A/N: Sorry, but the songfic comes late in this chapter, but I'm POSITIVE you won't be disappointed!
Disclaimer: I do not own Harry Potter, if I did I wouldn't be on Portkey right now, and Ginny and Draco and Harry and Hermione would already be together! I also don't own Take On Me, or Reel Big Fish…If I did, I would die of happiness, and leave them to my best friend Ben in my will, only because he loves RBF too.
A/N: Now that that's over with, on with the story.
Take On Me
"Haha," Ginny laughed nervously, taking a loud gulp. "Yeah, about that-"
"Outside now, if you please?" He said as more of a statement, in that sickly sweet voice. All Ginny could do was nod. They walked outside of the common room and away, just so his screams wouldn't deafen anyone that heard them.
"Ron, I'm sorry it's just-" Ron held up a hand to stop her. He still looked serenely calm, but looks could be deceiving.
"Ginny Weasley. HOW DARE YOU??" He spat. "YOU'VE DISGRACED THIS FAMILY BY EVEN LOOKING AT HIM!" Ginny winced from the tone of his voice.
"But Ron I didn't think-"
"THAT'S RIGHT!" he spat again. "You didn't think, did you? You didn't think how disappointed your brother would be? You didn't how much you would disgrace your older brother? You didn't think how embarrassed he'd be? You didn't think-"
"RONALD BILIUS! Don't you dare lay the blame on me. I did NOT embarrass you! The only person I could have possibly embarrassed is me. You can embarrass yourself on your own," Ginny finished, poking him in the chest with her index finger.
Ron sighed sadly. "Ginny, I'm trying to fucking protect you! MALFOY IS GOING TO MAKE MUM AND DAD DISOWN YOU! They don't care if you love-" he said love in a very sarcastic voice "-him. They only care you marry someone decent, with a decent record. Let's see, Malfoy is NONE of the two!" Ron spat with contempt in his voice.
"I don't care," Ginny said defiantly, raising her head. "I love him, and he loves me. That's all I need," she ended in a whisper.
"How can you love that bloody bast-" before Ron could even finish, Ginny's hand came up and swiftly guided itself across his cheek.
"Don't you DARE call him a bastard, Ronald Weasley. He has more manners than you ever will. Do you realize that you have been treating me worse right now than how he has ever treated you? That's just how much of a hypocrite you are!" Ginny shrieked, turning sharply on her heel and fleeing from the scene.
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To say Ron was pissed at her the next few days would be an understatement. And to say the rumor spread like wildfire would also be an understatement. Instead of only Snape, now teachers like McGonagall and Flitwick sneered at her too!
What made it even worse was that she barely saw Draco the next few days. The first time she did see him was that Friday, when they had their own little party during the End-of-Year ball. This sparked a major argument between her and Ron. He actually accused them of sleeping together.
But all in all, it had been the worst week of her life, the only high point was being able to see Draco.
The next week wasn't looking too good for Ginny either. It had come and gone, slightly less rough than the week before. People were finally getting used to the idea of seeing Ginny and Draco together, which they were both thankful for. The only two people who really excepted them, must've been Harry and Hermione.
Ginny couldn't thank them enough for their support and burst into tears when they said they were behind her 100%.
Anyways, that was on Monday. Today was Friday: the day of graduation. Tomorrow would be Ginny's very last day with Draco, for about half a month. Harry, as expected, did give Ginny permission to invite him to Grimmauld Place. Ginny nearly flipped out when he said yes.
"Ginny? Ginny?" Harry asked to pull her out of her reverie. It was breakfast and she had just arrived.
"Harry, I'm right next to you. No need to shout," she answered.
"Sorry. Hermione wants to know when Draco's coming again." Harry bit into a piece of toast and Hermione rolled her eyes, wiping a glob of butter off his chin.
"July fourth. We plan on going out to dinner that night….alone, if you want to inform dear Ronald." Ron was sitting a few seats down, his arms crossed over his chest and stealing menacing glances every few minutes.
"What a baby," Hermione muttered. His menacing look then turned into a smug one as he looked beyond Ginny's head. She whipped around quickly, and saw a blood read envelope carried by Errol, their family owl.
"It's about time mum caught up with me," Ginny muttered reproachfully. She watched as the tiny owl fluttered closer to the table, making a beeline straight for her.
"Get ready to run, Gin," Harry muttered, and then let out a small chuckle. Hermione and Ginny both glared.
Then, imagine their surprise as the owl missed them by inches and headed straight for Ron. Ron's smug features dropped into disbelief as the owl dropped the blood red envelope onto his scrambled eggs.
"Oh crap…" Ron trailed off as he grabbed the letter and started to zoom out of the Great Hall. But he didn't go unnoticed. Ginny, Harry, Hermione, and to their surprise Draco followed him. When in the Entrance Hall he tried to lose them, but the envelope burst into orange-red flames.
"RONALD WEASLEY! I CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE SUCH A DISGRACE FOR A SON!" The letter screamed. "LUCIUS MALFOY MAY BE A NASTY, NASTY MAN BUT WHO'S TO SAY HIS SON IS THE SAME?" Ron, Harry, and Hermione all snorted, as Draco looked mortally offended. "IF YOU BREAK THOSE TWO APART, YOU SHALL PAY THE UTMOST CONSEQUENCES!" Ron looked like he had been shot, Draco looked overwhelmed, and Ginny, Harry, and Hermione thought they might've died from smiling so hard. "Ginny," the voice of my mother started softly. "I hope you and Draco are happy together. I'm only fighting for your side because you know how much I believe in second chances. Draco, take good care of my baby girl." Then, the ashes magically disappeared.
The first thing Ginny did was turn to Draco and run into his arms. "Draco, you know what this means? We have my mom's approval! At least one adult at Grimmauld place will trust you!" Draco picked her up and spun her around, giving her a light kiss.
"Way to go Ginny!" Harry and Hermione congratulated in unison. Draco let Ginny down and she walked over to Ron.
"Thanks Ron. If you never sent that letter, I never would've gotten mum's approval." Ginny then gave him a light squeeze, which surprised everyone. Ron then just turned and walked away mumbling something about getting ready for graduation. Hermione glanced at her watch, and let out a soft "oh".
"Harry, we have to go get ready!" she exclaimed, zooming away like a tiny tit mouse. Ginny looked at Draco sadly, as if he would like to spend more time with her.
"Don't worry, you'll see me tonight," Draco started. Usually, the seventh year graduation wasn't that important: just the teachers and the students receiving their diplomas, along with the Hogwarts' students. Also, it would be held in the afternoon, as not to interfere with the Feast, where house cup would be awarded.
"That I will," she responded, giving him a chaste kiss on the cheek, and watching him walk away to go prepare.
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That afternoon, Ginny was frantic. She got ready about a half an hour too early, and had to wait impatiently in the common room. They had graduation practice, and Hermione and Draco being Head Boy and Girl, had to make a speech together. They had to go to practice early to prepare for that. No one was in the common room, as everyone was getting ready. That made Ginny even more frantic. She had no one to talk to, as to calm her nerves.
When three rolled around, though, she was out of the common room faster than you could say "Flibbertigibbet".
"Ginny, Ginny!" Draco called, outside the Great Hall, ready to go in once the ceremony started.
"Draco!" she squealed in excitement, going up to him and giving him a long congratulatory kiss. There were giggles around them.
"Oh grow up," Draco snapped.
"I'm so proud of you," Ginny whispered, holding both of his hands in hers.
"And it'll be my turn to be proud of you next year," Draco whispered back, sprinkling a light kiss on her nose.
"Sissy," Ginny coughed.
"What was that?" Draco asked, pretending to be clueless.
"Nothing," Ginny responded sweetly.
"Ok then," he responded. "Well, I guess anytime's good as never," Draco sighed. "Well, Ginny, know we've been together for almost a year and a half now, and with you, I feel I could accomplish anything. I know I could. I just wanted to say-"
"Draco, get a fucking move on!" Blaise hissed from someway down the line. "We gotta be in the Great Hall!" Draco gritted his teeth together.
"You go without me, I'm trying to confess my fucking love for the girl, Zabini!" Blaise flushed.
"Whoops, sorry. Ok, yeah, I'll go." And Blaise ran off.
Draco sighed, placing a hand on his forehead. "I hate that chit."
Ginny smiled. "So what did you want to tell me?"
We're talking away
I don't know what's left to say
I'm sayin' it anyway
Today's another day to find you
Shying away
I'll be coming for your love ok?
"Well," Draco started nervously. "I just wanted you to know I love you, first of all." He fiddled with the hem of his dress robes. Ginny watched as the people behind him began to file into the Great Hall.
Take on me, take me on
I'll be gone
In a day or two
"I know we will have a good life, even though you and I will be separated for a while. I'd be crushed if you met another man and forgot all about me," he faltered through his words, pausing every now and then.
"I never could love another man, Draco. You know that," Ginny responded softly, raising her hand to meet his cheek.
"I-I know. I was j-just making sure. Anyways, I," Draco started again, pulling something out of his pocket and fiddling with it.
So needless to say
I'm odds and ends again
But it's me stumbling away
Slowly learning that life is o.k.
Say it after me
It's no better to be safe than sorry
"Even if I don't get the answer I expected, it'll be ok if I still have you," Draco bumbled on.
"I don't understand, Draco," Ginny said, thoroughly confused. He reached for her hand, and took it in his.
"I'm sorry," he said, with a slight chuckle. "I guess I'm just confused." He closed his eyes and sighed, opening them to look at Ginny: his Ginny.
"It's ok. You may want to hurry up, the Slytherins have already gone in already," Ginny said pointedly.
"Ok, well…"
Take on me,
take me on
I'll be gone
in a day or two
Things that you say
yeah is it life or just to play my
Worries away
You're all the things I've got to remember
Shying away
I'll be coming for you anyway
"Ginny," he started confidently, getting down on one knee, not even caring that he was getting dirt on his graduation robes. "Will you marry me?" he asked hopefully, producing a black velvet box with an engagement ring tucked ever so neatly inside.
Take on me,
take me on
I'll be gone
in a day or two
A/N: I know the song probably sucks with it, but I wanted to keep my RBF songfic theme up. Read and Review. Once I get 40-45 reviews, I'll continue.
Love,
OceanAve