A few hours later, Draco and Harry parted at the door of the Room of Requirement with a kiss and headed for their separate ends of the castle; Draco descending to the dungeons and Harry climbing to Gryffindor tower.
Harry was climbing the last set of stairs when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned back, but saw nothing.
"Lumos!"
He continued up the stairs, listening intently. He heard the footsteps again, this time turning around just in time to see a wisp of red hair disappearing into a doorway. Ginny.
Harry krept back to the doorway quietly. He burst through and held his wand to Ginny's throat.
"Relax, Harry. I am not your enemy!"
Harry was confused, and his wand fell a little. "Why are you following me?"
"I want to help you. People are talking about you and Malfoy. People are starting to suspect something. They see the way you look at each other. I want to offer my help." She extended her arms toward Harry.
"How?"
"If I start flirting with you, people will talk about us and forget all about this business with Malfoy."
"Why would you do that for me?" Harry said in amazement.
"You're my friend." Ginny reached out her hand.
Harry took it, and they walked to the common room, hand-in-hand.