The Weasley family had also arrived; Ginny was the first to go through the barrier followed by Ron, Hermione, and Harry. They found a compartment in the central of the train, and they talked about each other's summers as the Hogwarts Express raced them towards their school. The food trolley arrived, and they all bought something enough to fill their stomachs. Because she didn't want to be the only one not eating, and because she was starving, Ginny bought liberal amounts of food not knowing that she would regret it later. She felt sick after she had eaten most of her cakes and candy. Excusing herself from the compartment, she headed towards one of the bathrooms in the back of the train to get rid of the food she had just eaten. She stepped out of the bathroom and came face to face with the last person she wanted to see right now.

"Well what do we have here?" said Malfoy in a his usual drawling voice

"What do you mean?" asked Ginny, with a disgusted look on her face

"Little Weasley is making herself throw up now is she? Trying to get rid of that fat are you?"

"What the hell do you care Malfoy? You don't even know what you are talking abo—"but she stopped. Malfoy was confused at the look of horror on her face

"Malfoy, why are you bleeding!?" asked Ginny

Draco looked down at his white sleeve and saw a huge spot of blood forming on it. He tried to cover it up, but Ginny was too quick for him, she pushed back the sleeve of his shirt, and gasped. There had to be about 30 different cuts lined up on his arm, some old and just scars and some looked like they were only a week to a few days old.

"Malfoy, why are you doing this to yourself" Ginny asked with concern in her eyes

"Why the hell do you care Weasley" Draco spat at her

"Even though I hate you and you hate me, there is no reason why you should be doing this to yourself" said Ginny

"You don't know half of it" said Malfoy

"Then why don't you tell me" Said Ginny, sympathetically

"Because you don't care and because I don't want you to waste my time" Draco said and he stormed away in a huff. And Ginny, angry now, followed him.

"Malfoy, I understand that you don't like my family because we don't have as much money as you" said Ginny storming into his compartment. "But don't you ever EVER get angry at me for trying to care."

"But you DON'T care" said Draco

"has your so called 'master' brain washed you into thinking that no one cares about you, and that your only purpose is to serve him, and die, and kill all of the people who you think are lower than you" Said Ginny absolutely storming with rage

"For your information you poor sniveling little girl, he is NOT my master, nor is anyone else" said Malfoy just as angrily. "I have chosen NOT to join the so called death eaters; I'd rather die than become what my father is"

"Maybe you are hoping you will die" said Ginny quietly

"Maybe I am" said Draco not so quietly

And then he got a smirk on his face

"so tell me, weasley, why is it, that you are getting all over MY case, when you are the one who is making yourself throw up. You are aware that that is a disease aren't you?"

"Yes, I am aware, and just as you said, you wouldn't understand half of it" said Ginny

"Enlighten me" said Draco, sitting down again

"No way, why do you want to know" Said Ginny

"Because I have nothing else to do, I no longer have any friends....therefore I have no one to talk to" Said Draco, without the least bit of hesitation

"Oh.....um...well.....I can't be your friend" said Ginny

"And why is that?" said Malfoy

"Because 1: you hate me 2: you think I'm lower than you are 3: because you hate my friends and 4: because your father wouldn't like it" said Ginny

"All the more reason to be your friend, and I'm sure I could learn to like you" said Malfoy with a somewhat friendly smile on

"How would you like help?" asked Ginny

"What do you mean 'help'" questioned Draco

"Help getting over your ...habit...."Ginny said, looking down at Malfoy's arms

"And I'll help you with your....habit also" said Draco referring to Ginny's sickness

"Deal" Said Ginny...even though she didn't think that anyone could help her.

At the feast that night, Ginny couldn't help but think that there was someone watching her. But every time she looked around, she met no ones gaze. She went to bed with the same feeling, and woke up with the same feeling. But as soon as she got to the breakfast table where Harry, Hermione and Ron were eating, the feeling had dissolved. Her first lesson of the day (according to her schedule) was history of magic, and it couldn't have possibly been any more boring. Professor Bins droned on like he had always had, and did not falter once.

Ginny was walking in the hall. She dropped her books. She bent over to pick them up some one grabbed her.
It was Draco he looked upset. "I need to talk to you" he said, and then he walked off.
"Ginny, Ginny" some one called.
"Who called me?" asked Ginny.
"I did" said Shawnee.
"Oh Hi Shawnee" said Ginny
"So I heard what happened with you and Malfoy" said Shawnee.
"Well...I...uh...don't tell Ron"siad Ginny.
"Don't worry It's just why did he do it" said Shawnee.
"He needs a friend that's all" said Ginny.
"And your that friend" said Shawnee.
"So what if I am" said Ginny.
"This guy is bad news" said Shawnee.
"No he's really nice" said Ginny
"what ever" said Shawnee. She walked away.
'Did I just defend Malfoy well I am his friend' thought Ginny.

Ginny was the first to leave.
She ran into Draco.
"Look I think I like you" said Ginny.
"I really like you too but, "Ginny I'm not sure if I could love again" said Draco.
"Why?" asked Ginny
"My father killed my daughter and her mother"siad Draco.
"And you love her mother" said Ginny
"yes I did" said Draco.
"It's hard what you're going through" said
Ginny.
"I don't want any one to get hurt especially the one's I love" said Draco.
"I know you don't me hurt" said Ginny
"well I don't want to go through the same thing" said Draco

"Listen, Draco, meet me outside on the astronomy tower tonight at 12" said Ginny,

"Alright" said Draco. That night, up at the tallest tower at Hogwarts, the astronomy tower, Ginny was sitting on the edge, her feet dangling over the side. She had always been afraid of heights until she started flying with her brothers last year. It had been Harry that had taken her up on his broom, and she had really enjoyed that. That was when she started realizing that she would never have a chance with Harry. Ever since Sirius had died, Harry hadn't been talking that much and he had abandoned all hope of every being truly happy again. For some reason, Ginny didn't feel she liked Harry that much anymore. Suddenly, through her confused thoughts about Draco, and why he had randomly started to like her, she felt a pair of arms snake, yes snake, their way around her waist. She screamed and turned around. She blushed when she saw who it was

"You scared the crap out of me you little bugger" She said
"little bugger now am I? Well, what happened to 'Draco', I was quite liking that" he said

"So, you wanted to talk?" He said

"Yes, I did," said Ginny "I wanted to tell you that I don't think we should Jump into a relationship"

"Why not?" asked Draco, looking hurt

"Because, 1. You absolutely mercilessly torture my friends and family 2. I barely even know you as a person, because the most conversation we've had lately has been insults and 3. What about your father?" said Ginny

"Well. 1. I could try and lay off a little on your friends and family, I'm sorry, it was the way I was brought up, to insult and put down anyone who could damage my reputation. 2. We could get to know each other a little better before we "jump in" I agree and 3. I am worried about what my father will think when he finds out, no doubt he will break out of Azkaban very soon and come after me" said Draco

"so you agree in my thinking that we should get to know each other better before we can truly say we love each other"- Ginny

"Yes, I agree, and I'm also sorry that I kissed you and told you I loved you, it was a little sudden, but I really don't regret it" Said Draco

"I do believe it was a little soon, but I could get used to the kissing, HAH, just kidding, we're going to take it slow, if you'd mind" – Ginny

"Sounds good"- Draco