I know I'm kind of drawing things out between them, sorry! Don't despair though, give me a couple of chapters and they will admit their feelings (and possibly have a good snog!).

I just kind of feel that there are a lot of obstacles for them to overcome and that all these problems should make their relationship better because they've been through the works!!

Draco turned to look at Ginny and was shocked when she pushed roughly past him.
Ginny barely spoke a word to Draco while they waited for Tom to get them some floo powder. Molly was praising Draco for saving two of her babies. Even Arthur was treating him as an honorary Weasley; Draco just about managed not to shudder over this. He had quite taken to the Weasley's that he'd met, except Ron of course, but he still wouldn't want to be one.

Tom explained when he returned that he had just received word that the people who had witnessed the earlier events were all very confused. When questioned they could really only remember snippets of a young girl being attacked by a dementor and then a silver bird flying round and chasing it off. After that all they could remember was that the girl was dead, everyone assumed that she had been given the kiss and the shock had broken her already frail body.

He shook his head. "Those dementors are all over the place now. We've had three attacks in as many weeks. I'm glad you guys are around to help out." he handed them the floo powder and Molly handed it out to each in turn.

Draco wondered what was wrong with Ginny but knew better than to ask her in front of her parents. He'd learned from experience that girls hated that.

As soon as they returned home Ginny started straight up the stairs, telling her parents she wanted to freshen up. Draco made the same excuse and ran up the stairs after her, he caught up with her just as she was about to go into her room. Reaching out he grabbed Ginny's arm and as he pulled her round he asked what was wrong.

"There's nothing wrong Malfoy." Ginny said through gritted teeth.

"Why are you not talking to me then? Why are you calling me Malfoy again and not Draco?" he asked a little perturbed.

"I felt it a little inappropriate now that you're back with Parkinson. Sorry I mean Pans." Ginny said snootily, trying to turn back and enter her room. Draco didn't let go of her arm.

"Ginny, we're just friends."

Ginny's eyes narrowed and her cheeks flushed. "Just friends huh. Just friends. I've heard that one before. Tell me, do you make a habit of kissing all the girls you claim are just friends?"

Draco thought he knew what this was about. "Ginny, I already told you that I didn't know what else to do. I thought you were ok with that. I'm not going to make a move on you if that's what you're worried about."

"I KNOW YOU'RE NOT!" Ginny shrieked at the top of her voice.

Draco shook his head sadly. "I don't understand Ginny."

Tears brimmed in Ginny's eyes. "You wouldn't. You- you man." She wrenched her arm free from his grip and ran to her room slamming the door behind her.

Draco stood dumbfounded for a moment before his anger got the better of him. He punched his fist into the wall and swore several times. "What the hell is her problem?" he snarled.

"You." Came a voice from the shadows. Draco whipped round as quickly as possible to see Hermione pushing away from the wall where she had hidden in the shadows of the tall dark cupboards to avoid Ginny's wrath - she recognised a full on Weasley tantrum when she saw it.

"What do you mean me?" Draco demanded, angry that Granger was being a know-it-all again. "I thought we were friends."

Hermione nodded, "That's just the problem; she doesn't want to be your friend Draco."

Draco's heart sank into his stomach. "But why?" he whispered. "I thought we were getting along so well. I don't think I've ever been so nice to someone without an ulterior motive."

"That's your trouble," Hermione told him. "You've been nice to her, treated her as an individual with her own qualities. Seen her for who she really is."

Draco could feel his temper rising and he knew that he wouldn't feel too bad at taking it out on Granger. She seemed to know something so he had to play along for now, however he only had a limited patience.

"Granger, can you cut the riddle shit and tell me what's going on?" Hermione looked up at him; she stared into his eyes for quite some time before speaking. "I owe you so much for saving Ron's life, I doubt I can ever repay you… I'll tell you, but I didn't tell you, if you see what I mean."

Draco cottoned on to her straight away. He wasn't in Slytherin for nothing. "Fine, I didn't come by this information from you. I get it Granger. I'm not an idiot."

Hermione sighed. "Ginny doesn't want to be your friend. She wants to be something more. And from what I can tell so do you. It's just you're both so scared of the thought that you've convinced yourselves otherwise."

She looked up at him and smiled at the shock on his face. "Ginny's always wanted a knight in shining armour. I'm sure she won't mind that it got slightly tarnished along the way… You're going a long way to cleaning up your act anyway. Two Weasley lives saved already. Who'd have known?"

Draco stood there in shock. Hermione turned and walked quickly back to Ron's room before he could react or ask more questions. Granger's playing with me. Draco thought. Although thinking back on Ginny's words it did make a kind of sense to him. Plus I am pretty much perfect, and gorgeous. He'd never liked the idea of being a hero, but from what he'd heard real knights weren't always overly noble and still always got the lady which suited him just fine.

Draco walked back to his room with a bit of a swagger. The fact that he was so transparent that even Granger could see he liked Ginny wasn't good but he shrugged it off. Draco decided he'd let Ginny cool off for a little bit and then he'd go and see if Granger was right.

Ginny sat on her bed crying. At first she'd been mad and had thrown things around her room, but then she calmed down a little and realised her anger was pointless.

I'm being stupid and childish and mean. She thought. I think I know deep down Draco doesn't really want Pansy. But he doesn't want me either and I'm no good at being just friends with someone I care about. I had to practically ignore Harry until I stopped with my stupid crush on him.

She did have to live with him for now though. Trying to avoid him just wouldn't work. She'd just have to battle it out and be grown up about it. I can't be a little girl anymore, no one can these days.

She sighed, dried her eyes and hid any puffiness with her wand. She remembered one of her friends telling her when she fancied Harry that she should wear hardly any clothes, lots of make-up and flirt like mad. Ginny just wasn't like that though and couldn't do that with Draco either. He'd probably think she'd gone mad.

She decided that in the morning she would apologise to Draco and try to hold her tongue from now on. Being with him as a friend had to be better than being without him at all.

Ginny was just about to change into her nightwear when the charm around her neck warmed up. She ran to the medical room as quickly as she could and found Madam Pomfry waiting for her.

"Death Eaters have attacked a village Ginny. There are so many injured people being taken to the infirmary, I'll need your help. I've told your parents already. No time for anything, I'll find some spare clothes for you if needed."

Ginny found herself being whisked off for who knows how long and not even being able to say sorry or goodbye to Draco.