A/n: Hi, now why I make y'all feel special is beyond me but I didn't dance today so I have free time so this is what I do. I hurt my toe. Now I KNOW y'all have been reading the story I told you about because it's kool and you love me right?... please keep in mind I am part of the trio so I do know if you've been reading. ON WITH THE STORY!!!

Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter or any related items. I am however going to England this summer to visit my Father. I do not own Fiona's Fashions Nix does.

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Chapter 7- The Halloween Ball.

Hermione sat in Fiona's Fashions with several shopping bags at her feet. She and Ginny had been at it all afternoon. She had gotten a permission pass for her and Ginny from Dumbledore.

"Ginny, come on you have 5 dresses to choose from let's go, I'm hungry"

"Hermione, last dress, I think this is it"

Ginny pulled back the curtain and stepped out. The dress was made to be worn with heels so at the moment it trailed the ground, as Ginny was barefoot. It was Dark green velvet and it was held up with strap connecting around the back of Ginny's neck and the 'V' in the front came down to her navel. The dress had no back and a thigh length on the right side garlanded with Rhine-stone roses down the slit.

"Wow Gin, it's great but don't you think it's a bit much for Dean?"

Ginny was eyeing herself in the mirror "Who?"

"Dean... your date?"

"Oh him... right... maybe I'll raise the 'V' a little"

"Thank you 'cause Ron would have a fit and I would be blamed"

Ginny laughed and the two girls paid and left.

"Ginny, where did you get the money to afford all this?"

"Tutoring Malfoy"

"You've only given him like... 2 lessons"

"At 50 galleons a lesson" Ginny smirked.

"50!" Hermione was dumbfounded.

"Yep"

"I should have taken the job when he offered" Ginny and Hermione laughed. ...............................

It was the night of the Halloween Ball (Happy Birthday Nix, She's born on Halloween) and Draco was stuck with Blaise. He was in the common room waiting with Theodore who was going with Pansy.

"Draco" He heard someone called from behind him. He turned to face Blaise.

She was in a floor length midnight blue silk gown it was strapless. The bodice was like a second skin and was encrusted with Sapphire Crystals. Draco got up and walked over to her and for once actually offered her his arm.

"Shall we?" She smiled and nodded.

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Ginny let out her hair for the occasion and the fiery curls hung loosely over her shoulder. Hermione and Harry were walking in front of her and Ron and Lavender were behind her, while she walked down the entrance hall stairs with Dean. Hermione had helped her raise the 'V' but it was still quite low.

"Dean, could you please watch where your going and not at my chest?"

"Sorry" Dean averted his eyes.

They entered the Great Hall, which was decorated with the usual live bats, floating candles and pumpkins. The first to fourth years had been to bed after the feast. So that the fifth to seventh years could have their privacy.

The dance had been underway for two hours. Dean and Ginny had danced and mingled. Ginny was now bored and Dean was ardently talking at her.

"... So then we were trapped in the cave and thought 'Shit we're gonna die' but the rescue team showed up and we were fine" Dean said swaying to the music.

"Yeah hilarious" Ginny replied obviously not listening. She was still there because Dean had a very firm grip on her waist.

Her eyes wondered over the dance floor until she found who she was looking for. He was across the floor leaning against a wall... watching her. She gave him a smile, as he raised a Butterbeer bottle to his lips. When he lowered it, he smiled back, then nodded towards the door. Ginny nodded.

"Um... Dean if it's alright with you I'd like to call it a night"

"Sure do you want me to walk you-"

"NO! ... I mean no it's okay I'm Yawn tired... yeah tired... I think I'll call it a night"

"Ok bye"

"Bye" Ginny let Dean kiss her on the cheek and left.

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Draco waited for Ginny by the front door. When she came se tapped him on back.

"Hey"

"Hey... here it's cold" He handed her a cloak. She took it and followed him outside.

"Thanks"

"No problem"

He rested the empty Butterbeer bottle on the front steps and walked off with Ginny falling into step with him.

"So what's up?"

"Well, I'm doing much better in Herbology"

"That's great"

"Yeah, that little speech about me being the smartest guy you know helped "

"Draco... I said one of the smartest"

"Name one guy you know that's smarter than me'

"Um... well" He was second in his year, after Hermione.

"Exactly"

"Fine- Hold on" She stopped walking and held Draco's shoulder to steady herself. She removed her shoes and continued walking. When she noticed she was the only one doing so she turned and looked at Draco.

"What?"

"You know you're outside right?"

"Yes, and I also know wearing 4-inch heels for 2 hrs is hell"

"Point made"

They made their way down to the lake and sat on an overly large rock. They talked about nothing of importance and Ginny found out many interesting things.

"Ok, so that's the Big Dipper and that's the Little Dipper" Ginny said pointing at the sky.

"No, that's Polaris... That's the little dipper" Draco adjusted her hand to the left.

"OH I see it now"

Draco laughed to himself.

"Sometimes I wonder why I'm teaching you, I mean you know all this and I can't even remember if the Pig potion takes Bezore or Mugwort"

"Bezore" Draco said simply.

"Shit, I got that one wrong," They both laughed.

"Draco I have a question"

"No I did not star in this years indie film 'looking under the Train'"

"Good to know but not my question"

"Ok then shoot"

"Our last lesson, what wouldn't I understand?"

Draco sighed, "Ginny let it go It's to do with me and my father"

"Tell Me"

"Why?"

"Because I asked"

"Then will you answer one of my questions?"

"... Yes"

"Deal" They shook on it.

Draco sighed again and looked up at the stars "Simply, My father's a prick who is not only cheating on my mum with some Death Eater whore but wants me to grow up and be just like him"

"What does your mother think about that?"

"She hates it she doesn't want me to be a Death Eater but there's not much she can do about it"

"What do you want?"

"I... I want to escape it all go to Acapulco or Jamaica and just forget... Hell if could I would but I can't my father would literally Murder my mum if I left that's the only reason I stay"

Ginny couldn't believe her ears all this time her and her friends thought he had the perfect life but he didn't hell his life was worse than hers I mean they might not have a lot of money but at least she knew she had LOTS of people who cared. Draco only had his mum and the way things sounded she wouldn't be around for long.

Draco lay down on the rock and closed his eyes. Ginny silently slid off of the rock and stepped into the cold shallow waters of the lake. She opened the slit over her thigh and gathered all the extra material into a bundle; she managed to keep it up as she waded in. Draco heard splashes and opened his eyes.

"Ginny? Ginny?" He sat up and looked for her.

"I'm right here Draco" He looked to his right and there she was calf deep in water.

"Ginny what are you doing?"

"Nothing" She said innocently.

"Then why are you standing in the lake?"

She shrugged "It intrigued me"

"The lake?" She nodded.

She walked back towards the shore when the water reached her ankles she stopped and smiled evilly. She kicked the cold lake water at Draco who had been watching her. She started laughing, as Draco removed his shoes and socks and slid off the rock. He too had developed an evil smile.

"No, Draco don't this is velvet, you shouldn't get it wet"

"Well you should have thought about that before splashing me, Weaslette" He kicked some water at her and soaked what little clothing she had on. They began splashing around in the lake like two yr olds in a paddling pool.

"Ok Time out!" Draco shouted into the waves coming at him, they subsided. Draco walked to Ginny and held out his hand.

"You are a worthy opponent"

Ginny took it "thank you"

Draco smiled evilly "Worthy but not that smart" He pulled her closer to him grabbing her waist. He hoisted her into the air. Ginny began to scream as Draco threw her into the lake. Draco laughed.

Ginny resurfaced with a scowl on her face, which in turn made Draco laugh harder.

"DRACO MALFOY, YOU ARE HORRIBLE" She treaded water.

"I'm sorry I couldn't help it" Draco calmed down.

"Yeah right"

"No really Gin, I'm sorry" There was at least 5 min. of silence in which Ginny treaded water and Draco watched.

"Are you talking to me?"

"No"

"Come on Gin... okay what cal I do to make it up to you?"

Ginny thought "Jump In"

"I'll do anything... but that it's freezing in there"

"Come on you threw me in now jump in"

"No"

"It's either the lake or the astronomy tower"

"Ok fine"

Draco removed his shirt and dived into the water. When he resurfaced he looked around for Ginny but she was nowhere to be seen. Suddenly he was dragged beneath the surface of the water. He tried to swim away but couldn't. By the time he resurfaced Ginny was laughing her head off.

"And yet I'm the stupid one" she said merrily. Draco began to swim towards her

"Fine, we're even... Are you happy now?"

"Very"

Ginny lay back in the water and began to float her leg bare up to her thighs as her slit was open and in the water. Draco watched the floating girl and couldn't help himself. He silently swam over to her. He ran a hand up her leg she shivered slightly but didn't lose her balance. He placed a hand on the small of her back and ran his hand over her stomach.

"Draco-"

"Ssshh"

Ginny got a second shiver but in a good way this one made her feel as if she was floating on air instead of in water. Draco's hand mover from the back of her neck to the small of her back and the other brushed her cheek. She turned to face him and he kissed her. Ginny could no longer float. So she began treading. Draco brought her closer to him and their legs locked. She slipped her hands around his neck and pulled him in for a deeper kiss as his tongue slipped into her mouth. They had been sinking for a while now and finally broke their kiss to swim back to the surface.

Ginny broke the surface before Draco. He came up a couple of seconds after. She smiled at him, he returned it and she began swimming to the shore. When she reached the shore she heard Draco splashes behind her stop. She turned to face him and he was watching her.

"What's wrong?"

He shook his head "Nothing"

He walked out of the lake and looked at Ginny. She was shivering and her bottom lip was turning a light shade of blue. Her teeth were chattering. Draco picked up his cloak and draped it around her. He rubbed her shoulders to generate some heat. He then lowered his head to hers and placed a deep passionate kiss on her lips. This made Ginny flush. He stepped back.

"Better?"

She smiled "Much... I can't stay in this it's wet and weighing me down," she indicated to her dress.

"Oh right" Draco picked up his shirt and handed it to her "Here"

She took it "Thanks"

He watched her for a while.

"Draco turn around"

He smiled and turned slowly. Knowing him, Ginny had to change fast. She slipped the neck strap over her head and the top of her dress fell to her waist. She put on the shirt and buttoned it up. Now either she was really short or he was really tall as the shirt reached her knees. Seeing that the shirt reached way further than expected. Ginny removed the rest of her dress and carried it.

"You can turn around now"

Draco turned and his eyes widened.

"What?" Ginny asked flipping her damp locks behind her.

"You look like..." he trailed off.

"I look like what?" Ginny crossed her arms over her chest, which in turn hiked the shirt further up her thigh.

"Like... like... like we've done something... we haven't"

Ginny let her hands fall to her side and shrugged.

"You don't care?"

"Was I suppose too?"

"Well... yeah"

"People will think what they want weather it's true or not... so why worry?"

Draco considered this for a while and then realized the little Weasley had a point.

Ginny walked over to him and took his hand. (she's softening him). Then smiled at him.

"Come on... I'm freezing"

He laughed and they walked back to school. They were in the entrance Hall and could here all the noise from the Great Hall.

"Bye"

"Bye" He kissed her.

"See you on Monday?" Ginny said.

"Sooner" Draco replied in a husky voice.

Ginny thought. Then gave Draco VERY specific directions.

"- But that's an empty corridor"

"Meet me at 6" Ginny said ignoring his last comment.

"Whatever"

She gave Draco another quick kiss and was off up the stairs to the tower. As the Great Hall doors opened and Blaise came out saying something about something.

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HI,

Read 'The French Fantasies I: The Beginning' By The-Spoilt-Trio. I am in fact part of the Trio, I'm Ana. The rest of the Trio is Nix (Phoenix) and Aisha.

Thanks for all the GREAT reviews...

Now someone asked for more emotion from Draco in the last Chapter. I'm sorry I couldn't fit it in this Chapter or the last one because I was writing close to midnight with a backache. Plus this chapter was already written. Technically the whole story's written but I do take and add suggestions anyway.

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