"Malfoy!" exclaimed both Harry and Ron at the same time. "You've got to be kidding me!"
"Sorry Harry, but I'm serious. Dumbledore thought he could unite the houses better if a Slytherin got Head Boy." "But that's just ridiculous!" said Ron. "Yeah well, there's not much we can do about it" said Hermione.
"You got that right mudblood" said Malfoy as he entered the compartment. "Dumbledore wants us back up front; we'll be there in fifteen. Potter. Weasley." He said to Harry and Ron. "Malfoy" both the boys replied in unison.
"Sorry guys, I'd better go. I'll see you when we get there" said Hermione, and with that she and Draco left the compartment.
"Come on mate, let's get changed" said Ron as he and Harry began to change into their robes. Ginny, Luna and Neville soon returned with Trevor, and after they had changed the train arrived at Hogwarts.
Harry and Ginny got off the train together, and began walking towards the carriages when Cho walked up to Harry. "Hey Harry. How you been?" she asked. "Oh the same sort of stuff, nothing too interesting." Ginny cleared her throat loudly and nudged Harry in the ribs.
"Harry, you want to ride in a carriage with me?" Cho asked, ignoring Ginny. "Umm sure, that'd be great" replied Harry. "Harry!" Ginny said. "Sorry Gin, I'll see you at the castle ok?" "Sure whatever".
Luna and Neville walked up to Ginny. "Hey Gin, where's Harry going?" Luna asked her. "He's riding to school with Cho" Ginny replied bitterly. "Oh, well, come on you can come with us" said Neville, and before Ginny could reply she was being dragged into a carriage by Neville and Luna.
When they got to school, Ginny saw Harry already sitting at Gryffindor table. She took the seat next to him and began to watch the sorting. Once it was completed, Dumbledore made his usual speech and then dinner was served.
During the entirety of dinner Ginny talked to Hermione. "Gin, it's awful! I have to share a dorm with Malfoy for an entire year!" complained Hermione. "Don't worry, just avoid him and you'll get through it" Ginny replied.
Meanwhile, Harry was talking to Ron about his conversation with Cho. "She was so different then when we were going out" explained Harry. "It's like she's finally over Cedric and now she's ready to move on."
"Harry, aren't you forgetting someone?" asked Ron. When Harry looked confused, Ron angrily said "Ginny! Man, you only just decided to go out with her and now you're hung up on Cho! You've got to stop thinking about Cho before you really hurt Ginny!"
With this Ron turned to talk quidditch with Seamus. "What's his problem?" said Harry to himself, and then turned to talk to Ginny but she was busy talking to Hermione.
"Ginny" said Harry, but Ginny made no acknowledgement that he had even spoken. "Ginny! GINNY!"
"WHAT?" yelled Ginny as she turned around angrily. "I just wanted to talk to my girlfriend is all!" Harry said just as angrily. "I'm sorry, so I'm your girlfriend now, but when some other girl's around I'm no one?" asked Ginny with mock sarcasm.
"Ginny, listen, I'm sorry about before. I just hadn't seen Cho in ages, but I promise that I'll never treat you like that again" said Harry. "Yeah, you'd better not, for your sake" said Ginny, but she had a small smile on her face.
In no time at all, the feast was over and it was time to go up to the dorms. Hermione dragged Ginny to show her the Head Boy and Girl dorm, as she didn't want to have to face Malfoy on her own.
When they arrived, Malfoy was already there with his friends. "Well well, if it isn't mudblood and Weasellette" said Blaise Zabini. Pansy Parkinson screeched with laughter, while Crabbe and Goyle just sat in the corner, brooding.
"Malfoy, if we have to share this place then let's have some ground rules" said Hermione. "For starters, I won't talk to you if you don't talk to me." "Done!" agreed Draco. "Now take your friend and leave."
With that Hermione led Ginny to her room, but along the way Ginny couldn't help but notice Draco staring at her newly acquired chest.
