Chapter 11

Part III

Tender Moments

Sir Winston Churchill once said:

"To build may have to be the slow and laborious task of years.

To destroy can be the thoughtless act of a single day."

~During the attack on the Train~

"Ginny, are you okay?" I asked. I could hear her panting, but I could not see her. The lights were off.

"Draco…I'm here, but, my knee, it's bleeding," Ginny said.

"How did that happen?" I asked bewildered.

"I must have hit my knee on the compartment door when I fell," Ginny shrieked out in pain.

"Ginny! Don't move, you're going to make it worse," I pulled out my wand and conjured a jar with a bright light in it. I now saw Ginny. She was under the window, leaning against the wall. Her red hair was not in a bun anymore, but spilling down her shoulders. Her clothing was in disarray. Her skirt was pulled up to mid thigh, and her blouse was missing buttons. I looked down at myself and saw that my hand was bruised. It went flying into the wall when I fell over. I turned back to Ginny; her knee was bleeding pretty badly. It had a huge gash and blood was pouring from it. I steadied myself in front of her on my knees. I pulled her knee up and tapped my wand with it. An orange glow filled the wound. While I watched Ginny's knee heal, Ginny was watching me. I could feel her eyes roam my body.

"Draco?" Ginny started.

"Yes?"

That's all it got to.

Ginny pulled my face to hers. It started out tender kisses on her lips and face. Then it escalated into passionate caresses, and then the love making. We ended up curled together in the corner of the compartment on the floor. Ginny resting her head on me, and my arms wrapped around her, we fell asleep.

The train begins to move again.

She stirs and turned her flushed face up to mine. Her brown eyes creating a burning ache in my heart.

"Draco, I love you,"

"I love you,"   

She stands, her clothing was still on. She straightens herself when the lights flicker on.

"Hey, what do you think happened?" Ginny asked picking up her fallen uniform clothes.

"I have no idea, why don't we go check out the others?" I asked, standing up. I also straightened my shirt and pants, smiling at Ginny as I did so.

"Yes," she gasps, "My brother! Oh my god, if they fell like we did, imagine how…" Ginny ran to the compartment door and threw it open. She ran out, and I followed her. She was looking into all the windows of the compartments when she stopped at one. She stumbled backwards and slid to the floor, her hand over her mouth. Her face was pale with shock. I slowly turned to the compartment window.

Before my eyes laid a horrific scene.

Lavender was hunched over with her wand. Ron had his out too. They were leaning over Faith, she was motionless. They were trying to revive her, but it wouldn't work. Faith had blood smeared on her cheek, as if she had been cut by something.

"NOOO!!!" Lavender screamed. She backed away from her baby, wrapping her arms around her body. Ron was shaking, still throwing out reviving spells to bring back his daughter.

It was over.

"I…I'm so sorry…I had her in my arms…in my arms, I HAD HER IN MY ARMS….and she slipped…she slipped out of my arms…" Lavender sobbed.

I couldn't stand it anymore, I had to do something. I pulled out my wand and opened the door. Lavender turned to me. Her eyes bulged slightly. She slid against the seat, pulling her legs up to her chest and burying her face in her hands. There was only one thing I could think of…Dark Magic…

"Ron, in order for me to bring her back, I'll have to use dark magic,"

"What?"

"Faith can be brought back, only with dark magic…" I said slowly.

"What will happen to my baby if she's brought back?" Lavender asked, tears streaming down her cheeks.

"It's not what will happen to her, but to me, well….One, the after effects that I will encounter will be…rough. I won't be myself for a while. Two, the Ministry will be on my case, and three, Faith will have some of my powers, whether good or bad," I said. Lavender chewed on her bottom lip.

"Do it, anything for her, anything," She said shaking.

"Malfoy, you don't have to do this, why can't I do it?" Ron asked, still hunched over Faith.

"It takes a trained wizard in the Darks to bring her back," I said, my hands sweaty.

"Fine, just, be careful," Lavender said, standing behind me. I bent down to pick up Faith. She was white as a sheet. I tapped my wand on her forehead. A black light poured from the tip of my wand. Faith began to struggle against me. She started to cry and I held her against my shoulder, hoping to calm her cries.

"My baby…" Ron and Lavender said together. Ron reached for her. I gave Faith to him, and once she was out of my hands, Lavenders arms went around my neck, crying into my shoulder.

"You saved her…you saved my child…" she choked out. I patted her back nervously. I was breaking into a cold sweat. I pushed her away from me. Not hard, but she was taken by surprise. She looked up at me.

"Thank you…Draco," Lavender turned to Ron so she can hold her baby. I turned to the door. Ginny was standing there, having watched what had happened.

"Draco…you, you're so amazing," Ginny said, hugging me. I pulled away from her touch. She gave me a questioning look.

"What's wrong?"

Truth be told, when I did that spell, I gave up all the good I had in myself to make that baby come back pure, and not evil like me.

I shook my head and walked past her. She turned to stare at the back of me. Her face filled with shock.

~

"Harry, are you okay?" I asked, walking down the trains' hall to our compartment.

"I'm fine. Are you okay? You sort of panicked when you saw it was Malfoys dad," Harry said, watching m face in the corner of his eyes. I blew air between my teeth.

"I thought I was going to Azkaban Harry, and I thought about killing someone's father...how are we going to tell Malfoy?"

"Tell me what?" Malfoy came around the corner, Ginny behind him.

"Er…"

"Malfoy, there is something we need to discuss," Harry started.

"Well, are we to discuss our matters here? Or shall we head to Ginny and I compartment to fulfill our matters?"

"Ah, sure, whatever," Harry said. We followed Malfoy to the compartment. We took our seats.

"Malfoy, tell us, where was your father and mother while we were at the manor?" Harry asked.

"Paris," Malfoy said folding his arms.

"No, Malfoy, they weren't. Malfoy, your father is dead," Harry said seriously. Malfoy flinched, his jaw muscles clenched.

"Potter, if my father is dead, can you tell me how? I cannot see how my father is dead,"

"He invaded the train, as we know, the train went dead for a while, your father and death eaters were involved, your father attacked Hermione," Harry said, Malfoy turned his gaze on me. "And, Malfoy, your father almost killed Hermione by bashing her head onto the floor. Hermione used an unforgivable curse on him…" Ginny gasped and Malfoy paled.

"You killed my father with which curse….?" Malfoy asked slowly, his gaze burning into my eyes.

"Avada Kedavra…" I said, tearing my eyes from his. Ginny made another dramatic gasp and reached for Malfoys hand. He pulled his hand from her.

"No, no, listen; my father might have been a bastard, to you, to me, to everyone! But that was my fucking father! You goddamn mudblood, I'll kill you," Malfoy lunged for me, knocking me to the floor. Harry pounced, pulling Malfoy off of me.

"How could you?! That was my FATHER!" Malfoy yelled. I looked up at him from the floor with a mixture of pain and anger.

"Oya, like he actually CARED about you Malfoy!" I screamed back at him. I stood and backed away from him. Harry was holding him back. Harry pushed him onto the seat.

"Sit," Harry said, pushing his glasses up the bridge of his nose. Malfoy closed his eyes. He looked like he was having an internal war, with himself.

"Please, I'm not myself. I suffered mental and physical abuse from my father. Finally, that pain has been put to rest," Malfoy said, his eyes still closed. Ginny yet again reached for him hand. This time, Malfoy pulled her in for a hug. She leaned into him to whisper something.

"You scared me there for a minute,"

~

The train pulled into Hogsmead Station, allowing the hundreds of students to pour onto the platform. Carriages awaited for students second year and up. Harry, Ron, Lavender, Faith, Ginny, Malfoy and I boarded onto a large carriage and off we went towards the castle.

"What plans do you have for this year?" Ginny asked the group.

"I don't know…maybe to leave this school alive…" Harry said jokingly. I stared at him with a disapproving look.

"Well, I'd like to pass NEWTS, and become a better father and hubby," Ron said, throwing an arm around Lavenders shoulder.

"I'd like to also pass NEWTS, and find a really good job at the Ministry, to set the place right, you know?" Lavender said, rocking Faith.

"I'd like to pass NEWTS with a 20/20. And I'd like to be a good Head Girl, with Harry, and marry happily at Hogwarts," I said.

"Well, I'd like to also marry happily, pass with full credit, and start seventh year!" Ginny said cheerfully.

"I guess I have to say something?" Malfoy asked. Ginny nodded happily.

"To leave this fucking school, and never come back," Malfoy said through gritted teeth.

~

"Ginny, come sit with me at the table," Colin came from behind me. A flood of students walked up to the entrance hall.

"Uh, no thanks Colin, I'm going to sit with Draco, I seemed to have lost him," I said, moving away from him. As soon as we got off the carriages, the students came rushing past. Draco tried to get through them to me, but he got pushed forward.

"Well, then, if you can't find him, you can sit with me," he grabbed my hand and pulled me next to him.

"I said no, I'm looking for Colin, I mean, Draco…" Colin chuckled.

"See? You do want to be with me," Colin said, pulling me even closer.

"Colin," I faked a giggle, "C'mon, let go of me, I need to find my husband," I said. This seemed to have pissed Colin off. He disconnected us from the rowdy crowd of hungry Hogwart students. He pushed me into a secluded hallway.

"Ginny, listen to me, okay? Last year, you told me that you loved me, I spied for you, I comforted you, I would have died for you," Colin said, searching my eyes.

"Colin, you, hurt me okay? How am I supposed to react? Like it was nothing, right?!" I shrieked. Colin covered my mouth with his hand.

"Shhh…someone will hear us!" Colin said. I pulled from him and he grabbed my shoulders and pushed me against the wall.

"Ginny, I miss you, okay! I miss you! Please, please Ginny…come back to me?" Colin asked. I closed my eyes, remembering how much fun we had together, but torn with the feelings I had for Draco.

I felt his lips brush against mine.

"Colin…" I started, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"Shhh…" he whispered.

~

"Ginny! I've been looking all over for you! It's been over an hour love!" I said, scooting over to make room for her to sit. The Slytherins nodded in acknowledgment.

"Sorry, I, I had to freshen up," she said. As she sat, a scent came from her, like cologne, and it wasn't mine. I ignored it, someone could have bumped into her…or was I telling this to myself to feel reassured? Ginny, shifted in her seat, and then hunched forward to pile food onto her plate.

"I'm famished!" Ginny said taking a chunk of mashed potatoes and stuffing it in her mouth. I looked down at my plate.

"Ginny, tell me where did you go, for real?" I asked, looking at her. She sat her spoon down and stared blankly back at me.

"I had to use the bathroom, and I went up to my dorm to check if my…you know," Ginny said, going back to her dinner.

"No, I don't know, please tell me,"

"Draco, honey, please," she whined, "I'm hungry, and I really want to spend this night peacefully, no arguments, no more bad news, and definitely no one else!" Ginny said.

"What do you mean- no one else? Is there someone else that you would spend the night with?" I asked slowly.

"No…, Draco, hon! C'mon, why are you being mean?" Ginny pulled a wristband from her wrist to wrap her hair in a ponytail.

"I'm sorry love,"

"It's okay; now help me eat these kidney beans,"

~

~After getting off the carriage~

"Hermione, look," Harry whispered, nodding his head towards a secluded hallway. Ginny had her arms wrapped around someone other than Draco, I couldn't make out who the man was, but I could perfectly see Ginny thrusting her tongue down someone's throat.

"That's disgusting; just a few minutes ago she was telling us about her wedding!" I exclaimed.

"Well, maybe they're having problems, but, she shouldn't be doing that," Harry said.

~

After dinner I walked up the Head Boy and Head Girl dorm. Harry stood in front of me on the stairway to his dorm.

"Hey there," he said smiling.

"Hi, well, I think I should go to sleep, class…"

"Yes, maybe you can sleep in my room today? We can switch off each night."

"That's a great idea!"

He followed me up to his dorm room. After a few steps, he chased me up the stairs.

~

Don't be afraid to feel this way
Gonna make you understand
It's not about you, cause I am the fool
building castles in the sand
If I am crazy, just don't care
It doesn't mean I don't want you near
This is the story about me and you
and it's called...
Faith !
-Celine Dion, Faith
 
 
"Draco, please, don't…" she pleaded.
 

"Hmm?" I asked. Ginny turned in her sleep, wrapping her arm around me. She murmured something.

"Don't hurt me,"

"What? Ginny, wake up," I shook Ginny from her sleep. She clung to me, still half asleep. She pulled me down to her. Her lips against my ear.

"Don't hurt me," Ginny whispered.

"Ginny, wake up," I said sitting up and leaning over him.

"Draco, no, I'm sorry!" Ginny woke up and leaped from the bed.

I turned to check out if the other guys in the room woke from their sleep.

"No…I'm…no, Draco, please, please!" Ginny said, stepping backwards into the wall.

"Ginny! What's wrong?!" I scrambled out of bed to squat in front of her.

"I need to tell you something…please don't be upset…"

"No, no, tell me, I won't, I promise…"

"Draco, Colin, he saw me, and he wanted me to sit next to him, and I told him no, but he took me into a hallway, and tried to tell me to reconsider our relationship. And I told him no, I love Draco, I'm going to marry him," she said quickly. She sobbed.

"And I told him no. And he started to tell me stuff, and I listened…I listened! He started to kiss me, and…and I couldn't say no…" she sobbed.

~

"Why are you doing this?" he asked himself- or, his reflection.

"We are doing this Colin, we need to do this. The master said so." His reflection answered.

"But, I don't want to hurt her," Colin said to the mirror.

"What? After what you did to her at her house, what did you call that?"

"You know it wasn't me! It was you! You hurt her, not me," Colin said, glaring at his reflection. Mirror Colin smiled at him.

"What ever you say…I know what you want, think and need Colin and what you did with Ginny tonight, were not my doing…" Mirror Colin laughed

Colin rubbed his closed eyes.

"I know…I know…the master wants us to tear them apart…it will be done, I will make the master happy." Mirror Colin laughed again.

"And Ginny…"

~

Chapter 12 will be out soon folks! Please read and review. :: kisses & hugs::