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Ginny Weasley spent the next few days catching up on her homework. At the end of her last class on Friday, Double Potions, Professor Snape called her up to his desk before everyone left. When all of the students were out of the room, he stood up, closed the door, and turned to Ginny.
"Ginny, as I am your mentor, I have chosen two different jobs that you can do for the Order. You can go and be disguised as a Death Eater in order to gain inside information or you can Potions in order to make new medicines for the mediwizards and potions that can help the Aurors. Think about it a bit. Tomorrow meet me here at nine in the morning. Knock twice fast and once slowly. I'll know it's you then. Be ready to choose which job you want to take part in by then."
"Okay," Ginny started to tick off on her fingers, "Nine o'clock in the morning. Two fast. One slow. Potions or Death Eater. Got it."
"Remember," Snape said seriously, "no one must know about this."
"Right!" Ginny nodded and then dashed back up to Gryffindor tower.
When she got up to the tower, she threw her things into her room and was about to head towards the Library, when Ron stopped her. He placed his hands on his hips and stood in front of the portrait, making sure she couldn't pass.
"Where are you going? Why are you so quiet lately? What are you hiding?"
She looked at him and he frowned. Ginny could tell he wasn't going to let her pass until she answered his questions, but she couldn't tell him about the Order. Snape said not to tell anyone, and she knew that included Harry, Hermione, and Ron. She thought for a moment.
"Hello. I'm waiting for an answer. Where are you going?"
"The library. I wanted to check out a few books to read."
"What have you been so quiet lately?"
"I've been studying for my classes."
"And what are you hiding?"
"I'm not hiding anything."
"Then why do you want to get by me so badly?"
"Because I want to go to the library."
"Since when do you like the library so much?"
By this point Ginny was getting extremely angry at her brother. Who was he to question her about her whereabouts? Especially with all the stuff him, Hermione, and Harry always get into! She sighed as she rolled her eyes. Ron just continued to stand there, hands on his hips, and a frown set on his face.
"Since when is going to the library illegal? Can I just go through Ron?"
He stared at her for a few moments and then moved aside.
"After dinner, you are coming back up here, not to the library. You've been hanging around Hermione a bit too much. What are you doing tomorrow?"
Ginny bit her lip and looked at her brother. She had to visit Snape and talk about the Order, but she couldn't tell him that. She thought quickly and made up an excuse.
"I've got a special class for Potions. I've been lacking and Professor Snape took me aside after class today and asked me if I would go and practice tomorrow."
Ron looked at her with his jaw hanging open. Thoughts of why Snape would do this continued to go across his mind, along with many reasons. Ginny took the opportunity and dashed out of the common room, down to the library. When she got there, she exhaled and glanced around at the different sections of books. She walked around for a bit and when she rounded a corner she saw Draco. He was sitting at a table all by himself, a book in front of him, parchment scattered around his work area. She made her way over to him and passed a hand in front of his face. He looked up at her and then around in the library. He saw no one, moved the parchment on a chair, and let her sit down.
"Still secret friends then?"
"I have to do that. I wish I could explain it more."
Ginny frowned. They were both in the Order and if it had anything to do with that, then why couldn't he tell her? She looked at him and then got all of her nerves together.
"Why?"
Draco looked up at her. She had changed since the meeting. She had grown up and he could tell. She wasn't as insecure and dependent as she was. He smiled.
"Because I have to keep up my disguise."
"What for?"
"For the Order."
"Why?"
Draco put his book down, looked at her and sighed. She wasn't going to give up.
"I have to look like the loyal Slytherin and Death Eater. Do you know how much chaos it would cause if Lucius Malfoy's son didn't become a Death Eater? He would like a disgrace in the eyes of his beloved Master."
"The Dark Lord?"
"Yes."
She began to whisper as low as she could go. Draco leaned in, barely able to hear what she was saying.
"Are you an undercover Death Eater then?"
"Yes I am. You can't tell anyone though."
"Of course not. What's it like?"
"Why so many questions, Curious One?"
"It's one of the choices I have. That and developing potions."
"Go with potions. It's safer."
"But which helps more? Which has fewer people? Which needs more people to work in the department? That's what I need to know."
"The answer to all three is undercover DE. They're already offering you the DE position? Weird. I only went directly to the DE job because of my father."
Ginny couldn't believe her ears. Did he think she was too immature to do a job like that?
"Do you think I'm not capable to do that job?"
Draco shrugged. He secretly didn't want Ginny to get into any danger. He mentally shook himself. What in God's name was he thinking? He looked at Ginny, who had started to look at his parchment. He studied her for a few moments, then shook himself again. Ginny was a year younger than he was, which wasn't a big difference, but she was a Weasley. He had despised the Weasleys all of his life because they were so close. His father could care less about him and his mother was spoiled and didn't care about anyone, except for herself.
Ginny looked at Draco waiting for an answer, but he just shrugged. He sat there for a while not moving, so she began to look at his papers. They were just homework for Muggle Studies. Wait! Since when does Draco take Muggle Studies? She glanced back at Draco, but he still seemed to be having an internal battle. She gazed at him interested. She pondered about what he might be thinking about and noted how cute he looked when he was confused. She was so caught up in staring at him and wondering if he thought of her as something more than a friend that she didn't even notice that he snapped out of his trance.
"What are you staring at?"
"Sorry. I was lost in thought."
"Seems the both of us did that at least once today. Why did you come to the library?"
"I was hoping to look up some information about Voldemort to help my decision."
He raised an eyebrow and then nodded. He remembered when he had done the same thing. The only difference was that he had no one to talk to about it. He leaned forward.
"Here's a tad bit of advice. Do what your heart tells you to do. If it tells you to do one thing, but your mind says to do the other. Listen to your heart. It will never lead you in the wrong direction."
Ginny was startled by his advice. She thought he would say something about how she should talk to Professor Snape or Dumbledore. Not something about her heart and listening to it. She smiled and got up.
"I better go. Dinner will be starting soon and Ron wants me to be there. I fear that I wouldn't be able to look up any information about Voldemort now. He has forbidden me from leaving the common room after dinner time."
"A bit over protective, isn't he."
Draco smirked as Ginny nodded. She waved and then left. She dashed down to the Great Hall. Draco smiled as she left, shook his head, and then went back to his studies. He had to finish it by tomorrow and then give it to his mentor, Remus Lupin. He sighed, ran his hand through his hair, and went back to his work. Neither of the teenagers noticed the set of gray-blue eyes watching them from behind a bookcase. The person waited for Ginny to leave and for Draco to return to work. When he was sure he wouldn't get caught, he sneaked away and left the Library noiselessly.
Author's Note: Duh duh duh. Yet another mystery person. Aren't you dying to know who it is? ::gets all excited:: Tell me who you think it is in your reviews. You will review right? Please do. I love them and I won't write the next chapter until I get ten reviews. Please do review. It'll make me so happy.
Ginny Weasley spent the next few days catching up on her homework. At the end of her last class on Friday, Double Potions, Professor Snape called her up to his desk before everyone left. When all of the students were out of the room, he stood up, closed the door, and turned to Ginny.
"Ginny, as I am your mentor, I have chosen two different jobs that you can do for the Order. You can go and be disguised as a Death Eater in order to gain inside information or you can Potions in order to make new medicines for the mediwizards and potions that can help the Aurors. Think about it a bit. Tomorrow meet me here at nine in the morning. Knock twice fast and once slowly. I'll know it's you then. Be ready to choose which job you want to take part in by then."
"Okay," Ginny started to tick off on her fingers, "Nine o'clock in the morning. Two fast. One slow. Potions or Death Eater. Got it."
"Remember," Snape said seriously, "no one must know about this."
"Right!" Ginny nodded and then dashed back up to Gryffindor tower.
When she got up to the tower, she threw her things into her room and was about to head towards the Library, when Ron stopped her. He placed his hands on his hips and stood in front of the portrait, making sure she couldn't pass.
"Where are you going? Why are you so quiet lately? What are you hiding?"
She looked at him and he frowned. Ginny could tell he wasn't going to let her pass until she answered his questions, but she couldn't tell him about the Order. Snape said not to tell anyone, and she knew that included Harry, Hermione, and Ron. She thought for a moment.
"Hello. I'm waiting for an answer. Where are you going?"
"The library. I wanted to check out a few books to read."
"What have you been so quiet lately?"
"I've been studying for my classes."
"And what are you hiding?"
"I'm not hiding anything."
"Then why do you want to get by me so badly?"
"Because I want to go to the library."
"Since when do you like the library so much?"
By this point Ginny was getting extremely angry at her brother. Who was he to question her about her whereabouts? Especially with all the stuff him, Hermione, and Harry always get into! She sighed as she rolled her eyes. Ron just continued to stand there, hands on his hips, and a frown set on his face.
"Since when is going to the library illegal? Can I just go through Ron?"
He stared at her for a few moments and then moved aside.
"After dinner, you are coming back up here, not to the library. You've been hanging around Hermione a bit too much. What are you doing tomorrow?"
Ginny bit her lip and looked at her brother. She had to visit Snape and talk about the Order, but she couldn't tell him that. She thought quickly and made up an excuse.
"I've got a special class for Potions. I've been lacking and Professor Snape took me aside after class today and asked me if I would go and practice tomorrow."
Ron looked at her with his jaw hanging open. Thoughts of why Snape would do this continued to go across his mind, along with many reasons. Ginny took the opportunity and dashed out of the common room, down to the library. When she got there, she exhaled and glanced around at the different sections of books. She walked around for a bit and when she rounded a corner she saw Draco. He was sitting at a table all by himself, a book in front of him, parchment scattered around his work area. She made her way over to him and passed a hand in front of his face. He looked up at her and then around in the library. He saw no one, moved the parchment on a chair, and let her sit down.
"Still secret friends then?"
"I have to do that. I wish I could explain it more."
Ginny frowned. They were both in the Order and if it had anything to do with that, then why couldn't he tell her? She looked at him and then got all of her nerves together.
"Why?"
Draco looked up at her. She had changed since the meeting. She had grown up and he could tell. She wasn't as insecure and dependent as she was. He smiled.
"Because I have to keep up my disguise."
"What for?"
"For the Order."
"Why?"
Draco put his book down, looked at her and sighed. She wasn't going to give up.
"I have to look like the loyal Slytherin and Death Eater. Do you know how much chaos it would cause if Lucius Malfoy's son didn't become a Death Eater? He would like a disgrace in the eyes of his beloved Master."
"The Dark Lord?"
"Yes."
She began to whisper as low as she could go. Draco leaned in, barely able to hear what she was saying.
"Are you an undercover Death Eater then?"
"Yes I am. You can't tell anyone though."
"Of course not. What's it like?"
"Why so many questions, Curious One?"
"It's one of the choices I have. That and developing potions."
"Go with potions. It's safer."
"But which helps more? Which has fewer people? Which needs more people to work in the department? That's what I need to know."
"The answer to all three is undercover DE. They're already offering you the DE position? Weird. I only went directly to the DE job because of my father."
Ginny couldn't believe her ears. Did he think she was too immature to do a job like that?
"Do you think I'm not capable to do that job?"
Draco shrugged. He secretly didn't want Ginny to get into any danger. He mentally shook himself. What in God's name was he thinking? He looked at Ginny, who had started to look at his parchment. He studied her for a few moments, then shook himself again. Ginny was a year younger than he was, which wasn't a big difference, but she was a Weasley. He had despised the Weasleys all of his life because they were so close. His father could care less about him and his mother was spoiled and didn't care about anyone, except for herself.
Ginny looked at Draco waiting for an answer, but he just shrugged. He sat there for a while not moving, so she began to look at his papers. They were just homework for Muggle Studies. Wait! Since when does Draco take Muggle Studies? She glanced back at Draco, but he still seemed to be having an internal battle. She gazed at him interested. She pondered about what he might be thinking about and noted how cute he looked when he was confused. She was so caught up in staring at him and wondering if he thought of her as something more than a friend that she didn't even notice that he snapped out of his trance.
"What are you staring at?"
"Sorry. I was lost in thought."
"Seems the both of us did that at least once today. Why did you come to the library?"
"I was hoping to look up some information about Voldemort to help my decision."
He raised an eyebrow and then nodded. He remembered when he had done the same thing. The only difference was that he had no one to talk to about it. He leaned forward.
"Here's a tad bit of advice. Do what your heart tells you to do. If it tells you to do one thing, but your mind says to do the other. Listen to your heart. It will never lead you in the wrong direction."
Ginny was startled by his advice. She thought he would say something about how she should talk to Professor Snape or Dumbledore. Not something about her heart and listening to it. She smiled and got up.
"I better go. Dinner will be starting soon and Ron wants me to be there. I fear that I wouldn't be able to look up any information about Voldemort now. He has forbidden me from leaving the common room after dinner time."
"A bit over protective, isn't he."
Draco smirked as Ginny nodded. She waved and then left. She dashed down to the Great Hall. Draco smiled as she left, shook his head, and then went back to his studies. He had to finish it by tomorrow and then give it to his mentor, Remus Lupin. He sighed, ran his hand through his hair, and went back to his work. Neither of the teenagers noticed the set of gray-blue eyes watching them from behind a bookcase. The person waited for Ginny to leave and for Draco to return to work. When he was sure he wouldn't get caught, he sneaked away and left the Library noiselessly.
Author's Note: Duh duh duh. Yet another mystery person. Aren't you dying to know who it is? ::gets all excited:: Tell me who you think it is in your reviews. You will review right? Please do. I love them and I won't write the next chapter until I get ten reviews. Please do review. It'll make me so happy.
