Ginny passed through the rest of the day without really paying attention. Something about the way Draco had looked at her gave her chills. When all the classes were finally over, she ran back up to her room, skipping dinner. Somehow, she knew Draco would be looking for her….. Down at the Great Hall, Draco was staring at the door and absentmindedly noticing the game of Truth or Dare going on at the table. He was waiting for her to come in. He wanted to see her again, to catch the glimpse of beauty he saw in Potions. Suddenly, he heard someone call his name and he looked away from the door. "Draco, Truth or Dare?" asked one of Draco's friends. "Oh, Dare." Draco said as he turned his attention back to the door. "Well, I dare you to find Weaslette and Snog her before the end of the month." Draco looked back at his friend and for a brief moment, there was a smile playing at his lips. It quickly disappeared and he said "I accept." Then he got up and walked out of the Great Hall. "This is gonna be a really easy and fun dare to do." He thought to himself as he walked towards the Slytherin Common room.
The next day, Ginny walked towards Potions again. (This advanced class was scheduled every day) She walked in and sat at the same table in front of Snape's desk. She began to unload her materials when Draco took the seat next to hers. She looked at him shocked, then quickly finished unpacking her materials. "Hi Ginny." Draco said as he watched her. She blushed bright red and thought "Malfoy actually talked to me without insulting me and he used my first name!" Although she acted like she didn't hear him. He moved closer to her and said "I don't know if you heard me, Hi Ginny!" she blushed even brighter but still said nothing. He pulled her hair back and said "HI GINNY!" so loudly that every head in the class turned their heads to look at them. This time she quickly whispered "Hi" before hurrying over to Snape's cabinet to get the ingredients for the potion. He smiled as he followed her to get his own ingredients. When they were back at the table, he noticed that she began without putting her hair up. He looked around for the tie she had and spotted it on her spell books. He grabbed it and stepped behind her. He played with her hair for a few minutes before putting it up for her. Then he leaned forward and whispered into her ear "You know, you look so much prettier with your hair up and you can work better that way" Then he stepped back and waited for her to reply. Besides turning the color of a beet, she made no sign that she heard him. "What's wrong Ginny? Even I've noticed that you've been more depressed lately." At these word she gave him a startled but angry glare and said "It's none of your business Malfoy." He was about to say something really cruel before he remembered the dare, so instead he said "Sorry Ginny, just curious." She stared at him in shock for a few seconds longer before returning to her potion. With ten minutes left of class, Ginny filled a vile up and took it to Snape's desk. Just like the day before she ran into Malfoy, but this time he grabbed her, and said "Ginny you OK?" She looked at him questioningly then nodded her head. "Good, don't want you hurt." He released her and she walked back to the table and began to pack her things back up. Then she noticed it, right before the bell rang, a note was laying on her chair. She picked it up and looked around quickly. Draco smiled at her then winked as he walked out the door. She quickly unfolded the note and read:
Ginny,
Meet me out in the hall after class.
I'd like to talk to you.
Draco
She stared at the note for a moment then slowly gathered her things and walked out the door. Sure enough, Draco was standing to her left, waiting on her. "What do you want?" She asked. He shook his head and said "Not here follow me." "We'll be late…" "Don't worry about that right now! Just come on!" Part of her wanted to leave him standing in the hall, and part of her was curious about where he wanted to go and why. Curiosity got the better of her and she reluctantly followed him. He led her through door after door and down a bunch of stair cases. Finally they stopped in front of a portrait with no occupant. "Malfoy." Draco whispered. Ginny was about to point out that giving the password was obviously useless since there was no one in the portrait, but it swung open to reveal a small room with a bed and dresser inside. He quickly ushered her inside and closed the portrait hole behind him. She looked at him curiously then asked "What is this place? Why am I here? Won't we get in trouble for skipping classes?" "Whoa! Slow down a bit! This is my private chamber, I want to talk to you, no, I'm head boy remember." He crossed the room to sit on the bed and he patted the spot beside him. She stood where she was and asked "What do you want to talk to me about?" "Well, why are you so depressed?" He asked. She didn't answer. "Come on Ginny, you can trust me! I'm just here to help." At these words, a sudden memory came back and she felt more alone and depressed than ever. As if he read her thoughts, Draco crossed the room and put his arm around her. "There, there, I'm here for you." He said as he led her back to the bed and made her sit down. She didn't even realize he had moved her because the horrible scene was once again flicking in front of her eyes. It happened all the time. She would see him come in and climb in her bed and say, Ginny I'm only here to help you. Then the rest played out and she found herself sobbing into Draco's chest as he was trying to comfort her. The whole story poured out before she could stop herself then she realized that she had just told someone and gave out a frightened yelp. "He's g-gonna come f-for me now! I-I told! H-he said if I ever told anyone he w-would….." she trailed off, unable to finish. "Who? Ginny, tell me who?" Draco said. He was really pissed at what she told him and actually kind of sad for her. She quickly got up and ran out the door. She didn't stop until she was in her room. She sat on her bed rocking back and forth saying to herself "How could I have told! He'll hurt me now! He promised he would!" Then she added in thought "And I told Malfoy! My family doesn't even know! Why would I tell him!"
Author's note: I know it looks like Draco will get with her, but give it time! Harry will come in really soon! (And it wasn't Ginny Draco was thinking about in the great hall. )