Firstly, I would like to say a huge thanks to all who have reviewed this fic. I love you guys so much. I realised that I haven't put a disclaimed or an A/N for a while, so I thought I might as well write something. Disclaimer; I don't own Harry Potter, not that I'm bothered. I don't have rights to any of the characters or to J.K. Rowling's plots or storylines. If I did, there'd be a lot more action going on inside the closed doors of Hogwarts. I do, however own the rights to this plot and storyline. I would also like it noted that I own rights to Hobo the snake. (

So all of you snake-nappers can keep your mitts off unless you want a lawsuit filled out against you. ;)

Anyways, now that I've got all cleared up, I'd like to continue with my story, if that's all-right with you guys out there.

Chapter 6- Decisions, and shopping trips.

Hermione was still lying across the bed when Ginny returned from her thoroughly refreshing shower.

Ginny sat and rubbed her hair dry with the towel, then began to get dressed.

She leant across after she had finished, and hugged Hermione.

"Having two guys fight over you is not a bad thing you know. They're two NICE boys fighting for your affections, how often does that happen to people?"

Ginny smiled, and then continued.

"What are you going to do anyway? Are you going to stick with Ron, change your mind and go with Harry, or chuck both of them and enjoy the single life? Being single is so much less complicated anyway."

Hermione smiled. "You know what gin? I think you're right, so So much less complicated. I think I'll go talk to them now."

Hermione walked out of the room and Ginny sighed.

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Why was everything Hermione did turn out to be so complicated?

It took a two hour talk with Ron and Harry to get everything sorted out.

Everything was good between them again. Ron and Harry were still the best of friends, while they both appreciated Hermione's decision.

Currently, they were sitting watching a new muggle device Mr Weasley had been given from a grateful wizard with a charmed microwave.

Harry and Hermione were trying to explain the whole thing to Ron, explaining how they got the little men in there, and how it works.

He was fascinated in it, so they were going to be there for a while.

Mrs Weasley kept coming into the room and saying to them how they shouldn't waste the rest of the day sitting in front of the T.V.

She also needed them to floo down to the shops to run a little errand for her, but it didn't look as if that was going to happen.

She was just getting ready to put on her coat and go herself, when Ginny offered to do it for her.

"Thank you dear. You'll be wanting money I presume?"

"Well mum, that is generally how you buy things."

Ginny laughed, as did her mother.

"No dear, you're so helpful around here. Take this. Call it a little extra pocket money if you want."

Her mother handed her about 10 galleons, which was a whole lotta money for the Weasley's.

"Oh mum, I couldn't."

"Of course you can, it won't break the bank you know. What with your dad's raise and promotion, we have a lot of extra money now, it won't hurt for you to have a little spending spree. Besides, you don't see your brothers jumping at the chance to help around the house."

Ginny smiled.

"Ok, thanks mum."

She jumped into the fireplace, shouted "Diagon Alley" and was gone.

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She arrived inside the Leaky Cauldron, and was quickly through to the streets of Diagon Alley.

Ginny spent what seemed like ages staring into the windows of the quiditch supplies shop, before finally deciding to go in and take a proper look around.

Ginny had decided to become a beater this year, to try out for the position anyway.

She bought a new club for hitting the bludger with, which was on sale, so it only cost a few sickles.

She then went into Madam Malkins Robes For All Occasions and chose out a few new clothes from the Muggle style section.

It was about time that she had a new look (and new clothes) so Ginny got some new jeans, which flared out, some black leather trousers, which were the same sort of style as the jeans, a new silky green top and some new dress robes.

Again, Ginny had got these from the sale section, as madam Malkins was doing a back to school sale, everything was 50% off.

Next, Ginny went into Flourish and Blotts, where she picked up a cookery spell book for her mother and was browsing around for something for herself.

She picked up a book on Muggle life and Muggle fashion, and went to pay for her stuff.

She walked past the many magical creature fans trying to get the last copy of Newt Scamander's Fantastic Beasts.

She chuckled at how foolish they looked, fighting over a book, when she was knocked over and sent sprawling over the floor.

"Oh, so sorry."

Someone helped her up.

"Oh, thank you, that's ok."

Ginny turned around to face the person who had knocked her over.

"YOU!?"

"Hey, I said I was sorry didn't I?" he gave her the once-over

"You look.... different. New look?"

"No, you've just never seen me out of my school robes."

"Oh."

Ginny carried on walking.

"Hey, wait!" she sighed.

"What now Zabini?"

"Erm... I was just wondering, would you like a cup of coffee or something?"

Ginny stared at him suspiciously.

"I'm just offering. I don't see why we shouldn't put this whole slytherin- gryffindor rivalry behind us."

"Well... Ok. Meet me outside in two minutes, I'm just going to pay for these."

"Ok."

Ginny gave him an odd look as he walked away.

Then she joined the queue to pay.

Zabini waited outside the door for her

"Damn. Weasley got hot!" He said out loud to himself as he waited.

Ginny soon came out and joined him.

"There's a nice coffee shop around the corner. Come on. Don't get lost in the crowd."

Zabini said as Ginny began walking after him.

He grabbed her hand and led her to the coffee shop.

Ginny looked thoroughly shocked when he grabbed her hand, but didn't say anything.

They say down and ordered.

Within seconds the waitress had summoned up Ginny's Ciocolata (sp? If you ever go in Costa's, make sure you get that... so nice ( ) and Blaise's regular decaf with cream.

"So, Ginny what did you do this summer?"

"Well, I mainly hung around at home with my brother and his friends, and I played some quiditch, I'm thinking about trying out for beater this year."

"Cool. You were a good seeker last year though. Just don't tell anyone on my team, or they'll kill me. Sorry to say, but I can't say the same for your brother. My teammates were too busy laughing at him last year to concentrate on playing quiditch anyway."

Ginny laughed.

"So what did you do this summer, Blaise?"

"Well, I played quiditch, went up to the beach for a couple of weeks. My uncle owns a beach resort up there, so I get free vacations, I go up there and help out during the summer, and I get payed. But it's pretty deserted up there, so I barely ever have to do any work. Also, I went up to visit some pals one weekend while my parents were... on a business trip I suppose you could say. My mother is a dancer and she was teaching people to dance on a cruise ship for a few weeks. My father's the jealous type, so he went up to keep an eye on her. I got to stay here though. Going on a cruise with a bunch of old people isn't my idea of fun. So I've spent the last few weeks going out and doing what I want. They're back tomorrow though, and I needed my school supplies before Monday, so I came up here."

"So it sounds like you've been up to a lot these last few weeks then."

Ginny laughed as Blaise took a sip of his coffee and got loads of frothy cream on his nose.

She leant over and flicked his nose.

"Sorry, it was the cream."

Blaise laughed realising what she meant.

He picked up one of her marshmallows, dipped it in her cream, and ate it.

Ginny then decided to get her own back for that, so she got a spoonful of cream, and flicked it at him.

It splattered all across his face.

Ginny was in hysterics by now, laughing so hard she felt like she might burst.

He got some of the cream from his face, and rubbed it into her hair.

She slapped him playfully across the face, but got her hand covered in cream.

He started tickling her, as he could tell her stomach was hurting from laughing.

She had to give in eventually because she was out of breath.

They quickly finished off their drinks and walked away laughing.

Blaise had his arm around her waist by now, and he thought that she either didn't notice, or didn't care.

Either way, that was good for him, because she wasn't stopping him.

Ginny looked at his arm and smiled.

He obviously wanted more than a cup of coffee if he was going to put his arms all over her, not that she was too bothered.

She didn't have to feel guilty, and she was actually enjoying Blaise's company.

She didn't care what Harry or Ron would have to say about it, they obviously didn't care when it came to Harry using her, so she wasn't really bothered.

She was going to have her fun for once, without thinking of the consequences.

Ginny and Blaise walked into the quills and parchment shop.

Blaise was getting his school supplies, so he needed to go in here.

Ginny picked up a bottle of blue ink, picked up a quill, dipped it into the inkpot, then quickly drew a line across Blaise's face.

He looked up, thinking she had just run her finger along it or something, so he was unsuspecting.

It wasn't until a girl of about 7 started laughing at him, that he thought to look in a mirror.

When he saw it, he laughed, but was trying to think of ways to get his own back.

He payed for his quills, walked out of the shop, and ordered them both an ice-cream.

He handed Ginny hers, then put his arm around her and slipped his ice-cream down her shirt.

She began squealing and fidgeting, whilst trying to get it out from under her top.

She tipped her ice-cream into his hair, then began to walk, hand-in-hand with him down to the Leaky Cauldron.

They walked inside, then she turned to face Blaise.

"Well, I guess you have to go then Ginny? Or are we just in here for drinks."

"I'm afraid I have to go."

She was leaning against the fireplace inside the pub.

He walked towards her, lessening the space between the two of them.

"Well, how about calling a truce first?"

His face leaned in so close, their noses were almost touching.

Ginny looked into his eyes, then nodded.

He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her close to his body.

She began to wrap her arms around his neck and their lips touched ever so gently and softly.

She opened her mouth slightly, allowing him room for his tongue to explore her mouth.

The kiss lasted no more than 5 seconds, but felt really special.

More special than any kiss she had ever had with Harry.

"Wow!" was all she managed to make out after being astonished by that kiss.

"Well... I'll see you on Monday Ginny."

Blaise began to walk out, still looking at her as she stepped into the fireplace.

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She stepped into the kitchen, her lips red and her cheeks ever so slightly tinted, she was shocked by what had just happened, but also very pleased.

She put her mothers book down on the table, and walked upstairs humming to herself.

Harry, Ron and Hermione, who passed her on the stairs, were all very confused as to why she was in such a good mood.

They had never heard her humming to herself before.

Also, they had never seen such a huge smile.

She was in a world of her own, as normally they she would usually talked to them or asked them how their day was, anything.

Hermione excused herself and walked into Ginny's room, curious to find out what had happened on her little shopping trip.

Ron and Harry, being the nosy people that they were, quickly rushed over to her room, pressing their ears to the door, trying to listen in.

"Have fun Ginny?"

"Of course, I had the most wonderful time."

"I noticed you have cream on your hair, and your shirt is stained. What happened?"

Ginny giggled.

"It was so much fun. I went and bought a new club for when I try out for beater, and I bought some new clothes, then I went to Flourish and Blotts. I picked up Mum's book, and one for myself. I ran into someone from school and we started talking."

"Who?"

Ginny smiled, sighed and stared out into space.

"Blaise Zabini."

"What!?"

"He's so nice Hermione, he took me out for coffee, and we had a little play fight, he put cream on my hair and I flicked it all over his face, then e started tickling me, and I had to give in cause I was about to explode from all the laughing. Then we went to get him some quills, and I put ink all over his face. So he bought us some ice-cream, and tipped a load down my back. I had to get him back for that, so I tipped loads on his hair. Then we walked hand-in-hand to the Leaky Cauldron, cause I knew it was getting late and I couldn't stay much longer. We called a truce, and he wrapped his hands around my waist. He pulled me in, real close, and then I put my arms around his neck. He kissed me, and it was so magical, the best kiss I've ever had."

"Wow. Better than Harry?"

"Yeah. I dunno, there's just something about him, he made me feel like I was the only one in the room, he made me feel special. I know he definitely was special. I can't believe it though."

Hermione smiled and hugged her friend.

"Sounds like you're all grown up now Gin."

Ginny smiled.

"Hermione?"

"Yes?"

"Please don't tell Ron, he'll just get really mad and do something crazy, like threaten Blaise and forbid me from seeing him. You know the way he is towards slytherins."

Just as Ginny said that, Ron and Harry burst in, and both started shouting at once.

"Yo, one at a time people."

Ginny shouted.

"Ginny, how could you? He's a slytherin, he can't be trusted. Also, he's older than you. He's just using you. You know that don't you. I can't believe how stupid and irresponsible you've been. I really should go tell Mum and Dad."

If looks could kill, Ginny would be burying Ron right now.

"Ronald Weasley! How dare you try and tell me how to live my life! He may be a slytherin, but he treats me really nice, unlike some people I know. He can be trusted, you don't know him. As far as you're concerned all slytherin's are the same. Also, he's not using me, cause if he was, he wouldn't have wasted his time taking me round the shops, he'd be dragging me down an Alley or something and be snogging me senseless, which he didn't anyway. He just kissed me goodbye. A sweet innocent kiss. He likes me, he listens to me, and listens to what I'm saying. He doesn't treat me as a little tag-along like you do. Oh, and if you want to tell our parents, go ahead, I don't care, cause it's not going to change what happened."

Ron stormed out of the room.

Hermione went after him to check if he was Ok.

"Ginny?"

"What is it Harry?"

"Was Zabini really a better kisser than me?"

Ginny sighed.

"Harry, its not like that, it was like... oh, I dunno, like he really wanted to be with me. You were thinking of Hermione, so its no wonder I didn't exactly see fireworks."

"Oh, ok."

"Now, is that all?"

"Well, just be careful. I'm sorry for messing you around these past few weeks. I didn't mean to hurt you, and I hope we're still friends."

"Of course Harry, and thanks. You're more understanding than Ron."

"Actually, no I'm not, but I just saw Ron get his head bitten off, and don't want to see that happen to me. See you later."

Ginny laughed

"Ok, bye Harry."

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Hope you all enjoyed that chapter. I will be writing more very very soon.