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La lalalalala... I'm baaaak!!! Hope you guys are enjoying my story, although, personally, this chapter sucks really....... I'm sorry bout that, but I just had to post. Guyz I really really really need you to review.... I've lost my confidence in this story.

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Kat Hallowell: thank you so so so so much for your reviews!!!!! And I'm really glad that you like my story and you don't want me to stop, but I still need other people to support that! YESS.... I did put Oliver in this story.... I just had to!!! Thankx a bunch!! By the way, I was wondering.... want to be internet pals? You seem like such a nice person....any way of contacting you?

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"Didn't you already know? I got engaged this summer." He said with a serious face.

Ginny's head started spinning and she fainted.

Draco froze. 'It was a joke for Christ's sake! Geez! I should remind myself never to tell jokes to Ginny.' He bent down and lightly slapped her.

"Ginny" he whispered, softly into her ear, and ruffled her hair. 'She really is beautiful.' But quickly, he shook that thought out of his head, she was the last person on earth he could fall in love with.

Finally Ginny showed some signs of life. She shook her head. It felt heavy, for a moment she had no idea what was going on... then it hit her again... Draco was engaged!

"Oh my god!" she said quickly, and stood up. She was about to turn away when Draco started laughing. Ginny stopped, and stared at him. What on earth was he laughing about?

"This isn't funny!" she said to him. She folded her arms and waited for him to reply.

Draco stopped laughing but couldn't help chuckling. "Yeah it is!"

Ginny raised up an eyebrow.

"I was JOKING!!!" and Draco burst out again.

Ginny stood there with her mouth open, not knowing what to say. She was so embarrassed. How could she have been so dumb? He was only 17. She could of slapped herself.

Draco sensed her feelings and tried to keep a straight face. "It's no big deal. I've played that joke on many people, and they all seem to fall for it." He grabbed Ginnys arm and tugged her forward and made her walk next to him. "Lets go to the Three Broomsticks for some butterbeer ey?" He said looking at her.

She just nodded and smiled looking at him. 'I can't believe I really was that stupid'. She wanted to laugh , but bit her lip to keep herself from doing so. They stayed in silence for the remainder of the walk.

When they reached the 'Three Broomsticks' Ginny looked around and found the Dream Team sitting at a table near the back. Hoping to be unnoticed by them, Ginny said "Lets sit at that table" pointing at one in the opposite direction from the trio.

Draco raised an eyebrow and looked around and he spotted the trio. "How about sitting next to your brother and his friends?". 'Perfect time to work my charm.'

'Great, just what I need. Time for Questioning Ginny, hosted by Ronald Weasley.' "Fine." She said with a sigh. They walked over to the table.

Ginny noticed Harry and Ron raising their eyebrows as they approached.

"Hey guys!" Ginny said cheerfully, taking a seat next to Hermione. Draco nodded to the trio and sat down next to her, opposite Ron.

Ron cleared his throat and asked "So what exactly did you need to help him with Ginny?"

Draco cut in. "She was helping me buy a present from my mother. I needed a ...um...female for some help, so I asked her."

"Oh really." Said Ron suspiciously. "Let's see what you got then."

Ginny started to get really pissed off.... that last line got her. 'It's good that I can lie well.'

"For cryin' out loud Ron! Cut your suspicions alright? It is none of your damn business who I go with and what I do. I am me, I live my life, not you. I'm old enough to take care of myself." She said, catching everyone off guard. Ron was about to say something, but she interrupted, "And another thing, I know I said this before, but I'll say it again, I don't know what you have against Draco. Yes Ron, I'm saying this right in front of him. He has been a perfect gentleman from the beginning of this year and you can't even grow up. If you would really like to know HE SAVED MY FREAKIN' LIFE!"

"I did?" Draco turned to her awkwardly.

"You did?" the trio said in unison.

Ginny gave Draco a pleading look. "Yes you did." She turned around the others, "He did."

Knowing that she would have to explain she made up the best story she could think of. (A/N : I don't know any geographical information about Hogsmeade, forgive me if I wrote anything wrong.) "I...I... I was really upset about Potions. Snape failed me in our test, and this was just yesterday. So, today, I was with Draco, and I was getting really really mad. We were walking up to the Shreaking Shack and I started screaming and shouting. Then something came over me, I don't know what, and I threatened to jump off the cliff behind the Shack."

The trio were staring at her wide-eyed. "You wouldn't!" said Hermione breathlessly. Draco, on the other hand was trying to look as normal as possible, as if he were familiar with the story.

Ginny continued. "And then I slipped." She heard the three of them gasp. Ron grabbed her hand. She moved away, "I am FINE! Just listen! Luckily Draco was right behind and he has good reflexes, and he grabbed me to prevent me, if it weren't for him...I'd be dead." She gulped, hoping they would buy her story. She would do anything to have the trio respect Draco. Draco put a hand on her shoulder as if to comfort her.

"Draco, can you come outside for a moment." Harry said getting up. Ron followed suit. Then, very weirdly, "Please."

Ginny looked at Draco and nodded, silently praying that they would apologize to him.

Once they left, Hermione looked at Ginny. "You were faking it weren't you?" Ginny blushed and nodded. "How could you?!?!? Freaking Ron out like that?"

"Chill Hermione. Don't fret, you don't want your sweetheart seeing all stressed!" Ginny said smirking.

"Huh?" said a confused Hermione. Ginny pointed forward at the table where Oliver was sitting. Hermione looked and blushed.

"Anyway," Ginny started, "I had to do something to make them like Draco, if not like, at least not hate."

The other girl sighed, "True. Now lets go outside, I think we've given them enough time alone."

Ginny chuckled and followed Hermione out into cool air.

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