The Diary

By Nirvana

Disclaimer::       I don't own Harry Potter. And I don't own the plot. The plot is just something I read in my email and I decided to turn it into a fic.

A/N::  Gosh! I'm so sorry! I made a mistake in the first chapter. Draco and Ginny became friends when Ginny was in her 4th year and Draco in his 5th. Thanks to SaintlySmile for pointing that out!  Oh yeah, this is still Draco's POV. It'll be like that throughout the entire story…

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Chapter 2 --- Heartbreaks ---

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I arrive at our meeting place with minutes to spare. I am nervous as to what her reaction will be. But surely, this is new. I am never nervous. I am still a Malfoy, after all. Aah, she is here now. From afar I can see her dark red hair, visible beneath the setting sun. God, she's beautiful. I wonder if she'll notice my peculiar behavior. I fidget, I squirm and my palms are sweaty.

"Draco!" She shrieks, throwing her arms around me and giving me a friendly peck on the cheek. I can feel myself blushing at the kiss. I hope she thinks it's because of the heat.

"Hey." I reply. I was not surprised by her actions, she was always like this. Affectionate and loving. On the contrary, I was baffled by mine. I never blushed before. We sat down on the ground in silence, contented at the others' company.

"You'll never guess what happened today!" She squealed, breaking the silence. What can it be? A few extra points from Snape? Weasley publicly professing his love for Granger? Knowing her, it could be anything.

"What?" I ask somewhat weakly. Truthfully, I was floored by her hyper activeness.

"Harry asked me out today!" She exclaimed, her cheeks flushed with excitement. My face dropped a little, but I could not allow her to see that. I put on a fake smile. So much for telling her I love her.

"Really?" I say unenthusiastically, "That's great."

"Great?" She asked me incredulously. "It's amazing, Draco!"

Of course it was amazing. But only to her. Her lifelong crush was finally noticing her.

"Yes, amazing" I murmur. Stupid Potter. Why does he always have everything I can only dream of? Sure, I have many girls falling at my feet, but they weren't following me because I was "Draco Malfoy the guy". They were following me because I was, "Draco Malfoy the sex god". They wanted to have a night with me in bed and brag about it the next day.

I look beside me only to see Virginia still gushing about Potter. Yuck. What's in the four-eyed freak that Virginia likes anyway?

Damn that Potter. He really had to ruin everything, didn't he? I had it all planned out. Start a normal conversation about school then somehow, I will make it reach to a point when I finally tell her that I love her. Stupid Potter. Couldn't he at least wait 'till tomorrow to tell her? When she finally knows how I feel? Damn that bastard. He thinks he's so –

Slap!

"Draco!" my best friend whined. "You aren't listening to me!"

I am shocked. She slapped me! I rubbed my sore cheek, looking at her straight in the eye. I knew this would intimidate her.

"Sorry." I apologize. I gotta hand it to her, 'sorry' is part of my vocabulary now. "You were saying?"

"As I was saying," she let out an exasperated breath. "Harry and I will go to the next hogsmeade weekend together."

"That's tomorrow, right?" I ask her.

"Yes." She glared at me. "Why are you so slow today, Draco? You're not usually like this."

Aaah. She noticed my behavior. Took her long enough, I must say.

"I'm a bit preoccupied." I reason to her. I hope she'll buy this. But judging how love-sick she is, she probably will.

"About what, exactly?" She inquired, glancing my way. Oh no! This is the 'I-know-you're-hiding-something-from-me-and-you-better-tell-me-what-it-is' look. Honestly, I rather feared that look. The words, 'you' formed in my mouth, but I thought better of it.

"Quidditch." I reply instead. I couldn't possibly tell her how I feel, right? I would make a fool out of myself. And I did not act like a fool.

"Oh." She mumbles. Yes! She bought it! "Care to tell me about it?"

"Uh, it's about the next match. Hufflepuff vs. Slytherin" I answer.

"That's it?" She asks disbelievingly. "Don't be silly, Draco! Hufflepuffs are nothing compared to Slytherins and Gryffindors!"

She hit me again. Gods, she really had a habit of slapping people when she was excited, annoyed, or tired. Damn.

"Hmmm…" I murmur. She checks her watch and glances at the setting sun.

"It's 6 o'clock now." She declared. "Why don't we head back to the castle?"

"Sure." I say. It was six o'clock already? Damn, I didn't know she talked about Potter that long. Must be a new record. I stand up and help my best friend to her feet. She links her arm with mine. I blush slightly as we walk towards the castle in comfortable silence.

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During dinner, I could see Potter shooting lovey-dovey glances in Virginia's direction. I can't blame him really. My best friend was feisty. She was smart. Considerate. Compassionate. Rather aggressive. All in all, it was a wonderful array of traits. Also, she was pretty to boot.

Weasley's looking quite proud at Potter. His arm was loosely wrapped around the Mudblood's waist. They really made a sickening couple. A mudblood and a weasel. Yuck.

I was depressed, I admit. But I did not let that show. Malfoy's do not show depression in public. I knew I was glaring at my food, but I didn't mind. Seeing no purpose of staying in the Great Hall longer, I stand up and make my way to the Slytherin Common Room. I can't bear to see Virginia with that damned Potter.

I am in my common room now, and I head to my room. It really is brilliant to have your own room. No disturbances. I climb into bed with this new feeling. For the first time in 16 years, I was hurt. And heartbroken.

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A/N:: Thanks to those who reviewed! Oh God, I can't believe this actually got reviews… Thanks! Now… for the shoutouts!

Keita – thanks for the review!

Kaitlin-Scott – lol…. I like my Dracos hot and caring.. thanks for the review! Ü

Neni Potter – we'll see about that… *smiles*

SaintlySmile – Oh! Thanks for pointing that out! I am so, so stupid! They became friends when Ginny was in her fourth year and Draco in his fifth. Sorry!

Tigraine Bashere – Thanks for the review!

Mike Brownbill – hey! Personally, I like the name Virginia better than Ginny… makes her sound more matue… thanks for the review!

Champagne – Don't worry. I'll finish it. I have a pretty good idea how it would end… yeah, I know the feeling.. SCHOOL SUCKS!

Uglinessrox55 – my first reviewer! Thanks for reviewing!!!