This lovely little one shot is dedicated to Crazy-Lemon-Lady who occasionally takes on the tedious task of beta'ing my stories.
"Ginny you look beautiful," Harry says as he arrives at Ginny's small flat to take her to the ministry function ball.
Ginny nods her head and smiles without really looking at Harry. Even then Harry can tell it's not really a smile; her lips make the movement almost as if she was forcing them to, and the smile never reaches her eyes.
Harry takes her arm and apparats her straight to the ball.
Even walking through the crowd he can feel all eyes on them, and he knows that it's because of the radiant witch on his arm.
Ginny is wearing the most beautiful dress made of green silk that hugs all her curves nicely, her long shiny red hair hangs in delicate loose curls down her back, and her silver heart shaped locket matches her strappy silver heels.
Harry's chest swells with pride at the jealous looks he's getting, but it slowly fades when he sees the envious looks the girls throw Ginny's way as they eye the expensive silver heart shaped locket around her neck.
Then Harry remembers that she's not really here for him.
That the green dress that fits her perfect body snugly, and accents her shinny hair isn't for his benefit.
That the silver and green outfit is to get someone else's attention
And the expensive silver locket that shines and sparkles in the light, isn't really from him.
Harry remembers that even though she goes with him to every ministry function, she never looks him directly in the eye; she's never really with him.
Instead she's far away at Hogwarts with a forbidden secret romance with stolen kisses and broom closets, and moon lit walks and love.
Love that she found in someone else, the same someone who took her heart and threw it away without a second glance. The same someone she watches at every ministry ball as he flaunts a new girl on his arm, the same person who loved her just as deeply and passionately as she loved him.
Except he couldn't do it, being tied to one person, giving his all to one person, leaving his heart so open and exposed knowing that she could break it so easily, and not being able to trust himself if she did.
So he broke her heart, before she could break his.
He broke her heart.
And I want to fix it, because if he can't see the beautiful, talented extraordinary witch who goes to every ministry ball and follows the one she hates to love -Then he doesn't deserve her, he never deserved her, and I hate him, for breaking her heart, for leaving it in so many pieces, for leaving her broken beyond repair, for crushing any chance of her opening her heart to someone else again.
For ruining any chance I could have had at being the one she wanted.
But she isn't the only one who watches him.
I watch him.
I watch him watching her, I see the sadness creep into his mask, I see how broken he is, for breaking her, and breaking himself. I see how much it's killing him to not be with her, to see her with me. I see the regret.
And because I love her, I'll help the one I hate the one who doesn't deserve a second chance for what he's put Ginny through.
I'll help Draco get Ginny back.
Because I love her, and if I can make her happy, then I'd do it, even if it's not because of me.
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