Disclaimer : I used a polyjuice potion and have now become J.K. Rowling. I do own HP. Alright I think we all know that that is not true so I am just going to go sulk if you do not mind.
"Pansy Parkinson!" Ginny spat reigning in her tears and rage.
"I wouldn't be speaking so disrespectful to the person who might be able to help you," Pansy sneered looming over her.
"Why would you want to help me?" Ginny asked looking up at the tall blonde Slytherin girl.
"You help me and I can help you so to speak," Pansy drawled lazily taking out her wand.
"How could I help you?" Ginny asked carefully and inconspicuously taking out her wand.
"You're best friends with the guy I want to go out with," Pansy said condescendingly. "Get him to ask me out."
"I think I can arrange something between you and Blaise. But how can you help me?"
"I am air-headed. I won't deny it. But I am not oblivious to everything as Draco seems to think. I have seen him sneaking around and I know he has been going to meet you. It will naturally be much more difficult than that. You getting Blaise and I together will be a return favor for me getting you out of that stair and not making you spend the entire night trapped here. If you want to see Draco again you shall have to perform a few tasks for me. I can keep Draco trapped in the common room and I can keep you two from seeing each other. I do not think Draco will want to see you for a while anyway because you broke his trust as well as your promise to him. Am I right?" Pansy spoke carelessly.
"Fine I will do your four tasks and get you and Blaise together if you get me out of the step and help me get back together with Draco," Ginny said firmly.
Pansy paused, thinking. It looked a bit difficult for her.
"Deal," she said offering Ginny a hand to shake.
Ginny took her hand. A bright scarlet light shone from her hand and lit the staircase on her side and a bright emerald light shone from Pansy's hand lighting the other side of the staircase.
"Deal is done," Pansy said tapping the stair and giving her wand a flick and saying, "Liberare."
Instantly the stair softened and released Ginny's foot and she stood up facing Pansy.
"I'll speak with Blaise in the morning. You and he should be together by the end of the week," Ginny said before brushing by her on her way to the seventh floor.
Pansy smirked turning towards the dungeons. Draco lay unmoving at the foot of the stairs.
"Mobilicorpus," Pansy said pointing her wand at the center of Draco's back. Invisible strings pulled Draco up and she directed him to the Slytherin common room. "Ennervate."
Draco slowly opened his eyes and tried to sit up.
"Pansy, how did I get here?" Draco asked putting his hand up on his forehead. "The last thing I remember was going down the steps to the dungeons."
"That is where I found you," Pansy said shrugging.
"Thanks Pansy," Draco said closing his eyes.
"No problem," Pansy said smirking as she turned to go up to her dorm room. "It was my fault."
Ginny arrived back at the common room with red puffy eyes; tears streaming uncontrollably down her cheeks and her nose was running. She prayed no one would be awake to see her like this. Ginny swiped her hand over her eyes, which smeared the carefully applied make-up.
Ginny gasped out the password through her tears and between her steadying breaths, "Godric Gryffindor."
"Ginny are you ok?" a soft voice called from a chair near the fireplace as the portrait closed behind Ginny.
Ginny could just make out the form of Hermione through her puffed up eyes.
"Just leave me alone!" Ginny shouted and ran up into the boy's dormitories. She entered the top room and turned pointing her wand at the door lock, "Obserare." the door locked instantly.
"Harry," she choked out looking at the beds trying to figure out which one was Harry and making sure it was not Ron.
Harry awoke instantly at the sound of his name.
"Ginny, What is wrong? Why are you up here so late?" Harry asked putting his glasses on, "It would be scandalous if someone found out."
Tears flooded down her cheeks as she threw herself upon him. Harry quickly wrapped his arms around her and began to pat her back.
"Ginny what has happened?" Harry asked trying to sound comforting.
"Hermione confronted me about where I have been sneaking off to."
"You tried to see him didn't you?" Harry asked the sudden understanding filling his voice.
"She said she would tell Ron and you know what Ron would do if he found out after he recovered from his heart attack that is."
"Oh Ginny, I've got the feeling that there is more to this story than you are telling me," Harry said wrapping the covers around them both.
Ginny spilled everything to Harry then. She left out no detail not even the fact that the boy she had been seeing was Draco. She told him about the deal she had made with Pansy and how Pansy threatened to keep us from each other no matter what. "I think she would go as far as hexing Draco or worse."
"Don't worry Ginny. Everything will turn out all right in the end," Harry told her reassuringly.
"But you didn't see the look on Draco's face. I've never seen anyone look more heartbroken," Ginny said voice thick with unshed tears.
Ginny eventually cried herself to sleep in Harry's arms.
As soon as she was asleep Harry carried her down to the common room and put her to sleep in a large armchair next to the merrily crackling fire. He would take her to the girl's dormitories but he could not ascend the stairs on that side being of the wrong gender and boys were considered untrustworthy.
That was where Ginny awoke the next morning.
Ginny was sore all over but most of all in her heart. She would not blame Draco a bit if he never wanted to see her again. She felt her breath catch in her throat and fresh tears well up in her eyes.
Ginny took a deep breath to calm herself. Sitting here crying was not going to help her situation or anyone else for that matter. It would be best if she just got up and prepared herself for the day. She would have to find a way to talk Blaise into asking Pansy out and fast. She knew they both liked each other but Blaise was pretty wimpy when it came to talking to girls he liked. He had a big fear of rejection.
Ginny was ready to leave about an hour later still feeling completely sick as her thoughts centered on Draco and feeling incredibly depressed.
Ginny slowly made her way to the Great hall. When she arrived she immediately looked toward the Slytherin table. He wasn't there. Her heart sank even lower which was unfathomable to her. She had thought herself at the lowest of lows with no where left to go but up. Apparently she was wrong.
Ginny decided she wasn't hungry and left the hall for Animagus Transfiguration. When she arrived at the door her hand on the handle she found herself unable to turn it. The memories of the previous night crashing back ten fold. She turned and leaned against the wall for support. After several minutes she had regained her composure and walked into the classroom.
Draco was already in there sitting in a dark corner in the back of the room. He did not so much as glance at her. Ginny just looked away from him unable to face him after what she had done.
The lesson was unbearable. Ginny could not concentrate at all. Blaise did not have this class so she had no one she wanted to talk to.
Blaise was waiting impatiently right outside the classroom. He was incredibly ticked off. Once he noticed the morose condition of his friend he decided to neglect the lecture he had spent the last three hours planning out deciding that she knew what had been done wrong and did not need to be reminded of it.
"Ginny, are you ok?" Blaise asked bending down to look her in the eyes.
As soon as Ginny saw her friend she pitched herself into his arms and sobbed against his neck.
Blaise began to try to comfort Ginny but without much luck.
"Why'd you do that?" Blaise asked pushing her back as he noticed a pair of grey eyes glaring at him menacingly from the shadows.
"There hasn't been a moment since I did that that I don't regret it. My heart feels like it was ripped out and shredded to pieces right before my very eyes," Ginny's voice was choked and tears began to rise in her eyes again.
A handkerchief was pressed into her hand then. Ginny seized it without a moments hesitation and wiped her eyes.
"Thank you Blaise," Ginny said softly.
"It is not mine," Blaise answered.
"Blaise I've got something I need to talk to you about," Ginny said as she held onto his arm for support as they walked down the stairs.
"What about?" Blaise asked patting her hand.
"Giving you a pep talk to give you the courage you need to ask Pansy out," Ginny replied leaning her cheek on his arm. "Blaise I am positive Pansy would say yes. I promise she likes you too," Ginny let go of him as they reached the bottom of the stairs but let her cheek continue to lean on his arm.
"You are sure?" Blaise asked as they walked towards the hall.
"Have you not heard a word I just said? I'm one hundred percent positive!" Ginny said as she left him and sat at the Gryffindor table.
Blaise sat down at the Slytherin table across from Draco.
"Stay away from her," Draco snarled leering hatefully at Blaise.
"You are really hurting her you know?" Blaise said spooning some mashed potatoes onto his plate.
"Yeah don't bother to worry about how upset I am by this whole thing and like I said Stay away from her!" Draco snapped springing to his feet.
"I know you are upset too," Blaise said calmly putting a spoonful of potatoes into his mouth.
"Zabini the ice you are walking on is thinner than one of Longbottom's shrinking solutions," Draco hissed lowering his voice to deviate the attention of the hall away from them.
"Draco, pardon me, we're not on a first name basis, Malfoy, Merlin's beard! You can be amazingly self-centered," Blaise said eyebrow twitching, "She made a deal with Pansy."
"STUPID Gryffindor," Draco growled.
"I can't say I disagree with you on that account. She should know better than to make a deal with Parkinson. I know nothing of the particulars," Blaise said nodding in agreement.
Draco groaned.
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