As Draco entered the Great Hall, he scanned the room for any search of Ginny. He noticed her with her friends in the Transfiguration Courtyard but as soon as he met her eyes, she avoided them and hurried off with her friends.

His feelings towards Ginny, he thought, were so unusual. He almost hated himself for it because up until then, he had always believed that love was a sign of weakness. He was raised to be a powerful wizard who stood alone when it came to greatness, not someone who was at his knees when it came to a Weasley girl.

All he could think of was how he felt about her and what he could be to her. He wanted to cherish her and make her feel loved. He wanted all the happiness in the world for her and for her deepest desires and desperate longings to be achieved. He wanted to be the man who held her heart, kissed her lips, and held her in his arms. What made him feel buried deep was the fact that Potter took his place. Potter could twirl her around, make her smile and show important she is. What was worse was he didn't do that. All he did was blow her off, show her off in front of his friends and make it out as if she depended on him.

'DRACO' shouted Crabbe from the other end of the hall.

'What?!' grunted Draco.

Crabbe had been pestering Draco for a week on whether he could attend the Malfoy Ball. Every year, Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy hosted the Malfoy Ball and invited all the well-known and powerful beings in the wizarding world. There were famous inventors, triwizard champions and many more famous wizards and witches.

'The Bloody Baron's tormenting Marcus Flint because he insulted the grey wig the Bloody Baron wears all the time. You want to go laugh at him?' he asked as he walked over to Draco with Gregory Goyle at his side.

'You go ahead. I'll be over there in a minute, I'm almost done finishing my food' moaned Draco.

'We'll see you there, then. Oh yeah and Flint told me to tell you not to miss quidditch practice today' informed Crabbe.

'But isn't it Ravenclaw's turn today in the field?' questioned Draco with his mouth full of food.

'Snape's given a note saying it's emergency practice cause there's a newbie on the team' said Crabbe.

'Alright, just leave' snapped Draco.

Crabbe walked off leaving Draco sitting alone on the table with a plate half full of pasta. After a minute or two of Draco stabbing at his pasta with a silver fork, Ginny stood at the entrance of the Great Hall and beckoned him over.

He followed her to the library looking quite pleased with himself. She led him away from the talking paintings so no one could overhear their conversations.

'Draco, we really need to talk about this thing' said Ginny.

'Yeah, I've wanted to ask you something-' said Draco.

'-Before you say anything at all, this has got to stop, Draco. Harry and I have been talking and even Harry knows that this looks as if we're a lot more than friends. Harry told me to talk to you about it and please, we've got to stop' pleaded Ginny.

'You don't have to do anything for him. Ginny, you can speak for yourself and you have every right to' said Draco.

'Look, I just want to play it safe. It's not fair on Harry for me to be dating him but secretly being in love with you. I feel like I'm being unfair to the both of you and it's so depressing. I feel like I'm cheating Harry and it seems so wrong. On the other hand, I'm in love with you, Draco, but I can't go on being in love with you and not be in your arms or by your side' cried Ginny.

'Then by all means be by side, be in my arms because that's where I want you to always be. I've seen the way Harry lets go of your hand once no one's around; I've heard the way Harry speaks to you when there isn't anyone there to restrict him not to. You deserve better than that and it's frustrating that you don't see that because sooner or later, Harry's going to dump you once he finds another girl' said Draco.

'It's none of your business how Harry treats me and I don't see a way of how it could be. It'd be appreciated if you stopped caring cause it's not getting either of us anywhere. This 'thing' is ending now and I want you to keep some distance or Harry's going to be talking to you next time, not me and trust me, it isn't going to go down well for you' warned Ginny.

'You know what? Good luck with getting Potter to care for you as much as I do because when you realise that it's not going to happen, I won't be where you left me. If you're going to stop this in an attempt to make Potter better, I'll go and do better' replied Draco.

And with that comment, he left Ginny in the library both broken-hearted and more alone than ever.