Chapter 5- Tutoring and Other Stuff
A/N: Hey, y'all! First of all, thanx to the all the people who reviewed, I really appreciated it. Keep reviewing, tell me what you like and dislike, so I can write better, 'kay? This chapter, like I said before, Ginny tutors Draco. Where? Well, you'll just have to find out! (I'm not too sure where they're going to study and kiss at the same time) Yes, finally! They are going to kiss again! So, here goes nothing!
"Draco Malfoy,"
Draco looked up from his Potions textbook. Snape was looking coolly at him. "See me after class, please, Mr. Malfoy."
Ignoring the snickers and grins from the Gryffindors, Draco nodded and hid his curiosity. What did Snape want with him? he pondered until the end of class.
The bell rang, and the students filed out, Ron looking at Draco suspiciously. Not looking at anyone, Draco stood in front of Professor Snape's desk, looking anxious as he organized his desk.
"Mr. Malfoy," said Snape in his usual icy cold voice.
"Yes?"
Snape glanced at a record he had of every student in his classes. "Draco, I have been looking at your progress in my class."
Draco was silent.
"It is not very good." Snape fixed his eyes on Draco's as he pondered what Snape just said. The Potions Master cleared his throat. "You have been an excellent student in my class for as long as you've been in my class, and I don't understand why your grades have been slowly decreasing."
Snape pulled out a test. Draco glanced at the date. October 7. The day after Ginny delivered him his lunch in the common room. Draco heaved a sigh as he realized the reason.
"I believe this is the start of your problems." Snape said as Draco's eyes strayed to the big '70%' written on it. "I didn't think much of it, Draco, but now it is a problem. You got a 47% on your last quiz. Do you have any idea what the problem might be?"
Draco sighed. Sure, he knew. But he wasn't about to tell him.
Snape seemed to read his mind. "Is it because of the note-" he shook his head. "No, this was before it."
Draco didn't say anything.
Now Snape sighed. "I do not know what the problem is, Mr. Malfoy. But I suggest you find a tutor, or study harder, and pull them up. If you do not, however, and your grades keep on dropping, I'm afraid I will have to contact some…er…people you won't want me to contact."
Snape looked at the face of his star pupil. He could tell something was wrong, he had known Draco for a long time, after all! But if Draco would not say, that was that. Snape wave his hand. "You may go."
Draco bumped into Ginny in the hall.
"What's wrong?" she asked instantly.
Draco shook his head. "Snape says I gotta pull my grades up."
"In Potions?" Ginny looked at him in awe. "But you rocked at it, remember?"
Draco sighed. "I used to. He says I'd better find a good tutor or else I'm dead."
Giving him a confident look, Ginny grabbed his hand. "I'll tutor you."
Now Draco looked at her in surprise. "You? You're a sixth-year."
"I may be younger, but I can probably understand all of your material." Ginny grinned, and stuck out her hand. " We'll study in the Gryffindor common room next week. Everyone'll be gone to Hogsmeade. The place'll be empty, and I'll tutor you. Deal?"
Draco grinned back and he squeezed her hand. "You got it."
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Ginny bit her lip impatiently in the common room as she waited for Draco to show up. She had told him the password of the week, which was Polyjuice Potion, and hoped that the Fat Lady wouldn't ask questions. Everything had gone smoothly so far, no one had questioned her staying behind to study Potions, which really wasn't a lie. She was going to study Potions, just not alone, like what everyone else thought.
She turned as the portrait door swung open, and Draco walked towards her swiftly.
"Hey," he greeted her, and plopped down into the couch, putting his books on the table.
"Where do you want to start?" Ginny asked, flipping through his books.
Draco flipped to a section in the book. "You can help me study for tomorrow's test. This is the Chapter Review." He pointed. "Quiz me those questions."
Ginny read them aloud, and Draco answered. Sometimes, while he was thinking, Ginny read through his book, and helped him understand it. Ginny liked studying with him, but she couldn't tell why Draco was failing Potions, he got it right away every time she explained.
An hour later, Ginny closed the book. "I don't get it," she said. "You understand everything when I explain it, you get all the questions right, so why are you failing?"
Draco was silent.
But Ginny wouldn't give up as she tried to force it out of him. "You'll be ready for the test tomorrow. But you already knew the material before we studied, didn't you? You know it, but why don't you do your homework or work hard on your tests? It's not like you don't know, you do. So what is it?"
There was a few moments of silence between the two of them, but it was broken by Draco's sigh as he spoke. "Ginny, it's you."
Ginny didn't say anything as the words hung between them. It wasn't possible, was it? Sure, they were friends, kind of, but Draco failing everything because of her? Is he trying to make a point, get her attention or something? He didn't need to do that for her attention, she thought as she blushed a bit. She studied his perfectly combed hair, which reflected the sun off of it, and gave him a more mysterious look. Ginny didn't understand him, it was hard to, one second him saying there is no 'you-me thing', and the next failing Potions, even with all of Snape's favoritism, because of her.
But Ginny didn't have time think about that anymore, for suddenly she found Draco's lips on hers, and his arms around her. Without thinking, she kissed back, as if waiting for it for a long time. His hands were cold, but she only felt heat as one hand slid to her waist, and the other cupping her face. She knew she should pull away, but once Draco Malfoy kisses you, you'd need a lot of self-control to stop him. Ginny shivered, as Draco's hair brushed her face, and he pressed harder. With her free hand, she was doing everything she could to stop him from pushing her down onto the couch.
Finally, Ginny gathered up all her self-control and pushed away from him, one hand on the back of the couch to keep her from falling backwards. "Draco," she said. Her voice was breathy. Ginny turned away from his strikingly handsome face, which she never noticed until now.
"What?" Draco touched her hair tenderly.
"I…I can't," Ginny started to sit up, but Draco stopped her.
"Why?"
Ginny thought about Ron, remembering how furious he'd been and how long he'd been nagging her about it, making her repeat that she'd never interact with Malfoy again. What would he say if he saw them right now…
"Ron," she heard herself say. "Ron…he'd…"
Draco looked at her angrily. "You're going to let Ron get between us?"
"He's my brother!" Ginny shot back. "I promised him…"
Ginny felt tears well up. Now Ron would never trust her again. She promised him, and now she was breaking it, by letting Draco in, and then kissing him. She had told herself that she was only helping him, but they were right. They were all right in not trusting her. One thing leads to another. Ginny blinked back her tears angrily. She hated when they were right and she was wrong. A new thought entered her mind. Who were they to mind who she kissed and who she didn't? She could kiss anyone one she wanted; it was none of their business. And Draco, oh, Draco! She knew now that she could never promise anyone that she wouldn't interact with him. She realized that she really liked him, liked him to a point that maybe she even loved him.
Ginny didn't realize tears were streaming down her cheeks until she tasted the salt in her mouth. She looked up at Draco. He was still looking down at her, oblivious to what she was thinking.
"Damn Ron," he said softly. "It's just you and me." Using his sleeve, he wiped away her tears.
Ginny allowed herself to kiss him as their lips met again. She didn't try to fight back, and she didn't think of Ron, just allowed him to do what he will. He gently pushed her back into the couch, and then he was on top of her, his hands rubbing the inches of bare skin between her top and her shorts. Ginny rubbed her bare legs on his pant legs, and their legs entwined, which locked them together. They kissed fiercely, as Ginny dug her fingernails into his back.
Draco pulled away a few inches, and looked at her. For a moment Ginny thought he was going to leave, but he only gave her a coy smile. Ginny waited for his mouth on hers, but she suddenly found that he was kissing her neck, which made her very breathy and nervous. Draco's tongue traced her neck bone, and Ginny clung to him, breathing in short gasps and marveling at Draco's ability to kiss like that.
"Ginny," Draco murmured, and kissed her neck again.
Finally, Ginny allowed herself to really relax, as he kissed her again and again. She sank into Draco's world, which, she realized, consisted only of three things: her, her, and her.
A/N: There. End of Ch. 5. Hope everyone that lives for kissing is happy. And hope that everyone will review! J . And also hope everyone liked it. So, next chapter: Christmas! Draco goes home for Christmas, which leaves Ginny devastated, but not for long when she opens her presents. Also, after Christmas: They decide to be rebels and skip school! Oh yeah: Review, review, review! (Let's get 100 of 'em, people! J )