A/N: I managed to have exactly 1000 words in my last chapter... I thought it was going to be one of my short 500 word chapters but obviously not... anyway just read the chapter.
A/N: Will the insanity ever end??? (Insanity meaning my story)
Chapter Fourteen
A Glimpse of Draco's Past
Draco's stormy eyes looked quickly around the nearly empty library. Only two people other than themselves were there. Hermione Granger and some girl Draco knew from his Herbology class with the Ravenclaws. Hermione was by far the most noticeable in her robes of sky blue. It was only the year before that they had finally been able to wear whatever color robes they wanted to. Draco chose to continue wearing black. It was a very rare occasion that anyone caught him wearing any other color. Ginny however preferred light blues and pale purples. Her robes were almost always light colored.
Draco narrowed his eyes at the site of Hermione. He didn't mind the Ravenclaws presence, he had once dated her, but Hermione was a different story. He still despised her. He believed he would forever despise her. He figured one day he might actually get along with Ron or Harry but Hermione was out of the question. She contributed to the punishments he frequently received at home. All because she was the best student in Hogwarts - by one point. The student following her was none other than the infamous Draco.
"Draco stop looking at her like that." Ginny scolded.
"Why? She's the reason I-." He yet again cut himself off before he said too much.
"The reason you what?"
'Great she's suspicious now. Perfect. If only I could keep my big mouth shut for once in my life.' Draco thought.
"Nothing." Draco said trying now to concentrate n Ginny's beautiful pale freckle-less face instead of the horrible images of his summers and childhood.
"Draco tell me!" Ginny exclaimed loud enough that Hermione and the Ravenclaw girl to look at them. Hermione gasped but the other girl just went back to writing. She knew Draco had a new girlfriend every few days so it was nothing new. Even if the girl was a Weasley.
Draco shook his head and then said coldly. "Ginny stop trying to figure out every minor detail of my damn life!"
Sensing a fight coming on Ginny changed the subject. "I saw you talking to Harry what was that about?"
"He was just talking to me. It seems he thought I was afraid of him just because I winced when his hideous face met my eyes."
"Ok... what'd you do earlier? I didn't see you at all."
"What is this twenty questions? Damn. If you really must know I went to speak with Snape."
Ginny made a face. "I hate him."
"Yes and he hates you too. Isn't it great? He hates every student in this stupid school except me. He even hates that Parkinson bitch that father's making me marry when I turn 22." Draco froze. "Oops..."
"Your father's making you marry Pansy?"
"Yes..."
"But how?"
"He has his own ways... mostly torture. A curse or two probably. That's why I won't bother refusing."
"You can't marry her!"
"I don't have a choice Ginny. If I don't he'll kill me or worse..."
"Nothing is worse than death Draco." Ginny said flatly.
"Yes something is."
"What?"
"Eternal torture."
"But he wouldn't...would he?" Ginny had a concerned look at him hoping he'd say no.
Draco nodded solemnly. "He'd do it in a heartbeat."
Ginny gasped and embraced him.
A chair moving back sounded and Hermione Granger left the library. The other girl didn't move. She really could care less what Draco and Ginny were up to.
"Draco can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
She asked the one question he was dreading. He couldn't tell her. It wouldn't be good if she found out. "What goes on in the Malfoy Manor?"
Ginny felt Draco tense. "It's ok Draco. I promise not to tell anyone." She said soothingly in his ear. He relaxed a bit.
"Hope you aren't lying."
"I'm not."
"Well..." He took a deep breath. "Depends on who you want to know about. My mother throws dinner parties and things like that all the time. Father holds meetings and I sit up in my room doing various things."
"What kinds of meeting does your father have?"
"Death eater meetings. They usually are held in other places but occasionally in my house."
"House? I'd hardly call it a house. I've seen pictures of it and it looks like a castle." Her voice cracked a bit. Ginny tried to act as if she didn't care about the death eater meetings. She knew Draco was going to become one soon.
Draco muttered something and pulled away from her to examine his arm. Ginny looked at it too. It was that large bruise that Ginny had found a few days ago. "Where'd you get that?"
He swallowed. "Father."
"He hit you?!"
"Yes..." Draco mumbled and looked down at the floor dropping his arm back to his side.
"Draco that's not good!"
"Well it's nothing new!" Draco yelled harshly.
Ginny bit her lip. "I need to go now Draco... I-I'll see you later." She walked away from him. He just watched her go making no move at all to stop her despite just having told her things he had never told anyone about. His only comforting thought was, "At least she doesn't know everything..."
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A/N: I rather liked this chapter despite it taking so long for me to write. Writer's block has been tormenting me lately. I'll be able to write one day but be too busy then the next week just have no ideas. Well anyway please review! The more reviews I get the more ideas I get.
A/N: Will the insanity ever end??? (Insanity meaning my story)
Chapter Fourteen
A Glimpse of Draco's Past
Draco's stormy eyes looked quickly around the nearly empty library. Only two people other than themselves were there. Hermione Granger and some girl Draco knew from his Herbology class with the Ravenclaws. Hermione was by far the most noticeable in her robes of sky blue. It was only the year before that they had finally been able to wear whatever color robes they wanted to. Draco chose to continue wearing black. It was a very rare occasion that anyone caught him wearing any other color. Ginny however preferred light blues and pale purples. Her robes were almost always light colored.
Draco narrowed his eyes at the site of Hermione. He didn't mind the Ravenclaws presence, he had once dated her, but Hermione was a different story. He still despised her. He believed he would forever despise her. He figured one day he might actually get along with Ron or Harry but Hermione was out of the question. She contributed to the punishments he frequently received at home. All because she was the best student in Hogwarts - by one point. The student following her was none other than the infamous Draco.
"Draco stop looking at her like that." Ginny scolded.
"Why? She's the reason I-." He yet again cut himself off before he said too much.
"The reason you what?"
'Great she's suspicious now. Perfect. If only I could keep my big mouth shut for once in my life.' Draco thought.
"Nothing." Draco said trying now to concentrate n Ginny's beautiful pale freckle-less face instead of the horrible images of his summers and childhood.
"Draco tell me!" Ginny exclaimed loud enough that Hermione and the Ravenclaw girl to look at them. Hermione gasped but the other girl just went back to writing. She knew Draco had a new girlfriend every few days so it was nothing new. Even if the girl was a Weasley.
Draco shook his head and then said coldly. "Ginny stop trying to figure out every minor detail of my damn life!"
Sensing a fight coming on Ginny changed the subject. "I saw you talking to Harry what was that about?"
"He was just talking to me. It seems he thought I was afraid of him just because I winced when his hideous face met my eyes."
"Ok... what'd you do earlier? I didn't see you at all."
"What is this twenty questions? Damn. If you really must know I went to speak with Snape."
Ginny made a face. "I hate him."
"Yes and he hates you too. Isn't it great? He hates every student in this stupid school except me. He even hates that Parkinson bitch that father's making me marry when I turn 22." Draco froze. "Oops..."
"Your father's making you marry Pansy?"
"Yes..."
"But how?"
"He has his own ways... mostly torture. A curse or two probably. That's why I won't bother refusing."
"You can't marry her!"
"I don't have a choice Ginny. If I don't he'll kill me or worse..."
"Nothing is worse than death Draco." Ginny said flatly.
"Yes something is."
"What?"
"Eternal torture."
"But he wouldn't...would he?" Ginny had a concerned look at him hoping he'd say no.
Draco nodded solemnly. "He'd do it in a heartbeat."
Ginny gasped and embraced him.
A chair moving back sounded and Hermione Granger left the library. The other girl didn't move. She really could care less what Draco and Ginny were up to.
"Draco can I ask you a question?"
"Sure."
She asked the one question he was dreading. He couldn't tell her. It wouldn't be good if she found out. "What goes on in the Malfoy Manor?"
Ginny felt Draco tense. "It's ok Draco. I promise not to tell anyone." She said soothingly in his ear. He relaxed a bit.
"Hope you aren't lying."
"I'm not."
"Well..." He took a deep breath. "Depends on who you want to know about. My mother throws dinner parties and things like that all the time. Father holds meetings and I sit up in my room doing various things."
"What kinds of meeting does your father have?"
"Death eater meetings. They usually are held in other places but occasionally in my house."
"House? I'd hardly call it a house. I've seen pictures of it and it looks like a castle." Her voice cracked a bit. Ginny tried to act as if she didn't care about the death eater meetings. She knew Draco was going to become one soon.
Draco muttered something and pulled away from her to examine his arm. Ginny looked at it too. It was that large bruise that Ginny had found a few days ago. "Where'd you get that?"
He swallowed. "Father."
"He hit you?!"
"Yes..." Draco mumbled and looked down at the floor dropping his arm back to his side.
"Draco that's not good!"
"Well it's nothing new!" Draco yelled harshly.
Ginny bit her lip. "I need to go now Draco... I-I'll see you later." She walked away from him. He just watched her go making no move at all to stop her despite just having told her things he had never told anyone about. His only comforting thought was, "At least she doesn't know everything..."
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A/N: I rather liked this chapter despite it taking so long for me to write. Writer's block has been tormenting me lately. I'll be able to write one day but be too busy then the next week just have no ideas. Well anyway please review! The more reviews I get the more ideas I get.
