Draco meets Ginny

by Uninarwal3

When Ginny is a 5th year she seems to meet her equal, Draco Malfoy. He isn't scared of her, and she isn't scared of him. They seem to be perfect for each other, but will her friends understand? Must she pick Draco or her friends? Is he really the jerk he seems to be?

1. Chapter 1

Chapter One (Ginny's POV)

I grabbed my book bag and raced through the long hallways of Hogwarts. My first class today was Potions, and Snape was strict about tardies. I opened the door as quietly as I could and took a seat in the back row. I rummaged though Percy's old book bag and retrieved my homework. With a flick of Snapes wand, he collected the assignment. I sighed, ready to relax and looked at my surroundings. The dungeon was damp and cold, like usual and had little light. On my right was a tough-looking Slytherin girl, and on my right... Oh crap! It was Draco Malfoy.

He noticed me staring, and whispered "Hello, who are you? You look like a Weasley."

I kept my composure and whispered "Proudly."

He looked into my eyes, and we kept eye contact for what seemed like hours. His eyes didn't waver, he looked at me as an equal.

His eyebrows furrowed into a dominating stare, "Why aren't you scared of me Gi- Weasley?"

I shrugged, looking away, "You're not scary Draco."

For a moment he looked kind, but then his stared hardened again. We went back to our work, and didn't speak for the rest of class. I told myself to forget Malfoy, that our conversation was only to intimidate me.

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(Draco's POV)

After class, Ginny turned without a word and left. I tugged at my hair, my mind screaming "Why isn't she scared of me?!" I put the bottles and containers back in Snapes's supplies closet, picked up my cauldron and left the dungeon, leaving behind my whole conversation with Ginny. "She's different, she's... not like the other Weasleys."

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(Ginny's POV)

I went to the common rooms, not caring if I skipped my next class. It was with Professor Trelawney, Divination. She wouldn't care, or notice if I was gone. I went to the bedrooms, and opened my chest. I gradually started putting away the bottles of ingredients from potions when I found a bottle different from the rest. It had a small red ribbon around the neck with a seal. I knew this bottle wasn't mine, I examined it further and found the Malfoy crest stamped on the cork.

"Ugh!" I groaned, this was Draco's. It would be rude to keep it, so I decided I would go over the Slytherin common rooms and return it later.