Title: Blindness makes the heart grow Fonder

Rating: PG-13

Author: Ginny

Summary: Draco has a blind, twin cousin named William. William makes a new friend, but what happens when he can see again??

Pairings: G/W (very little) G/D (of course) H/Hr and R/L (both very little)

Author notes: UH... what can I say... umm... oh yes... the very very last chapter will be a little smutty so I will more than likely raise the rating.

Disclaimer: I own everything! I am Queen of the world!! Uh... okay... so I'm really not. I own nothing. Nada. I own William though. But the last name and the looks belong to Draco Malfoy. So I just own the name.

Disclaimer number 2: Got the idea of twin cousin from "The Donna Reed Show" old Nick at Nite TV show.

ENJOY!!!!!

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A few weeks went by and it was already the middle of October. William and Ginny were becoming better friends, but Ginny still never told William her last name and he never asked her what it was. It was a Saturday, the first day of Hogsmeade when everything started to change.

Ginny woke up to the sound of birds chirping outside her window. She opened her eyes and took a look at her clock, which said, "Plenty of time left." She smiled and closed her eyes, just trying to enjoy these few minutes of alone time. She was going to Hogsmeade with William today. She was pretty surprised that Draco never found out that he's been hanging out with a Weasley, or that William never found out on his own. She knew that she had a big crush on him and wondered how he would react when he finds out that she *is* a Weasley.

Before Ginny was allowed to think of anything else she felt something soft run down the middle of her face and she screamed out loud.

"Careful there, Sweets."

Ginny looked around and saw William, "Oh Will, it's you! You scared me."

"Yeah, I heard you," he smiled and rubbed his ear, "Talk into my ear, see if I can still hear out of it."

Ginny giggled and swatted at him, "Oh stop it!" she paused and asked, "What was that anyways?" He held up a red rose. "Oh, William," Ginny kissed his cheek and took it. "You know you didn't have to do that."

"Yeah, but then how else am I supposed to get you to kiss me?"

Ginny was a little speechless and tuck some hair behind her ear, "So, uh, how did you get up here anyways."

"Oh, you know what they say, when you lose one of your senses the others become more enhanced."

"Meaning?"

"I just followed your scent from all the way downstairs."

"Good smell or..."

"Of course good smell! You smell so good of," he moved his head closer and whispered, "Strawberries and Vanilla."

"Oh you!" she pushed him away, "Be gone with you! I have to take a shower!"

William stood up and said, "You need any help?"

"Ah, no!" Ginny said and laughed.

"Aw, come on, sweets! It's not like I can see anything," he smiled and wiggled his eyebrows at her.

"Yes, and I don't need you using any other of your enhanced senses to 'help' me," she said using finger quotes.

William sighed, "You just used the finger quotes again, didn't you?" Ginny laughed, "Hey, you can't blame a guy for trying, can you?"

"No, I can't. Now go wait for me downstairs before my brother finds you in here."

"Good point. I think he's almost through the whole 'you look like my arch enemy, so I must hate you' phase." He moved to the door and left.

~*~

William walked down the stairs and greeted someone, "Good morning, Ron."

Ron stopped dead in his tracks, "Uh-huh, so you aren't really blind, you and Draco are playing a sick mind game aren't you!?"

"Whoa there! Calm down!" William put his hands up in front of him to empathize his point, "Like I told Ginny, when you lose one of your senses your other become more enhanced. I could hear you. You walk so loudly."

"I do?"

"Yes, you do."

"Morning, Will," Came another voice.

"Morning, Harry."

"Care to sit with us while the girls get ready?"

"Sure."

The three sat down and started talking.

"You know, William, we never had a real talk before," Ron stated.

"Yeah, I think it has to do with me looking just like my cousin."

"That's not it!" Ron lied through his teeth.

"Of course it is."

"Okay, maybe it is, but I thought all Malfoy's hated Weasley's."

William looked confused, "Weasleys? Weasleys? Why does that sound familiar?" he snapped his fingers and sat up, "Are you related to a pair of mischievous twins by the names of George and Fred, a tall annoying, must-go-by-the-rule-book guy named Percy?

"Yeah, their my brothers."

"But they have a little sister named, Virginia and..." Everything started to fall into place, "Well, I'll be damned. No wonder she never told me her last name."

"My sister never told you that she's a Weasley?"

"Nope and I never cared to asked what her last name was. Doesn't really matter anyways. The name means nothing to me, it's the person behind the name that matters the most."

Harry and Ron's mouths dropped to the ground, "Bloody hell."

"My sister was right about you. You really aren't anything like your cousin."

"Been trying to tell you that for some time. Going blind changes people, you get to see a person for who they really are."

At that moment Ginny came bouncing down the stairs, "You ready to go?"

"You bet I am, Sweets."

Ginny grabbed William's hand and said, "We'll meet you four at Honeydukes at noon."

~*~

Ginny and William were walking down the streets of Hogsmeade, holding hands.

Ginny pulled William a little closer and said, "Are you sure about doing this?"

"Why, Virginia, are you scared that someone would see you with me?" William tried to look hurt.

"No!" she quickly answered, "No! Of course not!"

"Good," he smiled at her, "Now come on."

All of a sudden someone came along and snatched Ginny away from him. She let out a small yelp and William stood there looking a bit worried, "Virginia where are you?"

~*~

Meanwhile...

Draco was hanging out with a bunch of his friends from Slytherin, when one pointed out, "Would you look at that?"

Everyone, but Draco, turned and looked.

"It's a Weasley with your cousin, Malfoy!" Another pointed out.

Draco's head popped up and saw that what they said was true. "What the hell?"

"So, Malfoy, what are you going to do about it?" Pansy asked.

"Do?" Draco asked.

"Oh come on Draco, he is totally disgracing your family's name. You have to do something to her." Pansy told him, "She probably made up a name and built herself up to be some kind of beautiful blonde," she gasped, "What if she's pretending to be me?!"

Draco shook his head and said, "You're a flake Pansy do you know that, a real flake."

Pansy giggled, "Oh Draco, stop teasing me. I know you love me. Now go over there and mortify her. It'll be great. Especially when she sees Will's face when he finds out who she really is."

Draco wasn't really planning anything evil for her; he never really bothered with her. It was mainly Potter and his friends that he was after. He knew that Ginny had her own problems and for some reason he felt like she didn't need any of his crap, so he just let her be. But now that all his friends were around, he had to do something or it'll ruin his reputation. So he straightened his robes and marched over to the two of them. He grabbed Ginny's arm quiet harshly, and threw her into the nearby alley.

~*~

Ginny didn't even see Draco coming towards them. She only felt someone grab her arm and throw her into a nearby alley; actually it was more of a shove then anything else. She stumbled, but grabbed a hold of the wall and caught herself from falling.

Before she was even able to see who her "kidnapper" was, she felt someone grab her upper arms and hold her against the wall. Her eyes were closed the whole entire time.

"What are you doing, Weasley, taking pity on my cousin?"

Ginny recognized the voice and forced her eyes opened, as she did she saw pools of soft silver eyes, "Draco Malfoy," she said in a cool and confident voice, "I should of known it was you."

"What the hell are you doing with my cousin? Taking pity on the poor chap?"

"No! We're friends! I would never take pity on anyone. I hate the feeling, I get enough of it, even from you."

Draco released her arms and said, "What are you on about, Weasley?"

"You. You pity me."

"I pity no one. I'm a Malfoy."

"Is that so. Then why is it that you never say a mean thing to me? You've had so many opportunities to do so, and you never do."

Draco knew she was right, was it pity, or was it something else totally different? Draco put that thought away and said, "This isn't about me and you! This is about you and my cousin! A Malfoy! Does he know that you're in Gryffindor?!"

"Yes. Of course, I told him the first day!"

"Did you tell him your name?"

"I told him that I was Virginia."

"You never told him you were a Weasley, did you?"

Ginny looked down at her feet and answered quietly, "No, I never did."

"Ah-ha! Well, that's all about to come to an end right now."

"What?! No! You can't do this to me, please!"

"Are you begging, Weasley? What a shame. You're brother has been trying to tell me for five years that his family weren't beggars and here you are proving him wrong and me right. This is great, I'm killing two birds with one stone."

"I am not begging! I'm just simply asking you not to tell him."

"Where would my cousinly duty be if I didn't tell him," he was about to run out of the alleyway when he bumped right into William.

"Cousin, how great to see you. Have you seen Virginia, the beautiful redhead that I was with?"

"I'm right here, William."

"Ah, yes, I thought I smelled those strawberries and vanilla." He smiled.

Draco looked disgusted, "Look, before this gets more mushy, I just want to say that you've been hanging out with a Weasley. The red hared, poor Weasleys that all the Malfoy's hate."

Before William could say a word Ginny ran out of the alley crying.

"Oh bloody hell! She ran off before she could see your expression." William grabbed hold of Draco by the neck and pinned him to the wall, "What the hell?"

"I knew she was a Weasley, cousin!" William told him and let go of him.

"You knew! You knew and you still hung out with her!?"

"She's different! She's great, fun to be with, she makes me forget that I'm a Malfoy. She makes me feel all good inside."

"Good?!" Draco sounded disgusted.

"Yes, good." William turned towards Draco, "I like her and I am not going to stop hanging out with her. And if hanging out with a Weasley means that I can no longer be a Malfoy, then so be it!" William turned and was determined to find Ginny.

~*~

Ginny went back to the castle, went to the pond, and collapsed on her rock. She started crying her heart out. What was she going to do now? She didn't have any friends to hang out with, she could never really hang out with Ron, she only ever had William, and now that he's gone, she has no one.

She didn't know how long she was lying on that rock crying, but after what felt like years she felt something soft and silky run across her neck. She jumped up screaming.

"That's twice in one day, Sweets."

Ginny's eyes were bugging out, "William? Wh...what are you doing here?"

"Well, I came across Hermione and Lavender and told them what happened. They told me that I'd find you here." He held up a pink rose, "Here, for you."

Ginny didn't take the rose. Instead she crossed her arms over her chest and said, "I didn't ask how you got here, I asked *what are* you doing here?"

"My friend, who I happen to like very much," he slide onto the rock besides her and continued, "ran away because she was upset. I came looking for you." Ginny opened her mouth to say something, but hushed her by putting the rose up to her lips. "I knew you were a Weasley. Well, I wasn't really sure until your brother confirmed it for me this morning. I don't care that you're a Weasley. You didn't care that I'm a Malfoy, who looks exactly like your worst enemy."

"I'm so glad that you said that," Ginny said in a low whisper.

William cupped Ginny's face in his hands and wiped her eyes with his thumbs, "Good. Now stop your crying, sweets. There's something that I need to tell you." She muffled her sniffling and looked up to him, "As crazy as it might sound, but I think I have fallen for you."

Ginny laughed, "Fallen for me? You wouldn't say that if you could see me."

"But I *can* see you." He put his hands in her hair, "You have such fiery red hair, that amazingly matches your temper at times." His hands moved to her face and moved slowly over her eyes, "You have the deepest brown eyes ever," his hands drifted over her nose, "A cute button nose," and then his hands touched her lips, "and the softest..." he moved his head closer to hers, "most luscious lips..." he moved even closer yet, "I ever did... kiss," and he placed his lips on top of hers.

Ginny wrapped her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss just slightly. It wasn't too long before William moved away and Ginny moaned in protest.

"And nothing else matters."

To Be Continued...

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