(A/N Two days later, and, YAY! I start writing chapter 8! Mainly because my internet is being stupid and won't work! It's really bothering me! I can't get on the internet and I have no idea why! No connection anywhere! But, moving on, Athena, my best friend, AKA uhmmm has asked me to promote her new FanFic, so, how about you go and check it out?

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Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter, as I'm pretty sure you all know! But, I enjoy wasting my time writing these!

Draco POV: (actual, first person, POV)

Finally, it's been forever since she's came out of that godforsaken tower!

"Ginny, wait up!" This is the perfect opportunity, no one is around, and there is no way I'm letting her avoid me this time!

She spun around. "How can I help you, Malfoy?" She said, disdain obvious in her voice.

"Ginny, what's wrong?"

"There is nothing wrong! I just want to go and eat, without being hassled."

I grabbed her arm as she turned to walk away. "Ginny, you won't talk to me, and you're calling me Malfoy, what is going on?" I asked.

"Look, I don't know what you were playing at, but whatever it is, it isn't going to work. This whole thing was just me, caught up in emotions. I have no real feelings for you, and you have none for me. So, if it was a bet, you lost, if it was a dare, you're out, just leave me alone."

I could make neither head, nor tail of what she was talking about. I do have feelings for her, I thought I had let her know that, and what was she talking about a bet for? Had there been a bet going around I didn't know about? And what was the mention of a dare? Had she been dared to act as though she liked me? Surely not, no one would be that cruel... Would they?

She walked away. I fell towards the wall, losing control. She doesn't have feelings for me? No! This is going to have to change! When I was with her, I felt things. Things I haven't felt in a long time, or, well, ever.

Ginny POV: (actual, first person, POV)

That was horrible. Why did he have to do that? He could have just left well enough alone. Honestly, he couldn't be that stupid, could he? I thought that I made it clear by avoiding him that I didn't want to talk to him, see him, or anything along those lines. And now, all I can think about is whoever it was that was supposed to be Ron. Gosh, this is the worst school year yet. On top of all this stuff that's going on, the teachers seem to think that it's right good fun to give us gobs and gobs of homework to prepare us for next year. I don't care if I will be taking my NEWT's next year. I couldn't care less at this point.

"Gin?" I looked up to see Colin standing there, in the middle of the corridor, looking awkward.

"Hey Colin, what's wrong?" I asked, causing him to fidget. What is up with him?

(A/N remind me never to write in first person again! That seemed incredibly sucky! Worse than the other stuff I write!)(B/N: Not that I thought it was sucky at all _)

Ginny couldn't believe what had just happened! Colin had asked her out! This was ridiculous! Colin was her friend, she had never even thought that he saw her in that way, there had been times when she had seriously thought he was gay. But she had declined, leaving him there, a stunned look on his face.

Now she was entering the Great Hall. It was louder than usual, something must have happened. She looked towards the Slytherin table. Zabini was staring at her, a worried look on his face. Sometimes this thing they call life was beyond strange!

She walked to the Gryffindor table and sat down next to Neville Longbottom, a boy in 7th year.

"Hey Ginny," He said, glancing over to her as she started to pile food on her plate.

"Hello Neville," She said back.

He seemed confused, thinking on it, she realized that it was justified, she and him didn't exactly talk, ever. The most they had ever hung out had been in her 3rd year and his 4th when he had invited her to the Yule Ball, and, realizing that it would be her only chance to attend, had accepted his offer. So, her friendliness all of a sudden must have been slightly confusing, but there was a reason to her insanity. Anna was upstairs, she had been feeling sick, and Colin, well, for one he wasn't even here, and, well, the second reason is quite obvious.

"Ginny, can I have a word?" She looked around to see a Hufflepuff that she didn't even know. Odd. But, never the less, she saw no harm and accepted. When they had walked out of the Great Hall, he turned and introduced himself as Ethan Lye, a fellow 6th year.

"It's nice to meet you Ethan, what was it that you wanted to talk about?"

"I was wondering if you would come to Hogsmeade with me…"

What the hell is wrong with people today?

"Ummm, actually, I don't think I'll be going. I'm sorry." She answered.

She marveled at the fact she had been asked out twice in one day, but didn't think much of it, surely it was coincidental.

He walked away looking down hearted. She didn't fail to notice that he headed towards the stairs… surely he would want to go back to breakfast… but, then again, he had just been rejected…

But, why wasn't he going back to his common room? The Hufflepuff Common Room was somewhere down by the kitchens, not upstairs.

She walked back to the Gryffindor table and resumed her seat next to Neville.

"What did he want?" He ask, curiosity eminent.

"He asked me to Hogsmeade."

Neville raised his eyebrows, "Who is he?"

"Some Hufflepuff, his name is Ethan Lye; I had never met him before though."

"Hmmm…. neither have I, I don't think I've seen him around either…" He shrugged it off.

"Yeah, today's been kind of strange."

"Why is that?" He asked, his curiosity returning.

"Colin asked me out earlier when I met him in the halls."

"Colin?"

"Yes."

"But, Ginny, Colin's in the hospital wing, that's why Anna isn't here."

She couldn't believe what she was hearing. If Colin was in the hospital wing, who had asked her out?

"But, it was Colin! I know it was!"

"Ginny, something is going on! First someone acting like Colin and now some Hufflepuff no one had ever seen before."

Something clicked. He hadn't headed for the Hufflepuff Common Room, because he wasn't Hufflepuff, and he hadn't headed towards the dungeons, so he most likely wasn't Slytherin, that only left two houses.

"Neville, Colin wasn't the first time. The other night, there was someone acting like Ron, but it couldn't have been wrong, and whoever it was wasn't even using Polyjuice Potion, because some of his features weren't right."

Neville thought about this, "Does anyone else know?"

"McGonagall." She answered shortly.

"Then, after breakfast we will go straight to McGonagall, something is going on."

She felt better, she had always counted Neville as a friend, someone to be trusted, but this just proved it.

But, even though there were people that she could trust, there were even more that she couldn't.

(A/N It is currently 3:00 AM… on a school night. I had to add this, because, well, if any of the above seemed, off… Blame it on the A-A-A-A-A-Alcohol…. :D)

(A/N and yes, I am terribly cruel, and I will not let you know what that statement up there meant! You'll find out in due time!)

(A/N don't kill me…)

He watched as Neville talked to her. Damn him! Damn him straight to hell! For all of his faults, he couldn't call that kid dumb, and, by the look on his and Ginny's face, they had figured out what was going on… or, at least, some of what was going on. He was quite sure that there was no inclination in their minds that it was him, but he'd had to wait and see…

(A/N DON'T KILL ME! You know why you shouldn't kill me? So I can finish! Duh!

And yes, this is actually the end… *DON'T FREAK* I meant the end of chapter eight! I'm only on page four, and there are rather long authors notes… oh well… you'll survive… and… guess what?

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