"So she seemed like she cared? Or was she trying to make conversation?" Draco asked for the sixth time.
They were standing near the back of the classroom in Transfiguration. Ginny was paired with Draco and they were supposed to be practising nonverbal spells.
"I don't know," Ginny replied exasperated. Ginny had just finished telling Draco about her conversation with Hermione, and Draco immediately launched into questions.
"So tell me exactly what she said again?" Draco asked.
"Draco," Ginny groaned, waving her wand a little too aggressively and causing his hair to turn pink.
"I do believe than non-verbal spells require no talking," Professor Snape said.
Ginny resisted the urge to snap back, it was bad enough she had a double potions with Snape this morning, but because McGonagall had a meeting she now finished the day with him teaching Transfiguration.
"Five points from Gryffindor," Snape smirked as he regarded Ginny and Draco.
"That's not fair, Malfoy was talking to!" Harry protested from across the room.
"And so Mr. Potter, are you. Twenty points for Gryffindor, and don't question my authority again."
Draco smirked as he looked at Ginny.
"Whatever, shove it Malfoy. It's my turn, I'm going to try and disarm you," Ginny said focusing.
"Okay time is up I want everyone to switch partners," Snape's voice rang out from the front of the classroom. "Boys moving clockwise," Snape added when he saw Harry and Ron both racing for Ginny.
"So much for that," Draco laughed as he went to move, when Ginny stiffened. "Hey what's wrong?" Draco asked concerned, as he placed a hand on her arm.
"It could be the fact that you have your hand on my girlfriend," Dean's voice rang from over Draco's shoulder.
"She is no longer your girlfriend Thomas," Draco said as he stepped protectively in front of Ginny.
"Is there a problem here?" Snape asked, bored, as he appeared beside Dean.
"No, Professor," Draco said smiling.
"Well then I take it you will have no trouble finding your partner Mr. Thomas, and get back to work," Snape said coldly.
"Ginny is my partner," Dean responded, shooting Draco a smug look.
"Well than, since the three of you seem content to stand around and talk during my class, I am no doubt sure, that you will have no trouble demonstrating a simple non-verbal disarming spell," Snape pronounced, with a faint smile.
"Of course," Draco said smirking as he pulled out his wand.
"Actually Mr. Malfoy, I think since Miss Weasley seems to be the constant in this problem that we will let her and Mr. Thomas demonstrate." He stated, as he backed up to give them room, with the rest of the class gathering around and following his lead.
"Sorry," Draco whispered as he stepped back to give them room.
Ginny stared straight ahead at Dean. How she would love more than anything just to send a bat-bogey hex. It would make up for a small part of all the tears she was holding back from his outburst at lunch, and to let off her annoyance from Draco's constant interrogation for the last half hour.
"You may begin," Snape voice trailed from side of the room.
They both raised their wands, and Dean's face begun to turn a faint shade of red, as he focused on his spell. Ginny tried to focus on disarming him, but the longer she starred across the room at him, the more she wished she could just hex him.
Before she really had time to think, Dean screeched as large black bats began to fly out of his nose and flap around his face.
Most of the class laughed and a few people clapped, and Ginny just stood there shocked as Lavender ran up to help Dean.
"Fifteen points from Gryffindor. You were supposed to do a non-verbal disarming charm Miss Weasley. Not a non-verbal bat-bogey hex," Snape said, as he turned to head to the front of the class, to write the homework on the board, Ginny swore she saw him smirking.
Ginny stood there still in shock with the fact that she had done a non-verbal spell when Hermione ran up to her and gave her a hug.
"I'm so proud of you Ginny. But how did you do it? It took me a while before I could even get a faint sign of my disarming charm," Hermione asked excited.
"Yeah, you put Dean in his place," Harry said meeting her gaze.
Ginny was sure that Harry was going to give her a hug when Draco came up from behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Good job, I hope that made you feel better," Draco mumbled.
Ginny turned to say something to Harry, only to notice that he was gone. Ginny sighed and walked back to her seat with Draco to copy down the homework. The whole time Ginny couldn't help think that Draco seemed more set on getting himself and Hermione together rather than her and Harry.
"Mate looks like I can come to Whiltshire for the holiday after all," Blaise said, clapping Draco on the back as they wrote down the homework.
"Excellent," Draco grinned.
Dean ran out of the class as soon as the bell went, covering his nose as the bats circled his head, Lavender close on his heels.
Hexing Dean had raised her spirits considerably, and she exited the class with a spring in her step.