DISCLAIMER: Not mine, all JK's.cept the plot of course

Nepherei - you got spaces! YAY! I also see Ginny as being sweet and stuff but I want to make her a lil more complex (not that sweet people aren't complex), like Tom had a lasting effect on her or something. Get what I mean? I kinda wanna dig a lil deeper. Plus, JK doesn't really say much about Ginny so there's room to change her a bit. I had actually intended for her to be sweet and stuff but once I started writing it didn't come out that way. (My pen is evil, lol). Ginny is understanding but lets just say that when it comes to Harry she isn't completely rational a lot of the time. But she is not in love with him. I don't mind the harshness..its good, lets me know what ya think.

Mackie - breath in......breath out...that's it, deep breaths. Sorry bout the spaces!!!!!

Thanks to everyone who reviewed. GREATLY APPRECIATED!!

Woah, sorry bout the long A/N! I'm wasting story time ahhh.

One more thing: I need some ideas on the song that Draco and Ginny dance to....so lemme know asap. :D :D :D

On with the story........

Chapter Three: When will Parkinson learn to shut her big mouth?

Draco reluctantly walked into the Great Hall with Pansy hanging off his arm, much to his distaste.

The Hall was decorated beautifully. A dozen or so Christmas trees lined the walls lit up by tiny gold fairy lights. Professor Flitwick had done a charm so that several gold bubbles were floating round the room.

"Ooooooh, bubbles!" Pansy squealed in delight.

Draco winced. "Parkinson, next time you decide to make that bloody awful screeching sound make sure you're at least ten feet away from me," he snapped. Just hearing her talk damaged his ears, but squealing? God, he didn't think he could endure much more of this, and they'd only been there two minutes.

Pansy didn't seem to notice how irritated Draco was by her presence and continued to chatter. "This is going to be so fun Drakie! You have to dance with me the whole night. Oh, all the other girls will be so jealous...Draco?" Pansy stopped talking when she noticed Draco's attention was focused completely on the other side of the room.

He was mesmerised. Enchanted. As soon as she had walked in he could have sworn his heart had stopped. Her long red tresses fell down onto her back, a few strands framing her angelic face. Her green eyes sparkled under the light. He noticed she was chewing her bottom lip. Was she nervous? Anxious? Draco couldn't tell because his eyes had wandered down to her body. He couldn't believe what he saw. She was perfect. Too good to be true almost. Her green dress robes were quite revealing and accentuated every curve perfectly. 'Slytherin green,' he thought. He was completely in awe of her. Why the hell hadn't he ever noticed this girl before?!

"Draco?" Pansy asked again, annoyed that she didn't have his undivided attention. "Oh my god Draco, you weren't staring at Weasley were you?" Pansy said embarrassingly loudly, causing Ginny to cast her eyes over in Draco's direction.

Draco scowled.

"Look at her, little whore. She has no class at all, does she Draco?"

Draco gritted his teeth. "The only one I see around here with no class is you Parkinson," he spat before yanking her arm off his and striding out of the Great Hall, glaring at Ginny as he left.

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Ginny walked silently to the Great Hall - alone. She had had a handful of guys ask her to go with them; Seamus, Neville and a few Hufflepuffs, but had refused everyone of them because she wasn't planning on going.

After her sudden change of heart she was beginning to regret not taking Seamus up on his offer. If she had to go with any of them she would've gone with Seamus. Despite how sweet Neville was, she didn't think her feet could handle another night of dancing with him. She winced as she remembered the Yule Ball in her third year.

As she entered the Great Hall she scanned the room for Hermoine.

'Damn,' she thought biting her bottom lip slightly, 'she must still be in the common room.'

Just as Ginny was about to turn on her heel to find Hermoine she heard a voice that was unmistakably that horrible Parkinson girl's.

"Oh my god Draco, you weren't staring at Weasley were you?"

Ginny whipped her head round to see Draco Malfoy staring at her with his mouth wide open. She had to stifle a giggle as his expression darkened to an embarrassed scowl. He then turned and said something to the Parkinson girl and violently yanked her arm away from is. Ginny smirked as Draco strode out of the Hall, staring daggers at her as he passed.

'I could definitely have some fun with this,' she thought as she ventured out of the hall after him, forgetting all about Hermoine.







Okay, I know it's a bit short but I'm quite busy. Each chapter seems to suck more than the previous!!! ARGH, I'm totally tearing my hair out over this!!! I hope the spacing was ok. Let me know if this is worth continuing or if I should just quit while I'm ahead.

~ SeZzA ~