Right then, few more chappies for yas. I hope you like em. I would also like to thank everyone who added this story to their faves or story alert, it's great to know people are reading it:) I'm getting nearer to the drama now, and the end will be coming soon too, if I'm not too busy to write the last lot of chapters. And since I read Deathly Hallows, I have a pretty clear idea of how it's going to end, but watch out for DH spoilers later on peeps, if you haven't read the book already. These chaps are a little rushed I'm afraid, and there are a lot of bits copied from the book, but some of them are necessary. Enjoy!

Gaining Trust

Draco could never have wished for a better girlfriend than Ginny Weasley. In just a matter of days she had become his best friend. They talked about everything together (except for Draco´s Death Eater duties), they laughed together, they hung out in secret as much as they could. Despite the fact that Draco was still in a bad situation, he felt his life was suddenly brighter than it had ever been throughout his whole existence. He knew that what he was doing was wrong, from his family´s point of view, but he had convinced himself that they wouldn´t find out. He was good at keeping secrets. He had been doing so all year after all.

A few weeks went by blissfully carefree, and they finished their detentions in the library, which had in fact become rather enjoyable, as it was a perfect time to be alone together. Draco was slightly neglecting his time in the Room, and abandoning his school work a little bit more. The fact that their relationship was secret made it exciting, although it was a little nerve wrecking too. As Draco walked through the corridors on his prefect patrol one day, his mind once again on Ginny, his head full of happy thoughts, he turned a corner, and a horrible sight met his eyes.

He saw Harry Potter in an embrace with a girl. A girl with red hair. Draco´s girl. Ginny. And to make it all worse, he was kissing her. His insides went cold as he stood in the slight shadows, half hidden behind a coat of armour, watching them, but then a short moment later Ginny pulled away suddenly and took a step back.

´Harry.´ she said, her voice full of shock. ´Harry, I´m already with someone.´

´What?´ he replied in disbelief. ´Since when?´

´It´s... been going on for a few weeks now. It´s still only the beginning, but I´m happy with him so far. I don´t want to end it. I´m sorry.´

´Oh... right.´ said Harry, looking gutted.

´I´m really sorry Harry. I do like you, but just as a friend. Perhaps if you´d asked me sooner...´ Ginny said, looking at the floor.

´Yeah.´ Harry replied, turning red. ´Well, never mind. I suppose it´s just not meant to be...´

´No...´ said Ginny.

´Well, I´ll see you around...´ After giving her a last look full of sadness, Harry left as quickly as possible.

Ginny watched him until he had turned the corner, then turned around and spotted Draco watching her from behind the suit of armour. She blushed. ´I- I suppose you just saw all that.´

Draco nodded, then came out from his hiding place and went over to her, taking her hands. ´You choose me over Potter?´

Ginny smiled a little. ´Yes, of course I do. I don´t wanna lose you.´ She kissed him softly, then wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest.

Draco smiled, then stroked and kissed her hair. ´And I don´t wanna lose you either. But you´re sure you didn´t just turn Potter down because you´re scared of me?´

´Scared of you?´ she asked, looking up at him. ´You know me better than that Draco. If I´d ever been scared of you I wouldn´t be with you right now.´

He laughed. ´Yeah, true. Thank you for staying with me. It means a lot.´ He kissed her lips, running a hand through her hair, then hugged her close again.

´We should go.´ whispered Ginny after a moment. ´In case anyone comes.´

´Yeah.´ said Draco, reluctant to let the moment go. ´Maybe we could go find an empty room somewhere for a little while?´

´Yes, OK.´ smiled Ginny, then they walked off, hand in hand, taking care to avoid anyone.

´Come on Draco, we´re not gonna find anywhere decent until it´s too late.´ said Ginny after they had been walking around for half an hour.

´Hang on.´ said Draco as they turned into another corridor. An idea had hit him when they had passed the statue of Boris the Bewildered. ´Have you ever been in the Prefects´ bathroom Gin?´

Ginny shook her head. ´No, but what´s that got to do with anything?´

A grin spread across Draco´s face. ´I´ll show you. Come on.´ He took her hand and led her up to the door, gave the password, then entered.

´Wow.´ said Ginny, looking around the bathroom with wide eyes.

´Nice, isn´t it?´ said Draco, leading her further into the room. ´So, fancy a bit of swimming?´

Ginny shrugged, looking down into the empty pool. ´I´m not wearing a swimsuit.´

´Doesn´t matter, you can go in wearing your underwear.´ said Draco, looking at her. He grinned. ´Or are you shy?´

´No, I´m not shy.´ replied Ginny, poking him playfully between the ribs.

´Sorted then.´ he said, rubbing his ribs a little. ´Right, you wanna fill it, or shall I?´

Ginny looked around at all the different taps. ´Can we put them all on?´

Draco shrugged. ´Sure, if you wanna come out smelling like a florist.´ He leaned forward and began to turn them on at random. ´Help me then, there is a lot you know.´

Ginny giggled and joined him, and before long the bath was full. After turning them all off again, Draco removed his clothes quickly, leaving his boxers on, then turned to Ginny. She, however, was just standing there staring at him, still fully dressed.

´What?´ Draco laughed, looking at her.

´Nothing.´ she replied, smiling slightly and avoiding his gaze as she pulled off her robes. Draco watched her undress, scanning each part of her body that was uncovered to him, and her plain black underwear. How he wanted to just grab her and start kissing her all over...

When Ginny had finished, she left her clothes in a pile, not fussing too much over folding them. She turned to him, and blushed when she realized he had been watching her. She grinned. In a flash Draco walked up to her and lifted her whole body up in his arms, planting a kiss on her lips.

She screamed with laughter and kicked her legs as he began to walk towards the pool. ´Don´t throw me in!´

´Why not? You can swim can´t you?´ He held her above the water, grinning madly.

´Yes but – NOOOOOO!!!´ She screamed again as he dropped her into the water. Draco was laughing when she surfaced.

´Hey, what about you?´ she said, splashing him with water.

´I´m coming!!!´ he shouted, backing away then running back to dive bomb her.

´I´m gonna kill you!´ she shouted, clearing her wet her from her face and blinking from the splash that Draco´s dive had just caused. She swam over to him and wrapped her arms around his neck, weighing him down slightly.

´You trying to drown me?´ Draco laughed, putting his arms around her waist.

´That´s right.´ replied Ginny. She brought herself higher and wrapped her legs around his waist, kissing him.

´You´re lucky I can just about touch the floor!´ he said, tickling her stomach a little. She flinched and pulled his hand away.

´Don´t tickle me!´ she said, ruffling his wet hair so that it stuck out at weird angles.

´Why not?´ he kissed her again, then reached up to clear a strand of hair that was sticking to her cheek. Suddenly, she grabbed his arm and held it up to her eyes, staring at it. ´What?´ he asked, perplexed.

´Your... your arm...´ she said, examining it in horror.

Draco realized that she was staring at his Dark Mark. ´Oh...´

´So... you are a Death Eater after all then?´ she said, looking him in the eye.

´Yes he replied, glancing away, but then he looked back at her again pleadingly. ´But they forced me to Ginny. You´ve gotta understand that.´

She continued to stare at him, hurt and disbelief in her eyes. ´Were you going to tell me?´

´I...´ Draco sighed. ´I thought you already knew.´

Ginny lowered herself back to the floor of the pool again and drew away slightly, the same expression on her face, but this time there was fear and anger there too. ´What, so you want Harry dead? Harry, and Hermione, and my family, and...´ She trailed off.

´No Ginny.´ said Draco, shaking his head and taking her hands pleadingly. ´I don´t want any of them dead. I don´t want anything like that. Like I said, they forced me into it.´

´Right, so you have to do what Voldemort says, or he´ll kill you, right?´ said Ginny fiercely, ignoring Draco´s wince. ´And top of his death list is Harry of course.´

Draco hung his head, defeated. ´Yes, he will kill me...´ He looked up at Ginny again, pulling her closer and wrapping his arms around her. ´But you know that I´ll never let him or anyone else hurt you. They´ll have to go through me first. I´d do anything for you.´

´Well then, if you´d do anything, then you´d join our side and help fight against him.´ she said, her eyes burning holes through his face.

Draco sighed again. ´Then they´ll definitely kill me... and besides, your side wouldn´t trust me.´ He looked away to avoid her seeing what he was hiding. He cared little for the rest of Dumbledore´s side. His only concern was for Ginny and her safety, and he couldn´t let her see that because he would lose her forever.

´But this way, we can never be happy together can we? We can never have a normal relationship.´ she said, her eyes beginning to shine with tears.

´No, not while the Dark Lord is alive we can´t. But we´re surviving it so far aren´t we? And after all, we´ve only just begun. It may get more difficult, it may not, but like I said, I will never let anything happen to you.´ He squeezed her slightly and kissed her forehead.

Ginny only watched him, scanning his face for dishonesty, which she did often. Then, seemingly satisfied, she wrapped her arms around him and rested her head on his shoulder.

´We´ll get through this, baby.´ said Draco, running his hand through her wet hair. ´I promise.´