Chapter Three: confrontation

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Ginny and Draco woke up late that afternoon in the room of requirement. Ginny was the first to awaken. She rolled over and slowly opened her eyes. Her face was a few inches from Draco. She let out a startled squeal and fell off the bed. Draco woke up, startled from Ginny's squeal. "Huh? Huh! What? Who?" Draco looked around the room. "Where?"

"Sorry about that." Ginny replied, standing up.

"Oh yeah, that's right. I forgot where I was for a second." Draco said, climbing out of bed. Ginny giggled. "What?"

"Hey there bed head." Ginny giggled.

"You aren't much better yourself." Draco smiled. He walked over to a mirror and transfigured a book into a comb. After a while, he offered it to Ginny.

"What time is it?" Ginny asked brushing her hair.

"3:20pm" He replied, looking at his pocket watch.

Ginny froze. "Is today Saturday?" She asked.

"Yeah, why?"

Ginny began to frantically gather her things. "Shit! Shit! Shit! I was supposed to go with the girls to Hogsmede today! I've been saving up all summer for this. I'm sorry Draco, I've got to go! I'll see you tonight!" She called running out the door. And before Draco could react, she was gone.

Back in the girls dorm

"I am so sorry I missed everything! Gggrr I could kick myself!" Ginny kicked a trashcan. Her friends Julie and Jennifer were taking their new clothes out of their shopping bags and hanging them up in their closets. Jen froze, deep in thought. Then a smile crossed her face. "Ginny do you have a boyfriend?"

"What?!?"

"Well you've been gone every night for quite some time now and last night you didn't come back at all. Care to explain yourself?" Jen asked, a mischievous grin crossed her face.

"What?!? No! Of course not! It's just that… Snape has been cracking down on me lately and last night I fell asleep in the library working on an assignment."

Jen sighed. "Okay Ginny, whatever you say." Jen replied, smiling a mischievous smile. 'She'll tell me when she is ready.' Jen thought to herself.

Little did Ginny know that Draco was having a similar problem back in his dorm.

Boys Dorm

"Hey Draco, where have you been lately?" Blaise asked, smirking.

"And what is that supposed to mean?" Draco asked, eyeing him.

"Sneaking out every night after curfew, not coming home last night…" Blaise leaned over in his chair. "Okay who is she?"

"Who are you talking about?" trying to give a stone face.

"You've fallen for a non-Slitherian and you don't want anyone to know, right? So who is she?" Blaise teased. "Sally the Hufflepuff, Beth the Ravenclaw?" Blaise saw Draco fidget; he knew Draco was keeping something from him. Blaise's grin grew even wider. "Draco's got a girlfriend. Draco's got a girlfriend!" Blaise teased.

"Cut it out!" Draco yelled, leaping at Blaise. Blaise barely dodged Draco. He ran around the room, Draco close behind, teasing him. Suddenly, Blaise tripped and fell. Draco grabbed him and pulled him to his feet. "I do NOT have a girlfriend! Got it?!"

Blaise laughed. "Got it." Draco dropped him to the floor.

Draco headed towards the stairs. "I like my privacy, that's all." He said over his shoulder as he climbed the stairs. When he got up to his room, he collapsed on his bed. He rolled over and looked at his clock "4:15, just enough time of a nap." Draco rolled over and went to sleep.

When Draco woke up an hour later, he had just enough time to grab a late dinner before going to meet Ginny. During his dream, Draco had a great idea. He couldn't wait to share it with Ginny.

Later that night

"Hey Gin, I got an idea." Draco said the moment Ginny walked in through the door.

Ginny was taken back for a moment. "Did you just call me Gin?"

Draco was a bit flustered. "Um, yeah, well…anyway I got a great idea. You remember how you missed your shopping today? Well why don't we go shopping tomorrow?"

"Together? Wow that's rare."

"What? A Weasley and a Malfoy hanging out?"

"That, and a boy suggesting to go shopping with a girl. You sure you want to put yourself through that kind of torture?"

"My mom used to take me shopping with her all the time, but yes, I realize I'm asking for it." Draco smiled and shrugged. "So what do you say?"

Ginny smiled. "Okay." Ginny sat on the desk next to him. "So, tell me about your day."