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A/N: This chapter's song is "First Date" by Blink 182. Okay, now who didn't see that one coming? Please R/R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 11
First Date
In the car I just can't wait
To pick you up on our very first date
Is it cool if I hold your hand?
Is it wrong if I think it's lame to dance?
It's almost time for me to go meet Ginny. I can't believe it's already Saturday, this week went by so quickly. I spent a lot of time with her over the course of the week. I hoped to get to know her a little better before actually going out to avoid any awkward silences, which were sure to happen, no matter how our first meeting went. And of course also to make Hermione jealous. But then I heard that she and Potter were going out now. Harry Potter always gets what he wants. Maybe it won't work out between them since they were such good friends before and don't want to ruin that or something and my plan will still work. Who knows? I'd better get going down to the entrance hall, I'm suppose to meet Ginny there in ten minutes and it's a long walk from the dungeons.
Do you like my stupid hair?
Would you guess that I didn't know what to wear?
I'm too scared of what you think
You make me nervous so I really can't eat
Just in time, everyone's starting to leave now. You have to go down the main stairway to get here from the Gryffindor Tower and I don't see Ginny, maybe I should wait there. There she is, coming down the stairs.
"Hey, Gin."
Great Potter, Hermione, Weasley and I dunno some random Ravenclaw girl are right behind her. Oh, I guess that's Weasley's girlfriend. Hmmm, who knew?
"Hey, Draco."
"Ready to go?"
"Of course."
Merlin, Weasley, you don't have to look at me that way. I'm not going to do anything to your sister. It's not like I'm going to marry her or anything, it's just a date mind your own business, you too, Potter.
"If you dare try anything on my sister, I swear I will kill you, Malfoy."
Yeah, thanks for the heads up Weasley.
"Relax, Weasley, your sister's perfectly safe with me."
"Alright, but if you try even the smallest thing, I swear I will curse you."
"Don't worry about Ginny."
"Come on, Ron, let's go."
I'm guessing that Ravenclaw is really his girlfriend, what was her name Gretchen? Gwendolyn? Gwen, yeah that was it! Yeah, that's right keep walking all of you. Okay now that that's settled.
"So what do you want to do first, Gin?"
"Hmmm, I don't know, how about the joke shop?"
"Sure."
"Fred and George are thinking about setting up a new location in Hogsmeade, since the one in Diagon Alley is doing so well."
"Really, good your brothers are really geniuses when it comes to that kind of stuff, and besides I need some of those snack boxes they were making. History of Magic is just so boring sometimes or you know all the time."
Haha, there's that cute laugh of hers again.
Let's go don't wait, this night's almost over
Honest, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
This is actually really fun. I'm having a really good time with Ginny. She's so talkative, but in a good way, so there's none of those silences I worried about.
"So, Draco, where to next?"
"Well, it's 12:30, do you want to go get lunch?"
"Sure, lead the way."
We went down the main road almost to the end of the village were Silvam Road is.
"We're almost there."
"I've never been in this part of the village before, I usually stay around the Three Broomsticks and places like that."
"Well, yeah, hardly anybody at Hogwarts knows about this, it's used mostly by the people who live here, but they don't mind having a few newcomers now and then."
We walked the rest of the way in silence and when we came to the café, Ginny let out a little sigh.
"Something wrong?"
"You know what this looks like?"
"Erm. . .a café?"
"No, it looks like the little café that you see in French books."
"Well, um, cafes are French I think."
"Oh, well I guess that would make sense. Let's go in."
I held the door for her, and we went in.
"What do you want?"
"What's good?"
"Well, I usually just get some kind of sandwich and coffee."
"Hmmm, well yea that sounds good, but hot chocolate instead."
We gave our orders to the waitress who had just come over and Ginny immediately started talking again.
"So, how did you find this place?"
'Oh, I wanted to be alone for a little while during forth year, so I ditched Crabbe and Goyle, and started walking around to edges of the village and I found this place. I was kind of hungry so I decided to check it out. So when I need time to think now, I just come here."
"How did you ditch Crabbe and Goyle?"
"Haha, I told them there was an all you can carry candy sale going on at Honeyduke's and I'd meet them there later. Those two will really fall for anything."
"Well I never really imagined they were very bright."
"They're not."
When you smile, I melt inside
I'm not worthy for a minute of your time
I really wish it was only me and you
I'm jealous of everybody in the room
We ate pretty much in silence, except for saying a few random things about our lunches.
"Here's your check."
I picked it up and put the coins on the table.
"Oh, Draco, you don't have to pay for me, we'll split it."
She blushed bright red.
"No, I got it, Gin."
I forgot she is a Weasley and Weasleys don't except being paid for or anything like that.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, come on. What do you want to do now?"
"Do you want to go back up to school and walk around the grounds for a while?"
"Sure, let's walk around the lake."
As we walked back up to school I looked up at the sky, because it suddenly got a little darker and colder.
"Oh, no."
"What?"
"It looks like it's going to storm."
"I like the rain."
"Really? I never met anyone who actually liked when it rained, Gin."
"Rain is really pretty, and I think lightning and thunder are really amazing."
"Why?"
"Because of the relationship they have. One causes the other; I always thought things like that were really interesting."
"Well if it starts to rain we can sit on the steps outside the Entrance Hall and watch it if you want."
"That sounds like fun. Look there's the giant squid."
There was a rumble of thunder, and the sky opened up.
"I hear thunder."
"Let's head back to the school then."
We ran the whole way back to the school because of the sudden downpour.
Please don't look at me with those eyes
Please don't hint that you're capable of lies
I dread the thought of our very first kiss
A target that I'm probably gonna miss
"I guess it would be a smart thing to do, if we used the drying spell instead of sitting here freezing."
"Right, good idea."
So we both did the drying spell, but Ginny still seemed to be cold, but then she was only wearing her robe on top of her regular clothes. What was she thinking it's almost November.
"Do you want my cloak, Gin?"
"Oh, no I'm fine, thanks."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"I don't believe you. Here take it."
I took off my cloak and but it around her shoulders.
"Thanks, Draco, but you didn't have to, now you'll be cold."
"No, I'm fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"Wow, the lightning is really close there was barely three second in between that flash and the thunder. Maybe we should go inside, just in case."
"Alright, but do you still want to watch the storm?"
"Sure, but where are we going to go?"
"Where do you usually watch them?"
"In my dorm, so that's not going to work."
"We could go to one of the towers around the school. How about the one near the owlery?"
"Sure."
We were about half way there when we ran into Professor Snape.
"Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Weasley? What is going on here?"
"Nothing, sir, Ginny and I were just going to watch the storm."
"Watch the storm, why?"
"Ginny was explaining about the relationship between thunder and lightning to me and I'm not quite sure I understand, so she was going to show me."
"I see."
His eyes darted to my cloak that Ginny was still wearing. I guess it's pretty obvious that it's mine considering it had the Slytherin emblem on it and not the Gryffindor one.
"So, sir, if you don't mind we're going to find a window with a good view of the grounds, so maybe I'll understand."
"Alright, but Draco I would like to meet with you later, we need to discuss something about your last potions test."
"Yes, sir. When?"
"Tomorrow, 11 A.M. in my office. Now go watch the storm."
"Yes, sir."
Let's go don't wait, this night's almost over
Honest, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Ginny waited until we were at the top of the tower to speak again.
"Well, that was a little weird."
"Yeah, I know, and I don't think he wants to talk to me about a test. The last one we took we got back yesterday and I did fine and he didn't say anything to me about it."
"Hmmm, I guess he wasn't expecting to see us together being friendly."
"Yeah, he probably also wasn't expecting to see you wearing my cloak."
"Oh, I forgot, do you want it back?"
"No, not right now."
"Okay."
We were both silent for a while, just watching the storm.
"Draco, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why did your family always hate my family?"
"Wow, well um, my father isn't were um muggle friendly and prides himself on being a pureblood, and for a while I believed in that kind of stuff too mostly because that's how I was raised. And well your family, well okay, mostly your dad was really interested in muggles and how they lived without magic and all that, and all of you didn't care what kind of blood another witch or wizard had and well I guess my family couldn't accept that because you were all purebloods."
"How come you don't believe that anymore?"
"Well, over the summer, my father said that it was time for me to join the Dark Lord, but my mother said that she wouldn't have her son made into a Deatheater at 16. She also said that she didn't want to have any part of the Dark Side this time. Secretly, I don't really think that my parents even loved each other I always thought it was one of those keep the blood pure marriages and get rich while you're at it things. So my mother and me packed up a few things and fled the house, we kept moving around; I'm not sure where she is now. She told Dumbledore and I'm suppose to stay with him over the summer, so my father doesn't find me and he's finding a place for my mother so she's safe and I can see her again. I never really thought my mother had it in her to be evil like my father, but I also didn't think she had it in her to defy my father like that she always just went along with what he said, I think she was forced into it by him and her family. So now that most her family is gone and the Dark lord is back she doesn't want any part of it and she doesn't want me to either. Which to tell you the truth I don't want to either. I know what the Dark lord does to his servants and well we'll just say it's not nice and I don't want that, I believe more in Dumbledore anyway."
"Wow, Draco, I really never would have guessed last year that you didn't want anything like that."
"Well over the summer I had time to think about it and I just decided that it's not worth killing other s or getting myself killed for some power hungry maniac. And, Gin, I'd really appreciate it if you don't tell anyone what I've just told you, I don't want anyone to know, in fact you're the only person who knows."
"Why did you tell me, if it's that personal?"
"I don't know, but I guess it's because I really trust you."
"Draco, we've only really talked over the past week. How can you trust me with something like that so soon, not I mean that you shouldn't. It's just a little shocking that's all.
"I don't know, but I do. We should go down to dinner, it should be starting soon."
"Alright."
Let's go, don't wait this night's almost over
Honest, let's make, this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
A/N: This chapter's song is "First Date" by Blink 182. Okay, now who didn't see that one coming? Please R/R!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Chapter 11
First Date
In the car I just can't wait
To pick you up on our very first date
Is it cool if I hold your hand?
Is it wrong if I think it's lame to dance?
It's almost time for me to go meet Ginny. I can't believe it's already Saturday, this week went by so quickly. I spent a lot of time with her over the course of the week. I hoped to get to know her a little better before actually going out to avoid any awkward silences, which were sure to happen, no matter how our first meeting went. And of course also to make Hermione jealous. But then I heard that she and Potter were going out now. Harry Potter always gets what he wants. Maybe it won't work out between them since they were such good friends before and don't want to ruin that or something and my plan will still work. Who knows? I'd better get going down to the entrance hall, I'm suppose to meet Ginny there in ten minutes and it's a long walk from the dungeons.
Do you like my stupid hair?
Would you guess that I didn't know what to wear?
I'm too scared of what you think
You make me nervous so I really can't eat
Just in time, everyone's starting to leave now. You have to go down the main stairway to get here from the Gryffindor Tower and I don't see Ginny, maybe I should wait there. There she is, coming down the stairs.
"Hey, Gin."
Great Potter, Hermione, Weasley and I dunno some random Ravenclaw girl are right behind her. Oh, I guess that's Weasley's girlfriend. Hmmm, who knew?
"Hey, Draco."
"Ready to go?"
"Of course."
Merlin, Weasley, you don't have to look at me that way. I'm not going to do anything to your sister. It's not like I'm going to marry her or anything, it's just a date mind your own business, you too, Potter.
"If you dare try anything on my sister, I swear I will kill you, Malfoy."
Yeah, thanks for the heads up Weasley.
"Relax, Weasley, your sister's perfectly safe with me."
"Alright, but if you try even the smallest thing, I swear I will curse you."
"Don't worry about Ginny."
"Come on, Ron, let's go."
I'm guessing that Ravenclaw is really his girlfriend, what was her name Gretchen? Gwendolyn? Gwen, yeah that was it! Yeah, that's right keep walking all of you. Okay now that that's settled.
"So what do you want to do first, Gin?"
"Hmmm, I don't know, how about the joke shop?"
"Sure."
"Fred and George are thinking about setting up a new location in Hogsmeade, since the one in Diagon Alley is doing so well."
"Really, good your brothers are really geniuses when it comes to that kind of stuff, and besides I need some of those snack boxes they were making. History of Magic is just so boring sometimes or you know all the time."
Haha, there's that cute laugh of hers again.
Let's go don't wait, this night's almost over
Honest, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
This is actually really fun. I'm having a really good time with Ginny. She's so talkative, but in a good way, so there's none of those silences I worried about.
"So, Draco, where to next?"
"Well, it's 12:30, do you want to go get lunch?"
"Sure, lead the way."
We went down the main road almost to the end of the village were Silvam Road is.
"We're almost there."
"I've never been in this part of the village before, I usually stay around the Three Broomsticks and places like that."
"Well, yeah, hardly anybody at Hogwarts knows about this, it's used mostly by the people who live here, but they don't mind having a few newcomers now and then."
We walked the rest of the way in silence and when we came to the café, Ginny let out a little sigh.
"Something wrong?"
"You know what this looks like?"
"Erm. . .a café?"
"No, it looks like the little café that you see in French books."
"Well, um, cafes are French I think."
"Oh, well I guess that would make sense. Let's go in."
I held the door for her, and we went in.
"What do you want?"
"What's good?"
"Well, I usually just get some kind of sandwich and coffee."
"Hmmm, well yea that sounds good, but hot chocolate instead."
We gave our orders to the waitress who had just come over and Ginny immediately started talking again.
"So, how did you find this place?"
'Oh, I wanted to be alone for a little while during forth year, so I ditched Crabbe and Goyle, and started walking around to edges of the village and I found this place. I was kind of hungry so I decided to check it out. So when I need time to think now, I just come here."
"How did you ditch Crabbe and Goyle?"
"Haha, I told them there was an all you can carry candy sale going on at Honeyduke's and I'd meet them there later. Those two will really fall for anything."
"Well I never really imagined they were very bright."
"They're not."
When you smile, I melt inside
I'm not worthy for a minute of your time
I really wish it was only me and you
I'm jealous of everybody in the room
We ate pretty much in silence, except for saying a few random things about our lunches.
"Here's your check."
I picked it up and put the coins on the table.
"Oh, Draco, you don't have to pay for me, we'll split it."
She blushed bright red.
"No, I got it, Gin."
I forgot she is a Weasley and Weasleys don't except being paid for or anything like that.
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, come on. What do you want to do now?"
"Do you want to go back up to school and walk around the grounds for a while?"
"Sure, let's walk around the lake."
As we walked back up to school I looked up at the sky, because it suddenly got a little darker and colder.
"Oh, no."
"What?"
"It looks like it's going to storm."
"I like the rain."
"Really? I never met anyone who actually liked when it rained, Gin."
"Rain is really pretty, and I think lightning and thunder are really amazing."
"Why?"
"Because of the relationship they have. One causes the other; I always thought things like that were really interesting."
"Well if it starts to rain we can sit on the steps outside the Entrance Hall and watch it if you want."
"That sounds like fun. Look there's the giant squid."
There was a rumble of thunder, and the sky opened up.
"I hear thunder."
"Let's head back to the school then."
We ran the whole way back to the school because of the sudden downpour.
Please don't look at me with those eyes
Please don't hint that you're capable of lies
I dread the thought of our very first kiss
A target that I'm probably gonna miss
"I guess it would be a smart thing to do, if we used the drying spell instead of sitting here freezing."
"Right, good idea."
So we both did the drying spell, but Ginny still seemed to be cold, but then she was only wearing her robe on top of her regular clothes. What was she thinking it's almost November.
"Do you want my cloak, Gin?"
"Oh, no I'm fine, thanks."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"I don't believe you. Here take it."
I took off my cloak and but it around her shoulders.
"Thanks, Draco, but you didn't have to, now you'll be cold."
"No, I'm fine."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"Wow, the lightning is really close there was barely three second in between that flash and the thunder. Maybe we should go inside, just in case."
"Alright, but do you still want to watch the storm?"
"Sure, but where are we going to go?"
"Where do you usually watch them?"
"In my dorm, so that's not going to work."
"We could go to one of the towers around the school. How about the one near the owlery?"
"Sure."
We were about half way there when we ran into Professor Snape.
"Mr. Malfoy and Ms. Weasley? What is going on here?"
"Nothing, sir, Ginny and I were just going to watch the storm."
"Watch the storm, why?"
"Ginny was explaining about the relationship between thunder and lightning to me and I'm not quite sure I understand, so she was going to show me."
"I see."
His eyes darted to my cloak that Ginny was still wearing. I guess it's pretty obvious that it's mine considering it had the Slytherin emblem on it and not the Gryffindor one.
"So, sir, if you don't mind we're going to find a window with a good view of the grounds, so maybe I'll understand."
"Alright, but Draco I would like to meet with you later, we need to discuss something about your last potions test."
"Yes, sir. When?"
"Tomorrow, 11 A.M. in my office. Now go watch the storm."
"Yes, sir."
Let's go don't wait, this night's almost over
Honest, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this night last forever
Ginny waited until we were at the top of the tower to speak again.
"Well, that was a little weird."
"Yeah, I know, and I don't think he wants to talk to me about a test. The last one we took we got back yesterday and I did fine and he didn't say anything to me about it."
"Hmmm, I guess he wasn't expecting to see us together being friendly."
"Yeah, he probably also wasn't expecting to see you wearing my cloak."
"Oh, I forgot, do you want it back?"
"No, not right now."
"Okay."
We were both silent for a while, just watching the storm.
"Draco, can I ask you something?"
"Sure."
"Why did your family always hate my family?"
"Wow, well um, my father isn't were um muggle friendly and prides himself on being a pureblood, and for a while I believed in that kind of stuff too mostly because that's how I was raised. And well your family, well okay, mostly your dad was really interested in muggles and how they lived without magic and all that, and all of you didn't care what kind of blood another witch or wizard had and well I guess my family couldn't accept that because you were all purebloods."
"How come you don't believe that anymore?"
"Well, over the summer, my father said that it was time for me to join the Dark Lord, but my mother said that she wouldn't have her son made into a Deatheater at 16. She also said that she didn't want to have any part of the Dark Side this time. Secretly, I don't really think that my parents even loved each other I always thought it was one of those keep the blood pure marriages and get rich while you're at it things. So my mother and me packed up a few things and fled the house, we kept moving around; I'm not sure where she is now. She told Dumbledore and I'm suppose to stay with him over the summer, so my father doesn't find me and he's finding a place for my mother so she's safe and I can see her again. I never really thought my mother had it in her to be evil like my father, but I also didn't think she had it in her to defy my father like that she always just went along with what he said, I think she was forced into it by him and her family. So now that most her family is gone and the Dark lord is back she doesn't want any part of it and she doesn't want me to either. Which to tell you the truth I don't want to either. I know what the Dark lord does to his servants and well we'll just say it's not nice and I don't want that, I believe more in Dumbledore anyway."
"Wow, Draco, I really never would have guessed last year that you didn't want anything like that."
"Well over the summer I had time to think about it and I just decided that it's not worth killing other s or getting myself killed for some power hungry maniac. And, Gin, I'd really appreciate it if you don't tell anyone what I've just told you, I don't want anyone to know, in fact you're the only person who knows."
"Why did you tell me, if it's that personal?"
"I don't know, but I guess it's because I really trust you."
"Draco, we've only really talked over the past week. How can you trust me with something like that so soon, not I mean that you shouldn't. It's just a little shocking that's all.
"I don't know, but I do. We should go down to dinner, it should be starting soon."
"Alright."
Let's go, don't wait this night's almost over
Honest, let's make, this night last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
Forever and ever, let's make this last forever
