Disclaimer: I don't own Ginny Weasley, Hagrid, Gryffindor, Dumbledore, Sirius Black, Hermione, Harry, Ron, Great Hall, Care of Magical Creatures, Potions, Double Potions, Invisibility Cloak, or Draco Malfoy. They all belong to JK Rowling and Warner Brothers.

Ginny woke up the next morning and squirmed around in her bed trying to get a pain out of her back. When it finally did, she got up and changed. She walked down to the Great Hall and sat down at the Gryffindor table. Draco walked by and leaned on the table near her. Without anyone else seeing, he slipped note under her bowl.

"Whatcha up to Weasel?"

"Go away Draco."

"Takes more than that to get rid of me."

"Whatever."

Draco walked to his table and his friends laughed at her. She shrugged it off. After they started to laugh at someone else, she opened the note Draco had given her.

Gin,
Please meet me in the Potions classroom. There is no classes in there after breakfast. I want to talk with you.

Ginny sat there and pondered about this. What did he want to talk about? She shrugged and put the note away as Hermione and Ron showed up, Harry in the background. He sat next to Ginny and looked at Hermione and Ron, who were sitting next to each other, his arm around her waist, chatting and giggling amongst themselves.

"I'm starting to dislike them going out."

"They'll get out of it in a while."

"I pray so."

Ginny giggled and got up.

"I've got to go. I'll talk to you later."

"Ok. Bye."

She walked out of the Great Hall, leaving Harry to fend for himself against the two lovebirds. She walked down to the Potions classroom and sat at a desk, waiting for Draco. He showed up a few minutes later and looked at her, a small smile crossing his face.

"Hello there Ginny."

"Hello Draco. You wanted to talk about something."

"Yes. I just wanted to tell you that I want to be your friend, but, well, I have my classmates and I can't be talking to you in public. I was wondering if that was alright with you?"

"I don't know. I really don't want to be anyone's secret friend."

"Just for a while. That's it. After I get a few things sorted out, we can become a bit more public with our friendship."

"I understand."

"Thank you."

He smiled and then walked out, leaving her inside the classroom. Ginny sat in a chair nearby and sat there thinking a bit. She was glad to have Draco as a friend, but she didn't want to be a secret forever. She sighed and was about to leave when Professor Snape entered the room.

"Ah. Miss Weasley. I was looking for you. You have Care of Magical Creatures and Professor Hagrid was looking for you. Also, meet me in Dumbledore's office at midnight tonight. Here. Take this and use it later tonight. Put it up in your dormitory for now though."

Snape handed her a package and she took it. She smiled and nodded a thank you before running to the Gryffindor tower. She shoved it under her bed and then dashed back out of the tower. She raced outside and made it just in time for Hagrid's class.

She spent the rest of her classes trying to concentrate while thinking about why Snape wanted to meet her. It then struck her in the middle of Double Potions, her last class. She shot up and had a look of knowledge on her face. Snape must have noticed because he had taken five points off Gryffindor for her not paying attention. After her classes, she had dinner and then spent the rest of her time doing homework.

At eleven o'clock, she was still in the common room finishing homework. The last few people had finally gone to bed. She ran upstairs and grabbed the package Snape had given her. She opened it and inside was an Invisibility Cloak. She smiled. There was a note attached.

Use this to get to the Order meetings.

Short and sweet. She shrugged. At least she knew what it was for. At five minutes to midnight, she brought her stuff up to her room, slipped on the cloak, and made her way to Dumbledore's office. She had remembered the password and she made her way up into the room. When she got there, there was several people there. Each had their own seat. A few seats were still empty. Albus went up to her.

"Hello there Ginny. Please have a seat."

He lead her to a seat and she sat down. She looked around. The seat to her right was empty, but the seat to her left was filled by Professor Snape. He was talking to a woman next to him. The seats slowly filled and only the one next to Ginny was empty. The door opened for the last time to admit the person missing. She looked up and gasped. It was Draco Malfoy. She watched as he sat down next to her and gave her a smile. Dumbledore stood up.

"Hello and welcome to another meeting of the Order. I would like to start this meeting off by introducing our newest member. Miss Weasley."

Ginny stood up and Dumbledore motioned for her to stand in the middle. She did as she was told; though, she was quite embarrassed. She never liked to try attention to herself. A few questions were asked and she answered them, trying not to let her voice waver. After a few minutes, she was told to sit down. There was then a vote for her mentor. It was a close tie, but in the end, Professor Snape was chosen. She was very excited. She wanted Sirius to be her mentor, but she would be able to talk to Snape more. The meeting then continued on for a few hours. At three in the morning, they were allowed to leave. Draco, Snape, and Ginny all walked to the Entrance Hall together.

"Professor. I was wondering. When does my training start?"

"A few weeks. There's just a few things to work out still. They'll be held during the weekend. Well, we have to head back down to the dungeons. We'll talk later."

Draco stayed behind as Snape made his way down. He didn't bother to call him down to follow. Ginny turned to Draco.

"I better go."

"Ginny. I'm glad that Snape's your mentor. We can talk more now."

"So am I. I'll see you later."

Draco smiled and so did Ginny. She made her way to her dormitory, Draco's eyes never leaving her until she was out of sight.

Author's Note: Not as long as my others, but oh well. Hope you enjoyed. R/R.