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Life is a journey
It can take you anywhere you choose to go
As long as you're learning
You'll find all you'll ever need to know
(be strong)
You'll break it
(hold on)
You'll make it
Just don't forsake it because
No one can tell you what you can't do
No one can stop you, you know that I'm talking to you

-"The Voice Within", Christina Aguilera Stripped


Ginny studied hard for a month. Ken helped her with practical spells. He seemed happy that Ginny was finally considering a 'decent' job.

"Wow that was some patronus. Who taught you that?" Ken exclaimed.

Harry. Harry had.

Ken noticed her expression. "Hey, Gin. You alright?"

"Yeah, sure. Just old memories". Ginny secretly wiped back a tear.

xxx

Finally the day arrived for the auror interviews. Ginny was scared out of her mind. Ken was there for her through the whole ordeal. "You'll be alright Gin. Just relax" He assured her.

Ken took his day off to take Ginny to the Ministry. Then he waited outside.

He watched as Ginny walked to the interview room.

Two hours passed. Ginny finally came out. Her face was flushed. Her eyes were blotchy.

"Gin…" Ken asked concerned.

She looked up at him and said, "I got accepted".

xxx

"I can't believe it. I just can't believe it." Ginny said through tears. "I'm an auror. An auror!"

They were celebrating her victory in Ginny's apartment. The celebration consisted of bottles and bottles of butterbeer.

"I'm finally…finally…my dreams…" Ginny's voice was starting to slur.

"To Ginny the auror" Ken stood up to raise a toast to her. He stumbled. Ginny stood up to help him, which only caused both of them to fall onto the floor.

Ginny was on top of Ken. They both laughed, drunk.

"Oh, Ginny…"

"Ken"

Suddenly they were aware of their closeness.

They stared at each other for a long moment. Then Ken slowly moved his lips to hers…

xxx

Ginny woke up with a start. Her head was throbbing in pain. She distantly remembered the previous night.

She had slept with Ken. And they were not dating.

Ken had been very gentle with her. It was sweet. Their lovemaking was like eating a smooth vanilla ice cream.

Ginny smiled despite her pain. Her 'job' had ruined her sex life for her. She didn't enjoy sex with those strangers. It was merely an act with them. But with Ken, with someone she cared for…it was special.

Ginny hadn't gone to the red street in weeks. She had decided to quit it when she became an auror.

Ginny wasn't in love with Ken. Sure she loved him as a friend but, that was that. Still, she had enjoyed last night with Ken.

Ginny felt the bed and noticed that Ken wasn't there.

He was in the kitchen.

xxx

"Ken…"

"Ginny! Good morning" He greeted her happily. He was making her breakfast.

"Ken, we need to talk…about last night…"

"Ginny I…"

"We were drunk, Ken. It's not that I don't care for you, it's just that…"

"Ginny, stop, I get it. We are friends. And I love you…as a friend. So, let's not make a big deal out of it, okay. But I have to say I enjoyed it very much"

"Me too"

They smiled at each other.

For a moment Ginny thought she saw something somber in his eyes, but dismissed the thought.

xxx

It was Ginny's first day as an auror. She was nervous.

An assistant showed her around the Ministry building. The auror department was considerably small. It was on the fifth floor. There were only five cubicles for offices in the whole department! And only two were occupied. The assistant introduced her to the two aurors.

" Mr. Brown, Mr.Desai meet Ginny Weasley. The new auror"

They exchanged pleasantries.

Mr. Brown was, well, old. He looked worn out. All his hair was shiny white. He was very thin and was slightly crooked because of his old age. He was no way fit to be an auror.

Mr. Brown gave her a disapproving look which he tried to cover with a toothless smile.

Mr. Desai was a whole different case. He was young, about middle thirties, Indian. He was very pleasant looking. His chocolate brown eyes bore into hers as he smiled at her.

The assistant left leaving the rest of the tour to the two men.

Mr. Brown mumbled something about work and left Ginny alone with Mr. Desai. Ginny seriously didn't like Brown.

Desai noticed her sour face and smiled understandingly. "Don't mind him Miss. Weasley. He's an old fashioned old man. He's one of those men who think that women should stay home serving their husbands. I, on the other hand, know better and am honored to have you here." He smiled at her again.

"Thanks. Please, call me Ginny" Ginny was starting to like him.

"Sure Ginny, call me Ashan"

Then he took her on a tour of the department.

" Well, Ginny you probably know, aurors are a joke these days. Well, look at this department. It's pathetic. It's here for the namesake. Well, we're here to change that. No matter the current circumstances, we still protect our people. We help them, even if it's something like finding a lost cat." He spoke with such passion. Ginny found her attitude toward job as an auror taking a whole new turn.

"I have been an auror for five years. Old Brown has been for twenty years. He was with the old Ministry. He fought in the war too. He was one on the few who decided to stay as an auror after the war. He'll be retiring soon. It has only been me, Brown and Al as aurors for past five years. But Al quit. So now it's you." He gave her a meaningful look.

"Being an auror is not a job. It's a responsibility, a service. Well, you'll be paid hundred and fifty galleons a month, and that's no bad either." He gave a chuckle.

" We have five magical phones here." He lead her to a first cubicle which had the phones.

"We answer them. The screen here, shows the address, or the location of the caller. So we can easily apparate there."

They were walking from cubicle to cubicle. " This is another office." He indicated the second cubicle. Then he indicated the third one. "This is your office". It had a desk, a chair and a file cupboard. "The next one is my office. The one across from ours is Brown's".

He then led her to four doors. They were labeled, 'Gents room', 'Ladies room', 'Lunch room'. The fourth door had no label on it.

"Well, no one had probably used the Ladies room in a while." Then he pointed to the 'Lunch room', "We have lunch in this room and we also hang out here. This room …" he indicated the unlabeled door " is where we keep the auror reports. We have auror reports of five decades here".

The room was full with cupboards. Ashan led her to the corner cupboard. "This cupboard contains all the official reports about important incidents." He lowered his voice. "We have reports of the Dark Lord and Harry Potter here." Ginny stared at it.

"Well, that's all there is to see. You have to be here every working day at nine a.m. You can leave at five p.m. We get the lunch break at twelve noon to twelve thirty. Then we get a fifteen minute tea break at three. You have to write report on everything, every event that happens every day and file it. You'll get a magical cell phone which we'll use to reach you during emergencies. You have to answer it even if it rings at one in the morning. Well, don't look like that. We don't have anything to do here much. I always bring something to read…or eat." He smiled. "Well I guess you should wait in your office until we get an emergency call. Or if you don't mind you can have a chat with me."

Ginny had remained silent throughout the whole tour. "Well, Ashan, I think I'll get used to my office"

There wasn't much do to her office. It was as it was. Other than a big bundle of report papers, there was nothing in the cupboard or the desk drawers. Ashan was right. There was nothing much to do here. Or anything to do at all. All she could do was sit behind her desk and do nothing. Bored, she analyzed the report papers. Then she decided to take up on Ashan's offer.

Ashan and Ginny talked for hours about nothing. They talked about celebrities, new books, old times, etc.

To their surprise they got a phone call. It was from an old lady about a boggart. Ginny and Ashan apparated to the woman's house and destroyed it. That was the only thing eventful about the day. "Ginny, don't forget to write that in the report…" Ashan reminded her.

xxx

Ken was waiting by the door when she got home. "How was it?" He asked her excited. "Well…" She told him the long boring story. "That was unexpected." Ken commented.

She took a long relaxing shower, something she had been waiting for for hours. She was enjoying a cup of tea when she heard a knock on the door.

"Come in, Ken" She called out loud.

Nobody came in.

Becoming curious she went to open the door. There was no one there, only a big beautiful bouquet of roses. Ginny was certainly surprised. The bouquet carried a note.

Ginny Weasley,

Come to Red Street tonight at nine.

Draco Malfoy.

Ginny was surprised beyond her being. And it was not for a good reason. Malfoy had learnt who she was. Her 'incident' with Malfoy had been about two months ago. She had made herself to forget it. And how did find out her address?

He sent her flowers. Why?

She had to be at Red Street by nine?

What did he want with her?

What was going on?

How had Malfoy found out about her in the first place?

What was she going to do?


The story is starting. There will be action in the next chapter ; )

Crazychick- Draco is sadistic, that's why. And there are other reasons too, they'll be revealed in coming chapters.

Morrigan79- We'll know more about his ex-wives and son soon he he

Again my many thanks to reviewers :)