AN: Wow, isn't it amazing how terrible your life can get in five days? My life just went from terrific, to fantastic, to shitty, to worse, to bad, to better, to fine, to bad .

IN FIVE DAYS! My god, I'm so tired and emotionally drained

NEways... Here are my shout-outs:

mesya: Well, I wanted to show what kind of background Draco really came from. Thanks for the review.

Dracosgirl2515: I said it once, and I'll say it again... EVERYONE... GO SEE STAR WARS! Even for the retarded people who (for some reason...) hate the plot, you should go because Hayden is smoking! LOL.

Steelo: Look at the comment above... no hype (I swear! I thought it was all hype too!) LOtR isn't my thing. I picked up The Hobbit, read the first line, and put the book down. I have seen the movies, but the only thing I could really absorb was that there was a really hot blond elf. So, to answer your question: Nope, not a fan... why do you ask?

June: Everything will come in time. Thanks for the review!

Future movie maker: Thanks for the review!

Pussin boots: I realize the chapters are short... I write them.

On w/ the story!

Chapter 7: Tricky Draco

"It was that bad? I couldn't have been-"

"Ginny, can we talk about something else please? For fifteen minutes straight all we've talked about is what happened at Draco's." Hermione said exasperated.

Ginny nodded in a slightly disappointed matter, but she understood what Hermione was going through. Well, not really, but she respected Hermione too much to press something she didn't want to talk about.

Hermione had gotten back to her house and found Ginny watching television, while Peter was already sound asleep. She quickly told the nights events to Ginny, everything from the kiss, to Mrs. Malfoy's repugnant behavior.

Hermione massaged her temple with her fingers and quietly sat at her kitchen table. "Ginny, what am I supposed to do. They never taught us this at Hogwarts," Hermione said pitifully.

Ginny sighed softly and sat in the chair across from Hermione. "Ok, 'Mione, if Draco says he loves you, maybe he's telling the truth," Ginny said very carefully. She knew this was dangerous territory, because Hermione was so sensitive about it.

"Draco has never told the truth," Hermione said bitterly.

"Hermione,"Ginny said in a aggravated tone, "he really did love you back at school. I know it was wrong of him to take the bet in the first place, I never said it was ok, but cut him some slack. You saw first-hand today what kind of home he was raised in."

Hermione shook her head. "For six years I've raised a son by myself, and no one cut me any slack."

Ginny felt like screaming at Hermione. "Hermione! Wake up! The only reason you raised him by yourself is because you didn't WANT Draco to know!"

"Because I didn't want Peter to get hurt!"

Ginny sighed.

"I wouldn't hurt him," a new figure in the doorway said.

Hermione turned around to face the kitchen doorway, and wasn't sure if she was dreaming again. But she could tell from the smirk on Ginny's face that this was no dream.

"I'm... gonna go," Ginny said heading to the fire place in the next room.

Draco cleared his throat awkwardly. "Uh, I just wanted to apologize for my mother."

"It's alright."

Draco knew she was lying but didn't say anything. "I was just wondering if you want to come to the ministry ball on Friday."

Hermione studied his face for a minute and decided he was serious. She laughed.Does he think that tonight went well? "No."

Draco tilted his head to one side. "No?"

"No."

"No?"

"No."

No?"

No."

No?"

Hermione was getting frustrated. "YES!"

Draco smirked. He had tricked her. "Pick you up at 6:00." With that he disappeared.

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an: I cant believe my seniors are leaving me! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... oh well, only three more years. (NOTE THE SARCASM!)

Zoe, where r u? I'm not updating NEthing until you review! Also, I remembered later today I forgot to put something in ur yearbook... "u r my sunshine... my only sunshine..." LOL.

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