Ginny rolled over as her alarm clock rang marking the start of a new day. Her hand

reached over and turned it off as she got up, rubbing her eyes. Beside her, Draco mumbled in his

sleep. "Stupid ferret," she muttered as she yanked him up.

"What was that for?!" Draco shouted as he was jerked awake.

"It's your morning wake up call," Ginny stated. "Now get up. We have to get down to..."

Just then a cream colored envelope on her dresser caught her eye. Draco followed her

gaze toward her dresser and noticed the envelope as well. In fancy writing it said "Mr. Draco

Malfoy & Ms. Virginia Weasley" on it. He moved to get it but Ginny snatched it away first. Before

he could say anything, she had torn open the envelope and was beginning to read the letter

enclosed.

"Mr. Draco Malfoy and Ms. Virginia Weasley,

This letter is to inform you on the start of the contest. You should know how this contest

works by now. If not, please ask a teacher. Enclosed is your first riddle. Please read over it

carefully and I wish you the best of luck.

Your headmaster,
Professor Albus Dumbledore

Ginny looked at Draco who was reading over her shoulder. He shrugged. "Well, let's take

a look at the riddle." For once, Ginny didn't argue and took out the other sheet of paper. Just

then, there was a knock on the door. Ginny and Draco struggled off the bed to go open the door.

Hermione, Ron, Harry, and Cho were standing, all in their pajamas holding their letters.

"Did you get your.?" they all asked.

"Right here," Ginny said, cutting them off.

"What does it say?"

"Well we were just about to find out before weasel and his girlfriend mudblood rudely

interrupted," spat Draco.

This time both Hermione and Ron looked like they were about to walk over and snap his

head off, but Harry and Cho held them back. Instead, Ginny gave a big yank at the chain forcing

Draco to fall down.

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL WAS THAT FOR?" Draco yelled.

"NO ONE TALKS TO THEM LIKE THAT, MALFOY!" Ginny snapped.

Draco and Ginny got into a big fight, throwing insults at each other. Harry and Cho

backed away followed by Ron and Hermione. They had never seen Ginny so angry and they

knew it was going to be ugly. Draco and Ginny argued until they both lost their voices and the

yelling turned into a dull, raspy shout. Draco had never seen someone fight with him like Ginny.

They had both forgotten about the letter, which was lying neatly on the bed as if nothing had

happened. Draco and Ginny sat down on the bed, each panting heavily. Draco's hand touched

the letter, and he picked it up.

"Hey," he managed to whisper, "We forgot about this." He then took out the folded she of

paper and began to read the letter.

"What you seek lies inside,
When it blossoms u will find,
The passion of love along with scent,
To cure the ails of argument.
A blossom with petals of the heart,
Though the nectar may be a bit tart,
But it will still be of great use,
When you need to know the truth."

Draco folded up the paper. "What the bloody hell is this supposed to mean?" Ginny

merely shrugged. She couldn't make heads or tails of it either

Outside, people were filing into the Great Hall for breakfast. The stumbling and falling

along with her hunger made Ginny snap out of her concentration. "Come on Malfoy. Let's go eat

breakfast and think about this later." Draco followed Ginny into the bathroom to get ready for

breakfast.

As Draco and Ginny entered the Great Hall, Dumbledore was already standing up, ready

to make an announcement. "As of this morning, all of you should have received your first riddle.

The Forbidden Forest is open only for the purpose of the contest. Before you go, please see me

so I can put a spell on you to track where you are for your own safety. Classes will be cancelled

today so you can solve the riddle and do any research you need to do. Other than that, I think

that is all for today so please enjoy your meal for you have a hard task ahead of you!" With the

wave of his hand, huge stacks of waffles, pitchers of juice, and jars of syrup and jam appeared

along with sausages, strips of bacon, and French toast.

"Ron! Ron!! RON!!!" Hermione yelled in disgust as Ron crammed his mouth with another

waffle and guzzling a goblet of orange juice all at once. Ron gulped down the concoction of

breakfast food in his mouth and replied,

"What is it Herm? Can't you see I'm eating?!"

"Cramming your face full of food is more like it," mumbled Hermione. "Anyway, Ron, will

you please eat your breakfast a little more delicately? Becau-" Hermione stopped mid-sentence to

find that Ron had resumed his bewildering so-called-eating. "This is hopeless!" With a sigh,

Hermione decided to ignore Ron and continue her eating before she lost her appetite.

Harry seemed to snap out of his trance of Cho. For once, it seemed like they were having

a "normal" conversation without Harry just agreeing with everything she said. Everyone seemed

to be deep in thought about the riddle. Even Draco and Ginny had stopped fighting, but then

again, they just weren't talking. Each was lost in their own thoughts.