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5 Drabble Collection Competition:
Prompt - (word) unclear

Once Upon a Time: Jefferson/Mad Hatter
Prompt - write about a character switching sides during the war

Friends Competition: TOW All The Cheesecakes
Prompt - Set part of your story in Honeydukes.

Are You Crazy Enough to Do It Challenge
Prompt - 376. (restriction) Has to be between 250-500 words

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Honeydukes Meeting

Ginny looked around, but it was still unclear to her who sent the anonymous note to her, asking her to meet at Honeydukes. No one seemed particularly interested in her.

She sighed. She'd give it ten minutes before she left.

She browsed the sweets, thinking about if she should get any but nothing really piqued her interest.

"I'm grateful you decided to come," a very familiar voice said from behind her.

Ginny whirled around. "Malfoy? You wanted to see me? Why the secrecy? Why Honeydukes?"

"It would be too easy for someone to eavesdrop at most other places. Honeydukes is small enough, and we can probably go pretty unnoticed here. And I wanted to see you because I think you're the one most likely to listen to me."

She narrowed her eyes. "Fine. Talk, but it better be good."

Draco sighed. "I'm in over my head. I was given a mission this year, and I'm supposed to carry it out before the end of the year. I can't do it. I don't want to do it, and I can't go to Professor Snape because I don't know if I can trust him to not betray me."

She understood what he was saying without him actually saying it. "What's your mission?"

Draco looked away. "I'm supposed to kill someone. I don't want to be a murderer, though. Help me?"

"Are you actually talking about switching sides?"

He quickly nodded. "You have to help because I doubt anyone on your side will believe me."

Ginny couldn't believe it was happening, but he sounded sincere, and she had always been a good judge of character. "Dumbledore will," she promised.

"How do you know?"

"I just know. You came to me because you trust me somewhat, so believe me when I say Dumbledore will help." She grabbed his hand. "Let's go. We need to get back to the castle."

He opened his mouth to protest her holding his hand, but he snapped it shut as she dragged him out of Honeydukes.

Ginny wasn't sure why he didn't pull away from her hold, but she didn't question it too closely. She wasn't ready to admit it out loud, but she kind of liked holding his hand.

Fin

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