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Forbidden

I

"Draco… I have to tell you something.  Please, just don't hate me.  I love you too much to lose you over something like this."  I looked at him with large watery eyes.

I felt his heart break, as he felt mine.  "Gin, love, are you…" I nodded.  "Merlin, you know that is even more forbidden than you and me."

I felt like I'd been slapped in the face.  "But… but… you can't be serious.  You know I won't do away with, I LOVE it, and I love you, too!  It doesn't matter what they say.  We're together and that's all that matters.  Don't you think that-"

He silenced me with a kiss.  I felt like I was flying, floating.  If I could've stopped time, I would stay like this forever.

"I love you, too.  The only people who can know about this are Madam Pomfrey and Professor Dumbledore.  I won't have you unhealthy and the Professor would find out about it sooner or later."  Draco tried to comfort me, but the tears wouldn't stop.

All of a sudden, I heard voices.  I was about to ask Draco about them, when he suddenly tensed.  "I'm so sorry, love, but we have to pretend like nothing ever happened.  Just…" I was sure he knew what I meant.

"One last kiss," we murmured in unison.

After a quick, but loving, peck on the lips, we pretended to be fighting.  Then the "Dream Trio" – as Draco says – rounded the corner.  I could hear Hermione's sharp intake of breath.  I would have to ask her about that later.

"Well, well, well, look what the weasel dragged in," Draco drawled.  He knew it hurt me and, by looking in his eyes, vice versa.  "The Mud-Blood and Scar-Face.  Lovely."

I knew he was just putting it on as an act, that he had to act normal, but…  Well, now I have to slap him.  Wonderful.  I hope I don't hurt him.

"Sorry," I whispered, barely audible.  I was sure he would understand… I hope.  Then *crack* I left him with a red mark on his face.

"Ginny, I need to talk to you for a bit," Hermione said to me.  She led me up to the girls' dormitory.

After shooing all of the girls out, the door was shut and locked.  Hermione put a charm on the door to avoid being overheard.  I turned to her.

"What did you gasp when you saw… Malfoy and myself?" I asked her, slightly nervous.

"It's so obvious you two are together.  Why front?"

I looked at Hermione startled.  "Um, Hermione?" I asked her.

"What?" she asked.  "Honestly, Gin, I know you better than that.  And, unlike your brother and Harry, I look a person in the eyes when being talked to.  I saw the change in Draco's eyes."

"Actually," I began, "I was going to ask you when you started using words like front like THAT.  But, anyways, why were you looking into his eyes?"  She raised an eyebrow; I blushed.  "Forget I said anything," I mumbled.

"Hey, I gotta go, k?" Hermione suddenly said.  "I'll hold your brother and other 'brother' off his neck as long as I can.  See ya!"

"Thanks, Herm."  'Time to go to 'Charms'.'

As I stepped out of the dorm into the Commons, Lavender Brown assaulted me with questions.  "So, what exactly was so private that I had to be shooed out of my own dorm?  Secret boyfriend?" she poked.

I looked at her in shock.  'She couldn't know… Could she?'

"Gin, it's called teasing.  Honestly, you act like it's some kind of forbidden thing or something!" she exclaimed.

"You'll never know just how forbidden it is," I murmured.  I was about to cry.

Her eyes grew wide as saucers.  "Ginny, are you ok? What's the matter, hon?"

"I'll tell you soon, I promise."  With that, I left in a hurry.

"Gin-Gin, wait up a second!"  I groaned audibly as Ron called me.

"Yes?" I asked politely, while grinding my teeth.

"What's been going on?  We haven't seen you around lately.  You're always… off somewhere.  Why don't you ever tell one of us where you keep on disappearing off to?"  Every syllable he uttered just got more and more demanding.  I was about to pull a Draco on him: call him a prat and boot him into next century.

"Ronald.  What I do in my spare time is none of your business.  You and the rest of the 'Dream Trio' are always of in your own little world.  Hermione's the only one who's down-to-Earth, and the only one that cares."  I shoved past him.  "Now, if you'd excuse me, I've got a lesson to attend to."

Only later would I realize just how fatal two words could be.

~Entrance to Hogwarts~

            "Weasley!" a voice called.  Figures.  Some teacher nagging my brother for being a prat.  "Weasley!  I mean you, Virginia!"  I turned around, to come face-to-face with Professor McGonagall.

            "Yes, Professor?" I asked politely, mentally slapping myself in the head.  Curse my stupidity.

            "Come, we need to chat."

            Shit.  This didn't sound good.  "But, Professor.  I have a meeting to-"

            "Yes, I am aware of your meeting with, shall I say, DM?  He's been informed of your tardiness."  I blushed accordingly.  Whether from thanks or embarrassment, I don't know.  "As I was saying.  You are much ahead of your year.  Somewhat thanks to Ms. Granger, I suppose?"  She raised an eyebrow.

            "Somewhat, ma'am."

            "How would you like to join the 7th years?  And I think there'll be some other things you'll like, as well."  The Professor gave me an amused look.

            "Sure, why not?" I agreed… as calm as I could, though I was jumping for joy silently.

            "Ok, your classes start tomorrow.  Good day."  McGonagall walked off.

            'Time to meet Draco now.'

~Quidditch field~

            As I got closer to the center of the field, I couldn't help but wonder where he was.  The minutes ticked by and I got more and more worried.  Not to mention, suspicious.  Even I'd never been this late, as I was to some classes (*cough* Binns History of Magic *cough*)

            "Ginny!"  I turned and saw Draco coming towards me.  He was as slow as a slug, I swear.  Then again (I raised an eyebrow) this could be due to the numerous shopping bags he was carrying.

            "Draco Malfoy, why are you so late?  And –Merlin- what's with the shopping bags?  Honestly, I thought you didn't like to shop."  I looked at him warningly.

            "Well."  He fidgeted for a moment.  Why, all of a sudden, is he so jittery?  He took out a box.

            "Goodness," I whispered.

            "Um…"  'Here it comes.'  "Will you… meet my mother?"

            'What the hell???' I thought in shock.  He better be careful, or I might just decide to pummel him.  "Why now?" I agreed, grinding my teeth.  I sure seem to be doing a lot of teeth grinding.

            If I had been just a bit angrier, I wouldn't have noticed the smirk.  'What is he planning NOW?'

            "Virginia Diane Weasley-" Oh my God, is he doing what I think he's doing?  "-will you marry me?"

            My answer?  Well, he won't be able to breathe correctly for a while.  I punched him in the gut for not asking me to marry him first (even though he asked me to meet his mother).  Then I hugged the life out of him as my answer.

            And for all of you who don't know what I just said.  "Of course I'll marry you, you handsome ferret!"

            His expression darkened.  "Why you little."  He tickled me mercilessly.  All of a sudden…

            "Virginia Weasley!  What are you doing with this bloody arse of a ferret?!"

            Perfect timing, Ron.  I'll have to punch him later.

            "I forbid you to come anywhere NEAR my sister, Malfoy!"

            Better yet, I'll just kill him now.

            "Ron!  Stop!"  Then Harry popped up.  This is just peachy.  He looked at me.  "Hermione filled me in when she knew Ron would follow you."  To Ron- "They love each other. Let it be, Ron."

            Ron started to charge at Draco, but Hermione grabbed him by the collar.  "Ron, shut up and let her explain."

            Note to self- Hermione is the coolest.

            "Ron… I'm-" I began, only to be cut off by a shriek.

            "Ginny, watch out!" Harry yelled.

            "I turned in time to see a Death Eater aiming a curse at me.  Draco began to run towards me from on side.

            I screamed as the curse hit.  But I felt no pain… Draco had taken the Cruciatus Curse.  For me.

            I cried like there was no tomorrow.  Actually, with this, I don't think there WAS a tomorrow.  The only thing that stopped my tears was when his hand slipped into mine.

            "Take care, you two," he whispered mournfully.  "I love you both.  I'll try to get better fast."  Oh my God, he's unconscious!

            Ron about went berserk.  "What did he mean, 'you two'?  Tell me, NOW!"

            "Ron, Draco and I are getting married.  Now shut your arse up and someone help me get him to the infirmary."  Hermione, Harry, and I left Ron there gaping like a fish.  "By the way," I called back, "I'm pregnant!"  I winced as I heard the impact of Ron's body on the Quidditch grounds.  'Oi vey.'

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AND, just to let you know, I HAVE started writing the second chapter of this.

So what'd ya'll think?  My first actually Harry Potter fic, without it being a crossover, either!