Disclaimer: I think I forgot this in a couple of chapters, but JK Rowling does own them. I just like to play with them a lil bit!
A/n: Hey guys!! Thanks to the people who reviewed! Thanks guys. And here's where we left the gang off......
Chapter 13 –
About fifteen minutes later, she saw someone coming. She stood up and straightened her dress. She walked up to him, meeting him half way down the hall. He leaned in and kissed her. She pulled off his mask and her hand flew up to her mouth.
"HARRY?"
Ginny backed away, looking at her secret admirer in front of her.
"Ginny, I could never tell you after all these years. I just waited and watched you from afar. It tore me apart that we didn't talk when Ron and you were fighting. Will you please go out with me? I like you alot, Ginny." Harry said, looking into her eyes.
"Harry, I don't know what to say. Your letters. I loved them. But I don't like you like that, now. And I still hope we can be friends, like we used too." Ginny said, tears forming in her eyes. This cant be happening. I never thought it would be Harry. But I don't like him like that anymore. I moved on.
" Ginny, I will wait for you always. We both need to keep being friends. I will wait for you. Now, let's go back to the dance." Harry said, leading her back into the Great Hall. Ginny handed Harry back his mask and he put it on.
"Harry? Your Gin's secret admirer?" Brittany asked, looking back and forth from Ginny to Harry.
" Yes, I'm her not-so-secret admirer now." Harry said, blushing a little.
" Good job, mate. So are you both going out now?" Travis asked, patting Harry on the shoulder.
" No, we're not. We're just friends, for now. I'm just waiting for Ginny but I won't push her into anything." Harry explained.
" Yes, we're just friends till I think about this for a while." Ginny said, smiling slightly.
" And, my dear, I will wait for you." Harry said, looking down at her.
" I know, Harry. I know. Well the ball is over. Do you guys want to come over to the prefect's common room? Brittany and me can go ask the house elves for some snacks and drinks." Ginny said, looking at everyone.
" That's a good idea. I'm going to go change into something a little less stiff and I'll meet you there." Harry said, Travis and Cory nodding. They left the Great Hall, going to change into jeans and t-shirts.
" Let's go to the kitchen's now and see what Comi can get us." Ginny said, locking arms with Brittany and heading towards the kitchens.
They got to the painting and went inside. Hundreds of house elves were running around with left overs from the ball. They got Comi's attention and motioned for the elf to come over to them.
"What can Comi do for you, misses?" Comi asked, looking up at them.
" Do you have any party food. Like maybe some left overs from the ball." Ginny suggested, Brittany nodding in approval.
" Yes, mam. Comi will get that. Drinks too, misses?" the little house elf asked them.
" Yes, about 6 or 7 glasses of butterbeer. Please and thank you, Comi." Brittany said, grinning at the little house elf.
" Coming right up." Comi said, before disappearing into the crowd of house elves. She came back with a basket of goodies in her hand and gave them to Brittany. She shrank it and placed it in her pocket. They said goodbye to Comi and went up to the prefect's tower. Brittany enlarged the basket and placed it on a table and went to borrow some clothes from Ginny. They changed and went downstairs to wait for the boys. They set stuff out and started to eat when Harry and the boys came into the common room.
" What took so long. I thought girls took a long time to change and stuff?" Brittany exclaimed, grinning playfully.
" Well, I made you wait because you usually make me wait for breakfast, baby. That's why." Travis said, sitting next to his girlfriend on the couch.
" Oh, that's not very nice. I don't mean to get up late everyday." She said sarcastically.
" So, what food did you get from the kitchens?" Cory asked, looking at the basket.
" It's just left overs from the ball and some butterbeer." Ginny said, getting up to get her and Brittany a drink.
" Yum. I'm hungry." Harry said, rubbing his stomach. He got himself a plate and filled it up. He grabbed a butterbeer and sat down in a chair near the fire.
" So, Gin. I didn't know you could sing that well. " Cory said, sitting down next to her.
" I've been practicing in my room from a lot of the summer. I put up sound barriers so no one would have to listen to me." Ginny explained, taking a sip of her drink.
" Really? So that's what you were doing in your room all summer." Harry said, grinning at her.
" Yeah, that and writing to Brittany." Ginny said, smiling at the blonde girl who was in deep conversation with Travis.
" Oh, you kept her a secret all summer and last year, didn't you?" Harry asked.
" Yes, I did."
" Well, I'm full. Do you wanna play wizard's chess?" Harry asked.
" Yeah, did you bring it with you?" Ginny asked, looking around his chair.
"No, I didn't know if anyone wanted to play. I'll go get it." Harry said, getting up from his chair.
" No, I'll go get it. I want to see Ron and Hermione and see what they're doing." Ginny said, grabbing her robe.
" Okay, it's on my bed or in the common room on the table. One or the other. Ron can show you if you don't see it." Harry said, sitting back down.
" Okay, be right back." Ginny said before walking out the door.
She made her way slowly, thinking. She was about halfway there when she saw someone coming down the hall. The person got closer. It was a very drunk Colin. Ginny checked her robes for her wand and started to try and walk past him unnoticed.
" Oh no, Gin. You shouldn't have dumped me. You were wrong, not me. You!" Colin said, before pressing his lips hard on hers. She tried to hit him in the head, but he just hit her back. She got a little dizzy after that. She couldn't reach her wand and he wouldn't pull away. Oh gosh. I can't breath. He is drunk. How am I going to get away? I can't reach my wand. She thought, panicking.
Suddenly Colin was shoved off of her and she could breathe. She coughed and gasped and looked around for the person who had shoved Colin off. She couldn't really see straight after Colin had hit her in the head. She tried to see who was her rescuer.
" I don't think she appreciated that." Draco said, punching Colin in the nose. Colin returned the punch and also added one in the stomach. Draco's hands went to his stomach and he fell on his knees. Colin kicked him a couple of times and he fell on his side, wincing.
" Draco! Are you okay?" Ginny said, rushing over to her rescuer.
"Now, Gin. Where were we before this git interrupted us?" Colin said, turning towards Ginny. She fumbled for her wand and finally got it out of her pocket, backing away from the advancing boy. She pointed her wand at the boy and shouted, "Batbogey hex." Colin fell to the floor in pain and Ginny rushed over to Draco.
"Draco, are you okay?" Ginny asked, looking at him. Ginny looked at his face and helped him up. "You need to go to the hospital wing. I'll help you." Draco put his arm around her shoulders and she tried to support the Slytherin. They walked slowly, having to stop some times for Draco or Ginny to catch their breath. They finally got there and Madame Pomfery rushed over to tend to Draco.
"What happened to the poor boy?" Madame Pomfery asked, putting Draco in a bed.
"He was hurt goofing around with some friends." Ginny said, sounding unsure.
"Oh, well he'll be better in the morning after I give him this potion. But he might have to stay for the weekend." Madame Pomfery said, before turning to give him the cup.
"The weekend? We have a game against Gryffindor this weekend." Draco pleaded, looking at the nurse.
"Sorry, but you can't play. You're lucky that it's not worse, Mr. Malfoy. Now drink all the contents in that cup." Madame Pomfery said, pointing at the cup beside his bed.
He drank it and smiled at Ginny. Madame Pomfery looked at him then Ginny and then back at him. "You have five minutes, then to your tower, Ms. Weasley," she said, before leaving them alone.
"Are you okay? How did you know that I was there?" Ginny asked, sitting in a chair by his bed.
"I'm all right now. I just saw Colin sucking the life out of you and I just thought it was the right thing to do." Draco said, not looking her in the eye.
"Well then. My hero, Draco Malfoy. Arwen will miss her dad for one night." Ginny said, giggling. "Well, thank you for saving me. I just couldn't reach my wand. He came up so fast. I'm sorry you're hurt though," she said, smiling sweetly down at him.
"It's okay. All in a days work," he said, laughing, covering up a cough.
"Well if you ever need anything, I'll try to help you. I'd better go before Madame Pomfery comes back and kicks me out. Goodnight, Draco." Ginny said, before turning around to leave. She was about to the door when she turned around and came back to his bed. She kissed him on the cheek and then ran out the door.
"Goodnight, Gin." Draco whispered. Man, I might actually love her. This might be a bad thing. I'll have to be careful after I got that note. Colin is just a taste of whats to come if that note is true. he thought, before falling asleep.
Ginny ran to the Gryffindor common room and found the chess game. She glanced around to see if Ron and Hermione were there, but didn't see them. Maybe she's gotten over Harry. I hope so, Ron likes her a lot. she thought as she headed back to the tower. She ran inside, gasping for air.
"Ginny, what took so long?" Cory asked, getting up and helping her to the couch. She waited till she could breath before talking.
"Colin came up and kissed me and wouldn't let go." Ginny started.
"I knew I should have come with you. I saw him and some people leaving with some fire whiskey. They must have gotten drunk and split up and you just ran into him. Why did he stop?" Harry asked, looking worried.
"Draco came along and beat him up. He's now in the hospital wind because of me. It's all my fault." Ginny said, tearing up.
"It's not your fault. It's Colin's fault. He just won't let the past go." Brittany said, sitting down by her friend and putting her arm around her, comforting her.
" Yeah, that's right. It's his fault. I'm just thankful that Malfoy came up, or you might not be here right now." Harry said, Cory nodding to agree with him.
" Okay. I'm okay now. I just feel bad for Malfoy. Well, let's forget about this for a while and I'll play Harry in chess." Ginny said, wiping her eyes.
" Okay, we'll watch." Brittany said, sitting back down besides Travis.
" So, by any chance, did you see Ron or Hermione?" Cory asked, sitting down on the couch besides Ginny to watch the game.
" I did look but I didn't see either of them. No one was in the common room where I found the chess game." Ginny said, while her bishop was destroying one of Harry's pawns.
" Hm... I wonder where they are?" Brittany said, giggling.
" I don't know, but I sure hope Hermione likes him now. Since he really likes her." Harry said, grinning.
" Yeah, I hope so too. They are so cute together. They're made for each other." Brittany said, resting her head on Travis's shoulder.
" Well Harry, you're beat. Check mate!" Ginny yelled, defeating Harry.
" Well, I think you took lessons from Ron." Harry said, putting the game up.
" Maybe I did." Ginny said, smiling at him.
" Well, I'm tired and I'm going to bed. Anyone of you lovely men want to escort me to my chambers?" Brittany said, grinning. Cory nodded in agreement and stood up.
" I will, madam. Let's go." Travis said, standing and linking arms with Brittany.
" Goodnight guys. See you in the morning." Ginny said, standing up to see them leave.
" Goodnight, my lady. It was a pleasure taking you to the dance." Cory said, kissing her hand and tipping his head. She smiled at him and they both started to laugh at their little joke.
" Night, Gin. See you at breakfast." Harry said, hugging the girl before leaving the room.
" Travis, I think I'm going to spend the night with Ginny. We will be doing...um... girl stuff." Brittany said, going back to sit on the couch and help Ginny pick up the food.
" Whatever. I'm tired and going to bed. Goodnight, lovely ladies." Travis said, kissing Brittany and hugging Ginny before he went up the stairs.
" Don't leave without us for breakfast." Ginny called after him. He waved at them before entering his room. Ginny turned back to Brittany, who was sitting on the couch.
" Girl stuff? What did you want to talk about?" Ginny asked, grinning at her blonde friend.
" Well, about guys, of course. That's girl talk." Brittany said. "What do you think about Harry being your secret admirer?"
" I was surprised. I didn't even think of him being it. I was taken aback, I guess." Ginny said, blushing slightly.
" Well, I don't think he's the only one that likes you. Cory's hinting on it too." Brittany said, grinning.
" I know! I mean, I don't like Harry like that. I probably could grow too but for now I just have Cory and Draco on my mind. Even though Draco is out of the picture." Ginny said, looking down.
" I'm not so sure Draco is out of the picture anymore. I mean after he saved you and all." Brittany said.
" He would have done that for anyone." Ginny said, blushing slightly.
" Would he have? Would he have done that for Hermione? Or me?" Brittany asked, looking at her friend.
" Maybe not Hermione. He hates Hermione. But he did put up a good clean fight without his wand. Or he tried too. Colin still beat him up pretty bad. Then I hexed him and helped Draco to the hospital wing. He might be there for the rest of the weekend. He'll miss the Quidditch game against us."
" Well, it's better than you being in the hospital wing." Brittany said, looking at Ginny. "But it's still terrible," she added, getting a glare for the Weasley.
" Well, it's almost 3 in the morning. I'm tired. Are you sure you don't want me to walk you to the Gryffindor tower? I will. I'll have my wand on hand this time." Ginny said, patting her pocket.
" No, I don't want to risk it if we ran into a teacher." Brittany said. "I'll just summon some pillows and blankets and I'll sleep on the floor. It's okay. Really."
" Okay, but don't sleep down here. Sleep on the floor in my room." Ginny said, standing up and making her way up the stairs, Brittany following. "Travis really likes ya, doesn't he?"
" Yes, he does. He said he even loved me. But I do like him back. I need to give it time. I'm only 16. I'm still young. But I do like him, more than just liking him, if ya know what I mean." Brittany said, blushing.
" Well, I think you guys will make it through. It's just a feeling." Ginny said, getting into bed. Brittany burst out laughing and Ginny eventually joined in. They finally fell asleep.
She was lying in bed, fast asleep. The moonlight was hitting her face. He saw her lying there, peacefully sleeping, without a care in the world. He watched from the corner. The moon was full and it was quiet outside. She had left the window opened, the breeze calming her to sleep. She was perfect.
Suddenly the light was faded away. The clouds had gone in front of the moon. He panicked, not being able to watch the beauty sleep. He got his wand out and whispered "Lumos". His wand lit up and she was gone. He looked to the window and saw a dark figure in a black cloak jumping out the window onto a broom. He ran into the window and watched as the figure flew away with his beauty.
Draco woke up and looked around. His face was wet with sweat and his pillow damp. He got up quietly and went to a window. He looked up and saw that the clouds were in front of the window. The dream. Just like the note. Gabriel is going to take her. I've got to warn Dumbledore. But then he'd know why Gabriel wants her. I've got to wait until I know for sure. he thought as he went back to his bed. Sleep draught overcame him once again and he fell back into an unrestful sleep with a worried look in his face.
Ginny woke up bright early. She looked at her alarm clock and it read 6:30. She pushed the covers back and swung her legs over the side of her bed. She got up and got her clothes and stuff to take a shower, careful not to wake up her friend. She went and took a long shower and by the time she came back to her room, full dressed in a pair of blue jeans and white long sleeve shirt with a plain black shirt over it Brittany was up and dressed. She borrowed clothes from Ginny, choosing a blue jean mini skirt and a green top. They both went down the stairs to see if Travis was ready. He wasn't down there. They sat down on the couch to wait.
"So, you don't think Malfoy is regretting dumping our date for the dance, do you?" Ginny said, curious to get her friend's opinion.
"I don't know, but you'd think that. Specially after what he did to save you." Brittany said, grinning at her friend. "Cory really likes you. I think he might ask you out."
"And what am I supposed to say to him? I do like him, but the Harry thing." Ginny said, fading off.
"Well you should say yes since you like him like that. Harry knows that you don't think of him in that way, he'll understand and if he really loves you, as he claims, he'll want you to be happy, even if its not with him." Brittany said, nodding her head.
"I guess you're right. So I should say yes to Cory? If he even asks?" Ginny asked, still unsure about the whole Harry/ Cory thing.
"Yes, if you like him. Yes!" Brittany said.
They both went silent. Suddenly the door flew open and Ron burst in. "Ginny! Oh Gin, are you okay? What did that git do to you?" Ron asked, rushing over to his sister, hugging her.
"It's okay. I'm fine now. Someone came along and made him stop. Don't worry, big bro." Ginny said, looking at her brother's worried face.
"Who stopped him? I will personally thank them." Ron said, relief flooding over his face.
"Um.. You might not once you know who it is." Brittany said. Ron looked confused and turned to look at her. "Malfoy saw them and bet Colin up before Colin returned the favor. He's in the hospital wing as we speak."
" Malfoy's in the hospital wing? That's good. We'll win the game today then." Ron said, his face brightening up.
"Ron! He saved me from his git Colin and your glad he's in the hospital wing? Just because of a Quidditch game? You'd be crying right now if he hadn't come along." Ginny said, glaring at the boy.
"Good morning, ladies and gents. Shall we go to breakfast?" Travis said, coming down the stairs at the wrong time. He walked over to the couch and looked from one redhead to the other. "Is something wrong?"
" Travis, my brother came bursting in here, trying to make sure I was all right. Then we told him that Malfoy helped me with Colin and now he's happy that he'll win the Quidditch game today because Malfoy's in the hospital wing." Ginny explained, still glaring Ron.
"Oh well then. I think family needs to settle this. Brit, you coming to breakfast?" Travis said, offering his arm to her.
"No, I'm done. I've made my point and I'm hungry. Let's go." Ginny said, grabbing Travis's other arm and walking to the Great Hall, leaving Ron standing there.
"What? I just hate the guy. That's all. I'm glad you're all right, Gin!" he called after them. He slowly followed them to breakfast.
"So, Hermione, where'd you and Ron disappear off to last night?" Travis asked, grinning.
"We were in the Gryffindor common room till we went to bed." Hermione said, looking at him. Everyone just stared at her and Ron.
"What she meant was we were in the common room till we went to bed separately." Ron explained, blushing along with Hermione.
" Right, mate. Whatever you say." Harry said, grinning and patting Ron on the back, making him blush even redder.
"Well, I liked the dance. You planned it perfectly, Hermione." Brittany said, changing the subject.
" Thanks, Brittany. I thought it went off without a hitch. And Gin, winning the contest hands down. You blew them out of the water." Hermione said, smiling at Ginny, who was sitting next to Cory.
" Thanks, Hermione." Ginny said, blushing slightly. "Well, I'm finished some I'm going to take some toast to Arwen. See you guys later." She wrapped up two pieces of toast and got up.
"I'm done too and I haven't seen Arwen yet so I'll come along. Okay?" Cory asked, getting out of his seat.
"Yeah, I'll bet she'll like you. Let's go." Ginny said, walking out of the Great Hall with him. "But after we feed her, I'm going up to the hospital wing to see Draco. You can come if you want. I might need someone to protect me." Ginny added, giggling.
"Oh, then, my lady, I'll protect you." Cory said, grinning at her.
" Oh thank you, my dear. But first, my tiger needs feeding." Ginny said, saying the password (Chess) and going into the common room. "Arwen, here kitty kitty.. Food, cat."
" Meow." Arwen cried, coming as fast as her little legs could carry her. The white fall of fluff jumped on the table and began eating the little bits of toast Ginny broke up for her. The cat began eating.
" Ginny, your cat is cute. Arwen is it? I love Lord of the Rings. Liv Tyler played Arwen. It was such an epic movie. Big hit in the states." Cory said, petting Arwen.
" Yes, one of my favorite books and movies. So do you wanna head down to the hospital wing with me?" Ginny asked, turning towards him.
"Sure but first, I have to ask you something. I was wondering if you..um... wanted to...er... go out with me?" Cory asked, looking down at her.
" Of course I will Cory." Ginny said, hugging him.
" Okay good. Now, let's go check on Malfoy." Cory said, holding out his arm for Ginny to take. She picked up the piece of toast that wasn't torn and linked arms with him, walking to the hospital wing.
Madame Pomfery was on a break and they sneaked in to see if he was up. He was awake and looking out the window, looking rather bored. He saw Ginny come in and his face lit up. Cory followed soon after and his face fell but he recovered quickly.
" Draco, how are you doing? I brought you some toast just in cause you didn't like what she gave you. By the way, this is Cory, my new boyfriend." Ginny said, smiling at him and handing him the toast.
" Hello. Thanks for helping Ginny out of that tight spot." Cory said, shaking hands with Draco.
" Yeah, I owe you, Draco." Ginny said, smiling at the Slytherin.
" Its okay, Ginny." Draco said, shaking his head at that thought. A Gryffindor can't owe a Slytherin. And a Weasley can't owe a Gryffindor either.
" So when will you be able to get out of here?" Ginny asked him.
" By this afternoon. Maybe in time for the Quidditch game. I pleaded with Madame Pomfery for an hour." Draco said, smiling.
" Well, thank you for yesterday! My hero, a Malfoy." Ginny said, messing up his hair.
" Okay, see you at the game, hopefully." Draco said, now fixing his hair.
" Um.. I thought you were supposed to be looking for a little golden ball. Not the girls in the crowd. Maybe that's why Harry gets it first. Well we have to go, Draco. I hope you get out of here in time. Bye." Ginny said, before turning to leave with Cory at her side.
" Bye Ginny, Cory." Draco called after them. Her new boyfriend?
Hey guys! This wasn't as long as I hoped but I wanted to update before school, which is tomorrow. So the next couple of chapters may take a while, guys! But this is not turn into a forgotten fic, I promise. Thanks to who reviewed.
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