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Mary Sue Hunter: When I said I wanted criticism, i meant constructive criticism, if you don't like my story, I'm not forcing you to read it. You said that I'm 'breaking' all of Ginny's 'rules,' but how do you know what the real Ginny is like? How do you even know what the real Draco is like? You don't need to tell me what Ginny is like in the books because I've read them. Ginny may SEEM quiet and obedient, but that doesn't mean that's what she is REALLY like, and plus, Ginny is in her 6th year now, over the years people change, and in my story, Ginny has. So if you won't accept that, then you don't have to read my story. You said my story has 'no plot' and that it is 'trash' and that you refuse to read it, so why do you continue to read and review? I don't need my e-mail box filled with your rude words, so if you don't have something nice or good to say, then shut your mouth.

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Chapter 20: Dinner Feud

'Where is he?! Why isn't he here?! What about the tablet?!' Questions like these were zooming around through Draco's mind.

Professor Snape sat back down in his seat, as did the other Professors.

"Where is Lucius?" Draco asked after a moment.

"He and Dumbledore are on official business," Snape replied.

"What do you mean 'official business'?" Draco asked trying his best not to scream and curse at the same time.

"I don't see why you are so interested, he'll be back in ten minutes, you can ask him then. It's up to him if he wishes to reply," Snape explained.

'What official business is he talking about? It's up to him if he wishes to reply? That can't be good. Calm down, Draco. You'll find out soon enough. Just ten minutes, he WILL be back, in ten minutes,' Draco reassured himself. 'No need to worry, everything will go as planned. He WILL come back and he WILL drink the potion, and everything will be as planned.'

"Are you ok? You look a bit worried about something," Snape asked. Snape had always been the fatherly figure in his life. Snape was more of a father than Lucius could ever be. He cared about him, truly cared. He helped Draco when he needed it and was always ready to talk about anything and everything. Lucius, on the other hand, was simply his birth father, nothing more.

"I'm fine, thanks," Draco replied. Draco had wanted to tell Snape about Ginny and himself and about his feelings toward her. Draco knew that if he told Snape that there was a chance that he might let it slip while he was speaking with Lucius, and he didn't want to take any chances. He wanted advice about later on in the year when people would see them together. He needed the strength to get him through the ridicule from the other students that were aimed toward him and Ginny. In fact, he didn't really care about what other people thought, as long as he was with Ginny.

Draco stole a quick glance Ginny's way. 'She's beautiful,' Draco thought. Ginny's smile, her laugh, her hair, her personality. Draco loved everything about her. He smiled inwardly and sighed. 'I'm the luckiest guy at Hogwarts.'

Without realizing it, Draco had been ignoring the Slytherin boy sitting next to him ever since the Professors walked back into the Great Hall.

"Are you even paying attention?" the Slytherin boy asked.

"Sorry, what?" Draco asked in return. His thoughts were totally consumed with Ginny, that he had completely blocked out everyone and everything from his mind except for her.

"I asked you why you were looking at the Gryffindor Weasel," the boy asked obviously annoyed for being ignored.

"WHAT DID YOU CALL HER?!" Draco asked in rage.

"A Weasel."

"You bitch!" Draco muttered under his breath.

"Jeez, what has gotten into you?" he asked.

"NEVER, EVER call her that again!" he exclaimed, his eyes burning holes through his head.

"What, it's not like you like that filthy rag doll!" the Slytherin boy exclaimed, shock in his voice.

With that, Draco punched the boy right in the face.

"WHAT THE HELL HAS GOTTEN INTO YOU?!" he yelled.

"IF YOU EVER, EVER CALL HER THAT AGAIN, YOUR ASS IS MINE!" he yelled back.

"I didn't think you'd sink so low as to like something as PATHETIC as her!" the boy said cooly.

Draco punched him again, but after the first punch, he didn't stop. He beat him up until he was bleeding, bruised, and crying out in pain.

"I hope you learned, you son of a bitch," he muttered so that only the boy could hear.

"What is going on here?!" Dumbledore asked trying to sound calm, but his tone was of surprise and shock when he saw Draco towering over a bruised and beaten boy.

"He deserved every punch," Draco said cooly.

"This behavior is unexcusable," Dumbledore replied.

"Now now, Albus, lets here the boy out," came Lucius' sneering drawl.

"I suppose," Dumbledore said, turning his attention back to Draco. "Explain yourself."

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