Draco Malfoy and the Beauty Queen

Disclaimer: Harry Potter, Hogwarts, and its characters are created by the genius, Joanne Karen Rowling, and belongs to her, the publishers (Scholastic, Bloomsbury and Raincoast), and Warner Bros. Nothing belongs to me, except for the original characters that I created.

Thanks to reviewers, I will mention all your names when the real chapter 9 is finished. I will send the completed version to my beta-readers after I finished writing it.

Chapter 9 (Preview)

"Harry, what are you doing in my room?" asked Ginny. Because Harry just came out from the fire place.

"Damn, I'm supposed to land downstairs, at the pub," Harry answered. "What's Malfoy doing in your room?"

"Umm..." Ginny blushed.

Draco woke up.

"Morning, Ginny..." Draco greeted. "Potter, what are you doing in Ginny's room?"

"I'm supposed to arrive downstairs, but I got into Ginny's fireplace instead," Harry answered. "What are you doing here?"

"We talked last night, and you could say that both of us fell asleep," Draco answered. "Really! Nothing happened!"

Harry cocked his eyebrows. "Oh really?"

"Yes, really, Harry," Ginny answered. "What are you doing here?"

"Your family happened to be here, Ginny, they are probably looking for me," Harry answered.

"What?" asked Draco. "That means, I'd better go,"

"I thought you said you wanted to meet the Weasley Clan," Ginny said suddenly.

"Not if they discover me in *your* room, and that git of a brother of yours might think something else," Draco replied. "Bye, Ginny,"

"Bye," Ginny replied, and Draco gave her a peck at the cheek.

"Maybe we'll see each other at the Diagon Alley," Draco said.

"Probably," Ginny replied.

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~~Leaky Cauldron~~

"Hey, Harry, where did you land?" asked Ron.

"My bedroom," Ginny answered.

"What?" stormed Ron.

"Ron, nothing happened! He came when I woke up, and went out when I was having a bath and getting dressed," Ginny replied. "Harry is a brother, remember?"

"I suppose he is," Ron answred grimly. "Harry, did you find the Malfoy git there?"

"No," Harry replied with a straight face.

"Hi mom, hi dad," Ginny greeted and hugged her parents.

"How are you my dear?" asked Mr. Weasley.

"I'm doing good," Ginny answered.

"What is it that I heard you and that young Draco Malfoy?" asked Mrs. Weasley.

Ginny blushed.

"C'mon, let's go shopping for your new books and your new Hogwarts uniform," Mrs. Weasley said. "You did win 100 000 Galleons,"

Ginny nodded.

"Hey Hermione!" Ginny greeted.

"Hi, and congratulations," Hermione said.

"Thanks," Ginny replied.

*******

The Weasleys went to Gringotts, and Ginny took only a few hundred Galleons, where she changed some for a couple of Sickles and a couple of Knuts.

"First stop, Madam Malkin's Robes for all Occasion!" Hermione declared.

Ginny agreed, while the boys groaned.

"You and Harry could go to the Quidditch shop," Hermione said to the boys. "You don't need new sets of robes,"

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~~At Madam Malkin's~~

"Hello, Miss Teenwitch!" Madam Malkin's assistant greeted.

"Hello," Ginny greeted back.

"Are you both here for your school robes?" asked Madam Malkin, who immediately usurped her assistant's role as soon as she heard it's Ginny entering her shop.

"Yes," Ginny answered. "And my designer robes,"

"Mr. Malfoy was just here a few minutes ago, Miss Teenwitch," Madam Malkin said. "He wanted to buy a velvet cape for a lady,"

"Oh," Ginny replied.

"A green and silver cape, it looks quite fetching if he were to give it to you," Madam Malkin continued, while measuring Ginny.

After a while, she finished.

"Okay, all your designer robes will be ready in a few moments, your measurements will ensure that all are a perfect fit. I do hope he gives the cape to you, Miss Weasley," Madam Malkin said. "It's your turn now, Miss?"

"Granger," Hermione supplied.

"Do you want designer robes too?" asked Madam Malkin. "But yours, I'm afraid, won't be free, Miss Weasley had hers as a prize,"

"No," Hermione answered.

After that is done...

"Let's go and pick up my broom," Ginny said.