Summary: When Ginny boarded the Hogwarts Express on the first of September, she was surprised to come face-to-face with the last person she expected to see back in school. He was still the same prat she remembered from years before, but now he has a much higher authority than ever before: he was this year's new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Ginny wished this was all a dream, but to her dismay she was stuck with him for an entire school year!
Disclaimer: Once again I don't want to go through all the mumbo-jumbo of having to write this out, so I'm saying this now: NOT MINE!!! I keep on forgetting to add this on to this one: MAIN HP CHARACTERS AREN'T MINE, those other names you don't recognize are mine as well as the plot, and also other stuff that you don't recognize, kapish?
Setting: Ginny's in her 7th year; Draco graduated the year before
PhoenixRae's Notes: I hope you guys enjoyed another dose of the antics our favourite brothers indulged us in during the previous chapter. I miss not having them around so as much as possible I try to insert them in almost every other chapter, hehehehe
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XVII. Another Leopard Changing Its Spots
Ginny was walking back from the library when suddenly someone materialized from the shadows, causing her heart to stop and her breath to get caught in her throat. The figure gave her such a fright her throat was too clogged up for her to let out an alarmed shriek.
"Hello Ginny," it was Derek.
"Jesus!" Ginny hissed, her hand against her heart, "Are you planning on finishing me off for good, huh? First you hit me at point-blank range with the damn club and now you're suddenly showing up from out of nowhere and scaring me like that!" she scolded, "What the hell do you want?"
"Sorry," he apologized and Ginny nearly had a heart attack.
Did Derek just apologized to her? She must be hallucinating! Somehow she was stuck in a very bad dream that she'd be waking up from in the next couple of minutes.
"I--I beg your pardon, but...did you just apologize to me, Boones?" she questioned, an eyebrow raised and her arms crossed across her chest.
"I believe I just did, Gin," he smiled sheepishly, closing in on her.
Ginny took a quick step backwards. He might have apologized to her but she still doesn't trust him.
"What do you want, Derek?" she asked again.
For a moment he looked uncertain. His eyes kept on moving here and there as if he was watching out for someone--or something--to come by. This didn't sit well with Ginny; not at all, not even one bit. Derek Boones was a sneaky bastard and every word that comes out of his mouth was either a lie or the twisted truth.
"Gin, uh...can we talk?"
"We're talking now, Boones," she jutted her chin, looking down her nose at him. "What is it you want to talk about? Need to insult me some more? What?"
"Actually Gin, I wanted to talk to you about us."
Ginny's eyebrow nearly rose as high as the ceiling, "Pardon me?"
Derek took a deep breath. Ginny wasn't making this any easier for him. He could understand her not trusting him right away, after all those stunts he pulled on her. Hell, even he wouldn't trust himself after all the stunts he pulled.
"I said I want to talk about us, Gin, about our relationship and what went wrong, you know?" he gave a slight shrug.
Ginny rolled her eyes skyward and expelled a deep breath, "You and I know exactly what went wrong in our relationship, Derek. You wanted to get into the sack with me and I didn't let you, so you went off and found some other bitch to please your damn hormones!"
"Ouch. That hurts, Gin, that really hurts."
"Save it," she snapped, "Look, you're just wasting my time. If you have nothing of great importance to say, I bid you good night now and don't bother me again," she pushed him aside and walked away, but she was stopped on her tracks when Derek's hand clamped around her wrist.
"Ginny, please hear me out," he begged.
Ginny pulled her hand from his grip and glared, "I said save it, Derek. I don't want to hear it, I don't want to rehash it, in short I don't give a shit about whatever you want to say. It's over, Derek," she took a step closer to him, her eyes holding his gaze and added more firmly, "We're over."
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A/N: sorry for the short chapter, but I think this chappie sorta sets the pace for the next twist awaiting Ginny and Draco's relationship, hehehehe :::evil grin::: read & enjoy & tell me what you think...did Derek really changed or is he playing Ginny? hmm....oh, the possibilities! *lol*
Anyanka: thanks for liking the Twyla/Percy bit...I wanna interject as much of that in here as possible
Jackie: uhm...I don't think Hermione's gonna do any physical harm to Harry, but she'll be sure to make him pay for not being able to keep a secret! *lol*
Dracos gal: thanks for liking the letters
Cactuskitty: thanks for liking my new characters & the way I re-created JKR's characters
myobgirly: well you better read chap's 15 & 16 soon coz here's chap 17!
Junebug: didn't I mention that Slytherin won the game? yep, I think I did...it was at the very bottom of the chap before I ended it...hehehehe
cute-chick107: oooh...well regarding your situation...unless you want to cause a rift between you and your sis, steer clear from that relationship. well I'm not from America nor am I from England. I'm from Canada. as for my age...well, I won't reveal it on here! *lol* drop me an email and I might tell you exactly how old I am :::grins:::
string bean love: I'm insane?! whoa! I've never been called that before! *lol* well I have my moments of insanity when I just update chapter after chapter in like one day! and oh, here's another chapter to add to my insanity :::grins:::
SeZzA: uhm...no broken nose coming his way--yet :::evil cackle::: unless of course he puts a toe out of line then he'll have more than just a bloody, broken nose!
Loves-Kiss: hmm...I dunno if you're sleeping now or not, but hey, like I promised, here's another chapter before I go to sleep! *LOL* it's a whole lot shorter than my previous ones, but hey, I introduced another twist--I think
MelissaAdams: no, you're not stupid, and I'm gonna try and put some more D/G action in the next chapters
Ishizu-Sango-Halliwell: hehehe, well I don't think Harry's gonna be beaten up by Hermione...she doesn't have a violent temper...at least that's what I think, hehehe
LadyPhoenixFeather: no problem, it's my pleasure to entertain you readers with my take at the HP characters, hehehehe. and yeah, Derek looks and acts like Draco but he's more sinister than the old Draco
