Chapter Seven- Ginny Weasley

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Ginny was never happier than she was over the next few weeks. She had long meetings in Draco's rooms with Blaise, Pansy and Draco and even longer snogging sessions with Draco afterwards. Time flew by and their plans and her relationship with Draco progressed. Soon break was nearing and Ginny did not know what everyone was going to do for Christmas.

She broached the subject with Ron, Hermione and Harry first.

"Ginny," Ron gasped, "didn't you get the letter? Mum said that she and dad were going to Romania again but if we wanted we were welcome at headquarters. Me an' Harry are going there for break."

"I've decided to go home to my parents for the holidays." Hermione smiled. "You're welcome to join me if you want."

Ginny smiled at them and shrugged noncommittally. "I've had an invitation to another friend's house. Do you think Mum will let me go there?"

"Owl her," Harry said with a smile.

Ginny nodded and picked up her books. "I'll do that now. Ron can I borrow Pig?"

Ron nodded and Ginny left for the Owlry.

She actually had not gotten an invitation to Draco's house yet but she knew that it was only because Draco did not want her to feel like he was forcing their relationship to move too quickly. She was sure that once she broached the subject Draco would be more than welcoming.

III

The meeting that night was more of a party than anything else. It was their last meeting before break and they were all a little high strung with the excitement of being able to be with their families without having to hide their meetings from outside eyes.

"So what are we doing during break?" Ginny asked quietly.

Pansy turned to look at her with a lifted eyebrow. "Are you going home to your family Ginny?"

Ginny blushed. "I was actually hoping to stay at Draco's house, if, that is, if it is, well…Draco may I?"

Draco's cheeks tinged pink and he nodded. "Do you really want to!"

Ginny smiled, "Where else would I go?"

"This is wonderful!" Pansy laughed. "Now we can introduce you to all of the children and my mother has been dying to meet you!"

Ginny smiled happily at Pansy and blushed again when she felt Draco slip his hand into hers. She had a feeling that this vacation was going to be wonderful.

III

Blaise and Pansy took a separate compartment from Draco and Ginny as they wanted some "alone time" before they were smothered by their parents. Both Draco and Ginny were fine with the arrangement because it meant that they could have some alone time as well.

"Are you nervous about meeting my father?" Draco asked suddenly. Ginny had been resting her head on Draco's shoulder, happy that she had someone as good as Draco for her boyfriend.

She looked up at Draco with a surprised expression on her face. "I have already met your father Draco, in the Department of Mysteries. He was nice and he did not kill me even though Voldemort had ordered him to. I want to thank him for that."

Draco smiled and gently kissed her.

They were in the middle of a heated snog when Blaise and Pansy rushed into the compartment.

"The prefects are patrolling the train." Blaise snarled. "Granger and Weasley are sticking their noses into every compartment to make sure everyone is behaving and they are walking this way."

Ginny blanched. "They will see me!"

Draco stood up quickly and dug in his trunk for a moment before handing her a huge hooded cloak. "Put that on. Hopefully they will not ask about you."

Five minutes later the compartment door rolled open and Weasley and Granger strode into the room. "We're just making sure that you aren't breaking the rules," Hermione said with a grimace at the occupants of the compartment.

"So fess up, what are you doing this time?" Ron hissed. Hermione gave him a look and Ron sighed. "They're Slytherins Hermione, they're always up to something."

"I suggest you leave Weasley before we pull out our wands," Blaise hissed. Weasley took a step back but did not leave the compartment.

"Who's that?" Hermione asked with a shrug towards the hooded Ginny.

"Quiet Granger," Draco snarled. "You would not want to wake her up would you?"

Pansy smirked and stood up. "Now if you would leave?" She asked quietly. Pansy pushed Granger and Weasley out of the door and closed and locked the compartment behind them. "Annoying little buggers," she hissed with a sigh now that they were gone. "Ginny I think you can take off Draco's cloak now." Ginny did not answer.

Draco peaked into the hood and laughed. "I think Ginny fell asleep." He slowly slid down the bench so Ginny could stretch out and rest her head in his lap.

III

"Draco, this is like a dress!" Ginny whined as she slowly disembarked from the train. "I cannot go out in public in this. What will your mother think?"

"My mother will understand the necessity of keeping your identity hidden under the cloak while you are in public. We do not want everybody knowing that you are traveling to my house over the break. It would give our plans away."

Narcissa Malfoy was waiting for Draco and Ginny in a corner with both Pansy and Blaises' mothers. She lifted one blond eyebrow when she saw the person following Draco. Whoever the person was, they were drowning in a cloak that was far too big for them.

"Mother," Draco said with a smile once he reached her side, "may I introduce Ginny Weasley, my girlfriend." Narcissa lifted the other eyebrow in surprise. Now she knew why the girl was covered so completely. Ginny Weasley needed to hide her identity and the cloak certainly did that.

"It is a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Malfoy," Ginny said as she shook the trailing sleeves away from her hand to shake Draco's mother's hand. Narcissa shook the girls hand and nodded.

"Well ladies," Mrs. Malfoy said with a regal nod to the other two mothers, "I believe it is time to go. Draco if you take the bags I will take Ginevera."

Ginny watched at Mrs. Malfoy said goodbye to her friends. To an outsider it looked like Narcissa was talking down to her friends and the other mothers where gazing up into the brilliance of their betters. Ginny could tell, because she was not an outsider, that Mrs. Malfoy was truly happy to have spoken with Mrs. Parkinson and Mrs. Zabini. Ginny wished that the Slytherins had the freedom to show their emotions so everyone could see them instead of hiding behind the walls Gryffindor had trapped them behind. She hoped that Draco's plans would destroy that wall even if it could only be a single brick at a time.

There was a mess of screaming children running down the huge marble staircase in the even larger entrance hall. The swirl of children running around and jumping on Draco made it harder for Ginny to recover from side-along-apparition but when she did she was shocked. Over ten children had found a way to clamber onto Draco. He had three wrapped around his legs two in his arms and the rest climbing onto his back or chest. Ginny laughed at the helpless expression on Draco's face.

"Who's she?" A small boy with light brown hair snarled at Ginny. He looked like the oldest of the children, closer to thirteen, even though he was the shortest of all of them, and was scowling and pointing at Ginny. Ginny smiled and pulled the cloak off her shoulders.

Draco freed one of his hands from the children and grabbed Ginny's hand in his. "Aaron I would like you to meet my girlfriend, Ginny Weasley."

Aaron sniffed and turned his back on Ginny to face Narcissa. "Mamma the house elves say that supper is served."

"All right, children. Time to get off me!" Draco laughed. He shed children until he was only holding one girl who looked like she was only six. "Go wash up and meet down in the dinning hall." He put the girl down and started to guide Ginny along the lavish hallways of Malfoy manor. "Don't mind Aaron," Draco said with a laugh. "He is my protégé so he is a little upset that you will be monopolizing so much of my time. Once he really meets you I am sure he will like you."

"Ginevera, how lovely to see you again." Lucius Malfoy met them at the entrance to the dining hall. He looked cautious but hopeful when he caught sight of Ginny.

"Mr. Malfoy. I never thanked you for sparing my life last time we met." Ginny answered with a small smile. "I appreciate that you did not kill me."

Lucius laughed. "You were our only hope to have a Weasley join us. How could I kill you? But let us move to happier subjects. I hear that you and my son are a couple."

Ginny smiled and gripped Draco's hand tighter. "Yes. We have been together for a couple of months."

III

Ginny, cloak again covering her body, followed Draco, Blaise and Pansy into Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes. She had watched as the shoppers in Diagon Alley warily watched the three teens and gossiped about them behind their hands. Ginny could often hear the words 'children of those Death Eaters, horrible people' and she watched sadly as mothers led their children to the other side of the street to avoid contact. If only these people knew about Slytherin and the truth.

The entire world believed in Gryffindor and his lies. Slytherin and Draco Malfoy would have a hard time teaching the world the truth. It was too bad that they could not give everyone an enchanted diary that could tell everyone Slytherins story.

The door opened to Fred and George's shop with a loud bang and a flash of white powder. Draco smirked and gently helped Ginny brush the powder off her shoulders and head before leading her into the shop.

"You remember the plan?" Blaise asked quietly. Ginny nodded and pulled the cloak off before heading towards the back of the shop where Fred and George were holding court in front of an audience of awed children and their parents.

"All you have to do is let the rocket touch a little dust and bam!" George said loudly with as many flourishes of his hands as he could include. "And no more dust, no more rocket, and a huge explosion of lights and sound."

"It's perfect for dusting chores!" Fred jumped in with an excited smile.

The crowd slowly dispersed and Ginny walked up to her brothers with a smile on her face. "You finally figured out how to keep the rockets from taking off the roof?" She asked happily.

"Ginny!" Gred and Forge yelled. "How is our favorite sister?"

"Do you remember what we spoke about over the summer?" Ginny asked in a quiet voice.

George held up a finger to silence her. "Lets go into the back room. Verity! Can you watch the shop for a moment?" The shop assistant nodded and waved her hand so Fred and George led Ginny into their back room.

"I have made my decision," Ginny said as soon as the door closed behind her. The twins looked at her and waited for her to elaborate. "I have chosen Slytherin." The twins nodded, "But," Ginny continued, "I chose to follow Draco Malfoy and his plans instead of Voldemort."

Fred nodded thoughtfully. "We understand and respect your choice." He whispered. "What do you want us to do to help you?"

"Do you know about the children the Death Eaters have been capturing?" Ginny asked quietly. The twins nodded. "Draco has been taking them into his home and has been teaching them the truth. When the children grow up they will be the leaders in Draco's army for when he takes over from the Ministry. Right now they need a teacher and I was wondering if either of you could take time off from the shop to teach them all you know."

George looked at Ginny and sighed. "Have Malfoy and his two friends come in here."

Ginny left to get Draco, Blaise and Pansy and returned seconds later with them in tow.

"We did not finish school," Fred started. "So we don't have the qualifications I am sure you are looking for in a teacher for the kids."

"That does not matter." Draco said with a smirk. "Look around your shop for a moment and see all of the advanced spells and potions you use and invent to make your jokes and tell me again that you lack the knowledge to teach these children. I believe that both of you are over qualified."

Fred and George looked at each other for a moment before turning to look at Draco. "Very well, count us in."