One of These Days

Disclaimer: I don't own Harry Potter or other of the related characters, J.K.Rowling does, blah, blah, blah…

Chapter Four: The Kiss That Woke Up Drunken Beauty

Ginny turned around and wobbly walked over to Harry and pointed her finger at him.

"You know what?! I really liked you! But yooou didn't care. And now! Now! Now, I'm drunk! I loooved you. But now, I love Draco…"

She spun around and placed her lips on Draco's. Draco's eyes grew wide and the odd sensation came back stronger than ever. Draco held her closer and she pulled her lips from his.

Ginny: What am I doing?

Her smile was gone and she looked as she had just woken up from a horrible nightmare.

"Oh God." Ginny muttered under her breath.

Ginny pushed herself away from Draco and shook her head feverishly.

"What have I done? Why did you let me kiss you, Malfoy?!"

Ginny was standing next to Harry, clutching her stomach and scowling. Draco's heart sank terribly….Ginny was now calling him by his cursed surname….It was like a sign of finality.

"I-I-I, you, you came….at me…"

For once in his life Draco didn't have a witty comeback to shoot at Harry or Ginny. Harry walked up to Draco and poked him in the chest.

"Don't ever let that happen again! If you ever lay a hand on her, I'll make sure you get what you deserve."

"She came at me! What was I supposed to do, Potter?! Push her to the ground and leave?!"

"You didn't have to kiss her back or grab her with your, your, your…grabby hands!" Harry shouted back as he shoved Draco back as hard as he could.

Draco looked flabbergasted.

Draco: Did Potter just shove me? Oh, no, I can't have this…

Draco shoved Harry back harder causing Harry to almost lose his footing. Harry scowled harder and charged at Draco. He knocked Draco to the ground and began punching him. Draco pushed him off and stood up.

"Never touch me again…." He seethed as he wiped a trickle of blood from his lip.

Draco looked at the red liquid on his hand and he gave a short laugh.

"You managed to draw blood, Potter."

He gave one final glance at Ginny. She was still scowling but not at Draco, Ginny seemed to be angry at Harry. Although it made him feel better that Ginny was mad at the hero, he was still crestfallen. Draco swiftly passed both of the Gryffindors and stalked away.

There was an odd silence between Ginny and Harry, which was broken when Harry spoke up as soon as Draco was out of sight.

"I'm so glad I came in time." He said triumphantly.

Ginny glared at him horribly.

"You didn't have to fight him, you prat!"

Harry stared at Ginny unbelievingly.

"Me?! I'm not the prat, he is! Malfoy had his tongue down your throat while you were drunk!"

"Mind you I'm still drunk. I'm just over the really drunk phase and I'm entering the puking phase…"

Harry sighed and calmed himself a little.

"Do you want me to take you to the hospital wing?"

Ginny rolled her eyes and shot back sarcastically,

"Yes, Harry! Take me to the hospital wing so that Madame Pompfry will find out that I've been drinking and tell my mother! Yes, that is a wonderful idea!"

Harry's anger rose again as she said this.

"I'm sorry I want to help you, Ginny! It's just my nature to care about my friends!"

"You see! That is the problem! I'm just your friend!"

Harry could see ample tears forming behind her brown eyes as she began walking away. He went after her, now feeling terribly guilty.

"Ginny? Ginny, wait."

"No!" she choked, walking faster.

Harry quickened his pace also and grabbed Ginny by her shoulder.

"Harry, let me go!"

Ginny turned around slowly and he looked into her eyes….

"We never really talked about this, have we?"

"Talked about what?" Ginny sobbed, "My stupid meaningless crush on you?!"

"Why do you fancy me?"

Ginny hesitated a moment and answered.

"You're brave, you stick up for what you believe in, you're loyal to your friends, and you've got a good heart….."

They stared at each other in silence. Harry looked sympathetic and Ginny's expression was crossed between sadness and frustration.

"Have you heard what you want?! Is that enough for you?! Now, just go back to your darling Cho and let me be!"

Ginny swiftly walked off and this time Harry didn't stop her.