okay, here's chapter 5. I know I know, its been awhile. but I've been busy! I swear!

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Chapter 5

The Hogsmeade Trip

'This will teach you a lesson for fooling around when you were supposed to be working.'

Ginny sat dumbstruck in her chair as Snape handed her the long list of ingredients he needed.

It was the day after Ginny and Draco had gotten locked in the storage room, and Draco got off free while Ginny was to stay back and get a lecture from Snape. Typical, thought Ginny sulkily, pick on the poor, red-head, Gryffindor student. Not to mention, a Weasley too. Snape was angry that 'Ginny' and only Ginny hadn't been able to clean the storage room, so he assigned her to give up her whole Hogsmeade trip to buy him potions ingredients.

'Fine.' snapped Ginny. She snatched the list from Snape, grabbed her bag from the floor and stormed out of the dungeon, making sure she slammed the door as loud as she could behind her.

Breathing heavily, Ginny made her way to the Gryffindor tower, muttering swears under her breath.

She stormed past the Great Hall, where voices erupted from it. Ginny stopped and stared at the door, feeling her blood rise.

'Lucky.' muttered Ginny. 'At least you don't have to waste your Hogsmeade trip.'

Ginny began to walk away when she heard the Great Hall doors bang open and students started to file out, talking loudly and laughing at their friends jokes. Ginny clenched her teeth and continued walking up the stairs to the tower.

She had just reached the top stairs when someone called out her name. 'Ginny! GINNY!'

Ginny turned around and saw Ron, Harry, Hermione and Luna all running up the stairs towards her.

Great, thought Ginny. Just what I need.

'Where were you last night? You didn't come back to the common room.' panted Ron when they had reached the top step.

'In Snape's dungeon...' Harry, Ron, Hermione and Luna looked shocked. '..still doing detention...' Ron clenched his fists so his knuckles turned white. '...stuck in the storage room with... Malfoy.' Ginny was just about to say Draco, but they would have suspected something.

'You got stuck with Malfoy?' yelled Ron. He punched a fist into his other hand.

'He probably didn't do anything, Ron!' hissed Hermione. 'Did he?' added Hermione worriedly to Ginny.

'Siding with the enemies know, Hermione?' asked Ron coldly.

'I am not siding with Malfoy! I'm just saying that because you can't go picking a fight with him! He is the Head Boy!' protested Hermione.

Ron glared at her and then turned his back on her.

'Malfoy didn't do anything.' said Ginny quietly. Then she remembered when he tried to kiss her... Like she was going to tell them! 'Snape just made me give up my Hogsmeade trip to buy his potion ingredients.'

'He WHAT?' yelled Ron. A group of first years who had been walking by jumped in fright and ran away.

'He said it will teach me a lesson for not working, when I worked through the whole detention and Malfoy did nothing. And Malfoy got off.' added Ginny coldly. 'I have to go. I need to change my clothes before I go into Hogsmeade.'

Before anyone could say something, Ginny had turned the corner and continued running to the tower.

Ginny arrived and the Fat Lady stared at her oddly. 'Aren't you going on the Hogsmeade trip?'

'Godric Gryffindor!' yelled Ginny.

The Fat Lady looked taken back, but she swung open and Ginny crawled through the portrait hole.

The common room was empty except for first years and second years and a few seventh years who have thought the fun of Hogsmeade had worn off. Neville sat beside the dying fireplace reading yet another Herbology book. He looked up and waved at Ginny and she smiled back.

She quickly ran up the stairs to the girls dormitory, skipping every few steps. She quickly changed into new clothes and robes, her eyes stinging with tiredness. She had just only noticed that she hadn't got very much sleep that night. She shook her head and jumped down the stairs and headed back out the portrait hole.

She skidded to a halt at the Entrance Hall. A few Ravenclaws who had fallen behind were having their names crossed off by Filch, while Mrs. Norris circled his legs staring at the students with her lamp like eyes.

Ginny walked over to Filch who stared at her and then marked off her name. Ginny ran past Filch, pushing past the group of Ravenclaws(who yelled at her angrily) and she continued onto Hogsmeade.

*

Ginny walked into Hogsmeade, looking around enviously at all the exctied students, running in and out of Zonko's, The Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes, and Dervish and Banges sometimes. Ginny had planned to relax on this trip, but now that Snape gave her this assignment... the stupid, greasy, good for nothing-

Someone grabbed Ginny by the arm and dragged her between two shops.

'Hey!' yelled Ginny. 'What do you-'

The person covered her mouth quickly. 'Shut up! It's me!'

Ginny recognized the voice as Draco's. Her blood began to boil and she bit Draco's hand, and he released her quickly.

'What was that for?' muttered Draco angrily, wiping his hand on his robes.

'For not helping me out today, you git!' spat Ginny.

Draco frowned at her slightly. 'I can't, I'm the Head Boy! Another detention, and I could loose my place. And then The famous Potter would get my place.' added Draco coldly.

'Well, I'm surprised you got in the first place! Did your worthless Death-eater father put Dumbledore under a spell so he could be proud that you didn't mess up like him?' hissed Ginny.

Draco looked like he had been slapped across the face a few times. Then his lips pursed together and his eyes slit in anger. 'Don't you dare, ever call my father worthless!'

'Oh, so being a Death-eater makes you better than everyone else?' said Ginny a little bit louder. 'Does killing people make you important? Or does prancing around with Voldemort make you important? I'm really curious, Draco! Please tell me, I want to be important too!'

Draco walked up to Ginny, pulling out his wand and held it to her face. Ginny felt her anger leave her and fear began to enter. She gulped and looked at Draco, who was now furious. 'Maybe, you could have said that a little bit louder.' hissed Draco sarcastically. 'I'm sure everyone would want to know. Ginny, I thought I could trust you, but after this... I'm not sure I can.'

Draco lowered his wand, and pocketed it in his pants. Ginny sighed, trying not to look at Draco. 'Let's never mention this agian, all right?' suggested Draco sourly, but by the tone of his voice, it sounded more like an order.

'Okay...' mumbled Ginny. 'I, uh, have to go... Snape said to pick up some...' Ginny didn't finish, because the look on Draco's face was menacing. She turned away from him and ran back out into the streets.

Draco didn't come out after her. Ginny sighed in relief. She pulled out Snape's list, looked around and walked into a nearby store to pick up the first ingreidient, her mind still back at her and Draco's fight.

*

Ginny had dropped off Snape's ingreidients, and was heading back to the Great Hall for some supper. The say was very hard for Ginny, because of he and Draco's fight. Finally, Draco was hers and she hated him...

He may be good-looking, thought Ginny as she sat down in between Harry and Hermione, but he is a jerk sometimes.

'Ginny? What's wrong?' asked Hermione.

Ginny hesitated for a moment and looked at the Slytherin table. Draco was laughing at something, his brilliant, stunning smile covering his face and his beautiful blonde hair shimmering in the light from the near by torches... He is supposed to be helping me, screamed Ginny's insides, and he treats me like he usually does! Why did I even agree with this in the first place? It was obviously leading to bad consequences...

'Malfoy.' muttered Ginny, stabbing her fork a little to hard at her potato, which flew from her plate and onto the floor.

'Not Malfoy too?' hissed Ron, shooting daggers at the Slytherin table which now roared with laughter.

'Yes, Malfoy too.' grumbled Ginny. She looked up at the Slytherin table again. Draco looked at her, his smile faded from his face and stared at Ginny, never blinking, his eyes cold and evil just like they had been before they became friends... or were they ever friends? 'I've lost my appetite. I'm going to bed.'

Ginny stood quickly and walked away from the Gryffindor table, trying her best not to look back to Draco when she pushed the Great Hall doors open and stormed out of the hall.

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