Forces of Attraction

by Seka

The funny thing with love is it likes playing games. What happens when Ginny and Draco try to trick love for their benefit? Will they get their way in the end? Or will love send them for a lustful confusing ride?

7. Helping Her to Help myself

Yes, finally I'm happy to say that I'm back. I got the "ok" from my beta reader and I am satisfied with this chap so here it is. Thanks to all of you guys for being so patient.

Disclaimer: No

Chapter 7:

"Draco wait! Please, ok, just wait a minute."

"I already did. I waited for four hours last night, but you never showed. Tell me Ginny, what was so important that you didn't show last night? What was it that kept you?"

She looked idly to the ground as her cheeks turned crimson.

That dream potion Snape whipped up for him must've worked pretty damn well. The smirk tugged at the side of his lips but he managed to keep a straight face. And instead he shook his head and looked at her knowingly.

"Oh, I see. It was Potter, wasn't it? What, did he have you making bouquets and writing sonnets for Chang?"

"NO!" She yelled defensively. "You know what, that's none of your business. I don't know why you're so angry anyway. It's not like I told you I would show. I said I wasn't sure."

"Well forgive me, but I thought you were serious about what you wanted; that you actually wanted Potter. And you're right; it is none of my business. As of now, I don't care." He turned his back on her and continued walking.

It'll only be a matter of time now and then she'll- ," he thought.

"I do, I do want Harry. And I will do anything I can to get him," she said catching up with him.

Perfect.

"And whatever it was that kept me back last night just made me sure of what I want."

As I knew it would.

"Whatever you tell me to do, I'll do it."

"Are you sure that your willing to do anything?"

"Positive. So, what do you have in store for me? A new hairdo? Some new clothes? I was thinking I could do with a little more makeup."

"No. You're ok. That's not what's keeping you from getting Potter. I've seen better, but you'll do for now."

She wrinkled her nose at him, "Thanks...I think. So then what do you want me to do?"

He made his way to one of the large boulders scattered throughout the Herbology garden. He sat lazily, his legs outstretched, one arm on the boulder for support, running the other through his hair. Ginny, in turn, sat next to him, waiting for his explanation.

"Potter, like any man, only wants what he can't have. He'll only want you if you're not available; if you're 'taken away' from him."

"Yeah but how do I get someone to 'take me away'? Who's gonna help me make Harry jealous?"

Enter Draco. "Who do you think?"

Her eyebrows shot up in surprise, "you?"

He smiled at her. "Who better to make Potter jealous than his arch rival himself?" He smirked.

A devious grin spread across her face. "You would do that?"

"Why not?"

"You do know that the other Slytherins wouldn't stand for that, right? And that your reputation could be at stake?"

"My reputation cannot be touched. And I control the Slytherins. What about you? The Gryffindors won't exactly welcome this with open arms."

"They've never really liked me anyway. The only thing that matters to me is Harry."

"So it's final then. No going back."

"Right. No going back."

When the bell rang signaling the end of the period Professor Sprout still wasn't back yet. The class began to disperse. Ginny picked up her books and with a sigh started walking away. Draco held her arm, stopping her.

"What class do you have next?" he asked.

"Transfiguration. Why?"

"Potter's going to be there, right?"

"Well seeing that he and I are in the same house...yeah."

"And you guys have it with Slytherin?"

"Yeah," she replied looking a little confused.

"Great. Come on, follow me."

"Where are we going?"

"To put our plan into action," he smiled wickedly.

"Lead the way."

XX

In less than 10 minutes the two were outside Professor McGonagall's classroom.

"What now?" Ginny whispered.

"Now we wait," he replied checking his watch.

It wasn't long before they heard footsteps coming their way. And Cho was heard giggling and saying, "Oh Harry not while where walking, someone will see."

Draco rolled his eyes and turned to her, "You sure you can handle this?"

"I've handled a lot worse."

"Alright, play along with whatever I do, ok?"

She nodded her head. And to her surprise Draco placed her against the wall outside the classroom and before she could think she could feel his soft, warm lips on hers. Her first reaction was to push him away, but she remembered what he said, "play along". She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer.

He placed his hands on her hips and deepened the kiss. Her soft red locks brushed against his face, and her smooth, silky skin on the back of his neck felt sent shivers throughout his body. She had a smell that he had never encountered before. It was a smell, to him of purity, like that of an angel, and he was lost in it...lost in her smell, and her touch.

She pulled away as they heard Harry clear his throat. For a moment they stayed as they were, noses almost touching, his hands on her hips, hers around his neck, bodies so close that they could feel each other's breathing movements, and they looked into each others eyes, lost in time.

"Ginny what the hell are you doing?!"

She quickly let go of him, blushing uncontrollably. Draco took a step away from her, creating some space between them, sending a smirk in Harry's direction.

Cho rolled her eyes. "Harry please, you know what they're doing. Although, I have no idea why anyone would chose to do that with her."

Ginny let her eyes fall to the ground and though she was trying desperately to hide her hurt, anger and embarrassment Draco could see it all.

"Maybe because she has enough class not to fuck in the antechamber during the sorting in second year," Draco shot back, giving Cho a quick wink. He slipped his arm around Ginny's waist and strolled into the classroom.

"Cho, what's Malfoy talking about?" Harry asked confused.

Her cheeks turned bright red, "Uhhhhh, how the hell should I know?"

XX

As soon as everyone was seated Professor McGonagall began her lesson. "This class is based on chapter 26, page 316, Transfiguring Animals." She waited until most of the students had found the page and continued. "Now, what is important to remember is...is...is." Her hand flew to cover her thin lips and her cheeks started puffing out and she released a long loud burp. The class looked on as a green slimy frog made it's way out of her mouth. And then another...and another..

"Professor, Professor are you okay?" Hermione shouted running to the professor's side.

"Of course- frog- Not- frog- Miss Granger- frog- . Get me to the Headmaster's -frog- office- frog-."

She and Hermione took off out of the classroom leaving everyone there confused.

"What do you suppose that's about?" A Gryffindor ask.

"I reckon she's throwing up frogs." Another replied.

"You don't say," Draco added sarcastically.

Ginny turned to Malfoy, "So this is your brilliant plan? That's it? Make Harry jealous?"

"Why yes it is. It's beginning to work, isn't it?" He said smiling.

"How do you know?"

Just then Harry came up behind them. "Ginny, can I speak to you for a moment?"

"Can't you see we're talking Potter?" Draco said turning to him.

"Well...yes...but I just don't get why-"

"They're plenty of things you don't get. Do I have to go over them? We'll be here all night."

"Look Malfoy, all I want to do is talk to Ginny-"

"Harry, I'm kind of involved in a conversation here. I'll get back to you later. Whatever it was you want to talk about can't be that important," Ginny said dismissively.

Harry turned around, red-faced, and walked back to his seat.

Draco turned to Ginny and smirked. "That's how I know it's working."

"I must admit it is coming along."

"It's only the beginning, I assure you."

The entire class diverted its attention to the blue eyed, white haired professor standing by the door. They all stood up to greet him. "Good morning Professor Dumbledore."

"Good morning students," he said in his old shaky voice. "I am sorry to tell you that class will be cancelled for the second time of the day. It seems," he continued looking at each of the students, "that someone has cast a vomiting frog spell on Professor McGonagall. The culprit will be caught. But you are all to stay in your dorms for the rest of the day until we find out who it is. You are not allowed to exit your common rooms at any time, unless you have received permission from me. I will call you out when we have discovered the hooligan who is responsible." He cast Harry a quick wink and exited the classroom.

The rest of the class erupted into whispers: "Who do you suppose it could be?" "I have know idea...but whoever it is so brave."

"Go figure. Twice in one day? At the rate we're going we might have to stay back for Christmas vacation to make up." Ginny told Draco.

"I wonder who the mastermind is. Damn. It must be a Slytherin. I wish I'd thought of that one."

"Pity you didn't."

"No one in our year is that brilliant. Last person who pulled a prank like that was....well, me."

"I must admit...this has your name written all over it."

"It does, doesn't it? Damn, I should have thought of that. The person who did that is my new superficial friend."

"Draco Malfoy has friends?"

"At present just two."

"Who, Crabbe and Goyle?" she asked.

"No, power and money."

She rolled her eyes, "Yeah well, I'll be in my dorm. See you when I see you."

She began walking away. He pulled her back into a hug and a short kiss. He whispered slyly in her ear, "You really must get used to this. Remember the plan."

"I will," she said. She gave him another kiss and exited the classroom. Draco noticed an extra sway of her hips as she walked. He laughed to himself.

What a little attention can do to a girl.

He walked to the dungeons along with Crabbe and Goyle. Once there they all took a seat in the common room.

"I wonder who the genius who pulled that prank is," Draco said thoughtfully.

"What prank?" Goyle asked blankly.

"You know, the prank in Transfiguration."

"There was a prank in Trans-Trans-Trans-"

"Transfiguration, yes," Draco finished for Goyle, "Didn't you see McGonagall throwing up frogs?"

"Those were frogs?" Goyle asked. He turned to Crabbe excitedly, "Crabbe, Crabbe, those were frogs! Those were frogs in Transfiguration!"

"What were frogs?" Crabbe asked.

"The one's in the prank." Goyle replied with even more excitement.

"There was a prank?" Crabbe asked.

Draco rolled his eyes, "Why do I waste my time?" he muttered to himself as he walked away. He entered his room and began to undress. It had been an extremely hot day and he was happy to be able to remove those hot, heavy robes.

He lay on his bed with nothing but boxers which fit snugly to his hips, revealing his athletic body. Thoughts bombarded his mind. He stared at his ceiling for a moment. Then he got up and took a brown tattered leather book from his trunk at his bedside, and proceeded back to his bed. He opened it up and flipped through it. The first page was written in his loose, cursive handwriting "Draco's Journal."

He flipped through the different sections, "Father, Family, Hogwarts, Potter the Ass, Girls," etc and landed on the section Entitled, "The Bet." He had already written in it. He read over what he last wrote. They were divided into sections entitled, "The Bet, The Victim, and Step 1: Gaining her Trust."

He took his quill and began writing:

"Step 2: Helping Her to Help myself:

Today, as I thought, she gave in and agreed to let me help her get Potter. She's so desperate it's unbelievable. But her weaknesses are my gain. I must admit, I had a bloody good time making Potter jealous. The Little bastard didn't know what hit him. He must have felt like he hit a brick wall standing there watching me kiss the little Weasel.

I must remember to take down the ingredients to that dream Potion cause it worked pretty damn well. I might need to use it again. Too bad the Little Weasel's a Weasley. She'll make a fucking good lay when the time comes. I think I might actually enjoy this. I thought I would have to try my best from throwing up when I finally kissed her. It wasn't exactly pleasant, but it was a lot better than expected. And her smell is so heavenly. I've smelt nothing like it before. But it couldn't have been her. She must have used one of the other girl's shampoos or something along those lines. Weasley's do not smell good. I've had enough experience with them to know that much..."

XX

In the Gryffindor Common Room:

Ginny sat on one of the sofas in the Gryffindor Common Room reading one of her Divination books. She felt a firm hand on her shoulder and turned around startled. She stood up to face whoever it was who touched her.

"Oh great! First Malfoy now this!" Shouted Ron. Ginny looked down to see what he was staring at. She was in her khaki extra short shorts and a white tank top cut to expose her cleavage.

"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"

"What's wrong with it is it shows things that you're not supposed to have!"

"Well you don't show what you're SUPPOSED to have: Intelligence."

"Very funny, Ginny. What the hell did you think you were doing with Malfoy?"

"Come on Ron, even I got the birds and bees talk"

"Stop avoiding the subject! You know what, I'm going to owl mum, maybe a howler'll talk some sense into you." He stomped up the stairs to his dorm before she could stop him. And in 10 seconds he was back. "Ummm, Ginny, would you happen to have any spare parchment? I've finished mine and I really need to write that letter."

"Let me get this straight: You want me to give you MY parchment so you can write to mum and get ME in trouble?"

"Well, Yeah." He said shifting from foot to foot.

She sat back down and popped a grape into her mouth, "Ronald Weasley you ARE an asshole."

"I suppose that means no, then." She rolled her eyes and continued reading. "Fine then be that way! Sooner or later mum will find out, you just wait." He left quietly up the stairs, passing Harry who was on his way down.

"Ginny can I talk to you for a moment?" Harry asked while taking a seat next to her.

"Why aren't you with Cho?" She said not looking up from her book.

"We're not supposed to leave the dorms remember?"

"That never stopped you before," she added.

"Yeah, well, I've got orders from Dumbledore. And Cho won't allow me to sneak out."

"That's sad, Harry, really it is. but anyway, I think I'll head up to my dorm. Maybe next time."

She headed up the stairs leaving Harry staring at her confused. She wanted him, and his love, but right now she was enjoying playing with his emotions. For once, she could be in charge, and she loved it.

"Ginny wait!" he called out.

She smiled to herself and turned around to experience first hand what Draco had promised.

"Yes Harry?" She asked with a tinge of hopefulness in her voice.

"Umm, I just wanted to say.."

"Yes?" She urged.

"You, you....forgot your quill."

She stood still, and blinked her eyes unbelievingly.

"I what?"

"You forgot your quill," he repeated more surely.

She grabbed it quickly from him with a sigh and continued up the stairs shaking her head and talking to herself. "Patience Ginny, patience. Draco's plan'll work, just give it time. It WILL work. It will...It will.."

XX

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