Disclaimer: La la la. I don't own anything in this story. Oh how I wish I did though. Wouldn't that be exciting? I could make lots of money and have a big house and a maid! The maid thing I would really like, I hate cleaning. So even though I wish that I wrote all the Harry Potter books and have all of the money from them…I don't, because all I have is 20 dollars, and I only got that because it was my grandma's birthday gift.
A/N: I realized a booboo that I made in the last chapter; I kept calling the King's Crossing the King's Landing, which I blame Cody for since he made me read a book with a place called that. That's right Cody, it's all your fault! Ok, on to the chapter.
Who Opened the Dragon's Heart
Chapter 19
"No, no, no, Colin!" Ginny corrected. "It takes 13 scarab beetles, not 31 crabs."
"Oh, Merlin," Colin moaned, "how in the world did I mess that up?"
"You just need to concentrate, Col," Ginny replied, trying to cheer Colin up by stroking his back. His shoulders aren't nearly as broad as Draco's, Ginny thought to herself.
"I'm usually pretty good at Potions," Colin began to explain, "but without you in my class I'm just not up to par."
"You mean that since I'm not there to correct your every move you're not up to par," Ginny giggled.
"Yeah," Colin agreed, "that too." Ginny continued checking Colin's Potion assignment, sighing here and there as she found mistakes that shouldn't have been made.
"Honestly Colin, I don't remember you being this lax in Potions."
"Well, I guess it's a good thing I'm having you check it then, eh?" Colin nervously cracked his fingers before continuing. "Gin, would you like to go with me to the Hogsmeade trip tomorrow? Just as friends of course," Colin hurried out.
"Oh, Colin," Ginny started, "I'd like to, really I would. But I can't. I have to go with Draco. For our Potions assignment." Thankfully Draco and Ginny had been able to finish writing the reports in the few weeks after they had come back from the Holiday break. Seeing Colin's slightly dejected look Ginny quickly thought of how to make it up to her friend. "But I'm sure that it won't take the whole trip, so maybe I could meet you at The Three Broomsticks. We could have lunch or just a little snack."
Colin brightened up instantly. "That'd be great, Gin!" Colin burst out.
"Colin, I really think you should take out this line," Ginny suggested.
"Which line?" Colin asked.
"The one where you say 'that although Potions is a required class it is clearly a pathetic waste of time,'" Ginny smirked.
"Oh, I guess that makes sense. But I thought Snape would get a kick out of it."
"I'm sure he would, right after he would kick you out of his class."
"Fine, fine," Colin muttered as he erased the ill put sentence.
"Come on, Col," Ginny spoke. "Let's go get supper. I'm starving!"
"Right behind you!" Colin called out as he chased Ginny out of the Common Room and down to the Great Hall. Ginny was so grateful that her friendship with Colin was as it was before. She had really missed having Colin to talk to. Ever since they had come back to Hogwarts she and Colin had been together as much as they could, laughing and joking around like old times. But there was still a different guy that plagued Ginny's thoughts, Ginny glanced across the Great Hall and her eyes came to rest on the silvery blonde hair of Draco. Her gaze lowered and she saw Pansy's arm wrapped securely around Draco's slim waist. It still hurt to see Pansy hanging all over Draco and Ginny turned her attention back to Colin. "Thankfully," Colin was saying, "my family gave me more money than presents for Christmas and I can't wait to go shopping in Hogsmeade."
"Are you going to the photography shop?" Ginny asked, already knowing the answer.
"Of course, Gin!" Colin answered. "I always go there. I can't wait to see what attachments and specialties they have for my new camera." For Christmas Colin had gotten the camera that he had been coveting for the past 3 months. Apparently it took amazingly clear photos from any distances, none of which meant anything to Ginny but since photography was her best friend's passion she wasn't about to knock it. "Ginny, you have to let me take some pictures of you with my new camera. You would look absolutely amazing in them."
"Colin, you know the rule. I will admire your work, but I will never be in one," Ginny reminded him.
"Forget that rule, Gin! Can't I have some pictures of my muse?" Colin asked, giving Ginny the puppy dog face.
"Don't you give me that face Colin Daniel Creevey!" Ginny exclaimed. "Stick with the pictures you usually take. I will not be in any of them. I refuse."
"Fine, I'll just have to take candid shots. Maybe I can somehow sneak into the girl's bathroom," Colin wiggled his eyebrows. "Wouldn't that be interesting!"
"You wouldn't dare!" Ginny shrieked.
"Wouldn't I?" Colin asked evilly. "You'll just have to wait and see."
Ginny glanced at her watch. "Oh shit, I'm late. I've gotta go. See you later tonight, Colin." Ginny rushed out of the Great Hall, hurrying to get down to the dungeons.
"Tsk, tsk, Virginia," Draco scolded as she dashed into the cold room. "Late again. I just might have to report you."
"You wouldn't dare."
"Wouldn't I?" Draco asked, just as evilly as Colin had just minutes before.
"Are all males against me?" Ginny cried aloud.
"Maybe," Draco teased. "Come on, we've got to make our final list of ingredients." Ginny joined Draco at a table and they began searching for their list of items. "I think tomorrow that we should get as many ingredients for the Truth as we can and then next time get the items for the Lying."
"That makes no sense," Ginny rebuked. "We should get as many items as we can tomorrow."
"But we don't know how much money we'll be given."
"Exactly! That's why we should get as many items as possible, not just the items for one potion."
"Fine," Draco replied. "We'll do it your way."
"Good, I'm glad we have an understanding."
"What understanding?" Draco inquired.
"That I'm right!" Ginny answered, as if it were obvious.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa. I never said that!" Draco yelled.
"Yes you did. You said we'd do it my way. Which means you want us to do it the right way, the right way being my way."
"That does not mean that!" Draco argued.
"Yes it does," Ginny countered.
"I just wanted to get you to shut up!"
"And the only way that was going to happen was if we did the shopping the right way."
"Argh!"
"My sentiments exactly, Mr. Malfoy," Snape's voice broke out from the doorway. Snape sneered. "Its nice to see the two of you hard at work."
"Well we were working, sir," Ginny began, "but Malfoy here thought it would be more entertaining to argue with me."
"Very well. I came down here to give the two of you your allowance for tomorrow. I believe you will find enough to cover some of the ingredients that you need." Snape handed a heavy purse of money to Ginny. "And remember," Snape spoke as he left the classroom, "not all of your ingredients will be in Hogsmeade."
"How much did they give us?" Draco asked as Ginny dumped out the coins.
"10 galleons, 6 sickles and 9 knuts," Ginny answered, a little in shock over the amount of money.
"Don't get too excited, Weasley," Draco joked as if reading her mind. "That money is for our assignment, not you."
"Oh, ha ha, Malfoy." Ginny turned back to the reports. "I'll start writing down ingredients, you list them for me."
"All right." Draco began to scour the list. "We're going to need 3 Jobberknoll feathers, enough scarab beetles to make a fourth cup when they're crushed, 2 daisy roots, three fourths tablespoon of powdered bicorn horn, an ounce of fluxweed, and half an ounce of lovage leaves. All of that is for Veritaserum."
"Got it, and the other?"
"Half a cup of cut up ginger root," Draco listed, "a third cup armadillo bile, a dash of leech juice, 5 alihosty leaves, 11 porcupine quills, and 3 ounces of scurvy grass."
"These potions sound absolutely disgusting," Ginny spoke as she finished with their shopping list.
"I bet you can't wait to drink them," Draco joked.
"Are you serious?" Ginny asked. "We have to test them?"
"Who did you think was going to be testing them?"
"Snape and Dumbledore. You know, maybe checking the color, the consistency and all that," Ginny came up with.
"Nope," Draco explained. "I was talking with Snape about this. After the potions have finished brewing we're supposed to test them on each other and record the results. We then finish off the reports and hand in the left over potions and the reports to Snape."
"Sounds easy enough I guess," Ginny replied. "What are we supposed to do for the next few hours?"
Snape's voice filtered through the room, "It is my understanding that the two of you probably have nothing left to do this evening and you are permitted to leave at any time."
"Kinda creepy," Ginny whispered. "It's like he read my mind, or was listening to us."
"I highly doubt Snape is spying on us," Draco answered calmly. "Well, Ginny, I need to head back to my common room."
"Why?" Ginny asked. She and Draco hadn't fully interacted at all since Draco's explanation a few weeks ago.
"Pansy," Draco said, explaining it all in just one word.
"She doesn't need to know you got out early," Ginny pointed out. "Besides, I found a new game for us to play."
"A new game, eh?" Draco asked, intrigued.
"Yea, I was reading this, uh, book over the break and it took place in England back in the 1800s. Back then they'd play parlor games. One of those was called Three Little Lies. I would ask you a question and you may choose to tell the truth or you may tell a lie. If you get three lies past me, you announce it at any time and win the game. But I have three challenges. If I challenge your answer correctly you must grant me a forfeit of my choosing," Ginny explained.
"What type of book did you get this from?" Draco asked, curious.
"Uh, just a plain old regular book. Nothing special," Ginny lied. Truthfully she had taken up romance novels and read them rather eagerly. She was often entranced by the things that the couples would do together in the books, and of course the plots of the books were extremely interesting.
"So, what type of forfeit do I give?" Draco inquired.
"Something silly, such as standing on your head, or singing a song, or just hopping around the room on one foot."
"Sounds like a weird game," Draco spoke, a little apprehensive. But truth be told, he didn't want to see Pansy any sooner than normal. "All right, we'll try your game."
"Goody!" Ginny exclaimed. "Who do you want to go first?"
"You should ask the questions first. I can't think of any," Draco admitted.
"What did you have for breakfast?" Ginny asked.
Draco pondered on this for a moment and then answered, "Pancakes, bacon, eggs, toast with a bit of butter, orange juice, and a blueberry muffin."
"Damn, eat enough?"
"No."
"That wasn't a real question," Ginny responded giggling.
"Well fine," Draco replied with his lips curved in a smile.
"Moving on. Do you dye your hair?"
"No," Draco scoffed, horribly insulted by the mere mention of the possibility.
Ginny giggled even harder at the look of offense on Draco's face. "I was just teasing. Do you like being in Slytherin house?"
"Yes," Draco answered.
"I challenge that," Ginny boldly spoke.
"You challenge that?"
"Yes. You're lying."
"No, I'm not," Draco insisted.
"I know you are."
"And how is that?" Draco asked.
"You may say that you enjoy being a Slytherin, but you don't. They remind you of your father, all of them destined to be pawns of the Dark Lord. The goals that they have are not the goals that you have," Ginny answered cautiously.
"If I don't enjoy being a Slytherin where would I enjoy living?" Draco asked, quite shocked that Ginny had read so deep into him.
"Truth be told, none of the houses here would be a place that you would enjoy. It's obvious that you would never enjoy being a Gryffindor, you would loathe being a Hufflepuff, and though you're smart that doesn't mean you would enjoy being a Ravenclaw."
"Interesting observation," Draco stated. "What's my forfeit?"
"I was right?" Ginny asked, surprised she had guessed Draco's character so correctly. She began to think of how to make Draco pay. "Monday morning, while everyone is eating breakfast in the Great Hall I want you to walk up to the Staff Table and kiss Dumbledore on the cheek."
"Are you serious?" Draco exclaimed. "I can't do that! What would everyone say?"
"I have no idea, Draco," Ginny giggled thinking of what it'd be like to see Draco kiss the Headmaster. "Just tell them you lost a bet."
"You know what, it's time for me to give you one of these stupid forfeits!" Draco growled.
"No it's not. I have 2 more challenges," Ginny argued.
"I don't care."
"Fine! We'll just play the game wrong!" Ginny screamed. A few moments passed in silence as the two teenagers fumed, the silence was ended when sounds of laughter reverberated through the dungeon room. "So what's your question?" Ginny asked after their laughter had died down.
"Are you over Scarhead?" Draco asked.
"Yeah, easy question," Ginny replied.
"All right then. How old are you?"
"16…"
"How many brothers do you have?"
"6…Draco are you sure you understand the point of this game?" Ginny asked.
"Yes!" Draco snapped. "Which is your favorite?"
"Charlie."
"Wrong. I challenge that."
"Drat you, Draco!"
"Am I right?"
"Yes! And since you're so smart tell me who is my favorite," Ginny challenged.
"Well it's obvious it's not Ron."
"And why's that oh smart one?"
"He's a pain. He's too overprotective. He won't let you live your life."
"All right, continue with your diagnosis."
"It's definitely not Percy. The stick up his arse is much too big for your liking," Draco sniggered. "Then there are the twins. I can see them being your favorites, but also not. They probably had you be their test subject in the past. That leaves the two oldest, Charlie and Bill. I remember a few months ago you came bursting in here exclaiming that your brother Bill had sent you something. That there tells me that you write to Bill often and tell him everything, making him your favorite brother."
"That's freaky," Ginny spoke slowly after Draco finished his conclusion. "How do you know all of my brothers' names?" Draco shrugged. "You actually remember me coming in here talking about Bill?" Draco nodded. "What's my forfeit?" Draco beckoned her toward him by gesturing with his pointer finger. "Why won't you say anything?"
"Kiss me, Virginia," Draco spoke softly. Ginny gasped. Draco didn't wait for Ginny to initiate the kiss and slowly he leaned into her. It had been too long since the two of them had enjoyed the melding of each other's lips. For Ginny it ended far too soon.
"Draco," Ginny whispered, her face a bright red. "Did you read A Deal With the Devil?"
Shock showed on Draco's face, that obviously wasn't what he expected her to say. "What?"
"Well, that's what Giles said to Aubrey," Ginny answered, her face reddening deeper.
"Virginia Weasley," Draco began, realization filling his face. "Do you read romance novels?"
"No!" lied Ginny.
"You suck at lying, Gin."
"All right, fine!" Ginny gave in. "I read romance novels."
"Ha," Draco laughed, "I bet you're one of the one's who's so enthralled by the 'plot'!"
"The plot is very easy to relate to!" Ginny defended.
"Give it a rest Gin." A look crept into Draco's eyes, a look that Ginny recognized as desire. Slowly Draco lowered himself so their lips were mere centimeters apart. Ginny glanced down at Draco's parted lips. Oh how she wanted to place her lips on his, to release all the passion that she felt for him. But he was with Pansy, there was the barrier that kept Ginny from revealing her feelings. It was a mistake to kiss him moments before and it'd be an even bigger mistake to kiss him again. Draco's mouth moved even closer as Ginny spoke.
"I really should be going," Ginny stammered out, pulling slightly away. "Ron will be worried."
A look of disappointment and understanding reflected off of Draco's face. He nodded his head. "I'll take the money with me. Meet me in the entrance hall, all right?" Draco whispered.
This time it was Ginny who nodded. As Ginny rose from the table Draco lifted his hand and softly touched the dragon on Ginny's necklace. Ginny gasped at the intimate gesture. Slowly Ginny turned and started to leave the room. After she grabbed her wand she looked back at Draco. "I'll see you tomorrow, Draco," she faintly whispered.
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"Damn it, Draco! I wanted to spend the day with you!" Pansy screamed while she stood near the entrance hall. "It's our first Hogsmeade trip together!"
"I know, love," Draco choked out, trying to quiet the drama queen in front of him. "But I need to buy the supplies for the project."
"Why does she have to buy them with you?" Pansy demanded. "I can't believe Snape is actually trusting that dirty Gryffindor with money. She's probably never seen that much money before."
"Well, Pansy, I have the money. So just chill!" Draco barked out. Pansy had been complaining and bitching for the past 15 minutes. Honestly, the woman doesn't know when to shut up, Draco thought while ignoring Pansy's ranting and raving. "Pansy," Draco growled, interrupting Pansy, "Snape has ordered me buy these supplies with the help of the little Weasel. So stop your God damn bitching!"
"Draco!" Pansy gasped. "How dare you talk to me like that!"
"Pansy," snarled Draco as he dragged Pansy into a secluded corner. "As long as you and I are in a relationship you will understand this: my last name is Malfoy. And do you know what that means? It means that whatever I say, you do. I don't care if you don't like it, you'll do it. Understand me?" Pansy nodded. "Good, now stop bitching and spend the day with those stupid, loose friends of yours." With that Draco whirled around and stormed out of the massive oak doors. He hadn't meant to lose his temper but Pansy had started insulting Ginny and he snapped. Draco ignored the voice that he heard calling out his name until the person was right behind him and grabbed at his shoulder. "Leave me alone, Parkinson!" Draco was shocked to see instead of his slutty girlfriend the little red head that plagued his thoughts.
"My face isn't shaped like a pugs and I'm not a slut," Ginny joked, "so I have no idea why you would think I'm that nasty girlfriend of yours."
"Sorry, Gin," Draco apologized. "Rough day."
"Yeah, must be. Longest 3 hours of my life, too." Draco was still speeding down the hill and Ginny grabbed his shoulder to stop him. "You had said to meet you in the entrance hall and when I got there you were speeding out of the doors. What gives?"
"Pansy assumed that I was going to spend the whole day with her and her friends while they giggled and spent all of their money," Draco explained, his voice filled with contempt.
"Oh, they wanted you to be their bag carrier," Ginny spoke. "I can see why you would put your foot down."
"Yeah, well let's get this over with," Draco growled. He began to descend the hill again, this time at a more human pace. "Do you know any shops that we should definitely check?"
Ginny shrugged, "Just the herb store."
"All right, guess we'll go there first," Draco replied and headed for the shop. Snow had lightly fallen over the past week and made Hogsmeade look rather picturesque. Together Draco and Ginny entered the quaint little shop and noticed the rather interesting smell that permeated the shop.
"We're not going to find too many of the things that we need here," Ginny spoke as she began to peruse the shelves.
"But we'll at least have gotten some of the supplies," Draco reminded. He also began to search for any of the items. "Here, I found the ginger root. How much do we need?"
"Half a cup," Ginny answered after looking at the list.
"Which would be how many?"
"How should I know? Go ask the person who works here." Ginny suggested.
"All right," Draco spoke as he turned to find the counter. When he reached the counter he explained to the witch behind it what he needed and when he received the answer he went back to Ginny. "She said we should buy 3, although we'll only need half of one."
"Ok," Ginny said as she wrapped 3 of them in a bag. "These are actually pretty cheap. You should see how much some of these things are."
"Worth more than your house, Weasley?" Draco joked, a gorgeous and sexy smirk on his face.
"Oh shut it, Malfoy," Ginny growled, fury flashing in her amber eyes.
"Hey, I was just teasing," Draco said trying to calm her down.
Ginny didn't answer. She continued to look for more of the ingredients. "I've already got the daisy root," she called out when she reached the end of the aisle. Draco hurried after her as she turned down the next aisle.
"Did you get the lovage leaves?" Draco asked.
"No, I must have missed those. Get half an ounce," Ginny called out as she scooped up the alihosty leaves.
"How do I know if I have half an ounce?" Draco asked, thoroughly confused.
"Weigh it on the scale at the end of the aisle," Ginny answered.
Draco glanced around looking for a scale. Finding it he began to place some lovage leaves on it. "These things are kind of light," Draco observed as he piled on more and more leaves. Ginny came up to join him.
"Are they expensive?" Ginny asked.
"For them being this light, yeah," Draco replied. "There. It only took 15 leaves."
"15?!" Ginny exclaimed. "Are we even going to have enough to buy anything outside of this boutique?"
"Hopefully," Draco answered. He finished wrapping the leaves and placed them in the bin that Ginny was carrying. "We just need to get the fluxweed and scurvy grass."
"Yeah, from here. But we still have to get quite a bit of other stuff," the red head pointed out. The two continued down the aisle searching for the two missing items. They soon found the scurvy grass and began looking for the fluxweed. To their dismay they discovered an empty bin.
"We'll just ask the person at the counter if they have any in the back," Draco suggested as they headed to the counter.
"All set?" the witch behind the counter asked as they set down their basket.
"Not exactly," Ginny said. "We were wondering if you had any fluxweed in the back."
"I'm afraid we don't, all of our plants are in this room," the witch answered.
"When do you think you'll have more?" Draco asked.
"In another month, Martha just came back from her monthly trip to the valley. I guess fluxweed was in high demand this week," the woman explained.
"You can't have some sent by floo from Diagon Ally or something?" Draco asked.
The woman seemed quite offended by Draco's suggestion. "No! All of our herbs are hand picked! This is after all a privately owned emporium."
"Well you'd think that if you wanted to stay in business you would keep extra of items that are in demand," Draco growled. "Besides, we don't even need our fluxweed to have been picked at a full moon!"
"I am sorry that we do not have all that you need, sir, but you'll just have to wait until our next batch comes in," the woman replied.
Ginny quickly tried to fix things up, "Could you then just ring up what we have right now?"
"Certainly," the witch replied as she began to check out the items in their basket. After she was finished Ginny grabbed the bag and steered Draco out of the little shop.
"Draco, I know you're in a bad mood but that doesn't mean you can take it out on that worker," Ginny spoke trying to calm Draco down.
"Who keeps a limited supply of fluxweed?" Draco asked.
"Well, Draco, I'm sure fluxweed isn't in that big of a demand," Ginny spoke as she glanced at her watch. "Wow, we spent more time in there then I thought. I promised Colin that I'd meet him at The Three Broomsticks in a few minutes. Do you want to come with me and get a drink? Maybe calm down a bit?" Ginny suggested.
He had to admit the idea sounded ok, except for one thing. "I don't think Creevey would like me tagging along," Draco pointed out.
"Colin's my best friend," Ginny spoke. "If he has a problem with you he's going to deal with me." Ginny smiled, winning Draco over instantly.
"All right, I'll go with you," Draco gave in. Ginny led the way, dragging Draco by the elbow. It was quite a weird sight but Draco wasn't about to tell her to stop touching him, no matter how weird it looked. Together they entered The Three Broomsticks and Ginny searched for Colin. When she found the face of her friend she headed for the booth where he sat.
"Hey, Colin," Ginny spoke as she sat down across from Colin. Draco slid into the booth, sitting next to her. "Is it all right that I brought Dr-Malfoy?" Colin's mouth was hanging open in shock that Draco Malfoy was sitting with them. "He was in a real tizzy from shopping and needed a drink to calm down. And since I promised to meet you here I figured why not bring him along, especially since D-Malfoy and I still need to buy quite a few more items for that stupid potion thing."
"Weasley, maybe I shouldn't sit with the two of you," Draco suggested. "It doesn't look right and you don't want Creevey to die of a heart attack, right?" Slowly Draco ran his hand up Ginny's leg. Ginny quickly looked at Draco's face, Draco could see that his hand had done a bit to her nervous system. "I'll see you later, Weasley," Draco spoke, sending Ginny a rather suggestive gaze. "As soon as you're done you can come get me, I'll be sitting at the counter having a drink." With that Draco slid back out of the booth and headed for an open seat at the counter. He happened to overhear what Colin said after snapping out of his daze though.
"Draco Malfoy," Colin stammered, "just sat in a booth with two Gryffindors."
"And why not?" Ginny answered back. "He is after all, the same as you and me."
"Yeah," Colin replied, "except for the whole Dark Mark on his arm thing." Colin's last statement made Draco's blood boil, but instead of getting violent Draco headed for his seat and ordered his drink. Hopefully Ginny wouldn't take too long with that little pouf.
A/N: YAY! A new chapter! And the longest one yet!! Sorry I ended it in such a weird spot, it just seemed to fit in my head for some strange and deranged reason. Well, I had the worst writer's block ever! I couldn't seem to write anything at all. For 5 days all I had was a paragraph and it was some teeny weeny thing. Then a day or two ago I just started typing up a storm, after deleting that paragraph that sucked of course. So what did you all think? I hope you liked it. It wasn't too spectacular, I know that, but hey. It was an update.
Three Little Lies is an idea that I stole from a book called A Deal With the Devil, a historical romance that I read a few days ago. Hehe, I have a healthy ::cough:: obsession with historical romances. Mostly those that take place in Regency England, and of course, Pirates, hehehe.
Remember if you wanna chat IM me at Squeaks2005H, I might ask you for help on future chapters, just ask some of the other reviewers, they're ideas just might be used in the future.
If any of you want to read an absolutely amazing DG story then read To Win the War. It is an excellent story, especially if you like Mulan. Lol. I was told this story is awesome so I read it and I agree with them.
Band camp starts on the 19th for me, yeah yeah stop laughing. Anyways, I might not be able to update very soon, unless I come up with an absolutely amazing idea. Wahoo for 2 weeks at band camp! ;) hehe
The winner of the themes was Chantal J with kitty noises, course it was only one noise since I had only one break in the chapter, and I don't know why. Hmmm. Who will be the next winner? Ideas needed!
Thank you's:
CassieOwls: You got your wish; this is my longest chapter ever, 14 pages not including the thank you's. Did you like this chapter? I'll try not to let yummy Draco go to waste; it would be sacrilegious if I did. :)
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Padfootedmooney: I'm so happy you liked the last chapter. And this chapter? Was it good? I really hope you liked it.
Damia-Queen of the Gypsi's: Yeah, I know its Ginevra, but I had started it as Virginia and didn't want it to change. Plus I prefer Virginia, it just seems more normal to me. I'm really happy you love my story, and that it's one of your favorites. Especially since you seem to be an excellent writer yourself, don't deny it you have tons of reviews for all of your stories. I am extremely flattered by your compliments. You…are awesome. :) Keep reviewing; your reviews are awesome :)
Ohepelss Oramtnci: You should fear my ending. But don't worry my mind might do a total 180 on the ending I'm planning. But I like the ending that I'm planning because it's completely different and unique. Damn I am giving way too much away to you! I need to shut up ::slaps self:: oww. There, I'm better. Lol. I hope you liked this chapter.
Calla-ForEvEa: You are just a fountain of themes, lol. And they're funny as hell. I'll be sure to use them later. I'm glad you liked the chapter, and that you approved of it. I was very worried that Draco was OOC, but I'm glad you didn't think so. Thank you for the happy birthday. I hope you liked this chapter as well.
Dree: My Little Pony was awesome. They were so pretty. Anyways, they have nothing to do with Draco, but they have to do with Ginny. I hope you liked this chapter. Thanks for the happy birthday.
Psychoticpsycho: Don't worry; they will have plenty of conflicts in the future. Muah hehehe. How aren't I sticking to the plot though? I thought I was doing it fairly well. I'm really glad you like the story though. Did you like this chapter? I hope so. Thank you for the happy birthday. Lol. You're funny. :)
Kelsey: I'm glad you really like the story, and that you recommended it to a friend. Did you enjoy this chapter? I hope you did.
Lil Bre: Lol, I'm glad you like the story, but I can't have Pansy die! That would ruin my plans for the future. Lol. I hope you liked this chapter.
Sweetiepiepirate: Lol, I don't know why but I have 5 copies of your review. Pretty funny though. I'm really glad you love my story. You flatter me. Hehe. I hope you liked this chapter too, longest chapter I've written.
Krystal1989: My name is Rachael, so give me my elfish name!. Lol. I'm really glad you like my story though. It makes me feel very warm inside. Lol. Did you like this chapter? I really hope so.
Hidden-Tales4evea: ::eats cookies:: Thank you, they are very very yummy. Lol, I'm sorry Pansy pisses you off so much. Did you like how Draco yelled at her? Lol. I hope you liked this chapter.
Heflumpsnwoosels: Lol, your name cracks me up. It always makes me sing that song. I'm glad you like the story. Yes, yes, stupid Cody. Lol. I hope he hasn't made any more mistakes. Did you like this chapter though? I really hope so.
Masa: I'm glad you really liked that last chapter. I probably should have made it longer, but I was so anxious to get the new chapter out and I figured "hey they'll have more fights in the future, just make that one longer". There probably won't be any rumors, since the only reason they're around each other is for the potions thing, at least that's what everyone else thinks. So probably no rumors will start up. I know I should be happy to have so many reviews, but then I'm not an anime writer. But yes I see how few they get. You don't think you're the only guy reading this? That's cool. I wonder how many others I have. Lol I wonder what they would say about sex scenes. Lol. I hope you really liked this chapter. Keep reviewing. It's good to have a guy's opinion.
AtwistedAngel13: Lol, its ok if you're a loser, lol. Jk. I'm glad you liked that chapter, did you like this one as well? You haven't reviewed in a while, I had missed you. But you're back, yay!!
By now I have hopefully typed 6,099 words, which would then be my longest chapter, EVER, and I would then be found also in the 60,000 section. Wouldn't that be exciting?!?! Ooo, I just hit page 17!! Lol, sugar is very bad boys and girls! Do not eat it in large doses!