A/N: Sorry it took so long. I've been grounded, and still am. :-) I've got most of the next chapter written and as some of you may notice this chapter isn't beta-read.
Disclaimer: I don't own anything…except for maybe the plot.
Chapter Four
Draco Malfoy was sitting in his afternoon Potions class, which was shared with the seventh year Gryffindors as well. And he had noticed that Snape was looking at him strangely. He raised an eye brow at Snape, who cleared his throat.
"Mr. Malfoy," he started, and Draco could feel the eyes of everyone in the class, on him. He looked up at Snape. "It seems that Miss Weasley was late coming into her class this morning, and her excuse was that she had been detained…by you. Is this true?"
Draco smirked, "Of course it was…very nice detainment if you ask me." Draco said smugly, as all the other Slytherins started snickering.
On the other side of the classroom, Ron whispers to Hermione and Harry. "He wasn't talking about my sister, right?"
Hermione looked nervous, and Harry was avoiding looking him in the eye, but said, "I think so…I mean, are there any other female Weasleys here that I don't know about?"
"No," Ron said glaring at Draco.
"Well, then," Harry said sighing. "I guess he was talking about your sister."
"I. Am. Going. To. Kill. Him." Ron said angrily, his face turning red. Hermione, who was worried, put a hand on his back.
"Ron, it might not even be true."
"Yes it is," Ron gritted through his teeth. "Didn't you see her sitting with him at breakfast today? Didn't you see what she was wearing? And she said the same thing as Malfoy this morning in her Potions class."
Harry had a small smile on his face, "I saw what she was wearing."
"HARRY!" Ron hissed, and whacked him on the back. "Don't say that." Ron glanced over to Hermione, who was giggling behind her hand. "What's a matter with you guys?"
"Well," Hermione started, "She does look a bit better than she did before. And if you really think about it…" she trailed off as if she wasn't sure she wanted to say what she was in front of Ron.
"I saw what she was wearing," Harry said again with a stupid grin on his face.
"HARRY!" Ron said again, slapping his cheeks.
"Mr. Weasley? Is there something that you'd like to share with the class?" Snape asked walking over to their table.
"Uh…no?" Ron said nervously.
"Five points from Gryffindor, you make too much noise," Snape said smoothly, walking back to the front of the class.
"Ron," Hermione said carefully, taking his hand. "Calm down, with your temper like that, you're not going to get anything accomplished, except for getting in trouble."
Ron looked down at Hermione and his harsh glare subsided. "Okay."
Hermione smiled at him, "Good, now let's fix Harry." They looked at Harry, who was staring into space with that big stupid grin still on his face. Hermione waved her hand in front of his face, hoping to get his attention. But it didn't work.
Ron grinned wickedly at Hermione, "Oi, Harry," he whispered into Harry's ear, "Look, it's Professor Sinistra, and she's NAKED!"
Harry snapped out of his daze and whipped his head around the room, "Where?"
Ron laughed and Hermione giggled, "I was just kidding."
Harry stared at him grumpily, "I was having happy thoughts."
"Yeah…happy thoughts," said Ron, his gaze shifting over to Draco's direction. Draco was staring sleepy eyed up at the board with his chin propped up on his palm. Ron envisioned himself beating the living daylights out of him, and smiled. "Happy thoughts."
***
I'm going to die, Ginny thought to herself, making her way to Care of Magical Creatures, tugging at her fishnets for the billionth time that day, regardless of Draco's suggestions. When she straightened up she saw a seventh year Ravenclaw staring at her behind in utter fascination. Without thinking she glared at him, and he jumped in surprise and ran away down the corridor.
Ginny giggled and continued to the front doors, only there was a tall, blond boy blocking her way. "Where are you going, Virginia?"
Ginny looked up at him surprised, "Uhm, Care of Magical Creatures?" She suggested weakly.
"Nope, we are going to an empty classroom," he said smirking at her obvious discomfort.
"S-Skip class? Empty classroom?" She muttered in wonderment.
"Yes skip class, and go to an empty class room," Draco saw her shiver and laughed.
Then she jerked her head up, "Why are we going to an empty classroom?"
"More lessons."
"Oh, yeah, lessons," Ginny said reaching to tug on her fishnets.
Draco glared at her hand, "Didn't I tell you not to do that?"
"Well…I…uh, yes you did, but it kind of itches." She said pulling her hand back, but twisting her leg around.
"Ride it out," he said gruffly, and started down the hall. Ginny glanced at her watch, she was ten minutes late for Care of Magical Creatures, so she scurried down the hall, tripping on her feet, following Draco.
He opened a door and stepped in, and Ginny followed. He sat on a desk and looked at her, but didn't say anything. Ginny set her bag down near the door and shut it.
"Teach me to be cool?" Ginny suggested.
Draco scoffed, "You can't learn to be cool, you have to live it."
"Live it?"
"Is there an echo in here?" Draco snapped.
"Sorry," Ginny mumbled. "How to I live cool?"
"You be the exact opposite of what you are," said Draco.
"Opposite, okay, I think that I can do that…" Ginny said carefully.
"Alright, but don't start just now, I need you to help me with my Charms." Draco said pulling out a piece of parchment, a quill and his wand.
"What exactly do you need help with?" Ginny asked pulling out her own wand.
***
Ginny stepped out of the classroom and started towards the Great Hall for lunch. Draco had left a while earlier, and she had stayed to do her homework.
She went and sat down at the Gryffindor table, and received baffled looks from her house mates. She ignored them and drank some of her pumpkin juice. She noticed that Seamus was staring at her, she looked at him and quirked and eyebrow, try to live cool.
"Yes," she asked trying out a cold voice.
"I uh…you…uh…clothes…" he trailed off and looked down at his plate and began shoveling food into his mouth. Ginny grinned and took a sip of her juice. She saw Harry, Ron and Hermione coming into the Great Hall, so she decided to try something.
"What about my clothes, Seamus?" She asked, smirking at him.
He cleared his throat, "Very…nice."
They sat down, Ron on one of her sides, Harry on the other, and Hermione across from her. Ron looked over at her curiously, "What's going on?"
"What do you mean?" She asked, pretending not to know, and straightened up in her chair so her skirt rode up a bit higher. Harry looked down at her partially exposed thigh and gaped. Ron glared at him.
"You know what I mean! What are you wearing? Why were you sitting with Malfoy this morning? And why did we hear about this detainment?" Ron asked furiously.
"Oh that," she said setting down her cup. "I'm wearing clothes, I was sitting with Malfoy because he's-fun, and the detainment," she let a grin settle on her lips, "oh the detainment." Hermione blushed and looked over at Ron, then back to Ginny.
"Ginny! What has happened to you?" asked Ron.
"The name is Virginia," she said standing up and taking her bag with her. She looked at Harry who was staring at her wordlessly. She hesitated, then blew him a kiss, and raised a hand to flutter her fingers, "Bye, bye now."
She walked out of the Great Hall as calmly as she could and then leaned against a wall, breathing heavily. She hadn't realized how nervous she had been until now. She could believe that she had just done that to her brother. She felt terrible about it.
"Ginny?" she whipped her head towards the door. Harry was coming her way, she straightened up and put her bag back on her shoulder.
Then she noticed and flyer near her head, advertising and Christmas ball. Ginny glanced back at Harry who was standing in front of her, "What?"
"I…uh…" he glanced up and the flyer, "I wanted to ask you-"
"HARRY! HARRY! COME HERE!" Ron yelled flying out of the Great Hall, "You have GOT to see this!"
Harry looked from Ginny to Ron, and back to Ginny, and took off towards Ron. Hermione came out of the hall and looked towards Ginny, and said, "Dean blew up Neville's toad! It's seven feet tall!" Ginny rolled her eyes and took off down the hall, towards the doors leading outside. She wasn't sure if she could do this bad thing, or even get Harry to like her.
"He always has to interrupt something important," she muttered under her breath, now sitting by the lake. "Always, always."
"Who?" Draco was standing behind her.
Ginny looked up at him and frowned, "My brother. Harry was going to ask me to the ball, but Ron interrupted, so he couldn't."
"So it's working?" He asked sitting down next to her.
"You could say that, but…I'm worried about something."
"What?"
"What if-what if he wants to kiss me? What do I do? I mean, I've never kissed anybody before," Draco stared at her as if she was crazy.
"Never?"
"Never."
"Well, kissing isn't really that hard. You just…kiss," he said trying to explain, but failing.
"What if I'm bad? What if I'm like…SUSAN! I've heard about her, I've heard that she kisses so bad that guys won't even go near her! They said that she French kisses like she's licking a lolli-pop, up and down…and from what I've heard…that isn't good." Ginny said resting her head on her upraised knees.
Draco put his fingers under her chin, and lifted her head up, towards him. "There's only one way to find out." And lowered his mouth to hers, giving her, her first kiss. Ginny had never kissed before and didn't know that it could feel that lovely, so when Draco pulled away, she made a face at him.
"Why'd you stop?" Then her eyes widened and she clapped her hand over her mouth. "Did I just say that out loud?"
Draco laughed, "Yes, yes you did."
Ginny scrunched her eyes closed, "Maybe, if I wish enough, this will all just go away."
"Or maybe, it won't," said Draco, standing up to leave. "Oh, and by the way. Don't worry about your kissing skills, they're…fine." And he left.
When the sound of his feet on the grass disappear Ginny opened her eyes and smiled at the water. Draco kissed remarkably…not that Ginny had anyone to compare him to, but it was a great kiss to her all the same. She got up, did a twirl, and walked back inside, with a new found hope for getting Harry, and being cool. Funny how one kiss can change your mind about everything.
(A/N: Should I end it there? Good place to end a chapter if I do say so myself. But since I love my readers, and I think you deserve a longer chapter, I'll keep writing.)
***
Ginny plopped down into her seat in Transfiguration, and smiled happily at everyone who was looking at her. Then remember she wasn't supposed to do that and put on a frowny face. McGonagall eyed her suspiciously, but didn't say anything, but she was obviously surprised at Ginny's choice of attire for that day.
Colin was staring at her with his mouth moving like a fish's, she glared at him and he shut his mouth and turned to face the front of the class. Colin wasn't the only guy that was staring at her, and it was making her nervous, she had never had so many people pay attention to her before. And she wasn't sure that she liked it.
After class Colin caught up with Ginny in the hallway. "Ginny? What happened to you?"
"The name is Virginia, and nothing 'happened' to me, I just decided I needed a change," she said brushing him off, but he didn't notice the cold tone in her voice.
"Why?" He asked, trying to keep up with her fast pace.
Remembering what Draco said, she snapped at Colin, "None of your bloody business!" Colin did his fish mouth movement again, and Ginny left him to be engulfed in the stream of students.
Someone tapped her shoulder, she turned around and saw it was Harry. She willed herself not to blush, and not to smile. "Oh hi Harry." She said as nonchalant as she could.
He grinned at her, "Hi Ginny."
"Virginia," she corrected.
"Virginia," he parroted, "I wanted to ask you-"
Ginny decided to try a new tactic, and try to be a tease. "Oh I'm really sorry Harry," she gave him a sultry look, not knowing quite how she did it, and made him blush. "I really have to go, talk to you later?" He nodded dumbly, and she walked off, swaying her hips a little more that usual. She sighed happily, and remembered that the next day was Saturday and that there would be a quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Ginny thought that after the match, when Gryffindor would, no doubt, be celebrating the win, that would be the perfect time for Harry to ask her to the ball. She only had to make him wait one more day.
***
Later that night Ginny had met up with Draco in another empty classroom to help him with his charms. And after they were done she talked to him.
"Guess what." She said grinning at him.
"What?"
"I'm going to play hard to get with Harry, and make him wait until after the quidditch match tomorrow to ask me." Ginny said happily. "I'm being a tease."
Draco nodded his head, "Sounds like fun on your end."
"What do you mean by that?" Ginny asked slightly confused.
Draco smirked, "It doesn't matter, because I don't like Potter anyways."
"He doesn't like you either," Ginny said putting all of her belongings into her bag.
"As it should be," Draco said, then left. Ginny stared at his retreating back and walked to the Gryffindor tower.
When she got there, Ron was waiting in the common room for her. "GINNY! What happened? It's nearly midnight! You stayed out past curfew!"
Ginny shot him a look, "It's Virginia, and I know I stayed out past curfew."
"Why?" Ron asked looking completely confused.
"Actually, it's none of your bloody business," Ginny said smirking at him and climbing up the stairs to her dormitory.
A/N: Okay, so maybe it wasn't that much longer. But I wanted to save the next part for the next chapter. While I was writing this chapter I had to take a break, and in a little pad, I practically wrote the whole story…only not. It isn't exactly an outline, but…well, I have the story all planned out, and if it goes the way I like, it should last no longer than five more long chapters. Which is good, because I have other stories that I need to finish.
Please go read my short ficlet titled, "While You Were Dreaming." I may turn it into a longer story later, because I'm already formulating ideas for it. *grins*
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Chapter Four
Draco Malfoy was sitting in his afternoon Potions class, which was shared with the seventh year Gryffindors as well. And he had noticed that Snape was looking at him strangely. He raised an eye brow at Snape, who cleared his throat.
"Mr. Malfoy," he started, and Draco could feel the eyes of everyone in the class, on him. He looked up at Snape. "It seems that Miss Weasley was late coming into her class this morning, and her excuse was that she had been detained…by you. Is this true?"
Draco smirked, "Of course it was…very nice detainment if you ask me." Draco said smugly, as all the other Slytherins started snickering.
On the other side of the classroom, Ron whispers to Hermione and Harry. "He wasn't talking about my sister, right?"
Hermione looked nervous, and Harry was avoiding looking him in the eye, but said, "I think so…I mean, are there any other female Weasleys here that I don't know about?"
"No," Ron said glaring at Draco.
"Well, then," Harry said sighing. "I guess he was talking about your sister."
"I. Am. Going. To. Kill. Him." Ron said angrily, his face turning red. Hermione, who was worried, put a hand on his back.
"Ron, it might not even be true."
"Yes it is," Ron gritted through his teeth. "Didn't you see her sitting with him at breakfast today? Didn't you see what she was wearing? And she said the same thing as Malfoy this morning in her Potions class."
Harry had a small smile on his face, "I saw what she was wearing."
"HARRY!" Ron hissed, and whacked him on the back. "Don't say that." Ron glanced over to Hermione, who was giggling behind her hand. "What's a matter with you guys?"
"Well," Hermione started, "She does look a bit better than she did before. And if you really think about it…" she trailed off as if she wasn't sure she wanted to say what she was in front of Ron.
"I saw what she was wearing," Harry said again with a stupid grin on his face.
"HARRY!" Ron said again, slapping his cheeks.
"Mr. Weasley? Is there something that you'd like to share with the class?" Snape asked walking over to their table.
"Uh…no?" Ron said nervously.
"Five points from Gryffindor, you make too much noise," Snape said smoothly, walking back to the front of the class.
"Ron," Hermione said carefully, taking his hand. "Calm down, with your temper like that, you're not going to get anything accomplished, except for getting in trouble."
Ron looked down at Hermione and his harsh glare subsided. "Okay."
Hermione smiled at him, "Good, now let's fix Harry." They looked at Harry, who was staring into space with that big stupid grin still on his face. Hermione waved her hand in front of his face, hoping to get his attention. But it didn't work.
Ron grinned wickedly at Hermione, "Oi, Harry," he whispered into Harry's ear, "Look, it's Professor Sinistra, and she's NAKED!"
Harry snapped out of his daze and whipped his head around the room, "Where?"
Ron laughed and Hermione giggled, "I was just kidding."
Harry stared at him grumpily, "I was having happy thoughts."
"Yeah…happy thoughts," said Ron, his gaze shifting over to Draco's direction. Draco was staring sleepy eyed up at the board with his chin propped up on his palm. Ron envisioned himself beating the living daylights out of him, and smiled. "Happy thoughts."
***
I'm going to die, Ginny thought to herself, making her way to Care of Magical Creatures, tugging at her fishnets for the billionth time that day, regardless of Draco's suggestions. When she straightened up she saw a seventh year Ravenclaw staring at her behind in utter fascination. Without thinking she glared at him, and he jumped in surprise and ran away down the corridor.
Ginny giggled and continued to the front doors, only there was a tall, blond boy blocking her way. "Where are you going, Virginia?"
Ginny looked up at him surprised, "Uhm, Care of Magical Creatures?" She suggested weakly.
"Nope, we are going to an empty classroom," he said smirking at her obvious discomfort.
"S-Skip class? Empty classroom?" She muttered in wonderment.
"Yes skip class, and go to an empty class room," Draco saw her shiver and laughed.
Then she jerked her head up, "Why are we going to an empty classroom?"
"More lessons."
"Oh, yeah, lessons," Ginny said reaching to tug on her fishnets.
Draco glared at her hand, "Didn't I tell you not to do that?"
"Well…I…uh, yes you did, but it kind of itches." She said pulling her hand back, but twisting her leg around.
"Ride it out," he said gruffly, and started down the hall. Ginny glanced at her watch, she was ten minutes late for Care of Magical Creatures, so she scurried down the hall, tripping on her feet, following Draco.
He opened a door and stepped in, and Ginny followed. He sat on a desk and looked at her, but didn't say anything. Ginny set her bag down near the door and shut it.
"Teach me to be cool?" Ginny suggested.
Draco scoffed, "You can't learn to be cool, you have to live it."
"Live it?"
"Is there an echo in here?" Draco snapped.
"Sorry," Ginny mumbled. "How to I live cool?"
"You be the exact opposite of what you are," said Draco.
"Opposite, okay, I think that I can do that…" Ginny said carefully.
"Alright, but don't start just now, I need you to help me with my Charms." Draco said pulling out a piece of parchment, a quill and his wand.
"What exactly do you need help with?" Ginny asked pulling out her own wand.
***
Ginny stepped out of the classroom and started towards the Great Hall for lunch. Draco had left a while earlier, and she had stayed to do her homework.
She went and sat down at the Gryffindor table, and received baffled looks from her house mates. She ignored them and drank some of her pumpkin juice. She noticed that Seamus was staring at her, she looked at him and quirked and eyebrow, try to live cool.
"Yes," she asked trying out a cold voice.
"I uh…you…uh…clothes…" he trailed off and looked down at his plate and began shoveling food into his mouth. Ginny grinned and took a sip of her juice. She saw Harry, Ron and Hermione coming into the Great Hall, so she decided to try something.
"What about my clothes, Seamus?" She asked, smirking at him.
He cleared his throat, "Very…nice."
They sat down, Ron on one of her sides, Harry on the other, and Hermione across from her. Ron looked over at her curiously, "What's going on?"
"What do you mean?" She asked, pretending not to know, and straightened up in her chair so her skirt rode up a bit higher. Harry looked down at her partially exposed thigh and gaped. Ron glared at him.
"You know what I mean! What are you wearing? Why were you sitting with Malfoy this morning? And why did we hear about this detainment?" Ron asked furiously.
"Oh that," she said setting down her cup. "I'm wearing clothes, I was sitting with Malfoy because he's-fun, and the detainment," she let a grin settle on her lips, "oh the detainment." Hermione blushed and looked over at Ron, then back to Ginny.
"Ginny! What has happened to you?" asked Ron.
"The name is Virginia," she said standing up and taking her bag with her. She looked at Harry who was staring at her wordlessly. She hesitated, then blew him a kiss, and raised a hand to flutter her fingers, "Bye, bye now."
She walked out of the Great Hall as calmly as she could and then leaned against a wall, breathing heavily. She hadn't realized how nervous she had been until now. She could believe that she had just done that to her brother. She felt terrible about it.
"Ginny?" she whipped her head towards the door. Harry was coming her way, she straightened up and put her bag back on her shoulder.
Then she noticed and flyer near her head, advertising and Christmas ball. Ginny glanced back at Harry who was standing in front of her, "What?"
"I…uh…" he glanced up and the flyer, "I wanted to ask you-"
"HARRY! HARRY! COME HERE!" Ron yelled flying out of the Great Hall, "You have GOT to see this!"
Harry looked from Ginny to Ron, and back to Ginny, and took off towards Ron. Hermione came out of the hall and looked towards Ginny, and said, "Dean blew up Neville's toad! It's seven feet tall!" Ginny rolled her eyes and took off down the hall, towards the doors leading outside. She wasn't sure if she could do this bad thing, or even get Harry to like her.
"He always has to interrupt something important," she muttered under her breath, now sitting by the lake. "Always, always."
"Who?" Draco was standing behind her.
Ginny looked up at him and frowned, "My brother. Harry was going to ask me to the ball, but Ron interrupted, so he couldn't."
"So it's working?" He asked sitting down next to her.
"You could say that, but…I'm worried about something."
"What?"
"What if-what if he wants to kiss me? What do I do? I mean, I've never kissed anybody before," Draco stared at her as if she was crazy.
"Never?"
"Never."
"Well, kissing isn't really that hard. You just…kiss," he said trying to explain, but failing.
"What if I'm bad? What if I'm like…SUSAN! I've heard about her, I've heard that she kisses so bad that guys won't even go near her! They said that she French kisses like she's licking a lolli-pop, up and down…and from what I've heard…that isn't good." Ginny said resting her head on her upraised knees.
Draco put his fingers under her chin, and lifted her head up, towards him. "There's only one way to find out." And lowered his mouth to hers, giving her, her first kiss. Ginny had never kissed before and didn't know that it could feel that lovely, so when Draco pulled away, she made a face at him.
"Why'd you stop?" Then her eyes widened and she clapped her hand over her mouth. "Did I just say that out loud?"
Draco laughed, "Yes, yes you did."
Ginny scrunched her eyes closed, "Maybe, if I wish enough, this will all just go away."
"Or maybe, it won't," said Draco, standing up to leave. "Oh, and by the way. Don't worry about your kissing skills, they're…fine." And he left.
When the sound of his feet on the grass disappear Ginny opened her eyes and smiled at the water. Draco kissed remarkably…not that Ginny had anyone to compare him to, but it was a great kiss to her all the same. She got up, did a twirl, and walked back inside, with a new found hope for getting Harry, and being cool. Funny how one kiss can change your mind about everything.
(A/N: Should I end it there? Good place to end a chapter if I do say so myself. But since I love my readers, and I think you deserve a longer chapter, I'll keep writing.)
***
Ginny plopped down into her seat in Transfiguration, and smiled happily at everyone who was looking at her. Then remember she wasn't supposed to do that and put on a frowny face. McGonagall eyed her suspiciously, but didn't say anything, but she was obviously surprised at Ginny's choice of attire for that day.
Colin was staring at her with his mouth moving like a fish's, she glared at him and he shut his mouth and turned to face the front of the class. Colin wasn't the only guy that was staring at her, and it was making her nervous, she had never had so many people pay attention to her before. And she wasn't sure that she liked it.
After class Colin caught up with Ginny in the hallway. "Ginny? What happened to you?"
"The name is Virginia, and nothing 'happened' to me, I just decided I needed a change," she said brushing him off, but he didn't notice the cold tone in her voice.
"Why?" He asked, trying to keep up with her fast pace.
Remembering what Draco said, she snapped at Colin, "None of your bloody business!" Colin did his fish mouth movement again, and Ginny left him to be engulfed in the stream of students.
Someone tapped her shoulder, she turned around and saw it was Harry. She willed herself not to blush, and not to smile. "Oh hi Harry." She said as nonchalant as she could.
He grinned at her, "Hi Ginny."
"Virginia," she corrected.
"Virginia," he parroted, "I wanted to ask you-"
Ginny decided to try a new tactic, and try to be a tease. "Oh I'm really sorry Harry," she gave him a sultry look, not knowing quite how she did it, and made him blush. "I really have to go, talk to you later?" He nodded dumbly, and she walked off, swaying her hips a little more that usual. She sighed happily, and remembered that the next day was Saturday and that there would be a quidditch match between Gryffindor and Ravenclaw. Ginny thought that after the match, when Gryffindor would, no doubt, be celebrating the win, that would be the perfect time for Harry to ask her to the ball. She only had to make him wait one more day.
***
Later that night Ginny had met up with Draco in another empty classroom to help him with his charms. And after they were done she talked to him.
"Guess what." She said grinning at him.
"What?"
"I'm going to play hard to get with Harry, and make him wait until after the quidditch match tomorrow to ask me." Ginny said happily. "I'm being a tease."
Draco nodded his head, "Sounds like fun on your end."
"What do you mean by that?" Ginny asked slightly confused.
Draco smirked, "It doesn't matter, because I don't like Potter anyways."
"He doesn't like you either," Ginny said putting all of her belongings into her bag.
"As it should be," Draco said, then left. Ginny stared at his retreating back and walked to the Gryffindor tower.
When she got there, Ron was waiting in the common room for her. "GINNY! What happened? It's nearly midnight! You stayed out past curfew!"
Ginny shot him a look, "It's Virginia, and I know I stayed out past curfew."
"Why?" Ron asked looking completely confused.
"Actually, it's none of your bloody business," Ginny said smirking at him and climbing up the stairs to her dormitory.
A/N: Okay, so maybe it wasn't that much longer. But I wanted to save the next part for the next chapter. While I was writing this chapter I had to take a break, and in a little pad, I practically wrote the whole story…only not. It isn't exactly an outline, but…well, I have the story all planned out, and if it goes the way I like, it should last no longer than five more long chapters. Which is good, because I have other stories that I need to finish.
Please go read my short ficlet titled, "While You Were Dreaming." I may turn it into a longer story later, because I'm already formulating ideas for it. *grins*
Thank you to every one who reviewed! I'm going to attempt to thank EVERYONE who has reviewed, which is going to be kind of hard considering that there are a lot of you. Please don't feel bad if I left you out, it was only because of the lack of sleep I've experienced trying to write more for all of my stories!!
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