Disclaimer: Might as well say it again, just in case. All credit goes to
J.K. Rowling.
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"Train ride seemed a bit longer than usual this year, don't you think?", Harry asked Ginny. Since Voldemort returned, he seemed to talk to her more. Maybe he noticed that she didn't have many friends and thought that this was a time when people needed friendship more than ever before.
"I suppose so", Ginny responded. "I was looking at pictures and reading, so I didn't notice very much".
As the four of them continued on their way to the castle, Ginny still had her mind on what had happened with Draco. They say the eyes are the gateway to the soul, so why did Draco's give off a look like no other she had seen before? Ginny decided she wasn't going to waste her time thinking about someone who wouldn't waste his time thinking about her.
During the feast at the Great Hall, time-tables for the semester were handed out. Defence Against The Dark Arts teachers were getting hard to find these days. Most witches and wizards were too scared to take the job. A new teacher, Professor Young, was the one to land the job. She also had another job aside from teaching, so she could only attend three classes a day. Due to the missing class, sixth and seventh years had been combined for the Dark Arts class. Gryffindor and Slytherin had classes together. Aside from that, Ginny's schedule looked pretty good.
"Ginny!!!", came a voice from the end of the Great Hall. Ginny looked up and saw her friend, Anna, running towards her. "It's so good to see you", Anna said happily.
"Great to see you too, Anna! Why weren't you on the Hogwarts Express?"
"Oh, you know my family. Always late. We missed the train. Had to use floo powder to get here. I must look awful with soot and ash all over me", Anna replied as she frowned looking down at her dirty robes.
Ginny had met Anna in her third year at Hogwarts. They weren't the best of friends, but Anna was one of the only girls that Ginny had anything in common with. They both came from familes with many children, both being the youngest.
"So tell me all about the ride here. Did you get to sit with Harry"? Anna winked at Ginny as she said this.
"Not funny, Anna. You know I was over the childish crush back in my fourth year. Harry wasn't the one for me, and no, I didn't sit with him". Anna still liked to tease Ginny about her past crush on Harry sometimes. Ginny wasn't lying; she really was over Harry.
"Right..", Anna said, not looking completely convinced. "Who did you sit with then"?
"Nobody. I sat alone. Just read and stuff like that.. ya know? What I usually do".
"Going through your binder again I imagine". Anna always saw Ginny flipping through the pictures in it.
Ginny just simply shrugged. "Maybe I was, maybe I wasn't. Doesn't matter anyways. What does matter is that I'm starting to get a headache. I'm gonna run up to the hospital wing and get some medication. I'll see you back in the common room later, all right"?
"Yeah, sure. You don't want me to come with you, do you? Are you going to be all right?"
"I'll be fine, Anna. It's just a small headache. I wanna stop it before it gets worse. You finish your dinner or it'll get cold. I'll see you in a bit!"
Ginny left the Great Hall, heading towards the Hospital Wing. When she got there, Madam Pomfrey was already treating another patient. It seemed to be Ginny's lucky day. The patient was Draco Malfoy.
"You should've had this treated to long ago, Mister Malfoy", said Madam Pomfrey with an upset look on her face. "It could've gotten seriously infected!"
Ginny noticed that Madam Pomfrey was tending to a rather large cut on Draco's arm. Madam Pomfrey noticed Ginny standing in the doorway.
"Can I help you, Miss Weasley?", she asked.
At the mention of Ginny's name, Draco looked up to see her. He quickly tried to hide his arm from view.
"Could I have some medication for my head please?", Ginny asked politely. "I'm starting to get a headache."
"Of course child. Sit down for a minute, and I'll be right back with some tylenol and pumpkin juice for you." Madam Pomfrey left the room in search of the medicine cabinet.
Ginny sat on one of the hospital beds and stared at the stone floor. She only looked up again when she realized Draco was talking to her.
"Headache, Weasley? Tripped again and hit your head this time, no doubt."
Once again, ignoring Draco's rudeness, Ginny looked at him. First at his face, then at his arm. "And what exactly happened to you? Are you all right? It looks sort of serio..." Ginny trailed off. Why should she show any concern for Draco Malfoy, even if the cut on his arm did look pretty bad.
"It's none of your concern what happened to me, Weasley, and you keep that in mind." This time it was Draco's time to stare at the floor. Neither of them spoke again.
Madam Pomfrey had returned within a minute or two with some tylenol and juice for Ginny. "Here you go dear. These pills will make you drowsy, so it's best to take them and go straight to bed", she said.
Ginny thanked Madam Pomfrey and turned to leave the Hospital Wing. She took one last look at Draco and noticed that the same odd look was in his eyes again. The same one she had seen earlier in the afternoon.
As Ginny was following the corridor to get to the Gryffindor common room, a voice from behind called out her name. The voice of Draco Malfoy.
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"Train ride seemed a bit longer than usual this year, don't you think?", Harry asked Ginny. Since Voldemort returned, he seemed to talk to her more. Maybe he noticed that she didn't have many friends and thought that this was a time when people needed friendship more than ever before.
"I suppose so", Ginny responded. "I was looking at pictures and reading, so I didn't notice very much".
As the four of them continued on their way to the castle, Ginny still had her mind on what had happened with Draco. They say the eyes are the gateway to the soul, so why did Draco's give off a look like no other she had seen before? Ginny decided she wasn't going to waste her time thinking about someone who wouldn't waste his time thinking about her.
During the feast at the Great Hall, time-tables for the semester were handed out. Defence Against The Dark Arts teachers were getting hard to find these days. Most witches and wizards were too scared to take the job. A new teacher, Professor Young, was the one to land the job. She also had another job aside from teaching, so she could only attend three classes a day. Due to the missing class, sixth and seventh years had been combined for the Dark Arts class. Gryffindor and Slytherin had classes together. Aside from that, Ginny's schedule looked pretty good.
"Ginny!!!", came a voice from the end of the Great Hall. Ginny looked up and saw her friend, Anna, running towards her. "It's so good to see you", Anna said happily.
"Great to see you too, Anna! Why weren't you on the Hogwarts Express?"
"Oh, you know my family. Always late. We missed the train. Had to use floo powder to get here. I must look awful with soot and ash all over me", Anna replied as she frowned looking down at her dirty robes.
Ginny had met Anna in her third year at Hogwarts. They weren't the best of friends, but Anna was one of the only girls that Ginny had anything in common with. They both came from familes with many children, both being the youngest.
"So tell me all about the ride here. Did you get to sit with Harry"? Anna winked at Ginny as she said this.
"Not funny, Anna. You know I was over the childish crush back in my fourth year. Harry wasn't the one for me, and no, I didn't sit with him". Anna still liked to tease Ginny about her past crush on Harry sometimes. Ginny wasn't lying; she really was over Harry.
"Right..", Anna said, not looking completely convinced. "Who did you sit with then"?
"Nobody. I sat alone. Just read and stuff like that.. ya know? What I usually do".
"Going through your binder again I imagine". Anna always saw Ginny flipping through the pictures in it.
Ginny just simply shrugged. "Maybe I was, maybe I wasn't. Doesn't matter anyways. What does matter is that I'm starting to get a headache. I'm gonna run up to the hospital wing and get some medication. I'll see you back in the common room later, all right"?
"Yeah, sure. You don't want me to come with you, do you? Are you going to be all right?"
"I'll be fine, Anna. It's just a small headache. I wanna stop it before it gets worse. You finish your dinner or it'll get cold. I'll see you in a bit!"
Ginny left the Great Hall, heading towards the Hospital Wing. When she got there, Madam Pomfrey was already treating another patient. It seemed to be Ginny's lucky day. The patient was Draco Malfoy.
"You should've had this treated to long ago, Mister Malfoy", said Madam Pomfrey with an upset look on her face. "It could've gotten seriously infected!"
Ginny noticed that Madam Pomfrey was tending to a rather large cut on Draco's arm. Madam Pomfrey noticed Ginny standing in the doorway.
"Can I help you, Miss Weasley?", she asked.
At the mention of Ginny's name, Draco looked up to see her. He quickly tried to hide his arm from view.
"Could I have some medication for my head please?", Ginny asked politely. "I'm starting to get a headache."
"Of course child. Sit down for a minute, and I'll be right back with some tylenol and pumpkin juice for you." Madam Pomfrey left the room in search of the medicine cabinet.
Ginny sat on one of the hospital beds and stared at the stone floor. She only looked up again when she realized Draco was talking to her.
"Headache, Weasley? Tripped again and hit your head this time, no doubt."
Once again, ignoring Draco's rudeness, Ginny looked at him. First at his face, then at his arm. "And what exactly happened to you? Are you all right? It looks sort of serio..." Ginny trailed off. Why should she show any concern for Draco Malfoy, even if the cut on his arm did look pretty bad.
"It's none of your concern what happened to me, Weasley, and you keep that in mind." This time it was Draco's time to stare at the floor. Neither of them spoke again.
Madam Pomfrey had returned within a minute or two with some tylenol and juice for Ginny. "Here you go dear. These pills will make you drowsy, so it's best to take them and go straight to bed", she said.
Ginny thanked Madam Pomfrey and turned to leave the Hospital Wing. She took one last look at Draco and noticed that the same odd look was in his eyes again. The same one she had seen earlier in the afternoon.
As Ginny was following the corridor to get to the Gryffindor common room, a voice from behind called out her name. The voice of Draco Malfoy.