The Shrinking Potion

Ginny let her fingers trace over the spines of the old books as she slowly strolled along the big bookshelf. Now and then she stopped, reading the title of a special book once again, and then close her eyes to think for a while before shaking her head and continue.

Finally a book with a golden spine drew her attention and she freeze. Tilting her head she thought for a while before nodding and pulling out the book. A thick layer of dust followed it, right into Ginny's face, making her both sneeze and cough.

What she didn't notice was a person watching her amused through the whole where once the book had stood, as she itched herself on the nose and mumbled something like: "stupid book.". But soon enough she opened the book and turned its pages, sometimes she stopped and read a piece before shaking her head and turn the pages once again.

He waited until she'd closed her eyes and looked as if she was thinking hard. "Looking for something special Red?" he asked with a big smirk on his lips. She let out a startled squeal and turned her head in several directions before finding the hole in the shelf.

"Draco Malfoy!" she exclaimed angry. "You are a stupid git!"

He chuckled and grabbed a couple of books from his side, making the hole bigger. "At your service Miss Weasley."

She snorted. "Didn't I dare you to stop calling me that?"

"Well," he answered amused. "I didn't, I said Miss Weasley, you never said anything about that."

"Oh pleease," she answered and put back the book roughly before she walked to sit by a table, and as she 'd suspected, he followed her and sat down a few chairs away. "stop following me Draco." She continued as she pulled out some parchments and a quill from her bag.

"Ouch," Draco answered looking at her with a mocking expression. "I thought we were being affectionate, Gin."

She glared at him and Draco could see how her face was growing red. It gave him a chance to glance at her parchment where she'd written: The Shrinking Potion. He nodded to himself and rose, leaving a surprised Ginny when he disappeared between the shelves.

"Slytherins." She explained him to herself and went back to her essay she impossible would be able to finish before her potions lesson after lunch. The detention was really making her fall behind in all of her classes and she literally studied every minute she could spare.

Suddenly a pile of books hit the table in front of her making her repeat that squeal before looking up into Draco's grey eyes as he sat down facing her. "What's this?" she asked and pointed at the books with her quill.

"Books," Draco answered as he grabbed one of them and turned up a page. "for your essay."

"My essay?"

"The one you're writing. You were searching in the wrong place."

"You say so?" she asked smiling and took the book he gave her to read what it said. A few minutes later she looked up at him surprised. "This is just what I need!"

"Yes, but I think you should start with this." He gave her another book and soon they were totally captured in the world of the shrinking potion.

Ginny had never wrote an essay with that speed before. Soon she found that she only needed a half foot more and she intstinctly glanced up to Draco. He was deep down in the article he'd found about the shrinking potion's sideeffects, and didn't really notice that she was watching him. His hair hung down in his eyes and Ginny noticed that he must have cut it shorter, because it didn't reach his shoulders like it had last year. 'it's much better now.' She stated and noticed that his tie hanged loose around his neck and that he'd unbottoned the collar on his shirt.

Suddenly, he looked up and before Ginny could look away he'd captured her eyes in his and looked at her with a amused expression. Ginny's eyes grew wide and before thinking she opened her mouth. "Why?" she said.

"Why what?" her answered her confused.

"Don't expect me to believe all this." She said and put down her quill. "The day before yesterday you ranted about my family again, and now you'rehelping me with my homeworks?" she shook her head.

He smirked and leaned forward. "What a disclosure Red."

"So," Ginny said, twirling a strand of hair between her fingers. "what then? Something witty I hope."

"It's Crabbe's birthday today." Draco explained and Ginny's eyes grew wide.

"No," she exclaimed. "no, I will not kiss him, never!"

"Hey, calm down red, I dare you to sing happy birthday for him in the Great hall at lunch."

"Oh, you..." Ginny said as Draco rose.

"I reckon you can finish it by your own. See you at lunch."

She watched his back as he drawled out of the library before letting out a sigh and then continue her essay, this was going to be a long day.

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Okey, here you go, chapter 7... hope you like it... it's a bit different from the others.

Oh, and I've gone through all chapters now, so I hope there is a few less grammar mistakes... But I do have a huge problem with the prepositions... but I'm trying my best!

Review please.

/Honey