Author's Note: Well, I kno I promised a more exciting chapter, but I kinda lied. This one is longer though, so hopefully it will make up for it...


Ginny woke up feeling exhausted from the night before. She didn't want to get out of bed, but she knew if she was late for Potions there would be even greater consequences. Sluggishly, she changed into some fresh clothes and tossed the remainder of her scattered books into her bag. On her way into the common room she ran into Harry who seemed to be acting oddly.

Ginny noticed the absence of the others. "Hey Harry, where's Ron and Hermione?" Maybe Hermione had worked up the courage to ask Ron out this morning, she thought hopefully.

"Um- they already left for class," Harry replied. He seemed to be looking around everywhere expect directly at her. "Is everything alright?" Ginny asked. Something was definitely going on that no one had told her about.

"Um- well, Gin is it alright if I ask you something?" Harry finally blurted out.

Quickly she said a silent prayer in her head, hoping it had nothing to do with Draco. If Harry knew than there was a good chance that Ron already knew, but if that was the case, than she wondered why Ron hadn't come pounding down her door the minute he heard."Sure."

"And no matter what, we'll always be friends?" Harry continued and Ginny nodded.

Harry took a deep breath. "I was wondering if you would like to go with me to winter dance?" Ginny stared at Harry in shock. Was it possible that Harry Potter had feelings toward her? If he would he asked her a year ago she would have gladly said yes. A year ago she had shared the same feelings toward him, but now her heart belong to someone else. Someone she could never truly be with.

Ginny bit her lip, unsure of how she was going to break it to him. "Harry listen, I really like you," His eyes lit up, and Ginny felt a pang of guilt for what she was going to have to say next. "But not in the way I think you like me. You're like a brother to me, and I'm sorry but I have to say no."

Harry gave a disappointed sigh, but somehow manged to smile. " I understand, well... Er- I guess I better get to class." Harry walked out the passageway and Ginny found herself alone in common room. Tears began pouring down her face as she saw what a mess her life was becoming. She had no doubt in her mind that she loved Draco, but what use was all this if they had to deceive everyone just so they could be together? And Harry, her first crush, who she had always wished would love her someday too, did and she had turned him down. Why did this all have to be so confusioning for her?

Suddenly Ginny acknowledge where she was and what she was doing. Gin, you are so pathetic! She scolded herself. Why am I sitting her crying, when I could be finding out a way to fix all this? Wiping a few stray tears on her sleeve, Ginny got up and grabbed her bookbag. Looking at the clocked on the mantelpiece she nearly jumped. She had less than two minutes to get down to the dungeons. Finding a sudden burst of energy, Ginny put her long legs to use and started running.

By the time she had reached Snape's classroom, she was even more tired than before. Quietly she opened the door hoping to sneak in unnoticed. It was no use. She barely got through the door, before the entire classroom turned around to see who was interupting their class. Not to say the minded in the least.

"How nice of you to join Miss Weasley." Dark greasy hair and a long pointed nose down at her from the front of the room. " Let's see now... 50 points from Gryffindor for being late to my class."

50 points? "But Professor, that's not fa-" Ginny began but Snape cut her off.

"I think I will be the one who will decide what is and what's not fair. That is unless you would like me to take away another 50?" Snape didn't wait for her to answer before continuing on with the lesson.

Potions seemed to drag on longer than usual and Ginny found herself nodding off to sleep. Gotta say awake, just a few more minutes.

"What is the main ingredient found in a Sleeping Potion? Miss Weasley?" Ginny jolted up at the sound of her name and a few students let out a muffled laughter.

Ginny yawned, her brain still in an entirely different world. "Oranges?" There was an uproar of laughter from the students, however, Snape didn't seem to be very amused.

"That's enough!" Snape said icily. "Now can anyone tell me the correct answer?" Ginny was too tired to care. Only five more minutes and she was free! Finally someone answer the question and the Professor began giving out homework assignments.

"I want one and half on the properties of Sleeping Potions, along with another foot and how the this potions can be useful, and dangerous when used incorrectly." Ginny groaned. It was only the first class of the day and she had already been giving enough homework to keep her busy! She wondered what class Draco was in now. If only they weren't a year apart... Than at least she would get to see him more often, though it wasn't as if they could be together. Hermione was right. She had to confront Ron- and Harry about this. It couldn't stay a secret forever. With that in her mind she resolved to talked to Draco about it later. He wouldn't be very happy about it, but it was something that had to be done.
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