Chapter Five: "Look What You've Done"
A/N: I'm SO SORRY I haven't updated this story in forever. I kind of had writers block and a very hectic schedule. Since summer is quickly approaching, I'll have more time to write, and I swear I won't die on you guys or on this story. Thanks so much for the reviews and keep them coming That will motivate me to write more.
"Get your bloody hands away from my sister, you snake!" Ron hollered, once he was able to speak again.
Draco jumped away from Ginny, and Ginny fell forward, not having Draco to support her weight. They both moved as far apart as possible, trying to look as innocent as possible. Ginny looked at Draco, but he avoided her glance. Instead, he was glaring at Ron.
"Ron, please," Ginny jumped in, trying to explain what was going on, "Draco didn't do anything wrong!"
Ron scoffed, his ears turning bright red. He was steaming now. "Of course he did something wrong!" Ron raged, "He had his hands all over you, Gin. That prat was trying to make a move on you."
Draco tried to say something, but Ginny jumped in again. She wanted to sort all of this out. She had to tell Ron that she liked Draco, but not in front of Draco. "Ron, I… I wanted him to make that move."
Ron glared at Ginny. "Don't you see, Ginny? Draco's just using you. What, is Pansy busy with Zabini today, Draco? Or are you tired of all of the Slytherins? Is that what it is?"
Draco muttered something under his breath, looking like he wanted to avoid talking to Ron at all costs.
Ginny threw Draco an apologetic look, but Draco didn't respond to it. "Ron, stay out of my life!" Ginny demanded. God, would Ron ever realize that she was only a year younger than him? She was in her sixth year, and Ron had been going out with Lavender at that time. Ginny had stayed out of his life, hadn't she?
"I'll stay out of your life when Malfoy stays out of your life!" Ron snarled. Without notice, he and Draco pulled out their wands at the same time. Fear crept over Ginny as she started to panic.
Ginny ran up to Draco, tapping his shoulder over and over again. "Draco, Draco… God put your wand down," Ginny breathed. Draco pushed Ginny off his shoulder, not even looking at her.
"Expelliarmus!" Draco boomed, pointing his wand at Ron. Ron's wand went flying out of his hand, and landed about ten feet away. Ron scrambled to get his wand.
"Yeah, that's right," Draco smirked, "Keep scrambling, Weasley. That's what you do best."
Ron was fuming. He grabbed his wand and ran at Draco, his eyebrows lowered and his eyes angry.
"Stupefy," Draco said in a bored tone, his wand pointed at Ron. Ron's eyes widened in surprise before he fell to the ground.
The sound of Ron's fall was apparently very loud. In almost an instant, students and teachers packed the hallway, leaving no escape for Draco. Draco stood in the center holding his wand, dumbstruck and helpless, as he watched the students close in on him.
Professor McGonagall pushed through the crowd and came face to face with Draco, looking very upset. "Malfoy," she snapped, "What right do you think you have to knock Weasley unconscious? What could he have possibly been doing to upset you in such a way?"
Draco gave Ginny a look, and suddenly, Ginny felt a sense of love. Draco had attacked her brother just to protect her? Ginny smiled slightly. It was her way of saying that she wasn't angry with him.
Ginny shook her head at herself. Draco was nothing but trouble. What was she doing with him? He had attacked not only Hermione, but now Ron. Who knows who else he'd fight. He was so violent…
"He was upsetting Ginny," Draco responded flatly, looking very angry, "Ask her yourself if you don't believe me."
"I'm sorry, Malfoy, but that gives you no right to attack him," Professor McGonagall responded, "And Malfoy, I had no idea you cared so much about what Ron does to Ginny. How does this concern you?"
Draco decided it was best not to respond to this question, because he had no idea how it concerned him. He wanted to say that he and Ginny were romantically involved in some way, but he wasn't exactly sure if they were. In fact, he wasn't even sure if he wanted them to be involved. He wasn't sure of just about anything.
"Ron had said something mean about me, Professor," Draco told her in his sweetest fake voice, "I was just letting him know it wasn't true."
Professor McGonagall looked thoroughly confused. "Yes, well," she said in a tired voice, "Seeing that I don't have the slightest idea what's going on, I don't think I can punish you. Malfoy, try to stay apart from Mr. Weasley, all right? If it happens again…"
She shook her head. "75 points from Slytherin for the attack, and you'll be getting detention. It'll be worse next time."
Draco didn't look at Ginny again for the rest of the day.
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Ginny sat in the Hospital Wing with Harry and Hermione. They all were hovered around Ron's bed worriedly. Madam Pomfrey had said Ron would be out of the Hospital Wing by morning, but Ginny was still worried. In addition, she hadn't even spoken to Draco since the afternoon. She wasn't sure what she was going to do about that situation.
Ginny knew all along that Ron wouldn't approve of her and Draco if they ever went out, but she had no idea that she actually cared what he thought. Plus, was she even going out with Draco? One kiss wasn't about to change everything. Although, it was a pretty good kiss…
Ginny shook her head slowly. Draco wasn't the type of person to get tied down to one girl… especially one Gryffindor girl who happened to be a year younger than him. No, he was definitely not a commitment type of guy. While, Ginny definitely was looking for commitment.
Ginny sighed loudly, and Hermione looked at her. Hermione was on the verge of tears, but it looked as though she was going a good job at holding them back. Hermione gave Ginny a half smile.
"Ginny, you look so…depressed and confused." Hermione came over towards Ginny and the two of them sat down on an unoccupied bed. "I hate to see you this way. What's bothering you? I know it's not just Ron."
Ginny bit her lip. She wasn't exactly in the mood to tell Hermione about the reason Ron was in the hospital. She knew Hermione wouldn't exactly be thrilled about her kissing Draco Malfoy.
"Well?" Hermione prompted. She looked at Ginny, and it almost looked as if she was worried about something.
Ginny panicked. Did Hermione already know? Maybe she had seen them as well… Ginny bit her lip and then blurted out, "Fine, I kissed Draco, okay?"
Harry spun around. "What?" he asked in disbelief.
Hermione's jaw had dropped, and she had an expression of true disgust. She tried to keep a straight face as she said, "What were you thinking, Ginny?"
Ginny couldn't sit in the stuffy hospital wing any longer. Tears almost pouring down her cheeks, she ran out of the hospital wing. She didn't know where she was going… all she knew is that she had to get away from everyone.
A/N: Sorry it's on the short side. If you give me lots of reviews, I'll make it up to you.