'HE WHAT?' Ginny gasped. She stared wide-eyed at her best friend Hermione like she had escaped from St Mungo's.

'He saved you. Madam Pomfrey told me Malfoy came running in the hospital wing early this morning, dripping wet, holding you in his arms. you don't remember it do you?' Hermione asked curiously.

Well I remember a bit but nothing with Malfoy in it anyway. I remember sitting by the lake crying because of Harry and.' A tear ran down her flushed cheeks. She closed her eyes and sighed. She opened them again. 'Cho. I was looking at the sun rising above the lake. It was really beautiful.' She let out a big sob and more tears streamed down her face. 'The giant squid was moving its tentacles quickly towards me. Then it rose above me and shadowed me. I screamed as it grabbed me and threw me into the lake. I struggled, and tried to get out of its death-grip. It finally let go of me and I tried to get back up to the surface but I didn't have enough air left. Everything went black.'

'Oh my god Gin! You must have been so scared! I had no idea!' Hermione gasped.

'Yeh it was scary, I had no idea of what was going on!' Ginny exclaimed

'And you don't remember any of it?' Hermione asked

'Nothing other than what I've already told you. Hold on. I do remember something else.' Ginny said, sitting up quickly. Hermione looked and her and listened intently.

'Yes, yes I definitely remember something. Its not much though. I just remember someone standing over me, calling my name and shaking me. I tried to pull away because I was so tired, and so cold. All I wanted to do was sleep. I remember. I remember them holding me close to them and it made me feel so much warmer. I tried to open my eyes, but it all went black again, and then I woke up here,' She looked down at her bed, not aware of the tears falling down her face.

'Well that would have been Malfoy, though it doesn't sound like anything he would do for anyone, especially a Weasley.'

'Yeh I know.' she trailed off.

'Hey Gin, your feeling alright aren't you?' Hermione asked her curiously.

'Yeh I'm fine now. Madam Pomfrey said I can go today if I'm feeling alright,' Ginny told her.

'Great, cause there is this party on tonight in the dungeons. In that room where.' Hermione paused for a moment, thinking of how she should put her words. 'where we last faced Voldemort,' she ended quickly.

'Oh, that room where.' Ginny trailed off. She looked down at her bed sheets. Her best friend Hannah had been killed in that room by Voldemort late last year.

'Oh, I'm sorry Gin!' She wrapped Ginny up in a big hug. 'But come on, the party should be great!' She said cheefully.

'Well. okay then. So it's tonight is it?' She asked

'Yes, tonight, at 7.00pm.' Hermione told her.

'Okay, I'll just ask Madam Pomfrey if I can leave. Madam Pomfrey?' She yelled to the school nurse.

'Coming dear. What is it? Is something wrong?' She looked at her patient.

'No, no Madam Pomfrey, everything is fine. I was just wondering if I could leave now,' she asked.

'Well you look fine to me. Just have some chocolate. and stay away from that lake for a while!'

'Okay Madam Pomfrey thanks!' She said cheerfully. 'Lets go Hermione.'

Ginny grabbed her bag Hermione had brought up for her and they both left the hospital wing.

~*~*~*~

'Draco? Draco are you in there?' Pansy yelled through Draco's door.

Draco was laying on his bed in the dark, thinking about Ginny. He had no idea what the time was. The curtains were drawn and the lights were off. He was still in his damp clothes from earlier this morning. All he wanted was to be left alone. Didn't they understand that?

'Dracy are you alright? Dracy? Dracy I'm coming in!' Pansy screamed at him.

Pansy opened the door with her hands on her hips. She walked over to his bed and sat down at the end. Draco glared at her.

'What's wrong Dracy?' she asked, trying to sound concerened. Draco knew she only wanted to know what was wrong so she could spread the gossip. 'And why are you all wet?'

'I'm fine Pansy. Nothings wrong.' Draco glared at her again. 'What do you want?'

Oh, I wanted to tell you something. It's so funny! She said, with joy in her eyes. 'The little Weasley got pulled into the lake by the giant squid! She almost died!' She laughed hysterically. 'But some guy jumped in after her and saved her,' she crossed her arms and frowned. 'Why did they have to do that? Wonder who it was.'

Draco sat up bolt upright and stared at Pansy.

'Pansy who told you that?' Draco said, becoming alarmed. 'How could she know? How could anyone know?'

'I saw it myself Draco. And why are you so shocked? She's a Weasley. You hate the Weasley's.' Pansy frowned.

Draco didn't reply. He stood up so quickly that Pansy fell off his bed.

'Oww. Dracy, what did you do that for?' She said, tears appearing in her eyes. She started to scream and kick, causing Draco's alarm to fall off his side table. As it hit the ground it went off and ringing filled the air.

He ignored all the sounds that were now filling his room and opened the door to the common room. Every pair of eyes in the room stared at him, their eyes opened wide after hearing all the commotion. He ignored all the stares and ran out of the common room.

Once he was out, he let out a sigh. Yeh that was really good Draco. No-ones going to suspect you know dumbass!

The dungeons were really cold and dark. Draco got a chill up his spine as he passed a sculpture of a dragon. The dragon had red slits for eyes, and its skin was coloured green and black. Draco and seen it on countless occasions but this time it seemed really creepy.

He emerged from the dungeons a minute later, and made his way up the staircase. He could see Potter and Weasley coming down the stairs in their quidditch uniforms, holding their broomsticks. He couldn't help but sneer when he saw Ron clutching his Comet 260. They met half way and stopped, shooting daggers at each other with their stares.

'Well, if it isn't Potty and Weasel,' Draco sneered. Ron tightened the grip on his pitiful broomstick and his ears went red.

'Don't worry Weasley, I wouldn't ride that broom if somebody paid me!' Draco smirked

CRUNCH! Before Draco knew what was coming Ron raised his fist and punched him in the jaw. He fell on the stairs clutching his jaw. Blood trickled down his chin. Ron laughed.

Draco grabbed onto Ron's legs and pulled them, causing Ron to fall. They both tumbled down the stairs and landed with a thud and the bottom.

'Ouch! Your gonna pay for that Malfoy!' Ron yelled as rolled over pinning Draco to the floor. Draco managed to get a punch in at Ron's stomach causing him to weeze in pain and let go of Draco. They both rolled across the ground, still trying to kill each other.

'RON! STOP IT' Someone screamed from the staircase. Draco, Ron and Harry looked up. It was Ginny. A very pale-faced Hermione was standing next to her.

'RON WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING! GET OFF HIM!' Ginny screamed at her brother.

'But Ginny he.' Ron started

'But nothing, get off him, NOW!' She screamed.

Ron cowered slightly and did what he was told.

'WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU TRYING TO DO RON? KILL HIM? THAT'S NO WAY TO TREAT SOMEONE WHO JUST SAVED YOUR SISTERS LIFE!' Ginny was furious.

'MALFOY DID WHAT?' Ron looked at Ginny, then at Draco and then back at Ginny with a look of disbelief on his face

'You heard me you git! Now just go and practise quidditch or whatever you were going to do before I get the need to hurt you.' Ginny glared at Ron. If looks could kill Ron would be 10 feet under.

Ron hurried off in a huff, glaring and his little sister and Malfoy, kicked the doors at the entrance open and slammed them behind him. Harry and Hermione were so shocked they just stood there.

Ginny ran over to Draco who was stilled sprawled on the floor. She kneeled down next to him.

'What did you do to him this time Malfoy?' She was obviously still angry.

'It was just an argument Weasley nothing to worry about.' Draco said gruffly. This wasn't on how he intended to see her.

'An argument? I barely call you and Ron trying to kill each other an argument.' Ginny exclaimed. 'Where were you going anyway Malfoy?'

'I believe that's none of your buisiness Weasley.'

'Whatever Malfoy,' she said. Suddenly she remembered she'd promised Hermione she would go to that party with her. 'I have to go Malfoy, I promised Hermione I'd do something with her. See you around.' And with that she turned her heel and walked back up the stairs.