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Chapter 25: Exams

The school year was moving on and everyone of the seventh year students were becoming overly stressed. Ginny was also starting to stress since she would also be taking one of the N.E.W.T tests with the seventh years. Often Ginny would study with Draco, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George or Harry for the Transfigurations test. She even started helping them with their other tests as well. Ginny was getting good at answering many of the questions herself.

She found herself studying with Ron on Mondays, Harry on Tuesdays, Hermione on Wednesdays, Fred and George on Thursdays, and Draco on Fridays. On Saturdays and Sundays the seven of them would all meet and study. Fred and George had started having Bill, Angelina, Katie, or even Percy to watch the store while they stayed at school to study. Everyone in the whole school seemed proud of the prankster twins for their dedication to making this year count.

Before long it was time to for the seventh years to take the N.E.. No one bothered the seventh years or Ginny for that matter until the tests were over. As they sat the test the group found they were having an easier time with the tests than they had ever thought they would. They were more prepared than anyone thought this group of students would be.

"I can't believe I survived the test." Ginny told Harry, Hermione, Ron, Fred, George, Millicent, Greg, Vincent, Pansy, Blaise, Susan, and Draco as they all stepped out on the lawn heading toward the lake.

"I can believe you did Gin." Ron replied.

"Yeah I am sure you even got the best grade in the class." Hermione agreed.

"Sure Hermione like I could beat you or Draco!" Ginny said with a snort of laughter.

"Hey I know you could beat me at that test because you were the one who tutored me." Draco responded.

"What?" Pansy asked.

"Yeah Ginny tutored me in Tranfigurations while I tutored her in Potions."

"Wow that explains why they let her sit the test a year early." Millicent concluded.

The group had come to the lake and were now seating themselves near it still talking about all the test they had completed. They only had to take the Transfigurations practical after lunch. Lunch was extended for the seventh years and Ginny so that they had some time to relax before the last test of the year. Ginny had been given her other tests a couple of days early so that she could prepare for her N.E.W.T. The group started talking about the spells they were still having troubles with. Soon it was time to go in for the final test.

Millicent, Susan, and Vincent were among the first group to go in to the Great Hall to take their practical. In the next group came Hermione and Greg. Soon after that Neville Longbottom and Draco were called in. After that Harry and Pansy were called in with several others. Then came all of the Weasleys and after their group left Blaise was called in. Soon their whole group and all of their friends were done testing. They all talked for a few minutes before going to their dorms to get ready for dinner.

The next morning during the mail delivery Ginny received an owl. The note it brought asked her to meet her Prince Charming by the lake because he really needed to see her. She looked up and nodded that she would meet him. After breakfast was finished Ginny walked quietly to the lake wondering what Draco could want with her. He had seemed sort of nervous.

"Hey Angelface." Draco said as she approached.

"Hey Dragonboy. What is wrong?"

"I just needed to see my favorite red head and give her a big hug. I wanted to thank you for all you have done for me this year. You have taught me how to love and how to accept love. You have helped me pass my classes and stand up to my parents. You have been the light in the darkness and for all of that I wanted to thank you." Draco said as he leaned down and placed a kiss on her lips.

"Is it my turn now?" Ginny asked her boyfriend.

"Yes my love."

"I also want to thank you for helping me to see how blessed my life has been. For helping me pass my classes and for allowing me to be a part of your life even if I am nothing more than a lowly Weasley with ugly red hair. You have taught me about how to fight for myself and how to fight for others. Of course I have known how to fight for myself and those I love but you taught me how to do it in such a way that makes it all that much more special. You have been my rock this year when I had to go through more pain and torture than anyone knew."

"What are you talking about pain and torture?" Draco asked with a look of concern.

"Those training sessions would weaken my body many times but no one seemed to notice. Draco had you tried to hurt me on those Hogsmeade trips you would have succeeded in killing me. I was so blessed that you would only verbally abuse me. So Draco for everything you have said and done this year as well as the past I thank you with all my heart." She told him with a smile.

"Gin what do you mean I could have killed you on those trips? I may have been an arse but I would never have killed you. I may have injured you but I would never have killed you."

"Draco I was so weak that I often felt very faint on those trips. Many times I had wanted to hold onto you to keep myself from fainting. I would always stop myself because I thought you hated me and wouldn't have allowed me to touch you with my filth Weasley body as you often put it."

"Ginny I love you and I would never have let anything happen to you. I wouldn't have brushed you away had you touched me. Did I push you away the day you grabbed my hand or the time you brought it to your heart? Ginny I loved every moment that we were connected. May I add that I regret ever calling you a filth person or insulting you family for their financial status? Ginny your family is one of the greatest wizarding families I know because of their love and because of their unique gift giving. You all give from your hearts and I love that as much as I love you."

"Draco are you saying you no longer think my family is a bunch of filthy poor ugly wizards and witches?"

"I am saying that I love your whole family. Not because they are purebloods or because they have money but rather because they don't care if they have money as long as they have each other. I remember Percy making you take that potion in your first year because he thought you had a cold. I remember Ron going into the chamber with Harry because he was worried about you. I remember the look on Fred and George's faces when they saw me with you that day in Dumbledore's office. I remember all the warnings Charlie has given me about you. I remember the looks I received from Bill as you sang on Christmas day. I remember the way your brothers had to show me their handkerchiefs you made them. Ginny I want a family like that and hope someday I will have that."

"Well Draco if you want in on a little secret I will tell you what each of my brothers thinks of you now."

"Yes I do want to know but only if you are willing to share that with me."

"Ron, Fred, George, Harry, Percy, and even Hermione have all come to realize that you are a great guy who had a bad childhood. They all want to make you an honorary part of our little family. Bill thinks that you are the best thing that could have happened to his little sister while Charlie already considers you like a brother."

"You have to be kidding me Gin. Your family wants me to be a part of the family? I mean what if I hurt you in some way won't they hate me?"

"Do they hate Harry?"

"No but I don't understand what that has to do with anything?"

"Well Harry was the first guy I had a crush on and one summer we had a small problem with that when he came to stay with us. By this time I had thought I was over him but I wasn't. It was after his fifth year. He came to stay with our family for a month and one night we had a big fight."

"What was the fight about?"

"I was so angry at him for what had happened the summer before. The way he got so mad at us for not letting him in on our secrets. Also for the fact he forgot that I would be the one to understand him because I had been in a similar situation during my first year. I guess I was more upset with the way he always ignored me. Anyway the fight had caused a spilt in my family because some sided with him and some sided with me. However by the end of summer my family had found a way to get him and me to be friends. I am glad they did because now our friendship is full of laughter, joking, and sharing secrets. It is like having another brother at Hogwarts because we gang up on Ron and Hermione when ever one of them is annoying one of us. You should see the trouble we can cause when trying to drive those two insane."

"So you were just hurt that he didn't realize how lucky he was to have someone so great wanting his heart?"

"Well sort of. I mean I know I am not that great but yeah I was hurt that he couldn't see that I was there and that I wanted his love."

"Well I guess I owe him a great big thank you for not seeing you in that way. I might not have gotten to be with you had he seen you that way. You are the greatest and he was too blind to see it." Draco said as he kissed her forehead.

"I will tell him you said so." She replied placing her arms around him and leaning up to kiss him. They talked a while longer about what his plans were for after graduation and what she would do the next year before they headed into the castle.

A few days past and the test results were posted in the entrance hall for all that had taken the N.E.W.T.s. Ginny went down that morning for breakfast with Ron, Harry, Hermione, Neville, and the rest of the Gryffindor seventh years. When they reached the entrance hall they all quickly looked for their scores.

"OH MY GOD! GINNY WEASLEY HOW COULD YOU DO THIS!" Exclaimed a male voice as the owner of the voice made his way toward her. She didn't have long to wait to see who had spoken.

"What is wrong Draco?" Ginny asked with a concerned look on her face.

"Nothing is wrong! Just go look at the horrible score you got!" He responded.

A couple minutes later all of the seventh year Slytherins and Gryffindors were waiting with smiles as Ginny came back to them. They had already seen her score and knew she had taken the top score for that test. She had even beaten Hermione. "I can't believe I beat you Hermione." Ginny said in a state of shock.

"I knew you would. You have been quizzing all of us and beating all of us when we studied. No one stood a chance of beating you on that test." Hermione smiled as she shrugged her shoulders slightly as if to say she was proud of the younger girl.

The group all congratulated Ginny on her big accomplishment and many hugged the younger girl. Soon they were all walking in to breakfast laughing and chatting as though they had all been friends forever.

Author Note: Oxymoron8, Sarah, and Morgan thank you for the review. I have one more chapter to post before I cut the story. If I decide to use the rest it will be as a sequel to this story. Well off to review the last chapter for this story and to work on another story for another group I write for. Take care. Hugs - Joy