Chapter 3
Luckily the next day was a Saturday because Ginny didn't wake up until almost noon, even though she had set her alarm. When she woke up she opened her eyes to bright sunshine. Normally Ginny would have loved this, but Ginny had forgotten to pull the curtains closed on her bed and she was right next to the window. As soon as her eyes opened they stung from the sunlight. Great, thought Ginny, It's already started.
As Ginny walked down to the great hall she noticed the halls were extremely quiet and empty. All the kids must have gone down to breakfast already, she thought. Ginny was desperate for someone to talk to, so as soon as she saw someone coming around the corner she ran up them and said a big cheerful, "Hi!"
"What do you want Weasley?" came drawling voice of Draco, he sounded even a bit amused.
"Oh it's you. I just wanted to talk to someone, but if it's you..." Ginny started to walk off, but a hand grabbed her arm. She spun around and came face to face with Draco. Their noses were but inches apart. She glared a hole through his head.
"Oh but you can't just walk away Weasel, you invited me to talk remember?" Ginny had a gut feeling she wasn't about to get away anytime soon, but she started walking away anyway.
"Fine,"she said, "What do you want to talk about? And we will be walking and talking, I'm starving." Draco raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. He had to think about this. What would they talk about?
"Why are you so hungry?" finally came Draco's reply.
"Hmph. Because I didn't have any lunch yesterday and I hardly had any dinner last night., and oh, yeah, I slept in so I missed breakfast." came Ginny's heated reply. Draco was about to say something but didn't get a chance because as he opened his mouth he was interrupted by a squeal.
"OH MY GOD! Ginny! I haven't seen you since last year! What were you up to over the summer?" came the excited voice of Karly, Ginny's best friend. Ginny smiled.
"Oh nothing much. What were you up to that made you so busy you couldn't owl me, huh?" Ginny pretended to scowl as she stuck out her tongue.
The two girls walked away giggling and talking, leaving a very stunned Draco Malfoy. Draco never having been close to anyone before couldn't understand why they were so excited to see each other, after all it had only been two months. What could happen in two months that was so important they could completely forget about someone standing right behind them? They had walked off arm in arm too, which really stunned Draco as no one in Slytherin, even the best of friends, were that affectionate to each other. Draco shrugged it off as a "girl thing", but there was still a nagging in the back of his head telling him that he was missing out on something.
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At lunch Draco allowed himself a quick glance at the Gryffindor table. When he glanced over he saw Ginny immediately, she was deep in conversation with Karly and everytime she laughed her healthy curls bounced all over the place. Unfortunately for Draco, Karly happened to glance over at him and caught him staring at Ginny, but Draco was so deep in thought he didn't notice her until he saw her whisper something in Ginny's ear. Ginny turned around and looked directly at him, to Draco's utter horror. She turned back to Karly, her face beet red, which matched her hair. Karly burst out laughing and must have teased her the rest of lunch because Ginny never went back to her normal colour. Draco was, unfortunately for Slytherin, in an unusually grumpy mood the rest of lunch because he could no longer stare at Ginny, as Karly kept turning around and looking at him, just to make sure his eyes weren't wandering. Hell she'd love that, thought Draco miserably.
As it was, Karly seemed to think that catching him staring needed a bit more attention than just teasing Ginny. As Draco left the hall he heard a pattering of feet behind him. Sure enough as he turned around Karly came running up to him. She had a mischevious grin on her face that made Draco incredibly nervous as he took inventory of the girl who was now standing in front of him. Karly was probably the only Aboriginal in Hogwarts. She was tall too, about 5"7 and the tallest 4th year girl. She had long wavy black hair, and most boys would have loved to date her, but she scared them to death. It was mostly her eyes that were scary. Most people have some sort of colour in their eyes. Her's were just black. You seemed to sink into them.
"So, "Karly said with a nasty glimmer in her eye "So, you fancy Ginny, hm?" Karly was loving this.
"No!" Draco said, and as he realized later, a bit too quickly. "I .... mean....I would never be caught with a Weasley! Are you kidding?" he said, trying to regain his cool. Karly could tell he was faking it. She seemed to love making him squirm.
"Oh?" she said with a smirk "So that's why I caught you oggling her at Breakfast, hm? Because you hate her? Good lie, but no can do. See, normally I'd let anyone else go with that. But you. You're a Malfoy. You see, I could tell everyone about your nasty little wandering eyes. Or.."
"Or what?" Draco said nervously, she had him where she obviously wanted him, and he knew it. She flashed a mouthful pearly whites.
"Ooooorrrr....you be at our beck and call for a while..." she said slowly, watching him squirm.
"Uh uh, no way! I can't do that! No." But he then remembered the other side. If he didn't do what she said, everyone in school, would know he'd been oggling the youngest Weasley. That wouldn't be good for his reputation. But then again, he thought, neither would be doing what a Gryffindor said...and besides, who knew what she would make him do?
Karly watched in glee as his face scrunched up. She could tell he knew he was cornered and that no matter what he did, he was ruined. She smiled in glee, this really was fun. Unfortunately for her, at just that moment Ginny came running out.
"Karly wh-" Ginny stopped in her tracks as though she'd run into a wall. She looked at Karly, who seemed to be having the time of her life, and then at Draco who couldn't have looked more miserable if you'd...if you'd...well Ginny didn't exactly know, she just knew he looked REALLY miserable at the moment.
"Well I'd really love to chat with yah, but I gotta run." Draco said, taking advantage of the interuption. It was then that the two switched expressions, Draco looked triumphant, and Karly now looked as though she could slit his throat then and there.
"I will find you. I will hunt you out and force you to make a decision." Karly hissed under her breath so that only Draco could hear, as he turned to go. Draco practically ran out of there as went, he had to get out, before they chained him down or something. Who knows what that girl would do, just to get him to answer. He REALLY didn't like her...did Ginny HAVE to be best friends with her?
Luckily the next day was a Saturday because Ginny didn't wake up until almost noon, even though she had set her alarm. When she woke up she opened her eyes to bright sunshine. Normally Ginny would have loved this, but Ginny had forgotten to pull the curtains closed on her bed and she was right next to the window. As soon as her eyes opened they stung from the sunlight. Great, thought Ginny, It's already started.
As Ginny walked down to the great hall she noticed the halls were extremely quiet and empty. All the kids must have gone down to breakfast already, she thought. Ginny was desperate for someone to talk to, so as soon as she saw someone coming around the corner she ran up them and said a big cheerful, "Hi!"
"What do you want Weasley?" came drawling voice of Draco, he sounded even a bit amused.
"Oh it's you. I just wanted to talk to someone, but if it's you..." Ginny started to walk off, but a hand grabbed her arm. She spun around and came face to face with Draco. Their noses were but inches apart. She glared a hole through his head.
"Oh but you can't just walk away Weasel, you invited me to talk remember?" Ginny had a gut feeling she wasn't about to get away anytime soon, but she started walking away anyway.
"Fine,"she said, "What do you want to talk about? And we will be walking and talking, I'm starving." Draco raised an eyebrow but didn't say anything. He had to think about this. What would they talk about?
"Why are you so hungry?" finally came Draco's reply.
"Hmph. Because I didn't have any lunch yesterday and I hardly had any dinner last night., and oh, yeah, I slept in so I missed breakfast." came Ginny's heated reply. Draco was about to say something but didn't get a chance because as he opened his mouth he was interrupted by a squeal.
"OH MY GOD! Ginny! I haven't seen you since last year! What were you up to over the summer?" came the excited voice of Karly, Ginny's best friend. Ginny smiled.
"Oh nothing much. What were you up to that made you so busy you couldn't owl me, huh?" Ginny pretended to scowl as she stuck out her tongue.
The two girls walked away giggling and talking, leaving a very stunned Draco Malfoy. Draco never having been close to anyone before couldn't understand why they were so excited to see each other, after all it had only been two months. What could happen in two months that was so important they could completely forget about someone standing right behind them? They had walked off arm in arm too, which really stunned Draco as no one in Slytherin, even the best of friends, were that affectionate to each other. Draco shrugged it off as a "girl thing", but there was still a nagging in the back of his head telling him that he was missing out on something.
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At lunch Draco allowed himself a quick glance at the Gryffindor table. When he glanced over he saw Ginny immediately, she was deep in conversation with Karly and everytime she laughed her healthy curls bounced all over the place. Unfortunately for Draco, Karly happened to glance over at him and caught him staring at Ginny, but Draco was so deep in thought he didn't notice her until he saw her whisper something in Ginny's ear. Ginny turned around and looked directly at him, to Draco's utter horror. She turned back to Karly, her face beet red, which matched her hair. Karly burst out laughing and must have teased her the rest of lunch because Ginny never went back to her normal colour. Draco was, unfortunately for Slytherin, in an unusually grumpy mood the rest of lunch because he could no longer stare at Ginny, as Karly kept turning around and looking at him, just to make sure his eyes weren't wandering. Hell she'd love that, thought Draco miserably.
As it was, Karly seemed to think that catching him staring needed a bit more attention than just teasing Ginny. As Draco left the hall he heard a pattering of feet behind him. Sure enough as he turned around Karly came running up to him. She had a mischevious grin on her face that made Draco incredibly nervous as he took inventory of the girl who was now standing in front of him. Karly was probably the only Aboriginal in Hogwarts. She was tall too, about 5"7 and the tallest 4th year girl. She had long wavy black hair, and most boys would have loved to date her, but she scared them to death. It was mostly her eyes that were scary. Most people have some sort of colour in their eyes. Her's were just black. You seemed to sink into them.
"So, "Karly said with a nasty glimmer in her eye "So, you fancy Ginny, hm?" Karly was loving this.
"No!" Draco said, and as he realized later, a bit too quickly. "I .... mean....I would never be caught with a Weasley! Are you kidding?" he said, trying to regain his cool. Karly could tell he was faking it. She seemed to love making him squirm.
"Oh?" she said with a smirk "So that's why I caught you oggling her at Breakfast, hm? Because you hate her? Good lie, but no can do. See, normally I'd let anyone else go with that. But you. You're a Malfoy. You see, I could tell everyone about your nasty little wandering eyes. Or.."
"Or what?" Draco said nervously, she had him where she obviously wanted him, and he knew it. She flashed a mouthful pearly whites.
"Ooooorrrr....you be at our beck and call for a while..." she said slowly, watching him squirm.
"Uh uh, no way! I can't do that! No." But he then remembered the other side. If he didn't do what she said, everyone in school, would know he'd been oggling the youngest Weasley. That wouldn't be good for his reputation. But then again, he thought, neither would be doing what a Gryffindor said...and besides, who knew what she would make him do?
Karly watched in glee as his face scrunched up. She could tell he knew he was cornered and that no matter what he did, he was ruined. She smiled in glee, this really was fun. Unfortunately for her, at just that moment Ginny came running out.
"Karly wh-" Ginny stopped in her tracks as though she'd run into a wall. She looked at Karly, who seemed to be having the time of her life, and then at Draco who couldn't have looked more miserable if you'd...if you'd...well Ginny didn't exactly know, she just knew he looked REALLY miserable at the moment.
"Well I'd really love to chat with yah, but I gotta run." Draco said, taking advantage of the interuption. It was then that the two switched expressions, Draco looked triumphant, and Karly now looked as though she could slit his throat then and there.
"I will find you. I will hunt you out and force you to make a decision." Karly hissed under her breath so that only Draco could hear, as he turned to go. Draco practically ran out of there as went, he had to get out, before they chained him down or something. Who knows what that girl would do, just to get him to answer. He REALLY didn't like her...did Ginny HAVE to be best friends with her?