The rest of the day went by in a blur for Harry, Draco, and Ginny. It seemed as though Harry and Draco had made some kind of unspoken truce, and now simply refused to acknowledge each other if they passed in the halls. In some ways this was scarier than their constant bickering. Then there was the issue of Harry and Hermione. How that happened, Harry still wasn't sure, but he couldn't deny the fact that he was glad there was someone there to comfort him.

'If only it was Ginny,' a voice in his head raged. Harry slammed his quill down and stared at the walls in his bedroom. The last thing he wanted to think about right now was Homework. It wasn't as if he was accomplishing anything anyway. He kept going over in his head what had happened. Somehow he had lost Ginny to Malfoy, and he had no idea how. Malfoy and Ginny. It didn't even sound right! Harry knew half the girls in the school lusted after him, but it was Malfoy! How could she fall for him? Then there was the issue of Hermione. He knew what he was doing to her was very wrong, he didn't like her as anything more as friend, but she offered sympathy, and warm arms to lie in, something Ginny had brutally torn away from him like a starving wolf delving into a freshly killed carcass. Tears stung at his eyes again but he refused to cry. He had shed enough tears over her already. It was time to try to somehow get over it.

"You alright, mate?"

Ron stood in the doorway surveying his best friend. This had been terrible for Ron. How was he meant to choose between his best friend and his sister? He couldn't. He didn't like Ginny being with Malfoy either, but he had also witnessed the sparkle that had came back into to her eyes since she had begun to get involved with him. One thing he simply could not do was to deny his sister her happiness, whoever she may find it with. Harry looked up at Ron.

"Fabulous." he muttered, his voice dripping with sarcasm. Ron came in and sat on his bed.

"Look, mate, I really don't want to get involved in this for obvious reasons, but I know one thing, Ginny would have had damn good reason for doing this, she isn't one to act on impulse, and I know she must be hurting as well. Don't be too hard on her, ok?"

Harry closed his eyes briefly.

"Ron, don't get me wrong, I know she's your sister and all, but I can't forgive her, nor do I want to have anything to do with her just yet, so don't ask me to, ok?"

Ron sighed at Harry's response, even though he expected it.

"O.k., I'll leave you to...Whatever you're doing."

Ron walked out and closed the door. This storm was going to be hard to weather. Sighing, he walked out of the common room to find Ginny. He had a feeling this was one of those times when Ginny needed her big brother.

Ron walked out of the castle and to a rock by the lake. Sure enough, there sat his sister sobbing into the darkness.

"I had a feeling I'd find you here," he said.

Ginny looked up, her face blotchy from crying so much.

"Oh Ron," she cried and ran into her brother's arms. "I thought he wanted me, I really did, but he doesn't, and now.. And now. Oh Ron I think I'm in love with him!"

Ron did nothing but hug his sister until her tears subsided.

"Are you talking about Mal...Draco?" he asked gently. Ginny nodded, a few tears leaking out.

"He.. He said he wasn't the relationship type of guy," she managed to utter before tears came again. Ron swore under his breath. It was obvious Ginny loved that git for some unknown reason. How dare he give her such a stupid excuse and then leave her devastated!

"Then that proves that he's not good enough for you." Ginny gave Ron a disbelieving look.

"But he is Ron. I know he is...He's...he's perfect."

With that Ginny burst into tears. Ron hugged his sister. He had no idea what to say. He had never seen anyone so heartbroken before, it seemed as thought her whole world had collapsed around her.

Draco watched Ron and Ginny from a distance. He knew it should be his arms that Ginny lay in, not her brother's. He took a deep breath and approached the two.

"Ginny?" he said tentatively. He still wasn't sure of anything, but the one thing he was sure of was that he cared for the girl.

Ginny looked up at him, first with joy, then confusion. Ron's eyes hardened as he took in the Slytherin, although he tried in vain to keep his face neutral. He stepped away from Ginny. As he past Draco, he paused. gr

"If you are about to break her heart some more, Malfoy, it wont be just me you have to deal with." he growled, and then walked on. Draco smirked at Ron and then set his eyes on the blotchy-faced red-head in front of him.

Ginny looked at Draco waiting for him to speak.

"Shall we go inside? It's getting chilly out here." he said quietly. Ginny nodded and followed him into the castle.

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