--rewind

"She doesn't remember anything...about us?"

-- play Chapter 2

"No, and from what happened, it's probably a good thing. You played her and broke her heart, and you have the guts to talk to her again? You're dumber than I thought."

"Anna, listen to me-"

"If Ginny had her memory, she would've hexed you right then. Leave her alone, let her go on with life. She doesn't need a perv like her ruining her."

"Just let me explain Anna!"

"What could you possibly have to say now? Sorry won't save your ass now."

"But I am sorry."

"She wouldn't have cared."

"If she knew what the circumstances her, she would've understood." he said, "You're the closest to her, you have to hear me out."

"Forget it Draco, she doesn't need you." Anna turned back to the cabin, but Draco grabbed her.

"Let go of me. Now." said Anna.

"You can't go until you hear me out!" he said slowly, "The only reason I let her go last year was because if she had stayed with me she would've met a very bitter end. Do you know what happened to Pansy Parkinson this summer?"

"After you got together with Parkinson..." she said the words in a venomous tone, "you guys went on a little vacation where I don't even want to think about what you did there, but then one day Voldemort killed her and should have killed you too!" she whispered fiercely.

"My father was killed too."

"And good thing."

"Yeah..." he agreed, dazing off for a second, which surprised Anna.

"What's your point?"

"My father wanted me to be a Death Eater, just like him."

"And you are!" she said icily, "He succeeded."

"No, I'm not." he replied calmly, "I was against it. Kept trying to put it off. Voldemort got impatient, and even for my father, a loyal Death Eater, wasn't willing to wait for an answer anymore. A Death Eater who falters in undecisive loyalties is not needed by the Dark Lord."

"Ugh..." Anna shuddered.

"Voldemort started threatening me, he warned me that if I didn't vow to serve him soon, he would start without me and would punish me by killing. I knew he meant that he would go after people I loved, and I couldn't let him know that I had anything to do with Ginny. I used Pansy, who was as good as dead then anyway, since her father, a Death Eater, had made a mistake in Voldemort's plans. All the Parkinsons were killed the day after Pansy was.

"Good riddance..."

"It was believable to say that I had fallen for her, so when Voldemort came after me, he killed her off to try to make up my mind. My father tried to find me more time, but in Voldemort's wrath, he said the wrong thing and was instantly killed."

Anna was understanding now. Draco had to cut all attachments to Ginny or Voldemort, highly skilled at Legilimency, would've found out and killed her.

"Anyway, I escaped to Dumbledore with pleadings to join the Order."

"But you're underage."

"I didn't know that, but Dumbledore said that he would protect me from Voldemort. I took Veritaseum to prove to him my honesty. I'm in a dangerous position now, but I had to explain to Ginny..."

"What're we gonna do?"

"Does she have any idea who I am or what happened?"

Anna gasped.