A/N Hey people who decided to click on my story. This is my first fanfic, and it's probably not the best. But whatever. Um, enjoy.
On the first day of her sixth year at Hogwarts, Ginny Weasley waved goodbye to her parents and pulled her trunk onto the train. She soon found the compartment that Luna Lovegood was sitting in and went inside.
"Hi, Luna," she said, sitting across from her friend. Luna was her best friend, but Hermione was a good one, too. But she was always with Harry and Ron, so Ginny mostly hung out with Luna, even if she was a little strange.
"Hello," Luna replied, looking up from the book she was reading. "How was your summer?"
"It was okay." Ginny went on to tell Luna about her summer job and how Harry and Hermione had spent a lot of time there. She was halfway through telling her friend a funny story that involved Ron trying to make Harry a birthday cake without magic when the compartment door slid open and showed the trolley and the old lady pushing it.
"Anything from the trolley?" asked the old woman with a smile.
"Two licorice wands and two chocolate frogs, please," Ginny said. "Want anything?" she asked Luna.
"I'll have a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans," Luna said.
The lady handed the girls the candy and Ginny in turn gave her the money. The old lady left and the compartment door slid closed again. They began eating their candy and a few minutes later the door opened again and this time revealed Draco Malfoy, with Gregory Goyle and Vince Crabbe behind him.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Ginny asked with a sneer.
"How can you afford to buy candy with a family as poor as yours?" he answered, completely ignoring Ginny's question.
"Some people actually work to earn money, not just use their rich daddy's money," Ginny retorted.
"Well, at least my 'rich daddy' can afford a big house," Draco said. "That way we aren't stuck in a tiny shack like some people." He clearly meant the Weasleys.
"Is it possible for something that isn't an insult to come out of your mouth?" Ginny asked. "Because I have never heard you say anything productive."
"Oh, it's possible," Draco said. "I just prefer to make fun of you." He smirked at Ginny.
"Can you please just leave us alone?" Ginny asked, getting very annoyed with Draco right now. "I would prefer that you not insult me."
"Well, Weasley, you aren't the only person in this compartment," Draco said, turning his head to look at Luna. "What if Lovegood wants me to stay."
"Leave," Luna said bluntly.
Draco rolled his eyes. "Whatever." He turned away and walked off, probably to torture some other people.
"Why does he think that he can just come in here and start making fun of my family?" Ginny asked Luna when Draco was gone. Luna opened her mouth to answer but Ginny kept talking. "I swear, if he tries to insult me or my family one more time I am going to hex him so many times that he'll wish he had been nicer to me. I can honestly say that I absolutely hate that evil little–"
"Ginny!" Luna interrupted. "We both know that's not true."
"What do you mean?" Ginny asked, confused.
Luna rolled her eyes. "Oh come on. You know you like him." When Ginny continued to look at Luna with an uncomprehending look on her face, Luna said, "Draco Malfoy!"
"What are you talking about?!" Ginny exclaimed. How could she like Draco? She hated him! Right?
"You two are constantly throwing insults at each other, and thankfully no one but me can see through that. They, especially you brother, would be appalled to find out that you like a Slytherin, not to mention a Malfoy! But, fortunately, he hasn't noticed. Same with other people. I don't think even Draco Malfoy himself knows you like him."
"That's because I don't like him. It's all in your head." Yeah right, a voice at the back of Ginny's head said. She told it to shut up.
"Whatever you say," Luna said. "But you'll soon realize that I'm right." She opened her book again and started to read before Ginny could reply.
"And how do you know so much?" Ginny asked, ignoring the fact that Luna had dropped the subject.
"I was put in Ravenclaw for a reason," was the blonde girl's only response. Ginny let it go, but, thanks to Luna, her thoughts were on Draco for the rest of the train ride. She couldn't accept that she liked Draco. It was just not possible. But, then again, maybe it was.
When the train finally screeched to a stop when they arrived at the Hogsmeade station, Ginny got her trunk and walked with Luna outside to the carriages. Luna gave the thestral pulling the one they choose a piece of meat before climbing in after her friend. About a minute later Neville Longbotton got in next to them. The carriage started up to the castle, and Ginny almost completely forgot about Draco when she saw the familiar structure looming above their heads. The operative word being almost.
The three of them walked up to Hogwarts and went through the huge doors with the other students. Ginny saw Draco walk over to the Slytherin table and quickly looked away. She didn't want him suspecting anything, even if there was nothing to suspect. Ginny waved slightly to Luna, and then sat down at the Gryffindor table with Neville while her friend sat at the Ravenclaw table. A couple minutes later, Harry, Ron, and Hermione came over and sat across from Ginny and Neville.
"Hey, Ginny," Ron said. "We didn't see you on the train."
"I was with Luna," Ginny replied, purposely not telling him about her encounter with Draco.
"Oh," Ron said.
"Are you looking forward to this year?" Hermione asked. "Ron told us you got almost all Outstandings on your O.W.L.'s."
Ginny blushed. "Yeah, but I got an Acceptable in Divination and Exceeds Expectations in Herbology and History of Magic," she muttered.
"That's still really good," Harry said. "Way better than Ron and me, and practically as good as Hermione." Ginny just shrugged, with a faint pink still on her cheeks.
Dumbledore then stood up and greeted the students. Then the Sorting began and the semi-scared looking first years were put into the Houses they would fit in best. After it had ended, Ginny quickly ate her food. For a reason she didn't know, she was very hungry. Once the food was gone from her plate, she got up and started off toward the Gryffindor tower.
After she had exited the Great Hall, she turned the corner and knocked right into Draco Malfoy. Draco managed to stay upright, but Ginny ended up on the floor. She looked up at him, glaring while he glared down at her.
"Would you watch where you're going, Weasley?" he snarled. "I don't want your filthy Mudblood-loving germs on me." He brushed off his robes, wiping off the "Mudblood-loving germs."
"What makes you think I was the one not watching where I was going?" she shot back, getting up. "You are just as easily at fault."
"No, it's your fault," he said. "I'm just an innocent victim of your klutziness."
"Yeah, of course you are," Ginny said sarcastically, rolling her eyes. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I am going to the Gryffindor common room." She walked off by him and accidentally brushed his arm with hers. She kept going, but an involuntary blush appeared on her face. Thank God she was facing away from Draco.
She made it to the common room without meeting anyone else, except for a few Hufflepuff girls who were gossiping in one of the corridors. Ginny told the Fat Lady the password and entered through the portrait hole. She went straight up to the girls' dorms and got ready for bed. Even though it was really early, she fell asleep quickly and didn't wake up until the rays of sun streamed in through the window.
Ginny got dressed and went down to the Great Hall, only to find that it was mostly deserted except for a handful of early-risers. She checked her watch and it told her that it was 6:30. She sighed and sat down at the Gryffindor table to eat her food. She was finished before anyone else, so she went outside to enjoy the morning. She found that she wasn't the only one who liked the early morning.
Draco Malfoy was leaning against a tree near the doors, the slight wind tugging at his white-blonde hair. When he heard the doors open, he turned to see Ginny Weasley standing there, the sun glinting off her long red hair.
"What are you doing out here?" Ginny asked him. "One would think that you would be inside, tormenting one of the other students."
"Oh, so you know me really well, don't you?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow.
"No," Ginny answered. "That's just what you would normally be doing."
"What about you? You're out early. So why can't I be too?"
"I was just asking what you were doing out here," Ginny said, taking a step back. "Just forget it." She turned to walk away but her foot got caught on a rock, a rather large one, and she fell over. She groaned, staying where she was, not really wanting to get up. She heard footsteps and looked up to see Draco standing above her, smirking.
"Wow," he said. "You should get your eyes checked or something. That's the second time you've fallen over because of not watching where you were going."
"Shut up, Malfoy," she muttered, pushing herself up. She started back to the castle, this time looking to make sure there were no more rocks. She heard Draco laughing a little and shot him a dirty look over her shoulder, thankfully turning her head back forward in time to not run into the door.
Ginny went back up to the common room to get her bag, and then went to her first class, Transfiguration. She was the first one there, so she sat down and started to read a book. The classroom started to fill up a little while later, and Professor McGonnagal began the lesson.
The day passed and Ginny didn't see Draco again until just before dinner. She just walked past him and sat down with Hermione at the Gryffindor table. After dinner, Ginny left with Hermione, heading toward the common room. They weren't that far away from the Great Hall when Draco appeared out of nowhere and made the girls jump.
"Where'd you come from?" Ginny demanded.
"Bathroom," Draco replied simply. "Someone's demanding today. First this morning and then now?"
"Leave us alone, Malfoy," Hermione said.
"Why don't you tell the blood traitor to leave me alone, Mudblood," Draco said.
Ginny rolled her eyes. "Come on Hermione. Let's go." She glared at Draco, but she couldn't help but remember what Luna had said the day before about her liking him. Maybe she did. They were constantly fighting, and Ginny had developed a small liking to him. But she couldn't. No way. This is not happening, she thought. It can't be.
Ginny grabbed Hermione's hand and pulled away and they continued their walk to the Gryffindor common room. She fell asleep with Draco Malfoy still in her thoughts.
A/N I know this chapter was really boring. But I promise that it will get better.
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