Midnight flight

Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Harry Potter characters.

For the next few weeks, everything seemed perfectly normal. Ginny had her usual classes, hung out with friends, dealt with an overprotective big brother and continued to despise Snape and his massive homework assignments. She tried out for the quitich team but didn't make the cut. Despite their trust-binding spell, Ginny and Draco continued to completely ignore each other during the day. They didn't want anyone else finding out about their spell or their reason for the spell. Every night after curfew Ginny and Draco would sneak out of their dorms to the dungeon and meet in classroom 128B. At first, it was a little awkward, talking to your childhood enemy about things that normally you wouldn't share with anyone else, but with the spell to protect their secrets, they eventually opened up. They would talk about their day, their future plans, concerns, cares, and worries.

Draco would talk about egotistical things, money mainly. Occasionally he would talk about Slitherins or his parents. He hated how so many Slitherins were posers. "These Siltherins think they are the cream of the crop when all they are is half-blood fakers, sluts and cheaters." Ginny gave him an accusing look. "Look, I am the only pure blood in that house and I seem to be the only one earning my grades. Everyone else hides cheat notes in their robes." There was an awkward silence. "I am going to be great someday, better than my Azkaban-bound dad, and I want to have earned it. I'm better than some lousy cheater."

Ginny would talk about her friends, her annoying brothers, her classes, and even her dreams and plans for the future. It made Ginny feel good to be able to talk to someone about her problems, even if it was Draco. But sometimes talking about it just wasn't enough. In one day, she had overslept, missed breakfast, somehow got gum in her hair, failed her herbology test, and mouthed off to Snape, resulting in a triple homework assignment and two weeks of detention. She was fuming by the time she got to 128B. Draco was already there, sitting on top of a desk as usual. "Bad day?" He asked.

"How could you tell?" Ginny asked sarcastically.

" I've seen you pissed off tons of times, mainly cause I was the one who pissed you off." Ginny gave Draco a do-not-remind-me stare. "Plus your hair is a mess and you were stabbing your steak at dinner."

"I was what?"

"You were stabbing your streak. Have you ever noticed that when you are bored or upset, you repeatedly stab your steak with your fork?"

Ginny just sighed. "I think it's a nervous twitch or something, Colin has scolded me about it before."

Draco got off his desk and walked over to Ginny "Ginny, it's already dead, you don't need to kill it again."

Ginny tossed her book bag aside and began to pace around the room practically screaming out her bad day. Draco could only watch her pace and ramble on about her day. Ginny ended it with a huge grunt of frustration. Ginny looked around the room. "I need to get out of here."

"What? You can't leave! I still need to talk, remember the spell?"

"Well come with me then." Ginny called, walking out the door. "I need to go clear my head, go fly or something."

Draco eventually caught up with her. Already she was halfway to the broomstick storage shed. "Hello, you don't have the key and don't you think someone would see you?"

"I'll fly off campus." Ginny replied walking up to the storeroom door. "Alo homra!" It didn't work. She tried to again, still nothing. "Figures, I should have known Dumbledore would try something like this." Ginny sat on the ground, defeated. "Now what am I going to do?"

Draco looked down at Ginny and thought for a moment. He reached into his pocket and pulled out his wand "Accio broomstick!" Within moments, his broomstick flew into his hand. Ginny stood up and looked at Draco's broomstick.

"Wow! It's a thunder clap 6000!"

"Yup, one of the best." Draco said proudly.

"You're going to let me fly it?" Ginny asked hopefully.

"Nope can't." Draco replied, climbing on his broomstick. "It's imprinted to only my voice so it will only listen to me."

"Then why…?" Ginny began to ask.

Draco scooted to the back of his broom. "Climb on." He replied. Ginny quickly and cautiously climbed onto the broom in front of Draco. Draco leaned forward to grasp the broom, his arms on either side of Ginny. "Grasp the broom tightly; she's got quite a kick." Draco quietly said into her ear. Ginny gulped and grasped the broom tightly. She was getting that funny feeling in the pit of her stomach again. She didn't have long to feel it though, faster than you can say 'take off' they were up and soaring through the sky. Ginny's long red hair kept flying into Draco face. Ginny turned to see Draco spitting out her hair out of his mouth. She apologized and quickly tucked her hair into her robes. They flew up and over the Forbidden Forest, soaring high above the trees. They flew so far Hogwarts was but a dot in the distance.

Draco had been quiet the entire time; Ginny couldn't help but feel that something was wrong. "Well Draco you still have to talk about your day." Draco was still silent. He seemed to be thinking something over. "So tell me, is there anything you want to talk about?"

After a moment, he asked "Ginny do you think I am a bad person?" Ginny was a bit shocked that Draco would ever ask her something like that; after all, she was a Weasley. "I mean I know I am a prideful person and sometimes I can be a jerk, but well…" Draco paused, not sure what to say next. "I guess I'm just wondering who I am and where I want to be. I mean I graduate next year and I guess I'm just wondering what I want to do with the rest of my life. Dad wants me to be a death eater and marry some pureblood somewhere. In fact, he has been trying to sign me up for an arranged marriage. Can you believe that! I can't trust my dad with my love life! I'm tired of him trying to control my life! It get's me so…!" Draco couldn't finish his sentence, he was too angry. He clenched his teeth in anger; it was the only thing keeping him from screaming in Ginny's ear. He clenched the broomstick as if it was his father's neck and wrung it tightly. The broom began to shake from his anger. Ginny clung to the broom for dear life. Ginny clenched Draco's hands in an attempt to calm him down. "Draco! Draco calm down! The broom is shaking! I'm gonna…" Ginny never got to finish her sentence. Draco's broom lunged and she lost her balance. Ginny screamed as she began to fall. Her scream brought Draco back to his senses. He power-dived after her, catching her half way down. Draco and Ginny clung to each other tightly as Draco slowly brought them down to a field. Ginny was trembling all over, still shaken from the fall. Draco whispered apologies over and over, trying to calm her down. They landed softly in a field, still holding each other. Ginny eventually calmed down but continued to hold Draco. They stood there in silence, not sure what to do next. After a while, they slowly pulled apart. "I'm sorry." Was all Draco could say.

"It's all right. You were there for me, you caught me, that's all that matters."

"No Ginny! I almost hurt you, you could have been killed and it's all my fault."

"I'll tell you what, keep your anger on the ground from now on, and we'll call it even." A small smile crossed her face. "Looks like we both had a pretty bad day huh?"

"Yeah, I guess." Draco said half-heartedly.

Ginny looked over at the horizon. "The sun is coming up, we should head back."

"Yeah you are right." Draco said, climbing on his broom. "Climb on, don't worry I won't get made this time." Ginny cautiously climbed on in front of Draco. Draco sluggishly took off. Ginny had to keep talking to Draco to keep him and herself awake. It felt like an eternity before they finally got back to Hogwarts.

"Draco I can't go back to my room."

"What, why not?"

"Because everyone is waking up now. If I tried to come back to the room now, they would ask a lot of questions." Ginny thought for a moment. "I got an idea, head over there." Draco flew over to one of the near by buildings. "Fly around here a few times." 'I hope this works.' Ginny thought to herself. 'Please let the room of requirement have a window.'

Suddenly a window appeared. "What the..?" Draco stared in disbelief.

"Yes! It worked! Fly over to that window." Ginny directed. Ginny carefully climbed in through the window and looked around. There was a fireplace, sofas, books, and a large bed in the corner.

Draco climbed in through the window. "What is this?" Draco said looking around confused.

"This is the room of requirement."

"The room of what now?"

"The room of requirement. If there is anything you need, you'll find it here. And believe me, I need sleep." Ginny replied, plopping face first onto the bed.

"Oh no you don't. I flew so I get the bed." Draco complained walking over to the bed.

"MMMmmm soft pillows." Ginny teased. She quickly grabbed a near by pillow and threw it at Draco. Draco let out a startled noise at it hit him in the face. Ginny giggled as she grabbed another pillow. "You want it? Come and get it!" Ginny teased as she threw another pillow at Draco. This time, Draco caught the pillow and picked up the other. Armed with a pillow in each hand, Draco smiled mischievously and arched his brow. Ginny squealed as Draco came at her pillows flying. Ginny grabbed the nearest pillow and attacked. Somewhere amongst the tousled feathers and flying pillows, Draco and Ginny fell asleep, side-by-side.