Chapter 3
Hallway Games
Ginny seated herself in front of Oliver Wood (- A/N: Couldn't leave that hottie out!) at the Gryffindor table in the Dining Hall. She could feel Hermione's nervous eyes and Harry's own indignant eyes both on her glancing at each other then her. She continued eating pretending not to notice. However, the eyes she could not ignore were those of a steal grey eyed Slytherin. Every other moment her eyes would linger to the table where Draco sat staring at her steadily without blinking. Finally, when she looked up they held each other's stare and he grinned hungrily and Ginny felt herself turn a bright shade of pink.
"-Are you you even paying attention to me Ginny?!" said a furious voice. She turned to her brother in a daze.
"Harry told me what happened on the train...what's gotten into you?" Ron said seemingly dense to the whole situation. Ginny snapped back to reality when the incident on the train came into the conversation.
"Did he?" she said in a mocking voice," Well Ronikins did he tell you that he was snogging Hermione on YOUR bed?" she finished while jumping from the table and out the Dining Hall. As she reached the entrance of the Gryffindor tower, she remembered that she had not received the password.
"Bloody hell..."she mumbled to herself in a low tone. She did not want to go back to table where she would receive emotional stares and Ron's ignorant statements. Suddenly footsteps could be heard coming slowly down the hallway. Ginny listened carefully as they came closer. The Grand Doors opened and Draco Malfoy emerged. Seemingly, calm, cool and collected...but he was seething inside.
"How could those idiots stand there making her feel like the villain in the whole situation?" he found himself hissing. All they were doing is making her edgy and more difficult for Draco to persuade and handle. He paused and glanced around as he flicked a piece of silky pale-blonde hair out of his eyes...feeling a wolfish smirk spread across his retulant mouth...maybe it wasn't so bad. He rather liked obstacles it made the conquest that much sweeter that is when he heard a pebble fall to the floor echoing throughout the hall. Turning towards the sound, he saw Ginny Weasley leaning against the wall with one leg perched behind her. (- A/N: Oh, she so posed!)
"Having fun stalking me Malfoy?" she said mockingly.
"I was not stalking!" he said indignantly, "I was merely taking a stroll and I happened to come across the Gryffindor tower." Ginny placed her hands on the wall and pushed herself off. She walked towards Draco and stopped only inches away from him. (-A/N: No, it is not going to be a crazy hormone driven make-out scene!)
"Is that so?" she asked daringly. Draco smirked wildly, cupped her chin in his hand, and lifted her face up to his.
"Exactly..." he whispered slowly. 'What am I doing? I'm stirring up emotions that shouldn't be played with', Ginny thought as she pushed his hand away and took a step back. Draco's eyes closed off into an eerie, cold expression. No doubt that she was trying to push him away, but the tension radiating from her was intoxicating. She was falling for him and she did not even know it.
"Have it your way Weasely", Draco said as he turned and walked back to the Dining Hall. As he strode away, he could feel Ginny's eyes watching him leave. Everything was going as planned and soon as things fell into place, he would be very pleased... She should go to the Dining Hall...it was no use to be sulky and stay in the halls waiting. As she walked cautiously, a hand reached out, grabbed her by the shoulders, and roughly threw her into an empty classroom.
The intruder pulled her head back and yelled, "I knew you were cheating!" Caught by surprise Ginny did not say a word nor did she move. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, as he pulled at her hair harder. When she opened her eyes, she was not surprised at what she saw. Harry Potter's face softened and he loosened his grip and placed a hand on the small of her back. (-A/N: Usually writers apologize for making Harry out of character...I will not because this is Potter! What'd you expect from living under the stairs!)
"But its okay Gin...I forgive you...we can still be together, you know?" Harry said in a desperate voice. Ginny stitched her eyebrows together in utter disbelief at his actions. Was he crazy?
"Harry we can't be together anymore...we-this isn't working..."Ginny paused as a tear of frustration slide down her freckled cheek, "You will only end up hurting me Harry." She looked into his green eyes steadily. Harry stood silent for a moment then began to walk towards the door but paused halfway.
Without turning he said," He won't have you Virginia...no one else but I can have you." He opened the door and Ginny, without the support of Harry holding her slide to the floor. Too many things were happening so fast she did not fully grasp what was happening. Harry was threatening her, she began to feel something for Malfoy, and now Harry had a ridiculous theory that she had been cheating on him with Malfoy. Not to mention that he was cheating on her with Hermione. Ginny put her face into her hands and sat on the floor trying to sort things out in her head. Draco sat up fluttering his eyes open as the last remnants of his dream drifted away.
"Ginny..." he breathed out catching himself of guard for a moment. Grinning mischievously, he shook his head, pushing back a lock of damp hair out of his eyes. He stealthily removed himself off his bed sauntering towards to his vanity. Bending over while he rummaged through his belongings he caught a glimpse of a young mans physique and a stoic expression. He slipped on a charcoal sweater buckling up his coal colored slacks, slipped on black loafers. Grabbing his father's letter as he left his room...shrugging off memories ready to forget as headed off to Hogsmeade.
Ginny seated herself in front of Oliver Wood (- A/N: Couldn't leave that hottie out!) at the Gryffindor table in the Dining Hall. She could feel Hermione's nervous eyes and Harry's own indignant eyes both on her glancing at each other then her. She continued eating pretending not to notice. However, the eyes she could not ignore were those of a steal grey eyed Slytherin. Every other moment her eyes would linger to the table where Draco sat staring at her steadily without blinking. Finally, when she looked up they held each other's stare and he grinned hungrily and Ginny felt herself turn a bright shade of pink.
"-Are you you even paying attention to me Ginny?!" said a furious voice. She turned to her brother in a daze.
"Harry told me what happened on the train...what's gotten into you?" Ron said seemingly dense to the whole situation. Ginny snapped back to reality when the incident on the train came into the conversation.
"Did he?" she said in a mocking voice," Well Ronikins did he tell you that he was snogging Hermione on YOUR bed?" she finished while jumping from the table and out the Dining Hall. As she reached the entrance of the Gryffindor tower, she remembered that she had not received the password.
"Bloody hell..."she mumbled to herself in a low tone. She did not want to go back to table where she would receive emotional stares and Ron's ignorant statements. Suddenly footsteps could be heard coming slowly down the hallway. Ginny listened carefully as they came closer. The Grand Doors opened and Draco Malfoy emerged. Seemingly, calm, cool and collected...but he was seething inside.
"How could those idiots stand there making her feel like the villain in the whole situation?" he found himself hissing. All they were doing is making her edgy and more difficult for Draco to persuade and handle. He paused and glanced around as he flicked a piece of silky pale-blonde hair out of his eyes...feeling a wolfish smirk spread across his retulant mouth...maybe it wasn't so bad. He rather liked obstacles it made the conquest that much sweeter that is when he heard a pebble fall to the floor echoing throughout the hall. Turning towards the sound, he saw Ginny Weasley leaning against the wall with one leg perched behind her. (- A/N: Oh, she so posed!)
"Having fun stalking me Malfoy?" she said mockingly.
"I was not stalking!" he said indignantly, "I was merely taking a stroll and I happened to come across the Gryffindor tower." Ginny placed her hands on the wall and pushed herself off. She walked towards Draco and stopped only inches away from him. (-A/N: No, it is not going to be a crazy hormone driven make-out scene!)
"Is that so?" she asked daringly. Draco smirked wildly, cupped her chin in his hand, and lifted her face up to his.
"Exactly..." he whispered slowly. 'What am I doing? I'm stirring up emotions that shouldn't be played with', Ginny thought as she pushed his hand away and took a step back. Draco's eyes closed off into an eerie, cold expression. No doubt that she was trying to push him away, but the tension radiating from her was intoxicating. She was falling for him and she did not even know it.
"Have it your way Weasely", Draco said as he turned and walked back to the Dining Hall. As he strode away, he could feel Ginny's eyes watching him leave. Everything was going as planned and soon as things fell into place, he would be very pleased... She should go to the Dining Hall...it was no use to be sulky and stay in the halls waiting. As she walked cautiously, a hand reached out, grabbed her by the shoulders, and roughly threw her into an empty classroom.
The intruder pulled her head back and yelled, "I knew you were cheating!" Caught by surprise Ginny did not say a word nor did she move. She closed her eyes and gritted her teeth, as he pulled at her hair harder. When she opened her eyes, she was not surprised at what she saw. Harry Potter's face softened and he loosened his grip and placed a hand on the small of her back. (-A/N: Usually writers apologize for making Harry out of character...I will not because this is Potter! What'd you expect from living under the stairs!)
"But its okay Gin...I forgive you...we can still be together, you know?" Harry said in a desperate voice. Ginny stitched her eyebrows together in utter disbelief at his actions. Was he crazy?
"Harry we can't be together anymore...we-this isn't working..."Ginny paused as a tear of frustration slide down her freckled cheek, "You will only end up hurting me Harry." She looked into his green eyes steadily. Harry stood silent for a moment then began to walk towards the door but paused halfway.
Without turning he said," He won't have you Virginia...no one else but I can have you." He opened the door and Ginny, without the support of Harry holding her slide to the floor. Too many things were happening so fast she did not fully grasp what was happening. Harry was threatening her, she began to feel something for Malfoy, and now Harry had a ridiculous theory that she had been cheating on him with Malfoy. Not to mention that he was cheating on her with Hermione. Ginny put her face into her hands and sat on the floor trying to sort things out in her head. Draco sat up fluttering his eyes open as the last remnants of his dream drifted away.
"Ginny..." he breathed out catching himself of guard for a moment. Grinning mischievously, he shook his head, pushing back a lock of damp hair out of his eyes. He stealthily removed himself off his bed sauntering towards to his vanity. Bending over while he rummaged through his belongings he caught a glimpse of a young mans physique and a stoic expression. He slipped on a charcoal sweater buckling up his coal colored slacks, slipped on black loafers. Grabbing his father's letter as he left his room...shrugging off memories ready to forget as headed off to Hogsmeade.