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Chapter 4: Skittles

Draco was sitting in Potions, bored out of his skull. Seriously he had learnt most of this stuff over the summer. Why did Snape feel the need to teach information that anyone could learn simply by reading the introduction of the book. He looked over at his partner and let out a little laugh.

"What do you find so funny Malfoy?" Ginny asked angrily.

"Why are you copying this down? It's in the book almost word for word." Draco asked grabbing the parchment from her and tossing it on the floor.

"Give me back my notes." Ginny said turning to glare at him. "Give it back right now!"

"Oh chill out. You don't need it." Malfoy replied kicking the parchment even further from their table.

"Malfoy, I swear to Merlin if you do not get me back my parchment you will pay dearly and with body parts." Ginny said eyes flashing.

"Here weasel." Draco said getting her parchment and crumpling it up.

Draco had never really heard Ginny threaten anyone before and it intrigued him. Ginny was the quietest girl he had ever seen and so far he had heard her raise her voice 3 times in two days. Yes he was intrigued.

"Malfoy, the class is over." Ginny said quietly nudging him gently in the side.

"Don't touch me Weasley." Draco said with a snare.

"Fine by me." Ginny said as she got up and left.

I tried to be nice I can't work with him, I can't do it!

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Ginny was not having a good day. Her first class had been with Draco and then her wand fell apart. Literally fell apart. She was holding it and half of it broke off. She marched to Dumbledore's office, pleased to find him standing there.

"We have to talk Professor." Ginny said irritably.

"Let's go up to my office." Dumbledore said. "Skittles."

When they got up in the office Ginny immediately started to talk.

"Professor I can't do it. I can't do 7th year potions. I can't study with Malfoy. I can't even stand him for 2 minutes let alone 2 hours. I can't stand him he is rude and arrogant, self centered and he thinks he knows everything. Even though he doesn't. I can't even do a proper spell know because my wand just broke in half on me. I just can't do it!" Ginny yelled as she threw her wand on his desk.

"Would you like to sit down?" Dumbledore asked her as he surveyed her over his half moons spectacles.

Ginny sat down in a huff and crossed her arms.

"Let's start with the easiest thing to fix, your want. Considering you skipped a year in one of your classes I think that deserves a reward." Dumbledore said as he pulled out a wand from his desk. "I think you will find it will work very well with you. Now about potions with Mr. Malfoy, I wouldn't have put him with you if I didn't think you couldn't handle it. I think you should give him more credit then you are."

"But-"

"Ginny I am asking you to trust me." Professor Dumbledore said interrupting her. "Just trust me."

"Yes professor." Ginny said getting up. "Thank you for the wand."

"Anything I can do to help. Before you go would you like a skittle. Deliteful muggle candy."

"No thank you." Ginny replied as she walked out of his office.

Ginny was shocked, really truly shocked. She didn't expect to get a new wand. In fact she had expected to get detention. A lot of detention. She looked at her wand, it was beautiful. She waved it in the air and purple sparks came out of the end. She smiled.

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"Weasley, we need to talk real quick." Draco said coming up to Ginny during lunch.

"Talking to a Weasley in public, that's not like you Malfoy." Ron said.

"I'll be right back Ron, I promise." Ginny said pushing Malfoy away from Ron.

"What do you want?" Ginny asked once the got away from Ron.

"I was just letting you know that Snape has set up a room for us to study in and some extra assignments. On the second floor behind the portrait of Lady Light. Password potion. Meet me tonight at 7." Malfoy said quickly.

"You had to pull me aside for this." Ginny said annoyed.

"Snape doesn't want anyone to know that we have a room to study in so keep it to your self." Draco said as he walked away.

"What do he want?" Ron asked suspiciously,

"Nothing just letting me know what time we are meeting tonight." Ginny said grabbing some a roll.

Ron quickly turned back around to Harry and Hermione to talk. Ginny got up and walked outside to sit by the lake. She would have loved to stay and talk to her brother but he didn't want her around. He didn't want her around him or Malfoy. He didn't want his little sister hanging around getting under foot. That really bothered Ginny, even after all these years he couldn't move past the fact that she was his little sister. Always treating her like a baby, never an equal. He always gave her attention when he wanted something but the minute he got what he wanted she was his little sister again.

'It's like when Dean was interested in me, he couldn't stand the thought of his little sister having one of his friends attention.' she thought angrily. 'All he does is over look me. That's all anyone of them do. Sure Hermione's my friend when Ron and Harry aren't around.

Ginny was starting to feel very bitter towards the three of them. 'Know that Hermione and Ron are dating they are only going to exclude me more.'

Ginny sighed and got up from her spot by the lake. "I guess I better get going or I will be late for my next class."

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Draco didn't know why he felt the need to bring attention that he was talking to a Weasley. He could have found her in a hall or sent her a note. Why did he feel the need to seek her out during lunch, for everyone to see. He had really pissed Ron off. He laughed to himself.

"Draco?" Pansy said trying to get his attention.

"What do you want Pansy?" Draco asked annoyed that he was pulled out of his thoughts.

"About last night. I know we both said stuff we didn't mean."

"I don't know about you, but I meant what I said. I don't want you, not then, not now, not ever." Draco said his voice getting deadly serious. "If you don't leave me alone about it, you will regret it. Understand?"

"Yes I understand." Pansy said icily.

Merlin how girls annoyed him sometimes. Yeah he dated Pansy last year, it was fun. But that's all, it was just fun, he didn't actually like her. Truth be told she annoyed him. Annoyed the hell out of him. She was too needy. She wanted too much approval. Draco figured if he was going to date anyone it had to be someone strong, someone who could put him in his place.

"Put me in my place, yeah right." Draco laughed under his breath.