Chapter3- Meeting with the Headmaster
Katrina walked into the great hall closely followed by Ginny. They walked together in silence over to the Gyffindor Table. When they got their Ginny looked around the table and jumped when she felt Katrina nudge her. "The Dream team aren't here yet. We can sit where ever we want." Katrina looked around and spotted their friend Ryan waving for them to come over and sit with them. "Look there is Ryan. Lets go sit with him." she said pointing over at him. Ginny walked around to the other side of the table and sat down beside Ryan, while Katrina sat down across from them at the table.
"So ladies, How was your summer?" Ryan asked while looking back and forth between Ginny and Katrina.
"My family went to Greece for a month. It was so lovely. I would highly recommend that both of you go their at some point of your lives. You would have such a great time." Katrina looked over at Ginny waiting for her usual answer to this question.
"Uneventful and Boring." she stated flatly to Ryan. "As it always is." Her family really never goes anywhere she wants to go. A couple years ago their family went to Egypt. Ginny of course would have rather gone to Romania to see her other brother and the Dragons he was studying. But as usual her suggestions are never taken into consideration. So they didn't go their. "So Ryan, What did you do over the summer?"
"My mum and dad took my sister and I to France for a couple weeks." he shrugged his shoulders. "It was alright. I really didn't want to go. My sister did. So I just agreed to go to make her happy. But it was alright."
Just as Ginny was about to ask Ryan more about France she was interrupted by Hermione. "Gin, Can we talk?"
Ginny nodded and watched Hermione sit down beside her. "So what's up? Are you alright?" She asked trying to act as though she didn't know that Hermione was coming over to talk to her for Ron.
"Ginny don't you think you were a little bit hard on Ron today? He was only trying to help you." Hermione asked Ginny as she took a goblet of pumpkin juice and took a sip without taking her eyes off of Ginny.
"No, I don't think I was hard enough on him. Did you see how he was acting. He wasn't helping me at all. He was only making himself look like a fool. There was absolutely no reason for him to barge in and threaten Malfoy the way he did. It was uncalled for." Ginny stated calmly.
"He was only trying to protect you from the ferret, Gin." Hermione said trying to make Ron sound like the hero. Which wasn't working at all on Ginny.
"Protect me Hermione? You of all people should know how I feel about that. I don't need him protecting every time he sees me in an argument with someone." Ginny paused for a moment. "Did you once see Draco try to lay a hand on me?" she asked.
"No, but…" Hermione was about to continue when she was cut off by Ginny.
"No you didn't. He was only being his usual irritating Malfoy self." Ginny stated. "If anyone needed to be yelled at it was me. I was the one doing all the yelling in there. Malfoy did not once yell at me. He just tried to get under my skin." she nodded her head. "Which obviously worked, but he never tried to physically hurt me."
"Gin, its just hard for us to realize that you don't need us protecting you anymore. You just seem to be growing up to fast for your brother." she sighed. "You see how its upsetting me. So can you imagine how your brother is feeling?"
"I don't feel sorry for Ron. If he would just listen to me and stop putting his nose in my business when I don't need him then this type of thing would never happen." she sighed. "And if your here to try and get me to forgive him then you might as well head right back down the table to where Ron and Harry are sitting because it is not going to happen."
"So I guess I better tell Ron to stay clear of you then. Right?" Hermione asked as she was standing up.
"Look just tell him not to try and talk to me. When I'm ready to talk to him I will come find him. Alright."
Hermione Nodded and with that she left leaving a very confused Ryan. Ginny looked over at Ryan and noticed his confusion. "Guess I should fill you in then, right?" Ryan nodded and Ginny continued. "Well I got into a fight with Malfoy. Ron barged in and threatened Malfoy. I told off Ron and now I am not talking to him."
Katrina grinned and leaned over the table. "Yes, that is about it. But Ginny you left out one single detail." Ginny looked over and was about to say something to stop Katrina but was to late. "Ginny likes Malfoy." Katrina whispered to Ryan.
"YOU WHAT!" Ryan practically yelled to Ginny who was sitting right beside him.
"Don't you even think about telling another soul about this." she waved her finger in his face then grabbed hold of his arm. "Or so help me god I will get you!" Ryan nodded his head to that and pretended to zip his lips shut.
Ginny looked up at the high table and noticed that Dumbledore had gone. "Guys I think we missed the sorting ceremony and I think I have to go. I have that meeting with Dumbledore." Ginny stood up to leave. "Well, wish me luck." she said to friends and with one last smile she was heading out of the Great Hall and into the corridors.
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As Ginny was walking down the corridor on her way to the Headmasters office she walked into another student who was coming out of a class room. The other student fell down on the floor from the force of the collision. Ginny looked down to see who was fell and saw none other than Draco Malfoy smirking up at her. "Following me Weasley?" He said as he stood up on his feet.
"Hardly, Malfoy." she stated flatly.
"You really should watch where your going Weasley. You wouldn't want to bump into someone who won't be as nice about this as I am being." he grinned at her.
"This is your idea of being nice, Malfoy?" she laughed in his face. "I hate to see what a mean person would do if I collided with them." She then started walking around him but was pulled back hardly by his hand on her arm.
"No one laughs at a Malfoy, Red." he grinned Evilly at her and pulled her closer to him so that her face was right in front of his. "I think you owe me an apology." His eyes wondered down to her pink lips and he was now fighting the temptation to crash his lips upon hers.
"Red?" she asked. "What? Is that your new nick name for me?" At the sound of her voice Draco quickly looked back up at her. "And me owe you an apology." she laughed at him again. "You were the one who came strolling out of the classroom not paying any attention. Its not my fault you knocked yourself down by colliding into me." Ginny then inhaled and smelled his cologne. "If I don't get away from him fast. I'm going to end up snogging him right here in the hallway." she thought to herself before she pushed him away from her. "Well its been real nice, Malfoy. But I have to get to a meeting with the Headmaster." And with that she briskly walked away. Leaving Draco to watch the swaying of her hips as she continued down the corridor.
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As Ginny was waiting for Dumbledore to arrive she looked around at the portraits of the previous headmasters and smiled to some of them who waved at her.
"Ah, Miss Weasley. I will try to make this short and sweet so you can get back up to the common room and rest."
"Thank you Professor." Ginny said and then asked him nervously. "May I ask why you called me here?"
"I just wanted to inform you that you will be placed a year ahead. All of your classes with be with 6th Year Gryffindor. All of your teachers have talked and recommended that I do this." he smiled and waited for her reaction.
"This is incredible!" she smiled. "I can't believe this. Thank you so much. Is this why I didn't get my schedule?" she asked.
"Yes, but here it is now." he handed it over to her. "If you don't have anymore questions Miss Weasley, you may go."
Ginny looked down and noticed her first two classes were double Potions with Slytherin. She sighed then smiled. "No that will be all. Thank you Professor." And with that done she headed back to the common room to tell her friends about her move up.
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"Guess what!" she said as she ran into the room. "I've been moved ahead to my sixth year. All my classes with be with 6th Year Gryffindor."
"That's great Gin." both Kat and Ryan said in unison then got up to give her a hug.
"Well I'm off to bed now guys. I have a busy day tomorrow. Good Night." As she headed up the steps she stopped and turned around to her friends. "Oh and don't tell Ron. I want to surprise him tomorrow when I show up for his Potions class. Its going to be priceless." She smiled and headed upstairs to go to sleep.
To Be Continued….
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