Disclaimer: Do you think that I would need a personal dictionary *coughs* Ruth *coughs* if I was smart enough to think of all of this? Hmmm? Hmmm? Do ya? NO.

I have to thank my dad for the venomous part because he said that when I am in a bad mood with him I say stuff with 'venom', whereas Lee totally doesn't!! And all the lessons last an hour – it's easier to work things out.

And thanks to my latest reviewers, who didn't like the cliffhanger!!

In trouble

Draco and Ginny both jumped as they finally heard the footsteps and a little voice saying "Night Draco."

Ruth just kept on walking past them, without looking back. When she was out of earshot, Draco said "That girl is way too creepy. She keeps talking to me as though I am interested in what she has to say."

"She looks like you." Ginny said thoughtfully

Draco obviously took offence to this because he said "It's gone midnight, we should get back."

Ginny, who was rather slow when she got tired, didn't pick up on this, so she agreed and went back to the common room, leaving him there to think

Ginny was lucky that night, she didn't meet any of the teachers or prefects.

When she got back to the common room, she picked up her bag and went straight to bed.

***

She woke up late the next morning and didn't have time for breakfast. She picked up her bag, which she had packed the night before, and ran out to the greenhouses for Herbology.

She was five minutes late but just crept in at the back, while Professor Sprouts back was turned. She couldn't stop yawning all the way through Herbology but no-one noticed.

She went to the library at break to get a head start on the History of Magic essay but was caught by Draco. "Hi." He said. He seemed to have forgotten about the night before.

"Hi, what brings you here?" she asked curiously.

"Come to Hogsmeade with me on Saturday?"

"OK." She said, shrugging her shoulders.

"Good. Meet me at the Main Entrance at about 9:30, most people will have gone by then."

"K. Can I go? I have loads of homework to catch up on."

"Fine. What is it, maybe I could help you?"

Ginny was about to answer when the bell rang. "Look I've got to go, I have Potions next and I don't want to be late, see you later." And with that she ran off in the opposite direction, towards the dungeons.

Draco had Defence Against the Dark Arts next so he walked slowly up to the third floor.

Ginny was just on time for Potions. Snape had just opened the dungeon door when she came running up, out of breath.

She took her usual seat at the back of the class where she usually avoided Snapes attention. It was better this way because whenever he insulted her for her work or something else she would always answer back and lost more points for Gryffindor.

In her first year she sat next to Colin Creevey because she felt sorry for him but then she found that she got on quite well with him and so they became best friends, although she still hadn't told him about Draco – she thought it was best to keep it to herself.

"Hi." He said as she sat down.

"Hi Colin." She said brightly, still breathing slightly heavily.

"What's got you in such a good mood?"

"Nothing." She said, hoping to put him off.

"Come on, tell me. You know you want to."

"I can't, it-" she was cut off by Snape.

"Ten points from Gryffindor, Weasley."

"What have I done now?" she replied, deeply annoying him.

"Fifteen."

"Well?"

"Twenty."

"Alright. Alright. What have I done wrong Professor Snape?" she asked in an obviously fake sweet and innocent voice.

Snape decided to use the same tone back. "Well, lets see, Miss Weasley," He spat her last name out like poison. "You have been talking through my lesson, been rude when I took points away from your house, constantly annoying me. Shall I go on?"

"No need for my benefit, but you can carry on if you want too." She said, venomously.

"Which makes it a grand total of fifty points taken from Gryffindor. You may thank Miss Weasley later.

Ginny stood up and took a bow. "Anytime, people, anytime."

"Get out." Snape yelled at the top of his lungs. Ginny knew she had gone too far this time but couldn't suppress a little laugh. "I'll deal with you later." He said quietly when she walked past him.

Ginny stood outside and thought about what her punishment might be.

When the bell rang for lunch, almost two hours later. The class bundled out. Snape walked out to Ginny and signalled for her to go inside. She went in and he followed. She went to pack her things up and leave but Snape interrupted. "Sit down, Weasley." He spat.

She thought she had better obey him, considering how much trouble she was in already. "What?" she asked, trying to sound polite, but failing miserably.

"You." He snarled.

"What bout me?" she adopted the fake sweet and innocent voice again.

"Don't give me that, or your punishment will go on for longer."

Ginny decided it was best to admit defeat, so in her normal tone she said, "Right, what is it?"

"Detention." There was a little pause. "For the rest of the month."

"What. For the rest of the month? That's out of order." Seeing the look on Snapes face, she thought it would be in her interests to add "Sir." To the end.

"What is out of order, Miss Weasley, is you disrupting my lesson and the learning of others." He said silkily. Ginny decided that arguing with him would not get her anywhere so she muttered "Yes, sir" and left.