**[Equation of Love]**
Chapter 1:Hell Hath No Fury Like A Virginia Scorned
This was it. The moment of truth. There he was, in the locker room, clad in full Gryffindor quidditch colours, straightening his prized broom. Looking all suave (at least to her) and prepped up, ready to kick some Slytherin butt.
Ginny Weasley stood there unnoticed gazing at the green-eyed boy, clutching her broom nervously. She was finally going to tell Harry how she felt. It wasn't like he didn't know already but she felt that she should let him know properly and she really needed to know if he returned the same sort of feelings for her.
She had always been pretty sure that Harry had feelings for her especially when he saved her from the chamber of secrets. Ginny was picking up signals from Harry like he began speaking to her a lot more often and sometimes would walk with her to her classes, there was one moment where he even kissed her hand graciously. Ginny just never mustered up enough courage to actually come face to face with him and confess her true feelings. This time, she forced herself not to wimp out of the situation and just go for it.
Surprisingly confident, she took her first step towards him. Harry looked up from his broom as he heard the footsteps of the redhead, his face lit up into a smile. This gave Ginny a bigger boost in confidence.
" Hey Gin! Ready for the big match?" He asked Ginny in his slightly low voice which sounded like music to her ears. She smiled her sweetest smile and took a deep breath.
" Oh yeah... of course! Um...Er... So -..." She sat down on the bench beside him, still fidgeting with her broom.
" Is there something wrong Ginny? You look kind of pale, is it the whole Slytherin match thing...about Draco and all that stuff?" Harry put a comforting arm around Ginny's shoulders. This had shocked Ginny a little; usually Harry was never this close. " No! No...not at all about that jerk. Anyway I came to speak with you not because I'm afraid of the match but actually..." she hesitated slightly, but Harry's eyes pierced deeper and deeper into hers.
" Actually I came coz' I wanted to tell you that...that I... um...that I Virginia Weasley, is totally and madly in love with you."she said it bravely and boldly, trying to force a smile. She searched Harry's eyes for a reaction but she was greeted by something she didn't expect. Laughter.
" Very funny Ginny...! That's impossible...Ron must have put you up to this, how much was he gonna pay you? Must have been quite a lot!" Harry continued to laugh at the poor girl's confession. Ginny didn't know what to feel. First she felt sad, then she felt angry, then she felt just plain embarrassed.
" Harry Potter! I'm being serious here!" At this, Harry stopped laughing and took his arm away from Ginny's shoulders. Harry's face was unreadable. Was it confusion or shock or happiness?
" I'm serious Harry. Didn't you know? I've been madly in love with you since the first time I saw you! At first I thought it was just a silly school girl crush but now......Say something Harry!" Harry was still in a daze until Ginny began to shake his shoulders.
" Gin...I erm...I dunno this is a really awkward situation for me...But um...I'm sorry Gin, I really don't have That kind of feelings for you. You're my little sister...." that was the worst thing Harry could say right now. ' You're my little sister'. Ginny's nightmare had come to reality. Her whole world was turning upside down, there were tears and there was boiling blood in her body. The anger, the fear and the sadness all rolled into one.
" Awkward for you?? What about me?! Have you spared a thought for me?" She was getting hysterical, getting up from her seat, letting her broom drop aimlessly onto the ground. She could not hold back the tears any longer. Usually she didn't cry that easily, but today everything changed. Harry tried to speak but was silenced by Ginny's continual shouting.
" Why are you doing this to me? Haven't I treated you well? Wasn't I nice to you? Why did you continue to lead me on when you never had feelings for me?!" she choked the words, fighting back the tears of pain and anger.
" Ginny I'm sorry and I never meant or knew that I was leading you on, that's all I can say. Please calm down, you can still be my sister always, we don't have to be romantically involved. I cannot love you Ginny and you can't make me either. I'm in love with someone else."
The breaking bones and heart of Ginny Weasley could be heard from miles away, more of the cliché sentences she had hoped and prayed she would not hear. Thousands of emotions were going through her mind, whizzing about like bees in her head. She wanted to speak, but her voice was stuck, she wanted to hurt him but she was weak and yet...she still wanted to kiss him. With all her strength she turn her heels to run out of the locker room but Harry caught her arm.
" Ginny! Wait, I know that you're really hurt now but please don't do anything rash, we're all here for you ok?" Harry said very calmly and softy.
Ginny's anger was swelling, how can he say such a thing at a time like this? What was he thinking! She could not take it, she wanted to hide from the world and let out all her anger and frustration. She swung around with rage and fury, throwing an angered punch into Harry's left cheek. She had always been a fighter and now she had proven it. Harry stumbled backwards a few steps and lost his balance, allowing Ginny to run out of the dreaded room.
She ran and ran like a wild horse. She had no idea where she was going or what she was going to do. Her mind drew a blank, unable to think at all. Everything was nonexistent until she collided with another person she seriously did not want to see at that particular moment. Draco Malfoy. (A/n: DUH... how cliché! :P)
She recognized the scent, the arms, the body. It registered in her mind so well, she instantly knew who it was. He had always smelled like Tom...so clean and so fresh...so natural...
Why.she questioned herself that at the moment when she was the most vulnerable, where she could be swept off her feet by this stranger in her heart; he had to appear to make her want his tender love so much. She wanted to be held, she wanted to be consoled, she wanted to be loved. Draco Malfoy, of all the times, now he had to come to her rescue.
Ginny didn't know where they were but she just stood there with Draco holding her closely, protecting her from everything else outside their world. She cried into his shoulder and hugged him tighter. Draco remained silent, he stroked her hair softly like a child, he had never seen her cry so hard before. Ginny was a tough cookie who was a strong woman with great beliefs, Draco respected that, he loved that.
He put his hand on her cheeks and wiped away her tears, hushing her. There and then, both wished that time would have stood still for them.
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A/n: Halo! So what do you think? What's the past with Draco and Ginny?! Harry's totally EVIL! And who's he in love with? Haha...I gotta work out the plot myself too but that's coming along quite well, so don't worry! Anyway, more main characters making their appearances in the next chapter. Please review!! You scratch my back I'll scratch yours! ;)
Chapter 1:Hell Hath No Fury Like A Virginia Scorned
This was it. The moment of truth. There he was, in the locker room, clad in full Gryffindor quidditch colours, straightening his prized broom. Looking all suave (at least to her) and prepped up, ready to kick some Slytherin butt.
Ginny Weasley stood there unnoticed gazing at the green-eyed boy, clutching her broom nervously. She was finally going to tell Harry how she felt. It wasn't like he didn't know already but she felt that she should let him know properly and she really needed to know if he returned the same sort of feelings for her.
She had always been pretty sure that Harry had feelings for her especially when he saved her from the chamber of secrets. Ginny was picking up signals from Harry like he began speaking to her a lot more often and sometimes would walk with her to her classes, there was one moment where he even kissed her hand graciously. Ginny just never mustered up enough courage to actually come face to face with him and confess her true feelings. This time, she forced herself not to wimp out of the situation and just go for it.
Surprisingly confident, she took her first step towards him. Harry looked up from his broom as he heard the footsteps of the redhead, his face lit up into a smile. This gave Ginny a bigger boost in confidence.
" Hey Gin! Ready for the big match?" He asked Ginny in his slightly low voice which sounded like music to her ears. She smiled her sweetest smile and took a deep breath.
" Oh yeah... of course! Um...Er... So -..." She sat down on the bench beside him, still fidgeting with her broom.
" Is there something wrong Ginny? You look kind of pale, is it the whole Slytherin match thing...about Draco and all that stuff?" Harry put a comforting arm around Ginny's shoulders. This had shocked Ginny a little; usually Harry was never this close. " No! No...not at all about that jerk. Anyway I came to speak with you not because I'm afraid of the match but actually..." she hesitated slightly, but Harry's eyes pierced deeper and deeper into hers.
" Actually I came coz' I wanted to tell you that...that I... um...that I Virginia Weasley, is totally and madly in love with you."she said it bravely and boldly, trying to force a smile. She searched Harry's eyes for a reaction but she was greeted by something she didn't expect. Laughter.
" Very funny Ginny...! That's impossible...Ron must have put you up to this, how much was he gonna pay you? Must have been quite a lot!" Harry continued to laugh at the poor girl's confession. Ginny didn't know what to feel. First she felt sad, then she felt angry, then she felt just plain embarrassed.
" Harry Potter! I'm being serious here!" At this, Harry stopped laughing and took his arm away from Ginny's shoulders. Harry's face was unreadable. Was it confusion or shock or happiness?
" I'm serious Harry. Didn't you know? I've been madly in love with you since the first time I saw you! At first I thought it was just a silly school girl crush but now......Say something Harry!" Harry was still in a daze until Ginny began to shake his shoulders.
" Gin...I erm...I dunno this is a really awkward situation for me...But um...I'm sorry Gin, I really don't have That kind of feelings for you. You're my little sister...." that was the worst thing Harry could say right now. ' You're my little sister'. Ginny's nightmare had come to reality. Her whole world was turning upside down, there were tears and there was boiling blood in her body. The anger, the fear and the sadness all rolled into one.
" Awkward for you?? What about me?! Have you spared a thought for me?" She was getting hysterical, getting up from her seat, letting her broom drop aimlessly onto the ground. She could not hold back the tears any longer. Usually she didn't cry that easily, but today everything changed. Harry tried to speak but was silenced by Ginny's continual shouting.
" Why are you doing this to me? Haven't I treated you well? Wasn't I nice to you? Why did you continue to lead me on when you never had feelings for me?!" she choked the words, fighting back the tears of pain and anger.
" Ginny I'm sorry and I never meant or knew that I was leading you on, that's all I can say. Please calm down, you can still be my sister always, we don't have to be romantically involved. I cannot love you Ginny and you can't make me either. I'm in love with someone else."
The breaking bones and heart of Ginny Weasley could be heard from miles away, more of the cliché sentences she had hoped and prayed she would not hear. Thousands of emotions were going through her mind, whizzing about like bees in her head. She wanted to speak, but her voice was stuck, she wanted to hurt him but she was weak and yet...she still wanted to kiss him. With all her strength she turn her heels to run out of the locker room but Harry caught her arm.
" Ginny! Wait, I know that you're really hurt now but please don't do anything rash, we're all here for you ok?" Harry said very calmly and softy.
Ginny's anger was swelling, how can he say such a thing at a time like this? What was he thinking! She could not take it, she wanted to hide from the world and let out all her anger and frustration. She swung around with rage and fury, throwing an angered punch into Harry's left cheek. She had always been a fighter and now she had proven it. Harry stumbled backwards a few steps and lost his balance, allowing Ginny to run out of the dreaded room.
She ran and ran like a wild horse. She had no idea where she was going or what she was going to do. Her mind drew a blank, unable to think at all. Everything was nonexistent until she collided with another person she seriously did not want to see at that particular moment. Draco Malfoy. (A/n: DUH... how cliché! :P)
She recognized the scent, the arms, the body. It registered in her mind so well, she instantly knew who it was. He had always smelled like Tom...so clean and so fresh...so natural...
Why.she questioned herself that at the moment when she was the most vulnerable, where she could be swept off her feet by this stranger in her heart; he had to appear to make her want his tender love so much. She wanted to be held, she wanted to be consoled, she wanted to be loved. Draco Malfoy, of all the times, now he had to come to her rescue.
Ginny didn't know where they were but she just stood there with Draco holding her closely, protecting her from everything else outside their world. She cried into his shoulder and hugged him tighter. Draco remained silent, he stroked her hair softly like a child, he had never seen her cry so hard before. Ginny was a tough cookie who was a strong woman with great beliefs, Draco respected that, he loved that.
He put his hand on her cheeks and wiped away her tears, hushing her. There and then, both wished that time would have stood still for them.
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A/n: Halo! So what do you think? What's the past with Draco and Ginny?! Harry's totally EVIL! And who's he in love with? Haha...I gotta work out the plot myself too but that's coming along quite well, so don't worry! Anyway, more main characters making their appearances in the next chapter. Please review!! You scratch my back I'll scratch yours! ;)