Title: Bittersweet Love Disclaimer: I do not own the concept of Harry Potter, or the characters you will recognise from J.K. Rowling's books, but this particular story belongs to me, as do any characters you do not recognize.

Prologue

Ginny stared into the eyes of her captor. They were empty, void of emotion, lifeless. This could not be the Draco she had known at school. But it was. The silvery blond hair was longer, the body tauter, the eyes changed. But it was him. Blinking back tears, she forced herself to speak calmly.

'What do you want from me?'

Draco started, as if disturbed from deep thought, and looked at her expressionlessly. 'Information,' he said simply.

'So you are going to torture me, and kill me when you realise that no amount of pain would cause me to make that kind of betrayal.' It was not a question.

For the first time, a flicker of emotion showed behind his eyes. 'It will not be necessary to kill you,' he said blandly, recovering himself.

'We both know it will be,' she told him levelly, looking up at him with her emerald eyes.

'You could give me the information I want willingly, and join me.'

'We've had this argument before, and you knew then that I would never do it.'

A/N: This encounter will be explained with the rest of the story, so don't get impatient. I will work on chapter 1 as soon as I have uploaded this, so hopefully it will be finished and uploaded today. Enjoy, and please do review to let me know what you think.