"Passion? Desire?"

The train pulled into Hogsmeade later than usual and the carriages were waiting for them. Ginny sighed as she made her way out of the compartment with Andrew smiling behind her. "Oh god, why me?" she thought pleadingly as she shot a quick glance up to the ceiling; people were staring at them.

"May I ride in a carriage…" he began with an amused edge to his voice. "With you?

"NO!" she thought angrily, but again, she said the opposite out loud. "Fine." she groaned, stepping out of the train.

"You are still in a state of denial, aren't you?" he smirked. "How sad."

"I swear, how can someone be so full of themselves!?"

They rode in silence; alone in a carriage. Ginny looked out at the dark scenery and tried not to look up at Andrew. He stared at her with amusement dancing in his blue eyes; Ginny began to feel nervous. "What the hell is so amusing to him?" she couldn't imagine.

They grew closer to the grounds and they still resided in silence. Andrew began to grin and soon; chuckle.

"What now?" Ginny asked, irritated.

"You're really cute when you try to ignore people." he replied, his grin turning instantly into a flirtatious smile.

Ginny's eyes narrowed. "Shut up!"

"Whoa! Can't you take a compliment?"

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Right, sorry but a compliment from you can only come out as a sarcastic insult!"

"I'm sorry, Ginny. But you are actually really cute when you try to ignore people!"

She looked up at him and knew instantly that he was being serious. She looked away, her face growing red in aggravation. "Jerk!"

"Did I make you blush?" he asked in mock surprise.

"No." she answered between clenched teeth.

The silence came back instantly and Andrew's face was impossible to read. "Did I upset him?!" she thought to herself, the idea making her grin evilly.

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They came to the castle gates not long after and the silence still resounded. Ginny forced a glance up at Andrew, expecting to find a tormented frown on his pale face…she was disappointed. Andrew was staring at her with a smirk crookedly resting on his lips. His eyes were amused as they were before, making Ginny wonder why she had fooled herself to believe that she had so much as insulted him.

"Will you stop that!?" she finally exclaimed.

"Stop what exactly?" Andrew asked, his smirk turning into a confused grin.

"Stop staring at me." she said, turning back to see the scenery of pitch black.

"Why should I? Why does it upset you exactly?"

She laughed. "Its not that it upsets me. It's that it annoys the bloody hell out of me! Now stop!"

He chuckled, his crooked smirk coming back. "I'm sorry, but you're quite amusing when you're angry."

Ginny rolled her eyes. "What do you mean?"

"Well, your ears turn red, for one. Your nostrils flare and well, sorry to tell you this but, anger is what fuels passion and desire, Ginny."

Ginny's eyes widened and her mouth dropped open dangerously; she thought for a moment it had hit the floor. "Passion? Desire? I don't think so!" she grimaced after pulling her mouth closed.

"Whatever you say, Ginny. But don't say I didn't warn you!"

Ginny looked at him and he winked at her with a pearly white smile to add to the charm…

They reached the doors leading into the Entrance Hall and the carriage shuddered to a clanging stop. Ginny, anxious to get out, opened the door before Andrew could even stir.

As she walked towards the castle doors, Ginny could hear Andrew's amused chuckle behind her. "Passion? Desire? HA! He wishes!"