Surprised By Love

Chapter Two

~Ginny's POV~

I boarded the Hogwarts Express just minutes before it left. I purposely took off in the direction opposite of my brother and his friends. There was no way I was sitting with them. They'd been giving pitying looks for days and I was sick of it.

Ever since Seamus Finnegan and I broke up, Ron's been asking me "You okay, Gin?" at least twenty times a day. I wasn't in the mood to hear it another thirty.

Truth be known, I was relieved when we broke up. We weren't really a couple anymore, just really good friends. We hadn't even made out in months. Not my idea of a great relationship.

To be completely honest, the main reason Seamus and I broke up is because I like someone else. He overheard me talking to one of my girlfriends about the guy. He confronted me and he admitted he was interested in Lavender Brown. And then, it was over, no hard feelings at all.

That's how I ended up on the Hogwarts Express, wandering the corridor looking for an empty compartment.

But you don't want to hear about that, now do you? Oh. You want to know who it is I like.

Okay. I'll tell you, but you're going to think I'm crazy. Completely out of my mind. And you're absolutely right. A Weasley attracted to a Malfoy?

Sadly enough, it's quite true.

It all started a few months ago. It was the night of the school banquet and I was hurrying to the library to return the book I borrowed months ago. I saw Draco Malfoy heading in the same direction and I groaned. What a way to end year.

I slowed down my pace, hoping he wouldn't notice.

"Better hurry up, Weasley," he drawled over his shoulder, not turning around. "You don't want to miss winning the House Cup, now do you?"

Damn him. How'd he know I was here? I thought as he reached the door. He pulled it open and . . .

Wait a minute. He was holding the door open for me. I stood in front of him and, well, gawked at him.

He turned to me and rolled his eyes gray eyes. "I haven't got all day, Weasley. Unless you want a nice wooden door in your face," he finished nastily.

I walked past him quickly and dropped the book on to Madame Pince's area. Malfoy was heading to the back of the library and I went back out the way I came in, before he decided to take the opportunity to poke fun at my family.

And that's when it started. I know, it's a stupid reason. I was attracted to Malfoy being nice for two seconds. I just figured he couldn't be all that bad if he held a door open for a Weasley. He has to have at least a little bit of niceness in him.

It intrigued me, really. Malfoy, nice? I have pages in my diary going on and on about that very topic. Yes, I know. You don't have to tell me. It's gone beyond attraction into something . . . more. I'm still trying to figure it out.

So I've decided to make Draco Malfoy my pet project this year. I'm going to do everything in my power to make him nice. And I know I will because I'm a typically stubborn Weasley. He won't know what-

"Oops!" In all my thoughts, I wasn't watching where I was going and I bumped into-

Draco Malfoy.

Oh, bugger. My heart jumped oddly in my chest and I swallowed, looking up at him through wide eyes.

He looked good. He had grown another inch or two over the summer holiday. His hair was a bit longer, too. But his gray eyes were as piercing as ever.

And they were focused intently on me. Made me a tad nervous, honestly.

I watched as his eyes narrowed and his usual smirk popped up. "Don't you Weasleys ever watch where you're going? Or can't your parents afford even one pair of glasses?"

Well so much for him being nice. He was already being an ass and it hadn't even been five minutes. "Sorry not everyone is as well off as you, Malfoy. But at least I don't have to buy love!"

Forget my plan! I moved past him and saw the empty compartment behind him. Perfect! I can steam in solitude. I slammed to the door behind me.

Silence didn't last long as Malfoy came barging in a few seconds later. Stupid git.

"I saw this compartment before you, Weasley. Get out."

I sighed inwardly, sitting back, observing him closely. "I don't see your name on it, Malfoy." Would it be so bad? Alone with Malfoy the rest of the trip? Ron would go through the roof. It wouldn't be so bad. "We can share, if you like," I suggested.

His forehead scrunched up in thought. He had to think about it. Did I smell bad? He was taking a little too long.

"There aren't any more empty compartments," I lied. "Believe me, I've already checked."

He sat down across from me in defeat. "Why aren't you sitting with you stupid boyfriend Finnegan?"

How did he know Seamus and I were together? No one outside of Gryffindor knew about us. I looked at him, narrowing my eyes in thought. "He's not my boyfriend anymore. Not that it's any of your business."

He smirked at me. "What, did you dump him for Potter?"

I felt my cheeks go red. Oh, God, what if he figures it out? "No!" I said loudly. "Harry and I are just friends. Nothing more."

The corners of his mouth turned up wolfishly. "I didn't think you had it in you. Little innocent Weasley, cheating on her boyfriend."

I turned my head and looked out the window. Oh, what did the bloody moron know? "I'll have you know, it was a matter of differences. Not that you would know how relationships work."

I've had my own share, Weasley."

I gave a very unladylike snort and turned back. Draco Malfoy in an actual relationship? Right, and I was the new Minister of Magic. "Shagging doesn't count, Malfoy."

He glared at me, but didn't come back with any reply. How odd. Little Virginia Weasley had left the big, bad ferret speechless. "Nothing to insult me about? What's wrong with you?"

He leaned forward and smirked at me. "Well, I'm stuck here with a Weasley. What more could be wrong?"

What was I still doing here? Why even bother with him? Why did I think he'd be different? "I wouldn't want to pollute your breathing space any longer," I told him angrily.

I felt the ground beneath me shift and before I knew what was happening, I was laying on top of him. I stared down at him, suddenly very aware of his arms around my waist. My heart began pounding noisily in my ears and the whole world started to slip away.

His eyes moved from my eyes to my lips and I licked them nervously. Our eyes met again and he leaned up. I let out a soft sigh. So close.

I can't kiss Draco Malfoy. He's the enemy. I can't do this.

I pushed off him, and not meeting his eyes, mumbled a quick sorry before running to the door.

I leaned against a wall just outside the compartment taking in deep breaths. I was definitely in big trouble.