This is my first attempt at fanfiction, so please if you see something wrong or can think of ways that I could improve my writing or just the story in general let me know!

CHAPTER 1

Eight year old Ginny Weasley was running through the woods that lay behind the Burrow. She was trying to escape her older twin brothers Fred and George; they were once again set on using her as a guinea pig for the latest prank that they were developing. Usually Ginny didn't mind testing their experiments because out of the four brothers still at home, they were her favorite; but, whenever Bill was home he easily took the spot as her favorite brother. Today, Ginny just wasn't feeling it, She hated to tell the twins no because besides the fact that they would threaten to tell their mother about her stealing their brooms, she felt guilty for not helping them. They always took up for her when her older by ten minutes, twin brother Ron would pick on her for being the only girl and being the smallest.

Just as Ginny reached the edge of the woods, she stumbled upon a sight that made her freeze. There were three children; two boys and a girl that looked to be around her age, were playing in the soft green meadow that made up the clearing. She contemplating turning around and getting the heck out of there because she was a shy child and didn't deal well with confrontation, but as soon as she made up her mind to leave, the black haired girl in the clearing met her eyes and yelled,

"Stop, don't go! You can play with us too!"

At that, Ginny took a few cautious steps into the clearing and meekly said "Hi, my name is Ginny, it's nice to meet you".

The short black haired girl said "It's nice to meet you Ginny, I am Pansy. Do you live around here?".

"Yes, I live just through the woods" Ginny replied.

One of the boys, the blonde one, then stepped forward and said "My name is Draco, and I know who you are, you're a Weasley".

Ginny took a step forward and came back with "So, what's it to you? I know who you are too you're a Malfoy, and Daddy says that we are not to associate with Malfoys because they are bad people. You don't look like a bad person to me though; you're just a kid like me so how can you be bad?"

Draco then replied "Your daddy is wrong, Malfoys aren't bad, and I know for sure that my daddy isn't bad. I have the best mummy and daddy in the world!"

Pansy sensing that a fight was about to ensue, looked at Draco and said "Come on now Drakie, don't be mean! She can't help what her daddy thinks."

The other boy who was tall, tan, and had black hair, and had just been standing quietly watching the others talk, decided that it was time to step in and introduce himself to the newcomer "Don't mind Draco, he's very defensive of his family, like any pureblood wizard who's worth two knuts would be. The name's Blaise by the way". He then held out his hand which Ginny promptly shook.

The children proceeded to play until it was time to go home. They had come to the decision to meet up every Saturday to play. During this time Ginny learned plenty about her new friends, such as that Draco, Pansy, and Blaise had known each other since they were babies because their parents were such good friends. Another thing was that the woods on the other side of the meadow belonged to Pansy's family.

Ginny became fast friends with the trio, and once she realized exactly who their parents were she knew that she had to keep her new friends a secret from her family. In the past, she had overheard conversations between her parents about the three families that these children came from and she knew that considering what her parents thought about them, they would not want her being friends with them.

One fateful day, about two years after that first meeting, they were discovered. Ginny's parents, who had always been overprotective of Ginny because she was their only daughter and technically their youngest child, had noticed that she would sneak out every Saturday and stay gone all day. That day, they decided that they would follow her to see exactly where she was going. The sight of their only daughter consorting with the enemy infuriated them so much that they burst through the trees and began yelling at Ginny.

"Ginevra Molly Weasley! Just what in Merlin's name do you think you are doing young lady? These are the children of our enemies and you know better than to even be talking to them let alone sneaking off with them every Saturday!" a red faced Arthur bellowed.

Ginny knew that this was it; she would never see her friends again. With teary eyes and a heavy heart, she followed her mother and father home. Later that night, she sat in her small bedroom; she had no choice but to be up there because her parents had locked her in for defending her choice of friends once she had got home. She was looking out the window wishing she could run away to Pansy's house, when she saw a magnificent black and silver eagle owl fly to her window. She opened the window and let the owl fly in, the owl promptly held out its leg for her to take the letter that it was carrying.

Ginny opened the letter and read:

Dear Ginny,

The three of us decided when your parents took you away today that one of us would write you, I volunteered to do it because Pansy is such a wreck from losing you, the only girl friend that she has ever had, and Blaise isn't much of a writer. So from now on you will get letters from me that contain news and messages from the three of us.

I don't want to get you into trouble by sending owls, so I think it would be best if in your reply you told me what the best time to write you would be. Don't worry about never seeing us again; we will see each other in a year's time when we are all on our way to Hogwarts. We may even be in the same house, I know myself, Pansy, and Blaise will be, and despite you being a Weasley, I have a good feeling that you will be a Slytherin too!

Keep your head up Ginny, and don't forget to write back!

Your friend always,

Draco Malfoy

Ginny was in tears after reading her letter, maybe she would be able to keep her friends after all! Even if it meant lying to and defying her parents she knew that she would do anything to be able to still communicate with the three. She grabbed a piece of paper, wrote a hasty reply stating that it was best to send owls at night time and thanking him for writing her and to write back, and sent the owl off.