AN: Hey guys, thanks for all of the reviews, that's awesome. So yeah, my links wont work and Im to lazy to save this as an HTML file, so yeah. The reason I use 'ooooo' to when switching to a new character is because every time I use '' it decides not to show up, but.we shall see.
Chapter 3
Ginny stared at Draco, "What do you mean my story?"
"Well, why do you cut?"
"Why the hell should I tell you, is that any of your business?"
"Everything is my business. I'm making this my business," he said stubbornly.
"If you really wanna hear it then you'll have to walk with me," Ginny said.
"Why can't we stay here in this nice, cosy, tower?" Draco said sarcastically.
"Because, what if someone comes looking for us? Wouldn't wanna be found together eh? But, when walking, we can split easily," Ginny explained.
"Fine whatever," Draco slipped his knife back into its case and put it into his pocket, Ginny did the same.
Ginny rolled her sleeve down over her fresh cuts, they were no longer bleeding and she had no pain, she was not happy about that. Draco covered up his arm with his sleeve, but it was still bleeding. They walked together out of the astronomy tower.
Harry and Ron looked at the map, "What is she doing with Malfoy?" Ron asked.
"I'm not sure, maybe they aren't walking together, the map isn't always proportioned, he could be 10 feet behind her," Harry said, knowing it was not true.
"Yeah, I hope so, come on though, lets get to where Ginny is," Ron said.
"So, you started in your fourth year?"
"Yeah, but then I stopped in my fifth," Ginny finished explaining.
"Then, why did you start again?"
"Isn't it obvious?"
"Obviously not," Draco snarled.
"My brother died in the summer Malfoy, you're father killed him."
At that moment they heard footsteps and Draco immediately turned and started walking in the other direction.
"Ginny! What are you doing wandering around in the halls with Malfoy?" Ron asked.
"Oh, he was teasing me, so I told him off," Ginny lied.
"Teasing you? What did you say to him?"
"I could tell you, but I'd have to kill you," Ginny said.
"Fine, whatever, come on, lets go back to the Common Room," Ron answered briskly.
Draco walked away from where he and Weasley had been talking. He was not sure why he wanted to know what was going on with her. It was not because he actually cared. He pretty much knew everything about everyone in the school, except her. That must be why.
Draco had forgotten that his father had killed Fred Weasley over the summer. For once in his life, Draco actually felt bad.
The next day Ginny went with Ron, Hermione and Harry to Hogsmeade. She spent half of the day with them. However, by the time they had finished lunch Ginny needed to get away and spend some time by herself.
"Well, you guys, I need to go buy a bra. So I'm gonna leave you here now and I'll see you back at Hogwarts later," Ginny laughed at the look on her brother and Harry's faces.
She waved and then turned in the other direction and started walking towards the park that was in the centre of the town. She sat down on a bench and was just enjoying the quiet when she was interrupted by footsteps crunching on the stony ground.
"Weasley, I do believe we were interrupted yesterday no?"
"Malfoy, what do you want, really?"
"Nothing, just want to hear about your truly fascinating life."
"Right," Ginny said.
"Well, I don't need a reason. I know your little secret and if you don't talk to me then I will tell the dream team all about it, sound good?"
"Walk with me," Ginny said with a fake smile.
They left the park area and walked down towards a more secluded area of the town. Ginny was about to suggest going into a small pub, since they were standing outside it, but Draco walked right past the place. He seemed to know where he was going so Ginny just followed along beside him.
"So, Weasley, tell me about your life," Malfoy said.
"You already know everything, this is blackmail you know."
"Yes, yes, I know."
"So, what else do you want to know?"
"I'm not exactly sure," Draco said, wishing he could think of something better to say.
"Well then, why don't you tell me about why you cut?"
"That is absolutely none of your business, besides isn't it obvious?"
"Just because your family isn't.great, doesn't mean that you need to hurt yourself," Ginny said.
"You wouldn't understand, your family is perfect. I bet your father has never hit you before."
"No, he hasn't," Ginny told him.
"Good, nobody should be abused by anyone," Draco said bitterly.
"Seriously though, why are you suddenly so interested in my life all of a sudden?"
"I don't know," Draco said seriously. "There's just something about you that I can't understand, and I want to know what it is."
"Well, I can't help you if you don't know what you're looking for."
The next week people started to notice that Draco Malfoy wasn't snapping at people anymore. He often walked around looking somewhat sad and distant, always deep in thought. What nobody knew was that he was deep in thought about Ginny Weasley. He was trying to figure out why he was so drawn to her. Like, sure, she was pretty enough, he always had liked curly hair. Nevertheless, it wasn't physical attraction, he didn't know if it was attraction at all. He did not know what was going on in his brain.
Draco realized that he enjoyed spending time with her. Even though almost every time they talked they just argued, he still liked talking to her. Just the way she said some words, he liked her voice. Just her presence was somehow comforting. He knew that they could never really be friends. Draco did not know how to make friends. He did not know how to be a friend. That and his father would kill him, if her family didn't first.
Draco had barely cut himself in the past week. He realized that cutting himself really did him no good. All it did was cause him extra pain. It took his thoughts away from bad things, but only for a moment. And there are other things that can do that as well. Like thinking about Ginny. When Draco thought about Ginny he wasn't thinking about his grandmother being dead, or his father beating his mother. He was thinking about something that comforted him. Now, why thinking of Ginny comforted him he wasn't quite sure.
He had spent some time watching her the last few days. He had memorized the way she moved and the way she looked. He had noticed that she started biting her fingernails when she was getting mad. He noticed that she never really bothered to play with or fiddle with her hair like other girls did. He noticed that she only had two different pairs of robes. She never wore any jewelry, she probably didn't have any. He noticed a lot of things about her.
He had a habit of checking at meals to see if she was there. It seemed that she never ate. She never came to breakfast. During a meal, if she didn't show up, he would constantly look over to see if she was at the Gryffindor table yet. Nobody really noticed, or maybe no one cared. Except Granger. One night, at supper, he looked over and was met with a penetrating glare from Hermione Granger. He looked down at his plate and didn't look back over at that table again during that meal.
He had also been sort of following her around. He knew when all of her classes were and who all of the people she hung around with. Granger seemed to be around her all of the time. But she never really noticed that he was following them.
"Ginny, whats up with you and Malfoy?" Hermione asked her one night.
"Nothing, what do you mean?"
"Well, no reason, its just, he's always staring over at our table during meals. I swear he's been following you around today," Hermione told Ginny.
"I dunno, maybe I'm his new obsession or something," Ginny said sarcastically.
"That's not really funny, Gin."
That night Ginny dreamt that there was someone in her room, sitting right next to her bed. When she woke up she could almost hear someone breathing.
Wow, I'm just popping these chapters out eh?
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I don't want anyone to start cutting after reading my work, that is the last thing that I want. My story is coming from past experience, I used to cut very often, just to get away from my thoughts, but I haven't cut since the end of December. Cutting really doesn't help you out much. Like Draco said (quoting my own stuff here.) cutting does take your mind off of things, but there are other things that can do that too, like.reading fanfiction, heh heh. I'm sure people cut for other reasons besides that, but it still isn't really an excuse, so, please, don't start, its hard to stop.
