Chapter Seven: Three Little Tasks

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This isn't happening…

NO! NO! NO!

I CAN'T BE MALFOY'S PARTNER! HE WILL SUCK ME DRY OF MY SANITY!

NO! This can't be happening…

And yet, she sat across from the silver-eyed Slytherin who was leaning back into his chair sneering self-importantly. Ginny growled silently. It seems like Draco was not at all mad about this ridiculous pairing.

"Um…hm…now that everyone is seated with their partner, you will gather out all the defense spells you have learned and share it with your partner. You must practice them until both of you know an equal amount. You have this class and the next class to do this. You are responsible for all the outside trainings with your partner." Miss Vicky said to the class.

"Miss Vicky, would you mind telling us what the project will be?" Hermione asked with her hand waving in the air.

"You will know when the time comes." The tall woman said dryly. "Carry on now."

The class began to busy itself with discussions on what they know; some were bragging and some were groaning with annoyance. Draco turned to face Ginny who was looking at anywhere but him.

"Tell me what I should expect from you Weasley." He said lazily, his eyes shinning with mischievous delight.

"We will see Malfoy, but I rather you go first." Ginny said her gaze on the ceiling.

"Have it your way then." Draco said his eyes fixed intently at the red head.

They went through the basic defense spells with Ginny still able to keeping her eyes on the ceiling, but as Draco ejected a potronus of a long silver cobra, Ginny's eyes snapped back to him. He raised a perfect shaped eyebrow at her and smirked. The competition has begun.

Soon, all the students in the class gathered around the two. Miss Vicky had fallen asleep on her desk and was snoring in a very, very odd way and it didn't seem like she was about to wake up soon. The only prefect (Hermione Granger) in the class besides Draco Malfoy had went up to the hospital wing because she had gotten a bloody nose from one of Ron's counter curses.

Basically, there was no one to stop the students from doing whatever they wanted in the class.

Both the Gryffindor and the Slytherin were showing an equal amount of knowledge of defense spells along with jinxes and hexes. Ginny no longer carelessly waved at Draco's spells and was observing them carefully, her eyebrows frowning with concentration. The Slytherin was the same, his gray eyes were bright and his face showed great interests and attentiveness. Even Harry came over to watch the two with fascination.

After a little while more, they started dueling. Nobody really knew how it started except Neville; it was another one of his unfortunate accidents and he really don't intent to tell people that he had accidentally shot out a stunning spell at Ginny who thought it was from her partner, so he just scooted cautiously to the back and hoped the two won't kill each other. Boy, he really wouldn't be able to live that down.

"Sellsivati!" Draco called out with his wand pointed at Ginny. She didn't know what the spell was but she dodged it nonetheless. However, it grazed her left arm and Ginny felt a weird prickly sensation and her whole arm suddenly fell numb…it was like it wasn't there anymore. She looked up and gasped, obviously angry.

"Ginny!" Ron shouted, about to charge in but Harry pulled him back.

"Let's see what Gin can do." He muttered to Ron with an amused smile on his face. He turned back to Ginny who was aiming her wand at Draco. The Slytherin had his wand raised and was preparing to block.

"Afesisvoz!" She shouted and Draco fell backwards a bit surprised and sat up seconds later with his ice blond hair turned dark blue. It made him look like a badly painted china doll.

Ginny, along with the whole class exploded into laughter.

"We will see who has the last laugh weasel!" Draco growled angrily.

"Bring it on ferret boy." Ginny said. She smiled challengingly and brought up her wand to head level.

"Zillora Desiosa!"

Ginny gasped.

"No!" she tried to dodge, but it was too late.

As a bright red jet hit her forehead, two crimson stubby horns grew out from her fiery auburn head. This time, instead of laughing, the whole class remained silent. Fear swept through them, each and every one of the students were hoping that Ginny won't blow up the whole room.

"Uh-oh…" Ron whispered silently.

"Oh you will pay for this…you will Draco Malfoy…I swear…" Ginny murmured quietly but she was clearly heard through out the class. Her eyes flashed and her horns seemed to glow dangerously.

"I think it suits you quite well Weasley. Don't I hear a thanks?" Draco said daringly though his face paled greatly making his dark blue hair stand out more.

"ARRRRGH!"

Ginny literally flew to the unsuspecting Draco with fire in her eyes.

"What the-" he called out.

There was a crash, some grunts and yelps, cuss words, Ron's angry cries, and then there was Miss Vicky's livid booming voice.

"WHAT IS GOING ON? EXPLAIN YOURSELVES!"

Great, she's awake…

Ginny groaned and lowered her fist from Draco's face and Draco lowered his grab for Ginny's chest…I mean um…hair…

"This is all your fault you know…"

"You're the one that threw herself on me…"

They were together in detention again, except this time, Draco was punished too.

It was a day after their duel and Draco still had his royal blue hair while Ginny still wore her horns. Both were glaring angrily at each other with their soggy mops in their hands. They were ordered to clean the east dungeons in muggle style and they can't go to bed until they have finished the work together.

"I'm going to get back at you if it's the last thing I do." Ginny hissed and bent over to keep mopping something that looked too much like a present Mrs. Norris had left behind.

"Better be careful Weasley, you don't want that little incident in the corridor to be known by the whole school do you?" Draco said and looked over at the working figure. The red head paused before continuing her mopping. Draco smirked. Got her…

"You know Malfoy, if the school do some how find out about…that night," Ginny said and turned towards him slowly, carefully choosing her words. "It will affect you negatively too."

Draco looked at her and pretended to ponder about her comment.

"I think I wouldn't care much." He said coolly and locked eyes with Ginny. He walked closer towards her with his eyes flashing dangerously and he smirked. "But the problem is… what would your noble, fellow Gryffindors think about you when they find out."

"My brother can kill you." Ginny muttered rather childishly and stuck the handle of her mop at Draco's chest so he can't come any closer.

"True, but he will kill you too…I think I wouldn't mind us buried together even though you are a Weasley." The Slytherin said and gave her one of his infamous smirk that can melt a stone.

Ginny stared back at him even though she was lost in his eyes of silver pools. She bit her lips nervously and started to hate herself for kissing him. She didn't hate herself enough to wanting to hurt herself but she did hate that sneering Slytherin enough to wanting to inflict as much pain in him as possible. Damn him and his manipulative mind. Argh, I can't even threaten him with a spell…he's not as dunce as Corner...

"Well?" he asked her and raised a blonde eyebrow.

"What do want then?"

"I have three little tasks for you Weasley." He said composedly and leaned against the stone wall next to him. Ginny growled. Great job Ginny; look where you've landed yourself in.

"And what are they?" Ginny said, her mouth twitching slightly.

"Oh, I haven't thought of them yet. But you have to promise you would do them." Draco said and folded his arms in a rahter bossy way.

"That's ridiculous! What if you want me to jump of a cliff o-or snogg Crabbe? Are you crazy? I'm no-"

"Calm down Weasley." Draco said, a bit alarmed and grabbed the Gryffindor's shoulders in fear of her hyperventilating. "I promise you that you won't have to do anything drastic."

"I-well-I…" Ginny stammered. "This is extremely-I-"

"Agree?" Draco said and smiled, obviously amused at her behavior. Ginny's mouth dropped open. Oh…crap…he's smiling…wow…he looks so…

"Well?" he said again.

"Fine, fine, ok, ok, ok, let's finish cleaning ferret boy, I want to get out of here as soon as possible." Ginny said hurriedly and bent over and started mopping the floor furiously, hiding her blushing face.

Draco Malfoy simply grinned.

A/N

Wow, fanfiction changed the story set up thingy…its pretty confusing…im not very…fast at things….hehehehe

Ohk, I have looked back at some of my old chapters and there were some grammer mistakes as well as spellings and such things…pretty sad about that…lol but im going to try the best I can to finish this story before school starts! A whole bunch of thanks to: Guest type person( I dunno who u are but thanks for reviewing! U should go register ), Nakedmolerat, Surely not I , MyDreamsShadow, and YoungWriter56(I'm glad my story made u laugh!)

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