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Lodina sat with the other Gryffindors, determined to not make eye contact with Harry, still embarrassed by what he had overheard in the train. "Dina! How are you? It's been ages! I didn't see you get on the train.... which compartment were you in?" Ginny talked enthusiastically as she sat down next to Lodina in the Great Hall. Lodina still hadn't told any of her friends about her relationship with the Slytherin Prince. The only person who knew of their relationship was Harry. While Hermione, Ginny and her brothers knew of Draco's heroic transformation at the Malfoy Manor in Romania, she failed to tell them about her on going 'affair' with Draco. Harry sat down on the other side of Ginny, and planted a kiss on her forehead. He turned to look at Lodina and gave her a wide grin. "Yea Dina... where were you? We missed you on the train... " Harry smirked. Lodina glowed different shades of pink as she turned away from Harry's gaze and took a sip from her mug of Butterbeer. Unknown to the Gryffindors, way across at the other end of the Great Hall, Draco was observing them with utmost attention. He noticed the uneasy look on Lodina's face and the look of satisfaction on Harry's face. On impulse, he muttered the connection spell once again and confronted Harry, in his thoughts. "You better not be taunting my girl Potter... If i see you embarassing her in any way... i swear upon the pureblood ancestory of the Malfoys that your little secret with the littlest Weasley will make it to the front page of every wizard magazine and newspaper... " Draco stared straight at Harry, his eyes burning holes through Harry's skin. "Relax Malfoy, I was just teasing her... that's all... she is afterall my God-sister... I would never do anything to hurt her Malfoy... don't make the mistake of thinking that you're the only person around here who cares about her... oh... but i have to admit though... you two make such a cute couple... strange... but cute... ickle Slytherin Prince with his Gryffindor Princess... " smirked Harry. Harry was now looking straight at Draco from the other end of the hall. "Whatever Potter..." Draco resigned as he started to blush. He quickly muttered the counterspell before he could give Potter a chance to retort and took a sip of his favourite Mai Tai. Swirling the Mai Tai in his glass, Draco was unaware that Dumbledore had started making the usual start of term announcements. He was too lost in his own train of thought. 'Slytherin Prince and Gryffindor Princess eh? ' Draco liked the 'ring' to that statement. He grinned to himself as he drank some more. After two glasses of Mai Tais, Draco started to feel a little dizzy. 'That's odd.... it usually takes more than that to get me flat out drunk... 'Draco thought. He excused himself from the Slytherin table to surrender to his chambers. He decided that it was better to rest for a bit and avoid the risk of getting caught for drinking Mai Tais within the walls of Hogwarts. Besides, he had a date with Lodina and he wanted to make sure that he was sober throughout the night. He staggered through the corridor as his vision became slightly blurred. 'What the hell is happening to me?' Draco thought as he started feeling a little lighter. It was not the usual feeling of getting high as he was still very much sober and his thoughts were still coherent. Draco staggered some more as he reached the staircase landing where he finally collapsed onto the ground. Just then, he heard a pair of footsteps running towards him and felt a pair of soft hands guide him back up onto his feet. "Lodina? Is that you?" Draco asked wearily. He couldn't even recognise the person in front of him! "Erm no... It's me... Ginny... Ginny Weasley... I was coming out of the restroom when i saw you on the floor... is everything alright? I think u need the hospital wing... here... take my hand... let me help you up..." Ginny said as she helped Draco onto his feet. Just then, Draco felt a sudden wave of lust sweep over him. He felt light and warm and the so-called 'blindness' he was experiencing vanished. He was now no longer dizzy as well. He steadied himself in Ginny's arms nonetheless and stared into her eyes. But before he could say his thanks, he bent down and pulled her close for a long and hard kiss. Ginny was stunned she knew she had to pull out of the kiss. It was the right thing to do. But she couldn't help it. She enjoyed the kiss with Draco Malfoy! She felt a pang of guilt coursing through her veins but there was no denying the fact that Draco Malfoy was dead sexy, especially when he was in a most vulnerable position. Without thinking, Draco muttered something softly into Ginny's ears. "I love you Ginny..." Ginny stood shocked. She couldn't comprehend what had just happened. After saying those words, Draco shot back to reality. He realised what he had just done. But why? What swept over him to make him say those words to her? He knew he wasn't himself when he kissed her. He couldn't control these new feelings inside of him. He loved Lodina dearly, but what was this new feeling he felt for Ginny as well? It wasn't the kind of love he felt with Lodina. It felt as if someone had forced him to say those words and to kiss her as well. What was wrong with him? Draco stumbled backwards in a bid to flee from Ginny. He didn't want to hit it off with Potter's girlfriend! He didn't even like the red head, or so he thought. He knew he couldn't control the sudden outburst of feelings he felt for the girl. These feelings, he knew, seemed artificial. Much to the surprise of Ginny, he started to walk away briskly leaving her stunned at end of the staircase landing...

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