Author's Note: Alright, I officially have no life today! :::laughs out loud::: I mean, look, it's only like what? 1:34pm and already I uploaded two chapters since I sat down in front of my computer about an hour ago already! Man, talk about being bored! Anyways, might as well strike while the iron is still hot--or in my case, while the creative juices are still flowing! :::cackles:::

Disclaimer: I must've written this numerous times as it is and you know what? NOT MINE!!!

Summary: Ginny Weasley received the shocker of a lifetime when she entered her sixth year at Hogwarts. She fell in love with the last person on earth she thought she'd fall for. Now she has to do everything in her power to grab his attention and make him hers--even if she have to face the wrath of her six brothers and her parents, not to mention the wrath of Hermione and Harry when they find out what she was planning to do.

Setting: Ginny is in her 6th year; Draco is in his 7th year

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XXV. Are They or Aren't They?

Days turned into weeks, weeks turned in months and before long it was close to Valentines day with no sign of hope for either Ginny and Draco to be getting any reconciliation. Since catching Draco kissing Hermione and often seeing the two of them cavorting together in the library, Ginny's anger only intensified ten-fold. She still run in to Hermione and Draco in the library, most of the time they sat huddled closer together at their usual spot it was impossible for her not to wonder what they were whispering about. Harry remained her closest confidant through it all and must've spent as much time with him as Hermione did with Draco.

In the hallways Draco and Hermione's sudden change of relationship even turned heads from quite a lot of people. For once they were civilized with each other! No public show of affection of course--to Ginny's delight--but she knew in private, like inside the library stashed away in the very back corner with tall bookshelves hiding them from view of the entire occupants of the room, they would be necking and doing God knows what! Needless to say it provoked a much talked-about gossip in the entire school. This was the first ever much publicized relationship Draco Malfoy has taken, and he was being seen socializing with a Muggle-born to boot!

But Draco and Hermione's relationship's rapid popularity was matched by talks of Harry and Ginny getting together as well. After all they were rarely seen apart and Ginny was always present at every Quidditch practice and match, always screaming to the top of her lungs for Harry as he zoomed here and there on the air while running after the Snitch. Quite a lot of female claws were ready to scratch Hermione and Ginny's back for snagging a couple of Hogwarts's most eligible--not to mention hottest--guys, but neither one seemed to care. In their own minds they were just a couple of gals hanging out with their close guy friends having some fun.

If only they knew what the rumour mill has in store for them. They seemed oblivious to the fact that the entire campus was talking about them and their much publicized romance with the top two houses' Seekers. There was even a pool going on as to which couple will win the Best Most Romantic Couple at the upcoming Valentines day dance (a/n: yeah, yeah, I just got to have this! after all, Valentines day is this coming Friday--might as well be more clichéd here, right?:::winks:::) with Ginny and Harry in the lead.

Although Ginny's irritation was starting to get the best of her, it seemed to work to her advantage as well. She was starting to excel more in Potions--as well as in her other classes--and earned the right to gloat at Draco who seemed to be stuck being partners with Hermione while she and Harry prospered in Snape's class.

"You are being childish, you know that, right?" Harry pointed out to her on their way to their Potions class Wednesday afternoon a week before Valentines day.

"So what? They seem to be all chummy and shit lately, seems like whenever Malfoy's paired up with a girl he couldn't seem to keep his mind off the gutter." she gave a careless shrug and walked in to Potions class with her chin held high, Harry falling into step beside her with Ron and Hermione dogging along behind them. "Well I'm showing him that I didn't screw things up when we were paired up together."

Harry gave up. Ginny was hell-bent on getting even with Malfoy every way she can, and revelling about her triumphs ranked high on her list. He cast a forlorn look over his shoulder at Hermione who was hopelessly looking at Ginny's straight back. She has been ignoring her for the past few weeks and Harry knew it was eating Hermione alive to see her close female friend treat her this way. Harry was doing his best to get them to patch things up and be friends again, but Ginny doesn't want to cooperate.

"But what if they're not together, Gin?" he insisted, lowering his voice so only she could hear.

Ginny's forehead creased into a frown and shot Harry an incredulous look, "Are you out of your noodles, Potter? You've seen them together yourself! Now tell me if you hadn't jumped to the conclusion that they're indeed an item."

Of course he had, but he knew Hermione very well. Although there was that nagging voice at the back of his head telling him Hermione and Malfoy were more than just friends, still, there was that greater part of his brain telling him he was wrong.

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Draco arrived early in class in the hopes of talking to Hermione alone before class started, but he was in for a surprise when he saw her walked in to the classroom preceded by Harry and Ginny who were talking so intently Potter's head was bent closely to Ginny's and his lips were mere inches from her ear as he whispered probably sweet nothings to her. It irritated him to see Potter get cozy with Ginny. It infuriates him even more to see Ginny jumping and screaming to the top of her lungs, cheering for her beloved Potter in every Quidditch match this season. Her cheering distracted him, and watching her bounce up and down the stands--not mention noticing how some of her fine attributes bounced up and down too--didn't help to get him to concentrate on the game.

As usual Ginny took her seat beside Potter with her brother taking over the seat to Harry's other side while Hermione occupied what used to be Ginny's seat. Since she caught him kissing Hermione, Ginny decided to switch places with her, to Snape's irritation. She wanted to switch places with Harry so she would be as far away from the two of them as possible, but after Snape docked off points from Gryffindor when the two girls made the switch, Harry said no thus making end up sitting beside Hermione. But neither of the two girls seemed to care when points were docked off from Gryffindor; they easily earned those points back anyway.

"Well?" he hissed when Hermione slid in to her seat beside him.

"Well what?" she raised an inquisitive eyebrow at him, challenging him to be more specific.

"You know what I'm talking about. Did you talk to her already? Things all sunshine and peachy between you two yet?"

"Draco Malfoy, do you think that if everything's all sunshine and peachy between Ginny and me we would be entering Potions escorted by those two goofs we call her brother and friend, hm?"

"Hmm...you got a point there, Granger." he muttered.

"Oh shut up." she shushed and opened her book, "Anyway, have you already figured out how you're going to talk to Ginny, hm?"

"Since when did I have to--"

Hermione shut him up by raising her index finger and warning him to stop right there. She leaned closer to him, almost looking like she was about to give him a wet one and dropped her voice to a whisper, "You got yourself into this mess, Malfoy, you gotta think of a way to get yourself out of it as well, not just me." she jabbed her index finger at his chest before breaking into a smile.

"Aw crap. Do I have to?" he whined, pouting like a small child who couldn't have that toy solider he wanted so much.

Hermione giggled at the cute sight of Draco Malfoy looking like a wounded puppy begging for treats. Damn, but the boy could really put on the charm to the max when he wants to! No wonder Ginny went crazy over him.

"Nice work on the charms, buddy. But you're charming the wrong girl." she reminded him good-naturedly before sitting back in her chair and waited for class to begin.

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to be continued...

A/N: aww...I'm all out of ideas for this chapter! :::laughs::: but don't worry, I've got plenty of ideas for the next chapter, don't you worry your pretty little heads off! I don't want to drag this on for too long and I think this is another filler chapter for you peeps to read. Hopefully I am inspired enough (or not too sleepy enough) to finish the next chappie & post it hopefully by tonite.

Missy: as you wish, here's another chapter for you to enjoy! :::smiles::: I seem to be posting a new one like every two hours or so, hehehe

kellyanne: I am working on getting Draco and Ginny to kiss and make up soon. I hate to see them suffer any longer. And Draco kissing Hermione? Yeah, that was purely evil! :::laughs::: what the hell was he thinking?!

nicole: guess you don't have to wait too long to find out what happens next, and thanks for reviewing

MelissaAdams: :::laughs::: if you wait a while you'll see chapters 23 & 24 uploaded already, and now here's chapter 25 for your reading pleasure. and what's the hold up on your story? don't tell me you're suffering from writer's block now?! :::grins:::

Loves-Kiss: happy valentines day to you too! and thanks for liking the story, hehehe, and if you wait a while you'll see that you have like 3 more chapters to read which are all posted today (this chappie being the 3rd one posted :::winks:::)

Carla: thanks for liking it, and I think I am so hyped-up I uploaded 3 chapters today--and they were all done in one sitting! :::laughs:::