A/N:ok so Nival Vixen gave me the idea to write Gin's PoV to counter Draco's in Dragon Underneath so i sat down and got this..i dont think its as god as DU but i still like it...so yea one-shot prolly AU...

Disclaimer-i own nothing but the plot!!! everything else is J.K.'s-she's awesome :)

The Phoenix Within

He left.

I watched him try to keep his cool,

Watched as Potter pushed him down the stairs,

As my brother and the mudblood laughed.

I watched,

I watched and I did nothing.

When the Golden Trio left I stood there,

Held back the tears as he struggled to his feet,

Still he said nothing.

He turned to leave,

Didn't even acknowledge that I was there,

That I was hurting for him.

I had to make him see me,

Gods knew I saw him.

Damn Ferret, you did it again,

How do you do it?

Is there some unspoken Death Eater spell,

Draws do-gooders straight to you?

Or do you guys just give off some scent?

You radiate evil,

You're the scum of the world,

You're everything Harry's not.

You look at him with envy,

Wish you had what he had,

But you could never be him.

He's kind,

He cares about people,

And he tries to help them.

You'll never know what it is to be good.

Then again he didn't have your father;

And you're just like him,

Just like Lucius.

I flinched as I said it;

I didn't want to,

I didn't mean a word of it,

But I didn't have a choice.

I needed him,

Surely he'd seen that?

He was angry,

No, he was pissed.

He looked like he was going to punch something.

He tried not to yell,

You could see it in his eyes,

The restraint,

The pain.

He was in pain,

Genuine pain,

And I caused it.

Gods how I wanted to fix it.

But there was something else,

Something hidden in those grey-blue eyes.

Yes there was pain,

Lots of pain,

But there was hope,

Hope…and damn it he looked away.

I wanted to know,

I needed to know if what I thought I saw was real.

I made him look at me,

His face was so warm under my hand.

His eyes were so beautiful,

And they held… love.

I couldn't look away.

He looked at me,

Really looked at me,

And then he said he knew me.

Said I was the only one that mattered,

And why would I want to hurt him.

It stung,

Knowing that I had truly hurt him.

But he kept going,

He said he loved me.

I smiled,

I couldn't help it,

Couldn't help the tear that ran down my cheek.

I didn't care,

He loved me.

I pulled him close and wrapped my arms around him,

I tried not to blink,

Thought it might be a dream.

His eyes never left mine,

But there was confusion now,

Swirling around,

Caught up in the storm in his eyes.

I let go of my defenses,

Let him see me,

And he did.

He smiled,

Gods was he beautiful.

He wrapped me up in his arms and spun me about,

And then he laughed.

Draco Malfoy actually laughed.

I lowered my head to his,

Set my forehead against his and looked into those grey-blue eyes.

I let him know just how much I loved him,

And I did,

Love him that is.

And I never stopped.

I love you, too, my Dragon.