-- rewind

"You made me fall in fucking love with you Ginny." he said in a hoarse whisper.

-- play Chapter 4

-But...- Ginny thought -...who ARE you...?-

!---/FLASHback--!

Ginny rubbed her eyes as the sun shone on her face.

"Ngh..." she sighed, wishing she could go back to sleep. She looked over at Anna's bed. She was gone.

-Who was he...it feels like I've known him for so long, like I know him so well...-

She sat upright on her bed.

"Holy shit!" she muttered... "I can't keep doing this...it's O.W.L. year, I can't keep daydreaming like this..."

"Gin, you're up!" Anna walked in wearing a pretty bright pink ribbed tank top, and a flowing orange skirt with a pink floral print. She carried a light green Dior saddlebag, and she wore matching 3 inch strappy wedges.

"Don't you have that bag in pink too?" Ginny said, not fully awake... "You have too much designer stuff An..."

"Ginny, get with the program, it's enchanted. I can change it to what ever color I want." Anna rolled her eyes, "Ginny...sometimes..."

"Ah, shut up..." said Gin, "You're lucky you can afford one." Anna was so perfect damnit.

"Hey, money doesn't come easy. I worked as a freaking lifeguard in muggle world for half the summer to save up for this."

"Yeah, and you got a gorgeous tan with the package."

"Gin, you could've come with me, I invited you remember?"

"I know, but I had to practice for Quidditch...when I..."

"Oh Gin, I'm sorry." An said, wishing she hadn't brought up the subject.

"Don't be, really. It's not like we can do anything about it. Maybe it's magic. I mean serioiusly, what were the chances of amnesia by running into something..."

"Maybe we can ask Hermione to look up sudden amnesia!" Anna said, "Maybe she can find out what really caused it."

"Hermione...Granger, right? The muggle-born?"

"Yes, and the brightest witch of her year."

"Sure, I guess nothing bad can come of it." replied Ginny.

"Oh, and Gin?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you ever ask Katie about playing Chaser yet?"

"Um no...I don't think there's an opening on the team." Ginny replied, which of course wasn't true.

"Gin, I'm on the freaking team, you don't really expect me to believe that, do you?"

"Oh, I don't know An, I mean, I guess, as you told me, I really wanted to, but now after this whole memory thing, I'm having second thoughts."

"Listen to me. It'll be fun. And besides, you LOVE Quidditch."

"Well, see that's not exactly the problem, but, well...You have the best broom of the season, your Starchaser, Harry has his Firebolt..."

"Ooh, I see, so it's the 'I don't have a good enough broom' thing now, isn't it? Well Ginny, the answer's fairly simple: get a job. I'll even contribute half of what's left over from what I spent on the Starchaser to help you get a decent broom: how about the new Nimbus 3000?"

"An, it's like...hundreds of galleons."

"Oh my God, I almost forgot! Actually..." Anna started rummaging through her handbag, "Not with this." She pulled out a slip of paper which read: "Three Broomsticks Lottery Winner: 75% off NEW Nimbus 3000!"

Ginny gaped. "You...won...the Three Broomsticks lottery?"

"Well, not ME...a friend gave it to me, and well, since I obviously already have a perfectly good broom..."

"Oh my God, thanks An!"

"Woah, woah...dude, I'm not just giving it to you. You have to promise me something."

"And what would that be?"

"You have to go to the Halloween Dance."

"Of course I will!"

"NOT single."

"What?! But you're going single."

"Do you want it or not?"

"I'm sure Katie wouldn't mind getting a new broom..."

"Ok, ok, I promise."

"Great! Now let's go to Hogmeade!"

--- Great Hall after dinner

"Draco!"

"Anna! Did it work?"

"Of course it did! But how did you win the Three Broomsticks lottery?"

"An, my dear, I thought you were smarter than that. You don't win a lottery by sheer luck, you win it by connections." he winked.

"Oh duh. But anyway, you better ask her fast, I've seen some guys eyeing her already."

"What? But she hardly even knows me, or who I am!"

"Draco, it's not the time to think about that. Remember you acted all snotty last year and it never got you anywhere."

But Draco had walked over to Ginny already, who was talking to none other than Neville Longbottom.

"Listen, Ginny, I know you don't really know me, but, I'd love to get to know you more...would you like to go to-"

"Why if it isn't Mr. I-Let-The-Murderer-In...and the Weasel."

"That was a long time ago Draco..." Neville muttered.

"What was that? Were you TALKING to me? Your stupidity still hasn't worn off, and it's been almost 3 years. Pity."

"If you have a problem with him, don't talk to him and walk away. We never asked you to be here. Neville, what were you saying?"

"Would you like to go to the Halloween Ball with me?"

"Of cours-"

Draco fumed away, to where Anna stood in the corner, smirking.

"What now."

"If you had actually been nice to her, maybe she wouldn't be mean to you." Anna sighed. "I guess you're going with miss Elizabeth dear for another Ball."

"No, An, hell no...can you just-"

"Dude, Draco, you know just as well as I do that I can't just tell her that you guys were in love or whatever and change her mind, plus she's not SHALLOW enough to go out with you for looks."

"So you admit, I'm hot."

"To her. She told me last year." Anna said, "But good try. Oh, and there's Elizabeth right over there...I think she's waving-"

Draco clamped his hand over her mouth and pulled her into a deserted alley.

"If I have to go to the ball with her, you're not-"

"What Draco, what are you going to threaten me with? Besides, you can always go with a Hufflepuff girl or something. I'm sure they're dying to go with you."

"That, is social suicide."

"A Ravenclaw?"

"Too intellectual."

"Don't stereotype. I mean, look at Cho Chang."

"Fine, I just don't like them."

"Another Gryffindor?"

"God no. Anything having to do with the Golden Trio pisses me off."

"Ginny's brother is in the Golden Trio."

He sighed. "Love can do powerful things."

"Hah, ok."

"An, why don't you go with me?"

"'Cause I don't wanna hear you talk about how much you love Ginny the whole night." she smiled.

"I promise I won't."

"I'm going single."

"I bet if someone else asked you'd go."

"That's none of your business. Besides, it'd be unfair to Ginny."

"As friends though."

"What'll you give me?"

"Do you always have to be so...materialistic? Can't you just do a friend a favor?"

"Last time I checked I didn't consider you a friend."

"Come on...please? Or I'll tell McGonagall about that time you stole-"

"I hate you." Anna said, but consented, "If Ginny hates me for this later though, it's completely your fault."

"I knew you'd do it."

"I hate your guts." she muttered, "I'm way too nice."

--- Hogwarts Girls' Dormitories

"So Gin, I heard you were going to the ball with Neville."

"Yeah, I am, he's so sweet. Oh my God An, that guy you know...the platinum blonde guy...Malfoy?"

"Yeah, what d'you think of him?" Anna was happy Ginny finally noticed him again.

"Well, I hate his guts. And he pisses me off. I mean, if he doesn't like someone, he should just piss the hell off instead of trying to ruin their conversation. Seriously, I'd die before ever getting involved with him."

This wasn't what Anna expected to hear.

"Gin...you can't tell from first impressions you know. What if you got to know him and actually liked him?"

"God no. I'm not into the arrogant types. He's more your type An."

"I wouldn't say that Gin, I think you two would be cute."

"Oh, and An, what's with the whole 'I'm going single' thing anyway? Have you ever had a boyfriend?"

"Look Gin, I'm not into it, ok?"

"This doesn't have anything to do with your cynic views does it?" Ginny remembered when Anna had told her about her views on life...

!---FLASHback---!

"I hate people who are really nice. They seem so fake." Anna had said, "I mean, who's really that nice and means it? No one. It's just an act."

"That's a terrible view on life you know An..." Ginny had replied.

"But it's true. I mean, no one is nice to someone else without having something to benefit from. Like if you buy me a present, it's because you know I'll get you one too. If you compliment me, it's so that if I ever have something you need or something, you can depend on me to help you out."

"Anna, that's so cynical! I love you as a friend, I like being around you and stuff, that's why I'm nice to you! Not because I have something to gain from it."

"Sure you do. You have someone who'll like you back, hang out with you for free, and be your best friend."

"So in your case no one can even be nice without having an alterior motive."

"Nope."

"What about if someone died to save someone else?"

"Then they'd have their name in lights, as the brave person who heroically died to save someone else. They'd be famous, and who wouldn't want to be famous? Everyone lives for fortune and fame."

"What? I can't believe you'd say that."

"I knew you wouldn't understand. No one does."

"An, you're awesome."

"I won't buy you a present this year."

"I don't care, but I'll get you one."

"Yeah right, you're just saying that."

"You're hopeless."

"So is everyone else in the world."

!---/FLASHback---!

A/N - Thanks to everyone who reviewed. This chapter was a little lengthy, mostly talking, but the next'll probably have more action. Basically, this is for you to get to know Anna, and I might have a Ginny personality based chapter later. I'm actually thinking of twisting the story, pairing Anna with Draco and Ginny with...someone unknown. Hehe, but I don't know, it'll probably make Draco seem to shallow.