Deep Water
Summary – Draco Malfoy fascinates Ginny Weasley, and not being a typical Gryffindor will this interest lead to something more? Disclaimer – I own nothing...I am sure you have read many of these, so as much as I wish I did come up with the Harry Potter idea, I am most certain if I was to tell you I did you probably wouldn't believe me anyway, so therefore it would be a waste of my time to try and convince you, am I babbling? A/N – Thankyou to reviewers. I also have to apologise profusely to my Beta who I actually haven't given anything to beta yet, I just get so damn carried away!
Chapter Three – Interesting Fights.
As her eyes slowly shut letting her drift off to sleep she thought vaguely to herself..."did I just refer to Malfoy as Draco?"...
The night passed more quickly that Ginny had wanted, before she knew it, she was dressed, washed and down in the great hall ready to face the music. Not just getting along with Malfoy, but "luckily" for her Potions was first and she hadn't gotten around to telling her brother that she was promoted to his class. Ginny picked up a silver fork and pushed the stringy bacon around on her plate, she just didn't feel like eating.
Sensing that somebody was looking at her Ginny looked up to catch Draco Malfoy looking straight at her. Ginny's heart pounded for a moment before she became curious to why he was looking at her, and actually not appearing to want to maim her as he had the night before. Ginny felt her throat tighten slightly and looked away from his haunting grey eyes. Moments later she was still thinking about the almost confused expression on his face but was distracted when Luna sat down opposite her.
"Luna..." Ginny greeted shortly.
Luna widened her large pale eyes at her, an almost twisted look coming onto her face.
"What's disconcerting you this morning Gin?" Luna asked in her usual faint voice, "Draco again is it?" Luna continued a little too loudly for Ginny who was a tad paranoid.
"Shut up!" Ginny hissed at her suspiciously glancing around her.
Luna smirked. "Well is it then?" Luna continued
Ginny rolled her eyes, the spoke, "Well actually Luna, it sort of is..." Ginny told her what happened last night, annoyed at the lack of Luna's reaction.
"I always expected you would be promoted in Potions Gin" Luna said knowingly, "Snape just has a thing for you!" she finished off, ducking as Ginny swiped at her friend's head.
"I don't think YOU can talk Luna!" Ginny retaliated not entirely sure as to what she was insinuating.
They ate a bit of breakfast before Luna dropped her cup suddenly as if a thought had just occurred to her.
"Wait! Gin...did you say that Malfoy volunteered to tutor you?" Luna asked hurriedly.
Ginny bit her lip. "Well, I'm not sure, it seems he agreered to it but can you honestly see Malfoy volunteering to tutor ANYBODY, let alone a Weasley?" Ginny said unsure of Malfoy's intentions herself.
Luna laughed, mocking Ginny. "Let alone a Weasley?" she probed then continued, "I would have thought it would make the deal more agreeable..." she finished off hurrying back to the Ravenclaw table before Ginny really did attack her.
Ginny pulled out her pocket watch, shaking her head slowly at Luna's antics, she loved Luna like a sister nearly, but she was a little...well...not daft, but she just didn't understand people like Ginny did. Of course Malfoy hated her, and it irritated her that Luna was under the impression that Malfoy liked Ginny, there was no way he did and last night had proved that to her. Pulling the dragon clasp on the pocket watch Ginny jumped up knocking the bench over as she saw she was already a couple of minutes late for her first potions lesson. Panting and groaning at her luck at the same time Ginny pushed open the Potions door, pausing in her spot when everyone in the room including Snape turned to stare at her.
In what felt like a split in time Ginny took in Snape's disapproving look, Malfoy's arrogant smirk at her, The Slytherins confusion and distaste, and most of all Harry's, Ron's and Hermione's befuddlement. Being the bravest of the three Ron stood slightly in his seat and hissed at her.
"Ginny...you don't have Potions now, geez, just look at your timetable"
Ginny blushed at the comment, but looked up surprised when she found Malfoy was standing next to her.
He stood tall over Ron and said to Ron, "Hasn't she told you Weasley? Your sister is in this class now, some maybe you might just want to shut your trap...permanently if you please" Malfoy said coolly, glancing at Snape as if to say he would handle it. Despite thankful for Malfoy's interruptions Ginny found it irritating how Malfoy thought he had the right to control the lesson. But before she could protest Malfoy had roughly grabbed her arm and dragged her to his table, "Sit Weasley" he said.
Ginny sat hesitating, seeing the furious look on Ron's face, but if anything it gave her more motivation to defy him. The lesson moved on, but Ginny spent it giving Malfoy little looks, why had he wanted her to sit next to him?
After she had forgotten to add Azagoy Root to the Potions, Draco stopped her hand with his and said smirking at her, "What is it Weasley, you seem all flushed..."
Ginny glared at him. "I am not!"
Malfoy smirked back. "Are too"
"Am Not" Ginny continued childishly
Malfoy tilted his head towards hers and whispered, "Oh, are we going to play that game then?"
Ginny shuffled nervously backwards very aware of the trio's heated gazes on her.
"No" she murmured softly.
"Oh" was only the response she got.
The lesson ended much more quickly that Ginny liked it too, not just because she hadn't got a chance to ask Draco why he wanted her to sit with him, but also because it meant she would have to face Ron.
Ginny slipped out the door, thinking for a second she had gotten away just to hear pounding footsteps after her. She turned around forebodingly to see Ron seething at her, and Harry and Hermione giving her curious looks.
"What" Ginny spat at her brother more harshly then she meant to.
Ron narrowed his eyes at her. "Don't speak to me like that Ginny!" he replied.
Ginny took a small step towards him hoping to look threatening, "I can say whatever I want to you Ron!" Ginny replied, this time meaning the harshness to her words.
Ron turned to Hermione for help. She placed a hand on his shoulder and said in a motherly voice to her, "Ginny, what I think Ron is trying to say, as stupidly as it may be, is why didn't you tell us you were in our Potions?"
Ginny smirked at her brother, "I didn't think Ron would care really..."
"OH AND WHY WOULD THAT BE?" Ron shouted ignoring Hermione's protests.
"There's no need to shout Ron" Harry interrupted, finally entering the conversation.
Hermione gave Harry a look, warning him to stay out of it.
Harry spun around to face Hermione, "and why do I have to stay out of it eh? So you can play the know- it- all peacemaker?" Harry snarled at her.
'Shit' Ginny thought mentally to herself, since when were the threesome on such bad terms...
Ron faced off with Harry, "HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO HER LIKE THAT" he roared at Harry meanwhile, Hermione was silently crying in the corner.
'What the Fuck?' Ginny continued to think to herself. She thought they were all lovey dovey with each other. Unknowingly Ginny had backed away and said those thoughts out loud. Which is why it surprised her when somebody replied to her thoughts.
'Maybe that's just the problem Weasley..."
Ginny turned to see Malfoy leaning lazily against the wall, watching the scene with amusement twinkling in his eyes.
'Oh and How's that?' Ginny replied sardonically, watching Harry and Ron dance around each other like they were going to fight.
She turned her head slightly to see Malfoy smirk.
"Don't tell me you can't see it?" Malfoy replied, his mouth open in false shock.
Ginny furrowed her brow out him, confused.
"I guess not," he muttered.
She felt him sigh next to her then he continued, "Isn't it obvious? Potter's obviously very much in love with granger, and so it seems is your prat of a brother..."
"WHAT" Ginny screamed at him.
She noticed his mouth twitch in laughter.
"Or are you too infatuated with Potter to notice then?" Malfoy sneered at her, the tone in his voice hardening faintly.
Ginny glared viciously at him and turned back to the scene. Well now that she thought about it, it did explain a lot, Ron's jealously when Harry was around Hermione, Harry's when Ron was...how Harry avoided them when they were together. She felt a faint burn in her heart knowing that Harry didn't secretly love her. It's not that she still loved him, well not anywhere near the same extent she had once, but still, it hurt, and it would always hurt she supposed.
Remembering Malfoy's presence she turned and noticed he was no longer there. It was almost as if she imagined it, but later that night when she met him for their first tutoring session she knew she hadn't because he greeted her with, "Has Potter or Weasley killed each other yet?"
Ginny just rolled her eyes and sat down next to him. She was surprised, Malfoy was shockingly patient, kind...critical of course, but still, that night, only in an hour he had taught her at least 20 pages of the textbook. It sank easily into her mind, she just grasped Potions, and the concept was so logical.
His arm brushed hers and Ginny fidgeted slightly, he felt so warm, and the air was so cold, he wouldn't mind he she just hugged him would he? Ginny quickly moved away realising what she had thought and blushing furiously at her gall.
"What is it Weasley, don't trust yourself around me?" Draco simpered at her.
Ginny bit her lip trying to avoid the answer, because deep down she knew Draco was right even if he was only joking.
"You think too much of yourself Malfoy" Ginny spat back gathering the loose sheets of parchment. Walking towards the door she turned, wanting a last look at him.
"Well goodnight to you too Weasley" Draco said waving sarcastically at her.
Ginny smiled back at him causing Draco to look a little stunned, "Night Draco" she replied, savouring the dumbfound look on his face.
Ginny walked back to the Gryffindor common room, and couldn't help smiling the whole way there. Draco really was a funny guy, maybe not in a general sense, he had real black humour and she found herself laughing at things that she knew later on she would fell guilty about laughing at. He was charismatic...sure, even bigheaded but there was more to Draco Malfoy that smirking albino hunk of insults.
Ginny strolled into the common room and immediately wished that she hadn't. Ron and Hermione were lying on the couch together, not ...sexually...but Ron had his arms protectively around her waist and Ginny saw Harry sitting on the other side of the room glaring at them. Ginny feeling sorry for Harry walked over and smirked when she saw his quill was dangling in his hand and his book was upside-down.
"heya Harry" Ginny greeted warmly.
Harry turned to her with his eyes still narrowed at the couple and absently replied, "Yo Gin..."
Ginny smiled inwardly and sat down opposite him.
"You know what it feels like now then?" Ginny said causing Harry to spin around and look at her baffled.
"What feels like what Gin?" He asked.
"Being in Love with somebody from afar..." Ginny muttered.
Harry's eyes widened, "Um...Gin...I don't know what you mean"
Ginny rolled her eyes at him. "Fuck off Harry, you know exactly what I'm talking about..."
Harry fiddled with his quill..." well...I dunno..." he said unsure.
"Want me to fill you in?" Ginny asked harshly...the continued in a softer tone, "You are in love with Hermione, aren't you?" Harry nearly fell off his chair, but Ginny continued, "And when I referred to you now knowing what it felt like, I meant, my being in love with you." Ginny finished off.
"Umm..." Harry replied, looking slightly wary of her.
"Don't worry, I don't like you anymore" Ginny reassured him.
Harry laughed. "Fine then..." he replied in mock bitterness
"You know I'm kidding Harry, how could I not like you, you adorable little squiggly puppy dog..." Ginny said in a baby voice
Harry laughed loudly causing Hermione to squirm and Ron turn around, glare at Harry then pat Hermione on the head.
"Although Har...I'm not sure you're the dog..." Ginny suggested pointing towards Ron patting Hermione on the head.
Harry laughed again.
Ginny stood up and laughed with him, it felt good to be friends with Harry, just friends. Ginny walked halfway to the stairs before turning around and whispering to Harry, "Don't give up on Love Harry"
He nodded at her, before whispering back, "And don't you either Gin"
Ginny made her way up the spiral staircase and thought to herself, 'I haven't...'
A/N – What did you think? Do you want a Ron/Hermione/Harry Love triangle? I kind of what to write one so your opinions probably won't make a hellava difference but I'd appreciate them anyway. Oh, but one thing I do want to know, is do you think the characters i.e. Ron, Draco, Harry, Ginny...Hermione, are too out of character and how?
Summary – Draco Malfoy fascinates Ginny Weasley, and not being a typical Gryffindor will this interest lead to something more? Disclaimer – I own nothing...I am sure you have read many of these, so as much as I wish I did come up with the Harry Potter idea, I am most certain if I was to tell you I did you probably wouldn't believe me anyway, so therefore it would be a waste of my time to try and convince you, am I babbling? A/N – Thankyou to reviewers. I also have to apologise profusely to my Beta who I actually haven't given anything to beta yet, I just get so damn carried away!
Chapter Three – Interesting Fights.
As her eyes slowly shut letting her drift off to sleep she thought vaguely to herself..."did I just refer to Malfoy as Draco?"...
The night passed more quickly that Ginny had wanted, before she knew it, she was dressed, washed and down in the great hall ready to face the music. Not just getting along with Malfoy, but "luckily" for her Potions was first and she hadn't gotten around to telling her brother that she was promoted to his class. Ginny picked up a silver fork and pushed the stringy bacon around on her plate, she just didn't feel like eating.
Sensing that somebody was looking at her Ginny looked up to catch Draco Malfoy looking straight at her. Ginny's heart pounded for a moment before she became curious to why he was looking at her, and actually not appearing to want to maim her as he had the night before. Ginny felt her throat tighten slightly and looked away from his haunting grey eyes. Moments later she was still thinking about the almost confused expression on his face but was distracted when Luna sat down opposite her.
"Luna..." Ginny greeted shortly.
Luna widened her large pale eyes at her, an almost twisted look coming onto her face.
"What's disconcerting you this morning Gin?" Luna asked in her usual faint voice, "Draco again is it?" Luna continued a little too loudly for Ginny who was a tad paranoid.
"Shut up!" Ginny hissed at her suspiciously glancing around her.
Luna smirked. "Well is it then?" Luna continued
Ginny rolled her eyes, the spoke, "Well actually Luna, it sort of is..." Ginny told her what happened last night, annoyed at the lack of Luna's reaction.
"I always expected you would be promoted in Potions Gin" Luna said knowingly, "Snape just has a thing for you!" she finished off, ducking as Ginny swiped at her friend's head.
"I don't think YOU can talk Luna!" Ginny retaliated not entirely sure as to what she was insinuating.
They ate a bit of breakfast before Luna dropped her cup suddenly as if a thought had just occurred to her.
"Wait! Gin...did you say that Malfoy volunteered to tutor you?" Luna asked hurriedly.
Ginny bit her lip. "Well, I'm not sure, it seems he agreered to it but can you honestly see Malfoy volunteering to tutor ANYBODY, let alone a Weasley?" Ginny said unsure of Malfoy's intentions herself.
Luna laughed, mocking Ginny. "Let alone a Weasley?" she probed then continued, "I would have thought it would make the deal more agreeable..." she finished off hurrying back to the Ravenclaw table before Ginny really did attack her.
Ginny pulled out her pocket watch, shaking her head slowly at Luna's antics, she loved Luna like a sister nearly, but she was a little...well...not daft, but she just didn't understand people like Ginny did. Of course Malfoy hated her, and it irritated her that Luna was under the impression that Malfoy liked Ginny, there was no way he did and last night had proved that to her. Pulling the dragon clasp on the pocket watch Ginny jumped up knocking the bench over as she saw she was already a couple of minutes late for her first potions lesson. Panting and groaning at her luck at the same time Ginny pushed open the Potions door, pausing in her spot when everyone in the room including Snape turned to stare at her.
In what felt like a split in time Ginny took in Snape's disapproving look, Malfoy's arrogant smirk at her, The Slytherins confusion and distaste, and most of all Harry's, Ron's and Hermione's befuddlement. Being the bravest of the three Ron stood slightly in his seat and hissed at her.
"Ginny...you don't have Potions now, geez, just look at your timetable"
Ginny blushed at the comment, but looked up surprised when she found Malfoy was standing next to her.
He stood tall over Ron and said to Ron, "Hasn't she told you Weasley? Your sister is in this class now, some maybe you might just want to shut your trap...permanently if you please" Malfoy said coolly, glancing at Snape as if to say he would handle it. Despite thankful for Malfoy's interruptions Ginny found it irritating how Malfoy thought he had the right to control the lesson. But before she could protest Malfoy had roughly grabbed her arm and dragged her to his table, "Sit Weasley" he said.
Ginny sat hesitating, seeing the furious look on Ron's face, but if anything it gave her more motivation to defy him. The lesson moved on, but Ginny spent it giving Malfoy little looks, why had he wanted her to sit next to him?
After she had forgotten to add Azagoy Root to the Potions, Draco stopped her hand with his and said smirking at her, "What is it Weasley, you seem all flushed..."
Ginny glared at him. "I am not!"
Malfoy smirked back. "Are too"
"Am Not" Ginny continued childishly
Malfoy tilted his head towards hers and whispered, "Oh, are we going to play that game then?"
Ginny shuffled nervously backwards very aware of the trio's heated gazes on her.
"No" she murmured softly.
"Oh" was only the response she got.
The lesson ended much more quickly that Ginny liked it too, not just because she hadn't got a chance to ask Draco why he wanted her to sit with him, but also because it meant she would have to face Ron.
Ginny slipped out the door, thinking for a second she had gotten away just to hear pounding footsteps after her. She turned around forebodingly to see Ron seething at her, and Harry and Hermione giving her curious looks.
"What" Ginny spat at her brother more harshly then she meant to.
Ron narrowed his eyes at her. "Don't speak to me like that Ginny!" he replied.
Ginny took a small step towards him hoping to look threatening, "I can say whatever I want to you Ron!" Ginny replied, this time meaning the harshness to her words.
Ron turned to Hermione for help. She placed a hand on his shoulder and said in a motherly voice to her, "Ginny, what I think Ron is trying to say, as stupidly as it may be, is why didn't you tell us you were in our Potions?"
Ginny smirked at her brother, "I didn't think Ron would care really..."
"OH AND WHY WOULD THAT BE?" Ron shouted ignoring Hermione's protests.
"There's no need to shout Ron" Harry interrupted, finally entering the conversation.
Hermione gave Harry a look, warning him to stay out of it.
Harry spun around to face Hermione, "and why do I have to stay out of it eh? So you can play the know- it- all peacemaker?" Harry snarled at her.
'Shit' Ginny thought mentally to herself, since when were the threesome on such bad terms...
Ron faced off with Harry, "HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO HER LIKE THAT" he roared at Harry meanwhile, Hermione was silently crying in the corner.
'What the Fuck?' Ginny continued to think to herself. She thought they were all lovey dovey with each other. Unknowingly Ginny had backed away and said those thoughts out loud. Which is why it surprised her when somebody replied to her thoughts.
'Maybe that's just the problem Weasley..."
Ginny turned to see Malfoy leaning lazily against the wall, watching the scene with amusement twinkling in his eyes.
'Oh and How's that?' Ginny replied sardonically, watching Harry and Ron dance around each other like they were going to fight.
She turned her head slightly to see Malfoy smirk.
"Don't tell me you can't see it?" Malfoy replied, his mouth open in false shock.
Ginny furrowed her brow out him, confused.
"I guess not," he muttered.
She felt him sigh next to her then he continued, "Isn't it obvious? Potter's obviously very much in love with granger, and so it seems is your prat of a brother..."
"WHAT" Ginny screamed at him.
She noticed his mouth twitch in laughter.
"Or are you too infatuated with Potter to notice then?" Malfoy sneered at her, the tone in his voice hardening faintly.
Ginny glared viciously at him and turned back to the scene. Well now that she thought about it, it did explain a lot, Ron's jealously when Harry was around Hermione, Harry's when Ron was...how Harry avoided them when they were together. She felt a faint burn in her heart knowing that Harry didn't secretly love her. It's not that she still loved him, well not anywhere near the same extent she had once, but still, it hurt, and it would always hurt she supposed.
Remembering Malfoy's presence she turned and noticed he was no longer there. It was almost as if she imagined it, but later that night when she met him for their first tutoring session she knew she hadn't because he greeted her with, "Has Potter or Weasley killed each other yet?"
Ginny just rolled her eyes and sat down next to him. She was surprised, Malfoy was shockingly patient, kind...critical of course, but still, that night, only in an hour he had taught her at least 20 pages of the textbook. It sank easily into her mind, she just grasped Potions, and the concept was so logical.
His arm brushed hers and Ginny fidgeted slightly, he felt so warm, and the air was so cold, he wouldn't mind he she just hugged him would he? Ginny quickly moved away realising what she had thought and blushing furiously at her gall.
"What is it Weasley, don't trust yourself around me?" Draco simpered at her.
Ginny bit her lip trying to avoid the answer, because deep down she knew Draco was right even if he was only joking.
"You think too much of yourself Malfoy" Ginny spat back gathering the loose sheets of parchment. Walking towards the door she turned, wanting a last look at him.
"Well goodnight to you too Weasley" Draco said waving sarcastically at her.
Ginny smiled back at him causing Draco to look a little stunned, "Night Draco" she replied, savouring the dumbfound look on his face.
Ginny walked back to the Gryffindor common room, and couldn't help smiling the whole way there. Draco really was a funny guy, maybe not in a general sense, he had real black humour and she found herself laughing at things that she knew later on she would fell guilty about laughing at. He was charismatic...sure, even bigheaded but there was more to Draco Malfoy that smirking albino hunk of insults.
Ginny strolled into the common room and immediately wished that she hadn't. Ron and Hermione were lying on the couch together, not ...sexually...but Ron had his arms protectively around her waist and Ginny saw Harry sitting on the other side of the room glaring at them. Ginny feeling sorry for Harry walked over and smirked when she saw his quill was dangling in his hand and his book was upside-down.
"heya Harry" Ginny greeted warmly.
Harry turned to her with his eyes still narrowed at the couple and absently replied, "Yo Gin..."
Ginny smiled inwardly and sat down opposite him.
"You know what it feels like now then?" Ginny said causing Harry to spin around and look at her baffled.
"What feels like what Gin?" He asked.
"Being in Love with somebody from afar..." Ginny muttered.
Harry's eyes widened, "Um...Gin...I don't know what you mean"
Ginny rolled her eyes at him. "Fuck off Harry, you know exactly what I'm talking about..."
Harry fiddled with his quill..." well...I dunno..." he said unsure.
"Want me to fill you in?" Ginny asked harshly...the continued in a softer tone, "You are in love with Hermione, aren't you?" Harry nearly fell off his chair, but Ginny continued, "And when I referred to you now knowing what it felt like, I meant, my being in love with you." Ginny finished off.
"Umm..." Harry replied, looking slightly wary of her.
"Don't worry, I don't like you anymore" Ginny reassured him.
Harry laughed. "Fine then..." he replied in mock bitterness
"You know I'm kidding Harry, how could I not like you, you adorable little squiggly puppy dog..." Ginny said in a baby voice
Harry laughed loudly causing Hermione to squirm and Ron turn around, glare at Harry then pat Hermione on the head.
"Although Har...I'm not sure you're the dog..." Ginny suggested pointing towards Ron patting Hermione on the head.
Harry laughed again.
Ginny stood up and laughed with him, it felt good to be friends with Harry, just friends. Ginny walked halfway to the stairs before turning around and whispering to Harry, "Don't give up on Love Harry"
He nodded at her, before whispering back, "And don't you either Gin"
Ginny made her way up the spiral staircase and thought to herself, 'I haven't...'
A/N – What did you think? Do you want a Ron/Hermione/Harry Love triangle? I kind of what to write one so your opinions probably won't make a hellava difference but I'd appreciate them anyway. Oh, but one thing I do want to know, is do you think the characters i.e. Ron, Draco, Harry, Ginny...Hermione, are too out of character and how?