Secret mission
December 1, Hogwarts Great Hall
Ginny Weasley volunteered to help with the Christmas decorating along with some first year students, she sort of needed a distraction after some unpleasant event few days ago. While putting the golden globes with her wand, she heard
"Ahem... "
She turned around only to see a Slytherin from sixth year.
"What the hell are you doing here, I don't believe you are in the decorating comission"
"Drop it Weasley, you know why I'm here! "
She ignored him and got back to decorating.
"I know you saw us and I know you tried to convince her to leave me"
"That's correct, what's your question? No Dennis, the golden globes not silver on this tree! "
"Why did you try to sabotage our relationship? I care about her! " continued Draco seriously.
Ginny faced him, looking at him with angry blazing eyes
"If you really care about her you will back off, she doesn't need someone like you! " the ginger raised her voice.
"I beg your pardon? " said Draco offended
"You are dangerous, you and your people"
"You know nothing, Ginevra Weasley" the Slytherin shook his head " When the time comes I can protect her!"
Ginny faced him "Can you protect her from your self? Can you protect her from your... "
"From my what? " he raised an eyebrow
"Can you protect her from your family Malfoy? What will you say to your mummy when you tell her that your girlfriend is a muggleborn? I doubt that she will invite her for tea and cookies! "
"Not that this is any of your bussines, but my mother cares only about my happiness..."
"Leave Hermione alone, she doesn't need a selfish, snobbish, lying snake and a cheater too, we all know what you do with those slags from Slytherin"
"Well I guess that makes us neighbours" smirked Draco
"Excuse me, but I am faithful to my boyfriend!" said Ginny proudly
"Is he faithful as well, Weasley? Where is your faithful boyfriend right now? "
"Dean has the flu, he went to Madam Pomfrey.. "
"Is that what he told you? " laughed Draco "I saw him making out with some Hufflepuff girl in the broom closet"
"Liar! " She accused him " You know what, I am this close to going straight to the Headmaster and telling him! "
"And what will you tell him Weaslette, huh? That you saw 2 students kissing? Come on go to him, I will be there before you and tell him how you are involved in a murder... "
Ginny froze for a second "She told you?! "
"She didn't have to, I was there and I saw it! " Draco informed her " I'm the one who helped you two to escape, ever wondered how you got out so quickly?
"Are you threatening me Malfoy? " she whispered "Are you telling me that you will turn us both in? "
"No, I'm telling you that I care for Hermione and I will protect her!" said Draco with a kind look.
"What do you want me to do? "
''To trust me! " he gave her his hand expectantly.
Two days ago
He was kissing her desperately. He was kissing her like the world will end tomorrow. The cold wind scattered her hair. They were up in the owlery.
"Promise to never leave my side"
"I promise"
He kissed her again and when she opened her eyes she saw in the far a ginger hair.
"Oh my.. I think that was Ron! I have to go to Gryffindor tower now, I hope he didn't see me"
Draco wanted to protest and to curse that ginger Weasel for interrupting their beautiful moment.
Hermione rushed back in to the common room. Ron and Harry were playing chess near the fireplace, they looked almost bored.
"Hey Hermione, you lost your youth at the library" laughed Harry
"Yeah and almost missed dinner" added Ron and move a pawn.
'Good, they haven't seen me' thought Hermione and smiled.
"You are right, I have to get ready for dinner, I'll see you there"
She went to her dormitory but a hand grabbed her in the dark corridor.
"Come with me now! " it was Ginny. She basically dragged her in to her room. For their luck it was empty, probably her roommates were of to dinner.
"Start talking and don't think for a second to lie" she pointed her wand to Hermione
"Ginny put that wand away! "
"I'm trying to figure out if you are under the Imperius curse" said Ginny
After Hermione proved that she wasn't under any curse, the ginger girl snapped
"Why did you let Malfoy kiss you? What the hell is going on? "
Hermione sighed heavily "You have to trust me, Ginny! I know you don't like Malfoy because he is from Slytherin and... "
"No, I don't like him because he is from Slytherin, I don't like him because his father is bloody Deatheather!" shouted Ginny
"He is different, he's not his father!" explained Hermione "I got to know him and I know a lot of things, I can't tell you details but you have to trust me and you have to promise me that you won't tell anyone! "
"Hermione be reasonable! You know that we live in dangerous times, how can you be sure he's not using you to get to Harry?! "
"He never asked me anything about Harry, the Order or stuff like that, trust me, please and I promise that one day I will tell you the whole truth! " begged Hermione and after a few seconds of silence Ginny asked
"So what now- you and Malfoy are inlove? Two lovers against the world? " when Hermione nodded the ginger continued "You have no idea in what danger you are in and I have news for you The Dark Lord is not your biggest enemy! "
"What?! "
"If Harry defeat him, if he light side wins over the dark side and everything you ever dreamed of comes true, what then? You still can't be together because of the other enemy! "
"Other enemy"? wondered Hermione
"His mother! " exclaimed Ginny "What will she say when Malfoy tells her that his girlfriend is a muggleborn? Narcissa will disown him or make him choose, are you sure that he will choose you over his family? Like it or not, blood is blood and nothing can change it! "
Hermione remained silent, they never spoke about what will they do if they both survive the war. He never mentioned his family or his mother.
"I'm telling you Hermione, whatever you two have, finish it for your own good! I promise not to tell anyone but I'm giving you a week to get rid of him! " with that the ginger slammed the door shut behind her.
Hermione was writing her homework in the library, she was trying to focus but something were bothering her. How she was suppose to get rid of Draco? The boy who saved her life, the boy who cared about her, the boy who showed her what true love means.
Flashback
September 12,1996
"Harry, this is insane!" exclaimed Hermione "You can't follow orders from some idiot's notebook, this could be very dangerous - to go into the Forbidden Forest for a plant only to accomplish a potion! The grades are not everything! "
"You are the one to speak" Harry told her "Besides if I win the competition Slughorn will give me Felix Felicis, you know I need it!"
"Fine but I don't think that this plant is in the Forbidden Forest. " said Hermione "According to my book, this plant can be found only in Switzerland. "
"And according to Half blood Prince I can get it from here" winked Harry
(Same day, in the evening)
"Ginny I'm sorry but I can't help you with runes I have to take care of something ! " Hermione looked very worried
"What are my brother and Harry are up to this time? " laughed Ginny
"It's just Harry, he went to do something very foolish after the curfew and I want to make sure no one will catch him" explained Hermione "Mcgonagall instructed the Head boy and the prefects to patrol and to make a list where every student where this evening"
"What? Why?! "wondered Ginny
"I don't know but she was so serious when she said that" explained Hermione
"He better not get caught, I will come with you to help! " offered the ginger
Both girls were waiting near the Forbidden Forest, it was very dark and eerily quite, Harry was no where to be seen. They had 30 minutes before the curfew and that made Hermione very nervous. Ginny was about to tell her something, but in that moment they both saw something, little and shiny on the ground, it looked like a golden earring.
"What's that? " whispered Ginny
Hermione took her hand to stop her for touching it, but it was too late. The golden earring was a portkey and both girls were now in a very dark and large garden.
"Bloody hell, where are we? " asked Ginny curiously and looked around
"I don't know but we must to go back, where is that earring, Ginny? " Hermione was so serious.
"It must have fallen somewhere here"
They both looked around
"Well, well, what do we got here? Two little lambs? someone from behind sneered
He was tall and wearing dark robes and a mask on his face. Clearly he was a Deatheather.
They froze in fear. Where were they? Who was that? Another tall man joined the first Deatheather and they had no other choice except to...
"Run! " shouted Ginny
The girls were running as fast as they could. Hermione looked back to see if they are followed, she heared unforgivable curses behind her. Ginny suddenly disappeared from her eyes.
"Ginny! " she hit something and felt a hand hug her it was another Deatheather.
His face was so close to her that she actually saw his eyes - gray and clear.
"Hermione where are you? " her friend was calling her
The Deatheather released her and she returned back, she found Ginny and took out her wand. Everything happened so fast, the tall Deatheathers were right behind them.
"AVADA KEDAVRA! " both girls shouted
Dazzling green light came from their wands. The Deatheaters crashed loudly on the ground
"Ginny, where is the portkey? Hurry, we must go back, there is one more Deatheater! "
"In your hair, Hermione! "pointed Ginny with shaking hand "The earring is tangled in your hair! "
Few seconds later they were back in Hogwarts. On their way to the common room, Hermione said in horror
"What have we done, Ginny? What have we done... We killed two Deatheaters a few minutes ago! "
"If we hadn't we would be dead, I'm not sorry for anything, so please act normal people might get suspicious! "
"He saw my face and...He was so close to me!"
Ginny stopped "Who? "
"When we were running I bumped into another Deatheater, I think he knew who I was because... because when I looked in his eyes he looked surprised... "
"Surprised? "
"Yes, like surprised to see me there, you know? In fact he let me go, just like that? "
"Hermione are you sure?" asked the ginger and her friend nodded "Come on, let's go back in the common room.
They saw Ron writing something on a parchment.
"Ron! Where is Harry? "
"He just left, the question is where were you two? Mcgonagall asked me to write down a list about... "
"Yes we know and I have to ask you to write that we were here the whole evening" Hermione cut him and begin by putting a silence charm around.
"Why are you doing this?" wondered Ron "What the hell happened? "
They told him everything and Ron began to pale. His sister gave him a glass of water
"Ron, please you have to cover for us... "
"So my sister and my best friend is involved in a double murder... " he slowly said and looked at the glass "and this is water? "
"I will get you a firewiskey, I have one in my room " Ginny told him and quickly went to get it.
"I can't believe you are still alive! Please promise me never to do something like this, Hermione..."
"I promise never again... I'm just wondering who put that portkey there?"
"I guess we'll never know" answered Ron
"Wait! Why does Ginny have firewiskey in her dorm?"
End of flashback