At exactly 6.30 the first students always entered the Great Hall for a, as always, delicious dinner; and almost always this first group would include those who'd made a name for their hunger such as Ron Weasley, Vincent Crabbe, Colin Creevey and also Luna Lovegood.
After them, approximately 5 to 10 minutes later the next group came, a group that usually contained both Draco Malfoy and Ginny Weasley; But not tonight.
Tonight the both of them had their hands full. Full of essays that is, the first year's transformation essays. Yes, since Professor McGonagall thought they both were such talented students she let them correct the essays, under her presence. "And don't you try anything, I've erased all names from your copies; so you can not correct after houses."
Ginny sighed as she rememberred what Mcgonagall had told them, this was the most boring thing she'd ever done, and she'd only corrected 5 essays yet. She looked up, Professor Mcgonagall sat still at her desk, reading an old looking book that on it's thickness and dusty pages seemed quite boring to Ginny, next to Ginny sat Draco Malfoy, looking just as bored as she felt.
And yes, Draco Malfoy was bored, bored and irritated.The essays were the worst crap he'd ever read, and they all contained the same sentences and conclusions. He was beginning to wonder if all of them had borrowed the same book in the library, or if they all used the same brain.
"Er, Professor McGonagall?" Ginny suddenly burst out and the Professor looked up. "I think it has been a mistake here," she waved with a parchment in the air. "this essay is about Boggarts."
McGonagall waved her wand and muttered a spell so that the parchment flew over to her. She looked at the essay. "How odd," she muttered and looked up. "Well, this will be taken cared of, I think I'll give you five points for that observation Ms Weasley."
Ginny smiled a little and looked at Malfoy, who raised a eyebrow at her; he wasn't impressed.
The sound of the door to the classroom who swung open suddenly pulled them away from looking at each other, instead they turned their heads to see no other than Ron Weasley march in; thunder in his eyes. After him came a quite upset Hermione Granger and a muttering Harry Potter, and none of them looked as if they thought what their red-headed friend was doing was a good idea.
Ginny put her face in her hands as she sighed and muttered "no", which Draco of course noticed and sensed there was trouble going on.
"Mr Weasley!" McGonagall said and rose. "what do you think give you the right to burst in here, without even knocking?"
"I'm sorry Professor," Ron answered and you could see that his face was going red. "but I really have to tell you this."
"Tell me what Mr Weasley, don't you see we're busy here?"
"That you can't put Ginny on detention for two weeks! Because it wasn't her fault, that git of a Malfoy dared her to get the detention!"
McGonagall sighed and took off her glasses as Ginny closed her eyes and cursed herself for telling Ron the truth for once. "Mr Weasley, and how can I be sure you're telling me the truth now, and that you'e not only trying to save your sister?"
"She told me! Ask her!"
Ginny slowly looked up as Professor McGonagall asked her if there laid any truth in what Ron had told her. She looked at her brother who nodded at her encouraging, and then on Draco Malfoy, who smirked, he saw she was in a dilemma, and enjoyed the show.
"Professor," she said and rose. "I have no idea what my brother is talking about."
"BUT...BUT...!" Ron stuttered confused.
"Mr Weasley, ten points from Gryffindor for your story, and before you leave," she stopped Ron who'd already reached the door. "I've got an essay to give back to you, please wait and don't disturb the two of them!" She pointed at Ginny and Draco and then left the room.
"So," Draco smirked at Ginny, "You fancy me more then your brother."
Ginny snorted. "Let us say that I owed you after that blackeye I gave you." She pointed at Draco's swollen eye. And then, something glistened in her eyes. "And talking about owing, I dare you Draco Malfoy."
"Spill the beans." Draco answered quite curious on what she had come up with this time.
She smirked. "Kiss my brother before McGonagall comes back."
Draco looked at Ginny as if she was crazy, but she just looked at him as if she implied he was a coward. "Do you know what we in Gryffindor call those who wont do their dares?" she asked. But there was really no need, Draco was already on his feets.
One minute later when Professor Mcgonagall came out with Ron's essay she was met by a strange scene; Ron laid on the floor and had obviously fainted, and his two friends stood leaned over him with shocked looks trying to wake him up, Ginny and Draco sat still at the same desk as before and worked with the essays, but Mcgonagall could see how Ginny had a hard time not to laugh (Draco looked as unmoved as always so she could not read anything out of his expession).
"I guess I must take Mr Weasley to the Hospital wing." She said. "Mr Malfoy and Ms Weasley, you will stay here and continue your work."
The next second she was gone, and Ginny immediately burst out into a flood of laughter. Draco just watched her.
"Do you know, how disgusting that was Weasley?" he said with his arms crossed when she'd calmed down a bit.
"I can guess," she answered and wiped away the tears. "I wouldn't want to kiss Pansy Parkinson. But hey, you don't know how much I appreciated that. If you weren't that bloody Draco Malfoy I sure would kiss you right now."
"Hold your horses Weaslette," he held up his hands. "one is enough." And without noticing it, he added: "Even if I would have preferred you to your brother."
Ginny looked at him surprised, but as she noticed he hadn't observed what he'd been saying, she just smiled thougthfully and brushed the top of the feather her quill was made of against her lips. "Yeah, maybe you're right."
It seems as the chapters only gets longer and longer... I'll try to stop that tendency in the future...
But anyways, the 3 one is up and I really am starting to love this story!
Kisses from me to reviewers!
/Honey