HI! I realized, more people read Draco/Ginny than *character in HP*/OC.
Haha. Oh, and for all you people out there who are annoyed with the
characters being OOC *cough angelee cough* I'll try not to. Haha.
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter or any of its' characters along with the Princess Nevermore book! So far, I only own Celestial and Elijah! Bye bye! ^_^
False Seduction
Chapter three: The fire burns
Ginny woke up with a jolt, hitting her head on the top bunk above her. "Shit!"
She heard Celestial gasp, "What was that?"
"It was just me, Celeste." Ginny rubbed her forehead.
"Well, Sheesh! That freakin' scared me," Celestial said, climbing down from the bunk, unable to get back to sleep. "What time is it, anyway?"
Ginny looked at the nearby clock. It showed that it was only 4:30 a.m. Both girls groaned.
Celestial and Ginny walked to lunch very grumpily. Professor Sprout had made them search for worms in the plants during Herbology. How that helped them learn about them, they did not know.
"I swear. Sprout just made us do that just so SHE wouldn't have to." Celestial commented, sitting down at the Gryffindor table. Ginny nodded in assurance.
"Ginny!" Ginny turned to see Elijah Garner, a sixth year Ravenclaw, running toward her.
"Hey Elijah! What's up?"
"Dumbledore's letting us have a party in the charms corridor. I asked if I could invite you guys, and since you're not Slytherins, and they let me." Elijah answered.
"Cool!" Celestial exclaimed, a sly grin on her face. "What time?"
"After dinner in two days. You think you guys can come?"
"Oh, shit. I'll have to ask McGonagall." Elijah cocked an eyebrow. "I tutor someone after dinner everyday."
"Ah. Well, just tell me tomorrow in Care of Magical Creatures."
"Alright." Ginny answered. Elijah turned around and rushed back to the Ravenclaw table, leaving Virginia to think about her problem. "This isn't fair! I might have to miss the FIRST party, other than the Yule Ball, in Hogwarts because Malfoy doesn't understand Transfiguration. That's bullshit!"
"Yeah, well. Life sucks. Can I still go if you don't?" Celestial asked.
Ginny faked a gasp, "What? You would go without me?"
Celestial flashed a grin, "Ginny, darling, just because you're my best friend doesn't mean my life revolves around you. So sorry to disappoint you though."
"Well then!"
Ginny walked into Transfiguration with the Ravenclaw party in mind. She walked toward McGonagall's office.
"Professor?" Ginny stuck her head into the Professor's office.
She found Professor McGonagall sitting at her gathering parchment that was scattered all over her table. "Ah, Ms. Weasley. I assume you're here to ask if you can skip your tutoring session with Mr. Malfoy to attend the Ravenclaw gathering the day after next?"
"Yes, Professor." Ginny stated nervously.
"Well, I understand that you would want to join the party, but you will have to ask you to ask Mr. Malfoy if he would like to join you. If you BOTH are willing to attend, then you may. Otherwise, you may not." Ginny moved away from the door as McGonagall walked through, into the classroom where the Slytherins and Ravenclaws had already arrived.
' Well, this is just great. I have to convince MALFOY to go to a RAVENCLAW party? This is going to be impossible! ' Ginny thought.
"Ms. Weasley!" Ginny heard Professor call her. She quickly walked over. "Even though you are teaching Mr. Malfoy after dinners, which I do trust you are doing, I would like you to help him during class, also. You two will sit in the back of the room together, working out the things Mr. Malfoy has been unable to learn." McGonagall informed.
Draco stood up and grabbed his bag. He stalked over toward the back table and sat down. Ginny followed, slumping down in her seat. "Well, this is just fantastic." Ginny claimed.
"I thought you said tutoring me wouldn't be so bad?" Draco stated flirtatiously.
"Hm...I guess you're right. I mean, really. An hour and a half in locked in a room with a boy. That's actually a pretty good deal, even though it's only with you, Malfoy." Ginny joked.
"Well then. I'm going to have to make you fall for my charm." Draco smirked
Ginny put on an innocent face, "What charm?"
Before Draco could come up with a comeback, class was dismissed. Ginny picked up her bag and left the room without a glance behind her, heading to Defense against the Dark Arts. Draco, however, exited the room and departed for Divenation.
That night, Draco entered the Transfiguration room to find Ginny sitting in a chair, legs propped upon the table, reading yet another book. Her robe was on the floor along with her wand and messenger bag. She appeared to not have noticed his presence. He looked at her choice of outfit for tonight. This seemed to have become a ritual for Draco. His heart raced as he saw her wearing a black spaghetti-strapped shirt and jean shorts.
"Are you going to stand there all day?" Ginny closed her book and swung her legs to the floor, turning to look at Draco. He just stared at her, "I heard the door lock."
"Ah. That's right."
Silence awoke between them as the two just stared at each other. Ginny's brown eyes met Draco's silver ones. They seemed lost until Ginny decided to speak. "So, Malfoy, are you busy the day after tomorrow?" she said as she rose from her seat, slowly walking toward Draco.
"Um...Let's see. Not that I know of, why?"
The gap between Draco and Ginny was slowly disappearing. Soon, their faces were inches apart. "My Ravenclaw friend, Elijah, invited me to a party they're holding in the Charms corridor. Slytherin's aren't invited. But, being that I can't go unless you go, I'm inviting you."
Their breath lingered. Draco closed his eyes for a second, taking a deep breath to calm the nervousness in his stomach. ' Why was this happening? He couldn't be falling for Weasley here, could he? ' "You said Slytherin's weren't allowed.
"Well, I'll have to talk to them. I'm sure they'll be okay with it. As long as I don't bring any other Slytherin's." Ginny explained. Their faces were now an inch away. Ginny's stomach fluttered with butterflies. Never in a million years, would she have thought she would ever be this close to Draco Malfoy. She inhaled his scent. He smelled of dust and ash. ' Most likely from those dusty dungeons...' she thought. "So? Will you go?" Ginny bit her sensual lips.
Draco hesitated a bit. But eventually nodded.
Before things got out of hand, Ginny turned her head, flinging her hair into Draco's face, snapping him out of his trance. "Great! We'll meet in front of this room after dinner that day, okay?"
Draco cursed himself in his mind for falling for her petty trick. "Fine."
"Now, let's get to work." Ginny said.
Virginia and Celestial talked all the way toward Hagrid's hut where their Care of Magical Creatures class was.
"You're going to try and get the Ravenclaw's to let Malfoy, the worst of the worst, to their party?" Celestial asked.
"Pretty much. Yeah." Ginny claimed.
"Good luck!" Celestial whispered as a group of Ravenclaw's approached them. She stood aside to see how Ginny would handle this.
"Hey you guys!" Ginny greeted.
"Hey Ginny." They all said.
Elijah stepped forward, noticing Ginny's uneasiness. He pulled her away from the group so they could speak privately. "So, what did McGonagall say?" Elijah asked.
"Uh...I can't go unless the student I'm tutoring can go."
"Okay. So who are you tutoring?"
"Um...uh..." Ginny stuttered. Her heart raced from both nerves and the thought of Draco. Elijah gave her a weird look. She took a deep breath, "Malfoy." She quickly answered.
Elijah sighed, rubbing his temples. "Malfoy? Geez. I don't know about that, Gin. Of all the people it had to be Malfoy."
"It's not like I CHOSE to tutor him, Elijah. Of all the people that are having trouble in McGonagall's class, and trust me, there's a lot, I just had to get stuck with him." Ginny explained.
"Alright. Let me ask them, okay?"
Ginny watched as Elijah told them about their dilemma. Most of them sent odd looks toward Ginny's direction, making her roll her eyes. ' What was so wrong about Malfoy being at their party. What's the worst he could do around a bunch of Ravenclaw's? '
She watched as Elijah argued. She smiled inwardly. She knew they wouldn't not let her go. Ravenclaw's weren't exactly the partying kind of people; they're more of the followers. They needed somebody to lead them. Of course, they had Celestial, but knowing her, she'd be too busy flirting with the one or two cute Ravenclaw guys. (A/N: oh! DISSSSSS to Ravenclaw!!! Haha)
Elijah grinned at Ginny while he walked back toward her. "You knew we'd say yes, didn't you?"
"Obviously. What's a party without me?"
Elijah just laughed.
The next two days flew by. Ginny stepped out of the girls' dormitories to find Ron, Harry and Hermione talking on the sofas in the common room.
Ron looked up at her and spoke. "I hear you're going to the Ravenclaw party, Gin."
Virginia smiled, "You know I'd never willingly miss a party, Ron."
"Don't do anything stupid, okay? I hear Malfoy's going." Harry instructed, sounding worried.
Ginny laughed, "Obviously he's going. That's the only way I could go. If he did. It's not like he's going to do something. He's the only Slytherin going...I think. You three aren't going?" Ginny faked sounding disappointed.
"Nah. We're going over to Hagrid's."
"Ah. I see." Ginny said. Inside she rolled her eyes. ' Figures they'd miss a perfectly good party for something stupid '
Celestial entered the common room. "Come on, Ginny! Dinner's starting!"
"Alright, alright!"
Draco stood outside the Transfiguration room waiting for Virginia. He didn't decide to dress nice for this so-called party. He decided to wear muggle clothes: a black t-shirt and black shorts (A/N: just for your info, the shorts go below his knees...like all guy shorts. Why they're like that, I still do not understand).
"Wait long, Malfoy?" He heard a feminine voice ask.
He looked up to find none other than Ginny. A friend was in the distance. "Not especially."
"Good. By the way, this is my best friend, Celestial Liu." Celestial smiled sweetly while Draco just nodded.
They walked slowly toward the Charms corridor. Ginny and Celestial were talking while Draco followed, a few feet behind. He, first, looked at Celestial. She wasn't that bad looking. Her hair was beautiful. One could see the blue highlights swirl in her hair, which were in two buns on top of her head. Ginny, however, had let her fiery red hair down. As she walked it, flew behind her.
They stopped in front of the corridor. They took off their school robes, revealing what they wore underneath. He stared at Ginny choice of clothing. She wore a red tank top and her short, black skirt, which made her look at least a year older. Celestial, however, wore jean shorts, and a blue cut- sleeve shirt.
"You don't want to be here, do you?" Ginny asked, staring back at Draco. Celestial turned around and walked in. As she opened the door, music blasted outwards. It ended as soon as it came, when she closed the door, leaving Ginny and Draco to talk.
"I'm fine with it. I guess a 'party' is better than being stuck in the Transfiguration room learning." Draco answered casually. "You don't have to hang out with me. I'll be fine doing...erm...something."
Ginny giggled. "Okay. So, I guess I'll see you later?"
"Yeah, sure." Draco said, taking off his robe. Draco walked up to the door and opened it for Ginny. She stepped inside, giving a sweet smile to Draco as she did. He, reluctantly, entered to find the deafening music comforting.
Draco watch as Ginny ran off to find Elijah and some other familiar people. As soon as she left, some blonde girl came up to him and giggled. "Hi!" the girl greeted. She had a huge smile on her face. Draco looked at her figure. Her bright orange t-shirt and blue pants made him shut his eyes. She really didn't know how to match.
Draco forced a smile. "Hi..." Before she could say anything else, he quickly fled, leaving her standing there with a frown on her face.
He looked up to see Elijah and Ginny standing on a desk. Elijah said something, but the music drowned it out, making it look like he was just mouthing words. He saw Ginny just look at him confused. Elijah put his mouth next to her ear and repeated his words. Pangs of jealously raided Draco's mind, making him mentally punch himself. Draco watched as Ginny smile. Her smile was so sweet and innocent.
Elijah picked up a microphone, "Attention everybody! We're going to have a performance by the one and only Ginny Weasley!" Everybody screamed in excitement. Draco watched as Elijah tossed the microphone to her.
Draco just stared as Ginny looked around the room, waiting for the music to start. Her eyes locked with Draco's for a split second before the music started.
~ He must be out there, somewhere, waiting for me...
Tell me how long, 'till I'm not just dreaming
How long, 'till somebody cares
How long, 'till I meet an angel
And give him my heart, when can I start
How long 'till I fall in love...
I've always believed that my dreams would come true
That one of these nights he'd appear, he'd be here in my arms
I see it all, so clearly, how it could be
I wish he was kissin' me now...~
Draco watched, practically mesmerized, as Ginny sang. She moved her hips to the music, making Draco's stomach flutter. He raked his messy blond hair with his fingers as more annoying girls surrounded him, attempting to flirt. Keyword: attempting.
Ginny walked into potions the next day with a smile on her face. She had had loads of fun at the Ravenclaw party the night before. She often found herself looking in the crowd for Draco, only to find him surrounded by girls. She, too, felt jealously arise in her mind.
"Hallo Crabbe." She greeted happily.
"Hm...?" Crabbe looked at her with his usual puzzled expression.
Ginny saw Draco sitting there staring at her. Their eyes locked as Professor Snape entered the classroom.
"Get seated!" he yelled, making Ginny break eye contact and scramble into her seat.
Draco walked into Transfiguration the next day to find Virginia already sitting there. He walked over to his seat and sat down. "Hey." he greeted, giving her a smile, a genuine smile, not a smirk.
"Hi," she replied, "I never got the chance to ask in potions yesterday did you enjoy the party?"
"I guess." Draco said, staring at her.
Ginny tried to ignore his stare. She felt it scanning her face. "Good." She was all she managed to say.
"I enjoyed watching you sing." Draco whispered, turning to face Professor McGonagall talk to the class. "Oh, listening too."
"Why'd you cancel last night?" Ginny asked curiously.
"Too much homework that was due today." Draco said. "McGonagall understood.
"Right. I'm guessing you procrastinated like no other?"
"Obviously."
Ginny sat up in her bed. Celestial was busy working on a project for Transfiguration with Natalie, another sixth year Gryffindor. She realized that life was pretty boring without anyone around. Ginny glanced at the clock. "Well, I seem to have great timing." She muttered to herself, for it was five minutes before dinnertime. She, somehow, managed to lift herself off of her bed and walk out of the dormitories, into the common room, only to find Ron and Hermione having a snog session on one of the sofas.
"Oh! Gross!" Ron and Hermione jerked apart. "Can't you go get a room or something? I mean, I respect you two trying to show your emotions to each other, but I think most people would prefer it to be in private." Ginny stated grinning.
Ron just glared at his little sister. "So, anyways. How was the Ravenclaw party, Gin?"
"Yeah. I heard you're quite the singer." Harry's voice came. He was in the corner of the common room reading a book.
"It was fine." Ginny said. "Hold on. You were just sitting there...while these two were snogging?" she shivered, "Why didn't you stop them? I sure as hell would have."
Harry just stared at her. "Well, I've gotten quite used to it being that it happens every single day."
"Thanks, Harry." Ron glared then turned to face Ginny, "and since when have you cursed?"
"Since a long time ago, Ron." Ginny informed. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to dinner."
(Meanwhile...)
*Cam missed her terribly and had lain on his cot, wishing as many times as there were grains of sand in the hourglass, he'd traveled to outer earth with her. Was she safe? Where did she stay the night? Had she found food? Was she angry at him for sending her there? Or pleased with him for causing it?
Too many painful questions bothered his mind, making his heart catch in his throat.
Was she missing him, too?*
' Okay. Now this guy is pathetic. What kind of freak asks if some girl's missing him? '
For what he didn't realize was as he was reading the passage, he thought of a special girl. He felt as if he were living that part of the story. For he was Cam that special girl was Quinn...
"Shit!" Draco said as he noticed the time on the clock. He was late for dinner. This usually wasn't a big problem being that he normally didn't eat dinner in the Great Hall. The noise aggravated him. But he promised Blaise so they could work on their DADA homework that was due tomorrow. He stomped his shoes on and grabbed his robe.
Flinging his robe on, he dashed from his room, through the common room, down the halls and into the Great Hall, to find that they had already started eating.
"Draco!" Blaise was standing up, waving at him to go over to her.
Draco found this quite embarrassing, especially being the strange teenagers they were, there were many gossipers. He glanced at the Gryffindor table to find Lavender and Parvati giggling uncontrollably, every once in a while glancing up at Draco, for they were the biggest gossipers in the whole school.
"Was that really necessary, Blaise?" Draco said through his gritted teeth.
"Well, I wasn't sure you were going to show up, and YOU'RE the one that knows more about the Dark Arts than I do."
"That's true. So tell me again why I'm helping YOU for this homework?" Draco narrowed his eyes at Blaise. He hated doing people favors, especially if there wasn't an up side toward him.
"Because I helped you with your Herbology homework last week."
"Ah, right." Draco said, rolling his eyes. ' Well, I got a bad mark on that damn homework. I might as well make her get one as well. I absolutely despise being taken advantage of... ' he thought.
Draco spent most of dinner giving Blaise answers to her homework while he worked on hers. He had purposely moved to sit across her so she wouldn't realize that he was giving her the wrong answers. Hopefully Professor Snape wasn't announcing the grades on this homework, or else Draco would get a severe bitch slapping from Blaise. Draco shivered at the thought.
Right before the last question, which Blaise was having trouble understanding, Draco's eyes wandered toward the Gryffindor table. He saw Ginny happily conversing with Celestial. He also realized that Bloody Potter was staring at her. Jealously arose once again.
Ginny laughed as Celestial told her what had happened in the library when she and Natalie were working on their project.
"Colin did WHAT?" Harry asked.
Celestial had to try to keep herself from laughing uncontrollably to repeat the story to Harry. "He decided to try and sneak pictures of who knows what- -"
Ginny interrupted her, "Oh, but we DO know what."
Celestial glared at her best friend. "Fine! But the stupidest thing was that he was sitting behind me, where, of course, Natalie saw him and whispered me that he was aiming his camera. I secretly aimed my wand towards him and yelled tarantellegra then mobilicorpus to get his camera. I snapped a picture of him dancing on the table. Then I turned to him and said ' Do you mind if I borrow your camera to get this film developed, sweetie? ' He looked as if he was going to faint, which, obviously, was impossible that he had to keep dancing. Then we left, leaving poor Colin to somehow find a way to stop dancing.' Celestial flashed a smile, obviously proud of what she did.
"Draco!" Draco snapped his head toward Blaise, sending her a deadly glare.
"What?!"
"You're supposed to be helping me, remember?" Blaise said in an annoyed tone
"Right." He read over the question. ' Oh my. What an idiot. This is like the easiest question ever. Oh well. ' He quickly scanned his mind so that he could trick her into writing it. If it was too off she wouldn't believe him and this whole scheme would have been blown. He finally thought of a good answer and responded to her.
"Thank you!" Blaise said.
Draco and Blaise talked with the other Slytherins until the end of dinner. He hadn't noticed that Ginny had slipped away.
Draco approached the Transfiguration room tired and annoyed. Blaise had insisted on talking about clothes, shoes and make-up with all her friends, forcing Draco to join their conversation. All which Draco had no interest in.
Opening the door, he looked in to see that Ginny hadn't arrived yet. He walked in awkwardly. He had never been there before the Weasley. She was always there, reading her books that changed weekly. Draco just shrugged it off, removed his robe and sat down. He sat down and stared at the ceiling. He placed his feet on top of a table and leaned back in his chair. To his amazement, it was actually interesting. Wood crisscrossed, making a checkered look, glass in-between. There were two different colors of glass. One was black, the other was clear, which still looked black because of the night sky.
The door opened to reveal Ginny. "Oh, you're already here. Sorry I'm... late" she greeted.
Draco grunted in reply, still looking at the ceiling.
Ginny dropped her bag on the floor. She slowly took off her robe and placed in on a table. "I guess we should get to work."
"Sure. Whatever." Draco said. He took his eyes away from the ceiling, swinging his legs back onto the floor. Ginny picked up two chairs and walked toward Draco. She place one in front of him, and she sat in the other.
"Alright. Let's see if you remember. Change it." Ginny commanded, her voice weak.
"Into..."
"The nightstand." Ginny replied.
Draco raised an eyebrow at her. She didn't make a sarcastic comment like ' what do you think? We've only been working on the same thing during all these sessions! ' but she didn't.
The whole lesson seemed to go on just the same. Draco gave Ginny at least fifty chances to make snide comments, but each time he was answered back with a rational reply. Her head was always down, as if she was trying to hide something. Draco was, oddly, getting sick of this. He actually liked the comebacks that the smallest Weasley threw back at him when they argued, but this was just boring. He gathered up the little amount of niceness he had inside of him to ask, "Are you all right, Weasley? You seem a little out of it."
He bent down to pick up his robe. He heard Ginny sniffle. "I'm fine, Malfoy."
He looked back up and watched as Ginny moped around as she picked up her robe and bag. "Right, Weasley. And I'm the tooth fairy."
He saw the ends of her lips curl up as she tried to smile. "Ah. Gold star for making me imagine you in tights and a pink tutu." He heard her giggle.
She tilted her head up a little bit as she smiled. He saw that her eyes were all red from crying. She realized that he noticed and hung her head back down. He swiftly walked toward her. He placed his fingers under her chin, lifting her heard. He looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
He felt her try to release her head from his grasp. He held her tightly, but making sure not to hurt her. He looked into her brown eyes. His stomach flipped over as he leaned in.
Ginny stared into his silver eyes. She tried to move, but found that she couldn't. Her body wouldn't let her. Before she knew what was happening, her lips came in contact with Draco's. Ginny's eyes fluttered shut. Warmth filled her body, as if her past worries had disappeared. She wrapped around his neck as the kiss deepened. His arms dropped to around her waist. Ginny felt him part the kiss. She opened her eyes to find Draco staring in to her eyes.
He was about to kiss her again, but right as their lips were about to touch, they heard the door unlock, and Ginny pulled away.
She removed her hands from his neck. He, on instinct, removed his from her waist. "I'm sorry. I-I um... have to go m-meet Celeste." She scurried out of the room, leaving him standing there.
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weeeeee! ^.^ just forewarn you people. If you don't like angst, don't read the nxt chapter, although you kinda need to...so, just beware! ^^
~* missy *~
Disclaimer: I do NOT own Harry Potter or any of its' characters along with the Princess Nevermore book! So far, I only own Celestial and Elijah! Bye bye! ^_^
False Seduction
Chapter three: The fire burns
Ginny woke up with a jolt, hitting her head on the top bunk above her. "Shit!"
She heard Celestial gasp, "What was that?"
"It was just me, Celeste." Ginny rubbed her forehead.
"Well, Sheesh! That freakin' scared me," Celestial said, climbing down from the bunk, unable to get back to sleep. "What time is it, anyway?"
Ginny looked at the nearby clock. It showed that it was only 4:30 a.m. Both girls groaned.
Celestial and Ginny walked to lunch very grumpily. Professor Sprout had made them search for worms in the plants during Herbology. How that helped them learn about them, they did not know.
"I swear. Sprout just made us do that just so SHE wouldn't have to." Celestial commented, sitting down at the Gryffindor table. Ginny nodded in assurance.
"Ginny!" Ginny turned to see Elijah Garner, a sixth year Ravenclaw, running toward her.
"Hey Elijah! What's up?"
"Dumbledore's letting us have a party in the charms corridor. I asked if I could invite you guys, and since you're not Slytherins, and they let me." Elijah answered.
"Cool!" Celestial exclaimed, a sly grin on her face. "What time?"
"After dinner in two days. You think you guys can come?"
"Oh, shit. I'll have to ask McGonagall." Elijah cocked an eyebrow. "I tutor someone after dinner everyday."
"Ah. Well, just tell me tomorrow in Care of Magical Creatures."
"Alright." Ginny answered. Elijah turned around and rushed back to the Ravenclaw table, leaving Virginia to think about her problem. "This isn't fair! I might have to miss the FIRST party, other than the Yule Ball, in Hogwarts because Malfoy doesn't understand Transfiguration. That's bullshit!"
"Yeah, well. Life sucks. Can I still go if you don't?" Celestial asked.
Ginny faked a gasp, "What? You would go without me?"
Celestial flashed a grin, "Ginny, darling, just because you're my best friend doesn't mean my life revolves around you. So sorry to disappoint you though."
"Well then!"
Ginny walked into Transfiguration with the Ravenclaw party in mind. She walked toward McGonagall's office.
"Professor?" Ginny stuck her head into the Professor's office.
She found Professor McGonagall sitting at her gathering parchment that was scattered all over her table. "Ah, Ms. Weasley. I assume you're here to ask if you can skip your tutoring session with Mr. Malfoy to attend the Ravenclaw gathering the day after next?"
"Yes, Professor." Ginny stated nervously.
"Well, I understand that you would want to join the party, but you will have to ask you to ask Mr. Malfoy if he would like to join you. If you BOTH are willing to attend, then you may. Otherwise, you may not." Ginny moved away from the door as McGonagall walked through, into the classroom where the Slytherins and Ravenclaws had already arrived.
' Well, this is just great. I have to convince MALFOY to go to a RAVENCLAW party? This is going to be impossible! ' Ginny thought.
"Ms. Weasley!" Ginny heard Professor call her. She quickly walked over. "Even though you are teaching Mr. Malfoy after dinners, which I do trust you are doing, I would like you to help him during class, also. You two will sit in the back of the room together, working out the things Mr. Malfoy has been unable to learn." McGonagall informed.
Draco stood up and grabbed his bag. He stalked over toward the back table and sat down. Ginny followed, slumping down in her seat. "Well, this is just fantastic." Ginny claimed.
"I thought you said tutoring me wouldn't be so bad?" Draco stated flirtatiously.
"Hm...I guess you're right. I mean, really. An hour and a half in locked in a room with a boy. That's actually a pretty good deal, even though it's only with you, Malfoy." Ginny joked.
"Well then. I'm going to have to make you fall for my charm." Draco smirked
Ginny put on an innocent face, "What charm?"
Before Draco could come up with a comeback, class was dismissed. Ginny picked up her bag and left the room without a glance behind her, heading to Defense against the Dark Arts. Draco, however, exited the room and departed for Divenation.
That night, Draco entered the Transfiguration room to find Ginny sitting in a chair, legs propped upon the table, reading yet another book. Her robe was on the floor along with her wand and messenger bag. She appeared to not have noticed his presence. He looked at her choice of outfit for tonight. This seemed to have become a ritual for Draco. His heart raced as he saw her wearing a black spaghetti-strapped shirt and jean shorts.
"Are you going to stand there all day?" Ginny closed her book and swung her legs to the floor, turning to look at Draco. He just stared at her, "I heard the door lock."
"Ah. That's right."
Silence awoke between them as the two just stared at each other. Ginny's brown eyes met Draco's silver ones. They seemed lost until Ginny decided to speak. "So, Malfoy, are you busy the day after tomorrow?" she said as she rose from her seat, slowly walking toward Draco.
"Um...Let's see. Not that I know of, why?"
The gap between Draco and Ginny was slowly disappearing. Soon, their faces were inches apart. "My Ravenclaw friend, Elijah, invited me to a party they're holding in the Charms corridor. Slytherin's aren't invited. But, being that I can't go unless you go, I'm inviting you."
Their breath lingered. Draco closed his eyes for a second, taking a deep breath to calm the nervousness in his stomach. ' Why was this happening? He couldn't be falling for Weasley here, could he? ' "You said Slytherin's weren't allowed.
"Well, I'll have to talk to them. I'm sure they'll be okay with it. As long as I don't bring any other Slytherin's." Ginny explained. Their faces were now an inch away. Ginny's stomach fluttered with butterflies. Never in a million years, would she have thought she would ever be this close to Draco Malfoy. She inhaled his scent. He smelled of dust and ash. ' Most likely from those dusty dungeons...' she thought. "So? Will you go?" Ginny bit her sensual lips.
Draco hesitated a bit. But eventually nodded.
Before things got out of hand, Ginny turned her head, flinging her hair into Draco's face, snapping him out of his trance. "Great! We'll meet in front of this room after dinner that day, okay?"
Draco cursed himself in his mind for falling for her petty trick. "Fine."
"Now, let's get to work." Ginny said.
Virginia and Celestial talked all the way toward Hagrid's hut where their Care of Magical Creatures class was.
"You're going to try and get the Ravenclaw's to let Malfoy, the worst of the worst, to their party?" Celestial asked.
"Pretty much. Yeah." Ginny claimed.
"Good luck!" Celestial whispered as a group of Ravenclaw's approached them. She stood aside to see how Ginny would handle this.
"Hey you guys!" Ginny greeted.
"Hey Ginny." They all said.
Elijah stepped forward, noticing Ginny's uneasiness. He pulled her away from the group so they could speak privately. "So, what did McGonagall say?" Elijah asked.
"Uh...I can't go unless the student I'm tutoring can go."
"Okay. So who are you tutoring?"
"Um...uh..." Ginny stuttered. Her heart raced from both nerves and the thought of Draco. Elijah gave her a weird look. She took a deep breath, "Malfoy." She quickly answered.
Elijah sighed, rubbing his temples. "Malfoy? Geez. I don't know about that, Gin. Of all the people it had to be Malfoy."
"It's not like I CHOSE to tutor him, Elijah. Of all the people that are having trouble in McGonagall's class, and trust me, there's a lot, I just had to get stuck with him." Ginny explained.
"Alright. Let me ask them, okay?"
Ginny watched as Elijah told them about their dilemma. Most of them sent odd looks toward Ginny's direction, making her roll her eyes. ' What was so wrong about Malfoy being at their party. What's the worst he could do around a bunch of Ravenclaw's? '
She watched as Elijah argued. She smiled inwardly. She knew they wouldn't not let her go. Ravenclaw's weren't exactly the partying kind of people; they're more of the followers. They needed somebody to lead them. Of course, they had Celestial, but knowing her, she'd be too busy flirting with the one or two cute Ravenclaw guys. (A/N: oh! DISSSSSS to Ravenclaw!!! Haha)
Elijah grinned at Ginny while he walked back toward her. "You knew we'd say yes, didn't you?"
"Obviously. What's a party without me?"
Elijah just laughed.
The next two days flew by. Ginny stepped out of the girls' dormitories to find Ron, Harry and Hermione talking on the sofas in the common room.
Ron looked up at her and spoke. "I hear you're going to the Ravenclaw party, Gin."
Virginia smiled, "You know I'd never willingly miss a party, Ron."
"Don't do anything stupid, okay? I hear Malfoy's going." Harry instructed, sounding worried.
Ginny laughed, "Obviously he's going. That's the only way I could go. If he did. It's not like he's going to do something. He's the only Slytherin going...I think. You three aren't going?" Ginny faked sounding disappointed.
"Nah. We're going over to Hagrid's."
"Ah. I see." Ginny said. Inside she rolled her eyes. ' Figures they'd miss a perfectly good party for something stupid '
Celestial entered the common room. "Come on, Ginny! Dinner's starting!"
"Alright, alright!"
Draco stood outside the Transfiguration room waiting for Virginia. He didn't decide to dress nice for this so-called party. He decided to wear muggle clothes: a black t-shirt and black shorts (A/N: just for your info, the shorts go below his knees...like all guy shorts. Why they're like that, I still do not understand).
"Wait long, Malfoy?" He heard a feminine voice ask.
He looked up to find none other than Ginny. A friend was in the distance. "Not especially."
"Good. By the way, this is my best friend, Celestial Liu." Celestial smiled sweetly while Draco just nodded.
They walked slowly toward the Charms corridor. Ginny and Celestial were talking while Draco followed, a few feet behind. He, first, looked at Celestial. She wasn't that bad looking. Her hair was beautiful. One could see the blue highlights swirl in her hair, which were in two buns on top of her head. Ginny, however, had let her fiery red hair down. As she walked it, flew behind her.
They stopped in front of the corridor. They took off their school robes, revealing what they wore underneath. He stared at Ginny choice of clothing. She wore a red tank top and her short, black skirt, which made her look at least a year older. Celestial, however, wore jean shorts, and a blue cut- sleeve shirt.
"You don't want to be here, do you?" Ginny asked, staring back at Draco. Celestial turned around and walked in. As she opened the door, music blasted outwards. It ended as soon as it came, when she closed the door, leaving Ginny and Draco to talk.
"I'm fine with it. I guess a 'party' is better than being stuck in the Transfiguration room learning." Draco answered casually. "You don't have to hang out with me. I'll be fine doing...erm...something."
Ginny giggled. "Okay. So, I guess I'll see you later?"
"Yeah, sure." Draco said, taking off his robe. Draco walked up to the door and opened it for Ginny. She stepped inside, giving a sweet smile to Draco as she did. He, reluctantly, entered to find the deafening music comforting.
Draco watch as Ginny ran off to find Elijah and some other familiar people. As soon as she left, some blonde girl came up to him and giggled. "Hi!" the girl greeted. She had a huge smile on her face. Draco looked at her figure. Her bright orange t-shirt and blue pants made him shut his eyes. She really didn't know how to match.
Draco forced a smile. "Hi..." Before she could say anything else, he quickly fled, leaving her standing there with a frown on her face.
He looked up to see Elijah and Ginny standing on a desk. Elijah said something, but the music drowned it out, making it look like he was just mouthing words. He saw Ginny just look at him confused. Elijah put his mouth next to her ear and repeated his words. Pangs of jealously raided Draco's mind, making him mentally punch himself. Draco watched as Ginny smile. Her smile was so sweet and innocent.
Elijah picked up a microphone, "Attention everybody! We're going to have a performance by the one and only Ginny Weasley!" Everybody screamed in excitement. Draco watched as Elijah tossed the microphone to her.
Draco just stared as Ginny looked around the room, waiting for the music to start. Her eyes locked with Draco's for a split second before the music started.
~ He must be out there, somewhere, waiting for me...
Tell me how long, 'till I'm not just dreaming
How long, 'till somebody cares
How long, 'till I meet an angel
And give him my heart, when can I start
How long 'till I fall in love...
I've always believed that my dreams would come true
That one of these nights he'd appear, he'd be here in my arms
I see it all, so clearly, how it could be
I wish he was kissin' me now...~
Draco watched, practically mesmerized, as Ginny sang. She moved her hips to the music, making Draco's stomach flutter. He raked his messy blond hair with his fingers as more annoying girls surrounded him, attempting to flirt. Keyword: attempting.
Ginny walked into potions the next day with a smile on her face. She had had loads of fun at the Ravenclaw party the night before. She often found herself looking in the crowd for Draco, only to find him surrounded by girls. She, too, felt jealously arise in her mind.
"Hallo Crabbe." She greeted happily.
"Hm...?" Crabbe looked at her with his usual puzzled expression.
Ginny saw Draco sitting there staring at her. Their eyes locked as Professor Snape entered the classroom.
"Get seated!" he yelled, making Ginny break eye contact and scramble into her seat.
Draco walked into Transfiguration the next day to find Virginia already sitting there. He walked over to his seat and sat down. "Hey." he greeted, giving her a smile, a genuine smile, not a smirk.
"Hi," she replied, "I never got the chance to ask in potions yesterday did you enjoy the party?"
"I guess." Draco said, staring at her.
Ginny tried to ignore his stare. She felt it scanning her face. "Good." She was all she managed to say.
"I enjoyed watching you sing." Draco whispered, turning to face Professor McGonagall talk to the class. "Oh, listening too."
"Why'd you cancel last night?" Ginny asked curiously.
"Too much homework that was due today." Draco said. "McGonagall understood.
"Right. I'm guessing you procrastinated like no other?"
"Obviously."
Ginny sat up in her bed. Celestial was busy working on a project for Transfiguration with Natalie, another sixth year Gryffindor. She realized that life was pretty boring without anyone around. Ginny glanced at the clock. "Well, I seem to have great timing." She muttered to herself, for it was five minutes before dinnertime. She, somehow, managed to lift herself off of her bed and walk out of the dormitories, into the common room, only to find Ron and Hermione having a snog session on one of the sofas.
"Oh! Gross!" Ron and Hermione jerked apart. "Can't you go get a room or something? I mean, I respect you two trying to show your emotions to each other, but I think most people would prefer it to be in private." Ginny stated grinning.
Ron just glared at his little sister. "So, anyways. How was the Ravenclaw party, Gin?"
"Yeah. I heard you're quite the singer." Harry's voice came. He was in the corner of the common room reading a book.
"It was fine." Ginny said. "Hold on. You were just sitting there...while these two were snogging?" she shivered, "Why didn't you stop them? I sure as hell would have."
Harry just stared at her. "Well, I've gotten quite used to it being that it happens every single day."
"Thanks, Harry." Ron glared then turned to face Ginny, "and since when have you cursed?"
"Since a long time ago, Ron." Ginny informed. "Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to dinner."
(Meanwhile...)
*Cam missed her terribly and had lain on his cot, wishing as many times as there were grains of sand in the hourglass, he'd traveled to outer earth with her. Was she safe? Where did she stay the night? Had she found food? Was she angry at him for sending her there? Or pleased with him for causing it?
Too many painful questions bothered his mind, making his heart catch in his throat.
Was she missing him, too?*
' Okay. Now this guy is pathetic. What kind of freak asks if some girl's missing him? '
For what he didn't realize was as he was reading the passage, he thought of a special girl. He felt as if he were living that part of the story. For he was Cam that special girl was Quinn...
"Shit!" Draco said as he noticed the time on the clock. He was late for dinner. This usually wasn't a big problem being that he normally didn't eat dinner in the Great Hall. The noise aggravated him. But he promised Blaise so they could work on their DADA homework that was due tomorrow. He stomped his shoes on and grabbed his robe.
Flinging his robe on, he dashed from his room, through the common room, down the halls and into the Great Hall, to find that they had already started eating.
"Draco!" Blaise was standing up, waving at him to go over to her.
Draco found this quite embarrassing, especially being the strange teenagers they were, there were many gossipers. He glanced at the Gryffindor table to find Lavender and Parvati giggling uncontrollably, every once in a while glancing up at Draco, for they were the biggest gossipers in the whole school.
"Was that really necessary, Blaise?" Draco said through his gritted teeth.
"Well, I wasn't sure you were going to show up, and YOU'RE the one that knows more about the Dark Arts than I do."
"That's true. So tell me again why I'm helping YOU for this homework?" Draco narrowed his eyes at Blaise. He hated doing people favors, especially if there wasn't an up side toward him.
"Because I helped you with your Herbology homework last week."
"Ah, right." Draco said, rolling his eyes. ' Well, I got a bad mark on that damn homework. I might as well make her get one as well. I absolutely despise being taken advantage of... ' he thought.
Draco spent most of dinner giving Blaise answers to her homework while he worked on hers. He had purposely moved to sit across her so she wouldn't realize that he was giving her the wrong answers. Hopefully Professor Snape wasn't announcing the grades on this homework, or else Draco would get a severe bitch slapping from Blaise. Draco shivered at the thought.
Right before the last question, which Blaise was having trouble understanding, Draco's eyes wandered toward the Gryffindor table. He saw Ginny happily conversing with Celestial. He also realized that Bloody Potter was staring at her. Jealously arose once again.
Ginny laughed as Celestial told her what had happened in the library when she and Natalie were working on their project.
"Colin did WHAT?" Harry asked.
Celestial had to try to keep herself from laughing uncontrollably to repeat the story to Harry. "He decided to try and sneak pictures of who knows what- -"
Ginny interrupted her, "Oh, but we DO know what."
Celestial glared at her best friend. "Fine! But the stupidest thing was that he was sitting behind me, where, of course, Natalie saw him and whispered me that he was aiming his camera. I secretly aimed my wand towards him and yelled tarantellegra then mobilicorpus to get his camera. I snapped a picture of him dancing on the table. Then I turned to him and said ' Do you mind if I borrow your camera to get this film developed, sweetie? ' He looked as if he was going to faint, which, obviously, was impossible that he had to keep dancing. Then we left, leaving poor Colin to somehow find a way to stop dancing.' Celestial flashed a smile, obviously proud of what she did.
"Draco!" Draco snapped his head toward Blaise, sending her a deadly glare.
"What?!"
"You're supposed to be helping me, remember?" Blaise said in an annoyed tone
"Right." He read over the question. ' Oh my. What an idiot. This is like the easiest question ever. Oh well. ' He quickly scanned his mind so that he could trick her into writing it. If it was too off she wouldn't believe him and this whole scheme would have been blown. He finally thought of a good answer and responded to her.
"Thank you!" Blaise said.
Draco and Blaise talked with the other Slytherins until the end of dinner. He hadn't noticed that Ginny had slipped away.
Draco approached the Transfiguration room tired and annoyed. Blaise had insisted on talking about clothes, shoes and make-up with all her friends, forcing Draco to join their conversation. All which Draco had no interest in.
Opening the door, he looked in to see that Ginny hadn't arrived yet. He walked in awkwardly. He had never been there before the Weasley. She was always there, reading her books that changed weekly. Draco just shrugged it off, removed his robe and sat down. He sat down and stared at the ceiling. He placed his feet on top of a table and leaned back in his chair. To his amazement, it was actually interesting. Wood crisscrossed, making a checkered look, glass in-between. There were two different colors of glass. One was black, the other was clear, which still looked black because of the night sky.
The door opened to reveal Ginny. "Oh, you're already here. Sorry I'm... late" she greeted.
Draco grunted in reply, still looking at the ceiling.
Ginny dropped her bag on the floor. She slowly took off her robe and placed in on a table. "I guess we should get to work."
"Sure. Whatever." Draco said. He took his eyes away from the ceiling, swinging his legs back onto the floor. Ginny picked up two chairs and walked toward Draco. She place one in front of him, and she sat in the other.
"Alright. Let's see if you remember. Change it." Ginny commanded, her voice weak.
"Into..."
"The nightstand." Ginny replied.
Draco raised an eyebrow at her. She didn't make a sarcastic comment like ' what do you think? We've only been working on the same thing during all these sessions! ' but she didn't.
The whole lesson seemed to go on just the same. Draco gave Ginny at least fifty chances to make snide comments, but each time he was answered back with a rational reply. Her head was always down, as if she was trying to hide something. Draco was, oddly, getting sick of this. He actually liked the comebacks that the smallest Weasley threw back at him when they argued, but this was just boring. He gathered up the little amount of niceness he had inside of him to ask, "Are you all right, Weasley? You seem a little out of it."
He bent down to pick up his robe. He heard Ginny sniffle. "I'm fine, Malfoy."
He looked back up and watched as Ginny moped around as she picked up her robe and bag. "Right, Weasley. And I'm the tooth fairy."
He saw the ends of her lips curl up as she tried to smile. "Ah. Gold star for making me imagine you in tights and a pink tutu." He heard her giggle.
She tilted her head up a little bit as she smiled. He saw that her eyes were all red from crying. She realized that he noticed and hung her head back down. He swiftly walked toward her. He placed his fingers under her chin, lifting her heard. He looked at her. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
He felt her try to release her head from his grasp. He held her tightly, but making sure not to hurt her. He looked into her brown eyes. His stomach flipped over as he leaned in.
Ginny stared into his silver eyes. She tried to move, but found that she couldn't. Her body wouldn't let her. Before she knew what was happening, her lips came in contact with Draco's. Ginny's eyes fluttered shut. Warmth filled her body, as if her past worries had disappeared. She wrapped around his neck as the kiss deepened. His arms dropped to around her waist. Ginny felt him part the kiss. She opened her eyes to find Draco staring in to her eyes.
He was about to kiss her again, but right as their lips were about to touch, they heard the door unlock, and Ginny pulled away.
She removed her hands from his neck. He, on instinct, removed his from her waist. "I'm sorry. I-I um... have to go m-meet Celeste." She scurried out of the room, leaving him standing there.
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weeeeee! ^.^ just forewarn you people. If you don't like angst, don't read the nxt chapter, although you kinda need to...so, just beware! ^^
~* missy *~