Dreams

As Ginny was slowly awakened from her dream-filled sleep, she realized that whomever was trying to get her attention was not going to give up any time soon. The knocking quickly became more persistent and much more louder. Ginny growled and sat up in her bed.

"I would like to know what in the hell is so important for someone to bloody wake me, thirty blasted minutes before usual," Ginny mumbled to herself as she got up and yanked the door open.

Ginny looked before her, and there stood a very stressed-looking Ron.

"Come on. Get dressed and meet me in the common room. We´re going to have an early breakfast date and we´re going to talk," Ron simply stated before he had turned around and made his way down to the common room.

Ginny did not dare to object. She quickly got dressed and a few minutes later, she and Ron were walking along the corridor, towards the Great Hall.

Neither of them spoke a word the entire way to breakfast. It was not until they had both sat down and Ginny had begun to butter a piece of toast that Ron spoke.

"So, Ginny, dearest sister of mine, one that I claim by blood, is there anything that you would like to tell me? Anything you want to get off that chest of yours?" Ron asked, a hint of anger in his eyes.

After putting down her toast, Ginny sighed and rolled her eyes.

"Oh get off of it Ron! Go ahead and say it, you know it was me that came out of the closet after Malfoy. So which one of them told you? Hermione or Harry?" Ginny asked irritably.

Ron opened his mouth to speak, but quickly shut it. A look of hurt and betrayal crossed his already angered features.

"Hermione knew? You told Hermione before me, your bloody brother?"

Ginny´s heart sank at the words that came out of his mouth and the look on his face. His eyes were downcast and his mouth was set in a straight line.

"Ron...I-I´m sorry. I never asked for any of this to happen you know. I didn´t even know if I was going to tell any of you what happened. You know, if there was a way I could go back to yesterday I would have come to you immediately and told you what happened. Then I realized last night that Harry had seen when he started talking about seeing Malfoy. You and I both know Ron, that if he knew it was Malfoy, then he definitely knew it was me. That is why I shrunk up last night. Hermione figured everything out last night at the table. That is why she left early," Ginny explained.

"Oh, so I was pretty much the only one not in on it last night huh?" Ron snapped and Ginny. Her eyes widened and she felt her temper starting to rise.

"Damn you Ron. God forbid you ever feel like the odd one out. Because everyone at this school knows I am just a tag-along to you and your friends!" Ginny exclaimed, trying not to get too loud.

Ron´s eyes widened and his features softened.

"I deserved that," Ron admitted.

"Yes, you bloody well did," Ginny answered. "As I was saying, I told Hermione he whole story because she kind of had me backed into a corner about it. And well, I could not go to bed last night without Harry knowing the truth. You know what he means to...never mind. The point is, Ron, that he deserved to know the whole story after what he had seen."

"I am sorry Gin...I over-reacted. But I swear, if it´s the last thing I ever do I am going to kill Malfoy," Ron growled as he squeezed his eyes shut. Ginny reached her hand across the table and patted her brother´s hand assuringly.

"Ron, calm down. Actually, I think I have the perfect plan," Ginny smiled evil. Ron looked at her curiously.

"Oh this I have got to hear."

*+:*+:*+:

Not long after, both Hermione and Harry entered the hall to join Ginny and Ron for breakfast. Hermione sat across from Ron, and Harry across from Ginny. Ron and Ginny´s eyes both turned to Harry. He looked as if he had gotten no sleep that night.

"Harry, man, you look like shit!" Ron exclaimed. Hermione shot Ron and sharp look then turned back towards Harry.

"Harry, how much sleep did you get last night?" Hermione asked. Harry picked his head up from his hands and his eyes went across the table to Ginny.

"I didn´t get much sleep at all. I had a rough time last night cause there were more things on my mind than usual," Harry explained. "And thanks for the compliment Ron, you really know how to inflate the ego eh?"

Harry had finally turned his eyes away from Ginny and on to Ron. Ginny blushed and looked down at her toast.

"So, am I correct to assume that we all know the...erm...situation concerning Ginny?" Hermione asked the lot.

Ginny groaned and banged her head against the table. The three of them smiled gently at her and decided to press the subject no more.

Unfortunately, soon after, a voice piped up behind Ginny and Ron.

"Hello Weasley, sleep well?" Draco snickered as he walked towards the Slytherin table.

Ginny had to pull Ron back down, and Hermione had to do the same with Harry.

"Blasted prat. He better hope I never get a hold of him. I´ll turn his precious blonde hair BLUE!" Ron exclaimed, hoping Draco heard him.

He had and gave Ron a dirty sneer.

"Yeah, great idea Ron, and I will add yellow polka dots." Harry piped in.

"Calm down boys," Hermione said quickly. They eventually relaxed and began eating again.

"So, Ginny...Hermione left go I am fine. Anyway, did you have anymore dreams last night?" Harry asked, trying to wiggle his way out of Hermione´s grasp. Ginny blushed at the fact that all eyes were on her.

"Well, I had one, but I am sure it is nothing to worry about," Ginny answered. They all gave her a look that clearly said `get real.´

"Spill it Ginny," Ron demanded. By the looks on the faces of the three people around her, she was not going to get out of this one, so she spoke.

"Fine, it was generally the same dream as the night before, except this time there was music and we were dancing, and I thought he was going to lean in to kiss me again, but instead, he placed a rose pendent around my neck on a silver chain. Then this thing here waked me," Ginny exclaimed quickly, pointing towards Ron.

The three of them seemed to let it all soak in.

"What? What is it? Should I beware of Roses and Dances? You guys are being ridiculous, I can handle this. I have got a brilliant plan. Just let me take care of it," Ginny said as she stood and gathered her books and exited the hall, leaving three stunned people behind.

*+:*+:*+:

Taking a deep breath, Ginny straightened up and walking into potions, expecting the worse. She had an amazing plan worked out in her head and she knew she would have to really get into character to pull it off.

Just as expected, Draco was gleefully occupying the stool directly next to her own. She smiled to herself and willingly sat down next to him.

"Beautiful day, don´t you think Draco?" Ginny leaned over and whispered in his ear. Draco turned and looked over at her with wide eyes.

"Who in the hell put a cheering charm in your breakfast Weasley?" he asked, amazed at how civil Ginny was being towards him.

Ginny looked in his eyes and smiled evilly.

"No one put anything in my breakfast. It is just, well, something very interesting happened to me yesterday, and quite honestly, I would not complain if it happened again," Ginny said, making Draco´s eyes widen even more if possible.

"Want to know what happened to me that was so interesting?" Ginny asked, peering at him from the corner of her eye. He was not taking his eyes off her and it made Ginny want to laugh.

"Well, since you cannot seem to answer my question, I will go ahead and tell you. Yesterday, after this class in fact, some guy pulled me into a closet and kissed the bloody hell out of me, then left me wanting more. So I really would not mind if it happened again," she whispered innocently, looking up at Draco. He looked dumbfounded and turned to the table before him.

Ginny grinned coyly and turned back to her potion making. She only wished she knew what was really going on in his head. Knowing Draco, he could be playing along and fooling Ginny all over again.

Nearly half the lesson had went by before either of them spoke again.

"What would your little friends say? Hmm?" he asked. The question had came out of no where.

"Excuse me?" Ginny responded, having been completely consumed with making her potion. Draco leaned dangerously close to Ginny. His eyes seemed to be searching her face, but stopped when they landed on her eyes. So many emotions seemed to be in his eyes that Ginny´s breath slowed. His eyes weren´t as cold as she was used to, they had a bit of warmth in them, and a lot of want.

"I said...Weasley...what do you think your friends would say if I took you up on that offer?" Draco asked, causing Ginny´s eyes to widen. This wasn´t part of the plan, or at least the plan she had discussed with Ron. She then smiled.

Ginny looked up at Draco with innocent eyes as she reached across and dragged her finger down his chest.

`Why, Draco Malfoy, since when do you care about what my friends have to say? Hmm?" Ginny asked, seriously wanting to know the answer.

"Good point you are making there Weasley," Draco whispered and then snickered. "How about you meet me in the Astronomy tower tonight at midnight?"

Ginny pretended to think about his offer before answering.

"Sounds like a plan," Ginny whispered, reaching up to trace her index finger across his bottom lip. She did not expect him to dart his tongue out to gently touch her finger.

She slowly retracted and turned away from Draco and back to her potion. And there stood Draco Malfoy, looking at Ginny Weasley with a pair of new eyes.

*+:*+:*+:

"So?" Hermione directed at Ginny. They four of them were all gathered and sitting at the Gryffindor table for dinner.

"What?" Ginny asked, shoving a mouthful of potatoes in her mouth. She did not want them to know how nervous she was about what was coming that night. If they saw how nervous she really was, they would ask questions. Ginny Weasley would not survive if this group ever backed her into a corner and questioned her.

"Was he in Snape´s class again today?" Ron asked. Ginny stopped chewing and swallowed her food quickly. She dabbed a napkin on her mouth and looked up at the three pairs of questioning eyes.

"Yes, he was," she replied simply and softly, avoiding eye contact with all of them.

"Well? Did he say anything?" Harry asked. Ginny sighed and gave the three a look that clearly said `duh.´

"When does Draco Malfoy NOT say anything?" Ginny asked. "Look, I said some things and I really think that I got to him. Even if it was just a little bit."

"What did you do Ginny?" Harry inquired. Ginny shrugged, not wanting to say too much.

"Nothing really. I gave him a dose of his own medicine, and I will leave it at that," Ginny said.

The others just shrugged and continued with their own conversations and dinners, leaving Ginny with her thoughts. The conversations around her seemed to fade out and she began to wonder how she was going to pull this off. She never expected that Draco would actually want to meet up.

But she couldn´t make it obvious to him that she was worried. She looked up and saw his gray eyes on her. His eyes were full of anticipation, she could tell. Ginny shifted in her seat and she smirked at Draco before going back to her food and the others.

It was then that she noticed, that when the people around her were too busy talking about Quidditch to talk or even look at her, she had the complete attention of one guy.

And for some reason, she did not mind at all.

*+:*+:*+:

Ginny snuck out of the portrait hole without any trouble. Everyone was probably asleep, except Filch and his cat, which she would have to look out for.

Luckily, being a prefect had its advantages. She could probably make up an excuse about hearing a disturbance and get away with it.

After making her way around corners and through corridors, she came to the entrance to the Astronomy Tower. She knew what was waiting for her and in a sense, it made her kind of jumpy.

Climbing stairs was never something she enjoyed, but they seemed to take forever in this case. As she got closer, she began to think about what would happen if Dumbledore ever caught two students snogging in an empty tower.

Ginny silently laughed as she pictured a smirking Dumbledore walking her and Draco down the halls, while secretly giving each of them suggestive winks.

Finally, the door came before her. A crack proved that Draco was inside, waiting on her. She slowly opened the door and tried to contain her shock.

Draco was standing there, staring out of the open window with his back facing her. Wearing the exact same thing as he had in her dream. A dark green turtle neck sweater and black slacks. The sweater hugged his back, and she could see his muscles contract.

She silently coughed, making her presence known. He turned around and leaned against the wall as he gave her a once over.

"Surprised you showed up Weasley," he commented, a smile touching his lips.

"Why surprised?" Ginny asked, her voice softer and more vulnerable than she wanted.

"I don´t know. Look around us. I, Draco Malfoy, and you, Ginny Weasley, have both snuck out in the middle of the night to meet up in the Astronomy tower to snog. Seem kind of odd to you?" Draco asked.

Ginny thought about it for a minute and then shrugged.

"No, not really," she replied. His smile grew. He pushed himself away from the wall and came closer to her. She took a deep breath and could smell his cologne. He smelled perfect.

"I am glad you see it that way. Cause I really wasn´t looking forward to you having a change of heart," he said before swooping down and kissing her lips firmly. Ginny stifled a moan as he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her against him.

She could feel his stomach muscles moving against her and she shivered. He coaxed her mouth open wider with his own, making the contact deeper. Her body was stiff and he could tell.

Draco pulled away from her and looked at her quizzically.

"Relax," he whispered. He caressed her cheek and bent down to look in her eyes. Why was he getting soft all of a sudden?

Ginny reached around his neck and pulled him back down to her.

As they continued to lose themselves in one another, Ginny felt the affect from the lack of oxygen to her brain. She gently pulled away and he moved his lips to her neck.

Ginny thought she would die from this. She wasn´t supposed to be enjoying this at all. She was supposed to want to share something like this with Harry. Not Draco.

Then he did something that shocked her. He was slowly making his way to her ear with his lips and he whispered something in her ear that made her eyes widen and her heart jump.

"Ginny..." he whispered huskily in her ear. She gasped and pulled away quickly.

"What did you say?" Ginny demanded, making Draco turn white with shock.