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Chapter 6: Toad Eyes

Ginny had never felt so bad in her life. She had never been so confused as to why she felt that way either. He's a Malfoy he had it coming to himself anyway she kept telling her self. She still didn't feel right though. She had no right to tell him that. Truth be told countless number of girls loved him at Hogwarts, sure it wasn't the real kind of love merely infatuation. But it was more admiration then she had. She wasn't getting along too well with some of the other six years they were mad because she was in 7th year potions. Ron was mad at her because she had to study with Malfoy and wasn't bothered by it. He didn't seem to realize that it wasn't her fault and she couldn't help it.

Through all this though she just kept thinking about how what she said to Malfoy was just so mean. If he would have just stopped insulting her and her family she would have been fine. But no he just had to keep pushing the poor thing. If he even showed up for the tutoring session tonight she would be shocked. It had been two days since the incident and he didn't talk to her today in potions, simply acknowledged her presence with a nod.

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She made sure to get there early so that he wouldn't miss him if he showed. She was flipping through a couple of books when she heard the door open.

"Malfoy, I just wanted to-" she started to say as she turned around.

"Here this is what you are making tonight." Draco said handing her a rolled up parchment and the turning to leave.

"Draco, I'm sorry for what I said the other night. I had no right to say what I said. I'm sure your parents love you. I was just angry." Ginny said grabbing his arm to keep him from leaving. She was shocked she had never called him by his first name before.

Draco turned around slowly, he was a little shocked himself. He hadn't expected her to apologize, say his name or grab his arm.

"It's okay," he said taking his arm away from her. "You weren't too far from right. I don't have a lot of people that love me. That doesn't mean I want to have people though. Malfoy's are taught at an early age that love is for weak people. You get use to it."

Draco didn't look at her when he said this.

"But-" Ginny started to say.

"This potion will take up all of the two hours so we better get started." Draco interrupted her. "Do you want to chop or measure?"

"Wow, you're asking me what I want to do? That's nice, you realize that don't you?" the words flew out of Ginny's mouth before she had a chance to stop them.

Draco raised an eyebrow before speaking. "You were right me putting you down isn't going to help anything, but neither is you putting me down. Do you want to chop or measure?"

"Measure." Ginny said quietly.

"Here's a hint, there's a misprint on that parchment, it says 1 tablespoon of powdered Bison horn, it really means i teaspoon." Draco said looking at her. "Made that mistake once, figured you wouldn't want to make it. The reaction isn't fun."

"You were just going to leave me with this and add the whole tablespoon before, weren't you?" Ginny asked giving him a playful shove.

"Yeah." Draco said smirking. "I figured you deserved green hair for a couple of days."

"Green hair. Did you get green hair the first time you tried this." Ginny asked as she started to measure out the ingredients.

"Yeah, lasted for a whole week, luckily it was during the last Quidditch game so it just looked like I was being a team player." Draco replied.

"Oh yeah, I think I remember hearing about that." Ginny replied.

"You didn't go? It was between Slytherin and Gryffindor. A person would assume you would want to be there to support your brother and the love of you life." Draco said nonchalantly.

"He isn't the love of my life. I grew out of that crush a long time ago. Why won't anybody let me forget it?" Ginny asked.

"I think it has to do with a singing cupid." Draco replied smirking.

"Oh Merlin, people will never forget that will they?" Ginny asked giggling.

"Eyes as green as toads was it?" Draco asked.

"I don't remember, I blocked that out." Ginny said smiling.

"Here add this to the cauldron along with the bison horn." Draco said pushing some mandrake root at her.

"What are we making today?" Ginny asked as she added the ingredients to the cauldron.

"Another memory potion, this one helps to remember past events. Maybe we could help you remember what song it is you wrote for Potter." Draco said grinning evilly.

"You realize that we are actually getting along, don't you Draco?" Ginny asked him looking at him.

"You realize that is the second time you have called me by my first name and not my last?" Draco shot back.

"I know." Ginny said simply as she added some more ingredients to the cauldron.

"Why are you using my first name?" Draco asked her.

"I don't know." Ginny replied sitting down. "I guess it's because you don't seem as horrible as Ron always made you out to be."

"How do you know I'm not as bad as the Weasel has made me out to be?" Draco asked sarcastically.

"What I said the other night, it affected you, it hurt you. I could tell by the way you wouldn't talk to me. If I had simply angered you, then you would have made sure to put me down. You didn't though, that means you have a heart. No matter how hidden it may be." Ginny said looking him in the eye. "It means you aren't a lost cause."

"So I'm a cause to you. Someone to save." Draco replied angrily.

"No, it means that unlike some people I have met in my life you are someone who could be a friend." Ginny said gently.

"That sure would piss off the dream team." Draco said smirking. "Wouldn't want to do that now would you."

"I don't need their approval of what I do." Ginny replied. "That's if they even noticed. Which in my opinion is unlikely."

They worked in silence for a while. Draco kept glancing at Ginny. For the first time ever he saw her as someone other then a Weasley, or a Gryffindor, or a muggle-lover. He saw her and respected her and that scared him. He doesn't respect a lot of people. He hadn't respected his parents, or even most of his teachers. And her was this red headed girl that he had been taught to hate and he actually respected her. The world must be coming to an end he thought to himself.

What Draco didn't notice is that Ginny kept glancing at him as well. She really was beginning to wonder if there was good in him after all. For years all she had ever heard was how awful Malfoy was, how he was rude conceited evil. Ginny however saw someone who was hiding from who they want to be by being who they were taught to be. What do I do know Ginny wondered to herself. Ron will kill me if I befriend him. At least someone would notice.

"Weasel pay attention." Draco said pointing to the overflowing cauldron.

"Oh, what do I do?" Ginny asked.

"Add the crushed bat wings that will help it to stop overflowing. Then add the toad slavia. Then stir for five minutes." he replied pushing some ingredients towards her.

For the majority of the time left they worked in quiet, occasionally Draco would push some ingredients to her or tell her to stir this but besides that they just sat in silence.

"So, Draco, I'll see you in a couple of nights?" Ginny asked as she was leaving.

"Yeah." Draco said not looking up.