Nott in love

5

It had been a few days and Ginny was relaxing into the tentative living arrangement she found herself in. Theo had been courteous, professional and irritating enough for her to realize he was nothing like what she had thought. Though, to be fair she had no actual opinion of him, she had just felt weary over the fact he was a death eaters' son.

He had gotten away without a slap on the wrist so, she figured he probably didn't get the mark himself and was not involved in the war as much. This comforted her and helped her to relax but, he had helped.

She had been traitorously attracted to the man and was trying her best to keep her mind out of the gutter. Hard thing about that was they were the only two living there and Ginny did really hate being on her own. She was a social butterfly as her mother had told her and this meant she wasn't happy unless she was surrounded by people.

So, she searched for him and ended up learning quite a bit about what he actually does for work, considering he was the owner. Day in and day out she would wake and roam until she found him and would then follow him around.

It was a lot of paper work and meeting with contractors who were renovating the estate. She got lost often within the grounds and chateau, this meant Theo would have to escort her back so she could find her way and that all meant she had spent quite a bit of time in his company.

Over those days he had told her of his goal to create a self-sufficient orphanage and told her of the woman he met who was currently taking care of most of Europe's orphans.

He told her that if he could use the properties he owned and could get other families to donate or sell more land to him he could create a system in Europe where everyone who paid to live in one of his estates would be helping to sustain the orphanages if he could get more than one going.

No overcrowding or impoverished states of living. He could provide safe spaces for all magical children no matter where they were or where they came from. A proper pre schooling education and a home like environment.

He had mentioned that it would be good if there were some kind of family department that could take some kids away from their parents. That some people just shouldn't be parents.

She knew then that he was a victim too of the war, even if he had been on the wrong side, he was a kid with no real choice and was doing everything he could think of to help after. That was when Ginny realized she was attracted to Theo and since then it had become harder to not flirt with him or just blush and act like some simpering woman.

He was handsome and tall so, easy on the eyes, check for the pro's list. He was well off and independently wealthy, not just living off his family fortune but making something of it. Also, a check to the pros. He was charming and polite, check, check.

But he was part of a tainted purist family, he was polite and charming yes, to her, a pureblood. She might have been a blood traitor once, now, like he had mentioned, she was a war hero. He could just be trying to win her over for some benefit of his. And just because someone says something didn't mean it was true.

She knew another Slytherin who had been charming and polite and almost a friend to her and had turned out to be possessing her and making her do awful things. Not to mention trying to use her life to bring himself back from the brink of death.

Handsome and independently wealthy were not enough to give up on moral integrity. She had chosen to stay. He didn't seem dangerous even if he was using her. She would just have to keep herself in check. She could do that, she would stay, she would investigate and if things go the right way well all the better for her.

She was not however going to let her guard down because of a pretty face. She needed more proof of this person that she is seeing. She needed to catch him off guard, she needed to see him unprofessional.