Chapter 1
Ginny sighed as she opened the door to the last compartment on the train. There inside was Malfoy, and his two cronies Crabbe and Goyle. Ginny sighed because this was the only compartment that had room, so she had no choice but to sit down.
"What the matter Weasley? We don't bite, do we Crabbe?"
But instead of answering Draco, Crabbe just stared at Ginny, as she had grown up over the summer, and instead of being a silly little third year tagging along behind her brothers, she was an astonishingly beautiful girl. Malfoy took a look over at his two companions when neither of them answered him. Once he saw what they were looking at he was disgusted. They were oggling a Weasley, but Draco did notice she was looking rather good this year. For a Weasley he added as to calm his consience down, that was screaming at him for even thinking the thought. So he just glanced up at her and gave her a, "Lookin good." before he turned back to talking with Crabbe and Goyle.
Ginny took a seat at an opposite booth and pulled out an extremely interesting muggle book, Hermione had lent her. No more was said between them(Draco and Ginny)until the bus lurched to a stop, causing Ginny to fly forwards and bang her head. She then blacked out.
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Oh Merlin! Thought Draco as he saw Ginny go flying. Can't she keep a hold of herself? Apparently not, came that nagging little voice at the back of his head. Why not be a knight in shining armour for once and help her? Hmm help a Weasley? Oh well it was worth the publicity. So he grabbed a cloth and some ice and put it on Ginny's head, where she had hit it. Luckily, Crabbe and Goyle weren't in the cabin at the time, so Draco didn't look all sappy. Then, just when he thought she was dead, her eyelashes flickered. Her eyes opened and she looked completely dumbstruck, and apparently she didn't know who was caring for her.
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As Ginny opened her eyes she saw someone standing over her, but she still couldn't see clearly. Mmmmm, but he looks mighty yummy from what I can see, she thought. Ginny pretended to faint in the persons arms, just because she wanted to be in his arms. SUCCESS she thought, when he seemed genuinely worried about her. He lay her down on a booth, and sat beside her. Ginny could feel him, ooo, she got the shivers. But then with a start, she remebered who the only three other people in the cabin had been. OH MERLIN! she thought, Malfoy must be sitting beside me! She snuck a peek, through her eyelashes. IT WAS MALFOY!
"Get away from me!" Ginny shrieked, in a voice far from quiet. Draco clamped a hand over mouth, before she could say anything more.
"Shut up! Merlin! Do you want the whole train to hear you?" Draco said, none too kindly. What Ginny did next Draco did NOT expect. While Draco had been talking, Ginny had been deciding what to do, and as soon as he finished talking she decided. Ginny bit the hand that was clamped over her mouth. Hard.
"Shit!" Draco said, pulling his hand away so fast you'd thing Ginny was on fire.
"Don't you ever touch me again!" Ginny spat at him. Draco had never really paid much attention to the redheaded little girl, but from what he'd seen she was quite shy. She was ALSO always following that Git, Potter around, no doubt pining for him, but what Ginny had just displayed was NOT shyness! Rather a fiery fury, that Draco didn't think she had. Apparently she took after her brothers more than Draco had thought.
"Wouldn't think of it." Draco said, still nursing his hand. And with that he got up and walked away, to who-knows-where. So Ginny went back to reading until the train arrived at Hogwarts. She was still shaken up when they arrived, however, and Hermione immediately realized something was wrong. So the first chance she got, Hermione ran up to Ginny and, in her annoying straight-forwardness immediately asked Ginny "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" replied the peeved Ginny. Hermione blinked, trying to decide if Ginny had just yelled at her, or whether she was dreaming. She pinched herself. Ginny had just yelled at her! Thought the shocked Hermione. Unfortunately for Hermione, Ginny took the chance of getting away while Hermione was still in shock. As Hermione was still standing dumbfounded in the hall, Ron and Harry came up.
"Hey Mione!" yelled Ron above the noisy hall. Hermione didn't seem to pay attention to either Ron or Harry, even after they both tried waving their hands in front of her face. Hermione just started walking towards the great hall as if in a daze, muttering something that sounded an awful lot like, "...she yelled at me....she yelled at me....."
Ginny sighed as she opened the door to the last compartment on the train. There inside was Malfoy, and his two cronies Crabbe and Goyle. Ginny sighed because this was the only compartment that had room, so she had no choice but to sit down.
"What the matter Weasley? We don't bite, do we Crabbe?"
But instead of answering Draco, Crabbe just stared at Ginny, as she had grown up over the summer, and instead of being a silly little third year tagging along behind her brothers, she was an astonishingly beautiful girl. Malfoy took a look over at his two companions when neither of them answered him. Once he saw what they were looking at he was disgusted. They were oggling a Weasley, but Draco did notice she was looking rather good this year. For a Weasley he added as to calm his consience down, that was screaming at him for even thinking the thought. So he just glanced up at her and gave her a, "Lookin good." before he turned back to talking with Crabbe and Goyle.
Ginny took a seat at an opposite booth and pulled out an extremely interesting muggle book, Hermione had lent her. No more was said between them(Draco and Ginny)until the bus lurched to a stop, causing Ginny to fly forwards and bang her head. She then blacked out.
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Oh Merlin! Thought Draco as he saw Ginny go flying. Can't she keep a hold of herself? Apparently not, came that nagging little voice at the back of his head. Why not be a knight in shining armour for once and help her? Hmm help a Weasley? Oh well it was worth the publicity. So he grabbed a cloth and some ice and put it on Ginny's head, where she had hit it. Luckily, Crabbe and Goyle weren't in the cabin at the time, so Draco didn't look all sappy. Then, just when he thought she was dead, her eyelashes flickered. Her eyes opened and she looked completely dumbstruck, and apparently she didn't know who was caring for her.
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As Ginny opened her eyes she saw someone standing over her, but she still couldn't see clearly. Mmmmm, but he looks mighty yummy from what I can see, she thought. Ginny pretended to faint in the persons arms, just because she wanted to be in his arms. SUCCESS she thought, when he seemed genuinely worried about her. He lay her down on a booth, and sat beside her. Ginny could feel him, ooo, she got the shivers. But then with a start, she remebered who the only three other people in the cabin had been. OH MERLIN! she thought, Malfoy must be sitting beside me! She snuck a peek, through her eyelashes. IT WAS MALFOY!
"Get away from me!" Ginny shrieked, in a voice far from quiet. Draco clamped a hand over mouth, before she could say anything more.
"Shut up! Merlin! Do you want the whole train to hear you?" Draco said, none too kindly. What Ginny did next Draco did NOT expect. While Draco had been talking, Ginny had been deciding what to do, and as soon as he finished talking she decided. Ginny bit the hand that was clamped over her mouth. Hard.
"Shit!" Draco said, pulling his hand away so fast you'd thing Ginny was on fire.
"Don't you ever touch me again!" Ginny spat at him. Draco had never really paid much attention to the redheaded little girl, but from what he'd seen she was quite shy. She was ALSO always following that Git, Potter around, no doubt pining for him, but what Ginny had just displayed was NOT shyness! Rather a fiery fury, that Draco didn't think she had. Apparently she took after her brothers more than Draco had thought.
"Wouldn't think of it." Draco said, still nursing his hand. And with that he got up and walked away, to who-knows-where. So Ginny went back to reading until the train arrived at Hogwarts. She was still shaken up when they arrived, however, and Hermione immediately realized something was wrong. So the first chance she got, Hermione ran up to Ginny and, in her annoying straight-forwardness immediately asked Ginny "What's wrong?"
"Nothing!" replied the peeved Ginny. Hermione blinked, trying to decide if Ginny had just yelled at her, or whether she was dreaming. She pinched herself. Ginny had just yelled at her! Thought the shocked Hermione. Unfortunately for Hermione, Ginny took the chance of getting away while Hermione was still in shock. As Hermione was still standing dumbfounded in the hall, Ron and Harry came up.
"Hey Mione!" yelled Ron above the noisy hall. Hermione didn't seem to pay attention to either Ron or Harry, even after they both tried waving their hands in front of her face. Hermione just started walking towards the great hall as if in a daze, muttering something that sounded an awful lot like, "...she yelled at me....she yelled at me....."