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Chapter Three

Ginny was sitting on one of the sofas in the common room, contemplating what she had just done. Sure, she'd be the envy of most of the girls at school considering Draco's place as one of the hottest guys at school and it would definitely get attention, but what would everyone else think? Seth and Ariel? Ron and Hermione? The rest of the Gryffindors?

To tell you the truth, Seth and Ariel would probably be behind her 100 if she explained her situation and the rest of Gryffindor would soon get over the shock. Ron and Hermione…

Ginny sighed and began twirling her hair with her index finger. She didn't even want to think about that. And what was Draco's plan tomorrow morning?

I hope it's not too much, thought Ginny. Just something that gets Harry's attention, but doesn't include making out with a Malfoy. Was I just thinking about making out with a Malfoy? I would never make out with a Malfoy. I would never make out with someone so mean, stupid, and ugly! Well, he's not really that stupid or ugly… whoa where did that come from? Malfoy is not hot in any way, shape, or form!

Ginny smiled remembering the look on Draco's face when she wouldn't back down from her threats. She was proud of herself for not faltering when he had given her that glare, but she knew he was testing her. Can't have him thinking he could still push her around like last year.

Now that she thought about it, Malfoy hadn't really bothered her or the trio as much last year as the previous years. It was almost as if he had… grown up. Most girls took notice as he was quickly known as the newest Slytherin hottie. Ginny had heard the girls in her dorm talking about him and joined the conversations but never agreed. She was so immersed in her thoughts she didn't notice when the portrait door swung open.

"You have some explaining to do," Ariel said while taking a seat next to Ginny. Seth took a seat on her other side, clutching his stomach. He was slightly pale.

Ginny pinched her nose. "What is that smell and what are you talking about?"

"I just threw up."

"After I distinctly told him to stop eating turkey legs," Ariel said looking over Ginny and glaring at Seth. "But nooo. What does he do? He keeps eating. He says, 'Don't worry Ariel; the food last year was poisoned.' So I say fine because I want to be a good friend and make Seth happy. And what do I get in return? Vomit all over my new shoes!"

Ginny started laughing. "Seth, did you learn nothing from last year?"

"I'm telling you, those pork chops were poisoned!" Seth said throwing his arms up. "Anyways, I'm fine now so you can tell us why you were hanging out with Malfoy of all people."

Ginny's face reddened. She had to deny it. It would ruin the entire plan if anyone knew what she and Malfoy were up to. Even her best friends. Yes, she would have to lie.

"Well, uh- you see… What really happened was… It is NOT what it looks like!"

To bad she had a weakness for Seth and Ariel. Otherwise, her lying skills could even rival Fred and George's.

Seth began to laugh. "You're a horrible liar. You should really work on that."

"Ginny, we you walk out of the portrait with Malfoy a few minutes ago. He said something about meeting you tomorrow," said Ariel calmly, looking Ginny in the eye.

Ginny sighed. "Well it's a pretty long story. And if I tell you, you have to promise you won't tell anyone else," said Ginny holding out her pinkies to either side of her.

"Of course," said Ariel hooking pinkies with Ginny. They turned toward Seth.

Seth looked over his shoulder as if to make sure there was no one there. He then hooked his pinkies with Ginny's. "Fine, but this is the LAST time I'm pinkie swearing in public."

Ariel rolled her eyes. "Go on Gin."

Ginny told her friends the story starting from her leaving the Great Hall to her return to the common room. They both stared at her blankly.

"That is," Seth began slowly. "The best idea I've ever heard! Why I never thought of it is beyond me! Ginny, you are a genius!'

Ginny and Seth high-fived happily. Seth turned towards Ariel, his hand still in the air with a huge smile on his face.

"Are you with me?"

Ariel stared at him and made no sign of moving. Seth's smile faded as he slowly put his hand back down.

"Why'd you have to leave me hanging like that?"

"Anyways," Ariel said finally looking away from Seth and back at Ginny. "I'm not sure I like this idea. Draco Malfoy? Why not a nice boy that you know, like Colin, or Seamus?"

"She has a point," Seth said to Ginny.

"Because they wouldn't have the same effect. I've had tons of boyfriends that Harry never noticed. I would need someone who's an actual rival to him. Someone like Malfoy," Ginny explained.

"She has a point," Seth said turning to Ariel.

Ariel didn't look convinced. "I still don't think it's a good idea. What's he getting out of this anyways? Who knows what he's REALLY planning to do."

"She has a point."

"Please, he won't try anything. I made it pretty clear that he couldn't push me around and I think he got the message. And I have six older brothers that would gladly kick his arse. He may be a slimy git, but he's not stupid."

"She has a point."

The two girls turned around and stared at their friend. "Shut up, Seth," they responded at the same time. They looked at each other.

"Well…I guess when you put it that way it makes sense. So I approve," Ariel said with a grin.

"Good," Ginny replied as the two girls hugged.

"Oh, god," Seth muttered. "Excuse me while I go do something manly. Like…shaving. Yeah, shaving!"

The girls looked at him with raised eyebrows.

"I hope you don't mean your legs," Ariel said cautiously.

"No! I meant my beard. I'm trying to grow a soul patch, you know…" Seth said stroking his chin out thoughtfully.

"Please! The only place you're growing hair is on your head!" Ginny told Seth before she began giggling with Ariel.

Seth stood up as if outraged and stomped up to his dormitory, causing the girls to laugh even harder.


Draco stood at the entrance of the Slytherin common room, trying to decide whether or not to enter. If he entered, Blaise would surely laugh his arse off. But what other choice did he have? Well here goes nothing, Draco thought as he muttered the password and entered the common room.

Blaise was seated on a green arm chair that was turned to face the entrance of the common room. It was no more than a foot away from the entrance. Blaise was sitting patiently, his elbows resting on his knees and his back hunched over as he stared directly at the door.

There was a second where Blaise and Draco just stared at each other with blank expressions. The silence was broken as Blaise collapsed to the floor in a roar of laughter.

"You- are – the- funniest – IDIOT- EVER!" Blaise shouted between laughs.

Draco gave him an icy glare. "Glad you think it's funny," Draco said as he made his way to his dormitory.

"W-wait," Blaise said as he calmed down. "Fill me in. You can't just leave me wondering."

Blaise put the armchair back in its place as Draco 'filled him in'. He was slightly embarrassed but knew not to take Blaise's hysterical laughter personally. If there was anyone he could share his embarrassing moments with it was Blaise.

"-and then I told her to meet me in the same place tomorrow." Draco finished as he leaned back in his arm chair.

Blaise, who had been silent throughout the entire story, began laughing once again.

"So let me get this straight," Blaise began between his laughter. "You were smacked, dragged into a mysterious room, and forced into a deal all by a girl who is a year younger than you and just happens to be a Weasley?"

"I wasn't FORCED into the deal. I simply just agreed," Draco said angrily. "And that Weasley has a back bone, she does."

Blaise exploded into laughter. "And you're denying it?"

After a few minutes, Blaise's laughing subsided and Draco was beginning to get tired of giving icy glares. Blaise broke the silence.

"So, what are you going to do tomorrow morning?"

Draco frowned. "I dunno. I don't think she does either."

Blaise suddenly stood up and put his hands on his hips in a super- hero way.

"Well then," Blaise said with a serious face. "A plan we must make!"


The next day, Draco walked up to the portrait and stood there for a moment before he realized he didn't know the password. He knocked on the portrait hoping that Ginny was already there.

When the portrait didn't open, Draco assumed that Ginny wasn't there. He looked around and saw no sign of Ginny. She's late, Draco thought. I'll give her five minutes, and then I'm leaving.

Six minutes later, Ginny arrived in front of the portrait panting and flushed.

She looks so cute when she's flushed, thought Draco. No! The Weaselette is not cute! She looks like a tomato! A curvy tomato…No! Not curvy! Completely round with no shape!

"Sorry I'm late," Ginny said, bringing Draco back to reality. "Just have to get into the hang of waking up early again."

"Well, hurry up next time," Draco said before he could stop himself.

Ginny rolled her eyes as she tried to catch her breath.

"Maybe you could tell me the password, Weasel, so that I won't have to wait outside every time you decide to sleep in."

"Well, maybe I don't want to tell you," Ginny replied smoothly.

Draco raised an eyebrow. "I don't know if you realize this, but eventually you're going to have to say it, seeing as we need to enter the portrait."

Ginny glared at him before giving in. "Firebolt," she murmured as the portrait swung open.

They stepped inside the portrait as Ginny took a seat on an armchair and Draco stood over her. There was a moments silence before Draco spoke.

"Do you have any ideas about what we're going to do?"

Ginny began to twirl her hair in her finger. "No, I thought you did."

Draco rolled his eyes. Thank god for Blaise.


Ginny walked into the Great Hall and took a seat between Seth and Ariel. "Hey guys."

"Hey," Ariel replied. "Are you gonna do it?"

"Yeah," Ginny replied nervously. "It's not really that big of a deal, it'll just be a big shocker."

"What's the plan?" Seth asked grabbing a piece of bacon.

"You'll see," Ginny replied mischievously.

Everything was perfect. Ginny was seated right across from the trio, making it impossible for Harry not to hear and see everything she did. But Ginny was still a little unsure. What if I mess up and everyone finds out that this was all planned? No, it'll all be fine and no one will know, she told her self mentally. She felt a little bad for Ron and Hermione but it was about time that they realized that she was grown up. Ginny glanced at Seth and Ariel who gave her reassuring smiles.

Ginny heard the doors of the Great Hall swing open and saw Draco Malfoy casually walk towards Gryffindor's table. Ginny let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. Well, here goes nothing.

Draco walked up to Ginny's seat and bent over so that he was speaking into her ear. "Hey Gin," Draco said loudly enough for the trio to hear but not so loud that it was obvious. "Had a great time last night."

Ginny turned to face him with a slight grin on her face. "Yeah, I did too," she said in the same tone of voice. Ginny noticed that Ron, Harry, and Hermione went silent but didn't dare look at them. "Maybe we could do it again sometime."

By now, everyone around them had gone silent, and suddenly on chain reaction, the entire Gryffindor table was staring silently in shock.

"Next Saturday at eight," Draco said slightly hopeful. In reaction to a fourth of the school going silent, the other tables looked around to see what was wrong. When they saw Draco talking to Ginny flirtatiously, they too watched in shock.

"That'd be great, Draco." Ginny replied as Draco gave her bottom a smack and walked to his appropriate table.

The entire Great Hall followed him with their eyes as he sat down and served himself some breakfast. Then, as if on reflex the entire hall turned to Ron. As Ginny served herself some food, she looked up from the corner of her eye to see how the trio had reacted. Hermione's eyes were bugging out of her head, Harry's jaw was dropped so low that a fly could have flown in and out unnoticed, and Ron's face was becoming redder by the second.

Suddenly, Ron slammed his fist on the table and stood abruptly. "GINEVRA WEASLEY!" Ron shouted at the top of his lungs angrily. "HAVE YOU GONE MAD?"

Ginny stared at him with wide eyes. I knew he'd be mad, but not THIS mad.

Suddenly Ron seemed to gain composure for a second. "Are you under imperius?" Ron asked loudly. "Was it he-who-must-not-be- named?" Ron's voice was steadily getting louder. "DEAR GOD VOLDEMORT'S COME BACK TO LIFE!" Ron shrieked as he looked around wildly. "EVERYBODY, RUN FOR YOUR BLOODY LIVES!"

"RONALD WEASLEY!" Ginny screamed as she too stood up. Ron was definitely over board. "You are scaring the rest of Hogwarts! Everything you saw was of my own freewill!"

Ron's face was red once again. "So you are telling me that YOU and MALFOY are DATING?"

"Yes." Ginny replied getting angry at Ron.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHH!"