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Chapter 4: Trust
They walked in the dark passage, "lumos" Hermione muttered. The two girls did the same. Sassy was holding Ginny's hand and Hermione was leading them.
They stopped when the dark path ended. Alas, they found a hidden room.
It seemed to be a very old circular room. The carpet was dusty, everything was dusty.
"Lumos Theolos" muttered Hermione, soon the whole room was lighted by her wand floating above.
"Wow!" was all that Sassy could say. It wasn't really the best word to describe the room. It was small but well furnished. There was a couch, a fur carpet, a desk and a big painting. There was another door in the room it had a very old door knob.
Ginny approached it and muttered "alohamora" and there was a click and the door was unlocked. It lead to another room. They walked in curiously and it was not just a room, just to find out that it was a bedroom. With a queen side, four- poster bed. a mirror, a dresser and a closet.
The bed's sheets were covered with dust and there was a chandelier hanging above the room. There were no windows, none at all. "This place gives me the creeps" Ginny said.
"I wonder who stayed here." Hermione said. "Yeah…" Ginny agreed.
Sassy walked up to the dresser held an old wooden picture frame covered with dust. She blew it and the frame cleared. Revealing a picture of a young blonde girl about the age of 13. "Who is she?" asked Ginny. "I don't know, looks awfully familiar." Sassy said looking at the picture closely. the girl was smiling, her long blonde hair falling off her face. She was pretty, very pastel. She was wearing a white dress and her background seemed to be the Hogwarts castle. "Come on let's go back to the other room" Hermione suggested. They agreed and walked out of the bedroom to the next room.
The light form Mione's wand was still bright. "Look at the painting, it's the same girl" Hermione said earnestly. "Look at the bottom of the painting- something's engraved" Ginny said observing the engraved letters. "PM, I wonder what that means" Hermione questioned.
"We better get going" Sassy suggested. "We'll come back later… don't tell anyone about this okay?" Hermione said looking unsure. The two younger girls nodded and went back outside. strange was all that they could think about.
They walked back to the Gryffindor hallway. All was quiet and finally they arrived at the fat lady portrait. "Password?"
"SIEGHARD" Hermione said which meant brave.
"Are we going back to that chamber tomorrow?" Ginny asked, then yawned she looked tired.
"We'll see" Hermione concluded still confused on the things they discovered.
~~~~Ginny's Dream~~~
The same girl, the girl in the picture, in the painting was there in her dream weeping.
"Are you alright?" Ginny managed to ask. The girl looked up- "he hurts him, help him… help him…as I have helped him before" the girl replied in a weary tone.
"What do you mean? who are you?" Ginny asked but no respond came just the rustling of the trees outside.
she was awake
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Ginny's POV
What was that about? did it mean anything? I'm so confused.
NORMAL POV.
Hermione was waiting for Ginny at the common room. "Let's go to breakfast together." she suggested. "I'm sorry Mione but I need to do something first" she lied.
"Oh, okay bye" Hermione left . Ginny wanted to think, wanted to be alone.
After about ten minutes she walked out the portrait and to the hallway. Walking slowly loosing balance once in a while, tripping over some steps. Her mind was drifting everywhere, that she doesn't even know where she was.
She was dizzy, the wind was blowing through a big window…then the realization hit her she was at the Hammond Tower. She wasn't suppose to be there- she wasn't allowed only prefect boys are, such a strange rule though.
She turned around only to find the figure of Draco Malfoy staring at her.
"Weasley you should be at class"
"So should you"
presumed his defeat he walked passed her and in to the room tower.
"Where are you going?" Ginny asked
"You can't go inside Weasley… girls not allowed." Draco said firmly.
"It's not like it's a strip club or something! what the hell is in there?" Ginny yelled.
"sort of a strip club only better" He joked. Ginny looked at him with disgust.
"Okay if you insist Weasley, it's a quid ditch room. All the most historical quid ditch artifacts. Only prefects, who are also quidditch players come In here to check it out, once in a while" he explained superiorly,
"Why not girls too? not fair! Dumbledore must be a sexist! " was all that she could say.
"Weasley, to tell you the truth this tower is meant for all. Unfortunately only the guys agreed to keep it a secret. Girls have been in there before, but the boys always put a memory charm after, boy's are quiet the thinkers." Draco said arrogantly.
"Quiet the bonkers too!!!" Ginny said fuming. "How dare you guys take advantage of the girls like that?"
"Because we can" he simply replied. Ginny glared at him and turned the doorknob and opened the door. She stepped in to find exactly what Draco said, it was a quidditch room. Too quidditch-y if you asked me. The wall papers were snitches flying around, there was a big couch on the middle of the room. The carpet had a Thunder 217 the oldest broomstick in history. The right side walls had paintings of the best quidditch players in the world. The left side had portraits of the current seekers, there's Harry, Francis, Jude and Malfoy. The chasers and beater's portraits were on the upper left hand corner of the room. Ginny was there- it was a steady painting of her.
"See? I told you so. now when you leave don't forget, I have to put a memory charm on you." he said.
Ginny didn't pay attention to him she sat down on the couch, and stared at the oldest snitch in Britain. It was not golden, instead it was bronze, it's wings were bigger.
"Why do you keep it a secret… and worst keep it a secret from girls" she asked slyly.
"because girls can't keep their mouth shut, and soon the younger years, non-prefects and even that Creevy kid would be taking advantage of this place." he explained hoarsely. "Right. I'll keep it a secret. I promise." she pledged sweetly.
"Oh no you don't"
"I can and will."
"No"
"Yes"
"No"
"yes"
Ginny took out her wand and muttered a spell that would record everything she was thinking right now. okay I'm in the Hammond tower. the secret room is a quidditch room. in all cost write this down in your journal and remember to come back and never ever listen to Malfoy. she thought. She took of the spell and smiled at him sweetly.
"What did you just do?" he asked suspiciously. "Nothing important" she replied innocently trying hard not to giggle. Malfoy scowled at her and sat next to her on the couch. he took of his wand but placed it back in.
"Malfoy? I thought you would give me a memory charm, go on"
"No. I'd rather not" he replied decisively. "I trust you." he muttered.
"What?" he trusted her? a Malfoy? oh my. "thanks… I guess." Ginny mumbled.
'Cos when we are together there is something
That I have with you, Trust!
And as we're growin' closer I can feel it
Flowing out from you, Trust!
I hope you can feel the same way
That I do, Trust!
If there's one thing down between us
That's a must, it's Trust!
~7 seconds
He muttered a spell and conjured up some butterbeer and crackers.
"Go on I know you haven't had breakfast yet." he said as he took some crackers and ate them. "Thanks." Ginny replied taking some crackers and butterbeer.
Why was he being nice to her? was this all a trap? Ginny thought.
"Malfoy, why are you being nice to me?" she finally asked.
"I'm just trying to be well-mannered. a Malfoy should do that too." he explained.
"Oh"
"Why?" he asked.
"nothing" she muttered. she stared at the eating Malfoy. and the thought hit her.
GINNY'S POV
The girl in the painting looked like Malfoy. But she was more feminine. The eyes, the hair, even those lips. Was it him who that girl was talking about? I think so… they looked like siblings. but Malfoy never had siblings… does he?.
"Malfoy?" she started.
"Yes?"
"Do you have any siblings? like a sister maybe?" she asked politely.
He looked startled yet pained. "No. never had never will" he said firmly gaining his composure. "why do you ask Virginia?"
Startled at the sound of her first name she looked up to meet his blue-gray eyes,- they were beautiful just like the girl's "I was just curious" Ginny replied softly.
"What if I told you I did?" he said waiting for her reactions.
"you did, didn't you? a sister." he nodded in agreement.
"What was her name?" she asked innocently trying not to fall in love with his eyes.
why was she asking all this questions? and why did I tell her about my secret? Draco thought might as well tell her, she already knows.
"Pamela, Pamela Malfoy" PM! it really was her. Draco's sister. Pamela Malfoy! Ginny jumped for joy. "Draco do you miss her?" she asked.
"Of course she was my only sister she was… why am I telling you this?" Draco asked quickly. "Because you trust me…" Ginny replied.
I can't trust myself
cuz everytime I get around you
I turn into someone else
I'm learning too much about you
You can't possibly
be this perfect, see why
Anytime I get around you
I can't trust myself
trust myself
When we are alone it drives me crazy
Cuz I hate the fact that I don't want your love
I find myself pushing you away
Then I turn around and I want you to stay
And I know it's kind of premature
~Blaque
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