This chapter is longer than most of the others I think. This is my second update for today.
Well Draco and Ginny are going to have their first date.
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Curious Ginny thought as she read and reread the note she had found on her bed after her last class of the day. To go or not to go? Should she really sneak out of the common room to go meet a guy when she did not know who it was?
Ginny continued to pace the length of the dorm room holding her flowers in one hand and the note in the other. She set the note down on her desk then and picked up her empty inkbottle.
"Scourgify," she said pointing her wand at the empty dirty inkbottle.
Bubbles shot from the end of her wand and cleaned every speck of ink from the bottle.
Ginny waved her wand before tapping the bottle twice. A magenta colored light came from the tip of her wand and the ink bottle was transfigured into a flower vase. Ginny carried the vase to the bathroom and filled it with water before putting the flowers in it and carrying them out. Ginny placed them on her desk in front of her Arithmancy homework.
Ginny picked up the note and read it again. She began to rub her temples with one hand. She only stopped when she heard Lavender and Parvati enter the room.
"Hey Gin," they said, "What's going on?"
Ginny felt her brow wrinkle.
"Where'd you get the pretty flowers?" Lavender asked, "Did Neville give them to you?"
"I just found them with this note on my bed," Ginny said showing them the note.
"Ginny, you have a secret admirer!" Parvati squealed, "You HAVE to meet him."
"Are you sure?" Ginny asked wringing her hands.
"YES!" Lavender and Parvati answered together forcefully.
"We will help you get ready," Lavender said flinging the lid of her trunk up and pulling out her make-up bag.
Parvati nodded and pushed her onto the bed.
Ginny got into her own trunk as soon as the other two girls finished with her make-up and pulled out two shirts. A white one with a pattern of roses on it and a plain ocean blue with lace around the edge.
"Which one do you think?" Ginny asked holding each shirt up for the other two to see.
"The blue," Parvati said without any hesitation, "It goes with the eye shadow better."
Ginny glanced at the clock. Six fifteen.
"Oh my gosh," Ginny cried. "I am late."
"You still have almost two hours." Lavendar said in confusion.
"Yes but I'm meeting Blaise to study in the library," Ginny cried grabbing her cloak and pulling it on. She snatched her bag and dashed from the room grabbing the note off her desk.
Ginny was out of breath when she reached the library.
"You are late!" Blaise said making his voice sound thick and accusing before turning around and making loud fake sobbing noises.
"Dry up," Ginny said poking his shoulder and collapsing into a comfy armchair.
"You are very cruel and hateful!" Blaise cried but laughed as he turned around. "I am aware of my childish behavior and I am proud of it."
"Parvati and Lavender wanted to help me get ready for my date. They left me very little choice."
"You think us getting together and studying is a date. That is so adorable but I told you before darling I just don't feel for you that way. I am in love with PANSY," Blaise said sighing very loudly as he said Pansy's name.
Ginny let her lip curl, "Not with you, idiot! For the boy who sent me this note," she said taking the note out and shoving it in his face.
Blaise took it and read.
"Does Ginny have a secret admirer?" Blaise asked handing the note back to Ginny.
"Do you have any idea what-so-ever who it is from?"
"I do not have a clue! I suppose I will find out tonight at eight o'clock in the astronomy tower," Ginny said pulling out her Arithmancy book.
Blaise grinned at her as he removed 'Moste Potente Potions' and flipped through to the pages that described the Verus Amor and all its effect ingredients as well as how to brew it.
'The Verus Amor can only intensify feelings one may have for the opposite sex not cause them. If the drinker has no feelings for the first person they directly look upon the potion will instantly be void. There is no known way to reverse the effects of the potion.'
Blaise could almost not believe how wonderful this was turning out. So Draco already had feelings for this girl. No way to reverse it. Blaise had been able to see they were supposed to be together from the first time he saw Draco staring at her as she walked down Platform 9 3/4.
"Wow. Blaise look at the time. I'd better go to be sure I am not late," Ginny said stuffing her things into her bag and leaving the library.
Ginny ran to the Astronomy tower and arrived five minutes early by her watch. The tower was pitch black. It was a new moon.
"Lumos," Ginny said as her wand slipped out of its sleeve holder and into her hand. The tip of the wand lit instantly.
"Nox," a deep male voice spoke behind her before tapping the tip of her wand extinguishing the light.
"Are you the boy who sent me the note?" Ginny asked voice full of apprehension.
"Yes," the voice replied mildly taking her wand from her hand. "Thank you for the flowers. They are beautiful," Ginny said turning. She could just make out the outline of his face. "I do not suppose I may have my wand back."
"Your welcome. Not just yet. I suppose you are wondering why no lights are on," he spoke backing a step away from her.
"Yes I was wondering about our need for complete darkness," Ginny said voice full of suspicion. "Do I get the pleasure of knowing who you are?"
"I hope it will not bother you too much," he said taking another several steps back from her, "but I would like to keep who I am a secret for now."
"Actually I find that a bit perturbing. I would feel slightly more comfortable knowing who I am here with," Ginny said stepping closer and reaching up to touch his face with both hands.
He reached out and took her hands gently in his own.
"Please give me my wand. I am a little nervous about not having it. Ever since Voldemort's demise I have had dark wizards after me because I was there and helped get Harry Potter to St. Mungos to be healed. They want revenge on everyone who either helped Harry Potter or captured one of their own," Ginny said nervously holding out her hand to him for her wand. "I can not help being a little paranoid. I had three attack me over summer. My wand just gives me a feeling of security."
"I understand. I mean you no harm. I only wish for you to judge me for who I am not what name I have. I wish you to know me," he spoke softly taking her hand and placing it on his cheek. "I do not know if I can trust you though," Ginny said in a whisper.
"I understand. Trust takes time. I doubt you would be here right now if you knew my name," he said sadly touching her cheek with his hand and running his fingers down her cheek.
"I will play along with this because you seem quite sincere and you seem to genuinely like me," Ginny said rubbing her thumb on his cheek.
"Thank you Ginny," he said as he took her hand kissing the tips of her fingers.
"May I please have my wand back?" Ginny asked as he let her hand drop.
"Promise you will not try to see me and you shall have your wand," he spoke smoothly and
Ginny could feel his eyes watching her for any sign of betrayal.
"I promise I will not try to see you." Instantly the wand was pressed into her hand and she stowed it in her sleeve.
"What is it like to have so many older brothers?" he asked not knowing why except out of sheer curiosity.
"Annoying and yet wonderful at times. Annoying because they can not see or except the fact that I have grown up and am no longer a little girl. But wonderful in the sense of when Neville decided we were better off as friends as opposed to be a couple. They all, all six, were threatening to hex him a hundred times over for hurting me," Ginny said smiling, "Charlie threatened to curse him with boils in a very unpleasant area for what he had done. Fred and George said they could sell him some things that would cause some quite unpleasent bodily functions. Ron wanted to give him beaver teeth. Bill was the best though...he actually went through with his plan. He turned Neville into a toad and kept him for close to a week until Mum found out and made him take Neville back to his grandma. His grandma knew what Neville had done to me and allowed Bill to transfigure him as long as he promised to turn him back in time for school."
"You said all six threatened him. What did the sixth one do?"
"Oh, Percy. Well Percy being a good little boy did not threaten him. But what Percy did was almost as bad. Percy talked him to death after Bill turned him back into a human. Lectured at him for over three hours on what the Department of International Magical Cooperation does," Ginny said grinning evilly at the memory.
"I never believed I would or could feel sorry for Longbottom and now I realize more than ever that that is true. Dumping you sounds like a very incorrect and unwise decision to make, not to mention any guy that would break up with you would have to be incredibly thick as well as blind," he said turning and waving his wand at two of the larger telescopes turning them into two poofy black leather arm chairs.
"Do you have any brothers or sisters?" Ginny asked as he led her to a chair.
"No as I was the first born as well as a male no other children were needed," he stated sadly, "Though I wish I had a baby brother or sister. Someone to look out for and take care of. It gets rather lonely sometimes."
"That is awful," Ginny said reaching out and touching his arm.
He took her hand gently in his and held it.
"What house are you in?"
"Would it matter?"
"No. I want to know you for who you are. You have sparked my curiosity. I do not particularly care what house you are in, just curious," Ginny said giving his hand a squeeze. "My very best friend in the whole world is a Slytherin and I am a Gryffindor so really what house you are in is of little or no matter to me other than to quench my curiosity."
"I am a Slytherin as well," he said leaning forward in his chair.
Ginny could not stop her giggle.
"Something funny?" he asked.
"Nope," Ginny answered quickly. "I just find it amazing because all the best looking guys are in Slytherin. My friend Blaise, practically all the sixth years are completely gorgeous but not the sort I would want to go out with as there fathers are the sort that were Voldemort's supporters. But I shall not tell you who the most attractive boy in all Slytherin house is until I know your name."
He brought her hand up to trace his lips.
"You are smirking!" Ginny exclaimed. "All Slytherins smirk when complimented. It is one thing we have in common," he said allowing his smirk to widen.
They continued to talk much the same way for several hours.
"I've had a really great time talking to you tonight," Ginny said leaning up and kissing his cheek. It heated under her lips.
"Would you like to get together again?" he asked as he pulled her forward into his arms.
"Of course," Ginny said wrapping her arms around his middle and putting her cheek on his chest.
"How does next week Monday nine thirty in the Arithmancy class sound?" he asked tilting her head up.
"Perfect," Ginny said. The tall Slytherin boy bent his head down and touched his lips to hers.
Ginny took in a sharp breath through her nose before shoving her lips tightly to his and throwing her arms around her neck. He pressed his tongue lightly against her lips and Ginny opened her mouth to allow her new boyfriend to explore.
"We had better go now," Ginny said pulling reluctantly away from the boy.
"Yeah," he replied voice a little husky, "Until Monday then." "So how did your date with Ginny go?" Blaise asked as Draco entered the Slytherin common room.
Draco sneered turning to the dark haired boy, "I have no idea what you are talking about. I have been out on patrol looking for rule breakers."
"Give up the act," Blaise said grinning wolfishly at Draco. "I saw the note you wrote to Ginny. It was your hand writing."
"What would you say if I said it was none of your business?" Draco asked crinkling his nose as if he smelled something very unpleasant.
"I would say you are being a bit too revealing by saying that as you are not denying the fact and I would say I am going to find out from Ginny anyway so you might as well tell me," Blaise replied grin still in place, "and I might be tempted to let it slip that I know who you are and she doesn't not if I know you."
"It went well in my opinion. We will be meeting again next week," Draco said nastily.
"I am happy for you both," Blaise said as he walked up to the dorm room.
Draco rolled his eyes before going up to his own room.
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