Authors Note: I'm trying to update quickly. This ff seems like it's going to come out pretty long...

Ginny was almost numb. She was going to lose the love of her life; she was going to be alone again watching him from afar. Hermione gave her a hug, and words of encouragement, but she remained stiff as a board and each word went in one ear and out the other. I'm going to lose him, she thought. It's been only a few months. I'm going to lose the love of my life. It's all going to be over. Draco will be gone.

They had sent the boys to Diagon Alley; it gave Ginny a relief. She was grateful that Hermione was there. Sabrina was all the way across the country, visiting her Aunt. She tried to come but she couldn't. Ginny started to cry. She was probably overreacting, but with no sign of Draco coming up, Ginny was starting to panic. It wasn't for another half an hour that she heard footsteps. Probaby Dad probably coming to ground me...from Draco. Or Mum about to lecture me about love.

But she was wrong. It wasn't Mr. or Mrs. Weasley. It was Draco. Ginny jumped up and fell into his arms. How they fitted together so perfectly as they hugged...like they were made for each other. Ginny couldn't feel happier; she half-expected Draco to be beaten to a bloody pulp.

Hermione slipped out unnoticed.

Draco began, "Ginny, I need to talk to you."

"Yes?"

"Well, w-would you..." He was at a lost for words.

"Marry me?" Ginny finished for him and smiled.

Draco slipped the ring on her finger. It was a band of rubies with a diamond in the center. How beautiful. "I thought, you might prefer red and white to green and white." Ginny smiled, and Draco kissed her. "Your Mum and Dad did make me agree to some terms. We aren't to be married until your 18, and you can't leave The Burrow until after you've left Hogwarts."

"I can deal with that, for what it's worth." Ginny smiled.

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It wasn't long before Ginny was back on the train to Hogwarts, where she explained to Sabrina word for word what had happened over the summer.

"You're kidding!" Sabrina gaped.

Ginny showed her the ring as proof of her engagement. All the Gryffindor girls goggled and giggled over it. Ginny felt like she was on top of the world.

At Hogwarts, she corresponded with Draco daily. Draco had taken over his father's manor, and made it look so much more...like a home. It was where they'd live after the marriage. After the marriage...Ginny never thought she would say those words in the same sentence and refer it to herself. It seemed so unreal. Still, she was growing up. Ginny felt almost sick at the thought. She would soon be leaving her second home. It was going to be hard...but she was going to be moving on. She would become a reporter for the Daily Prophet, while Draco was going to become an Auror. It seemed odd, considering his family.

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Draco kept talking about "The Great War". It was going to be a war against Voldemort. He himself was organizing it. He would spend days on end getting people to support him. And it was all under complete secrecy. Anyone who told would suffer from "Chronic Cruciatus". It was a spell Draco had developed himself, and it caused extreme pain. He made this very, very clear to anyone who thought they could try.

It was going to be hard, painful, and extremely risky. Anyone willing to try would be risking their lives for the freedom of all others. Families could be torn apart. Ginny would worry more and more as she heard about it. Draco was risking his life for freedom. Freedom from Voldemort and Death Eaters. A freedom so far away, and yet, so near.

Already, he had a long list of people willing to help. He had shown it to Ginny the day before she left for Hogwarts. On it was Ron and Hermione. Ginny would help, but she wasn't old enough. Sure, she would have left Hogwarts by the time it started, but she wouldn't be fully prepared. Sabrina and Hermione were going to stay at The Burrow with her. They were going to stay for that week, praying for the people fighting for their freedom, and safety.