Disclaimer: All I own is the stuff that's mine- and some of the altered personalities.

A/N: Hehe, thanks 'Lyra of Queenscove.' Yeah, I'm aiming on it to be a Draco/Ginny- but you never know. Sometimes I change my mind... -evil grin- (yeah- sorry for the charry's couldn't think of ones from the book that suit a potions club.)

Other Info: Yup, you guessed it- more potions club!! Seeing as that's the main setting for the fic- or one of them anyway... you'll be seeing a lot more confusing charry's and quite a bit more of Draco –wink wink-

-The Great Hall-

"What do you mean you've gotten another assignment? And a detention?!? Ginny- when will you learn?!" Hermione sighed as she listened to Ginny's wailing over breakfast in the great hall.

"But it wasn't my fault! Crabbe wouldn't leave me alone after lunch. I sware he's stalking me! He's everywhere I am recently- and I'm always late for classes because of him," Ginny groaned.

"Well then stop being so- so- attractive!" Hermione said, stabbing a piece of bacon with her fork.

"Oh shut up! I'm no prettier or better than any other girl student here," she said, half lying.

"Not true. Not every other girl student here speaks their mind, whenever they want- even if it is completely stupid," Harry pointed out smirking.

Ginny glared at him, punching him playfully in the arm.

"Hey! You don't wonna do that to me! I'm a lot stronger then you think," Harry grinned, hitting her back, a little harder then intended.

"Ow! Oooh- you're going down mister!" Ginny smirked and flicked some squashed pumpkin at him.

"Argh! Gross!" he said as it landed on his plate.

"Served you right!" Ginny smiled.

"I was going to eat that you know?" He glared as he prodded his food with a fork.

Ginny shrugged.

"Meh- means nothing to me!"

"I'll bet," Harry muttered as he looked mutinously at Ginny.

-Potions-

"H-hi Ginny..." came a dopey voice behind her.

Ginny groaned. She knew who it belonged to- and she really didn't want to talk to them at the moment. Parting from her group of friends, she stopped walking- turning to face the person who had called her.

"Hi Crabbe," Ginny said in a droning voice, trying not to be too rude.

"What class you got now?" he asked.

"Potions- with Snape. I really do have to hurry, or I'll get a detention," Ginny began walking at a brisk pace, trying to escape from Malfoy's goon.

"Oh- I'll walk you there! Do you want me to carry your books?" he hopped along, keeping up with her easily.

"No, it's ok. Really."

"You sure?"

"Positive," Ginny smiled politely as they rounded a corner, making their way down the long cold steps, to the dungeons.

"Don't you have a class to go to Crabbe?"

"You can call me Vince..." he smiled goofily.

"Uh huh. Well Vince, I think you should get going too- you don't want to have points deducted from Slytherin do you?" Ginny said, trying to hint him off.

"Huh? Aw nah. I got History of Magic, and Binn's won't notice if I'm late."

"Oh..." Ginny groaned to herself, wishing he would just disappear.

"So anyway Ginny- I was wondering, seeing as there's the Hogsmeade trip coming up," Crabbe paused, scuffing his feet along the stone floor.

"I was thinking, maybe we could go together?" he smiled hopefully at her, and she stopped in her tracks.

"Uh... you mean- like as a couple?" she looked at him, trying to suppress the horror that she felt.

"Yeah, kinda like a date!" Crabbe beamed, obviously certain that the answer would be yes.

Ginny coughed, she couldn't believe what she was hearing. Vincent Crabbe just asked out! She felt sick. This had to be a dream- right? She quickly pinched herself. It hurt.

"Damn!" she muttered to herself.

"Huh?"

"Nothing. Um- Vince, I really have to get to potions... but next time I see you I'll tell you if I can ok?" Ginny smiled at him.

"Sure!" Crabbe bounded off happily as Ginny ran the rest of the way to class.

She got there a few minutes before Snape did, and sighed in relief- taking a seat beside Amander. Her friend looked at her quizzically, as Ginny tidied her hair. She looked flushed, and something had obviously happened. Ginny gave her a rough explanation of what had just happened, and Amander had to stifle her laughter as Snape entered the dungeon. He raised an eyebrow at the two girls, before beginning his lesson.

"Today, you will be learning how to make a simple growth potion for plants. You may work with a partner of your choice, and I will put the instructions on the board. At the end of the lesson, I expect a vile from each of you- on my desk. Begin!" with that, Snape turned and began scribbling down instructions on the black board at the front of the room.

Ginny and Amander chopped and crushed the ingredients of the potion, tossing the finished products into their bubbling cauldron. When they were done, they each filled a named vile, and brought it up to Snape's desk. He glared at them, then at their potions- before announcing five points to Gryffindor, for finishing first. The two girls smiled at each other, as he shoed them away.

"You may clean your cauldron and leave early once you are done," he instructed, waving wearily at their workplace.

They did so, and gathered their books- leaving the dungeons in a happier mood then when they came.

"I can't believe we just got five points and permission to leave early!" Amander chirped, as they skipped up the staircase- making their way to the Gryffindor common room.

"I know! Something has to be wrong with him, but I like it!" Ginny smirked, saying the password to the portrait of the fat lady and entering the common room.

Placing their bags down, the girls flopped down on separate couches in front of the fire place. Double potions was always bad, but seeing as they had missed half of the last period- they were rather pleased with themselves.

"So tell me again how Crabbe asked you to Hogsmeade this weekend?" Amander laughed, running her fingers through her curly brown hair.

"Oh shut up Mandy! I couldn't say yes, but I felt bad saying no. He's just so..."

"Pathetic?" Mandy said, finishing Ginny's sentence.

Ginny nodded.

"You wouldn't believe how much so. I told him I'd let him know next time I saw him- but I still don't know what to do. I don't want to hurt his feelings- however much I dislike him," Ginny frowned, looking into the blazing fire.

"Just tell him something like 'I'm deathly ill, and fear if I go out with you, you might catch my disease.'"

Ginny glared at Mandy, throwing a cushion at her.

"I'm not telling him I'm a leper!" she spat, glaring.

"Well that's all I can think of. So unless you can find someone who asks you to go before your next encounter- you're screwed!" Mandy grinned, showing no sympathy for Ginny- who groaned, rolling onto her stomach.

-Lunch-

Ginny, Mandy, Collin Creevy, Seamus, Dean Thomas and Abby- (a 6th year Gryffindor) all made their way to the staircase, from Gryffindor Tower. Lunch had finally come around, and they were all in high spirits. Mandy and Collin laughed as Dean told a corny joke, Abby re-did her hair, and Ginny and Seamus discussed classes.

The group had just made their way into the entrance hall, when Ginny heard a familiar voice call out her name. She froze.

"Omigod!" she squeaked.

Thinking quickly, she turned to Seamus.

"Kiss me!" She said urgently.

"Huh?" he stopped mid-sentence, looking at her puzzled.

"Ki- oh forget it!" she said, moving towards him and pressing her lips against his.

Mandy, Collin, Abby and Dean stopped talking instantly and stared at them. There was a buzz, as students all around the entrance hall watched Ginny and Seamus. Soon a wave of whispering and muttering broke out.

Ginny- who had been quite enjoying herself, finally parted with a speechless- yet still very handsome, Seamus. At this point, Crabbe had managed to appear at Ginny's side. It seemed he hadn't noticed what she had just done, and looked at her eagerly. She groaned at his stupidity, but smiled politely as he spoke.

"So Ginny- have you made up your mind yet?" he asked hopefully.

"Uh... I'm really sorry Crabbe, but uh- Seamus here, already asked me to go with him," Ginny lied convincingly.

"Go where?" Seamus asked, looking totally clueless.

"To Hogsmeade. Remember?" Ginny said, trying to hint him off- but not give herself away.

"I did? Oh- right! Yeah, sorry buddy. Maybe some other time eh?" Seamus bit his lip, trying his best not to yelp in pain, as Ginny trod on his foot.

Mandy suddenly got what Ginny was trying to do, and joined in- smiling slightly.

"Yeah, sorry about that Crabbe. The two are total lovebirds, you know?" she spoke the last sentence in a loud whisper, emphasising the word 'lovebirds.'

Seamus smirked, putting an arm around Ginny's waist. Ginny giggled, gazing up at him lovingly. Finally, it got through Crabbe's thick skull, that Ginny wasn't going with him- and he nodded.

"Aw. Ok then. Well- I gotta go. Told Draco I'd meet him back in the common room," he shrugged, hurt showing on his face- then disappeared in the direction of the dungeons.

When he was out of sight, Ginny burst out laughing.

"Man- I owe you two soooo much!" she grinned at Seamus and Mandy.

"Anything for a friend like you. Especially if it stops you from being seen in public with that oaf," Mandy smiled at her, and they continued to the great hall.

Seating themselves in some empty seats, Ginny smiled greatfully at Seamus- who was busy piling food onto his plate.

"Sorry about back there- I didn't mean to freak you out or anything..." Ginny blushed slightly, looking at her hands.

"It wasn't a problem. But next time you get into a fix like that- tell me first," Seamus grinned, his Irish accent making Ginny light-headed.

"I will. Thanks again though. I would have been totally screwed if you weren't there."

"Hey, I should be thanking you. It's not every day you get the chance to kiss a pretty girl like you," Ginny blushed at his comment.

"Anyway, I was thinking. Since we kind of already announced it to the whole school- you wonna go to Hogsmeade with me?" Seamus looked at her, a smile creeping onto his face.

"Sure," Ginny said, trying not to sound like a loser.

She had waited so long to hear that from him, and now she had- it was difficult not to jump on the table and dance around with glee.

All too soon though, lunch was over- and she had to leave Seamus, and go to her next class- Charms. All through the rest of the day, she couldn't concentrate on her work though. Her thoughts kept drifting back to the entrance hall. The kiss. It hadn't been particularly romantic, but it was good all the same. Seamus was a good kisser, and Ginny blushed thinking about it. He smelt of chocolate frogs, and tasted even better. Even though it was just a meaningless kiss- she had been lost in the short, short moment. She couldn't be sure, but was pretty certain he had been too. Ginny sighed, looking dreamily out the window. Flitwick's words were a muddle inside her head- a slur of high-pitched nonsense.

"Gi-neeee," Mandy called in her ear.

She sat up, startled.

"What?" looking around, she realised the room was empty except for her, Mandy and two or three other students.

"We just finished. Classes have finished now... for the day," Mandy looked at her as if she was a toddler.

"I hadn't noticed," she said sarcastically, waving a hand around at the empty room.

"Yeah- well whatever, but are you coming to the common room, or do you just want to spend the rest of the day admiring the window?" Ginny's friend smirked, gathered her books and stood up.

Ginny did the same, walking out of the classroom with her.

"Wonna go down to the library and work on the essay for this new charm?" Mandy asked, once they where outside Gryffindor Tower.

"What?! An essay- but I wasn't even listening!" Ginny yelped.

"I figured that much," Mandy rolled her eyes, speaking the password, and stepping through the portrait hole, and into the common room.

"Nah. I can't sorry. I've got potions club, and I want to go research some of the potions we'll be learning about this year. Want to get ahead a bit, you know?" Ginny said, dropping her book bag by one of the couches.

"Yeah, I know. You're planning on being a smarty-pants this year," Mandy grinned, placing her bag beside Ginny's.

Ginny hit her playfully in the arm, rolling her eyes.

"Whatever, but I gotta go. Mind me a seat at dinner would ya?"

"Sure. See ya," Mandy smiled, waving as Ginny disappeared out of the common room.

-Potions Club-

Ginny entered the library, humming a quiet tune to herself.

Going straight to where she had met Tania the other day- she smiled to herself as she walked to the back of the library. Rounding a tall bookshelf, she spied the table with several potion books on it, and walked a little faster. Suddenly, she collided with a tall figure that appeared in front of her- knocking her off her feet.

"Sor- oh. It's you," Ginny glared at Malfoy, as she stood up.

"Well, well, well. Look what we have here. The little weasel brat," Draco sneered, blocking her way.

"Shove it Malfoy!" she snarled, trying to step around him.

"Why should I?" he asked.

"You're blocking my way."

"You're blocking mine," Draco smirked, not moving.

"Oh for God's sakes! Can you just move to one side?" Ginny folded her arms across her chest.

"No," he said simply.

"Urgh! You are such a prat Malfoy. Just move!" Ginny hissed.

"One good reason why I should," he said, still smirking.

"Because if you don't I'm going to-" Ginny began, only to be cut off by Tania's cheerful voice.

"There you two are! I've been looking everywhere for you," she smiled, walking between them.

"We're getting the parts down for the annual Club Concert. We want to be properly organised for them this year."

"Club what?" Ginny said, forgetting her problems with Draco.

"Club Concert silly! It's when all the clubs that have formed around the school- each make their own play, and perform at this big feast that we hold in the great hall," Tania explained.

"How come I've never heard of it, if we perform them at a big feast?" Ginny raised an eyebrow.

"Because only the clubs are invited. It's a special event held every year on the 12th of April, after dinner in the great hall. It's a load of fun."

"I see..." Ginny said.

"Anyway, this year- we're doing Romeo and Juliet. Some people have already been cast- but most people aren't here today," Tania smiled.

"Oh- what characters are there left to choose then?"

"Hmm? Oh, you don't choose. We have this special system, so it's just kind of random."

Tania drew a small silver ball out of her pocket, and held it up to Ginny. At this point, Draco groaned- rolling his eyes. Tania ignored him, still smiling as she held it.

"Now Ginny, all you have to do is put your hand on it, and tell me what name you see. Ok?"

"Sure," Ginny smiled, placing her hand on the ball.

It was cold to touch, and seamed to be metal. Watching closely, she watched as letters formed on its smooth surface.

"What did you see?" Tania asked, taking out a quill and piece of parchment.

"Juliet," Ginny said, then handed the ball to Draco.

He stood still for a moment, before handing the sphere to Tania.

"Romeo," he said, sneering.

Ginny stared at him. He was Romeo, and she was Juliet. That couldn't be right. That would mean that they'd have to... kiss!

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A/N: heh heh heh... evil grin R&R!!!

=.zee 6th part is currently travelling back from Hawaii. Should be arriving soon!.=