Chapter 5
"Hermione," Mrs. Weasley called, "please come here."
Hermione stepped off the dance floor and walked over to Mrs. Weasley cautiously; although Mrs. Weasley was one of the nicest people that she knew, Hermione also knew that when Mrs. Weasley had that look in her eye, she was usually asking for a favor, and sometimes her favors weren't very easy to do.
"Yes?" Hermione said hesitantly.
"Why I'm just so old and my legs just can't take the beating that they used to be able too and unfortunately, it seems that Gin has disappeared. Would you mind doing me just a tiny favor and finding her for me?"
Hermione sighed. It was just impossible to say no to this woman. "Sure," she said as she sulked off towards the bathrooms wondering whether Ginny had ventured into them.
"Weasley," Draco said, astounded.
"Of course. It is my birthday party. Who are you?" Ginny said suspiciously.
"I'm nobody," Draco said as he started to back away from Ginny, anxiously searching for a quick way out. When he had agreed to come to the party, he had hoped to just dance and have fun, maybe even snog a pretty girl for a while, but heavens, he had never planned on kissing Ginny Weasley..and enjoy it.
"Oh come on! Don't be shy now," Ginny said with a laugh, chasing after the retreating Draco.
Draco kept backing away from Ginny as she came closer. There were no other doors other than the swinging one they came through. Ginny grinned impishly as she poised her hands, ready to tear the mask off Draco's face at any moment. Draco quickened his pace, but walking backwards isn't always that smartest thing and as he was taking another step back, he tripped over a taunt rope, sending him careening backwards. Ginny giggled as he hit the ground with an oomphf and even Draco had to admit that she looked extremely pretty when she smiled.
"Need a hand?" Ginny offered as she closed the gap between him and pulled him upright again, "now, will you tell me who you are?"
Draco stood there debating his choices: he could tell her who he was and risk a multiple mutilation by her six brothers, or he could run and leave her and his only chance with her behind. Draco opened his mouth, ready to reveal himself when the door swiveled open and Hermione Granger dressed as an elf walked in. Ginny turned her head quickly, spying Hermione before Hermione saw them. Taking Draco's hand, she pulled them through a small door that Draco hadn't seen. They squeezed into a tiny crawl space, but with two human bodies squished together, the door wouldn't close completely, leaving an ominous streak of light into the space. Ginny held her breath as she saw Hermione walk towards the side of the room that the door was on. Ginny pushed further back, trying to squeeze the door shut, but it was futile; they were going to be caught. Ginny tried to push back just a tad bit further, pushing all of her weight into Draco. Draco, in the meantime, was squished more than he ever thought possible. He pressed his back as hard as he could into the wall, and he felt Ginny push with all of her might, trying to close the door. All of the sudden, he felt the wall move a little.
"Walls aren't supposed to move," Draco thought just as the wall gave way and he and Ginny fell through into a lavish yet currently empty dining room. Knowing that Hermione would hear the noise, he grabbed Ginny and pulled her up. Ginny grabbed his hand again and they took off running as Hermione came through the hole in the wall.
"Funny how her hand seems to fit me perfectly," Draco thought with a smile as they ran up a flight of stairs and into a room where Ginny locked the door.
Ginny bust out in laughter as she turned towards Draco.
"We did it! We escaped Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Yes we did," Draco said as Ginny started to circle him, like a lioness on her prey.
Ginny reached up to take off Draco's mask, but as she did, he leaned in for another kiss. Ginny smiled in bliss as she kissed Draco back. Ginny eventually pulled away and her smile fell as she saw that she'd been kissing Draco Malfoy, the evilest git in Hogwarts. Ginny stepped back in horror and ran out of the room with a strangled scream.
"Hermione," Mrs. Weasley called, "please come here."
Hermione stepped off the dance floor and walked over to Mrs. Weasley cautiously; although Mrs. Weasley was one of the nicest people that she knew, Hermione also knew that when Mrs. Weasley had that look in her eye, she was usually asking for a favor, and sometimes her favors weren't very easy to do.
"Yes?" Hermione said hesitantly.
"Why I'm just so old and my legs just can't take the beating that they used to be able too and unfortunately, it seems that Gin has disappeared. Would you mind doing me just a tiny favor and finding her for me?"
Hermione sighed. It was just impossible to say no to this woman. "Sure," she said as she sulked off towards the bathrooms wondering whether Ginny had ventured into them.
"Weasley," Draco said, astounded.
"Of course. It is my birthday party. Who are you?" Ginny said suspiciously.
"I'm nobody," Draco said as he started to back away from Ginny, anxiously searching for a quick way out. When he had agreed to come to the party, he had hoped to just dance and have fun, maybe even snog a pretty girl for a while, but heavens, he had never planned on kissing Ginny Weasley..and enjoy it.
"Oh come on! Don't be shy now," Ginny said with a laugh, chasing after the retreating Draco.
Draco kept backing away from Ginny as she came closer. There were no other doors other than the swinging one they came through. Ginny grinned impishly as she poised her hands, ready to tear the mask off Draco's face at any moment. Draco quickened his pace, but walking backwards isn't always that smartest thing and as he was taking another step back, he tripped over a taunt rope, sending him careening backwards. Ginny giggled as he hit the ground with an oomphf and even Draco had to admit that she looked extremely pretty when she smiled.
"Need a hand?" Ginny offered as she closed the gap between him and pulled him upright again, "now, will you tell me who you are?"
Draco stood there debating his choices: he could tell her who he was and risk a multiple mutilation by her six brothers, or he could run and leave her and his only chance with her behind. Draco opened his mouth, ready to reveal himself when the door swiveled open and Hermione Granger dressed as an elf walked in. Ginny turned her head quickly, spying Hermione before Hermione saw them. Taking Draco's hand, she pulled them through a small door that Draco hadn't seen. They squeezed into a tiny crawl space, but with two human bodies squished together, the door wouldn't close completely, leaving an ominous streak of light into the space. Ginny held her breath as she saw Hermione walk towards the side of the room that the door was on. Ginny pushed further back, trying to squeeze the door shut, but it was futile; they were going to be caught. Ginny tried to push back just a tad bit further, pushing all of her weight into Draco. Draco, in the meantime, was squished more than he ever thought possible. He pressed his back as hard as he could into the wall, and he felt Ginny push with all of her might, trying to close the door. All of the sudden, he felt the wall move a little.
"Walls aren't supposed to move," Draco thought just as the wall gave way and he and Ginny fell through into a lavish yet currently empty dining room. Knowing that Hermione would hear the noise, he grabbed Ginny and pulled her up. Ginny grabbed his hand again and they took off running as Hermione came through the hole in the wall.
"Funny how her hand seems to fit me perfectly," Draco thought with a smile as they ran up a flight of stairs and into a room where Ginny locked the door.
Ginny bust out in laughter as she turned towards Draco.
"We did it! We escaped Hermione!" Ginny exclaimed.
"Yes we did," Draco said as Ginny started to circle him, like a lioness on her prey.
Ginny reached up to take off Draco's mask, but as she did, he leaned in for another kiss. Ginny smiled in bliss as she kissed Draco back. Ginny eventually pulled away and her smile fell as she saw that she'd been kissing Draco Malfoy, the evilest git in Hogwarts. Ginny stepped back in horror and ran out of the room with a strangled scream.