Part One: Love Looks Not With the Eyes

Prologue (Where Draco and Ginny are Born)

*Ay me! For aught I could ever read, could ever hear by tale or history, the course of true love never did run smooth.*

London, England 1730
Department of Mysteries

He was an old man. His form was hunched over from arthritis due to years of bending over a desk in a dark, cramped room. His bones constantly ached and he knew that retirement was in his near future. There was only so much a body could take.

His candle flickered violently and he looked up. In the dim light of the room, he could make out an owl flying slowly through the open door to his little room. He sighed to himself. It was almost time to go home and he did not welcome the extra work.

The owl came to a stop at his desk and carefully dropped a glowing, glass orb in front of the old man. The man sighed again. He did not want to catalogue this prophecy. He wanted to go home.

He thanked the owl and watched as it flew out of the room. He looked down at the prophecy again slowly reached out his fingers to pick it up.

The second his fingers touched the glass, the light coming from within the orb intensified and he was filled with the sound of a raspy, cold voice in his head.

"For the feud that began in hatred and pain, there is yet a hope for peace. They will be the most powerful children from their houses. Naught will be able to stop them, lest they separate. For together, they shall save the world; apart will surely mean destruction."

The old man shook his head, trying to clear the fuzzy feeling he always got when he listened to a prophecy. This one, vague as most of them were, puzzled him more than usual. He looked down for the label that went with the prophecy. He found the small piece of parchment on the corner of his desk.

He flipped it over and gasped. There was no possible way that this was correct. These families hated each other! Tension between the two families had been building for years, exploding into a deadly duel between the two youngest daughters from each side just weeks before. Both girls had been killed and now there was a magical feud in place, each side swearing to never give in to the other.

The old man shook his head again. There was no possible way this prophecy would come to pass. It would surely take a miracle. He looked down at the parchment one last time before standing up to place it on the shelf.

G. Weasley & D. Malfoy

The Daily Prophet
Volume 98 * Issue 158 * June 6, 1980
Marleen's Gossip of the Day

Male heir born to vast Malfoy fortune!

Baby boy born to the Malfoys
Well I have wonderful news to share with all of you, my loyal readers, this morning. Last night, around 11:30 p.m., my favorite couple to write about, Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black Malfoy, welcomed their first born son, Draco Lucius Malfoy, into the world.

Baby Draco is said to be of healthy weight and length. I must say this is quite a relief. We all know that there were some difficulties with Narcissa's pregnancy so it's quite a relief that everyone is ok.

My friend on the staff over at Saint Mungos said that both the mother and the baby are doing well. Hopefully within the next couple of days we can have a picture of the baby to print here in The Daily Prophet.

Difficult Pregnancy
"Both Narcissa and our son are in good health," Lucius Malfoy stated in a press release from early this morning. "They are being kept at Saint Mungos for a few days for observations. Due to Narcissa's complications in the past, the healers feel it would be wise to keep an eye on her for a few extra days than they normally would for a first time mother. We thank everyone for their support in this joyous time."

Unfortunately that is all he said about this "joyous time", but, dear readers, you know that I will have an exclusive interview with him within the next week. We all know how much Lucius loves talking to me.

As we all know, Narcissa has been on complete bed rest for the past eight months since she found out about her pregnancy. Who could blame her after her first two pregnancies ended in heartbreaking miscarriages?

Five months ago when Lucius sat down to talk to The Daily Prophet about the pregnancy he told us, "The healers at Saint Mungos told us that it would be in the best interest of Narcissa and the child if she was put on complete bed rest. She has had many complications with pregnancies and we do not wish to risk the health of Narcissa or the unborn child."

Even on complete bed rest Narcissa was given a 60% chance that there would be a third miscarriage. We're all so relieved that this didn't happen again.

Wedding of the Century
It's hard to believe that it's been six years since Lucius and Narcissa got married. It seems like it was yesterday.

As a member of the press, I was lucky enough to snag an invite to the wedding of the century. I remember that the entire wizarding world was buzzing with excitement over the pending nuptials.

The uniting of two of Britain's most influential pureblooded families was something that we had all been anticipating. The Malfoys and the Blacks had entered into a marriage agreement when Narcissa was still just a baby.

Lucius and Narcissa were married in June of 1974. It was the most beautiful wedding that I had ever been to. It was quite obvious that no expense had been spared when planning the wedding. But why would you worry about cost when you have all the money in the world?

Narcissa was a beautiful bride. I don't think that I've ever seen such a beautiful bride before in all the weddings that I've ever been to (which as you know is quite a lot).

Lucius was quite handsome himself. Merlin, has he aged nicely over the past few years. I know he would never admit it, but I know that he was nervous. It was so cute.

I remember thinking how nice it was that the bride and groom were so in love with each other despite having been a part of an arranged marriage. It's not often that two people in an arranged marriage actually fall in love.

A History of the Blacks and Malfoys
"Among being the only heir to the Malfoy fortune and most likely the Black fortune as well, my son stands to inherit Malfoy Holdings. Not only my business, but he will also inherit the various positions I hold on several different committees I am a member of in an effort to improve our world. He will also see to the continuation of the Malfoy line himself," Malfoy said. "He will see the improvement of the wizarding world. I know my son will be powerful and will change the world with his gifts."

I must say that it is so refreshing to see that this man will instill good morals and values into his young son. I know that I am certainly looking forward to seeing what becomes of baby Draco.

Draco Malfoy stands to inherit from both the Black and Malfoy fortunes. As most of you know, the Malfoy family has had only one heir per generation for centuries. This practice was started around 300 years ago in an attempt to keep siblings from fighting each other over the family fortunes. It is believed that two Malfoy brothers got so angry at each other that they started dueling each other. When their sister tried intervening, she was accidentally killed. Since then, only one son has been born to each generation. And a Malfoy daughter has not been born since then. A lot of people think that it's a curse on the family because of their jealous and greedy tendencies.

Not many people know this, but the Black fortune will go to Draco by default more than anything. Only a few privileged people are aware of this fact, but seeing as how I like to keep my readers informed, I will pass along this juicy piece of information.

The Black family, unlike the Malfoys, currently has its fortune split between two heirs, a daughter, Walburga, and a son, Cygnus. Walburga Black had two sons, Sirius and Regulus. Regulus is now deceased and Sirius was disinherited years ago. It is rumored that he may still stand to inherit his family's side of the fortune since Regulus is dead.

Cygnus Black had three daughters. Bellatrix Black Lestrange has been underground for a few years and has never had any children. If she were to have any children, they would stand to share Cygnus' wealth with Draco. Andromeda Black was disinherited when she married the muggle, Ted Tonks. That leaves us with Narcissa and her newly birthed bundle of joy, baby Draco.

A Bright Future
With his already secured inheritance, Draco stands to live a great life. With the reputation and pedigree of two influential wizarding families, he will have the ability to do anything. I look forward to documenting all of young Draco's milestones here in my daily column.

Well wishers may send their gifts and notes to The Daily Prophet. We have set up an account for the Malfoys to help with the overflow during the next few weeks.

~Marleen Spungeon

The Daily Prophet
Volume 99 * Issue 225 * August 13, 1981

Recent Births

Daughter Born to Weasley Family
The Weasley family has been expanded yet again with the birth of one Ms. Ginevra Molly Weasley. She was born two days ago at Saint Mungos sometime in the late afternoon.

This is the seventh and hopefully last child for Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett Weasley. This is the first female born to the Weasleys in some generations, although no one knows exactly how many.

She was of healthy weight and length and it is understood that both mother and child have already been released from the hospital and are doing well.

Well wishers and any inquiries can be sent directly to the Weasley home in Ottery St. Catchpole.

Author's Note: If this title sounds familiar it's because I had once posted this story (or started to) and then took it down. I have since completely reworked the story and have enough written that I think I can safely start posting again without there being ridiculous amounts of time between chapters.

Some things you may want to know before you continue on is that this is going to be a ridiculously long story. I have 32 planned chapters, and so far chapters are averaging 4,000 words or more! Some are even more than 5,000 words! It's also pertinent to say that this story is so canon it hurts. I have spent a lot of time making sure I have dates and names and such accurate. I will keep everything in canon up until the Battle of Hogwarts (aka the end of Part One) and that is where things will veer off to support the 'ship we all know and love. With that being said, there are instances where I've taken some dialogue from the book. IT'S NOT MINE! Please don't report me. The whole point of this is to tell what happened at Hogwarts from the point of view of Draco and Ginny. In my eyes they are two of the most interesting characters and I wanted to give them their day in the sun.

I think that's a long enough note. If you have any questions, please feel free to message me or leave a review. I hope you enjoyed it!