Chapter 1: The Announcement
"Miss.Weasley, Please pay attention," said Proffesor Mc.Gonagal exasperated. Ginny went red slowly turned her attention towards the Proffesor. "Now as I said before Miss.Weasley interupted. There will be a Halloween Ball next week, the ball is from 4th to 7th years." she said. The class broke into excited murmurs as Proffesor Mc.Gonagal dismissed the class. Ginny filed out with the other grinning at Helena, her best friend who was boasting about her new dress robes. Ginny sighed, no way she'd get a new pair. She'd probably make a fool of herself wearing her second hand ones. Perhaps she could afford a cheap set with the pocket money she had. Forget her dress robes, she would probably never find a date. She swept across the Great Hall for lunch with Helena who was now telling her about her boyfriend in India. "I wish he was here, it would be......... "Wonderful, Great Cool!" finished Ginny for her. Helena grinned. "I guess so," she said. "Err..see you after lunch," said Ginny to Helena waving at Hermione sitting next to her. "So heard the news," asked Ginny. "Yeah! Halloween Ball," said Hermione. "Anyone in your mind?" asked Ginny. "Well, no," said Hermione thinking of the previous Ball with Victor Krum. "No Krum I guess," said Ginny reading her mind. "I feel sorry for the guy who's going to be stuck up with this Mudblood. Ghost white face, Frizzy hair...." said Malfoy smirking as Hermione and Ginny stood up at once. "Shut up Malfoy," said Ginny. "Weaslette," sneered Malfoy. "Probably spend all your pocket money to get a pair of second hand dress robes," he said smirking again. Ginny went red giving an infamous Weasley blush."I said Shut up," said Ginny. Hermione left the place as soon as she spotted Harry and Ron leaving Ginny and Draco face to face. Draco stared at her smirking as Ginny turned away and walked towards Helena as Draco got a good view of her beutiful blood red hair behind her back. "Not bad, quite pretty aren't you Weaslette," muttered Malfoy to himself. "What did I say? Weaslette beutiful...." thought Malfoy though dismising the thought from his mind as he sat in the Slytherin table.
Dear Weasley,
Meet me at midnight in the Astronomy Tower.
Malfoy
Malfoy re-read the note slowly tying it to a barn owl as it flew into the skies vanishing from sight. "Weasley," he said to himself quietly thinking of her, ever since he'd seen her in 'The Great Hall' Why? To his suprise Ginny had grown really beutiful, she wasn't the pale and thin girl dreading Tom Riddle like her First year. Malfoy sighed slowly returning to his common room.
Ginny looked around yawning suprised to see a black owl flying towards the window. She opened the windows as it dropped a piece of parchment. Curiously Ginny picked it up reading the letter. "Malfoy? Whatever," she muttered curiously. She took out her quill scribbling:
Whatever you want me for? Ok..for the first and last time Ok!I'll be there.
Ginny
She tied the piece of Parchment to the black owl as it swooped out of the window. Ginny sighed slowly and turned towards her homework. She was looking forward to the meeting..no doubt but she didn't know why.
"Got a date Harry?" asked Ron. "Nope," replied Harry looking at Ginny. "You, Ron.." asked Harry. "No...not yet," he said looking towards Hermione. "Hermione?" he asked. "No," said Hermione shortly. "Well, then what about?" began Ron. "What do you mean?" asked Hermione. "Wanna go to the ball with me?" asked Ron going as red as his hair. "Well, uh..erm...err..ok," said Hermione at last turning towards her homework. "Cool," said Ron brightly. "You Ginny, got a date," asked Ron as she entered the room. "No guys," she said sitting down speading her homework again. "No light in the dormitory," she muttered scribbling away her Potions essay. Ron noticed that Ginny kept glancing at her watch now and then. "What's up Ginny?" asked Ron. "No..nothing," said Ginny looking away. "Uh! any appointment?" asked Harry catching her glancing again. "No, its just that its 11.45 already and I haven't finished my homework," said Ginny. "So what?" asked Hermione. "Well, I don't want to stay up late as I promised Mal...Mally my pen friend that..er," began Ginny going red. "Well, Whatever," said Ron yawning loosing interest at Ginny's odd behaviour. A fifteen miutes later Ginny glanced at her watch again, "Uh! I'll be back guys," said Ginny and hurriedly swept away. "Why?" asked Ron but he got know reply. "Whatever does Malfoy want I'll soon know," thought Ginny as she carfully climbed the steps hoping they wouldn't change or bump into Filch.
A/N. First Chapter over. Ok..this is a bit, err...yawns boring, but I promise better chapters... Like it?Loath it?(shudders which I hope not..) Please press the violet button and REVIEW!!!