Disclaimer: the song is by Madonna. Draco and Ginny are owned by Ms. Rowling. Thank you.

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Haven't we met
You're some kind of beautiful stranger
You could be good for me
I've had the taste for danger
If I'm smart then I'll run away
But I'm not so I guess I'll stay
Heaven forbid
I'll take my chance on a beautiful stranger…
To know you is to love you
You're everywhere I go
And everybody knows
To love you is to be part of you
I've paid for you with tears
And swallowed all my pride

"Beautiful Stranger"
Madonna

Our eyes lock for a moment, but you quickly turn away.

I yearn for those gray eyes to pass my direction again, to drown me in its depths for even just a brief second. But they don't.

Why?

Because that's just how things are.

I tear my gaze away as well, and wonder what that simple act of yours meant. Then as always, I come to the conclusion that it's no more than a gesture that is used between strangers, bland and natural.

Then it hit me. We are strangers. I've been watching you for the last five years, but when I look at you now, you're still a complete mystery. An enigma that I'll never be able to figure out, no matter how much the clues.

But I have this desire, the want to know you, Draco Malfoy.

I want to know what's behind the blasé demeanor, what's beyond the indifferent Slytherin. I want to know if you stare at the sky and just wonder about things, no matter how silly they are. I want to know if you sleep peacefully at night and dream about your fantasies. I want to know if you ever feel like shedding tears just because things weren't going your way...

Because no matter how cold you make yourself to be, you're just like the rest of us. You're human, and you aren't immune to emotions. You don't have the power to stop loneliness from overwhelming you. Humans could fall, and cry, and bleed.

Humans need warmth on cold nights, and love during lonely ones.

Sometimes I wonder if I could be that warmth for you.

I shake my head at the thought. I can never be the one to comfort you. I can never make your eyes light up for me…

But then, nothing's really impossible, right? After all, I fell in love with you. A supposed adversary. A beautiful stranger.

Yes, I admit it. I fell in love. And of all people, it had to be you that I fall for.

Suddenly I feel an elbow nudge me. I look around to see the students rising and heading out of the Great Hall. I've been thinking too much, that I failed to notice the end of supper.

I stand and walk away like the others, my mind rather foggy.

Then my left side collides with another body, and as I look up my eyes meet gray.

You again. I utter a "sorry", and to my surprise you answer a faint, almost inaudible "it's fine".

You're different around me, even if those times are very rare.

I smile at you and notice your lips curve a little.

It was a small, almost unnoticeable smile but it was real, and it was enough to make my heart beat faster.

You brush past me, and I stay there rather dazed.

Because with that smile, I have just made the first step on my quest to discover the real you, the stranger that I fell hard for.

It's a long shot, but I believe it's worth it.



You're worth it. 

 
 
 

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A/N: this is just a ficlet to check if I still have the ability to write.. so forgive me if it isn't very good, I haven't been writing for the longest time. 


I'd love to hear your opinions, so a review would be deeply appreciated! Thanks a LOT! :D 


By the way, this is a one-shot, so I don't think I'll be continuing. But if you want me to, I'll try to find some ideas by chasing stray plot bunnies.