Defend

Chapter Three Hidden In the Pillow

 Ginny sighs. "Can you come to my dorm to help me with my homework?"

"Of course!"

We head to the Gryffindor common room. I feel a bit out of place, but it's very cosy.

The Weasley twins wave to me as I head up to Ginny's dorm.

"Is that a picture of Harry??" I laugh, pointing above her headboard.

She hastily tosses a pillow over it. "No!"

I stare at her.

"Okay, yes..."

I sit down on her bed as she confesses that she fancies him.

"Blimey." is all I can say when she's done.

"Your turn."

I look at her questioningly.

"You have to confess who you fancy now."

"I don't fancy anyone, Ginny." A smile tugging at my lips.

She gives me the same look I gave her when I saw the picture of Harry.

"Not yet anyway."

She's convinced and we work until dinner, but only after I promise to tell her if I begin to fancy someone.

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"I'm so full and exhausted," I complain as we return to her dorm after dinner, with the intention of doing some more studying. The idea is quickly discarded as we yawn in unison.

"Do you just want to sleep here tonight?"

"Yes please." I yawn so wide my head almost cracks open. She barely fixes the sheet and pulls out an extra pillow before we fall asleep.

I wake up with a cramp in my neck. I punch the pillow and feel a hard rectangle in the corner, so I reach my hand into the pillowcase, fishing for the offender of my sleep. I pull it out to reveal a really old book, and on the front it's engraved with what's most likely a name: Tom Marvalo Riddle. I open it, thinking it's a textbook or maybe diary of some kind. Every page is blank. Ginny stirs beside me so I poke her between the shoulder blades.

"Ginny?"

"Mm?"

"What's this book?"

She immediately sits up and snatches it.

"It's nothing," she says, tucking it back in the extra pillow.

"Um, alright..."

"Let's go eat breakfast."

I can't argue with that logic. "Alright."

"Would you fancy going to your dorm today? The Slytherin common room sounds pretty wicked."

I frown. "Ginny..."

"Yeah?"

"We did yesterday..."

"I don't remember..."

"Ginny, are you joking?"

"No." She furrows her brow in confusion.

"Are you feeling alright?"

"Yes..."

"Well, alright, we can go to my dorm."

We walk into the common room where Draco is sitting with a bunch of other Slytherins.

"What is a Gryffindor doing here! And she's a Weasley? Get her out of here!" Draco snarls.