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Chapter 11
"See you Mrs. Roberts," Ginny giggled as she grabbed Colin's arm to find a table at the Three Broomsticks; Liane leaving to join her date.
"You know, your friends could have joined us," Xavier offered politely, looking to make room at the table for Ginny and Colin.
Liane placed her hand on his. "I know."
Not knowing how to respond, a flush started to creep to Xavier's face. Liane spoke not waiting for the uncomfortable silence that was sure to follow due to Xavier's timidity. "I enjoyed your match against Slytherin."
Xavier chuckled, "You must like Slytherin a lot then. They killed us last week!"
'Why did I say that,' Liane berated herself silently.
"Well yeah they did," she chuckled, "but I still enjoyed watching you fly. If your beater's had done a better job of protecting you, Malfoy wouldn't have had a chance at the Snitch."
Xavier smiled in a way that let Liane know he wasn't quite sure that he believed her, but thanked her for the compliment anyways.
"I really don't want to talk about Quidditch, I'd much rather talk about you. How did an American end up at Hogwarts?"
"Well, my mother is Jamaican, and she moved to New York as a child with my grandparents. She met a boy; fell in love; they had me."
"Just like that," Xavier asked laughing lightly.
"Pretty much," Liane smiled being deliberately difficult.
"Well that explains how you came to be, but not how you ended up at Hogwarts," Xavier replied with a smile.
"Actually, my father passed away five years ago," Liane stated somberly. "As my father made more than enough to support the family, he and mom decided when they first married that she would stay at home with the children they were sure to come. After his death she wasn't able to find work that would continue to support our lifestyle, not to mention me and my sister."
"I didn't know you had a sister."
"Yeah, Morgan, she's three years younger than me. She's a muggle though, so she's in school back home."
Xavier's eyes were fixed on Liane. Suddenly he grabbed her hand, "I'm sorry about your father, it must have been hard," he said simply.
"Well it was, especially on mom. After about two years, and greatly draining Daddy's savings mom made the decision that we were moving to London".
Xavier spoke, "Why London? I'll admit, I'm not very familiar with Muggle London; but, I can't imagine that it would be any less of a financial burden."
"Actually, mom had a cousin, Aunt Thelia, that moved to England with her parents shortly after mom and my grandparents moved to America. I had never met her, but they kept in touch throughout the years. Well, when Aunt Thelia lost her husband a year after mom, she suggested we come to London. Mom's cousin had a very prosperous career and a very large home that was empty as she and her husband didn't have any kids. So after visiting with her one summer, they agreed that we would leave the Big Apple for London."
"Well, I'm happy that your mum had a cousin in England," Xavier smiled sweetly grasping both of Liane's hands in his own.
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Ginny and Colin chatted excitedly, discussing various boys at Hogwart's; Colin more than happy to divulge key information to which Ginny might not be privy.
"I don't know Colin.
I know he's a complete prat, but there's something about him."
"Take my word for it Gin, Adrian Long is all talk," a sly grin spreading across his face.
"You have got to be kidding me, is there anyone you haven't…"
"Adrian Long," Colin replied before Ginny was able to finish. "And it wasn't an issue of sexual preferences, because he approached me."
"But if he couldn't ummmm, perform," Ginny stated
carefully, "then how do you know it wasn't his preferences."
"Because he was more than ready to perform, he just reached the finale, before the opening act."
Ginny burst into a fit of hysterics at Colin's last statement.
"Would you look at that," Colin stated as Ginny turned her head to see what Colin was looking at.
'Way to go Liane,' Ginny thought before turning back to Colin.
"Well hello sweetheart," a very unwelcome voice drawled.
"What do you want Malfoy," Colin stood and turned around to place himself between Ginny and Draco.
"I hate to destroy your fantasy, but I wasn't speaking to you Creevy," Draco said, shoving Colin out of the way before sitting.
"In that case you must have been referring to Blaise," Ginny replied, pointing over Draco's shoulder, before standing to follow Colin.
Draco caught Ginny's arm just above the elbow and pulled her back to face him. "I told you the last time that you walked away from me that you would not be so lucky the next time," he hissed in her ear.
"And I've made it quite clear that you do not scare me," Ginny replied calmly.
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Ginny started to panic. She didn't know what had possessed her to bring Malfoy to the Room of Requirement.
'I didn't even let Liane know where I would be,' she thought as Malfoy's lips pressed hard against her.
She knew that she had to stay calm; she couldn't let Malfoy think he had the upper hand.
As Malfoy stood, a sneer fixed on his face; eyes gleaming with the adrenaline of his attack; Ginny stood calmly and strode over to the door.
"If that is the best that the 'Great Draco Malfoy' has to offer, I can hardly blame Parkinson for turning to Blaise," she stated simply.
Draco stood watching Ginny's retreating back, trying to process her words. Having had his share of women, Ginny's words cut to the center of his pride.
Before he could process his thoughts, Draco had placed himself between Ginny and the exit.
"What the hell," Ginny began as Draco grabbed her waist and pulled her into a long sensual kiss.
Ginny went rigid for a moment at the initial shock, but softened as Draco's mouth moved fluidly against her own.
Softly sucking Ginny's bottom lip before pulling away Draco replied, "Still questioning the 'Great Draco Malfoy'?"
Ginny opened her eyes, trying to process what had exactly happened. "I still have my doubts," she replied simply, reaching up to pull Draco down into another kiss before reason could take over.
Draco had held back on the first kiss, pulling back once he knew he had made his point. When Ginny kissed him the second time he felt all sense of reason leaving him. Draco found it hard to keep his thoughts straight; he fought to keep his arms resting lightly, and safely, on Ginny's waist; but, when she opened her mouth to him, Draco was lost.
As his tongue slid across hers into her mouth, his arms slid around to her back, one sliding up beneath her hair at the nape of her neck to grab the back of her head. Ginny weakened at feeling Draco's arms around her and he pulled her tightly into his chest.
Slowly, without letting go of Ginny, Draco turned her around forcing her to walk backwards until her back was against the door. Draco stood back from Ginny for a moment, sliding both of his hands through her hair before gripping and pulling it lightly down and to the side to present her neck to him.
As Draco hungrily tasted of Ginny's neck she found herself unfastening Draco's robes, a wild desire pouring through her to be closer to him. As he continued his ministrations to her neck Ginny slid her arms around his waste and beneath his jumper until she felt the warmth of his skin.
Feeling Ginny's hands against his bare torso sent a shock of desire through Draco. He placed both of his hands on either side of Ginny's face, kissing her desperately. Pulling her tongue into his mouth and pressing hard into her against the door.
As Ginny felt Draco's erection, she was pulled back into reality.
"Stop it," she breathed, short of breath, as she ducked out of Draco's grasp and stood behind him.
Composing himself, Draco ran a hand through his hair and straightened his robes and clothes before turning.
"What's the matter Weasley, bit off a bit more than you can chew? Be careful not to start something that you cannot finish," he stated calmly before turning again to leave the room.
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A/N: Well the few reviews I got for last chapter seemed pretty favorable. I'm glad you all got a chuckle out of it, I certainly did.
And Because I have such awesome reviewers, I thought it was time to let you all see when Ginny tumbled down the rabbit hole. Will there be more to come? Of course! Ron has to catch them at it. But I'm not even sure how the story ends yet, although some interesting ideas are starting to present themselves.
Now a request: I had a song in mind, Extreme's More Than Words when I first thought about Ginny/Draco, romance, she wants him to show it, but not the way he thinks. I think this is growing beyond that whole theme, so don't be surprised if the title changes soon. If anyone has any brilliant ideas, I'm all ears. It's hard to title a story, when I don't even know how, or if, it will end.
Don't worry, this one will end, but it might just lead into a second one.
And without further adieu, to my reviewers:
GreyEyedAngel: Colin and Fred would be pretty hilarious. For some reason though, I think the testosterone levels are a little too high in that family, with the exception of Percy perhaps, and they all need a good healthy dose of estrogen. Poor Ginny and Molly, I can't even imagine!
Nichole Malfoy: As always, good to see you're following the story.
AznDreamer802: I don't know that you've missed a chapter since my initial posting. You don't know how much that mean's. Thanks.