A Lost Friendship
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Chapter One
"That's very impressive Weasley. Maybe someday you'll be just as good as I am," said the ever smirking Draco Malfoy as he watched Ginny Weasley land gracefully on the pitch with a fluttering snitch held firmly in her hand.
"As good as you Malfoy," said a laughing Ginny. "We both know I'm better than you,"
"A little cocky there aren't we princess?" replied a smirking Draco as he made his way over to his grinning friend.
"Looks like it's rubbing off," said Ginny with a smirk of her own.
Ever since Draco and his family had helped defeat Voldemort by acting as spies for the order, he and Ginny quickly became friends. It was their love for quidditch that ultimately sparked their friendship.
Flash Back
It was a slow day at the order's headquarters as Ginny sat in the living room. She was listening intently to the heated Cannons v Falcons match over the wireless.
"Aargh! Lousy, good for nothing Stevens how could you let that shot go through!" said a very frustrated Ginny.
"Take it easy Weaselette. The Falcons are far more superior than that sorry excuse for a team. There's no way they lose to the Cannons," said Draco as he gracefully took a seat in an old worn out chair fully intent on listening to the Falcons win their match.
"Rivers goes into a nosedive, Lowe is right behind him, their neck to neck now. And Rivers pulls up, it was a fake! Rivers has the snitch. And it's all over now, the Cannons win! The Cannons have just pulled off an amazing win over the Falcons!" were the next words out of the wireless.
"What!" bellowed both Draco and Ginny as they jumped out of their respective seats.
"No, how could that have happened! Now Ron's never going to let me live this down," said a very red faced Ginny as she dejectedly sank back into her seat.
"You know, I never figured you'd be a Falcons fan. I always thought you'd be a Cannons fan like that worthless brother of yours," said Draco smirking.
"Ron is not worthless. And I've been a Falcons fan since as long as I can remember Malfoy. Now what do you want?" snapped Ginny.
Seeing her so worked up over a quidditch match made Draco chuckle.
"I want nothing Weaselette. You know, I'm also a fan of the Falcons. What do you say you and I go see a live match someday?"
"Me, go somewhere with you? I don't think so Malfoy," replied Ginny.
"Come now Weasley, I'm on your side, remember? The least we could do is try to get along. I'm simply offering you the chance to see your favorite team in person," said Draco leaning casually against the wall.
"Why?" asked Ginny eyeing him carefully.
"You and I have a lot in common little Weasley," said Draco hesitating on his next words. "I'd never hurt you Ginny."
She was a little shocked at his use of her nickname, but he seemed genuinely sincere in what he had said so Ginny decided to let her guard down just a little bit. "I'll think about it Malfoy," was her reply. "So who's your favorite player?" she said with a grin.
End Flash Back
Ever since that day, Draco and Ginny became close friends. They were practically inseparable, much to the disappointment of every male student at Hogwarts. It was a well known fact that amongst all the females at Hogwarts, Ginny was the most attractive.
At only 16, she had grown into her body quite nicely. She was of average height at 5 feet 5, very well endowed and had a nice toned body from all her years of playing quidditch. She was fair skinned with a few freckles lightly dusted across her features. She also had gorgeous chocolate colored eyes, long lashes and full pouting lips. Her hair had gone from a dull shade of red to a rich copper color that hung in waves all the way to her shoulder blades. All in all, she had the type of body women wished for and men drooled over. It was no wonder why she had so many boys at school lusting after her.
To their misfortune however, Draco was very protective of Ginny. This didn't bother Ron one bit though, as not a single male dared lay a finger on his baby sister for fear of having to face the 6 foot 2 Draco.
"We'll see how good you are when you go up against me this Saturday" said Draco.
As he placed an arm around Ginny's shoulders to escort her back to the castle, Draco's girlfriend Daphne Greengrass, came up to them looking displeased.
Daphne was a very attractive witch, she was of medium height, had a nice body and long flowing black hair which Draco liked quite a bit. Her physical features were the only thing that had attracted Draco to her. Other than the fact that they were both Slytherins and came from wealthy families, they had nothing else in common.
"Draco sweetie, I've been looking for you everywhere. What are you still doing out here with her?" she said glaring at Ginny.
"Daphne…" warned Draco in a serious tone, giving her a cold look.
"I'll just go Draco. I'll see you later," said Ginny removing Draco's arm and walking back to the castle with her broom in hand.
"Ginny wait!" said Draco moving towards the retreating girl. "Let her go sweetie" said Daphne holding onto Draco's arm possessively.
"Why do you treat her that way Daphne? She's never done anything to you," asked an angry Draco.
"Because you're my boyfriend not hers! You spend more time with her than you do with me Draco, I hate her! She's a muddblood loving little… "
At her words Draco's eyes darkened to a stormy gray as they always did when he was furious and he moved to stand mere inches from her. "Enough! You know what Ginny means to me Daphne. If you can't handle me being around her, I'll find someone else who can," he said in a deadly tone then proceeded to walk away.
Daphne knew it was not an empty threat. Draco could have practically any girl he wanted within seconds. He was after all the sexiest man at Hogwarts. He had plenty of girls shamelessly throwing themselves at him.
No, I can't afford to lose him now. My family's future depends on me marrying him. Think Daphne, think.
"Draco wait!" she said running after him. When she caught up to him, he did not turn around to acknowledge her, he simply kept on walking. "Get lost Greengrass," were his only words to her.
"Draco, I'm having your baby!" she quickly blurted out. At those words Draco froze. Once he was certain he had erased all traces of shock from his face, he turned around to look at her.
"What did you say?" he asked with a straight face.
"I said I'm having your baby. I performed the spell today and it confirmed my suspicions." she said a little shakily. "You can't leave me Draco," she said looking into his silver eyes.
Draco was at a loss for words. How can this be happening? I always take the proper precautions before having sex. Fuck! Draco's mind was swimming with thoughts as he assessed Daphne's words. It's not like I don't want the baby. I do want to have children someday, but not with her. Draco had never intended for things to go as far as they had with Daphne. He had had countless girlfriends whom he never really cared about and she was one of them. She wasn't the type of woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Why does it have to be her, why couldn't it be someone like his…No that was impossible. He could never have her.
"Draco are you listening to me?" asked Daphne placing both of her hands on her hips.
"What?" said Draco snapping out of his thoughts.
"I said, what are you planning to do?" asked Daphne again.
Draco was quiet for a moment before he responded, his features void of all emotions. "A Malfoy always takes responsibility for his actions. We will get married before the baby is born," said Draco in a serious tone while looking Daphne straight in the eyes.
"Good. I expected nothing less from you," said Daphne crossing her arms across her chest. "And another thing Draco," came her voice as he was turning to leave. "I want you to stay away from the Weasel permanently. You are not to talk to her or go near here."
At this Draco quickly turned around to face Daphne, his eyes were a stormy gray once again. "No one, especially you tells me what I can and can't do. Do you understand?" he said in a voice that clearly made her shiver in fear.
I can't back down now. I have to get him away from that filthy weasel, but he's so angry. What do I do now? Daphne was furiously thinking of something to say to him. I know…
"If you don't stay away from her Draco, I swear I'll get rid of the baby" she said, regaining her composure once again. "Think about it Draco, what do you care about more, the weasel or your child."
Draco could not believe the situation he was in. He loved Ginny, she was his best friend, the only real person who understood him. But he could never allow anything bad to happen to his unborn child because of him.
Glaring once more at Daphne, he made his way towards the castle feeling positively torn inside.
Daphne stood there looking triumphantly at his retreating form with a grin on her face.
Draco spent the rest of his Friday afternoon alone in his headboy dormitory contemplating how he was going to break the news to Ginny.
Earlier he had agreed to meet with her that night at the library to help her with a potions essay. He had decided to tell her everything then since it would only be her and him. He only hoped she would understand and that her infamous Weasley temper didn't get the best of her.
His initial idea of sitting down with Ginny and calmly explaining everything to her quickly went up in smoke as he arrived just outside the library that night and saw Ginny and Daphne in a heated argument.
"Just stay the hell away from him you little bitch!" said an angry Daphne advancing on Ginny.
"What the hell is your problem Greengrass. I've told you countless times before, there's nothing going on with me and Draco. We are just friends!" shouted Ginny, anger radiating off in waves. Daphne had clearly angered her enough to bring out her fiery temper.
As they continued to shout at each other, Draco ran to stop them before any blows were exchanged.
"Daphne get a hold of yourself!" shouted Draco as he grabbed Ginny around the waist. He knew just how dangerous Ginny could be when she was really angry.
"I'll handle this. Just leave," he said in a voice that left no room for arguments.
Draco didn't release Ginny until he was certain Daphne was one flight of stairs apart. When he released her, Ginny quickly whirled around to face him.
"What the hell is her problem Draco! I'm tired of her constantly accusing me of being something I'm not!" came Ginny's angry tirade.
"Ginny we need to talk," said Draco leading her into an empty classroom. "Listen Ginny, what I'm going to tell you is not easy for me, but I have to do it," said Draco making his way towards the professor's desk.
"What's this about Draco?" said a confused Ginny.
"We can't be friends anymore, at least for a while," he said in a low voice. "Daphne can't stand to see me close to you, and I can't lose her Ginny, she's..."
"What are you saying Draco? Does she really mean more to you than our friendship does?" said Ginny in a strained voice holding back tears.
Ginny was shocked. She could not believe what he was saying. Was he really going to end their friendship over a girl who he himself had told her meant absolutely nothing to him?
Looking into her warm brown eyes, Draco could clearly see that she was hurt. He had to look away otherwise he would be by her side holding her in a second telling her that he didn't mean what he had just said. He could never stand to see Ginny in any kind of pain.
"You don't understand Ginny. I don't have a choice, if I don't do this then…"
"How can you do this Draco" said Ginny, tears slowly making their way down her checks. "You meant everything to me. I was there for you when you needed me the most! You said no one would ever come between our friendship but you lied. You never really cared about me did you Malfoy?"
"Ginny don't say that. This is only temporary" said Draco reaching out to hold her.
"No, fuck you Malfoy! Don't touch me," hissed Ginny wiping her tears away and taking a step back, her temper flaring. I should have known better than to trust you. I should have known it was a lie when you told me you would never hurt me. You've hurt me worse than anyone else!"
"Ginny let me explain," pleaded Draco.
"There's nothing to explain Malfoy," she said as if his name were something disgusting. "Everything is quite clear, you chose her. Now stay the fuck away from me. Don't talk to me, don't even look at me. From this moment on you mean absolutely nothing to me," said Ginny with fire in her eyes as she walked right out of the room slamming the door behind her.
What have I done? Draco thought as he stood all alone in that classroom. He felt as if something inside of him had died when he heard Ginny say those words to him. She was his little Weasley, his princess, and now he had lost her forever.
After walking out of that classroom, Ginny had run all the way to her prefect's dormitory where she knew she would be alone. Sinking into her soft bed, she let out all the tears that she had been able to suppress while in Draco's company. She didn't want him to see how much his words had hurt her, she felt as if her heart had been torn apart.
Why is this happening to me? He was my best friend, the only person outside of my family who ever cared about me. How could he have given up our friendship for her? These were her thoughts as she slowly cried herself to sleep that night.