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Chapter Two: Damn, that should be illegal
'Damn, that should be illegal,' Draco thought to himself as he watched Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and Ron enter the Great Hall. 'Nobody looks that good in the morning. Hmm…She doesn't look upset at all. Maybe she got over me…' Draco felt a sudden pain strike his heart. Sure, he wanted Ginny to forget about him, but he never thought that she actually would. And boy did that hurt him.
Ginny flipped her hair and then stole a glance at Draco. He looked down at his breakfast and continued eating. She 'hmmmphed' and sat down at the Gryffindor table. Once she finished her breakfast (in a matter of 5 minutes, a new record everybody!) she quickly left the Hall. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared after her and then smirked as they remembered that phase one of 'Operation Icy Love' was coming into play today. After Draco left the Hall, the three exchanged smiles, dabbed their mouths with their napkins, and followed him. They rounded him up into a corner and began to interrogate him. They made sure they were alone first, because if Ginny found out what they were doing she'd definitely throw a temper tantrum.
"Expelliarmus!" Draco's wand flew out of his hand and into Hermione's. "Tut tut, Draco. You didn't think we'd actually let you keep this, did you?"
"Shut up, Granger, what do you freaks want?" Draco stopped using the term 'Mudblood' ever since Ginny came into his life. Also, he had made sort of a peace treaty with the Dream Team when he started dating Ginny because she refused to go out with him if he didn't. Just proves that he'd do anything for her. Though he would never admit it to himself, Draco now respected Potter, Granger, and the rest of the Weasleys. He actually LIKED them, but of course, things don't change that quickly.
"Oh, just to know the truth about some stuff, Malfoy," replied Harry, advancing on him with a smirk. Most of Ginny's friends had started to take a liking to the new Draco, and that included Harry, Ron, and Hermione. They wouldn't have come up with their little plan if they didn't like him. But they did, and here's the rest of the story.
"And how do you think you're going to get the truth out of me?" Draco asked sounding quite confident, but he was actually bloody terrified.
"Psh, that's the easy part!" Ron said with a malicious grin. Then, with know warning whatsoever, he bonked Draco over the head with one of Hermione's huge books, knocking Draco out temporarily. "Geez, Hermione. Now I know why you carry those books around. Useful little weapons, aren't they?" They all giggled and went on with their plan.
"Ok, Herms. Do you have that muggle thingy you told us about yesterday?" Ron asked.
"It's a recorder, Ron. Honestly, you should take Muggle Studies. But yeah, I have it," replied Hermione, rolling her eyes.
"Whatever. Ok, Harry. Do you have the Veritaserum?" Ron turned to Harry who was searching his pockets for the little bugger. Finally, he pulled out a tiny bottle and replied, "Truth Serum, Check!"
"Great. Now Hermione, go over there and open his mouth," Ron demanded with a smile.
"Why do I have to do it? Why can't one of you guys do it?" she whined.
"Oh alright. Hand me the damned Serum, Harry." Harry handed the tiny bottle to Ron and grinned at him. "The things I do for my little sister and this chum. They ought to thank me someday…" he trailed off and proceeded. He opened Draco's mouth and lifted his chin up so that the fluid could go down his throat better. Once the bottle was empty, Ron got up and turned back to his friends.
"Now then, turn on the whatever you call it, Herms," Ron told Hermione as she rolled her eyes again, muttering 'recorder' under her breath.
"There, it's on, your majesty," she replied sarcastically. Harry snickered as Ron rolled his eyes at her.
"Anyways," he glared at his two friends, "let's continue with the plan, alright?" They nodded and went on.
"Now Draco, answer a few questions for us, would ya?" Draco let out a burp. They took that as a 'yes' and proceeded.
"Ok, first question. Do you, Draco Malfoy, like my little sister, Virginia Weasley?" Ron asked the half knocked out boy.
"No, I do not like Virginia Weasley," Draco replied tipsily. The trio exchanged nervous glances with each other. How could he? He was under a truth serum! Maybe he didn't like her after all. Maybe they were wrong about him. "I don't LIKE the little weasel. I love her." Draco hiccupped. The gang sighed in relief. They could have hugged him at that moment, but resisted the temptation.
"Nice answer. Next question. Why did you dump Ginny Weasley?" Hermione asked the question that puzzled hers and everyone else's minds.
"Because she deserves better than me. I'm nothing but evil scum," Draco mumbled.
"Who told you that?" Hermione urged him to answer.
"My father and my mother. And they're right. She's too good for me. Too pretty, too smart, too loving, too caring, too understanding, I could just go on and on. Ginny deserves someone more like Potter, here. See, he's heroic, brave, a Gryffindor. They're perfect for each other," he spat out.
Harry blushed and then ended their little chat with Draco, "Um, okay Draco. That's all we'll need from you tonight. See you in the morning." Hermione muttered 'Obliviate' and the boys dragged him back to his Prefect bedroom unnoticed.
The infamous trio headed back to the common room and sat down in their favorite seats by the fire with a sigh. They were going to have to prove to Draco that Draco was all that Ginny wanted. This task seemed harder than protecting Ginny from Lucius Malfoy or even the frickin' Dark Lord. (A/N: The Dark Lord has already been defeated at this time. I can explain later if you want.) Not to mention, they had to show Ginny that she still loved Draco. By the looks of it, she was getting over him just the slightest bit every day. But deep inside, they knew that she still loved Draco with all her heart. Once Ginny Weasley loves you, she always loves you, no matter what.
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The day went by pretty slow. Classes were boring, Snape mean as ever, and McGonagall stricter than anyone else. It was nothing new to them though. Draco wasn't seen in any of his classes and Ginny looked glum throughout hers. Needless to say, the day was pretty dull. That is, until dinner rolled around.
"Ugh, Hermione, I don't know what to do anymore! He keeps staring at me, but he doesn't say anything whenever I try to talk to him! It's like we can't even be friends anymore, you know?" Ginny whined while Hermione nodded her head.
"Don't worry, Gin. He'll come around. Just wait," Hermione tried to comfort her very glum friend.
"I'm tired of waiting, Hermione. I don't care if he doesn't love me like that anymore, I just want my old friend back!" With that, Ginny got up from the Gryffindor table and marched right up to the blonde Slytherin. This took him by surprise, no doubt. He couldn't run, the whole school was watching now.
"Ginny, what are-" Draco tried to speak, but he was cut off by Ginny's screeches.
"Draco, why the hell have you been avoiding me?!" She interrupted him and then blushed as she noticed that the whole hall was staring at them. "Come on," she muttered, dragging him out of the hall.
Once they were out of earshot from the rest of the school, Ginny began to talk a little more calmly again.
"Look, Draco. I understand if you don't want to be 'a couple' anymore, but can't we at least stay friends?" Ginny looked up at his expressionless face. "I really miss hanging out with you. I mean, sure, the kissing was great too, but if you don't want it that way we could just… hang out, you know?"
At this, Draco smiled. The smile that Ginny knew all to well. The one that he gave to her and only her.
"Yeah, okay, Gin. Friends," he held out his hand to shake hers. She took it, but pulled him into a hug instead of shaking it. He went stiff and patted her head.
"Great! Bye Draco!" Ginny ran, leaving a speechless Draco in the hallway.
'Friends', he thought, 'I could live with that. Being Friends isn't bad. I won't be ruining her life. Just friends. Well, okay I could try to live with that.'
A/N: I guess you guys don't like this story, cuz you're not reviewing, damnit! Haha, oh well. Going to continue it anyways because of my stubborn pride. But I'd love some reviews. -pouts- Pretty please, with some sugar on top and a cherry? REVIEW!