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~~~~Last time on One Tear~~~~~~~~
Ginny sighed as she lay silently on her bed. She couldn't stop thinking about Jennifer.
'Why does she hate me so much?' thought Ginny sadly.
Just then, a knock on the door was heard and Ginny got up to open the door.
"Huh? What are you doing here?" asked Ginny in surprise.
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"Aren't you going to let me in first Weasley?" Draco snapped.
"Oh, right." Said Ginny in confusion as she moved aside and let him in and then closed the door.
"What are you doing here?" Asked Ginny as she stared at Draco, who was looking around her room.
"You know Jennifer right? Of course you do. She isn't going to leave me alone, so you're going to do something about it aren't you? Of course you are. She's even, Merlin forbid, worse than you Weasley's." said Draco angrily.
"Thanks a lot Malfoy, really. That means a lot to me, a Weasley. And what makes you think I'll help you?" Said Ginny starring at Malfoy in anger.
"Because it's an honor to be able to do something told by a Malfoy." Snapped Draco.
"You think you're so great Malfoy, but you're not! Why don't you just tell her to leave you a lone? What did she ever do to you, that made you hate her so much?" asked Ginny.
"She was looking for me so that I could carry her stuff. Can you believe that?! Me, a Malfoy, helping carry someone's things! It's unbelievable!" said Draco in anger.
Ginny couldn't help but start laughing at the image Draco was pasting in her mind. Draco stared at Ginny, as his anger seemed to fade away, which, he thought, was quite weird. He was suppose to be more angry, but instead he sort of felt happy in the inside watching her laugh, but he quickly wiped the feeling away. 'What are you doing Draco!' he thought angrily at himself, "What is so funny Weasley?" growled Draco.
"Just the image of you carrying all of Jennifer's stuff." Laughed Ginny as she tried to stop laughing.
"I don't think that is a very funny matter Virginia Weasley." Said Draco in a dangerously calm voice. That caught Ginny's attention as she stopped laughing.
"Just come with me." Sighed Draco as he grabbed her hand and dragged her out of her room.
"Where are you taking me Draco?" asked Ginny as she was dragged out of her room.
"Somewhere." Snapped Draco, but then stopped abruptly, "Did you just call me Draco?" he asked starring coldly into her eyes.
Ginny gulped, "No." she answered. Draco turned back around and continued to drag Ginny again.
Ginny sighed and let herself willingly be dragged away by Draco, there wasn't any point of struggling.
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"This was a great idea Harry." Smiled Hermione.
"I know it was." smiled Harry trying to look superior.
"Harry!" Laughed Hermione slapping Harry on the arm playfully as Harry smiled at Hermione.
"Uh Hermione, there's something I've been meaning to tell you." Started Harry.
"What is it Harry?" Asked Hermione as she stared at Harry questioningly.
"Never mind, forget I said anything." Harry said quickly as Hermione looked worriedly at him, but tried to ignore it.
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Draco finally stopped and turned around to face Ginny, he stared at her intensely as she tried to catch her breath.
"What did you bring me here for Malfoy?" asked Ginny as she took a look around. It was about the most beautiful place she had ever seen. There was a beautiful lake that seemed to shimmer off the setting sunlight. And flowers were growing everywhere and trees giving them a light shading shadow.
"I need to talk to you privately, and from what I know, your room is not a private place," answered Draco simply.
"What are you talking about Malfoy? It's my room, why would it not be private? And how did you find this place? You don't seem like the type to enjoy such fine sceneries," asked Ginny in confusion.
"I know how your brothers like to spy, especially that Ron Weasley. And I don't like sceneries like this. Never have and never will," said Draco simply.
"Fine, what did you want to talk to me about Malfoy?" asked Ginny, giving up the argument.
"As much as this pains me to say, you're the only one who can help me Weasley," sighed Draco.
"Look Malfoy, if I have to steal or hurt someone, I'm not going through with it," said Ginny.
"You're not. You're just going to get Jennifer off my bloody back!" snapped Draco.
"It's going to hurt her, I'm not going through with it, and that's final Draco Malfoy," said Ginny firmly.
"Hurt who? She has no feelings," said Draco, whom was getting angry.
"That wasn't very nice Malfoy. Everyone has feelings, even you," said Ginny softly. She was feeling sympathetic for Jennifer.
Draco glared at her in anger, "Whoever said I was nice to begin with? I don't care about anything, so why in the world would I have feelings? The only feeling I have, is hatred toward that pathetic Muggle-loving Potter and your pathetic excuse for a brother, Weasley!" snapped Draco in one breath.
Ginny stayed silent, there wasn't any point trying to reason with a Malfoy.
They never listen, except to their superiors.
"Look Weasley, you can help me or back out. Your choice," said Draco finally, letting out a sigh.
"Then I choose the second choice. I'll back out," said Ginny turning around and starting to walk away, but Draco quickly grabbed her wrist so she couldn't leave. Ginny turned around to face Draco. When she did, she realized they were so close to each other. Draco took his other hand and took her hand and put it near his chest. Ginny could feel his breath above her slightly, and she couldn't help close her eyes. Draco on the other hand was starring at her more intensely than ever.
'What do you think you're doing Draco!' he scolded himself, but he didn't move and soon Ginny's eyes met his. They stared at each other and soon Draco started leaning down toward her as she tilted her head up toward him. Their lips slightly brushed against each other, a slight chill went up both their spines, when "DRACO!" someone yelled.
Draco and Ginny snapped out of their trance as Draco dropped Ginny's hands and took a step back. Ginny turned around as her cheeks began to flush. 'What just happened here Ginny? You can't be attracted to a Malfoy!' she thought to herself in confusion and panic. She always considered Draco to be one of the cutest guys in the world, not that she'd ever admit it, but what just happened really confused her.
"Draco! Zere you are! Vhat are you doing vith 'er?" yelled Jennifer as she ran toward him.
"Are you going to help me or not Weasley?" asked Draco acting as if nothing had happened.
Ginny nodded slowly, not knowing why she finally agreed. "Yes, I'll help you," whispered Ginny looking down at the ground.
"Draco!" screamed Jennifer happily as she swung her arms around Draco's neck. Draco tried to get Jennifer off him unsuccessfully as Ginny couldn't help but giggle at the site, but she quickly snapped out of it and grabbed Jennifer's arms softly.
"Hey Jennifer." smiled Ginny warmly.
Jennifer let go of Draco almost immediately and turned to face Ginny angrily, as Draco grabbed his neck and tried to catch his breath.
"Vhat do you vant?" asked Jennifer.
"Nothing, just your friendship. Do you want to be friends?" asked Ginny.
"No, you vant to steal my boyfriend," snapped Jennifer.
"Who's your boyfriend?" asked Ginny.
"Of course the cutest guy 'ere, Draco Malfoy." said Jennifer flicking her hair with one hand as if stating the obvious.
"Since when did I say I was your boyfriend?" snapped Draco.
"You didn't. But everyone knows you 'ave strong feelings for me," smiled Jennifer.
"Don't you think you should let him decide if he wants to be with you or not?" asked Ginny softly.
"Vhat? You think 'e vould choose you?! Impossible. Everyone knows 'e prefers me over pathetic girls like you!" said Jennifer angrily.
"Are you sure about that?" said Draco with a smirk plastered on his face.
"Vhat? You mean you do choose 'er over me?" said Jennifer in disbelief and disgust.
"Maybe I do. What are you going to do about it?" Draco said with a tint of a dare in his voice.
"Zis," said Jennifer as she grabbed Draco and kissed him. Draco quickly pushed her away and wiped his mouth. "What do you think you're doing?!" yelled Draco in disgust.
"You know you vant me," smirked Jennifer.
Ginny stared on as if watching a movie, they didn't even realize she was still there. Her eyes began to water slightly, but she didn't know why and she quickly left the place as soon as possible. No one even realized she had left.
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"Do you think Ginny's alright?" asked Hermione as she and Harry started heading back to the hotel.
"Probably. She can take care of herself, Hermione. Maybe she's forgotten all about it already," said Harry reassuringly.
"I hope you're right," sighed Hermione as Harry wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
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When Ginny got back into her room, she slowly closed her door and then quickly ran over to her bed and slumped down onto it. She grabbed out her diary and started writing,
Dear Diary,
Draco Malfoy dragged me out to this really beautiful place, and told me to get Jennifer off his back. At first I didn't agree to it, but then something happened. I was just about to leave when he grabbed my wrist and then I quickly turned around. It was like one of those movies, we were so close and then he leaned down toward me and I tilted my head up and then his lips slightly brushed against mine. I don't know what happened, but it felt... sort of good. I don't know anymore. Do I like him? I can't, right? He's Malfoy, I can't. But there was still that feeling, I can't describe it. Help! Well, I think I'll just skip dinner. I'm really not in the mood to face Ron.
Ginny Weasley
Ginny quickly closed her diary and put it back under her pillow and then feel fast asleep.
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Draco had left Jennifer as soon as he felt the argument had gone too far, and he quickly went into his room and locked the door. He slumped onto his bed and sighed, which was so unlike him, but after what happened, he wasn't in the mood to try to cover up anything. His face showed slight worry and confusion.
'What happened back there Malfoy! What will father say?! Have you gone nuts?! She's a Weasley for heaven sakes.' thought Draco in discomfort, but the memory of what had happened seemed to keep replaying itself in his mind. 'Get out of my mind!' thought Draco hopelessly.
He ran his hand through his hair. He'd go and see her again, tomorrow, after everything cleared up in his mind he decided.
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The next day, Mr. Brumly made an announcement for everyone to hear when he was sure everyone was still in the hotel.
"Good morning everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your stay here so far. I'd like to get everyone's attention for the moment. There is an annual ball coming up this weekend, and I hope you will all join us in formal gowns and suits. So find date and start getting ready. That's all for now." he said then he turned off the speakers.
Ginny frowned, who was she going to go with? Harry was probably going to go with Hermione, Ron will find someone sooner or later, and Malfoy, well he's probably going with Jennifer. Ginny didn't know anyone else there that were at this hotel.
She quickly got up and decided to take a shower.
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Draco lay still as he thought about who he should ask or order to go to the ball with him this time. Every year, the annual ball comes at this time in the summer. Just then, an image of Ginny passed through his mind, but he tried to shake it off. 'Fine, I'll tell her.' Draco sighed as he got up and looked into his mirror. As usual, his hair looked the same, clean and tidy.
He cautiously left the safety of his room and ran to the counter where Brumly was.
"Mr. Malfoy, what can I do for you today?" asked Mr. Brumly.
"I need to know what room number Ginny Weasley is in." said Draco simply.
"Yes sir." said Brumly as he went behind the counter and typed Ginny's name into the computer.
"I'm sorry sir, but her name isn't here. I only see Virginia Weasley, but that's the closest thing I could come up with," said Brumly.
"What's the room number?" asked Draco, looking around to make sure no one was there, especially Jennifer.
"It's room 205 sir," answered Brumly.
"O.K. That's all I needed to know," said Draco as he quickly headed toward Ginny's room. When he got there he quickly opened the door, and to his surprise, it wasn't locked. He entered the room and closed the door behind him.
He looked around but Ginny wasn't there so he decided maybe he should wait for her and sat on the bed and looked around. Suddenly, something caught the corner of his eye. He turned to face the pillow, and there was something hidden slightly under the pillow. He saw a corner of a pink book and slowly took it out. He knew it wasn't right, but what had stopped him before, right?
He opened the book to the last entry. 'This must be that Weasley's diary.' thought Draco as he stared at the page. He started to read it.
Dear Diary,
Draco Malfoy dragged me out to this really beautiful place, and told me to get Jennifer off his back. At first I didn't agree to it, but then something happened. I was just about to leave when he grabbed my wrist and then I quickly turned around. It was like one of those movies, we were so close and then he leaned down toward me and I tilted my head up and then his lips slightly brushed against mine. I don't know what happened, but it felt... sort of good. I don't know anymore. Do I like him? I can't, right? He's Malfoy, I can't. But there was still that feeling, I can't describe it. Help! Well, I think I'll just skip dinner. I'm really not in the mood to face Ron.
Ginny Weasley
Draco was shocked. Did she have feelings for him? Draco quickly closed her diary, slowly put it back under her pillow until it looked as if it had never been touched in the first place and walked out of her room unnoticed.
He went into his room and sat at his desk. He ran his hand through his hair. Everything was just getting more confusing.
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Harry knocked onto Hermione's door and took a deep breath.
"Come in." answered a voice from inside the room.
"Hermione..." started Harry as he entered.
"Yes Harry?" smiled Hermione starring up at him from her book.
"I was wondering if you'd like to you know... go to the ball with me? I thought it'd be really fun if we went together. Unless you're already going with someone else already," said Harry slightly nervous.
"I'd love to Harry," smiled Hermione as she got up and hugged him.
"Great," Harry smiled in relief as he hugged her back.
Just then there was another knock on the door.
"Come in." said Hermione as she and Harry let go of each other.
"Hey Hermione, you're a girl. You want to go to the ball thing with me?" asked Ron.
"Thanks, I'm glad you finally noticed that. Sorry Ron, I'm already going with Harry though," said Hermione.
"O.K. then, I'll just ask someone else." said Ron as he smiled at Harry and quickly left the room. He thought it through, and remembered there was still Jennifer he could ask.
He hurried to the counter. "Mr. Brumly, I'd like to know what room Jennifer Beaux is in. I want to ask her to go to the ball with me," said Ron.
"Sorry sir, but personal information is not permitted." said Brumly.
"O.K. That's cool," said Ron simply as he turned away and headed back upstairs. Just his luck, he saw Jennifer passing by.
"Hey Jennifer!" waved Ron as he ran up to her.
"Vhat do you vant Ron Veasley?" said Jennifer flicking her hair, trying to look superior.
"Do you want to go to the ball thing with me?" asked Ron.
"Me? Vith you? Are you crazy? You 'ave to at least stay five feet avay from me," said Jennifer, just then Draco was passing by.
"Of course Ron Veasley! I vould love to go vith you!" squealed Jennifer as she hugged him and started to flutter her eyelashes uncontrollably at Draco.
Draco turned to look at her and then walked away. He didn't really care.
When Draco had gone out of sight, Jennifer pushed herself away from Ron.
"Just make sure you're zere to pick me up on time. Ve're going enter at ze same time," ordered Jennifer.
"Fine by me." Ron shrugged.
Just then Draco remembered he forgot something and headed back toward his room, on the way, he had to pass by Jennifer again.
"Oh Ron! You're so funny!" Jennifer giggled as she wrapped her arms around his neck and played with his blazing red hair.
Ron looked confusingly at her as she fluttered her eyelashes uncontrollably at Draco again.
'Is there something wrong with her eyes?' thought Draco in disgust but ignored it and walked into his room. He quickly got out his letter that he had written and put to royal Malfoy stamp on it and left his room again, just to suddenly see Jennifer fling herself at Ron again and flutter her eyelashes.
He quickly walked past her and headed toward Ginny's room again. When he got to Ginny's room, he slipped the letter through the bottom part of the door, then he left and went back to his room again, to relax.
Jennifer saw Draco and waved to Ron as if she really cared about him.
"Bye Ron Veasley! See you later!" she smiled as she ran off.
Ron headed back to his room with a shrug. "Must be the Weasley charm," he muttered under his breath. Just then Charlie came out of his room.
"Ron!" said Charlie as he quickly grabbed Ron's shoulder.
"What is it Charlie?" asked Ron looking at Charlie's panicky face.
"There's been some Dragon hunters in Egypt and I have to get there as soon as possible. Do you think you can handle everything here while I'm gone?" asked Charlie.
"Sure." said Ron carelessly.
"O.K. Just remember to tell everyone," said Charlie as he quickly grabbed all his stuff and headed out of his room.
Ron shrugged and headed back over to Hermione's room.
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Ginny finally finished taking a shower and headed back toward her room, when she opened the door, she realized there was something on the floor. She bent down and picked up the note.
'That's odd. There's the Malfoy's stamp on it.' Ginny thought. She opened the note and started to read the letter,
Dear Virginia,
As you know, or you should unless you sleep like a log, there's an annual ball coming up. So I thought, hey why not take the unfortunate Weasley girl, so you're going to the ball with me. I'll inform you later on about other details, but for now, just be ready. If you can actually find something decent to wear. So here's 100 galleons, enclosing. It's just a little change I decided to give you to get something decent. Be grateful Weasley. The accessories are up to you. Better choose well.
You should already know who this is, if you don't, it's Draco Malfoy.
Ginny sighed. Sure, why not. He did give her money to buy her stuff, what other choice did she have to go with him or not.
Ginny quickly wiped her hair one last time and put the note on her bed table then headed over to Hermione's room.
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Ginny knocked on Hermione's door.
"Come in." answered a voice.
Ginny entered the room to see Ron and Harry there too.
"So who's going with who?" asked Ginny.
"Me and Harry are going to the ball together and Ron is going with Jennifer," answered Hermione.
"That's great," smiled Ginny.
"So who are you going with Ginny?" asked Harry.
"Yeah, who are you going with?" asked Ron suspiciously.
"WEll, I haven't exactly decided yet." lied Ginny.
"It's O.K. Don't listen to them. Let's go do some shopping instead." smiled Hermione as she took Ginny's arm and left her room.
Harry and Ron just shrugged at each other.
"So you wanna go play some games down in the T.V. room? I heard they have great N64 games. My dad taught me how to use one." smiled Ron proudly.
"Sure, I've been playing one for a while too." said Harry as they headed down to the T.V. room.
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Ginny and Hermione finally arrived at a mall and they started looking around. It was a wizarding mall.
"Wow Hermione. We could get lots of stuff from here." smiled Ginny.
"I know, and if you ever need any money to get something, I could give you some of mine." smiled Hermione.
"Thanks, but that's alright. Someone gave me 100 galleons," smiled Ginny. She still couldn't believe Draco Malfoy had given her 100 galleons.
"Who?!" asked Hermione.
"My date," said Ginny nervously and blushing slightly.
"Who's your date? He must have a lot of money, or else he's crazy to have given you so much just for some ball," said Hermione curiously.
"Oh, yea he's rich," Ginny said shyly.
"You don't mean to say... you don't mean..." started Hermione in disbelief.
Ginny nodded shyly. "All I've got to say is, good luck. Ginny, he could hurt you, you know. Why did he ask you anyways?" asked Hermione.
"I don't know. And I know the danger I could be in, but who else can I go with, and what other choice do I have?" asked Ginny showing Hermione the money.
"I'm really happy for you Ginny. Really, I am. But I just think you should be careful," said Hermione as they entered a store.
"Yes, I know." sighed Ginny.
"How may I help you two young ladies?" asked the woman at the counter.
"We'd like two dresses that suit us elegantly please." smiled Hermione as Ginny nodded in agreement.
"By the way, my name is Vanilla Jones, but you may call me Vanilla," said the woman at the counter as she came around and got out a stool.
Hermione was the first to go up as Vanilla observed her and started to way her wand around.
First she tried a pink dress on Hermione but then she shook her head and tried something else. After what seemed like hours, Vanilla came up with the perfect outfit for Hermione.
Hermione was wearing a midnight blue sleeveless gown. It clung onto her curves and then swayed down gently. She had a transparent blue cape clinging onto her shoulders that hung over and her hair was done up and straight. She had a few strips of hair hanging down from around her ears and two dangling diamond earrings. Her dress flowed down until it was hiding her pure white slippers with a pink cherry blossom on it.
Vanilla was so proud of that dress. "Perfect, would you like to carry it yourself?" asked Vanilla. "Yes please." smiled Hermione in satisfaction as Vanilla wrapped up the dress and handed it to Hermione. Then she started on Ginny.
After what also seemed like hours, Vanilla came up with an emerald green dress. Her red hair was tied up into a butterfly hairstyle as her hair draped over her bare shoulders. There were a few strips of hair hanging loosely. I was the bare shoulder kind of dress. (A/N: Like this: __________ right across. Hehe ^-^) Then a transparent green sleeve went down to her fingertips. There was a gold thin ribbon around her waist and the dress flowed down to the tip of her shoes. She was wearing gold slippers with a diamond flower on the top.
Vanilla was also proud of this dress and Hermione practically gushed over it. "Will you like it wrapped up so you can carry it with you as well?" asked Vanilla.
"Yes please, and thank you." smiled Ginny happily. 'Let's see what Draco Malfoy has to say about
this now?' she thought happily. She couldn't wait to show him, and see the expression on his face when he saw her.
"For yours it will cost you 37 galleons." smiled Vanilla at Hermione.
"Sure, thanks." smiled Hermione as she took out her money and handed it to her.
"And for you it's 40 galleons." smiled Vanilla to Ginny.
Ginny nodded and gave her 40 galleons she had gotten from Draco.
"Come again soon!" Vanilla waved as Ginny and Hermione waved back.
Just as they were leaving, they saw Jennifer.
"What is she doing here?" asked Ginny.
"Probably buying a dress just like us," answered Hermione with a shrug.
"Hi, Jennifer," Ginny smiled as Jennifer entered the shop.
"Vhatever Veasley. Now get out of my vay!" said Jennifer angrily as she brushed Ginny out of her way and walked toward Vanilla.
Vanilla already didn't like Jennifer but she tried to smile at her.
"Hey, old lady! Better get me somethig good to wear." snapped Jennifer bitterly.
Vanilla tried to stay smiling as she nodded her head. The truth was, Vanilla really wasn't old, she was only 25, that only mean she was 5 years older than Jennifer.
Hermione grabbed Ginny's arm angrily as she started walking away.
"Who does she think she is talking to people like that?! Everyone has feelings you know, how would she feel if someone did that to her!" said Hermione in frustration.
"I think it's because Draco Malfoy doesn't like her that way. I feel sort of sorry for her, but you're right. She still shouldn't treat people like that," said Ginny.
"Wish I could do something about it. But we can't," sighed Hermione as they headed back to the hotel. They had enough of shopping for one day.
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"Take that Harry! Yeah! I'm gonna win!" yelled Ron as he did a triple kick attack on Harry, almost finishing him off.
"Not yet," smiled Harry slyly as he did his special attack and blew Ron away.
"No fair!" said Ron with a frown.
Harry laughed, "Retry?" he asked.
Ron nodded, "And this time you're going down."
"Right." said Harry in sarcasm.
Hermione and Ginny entered the hotel and quickly headed toward their room, they put away their dresses and then headed down to the T.V. room, where the guys were.
"Hey Hermione, hey Ginny." said Harry and Ron at the same time mindlessly as they tried to crush each other.
"Hi." smiled Hermione and Ginny as they stretched a bit and sat down on the couch and watched the guys play. Just then, Draco entered the room.
No one noticed he had entered except for Ginny and Hermione.
Ginny got up though not quite sure knowing why as Hermione stared at them worriedly, but she stayed still. Draco turned around and started walking away and Ginny followed him.
' I hope you know what you're doing Ginny.' thought Hermione as she tried to relax and continued to watch the guys play.
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"Hurry up will you lady! I don't want some slime touch my boyfriend while I'm gone," snapped Jennifer angrily.
"Yes, madam," said Vanilla clenching her teeth angrily.
Finally when she was done, she charged Jennifer an extra amount than what it really cost.
"It's 200 galleons, Miss," said Vanilla with a smile plastered on her face.
"Vhatever." said Jennifer lazily as she paid Vanilla and walked out of the store with her dress under her arm.
"Hope you never come back again," muttered Vanilla under her breath when Jennifer had left.
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Draco stopped when he heard someone's footsteps behind him. 'Not again. I though I told Jennifer to leave me alone!' thought Draco angrily as he turned around and snapped, "Leave me alone!"
Ginny took a step back from him as his face relaxed slightly. He stared at Ginny as he cursed himself at the back off his head.
"I'm sorry," whispered Ginny as she started to walk away.
"No wait." said Draco as he grabbed her wrist.
Ginny turned around and stared questioningly at him, "What is it Malfoy? I don't want to do you any more favors. If Jennifer won't leave you alone, it's not my fault. Besides, she's already going to the ball with my brother," said Ginny softly.
"It's not that..." started Draco more softly than he had ever been in his entire life, which isn't very soft. "I..." continued Draco, but then, Brumly came running toward Draco.
"Mr. Malfoy, sir, there's a girl looking for you. I believe her name is Jennifer Beaux, she says she's your girlfriend, so I thought you'd like to know," said Brumly whom was out of breath.
"She's not my girlfriend for the last time," said Draco angrily.
Brumly shivered. As Ginny walked up to Brumly, "Just ignore her from now on when she requests Draco Malfoy. He's not very fond of her let's just say," said Ginny gently. Brumly nodded as Draco turned around and faced the other direction.
Brumly quickly left, and went back to work.
"Malfoy... Why did you want to go to the ball with me?" asked Ginny finally.
"Didn't I already mention that in the letter Weasley? I felt sorry for you, that's the only reason." said Draco simply, but that really wasn't the only reason. He just wasn't about to go admit anything.
Ginny looked down, for some reason she felt hurt from Draco's words, though she wasn't sure why. 'Oh, who am I kidding. I do have feelings for him, but why him? He's never treated me very nicely.' thought Ginny sadly as she turned around and walked away. This time, Draco didn't stop her. Instead, he just clenched his fists and closed his eyes tightly. His back was face toward her as she walked away without a sound.
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Ron and Harry finally gave up, Harry had won by one point.
"Hey, where did Ginny go?" asked Ron when he noticed that his little sister wasn't there anymore.
"Uh, Ginny, she was... she went back into her room." lied Hermione.
Just then, Ginny entered the T.V. room. She didn't look very happy.
"What's wrong Ginny?" asked Harry as Hermione looked sadly at her.
'I knew Malfoy was trouble, I should've stopped her.' thought Hermione sadly.
Ron and Harry got up and walked over to Ginny.
"It's nothing really. I just haven't figured out who to go to the ball with yet, that's all. Really." smiled Ginny.
Harry nodded, "Well I guess this is our cue to go Ron," said Harry.
"Really? Why?" asked Ron.
"I think this is one of those girl talk moments," answered Harry.
"Oh, O.K. I knew that," said Ron as they headed out.
"Ginny, what did he say to you?" asked Hermione sadly.
"He just said the truth, I guess I... I don't know," said Ginny as she took a seat next to Hermione.
"What did he tell you?" asked Hermione.
"The only reason he asked me, was because he felt sorry for me," answered Ginny with a sigh as Hermione took her in into an embrace.
"It's O.K. I'm sure that wasn't exactly the truth. I mean, think of it this way, just because he feels sorry for you, he takes a Weasley to the ball. I mean think about it, no Malfoy would do that because of sympathy." said Hermione softly.
"You could be right I guess. Are you starting to get use to Malfoy?" asked Ginny all of a sudden as she
got out of Hermione's embrace.
"What do you mean?" asked Hermione.
"Well, you're saying nice things about him," smiled Ginny.
"That doesn't mean a thing Ginny," said Hermione with a slight pout, making Ginny laugh.
What they didn't know was that Draco was listening in on them from behind the wall.
'Is she right? Why did I ask her? She's a Weasley. I don't even know how she feels about me yet, well I'm not sure yet. But what does that matter, she's still a Weasley. Is it really because I feel sorry for her?' thought Draco as he quickly left and headed back to his room.
"Draco! I was wondering where you were," smiled Jennifer.
Draco tried to walk past her and just ignore her but she stepped right in front of him.
"Isn't there something you want to ask me? Like to the ball?" asked Jennifer smiling.
"Aren't you already going with Ron?" asked Draco.
"Yea, but I don't care about that. Come on Draco, what do you want to do tonight? We both know that we're in each other's league and that Ginny girl is way out of your league. Why don't we go out for dinner?" asked Jennifer as she wrapped her arms around Draco's.
Draco quickly took his arm away, "I'm tired. Leave me alone," said Draco tiredly. He didn't feel like having the same argument with Jennifer over and over again.
"Awww, come on Draco. Fine, let's go into your room then. We can have a little boyfriend and girlfriend talk," smiled Jennifer sweetly as she fluttered her eyelashes uncontrollably once again. That really annoyed Draco.
"Look, how many times do I have to tell you, I'm not your boyfriend. And another thing, don't bother asking about the ball, I already asked someone," sighed Draco trying to get around Jennifer.
"Really? Who?" asked Jennifer in jealousy.
"I don't have to tell you," answered Draco simply as he continued to walk to his room with Jennifer following him.
"But you're my boyfriend, you're suppose to go with me," complained Jennifer.
"Then why did you decide to go with that Ron Weasley?" asked Draco lazily.
"I'll cancel it with him," said Jennifer making a deal.
"No deal." said Draco as he opened the door his room and slammed it in her face.
Jennifer walked off into her room steaming mad. Her room was right next to Draco's so she made sure she slammed her door hard.
Ron held his head in pain as Harry shook his head to clear his head.
"Who do you think Malfoy's going with?" asked Harry.
"I don't know, and I don't care," said Ron.
"But don't you think that sort of connects? It's obvious Ginny's going with someone, but she doesn't want to tell us, and Malfoy's going with someone as well but he won't tell Jennifer," Harry said as the words started to sink into Ron's head.
"You don't think that Ginny would go with..." started Ron as he got paler at each word.
"Could be. We can't be sure though," said Harry.
"OH MAN! This is the worst! Wait till I get my hands on that Malfoy!" said Ron angrily as his face began to get red.
"Calm down Ron, maybe they aren't. Like I said before, we can't be too sure," said Harry.
"Yea, I guess you're right. Ginny has better judgment than going to some ball with a Malfoy," sighed Ron.
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"Thanks Hermione, but promise me you won't tell anyone about this," said Ginny.
"I promise. Not a word to anyone," smiled Hermione.
"You're the best," smiled Ginny as she hugged Hermione and ran back into her room.
Hermione smiled after her and turned on the television.
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When Ginny got into her room she slumped onto her bed and opened her diary once again,
Dear Diary,
Hermione's the best. She's such a great friend. Well, anyways, Draco asked, well he wrote me and told me to go to the ball with him. That's suppose to be a sign right? But he told me the only reason was because he felt sorry for me. Hermione told me that might not be true, maybe he didn't want to admit how he really feels. Because no Malfoy would ever ask a Weasley to some dance just out of sympathy or anything like that. They would never. I guess that makes sense, so now I'll just have to wait and see. I think I really might have feelings for Malfoy. I'm still not sure, well bye!
Ginny Weasley
Ginny closed her diary and put it under her pillow and then rested her head on her pillow and let out a long sigh. 'Maybe.' she smiled to herself. Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in," said Ginny as she got up.
"Ginny Weasley I presume. We have to talk," said Jennifer angrily.
"Come in. What is it?" asked Ginny.
"Did Draco ask you to go to the ball with him? Now tell me the truth Ginny," said Jennifer sternly.
Ginny thought it through and then finally said, "He asked me? Really? I don't think so. He never asked me. Why?" That way she didn't have to exactly lie. He didn't ask her, he wrote her.
"Never mind. Just stay away from my boyfriend got it?" said Jennifer. You could almost see the venom in her eyes as she said it.
"I... promise." said Ginny as she crossed her fingers behind her back.
"That's better," said Jennifer as she left Ginny's room. When she did, Ginny let out a sigh of relief and closed the door.
Just then there was another knock on the door, and Ginny opened it tiredly. Ron came bursting into the room with Harry following from behind him.
"Ginny, please tell me you're not going to the ball with Malfoy," said Ron urgently.
"What are you talking about Ron?" asked Ginny.
"He's asking you if you're going to the ball with Malfoy," said Harry with a sigh.
"I... I..." started Ginny as she stared at Ron, he looked about ready to burst into flames, "You'll just have to wait and see. I promise you that Hermione will not be disappointed with this person though," answered Ginny finally.
Ron thought it over and realizing that there was no way the Hermione would approve of Draco, sighed a breath of relief.
"O.K. Ginny," he said as left her room.
"Well see you at dinner Ginny. Bye," smiled Harry.
"Yea, bye Harry," smiled Ginny as she closed the door.
She sighed a breath of relief as she flopped onto her bed. She wasn't the type to lie, but because of all the Draco matters lately, she had been lying quite a bit, and she wasn't very happy about that. She was quite disappointed in herself.
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Jennifer sat on her bed angrily.
"What does he see in her anyways?" she grumbled under her breath angrily. "There's no way she's prettier than me. And I've got everything someone could possibly want!" said Jennifer as she started ripping the picture of Draco she had gotten while he wasn't looking.
"He's just so cute," groaned Jennifer as she used her magic and put the picture back together as if nothing had happened to it. She had never been head over heels for a guy before, and now here she was, head over heels over Draco Malfoy. She could've sworn he was an actor or something, with looks like that, he could get away with anything.
"Well he has been on the newspapers and things like that," said Jennifer out loud as she stared dreamily at the picture of Draco.
"I'm the nicest girl in the world. I'm kind to everyone, why wouldn't he like me? He's a Slytherin though, maybe it's because I'm too nice to people. I guess I'll have to start acting meaner than my kind and generous self," said Jennifer thoughtfully.
She got up and looked herself in the mirror.
"Beautiful as usual." she smiled into the mirror as she headed out of her room and into the restaurant in the hotel.
When she got there, she saw Ron, Harry and Hermione there.
"Do you think Ginny's coming? She didn't come down yesterday for dinner," said Hermione.
"Well, she said she was," said Harry.
"Hello all you peasants over here. I really don't want make your day, but I'll sit with you. After all, my great radiant would probably give you the time of your life," smile Jennifer.
Hermione stared at her in disgust while Harry just stared at her. Ron's face remained a blank.
"Look Jennifer," Hermione tried to smile, "I'm sorry to say this, but this is Harry Potter he's definitely not a peasant. And I'm not very poor myself," said Hermione.
"So what if he's Harry Potter? I don't care," said Jennifer although she was slightly impressed.
"If it wasn't for him, you'd be nothing but a rotten piece of nothing! You think you're so great! Well let me tell you something Miss Beaux! I don't like you! As a matter of fact I hate you more than anything in the world! As much as this is unbelievable, I hate you more than Malfoy! You think you're so great, making yourself stand out by stepping on others. Who do you think you are?! The only reason I asked you to go to the ball with me first place, was because I couldn't think of anyone else. So if you wouldn't mind, LEAVE! We don't want a pathetic girl in our presence!" yelled Ron in anger.
Hermione couldn't help but cheer Ron on in her mind as Harry laughed in his mind at how Ron exploded on Jennifer like that.
Jennifer was really taken back. "Fine, if you don't want to go with me then don't," said Jennifer as she broke down into tears and ran off.
"Humph," said Ron angrily.
"Ron, go after her," said Hermione softly.
"Why?" asked Ron stubbornly.
"Like you said, there's no one else you can go to the ball with, and besides I think she learned her lesson. If she hasn't then you can just blow up on her again," smiled Harry.
"Fine," sighed Ron as he got up and went after Jennifer.
When he went out of the restaurant, he heard Jennifer crying in the corner somewhere and he followed the sobs until he reached her. He bent down beside her and touched her shoulder softly, but she brushed it off and continued to cry into her knee.
"Look Jennifer. I didn't really mean what I said in there. I was just really stressed," said Ron softly.
Jennifer continued to cry softly, but she didn't budge when Ron put his hand on her shoulder again.
"I'm really sorry. Maybe we can start all over ok?" asked Ron.
Jennifer nodded slightly as Ron gave her a handkerchief. She took it and wiped her eyes with it. "Thanks Ron," she smiled sadly.
"Hey, what happened to your accent?" asked Ron.
"I don't have one. I just pretended to have one because I thought I'd stand out, but that was useless. Ron, all I wanted was someone who cared about me," she cried into his arms.
Ron embraced her warmly, "Well, now I guess you do," he smiled softly down at her.
Jennifer smiled slyly but when she looked up at Ron she smiled sadly at him and hugged him. "Thank you Ron. You're so different from all the other guys I know. I'm so grateful," she whispered into his ear.
Ron smiled, "No, I'm grateful you're you. I was beginning to really hate you. But I guess you're not that bad after all," said Ron as he helped Jennifer up. Jennifer leaned against Ron's shoulder as they entered the restaurant again.
"What if your friends don't like me Ron?" asked Jennifer timidly.
"They will, don't worry." smiled Ron.
Ron was actually quite cute, he was pretty built up now and his wild hair had been toned done slightly. He was one of the most sought after guys, not that he knew that of course. He was always too busy protecting his little sister, playing Quidditch with Harry or else hanging out with his friends. Jennifer still preferred Draco though. He was better, in most people's eyes. Same with Harry, he had gotten contacts instead of wearing his usual glasses and he was pretty built. He was still the best Quidditch player anyone had ever known and was also quite sought after, of course he never knew that either. He was more interested in other things and friendship to notice anything about his self.
Ron pulled out a chair for Jennifer as she wiped a bit of her tears from her eyes and whispered, "Thanks Ron."
"Hi there Jennifer," smiled Harry.
"Bonjour Harry Potter." said Jennifer timidly but gave him a warm smile, which Harry gave back.
"My name is Hermione Granger," said Hermione as she pasted a fake smile on her face.
"Hello, my name is Jennifer Beaux," smiled Jennifer slightly.
Ron took a seat next to Jennifer, "So where's Ginny?" asked Ron.
Jennifer flinched slightly at Ginny's name but smiled slightly.
"I don't know, I thought she'd be here by now," said Hermione getting worried about her.
"And I am here," smiled Ginny as she entered the room.
Everyone looked up at her and smiled, well almost everyone, except for Jennifer that is.
"We were getting quite worried about you," smiled Harry.
Ginny took a seat between Hermione and Jennifer.
"Hi Jennifer," smiled Ginny.
"Hi," said Jennifer as she tried to smile but only the corners of her mouth went up slightly.
Just then Draco entered the room, stretching slightly, when he saw everyone in there he quickly left.
"Malfoy, where are you going?" asked Ginny looking up at Draco.
Everyone turned to look at him and Ron looked ready to explode again.
Draco stopped dead in his track. He could feel everyone's eyes glaring at the back of his head. Her turned around to face Ginny.
"It's none of your bloody business Weasley," Draco snapped as he walked out of there.
"What was it that you said to my little sister!" yelled Ron as he got up, but Harry grabbed him back down. "Don't waste your time Ron."
Ron sat back in his seat and closed his eyes. He tried to calm down.
"It doesn't matter Ron. I'm not hurt or anything. He's a Malfoy after all, what do you expect," said Ginny, but on the inside she felt terrible.
Hermione looked at her sadly, "So what is everyone going to order?" asked Hermione trying to cheer everyone up.
Ron sighed. If there was ever something wrong with Ginny, it wasn't like she'd ever tell him anyways. The best thing he could do was leave her alone with her own problems or else ask Hermione, and he did prefer the second choice better, if she'd tell him anything that is.
No one felt like eating anymore so they just went back up to their rooms.
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The next few days, Harry, Ron and Hermione started to do the activities the hotel had to offer while Ginny stayed in her room or else went for a walk. Sometimes when she went for a walk, she'd bump into Malfoy, but they'd just ignore each other as if nothing happened. They would pause for a moment and stare at each other, but then they'd quickly turn around and walk off. Jennifer was quite satisfied at everything that was going on and tried her best to snag Draco, but he just pushed her away.
Finally the day of the ball came up and the girls were busy getting dressed.
Ginny stared at herself in the mirror. She was wearing a beautiful dress that was bought with Draco's money but she was so confused, she knew she was supposed to be happy, but she really wasn't.
Just then, there was a knock on the door. She got up and opened the door, but no one was there. She looked down the hall but no one was in view, she was about to close the door when she saw a note on the floor. She quickly picked it up and closed the door behind her.
She sat down and opened the letter and started reading,
Dear Ginny,
I won't be picking you up, just meet me there at the ball. I'll see you then.
Draco Malfoy
Ginny sighed. She was half relieved and half confused. She took one last glance at her hair, which was done exactly the way Vanilla had put it and then left her room. She tried to seem in a good mood, but it really wasn't working.
When she got there, she looked around and saw Harry and Hermione slow dancing and some other people she didn't know, but Draco wasn't anywhere in sight. She sat down on one of the chairs next to Jennifer. Jennifer was sitting there while Ron went to get the drinks.
"You look great Jennifer," Ginny smiled warmly at her.
"Of course, uh... I mean thanks. Y... you too," said Jennifer not really wanting to say that.
"Thanks," smiled Ginny looking down at her hands.
Just then, a hand appeared in front of her. "Would you like to dance?" asked a voice that was unmistakable. Ginny looked up and saw Draco standing in front of her. She was just about to put her hand in his when Jennifer smiled, "Of course I would!"
Ginny took her hand back and smiled at Jennifer. "I meant to dance with Ginny," said Draco taking his hand back.
"I knew that," said Jennifer sitting back down and blushing slightly.
Ginny stared at Draco, "Don't make me repeat myself Weasley," said Draco, but to her surprise, he was smiling, slightly.
Ginny smiled up at him and put her hand in his as he led her to the dance floor. Draco looked her up and down and then shrugged, 'At least she's wearing something decent. She looks so much more beautiful than ever, What the..?! What in the world am I thinking?! She's wearing something decent, that's it.' he thought to himself reassuringly.
Draco was a bit nervous at first but slowly he drew her closer to him. Ginny was a bit surprised at first but then she relaxed and gently laid her head on his chest, flushing a light pink color.
Just then Ron and Jennifer stared dancing on the dance floor, and Jennifer leaned closer to Ron's ear and then started giggling as if Ron had just said something funny. She smirked at Draco with triumph spreading arcoss her face.
Draco closed his eyes and pulled Ginny into a tighter embrace as his arms tightened around her waist. He leaned his head down slightly and whispered into her ear, "Let's try to annoy your brother and Jennifer, since I know your brother has been wanting to put something against me, that's worth beating me into a bloody pulp for."
Ginny giggled slightly and nodded slowly. Both Jennifer and Ron couldn't have looked more perfect for each other at that moment, they both looked ready to kill Draco and Ginny.
Jennifer leaned over to Ron's cheek and gave him a peck, and he looked down at her and smiled slightly. He couldn't stop thinking about Lavender, but he tried to enjoy the dancing and wipe Lavender from his mind, with much difficulty.
Ginny gave Draco a quick peck on the cheek and Draco was a bit shocked at first though his face still held it's usual blank expression, but then he put his head on top of hers.
Soon the dancing ended and it was time to eat. They all sat in the same table. It was a round table. Harry was sitting next to Hermione and Ginny. Next to Ginny was Draco, next to Draco was Jennifer, next to Jennifer was Ron and next to Ron was Hermione.
Harry and Hermione tried to get Ron's glaring eyes away from Draco by talking about Quidditch while Jennifer tried to flutter her eyelashes even more when Draco was looking at her.
'I thought Ginny said that her date wouldn't be a disappointment to Hermione, and it still ends up with Draco Malfoy!' thought Ron angrily. Why in the world, was his little sister with a Malfoy, or in even close to one in the first place never mind going to a ball with him.
"Oh, Draco. Would you please pass me a cup of punch? I'm sure it'd taste so much better if you got it for me," smiled Jennifer sweetly as she fluttered her eyes again. Draco could have thrown up at that very moment if it wasn't for the point that he was so angry at her. She thought of herself as if she was the center of the universe or something.
' Oh sure thing. I'll give you a 'punch' right in the face until you bleed and crawl back to whichever mousehole you came from.' thought Draco in disgust as he pasted a fake smile on his face. Well, it was more like a smirk since he never really smiled before. Jennifer could have fainted at that very moment if she wasn't who she was.
"Sure, why not?" said Draco as he used his wand and the punch started to pour itself. Ginny and everyone looked at him oddly. It wasn't like him to help someone unless he had a good reason too. And usually it wasn't a good one. Jennifer smiled pathetically at Draco as Draco tried to keep his eyes far from hers. Ron excused himself for a moment and left to go to the washroom to calm down a bit.
Ginny gasped when the punch diverted itself and started to pour onto Jennifer's dress. Hermione was smiling inside her mind but she showed no expression what so ever while Harry just stared on. "Oops, did I do that?" said Draco lazily while stopping the spell and putting his wand away. (A/N: We don't know where, he just puts it away, somewhere. By the way, the guys are wearing tux, just incase you don't know that. O.K. back to the fic.)
"That's alright Draco. I'm sure you didn't do it on purpose, besides, you're my boyfriend, I couldn't be mad at you," smiled Jennifer nervously as she wiped her dress the best she could. Draco rolled his eyes in boredom as Ginny couldn't help but giggle slightly.
Just then, Ron came back with a cup of water and he accidentally slipped on something and spilled it on Jennifer's dress. "Ron! Look what you did to my dress!" Jennifer screamed in outrage. "I'm sorry Jennifer. Really, I didn't mean to," said Ron as he took a seat next to her and handed her a handkerchief. Jennifer, realizing everyone was watching, tried to calm down and smiled at Ron. "It's alright Ron. I'm sorry I got mad at you, I've been kinda stressed lately you know? I'm so sorry I just blew off on you like that. You never did anything to me and that's how I treat you, how nice am I?" Jennifer sobbed as Ron sighed and patted her on her back, trying to comfort her. "Don't worry about it," he sighed.
Draco sighed and got up from his seat, he really wasn't comfortable sitting with his enemies, or at least people he wasn't very fond of. He whispered into Ginny's ear, "Follow me," then he walked past her. Ginny blushed slightly when she felt Draco's breath on her neck, and then quickly excused herself from the table and followed Draco to the balcony outside.
The stars were starting to come out and there was a beautiful water fountain below them. There was a slight breeze so it sort of played with Draco's hair as he leaned against the balcony. He stared at the ground below them and took a deep breath of fresh air. There were some trees around the fountain but they parted where there was a road leading to the entrance below them. The sky was clear, not a single cloud hung in the sky.
Ginny stood silently behind Draco. They both stayed silent for a while. Finally Draco turned around and took Ginny's hand until she was leaning against the balcony beside him before he dropped her hand.
"Ginny... " he started softly as he stared intensely into her brown eyes that seemed to sparkle even brighter because of the stars.
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