Tendencies of the Traitorous Heart Ch. 3~ To Open One's Eyes

Hello! This is my first fanfic, so be fair in your reviews! I welcome flames but only constructive flames! I don't own any of the characters or places known in Harry Potter. I only own my characters Gisela Gringles and Nicole Riddle. Hope you enjoy the chapter!

Summary of the story~ Nicole Riddle has lived a live of evil and cruelty but then she is finally allowed to escape the darkness but the only problem is that to stay out of the darkness she must follow her father's plans or die. And this plan contains Harry Potter who might be the key to open Nicole's guarded and hidden heart but will Harry want to? Read and find out if love can conquer all or if the darkness will always succeed in its plans of destruction!

~ Mediterranean, One Month Later ~

"Mistress, you must wake up now! You told Liguawana to wake you up at sunrise, so wake up! NOW! " Liguawana gravely screeched straight into the young mistress' ear. Liguawana always took her master's word for gold therefore any instructions that were stipulated to her would be followed out to a tee. Seeing that her young mistress only rolled over slowly to place necessary distance from her ears and the vessel that was creating a disturbing amount of noise, she knew that she must take drastic measures.

Meanwhile, trying to continue her lovely dream, Nicole could only groan when she heard a very brain shattering holler straight into her ear. ~No way in hell am I going to get up when this is so perfect! ~ Nicole harshly ordered, while watching the events continue in her dream.

~~~~~~DREAM SEQUENCE~~~~~

"Can I open them now?" the young woman chuckled while starting to pull of the red and gold blindfold that was obstructing her view of vision.

"Not yet brat" a deep masculine voice responded infinitely amused by the beautiful woman next to him, "Come on!" Quickly ascending the stairs that led to their special place, making certain precautions to assure that his most precious asset didn't get hurt, he pulled her hand.

"Where are you going? And if we don't get there soon, I am going to bloody faint right here from exhaustion!" the sing-song voice cried in mock horror.

"What, you can't even go this short distance without fainting? I thought the famous swimmer had so much energy; she could swim the English Channel in one night! Well, I guess that means you really aren't my girl-friend because she would be jumping for joy on one foot all the way! Who are you?" he teasingly stated while watching the love of his life purse her lips in annoyance before being replaced by a sly smile,

"Well I don't know how many women you have been with but this goddess can only take so much physical exertion before falling on her face and trust me, our recent physical work out totally tuckered me out!"

Being reminded of their recent love making, he could already feel a certain part of his body start to harden again.

"Vixen" he sexily growled before picking her up in his arms and running as fast as he could up the rest of the stairs.

"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH" Nicole screamed as she felt the freezing cold water drench her in its essence. Looking down at her bed she could see that it was just as soaked as she was,

"Whoever the bloody hell just threw blimey ice water on me, better pray for their worthless life!" the furious drenched woman snarled through her teeth looking up from her bedspread to see the culprit pitifully rolled into a ball into the corner.

"Liguawana?" Nicole whispered cautiously, the red rage quickly dissipating from her eyes, "Oh Liguawana, I'm so sorry! Please don't be scared! Please I'm not mad at you!"

Hearing the sorrow and grief in her mistress' voice, Liguawana cautiously uncovered her face from her hands and was surprised to see the violently sobbing girl on the bed.

"Mistress?" the house elf tried when seeing no response from the bawling bundle in the bed, she preceded to try a different tactic using her special nickname for her, "Nicky?"

"Liguawana, I am so horrible!! Will anyone love me? Why would they? I mean look at me, I am exactly like my father. I hurt any who care for me or who I care for. I will never love for then I will cause great pain! " the sobbing child whispered into the already wet pillow from the earlier drenching of water and now her silent tears. Watching her young mistress in such obvious distress, the mature elf could only help but feel her motherly instincts kick into action. Every since the first day when Nicole had coming to Liguawana when her hideous mother had called her child 'the devil's spawn', there had formed a special bond between master and servant where Nicole treated Liguawana more like a mother than an servant and the same could be said for the elf to varying degrees. After the first time the cruel master had whipped Liguawana for giving Nicole food when she wasn't supposed to receive any, Nicole had made Liguawana promise that she would never disobey Voldermont's orders ever again even if it was for herself. Being pressured by the loving young girl, Liguawana had reluctantly agreed but that didn't ever stop the motherly love for Nicole to blossom.

"Nicky, what is the matter? What do mean why no one loves you? I love you Nicky like my own child. I would give up everything in my soul if I was able to get you away from that monster! And you are not like him, you are not!!" Liguawana assertively decreed.

"I know you love me, Liguawana and I love you as I would love a mother because you have been my mother since I was baby. I just know that I will never love another but you that is my solemn promise! I was sitting up late reading a book in the library and I came across this old diary and I know I shouldn't have read it but I did. And you know what I found in it, I discovered all the many horrifying deeds that my father had done to people! How can I not be evil when I am the child of pure evil? Now I know why my mother always called me 'devil spawn' because I am! God I am crying! Liguawana, I feel again!" Nicole quietly declared while wiping off the few remaining salty tears, expediently getting up, Nicole donned on her bathing robe while Liguawana could only stare at her in stunned silence.

"Yes Nicky, I know you can feel again! You could always feel but you were too scared to show your emotions at the intimate threat of your father visiting and him finding out! Now though Nicky, you are here at a beautiful house, there is sun, there is life, emotions aren't bad Nicky, they are good, allow yourself to feel again Nicky!" Liguawana pleaded with the staring teenager.

"I don't know if my father ever finds out, he might discover I care about you and then take you away from me! I couldn't stand it Liguawana, you are my sanity, my only connection to what being loved must feel and I won't lose you! And stop saying your name in your sentences like you are a second person, you don't have to act like the docile house elf around me, you can be yourself," Nicole adamantly asserted.

"Ok, Nicky! I will be myself around you but you must promise me that when it is just you and me, you will permit yourself to have emotions, ok?" Liguawana inquired, wishing for a yes.

"I promise. Since we are talking about me, then I guess I should tell you that my nightmares have been lately been replaced with dreams. I have been seeing these dreams for the last two weeks straight and in these perfect dreams, I can almost feel the love that the two people I have for one another. Don't you see I will never have that! He has destroyed my life but if his twisted plot includes hurting someone else, I will not to do it. Never!!" Nicole screeched at no one personally, finally stating her true fears.

~She can't have the sight, can see? ~ Liguawana awestruck thought, ~ There is nothing I can say to make her see that she will find someone who will love her but I don't even know if that is possible, therefore I will not put up her hope, I will just steer away from that subject!~ Clearing her throat, the elf prepared to figure this matter out,

"Mistress, in these dreams, can you see who these people are? Can you see anything you might remember or hear anything that you have heard before?"

"Well there are some things that are familiar like in one of the dreams in seemed like the young woman I saw was in a class or something learning how to do potions! Man, that teacher was a complete jerk! Also this one time I remember that in my dream, people are in a large room with a lot of food and there is this old man and I don't know, the energy off him is so soothing! Oh, Liguawana, you should have seen the ceiling it was like the night sky only it was snowing, or at least I think that was snow!" Nicole abruptly stopped going into deep reminiscent if the white flakes she had seen on the ceiling were actually snow. Concluding that her mistress was lost in thought, the impatient elf decided to get Nicky back on track.

"Mistress, can you see any of the faces? Is one of them you? Did you hear any names mentioned?"

"Ummm, no I can't see any of the people's faces if that is what you mean! All of the faces are really blurry and no none of the people are me even though I wouldn't mind being in that dream! Oh yah, names, ahh , the one name I do remember is something like lumber boar, slumber lore..? No now I remember it is Dumbledore!!!" Nicole finished off proudly just catching the last of Liguawana's gasp.

"Dumbledore? Are you sure? Are you one hundred percent sure?" Liquawana pestered hoping against hope that Nicole stated the name wrong.

"Yes, I am sure. I think I can recall one little name with acuity, thank you!" her young mistress snapped indignantly. ~Well, I never!! Does Liguawana think I am stupid! If I didn't know for sure I would have just said I don't positively recollect!~

"Oh mistress, you have the sight! Oh my lord!" Liguawana tittered while pacing the granite floor back and forth hence making Nicole very dizzy,

"Liguawana, just sit down and explain what you are squawking about, you are making me extremely dizzy with your constant pacing!" Situating herself in the desk chair and taking a deep breath, the flabbergasted elf went on to explain to Nicole about her grandmother who had been the most powerful seer ever in the wizardry world and how that now since Nicole was having 'visions' that meant that she had acquired her grandmother's gift.

"Therefore, in all of the dreams you had it is probably the future that you will be taking on! And before you say that I was none of the people there, I will tell you probably you weren't any of the primary people in your dream but you are in their future so that means that you will be an observer of their futures." Liguawana lectured, her voice gleefully ending her very educated sermon on what Nicole's dreams meant.

"You are telling me that in the future, I will be there! I will be with those people, that means that either it will be before the four moths are up or I am going to live!!! I MIGHT LIVE AND DESTROY VOLDERMONT'S PLANS!" Nicole hollered jumping onto her bed and doing a little victory dance. Raising her arms above her she started to rock her body from side to side, grinning like an idiot in the process. Liguawana could only happily watch her mistress' joy but was equally distressed at the fact that her Nicky was going to go against the dark lord, luckily she might be going to the one place where she might be safe, Hogswarts.

Now peering at Nicole, no one would ever deduct that she had been that sickly girl that had came to this home a month ago. Her whole body was well tanned and toned muscle from her daily 40 laps in the pool and her 2 hour worship to the sun on the comfortable lounge chair. Furthermore, Nicole's whole outlook on life had changed, she was able to feel things again, to dream, to hope and possibly even love but most of all she was a woman bent on revenge. Her eyes were now were always filled with joy and happiness but with a glint of cold calculation and a smile that stated that she was going to succeed in her mission no matter what. Since learning of how skilled with magic Voldermont was, her new challenge that she readily accepted was to become just as powerful or close in power to Voldermont in magical skills and also to learn as much as she could about the world and life by the four month time. Many would laugh hysterically at hearing the goal that Nicole had set for herself but then none had the amount of determination, raw talent and power and reason to succeed than Nicole has.

Finishing her congrats dance, Nicole hopped off her bed and kissed Liguawana's cheek as she skipped out to the pool to begin her exercising.

"Please o' great creator, keep little Nicky save and let her be able to be loved and be protected by someone who can save her!" Liguawana quietly prayed and she went on with her daily chores.

~~~ 2 weeks later~~~~~

"Mistress, here is your ham and cheese sandwich with milk!" Liguawana kindly said as she placed the tray on the library floor, where Nicole always was every day right after her sun-tanning and exercise till late into the night as she was now, being immersed in books consisting of history, magic, seers, how to learn Gaelic ,the ancient wizard language, and her favorite the history and study of aquatic swimming.

"Thanks" Nicole replied absently as she continued reading the passage by Professor Dumbledore about the very famous and exciting history about Hogswarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. ~So that is place where I will be in the future! I wonder why?~ Nicole pondered as she persisted to read well into the late night.

~HOGSWART~

"Harrikins!" Harry's new stalker Litta pouted as she stamped her petite foot on the floor outside the male prefect's bathroom. Since Harry was a 5th year Gryffindor prefect, he was allowed access to the opulent and comfortable bathroom that held within huge tubs like Jacuzzis and out of the world shower stalls with a sporty little screen in the stall to be able to watch WBV (Wizard Broadcasting Vision). Unfortunately for Harry, everyone knew where the door to the prefect's bathroom was therefore he was not able to escape the incessant pouting and wailing of the beautiful girl Litta. Even though, Harry could be called a player with how many girls he had been with, he never cheated on the girl he was in a relationship with and also treated all women, both his girlfriends and one nighters, with respect and a caring attitude. Ergo, this led to even more girls willing to sleep and be with Harry on the off chance that they might catch the perfect boyfriend!!!!

"Listen Potter, if you don't stop that screeching now, I will stop it for you!" Malfoy viciously hissed at Harry from the other hot tub across from Harry.

"Yah, right Malfoy! Even you know that you can't keep Litta quiet!" Harry calmly replied sliding more into the tub thinking of how he had a huge test in potions tomorrow morning and that he needed Hermione's help to study for it, tonight.

"Humph" was Draco's only rebuke as he too tried to tune out Litta's pitiful wail.

"Harrykins, please let me join you and I promise you won't regret it!" Litta brazenly implored.

"You know Potter, maybe you should just sleep with her and then the rest of us will maybe still have hearing!" Malfoy snickered as he thought of how he had slept with Litta when she had begged him and after sleeping with her, it had only made it worse.

"Sod Off Malfoy! I'm not bloody stupid, I remember what happened to you with Litta and how you had to have Professor Dumbledore personally tell her that if she didn't stop following you, she would be expelled! I still can't believe that!!" Harry chuckled to himself thinking back on how irritated and frustrated Malfoy had become when Litta had not stop stalking him even after Malfoy threatened to use the death curse on her.

"Hahaha! So funny Potter! Now she is your problem!" Malfoy angrily snarled but abruptly stopped when both boy's head whipped to the door where they had heard a very loud thunk against the door.

"Crap! She must be using some poor sod as her puppet in trying to get in here!" Malfoy grimaced as he noticed that the door was about to give way against the constant force being rammed against the door.

"Malfoy, even though we both hate each other, we did state a truce between each other when in here so I think you would agree we should probably help each other to get out of here before she gets in !" Harry stated pointedly looking at the nearly busted door as he quickly left the tub and donned on his clothes closely followed by Malfoy doing the same.

Completing her evening shower, Ginny was still enthralled in her thoughts in the one mystery of her life, Draco Malfoy! Anyone would believe that the only problem, Ginny Weasley or any Weasley for that matter would have with Malfoy would be due to his constant insults and arrogant attitude, but if you would be believe that was Ginny's problem, it would be wrong. It was so baffling, after Ginny had got the pleasure to knock Malfoy's bloody arse, she couldn't stop thinking about him. Then he had to just add to her confusion by being unnaturally nice or at least some what pleasant and even he had even helped her with Potions homework when he had saw her in Professor Snape's classroom during dinner where she had discovered that she could love this man.

~FLASHBACK, 1 month Ago~

"Thanks, Seamus! I think I understand!" Ginny called as she saw the one person who could help her right now, leave. Hermione was with Ron and Harry in library studying for their test and her brothers wouldn't be much of a help anyway. So basically she was on her own!

~Why didn't you just say that you didn't understand? Because he had already explained it to 3 times, you don't want to look even more like an idiot! Well it would have been better than failing tomorrow in potions! Oh, sod off!~ Ginny abruptly ceased her internal war when she heard the door to the classroom open and to her great misfortune, none other than the prig Malfoy sauntered into the room.

"What are you doing here Weasley?" Malfoy smirked as he eyed her body up and down, still in amazement of how perfect she was. Luckily he had just satisfied his sexual need with the blond from Hufflepuff, Miranda or something or another.

"I don't have to tell you anything Malfoy! You are not my keeper or my friend so butt out!" Ginny snarled as she replaced her attention back to he potion book trying to figure out what it meant by using the essence of fairy but only the pure essence.

"Having trouble, Weasley? So predictable for you dirty Weasleys to not know anything past cleaning!" Malfoy growled, truly pissed at her attitude towards him. ~ I was being nice to her and then she goes snapping my head! Well you were rude! Was not! Was too!' Malfoy battled when he heard her timid voice float into his ears.

"Yes actually, I am confused. Perhaps you can help me?" Ginny quietly whispered pushing down her pride in the optimism that she might actually pass the test the next day. Speechless, Malfoy could only nod his head and walk over to help her even though in his head, he told himself he was only helping her so he could taunt Ron Weasley with information that his sister had asked him for help.

*45 Minutes*

"I actually understand it! Yes!" Ginny squealed while jumping around in circles pumping her fist in the air, "Thank you!" and with that she did the most unexpected thing both of them had ever thought would happen, she hugged him. Feeling him suddenly stiffen, Ginny reprimanded herself and tried to rescind her arms save that at that instant he pulled her roughly against him and placed his face into the crook of her shoulder. Emotion was coursing through Draco while he pulled Ginny into his arms, first and foremost he felt happy and exhilarated for the first in a long time and the second he felt cared for and he hadn't felt that since his mother and sister left for America last year. Listening to Draco's heavy breathing, like he was trying to get his emotions under control, Ginny just held him sending him as much reassurance as possible through her soul to his. Although Draco had been really rude to her friends for the whole time she had known him at school he had never been unnecessarily harsh or cruel to her even though he could have, and she never could abide any one being in pain especially since he had helped her and was being nicer, so she comforted him. Holding each other for what seemed like forever, Draco reluctantly unwound his arms from behind her and stepped backward peering into the concern filled orbs of Ginny.

"You ok?" she mustered trying to get her raging hormones in check after being held against the most superb body, she had ever felt.

"Yah, fine Ginny. I have to go!" Draco mumbled stunned at the fact that he had used her first name, he clumsily reached for his book bag but wasn't fast enough because he felt two shaking arms entrap him around the waist from behind. Pulling himself to his full height, he could feel her place her face against his back and then breath,

"Draco, what is happening between us?"

Responding in a tired and confused sigh, he placed her hands up to his mouth planting a sweet and short kiss on the inside of her wrists before dropping her arms and stalking out of the room. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ End of Flashback~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Finished dressing into her pajamas with a robe over it, she crept out of the girl prefect bathroom, thanking her lucky stars that she had a best friend who happened to be a 5th Gryffindor prefect who wasn't afraid to bend the rules a little and give Ginny the password as long Ginny went after dinner only on Wednesdays. The time when all the girl prefects would be in their weekly meeting about how to help the younger girls get acquainted to school without the boys always adding inane comments.

~God, do I still love him but he hurt me so bad? But if he meant all of those things then why does it always seem that when I am in a bind or need help, there is always a guardian angel to save me who sends comforting and reassuring messages which infinitely help me get through a bad day. It must be him, even Blaise Zaibini stated that the owl that had brought me the necklace for Christmas was Malfoy's spare owl. Boy, had she gone into tizzy! Professor McBella had a field day giving Blaise detention for the week after her disturbing interruption in her class! I know my friends will think I am crazy and say I don't even know him but I feel him in my soul, almost as if he is my second half! I was always a skeptic when it came to love at first sight but now I know it is true because when I saw the true Malfoy under his cold and uncaring demeanor, I saw a lost man who wanted love but never understood how to receive it! There you go again defending him! HE HURT YOU! ~ Ginny inspired as she started walking towards the Gryffindor tower when she heard an annoying wail and the sound of something ramming against a hard object. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Quickly heading to the window that leads to the side hallway, both men again stopped when they heard a very irate female voice yelling,

"Liita Dougal, what is your problem? I mean either you can't read or you are as dense as I thought, that is the boy's prefect room!"

"I know that bitch but Harry is in there and I want to join him! Also I believe that Malfoy is also there so this is going to be an exciting three- some!" Litta taunted while rudely raking her gaze up and down the other girl's body, "Though I can see why no man would want to touch you with your second hand robes and snarly red hair. I mean seriously you'd think a man would have to be blind to want you!"

"Dougal, don't push me!" Ginny warningly asserted while deciding in her head what spell would be splendid to ruin Litta's day. Turning her gaze to the young man who must only been a 3rd year who had been assisting Litta, Ginny calmly and assertively explained,

"Listen kid, if you don't leave now, I will have to report you to the Headmaster and he doesn't take kindly to having someone destroy school property!" The young man didn't even hear the whole statement before he had rapidly descended the stairs that lead back towards the Hufflepuff common room.

"Oh well now I will just have to hurt you for having to inconvenience me!" Litta furiously spat while taking a step towards Ginny with her wand raised.

"If you don't want to lose your life Litta, I would put the wand down now!" an incensed male voice whispered from the entryway of the Prefect bathroom.

"What?" Litta squeaked as she quickly twisted around to see a very angry and wet Draco Malfoy staring straight into her eyes with his brittle ice blue eyes. Seeing those very daunting and horrifying eyes, Litta quickly ran down the stairs tripping on the way down and landed on her derrière on the last step before pulling herself together and scurrying the rest of the way to the Slytherin common room.

"Ginny, are you okay?" Harry concernedly questioned as he past Malfoy who had now turned his direct gaze into the scared but thrilled eyes of Ginny Weasley.

"Ginny? Ginny? GINNY?" Harry persisted at last getting Ginny attention that swiftly averted her eyes from the mesmerizing and sexy gaze of Draco Malfoy.

"Yah, I'm fine, Harry but you should probably head towards the common room before Litta has the courage to come back!" Ginny loftily declared while still trying to get her body back under control after the lustful, concerned, and fearful gaze Malfoy had sent her.

~Was he afraid for me?~ Ginny thought as she tried to remind herself that he was a scum bucket.

"Ok, you are coming?" Harry inquired of Ginny, as he started to head down the hall towards Gryffindor tower,

"No, I have to go pick up some books from Miranda Buckshell at the Hufflepuff common room!"

"Alright, see ya later! Thanks again Ginny!" Harry returned as he jotted down the hall surveying ahead of him to make sure he wouldn't bump into any unexpected guests. Returning her attention back to Draco, she was again stunned by how gorgeous he was standing there in a tight black muscle shirt and baggy black slacks with his hair slicked back with water still dripping off the ends. If she hadn't known him, she would have swore he was a god!

~No, don't think that!!!!! Ginny, he is your enemy, he hurt you, but yet he protected you from Jacob when he tried to rape you two weeks ago! He also held you while you cried after Professor Snape had dragged Jacob off to see Professor Dumbledore. Then he hurt you Ginny. Maybe he was scared of what he felt? No, he is bad, or is he?~

~~~~~FLASHBACK~~~~~

"Jacob, please stop! I'm not ready!" Ginny pleaded as she was roughly placed against the broom closet's wall by her 6th year Ravenclaw boyfriend who she had been with for 3 weeks. Jacob could be called cute, with his blond hair, brown eyes and lanky frame, but to many he was nothing compared to the three reining gods of Hogswarts.

"Ginny, I have waited too long!!! You turned 15 last week so now it is time!" Jacob pressed as he started to unbutton Ginny's white shirt. Forcefully placing his hand into Ginny's shirt, Jacob brutally grasped her breast and kneaded while he continued to undress himself and her.

"Jacob STOP!" Ginny hollered as she pushed with all of her might making Jacob to stumble, giving Ginny enough time to reach the door and wrench it open, regrettably Jacob had recovered himself fast enough to get to the door before Ginny could escape. Grabbing her from behind, he lifted off the floor pulling close the door before she could create any more problems for him.

"HEEEEEELLLLLLPPPP!" Ginny screamed out into the halls trying unsuccessfully to wriggle out of Jacob's arms. Closing the door, Jacob threw Ginny against the wall which created a resounding crack as Ginny cradled her now broken arm.

"You bitch!!! No one will hear you! Everyone is asleep! And Filch is even at the other end of Hogswart watching the Slytherin doors to make sure Litta doesn't try to sneak out to go pester Malfoy anymore! I see the way you look at him as if he is some kind of divinity and the way he looks back at you when you aren't watching, it looks as if he wants to gobble you up! He will never have you! You are mine, I will finally have something that those three jerks, that have all of the girls tumbling at their feet, can't have!" Jacob illiterate while releasing an evil laugh.

~Why didn't I see this side of him! Maybe because you were spending so much time watching what Draco Malfoy was doing every minute! You stupid girl!~ Ginny lectured to herself as she surveyed the current situation trying to decided if their was any way out of here whilst grimacing at the sharp pains that kept shooting through her arms.

"So the only reason you want to rape me is because Draco wants me?" Ginny asked clearly pissed off, stating in her mind,

~Not that I ever want to be raped but this clod only wants me because Draco does. I mean at least he should want me not just Draco's eye candy! God, men are so stupid and cruel! I hate him!!!~

"Of course, you are nothing Ginny! I have plenty better than you!" Jacob leered as he started to progress towards to the wall where Ginny was hunched on.

"You really shouldn't hurt women on my expense! That is just so weak!" a calm but icy timbre voice confided. Hearing her maybe rescuer, Ginny whipped her eyes to the door where no other than Malfoy stood looking very casual but if you took a closer look, you would realize his eyes were filled with rage and when they caught Ginny's gaze, he sent her a look pure of concern and reassurance, also his body was fully prepared and itching for battle.

"Get out Malfoy! You aren't needed!" Jacob sneered as he reverted his attention back to Ginny who was quietly crawling closer to the door, "Where do you think you are going my sweet? We have unfinished business!" Jerking, Ginny from the floor he again shoved her into the wall where she whimpered once she again reached the floor.

"If she is hurt, you will wish you were dead!" Malfoy's lethal warning floated through the air, a second before Jacob went flying across the floor and landing in a crumpled ball against the wall clearly unconscious.

"Are you ok?" Draco questioned terrified at what the answer might be, looking down into Ginny's face he could see her battling not to cry. Alleviating her discomfort at showing her apparent distress, Draco seated himself next to her and pulled her onto his lap, placing his arms around her. Feeling warm and safe, Ginny let go on the waves of tears that silently ran down her cheeks as she snuggled deeper into Draco's embrace.

"Shhh, its ok! I won't let him hurt you! I'm here!" Draco whispered comfortingly into Ginny's ear, the same words he had reiterated to his younger sister, Jewel, after their father had hurt her. Luckily, Lucius was never able to hurt Jewel or his mother ever again because Draco had helped his mother and Jewel to disappear in America where his father would never find them.

"He touched me! He wouldn't stop! I wasn't strong enough to stop him! And you know the funniest part is, he wasn't even going to rape because he wanted me, he wanted to prove something to himself!" Ginny breathed into Draco's chest.

"Don't blame yourself! He is a jerk! And don't believe that you are worthless because you are very important to many people!" Draco stated while silently adding, ~Even to me!~ .

"What is going on here?" a clearly disgruntled older voice demanded. Knowing that voice anywhere, both teens groaned as they looked up into the annoyed gaze of Professor Snape.

"Well see Professor." Draco started but was interrupted as Ginny spoke up,

"Professor Snape, what happened is that my boyfriend who is over there, tried to rape me but Malfoy stopped him!"

"I see, well then I must take you all to see Professor Dumbledore," Snape asserted.

"Yes Professor, owww!" Ginny painfully cried as she grabbed her arm which she had tried to use to get out of Malfoy's lap.

"Are you alright, Miss Weasley?" Snape inquired with some obvious concern.

"I believe her arm is broken. I think that I should take her to Madame Pomfrey's and perhaps you could see Jacob to Dumbledore?" Draco mustered with some bravado.

"Humph, fine but Dumbledore will want to speak to you tomorrow Miss. Weasley!" Snape rejoined as he hauled Jacob's body out the closet not giving any care if Jacob happened to hit into any obstacle.

"Come on" Malfoy gruffly ordered as he saw that he had be holding and comforting a Weasley. ~Damn it, what was I doing? Oh just admit you like her! I do not!" Malfoy fought inside his head.

"EEEEK" Ginny squeaked as she fell to the ground favoring her right ankle, "I think I twisted it when he threw me against the wall the last time!"

Ginny winced as she felt pain all over her body while sitting on the cold floor. Before she could try to stand again, she was promptly swept off the floor into the affectionate, soothing and strong arms of Draco.

"Just try not to move anything that hurts!" Draco murmured as he exited the closet heading towards the infirmary.

After hearing the same explanation of how Ginny got hurt, Madame Pomfrey swiftly left the hospital in search of Madame Sprout to obtain her magically healing diders plant juice that was said to relieve the pain of twisted appendages. Sitting in the joyous hospital bed, Ginny was relieved again of how Draco had been there to save her.

"Thank you, Draco!" Ginny chimed as she observed the look of surprise wash over his features, "If you hadn't come, I would have been lost. You are my savior!"

"Don't you mean devil, Weasley?" Draco smirked trying to revert into his usual condescending self but she wouldn't let him,

"You might play like the bad guy Draco but I know what you really are! You are kind, passionate and strong! Draco you are amazing!" Ginny whispered feeling the blush creep up onto her face. Not believing his ears, Draco could only stare into the warm pools of Ginny's eyes seeing the emotion of love slightly hidden by embarrassment.

~Oh bloody hell! She is starting to fall in love with me! How could have this had happened? Maybe I am seeing something else, yah it must be some other emotion! ~ Draco frantically thought not even noticing Ginny leaning forward and placing her lips on his. It was a fast and chaste kiss but neither could deny the sparks that flew once their lips had touched.

"I gotta go!" Draco mumbled as he practically ran from the infirmary.

~Good job, Ginny! Now he will never talk to you again!~ Ginny sighed as she closed her eyes, hearing Madame Pomfrey re-enter the hospital. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~But don't you remember what also happened that week!~

~~~~~~Flashback, Day After Jacob's Attack~~~~~~~

Jacob has been expelled after both Ginny and Draco had spoken with Professor Dumbledore who promptly told Ginny that she was not going to attend class for the rest of week, since it was Tuesday. Being stuck in a hospital bed had to be the most boring thing in the world thought Ginny as sat idly wondering what her friends were doing. The morning after the attack, all four of her brothers, Harry and Hermione had come charging into the hospital not listening to Madame Pomfrey's wails for them all to leave.

"I am going to crush his neck with my bare hands!" Ron snarled after hearing Ginny explain what happened. Listening to Ron's passionate declaration, the other males in the group all opted to go do it now so they could watch that prig Jacob writher in pain.

"Are you alright, Ginny?" Hermione asked, tears rolling down her cheeks at the thought of what her best friend must have gone through.

"I'm good, Hermione but I don't know if I would have been if Malfoy hadn't come!" Ginny stipulated, slightly adjusting her position to become more comfortable.

"Wow, I mean I am still amazed that Malfoy saved you of all people!" Hermione echoed.

"Well get used to it Grainger!" Malfoy interrupted while he walked past the snarling men and aghast Grainger and stopped in front of Weasley's bed, "I need to talk to you, now!"

"Ok. Can you guys please go?" Ginny pleaded looking into every one of her loved one's eyes.

"Come on, lets go" Hermione declared as she dragged the five men out of the room albeit grudgingly.

"They are gone, so what do you need to talk to me about?" Ginny quipped remembering last night and her stupid kiss.

~This is for the best for both of us! ~ Draco reassured himself as he cleared his voice and began his planned speech,

"We hate each other. We have since we came to this school and even though you think I held you last night to comfort to you in truth I wouldn't usually touch your dirty body with a ten foot pole but all my friends bet me that I wouldn't get to feel you up so you gave me the perfect opportunity. Thanks you won me two gold gaelons!" Draco cruelly snarled.

"But what about the words you said?" Ginny asked quietly, tears welling up in her eyes creating a clear sheen that personified her cinnamon pool into those of a great rolling dessert, but she promised she wouldn't cry any for this ass of a person.

"You think you would have let me hold you if I would have told you what I really thought!" Draco smiled as he saw her eyes flare with anger.

"GET OUT NOW" Ginny furiously hissed.

~Good, she hates me! Oh no, are those tears? Fuck, I better go! ~ Draco pondered as he left the hospital leaving a part of his heart with the young woman who curled herself into a ball and inaudibly wept. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Ginny's warring thoughts and flashbacks stopped in her head as Malfoy just smirked and leaned his body against the door jamb, plain enjoying seeing all the emotions Ginny was experiencing going across her face.

~God, she is beautiful! She still has feelings for me! I believe it is time that I got her out of my system! YOU KNOW YOU DON"T WANT TO GET HER OUT OF YOUR SYSTEM, YOU CARE FOR HER, YOU LOVE HER! No, I don't, she is only another conquest! ~ Malfoy reassured himself as his thoughts continued. Slowly he started walking towards Ginny, finally admitting to himself that Ginny might be more than just another conquest but the only woman he might love, even though she didn't notice until he was right in front of her. Glancing up and having Draco right in front of her, Ginny gave off a gasp as he looked into her eyes seemly reading what she thought. Observing the emotions course through her eyes, Draco could not but applaud himself as he saw her apparent lust burn into his eyes and once spotting this sign, Draco expeditiously closed the remaining distance between them. Placing his arms around her waist, feeling her soft, pliant body under his smooth fingers almost made him just take her right then but knowing this must be her first time, he tentatively bent his head down towards hers until he could feel her soft breathing against his lips. Finally allowing himself to swoop in for the prize! At first she stiffened but after some persistent and soft kisses by Draco she relaxed and enjoyed it, opening her mouth to the tasty and succulent tongue of Draco's that teased and tormented her mouth.

~Oh my, this is like heaven! It wasn't like this last time! Is that his hand snaking up toward my breast, ahhhh.... this is heaven!~ Ginny whispered in her head as she placed her hands on Malfoy's chest tenderly massaging the skin under the shirt which produced a groan from Draco as he dragged her into the prefect bathroom making sure that the door would open for no one. Sensing his hands start to unbutton her pajama top, the only obstacle left after her bathing robe, having been discarded on the floor, all Ginny could contemplate was that her first time would be with Draco Malfoy, her sworn enemy and only love.

~Stop, he hurt you! Stop~ her mind screamed making Ginny came out of the haze of passion that had been entrapping the two young people.

"Why? You are supposed to hate me? Why did you save me again?" Ginny inquired cautiously while stepping back from a panting Draco.

"Ginny, I,.I! Oh god, what am I doing? No this can't happen. Stay away from me Weasley if you know is good for you!" Draco pleaded with vehemence as he whisked out of the Prefect bathroom. Upon hearing his echoing footsteps heading towards the dungeons, Ginny made a pact with herself walking briskly towards her common room,

~I will hear you say you have feelings for me Draco even if I have to seduce you for you to see the truth! And after I spend a night with you and you still can't feel any feelings for me then I will leave you alone forever but at least I will now if you can love me as much as I love you!~

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