But when he showed up, she wasn't there. He waited for about 5 minutes and suddenly Professor Stacey started giving the instructions. He was so angry he didn't listen.

Draco waited until Professor Stacey had finished then he went up to her. It felt like it took longer for her to give the directions than usual because he was so furious.

Finally she finished and he quickly strode up to her desk. She was looking away so he cleared his throat and asked, "Professor Stacey?" She turned around in a flourish.

"What can I do for you Mr. Malfoy?"

"Well you see, I think Weasley stood me up…" The fury was evident in his voice.

The Professor smiled in a way that could be mistaken as a smirk. "Well you could always figure it out."

"But she's probably in her common room."

Her smirk/smile was still in place. "But if you just thought about things clearly Opticaus might come to mind."

"Okay… umm thanks Professor." His tone was slightly sarcastic. He figured since Ginny hadn't shown up he didn't have to attend the class.

As Draco walked out of the class he figured it out. All of the Professors knew the passwords and she had just told them. Opticaus. Either that or she was just crazy.He sprinted to his dorm and grabbed his invisibility cloak. If he just waltzed in to the Gryffindor Common Room he would get murdered.

When he got close to the Common Room he threw it over his shoulders and covered up. Draco quietly muttered the password and saw that the only people in the room where buried under piles of books.

Maybe she's in her room. Then he remembered that all of the stairs that lead to the girls dorms are charmed unless you know the spell. After the 6th year it wasn't a big deal though. It turns out that Longbottom figured out the spell. He whispered the spell and made his way silently to the 5th year girls floor.

As he entered the room he saw that the curtains were closed and all of the candles and the fireplaces were lit. All but one bed was made and in the unmade bed there was a small lump in them.

"Ginny?" Draco asked cautiously.

He saw her peak up over her sheets and quickly hide her head again. "Draco wah are you doin here?" There was a cold obvious in her voice.

"Is that why you ditched today? You are sick?"

"Yea, now go away."

Draco chuckled lightly. "Why?"

"I don't want you to see me like this, I'm all sick and… and…" She sneezed quite loudly then finished. "And disheveled."

"But you're sick. You need to be taken care of. Have you had some Pepper-up potion?"

"I don't wan any!" She whined.

"Well, at least you're resting…"

"Do you wanna lay by me while I rest?" Ginny smiled. Draco's eyebrow shot up in surprise. "Just lay by me." She patted the spot next to her on the bed. "It'll be a favor cause I'm sick."

"Okay." Draco laid down next to her. "But you need some soup when you wake up."

In the next few minutes they were both asleep.

Draco woke up a little confused. Whose bed was he in? Then it all came back to him when he saw the redhead sleeping next to him. Actually not next to him, more sleeping on him. Her head was on his chest and her arm was draped around his torso. The only thing separating them for real was the fact that she was under the covers and he was on top of them.

She woke up soon after him and yawned, only to start coughing, she covered her mouth and sat up. "Sorry Draco." When Ginny finished she laid back down, but this time on her pillow. Draco rolled over to look at her.

"Do you want me to get you some soup?"

"No. I don't want any."

Draco couldn't help but notice how cute Ginny really was. But that's not a good thing to realize while laying next to her on her bed with their faces only inches apart. His face began to inch forward.

"Draco I can't kiss you."

"Why not?" He asked lazily, not bothering to pull his head back.

"Cause I am very, very sick and I don't want you to get sick!" Draco smiled then a thought came to him.

"Do you know what always makes me feel better?"

Ginny looked shocked, "Draco I'm sick!"

"Not that! I always take a bath and it makes me feel better. The warm water will clear out your sinuses and stuff." Ginny giggled. "What?"

"Draco Malfoy takes bathes."

"Only when I'm sick!" Draco was positively indignant.

"Okay I'm sorry. I guess I could take a bath. Will you get up and throw me some sweat pants."

"Do you want me to leave while you change?" Draco asked throwing her a pair of pants from her trunk.

"It's fine." And with that she stood up in only a tank top and a pair of underwear and pulled on her pants.

"Are you wearing a thong?"

"Nope." Ginny said laughing. "It's a bikini-style. You get the cute straps around your waist but no stupid string going up your bum."

"Well they seem more comfortable. That's good." Suddenly Ginny broke out laughing. "What?"

"What do you mean what?" Giggles. "I mean-" Pearls of laughter. "I am standing in my dorm room with Draco Malfoy and we are discussing my underwear." Draco cracked a smile.

"I see your point. Come on, bathtime. I have to put my cloak back on or your 'friends' will slaughter me."

"Okay, I will shut the curtains." Draco said after filling up her bath. Then he stood respectively outside the curtains until he heard her get into the tub.

"Draco you can come in." When he went in he felt his breath catch. Ginny looked beautiful surrounded by the bubbles. Her hair was loosely pulled into a messy bun and the bubbles covered all the necessities and they were the perfect bubbles that never popped. "Thank you for taking care of me today."

"No problem Ginny." He smiled at her as he sat down on the floor next to the in-ground tub.

"You were right. This makes me feel much better."

"I'm glad. Now, its time to wash your hair."

"Okay." Ginny went to grab the shampoo bottle but Draco grabbed it before her fingers wrapped around it. "What are you doing?"

"I am going to wash your hair." He poured a liberal amount of shampoo in his hands and sat behind her. Draco lathered it in his hand and began to wash her hair. Ginny sighed as his fingertips massaged her scalp.

"Mmm. Draco that feels fantastic."

"Good."

"Are you ready to get out of the tub yet?"

"Yeah I guess..."

"Okay, here you go." Draco held out a towel for her, as if he wanted her to step into it.

"Draco you don't expect me to get out of the tub in front of you, do you?" Ginny asked raising her eyebrows.

"Well, this morning..." he started smirking.

"Draco Malfoy there is a difference between my underwear and my... well... nothing at all."

"Fine." He handed her the towel and closed the curtains behind him when he left.

Ginny got out of the tub and wrapped the towel around herself. She then realized she didn't have her wand. "Okay Draco, you can come back in."

He walked in and saw her, "Do you need me to dry you off?" He smirked.

Ginny blushed. "I forgot my wand." She muttered

He waved his wand silently and she was dried off. Then without saying a word, Draco turned and walked out, once again shut the curtains behind him.

Ginny got dressed quickly and opened the curtains. "So are we going to go to the kitchens?"

"No, you need to get back to your bed. I will get the house-elves to bring some to you."

"Are you not coming back to my dorm with me?" She couldn't hide the disappointment in her voice.

Draco smiled at her. "I have Quidditch practice in 10 minutes."

"Oh, okay." Then Ginny made up her mind. "Thank you for taking care of me." She walked up to Draco and kissed him on the cheek. Then blushing, she practically ran from the bathroom.

When Ginny walked into her common room she saw it was blessedly abandoned.

Then for reasons known only to herself, she walked over to the posting board and looked at the Quidditch practice schedule. 'That's odd,' she thought to herself. 'Sytherin doesn't have a scheduled practice until Tuesday..'