The Right Kind OF SINNER
She knew from the moment she saw him standing in her fathers office that there would be trouble.
Ginny Weasley had been working for her father ever since she was seventeen, the year she had gotten out of Hogwarts. The face of the person in front of her was not a face she had seen in a while. She looked from the blonde to her father, and then back to the blonde.
"Mr. Malfoy," she said politely. He bowed his head, the familiar smirk on her lips.
"Ms. Weasley." Ginny looked up at her father.
"What's the matter dad?" She was never called into her father's office unless it was an emergency. Or.ahem.he was hungry.
"Sit down Virginia."
Ginny was worried. Her father sounded very grave and in the office he was always playful.
"How have you been doing with your training Virginia? Can you do the unforgivables yet?"
Ginny nodded, looking up at her father.
"We just finished Avada Kedavra last week. I know them all now."
Her father nodded and looked over at Malfoy, then back at Ginny.
"Mr. Malfoy has a bit of a problem here. Maybe he can talk more about it himself. I know very little about this so I think he should say it himself."
Malfoy looked up at Ginny.
He had never seen him look so. Old. His eyes were filled with a mixture of pain, sleep depravation, and curiosity.
"I've been a spy for Dumbledore since I was 15. My father and Voldemort know nothing of this but I think they're starting to suspect. They told me that I had to come here and find a girl. They described her and by that description I believe it's you that I have to take. I want to protect you, and this is the only way I can."
At that point, Percy Weasley walked into Arthur's office with two of Ginny's suit cases. Ginny looked from Percy to her father.
"Daddy, what's happening?"
Arthur handed Ginny her coat.
"Dad, where am I going?" She looked from her father, back to Percy, and then she looked up at Malfoy. Her eyes watered. "What's happening? Percy? Daddy?"
They all had the same look on their faces. Nobody wanted to speak but Ginny knew what they were all hiding anyway.
"Someone just talk to me!"
Her father softly took her hands in his own and sighed.
"It kills me to do this to you again Ginny. It kills me. Cinnamon."
Ginny started to shake; the last time he called her Cinnamon was when he told her Grandma died.
"You have to go and hide for a while. You're going to live in the woods, and you're going to be safe, ok?"
Ginny shook her head.
"Dad. I-"
"Ginny, you're 23. Don't cry ok? We'll see you soon ok?"
Ginny glared at Percy.
"Well you're 30, why don't you go live with him and not cry huh Percy?"
Malfoy brushed his hair away from his eyes and looked up at the poor sad girl.
"It won't be that bad, honestly. Well there's only one bed but you can have it, and I'll take the couch, or the floor; I don't really care."
Ginny looked up at him.
"Why. Why do they want me? I mean, I have a funny sized head, and I have big eyes and I have a huge mouth I mean, why does he want me!?" She covered her face with her hands. She sighed and looked back up. "Fine. I'll go. Let me just go home and pack my things."
Her father shook his head as his daughter ran from the room. He looked at Malfoy, then at Percy. Winding up, he gave
the back of Percy's head a hard smack.
Ginny sniffled, packing the things that her brother hadn't. Tina, her tiny roommate stepped into her room and watched her pack.
"Your brother came in and he was moving like a mad man! He was scaring me the way he pushed me out of the door way and all. I was so close to calling the police but then I remembered meeting him at your birthday party. Which reminds me, I should go buy some cake. Maybe a vanilla cake. But I do like pumpkins. Maybe a pumpkin pie. Oh, Halloween just passed to no pumpkin pie. That cake sure was goo-"
Ginny stood up and slid a hand over her mouth. "Tina, honey. Shut it ok? I'm not having the best day alright?"
Tina looked up at her, slightly startled by her sudden roughness and anger.
"I'm sorry Ginny, I was just trying to take your mind off of the fact that your parents want to give you away!"
Ginny closed her eyes hard.
"Tina, just stop talking, ok?" Ginny turned around. "Now I'm going to stay in here and you Tina, are going to wait for me in the kitchen. Have a cookie, drink some cocoa, just get out!" She pushed Tina out and locked the door. That girl really needed to learn when to keep her mouth shut!
She unzipped another bag and stuffed some of her books in. A slight tap at the door a few minutes later made her groan. Ginny looked at the door.
"Did you finish your cookie? If not, go and do that!"
"You have a visitor Ginny. It's a really cute boy! Kind of reminds me of my brother except for I can't date my brother. Not that I would date this boy I mean, he's obviously yours. But if you don't want him, I'll gladly take him off of your hands. Just like that keen purple sweater you have hidden in the back of your closet that's in the box marked 'Candy'!"
Ginny opened up the door.
"Ok, where's this visitor?" She pointed behind her to a very annoyed looking Draco Malfoy. When Ginny walked over to him, he rolled his eyes.
"That girl can talk can't she?"
Ginny smiled. "Oh yes. Yes she can. I think if there was a job where all you had to do was talk, she'd be manager in a week."
Draco smiled.
"She could always work in Azkaban."
Ginny grinned and looked over at her friend. She wasn't even paying attention. Ginny looked past her into her room, and suddenly remembered why Draco must have been there.
"I'll go get my bags."
Draco nodded and looked over at Tina.
"So Tina, what do you do for fun?" He regretted saying the words the second they came out of his mouth.
"Oh. Well I like to read a lot. One time I read a book about this girl that flew a plane all the way up to mars! Or was it a space ship. Anyway, she got paralyzed because she hit her neck on a Martian's plate! Or. Was it a robot gun?"
Draco rolled his eyes. "I'm going to go help Virginia now ok?"
But she didn't stop talking. She simply kept babbling on and on, making Draco want to smash his head against the brick wall.
He tapped at Ginny's bedroom door. "Hey, can I come in?"
Ginny opened the door.
"Yea, come on in. I don't care." She knelt on the floor beside her bags and things, pulling a scarf and her rock collection into her bag.
"I can't believe I'm not going to be living here anymore. I've been living here since I was seventeen."
Draco lifted one bag and hoisted it over his shoulder. "Come on. I think it's time for you to get going."
Ginny lay back on her bed.
"I'm going to miss this so much."
Draco sighed. "You'll be back here soon enough."
She looked up at Draco. "When will I see my family again?" she asked with inquisitiveness in her voice. She looked so hopeful. She just wanted her family. This apartment didn't matter to her so much as that.
He looked down at her.
"When Voldemort is dead."
Ginny whimpered, looking down at her bed. She pulled a hand through her long red hair and looked back up at him.
"What if he doesn't die for twenty years or so?"
Draco sighed. "Then you don't get home for twenty years or so."
Ginny stood up sadly. "Do I get to go home and say goodbye to my family at least before we go? I want to say goodbye to my mum, Fred and George, Harry."
Draco shook his head apologetically. "I'm sorry Virginia. There's no time to. We have to go before he tracks you."
Ginny looked up at him, wanting desperately to ask why he wouldn't track her wherever he was taking her, but he would track her with Tina in her own house, her own apartment.
"I'll miss you so much Tina." She hugged her and started to cry.
"I remember one movie I saw, 'Love Story,' it made me cry. It was so sad I thought, 'I hope I never see anyone cry like that' and now here I am, watching you cry!" She rubbed her eyes sadly.
"I'll miss you Tina. I'll call you every- I'll write you every day!"
With one final hug and kiss, they were both gone from the flat.
Draco looked from her, to the small BMW.
She looked from him, to the tiny car, and then back to him. "You seriously think my stuff is going to fit in that don't you?"
He rolled his eyes and pulled out his wand.
"Oh."
Within minutes, all of her bags were in the tiny car, and they were both speeding down the road. Draco turned to look at her, only to find a large tear dripping off her chin. He sighed and wiped it gently with one finger. She looked from his finger up to his face. Without acknowledging her, he brought the tear to his lips with his finger and licked it off. Ginny's eyes widened. She looked down at her lap. He looked back up at the road.
"I'm sorry," he spoke, the softness of his voice making it hard to hear him.
Ginny sighed and looked up. "No you're not."
He stopped the car at a red light, the first one of the road. The gall this girl had! She was the first to hear an apology come from his lips, an honest one, and she had the nerve to tell him that it wasn't real! She obviously didn't understand how hard it was for someone of his status to apologize! He took a deep breath, not wanting to overreact.
"Ok, fine. I'm not. But I do hope you get to feel better in the near future."
Ginny rolled her eyes, twiddling her thumbs.
"I just wish I could be with my family."
As obvious of a comment as it was, Draco was still slightly surprised to hear it.
"I know I was never the first choice as a person for you to spend endless years with, but I'm sorry. I don't want to be here either but you were my assignment. I never back down on an assignment Ginny."
Ginny looked over to him. He had said her name.Her real name. Not just Weasley, or Virgin-ia, like he always had. He called her Ginny.
Draco tapped the steering wheel with his thumbs. "It won't be so bad you know." He turned to look at her. "I'm not as big of an arse as I used to be."
Ginny smiled shyly to herself. "Finally, admitting it. I was wondering how long it would take."
He reached over and pinched her cheek.
"Ouch!" She smacked his hand and started giggling to herself.
Maybe this wouldn't be so bad after all.
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A/N Hey people! What do you think? I like this so far hehe. GO ME lol.