The Incident
CHAPTER 3: A TOKEN OF ADMIRATIONGREAT HALL
THURSDAY MORNING
Ginny is sitting at the very far corner of the Gryffindor table. She is carelessly playing her fork and tapping her plate constantly. Her mind is preoccupied of something and she is lost in her thoughts and not listening at the conversation that is going on around the Gryffindor table. She doesn't care at all. She doesn't care whatever nonsense they were talking about. Her brother and his friends are currently discussing about Quidditch. What else is there to discuss? Their topics are limited. Its always the same thing, its always about Quidditch, the war, how they hate Snape, and sometimes its about the Slytherin's. However Ginny finds it quite boring. There was never a good moment during breakfast. Ginny hated mornings, she was never a morning person. Its early in the morning and somehow Ginny feel sleepy. Any moment from now she could pass out, this is not a good morning after all. She needs to stay awake, she have a Potions first thing in the morning. She can't sleep last night. Every time she try to close her eyes Draco Malfoy's image magically flickers inside her head. Ginny can't forget how Draco had stolen her first kiss. The kiss, that every time it invades her thoughts she can't stop her self to touch her lips. There was this strange feeling of longing inside of her. What Draco had told her last night made it even worst. She can't get it out of her head, its hard not to think about it. Especially the part when Draco said that he would atone to whatever mistakes he had done in the past with to her brother and his friends. Its hard not to think about it without her beating so fast each time Draco Malfoy invaded her thoughts. Is it possible that she's in love? Is it possible that she's in love with the person that she least expected to feel in love with? Is it possible that she's in love with Draco Malfoy?
Ginny's thought was interrupted when she heard the familiar sound of owl flying through the midair around the Great Hall to deliver mails for the students. Same as usual her mom had sent her a homemade cakes and pies accompanied with a letter. She decided to read the letter after class and she bent down to put the letter inside her bag. As she reaches for her bag a bouquet of roses drops in front of her. It's a magical rose with an incredible size; the roses had a combination of colour of read and gold. A Gryffindor colour. Not even two minutes had passed when nine more bouquet had dropped in front of her. It's a total of ten bouquets of roses. She stared at the roses with a surprise look in her face. No one had given her a roses before, and definitely no one had ever given her this much.
"Who's that from?" demanded Ron. He is aware that as of the moment his little sister is not dating anybody. Not unless if she is hiding her boyfriend again like she did with Michael Corner.
"I… I don't know" stated Ginny, as she is still staring at the roses. It's so beautiful and Ginny can't help her self to admire it.
"Why would somebody will give you a roses?" asked Ron again.
"Don't be rubbish Ron!" it was Hermione as she looks at the roses "If a lady receives a roses it means that someone's out there who admire her. Oh look there's a little note! Aren't you going to read it?" asked Hermione excitedly as she started to count the roses.
Ginny stared at roses then her eyes shifted to the note that Hermione was talking about. She picked up the tiny parchment that was attached to the very last bouquet of roses in front of her. It's a pink scented parchment. Ginny nervously looks at the parchment then she around her. Everyone in the Great Hall are staring at her. It was then that she caught the eye of the blonde Slytherin looking at her direction. Ginny blushes as she look at her classmates one more time, they are giving her a curious look. They look like they are waiting for her to open the note. Ginny carefully unrolls the parchment and started reading it.
Do you ever really think that I could give up so easily?
Ginny re-read the note one more time, not believing what it says there. There is only one guy in school that had ever asked her that kind of question and it was none other Draco Malfoy. Ginny glances at the Slytherin table, all of them are looking at her as well. Ginny look straight into Draco's eyes and then he smiled at her. It was for sure that Draco is the one who sent her those bunch of roses.
"Hundred roses for each bouquet!" exclaims Hermione "Wow, Ginny! Somebody just gave you a thousand roses. Who gave it to you?" asked Hermione as she watched Ginny put the note inside her bag.
"I don't know" Ginny lied "There's no name written on the note" she said as she get one steam of rose and she carefully shove it in her bag hoping that no one had seen her doing it. It was then that another owl flies through the midair carrying balloons. Ginny hasn't recovered from surprise yet and there another set of gifts for her had just arrived. Unlike the roses the balloons has a combination of red and pinks, and like the roses it has a total of thousand balloons. Ginny sighed with embarrassment; she doesn't understand what is this all about. Draco is starting to get on her nerves; instead of proving her what he had said it was more like Draco is showering her with gifts to convince her. After the balloons, another owl came carrying ten boxes of candies and chocolates. Then nine more owls arrived carrying ten boxes of candies and chocolate. Ginny picked her bag and grabs one box of chocolate and she stood up from her seat.
"Where are you going?" ask Ron as he watch her sister stood up from her chair.
"Im going to class" Ginny said irritated of all the attention that she getting.
"What about these things?" asked Ron about the sweets.
"Hey everybody, listen up!" said Ginny to her fellow Gryffindor "As a treat, Im giving you all these chocolates!" she added as she walked out of the Great Hall.
Draco Malfoy is fuming of anger as he watched Ginny walked out of the Great Hall. His eyes are following her direction. He's angry, he is mad of what he had just heard. Draco can't believe it in his ears when he heard what Ginny had said about those chocolates. He's mad because Ginny gave away his gift for her. How could she do that to him? After he had just spent a hundred of galleons to buy all those gifts for her it all completely went to waste. Draco stood up from his seat and exited from the Great Hall.
Draco is walking at the corridor so fast wondering where is Ginny's first class. Same as the other nights that had passed, he can't sleep last night. He's thoughts are bothering him. Draco can't stop thinking about Ginny. Draco keep on asking his self that why of all girls in Hogwarts he had fallen in love with her? By all means they should be enemies. Fate is playing with him, why did he suddenly feel in love with the girl that he least expected? What would his father say to him once he finds out? Draco sighed as he tries not to think about his father as of now. He has problems on his own that needed to be solve. A small problem yet so complicated.
"Hey you!" called Draco to the Gryffindor student that is standing at the corner. The Gryffindor student looks at Draco nervously. "You're a Gryffindor aren't you?" Draco said rudely.
"Ye…yes" replied the student nervously. Draco smirks as he heard the student stuttered. Gryffindor's are well known for their courage and this student in front of him sounded like a scared chicken.
"Do you know Ginny Weasley?" demanded Draco.
"She…she's in my class" replied the student.
"Great! Can you tell me where is your first class?" asked Draco.
"We…we…have Po…potions" the student replied.
"Ok thanks" said Draco as he left the students wondering why Draco Malfoy is asking about Ginny Weasley. Draco walks towards the dungeons and he smiled to his self. Its not a bad day after all, fate still favours him.
Draco had been standing outside the Potions classroom for some quite some time now. He kept on walking back and forth thinking what to do next. He was listening at Snape's boring lecture about a familiar potion that he had learned during his sixth year. Luckily Draco doesn't have a first period. Otherwise he wont be here and should be in class.
"Excuse me, Professor Snape." Draco said as he entered the Potions class. "Sorry for interrupting your class" said Draco in apology. Snape was standing in front of the class, wondering what his favourite student doing inside his class at this hour. The students are currently stirring their potions and they stopped for a while as they heard Draco's voice.
"What is it Malfoy?" asked Snape.
"I was told to fetch Ms. Weasley out of her class. It was an order from Professor McGonagall" Draco lied.
"Did she tell you, what is it all about?" asked Snape.
"She didn't say something about it. Im afraid that maybe it's confidential" added Draco, hoping that Snape will fall for it. "And she also said to excuse Ms. Weasley from today's exercises.
"Well then, Weasley gather your things and go with Mr. Malfoy" said Snape. Ginny gathers her things and stood up from her seat. Draco is standing at the door, watching Ginny as she gathers her things. He was waiting for her to finish getting all her things, he also noticed that the some students are secretively glancing his direction.
"Follow me Weasley" said Draco formally, he exited Snape's room as Ginny followed him. When they reached the intersection of the dungeon and the stairs Draco stopped and turned his back facing Ginny. "I never thought that it would be so easy to removed you from your class" said Draco arrogantly.
Ginny looks at Draco unable to comprehend what he is implying about. "What do you want Malfoy?"
"How many times do I have to tell you, its Draco" corrected Draco. "Oh come on Ginny, you know what I want. Do you really think that McGonagall will ask me to fetch you out of your class" Draco said in a haughty tone.
"You lied to Snape!" said Ginny.
"Of course I lied. Now may I ask you, why did you gave away all those chocolates that I gave you?" confronted Draco with a questioning look in his eye. Ginny meet Draco's eye as anger starts to rise up inside of her.
"You can't buy me, Draco. I am not for sale!" said Ginny angrily.
"And who told you that I am trying to buy you? Those are gifts, a token of my admiration. You are priceless, you are something that money cant buy." said Draco defensively as he walk towards Ginny's spot from where she is standing.
Ginny backed down trying to avoid Draco. But there is nowhere to go. She cant run back to her Potions class, otherwise Snape will ask her why did she why did went back to her class. She backed down until her back was leaning at the wall. Draco is getting closer; he moved a little bit more closer until he is only a few inches away from him.
"What are you going to do now?" asked Draco as he pinned her to the wall.
"Let me go, Draco"
"Why would I Ginny?" said Draco mockingly. "You're so beautiful, did you know that?" Draco asked as he started to hold her chin. Ginny stared at Draco, hoping that no one could see them at this moment. "Are you afraid that someone will come here and see us this way?" asked Draco as if he had read her thoughts. "Don't worry Ginny, this spot is always vacated at this hour. You're so beautiful…" he added as he was about to kiss her. Ginny stared at Draco's eyes as her heart starts beating; there was this incredible force of nature that wants her to kiss Draco, and there was this inner voice inside if her that it's telling her that it's not right at all.
Draco stops and stared at her, he hold her chin and his lips is only a few inches away from her. He could smell the sweet smell of cinnamon from her. It was the sweetest scent that he had ever smelled. So sweet that makes him want to kiss her. Ginny looks at Draco, afraid that he wont stop she wont be able to resist him.
"Don't worry, Ginny. I wont kiss you again like last time" Draco said as he pulled back and gathered his composure. Ginny gave Draco a surprise look. He did not kiss her at all. "Im not going to kiss you again, not until you agree to go out with me" stated Draco and he walk away leaving Ginny behind feeling more surprise than ever andwondering whathad just happened.
TO BE CONTINUED