Disclaimer: This fic is based on the books that came out of JKR's pen, so most of what I have written here belongs to her.
Ginny let Draco do the rowing of the boat across the lake to Draco's house while the twins were far behind, each with a paddle. No matter how in unison the twins were at everything else, they could not paddle a boat together and had been turning in circles for minutes. Ginny pulled out her wand and magically brought the twins closer to the shore, but not so fast that Bob, the muggle owner of the boats would notice.
"So this is where you grew up," said Ginny marvelling at the mansion she was approaching.
"Home sweet home," said Draco
The mansion was all of brick. It looked like a castle that had been given a facelift to the 1900's. The bricks were red and giant windows opened to the lake. It was like a picture with the high brick walls around the hills of perfectly trimmed grass.
Ginny looked back to Bob's house. He was no longer by the window. She rolled up here sleeve and stuck her wand into the lake. The row boat immediately sped across the lake and continued up the grass a little ways.
"Let's go get your birthday present," said Draco heading across the grass to his house. "It's in the garage,"
"So it's a car?" Ginny tried persuading him to tell her what it was.
Draco crossed the grass with great speed with Ginny trying to keep up. Behind a shrub was a small wooden door. It had a big rusted handle and lock. Draco took a key out of his pocket and put it into the lock, he turned the key and the door swung open with a screech. Inside was the biggest garage Ginny had ever seen. The daily Prophet was right, Draco had a car upsession.
"It's the one with the big green bow," said Draco who took out his wand and conjured a big green bow on a yellow jeep that was on the far side of the garage, near large double doors.
Ginny shrieked in happiness, gave Draco a quick hug and darted to the car. Draco opened the large wooden double doors that were in front of Ginny's jeep. Ginny drove through the doors into a large elegant marble hall, with giant portraits in golden frames on all walls. The halls had statues and little sitting areas, which Ginny figured were never used, but just for decoration, like most items in the mansion were. The hall stretched to a second floor with a magnificent white marble stair case that broke into two halfway up before joining together at the top and bottom. Draco got Ginny to park that car a ways up the hall before sprinting up the stairs and into a room. He came running back out with his firebolt and trunk. He levitated the objects over the railing and into the jeep. He then ran down the hall to the far end and entered a second set of double wooden doors. Just as Draco had entered the second room, doors to the left of Ginny sprung open. Ginny's heart leapt to her throat before she noticed it was Fred and George charging into the hall, soaking wet. It was clear they had taken a dip in the lake. Fred ran down the hall with a soggy map in hand but George took in the sight of Ginny in a large yellow jeep.
"He's trying to buy you, you know that right?" said George knowingly.
"He's not trying to buy me," laughed Ginny trying to convince George and herself as she said it.
George looked Ginny straight in the eye.
"You're a smart girl, I'm sure you can put jeep and 16th birthday together," said George as Draco came out of the second room.
This time he came back out with a Michael Jackson style brimmed hat, a silver cane, and a golden box.
"Let's go," said Draco sliding down the banister "George take any car but not a Lamborghini when your wet!"
But George quickly disappeared into the room Fred had just entered moments earlier. Draco whipped out his wand and opened the doors at the end of the hall. Ginny drove down the hall and outside onto a grand patio fully equipped with lawn chairs, draperies to block the sun and a full china tea set. Just ahead to the right was a very old wrinkly man who was sunbathing nude on the lawn.
"Who's that?" Ginny asked
"That's Bruno. He's the butler. How he's still alive is beyond me," said Draco waving to Bruno who waved back looking a bit confused.
After Ginny almost drove into a rose bush, Draco took over driving and showed her how to properly do it. Ginny wasn't really listening at all but was deep in thought.
He did buy me a car, and that was a bit much, but he's loaded! I'm sure cars for presents are daily occurrences for him.
Really though, do I mind being bought in the first place? Well …yes it's not right …or is it? Why is buying someone a lot of stuff wrong? There's no rules or laws about that.
And if he does buy me all of this stuff does he assume we're dating? Does he just randomly buy people cars for their birthdays, or is it only for the people he likes as maybe more than friends? Do I even want to date him? He is a awesome guy…I have lived with him for a month and I know he's a good person. Maybe a bit lacking in discipline… but still a overall good person. He's defiantly dateable, but what about Harry?
Does Harry assume I will wait for him to kill Voldemort so we can be together in peace? Harry did totally ignore my birthday and send only 2 letters… Not even letters, just little notes. They both hardly filled half a piece of parchment…No even if Harry does like me, he doesn't plan on dating me. And Harry will always be "The Boy Who Lived" or "The Chosen One' to the world. Would I want that strain on a relationship? And Harry's always gone, he's never around. It's a known fact that long distance relationships do not work well.
Should I even date anyone?
Draco pulled off the road to a deserted gas station. It had been decided that Ron, Harry, Hermione, Fred, George, Draco and Ginny would all meet there at 10:30.
"Thanks again for my car," said Ginny
"It was my pleasure. I would have gotten some really nice race car everyone drools over, but I like jeeps, There good for getting places, without roads. They can go pretty much anywhere. It's a safety factor not in the handbook, but still important," said Draco
"They're here," announced Ginny as Harry, Ron and Hermione walked from behind the gas station pulling trunks behind them.
Ginny jumped out of the jeep and gave Ron and Hermione hugs. She hesitated before giving Harry a hug too.
"How was your summer?" asked Harry still holding Ginny tight
"Good, you?" asked Ginny pulling away from Harry
"I got one," smiled Harry
"Good job…what was it?"
"I can't tell you, sorry,"
"O…O.K."
"I put your birthday present in your trunk,"
"Thanks…"
"George I told you not to take the Lamborghini if you were wet!" said Draco as a black Lamborghini drove up.
"Sorry, I must not have heard you," said George who had no doubt heard every word Draco had said..
"Gin, you can drive, just try to stay on the road," said Draco helping Ron to shrink Ron's trunk so it would fit in the car.
"Write me," Ginny told Harry
"Where did you get the jeep from?" asked Harry
"Draco gave it to me for my birthday," said Ginny with satisfaction
He didn't forget my birthday, thought Ginny
"Harry mate, get in we're going home!" said Fred from the drivers seat of a yellow Hummer.
Ron pulled Hermione's trunk from Draco who had been putting it in the jeep.
"I'll do it!" Ron snarled at Draco
"You crash my Lamborghini. I'll kill you," Draco shot back getting into the jeep with Ginny
But Ron had already started the engine and drove out of the gas station.
"Your brother is a little-" Draco started
"I know, I know. He just has a hard time adjusting to things," said Ginny
"Ya, that…"
"Do you think he's maybe trying to buy you?" asked Samantha
"He's not trying to buy me!"
"Excuse me, let me count this up so far. Car, check, big white cat, check, leather driving gloves, check, fall leather gloves, check, a pair of earmuffs, check. In a month! Might I say you've done well, but this has got to stop!" reasoned Sam
"I know…nest time he tried giving me something, I'll say I cant accept it!" decided Ginny
"Good…So is he a good kisser?"
"Sam really,"
"You lived with him for a month and you didn't do anything?"
"Nothing,"
"Nothing?"
"Nothing!" said Ginny finally
"Did he make it obvious he wanted to start something?"
"Yes,"
"Why didn't you go for it?" said Sam disbelieving what she was hearing.
"Because of Harry,"
"What about Harry?"
"I didn't know what was going on with us,"
"He broke up with you!"
"I know but-"
"Ginny, this is Draco Malfoy we're talking about. He doesn't wait for girls, girls flock to him in masses. Get a move on!…Just no more presents,"
"So did you get any?" winked Blaise
"No, because unlike you, I've changed, I actually like her. It's not all about the hook up in the closet the very first time you meet the girl"
"Well you have to do something!"
"I am, but I think she's still not over Potter," said Draco bitterly hanging up his robes.
"Screw the golden boy…not literally, but if you want the girl, sweep her off her feet! But her something nice."
"I have, pass me my winter cloak will you?"
"Did you do a Sue?" asked Blaise who threw Draco his cloak.
"Yep,"
"A Jenny?" asked Blaise.
"Already done it," replied Draco
"A Peggy?" Blaise prodded.
"No and I don't plan on it,"
"It worked so well," said Blaise fondly remembering a job well done. "What's she bad at that your good at? You could always go the tutor route. A few private study dates. And you have the Headboy room now! You won't even have to get from the library to an empty class room,"
"Her brother hates me, and might I remind you that the headboy/girl living room connects my room to where Granger will be doing Gin's brother."
"Please never remind me of that again," said Blaise looking thoroughly scarred for life. "You know you both are Quidditch captains. There's always the locker rooms, and they have showers! You know… getting clean while getting dirty!" said Blaise with new enthusiasm.
"That's not the first thing on my mind when it comes to Gin," growled Draco throwing his dress robes at Blaise, who was caught unaware and fell off Draco's bed.
"I'm just trying to help!" said Blaise pulling Draco's dress robes off of himself. "You know, I read a muggle book once, The Titanic, they got it on in a carriage. Hardly anyone is ever down in the garage, and Gin's got a jeep there. Not the Lamborghini, it'd be a bit cramped but a jeep would get the job done…You know Ginny's friend Sam…she's got a nice rack. Is she with anyone…Who am I kidding, it doesn't matter if she's with anyone."
"Your so much like your mother it's brutal," remarked Draco
"Are you saying my mother is brutal?"
"No mate, mum jokes went out of style ages ago,"