Oh I know, "another Draco/Ginny fic" but they're my favorite characters I kinda have to do it before I do anything else. Be on the lookout for some Draco/Ginny action, a sorta catfight between Hermione and Ginny, and a surprising addition to the Hogwarts faculty!. Woo-hoo!
Different Worlds
"Why do I have this growing need to be beside her?
Ooo these emotions I never knew,
Of some other world far beyond this place,
Beyond the trees, above the clouds,
I see before me a new horizon,
I wanna know, can you show me?
I wanna know about these strangers like me,
Tell me more, please show me,
Something's familiar about these strangers like me,
Come with me now to see my world,
Where there is beauty beyond your dreams…"
~~~ Phil Collins "Strangers Like Me"
~*~CHAPTER 1~*~
Draco Malfoy sat, watching her from the shadows. His newest interest was Ginny Weasly. Yes, Weasly, his family's normally despised enemies. "Why am I doing this to your-self?" his internal voice chided him, "there are plenty of girls at this school you could easily have if you wanted". But for some unknown reason he wanted her, Ginny. "She's so beautiful" Malfoy thought. Normally he went for girls that were the "standard" of beauty. Ginny was different, she wasn't incredibly long legged with blond hair in a chic style and way too much makeup. She had long copper colored hair that was wavy and curly at the same time, sparkling green eyes, and fair skin with tiny freckles. Ginny seemed to radiate this confidant energy that just set her apart. Draco couldn't find the exact word for it, but it was amazing.
He casually approached her from behind, "what's a doll like you doin' all alone?" he drawled. If there was one thing he knew it was how to charm his way into getting what he wanted, and what he wanted right now was for Ginny to accept his invitation to the school's Yule Ball. She slowly turned to face him, "what do you want?' she snapped. Ginny knew that most things involving Draco Malfoy were not good so she just wanted him to leave and let her get to work on a Charms report due the next class. Ginny turned sharply into the library and sat down at an empty table. A few seconds later Malfoy was pulling out the chair next to her and sitting down. "Well, well, well aren't we a little bitchy today?" She just rolled her eyes in reply.
His mental voice kicked in again, "you sure are going through a lot of trouble for this one…". "Why don't you just shut up?", he thought in return. He turned to face Ginny, who was intent on her encyclopedia of charms. "I'm taking your lack of interest as a no, then" Draco said. "What?" Ginny said, sounding annoyed. "Well I was going to ask you to the Yule Ball but your lack of interest seems to put me off a little" he answered. Ginny thought over his invitation, she would love to go with him. Draco, although sometimes mean was devastatingly handsome, he was tall--six feet at least, his short spiked white-blond hair with those tiny silver highlights, and his blue eyes that sparkled with mischief. On the other hand, her brothers would probably fillet her for going to the ball with Draco, and then there was the issue of Pansy Parkinson, Draco's girlfriend. "What about Pansy?" she queried. "Oh her, I dumped her last week if you hadn't heard. Now I'm the most eligible male in all of Hogwarts" he smugly answered. "Really? Well if you must know I would love to go with you but there are a few little things that stand in the way", her mind roared at her "what! YOU go with Draco MALFOY to the Yule Ball…do you have any sense? Ginny you really have done it this time!". "Yes, well, what little things are blocking your way?, Draco's smooth drawl cut into her thoughts. "Those little things are a) my brothers will kill me, b) I'll be getting Howlers for ages from mum and dad if they get word of it, and c) I have nothing to wear" she replied, and then stood, turned, and walked out of the library. As she walked away Draco heard her mutter something like, "…wastes all my time…now there's going to be hell to pay because I didn't get my damn report done…", he heard her footsteps out of the library and then the sounds of hundreds of Hogwarts students changing classes. He leaned his chair back and thought to himself "well, that means a visit to Gryffindor tower tonight to settle this mess". Then noticing the time he walked off to a double Potions class that was taught by the head of his house, Professor Snape. He was a favorite of Snape's due to the fact that his parents worked closely with Voldemort, he could be late for this class and receive little if any punishment so he made his way slowly through the corridors and then walked briskly into Snape's classroom.