I won't put any more disclaimers seeing as they're annoying so I'll just assume that you know I take no credit for the settings and characters except those that are not property of the fabulous J.K. Rowling.
I'll try to post a chapter every 1-2 weeks. And plus I assume everyone has read OotP right? So if there are any spoilers I won't tell you.
Okay here's chapter two. I meant this to be a bit of n explaining chapter, just describing characters and setting… things like that. And plus Ron and Hermione won't come into this story often; I'm just going to mainly focus on Draco and Ginny until the later chapters. So without further ado, I give you chapter two, Strange Encounters.
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Ginny was just beginning her sixth year. Over the summer she decided to get over her crush over Harry and move on because chances are that he'd never notice her.
Ginny had grown in nicely; her bright red hair had darkened into a lovely shade of auburn and her perfect curves made her irresistible for the male population attending Hogwarts. She was one of the most beautiful, if not the most beautiful girl at school. Being the only girl in the Weasley family proved to have good things to it. Ginny's mother thought that she should have some new clothes, instead of her brothers' shabby second hand clothing she had been wearing for so long. Ginny had been very tired of wearing second hand clothing and was very delighted when her mother announced that they would go shop for some new clothes.
It wasn't easy for Ginny. When she was a child she was tormented and bullied especially because she was the youngest. As she grew older, her brothers got older and many of them moved out. Percy, surprisingly, was Ginny's favorite brother. They both weren't really the kind of goofs their brothers were. Percy was the most helpful towards Ginny. He gave her lots advice and they exchanged letters all the time. Even when they were separated.
Ginny had always envied the Dream Team. She longed so much to be the fourth member but she knew it'd never happen. The three just weren't interested in her. Ginny was Hermione's best friend but only when she needed time away from the two boys. Ginny had had a crush on Harry Potter from the day she laid eyes on him. She secretly hoped he would feel the same way about her but he never did notice her. In that summer though, something changed his mind.
The Weasley family was having a family dinner. Everyone was there, and Hermione and Harry were invited too. When Ginny walked down those stairs, dressed in a normal tank top and jeans, Harry's eyes flickered. Who's that? He thought. Harry stared unblinking at the dashing girl that stood before him. Ron had noticed this.
"Looking at my sister mate?" He asked, laughing.
"That's your sister?" Harry replied, shocked. Why did he never notice this stammering girl before? He asked himself.
"Yep, that's my sis alright," Ron said, and then turned to Hermione.
Ginny took a spot right across from Harry. Boy is she gorgeous... Harry exclaimed in his mind.
"Harry can you please pass the potatoes?" asked Ginny.
"Um… sure," replied Harry, hastily grabbing the bowl. But Harry was a bit too quick. He dropped the bowl right on her. All eyes turned towards them.
"Oh no!" cried Ginny. Harry was panicking. What have I done? He grabbed his napkin and hastily tried to rub the mess away, only making it much worse.
"Harry dear," said Mrs. Weasley calmly, "you're making it worse, here," With that she flicked her wand and the mess disappeared.
"Um… Sorry Ginny," muttered Harry.
"It's okay," replied Ginny, putting on a weak smile.
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"Goodbye Honey!" waved Mrs. Weasley, "Have a wonderful year and be sure to write!"
"Bye Mum," said Ginny, feeling confident that this year would turn out okay.
Ginny tugged her trunk into an empty compartment. She sat there opening her romance novel. She had always loved them; they intrigued her.
Suddenly a blond haired slytherin walked past, and slowly retraced his steps, peeking into the compartment.
"Here we go again," sighed Ginny.
"Watcher reading Weasley? Another second hand book?" asked Malfoy then swiftly grabbed the book from Ginny's seat.
"Hey give it back!!" cried Ginny as she hastily jumped over to grab it back. He flipped through the pages.
"What do you get out of this crap?" asked Malfoy uninterested then throwing the book back at Ginny. She caught it then blushed.
"Oh man... he looks so hot," muttered Ginny under her breath.
"What was that Weasley? Like what you see?" Malfoy sneered. Ginny blushed a deeper shade of red then looked away.
"Well I have better things to do right now. A lot better." Said Malfoy, picking up the book again and slipping it into his robes. Ginny sighed with relief then flopped back down into her seat. Slowly falling asleep…
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Malfoy was sitting all by himself in another compartment. He was reading the book he picked up from Ginny. How can she read this crap? He asked himself. Romance. Love. They mean nothing to me. Malfoy tossed the book aside, his temper rising. Draco had never felt love for his father; after all he'd put him through. Why does everyone see me as my father? I AM NOT MY FATHER! Malfoy mentally screamed. It just wasn't fair that everyone thought he would grow up just to be like his father, the bloody moron.
Malfoy got up and strode out of the compartment, looking for a beautiful red head.
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Ginny woke up and yawned. The train was just pulling to a stop. Ginny hastily got up, moving in with the crowd. She picked one of the last carriages and got in alone. Ginny sighed. It had been like this almost every year. Only a few times she rid with the dream team. Of course she would've gone with her friend Veronica but they never could seem to find each other. They always met at the opening feast. It soon started to rain. Ginny looked lonely out the window.
Suddenly, a knock came from outside of the carriage. Ginny opened the door with some effort. In stepped Malfoy. "What're you doing here?" Asked a shocked Ginny.
"I thought that I might find a lonely Weasley to keep company," Malfoy smirked.
"You arse! I don't need your company!" retorted Ginny.
"Then whose?" asked Malfoy with some curiosity.
"No one's," replied Ginny slowly. "Just go away Draco." Ginny gasped at what she just said. Ginny's mind gave out an outrageous outburst. I DID NOT JUST SAY HIS NAME DID I?!
"Oh so now we're using first names are we?" asked Draco unaffected, "if that's the way you want it, Virginia." Draco emphasized on her name, then stood smirking at the blushing red head.
Ginny fell silent. She sure didn't feel like answering the blond slytherin. Draco said nothing more and took a seat across Ginny.
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The first few months of school were not what you would call interesting. Ginny and Draco didn't have any other strange encounters, until now. The reason most likely was that Ginny was avoiding him. Somehow the blond slytherin kept slipping into her mind. Even Veronica noticed. But she decided not to mention it. She didn't want to worry her friend too much. Especially because they both had many worries themselves.
Their homework had been piling on. Ginny was just grateful that they didn't have to suffer OWLS or NEWTs this year. The pair were constantly in the library, it looked as if they couldn't tear themselves away from books. Well actually they were just studying or researching for their various essays.
If Ginny hadn't been so organized she would barely be able to keep up. She actually managed her time very well. She managed to finish her homework and yet get free time to herself. During those times Ginny would usually sit in the empty common room and read her favorite romance novels.
Hmm… If only my life could be like that… Ginny sighed one night after placing the book down. One day it will, a voice said from nowhere. Ginny took no notice, her eyelids just slowly dropped, taking Ginny from one world to another.
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Sorry for the delay. I would've tried to get it up sooner but I had many other things to do. This chapter wasn't so good. I promise that it'll become better and Draco and Gin will get closer and closer in the next few chapters.