Title: Say the Word

Summary: Draco and Ginny are best friends in school. The Dream Team doesn't know that...yet. What happens when they find out? Will they accept the two? But wait, what happens when the two start developing feelings for each other? Will The Dream Team accept that?

Disclaimer: All the characters in this story belong to J.K. Rowling. The only thing that belongs to me is the plot.

A/N: This is the first part of a three part story for those who don't know. Hello to those who read Gaining Custody. I hope you all like this part. I'm really sorry.

Chapter seven: The Winter Dance

"Mr. Malfoy!!!!!!!!!!" Snape shouted.

"Miss. Weasley!!!!!!!!!!" McGonagall hollered.

Ginny's eyes snapped opened and she shot up covering herself with the blanket. She looked around the room to find the headmaster there and her head of house and her potions professor there.

Draco on the other hand groaned and opened his eyes smirking. "Good morning everyone." He said cheerily.

"Mr. Malfoy this is highly unacceptable." Snape said trying to not blow up.

"Miss. Weasley, get out of that bed and go to your room. You have embarrassed our house."

Ginny wasn't as embarrassed as people would think. Yes, she was embarrassed, but she was also content that she and Draco had made such an impact on the Professors. It's not all that big of a deal. It probably would have if it was Sylvia and Blaise, but to Draco and Ginny it was fun seeing the Professors get all twitchy over something so small.

Dumbledore cleared his throat, "You both will receive a week's detention. Now to talk about-"

"Headmaster, only a week's detention?" Snape inquired.

"Don't you think that they should be band from the Winter Ball instead? Or something more drastic then a week's detention." McGonagall added.

Ginny jumped out of bed, "What did we do wrong? All I did was sleep in the same bed as Draco. We're just friends."

"It's not like we did something." Draco said jokingly. He received a glare from all the professors and a punch on the arm from Ginny. "Ouch that hurt."

"Oh yeah I'm sorry it wasn't supposed to hurt. It was supposed to feel like a kiss." Ginny snapped.

"Miss. Weasley is correct. They are only receiving a week's detention because they didn't do anything, but if I may why you are in Mr. Malfoy's bed." Dumbledore asked.

"Oh my bed-"Ginny was interrupted by Draco.

"We were studying together and I guess we fell asleep." Draco said.

"Oh totally forgivable." Dumbledore said. "Now on to why I'm here, I came to ask if you and Draco wouldn't mind helping the prefects decorate and clean up tonight."

"Oh yeah, we don't mind." Ginny said.

"Good. This year the prefects have decided that they wanted to plan all the dances. So you two don't have to." Dumbledore added.

When Draco and Ginny entered the Great Hall the room went silent. Draco glared at any who made eye contact with him. Ginny looked directly over to the Dream Team to find that they were glaring at any one who looked at Ginny wrong.

She sat down next to Ron and Sylvia.

"Ginny Weasley-"Ron began, but was soon interrupted.

"Look Ron, I didn't do anything wrong with Draco! All we did was study together late into the night and I accidentally fell asleep. Right now I need you to trust me and believe me that I didn't and Draco didn't do anything that the rumors say."

Ron's face softened, "I believe you, but I just want to make sure that you're ok."

Ginny smiled and buttered her toast.

"I believe you too Ginny." Hermione said.

"I believe you, but I don't trust Malfoy. I think that he did something to you." Harry said stubbornly not accepting the truth.

Sylvia flinched while Ginny calmly continued to butter her toast.

"I'm sorry that you feel this way Harry. Then again I don't. If you trust me enough then you would get over the fact that Draco and I are friends. Like Ron said he is your enemy not mine."

"But-"

Ginny slammed her knife down and stood up, "Look Harry, you're just going to have to accept it now or later. You might as well do it now."

With that Ginny stormed out of the Great Hall. Sylvia sighed, "Harry don't ruin her accomplishment."

Sylvia left leaving the Dream Team perplexed. She exited the Great Hall and right to the place where she knew Ginny would be right now, the kitchens. Two uninvited people followed out hiding in the shadows.

She tickled the pear and walked in. Yep, just what I thought. She walked over to Ginny and sat down. Rapidly a crew of house elves came.

"No thanks, I already ate." She said quickly. "Are you ok?" she asked turning to Ginny.

Ginny's head was down. "I'm not going to let Potter ruin everything that I have worked so hard on."

Sylvia laid her head down on Ginny back, "I know."

"I had to work so hard to gain Draco's trust so we could become friends and we would share secrets and everything and now Pot Head wants to fuck it up!" She said bitterly.

"I really want to stay friends with Draco. I don't want my feelings to get in the way of that and that's why I can't go out with him. Do you know what I mean?" Ginny pulled her head up.

"I understand, but Ginny you and I both know that if you keep your feelings bottled up for too long that's not good. I know that if you two go out your friendship won't be the same, but that's a chance that you should be able to take. Blaise and I are taking that chance."

"She's right." Draco came out from behind the wall that he and Blaise were hiding. Blaise went straight to Sylvia and wrapped his arms around her.

"I don't think that I'm ready to take that chance yet." Ginny said. "I'm sorry."

Draco sat next to Ginny, "I figured that much out so I'm going to wait for you even if that means that I can't go out with other girls, even if it takes the whole year for you to get ready."

"No, while I'm making this decision I want you to be able to go out with other girls. I'm not going to take that away from you."

That night Ginny and Sylvia were in Ginny's room getting ready. They decided that their going to be unique and not wear a dress even if it's a ball.

Ginny decided to wear a pair of dark blue flare jeans with a black shirt that said angel on it with fire in the background. She left her hair down, which was waist length and wavy. She decided not to wear her vest today so that meant that her shirt that fit perfectly with the vest is now really tight on her so it kind of stood out.

Sylvia decided to wear a pair of black flare jeans that was cut from her knee down and tied together with strings and a white blouse. Her hair was up in a clip.

"I thought that you said unique Weasley." Sylvia said jokingly.

"This is unique...from everyone else. It's nice and plain." Ginny smirked.

"Let's go. We don't want to make the guys wait."

"Wait I need to add a few things."

She went over to her vanity desk and pulled open a secret stash of make up. Sylvia smiled. "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

Ginny just shrugged, "Hermione got this for me when I turned 13."

She applied some lip gloss and eye liner. Sylvia applied lip gloss, blush and eye shadow.

When they were done they went over to Draco's room. They were sitting on their beds playing chess.

"Took you girls long enough." Draco complained without looking up. When he looked up he gasped, "I mean, I don't mind."

Ginny walked over to Draco and said, "I know that you like what you see, but it's not nice to gawk. Who are you going to the dance with?"

Draco didn't answer at first but then he shook his head to get out of his trance, "Uh- what?"

"Welcome to planet earth. We come in peace." Blaise said jokingly holding up his pointer and middle finger. Draco glared while he and the two girls fell on the floor laughing.

When they finally redeemed themselves Ginny repeated the question. Draco replied, "I'm going with Michelle Turner."

"Oh." Was all that Ginny said.

"Well let's go. We don't want to miss all the good songs." {Blaise}

Blaise and Sylvia looped arms and walked ahead with Draco and Ginny following behind them.

They entered the Great Hall where the dance was being held and they were amazed. It looked different at night then in the day when Draco and Ginny were setting it up.

"Everyone come in and sit down. There are enough tables for everyone." Dumbledore announced.

There weren't house tables. There were tables that had two seats and tables that had 4. They went over and sat at a table with four seats, duh. About ten minutes later, Dumbledore announced that the ball has begun and the first singer was Maria Arias. She came up and sang Dirty from Christiana Agularia.

Draco got pulled away from by his sate and Blaise and Sylvia went on the dance floor leaving Ginny all by her self. But she didn't mind because she didn't come with a date and she didn't want to dance. All she wanted to do was stay for the performances and perform herself.

As she was getting in to the music when someone asked her a question, "Can I sit here?"

Without turning around, she replied, "Sure."

"Ginny Weasley aren't you going to turn around and see who it is."

Ginny knew that voice and immediately turned around. "Colin!"

They hugged and talked for a while.

"So how are you doing?" Ginny asked.

"Good what about you?"

"Fine, who's your date?"

"Ginny uh-"

"Oh yeah, sorry I forgot."

"It's not like all your friends are gay."

"I guess, but still. I should have remembered because you're one of my very good friends."

"Thanks, I thought that after I told you that I was gay that you wouldn't want to be friends with me anymore."

"Colin! How could you think so low of me? I'm shallow some times, but when it comes down to personal matters I'm not shallow."

"I should've known, so what are you doing without a date?"

"Oh I didn't feel like coming with anyone."

"I heard that you were-"

"Yeah I was asked out by many men, but I turned them all down because I wanted to come alone just to see who performed and what not."

"Are you and Malfoy going out?"

"No! We're friends that all. The rumors aren't true. See Draco's over there enjoying his time with his date."

"Well he is pretty cute. I mean not to sound stupid or anything."

"No I don't mind."

Man I kind of feel awkward talking with a gay guy. Please call me up next.

Dumbledore went back up on stage and announced the next person. "Ginny Weasley."

"Oh I didn't know that you were performing."

"There are a lot of things you don't know."

Ginny went behind the curtains to wait for her back up dancers and singers. Sylvia and Maria being two of them. 8 more other girls came up and they went on stage.

Ginny was lead singer and everyone else was either dancers or back up singers.

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[chorus]

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Boys, boys, all type of boys Black, white, Puerto Rican, Chinese boys wai tong tanya tongo tanya tang wai tong tanya tongo tanya tang Girls, girls, get that cash if its 9-5 or shakin ur ass Ain't no shame ladies, do yo thang Just make sure you ahead of tha game

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When Ginny was done everyone started to clap. They did clap for the others, but they clapped harder for Ginny. She smiled and got off stage.

When the dance was over, Dumbledore went on stage.

"Oh those were all very interesting performances. Now tomorrow morning you will be handed out a slip of parchment with the entire contestants name on it. All you have to do is circle it and that is all. Then turn it in of course. Good night."

As the students were leaving a cloud of smoke appeared on stage. Ginny and co was about to leave, but they stayed to see what was happening. Some other students stay, Longbottom, Parkinson, most of the Slytherins, and some brave Gryffindors.

When the smoke cleared, there were at least ten death eaters and Voldemort was there!

"Dumbledore, you have what I want! Now give them to me!" Voldemort shouted.

"Never! Everyone leave!" Dumbledore shouted. The only ones who left were the cowards. Ginny and co. stayed along with Longbottom, Colin, the Dream Team, Finnegan and some others. They withdrew their wands ready to duel.

"Oh this is going to be fun!" Voldemort said wickedly.

~AtwistedAngel13~

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