Ginny rushed out of the library, bag slung haphazardly over one shoulder. Turning the corner, she nearly missed running over a group of second years as she headed up the stairs. Finally reaching the Room, Ginny took a second to catch her breath before twisting the knob and poking her head inside.
Draco was seated at a long table, books open and scattered over its surface. Chewing the end of his quill thoughtfully, he flipped nonchalantly through the tome that lay in front of him.
Ginny cleared her throat to let her presence be known before closing the door behind her. Throwing his quill down, Draco leaned back in his chair and ruffled his hair in frustration. "This Potion's final sucks a sodding blood flavor lollypop. Today is just not my day."
A grin broke out on Ginny's face as she crossed the room to sit in Draco's lap. Smoothing his hair back into an orderly fashion, Ginny giggled, "I heard about what happened from Hermione. You poor baby, it must have been horrible."
His face fell and his eyes took on that dejected puppy dog look. "How come I never get to catch you in a towel?" he whined.
"Because you are a sodding lazy bum, is what you are," Ginny said as she kissed him on the cheek fondly. "I can't help it if you pick sleeping over showering with me in the mornings."
Eyes widening slightly, Draco shifted Ginny in his lap so he could look into her eyes. "I didn't know that was an option love." Ginny's eyes rolled into the back of her head. "And is it my fault that you wear me out so completely every bloody night that all I want to do in the mornings is sleep?" he chuckled.
A blush blossomed on Ginny's cheeked, and she became all too aware of Draco's new state. "We'll have none of that Mr. Malfoy. Especially not on the afternoon before you meet my parents." Rising from Draco's lap, Ginny seated herself in the chair next to him.
Draco groaned at his loss, however, her words reminded him of his reason for needing to see her in the first place. "Ginny, we kind of need to talk about that," Draco mumbled, looking anywhere in the room so he wouldn't have to look at her.
Ginny's eyes narrowed, "You better not say what I think you are to say."
Gulping, Draco turned to look at Ginny with sheepish eyes. "It's not what you think," he began.
"No," Ginny fumed. "It's exactly what I think. You are trying to back out on meeting my parents aren't you?" Ginny slammed her hand down on the table, regaining Draco's attention.
"No its not," Draco replied, slamming his own fist into the table. Taking a deep breath, he tried to keep his temper in check. Fishing the letter out of his pocket, he slid it across the table. "Will you just read that?" Taking his seat again, Draco continued to mumble under his breath, though Ginny couldn't make out anything he said.
Snatching the letter up, Ginny paced back and forth across the room as she read it. Finally retaking her seat, some of the tension left her stiff frame as she re-folded the letter and passed it back to Draco. "I'm sorry," she mumbled just loud enough for him to hear as she fidgeted with her hands in her lap. "I over reacted."
Reaching out to take her hand, Draco squeezed it to reassure her. "I haven't talked to Dumbledore yet about going into Hogsmeade, but I'm sure he'll let you go home without me."
"What am I supposed to tell Mum and Dad?" Ginny asked as she slumped back into her chair, taking Draco's hand with her.
Sighing heavily, Draco scratched his head in concentration. "How about, you tell them about me, well, tell them you are seeing somebody. Then when they come to Graduation next weekend, we can go to dinner and tell them everything."
Thinking the proposition over for a minute, Ginny finally nodded her approval. "That could work. It would give them a few days to get used to the idea of me being with someone. And Ron and the others can go to dinner with us, so it won't be so hard on Mum and Dad when they finally meet you." Ginny's eyes were shining with excitement now.
When Draco agreed, Ginny leapt out of her chair and into his lap again. "Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you," Ginny kept repeating as she kissed him over and over.
Finally pulling away, Draco stopped Ginny's onslaught. "You're welcome," he said with a cheeky grin. "Now why don't you go finish packing while I finish this paper and go find Dumbledore. After dinner we can take the carriage into Hogsmeade together."
Kissing him soundly one last time, Ginny slid from his lap and the two young lovers went about their business.
A/N: Ok so in my opinion this chapter didn't go quite as well as I wanted it to. Hopefully it will suffice as a transition chapter. My problem is I get soo caught in where I want the story to go and what I'm going to write about at a later chapter, that the current chapter I'm working on sometimes gets a little funky. Anyway, I hope ya'll are enjoying it, and I hope to have more out soon!!