Puzzle
"Why are you buying that?" Draco asked, pointing at the unusual box.
"We are buying it for Luna's Christmas present." Ginny replied, smirking.
"We?" Draco stopped short.
"Yes. And we are giving it to her during her Christmas lunch." Ginny was now grinning, knowing the reaction she was about to witness.
"Looney's Christmas lunch?" Draco's face was forming a sneer, one that no longer had any effect on Ginny.
"It's 'Luna'. And yes, honey." She replied with a wink.
"But-"
"No 'buts', Draco. You dragged me to Pansy's Halloween Ball, so this is only fair. And that pout is not going to work this time." Triumphantly, Ginny Weasley walked up to the counter to purchase the puzzle.
Draco looked on at Ginny's retreating back in defeat. She puzzled him.
He could be childish, pretentious and even rude. But she took it all in stride and managed to put him in his spot with smile and a wink. But Ron on the other hand, she could blow her top at the smallest comment from him. Draco smirked. Ron would undoubtedly be at the lunch, at least there would be some entertainment.
Catching up to his red-headed girlfriend, he put his arm around her shoulders. She looked up at him and smiled sweetly, innocently. Draco raised an eyebrow. He loved that smile but knew she was anything but innocent and sweet.
Her family had not taken their relationship well, more shock than horror, though he was sure Ron had had an aneurysm. But never did she allow a bad word or comment be said about Draco in front of her. She had stopped talking to Ron for 6 months until he had apologized for calling Draco a fluffly white ferret even though that had become her pet name for him in the bedroom, much to Draco's chargrin. Like any good Gryffindor she could be stupidly courageous and righteous without thought. But Ginny had a Slytherin streak, no matter how much she denied it. She could shut Pansy's jealous and venomous mouth with a tasteful comment paired with a smirk, stop Blaise's flirtations with great wit and a wink and look at her father with proud unfrightened eyes.
He looked down at her and pulled her closer to him, held her tighter to him.
She was puzzling, but he loved her for it.