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Harry glared at Draco as he walked past him in the hallway. Draco shrugged it off and continued toward the Quidditch field to practice. He changed his robes before going to practice. Thinking about Ginny and smiling to himself the whole time.
After Harry saw Draco in the halls, he went to find Ginny. He pulled out the Marauder's map and found her exact location. She was in the astronomy tower, he headed in that direction.
Ginny sat staring off into the sky, when Harry found her. She looked over at him and gave him a friendly smile.
"Hi Harry."
Harry walked over to where she sat and stood looking down at her. "I refuse to believe it. Malfoy has to have you under a spell or he's put some curse on you." He voice was confident and strong when he made this statement.
"He doesn't. I promise you, he doesn't." She fiddled with Draco's wand unconsciously. The movement drew Harry's attention.
"That's not your wand." He bent down to get a better look. "That's Malfoy's wand!" He yelled, reaching for it as soon as he realized. Ginny grabbed for it but Harry had been too quick. He held Draco's wand in his hands, looking at it speculatively.
"Give it back, Harry." Ginny commanded sternly.
"I'm going to prove it to." Harry said suddenly getting an idea.
"Prove what, Harry?"
"He's cursed you or something. Whatever he's done, he can't hide it now." Harry looked at Ginny excitedly.
"No." Ginny shook her head and made a renewed effort to grab the wand from Harry's grasp. Harry stood up and since he was about 6 inches taller than her, Ginny had no hope of getting the wand back.
"It's perfect. I have his wand, it practically fell into my lap. From your lap straight into mine."
"Harry, you can't do this. I TRUST Draco. You don't need to prove anything to me. I know him and I know how he feels about me. I have enough evidence to convince me, so I don't need anything from you. Now give me the wand back!" Ginny was furious at Harry and her voice showed it.
"That's what you say but I think you'll always wonder about it. After all the experiences you've had with him, you trust him completely? I wouldn't trust him to do my laundry and I'm certainly not about to TRUST him with you." Harry's lips were set into a determined line and it was obvious he wasn't going to change his mind.
"It doesn't matter to me what spells come out of that wand when you do prior encantum. This isn't an action that I'll be able to let go so easy, you're doubting my judgment. Think about it before you do it, Harry. You won't just be able to say you're sorry and everything will be ok between us." Ginny urged.
Harry's eyes shifted over to the clouds floating around in the sky. Ginny knew he was battling with himself. She thought he might actually hand Draco's wand over when they both heard the noises from the Slytherin Quidditch practice and Harry's expression changed. He looked over at Ginny, then bellowed,
"PRIOR INCANTATO!!"
Spell after spell and curse after curse flew from Draco's wand. Ginny watched as Draco's past came spewing from his wand. It was nothing abnormal; they were all things that would be done in normal day-to-day routine and in class. Harry stopped the wand when he realized there was nothing illegal or scandalous about Draco's wand. He looked so sad and defeated, Ginny had to fight not to go and comfort him. Instead she reached out and took Draco's wand from Harry's hand.
"See? Nothing to hide." Ginny commented as she tucked it safely back in her robes.
Harry was silent for a few seconds before looking at her with a hopeless expression on his face.
"Gin, please, tell me it's not true. Just tell me you don't love him." His eyes begged her to say the words. Harry looked so unlike himself Ginny actually felt bad about the whole thing.
"We've been friends too long for me to ever lie to you." Ginny didn't want to hurt Harry more than she already had so she kept her explanation simple.
"We have, haven't we?" Harry still looked shocked.
"Can't we still be friends? You are important to me." Ginny meant the sentiment.
Harry looked at her and ran his eyes over her face. "I'm not sure." he said it quietly but it was loud enough to break Ginny's heart. No matter what happened or how clueless Harry could be, they were friends. Good friends, and this hurt her a lot. Oddly it was easier for her to be his friend when she wasn't interested in him romantically.
"But Harry--"
"I can't talk about this." Harry cut through Ginny's appeal. He walked past her and left the tower.
Ginny just stood there for a few moments before sitting again. Tears began to escape her eyes. Harry was important to her in a lot of ways, but he wasn't related to her. If that was how Harry reacted, how would her own flesh and blood react? She didn't even want to think about it...because if they deserted her, that was something she couldn't deal with.
"How can you even say that to me? I would think a person like you could understand the concept of love and sacrifice but I guess I'm wrong." Ginny yelled at Hermione. When Hermione had cornered Ginny and asked her if they could have a "talk" Ginny had readily agreed. She was glad to be able to tell someone about the fight with Harry earlier. Unfortunately, their "talk" had rapidly developed into something more heated than originally planned. Hermione opened her mouth to speak but Ginny cut her off before she had a chance.
"And don't you dare call me selfish, or I'll have to throw something at you!" Ginny looked around the room for a suitable object.
"Ginny, I'm not going to call you selfish. It's hard for you to hear what I'm saying right now because you think you're in love with Draco. I mean, I know you love him, but right now it's in an infatuation stage so it's all happiness and smiles. If you are really serious about continuing this relationship, it's going to be hard for you two. Earlier today, with Harry, was just a taste of what the future holds. Not many people will readily accept you and Draco." Hermione took a steadying breath, she knew her next comment would hurt and enrage Ginny further. "I'm having a hard enough time accepting it and I'm your best friend."
Ginny's restless movements ceased and she stared as Hermione as if she'd been physically assaulted. "What happened to all that stuff you told me earlier? You said that it wasn't something you cared about really, that you wanted me to be happy. Were you just lying to me because you think that's what I wanted to hear?"
"No, I wasn't lying to you at all! I do want for you to be happy, but I'm not sure Draco is what will make you happy. It's not going to be like this for a while, it's going to be like this forever. People will have a hard time accepting it your whole life and that's not exactly conducive to a good relationship, is it?" Hermione twisted her hands, hating to cause her friend more confusion and pain than she already had.
"But…they have to. It's not like I wanted this, it just happened. Why are people so blinded by hatred? They'll have to accept it eventually because I'm not changing my mind. I will make them understand. Draco is all I ever wanted in a guy and that's how I'd feel whatever his name was. He's not like his family, he's nothing like them at all." Ginny silently wiped a tear off her cheek that she hadn't even realized had escaped.
"Ok, I'm back to being a good and supportive friend now." Hermione smiled self mockingly. "I just wanted you to know how I felt about it all. I love you Gin, and I'm just afraid to see you hurt." Hermione walked over to Ginny and hugged her. Ginny accepted the hug gladly as she let out a slight sniffle.
Draco first noticed his wand was missing while he was already flying in Quidditch. Flying high and looking around, he's remembered his wand and searched frantically for it. He hadn't found it,he tried to be cool and not worry about it through the rest of practice but panic had begun to set in. He assumed he'd left it in his locker and distractedly waited for practice to end.
Draco slammed his locker shut, panic was once more beginning to claw at his insides. Walking around without his wand he felt naked, and completely helpless. He thought back to the last time he'd had his wand. It was when he was with Ginny in the hallway. He definitely could have dropped it and not noticed, he'd been extremely distracted. Ginny was incredibly distracting. That was something he loved about her, it was also something that could be dangerous.
Draco was walking up the hallway to the Slytherin common room when an owl swooped down and dropped a letter into his path. He was afraid it was a letter from his father, so it was with dread that he bent over to retrieve it. Opening the letter he smiled as he realized it was a letter from Ginny.
D,
Lost your wand, have you? Well, you know what they say… "finder's keepers" Only I'm willing to give it back for a price. This price is pretty steep, I'm not sure you can afford it. The cost? Simply the book you already owe me, considering I've paid my fee in full, and also a kiss. A long, glorious kiss. Is that really too much to ask?
G.
Of all the things to notice, Draco looked at her handwriting. It was beautiful and so incredible feminine and yet strong at the same time, just like Ginny. He'd gladly pay that price, no question about it.
A/N: I know it's been forever. Sorry but like I said, someone reported my other story and I couldn't update and then I HAD to read the new book. So I hope you like this. I think I'm almost done with it. Sorry I hope you guys keep reading and reviewing it!! Thanks people. By the way, I know it sooooo mad me mad that someone reported my other story. I'm thinking about posting this on adultfanfiction.net when I get done because I'm seriously irritated.(Thanks for that suggestion!, I hadn't realized there was one until you told me so I'm really appreciative.) There's also one more scene where these two people get it on. Anyhow! Thanks for all the reviews, I love em!!
