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Chapter 29:
Harry left the Dungeons that evening feeling happy that he was done with Occlumency, annoyed that he had just spent another tedious hour with Snape, and excited about taking his Apparating test tomorrow, along with Lenore, Ginny, and Draco. Not Draco, Malfoy, thought Harry. He's been your worst enemy for years, and now you're calling him his first name! Several moments passed. Speak of the devil…
Suddenly Harry ran into Malfoy. "Oh… what are you doing down here, Malfoy?" Draco looked worried for a moment.
"Nothing, Potter, but I could ask you the same question…" he replied accusingly.
"I was just doing Occlumency," said Harry pointedly, looking at the pale blonde boy.
"Well," stated Draco. "I'll see you later." With that, he walked off towards the Dungeons.
Odd, thought Harry. What was Malfoy doing? Harry decided to follow him. He would use his invisibility cloak, but that was all the way in the Gryffindor tower... So Harry decided to snoop the good old fashioned way. He slyly followed the Slytherin past the Slytherin Common room and past Snape's classroom. Harry had no idea where he was going after a while; he'd never seen this part of the Dungeons before. It seemed nicer, though, than the rest of it. It was lit better, and there was no blood on the wall or anything. Suddenly Malfoy stopped. He turned to a portrait of the four founders, and he whispered a password. Harry strained his ears to hear.
"Diligo." Hmm… sounded Latin or something… This was where the invisibility cloak would have come in handy. He could've just slipped past the portrait before it closed… but no. Suddenly, Harry heard footsteps. He scrambled around the corner and peeked out, not believing who it was. Ginny!
The redhead looked around suddenly. She then shook her head slightly and muttered the password and entered the room. Harry suddenly realized that she'd left the portrait open partially. He snuck over and sat beside it, listening to what was going on inside.
"Hey," came Draco's voice. "Thought you'd never make it."
"Draco! What… what is this place? It's so beautiful…it's even better than the astronomy tower… why does nobody know about this place?"
"I think you're the first non-Slytherin to know about it… Only select few Slytherins even know about it."
"Wow…"
A moment of silence elapsed. "Ginny… is what you said before true? Do you really like me?" Harry's heart sunk. Please say no, please say no, please say-
"Yeah; I didn't before… but when we kissed the other day, I just… I had this feeling, that I never had with anyone else…"
"Not even with Potter?"
"No… I loved Harry for years… and then this year he finally started noticing me, but… but… I think he was too late. I enjoyed it, yes. And if he had asked me out I would've said yes… in a heartbeat! But now, Draco… being with you… I still love Harry, but more as a brother."
"Really? I feel the same about you, Ginny. I've dated so many girls… and I don't know what made me kiss you the other day, but when I did…" There was suddenly silence, and Harry's heart sunk. He knew that they were kissing. Ginny… how could she? But Harry knew deep down inside him that he had been too late. Why didn't I tell her? This is all my bloody fault… every last bloody thing that's happened. I was so stupid! And now I've lost her, perhaps forever.
Suddenly there were voices again inside the room, right when Harry was about to leave.
"Look at that portrait, Draco… do they not look really familiar?" There was a monotonous silence. Then-
"Bloody hell, Ginny… It's Acacia and Gryffindor!"
"Oh Bloody Merlin! It opened!"
"Shit. We need Lenore and Harry. Now."
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I know that that was like the shortest chapter EVER! I'm sorry! L But please review anyway! I have to go like now thoughj. Bye!
~Jinglez