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Assumptions Seem to Make an Ass Out of Everybody
Part 2
Ginny would have known that head of hair anywhere. It was Malfoy, it had to be. No one else at Hogwarts had hair that color. Ginny made her way down the stairs quickly; remembering to jump the hole on her way. Dinner would be ending soon, so she wouldn't be able to slip out of the front doors without being scene. However, Ginny wasn't a Weasely for nothing. Everyone thought she was a gentle wall flower; little did they know that she knew the secrets of Hogwarts better then anybody.
Making her way towards the outer wall Ginny found the opening she was looking for. It let her out on the side of the castle with the Quidditch Pitch. The clouds were covering the moon again, and it was difficult for Ginny to find the equipment shed in the dark. She didn't want to use her wand for fear of tipping Draco off to her presence. Finally finding the shed she tried a simple unlocking spell to open it, but it didn't work.
Damn Madam Hooch. She should know better then to try and keep a Weasely out. Rolling up the sleeves of her robe Ginny flicked her wand again and muttered an unlocking spell that she herself had created. With a gentle *click* the padlock fell to the grown and she was in the equipment shed. This was where the school kept its training broom. Old CleanSweeps and Comets that the first years learned to fly on.
Ginny muttered another spell, this time a revealing one and a chest appeared in the far corner. This was Madam's Hooch personal broom. It wasn't as good as Draco's that was for sure, but it was better then the older brooms lining the wall. Grabbing the handle she made her way to the pitch.
Leaning against the stands Ginny watched for a few minutes as Draco practiced with his Snitch. He was good, really good in fact, but she knew she could take him. Pulling the hood of her robes up to disguise her face, Ginny mounted the broom and kicked off of the ground. She hovered there a minute as Draco released the snitch and gave it a few seconds head start. Catching sight of it at the far goal line Ginny took off passing Draco who was still looking for the small golden object.
She wished she could have slowed down enough to see the surprised look on his face, but Ginny needed every inch of the lead she had on him. Draco was catching up to her fast and Ginny leaned lower into her broom to gain as much speed as she could. The Snitch twisted and turned and made a dive for the floor of the pitch. Ginny jerked her broom to the left, cutting Draco's line of vision off and began her dive for the golden ball.
Shaking off the Mystery flyer's attempt to unseat him Draco watched as the cloaked figure snagged his snitch out of the air. He was about to lower his broom to retrieve his property when the Mystery Flyer took off for the pitch exit. "Bloody hell, come back here," Draco screamed. He twisted his broom around and headed in the same direction, but the thieving wizard had too much of a head start. By the time Draco touched down the cloaked figure was no where to be found. Cursing underneath his breath Draco hefted his broom over his shoulder and made his way back to the castle.
Ginny hid in the shed until the angry Slytherin was out of sight. Replacing Madam Hooch's broom, Ginny spoke the counter spell and the chest disappeared once more. Stepping outside She also replaced the padlock and muttered the words to cancel her unlocking spell. With the equipment shed locked up exactly as she had found it Ginny began to make her way back up to the castle, absent mindedly playing with Draco's Snitch. "Looks like the Snitch is to me Malfoy."
The next morning Ginny was in the Gryffindor common room when Harry, Ron, and Hermione came downstairs. She was sitting in front of the fire playing with Draco's snitch. Letting it fly out of her hand and snatching it back at the last second with her lightning quick reflexes. "Good morning Ginny," Harry spoke as he took the seat next to her. "I didn't get a chance to talk to you last night. You ran out of the Great Hall before I got finished eating."
Ginny stopped herself from rolling her eyes. Ever since she had gotten over her crush on Harry he had seemed to be following her around. She guessed the saying was true, 'Men wanted what they couldn't have.' "I had things to do. You know, people to see." "Like who?" Ron asked. Ginny caught the snitch one last time and placed it in one of her robe pockets. "Like the ones that are none of you business," Ginny snapped out as she walked through the portrait hole.
As Ginny made her way into the Great Hall for breakfast, she glanced over at the Slytherin table. Draco was giving a plate full of eggs a death glare. No doubt upset over the lose of his snitch. Ginny's grin grew even broader as she took her seat across the table from Colin and his brother. She was halfway through her breakfast with Harry, Ron, and Hermione walked in.
It was no surprise when Harry sat next to her, and Ron and Hermione took their seats across the table. Ginny would have liked nothing more then to get up and leave but with it being the first day of class she had to wait for Professor McGonagall to hand out schedules. So she made small talk with Colin about what they were to expect this year in classes. Of course, Harry hand to offer to help her study for her O.W.L.s. When Ron heard this, his face brightened up. He would have loved for his best friend to date his little sister, and one day become an actual part of the Weasely family. Nothing Ginny said or did would dash his hopes.
Mention of the O.W.L.s sent Hermione into a frenzy about her N.E.W.T.s, even though they were still two years away. Professor McGonagall finally stepped down from the head table and made her way towards the Gryffindor students. Harry and Ron groaned when they received their schedules. If there was any hope of them becoming Aurors, they had to put up with another two years of potions, which meant another two years of Snape.
Ginny loved potions. She was one of Snape's best students; even though he would never admit it. In fact, Ginny loved all of classes. She was a top student in her year. Professor McGonagall had informed her last year that she might be a prefect, but Ginny had asked no to be nominated because she didn't want the extra duties to interfere with her studies.
Colin waved his hand in front of Ginny's face and she snapped out of her revelry. Turning she took her schedule out of McGonagall's hand and began to read it. Flitwick's Charms class was first, and then it was double Herbology with Ravenclaw and Care of Magical Creatures. She had the first part of the afternoon free, and double Potions with Slytherin before dinner.
On Tuesdays and Thursdays Ginny had Transfiguration in the morning, and her afternoons were packed with History of Magic and Arithmancy. She also had Astronomy on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The bell rang and Ginny gathered her bag not wanting to be late for her first class. Harry jumped up and ran after her. "Where are you heading Ginny?" He asked over her shoulder. "Charms," she said without turning her head. "I would walk you but I have double Potions. As if Snape isn't bad enough, they always put us with the Slytherins."
Ginny turned around so fast that Harry almost ran into her. "Newsflash Harry. We all have double Potions with Slytherin. Its been done for years. Gryffindors before you have put up with it, and Gryffindors after you will put up with it. So stop whining," Ginny said placing her hands on her hips.
"Ginny!" Ron exclaimed coming up behind Harry. "Don't you dare talk to….." but before he could finish the sentence he seemed to trip and fall into Harry.
Ginny glanced around the entrance hall and spotted Draco in at the dungeon stairs with a smug look on his face. 'Now how did he pull that one off?' Ginny wondered to herself. She knew that Ron's trip hadn't been an accident, but normally Ginny could sense when other people did spells around her.
"I'm going to be late, goodbye." She said to Hermione before walking toward Draco. Ginny stopped in front of the smirking Slytherin and reached into her pocket. "I don't know how you did that Malfoy, but thank you." The look of surprise on his face made Ginny want to laugh but she held it in. "I guess the snitch is to you now." She removed the fluttering ball from her pocket and tossed it to him. Checking to see if Ron had caught her talking to Draco, Ginny saw that the two boys were still trying to sort themselves out. She passed them without and word and headed up the main staircase towards her first class.
A/N: And there is chapter number two. I hope ya'll like it, please Review or email me and tell me what you think. If you have any suggestions feel free to suggest away!!
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