Chapter Five

The clocks in both Ginny and Draco's room said four fifty nine. Both cracked open their eyes and rubbed them. Both ripped the covers off to embrace the day and both swung their legs to the side of the bed. Both stood up, took a step and tripped.

I just love being a narrator.

Draco tripped because Harry's suitcase for some strange reason was just on the side of his bed. Ginny tripped because she forgot her best friend was sleeping just across from her.

Thus ensured pandemonium!

So after lots of loud swearing, an angry glare from a certain mother and a dented suitcase, all four Aurors got up and got ready for breakfast.

"Mmm, I'm breaking my fast," muttered Harry as he shoveled lots of grease, ie bacon and eggs down this throat.

Draco only choked from trying to drink and eat too fast.

Both men knew this would be the last moment they would be able to eat in some sort of safety, before they had to survive and be expected to perform the best at the bare minimum.

After having a good patting on the back by Harry, Draco finally rasped "look, there's Amanda."

"Oh yeah it is!" exclaimed Harry. "Hey Amanda!" he yelled from across the room. Amanda turned around and smiled.

"You're lucky," said Draco.

Harry looked up at him and said "how come?"

"You can actually say hi to your partner without a. have your eyes burnt out by her eyes and b. not have your head being bitten off by a prejudiced and fiery red head."

"Draco, aren't you being the prejudiced one?"

"What?"

"The fiery red head thing," said Harry.

"But, but she is fiery and she's a re-," Draco stopped mid-sentence. There was no point in continuing because Harry had his "I'm right and you know it" looks.

The same determined and self-satisfied look he got about Voldemort.

Colin was glaring half-heartedly at Ginny. He was pissed off but she had her irresistible "I'm young, cute and innocent" look on and just.. couldn't resist.

"Oh come off in Colin, I just forgot you were there! Just cause my elbow accidentally landed on your balls," muttered Ginny buttering her toast.

Colin winced.

"It still hurts Gin! We're going into the Fencult forest today!"

"Damn it Colin! I know! Look if you want me to fix it," argued Ginny and she reached for her wand.

"Oh-ho, no no no, you aren't going anywhere near there," quickly said Colin as he moved away and covered his genitalia.

"Ahem," ahemed Ron from the door frame.

"Good morning Ron!" sang Ginny in a chirpy voice with an over bright smile.

Ron looked to Colin who was clutching himself and back to Ginny who was looking like the female version of the devil and decided he didn't really want to know.

Ginny proceeded to twirl her wand in her fingers like a baton which was emitting little gold and blue sparks. While looking very pretty yet frightening.

"Oh come Colin, why don't you sit down and have some breakfast?" murmured Ginny in what she hoped was her seductive yet dangerous voice. She tilted her head towards Colin's unfinished bacon.

This only made Colin back off even more. Sometimes Colin wondered why people were scared of this very dangerous creature by the name of Ginny Weasley. It was times like this he remembered why.

Ron only laughed and patted Colin on the shoulder which made him jump.

"I feel for you mate, I really do," Ron chuckled.

He quickly met the eye of his sister and decided it was best he made himself scarce.

"I'll see you in fifteen!" yelled Ron from some distant hall in their house.

Colin looked down at his watch and noticed they only had a few minutes left of breakfast time before they had to make sure they were completely ready to leave.

Ginny and Colin wanted to get to the Ministry early instead of late since the Ministry would be chock-a-block full of arriving employees.

"Hurry up Colin!" yelled Ginny looking up at him from underneath her eyelashes.

Colin quickly obeyed.

Harry and Draco had finished their breakfast and hand shrank their suitcases so they could fit in their pockets. The two of them stood out side of auditorium number seven and stared for a few moments.

"Ready?" asked Harry.

"Ready," repeated Draco.

The two of them pushed open the doors and strode inside.

Colin and Ginny said their goodbyes to her family and goodbye to Ron back at the foyer of the Ministry building. They stopped at the big doors of auditorium number and stared and gave each other their last hug and kiss on the cheek.

Ginny murmured into his chest "it's time."

And the two of them walked into the auditorium and went their separate ways.

"Draco, I can see Amanda," said Harry in a low tone.

"Yeah, I see her too," replied Draco.

They stared at each other for a few moments and all resolve broke down. The two hugged each other and said their goodbyes.

Draco knowing full well this may be the last time he someone he could actually call a friend.

"Good luck man, see you at Voldemort's lair," said Harry.

Draco only gave a quiet chuckle and watched Harry walk over to Amanda. All of a sudden he could feel a pair of eyes on him and he looked to his side and his eyes fell onto the youngest Weasley, Ginny.

"Hey," said Draco tentatively. He stared at her while she looked like she was having an internal battle.

'To have hate spilling out of my mouth at him or civil conversation?'

Draco decided she was going to have the latter. (ehh, draco decided? Uwaah? –kaz)

"Hello," said Ginny stiffly.

The two stared at each other for a while, not knowing what to do. Well in Ginny's case glaring.

"Um, do you want to sit down?" gestured Draco at the rows and rows of chairs just to the side of them.

"Okay."

"Okay then."

Still the two were staring at each other.

'Damn, why am I staring at him?' screamed Ginny's self-talk.

'Gah, she's staring at me, do I have something on my face?' fired Draco's self-talk.

It was only until someone yelled, "oi you two love-birds! Get your arse on the chairs, they're about to start!" that they broke eye contact and sat down quickly and embarrassedly.

I never meant to be so cold, so cold.

Hi, I hope you liked that chapter, nothing much happens more happens, I will make sure of that! The sentence in italics are lyrics from the song Cold by Crossfade. Review!