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Chapter 10

Once again Ginny woke up to someone pounding on the door. And judging by the way it was growing louder with each knock she figured it Ron.

She glanced at the clock. "Ron go away, I still have plenty of time to get ready before breakfast."

"Ginny I will not go away until you talk to me. Now let me in." Reluctantly Ginny got out of bed and opened the door.

"Put some clothes on girl." Ron yelled as he and his entourage entered her room before she could close the door on them. She grabbed a robe from the back of the door and began to put it on over the t-shirt she wore to bed. Out of the corner of her eye she caught Harry looking her up and down. She quickly pulled it shut around her.

"Don't you dare Harry. You never bothered to look at me before when I would have given the world for it so don't try to google at me now. And Ron you are ready to rip Draco's head off for looking at me but you don't say anything to your buddy here. Draco at least has the right to look at me like that I'm his and if he finds Harry looking at me he will kill him." She sat down on the bed where she had just been sleeping peacefully. "So what do you want?"

"Well first of all good morning to you too sunshine. Second I don't appreciate my own friends lying to me about where my baby sister is. Neville hardly slept a wink last night thinking I would get up and hex him in the middle of the night. As soon as he said you hadn't come up yet we checked Harry's map. And there you were in bed. I only let you sleep last night figuring that maybe just maybe you needed a good nights sleep to get this whole thing out of your head. But I see I was wrong." He looked furious but also a little worried.

"Ron, I appreciate your concern but really it isn't needed I'm fine and I'm happy. Neville saw that why can't you." She was really trying to be civil but if he pushed her she would snap.

"Because all I can see is Malfoy. And that is not a good picture to me. Why not a nice Hufflepuff or Ravenclaw? Why him and his group?"

"You will never get it will you. This isn't about me just wanting to date someone. This is about Pansy being so much like me that it's kind of scary. This is about me feeling so relaxed with them that I can almost forget the shit I've been through since starting school. This is about Krista being the little sister I never had. And this is about Draco making me feel things I never even knew was possible." He pushed.

"Ginny you can relax with us too." Hermione's voice sounded so sickly sweet that Ginny wanted to throw something at her and scream that she's not two years old.

"Oh really, is that so. So I should just relax with you guys while Voldemort uses me to get to Harry. Grow up Ronald it's just a name. Or maybe I should have just relaxed as much as Ron did when he was laughing hysterically while we fight off death eaters. Oh that's right you were so relaxed then Hermione that you were unconscious. Yeah sure I'll just run right out and relax around you freaks. Everything you do make Voldemort hate you more I personally don't want to be the 'Extra' that gets killed next just for being next to you." She knew it was a low blow to all three of them but she didn't give a damn.

Harry got up and walked out of the room. Hermione ever the healer followed him shutting the door behind her. Ginny turned to Ron. "How does it feel to watch the person you love walk away to comfort your best friend?"

"Shut up Ginny they are friends of course she cares about him." But he looked at the carpet at his feet.

"Yeah but the question is dear brother does she care as much about you? Why don't you stop wasting your energy on me and try to get the girl. I have to get ready now so please go."

"Ginny you can't keep this up you know that the minute he is bored with you he'll drop you like yesterdays Daily Prophet. Or your temper will get on his nerves one day and he'll start hitting you. Look at his father and you'll see what you're getting into."

"Don't you ever compare Draco to his father again. He is nothing like that man. He hates him and everything he ever stood for. And if Draco ever heard you say that he would kill you Ron. So don't make that mistake."

"What the hell Ginny! Why him and why is he more important to you that we are. I am your family remember." He looked at though he was going to cry.

"He's more important because he sees me. Because he has shown more concern for my happiness than you ever did. Sure you have always been the overprotective big brother wonderful you're scared of mum so you did as she said. But you have never wondered if I was happy. And you obviously still don't care about my happiness otherwise you stop acting like a child and accept me and Draco. Don't save little red riding hood from the big bad wolf eating her if she doesn't have a life worth living." Ginny opened the door and Ron got up to walk out.

He paused just before the door and looked at her. "I will not let you do this to yourself. I'll stop you somehow." She pushed him the rest of the way out and screamed in frustration as she slammed the door and locked it.

Ginny wasted no time getting showered and dressed in her new uniform. She looked down and realized that she had not yet changed the silk tie to red and gold or the Slytherin crest to Gryffindor. An idea hit her. She grabbed her books and rushed out doing the makeup spell as she walked quickly to the headmaster's office.

When she reached the Gargoyle she looked at the portrait told its inhabitant that she needed to speak with Professor Dumbledore. Almost immediately the staircase spiraled down and she began to climb the steps. The door was open when she reached the top and she walked directly to the large desk directly ahead.

"Please sit down. I wasn't sure when you would be coming to see me Miss. Weasley, but I didn't think it would be this soon." The old man smiled at her as he spun around in his high back chair. "Would you like a lemon drop?" He nodded to the candy dish on the corner of the desk.

"No thank you Professor. I need to ask a favor of you. I don't even know if it's possible since I've never seen it done before." She was beating around the bush. She should just ask him. But when she opened her mouth to say it Dumbledore began talking.

"Ginerva you have already been accepted by the Slytherins and their head of house. If you are truly sure this is what you want a house elf will transport your belongings before lunch." He was an amazing man she thought as she stood from her chair.

"Yes Professor I am very sure. I can't stand being in a house where they can't accept me the way I really am. I am happy with the changes I've made but all they see is Draco. I will never be comfortable there again." She knew she would miss Neville but she could still see him between classes, at meals and on weekends. This was what she needed to do.

"Then it's settled. I shall give the order to the house elves. I believe that Miss. Parkinson has no roommates since she has one of the extra prefect rooms in the dungeon and I'm sure she would love to share a room with you. Shall I have you things put there?" He asked rising from his own chair.

"Yes please, and thank you Professor." She hadn't thought of where she would stay or if she would be roomed with other Slytherins she didn't know.

"Well then may I have the pleasure of escorting you to the Great Hall for breakfast. I will have to make an announcement and change over any house points you have accumulated thus far." He held out his arm for Ginny.

She took it and replied, "I'd be honored."

When they reached the Great Hall Dumbledore held the door for her and she went through. She could hear Ron gasp at her outfit from where she was standing. She smiled at the headmaster and headed to her new table.

"Hello roommate." She said to Pansy as she sat down. Then turning to Draco she could feel the heat in her cheeks once again. "Hi." She leaned over and brushed a kiss on his lips before turning to hear Dumbledore's announcement.

A/N -- Not much to say here I said it all 2 hours ago in chapter 9. What can I say the boys fell asleep early (don't go thinking I'm lucky, they didn't take naps today) and I was feeling ambitious?

Now I don't feel so bad about the last one being a little on the short side. Two short ones in one night equal one long one right?

Thank you to everyone who has already reviewed chapter 9 man you guys are fast. And as always keep them coming I know I'm getting greedy now huh? But they make my day. Happy reading I hope you like this one too.