Authors note: This is my first fic! Hope you like it! By the way, I don't own Harry potter! Enjoy!
Chapter 1
Ginerva Weasley walked down the hallway with her shoulders hunched and her books held tightly in front of her like a security blanket. Her hair hung loosely in her face like always and she avoided contact with all those around her. She had been in a depression for a good year now and had shut every one out. She had even taken to spending hours in a dark corner of the castle reading book after book and writing sad poetry. Her family could barely recognize her anymore and she had abandoned all friends. No one dared make fun of her anymore either, the last person who had, mysteriously disappeared for an entire month before turning up and going to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, and was never heard from again. She entered the dungeons and handed Snape the not Professor McGonagall had given her. He quickly read over it and said "It was a wise decision to put you a ahead in potions, you've already well beyond the rest of your year." She just stared at the floor as if he didn't say anything at all. "Well, take a seat Ms. Weasley, the bell has rang." Snape said. She headed to a table directly in front of Snape's desk because it was empty. She quickly unloaded her cauldron and looked up at the board. For a moment a look of relief and belonging could be seen on her face before she quickly hid her emotions behind the mask that she had been wearing for the past year. After Snape read off the directions, she tied her hair up and got the materials. Carefully avoiding every one, she started to make the truth potion that was up on the board.
At one of the tables to her left, Draco Malfoy had not stopped staring at her. "What is that little weaslette doing in advanced potions with the fifth years?" He spat angrily at Crabbe. "who is weaslette?" Crabbe asked slowly. Draco just glared at him then made the truth potion. He glanced over as he saw Harry, Hermione, and Ron walk over to her. "Congratulations on getting to go ahead in class!" Hermione said happily. Ginny continued chopping up ingredients and made no sign that she had heard Hermione. "Come on Ginny, when are you gonna tell us what's wrong?" Ron said. This time Ginny looked up and said loudly "No, I don't need help! Why are you trying to get me to cheat?" Ron looked at her weird but then understood when Snape walked over and said "What is going on here?" "They are trying to help me with my potion sir! And trying to give me the answers to the questions written up on the board!" Ginny said with no hint of emotion in her voice. "10 points each from Griffendor and I'll see you three in detention tonight! Now return to your seats!" Snape said coolly. Ron and Harry glared at Ginny as they walked away but Hermione looked pale and terrified. Snape said "Ms. Weasley that was the right thing to do, and I hate to do this but 5 points for Griffendor." Snape said, although the words seemed to pain him. "Just give them to Slytherin, Griffendor doesn't deserve them!" Ginny said as she returned to her potion. Snape stared at her in shock then said "OK, 5 points to Slytherin then." He stared expectantly at Ginny for a moment, but when she made no motion to protest what he did, he smiled and walked back up to his desk. Draco stared at her in shock as she smiled happily. Then, as if she could feel his eyes on her, the smile disappeared and she looked at him. He smiled at her and said "Thanks Weaslette." She just continued to look at him before nodding her head then she went back to the potion. He noticed her glance at him every few moments and smiled to himself.
With ten minutes left of class, Snape said "Fill a vile full of your potion, clearly mark your name on it, then bring it to my desk." Ginny quickly did this and was the first at Snape's desk. She turned around and ran right into Draco. Without 1 word she scooted past him and began cleaning up her materials. Then she took the hair tie out of her hair and let it fall loosely in her face. When the bell rang, she nearly ran out the door.