Chapter Twenty One

What It Seems

The only comfort Draco had in the weeks that followed was due to the fact that he had won the bet with Luna Lovegood. He knew that Lovegood and Snape were in some sort of relationship, though both would deny it feircely. No, Luna was fine letting him believe he had won.

It was not at all the way he wanted to win. He loved winning, but the idea that Ginny would go to Potter had been unthinkable, until the damn thing happened. Not that he liked her...

Sixth year was drawing to a close for him. The next year would be trying he knew. Potter was planning to go away and kill Voldemort. Which left Draco alone with Ginny for an entire year. An entire year of her smiles and her laughs. He didn't like her like that but it was still going to be damned difficult since she now saw him as a shoulder to cry on.

Draco supposed Ginny looked happy with Potter. They made a good couple. She was beautiful, overshadowing Potter's hideousness. He was famous, making her look even better by association.

Draco sighed, slumping forward onto the table in the library. It was their table. He put his nose to the table. He could still smell her sweet vanilla scent. It was her shampoo, he knew. He had smelled it often enough.

He snapped his head up as Luna Lovegood sat down.

"I have a favor to ask of you," she trilled.

He leaned back in his seat. "Fire away, Artemis."

Luna cocked her head, curious to the title.

"Artemis. She was the Roman Goddess of the moon. Your first name means the moon."

Luna smiled at him. "You know I'm... with Snape."

"God, I could have lived without that information," he muttered. "Just what exactly are we talking about?"

"I mean, I think I might... really like him and he kinda might feel the same way about me."

"Ah! Glad we got that cleared up. So what do you want of me?"

"I want you to keep quiet."

"Since Snape is one of the few professors in this school I can actually tolerate, I'm none too eager to get him in any form of trouble."

Luna sighed in relief. Then she looked at him curiously. "Now that's weird..."

"What?" Draco asked, affronted.

"Oh, it's just that... you didn't ask for anything for your silence."

Draco sighed, "It's not really worth it with you, Luna. You know me too well."

"Well, fine then. I'll tell you something anyway."

"Uh... okay. If you insist," Draco replied absently. He was looking out the window where he could see two figures walking below. It looked like Ginny and Potter. He had the sudden urge to kill Potter.

"How about I tell you something secret?"

"If you want to..." Draco replied, his eyes still glued to the figures below.

"Should I tell you where Ginny got that scar or why she's dating Potter?"

Draco swung his head back to Luna slowly. The blonde was smiling innocently.

"How about both?"

(A/N: aha! We're almost to finding out about that scar on Ginny. Some of you might kill me... (hides in Cuba)