Here's the final chapter! Hope you guys enjoyed the story! =)

Chapter 5

Ginny sat there at the Gyffindor table that lunchtime, her mouth pulled into a frown. She noticed people at the Slytherin table give Draco pats on the back and saying 'Welcome back' and such. She looked away when he caught her eye.

She couldn't believe it. All that time... her ferret friend was actually Draco Malfoy.

"Ginny, you alright?" someone asked her, but she didn't bother to see who.

"She's probably disgusted that her ferret was Draco Malfoy. I'd be disgusted, too."

"Yeah, carrying him around everywhere, even sleeping with him... UHG."

Some people laughed and Ginny's cheeks burned. She couldn't take any more of this. She stood up and exited the Great Hall as fast as she could. She took a deep breath once she rounded a corner and got to a corridor that was less-populated.

"Golly..." she let out, her heart pounding.

Draco was there for everything... when she and her friends talked, when she undressed and re-dressed, when she was crying by the lake... he even slept right next to her for three nights straight!

She groaned and plopped down on a stone bench near her. She put her face in her hands. "Why...?"

She put her hands down and noticed a pair of black shoes in front of her. She looked up and gasped. Draco!

She stood up immediately, as tall as she could. "I thought you didn't want to have anything to do with me."

"I just want to get something straight, Weasley. Don't go telling everyone that I was a ferret and that I was in your possession for a few days, alright?"

"Lots of people know, anyway. Word will spread."

He huffed. "Just don't spread it more. I don't need my reputation infringed."

"Reputation?" she scoffed, annoyed. "The past few days happened and you're now worried about your reputation? You could've left me at anytime, like during the night, and you never did. How do you explain that?"

He stared at her with those blue eyes, scowling, not answering.

"See?" she said.

"What do you want me to say, Weasley? That I enjoyed being your tag-a-long?"

"Well, wasn't that the case?" Ginny felt her throat tighten. "I told you things that I've never told anyone, and you heard things that you never should've heard."

"Like what? The fact that the only good thing going for me is my good looks?"

She glared at him. "Just obliviate your mind, alright? That would be the best for both of us."

She walked on passed him, but stopped when he said, "And what if I don't want to obliviate my mind, huh? What if I actually enjoyed it all and don't want to forget it?"

"What?" she said and turned around to him, bewilderment in her eyes.

"You heard me, Weasley. Of course, you were the last person I would want to be stuck with no matter the circumstance, but..." He sighed, defeated, and said in a softer tone, "I actually enjoyed being carried around in your bag and eating right off your plate, and... getting backrubs."

She stared at him in disbelief. "Are you... serious?"

Draco took a few steps up to her, and she backed away with every step. She backed away until her back hit a cold, stone wall. He came closer to her and her heart pounded in her chest. She about ran the other way, but Draco took hold of her arm before she could.

"What...?" she let out.

Draco didn't say anything. He stood closer and Ginny could smell his clean scent.

Her back completely against the cold wall, she glanced up and met his blue eyes. Emotions swirled through her, and she thought of pushing him away, but... she didn't. Draco leaned in a little and kissed her.

She froze. The feeling of another's lips against hers was so foreign, yet it was something that she only fantasized about. She didn't know what to do.

His lips moved on hers and she could feel thier softness, wetness, and warmth. She found herself closing her eyes as those lips moved a little more over hers. She felt the strength in her legs weaken a bit due to the emotions running through her, but she didn't move.

The feeling against her lips soon vanished and she opened her eyes. When she did, she saw blue eyes looking right at her. She tried to speak, but her tongue wasn't cooperating.

"I felt more loved and appreciated than I ever had before," he said in a low tone. "Even if I was just an animal. I stayed with you and didn't want to be transformed just so I could feel more of that."

She gulped as she stared at him, her whole chest tighting, making it hard to breath. She was still in shock.

"Hate me if you want," he said. "I won't blame you. Just remember what I said."

He leaned back and walked away from her. She stayed there against the wall, trying to figure out if what just happened was real.

She got kissed. For the first time. By Draco Malfoy. Draco Malfoy!

She slid down to the stone floor and hugged her legs to her chest. Tears stung her eyes and she began crying. She wasn't sure if it was out of confusion, or... happiness.

The next few days proved to be very difficult for Ginny. She would look at Harry, and remember her crush on him, but then she would catch sight of Draco, and she would remember that kiss. And she remembered it every time she looked at him, since, every time she looked at him, he would look at her back. She found herself wanting to talk to him desperately, and for him to ask her to the Yull Ball, which was in a month.

She still couldn't believe that Draco Malfoy fancied her. And it took him changing into a ferret to do so. If only she could give him more of that love that he was talking about. She really wanted to give it to him...

The Yull Ball came closer, and Ginny starting saying no to boys who had asked her. By the time it was a week before the ball, she lost hope that Draco would ask her and accepted Neville Longbottom's invitation. At the Yull Ball, Ginny stared at Draco. He looked so handsome in his tuxedo, she could faint. He caught her looking at him at the entrance to the Great Hall-the Great Hall doubled as the ballroom-and looked away.

After the Triwizard Tournament contestants started dancing, she purposefully pulled Neville to the dance floor and started dancing along with everyone else. She knew Draco was watching, and she even caught his eye a couple of times. After a few dances, Neville left to use the restroom, and Ginny went to get a sip of punch at one of the elegantly-decorated refreshment tables.

"Golly..." she exasperated.

"I know," someone said, and her heart jumped whene she recognized the voice.

She didn't say anything and just drank her punch.

"Why so silent?"

"I thought you were worried about your reputation," she said, not looking at him. A few moments passed and he said,

"You look nice."

"Thank you. You do, too."

"I have an idea."

She looked at him this time, and was taken aback again at how handsome he was. "What?"

He pulled put his wand and muttered something. Sparkles fluttered over them and he put his wand away.

"What'd you do?" she asked.

"Invisibility charm. No one can see us now."

"Why would...?"

He took her hand and pulled her out to the dancefloor as a slow song played. Her cheeks heated up when he took a hold of her waist and pulled her close. Hands shaky, she put a hand on his shoulder and held onto his other hand tightly. She leaned into him and felt his warmth.

They swayed to the slow music in the low light of the room, and she could feel his cheek against hers. His hot breath sent shivers through her, even though the room was stuffy. She found herself sighing contently.

"You still fancy Potter?" he asked near her ear.

"Kind of, but... I fancy someone else now."

"Who?" he said, smiling against her cheek.

She leaned back and took in his handsome features. "Who do you think?"

"Don't know."

He was playing with her. She stood on her tip-toes and kissed him on the cheek, a little suprised that she did so. When she drew back, she saw a smile cross his lips. He held her a little closer to him. Her heart sped up and he leaned down and kissed her on the mouth.

She took it in contently. She found herself grateful that she picked up that little white ferret that day.

The End!