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Prompt: take the character you dislike the most and their most annoying characteristic and write a NON bashing fic as to why they have that characteristic. NO CROSSOVER ALLOWED

Fandom: Harry Potter

Pairing: Mentions of Harry and Draco.

The Reason Why

"Hey, Ginny!"

Blinking in surprise Ginny lifted her head from her book where she was studying in the library only to find Hermione walking towards her with a friendly grin on her face.

"Hey Hermione," Ginny said kindly as she marked her spot in the book and shut it, "Did you want to talk?"

"Yeah, if you don't mind I have a question to ask you," Hermione said carefully as she looked anywhere and everywhere but not at Ginny, "Through you don't have to answer it if you don't want to."

"Alright, if I don't want to answer it I'll let you know," Ginny said with a nod of her head, "What is the question then?"

"You do know that Harry is gay and dating Draco right?" Hermione said as she carefully worded her question.

"Yes I do and I think they make a cute couple," Ginny said with a depressed sigh as she could see where this was going, "I'm guessing that you want to know just why I am always chasing after Harry for and asking him to marry me?"

"Yes, I'm sorry if I upset you," Hermione said quickly only to pause at the look Ginny was sending her.

"It's fine Hermione, and I can answer your question," Ginny said with a wave of her hand before she turned to Hermione with serious eyes, "Through you have to promise me something before I tell you anything."

Hermione nodded her head, "What is it you want me to promise?"

"Never to tell anyone else," Ginny said seriously with a pointed look, "There would be hell to pay if anyone ever found out the truth."

"Alright, I promise," Hermione agreed, inside she was bursting with excitement at the chance to find out just why Ginny followed Harry around like a love sick puppy dog all the time.

"Well it begins with my parents and Dumbledore, they think that if Harry marries me they'll get fame, fortune and prevent Harry from becoming the next Dark Lord through we both know that will never happen," Ginny explained to Hermione, "Then when Harry and I marry and I am carrying the Potter heir Harry would be killed off somehow leaving all the money and fame to the Weasley's and Dumbledore while we would also have a powerful child who they could use to suit their own needs."

"So far it all makes sense, through I can't approve of you wanting to jump Harry just so you can carry kill him afterwards," Hermione said with an angry frown on her face, "I-"

"Harry knows about what is going on and so does Draco," Ginny said quickly causing Hermione to freeze on the spot, "They let me act that way because both of them know what will happen to me and my brothers if I don't act like I do around Harry."

"W-what will happen?" Hermione asked as fear grew in her for her dear friend.

Ginny took a deep breath, "If I don't do as they wish they'll properly either disown me and my brothers or send us to Azkaban for becoming servants to the Dark Lord."

"That should happen!" Hermione cried out in shock with wide eyes, "You only said no to them!"

Ginny took a deep breath and nodded her head, "Well...that's my parents and Dumbledore for you, until something can be done about it I'm stuck following Harry around like a love sick puppy, do you know what that does for my own social and love life?!"

Hermione winced in understanding, "I know, I'm sorry Ginny...do you have anyone you like then? I could help you tell them and meet up with them secretly if they return your love."

"Thank you Hermione," Ginny said with a small blush covering her checks, "Through I will never tell my true crush how I feel."

"Why not?"

"Because I don't want to give my parents and Dumbledore another way to threaten me," Ginny said sadly as she looked Hermione in the eyes with her own sad eyes, "And I don't want any harm to come to the person I love."

Until the next prompt...