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"Hey Ginny! Did you hear? Someone lipped off to Parkinson while you were in the infirmary!" I turned around to see Collin Creevy. Perfect.
I rolled my eyes in disgust and kept walking. Creevy seemed to pop up when I least wanted to see him. Well actually he just sort of seemed to pop up…
"Ginny? Did you hear me?" He poked me in the back. I whirled around and glared at him.
"Creevy! Shut up! I don't care!" Then I stormed away. I cursed myself for getting so worked up over nothing. I walked through the front doors and out to the lake. I sat on the dock, took off my shoes and dipped my feet in the cool water.
Looking around carefully, I noticed quite a few people were out side enjoying the weather.
'And why not?' I thought, 'It's a nice day…'
Or at least it was until I saw Parkinson Hanging all over Malfoy. I stood up, put my shoes on and was about to storm over to punch Parkinson 6 ways from Sunday… Until I realized that would be completely undignified and sat back down.
I don't know why I cared so much. If you think about it, we weren't technically dating. Well technically we were, but all technicalities aside, we weren't dating… Right?
I sat pondering this for a while (Incredibly confusing, I assure you) and it wasn't until Malfoy winked at me that I noticed I had been staring at him. I narrowed my eyes and stood up slowly. His eyes seemed to follow my every move.
I stood still wondering what to do next. Then I blinked. He looked away. I bit my lip and walked back up to the castle.
Later that day, as I was eating my lunch, Malfoy walked up to the table. He ignored me and sneered at Ron and Harry.
"Here's the deal, boys. We have to work together. So don't screw up. I have every intention of not failing…"
I tuned out the rest of the conversation figuring it was of no importance to me. Just as I finished eating, an owl swooped down and dropped a letter onto my plate. I raised an eyebrow and opened it.
G
Meet me. Astronomy tower. 10:00. We need to talk.
D
I stuffed the letter into my bag and stood up.
"Hey Weaslette; got nothing to say to me?" Malfoy said to me.
I sighed. "Yah pretty much." I gave him a nod and walked out the door. I checked my watch… 10:00 was a long way off.
…
When ten O'clock finally came around I was a right mess. I didn't know what to do! I could go, listen to what he had to say then bolt. Or I could go, see him there and then bolt. Or I could not go.
I liked the last idea last but I figured I probably should go. I mean, I was a Gryffindor! We faced our fears whether we wanted to or not. So I had to go.
Okay, next. Did I go, see him and bolt. Or did I go, see him, talk to him, then bolt. Or maybe I could just go, walk right up to him and smack him then listen to what he has to say. Then bolt.
Or I could just not bolt…
As I was thinking about this I had been wandering through the halls to the astronomy tower. Without knowing it, I had reached the tower and walked all the way up the stairs.
That's when I saw him.
He was standing so still I wouldn't have noticed him at first. But when I did, my lower jaw literally dropped. He was standing with his back to me with his hands clasped lightly behind him. His head was framed by the moon giving his hair an unearthly glow.
I felt my heart begin to pick up speed. I gulped and leaned against the wall, forgetting all plans running through my head and content to just watch him.
Alas, my wishes were slashed as he turned around and spotted me.
"Ginny," He said softly, "You came… I didn't think you would…" He bit his lip.
Looking at him standing before me nervously, I really wanted to hit him. This was not the Draco Malfoy I knew. This was not the Draco Malfoy I had grown up with.
So guess what I did? I hit him.
He looked at me wide eyed. "What was that for?" He cried angrily, fixing his eyes on me angrily.
I smiled. Much better. "What was it you wanted to talk to me about?" I asked him pleasantly as if I hadn't just hit him across the face. He gave me a searching look then finally nodded, coming to a decision.
"Pansy told me what you said to her." He paused. "I must admit, as harsh as it was, I laughed. Then she hit me, much like you just did, and sent a letter to her father." He paused again, gauging my reaction.
I said nothing and kept my face straight. If this meant what I think it meant…
"Her father wrote a letter to my father who summoned me to the manor for a night and then he hit me…" He laughed nervously and rubbed the back of his neck. "Umm…" He licked his lips. "Then he, uh, disowned me, hit me again and sent me out of the house. So not only am I broke but I'm single and I get to make my own decisions. So… I was hoping we could start…" He motioned to the empty space between us. "This again?"
I licked my lips and approached him slowly. When I was close enough, I reached out a hand and traced a finger down his jaw line. He slowly leaned into the touch and closed his eyes.
"One more time," I whispered softly. "Just one more time…" I licked my lips and dropped my hand. Stepping away, I blinked a few times and turned around walking to the stairs and stopping just above the first step.
"One more chance, Draco," I said softly, just above a whisper, "Just one…"
Then I made my way down the stairs. Just before I reached the bottom, I heard him shout out a lout "yes!" A smile came to my face and stayed plastered on until I made it to my dorm.
All the running had to get me somewhere.
And I was pretty sure I had just reached my destination.
A/N-Yay team! I love the end of this chapter! And before anyone freaks out at me about Draco's broke-ness, I decided that the entire Malfoy family has one vault that they work with. They each have a key to the vault and when Lucius disowned Draco, he took his key.
I hope that made sense. Please review!
