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I am going to warn you...there is no D/G interaction in this chapter...please don't be mad at me! There will be some in the next chapter, I promise you that. Thanks to all the people who have reviewed and stuck with my story for this long.

Chapter 8: Friendship and Ideas Part II

Draco made his way through the dungeons and towards the Slytherins' portrait. It had been a good Friday, a day that made the start of a good weekend for him. He had gotten into it with Weasley and Potty during potions, but of course Snape had taken thirty points from Gryffindor. He smiled at the thought of the expressions on their faces when the Professor had done so. The little mudblood had tried to calm the rest of the trio down, but it resorted in getting ten more points taken away. Almost to his dorm, Draco still couldn't wipe the grin off his face. Yes, this definitely was going to be a good weekend for him. He stopped suddenly when he entered the boys dormitory.

Or not.

"Blaise, what in the bloody hell is that noise and what are you doing?" he asked, as he watched the top of his friend's shaggy, dark-brown head spin on the floor. It looked like he was doing some kind of dance and he was also listening to something loud. Again he asked, "What is that noise!"

Blaise got up from his weird position on the floor. "It's muggle music," he answered.

"You're listening to muggle music?" asked Draco, sneering.

"Yes," he replied. "Its actually pretty good... just listen to it for a sec."

Draco listened to the music blaring from the weird radio. "What is it?"

"I knew you would like it."

"I don't like it...but what is it?" he asked, irritated.

Blaise grinned. "There is this new radio that those two Weasley twins came out with."

"You are using something that a Weasley made?" he asked, disgusted.

His friend frowned, "Just because you don't like the Weasleys, doesn't mean that I have to hate them. Besides, they have made some good jokes that make me laugh my ass off."

Draco had to agree with him on that. "Fine. What the hell was that you were listening to and what the hell were you doing on the floor?"

"Well, that was a rap artist named DMX. There are all kinds of music, but I like rap and rock the best. As for what I was doing on the floor, its called breakdancing."

Confused, Draco asked, "Breakdancing?"

"It's this thing that muggles do for fun. I have a cousin that lives in America and he and his friends do this kind of competition every year."

"Uh huh," Draco said, clearly not impressed.

"Let me explain it a little more. Ummm...its kind of like a..a...a duel! That's it," Blaise explained with excitement.

Realization dawned on Draco's face. "So you get to kill someone?"

Blaise laughed. "No, you just dance against another team and whoever dances the best usually wins."

"What do you win?"

"A lot of times you win money."

Draco scoffed. "I don't need money."

"I know that," said Blaise with a know it all expression on his tan face. "Neither do I. I just do it for fun."

"Well it doesn't look that hard."

"Right. I have been doing it since this summer, and it's still hard."

Draco being arrogant as always, replied, "I could do it."

"Prove it," Blaise said smugly with a hint a laughter in his dark brown eyes. Oh, this was going to be fun.

Draco Malfoy never turned down a challenge and never would, so he spent the next three hours trying to breakdance.

Ginny and Stephanie were down by the lake discussing the events that had occured the day before.

"So you hit him?" Stephanie asked in amazement.

Ginny laughed. "Yeah and you should have seen his face Steph, it was hilarious."

"You know, that was very Slytherin like of you."

"I really don't care. He seriously deserved it. I mean what kind of guy treats a girl like that?"

"Apparently a Malfoy. Oh and any guy that wants to," said Stephanie, sarcastically.

"Especially Harry."

Stephanie stopped shortly. "What happened with Harry?"

"I don't know." Ginny sighed. "He acted like he was going to kiss me and so I kind of freaked and went up to bed. The funny thing is, is that he seemed kind of shocked...like he couldn't believe that I didn't want to kiss him."

Stephanie became angry at the news. "What a prat! He thinks that you just waited for him all this time. Well he definitely has another bloody thing coming," she babbled on. "Do you want me to deck him? Cause I will. I'll go right up to the jackass and just give him all I got."

Ginny put a hand on her friends shoulder. "Steph calm down, its ok, really. I am not going to let Harry think that I still have feelings for him. I mean, yeah, he still is gorgeous and I love his green eyes..." She was interrupted.

"Aren't they pretty? I wish I had eyes like that. And those glasses are" Stephanie was shaken out of her daze by Ginny's freaked out expression, "So freaking ugly," she covered up quickly. "What?"

Ginny looked at her weirdly. "You zoned out while talking about Harry." She put a hand up to the girl's forehead. "Are you ok...you don't ever say anything nice about him...you're always saying mean things about him...like just a few minutes ago," she pointed out.

Stephanie swatted her hand away and became irritable. "Yes, I am ok. And I just said that he has pretty eyes. Besides, he is still a very big wanker."

Ginny had a mischievous look in her eyes. "Umm..hhmm."

Stephanie didn't like that look. "Oh no, I know what that look is and I don't like Harry bloody Potter in any way...besides it looks like he has his head stuck up your ass instead of that girl named Chloe."

"Cho," Ginny corrected, "and I don't think it is that serious, and hopefully it won't get that serious." A thought came to Ginny and the mischievous look was back.

"What are you thinking, Ginny?" asked her friend in suspicion.

"I have a really great idea."

And the suspicion grew stronger. "What kind of idea?"

Her golden brown eyes were bright and she chewed her lip thoughtfully. "I think I know how to get Harry off of my back, but you won't like it."

"Oh my god, just tell me before I freaking burst," Stephanie told her with an impatient voice.

"Ok...umm...well you would have to do this as a big favor for me."

"What is it?"

"Ummm."

"Ginny, just tell me what the bloody hell it is."

"YouwouldhavetomakeHarrythinkthatyoulikehim," Ginny said in a rush.

A few minutes passed and then, "Are you shitting me?"

"No, I am serious."

Stephanie put her hands on her brown-red, blonde tinted hair and sighed. "No."

"Why?"

"Because it's Potter."

"So."

"So! Ginny I am a Slytherin, and he is a Gryffindor."

"I'm a Gryffindor too."

"That's different. We aren't dating."

"It wouldn't be dating," she argued."He would just have to worry about you and so he wouldn't have time for me."

"I don't know."

"Oh, come on, please. I can't handle all of his feelings right now. Do it for your best friend," replied Ginny, giving her the puppy dog eyes.

Stephanie smiled. "That doesn't work on me and you know it, but because I love you like a sister and you want me to do it..."

Ginny started to jump up and down doing her happy dance. "So, you'll do it?"

"I guess so," Stephanie replied, laughing at her friend.

"Good. This way if you are messing with Harry, he won't even have time to contemplate his spanking brand new feelings for me."

Stephanie frowned. "Yeah... so about Draco."

Now it was Ginny's turn to frown. "What about him?"

"Well you hit him and he is probably really pissed off. Didn't you even think about that?"

"It never even crossed my mind. What am I going to do?" Ginny groaned.

Stephanie laughed at Ginny's expression. "You didn't just think that Draco would leave you alone? And after you punched him like that. Ginny, after what you did I am surprised he hasn't gotten his payback already."

"Oh no, how am I supposed to get over the git if he won't leave me alone?"

"I don't know." She shook her head. "How can you have feelings for someone that is so cruel?"

Ginny shrugged. "The same way I had feelings for a guy who didn't notice me until six years later. I think that Malfoy has something good deep inside all of that anger and hate."

"Girl, you have way to much faith in people. I have known Draco all my life and he is still the hateful bastard that he's always been," replied Stephanie.

"Yeah, about that, why did you take up for Draco yesterday morning when he and Harry got into it?"

A small blush crept up onto Stephanie's cheeks. "No reason."

"There is definitely something you aren't telling me...and I know it's about Harry too." Stephanie started to interrupt her, but Ginny spoke again before she got the chance. "But you don't have to tell me right now." She paused for a second. "You know if you ever need to tell me anything about anybody or what happens in your life, I will always be here. No matter what, I won't ever judge you, you know that, right?"

Stephanie looked uncomfortable for a moment, but the corners of her mouth turned upwards and formed a small smile. "I know. Thank you, Ginny."

"Your welcome," she replied sincerely. She knew there was some things that her friend wasn't telling her, Things about her family and even Harry, but she wouldn't push it. She had a feeling that the Harry problem would come to the surface soon. Ginny was broken out of her thoughts when her friend asked another question.

"So what are you going to do about my cousin?"

Ginny groaned again. She had no fucking idea.

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