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Saturday
Ginny let out a huge sigh of relief. It was the weekend at last and she could avoid Draco and keep her mind clear. Whenever she was with Draco, her heart-beat quickened, she could never think straight and he always left her breathless.
Today was a special day, all of Year 4 and 5 got a day to go into Hogsmeade to buy gear for the field trip. Ginny had most of her items already, which were sent from home. She had borrowed a pair of waterproofs from Jade.
When Jade was in America, her family loved to do walking and rock climbing. But since she came to England she had needed to buy waterproofs because of the weather. (She bought two pairs, just in case!) So Jade graciously let Ginny borrow a pair.
Ginny and Jade had only a few more items to buy and so they walked through Hogsmeade browsing through the shops. The sun was shinning away on the village full of Hogwart students. Ginny and Jade popped into Fred and George's WWW joke shop and met Ron, Harry and Hermione there. They entered the shop and were caught by surprise.
"Oliver!! Is that you?!" Harry exclaimed.
"Hey Harry! Hi Ron, Hermione, Ginny. How are you guys?" Oliver Wood said enthusiastically.
"We're doing good." Ron answered back.
"What are you doing here?" Hermione asked.
"Oh, I just came by to see the coolest twins I know." Answered Oliver.
Fred and George beamed.
"I wasn't talking about you two." Oliver says to the twins.
Fred and George both advance upon Oliver.
"Hey, hey, hey, I'm only joking" Oliver says smiling with his hands up in surrender.
"We know, we like to kid around too" George replies.
"A lot" Fred finishes.
Oliver turns his attention back to the Gryffindor gang. He spots Jade behind them, being shy. He walks forward to her.
"I don't believe I've met this beautiful creature before." Oliver says out loud to no one in particular. "I'm Oliver Wood, Hogwarts Graduate, now player for the British National Quidditch Team." He says while taking her hand and kissing it. Jade blushes extremely.
"I'm Jade Greenstone, transferred from America this year. Currently in Year 4, but I think I'm a bit young for you though. "Jade says to Oliver regrettably.
"Oh I disagree, I think you are perfect just the way you are. Do you want to walk around with me?"
Jade is shocked that Oliver still wants to be with her and nods her head with a smile. Oliver never actually letting go of Jade's hand, gave her a little squeeze and leads her out of the Weasley's shop saying goodbye to the Gryffindor team, with Jade receiving hard glares from the other girls for taking Oliver off the single market. Ron and Hermione taking their incentive also leave the Weasley shop for some time alone.
"Don't do anything naughty Ronekins." Fred and George say to Ron, teasing him as the couple leave the shop.
"I guess it's just us." Harry says to Ginny as they leave the shop too.
"Yeah, I guess." Ginny replies with a groan.
Harry's thoughts *I bet she still likes me, good thing too, cos she's an absolute babe now. I'm glad she has grown up.*
Ginny's thoughts *Urgh! I bet he still thinks I like him. Like whatever boy!! Oh dear, I've been hanging around with Jade too much. I'm starting to have an American accent* ..she ponders for a second. *cool!*
Draco sees Ginny walking with Harry. Draco's thoughts *god, she's hanging around with Potter again. Why won't she realise that Potter doesn't like her and I do!*
Ginny's thoughts *Oh god, there's Draco. Shit! Just pretend that I don't notice him. Don't look at him and I'll be fine. So much for avoiding him this weekend!*
Draco walks up calmly to Ginny and Harry. He has left Crabbe and Goyle eating food in and Pansy has gone shopping with other Slytherin girls.
"What do you want Malfoy?" Harry asks defiantly and steps infront of Ginny to protect and impress her.
Ginny rolls her eyes of Harry's pathetic attempt and lets Draco notice it, in which Draco gives a knowing smug smile.
"Not that it's any of your concern Potter, I need to talk to her." Draco purposely not using the name 'Ginny' or 'Weasley'. He wanted to find out if she would call him by his surname like usual or by his forename, which would mean a step forward in their acquaintance.
"So talk Malfoy." Harry says.
"Didn't you hear me the first time Potter? I said it does not concern you." Draco then turns and speaks to Ginny. "So can I have a minute alone?"
"Not a chance Malfoy." Harry interrupts again.
Ginny is getting very irritated by Harry. "Harry, I don't need you to be all brotherly on me. For goodness sake I have 6 of them already! I can take care of myself." She turns to Draco. "Okay Malfoy, lets go." Ginny decides and leads Draco away form Harry.
Draco's thoughts *She called me 'Malfoy'. She doesn't want to know me. She wants to forget what happened between us when we sang together.* His face drops into sadness. (well really it was more plummeting down into despair what Draco really felt.)
Ginny's thoughts *Gosh, did his face fall when I called him 'Malfoy'? Or was it my imagination? It's not like I can say his first name infront of Harry. Harry would get all suspicious and paranoid.*
"So what do you want?" Ginny asked when they got some fair distance away from Harry.
"Nothing." Draco replies.
"Excuse me? So what was the point wanting to speak with me?"
"I wanted to get you away from Potter."
"And why, I pray thee tell me, did you do that?"
"I know you love and follow Potter around, so I thought I'd take you away from your fantasy."
"Why do you care?"
"Because it annoys you and you hate to be with me. It's fun to annoy you."
"Nothing you could do would annoy me." Ginny says irritably.
"Yeah, right! You're cute when you get annoyed. Your nose wrinkles up!"
"I am not annoyed." Ginny snaps back.
"Okay then, you're angry!" Draco says grinning.
"I would never get myself worked up over You!" Ginny denying the truth.
"Sure you do. Just by looking at me now, you are all worked up. I'm just too good looking."
"Don't flatter yourself, there's nothing about you for you to be proud of."
"Feisty! I like feisty!" Draco moves closer, but Ginny retains her grounds. "But there's one thing I'm sure to be proud of." Draco continues whispering.
He looks down to his trousers. Ginny follows his eyes and realises what he means. Then returns her dark stare into Draco's eyes. They are exceedingly close together now.
"Modest, aren't you?" Ginny says sarcastically.
"Of course, its a Malfoy trait." Draco says proudly.
"Yeah, along with many other things like arrogance and being assholes."
"Oh 'cmon, admit it. You know you would love to jump my bones if you had the chance. You like it when I tempt and tease you, like what I'm doing now. You want me."
"That's where you are wrong, again. You are a stuck-up poser Malfoy." Ginny says angrily.
"Call me 'Draco', dear Virginia." He says innocently and sweetly.
"Why are you doing this to me? Why are you always bothering me and being a general pain in the arse?"
"Because its enjoyable. It's funny to see you react."
"I'll enrol into clown college then, if it's so humorous." She says dripping with sarcasm.
"Nah, I don't think so. The clown outfit would never suit you. But I bet your 'Birthday Suit' will be nice to see.(Birthday Suit = means the outfit you were wearing when you were born. i.e.naked!)
"You're disgusting Draco."
"No. I'm male!"
"Ugh! I don't need to be here at all, let alone listen to you." Ginny turns away to storm off.
But before she tries to walk away Draco takes hold of her wrists from behind and stops her. He presses his body into her back and bends his head down to her ear. Ginny feels his breath on her neck.
"See you soon, dear Virginiareal soon." He whispers making sure his lips actually touch her ear and his tongue briefly skims it too. He then gently and lightly kisses her ear and leaves her standing there. Ginny is shocked, she can not move, she is so aroused.
Ginny's thoughts *Wow! I mean, No! Ugh! Get a grip! He is only messing with your head.* "Men!" She proclaims out loud with disgust and with a huff she stalks off.
Sunday morning
It is 5:30am, and Ginny is sitting up in her bed. She looks over to the other two beds where Hermione and Jade are sleeping. Crookshanks is lying on Ginny's lap on the bed and is purring loudly with content from Ginny's strokes. Ginny looks over to see what time it is and decides to go for a long hot shower. Ginny gets out of bed and Crookshanks wanders over to Hermione's bed to get her warmth. Ginny takes her pyjamas off and only wraps a towel around her body. She puts her hair up with a clip that leaves a few curly hair tendrils hanging down. She tip-toes out of the Gryffindor tower and goes to the Head/Prefect Girls Bathrooms and whispers the password "squeaky clean" to the mermaid. Ginny had gotten the password to the Head/Prefects Girls Bathrooms from Hermione, seeing that Hermione is a Head Girl. She got into the shower and allowed the hot water run over her. She gave a deep sigh of relief, while thinking about her Sunday being spent on packing for the trip and her encounter with Draco in Hogsmeade.
After spending half an hour in the shower, she reluctantly steps out and wraps the towel around her. Having still a few water droplets on her shoulders. It is still very early in the morning and so she does not have her clothes with her, seeing that no one is up at this time, she wanders with only a towel covering her body.
At that very moment Draco comes out of the Head/Prefects Boys Bathrooms (which is right next door to the Girls Bathroom) also but dripping wet, with only a towel around his waist.(Draco is a Head Boy, just reminding anyone who has forgotten from Chapter 1,Beginnings.) Both of them are lost in thoughts of each other that they did not see the other until they collided into one another. Both Ginny and Draco stagger back in shock and look up to see who they had bumped into.
"Watch it" Draco shouts. "Oh!hello Ginny." Draco says with surprise and a hint of an apology in his voice.
Draco's thoughts *Wow, she looks pretty even at this time in the morning. god, she only has a towel on! How I wish I had X-Ray vision!!* Draco smiles to himself.
Ginny notices his smile and asks softly. "What are smiling about?"
"You. Now that's what I call a pretty dress!"
Ginny looks down at what she's wearing. She smiles and blushes.
Draco smiles even more. "You look very pretty." He says fully meaning it.
Ginny's embarrassment flowing. He gazes at her, transfixed in her beauty. Draco overwhelmed in thoughts of her, just stares at her.
Suddenly his towel from his waist slips down to the floor. Draco is totally oblivious to this event for he is too engrossed in Ginny. They stare at each other without a word.
Ginny then breaks the silence. "UrrDraco?" Ginny says shyly looking a Draco's penis.
"Hhmm?" Draco asks dreamily.
"Your towel is on the floor, it dropped down." She answers tearing her eyes away to look back to his eyes again.
"Huh? what?"
"Your towel." Ginny repeated.
Draco coming back to reality, realises what happened. "Oh, shit" he quickly bends down to grab his towel and now Ginny gets to see his arse!
Draco wraps the towel around him again and Ginny just watches him and admires his body, his chest, his muscles, his penis and of course his cute arse!
Draco mumbles profanities. He is completely embarrassed and now annoyed with himself for letting his guard down and for getting embarrassed.
"Enjoyed the view, Virginia?" He says gruffly.
"Indeed, and there's no need to be spiteful Draco. Don't be embarrassed of your natural self. The human body is a beautiful and marvellous thing." Ginny replies calmly with confidence.
"In that case." Draco says stepping closer to Ginny just a few inches away. "You wont mind if I see your natural beauty?" He continues mischievously, looking her up and down trying to imagine what is under her towel.
"In your dreams Draco!" Ginny retorts back and walks away from Draco to her room to start on her packing.
Draco is still standing in the hallway, watching Ginny leave. "You have no idea." He mutters to himself.