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Disclaimer: Not mine! No money! I think that the jist of it.

Of Broomsticks and Trusting

No matter how many times Ginny analyzed it during that week there was no way she could find a way to get out of it. She had signed that damn contract and her mother refused to stop this horrible event from happening.

Suddenly it was Sunday and she was walking down to breakfast, there was way to stop it and she felt completely out of control. Ever since the summer before her 2nd year Ginny had made it a point to always be in control but now… it was like she was slipping further away from it.

She sat down next to Linda and reached for the toast, not noticing the owl that landed in front of her. The owl nipped her wrist to get her attention and she was suddenly and painfully aware of the animal. It was a school barn owl with a scroll tied to its leg, the ribbon was a pretty green color.

Confused, Ginny untied it and unrolled the parchment. There was neat cursive on the paper.

Hello,

This is Professor Stacey and I would just like to remind all of you that the second meeting is today at 10 AM at the Quidditch Pitch and I would like all the boys to bring their brooms and for the girls to bring their wands. Remember: This isn't optional if you signed those contracts.

Professor Stacey

"Ugg." Ginny's head hit the table with a loud thump.

"What's wrong Gin?" Colin asked from beside her.

"I don't wanna go! I have to go to that stupid class thing with that stupid Malfoy and its not optional and I don't want to gooo!" Ginny whined sounding a lot like she was five.

"Ginny, pull yourself together and get going." Linda said shoving at her harshly, trying hard not to laugh at the new infant side of her friend.

"Why do you have to show up so late? I thought you were going to stand me

up." Ginny whispered harshly as Draco came to stand beside her. It was a minute before the class was scheduled to start.

"I'm not sure that's any of you business Ginevra."

"Why do you keep calling me that?" Ginny asked.

He smirked at her. "That's your name isn't it?"

"Yes," She rolled her eyes. "But what happened to Weasley and weasel." Ginny was so angry and she didn't know why. She just wanted to punch him, forget the wand.

"Ah, but Ginevra you forgot Weaslette." And of course she would never admit the fact that she was so irritated with him might possibly be because she secretly wanted to kiss him.

Her hands flexed and curled into fists. "You're just proving my point Malfoy!" He just smirked down at her and before she could yell some more at him Professor Stacey began to speak.

"Hello all." She said in an upbeat and chipper voice that made Ginny want to scream. "Today we will see about how much you all trust each other." Ginny scoffed. "Now the rules for today are both simple and complex. The girls will be on the back of the guys brooms while the guys fly around the Quidditch pitch. Now I will fire random spells that will stop the brooms ability to fly," there were shocked gasps throughout the crowd but she continued. "The girls will have their wands at the ready and when the broom begins to fall they will cast the windgardium leviosso. As soon as you save yourselves you can land."

Draco looked shocked. "What?" Ginny hissed out of the corner of her mouth.

"Like I'm suppose to trust you that much." She glared at him but he continued to stare at the Professor in disbelief.

"Now in case that the girls reflexes are a little slow there is and invisible safety net to catch you." She smiled around at them. "Now in a few minutes I will blow a whistle and you are all to take off on your brooms."

Ginny turned to Draco and he was looking down at her with an odd expression on his face. "What?" She asked glaring at him.

"Are you sure you can handle this Weasley?" Ginny noted that he forgot to call her by her first name.

"What do you mean by that Malfoy?" He didn't say anything so there was silence and they continued to just stare at each other.

"Nothing." He finally said as he got on the broom and patted the spot behind him. "Climb on Ginevra." She rolled her eyes and got on. Just as she got on the whistle blew. "Hold on."

"I'm sure I can sit on this broom without falling off while we're flying." She sneered.

"Fine." But as Draco said this he took off as fast as he could go. Ginny impulsively wrapped her arms around him to stop from sliding off the end. The moment she realized what she did she could practically feel him smirking but he didn't say anything.

They had been flying around for a few minutes but Ginny asked impatiently. "When she gonna hit us with that damn spell." She still hadn't removed her arms from around him.

Ginny looked around at the other flying couples. She saw Pansy and Neville, nothing Pansy could do could get her out of the commitment since she had signed the contract, magically and illegally binding her to it. Neville had been getting better at flying but he still was shaky and unconfident.

As she watched them they began to fall, Neville let out a very unmanly scream as they fell. Pansy was obviously to shocked to move and as they fell they suddenly stopped. The invisible net had caught them only a few feet from the ground.

"Are you ready?" He asked, obviously he had seen Pansy's reaction.

"Yeah." Suddenly the broom had come to a complete stop, but before it began to fall Ginny was ready with her wand.

"Wingardium-" But Draco cut her off.

"I was just checking to see if you really were paying attention." Ginny glared at him even though she knew he couldn't see it. "Keep glaring at me like that Ginevra-" she took a shocked breath. "You're going to set my hair on fire."

"How-" She began but then the broom really began to fall. "Wingardium leviosa." They stopped falling.

"Good job Ginevra." Draco said kindly.

Caught completely off guard she could only reply with, "T-thanks."

Suddenly a spell whizzed by Draco's hair and another hit Ginny. She began to fall and Draco's brain went into over-drive. He dove after her, forgetting about the invisible net, and thinking more about who had shot those at them.

Draco's broom dove beneath her and caught her easily. He looked down at her and noticed that she was still unconscious. Draco landed and carried her to the teacher who looked like she was going to faint.

"Take her up to the infirmary Mr. Malfoy." Professor Stacey said calmly despite the obvious panic on her face. "I need to find out who shot that off."

"Right." He carried her off. Draco looked around for her brother, because it would be much more appropriate if he took her but he couldn't see him anywhere.

Draco dreaded the walk from the pitch to the infirmary. Lately it seemed as if Madam Pomfrey had been…. well… losing it. Lets just say that the nurse and Trelawney seemed to be getting along really well. He finally made it to the hospital wing when she threw open the door and freaked out.

"What the bloody-" Draco rose an eyebrow and she rephrased what she was saying. "What happened to Miss Weasley?"

"Someone shot a curse or something at her." Madam Pomfrey gave him a harsh glare. "It wasn't me."

She didn't look like she trusted him but she must have decided to question him later. "Okay, lay her down on that bed over there. Put on a sleeping gown on her."

Draco cleared his throat. "Madam Pomfrey, I don't think that's appropriate for me to do." He laid Ginny down on the bed.

"Of course it isn't." She said curtly and pushed past him. "Now excuse us." Madam Pomfrey pulled the curtain around Ginny's bed. A few moments she re-appeared and Ginny was tucked in the bed.

Draco looked at Ginny's pale face. "Is she going to be alright?"

"What?" Madam Pomfrey turned from what she was doing and realized what he asked. "Oh, of course she is going to be ok! Inerviate."

Ginny's eyes fluttered open and she looked around the room. "Draco? What happened? We were just floating there then I just started to fall. Did someone hex me? What happened?" Her voice began to rise as she started to panic.

"Ginevra." Draco's voice was cool and commanding. He sat down on the bed and put a hand on the side of her face and lightly forced her to look at him. "Ginevra? You're okay I promise, someone did hex you but-"

"But Mr. Malfoy caught you." Professor Stacey's voice came from behind him.

Ginny looked up at him questioningly. "You… you caught me? Like from the air… as I was falling?"

Draco pulled his hand away from her face and stood up. "Yeah, so?"

"Oh nothing. Just well… thank you Draco."

There was an awkward silence until Ron came barging into the room. "What the bloody hell did you do to my sister Malfoy?"

"Ron he didn't-" Ron ran up to Draco and grabbed the front of his shirt. He stuck his wand under his chin forcefully. "Ron!"

He glared at his sister. "What do you want Gin?"

"He isn't the one who hexed me."

Ginny watched his face as the information sunk in. "Oh," Ron lowered his wand and dropped his grip on Draco's shirt. "Well if it wasn't him who was it?"

"I have a very strong feeling that it was Pansy Parkinson." Draco said more to Ginny than Ron.