Chapter 11 - She's A Big Star
Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and nay characters that you don't recognize form J.K Rowling's books.
Rating: PG-13
Here is the next chapter for everyone who wants to read it! I reformatted the last chapter so it is now fixed (hopefully) and I'm sorry I don't know how that got that way!) Please enjoy!
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Ginny and Chloe arrived at Hogwarts within an hour of the appointed dance time. They both quickly changed into their brand new clothes and admired themselves in the mirror one last time.
"You look astonishing, Gin!" Chloe said, elegantly.
"So do you Chloe!" Ginny said happily looking over their new outfits. She always knew that they had good taste and this just proved it.
"We should really practice." Chloe said quietly. "You know that right?"
"Yes, I know. I nearly forgot and now I'm incredibly nervous again." Ginny said apprehensively twisting her fingers as she always did when she got anxious.
"Like you have anything to worry about girl! You'll do great! Speaking of doing great, I still haven't heard you sing." Chloe implied.
"That's because I kind of wanted everything to stay a skeleton in the cupboard until I got to the dance." Ginny said.
"Come now, Ginny. Singing beforehand to an audience will make you a lot less nervous. Plus, who better than your amigo to give a preview to?" Chloe asked her, pretending to look offended.
"Fine, fine. You win." Ginny said reluctantly.
"Thanks. You may begin!" Chloe instructed.
Ginny fidgeted slightly before she began to sing the notes. She sang very clearly but not at full volume. After all, this was a private show. When she was done Chloe jumped up and clapped. Ginny supposed that this was her roundabout way of giving her a standing ovation.
"Bravo Ginny! That was really nice, you know you'll win!" The bouncy blonde exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Maybe so. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. It sort of depends on the judges." Ginny said thankfully. "So let's see your dance, Chloe."
"Okay, but you can't laugh." Chloe said menacingly.
"I won't, I promise. Unless it's funny." Ginny agreed slyly.
Chloe's dance was really outrageous. She did some sort of a street dance that entailed her shaking all over the room and jumping around. It reflected Chloe's personality exactly. Very upbeat and wild.
"That's great Chloe! Payton will be stunned, pleasantly of course." Ginny said returning the aforementioned standing ovation.
"Thanks so much Gin! I just hope I can keep smiling during the whole thing when I do it for real! When I concentrate too hard on it I tend to scowl and then I looked ticked. Wouldn't want that now would we?" Chloe said sounding very excited. It was obvious that her spirits were uplifted.
The two giggling girls gave each other big hugs for support and then ran down the stairs into the common room to meet their dates.
Payton and Andrew's jaws dropped when they saw the girls enter. They were gorgeous, not unlike everyday of course; but tonight they seemed extra decked out.
"Hey Ginny! You look incredible, and you're on time." Andrew joked as he complimented her. Ginny noticed for the first time that he towered about six inches above her, even with her tall cork sandals on. Ginny was not particularly fond of her new shoes. They were very uncomfortable and she began to feel as though she could walk on the water down at the lake if she tried.
As the four entered the Great Hall they realized that there were no longer any of the four house tables but instead small tables that seated anywhere from 2-10 people.
Ginny did notice, among other things that there was a large stage positioned where the Head Table usually was and in front of that there was a table for five judges.
Of course she also noticed Draco and his date; but mostly his date. Ginny recognized her as a sixth year Slytherin named Audrie Miller.
Audrie was astoundingly beautiful with her strawberry blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Ginny observed that Audrie's hair went to her mid-back in ringlets much like her own hair. Audrie was also wearing a yellow tube top and some low rise jeans. Oh how Ginny envied her. Obviously, this was more what Draco Malfoy would like to be seen with and could be seen with. Not that she needed to worry. Draco couldn't care less about his life-size Barbie-doll for a date but was rather interested in Ginny, though he hid it well.
There was no music playing yet, Ginny supposed that most of the musical entertainment would come from the talent show itself instead of a live band of a DJ.
Dumbledore stood up to gain acknowledgment that he would like to speak.
"Could I please have any of the students that wish to participate in tonight's events come forward to draw a number regarding the order that tonight's performances will take place?" he asked.
About one third of the students came to Dumbledore's side and lined up to get their numbers. When Ginny's turn came to draw her number she was glad to see that she was number fifteen. It wasn't first and it wasn't last.
Draco drew his number shortly after Ginny got hers and he became number 24. Well, at least he wasn't first.
"Number one please take the stage. Tell the judges your name, number and song then we will cue the music and you may begin to sing." Dumbledore explained.
Number one happened to be a sixth year Hufflepuff named Susan Bones. Susan sang a Muggle song that Ginny recognized from Hermione called She's A Wild One by Faith Hill.
It seemed like forever until it was Ginny's turn. She would only be the third one to sing as a lot of people so far had done juggling or joke- telling or dancing and she was worried about how her performance would be. More than that though she was worried about how Draco would react to the song she picked out, if he even got it.
Ginny had been dancing with Andrew all night and was doing so when her number was called.
"You'll do great, Gin! Don't worry!" Andrew said, pecking her on the cheek and making her fell slightly guilty for not liking him that much at all.
The redhead walking to the stage and found that the judges were: Professor Snape, Professor Trewlany, one of the Weird Sisters, Vincent Crabbe, and Cho Chang. At least she had a chance. Even with Snape, surely he couldn't show too much favoritism with everyone watching so closely.
Ginny stepped up to the microphone.
"Number 15, Ginny Weasley. I'll be singing 'You Go First' by Jessica Andrews." Ginny stated as she faced the sea of faces that was her crowd. The music began to play and Ginny began to sing:
You're kicking tires, I'm sitting on the fence Love's falling all around us and it don't make sense How long can the two of us beat around the bush We're right out on the edge but we need a little push
Dancing on the tightrope, wearing it thin Instead of closing our eyes and jumping in
Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss
You go first
You're dodging the moon and I'm playing it safe Look what we're not doing, oh boy, what a waste And what could be worse than never saying it at all Is never knowing the feeling, never feeling the fall
What's it gonna take to get us both there Can't you see what I'm suggesting, it's a double dare Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss You go first
You start if you have the nerve I'll trust my heart, but you go first
Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss You go first
The Great Hall erupted into applause as Ginny finished her last note at top volume. It was apparent that Ginny had done extraordinarily well. On a scale of one to ten the judges now had to decide what Ginny's song was worth. From Snape she received an 8, Trewlany gave her a 9, the Weird Sister gave her a 9.5, Crabbe held up his number 8.5 and Cho gave her a full-fledged 10. The Gryffindor could hardly contain her excitement, she had received some of the best scores the whole night.
Draco spotted that Ginny's song wasn't just a song, but it was directed straight towards him. He was astonished to note that his song was directed towards her and they had thought of doing the exact same thing.
As Ginny walked past him to make her way back to Andrew, who was ecstatic, he smiled at her to let her know that he understood. She grinned and squeezed his hand before going back to her "date". She couldn't help but think that she and Draco were just trying out their relationship. It was getting harder and harder to try when they couldn't even be together at the dance.
Soon it came time for Draco to sing his song.
"Number 24, Draco Malfoy. I'm singing 'The Girl All The Bad Guys Want' by Bowling for Soup." Draco said as he turned toward where Ginny was standing with that pea-brained Gryffindor Andy-Pandy whatever. Draco opened his mouth when his cue came in the music and the words just came out.
8 o'clock, Monday night and I'm waitin' To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than me. Her name is Nona, she's a rocker with a nose ring, She wears a two way, but I'm not quite sure what that means.
And when she walks, All the wind blows and the angels sing. She doesn't notice me!
Cause she is watchin' wrestling Creamin' over tough guys Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in her eyes
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want. She's the girl all the bad guys want!
She likes the godsmack and I like agent orange Her cd changer's full of singers that are mad at their dad She says she'd like to score some reefer and a forty She'll never know that I'm the best that she'll never have
And when she walks, All the wind blows and the angels sing. She'll never notice me!
Cause she is watchin' wrestling Creamin' over tough guys Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in her eyes
She likes 'em with a mustache Racetrack season pass Drivin' in a Trans-Am Does a mullet make a man?
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want. She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want!
There she goes again With fishnets on, and dreadlocks in her hair She broke my heart, I wanna be sedated All I wanted was to see her naked!
Now I am watchin' wrestling Tryin' to be a tough guy Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in my eyes I can't grow a mustache And I ain't got no season pass All I got's a moped...moped....moped.....
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want.
She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! (There she goes again) She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! (There she goes again) She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want!
Everybody applauded for Draco but Ginny applauded louder than most people. She presumed that his song had been about her but she couldn't quite figure out the meaning of it exactly. She made a mental note to asked Draco about it the next time she saw him.
Draco was pleased with his overall performance. He loved the was Ginny's eyes lit up when he sang about her. He knew she wouldn't get the whole concept, because only him and Blaise knew the whole story, but she knew what was important. HE wanted HER.
There were many acts that night and a few were remarkably entertaining with comedy relief and what-not.
Draco danced with nearly every girl in the Great Hall, he danced with Audrie a few more times but still not every song. Every girl who didn't belong to Gryffindor house that is. It killed hi m to dance with so many girls but everytime he looked down at the one he was holding, the face never matched the one he most wanted to see.
Ginny looked around the Hall and saw the tropical things all over the place because the staff had voted to call this a Luau. There were tiki torches lining the walls and the stage, making the scene very romantic indeed. She only wished that she were sharing the night with the right person.
"Excuse me, Andrew. I'm going to go and grab some punch. I'll be right back." Ginny told the handsome boy. He nodded his approval and began talking to a very sleazy looking Hufflepuff.
As the redhead glided to the table where the punch was served in the little half coconuts, Draco spotted her and began to pull away from the girls around him.
Ginny took a seat at a wicker looking bar stool and grabbed a coconut cup to give to the "bartender" who happened to be Ernie Miller from Hufflepuff.
"Hit me Ern!" Ginny said, holding out her cup to him.
"If you say so Ginny." Ernie smiled as he poured some red punch into her cup.
"Thanks. It's been a long night." Ginny said gratefully taking her cup back.
"You did really great on the stage tonight Gin. I bet you'll win this whole shebang. I'd place 10 galleons on ya!' Ernie said as he watched Ginny tilt her head back and pour the fruity liquid down her throat.
Draco was watching Ginny guzzle the punch like there was no tomorrow from afar. He had gotten caught by Pansy and she was forcing him to dance with her. The song was almost over though and soon he would be with her.
"Thanks Ernie. Are you not doing it?" Ginny asked. "Hit me again."
"Naw - I know I don't have a really great voice and I have no dancing, juggling, acting or joke-telling skills in my body." Ernie said pouring Ginny another glass and handing it to her.
"I'm sure you'd do great if you tried though." Ginny assured him after draining her cup once more.
"Maybe, but trying is the hard part." Ernie laughed.
"Not too bad really. Hit me again." Ginny said.
"This is your last one Gin! There really should be a limitation sign." Ernie joked.
"Fine then, be that way!" Ginny laughed as she took her cup and said thanks to the kind Hufflepuff. She had just set her cup down and was about ready to leave the "bar" and go back to Andrew, Chloe and Payton when a strong hand grabbed her arm.
Ginny turned around to see who was preventing her from leaving and found a very sexy looking Slytherin behind her.
"Hello Virginia. You did very well on stage tonight." Draco said smirking.
"Thanks Draco, you did really great yourself you know." She complimented him.
"I was wondering if you'd like to take a walk around the grounds with me before you go back to Andy-Pandy." Draco asked her hopefully.
"Draco Malfoy! His name is Andrew!"
"Same difference!" Draco shot back.
"Let's go then, before anyone sees us okay?" Ginny said to him, quietly taking his hand in hers.
'Some trial run.' Draco thought as he led Ginny outside towards the grounds which were lit up spectacularly with small fairy lights.
Draco pulled Ginny to a bench out of sight of anyone who might happen to walk out of the castle. Hopefully it was far enough away from the entrance to Hogwarts that they were out of earshot as well.
"Ginny, I heard your song." Draco began. "More than that though, I know you were talking to me whether you want to admit it or not." He said, moving closer to her.
"Oh, I'll admit it Draco but before you get too far into this little talk of yours I want to know exactly what that kiss meant to you." She demanded. She knew he wanted to kiss her again because of the way he had talked with her about her song and then scooted closer to her. Before that happened though, she needed to know whether he really like her of if he was just playing games with her the whole time.
Draco stumbled with his words.
"It meant - it meant that I - I like you. A lot." He said finally. He knew that the plan was to win her over but at the price of him sounding like a love sick puppy? Oh well, too late to change anything now.
"Do you really mean that?" Ginny asked him, her brown eyes boring into his gray-blue ones.
"Yes." Draco said at last.
Ginny gave him a small smile.
"Good because I like you too. I have for a few days but I wouldn't admit it to myself until recently. There was always a song playing in the back of my head when I saw you." Ginny said.
"What did it say?" Draco asked.
"It said, 'I hate you but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you, it's true I'm stuck on you.'" Ginny sang softly.
Draco smiled and remembered the song that she had san earlier that night. "Do you wanna kiss . I'll trust my heart if you go first." He decided to seize the moment and just for it.
He leaned in and kissed her, it was better than the kiss that they had shared that one night so long ago in detention.
Ginny was not surprised by his kiss and she melted into it. More than anything, she surprised herself by slipping her tongue into her mouth which he took gladly.
When they parted Draco grasped Ginny's hand.
"Will you be my girlfriend then, if we both feel this way?" He asked her hopefully.
"Yeah of course Draco. But it has to be kept a secret." Ginny haggled. "Not that I'm ashamed, but it would change the school."
"Deal. No one will know." Draco agreed.
"Good, now we'd better get back to our dates or they might get suspicious." Ginny said, standing and kissing Draco on the cheek. She remembered something just then and turned around. "Oh and Draco?" The blonde turned towards her. "You know that song to me tomorrow in detention right?" She asked.
Draco thought for a moment before nodding; she wasn't a kid anymore.
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Meanwhile.
A certain blonde haired girl and a boy that Draco so lovingly called Andy- Pandy were getting VERY friendly in a corridor on the second floor.
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There you are! Dramatic and eventful at least! It is pretty long and I'm sorry if you don't like that factor, I truly am! I didn't want to split it up! Here's thanks to my reviewers from the last to postings!!
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Disclaimer: I own nothing but the plot and nay characters that you don't recognize form J.K Rowling's books.
Rating: PG-13
Here is the next chapter for everyone who wants to read it! I reformatted the last chapter so it is now fixed (hopefully) and I'm sorry I don't know how that got that way!) Please enjoy!
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Ginny and Chloe arrived at Hogwarts within an hour of the appointed dance time. They both quickly changed into their brand new clothes and admired themselves in the mirror one last time.
"You look astonishing, Gin!" Chloe said, elegantly.
"So do you Chloe!" Ginny said happily looking over their new outfits. She always knew that they had good taste and this just proved it.
"We should really practice." Chloe said quietly. "You know that right?"
"Yes, I know. I nearly forgot and now I'm incredibly nervous again." Ginny said apprehensively twisting her fingers as she always did when she got anxious.
"Like you have anything to worry about girl! You'll do great! Speaking of doing great, I still haven't heard you sing." Chloe implied.
"That's because I kind of wanted everything to stay a skeleton in the cupboard until I got to the dance." Ginny said.
"Come now, Ginny. Singing beforehand to an audience will make you a lot less nervous. Plus, who better than your amigo to give a preview to?" Chloe asked her, pretending to look offended.
"Fine, fine. You win." Ginny said reluctantly.
"Thanks. You may begin!" Chloe instructed.
Ginny fidgeted slightly before she began to sing the notes. She sang very clearly but not at full volume. After all, this was a private show. When she was done Chloe jumped up and clapped. Ginny supposed that this was her roundabout way of giving her a standing ovation.
"Bravo Ginny! That was really nice, you know you'll win!" The bouncy blonde exclaimed enthusiastically.
"Maybe so. Let's just keep our fingers crossed and hope for the best. It sort of depends on the judges." Ginny said thankfully. "So let's see your dance, Chloe."
"Okay, but you can't laugh." Chloe said menacingly.
"I won't, I promise. Unless it's funny." Ginny agreed slyly.
Chloe's dance was really outrageous. She did some sort of a street dance that entailed her shaking all over the room and jumping around. It reflected Chloe's personality exactly. Very upbeat and wild.
"That's great Chloe! Payton will be stunned, pleasantly of course." Ginny said returning the aforementioned standing ovation.
"Thanks so much Gin! I just hope I can keep smiling during the whole thing when I do it for real! When I concentrate too hard on it I tend to scowl and then I looked ticked. Wouldn't want that now would we?" Chloe said sounding very excited. It was obvious that her spirits were uplifted.
The two giggling girls gave each other big hugs for support and then ran down the stairs into the common room to meet their dates.
Payton and Andrew's jaws dropped when they saw the girls enter. They were gorgeous, not unlike everyday of course; but tonight they seemed extra decked out.
"Hey Ginny! You look incredible, and you're on time." Andrew joked as he complimented her. Ginny noticed for the first time that he towered about six inches above her, even with her tall cork sandals on. Ginny was not particularly fond of her new shoes. They were very uncomfortable and she began to feel as though she could walk on the water down at the lake if she tried.
As the four entered the Great Hall they realized that there were no longer any of the four house tables but instead small tables that seated anywhere from 2-10 people.
Ginny did notice, among other things that there was a large stage positioned where the Head Table usually was and in front of that there was a table for five judges.
Of course she also noticed Draco and his date; but mostly his date. Ginny recognized her as a sixth year Slytherin named Audrie Miller.
Audrie was astoundingly beautiful with her strawberry blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Ginny observed that Audrie's hair went to her mid-back in ringlets much like her own hair. Audrie was also wearing a yellow tube top and some low rise jeans. Oh how Ginny envied her. Obviously, this was more what Draco Malfoy would like to be seen with and could be seen with. Not that she needed to worry. Draco couldn't care less about his life-size Barbie-doll for a date but was rather interested in Ginny, though he hid it well.
There was no music playing yet, Ginny supposed that most of the musical entertainment would come from the talent show itself instead of a live band of a DJ.
Dumbledore stood up to gain acknowledgment that he would like to speak.
"Could I please have any of the students that wish to participate in tonight's events come forward to draw a number regarding the order that tonight's performances will take place?" he asked.
About one third of the students came to Dumbledore's side and lined up to get their numbers. When Ginny's turn came to draw her number she was glad to see that she was number fifteen. It wasn't first and it wasn't last.
Draco drew his number shortly after Ginny got hers and he became number 24. Well, at least he wasn't first.
"Number one please take the stage. Tell the judges your name, number and song then we will cue the music and you may begin to sing." Dumbledore explained.
Number one happened to be a sixth year Hufflepuff named Susan Bones. Susan sang a Muggle song that Ginny recognized from Hermione called She's A Wild One by Faith Hill.
It seemed like forever until it was Ginny's turn. She would only be the third one to sing as a lot of people so far had done juggling or joke- telling or dancing and she was worried about how her performance would be. More than that though she was worried about how Draco would react to the song she picked out, if he even got it.
Ginny had been dancing with Andrew all night and was doing so when her number was called.
"You'll do great, Gin! Don't worry!" Andrew said, pecking her on the cheek and making her fell slightly guilty for not liking him that much at all.
The redhead walking to the stage and found that the judges were: Professor Snape, Professor Trewlany, one of the Weird Sisters, Vincent Crabbe, and Cho Chang. At least she had a chance. Even with Snape, surely he couldn't show too much favoritism with everyone watching so closely.
Ginny stepped up to the microphone.
"Number 15, Ginny Weasley. I'll be singing 'You Go First' by Jessica Andrews." Ginny stated as she faced the sea of faces that was her crowd. The music began to play and Ginny began to sing:
You're kicking tires, I'm sitting on the fence Love's falling all around us and it don't make sense How long can the two of us beat around the bush We're right out on the edge but we need a little push
Dancing on the tightrope, wearing it thin Instead of closing our eyes and jumping in
Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss
You go first
You're dodging the moon and I'm playing it safe Look what we're not doing, oh boy, what a waste And what could be worse than never saying it at all Is never knowing the feeling, never feeling the fall
What's it gonna take to get us both there Can't you see what I'm suggesting, it's a double dare Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss You go first
You start if you have the nerve I'll trust my heart, but you go first
Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss Do you want to kiss You go first
The Great Hall erupted into applause as Ginny finished her last note at top volume. It was apparent that Ginny had done extraordinarily well. On a scale of one to ten the judges now had to decide what Ginny's song was worth. From Snape she received an 8, Trewlany gave her a 9, the Weird Sister gave her a 9.5, Crabbe held up his number 8.5 and Cho gave her a full-fledged 10. The Gryffindor could hardly contain her excitement, she had received some of the best scores the whole night.
Draco spotted that Ginny's song wasn't just a song, but it was directed straight towards him. He was astonished to note that his song was directed towards her and they had thought of doing the exact same thing.
As Ginny walked past him to make her way back to Andrew, who was ecstatic, he smiled at her to let her know that he understood. She grinned and squeezed his hand before going back to her "date". She couldn't help but think that she and Draco were just trying out their relationship. It was getting harder and harder to try when they couldn't even be together at the dance.
Soon it came time for Draco to sing his song.
"Number 24, Draco Malfoy. I'm singing 'The Girl All The Bad Guys Want' by Bowling for Soup." Draco said as he turned toward where Ginny was standing with that pea-brained Gryffindor Andy-Pandy whatever. Draco opened his mouth when his cue came in the music and the words just came out.
8 o'clock, Monday night and I'm waitin' To finally talk to a girl a little cooler than me. Her name is Nona, she's a rocker with a nose ring, She wears a two way, but I'm not quite sure what that means.
And when she walks, All the wind blows and the angels sing. She doesn't notice me!
Cause she is watchin' wrestling Creamin' over tough guys Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in her eyes
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want. She's the girl all the bad guys want!
She likes the godsmack and I like agent orange Her cd changer's full of singers that are mad at their dad She says she'd like to score some reefer and a forty She'll never know that I'm the best that she'll never have
And when she walks, All the wind blows and the angels sing. She'll never notice me!
Cause she is watchin' wrestling Creamin' over tough guys Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in her eyes
She likes 'em with a mustache Racetrack season pass Drivin' in a Trans-Am Does a mullet make a man?
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want. She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want!
There she goes again With fishnets on, and dreadlocks in her hair She broke my heart, I wanna be sedated All I wanted was to see her naked!
Now I am watchin' wrestling Tryin' to be a tough guy Listenin' to rap metal Turntables in my eyes I can't grow a mustache And I ain't got no season pass All I got's a moped...moped....moped.....
It's like a bad movie She is lookin' through me If you were me, then you'd be Screamin' "Someone shoot me!" As I fail miserably, Tryin' to get the girl all the bad guys want.
She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! (There she goes again) She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want! (There she goes again) She's the girl all the bad guys want! She's the girl all the bad guys want!
Everybody applauded for Draco but Ginny applauded louder than most people. She presumed that his song had been about her but she couldn't quite figure out the meaning of it exactly. She made a mental note to asked Draco about it the next time she saw him.
Draco was pleased with his overall performance. He loved the was Ginny's eyes lit up when he sang about her. He knew she wouldn't get the whole concept, because only him and Blaise knew the whole story, but she knew what was important. HE wanted HER.
There were many acts that night and a few were remarkably entertaining with comedy relief and what-not.
Draco danced with nearly every girl in the Great Hall, he danced with Audrie a few more times but still not every song. Every girl who didn't belong to Gryffindor house that is. It killed hi m to dance with so many girls but everytime he looked down at the one he was holding, the face never matched the one he most wanted to see.
Ginny looked around the Hall and saw the tropical things all over the place because the staff had voted to call this a Luau. There were tiki torches lining the walls and the stage, making the scene very romantic indeed. She only wished that she were sharing the night with the right person.
"Excuse me, Andrew. I'm going to go and grab some punch. I'll be right back." Ginny told the handsome boy. He nodded his approval and began talking to a very sleazy looking Hufflepuff.
As the redhead glided to the table where the punch was served in the little half coconuts, Draco spotted her and began to pull away from the girls around him.
Ginny took a seat at a wicker looking bar stool and grabbed a coconut cup to give to the "bartender" who happened to be Ernie Miller from Hufflepuff.
"Hit me Ern!" Ginny said, holding out her cup to him.
"If you say so Ginny." Ernie smiled as he poured some red punch into her cup.
"Thanks. It's been a long night." Ginny said gratefully taking her cup back.
"You did really great on the stage tonight Gin. I bet you'll win this whole shebang. I'd place 10 galleons on ya!' Ernie said as he watched Ginny tilt her head back and pour the fruity liquid down her throat.
Draco was watching Ginny guzzle the punch like there was no tomorrow from afar. He had gotten caught by Pansy and she was forcing him to dance with her. The song was almost over though and soon he would be with her.
"Thanks Ernie. Are you not doing it?" Ginny asked. "Hit me again."
"Naw - I know I don't have a really great voice and I have no dancing, juggling, acting or joke-telling skills in my body." Ernie said pouring Ginny another glass and handing it to her.
"I'm sure you'd do great if you tried though." Ginny assured him after draining her cup once more.
"Maybe, but trying is the hard part." Ernie laughed.
"Not too bad really. Hit me again." Ginny said.
"This is your last one Gin! There really should be a limitation sign." Ernie joked.
"Fine then, be that way!" Ginny laughed as she took her cup and said thanks to the kind Hufflepuff. She had just set her cup down and was about ready to leave the "bar" and go back to Andrew, Chloe and Payton when a strong hand grabbed her arm.
Ginny turned around to see who was preventing her from leaving and found a very sexy looking Slytherin behind her.
"Hello Virginia. You did very well on stage tonight." Draco said smirking.
"Thanks Draco, you did really great yourself you know." She complimented him.
"I was wondering if you'd like to take a walk around the grounds with me before you go back to Andy-Pandy." Draco asked her hopefully.
"Draco Malfoy! His name is Andrew!"
"Same difference!" Draco shot back.
"Let's go then, before anyone sees us okay?" Ginny said to him, quietly taking his hand in hers.
'Some trial run.' Draco thought as he led Ginny outside towards the grounds which were lit up spectacularly with small fairy lights.
Draco pulled Ginny to a bench out of sight of anyone who might happen to walk out of the castle. Hopefully it was far enough away from the entrance to Hogwarts that they were out of earshot as well.
"Ginny, I heard your song." Draco began. "More than that though, I know you were talking to me whether you want to admit it or not." He said, moving closer to her.
"Oh, I'll admit it Draco but before you get too far into this little talk of yours I want to know exactly what that kiss meant to you." She demanded. She knew he wanted to kiss her again because of the way he had talked with her about her song and then scooted closer to her. Before that happened though, she needed to know whether he really like her of if he was just playing games with her the whole time.
Draco stumbled with his words.
"It meant - it meant that I - I like you. A lot." He said finally. He knew that the plan was to win her over but at the price of him sounding like a love sick puppy? Oh well, too late to change anything now.
"Do you really mean that?" Ginny asked him, her brown eyes boring into his gray-blue ones.
"Yes." Draco said at last.
Ginny gave him a small smile.
"Good because I like you too. I have for a few days but I wouldn't admit it to myself until recently. There was always a song playing in the back of my head when I saw you." Ginny said.
"What did it say?" Draco asked.
"It said, 'I hate you but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you, it's true I'm stuck on you.'" Ginny sang softly.
Draco smiled and remembered the song that she had san earlier that night. "Do you wanna kiss . I'll trust my heart if you go first." He decided to seize the moment and just for it.
He leaned in and kissed her, it was better than the kiss that they had shared that one night so long ago in detention.
Ginny was not surprised by his kiss and she melted into it. More than anything, she surprised herself by slipping her tongue into her mouth which he took gladly.
When they parted Draco grasped Ginny's hand.
"Will you be my girlfriend then, if we both feel this way?" He asked her hopefully.
"Yeah of course Draco. But it has to be kept a secret." Ginny haggled. "Not that I'm ashamed, but it would change the school."
"Deal. No one will know." Draco agreed.
"Good, now we'd better get back to our dates or they might get suspicious." Ginny said, standing and kissing Draco on the cheek. She remembered something just then and turned around. "Oh and Draco?" The blonde turned towards her. "You know that song to me tomorrow in detention right?" She asked.
Draco thought for a moment before nodding; she wasn't a kid anymore.
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Meanwhile.
A certain blonde haired girl and a boy that Draco so lovingly called Andy- Pandy were getting VERY friendly in a corridor on the second floor.
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There you are! Dramatic and eventful at least! It is pretty long and I'm sorry if you don't like that factor, I truly am! I didn't want to split it up! Here's thanks to my reviewers from the last to postings!!
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