Chapter 1- Hogsmeade

It was 7.30am and Ginny Weasley was just waking, she rolled over to turn off her alarm and realised that today was Saturday, the first trip to Hogsmeade this year. Ginny was more excited than she would usually be, as this year her father had been given a promotion and was now head of the misuse of muggle artefacts department, and had been given a team of 10 to work with. The ministry of magic had been given some extra funding and had used the money in improving departments that hadn't been redeveloped.

The first few weeks of school had gone very well so far and Ginny loved the fact that she was in 6th year and had turned 16 just before she had come back to school, she felt like a new girl. Since the promotion, her parents had given her money to go and buy new clothes for herself as she had only ever had hand me downs from her 6 brothers.

Ginny tossed and turned some more deciding she really needed to get out of bed if she was to make it to breakfast. Getting out of bed she walked to her trunk and got out some clothes, deciding to wear a black pinstripe mini-skirt and a grey off the shoulder t-shirt, with a pair of black leggings and a pair of peep-toe grey pumps. After rummaging around some more for her make-up bag, Ginny walked to the bathroom and went into the shower.

After her shower she got dressed, looking at herself in the full length mirror. Ginny was now 5"6, not as tall as her brothers but still a nice height for a woman, she wasn't exceptionally skinny but was still slim with womanly curves, her hair had toned down a lot recently and was now a nice dark auburn colour, and her eyes were a light brown colour which in certain lights took on a slightly green tone. Applying grey eye-shadow, mascara and a touch of eyeliner, and pulling her hair into a messy bun, Ginny grabbed a jumper and went down stairs into the common room.

As she had expected, Hermione had fallen asleep once again, completing homework set by her teachers, who were preparing their students for Newts as early as September. Ginny wasn't seeing eye-to-eye with Hermione this year, they had had a falling out over the summer, Ginny had become exceptionally angry when Hermione had decided that Ginny could not possibly go out in what she was wearing, unless she wanted to be mistaken for the village bicycle. Ginny couldn't believe that Hermione had been so mean, although rationally she knew that Hermione was worried about the upcoming year and Newts, and also because Ron hadn't paid her any more attention to her then you would a snail. So ever since Hermione's outburst neither had spoken to each other and Ginny wasn't willing to make the first step, she wanted Hermione to apologise to her.

Leaving the sleeping girl where she was, Ginny left the common room and went down stairs to the Great Hall. Once she arrived she started breakfast knowing that nobody would be down for at least another hour as it was only 8 o'clock now and most people didn't leave for Hogsmeade until about 10. Looking around the hall she saw several people from Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, a few from Gryffindor that she smiled to and a scattering of people from Slytherin, known whom she recognised. Ginny just sat there nursing her lukewarm tea, and said an occasional 'hi' to people who passed who she knew.

At 8.45 the great hall started to fill up as more people started to arrive, with them was Ginny's best friend, Genevieve Dieudonne a transfer student from Beauxbatons who had arrived at the beginning of the year.

Ginny and Genevieve had become friends almost instantly, even though Genevieve was in Slytherin. Luckily for the both of them, Gryffindor and Slytherin had been assigned classes together this year, and they had both decided that their friendship would be a wonderful way to achieve Dumbledore's beloved inter-house friendships.

As Genevieve walked over to Ginny she received many admiring glances from many boys in all houses, Ginny was not surprised, as Genevieve was about 5"8, and had flowing golden hair and emerald green eyes, in fact her eyes were the colour of Slytherin green. As Genevieve got to the table she gave Ginny a look.

"What?" Ginny smiled at her best friend.

"Why are you wearing the same as me? We seriously need to stop doing this, it's like we have this strange connection or somethi- STOP smiling at me!!!"

" Ha, you really think I want to wear the same as you, anyway your wearing a purple top, no leggings and boots, we aren't wearing the same thing at all apart from the same skirt" Ginny laughed at the look on her friends face.

"Ok I guess your right, up for hogsmead today? Hopefully it will be fun, and we can do lots of shopping" Genevieve said with a smile lilting her voice.

Genevieve was from a very high-class French pure-blood family and were almost as rich as the Malfoy's, so every time there was a chance to spend her father's money she would, and most of the time she spent double as she would always buy for Ginny even if she refused point blank to accept the gift.

"Well I'm ready if you are" Ginny replied standing up and putting on her coat "And hopefully we won't see a single member of the golden trio or ferret face"

"You really should give Draco a chance, he really isn't that bad, infact he can be quite fun, believe me we see enough of each other living in the same bloody house!"

"I just can't see Malfoy being like that, I mean it's always been insults here and there between our families…"

"That may be true, in the case of Draco and your brothers, but when was the last time either of you threw an insult at the other?" Genevieve asked

"A minute ago when I called him ferret face!"

"I mean to each others faces" Genevieve laughed

"Well put that way….a while…" Ginny thought desperately to think of the last time either she or Malfoy had insulted each other and she couldn't remember…to be honest, she had only ever disliked him because of what her brother's had said about him, she ought to give him a chance, but she knew that to him she would always be a Weasley, a red-headed blood traitor.

"Well enough about Draco, we're almost there, we should go to Subverse, its this brand new clothing shop specialising in muggle clothes, apparently its wicked, come on". Genevieve grabbed Ginny by the hand and they jogged to the new shop.

Once inside they started having a look around.

"Omg, Gen look at this one" Ginny said giggling, Genevieve walked over holding a pair of green skinny jeans, and burst out laughing when she saw what Ginny was holding. It was a black tank top with a red Ferrari on it and the caption 'Because boys just wanna have girls'

"You have to buy this Ron will go mad when he sees this"

"Your right and I love it, I also love those jeans, and you have to buy them as well" Ginny laughed, at that moment the door opened and Ginny looked round to see Draco Malfoy and Blaise Zabini walk in.

"Well, what do we have here? If it isn't little Dieudonne and the female Weasley" Blaise said sauntering over and giving Genevieve a hug.

"Nice to see you to Zabini, I thought you might want to spend the day terrorising first years or even better yet, first year Gryffindors, no offence Gin."

"None taken" Ginny laughed, then seeing the look on Draco's face added "I'm not as protective over my house as my brother or Harry are, I know when to take a joke".

Draco looked slightly taken aback but just nodded.

"Come on Blaise we should be getting back to School for practise, see you girls later". Blaise gave Genevieve a hug and Ginny a wink before heading out of the shop with Draco on his tail, Draco got to the door, and looked round fixing Ginny with his grey stare "seems like at least one of the Weasley's has got some brains, and a good-looking Weasley at that" he winked like Blaise then left the shop.

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A.N: Wow first ever fanfic lol, hope you like it, if theres anything which i should changed etc, just let me know. And PLEASE review!!!!! thnxz PIXIE :) xoxox