Chapter 6 – Conversations
A few weeks passed by, and everything was the same, back at Hogwarts... Well, except for the huge piles of homework, of course!
Right now, Ginny was at the library with Cathy, Suzie and their boyfriends, trying to finish her Potions essay, but it was getting hard to do it, with two couples kissing in front of her.
'Suzie, Cathy... Can't you stop that for a few minutes? It's getting really distracting...' Ginny said, with a sweet smile.
'Oh... Sorry Gin! You're right... we shouldn't do this here! See you later!' Suzie said, leaving the room with Hugh, her 6th year Ravenclaw boyfriend. Soon enough, Cathy did the same with Andrew, a 7th year Hufflepuff.
'Oh... This is much better!' she sighed, going back to work. Her friends were so lucky to have someone to talk to, and love... She had Angel, but it was a different kind of love!
'Hey Ginny!' a voice said, behind her, and she immediately recognized the owner... Harry.
'Hello Harry! Hi Hermione... So, what are you guys doing in the library on a sunny day like today?' Ginny asked, going a little pink at the memory of the night she had seen what she didn't want to see, ever again.
'We are just finishing a few essays, and then we'll go somewhere cosy...' Harry said, hugging Hermione, and kissing her gently.
'Harry! Stop it... This is not the right place to do this!' Hermione giggled, turning her attention back to Ginny, realizing that she was blushed. 'Harry... Could you give me a few moments with Ginny?'
'Sure... I'll wait on our usual table!' he said, leaving them with a smile.
'What is it Hermione? Is everything ok?' Ginny asked, a little worried.
'Yes, everything is fantastic! I've noticed you blush, and avoid look at us! Are you ok about my relation with Harry? Do you still like him?' Hermione asked, holding Ginny's hand gently, with a soft smile on her lips.
'Mione, I'm over Harry! I assure you that! Yes, I was a little jealous in the beginning, but now, I'm sure you two are soul mates!' Ginny said, truthfully. 'I only blushed and got shy, because I saw something a few weeks ago in a certain Gryffindor Common Room, late a night!'
Hermione's eyes got huge, and she looked like she wanted to dig a hole to cover her head, like an awestruck.
'You saw... What exactly?' she asked, shaking with nervosism.
'Well... You were both on the floor, in front of the fireplace. I thought you were snogging, but when I noticed your lack of clothes, I left the Gryffindor tower as quickly as I could! That's why I got so shy!' Ginny laughed, at Hermione's shocked face.
'Oh... I'm sorry about that Ginny!' she sighed.
'It's ok, Hermione! Just be careful with the places you choose to do that! It might have been someone else! Like Ron...' Ginny warned her, with a hug.
'You're right! But, where did you go, so late at night?' she asked, curious.
'I went down to the kitchens!' Ginny said, blushing at the memory of her kiss with Draco.
'Ginny! I know that redness on your face! Who is he?' she asked, smiling happily. 'Are you going with him to the Halloween ball?'
'No, I'm not going with him! Oh, Hermione, I don't want to like him, but when I'm close to him, it's as if a force is driving me closer to him! How can I like and hate the same person, at the same time?' Ginny asked, sadly.
'I have no idea, Ginny! But from those feelings, I can only conclude that he's not a Gryffindor, is he?' Hermione said, wisely.
'No, he isn't!' Ginny sighed. 'I must go now! Goodbye Hermione! Thank you for hearing me out!'
'It was my pleasure, Gin! You can always count on me...' Hermione said, as the read headed girl left the library. 'If she hates him... That can only mean that he's a Slytherin! She gets along with practically all the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws! It's not easy to hate them! So... She's loves a Slytherin... Poor Ginny!'
The day was beautiful, full of sunlight, and a little chilly. It looked like every single student was out on Hogwarts grounds, enjoying the sun, while doing their homework, reading a book, or just talking. Slowly, Ginny made her way to her favourite oak tree, close to the lakeshore, and sat down, enjoying the feeling of the sun on her face.
'If you catch sun on that ugly face of yours, the freckles will come out even more!' an amused voice said, on her side.
Dear Merlin! She had tried to avoid Malfoy since that night, but now, he had come to her! What should she do? Hate him, or love him?
'That's not a problem, Malfoy! I'm sure I'll look even more ugly, and then you won't even have to look at my face! Now, sod off!' Ginny said, not bothering to open her eyes, or leave her position against the tree trunk.
'You should learn to control that temper, Weasley! One day it will bring you problems!' he warned, sounding amused.
'That will be the day you'll cry from happiness! There will be minus one Weasley polluting your beloved blood!' she replied, bored. 'Have you been with Angel this morning?'
'Yes, she was with me... Where is she now?' he asked, softly.
'I don't know, I haven't seen her since breakfast...' Ginny replied, listening his movements, as he sat down by her side. 'What do you think you're doing?'
'Sitting down, and enjoying the sun light!' he said, looking into her brown eyes with sincerity.
'Won't it ruin your Vampire like skin?' she asked, a smile on the corner of her mouth. 'Be careful, we don't want Pansy to leave you because of your sunburns.'
'If I have to get sunburned, to get rid of that monster, then I'll do it!' he said, smiling as well.
'You shouldn't talk like that about the love of your life!' Ginny joked, playing with a small rock.
'Malfoy's don't love...' was his reply, before he laid on the grass, on his stomach, with his face supported by his hands. 'And you? Is Potter going to like you, if your face gets all stained with those freckles?'
'Yes, he will!' Ginny replied, sounding sincere.
The moment she saw his face go from happy and calm, to mad and hurt, Ginny wished she could take those words back.
"Why is he looking so mad? Is that hurt in his eyes? Why? I'm getting so confused!" she thought, watching as he sat back down, right in front of her, with their knees touching.
'You're still that disgusting little girl with a terrible taste, are you? You still like the Pothead?' he asked, looking deep into her eyes.
'Yes, I like Harry, because he's my friend... And he likes me back, because I'm his friend, I'm his girlfriend's friend, and because I'm his best friend's sister!' she explained, although she didn't understand why.
'You know what, Weasley? I think you love Harry Potter...' Draco said, testing her.
'You know what, Malfoy? You don't know anything about feelings, so don't talk about things you don't understand!' she snapped at him. 'When you learn the meaning of the word Love, I hope it's not too late for you!'
Seeing him shocked, Ginny took the chance to stand up, and go away. 'What if I'm starting to learn that feeling?' he whispered, as he watched the girl walk away.
A few weeks passed by, and everything was the same, back at Hogwarts... Well, except for the huge piles of homework, of course!
Right now, Ginny was at the library with Cathy, Suzie and their boyfriends, trying to finish her Potions essay, but it was getting hard to do it, with two couples kissing in front of her.
'Suzie, Cathy... Can't you stop that for a few minutes? It's getting really distracting...' Ginny said, with a sweet smile.
'Oh... Sorry Gin! You're right... we shouldn't do this here! See you later!' Suzie said, leaving the room with Hugh, her 6th year Ravenclaw boyfriend. Soon enough, Cathy did the same with Andrew, a 7th year Hufflepuff.
'Oh... This is much better!' she sighed, going back to work. Her friends were so lucky to have someone to talk to, and love... She had Angel, but it was a different kind of love!
'Hey Ginny!' a voice said, behind her, and she immediately recognized the owner... Harry.
'Hello Harry! Hi Hermione... So, what are you guys doing in the library on a sunny day like today?' Ginny asked, going a little pink at the memory of the night she had seen what she didn't want to see, ever again.
'We are just finishing a few essays, and then we'll go somewhere cosy...' Harry said, hugging Hermione, and kissing her gently.
'Harry! Stop it... This is not the right place to do this!' Hermione giggled, turning her attention back to Ginny, realizing that she was blushed. 'Harry... Could you give me a few moments with Ginny?'
'Sure... I'll wait on our usual table!' he said, leaving them with a smile.
'What is it Hermione? Is everything ok?' Ginny asked, a little worried.
'Yes, everything is fantastic! I've noticed you blush, and avoid look at us! Are you ok about my relation with Harry? Do you still like him?' Hermione asked, holding Ginny's hand gently, with a soft smile on her lips.
'Mione, I'm over Harry! I assure you that! Yes, I was a little jealous in the beginning, but now, I'm sure you two are soul mates!' Ginny said, truthfully. 'I only blushed and got shy, because I saw something a few weeks ago in a certain Gryffindor Common Room, late a night!'
Hermione's eyes got huge, and she looked like she wanted to dig a hole to cover her head, like an awestruck.
'You saw... What exactly?' she asked, shaking with nervosism.
'Well... You were both on the floor, in front of the fireplace. I thought you were snogging, but when I noticed your lack of clothes, I left the Gryffindor tower as quickly as I could! That's why I got so shy!' Ginny laughed, at Hermione's shocked face.
'Oh... I'm sorry about that Ginny!' she sighed.
'It's ok, Hermione! Just be careful with the places you choose to do that! It might have been someone else! Like Ron...' Ginny warned her, with a hug.
'You're right! But, where did you go, so late at night?' she asked, curious.
'I went down to the kitchens!' Ginny said, blushing at the memory of her kiss with Draco.
'Ginny! I know that redness on your face! Who is he?' she asked, smiling happily. 'Are you going with him to the Halloween ball?'
'No, I'm not going with him! Oh, Hermione, I don't want to like him, but when I'm close to him, it's as if a force is driving me closer to him! How can I like and hate the same person, at the same time?' Ginny asked, sadly.
'I have no idea, Ginny! But from those feelings, I can only conclude that he's not a Gryffindor, is he?' Hermione said, wisely.
'No, he isn't!' Ginny sighed. 'I must go now! Goodbye Hermione! Thank you for hearing me out!'
'It was my pleasure, Gin! You can always count on me...' Hermione said, as the read headed girl left the library. 'If she hates him... That can only mean that he's a Slytherin! She gets along with practically all the Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws! It's not easy to hate them! So... She's loves a Slytherin... Poor Ginny!'
The day was beautiful, full of sunlight, and a little chilly. It looked like every single student was out on Hogwarts grounds, enjoying the sun, while doing their homework, reading a book, or just talking. Slowly, Ginny made her way to her favourite oak tree, close to the lakeshore, and sat down, enjoying the feeling of the sun on her face.
'If you catch sun on that ugly face of yours, the freckles will come out even more!' an amused voice said, on her side.
Dear Merlin! She had tried to avoid Malfoy since that night, but now, he had come to her! What should she do? Hate him, or love him?
'That's not a problem, Malfoy! I'm sure I'll look even more ugly, and then you won't even have to look at my face! Now, sod off!' Ginny said, not bothering to open her eyes, or leave her position against the tree trunk.
'You should learn to control that temper, Weasley! One day it will bring you problems!' he warned, sounding amused.
'That will be the day you'll cry from happiness! There will be minus one Weasley polluting your beloved blood!' she replied, bored. 'Have you been with Angel this morning?'
'Yes, she was with me... Where is she now?' he asked, softly.
'I don't know, I haven't seen her since breakfast...' Ginny replied, listening his movements, as he sat down by her side. 'What do you think you're doing?'
'Sitting down, and enjoying the sun light!' he said, looking into her brown eyes with sincerity.
'Won't it ruin your Vampire like skin?' she asked, a smile on the corner of her mouth. 'Be careful, we don't want Pansy to leave you because of your sunburns.'
'If I have to get sunburned, to get rid of that monster, then I'll do it!' he said, smiling as well.
'You shouldn't talk like that about the love of your life!' Ginny joked, playing with a small rock.
'Malfoy's don't love...' was his reply, before he laid on the grass, on his stomach, with his face supported by his hands. 'And you? Is Potter going to like you, if your face gets all stained with those freckles?'
'Yes, he will!' Ginny replied, sounding sincere.
The moment she saw his face go from happy and calm, to mad and hurt, Ginny wished she could take those words back.
"Why is he looking so mad? Is that hurt in his eyes? Why? I'm getting so confused!" she thought, watching as he sat back down, right in front of her, with their knees touching.
'You're still that disgusting little girl with a terrible taste, are you? You still like the Pothead?' he asked, looking deep into her eyes.
'Yes, I like Harry, because he's my friend... And he likes me back, because I'm his friend, I'm his girlfriend's friend, and because I'm his best friend's sister!' she explained, although she didn't understand why.
'You know what, Weasley? I think you love Harry Potter...' Draco said, testing her.
'You know what, Malfoy? You don't know anything about feelings, so don't talk about things you don't understand!' she snapped at him. 'When you learn the meaning of the word Love, I hope it's not too late for you!'
Seeing him shocked, Ginny took the chance to stand up, and go away. 'What if I'm starting to learn that feeling?' he whispered, as he watched the girl walk away.