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Chapter 3

A Whole New Ballgame

"The littlest weasel? How'd you get head girl? Isn't it only supposed to be 7th years? You're a 6th year! This is absurd, why didn't I make head boy in my 6th year?" Draco asked with rising anger.

"Hey, ferret. My name is Ginny, not weasel. Anyways I didn't 'get' head girl, I earned it. Yes it is supposed to be only 7th years and I am not a 6th year! I took the 6th year by correspondence. Ooh how can I explain it to a malfoy... ah! I got my courses – "

"I know what correspondence is weasel" malfoy said disbelievingly. "That would mean your smarter them the little filthy mudblood!! Wow that's awesome, for a weasel." Malfoy said realizing whom he was talking to. Ginny huffed angrily and turned on her heel towards her dorm and started walking with her fists clenched and anger rising. Slowly she remembered her goal and walked back to where Draco was still standing.

Slimy git! How dare he talk to me like that! I'm going to give him a piece of my mind! He isn't ready for the new Ginny; better watch your back malfoy. I know more curses and hexes then you have brain matter. Ugh! I hate ferrets!

"Malfoy! How dare you talk to me like that! You should be glad that I don't like following mud blood's examples or you would have a red hand mark on your face right now! You aren't ready for me malfoy, I've changed a lot since the last day of school. Be careful malfoy, because I don't take crap from anyone anymore, especially ferrets!" Ginny said angrily and walked up to her dorm quickly.

"Weasley! Wait!" why am I calling the stupid bloody redhead? Malfoy said and thought quickly while running to the stairs that led to her dorm where she stood. He started walking quickly up to her when he felt them transform underneath his medium sized feet. The stone steps then turned into a slide before his eyes and he slid down the 4 or so steps that he had climbed. He heard a close scream and looked up to see a fiery redhead hurtling towards him rather quickly. He turned nimbly (a/n: love that word somehow) to her direction and caught her when she was within his out stretched grasp. He caught her in his arms and studied her. Her hair was darker then last year and more red then orange. She had filled in her body and fit her skin better. She didn't look awkward anymore he realized, she walked with a lazy comfortable gait. She was taller now and had an air of a new attitude that he couldn't quite place his finger on. That's when he noticed that she was studying him too. He smirked at her and let her continue; not letting it show that he knew she was studying him.

Ginny's POV

When she fell on malfoy she was furious! How could he forget that the girls' dorms stairwell turns into a slide when boys step on them! But when she looked at him she couldn't notice staring at him. He was built and his pale skin was now a normal shade. His hair was also a tinge darker and his muscles more defined, a bit taller and less gel in the hair she noticed. She liked that fact that he had the look like he didn't work for his looks. Merlin knows that he did though. Quickly she snapped out of her daze and got back to why she was mad at him.

"Malfoy, you idiot! You should know by now that when guys walk up the girls dormitory stairs that they turn into stairs! I hate you! Now my butt hurts and I have quidditch practice tomorrow oh thanks!" Ginny yelled at him.

"Hey! I thought that the head girl dormitory would be different! But no! They aren't! And about your butt, how do you think mine feels! You at least landed on me not the cold stone floor. As for quidditch, you're starting tomorrow? On the first day of school? Wow! That Angelina sure is a slave driver." Draco said fully amused.

"Yeah she is!" Ginny giggled and quickly stopped. "Hey can you keep a secret?" Ginny asked nervously.

"Malfoys always keep their word, and probably their secrets, so yea I can"

"Ok. Fine. I. Hate. The. Golden. Trio." Ginny said each word as a sentence. "But that isn't the secret. You know how Harry and Ron got kicked off the quidditch team? Well dumbledore won't let them back on without Angelina's permission and she won't give it because she says that they aren't dedicated and responsible enough. And you know how my twin brothers left last year? There coming back!! And Angelina asked them to join the team for their final year! But since I was a beater and they are both beaters I tried out for seeker last summer and she said I was on the team. She said that I was as good or better then Harry! I told Harry thinking that he would be happy for me but no, he's stark raving mad!! He thinks it's because of me that he's not on the team! He thinks that Angelina is lying about the responsibility thing and that it was all a cover. Ok there is one more juicy tidbit! You are the only one who knows that I am a 7th year except Fred, George, bill, Charlie and my parents! I didn't even tell Ron or Percy and no one knows that I am headgirl. Hermione thinks that some girl from ravenclaw got it! She even went to the headmaster and told him that he was a barmy old codger for not picking her! Ha!!! He just laughed!! Cool secret eh?" Ginny told him laughing almost uncontrollably.

Very. And I find it very informative. Thanks for telling me all your teams' secrets. But your older twin brothers being back? I've always loved their pranks, even when they were on me. I'm ever so glad that Harry stinking potter is mad at you," he said in an old English accent " I'm also glad that you hate the golden trio. You know your not so bad weas-, I mean Ginny. Sorry, old habits die hard. Draco said in a lazy rolling way.

Suddenly they both realized that Ginny was still sitting on Draco. She got off quickly, blushing slightly. She stuttered a sentence "I-I-I h-have t-to g-go s-see Dumbledore"

"Ok then, bye" Draco said a little dazed.

"Oh and hey, can I sit beside you at breakfast tomorrow? To piss off the golden trio of course. Please..."

'Yea, whatever... Ginny"

"Thanks"

With that Ginny pushed open the portrait and climbed out. Walking towards Dumbledore's office. When she arrived she remembered that she didn't have the password! Then she realized that there were voices around the corner. She also noticed them as Dumbledores and Mgonagalls. Being the curious teen that she was she listened to the conversation?

"Professor Mgonagall I think that you could do with a bit of cheering up. After all you did just break up with professor Snape. My precious little kindred spirit, take this and go to bed."

"Alright headmaster Dumbledore. I just don't know why Severus would break up with me," Minerva said sniffing back a sob.

And that was all of the conversation that Ginny heard, but it was quite enough.

"Ms. Weasley, I think you want to talk to me? If I am correct please step into my office" Dumbledore said walking up to his door.

The stone gargoyle turned and said in a rusted tinny voice. "Password?" it then turned to life, stepped of its pedestal and stood in front of the door waiting for Dumbledore to say the password. The headmaster looked at Ginny with his twinkling eyes and winked at her quickly before turning back to the gargoyle and said in a clear voice "Barmy old codger".

Ginny looked at him in astonishment and started laughing. He looked at her innocently and replied to her laughing and mocking look. "I got it from hermione! Now shall we go inside?"

She followed him up the moving staircase and walked into the office. Dumbledore shut it after her and sat down.

"Lemon drop?"

A/N: My first cliffhanger!! Ooh...or is it? MUAHAHAHAHAHAAHA!

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