A/N: See A/N at bottom. Here is Chappie 11 Hope you like it! (updated)

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"I'm going with you."

"What?" Draco asked, Ginny had knocked on his door that night. She never knocked and the minute he pulled the door open, she had said that. He was taken completely by surprise.

"I'm going with you." She answered defiantly.

"No, Ginny you cannot go. I will not allow you. You can't risk yourself." He answered pulling her into the room, so as not to attract stares of passing students as they made their way back to common rooms for curfew.

"Draco, remember the night we got married, we said that it would be tough, but we would work together to accomplish things? Team work, if you go I go."

Draco shook his head. "Why? I have to do this, you don't. You can stay here where it is safe, I don't want you out on the battle front, NO!" He said sitting in the recliner, but leaning forward so his head rested on his hands. He stared at the floor a few moments, neither spoke.

"Because," Ginny answered slowly. Her voice was hushed as she spoke. "I need to go because, if something happens to you, I won' t be able to go on alone. I lost our baby because of your father, and I will not loose you to him too!" She said sitting in his lap.

He sat back and looked at her. "What? If I do die, it would be so you would be safe, and, and so if at that point I do have an heir, then he or she would be safe. You are the most important thing I have in this world Gin, and if this war is farther off and we do have a child between now and then, I am sure they will be a very big part of my life too. I want you to be protected, not killing yourself out of sorrow." He said knowing he was rambling, but yet knowing she understood him.

"I am safe, I am safe when I am with you, there for if you go, I go. It's the only way I will truly feel safe." She answered, kissing his forehead.

"Why bother, you aren't going to let down and give up. We will talk about this later though." He said kissing her.

There moment was interrupted however when Harry flooed in. "Malfoy, oh and Gin, Hi." he said casting a glance at Ginny and raising an eyebrow.

"Don't bother keeping secrets Potter, she will find out any way. What's up?" Draco asked shoving Ginny of his lap.

She stood with a "humph." Angered that their moment had been disturbed. "Doesn't matter, I'll just go see Mione" She said turning to walk down the hall.

/-/-/-/-/

"Gin, can I ask you a question?" Hermione said as they sat in Harry and Hermione's new living space that evening.

"Technically you just did, 'Mione, but sure." Ginny was tired, and worried. She had tried to look at some good point, but it wasn't happening.

"Do you want to be my Maid-of-Honor, at my wedding?" She asked smiling. She knew that this whole thing was bothering Ginny, and had devoted herself to making her best friend happy.

Ginny gapped. "Really! Really!" Ginny asked changing her position so she was kneeling on the couch.

"Really, really." Hermione answered quietly.

"YES!" Ginny screamed throwing herself at Hermione. She hugged her extremely tight.

"Careful Gin!" Hermione shrieked.

Ginny pulled away from her friend wide eyed. Hermione looked at her hands clasped in her lap. "Hermione what's wrong?"

"Look, you can't tell ANYONE this! Not even Draco, 'cause Harry doesn't know yet. And I am too worried with the whole death eater thing that he'll flip. He already wants to postpone the wedding until all is said and done and taken care of. I talked him out of it, but-,"

"HERMIONE SPILL!" Ginny said looking seriously at the girl in front of her.

"I'm pregnant." The voice was no more than a mere whisper.

Ginny stared shell shocked. 'This can't be happening, not Hermione and Harry, not now.' she thought, a million things running through her mind.

"Don't tell Harry please! I don't want to worry him!" Hermione had tears in her eyes. "Ginny, I'm so scared, I don't know what to do!" She was sobbing now.

"Hermione shhh, shh it's gonna be ok!" Ginny said using a cheerful voice. "You are going to bring one of the smartest, most powerful witch or wizards this planet has ever seen into the world." She said comfortingly.

"No, Gin, it's not going to be okay." Hermione said wiping away the tears. "Look I am almost positive Draco hasn't told you this yet, but the death eaters, they're going to get to Harry, and Draco, and Ron, in the worst way possible. Dammit Ginny, there aren't going to torture them, they aren't going to kill them! They are going to weaken them! They will kill you, me, this baby, your parents! Anyone who they love, and any one who's death will cause them to be devastated. They are going to take away everyone that they don't want to loose. That is the game they are playing. That is the sick, twisted, game that they are playing."

Tonight was NOT Ginny's night. She didn't move. She wanted to scream, she wanted to cry, she wanted to throw something. Hell she wanted to run into Draco's arms and never leave. But she could move. Her mind went blank and it was as if nothing made sense.

"Ginny." Hermione called softly.

"I'm scared." Ginny answered, swallowing thickly.

"Me too."

/-/-/-/-/

"Potter, do you think that we should do something, I mean with Ginny and Hermione? Isn't there someplace we can put them so they'll be safe, and we won't have to worry about them getting hurt or found?" Draco asked, as they played pool in the teachers lounge that night. All of the staff had been warned and were conversing about what to do.

"Malfoy, you know as well as I do, that you can never stop worrying. It's a constant feeling. But," He said shrugging. "I don't know where we could put them so we worry any less." He said as he shot a ball into a corner pocket.

"What about head quarters, Ginny has mentioned some place that you guys have. What about that? Wouldn't the head quarters of The Order of the Phoenix, be an EXTREMELY safe place for them?" Draco asked as he chalked his pool stick.

"How do you know about the Order?" Harry asked looking up from where he was about to take a shot.

"Dumbledore told me." Draco said, as if he were going to continue, but he didn't.

"Oh, well right now, I think that here at Hogwarts is one of the safest place they can be. Then when summer comes, they can be moved to Grimmauld." Harry liked the sound of that idea, and knew being on the same page as Draco with that might make things a little easier.

"Well, I guess we should head back up and go check on them. Herm's been acting kinda funny lately. Doesn't like not knowing where I am. I told her all of this so she knows, and she's scared. She's terrified." Harry said looking kinda defeated. "I mean I wish I could tell her she was safe and it all is going to be ok, but I can't, because I don't know that. Merlin, it kills me to know I am the one who has to protect her, and I can't do anything about this."

"Ginny doesn't know half this shit, and neither of us got much sleep last night over it. She kept rolling over and sighing, it was horrible." Draco said. "Don't think that this will happen often Potter, but I feel the same way with Gin, you do with Hermione."

"Come on, let's go." Harry said and then lead Draco out of the room.

/-/-/-/-/

Hermione and Ginny had been sitting in silence for a while now. Neither of them talking, not knowing exactly what to say. They found the silence comforting, yet eery. The sound of the door opening made them both jump. When they heard Harry and Draco talking, Hermione turned to her friend.

"Calm, cool, and collecting." She whispered quickly. Before staring into the fire. Ginny nodded and grabbed a book out of her bag to pretend to be reading.

"Hey girls." Harry said walking into the kitchenette and grabbing two butter beers.

"Hey Hare." Hermione answered absent mindedly.

"Everything okay?" Draco asked placing a hand on Ginny's shoulder from behind the couch and feeling and seeing her jump.

"Everything's fine." She answered quietly. Then shaking her head and waking up to reality she looked at Hermione. "'Mione's just asked me to be the Maid-of-Honor in the wedding!" She said in a fake voice.

Draco nodded, taking a sip of the beverage. "Well, I'll just finish this up and we can head home okay?" He asked looking strangely at her as she began to gaze into the fire as well. He would take to her when they got down to his rooms.

"Fine."

Draco met Harry's eye and saw him shrug. "Herm, you look tired, why don't you go to bed sweety?" Harry asked setting down the bottle on the counter. She made no move to answer.

"Babe come on." He said squatting in front of her. He took her hand in his and met her eyes.

"Harry I have to tell you something." She said quietly, and Draco saw Ginny's eyes go wide.

"What?" He asked tenderly.

Hermione seemed to think on the question a minute. Then taking a deep breath she turned to look at Ginny. "I'll tell you later." She said taking his extended hand, and using it to help her get up. "Night Gin, Draco." She said, a smile on half her lips.

Ginny turned to Draco, "Come on lets go home."

/-/-/-/-/

"Gin, what was up with you and Hermione when we got there. The truth please?" Draco asked putting the kettle on the stove for tea.

"She told me about the death eaters. She told me what they're planning on doing. Draco compared to them, we have nothing to worry about, but I am SO scared." She said hugging him tightly. She lay her head on his chest as he wrapped his arms around her.

"Do you think, that you could go stay at Grimmauld for a while?" Draco asked quietly into her hair.

"I told you, I am going too." She answered, her voice muffled by his chest.

"No, Gin you know what they are going to do now. You know that they are just going to kill you that much sooner if you go out to the battle front. If I loose you, I will never ever forgive my self, and if your brothers and Potter live through this too, they won't forgive me either. I can't let you go." He said hugging her a little tighter.

Ginny licked her lips. "Draco, what are we going to do?" She asked shakily. He could her the tremor in her voice, and noticed she'd gone several shades paler.

"Be strong, stay safe. What ever we can do." He answered

"Yes, what ever you can do." A sarcastic voice drawled from behind them. Still gripping her tightly, they turned around.

Ginny looked like she saw a ghost, scratch that... she did. Draco felt her go limp in his arms, and looking down saw she had passed out. Closing his eyes, he lay her on the couch. Then he turned to his father

"What the HELL are you doing here!" He asked completely outraged. "YOU'RE DEAD! YOU CAN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW!"

"Oh, oh my dear boy. See that is one of the pleasures of becoming a ghost." He said smirking. "She looks pale boy, what have you done to her?" He asked softly touching the back of his translucent hand to her check.

"DON'T TOUCH HER!" Draco screamed.

"Now, now Draco, do keep your voice down, no need to yell." Lucius instructed.

"Don't tell me what to do."

"Oh, so now we don't take orders from our father. What a shame." Lucius clucked his tongue.

"What do you want?"

"I was simply coming to say that, well my dear boy, the Dark Lord may be dead, as am I, however, the death eaters WILL win this battle. And unfortunately for you, you may loose something rather precious with it. Mind you Draco, she may soon be with her child. And you will be free."

Draco's nostrils flared as he tried to keep his cool. "You are in the after world. I assume that in some way you will end up seeing the baby. When it is 'born' in 6 months anyway. You will then see that the baby is no more Potter's than it is Dumbledore's. The child is mine. And regrettably, you lost your life over it. Now I will go kill the rest of your little death eater friends, or lock them in Azkaban, which ever is more painful."

Lucius smirked at his son. "Really Draco, I pity you. Having to do something like this for your wife. An unfaithful girl who doesn't even love you. Let her die, and you will be able to do as you wish."

"LEAVE! GET OUT OF HERE. NOW!" Draco shouted. "AND DON'T YOU DARE THINK ABOUT COMING BACK!" With a pop, Lucius was gone. Draco rushed to the side of the couch. "Gin, Ginny wake up baby." He said smoothing her hair.

Ginny's faced scrunched up, but she opened her eyes. "What happened?" She asked placing her hand on her forehead.

Draco took a deep breath. "Nothin', don't worry about it. Come on let's get you to bed." He scooping her up and carrying her down the hall. Ginny lay her head on his chest.

"What did he want?" She asked quietly.

"Nothin', don't worry about it." He answered placing her on the bed. "Get some sleep, you look so tired."

Ginny nodded, and using her wand magically changed into her night clothes. Snuggling under the warm covers as Draco lit a fire she smiled. Watching him rise again, she looked him in the eye. "Coming to bed too?" She questioned.

He shook his head. "Nah, I'm gonna go blow of some steam for a little bit." He replied sitting beside her on the edge of the bed. Suddenly the sound of the tea kettle screaming from the kitchen interrupted him. "You wanna a cup of tea?"

"Sure, I'll-,"

"No, I'll get it, you stay here." Draco responded standing up.

"Draco, I'm not a sick little girl. I can do things my self." Ginny said sitting up.

"No, but you won't let me help you or protect you in any other way, so I might as well serve my purpose as your husband in some way." He said kissing her forehead.

"What would everyone say if they could see this Draco Malfoy now? The sweet, caring, over-protective man you are?" Ginny asked a smile on her face.

Draco's eyes grew wide. "Don't you dare tell anyone about this. I have already given up some of my rudeness to you, I don't need people thinking I am a total sap!" He said, then regaining his cool he looked smuggly at her. "What would they say about you? Hm Miss Ginny Weasley, turned Mrs. Ginevra Malfoy? What do you think about that?"

"I think you should go get my tea!" She answered smartly, smirking at him.

"You know, if I wasn't so, so, all right I don't know what I am feeling, but if I wasn't you would be in trouble right now!" He said pushing her foot as he walked out of the room.

Ginny shook her head, what had her life come to?

A/N: PLEASE DON'T HURT ME! I know I know it is kinda late, but hey I have had no life. I don't go out, or even call friends any more. But May 22 everything should be clean, no after school activities to account for. Love and Cookies for reviewing!

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