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"Severus are you sure this is going to work?" Draco asked for the fourth time in 3 minutes.
"Yes Draco, now I don't normally do this, so you better not ruin this." Snape added as he gathered up some papers from his desk.
"But does she know it's me? What if she doesn't want any help?" Draco asked as he paced back and forth.
"Draco she normally scores a 70% on her potions assignments. She is in no way perfect, but for the last two weeks she's barely scraped a 20% on her assignments, I've been too busy to give her a detention, but I told her after class today that because she is normally a good student I'm willing to make an exception for her and instead of a two weeks detention she can come in a few nights a week and get tutoring for her potions." Snape said as he shoved his papers into his bag.
"Okay, but what if she chooses the two weeks detention when she finds out that I'll be the one tutoring her." Draco asked.
"Draco she is usually very good at keeping her marks high, and besides who in their right mind would choose two weeks detention over this, besides she doesn't want to miss her Quidditch game on Sunday." Snape said with a chuckle.
"Okay," Draco breathed nervously.
"Draco, you are the top of the class, alongside Granger in potions, you know this. Just be yourself, I'll be back at 12, that gives you more than enough time." Snape said as he searched his desk for a Quill and a bottle of ink.
"Okay, I can do this," Draco mumbled to himself.
"And Draco I mean yourself, not what you pretend to be." Snape said as he shoved the quill and ink into his baG and turned to face Draco.
There was a light knock on the door before Ginny Wealsey entered the room with red rimmed eyes and her bag slung over her shoulder.
"Thank you professor for helping me get-"Ginny began.
"Draco will tutor you, he knows potions better than anyone, you'll work through your first two failed assignment and once you are done you are both free to leave." Snape said cutting her off as he grabbed his bag and left the room in a flourish of robes.
"Err hi," Draco said awkwardly as he watched Ginny eye him warily before she walked over to a table at the front and laid down her stuff.
"You don't have to stay Malfoy, I can figure this out on my own, and don't worry I won't tell Snape." Ginny said as she rummaged through her page and pulled out crumbled up pieces of parchments a bottle of ink, a quill and a sorry looking text book.
"Actually from what Snape's told me I don't think you can figure it out on your own Weasley," Draco said.
"Fine," Ginny said as she opened her text book.
Draco and Ginny worked in a comfortable silence for a while, Ginny writing and Draco making comments and corrections when needed. But the whole time Draco's mind was on her red rimmed eyes and her tear streaked face.
"Weasley what's wrong?" Draco asked before he could stop himself.
"Why what did I do wrong?" Ginny asked in a panic as she re-read her sentence.
"No, I mean, err. Why were you crying?" Draco asked slowly as he watched Ginny's face for a reaction.
"It's really none of your business Malfoy." Ginny snapped turning her attention back to her assignment.
"Well if I'm going to help you with potions then it's best if your full attention is on potions, not whatever was clearly bothering you," Draco said smugly.
"Like I said it's none of your business Malfoy." Ginny snapped.
"Draco,"
"What?" Ginny said tearing her gaze from her parchment to Draco.
"My name, it's Draco, not Malfoy," Draco said with a small smile.
Ginny said nothing just turned back to her assignment, and once again the only time they spoke was when Draco corrected her mistakes.
"It's, Michael," Ginny said finally putting down her quill.
"Michael Corner?" Draco asked confused.
"He cheated on me," Ginny said quietly.
"Really?" Draco asked surprised.
"With Padma Patil," Ginny sighed.
"Oh I'm sorry Ginny," Draco said awkwardly.
Ginny's head snapped up to meet Draco's gaze.
"What did I say something wrong?" Draco asked nervously.
"You called me Ginny," Ginny replied.
"Well that is your name isn't it?" Draco asked with a nervous laugh.
"I just think that's the first time I've ever heard you use it," Ginny shrugged.
"Oh," Draco replied.
They sat there for a few minutes before Ginny spoke again.
"He was kissing her when I came back from class. Right in the middle of the hall for everyone to see," Ginny said quietly. "When he saw me he panicked and Padma didn't seem to care at all, He told me it was an accident and she came on to him. But I don't know, everyone told me he had a reputation, I just didn't want to believe it." Ginny said with a shrug of her shoulders.
"You deserve better," Draco said simply, hiding all the anger he felt.
"Thanks," Ginny said as she eyed Draco before she went back to working.
Draco let his mind wander as she worked. He hadn't known that she was dating Michael Corner, he had heard rumors but he thought they were just that, rumors. Ginny deserved better than that scum. How could someone who had something as perfect as Ginny cheat on her.
"Did you break up with him?" Draco asked suddenly.
"No, I'm giving him another chance," Ginny said without looking up from her work.
"He doesn't deserve it," Draco added,
"Why do you care anyways?" Ginny snapped as she closed the lid on her ink and threw it in her bag along with her text book.
"I don't," Draco added quickly.
"Whatever."Ginny mumbled as she threw the rest of her stuff into her bag, and stood up.
"Where are you going?" Draco asked as he stood up too.
"I'm done the first two assignments; I'm going back to my common room." Ginny snapped as she flung her bag over her shoulders and left the room.
Draco watched her go in confusion, everything had been going so well and he blew it, exasperated Draco left the room to head to his own common room and talk to Blaise.
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