Thank you so much for all the nice reviews! Sorry to tell you all, but I can't tell you who the stranger is! : D you'll just have to wait. At least you have an idea, some of you think you know who it is, but be prepared for a surprise!

-Lady Megan

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Chapter Fourteen

Ginny ran towards the dungeons, looking everywhere for Draco. The Slytherins she had come across did not know where Draco's room was either. Finally Ginny turned and walked back to the tower. Harry met her before she could reach the painting.

"Will you go flying with me?" Harry asked, his cheeks heated.

Sure, is Ron coming along too? He said he had a few tricks to teach me!" Harry looked sheepish but nodded.

"I'll go find him, I don't know where he is though." Ginny grinned.

"Check the kitchen!" She told him and walked away laughing. Despite her run in with her mysterious stranger Ginny was relieved and happy. At least what was said was not true!

Ginny met Harry on the Quidditch field. Ron was not where to be found! They kicked off the ground and sped around the field. Ginny flew higher and took in her surroundings. Close to the castle she saw a head of pale blond hair. She flew over and waved to Draco.

He had been looking up at her with a smile on his face.

"Hello Sleeping Beauty." He whispered when she came close enough to hear. Laughing Ginny slid off her broom and walked up to Draco. She wrapped her arms around his chest.

"You have not come to see me in a long time!" Ginny muttered, looking up into his eyes.

"I've wanted to see you." He whispered, his lips brushed against hers.

Ginny smiled, she did not care that he would push her away in a matter of minutes. She wanted to be in his arms, it did not matter if it was only for a moment. Draco lowered his head and trailed kisses along her neck. He threw aside her horrid Gryffindor scarf and covered her sensitive skin with his warm hands instead.

He could not get enough of her, the feel of her skin against his lips, the smell of her hair, her contagious smile. Every fiber of his being ached to hold her, part of him wanted to hold her, and ask her to be his. Not for only a night, but forever. A part of him wanted to wake up with her in his arms. He wanted to wake up Christmas mornings with tons of their children jumping on the bed; opening all the things Ginny and he could give to them.

Most of all he wanted her love, her acceptance, her approval. He wanted her to trust him with her heart.

Without realizing it Draco had slipped a hand beneath her robes, and rested it on the small of her back. He loved the feeling of her bare skin against his. Ginny shivered and stepped closer to him, his reaction to her bold action was all she needed to throw aside rational thinking. 

Why worry about tomorrow when you still have today?

Draco gently wrapped Ginny in his embrace; he kissed the top of her hair. He kissed almost everywhere on her face. But he refused to meet her lips. She closed her eyes and let herself ride the waves of emotion that were passing over her.  Every place he had touched tingled. His lips had caused her to feel sensations that she had never felt before.

She stood on her tippy toes and let her lips brush against his. He growled out her name in a fierce whisper.

"Gin, I…um…Lo…"

"Hey!" Exclaimed Harry! His cheeks were heated with embarrassment.

Draco cursed him, and hated Potter more then ever. He was just about to tell Ginny! Draco looked over at Harry, sending daggers with his glare. Harry stepped back, surprised at the intensity of Draco's glare.

But Draco's eyes did not stay on Potter for long. His thoughts were trapped on the woman who was in his arms. The woman who he loved more then life itself. She could never know. It would put both of them at risk. Draco tenderly brushed his lips against Ginny's and stepped away. As he brushed past Potter he whispered. "Thank you."

Potter had just saved him from ruining everything he had ever worked for. Suddenly Draco had turned weak, all because the wonderful creature that he loved had been in his arms. Finally for once in his life Draco did not have to prove himself, and the thought of losing her was terrifying.

Ginny stood where Draco had left her. Harry picked her scarf off the snow-covered ground and tried to hand it to her. But Ginny stood motionless. Draco had almost told her the one thing she needed to hear the most.  Finally Ginny shook herself out of the spell Draco and cast on her with his kisses. She took her scarf from Harry and ran towards the building. She needed to be alone. She needed to kind about what Draco had been about to say.

Harry followed slowly behind Ginny. He went up to the tower and found Ron. He quietly told Ron of all that had happened between Ginny and Malfoy before he had the nerve to interrupt them. He knew what he was doing would hurt Ginny, but he could not lie to Ron about it. Ginny and Draco were in love, and Ron had a right to know.

The next day Draco was walking up to the library when someone grabbed him and pulled him into a deserted hallway. Someone hit him hard in his stomach and another person took his wand away.

            "Stay far away from Ginny Weasley!" Someone whispered. Draco began to throw his own blows at his attackers.

            "I could not stay away from her even if I wanted to!" Draco screamed.

It was true, even if his mind was set on not seeing her, his body and heart would take him to her, even if it were only in his dreams. One person held Draco, with his arms pulled painfully behind his back, the other continued to throw blows at him. Finally they let him go. He lay on the floor, blood streaming from his mouth and nose.

The anger inside him had gone from a slow simmer to a boil. He knew who had done this. It was not the Slytherins; they showed him their faces. It was Harry Potter and Ron Weasley. Groaning he pushed himself of the ground and wiped the blood from his face. He snuck into the hospital wing and took a potion. When he was younger he was sure to learn which ones could heal you and which ones could hurt you.

While walking to his room he ran into Ginny. When she saw his face her face crumbled in worry and anger.

"Do you know who did this to you?" She asked feverishly.

"Yes." Draco answered quietly. Ginny's hand went up to his face and carefully touched the bruises that were beginning to form.

"Well, who did it?" Ginny asked. When she looked into Draco's eyes she knew that his answer would hurt her.

"I don't think you want to know."

Ginny nodded, tears forming in her eyes.

"I do want to know, will you tell me?"

Draco sighed and pulled her to him. He ran his fingers through her hair.

"Your brother and Potter." He told her quietly. She tried to pull away from her.

"No, Gin. This is between Ron, Harry and I." Ginny pulled against him and started cursing.

"I am apart of it!" She screamed. Draco held her tighter against his chest, and smoothed her hair away from her face.

Finally Ginny stopped trying to pull away. Instead she broke down and cried.

"They can not do this to you! How can you let them get away with this?" She said in between sobs.

"Gin. I am ok, and I'll deal with them on my own! I am not going to beat them up. That's sinking to their level! If I learned anything from being with you it is that I should be better then that!" Ginny nodded and smoothed kisses down his brow.

"Your right. I just can't believe that they could do this to any one, especially you! They know how much you mean to me!" Draco began to rub her back.

"I mean a lot to you?" Draco asked grinning. Ginny laughed.

"More then you'll ever know." She answered smiling.

Draco took her hand in his and walked with her to the kitchen. The house elves looked at him strangely, he usually called them to his room with an order.

It did not matter that he was just ambushed by major members of the dream team; at least he had Ginny by his side. That was all that seemed to matter to him at the moment.