"Collin!" she yelled for the hundredth time tonight. They were practicing Quidditch tonight and the team was not doing as well as he hoped it would. "We play Slytherin in a couple of weeks! We need to be ready." Collin was the new seeker for the team this year. It turned out Dean and Seamus were excellent chasers and her roommate Luisa was a great keeper. They still had the same beaters from last year who were nothing compared to Fred and George.

"Sorry Ginny!" Collin yelled.

Ginny sighed and said "It's okay." Then she looked down at her watch. "Let's get to the showers and then go to DA." Everyone on the team was a part of the club so there was no harm in saying it out loud. Everyone's face lit up and they walked to the locker rooms talking excitedly about tonight's meeting.

Tonight they were going to begin learning Patronus' s and everyone was pumped up for it. Ginny walked up to the castle alone thinking of how badly they were going to lose to Slytherin if they didn't try harder in practice. She could just see Blaise's laughing face clearly in her mind.

Thinking of Blaise, it had been a while since she had last see him. She hadn't gotten any more detentions because she was trying to be good so she wouldn't raise suspicion to DA. And since he was a year older than her they had no classes together except for Muggle Studies, and the chance to socialize in that class was nonexistent.

She got ready for DA and ran into Neville on the way to the Room of Requirement. "Hey Gin!" he said, smiling at her.

"Hi Neville!" she said just as excited.

"So how's the Quidditch team doing? Neville asked.

"Eh. Don't get me started." She said in a growl.

Neville laughed and said "Well we have to beat Slytherin! We need to show them who's the boss around here."

Ginny agreed as they approached the room of requirement. They walked past it three times and entered the room where some of the members were already located. They all said hello to the two 'leaders' of the club and went back to their own chatting. A nervous looking Valerie walked up to Ginny and Neville.

"I don't know if I'll be able to do this." She said "I read the book about the spell and it seems so complex! I mean I'm only a first year and it says that even some adult wizards can't do this spell."

Neville pat her shoulder sympathetically and Ginny said "Exactly. Not even adult wizards can do this spell. Which means no one is expecting you to be able to it. We're just asking you to try. " she smiled thankfully and walked away.

"I really like that kid." Neville said.

Ginny grinned and said "Me too."

After everyone arrived Ginny and Neville stood up to tell them about Patronus's. "Well the incantation to do this spell is 'expecto patronum'" everyone nodded while Ginny continued "But you cant just say the words and expect it to work. You have to think of a happy memory, and focus on that memory with everything you have."

Then Ginny pulled out her wand to demonstrate. The first memory that popped into her head was the first time she kissed Harry. She yelled expecto patronum and was shocked when only a little silver wisp came out of her wand. Zacharias snorted and Ginny glared at him halfheartedly.

In truth, Ginny was very confused. That memory always worked when she needed to think of something happy. The only solution she could come to was that she didn't love Harry anymore. She shook her head no. she wasn't in love with Harry,but she loved Harry, and that made all the difference in the world.

Ginny decided to give the spell another shot. Everyone looked at her expectantly and she searched her mind for a good enough memory. There was the time she first went to Hogwarts, the first time she rode a broom, and then there was becoming Quidditch captain. She focused on the last one, remembering the pride she felt when she got the badge, going to the meeting for the captains, meeting Blaise.

When she looked up she heard gasps around the room and she saw a kitten patronus soaring around the room. Everyone clapped and Neville said "Now remember concentrate on a happy moment." Ginny smiled and thought again of what made her happy.

By the end of the class things had gone rather well. All the old DA members got their patronus's right away. The new members took longer but almost all got it. Even Valerie Smith had managed to make Silver burst out of the end of her wand which was beyond fantastic for her age.

After everyone left and Ginny finished cleaning the room she slowly crept out of the room, knowing that it was past curfew. She got to the end of the hallway and jumped when she saw someone.

Blaise was leaning against the wall with his arms crossed and a smirk on his face. "Now, Now, Ginger." He said. "What are we doing up past curfew? Do I need to give you a detention."

Ginny rolled her eyes and said "No! But you could be a gentleman and walk me to my dorm to prevent me from getting in trouble."

Blaise pretended to think about and said "Hmmm, on one condition." Ginny raised an eyebrow and he said "Tell me why you're out right now." Ginny glared at him and started to walk away.

Blaise was pretending right now. He knew perfectly well why she was out right now. It was obvious that she was getting out of a Dumbledore's Army meeting. The reason he knew was because he was an inquisitor in his fifth year and he had to bust this same meeting then. Now he had another intention.

"Ginny, wait!" he called.

She turned around slowly and said "Did you just call me Ginny?"

Blaise smiled at her and said "I guess I did." She smiled at him. "Anyways, let me join Dumbledore's Army. I want to help."

That was the last thing Ginny expected to hear. "And why should I do that?" she said, not even bothering to ask him how he knew about it.

Blaise looked her straight in the eyes and said "I know I'm a Slytherin and that makes me untrustworthy, but I want to help. I want to know how to save myself and people I care about."

Ginny stared at him, in shock that what he just said was basically what she had said makes you worthy to join the club. "Ok." She said.

Blaise looked surprised that she had given in so easily and he pulled her to him and gave her a huge hug. She laughed and slapped him to put her down. He did and walked her back to her common room with a grin on his face.

What Blaise had told her was true. He did actually have people he cared about- more like a person he cared about- his mum. He loved her, and believe it or not she loved him, despite her numerous husbands.

And slowly, Blaise realized, Ginny was becoming someone he actually cared about. With this thought in his head he went to bed feeling a little more content than usual.