A/N: Still not enough Harry/Ginny, huh? I am sorry if it doesn't quench enough thirst. I am trying. My main focus is the triangle with H/D/R if that wasn't obvious. But I try my damndest to give you what you want. So, enjoy chapter 10!
Chapter 10: Battle of Egos
"Hermione!" Ginny apparated from Malfoy Manor to her flat. She shouted through each room and could not find her roommate. Finally, she could hear water running in the bathroom. She was in the shower. Ginny knocked lightly on the door which was cracked open, "Herm, can I use the toilet?"
"Sure, just don't flush," laughed Hermione.
Ginny smiled, "I won't, you haven't ticked me off too much lately," she took her place on the toilet and spoke to Hermione with the shower curtain between them, "Last night was a blast wasn't it?"
"MmHmmm,"
"I hope we get to do that again sometime. The five of them are a riot together."
"Uhuh."
"Draco certainly looked handsome last night. He really is a great host, isn't he?"
"MmmHmmm."
Ginny twisted her face in frustration, "Herm, are you going to speak to me, or just respond with cavewoman like grunts?"
Hermione laughed, "Sorry, I am bit focused on washing my hair at the moment, Gin."
"You aren't going to say anything. You aren't going to tell me, your dearest friend and roommate what happened after everyone went to bed?"
"I came back here and did some work, not to exciting Ginny."
"I don't believe you. I think you had company last night."
"Do you really? And what makes you come to that conclusion?"
Ginny grinned, "Because of these."
Hermione was soon tossling a pair of boxer shorts that Ginny had tossed over the shower rod, "Ginny these are mine. Really, you need to keep your sexual ideas between you and Harry."
"Arrghh! You are impossible!" Ginny began to walk out of the bathroom and turned quickly with a malicious grin. She walked to the toilet and flushed. She walked out of the bathroom with a satisfied smile to the shrills and screams coming from the other side of the shower curtain.
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Harry and Draco sat in front of a chess board and were enjoying a friendly game of wizard's chess, "Gotcha there, Potter!"
The men watched the chess pieces destroy each other with much enthusiasm, "Yeah, good move mate!"
"So you guys are having dinner with the Weasley's tonight, huh?" asked Draco
Harry nodded, "Yes, I am a bit nervous though. We can't let on to Molly and Arthur that Ginny and I are together."
Draco looked at him curiously, "Really? I would think they would be happy about it?"
"Well, that is why we want to kind of ease them into the idea. It will be hard to keep my hands off Ginny for that long though. Especially if she is in the same room as me."
"I know what you mean, mate."
Now it was Harry's turn to be curious. Then, he got brave, "So, what is going on with you and Hermione?" he asked casually.
Draco smiled a bit, "I don't know what you are talking about, Potter."
Harry took this as a sign not to bring up the issue. Unfortunately, the wrong person entered the room at the moment, "I know what he is talking about."
"Ron, care for a game," Harry asked quickly. He looked to Ron who was glaring down at Draco.
"What's the problem, mate?" asked Draco.
"You know very well what the problem is. You've been shagging Hermione."
"Have I?" Draco shrugged his shoulders and went back to the chess game.
Ron quickly went for his wand, Draco followed suit. The two men were now standing wand to wand, "You are an ass, you know that Draco?"
"I think you owe me an explanation Weasley. I don't see why it is any of your business anyways. You two aren't together. She has no feeling for you in that way. Why not let her be happy?"
Ron stepped forward, "You don't know how she feels, so don't speak for her."
"What are you going to do Weasley, hex me? You think that is going to impress Granger? Beating me up?
Harry moved quickly between the two, "Stop it you two, you are acting like selfish teenagers," he turned to Ron, "Why couldn't you just ask him about this like a civilized human being?" Ron responded by lowering his wand.
He nodded at Harry and looked to Draco, "Looks like we have ourselves a little competition," and at that he apparated.
Harry turned to Draco who just laughed, "This is going to be interesting."
Harry scowled at him, "You really think Hermione is going to be impressed with you two having a childish competition? Come on Draco. She won't stand for it. I know that, you know that as well as Ron."
"What are we suppose to do Harry? We both obviously want to be with her. But to give my opinion, and I will try not to be too cocky here, but don't you think if she fancied Ron, she would have expressed it already? I certainly haven't seen any signs."
Harry took in a deep breath, "that's the problem Draco. She treats him like a dear friend. And for years Ron has taken that the wrong way. I've seen it with my own eyes. When we were at Hogwart's, the hugs, the kisses on the cheek, a wink of the eye. Ron takes it all the wrong way because he wants her to feel what he does. I believe before we left for the States, something was growing between them. Then we left and it's apparent that Hermione grew up. She has her own idea of what she likes in a man. Unfortunately for Ron, she sees those qualities in you," Harry noticed Draco's interest in his last comment, "After years of friendship, I've learned to read Hermione pretty damn well."
The men stood quietly. The tension between Ron and Draco was obvious. Draco hated fighting with Ron. They had developed such a great friendship while out of the country. He didn't want that ruined by a woman. But at the same time, Draco was falling deeper and deeper in love with Hermione, "Potter, this really sucks," Draco slumped into the chair and raised his hands to his face.
Harry looked at Draco with sympathy. Two friends, fighting over the same woman. The classic story. He always knew who to root for in those stories. There was usually one of the men with dark, sinister intentions. But in this case, both men were his friends. Both men were good people. Granted, he knew one the longest and the best. But, he was almost positive Hermione didn't share the same feelings with Ron that he held for her. Harry sat in the chair across from Draco, "I think I need to speak to Hermione about this tonight. Away from Ron and everyone else. I just hope I can find the opportunity for it."
Draco nodded, "Do me a favor Harry."
"What's that?"
"Just be sure to tell Hermione, my intentions are completely genuine. I..," he paused for a moment, "Don't tell her this but, Potter, I am falling in love with her."
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"Ginny, you about ready," asked Hermione as she peeked into her room, "Ginny! What are you wearing?"
Ginny stood before Hermione in a rather revealing outfit. Mostly, the top which was cut low enough to extenuate her upper torso. Along with the shirt, she wore a rather sheer skirt that became rather transparent when she moved, "Do you like it?"
"Ginny, your mother is going to disown you when she sees you in that."
Ginny frowned, "But, I was just going to give Harry a little tease. I thought it would be fun."
Hermione snorted, "Fun? Will it be fun giving your father a heart attack?"
Ginny dropped in disappointment, "I suppose it is a bit much. But what if I keep the shirt on and put on a nice pair of jeans?"
Hermione laughed, "Well, you will get some scolding either way, I suppose. Wear what you want. But hurry up, we need to leave in five minutes," as Hermione turned, she was startled by the figure behind her, "ARGGH! RON! You scared the hell out of me."
Ron smiled at her. He walked closer to her. He raised his hand and grabbed the back of her neck, "Sorry," he whispered, and he brought her into a deep kiss.
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A/N: CLIFFHANGER!! What will happen? Will Hermione slap him senseless or jump him? We will see! New chapter coming soon. In the meantime, R&R!!!
Chapter 10: Battle of Egos
"Hermione!" Ginny apparated from Malfoy Manor to her flat. She shouted through each room and could not find her roommate. Finally, she could hear water running in the bathroom. She was in the shower. Ginny knocked lightly on the door which was cracked open, "Herm, can I use the toilet?"
"Sure, just don't flush," laughed Hermione.
Ginny smiled, "I won't, you haven't ticked me off too much lately," she took her place on the toilet and spoke to Hermione with the shower curtain between them, "Last night was a blast wasn't it?"
"MmHmmm,"
"I hope we get to do that again sometime. The five of them are a riot together."
"Uhuh."
"Draco certainly looked handsome last night. He really is a great host, isn't he?"
"MmmHmmm."
Ginny twisted her face in frustration, "Herm, are you going to speak to me, or just respond with cavewoman like grunts?"
Hermione laughed, "Sorry, I am bit focused on washing my hair at the moment, Gin."
"You aren't going to say anything. You aren't going to tell me, your dearest friend and roommate what happened after everyone went to bed?"
"I came back here and did some work, not to exciting Ginny."
"I don't believe you. I think you had company last night."
"Do you really? And what makes you come to that conclusion?"
Ginny grinned, "Because of these."
Hermione was soon tossling a pair of boxer shorts that Ginny had tossed over the shower rod, "Ginny these are mine. Really, you need to keep your sexual ideas between you and Harry."
"Arrghh! You are impossible!" Ginny began to walk out of the bathroom and turned quickly with a malicious grin. She walked to the toilet and flushed. She walked out of the bathroom with a satisfied smile to the shrills and screams coming from the other side of the shower curtain.
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Harry and Draco sat in front of a chess board and were enjoying a friendly game of wizard's chess, "Gotcha there, Potter!"
The men watched the chess pieces destroy each other with much enthusiasm, "Yeah, good move mate!"
"So you guys are having dinner with the Weasley's tonight, huh?" asked Draco
Harry nodded, "Yes, I am a bit nervous though. We can't let on to Molly and Arthur that Ginny and I are together."
Draco looked at him curiously, "Really? I would think they would be happy about it?"
"Well, that is why we want to kind of ease them into the idea. It will be hard to keep my hands off Ginny for that long though. Especially if she is in the same room as me."
"I know what you mean, mate."
Now it was Harry's turn to be curious. Then, he got brave, "So, what is going on with you and Hermione?" he asked casually.
Draco smiled a bit, "I don't know what you are talking about, Potter."
Harry took this as a sign not to bring up the issue. Unfortunately, the wrong person entered the room at the moment, "I know what he is talking about."
"Ron, care for a game," Harry asked quickly. He looked to Ron who was glaring down at Draco.
"What's the problem, mate?" asked Draco.
"You know very well what the problem is. You've been shagging Hermione."
"Have I?" Draco shrugged his shoulders and went back to the chess game.
Ron quickly went for his wand, Draco followed suit. The two men were now standing wand to wand, "You are an ass, you know that Draco?"
"I think you owe me an explanation Weasley. I don't see why it is any of your business anyways. You two aren't together. She has no feeling for you in that way. Why not let her be happy?"
Ron stepped forward, "You don't know how she feels, so don't speak for her."
"What are you going to do Weasley, hex me? You think that is going to impress Granger? Beating me up?
Harry moved quickly between the two, "Stop it you two, you are acting like selfish teenagers," he turned to Ron, "Why couldn't you just ask him about this like a civilized human being?" Ron responded by lowering his wand.
He nodded at Harry and looked to Draco, "Looks like we have ourselves a little competition," and at that he apparated.
Harry turned to Draco who just laughed, "This is going to be interesting."
Harry scowled at him, "You really think Hermione is going to be impressed with you two having a childish competition? Come on Draco. She won't stand for it. I know that, you know that as well as Ron."
"What are we suppose to do Harry? We both obviously want to be with her. But to give my opinion, and I will try not to be too cocky here, but don't you think if she fancied Ron, she would have expressed it already? I certainly haven't seen any signs."
Harry took in a deep breath, "that's the problem Draco. She treats him like a dear friend. And for years Ron has taken that the wrong way. I've seen it with my own eyes. When we were at Hogwart's, the hugs, the kisses on the cheek, a wink of the eye. Ron takes it all the wrong way because he wants her to feel what he does. I believe before we left for the States, something was growing between them. Then we left and it's apparent that Hermione grew up. She has her own idea of what she likes in a man. Unfortunately for Ron, she sees those qualities in you," Harry noticed Draco's interest in his last comment, "After years of friendship, I've learned to read Hermione pretty damn well."
The men stood quietly. The tension between Ron and Draco was obvious. Draco hated fighting with Ron. They had developed such a great friendship while out of the country. He didn't want that ruined by a woman. But at the same time, Draco was falling deeper and deeper in love with Hermione, "Potter, this really sucks," Draco slumped into the chair and raised his hands to his face.
Harry looked at Draco with sympathy. Two friends, fighting over the same woman. The classic story. He always knew who to root for in those stories. There was usually one of the men with dark, sinister intentions. But in this case, both men were his friends. Both men were good people. Granted, he knew one the longest and the best. But, he was almost positive Hermione didn't share the same feelings with Ron that he held for her. Harry sat in the chair across from Draco, "I think I need to speak to Hermione about this tonight. Away from Ron and everyone else. I just hope I can find the opportunity for it."
Draco nodded, "Do me a favor Harry."
"What's that?"
"Just be sure to tell Hermione, my intentions are completely genuine. I..," he paused for a moment, "Don't tell her this but, Potter, I am falling in love with her."
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"Ginny, you about ready," asked Hermione as she peeked into her room, "Ginny! What are you wearing?"
Ginny stood before Hermione in a rather revealing outfit. Mostly, the top which was cut low enough to extenuate her upper torso. Along with the shirt, she wore a rather sheer skirt that became rather transparent when she moved, "Do you like it?"
"Ginny, your mother is going to disown you when she sees you in that."
Ginny frowned, "But, I was just going to give Harry a little tease. I thought it would be fun."
Hermione snorted, "Fun? Will it be fun giving your father a heart attack?"
Ginny dropped in disappointment, "I suppose it is a bit much. But what if I keep the shirt on and put on a nice pair of jeans?"
Hermione laughed, "Well, you will get some scolding either way, I suppose. Wear what you want. But hurry up, we need to leave in five minutes," as Hermione turned, she was startled by the figure behind her, "ARGGH! RON! You scared the hell out of me."
Ron smiled at her. He walked closer to her. He raised his hand and grabbed the back of her neck, "Sorry," he whispered, and he brought her into a deep kiss.
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A/N: CLIFFHANGER!! What will happen? Will Hermione slap him senseless or jump him? We will see! New chapter coming soon. In the meantime, R&R!!!
