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Chapter 22: To Drink Or Not To Drink?

'Oh no!! What now?!' Draco's mind was zooming with worried thoughts.

Lucius nodded in Dumbledore's direction, and turned to leave. Lucius was about to exit the Great Hall when he heard footsteps behind him and the swishing of a cloak.

"Father," Draco said calmly. Lucius turned around to face his son.

"What is it boy?" he said, not in a rude way, but in a hurried voice. After all, staying in a room with Dumbledore and Gryffindors was not Lucius' idea of fun, or anything remotely close to it. Lucius thought that the sooner he got out, the better.

"I thought that you might want to finish your drink," Draco said, and at the confused look on Lucius' face, added in a cruel voice, "after all, you can't apparate or disapparate on these PATHETIC school grounds, and you can't get anything DECENT to drink on the Hogwart's Express."

"You're right," Lucius said. He took the glass goblet from his son's outstretched arm, and quickly finished his enchanted drink. Draco, Ginny, Ron, Harry, and Hermione all sighed in relief as Lucius made a quick head movement as if he had forgotten something.

Lucius handed his glass back to Draco, nodded once again to Dumbledore, and whispered so that only Draco could hear, "Who is that gorgeous redhead over there?"

Draco smiled and replied, "Ginny Weasley."

"Hmm, I've never heard of her. Looks familiar though. Too bad she's in Gryffindor with the mudblood and Potter, The-Boy-Who-Would-Not-Die." He then turned and added, "see you later."

"Good Bye Father," Draco replied as Lucius turned to leave the Great Hall.

'Phew! Misson Accomplished!' Draco thought, letting a sigh of relief escape his mouth. He turned and headed back to the table. He sat down and flashed Ginny a smile. She, too, let out a sigh of relief and smiled back.

Draco and Ginny kept eye contact for a few moments, and then Ginny turned to speak to Ron, Hermione, and Harry, who were in deep Quidditch conversation. "It worked you guys! He totally forgot about anything to do with the term 'Weasley,'" Ginny laughed. She was excited, happy, and relieved, all at the same time.

Ron smiled to see his sister beaming with happiness and delight.

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The feast ended about an hour later. Dumbledore stood up, and motioned for Draco to do the same. Ginny saw Draco move out of the corner of her eye. She looked at him, and he mouthed 'wait for me.' Ginny nodded in agreement. Dumbledore exited the Great Hall with Draco, into the room where the Professors and Lucius had been talking earlier that night.

"Do you wish to tell me now?" Dumbledore asked, conjuring up two arm chairs with his wand.

"Alright. Ginny Weasley and myself have been a couple for a week or so," Draco began, and Dumbledore nodded. "I have feelings for her, and she has the same ones for me. You see, a Malfoy and a Weasley is not tolerable in my father's mind. And so, I thought it best that no one knew the situation in which Ginny and myself were in. Tonight, the Slytherin boy seated beside me was making fun of her, and I suppose I just lost it. I took my anger out on him for saying all the cruel things that he had about Ginny."

"I understand. Is that all?" Dumbledore questioned, and Draco nodded. "You may go now," Dumbledore said, and Draco walked out of the room and into the Great Hall. Draco looked around to see that everyone was gone. He noticed that the Slytherin boy had most likely been escorted out to the Hospital Wing by Madame Pomfrey because he was no longer keeled over on the floor.

Ginny was seated in the spot where she had been sitting all throughout dinner. She was looking up at the enchanted ceiling, and around at the usual holiday decorations - floating candles, as usual, and twelve enormous Christmas trees decorated wonderfully, and to the fullest extent.

"Thanks for waiting," Draco spoke.

Ginny smiled, "Your welcome."

Draco walked over to where Ginny sat and gave her a quick kiss on the cheek. Ginny blushed a light shade of pink, and grinned up at him.

"What happened? What did you say?" Ginny questioned seriously.

"I told Dumbledore about us," Draco began, and Ginny rocked uneasily in her seat. Draco took Ginny's hands in his and said, "There's no need to hide our feelings anymore from anyone. My father hasn't the slightest clue who you are, but he'll get to know you," Draco said, and the uneasy look in Ginny's eyes went away when he continued, "He'll love you, don't worry."

Ginny smiled, and Draco did, as well. He not only smiled a genuine smile, but he had a huge grin plastered on his handsome face.

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