Disclaimer: I don't own Ginny, Draco or any other Harry Potter characters.
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Severus realized now why her smile didn't bother him, and whom she reminded him of. Narcasia Malfoy. She's the spitting image of what his best friend used to be like before she married Lucius. Oh how he hoped that her path did not follow that of his friend.
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Ginny entered the common room late that night grinning; she always knew there was a reason behind Snape's apparent emptiness, and now she also knew she was getting close to it, and was possibly even thawing him out, but it would take time. " What are you grinning at?" Snapped a boy from in front of the fire, Ginny's smile fell instantly. " Nothing hun" she replied shortly turning to leave the common room again. " Don't walk away from me," he shouted stopping Gin in her tracks, " I saw you this morning flirting with that prick" " I wasn't flirting with anyone" she sighed walking towards him slowly and reluctantly " That Slytherin slime ball, Malfoy." Ginny's eyes widened in shock, he took thins as confirmation and hit her in the jaw, spinning her head away from him. " Don't look away form me." He shouted hitting her again in the nose, which began bleeding. The sight of blood made Ginny feel sick but it made him hit her again harder and harder. She fell to the fall, banging her head on the fireplace as he began kicking her in the ribs. " Colin please stop," she muttered before loosing consciousness, her blood pooling around her head. That was how the dream team found her when they came back from their latest rule breaking adventure.
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" Oh my God, Ginny what happened" Shouted Harry being the first to enter the round room, he ran over to Ginny and knelt at her side " What's wrong Harry? What's she broken this time" he joked from outside the entrance, thinking she'd dropped a glass or something " Her skull and a few ribs at a guess" he shouted pissed off at Ron's stupidity. " What!" he came bounding through the door and scooped Ginny into his arms and cradled her like a doll, Harry sighed, Ron's heart was in the right place even if his brain wasn't all the time. " What's happened?" croaked Hermione tears glittering her eyes as she watched her best girl friend looking so fragile. " That's what I want to know," growled Ron. " Mione revive her," he pleaded " Of course" Hermione wiped he tears form her face and muttered the reviving charm, Ginny coughed, shaking with violent yet silent sobs in Ron's strong grip. " Shush, its ok baby, what happened" she looked up at her brother and pulled herself into his chest hiding her head on his shoulder, where she was safe, for now. " What's all this bloody noise!" shouted Kate from the stairway, " I'm trying to sleep you.." She saw Ginny curled up in Ron's protective clutch and ran over " What's going on" she demanded her voice breaking at the sight of all the blood. " That's what we were asking before you interrupted" explained Harry patiently, she was Ginny's best friend after all. " I fell," she groaned hoping they would believe her. " I don't want to explain I want to sleep, my head hurts," she slurred " Oh no, you're not sleeping till you've seen Madame Pomfrey" insisted Kate and Ron at the same time. The five Gryfindors left the common room and headed to the infirmary.
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" Really Mr. Malfoy, you should be more careful, and I don't even want to know what you were doing out of bed at this hour" scolded the nurse. " Sorry Poppy, you know how it is, there's not a lot to do in this castle" " So you decide to try and break as many bones as possible every night?" she teased " Just keeping you busy" " How considerate of you" " You know me a right Mr Do-gooder" laughed Draco causing his chest to ache again. " Keep still " " I'll have to remember." he began but was cut off by Potter running in. " Quickly Madame Pomfrey, its Ginny she fell again, she's really hurt" he panted out of breath " Oh dear, right you stay her Drake, Harry please sit down and catch your breath" she instructed leaving the side room where she was seeing to Draco and entering the room next to it where Ginny was sat on the bed, Kate trying to keep her awake. " Ron, Hermione out, Kate help me get her changed and cleaned up". The two thirds of the dream team left to find Harry as Kate pulled Ginny's robes gently over her head and Madame Pomfrey cleaned and healed the gash on the back of her head. She healed the bones that had been broken and gave Ginny some potion for the pain before leaving and allowing Kate to help Ginny put on the hospital robes.
" You three may go, she is resting" " How bad was it this time?" " Four broken ribs and a cracked skull" she sighed falling down into a chair. " You can come back tomorrow after breakfast" she added pointing them towards the doors and signalling the end of the discussion, the three left muttering about how Kate got to stay with her.
" Come on then Gin, what happened" " I told you I fell" " They may fall for that but I won't, please tell me Gin" " I really fell, I'm just clumsy" " No Ginny you're not, I know you're not, drawback of having me as a best friend. I notice things like that" Ginny sighed. " Colin" was all she said, but it was enough " I thought you were breaking up with him." " I can't, he needs me, and he loves me." " He needs help" " I can help him" " Why does this conversation seem so familiar" sighed Kate " I know you just want what's best for me, but he loves me, I know he does" " And what about you, do you love him?" " I could, he needs me" she yawned, the potion was taking affect, she would be asleep in second. " He doesn't deserve you sweetie" " No, but I deserve him" she replied groggily before falling into a dreamless sleep. Kate sat by her friends side all night, not falling asleep in case the potion ran out and the nightmares began. " You deserve so much better than him" she whispered in her friends ear " I love you sweetie"
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Severus realized now why her smile didn't bother him, and whom she reminded him of. Narcasia Malfoy. She's the spitting image of what his best friend used to be like before she married Lucius. Oh how he hoped that her path did not follow that of his friend.
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Ginny entered the common room late that night grinning; she always knew there was a reason behind Snape's apparent emptiness, and now she also knew she was getting close to it, and was possibly even thawing him out, but it would take time. " What are you grinning at?" Snapped a boy from in front of the fire, Ginny's smile fell instantly. " Nothing hun" she replied shortly turning to leave the common room again. " Don't walk away from me," he shouted stopping Gin in her tracks, " I saw you this morning flirting with that prick" " I wasn't flirting with anyone" she sighed walking towards him slowly and reluctantly " That Slytherin slime ball, Malfoy." Ginny's eyes widened in shock, he took thins as confirmation and hit her in the jaw, spinning her head away from him. " Don't look away form me." He shouted hitting her again in the nose, which began bleeding. The sight of blood made Ginny feel sick but it made him hit her again harder and harder. She fell to the fall, banging her head on the fireplace as he began kicking her in the ribs. " Colin please stop," she muttered before loosing consciousness, her blood pooling around her head. That was how the dream team found her when they came back from their latest rule breaking adventure.
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" Oh my God, Ginny what happened" Shouted Harry being the first to enter the round room, he ran over to Ginny and knelt at her side " What's wrong Harry? What's she broken this time" he joked from outside the entrance, thinking she'd dropped a glass or something " Her skull and a few ribs at a guess" he shouted pissed off at Ron's stupidity. " What!" he came bounding through the door and scooped Ginny into his arms and cradled her like a doll, Harry sighed, Ron's heart was in the right place even if his brain wasn't all the time. " What's happened?" croaked Hermione tears glittering her eyes as she watched her best girl friend looking so fragile. " That's what I want to know," growled Ron. " Mione revive her," he pleaded " Of course" Hermione wiped he tears form her face and muttered the reviving charm, Ginny coughed, shaking with violent yet silent sobs in Ron's strong grip. " Shush, its ok baby, what happened" she looked up at her brother and pulled herself into his chest hiding her head on his shoulder, where she was safe, for now. " What's all this bloody noise!" shouted Kate from the stairway, " I'm trying to sleep you.." She saw Ginny curled up in Ron's protective clutch and ran over " What's going on" she demanded her voice breaking at the sight of all the blood. " That's what we were asking before you interrupted" explained Harry patiently, she was Ginny's best friend after all. " I fell," she groaned hoping they would believe her. " I don't want to explain I want to sleep, my head hurts," she slurred " Oh no, you're not sleeping till you've seen Madame Pomfrey" insisted Kate and Ron at the same time. The five Gryfindors left the common room and headed to the infirmary.
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" Really Mr. Malfoy, you should be more careful, and I don't even want to know what you were doing out of bed at this hour" scolded the nurse. " Sorry Poppy, you know how it is, there's not a lot to do in this castle" " So you decide to try and break as many bones as possible every night?" she teased " Just keeping you busy" " How considerate of you" " You know me a right Mr Do-gooder" laughed Draco causing his chest to ache again. " Keep still " " I'll have to remember." he began but was cut off by Potter running in. " Quickly Madame Pomfrey, its Ginny she fell again, she's really hurt" he panted out of breath " Oh dear, right you stay her Drake, Harry please sit down and catch your breath" she instructed leaving the side room where she was seeing to Draco and entering the room next to it where Ginny was sat on the bed, Kate trying to keep her awake. " Ron, Hermione out, Kate help me get her changed and cleaned up". The two thirds of the dream team left to find Harry as Kate pulled Ginny's robes gently over her head and Madame Pomfrey cleaned and healed the gash on the back of her head. She healed the bones that had been broken and gave Ginny some potion for the pain before leaving and allowing Kate to help Ginny put on the hospital robes.
" You three may go, she is resting" " How bad was it this time?" " Four broken ribs and a cracked skull" she sighed falling down into a chair. " You can come back tomorrow after breakfast" she added pointing them towards the doors and signalling the end of the discussion, the three left muttering about how Kate got to stay with her.
" Come on then Gin, what happened" " I told you I fell" " They may fall for that but I won't, please tell me Gin" " I really fell, I'm just clumsy" " No Ginny you're not, I know you're not, drawback of having me as a best friend. I notice things like that" Ginny sighed. " Colin" was all she said, but it was enough " I thought you were breaking up with him." " I can't, he needs me, and he loves me." " He needs help" " I can help him" " Why does this conversation seem so familiar" sighed Kate " I know you just want what's best for me, but he loves me, I know he does" " And what about you, do you love him?" " I could, he needs me" she yawned, the potion was taking affect, she would be asleep in second. " He doesn't deserve you sweetie" " No, but I deserve him" she replied groggily before falling into a dreamless sleep. Kate sat by her friends side all night, not falling asleep in case the potion ran out and the nightmares began. " You deserve so much better than him" she whispered in her friends ear " I love you sweetie"