When Time Goes By Too Fast

By: Inspyred

Note From Disclaimer: All characters unless not recognized from Harry Potter series belong to J. K. Rowling.

Chapter 2: The Arrival

The Hogwarts students had just arrived and from where Harry was sitting at the Head table he saw a speck of "Malfoy" blonde hair in the line of first years. The sorting hat had just finished its song and Professor McGonagall began to call the new first years up. The first few were Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff then she got to the "M" names and called up Ophelia Pandora Malfoy and Harry gasped.

In the hidden corridor Draco smiled to himself, he would be watching out for his sister. Ophelia was called into Gyrffindor which shocked Harry even more, but Draco just smiled wider. He would confront his sister tonight.

The banquet had ended and Draco was watching his sister, he thought of ways to speak to her without attracting attention. "I know," he thought aloud, "Harry will call her to his office and leave me to speak to her."

A prefect had just ran up to Ophelia and told her that Professor Potter wanted to speak to her in his office. The prefect had left in a hurry and Ophy didn't know where Professor Potter's office was. Luckily Professor Potter walked up to her and told her to follow him. When they arrived he opened the door and pushed her in. She looked around not knowing what to do. She heard a voice from behind her, "Hi Bambi." (AN: Bambi means child so I thought it would be a cute nickname)

"Draco!"

"Hi there Ophelia, you have to keep this 'meeting' a secret, ok?"

"Of course Dracky, that's why you didn't come home! Please tell me your job."

"Sorry I can't Bambi it's a secret."

"Please, mum will want to know."

"I can't even tell mum, it's part of my orders."

"Fine!"

At that moment Professor Potter walked in.

"Hurry Ophelia, out! Draco hide! Snape is coming!" Professor Potter said this in a very urgent whisper and looked worried. Ophelia was confused, but she didn't ask any questions, she just ran out.

Draco ran under Harry's desk, although he had been Snape's favorite while he was is school he doubted Snape would be to happy about him revealing to his sister he was at the school. Damn he thought I forgot to tell her not to tell anyone I am here. Not that it would stop her from telling anyone. Everyone knows that even though she adores the ground I walk on she can't keep a secret for anyone. Draco sighed at that moment he heard Snape come in, "Hello Mr. Potter, or should I say Professor?" Snape said in an icy tone.

"Snape." Harry said with a nod acknowledging Snape's presence.

"I heard that you called Ms. Malfoy to your office almost immediately after the banquet ended, I assume there is a very good reason for you to take the girl away from the prefect that is going to lead her to the Gryffindor dormitories and show her to her room and tell the password to the dormitory, may I ask why?"

"Well..."

Even without looking at Harry's face Draco could tell that Harry was thinking of a good excuse to tell Professor Snape.

"You see Professor, I just wanted to tell her how much I expected of her since her brother was so very good at Defense Against the Dark Arts. That I hoped her brother helped her study for my class over the summer."

"And why would you ask this if you knew that her brother has been working with you all summer?" Not only was Snape's voice icy now, it was also slow and penetrating as if he knew what Harry was really up to.

"Well Professor I didn't want to make it obvious that her brother not being home has to do with Hogwarts."

"Very well Potter, I'll be watching you."

Snape left with his words hanging in the air like dead fish. Once he was out of earshot Harry indicated to Draco that he could leave.

That night Ginny was lying in her bed staring at the ceiling. Not only did she miss her brother Ron at school, but also he hadn't come home during the summer. She was worried, no one knew what he was up to. He could be dead for all they knew. With that thought a lone and desperate tear rolled down Ginny's cheek. She would find her brother if it was the last thing she did.

Draco was watching the school halls that night. As part of their orders each of the former students had to help Filch with the job of making sure none of the students got themselves into any trouble. As he neared the Gryffindor tower he saw a silhouette coming his way. He was nervous, they weren't supposed to be seen by the students but how was he going to catch this one before it got itself into trouble. He decided that since Filch would never catch the student it was worth being seen. The silhouette was only inches away, now millimeters. Any second it would bump into Draco and be caught in a trap. "Gotcha." Draco whispered to the person he had just caught.

"Let go of me!" It was a girl the voice was shrill and scared, Draco felt sorry for her but he couldn't let her go she'd be in danger. He took off the hood of the cloak she wore.

"Weasel?!" Draco was shocked he had known that Weasley, Potter, and the Mudblood would go on nightly adventures like this, but the shadow. The little girl with bright red hair who would look longingly at Potter when he wasn't looking or sigh when Miss Know-It-All gave a 'from the book' answer. No it couldn't be her, but how would his eyes deceive him. Draco couldn't understand so he decided to hand her over to Dumbledore.

"Dumbledore will deal with you properly Weasley." Draco said with a drawl that gave him away oh too easily. Then he looked into her petrified eyes and decided to waste no more time. Clutching on of her arms he began to walk henceforth dragging Ginny off to see the Headmaster.

Ginny was confused, one second she was on her way to her first adventure, next second something had grabbed her recognized her and was now dragging her off to see Professor Dumledore. When they arrived at the gargoyles that guarded the staircase to Dumbledore's office the stranger mumbled something and the gargoyles sprang to life leaving them to walk up the stairs and into Dumbledore's office. The stranger walked in and as if Dumbledore expected them Dumbledore sat at his desk staring at the door with his hands folded in front of him.

"I've found a late night walker strolling around the school." Said the icy voice that had captured her. It sounded as if the stranger had taken of its hood but Ginny was too scared to look up.

"I see," Dumbledore had a strange expression on his face, "Miss Weasley do you have an explanation for this..."