Harry Potter and the Death Eaters Son

By Trephinia Cealyn

Chapter 7 | Infirmary and Other Things

Draco walked quickly to the Infirmary holding Ginny tightly. She was sleeping peacefully. Or maybe unpeacefully would be a better word. "Ginny, oh my stupid Ginny." He whispered silently, tears streming down his face. He had almost lost her.

"Draco." Ginny's eyes fluttered open. "Draco what happened?" she peeked out from his robes and stared at him intently. "Please tell me what happened."

Draco held her closer and shook his head. "You need rest now Ginny." He pushed her hair away from her face and sighed. "Please just go back to sleep."

"Please Draco." she shook her head widly, her curls hitting his chest softly.

Draco kicked open the door to the Infirmary. "No." He said as firmly as he could, "You need rest." He set her on the bed but she wouldn't let go.

"Stay with me." she pleaded her brown eyes shimmering with tears. She held onto his hand and whispered, "Please." He nodded, how could he refuse? Dumbledore, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Landrak, and Evie came into the room. Dumbledore gave a quick look at Ginny then left as soon as he came.

"Draco if you did anything to her." Ron said shaking angrily. Harry was holding on to Ron's arm, straining to keep him away from Draco. Hermione was sobbing. Harry looked a little sad to.

"Is she-is she?" Hermione asked.

Draco looked weary and tired. "She's alive."

"Was she really dead?" Harry asked loosing his grip on Ron. Ron pushed Draco against the wall his chest heaving.

"You." he poked his finger into Draco's chest. "Killed her." Draco glared back at him his grey eyes flashing.

"Why would I kill the only person I have ever loved?" Draco said pushing Ron away.

"Draco..." Ginny said helplessly from the bed. Draco rushed over to her pushing Ron out of the way. "Draco I can't see you." she was sleeping, and yelling out in that sleep. Dumbledore came back in with Talia.

"Professor," Draco said from his spot at Ginny's side, "What happened?"

Talia walked over to Ginny, her face pale. She set her hands down on the metal bar at the foot of the bed. Her knuckles were white, she was gripping the bar and leaning against it breathing heavily. "It seems that she had a dream." Talia said quietly. "I think we all had dreams." she pointed to Draco, Harry, Hermione, Landrak, and herself. "I think," she pointed at Ginny. "that Ginny couldn't handle the dream."

"Miss Cedar," Dumbledore said interuppting. "This morning has been quiet a shock to all of you." he said this all calmly but his eyes were void of the twinkle they usually carried. He continued talking, "I would like each of you to tell me your dreams."

"I was in a room." Talia said closing her eyes. "The candles were lit and I could hear screams." She paused and continued opening her eyes. "Voices all around me."

"Please continue." Dumbledore prompted. Talia looked at him her eyes uncertain. She took a deep breath.

"I could only understand what one of the voices was saying." Tailia shuddered.

Dumbledore looked concered. "What did it say?"

"The ground. The ground. Ground. Fire. Air. Water. .. Earth? Yes. Ground. Help." Tailia said this very coldly.

"The voice in my dream said something like that. Only instead of ground it said Heat and Fire..." Landrak trailed off.

"Are all of your dreams like this?" Dumbledore asked. The glint seemed to be returning to his eyes. They nodded.

"Out-out!" Madame Pomfrey said. "This girl needs rest!" Madame Pomfrey looked sternly at Draco who hadn't moved. "Did you hear me Mr. Malfoy? OUT!"

"Let the boy stay Poppy." Dumbledore left ushering Madame Pomfrey out much to Draco's relief. The door closed.

"Draco, lay with me." Ginny said in her sleep. She sat up and looked around frantically. "Draco?" He turned her head towards him. "Draco, Draco." she said happily.

"Ginny." He smiled and sat in the chair.

"Lay with me?" she asked moving over a little. She held out her hand. He took it and slid into bed next to her.

"Ginny everything's going to be alright." Draco said reassuring himself more than her.

"Can I go back to classes now?" Ginny asked for the hundreth time.

Madame Pomfrey looked over at her sternly. "The Headmaster says you can go it's up to you." she turned away muttering.

"Good!" Ginny pulled on her robes and grabbed her wand. She looked at her schedule and shuddered. "Potions, bleh." She opened up the door and walked towards the dungeons. "Maybe I'll see Draco." she said happily. "He might be helping Snape."

She neared the Potions classroom and steeled herself for the worse. She pushed open the door but the yelling never came. She slid into her usual seat nex to Colin. "Hi," she said quietly.

"Miss Weasley," Snape said from his desk. "Come here for a moment." She grimaced. I really don't want a detention. "Please" She stopped confused. Did I just hear Snape say 'Please' to a Weasley? Ginny shook her head and walked up to the desk cool, calm, and collected.

"Miss Weasley," he stopped and collected his thoughts. "Draco has told me of your engagement." Ginny nodded unsure of where this was going. "He said that he would invite me to the wedding." Ginny held back her surprise. "But he didn't know how you would react." He looked at her. Ginny thought she saw something, emotion.

"Uhmm, I, uhmm." Ginny mumbled. She wanted to say yes. It seemed that Snape wanted to come. He was being nice about it to.

"I know that it would cause rumors if I were to be invited to a Weasley wedding." he said all of this slowly unsure. "Ginny- I mean - Miss Weasley, Draco is like a son to me. And I would very much like to go, if even to stand in the back unnoticed." She nodded understanding. "Could I please?" there was almost a childish tone in his asking. Ginny pitied him.

"Alright Professor." she walked away. She didn't see the smile cross his face slightly. She didn't see the happiness flicker in his eyes. She just really need Draco right then. Everything was happening to fast.

Draco pulled Ginny out of the line of Gryffindor 5th years that poured out of the Potions class. "Hello love." He said smiling. She hit his chest lightly.

"How could you do that to me?" She yelled quietly.

He looked surprised. Then it dawned on him, "Oh."

"Oh? Oh! Is that all you have to say?" she yelled her voice rising. "My brother'll kill me!" She screamed. "It's not that I don't want him there!" She said from the look on Draco's face. "But do you know what position you just put me in?" He nodded.

"I'm sorry." he said lowering his head. "But..."

"No." Ginny put her arms around his neck fondly. "You don't have to explain it." She laid her head on his chest. "I understand."

They stood there like that for a long while staring into the others eyes.

"YOU INVITED WHO?" Ron screamed at Ginny. "First you date Malfoy, then you say yes to his proposal, and now, NOW, you are inviting Snape to the wedding?"

"Leave Draco out of this!" Ginny screamed back. "He had nothing to do with it."

"He had EVERYTHING to do with it!" Ron yelled pacing. "If he hadn't seduced you and then asked you to marry him none of this would have happened." he turned to Harry. "Why couldn't you have just killed him?"

"Me?" Harry said incredulously. "I didn't have anything to do with anything!"

Hermione stepped in between them. "Back off Ron, Harry is innocent."

"I think I can handle myself Hermione." Harry said, obviously still ticked. "I'm a big boy."

Hermione stared at him. Ginny sighed. This wasn't good. "Why don't you just stay out of my life? All of you."

"Shut up Ginny." they replied. It was a face off. Ron against Harry, Harry against Ron and Hermione against both.

"I was trying to help Harry." Hermione said seething. "If your to high and mighty for help then why bother even dating me!" she yelled. "Go find some tramp who will worship you!"

"I don't know what I ever saw in you Hermione." Harry yelled back.

"If you had just killed Draco the first time we saw him this would have never happened!" Ron screamed at both of them.

"You know what Ron you shouldn't even be in Gryffindor." Harry said pushing him.

"I don't know why you think your so tough Harry Potter." Hermione said standing in between the two. "Always pushing everyone around. Always getting your way. Always getting what you want."

"Sod off Hermione." Harry said coldly.