Chapter 3

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Ginny Weasley stirred in her cotton sheets.

So soft and comfortable…

But alas, pleasures never last.

"WAAAAAAKE UUUUUP! IT'S THE MOOOOOOOOOOORRRRNING!" Olivia Blade bellowed out in a singsong voice.

"Aaaargh, Olivia, it's only six." Said Ivy Caldwell, one of their roommates.

"Yeah, go back to sleep you mad woman." Said Hilary Brayden, groaning as she got up and chucked a pillow at Olivia. She caught it easily and hopped to Ginny who had her cover pulled over her head and was trying to stuff her pillows in her ears. She pulled the scarlet blanket off of Ginny and dragged her out of bed.

"Noooo. I don't wanna, I don't wanna…" Ginny moaned sleepily.

"Oh common, you gotta get dressed! First day of school as a 6th year!" Olivia said hyperactively.

"What are you on Olivia?" Ginny said groggily. Olivia smirked.

"Oh you know, the usual." She said sarcastically.

After Ginny had finally showered, dressed, and made herself presentable she walked to the Great Hall with Olivia chatting happily about her conversation with Ernie yesterday. Ginny, who was still drowsy, wasn't paying much attention. She just nodded and said, "Are you serious." unenthusiastically whenever Olivia drew a breath.

"And then, we talked about Quidditch and he said he thinks I'm a good player! Isn't that just- OH GOODNESS! ARE YOU OK?" Olivia shrieked as Ginny's head collided with the oak doors of the Great Hall. She had fell painfully on her butt and was seeing miniature Snitches flying above her head.

"Um…I think so…" Ginny said gingerly and got up. "Yeah I'm fine."

"You better watch where you are going Weasley." An amused voice said. "We don't want you to hurt anybody now, do we?"

Ginny turned to find Draco Malfoy leering behind her. His hair wasn't sleeked back today. He had let it fall in messy bangs that almost covered his steel colored eyes. Ginny's face turned pink.

"Thanks for your concern Malfoy, nowbugger off." She said uncaringly, turning away from him.

Good going Ginny, make a fool of yourself. He's never going to let you live it down.

Draco was watching Ginny turn every shade of red under the rainbow. I'm never going to let her live it down. Ah…Weasleys are too funny.

"Morning Malfoy." Said Olivia who decided to speak up after watching them.

He simply nodded at her and said "I believe I will go to breakfast before another perilous accident happens with Weasley, I think I'm too beautiful to die. So if you will excuse me…" he turned and walked leisurely through the oaken doors smirking at Ginny's disgusted face as he walked passed her.

"Beautiful my ass." Ginny mumbled under her breath.

"Right, lets get you some food." Olivia said, looking a bit concerned. "You did hit your head pretty hard."

Breakfast went by in a flash. The owls came and Professor McGonagall passed out their schedules. Ginny had Double N.E.W.T. Potions and Transfiguration. Then it's N.E.W.T. in charms. At night she has Astronomy, all in the same day.

"This is the absolutely worst schedule anyone can ever come up with." Ginny groaned and crumpled up the parchment in her hands.

"Wow, talk about it, you have it with all the Slytherins!" Colin Creevy said with a toast in his mouth.

"Aarrrrrrggggghhh!"

Ginny took a fork and begin to stab it repeatedly into her bacon while Colin snapped pictures of her.

"Calm down Ginny!" Parvati Patil said across the table. "Besides you should be happy!" she exchanges giggles with Lavender, sitting next to her.

"Why?" Ginny said frowning.

"Because Draco Malfoy is going to be in there!"

"You got to be kidding." Ginny groaned. Because she has N.E.W.T. classes, she must have classes with various 7th years. Some times they are Harry, Hermione, or Ron, other times she gets stuck with people like Zanbini and Malfoy.

"I'm not," Parvati said dreamily. "Oh I know he is a brat, but he is like the sex god of the whole entire Hogwarts!" Lavender sighed. Ginny bent her head down and pretended to puke.

"It won't be so bad Ginny." Olivia said quietly.

"Yeah…we'll see about that."

Ginny had noticed that Olivia would suddenly act differently whenever the subject Malfoy was brought up.

Don't tell me she fancies him!

Ahhhh! She's looking at him!

She has crossed over to the dark side…

OR…

OR…………………..

Or maybe I just hit my head a bit too hard…yeah…

Ginny gazed up at a barn owl taking flight into the clear blue sky, wishing her life was as carefree as an bird's. When trouble strikes, she can just stretch her wings and fly away.

POTIONS.

"This is an N.E.W.T. class. I expect you all to have a more tolerable behaviors than the degrading fools I teach in regular potions." Severus Snape said, his voice echoing menacingly through the dungeons. "You are here because you have achieved an Outstanding in this class on your O.W.L. Don't think I will be easy on you all because you performed better then your fellow schoolmates. No, my expectations of you will be higher. If you have anything lower then Excellent for this year, you will be immediately sent back to Regular Potions…"

Draco Malfoy sat in his desk, leaning languidly to the back of his chair. He was half listening to Snape, half watching Ginny Weasley who was sitting two seats in front of him next to Hermione Granger. She had her chin rested on her right hand and looking very bored. He could tell she was gazing out the window, either thinking or daydreaming.

"Weasley!" Snape snapped loudly and Ginny quickly straightened herself.

"Yes professor?" she said innocently.

"Tell me what is the most fatal potion ingredient in the wizrading world." Snape said sternly.

That's easy, it's Hydra's Tears. But I bet Weasley wouldn't be able to get it.

Ginny looked back at the professor and blinked once, twice, and finally three times.

"Well?" Snape asked questionably, preparing to take points off of Gryffindor.

"I believe it is the Hydra's Tears professor," Ginny said loudly and clearly. "Just by simple contact with the colorless liquids can cause the souls of the victim to leave its body. When put in potions and used, the drinker's body would be burned inside out. If the drinker is half human or has taken a sleeping potion and potions with powdered tiger teeth made during the full moon of September, before the Hydra's Tears, they will bleed from every pore of their body and suffer a slow painful death. It was discovered in 180 B.C. by Averill Wu-"

"Enough!" Snape called out angrily. "That will be five points from Gryffindor for not answering what I had asked you to answer." He then turned and started scribbling wrathfully on the board.

Hermione who was sitting next to Ginny gaped at her, thunderstruck yet she had a proud gleam in her eyes. Ginny just tried not to laugh and patted herself on the back (not literally).

Draco was impressed by the red head's skilled knowledge of something that belonged to the darkest of the dark arts. Where has she learned all this stuff? Her parents can even possibly know this…perhaps there is something more to Weasley then I thought…and his interests in the youngest Weasley grew greater.

TRANSFIGURATION

Ginny sat in Transfiguration staring at the talking professor McGonagall, hearing the words but not really listening. The woman had basically repeated the exact same words of Snape except she didn't call her students fool. Instead, she called them hoodwinks. Ginny smirked as she remembered the shocked, angry face of Snape.

Ha! Shows him that I do have a brain, and a rather smart one of course, I bet Malfoy didn't even know what Hydra's Tears are. The stupid, smirking git.

You're thiiinking about him again.

No I'm not!

Yes you are.

If by thinking, you mean insulting then yes, I am thinking about him.

Yea but we all know that you think he's dead gorgeous.

No I don't! And I refuse to follow this conversation any farther. This is just ridiculous! I'm talking to myself like a madman!

Woman.

Oh, ok tha- just go away!

Noooooo

Why you…

"Miss Weasley, do you need to visit the Hospital Wing?" a sharp voice called out catching Ginny in surprise.

"Wha-?" the red head said unintelligently. "I mean, um, no, Professor."

"Then I suggest you to settle down and pay attention." McGonagall said, her lips thinning.

"Yes, Professor." Ginny mumbled, blushing as she realized all the eyes on her.

"Now, you will each be allowed two violins to practice on, I will walk around the classroom to check on you. So beware." McGonagall said and gave a stern look to a red head. Except this time, instead of Ron, it was Ginny. "Proceed in transfiguring your instruments into a Muperiouglley."

Ginny sighed and took the violin that Harry had passed her. What the heck is a Mooper-er…thingy?

Ginny went to dinner in a bad mood. She is already starting to hate all of her classes. It was only the first day of school and already she as two 3 feet of essays to do. Not to mention she has to practice her Anti-gravity charm which will definitely result Ginny or someone else within a 5 feet range of her in getting a concussion.

Ginny growl silently as she remembered Malfoys comment during breakfast and took a seat next to the grinning boy-who-lived.

"How was your day?" Harry asked in a pretend polite tone.

"Oh, you were there most of the time so don't tease me." Ginny said miserably and make a grab for the nearest shepherd's pie. "It's awful Harry, how can you stand all that homework?"

"I dunno, you get used to it, I guess." Harry answered and his attention slowly drifted to the plate in front of him. Ginny tried hard not to roll her eyes and looked away.

Olivia still hasn't come into the Great Hall yet. That's odd…I'm usually the one that's always late…

"Hey Dean, have seen Olivia yet?" Ginny asked the boy sitting by the empty seat next to her.

Dean turned to answer but as he opened his mouth the oak doors to the Great Hall opened and in strolled Malfoy. Ginny, who was hoping it was Olivia turned away in disgust and disappointment but not before her eyes locked with the Slytherin's, again, she felt the same feeling wash over her. A bit surprised, she pretended she didn't see him and begin to shove large amounts of food into her mouth.

"Um…Ginny, I know you've had a hard day and all…" Hermione said hesitantly looking worriedly at Ginny trying to stick two chicken legs into her mouth at once. "But um…I don't think finding comfort in food is healthy…"

"Oh…ay wooos gus eeely eeely unry…" Ginny managed to say.

"Ok Gin, just don't hurt yourself!" Ron said and started piling food unto his plate.

Ginny finally swallowed down her over excessive mouthful of food and made to leave the vestibule.

"Ginny, you just got here, where you going?" Harry called out after her.

"Oh, I've got Astronomy at 8'o clock, just want to brush up on my planets and stars!" Ginny yelled back and sprinted out of the Great Hall.

Where is Olivia? It's not like her to miss dinner…Damn, where can she be…Ginny ran back to the Gryffindor common room and swung the portrait door open. The room was empty.

"Olivia?" Ginny called. "Huuuullllloo? Are you there?" No one answered.

"Damn it Olivia where could you be." Ginny said to herself. The portrait swung open a second time and a flushed Olivia walked into the common room.

"Ginny?" she said, surprised.

"Olivia, good god, where were you?" Ginny exclaimed. "I thought something happened, you had me worried!"

"Haha…um…I was um…err…just taking a walk…" the dark haired said blushing like there was no tomorrow.

"Tsk, tsk, Olivia spill."

"I was just hahaha...you know…um …with Ernie."

"You were snogging Ernie while I thought you got kidnapped?" Ginny yelled.

"Yeah…" Olivia answered dreamily. Ginny grunt in repulsion. Well, at least now I know that she doesn't fancy Malfoy.

"I'm sorry Ginny, but I think I'm in love." Olivia sighed and crashed into a chair.

"With Ernie?" Ginny asked.

"Huh?" Olivia said, clueless, then her eyes lit up and she hastily added, "Um…yeah."

"Olivia there's something you are not telling me."

"Boy, am I'm hungry, see you at the Astronomy Tower!" Olivia said and zoomed out of the common room. Leaving Ginny standing alone with a confused look on her face.

Ginny paced back and forth around the corridor. Class has dismissed for about 20 minutes ago and she still hasn't caught a sight of Olivia Blade. What's with her today? How could anyone possibly take 20 minutes to use the bathroom? A small meow reached Ginny's ears. She looked down surprised and found Mrs. Norris pawing at her shoe. Ginny took a step back and knew she was in trouble.

"Haha…um…nice kitty…" Ginny said nervously. "Don't go to Filch…I will give you a cookie…" Mrs.Norris seemed to be listening and sat down patiently in front of her. Ginny quickly reached into her robed and pulled out a peanut butter biscuit. "You like peanut butter don't you?" Ginny cooed.

Apparently, it didn't. Mrs. Norris gave a loud hiss and tore off the opposite direction.

"Damn it!" Ginny cried out and sprinted to the stairs. She managed to get to the 3rd floor when, for the second time, she rammed into something hard. This time, however, the object that she bumped into let out a loud grunt as they both crashed to the ground. OOOohhhh pleeeeaase don't let him be a teacher, pleeeeaaaaseeee.

"Bloody hell Weasley, how hard is that big head of yours?" a cold voice said next to her.

Awww crap…anybody but him…

Ginny rubbed her aching head and stood up, facing Draco Malfoy who was carefully dusting himself.

"I don't know." Ginny said stupidly her head still buzzing.

"Figured." Draco said, smirking, who seemed to have recovered faster then Ginny. Ginny simply mumbled under her breath and made to walk away but the blonde Slytherin blocked her path.

"Not so fast Weasley." He smiled mischievously and folded his arms across his chest. "I think you owe me an apology." Ginny growled.

"No, I don't owe you anything." She said and turned to go the other way, only to have Draco blocking her again.

"Detention Weasley." He said sneering.

"You can't just give me detention for not saying sorry to your arrogant head!" Ginny said, her facing turning dangerously red. Draco chuckled.

"No Weasley, I'm giving you detention for wondering late in the corridors."

"Sod off." Ginny said and decided to ignore him. She stepped away from the Slytherin prefect and walked away in the opposite course. She felt a hand grab around her wrist and twirled her back to facing Draco Malfoy.

Oooo…he doesn't look happy, who in the right mind would make Malfoy a prefect? God knows he would abuse his powers.

"Weasley, you can't walk away from me." he snarled. "I can easily report to Filch and have him handle you instead…you would like to help him clean up puke right?"

"Fine, you prat. Have it your way." Ginny said hatefully, her gaze burning into his cold gray eyes.

It took about ten more seconds for the two to realize that they were still holding on to each other. Draco quickly let go at the same time Ginny pulled away.

"I will see you around." He said with a pink tint in his pale cheeks and strolled off. Ginny rubbed the wrist that Malfoy had grabbed on to and walked back to the Gryffindor Domintory slightly dazed, yet angry at the handsome Slytherin for the completion of making her first day a living hell.

A/N

Chapter three is doooooonnne

Love and kisses to Moony's # one, Helldarkangels and My dream's shadows. Man you guys kept me going on this story. I confess I didn't work as hard as I did with chap.2 and chap. 3 as chap. 1 so there might be mistakes. (i think i spelled a lot of the character's names wrong, i know for sure that one of them is Blaise's) I just wanted to keep updating for my faithful viewers.

As you can seeeeeee…Draco admits that he might be attracted to Ginny, yet Ginny is still in denial.

The next few chapies might come a bit late as I have finals commin up and those are always a pain in the ass.

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Alice