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A/N: Yes, this goes against all of my strategies of getting more reviews (like only updating on Saturdays) but I love this story so much I'm updating like a crazy person on crazy pills. Enjoy chappie number four.
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Sitting down at her usual spot at the Gryffindor table, Ginny frowned slightly. After everything they had talked about this morning, Ice hadn't shown up to meet her. She was disappointed. Hermione noticed that she was only picking at her food.
"What's wrong, Gin?" she asked in a concerned voice.
Ginny dismissed her with the wave of her hand. Like Hermione would understand anyway, Ginny thought. Her friend shrugged and went back to her food.
"Attention Hogwarts Students." Dumbledore said in a loud voice. He stood up in his chair, ready to speak to the group of kids. "As you know, it is the first day back to Hogwarts since Winter Break. Because we want to do something new and exciting for all of you, we are going to have another ball. This one will be taking place on Valentine's Day, and it's up to the girls this time to pick their dates." He winked slightly, as if very pleased with this idea. "You have over a month to get ready. Attire will be dress robes and masks, as it will be a Masquerade. That is all." Stepping down from his chair, he resumed eating his breakfast.
Excited murmurs could be heard from around the Great Hall. Ginny was still upset but perked up a little at the news. Dances were her favorite thing to do; there was just something about getting dressed up and going to a dance that she loved.
She looked around the room she was in, at the faces of all the students, sitting with their houses. She wondered which one of these people was Ice. No one really looked the part. She was stumped. Suddenly she grabbed her bag and stood up from the table.
"Ginny, where are you going?" Ron questioned her.
She shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not very hungry. I'm going to go back up to my room for a little while before classes. See you later." With that, she left the Great Hall without looking back.
The computer was sitting on her bed, as if waiting for her. She jumped on the bed behind it, and sure enough, "IceyGaze" was logged in. I knew it, Ginny thought triumphantly.
Firefly: I thought you'd be online.
IceyGaze: Well did you really expect me to go into the Great hall, after you stood me up?
Firefly: What? I didn't stand you up, you stood ME up!
IceyGaze: I didn't see any girls by the Dungeons.
Firefly: That's odd. I was there. But then again, I didn't really see any guys either. Maybe we just missed each other?
IceyGaze: Perhaps.
Ginny was confused. So she was wrong. She knew she shouldn't have overreacted, there had to be a reason he hadn't met her like he promised. This news cheered her up greatly.
Firefly: Well that's not all you missed. Guess what Dumbledore told us today?
IceyGaze: What?
Firefly: There is going to be a ball, on Valentine's Day! A masquerade!
IceyGaze: -sigh- I hate dances.
Firefly: Really? They are my favorite! How could you hate them?
IceyGaze: I always end up going with someone I don't like, you have to dress up, and I hate asking girls to go with me.
Firefly: Well, today is your lucky day. This ball is going to be Lady's Choice. And this Lady is choosing you.
IceyGaze: I don't think so.
Firefly: Are you kidding me? Why not?
IceyGaze: I just don't think it's a good idea. We hardly even know each other. This could end up horribly.
Firefly: You are always so pessimistic. I think it'll end up wonderfully. There are no guys I would rather go with than you Ice.
She thought about what she was doing. It was true; she really had no interest in any of the Gryffindor guys. Lately her mind had been on Ice and Ice alone, why shouldn't she go with him?
Firefly: And another thing. Don't you find it odd that I'm the first person you met online? The first person you could really talk to? We go to the same school? Nearly the same age? I think its fate that brought us together. We're supposed to go to this dance together.
Realizing she was sounding almost desperate, Ginny backed off a little bit, waiting for his response. She wished he would reconsider. All she could think about recently was who this mystery guy was.
IceyGaze: Well. I've decided.
Firefly: You'll go with me?
IceyGaze: No, I'm going to test this so-called fate. In my hand right now I have the school library's only copy of Melissa Evergreen's new romance novel, "Magic and Lust". Do you know how long the waiting list is for this book?
Firefly: No, I don't. Why?
IceyGaze: It's about 8 feet long. Everyone in the school is dying to read this book.
Firefly: So? What does that have to do with the dance?
IceyGaze: I'm going to write my screen name on the inside cover of this book, and write, "Yes, Firefly" underneath it. If you can get your hands on this book between now and valentine's day, then sure, I'll go with you.
Firefly: Well how hard could it be to get the book?
IceyGaze: -laughs- Oh, you'll see. Melissa Evergreen writes amazing books, people have resorted to bribing me to give it to them next, before I return it. I even heard of someone stealing it from the person who had it before me.
Firefly: Wow. Well, you underestimate me. I've been put up too much worse tasks than this.
IceyGaze: We'll just see when the dance comes around. Well, I'm off to my classes. You should be too.
Firefly: Right. Oh, and Ice?
IceyGaze: Yes?
Firefly: You better start dress-robe shopping. -winks-
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A/N: That's all for now. I hope you all like where I'm taking this story. I know a lot of people told me that this sounds like the movie "You've got Mail," well, that's funny because that was kind of my inspiration. Although it has some other twists, as well. Remember, I like reviews! I like them a lot! Oh and one more thing, I just made up Melissa Evergreen, in case you didn't already know that. ^^
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO LEFT SUCH ENCOURAING STUFF!
(This chapter isn't as long so I'm going to do some thank yous.)
Shadun- Thank you so much for all of the help you've given me, I'll talk to you more online. Hehe, just like Draco and Ginny! I put this chapter out sooner because of you!
Daemon Sorceress- Hehe, I only made them dense because it wouldn't be much of a story if they met each other already now would it?
Weasley Pride- Don't worry they will realize soon enough.
Kavi-chan- Thanks Lis! I LOVE long reviews!!! I can sort of see where you are coming from about Ginny being "a child still", but come on, did you see the ages? Draco is 7th year and Ginny is 6th. Besides, I can't help it, it's my favorite pairing. ^^;
Vie- I don't mind rambling, it's usually funny! As you can see, you aren't the only one who thinks this is like "You've got Mail". And also, Ginny is just as clueless as Draco.
sadie (say-dee- Thanks for putting me under your favs!! I love to hear that! And yes, you are right, all hell will break loose! Just wait until it happens!
txt-eva- yes, I guess they appear a little dense in the story, but think about it. Neither of them would even FATHOM that they were talking to who they really are. It's a very easy mistake to make to not even acknowledge each other.
Kiku- For some reason I just don't get writers block with this story. And I agree, Ron is a funny one when he's angry!
stokely- Yes, she should have told him, but then again think about it. Would Ginny really tell Draco Malfoy anything personal about herself? (if she knew it was him) That's what I thought.
Crystal- Don't worry, he'll meet her.
Erin Faith- Thank you for all the compliments! I'm glad to hear that people really like this story, it really makes me want to keep writing!
Miah Tolensky- Silly Ginny, glad I could make you laugh so hard, hehe.
Miss Black- Hehe, thank you for that wonderful cheer. I now have my own cheerleaders, fabulous. ^^ By the way, my computer is in my bedroom, not the study.
Black Robed One- I await those future suggestions you promised me, hehe. It's funny that you thought my story was going to end so soon. I assure you, it'll be at least 10 chapters. I'm not sure how many at the moment, however.
Ekaphant- You did get to chapter 3, am I right? I'm assuming if you made it to chapter 4 then you got to chapter 3, lol.
Heather- Wow, you might as well just write a novel in my reviews! Remember when we wrote eachother those emails that were freakishly long? Well your review reminds me of that! This "thanking everyone" thing is really hard. But since you took the liberty of leaving me novels in my reviews I'll leave you a novel on my thank yous. I'm really really glad you like my story. Now you see why I was so obsessed with it. Still AM obsessed with it! ^^; If you have any suggestions, do tell! And like I said to Lis, I understand what you said about Ginny being "young" but this is in her 6th year. And besides, Draco/Ginny is my favorite pairing so you are just going to have to deal with it. -sticks tongue out-
Chocolate Muse- yes, I liked that line myself. And did I answer your question well with my 2 updates since you asked? I indeed DID update soon!
AmethystQueen- I'm glad you like how I set up my "chats" between Draco and Ginny. I quite like it myself.
frananddragon- I KNOW Harry's eyes are green I'm so stupid for saying that, however thank you for correcting me. I'm glad you liked that line about turning Draco on, I needed to spice up the conversation a bit. ^^
Xela- Yup, Draco gets turned on by a Weasley, hehehe. I'm glad you like my writing style, I love hearing stuff like that!
Wow. That took a long time. I'm really really sorry if I forgot anyone, but as you can see I had A LOT of people to thank. If I forgot you, remind me in your review and I'll get you next time. Thanks again.
~Sakura1287
A/N: Yes, this goes against all of my strategies of getting more reviews (like only updating on Saturdays) but I love this story so much I'm updating like a crazy person on crazy pills. Enjoy chappie number four.
~*~
Sitting down at her usual spot at the Gryffindor table, Ginny frowned slightly. After everything they had talked about this morning, Ice hadn't shown up to meet her. She was disappointed. Hermione noticed that she was only picking at her food.
"What's wrong, Gin?" she asked in a concerned voice.
Ginny dismissed her with the wave of her hand. Like Hermione would understand anyway, Ginny thought. Her friend shrugged and went back to her food.
"Attention Hogwarts Students." Dumbledore said in a loud voice. He stood up in his chair, ready to speak to the group of kids. "As you know, it is the first day back to Hogwarts since Winter Break. Because we want to do something new and exciting for all of you, we are going to have another ball. This one will be taking place on Valentine's Day, and it's up to the girls this time to pick their dates." He winked slightly, as if very pleased with this idea. "You have over a month to get ready. Attire will be dress robes and masks, as it will be a Masquerade. That is all." Stepping down from his chair, he resumed eating his breakfast.
Excited murmurs could be heard from around the Great Hall. Ginny was still upset but perked up a little at the news. Dances were her favorite thing to do; there was just something about getting dressed up and going to a dance that she loved.
She looked around the room she was in, at the faces of all the students, sitting with their houses. She wondered which one of these people was Ice. No one really looked the part. She was stumped. Suddenly she grabbed her bag and stood up from the table.
"Ginny, where are you going?" Ron questioned her.
She shrugged her shoulders. "I'm not very hungry. I'm going to go back up to my room for a little while before classes. See you later." With that, she left the Great Hall without looking back.
The computer was sitting on her bed, as if waiting for her. She jumped on the bed behind it, and sure enough, "IceyGaze" was logged in. I knew it, Ginny thought triumphantly.
Firefly: I thought you'd be online.
IceyGaze: Well did you really expect me to go into the Great hall, after you stood me up?
Firefly: What? I didn't stand you up, you stood ME up!
IceyGaze: I didn't see any girls by the Dungeons.
Firefly: That's odd. I was there. But then again, I didn't really see any guys either. Maybe we just missed each other?
IceyGaze: Perhaps.
Ginny was confused. So she was wrong. She knew she shouldn't have overreacted, there had to be a reason he hadn't met her like he promised. This news cheered her up greatly.
Firefly: Well that's not all you missed. Guess what Dumbledore told us today?
IceyGaze: What?
Firefly: There is going to be a ball, on Valentine's Day! A masquerade!
IceyGaze: -sigh- I hate dances.
Firefly: Really? They are my favorite! How could you hate them?
IceyGaze: I always end up going with someone I don't like, you have to dress up, and I hate asking girls to go with me.
Firefly: Well, today is your lucky day. This ball is going to be Lady's Choice. And this Lady is choosing you.
IceyGaze: I don't think so.
Firefly: Are you kidding me? Why not?
IceyGaze: I just don't think it's a good idea. We hardly even know each other. This could end up horribly.
Firefly: You are always so pessimistic. I think it'll end up wonderfully. There are no guys I would rather go with than you Ice.
She thought about what she was doing. It was true; she really had no interest in any of the Gryffindor guys. Lately her mind had been on Ice and Ice alone, why shouldn't she go with him?
Firefly: And another thing. Don't you find it odd that I'm the first person you met online? The first person you could really talk to? We go to the same school? Nearly the same age? I think its fate that brought us together. We're supposed to go to this dance together.
Realizing she was sounding almost desperate, Ginny backed off a little bit, waiting for his response. She wished he would reconsider. All she could think about recently was who this mystery guy was.
IceyGaze: Well. I've decided.
Firefly: You'll go with me?
IceyGaze: No, I'm going to test this so-called fate. In my hand right now I have the school library's only copy of Melissa Evergreen's new romance novel, "Magic and Lust". Do you know how long the waiting list is for this book?
Firefly: No, I don't. Why?
IceyGaze: It's about 8 feet long. Everyone in the school is dying to read this book.
Firefly: So? What does that have to do with the dance?
IceyGaze: I'm going to write my screen name on the inside cover of this book, and write, "Yes, Firefly" underneath it. If you can get your hands on this book between now and valentine's day, then sure, I'll go with you.
Firefly: Well how hard could it be to get the book?
IceyGaze: -laughs- Oh, you'll see. Melissa Evergreen writes amazing books, people have resorted to bribing me to give it to them next, before I return it. I even heard of someone stealing it from the person who had it before me.
Firefly: Wow. Well, you underestimate me. I've been put up too much worse tasks than this.
IceyGaze: We'll just see when the dance comes around. Well, I'm off to my classes. You should be too.
Firefly: Right. Oh, and Ice?
IceyGaze: Yes?
Firefly: You better start dress-robe shopping. -winks-
~*~
A/N: That's all for now. I hope you all like where I'm taking this story. I know a lot of people told me that this sounds like the movie "You've got Mail," well, that's funny because that was kind of my inspiration. Although it has some other twists, as well. Remember, I like reviews! I like them a lot! Oh and one more thing, I just made up Melissa Evergreen, in case you didn't already know that. ^^
THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYONE WHO LEFT SUCH ENCOURAING STUFF!
(This chapter isn't as long so I'm going to do some thank yous.)
Shadun- Thank you so much for all of the help you've given me, I'll talk to you more online. Hehe, just like Draco and Ginny! I put this chapter out sooner because of you!
Daemon Sorceress- Hehe, I only made them dense because it wouldn't be much of a story if they met each other already now would it?
Weasley Pride- Don't worry they will realize soon enough.
Kavi-chan- Thanks Lis! I LOVE long reviews!!! I can sort of see where you are coming from about Ginny being "a child still", but come on, did you see the ages? Draco is 7th year and Ginny is 6th. Besides, I can't help it, it's my favorite pairing. ^^;
Vie- I don't mind rambling, it's usually funny! As you can see, you aren't the only one who thinks this is like "You've got Mail". And also, Ginny is just as clueless as Draco.
sadie (say-dee- Thanks for putting me under your favs!! I love to hear that! And yes, you are right, all hell will break loose! Just wait until it happens!
txt-eva- yes, I guess they appear a little dense in the story, but think about it. Neither of them would even FATHOM that they were talking to who they really are. It's a very easy mistake to make to not even acknowledge each other.
Kiku- For some reason I just don't get writers block with this story. And I agree, Ron is a funny one when he's angry!
stokely- Yes, she should have told him, but then again think about it. Would Ginny really tell Draco Malfoy anything personal about herself? (if she knew it was him) That's what I thought.
Crystal- Don't worry, he'll meet her.
Erin Faith- Thank you for all the compliments! I'm glad to hear that people really like this story, it really makes me want to keep writing!
Miah Tolensky- Silly Ginny, glad I could make you laugh so hard, hehe.
Miss Black- Hehe, thank you for that wonderful cheer. I now have my own cheerleaders, fabulous. ^^ By the way, my computer is in my bedroom, not the study.
Black Robed One- I await those future suggestions you promised me, hehe. It's funny that you thought my story was going to end so soon. I assure you, it'll be at least 10 chapters. I'm not sure how many at the moment, however.
Ekaphant- You did get to chapter 3, am I right? I'm assuming if you made it to chapter 4 then you got to chapter 3, lol.
Heather- Wow, you might as well just write a novel in my reviews! Remember when we wrote eachother those emails that were freakishly long? Well your review reminds me of that! This "thanking everyone" thing is really hard. But since you took the liberty of leaving me novels in my reviews I'll leave you a novel on my thank yous. I'm really really glad you like my story. Now you see why I was so obsessed with it. Still AM obsessed with it! ^^; If you have any suggestions, do tell! And like I said to Lis, I understand what you said about Ginny being "young" but this is in her 6th year. And besides, Draco/Ginny is my favorite pairing so you are just going to have to deal with it. -sticks tongue out-
Chocolate Muse- yes, I liked that line myself. And did I answer your question well with my 2 updates since you asked? I indeed DID update soon!
AmethystQueen- I'm glad you like how I set up my "chats" between Draco and Ginny. I quite like it myself.
frananddragon- I KNOW Harry's eyes are green I'm so stupid for saying that, however thank you for correcting me. I'm glad you liked that line about turning Draco on, I needed to spice up the conversation a bit. ^^
Xela- Yup, Draco gets turned on by a Weasley, hehehe. I'm glad you like my writing style, I love hearing stuff like that!
Wow. That took a long time. I'm really really sorry if I forgot anyone, but as you can see I had A LOT of people to thank. If I forgot you, remind me in your review and I'll get you next time. Thanks again.
~Sakura1287