Okay..finally the next chapter has come. lol. Sorry it took me so long but i had to rewrite it about three times...thanks to everyone who reviewed last chapter I appreciate it soo much!!! Well thats all I have to say for now....happy reading!!
"Mr. Malfoy?"
"Hmm?"
"Mr. Malfoy I advise you to get up. It is late and your detention is over, although I don't believe I remember assigning beauty rest as part of your assignment. I think you should wake Miss Weasley then be on your way.
"Of course Professor."
Professor Snape turned to walk out the door but half way there he stopped.
"And Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yes sir?"
"The longer you wait to tell her, the harder it's going to be." With a swish of Robes he was gone.
Draco was still gaping at the door long after Snape had left. He glanced down at the red head's sleeping form and sighed. 'How frustrating!'
"Weasley?" He asked and shook her lightly.
"Ginny get up!" He shook her a little harder and her eyelids fluttered for a few seconds before she opened her eyes.
"Malfoy?"
"Oh back to Malfoy now is it?"
"Sorry Draco. Old habits die hard you know."
"Yeah yeah. Snape was just in here a moment ago. Said that our detention was over so we can leave."
"All right… Whoa one sec! Did you just say Snape was in here? While I was sleeping in your lap! Gods how embarrassing!"
"Well if I really disgusted you that badly all you had to do was say so." He snarled. He grabbed his cloak from the chair and stormed out.
Ginny gaped for a moment before calling:
"Draco I didn't mean it like that!"
'Well someone was a little snippy!' Ginny complained inwardly.
She threw a longing glance back at the empty armchair that a few moments ago had held her and Draco. She stared a moment longer before sighing, grabbing her robe from its resting place on the back of the chair and walking out of the room with her head held high.
Trying to fight back the tears of anger and sadness she scrunched her eyes closed tightly as she walked towards the Gryffindor Tower. 'I didn't mean it to be insulting! Why does he have to be such a prick?'
Ginny found herself outside the Fat Lady's portrait and muttered the password. (Blast-ended-shrewts) The Gryffindor 5th year walked through the portrait hole and glanced around. The common room was empty all except for her brother. All though it seemed as if he had dozed off while waiting for her. She slowed her pace as gracefully and quietly as she could so as not to wake him, knowing that this would result in him waking the rest of the Tower with his unnecessarily causing a scene. She crept up the stairway towards the girl's dormitory and pushed the door open slowly so as to avoid having it creak. After glancing around to make sure that everyone else's curtains were closed the red head tip toed to the end of her bed and grabbed her pajamas that were at the end of it. She pulled on the baggy pants and tight tank top and gratefully crawled under the covers.
The next morning Ginny awoke with the sun shining brightly in her eyes.
"Argh! Kay what the bloody hell do you think you're doing opening the curtains? I'm trying to sleep!"
"Ginny! We have five minutes to get ready! We're going to be late. Hurry up! I'm ready and waiting."
"Thanks. And sorry I snapped I'm just a little tired. I'm up now. You really don't need to wait. I'll most likely be late and I don't want you to get in trouble as well. I'll be along on a moment."
"Well...If you're sure..."
"Kay! I'm positive now go along. Don't worry I'll be there in a bit."
"Okay but if you aren't down in ten minutes I'll come up on my own and drag you down in your pajamas!"
"Alright I get the point see you in a few."
"See ya!"
Kayla walked out the door leaving Ginny alone in the room. She quickly threw on her uniform and gathered all the books she needed for her classes before lunch before tossing them into her book bag. She looked down at her watch and saw that she had two minutes to get to History of Magic on time. She threw on her robe and dashed down the stairs. The common room was completely deserted as she came tearing through the room and out the portrait whole. The fiery girl barely paid any mind to where her feet took her until she had to stop for breath after sprinting down several staircases. She was taking as many deep breaths as possible when she heard a familiar voice.
"Ginny?"
She turned around quickly, her look of confusion was replaced with a smile.
"Hello Harry. Shouldn't you be in your class?"
"I could ask you the same thing. I woke up late I just came down a moment ago and I thought I saw running out; guess you got a little out of breathe. Would you like me to walk you to class?"
"I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for being late on my account."
"Don't worry about it. I'm already late. A few more minutes won't hurt any."
"Well alright then." As they started walking Ginny tried to strike up a conversation. "So I haven't seen you around in a while. What have you been up to?"
"Sorry Gin I can't really say..."
"Ah I see. The whole trying to save the world deal huh?"
"Yeah, something like that. So how are your detentions going? Having a good time I bet." He added sarcastically.
"Harry? How do you think they are? I'm stuck in a room with Malfoy for hours on end. Woo-hoo! Let's throw a party!" Her voice was laced with mock enthusiasm.
"That bad, huh?"
"You have no idea. Well here's my class, I'll see you later." Then she walked into the classroom oblivious to the fact that a gray-eyed boy had just witnessed the entire conversation.
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The rest of the day went by excruciatingly slow for Ginny. History of Magic was as boring as ever and it was made even worse by the fact that she wanted the day to go by quickly. It turns out that counting the minutes made time go by even slower. After having to deal with Professor Binns droning for a double HOM class it was time to head to lunch.
"So Gin-Gin, why are you in such a bad mood this morning?"
"What do you mean Kay? I'm fine." She threw a half-hearted smile in her friend's direction.
"Please don't lie you know I hate that. I've been your best friend for years Gin, you can tell me anything…"
"I know Kay. It's not that big of a deal…. it's just that Draco's mad at me and I don't know what to do. I don't know why I care so much anyway but I feel like there's something between us."
"Why is he mad in the first place?"
"Just because I had fallen asleep in his lap and then he woke me up and told me that Snape had come in and said we could leave. Then it hit me. Snape was in there while I was asleep in his lap! And I said 'How humiliating!' But I hadn't meant it to be offensive. Of course being the pompous prick that he is he took it as offensively as possible and ran off before I could get a word in to apologize!" She had been talking animatedly as they walked down the corridor and her indignity evident on her face.
"Wait just a moment! Did you say that you were in his lap? What were you doing there in the first place? Well, well, well. Getting a little freaky there huh?"
"Argh! Kay! You are so perverted! It wasn't anything like that. I just can't wait for this day to be over because I so nervous about what's going to happen that the suspense is killing me!"
'Don't worry I'm sure that if you apologize that he'll accept it."
"Apologize? I don't think so! I didn't do anything wrong! Why should I be the one to apologize when he was the one who jumped to conclusions?"
"Ginny, he obviously likes you a lot if he got so offensive about it. You really should apologize."
"If he doesn't piss me off to badly tonight then I'll apologize. But I'm not promising anything! Now let's get to lunch I'm starving!"
Ginny latched her arm around her brown haired friends and began to drag her in the direction of the great hall in order to avoid further interrogation.
When they reached the Great Hall all of the other students were already present and seated. Ginny looked around nervously and saw that the only two open seats at the Gryffindor table were separated from each other. Kayla threw Ginny an apologetic look and walked over to sit in between Seamus and Lavender.
Ginny looked and saw that the only open seat left was between Harry and Hermione. 'Great those two are the last people I would have asked to sit next to.' She put on a fake smile and walked over to the seat.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey Ginny!" They both said in unison.
'They hang out way too much!' She thought.
"How was History of Magic Ginny?"
"As boring as ever! It seemed to go by slower than usual today."
"Why?" Asked Hermione.
"Probably because she's dreading going to detention, right Gin?" Added Harry.
"Yea Harry that's it exactly." The redheaded girl glanced at the Slytherin table and scanned it quickly and what she saw was something she wasn't very happy with. There was Draco sitting there with his arms around that Parkinson girl. Ginny glared at him when he caught her eye and then looked away.
"Sorry guys but I think I just lost my appetite. I'll see you at dinner!" She got up and walked with measured steps so as not to look too desperate to leave.
After she was outside the doors and halfway down the corridor she turned around at the sound of footsteps. There was Kay looking worried.
"Ginny what happened back there?"
"The disgusting pig had his arms around Pansy Pug-face Parkinson! I thought he was different from what everyone thought but obviously not. I don't know how I could ever have thought that I loved that prick!" Ginny's eyes widened as she realized what she had just admitted. She turned on her heel as fast as she could and ran in the opposite direction knowing that Kay was standing behind her eyes wide open in shock. She ran wherever her feet carried her and soon found herself outside the familiar door of the Astronomy Tower. She knew that no one would be here because they usually only came up for midnight 'activities.' She pulled open the door and walked inside. The room was empty, as she had suspected. She walked over to a corner and sat down. As the redhead put her head into her hands she allowed the tears to finally fall. Everything was going so wrong. Draco was mad at her and all over some nasty girl. 'Does he really like her more than he likes me? Or is he just trying to get revenge? Because if that was it his plan it's really working.'
Ginny didn't know how long she had sat there but soon she had cried herself to sleep.
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After witnessing the conversation between Ginny and Harry, Draco was steaming. How could she say that? She couldn't possibly mean it. His heart was putting up a good argument but his brain was winning. 'She doesn't really like you she played you for a fool!'
Draco went through the first half of the day in a daze. Not paying attention and getting yelled at by Professors. The day went by quickly for some reason but he wasn't sure why. But soon enough it was time to go to Great Hall for lunch. He looked around the Slytherin table and saw Pansy sitting by herself. He sat next to her and began to put his plan into action.
The silvery blonde scanned the Gryffindor table and saw that the one person he was looking for wasn't there. 'I swear if I tortured myself by sitting next to Parkinson for no reason….'
Then he watched out of the corner of his eye as the doors opened and the girl that he had been searching for with another girl in tow. They stopped short and he laughed as he saw that they were going to have to sit separate from one another.
The brown haired girl threw the other an apologetic look and walked over to where that Irish git Finnigan was sitting. He watched as the redheaded eyes flashed in panic but then she sighed as she resigned herself to fate and sat next to…. Potter? 'Why the bloody hell was she worried about sitting next to Potter? She didn't seem to have a problem in the corridor this morning.' He watched as she got interrogated by two of the member from the Dream Team. Draco watched in amusement as she began to scan the Slytherin table and quickly threw his arms around Pansy. ("Oh Drakkie, I knew you liked me!") When she looked at his her eyes began to flame. 'That can't be jealousy I see? Can it?' He caught her eye and she glared at him before saying something to the rest of them and getting up to leave. The brown-haired girl watched this in alarm and ran off after her. 'Oh well, not my problem.'
The rest of lunch went by slowly for the boy. With Pansy clinging to his arm and trying to coo sweet nothings in his ear. He finally stood up, declared that he had had enough and stormed off. The Great Hall had cleared off for the most part but as Draco was about to turn into another corridor he stopped short.
"Harry, Hermione! Have you guys seen Ginny anywhere?"
"Ginny we thought she was with you."
"She was but we started to talk about Malfoy and then she ran off."
"Malfoy? What did he do to her? We'll find her!" Harry said hotheadedly.
Kay called off after him, "He didn't do anything Harry!" She sighed in resignation and then added, "Except break her heart."
Draco stared at her retreating back in shock. 'Broke her heart?'
"Hey, you, wait!" Draco called after Kay.
She turned around with her eyes wide. "Y-you just heard what I said didn't you?"
"Yes, what did you mean I broke her heart?"
"Think about it Malfoy. You're sitting in there with your arms around that Parkinson slut after you ran out on Ginny last night when she didn't do anything wrong! She's in love with you Malfoy and you sit there and treat her like she is nothing!"
"Nothing?! How do you expect me to react when I have never loved anyone before in my life! Not even my own mother! Then this Weasley girl comes along and I don't know what I'm feeling or how to react! She is like no one I have ever met before, the only girl that doesn't grovel at my feet or act like she likes me just because my family has money. She doesn't care that my father is an evil git because she knows that I'm not like him! How do you expect me to treat her when I've never felt anything like this before in my life?"
"Look Malfoy, you had better tell her how you feel because trust me Ginny is a hard person to apologize to. You'd better get it over with as quickly as possible. The sooner the better, got it?"
Draco silently nodded. The boy was unusually quiet as he turned and walked down the hall all the events that had just passed spinning around in his head. 'Ginny loves me? Impossible! Who would ever love a cold-hearted bastard like me? But then again, I'm only that way to her when I try and hide my feelings. Well I'd better get to my next class. I can talk to her in detention tonight anyways.'
Draco then took off for transfiguration.
~~~~~(*)~~~~~
Ginny rolled over on the cold stone floor and allowed her eyelids to flutter open. She glanced around quickly before establishing where she was. 'The Astronomy tower? I must have fallen asleep. Oh god, I wonder what time it is! Did I miss my afternoon classes?' She glanced out the window and saw that the stars were out.
The fiery haired girl jumped up in a panic. 'What if I missed my detention? I'll be in so much trouble!' She jumped up and sprinted out the door. After running from the tower and down about ten sets of stairs and fifty corridors Ginny was standing outside of the large double doors of the library.
She took a few deep breaths and then pulled open one of the doors. She peered around until she saw the librarian organizing the books in the transfiguration section.
"Excuse me? Madam Pince?"
"Hm? Oh, yes Miss Weasley?"
"I was just wondering…. am I late for my detention?"
The old librarian glanced down at her watch.
"Yes dear. By about a half hour. You can just go on ahead into the other room. I'm sure Mr. Malfoy could use the help."
"Thank you Madam."
"Yes, yes, of course my dear."
After the last parting comment with Madam Pince, she made her way to the back of the library. A few people in greeting stopped her but a moment later she was standing in front of the large doors.
'Oh crap I forgot my key!' She nervously walked up to the door and knocked.
"What the bloody hell do you want! I'm trying to do some work here!" Ginny laughed as Draco yelled at her through the door.
"What are you laughing at? I didn't say anything funny!"
"Sorry Malfoy," She spit the name out as though it was venom. "I figured you could use some help!"
"Ginny?" The door quickly opened and Draco stuck his head out. Ginny just glared at him and pushed the door open. She stepped around his gaping form and entered the room. After grabbing a book she dropped into a large armchair and began to read. Draco broke out of his reverie and slammed the door shut.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Um? Looks like reading to me?"
"That's not what I meant! You ran off and were missing for the entire afternoon! Your best friend was worried sick about you!"
"Well it's not like you were worried so why don't we just drop it and get back to work?"
"I'm not gonna drop it!"
"Look I don't see why your making such a big deal of it. I ran up to the astronomy tower, bawled my eyes out, and fell asleep. That's all there is to it."
"Why did you cry?"
"Like you give a damn."
"Look I just wanted to apologize."
"Apologize for what?"
"About storming out of here last night."
"Well I guess it's not your fault your such a hot headed prick….so your forgiven."
"Hot headed prick?" He glared at her and she glared right back. After giving him one last nasty look she went back to her reading.
"I thought you said that you had forgiven me."
"I believe I said that I forgave you for last night."
"But that's all I did!" Draco cried indignantly.
"No I don't think so! You made me cry today!"
"I didn't see you at all today!"
"You were all over Pansy Parkinson!"
"No she was all over me!"
"Yes and you let her be."
"Why such the big deal! It's not like you and I are together or anything…"
"Your right. Why should I care?" She put her nose into the book once again.
"Ginny can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"What happened last night?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean with that dream…"
"Oh that. I have that dream all the time. Usually I end up setting things on fire but only if I get far enough into it."
"Set things on fire?"
"Yea it's a long story and kind of a secret."
"It doesn't matter."
"What doesn't matter?"
"That you don't want to tell me. I know why anyway."
Ginny looked up in alarm.
"How do you know?"
"You expect with my father following You-Know-Who that I wouldn't know about one of the most powerful witches to ever live?"
"So do you know who the other is?"
"Yes…"
"Well who is it?"
"You promise you won't get too angry with me?"
"Why would I get angry?"
"Just promise."
"Okay? I promise I won't get angry."
"It's me."
"What's you?"
"I am the water god." Ginny jumped up from her seat.
"Oh my god! You knew the entire time and you didn't tell me! I have been searching for the entire year for the person I am supposed to fall in love with and your him! And you knew! How could you do that to me?"
"You promised!"
"Bullshit Draco! How could you expect me not to get angry after this? I am doing this for my family! Trying to save them and the rest of the wizarding community from being destroyed by Voldemort and you're sitting here playing games with me?"
"What did you expect? Oh yea Ginny we're friends now and I thought I'd tell you, Hey I'm the reincarnation of the water god! My father wants me to turn you to the dark side! But that won't work!"
"And why not? Come on Draco take me to your master!"
"I can't do it because you are already guiding me to the light! And don't say that ever again. You-Know-Who isn't my master and never will be!" The boys whose eyes had been a swirling silver gray were now icy and hard.
"I'm sorry Draco." She took a step closer. The cold and icy eyes were staring back at the warm and chocolate ones. They stared at one another and Draco's eyes returned to their normal color. He took another step forward so they were only inches apart. Ginny, who was a few inches shorter than him looked up and gasped as he was bringing his face down onto hers.
"Mr. Malfoy?"
"Hmm?"
"Mr. Malfoy I advise you to get up. It is late and your detention is over, although I don't believe I remember assigning beauty rest as part of your assignment. I think you should wake Miss Weasley then be on your way.
"Of course Professor."
Professor Snape turned to walk out the door but half way there he stopped.
"And Mr. Malfoy?"
"Yes sir?"
"The longer you wait to tell her, the harder it's going to be." With a swish of Robes he was gone.
Draco was still gaping at the door long after Snape had left. He glanced down at the red head's sleeping form and sighed. 'How frustrating!'
"Weasley?" He asked and shook her lightly.
"Ginny get up!" He shook her a little harder and her eyelids fluttered for a few seconds before she opened her eyes.
"Malfoy?"
"Oh back to Malfoy now is it?"
"Sorry Draco. Old habits die hard you know."
"Yeah yeah. Snape was just in here a moment ago. Said that our detention was over so we can leave."
"All right… Whoa one sec! Did you just say Snape was in here? While I was sleeping in your lap! Gods how embarrassing!"
"Well if I really disgusted you that badly all you had to do was say so." He snarled. He grabbed his cloak from the chair and stormed out.
Ginny gaped for a moment before calling:
"Draco I didn't mean it like that!"
'Well someone was a little snippy!' Ginny complained inwardly.
She threw a longing glance back at the empty armchair that a few moments ago had held her and Draco. She stared a moment longer before sighing, grabbing her robe from its resting place on the back of the chair and walking out of the room with her head held high.
Trying to fight back the tears of anger and sadness she scrunched her eyes closed tightly as she walked towards the Gryffindor Tower. 'I didn't mean it to be insulting! Why does he have to be such a prick?'
Ginny found herself outside the Fat Lady's portrait and muttered the password. (Blast-ended-shrewts) The Gryffindor 5th year walked through the portrait hole and glanced around. The common room was empty all except for her brother. All though it seemed as if he had dozed off while waiting for her. She slowed her pace as gracefully and quietly as she could so as not to wake him, knowing that this would result in him waking the rest of the Tower with his unnecessarily causing a scene. She crept up the stairway towards the girl's dormitory and pushed the door open slowly so as to avoid having it creak. After glancing around to make sure that everyone else's curtains were closed the red head tip toed to the end of her bed and grabbed her pajamas that were at the end of it. She pulled on the baggy pants and tight tank top and gratefully crawled under the covers.
The next morning Ginny awoke with the sun shining brightly in her eyes.
"Argh! Kay what the bloody hell do you think you're doing opening the curtains? I'm trying to sleep!"
"Ginny! We have five minutes to get ready! We're going to be late. Hurry up! I'm ready and waiting."
"Thanks. And sorry I snapped I'm just a little tired. I'm up now. You really don't need to wait. I'll most likely be late and I don't want you to get in trouble as well. I'll be along on a moment."
"Well...If you're sure..."
"Kay! I'm positive now go along. Don't worry I'll be there in a bit."
"Okay but if you aren't down in ten minutes I'll come up on my own and drag you down in your pajamas!"
"Alright I get the point see you in a few."
"See ya!"
Kayla walked out the door leaving Ginny alone in the room. She quickly threw on her uniform and gathered all the books she needed for her classes before lunch before tossing them into her book bag. She looked down at her watch and saw that she had two minutes to get to History of Magic on time. She threw on her robe and dashed down the stairs. The common room was completely deserted as she came tearing through the room and out the portrait whole. The fiery girl barely paid any mind to where her feet took her until she had to stop for breath after sprinting down several staircases. She was taking as many deep breaths as possible when she heard a familiar voice.
"Ginny?"
She turned around quickly, her look of confusion was replaced with a smile.
"Hello Harry. Shouldn't you be in your class?"
"I could ask you the same thing. I woke up late I just came down a moment ago and I thought I saw running out; guess you got a little out of breathe. Would you like me to walk you to class?"
"I wouldn't want you to get in trouble for being late on my account."
"Don't worry about it. I'm already late. A few more minutes won't hurt any."
"Well alright then." As they started walking Ginny tried to strike up a conversation. "So I haven't seen you around in a while. What have you been up to?"
"Sorry Gin I can't really say..."
"Ah I see. The whole trying to save the world deal huh?"
"Yeah, something like that. So how are your detentions going? Having a good time I bet." He added sarcastically.
"Harry? How do you think they are? I'm stuck in a room with Malfoy for hours on end. Woo-hoo! Let's throw a party!" Her voice was laced with mock enthusiasm.
"That bad, huh?"
"You have no idea. Well here's my class, I'll see you later." Then she walked into the classroom oblivious to the fact that a gray-eyed boy had just witnessed the entire conversation.
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The rest of the day went by excruciatingly slow for Ginny. History of Magic was as boring as ever and it was made even worse by the fact that she wanted the day to go by quickly. It turns out that counting the minutes made time go by even slower. After having to deal with Professor Binns droning for a double HOM class it was time to head to lunch.
"So Gin-Gin, why are you in such a bad mood this morning?"
"What do you mean Kay? I'm fine." She threw a half-hearted smile in her friend's direction.
"Please don't lie you know I hate that. I've been your best friend for years Gin, you can tell me anything…"
"I know Kay. It's not that big of a deal…. it's just that Draco's mad at me and I don't know what to do. I don't know why I care so much anyway but I feel like there's something between us."
"Why is he mad in the first place?"
"Just because I had fallen asleep in his lap and then he woke me up and told me that Snape had come in and said we could leave. Then it hit me. Snape was in there while I was asleep in his lap! And I said 'How humiliating!' But I hadn't meant it to be offensive. Of course being the pompous prick that he is he took it as offensively as possible and ran off before I could get a word in to apologize!" She had been talking animatedly as they walked down the corridor and her indignity evident on her face.
"Wait just a moment! Did you say that you were in his lap? What were you doing there in the first place? Well, well, well. Getting a little freaky there huh?"
"Argh! Kay! You are so perverted! It wasn't anything like that. I just can't wait for this day to be over because I so nervous about what's going to happen that the suspense is killing me!"
'Don't worry I'm sure that if you apologize that he'll accept it."
"Apologize? I don't think so! I didn't do anything wrong! Why should I be the one to apologize when he was the one who jumped to conclusions?"
"Ginny, he obviously likes you a lot if he got so offensive about it. You really should apologize."
"If he doesn't piss me off to badly tonight then I'll apologize. But I'm not promising anything! Now let's get to lunch I'm starving!"
Ginny latched her arm around her brown haired friends and began to drag her in the direction of the great hall in order to avoid further interrogation.
When they reached the Great Hall all of the other students were already present and seated. Ginny looked around nervously and saw that the only two open seats at the Gryffindor table were separated from each other. Kayla threw Ginny an apologetic look and walked over to sit in between Seamus and Lavender.
Ginny looked and saw that the only open seat left was between Harry and Hermione. 'Great those two are the last people I would have asked to sit next to.' She put on a fake smile and walked over to the seat.
"Hey guys!"
"Hey Ginny!" They both said in unison.
'They hang out way too much!' She thought.
"How was History of Magic Ginny?"
"As boring as ever! It seemed to go by slower than usual today."
"Why?" Asked Hermione.
"Probably because she's dreading going to detention, right Gin?" Added Harry.
"Yea Harry that's it exactly." The redheaded girl glanced at the Slytherin table and scanned it quickly and what she saw was something she wasn't very happy with. There was Draco sitting there with his arms around that Parkinson girl. Ginny glared at him when he caught her eye and then looked away.
"Sorry guys but I think I just lost my appetite. I'll see you at dinner!" She got up and walked with measured steps so as not to look too desperate to leave.
After she was outside the doors and halfway down the corridor she turned around at the sound of footsteps. There was Kay looking worried.
"Ginny what happened back there?"
"The disgusting pig had his arms around Pansy Pug-face Parkinson! I thought he was different from what everyone thought but obviously not. I don't know how I could ever have thought that I loved that prick!" Ginny's eyes widened as she realized what she had just admitted. She turned on her heel as fast as she could and ran in the opposite direction knowing that Kay was standing behind her eyes wide open in shock. She ran wherever her feet carried her and soon found herself outside the familiar door of the Astronomy Tower. She knew that no one would be here because they usually only came up for midnight 'activities.' She pulled open the door and walked inside. The room was empty, as she had suspected. She walked over to a corner and sat down. As the redhead put her head into her hands she allowed the tears to finally fall. Everything was going so wrong. Draco was mad at her and all over some nasty girl. 'Does he really like her more than he likes me? Or is he just trying to get revenge? Because if that was it his plan it's really working.'
Ginny didn't know how long she had sat there but soon she had cried herself to sleep.
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After witnessing the conversation between Ginny and Harry, Draco was steaming. How could she say that? She couldn't possibly mean it. His heart was putting up a good argument but his brain was winning. 'She doesn't really like you she played you for a fool!'
Draco went through the first half of the day in a daze. Not paying attention and getting yelled at by Professors. The day went by quickly for some reason but he wasn't sure why. But soon enough it was time to go to Great Hall for lunch. He looked around the Slytherin table and saw Pansy sitting by herself. He sat next to her and began to put his plan into action.
The silvery blonde scanned the Gryffindor table and saw that the one person he was looking for wasn't there. 'I swear if I tortured myself by sitting next to Parkinson for no reason….'
Then he watched out of the corner of his eye as the doors opened and the girl that he had been searching for with another girl in tow. They stopped short and he laughed as he saw that they were going to have to sit separate from one another.
The brown haired girl threw the other an apologetic look and walked over to where that Irish git Finnigan was sitting. He watched as the redheaded eyes flashed in panic but then she sighed as she resigned herself to fate and sat next to…. Potter? 'Why the bloody hell was she worried about sitting next to Potter? She didn't seem to have a problem in the corridor this morning.' He watched as she got interrogated by two of the member from the Dream Team. Draco watched in amusement as she began to scan the Slytherin table and quickly threw his arms around Pansy. ("Oh Drakkie, I knew you liked me!") When she looked at his her eyes began to flame. 'That can't be jealousy I see? Can it?' He caught her eye and she glared at him before saying something to the rest of them and getting up to leave. The brown-haired girl watched this in alarm and ran off after her. 'Oh well, not my problem.'
The rest of lunch went by slowly for the boy. With Pansy clinging to his arm and trying to coo sweet nothings in his ear. He finally stood up, declared that he had had enough and stormed off. The Great Hall had cleared off for the most part but as Draco was about to turn into another corridor he stopped short.
"Harry, Hermione! Have you guys seen Ginny anywhere?"
"Ginny we thought she was with you."
"She was but we started to talk about Malfoy and then she ran off."
"Malfoy? What did he do to her? We'll find her!" Harry said hotheadedly.
Kay called off after him, "He didn't do anything Harry!" She sighed in resignation and then added, "Except break her heart."
Draco stared at her retreating back in shock. 'Broke her heart?'
"Hey, you, wait!" Draco called after Kay.
She turned around with her eyes wide. "Y-you just heard what I said didn't you?"
"Yes, what did you mean I broke her heart?"
"Think about it Malfoy. You're sitting in there with your arms around that Parkinson slut after you ran out on Ginny last night when she didn't do anything wrong! She's in love with you Malfoy and you sit there and treat her like she is nothing!"
"Nothing?! How do you expect me to react when I have never loved anyone before in my life! Not even my own mother! Then this Weasley girl comes along and I don't know what I'm feeling or how to react! She is like no one I have ever met before, the only girl that doesn't grovel at my feet or act like she likes me just because my family has money. She doesn't care that my father is an evil git because she knows that I'm not like him! How do you expect me to treat her when I've never felt anything like this before in my life?"
"Look Malfoy, you had better tell her how you feel because trust me Ginny is a hard person to apologize to. You'd better get it over with as quickly as possible. The sooner the better, got it?"
Draco silently nodded. The boy was unusually quiet as he turned and walked down the hall all the events that had just passed spinning around in his head. 'Ginny loves me? Impossible! Who would ever love a cold-hearted bastard like me? But then again, I'm only that way to her when I try and hide my feelings. Well I'd better get to my next class. I can talk to her in detention tonight anyways.'
Draco then took off for transfiguration.
~~~~~(*)~~~~~
Ginny rolled over on the cold stone floor and allowed her eyelids to flutter open. She glanced around quickly before establishing where she was. 'The Astronomy tower? I must have fallen asleep. Oh god, I wonder what time it is! Did I miss my afternoon classes?' She glanced out the window and saw that the stars were out.
The fiery haired girl jumped up in a panic. 'What if I missed my detention? I'll be in so much trouble!' She jumped up and sprinted out the door. After running from the tower and down about ten sets of stairs and fifty corridors Ginny was standing outside of the large double doors of the library.
She took a few deep breaths and then pulled open one of the doors. She peered around until she saw the librarian organizing the books in the transfiguration section.
"Excuse me? Madam Pince?"
"Hm? Oh, yes Miss Weasley?"
"I was just wondering…. am I late for my detention?"
The old librarian glanced down at her watch.
"Yes dear. By about a half hour. You can just go on ahead into the other room. I'm sure Mr. Malfoy could use the help."
"Thank you Madam."
"Yes, yes, of course my dear."
After the last parting comment with Madam Pince, she made her way to the back of the library. A few people in greeting stopped her but a moment later she was standing in front of the large doors.
'Oh crap I forgot my key!' She nervously walked up to the door and knocked.
"What the bloody hell do you want! I'm trying to do some work here!" Ginny laughed as Draco yelled at her through the door.
"What are you laughing at? I didn't say anything funny!"
"Sorry Malfoy," She spit the name out as though it was venom. "I figured you could use some help!"
"Ginny?" The door quickly opened and Draco stuck his head out. Ginny just glared at him and pushed the door open. She stepped around his gaping form and entered the room. After grabbing a book she dropped into a large armchair and began to read. Draco broke out of his reverie and slammed the door shut.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?"
"Um? Looks like reading to me?"
"That's not what I meant! You ran off and were missing for the entire afternoon! Your best friend was worried sick about you!"
"Well it's not like you were worried so why don't we just drop it and get back to work?"
"I'm not gonna drop it!"
"Look I don't see why your making such a big deal of it. I ran up to the astronomy tower, bawled my eyes out, and fell asleep. That's all there is to it."
"Why did you cry?"
"Like you give a damn."
"Look I just wanted to apologize."
"Apologize for what?"
"About storming out of here last night."
"Well I guess it's not your fault your such a hot headed prick….so your forgiven."
"Hot headed prick?" He glared at her and she glared right back. After giving him one last nasty look she went back to her reading.
"I thought you said that you had forgiven me."
"I believe I said that I forgave you for last night."
"But that's all I did!" Draco cried indignantly.
"No I don't think so! You made me cry today!"
"I didn't see you at all today!"
"You were all over Pansy Parkinson!"
"No she was all over me!"
"Yes and you let her be."
"Why such the big deal! It's not like you and I are together or anything…"
"Your right. Why should I care?" She put her nose into the book once again.
"Ginny can I ask you something?"
"Go ahead."
"What happened last night?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean with that dream…"
"Oh that. I have that dream all the time. Usually I end up setting things on fire but only if I get far enough into it."
"Set things on fire?"
"Yea it's a long story and kind of a secret."
"It doesn't matter."
"What doesn't matter?"
"That you don't want to tell me. I know why anyway."
Ginny looked up in alarm.
"How do you know?"
"You expect with my father following You-Know-Who that I wouldn't know about one of the most powerful witches to ever live?"
"So do you know who the other is?"
"Yes…"
"Well who is it?"
"You promise you won't get too angry with me?"
"Why would I get angry?"
"Just promise."
"Okay? I promise I won't get angry."
"It's me."
"What's you?"
"I am the water god." Ginny jumped up from her seat.
"Oh my god! You knew the entire time and you didn't tell me! I have been searching for the entire year for the person I am supposed to fall in love with and your him! And you knew! How could you do that to me?"
"You promised!"
"Bullshit Draco! How could you expect me not to get angry after this? I am doing this for my family! Trying to save them and the rest of the wizarding community from being destroyed by Voldemort and you're sitting here playing games with me?"
"What did you expect? Oh yea Ginny we're friends now and I thought I'd tell you, Hey I'm the reincarnation of the water god! My father wants me to turn you to the dark side! But that won't work!"
"And why not? Come on Draco take me to your master!"
"I can't do it because you are already guiding me to the light! And don't say that ever again. You-Know-Who isn't my master and never will be!" The boys whose eyes had been a swirling silver gray were now icy and hard.
"I'm sorry Draco." She took a step closer. The cold and icy eyes were staring back at the warm and chocolate ones. They stared at one another and Draco's eyes returned to their normal color. He took another step forward so they were only inches apart. Ginny, who was a few inches shorter than him looked up and gasped as he was bringing his face down onto hers.