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"Ginny!.... Ginny, wake up"!
Ginny opened her eyes to see her friend, Anna, standing over her bed.
"You must've been in some deep sleep, Gin. That was about the fifth time I called your name"!
Ginny yawned. "What time is it," she asked.
"Time for breakfast in the Great Hall. We're late anyways. Get dressed, and let's get going," Anna replied.
Anna left as Ginny got dressed. Too tired and still half asleept, Ginny did nothing with her hair. She was never the type to care much about her looks anyways.
Fairly soon, the two girls were on their way down to the Great Hall. As Ginny started to wake up more, she remember the events of the previous night. She had talked with Draco Malfoy. Not an insult war, but a conversation. And the dream she had... the very odd dream.
"Gin, are you listening to me," Anna asked.
"Huh? Sorry, I'm still not fully awake," Ginny half-lied. Her mind was elsewhere.
"I asked how your feeling today. Is your headache all gone"?
"Yeah, pretty much. Still a tiny bit sore, but I'm good".
"Are you sure? Maybe you should stay back in the common room and rest today, because you can never be too careful, and," Anna said, but Ginny cut her off.
"Anna, please stop worrying so much. You're the most paranoid person I know". Ginny laughed at her friend's face. The one that wore a worried expression. "I'm fine. Besides, I can't really miss the first day of classes now, can I"?
Anna sighed. "I suppose not, but if you get sick, go and take a nap, all right"?
"Yeah, sure".
Ginny ate her bacon and pancakes in silence. From across the Great Hall, she could see Draco. He was talking to a Slytherin girl, Pansy Parkinson. He looked pretty annoyed at her. Draco looked over at Ginny, and they met eyes for a small second. Ginny turned away and went back to looking at her time-table. She had Potions class first down in the dungeons.
Snape was being his usual self, meaning he took points away from Gryffindor house for no apparent reason. Today the class was working on a love potion. Ginny was partenered up with Julie O'Brien, a fellow girl from Gryffindor. She watched in amusement as Anna and her partner, Colin Creevey, tried to clean up the potion they'd spilt. Colin tried to take a picture of it and ended up banging into the cauldron. Snape took twenty points away from Gryffindor for that. Colin had gotten some potion on his hands, and Anna was the first girl he saw. For the next hour of class, he was looking at her with dreamy eyes.
Transfiguration was Ginny's best subject. She almost fell asleep a few times during class. They were turning chains into rope and vice versa. Next came lunch. Ginny was sitting alone, because Anna was in the dungeons doing some extra cleaning for Snape. Harry, Ron, and Hermione approached her.
"Hey Ginny," Hermione said with a smile. "How are classes going for you so far"?
"Not bad. I'm really tired today though, so I may not be catching all of the notes so far".
"Make sure you get caught up if you've missed anything, Ginny," said Ron, being the protective big brother he was. He was always worrying about her.
"I'm fine, Ron. No need to worry".
"Well, I'm off to the library to get a head start on the homework for this evening. Being Head Girl and all, I'd like to keep ahead of things. Anyone want to come with me," Hermione asked.
"Sure, I will," Ron answered really quickly. He still had his foolish crush on Hermione. They went out for a bit back in their fifth year, but decided it'd be best to be friends. It was obvious that Ron wasn't over her yet. He was still love-struck on her.
Hermione smiled, and the two of them headed off towards the library. Harry, however, stayed back with Ginny.
Ginny continued on her lunch, not speaking to Harry. Noticing this, Harry spoke to her instead.
"So, where were you last night, Gin," he asked.
Ginny looked up at Harry with a really confused expression on her face. "What are you talking about"?
"I saw you leave the common room. I was sitting over in the corner in the armchair by the fire. You didn't notice me, so I didn't say anything".
"Oh," was all that Ginny said.
"Yeah, where'd you go to that late at night"?
"Just for a walk..."
"With Malfoy, right"?
Ginny was shocked. "How would you know if I did or didn't," she asked.
"Are you forgetting that you can see the Quidditch pitch from the common room windows?"
"Right. So, why were you spying on me? What were you doing up so late"?
"My scar was hurting again. I couldn't sleep. I decided to sit by the fire for awhile. Got bored of that, so decided to look out the window. I saw you two lying in the middle of the pitch together. Is something going on between you two, Gin? I mean, he's Malfoy. He's never treated any of us with respect or anything".
"I ran into him outside. No big deal, Harry. He didn't hurt me or anything. We just had a little talk".
Harry stared at Ginny before talking again. "Well, what you do and who you associate with is really none of my business, but I will say one thing. Be careful. You know whose side his father's on. If he hurts you, don't let him get away with it".
"Don't worry, I won't".
Both of them sat there for a few moments.
"So, you said your scar was hurting again last night," Ginny asked. "Are you all right now? How bad was it"?
"Yeah, it was pretty sore. Enough to keep me awake anyways. I'm fine now. Voldemort must either have done something horrible last night, or be close by. It usually doesn't hurt unless it's one of those two things". Harry felt pain in his scar a lot now. "Someone needs to stop him. I'm obviously not the person for it, or I could've by now. All it would take would be one person to betray him. One Death Eater. Our world would be a safe place again".
Ginny's thoughts went back to the previous night. "Yeah... one Death Eater. Or someone close to his Inner Circle".
"Yeah, well I've gotta get going. Prepare for the next class and all. I'll see you at dinner, no doubt".
"Alright, see you later Harry".
Ginny finished her lunch and headed for Defense Against The Dark Arts class. The one class she shared with the seventh years. She took her seat as the lesson began. Ginny loved the class, so she was really into it. Into it enough that she didn't notice Draco staring at her.
After dinner, Ginny went back to the girl's dormitories. Bored, she decided to flip through her binder again. She went to the table she usually kept it on to realize that it wasn't there. Ginny looked all over the room frantically. Eventually, she searched the entire common room and couldn't find it.
'Of course,' Ginny thought. 'I must've left it down on the Quidditch pitch last night'.
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"Ginny!.... Ginny, wake up"!
Ginny opened her eyes to see her friend, Anna, standing over her bed.
"You must've been in some deep sleep, Gin. That was about the fifth time I called your name"!
Ginny yawned. "What time is it," she asked.
"Time for breakfast in the Great Hall. We're late anyways. Get dressed, and let's get going," Anna replied.
Anna left as Ginny got dressed. Too tired and still half asleept, Ginny did nothing with her hair. She was never the type to care much about her looks anyways.
Fairly soon, the two girls were on their way down to the Great Hall. As Ginny started to wake up more, she remember the events of the previous night. She had talked with Draco Malfoy. Not an insult war, but a conversation. And the dream she had... the very odd dream.
"Gin, are you listening to me," Anna asked.
"Huh? Sorry, I'm still not fully awake," Ginny half-lied. Her mind was elsewhere.
"I asked how your feeling today. Is your headache all gone"?
"Yeah, pretty much. Still a tiny bit sore, but I'm good".
"Are you sure? Maybe you should stay back in the common room and rest today, because you can never be too careful, and," Anna said, but Ginny cut her off.
"Anna, please stop worrying so much. You're the most paranoid person I know". Ginny laughed at her friend's face. The one that wore a worried expression. "I'm fine. Besides, I can't really miss the first day of classes now, can I"?
Anna sighed. "I suppose not, but if you get sick, go and take a nap, all right"?
"Yeah, sure".
Ginny ate her bacon and pancakes in silence. From across the Great Hall, she could see Draco. He was talking to a Slytherin girl, Pansy Parkinson. He looked pretty annoyed at her. Draco looked over at Ginny, and they met eyes for a small second. Ginny turned away and went back to looking at her time-table. She had Potions class first down in the dungeons.
Snape was being his usual self, meaning he took points away from Gryffindor house for no apparent reason. Today the class was working on a love potion. Ginny was partenered up with Julie O'Brien, a fellow girl from Gryffindor. She watched in amusement as Anna and her partner, Colin Creevey, tried to clean up the potion they'd spilt. Colin tried to take a picture of it and ended up banging into the cauldron. Snape took twenty points away from Gryffindor for that. Colin had gotten some potion on his hands, and Anna was the first girl he saw. For the next hour of class, he was looking at her with dreamy eyes.
Transfiguration was Ginny's best subject. She almost fell asleep a few times during class. They were turning chains into rope and vice versa. Next came lunch. Ginny was sitting alone, because Anna was in the dungeons doing some extra cleaning for Snape. Harry, Ron, and Hermione approached her.
"Hey Ginny," Hermione said with a smile. "How are classes going for you so far"?
"Not bad. I'm really tired today though, so I may not be catching all of the notes so far".
"Make sure you get caught up if you've missed anything, Ginny," said Ron, being the protective big brother he was. He was always worrying about her.
"I'm fine, Ron. No need to worry".
"Well, I'm off to the library to get a head start on the homework for this evening. Being Head Girl and all, I'd like to keep ahead of things. Anyone want to come with me," Hermione asked.
"Sure, I will," Ron answered really quickly. He still had his foolish crush on Hermione. They went out for a bit back in their fifth year, but decided it'd be best to be friends. It was obvious that Ron wasn't over her yet. He was still love-struck on her.
Hermione smiled, and the two of them headed off towards the library. Harry, however, stayed back with Ginny.
Ginny continued on her lunch, not speaking to Harry. Noticing this, Harry spoke to her instead.
"So, where were you last night, Gin," he asked.
Ginny looked up at Harry with a really confused expression on her face. "What are you talking about"?
"I saw you leave the common room. I was sitting over in the corner in the armchair by the fire. You didn't notice me, so I didn't say anything".
"Oh," was all that Ginny said.
"Yeah, where'd you go to that late at night"?
"Just for a walk..."
"With Malfoy, right"?
Ginny was shocked. "How would you know if I did or didn't," she asked.
"Are you forgetting that you can see the Quidditch pitch from the common room windows?"
"Right. So, why were you spying on me? What were you doing up so late"?
"My scar was hurting again. I couldn't sleep. I decided to sit by the fire for awhile. Got bored of that, so decided to look out the window. I saw you two lying in the middle of the pitch together. Is something going on between you two, Gin? I mean, he's Malfoy. He's never treated any of us with respect or anything".
"I ran into him outside. No big deal, Harry. He didn't hurt me or anything. We just had a little talk".
Harry stared at Ginny before talking again. "Well, what you do and who you associate with is really none of my business, but I will say one thing. Be careful. You know whose side his father's on. If he hurts you, don't let him get away with it".
"Don't worry, I won't".
Both of them sat there for a few moments.
"So, you said your scar was hurting again last night," Ginny asked. "Are you all right now? How bad was it"?
"Yeah, it was pretty sore. Enough to keep me awake anyways. I'm fine now. Voldemort must either have done something horrible last night, or be close by. It usually doesn't hurt unless it's one of those two things". Harry felt pain in his scar a lot now. "Someone needs to stop him. I'm obviously not the person for it, or I could've by now. All it would take would be one person to betray him. One Death Eater. Our world would be a safe place again".
Ginny's thoughts went back to the previous night. "Yeah... one Death Eater. Or someone close to his Inner Circle".
"Yeah, well I've gotta get going. Prepare for the next class and all. I'll see you at dinner, no doubt".
"Alright, see you later Harry".
Ginny finished her lunch and headed for Defense Against The Dark Arts class. The one class she shared with the seventh years. She took her seat as the lesson began. Ginny loved the class, so she was really into it. Into it enough that she didn't notice Draco staring at her.
After dinner, Ginny went back to the girl's dormitories. Bored, she decided to flip through her binder again. She went to the table she usually kept it on to realize that it wasn't there. Ginny looked all over the room frantically. Eventually, she searched the entire common room and couldn't find it.
'Of course,' Ginny thought. 'I must've left it down on the Quidditch pitch last night'.