A/N: A BIG THANK YOU to Moonlight Princess for her review. In response to her: yea, I know but some girls really like having sex, it's just who she is. There's always a girl like that out there. Now back to the story. Yea, I made up the 'Mary' character because I could!

The two girls were giggling on Ginny's bed. "No way!" Ginny said through her laughs.

"Yes." Mary had just told Ginny one her embarrassing stories. "Haven't you ever done something outrageous for a crush?"

Ginny stopped laughing, "No. I was one of those stalker crushes. Looking back it seems so stupid."

"I shocked everyone at the hotel. Let me tell you, no one wanted to be anywhere near that pool after that."

Ginny laughed again just imagining it. "One of your more dainty moments."

"Shut up!" Mary threw a pillow at Ginny. Ginny just laughed harder.

Sometime time later, after Ginny had let Mary's story go, Mary asked: "Don't you hate it when I room of people turn and look at you. I mean all those eyes just glaring, it's unnerving."

Before Ginny could say anything a voice called out, "Ginny wouldn't have a clue what being the center of attention is like."

Ginny and Mary both turned around to see who had chimed into their conversation. There was Hermione, standing in the corner leaning on the wall with a malicious grin on her face. She pushed herself off the wall and walked over to the girls.

"I didn't ask your opinion Herm." Ginny stared into her face wanting to beat the living hell out of her.

"I'm right though." Hermione crossed her arms in front of her chest.

"Who cares? It was just a dumb question. Forget that I said it," Mary said trying to dodge the catfight that could ensue.

"No, Mary, it's quite the interesting topic. She doesn't think I could do it. Do you Herm?" Ginny rose up off the bed.

"I know you can't." Hermione let her hands fall to her sides.

"That sounds a little like a challenge." Ginny competitive side was shining through and there was no way she was going back down.

"You could take it that way, sure." Hermione turned on her heel and walked to away from the two saying, "Though I highly doubt you could come through. Still I suppose we should set terms."

"Wow, look at the time! Let's get ready for bed Gin." Mary was still trying to stop the warring girls.

"Quiet Mary. What terms?"

"Well you have to make yourself the topic of discussion for the whole school, like when those two Ravenclaws beat each other up on Tuesday-"

Mary interrupted Hermione by asking: "Oh yea, what was that about?"

"Pudding," Ginny answered quickly.

"No way! Pudding?" Mary prodded

"Long story short, it was charmed pudding."

"Like I was saying," Hermione continued, "So Ginny Weasely must be the gossip and a room full of people must see you. I don't care what it is you'll do, anything goes. But you have to do it tomorrow."

"When I win you have to keep your pompous, condescending self away from me."

Hermione walked back to Ginny and stood only inches from her face, clearly excited. "When you lose," Hermione emphasized, "you have stay out of my life. That means sitting somewhere else in the Great Hall, no hanging out with me, Ron and Harry. None of that. Am I making myself clear?"

"Crystal." In fact I can see right through you, Ginny thought. She didn't want to win to stay in Hermione's life, that might actually be a blessing in disguise, but she really wanted to put Hermione in her place.

"Shake on it."

The two girls shook hands and Mary stood there with a face contorted with worry.

Ginny spent the whole night thinking of what would cause a commotion. She thought of everything from throwing food at Dumbledore to vomiting. Nothing she thought of seemed good enough. Some hours later a grand thought hit her. She smiled in delight and played the scene in her head.

Ginny was only a stones throw from the Great Hall that morning but it felt like she was a mile away. Her stomach got butterflies and her heart was racing. She cleared out her mind and followed some advice she had recently received: 'forget that you're scared' she heard Draco say in her mind. Slowly her body calmed and her heart was beating normal. Confidence poured into her being and when she opened her eyes she smiled at the Great Hall in front of her.

Draco was enjoying a granola bar he had conjured choosing to skip on another breakfast experience. He was feeling pretty good and was prepared for a good day. He was in the middle of a conversation with Pansy about the upcoming DADA test.

"So, dragons aside, that's it," he asked. He heard Pansy agree. "I," Draco paused looking up to see Ginny enter the Great Hall. All his thoughts stopped as he noticed she wasn't walking to her usual spot at the Gryffindor table. It was almost as if she was walking towards him.

"Draco? Hello!" Pansy tried to get his attention but it was useless, Draco's mind was no where near earshot of Pansy.

Ginny had a determined look on her face and her eyes were glued to where he sat. She was walking with such confidence that she was almost cocky. Her glasses were not on, presumably replaced by contacts, her hair was let down and was in its natural wavy state. Some make up had been applied but well. She had a sly grin on her face and continued on towards him.

She finally reached him and forced herself in a spot next to him. Taking a suspenseful but brief pause she stared into his eyes. Then she leaned in and her soft lips made contact with his. Ginny let a little tongue in but not too much. The kiss was intense and passionate because of the surprise, confusion and grandness surrounding it. She slowly broke away and rose from the seat to walk to her own table.

Everyone, some teachers even, had noticed Ginny's little display. Ginny couldn't decide in her head who was more surprised, everyone there showed looks of shock. Just as calmly as she had walked in Ginny strode towards her normal spot. She sat down and took a sip of her pumpkin juice. When she realized Harry, Ron, Mary and Hermione were staring at her she put her glass quickly and said apologetically, "How rude of me! Good morning everyone."

"What was that?" Ron asked heatedly.

"A salutation." Ginny responded cheerily.

"What the f-" Ron began but Harry stopped him.

"Ron, calm down. Ginny?" Harry stared at her incredulously.

"Yes Harry." Ginny looked up from her toast.

"Uh, are you feeling okay?"

"Yes, I feel great. Why, do I look sick or something?"

"No, you look damn sex-" Harry was jabbed by Hermione, "I mean, you look fine."

"Thanks, I felt that I couldn't pull off the glasses anymore. So I figured what the hell?" Ginny went back to nibbling her toast and drinking her juice.

Meanwhile on the other side of the Great Hall:

"What was that about?" one of the guys sitting near Draco asked.

"I have no idea." Draco was still dazed.

"It looked fucking awesome! Err, minus the fact it was a Weasely." Some other kid said.

"It was," Draco said under his breath. He was supremely confused and wanted so much to ask Ginny right then and there what was going on. He suppressed the urge and avoided the nasty glares from Ginny's brother. He happened to notice the confused look on scar boy's face whose gaze darted back and forth from him to Ginny.

When Draco caught Harry's look, Draco smiled smugly as if he knew exactly what was going on.

'This will be interesting,' Draco thought to himself.

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