Chapter 15
Ginny sat in her office, subconsciously replaying the previous scene in her over a million times in a row. He finally openly admitted that he knew who she was, even though she knew that he knew, he knew that she knew he knew, and she knew he knew that she knew he knew. It was all a very vicious cycle, which was of course now over.
The thing that puzzled her was that he made some comment about how she "used his help". What did he mean by that? This girl was no idiot, she knew that he was referring to the information she used for her article, but let's take a little trip backwards for a second. What would he gain by helping her? Certainly a man as selfish as him would not help someone out of the goodness of his heart. Hell, how did she even know he had a heart?
That is, of course, a rhetorical question. Her mind ran rapid, and she sat at her desk incapable of doing anything productive. If one were to see her they would think that she was staring at the wall, when in all reality she was off in her own land of unanswered questions to ponder when you still have no idea what is going on around you.
If only she could read him like a book... then maybe she would understand. Why he had come there in the first place? She would never know because she drove him away. She regretted acting as she had, it was if she was becoming as bad as he was, but another part of her thought it was for the better. He would only cause her pain. Besides, she did not even know if he liked her at all, and he most likely did not. His whole plan was probably about hurting her and that was why she did not want to think about him any longer. He was simply a distraction.
There she had it, she finally made up her mind. No more thinking about Draco Malfoy. First step is to, well, stop thinking about Draco Malfoy. It was easier said then done, but she would be able to manage. Stop rolling your eyes...
Ok, since it was obvious that she wouldn't be able to work, she might as well do something to occupy her time. She would start by making a list entitled "Reasons Why I Must Stop Thinking About You Know Who." (No, not You-Know-Who, but her you know who. Still with me? Back to the story...) That was just in case anyone ever found it lying around. You could not trust people these days and she learned from more then one experience that bad things happen when you write things of this sort with actual names on them. Of course that was nothing compared to when she wrote in a blank diary she had found... but that was a different story for a different time.
Where to begin? Oh right...
Reasons Why I Must Stop Thinking About You Know Who:
1. He has been my enemy since day one.
Day one meaning the first day they ever met, which was during his second year at Hogwarts. Being a Weasley, she was simply another target for him to pick on. If it wasn't about her hand-me-downs or not being rich like him, then he would find something else to make fun of her about.
2. He is arrogant.
That was a given.
3. He is self-centered, narcissistic, and vain.
Everyone probably already knew these, but it made Ginny feel better to write it down.
4. He is rich and flaunts his wealth.
She had a firsthand account of that when he took her on those dates. She quickly learned that he takes no hesitations when it comes to spending that inherited money of his.
5. He is a Malfoy.
That's pretty much self-explanatory.
6. He is rude.
Even saying that was underestimating him.
7. He doesn't care about anyone's feelings but his own.
8. He was mean to my friends and family.
'Does that count?' Ginny asked herself. Well, this list was supposed to be pertaining to just her and him, so it probably doesn't. She crossed it off and then continued on.
8. He gets on my nerves.
9. He lies and cheats.
Technically so did Ginny, but she was going to omit that tiny detail. After all, this list was for her anyway.
10. He is a bastard.
11. He is smug and boastful.
12. He thinks that he is better then everyone else.
13. Apples don't fall far from the tree, and knowing his father that means he must be one very rotten apple.
While his father crossed her mind, Ginny wondered how the hell Lucius ever found a wife. He didn't even have his looks going for him like Draco did, not that Draco's looks would be enough to ever convince Ginny to marry him. Crap, did she just put Draco, herself, and marry all in the same sentence? What was happening to her?
14. Just when you think you have him figured out he surprises you.
15. I don't understand him and it puzzles me to no end.
16. He knows when the right thing to say is nothing at all.
17. He is not evil.
18. He is good-looking.
19. He is a good kisser.
20. Despite all of the negative afore mentioned reasons, he makes me want him badly.
Wait a minute, since when did a list about all of his bad qualities turn into a list of the things that she liked about him? And who knew there would be so many? The fact that she could like anything about him was a perfect reason why she had to stop thinking about him. She had to pretend as thought he did not exist. And so she added:
21. I am starting to like him.
She stared at the list blankly for a few minutes before rolling it unto a ball and throwing it into the trashcan that was on the other side of the room. It missed and landed on the floor next to it, but Ginny was not paying attention to that.
Now that she was done with that list, which surprisingly only took a matter of several minutes, it was time for stage two of Operation Forget About Malfoy (also known as OFAM). She began a different sort of list, which read:
Things To Do INSTEAD Of Thinking About You Know Who:
1. Sit in my office writing stupid lists.
2. Place a charm on intimate objects to make them sing and dance purely for my amusement.
3. Make faces at Cho and see how long it takes for her to get annoyed.
4. Actually do my job.
5. Bang my head against my desk.
6. Reenact previous Quidditch games that I have seen, only using office supplies that are in my possession.
7. Owl Hermione asking what crazy thing my brother has done this time.
8. Place the Tarantallegra charm on Cho and watch as she makes a fool of herself in front of the whole office, including Mr. Hillman.
9. Walk into the middle of the street and scream.
10. Watch as the leprechauns steal my sanity...
Well, that didn't turn out quite the way she had hoped. She sighed, and crumpled this paper up into a ball like she did with the last one, except this time when she threw it the ball actually found it's way into the trashcan.
Ginny got up, picked up her bag, and then left her office to go home. There was no point being there if she wasn't going to work, and she had to go out and find some inspiration for her next story. It wasn't going to write itself.
Five minutes after Ginny left the office, a person by the name of Cho came walking up to it. She wanted to ask Ginny a question about something, but when she knocked on the door she heard no response from the inside. So, she opened the door and stuck her head in. It was empty. She glanced around the main office, and then when she realized no one was paying attention she entered Ginny's office and shut the door behind her. She looked around the room that she thought ought to be hers, and then she stepped on something. She looked down to see what it was, and on the floor was a crumpled up ball of paper. Curious as to what it was, she picked it up and smoothed it out. Oh this was interesting, quite interesting indeed...
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A/N: Thanks for reviewing everyone! Woo-hoo, I have a little over 80 reviews! Yayness, keep up the number and REVIEW! Thank you!
Oh, and no Draco doesn't work there, he just knew that Ginny (remember he has his connections). Anywho, as to the other questions you are just going to have to wait and find out! :-)
Ginny sat in her office, subconsciously replaying the previous scene in her over a million times in a row. He finally openly admitted that he knew who she was, even though she knew that he knew, he knew that she knew he knew, and she knew he knew that she knew he knew. It was all a very vicious cycle, which was of course now over.
The thing that puzzled her was that he made some comment about how she "used his help". What did he mean by that? This girl was no idiot, she knew that he was referring to the information she used for her article, but let's take a little trip backwards for a second. What would he gain by helping her? Certainly a man as selfish as him would not help someone out of the goodness of his heart. Hell, how did she even know he had a heart?
That is, of course, a rhetorical question. Her mind ran rapid, and she sat at her desk incapable of doing anything productive. If one were to see her they would think that she was staring at the wall, when in all reality she was off in her own land of unanswered questions to ponder when you still have no idea what is going on around you.
If only she could read him like a book... then maybe she would understand. Why he had come there in the first place? She would never know because she drove him away. She regretted acting as she had, it was if she was becoming as bad as he was, but another part of her thought it was for the better. He would only cause her pain. Besides, she did not even know if he liked her at all, and he most likely did not. His whole plan was probably about hurting her and that was why she did not want to think about him any longer. He was simply a distraction.
There she had it, she finally made up her mind. No more thinking about Draco Malfoy. First step is to, well, stop thinking about Draco Malfoy. It was easier said then done, but she would be able to manage. Stop rolling your eyes...
Ok, since it was obvious that she wouldn't be able to work, she might as well do something to occupy her time. She would start by making a list entitled "Reasons Why I Must Stop Thinking About You Know Who." (No, not You-Know-Who, but her you know who. Still with me? Back to the story...) That was just in case anyone ever found it lying around. You could not trust people these days and she learned from more then one experience that bad things happen when you write things of this sort with actual names on them. Of course that was nothing compared to when she wrote in a blank diary she had found... but that was a different story for a different time.
Where to begin? Oh right...
Reasons Why I Must Stop Thinking About You Know Who:
1. He has been my enemy since day one.
Day one meaning the first day they ever met, which was during his second year at Hogwarts. Being a Weasley, she was simply another target for him to pick on. If it wasn't about her hand-me-downs or not being rich like him, then he would find something else to make fun of her about.
2. He is arrogant.
That was a given.
3. He is self-centered, narcissistic, and vain.
Everyone probably already knew these, but it made Ginny feel better to write it down.
4. He is rich and flaunts his wealth.
She had a firsthand account of that when he took her on those dates. She quickly learned that he takes no hesitations when it comes to spending that inherited money of his.
5. He is a Malfoy.
That's pretty much self-explanatory.
6. He is rude.
Even saying that was underestimating him.
7. He doesn't care about anyone's feelings but his own.
8. He was mean to my friends and family.
'Does that count?' Ginny asked herself. Well, this list was supposed to be pertaining to just her and him, so it probably doesn't. She crossed it off and then continued on.
8. He gets on my nerves.
9. He lies and cheats.
Technically so did Ginny, but she was going to omit that tiny detail. After all, this list was for her anyway.
10. He is a bastard.
11. He is smug and boastful.
12. He thinks that he is better then everyone else.
13. Apples don't fall far from the tree, and knowing his father that means he must be one very rotten apple.
While his father crossed her mind, Ginny wondered how the hell Lucius ever found a wife. He didn't even have his looks going for him like Draco did, not that Draco's looks would be enough to ever convince Ginny to marry him. Crap, did she just put Draco, herself, and marry all in the same sentence? What was happening to her?
14. Just when you think you have him figured out he surprises you.
15. I don't understand him and it puzzles me to no end.
16. He knows when the right thing to say is nothing at all.
17. He is not evil.
18. He is good-looking.
19. He is a good kisser.
20. Despite all of the negative afore mentioned reasons, he makes me want him badly.
Wait a minute, since when did a list about all of his bad qualities turn into a list of the things that she liked about him? And who knew there would be so many? The fact that she could like anything about him was a perfect reason why she had to stop thinking about him. She had to pretend as thought he did not exist. And so she added:
21. I am starting to like him.
She stared at the list blankly for a few minutes before rolling it unto a ball and throwing it into the trashcan that was on the other side of the room. It missed and landed on the floor next to it, but Ginny was not paying attention to that.
Now that she was done with that list, which surprisingly only took a matter of several minutes, it was time for stage two of Operation Forget About Malfoy (also known as OFAM). She began a different sort of list, which read:
Things To Do INSTEAD Of Thinking About You Know Who:
1. Sit in my office writing stupid lists.
2. Place a charm on intimate objects to make them sing and dance purely for my amusement.
3. Make faces at Cho and see how long it takes for her to get annoyed.
4. Actually do my job.
5. Bang my head against my desk.
6. Reenact previous Quidditch games that I have seen, only using office supplies that are in my possession.
7. Owl Hermione asking what crazy thing my brother has done this time.
8. Place the Tarantallegra charm on Cho and watch as she makes a fool of herself in front of the whole office, including Mr. Hillman.
9. Walk into the middle of the street and scream.
10. Watch as the leprechauns steal my sanity...
Well, that didn't turn out quite the way she had hoped. She sighed, and crumpled this paper up into a ball like she did with the last one, except this time when she threw it the ball actually found it's way into the trashcan.
Ginny got up, picked up her bag, and then left her office to go home. There was no point being there if she wasn't going to work, and she had to go out and find some inspiration for her next story. It wasn't going to write itself.
Five minutes after Ginny left the office, a person by the name of Cho came walking up to it. She wanted to ask Ginny a question about something, but when she knocked on the door she heard no response from the inside. So, she opened the door and stuck her head in. It was empty. She glanced around the main office, and then when she realized no one was paying attention she entered Ginny's office and shut the door behind her. She looked around the room that she thought ought to be hers, and then she stepped on something. She looked down to see what it was, and on the floor was a crumpled up ball of paper. Curious as to what it was, she picked it up and smoothed it out. Oh this was interesting, quite interesting indeed...
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A/N: Thanks for reviewing everyone! Woo-hoo, I have a little over 80 reviews! Yayness, keep up the number and REVIEW! Thank you!
Oh, and no Draco doesn't work there, he just knew that Ginny (remember he has his connections). Anywho, as to the other questions you are just going to have to wait and find out! :-)