AN: I got back from Montreal yesterday and it was so awesome!!!! I spent about $150 and I still had some left and then i shopped impulsively. I love Canada!!! Now back to the story........
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Dealing with Danger
by: Adel Swiftrider
The next day, while leaving her Potions class, Ginny was pulled aside by Draco. He opened a secret passageway and led her into a dimly lit chamber.
"Well?" he asked, "Have you come to a conclusion yet Weasel?"
She rolled her eyes at the nickname, or rather, insult. "Actually, I have." She took a deep breath before speaking again. "I have decided that I will go out with you, Malfoy. But on two conditions. You don't call me Weasel anymore and don't tell anyone about us."
"Fine," he answered. And so, on that day a tentative relationship was forged between Virginia Weasley and Draco Malfoy.
It wasn't easy- they had their share of fights. And all through it, Draco was planning the perfect moment to reveal that he had won the bet.
Weeks passed. Harry didn't suspect a thing. He was also planning something. The perfect moment to ask Ginny out. He had found himself more and more attracted to his best friend's younger sister. Of course he didn't know that Draco and Ginny were seeing each other.
Mabel, however, had a hunch that something was going on. She caught up with Draco as he entered the Slytherin Common Room one night after coming back from some late night exploring of Hogwarts.
"What's going on between you and Ginny?" Her eyes bore into his, searching for the truth.
I swear, he thought to himself, she could be an auror. She's certainly got the interrogating part down. "You can't tell anyone, okay?" He dropped his voice to a low whisper. "Ginny and I are going out."
Mabel squealed with delight. Her favorite cousin and Ginny together was great! "Congratulations!" she told him before skipping off to her dorm happily.
As time passed, Draco felt himself becoming, unconsciously, closer to Ginny. Maybe it was her trust. Or her easiness around him. Whatever it was, he felt himself unwillingly begin to genuinely care for her.
He came to a quick
solution. I have to tell the guys before this gets too out of hand,
he
told himself. I can't develop feelings for her. I just can't.
Ginny walked out onto the Quidditch field, her eyes scanning the sky. She saw a speck in the sky and a flash of silver hair. She decided to take a seat in the stands and wait.
Meanwhile, up in the air, Draco was deep in thought, reflecting on what had occurred earlier in his dorm.
Draco entered the room he shared with three other Slytherins. Crabbe and Goyle were both there, intrigued by Draco's smile.
"I win," Draco announced.
"You did?" Goyle asked, surprised.
"Wait- did you actually get the Weasley girl?" Crabbe asked.
"She said she'd go out with me," Draco replied smugly.
"That's not what we had in mind," Goyle stated, "Did you get her?"
Draco suddenly realized what they meant.
"You haven't won yet...," Crabbe trailed, gleeful. Malfoy shot him a cold look before leaving the room in a huff to think on his own.
He hadn't expected that. Ginny was really quite sweet and he found it harder and harder to think since her face kept flashing in his mind. Ginny was loyal and she trusted him, a Malfoy, son of a Death Eater. Arch-enemy of Harry Potter- The Boy Who Lived. But she still trusted him. I think I'm really falling for her, he thought before shaking his head.
Suddenly a huge gust of wind blew by, bringing him back to reality where he drifted high up in the air on his new Firebolt Extreme. He saw someone down in the stands. Ginny. her red curls whipped around in he wind, making it look like living fire. He quickly flew down and landed in front of her.
"Hi!" she greeted, shivering. The cold weather was a surprise since it had begun much earlier than usual. "What were you doing up there?"
"Thinking," he answered, sitting down beside her. He found himself wrapping his arms around her in an effort to give her some warmth.
"Draco, may I borrow your broom for Friday's Quidditch match?" Ginny asked after she warmed up a little.
"Sure, as long as you don't break it," he replied.
"Draco?" she asked again.
"Hm?"
"What are we going to do when people find out about us- you know- me and you?" She stared up at him.
Draco pondered the question. If I do what Crabbe and Goyle want me to, no one ever will. But...if others do find out, we'll just have to be another 'couple' in Hogwarts. He sighed. "We'll deal with it when the time comes."
They sat in silence until it got too cold before going back in. It was almost time for dinner. Entering the Great Hall separately, they each went to their own tables and sat with others in their houses.
Ginny watched with avid interest as Ron and Hermione flirted with each other. Ron's face had turned bright red and Hermione was laughing.
"Hey Ginny." Harry took a seat beside her, opposite his two best friends.
"Hi Harry," she greeted warmly, turning her attention to her food.
Okay, here's my chance. "Um, Ginny, I was wondering...if you don't have something planned tonight, maybe we could get together?" Harry offered, his emerald eyes hopeful.
Ginny answered, "I'm sorry Harry. I have to meet up with somebody. Maybe some other time?"
"Oh ok." Harry stared at his food glumly and poked at it. He'd lost his appetite. Stupid! Stupid! She probably already has a boyfriend, he scolded himself.
Draco was watching from where he was sitting. His fists were white and he'd been clenching them since the moment Harry sat next to Ginny. He had no idea what either one said.
"Hey Draco," a sickeningly sweet voice came from behind him. "How are you doing?"
Draco could recognize that voice anywhere. Pansy Parkinson was just so pathetic. She just couldn't understand that he never liked her, he didn't like her, and probably never would. She just would not take a helpful hint.
"Pansy," he greeted emotionlessly as he continued to watch Ginny and Harry.
"Draco!" Mabel suddenly slipped under Pansy and appeared by Draco's side.
"Mabel, hello," he said as he saw his young cousin. "Sit." Mabel sat beside him.
"Guess what!" she said excitedly. "Mum and I are going to tour Europe again during Christmas vacation. She owled me this morning!"
Pansy rolled her eyes and left.
"That's wonderful," Draco agreed, be sure to buy me something."
"Of course!" Mabel looked at him as though it was impossible to forget about him. She had such an innocent look upon her face that Draco wondered why she wasn't put in Hufflepuff or Gryffindor. But he knew why. All Malfoys were expected to be Slytherins to keep their family name held up.
"Mabe, could you go talk to Ginny for me for a second?" Draco asked randomly.
"Sure. What do you want mt to say?" Mabel asked.
"Ask her if she's coming tonight. She'll understand," Draco told her. Mabel got up and quickly walked over.
"Hi Ginny!" Mabel said.
"Hi Mabel," Ginny replied. Harry stared and Mabel who suddenly found herself face to face with a living legend.
"Mabel? Hello? Did you want to tell me something" Ginny waved her hand in the younger girl's face.
"Oh, um, are you coming tonight?" she quickly repeated Draco's message. Ginny looked confused for a second before she saw Draco with a questioning look on his face.
"Yes, I'll be there,"
she replied hastily. Harry stared at her curiously. Mabel waved good-bye
and returned to her table. Ginny resumed to eating her good but Harry had
seen who she'd been looking at. Draco Malfoy.
Everyone was in bed as Ginny crept out of her dorm to the Common Room. Once there, she climbed out the portrait hole and snuck down the maze of stairs and corridors to meet Draco. He was already in their meeting spot but concealed in his invisibility cloak. He wanted to watch her as she waited.
Ginny leaned against the all and checked her watch. Getting tired, she sat down and pulled her knees up to her chin. Before long, Draco heard her light snoring.
Draco took off the invisibility cloak and sat down next to her. He prodded her with a finger but she murmured something incoherent and shifted slightly. He kept on poking her until she finally opened her eyes and glared at him.
"I was sleeping!" she growled and sniffed.
"Not anymore," he said in response. He leaned over her and kissed her on her mouth. She felt all her anger disappear as she melted under his touch. His hands roamed over her robes as she ran her fingers though his silky hair.
"Oh...my...," someone said. They pulled away and looked up and there stood Harry, his invisibility cloak partially covering him. He pulled it over his head and they heard his receding footsteps.
Draco stood up and pulled Ginny up.
"I guess they'll all know now," Ginny finally spoke, "I should get back before they notice I'm gone."
"Good night," he said softly, giving her one more kiss.
"Good night." She
ran off and left Draco along. Slowly, he went back to his dorm room.
Harry was sitting in the Gryffindor Common Room, thinking. He didn't want want to believe it was possible, but he'd seen it with his own two eyes. Ginny and Draco together, kissing. He paced back and forth angrily, wishing to curse Draco with everything he knew.
The portrait hole opened as Ginny crept in.
"Harry?" she asked quietly.
"Don't talk to me Ginny," he answered, his eyes flashing dangerously. "Don't come near me. Do you know what you've done? Draco is evil- probably even a death eater and you're out there snogging him without a care in the world. There are consequences for your actions. And please, don't ever talk to me again." With that, he left her there, gaping after him.
Ginny had never felt more hurt in her life. She knew Draco wasn't as cruel or as rude or as mean as he seemed to be. If only Harry could understand, she sighed.
Tiredly, she made
her way up to bed and tried to sleep. Her dreams were plagued by Harry
and his insults.
Ginny wasn't seen the next day. Vicky told the others that she was sick and the excuse was accepted. Tuesday rolled by, as did Wednesday and Thursday. Soon came Friday.
The Gryffindors were up against Ravenclaw. However, when the time came to start, Ginny was nowhere to be found.
Ron walked to Ginny's dorm room. "Ginny," he asked, "Are you okay?" No response. He opened the door and walked in. No one was there.
Ginny wasn't really gone, she was just in another part of the school. With Draco.
"Did Harry tell anybody?" Draco asked, worry lining the question. Ginny shook her head.
A small shriek erupted from the other end of the hall. Suddenly Ginny was being pinned to the wall by a much larger, pug faced, Pansy Parkinson.
"What are you doing here?! Draco is my boyfriend!" Pansy said, violently shaking Ginny.
"Pansy, let here go!" Draco pushed Pansy so she fell on the ground. Shock was written on her face.
"Your father will hear of this," she spat before getting up and leaving. Draco bent down to help Ginny up.
"Uh-oh...," Ginny said, realizing something.
"What? Are you hurt?" Draco asked, concerned.
"The Quidditch game!" she exclaimed. "We've got to go!" Draco called for his broom which he quickly handed over to Ginny.
"I'll see you after
the game," she promised before zooming out on the broom. Draco followed,
at a much slower pace, out to the field.
Next chapter: quidditch game, plot revealed, and so much more!
*Adel Swiftrider