Ginny stopped, but didn't turn around. She could hear Draco's
footsteps coming closer towards her.
"Madam Pomfrey asked me to give this back to you on my way to the common room. Second time today I've rescued this thing for you. You owe me", Draco said coldly.
Ginny turned aruond and noticed her binder, once again, in Draco's hold. She almost grabbed it from him. "Thanks", she said.
Ginny waited for Draco to leave, but he stood firm in place. "So, uh, you seem to carry this piece of junk around with you a lot. What's in it anyways?"
"What would you care about any of my possessions, Draco?" Ginny wondered why he'd be interested in talking to her about anything, let alone her binder.
"So I finally get a little attitude back from you. That's different, Weasley. I brought it back to you, so I should at least get to see what's in it."
"Why are you still talking to me? Don't you have better things to do... more evil things", Ginny asked.
Unexpectedly, Draco began to laugh. "You think I'm evil?"
Suddenly, Ginny began to feel a little ashamed and embarassed. Maybe it wasn't the best accusation to give Draco, even if he *was* a Malfoy.
"Palms, sand, moon, and stars", Ginny replied, trying to change the topic.
"What??" Draco looked confused again.
"You asked me what was in my binder. Pictures of beaches and outter space. I like to look at them".
"And why would you wanna carry around a notebook full of those pictures?" Draco almost sounded as if he really wanted to know.
Ginny hesistated but decided to answer. "I find that beaches are so peaceful. Just the whole setting... so perfect. And space is so quiet, so beautiful. With all that's going on in our world these days, it's nice to think of a getaway. A place where maybe things would be different, be better." Not believing that she had just opened up to Draco Malfoy, Ginny just stood in shock of herself.
Draco didn't laugh at her. He didn't insult her either. "Don't ever lose the binder again then, Ginny", Draco replied.
"You called me by my name", Ginny said, shocked.
"Isn't that the purpose of a name? To be used?"
"Well, yes, but you've never called me by my first name before. You've never said anything nice to me either. Why start now?" Ginny eyed Draco. He didn't have the same look about him as usual. Not the cold, hateful look. This was more a warm, friendly look.
"Because you're different." With that, Draco turned and left a very confused, shocked Ginny in the corridors.
Ginny got back to the common room. Anna was fussing about how Ginny had taken awhile. She always worried about things too much. Ginny said goodnight and went to bed with her pills. Once again, thinking of a blonde- haired teen.
"Madam Pomfrey asked me to give this back to you on my way to the common room. Second time today I've rescued this thing for you. You owe me", Draco said coldly.
Ginny turned aruond and noticed her binder, once again, in Draco's hold. She almost grabbed it from him. "Thanks", she said.
Ginny waited for Draco to leave, but he stood firm in place. "So, uh, you seem to carry this piece of junk around with you a lot. What's in it anyways?"
"What would you care about any of my possessions, Draco?" Ginny wondered why he'd be interested in talking to her about anything, let alone her binder.
"So I finally get a little attitude back from you. That's different, Weasley. I brought it back to you, so I should at least get to see what's in it."
"Why are you still talking to me? Don't you have better things to do... more evil things", Ginny asked.
Unexpectedly, Draco began to laugh. "You think I'm evil?"
Suddenly, Ginny began to feel a little ashamed and embarassed. Maybe it wasn't the best accusation to give Draco, even if he *was* a Malfoy.
"Palms, sand, moon, and stars", Ginny replied, trying to change the topic.
"What??" Draco looked confused again.
"You asked me what was in my binder. Pictures of beaches and outter space. I like to look at them".
"And why would you wanna carry around a notebook full of those pictures?" Draco almost sounded as if he really wanted to know.
Ginny hesistated but decided to answer. "I find that beaches are so peaceful. Just the whole setting... so perfect. And space is so quiet, so beautiful. With all that's going on in our world these days, it's nice to think of a getaway. A place where maybe things would be different, be better." Not believing that she had just opened up to Draco Malfoy, Ginny just stood in shock of herself.
Draco didn't laugh at her. He didn't insult her either. "Don't ever lose the binder again then, Ginny", Draco replied.
"You called me by my name", Ginny said, shocked.
"Isn't that the purpose of a name? To be used?"
"Well, yes, but you've never called me by my first name before. You've never said anything nice to me either. Why start now?" Ginny eyed Draco. He didn't have the same look about him as usual. Not the cold, hateful look. This was more a warm, friendly look.
"Because you're different." With that, Draco turned and left a very confused, shocked Ginny in the corridors.
Ginny got back to the common room. Anna was fussing about how Ginny had taken awhile. She always worried about things too much. Ginny said goodnight and went to bed with her pills. Once again, thinking of a blonde- haired teen.