Title: Ginny's *other* Crush

Author: Missy

Email: missy1579@hotmail.com

Rating: PG-13 (more to be safe than anything)

Classification: romance/humor

Pairings: Draco/Ginny

Spoilers: Books 1-5 and such...

Disclaimers: *sniffles* I own nothing..wish I did, but I don't, which means that everything belongs to J.K Rowling and Warner Brothers and w/e else signed to the books so don't sue me! I own the plot and any characters my odd little mind decides to put in

Summary: Ginny has just returned from her 4th year at a magic school in Rome and is definitely become an eye turner. Even the Boy-Who-Lived and a certain Slytherin have been giving her double takes. But before anything could start her boyfriend from Rome comes to Hogwarts..and that's when the fun begins! D/G (later on)

Thank you: To everyone that replied to this fic @ Darkmark.com I had to leave that place for my own reasons. I'm sorry for all the unfinished stories and fans that I've left behind. I will all miss you very much. My other fics will soon be found here! I like it much better here anyway. *snuggles into a squishy arm chair and smiles contently*
On with the show! lol

*~*~* Chapter 1: The New Ginny (yeah uncreative ..piff!)

Ginny had just stepped onto Platform 9 3/4, her brother Ron coming behind her, followed by Hermione and Harry.

*Well...I'm back. Finally, I can't wait to see the castle again.* Thought Ginny. She had gone on an exchange program to a magic school in Rome. She had definitely changed. Her hair was longer then it had ever been in her life. Her hair, she thought had grown so much because of all the enchantments she had put on it to make it less frizzy. It had worked but her hair was down to the middle of her stomach. She had gotten a deep, rich golden tan, which she had normally never have gotten. And on the plus side to her, detested by which seemed like only her brothers, her body had gotten curvier and she had developed a chest.

Ginny actually changed so much that Harry didn't even recognize her. When he had arrived at the Burrow over the summer, she was standing next to her brother. Harry out of nowhere asked Ron something that didn't make him to happy.

"Wow Ron. Where did you find her?" said Harry sounding impressed.

"what do you mean were did I find her" he snapped.

"Ron how dense can you get? Who's your girlfriend?" he said playfully.

"Harry!" Ron said in horror "it's Ginny!!!"

Harry did a double take and finally realized it was her and tinged slightly pink.

But Ginny just smiled, she couldn't believe it either, but that was something she would never forget.

"I'll go find us a compartment" she said

"ok, come out and get us when you've found one." said Harry giving her a grin that made her stomach do a flip

She gave a little squeak and blushed then turned around rather faster then she intended to and broke into a fast walk towards the train.

She knew she must looked stupid because Ron bursted out laughing. *why do I always get like that in front of Harry this isn't fair* she said to herself in protest.

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"Ron! Stop it, you're embarrassing Ginny." snapped Hermione playfully

"Yeah Ron stop annoying you're sister." said Harry choking down a laugh.

"And you!" Hermione rounded on Harry "why did you do that? You know every time you do- well I don't know what you do to make her look like that- but you know 'that' makes her do it. And it always embarrasses her!"

"God, Hermione calm down we were only having a little fun" said Ron "and plus Harry's just kidding rite?" he added looking at the sly grin on Harry's face.

"Harry!?!?!"

"Oh Ron he's just winding you up." said Hermione through a fit of giggles.

"Found one." said Ginny rather abruptly making Ron jump.

She had heard most of their conversation and blushed when Harry caught her eye.

"ok then lets go" said Hermione

They all boarded the train and got into the compartment Ginny had got them. Hermione buried herself in, to no ones surprise, Hogwarts, A History. Ron and Harry had started a game of Exploding Snap while Ginny watched thinking of other things.

Ginny started to go through everything that she was looking forward to this year *This year is going to be different....I wonder if going away for a year was such a good idea, but I did make some new friends...oh yea I have to owl Chris, I almost forgot* (Chris was a guy from Rome, they were going out for the entire year, but they decided to be friends because long distance relationships didn't usually work out) *oh god, if Ron ever found out about him...........I'd never here the end of it.*

Ginny felt hungry so she decided to look for the plump witch with the snack trolley. She got up and went to the compartment door.

"Hey Gin were you going?" asked Ron.

"oh, I'm going to get something to eat" responded Ginny

"you better change while you're at it." said Ron eyeing her red hulter top and tight black pants and frowned

"we have 2 hours till we reach Hogwarts Ron! You have been pestering me about my clothes ever since I got home. Why don't you bother Hermione with what she wears?" she snapped

"Hermione" Ron said through gritted teeth "doesn't wear clothes as...as..."

"as what?" she sneered

"as revealing as yours" he said finally thinking of an answer.

"Well" she said with a smirk "the only way you can make me change my clothes is if you take them off me" she put her hands on her hips "which I don't think you have the guts to do it." then she walked out of the room.

"I would" offered Harry playfully once Ginny left the room

"Harry, if you say that one more time, I'll shove your knight down your throat" he snapped

"I was only joking Ron, you take things so seriously" said Harry.

"Yea but she's my sister and-"

"Ron, she's not little anymore, and just to let you know, the older she gets the less clothes she going to have on." said Hermione with a grin

"Why couldn't Ginny turn out like you" suggested Ron

"And what is that suppose to mean!?!" Hermione snapped

"well, um you know like you" he said sheepishly

"no Ron I don't think I do. Spell it out!" she half screamed

"OK.........OK..... Hermione sorry, I'll stop." he said "Harry lets get back to our chess game." he added hastily. He always hated apologizing to her.

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Ginny turned left out of their compartment and started towards the front of the train. It was funny to her how easily it was to make her brother so mad, she actually enjoyed it. It was a highlight of her day.

Out of nowhere a gray, tawny owl was flying out side the train's window.

She recognized it as her owl, Star, and opened the window. Star fluttered on to her shoulder and she took the letter from her leg. It was tied in a green bow, which always meant it was from Chris. She started to walk down the corridor and opened his letter:

Dear Ginny,

Hi, I got your letter but it took awhile for your owl to find me. I'm fine and so is everyone else. They said hi. Anyway I was wondering I we could spend Christmas holidays together? Yeah, I know it's early and you might have plans, but just think about it. Give me your answer when you write back.

Hope to see you then.

Love,

Chris

She closed the letter and put it into her back pocket. Then she noticed Star hadn't left her shoulder. Then she realized what it was and took the red velvet box tied with a gold bow from her beak.

Ginny looked at the box, then looked at the little note attached to it.

~Since you wouldn't take it over

before you left, I sending it to you instead.

I know you said you wouldn't take it but

that's just the person you are...which

its a good one. I don't care if you wear or not,

I just want to ask you not to send it back.

Or I will send it rite back to you.

Love Always

Chris

She looked down at the box in her hand, already knowing what it was, and opened it. Inside was a sliver heart with an S (her nickname is Sweetie) in green emeralds on a sparkling silver chain.

She looked at it in her hand allowing the chain to glide along her fingers. *How did I know he was going to do this. I did want it but it didn't seem rite taking it from him when we decided to break up. What also disturbed me were the colors he chose. Green and Silver...Slytherin colors. His favorite color is green and silver and but it seems odd. Oh well, it is pretty in its' own way*

She unclipped the necklace than began to put it on. She fumbled with the clasp but then when she thought she had got it she bumped into someone.

Being frustrated with the necklace she wasn't in a good mood.

"watch were you're going" she snapped not bothering to look who she bumped into and kept going.

The person she bumped into stopped dead in his tracks.

It was none other than Draco Malfoy.

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AN: well I kind of tweaked it a bit, my writing style back then wasn't exactly how it is now so it looks a bit erm, well-childish! That's the word I was looking for lol.

Luv/Missy