Chapter Four

The next day it was the Silver Quartet that entered the Great Hall (Crabbe and Goyle got lost along the way due to someone mentioning cupcakes). Ginny and Millicent followed Draco and Blaise into the room, the both of them peering down at the newest edition of Teen Witch Weekly. The two boys rolled their eyes,

"Well at least they have something in common." Blaise pointed out to Draco as he and the other three slid onto the bench. "Speaking of which, why did you suddenly decide Weasl-Ginerva was worth noticing? Just yesterday you wer-mmph!" Draco wiped his hand off from covering Blaise's mouth.

"Are you daft, Zabini?" He demanded, "You don't talk about that in front of them!"

Blaise looked at the girls who were oblivious to all about them, "I really don't think they'd notice, Draco."

"I'm not going to take that chance." Draco answered.

Before Blaise could make further comment, the Golden Trio entered the scene. Hermione split off from the other two and made her way over to the Gryffindor Table while the other two walked (or in Ron's case did a horrible attempt on a saunter and succeeded in knocking a Hufflepuff over) to the Slytherin Table.

"Ginny, what are you doing with Malfoy?" Harry asked.

Ginny looked up from the magazine. When she saw Harry and realized he was talking to her, Ginny blushed deeply. She looked back down at the magazine, "He's helping me."

"Helping you?" Harry and Ron demanded simultaneously.

"Yes," Millicent said, "Is that so hard to believe?"

Ron ignored her. "Ginny, how do you know this isn't just a demented scheme of his to kill off Harry? Or to hurt you?"

Draco answered before Ginny could. "Actually Weasley, I have better things to do than soil my hands with the death of Potter here. He can do that perfectly well on his own. And as for hurting Ginny," He put an arm around her shoulders, "I would never dream of it."

Draco grinned inwardly. This was proving to be even more rewarding than expected. Weasley and Potter were ready to blow.

"How dare you touch her!" Ron exploded.

Harry mastered his anger a little better and resorted to viciously clutching his wand and nearly cracking it in the process.

"Relax Baboon Face," Blaise said in a nasty tone, "It's not like he's going to spontaneously attack her."

"Really Weasley, how much has Potter paid you to act as his trained monkey? It can't be very much considering you'd just about take anything as a bribe. However," Draco paused, "What everyone really wants to know is why the great Harry Potter even wants a trained monkey. Especially one with such horrid looking red hair that clashes dreadfully with your freckles."

Ron turned to Ginny, "How can you hang out with him! You're betraying the Weasley Code!"

"Oh really," Ginny said, "I was unaware there was such a thing. And perhaps my new friend can pop your head down a notch as it seems to be dragging you down lower and lower due to its bloated state."

Ron turned a deep shade of a mottled reddish purple before finally screeching like a girl and attempting to hex Draco. However, he only succeeded in blasting himself halfway across the room again.

Ginny shook her head,

"Brothers."

Harry walked over to Ron and helped him off before bringing him back to the Gryffindor Table.

As soon as the two boys sat down at the table though, the mail arrived, and a red letter dropped down at Ron's place. Ron turned white as a sheet.

Ginny looked over at Ron in amazement and then at her new friends, "I didn't know he could turn so many different colors in one day."

Draco laughed, "Well you know what, I bet I can make him turn green by the end of the day to make it Number Four."

Blaise scoffed, "No you can't, but I can make him turn pink."

Draco rolled his eyes, "Please Blaise, Weasley is naturally pink. That's not much of a challenge."

"Fine. I bet I can make him turn blue."

"Blue? Are you turning into a Ravenclaw!"

Blaise gave up at that point.

Back over at the Gryffindor Table, Ron had opened his howler. Mrs. Weasley's voice boomed out over the entirety of the Great Hall.

Everyone in the Great Hall fell silent. Aside from the random insults and threats from her mother towards Ron, the only part that interested Ginny was the last part of the letter.

"And Ginny dear, don't worry that you were sorted into Slytherin. You will do well anywhere. After all, you're a Weasley, and we are proud of you anyways."

The letter then turned back to Ron,

"You have a lot to answer for young man, and I don't want to hear about you bothering your sister and her friends anymore. Even if they are Malfoys. Otherwise I'll have to take out the feared paddleboard."

Ron turned white yet again and the letter proceeded to shred itself. Harry looked baffled and Hermione was glaring daggers at Ron.

Everyone at Slytherin Table burst out laughing and over the noise, Draco shouted out,

"What, is ickle Ronnikins afraid that his mummy is going to take out the 'feared paddleboard'!"

Ron turned a mottled bluish-purple and Draco yelled out,

"Look! That's color Number Four!"

Blaise and Ginny burst out laughing. Millicent was too absorbed in her catalogue to notice. Ron would have jumped up from the Gryffindor Table had not Fred, George, Harry, Hermione, Neville, Seamus, and Dean petrificused totalused him at the same time. Needless to say he went to the hospital wing for the second time within two days. It was beginning to be a habit.

The school year followed along these lines for the next few months, until one evening in October, after dinner the houses all exited the Great Hall. And there stood Harry Potter in the hallway. The floor was wet and on the wall there hung Mrs. Norris the cat, frozen.

Everyone stopped and stared in shock and fear over at the Boy Who Lived. Filch ran forwards followed closely by Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall. Hermione ran towards Harry (Ron was unable to after being sent to the Hospital Wing due to yet another explosion of Neville's in Potions).

The Houses were quickly led away and the Silver Quartet met in Draco's room (Draco still had not managed to find a way into the Girl's Dorms, so his precious room was elected the official meeting place as the common room was too open).

"Looks like Potter's gotten himself into some trouble." Draco said happily, sitting down in his chair by the fire. "I myself never did like Mrs. Norris, but killing her, well—even I wouldn't go that far!"

Ginny glared at him angrily, "You agreed not to make fun of Harry!"

"No, I agreed not to insult him." Draco retorted, "And besides, even you can't deny it. Your boyfriend is guilty."

"If in all actuality Harry was my boyfriend or I even desired to have him as my boyfriend how is it the hat put me in Slytherin when Harry is the antithesis of everything Slytherin stands for?" Ginny said defensively.

Blaise turned to Draco, "She got you there, Buddy."

Draco glared at him and then turned to Ginny, "Then pray explain why every time Precious Potter comes near you proceed to blush profusely?"

"How would you know seeing as you yell at Harry every time he comes over? And I do not blush!"

Draco turned to Blaise, "Zabini, please demonstrate to dear Miss Weasley what she looks like whenever Potter comes near."

Blaise turned to him angrily, "Slytherins do not blush!"

"Exactly, and I am a Slytherin!"

Draco turned to Blaise, "Do it!"

Blaise growled angrily but nonetheless did what he was told. One did not simply go around disobeying Draco Malfoy. Blaise's face turned a distinct red hue and he fluttered his eyelids, pretending to flick his hair over his shoulder. Then he stared at Ginny, his eyes widening as he ogled over at her.

"I do not flick my hair!" Ginny screeched.

"Oh," Draco started, "So you admit to blushing and fluttering your eyes?"

Ginny turned rather pink much to the amusement of her companions. She turned to Draco angrily,

"If you don't shut up you will be two seconds away from a bat boogie hex. Believe me, I learned from the best: the twins!"

Millicent smiled prettily, "Well I think it's sweet she's in love with Harry."

Draco turned on her, "Remind me why they put you in Slytherin? All you do is look through Teen Witch Weekly and ogle at the cutest guy who you come across."

Millicent glared at him, clutching the newest edition, "I take offense to that!"

Blaise smiled at her, "Come on Mill, he's pulling your leg."

She sniffed, flipping open the magazine, "He better be."

Draco snorted at that comment. Millicent looked up,

"I heard that." She tugged on Ginny's arm, "Come on. Let's leave these two prats to themselves. We have better things to do."

Ginny nodded in agreement and she and Millicent left, closing the door behind them.

A/N:

Incredibly short, I know, that was one of the chapters I was supposed to edit but I figured I should update sooner rather than later. I will probably re-load this chapter at some point. Anwyas, thanks for your reviews!

Maegmel: No I don't have graham crackers or chocolate! What is the world coming to!

Pussin Boots: Thank you, I'm trying to make her Ginny's good 'girl-friend'. Because since Ginny's not in Gryffindor, she and Hermione can't be really close, so I had to find someone to take her place.

Sweet As Buttbeer: Thanks, I needed a reason for Draco to suddenly get an interest in Ginny, and that was the first that came to mind. Looking forwards to another review!

iip91: Lucius changed his mind because he can't stand the idea of the Malfoys marrying in with anoyone other than a pureblood family. And when the Parkinsons and all the other pureblood families (i.e. Black) are ruled out due to previous marriages, the only family left is the Weasley Family. This however happens after he has already given Ginny the diary. The reason why the diary doesn't work out right though with Ginny is because Voldemort finds out she's a Slytherin, and therefore he can't get at Harry through her, so he tells her to get rid of him in the hopes that someone else will find the diary.

Escritor: You're right, I won't tell you whether Ginny's the one in the Chamber because it is a major storyline. I thank you for your review and hope for another one!

angelicmayuka: Yes, I had to make Draco cruel in the beginning (and as a warning, he will maintain a slight sadistic side over the trilogy) because I didn't want him coming off as another Harry, just in Slytherin. But I digress. Thank you very much for your review, and please continue to R & R!

And for those of you out there who still haven't reviewed, BEWARE. I am not quick to forget...