A/N: Who's ready to get back on track?!!?

EXCUSE: Lost my inspiration when the 7th book was announced and after I started reading it I lost interest in this.

Ok lets get started.

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"Oh god… oh god…" Ginny turned again to see the back of her dress in the mirror. "I can do this… no I can't.. yes I can!"

Draco had left to "check with his friend" as he said "before the Grand Opening." Ginny was alone in their room, making sure she looked nice. Though she wasn't sure why she cared; perhaps it was just dignity. It wasn't like there was anyone there that she wanted to impress….

Her hair had been pilled up in a bun and two curly hairs hung down on the sides of her face. Her hair looked shinier than ever.

She had 30 minutes left till the dinner would start. Draco had said there would be dancing as well. "What type?" She had asked. "What do you mean what type? The official type of course!" Draco said with a tone of irritation.

Official meaning, Ball room like Ginny's third year? Or official as in what ever type was at Grand Openings? What kind of music would they play? Would they switch partners? If so, who might she end up with? The thought made her shiver, there were new students too, anyone of them could be the wrong one to dance with.

"Oh who gives a damn!" Ginny spoke out loud, boosting her confidents. "Its just a dance, it's not like he asked us to strip off our cloths."

"Thankfully no." Said a voice Ginny recognized the moment she heard it. She hadn't even realized the door had been opened.

She turned around to see Draco in his fancy dress robes, black with a white shirt underneath, perfectly unwrinkled black pants to match. His hair was still down and a bang hung over his eye, but it looked more controlled. Ginny didn't recall him dressed before he left. 'Probably got dressed with his friends.' She pushed away the thought of Draco naked when she felt a bit of heat between her legs.

She put her hands on her hips. "Do you approve?" She asked. Surprisingly her heart began to beat faster waiting for his answer.

He walked up to her looked her up and down, then put his hands on her hips, she gasped when he turned them harshly so he could see her back.

'Lovely.. Pretty for a Weasley' He couldn't help wondering what was under her cloths. He mentally kicked himself to letting his thoughts go so low.

Ginny had her muscles tensed, he was so close to her body, it felt like they were sharing their heat.

"You look very nice Ginevra Weasley." His voice was smooth, she looked in the mirror and met his eyes. He let go of her hips and stepped back. "Ready to go?"

"Yes." Ginny picked up her new red purse Draco had bought her; snapped it shut with a bit of makeup and some pills for sickness (incase the food was poisoned). She looked at her bed to find her wand, but it wasn't there.

"Did you take my wand?" Ginny looked at him, pretty sure she knew the answer.

Draco pulled opened he side of his robe and Ginny saw their wands both in a pocket nicely positioned.

"I'm surprised you dare to put them near each other." She said and then rolled her eyes.

"I made sure your wand was clean first." He smirked.

'Made sure it was clean first?' How insulting! Ginny forced a smile as if it didn't bother her one bit.

They locked their arms and made their way to the hall.

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Voldemort sat in his chair mentally preparing himself for the students to be seated. He wanted this for so long, his real home was now his. He was sitting in the chair that by blood belonged to him. He glanced down at his suit to make sure no dust or dirt was on his sleeves. Of course there wasn't.. The Dark Lord would never have dirt on his suit.

"My Lord?" Said a women's voice to his left.

Voldemort looked over at Bellatrix Lestrange, the most loyal women of all his followers. He knew she had feelings for him and would give her life for him. He enjoyed hearing praise from her, which was why he had her two seats to his left.

"Yes?" He said with his eyes directly looking into hers.

"My Lord, I'm sure this will be a wonderful night." She smiled.

Voldemort would have smiled back but a smile was something he planned to save for the battle he knew was coming. He had not won the war yet, not as long as Dumbledore and Harry Potter were alive. He had to destroy them first.

Tonight would be his night though, he would not let anything spoil it.

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Ginny and Draco finally reached the doors to the great hall. There was a banner with the Hogwarts symbol on the arch.

Ginny took a deep breathe.

"Ready?" Draco said with a bit of nervousness in his voice.

"Yes." Ginny said as calm as she could, then let out the breathe she had been holding in.

The doors opened to a beautiful scene. There was no longer long tables vertical in the room. It was full of round tables and one long table going across where the teachers usually sat. this time however there were seats on both sides of the table. Flowers and sculptured house animals. Ribbons hung along the sides of the room, the ceiling had a nice dark sky with stars glistening.

Ginny looked around, there was no one else.

"Are we supposed to be early?" She whispered.

"Yes. Followers children always show up first. The others should be here shortly." Draco said smoothly.

Ginny looked ahead and spotted what she was dreading. The Dark Lord was sitting in the center, Ginny also recognized the women from last year at the Ministry of Magic sitting two seats away from The Dark Lord..

"Bellatrix Lestrange…" Ginny said out loud. She must have tensed her grip on Draco's hand because he began whispering into her ear.

"Your going to break my hand if you don't loosen your grip." He straightened his posture and began to walk. Ginny immediately held his hand looser and walked with his rhythm.

Her lovely new red shoes made clicks when they hit the floor. High heels were not her thing, she had practiced a few times since they were bought and found that walking on hard floor was much easier than rug.

They reached the table all too soon. Draco was about to pull out a chair for her at a round table when a voice called out. "Mr. Malfoy, please come sit at my table"

Draco's eyes snapped up with what looked like fear but quickly became casual. He let go of the chair and took Ginny's hand again. This time her hands felt clammy, Draco could feel sweat on them. He began rubbing his thumb on the back of her hand to remind her she was with him.

The Dark Lord held out his hand towards two chairs across from him. Ginny couldn't have thought of a worse place. Next to him would have been better sine she could have looked away from him, sitting across she knew his eyes would be directed at her.

She looked at the floor as long as she could till her eyes saw the chair legs. The chairs had padding and were dark brown, they shined from being well polished. The padding was black. Draco pulled the chair out and Ginny smoothly sat herself in it after he pushed it back in. Draco seated himself next to her.

Ginny was about to look up to Voldemort's eyes when a bell went off. Draco and Ginny looked behind themselves and saw a group of what looked like other students lined up. Ginny recognized some as death eaters children. Pansy looked lovely, light purple dress (A/N: picture the dress as you wish). Blaise Zabini wore nice dress robes that were plain black, casual, nothing more.

Draco eyes scanned the groups and spotted his friends, he wondered if Voldemort would let them sit together.

Pansy waved smiling, then Ginny saw her eyes look behind Ginny and Pansy's smile disappeared. She brought her eyes to the floor as well.

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Voldemort sat straight as he watched Draco Malfoy and Ginevra Weasley walk forward. The girls eyes were on the floor. Obviously she was afraid of him, as she should be, but he needed the children to like his school, not fear it.

He watched them closely and when saw the girls eye begin to travel up to his, he felt excitement. The bell then went off. Damn the Bell… He looked over the door and saw his other followers children together. He planned them all the sit at his table, they had to get used to being near him. After all, they would soon be tested on their loyalties.

Pansy Parkinson standing next to Blaise Zabini looked well. Pansy had a smile on her face and then her eyes came to his and the smile disappeared. He frowned, but that smile could be brought back. He would make sure this year could be enjoyed.

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Draco watched as his friends walked forwards, fallowed by some other students. Draco tensed.

Ginny tried to relax, but couldn't for the fear of who would end up next to them.

Pansy and Blaise went straight for Ginny and Draco's seats, thankfully Voldemort did not protest. The two children sat gracefully together on Draco's right. Draco felt more secure with his friends near him. He needed them at this moment.

Then Ginny looked up and saw someone she had not thought about since the first day of the attack. Allen was at the door way. He wore dress robes that Ginny found surprisingly sexy, a white tux instead of black looked great on him. He easily stood out from the rest, once again she felt heat between her legs.

Allen looked over and locked eyes with her and smiled. A sexy smile.. He began to walk smoothly forwards and put his hands in his pockets carelessly. The occasion seemed not to bother him at all. Like it was boring to him, his eyes went over the room then back to hers.

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Voldemort watched proudly as his heir walked from the doorway. He loved the way his heir walked so carelessly yet perfectly. He had of course noticed the girls eyes on him and giggles when he passed by. This also pleased him greatly. Allen was going to be a success in this world and in the world Voldemort planned to create.

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Allen saw the redhead's cheek redden, all the girls seem to find him attractive, but what ever. Girls in their teenage years were foolish. They had no idea who he was, his looks were all they cared about. Selfish.

Ginevra Weasley.. Harry Potter had found her interesting, he remembered hearing it in Potters head on the train. He had walked by their room and could hear all thoughts running through the air. Ginevra Weasley caught his attention. She had been mentioned before he came here. Her name was well known in the Dark world. She had been seduced by Riddles diary not long ago. Again, a foolish girl. Harry Potter was said to have saved her, sounded like a fairy tale to him, but then again so had magic till he realized he had powers.

This night would be boring like every other dinner he had been to. Ginny's eyes would probably flicker to his face all night. He had made a promise and he would keep his word.

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Once everyone had been seated, the silver plates that had been set on the tables filled with meals that had been picked. The first was roast beef soup. It tasted good like all the others. Ginny ate it carefully, trying to spill on her dress. Even though it had been bought by Draco Malfoy it was still a beautiful dress and she respected the work put into it.

Conversations ran through the air and she ignored what she could. Some insults to Harry Potter, most of it nonsense rumors, but there was one subject that she knew she could easily defend and could not resist the temptation to speak.

"Men are higher than women, it has been that way for centuries." A man Ginny had never met said.

"True and it is how it should be today, Men are more powerful and have higher responsibilities than women." Voldemort replied.

"That's not true!" Ginny snapped and caused Draco to choke on his drink. He coughed.

"Excuse me?" Voldemort glared at her for the interruption.

"I said that's not true! Looks at Rowena Ravenclaw and Helga Hufflepuff! They took the same responsibility as Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin, if they had not taken those roles Hogwarts wouldn't be here!"

There were clatters down the table, People had dropped their spoons and looked around trying to find who had spoken.

"Mr. Malfoy, you should teach your girl her place." Voldemort didn't take his eyes off Ginny. They both stared intensely without blinking.

"I fear she is used to speaking her mind, you should hear her at night." Draco replied smoothly. To his and Ginny's surprise Voldemort laughed. The other death eaters joined.

"Stop laughing and act like an adult! You sound ridiculous!" Ginny yelled at The Dark Lord without any fear for frustration burned in her. She couldn't see or hear anything except his laughter. She pulled her eyes to her side and saw Allen on Voldemort's right smiling. She had humiliated herself in front of him, this surprisingly bothered her greatly.

Allen spoke and Ginny's heart raced to hear his words of comfort, but they were not comforting.

"This is one doesn't appear to understand that this school has changed." He leaned forward so Ginny could hear him when he lowered his voice. "Perhaps you need to change too." He then leaned back into his chair and stared off into space.

Ginny clutched the sides of her chair to her knuckles whitened. How could he say that? How rude!

"Perhaps you need to take a look around you and realize what your supporting." Ginny now felt daring, she knew this would lead to horror later, but she wanted to badly to stand up, after hours of keeping silent.

Allen face stayed the same, he did not yell or redden or pale as she had expected. He seemed to find it amusing rather than insulting.

Voldemort seemed to feel different for he stood up and glared harshly at Ginny.

"You, should finish your meal." His voice was soft but unmistakably dangerous. He sat himself back down and Ginny, despite what Allen had said to her, felt triumph at irritating the Dark Lord. Something she might use to impress her brother and family when she found them again.. Her family.. Would she be allowed to go home at Christmas? Would there be a Christmas break at all!?!

Dinner was tense, the conversations had died down a bit, there was still talking but nothing about race or arguments involving female rights. Ginny was thankful, she would keep her moment of bravery in her mind. She had stood up even if it was foolish.

(A/N: Yall are thinking.. What the heck was that? Well im not sure, I wanted to give yall something, I could have done better but I wanted to finish fast. So if yall think it was rushed, I agree. But the next chap ill try to make better. I'm not sure if I want to finish this story because with the 7th book (which I have not finished) I don't know if I will desire it.

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