Leaky Cauldron. Harry, who had no use for a 4-bedroom flat, immediately sold the apartment and moved out. He was now staying with Ginny and Blaise, whilst looking for a place of his own. Harry, after many years of paperwork and meetings, had finally succeeded in starting his own, brand new department - the Department of Magical Communications at the Ministry of Magic.
Ginny had just hung up the phone when Carolyn, her young secretary burst into her office. Carolyn had just graduated from Hogwarts a year ago.
"Oh my God, Oh my God, Oh my God!" Carolyn exclaimed, her face bright red. "You'll never guess who you're going to interview next Thursday!"
"Who?" Asked Ginny, feeling rather annoyed. If Witch Weekly was going to make her interview Dedalus Diggle one more time, she'd -
"Draco Malfoy!" Carolyn almost yelled. "He's so handsome..." A dreamy expression crossed her face. "Have you seen his pictures in Teen Witch?"
Ginny wasn't quite sure what to say. Draco Malfoy? Yes, Ginny had seen many pictures of him. Every year, she had to put his latest photo in the magazine, because he had always a 'Witch Weekly's Top Ten Most Datable Wizards of the Year". Ginny could only imagine that his picture would be on the list again, at Christmas.
Draco Malfoy was a male model. One of the most famous models in the wizarding world in fact. In his seventh year, Draco had turned spy against Voldemort, and was said to be one of the main reasons Dumbledore's Order had defeated Voldemort. After the final battle, which had killed both his parents, Draco sold Malfoy Manor. He then packed his bags and moved to France. The latest rumour was that he now lived in Italy.
"Draco - Draco Malfoy?" said Ginny in alarm. Although most of Europe and Britain regarded him as the handsome prince who'd helped save their lives, Ginny could only remember the rude, arrogant boy who had constantly thrown insults at her and her family. "Malfoy's coming here on Thursday?"
Carolyn raised her eyebrows.
"Yes. Malfoy's coming on Thursday, so you'd better start making up your interview now. He's going to be on the front cover for October!" she extracted a picture from her clipboard.
"Sam said this should be the front picture." she said, giving it to Ginny. "What do you think?"
Ginny stared down at the picture.
It showed Draco Malfoy, with his stormy grey eyes and several strands of white blonde hair that fell over his eyes, smirking at her.
"Great." said Ginny, rather unenthusiastically. "Lets use it."
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