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Ginny rested her face in her hands. It had been six days since Draco had come over to help her baby-sit, and he was plaguing her thoughts more than usual. She closed her eyes and sighed heavily.
"Draco Malfoy, why can't you just leave me alone?" she muttered.
Ginny looked up at her classroom. School had let out an hour ago. Normally she only stayed for half an hour after school, but she needed something else to concentrate on, other than Draco.
She hadn't seen him since he Disapparated from her living room, but not before giving her one of his short but promising kisses.
She touched her lips with her finger tips. She could still feel his wonderful warm lips on hers, teasing her. She closed her eyes and the image of Draco immediately came to her.
"Argh!" she gave a frustrated sigh and pushed herself away from her desk.
There was a knock on the door. She looked up and saw Tilly standing there, smiling at her. Ginny beckoned her in. Tilly was not exactly pretty, but she was irresistible when her friendly green eyes sparkled.
Tilly came in and sat down on Ginny's desk. "Something bothering you?" she asked, swinging her legs.
Ginny leaned back on her chair, letting her hair fall from the loose ponytail. She straightened back up and gave Tilly a penetrating look. Her shining red hair fell around her shoulders. She impatiently tucked it behind her ears.
"Tilly Winters," she said in a stern voice. "In all the years I've known you, how come you've never told me that you know Draco Malfoy?" she had meant to ask Tilly that all week, but she never got a chance.
Tilly looked at Ginny in surprise. "You never asked."
"So are you saying that I should ask every person I meet if they know who Draco Malfoy is?"
"Of course not. I didn't think he was that important. After all, he was just a student," her eyes widened suddenly. "Oh my God. Are you going out with him? Is he here?"
Ginny's cheeks colored slightly. "No I'm not going out with him, and no he's not here. But you really shouln't've called on him to come and help me baby-sit."
"What are you talking about? I didn't call him. I haven't seen or talked to him for at least three months now."
"You didn't call on him?" Ginny's mouth dropped. "How did he know I was baby-sitting, then?"
Tilly laughed suddenly. "Oh Ginny, you're so gullible. I did call on him. I was talking about my grandma, and then the subject of you came up. You should've seen his face when I mentioned your name! Well actually it was his eyes. You could never tell what he was thinking when it came to his facial expressions. But his eyes did seem to light up, or maybe it was just the reflection of the sparks that flew from the fireplace," Tilly said thoughtfully.
Ginny rolled her eyes. Tilly was absolutely hopeless when you just wanted a simple answer.
"Tilly," Ginny interrupted her. "Don't tell me Draco brightened up when you mentioned ME."
"But he did," Tilly insisted. "No matter what you say, he did seem interested when I mentioned you. Anway, let's move on to another subject," she said quickly when she saw Ginny open her mouth. "Today's Friday, so let's go out to eat and go to a movie."
Tilly was muggle-born, so her and Ginny always did things muggles would do, like go to a movie.
Ginny nodded. "All right. I'll come to your house around seven."
* * *
Dressed in a pair of stylish jeans, brown shoes, and a white sweater, Ginny left for Tilly's house, using Floo Powder. She landed in a medium sized living room, luxuriously decorated in colors of gold and maroon.
Mr. and Mrs. Winters started when they saw Ginny step out of the fireplace.
"Ginny darling," Mrs. Winters gasped, getting up from the couch. "Honestly. I'll never get used to people popping out of the fireplace."
Ginny offered them an apologetic smile. "I'm so sorry if I scared you."
"Well come and have a seat. Tilly will be down in a couple of minutes. Would you like some tea?" Ginny shook her head. "You have the most beautiful hair on earth," Mrs. Winters commented.
Ginny blushed. "Oh you know that's not true. Yours would beat mine without question."
Mrs. Winters unconsciously touched her brown hair which had a few strands of gray in it. "You're just the sweetest-"
"I know I am," Tilly said, coming into the living room. "I just can't help it."
Ginny laughed and stood up. "It's truw what she says Mrs. Winters."
"Well you can't've been around her much Ginny," Mr. Winters chuckled.
Tilly rolled her sparkling green eyes. "You're as flattering as they come dad. Well Ginny, we better go. The show starts in forty-five minutes, and I'm meeting somebody there."
Ginny was about to ask her who that somebody was, but decided to wait until they were alone. So with: "See you later," and "Be careful," they left the house through the door.
"Do we really have to travel by bus?" Ginny complained. "We could just travel by Floo Powder."
"Oh stop whining," Tilly said as they reached the bus stop. "For one thing, I don't HAVE any Floo Powder. For another, we could've Apparated, but you don't like doing that so I just settled for the bus."
A white and blue bus stopped in front of them and they climbed in. They took a seat in the way back. The bus was pretty much deserted except for an old lady.
"Who are you meeting there?" Ginny asked.
Tilly's cheeks turned pink. "No one," she said.
Ginny sighed. "After all these years you still think you can lie to me?"
"OK, I'll tell you. I met this really hot guy just yesterday. He wasn't doing anything tonight so I invited him along."
Ginny glanced out the window at all the lights and sights of the city. "So you're telling me that I'm a third wheel?"
"Of course not! You'll have fun, trust me."
A couple of stops later, they stood in front of the movie theater.
"I hate men who are late," Tilly groaned as she looked at her watch.
"Breathe Tilly," Ginny looked around at all the people who were either leaving or entering the movie theater. "We've only been out here for a few minutes."
A few moments later, they heard a call: "Till! Tilly Winters!" they turned around and saw a man in his late twenties waving to them.
Tilly's face brightened. "Jack Watsit. You're late." As the man came closer, Ginny was able to study him more. He had dark brown hair and was just a little taller than Ginny, who was about three inches taller than Tilly. And he was handsome indeed.
"Jack, I would like you to meet my absolute best friend, Ginny Weasley," Tilly never took her eyes off of him. "He's a wizard too," Tilly told Ginny.
Jack looked Ginny over and Ginny felt herself blush slightly at the glint of approval in his eyes.
"Hello," Ginny said, extending her hand. He took it in his large warm one. His hands were slightly calloused, unlike Draco's, Ginny found herself thinking.
"Hello," he gave her a smile, showing his even white teeth. He turned his attention back to Tilly. He looked her up and down. Like Ginny, she was also dressed in jeans. Her light green sweater brought out her eyes.
"Should we go in?" he asked.
Tilly shook her head. "No yet. We're still waiting for someone. And here he comes," Tilly was looking over Ginny's shoulder. Ginny spun around and her heart nearly stopped. Coming through the crowd was Draco, in an expensive looking black leather jacket, and jeans.
"Tilly," Ginny whispered furiously. "How could you invite him- Hello Draco," Ginny said quickly as he came within hearing range.
Draco glanced and Jack and scowled. "Hi," he snapped.
Touchy mood, Ginny thought. They entered the movie theater and paid for their tickets. Ginny insisted on paying for Draco's, since she knew he didn't know anything about muggle money. Ginny and Draco went int to save seats, while Tilly and Jack got in line for pop and popcorn.
Ginny and Daco chose seats that were in the middle. Ginny squirmed uncomfortably beside him, his presence was dominating. She knew that she could feel his presence, even if they were in a crowded room.
Draco quirked an eyebrow. "You need to go to the bathroom?"
Ginny stopped squirming and blushed. "No."
"I won't bite," he smirked at her. "Unless I'm told otherwise.
Ginny blushed even more. "Well, I won't tell you otherwise."
"Hmm," he murmured in disbelief.
"I didn't know you were interested in this kind of thing. I've always imagined you in your castle, ordering your poor house elves around for the hell of it."
To her surprise, he laughed. "I do do that. But I did that all week and I was getting tired of it."
"I couldn't imagine. So why did you come here tonight? I thought you hated muggles."
"I do, but I couldn't miss the chance of seeing you for the first time in a week," he said.
Ginny ignored his last sentence. "Is this your first time to a movie theater?"
"Yes, my first and last time."
"Oh Draco," Tilly said as she lead Jack to where Ginny and Draco were sitting. "You're such a spoil sport. Muggles are just like wizards and witches, except they can't do magic." She took a seat beside Ginny and handed her one of the two buckets of popcorn that she had ought. "Here Ginny darling. You and Draco can share this pop too," she raised her eyebrows. "That's if you two don't mind."
Draco smirked. "I don't, but I'm sure Weasley here has something to say about it."
Ginny gave him a dark look. "I DON'T mind."
* ~ * ~
My God did she look beautiful tonight! Her jeans hugged her hips and her thighs. The white sweater looked good on her, and her lips looked absolutely kissable. Her brown eyes were looking moody, and her long dark eyelashes helped bring out the expressions of her eyes. She had tied her hair in a ponytail. Draco's fingers were itching to let her hair loose from that now-hated ponytail.
The lights dimmed suddenly so that everyone was plunged into darkness. Draco looked around in surprise. Then the black wall in front of them suddenly turned white and pictures started to move. In spite of himself, Draco got fascinated by this muggle thing that kept playing different scenes.
"See," Ginny whispered to him. "Not ALL muggle things are stupid."
Draco turned his attention back to the wall, which now flashed the words: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
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"The wizard on that movie was absolutely fictional. I mean, we don't carry staffs," Draco commented as he slid in next to Ginny at an American restaurant. Tilly and Jack took a seat across from them.
Tilly rolled her eyes. "They're MUGGLES Draco. Honestly, they don't know," Tilly sighed. "I can't explain it. Ginny, please try to get through to his abnormally thick skull."
Draco looked to Ginny, scanning her beautiful face with his eyes. A tint of pink creeped up her neck.
"I'm sure nobody or nothing can penetrate it," Ginny said.
Draco didn't have time to reply, because the waiter came back to take their order.
"She's as sweet as lemons," Draco said when the waiter left.
Tilly gave a laugh. "You guys make such a pair!" she exclaimed. "Too bad you're not really one."
"Oh but we are," Draco put his arm around Ginny's shoulders. He could feel her body tense up immediately. "Don't even deny it," he whispered in her ear, "or else."
Ginny gave him a startled look, comprehending the full meaning of his last two words in his eyes.
"Ginny!" Tilly playfully scolded her. "And you told me you two weren't going out. Can you believe it Jack," Tilly gave Jack a pouty face. "My best friend lied to me."
"I didn't lie to you," Ginny said quickly. "Me and Draco are just-" Draco gave her shoulder a squeeze to remind her of his threat. "-are just starting on the whole relationship thing, and I just wanted time to understand it before I told anyone."
Good girl, Draco thought.
Their food arrived a few moments later, and the topics of their conversations revolved around school days and the latest events in the magical world.
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After they had all pitched in to pay the bill, they made their way outside. Tilly turned to them. "I'm gonna walk Jack home."
Ginny's eyes widened at the prospect of being alone with Draoc. "Are you sure you don't want me to come with you?"
Tilly shook her head. "No, that's fine," she took Jack's hand. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Nice meeting you," Jack directed his statement more to Ginny than Draco.
"You too," Ginny shook his hand again and smiled. Then Jack and Tilly, hand in hand, walked away from them. Ginny turned back to Draco who was still looking at them. "Tell me how it could be that you like Tilly, but not other muggle born witches and wizards."
Draco shrugged, and they began walking. "I don't know. You just can't help but like her."
Ginny nodded. "I know," there was a pause. "Did you have fun tonight?"
"I had an OK time if that's what you mean," he replied. "Hey, why are we stopping?" he asked as they stopped at a bus stop.
"We're waiting for the bus," Ginny said simply. A street lamp a few feet away from the bench gave light for Ginny to see Draco scowl.
"I've never ridden on a bus, and I don't intend to."
Ginny's temper unexpectedly began to rise. "Well, there's a first time for everything."
"Can't you just Apparate?" Ginny, embarrassed and not wanting to admit to him that she barely knew how, turned to look at the street lamp. "Don't tell me you can't," Draco's voice held a hint of amusement.
"I don't," she said through clenched teeth.
"So how do you get anywhere?" he asked, sounding genuinely curious.
"Floo Powder or sometimes muggle transportation," she said as the bus came and stopped in front of them. They mounted the stairs and took a seat in the far back. Draco, a scowl on his face, sat next to her.
"Apparate with me," he whispered, as the bus gave a lurch and started moving.
"I just told you I don't know how!" Ginny frowned.
"Just hold onto me and you'll be fine," he said.
"No."
"Come on. This is really annoying. Apparate with me," he coaxed.
"I said no," she said firmly.
He grasped her hand and held it in his smooth warm one. She looked questioningly at him. He was looking at her, staring deep into her eyes.
"Let go-"
"Don't let go," he whispered.
Suddenly Ginny felt like she was being lifted from her seat. She felt as light as air. Everything was flying past her so fast, that it was all a blur. She held on tightly to Draco's hand, who was also a blur. She closed her eyes to block out the spinning. When she opened them again, they were standing behind a tree. The night sky was dotted with millions of sparkling stars.
"Where are we?" Ginny asked, quickly letting go of Draco's hand. She looked around the tree and gasped. There was her house! "That was fast," she said, for lack of conversation. "Dra-" she turned back around, but he was gone. "Draco?" she called. She assumed that he probably had Apparated while she was looking at her house. She made her way to the house, entering through the kitchen door.
"Mum?" she looked in surprise at her mum who was sitting at the table. "Why are you still up?" then she looked closer. Her mum's eyes were red, as if she had been crying. Ginny quickly rushed to her side. "Mum! What's wrong?"
Her mum put her arms around Ginny. "Oh Ginny," she said. "I just received some horrible news. They're going to take our house away."
Ginny pulled herself back. "What? Why?"
"Because your father and I can't pay the bills. We already owe ten thousand galleons."
"B-but," Ginny stuttered in shock. "We have no where to go! What are we going to do?'
Her mum's shoulders slumped in defeat. "I don't know. They said that they want the money by tomorrow at noon, or we can live here no more," her mum sighed, suddenly looking very tired. "You should go to bed. We both should. God knows we're going to have a big day tomorrow."
Ginny watched as her mum got up and disappeared in the hallway. Oh no, she thought. They couldn't possibly lose this house. Even though it was trashy, it was still her home and it was where she had had many childhood memories. Her brothers could let them move in, but their houses were much too small to house three extra people. Plus, they wouldn't be able to stay with them forever, and they wouldn't have enough money to buy a new house.
Ginny suddenly sat up. Money equals Draco! she thought excitedly. They could borrow money from him, and then they could pay him back. That was it! God knew he had more than enough money spare. Ginny grabbed some Floo Powder, and without thinking, threw it into the fire.
"Malfoy Mansion," she said and stpped into the flames.
She landed in an expensively decorated library. There were shelves upon shelves of books that reached to the high ceiling. Ginny was immediately taken by the different colored books. She touched a couple, find pleasure in the smoothness of their covers. After a while, she supposed she'd better go and find Draco. She pushed open the two big oak doors that lead her to a hallway. Totally relying on instincts, she opened door after endless doors. She followed one hallway after the other. She climbed staircases, some spiraling, some leading straight up. She was panting, after forty-five minutes of walking and climbing. She could've sworn Draoc's house- or more of a castle- was bigger than Hogwarts.
She sat down and leaned against the stone wall. Something moved out of the corner of her eyes. A house elf with big clear blue eyes was peeking around the corner at her.
She quickly stood up, and the elf disappeared around the corner. "Please wait," she called, her voice echoing. She walked to the corner and saw the elf standing there.
"Missy," the efl's voice shook. "You's not supposed to be in here. This is the elve's quarters."
That explains why the halls are so dim, she thought. "Yes, I know. I'm trying to find Mr. Draco Malfoy. Do you-"
The elf nodded and looked at Ginny rather slyly. "You's the master's new mistress?"
Ginny cheeks burned. "Oh no. I'm just a friend."
"That's what all of them thinks at first, Missy," the elf beckoned her to follow as it started walking.
"What is your name?" Ginny inquired, following it.
"My name's Cheak," the elf replied.
"Oh," Ginny said, assuming that it was a male.
Cheak stayed quiet. After walking for ten minutes, Cheak suddenly stopped infront of a pair of magnificent doors. He raised his little fist and knocked.
"Come in," a voice growled.
Cheak gulped and looked at Ginny with something like pity in his eyes. He pushed the door open and bowed as Ginny walked past him. There was a click and Ginny knew that Cheak had closed the door, and had left her alone with Draco.
She had walked into a semi dark room, with a weak fire in the fireplace, casting shadows everywhere.
"Weasley?" Draco's voice came from one of the armchairs that were in front of the fireplace. He stood up and walked towards her. She looked away when she saw that he had no shirt on and was only wearing black silk pajama bottoms. He stopped in front of her. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I've come to ask you for something," she said, still not looking at him.
"Yes?"
"My mum and dad," she began. "They can't pay for the bills for the house, and they're going to lose it if they can't pay it."
"And you want to borrow money from me," he stated.
Ginny nodded. "Yes, but I'll pay you back. I promise."
Draco laughed softly. Ginny looked at him in surprise. "Did you know you can have the money, and you wouldn't have to pay me back?"
Ginny stared at him. "What do you mean?" she asked, not daring to believe him.
He met her puzzled eyes. "You can take as much money as your mum and dad need to pay off the bills. All I'm asking is that you marry me first."
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Ginny rested her face in her hands. It had been six days since Draco had come over to help her baby-sit, and he was plaguing her thoughts more than usual. She closed her eyes and sighed heavily.
"Draco Malfoy, why can't you just leave me alone?" she muttered.
Ginny looked up at her classroom. School had let out an hour ago. Normally she only stayed for half an hour after school, but she needed something else to concentrate on, other than Draco.
She hadn't seen him since he Disapparated from her living room, but not before giving her one of his short but promising kisses.
She touched her lips with her finger tips. She could still feel his wonderful warm lips on hers, teasing her. She closed her eyes and the image of Draco immediately came to her.
"Argh!" she gave a frustrated sigh and pushed herself away from her desk.
There was a knock on the door. She looked up and saw Tilly standing there, smiling at her. Ginny beckoned her in. Tilly was not exactly pretty, but she was irresistible when her friendly green eyes sparkled.
Tilly came in and sat down on Ginny's desk. "Something bothering you?" she asked, swinging her legs.
Ginny leaned back on her chair, letting her hair fall from the loose ponytail. She straightened back up and gave Tilly a penetrating look. Her shining red hair fell around her shoulders. She impatiently tucked it behind her ears.
"Tilly Winters," she said in a stern voice. "In all the years I've known you, how come you've never told me that you know Draco Malfoy?" she had meant to ask Tilly that all week, but she never got a chance.
Tilly looked at Ginny in surprise. "You never asked."
"So are you saying that I should ask every person I meet if they know who Draco Malfoy is?"
"Of course not. I didn't think he was that important. After all, he was just a student," her eyes widened suddenly. "Oh my God. Are you going out with him? Is he here?"
Ginny's cheeks colored slightly. "No I'm not going out with him, and no he's not here. But you really shouln't've called on him to come and help me baby-sit."
"What are you talking about? I didn't call him. I haven't seen or talked to him for at least three months now."
"You didn't call on him?" Ginny's mouth dropped. "How did he know I was baby-sitting, then?"
Tilly laughed suddenly. "Oh Ginny, you're so gullible. I did call on him. I was talking about my grandma, and then the subject of you came up. You should've seen his face when I mentioned your name! Well actually it was his eyes. You could never tell what he was thinking when it came to his facial expressions. But his eyes did seem to light up, or maybe it was just the reflection of the sparks that flew from the fireplace," Tilly said thoughtfully.
Ginny rolled her eyes. Tilly was absolutely hopeless when you just wanted a simple answer.
"Tilly," Ginny interrupted her. "Don't tell me Draco brightened up when you mentioned ME."
"But he did," Tilly insisted. "No matter what you say, he did seem interested when I mentioned you. Anway, let's move on to another subject," she said quickly when she saw Ginny open her mouth. "Today's Friday, so let's go out to eat and go to a movie."
Tilly was muggle-born, so her and Ginny always did things muggles would do, like go to a movie.
Ginny nodded. "All right. I'll come to your house around seven."
* * *
Dressed in a pair of stylish jeans, brown shoes, and a white sweater, Ginny left for Tilly's house, using Floo Powder. She landed in a medium sized living room, luxuriously decorated in colors of gold and maroon.
Mr. and Mrs. Winters started when they saw Ginny step out of the fireplace.
"Ginny darling," Mrs. Winters gasped, getting up from the couch. "Honestly. I'll never get used to people popping out of the fireplace."
Ginny offered them an apologetic smile. "I'm so sorry if I scared you."
"Well come and have a seat. Tilly will be down in a couple of minutes. Would you like some tea?" Ginny shook her head. "You have the most beautiful hair on earth," Mrs. Winters commented.
Ginny blushed. "Oh you know that's not true. Yours would beat mine without question."
Mrs. Winters unconsciously touched her brown hair which had a few strands of gray in it. "You're just the sweetest-"
"I know I am," Tilly said, coming into the living room. "I just can't help it."
Ginny laughed and stood up. "It's truw what she says Mrs. Winters."
"Well you can't've been around her much Ginny," Mr. Winters chuckled.
Tilly rolled her sparkling green eyes. "You're as flattering as they come dad. Well Ginny, we better go. The show starts in forty-five minutes, and I'm meeting somebody there."
Ginny was about to ask her who that somebody was, but decided to wait until they were alone. So with: "See you later," and "Be careful," they left the house through the door.
"Do we really have to travel by bus?" Ginny complained. "We could just travel by Floo Powder."
"Oh stop whining," Tilly said as they reached the bus stop. "For one thing, I don't HAVE any Floo Powder. For another, we could've Apparated, but you don't like doing that so I just settled for the bus."
A white and blue bus stopped in front of them and they climbed in. They took a seat in the way back. The bus was pretty much deserted except for an old lady.
"Who are you meeting there?" Ginny asked.
Tilly's cheeks turned pink. "No one," she said.
Ginny sighed. "After all these years you still think you can lie to me?"
"OK, I'll tell you. I met this really hot guy just yesterday. He wasn't doing anything tonight so I invited him along."
Ginny glanced out the window at all the lights and sights of the city. "So you're telling me that I'm a third wheel?"
"Of course not! You'll have fun, trust me."
A couple of stops later, they stood in front of the movie theater.
"I hate men who are late," Tilly groaned as she looked at her watch.
"Breathe Tilly," Ginny looked around at all the people who were either leaving or entering the movie theater. "We've only been out here for a few minutes."
A few moments later, they heard a call: "Till! Tilly Winters!" they turned around and saw a man in his late twenties waving to them.
Tilly's face brightened. "Jack Watsit. You're late." As the man came closer, Ginny was able to study him more. He had dark brown hair and was just a little taller than Ginny, who was about three inches taller than Tilly. And he was handsome indeed.
"Jack, I would like you to meet my absolute best friend, Ginny Weasley," Tilly never took her eyes off of him. "He's a wizard too," Tilly told Ginny.
Jack looked Ginny over and Ginny felt herself blush slightly at the glint of approval in his eyes.
"Hello," Ginny said, extending her hand. He took it in his large warm one. His hands were slightly calloused, unlike Draco's, Ginny found herself thinking.
"Hello," he gave her a smile, showing his even white teeth. He turned his attention back to Tilly. He looked her up and down. Like Ginny, she was also dressed in jeans. Her light green sweater brought out her eyes.
"Should we go in?" he asked.
Tilly shook her head. "No yet. We're still waiting for someone. And here he comes," Tilly was looking over Ginny's shoulder. Ginny spun around and her heart nearly stopped. Coming through the crowd was Draco, in an expensive looking black leather jacket, and jeans.
"Tilly," Ginny whispered furiously. "How could you invite him- Hello Draco," Ginny said quickly as he came within hearing range.
Draco glanced and Jack and scowled. "Hi," he snapped.
Touchy mood, Ginny thought. They entered the movie theater and paid for their tickets. Ginny insisted on paying for Draco's, since she knew he didn't know anything about muggle money. Ginny and Draco went int to save seats, while Tilly and Jack got in line for pop and popcorn.
Ginny and Daco chose seats that were in the middle. Ginny squirmed uncomfortably beside him, his presence was dominating. She knew that she could feel his presence, even if they were in a crowded room.
Draco quirked an eyebrow. "You need to go to the bathroom?"
Ginny stopped squirming and blushed. "No."
"I won't bite," he smirked at her. "Unless I'm told otherwise.
Ginny blushed even more. "Well, I won't tell you otherwise."
"Hmm," he murmured in disbelief.
"I didn't know you were interested in this kind of thing. I've always imagined you in your castle, ordering your poor house elves around for the hell of it."
To her surprise, he laughed. "I do do that. But I did that all week and I was getting tired of it."
"I couldn't imagine. So why did you come here tonight? I thought you hated muggles."
"I do, but I couldn't miss the chance of seeing you for the first time in a week," he said.
Ginny ignored his last sentence. "Is this your first time to a movie theater?"
"Yes, my first and last time."
"Oh Draco," Tilly said as she lead Jack to where Ginny and Draco were sitting. "You're such a spoil sport. Muggles are just like wizards and witches, except they can't do magic." She took a seat beside Ginny and handed her one of the two buckets of popcorn that she had ought. "Here Ginny darling. You and Draco can share this pop too," she raised her eyebrows. "That's if you two don't mind."
Draco smirked. "I don't, but I'm sure Weasley here has something to say about it."
Ginny gave him a dark look. "I DON'T mind."
* ~ * ~
My God did she look beautiful tonight! Her jeans hugged her hips and her thighs. The white sweater looked good on her, and her lips looked absolutely kissable. Her brown eyes were looking moody, and her long dark eyelashes helped bring out the expressions of her eyes. She had tied her hair in a ponytail. Draco's fingers were itching to let her hair loose from that now-hated ponytail.
The lights dimmed suddenly so that everyone was plunged into darkness. Draco looked around in surprise. Then the black wall in front of them suddenly turned white and pictures started to move. In spite of himself, Draco got fascinated by this muggle thing that kept playing different scenes.
"See," Ginny whispered to him. "Not ALL muggle things are stupid."
Draco turned his attention back to the wall, which now flashed the words: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
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"The wizard on that movie was absolutely fictional. I mean, we don't carry staffs," Draco commented as he slid in next to Ginny at an American restaurant. Tilly and Jack took a seat across from them.
Tilly rolled her eyes. "They're MUGGLES Draco. Honestly, they don't know," Tilly sighed. "I can't explain it. Ginny, please try to get through to his abnormally thick skull."
Draco looked to Ginny, scanning her beautiful face with his eyes. A tint of pink creeped up her neck.
"I'm sure nobody or nothing can penetrate it," Ginny said.
Draco didn't have time to reply, because the waiter came back to take their order.
"She's as sweet as lemons," Draco said when the waiter left.
Tilly gave a laugh. "You guys make such a pair!" she exclaimed. "Too bad you're not really one."
"Oh but we are," Draco put his arm around Ginny's shoulders. He could feel her body tense up immediately. "Don't even deny it," he whispered in her ear, "or else."
Ginny gave him a startled look, comprehending the full meaning of his last two words in his eyes.
"Ginny!" Tilly playfully scolded her. "And you told me you two weren't going out. Can you believe it Jack," Tilly gave Jack a pouty face. "My best friend lied to me."
"I didn't lie to you," Ginny said quickly. "Me and Draco are just-" Draco gave her shoulder a squeeze to remind her of his threat. "-are just starting on the whole relationship thing, and I just wanted time to understand it before I told anyone."
Good girl, Draco thought.
Their food arrived a few moments later, and the topics of their conversations revolved around school days and the latest events in the magical world.
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After they had all pitched in to pay the bill, they made their way outside. Tilly turned to them. "I'm gonna walk Jack home."
Ginny's eyes widened at the prospect of being alone with Draoc. "Are you sure you don't want me to come with you?"
Tilly shook her head. "No, that's fine," she took Jack's hand. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Nice meeting you," Jack directed his statement more to Ginny than Draco.
"You too," Ginny shook his hand again and smiled. Then Jack and Tilly, hand in hand, walked away from them. Ginny turned back to Draco who was still looking at them. "Tell me how it could be that you like Tilly, but not other muggle born witches and wizards."
Draco shrugged, and they began walking. "I don't know. You just can't help but like her."
Ginny nodded. "I know," there was a pause. "Did you have fun tonight?"
"I had an OK time if that's what you mean," he replied. "Hey, why are we stopping?" he asked as they stopped at a bus stop.
"We're waiting for the bus," Ginny said simply. A street lamp a few feet away from the bench gave light for Ginny to see Draco scowl.
"I've never ridden on a bus, and I don't intend to."
Ginny's temper unexpectedly began to rise. "Well, there's a first time for everything."
"Can't you just Apparate?" Ginny, embarrassed and not wanting to admit to him that she barely knew how, turned to look at the street lamp. "Don't tell me you can't," Draco's voice held a hint of amusement.
"I don't," she said through clenched teeth.
"So how do you get anywhere?" he asked, sounding genuinely curious.
"Floo Powder or sometimes muggle transportation," she said as the bus came and stopped in front of them. They mounted the stairs and took a seat in the far back. Draco, a scowl on his face, sat next to her.
"Apparate with me," he whispered, as the bus gave a lurch and started moving.
"I just told you I don't know how!" Ginny frowned.
"Just hold onto me and you'll be fine," he said.
"No."
"Come on. This is really annoying. Apparate with me," he coaxed.
"I said no," she said firmly.
He grasped her hand and held it in his smooth warm one. She looked questioningly at him. He was looking at her, staring deep into her eyes.
"Let go-"
"Don't let go," he whispered.
Suddenly Ginny felt like she was being lifted from her seat. She felt as light as air. Everything was flying past her so fast, that it was all a blur. She held on tightly to Draco's hand, who was also a blur. She closed her eyes to block out the spinning. When she opened them again, they were standing behind a tree. The night sky was dotted with millions of sparkling stars.
"Where are we?" Ginny asked, quickly letting go of Draco's hand. She looked around the tree and gasped. There was her house! "That was fast," she said, for lack of conversation. "Dra-" she turned back around, but he was gone. "Draco?" she called. She assumed that he probably had Apparated while she was looking at her house. She made her way to the house, entering through the kitchen door.
"Mum?" she looked in surprise at her mum who was sitting at the table. "Why are you still up?" then she looked closer. Her mum's eyes were red, as if she had been crying. Ginny quickly rushed to her side. "Mum! What's wrong?"
Her mum put her arms around Ginny. "Oh Ginny," she said. "I just received some horrible news. They're going to take our house away."
Ginny pulled herself back. "What? Why?"
"Because your father and I can't pay the bills. We already owe ten thousand galleons."
"B-but," Ginny stuttered in shock. "We have no where to go! What are we going to do?'
Her mum's shoulders slumped in defeat. "I don't know. They said that they want the money by tomorrow at noon, or we can live here no more," her mum sighed, suddenly looking very tired. "You should go to bed. We both should. God knows we're going to have a big day tomorrow."
Ginny watched as her mum got up and disappeared in the hallway. Oh no, she thought. They couldn't possibly lose this house. Even though it was trashy, it was still her home and it was where she had had many childhood memories. Her brothers could let them move in, but their houses were much too small to house three extra people. Plus, they wouldn't be able to stay with them forever, and they wouldn't have enough money to buy a new house.
Ginny suddenly sat up. Money equals Draco! she thought excitedly. They could borrow money from him, and then they could pay him back. That was it! God knew he had more than enough money spare. Ginny grabbed some Floo Powder, and without thinking, threw it into the fire.
"Malfoy Mansion," she said and stpped into the flames.
She landed in an expensively decorated library. There were shelves upon shelves of books that reached to the high ceiling. Ginny was immediately taken by the different colored books. She touched a couple, find pleasure in the smoothness of their covers. After a while, she supposed she'd better go and find Draco. She pushed open the two big oak doors that lead her to a hallway. Totally relying on instincts, she opened door after endless doors. She followed one hallway after the other. She climbed staircases, some spiraling, some leading straight up. She was panting, after forty-five minutes of walking and climbing. She could've sworn Draoc's house- or more of a castle- was bigger than Hogwarts.
She sat down and leaned against the stone wall. Something moved out of the corner of her eyes. A house elf with big clear blue eyes was peeking around the corner at her.
She quickly stood up, and the elf disappeared around the corner. "Please wait," she called, her voice echoing. She walked to the corner and saw the elf standing there.
"Missy," the efl's voice shook. "You's not supposed to be in here. This is the elve's quarters."
That explains why the halls are so dim, she thought. "Yes, I know. I'm trying to find Mr. Draco Malfoy. Do you-"
The elf nodded and looked at Ginny rather slyly. "You's the master's new mistress?"
Ginny cheeks burned. "Oh no. I'm just a friend."
"That's what all of them thinks at first, Missy," the elf beckoned her to follow as it started walking.
"What is your name?" Ginny inquired, following it.
"My name's Cheak," the elf replied.
"Oh," Ginny said, assuming that it was a male.
Cheak stayed quiet. After walking for ten minutes, Cheak suddenly stopped infront of a pair of magnificent doors. He raised his little fist and knocked.
"Come in," a voice growled.
Cheak gulped and looked at Ginny with something like pity in his eyes. He pushed the door open and bowed as Ginny walked past him. There was a click and Ginny knew that Cheak had closed the door, and had left her alone with Draco.
She had walked into a semi dark room, with a weak fire in the fireplace, casting shadows everywhere.
"Weasley?" Draco's voice came from one of the armchairs that were in front of the fireplace. He stood up and walked towards her. She looked away when she saw that he had no shirt on and was only wearing black silk pajama bottoms. He stopped in front of her. "What the hell are you doing here?"
"I've come to ask you for something," she said, still not looking at him.
"Yes?"
"My mum and dad," she began. "They can't pay for the bills for the house, and they're going to lose it if they can't pay it."
"And you want to borrow money from me," he stated.
Ginny nodded. "Yes, but I'll pay you back. I promise."
Draco laughed softly. Ginny looked at him in surprise. "Did you know you can have the money, and you wouldn't have to pay me back?"
Ginny stared at him. "What do you mean?" she asked, not daring to believe him.
He met her puzzled eyes. "You can take as much money as your mum and dad need to pay off the bills. All I'm asking is that you marry me first."
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Finally! Do you people know how long it took me to type this? 45 minutes! and it's given me a head ache too. Sorry it took so long to post, I just had to post it today, 'cause tomorrow I have a basketball game and I won't have time! Well please review! super sailor saturn39