Chapter One
She didn't realize it would be this bad. Snape, the Carrows. It was almost Halloween, and many from her year had already been tortured for detention. Some to the point of having to spend time in the hospital wing.
Ginny, luckily, had escaped the more severe punishments so far, somehow. But now it was time for dinner, time to go down to where the Carrow's were watching every little move, doling out punishments for no apparent reason. the other teachers were supposed to send students to them for punishment, but only did is there was no way to avoid it.
Finally making her way from her room, Ginny met up with Collin in the common room, greeting him with a small nod. No one ever went anywhere alone anymore - It just wasn't safe. After Dennis and Neville joined them, Ginny begins leading the way to the Great Hall, laughing and joking with the three boys, though she stopped when she saw none other than Draco Malfoy making his way towards them steadily. As Head Boy, he could give anyone punishments as he saw fit, though if you paid attention, he didn't do it as much as you'd think, coming from a Death Eater. She had seen him turn a blind eye more than once, and she started keeping count. His total from this week was seven.
"Weasley," he snapped, looking at the red-head as her companions unconsciously step closer to her. "Professor McGonagall would like you to come to her office after dinner." Glancing at her friends, confusion clear on her face, though she just nods, and with a quick 'Thank you', moves around him, glancing back at Malfoy curiously, only then walking off with her friends, and only once they were out of earshot, did she dare to say, "Huh." just as Dennis pushed her slightly.
"I thought you were dead meat back there, Gin!" Unable to help a loud laugh, she just bumps her hip against the younger boys. "So did I." Not even trying to hide it, she feels her eyebrows furrow slightly in confusion, then shrugs and shakes her head. I wonder why Malfoy was the one she sent.. Though, with another shrug, she continues to the Great Hall, her small smile being wiped clean by the time they get there, the wide double doors open.
Meals were always spent in silence, the only noise being people eating food then exiting the Great Hall, no longer staying any longer than they had too, though eating habits never changed. Ginny had hoped for not having to see someone shovel food into their mouth, but Dennis had quickly proved to eat just like her youngest brother.
Finishing her meal as quickly as she could without looking like a dog, Ginny quickly stood up and exited the Hall, spinning slightly as too look at the Slytherin table, and a small frown crossed her face at the lack of a certain blonde-haired boy. Shaking her head again -something she seemed to be doing a lot of lately where he was concerned- she just sets off along the quickest path to McGonagall's office.
Her long red hair was tucked into her cloak, her hood drawn over her head. Only, her attempt to disguise who she was obviously did no good when one hand clamped across her mouth, an arm wrapping around her waist to pull her backwards, one of the many tapestries in the castle concealing the pair behind it. Freezing, Ginny's eyes widened as she took in the situation. A hand clamped tightly over her mouth, the arm around her waist was strong, holding her in place with ease. The muscled chest she was against was strong, and with a small sigh, Ginny slumped against the boy; only to jerk forward when she hears Draco Malfoy's drawling voice in her ear hissing, "Be quiet."
Twisting around the glare at the blonde boy, Ginny waits for him to say something else, anything else, her fingers brushing against the end of her wand. "I can't keep protecting you forever." Freezing at his growled words, Ginny stares at him with wide eyes. "I know you. I've gone to school with you for five years. I know you won't stop, so be careful, Ginevra."
Ginevra? Not Weasley or Weaselette or She-Weasel.. Why? And why Ginevra? Not Ginny? Shaking her head, Ginny just turns to leave Malfoy standing there, unable to stick around any longer.
~.o.O.o.~
He couldn't believe what he had done, and he just watched the red head walk away, her fiery hair tucked away inside her cloak once more.
He had kept her from the Carrow's attention so far at risk of his own neck, making them focus on others. But she was getting cocky, doing more dangerous shit almost every day. And for some reason, he, Draco bloody Malfoy, wanted to keep an eye out for Ginevra Weasley, a, well, Weasel! The youngest weasel, at that. And, he didn't even know why.
Well, no. That wasn't exactly true. He knew exactly when it had started. the year before, when she had comforted him. She, a Weasley, comforted him, a Malfoy, upon finding him crying. They never talked again, except for jabs and glare, but he started noticing her, especially when she played quidditch, which she was superb at. The way her life seemed to tinker across the Great Hall. How he walked in on her and Potter, in an empty classroom. He took 20 points from Gryffindor, each. and for weeks, had to endure every time those pretty brown eyes were on him, they were glaring at him. Like it was his fault they were making out where anyone would find them!
but no matter what, he never forgot how she comforted him - then Potter attacked him.
~.o.O.o.~
Ginevra Weasley didn't know what had just happened, other than it was weird it was. With a quick glance at her watch then a smirk settling across her face, she took off. The Carrow's would still be eating; Now was a perfect time, despite Malfoy's recent words.
After finding a completely deserted hall, the witch pulls her wand out, and murmurs a quick spell before starting to move it over the wall, red letters appearing beneath her wand, finishing with a golden design before stepping back to look at her work. Dumbledore's Army: Still fighting! Murmuring the words under her breath then smirking, she takes off, quickly escaping back up to her dorm, though she pauses occasionally to write similar messages.
Had she been caught, there would be Hell to pay. Everyone knew that, and some students, all in Slytherin, would volunteer to help the Carrow's patrol. They were always rewarded, and Ginny hated to think of how. Finally reaching the common room, she meets up with Dennis and Collin right outside. "Where's Neville?" The fear was evident in her voice, and Collin reached out to touch her arm softly. "Don't worry, he saw Luna and went to talk to her. Was it you?"
As Ginny basked in the wave of relief, she almost missed her friends second question, and in her pause, he went on, assuming she didn't know what he meant. "Peeves came and told Filch someone was 'vandalizing' the castle. The Carrow's overheard, and we saw some new messages on the wall on the way back."
Smirking, Ginny couldn't help a nod with a quick "Yes". Finally climbing into the common room, she freezes at the scene before her. One Carrow, the brother, was holding Neville as his sister, Alecto, cackled with her wand pointed at him.
"Think doing it during dinner, we wouldn't find out? Do you think we're stupid or something? We'll-"
"I think you're stupid, seeing as you have the wrong person. Does that count for anything?" stepping forward, shaking off the Creevey's grips, she ignores Neville as he shakes his head, and just goes on. "So take me, not him."
At once, the siblings glanced at each other, staring at one another for only a few seconds before nodding at the same time. In that split second, Ginny regretted her decision, then let a glare fall from her eyes at the two as she straightened her back. She knew why they had said yes; Neville, they had caught many times already. He had the bruises to prove it. But she, Ginevra Weasley, sister of Potter's best friend, hadn't had anything happen to her, and with another nod, Amycus dropped Neville, who took a few stumbling steps forward before being caught by Dean and Thomas. Turning to Ginny, he moves closer as Alecto points her wand at Ginny.
Grabbing her arms, the rest of Gryffindor could only watch as she shot them a reassuring smile before being shoved back through the portrait hole roughly.
AN: Woo! Had that written for it seems like forever, though probably only a month. I have a couple more chapters, but I'd really prefer from critiquing before I post them. So, please, review? It would make me extremely happy.! :) And, as a fanfic author I look up to says.. "Remember, a happy author writes better and faster! So review and make me happy!"