Chapter 2

Hidden Desires



*This chapter revolves around Ginny and Draco.

Ginny sighed as she twirled her fork around her fingers.

She couldn't believe she was matched with the one person she truly hated, or truly hated her.....or something like that.....Draco Malfoy.

Even his name sounded menacing.....

"Penny for your thoughts, Weasley." Malfoy drawled.

Ginny rolled her eyes, "If I'm being forced to go to the ball with you then you might as well call me Ginny."

His eyes twinkled (Strange, she thought, it didn't look like an evil twinkle...).

"Well, Ginny, I'm quite famished....ready to feast? After all, we are in the Great Hall, and we do have utensils, so they must be planning on feeding us..."

"I"m sure they are, but they are sure taking a long time getting to it, don't you think?" she mumbled, running her hand through her hair.

He cocked his head at her as she did this, stared at her, like he could see beyond her eyes, into her soul....

Ginny blinked, then shook out her hair.

She had to be imagining things....Malfoy couldn't look at her like that.....could he?

No, she decided, There was no way that Malfoy could look at her like that....besides, he wasn't even paying attention to her at the moment, he was watching something across the room in amusement.

Ginny turned her head to look, and almost burst out in between laughter and horror.

Harry was sitting at a table with Pansy Parkinson, a Slytherin fifth year who seemed to fancy Draco, but she was talking away with Harry like they had been friends for years. Harry looked quite surprised that they were actually talking, but was nodding with enthuse as she chattered on.

She turned back to her table to see Malfoy staring at her again, and he was smiling slightly.

Her eyes flashed uncertainly, "What?"

His eyes narrowed, as if she were a difficult puzzle he was trying to solve.

Finally, he said, "Settle down, Ginny. It's not a crime to look at you, is it?"

"Well, I don't know. Why don't you ask my brother, who's giving you the death stare at this very moment?" she retorted with venom.

Malfoy looked taken aback, but was still smooth with his answer, "Which one? I'll explain the situation- Oh, are you talking about Ronald? I think he's a little too busy for things like us, Ginny..."

He was right, Ginny found, as she turned to Ron's table.

Ron and Hermione had been matched, and Ron and Hermione were talking in low voices, Ron, with a hidden look in his green eyes, something like....lust.

Hermione just looked embarrassed, but kept talking.

Ginny sighed.

Why did everyone else get along with their match?

"Oh poor Ginny........fretting over being my match?" Malfoy interrupted her thoughts.

She gritted her teeth, "Malfoy, I knew I could match you before this even happened, so I think this whole thing is silly..." she trailed, then smiled weakly over at her brother George, who was sitting with Alicia Spinnet, and was giving Ginny a sympathetic look.

Just then, a tiny house elf appeared beside the table.

"Can I help you?" it squeaked.

"Yes, we'd like a smoked ham with all the sides." Malfoy said smoothly, and there was a fat ham sitting on the table before Ginny could say a word otherwise.

"Hey! You didn't know what I wanted. That was really rude." Ginny exclaimed.

Malfoy rolled his eyes, "Ginny, I know a lot more than you think, and I happen to know that you love smoked ham, ok, so just don't get your panties in a twist and chow down."

Ginny stared at him.

How did he know she loved smoked ham?

"Don't you dare think that you have any affect on my panties, Malfoy."

"Oh, please, Ginny, call me Draco." he grinned evilly.

"Fine, Draco, but still, you could have asked....."

He sighed, "Fine, I'll ask you next time I know something about you that I can use to make things quicker and more helpful."

Ginny ran her fingers through her hair and smiled despite herself.

This bickering was actually like.....a sport. With the points rising with every remark, and the thrill was there......strictly from the competition, she told herself sternly.

"What's the smile for, Ginny?" Draco asked as he cut his ham.

"Oh, just thinking....nothing.....let's eat."



* This just keeps on getting more and more interesting....watch for the next chapter!*