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Disclaimer: Everything you recognise belongs to J. K. Rowling.
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Ginny Weasley was sitting in the library bending over a two feet long essay, quill in hand. She still had to write two more feet and she already didn't know what to add. Another reason to hate Potions. . . She let her quill fall onto the parchment where some blue ink sprayed on the carefully written words. She gave an exasperated sigh and banged her head against the table.
Suddenly she heard someone snicker behind her and she looked up into Draco Malfoy's grey eyes. He had an amused expression on his face.
'What is it, Malfoy?', she asked annoyed. Her mood was already bad enough, she didn't need a Malfoy on top.
'You look as if you could need a hand.' Draco said warily, smiling a little.
'Surely not from you, thank you very much. Would please leave, now?'
Draco ignored her and sat down opposite her. He eyed the parchment with the ink spots on it. When he looked up again, he looked mildly surprised.
'Is that Potions? What is so difficult about that?'
Ginny stared at him. Was he pulling her leg? Since when tried Malfoy to be nice? His expression was nearly friendly. She still snapped at him.
'Well, there are people who actually have to work for their grades! I bet Professor Snape doesn't give you homework at all. And if he'd do you can always run to your daddy and complain!'
Draco's eyes became icy for a moment. His cheeks flushed slightly. He opened his mouth to say something but then he thought better of it and closed it again. He sighed and leaned back in his chair.
'Why do you always have to take everything personally? I only wanted to help you. Really.'
Ginny narrowed her eyes at him.
'You want me to believe that you just came in and saw me sitting here and thought "oh, there's Weasley. I should go and help her!", right?', she said sarcastically.
Draco rolled his eyes. 'And if it were so? But you're right. I came here because I wanted to talk to you.'
'And what about?'
'About the things that are happening lately. You know what I mean. I noticed that Potter keeps certain things to himself and I wanted to ask you if he told you anything.'
'This isn't your concern. Why should I tell you anything?'
'Because I'm involved. I don't like to be left out. Besides, I got the impression that you are being left out, too.'
Ginny glared at him. Of course he was right. But she didn't want to admit it. Draco didn't wait for her to reply.
'It seems to me that Potter is always in when something happens. And since he isn't allowed to talk to Weasley and Granger, it isn't fair that he keeps all to himself.'
'And what would you suggest?'
'We could corner him and beat it out of him. Or we could try and find out by ourselves. Wouldn't you like to prove that you are not a little girl anymore?'
Ginny still eyed him suspiciously. Was that a trick? On the one hand she wanted nothing more than to prove to Harry that she was not a baby. If she'd find the source of those strange things, Harry would surely be very proud of her. On the other hand, this was Malfoy.
Draco seemed to sense her hesitance, because he gave her a reassuring glance and leaned forward to speak quietly.
'You know, I have no intention to hurt you. I may not be the most trustworthy person on earth but you have to admit that I have changed.'
Had he? Now that Ginny thought about it, he had become rather quiet since . . . And hadn't she heard rumours that his father had disowned him? That look on his face was very un-malfoy-like.
'But you still want to beat Harry. You're jealous, because he knows more.'
Draco replied calmly: 'I'm not jealous, it just makes me angry. We were both there and we are the only ones who know about this and he wants to keep everything to himself. Listen, I don't want you to completely trust me. I just say that we could actually gain something if we worked together. It's like a deal.
Ginny thought for a minute. What had she got to loose? After a moment she nodded.
'So, where should we start?'
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Sorry! I know it is too short, but I wanted to get it out of the way! Next chapter will come out soon, I hope.
Disclaimer: Everything you recognise belongs to J. K. Rowling.
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Ginny Weasley was sitting in the library bending over a two feet long essay, quill in hand. She still had to write two more feet and she already didn't know what to add. Another reason to hate Potions. . . She let her quill fall onto the parchment where some blue ink sprayed on the carefully written words. She gave an exasperated sigh and banged her head against the table.
Suddenly she heard someone snicker behind her and she looked up into Draco Malfoy's grey eyes. He had an amused expression on his face.
'What is it, Malfoy?', she asked annoyed. Her mood was already bad enough, she didn't need a Malfoy on top.
'You look as if you could need a hand.' Draco said warily, smiling a little.
'Surely not from you, thank you very much. Would please leave, now?'
Draco ignored her and sat down opposite her. He eyed the parchment with the ink spots on it. When he looked up again, he looked mildly surprised.
'Is that Potions? What is so difficult about that?'
Ginny stared at him. Was he pulling her leg? Since when tried Malfoy to be nice? His expression was nearly friendly. She still snapped at him.
'Well, there are people who actually have to work for their grades! I bet Professor Snape doesn't give you homework at all. And if he'd do you can always run to your daddy and complain!'
Draco's eyes became icy for a moment. His cheeks flushed slightly. He opened his mouth to say something but then he thought better of it and closed it again. He sighed and leaned back in his chair.
'Why do you always have to take everything personally? I only wanted to help you. Really.'
Ginny narrowed her eyes at him.
'You want me to believe that you just came in and saw me sitting here and thought "oh, there's Weasley. I should go and help her!", right?', she said sarcastically.
Draco rolled his eyes. 'And if it were so? But you're right. I came here because I wanted to talk to you.'
'And what about?'
'About the things that are happening lately. You know what I mean. I noticed that Potter keeps certain things to himself and I wanted to ask you if he told you anything.'
'This isn't your concern. Why should I tell you anything?'
'Because I'm involved. I don't like to be left out. Besides, I got the impression that you are being left out, too.'
Ginny glared at him. Of course he was right. But she didn't want to admit it. Draco didn't wait for her to reply.
'It seems to me that Potter is always in when something happens. And since he isn't allowed to talk to Weasley and Granger, it isn't fair that he keeps all to himself.'
'And what would you suggest?'
'We could corner him and beat it out of him. Or we could try and find out by ourselves. Wouldn't you like to prove that you are not a little girl anymore?'
Ginny still eyed him suspiciously. Was that a trick? On the one hand she wanted nothing more than to prove to Harry that she was not a baby. If she'd find the source of those strange things, Harry would surely be very proud of her. On the other hand, this was Malfoy.
Draco seemed to sense her hesitance, because he gave her a reassuring glance and leaned forward to speak quietly.
'You know, I have no intention to hurt you. I may not be the most trustworthy person on earth but you have to admit that I have changed.'
Had he? Now that Ginny thought about it, he had become rather quiet since . . . And hadn't she heard rumours that his father had disowned him? That look on his face was very un-malfoy-like.
'But you still want to beat Harry. You're jealous, because he knows more.'
Draco replied calmly: 'I'm not jealous, it just makes me angry. We were both there and we are the only ones who know about this and he wants to keep everything to himself. Listen, I don't want you to completely trust me. I just say that we could actually gain something if we worked together. It's like a deal.
Ginny thought for a minute. What had she got to loose? After a moment she nodded.
'So, where should we start?'
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Sorry! I know it is too short, but I wanted to get it out of the way! Next chapter will come out soon, I hope.