Chapter 6 - Pranks and Jokes
After her relaxing bath, Ginny dried off and put on her bathrobe. Then she picked up her towel and cleaned the steamed mirror.
"AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!" she screamed when she saw her reflection.
"Ginny? Are you ok? What is it?" Julie asked on the other side of the door.
"I think she's finally realising her face is scary!" Draco laughed, next to Julie.
"Malfoy, consider yourself my new hair stylist," Ginny said, trying to sound amused. Right then she opened the door and saw Julie's face turn from worried to angry, and Draco laughing so much, he had to grab his sides.
"Make sure you don't wet yourself," Ginny said, watching him.
He looks so cute when he laughs like that… Bad, bad Ginny! He just turned your hair to blue! He's evil, not cute!
"Why did you do that, Draco?" Julie asked, touching her friend's blue hair.
"Well, her hair already stood out, so why not try blue for an change?" he said, amused.
"Draco, I can't believe you're behaving like a little kid! You're usually so mature and gentle, and now you behave like a git! A two year old git!" Julie said, with her hands on her waist.
"Well, I kind of missed having a Weasley to make fun of," he said, making puppy eyes at Julie.
"OH! Don't you give me that look! Ginny, you are hereby authorized to take revenge. Make sure he suffers," Julie said, laughing.
"I will, Julie. I will…" Ginny smiled mischievously, looking at Draco.
"What will you do? Lock me up in your room, and make me beg you for mercy?" he asked, hoping she would agree.
"No, I said I was going to have revenge… not give you the best time of your life," Ginny laughed. "You know, Malfoy, I was taught to use my knowledge to help people… But there's nothing stopping me from using it for other things. Tell me something… Do you like your face? It would look much better like … Verrugo!"
The next moment, big warts started to appear on his once beautiful face.
"You see, Draco dear, I can hide my hair under a hat or a scarf, but your face isn't as easy to hide! Have a nice day!" Ginny laughed, passing his terrified face, giving him a friendly slap on the butt. "Ah, one more thing. Never joke with a girl who has 6 older brothers, especially when two of those brothers own a jokes shop."
Ginny went to her room, got dressed, and put her hair under a panama hat. The next moment, she was at the Ministry of Magic to surprise her father, Ron, and maybe Harry.
Her first stop was Ron's floor, the Department of Magic Games and Sports. To her surprise, Ron wasn't there. According to his colleagues, he was at the Aurors Headquarters. So she went to her father's floor, which was the same as the Aurors.
Waking through the room, she looked into every single cubicle, trying to see her brother's red hair.
"Ginny?" said a male voice coming from the cubicle she had just passed.
"Harry?" Ginny whispered, turning around to look at a gorgeous young man with black hair and beautiful green eyes. Here he was, her Harry.
"Ginny? Wow, I wasn't sure it was you… You look so different!" Harry said, smiling broadly, while hugging her tightly.
"Yeah, I kind of grew up! You look great as well, Harry! So, how are you doing?" she asked, looking at him from head to toes. Yeah, Harry sure looked great. His body looked muscled, and his face was no longer boyish. It was a man's face, an attractive one, and his green eyes were even brighter.
But Draco looks better.
What? Did I just think Draco instead of Malfoy? Am I crazy? And how can I think about him at a time like this? This is Harry, the guy I loved for 5 years… loved… not love, Ginny slowly realized.
"I'm great. Ron told me what a great healer you are. I'm proud of you, Ginny," he said, smiling.
"Thank you, Harry. So, how was your mission?" she asked, smiling.
"Tiring… Malfoy already told me he was your roommate. Why did you have hex his face? He didn't come to work today because of that, and now I have to make the report alone," Harry said, half smiling, half annoyed.
"Did he tell you what he did to me?" she asked, taking off her hat.
"OH! He did that? That's not like him. I'll have a talk to him. No one turns my friend's hair blue and gets away with it," Harry said, trying hard not to laugh.
"Yeah, you do that… Harry, is he trustworthy?" Ginny asked the question that was torturing her.
"I know he was cruel and stupid back at Hogwarts, but I can guarantee you, that I would trust him with my life… Why? Are you interested in him?" he asked, curious.
"No!" she answered too quickly. "Just wanted to know if I can live under the same roof as him."
"Don't worry. I have to go back to work now… Owl me whenever you're free to go out, and catch up with the news, ok?" he said, kissing her cheek, as her brothers usually did.
"You bet! Bye, Harry," she waved, as she went to her fathers office.
"Man, Draco was right… She is hot! Too bad he's interested in her…" Harry mumbled to himself, as he saw Ginny walk away.
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Well, once again, I want to say big thank you to Heather for reading and correcting this story… She's awesome!
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