Part 1...
The rain thundered around her where she sat, drumming into her ears so loudly she was grateful to be blocking out the feelings that were now covered with its gentle drumming. She pulled her knees to her chest, the tears falling from her eyes becoming disguised with the rain that stuck her scarlet hair together in sopping strands, her face was hidden behind them, the only way she would have had it.
In the distance, she still heard the cries of students and professor's still trapped beneath the ruins, her chest heaved with sobs, not wanting to turn around to see the bodies of her classmates. Her friends. Her professors. Maybe even her brother. Harry, she wondered if he was still alive.
Her shoes had been discarded a long time ago, stuck in the mud when she slipped; she was running so fast she didn't even notice until now. She looked down at herself, at her reflection in the lake. Her mascara ran down her face in thick black stripes, one of her diamond earrings was missing, the other was broken, and the necklace that matched was also gone. Her once white gown was torn, transparent from the rain and covered in mud. She could hear the rain splattering on the thick mud she was now nestled in.
How had this happened? Her mind traced back to the night that had just shook Hogwarts to its very foundations.
"Come on Ginny!" Hermione called from the bottom of the stairs.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Ginny called back. She looked at herself in the full length mirror in her dorm. Her dress really was magnificent, it wasn't as clingy as lavenders but it sat on her shoulders and hugged her chest flatteringly, then fell in white wisps to the ground, there was a string of silver diamantes under the bust she had never worn a garment of such magnificence. This was surely going to be the finest ball Hogwarts had ever had. 'Especially seeing as I'm going with him' Ginny thought to herself as she fastened the dangling diamond earrings to her ears. She looked again at the letter that came with her outfit.
Dearest Ginny,
No matter how beautiful this gown is, it barely comes close to the beauty that radiates from you every morning when you look into my eyes and tell me that you love me. Now that there is nothing standing in our way, we can tell the truth, we don't have to hide anymore.
With all my heart, Draco.
She giggled at his formality. So like him. So perfect.
They had been together for months, in secret of course, it had all started with her being moved to seventh year classes, instead of the sixth year ones she had been in. She thought back fondly on the memories and smiled, a smile that only he could bring, a smile that not even Harry had brought, a smile that said, she loved him.
This would be the night; she dropped the letter onto her bed and gracefully descended the stairs to meet Hermione.
Hermione caught her breath when she caught a glance of Ginny, her mouth dropped open. Ginny's hair was up with loose tendrils around her face, her big brown eyes were accentuated only higher by the glistening diamonds she wore. A gift from her love, from Draco.
Now that is father was safely in Azkaban he was safe, and she was, to bring their love into the open. She shivered with the excitement. And the nerves, she could only imagine the look on her brother's face when he found her with Draco.
Hermione looked stunning as well; her usually bushy brown hair was in silky tight curls, and her turquoise gown made her look graceful and beautiful.
"That's amazing Gin, where did you get it?" Hermione gasped.
"My date sent it to me", she laughed to herself as she walked straight past Hermione with her mouth gaping.
The great hall had never looked so beautiful; shooting stars flew across the sky and lit the room in sudden bursts. Harry was dipping Cho on the other side of the hall, Hermione had run to meet Ron, and Ginny stood, waiting.
She had been waiting for a long time and had begun to lose hope when she felt someone wrap their arms around her waist, strong arms, and that smell, that cologne, masculine and eccentrically spicy, a smell she knew too well.
"You look amazing." Came a soft, deep voice next to her ear. The feeling of his warm breath called her to turn and immediately press her lips to his. The feeling of his hands running up and down her back was enough to make her oblivious to the stilling silence slowly surrounding them.
(Continuing thanks to Zuvalupa!)
Part 2 of part 1...
If Ginny had noticed the silence slowly surrounding them, she probably would have been able to stop Ron from tackling Draco to the ground.
"I'm going to Kill You MALFOY!!!!" Ron cried as he pounded into Draco's stomach.
Draco gave Ron one punch to the jaw and knocked him out.
Ginny pulled Draco from the ground and turned to meet Harry's evil glare and Hermione's gaping stare.
"Guys' she tried to reason with them 'I can explain this" Why hadn't she thought this through, openly snogging Draco in the middle of the great hall wasn't exactly the most subtle way to 'come out of the broom closet'.
"Make way, make way" Madam Pomfrey made her way toward Ron and revived him with a simple draught.
Ron blinked his way back to consciousness and merely stared at Ginny in much the same way Hermione had. "What is going on Ginny?" he asked, obviously trying to act calm and failing miserably.
"Ron, it's not what you think! Well, actually, it is. But Draco isn't as bad as..."
"DRACO! It's Draco now! This Malfoy has no right to tough you! He hates us Ginny."
"He loves me!"
"You seriously believe that!"
"She should' Draco said 'It's true!"
Ginny felt his fingers entwine hers in support.
"No sister of mine will be involved with a Malfoy, as long as you're with him, you are not my sister!"
"Ron!' Ginny screamed after him as he turned his back on her 'Wait!"
Harry gave Draco a final death stare as he followed Ron out of the great Hall. The whispers began to deafen Ginny; she began to cry and ran out after them. She felt Draco's Hand grab her shoulder and turned to look up at him.
"I'm so sorry Gin."
"It's not your fault, but I need to be alone okay?"
"Okay' he whispered in her ear as he held her, 'remember, I love you..."
Ginny had no time to reply because at that moment, the ground began to quake and pieces of debris began falling from the roof.
"Run' Draco gasped 'Run, I'll find you!" With that, a colossal chunk of brick split them, trapping Draco and the others inside the great hall and leaving Ginny, running for her life, out the front doors, and toward the lake.
That's al she could remember till now, she didn't know how she got here, or where she was going. Had her brother died hating her? Harry? Draco? Hermione? So many unanswered questions. The sorrow buckled her and she collapsed, the rain turning the dirt on her face into mud and as it continued to fall on her, her eyes became blurry and she fell into a vast sleep.
A/N, End Of part 1. Thanks for ur support Zuvalupa. Taste of the next part...
"When Ginny awoke, it was silent, the screams of those at the school had died to a mute growl, and the sun shone brightly in her eyes, causing her to blink and stir in the mud she was now laying in. Suddenly, she heard a sound, a rustling in the bushes behind her. Her eyes were still blurred but she saw someone emerge...
A/N, cliffy? Review...
