Chapter 2: October

A month had passed since Ginny and Genevieve's outing to Hogsmeade and their strange encounter with Malfoy. Ginny was finally settling into her routine as a 6th year, which was made easier by Genevieve's presence at all times. Ginny hadn't seen Malfoy around at all apart from at meals, since that day in Hogsmeade, she wasn't sure if she cared or not, but at the moment her feelings toward the Slytherin prince, weren't exactly platonic and this worried her slightly. She wasn't sure what attracted her to him, and thought that it was just down to his good looks, Malfoy was one of the most attractive boys in the school, At 6"1, with spiky blonde hair and those amazing grey eyes, she wasn't surprised.

Today was Friday 13th and Ginny and Genevieve had just finished potions and were packing up their things as the 7th year newts class walked in, including the golden trio, Malfoy and Zabini. Ginny looked round as Ron came up to her and hugged her.

"Hey, how are you?" Ginny asked returning her brother's hug.

"Stressed, 7th year is definitely hard, just wait your going to hate it" he sighed.

"Yeah, I guess but at the moment I'm just having fun, and enjoying myself as often as I can, I've seen the amount of stress that you guys are under this year" Ginny waved to Harry as he sat down.

"You know Ginny you really have to talk to Hermione sooner or later, its really awkward having to go between the two of you, I know what she said to you was out of order but you really need to sit down and sort it out."

I've already told you, I'm not taking the first step, if she wants us to start speaking to each other she has to apologise for what she said to me, it was uncalled for."

"Oh come on Gin you know she was stressed about the upcoming year, she still is."

"I don't care" Ginny looked at Hermione, who deliberately ignored the gaze. "Anyway I better be off, I've got a free period and really need to be getting some of this homework done, Snape just set us a 3 foot long essay about the 12 uses of Dragon blood, which I'm sure us something that shouldn't be studied until next year" Ginny laughed, not realising that Draco was watching their conversation, giving her brother a hug she walked up to Genevieve who was talking to Blaise. Ginny was just about to say hi, when Snape walked over.

"Miss Dieudonne and Miss Weasley unless you want to stay for another lesson, I suggest you leave so I can start my newt class".

The girls grinned sheepishly as Snape and said goodbye to the boys, Blaise surprised Ginny by hugging her, but she hugged him back anyway and Draco just said bye and winked at her.

After leaving the dungeons Genevieve took Ginny aside.

"Draco likes you" She stated with a mischievous smile.

"Wha?? No he doesn't"

"Yes he does, I know him, and he's at least taking the time to acknowledge your presence, which means that he likes you"

"I don't think so, well if he does like me, it's only because it would be awkward if he didn't because you spend so much time with them, and I'm your best friend!"

"Draco isn't like that, and you know it, he wouldn't acknowledge you just to make it less awkward for me!"

Ginny looked at her best friend who was grinning like a Cheshire cat. "Stop looking at me like that, anyway I'm off to the library, see you later?" Ginny asked

"Of course, I'll meet you back at the entrance hall for dinner" Genevieve replied giving her friend a hug and a kiss on the cheek.

Ginny walked to the library, stopping once to go to the girl's bathroom. Once at the library, she walked to the back and sat down near the restricted section. Getting out her parchment, ink and quills she set about starting her potions essay. When she was about halfway through, she felt somebody sit next to her and get their work out.

"Wow you're really good at potions, what did you get in your owls?"

Ginny turned to look at the boy sitting next to her, a Slytherin who she didn't recognise.

"Erm I got an O, er who are you? I'm Ginny Weasley" She said with her hand outstretched. The boy took her hand an answered her question.

"Oh sorry, I should have introduced myself first, I'm Thomas Malloney, and I'm a 7th year."

"Oh ok, nice to meet you, it's not everyday you meet a friendly Slytherin" She said with a smile.

"And it's not everyday a Slytherin meets a Weasley who doesn't hex them the minute they start talking to them" he replied with a smile as Ginny burst out laughing.

"True, I have to admit my brothers are a bit hard to deal with, especially as they are so protective against me, that's the annoying thing about being the only girl in 7 generations with 6 brothers, they are convinced someone is gonna bump me off or something"

"That must be hard to deal with"

"Yeah it is abit" she said "well anyway we better be getting on with our work, even in 6th year we get way to much homework, I think the teachers think we're 7th years or something, and as you're a 7th year you must have a lot of work to be getting on with" she smiled at him

"Yeah you're right".

Ginny smile at him then turned back to her work, finished it in under an hour which surprised her she packed all her things away and turned to Malloney.

"Well Malloney it has been a pleasure"

"Please call me Tom, and it has been a pleasure as well, hopefully I'll see you around Weasley."

"Ginny…call me Ginny, see you around…Tom" she smiled at him, waved and left.

Leaving the library she bumped into someone, and fell over.

"You should really watch where you're going Weasley" Draco Malfoy held his hand out, which she took and he helped her up.

"I'm sorry" Ginny looked sheepishly at him "and it wasn't my entire fault anyway, I may have not been looking but neither where you if you didn't move when you saw me coming."

"Oh well, yeah, Sorry also then"

"Wow the big almighty Malfoy just apologised to me, a lowly blood traitor Weasley" Ginny said with a smile.

"I don't think you're a blood traitor or lowly" he mumbled "It's my father who has those views, not me"

"Oh" Ginny said feeling guilty "I'm sorry"

"It's not your fault everyone thinks that I share the same views as my father, but I to be honest I couldn't care less if his stupid dark lord killed him"

"Oh" Ginny didn't think that Draco would ever feel this way towards his father, he had always followed him around like a dutiful son, and she didn't know that Draco would ever be on her side, the orders side in the case of Lord Voldemort.

"I'm sorry Malfoy, it's just a common view I guess, I didn't realise you felt that way"

"Oh its not your fault, I'm sorry if I made you feel guilty or anything, I've just been keeping to myself lately ever since…..it doesn't matter, so what's going on between you and Granger then, it seems like you've had a bust-up" he said changing the subject.

"Oh that, well over the summer she said I couldn't possibly go out the way I was dressed, unless I wanted to get mistaken for the village bicycle"

"What, she actually said that to you?"

"Yeah and we haven't spoken since, stupid bitch"

"Huh, well I don't think you dress like you're the village bicycle, what is that anyway?"

Ginny laughed "Oh don't worry it's a muggle thing, a nasty name for girls, like calling them a slut."

"Well I'm not surprised you haven't spoken to her since then, are you going to the great hall for dinner?"

"Yeah, are you?"

"Yes, let me just return this book, then we can both walk down there together and you can sit with me Blaise and Genevieve"

"Sure alright then"

Ginny and Draco walked back towards the library together so Draco could return his Transfiguration book, then they both walked to the Great hall together, talking quietly about lessons, not noticing that they where being watched by a very jealous Slytherin.

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A/ N: Well there you go the 2nd chapter, hope you all enjoyed this one, I got some really positive reviews for the first chapter so hopefully this one will get the same response, sorry there isn't more G/D at the moment, I just don't want them to become too friendly to quickly, but hopefully with Genevieve acting as a go-between, they will have more time together!! So now you know what to do, that magic button is just below this…….Please review   Pixie xoxox