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Chapter 4

Harry was pacing his study; he had been doing that a lot since Ginny had caught him snogging Eve Black. Harry didn't know what to do. Ron and Hermoine had ceased talking to him after they found out. Not only that but Ginny was now with Draco Malfoy; she hadn't even waited a week before going to the stupid ferret. She hadn't even given him a chance to explain, not that he had planned on explaining. He was actually going to break up with Ginny so him and Eve could go public. It was Eve who wanted to see Ginny hurt. She was jealous. Harry knew. And even though he loved Eve, he wanted his best friends on his side again. He would do anything, even get back together with Ginny, if only for a while, to do it.

"Harry, stop pacing. Talk to Ron and Hermoine, they'll understand. Blame it on me. I don't mind."

"I don't want them to hate you, Eve."

"Fine, we'll talk about it more later. Besides, I have to go meet my cousin for lunch, well my cousin and his new girlfriend."

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"Now, Ginny. She's pretty much equal to my cruel school self, so feel free to unleash those snappy comebacks you always have, she likes that about people."

"Alright…. Draco, what's her name?"

"Eve."

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"Draco Malfoy! You look worse and worse every time I see you."

"Well, well, look who it is, my darling cousin, Eve Black. You're blonde again?"

"Yeah…" Eve said sounding a little defeated. "Black just made me feel… bad, you know evil."

Then, right then, it hit Ginny, hit her like a ton of bricks. But, there was no way that this could have happened. It was her. It was the slut that had been snogging Harry in the Three Broomsticks three weeks ago. No way. This could not be happening.

"I have to get out of here." Ginny whispered

"What was that Gin?"

"Oh, is this her? My, Draco, she's pretty, what's she doing with you?" Eve asked Draco.

"Shh. Ginny," Draco said turning to her. "This is my cousin, Eve Black, Eve this is my cousin, Ginny Weasely-" Ginny got up and left. "GINNY!" but she was already gone, she ran out of there and was walking around Diagon Ally. "I'll be right back, Eve. I don't know what got into her." With out waiting for a response he went out to go get her.

He ran trying catching up with her. He looked everywhere until he found her in an ice cream shop, eating a double chunk chocolate chip ice cream.

"Gin, what are you doing?" Draco asked concerned.

"I can't be there," Ginny said not looking up from her bowl.

"Why?"

"It's her Draco…"

"Her? Her who?"

"Your cousin."

"My cousin? What about my cousin?"

"It's her Draco. She the blonde that was snogging Harry in the Three Broomsticks. It's her Draco. It's her."

"No. No way. She may be… bad, but she wouldn't do that. She wouldn't Ginny…"

"Well. I'm not saying she knew about me, but it was her. What do you want me to do Draco? What?"

"I don't know." Draco was over whelmed. Eve was the best of all his cousins. She wouldn't do that.

"Draco? Ginny? Is everything all right? I you wanted ice cream all you had to do way say so."

"Are you dating Harry Potter?" Ginny asked slowly, unsure at first.

"Yes… why?"

"Did you realize that he cheated on me and decided to snog you when he was supposedly at a business meeting?"

"That was you? Oh my goodness, Ginny, I'm so sorry. I didn't know that he was dating anyone until you slapped him. I almost dumped him my self but, Ginny, I'm in love with him, I love him. I met him in early August and fell in love. Gin, I'm so sorry."

"Oh, umm… Eve it's… ok. I-I just thought th-that you knew. Tha-that's all. I'm sor-sorry, I over reacted. I jumped to conclusions before I knew the whole story."

"No, Ginny, it's ok." They hugged. Draco would have gaped at them, but Malfoy's- or Black's- don't gape. What just happened?

After and hour of "chit-chatting" and getting to know each other, Ginny and Draco left to go shopping for some school supplies and other things.

"Gah, sappy Gryfindor." Eve said hen she had thought that Ginny and Draco were gone. But Ginny had forgotten her purse and had heard her.

"Oops, forgot my purse," Ginny said about ten seconds later.

"Oh. Hey, Ginny, I was wondering, why weren't you mad at Harry? Why, how, did you get over him so fast?"

"I didn't love him. I knew it wasn't going to work out when we started going out. Plus, I liked Draco more, had liked him for a while actually."

"So you aren't mad at Harry?"

"Of course I'm mad at Harry! You break up with people when your ready to move on, not cheat on them just for spite!"

"Oh, I just thought-"

"That I was a sappy Gryfindor?" Ginny cut in. Eve sat there in shock. "Think what you'd like but, I prefer people who state their opinions. So I will. First off, I don't like you all that much. Second, Gryfindors aren't sappy, and how would you know anyway? You did go to Hogwarts. And finally, I only acted the way I did for Draco's benefit, because I think I love him and he respects you. Now, are we clear?"

"No." Eve paused, as though thinking about her comeback hard. Wow, this girl is good. Not like any of the Gryfindors I've met. "You're not good enough for Draco."

"And you're not good enough to make that statement." Ginny said calmly. "Toodles."

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"What took you so long?" Draco asked after Ginny came out again. She appeared calm. She may have the Weasley temper but she could act. Inside her blood was boiling.

"I just talked to Eve a little more. Sorry to keep you waiting."

"What's wrong?" Draco asked. Ginny smiled and shook her head. No one had ever seen through her mask before. No one ever would, she was too good. "Look, I know something's wrong, what is it?"

"There's nothing wrong Draco. Hey, I only just realized, I need an owl. Let's go get me one, ok?"

"After you tell me what's wrong."

"For the last time, nothing! Please, let's go get me an owl. Or I could go get it and you could go somewhere else…."

"No… let's go get an owl." Draco said. He was going to find out what was wrong. He knew her too well not to notice that something was bothering her.

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"Isn't she beautiful?" Ginny asked holding up a white eagle owl with light blue tips on its wings. The bird chirped happily.

"Yes, she's beautiful, just not as much a you." Draco said, it must have been the right thing to say because Ginny smiled and kissed him.

"Don't worry, I'll save up and get you. I promise." Ginny told her newfound friend.

"Give her here." Draco said motioning for the bird.

"Draco, no I-"

"Give her here." Draco said more sternly, Ginny passed him her beautiful owl. Draco went over and paid for it.

"What are you going to name her?" Draco asked once he got over.

Ginny thought about it for a bit. "Kelleigh, I've always loved that name."

"That's… a uh… great name for an owl… I guess. Now, Ginny, please tell me what's wrong."

"Nothings wrong Draco, trust me. I'm just a little tired, let's finish shopping and go back to Hogwarts." She said and walked ahead of him, with her new purchased owl.

"No, Ginny wait." She stopped and turned around to face him. "Please, Gin, please. Tell me what's wrong." Ginny looked at him for a long time.

"How can you tell? How can you tell that I'm upset?"

"I taught you for a year, and I observed. I could tell when you were upset and didn't want to talk, you always avoided people, didn't you, or avoided the subject."

"Yeah… but none of my friends knew about that, they always thought I was fine."

"No ones observant then."

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Ginny had been amazed at Draco through out the day. She couldn't believe he had figured out her secret. Unfortunately, Ginny had to tell Draco the story and he was a little mad. She tried to make him happy all the rest of the day. Finally, when she was just about to give up, she remembered her brothers' shop.

"Hey, Draco, come with me this way, alright?"

"…K…" Draco said following Ginny to Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.

They walked into the store and Ginny found Fred, she waved and yelled, trying to catch his attention for about five minutes before he saw her.

"Gin-bug! How are you? How's Hogwarts?"

"I'm great and Hogwarts is great! How are you?" Fred grinned and was about to respond when he looked down at Ginny's hand intertwined with someone else's. Then, looking up, he saw that it was Draco Malfoy's hand.

"Ginny, why are you holding hands with Draco Malfoy?" Ginny looked at Fred skeptically.

"He's my boy friend…"

"What about Harry?"

"He cheated on her with my cousin, Ginny caught him, she and I hit it off, I teach at Hogwarts as well." Draco cut it, Fred looked at him, then at Ginny, he smiled.

"Well then, remind me I must pay dear ol' Harry a visit." Ginny's eyes grew wide. "I've been gone for too long, went to the States, you seem for business. Brought Meg to see her parents, and her brother came back with us." Fred said shaking Draco's hand. Draco smiled. Finally Ginny thought. But before she could say anything, someone showed up.

"There you are Fred," the girl said. "Ginny?"

"Meggy Sully?"

"Oh my word!" they screamed, they screamed the girly scream. Draco and Fred plugged their ears.

"Oo. Who's this?" Meggy asked.

"Oh, excuse me, this is Draco Malfoy, my boyfriend."

"Oooh," Meggy nudged Ginny. "He's cute." Draco smirked, Fred glared. "Not that you're not dear."

"Oh! Draco I'm sorry! This is Meghan Sullivan. She's Fred's girl friend and my best friend, has been both, for a couple of years. Fred met her in the States, my fifth year, brought her back for Hogwarts. Her nickname is Meggy Sully." Draco nodded and gently grabbed Meghan's hand and kissed it. "He tries to be gentle man like, excuse him." Ginny said to Meghan. They giggled.

"Fred, you ran our of Puking Pistils again. I can't remember where they are. Who are they?" The young man that had come up to Fred and Meghan asked.

"Derrick, this is my dah-ling little sister, Ginny. Ginny this is Derrick, Meg's twin brother." Derrick surveyed Ginny. My goodness, she's gorgeous. He thought. Ginny laughed at something else Fred said. Her laugh is amazing. From that moment on, Derrick knew that he wanted this girl.

"Hello Derrick." Ginny said and put her hand out to shake his. He took it in his hand and kissed it. Ginny blushed.

"Obviously he tries to be gentleman likeas well." Meggy said, they laughed.

"Derrick, this is Draco, my boyfriend." Ginny said. Draco put a protective arm around Ginny. Ahh. Thought Derrick. The enemy.

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Hey! Sorry it took so long for the update! My computer was doing demented things! Oh, and I'd just like to let you know that Eve Black was named for my reviewer, Eve Granger, I 3 u and your reviews, and yes I do know that what Eve and Harry say/ think contradict each other. Review!