Hey everyone! Hope you all had a great holiday! Is everyone else dying for July to come? You know I am. I will most likely start crying when I'm actually holding the book in my hands… thinking about it makes my eyes water. Anyways, to my wonderful reviewers:
Rachel Malfoy: Thanks. When I was writing the 3rd chapter, I thought that I was going overboard with Ron's reaction but that review made me feel better!
dracoshotty: Was that soon enough?
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SlytherinsWench: Of course, second helpings all around!
BlueJeanJunkie: Man, it cracks me up too!
Kitkat: Not as good and funny as you are!
Suffering: Well, I'm glad you liked it and didn't feel like you were…suffering! Haha just some more of my cheesy jokes.
Don't hate me cause i'm beautiful: Don't be talkin bout my mama! Lol.
On to the story!
Chapter Four
Ginny had just left the last class of the day and quickly walked out of the Transfiguration classroom, not even bothering to wait for Seth or Ariel.
"Hey," Seth said as he and Ariel caught up to Ginny. "Have they come yet?"
"No, thank god," Ginny replied as three looked over their shoulders.
"Bloody hell," Ariel said rolling her eyes. "They found us! Run!"
They all broke out into a sprint, shoving any first years that got in their way.
"GINNY!" they heard Ron yell behind them. They ran faster. "GINNY!"
In an attempt to avoid the trio, Ariel ran in front of Ginny, causing her to trip over her own feet. Ginny landed on her stomach with a thud and watched as Ariel and Seth continued to run without hesitation. She rolled over onto her back and closed her eyes, wishing that she could just sink into the carpet.
"You all right, Ginny?"
Ginny opened her eyes, only to see Harry Potter standing over her with his hand out to help her up.
"Yeah. F-fine," Ginny stuttered as she took Harry's hand and he lifted her up easily.
Ginny looked up and noticed that her nose was no more than an inch away from Harry's. From behind Harry, Ginny could hear Ron wheezing loud enough for students in the dungeons to hear. Ginny looked down and noticed that Harry was still holding her hand. He let go nervously and shoved his hands into his pockets as his face turned a light shade of pink.
Ginny flicked her eyes to Ron to see if he'd noticed anything. He was still trying to catch his breath. She looked over at Hermione who unlike Ron, was looking at Ginny with a furrowed brow as if she were trying to figure something out. But before Ginny could contemplate anything, Ron spoke.
"Where are you going? What are you doing? Why were you running? Are you going to see HIM? How- hey I'm talking to you!"
Ginny spun on her heel and began walking quickly towards Gryffindor's common room. She was quickly followed by the trio.
"Have you no shame? Gallivanting around with someone like Draco Malfoy? Even his name spells out evil! Who in their right mind names their child Draco Malfoy? Well, none other than Lucius the Lunatic. Remember him? Evil deatheater with freakishly long hair that tried to kill you? Has any of this even crossed your mind?" Ron ranted as they entered the portrait hole. "I swear if you-"
Ginny spun around, her face boiling with anger causing Ron to stop walking. "You'll what Ron?" Ginny practically yelled at him as she inched towards her brother. Ron began to unintentionally take steps backward. "Send me to my room? Ground me? Take away my owling privileges? Despite what you might think, I'm not a baby anymore! This is my life and I'll do what I want with it! If you have a problem with what I want to do, you'll just have to deal with it!"
Ginny spun back around and made her way up to the girls' stair case. How DARE he talk to me like that, Ginny thought. She threw her bag on her bed and plopped down on the end of it.
He thinks he can just control everything that I do? Who does he think he is?
Ginny grabbed her pillow and screamed as loud as she could into it.
Well, at least it's Friday, Ginny thought as she prepared to find her so called friends.
She made her way to the common room, happy that the trio had already left. Think again, thought Ginny as Hermione walked up to her, her brow still furrowed.
"Hello Hermione," Ginny sighed as Hermione stood in front of her.
"Hello," Hermione replied with a slight smile.
There was a moment of silence where Hermione just rocked back and forth on her heels. Ginny raised her eye brows ever so slightly. "Is there something you wanted to tell me?"
"You and… Malfoy, huh?" Hermione said casually.
"Ummm… yeah," Ginny said scratching her head. This was making her nervous.
"And you two just got together out of the blue?"
"Yeah, we started talking at the end of last year and have been owling over the summer," Ginny said desperately wishing that Hermione would change the subject. "Wish I could talk some more Hermione, but I have to go. Bye."
Ginny began to quickly make her way towards the portrait hole.
"And you're sure it has nothing to do with someone else?"
Ginny stopped walking and slowly turned around. "What do you mean?" Ginny said with a chuckle.
"Well," Hermione said casually. "It's just kind of strange that right after your conversation with… Malfoy at breakfast, you're in the halls holding hands with Harry."
Ginny's face reddened. "He was just helping me up, it was nothing."
Hermione looked Ginny over. "Well, alright."
Ginny watched Hermione's retreating back with only one thought on her mind.
Damn, she's good.
"And then she goes 'well alright' and walks away like nothing happened," Ginny told her friends in their secret room.
"Damn, she's good," said Seth who was lounging on one of the many couches.
"I know," Ginny threw her arms up and collapsed next to Seth. "What am I going to do now? If Hermione knows, she'll tell Harry and Ron. That can only lead to total humiliation and ridicule from the entire school!"
"But the scene you two put on at breakfast was brilliant! Even I would have fallen for it if I hadn't known it was fake," Ariel said honestly.
"And that ass slap pulled it all together. Was it your idea?" Seth asked.
Ginny's face reddened. "Well- uh, actually," Ginny began. "It wasn't planned. I have no idea why Malfoy did that."
"That's… strange," Ariel said with her brow furrowed.
"But back to the matter at hand," Ginny said loudly. "What am I going to do?"
There was a moment of silence.
"Well I have an idea," Ariel said calmly.
"Bet you a galleon it sucks," Seth whispered into Ginny's ear.
Ariel glared at him from her armchair. "Well Hermione says there's no proof," Ariel said leaning forward. "What she needs is to see you and Malfoy at it. But it has to look like you weren't expecting it. Like you're embarrassed and unprepared."
Ginny raised her eyebrows. "Go on."
"At breakfast the other day, you told Malfoy you'd see him again on Saturday, right?" Ariel asked. Ginny nodded. "Well then you will. In the broom closet with all the quidditch supplies. You'll make it look like you're snogging when Harry, Ron, and Hermione catch you."
Ginny stared at Ariel. "A little naughty, but none the less a great plan!"
"Wait!" Seth said with his hand in the air. "How will Harry, Ron, and Hermione know where she is?"
Ginny frowned. "Yeah, how will they?"
"Seth and I will pretend to let it slip when Ron realizes you're gone," Ariel said leaning back in her chair.
"Still a great plan!" Ginny said as she reached and high-fived with Ariel.
Seth was slowly trying to get off the sofa undetected.
"Don't think you're leaving with out giving me my galleon!"
I know, I know. This chapter isn't really that long or eventful. But I'll make it up to you next time. Happy new year and please review!
