Ginny leaned back in her chair and placed her hands behind her head. She looked around her class and noticed the other fifth years slouching just as noticeably. Ginny yawned loudly and Professor Flitwick squinted his beady eyes her way. Ginny innocently covered her mouth and cast her eyes downward. Flitwick turned away and Ginny spun around to face Rebecca and she waggled her eyebrows. Rebecca clapped her hands over her mouth to stifle a giggle.
As charms stretched on, Ginny felt a slight tap on her shoulder. She slowly turned her head and found a floating paper airplane continuously poking her back. She reached behind and grabbed it. In hurried hand writing, Rebecca had scrawled a note:
So bored. How are things with your boyfriend?
Ginny sighed. She tickled her chin with her quill and scratched a quick reply and tossed the paper back behind her:
I don't have a boyfriend. Who are you talking about?
She heard Rebecca sigh audibly and Ginny heard her quill graze the parchment.
Malfoy, of course. Seriously though, what is that all about?
Draco is not my boyfriend.
Could have fooled me. Is he still tutoring you?
Yeah. McGonagall's orders.
Before Rebecca could write back, Flitwick swooped over and with a tap of his wand, the note vanished. "This class is for charms, not writing. Although, I did see a wonderful Hovering Charm just now from you, Ms. Rebecca." Flitwick squeaked as he turned back to his class. Rebecca blushed crimson and she let her bangs fall and hide her face.
Ginny kept her head down for the rest of the class to avoid the reapproving looks that Flitwick constantly shot her way. Several times, Ginny heard Rebecca snicker behind her hands and she fought the urge to turn around and smile. Flitwick finished the class with a quick show of what charms can do. Everyone clapped, Ginny a little less eager than everyone else, as they left the classroom. Rebecca dashed past Ginny and pinched her side lightly. Ginny laughed slightly before checking her bag and pulling out her day planner.
Ginny flipped to the current date and scrawled in the top corner of the page, was a quick note:
8 o'clock tonight. McGonagall's Classroom.
Ginny felt her jaw drop. She did not recognize the hasty way in which this person wrote. She could tell by the ink blotches that the note had been written in a short manner of time. Assuming it had been Draco, she made her way to dinner.
On her way, Ginny kept her nose in her book. Walking through the halls Ginny stumbled her way through the crowds. Ginny ran into a suit of armor for the third time before she put her book away. After her book had been stored safely in her bag, Ginny noticed Draco walking directly ahead of her. She sped up and hurried to his side while pulling out her planner.
"Draco!"
"Ginny."
"Did you write this?"
Draco gave a lopsided grin.
"When did you have the time to do this?"
Draco didn't say anything, so Ginny continued walking along side him.
"Seriously, when did you get my planner?"
"You left your bag open in McGonagall's class and you went to turn in your essay…"
He didn't need to finish.
Ginny dropped her planner and the pages ripped and scattered.
"Gah." Ginny groaned as she scooped up the loose papers. Draco raised his wand,
"Don't bother. I'll get Hermione to fix it."
Draco stiffened but stowed the wand back into his pocket. He relaxed and shrugged.
"It's rubbish anyways." Ginny muttered with a frown as she shoved the crumpled pages into her bag. Draco noticed an overlooked paper and started towards it. He bent down to pick it up, but a foot scuffed the paper, blocking Draco's way. Draco raised his head and saw Harry and Ron. He straightened up and stiffened. He spun on his heal, leaving the paper behind and purposely brushing against Ginny as he passed.
"See you at eight." Draco hissed through his teeth.
Ginny rolled her eyes and sighed awkwardly. She checked Ron's face and she saw his eyes stay stone cold on Draco's retreating back. Harry's jaw was locked shut and his eyes in a focused glare. Slowly, Harry broke his gaze and bent down to pick up the lose paper pinned beneath his foot.
"Ginny, did Draco rip your planner?" Ron said slowly as he toyed with his wand. Ginny shook her head no as she struggled to keep Ron calm.
"Good." Ron said quietly as he took hold of Ginny and started pulling her by the arm.
"Hey! Get off me! Ron, I am perfectly capable of walking by myself!" Ginny exclaimed as Ron dragged Ginny down the hall, Harry awkwardly fell into step beside them as Ginny struggled to break Ron's grasp.
"Seriously, Ron, you're being weird." Ginny whispered as everyone began staring at the sibling's dispute. Harry opened his mouth like he was going to say something but decided otherwise and quickly shut his mouth. He shoved his hands in his pockets and continued on in silence.
"Harry! A little help here? Ron, let go of me or so help me!"
Ron's grip tightened and he steered her around the corner. She used her other hand to shove the ripped planner into her bag. They reached the Great Hall and Ron gave her one final forceful shove and Ginny stumbled through the doors. Ginny growled in frustration and sped off to the table.
She dropped down beside Hermione and began piling food onto her plate.
"Slow down!" Hermione whispered as Ginny quickly began shoveling food into her mouth. Ginny swallowed painfully and began rapidly talking.
"Ron saw me in the hall with Draco and the planner ripped and now Ron is freaking out, I have to be tutored. Not my fault it's Draco. Harry just stood there. Ron pulled me all the way down here and he's being stupid. I can't handle his emotional problems you know! I haven't heard one nice thing from him, Draco isn't so bad. I'm so tired of Ron's stupid emotional problems!" Ginny raved and ranted as Hermione nodded, pretending to understand, as a good friend should.
Ron dropped onto a seat across from Hermione and Harry sat across from Ginny. Harry muttered something about needing to study and he quickly propped a book in front of him, blocking out everyone, and hiding his face.
"Ginny's just told you then?" Ron asked as he sipped his pumpkin juice.
"Yes. I've just told her how mad you are." Ginny replied.
"I'm mad?"
"Yes!"
"I'm not the one who is always talking to bloody Malfoy!" he insisted.
"He is my tutor!" Ginny said exasperated.
"I'm sure he is. You can just tell him, to keep his bloody hands off my sister!"
"What are you talking about?" Ginny shrieked throwing down her fork.
"I hear things! I'm not deaf you know!"
Ginny shook her head in disbelief as Ron continued.
"I've heard how he broke up with that Pansy girl to be with you! How you're secretly dating! That you both requested McGonagall to set this tutoring thing up!"
Ginny's mouth hung open in shock.
"You really are as stupid as you look." Ginny said calmly.
"Watch who you call stupid!" Ron said, his ears turning red.
"I am NOT dating Draco. It's his business if he breaks up with some girl, and I was assigned him. I had no say in the matter, if you must know." Ginny said firmly.
Ron must have heard the venom and truth in her words because he muttered something unintelligible and began eating. Ginny shook her head once again and finished eating.
"Actually, before I go, might you take a look at this?" Ginny asked as she turned to Hermione. She pulled out the mess of planner papers and dropped them on Hermione's lap. Hermione sighed but quickly pulled out her wand.
"Manuscript Reparo!"
The planner quickly flew back together and Hermione tossed it lightly back at Ginny. Ginny grinned and stood to leave.
"Wait, where are you going?" Hermione asked curiously.
Ginny blushed bright red, "I have a tutoring session at eight." She muttered and Ron and Harry burst out laughing.
"Shove off, you!" Ginny said going an even brighter red. She picked up a crumpled napkin and tossed it at Harry, she missed by an inch.
She turned and sped off, but not before she felt a well aimed napkin hit her squarely in the back: Harry's. She also watched as a second balled up napkin whizzed past her face: Ron's. She chuckled slightly to herself, her anger melting, and hurried away.
Ginny reached McGonagall's classroom at exactly eight, seeing as she had sped through dinner. She entered the classroom and found it completely empty. She made her way towards her desk and ran her palm over the smooth wood top. She dropped her bag by her chair as she sat down. Ginny folded her arms on the top of her desk and she let her head drop down and rest on her arms. Ginny's eyes gently closed.
"What are you doing?" an amused voice called from the door.
Ginny sprang up with amazing speed, her face instantly turning crimson. She opened her mouth to reply, but Draco waved it off.
"Never mind." Draco strolled over to Ginny slowly.
Around nine o'clock, they had finished their session, Ginny had successfully completed many spells, and Draco had seemed satisfied.
"You're doing well." Draco said quietly as he stepped closer, minimizing the distance between them. Ginny nodded, her throat going dry.
"Very well." Draco repeated as he took another step forward. Ginny nodded a never ending yes. Draco's eyes glinted as he reached out and tugged Ginny forward by her robes, closer to him. Ginny sucked in a deep breath and tried to focus. Draco tilted his head towards hers and Ginny sighed unexpectedly. Draco smiled and put his hands on her waist. Ginny looked down at his hands, and she smiled back.
"Don't kiss me." Ginny sighed, losing her concentration on why she wanted him to stop.
"Try and stop me." Draco said with a laugh in his voice.
Draco's lips met Ginny's with a gentle force. She felt his lips part and Ginny quickly did the same. She felt Draco's tongue slide into her mouth, Ginny felt a wave of pleasant shock reach her toes. Draco's hands moved hungrily to pull her closer to him. Ginny wrapped her arms around Draco's waist and pressed herself against him. They broke apart with a gasp and Draco had a pleased smirk upon his face.
Ginny smiled shyly and bit her lip. She didn't pull away from Draco, and instead, stayed exactly where she was, in his arms. She looked up at him and he was still smirking proudly. She gently pressed her lips to his neck. Ginny pulled away and hurried out of the classroom, at the door, she turned around and gave Draco a shy glance. He stood in the middle of the classroom with his hands in his pockets. Ginny gently closed the door and left for the common room, her head spinning.
