A/N: :)
: Chapter 4 - Tight Circle :
The next Hogsmeade trip came sooner than Ginny expected. Of course, she shouldn't be surprised. It was every other week. But Ginny was losing track of time. She was too busy counting down the days till she becomes an old maid with cats for children. Operation Boyhunt wasn't going so well. Actually, that was an understatement. Operation Boyhunt was fucky, crappy and failing miserably. First she lost Michael. Now Zacharias. The idiot didn't tell her he had a girlfriend. What a slimy git. But Ginny recovered quickly. There were more fish out there. Somewhere.
She contemplated on who she was going to flirt with next as she dragged Hermione through the streets of Hogsmeade. Hermione was being childish and uncooperative. She told Ginny she was nervous with the whole café affair thing. But Ginny brushed her rants aside and insisted her to come. Surprisingly, when they got there, Hermione got along well with the Slytherins and Pansy liked her, from what Ginny could sense. They were having a good time at the new café and Ginny knew that the overpriced coffee was worth it. (Tastes real good anyway.) It was just another girly affair. They were just sharing some gossip, slamming the girls that they hated, rating the hottest guys at school and telling each other about their love lives(in which Ginny was suddenly quiet).
"Yeah. I'm still going out with Viktor." said Hermione with a hint of pride in her voice.
'Don't forget Dean.' Ginny thought.
"Wow. You are so lucky." said Pansy.
"He still owls me everyday and I'm just touched he doesn't get tired of doing that."
"Awww." cooed the girls.
They heard the faint sound of bells, indicating that someone was entering the shop. They all looked at the door and Ginny had to stop herself from rolling her eyes when she heard the girls sigh collectively(Although she wanted to sigh as well). Blaise Zabini gave them a toothy grin and waltzed his way to them. "Ladies." he greeted. Ginny bit the side of her lip as her appreciative eyes scanned Blaise's body. He was steaming. And woah! The tush. He pulled up a chair and sat beside her. Blaise Zabini was sitting beside her. Ginny wanted to do her victory dance. Mehn.. This boy was fit. And he even looked more fit close up.
"Ginevra." He put an arm around her shoulder.
"Hey." said Ginny. She really felt like giggling.
Blaise ordered some bubble tea and pulled out a cigarette.
"Yikes." said Ginny, smiling. "I never knew you smoke."
Blaise grinned and lit the stick with the tip of his wand.
"You know, they say smoking fucks up your breath." said Ginny.
He leaned into her and looked into her eyes. "Do you want to find out whether I have bad breath or not?"
She felt dazed. The scent of his breath was so enticing it made her mouth water. She opened her mouth to throw back a snarky comment but no sound came out. How can he have this effect on her? Dammit.. His pink lips were moist from the bubble tea he had just sipped and she almost lifted a finger to check if it was as soft as it looked. He moved his head closer so that they were almost nose to nose and she closed her eyes. She heard him chuckle softly.
"Do you want to have a walk with me, Ginevra?"
She felt his warm breath on her face and swallowed as she opened her eyes. She managed to say a shaky and breathless 'Sure' before melting completely into his startling blue eyes. He smirked and took her hand before facing the girls, who were too busy chatting to notice them. His lit cigarette was left forgotten in the ashtray. He didn't even manage to take a drag.. Ginny stifled a giggle and grabbed her scarf.
He cleared his throat. "Excuse us for a while, ladies. Ginevra and I will have a little stroll."
As they stood up, Ginny tried to ignore the giggles and looks she was receiving. The corners of Hermione's slightly open mouth twitched upward and Ginny winked at her. The moment they were out of the café, Ginny felt excitement bubbling in the pit of her stomach. Ha! She's got a new man! In yer face Michael Corner. Up yours, Zacharias Smith. She hid her gleeful face momentarily with the scarf she was trying to wrap loosely around her neck and bounced on the balls of her feet when Blaise was looking the other way.
They had a pretty good time. They sampled the exotic new flavours in Honeydukes, goofed around in Zonkos, told each other jokes, teased(No, not in that way you green people!) and taunted each other and talked a lot. They got on so well and Ginny found herself liking Blaise very much. As she leaned on his shoulder on the carriage back to Hogwarts, she thought about all the possibilities. Maybe.. this was it. Maybe Blaise was the one. Maybe, just maybe.. They could be together. She closed her eyes and tried to block out her thoughts. She would dwell on that later. Meanwhile, Ginny concentrated on the sound of his voice.
o-O-o
"Oh.. He was the perfect gentleman, Hermione." said Ginny as she and Hermione walked hand in hand in the corridors.
"So do you like him?" asked Hermione.
"Yeah. You could say that. I always thought he was so hot and now that I sort of know him, I think he's even hotter and.. So.. Yeah." Wow. She was babbling.
"Just.. Just be careful, alright?" said Hermione softly.
Hermione offered her a small smile and Ginny looked away, frowning. It was no secret how Blaise could be with women. There were a lot of rumours about him circulating the school. He wasn't exactly the.. 'serious' type. He's been with a lot of girls and they say that he's quite the heartbreaker. He was a 'good for nothing player', as Hermione described him before.
"Look.. I know he's in your bad books but-"
"You do remember what he did to Luna right?"
"Hermione.."
"He took her virginity two years ago. They weren't even together. He uses girls like tissue paper."
"Hermione.." said Ginny in her warning tone.
"Trust me, Gin. You shouldn't get involved with him."
"Look, I can take care of myself, alright?" said Ginny, a bit too harshly. "Just-just.. Lay off."
They continued to walk hand in hand but they didn't talk to each other for a while. Ginny knew that Hermione was only worried for her but dammit! She could take care of herself.
"Ginevra." said a musical voice.
Ginny's face brightened up immediately. She looked behind her and almost squealed. A gorgeous creature called Blaise was walking sexily towards them.
"Good morning Gin, Hermione." greeted Blaise.
"Hi." Ginny wanted to launch herself at his body.
"Morning." said Hermione dully.
"So are you girls going to the party?"
"Party?" asked Hermione, slightly confused.
Party for what? Oooooh! The first term just ended.. Sheesh, could she be any slower?
"The end of term party?" asked Ginny.
"How did you know?" asked Hermione, annoyed.
"Er.. I have common sense?"
"Hermione. You should know this. You are a seventh year, after all. Tsk tsk." teased Blaise.
"Hmph."
Ginny nudged Hermione's ribs.
"Oh I mean erm.. Well I guess I'm not updated." said Hermione, shrugging.
"Don't worry, dove. All the details will be in the school bulletin. When you sign up in the guest list there, an invite will be mailed to you. Of course, it's charmed so only the seventh years will be able to read."
Ginny pouted. Only seventh years?
Blaise immediately went to her side and gave her hand a little squeeze. "There are a few exceptions, of course.."
Ginny smiled at him and he winked.
o-O-o
"Oh my gosh. Can you believe it?"
"I know!" squealed Ginny, jumping up and down.
She almost lost her balance and laughed. She was wearing five inch heels.
"You are such a klutz!"
"Well in case you haven't noticed, Hermione, the ground's so uneven. I'm not surprised you're not having a hard time walking though. This is like your natural habitat, right beaver?"
"Bitch."
Hermione and Ginny were walking down a narrow cave. It was a secret passageway that had caved in years ago.(The twins had told her about this before.) But a bunch of seventh years had somehow cleared it all up. Ginny wanted to snog them all senseless, no matter what their gender was. It was just unbelievable.
"Oh my gosh. It's getting brighter. We must be on the other side of the cave!"
"Good! I mean, I think we're about two hours late."
"It doesn't matter. I don't think the party'll end till three in the morning."
The pair walked faster, chatting animatedly the whole way. When they had reached the mouth of the cave and inhaled fresh air, they could barely contain themselves.
Ginny let out a shrill shriek of delight.
"Relax, Gin. We're not there yet."
Ginny gave Hermione an apologetic smile.
They walked in through the night in silence. It took them about ten minutes to reach the dark outskirts of Hogsmeade. They stopped in front of some shack that was almost as sinister-looking as the shrieking shack. It was dead quiet. They could even hear the crowd's noises in the heart of the town from the distance.
"What the hell? Is this it?"
"Yeah.. Erm.. Says here the entrance is through the hole in the side of the house."
Ginny looked at Hermione with a weirded out expression.
Hermione shrugged and dragged Ginny towards the side of the house.
"This better be good." Ginny said, not knowing whether to laugh or grumble about.
"Alright." said Hermione as they approached the hole. "It says here we're supposed to wear the bracelets that came along with the invite before entering." Hermione searched her purse and pulled out a bracelet. "I'm guessing it's another one of those ingenious means of security and blah blah blah... Did you bring yours?"
Ginny nodded as she tied the bracelet on her wrist.
"But wait. Let's freshen up first." said Ginny, conjuring up a full body mirror.
Ginny looked at herself. Her long hair was in vertical curls. She had put on fierce black eyeliner earlier, making her look sort of feline-ish. Her lips were painted red. Her sparkling mini black dress clung on to her body, emphasizing her curves. It showed off her cleavage and it was dangerously high on her thighs, almost revealing her red cheeky thong.
She spun around for a final look and smiled approvingly at herself. She made the mirror disappear with a flick of her wand and proceeded to put on some breath spray.
Hermione giggled. "You are such a slut."
Ginny rolled her eyes. "And so the kettle called the pot black."
She sprayed some on Hermione as she opened her mouth to reply.
She coughed a bit. "Hey!"
"You never know when the boys are gonna be shoving her tongues down our-"
"Yeah, yeah. Get it." Hermione waved her hand around. "Let's just go." said Hermione, pulling Ginny with her through the jagged hole.
Ginny felt a strange sensation like feathers brushing up against her body when they went through the hole. Everything was pitch black for a split second then..
"M-Merlin's nipple ring." Ginny managed to say.
The inside of the shack was the polar opposite of the outside. It was quite dark and smoky. The music was pumping. Swaying bodies were everywhere. The only source of light was from the faintly glowing multicoloured tiles of the floor and the neon lights in the bar. Bubbles in the shape of hearts were floating around.
Hermione and Ginny looked at each other and squealed excitedly.
"Let's go get a drink before we go looking for boylets." bellowed Ginny through the music.
She grabbed Hermione's hand and dragged her to the side where the bar was.
"Let's start with the light ones." said Hermione unsurely.
Ginny rolled her eyes good naturedly and leaned on the bar. "Martini with two olives." She glanced at Hermione. "Actually, make that two martinis."
She handed Hermione her drink and sipped on her own. "Shall we go man hunting now?"
"Let's."
Ginny swayed with the music as she walked hand in hand with Hermione.
"You know what?" she said as she grabbed Hermione's drink. "Forget about the boys." She sent their drinks away with a flick of her wand. "Let's just dance."
Ginny raised her arms and danced, bopping her bum on Hermione roughly. Hermione laughed, slapped Ginny's behind and danced. Other girls began to dance with them and Ginny began dancing harder. She glanced around briefly and saw some Slytherin girls dancing with them. Ginny felt someone wrap her arms around her from behind and she let out a "WOOOOOOH!" as she felt a definite female body press itself flush against her body. She glanced behind her as she grinded and laughed when she saw Luna.
"Hey bitch." said Ginny, letting go of Hermione and facing Luna.
Hermione went to dance with another girl.
"Hey yourself." said Luna as she wrapped her arms around Ginny's waist.
"So I've heard about you and Harry."
"Pardon?"
"I said, I heard about you and Harry." said Ginny more loudly through the music.
"Oh." Luna smile grew wider. "Yeah… that."
"I'm so happy for you two." said Ginny. "So how's it going with Harry? Gave him head yet?"
Luna laughed. "You are such a potty mouth."
"Oh, stop stating the obvious, darling. So are you gonna be staying here till morn or what?"
"Well, I was warned that most knargles come out at wee hours but.. Who cares? I'll be staying here, definitely!"
The girls danced for what it seemed like hours. None of them sat down to rest. They were enjoying too much. Ginny danced with different girls. She didn't care if she would get some man meat tonight. The girls were good enough.
"Alright, Mione?!" asked Ginny.
"Woooooh!" was Hermione's only reply and she raised her drink, spilling it a bit.
The bundle of compressed dancing and scantily dressed women were all being watched by hungry male eyes. Soon enough, the men started to close in on them, creating a tight cage. People started chanting "Circle, circle!!"
Ginny threw her head back as she laughed. "I don't think we're going anywhere Hermione."
"I know!"
"We're gonna be gang banged!" bellowed Ginny, raising her arms. "Yeah! I love it!"
Hermione slapped Ginny's arms as she laughed uncontrollably.
"More drinks!" said Luna, waving her empty glass.
Luna pressed herself closer to Ginny and Hermione wrapped her arms around Ginny's waist from behind. Ginny laughed yet again and let out another "WOOOOOH!". She smirked when she noticed that most of the boys were looking at the three of them. She began grinding slowly against Hermione. She let out another laugh when she saw their eyes widen. She then proceeded to rub her hands around Luna's twisting body and her hands stopped on Luna's ass. She kneaded it slightly and giggled at the boy's reactions.
She could feel groping and grabbing from everywhere.
"Calm down boys!" Ginny said sarcastically. But she didn't slap their hands away.
"Let's get naughty, girls!"
Her only respond was giggles from the two and some Oh yeahs, wolf whistles and catcalls from the boys.
Ginny made a show of caressing Luna's breasts. Luna laughed and leaned her forehead on Ginny's. Her hair curtained their faces and it looked like they were kissing.
"No fair!" said Hermione, caressing Ginny's arm.
Ginny's feet felt like hell but she ignored it. She just danced like there was no tomorrow and groped and grabbed back at guys and girls.
"Look, Harry's watching." said Ginny as the three of them broke apart from their hot dance. "And I think he likes it."
Girls danced with boys now. But of course each boy remained in their respective position in the circle while the girls changed partners all they liked.
"Hey Harry!"
The three walked over to Harry.
"You look so, hot!" said Ginny, slapping on his chest for emphasis. "Let's dance with Harry, girls."
And so they did. Ginny pushed Luna to Harry's front and went to Harry's side. Hermione went to the other side.
"Boy, if you weren't with Luna, I wouldn't hesitate to grab your ass." said Ginny, caressing Harry's neck as she grinded her front lower body on Harry's thigh. Being small made it hard to reach his arse. She rolled her eyes mentally. Dwarfism is such a bitch.
"I wouldn't mind." said Luna, kissing Harry. "Go ahead. I kind of own him anyway."
"Nah.. I'll just settle for a slap!" Ginny went into a fit of giggles as she smacked Harry's arse.
"You bitch!" said Luna good naturedly.
They continued to dance and Ginny had to lean on Harry at times for support. Her feet were killing her.
"Let's go leave the couple alone and let's find a man of our own." Ginny linked arms with Hermione. "That is if you don't mind separating from me and my sexy back."
"It's okay. I'll have you for myself later in the common room anyway."
The pair laughed as they separated from Harry and Luna.
"Ladies." said Dean as he stepped in front of them.
"Look, a boytoy!" said Ginny, pulling Dean to her. "Mind if I borrow, Mione?"
"Sure. I think I'm going to be borrowed myself." said Hermione as she was wrapped by the arms of Seamus.
"Let's dance!" Ginny shouted happily.
She wrapped her arms around Dean, which was quite a challenge cause he was so tall.
"I'm dancing already."
"Well I don't feel you."
Dean grinned mischievously and began thrust his, ahem, lower body at her.
"Dean!" said Ginny through her laughing spasm. "Stop humping me like some crazy dog!"
"Well you said you couldn't feel me."
"I feel you now, babe. Believe me." she offered him a cheeky smile. "So.. You're looking hot tonight, Dean."
"And you look so edible, as always."
Ginny giggled and proceeded to dance with Dean. She even pecked him on the lips when a slow, romantic music played.
"Hey." said a voice, disturbing their momentary heaven. "Mind if I steal this lovely lady away for a while?" asked a tall seventh year Ginny barely recognized.
"Sure.." said Dean a little irritably. "Later, gorgeous."
Ginny blew a kiss to Dean and wrapped her arms around the seventh year. She didn't know his name but she could remember his face. Who cared anyway, right? And so it went on. Ginny was being grabbed and 'borrowed', boy after boy. The alcohol made her feel a bit woozy. But she only had a few drinks. So she wasn't drunk yet.
"I'm just going to get a drink, k?" she pried the groping hands of some Ravenclaw away from her hips and walked towards the bar.
"Hennyville Slugger." she said to the bartender.
A green concoction was handed to her moments later. "Thanks."
She sipped on her drink and attempted to go to the seats. But then a pair of strong hands grabbed her around the waist.
She half-heartedly craned her neck to see who was behind her.
"Look I'm really tired. We can dance later after I.. rest.." she almost dropped her drink when she saw who it was.
A/N: Ha! Cliffie. :P Review? :D
