"Potions again with the Slytherin's!" Ron groaned as he read down his
timetable, "I can't believe we've been with them every year we've been
here." Hermione scanned her own timetable and was pleased that she'd
managed to get all the lessons she'd wanted.
"You hardly have any free time," Harry complained as he saw her busy schedule, "When will we spend any time together?"
"We'll make time," Hermione reasoned, just because she had a boyfriend now, she wasn't going to let her studies fall. The three were stood outside their classroom for a Transfiguration lesson with a few minutes to spare. Seamus joined them; excited at something he'd just seen.
"Hey Ron!" he called as he reached them, "If you care about your sister at all, she better come now!" Ron hadn't the faintest idea what Seamus was taking about, but he followed him anyway. They rounded the corner to see a familiar Slytherin leant up against the wall, chatting away to red-haired girl, otherwise known as Ginny Weasley.
"Ginny!" Ron called in dismay, "What are you doing?"
"Isn't it obvious," she replied curtly, "I'm talking."
"I can see that," he replied impatiently, "But you're talking to.to that," he replied pointing at Draco.
"Thank you Weasley, but I do have a name," Draco said, "And yes, I am talking to our sister. As a mater of fact I was about to ask her out before you came along." Draco congratulated himself on his acting skills, there was no way Ginny would resist him now; and to his delight Harry and Hermione rounded the corner just in time to hear him say those final words. His plan was working brilliantly. Ginny was blushing madly at what Draco had said, not knowing quite how to answer.
"You don't have to answer now," he whispered into her ear, brushing her hair behind her ear.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Ron steamed as he grabbed Draco's arm to pull him away.
"Ron!" Ginny cried, "Leave him alone!"
"What?" Ron asked not believing what he was hearing, "You actually like this scum," he uttered in disgust.
"Well.maybe I do, but it's none of your business," she replied briskly, "I'll see you later Draco," she said quietly before departing for her own lessons. Draco watched her go and realised that he was going to have more fun than he thought. Not only was she hot, but the trouble it would cause with Ron would be entertaining also; plus, it would help keep his mind off Hermione.
"I can't believe him, or her!" Ron fumed as he watched Draco saunter off.
"Ron calm down," Hermione said practically, "It's not like they're actually together."
"Calm down? Calm down?" Ron shouted, "My sister is considering disgracing herself, and you ask me to calm down?" Hermione backed off, slightly scared of Ron's anger.
"Ron," Harry tried, pulling him the one side, "Just leave it for now, we'll sort it out later," he hissed at him as Professor McGonagall appeared to begin to the lesson. Ron sat fuming for the whole of the lesson, imagining the ways he could be physically hurting Malfoy right now. As McGonagall ended the lesson, Ron jumped up from his seat and ran as fast as he could out onto the courtyard where he knew Draco would be with his usual Slytherin crowd.
"Malfoy!" Ron spat as he approached him, shoulders hunched and fists clenched, "I think we have something to sort out."
"Oh really Weasley?" Draco returned, "And what would that be now?" feigning his knowledge of the situation.
"You know," Ron growled, as other students joined them, standing at a distance to watch.
"Weasley, I really don't see the problem here," Draco started to say, but before he got any further Ron's fist collided with his jaw. Draco stumbled back and reached for his wand.
"No wands," Ron snarled, whipping Draco's hand away from his robes. Draco was taken back at first, feeling lost at first without magic, but he'd had plenty of practice at fighting to know he could take on Ron any day.
"Fine by me," he sneered as he hit out, missing Ron's cheekbone by an inch, for his other fist to make contact with Ron's stomach. Ron lurched backwards and groaned, as they circled each other.
"What's going on?" Hermione demanded as she broke through the crowd, followed by Harry. "Ron? Draco? How could you both be so stupid, and you Draco, our deputy head," she said looking in disgust at them both.
"Ok, show's over," Harry called to everyone, as the crowd slunk back. "Ron, go cool off and I'll see you later; Draco." he said, indicating for him to follow. Draco followed at a distance, realising he should have known better as the deputy head. He watched the back of Hermione's robes as she walked quickly and silently up to the prefect tower. He realised that she may be damn hot, but her personality certainly didn't favour much.
"Draco, what were you thinking?" she demanded as they reached the hers and Harry's office, "You're not a normal student any longer, you should have known better!" Draco looked at her with a fixed jaw.
"If you'd had been there, you'd have seen that Ron started on me," he said squarely, "I was only protecting myself." Hermione snorted at this and looked to Harry.
"Draco, I realise this situation with you and Ron is difficult, but you have to contain it to outside of school," Harry said seriously, "the other students look up to us, we set the example." Draco couldn't help rolling his eyes at this, but remained silent, his reputation couldn't afford being demoted.
"I guess I'll just have to watch myself," he said, trying to sound genuine, "But it's hardly my fault that Weasley doesn't want me dating his sister," he said triumphantly, seeing the shocked expression on their faces.
"So you do like her?" Hermione said before she could stop herself.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes actually I do," he replied smarmily.
"I think that's all Draco," Harry said, opening the door for him, "Just try and control yourself ok?" he said, referring to not only Ron's anger, but also Ginny. Draco merely smiled and walked out, leaving them to think about what he'd said.
"Damn it!" Draco said, throwing himself on his bed, discarding his outer robes as he did so. "Now I'll have to keep up the pretence of wanting the Weasley girl," he groaned. But then on reflection, he didn't see it'd be so bad. The other guys all thought she was hot, which he agreed with, and if it keeps her brother mad, I'm happy, he thought as he showered before dinner. Hermione was still playing on his mind, but after the episode in their office, he wasn't too sure he did like her all that much.
"Hi Ginny," Draco said as he walked past the Gryffindor table later that evening. She blushed madly, but managed a hello back; Ron was sat a few seats down, glowering at him, he went to strand up but Harry's hand on his arm held him back.
"He's not worth it Ron," Harry said calmly, seeing the anger seething in his best friend.
"We'll meet where we planned ok?" Draco whispered as he bent down to her ear. She nodded and turned back to her plate, wishing she wouldn't blush every tome she saw him. She knew the guys were looking at her differently now, as potential girlfriends material, but with Draco she just couldn't stay calm. 'Maybe it's the danger behind him,' she thought as she finished off her rice pudding. She wasn't sure what she would say to him later, but she knew she had to see him.
"Draco? Are you in here?" Ginny asked quietly into the darkness of the prefect tower. They'd arranged to meet in the prefect common room since no one used it anyway, only for meetings and such, and also Draco thought it'd stir some serious trouble if they were caught.
"Yeah I'm here," he replied stepping out of the darkness in front of the window where a little light was still shining through. "So." he whispered, "do you have an answer for me?" Ginny was paralysed to the spot, still standing across the other side of the room. "You can come closer," he suggested, extending a hand to her. She didn't take his hand, but did walk over to stand opposite him.
"I um." she started to say, but she really didn't have a clue what to tell him. The fear of being caught with him excited her, but she didn't know if it was actually Draco that she wanted to be with, or if she just wanted to be with someone.
"You shouldn't be scared of me," he told her gently, enjoying the effect he was having on her, "I'm just a normal guy asking you out." He couldn't believe how conniving he was being, 'I'd even believe me,' he thought humorously.
"It's just." she began.
"Just what Ginny?" he asked smoothly, "Don't let your brother decide your life," he said, taking her hands in his as he pulled her closer to him. Their faces were inches apart and Ginny couldn't stop him moving in to kiss her. Draco couldn't believe either that he was actually going to kiss her; as a matter of fact, he wanted to kiss her, as he pressed his lips softly to hers. He guessed she probably wasn't that experienced with guys, so he didn't take the kiss any further, pulling back to look at her. Her eyes were still closed as her face was turned up to the light; 'God she's beautiful,' he thought, and then cursed himself for thinking it. Without thinking he kissed her again, this time slipping his tongue between her teeth. He felt her shudder slightly as his tongue met hers, sending a thrill through his entire body; something he'd never felt before, not even with girls he'd slept with.
"You're so." he began to say as he stopped to look at her. Her eyes were wide with shock that she'd actually been kissed, and her lips were trembling as Draco put his finger to them. "You're so." he began again, but he couldn't find the right words to describe her, only shook his head as he bent down to kiss her again. This time she responded willingly, allowing him to lift her head as he kissed down her neck. Her hands sought his body, but she was afraid to touch him; afraid that he wouldn't let her. She couldn't believe she was making out with Draco! Draco, her brother's worst enemy, yet she couldn't stop, until he abruptly pulled away from her.
"I think we should stop this," he said, trying to hide the reluctance in his voice as he swiftly exited the room, leaving Ginny breathless, her legs shaking with emotion.
Draco ran up to his room, slamming doors behind him. Hermione appeared from Harry's room just as Draco disappeared into his. She shook her head at the closed door, 'I'll never understand him,' she thought, the fact occurring to her that she didn't really care.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Draco swore as he stormed about his room. He turned his stereo on full blast so they wouldn't hear his rants. "What am I doing?" he shouted out loud in frustration. His heart was still beating fast from kissing her; the image of her face implanted in his mind. And it wasn't merely a physical urge that made him want her; there was something about her, maybe her innocence or the purity of her body that fascinated him, making him want to protect her from everything, even himself. "You'll have to watch yourself Malfoy," he said quietly as he lay in bed trying to banish the image of Ginny from his mind.
"You hardly have any free time," Harry complained as he saw her busy schedule, "When will we spend any time together?"
"We'll make time," Hermione reasoned, just because she had a boyfriend now, she wasn't going to let her studies fall. The three were stood outside their classroom for a Transfiguration lesson with a few minutes to spare. Seamus joined them; excited at something he'd just seen.
"Hey Ron!" he called as he reached them, "If you care about your sister at all, she better come now!" Ron hadn't the faintest idea what Seamus was taking about, but he followed him anyway. They rounded the corner to see a familiar Slytherin leant up against the wall, chatting away to red-haired girl, otherwise known as Ginny Weasley.
"Ginny!" Ron called in dismay, "What are you doing?"
"Isn't it obvious," she replied curtly, "I'm talking."
"I can see that," he replied impatiently, "But you're talking to.to that," he replied pointing at Draco.
"Thank you Weasley, but I do have a name," Draco said, "And yes, I am talking to our sister. As a mater of fact I was about to ask her out before you came along." Draco congratulated himself on his acting skills, there was no way Ginny would resist him now; and to his delight Harry and Hermione rounded the corner just in time to hear him say those final words. His plan was working brilliantly. Ginny was blushing madly at what Draco had said, not knowing quite how to answer.
"You don't have to answer now," he whispered into her ear, brushing her hair behind her ear.
"Don't you dare touch her!" Ron steamed as he grabbed Draco's arm to pull him away.
"Ron!" Ginny cried, "Leave him alone!"
"What?" Ron asked not believing what he was hearing, "You actually like this scum," he uttered in disgust.
"Well.maybe I do, but it's none of your business," she replied briskly, "I'll see you later Draco," she said quietly before departing for her own lessons. Draco watched her go and realised that he was going to have more fun than he thought. Not only was she hot, but the trouble it would cause with Ron would be entertaining also; plus, it would help keep his mind off Hermione.
"I can't believe him, or her!" Ron fumed as he watched Draco saunter off.
"Ron calm down," Hermione said practically, "It's not like they're actually together."
"Calm down? Calm down?" Ron shouted, "My sister is considering disgracing herself, and you ask me to calm down?" Hermione backed off, slightly scared of Ron's anger.
"Ron," Harry tried, pulling him the one side, "Just leave it for now, we'll sort it out later," he hissed at him as Professor McGonagall appeared to begin to the lesson. Ron sat fuming for the whole of the lesson, imagining the ways he could be physically hurting Malfoy right now. As McGonagall ended the lesson, Ron jumped up from his seat and ran as fast as he could out onto the courtyard where he knew Draco would be with his usual Slytherin crowd.
"Malfoy!" Ron spat as he approached him, shoulders hunched and fists clenched, "I think we have something to sort out."
"Oh really Weasley?" Draco returned, "And what would that be now?" feigning his knowledge of the situation.
"You know," Ron growled, as other students joined them, standing at a distance to watch.
"Weasley, I really don't see the problem here," Draco started to say, but before he got any further Ron's fist collided with his jaw. Draco stumbled back and reached for his wand.
"No wands," Ron snarled, whipping Draco's hand away from his robes. Draco was taken back at first, feeling lost at first without magic, but he'd had plenty of practice at fighting to know he could take on Ron any day.
"Fine by me," he sneered as he hit out, missing Ron's cheekbone by an inch, for his other fist to make contact with Ron's stomach. Ron lurched backwards and groaned, as they circled each other.
"What's going on?" Hermione demanded as she broke through the crowd, followed by Harry. "Ron? Draco? How could you both be so stupid, and you Draco, our deputy head," she said looking in disgust at them both.
"Ok, show's over," Harry called to everyone, as the crowd slunk back. "Ron, go cool off and I'll see you later; Draco." he said, indicating for him to follow. Draco followed at a distance, realising he should have known better as the deputy head. He watched the back of Hermione's robes as she walked quickly and silently up to the prefect tower. He realised that she may be damn hot, but her personality certainly didn't favour much.
"Draco, what were you thinking?" she demanded as they reached the hers and Harry's office, "You're not a normal student any longer, you should have known better!" Draco looked at her with a fixed jaw.
"If you'd had been there, you'd have seen that Ron started on me," he said squarely, "I was only protecting myself." Hermione snorted at this and looked to Harry.
"Draco, I realise this situation with you and Ron is difficult, but you have to contain it to outside of school," Harry said seriously, "the other students look up to us, we set the example." Draco couldn't help rolling his eyes at this, but remained silent, his reputation couldn't afford being demoted.
"I guess I'll just have to watch myself," he said, trying to sound genuine, "But it's hardly my fault that Weasley doesn't want me dating his sister," he said triumphantly, seeing the shocked expression on their faces.
"So you do like her?" Hermione said before she could stop herself.
"Not that it's any of your business, but yes actually I do," he replied smarmily.
"I think that's all Draco," Harry said, opening the door for him, "Just try and control yourself ok?" he said, referring to not only Ron's anger, but also Ginny. Draco merely smiled and walked out, leaving them to think about what he'd said.
"Damn it!" Draco said, throwing himself on his bed, discarding his outer robes as he did so. "Now I'll have to keep up the pretence of wanting the Weasley girl," he groaned. But then on reflection, he didn't see it'd be so bad. The other guys all thought she was hot, which he agreed with, and if it keeps her brother mad, I'm happy, he thought as he showered before dinner. Hermione was still playing on his mind, but after the episode in their office, he wasn't too sure he did like her all that much.
"Hi Ginny," Draco said as he walked past the Gryffindor table later that evening. She blushed madly, but managed a hello back; Ron was sat a few seats down, glowering at him, he went to strand up but Harry's hand on his arm held him back.
"He's not worth it Ron," Harry said calmly, seeing the anger seething in his best friend.
"We'll meet where we planned ok?" Draco whispered as he bent down to her ear. She nodded and turned back to her plate, wishing she wouldn't blush every tome she saw him. She knew the guys were looking at her differently now, as potential girlfriends material, but with Draco she just couldn't stay calm. 'Maybe it's the danger behind him,' she thought as she finished off her rice pudding. She wasn't sure what she would say to him later, but she knew she had to see him.
"Draco? Are you in here?" Ginny asked quietly into the darkness of the prefect tower. They'd arranged to meet in the prefect common room since no one used it anyway, only for meetings and such, and also Draco thought it'd stir some serious trouble if they were caught.
"Yeah I'm here," he replied stepping out of the darkness in front of the window where a little light was still shining through. "So." he whispered, "do you have an answer for me?" Ginny was paralysed to the spot, still standing across the other side of the room. "You can come closer," he suggested, extending a hand to her. She didn't take his hand, but did walk over to stand opposite him.
"I um." she started to say, but she really didn't have a clue what to tell him. The fear of being caught with him excited her, but she didn't know if it was actually Draco that she wanted to be with, or if she just wanted to be with someone.
"You shouldn't be scared of me," he told her gently, enjoying the effect he was having on her, "I'm just a normal guy asking you out." He couldn't believe how conniving he was being, 'I'd even believe me,' he thought humorously.
"It's just." she began.
"Just what Ginny?" he asked smoothly, "Don't let your brother decide your life," he said, taking her hands in his as he pulled her closer to him. Their faces were inches apart and Ginny couldn't stop him moving in to kiss her. Draco couldn't believe either that he was actually going to kiss her; as a matter of fact, he wanted to kiss her, as he pressed his lips softly to hers. He guessed she probably wasn't that experienced with guys, so he didn't take the kiss any further, pulling back to look at her. Her eyes were still closed as her face was turned up to the light; 'God she's beautiful,' he thought, and then cursed himself for thinking it. Without thinking he kissed her again, this time slipping his tongue between her teeth. He felt her shudder slightly as his tongue met hers, sending a thrill through his entire body; something he'd never felt before, not even with girls he'd slept with.
"You're so." he began to say as he stopped to look at her. Her eyes were wide with shock that she'd actually been kissed, and her lips were trembling as Draco put his finger to them. "You're so." he began again, but he couldn't find the right words to describe her, only shook his head as he bent down to kiss her again. This time she responded willingly, allowing him to lift her head as he kissed down her neck. Her hands sought his body, but she was afraid to touch him; afraid that he wouldn't let her. She couldn't believe she was making out with Draco! Draco, her brother's worst enemy, yet she couldn't stop, until he abruptly pulled away from her.
"I think we should stop this," he said, trying to hide the reluctance in his voice as he swiftly exited the room, leaving Ginny breathless, her legs shaking with emotion.
Draco ran up to his room, slamming doors behind him. Hermione appeared from Harry's room just as Draco disappeared into his. She shook her head at the closed door, 'I'll never understand him,' she thought, the fact occurring to her that she didn't really care.
"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Draco swore as he stormed about his room. He turned his stereo on full blast so they wouldn't hear his rants. "What am I doing?" he shouted out loud in frustration. His heart was still beating fast from kissing her; the image of her face implanted in his mind. And it wasn't merely a physical urge that made him want her; there was something about her, maybe her innocence or the purity of her body that fascinated him, making him want to protect her from everything, even himself. "You'll have to watch yourself Malfoy," he said quietly as he lay in bed trying to banish the image of Ginny from his mind.