A/N: I am so sorry I didn't update sooner due to events that are too
lengthy and numerous to add on to this. Anyway, here's the next chapter!
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Ginny left for dinner with her two roommates. Once they reached the cafeteria she saw Draco, not that he was hard to miss. He was the tall blonde one with the females gathered around him. She didn't know why, but she walked over to him. It might have been because she never felt confident in new situations, and someone she knew might help her, or it might just have been his devastatingly good looks. Either way, she didn't mind being near him even if he was mean to her.
She carefully picked her way through the crowd, and just as she approached, she was attacked by his two roommates. She smiled politely and answered questions and laughed flirtatiously until the girls were disgusted and left and the boys saw food and ran for it.
Ginny turned to Draco. "Well, does it look like it's going to be a pleasant stay for you?"
"I have a feeling that I'm never going to cease hearing about you." She sent a shocked look at him. "Oh really?"
He spoke slowly. "You have no idea." He picked up a small bowl of jell-O and kept walking with Ginny on his right, with tray in hand.
"May I sit with you?" She asked politely.
"Sure." He looked around and saw glares emitting from all over the room as well as admiring stares. It was a fair balance. "You know, we should really re-read that paper on that time turner in case we need to make adjustments."
"I agree. What do you suppose the other projects are like?"
Draco looked around at the other students, ignoring the waves from swooning girls. "Well, from what I've seen, the competition doesn't look that fierce. Do you have those note-cards in the proper order for the judging?"
"Of course. Don't worry about me. I have everything under control." Gosh, does he talk about anything else?
"The preliminary judging starts tomorrow and that night they announce the top ten schools." Draco checked his schedule and then passed the copy to Ginny.
"I don't think we'll have a hard time making it to the semi-finals." She gazed at what the next few days would have in store.
Ginny was right. The very next night they were announced to have been in the top ten schools with their magical time-turner. Her two roommates didn't make it to the next round, so Ginny said farewell and soon had the room to herself.
Draco wasn't so lucky. He was still stuck listening to Matt and Tony's ravings about Ginny and constantly turning down their pleas to set one or another up on a date.
"Come on! What are you doing tonight anyway? It's a free night. We can go to the city, have fun, you can let us meet some of your friends..." Tony let his sentence trail off.
"She's not my friend. We hardly ever talk. She despises me and I don't like her. Is that clear?" Besides, he thought, it was October twenty sixth and there would be the final judging the next day. The last thing he needed to be was totally exhausted and loose this competition. "Crystal. But just do this once. Please." They continued to beg.
"How would I benefit from this?" Draco figured if he charged enough, they might forget about it and leave him alone.
"Well, we know that if you do this a ton of girls would come just to be near you."
But I don't want to see a lot of girls, Draco thought, I just want to see Gin- Woah Malfoy. Stop thought. That thought never crossed my mind.
He looked up to see his two roommates smiling at him. "Fine," he said "I'll do it."
"Good, go now." Tony smirked evilly.
Draco glared. "But you owe me."
When he arrived outside of Ginny's door, he paused. What would he say? Draco could just picture it... Hey Weasley, my friends want me to set you up with one of them so if you could just come on a date so everyone can stare at you. That wouldn't go over well. He'd just improvise. He was Draco Malfoy. With the right amount of charm, he could make any girl swoon, including one of his enemies.
He cleared his throat and knocked on the door. "Come in!" She called.
He entered the room and looked around. It looked the same as all the other dorm rooms. She had a picture of her family and Harry. "Hello Weasley." He grinned, hoping she would fall for it.
She didn't turn around from her writing desk. "Malfoy."
"Well, Weasley, I was wondering if you would accompany me to the city this evening."
"We have a long day tomorrow. Remember the competition?" She spun around to face Draco, who was making himself perfectly at home, sitting on her bed and admiring her family photo.
"Yes, I remember. It's just that," He paused, hoping for a dramatic moment "You seem so stressed. I thought you could use a break."
She eyed him cautiously. There was something hidden in that smirk. Somehow she'd get beyond it, and even if she didn't, a trip to the city sounded nice. "Sure Malfoy. What time?"
"I'll pick you up at eight." He smirked, winked, and left the room.
Ginny smiled. Great! Now, what to wear?
Disclaimer: I own nothing
Ginny left for dinner with her two roommates. Once they reached the cafeteria she saw Draco, not that he was hard to miss. He was the tall blonde one with the females gathered around him. She didn't know why, but she walked over to him. It might have been because she never felt confident in new situations, and someone she knew might help her, or it might just have been his devastatingly good looks. Either way, she didn't mind being near him even if he was mean to her.
She carefully picked her way through the crowd, and just as she approached, she was attacked by his two roommates. She smiled politely and answered questions and laughed flirtatiously until the girls were disgusted and left and the boys saw food and ran for it.
Ginny turned to Draco. "Well, does it look like it's going to be a pleasant stay for you?"
"I have a feeling that I'm never going to cease hearing about you." She sent a shocked look at him. "Oh really?"
He spoke slowly. "You have no idea." He picked up a small bowl of jell-O and kept walking with Ginny on his right, with tray in hand.
"May I sit with you?" She asked politely.
"Sure." He looked around and saw glares emitting from all over the room as well as admiring stares. It was a fair balance. "You know, we should really re-read that paper on that time turner in case we need to make adjustments."
"I agree. What do you suppose the other projects are like?"
Draco looked around at the other students, ignoring the waves from swooning girls. "Well, from what I've seen, the competition doesn't look that fierce. Do you have those note-cards in the proper order for the judging?"
"Of course. Don't worry about me. I have everything under control." Gosh, does he talk about anything else?
"The preliminary judging starts tomorrow and that night they announce the top ten schools." Draco checked his schedule and then passed the copy to Ginny.
"I don't think we'll have a hard time making it to the semi-finals." She gazed at what the next few days would have in store.
Ginny was right. The very next night they were announced to have been in the top ten schools with their magical time-turner. Her two roommates didn't make it to the next round, so Ginny said farewell and soon had the room to herself.
Draco wasn't so lucky. He was still stuck listening to Matt and Tony's ravings about Ginny and constantly turning down their pleas to set one or another up on a date.
"Come on! What are you doing tonight anyway? It's a free night. We can go to the city, have fun, you can let us meet some of your friends..." Tony let his sentence trail off.
"She's not my friend. We hardly ever talk. She despises me and I don't like her. Is that clear?" Besides, he thought, it was October twenty sixth and there would be the final judging the next day. The last thing he needed to be was totally exhausted and loose this competition. "Crystal. But just do this once. Please." They continued to beg.
"How would I benefit from this?" Draco figured if he charged enough, they might forget about it and leave him alone.
"Well, we know that if you do this a ton of girls would come just to be near you."
But I don't want to see a lot of girls, Draco thought, I just want to see Gin- Woah Malfoy. Stop thought. That thought never crossed my mind.
He looked up to see his two roommates smiling at him. "Fine," he said "I'll do it."
"Good, go now." Tony smirked evilly.
Draco glared. "But you owe me."
When he arrived outside of Ginny's door, he paused. What would he say? Draco could just picture it... Hey Weasley, my friends want me to set you up with one of them so if you could just come on a date so everyone can stare at you. That wouldn't go over well. He'd just improvise. He was Draco Malfoy. With the right amount of charm, he could make any girl swoon, including one of his enemies.
He cleared his throat and knocked on the door. "Come in!" She called.
He entered the room and looked around. It looked the same as all the other dorm rooms. She had a picture of her family and Harry. "Hello Weasley." He grinned, hoping she would fall for it.
She didn't turn around from her writing desk. "Malfoy."
"Well, Weasley, I was wondering if you would accompany me to the city this evening."
"We have a long day tomorrow. Remember the competition?" She spun around to face Draco, who was making himself perfectly at home, sitting on her bed and admiring her family photo.
"Yes, I remember. It's just that," He paused, hoping for a dramatic moment "You seem so stressed. I thought you could use a break."
She eyed him cautiously. There was something hidden in that smirk. Somehow she'd get beyond it, and even if she didn't, a trip to the city sounded nice. "Sure Malfoy. What time?"
"I'll pick you up at eight." He smirked, winked, and left the room.
Ginny smiled. Great! Now, what to wear?