Part Three - Conversations
"What the heck do you think you are doing, talking to a slimy git like Malfoy?!" Ron scowled, furious with his little sister. He was about to yell out something else, when Hermione kicked him under the table and shook her head. He looked curiously over to the Slytherin table, spotting Draco sneering about something.
"Look at him. He probably thinks he has a right to laugh at you now." He added, a little calmer. "I never even knew Malfoy could laugh." He said quietly, more to himself than to the people around him.
Ginny giggled. "I don't think he would laugh at me." She stated, before eating some toast that was on her plate. She was extremely hungry after her short transformation.
"Why not?" Harry asked, also busy eating. He had Quidditch practice later that day and didn't like to get on his Firebolt with an empty stomach, unless there was a match on. He was then too nervous to eat.
"Because he knows full well that I can beat him in a fight." She stated calmly. Turning back to her plate, she began to devour the bacon and eggs that were piled in front of her.
Ron's mouth fell open, while Hermione glared at her boyfriend. Harry shrugged and continued to eat. Ginny giggled again. She really needed to break that habit.
She smiled sweetly. "Besides, he isn't that bad. Not like everybody thinks. He was just brought up to act the way he does. I mean could you imagine having Lucius Malfoy as your dad? Everybody knows that he is a Death Eater."
"Are you seriously sticking up for the ferret? Come on, Ginny. Like father, like son. Ever heard that before?" Ron asked. "He's as evil as his dad. Snape likes him. He doesn't like anyone."
At the mention of Snape's name, Ginny immediately began to laugh out loud. The look on Snape's face as he fled the Great Hall playing over in her mind. She would never forget that.
Ron quickly looked at her then back at Hermione and Harry. "She's gone nuts. My sister is completely mental."
Ginny calmed down enough so she could talk; yet she could still feel the laughter wanting to escape her. "Just before you all walked into the Great Hall, did you happen to see Professor Snape? He ran out of here so fast, you could swear he was being chased by a dragon." With that said, she immediately began laughing again.
"Come to think of it, we did. I could just imagine an Hungarian Horntail right behind him." Looking to the teacher's table, Ron then remarked, "I wonder where he is?"
With that, the other three looked up at the vacant chair that Snape usually occupies during mealtimes. As soon as their heads had all spotted it lying empty, Dumbledore stood up and the whole hall suddenly fell into silence.
"I know I usually don't bore you with announcements unless it is the start of year or end of year banquets, but I thought that this merits a say." Dumbledore paused in his announcement, making everybody want to know what he was going to say next.
"Two students have been privately tutored since the start of the year in a very hard lesson. Both have mastered this art and passed a very important test just this morning. They both passed with flying ease, and I do mean flying. Please everybody, put your hands together and congratulate Draco Malfoy and Virginia Weasley."
The whole student body began to furiously clap and cheer, though they all had no idea what they were clapping and cheering for. When Dumbledore waved his hands for silence, he immediately got it. "Miss Weasley, Mr Malfoy, you are both exceptional students here at Hogwarts. I congratulate you both for succeeding in what you have been training for. Oh and one thing before we all go back to this delicious breakfast. Please, try not to do that to Professor Snape again Ginny. You almost gave the man a heart attack."
"Ok." she squeaked, the whole school turning to look at her. She blushed bright red, and covered her face with her hands.
"Very well." Dumbledore replied. "Now, please enjoy what's left of breakfast." With that said, most people went back to their eating. Ginny couldn't shake the feeling that people were looking at her however. Grabbing a few more pieces of toast, she quickly got to her feet and walked out of the Great Hall.
Finding an empty classroom, she sat down and began eating. After a few minutes and all the toast had gone, she realised someone was watching her. Looking up at the door, she found Draco standing there, debating whether or not to enter.
Ginny smiled and waved him in. When he sat down next to her, they fell into an uncomfortable silence. Draco squirmed on his perch and turned to face her. Ginny looked back into his grey eyes and fell into their almost silvery depths.
"Um..." Draco stammered, before falling silent again.
Ginny ducked her head. "This is awkward isn't it?" Draco smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. I'm not used to doing this." He announced, again squirming on his seat. His smile went up a notch. "Could you imagine what your parents would say?" He asked, letting out a quiet chuckle.
Ginny looked at him curiously. "What about your parents?" she asked. "I mean, your father is in Azkaban for being a Death Eater, and I know next to nothing about your mum."
Draco stared at a spot on the ground so as not to look into Ginny's eyes. "I don't want to talk about my parents." He said harshly, before getting on his feet and heading for the door.
He jumped when a hand suddenly appeared on his shoulder. He stopped his walk and stared at the hand he knew belonged to Ginny. Keeping her hand on his shoulder, she moved to face him.
"It'll help to talk about it." Ginny told him, before she rose onto her toes and gently kissed his lips. The kiss seemed to last forever, but in reality was only a few short seconds. Slowly parting, she realised what she had just done.
Grinning, she raised herself up to her toes again, this time to whisper in his ear, "I don't know why, but I love you too."
Watching his grey eyes sparkle with what she had just said, she let go of his shoulder before leaving him standing alone in the classroom.
As the true realisation of what Ginny had just told him sunk in, he realised he was smiling widely. Nobody had been able to make him smile before. Nobody had been able to really make him laugh either. Not caring if anyone saw him, he raised his hands above his head and whispered "Yes!"
With that out of his system, he set off towards the Slytherin common room to plan a wonderful Sunday with his love, Ginny.
A/N - Looky, the next part is up! This part didn't take that long. It would have went up yesterday, but I had to get off the internet in a rush. Thanks to all the people who have reviewed. Glad you all like it! Next part should be up soon. And look at that. I figured out how to get rid of that big block of writing in Chapter One!
"What the heck do you think you are doing, talking to a slimy git like Malfoy?!" Ron scowled, furious with his little sister. He was about to yell out something else, when Hermione kicked him under the table and shook her head. He looked curiously over to the Slytherin table, spotting Draco sneering about something.
"Look at him. He probably thinks he has a right to laugh at you now." He added, a little calmer. "I never even knew Malfoy could laugh." He said quietly, more to himself than to the people around him.
Ginny giggled. "I don't think he would laugh at me." She stated, before eating some toast that was on her plate. She was extremely hungry after her short transformation.
"Why not?" Harry asked, also busy eating. He had Quidditch practice later that day and didn't like to get on his Firebolt with an empty stomach, unless there was a match on. He was then too nervous to eat.
"Because he knows full well that I can beat him in a fight." She stated calmly. Turning back to her plate, she began to devour the bacon and eggs that were piled in front of her.
Ron's mouth fell open, while Hermione glared at her boyfriend. Harry shrugged and continued to eat. Ginny giggled again. She really needed to break that habit.
She smiled sweetly. "Besides, he isn't that bad. Not like everybody thinks. He was just brought up to act the way he does. I mean could you imagine having Lucius Malfoy as your dad? Everybody knows that he is a Death Eater."
"Are you seriously sticking up for the ferret? Come on, Ginny. Like father, like son. Ever heard that before?" Ron asked. "He's as evil as his dad. Snape likes him. He doesn't like anyone."
At the mention of Snape's name, Ginny immediately began to laugh out loud. The look on Snape's face as he fled the Great Hall playing over in her mind. She would never forget that.
Ron quickly looked at her then back at Hermione and Harry. "She's gone nuts. My sister is completely mental."
Ginny calmed down enough so she could talk; yet she could still feel the laughter wanting to escape her. "Just before you all walked into the Great Hall, did you happen to see Professor Snape? He ran out of here so fast, you could swear he was being chased by a dragon." With that said, she immediately began laughing again.
"Come to think of it, we did. I could just imagine an Hungarian Horntail right behind him." Looking to the teacher's table, Ron then remarked, "I wonder where he is?"
With that, the other three looked up at the vacant chair that Snape usually occupies during mealtimes. As soon as their heads had all spotted it lying empty, Dumbledore stood up and the whole hall suddenly fell into silence.
"I know I usually don't bore you with announcements unless it is the start of year or end of year banquets, but I thought that this merits a say." Dumbledore paused in his announcement, making everybody want to know what he was going to say next.
"Two students have been privately tutored since the start of the year in a very hard lesson. Both have mastered this art and passed a very important test just this morning. They both passed with flying ease, and I do mean flying. Please everybody, put your hands together and congratulate Draco Malfoy and Virginia Weasley."
The whole student body began to furiously clap and cheer, though they all had no idea what they were clapping and cheering for. When Dumbledore waved his hands for silence, he immediately got it. "Miss Weasley, Mr Malfoy, you are both exceptional students here at Hogwarts. I congratulate you both for succeeding in what you have been training for. Oh and one thing before we all go back to this delicious breakfast. Please, try not to do that to Professor Snape again Ginny. You almost gave the man a heart attack."
"Ok." she squeaked, the whole school turning to look at her. She blushed bright red, and covered her face with her hands.
"Very well." Dumbledore replied. "Now, please enjoy what's left of breakfast." With that said, most people went back to their eating. Ginny couldn't shake the feeling that people were looking at her however. Grabbing a few more pieces of toast, she quickly got to her feet and walked out of the Great Hall.
Finding an empty classroom, she sat down and began eating. After a few minutes and all the toast had gone, she realised someone was watching her. Looking up at the door, she found Draco standing there, debating whether or not to enter.
Ginny smiled and waved him in. When he sat down next to her, they fell into an uncomfortable silence. Draco squirmed on his perch and turned to face her. Ginny looked back into his grey eyes and fell into their almost silvery depths.
"Um..." Draco stammered, before falling silent again.
Ginny ducked her head. "This is awkward isn't it?" Draco smiled and nodded.
"Yeah. I'm not used to doing this." He announced, again squirming on his seat. His smile went up a notch. "Could you imagine what your parents would say?" He asked, letting out a quiet chuckle.
Ginny looked at him curiously. "What about your parents?" she asked. "I mean, your father is in Azkaban for being a Death Eater, and I know next to nothing about your mum."
Draco stared at a spot on the ground so as not to look into Ginny's eyes. "I don't want to talk about my parents." He said harshly, before getting on his feet and heading for the door.
He jumped when a hand suddenly appeared on his shoulder. He stopped his walk and stared at the hand he knew belonged to Ginny. Keeping her hand on his shoulder, she moved to face him.
"It'll help to talk about it." Ginny told him, before she rose onto her toes and gently kissed his lips. The kiss seemed to last forever, but in reality was only a few short seconds. Slowly parting, she realised what she had just done.
Grinning, she raised herself up to her toes again, this time to whisper in his ear, "I don't know why, but I love you too."
Watching his grey eyes sparkle with what she had just said, she let go of his shoulder before leaving him standing alone in the classroom.
As the true realisation of what Ginny had just told him sunk in, he realised he was smiling widely. Nobody had been able to make him smile before. Nobody had been able to really make him laugh either. Not caring if anyone saw him, he raised his hands above his head and whispered "Yes!"
With that out of his system, he set off towards the Slytherin common room to plan a wonderful Sunday with his love, Ginny.
A/N - Looky, the next part is up! This part didn't take that long. It would have went up yesterday, but I had to get off the internet in a rush. Thanks to all the people who have reviewed. Glad you all like it! Next part should be up soon. And look at that. I figured out how to get rid of that big block of writing in Chapter One!