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***A/N: hey! Sorry I took long to update… but I have reasonable excuses! I was hospitalized for 4 days, and I was weak and stuff… whatever. Hehe. Well, thanks for the reviews! Keep 'em coming!

Anyway, on with the story!

Chapter 14: The Astronomy Tower

"Excuse me…" Ginny tried to pass through the large varieties of couples occupying the corridors. It was Christmas Eve, the Yule Ball. While everyone was on their way to the Great Hall, which was where they were supposed to be, Draco had suggested that they meet in the Astronomy Tower. Ginny knew better than to argue, and so she simply agreed to his request. She hadn't seen Draco the whole day, and she couldn't help thinking that he was avoiding her, this only mae her more eager to meet him tonight.

Finally getting through the crowd, Ginny sighed in relief at the quieter path to the Astronomy Tower which she was now about to embark on. She started walking silently to her destination as the noise drowned into the tranquility of what she left behind.

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Harry walked back and forth in the dark room, his footsteps echoing in the stillness of the Astronomy Tower. He didn't know how he was going to start explaining to Ginny all that he needed to, or how he was going to make her believe him, but he was sure as hell that he would make her listen. Draco Malfoy, who surprisingly didn't ask for anything in return, gave the opportunity to him, and he wasn't going to let it pass.

He reached into the pockets of his robes in search of his gift. After retrieving it, he held it tight and wished silently for all the courage he might need in all he was about to do. Harry laughed nervously at his own thoughts.

Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, the brave Gryffindor who faced Voldemort himself… is afraid of a girl.

Yes. Harry Potter is quivering in fear of a girl.

But she isn't just any girl…

She's Ginny Weasley. The girl who has gained power over you, without even trying. The girl with beauty that no one can equal, simply because of the uniqueness of all that she is. The girl who can make you go weak in the knees by her mere touch.

Ginny Weasley, the girl who you learned to love unconditionally, without any effort.

Just then the large doors creaked open, and the soft voice he had been craving to hear, and yet dreading at the same time, broke the silence.

"Draco?"

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"Draco?" Ginny called as she entered the slightly dark room. "Draco? Are you here?" She walked further inside at the sound of footsteps nearing her.

Who she saw made her gasp in shock.

"Harry?!" She shrieked, her voice reiterating, and her body moving backwards.

"Gin, don't scream, please" Harry pleaded as he advanced on her.

Ginny, her instinct taking over, moved further back and away from Harry at this. But the floor, being uneven, didn't allow any more steps, as it caught Ginny's heel at her retreat.

"What the-" She didn't get to finish her statement, for she lost her balance and almost fell back. But Harry pulled her wrist, and her weight shifted completely towards him, causing them both to fall roughly on the hard floor.

Harry winced in pain at the loud thud emitted by the force of his back against the floor. Ginny was on top of him and simply staring, as her mind went completely blank, and her vision consisted of nothing more than Harry Potter.

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