Ginny entered the hall and made her way to the Slytherin table with Draco.
"There you are Ginny, we've been looking every where for you. What are you doing with him?" spat Ron in disgust.
"Why, nothing brother dearest, just walking to my House table." Ginny flashed Ron a brief smile.
"Your House table is over here with us. Not with them. What has he done to you? Did he hurt you Gin? I'm telling Dumbledore, don't think I wont." Ron glared at Draco.
"Don't be stupid you git!" Draco said to a fuming Ron. "I wouldn't hurt your sister. She's one of us now. Family, and Slytherins don't hurt family."
Ron's jaw dropped. "One of you? What are you talking about? What did you do to her?"
"Nothing Ron. They did nothing to me. I got re-sorted. I'm in Slytherin now. Where I belong." With that she turned and sauntered to the Slytherin table taking her seat next to Draco, leaving a very shocked and confused Ron behind her.
Dinner was a very exciting event. The first years were sorted with even more going to Gryffindor than ever. Slytherin received just four new first years. After the sorting, Dumbledore made his speech, in which he congratulated Ginny on her re-sorting, and wished her all the best with her new House. This of course set everyone talking and looking from one table to the other and then back again. Whispers broke out around the hall, everything from "I reckon Malfoy got her pregnant," to, "I heard her family finally disowned her for the chambers incident in her first year." Some of the things that were said Ginny couldn't believe. Halfway through dinner she turned to Draco, "I can't do this," she muttered and left the table in a hurry. She raced out of the halls and ran for a good five minutes until she realized that she had no idea a) where the hell she was and b) where on earth the Slytherin common rooms were.
She began to retrace what she believed were her steps until she heard another set on footsteps coming her way, well actually running her way, which was when she hid the best she could. As the steps were approaching she heard a familiar voice but she couldn't quite place it. "Red," it called softly, "I know you're here, come out, I wont hurt you." Upon realizing whom the owner of the voice was she emerged from the shadows.
"Looks like you've had a fight with a giant spider there, Red," said Draco attempting to muffle his laughs.
"I'm glad you find it so funny, Draco," replied Ginny. "Perhaps you could be so kind as to show me to the common rooms? I don't have the foggiest idea where they are!"
"Of course I could," drawled Draco. "After all, we can't have our newest Slytherin crawling around the dungeons now. What sort of example would that set? But," smirked Draco as he took a step and closed the distance between them. "I may need something in return." He leant down and captured Ginny's lips in a gentle kiss that lasted only a few seconds, long enough to dazzle her. Before she could respond, Draco grabbed her arm and led her to the common room without another word.
When they reached the common room Ginevra shook her hand free from Draco's and spun around.
"What was all that about?" she demanded.
"All what?" asked Draco, feigning innocence.
Ginny pointed a finger at him angrily. "Don't answer a question with another question, Draco! And don't pretend like you have no idea what I am talking about. The kiss, back there – in the corridor."
"Oh that, just a little something to say welcome to Slytherin." He shrugged casually.
"So what, you just go around kissing all the new Slytherin's?" asked Ginevra only half jokingly.
"No, just the good looking ones." With that Draco placed his hands on the small on Ginevra's back and drew her closer. He lent in once more and kissed her. Only this time, it was more passionate then the first and Ginevra found herself kissing him back. Eventually, he broke the kiss and walked away, stopping only to turn around and tell her, "Your chambers are on the left staircase, Pansy here will show you where they are," before walking up the right hand staircase to his own chambers. A very confused Ginevra turned around and ended up face to face with Pansy.
"Looks like the littlest Weasley has made an impression then, ey. What else can I say, but welcome to Slytherin! I think you will do very well here. You know, I always thought there was something different about you; somehow you didn't seem to fit in with that rag-tag family of yours…" Pansy trailed off.
Ginevra, not paying all that much attention to what Pansy was talking about, turned around again but Draco had disappeared and was nowhere to be seen.
Ginevra lay awake that night staring at the ceiling. A million and one thoughts ran through her head, but the one that kept reappearing was 'the kiss'. Why had Draco kissed her? Why did he do it twice? Did it mean anything? Why did she even care? Sighing, she rolled over, hugging the blankets closer to her and fell into a restless sleep.
Thrashing around, Ginevra threw her alarm clock across the room. She felt like she'd only been asleep for a minute when the dratted thing went off. Groaning she slowly opened an eye and was greeted with and overly happy Pansy.
"Morning sunshine," she said. "You don't want to miss breakfast on you first day of classes."
Groaning again, Ginevra opened her eyes fully and looked at Pansy properly for what was probably the first time in her entire schooling life. Although she was slightly pug-faced as everyone said, she had the most striking eyes. They were the most amazing shade of brown, with flecks of gold and red here and there. Having her hair pulled back like it was played to her advantage, it took the focus of her nose and showed off her eyes perfectly.
"Hello, earth to Gin?" said Pansy pulling Ginevra from her thoughts.
"Oh, sorry," said Ginevra composing herself. "I was off in my own world."
"I could tell. Anyway, I asked what you were going to wear today. I took the liberty of looking through your clothes earlier, hope you don't mind, and noticed that you have some delectable outfits in there. You certainly are full of surprises aren't you? It's no wonder Draco cant' kept his eyes, and hands, off you. And if you keep this up, you'll be fighting off the entire male population of Hogwarts." By the time Pansy had finished her little speech she had made her way over to the closet were Gin remembered seeing her clothes the previous night.
"How about this?" said Pansy holding up a black tartan mini skirt and a white blouse. "Wear a black lace bra underneath this and Draco will be hardly able to keep his hands off of you." Pansy ended the statement with a giggle that made Gin blush profusely before she replied with a simple thanks before dressing and headed down to breakfast with Pansy.
As was to be expected, breakfast could only be compared to a circus, and not one of the new exotic ones, but the old tacky ones, with the two-headed man and the bearded lady. In other words, it was a riot, and Gin wasn't expecting it. When she walked into the great hall, looking absolutely fabulous in the outfit Pansy had picked out, it was like someone had cast a silencing charm on the entire hall. Everyone turned to stare at her, then looked at the trio, waiting for something to happen. And happen it did.