Luckily the previous place Ginny had been was her bed. It broke her fall, and she leaned back and sighed.
"Ginny!" she heard Hermione's voice call before she appeared in the doorway. Hermione saw Ginny and smiled.
"Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you. You left so abruptly, I hope you're okay." Concern was evident in her voice, but Ginny didn't care. She was still mad at her from that morning.
"I'm fine." She snapped at her. Hermione bit her lip and looked like she was contemplating telling Ginny something. In the end, she said nothing, and Ginny focused on her thoughts.
I hope the surprise party tonight puts her in a better mood. I can't believe she actually thought we forgot her birthday. What kind of friends does she think we are?
Ginny's face lit up.
"I'm fine, really." She said cheerfully. "I'm sure you have better things to do than worry about me. I think I'm going to the library anyway. Lots of homework to catch up on, you know." She stood up from the bed and walked out the door.
"Bye!" she called happily. Hermione just shook her head.
"I wonder what's got into her."
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Ginny was walking to the library when she was suddenly pushed into a nearby broom cupboard.
"Hello?" she whispered into the darkness. She hadn't even seen anyone around her. She stayed still and tried to listen for breathing other than her own. When she heard nothing, she quickly went for the door. She was almost instantly pushed against the back of the closet. Draco suddenly appeared less than a foot away from her. He muttered lumos and the cupboard lit up. Her heart rate quickened, and he leaned forward an inch.
"Hello, Weasel." She rolled her eyes and shoved him away from her.
"What do you want, Malfoy?" Draco shook his head and grabbed her wrist. "Is that any way to treat the one who's helping you save the world?" Ginny's teeth clenched.
"Let go of me, Malfoy, or I swear I'll--"
"Hex me?" he asked and smirked. "Pretty hard to do without your wand." He held it up in front of her face. She channeled her anger, and managed to free herself from his grasp by twisting his arm. She went to smack him when their eyes locked for the second time.
"Your eyes are blue." She stated quietly and dropped her hand.
"What?" he questioned, confusion written on his face. Their gazes remained unfaltering.
"I always thought they were grey…But they're not, they're blue." She paused and continued to stare into his eyes. "It makes you look less evil." He smirked and shrugged.
"They're just another one of my attractive qualities." Ginny rolled her eyes, but nodded.
"One of few." He smirked.
"So you admit that you find me attractive." She shook her head.
"Hardly. For your information, I happen to know plenty of guys who have gorgeous eyes." He leaned closer to her.
"Yeah?" he asked. "Name one." Ginny racked her brain for the name of any guy who happened to have pretty eyes. When she could think of none, she blurted the first name that came to mind.
"Harry." Draco scowled.
"Potter?" he asked disgustingly. "You think Potter has nice eyes?" He used the word Potter like it was the most repulsive thing in the world. Ginny smiled, glad that she picked a name that annoyed him. And Harry did have nice eyes. They weren't as gorgeous as Draco's, but she wasn't about to admit that…Especially not to Draco himself.
"Yes, I do. I think they're a lovely shade of green." Draco scoffed.
"Green isn't even a good color." Ginny looked at what he was wearing, and laughed.
"You're a Slytherin." She stated, trying to control her laughter.
"So?" he asked.
"So," she stated. "Your house colors are green and black. The scarf around your neck happens to also be green and black." She finally stopped laughing. "If I didn't know better, I'd say you were jealous." She teased. Draco's face twisted in anger.
"Why would I be jealous of Potter?" Ginny shrugged.
"I don't know. Maybe because he beats you at everything." Ginny said, still teasing. Draco slammed his fist against the wall, and shoved Ginny back.
"I am not jealous of Potter." For some reason Ginny found this whole situation comical. She'd never seen Draco so worked up. He was usually so composed.
"Okay, okay…Don't worry. I'm sure your time will come." She continued to joke. Draco shot her an icy glare, and Ginny realized she had gone too far. He threw open the door and stepped out, with Ginny following quickly behind him.
"Malfoy!" she called, but he didn't turn around. She ran up next to him and grabbed his arm. He jerked away from her and continued walking.
"Draco!" she again called after him. This time, he stopped and turned around. She walked up to him, and he smirked.
"What happened to Malfoy?" he asked. Ginny shrugged.
"I guess I'm warming up to you." She said with a smile on her face.
"I knew you liked me…After all, who can resist me?" Ginny rolled her eyes.
"You're a git. I hope you know that." She told him. He smirked, and continued their banter.
"And you're an annoying twit, what else is new?" She shook her head.
"You're insufferable." He smirked, and walked off.
"Hey!" she called after him. He turned around and walked forward.
"Miss me already?" She ignored his comment.
"Some of my friends are throwing a surprise birthday party for me…If you're bored, you could come." He smirked.
"If it's a surprise party, then how do you know about it?" She shrugged.
"I have my ways." Draco nodded.
"Right. And as much as I would love to, which trust me is very little; I cannot be seen in the Gryffindor common room." Ginny smiled.
"Who said you had to be seen?" She turned and walked back to the library. Draco stood there smirking, and watched her leave.
"She would've made a great Slytherin." He said to himself.
personally, I really liked this chapter. It's probably my favorite one so far.
review because it makes me smile :)
