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"Ginny…" Harry's voice trailed off not knowing what to say next.
Ginny's eyes were bright with tears. "How could you?" she croaked.
"Ginny, I…"
"How could you!" she shouted, not able to control her anger. Harry's face grew pale as he looked down at his feet in shame.
She dashed towards him in a menacing way and started hitting him with her frail arms. "How could you! How dare you! You bastard!"
Harry held both of her arms with great difficulty. "Ginny – please stop – let – me – explain!"
Ginny stopped and yanked her arms ferociously out of his grasp. "Don't you touch me," she whispered venomously.
She was breathing hard, her cheeks wet with tears. She glared at Hermione.
"And you, you knew all along, didn't you?!" she shouted.
Hermione looked at her anxiously. "Ginny, you don't understand…"
Ginny angrily brushed away fresh tears that were falling from her eyes. "And you call yourself a good friend," she muttered coldly.
"Keep her out of this, Gin," Harry said quietly.
Hermione shot a look at Harry. Harry continued staring at Ginny's heated eyes.
"She has nothing to do with this. She actually stopped me from what I'm doing but… I didn't listen to her." Harry looked at her remorsefully. "I'm the one to blame."
Ginny plopped down at the couch forcefully and folded her arms.
"Why did you do all this?" she asked, looking at the floor blankly.
Harry gulped. "For you."
"You planned all this?" Ginny asked in disbelief.
"I didn't do it alone," Harry mumbled bluntly.
"Oh?"
"I did this… with Pansy."
Ginny's head snapped up. "Pansy?You did this with Pansy?"
"I'm sorry. She talked me to do it." Harry bit his lip.
"Yeah and you let her," she said coolly.
"I'm sorry," Harry said again, softly this time. "I really am. I wish I could make things better."
"I wish I could," Ginny muttered under her breath.
Could she do it?
But the real question remains:
How would she do it?
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Ginny searched frantically for Malfoy. But she couldn't find him anywhere though she looked for at the Great Hall, outside their Common Room and at the Quidditch Field.
She closed her eyes and thought hard for a minute.
Where could he be?
Then she heard some voices. It was coming from behind. She turned around and saw Malfoy and his friends walking towards her way.
She gulped. Then she straightened up herself and walked towards them. When they noticed her, Crabbe nudged Malfoy on the ribs and looked at Ginny. Malfoy followed his gaze then froze.
"What are you doing here, Weasley?" Pansy asked smugly, raising one of her eyebrows.
Ginny ignored her. She looked at Malfoy's cold, dark eyes.
"Draco, can I talk to you?"
"No. I don't have time for this shit," he said coldly. He started walking away, the rest of the group following him. "And by the way Weasley, it's Malfoy."
Ginny winced at his attitude towards her. "Draco please, just listen to me… I got it all wrong, please…" she said, sounding desperate.
Draco turned around and sneered unsympathetically. "I don't know what the hell you're talking about. Shove off, you stupid slut."
Her mouth fell open. "Draco…" she called faintly but he continued walking.
"Draco please!"
He turned around and glared at her. "I said shove off!" he growled.
"Listen to me just this once," she pleaded.
"There's nothing to listen to, there's nothing to talk about. Nothing, you hear me?!" he snapped.
Ginny looked down at the ground and felt hot tears in her eyes. She heard their footsteps as it faded away down the deserted hallway.
Nothing.
Nothing.
Nothing.
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Hermione was walking with Ron and Harry after dinner in silence. Ron looked from what best friend to another.
"You two seemed awfully quiet. Something I don't know?" he asked curiously.
"No," Harry and Hermione said expressionlessly in unison.
Ron shrugged. "Whatever. I should go now anyway, I have to research in the Library."
The two watched him walked off the other way, suddenly feeling uneasy being left alone. They continued walking, avoiding looking at one another, both flinching slightly when their elbows bump once in a while.
Then both heard a pair of loud footsteps coming from behind them. An angry voice shouted out,
"Granger, you stupid little mudblood!"
They turned around in alarm and saw Pansy charging menacingly towards them, glaring maliciously at Hermione. When she was near them, she reached out and pulled some of Hermione's hair with so much force that Hermione gave a loud yelp of pain.
"It's all your fault, you filthy mudblood!" Pansy snarled spitefully, pulling Hermione's hair harder. "Good thing Draco didn't listen to Weasley or else…"
Harry cut in firmly, yanking Pansy's grip on his best friend's hair. "Let her go, Parkinson."
Pansy backed off, looking surprisingly at Harry. "But… but she nearly spoiled things up!"
"And I'm glad she did," Harry answered truthfully, placing himself in front of Hermione in case Pansy decides to attack again. "You know why? She made me realize I was wrong and stupid for letting myself fall in your tricks!"
"But Potter! We can still find a way. Don't you want Weasley? Come with me and we'll work this out," Pansy assured him, smiling horribly at him.
"Forget it," Harry said rigorously.
"But Potter... I promise it will better, you'll see..."
"I said forget it," Harry repeated loudly.
Pansy's mouth twitched. "Potter, you're more stupid than I thought. Fine! Go protect your mudblood slut. Just don't go crying over me when my plan worked!" she shouted, walking away.
"Don't worry, I won't!" Harry called after her.
He turned around and saw Hermione's face bent down. He reached out for her hand and held it gently.
"Come on," he said softly as he led her towards their common room, his hand closing over hers tightly.
That's when he realized something.
Her hand never felt so soft under his touch.
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