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A/N: Thank you to every one who reviewed, you guys are the best! Oh I feel so terrible I forgot to mention in the first chapter what Ginny does for a living. Don't hate me though this is after all my first story and hopefully I will get better about this in the future. Happy reading and please review!
Chapter 5: Ginny, Draco and Harry. This is awkward
It has been a week since Ginny has spoken with Hermione and it's been a long week for her. Ginny works in the Ministry of Magic at the Department of Magical Transportation in the Apparition Test Centre, so she even sees Harry at work and that does not make it easier for her.
It was her lunch break and she was waiting for Harry in The Atrium by the Fountain of Magical Brethren. She was tapping her foot and felt a pair of hands cover her eyes, she covered them with her hand and turned around, but already knew who it was.
"Hi Harry," replied Ginny.
Harry smiled and asked, "Ready to go to lunch?"
"Yeah," she answered. Harry put an arm around her shoulders and kissed her neck and walked out of the Ministry of Magic. Once outside they Apparated to Diagon Alley. "So where do want to eat?" Asked her boyfriend.
"Any where is fine."
They walked for about ten minutes and stopped at this cool looking restaurant. Ginny looked up and was shocked that he wanted to go to Dragon. A/N: Remember there is more than one Dragon. I decided to change what I wrote in the first chapter so that the Dragon in Diagon Alley is a restaurant (sorry about that) so I can make the story a little more interesting, but he still wants to change the one in Hogsmeade. 'Doesn't he know who owns this place?' She thought confused.
"Uh Harry? Why are we eating here?"
Harry looked at her strangely and asked, "What's wrong with it? I think it looks cool, and I never been in here, so let's see if it's any good."
Ginny closed her eyes and thought, 'Maybe I shouldn't tell Harry who owns this place and maybe Draco is in Hogsmeade today-wait why do I keep calling him Draco? It's Malfoy, Gin, Malfoy, Malfoy, Malfoy!. I'll be alright I have nothing to worry about. Please don't be here, Malfoy,' she kept chanting in her head and opened her eyes. The place was all green and silver. She thought again. 'I thought he got tired of green? Oh well, it is called Dragon after all.' There were two fireplaces but they were currently off, Harry led them to a table in the middle and they both sat down. Ginny kept looking around and every table had a candle on them, but the flame was green and on the ceiling was this painting of a huge Norwegian Ridgeback, 'Oh yeah. Harry told me that Malfoy always wanted those, because of what happened in his first year with Hagrid and his dragon.' There were also statues of dragons by the fireplace and armchairs, overall Ginny had to admit that the restaurant was very nice.
A waiter came to them with some menus and asked, "What would you like to drink?"
"I'll have a Peach Smoothie please," answered Ginny. She noticed his name tag and it read Patrick.
"Um I'll have an All Berry Smoothie please, thanks," said Harry.
The waiter gave one more look to Harry and walked away. Harry ignored him and turned to Ginny, "Everything alright at work? You've been stressed this week."
"Yeah just these stupid teens that give me a hard time. They think that when they see a pretty face they'll work their charm and think they are going to get their Apparation license. Also my boss Gary Gray is ordering me around more and more, but other than that I am fine," she replied and looked back at the menu.
"Well if those teens ever hit on you again just tell them they'll have to deal with me," replied Harry, and Ginny noticed how that sounded. 'Since when does he care about showing off?" she wondered, but shrugged it off and kept on looking at the menu.
During that conversation…
Patrick went to the back and said, "Mr. Malfoy?"
"I am over here! What is it? I am very busy," answered his boss in the back.
"You are not going to believe this, but remember you said when we first opened that Harry Potter will never come?"
Draco raised his eyebrow and replied, "Yes? Spit it out Patrick, I don't have all bloody day!"
Patrick jumped a little from the seriousness of his voice and said, "Well he's here."
"He's here? With who?"
"With a red head," his employee replied.
Draco held his breathe for a moment and thought, 'I knew she'll come back for me,' and let it out. "Wait is he with a guy or a young lady?"
"Uh, I highly doubt that Harry Potter is gay sir. I think she's with his girlfriend. They looked all cozy when they came in."
Draco frowned a bit when he heard that last part of how close they looked but composed him self quickly, "Thanks Patrick, just go back to work."
Patrick nodded and followed orders.
As soon as Patrick left, Draco sighed and went to his office which was like five steps from where he was standing and sat down. 'Why is she here? And why did Potter agree of coming? This doesn't make any sense.' He took out a quill, a piece of parchment and started writing.
Back with Harry and Ginny…
Patrick came and took their orders. Ginny ordered a plate of pasta and Harry ordered steak with a baked potato. They were talking about when is the next Weasley reunion when a platinum blonde hair man came towards them. Harry narrowed his eyes immediately and Ginny held her breathe, but all in all Malfoy spoke, "Everything alright?"
Ginny let her breathe out.
"Why would you care Malfoy?"
This time Malfoy narrowed his eyes, "Obviously this little redhead didn't tell you, but I own this place (Harry's eyes went wide). So I want to make sure that this celebrity couple feels comfortable here."
Harry noticed the sarcasm in his voice when he said the word celebrity but ignored it and looked at Ginny, but noticed that she was looking at Malfoy the whole time. He shrugged it off and said, "Actually Malfoy we've been waiting quite awhile for our food and we need to get back to work soon."
Ginny kicked his shin from under the table and Ginny finally spoke, "He is just playing around. We're fine. Why wouldn't we be fine? And I am sure when the food gets here it would be delicious."
Malfoy looked between the two and said, "Potter. You never quit do you? I'll be behind the counter if you need anything?"
But Harry didn't notice that he used Wigardrium Leviosa on a little piece of parchment and it flew into Ginny's lap.
Ginny looked down, but looked at Harry before checking out what it was. Harry was looking around at the other people that were there and so Ginny unfold the parchment it read:
Ginny,
Meet me in the back of the three broomsticks tonight at 9:30.
-DM
After reading the note she thought, 'Oh so now it's Ginny.' Ginny hid the note in her purse and in a few minutes their food came. They ate mostly in silence and all Ginny was thinking about was that note. 'Should I go? Would've someone sees us?'
But her thoughts were interrupted by the person sitting across from her, "What did Malfoy meant by 'I never quit'?"
Ginny replied, "Because you always jump into conclusions and think that Malfoy is still the bad guy here."
Harry tilted his head, "And why are you defending him?"
"Because you know very well he has changed."
Harry was shocked at his girlfriend, but didn't press the matter any further and resumed to his lunch.
Ginny also dug in too her pasta, and felt the parchment in her hand and kept on coming up with exceptions of not meeting Malfoy, but then she'll go back and remember how she felt when she was him and loved the feeling of his lips on hers or the way he touched her, then the little voice in her head spoke again, 'Ugh Gin stop thinking so much and meet him tonight and see what happens. After all you've been miserable all week ever since of that last encounter with him, maybe you need a little action in your life.'
Ginny was now battling with herself, 'I could never do that to Harry.'
Then that evil little voice in her head replied back, 'You know you want too.'
She pushed the thoughts out of her head and finished her lunch without any more interruptions. Once they were done with their meal Harry paid for it, but hated the thought of giving his money to Malfoy and then they walked out of the pub and Apparated to the Ministry of Magic.
After saying bye to Harry and receiving a peck on the cheek she went straight to her office. She looked at the clock and it read 2:30. 'Ugh I have seven hours to meet him.'
A/N: Sorry about the cliff hanger, but don't worry I'll have the next chapter very, very soon. I wanted to have the meeting with Draco and Ginny here but I thought it would be too long and I desperately wanted to update for you guys. I hope I got the information right about the Ministry of Magic and the Apparation stuff or is it Apparition? Please let me know that! Don't forget to review thanks!