Hey! Sorry, it's been awhile. Here's a little thanks to all the people that reviewed! Just a note, I'm not a huge Harry/Ginny or a Draco/Ginny fan, but for the story to work I'll need them as part of it.
KittyBro- Ah, good point! Harry did have his chance and blew it. Well, maybe not....you'll have to read and find out! This story could go two ways with many twists.
Cutiepiethesecond- That's an awesome idea, a two story ending. Hm...I'll have to think about that. Maybe I could pull that off.
Fairyluver- Yeah, that would be sad. Especially in this story....well, you never know! It could be Harry, Draco, Dean....even Neville! Lol
MissBlueAngel- Hey! Yeah, after the first five times I kinda figured you wanted her together with Harry, lol. Hope you like this chapter!
Chapter 5 Our war begins
Ginny skipped into the Portrait Hole leading into the Slythering Common Room, as happy as she could be. 'Ah, that felt so good! I finally earned my friends respect back.' She thought happily. She spotted Malfoy sitting in an armchair by the fire, just staring. Curious, she wandered over.
"Malfoy? Why the frown? You should be happy! This is my second to last detention, then we'll never have to talk to each other again." Ginny said in a sing-song voice, knowing that would annoy him. Instead, her ignored her, which was beginning to annoy her.
"What's wrong with you?" she asked, annoyed.
"Get out." He snarled, so suddenly it caught her off guard.
"What?" she asked, a little unnerved.
"Get out." He repeated.
"B-but my detention-" she stuttered.
"Is officially over." He finished coldly. "Now, GET OUT."
Not wanting to stick around to see what that was about, she turned on her heel and rushed out of the portrait. If she stayed a little longer, she would have seen Malfoy smirk behind her; she would have seen him get up, take out his wand, and follow her out into the corridors.
Ginny woke up and stretched. It was morning, which she was thankful for. 'I still don't get why Malfoy let me go last night.' She wondered. 'Maybe he realized I'm someone he can't boss around.'
She smiled at the thought and stood up. She made her way over to the mirror. Her eyes were still closed, but she knew by now where her things were. She grabbed her brush and began to brush her hair. She set it down. Ginny opened one eye, stared and the brush, and did a double take. The hair in the brush....that couldn't be right. Her hair wasn't that color.
'What's going on?'
There was a note attached to the sink. Ginny quickly read it.
You can't embarrass Draco Malfoy and expect to get away with it.
Bracing herself, Ginny looked in the mirror. She stared, wide eyed, at her reflection. Taking a huge breath, she screamed.
Draco Malfoy sat outside in the Gryffindor Common room, smirking while holding his wand. It was still too early for any students to be up, so no one saw the little prank he played on Ginny Weasley. 'Let's see what your friends think of you now.' He thought.
He looked down at the Gryffindor robes he was wearing-he stole them from some other sixth year- and snorted in disgust. He bent down, picked up the broom, and made his way out of the portrait. He heard Ginny's scream and smiled to himself.
Fuming, Ginny rushed down the corridor, looking ready to kill anyone who talked to her. She rushed past, finally spotting the person who she was looking for. Several people pointed and giggled at her, but not as much as a certain group of Slytherins standing by the Charms classroom.
Draco Malfoy just smirked at her, while Pansy and her group of girls shrieked in laughter and began pointing at her.
"Well, Ginerva, I must say, green really isn't you color." Malfoy drawled.
Ginny glared daggers at him. She didn't know what made her more angry-the fact that he used her real name, or what he did to her hair.
"Don't act innocent with me. My hair is GREEN, Malfoy. I know you did this. So I'm giving you one chance to change it back." Ginny spat.
"I didn't do anything. Obviously, you just had some trouble getting dressed this morning." Malfoy sneered, while his group burst with laughter. Ginny was positively livid right now. Finally, thinking of a plan, she smiled sweetly, which seemed to shock Malfoy.
"Fine, if you won't admit it, I'll just have to make you." Ginny said sweetly.
"What-?" Malfoy started, but never got to finish. Ginny took out her wand.
"GRYFFINDOR COLORA!"
There a flash of light and Malfoy fell backwards. When he stood up, he looked in horror at the state of his robes. They were now red and gold instead of the regular black.
"It won't come off for another twenty four hours. Don't bother changing, all the rest of your robes are this color." Ginny said coolly, pocketing her wand. Malfoy glared at her. He walked up to her so they were only inches apart.
"This is war, Weasley." Malfoy whispered in a deadly whisper.
"Then may the best person win." Ginny replied.
"Oh, I will." Malfoy spat.
"Don't forget about that kiss you gave me. I intend to get you back for it." Ginny said, turning on her heel and walking off. She glanced at her watch, surprised, then dashed down the corridor. She was already late for her first class!
Ginny finally reached it and opened the door. Walking in, she received many stares. People were laughing and pointing at her. Trying her best not to hex them all, she made her way over to the seat next to Summer.
"Ms. Weasley, it appears your late. Ten points from Gryffindor. And...ah, I'm afraid green is not a suitable hair color--five points from Gryffindor." Snape sneered.
Ginny sat down, doing her absolute best not to blow. After a couple of minutes of embarrassment, the class finally settled down. Summer leaned over to Ginny.
"What happened? Why is your hair green?" Summer asked.
"Malfoy." She replied shortly.
Comprehension dawned on her friend's face.
"But I got him back." Ginny said.
Summer raised her eyebrows, waiting for her to say more.
"You'll see during lunch." Ginny said, turning to make her potion.
'This is war, Weasley." Malfoy's voice rang through her head.
'Oh, you have no idea what you just got yourself into Malfoy.' Ginny thought.
After a few minutes of silence, Summer spoke up.
"So, what happened after?"
"Well, he declared war. Trust me, he won't win. If it's a war he wants, it's a war he'll get." Ginny said.
"So what prank are you going to play?" Summer asked.
Ginny smiled. "It'll be something big. Just so Malfoy knows what he got himself into, in case he wants to back out now."
"Any ideas?"
"For that, we'll need the Golden Trio." Ginny replied simply. Summer grinned.
Ginny and Summer were sitting with the Trio during lunch, telling them what had happened.
"That git was in the Gryffindor Common Room?" Ron asked disgusted.
"That's beside the point, Ron." Ginny said impatiently. "I need to play a blow away prank to tell him I mean business."
Hermione seemed to be in thought. "Well.....Harry, Ron, and I were going to play a prank on the Slytherins, but why not do it to help you? Okay, to pull this off, your going to have to lay low for awhile, Ginny."
Ginny raised her eyebrows. "Why?"
"If you don't he'll guess what your up to." Hermione explained.
Ginny nodded.
"This should be fun." Summer said.
"Don't worry, Ginny. You got the best helping you." Harry said, nodding toward her. Smiling, Ginny nodded.
"Thanks." She whispered. Harry gave her one of those smiles that made her knees feel like jelly.
"Well, we should probably go to class. We'll talk about this later." Hermione said.
The rest agreed. On their way out of the Great Hall, they split up. Ron and Hermione said they had to handle some things, while Summer ran off with them, standing a little close next to Ron to make Ginny comfortable.
"So, I guess that leaves us. I'll walk with you to your next class, in case Malfoy tries anything." Harry said, smiling.
Ginny didn't like being treated like a little girl, but it was a chance to talk to Harry, so she didn't complain.
"Come on, I'll show you a shortcut." Harry said, taking her hand. Trying not to blush, she agreed.
They headed off. They were half way there, when Harry stopped.
"Why'd we stop?" Ginny asked.
"Oh, no reason. Er....Gin, I have to ask your something." Harry said, looking uncomfortable.
Ginny's heart skipped a beat. "Yes?"
"That kiss yesterday.....between you and Malfoy....it wasn't real, right?" he asked.
Ginny stared at him incredulously.
'No! I'd rather be kissing you, Harry! But your to blind to see it!' Ginny's mind screamed.
"Of course not, Harry! There's only person I'd even consider kissing." Ginny blurted out, instantly regretting those words.
"I see. Who's the lucky guy?" Harry asked. "Do I know him?"
Ginny blushed. Only Harry could make her stutter like this. "Er....a-actually, y-you do."
He looked at her. They looked into each others eyes for a moment. Then something happened-- something Ginny had been dreaming about for years-
Harry bent down and kissed her lightly on the lips. Ginny closed her eyes, savoring the moment. It was short, but a kiss nonetheless. Ginny opened her eyes and looked at him. He smiled, looking a little uncomfortable.
"Er...I-I'm sorry-" Harry started.
Ginny laughed nervously.
Harry smiled.
"I need to go to class. I'll see you later, Gin." Harry said, taking off in the other direction.
"Yeah....see you Harry." Ginny replied. Smiling to herself, Ginny took off, remembering to talk to Hermione later.
Ginny left, not noticing that Malfoy stepped out of the corner, grinning.
"Oh, Weasley, you just made my job a lot easier." He said to himself, already plotting his next prank on the girl.
A/N. Yes, I'm not good at writing kissing scenes..sorry about that! Anyways, sorry this chapter took awhile, I'm slowly running out of ideas. Don't forget to review please! The more reviews I get, the fast I'll post the next chapter. Til next time,
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Amour-Lily
