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Chapter 3: Big Brother

"Ginny wake up you're going to be late for breakfast!" she heard one of her roomates call.

"Yeah, I am." Ginny said groggily sitting up. She thought back to the night before and instantly remembered she had to do potions with Malfoy.

"Are you up?"

"I'm up, leave me alone." Ginny yelled crossily through the curtains surrounding her bed.

Ginny got up and threw her school uniform on. She looked in the mirror and sighed.

"I hate freckles!" Ginny said to herself under her breath. She threw her hair up in a messy bun and started her decent to breakfast.

"Ginny I want to-" Harry started to say as he came up behind her.

"Harry save it, its fine. Really." Ginny said interrupting him. "It really isn't a big deal.

"Are you sure? Yesterday you were really mad." Harry asked confusion showing up on his face.

"Well that was yesterday, before I found out that Malfoy is my tutor in Potions." Ginny replied as they entered the Great Hall.

"Are you doing that badly in potions?" Harry asked concerned?

"Badly! Are you kidding me, I'm taking 7th year potions." Ginny replied.

"What? When did you find this out? Why didn't you tell us?" Harry asked happy for her.

"Last night, hence Malfoy has to help me catch up and we are partners also." Ginny said getting quiet at the last part.

"Well that's great." Harry said. "That you are doing so well in potions." He added quickly after seeing Ginny's face.

"No it's awful. I have to spend 6 hours alone with Malfoy! Every week!" Ginny said angrily.

"Please weasel this will be closest you ever get to being around true greatness." Draco said coming up behind them.

"Malfoy I am warning you right now, if you hurt her in anyway." Harry said turning around to face his enemy of many years.

"Seriously Potter, I won't hurt the little Weasel, its not like I chose to tutor her. Dumbledore just wants the best to tutor her, and I am the best." he said haughtily.

"What's going on?" Ron asked walking up behind Ginny.

"Oh didn't you hear? Your sister and I have a date tonight." Draco said smirking.

"What?" Ron asked advancing towards Malfoy.

"It's nothing Ron, he is tutoring me in potions." Ginny quietly interjected as she grabbed his arm pulling him back.

"Why Malfoy?" Ron asked turning towards his baby sister.

"Apparently it has something with him being the best. Ron it isn't a big deal. I've come to terms with it. You should too." Ginny replied pulling him by the arm over to their table.

"What's the matter?" Hermione asked when she saw Ron's face.

"That git-" Ron started.

"I'm taking 7th year potions and Malfoy has to tutor me three nights a week and be my potions partner." Ginny said quickly, interrupting Ron. "He's having problems accepting it.

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Malfoy sat at the Slytherin table, smiling like the cat who just ate the canary. He was throughly pleased with himself. Who knew that he could anger both Potter and the older Weasely just by telling the truth. He had never been so happy with the truth. That is until he thought back to what exactly the truth was. His smile disappeared as he remembered that face. Why did her face flash into his head last night before he went to bed? Why did he thing of Ginny? At his most relaxed he had been all day and he thinks of a Weasley. That just wasn't appropriate behavior for a Malfoy. Not that he even wanted to be a Malfoy. Draco had finally seen his fathers true side. That father that was more than willing to let his son die if the Dark Lord wanted it. He was no fahter, not in Draco's mind anyway. You don't give up your son like that. His mind flashed back to that day at the end of summer.

"Dad stop it. I didn't do anything." Draco cried out in fear as his father beat him.

"Shut up boy!" his father yelled, continuing to beat him until he passed out from the pain.

Draco shivered at the memory. His father had finally gone crazy, maybe he had been crazy all along. Draco wasn't sure. All he knew was that he wasn't going home ever again. After this year he was free from his house, from being around the dark mark, from is father.

Draco ran his fingers through his hair thinking deeply. Right before he got on the Hogwart's train his mother told him he needed to figure out where his loyalties lie. the problem was he didn't know. To most people Draco seemed rude, conceited, even evil. Which Draco was rude and conceited, but evil, was he evil. He hoped to Merlin he wasn't. He didn't want to be his father. He never wanted to be like that man.

Draco got up and walked away from the table.

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For the past few minutes Ginny had been watching Draco.

"How am I going to deal with him?" she asked herself.

Ginny had made a decision, she decided that if she had to work with Draco she would make the best of a bad situation. She had the best student in potions to help her so she would use that and become the best. She just didn't know how she was going to deal with Malfoy by herself for so long. That arrogant SOB just didn't know how to be human.

"Ginny, earth to Ginny." Colin said waving his hand in her face.

"Sorry Colin I was thinking." Ginny said turning to him. "Do you need something?"

"No, I just wanted to hand you your schedule." Colin replied handing her a piece of paper.

"Thanks Colin. I guess I should get to my first class." Ginny said getting up.

Ginny looked at her schedule and sighed. Potions was first.