The next morning at seven o'clock, Draco headed down for breakfast. Most of the Hufflepuffs were already there. About twenty Ravenclaws, seven Gryffidors, and one fellow Slytherin was there as well.
The Slytherin was Pansy Parkinson. She reminded Draco strongly of a dog, and only went to the Yule Ball with her three years ago to shut her up. True, she wasn't very pretty, but she adored Draco, and was easy to control, and she was a friend on the family. It was also by his father's wishes that he befriended her in the first place, and at the moment, anything that reminded Draco of his father was history.
The Gryffindors were Ron, Harry, Hermione, Neville, Ginny, Shawnee, and a girl Draco didn't recognise.
No sooer had Draco sat down at the Slytherin table, when Pansy scurried over.
"Hello, Draco." said Pansy giggling.
Draco didn't meet Pansy's eyes. "Hello, Pansy."
"Draco, could I speek to you?"
"Sure, Pansy." said Draco.
"Privately?"said Pansy.

Ginny was laughing at her friend, Natasha's, joke when she saw Draco getting up and following Pansy Parkinson out of the Great Hall. Ginny didn't understand why but she felt a surge of anger towards Pansy just then.
Natasha obviously didn't notice."So where is Charli, Ginny?"
Ginny looked at Natasha. She was tall and slim with very blonde hair and green eyes. Ginny thought she was beautiful, and apparently so did every boy in their year. "Um, I don't know, Tasha."
Tasha shrugged. "I'm going to ride, wanna come?"
Ginny nodded. "Sure, I'll come."
"Hey can I come too, Tash?" said Shawnee.
Tasha shrugged. "I suppose. Let's go!"

Draco angrily walked back to the Slytherin common room.

"What do you want, Pansy?" said Draco.
"I just want to ask you something." said Pansy. Draco could see what was coming.
"Yes, Pansy, what is it?"
"Will you go out with me?" said Pansy smugly. "You know, like girlfriend and boyfriend."
Draco tried not to laugh. "Sorry Pansy, but I will not."
Pansy looked angry. Not hurt, but angry. "And why not?"
"I don't like you like that, Pansy." said Draco.
Pansy looked even angrier. "You, know Draco, ever since you started dating that Ava girl, you changed, Draco. You barely even notice me, and I hardly recognise you."
"Pansy, be quiet." said Draco angrily. "Goodbye." He left Pansy and went back to the Great Hall, which was buzzing with students now. Draco sat down and began eating.

Ginny was on her broom, and it felt wonderful. She forgot what it was like to fly, well almost.
Tahsa and Shawnee were racing, and the were basically tied.
Ginny did laps around the stadium. It got very boring, very fast.

Ginny had a million thoughts going through her head. Why did Pansy take Draco out side the Great Hall this morning? Did Pansy ask him out again? Did Draco refuse her offer? And why did she even care?
"Hey, Ginny, I have to meet Harry in the Great Hall. See you." said Shawnee.
Ginny slowed down, and waved goodbye to her friend.
Tasha then flew over to her, looking flustered. "Ready to go back in?"
"No, Tash, I'll stay out here." said Ginny. Tasha left.
Ginny flew to the ground and began to walk around the stadium. She ate today, and already threw it back up, yet she felt so full. She threw up again behind the Ravenclaw stands.
Ginny walked for ten more minutes and then she saw Draco, but ducked behind the Hufflepuff stands. Draco looked angry, and Ginny didn't dare bother him. Just then, he pulled out what appeared to be a photograph, and began to cry silent tears.
Ginny knew that in the picture, waving back at him, were the only people he ever truy loved, Ava and Gwen. Ginny felt sorry for Draco. She then saw him put the photo back into his robes and take out a razor.
Ginny felt like she was moving in slow motion. She darted up to him and took the razor from his hand.
"Draco!" said Ginny, near tears herself. "What are you doing?"
"What does it look like I'm doing, Ginny?" said Draco angrily.
Ginny threw the razor aside. "Are you insane?"
"Maybe I am!" yelled Draco.
"Don't yell at me, Draco, I am only trying to help!"
Draco seemed to have just realized what he was doing, for he then sat on the ground and began to cry.
Ginny sat down with him. "What happened to her, Draco? What happened to them?"
Draco hesitated, then answered. "My father killed them." There was bitterness in his voice.
Ginny was crying at this point. "Draco, I-"
"I don't want sympathy, Ginny." said Draco. "Just forget it." And he sulked back to the castle.
Ginny saw the razor on the ground and thought, I may have just saved a cutter. I may have just saved Draco Malfoy. And she grabbed the razor and put it in her pocket and started for the castle as well.

He wasn't angry at Ginny for stopping him from doing what he shouldn't, he was just angry at the fact that he couldn't get over Ava, and that he had seen Ginny doing exactly what she said she wouldn't do, before he had walked onto the pitch. 'But' he thought 'I had no reason to badger her, owing to the fact that I was just about to do what I'd said I wouldn't'

"Draco" said a voice behind him

"What's up Matt" said Draco, not turning around, knowing who it was
"just come back from a meeting with professor Snape, the slime ball" said matt

Draco laughed to himself, he knew that matt was the only one in slytherin house who didn't like snape, and he also knew the reason why. Matt was related somewhat distantly to Ron Weasley. Ron's aunt Martha was Matt's second cousin. And because he was related to a Weasley, snape had been rude to him ever since he had found out.

"What did you do this time" said Draco taking a seat by the fire

"I didn't do anything!" said matt in a sarcastic astonished voice

"Tell me now, you know I'll find out later" said Draco smiling for the first time today

"Well, if you must know" said Matt "I just happen to be walking down the hallway minding my own business when I see snape walking down the hallway in a nightcap and slippers....mind you they were fuzzy pink. And I wondered what he was doing, but then I realized that it was 2 in the morning, so I just guessed he was sleepwalking again"

"I'll bet he was" said Draco

"He was, and I tripped him, and he got mad, and I had a meeting or rather a detention we'd like to call it, with him tonight" - matt "and that's my story"

"Wait! Did you say he was wearing fuzzy pink slippers?" said Draco

"As a matter of fact, Yes, I did." said matt grinning

Laughing, Draco went upstairs to his dormitory, feeling that a good night's rest would do him good. And it would also give him time to think.