Harry Potter sauntered into the room, a lazy smile playing on his
face. "Yes, me" he said, grinning. Ginny blinked, literally speechless.
"But...but..." she blubbered, trying to think of what to say. Harry was
grinning wildley; Ginny noted that he looked like he was under the
influence of an alcoholic beverage. Normally she would have found that
amusing, but at the moment she was too shocked to think anything. "Yeah, I
know," he said, misunderstanding her babble. "No...you don't
understand...I....you...but..." She struggled to fine something intelligent
to say, but words were failing her.
Harry, oblivious o the fact that she was trying to tell him it was a mistake, sat down on the otherside of her bed and grinned at Ron. She saw him wink out of the corner of her mind. All of her jumbled up thought became crystal clear, and she stopped rambling to narrow her eyes in suspicioun. Her brother and Harry had something planned, all right, and she was going to find out what, whether they wanted her to or not."So, do you like it?" asked Harry eagerly, innteruppting her thoughts. She made an instant decision, and said, "Yeah. It's really..erm...pretty," she finally managed to say, hoping that they couldn't guess what her intentions were. She planned to play along with whatever they were doing until she could get it out of them what they were doing.
Harry smiled crookedly; the way, she noted to herself, that had made her like him in the first place. She had none of those feelings returning, though. She willed herself to smile shyly at Harry, it was the most she could muster. It seemed to be working, however. "Great. I knew you would," he said, leaning forward and smiling so all his teeth showed. To much stisfaction Ginny saw that he had a bit of something stuck in his teeth. She mirked, trying not to make it look TOO smug. He leaned back and grinned; his teeth were beginning to make Ginny sick. They were so...white...and...straight...and...Harry.
Just then the nurse walked in and smiled at Ginny. "Well, you're just about healed. Give it another few hours or so and you'll be good as new! Just be careful not to pick a fight with those stairs, because the stairs will always win," she said, laughing at her own joke. Harry and Ron laughed too; Ginny felt as if she were stuck in a world with a bunch of loonies on laughing gas. She rolled her eyes and grinned weakly when Ron nudged her rib. She layed down and announced laudly, "I'm going to sleep now. I'm exaughsted" She said goodbye to Harry adn Ron and stared at the ceiling, wondering just what her brother had planned. Then she tought, 'It's no fair when they get to have all the fun. They want to be planning something, fine. Two, or three, I guess, can play at that game' She smiled and fell asleep working out the finer details in her plan against Ron and Harry.
She awaoke a few hours later to a quite hospital wing and an empty stomach. She spotted a not and a chunk of chocolate on the table next to her bed, and she picked up both. As she nibbled on the chocolate she read the note.
'Ginny, Off to get some herbs and spices from Greenhouse #3. Be back soon, -Miss Sharmp'
She set the note down and put the chocolate bac on the table. She got up cautiously and moved over to the other bed. She sat down and tapped Draco's shoulder, urging him to wake up before the nurse got back. "Malfoy....Malfoy...Draco, wake up...it's me" she hissed, shaking him. He blinked, and opened one eye slowly. He jumped, then sat up and looked around. Surprising Ginny, he scowled.
"What is it?" he asked, sounding annoyed. But Ginny wasn't going to let this get to her. She needed his cooperation in this. "I have a plan," she began slowly, unsure of how to tell him. "Against.....My brother, Ron, and Harry Potter," Draco's lip twitched. She looked at him in annoyence. "Are you laughing at me?" she asked, ahnds on hips. Draco's face split into a grin. "Yes," he said simply. "Now, go one. What's this...plan?" he asked, sounding intriuged. Ginny took a deep breath and went on. "Well....they're..um...well...you know..." she blushed, unsure of how to put it. "Trying to...."
"Get us apart, yes, I know," he supplied for her dryly. She wondered how he could go about this so clamly, but she didn't have time to think about it. "Yes, and well.....I don't...want to.....get apart...do you?" she asked tentatively. That had not been what she'd meant to say, but it just came out suddenly. Draco looked bemused for a second, then he answered cooly, "Not really...no" Ginny felt herself start to swell, but she pushed it down to go on. "Yes..well...I thouht we could maybe..." she whispered the details of the plan in his ear, occasionally nodding or answering questions he had.
After she was finished she sat back and looked at him eagerly, willing him to do it. After what seemed like agonizing hours of him just staring into space with a small smile on his lips she finally broke and said, "Well?" He looked at her, and grinned.
"Sure"
Harry, oblivious o the fact that she was trying to tell him it was a mistake, sat down on the otherside of her bed and grinned at Ron. She saw him wink out of the corner of her mind. All of her jumbled up thought became crystal clear, and she stopped rambling to narrow her eyes in suspicioun. Her brother and Harry had something planned, all right, and she was going to find out what, whether they wanted her to or not."So, do you like it?" asked Harry eagerly, innteruppting her thoughts. She made an instant decision, and said, "Yeah. It's really..erm...pretty," she finally managed to say, hoping that they couldn't guess what her intentions were. She planned to play along with whatever they were doing until she could get it out of them what they were doing.
Harry smiled crookedly; the way, she noted to herself, that had made her like him in the first place. She had none of those feelings returning, though. She willed herself to smile shyly at Harry, it was the most she could muster. It seemed to be working, however. "Great. I knew you would," he said, leaning forward and smiling so all his teeth showed. To much stisfaction Ginny saw that he had a bit of something stuck in his teeth. She mirked, trying not to make it look TOO smug. He leaned back and grinned; his teeth were beginning to make Ginny sick. They were so...white...and...straight...and...Harry.
Just then the nurse walked in and smiled at Ginny. "Well, you're just about healed. Give it another few hours or so and you'll be good as new! Just be careful not to pick a fight with those stairs, because the stairs will always win," she said, laughing at her own joke. Harry and Ron laughed too; Ginny felt as if she were stuck in a world with a bunch of loonies on laughing gas. She rolled her eyes and grinned weakly when Ron nudged her rib. She layed down and announced laudly, "I'm going to sleep now. I'm exaughsted" She said goodbye to Harry adn Ron and stared at the ceiling, wondering just what her brother had planned. Then she tought, 'It's no fair when they get to have all the fun. They want to be planning something, fine. Two, or three, I guess, can play at that game' She smiled and fell asleep working out the finer details in her plan against Ron and Harry.
She awaoke a few hours later to a quite hospital wing and an empty stomach. She spotted a not and a chunk of chocolate on the table next to her bed, and she picked up both. As she nibbled on the chocolate she read the note.
'Ginny, Off to get some herbs and spices from Greenhouse #3. Be back soon, -Miss Sharmp'
She set the note down and put the chocolate bac on the table. She got up cautiously and moved over to the other bed. She sat down and tapped Draco's shoulder, urging him to wake up before the nurse got back. "Malfoy....Malfoy...Draco, wake up...it's me" she hissed, shaking him. He blinked, and opened one eye slowly. He jumped, then sat up and looked around. Surprising Ginny, he scowled.
"What is it?" he asked, sounding annoyed. But Ginny wasn't going to let this get to her. She needed his cooperation in this. "I have a plan," she began slowly, unsure of how to tell him. "Against.....My brother, Ron, and Harry Potter," Draco's lip twitched. She looked at him in annoyence. "Are you laughing at me?" she asked, ahnds on hips. Draco's face split into a grin. "Yes," he said simply. "Now, go one. What's this...plan?" he asked, sounding intriuged. Ginny took a deep breath and went on. "Well....they're..um...well...you know..." she blushed, unsure of how to put it. "Trying to...."
"Get us apart, yes, I know," he supplied for her dryly. She wondered how he could go about this so clamly, but she didn't have time to think about it. "Yes, and well.....I don't...want to.....get apart...do you?" she asked tentatively. That had not been what she'd meant to say, but it just came out suddenly. Draco looked bemused for a second, then he answered cooly, "Not really...no" Ginny felt herself start to swell, but she pushed it down to go on. "Yes..well...I thouht we could maybe..." she whispered the details of the plan in his ear, occasionally nodding or answering questions he had.
After she was finished she sat back and looked at him eagerly, willing him to do it. After what seemed like agonizing hours of him just staring into space with a small smile on his lips she finally broke and said, "Well?" He looked at her, and grinned.
"Sure"