Thank you to SM who pointed out that my story lacked consistency. I made the necessary changes already. :) i really do need a beta reader.

CHAPTER 5

"We need to wear formal muggle clothes?" Pansy didn't even bother to hide the disgust in her voice. "And I have to find Thomas through using what I've learned about him? Dear Merlin, we're so going to fail."

"This project just keeps getting more and more ridiculous." Draco mumbled darkly to himself.

"This is interesting. Balls are fun!"

Draco and Pansy shot Blaise twin looks of antipathy.

"You can't act any gayer than that, Zabini." Pansy said flatly.

Dave Osment laughed, suddenly deciding to join in on their conversation. "You two are just afraid you're going to fail the test." He said, referring to Pansy and Draco, who just glared at him in return.

"You think?" Pansy replied viciously. "I'm really hating McGonagall right now, for figuring out a spell to keep us from making any arrangements with our partner so we could cheat our way through the test."

The faculty really outdid themselves that time, as all the students only had to wear a mask over their eyes, but their entire identity would be concealed by a very complicated spell they had created. You could see a person's trademark red hair or such, and even hear the person's voice, but the identity of the person would remain anonymous. In other words, you can determine a student's identity through anything but his/her appearance or voice.

"When is the ball again?" Dave asked

"Two Saturdays from now, I think." Blaise replied thoughtfully.

"We're doomed." Pansy announced melodramatically before sinking her face into her hands. Draco just stared at a certain red head at the other side of the Great Hall, and decided to pay her a little visit.

"We're so going to fail this test." Ginny whimpered into her hands. "So, so going to fail. We're going to fail miserably."

"Oh, stop whining Ginny. You're going to do fine." Parvati waved her hand nonchalantly, as if the action would magically erase Ginny's worries.

"Easy for you to say. You actually like your partner." Ginny grumbled darkly.

"Don't you like Draco, Ginny?" Lavender asked quietly, looking sincerely curious.

Ginny shot her friends a "what do you think?" glare. "No. I do not." Her voice was sharp and hard, and her two friends shot her curious glances.

"But he's being so nice to you." Lavender gently prodded.

"No he's not." The redhead replied quickly and stubbornly.

"Yes he is. He ate ice cream with you in the kitchens. He carried you to the common room when you got drunk. What part of that doesn't sound nice to you?" Parvati supplied a bit crossly.

"You're forgetting the parts where he engaged in public displays of affection, insulted my appearance and family, and the part where he beat me in our race to the kitchens because he CHEATED!"

"You raced to the kitchens?" Lavender repeated inquisitively, looking a bit amused. "That is so adorable."

"He cheated." Ginny hissed.

Much to her chagrin, her two friends merely laughed at her.

"He's vile, malicious, cruel…he's a cheating little dickhead and a lame excuse for a husband." Ginny grumbled.

"Oh, the sweet praises coming from your pretty little mouth never fail to make my heart go all a-flutter." A sarcastic voice said from behind them.

Ginny nearly shot up to the ceiling when she heard his voice. It was Draco. Draco was behind her. She turned to him slowly.

"What are you doing here?" She asked him with as much dignity as she could muster.

Her two friends frantically moved to make her shut up.

"Don't worry about her, Draco. She's just especially cranky today. You know, with the hang over and everything." Parvati explained apologetically.

"Yes, I was just going to ask about that." Draco replied rather stiffly.

"I'm fine, Malfoy." Ginny shot back at him viciously.

"Someone's in a bad mood."

"Yes, I believe that is your fault."

"Well umm, Ginny will see you later by the lake okay, Draco? Good bye!" Lavender hurriedly cut their exchange short as she waved Draco away.

Draco just nodded curtly and darted a glance at his wife before leaving. Girls. He thought to himself, making a mental eye roll.

Okay, I understand that the chapter's a bit short, and it hardly has any D/G action, but I assure you that the following chapters will be filled with D/G goodness. :D