Title: A dream?
Note: This is my first Harry potter fic so be gentle and constructive criticism is always welcome! I like Malfoy/ Ginny and this is my stand alone attempt. It has hints of Hermoine/Ron too.

I own nothing to do with Harry Potter except this ficlet but I wish I did!

"So any plans for the summer Harry before you come to ours or is that a stupid question?"

Harry smiled at Ginny, Ron's little sister who wasn't so little anymore. She was fifteen and was now as tall as Ron and much more confident and verbally adept than him. When they fought which was often in either school or at the burrow now the pivotal annoyances of Fred and George had moved out it would always end with Ginny getting the last word which was usually scathing and amusing and Ron would leave in a huff and sulk. It was awkward to watch especially when he had to repress laughter at Ginny's witty and often truthful remarks and then Harry was the unsuspecting target of Ron's wrath.

"Not so much stupid but optimistic which is something I haven't felt in relation to the Dursleys..ever."

"Oh well I'll write to you and keep you up to speed in what I've decided is going to be a series of retellings of the misadventures of Ron Weasley which should keep you cheerful, because no matter how bad you think things are going, think how they must be being Ron Weasley."

A slight smile crept across Harry's face but he didn't grin for fear Ron was somehow around the corner listening to his best friend betray him for his little sister.

"That is my best mate you're talking about remember."

If Ron really was listening with some sort of extendable ears he hoped his last remark would redeem him somewhat.

"That's true but it only makes you more of an enigma and much more admirable because of it."

"Come on he's still your brother who risked his neck to save you from Tom Riddle."

Ginny's face became unreadable and she was silent for a moment and Harry regretted bringing up unwanted memories but a moment later and she was smiling again.

"I didn't say I didn't love him I just mean if he wasn't my brother I'd have a hard time putting up with him."

This banter continued as they walked from the great hall up to the common room to pack for the holidays as they were leaving the next day.

Draco Malfoy and his cronies incepted them on the way.

"Well well well if isn't scarhead and another one of those Weasleys you keep around like pets, filthy really you should probably get a cat they're cleaner and don't answer back."

"Watch your mouth Malfoy."

Harry's hands had turned into fists but Ginny held on to one to signal that he wasn't worth it.

Ginny smiled at Malfoy in mock sweetness.

"You should really heed your own advice, I mean just because you can't make real friends it doesn't make it less pathetic to have your bodyguards trail you everywhere like dogs. Are you paying Crabbe and Doyle much because you really should if they have to hear you go and on all day."

Malfoy glared at her and raised his fist slightly with a menacing look in his eyes.

Ginny just raised a challenging eyebrow.

"Now really are you that insecure you have to hit a girl? Maybe you should get Crabbe or Goyle to do it and then fed them a little treat."

Crabbe and Goyle as if perfectly on cue made a low rumbling response that sounded appropriately like a growl.

"Watch your back Weasley one word from my father and you could be out on the streets."

Ginny's voice was calm and cold.

"You might be afraid of your father but we're not."

Malfoy moved to get his wand but Filch was on the war path and interrupted them.

"Nice little meeting we're having are we? Well do it somewhere other than in the middle of the busy corridor! Some of us have jobs to do and places to be even if your all planning your vacations, now get moving!

Malfoy did as he was told but his glare didn't leave Ginny's until he had to physically turn to keep eye contact and he moved his hand to point to himself, then to his eyes and then to indicate her in an intimidating gesture that just got a girly wave from her in return.

She turned back to Harry and kept walking and he followed her in admiration and sheer awe of the change that took place in her that was seemingly unnoticed before.

"Some boys really need to grow up."

"Dad we're late already I have to get my books and new robes before I meet Neil at midday!"

"Alright keep your hair on, you can make Neil wait a while after all you're a Malfoy."

Marcus Malfoy rolled his eyes at his father's arrogance but said nothing, taking satisfaction in that if his mother was within earshot he would have got a humbling clip around the ear.

Draco Malfoy was nowhere as unbearable as his grandfather Lucius but that's because after being disinherited they never spoke and having Ginny Weasley as a wife cut a man down to size if he needed it.

Marcus smirked.

"So granddad isn't coming over for Christmas then?"

Draco scoffed.

"If you mean my father than that's a definite no and if you mean Arthur Weasley then that's an absolute no and don't ask again you that already."

Ginny was standing in the hallway with her arms crossed.

"Don't worry Marcus we're going to see my family on boxing day aren't we Draco darling?"

Draco said nothing as Ginny strolled over to him and planted a kiss on his cheek, it wasn't comforting it was a silent warning.

"Me and your father don't get along, I know I was a prat when I was younger but still, I'm his boss now and it's not like anyone else in your damn family gives me a chance."

Ginny smiled pitifully.

"Well they have the rest of their lives to slowly and somewhat painfully fall in love with you like I did."

Marcus laughed.

"Fine I'm going but not for long."

"For the last eleven years you've made an array of excuses some so creative they even impressed me."

Marcus laughed harder.

"Yeah mum remember last year where he pretended Lucius had somehow telepathy connected with him to say that he was in trouble anddad left just after lunch for the hospital? That was classic."

Ginny gave Marcus a wink.

"It didn't improve Weasley-Malfoy communications either when myfather went up to Lucius in the street and asked about his heart."

"Another reason I shouldn't go."

"Another thing you have to make up for you mean."

Marcus sighed at how immature his parents could still be.

"I know it's hard for you to stop arguing for five seconds but I have somehow to be."

Ginny came up to him and planted a sloppy kiss on his cheek to with he moaned in disgust.

"I'm sorry your old parents are holding back your social life."

Draco stood up and got his coat.

"Who are you calling old? I'm only just thirty one."

Ginny rolled her eyes and led Marcus out of the house while Draco got his wallet.

"Darling you know that the family wants to see you even if relations between your dad and grandad are..strained."

"Yeah gran always lets me know that.whether it's squeezing me to death or trying to drown me in kisses."

"Well there are worst ways to die."

She ruffled his hair in an overly affection gesture that Marcus wished she'd grow out of, especially now he was starting Hogwarts.

Draco hadn't even got a foot out of the door before Ginny ambushed him.

"So boxing day is a go ahead?"

"Look you and Marcus go you're not public enemy number one and I'll stay home and catch up on paperwork."

Ginny raised a challenging eyebrow, one he had known for years.

"Fine but don't expect a cooked dinner from now on and -"

She rubbed her hand gently up his arm and whispered out of Marcus'ear shot:

"-And certain other privileges will also be revoked."

Draco sighed.

"Whatever, when did you get all the power, aMalfoy at the mercy of a Weasley?"

When they were younger a sentence like that would have been full of venom but now it was more of a passive observation or a teasing line. After marrying Ginny and the subsequent fights with his father he realised being a Malfoy wasn't something to be proud of but he still had confidence in himself that Ginny gave him and pride in his son his own father never had and as his son was a Malfoy by blood he never let him forget that because of this a Malfoy was the best of the best regardless of his own parents.

"I always had the power, marriage just shattered the illusion I didn't and after eleven years I thought you'd catch on."

He smiled at her and gave her a quick kiss.

"Cya later.

"Love you and don't let Marcus spent all day in the sweet shop."

"I'll try but he is his mother's son."

"Keep pushing Malfoy and see what happens."

"I'm not scared of you Weasley."

She laughed and pushed him playfully down the driveway.

Malfoy woke up in the early hours in the Slytherin boys dorm room.

He was sweating and the sheets stuck to his body as he fought them off and sat up. The dream was completely disturbing, it was horrible now but while he was in it he was happy, a happiness he had never felt in real life but he shook it off and mentally noted what a whipped loser his future self was in his dream.

There was no way a woman especially Ginny would push him around.

Another nightmare like that and I'll need to start being medicated.

He laughed it off in the slytherin common room the next day with his mates but in the back of his mind an irrational fear was forming and for the first time ever he was scared to go to sleep at the end of the day.

Ginny Weasley his dream wife may be waiting which was worse than a hundred angry dementors. The happiness felt in dreams like that no matter how fantasy as well as absurd made the feelings he had in real life substandard and if he had another dream like the last one he wasn't sure he'd want to wake up.

Later that morning when they were all waiting for the Hogwarts express and Malfoy passed Ginny, he didn't say anything he just tried not to look at her.

Ginny noticed and was perplexed for a reason he wouldn't bother to torment a Weasley if he could but assumed he may have taken the high road or at least a high road for Draco and was ignoring them. It was a hope she didn't dare believe but she felt stupid for wanting him to confront her so they could get down to round two. Fighting with Draco was even more fun than fighting with her brother but she tried to pretend noticing him in the first placewasn't perculiar.

You couldn't hate someone and want the attention of that same person, it was unnatural and she made a mental note to herself as she climbed on the train that as soon as she got home she'd get her head examined.

As she entered the compartment with Harry, hermoine and Ron in she tried to catch on to the heated discussion they were having.

"Just because Samson and Nina are fighting doesn't mean you have a hope in hell with her Ronald Weasley."

Ron glared at Hermoine.

"Oh really? What book did you learn that from? Romance for dummies? It's not like you have any real experience."

Hermoine laughed.

"I've had more than you and besides everyone knows the real love stories are the ones where the man and woman hate each other first and grow to love each other."

Harry made an effort to back up Ron.

"I know my parents fell in love that way but it's not exactly very usual."

Hermoine rolled her eyes and looked to Ginny for help.

"Come on, you boys act like you haven't heard of Pride and Predjudice."

Blank stares from Harry and Ron drew gasps from the girls.

"The most romantic muggle story ever?"

The girls shook their heads as the train began moving and Ron and Hermoine continued to argue.

Ginny laughed and whispered in Harry's ear.

"Hermoine should take a look in the mirror, if she and Ron come to blows anymore this year people will start to think they are together and if they fight anymore next year I'm going to tell them to snog already and get it over with."

Harry laughed out loud and both Hermoine and Ron gave them quizzical stares.

Another year at Hogwarts was over but Ginny began to feel something was beginning..

Reviews are very much appreciated!