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Chapter 3
Lots to learn
Ginny arrived in the common room, which was full of people and so many sights and sounds. It was magnificent, just what Ginny liked. She could find peace in the biggest, loudest, most crowded situation ever. It was the type of girl she was.
"Ginny?" a voice behind her asked. It was Colin Creevy, a Gryffindor boy from her year.
"Yeah Colin?" Ginny said swerving around.
"Have you got your potions homework done?" Colin said.
"Yeah Colin, but you wouldn't want my help anyway, I'm not too good with potions. Professor Snape says I have a lot to learn. He says I need to get a tutor soon." Ginny said with a frown on her face.
"Oh, I'm sorry Ginny." Colin said. "I'll get help from someone else then." Colin waved and turned away. "So am I Colin, so am I." Ginny whispered as Colin walked away.
"Ginny!" Hermione called out from the other side of the common room.
"Oh, jeez I can't bear to face Mione at the moment." Ginny turned towards her room as she prepared to make a quick exit.
"Ginny, wait." Hermione said quickly.
"Damn, I'm caught now." thought Ginny
"Gin, I promise it won't take long." Ginny cringed at Hermione using her brother's pet name for her.
"Okay, and could you pretty please refrain from saying 'Gin' like Ron does?"
"Um, sorry Ginny." Hermione turned bright pink. "I just wanted you to know, that I'm sorry about earlier, and if you could please not mention it to anyone else?"
Ginny looked at her in disbelief, "I've already told Ron, but I suspect he'll not tell anyone else. I'll specifically ask him not to Mione."
"Thank you so much Ginny." Hermione said with a sharp nod and she walked away again.
Ginny silently dragged her very weary body up to her bed, where she planned to immediately go to sleep and skip breakfast entirely. Ginny reached her dorm room, put on her pajamas and slipped into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Ginny opened her eyes and glanced over at her clock. It read 7:45. "Good." Ginny thought, just enough time for me to get ready and then head to class.
Ginny went quickly through her morning routine so as not to be late for her least favorite class: Potions.
Ginny slid into her seat just as the bell rang. Professor Snape always insisted on making a dramatic entrance a few minutes after the bell rang, and yet he always seemed to know when you were late. "Pity that man can't use his 'intelligence' for a greater good." Zenya McMillion a 6th year Ravenclaw whispered to Ginny.
A loud crashing of a door was heard. "That'll be Snape now." Ginny thought as she prepared for the most difficult hour of her life
"Virginia Weasley." Professor Snape hissed out.
"Yes sir?" Ginny gulped.
"Come up to my desk at this instant. The rest of you will begin preparing your ingredients for the sleeping draught we'll be concocting."
"Oh, jeez what'd I do now?" Ginny thought as she made her way to the desk.
"Ms. Weasley, we've discussed the idea of you getting a potions tutor yes?"
"Yes, Professor Snape, sir." Ginny relaxed a bit knowing that she
wasn't in trouble.
"I do believe I've found you the perfect one." Snape said.
"Please, please let it be Mione." Ginny silently wished.
"You'll be tutored everyday after class and on Sunday Evenings by."
"Mione, Mione!" Ginny wished even harder.
"Draco Malfoy." Snape said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh my gosh." Ginny thought. "There's absolutely no way I can work with him, he hates me! I can't complain either, Snape will give me a detention probably." Ginny sighed. "Yes Professor Snape."
Professor Snape grinned evilly and said, "Since today is Monday, you shall begin your lessons tonight. You'll meet here at 7:00 after dinner. There will be no interruptions I will not permit it. You are in dire need of assistance, and I am here to provide the proper help for you. On behalf of Dumbledore." Snape grumbled.
"Yes, sir," was all Ginny could manage to get out.
Ginny went quickly through the rest of her day until 6:30, half an hour before she was to meet Malfoy.
"Ron, I can't believe he put me with Malfoy! He knows that we can't stand each other!" Ginny cried.
"He did it because he's a slimy git who loves making anyone other than Slytherins miserable!" Ron fumed. "He knows that it's going to get to you. When you don't learn your potions. He'll blame it on you being stupid, when he'll really know it's all because Malfoy is an awful wretched."
"Ron, watch your language." Ginny looked at her brother with warning.
"Yeah, Gin I know, I just can't help it! Malfoy makes me so mad." Ron said pounding his fist into his hand.
"Me too Ron, me too. I suppose," Ginny said looking up at the common room clock. "I should be going, it's almost 7:00."
"Gin, if he tries to hurt you, let me know. I'll beat the Hell out of him." Ron said.
Ginny laughed, "Okay Ron, I'll make sure to give you the perfect opportunity to get expelled." At this, she left through the portrait hole, and made her way toward the dungeons.
Draco toyed with whatever he could find on the table. "I cannot believe Professor is making me work with a Weasley. It's not right!" Draco snorted.
"Draco, you might want to make sure no one is around next time you start talking to yourself." Ginny said as she sat down laughing.
"Well Weasley, I'm glad you heard it. Now you know just how much I can't stand you." Draco sneered.
"Malfoy, I can't stand you either. I'm here to learn potions so that I can finally be with my class." Ginny said earnestly.
"I didn't know you were the class idiot." Draco said haughtily.
"I didn't know you actually volunteered to help people. I happen to know for a fact that all tutors are always volunteer." Ginny smiled. She'd won for now.
Draco sighed. "Let's get to work Weasley. The quicker you learn, the less time I have to spend with you."
Ginny looked over at Malfoy with a smile of contempt on her face when she saw something else in his eyes. Something that looked like it was a painful, large burden to carry. Something she felt sorry for, almost.
A/N: Okay okay, the first 3 chapters were basically a set-up. The fourth is where is should get good. If anyone can tell me how to make it so my chapters stay spaced and italicized and everything, that would be great! Oh and to my second reviewer, red-head-chrissy-56: I'll try and update as quick as I can. Thanks for your encouraging review.
Chapter 3
Lots to learn
Ginny arrived in the common room, which was full of people and so many sights and sounds. It was magnificent, just what Ginny liked. She could find peace in the biggest, loudest, most crowded situation ever. It was the type of girl she was.
"Ginny?" a voice behind her asked. It was Colin Creevy, a Gryffindor boy from her year.
"Yeah Colin?" Ginny said swerving around.
"Have you got your potions homework done?" Colin said.
"Yeah Colin, but you wouldn't want my help anyway, I'm not too good with potions. Professor Snape says I have a lot to learn. He says I need to get a tutor soon." Ginny said with a frown on her face.
"Oh, I'm sorry Ginny." Colin said. "I'll get help from someone else then." Colin waved and turned away. "So am I Colin, so am I." Ginny whispered as Colin walked away.
"Ginny!" Hermione called out from the other side of the common room.
"Oh, jeez I can't bear to face Mione at the moment." Ginny turned towards her room as she prepared to make a quick exit.
"Ginny, wait." Hermione said quickly.
"Damn, I'm caught now." thought Ginny
"Gin, I promise it won't take long." Ginny cringed at Hermione using her brother's pet name for her.
"Okay, and could you pretty please refrain from saying 'Gin' like Ron does?"
"Um, sorry Ginny." Hermione turned bright pink. "I just wanted you to know, that I'm sorry about earlier, and if you could please not mention it to anyone else?"
Ginny looked at her in disbelief, "I've already told Ron, but I suspect he'll not tell anyone else. I'll specifically ask him not to Mione."
"Thank you so much Ginny." Hermione said with a sharp nod and she walked away again.
Ginny silently dragged her very weary body up to her bed, where she planned to immediately go to sleep and skip breakfast entirely. Ginny reached her dorm room, put on her pajamas and slipped into a peaceful, dreamless sleep.
Ginny opened her eyes and glanced over at her clock. It read 7:45. "Good." Ginny thought, just enough time for me to get ready and then head to class.
Ginny went quickly through her morning routine so as not to be late for her least favorite class: Potions.
Ginny slid into her seat just as the bell rang. Professor Snape always insisted on making a dramatic entrance a few minutes after the bell rang, and yet he always seemed to know when you were late. "Pity that man can't use his 'intelligence' for a greater good." Zenya McMillion a 6th year Ravenclaw whispered to Ginny.
A loud crashing of a door was heard. "That'll be Snape now." Ginny thought as she prepared for the most difficult hour of her life
"Virginia Weasley." Professor Snape hissed out.
"Yes sir?" Ginny gulped.
"Come up to my desk at this instant. The rest of you will begin preparing your ingredients for the sleeping draught we'll be concocting."
"Oh, jeez what'd I do now?" Ginny thought as she made her way to the desk.
"Ms. Weasley, we've discussed the idea of you getting a potions tutor yes?"
"Yes, Professor Snape, sir." Ginny relaxed a bit knowing that she
wasn't in trouble.
"I do believe I've found you the perfect one." Snape said.
"Please, please let it be Mione." Ginny silently wished.
"You'll be tutored everyday after class and on Sunday Evenings by."
"Mione, Mione!" Ginny wished even harder.
"Draco Malfoy." Snape said with a smirk on his face.
"Oh my gosh." Ginny thought. "There's absolutely no way I can work with him, he hates me! I can't complain either, Snape will give me a detention probably." Ginny sighed. "Yes Professor Snape."
Professor Snape grinned evilly and said, "Since today is Monday, you shall begin your lessons tonight. You'll meet here at 7:00 after dinner. There will be no interruptions I will not permit it. You are in dire need of assistance, and I am here to provide the proper help for you. On behalf of Dumbledore." Snape grumbled.
"Yes, sir," was all Ginny could manage to get out.
Ginny went quickly through the rest of her day until 6:30, half an hour before she was to meet Malfoy.
"Ron, I can't believe he put me with Malfoy! He knows that we can't stand each other!" Ginny cried.
"He did it because he's a slimy git who loves making anyone other than Slytherins miserable!" Ron fumed. "He knows that it's going to get to you. When you don't learn your potions. He'll blame it on you being stupid, when he'll really know it's all because Malfoy is an awful wretched."
"Ron, watch your language." Ginny looked at her brother with warning.
"Yeah, Gin I know, I just can't help it! Malfoy makes me so mad." Ron said pounding his fist into his hand.
"Me too Ron, me too. I suppose," Ginny said looking up at the common room clock. "I should be going, it's almost 7:00."
"Gin, if he tries to hurt you, let me know. I'll beat the Hell out of him." Ron said.
Ginny laughed, "Okay Ron, I'll make sure to give you the perfect opportunity to get expelled." At this, she left through the portrait hole, and made her way toward the dungeons.
Draco toyed with whatever he could find on the table. "I cannot believe Professor is making me work with a Weasley. It's not right!" Draco snorted.
"Draco, you might want to make sure no one is around next time you start talking to yourself." Ginny said as she sat down laughing.
"Well Weasley, I'm glad you heard it. Now you know just how much I can't stand you." Draco sneered.
"Malfoy, I can't stand you either. I'm here to learn potions so that I can finally be with my class." Ginny said earnestly.
"I didn't know you were the class idiot." Draco said haughtily.
"I didn't know you actually volunteered to help people. I happen to know for a fact that all tutors are always volunteer." Ginny smiled. She'd won for now.
Draco sighed. "Let's get to work Weasley. The quicker you learn, the less time I have to spend with you."
Ginny looked over at Malfoy with a smile of contempt on her face when she saw something else in his eyes. Something that looked like it was a painful, large burden to carry. Something she felt sorry for, almost.
A/N: Okay okay, the first 3 chapters were basically a set-up. The fourth is where is should get good. If anyone can tell me how to make it so my chapters stay spaced and italicized and everything, that would be great! Oh and to my second reviewer, red-head-chrissy-56: I'll try and update as quick as I can. Thanks for your encouraging review.