Hello to all. Well, here is the next chapter. I hope that you all like.


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A couple of weeks passed. It was breakfast and Draco was sitting across the room. He sat at the Slytherin table with his back to the wall so he could stare at Ginny.


Of course Ginny was at the Gryffindor table with her back to the wall as well.


Ginny was not really paying attention to her fellow Gryffindor. Harry, Ron and Hermione were all staring at her.


Hermione finally broke that silence.


"Hey Ginny come sit over here with us."


Ginny snapped out of her love induced daze and accepted their offer with a smile. Ron was sitting next to Hermione. (They were joined at the hip now that they were dating.) Harry was sitting on her side of the bench. Which meant she would have to sit next to Harry.


Harry smiled a little knowing she was going to sit next to him.


Ginny knew Draco was watching all this go down. Sometimes Draco could be a little protective of Ginny. (A.K.A. Jealous) Not that he would ever admit it. He always claim to have full control over all his emotions. But Ginny always just smiled and let him think what ever he needed to.


Ginny walked over to the dram team and sat down next to Harry.


Harry, Ron and Hermione were all staring at Ginny. Ginny looked over to the4 Slytherin table and somewhat boldly blow a kiss to Draco.


She of course did this for 2 reasons. One just to blow a kiss to Draco and two to piss Harry and Ron off.


Draco knew what Ginny was doing and played along.


When Ginny blow the kiss across the room Harry and Ron both directed their attention to the blonde boy across the hall. They watched him mouth the words 'I love you' back to Ginny.


Ron turned back to Ginny and started to growl at her but Harry spoke first.


"Are you high on some kind of potion?"


"What ever do you mean Harry?"


She asked back in her most angelic voice.


"Oh don't give us that Ginny"


Ron spoke in a sarcastically.


"Alright, alright. What's that matter with me blowing a kiss to my fiancé. You and Hermione snog in the back of the common room all the time. At least me and Draco are not as obvious."


Ginny huffed and rolled her eyes at Ron.


"So, we're obvious, are we?"


Now it was Hermione that was getting upset. Hermione didn't really like anyone talking about her and Ron's relationship.


"Hermione you and Ron snog almost everywhere you go. You are obvious. Obvious that you love each other. That's all I'm saying."


Ginny was trying to smooth things over with Hermione. She was not the kind of girl you wanted to piss off. She could hold a grudge for ages.


Hermione's face got a little softer. But Ginny was not going to push her luck.


Ginny stood up and looked down at her feet and whispered a small 'I'm sorry' to Hermione and turn to leave.


Quickly Harry grabbed her wrist and pulled her back down on the bench.


"Ginny please don't go. We all want to talk to you."


Ginny didn't really want to talk to the dream team in the first place, but now she really didn't want to talk to the.


Hermione was always great at making people feel small. Ginny felt as small as a mouse right about now.


"It's Friday, I have potions this morning and I need to run back to the tower for the book I forgot."


With that Ginny quickly turned to leave. Without a look back she was out of the Great Hall and starting down the corridor and off to tower.


Draco saw Ginny leave the Great Hall. She wasn't her usual perky, bubbly self. 'This is not good' he thought to himself. Draco instantly got up and walked out of the Great Hall after her.


Ginny must have been on a real mission because when Draco stepped out of the door she was no where to be found.


He figured the first place she would go would be her house tower. She had mentioned something this morning about having forgotten her potions book in her dorm.


When he arrived at the portrait of the fat lady there was no Ginny. He had ran all the way here and even taken a short cut. But she was already inside.


"Excuse me ma'am"

He said as politely and charming as he could.


"Yes, handsome young slytherin."


She put an extra little something in her last word. He knew this would not be easy but here it goes. He smiled at the lady in pink.


"I was wondering if you would be so kinds as to let me in to see my wife-to-be. Last I saw her she didn't look like she was to happy."


He smiled again at her.

"Well, young man, as noble as your intentions may be you are still a slytherin and this is still the Gryffindor tower. How would you fell if you walked into your common room and found a brightly dress Gryff in there?"


He looked at the fat lady and smiled again.


"Well, if it was my Virginia I would be thrilled."


She just rolled her eyes at him.


"Sorry young man the answer is NO!"


Now Draco was getting desperate. He leaned in real close to her and began to plead with her.


"Please, lady in pink. I need to see Ginny Weasley."


The fat lady distractinly look behind Draco. He quickly turned around to his little lioness.


"How did you get her before me?"


She looked up at Draco with wonder in her eye's and before he could say anything she continued.


"And we have only be engaged for a few weeks and I find you up here flirting with lady in pink?"


She winked and giggle at Draco. He finally came out of what ever trance he was in. He looked at the lady in pink at and back at Ginny. He finally spoke.


"Just one last flirt before being tied down to you."


He gave her a huge ever popular Malfoy smirk. He turned back to the portrait as if to continue his flirting.


Ginny quickly grabbed his wrist and pulled him towards her and wrapped his arms around her waist.


"Um... I don't think so. Now kiss me."


Draco, being a god boy did as he was told. His lips gently brushed against her lips. Their lips parted and Draco remembered why he was there.


"Are you okay?"


Ginny was a little taken back by his question.


"Yes, I'm fine. Why?"


She questions him back.


"I saw you walk out of the Great Hall and you looked upset. Did they say something to you?"


"Yes" she answer quietly.


"Did it have anything to do with the kiss and the 'I love you'?"


"Yes, but I don't care. They'll have to just get over it."


Ginny hated the subject of the Dream Team not liking Draco. So he decided to change the subject.


"Hey listen, how about we ask Dumbledore if we can visit your house next weekend and tell your parents about our engagement?"


All her thoughts of the Dream Team were pushed out of her head. A bright warm smile crept across Ginny's face.


"I would love that. Both of my parents really like you. Especially after you saved my life."


(A/N: that will be in the pre-qual.)


Ginny's smile suddenly faded and a small glint of fear crossed her face.


"On the subject of parents Draco,"


She looked down at her feet.


"When and how are we going to tell yours?"


Draco had been thinking for a while how to tell his mother and father about being engaged to Ginny.


"Love, I've been thinking about how to tell my parents, even before I purposed to you I was thinking about it. I have come to one conclusion. We can not tell them face to face. Last month when I went home, do you remember how I looked when I came back?"


Ginny was looking into Draco's eyes. Her eyes where so sad Lucious had beaten Draco within an inch of his life. It was a good thing he came back the same night he had left. Ginny spent the rest of the weekend in Draco's room performing healing charms on his body. But when Ginny asked Draco why his father had done this to him he wouldn't tell her.


"Yeah, I remember."


Draco continued,


"Well, you saw what my father did to me. All because I told him that I didn't want........ well....... I didn't want to do something he wanted me to do."


Draco turned his head away from Ginny. Ginny stared up at Draco while he was deep in thought.


"Draco, I know your family will never accept me and I have already accepted that. So, if you don't want to tell them I'll understand. I don't want you to get hurt over this. It isn't worth it."


Draco looked back at Ginny. He hugged her closer to his body. Ginny spoke again.


"Why did he do that to you Draco? What did he want you to do?"


She looked at him with concern and sadness in her eyes.


"Ginny I will never hide that fact that I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you from anyone. Not even my parents. If they don't accept you then they don't accept me."


Draco pulled Ginny close to him again. Ginny rested her head against his chest. After a moment she pull her face away from his tense chest and looked him in the eye,


"Draco, I will not ask you to do anything that will make you return to me in that state ever. You mean to much to me. I will always protect you as much as I can."


Draco just looked at the amazing women in front of him.


"I love you so much Ginny."


"Draco I love you more. But you avoided my question again. Why did your father do that to you?"


Draco sign heavily.


"Look Ginny it's getting late and you need to go to your potions class and I need to gt to Transfiguration. We'll talk about all of this tonight. I promise."


Draco bent down and kissed her. She smiled at him. Without saying a word they both turned away from each other and set off to do what they had originally plan to do.


Ginny went that day without saying a word to Ron, Harry or Hermione. They tried to apologies to her during lunch, but she just got up and left her unfinished lunch behind. She was just not ready to forgive their unacceptence of Draco yet.


Dinner went about the same way. Ginny was sitting at the end of the table and Harry, Hermione and Ron all came and sat around her.


Ginny looked up at the Dream Team.


She placed a hand on each side of her plate and began to push herself up.


Harry on her right and Ron on her left both placed a heavy hand on each of her shoulders and sat her back down. Hermione was sitting directly in front of Ginny.


"We got an owl from your mother today. Would you like to read it?"


Hermione stretched out her hand and handed Ginny a piece of parchment that had Ron's name scrawled on it. Ginny quickly glanced at Ron. She opened the letter;


Dear Ron


I certainly hope you did not take that same tone with Ginny and Draco as you did with me in this letter. Draco is a wonderful young man and makes your sister happy. Me and your father are over joyed that they have decided to get married. As for you, if you do not become happy for your sister immediately me and your father will send you a howler everyday that your at Hogwarts. It's up to you. Congratulate your sister and Draco for us.

Love

Mom & Dad XOXOXOX


Ginny looked up at Hermione. Ginny had a full grin on her face and tears in her eye's.


"Ginny we're sorry."


Hermione side lowering her head so she was looking into her lap. Hermione looked back up to meet Ginny's eyes.


"We know you love him"


She was interrupted by Harry.


"and we know he loves you."


Ginny looked over at Harry. He had such sadness in his eye's. Ginny felt so bad for Harry. Harry just let go of any hope there ever was of gaining Ginny's love back.


Then Ron tugged on her robe,


"And I love you. If he makes you happy that makes me happy. Besides I don't want a howler from mom everyday."


Ginny smiled at Ron then hugged him. She quickly turned and hugged Harry.


By the time she was done hugging Harry Hermione was on their side of the table and hugging Ginny tightly.


"Thank you guys. I love you all."


All three embraced each other at once. Draco had been sitting at his end of the hall watching the hole scene, and he thought


'Love really can conquer all'


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Well, there you are. I hope that you enjoy this. I know that this still isn't much of a story but THERE IS A PLOT I PROMISE.


Thanks Dee Truelove