That Night…
By HPFangirl71
Draco walked down the cobblestone path with his head held down. Walking through Diagon Alley was torturous. No one greeted him, people stared or sneered, they even crossed the street to avoid him. It was all because of that night so long ago, that night in the Astronomy Tower.
He often wished to go back in time to undo the things he'd done that night. He hadn't killed Dumbledore, yet he was guilty for even contemplating it. No one cared that his family was being threatened. All that mattered was the mark upon his forearm. The Malfoys were no longer wizarding royalty, instead shunned and ridiculed.
His thoughts moved to her. To the one who had forgiven him. The red haired beauty whom he'd never given a thought to till that night in the Astronomy Tower suddenly changed his life. Only she truly understood the guilt and pain which ate away at him everyday. Only she believed he deserved another chance. Over the years, he had changed and it was all because of her. The woman he scurried down Diagon Alley to meet. Yes, Ginny Weasley was foremost in his mind, as he entered Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes…