A/N: Ok, this chapter is going to be a little bit different. In case you
hadn't noticed, the chapters have been switching off between Draco's POV
and Ginny's POV, well now this story is getting too complicated to do that
so for now on it'll switch POV's during the chapter. Sorry if this confuses
anyone.
IF YOU HAVEN"T READ THE A/N GO BACK AND READ IT. ^^
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There was only a week left until the dance. And she still hadn't found it.
Draco had almost given up on her. Not that he wanted to go to the dance, not at all. It was just that he thought he saw more determination in her than this. But no matter what happened, he lost. If she didn't find it, then she wasn't the girl he thought she was. If she did find it, he had to go to the stupid dance.
He almost wasn't sure what was worse.
To top it off, Millicent Bulstrode had been pestering him to go to the dance with her. He could only say no so many times.
Sitting alone in the common room, he weighed his options. He could just let it go, and give up on the dance altogether. He'd been thinking of giving Fire some hints as to how to go about getting the book. But now Millicent would get angry with him for going with someone else, and Millicent isn't a person you want angry with you.
Plus he still got that strange feeling when he talked to Fire. Even though it was just her words, there was something about her that made him run to his computer every hour to check if she was online. He wanted desperately to meet her now, to see if she was the same in person. But he'd started this book thing, and chances of her finding it looked slim.
Today just wasn't his day.
-
Ginny was sitting alone in the common room. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were on the other side, talking and laughing about something Ginny obviously didn't know about. They never seemed to include her unless she invited herself along. Hermione only spent time with her if Harry and Ron weren't around.
She'd left her computer upstairs. Standing up, she walked out of the room toward the girl's rooms, not thinking anyone had even noticed her leave of absence.
"Ginny!"
She turned around to see Hermione trailing behind her. "Hi Hermione. What's up?"
Hermione shook her head and motioned toward Ginny's bedroom. "Let's talk in there."
They entered the room and Ginny shut the door. She turned around to face Hermione.
"You know Harry really wants to go with you."
A confused look crossed Ginny's face. "Go with me? Go with me where?"
Exasperated, Hermione exclaimed, "To the dance! He was just telling Ron that he couldn't believe you hadn't asked him yet. And he wanted to know if you weren't going or something."
Ginny scowled. Harry sure was egotistical to think that she had to ask him or else she wasn't going. The nerve of him, talking about her like that with Ron and Hermione. It was true, at the rate things were going, she probably wouldn't be going to the dance with who she wanted to. She'd tried everything, and yet she still didn't have the book. She didn't want to just give up, but things were looking pretty bad.
"Ginny?"
She snapped her attention back to Hermione. She was looking at Ginny with an anxious expression, almost like she wanted her to break down and go to the dance with Harry.
"Well, Hermione, see, I was maybe going to go with somebody else. But now I'm not sure, and see, oh alright." The moment she said it, she instantly regretted it.
Hermione clapped her hands together gleefully and ran off in search of Harry, ready to tell him the good news. Ginny groaned and sat on her bed. She couldn't believe her bad luck. Now she was going to have to go with Harry, something she really didn't want to do.
Today just wasn't her day.
-
It was seven o'clock. Draco grabbed his computer and clicked on chat for the hundredth time that day. By now, he just expected a let down.
But to his excitement, it said otherwise.
Firefly is online.
IceyGaze: Where have you been all day?
Firefly: -sigh- Around.
Draco decided to go out on a limb. It wasn't very often that he showed his feelings to someone, but he was getting rather attached to this Firefly of his.
IceyGaze: Oh. Well...I missed you.
Firefly: I still haven't found the book.
IceyGaze: I assumed as much.
Firefly: I'm on the verge of defeat.
She was going to give up? He couldn't let her do that.
IceyGaze: You're just going to give up?
Firefly: Well, you were right, I can't find it. You don't even want to go to the dance anyway, I'm literally doing you a favor by giving in.
Some favor, Draco thought. Somehow this favor didn't strike him as a very good one.
IceyGaze: You were really excited before. If it means that much to you to go, I'd be more than happy to accompany you. There ARE ways of finding that book. I just don't think you are trying hard enough.
Firefly: I've tried as hard as I could! I've done everything! There's nothing left for me to do!
IceyGaze: Well that doesn't sound like the Fire I know. I thought you had more in you than that.
Firefly: Well this task was just a little much for me I guess.
Draco couldn't believe what he was hearing. She had practically changed overnight. She used to be the one begging to meet him, now it was completely backwards. What was going on?
-
Ginny felt horrible. She hated to turn him down like this, but there was nothing else she could do. She was sure half the school already knew she was going with Harry. Why oh why did she ever let that slip to Hermione? She never wanted to go with Harry.
Now even after all her work, the countless trips to the library, and trying spell after spell, if she DID find the book she was still stuck going with Harry.
One night she thought she would just try a summoning spell. It seemed so obvious! She stood in her common room and shouted, "Accio 'Magic and Lust'!" It took her thirty-four tries before she realized there was a charm blocker on the book for that very reason.
After that night she tried finding spells, duplicating spells, everything she could think of. But nothing worked.
And now, horror upon horrors, her dream was coming true. Ice was actually treating her with warmth. Being flirty with HER. Showing interest in her.
But she was going to the dance with stupid old Harry Potter. Not that she didn't value his friendship, that wasn't it at all. He just really messed up her plans this time.
Firefly: I'm sorry, Ice, I've got to go now. I'll talk to you tomorrow?
IceyGaze: Whatever. You're acting strangely tonight anyway.
Ginny cringed. She was going to have to fix this somehow, she just wasn't quite sure how to do it tonight.
Firefly: I'm sorry. Goodnight.
IceyGaze: Yeah.
Ginny felt a tear drop down her cheek. She just didn't know how to make this right.
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A/N: Don't get mad at me ok? Everything that's bad right now will be fixed soon enough, I promise! Hehe.
IF YOU HAVEN"T READ THE A/N GO BACK AND READ IT. ^^
~*~
There was only a week left until the dance. And she still hadn't found it.
Draco had almost given up on her. Not that he wanted to go to the dance, not at all. It was just that he thought he saw more determination in her than this. But no matter what happened, he lost. If she didn't find it, then she wasn't the girl he thought she was. If she did find it, he had to go to the stupid dance.
He almost wasn't sure what was worse.
To top it off, Millicent Bulstrode had been pestering him to go to the dance with her. He could only say no so many times.
Sitting alone in the common room, he weighed his options. He could just let it go, and give up on the dance altogether. He'd been thinking of giving Fire some hints as to how to go about getting the book. But now Millicent would get angry with him for going with someone else, and Millicent isn't a person you want angry with you.
Plus he still got that strange feeling when he talked to Fire. Even though it was just her words, there was something about her that made him run to his computer every hour to check if she was online. He wanted desperately to meet her now, to see if she was the same in person. But he'd started this book thing, and chances of her finding it looked slim.
Today just wasn't his day.
-
Ginny was sitting alone in the common room. Ron, Harry, and Hermione were on the other side, talking and laughing about something Ginny obviously didn't know about. They never seemed to include her unless she invited herself along. Hermione only spent time with her if Harry and Ron weren't around.
She'd left her computer upstairs. Standing up, she walked out of the room toward the girl's rooms, not thinking anyone had even noticed her leave of absence.
"Ginny!"
She turned around to see Hermione trailing behind her. "Hi Hermione. What's up?"
Hermione shook her head and motioned toward Ginny's bedroom. "Let's talk in there."
They entered the room and Ginny shut the door. She turned around to face Hermione.
"You know Harry really wants to go with you."
A confused look crossed Ginny's face. "Go with me? Go with me where?"
Exasperated, Hermione exclaimed, "To the dance! He was just telling Ron that he couldn't believe you hadn't asked him yet. And he wanted to know if you weren't going or something."
Ginny scowled. Harry sure was egotistical to think that she had to ask him or else she wasn't going. The nerve of him, talking about her like that with Ron and Hermione. It was true, at the rate things were going, she probably wouldn't be going to the dance with who she wanted to. She'd tried everything, and yet she still didn't have the book. She didn't want to just give up, but things were looking pretty bad.
"Ginny?"
She snapped her attention back to Hermione. She was looking at Ginny with an anxious expression, almost like she wanted her to break down and go to the dance with Harry.
"Well, Hermione, see, I was maybe going to go with somebody else. But now I'm not sure, and see, oh alright." The moment she said it, she instantly regretted it.
Hermione clapped her hands together gleefully and ran off in search of Harry, ready to tell him the good news. Ginny groaned and sat on her bed. She couldn't believe her bad luck. Now she was going to have to go with Harry, something she really didn't want to do.
Today just wasn't her day.
-
It was seven o'clock. Draco grabbed his computer and clicked on chat for the hundredth time that day. By now, he just expected a let down.
But to his excitement, it said otherwise.
Firefly is online.
IceyGaze: Where have you been all day?
Firefly: -sigh- Around.
Draco decided to go out on a limb. It wasn't very often that he showed his feelings to someone, but he was getting rather attached to this Firefly of his.
IceyGaze: Oh. Well...I missed you.
Firefly: I still haven't found the book.
IceyGaze: I assumed as much.
Firefly: I'm on the verge of defeat.
She was going to give up? He couldn't let her do that.
IceyGaze: You're just going to give up?
Firefly: Well, you were right, I can't find it. You don't even want to go to the dance anyway, I'm literally doing you a favor by giving in.
Some favor, Draco thought. Somehow this favor didn't strike him as a very good one.
IceyGaze: You were really excited before. If it means that much to you to go, I'd be more than happy to accompany you. There ARE ways of finding that book. I just don't think you are trying hard enough.
Firefly: I've tried as hard as I could! I've done everything! There's nothing left for me to do!
IceyGaze: Well that doesn't sound like the Fire I know. I thought you had more in you than that.
Firefly: Well this task was just a little much for me I guess.
Draco couldn't believe what he was hearing. She had practically changed overnight. She used to be the one begging to meet him, now it was completely backwards. What was going on?
-
Ginny felt horrible. She hated to turn him down like this, but there was nothing else she could do. She was sure half the school already knew she was going with Harry. Why oh why did she ever let that slip to Hermione? She never wanted to go with Harry.
Now even after all her work, the countless trips to the library, and trying spell after spell, if she DID find the book she was still stuck going with Harry.
One night she thought she would just try a summoning spell. It seemed so obvious! She stood in her common room and shouted, "Accio 'Magic and Lust'!" It took her thirty-four tries before she realized there was a charm blocker on the book for that very reason.
After that night she tried finding spells, duplicating spells, everything she could think of. But nothing worked.
And now, horror upon horrors, her dream was coming true. Ice was actually treating her with warmth. Being flirty with HER. Showing interest in her.
But she was going to the dance with stupid old Harry Potter. Not that she didn't value his friendship, that wasn't it at all. He just really messed up her plans this time.
Firefly: I'm sorry, Ice, I've got to go now. I'll talk to you tomorrow?
IceyGaze: Whatever. You're acting strangely tonight anyway.
Ginny cringed. She was going to have to fix this somehow, she just wasn't quite sure how to do it tonight.
Firefly: I'm sorry. Goodnight.
IceyGaze: Yeah.
Ginny felt a tear drop down her cheek. She just didn't know how to make this right.
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A/N: Don't get mad at me ok? Everything that's bad right now will be fixed soon enough, I promise! Hehe.