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Chapter 8

'What the hell was that?' Malfoy thought as he quickly turned off the water and wrapped a towel around his waist returning to his room after hearing a scream.

"I told that stupid girl not to touch anything," Malfoy muttered as he observed Ginny passed out on the floor, the snow globe on the floor to her right.

"Ennervate," Draco said the spell to revive Ginny as he held a glass of water before her face.

Draco noticed the fear in Ginny's brown eyes, as she stared wide into his face.

'Oh my God, he is damn near naked, and dripping wet,' Ginny thought, trying to mask her appraisal of Malfoy's damp body hovering above her.

"I can't move," she whispered softly, unable to will herself to move.

Looking around, Draco cursed under his breath.  "If you could follow a simple instruction Weasley, you wouldn't have that problem!" He berated her as he leaned over to pick Ginny up before carrying her to his bed.

"I can't believe it, but I *saw* him.  Wh-what *is* that thing?" Ginny asked, her voice trembling and tears cascading down her face.

"What on earth are you going on about Weasley.  It is simply an ornament that has captured my father's school days inside of it."

"That *thing*," Ginny spat, "is no simple decoration, it is filled with dark magic, and I saw him, it contains Voldemort's past."

Draco's eyes widened with shock briefly, before returning to their cold distant expression.  She couldn't possibly know… "What are you going on about Weasley, it is simply my father and his chums from his days at Hogwarts."

"Tom Marvolo Riddle is, by no stretch of the imagination, simple, and far more than just an old chum, as I'm sure you are well aware." Ginny said simply before passing out again from exhaustion.

'How in the hell did Ginny know about Voldemort's former identity.  Not only did she know his given name, but she recognized him.' Draco wondered.

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Ginny awoke hours later to the site of Draco in his boxer's at his desk reviewing some parchment's.

"What time is it?" she asked weakly? 

"It's just after midnight," Draco replied as he suddenly remembered he was to meet Pansy in the Astronomy Tower.

"Shit it's after curfew, how am I going to get back to my common room without Filch or Mrs. Norris spotting me?"  Ginny thought aloud as she caught glimpse for the second time of Draco's naked torso.

"I will escort you back to your common room, AFTER you have answered a few questions."

"What is it Malfoy, you know that I *do* have obligations beyond this detention." Ginny retorted thinking of the potion's essay that she had been putting off all week, that she knew she needed to complete tonight.

"I was just wondering, how a good little Gryffie such as yourself would recognize the Dark Lord from his school days?" Draco asked, raising an eyebrow curiously at Ginny.

"You fucking bastard, I should kill…" Ginny yelled as she tore out of the room, down into the common room and fled the Slytherin dungeons without finishing her thought.

'Well that was certainly unexpected!' Draco thought to himself, as he pulled on his robes and went to follow Ginny.

"Zambini," Draco called on his way out of the common room.

"Yeah Malfoy?"

"There's a hot little number that should be ready and waiting in the Astronomy Tower.  My plans have changed, so feel free to go in my place," Draco sneered as he strode out of the common room to find Ginny.

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"Wake up Gin, let's get dressed!" Liane called to Gin as she exited the showers and said a drying spell.

"Not today Liane, I'm not going," Ginny said as she rolled over and pulled the pillow over her head.

"Oh hell no, not today," Liane returned.  "Look I don't know exactly what happened with you and Malfoy, but Xavier agreed to meet me in the Three Broomsticks this afternoon, and I'm not wandering about Hogsmeade all morning without you.  You can either get up and get your arse in the shower, or I can bring the shower to you," Liane threatened raising her wand.

"You're honestly not going to let me wallow here and feel sorry for myself today are you?" Ginny grinned sleepily at her friend.  She was truly grateful.  She had moped about the castle all week since her run-in with Draco, and she knew she needed to snap out of it, Maybe a day in Hogsmeade would do the trick.

"Not a chance chica!" Liane replied happy to see her friends eyes soften in resignation.  Now be ready in thirty, I'm going to run and see what Colin's plans for the day are.

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Colin, Ginny, and Liane hopped in a carriage that would carry the students to the Wizarding Settlement of Hogsmeade.  Ginny noticed Draco climbing into a carriage with Blaise and Pansy, and wondered whether she had overestimated him.  She had been sure that Draco had tired of Pansy months ago.  Ever since she had seen Blaise and Pansy wandering out of the Astronomy Tower and run into Draco.

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"Well, well, well.  I see that you got the present that I sent up to you," Draco drawled eyeing Pansy with a strange look in his eyes.

Pansy nervously moved her eyes from Draco, to Blaise, then back to Draco again. "Ah yes Drakie, you know me sooooo well!  Imagine my surprise to find that you would grant the fantasy of being taken by someone unbeknownst to me." Pansy cooed as she slithered up to Draco to kiss his neck.

"Pansy, you are a filthy whore." Draco stated simply before continuing up the corridor.

'Shit Ginny he's coming this way,' Ginny cursed herself for staying behind to observe the Slytherin exchange as opposed to fleeing to Gryffindor Tower.

Ginny turned slowly to continue to try and creep up the corridor when she saw the yellow eyes of Mrs. Norris.

As Ginny turned to flee from the cat, Draco Malfoy's arm caught her firmly before dragging her down the hallway.

"Now Ginny, as I was saying I will escort you, AFTER my questions have been answered."

Ginny observed Malfoy, and saw a look of genuine sincerity.  She had always assumed that Draco had been privilege to his father's plans, but looking in his eyes now, she wasn't quite sure.

"Alright Malfoy, I hope I don't live to regret this, but I would like to invite you to join me in the Room of Requirement tomorrow night at 8pm sharp.  I will answer all of your questions at that time, and not before!" Ginny stated handing him the charmed Knut all of the D.A. member's had.

"The Room of Requirement, what the hell is that, and how am I to know that you will answer my questions at that time?" Draco asked.

"As to the first, the Room of Requirement is no more nor less than the place that I have invited you to join me tomorrow night. You will not be able to find it unless specifically invited by those who know of it's true nature, so don't bother.  As for your second question, as you so aptly pointed out, you have me at your disposal for the remainder of the month, I don't think it would be wise to mislead you and risk becoming the Slytherin House Slave."

"Excellent point Weasley, shall we get you back to your common room now then?"  

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