Author's Note: Happy birthday! To me, that is. Here's a birthday present for all of you on my birthday!
I Wish…
Chapter Six
Letters
L,
I've been hearing some awful rumors going around about your son and some Weasley girl. Fraternizing with the enemy is not allowed. What's going on? Fix it.
V
V,
I've heard those rumors, too. Absolute bullocks. There's no way Draco would do something that stupid. He's going to make a fine Death Eater. And I've got an absolutely perfect match for him waiting here at the house. He goes on Winter Break soon. We can swear him in then.
L.
L,
You had better be right. For your sake and his. You've been warned.
V
Dear Draco,
The holidays are coming up, my boy. I expect you home promptly. I have that special girl here for you to meet. I know you'll love her. Your mother sends her love.
Good Day,
Lucius
Dear Father,
I'll be coming home for the holidays, but I am not interested in any girl you want to set me up with. It's unnecessary anyway. I've already found myself a girl. So tell that slut to go home.
Draco
~ * ~
"Hermione, I think I'm sick." Ginny said, sitting on Hermione's bed. She still couldn't believe that the elder girl had a bedroom all to herself for being Head Girl, although it came as no surprise to her that Hermione had been awarded the position. No one deserved it more than her.
"What's wrong?" Hermione asked, sitting next to her and brushing her bushy brown hair. "Do you have a fever or something like that?"
"I don't know. It's just, lately, I haven't been able to get Draco off my mind. And I'm always caring about him, even when I don't want to, or when I shouldn't. It's annoying him, but I can't help it. It's like…"
"Ginny, sweetie, you're in love with him. He is your boyfriend after all."
"He is not." Ginny explained everything to Hermione, whose eyes lit up in a typical 'I knew it!' manner. Ginny finished her story and Hermione grinned.
"I just knew it. I knew something had to be up. I mean, you have way more sense than to be going after Draco Malfoy. I mean, he's Draco Malfoy. He makes your brother's life miserable. He's a jerk and a snake. I knew you had more sense that that, Ginny, I just—"
"Hermione. Problem. Me. Sick. Remember?" Ginny said, pointing at herself. Hermione smiled sheepishly.
"Oh, right. Tell it to me again."
"It's like I said. Whenever I see him or think about him, my heart starts racing like I've been running. He's so cold and distant, you know, and I just can't help but wonder why. I want him to be happy. But every time I try and get close, he pushes me away and then I just start crying like I'm in a fight with Ron or something. I'm just so confused!" Hermione grinned as Ginny tugged at her hair in frustration. "What?"
"Oh, nothing. It's just… You sound like you're in love with him."
"That's ridiculous."
"Is it?"
"Yes."
Hermione laughed. "You sound like me when I first discovered that I had a crush on Harry. Just ask Lavender. She was so annoyed with me. I was the last to admit I was in love with him."
"You still are. Even though the entire world, except maybe Harry, knows that you have a crush on him." Ginny said. Hermione turned a bright shade of red that made the youngest Wesley smile.
"Well, now I know about your crush on Malfoy."
"His name is Draco."
"I rest my case."
Ginny gave Hermione a death glare. What was she on? There was no way that Ginny could be in love with a cold-hearted bastard like Malfoy. That was just ridiculous.
"Just think about it, okay?" Hermione said, walking out of the room. Ginny ran a hand through her hair.
Somebody needed a one way trip to St. Mungo's.
~ * ~
Draco searched out Ginny in the hallway outside the Transfiguration classroom, pinpointing the bright red hair among the other heads passing by. He quickly ran up to her and placed a hand on her shoulder, effectively stopping her in her tracks.
She turned to face him, eyebrow raised. "Yes?"
"Is the deal still on, Ginny?" He said, keeping his voice low. Ginny nodded, glancing around at the other students to make sure no one was listening. "Good. It's time for you to pay up.
"Pay up?"
"Yes. I've pissed your brother off. Now I need you to come with me to Malfoy Manor over the hols so I can get that slut my dad wants to set me up with off my back. Dad, too." He explained.
"Oh that's nice. Now say it nicely. 'Ginny, darling, will you come home with me over vacation?'"
Draco rolled his eyes. "Ginny, darling, will you please come home with me over vacation?"
"Of course, love." The kids around them 'Aww'd and Draco glared at all of them, making the scurry off on their ways.
"Thanks."
"It's what I'm here for. I love you." Both of them froze a moment before Ginny turned on her heels and ran away. Draco stared after her in confusion.
What was that about?
Looks like Weasley needed a trip to St. Mungo's.