~*~Green and Gold~*~
By Kellyanne
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: I solemnly swear that I am up to no good…oh, I mean…I own nothing *sheepish grin*
Chapter 14
He hadn't meant to say that. Mentioning Allie had been a mistake and he wished the name hadn't fallen from his lips, but Ginny had already heard it.
"Allie? Who's Allie??"
Bloody hell!! Why did he have to have said that??
Lowering his eyes to his shoes he started his story, "Allie is…was my sister. My father used the Killing Curse on her."
"He murdered his own daughter?!? Why?" Ginny exclaimed. Her doe like eyes were wide and full of concern that made Draco's bottom lip quiver. Nobody had ever looked at him like that before he met her.
"The bastard did it because he wanted me to get the mark and Allie tried to stop him."
Ginny's gaze fell to the floor as she tried to hide tears, her voice cracking as she spoke, "How old was she?"
"Six. She was only six years old and the bloody bastard killed her!!"
"What happened after that? Did you tell anyone?"
"How could I? He gave me the mark, so I was considered a Death Eater. Nobody on the "good" side would have believed me because I bore Voldemort's mark and nobody on the "dark" said would care because it would be Lucious' word against mine."
"That's why you left that first night in Myrtle's bathroom. You saw I had the mark and you got scared."
"Of course that's why I left, Gin!! I knew my father had done that to you and I couldn't stand to look at it. It's hard enough living with the one I have."
Ginny paused, wiping away tears before they could spill from her eyes, "Where is it?"
"Right over my heart. Ironic, isn't it?"
Ginny smiled sadly, "I'm sorry about Allie. If she was anything like you, I bet I would've loved her." She enveloped him in a warm embrace, her head on his shoulder.
"Yeah, you would have."
It was strange but after he had talked to Ginny, the ice in his body had melted and he could feel warmth and love again. Funny that talking about Allie had fought off the chill.
Now, sitting in Charms, Draco couldn't help but smile. He was wedged between Crabbe and Goyle and they were both looking at him as though he were an escapee from St. Mungos. A smile on Draco Malfoy's face was something they weren't accustomed to.
Even when Professor Flitwick climbed onto his tower of books and began to address the class, Draco's smile didn't waver.
Ginny, who sat a few rows in front of him, turned around and mouthed, "I love you."
His grin widened as he returned the silent declaration and she turned back around. That was when Professor Flitwick's words caught his attention.
"Love is the strongest form of magic, as written in Old and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charms. Now, can anyone tell me why this is?"
Granger's hand shot up before the tiny wizard had finished his question and she spoke before Flitwick had finished saying her name.
"Love is the most powerful magic because it is true and, if strong enough, it can rival the power of even the greatest wizards." She smiled smugly.
"Well done!" Flitwick squeaked before continuing with his lesson, "Now, there are many things love is capable of, but the most remarkable is bringing on the Economiser L'amour spell. Does anyone know what that is?? Ah, yes, Miss Granger."
"The Economiser L'amour spell is when all the love in a witch or wizard is transferred into the power to heal. It is powerful enough to heal the greatest wounds, even the Killing Curse."
"Correct again!! The Economiser L'amour spell gives a person the power to heal a mortally wounded loved one…if the love is pure. Love that has been brought on by greed or beauty would not be enough to trigger the spell and the wounded would die."
"That was a strange lesson, don't you think??"
"Yeah, it was," Draco said softly as the two walked, hand in hand, out of the Charms classroom.
"I wonder why Flitwick just decided to teach us that. I mean, just last week we were trying to make books float in circles and now we're studying some ancient love spell," Ginny said with a giggle.
"Do you think it would work with us?"
Ginny head turned quickly, her brown eyes taking his, "What??"
"If one of us was ever in a life-or-death situation, do you think we'd be able to use the spell?"
"I…I don't know," Ginny stuttered, biting her lip.
"So you don't think our love is pure?" He said, his voice free of emotion.
"Draco, of course I think…no…I know it is. I just don't want to think about ever being in that position."
He nodded, "You're right. We shouldn't think about it."
"Draco…"
"No, Gin, it's fine. Now, you need to get to class," He glued a smile to his lips and kissed her quickly before pushing her gently towards the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
He sighed to himself, unable to stop himself from pondering over the Charms lesson.
Would his love for Ginny be powerful enough to save her??
A/N- Wow, that was kinda short. Oh well. I just finished with exams and haven't had much time to write. Word of Advice: keep this chapter in mind. Some of the stuff will come back later J
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Kelly