Hey, before I start I just want to say thanks to a couple of people!

LionsRoar- I'm so glad you like my fic! And yes, that would be a great way to get the trio back! I think I might use that in the future....hmm.... I'm going to have to find a way to make that work.

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That's all for now. Anyways, onto the story!

Chapter 3 Getting the cold shoulder

Ginny woke up the next morning not feeling very happy. 'The stupid git made me clean that whole entire Common Room! It took up most of the night to finish. Oh, I hate him! Stupid idiot walks around with his ugly pointy nose in the air like he's better than everyone else.'

Ginny continued to rage about Malfoy the rest of the time she got dressed. She stepped out of her dormitory and into the Common Room. Thankfully, it was a Sunday, so most people were out by the grounds by now. She really wasn't in the mood to see anyone right now. She stepped out of the portrait hole and walked along the halls, thinking on how to fix the mess she made with the trio.

Just as she turned the corner, she bumped right into the people wanted to see. Ron and Harry were there, staring at her. Ginny looked at them, a little confused.

"Where's Hermione?" Ginny asked.

Ron just stared at her disbelievingly. "Ginny, how could you?!" Ron cried, his voice getting a little loud.

Ginny threw up her hands in exasperation. "I'm sorry!" she cried, sick of this, "I'm sorry about that stupid prank. I promise I won't do it again, I just wanted so badly to gain some respect around here that-"

"Not that, Ginny. We mean Malfoy." Harry stated quietly.

Ginny just stared at them, totally confused. 'What about me and Malfoy?' she thought to herself.

"What are you talking about?" Ginny asked.

Ron snorted. "Denial is never a good thing, Ginny."

Giving her hard looks, the two of them walked away. Ginny fumed all the way down to the Great Hall.

'All of this because of a STUPID PRANK? Those two really are impossible! But wait, what they did they mean about Malfoy? What was that about?' Ginny wondered. She entered the Great Hall where some Gryffindors stared at her, disgusted.

Ginny was confused, but decided to ignore them. She sat down next to Summer, but she also received the cold shoulder from her. Fed up, Ginny slammed down her fork and knife.

"WHAT is wrong with everyone? Is this all because of a stupid prank? FINE! I'm sorry! Sorry I took credit for that 'Golden Trio's' prank! But honestly, yesterday you didn't seem to mind. Everyone was praising me because of it!" Ginny shouted.

Summer finally turned around and glared at her, which shut Ginny up. Summer was a kind person and never once glared at her like that.

"It's not the prank everyone's ignoring you for, Ginny." Summer said coldly.

"Then what is it?" Ginny asked desperately.

"It's what you did after." Summer replied shortly, "and with a Slytherin, too. That's bad enough, but Malfoy? Honestly, Ginny, everyone thought better of you."

With that said, Summer abandoned her breakfast and got up, leaving Ginny there with a hurt look on her face.

Slowly, Ginny got up and walked out of the Great Hall, wondering what on earth happened back there. Suddenly, she realized something. She needed answers! There was one girl who always had the answers to everything. Ginny began sprinting down the corridor. Since she wasn't with Ron and Harry, there was only one place she could be-

Ginny burst through the doors to the library and looked wildly around. She finally spotted Hermione, sitting alone at a table researching for an essay. Ginny ran up to her and sat down. Hermione looked down, glared at her and made to stand up, but Ginny grabbed her arm to stop her.

"Please, Hermione, don't go. I need to ask you something." Ginny said, pleading in her voice. Hermione's face softened and how small her friend looked. Sighing, she sat down and looked at her.

"What is it?" She asked quietly.

Ginny burst into hysterics before she could stop herself.

"It started out as a way to get you guys to notice me because I was feeling so left out! So I went to the Slytherin house to play a prank to earn your respect, only you already got there. Then Malfoy found me and it seemed like a good idea-then I was caught and I'm forced to spend the next nights in the Slytherin house and do whatever Malfoy asks me too-yesterday that pig made the clean the whole Common Room!

"Then today every one is giving me the cold shoulder and I don't know why! If it's for taking credit for that prank then I'm sorry, Hermione! Really, I am! I'll go straight to the Great Gall right now and tell everyone it was your idea if you just won't be mad at me anymore!

Ginny took a breath and opened her mouth to say her, but Hermione stopped her.

"Ginny," Hermione said slowly, "We're not mad at you for taking credit for our idea. I mean, yeah, that was it at first, but we were going to apologize this morning, until we heard what happened between you and Malfoy."

"Everyone keeps saying that! What happened between me and Malfoy?" Ginny asked.

Hermione brought her voice down to a whisper. "Er....well, you know how Malfoy had gotten the reputation and making out with plenty of girls?"

Ginny nodded.

"Well, everyone heard about your punishment. You also came back really late last night. Someone spread that rumor that you....er-were making out with Malfoy in the Common Room all night. And naturally, all of the Gryffindors are disgusted. Everyone's saying your desperate and other nasty things. Ron and Harry were most upset. And....me too."

Ginny just stared in horror at Hermione.

"What-how-who-"Ginny couldn't get the words out proplerly.

"Ssshh! The librarian's coming this way!" Hermione warned.

"Who would say something like that?" Ginny cried.

Hermione sat back in her chair, looking thoughtful. "I don't know, Ginny. Maybe it was a Slytherin? They were bound to try to get you back sooner or later."

Ginny began to think too. "Yeah, yeah, that could be it! But Hermione, how am I going to make everyone believe that I didn't do it?" Ginny asked.

Hermione frowned, the same thoughtful look on her face. "I don't know, Ginny. Let me talk to Harry and Ron, to try to convince them. When I do, we'll think up of a plan together."

Ginny smiled and hugged her friend. "Thank you so much Hermione."

"And, um, Ginny? Your absolutely positive you didn't do it?' Hermione asked.

"Positive." Ginny said firmly.

Hermione smiled and picked up her book. "Well, I'm off to find Harry and Ron. They said they were going to go talk to Professor Lupin about our next essay.It's a Sunday, Ginny. Go enjoy yourself outside. I'll fix everything."

Ginny sighed, relieved. "Thanks Hermione." She said quietly. Hermione just smiled at her and walked out.

Trying to think what on earth she could to on a Sunday with none of her friends speaking to her, she decided to go sit by the lake.

She slowly made her way down there trying to ignore the dirty looks that came her way, that were mostly by Gryffindors. Ginny sat down by the lake and looked at it.

'I don't get it. Malfoy made out with plenty of girls and no one every made fun of them. But then again, those were Ravenclaws, Hufflepuffs, and Slytherins, but Gryfindors and enemies with them. It's not fair! How did this turn into a huge mess? It seemed so simply in the beginning!' Ginny grabbed a rock and threw it in the lake.

She sighed and sat there, not realizing that she was there for so long the sun was starting to go down. The wind blew by slowly, making her hair move a little. Ginny sighed again.

'What am I going to do? This is such a big mess. Worst I could do is slap whoever did it-'

Ginny stopped, realization dawned on her face. 'Of course! Revenge! All I have to do is talk to Hermione to figure out how to plan it properly.'

With a huge smile on her face, Ginny stood up, and with a shock realized it was getting dark. She sprinted through the castle doors and made her way to the Great Hall, looking around. 'Where are you? Why aren't you at dinner with everyone else?' Ginny wondered.

She walked up to Dean and Seamus. "Have you two seen Hermione?" Ginny asked.

"No. Have you checked the Slytherin Common room?" Dean replied while glaring at her.

Ginny fumed all the way out of the Great Hall. 'I'll show them! I'll make Malfoy pay for the joke he turned me too!' Ginny thought.

She ran to the library, Gryffindor Common Room, even the Owlery! But Hermione, Rom, and Harry were nowhere to be found. Starting to get frusterated, she passed by Professor Lupin's office, only to make her stop when she heard her name.

"You two should at least talk to Ginny!" she heard Hemione say.

"Not for what she did. Do you remember all the names Malfoy called you, Hermione? And here goes my little sister snogging with him!" Ron shot back.

"Professor! Can you please knock some sense into these two?" Hermione cried. Ginny knew she was pointing to Harry and Ron.

"To tell you the truth," Professor Lupin said, "I really think you two should at least talk to her about it. She knows that the Weasleys and Malfoys have never gotten along. It just doesn't seem like her to go run off snogging someone, let alone Malfoy."

'Yes! Exactly!' Ginny thought triumphantly.

"Right! She knows that! So why did she do it?" Harry asked angrily,

Hermione groaned. "I'm trying to tell you, Harry, she didn't!"

'Please believe her.' Ginny thought desperately.

Ginny heard Ron sigh. "Fine." Ron said, finally giving in, "If it makes you feel better, Hermione, I'll go talk to her tomorrow and find out what really happened."

"Good. Now you three best head down to dinner." Professor Lupin said cheerfully.

Ginny's eyes widened and she stared at her watch. It was five fifteen! She was fifteen minutes late for her detention! Without a second to waste, Ginny sprinted down the corridors and down the stairs. She bumped into walls, students, suits of armor that had been placed around the school, everything.

"Dark Arts!" Ginny yelled at the portrait, remembering they changed the password. The portrait swung open and Ginny ran into the Common Room, only to bump into Malfoy.

The two toppled to the ground. Ginny groaned in pain and rolled away from him. Malfoy got up and glared at her.

"Your late." He hissed.

Deciding not to argue, Ginny just sighed. "I know. I got here as fast as I could. Now what am I supposed to do?" she asked.

Malfoy just stared at her a little before replying, "You going to clean my dormitory. It's a mess."

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Can't you keep anything clean for a few days?" she asked in exasperation. She opened to the door to the boys dormitory when Malfoy shot back, "Everyone's been wondering why you can't keep your hands to yourself. I heard those rumors too, you know."

Ginny stomped all the way up to his room and opened it with a bang. She kicked a few papers around out of temper and sank into the nearest bed, exhausted.

When Malfoy came up, Ginny rounded on him. "So it was YOU?!" Ginny screamed. "It was you that started that horrible rumor and made all my friends hate me! My whole house is disgusted by me thanks to you! You sniveling old git, couldn't you have just kept your mouth shut for once?!But no! You have to go and continue making my life a living hell don't you! Well shove off Malfoy, because I WILL get you back. And you won't be happy."

Ginny gave him one last death glare before turning to pick up some papers. She turned away from him, not wanting anyone to see the tears that stung her eyes. Her crush and brother hated her, how could she take that lightly?

"Your whole house hates you? Is that why you were sitting by the lake all day?" Malfoy asked.

"How do you know I was out there?" Ginny choked out, picking up a pair of robes.

"I saw you." He answered simply.

"What, so I have a stalker now too?" she shot back.

She heard Malfoy sigh and out of the corner of her eye saw him sit down on a bed. Her temper just rised again.

"Listen, Malfoy, I'm more than capable of cleaning a room by myself. I don't need anyone chaperoning me, let alone you. Your really the last person I want to see right now." Ginny said impatiently.

She didn't expect him to actually go away. She expected some smart remark or insult. She was really surprised when he got up to leave. When Malfoy was at the door, he turned around to look at her.

"Just for the record, it wasn't me that started that rumor." Malfoy said quietly, before leaving and shutting the door behind him. Ginny sat there, alone in her thoughts.

A/N. Hmm....not the best chapter, sorry about that. It'll be better next chapter don't worry! Anyways, I'm hoping to get at least five reviews before I start the next story. Til then, talk to you later!

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