Chapter 3 Trouble In The Grounds
Ginny was walking around the grounds thinking about the brief conversation she had with Harry. Ron sure was acting jealous with the thought of Harry spending time with Malfoy. Why was that? Why did Mione assume Harry was with him anyways? As she was walking she walked into a solid wall and fell. She was bracing for impact but it never came. "Are you alright, Red?" She heard the voice of Blaise say. "Y-y-yea. I'm fine." She said blushing. He was still holding her by her waist and they didn't mind at all.
Like an electric shock went through them they jumped apart blushing. "I-I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I mean you were falling and I didn't want you to get hurt."
Ginny giggled and said "It's alright Blaise. I walked into you." I never really noticed how cute he was, Ginny thought. Blaise smirked down at Ginny like he knew what she was thinking.
"Oh umm. I have to go now. I'm sorry again." Ginny ran away blushing furiously. All you could see was a streak of red running across the grounds.
Harry saw Ginny running up to the Castle and wondered what was wrong with her but he didn't have time to think too much about it because he heard a voice behind him. "Hey, having your fun crushing on Weasley and Granger?"
"I am not crushing on them, Malfoy. Now leave me alone."
"Touchy subject, huh, Potter? I would say I hit a nerve." Harry jumped up with his wand pointing at Malfoy staring him in his eyes. I never noticed how silver his eyes are. Why am I not hexing him right now? Malfoy was having a similar internal conversation.
Wow Potter eyes are really green and they have specks of brown in them. I wonder why he is not hexing me or calling me all different names.
"Oi Harry what are you doing?!" Ron shouted breaking them out their trance.
"Potter here couldn't keep his eyes off of me." Ron and Hermione stormed up them. Ron face was as red as his hair. "Bloody hell Harry! What's wrong with you?" "Ron!" Hermione gave him a look that said shut your mouth now. "No Hermione this is the second time that he has been with Malfoy and I want to know what is going on." Harry paled and was visibly shaking.
"Nothing is going on Ron now leave me alone," he then stormed away. Malfoy was still there smirking and said " Blimey! That was interesting!" He too walked away.
Hermione was left with a fuming Ron and he didn't look like he was gonna cool down anytime soon. So she sat down on the ground by the tree and took out her favorite book; Hogwarts: A History. It took Ron ten minutes to get his thoughts together to say something to her. "Can you believe Harry is hanging around that Ferret? I thought he hated him. What happened to all the name calling and the bullying Malfoy has done to us? I can't believe him Hermione!"
"Ron will you calm down please? I want to know why he was around Malfoy too. We just got to ask him in a nice way and don't go yelling every time we see him."
"How can you be so bloody calm? He was with Malfoy for Merlin's sake!"
"If you are gonna be so unreasonable I am going to go find Ginny." With that being said Hermione left Ron out in the grounds by himself.
Hermione found Ginny sitting in the Gryffindor Common room. She was in one of the best armchairs by the fire. She looked completely out of it. She didn't even hear Hermione enter the Common Room or sit beside her. Hermione cleared her throat and Ginny jumped looking around scared.
"Um Ginny are you alright?"
"Oh hey Hermione. I didn't see you come in."
"You looked like you just seen a ghost."
"What?"
"Muggle expression. It means you are really pale and looked shocked or something. What's wrong?"
Ginny looked around to make sure nobody was near or was listening to them. Once she was satisfied that nobody was paying attention to them she told Hermione her story. "Well I was walking in the grounds thinking about the conversation I had with Harry earlier while you and Ron were arguing, that is when I bumped into someone. I was bracing for the impact of the ground but it never came. Then I heard the most wonderful voice ever ask me if I was ok. I was blushing like mad. I never really notice how cute he was, Hermione. I don't know what to do. Ron is gonna hate me now."
"Why is Ron gonna hate you? Anyways he could never hate you. You are his only sister. He loves you too much."
Ginny mumbled, "because he is in Slytherin."
"What? I didn't hear you."
"I said because he is in Slytherin."
"Slytherin?! Who is it?"
"Blaise", she whispered.
"Zabini? He is cute." Hermione giggled "You don't have to worry about Ron. He is too caught up in Harry and Malfoy to think about anything else."
"What do you mean Harry and Malfoy? What is going on Mione?"
" Well Ron and I were walking outside and we came across Harry and Malfoy staring into each other eyes. You know Ron started yelling and Harry stormed off. Malfoy was being a git but I don't think his heart was in it."
"How can you tell?"
"I could see it in his eyes. Something was different. Like something happened between him and Harry."
"Hermione, you don't think they like each other do you?"
"I don't know, Gin. From what I can see there are some hidden feeling but both are denying them. I think it's something more to it but I just don't know what yet." After that they sat silence thinking about all that they were talking about.
When Draco walked away from Hermione and Ron he ran into Blaise walking towards the dungeons. "Hey Blaise. What you been up to?"
"What's got you so cheerful, Drake?"
"Oh nothing. Just had an interesting time today."
"Care to elaborate?"
"I'm not gonna tell you out here in the hall for all to hear. Up to our dorm now."
"Alright alright man." They went through the Common Room and luck was on their side because Pansy was nowhere in sight. Once they got to the room Blaise turned on Draco and was asking questions.
"What happen that's gotten you so happy?"
"As I was outside walking around, as I do every day, I saw Potter and I couldn't pass up an opportunity to mess with him. I ask him if he was having fun crushing on Weasley and Granger and he completely denied it. He just don't know how obvious it is that he is in love with them. I kept pushing him saying touchy subject, huh, Potter. I would say I hit a nerve. Then all of a sudden he jumped up pointing his wand in my face. I thought he was gonna hex me but all he did was stare into my eyes. That's when Weasley and Granger showed up. Weasley's face was as red as his hair and he was yelling at Potter so much that he just left. When he was gone I said to Potter's friends Blimey! That was interesting." Blaise just stared at him for a while trying to process all of what he was told then he blurted out.
"Damn and here I am going crazy because I think Ginny Weasley is hot."
"Wait. What?"
Blaise told Draco what happened when Ginny bumped into him.
"She like you Blaise."
"You think?"
"Yes I do. A girl will not blush that much if she don't like a guy. Trust me."
"Trust you? Ok Drake."