Chapter 12

Misunderstanding





As Pansy lay awake in her bed, she had a million questions swirling through her head.

Why had Draco and his friends avoided her today?

Why had she cared?

Why had Harry avoided her today?

Was he mad at her?

Did she do something wrong??

No, Pansy thought, I couldn't have. The last time I really talked to him was last night.... I haven't talked to him in almost twenty four hours! Besides, in her opinion, other than the little mix-up of her and Draco, they had a very lovely evening....

Pansy smiled despite her worry.

Oh, well, she thought, I'll talk to him tomorrow and make everything feel better...today was just busy.

And with that, she drifted off to sleep, full of dreams of a mysterious boy with black hair, green eyes, and a scar that stood out from a mile away...





Harry yawned.

It was one in the morning, and he still hadn't been able to fall asleep.

He had just finished his homework fifteen minutes ago, since he had a big distraction on his mind....well, a question, really.

Why was he and Pansy matched?

The more Harry tried to think of a reason, the more he couldn't.

It just doesn't make sense, he thought to himself, Why us, out of the entire school? We're so uncompatible...well, at least I thought we were...until I got to know her...but still. She's a Slytherin! We're supposed to hate each other...This is really strange...Just like the rest of my life has been. Oh well. I'll try to get to sleep so I won't have to think about this anymore...I'm getting a headache.

So, Harry fell almost instantly into a stupor that someone could have called sleep, but he wouldn't have called it that himself, because he couldn't even get away from her in his dreams.





Draco felt the blood drain from his face as he chased Ginny down the hallway, Crabbe and Goyle still standing in their original spot dumbly, wondering what to do.

"Ginny!" he called, and felt a horrible fear.

What if he lost her, really, for good?

As he continued to chase her, he saw her flaming red hair sweep into Professor McGonagalls' empty classroom.

He slowed down, and cautiously approached the door, short of breath.

"Ginny?"





Ginny felt her sadness float away at the sound of his voice, to be replaced by a burning fury that inflamed her chest.

"How dare you! How dare you, make a fool of me, and my family, and don't even have the decency to tell me that you're not interested! You make me want to convulse in sickness, vomit up all over your horrible face! Now, Malfoy, I mean it, LEAVE ME ALONE!" she shrieked, leapt off the desk that she had been sitting on, stalked towards him, and shut the door in his face.

The she sighed as she heard him pounding at the door, which she had just locked with a clever charm that her mother had taught her that summer.

"Please, Ginny, please let me in!" Draco shouted from behind the locked door.

"And why should I give you any of my precious time, Malfoy? So you can make fools of me and my family in my face instead of behind my back? Oh, yes I forgot. You wouldn't have the guts to do that because you're not enough of a man!"

And with that, she shoved her fingers in her ears, and waited for the pounding to stop.





Hermione sat on her bed, reading, and wondering how things could have gone so awry.

Just last night, she and Ron hadn't have been able to get their hands off each other, and now, tonight, she felt like placing her hands around his throat!

Well, no, she thought, not really like that...I mean, I'm to blame too....he just took what I said a little too seriously.....but I suppose he thinks that I'm ashamed of him or something...maybe I should apologize....NO! I have to stand my ground. It's not my fault he's the stubborn one in this relationship...





Ron sat in the common room still, staring at the fire.

How had things gotten like this?

Maybe he had blown things a little out of per portion.... maybe not.

Maybe I should just ask her why she didn't want us out in the open.

I mean, she couldn't be ashamed, could she?

No, he decided, she couldn't be. After all, I am her friend.....

She wouldn't be ashamed....

Would she?





*Hey, sorry this chapter was a little short....more to come soon, I swear! Sorry for the wait...I do have a life! LOL.....anyways, until next time.....thanks for readin!*