Author's Note: "Holy Crap Batman!" ( my mom says that all the time) 90 reviews! You guys are amazing! At the end of this chapter I hope I can get a hundred! *hint, hint* And now, a quote from Alan Rickman (who looks totally drool-worthy in Die Hard)
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- Alan Rickman
(Yes, I know Bruce Willis said it first, but Alan said it better!)
Chapter Six:
"Evan? Evan, are you in here?" Ginny called as she entered her common room.
Ginny pushed open the door and set her coat on the rack next to it. She put her purse in the drawer and slumped down onto the couch. Evan came out of his bedroom and grinned when he saw her sitting with her head in her hands.
"Your, uh, boyfriend came by." Evan said casually.
"He's not my boyfriend he's my fiancé." Ginny snapped.
"Uh, Gin? That only sounds worse."
"Evan when he came by what did he say?" Ginny demanded.
"He just wanted to know where you were." Evan shrugged.
"And what did you tell him?"
"I told him I hadn't seen you since Potter was here." Evan said.
"Ugh! Evan, if Draco ever comes back here don't say anything about anyone else visiting…especially not Harry, ok?"
"Sure." Evan grinned. "AS long as you promise to protect me from the 'big bad boyfriend'."
Ginny laughed and threw a pillow at Evan as he ran from the room to hide somewhere in his end of the Head Tower.
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"'Morning class."
Draco was seated in his chair with his feet propped up on his desk. He watched as Ginny entered the classroom with her head down. That didn't bother him. He'd already planned on ignoring her.
"Today we're going to be studying curses that inflict injuries." Draco drawled. "Take out your books and turn to chapter five."
"Professor, are we going to be practicing the jinxes?"
"Yes, Miss DeLatte, we will be practicing two curses, both of which relatively simple and safe."
Draco watched as the students read the assigned pages and looked up at him expectantly, all except one. He tried to hide a smile as Ginny reluctantly closed her book, she could no longer pretend to be reading.
"Today, we'll be working in pairs. Here they are." Draco tapped his and to the board and the names of his class appeared in two columns alphabetically.
"Er, sir? What about Ginny?" Luna asked.
"We have an uneven number of students, so Miss Weasley will work with me." Draco said.
As expected, the class broke out into whispering and catcalling. Ginny blushed to the roots of her hair as she packed up her books and moved to the table that had been placed next to Draco's desk.
"Alright, everyone shut up."
The class laughed at Draco's nonchalant attitude. He was unlike any of their other teachers. The class settled into seats with their partners and waited for the instructions to appear on the board. When they did, Ginny read them quickly and wordlessly started her work.
"Ginny, I think we need to talk." Draco muttered when the noise level of his students had risen far beyond a controllable level.
"Here?" Ginny hissed.
"Yes, here!" Draco snapped back.
"Fine, talk." Ginny muttered.
"I'm sorry if I scared you yesterday. I didn't mean to rush you--"
"We're getting married in two and a half months, Draco. That's rushing, don't you think?" Ginny hissed maliciously.
"You know what I mean."
"Yes, I do. Do you want to just forget it, then?" Ginny asked quietly.
"No! I--I don't know what to do but I don't want to forget it." Draco muttered.
"Good. Neither do I."
The bell rang right after Ginny said this. She got up and left the room without another word, but Draco could still see her satisfied smile. He made up his mind to go see her that night.
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Ginny and Evan were lounging in their common room that night. Ginny was curled up in the most comfortable armchair by the fire, reading another romance novel. Evan was stretched out on the couch and Ginny knew he had fallen asleep at least an hour before despite his attempt at studying his Transfiguration notes.
Ginny jumped when she heard a knocking sound fill the room. Evan leapt into the air, yelling something about a rifle. Ginny laughed as he grumpily stumbled to the door, running a hand through his unruly blonde hair as he went.
"Who is it?" Evan called.
"Professor Malfoy."
Evan quickly opened the door and let Draco in. He winked at Ginny before muttering about 'needing his beauty rest', and escaping to his room to give them some privacy. Draco sat on the couch Ginny led him to and watched Evan leave through narrowed eyes before speaking.
"I'm not sure I like you living with Carter.," he muttered.
"It's really none of your business, but I don't think you have to worry about it." Ginny giggled.
"And why is that?" Draco was clearly still suspicious.
"He bats for the other team." Ginny laughed just as Evan himself stumbled into the common room. He looked up when he realized what they'd been discussing and his smile grew. He winked at Draco, and headed for the bathroom.
"He actually told me he was hoping you did to." Ginny muttered. "That's why he asked who you were engaged to."
Draco had taken on a horrified expression and Ginny laughed again as he scooted closer to her on the couch when Evan returned to the common room. Evan caught this and smiled secretly at Ginny before leaving the Head Tower completely.