The All Knowing Luna Lovegood

Chapter 3: Intrigue

Oh there's something about you baby

Something that's hard to explain

But I don't want you to change it

Please don't re-arrange it

I just want you to always stay the same

-David Essex There's Something About You

The first couple weeks of school went by without anything really happening. Since the eight years were taking seventh year classes, Ginny and Harry had almost all of the same classes. Two of which (Potions and Transfiguration) they also shared with the Slytherin Kings.

Professor Slughorn had always been a nice professor, especially to Harry, Ginny, and Blaise, who were former (or still, they didn't know if he still had that going or not) members of the Slug Club. So Harry and Ginny just knew they had this class in the bag.

Or so they thought.

The both of them were running late that morning, the day that partners for the year would be assigned. They ran down the halls towards the dungeons that led to both Slytherin common room and Potions class.

They made it to the room, apologized to the professor for being late, and took their places among the other students who were all standing in one big group.

"Well you just made it in time to be partnered up with these young Slytherin gentlemen here. Mr. Potter, you will be paired with Mr. Zabini, while Miss Weasley will be paired with Mr. Malfoy here. Now that everyone knows their partners, please find a desk.” said Slughorn, kindly.

Ginny and Harry looked at each other disappointedly as they followed their respectable partners to a desk.

Draco chose a desk in the back of the classroom, something that irritated Ginny, as she liked to sit in the front so she can see the board.

"Why are we sitting all the way back here?" she asked Draco.

"And be seen front and center associating with a Weasley, thus ruining my reputation? I think not Weaslette." said Draco as he took out his notebook and a very expensive looking white peacock quill.

Ginny scoffed, ready to call him a name that her mother would have washed her mouth out with soap for, but then thought otherwise.

"You're right. I wouldn't want my reputation ruined by me being seen with a greasy ghost haired ferret. Think of what they would say about me." said Ginny, taking out her own notebook and quill.

Draco looked at the redhead with shock in his eyes. That was one thing he didn't expect from her. It was almost impressive.

"Au contraire mamselle, if anything I would make you more desirable. Being seen with me can only take you to the top." said Draco puffing out his chest slightly.

Ginny rolled her eyes. "Yeah. To the top of the trash pile."

Draco laughed. Not a snarky laugh. Not an evil laugh. A genuine, 'hey that was actually funny' laugh. He looked once again at the fireball beside him. He hadn't noticed how truly attractive she had gotten. Her hair wasn't that horrible carrot orange that it used to be. It had matured and darkened to an auburn color and had pretty waves and curls about it.

"Has anybody ever told you that you have a lot of cheek, woman?" he asked, his voice playful.

"Oh yeah. Probably the same ones that tell you that you are as dull as a flobberworm." said Ginny, trying hard to control the smile that was trying to creep up on her face.