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A/N: Oh my god! I'm soooo sorry!!! It's been like what? A month since I last updated but I'll make it up to you guys! Hopefully the next chapter will be up in like a few days but unfortunately (well fortunately for me) I'll be going to Italy for a couple of weeks! So I won't be able to update. Anyway, sorry for the delay and I loved the reviews you guys gave me! Read and enjoy!
A/N.2: Btw, one reviewer commented that it was hard to different shade thoughts between dialogue. So now thoughts will be in italics with '', dialogue will be the same with "" and the stage direction thingies will be in bold and italics. A lot of you other guys mentioned having conflict and don't worry, I actually planned the conflict to be kind of delayed. All the tension will be in this chapter. (When I read those reviews I was like phew! Finally, some suggestions and advice! Just what I need!) =P
Wrong, wrong, wrong! What Have I Done?
Chapter 8
Ginny walked towards the Gryffindor common room in a state of ecstasy and delight. With a sudden gasp, she realized what time it was and rushed to get her books and bags in preparation of her first class.
'Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!' Ginny chanted those three words in her head.
She was in pretty good shape, considering that she trained her brothers every summer holidays and she reached the common room in record time.
Huffing and puffing, she raced up the stairs to grab her bag and books.
Running down the stairs again, she bumped into Colleen.
"Wooh, slow down! Where do you think you're rushing to?"
"Our first class?!" Ginny shouted into Colleen's delicate ear.
"Hey, no need to shout and do you realize what time it is? It's time for breakfast!" Colleen was rubbing her ear.
"Ahhhhhhhh!" Moaned Ginny as she sank into one of the chairs nearby.
Draco grinned from ear to ear as he walked out the door. It was rare that Draco ever smiled. But this time was different. This time he was with Ginny.
Whistling a tuneless melody, he rounded the corner into none other than Blaise Zabini.
"Woke up on the right side of the bed for once, huh, Draco?" Blaise teased.
Even though she was one of his closest friends, Draco knew that even she had never seen him smile this much before. He quickly scowled in response.
"What put you in such a good mood?" Blaise prodded with a smile of her own.
After all, it's not everyday that you see a Malfoy smile.
"Can't I be happy for no reason at all for just one day?" Draco snapped as he stalked away.
'Well, that was a surprise.' Blaise grinned and walked towards the Great Hall.
Ginny was surrounded with her friends who were chatting endlessly on and on.
"Ginny? Ginny!" Colleen snapped her fingers in front of a hopelessly in love Ginny.
"Huh? What!" Ginny asked crossly.
"Uh, we just asked you a question? You were staring into space!"
"Well, excuse me, I was just having a little day dream by myself! Is that not allowed?!" Ginny was starting to turn red.
Fortunately, before a screaming contest broke out, Hermione stepped between the redhead and the blonde.
"Hey, calm down will you?"
Hermione was a nice girl but she could be very demanding when she wanted to be. And this was one of those times.
Ginny and Colleen glared into each others face when suddenly Ginny's face cracked and she let out a giggle.
Colleen stared at her in wonder for a few seconds before joining in hopelessly.
And their laughter echoed across the hall. A certain white-blonde head turned his perfect head to face them. A smile was tugging at his mouth.
"Colleen, I've got to tell you something, come on." Ginny lead her friend away from prying eyes and ears.
Ginny turned and winked at Draco before she pushed Colleen out the door. Draco wasn't the only one who caught the wink. Unfortunately for him, Blaise had been looking at the Weaslette too.
"Ahhhhh, the secret is revealed and the mystery is solved." Blaise taunted.
Draco's perfect face which had been radiant a few moments ago darkened by Blaise's words.
"Oh, shut up." Draco sneered.
"I can't, this is the first time I've actually seen you with a girl that made you smile."
"I don't care. I said shut up." Draco turned away from the girl that used to be his girlfriend.
"Okay fine. But seriously. How is this going to work?" Blaise's tone was now quiet and serious, and all signs of the playfulness just now was gone.
"What do you mean?" Draco asked as he turned back to face her. One of his eyebrows was raised to show that he had indeed no idea what Blaise was talking about.
He was met with two raised eyebrows from Blaise.
"Uh, hello? She's a Weasley, not to mention a muggle-lover and also the daughter of your father's enemy?" Blaise tapped Draco's head as if she were trying to shove those facts into his head.
"Well, that's the past now, isn't it? And my father's never going to find out. Is he?" Blaise caught the threatening tone in his voice and gave up trying.
"Fine, but if you want to know, I approve of Ginny."
Draco choked on his toast.
"You approve?" He blurted out, obviously holding back laughter.
"Yes, so what?" Blaise shot back at him.
"You approve, approve of Ginny?" Draco stuttered.
"Fine, be that way, sheesh!" Blaise stood up and stalked away as Draco's laughter penetrated the air.
She was quite aware that every head in the Great Hall had swiveled to look at him. She was also aware of the grin that was tugging at her mouth.
'After all, it's not everyday that you get to hear a Malfoy laugh.'
Ginny and Colleen had reached a secluded spot by the lake. There Ginny sat Colleen down and told her the whole story of her and Draco.
"Last night was truly amazing. You have no idea how strong the connection was between me and Draco." Ginny gushed while Colleen sat there in silence.
"So it's Draco now, not Malfoy?" Ginny was caught by surprise.
"Yes, why? What's wrong with that?"
Colleen grabbed Ginny's arm and pulled her down next to her, hard.
"Ow! What the hell are you doing?!" Ginny voiced went up a notch.
"Um, Ginny, are we talking Malfoy here? Malfoy?!"
Ginny opened her mouth to retort but was cut short by Colleen's torrent of questions and statements.
"Do you not remember how badly he treated you? What's your brother going to think? Since when did you and Malfoy, no excuse me, Draco became friends and not just friends, more than friends?! Have you ever had a civil conversation with Draco frigging Malfoy?!"
Colleen was now huffing and puffing and her usually pale complexion was now reddish in colour.
Ginny was stunned. She had no idea that Colleen would react this way.
"Wow, I did not see that coming. I thought you would understand, Colleen." Ginny said slowly as if she were testing the rage of her best friend.
Colleen let out an exasperated sigh.
"I know, I know. But it's Draco Malfoy, for god's sake. He's supposed to be your enemy. Your family's not going to like this."
"Oh god, oh god. You're totally right. What did I do? Oh my god. How is Ron going to respond to this? We can't tell him. Oh my god." Ginny spirits sank.
"What am I going to do? Draco's going to want to talk to me." Ginny moaned.
Ginny and Colleen were interrupted by footsteps heading towards them. They turned to look upon this intruder.
It was Professor McGonagall.
"Miss Weasley? May I have a word with you?"
'Oh god, she's going to say something to me about my relationship with Draco. Oh shit, she's going to tell my parents!' Ginny was caught in a whirlpool of random questions.
"Um, sure." Ginny brushed her robes as she stood up and followed Professor McGonagall.
'Remember, back straight, head high, chin up. Have pride. Oh to hell with it, I have no pride!'
Back in the Great Hall, Draco had stopped laughing and started thinking about what Blaise had said to him.
Draco had his head in his hands and was in a bad mood. He knew that what Blaise had said to him earlier about Ginny being, how do you put it, unorthodox was true.
But he knew that he had a great time with her last night and that was not something that was common for him.
'True, she is a Weasley. But she's special. She's not like other girls that I've met. But seriously, what's father going to think?'
"Argh! What am I going to do?" He muttered under his breath.
He wanted to kick the table hard or to punch something or someone. To do something to release the stress and pressure that had been suddenly dumped upon him.
"Draco darling, what's the matter?" Pansy Parkinson fluttered her eyelids at him.
"Get out of my way, Pansy." He spat out viciously.
"You have no idea how bad my mood is." He scowled at her as he picked himself up.
Regaining his composure, he swept out of the Great Hall.
'After all, Malfoys never run. They glide.'
A/N: Okay, that was chapter 8. Hope that you loved it! Enough tension for you? Tell me if you need more. And what is McGonagall going to tell Ginny? See if you can figure it out. (Hint: It's good news. Well, in a way.) =P Please review! And thanks to each of the others who reviewed last time.
Lain-Tris: I am horrifed! Just joking. =P Yes only yours that make me smile, after all, you're my longest reviewer! Lol, I understood about your requeston making it PG-13, I was just making sure that that was what you meant. Unfortunately, I'm not going to have sex as part of my story, I think that they're too young. But I do wish that I was that innocent. =P Anyway, thanks for liking the last chapter and also big thanks for reviewing.
Cinder2004: Glad that you loved the last chapter and also thanks for your comment, I totally agree with you. And thanks again for your compliments and for reviewing.
PatchLover08: Lol, thanks for loving the chapter and I want this Draco in my life too! =P (lol, it's like self-praise) Well, thank you for your review. And keep reviewing!
jhjhkjzchzk: I took your advice and changed the way I wrote the thoughts and the other stuff, like it? And I agree with you, I was actually looking for a solution as I thought it was very difficult to read the thoughts and very easy to confuse them with the dialogue. Well, thanks for reviewing and giving me some great advice!
Lady Cecilia: I have one thing to say to you. I love you!!!! I was hoping someone would give some critism or advice (whatever you call it) that I would be able to work on! And yeah, it does seem like they start out a bit early, but that was what I fully intended. As I think of it, I wanted the two of them to have a mutual attraction first, all issues and problems put aside, then they start thinking about it later. I do think that it's suppose to be destiny, it just makes me feel that it's more romantic. =P I'm a very romantic person, lol. But I do feel that I need more suggestions on how a prophesy's going to work. I do want one in my story but I'm not quite sure how to make one. And I also love your compliments! Can you believe that I actually blushed when I read your review?! Lol. =P Guess all the story writing and reading that I did actually paid off. Wow, this is a long reply, so I better stop soon. Well, thanks again for your suggestions. Please keep reading and reviewing, you're one of my favourite reviewers now! Thank you so much!
Nice: Lol, you're a guy (right? if you're a girl then my deepest apologes!), so I guess that you would find this corny. =P As I said before, I'm a hopeless romantic. Well, glad that you're looking forward to this chapter and thanks for reviewing.
yueer: No need to apologize. To tell the truth, I'm a little confused myself! =P And yes Ginny is in love with Draco (or will be) She's not in love right now, but there's a little bit of attraction going on. And another bit of truth, I feel that my story's twisted. Lol, it doesn't seem to fit before. Well, what used to be untrue was that Ginny was interested in Draco because of him and not because of any other thing. But I think what I was intending was that Ginny was going to start chasing after him because she was curious about how it would be like to be with Draco Malfoy. Ah well, too bad that went down the drain. But anyway, yes it's going to be a Ginny/Draco ending. I wouldn't do anything else! Well, thanks for reading and reviewing and you're not the only one confused. =P
siriusforeva: Thanks so much and I agree, when I write, my Draco's always gonna be sweet! Lol, =P. Anyway, thanks for reading and reviewing.
dReAmy4yOu: Thank you for your review, I loved the compliments! Keep reading and of course, never forget to review!
