Loving You Secretly
Chapter 11: HeartbreakerDraco awoke to the sudden chill that caught him only to realize that his live huggable, Ginny, was already up and was huddled at a corner of the bed, sobbing quietly.
"What's wrong?" asked Draco sleepily.
"Noth..Nothing, I'm fine" Ginny hurriedly wiped off the tears on her face.
"Don't worry, he won't dare to do anything to you again" Draco assured the little red head.
"Oh no, she mustn't know that I know her secret or it'd be very awkward for her to live here with me" thought Draco.
"Besides, there's nothing he could do to you, you're a guy, there's no way he can rape you, unless..." Draco attempted to tease her.
"I...I know, it's just that, I'm a boy too, but I can't save myself from such a situation, I feel so useless" Ginny sobbed.
Thoughts of the inner Ginny: "Yeah! He still doesn't know I'm a girl"
"Don't be silly. Did you see how massive that boy was? Even I wouldn't stand a chance if I hadn't attacked from behind. You just lost to him in terms of size. But are you sure you want to be his size?" Draco teased as he ruffled Ginny's hair.
"Sometimes. Sometimes I do wish I am strong enough to defend myself and not always depend on my brothers or you or Harry even" Ginny said as she looked at him.
Thoughts of the inner Ginny: "Hell No! That boy was about as huge as a baby elephant, I don't wanna be him"
"You will be able to defend yourself one day, but for now, just let us defend you, okay. And no more running around the school grounds so late at night" Draco warned.
"I was looking for you. You weren't back yet and Tai Ho was about to do his room checks" said Ginny.
"I was with Tai Ho all the while. We were discussing some tactics. Which reminds me. We have a game against Beauxbaton in 2 hours time. Better hurry now. You can have the bath room first" Draco said as he moved aside to let Ginny off the bed.
"Draco" Ginny called out before entering the bath room, "Thanks a lot"
"Okay, Eagles. We're up against a bunch of whiney girls today, and we're not going to lose to them, got that. Let's go!" Tai Ho announced as the team stepped out into the pitch.
"And they're off. It's a battle between the sexes. Will it be the beauties from Beauxbaton or the hots from Durmstrang? Looks like Weasley's on the move again. Barely 10 minutes into the game and she's scored a total of 30 points on her own" Thanos's voice boomed across the pitch.
"Way to go, Gi...I mean Xavy, give'em hell" Ron cheered.
"Ron, you're sister's really good at the game. Probably even better than you or Fred or George" Hermione grinned.
"Oh yeah, she couldn't have done it without us to coach her" Ron smirked, earning a small punch from his girlfriend who was beaming at him.
"30 minutes into the game, with the Eagles in the lead, 90 to 0. Amazing. Aha, the seekers saw the snitch. They're going for it. What's this, Weasley's scored the 100th point for the Eagles. Don't try to be a gentleman now Malfoy, get the snitch" Thanos cheered, prompting Lucius to warn him not to be bias in his commentary.
"And Malfoy's caught the snitch. Eagles win 250 to 20. Champion of the inter-schools quidditch match is the Eagles from Durmstrang. Do remember to catch tomorrow's match where Hogwarts would meet Beauxbaton in the battle for the runner up" Thanos announced.
"We did it! We're champs again! Xav did it. You scored 70 points all by yourself" Harry exclaimed with joy as he hugged Ginny tightly.
"Great job Eagles. Xav, you'd better be ready, cause you'd be featured in the star teams special" Tai Ho grinned at the little red head.
"Come on team, time for a scrumptious meal and party" Tai Ho announced as he led the team back into the castle"
"To the Eagles" Harry declared as he held up his goblet filled with pumpkin juice. The rest of the team stood up and accepted the toast.
"Xav, you were amazing. You too Draco, and of course Harry. You three are by far the most outstanding pupils Durmstrang has ever seen. Look at your academic results and your performance in quidditch. I'd be surprise if they didn't offer you a scholarship to attend the most prestigious wizarding University, Ethan Bright" Keitaro said as he eyed the trio.
"Yeah, all outstanding wizards from Durmstrang aspire to go the Ethan Bright" Tai Ho added.
"I don't know about that. If I can manage, I'll go. Who'd give up a chance for free education" Harry grinned.
"Xavy" Fred called out as he came up behind Ginny, "Come with us for a while"
"Sorry guys, my brothers want to speak to me" Ginny said as she got up from the table.
"Amazing little guy isn't he. His brothers are good, but he's better" said Eddy Colt, the other chaser on the Eagles team, earning nods from the rest of the team.
"Hey Gin, great game today. You made us really proud of you. We heard about what happened last night, and don't you worry. That Vincent Crabbe got hell from all three of us" George said as he ruffled his sister's hair.
"How did you know?" Ginny asked.
"Well, you see, Crabbe was going all around saying that there's a girl in Durmstrang, so we figured. Now he can't remember a thing at all about it" Fred grinned.
"No...You didn't" Ginny gasped.
"Yes, we did" nodded her three older brothers.
"You used the Obliviate charm on him? How could you? You could get into serious trouble" Ginny whispered.
"Don't worry, sis. He's just forgotten all about last night" assured Fred.
"And maybe lose some short term memory" grinned George.
"And perhaps can't remember stuffs that well" added Ron.
"But he's always been that way, so no one would suspect anything" grinned the three brothers.
"Oh my. I just hope mom and dad doesn't hear of this" Ginny sighed as she shook her head and headed back to the great hall with her three brothers.
Back in the dormitory room late that night.
"So, what did your brothers say?" Draco asked as he eyed the little red head.
"You won't believe this. They heard of what happened last night and they performed the Obliviate charm on that boy" Ginny sighed.
"The...the Obliviate charm? Oh my gosh, you're brothers are amazing" laughed the blond.
"And you think it's funny. Do you know how serious it would be if they were discovered? They could be expelled. What were they thinking, really?" Ginny sighed again.
"Maybe I should perform it on you too. That way, you could forget the bad experience as well as what your genius of brothers did" laughed Draco.
"This is getting no where. I'm going to bed. Good night" Ginny humphed as she slid under her covers.
"Are you alright? Would you need me to hold you in case you get another nightmare?" Draco asked as he walked towards her bed.
"I...I..."Ginny stammered.
"Oh well" Draco drawled as he too slid under her covers and held onto her, causing Ginny to blush.
"Stop thinking and go to sleep. We'd be getting up real early tomorrow morning to catch the match between your brothers and Beauxbaton. You've got to be there to make sure they won't use the Obliviate charm on anyone again" teased Draco, prompting the little red head to punch him lightly before closing her eyes and finally drifting off to sleep.
Meanwhile, the blond himself was having a little trouble of his own. The close proximity of a female body was making him really uncomfortable.
"Think of Pettigrew in a nightgown" thought Draco, "Eww, that's disgusting" and eventually he too slept.
Ginny awoke to a comfortable warmth surrounding her. Opening her eyes, she noted that the blond never left her, he'd held her the whole night. Slowly and timidly, she reached out and pushed a stray strand of blond hair away from his face. Noting the beautiful features etched on the beautiful face. Draco's lashes were really long, and his nose was firm and sturdy, sitting perfectly in the middle of his face.
Just as she was about to touch his cheeks, Draco begin to stir, causing Ginny to turn away from him, blushing furiously.
Thoughts of inner Draco: "Damn, shouldn't have moved. That was the best type of wake up call"
"You awake" Draco asked as he looked at the little red head. Ginny gave a timid nod.
"Good, let's wash up and get ready to watch the match" Draco said as he got up from bed and walked towards the toilet, leaving Ginny on her own, blushing profusely.
"Go Ron, Go Fred, Go George" Ginny yelled as her brothers appeared on the quidditch pitch.
"Go Hogwarts" Harry yelled, earning weird stares from the rest of Durmstrang.
"Just being friendly" Harry grinned.
"Hi there, you're Gi...I mean Xavier Weasley aren't you. I'm Hermione" Hermione said as she held out her hand to Ginny.
"Hello. Ron's told me all about you. You're brilliant you know. No one can handle Ron as good as you. I've been wanting to meet you since Ron first told us about you" Ginny grinned at the brunette, noting her extremely untamable hair.
"Let's cheer him on" Hermione exclaimed before turning back to watch the match.
"Not that way, Ron. You're so stupid" Ginny yelled in frustration as she saw her brother completely missing a catch.
"Calm down. You'll tear down the whole pitch" Draco smirked as he ruffled her hair.
"Calm down? How can I ever calm down when my brother is out there making stupid mistakes" Ginny yelled agitatedly.
"My my, so your temper has something to do with your hair colour indeed" Draco teased, earning a smack on the back from the little red head who immediately returned to watching the match. The intensity in her eyes as she cheered her brothers on amused the blond. Her energy matched the colour of the streaks of hair on her head, her beautiful brown eyes were always so spirited and alive, making him alive as well.
"Harry, I know why you like her so much. I like her a lot too, that's why I will never give her up to anyone, even if it were my best mate. Sorry mate" thought Draco as he watched the little red head jumping all about as her brother managed to save another goal.
"Hey Harry, have you seen Draco anywhere?" Ginny asked as she entered the dormitory's common room.
"Nope, the last time I saw him, he was heading for the astronomy tower" Harry shrugged before returning to speak to Thanos who was still very excited by the matches.
"The astronomy tower? Alright, I'll go find him" thought Ginny as she stepped out of the dormitory.
Ginny climbed up the flight of steps leading to the top of the astronomy tower and emerged on the landing, then she heard it.
"Oh Drakey, I miss you sooo much. I missed everything of yours, from your kisses to your touch. Won't you please kiss me again" Pansy Parkinson's irritating mousy voice came from inside the star gazing room.
"Get away from me. The only reason I'm here is to tell you that I'm with someone else and I don't ever want to see you again" Draco yelled.
Feeling relieved, Ginny stepped in attempting to throw a witty retort at the irritating female, but all she saw was Pansy holding onto Draco and smothering him with her kiss. Draco tried in vain to push his attacker aside and then he saw Ginny and his heart sank.
Ginny felt tears welling up in her eyes, not wanting any of them to see her crying, she turned and ran down the flight of stairs all the way back to the dormitory. Draco was devastated, grabbing Pansy by the hair, he flung her aside and ran after her, but by the time he was at the bottom of the flight of stairs, the little red head was out of sight.
"Xav, what happened? Xav!" Harry called out to Ginny who had ignored his calls and ran straight to her room.
"Xav, open the door. Xav" Harry yelled as he knocked on her door. Ginny grabbed her favourite pillow and emerged from the room. Brushing past Harry, she headed for the infirmary.
"Xav, would you please tell me what's wrong?" Harry demanded.
"I'm fine. I just don't wanna see Draco ever again" Ginny sobbed. Suddenly, she felt herself being pulled into an empty classroom by Harry.
"What the?" Ginny yelled.
"Shh, it's Draco, he's coming this way" Harry whispered.
"Thanks Harry" Ginny whispered back as she sat down at one of the seats.
"Now, can you tell me what happened?" Harry asked as he patted her head.
"I...I was at the astronomy tower, and I saw him kissing Pansy. Then I heard him say he's already with someone else. I felt like my heart was being pinched" Ginny said as tears rolled down her face. Harry eyed his friend and his crush, then he pulled her into his arms.
"Please don't cry Xav. I don't ever wanna see you cry. I like you, Xav. I like you, Xav. If he's hurt you, I'll be here to heal your wounds" Harry cried out as he held onto her.
"Harry" Ginny stopped tearing and looked up at her best friend.
"Harry, I'm sorry, it's just that I..."Ginny muttered.
"I understand, you don't have to say anything. You like Draco more than anyone in this school, I know. But I just want you to know that if you're feeling sad, you could always depend on me" Harry said as he watched her.
"Thank you so much Harry. I'll just be at the infirmary, but please don't tell anyone that" Ginny said as she got up from her seat and walked towards the door of the classroom.
"Aunt Narcissa, it was horrible, I felt really upset and my heart aches" Ginny mumbled as she sat beside Narcissa Malfoy.
"Oh sweetheart, don't feel sad. Draco doesn't like that stink-of-a-Parkinson anymore, in fact he hates her. As for the other unmentioned person, well, he's never said anything about her to me and he usually tells me everything, so I presume it was some sorta lie to put Parkinson off" Narcissa comforted Ginny.
"Really?" Ginny asked
"Really. Now, I don't want you wandering all over the castle at this time in the night, so you shall spend a night with me right here. Tomorrow morning, you will go back and tell the rest that you were having a splitting headache" Narcissa grinned at the little red head.
"Right" Ginny grinned back and fell straight to sleep.
If i'm not wrong,there'll be really exciting stuffs in the next chappy. It's valentine's day....hahahah