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Chapter 10- He Said It Was Her Destiny

"There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run there's still time to change the road your on"-Led Zeppelin

' " Ron my seeing Draco Malfoy has nothing to do with Harry…….." ' Ron sprang up from his bed and groaned loudly. This was the fourth time he had woke up during the night, and it was beginning to drive him crazy. The thought of the dining hall fiasco lingered in his mind, and no matter how hard he tried to brush it aside all he could hear was Ginny's voice proclaim she was seeing Malfoy.

" Im going to kill him " he muttered to himself kicking the air above him.

" We know Ron, " Neville's voice cracked in the background

" You must have said that at least twenty times tonight, " Seamus' voice rang out

" For the love of Merlin, go to sleep " Dean yawned

" Thanks for the sympathy buddy "

He rolled onto his stomach and thought some more. He was glad Krista had been there for this, alone he would have been a complete mess. He wasn't sure when she left but he was glad she had stayed until he fell asleep. He thought about her some more, wishing that she was with him right then, if anything could help him sleep she would definitely help out. He felt his face smile a bit and he thought about what he could do to make it up to her. His eyes snapped open immediately.

" Today is Krista's birthday! " he proclaimed loud enough to shatter glass

" Go To Sleep! " he heard Seamus voice and then felt three pillows smash him in the face.

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Draco,

Time is almost upon completion. Soon we will be at rise again, and no one will be able to stop it from happening. I hope you are watching over her. The Dark Lord would not be pleased if you let anything happen. He trusts you Draco, do not betray him for he will bring you great power once you do his bidding. I will contact you again soon, but remember to watch her, she is the key to everything. And Draco, I know about the scum you have been tromping around with. I know that it will not happen again.

Your Father

Draco tore the letter into many pieces and threw them to the floor. He had read that letter almost twenty times before ripping it apart. It was late and he was very tired but he knew if he closed his eyes all he would see was the face of his father. He hated that face. He was disgusted by everything his father was a part of and now he wanted Draco to join him.

' No one controls Draco Malfoy ' he thought laying down on to his stomach. He was sick of it all, and he was finally going to take the matter into his own hands. ' What would you do father, if you knew what I was thinking ' He closed his eyes and hoped tomorrow came quickly, there were so many things he had to set straight. The first matter and most important was Ginny.

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Hermione yawned and exited the prefects meeting room. She had been up most of the night with Ginny and it was beginning to take a toll on her. She wasn't sure how Ron was, and she had not seen Krista when she woke this morning so she figured she would see them down at breakfast. She had some wonderful news to tell them anyway.

The dinning hall was crowded but she could see that Harry had saved her a seat between him and Ginny. Ron and Krista were on the other side of the table, and they both looked very tired as well.

" Well guess what we discussed at the meeting this morning. " they all turned there heads slowly and Hermione was genuinely disturbed by the looks on there faces, " Umm right ok well we decided to have a end of the term Ball. " everyone's eyes seemed to open a bit wider when she said this, and Hermione felt herself smile.

" Wow that great! " Krista had sat straight up in her chair and she rubbed her hand on Rons back.

" Wonderful " Ron rolled his eyes

" Oh Krista by the way Happy birthday, " Hermione began before stuffing some French toast into her mouth.

" Today is your birthday? " Ginny managed to spit out before Ron gave her a dirty look.

" Yes it is………not to exciting, Yeah for eighteen. " she rolled her eyes and flopped her hand to her face.

" We should throw you a little party tonight, " Harry began

" Why don't we just wait until Friday at the Ball, we can celebrate before we all leave to go home. " Hermione suggested, still stuffing the toast into her mouth.

" That sounds fine " Krista smiled and linked her fingers with Rons.

" Can I talk to you outside for a moment" Rons face was twisted into a strange expression

" Of course. " Krista grabbed her books and her bag and stood from the table, " We will see you in potions then " the others nodded and she walked towards the door.

The hall way empty when they stepped through the door and when Krista turned to look at Ron her stomach fell deep.

' What if he is breaking up with me? ' she thought playing with a strand of her hair.

" Krista………"

" Yes………"

" Im sorry I didn't get you anything for your birthday, I completely forgot about it." he grabbed her hand and rubbed it gently.

" Oh don't be silly I don't need any sort of gift." she smiled but his face showed her that he was still upset, " well if you really want to make it up to me I would appreciate it if you could find my necklace, I umm lost it last night. " she grabbed her neck and felt the cool naked skin beneath her hand.

" Sure I'll ask around, see if its somewhere in the common room. " he kissed her quickly, " So your not mad at me?" she shook her head, " Good Lets get to class." Together they walked to the potions room hand in hand.

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" Remus I have it right here. " Sirius stepped towards the front of the room and dropped the small box onto the desk.

" But Sirius it doesn't mean anything, it could just be old, turning colors and sort " Lupin picked up the box and flicked off the lid. The crystal was still sitting there, black and dismal looking, and when Remus touched it the color went darker.

" Something is going on………I wish I knew the enchantment that James had used. " he picked up an old book and flipped aimlessly through the pages.

" I know your having a difficult time with this Sirius but remember what James told us, " he turned his back, " if they died they enchantment would be broken and the connection of the rocks would dissolve. " he began writing a few notes on the black board for the children to copy.

" I know but what if there were some kind of loop hole, some kind of reason why it would still remain. " he was eager to know the truth , " Perhaps I should ask Dumbledore. "

" I think that would just bring on more problems then there already are. "

" Listen Mooney, I need to know………." Sirius looked at Remus who was now holding his side in laughter. " What?"

" You haven't called me Moony in years" he laughed some more and sat down in one of the chairs. Sirius looked down at Lupin and began laughing himself, soon the two were in a fit of hysterics, holding their stomachs in pain.

" Umm Professor? Are we interrupting you?" they turned around and she was standing there.

" Uh- no my dear, please come in " she walked through the door with Ron and sat down in the back of the room. Sirius stood up and looked at Lupin, his face was white again as he looked at her.

" And you said it wasn't true………" he turned and walked towards them, " Hello Ron, and um Krista if I remember?"

" Yes that's right. " She smiled and his heart stopped beating, she was the exact replica of Lily.

" Well then Ill best be going now, please tell Harry I said Hello and I will see him soon. " he turned his attention back to Lupin, " And Remus, look into that box I gave you" he walked out of the room and vanished at the end of the corridor.

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" So was he a good kisser at least Gin?" Lavender's eyes were wide with curiosity

" Oh just drop it Lavender I don't want to talk about it ok. " Ginny stormed down the hall but Lavender quickly caught up with her.

" Oh I bet he was, he is rather good looking………wow your so lucky " she gushed again and Ginny felt her breakfast rise from her stomach.

" Lavender will you just lay off of it………I don't want to talk about it " she ran down the corridor and knocked over a few passing students. She wasn't sure where she was running to but she had to get away from the pairs of eyes that continued to stare at her. She turned another corner and walked into a long deserted corridor. It was a bit odd because just a minute ago she had been running down a corridor completely packed with students. She walked halfway down and sat on the floor. She didn't even care that she was missing class. Besides it was only muggles studies and that was her best class. From her bag she pulled out a small black notebook. It was a journal Hermione had given her in her fourth year and from that day forward she brought it with her everywhere. She flipped through the last few pages, the name Draco appearing on most of them. A soft cry pushed past her lips and she was startled to hear the echo it developed. She looked up and down the hall just to make sure that it was still empty. When she was sure that it was she pulled a picture of Draco out from the back of the book. He was smiling in it. Which he never really did, but for some reason Ginny had always been able to make him smile. The thought of this brought a tear to her eye and she wiped it away quickly.

" Crying over me Virginia?" She looked up and there standing above her was the man in the picture………Draco.

" What do you want?" he voice was crude and blunt and for a moment she was surprised the tone had even come from her mouth.

" I came to see you of course. " he moved closer to her and she took a step back.

" What do you mean you came to see me, did you forget already? We are through! There was nothing ever there………you never cared about me you used me and I will be damned before I let that happen again. " the tears fell heavily from her face and her hands were shaking furiously. He looked at her and shook his head.

" Your so wrong there Ginny, you are the only one I have ever cared about. " he took a few steps backwards and kicked the wall, " I didn't understand at first how I could fall for you, but I did and I don't regret it. " his eyes were locked to hers and she quickly looked away. " Ginny please, Im………Im s-s-sorry " he heaved out a giant breath and took her arm. " Please Ginny, you have to understand, my life has been controlled by my father for as long as I can remember. I need to " but she wasn't looking at him instead her eyes were transfixed on the wall.

" I don't understand you Draco Malfoy, " she turned to him, " You say all these things to me, you treat me like dirt, you practically give my brother a heart attack and now you expect me to forgive you? "

" Well isn't that the way it works? You good people apologize and then everything is good right ?" he raised his eyebrow

" No that's not how everything is solved, there are things that need to be sorted out between us. Things that I need to know about you. And why are you laughing at me? " she was shouting a bit louder now, confused and upset at the current situation. But Draco was standing in front of her laughing.

" I never thought I would see you as anything but a weasel. " he grabbed her hand

" I told you not to call me that! " her face was red and hot and he was driving her off the edge of her last nerve.

" Ginny will you go with me to the Term Ball "

" I cant believe you called me that ! I mean honestly I never……….the Term Ball?" she looked at him a bit puzzled, " Do you think that's wise?"

" I want to go with you, I don't care what anyone thinks. " He moved close to her and they kissed.

" I'll go with you Draco but………promise me you wont hurt me." her eyes looked into his and she searched for some kind of answer

" I have given up everything for you Ginny………I could never hurt you" he kissed her again and he pushed her back up against the wall. She could feel his heart beating fast and she felt as though hers may jump through her chest. He brought his hands up close to her face and pulled her in tighter. Her hair ran softly through his fingers and he slowly brought her down to the ground. There lips never parted as she lay onto her back. He fumbled with her robes and she laughed nervously.

" GINNY?" the two shot up quickly to face Hermione and Harry. " Ginny did he?" But before Hermione could finish Harry had pounced on Malfoy and began beating his fists into his face.

" No Harry stop………he didn't do anything" Ginny pulled at the back of Harry's robes

" Let go of me Ginny " Harry grunted as he kicked Malfoy a few times in the back.

" Harry stop !!! " her voice shrieked through the hall and Harry stopped immediately. " Harry Im flattered that you want to save me from the world but Draco didn't do anything I didn't want him to " Harry's face dropped open and Malfoy stood from the floor.

" You see Potty no one can resist the charms of Draco Malfoy" he brushed his robes off and looked at Ginny. " I guess I will be going now " he turned but was quickly stopped as Harry grabbed his robe and yanked him backwards.

" Not so fast Malfoy I need to speak with you " Harry turned to the girls, " If you girls don't mind leaving me here with Malfoy, I would like to have a few words with him."

" Of course Harry, I will see you down at Potions then . " Hermione took Ginny by the arm and pulled her around the corner.

" So Potter, how does it feel to know that she's no longer part of your precious fan club?" he snickered and leaned against the wall.

" How does it feel giving your life away to a man who only wants to use and discard you? " Harry shot back at him

" What are you getting at Potter?"

" Tell me that Voldemort has returned, tell me that he is coming for me, so this time I can know. " his eyes penetrated through Malfoy like a blade of steel.

" Even if I did know Potter why would I tell you?"

" Its called decency Malfoy, didn't your father teach you any?"

His face had become dark and cold and Harry braced himself for an attack. " My father taught me absolutely nothing. " he moved away from the wall and began pacing the floor. " Its not at all like you think………being me Potter. "

" I don't need to know your personal story Malfoy I need to know when Voldemort is coming." he looked around the corner hoping no one had heard him yell.

" What does it matter, he wont be coming for you anyway. " he started, " Potter, I know everything that is supposed to happen, my father has been talking about it for years, I don't know all the details but I do know the information. "

" Why are you telling me any of this?" He looked at Malfoy and shook his head. Was it possible for people to change themselves so drastically. But this was Draco Malfoy, the same Malfoy family that have been Death Eaters for centuries. It didn't make any sense.

. " I know you don't believe this Potter but trust me he doesn't want you. "

Harry thought for a moment, his head pounding in confusion. " Then who?" he thought some more rubbing his forehead a bit. " Krista………" He looked at Malfoy and when he didn't answer him he felt the anger rise. " Its Krista right………isn't it! "

Harry spun him around, his anger was rumbling inside of his head and he wasn't sure how much longer he would be able to handle it.

" Tell me! "

" If you could only imagine what I have endured my whole life, you would understand how hard this is. " he looked around avoiding Harry's eyes.

" The why are you doing this? What does it matter to you ?"

" Im sick of living the life my father had made for me. I do not want to be like him. I control myself. " his voice was stern and powerful but he was obviously hiding something.

" Then tell me what I have to do. "

" There is absolutely nothing you can do.……….I have seen the prophecy.………."

" And what does it say?"

" Its her destiny Potter.………..her destiny is to die. "

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The night of the ball arrived quickly and Krista was excited about the whole affair. She had never attended any type of formal dance so naturally her nerves were getting the best of her. Hermione had done her hair in a beautiful bun with wispy hairs hanging in her face. She had applied a bit of makeup and decided to wear her beautiful new green dress robes. If only now she had her orb. She sighed and sat on her bed waiting for Hermione to emerge from the bathroom. It was nice to finally cut back on all the stress that had been bothering them.

" Kris your dress robes are beautiful. " Parvati walked into the room and grabbed her bag from her bed.

" Thanks Parvati, you look great as well " she smiled and headed back out the door.

" Hermione are you almost ready ?" she was beginning to get impatient. She wanted to see Ron and dance the night away.

" One more second. " she emerged from the bathroom in a tight red dress robe. " To you think this ill get Harry's attention. " she laughed as I covered my mouth with my hand.

" Wow you look wickedly amazing " Krista whispered " He is going to die!" They both laughed an evil sort of laugh and then headed down to the common room to meet the boys.

Krista couldn't wait to see Ron, and when she saw him standing in the common room all dressed up she smiled. She looked over to Hermione who had obviously knocked Harry for a loop, and she giggled. There were many other couples meeting in the common room and when Krista looked at the fireplace she saw Oliver Wood gazing dreamily at Hermione.

" Hermione come here a second " she called over to her. " Check out Oliver………his eyes are transfixed on you! " Hermione blushed and she returned to Harry.

" Krista………" she turned to Ron, " I have something for your birthday. " he pulled a box from his pocket and placed it in her hands.

She opened it slowly and gasped when she saw what was inside. A beautiful silver ring was placed just in the center of the box. The stone that was set in the ring was a beautiful bluish-green. She quickly dropped the box and put it on her finger.

" Oh Thank you Ron, " she kissed him " thank you so much." she kissed him again and again until Harry cleared his throat.

" I understand that you two like living in these Kodak moments but can we leave now. " Ron and Krista blushed and hand in hand they made there way to the ball.

When they entered the hall the four gasped at the beauty that was before them. Everything had been set so eloquently and so perfect. They found a table and Krista dropped her purse onto the back of a chair. Everything was so perfect. Ron took her hand and guided her to the dance floor, and although he was a wonderful boyfriend he was a terrible dancer. Krista closed her eyes each time he stepped on her foot, and together they laughed through the whole ordeal. Harry and Hermione were also starting off in a laughable manner. When walking onto the floor Harry accidentally stepped on the back of Hermiones dress robe which caused Hermione to fall forward. Everyone was laughing and having a wonderful time, but as Krista looked back towards the door her heart jumped into her mouth. She looked back at Hermione and Harry and she could see that the expressions on there face was also shock.

" Whats the big fuss about. " Ron began pulling away from Krista to look in the direction. The smile from his face melted when he saw who was standing in the doorway.

Ginny was arm and arm with Draco Malfoy. " I cant believe she would do this. " he hissed.

" Ron, people change perhaps there is something she sees in him that we don't see. " Harry began giving a quick look at Krista.

" There is nothing that could change about him Harry "

" There an understatement………" he muttered.

Krista looked around the hall, everyone had completely stopped what they were doing to look at the unusual couple that had just entered. She felt bad for Ginny, obviously there was something about Malfoy no one else was able to see. She grasped Rons hand and squeezed it tightly and suddenly an excruciating pain surged up through her body and hit her chest with a tremendous jolt. She dropped Rons hand and doubled over, falling to the ground. She held her chest as Ron and Harry both fell to their knees. She was sure she heard a few faint screams from the crowd but the pain was to blinding to be sure. She looked over to Hermione who was covering her face and when she looked back over to Ginny she saw something she never thought she would see. Draco Malfoy was rushing over to her. He fell to his knees and looked at Harry. His eyes full of panic. There was another giant pulse of pain and before she could see what Malfoy was doing she assed out.

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He took a deep breath and removed the orb from the blood. He cleaned it off carefully and placed it back into the box he had been keeping it in.

'Soon' he thought putting the box back into his robe, ' The time has finally arrived, and now all we need to do is strike. ' He wasn't sure how he would get her here. He figured the Malfoy boy would help in some way. He waltzed over to the window and looked out into the darkness. The shadows danced in the night sky and the moon gave off an eerie light. His day would soon be here, and the night and day would be his again. The world would crumble at his feet, and she will have helped him do it all.

YEAH CHAPTER 10!!!!!!!!!!!!

SNEAK PEAK OF CHAPTER 11:

Molly Weasley rushed to the door and threw open her arms. " Oh my children, how wonderful to see all of you! " she gave Ginny and Ron kisses and hugged Hermione. She stopped once she got to Krista. " Oh and you must be the girl that Ron has told us about. " she hugged Krista, " Its so wonderful to finally meet you. " she hugged her harder and Krista looked at Ron for help.

" Well mum now that you have given her nightmares for the next month would you mind telling us where Dad is? " his mothers face had dropped ten feet and she sat down in one of the kitchen chairs.

" Oh Ron it just keeps getting worse and worse. " she placed her face in her hands and cried.

" What does mum " Ginny had pushed her way through and was kneeling at her mothers side.

" Your father has been beside himself at the ministry, all these strange things have been happening and yesterday………." she stopped

" What happened yesterday. "

" The ministry found a few bodies of witches………they were from muggles………and the dark mark was still hovering above their heads. " she shook a bit , " they were dead when they found them………it was the unforgivable curse……….."

ALSO IN CH 11: Christams at the Weasleys, some shopping in Diagon Alley, Percy, the ministry, and Dumbledore.

HOORAY FOR CHAPTER 11!!!!!!