The Christmas holidays seemed to pass by so quickly and before Ginny knew it, the rest of the student body had returned and classes were starting up again. Most of the students had begun bragging about what they received for Christmas. Nothing seemed to change from year to year except the gifts that were received. Ginny had decided to keep quiet about her Silverbolt since she still didn't know who it was from. It was beginning to slightly get on her nerves. She had owled the twins but had received a negative on them giving her the broomstick. Harry had also sworn up and down that he hadn't given it to her, though he said he would have if he had thought of it first. Everyone else she knew couldn't afford to buy it for themselves, much less as a gift for her. Well, there was one person. Ginny glanced over at the Slytherin table during dinner and watched Draco Malfoy carefully for any indication that he would even acknowledge her. He didn't even once look her way for even a split second. He seemed too engaged in conversation with fellow Slytherin, Blaise Zabini to notice she was staring at him. Ginny sighed softly and turned back to the trio as Harry put his arm around her. She figured it couldn't have been Draco because she just knew he wouldn't buy her, a Weasley, something so expensive.
Draco watched as Harry put his arm around Ginny and sighed quietly to himself. He could feel an unexplainable anger building inside him when his eyes kept watching them together. It was apparent that something had developed between them during the Christmas break. Draco glared at the two of them while making a disgusted comment to Zabini about Potter finally finding a real girlfriend. Blaise looked over at Potter and Ginny.
"If you can even call her a girl. A Weasley. That red hair, those freckles, and not much of a body either. Only thing she's got going for her is that she's got a nice set of knockers." Draco started to feel an urge to defend the littlest Weasley but he held it in.
"Professor Snape's got me tutoring her in Potions. The Weasleys are a disgrace to the wizarding world, the whole lot of them. Probably only dating Potter to try and help her family's reputation and wealth." Draco sneered as Harry pulled Ginny closer to him while she smiled. He couldn't quite figure out what he was feeling at that moment but he knew he didn't like it one bit.
As soon as dinner was over, Blaise and Draco headed out of the Great Hall and started towards the Slytherin Common Room. They stopped around a corner and waited for the rest of the Slytherins. They talked for a bit and it wasn't long before their conversation got on the topic of girls at Hogwarts.
"I could have any girl at this school so why would I want to have Parkinson? She's so bloody annoying and clingy. It makes me wonder how the hell she got into Slytherin." Draco gave a small yawn.
"If you're so confident, then let's make a little wager. My Nimbus 2005 and that lovely Silverbolt you got for finally beating Potter to the snitch last year. The deal is, the first girl that comes around that corner... kiss her and by the end of this year, you have to get her into bed with you. Just to make sure that you actually do complete the task, I have this." Blaise Zabini pulled out a necklace that had a split medallion. He pulled out his wand and he and Draco charmed it so that once Draco had completed the bet, the medallion would become whole. They stopped as they heard voices coming. "Well, here comes your chance."
Draco listened carefully and didn't seem to recognize their voices. Just as he saw the first female step around the corner, he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a kiss without seeing who she was exactly.
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Ginny yawned softly as she pulled away from Harry a bit and explained that her and a couple of girls were going to head back to the common room early since they were all pretty tired from the day. Harry nodded and returned to his conversation with Hermione and Ron. Ginny sighed quietly to herself as she stood up from the table, along with her roommates, Rowena and Amanda. Ginny thought to herself as they walked to the doors about how Harry never included her in his conversations with his friends. She just shook her head to herself as Rowena and Amanda started gabbing about the lastest gossip. They were just as bad as Pavarti and Lavender sometimes. Ginny walked a few paces ahead of them, not really wanting to be involved in their conversation. She really didn't care about how Elenor Branstone had hooked up with Stewart Ackerley over the holidays.
Ginny took one step around the corner, heading towards Gryffindor Tower, when she felt someone grab her shoulders and pull her into a kiss. She didn't have time to see who it was as her body instinctively reacted and her eyes closed. There was something about the kiss that seemed so familiar and it wasn't until it was broken that she realized why. She looked up into a pair of steely gray eyes as she heard her friends giggling in the background. Oh, this was just what she needed... She pushed Draco Malfoy away from her and glared at him. Ginny really didn't want it getting around the school that she had kissed Draco Malfoy.
"I don't know what you think you're doing Malfoy but keep your hands off me. In case you haven't heard, I'm with Harry so don't get any ideas." Ginny turned from him and headed briskly down the hall. She wasn't going to allow herself to get taken in by Draco Malfoy. So many thoughts were running through her head.
Why did he kiss me? Why did I let him? Why... why did I enjoy it? I'm supposed to be with Harry. I've loved Harry since I was eleven. This is ridiculous. I'll just avoid Malfoy and eventually, whatever it is I'm feeling towards him will go away. Ginny nodded to herself as her friends followed her, still giggling and whispering to themselves. She had a plan now and there was no way Malfoy could get to her now.
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Draco slumped against the wall as Ginny walked away from them. He groaned as he heard Blaise Zabini laughing at him. This wasn't good. There was no way that he could get this bet done with that Weasley being the target. Out of all the people in the school, why did it have to be her?
"Looks like that Silverbolt's going to be mine at the end of this year. There's no way you could get that little Weasel into bed with you. She's dating Potter. She wouldn't cheat on him or leave him for anyone, especially you." Blaise doubled over with laughter as he leaned against the wall.
Blaise was right. Draco knew he was in for a tough time now. Why did it have to be her, of all people? Why do I, a Malfoy, have to be attracted to that little weasel? Well, at least I can use the tutoring sessions to my advantage in this little bet. Draco ran his fingers through his silver blond hair as he calculated ways to get Ginny to open up to him, to leave Potter, and be with him. The attraction to Ginny wasn't going to help much when it came time to dump her but he knew he wouldn't be able to stay with her. She was a Gryffindor and a Weasley. His reputation was on the line.
Draco pushed himself up off the wall and started heading down the hall by himself. It took a moment for Blaise to realize that he had left. Draco didn't care though. He had to come up with a carefully calculated plan in order to win the bet. He didn't know why at the time, but there was more to winning this bet with Blaise than just acquiring a new broomstick. He wanted to win this bet for his own self satisfaction, that he could get any girl he wanted. So many confusing thoughts were swimming through his head. Why did he want Ginny anyway? She really wasn't anything special, or was she? She was complicated, unlike a lot of the simple bimbos that were stuck in Slytherin. She was a challenge. She didn't fawn over him like Pansy Parkinson, or follow him around like a lost little puppy. She had followed Potter around up until her fourth year and he had noticed that she had disappeared from behind the trio. She had grown up and stepped into reality. She had become a beautiful woman right before everyone's eyes, and she knew it. He had heard of her many different boyfriends from Pansy, who insisted on telling him the latest gossip every morning at breakfast. Every year, the list grew. Michael Corner, Dean Thomas, Terry Boot, Seamus Finnigan, and a few others whose names he didn't recognize. Now, she was with Potter. Her wish had finally come true for her. Draco scowled as he walked ahead of Blaise, who was still trying to fight off a fit of laughter at Draco's disposition.
Draco watched as Harry put his arm around Ginny and sighed quietly to himself. He could feel an unexplainable anger building inside him when his eyes kept watching them together. It was apparent that something had developed between them during the Christmas break. Draco glared at the two of them while making a disgusted comment to Zabini about Potter finally finding a real girlfriend. Blaise looked over at Potter and Ginny.
"If you can even call her a girl. A Weasley. That red hair, those freckles, and not much of a body either. Only thing she's got going for her is that she's got a nice set of knockers." Draco started to feel an urge to defend the littlest Weasley but he held it in.
"Professor Snape's got me tutoring her in Potions. The Weasleys are a disgrace to the wizarding world, the whole lot of them. Probably only dating Potter to try and help her family's reputation and wealth." Draco sneered as Harry pulled Ginny closer to him while she smiled. He couldn't quite figure out what he was feeling at that moment but he knew he didn't like it one bit.
As soon as dinner was over, Blaise and Draco headed out of the Great Hall and started towards the Slytherin Common Room. They stopped around a corner and waited for the rest of the Slytherins. They talked for a bit and it wasn't long before their conversation got on the topic of girls at Hogwarts.
"I could have any girl at this school so why would I want to have Parkinson? She's so bloody annoying and clingy. It makes me wonder how the hell she got into Slytherin." Draco gave a small yawn.
"If you're so confident, then let's make a little wager. My Nimbus 2005 and that lovely Silverbolt you got for finally beating Potter to the snitch last year. The deal is, the first girl that comes around that corner... kiss her and by the end of this year, you have to get her into bed with you. Just to make sure that you actually do complete the task, I have this." Blaise Zabini pulled out a necklace that had a split medallion. He pulled out his wand and he and Draco charmed it so that once Draco had completed the bet, the medallion would become whole. They stopped as they heard voices coming. "Well, here comes your chance."
Draco listened carefully and didn't seem to recognize their voices. Just as he saw the first female step around the corner, he grabbed her by the shoulders and pulled her into a kiss without seeing who she was exactly.
Ginny yawned softly as she pulled away from Harry a bit and explained that her and a couple of girls were going to head back to the common room early since they were all pretty tired from the day. Harry nodded and returned to his conversation with Hermione and Ron. Ginny sighed quietly to herself as she stood up from the table, along with her roommates, Rowena and Amanda. Ginny thought to herself as they walked to the doors about how Harry never included her in his conversations with his friends. She just shook her head to herself as Rowena and Amanda started gabbing about the lastest gossip. They were just as bad as Pavarti and Lavender sometimes. Ginny walked a few paces ahead of them, not really wanting to be involved in their conversation. She really didn't care about how Elenor Branstone had hooked up with Stewart Ackerley over the holidays.
Ginny took one step around the corner, heading towards Gryffindor Tower, when she felt someone grab her shoulders and pull her into a kiss. She didn't have time to see who it was as her body instinctively reacted and her eyes closed. There was something about the kiss that seemed so familiar and it wasn't until it was broken that she realized why. She looked up into a pair of steely gray eyes as she heard her friends giggling in the background. Oh, this was just what she needed... She pushed Draco Malfoy away from her and glared at him. Ginny really didn't want it getting around the school that she had kissed Draco Malfoy.
"I don't know what you think you're doing Malfoy but keep your hands off me. In case you haven't heard, I'm with Harry so don't get any ideas." Ginny turned from him and headed briskly down the hall. She wasn't going to allow herself to get taken in by Draco Malfoy. So many thoughts were running through her head.
Why did he kiss me? Why did I let him? Why... why did I enjoy it? I'm supposed to be with Harry. I've loved Harry since I was eleven. This is ridiculous. I'll just avoid Malfoy and eventually, whatever it is I'm feeling towards him will go away. Ginny nodded to herself as her friends followed her, still giggling and whispering to themselves. She had a plan now and there was no way Malfoy could get to her now.
Draco slumped against the wall as Ginny walked away from them. He groaned as he heard Blaise Zabini laughing at him. This wasn't good. There was no way that he could get this bet done with that Weasley being the target. Out of all the people in the school, why did it have to be her?
"Looks like that Silverbolt's going to be mine at the end of this year. There's no way you could get that little Weasel into bed with you. She's dating Potter. She wouldn't cheat on him or leave him for anyone, especially you." Blaise doubled over with laughter as he leaned against the wall.
Blaise was right. Draco knew he was in for a tough time now. Why did it have to be her, of all people? Why do I, a Malfoy, have to be attracted to that little weasel? Well, at least I can use the tutoring sessions to my advantage in this little bet. Draco ran his fingers through his silver blond hair as he calculated ways to get Ginny to open up to him, to leave Potter, and be with him. The attraction to Ginny wasn't going to help much when it came time to dump her but he knew he wouldn't be able to stay with her. She was a Gryffindor and a Weasley. His reputation was on the line.
Draco pushed himself up off the wall and started heading down the hall by himself. It took a moment for Blaise to realize that he had left. Draco didn't care though. He had to come up with a carefully calculated plan in order to win the bet. He didn't know why at the time, but there was more to winning this bet with Blaise than just acquiring a new broomstick. He wanted to win this bet for his own self satisfaction, that he could get any girl he wanted. So many confusing thoughts were swimming through his head. Why did he want Ginny anyway? She really wasn't anything special, or was she? She was complicated, unlike a lot of the simple bimbos that were stuck in Slytherin. She was a challenge. She didn't fawn over him like Pansy Parkinson, or follow him around like a lost little puppy. She had followed Potter around up until her fourth year and he had noticed that she had disappeared from behind the trio. She had grown up and stepped into reality. She had become a beautiful woman right before everyone's eyes, and she knew it. He had heard of her many different boyfriends from Pansy, who insisted on telling him the latest gossip every morning at breakfast. Every year, the list grew. Michael Corner, Dean Thomas, Terry Boot, Seamus Finnigan, and a few others whose names he didn't recognize. Now, she was with Potter. Her wish had finally come true for her. Draco scowled as he walked ahead of Blaise, who was still trying to fight off a fit of laughter at Draco's disposition.
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