A/N: Stupid Ginny making plans without me! This whole chapter would be so much easier to write if I didn't have to worry about having her meet up with Draco first. (Grumble, grumble, grumble.) That's a lie. It would've happened anyway. SO! I'll be wrapping up things about the list soon – as in, you will learn who started it! I think you'll be surprised. Aaaaanyway...

Disclaimer: I (don't) own this!

She found him at the beginning, the place everything had started – the Library. Draco was leaning against the side of a bookshelf at the end of one of the aisles. His head was tilted up and back against the solid wood and he was staring rather distractedly at the ceiling.

She had come here after pacing about in the Gryffindor common room for nearly an hour. When people started returning from dinner she decided to leave. She'd come here on impulse, not really expecting to find Draco, not even trying to. She'd just wanted to be alone for a while.

Ginny watched him, now, wondering what had him looking so forlorn.

Well, she though to herself, steeling her nerves, I'm not going to find out by just staring at him.

So she stepped closer to him, drawing his attention from the ceiling to herself. She cleared her throat gently and murmured, "Hello, Draco."

"Ginny," he responded with a nod.

"I was wondering..." she began slowly. Why you look so upset, she finished mentally. When she opened her mouth to continue audibly, however, she said, "If you would like to go somewhere with me."

Draco gave a smirk which, she supposed, was supposed to look rather haughty. There was a touch of sadness to it, however, somewhere in his gray-blue eyes.

"Where to?"

"Um..." Ginny said, startled. She couldn't very well tell him, "I don't know," so she merely gave him a small smile and held out her hand. He took it in his, looking amused, and allowed himself to be lead from the Library.

Ginny still wasn't quite sure where she was going to take him as she lead him out onto the grounds. As the lake came into view, however, she lead him toward it decisively. The sun was setting – nearly set, in fact – as they made their way toward the lake. The reflecting surface seemed to be ablaze as small waves licked at the air like shoots of flame, twinkling at them in the twilight.

"The lake," Draco murmured inquiringly as he cocked an eyebrow in her direction.

"I thought we could take a little walk," Ginny replied coolly as she allowed her hand to slip from his gently.

"Alright," Draco agreed easily. He slipped his hands into his pockets and leaned his upper body to the right, indicating a direction for them to walk in. Ginny followed his lead and they soon fell into step with one another. They were quite for a time as Ginny tried to decide how to start saying what she felt needed to be said. Draco waited patiently and allowed himself to enjoy simply walking along with someone.

Finally, Ginny worked up the courage to speak and murmured, "I've been through quite a bit in the past few months." She paused to glance at him before continuing, "All in the name of getting your attention. Something I seriously doubted I could do.

"When I first saw you reading in the library, I was immediately attracted to you," She added. "There was just something about you at the time that was fragile, and open, and...just...unlike anything I ever thought you could be. I realized then that there had to be much more to you than, 'Draco; son-of-a-Death-Eater.' I realized that you were a real person, and not just someone's puppet being controlled from behind the curtains.

"Draco," Ginny said at last, coming to a stop. Draco paused beside her and turned to look at Ginny as she continued, "you're...a remarkable person. I think you're stronger, and braver, and more independent than anyone gives you credit for. You're someone I would like to get to know. So...I was wondering if you would let me do that."

Draco was silent for a while. He watched intently; trying to read something from her eyes and her stance. Trying, it seemed, to peer straight into her heart. He looked away then and gazed out over the lake, which had grown dim in the time they'd been together. Ginny couldn't see his eyes, his face, or his expression, but still something about him seemed, once again, sad to her. She almost wanted to reach out to him in that moment, but refrained.

Finally, Draco turned to look at her once more. His eyes bore into her own and he asked, "Ginny...how do you feel about me?"

"I-...what?" Ginny stammered, taken aback. She'd thought she'd just explained it to him. After a moment's pause to gather her thoughts, she replied, "I don't know."

Draco nodded his head as though she'd just confirmed something. He paused briefly before asking, "And how do you feel about Potter?"

Ginny paused, thinking seriously before answering. "I care about him," she began, "deeply. He's a very dear and close friend to me, but I don't think it's much more than that. He's...he's been really good to me, though."

Draco nodded again and looked away. His eyes stared distantly over the lake once more as he murmured very quietly, "And Blaise?"

Ginny's heart skipped a beat. She felt herself flush and she quickly turned her face away from him to stare out at the lake as well. By this time the sun had completely set. The horizon was still somewhat bright, however, with rays of light still kissing the sky. The lake had also grown dark, and the waves were almost indistinguishable.

"I don't know," she admitted at last.

Draco's gaze fell to the ground at his feet, and they were both silent for a long time. The sound of a hard sigh slipped out into the night, mingling with the cool breeze. Ginny looked up at Draco as it reached her ears and found him watching her with his silvery eyes. Something about the way he looked at her pulled at her heartstrings and she whispered, "Draco."

Her utterance and his sigh danced away from them on the night air. Ginny felt suddenly unsure and insecure before him. One hand slipped up her arm and the other moved to rest on her waist, crossing before her chest – she held herself. Draco looked away from her once more.

"Draco," Ginny said at last. "I...I don't know how I feel about you...or Blaise...or Harry, even. Not really, but...," she pause and took a deep breath, "but I want to get to know you. Then I can say for certain how I feel. That's why...that's why I asked you out here."

Draco nodded at Ginny, still not looking at her. Finally, however, he seemed to gather himself, and he looked up at her. He looked like Draco again – the Draco she knew already. He smiled at her slyly and drawled, "That's all there is for it, then."

Ginny stared at him, confused, and he chuckled. Moving toward her slowly, he drew himself up directly in front of her. Ginny felt her heart begin to thump like mad at the mischievous look he had on his face. His eyes danced and he slowly reached out for her.

His arm slipped around her waist, holding her firmly just beyond the small of her back. He tugged her into his arms abruptly and placed a devilish kiss on her lips. This, she realized happily, was much more like the first they'd shared. It was not deep or long but there was passion enough, despite all that, and it lingered – much longer than he did.

A/N: Okay, so I guess I owe a bit of gratitude to Ginny for deciding to meet up with Draco in this chapter. It really turned out a lot better than I thought it would. I had no idea how I was going to write this chapter, or what all would happen in this meeting. Draco wasn't his normal coolly distant self, but I liked how this came out regardless. For a clue as to what exactly he was thinking and feeling in this chapter, listen to Ingrid Michaelson's "Falling for You."

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