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A/N: Hello all. Um…this is only my second fic, so please be nice. It's just a little Draco/Ginny fic I thought of while listening to a certain song that's also included in this first chapter. So read if you like. Enough rambling. Here's the first chapter of 'Operation Icy Love'.
'Operation Icy Love'
Chapter One: How could you, Damned ferret?
It had been a month since they had gotten together; a week since he had told her he loved her; a day since he had broken her heart. She was crushed; it was so sudden. Nobody ever saw it coming and especially not her. She loved him, she truly did, and she wasn't about to just let him go. He had no reason to break up with her. So why? She'd find out somehow. She had to. Her mind was racing with questions. She left the portrait hole, looking stunning of course, her mind set on what she was just about to do. And this is where the story begins…
'Operation Icy Love'
Virginia Weasley, Ginny for short, straightened her robes as she raced out of the portrait hole. Ginny had grown into a beautiful young lady, inside and out. Ginny had dazzling blue eyes and she still had her trademark Weasley red hair that curled at the bottom and framed her face beautifully. Her freckles lightly sprinkled her face, but they were now barely noticeable. Her sweet, innocent, but still amazingly spontaneous personality stole the hearts of many people at Hogwarts, teachers and students alike. She had half of the male population of Hogwarts chasing after her, though she didn't notice it. That is, until the whole school found out that she was dating Draco Malfoy, the bully, badboy, and assumed Death Eater. He threw death glares at any guy that dared to even look at his Ginny that wasn't one of her brothers.
Draco Malfoy had been the love of her life for the past month. In the beginning, it was just passing taunts to each other when passing each other by in the hallways, but that eventually led to playful flirting, and finally led to a relationship. At first, her brothers, Harry, and Hermione had all thought the whole idea was despicable, but they eventually saw the way Draco and Ginny's faces lit up whenever they saw each other. Draco's usual smirk was transformed into a genuine smile that he gave to no one else but Ginny and it seemed liked his heart was beating 50 times it's normal rate. Ginny's eyes sparkled whenever she saw him and she always found it hard to stand up straight around him.
'But that's all over now,' Virginia sighed to herself, making her way into the Great Hall where the rest of the students were gathered for a Halloween Ball. She didn't even know why he broke up with her in the first place, the damned ferret. But she was going to find out, one way or another. Ginny had come to the ball alone, not really wanting to go with anyone, seeing as she just broke up with her boyfriend the day before. She kept walking deeper into the Hall, searching for Harry, Ron, and Hermione. She eventually found them at a table, sweating from all the dancing they had been doing. Ginny chatted with the trio for a while until her eyes fell upon a certain blonde haired Slytherin. She watched him intently and she noticed he was looking for someone. Draco suddenly looked in her direction and their eyes locked. It seemed as if his search was over. He made his way to a table right next to hers and she got up and left. He thought she had left because of him, but boy was he wrong. The next thing he knew, she was standing on the stage that was set up for the band that was playing that night.
'Now that I got his attention, I can go through with this,' Ginny told herself.
The lead singer of the band that was playing there asked for everyone's attention and when he got it, he began to speak, "Ladies and Gentleman, we have a special treat tonight. Miss Virginia Weasley would like to sing a song for you all here tonight. So without further a do, I present to you Ginny Weasley singing 'The One I Gave My Heart to' by the muggle singer Aaliyah."
Ginny walked up from behind the singer and was greeted by a loud round of applause and cheers. She felt a blush creep onto her face. She searched the crowd and found Draco staring at her with a puzzled expression. Suddenly, all of the lights went out and a spotlight was set straight at Ginny. She started to sing…
'How Could The One I Gave My Heart To, Break My Heart So Bad?
How Could The One Who Made Me Happy, Make Me Feel So Sad?
Wont Somebody Tell Me? So I Can Understand.
If You Love Me, How Could You Hurt Me Like That?
How Could The One I Gave My World To, Throw My World Away?
How Could The One Who Said I Love You, Say The Things You Say?
How Could The One I Was So True Too, Just Tell Me Lies?
How Could The One I Gave My Heart To, Break This Heart Of Mine?
Tell Me.......
How Could You Be So Cruel To Me? When I Gave You Everything.
All My Love, All I Had Inside.
How Could you Just Walk Out The Door?
How Could You Not Love Me Anymore?
I Thought We Had Forever.
I Can't Understand.
How Could The One I Shared My Dreams With, Take My Dreams From me?
How Could The Love That Brought Such Pleasure, Bring Such Misery?
Won't Somebody Tell Me? Somebody Tell Me Please.
If You Love Me, How Could You Do That To Me?
Tell Me.....
How Could you just Walk Out The Door?
How Could You Not Love Me Anymore?
I Thought We Had Forever.
I Can't Understand.
How Could The One I Gave My Heart To, Break My Heart So Bad?
How Could The One Who Made Me Happy, Make Me Feel So Sad?
Won't Somebody Tell Me? So I Can Understand.
If You Love Me, How Could You Hurt Me Like That?
How Could The One I Gave My World To, Throw My World Away?
How Could The One Who Said I Love You, Say The Things You Say?
How Could The One I Was So True Too Just Tell Me Lies?
How Could The One I Gave My Heart To.....
How Could The One I Gave My Heart To....
How Could The One I Gave My Heart To Break This Heart of Mine?
Tell Me........'
She sang her song all the while staring at the blonde Slytherin and he just gawked at her. Ginny said a polite 'thank you' that was followed by another thunderous round of applause and ran out of the hall, tears streaming down her face. Draco pounded his fist on the table, angry with himself. He stormed out of the hall also, but he didn't follow her. He went to the dungeons to sort his thoughts out. Harry and Ron were just about to follow him so they could give him a piece of their mind, but a certain brown haired girl held them back.
"What are you doing, Hermione? Move aside, Draco doesn't deserve to live after what he did to my little sister," Ron said hotly, balling his fists together in pure anger and rage was written all over his face. His face softened though, when he felt Hermione's hand grab his and she began to speak softly.
"You guys, don't be idiots. Can't you see that Draco is hurting too? Didn't you see the way he stormed out of the hall just as Ginny did? And he also didn't have a date to the ball, even though he could get almost any girl in the school he wanted. I truly believe that he cares about your sister, Ron. Heck, I think he loves her, for god's sake!" Hermione said, rather exasperatedly.
"Ron, I think she has a point. Haven't you seen the way they look at each other? Sickening, I know, but you can see that they truly care about each other," commented Harry.
Ron sighed, "To be honest, I think he still has feelings for her too. But how could he do this to her? Better question, why would he do this to her if he cares about her so much?"
"Maybe someone was threatening Ginny and Draco broke off their relationship to protect her," stated Hermione, her hands still clasped in Ron's.
"I reckon you're right, Hermione," Ron said.
"Well then, we'll just have to find out," Harry said firmly. Hermione and Ron nodded their heads in agreement and they started to devise a plan to get Draco to tell the truth. It was going to be hard, no doubt, but if Draco truly loved Ginny, he'd give in. Harry, Ron, and Hermione agreed to put phase one of 'Operation Icy Love', as they liked to call it, into action the following day. They headed off to their respected dorms and fell asleep; they would need their rest to put up with Draco the following morning.
'Operation Icy Love'
Ginny just sobbed next to the lake, thinking to herself. 'At least I got all of the questions out of my system' she tried to tell herself reassuringly, but to no avail. She suddenly heard footsteps coming closer and then felt a reassuring hand on her shoulder. She pulled her face out of her hands and turned around to see a very familiar, very loving face.
"Fred…" she mumbled and ran into his arms.
"Shhh…it'll be alright, Gin." Fred said, as he held his little sister in his arms tightly. She sniffled and looked up.
"No Fred, it won't. Why'd he do this to me, why? We were so in love," she managed to cry out and began to sob all over again.
"Gin, you're too good for him, but I know you still love him so there's no point in telling you that. I also know that he still has feelings for you. It was practically written across his forehead when he was staring at you on stage tonight. You were great, by the way," Fred said with a grin. She managed a little laugh and stayed in Fred's arms until he finally said, "Come on, Gin. We need to get to bed. You want to look stunning tomorrow so that Draco realizes what a great girl he's just lost." She nodded and he walked her back to the common room.
'Operation Icy Love'
Meanwhile, Draco was in his room, busy being furious with himself. His thoughts were in a jumble inside his head. 'I'm such a git. How could I cause her so much pain? She deserves way better than me. She hates me. I know she needs to know the truth, but I can't cause her any more pain than I already have.' Draco sighed out loud. 'What am I going to do?' He continued to practically pull out his hair thinking about Ginny until he finally drifted off to sleep.
A/N: So….uh…what'd you think? I really want to know, so PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE review!! Heck, you can even say it sucks, just give me a reason why. REVIEW!