A/N: Howdy y'all. I'm finally finished with this thing. I got frustrated so I decided to end it. I personally think it sucks, but want you to read it anyway, cause you may like it. So, without further ado, here is chapter 7.



Chapter 7

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"Ginny, it's Harry. Could I talk to you?" he asked through the door.

A muffled grunt from the other side was the only answer he got so he proceeded into the room. He strolled over to her bed, stopped, and then threw himself on it, causing Ginny to bounce into the air.

"Oomph." she cried as she landed. The covers fell from her face.

"Oh good. It worked." he said smiling.

"Don't look at me! I'm hideous!" she told him pulling the covers back over her face.

"What are you talking about? You look gorgeous. It's your breath that's hideous." he said yanking the covers back.

"Thanks." Ginny said, making sure the covers were over her mouth.

"So I've been sent here by Ron, because he hates to admit that he's wrong as you very well know, so I'm here to beg for your forgiveness. He says that he loves you and he's really sorry for freaking out. He also wanted me to ask you if you would help him with his astronomy." Harry said all in one breath.

"I can't except his apology, but I will help him with his astronomy." Ginny said.

"Why can't you except the apology that he worked so hard on?" Harry asked.

"Because I want to here him say it. Geez, where is Hermione!? I'm bloody hungry!" she said.

"She only left a few minutes ago Gin, and I don't think she sprinted there." Harry reasoned with her.

"Listen. I'm going to go tell Ron what you said. After you get something in your stomach, and brush your teeth, why don't you go for a walk or something? It will do you some good getting some fresh air into those lint filled lungs of yours." Harry joked.

"Yeah, yeah, I know. I need to practice my knife throwing anyway. It's been a while." she said.

Just then, Hermione came bursting through the door with a tray of food.

"Okay, I've got everything you had on the list, so lets start eating!" Hermione announced, passing Ginny a bowl of ice cream and a handful of marshmallows.

Ginny started shoveling heaping spoonfuls of ice cream into her mouth. Soon after, she clutched her forehead.

"Oh, oww,oww,oww! Brain freeze! Owwy! Oh!" she whined.

"Pull down on your ear lobe." Hermione suggested. Ginny did.

"Oh that feels much better. Thanks." she said.

Harry, who was observing, started laughing.

"And what, may I ask, is so funny?" Ginny asked.

"You. You're like a Hoover." he said.

"What's a Hoover?" Ginny asked looking confused.

"It's a type of Muggle vacuum." Hermione told her.

"Oh." was Ginny's response.

"Anyway, Gin. You should get dressed and go to that tree or something. You know, get outside. Bond with nature." Hermione said. Ginny laughed.

"I will. I promise. In fact, I'll go now." she said getting off the bed.

"Oh Gin! It's so good to have you back!" Harry said giving a fake sob and hugging her tightly.

"Harry, get off of me." she said laughing.

"Fine. Geez. Just trying to show a little affection. Are you going to eat that?" he asked.

"The ice cream you can have, but the marshmallows are coming with me. They're pretty." she said, admiring the pastel colors in the bag.

"You're weird. Go get dressed." Hermione said.

"Guess who I ran into on the food run." Hermione asked Harry after Ginny had left the room.

"Umm, hold on, I can get this." Harry said, putting his finger on his temple.

"Malfoy." she told him.

"Aww, 'mione, I was gonna say that! What did he have to say." he asked.

"Well, he informed me that he has fallen for Ginny." she said.

"He did? Seriously?" he said, looking utterly shocked.

Hermione nodded her head.

"Wow. I wasn't aware that Malfoy was capable of feeling. I bet it hurts." Harry said.

"Why would it hurt?" Hermione asked.

"Because his heart grows." he said.

"Oh don't be silly. He really likes her. You should have seen his eyes when he talked about her." she said.

"Well, let's hope everything works out. I think you should tell Ron." he said.

"Why me?" Hermione asked wide eyed.

"Because you're a girl."

"So!"

"Well he won't beat you up!"

"Oh all right. Let's get this over with then." she said as she started walking out the door.

"Hermione" Harry said as he grabbed her hand. "If you don't make it back alive, I just want you to know..."

"Oh Harry, shut up." she said laughing as she pulled her hand away. "Just wish me luck."

"Good luck."

Hermione took a deep breath and slowly started making her way over to the boy's dorm.

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Ginny walked slowly toward the tree, letting the sun warm her skin. When she got there, she noticed that the target was gone.

Oh well. She thought.

She got into "the stance", and started throwing, missing the tree every time.

"What am I doing wrong?" she asked aloud.

"Well, first of all, your shoulders are way tense." Draco said as he walked up to her.

Ginny jumped at his voice, and spun around to face him.

"Malfoy, must you sneak up on me like that?" she asked.

"Didn't mean to scare you. Sorry." he said.

"It's okay." Ginny said. There was an awkward silence.

"Marshmallow?" she offered.

"Uh, no." he said. He had had enough of those for one day.

"You don't mind if I eat do you?" she asked.

"Of course not. Eat away." he said.

"Are you okay? You seem a little nervous, and/or distracted." she said.

"Well, uh, actually...I like this girl. A lot. And I don't know how to tell her that I think about her all the time. I can't wait to see her, and I love being with her. She makes me laugh. She's beautiful and smart and sexy as hell and it scares me the death because she might not feel the same way about me." he blurted out.

"Wow. Sounds like you really like her." he said.

"I don't just like her. I'm in love with her." he said, staring her strait in the eye.

"Are you sure? I mean, how do you know when you're really in love?" she asked.

"You just feel it. See what she does to me?! I get all mushy, and I hate being mushy." he said.

"Yeah, she really has a hold on you. So, ah, who is she?" Ginny said, trying to sound casual.

"And why should I tell you?" Draco asked.

"Because! Please tell me! Please! It's tearing me up inside!" she whined.

"You're over-reacting." he said.

"So? You should tell me anyway. I might be able to help." she told him.

Or break into tears when you say it's not me... she thought.

"I don't need your help." he said.

"Fine. Just tryin' to be nice." she said annoyed.

"Look. It's not that I don't appreciate your offer, it's just that you wouldn't be able to talk to this person...unless...you have a conversation...with...yourself." he finally got out, his knees weak and hands shaking.

Ginny stood there with a confused look on her face. Then, finally, sweet realization dawned on her. Her eyes widened and she sat down on the ground.

"Oh my. Let me get this straight. Okay, so.....what?" she stammered. She couldn't think strait. She felt like an idiot just sitting there, not being able to say anything.

Malfoy knelt down in front of her, his heart beating like mad.

"Please say something." he pleaded.

"I love you." she whispered.

"What?" he asked, getting closer.

"I love you." she said again, a smile forming on her lips.

"I'm sorry. One more time." he said getting even closer.

She looked into his eyes.

"I need to tell you a secret Malfoy." she said.

"Um, okay..."he said

Ginny grabbed the Collor of his shirt and pulled him into a kiss.

"I liked that secret." he said after they broke apart. "You have anymore?"

"Are you kidding? I have a thousand! I love you." she said smiling.

"You have no idea how happy it makes me to know that. I love you too." he said.

"That sounds awesome coming from your mouth." she said.

"I just like your mouth" he said as he kissed her again.

Ginny started laughing.

"What?" Malfoy asked.

"Ron's gonna freak!" she said.











A/N: Well there you go! I hope it was long enough for you. And also that you liked it. I re-wrote some stuff, but I still don't really like it. Oh well. Just to let you all know, I'm not writing anything else. It's fun and all, but I am just too busy. And it's funner to read what you write anyway. So farewell reviewers!! It's been fun! Tootles!