In this chapter you'll find out a bit more about why Draco and Ginny are having problems. I'm not going to reveal the true reason fully yet. It'll be fun to see what you guys can guess is going on. But it will reveal itself over time. It's more fun to have them fight over them and try to sort out their feelings this way.
I'm a meanie ;)
And I can't stand you
Must everything you do make me wanna smile
Can I not like you for awhile?
But you won't let me
You upset me girl
And then you kiss my lips
All of a sudden I forget that I was upset
Can't remember what you did
But I hate it...
You know exactly what to do
So that I can't stay mad at you
For too long that's wrong
But I hate it...
You know exactly how to touch
So that I don't want to fuss.. and fight no more
Said I despise that I adore you
-Rihanna Hate That I Love You
Chapter Seven: It's Complicated
For the next couple of weeks, Harry had started to get used to the life of a Slytherin. Though it was hard to wear green instead of red, he found that a lot of what Gryffindor thought about the Slytherins were indeed not true.
When he wasn't around Ron and Hermione during the day, he would hang around Ginny and Blaise. He discovered that Blaise Zabini was far from the evil Slytherin everyone initially thought. In fact, if it wasn't for the fact that he was cocky and the self preservation trait that he had, he would have made a great Gryffindor. He was friendly and funny and very social. He was also a bit of a ladies man, having shagged Romilda successfully within three days. And then to her upset, moving on to trying to talk to Parvati Patil.
He found out that although a bitch and somewhat clingy at times, Pansy Parkinson could be nice. A couple of times she had sat with him and talked about random things and once they even did a homework assignment together.
He had yet to speak to Draco unless absolutely needed. Of course being enemies since day 1 will do that to you. Seamus on the other hand, had started to get along swimmingly with Draco. Even though on the outside looking in, it seemed that he was just another Crabbe minus the muscle.
The main thing that was making Slytherin more than tolerable for Harry came in the form of Daphne. When she wasn't around her sister, she was usually sitting or around Harry. He had learned that she had always been a loner of sorts, especially since Millicent Bulstrode hadn't returned and Tracey had been sorted elsewhere and was busy making new friends.
To Harry, Daphne reminded him of many people rolled up into one. She was very intelligent and liked to read like Hermione, she had a sense of humor like Ron, she was sweet like Luna only less odd, and like Ginny, very nice to look at as well as strong. She also was very insightful and intrigued Harry. But at the same time confused him.
Ginny found that life in Slytherin seemed more relaxed than in Gryffindor. Despite the fact that Pansy irked her to no end and she had to share a common room with a boy crazy Romilda, she found that she wished she would have been in Slytherin from the start. No one treated her with kid gloves, no one dismissed her and made her feel like she was just Ron and George's little sister. In fact, most just left her alone. Which was fine by her.
She enjoyed being able to spend more time with Blaise without having to sneak around as they did last year. Blaise showed her the Slytherin ropes and how to survive with the harpies of the house, especially Pansy and Astoria.
Her only problem was Draco. She couldn't help but interact with him as now he was usually one of the first people she saw when she left her room. As much as she wanted to put the past behind her, she found that Draco was dead set on continuing to bring it up.
They had a Divination project due that they had to work together. It was actually a repeat of something each of them had to do in their third years, only on a more personal scale. They were to map out a year long horoscope for their partner that had to do with personal interaction between the two of them. A project that the sneak insisted they should do in his room for "privacy."
"Well the harvest moon is in October and it signals that we will shag and shag gloriously." said Draco pleased with himself.
Ginny glared at him. "Funny, mine says that you'll be a taking a hex to the face by me because you'll be getting on my nerves."
You must be off a couple of stars or something." said Draco, flipping pages in his chart book. "Oh look here. Says that you'll be confessing your undying love for me by November 21st. See the shooting stars being schedules with the night of the new moon? That should be exciting."
"More like my reign of terror against you will begin." grumbled Ginny.
"Dammit Gin, work with me here!" snapped Draco causing Ginny to jump a bit.
"You're really mad about this aren't you?"
"Uh, ya think?!" said Draco, eyes swimming with anger. "I've been trying for weeks to get you and I to have a normal conversation about us just like you said mind you and you fight me over and over again. Why?!"
"That's a dumb question that you already know the answer to Draco." said Ginny.
"I've apologized too many times for you to still be acting like this. And need I remind you, you're the one who left me, not the other way around." said Draco crossing his arms.
"You say that as if I had a choice to stay. You certainly didn't try to stop me from leaving. You surely watched me walk away!"
"Yeah because by then I had already figured out how cozy you and my best mate had gotten. Why would I stop you when you clearly wanted him more than me?!"
Ginny smacked Draco swiftly and hard. "How dare you! I would have never done that to you, you prat, ESPECIALLY with Blaise! He's like my fucking brother! He was the one trying to help me with your complicated ass! 'I want you Ginny. Oh wait, I can't. Oh yes I can Ginny, be mine. Leave me alone Weasley. Ginny I can't do this without you.' And of course you remember what my favorite line was." yelled Ginny as Draco rubbed his sore cheek.
Draco grabbed Ginny by the arm and pulled her close to him.
"Let me fucking go Draco!"
"You are driving me insane Ginevra! I don't know what to do with you! And I can't do anything without you!" stressed Draco, his hands gripping Ginny's arms firmly but gently.
"Like I haven't heard that one before." said Ginny feeling her face heat up with her trying to hold back her tears.
"I mean it Gin! I am trying my fucking best to make everything right and you continue to fight me. Why can't we just get along?! Why can't we work this out?"
Ginny looked into Draco's eyes. When she used to look into them, they were cold, angry, untrusting. Now, she couldn't help but are the sincerity, the sadness, the raw emotion for her in them.
It both made her heart sing and break at the same time.
"I don't want to argue with you anymore." she whispered.
"I never wanted to argue with you period."
"Are we really about to argue about arguing?" chuckled Ginny.
Draco sighed. "No. That would be mental. Even though that's how you have me."
"Can we just do the friends thing for now Draco? Please?" suggested Ginny.
Draco looked down at the floor then back at her. "Do you know how hard that will be? You haven't the slightest clue how hard it is for me now not to throw you onto this bed and snog you senseless and you're really asking me to try and be just like Blaise to you?"
Ginny smiled and put her hand on Draco's cheek. "I would never ask you to be that way to me. I've done things with you that I would never ever do to Zabini."
Draco couldn't help to feel lustful at that statement. "What kind of things? Tell me." he said in a seductive voice that sent shivers down Ginny's spine.
"Telling you those things with complicate matters. I too am trying to keep myself from jumping you, but we really need to work on our friendship first and you know it, don't you?"
Draco nodded. "You're right. We do. We'll be friends for now. For now."
Ginny smiled and hugged Draco closer to her. She tried desperately not to allow herself to become intoxicated by his enriching smell, the warmth of his body, the feeling of his strong arms embracing her tightly. The whole moment seemed soothing to her, relaxing. Somewhat like old times.
"Can we be friends with the benefits of having a friendly shag every now and then?" joked Draco, lightly popping her butt.
"Ginny rolled her eyes and laughed.
Yes, exactly like old times.
