Ignoring Ron's comment, Ginny's eyes followed Draco back to his seat. As he sat down, his eagle owl glided through the window and landed next to his plate. Taking the roll of parchment attached to its leg, Draco scanned the contents and frantically scribbled something down before sending the owl back on its way. Looking up, his eyes met Ginny's for a fraction of a second, just long enough to wink playfully.
"So I guess you are going to Hogsmeade Gin?" Ron asked, pen poised over the piece of parchment.
"Um," Ginny said, breaking eye contact with Draco. "Sure, I guess."
"What about you guys?" Ron asked, turning to Harry and Hermione. Harry's eyes glanced in Hermione's direction before dropping down to his plate.
"Well, you see, I can't go with you this time Ron. I have a really big assignment I need to get done, and I know I said I'd go check out the new jokes aisle at Zonko's, but…." Ron interrupted Harry in the middle of his stuttering rant.
"Hey man, its ok. Hermione and I can handle it on our own." Ron then saw Hermione's eyes drop to her plate as well. "Now don't be telling me you have unfinished work Hermione, because I know it's not true."
"You're right Ron, I don't have any unfinished work," Hermione began to explain. "But I promised Madam Pince that I would help organize some new shelves in the library."
"But, what about," Now it was Ron's turn to stutter.
"Ron," Ginny interjected. "If you want company that bad I'll meet you at Zonko's after I finish up my shopping with Luna."
Run grumbled and scribbled his name onto the list. "I guess so Gin, its no fun looking at all that stuff alone." Passing the parchment down the table to the other Gryffindors Ron went back to eating his breakfast.
Finishing her breakfast, Ginny exited the Great Hall and made her way out to the lake. As she settled herself behind a massive oak tree, she heard footsteps coming in her direction. "I was beginning to wonder if you had seen me leave," Ginny spoke to the new comer.
Draco grinned. "Did you sign the Hogsmeade list?" He asked, taking a seat next to Ginny and wrapping his arms around her.
"Yes," she answered snuggling deeper into his arms.
The rest of the week went by slowly. Draco and Ginny met in the Room of Requirement once or twice, but both of them had tests to study for so their time together was limited. Finally, on Friday things began looking up for him. Draco had just returned from his big Transfiguration test when his owl tapped at the window.
"It's about bloody time you got back," He spoke to his feathered friend as he opened the window. "Did you bring it?" The owl hooted softly as it presented the leg with a small parcel attached to it. A grin spread across Draco's face as he fed a scrap of bread to his owl, grabbed his invisibility cloak and exited the room.
Ginny was all tucked up in her bed having sweet dreams when someone began to shake her awake. "Go-way," Ginny mumbled pulling the covers over her head. The shaking became more insistent. "'Mione, 'Mione, HERMIONE GRANGER IT IS STILL DARK OUT AND YOU KNOW BETTER THEN TO WAKE ME UP WHEN ITS STILL DARK!" Ginny screamed after she had had enough of the rude awaking.
Sitting up, Ginny flipped her hair and her eyes narrowed when she saw who had woken her up. "You," she hissed.
"Yes me you silly wanker," Draco chuckled. Stepping away from the bed, Draco motioned for her to stand. "You better be glad Granger isn't here. I hate to think what she would say to your screams waking her up."
Glancing at the other bed, Ginny noticed that Hermione indeed was not sleeping there. 'That's odd,' she thought to herself before turning to Draco. "My screams, more like what would she say about having Draco Malfoy in our bedroom," Ginny corrected him, pulling her bathrobe on over her pajamas.
"Seriously you don't think I'd be caught that easily do you Virginia dear?" Draco questioned.
Rolling her eyes at him Ginny turned on her bedside light. "Let me guess, oh yeah," she said sarcastically. "You'd just pop back under your invisibility cloak."
"Or," Draco said, a smirk forming across his lips. "I could always just disappear," and in a shower of pale light, Draco vanished from her sight.
Placing her hands on her hips, Ginny tapped her foot and waited. He would be back; he would not have astral projected to her room if he had not wanted something. Sure enough, about a minute later he appeared once more behind Ginny.
"Boo," he whispered in her ear.
"Ahhh," Ginny sarcastically screamed. "Not that I'm not deliriously happy to see you, but are you going to tell me why you are here or did you just project for the hell of it?"
Draco placed a finger over her lips, silencing her. "No questions just go to the Room, I'll mee-"but before he could finish his sentence he had disappeared again.
Huffing to herself, Ginny quickly changed clothes and headed towards the common room. Lightly making her way down the stairs, so as not to step on any creaking boards, Ginny opened the portrait hole and stealthily made her way through the halls to the Room of Requirement.
When she arrived, the door had already been activated. Reaching out, Ginny turned the knob only to find the room locked. "What kind of joke is this Malfoy?" Ginny mumbled under her breath as she raised her fist to bang on the door. Right as her knuckles were about to connect, an invisible hand grabbed her arm and pulled her away.
Removing the cloak, Draco came face to face with Ginny. "The door is locked," he pointed out.
"Really, I hadn't noticed," Ginny said in a singsong voice.
"I've had just about enough of your cheek young lady," Draco said smoothly. "Don't make me put a silencing charm on you. Now, when I unlock the door I want you to freeze whoever is on the other side."
Pulling his wand Draco muttered, Alohamora, but nothing happened. "Bloody hell," he grumbled. "An upper level student or a teacher, they are the only ones who can over come an unlocking spell."
A *tisking* sound come from behind him. "Never send a man to do a woman's job," Ginny stated as she pulled her wand. Draco pinched her bottom as she stepped in front of him. "Ow," Ginny rubbed the sore spot.
"No more cheekiness little missy or you wont get your present," He said, crossing his arms over his chest.
Throwing him a smirk of her own, Ginny turned back to the door and muttered her own unlocking spell. A faint *click* was heard and the door opened a crack. Stepping forward, Ginny pushed the door open just enough to squeeze her hand through and wiggle her fingers.
As she felt the power flow through her hand and stop all motion in the room, she pushed the door the rest of the way open. Stepping into the room together, Draco and Ginny stopped dead in their tracks at the sight before them, their mouths falling open.
A/N: I know, it's a lil cliffy, but its getting good, and I want to keep ya'll coming back for more, hopefully I'll have the next part out in a few days, hope ya'll enjoyed this chapter!! Check back soon!! White Tiger!!