Ginny arrived at her office early the next morning. After the emotional evening with her family, she had spent a restless evening contemplating her life and where it was going.

The thoughts had kept her tossing and turning all night. Harry "could you quit running through my head" Potter was not leaving her thoughts. Yes, she was in love with him. No, she would never have him. Never… So, where did this leave her? Alone? Settling? Would it be fair to another man to be with him and love Harry?

'And it seemed,' Ginny thought to herself, 'that those thoughts were persisting.'

Ginny sat down at her desk and flipped through her leather bound scheduler. Today she was having a meeting with the new aurors. That should keep her mind occupied, all those young, good looking blokes just out of training camp. Yum!

Ginny laughed at herself. Those were very naughty thoughts for an elected official.

She got up form her desk, opened the door to her office and went out in search of caffeine sustenance. She saw that the stand near her secretary's desk was holding a fresh brewed pot of coffee.

'Odd,' Ginny thought, 'Lori usually brings the coffee if she is here.'

Ginny shrugged off the thought and went to pour herself a cup of coffee. As she poured the coffee into her favorite mug, she heard someone come up behind her. She turned in a defensive manner and was ready to use the hot coffee as a weapon if need be.

"Whoa! You can set the scalding coffee aside; I was looking for Lori" a blonde Adonis said.

"Oh dear me! Is that you, Draco?" Ginny asked with a touch of humor in her voice.

"Yes. Yes, it is." he assured her.

"So, I heard you were back in town. Lori told me she was meeting you last night for a date."

"Hmmm…Yes, I am back in town. Yes, I did have dinner with Lori last night. It was not a date. I also will admit that I "hooked up" with Lori to get the goods on you."

"Me?" Ginny asked with her eyebrows shooting past her bang line.

"You…" he assured her.

"Why would you want to do that?"

"Because I have heard great things about you, you are an amazing woman, Ginny Weasley. You are beautiful, smart, ambitious, sexy…" his voice tapered off as he stepped closer to her and invaded her personal space. He brought a hand to her cheek and gave it a soft caress.

Ginny's eyes were large and round as she saw his face coming closer. Before she knew what had happened, she was pulled soundly into a passionate kiss by her former enemy. Draco's lips on hers were soft, yet firm. He gently prodded her lower lip to open and she complied. Ginny felt like she was drowning. No one had every kissed her like this. Of course, her experience was a bit on the slim side. Oh all right, she had only kissed one other man…Colin. And he had been as inexperienced as she.

Ginny was pulled from those thoughts by the feel of a tongue gently nudging hers. Ginny's eyes flew open to find Draco looking at her. He pulled back slightly, gave her a chaste kiss and his trademark smirk.

He then leaned over and whispered, "I want you, Ginny Weasley."

She was unable to respond in anyway because Draco was roughly pulled away from her.

"What the hell are you doing, Malfoy?" Harry "bad timing" Potter asked with malice in his voice.

"Just having an intimate chat with Miss Weasley, Potter, nothing for you to worry about." Draco assured him while bestowing Ginny with a wink.

The wink was why Draco or Ginny never saw it coming…Harry's fist - and it hit Draco's nose dead on. Blood spurted everywhere and Ginny gasped in shock.

"What the hell are you doing, Harry?" Ginny screamed as she flew to Draco's side and helped him get to the closest chair.

"Protecting you from this slime."

Ginny snorted loudly as she gave Draco a napkin to place on his nose. She walked over to the internal communication network at the Ministry of Magic Building and requested a medi-witch to her office. She then turned to Harry and began to let him have it.

"How dare you! What gives you the right to hit anyone, Harry Potter? You had no right, none at all. Leave."

"Ginny, I was just protecting you. He was about to take advantage of you. I did it for you." Harry finished in a quiet voice.

"I never asked you to protect me, Harry Potter. Do you really think I cannot take care of myself? If not, you are lucky I am alive…being without you for all these years." she said with a glare directed on Harry "I'll save the damsel in distress" Potter.

"Ginny, I am here now. Please…"

"Harry, just leave."

Harry turned to the door with his shoulder slumped and walked to the door. Ginny caught herself just as she was about to go to him.

Unfortunately, Harry got to the door just as the medi-witch did. She threw open the heavy wooden door in her haste to treat the injured party and Harry was caught square in the nose. He fell to the ground in a heap; his nose pouring blood.

"Oh Merlin!" the medi-witch exclaimed in horror. She dropped to her knees by Harry and began waving her wand to check for any other injuries besides the obvious. She pulled up the hair on his forehead and gasped.

"You are Harry Potter!"

"Yes, I am." Harry agreed in a quiet, embarrassed tone.

"I am so sorry!" she said as she flicked the wand over his nose and fixed the injury.

"No problem. Thanks for fixing it!" Harry retorted as he stood up and walked out the door.

Ginny watched him go with a touch of sadness…she wanted it to be true, but she knew it wasn't. He wanted love, not her.

Ginny was pulled from her musings by the medi-witch's exclamation upon seeing Draco.

"Good Gracious! Another broken nose? Minister, were you having personal protection training today?" the medi-witch asked with humor in her voice.

"No, no, nothing like that. We simply had a misunderstanding. Isn't that right, Mr. Malfoy?" Ginny asked the wounded blonde.

He shook his head in agreement and waited for the medi-witch to perform her magic. She waved her wand and Draco's nose was fixed. He thanked the medi-witch, stood up, gave Ginny a smile and headed for the door.

"Not so fast, Mr. Malfoy. You and I need to talk." Ginny said in her, "I'm the Minister of Magic" voice.

Draco turned around and glanced at Ginny. She was standing with her hands on her hips and her left foot tapping. She turned to the medi-witch, gave her a dismissing smile and beckoned Draco into her office. Ginny went into her office, expecting Draco to follow. He did.

Ginny let Draco brush past her and then closed the door.

"Have a seat." she told him.

He sat and waited. Ginny walked around and sat at her desk. She strummed her fingers against each other for a few seconds.

"Want to tell me what that was all about?" she inquired of the man before her.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"Don't play stupid. Not only is not becoming, but it insults your intelligence and mine. Now, what was that all about?" she said with a very serious look on her face.

"You mean the kiss?"

"You are pissing me off."

"Okay, okay," Draco said while putting up his hands in a surrendering manner, "I came here to meet with you, nothing more and nothing less. I was attracted to you at Hogwarts. I thought that I could come by and see if there was anything still there."

"You came by and kissed me just to see if YOU still had the hots for me? Ginny asked with an incensed tone.

"Yes and there is."

"Well, whoopty-do! I am so glad you still feel something. Did you ever think to ask me if I had an interest? What is it with the male species? Do you think women are meant to swoon at your feet just because you want us to? Sheesh! You and Harry 'can kiss my ass' Potter are so much alike it scares me. Now, get out. I have work to do"

Draco grappled for words, "Me…Harry? We are NOT alike. I am nothing like that fame seeking prat!"

"Oh please…tell it to that muggle woman, Oprah. I hear she likes to talk to people in denial." Ginny sarcastically remarked as she pointed to the door.

Draco looked at Ginny in surprise. He never knew she could be anything but sweet and caring.

He gave her another long look, but she gave a fervent point to the door. He took the hint; she did have red hair after all, and left.

Twenty minutes later, Lori came bounding into her office practically skipping.

"Guess what I found out?" Lori crooned out in a sing-song voice.

"Hmmm…let me think…Draco Malfoy wanted to meet you to learn more about me because he was secretly in love with me in school and wanted to see if he still has feelings for me." Ginny dead panned.

Lori's mouth dropped open in surprise, "How in the hell did you know that!?"

"Divination" Ginny snorted.