Chapter Six: Together, together!
A/N: HEY!! I got a lot of good response for the last chapter! WOW! I made some comments in this chapter (mostly about Draco, lol! And I just put this story, up on , so if you went there, and just so happened to click the review button, would be greatly appreciated! hint hint : )! Anyways! Thanks to all my reviewers:
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Now FINALLY on with the story!
The first Hogsmeade day of the school year dawned bright and sunny. Their was a tinge of fall in the year, but it was still warm enough to go without a cloak.
Being a Hogsmeade day, everyone was filled with excitement as they got ready. The girl frantically picking out outfits and putting on their makeup.
Ginny herself woke up late, put on the first outfit she found, brushed her hair quickly, and walked downstairs to breakfast, leaving the rest of the girls behind.
Brainless dimwits. Ginny thought. The guys don't care how much time you spent on your makeup, or if your wearing the latest fashion. They care, about, well, other things!
Later, Ginny walked out of the Great Hall, searching the sea of students for her friends, Macy Adams and Luna Lovegood, both from Ravenclaw.
It was a well know fact that Luna was well, looney! But Ginny would hex anybody that said so to her face. Sure she was a little weird at times, but that's what made her so fun! She was really nice, too, and her main ambition in life wasn't to please her current boyfriend, though Ginny suspected she favored a raven-haired certain someone.
Spotting her friends over by the door she walked over to them, greeting them with a quick hug. They quickly checked out with Filch, who, needless to say gave them a hard time as usual, and walked out the door.
A few minutes later, while arguing with Macy about which country was going to win the Quidditch cup this year, (they had it narrowed down to either Ireland or England), she felt someone's gaze on her. Puzzled, she turned around, scanning the road behind her. But nobody was even looking in her direction, so she turned around and promptly put it to the back of her mind.
But a minute later she felt somebody's gaze on her again! This time she turned around quickly, determined to catch whoever it was. Again, though, nobody was looking at her.
Frustrated, she turned back around roughly, and not noticing it, "gracefully" walked into a large puddle in the middle of the road.
"Bloody hell!" She muttered angrily, jumping out of the puddle, and shaking her leg to try and dry it.
"Are. . . you okay Ginny?" Macy asked tentatively.
"Abso-bloody-lutely marvelous!" Ginny said, sarcasm dripping from her voice like honey.
"Right, well you know, this might help." Luna said, casting a drying charm on her.
"I knew that!" Ginny said sheepishly.
"Sure, sure." Luna said smugly.
Changing the subject, Macy asked, "So, what are you doing in Hodsmeade today?" Macy asked.
"Hanging out with you guys. . ." Ginny said slowly, confused.
"We have dates, remember? I have a date with that cute Ravenclaw with the curly hair. He's so gorgeous!" Macy said with a sigh.
"Here's a handkerchief." Ginny offered to her.
"What?" Macy asked.
"For the drool." Ginny said laughing.
"Oh, shutup!" Macy said, also laughing.
"So, Luna, who's your date?" Ginny asked.
"Blushing profusely, Ginny mumbled something inaudible.
"What was that?" Ginny asked.
"Harry." Luna said softly.
"Harry POTTER?" Ginny asked shocked.
"Seriously, Gin, how many Harry's do you know?" Macy asked.
"I was just shocked, that's all!" Ginny said smiling!
"Luna that's great!" Ginny exclaimed, giving her friend a huge grin.
"Thanks." Luna said.
"Well, I've gotta go, I said I'd meet Jay at the Shrieking Shack at one." Macy said.
Raising an eyebrow, Ginny said, "The shrieking shack?"
Blushing, Macy replied, "Shutup! It's just a date!" Laughing and smiling widely.
"And I've gotta go, I'm meeting Harry at the Three Broomsticks soon!" Luna said.
"Ok, bye!" Ginny said, saying goodbye to her friends and walking off towards Honeydukes.
The bell above the door tingled softly, and was lost in the din of the swarm of students in the shop, as Ginny strolled into Honeydukes.
Walking over to a spot vacant of any people, she began to browse the shelves looking at the brightly colored packages.
As she looked at the Candy, she saw plain old chocolate, some Muggle candy called, "KissesWhat will the Muggles think of next? Vanilla-flavored "cuddles"?
She saw pranking candy, "Give your teacher what looks to be an ordinary apple, and see them turn into Parrots! Wear's off after 60 minutes."
To. . . LOVE CANDY? "Slip this into the girl/boy's food of your dreams, and they will instantly become infatuated with you! Simple charm is required after purchase."
Hmmmm, this gives me some ideas. . . She thought, a devilish grin spreading across her features.
As somebody jostled her from behind, she was, sadly, broken out of her reverie.
Turning around, fully intending to give whatever bumbling idiot had pushed her a piece of her mind, she no sooner opened her mouth just to have it snap shut just as quickly, as she got lost in a pair of metallic orbes. The rest of the students disappeared, fading into oblivion, the loud roar they were making falling to a gentle hum, as Draco and her locked eyes, his gaze seemingly penetrating into her soul. His tall, lean form standing in front of her. Every hair in place as usual, his clothes immaculate.
I bet he would look real sexy with his hair messed up, just a little bit. If I were to just run my hands through his hair. .
WHAT are you THINKING?! Her mind screamed at her.. This is DRACO MALFOY! Enemy of your family, death-eater father? RING A BELL??
Finally gaining her sense, she turned around and pretended to be busy contemplating between two different kinds of Acne-inducing toffee.
Looking over her shoulder, Draco asked, "Thinking about slipping one into Weasley's food?" Draco asked cheerfully.
She could smell the cologne he was wearing, he was so close to her.
Hmm, his cologne smells expensive, just like you'd expect it to. . . SNAP OUT OF IT! She mentally slapped herself, jolting herself out of her thoughts once again.
"Actually, I was thinking more along the lines of Crabbe and Goyle, but then I realized it wouldn't make much of a difference, so I was contemplating slipping it into your food." Ginny said in a sickeningly sweet voice. "I mean, we simply must do something about that handsome fa-"She said, stopping short as she realized her mistake.
Quirking his eyebrows, and spirting a huge smirk his father would have been proud of, Draco queried, "So, you think my face is handsome do you? Well I can't blame you, I am rather irresistible aren't I?"
"Oh shove it Malfoy, it's not attractive to be an egotistical prat you know." She said with a light laugh. And pretending to huffily turn back to the shelf, with a loud "humph."
"Terribly sorry M'Lady, can't have a lady mad with me can I?" Draco said, feigning seriousness.
"Of course not, thou fair knight, for thee must be chivalrous to win a lady's affections, and noble of course, though it helps if he is quit handsome." She said, playing along, with a wink.
"Oh, you have discovered my heart's desire, Lady Ginny." Draco said.
Realizing what he had just said, Ginny stood there, trying to make something, anything come out of her mouth, but ended up just standing there, with her mouth opening and closing every few seconds, look like a fish.
Putting a finger under her chin, and gently raising it, closing her mouth, Draco quickly snatched his finger away as if he had been burned, and smiling sheepishly.
"Y-you . . you just called me Ginny!" She sputtered.
"Yes, an astute observation on your part! Marvelous really." Draco said jokingly.
Laughing herself, Ginny replied, "It's just, that, you've never called me by my first name before! Always, Weasley, or Weaslette, or something like that."
"Do you now want me to call you that anymore? Because that's fine." Draco asked cautiously.
"No, it's fine!" Ginny said quickly.
"Good." Draco said, smiling at her.
Ginny smiled back at him, and they stared at each other in a comfortable silence until Draco broke it, saying, "So, why are you alone? No Golden Trio hovering around you?"
"No, thank god!" Ginny said. "I love them, but they're a bit overprotective sometimes!"
"And what about your friends, I mean, surely you have friends don't you!" Draco said smirking.
"My friends ditched me for their dates." Ginny said laughing, "And you?" She asked?
""I ditched my friends for a date." Draco said with a grin on his face. (A/N: His handsome face, may I add.)
Ginny rolled her eyes, and playfully swatted him on the arm.
Draco then proceeded to pretend he was mortally wounded. Clutching his arm, screwing up his eyes, and moaning in mock pain.
Ginny just rolled her eyes, again, and asked. "So seriously, where's your posse?"
"I ditched them. I told them there was a new Strawberry plushie out, and they took off running!" Draco said laughing.
"You actually know about Strawberry Shortcake?!" Ginny asked, shocked.
"Yes, but shh! Let's just say I might have watched it a few times as a child." Draco said.
Smirking, Ginny asked, "Only a few?"
"Maybe. . . "Draco said, a grin on his face. "Okay, a lot! Alright? It was my favorite show, jeez! Don't have to get all inquisitive on me!" Draco said pretending to be mad.
Swatting him on the arm (again), Ginny joked, "Draco Malfoy, you get weirder and weirder by the minute!"
"Bending down in a mock bow, he said, "Why thank you m'lady, your praise melts my heart."
AS Ginny's giggles tapered off, they were left with an awkward silence.
"Soooo. . . I've, er, noticed something." Draco said quietly.
"And that would be?" Ginny asked questioningly.
"We're both alone." Draco said.
"Oh, wow, Mr.Einstein! An astute observation.
"Einstein?" Draco asked, puzzled.
"Muggle person." Ginny explained.
"Oh." Draco said. "Anyways, what I meant was, that, you know. . I'm alone, and you're alone, and, er, it's not safe for you to be alone!" He said quickly.
Waiting a few seconds, and looking at Draco waiting for him to continue, in which he averted her eyes, Ginny said, "Okay, well, then I guess I'll go find Seamus then. He mentioned something about wanting to get together with me for tea sometime, maybe I'll just go take him up on that. . . "She said starting to walk away. Surprisingly, she felt a sinking feeling in her stomach, almost like disappointment as she walked away.
Weird. She thought.
"What! I mean, that's really not necessary. Because, you know, we're both alone, and we're both here, as in Honeydukes, standing here, and since we're both here, and I'm here, with you, I'm so much more convenient than Finnigan, and better looking I might add!" He said, the last part with a smirk on his face.
"And, since we're both alone, we could be . . er. . alone, together! . . . . Or, I mean. . . Together, together!" He said, finishing quickly, exhaling a large breath as he did so, a blush covering his cheeks.
After she had recovered from her laughter, (she obviously thought his discomfort was funny), she said, smiling widely, "I'd like that!"
A/N: AWWW how cute! lol! dabs eyes with a napkin So cute, makes me want to cry! A blushing/confused Draco! sigh Man, he can bump into me any day! lol! And i do envy Ginny a bit. . OKAY FINE ALOT! Shes got Draco standing there in front of her, I mean, dude I'd like, just pull him into a corner and snog him senseless if i was her. . . but hey. . you know the story DOES have to have a plot, lol! And I am the author, so it doesnt really make sense for me to be saying, that, but oh well! Anyways, for those of you who don't know who Strawberry Shortcake is, think Barney, except in pastry food form. Or at least dolls with pastry food names! Lol, yes, they're for toddlers! And i had a lot of fun writing this chapter! PLEEEZ review! Im sick, and you know sniff sniff reviews would make me feel ever so much better! bats eyelashes lol! Thanks again!- Funnykido