Chapter 9
Ginny looked down at Namir, her eyes as big as golf balls.
"Did he just suggest that he..that he...that he actually does...fancy m- me?" Ginny asked, shocked. Namir looked up at her, studying her face.
"'Fraid so, dear." Ginny eyes grew to the size of saucers.
"But...but...that isn't possible. No, no I won't believe it." Ginny was taking this worse than Namir thought she would.
"Dear, I have a vast range of knowledge, and more knowledge of the human race than any Anthropologist or shrink. You humans are too dense to see or notice any raw emotions coming from your fellow peers. I know exactly what poor Draco is feeling and I know what he is planning to do about it."
"H-he's planning something?" Asked Ginny trembling, "But, but what?"
"Ah, dear ever heard the saying 'Curiosity killed the cat? Well in reality it was actually curiosity that killed the human, now shush!" Ginny walked to the library, the only quiet place she could think of, but then she remembered she had class and turned to walk the other way. Her first class was Care Of Magical Creatures. She enjoyed this class. It was her favourite, not only did she love the subject but she loved the Professor. Hagrid may not know what creatures are dangerous for students but he sure knew alot of interesting things about them.
As Ginny walked outside she felt the cool breeze on her face. There was still a few more days of sunshine until Fall came through, so she enjoyed it while she could. She looked over at the Lake, it seemed to shimmer in the sunlight giving a magical glow to it, she saw the large squid(A/N: ???)surface, only to poke back down into the icy blue lake again. Ginny could just imagine the cold water on her body, the warm sunlight on her face. Sheer bliss. She looked to the Forbidden Forest, it was a completely different story. Although gloomy it still looked somehow mysterious, casting a shadow on everything around it. She saw shadows move in and out through the trees and she faintly heard creatures making noise, occasionally there would be a snap of wood or some leaves would rustle. As she made her way to Hagrids hut she saw him come out with Fang. She ran up to him.
"Hey Hagrid, How's it goin'?" She asked, she was once again cheerful. The bright sunlight had given her new energy and made her very face glow with happiness. Hagrid gave a giant smile.
"Hiya Ginny, I haven't seen you round out here for awhile, other than for lessons that is." Hagrid gave a hearty laugh, and although Ginny didn't really know what was funny she laughed, it felt good to laugh and have fun.
"Oh, I've just been around." The class had started arriving by that time so Hagrid had to leave to get things prepared. They got to learn about Flobberins that class, a cross species of Flobberworms. Normally Ginny would have been fascinated (even by flobberworms) but her mind was miles off, and she couldn't concentrate on her class. It was the same in all her classes that day. She decided it was time to write The Evil Oggler another letter.
Dear...Malfoy,
Damn confounded pens they write whatever you say, they even put my side comments and pauses, how annoying. Ow! Bloody mascara! Oops, sorry Malfoy, I'm multi-tasking here and my bloody mascara brush just poked me in the eye. Anyway, I'm writing this letter to tell you that Namir...talked to me. Honey..Namir! Let me write my own letter thank-you. As I was saying before I was rudely interupted by Namir, I wrote to say Namir told me certain things...I could not concentrate on my lessons today. Thus I think we have to work this out..somehow. I don't know how. I'm at a loss on this one, personally I would have preferred to skip this whole...problem thingy, but too late for that now, so tell me what's going on. Meet me after dinner in the library.
Ginny
Draco read the letter nervously. He had to talk to her about it. Why did girls always want to talk about things?!?! Couldn't they just let them be? Draco got up and left the table, he'd lost his appetite.
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Ginny headed to the library right after dinner. The library was huge, there must have been at least 20 rows of books. There were big glass double doors at the entrance of the library, as you walked in half the books were on your left, and half on your right, down the middle of the room were large oak tables and chairs, and at the very end of the room was the desk where the librarian worked. Last but not least, behind the librarian were two large bookcases, the restricted section. That way you had to pass the librarian to get any of the restricted books.
As Ginny walked in she saw Draco sitting at one of the tables in the far back, it was slightly blocked of by some other people and by some bookcases. He was pretending to read a book. It was upside down. Ginny walked up to him.
"Something troubling you?" She asked in her soothing voice, the one she used when her brothers were in a tizzy.
"No! Why? Why do you think that?" Draco sounded like he had had too much caffiene.
"Because Draco dear, your books upside down." Draco blinked at Ginny then looked down at his book. He turned it right-side up and pretended to go back to reading.
"Draco? Did it ever occur to you I might have asked you to come here to do something other than pretend to read?"
"Say that again." Draco said. He was looking at her with a strange look in his eye that Ginny couldn't quite decipher.
"What? That I might have asked you do-"
"No, no! Not that part! You called me Draco." He looked at her stunned. She looked at him sheepishly, then at his book, anywhere she wouldn't have to look at him.
"I-I-I'm s-sorry." She inally managed, trying not to look terrified.
"No! No!....I...I like it." He tried a small smile. Ah! How good it felt to smile again! Instead of that smirk his surname always demanded. He had forgotten how good it felt to smile. And laugh! He had forgotten how good that felt too. All of a sudden Draco burst out laughing. Just because it felt SO good. Ginny stared at him. He's mad she thought, That's why he always acts so wierd. He's mad. As Ginny was thinking this, Draco managed to calm down.
"Sorry, you probably think I'm mad. I'm not. Well maybe I am...but that's beside the point. I was laughing because I had forgotten how good it felt to smile and laugh. Any sign of smiling or laughing or having a good time at my house and you are punished." Ginny blinked. He couldn't be serious, being punished for laughing? He is mad! Ginny thought to herself.
"Ah, see again, you think I am mad. I am not! I am trying to be truthful here and you just think I'm mad." Draco pretended to look hurt. "Look, Gin, I've got to go now, so I have one more thing to say; Will you go out with me on Saturday night? To dinner?" Awww thought Ginny, he looks so cute. How could I say no? How could you say yes? Oh shut up head! Be quiet. Let me have fun!
"Hmm...Ok." Ginny then got up, walked over to Draco's side of the table, bent down and kissed him on the cheek.
"Night, night Drakey." Draco just stared after Ginny. She'd said yes. He slowly raised a hand to the place she had kissed him. It felt tingly. In fact his whole body felt tingly and his stomach was in knots. Uh oh, what to wear now? And where to take her? Ah! Draco was VERY nervous about this.
Ginny was having similar thoughts; What am I gonna wear? Where is he gonna take me? Do I dress casual? Fancy? Why in bloody hell did I kiss him. That was flirting Ginny! You just FLIRTED with Malfoy! And you're going on a date with him! You're nuts. Now do I tell Karly? If I don't she'll wonder where I'm going. I can't lie to my best friend. She'll find out one way or another. Everyone will. What were you thinking Ginny? So he looked cute...and hot..and delicious...SHUT UP MIND! Oi, I'm never going to get anything accomplished with this mind of mine. Hmm...how about that pair of black pants? oooooo and that nice shirt of yours, that way it's casual, yet classy. Hmm..way to go brain!
Ginny while thinking all this, was so preoccupied she walked into a pole. She would have fallen but a pair of strong male arms caught her. She turned around expecting- for some reason- to see Draco, but instead she was staring into a pair of bright green eyes. Harry. Ginny straightened herself up gave a quick "Thank you" to Harry and began to walk away, but Harry caught her arm. She spun around, impatient by now(He had interrupted her thoughts of Draco). She spun around and somehow they were so close she could feel his breath on her forehead, then Harry ducked down and kissed her. Ginny, being as stunned as she was, didn't realize what had happened for a few moments. Then she did. She pulled away from him and- WHACK! She slapped his cheek so hard she swore it would fall off. Luckily it didn't.
Draco watched all this. He had to admit, he'd followed Weasley. So he was curious about where the Gryffindor tower was, so what? He watched the whole Harry scenario. He couldn't help but feel proud. HE got a kiss from Ginny AND a date. Potter got a busted up jaw. Draco chuckled to himself. Whatever doubts he had had about Ginny vanished and Draco started walking back to Slytherin Tower. He would get a good nights sleep tonight. With such sweet dreams.
A/N: Ok, here's is your long Chappie. It's the longest one. Happy now? You better be! Please R&R. Thanks to CHeeKi-SHeLLi, and DDevil(Happy? They got together...soon ;)) for reviewing.
Ginny looked down at Namir, her eyes as big as golf balls.
"Did he just suggest that he..that he...that he actually does...fancy m- me?" Ginny asked, shocked. Namir looked up at her, studying her face.
"'Fraid so, dear." Ginny eyes grew to the size of saucers.
"But...but...that isn't possible. No, no I won't believe it." Ginny was taking this worse than Namir thought she would.
"Dear, I have a vast range of knowledge, and more knowledge of the human race than any Anthropologist or shrink. You humans are too dense to see or notice any raw emotions coming from your fellow peers. I know exactly what poor Draco is feeling and I know what he is planning to do about it."
"H-he's planning something?" Asked Ginny trembling, "But, but what?"
"Ah, dear ever heard the saying 'Curiosity killed the cat? Well in reality it was actually curiosity that killed the human, now shush!" Ginny walked to the library, the only quiet place she could think of, but then she remembered she had class and turned to walk the other way. Her first class was Care Of Magical Creatures. She enjoyed this class. It was her favourite, not only did she love the subject but she loved the Professor. Hagrid may not know what creatures are dangerous for students but he sure knew alot of interesting things about them.
As Ginny walked outside she felt the cool breeze on her face. There was still a few more days of sunshine until Fall came through, so she enjoyed it while she could. She looked over at the Lake, it seemed to shimmer in the sunlight giving a magical glow to it, she saw the large squid(A/N: ???)surface, only to poke back down into the icy blue lake again. Ginny could just imagine the cold water on her body, the warm sunlight on her face. Sheer bliss. She looked to the Forbidden Forest, it was a completely different story. Although gloomy it still looked somehow mysterious, casting a shadow on everything around it. She saw shadows move in and out through the trees and she faintly heard creatures making noise, occasionally there would be a snap of wood or some leaves would rustle. As she made her way to Hagrids hut she saw him come out with Fang. She ran up to him.
"Hey Hagrid, How's it goin'?" She asked, she was once again cheerful. The bright sunlight had given her new energy and made her very face glow with happiness. Hagrid gave a giant smile.
"Hiya Ginny, I haven't seen you round out here for awhile, other than for lessons that is." Hagrid gave a hearty laugh, and although Ginny didn't really know what was funny she laughed, it felt good to laugh and have fun.
"Oh, I've just been around." The class had started arriving by that time so Hagrid had to leave to get things prepared. They got to learn about Flobberins that class, a cross species of Flobberworms. Normally Ginny would have been fascinated (even by flobberworms) but her mind was miles off, and she couldn't concentrate on her class. It was the same in all her classes that day. She decided it was time to write The Evil Oggler another letter.
Dear...Malfoy,
Damn confounded pens they write whatever you say, they even put my side comments and pauses, how annoying. Ow! Bloody mascara! Oops, sorry Malfoy, I'm multi-tasking here and my bloody mascara brush just poked me in the eye. Anyway, I'm writing this letter to tell you that Namir...talked to me. Honey..Namir! Let me write my own letter thank-you. As I was saying before I was rudely interupted by Namir, I wrote to say Namir told me certain things...I could not concentrate on my lessons today. Thus I think we have to work this out..somehow. I don't know how. I'm at a loss on this one, personally I would have preferred to skip this whole...problem thingy, but too late for that now, so tell me what's going on. Meet me after dinner in the library.
Ginny
Draco read the letter nervously. He had to talk to her about it. Why did girls always want to talk about things?!?! Couldn't they just let them be? Draco got up and left the table, he'd lost his appetite.
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Ginny headed to the library right after dinner. The library was huge, there must have been at least 20 rows of books. There were big glass double doors at the entrance of the library, as you walked in half the books were on your left, and half on your right, down the middle of the room were large oak tables and chairs, and at the very end of the room was the desk where the librarian worked. Last but not least, behind the librarian were two large bookcases, the restricted section. That way you had to pass the librarian to get any of the restricted books.
As Ginny walked in she saw Draco sitting at one of the tables in the far back, it was slightly blocked of by some other people and by some bookcases. He was pretending to read a book. It was upside down. Ginny walked up to him.
"Something troubling you?" She asked in her soothing voice, the one she used when her brothers were in a tizzy.
"No! Why? Why do you think that?" Draco sounded like he had had too much caffiene.
"Because Draco dear, your books upside down." Draco blinked at Ginny then looked down at his book. He turned it right-side up and pretended to go back to reading.
"Draco? Did it ever occur to you I might have asked you to come here to do something other than pretend to read?"
"Say that again." Draco said. He was looking at her with a strange look in his eye that Ginny couldn't quite decipher.
"What? That I might have asked you do-"
"No, no! Not that part! You called me Draco." He looked at her stunned. She looked at him sheepishly, then at his book, anywhere she wouldn't have to look at him.
"I-I-I'm s-sorry." She inally managed, trying not to look terrified.
"No! No!....I...I like it." He tried a small smile. Ah! How good it felt to smile again! Instead of that smirk his surname always demanded. He had forgotten how good it felt to smile. And laugh! He had forgotten how good that felt too. All of a sudden Draco burst out laughing. Just because it felt SO good. Ginny stared at him. He's mad she thought, That's why he always acts so wierd. He's mad. As Ginny was thinking this, Draco managed to calm down.
"Sorry, you probably think I'm mad. I'm not. Well maybe I am...but that's beside the point. I was laughing because I had forgotten how good it felt to smile and laugh. Any sign of smiling or laughing or having a good time at my house and you are punished." Ginny blinked. He couldn't be serious, being punished for laughing? He is mad! Ginny thought to herself.
"Ah, see again, you think I am mad. I am not! I am trying to be truthful here and you just think I'm mad." Draco pretended to look hurt. "Look, Gin, I've got to go now, so I have one more thing to say; Will you go out with me on Saturday night? To dinner?" Awww thought Ginny, he looks so cute. How could I say no? How could you say yes? Oh shut up head! Be quiet. Let me have fun!
"Hmm...Ok." Ginny then got up, walked over to Draco's side of the table, bent down and kissed him on the cheek.
"Night, night Drakey." Draco just stared after Ginny. She'd said yes. He slowly raised a hand to the place she had kissed him. It felt tingly. In fact his whole body felt tingly and his stomach was in knots. Uh oh, what to wear now? And where to take her? Ah! Draco was VERY nervous about this.
Ginny was having similar thoughts; What am I gonna wear? Where is he gonna take me? Do I dress casual? Fancy? Why in bloody hell did I kiss him. That was flirting Ginny! You just FLIRTED with Malfoy! And you're going on a date with him! You're nuts. Now do I tell Karly? If I don't she'll wonder where I'm going. I can't lie to my best friend. She'll find out one way or another. Everyone will. What were you thinking Ginny? So he looked cute...and hot..and delicious...SHUT UP MIND! Oi, I'm never going to get anything accomplished with this mind of mine. Hmm...how about that pair of black pants? oooooo and that nice shirt of yours, that way it's casual, yet classy. Hmm..way to go brain!
Ginny while thinking all this, was so preoccupied she walked into a pole. She would have fallen but a pair of strong male arms caught her. She turned around expecting- for some reason- to see Draco, but instead she was staring into a pair of bright green eyes. Harry. Ginny straightened herself up gave a quick "Thank you" to Harry and began to walk away, but Harry caught her arm. She spun around, impatient by now(He had interrupted her thoughts of Draco). She spun around and somehow they were so close she could feel his breath on her forehead, then Harry ducked down and kissed her. Ginny, being as stunned as she was, didn't realize what had happened for a few moments. Then she did. She pulled away from him and- WHACK! She slapped his cheek so hard she swore it would fall off. Luckily it didn't.
Draco watched all this. He had to admit, he'd followed Weasley. So he was curious about where the Gryffindor tower was, so what? He watched the whole Harry scenario. He couldn't help but feel proud. HE got a kiss from Ginny AND a date. Potter got a busted up jaw. Draco chuckled to himself. Whatever doubts he had had about Ginny vanished and Draco started walking back to Slytherin Tower. He would get a good nights sleep tonight. With such sweet dreams.
A/N: Ok, here's is your long Chappie. It's the longest one. Happy now? You better be! Please R&R. Thanks to CHeeKi-SHeLLi, and DDevil(Happy? They got together...soon ;)) for reviewing.