Hermoine took Ron's hand under the table. He smiled, while still continuing
his conversation with Harry about quidditch. Though he smiled a bit more.
In the middle of they're pointless discussion, Hermoine had zoned out. She
glanced up, and noticed Malfoy, minus his lackeys, was sneaking out of the
Great Hall. Soon after Ginny made some excuse and left the table.
' Wonder if there's a connection?' She shook her head, and figured it had to do with the tutoring.
**********
" Right, so where are we going?" Ginny asked as Draco pulled his cloak around him tighter.
" I guess you won't know until we get there will you?" He turned and opened the main doors, allowing her to exit first.
Soon they were traveling by the lake, making they're way to the Forbidden Forest. Neither talked, but it was a comfortable silence. After a few minutes they walked through the first few trees. It got thicker as time went and soon it was almost completely dark. Ginny took Draco's hand.
" Can you tell me where we're going now?" She whispered.
" No."
She sighed and continued to follow him through the trees and bushes. Quiet suddenly, he stopped.
Ginny smacked right into his back.
" Hey you could of warned-"
" Shhhhhhhhh!" He took her other hand and guided her around in front. " Quietly, take four steps, and look through that bush. But move slow." He leaned forward pushing her towards the said bush.
She did as she was told, and slowly dropped to her knees. As she pushed the bush aside she gasped.
" Oh my..." she whispered. "...unicorns..."
**********
Draco and Ginny visited the unicorns often in the next few weeks. The skittish creatures seemed indifferent at their young watchers. They talked, studied, and just sat there at times. Any way you put it, they were friends. Ginny got better in potions, and Draco got a better attitude.
Of course, there still was those sleepless nights....
**********
" Oh god...Ginny...I love you." Draco sat up and cried out angrily. He threw his pillow across the room. He heard several mummers telling him to be quiet and go back to bed.
Draco got up and made for the door, pulling on a black undershirt. He subconsciously mumbled all the way to the common room. He glanced at the chairs and sofa and turned for the exit.
" Gotta get out of here. Wonder where the Gryffindor tower is?" He grinned and pulled his invisibility cloak on.
Twenty minutes later he was completely lost and getting more aggravated by the second.
Then, suddenly the portrait to his left opened and closed, and Ginny stood there, in a nightgown that was cut terribly low.
A few inches in front of her someone coughed..
" Draco?" She looked around for a little while.
He appeared a few feet ahead, grinning.
" Hey you. Couldn't sleep?" She smiled back and nodded.
" Wanna go?" She didn't have to say where, he knew.
*********
Several hours later Draco was laying under a tree, with Ginny snuggled up against him. He drifted in and out of a dreamless sleep. At one point he swore he heard whispering.
Draco could only catch a little bit. A few words here and there.
" He's the one.....so long.....almost over.....close..." He moaned and opened his eyes. The unicorns were awfully close... he tilted his head. They took off and he noticed at once how bright it was.
" Shit! Ginny get up." She sighed and he stood, taking her with him.
" Ginny it's morning...and we're in the forbidden forest." Her sleepy eyes turned big and round.
" Uh-oh."
' Wonder if there's a connection?' She shook her head, and figured it had to do with the tutoring.
**********
" Right, so where are we going?" Ginny asked as Draco pulled his cloak around him tighter.
" I guess you won't know until we get there will you?" He turned and opened the main doors, allowing her to exit first.
Soon they were traveling by the lake, making they're way to the Forbidden Forest. Neither talked, but it was a comfortable silence. After a few minutes they walked through the first few trees. It got thicker as time went and soon it was almost completely dark. Ginny took Draco's hand.
" Can you tell me where we're going now?" She whispered.
" No."
She sighed and continued to follow him through the trees and bushes. Quiet suddenly, he stopped.
Ginny smacked right into his back.
" Hey you could of warned-"
" Shhhhhhhhh!" He took her other hand and guided her around in front. " Quietly, take four steps, and look through that bush. But move slow." He leaned forward pushing her towards the said bush.
She did as she was told, and slowly dropped to her knees. As she pushed the bush aside she gasped.
" Oh my..." she whispered. "...unicorns..."
**********
Draco and Ginny visited the unicorns often in the next few weeks. The skittish creatures seemed indifferent at their young watchers. They talked, studied, and just sat there at times. Any way you put it, they were friends. Ginny got better in potions, and Draco got a better attitude.
Of course, there still was those sleepless nights....
**********
" Oh god...Ginny...I love you." Draco sat up and cried out angrily. He threw his pillow across the room. He heard several mummers telling him to be quiet and go back to bed.
Draco got up and made for the door, pulling on a black undershirt. He subconsciously mumbled all the way to the common room. He glanced at the chairs and sofa and turned for the exit.
" Gotta get out of here. Wonder where the Gryffindor tower is?" He grinned and pulled his invisibility cloak on.
Twenty minutes later he was completely lost and getting more aggravated by the second.
Then, suddenly the portrait to his left opened and closed, and Ginny stood there, in a nightgown that was cut terribly low.
A few inches in front of her someone coughed..
" Draco?" She looked around for a little while.
He appeared a few feet ahead, grinning.
" Hey you. Couldn't sleep?" She smiled back and nodded.
" Wanna go?" She didn't have to say where, he knew.
*********
Several hours later Draco was laying under a tree, with Ginny snuggled up against him. He drifted in and out of a dreamless sleep. At one point he swore he heard whispering.
Draco could only catch a little bit. A few words here and there.
" He's the one.....so long.....almost over.....close..." He moaned and opened his eyes. The unicorns were awfully close... he tilted his head. They took off and he noticed at once how bright it was.
" Shit! Ginny get up." She sighed and he stood, taking her with him.
" Ginny it's morning...and we're in the forbidden forest." Her sleepy eyes turned big and round.
" Uh-oh."