8 Offense
Ginny was rapidly running out of things with which to keep her mind occupied. One can only stare at the ceiling for so long before their imagination takes over and they start envisioning monsters in the shadows.
After mentally vanquishing her thirteenth shadow monster, Ginny finally snapped.
"OK, Just what is it about me that offends you so?" Ginny finally burst out, turning to look at him
"What? Oh you mean other then the fact that you're a Weasley and I'm a Malfoy and we're mortal enemies?" he drawled.
Ginny rolled her eyes. "Core, mortal enemies? What planet are you from?"
He stared at her. "What the hell does that mean?"
"Which part?" She demanded petulantly.
"Core. What on earth does that mean?"
She raised an eyebrow. "Havn't you ever seen Labyrinth?"
He frowned at her. "Of course I have. I assume of course you're talking about the Labyrinth in Knossos."
She rolled her eyes again. "No. I'm talking about the movie by Jim Henson. And trust me the Minotaur's Labryinth aint got nothing on Henson."
"Oh really?" He demanded leaning forward. It didn't occur to the two that they were actually having a decent conversation for once in their lives.
"Oh, don't tell me you've never heard of Jim Henson!" She exclaimed.
He shook his head proudly. "Nope."
She shook her head. "No wonder you turned out cracked."
And just like that, the amiable companionship was broken. Both parties fell silent, Ginny with embarrassment and Draco with a touch of rage and jealousy.
Minerva sighed and turned to Snape. "Shall we bring them back tomorrow as well?"
He nodded. "Sooner or later, they'll have to admit it."
(A/N: For those of you out there who don't know, Core is an expression to indicate pleasure or surprise. Kinda like Cool or Wow! Still working on lenght for this fic but I think I'm getting better, no?
