Setting: Hogwarts; Draco's 4th year and Ginny's 3rd; NONE OF THE HARRY POTTER BOOKS EVER HAPPENED UNLESS I REFER TO THEM IN THIS FANFIC
Disclaimer: Of course I own HP!!! What would make you think I didn't?! shifty eyes (That was sarcasm for those of you who didn't pick up on it )
Chapter Four—TROUBLE
"And just what do we have here, Master Malfoy and Miss Weasley?"
GW
Ginny froze as she heard the cold and calculated voice echoing through the halls. She could tell Draco was also surprised from the way his eyes opened wide. They were a stormy gray, much deeper than his usual quicksilver color.
His face turned blank as he smoothly dropped his hands from her shoulders and turned around to face the dreaded head of house.
DM
Curses, curses, curses… Why does the man choose NOW to show up?! Draco calmed himself as he turned slowly to face his godfather, the one teacher who managed to strike fear in every student, his own or not.
"Hello, Professor," he said coolly.
Severus Snape glared at his godson. "In my office, both of you! NOW!" His voice booked no argument, and the two teenagers meekly shuffled through the Potions doors.
GW
Oh Merlin what am I going to do?? I completely skipped out on Potions! Wait a sec… I COMPLETELY SKIPPED OUT ON POTIONS TO SNOG A MALFOY WHO IS NOW MY BOYFRIEND!! AHHHHHHHH!! Ginny screamed inside of her head.
Snape was saying something. "Now would anybody like to explain to me the reason of the conflict?"
What conflict? Ginny was confused. Suddenly, realization dawned on her: OMG!! HE THINKS DRACO WAS TRYING TO BEAT ME UP!! Wait… DRACO?! When did I stop thinking of him as MALFOY?! The little voice in the back of her head snickered and whispered, You never thought of him as Malfoy… Don't deny it; you've been hot for him ever since— Her other voice quickly cut in. OKAY THAT'S QUITE ENOUGH!! PAY ATTENTION GINNY!!
Her focus came back to the topic at hand with a snap just as Draco began speaking. "She called me ferret," he pouted. Wait…wha?! HUH?! "So naturally I retaliated with weasel. And then she said something concerning my private love life." Along with shock, the urge to laugh hysterically came to Ginny; Draco Malfoy was trying to protect her?! From his own head of house?! Her world had been flipped upside down.
DM
Draco heard his own voice issuing out of his mouth, but he couldn't believe it. Why the hell am I protecting the little Weaselette?!
His other voice answered, Because she isn't just "the little Weaselette" to you anymore, Draco. She never has been. STOP DENYING YOURSELF!
I'm not!! I hate all Weasels!!
You do not!
I do!
You don't hate HER…
Draco was at a loss for words—or rather, thoughts.
"I see… If that is so, fifteen points from Gryffindor," his godfather said with finality. "Miss Weasley, you may go." Draco let go of a breath he hadn't known he was holding and relaxed slightly. "Master Malfoy, stay here." He tensed up again; would he be called on his bluff? His godfather had misread the emotion in his eyes for anger (A/N: for my Draco fanfics, Draco's silver eyes turn dark either when he's really angry or when he really needs/wants something; in this case, kissy-poos from Ginny dearest ), and he had no clue if he would be able to lie to someone so close to him and who knew so much about him.
GW
After allowing herself to be seen walking off towards Gryffindor Tower, Ginny immediately turned around and hurried back to the Potions room the moment she heard the door close. Thank Merlin for Fred and George's Extendable Ears… She quickly pulled out one of the long, fleshy strings from her bag, put it on her ear, and allowed it to snake just under the door. Although most students were in class, she cast a Disillusionment Charm on herself as a precaution.
"Draco, what am I going to do with you?" Ginny jumped; she had forgotten how close the voices would sound to her. On the other hand, she had never heard Snape sound so disappointed. "Attacking a female? What were you thinking?"
"I'm sorry, Godfather," Draco was heard to mutter uncomfortably. Godfather?! This would explain Snape's preference for him…
"A true gentleman never threatens a female, provoked or not, unless in pure self-defense." Draco began to speak, but Snape quickly cut in. "Self-defense of PHYSICAL abuse."
DM
Does turning me on count as abuse? Draco thought wryly. "Yes, Godfather," he replied dutifully once he realized his godfather was staring expectantly at him. "It won't happen again, Godfather; I promise."
"That's my boy," grinned Severus, and reached a long, thin arm over the table to ruffle the silvery tendrils of his godson's hair. "Now go and apologize to Miss Weasley."
"Yes sir." And Draco knew he would, out of a sense of duty and respect to his godfather, who had been more of a father to him than Lucius ever was—or would be. With an inward sigh, Draco rose out of his seat and walked out of the door, murmuring a polite, "Goodbye, Professor" as he went. Deep in thought as he left, he didn't notice the way the air shimmered around an oddly-shaped lump outside the door.
GW
Wow… Judging from their conversation, they're close. Ginny started analyzing the conversation from all aspects that she knew. I know for certain D—Malfoy was lying, but was it just to save his own skin from being torn apart by his father's Death Eater friends when they find out that he kissed a blood traitor? Or was it to protect me from Death Eater attacks if they find out? And what was that about going to apologize to me? He sounded like he meant it, which means… OH SHIT!! THAT MEANS HE'S LOOKING FOR ME RIGHT NOW!!
For some reason, at that moment, it was more important to her to find Draco Malfoy than to rush to find one of her friends in her Potions class and ask him/her what she had missed in that precious one-hour space that she had spent—SNOGGING—with the aforesaid Draco Malfoy. Oh God… What have I done???
DM
Fortunately for Draco, all the students were still in class, so nobody would be able to see his humiliation as he walked through the halls towards Gryffindor. He wanted to scream and fume at his Godfather for putting him in his present situation, but he knew it wasn't Severus's fault; he had simply done what he had thought was right, considering what he knew about the "conflict."
As he walked, deep in thought, a sudden wind passed him. When he looked up, nobody was there. Now, most people would have simply dismissed it as a wind from a window left open by some careless student. However, this wind was not cold. And Draco was not "most people;" having been trained to sense these things, he knew this wind was caused by someone rushing by. Having not seen anybody, he inferred that said person had some sort of spell cast on him/her, or was wearing an Invisibility Cloak. "Gotcha, Potter," he grinned, and took off after the wind.
He began to run stealthily behind the wind.
GW
Yes!!! YESSSS!! I MADE IT PAST HIM!! She continued to creep quickly but quietly through the halls—when she suddenly felt a hand on her shoulder whip her around.
"Got you now, Pothead!" Draco's breath hot on her ear made her shiver as he undid her Disillusionment Spell.
DM
Draco smirked as he muttered the spell to undo whatever Potter had done to hide himself.
He was NOT expecting a pair of guilty brown eyes staring up at him from a flushed face and beautiful wavy auburn hair. "Ginny?!" he gasped.
"Hi Draco," she replied with an adorably guilty smile. "Fancy seeing you here?"
"What—you're supposed to be in Gryffindor!" Draco's mind was still trying to wrap itself around the fact that Ginny had been BEHIND him…meaning… "YOU HEARD MY CONVERSATION WITH SNAPE?!"
From the way she flushed, he knew it was true. Groaning, he made his way to the wall and slid down it, collapsing in a heap. "So now what?" he sighed, looking up at her.
GW
He looked…tired. And vulnerable. And amazingly kissable. Just thinking that word brought Ginny back to their earlier…performance. I want more was her first thought.
Her body acted of its own accord after that.
DM
She looked at him for a little; then, she suddenly leaned in and started kissing him.
What the—Oh this is nice… Draco stood up in one deft move (A/N: No I can't do that but I have a friend who can…), without breaking the kiss, and swiveled, pinning Ginny to the wall instead.
I should NOT be doing this… But, oh Merlin, I can't seem to stop…
GW
Don't stop…
DM
His bliss was rudely interrupted by a large hand seizing the neck of his robes and pulling him violently back. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING WITH MY LITTLE SISTER?!"
Draco stared into the livid face of Ronald Weasley.
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A/N: Yet another cliffie!! Yes I'm evil… And many kisses yay!!
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