Professor Snape glared at his class in disdain. It was no secret that he hated all of his students, some more then others.
"Malfoy!" He snapped at the boy who was busy scribbling down notes.
"Yes sir?" Malfoy asked standing beside his desk.
"What is the key thing to remember if you are making a bi-cell transformation potion?" Snape asked with a sneer.
"Um…"Malfoy said thinking hard.
Ginny glanced at the situation and wrote quickly on her hand the answer. Pointing her wand and her hand she mummers a quick charm and watched the ink seep into her hand. With a grin she watched as Malfoy glanced at his paper and with a confused expression read the words that had just written themselves on his paper.
"Time. If you let the potion sit to long it won't as effective."
"Very well, do sit Malfoy."
Malfoy took a seat and whispered something to Crab who was beside him. Crab shook his head and shrugged.
"I saw that."
"What?" Ginny asked.
"I saw what you did." Hermoine said beside her.
"You won't tell will you?" Ginny hissed.
"No. But I still saw that." Hermoine said with a wink and turned her attention back to the stiff backed teacher.
Twenty minutes went by and the bell finally went off, as Snape was about to scream at Longbottom for once again wiping out a full supply of a vital ingredient in his haste to finish.
Ginny grabbed her things and headed out of the creepy dungeon. As she was climbing the stairs someone snatched a book away from her arm.
"Oh, what's this?" Malfoy said as he slowly opened the cover of the book.
"That's mine!" Ginny said holding her hand out with a subtle motion.
"Come and get it. You know, I don't think I've read this one. I just might keep it." He said.
"If you have brain one in that head of yours, you'll give the book back you my sister you jerk." Ron said from behind her. Draco raised a brow and shoved the book into Ginny's hand.
"What would I do with a raggedy book like that anyway?" He asked menacingly.
Ron started to step forward but was held back by Harry who had grabbed his arm.
Draco turned around and marched up the stairs leaving his arrogant laughter behind.
"One of these days!" Ron shouted angrily.
"He's not worth detention, Ron." Harry said pointedly as gestured his head down the stairs at Snape who had apparently watched the whole thing with a frown.
"Lets go." Ron said marching ahead of them all the way up the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Hermoine asked as she stepped up beside Ginny on the stairs.
Ginny only shrugged and made her way through the halls.
"I'm going to the library, care to join me?" Hermoine asked.
Ginny stopped and looked at Harry and Ron, who were making their way to the grounds.
"Sure, why not." Ginny said with a nod.
The two girls walked slowly down the halls talking about anything that came up. Hermoine had grown to become like a big sister to Ginny and they were practically inseparable.
"So, what was that back in class?" Hermoine asked.
"I sent a note to Ron." Ginny said trying to hide it.
"I'm not blind. I know that you sent 'him' that message." Hermoine said with emphasis. " So spill."
"Hey, I know what it's like to be grilled like that. Everyone deserves some help sometime." Ginny reasoned.
Hermoine made a face. "Look, I thought you could trust me, obviously I was wrong." With this she stopped and turned around marching away from the library.
You had to hand it to Hermy; she could sniff out a liar a mile away. With a sigh Ginny stepped into the massive library. Choosing a table she started to set up for a night of studying. Grabbing her quill in her right hand she reached for the first thing on her list. As she reached for her potions book she noticed "When the Clock Strikes Midnight" sitting there looking lonely. Shrugging her shoulders she set her quill down and opened the book. A piece of paper fell out of two of the pages and onto her lap.
She frowned slightly and set the book down. Picking up the folded note she opened it.
"I know it was you. I guess I should thank you. However I don't need any Gryfinder bleeding hearts meddling in my affairs. So mind your own business.
~D.M~"
"Oh, you're so grateful aren't you, you egomaniac!" Ginny said slamming the paper down. "If you don't want my help, to friggen bad. 'Sides, who's he calling a bleeding heart!" She said standing tall. She reached down and grabbed the note and tossed it into a local trashcan with much show. Maria Hendred a first year Hufflepuff looked at Ginny strangely, not that Ginny really cared.
'I'm going to help you Draco Malfoy, even if it's the last thing I ever do!' Ginny thought as she marched out of the library.
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"Malfoy!" He snapped at the boy who was busy scribbling down notes.
"Yes sir?" Malfoy asked standing beside his desk.
"What is the key thing to remember if you are making a bi-cell transformation potion?" Snape asked with a sneer.
"Um…"Malfoy said thinking hard.
Ginny glanced at the situation and wrote quickly on her hand the answer. Pointing her wand and her hand she mummers a quick charm and watched the ink seep into her hand. With a grin she watched as Malfoy glanced at his paper and with a confused expression read the words that had just written themselves on his paper.
"Time. If you let the potion sit to long it won't as effective."
"Very well, do sit Malfoy."
Malfoy took a seat and whispered something to Crab who was beside him. Crab shook his head and shrugged.
"I saw that."
"What?" Ginny asked.
"I saw what you did." Hermoine said beside her.
"You won't tell will you?" Ginny hissed.
"No. But I still saw that." Hermoine said with a wink and turned her attention back to the stiff backed teacher.
Twenty minutes went by and the bell finally went off, as Snape was about to scream at Longbottom for once again wiping out a full supply of a vital ingredient in his haste to finish.
Ginny grabbed her things and headed out of the creepy dungeon. As she was climbing the stairs someone snatched a book away from her arm.
"Oh, what's this?" Malfoy said as he slowly opened the cover of the book.
"That's mine!" Ginny said holding her hand out with a subtle motion.
"Come and get it. You know, I don't think I've read this one. I just might keep it." He said.
"If you have brain one in that head of yours, you'll give the book back you my sister you jerk." Ron said from behind her. Draco raised a brow and shoved the book into Ginny's hand.
"What would I do with a raggedy book like that anyway?" He asked menacingly.
Ron started to step forward but was held back by Harry who had grabbed his arm.
Draco turned around and marched up the stairs leaving his arrogant laughter behind.
"One of these days!" Ron shouted angrily.
"He's not worth detention, Ron." Harry said pointedly as gestured his head down the stairs at Snape who had apparently watched the whole thing with a frown.
"Lets go." Ron said marching ahead of them all the way up the stairs.
"What was that all about?" Hermoine asked as she stepped up beside Ginny on the stairs.
Ginny only shrugged and made her way through the halls.
"I'm going to the library, care to join me?" Hermoine asked.
Ginny stopped and looked at Harry and Ron, who were making their way to the grounds.
"Sure, why not." Ginny said with a nod.
The two girls walked slowly down the halls talking about anything that came up. Hermoine had grown to become like a big sister to Ginny and they were practically inseparable.
"So, what was that back in class?" Hermoine asked.
"I sent a note to Ron." Ginny said trying to hide it.
"I'm not blind. I know that you sent 'him' that message." Hermoine said with emphasis. " So spill."
"Hey, I know what it's like to be grilled like that. Everyone deserves some help sometime." Ginny reasoned.
Hermoine made a face. "Look, I thought you could trust me, obviously I was wrong." With this she stopped and turned around marching away from the library.
You had to hand it to Hermy; she could sniff out a liar a mile away. With a sigh Ginny stepped into the massive library. Choosing a table she started to set up for a night of studying. Grabbing her quill in her right hand she reached for the first thing on her list. As she reached for her potions book she noticed "When the Clock Strikes Midnight" sitting there looking lonely. Shrugging her shoulders she set her quill down and opened the book. A piece of paper fell out of two of the pages and onto her lap.
She frowned slightly and set the book down. Picking up the folded note she opened it.
"I know it was you. I guess I should thank you. However I don't need any Gryfinder bleeding hearts meddling in my affairs. So mind your own business.
~D.M~"
"Oh, you're so grateful aren't you, you egomaniac!" Ginny said slamming the paper down. "If you don't want my help, to friggen bad. 'Sides, who's he calling a bleeding heart!" She said standing tall. She reached down and grabbed the note and tossed it into a local trashcan with much show. Maria Hendred a first year Hufflepuff looked at Ginny strangely, not that Ginny really cared.
'I'm going to help you Draco Malfoy, even if it's the last thing I ever do!' Ginny thought as she marched out of the library.
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Authors Note: Chapter 2's up. Please read and review.