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The Damsel and the Dragon: Chapter 1

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Many could say that the war between the two families went back centuries. Those who said that would be right; Ginny Weasley and Draco Malfoy were sworn enemies. Some of the pranks they pulled on each other would be considered harmless, but there were some that were more dangerous than others, some that not even Fred and George would even dream of attempting.

This is the tale of those pranks.

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It was a normal day at Hogwarts, well, as normal as the wizarding world could get. The two seventh years were sitting at their respective tables while glaring at one another. The poor first year that just happened in their line of sight scurried along when he came under their scrutiny, not wanting to anger the pair further.

"Ginny," she refused to look at the boy sitting next to her, some sixth year she guessed, but she was trying to concentrate on not blinking, she needed to win the staring match that Malfoy had instigated.

"What do you want, I'm busy here." The boy looked at her with confusion in his eyes, but then followed her line of sight to see Draco Malfoy staring back at her.

"Never mind, it doesn't matter now." He scurried off before she could blink, not that she would though; Malfoy was going down.

Unfortunately, no one had told anyone from the Slytherin table not to disturb Draco Malfoy and when someone from his year, Pansy Parkinson to be exact, asked him if he wanted to go with her to Hogsmade on Sunday, he turned to look at her.

"I'm busy Pansy; I do not want to go with you to Hogsmade. Why don't you ask Dean, I'm sure he will say yes," each word he said dripped with disdain, but he smirked as Pansy stormed off and knocked an innocent first year onto the floor. After watching the first year pick herself up off the ground he turned back to the Gryffindor table only to see Ginny Weasley smirk triumphantly at him.

He had lost.

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Ginny Weasley ~ 1

Draco Malfoy ~ 0