Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, although I would like to.

Summary: Ginny Weasley has been enjoying her sixth year at Hogwarts greatly. She's going out with Harry, is spending a lot of time with the Head Boy, and has perfected most of her curses on somewhat reluctant participants. However, her relationship with Harry turns sour and she vows to get back at him. Surprisingly, the Head Boy is more than willing to help her out.

Chapter One

Ginny Weasley gazed up adoringly at her perfect boyfriend, Harry Potter. She was in heaven. Never, in a million years, had she ever thought Harry would go out with her, and yet, here they were, walking to the Great Hall for breakfast, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It was about two months into Ginny's sixth year, and she and Harry had been dating since July. She couldn't ask for anything better.

"So Gin," Harry said, breaking into her thoughts. "There's another trip to Hogsmeade this weekend. You, uh, wanna go with me?"

"I dunno." She shrugged nonchalant. "I was thinking about going with this guy from my Transformation class. He's, like, perfect. He's got this really cool tie collection and can fit his entire hand into his mouth. I wanted to ask him to show me how he does that, but I figured that was something more suitable in private."

"Ginny, I-I thought--"

"Harry, of course I'm going with you! I don't even know why you would ask that!"

He smiled. "I'm never completely sure if you're kidding or not."

"Yes, I always manage to keep everyone confused and dazed at the same time. It's a skill that I've been perfecting since I was young and I feel I've mastered it well."

The two entered the Great Hall and walked over to the Gryffindor table. Ginny's eyes drifted over to Draco Malfoy. The sexy Slytherin was seated across the room, staring at a plate of eggs. Draco was the Head Boy that year, a surprise to many. Since Hermione Granger, Ginny's best girlfriend, was Head Girl, Ginny had been spending a lot of time in the Head's dormitory.

Although Draco had issues with Ginny's family, and Ginny thought Draco was a bit of a prick, even after joining the good side in the war, they were able to become friends. Ginny thought of Draco as kind of an older brother. An incredibly hot, sexy older brother who, had she not been dating Harry, she would have jumped instantly.

Draco glanced up from his plate and caught Ginny's eye. He sent over a tentative smile and she returned it easily. She focused her attention back on Harry, who was holding out her chair, ever the gentleman. She settled down effortlessly, a dreamy grin on her face.

Across the room, Draco watched the two intently. Before this year, he had never thought of Ginny as anything other than the quiet younger sister of Ron Weasley. After getting to know her because of all the time she spent with Hermione, he realized he was very wrong. Yes, she was Ron's younger sister but she was far from quiet. She was full of life and tenacity and vigor. She was intelligent and comical and would never be mistaken for having modesty. She danced around the Head's common room wearing only shorts and a tank top, she sang at the top of her lungs whenever it got too quiet in the room, and she could make him laugh so hard he felt the need to rush to the bathroom.

And he loved all these things about her.

Draco was never entirely sure when he fully recognized his feelings for Ginny. Maybe it was when she was braiding Hermione's hair and telling him a story about a magical gnome back at her house who kept stealing the biscuits. Or maybe it was when she commandeered the attention of every person in any room she entered with ease. Or maybe it was when she would just sit in a chair, her legs crossed under her, and listen to whatever you had to say. Really listen. The kind of listening where you felt like the only person in the room, even if you were sitting in a class filled with other students. No one had really ever listened to Draco like that before. At first, it was a little unsettling. He instantly thought that she was going to use whatever he told her against him. After figuring out that she really cared, he found how easy it was to tell her his life story. He then realized that most people who met Ginny, even if it was for only a few minutes, did exactly the same thing. He wasn't sure how she was able to do that and she amazed him every time.

Draco hadn't found out about Ginny and Harry dating right away, so he had had a little hope for Ginny and himself. However, all hope was instantly squashed when he saw the two of them making out one day after classes. He hadn't talked to Ginny for about a day after that, not because he was mad at her, but because he was ashamed at himself. He was sure he had acted exactly like a person with a crush, and figured that she knew how he felt. She probably made fun of him with Harry, laughing at his stupidity and naiveté.

Ginny had approached him the next day and asked if anything was wrong. He told her about seeing she and Harry together and when she asked him how that would effect him, he knew he was in the clear. She didn't know how he felt. He made up a stupid excuse about not knowing important things about her, even though he had thought they were close. She smacked him on the arm playfully and told him to stop acting like a girl. From then on he tried very hard to keep his feelings a secret.

He wasn't sure if she would ever consider going out with him but he figured if he got close to her in a platonic way, she might get feelings for him. He knew he was attractive and how most girls swooned around him. Even though Ginny was different than most girls, he decided to try anything and everything. So far, though, he hadn't had any success.

He was hoping that something would come up that would help him. And something just might.