Chapter 23: With a Little Help from Draco Malfoy
Ginny's eyes filled with tears as she walked back to the Gryffindor dormitory. She couldn't get her mind off of what had happened, and the fact that she had to actually read about Voldemort was worse. Ginny wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into someone.
" Hey watch it Weasley." Sneered a cold voice.
" I'm sorry, but you don't have to be so rude!" Ginny looked up into the gray eyes of Draco Malfoy. Draco noticed that Ginny was crying. If it hadn't been for his recent obsession with the girl he would of be even ruder.
" Are you ok?" Draco asked. ' Yeah nows the time to be all sympathetic isn't it.' Draco thought.
" Does it look like I'm ok!" Ginny yelled between sobs.
" Well no, but I thought I would try to be a little nicer seeming you just yelled at me." Draco didn't know what was going on with himself. If his father caught him being nice to a Weasley he would kill him. That thought alone made Draco want to be even nicer. " Well do you want to talk about it?"
Ginny could help but let her mouth drop open. Draco Malfoy, king of rudeness was being nice to her, why? 'Isn't it obvious' she told herself ' he just wants to get into your knickers.' " That's ok. I'll be fine I talked it out with Professor McClay."
" Ok then, well if you want to talk I'm always here." Draco turned the corner. ' I can't believe I'm falling for her. Blaise was right I am a wanker.' Draco thought as he made his way to the Slytherin dormitory.
Ginny hurried to the Gryffindor dormitroy. She had to find Luna. Ever since her second year Luna Lovegood and her had become best friends, and told each other everything.
" Luna you won't believe what just happened to me!" Ginny squealed while dragging Luna into the girl's dormitories luckily for her her roommates were gone.
" What? Are you ok your eyes look red, have you been crying?" Luna sat down on Ginny's bed.
" Yeah but that's not important right now. When I was coming back to the dormitory I bumped into Draco Malfoy and he was actually nice to me! He told me that if I needed to talk that he would always be there."
" Maybe he likes you, I mean it is a possiblity. You keep talking about him. Don't even try to deny it Ginny! Ever since that night in the Great Hall you've talked about nothing but him." Luna gave Ginny a look.
" Yeah I like him, that doesn't mean he feels the same way. Plus my parents would go crazy if I went out with Draco! Espically Ron he'd kill me." Ginny said pulling her friend into a hug.
" Well Ginny, I don't know what to tell you then." Luna then got up and went back down to the common room.
Later that day Ginny decided to go outside. She was sitting under a tree when Malfoy approached her again. " Are you doing any better?" Draco asked.
" Yeah, thanks. By the way I was wondering why you're being so nice to me?" Ginny said smiling.
Draco looked at Blaise. If it hadn't been that stupid truth or dare game Andrew had taught him, Draco never would of come over here, let alone tell Blaise that he was head over heels for Ginny. " What I can't be sympathetic once in a while? Sorry, I was just trying to be a friend. I guess I'll leave then." Draco turned to head back to Blaise and the others.
" Wait, I'm sorry it's just that usually your so horrid to me. Do you actually want to be friends, I mean I don't exactly qualify. Blaise and the others are pricks." Ginny looked over Draco's shoulder.
" Their not pricks! It's just no one understands them. You want to meet them I'll call them over." Draco gestured to Blaise and the others. He knew that Blaise would at least be friendly to her, hopefully not to friendly though.
" What Drake?" Marcus Flint asked.
" Don't what Drake me! I'm going to sit with Ginny for a while want to join us?"
" Sure! I don't mind chillin' with Weasley, I never thought she was bad. It's her brother's that you've got to watch out for." Blaise said, at this Ginny's face turned red.
" Excuse me, but what's wrong my brothers!? I happen to think they're the best people I know!"
" Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that your brother's have had it in for us since we got here. Oh and here comes one now." Blaise said pointing over at Ron. Ginny's face turned bright red, she didn't know what Ron was going to do to them.
" DRACO MALFOY GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Ron yelled at the top of his lungs. "NOW!" Draco did as he was told. Ron looked at him weirdly. Never had Draco Malfoy listened to another student let alone Ron.
" Ronald Weasely if you do not calm down this instant I'm going to have to jinx you!" Ginny jumped up and got into Ron's face, by this time both of them had drawn the attention of everyone outside including Spike.
"What are you doing hanging out with Malfoy and his croonies'?" Ron yelled back at Ginny.
" For your information I happen to like hanging out with them. It's better than hanging out with you!"
" Oh yeah when? Just last week you told me Malfoy was a bloody prat!"
" Well things change Ron if you haven't noticed!" Ginny pulled out her wand. By that time Malfoy stepped in he wasn't gong to let Ginny get in trouble for something she didn't do.
" Move Draco! Ron's had this coming to him!" Ginny moved to the side of Draco. By this time Ron had gotten out his own wand. They had also drawn quite a crowd around them. All of a sudden Ron's wand was on the ground and Ron was being held in the air by the back of his robes. Ginny's wand was also on the ground but Ginny was pushed into Blaise's arms with Draco still standing in front of her.
" What the Bloody Hell is going on here?" Spike started to yell then remembered that Ron's ear was extremely close to his mouth. Spike was able to get Harry to de-wand Ron while he stopped him from beating up his sister. At the same time he got Blaise to de-wand Ginny and got Draco to push her back into Blaise.
" Put me down!" Yelled Ron when he noticed that Spike had a hold of him.
" Not unless you promise not to go punching or cursing your sister!"
" I promise ok!"
" That's not good enough. I think I need some sprinkles on top of that apology!" Spike loved torturing people.
" Fine I promise not to punch Ginny with sprinkles on top! How's that!"
" No now I'm thinking Sprinkles and Whipped cream."
" I'm not going to say that!" Ron started to squirm around hoping that he would fall out of his robes but Spike also had a hold of his t-shirt.
" Then your not coming down. Now what in bloody hell is going on between you two? I'll take an answer from anyone it doesn't have to be these two ya know!" Spike turned to the group of on-lookers. He noticed that Hermione was coming down the lawn with a frustrated look on her face. If anyone would know what was going on it would be her and she probably didn't even have to witness it to figure it out.
" Spike please put Ron down. I promise he won't do anything to Malfoy or Ginny if he does I'll take the blame." Hermione begged Spike.
" Ok, only because you promised." Spike put down Ron.
" Hey I promised but you didn't believe me!" Ron complained
" Yeah, and that's because I know that you would of said anything to have me put you down, where as miss Granger here just put her reputation on the line. So what's going on between these two."
" Well I don't know for certain but I know that Ron absolutely hates Draco, and seeming that Draco's friends and himself are standing around Ginny whom doesn't seem hurt or harrased I would say Ron got jealous of something." Hermione was partially right.
" Ginny's lost her bloody mind! She's hanging out with Slytherin's and not even good Slytherin's but those 6! Then she tells me off for telling Draco to get away from her! How stupid is she?" Ron was starting to make fists again but Harry held him back.
" Draco and I are friends Ron, if you can't handle it then stay away from us! I happen to think their good people unlike some of us. Blaise was right you really have had it in for them since they got here haven't you!" Ginny yelled, her face was turning if possible more red than before and she kept trying to break free from Blaise and Draco's hold.
" I haven't had it in for all of them just Malfoy!" Ron yelled Hermione pulled him back up to the castle.
" Ginny you can't let your brother get to you like that! I'm sure he'll come around. In the mean time if you feel like beating him up come and find me or Draco or even one of Draco's friend's, I'm pretty sure one of us will be glade to help you." Spike said while picking up Ginny's wand from off the ground, and handed it back to her. " I advise you to stay away from Ron for the time being. Ok there's nothing to see here everything over with, you can go back to your homework and classes." With that Spike left.
Ginny's eyes filled with tears as she walked back to the Gryffindor dormitory. She couldn't get her mind off of what had happened, and the fact that she had to actually read about Voldemort was worse. Ginny wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into someone.
" Hey watch it Weasley." Sneered a cold voice.
" I'm sorry, but you don't have to be so rude!" Ginny looked up into the gray eyes of Draco Malfoy. Draco noticed that Ginny was crying. If it hadn't been for his recent obsession with the girl he would of be even ruder.
" Are you ok?" Draco asked. ' Yeah nows the time to be all sympathetic isn't it.' Draco thought.
" Does it look like I'm ok!" Ginny yelled between sobs.
" Well no, but I thought I would try to be a little nicer seeming you just yelled at me." Draco didn't know what was going on with himself. If his father caught him being nice to a Weasley he would kill him. That thought alone made Draco want to be even nicer. " Well do you want to talk about it?"
Ginny could help but let her mouth drop open. Draco Malfoy, king of rudeness was being nice to her, why? 'Isn't it obvious' she told herself ' he just wants to get into your knickers.' " That's ok. I'll be fine I talked it out with Professor McClay."
" Ok then, well if you want to talk I'm always here." Draco turned the corner. ' I can't believe I'm falling for her. Blaise was right I am a wanker.' Draco thought as he made his way to the Slytherin dormitory.
Ginny hurried to the Gryffindor dormitroy. She had to find Luna. Ever since her second year Luna Lovegood and her had become best friends, and told each other everything.
" Luna you won't believe what just happened to me!" Ginny squealed while dragging Luna into the girl's dormitories luckily for her her roommates were gone.
" What? Are you ok your eyes look red, have you been crying?" Luna sat down on Ginny's bed.
" Yeah but that's not important right now. When I was coming back to the dormitory I bumped into Draco Malfoy and he was actually nice to me! He told me that if I needed to talk that he would always be there."
" Maybe he likes you, I mean it is a possiblity. You keep talking about him. Don't even try to deny it Ginny! Ever since that night in the Great Hall you've talked about nothing but him." Luna gave Ginny a look.
" Yeah I like him, that doesn't mean he feels the same way. Plus my parents would go crazy if I went out with Draco! Espically Ron he'd kill me." Ginny said pulling her friend into a hug.
" Well Ginny, I don't know what to tell you then." Luna then got up and went back down to the common room.
Later that day Ginny decided to go outside. She was sitting under a tree when Malfoy approached her again. " Are you doing any better?" Draco asked.
" Yeah, thanks. By the way I was wondering why you're being so nice to me?" Ginny said smiling.
Draco looked at Blaise. If it hadn't been that stupid truth or dare game Andrew had taught him, Draco never would of come over here, let alone tell Blaise that he was head over heels for Ginny. " What I can't be sympathetic once in a while? Sorry, I was just trying to be a friend. I guess I'll leave then." Draco turned to head back to Blaise and the others.
" Wait, I'm sorry it's just that usually your so horrid to me. Do you actually want to be friends, I mean I don't exactly qualify. Blaise and the others are pricks." Ginny looked over Draco's shoulder.
" Their not pricks! It's just no one understands them. You want to meet them I'll call them over." Draco gestured to Blaise and the others. He knew that Blaise would at least be friendly to her, hopefully not to friendly though.
" What Drake?" Marcus Flint asked.
" Don't what Drake me! I'm going to sit with Ginny for a while want to join us?"
" Sure! I don't mind chillin' with Weasley, I never thought she was bad. It's her brother's that you've got to watch out for." Blaise said, at this Ginny's face turned red.
" Excuse me, but what's wrong my brothers!? I happen to think they're the best people I know!"
" Sorry, I didn't mean to offend you, it's just that your brother's have had it in for us since we got here. Oh and here comes one now." Blaise said pointing over at Ron. Ginny's face turned bright red, she didn't know what Ron was going to do to them.
" DRACO MALFOY GET AWAY FROM MY SISTER!" Ron yelled at the top of his lungs. "NOW!" Draco did as he was told. Ron looked at him weirdly. Never had Draco Malfoy listened to another student let alone Ron.
" Ronald Weasely if you do not calm down this instant I'm going to have to jinx you!" Ginny jumped up and got into Ron's face, by this time both of them had drawn the attention of everyone outside including Spike.
"What are you doing hanging out with Malfoy and his croonies'?" Ron yelled back at Ginny.
" For your information I happen to like hanging out with them. It's better than hanging out with you!"
" Oh yeah when? Just last week you told me Malfoy was a bloody prat!"
" Well things change Ron if you haven't noticed!" Ginny pulled out her wand. By that time Malfoy stepped in he wasn't gong to let Ginny get in trouble for something she didn't do.
" Move Draco! Ron's had this coming to him!" Ginny moved to the side of Draco. By this time Ron had gotten out his own wand. They had also drawn quite a crowd around them. All of a sudden Ron's wand was on the ground and Ron was being held in the air by the back of his robes. Ginny's wand was also on the ground but Ginny was pushed into Blaise's arms with Draco still standing in front of her.
" What the Bloody Hell is going on here?" Spike started to yell then remembered that Ron's ear was extremely close to his mouth. Spike was able to get Harry to de-wand Ron while he stopped him from beating up his sister. At the same time he got Blaise to de-wand Ginny and got Draco to push her back into Blaise.
" Put me down!" Yelled Ron when he noticed that Spike had a hold of him.
" Not unless you promise not to go punching or cursing your sister!"
" I promise ok!"
" That's not good enough. I think I need some sprinkles on top of that apology!" Spike loved torturing people.
" Fine I promise not to punch Ginny with sprinkles on top! How's that!"
" No now I'm thinking Sprinkles and Whipped cream."
" I'm not going to say that!" Ron started to squirm around hoping that he would fall out of his robes but Spike also had a hold of his t-shirt.
" Then your not coming down. Now what in bloody hell is going on between you two? I'll take an answer from anyone it doesn't have to be these two ya know!" Spike turned to the group of on-lookers. He noticed that Hermione was coming down the lawn with a frustrated look on her face. If anyone would know what was going on it would be her and she probably didn't even have to witness it to figure it out.
" Spike please put Ron down. I promise he won't do anything to Malfoy or Ginny if he does I'll take the blame." Hermione begged Spike.
" Ok, only because you promised." Spike put down Ron.
" Hey I promised but you didn't believe me!" Ron complained
" Yeah, and that's because I know that you would of said anything to have me put you down, where as miss Granger here just put her reputation on the line. So what's going on between these two."
" Well I don't know for certain but I know that Ron absolutely hates Draco, and seeming that Draco's friends and himself are standing around Ginny whom doesn't seem hurt or harrased I would say Ron got jealous of something." Hermione was partially right.
" Ginny's lost her bloody mind! She's hanging out with Slytherin's and not even good Slytherin's but those 6! Then she tells me off for telling Draco to get away from her! How stupid is she?" Ron was starting to make fists again but Harry held him back.
" Draco and I are friends Ron, if you can't handle it then stay away from us! I happen to think their good people unlike some of us. Blaise was right you really have had it in for them since they got here haven't you!" Ginny yelled, her face was turning if possible more red than before and she kept trying to break free from Blaise and Draco's hold.
" I haven't had it in for all of them just Malfoy!" Ron yelled Hermione pulled him back up to the castle.
" Ginny you can't let your brother get to you like that! I'm sure he'll come around. In the mean time if you feel like beating him up come and find me or Draco or even one of Draco's friend's, I'm pretty sure one of us will be glade to help you." Spike said while picking up Ginny's wand from off the ground, and handed it back to her. " I advise you to stay away from Ron for the time being. Ok there's nothing to see here everything over with, you can go back to your homework and classes." With that Spike left.