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Chapter SixteenHermione jumped when Ginny gently touched her shoulder.
"Its not what you think!" Ginny muttered, looking into Hermione's hurt eyes.
"Then what is going on Ginny? Why, all of the sudden are you mixed up with Malfoy?" Ginny felt a wave of pain wash over her. Hermione thought she was turning bad. Did she not realize that Harry and Ron were the ones who had done the wrong thing? It was heart breaking, that a friend that Ginny had trusted and relied on for most of her life did not trust her to do the right thing.
"Hermione, I think that you should trust me to do what is right, my heart tells me what I should do and I trust my heart more then I trust my mind."
Hermione looked shocked.
"Are you sleeping with him?" Ginny shook her head.
"I have more sense then that!" She exclaimed. Hermione nodded.
"Ok." Ginny hugged her.
"Don't worry so much about me! I think I can manage to take care of myself every once in a while." Hermione laughed.
"Your brother does not seem to agree!"
Ginny looked frightened for a second.
"Please don't tell Ron where I am, tell him I am staying with a Hufflepuff of Ravenclaw…ok?" Hermione nodded.
"Ok, I would never have told him, you know?"
Ginny smiled.
"I know." Ginny turned back and began to walk towards Draco who stood in the doorway watching her.
"Wait!" Hermione called after her. She ran up and hugged Ginny fiercely.
"Respect yourself and respect Malfoy." Hermione whispered in her ear. Ginny nodded. Tears gleaming in her eyes, she was slowly stepped back and looked deeply into Hermione's eyes.
"This is not goodbye, I wont be running away or anything!" Hermione shook her head.
"Everything is changing and I don't think you and I will ever be the same. This is your best friend telling you that no matter what happens I'll love you and support you, even if I don't show it at all times."
Ginny nodded, her tears streaming down her cheeks. She backed up until she felt Draco's hard chest against her back. His arms wrapped tightly around her and they both faced Hermione. She began to sob when she witnessed what Ginny had decided. Draco smiled at her, his action startled Hermione out of her tears.
"Thank you." He muttered, his lips brushed against the top of Ginny's fiery head. But his eyes never left Hermione's. She had not tried to change Ginny's mind. She could have done it too if she tried hard enough. Hermione nodded and turned. She hurried towards the stairs, she turned only once to look at her best friend in her former enemies arms. She smiled sadly at the couple and walked away.
Ginny turned in Draco's arms and rested her tear stained cheek against his chest. She was lulled to a dazed state by the steady rise and fall of his chest, and the constant beat of his heart.
Ginny was shaken out of her daze by the lunch bell. She paid no head to it, but raised her face and ran her lips over Draco's. She sighed at the heat between them. Draco eagerly ran his hands through her hair and pulled her up against him. His lips trailed over her cheeks and lingered on her lips.
"Gin, I love you." He whispered, his voice low enough that it was impossible for her to hear. But Ginny had felt the words muttered against her lips. She mouthed them back. He froze and went rigid in her arms.
"What is wrong?" Ginny whispered. Feeling wicked for toying with him.
"Nothing my sweet." He answered. "I just want you to know that no matter what you had decided me feelings would not have changed."
Ginny smiled. "Are you sure about that?" She asked.
"I would still care for you, I'd just be jealous as hell and I think I might have even begged you to stay." Ginny pulled away from him and walked into the room.
"I believe you! Who could ever resist caring for me?" Draco smiled, good question. Who in their right mind could ever resist this innocent little vixen? If he, the youth of the mighty Malfoy's' could not resist, then who could?
How could she let that Malfoy touch her? Did she not know that she was his? At least she was still pure. He could take that away from after he killed Malfoy. He would take her to HIS realm. Like Persephone and Hades, she would HAVE to stay with him. It was so simple! Soon her sixteenth birthday would arrive, that was the night he would take her. And after he had what was rightfully his, than he could kill all the others. Soon, all he had to do was wait, it would all work out on its own.
Harry rested on the table with his head in his hands. He sighed and pulled himself up from the comfortable chair. He had to find Ginny. She did not know what had happened. He did not even know where she was. Hermione looked guilty but refused to tell him what had happened.
She was with Draco that was a fact. But where was Draco's room? The only people who seemed to know were it was located were Ginny, Hermione and Draco himself. Maybe the teachers, but Professor Snape would never tell him. Dumbledore would wonder why he wanted to know.
WAIT! The elves! They would have to know! How would Ginny and Draco be eating if not for the house elves!
Harry bolted out of the room and ran down the stairs to the bowl of fruit painting. He tickled the pare and entered. He looked around and finally spotted Dobby. Dobby smiled at him and dropped the platter of food that he was carrying.
He ran up to Harry and wrapped his thin arms around Harry' leg.
"H—Harry P-P-Potter had come to see Dobby?" Harry smiled and nodded
"I also have a favor to ask of you, my old friend."
Dobby nodded
"Anything you ask! Dobby knows lots bout everything!" Harry smiled. He did not want to ask poor Dobby about it. But he had to if he wanted to find out where Ginny was staying.
"Dobby, can you take me to Draco Malfoy's room? Its very important!"
Dobby looked scared but nodded. He walked out of the kitchen followed by Harry.
He led him through the dungeons deep into the heart of the school. He abruptly stopped and stood before a wood door shaking.
"Old young Master will not be happy if he finds that I led you here, I must go now!" With a soft pop Dobby disappeared. Harry hesitated for a moment, when he was about to knock on the door it was swung open and Harry heard a soft, obviously female gasp and saw a strand of red hair. Before he could muttered anything Brown eyes looked up at him shocked, and then before he knew what was happening the door quickly closed.
"Ginny I know you are in there! It is very important! I need to talk to you!" Harry yelled. Hoping to be heard through the thick walls and the heavy oak door. He tried the handle but it shocked him. Before he could yell for her to come out again a Blond head appeared.
"Potter, she does not want to see you! Why can't you understand that?" Draco stepped out of the room and closed the door behind him. Harry heard Ginny pounding on the door behind Draco.
"Draco stop it! Don't hurt him! Just leave him be? Ok? I'll talk to him!" Harry glared at Draco and turned to walk away. He looked back and saw Draco leaning against the door watching him.
"Please Potter, leave Ginny and I alone." Harry stopped and said.
"I am here to talk to Ginny. I don't care about what you do." Draco stepped towards Harry. The pounding on the door was louder, then, suddenly it stopped. Draco turned towards the door and was shocked to see the door off its hinges. Ginny walked towards them, wearing what appeared to be Draco's over sized shirt over a pair of jeans. She walked up to Draco and took his hands in hers. She faced Harry.
"What ever you wanted to say to me can be heard by Draco too." Harry nodded, and unhappy smile on his face.
"I want you to know Ginny, when I saw you and Draco together, some one else was with me."
Ginny nodded.
"Who?"
Just then the lights all went out in the castle. Ginny bit back a scream, and crushed herself against Draco's chest. Draco took out his wand and whispered.
"Lumos." The tiny lighted made it hard to see, but it was obvious, Harry was no longer standing in front of the couple.
"Where is Harry?" Ginny asked in a whispered.