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Ginny blinked several times and then pinched herself to make sure it hadn't been a dream. Upon realizing it wasn't, she smiled to herself. She gathered her book bag where Draco had dropped it and taking several deep breaths, she straightened her robes and set off to rejoin her friends.
"Gin! Hey Gin!" came the resounding voice of her friend Violet. "Where were you during Potions?"
"Oh, uh, I didn't feel so great," she mumbled, instinctively knowing her friend wouldn't believe her if she were to tell her what had really happened. "What did I miss?"
"Well, Professor Snape told me to tell you to stop by during lunch so you could 'discuss how to make up your truancy,' I believe is the way he phrased it," said Violet.
"Thanks Vette. I'll be sure to do that," said Ginny. "Let's see...I think I have a study today...but that's after lunch, hmm..."
"Why not just go during lunch? Snape doesn't have a class then. I know. I had to go once before, to make up a potion, too."
"Hey, good idea! Thanks Vette, you're a wicked lifesaver."
"No problem. Hey Gin?"
"Mmm?"
"You sure you're feeling okay now?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"You just look really flushed."
"Do I? I'm just a little hot," she said, telling the truth for once. "Aren't you?"
"No, not really," said Vette.
"Oh, well. We should be going. Don't want to be late for Herbology," she said absently, her mind still on Draco.
"Uh, Gin?"
"Yeah?"
"Herbology's this way," said Vette pointing down another corridor.
"What? Oh yeah, right,' said Ginny sheepishly, hurrying down the hallway her friend had indicated.
Herbology had never been a strong point of hers, but today was just downright painful. She couldn't concentrate at all. Her mind was completely fixated on Draco, which left absolutely no room for anything else, including what anyone else was saying. Professor Sprout had to say her name three times just to take attendance. Thankfully, her good (and very bright) friend Colin Creevy was in her class so she could just copy his notes later.
Her next class was lunch, and after lunch, she had a study, which meant she only had to suffer through two more classes.
Breathing a sigh of relief, she collapsed into a chair next to Vette at the table and began heaping food onto her plate.
"Gin! What are you doing here?" asked Vette, clearly confused.
"Uh...what's it look like I'm doing?" she said before taking a bite of some toast.
"But I thought you said you were going to meet Professor Snape now? Or did you already?"
"Oh bugger! I totally forgot!" gasped Ginny. "Thanks Vette! See you in Divination!" Grabbing her bag, she ran for the doors. She was so busy trying to buckle her bag that she didn't notice she was about to run into someone. So when two hands seized her wrists, she jumped and nearly screamed.
"Watch it Weasel," said Draco Malfoy, trademark sneer in place, although this one didn't quite make it all the way up to his eyes the way it usually did.
"Watch yourself Ferret-boy," she snapped automatically. Bending down under the pretense of telling her off, he whispered,
"See you tonight?" She nodded, then ripped her hands out of his grasp and shoved him out of her way.
A short while later she strode into the dungeon, hoping it would be a relatively short visit. Short, yes. Pleasant, no.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" she said.
"Ahh yes. Virginia Weasley," he said in usual slow manner. "As you know, absences are not acceptable, except for the most extreme cases. Seeing as you are standing here, in good health, obviously that is not the case. Therefore, I'm...ah hem...afraid that in addition to making up the missed with potion with a three scroll essay, you will also serve detention tomorrow night."
"But Professor!" she protested.
"Do not argue with me! Ten points from Gryffindor!" he said swiftly. "Now, not only do I expect that essay on my desk first thing tomorrow morning, but I also expect to see you in here at precisely seven O'clock tomorrow evening. Tardiness will result in an entire week of detentions. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Professor," she said sullenly, moving towards the door.
"Oh, by the way Miss Weasley," he said casually as she spun back around. "Do you want to know what it is that you will be writing on tonight?"
"What's the topic of my essay?" she asked, sighing dramatically.
"Your essay is to be written on...love potions."
A/N: Heh, heh, heh...okay, seriously, I have no idea what the love potions will play, but it just seemed like a good idea, so if you have any idea how I can use it in the story, let me know, kay? Also, review, review, review!
Ginny blinked several times and then pinched herself to make sure it hadn't been a dream. Upon realizing it wasn't, she smiled to herself. She gathered her book bag where Draco had dropped it and taking several deep breaths, she straightened her robes and set off to rejoin her friends.
"Gin! Hey Gin!" came the resounding voice of her friend Violet. "Where were you during Potions?"
"Oh, uh, I didn't feel so great," she mumbled, instinctively knowing her friend wouldn't believe her if she were to tell her what had really happened. "What did I miss?"
"Well, Professor Snape told me to tell you to stop by during lunch so you could 'discuss how to make up your truancy,' I believe is the way he phrased it," said Violet.
"Thanks Vette. I'll be sure to do that," said Ginny. "Let's see...I think I have a study today...but that's after lunch, hmm..."
"Why not just go during lunch? Snape doesn't have a class then. I know. I had to go once before, to make up a potion, too."
"Hey, good idea! Thanks Vette, you're a wicked lifesaver."
"No problem. Hey Gin?"
"Mmm?"
"You sure you're feeling okay now?"
"Yeah. Why?"
"You just look really flushed."
"Do I? I'm just a little hot," she said, telling the truth for once. "Aren't you?"
"No, not really," said Vette.
"Oh, well. We should be going. Don't want to be late for Herbology," she said absently, her mind still on Draco.
"Uh, Gin?"
"Yeah?"
"Herbology's this way," said Vette pointing down another corridor.
"What? Oh yeah, right,' said Ginny sheepishly, hurrying down the hallway her friend had indicated.
Herbology had never been a strong point of hers, but today was just downright painful. She couldn't concentrate at all. Her mind was completely fixated on Draco, which left absolutely no room for anything else, including what anyone else was saying. Professor Sprout had to say her name three times just to take attendance. Thankfully, her good (and very bright) friend Colin Creevy was in her class so she could just copy his notes later.
Her next class was lunch, and after lunch, she had a study, which meant she only had to suffer through two more classes.
Breathing a sigh of relief, she collapsed into a chair next to Vette at the table and began heaping food onto her plate.
"Gin! What are you doing here?" asked Vette, clearly confused.
"Uh...what's it look like I'm doing?" she said before taking a bite of some toast.
"But I thought you said you were going to meet Professor Snape now? Or did you already?"
"Oh bugger! I totally forgot!" gasped Ginny. "Thanks Vette! See you in Divination!" Grabbing her bag, she ran for the doors. She was so busy trying to buckle her bag that she didn't notice she was about to run into someone. So when two hands seized her wrists, she jumped and nearly screamed.
"Watch it Weasel," said Draco Malfoy, trademark sneer in place, although this one didn't quite make it all the way up to his eyes the way it usually did.
"Watch yourself Ferret-boy," she snapped automatically. Bending down under the pretense of telling her off, he whispered,
"See you tonight?" She nodded, then ripped her hands out of his grasp and shoved him out of her way.
A short while later she strode into the dungeon, hoping it would be a relatively short visit. Short, yes. Pleasant, no.
"You wanted to see me Professor?" she said.
"Ahh yes. Virginia Weasley," he said in usual slow manner. "As you know, absences are not acceptable, except for the most extreme cases. Seeing as you are standing here, in good health, obviously that is not the case. Therefore, I'm...ah hem...afraid that in addition to making up the missed with potion with a three scroll essay, you will also serve detention tomorrow night."
"But Professor!" she protested.
"Do not argue with me! Ten points from Gryffindor!" he said swiftly. "Now, not only do I expect that essay on my desk first thing tomorrow morning, but I also expect to see you in here at precisely seven O'clock tomorrow evening. Tardiness will result in an entire week of detentions. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes Professor," she said sullenly, moving towards the door.
"Oh, by the way Miss Weasley," he said casually as she spun back around. "Do you want to know what it is that you will be writing on tonight?"
"What's the topic of my essay?" she asked, sighing dramatically.
"Your essay is to be written on...love potions."
A/N: Heh, heh, heh...okay, seriously, I have no idea what the love potions will play, but it just seemed like a good idea, so if you have any idea how I can use it in the story, let me know, kay? Also, review, review, review!