Ch. 10-

He had been watching her for the better half of an hour.

She was dancing with her older brother- Charlie, and her hair was whipping behind her as he spun her around and around to the sweet, slow melody from the band and lady's voice.

Her black dress swishing with every step and her high healed feet moving smoothly and gracefully on the floor around her brother's feet.

They danced very well together.

She would laugh as he dipped her and brought her back up again and then bat her eyes sweetly and smile.

The song ended and she clapped and her brother touched her arm and smiled and she nodded to him as he took off the other direction.

"Ok we are going to take a small break on dancing as we watch the Malfoy and Zabini family do their traditional waltz."

Everyone started clapping and Draco grabbed Hermione's hand and led her to the floor.

Blaise was already out there, but didn't have a partner, so he asked Ginny if she would dance with him.

"I don't know how to do it Blaise, I'm sorry."

"It's not hard, ill teach you, common."

She agreed and everyone clapped, the rich, deep voice of an Italian man filled the air. He sang with a vibrant melatone and it was beautiful.

Hermione looked at Draco quizzically.

"I don't know how to do it either."

"Follow my lead."

Draco put his hand in front of him, near his shoulder- palm facing Hermione.

She put her palm to his, mirroring him.

He stepped his right foot over his left and stopped and did what he did at the same time. He brought his feet side by side, and then stepped the same way so they moved in a circular motion.

Then he took her by the hand and let her made a turn under his arm then he pulled her to him and they got in a regular partner hold position.

He stepped with his left foot again in a graceful waltz and moved them together to the right as the other couples moved at the same time.

Then he led her into another spin and when she faced him again he put his hand palm up and started over again.

She smiled, "I think I got the hang of it." She whispered.

They continued the dance one more time, and then the boys stepped back, kissed the girls hand and spun them.

While they were spinning, another man stepped in front of them, and they started over.

Hermione was dancing with Lucius, Blaise with Amy, and Draco with Ginny.

Ginny was very good at the dance already and when he got her in partner hold, he whispered in her ear, "You're a very good dancer, you'd make a good Malfoy."

She flushed a pretty shade of pink and spun around, he smiled at her, "Dance with me again later?"

"Ok."

She smiled again before spinning again and stopping, the song was over and everyone was clapping loudly.

He kissed her hand and winked at her before walking off towards his mother.

She decided to watch them.

Hermione and Lucius were dancing and Draco and Amy were dancing, a slower, more relaxed waltz and they were all smiling.

She watched him dip his mother low and then spin her back up as she threw her head back in laugher.

Ginny watched her speak to him happily and he pulled her close to him again and smile and speak to his mother.

"You know Dra- for being raised by your father, I think you're an alright dancer."

"Actually Mum, Narcissa made him take dancing classes to correct his two left feet, he's excellent now."

She threw her head back and laughed.

"Ill have to see that, excuse me son."

She let go and went to Lucius and Hermione and him stopped and Hermione went to Draco.

They both started dancing again.

Draco whispered something in his sister's ear and grinned.

Hermione turned to see her mother and father kissing rather feverishly.

She got a disgusted look on her face and pretended to gag.

Draco smiled widely and his perfect white teeth sparkled in the light of the moon, his eyes were dancing with joy and he suddenly looked at her.

He winked and smiled again.

The song ended and everyone clapped.

Ginny made her way to the punch and pourned herself some when hands were felt on her shoulders.

"Hello."

She turned to those silver pool eyes and smiled.

"Draco!"

"Would you like to dance at the next song?"

"I would love to, let's go."

He led her out onto the floor. 'Wonderful Tonight' by Eric Clapton started playing and she smiled, she loved this song. She spun once and then went back to his arms.

"I love this song," he said.

She grinned at having that in common.

Draco held her generously close and dipped his head so the side of his was touching hers and said, "You look gorgeous tonight Ginny."

She looked up at him and thanked him before he took her into another graceful spin, her footwork amazing, they were dancing on a cloud.

The song ended.

"Its over." Ginny said sadly but smiled.

"No its not."

Draco grinned at her and kissed her cheek as he hooked hands with her and led her over to the punch bowl again.

Somewhere in the room, her ex boyfriend was seething, "Damn Malfoy."

Draco was handing her punch and she was laughing at something he said.

'She is mine.'

He turned the corner and pulled the sharpened blade form his coat pocket and brushed his fingers on the end of it.

It cut him- and he smiled.

'So sharp.' He whispered to himself.

The ball ended but many people stayed the night, Malfoy Manor did have about twenty rooms.

Ginny stayed with Hermione and Blaise stayed with Draco.

Everyone who wasn't staying had left, or so they thought.

Once again someone was lurking dangerously close to the twin's hallway upstairs, hidden by a statue of Merlin.

He crept from his spot as a brown haired boy crossed the hall leading from the steps to his room, the boy was oblivious and it was the perfect time.

He raised his knife high above his head and….